Nov 11, 2024 City Council Work Session

[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

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EASTPOINTE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. MADAM DEPUTY CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SHROPSHIRE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FRIEDLI. COUNCIL MEMBER. ZIEGLER. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CUMMINGS. COUNCIL MEMBER. MITCHELL. PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUTLER. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN. ROGERS. PRESENT. MADAM MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO THROUGH THE ITEMS AND SEE WHAT CAN GO TO CONSENT. LET'S START WITH PREVIOUS WILL GO THROUGH THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEMS AND THEN THE AGENDA UPDATE ON POLICING. WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON NON-OWNER OCCUPIED CERTIFICATION. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER. AND WE'LL MOVE THAT TO BECOME DECEMBER WORK SESSION. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER LITTER PICK UP ILLEGAL DUMPING. I DON'T SEE, JEFF. WE CAN LEAVE IT ON IN CASE HE COME IN. IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT. I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. ARE WE READY FOR AN UPDATE ON THE 30 6090 DAY PLAN? COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER I BELIEVE JEFF WAS GOING TO BE PREPARED TO DO AN UPDATE EIGHT UPDATE TONIGHT. I THINK HE MIGHT JUST BE RUNNING LATE. POWER OUTAGES. COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER UPDATE ON PATH T-SPLOST. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS ARE WE READY? COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS YES WE ARE. WE SENT OUT THE VACANCY REPORT. I APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING IT OUT AT THE 11TH HOUR, BUT WE WERE WAITING TO GET SOME LAST MINUTE INFORMATION. I EMAILED IT TO EVERYBODY AND ALSO THE CITY CLERK. PUT ONE AT YOUR SPACE, SIR. OKAY. LOCAL, FULL ECOSYSTEM COUNCIL MEMBER FREELY. WE'LL KEEP THAT. OKAY. CREDIT CARD POLICY. YEAH. LITTER PICKUP SCHEDULE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. YES. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER STUFF THAT USED TO BE ON PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, LIKE UPDATE ON THE VACANT RENTAL? I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE PUT IT IN DECEMBER THE LAST MONTH. DID WE, IF I, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, BECAUSE MISS JESSIE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO MEET WITH EVERYBODY ABOUT HOUSING. GO AHEAD. MISS JESSIE. OKAY. AND THE SQUATTERS AND THE ALL OF. THAT'S DECEMBER.

OKAY, OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALCOHOL LICENSE. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. IS THE

[IV.12. CRU Consumption on Premises Alcohol License- Public Hearing Required]

[IV.13. Circle K #183 Retail Sales Alcohol License- Public Hearing Required]

[IV.14. Council Discussion and Possible Action on the Purchase of 1 (One) Police Department Paddy Wagon from Akins Ford LLC. for $64,618.50 Under State Contract #99999-SPD-ES40199409. from Capital Improvement GL# 350-3210-542.22-00]

[IV.15. Council Review and Approval of Additional Funding for Cleaning and Disinfecting Spraying Services at City Buildings. Current Contracted Cleaning Service Vendor Building Maintenance Services, Will Prove the Services. the Additional Cost of Services Are NOT to Exceed $75,000.00.]

[IV.16. Council Approval for the (5) Five Year Financing Purchase and Maintenance of (4) Four Leaf Vacuum Collection Trucks. Financing Provided by "LEASING 2, INC". Annual Finance and Maintenance Cost $287,825.15, Total (5) Year $1,439,125.75, from CIP Fund Account.]

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[IV.17. Council Review and Approval of Emergency Repair of Sewer Line Repair on 4173 Sun Valley Blvd Due to Physical Damage to the Pipe. This is an Emergency Due to Life, Health or Safety Risk to the Public According to City Ordinance Section. 4-3306 Emergency Procurement. Per RFQ#2024-1857 the Selected Vendor for the Emergency Repair is Metals and Materials Engineers in the Amount of 150,050.]

[IV.18. Council Review and Approval of Emergency Repair of Project Repaving on Piney Wood Lane Due to the Subgrade Not Being Properly Compacted During the Course of Paving Operations. This is an Emergency Due to Life, Health or Safety Risk to the Public According to City Ordinance Section.4-3306 Emergency Procurement. This Emergency Repair was Completed by Civil Works in the Amount Not to Exceed $87,880.]

[IV.19. Council Review and Approval of Emergency Repair of Project Repaving on Piney Wood Drive Due Subgrade Not Being Properly Compacted During the Course of Paving Operations. This is an Emergency Due to Life, Health or Safety Risk to the Public According to City Ordinance Section. 4-3306 Emergency Procurement. This Emergency Repair was Completed by Civil Works in the Amount Not to Exceed $37,300.]

[IV.20. Council Review and Approval for the Purchase of Itron 100W Endpoints ERW-1300-402 Reading Equipment, from United Systems(Sole Source Provider), in an Amount Not to Exceed $32,400.00. This is a Budgeted Request from the Capital Improvement Budget]

[IV.21. Council Review and Approval of Emergency Repair of the Roadway on Spring Ave Due to Recent Sewer Line Replacement in the Area Which Has Led to Significant Disturbance of the Roadway. This is an Emergency Due to Life, Health or Safety Risk to the Public According to City Ordinance Section. 4-3306 Emergency Procurement. This Emergency Repair was Completed by Civil Works in the Amount Not to Exceed $57,150.]

[IV.22. Council Review and Approval of Emergency Repair of Site Restoration and Sinkhole Repairs on 2955 Heather Drive Due to Finalizing the Sewer Line Replacement Project by Restoring Properties Effected by the Construction Activities Including Driveway/Roadway, Restoration/Repairs, Shrub Replacement, Fall Prevention, and Erosion Issues. This is an Emergency Due to Life, Health or Safety Risk to the Public According to City Ordinance Section. 4-3306 Emergency Procurement. Per RFQ#2024-1857 This Emergency Repair was Completed by Autaco in the Amount Not to Exceed $56,984.]

[IV.23. Council Review and Approval to Piggyback from Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Contract with AWG to Purchase Transformers, Not to Exceed $1,446,211.00. Due to Supply Chain Issues Transformer Lead Times Are from 40 to 45 Weeks, and This Contract Would Allow the City to Secure Future Transformers, in a Timely Fashion. CIP Account # 510-4740- 541.15-01 Transformers]

[IV.24. Council Review and Approval for Grid Hardening Project, Selected Vendor, Pike Engineering, from City of Marietta Contract- Piggyback, Not to Exceed $150,000]

[IV.25. Council Review and Approval of Vendor Gametime, from Cooperative Agreement OMNIA Partners, for Playground Equipment in City Parks Including: Egan Park, John D. Milner, Bryan Park, Colonial Hills Unity Park, River Park, Sumner Park, Bryan Park and Brookdale Park to Include ADA Compliant Standards and Auto Sensory Equipment. CIP APPROVED; FUNDING SOURCE ARPA in the Amount Not to Exceed $165,793.78]

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT. 24 IS CONSENT. 25 ANY OBJECTION TO CONSENT? EAGAN PARKS ON THE PART. RIVER PARK. LOT OF PARKS. 26. ANY OBJECTION TO CONSENT? 27 ANY OBJECTION TO CONSENT? 28 ANY

[IV.26. Council Discussion and Possible Action of Vendor Gametime, from Cooperative Agreement OMNIA Partners, for Playground Equipment in Center Park. CIP APPROVED and CIP FUNDING SOURCE; Amount Not to Exceed $35,756.66]

[IV.27. Council Discussion and Possible Action for Prime Engineering Inc., from RFQ 2022-1790, for Civil/Site Design and Construction Management Services, for Rantin Park; CIP APPROVED and ARPA FUNDING SOURCE; Amount Not to Exceed $44,800.]

[IV.28. Council Discussion and Possible Action on State Contract GA-ST03-040820-LRI, Vendor JOC Construction LLC, for Demo and Installation of CXT ADA Bathroom, Sidewalk Ramp, ReStrip Parking Lot and ADA Accessible Ramp to Playground; NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $300,201.53 FUNDING SOURCE: ARPA]

REZONING REQUEST FOR 2447 MCALPIN TERRACE. OKAY. REZONING REQUEST FOR 2928 PALM DRIVE. THE

[IV.32. P2024RZ-006-08 Rezoning Request for Property Located at 2928 Palm Drive from R1-A District to R-3 District (PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED)]

[II.1. East Point Parks and Recreation & Cultural Affairs Presents Special Needs Programs 2025]

30. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST I'VE BEEN CHALLENGED ON BEING MORE INCLUSIVE WITH A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMING. WE ARE VERY SUPER DIVERSIFIED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS WE HAD ON

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WE'RE ABLE A COMMUNITY OF FAMILIES FOR ALL ABILITIES. SO OUR MISSION IS SIMPLY TO FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. SO WE VALUE INCLUSION, SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT, AND STRIVE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. SO THE OBJECTIVE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT? WE'RE GOING TO OFFER RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR BOTH THE STUDENTS. AND WE SAY WITH EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL FAMILIES DESERVE ACCESS TO THESE TOOLS AND THE STATISTICS SHOW US ABOUT ONE IN EVERY 59 STUDENT. STUDENTS HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU, BUT THROUGH OUR PROGRAMING, WE'RE AIMING TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT THAT UPLIFTS FAMILIES WHILE ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS AND THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AND THIS WILL HELP US CREATE A BETTER SOCIETY FOR ALL. SO THE FOUR MAIN PORTIONS OF OUR PROGRAM, WE HAVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL BE THROUGH LIVE, LOVE, PLAY. WE'LL HAVE THE SPECIALIZED CLASSES. CHARLOTTE JUST SPOKE ABOUT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE AND SAFE PLAY SPACE FOR EACH STUDENT. SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF THOSE. SO WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR THE LIVE LOVE PLAY? WE'LL HAVE BIMONTHLY SESSIONS ON SUNDAYS, SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. DURING THAT TIME, THE REC CENTER WILL BE A LOT QUIETER THAN NORMAL, AND SO IT WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO HAVE SPECIAL COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO DO CLASSES. WE'LL HAVE A SENSORY TOOLBOX, SOAP MAKING SOME GARDEN WORKSHOPS. SO WE REALLY HAVE OUR PLANNING PLANNED OUT FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS STARTING IN JANUARY. THE MIRACLE LEAGUE, WE'RE NOW CERTIFIED MIRACLE LEAGUE PARTNER. AND SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY HOST GAMES AT THE RECREATION CENTER. SPECIALIZED CLASSES. WE'RE GOING TO BE AT ORTON-GILLINGHAM SPECIALIZED CLASS, WHICH HELPS STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, WITH LITERACY, READING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BETTER APPROACH READING AND STUDYING FOR THEM WILL BE OFFERING THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AND VERY SMALL GROUP CLASSES. AND OUR FOURTH COMPONENT IS THE PLAY STATIONS OR THE PLAYGROUNDS, AND MAKING THOSE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ON SLIDES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WHEN DOES IT START? WE ARE STARTING ON JANUARY 11TH, 2025. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BIMONTHLY SESSIONS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS STARTING AT 3 P.M. SO THAT'S THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. STARTING IN EAST POINT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU CAN SEE WHY I'M SO VERY EXCITED TO HAVE STEPHANIE IVY LEAD THIS CHARGE FOR US. BUT WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HOW WE WILL NEED YOU. ALL'S HELP IS HELPING PROMOTE IT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO ALL EAST POINT RESIDENTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO START MARKETING THIS PROGRAM AS SOON AS TOMORROW. TRYING TO GET FAMILIES TO COME OUT. MIRACLE LEAGUE WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH SOME OTHER CITIES. UNION CITY HAS A DEDICATED PLAY SPACE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A GROUNDBREAKING ON NEXT MONTH, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO COLLABORATIVE GAMES IN THAT SPACE AS WELL WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES. BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. COUNCILWOMAN BUTLER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOW

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WE'RE GOING TO TRY OUR BEST TO SEGMENT IT JUST FOR EAST POINT. BUT I'M HONESTLY IT'D BE KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR JUST EAST POINT TO BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT. I UNDERSTAND, AND I KNOW IF WE WERE LOOKING TO ACTUALLY FILL THOSE SPACES, IF WE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN EAST POINT FOR THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS THERE, THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH GIVE YOU A CACHE OF.

YEAH. SO WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. WE'RE ALREADY IN ABOUT 4 OR 5 SCHOOLS HERE IN THE CITY. BEFORE WE DO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE PROBABLY ABLE TO FILL IT UP HONESTLY BY JUST WALKING AND TALKING TO OUR CONTACTS AT EAST POINT SCHOOLS. SO WE'LL START THERE. IF THE RESPONSE IS SLOW, WE'LL PROBABLY EXTEND OUR MARKETING. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROGRAM. OH YEAH. GREAT. SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. COUNCIL MEMBER FRIEDLAND. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT SOUNDS GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS COMMENT. IF THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SOMEHOW VERIFY ADDRESSES OR RESIDENCY JUST TO ENSURE THAT EAST POINT CHILDREN GET FIRST PRIORITY? IF. YEAH, YEAH. SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT I, WE'VE BEEN BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS SINCE PROBABLY LIKE 2016. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY THINKING BETWEEN AARON'S CONTACT WITH HER COMPANY, SHE DOES A LOT OF STUFF HERE IN THE CITY AS WELL. I'M ALL BUT CERTAIN WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT JUST WITH RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN EAST POINT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START WORKING QUIETLY THROUGH THE SCHOOLS FIRST TO TRY TO GET THE BASE OF IT. BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILL IT OUT WITH JUST AND DOING IT THAT ROUTE. YEAH.

AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE YOUNG LADY FROM IS IT LIVE LOVE PLAY? YES. LOVE LIVE PLAY.

CAN YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION? SURE. GREETINGS, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AARON BLAKE. I'M A PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. AND MY COMPANY IS LOVE LIVE PLAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I SAW THAT THERE WAS A NEED AND A LACK OF RESOURCES FOR OUR CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO I REACHED OUT TO EAST POINT BECAUSE MY CHILDREN, THEY ATTEND THEIR SPORTS PROGRAMS AND THEIR SUMMER CAMPS. SO I WAS LIKE, THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO INFILTRATE SOMEHOW BECAUSE IT'S A HIGH NEED IN THIS AREA. WEST SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE. SO START FROM SOMEWHERE. WELL,

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BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S MY ONLY FEEDBACK. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GREAT. I JUST WANT US TO BE STRENGTH BASED. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THAT. ALL RIGHT.

NOTHING ELSE. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ANY ASK FOR US. YOU WERE JUST LETTING US KNOW. AND WE'LL KICK OFF ON JANUARY 11TH. WHEN WILL THE MARKETING START? TOMORROW. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL GETS THE MATERIALS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING IT OUT THROUGH ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS SO WE CAN SHARE FAR AND WIDE. BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING INCLUSIVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAKING SURE EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS MORE THAN A CLICHE.

APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. UPDATE ON OH ACTUALLY LET'S GO. TO THE THREE ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ITEMS START WITH 29 THEN 30 AND 31. MISS JESSIE. MAYBE MISS SMITH DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO PRIORITIZE HER FIRST. SO WHO'S DOING THE LEE? LEE KELLY? OKAY, I COULD GO TO UPDATE ON POLICING IF YOU NEED TO AND THEN COME BACK TO IT. IF WE WANT. YOU WANT TO WAIT. OKAY? OKAY. CAN YOU LET HER KNOW WE'RE COMING TO HER NEXT? IS ANYONE HERE FOR UPDATE ON POLICING? OKAY, GUESS THAT WON'T BE MY STRATEGY. LET'S SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER MOVED THAT TO DECEMBER. LET'S TRY THE 30,

[III.4. 30/60/90 Day Plan on Litter Pickup and Illegal Dumping Cleanup]

TODAY WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU A AN UPDATE ON THE LITTER PICKUP AND ILLEGAL DUMPING

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SO RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS THE LITTER TEAM IS CONCERNED, WE HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWING FOR A PROGRAM COORDINATOR. WE HAVE ONE THAT'S PENDING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET ON BOARD AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE LITTER PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE LEAF VACUUM PROGRAM.

WE HAD APPROVED FOR FROM FINANCE FOR TEN PERSONS LITTER PATROL TEAM. WE'VE HIRED SIX. WE HAD THREE THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST. WE HAVE ONE PENDING RIGHT NOW. WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARK LANE ELEMENTARY, WHO IS GOING TO BE COORDINATING. WORK WITH THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH HER TO TRY TO CONNECT TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. WE HAVE WE HAVE ORDERED NEW ADDITIONAL NO LITTER SIGNS. WE HAVE POSTED SOME OF THOSE ALREADY. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME MORE LOCATION TO POST, AND WE'RE MONITORING THE ILLEGAL DUMPING LOCATIONS. I MADE CONTACT WITH SOME OF OUR MARKETING TEAM, WHICH IS TO HELP US TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'LL BE FOLLOWING BACK UP WITH THEM, FOLLOWING UP WITH OUR MEETING IT DEPARTMENT TO POST OUR MARKETING MATERIAL. AND WE'RE PROTECTING WE STARTED PROTECTING SOME OF OUR ILLEGAL DUMPING AREAS WITH SOME BARRICADES, WHICH WE DID OVER IN RIVER PARK LAST WEEK, WHICH HAS BEEN A DUMPING AREA.

WE STARTED CLOSING OFF THOSE AREAS WITH WITH SOME BARRICADES THAT THEY STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEM, BUT WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER. THAT THAT WAS A GREAT UPDATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. QUESTION. HOW HOW ARE YOU GETTING NOTIFIED OTHER THAN LIKE SEECLICKFIX, WHERE ILLEGAL DUMPING IS OCCURRING? LIKE, ARE YOU ARE YOU GETTING THE COMMUNICATION LIKE ON WHERE TO GO? WE HAVE WE HAVE ANY CALLS THAT COME THROUGH OUR PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OR SOMETIMES I GIVE THEM A CALL DIRECTLY TOWARDS ME. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN RECEIVING A WHOLE LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING. WE HAVE HAD SOME FOLKS CONTACT US, ACTUALLY SOME RESIDENTS HAVE CONTACTED US AS WELL ABOUT SOME AREAS THAT MAY HAVE SOME EXTENSIVE LITTERING OR SOMETHING AT SOME POINT, OR A BAG OR SOMETHING DROPPED OUT OF SOMETHING. WE ALSO HAD A RESIDENT WHO ASKED US ABOUT PURCHASING BAGS BECAUSE SHE WAS DOING SOME SOME PICKUP HERSELF. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE, HOW WE CAN DO THAT WITHIN OUR PROGRAMS IN THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. AND CAN WE GO OVER THE SCHEDULE? I THINK THAT WAS PART OF WHAT YOU HAD ALSO. BUT IF. WOULD WOULD GO TO GO OUT GO OUT TO THE MAIN. WE CAN COMBINE THAT. OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND LET MAYOR YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESIDENT BEFORE I, COUNCILMEMBER ZIEGLER, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. BEFORE WE MOVE TO 11, THOUGH. YES, MA'AM. NOW, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. OTHER THAN THE SCHEDULE, BUT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME. YES. AND THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, SINCE JANUARY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WHOLE LITTER THING. AND FROM MY CALCULATIONS, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA. ONE TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT TIMES. BUT BACK IN MAY, I BELIEVE THAT

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WARDS B, C, AND D ARE ONLY ONCE, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS REPRESENTS. SO MAYBE IF THEY COULD EXPLAIN THIS. THIS IS, I THINK, WHAT HE'S SAYING. THE CURRENT SCHEDULE IS AM I RIGHT, MISS JESSIE? YES, MA'AM. I CAN JUST TRY TO ANSWER A COUPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS. IF YOU'RE READY FOR THAT. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK EXPLAINING WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN MAY BE HELPFUL TO ADJUST THE SCHEDULE AND SEE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I STILL HAVE COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER THREE AS WELL. MR. REEVES. YES, MA'AM. MADAM MAYOR, WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN IS, IS A THREE, FIVE DAY WEEK PROGRAM. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU SEE, SOME STREETS MAY BE MENTIONED TWICE. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WILL RUN BETWEEN WARDS. SO WE PUT THEM ON THERE LIKE THAT. SO I WAS SAYING WARD.

SO WARD A IS LISTED TWICE. WARDS B, C AND D ARE LISTED ONCE. IS THIS A FIRST AND SECOND WEEK SCHEDULE OR FIRST AND THIRD WEEK AT THE TOP. SECOND AND FOURTH AT THE BOTTOM? THIS IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WE DO THIS EVERY WEEK. THESE STREETS. THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY WEEK ON MONDAY.

THIS FROM MONDAY A C AND D AND A AND B. THAT'S WHAT'S DONE ON ON MONDAY. ON TUESDAYS YOU CAN SEE WHERE WILLINGHAM AND THOSE STREETS. ON WEDNESDAY YOU'LL SEE THOSE STREETS ON THURSDAY. AND ON FRIDAY. AND TO ANSWER TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN'S QUESTION A FEW WEEKS AGO, SHE SHE DID ASK FOR A SCHEDULE AND DID INFORM US THAT THERE WAS THAT KID WOULD BE AT SOME POINT TEMPORARILY REDUCING THEIR SCHEDULE. SO WE DID SEND A SCHEDULE TO COUNCIL MEMBER WELL, TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, I'M ASSUMING COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN, AND THEN WE ALSO SEND IT OVER TO SID. THEY ASKED FOR OUR SCHEDULE. WE SEND IT TO THEM AS WELL. SO ALSO BECAUSE SID WAS WORKING CAMP CREEK, WE HAVE INITIATED OUR CONTRACTORS TO DO CAMP CREEK PARKWAY, ITSELF A GDOT ROUTE. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BEGINNING AT WASHINGTON ROAD AND CAMP CREEK, GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN CAMP CREEK TO THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRBURN AND CAMP OLD FAIRBURN ROAD AND CAMP CREEK. THE OFF RAMPS WE MENTIONED OFF RAMPS, OUR STAFF ALREADY CLEANS THE OFF RAMPS, BOTH ON 166 AT DILLARD STANTON.

WE CLEAN THOSE ALREADY. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THE OFF AND ON RAMPS AT LEE STREET OR MAIN STREET, THE ONE COMING FROM TYLER PERRY STUDIOS. WE CLEANED THAT. THE OFFICE OF ONE COMING OFF. WE CLEANED THAT RAMP AND WE CUT THEM IN THE SUMMERTIME. SO THESE SCHEDULE, I MEAN, IF WE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION I GUESS COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR MARTIN ROGERS HAS MENTIONED DOING THESE, DOING EVERY AWARD PER WEEK OR AWARD A DAY. I DON'T, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO DO A FIVE DAYS, A WEEK. THE TRUE HONESTY I THINK WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING OUR STAFF HAS BEEN MONITORING THIS CITY. WE SEE A DIFFERENCE. I DON'T WE DON'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF CALLS. AND IF ANYONE GETS SOME CALLS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO US AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CONCENTRATE ON THOSE AREAS A LITTLE BIT MORE. IF THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON. BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THIS CITY FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS. WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE THE SPOTS ARE THAT HAVE HEAVY LITTERING AND DUMPING, AND WE TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE AS BEST WE CAN. AS YOU SEE, WE HAD TEN PEOPLE THAT WERE APPROVED AND WE HAVE SIX HIRED. SO WE WORK WITH THOSE SIX PEOPLE, REST OUR STAFF HAVE OTHER JOBS. THEY NEED, THEY HAVE TO DO, BUT WE TAKE THEM AS WE AS WE GO. WE HAVE STAFF THAT WORKS ON THE WEEKENDS. THAT'S CONGLOMERATE OF EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS DIVISIONS COME IN AND THEY WORK ON THE WEEKEND TO DO LITTER PATROL BEFORE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. OUR STAFF ADDRESSES THOSE LITTER AREAS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT OUR CITY. SO THOSE AREAS ARE MAINTAINED DURING THOSE EVENTS AS WELL. SO IF THERE'S A IF THERE'S SOME RECOMMENDATION ABOUT DOING SOMETHING OR SOME PROPOSAL FIVE

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IF THE SCHEDULE IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO WHAT SOMEONE WANTS OR HAS NOT. NOT BEEN EXPLAINED AS WELL, WE'LL WE'LL SIT BACK AND TRY TO BREAK THAT DOWN TO SAY TODAY, TOMORROW PER HOUR, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT SATISFIED. ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WHEN WE GET A PROGRAM COORDINATOR TO COME IN, THESE ARE SOME THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SOME MORE MOVEMENT ON THE THINGS THAT WE DO, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE CONCENTRATING ON THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE IF WE HAVE NOT MET THE STANDARDS TO THIS POINT, BUT WE'RE STEADY WORKING ON IT. I KNOW THAT WE WORK DILIGENTLY IN WHAT WE DO. COUNCILMAN MARTIN ROGERS OH, YEAH, AND I'VE BEEN UP SINCE 345 TO CATCH A FLIGHT, SO I DIDN'T SEE WEEKLY AT THE TOP. I'VE BEEN UP SINCE 345 THIS MORNING, SO I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WEEKLY LITTER AT THE TOP WHEN I WAS ASKING, WHAT ARE THE TWO WEEKS? SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT DOES SAY WEEKLY. THAT'S ON ME.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS. I HEAR EVERYTHING, BUT WHAT I'M NOT HEARING FROM AND IT'S THIS IS NOT YOU ALL EDUCATION. HOW DO YOU EDUCATE THE AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE RESIDENTS BUT IT'S PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH THE CITY WHO ARE PUT IN, WHO ARE JUST DUMPING LITTER. WE KEEP. AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WE CONTINUE TO BEAT DOWN STAFF OR BADGER THEM ABOUT THE LITTER PICK UP AND FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND THIS AND THAT. BUT YOU'RE NOT SAYING, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH EAST POINT WHO ARE THROWING THE LITTER OUT THE CAR? I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE. GETTING OFF THE RAMP OF 166 MEN OF INTELLIGENCE. CLEAN THAT UP CONSTANTLY. IF THEY CLEAN IT UP RIGHT NOW, I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU GO THERE TOMORROW, IT'S JUST LIKE THEY NEVER DID IT. AND THAT'S EDUCATION. THAT'S JUST LIKE THE WAKEFIELD PLAZA. IF THEY CLEAN THAT PLAZA UP, THEN PEOPLE ARE.

I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE JUST DUMP TRASH OUT OF THEIR CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. IT'S EDUCATION. HOW DO YOU YOU YOU GOTTA EDUCATE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED TO PICK UP THE LITTER. YOU CAN'T KEEP BADGERING STAFF ABOUT THE LITTER PICK UP. IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE. AND WHAT I'M HEARING IS, IS IT THAT WE WANT THEM TO JUST CLEAN UP ONE AREA FIVE DAYS A WEEK AND FORGET ABOUT THE REST OF THE CITY? YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU GOTTA EDUCATE THE PEOPLE ON HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, WHERE TO PUT LITTER, WHERE TO PUT TRASH AND OUT. YOU. OKAY, LET'S CLEAN OUT. OKAY. LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH US. OKAY? AND I'LL BE BRIEF. THANK YOU. WHAT HAS THE EFFECT OF THIS INCREASE IN CLEANUP DONE TO OUR BUDGET? AND HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS BUDGETED? YES, SIR. WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED THE TEN NEW AND THE PROGRAM COORDINATORS. SO WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THAT FUNDING. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND IS THERE A WAY BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAID ABOUT OBSERVATION, YOU'VE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE. HOW DO WE BEGIN TO QUANTIFY THAT? WE DO COLLECT TONNAGE BAGS THAT THEY'RE COLLECTING AND EVERYTHING GOES TO OUR WE JUST ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT WITH THE TRANSFER STATION SO WE CAN HAVE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHAT'S COMING FROM OUR LITTER PICKUP, SO WE CAN KIND OF TRACK THAT PART ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'RE PICKING UP.

AND HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING US MONTHLY TO DISPOSE OF THE TRASH AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT COSTS HAVE BEEN FALLING ON SANITATION. BUT WE'RE ABSORBING THAT COST WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOW.

DO YOU HAVE A SET TIME IN WHICH YOU DO THESE CLEANUPS? BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT SOME DAYS YOU TOUCH EVERY STREET ON THIS LIST, AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER DAYS THAT YOU DON'T. SO DO YOU HAVE LIKE, ARE YOU SAYING, YOU KNOW, CAMP CREEK AT 830 IN THE MORNING OR 5 P.M, OR DO YOU HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, USUALLY OUR STAFF WILL START OFF IN THE CAMP CREEK AREA ON THOSE DAYS THAT THEY START AND THEN THEY WORK THEIR WAY BACK INTO TOWN BECAUSE LITTER IS BAD OUT THERE. BUT WE

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SOME ARE PATHS LIKE GOING DOWN WASHINGTON ROAD OR WALKING SIDEWALK. WE ALSO TRY TO GO THROUGH AND BLOW THE LEAVES OFF THAT ARE STARTING TO ACCUMULATE. SO WE TRY TO KEEP THOSE THINGS CLEAN BECAUSE THAT'S CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, LOOKS LIKE IT'S LITTERING AND CLUTTERED AS WELL.

SO OUR STAFF WILL START OUT IN THE CAMP CREEK MARKETPLACE AREA AND WORK THEIR WAY, WORK THEIR WAY BACK INTO TOWN. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, TOO, IS BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE TO BREAK FOR LUNCH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO SO FAR OUT TO START BACK OFF. WE'RE TRYING TO DO BE COST EFFECTIVE AND TIME EFFECTIVE. AND WHEN WE SEE LITTER LIKE NORMAN BERRY, IT MIGHT BE ON THERE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT YOU HAVE THE TRUCKS GOING BACK AND FORTH TO NEWELL. AND, AND SO THERE'S STUFF THAT FALLS OFF THE TRUCKS. RIGHT. COMING BACK FORTH THROUGH THAT AREA. SO WE HAVE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT AND AGAIN OUR STAFF COMES IN, YOU KNOW THEY'VE BEEN TOLD THROUGH THE I'VE TOLD THE MANAGER THAT THEY COME BACK INTO ONE SPOT NORMAN BERRY THE ANNEX EVERY DAY BEFORE WE COME IN AND HAVE TO HIT THAT AREA BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AS WELL, GOING THROUGH HEADLAND AND NORMAN BERRY GOING THROUGH OUR CITY, AS WELL AS MAIN STREET, WE HAVE A STAFF THAT HITS MAIN STREET AND EAST POINT STREET, AND HE'S NOT EVEN PART OF THE LITTER. HE'S PART OF OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS STAFF. HE'S A PART OF OUR CLEANING STAFF. HE GOES DOWN MAIN STREET STARTING AT CLEVELAND AVENUE AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE AND IT COMES BACK UP CHURCH STREET. WORK IN THAT AREA IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BECAUSE PEOPLE COME FROM THE MARTYR STATION AND THEY THROW SCHEDULES AND ALL KIND OF THINGS OUT INTO THE STREETS AND, AND SO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, HE'S OUT THERE EVERY DAY. AND THAT HE USUALLY DOES THAT EARLY AFTERNOON. WELL, I DO WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING. I THINK THE MAYOR IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT IN THAT WE MUST BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT TENDS TO SEEM LIKE THAT SOME OF US ARE IN OPERATIONS AND WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT. AND THE NEXT THING IS, I WOULD LIKE TO CONCUR WITH COUNCILWOMAN SHROPSHIRE. I HAVE SEEN BEEN IN THE CAR AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE THROW LITTER OUT OF THEIR CAR AND YOU BLOW YOUR HORN AT THEM, OR I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS, IS A LITTLE BRAVER THAN I AM SOMETIMES, BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID TO SAY STUFF TO PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID OF BODILY INJURY. AND I'VE SEEN SOMEONE AND THIS WAS IN ATLANTA, MAN, JUST THROW A BOTTLE OUT OF HIS WINDOW WHILE I'M WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND I SAY, HEY, THAT BOTTLE IS GOING TO CUT YOUR TIRE. AND THEN HE DOESN'T CARE. SO I KNOW WHEN THE KID I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, THEY WOULD CLEAN UP AT 830 IN THE MORNING. BY 930 THERE'S MORE LITTER, SO IT'S JUST A YEOMAN'S JOB. I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS, BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, PART OF IT IS ABOUT EDUCATING OUR CUSTOMERS AND EDUCATING THOSE PEOPLE VISITING THE CITY. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE AS A COUNCIL SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT. HOW DO WE ADD TO THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING? WELL, AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE EDUCATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER. SHROPSHIRE MENTIONED EDUCATION AS WELL.

THAT IS A PART OF IT. WHEN I SAY WORKING WITH OUR MARKETING TEAM, THAT IS PART OF THE EDUCATION PART THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN REFERENCE TO, CAN WE AFFORD TO DO BILLBOARDS, HOW WE PUT INFORMATION ON OUR, OUR, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, OUR TELEVISION STATION, HOW WE PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE AND SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE OTHER THAN JUST DON'T LITTER. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, I MENTIONED BEFORE SOME OF THE SIGNS. YOU SEE, THE SIGNS ARE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, BUT HOW WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME MORE SLOGAN, TYPE OF SIGNS THAT WE CAN PUT AROUND THAT MAYBE COMING INTO OUR CITY, I'VE LOOKED AND DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COME INTO THE CITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE SIGNS SAID, WE DON'T LITTER OR, YOU KNOW, COMING INTO A CITY THAT WE MONITOR OUR LITTER, SOMETHING THE SLOGAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH. AND THAT'S PART OF OUR MARK TEAM. I DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS, BUT THAT'S PART OF OUR TEAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WHEN WE TRY TO DO OUR MARKETING OF IT, WHICH IS GOING TO COVER THE EDUCATIONAL PART, NOT JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS. WE'LL START TRYING TO WORK IN PUTTING SOME FLIERS IN THE MAILINGS, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S ACCEPTABLE ABOUT LITTER, WHERE TO TAKE IT TO FOR RESIDENTS, IF YOU HAVE SOME THAT YOU NEED TO DUMP, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH PEOPLE, MAYBE TOSSING SOMETHING OUT IN THEIR TRASH CANS, WHICH OVERFLOWS, WHERE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUST TAKE IT OVER TO THE TRANSFER STATION AND GET RID OF

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THAT IS DAY TO DAY BASIS. SOMETIMES YOU'LL PULL MA'AM. SOMETIMES YOU'LL PULL FROM OTHER. YES WE PULL FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHEN WE WORK ON SATURDAYS AND DOING LITTER PATROLS. SO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS CAN VOLUNTEER. ALRIGHT. SO OUR DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE OPEN POSITIONS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO FILL TO HELP BRING THAT NUMBER UP? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE WITH THAT TEN, WE HAVE ONE PENDING. OKAY. AND I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT THREE. I THINK MY MANAGER TOLD ME THAT WE HAD THREE THAT MIGHT BE INTERVIEWING, BUT HE HAS NOT TURNED IN THE PAPERWORK YET.

JUST KIND OF REVIEWING THOSE APPLICATIONS. BUT WE, WE WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY. SO WE PROBABLY HAVE THREE LEFT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FILL. OKAY. SO THAT TEN IS GOING TO ADD TO THAT STAFF. SIX, MA'AM. THAT TEN WILL ADD TO THE STAFF OF SIX. THE SIX IS PART OF THE TEN OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALLOCATING OKAY. SO TEN WILL BE TOTAL. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO GET FOUR MORE. AND THAT'LL BE YES MA'AM DEDICATED. SO OKAY. BUT AND THEN YOU KNOW AS WE TALK TO FINANCE ABOUT MAYBE CONVERTING THESE POSITIONS TO SOME TYPE OF PERMANENT POSITIONS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO START AGAIN NEXT YEAR TO ADD SOME MORE, AS WE CALL THEM, TEMPORARY PERMANENT. OKAY. JUST SO WE CAN SEE HOW THOSE PROGRAMS WORK. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE SUCH A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON US AS WELL. OKAY. SO FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, WE'RE ASKING A STAFF OF SIX TO CLEAN THE CITY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I MEAN, IT IS WHAT IT IS. YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT. SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE EDUCATION PIECE, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT WE CAN DO I THINK LIKE SIGNAGE WOULD BE GOOD. I MEAN, MAYBE SOME CATCHY SLOGAN, BUT DON'T BE MEAN. KEEP EASTPOINT CLEAN. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN PUT SOME SOME SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT KEEPING IT CLEAN. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD STOP. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL FROM THROWING HIS CHICKEN WING BOX OUT OF THE WINDOW. I MEAN, I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. AND WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER MADE THE STATEMENT, I DID SEE A YOUNG LADY THAT THREW A BOX OF CHICKEN WINGS OUT AND I CALLED IT THE STOP SIGN, AND I GOT IT AND I SAID, HEY, YOU DROPPED THIS. THIS FELL OUT OF YOUR CAR. I MEAN, SHE LOOKED I MEAN, SHE WAS A YOUNG YOU KNOW, A YOUNGER, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN HER 20S, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE JUST GET PEOPLE AND THEY JUST THEY JUST THROW TRASH OUT. SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A NEED FOR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO EDUCATE PEOPLE. IF WE PUT SIGNAGE AROUND, MAYBE IF PEOPLE SEE IT, THEY'LL KNOW. ANOTHER THING IS COMMUNITY PRIDE. JUST LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE TRASH TRUCKS WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET. A BIG TELEVISION BOX FLEW OUT. I RODE PAST IT. I PICKED IT UP AND I JUST PUT IT OVER TO THE SIDE. BUT HE DID TURN BACK AROUND. THEY SAW IT FLY OFF. HE TURNED BACK AROUND AND HE THANKED ME. IT WAS JUST ONE OF THE GUYS IN OUR SANITATION DEPARTMENT. BUT IT'S JUST COMMUNITY PRIDE. IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I JUST TOOK IT. I MEAN, IT WAS TOO BIG THAT I COULD PUT IT IN MY CAR, BUT I DID TAKE IT AND PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE. AND HE DID TURN BACK AROUND. SO, I MEAN, IT'S NOT THAT YOU GUYS AREN'T DOING THE JOB. I MEAN, I SEE YOU OUT. I SEE PEOPLE OUT PICKING UP TRASH ALL THE TIME. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THEY CAN GO THROUGH AND CLEAN THE WHOLE CAMP CREEK MARKETPLACE AT EIGHT, 9:00 IN THE MORNING WHENEVER THOSE TRUCKS RUN THROUGH AND THEY CLEAN. 10:00 I'VE SEEN PEOPLE TAKE THEIR ASHTRAY AND DUMP IT OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT. I MEAN, YOU CAN PUT TRASH CANS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT THE MENTALITY IS. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST WEREN'T RAISED A CERTAIN WAY OR WHATEVER, BUT THAT IS JUST WHAT WE HAVE MORE TIMES AND OFTEN HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS IF YOU DO HAVE THE SIGNAGE OUT THERE, MAYBE IF WE CAN PUT, YOU KNOW, MORE TRASH RECEPTACLES OUT, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL USE THEM. A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE. WE I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND THEY DO COMMUNITY SERVICE, MAYBE IF WE CAN HAVE THEM OUT ON THE STREETS ON THE WEEKENDS, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP TRASH, THAT'S A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. OR EVEN IF WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT DO THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE A SUGGESTION TO GET EXTRA BODIES ON THE STREET JUST PICKING UP THAT TRASH LIKE YOU'LL SEE ON THAT STAUNTON ROAD RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU GET OFF AT 166 WITH THAT STAUNTON AND 166. THAT'S ANOTHER IDEA THAT WE CAN USE. AND ALSO WHEN WE HAVE, THEY DO THE LARGE DUMPING WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE PUTTING MATTRESSES AND CHAIRS. MAYBE WE'LL DO SOMETHING BI MONTHLY, PUTTING DUMPSTERS IN EACH WARD AND JUST HAVE IT WHERE PEOPLE WILL COME, AS OPPOSED TO

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WE ALREADY HAVE THEM, SO WE'LL START PUTTING THOSE OUT STRATEGICALLY AROUND THAT DOWNTOWN AREA, STARTING THERE AND START WORKING OUR WAY OUT. AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE ARE WITH THE COURTS, OKAY. WE'VE HAD ONE PERSON WHO DID 30 HOURS. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY SINCE SOMEONE CONTACTED US TODAY. BUT HE HAD NO PAPERWORK. SO APPARENTLY HE HADN'T GOTTEN WITH THE COURTS TO COME TO US DIRECTLY. SO I MEAN, THAT'S ALL WE'VE HAD. BUT WE ARE IN IN WORKING WITH THE COURTS AND WITH WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR ANY, ANY FOLKS THAT THEY HAVE JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MONITORING WHAT WE DO IN THE AREAS EVERY MORNING WE KEPT SEEING TRASH IN FRONT OF THE FILTER PLANT ON ON HEADLAND AND WE YOU KNOW, WE WERE THINKING THAT IT WAS BLOWING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKING LOT. BUT WHAT WE FOUND THAT THE TRUCKS THAT WERE COMING, THAT WERE PICKING UP THE TRASH AT NIGHT, WERE COMING OUT OF THAT PARKING LOT, AND THAT'S WHY THAT TRASH WAS ENDING UP ON THAT HILL IN FRONT. SO WE CONTACTED WAKEFIELD OR OUR STAFF CONTACTED THEM TO KIND OF ADVISE THEM TO HAVE THE PERSON MAKE SURE THEY COVER THEIR TRUCKS BEFORE THEY PULL IT OUT, BECAUSE WE JUST JUST COULDN'T SEE WHY THE TRASH WAS COMING ACROSS THE STREET ALL THE TIME. AND THEN WE JUST KIND OF START THINKING, WELL, THIS, YOU KNOW, LET'S CHECK THE TRASH TRUCK. AND THEN AT NIGHT TIME OR THE EVENING TIME WHEN THEY'RE PICKING UP, THEY WERE COMING OUT AND SOME OF THAT STUFF WAS FLYING OUT THAT WAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. AS FAR AS ANOTHER THING WITH COMMUNICATIONS, WHEN I MENTIONED TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHEN I TALKED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OVER THERE, THE IDEA OF TAKING THE KIDS, THE CHILDREN AND DOING SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THEM, IF NOT ON A POSTER, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WITH PROPER APPROVAL TO TRY TO CREATE SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM WHERE THEY COME OUT AND SAY, HEY, NO LITTERING TYPE OF THING. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH THE SCHOOL. AS FAR AS EDUCATION CONCERNS, STARTING THEM YOUNG AND SMALL AND BUILDING THEM UP AS WE GO. WELL THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I YIELD, MADAM MAYOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PULL UP THAT EMAIL? IT'S ON A PDF THAT WAS SHARED. THANK YOU. AND ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF EAST POINT DESERVE A CLEAN CITY. I'VE CLEANED MY OWN COMMUNITY COMMUNITY A TOTAL OF 15 TIMES BECAUSE THE LITTER IS SO BAD OUT THERE. I'VE LITERALLY JUST KEEP A LITTLE PICKER UPPER IN MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO SEE THE LITTER. I DON'T, I DON'T, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I COMMEND MAYOR AND COUNCIL BECAUSE WE'VE POURED INTO THIS DEPARTMENT. WE FUND THIS DEPARTMENT. WE'VE GIVEN SUGGESTIONS. I'VE ALSO JUST DONE RESEARCH ON LITTER PICK UP MYSELF AND I BELIEVE I SENT THE EMAIL TO EVERYONE ON COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT HOW THE CITY OF ATHENS, GEORGIA DOES IT, WHERE EVERYONE HAS A TOTAL STAKE IN THE SHARE OF LITTER, PICK UP AND CONTROL. THEY HAVE THAT EDUCATION PIECE IN THERE. THEY ALSO HAVE THE SCHOOL PIECE IN THERE. THEY ALSO DO IT IN ATHEN, WHERE IF YOU SEE SOMEONE LITTERING, YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE AND REPORT THEM TO THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT AT ANY RATE, THREE PEOPLE KEEP THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA CLEAN, THREE PEOPLE A RIGHT OF WAY CREW OF THREE DEDICATED TO LITTER, AND A SUPERVISOR OVER THEM. THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LITTER ZONES. EACH RIGHT OF WAY MEMBER HAS THEIR OWN ZONE THEY ARE DEDICATED TO. WITHIN THESE ZONES, THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LITTER PICKUP AND CITY MAINTAINED TRASH RECEPTACLES. THERE IS NO

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THE MOTION CARRIES. SO I THINK THAT WE'VE DONE OUR PART. I JUST THINK THAT NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT IT IN MOTION, AND I'LL SHARE THIS EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I'LL SAY THIS.

ALPHARETTA, IF IT'S THREE PEOPLE IN ALPHARETTA AND SIX HERE, IT'S THE MENTALITY. IT IS THE MENTALITY OF PEOPLE. I TRAVEL COBB COUNTY EVERY SATURDAY LOOKS NICE, BUT IT'S THE MENTALITY IN WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. I'VE SAID IN THE CAR, MATTER OF FACT, I WAS IN WAKEFIELD SUNDAY. MAN OPENED UP THE DOOR IN CHURCH'S CHICKEN. GUESS WHERE THE BONES AND THE BAG WENT IN THE PARKING LOT. IT'S THE MENTALITY. SO TO COMPARE THAT TO EAST POINT, IT'S THE MENTALITY OF PEOPLE AND THAT IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE. SO IF YOU WANT TO PUT BILLBOARDS UP TO SAY, HEY, PUT LITTER IN ITS PLACE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT TO GET TO WHERE ALPHARETTA ARE, TO GET TO WHERE KENNESAW ARE, BECAUSE I GO THERE EVERY SATURDAY TO GET TO WHERE PONCE DE LEON, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT IT'S THE MENTALITY OF THE PEOPLE. AND UNTIL WE DEAL WITH THE MENTALITY AND THE EDUCATION PIECE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME THING.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT PARK LANE ELEMENTARY, I SAID THIS THE LAST TIME, WHEN ARE WE WORKING WITH OR HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS? MAYOR THAT'S WHY I REACHED OUT TO PARKLAND, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PERSONS THAT NEED TO DO THA. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH ME TO WORK WITH THE OTHER ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I MEAN, I CAN GIVE YOU ALL EIGHT PRINCIPALS EMAIL ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT TO ME, I'LL BE GLAD TO CONTACT THEM. I JUST WANT TO UTILIZE A TRACK WHERE I'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH SOMEONE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. WE CAN DO THAT IF THEY PROVIDE THOSE NAMES. SO I THINK SOME OF THEM HAVE CHANGED. BUT AS A PART OF THE JOINT LEARNING COMMITTEE, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL. ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS ARE THERE. THERE'S NO IT'S NOT HARD TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM. I THINK IF WE WERE JUST DEALING WITH LITTER OVER BY PARK LANE, THEN WE JUST FOCUS ON ONE SCHOOL. IF WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH AN EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE NEED TO BE WORKING

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SO I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD ONLY BE EDUCATING EAST POINT KIDS, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND SO IN ORDER TO GET TO A BROADER NUMBER OF STUDENTS OR CHILDREN WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE CITY, THEN WE NEED TO BE WORKING WITH ALL SCHOOLS. YOU MENTIONED CAMP CREEK. GO BACK TO THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE. YOU SAID CAMP CREEK WAS BEING DONE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT ON THE SCHEDULE, ALL IT SAYS IS MONDAY. IT'S MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. AND SO THERE ARE THREE AREAS CAMP CREEK IS BEING DONE THREE TIMES A WEEK. AND BASED ON THIS SCHEDUL, BOBBY BROWN, NORMAN BERRY, VIRGINIA AVENUE, MAIN STREET AND EAST POINT STREET ARE BEING DONE THREE TIMES A WEEK. THERE'S SOME AREAS ON THIS SCHEDULE THAT ARE ONLY BE IN TOUCH ONCE A WEEK. SO THE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY OPENING UP TOP THOSE STREETS IN THE BOTTOM. THEY'RE ONLY BEING TOUCHED ONCE A WEEK. AND SO I'M NOT SURE I DID HEAR YOU SAY THAT CAMP CREEK WAS FIVE DAYS A WEEK, BUT THIS DOESN'T REFLECT THAT. AND THIS SCHEDULE OF, YOU KNOW, THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GOING EACH DAY, ONLY ALLOWS SOME AREAS TO BE TOUCHED ONCE WHILE OTHERS ARE BEING TOUCHED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE OTHER THING IS, YOU SAID THE OFF RAMPS ARE BEING CLEANED. HOW OFTEN? AND I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE SAID. I MEAN, LITERALLY YOU COULD PICK UP TRASH AND PEOPLE COME RIGHT BEHIND. I MEAN, WHEN I WAS WORKING OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING, LITERALLY, IT WAS LIKE ONE DAY I WAS LIKE, OH WOW, THIS IS REALLY NICE. I THINK I SAID SOMETHING TO MR. BROWN AT THE TIME LIKE, IT'S REALLY CLEAN.

AND THEN MAYBE TWO DAYS LATER I WAS LIKE, WOW, WHERE DID ALL OF THIS COME FROM? RIGHT. SO THEY THERE IS A CONSTANT. A CONSTANT ELEMENT ELEMENT THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL. BUT HOW OFTEN ARE THOSE RAMPS BEING CLEANED. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. SO THERE'S AN EDUCATION PIECE I AGREE. BUT ALSO ENFORCEMENT I KNOW I SAW I THINK I SAW ONE OF THE SLIDES TALKING ABOUT CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR SOMETHING ABOUT KIND OF CONNECTING TO TECHNOLOGY. IF WE. SO IT'S THE BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. YOU KEEP IT AS CLEAN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE THINK THAT PEOPLE CARE AND THEN THEY DON'T LITTER. WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING MORE TRASH CANS OUT THROUGHOUT AROUND THE CITY, RIGHT. SO THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY A RECEPTACLE FOR PEOPLE TO PUT IT IN. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST DROPPING IT ON THE STREET.

RIGHT. BUT THEN THE OTHER PART IS WHEN EDUCATION RECEPTACLES ARE THERE, WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT AS WE AS MUCH AS WE CAN ENFORCEMENT LIKE WRITING, WE LITTERING IS A CODE VIOLATION.

SO IT MUST MEAN IT'S ACCOMPANIED WITH FINES. I'VE SEEN THE SIGNS ABOUT FINES. RIGHT. AND I KNOW MR. REEVES THAT'S NOT IN THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE. AND YOU HAD THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS ALL THE TEAMS THAT ARE WORKING ON IT. RIGHT. SO CODE ENFORCEMENT, POLICE, LIKE WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ON ENFORCEMENT LIKE HAVING SIGNS AND NOT ENFORCING IT IS LIKE THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF, RIGHT? PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH YEAH, WHATEVER. BUT IF WE GET KNOWN FOR ENFORCING LITTER AND AGAIN, HAVING THE RECEPTACLES, IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE PUT THEM ON HIGHWAYS OR CAMP CREEK, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. SO I THOUGHT I SAW IN ONE OF THOSE SLIDES SOMETHING ABOUT CAMERAS OR WORKING WITH I MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THAT WAS ABOUT POLICE. I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY GO UP TO THE BLUE SQUARES. YEAH. IT WAS WE HAD WE'VE BEEN I, I'VE TALKED TO CHIEF. YEAH. I'VE TALKED TO FOR CAMERA TRACKING. YEAH I'VE TALKED TO CHIEF. YOU CAN. AND ONCE HE GETS EVERYTHING UP AND GOING WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HIM WITH THE CAMERA SYSTEM, WITH HIS FLOCK CAMERAS TO MAINLY IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THEY'RE

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PEOPLE GETTING IN THEIR POCKETS. YES, MA'AM. WE'LL GET OUT ON THE RADAR ABOUT IT. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER, YOU HAD THIS 30, 60 DAY NUMBER THREE. DO YOU WANT IT TO GO TO A FUTURE AGENDA? SURE. WHAT? WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE? JANUARY, FEBRUARY? JANUARY. OKAY. JANUARY IS OKAY. OKAY. JANUARY WORK SESSION, PLEASE. SO I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE BRINGING DATA AND INFORMATION UPDATES AROUND WHAT'S HAPPENING. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS, YOU HAD ITEM NUMBER 11 OF LEAF VACUUM PICK UP SCHEDULE. I SAW THEY HAD PULLED THAT UP ON THE SCREEN. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT TO WRAP THAT ONE UP. YES. AND MY QUESTION THE LEAF VACUUM. I SEE THIS COLLECTION PROGRAM. BUT I GUESS MY CONCERN IS IN THE PAST I DID ASK STAFF HOW THIS WAS DONE IN THE PAST BECAUSE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW RESIDENTS THAT HAVE COLLECTED THEIR LEAVES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS CHANGED. AND BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WASN'T SAYING I'M SORRY. INTERIM CITY MANAGER. AT ONE POINT, THE LEAVES WERE BEING PICKED UP BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT. AM I CORRECT IN THAT? YES, I WAS LIVING IN THE CITY HERE. THEN. SO AT ONE POINT IT SAYS LEAVES ARE NOW KEPT IN THERE, PICKED UP BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 48 HOURS. I GUESS MY CONCERN IS I HAVE SOMEONE, A COUPLE OF SENIOR RESIDENTS AND A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON THAT HAS CONTACTED ME IN REGARDS TO LEAF PICKUP. SHE DOES NOT USE THE PHONE OR EMAIL BECAUSE OF HER VISION. BUT I GUESS WHAT CHANGE FROM SANITATION? PICKING UP THE LEAVES FROM A RESIDENT BAGGING THEIR OWN LEAVES AND PICKING THEM. UP TO NOW WE HAVE TO CALL PUBLIC WORKS TO HAVE THE LEAVES PICKED UP. I'M GOING TO DEFER TO JEFF TO THE CURB. SOLID WASTE WILL COLLECT LEAVES THAT HAVE IN PLACE. OKAY, SO THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT DOES PICK THEM UP AS WELL. THE THIRD BULLET WAS JUST POINTED OUT IF THEY ARE BAGGED AT THE CURB. YES, MA'AM. SO IT'S A DUAL WORKING ARRANGEMENT. THEN PEOPLE CAN CALL IN AND SOLID WASTE WILL PICK THEM UP. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR MARTIN, IF THEY PUT THEIR BAGS OUT, SOLID WASTE PICKS UP THEIR BAGS ON THEIR SANITATION COLLECTION DAY OR DURING THEIR SCHEDULE. WHERE THEY GO ON FRIDAY. SO ONE OF THOSE TWO DAYS A WEEK, THEY WILL PICK UP BAGS OR CONTAINERIZED LEAVES. OUR SCHEDULE IS WHEN YOU SEE THE 4 TO 8 HOURS. OUR SCHEDULE IS TO PICK UP, HAVE

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JUST SEND THE INFORMATION TO OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SHE'S VERY GOOD AT GETTING STUFF TO U, AND WE'LL GET OUT THERE AND ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY, IF NOT THE NEXT DAY. WHEN IS THE LEAF PICKUP GOING TO OCCUR FOR THE CITY? IT STARTED, I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS FOR TRUCKS IN IN IN, IN SERVICE OR WE STARTED THE PROGRAM LAST WEEK. IT'LL RUN TILL MARCH THE SEVENTH. LAST MONDAY. NO, I'M SAYING THE LEAVES ON THE STREET, NOT THE LEAF VACUUM PICKUP. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? THE LEAVES ON THE LEAVES. THE LEAVES THAT ARE FALLING FROM THE TREES.

OH, JUST. OH, SO YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT TREE LEAVES THAT ARE NOT RAKED OUT ON THE YARDS. NOT FROM THE YARDS, BUT OUR STREETS THAT ARE NOT RAKED OUT, THAT ARE FALLING FROM THE TREES GENERALLY. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WHEN IS THAT GOING TO OCCUR? WELL, WE TRY TO WORK THAT IN ONCE WE GET OUR TRUCKS IN OPERATION. ONE OF OUR THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IS WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND THEN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN ON FRIDAY, BECAUSE SANITATION ONLY COLLECTS FROM RESIDENTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WE CAN STAY ON PACE WITH THAT SCHEDULE. THEN ON FRIDAY, WE'LL HAVE A TRUCK GOING AROUND GETTING LEAVES ON A CURVED LINE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. MIGRATED LEAVES? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS SO RESIDENTS HAVE TWO OPTIONS. THEY CAN BAG THE LEAVES UP AND PUT IT OUT WITH SANITATION. OR THEY COULD CALL THIS NUMBER AND HAVE SOMEONE COME AND PICK THEM UP WITHIN 48 HOURS. NO, MA'AM. THEY JUST PUT THEM OUT ON THEIR SANITATION COLLECTION DAY, AND WE YEAH, WE CAN GET WE'LL GET. THAT'S OUR SCHEDULE. IF WE DON'T GET THEM, WE'LL BE THERE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF WE HAVEN'T, THEN THEY CAN GIVE US A CALL. OKAY. SO YOU'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT, IS THE QUESTION. YEAH. BECAUSE IT COMES OUT ON OKAY. BUT THEY CAN ALSO CALL IT'S TWO OPTIONS TO CALL AND PICK UP ON SANITATION DAY OKAY. YES OKAY.

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YEAH, I THINK IT'S I DON'T I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE PUT IT IN HERE, BUT THE REASON WHY THE LEAF VACUUM PROGRAM WENT AWAY IS BECAUSE WE HAD A CONSENT DECREE FROM THE EPA, BECAUSE THE LEAVES WERE GETTING INTO OUR STORMWATER DRAIN, CAUSING HUGE PROBLEMS. SO IF YOU HAVE A STORMWATER DRAIN IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE AT YOUR CURB, I WOULD SUGGEST, I MEAN, BECAUSE EVEN IF THEY PUT THEM THERE AND WE DON'T COME LIKE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THAT WHOLE PILE COULD BE DOWN IN THE DRAIN, RIGHT? SO BAGGING AND CONTAINERIZING IS PREFERRED. SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING THESE BAGS AND THOSE CONTAINERS AND I SEE THE PICTURES, BUT MAYBE IF IT'S SCROLL UP ON THE PROHIBITED METHODS. YEAH. RIGHT. BUT THIS FIRST PICTURE ON ALLOWABLE IF THAT WAS A STORMWATER DRAIN IN FRONT OF THERE AND YOU DON'T PICK THOSE LEAVES UP THE SAME DAY AND YOU COME IN 48 HOURS, THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THE DRAIN, RIGHT? AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO CONSENT DECREE DAYS AND HAVE ISSUES WITH OUR STORMWATER DRAINS. SO. AS WE PROVIDE MORE COMMUNICATION, I'LL SAY ABOUT THE PROGRAM, LIKE MAYBE WE SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC. LIKE I CAN SEE HOW THAT MAY BE OKAY, BUT THAT ASSUMES THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE WINDS BLOWING UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT'S DOWN IN THE THIRD PICTURE. I THINK THE BAGS OR THE CAN IS ACTUALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE THAT WILL ENSURE NOTHING GETS IN OUR STORMWATER DRAIN OR THAT THING.

LEAVES AREN'T ALL OVER THE STREET LIKE IN YOUR PROHIBITED METHODS. SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT. I JUST KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO BE BACK AND HAVE A STORMWATER DRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE WE BROUGHT BACK THE LEAF VACUUM PROGRAM BECAUSE RESIDENTS REALLY ENJOY APPRECIATED IT. THEY WANTED TO COME BACK, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T PUT US BACK IN THE POSITION THAT WE WERE BEFORE. AND I THINK THESE PICTURES ARE GOOD. BUT IF WE ARE SPECIFICALLY SAYING DO THE SECOND PICTURE OR THE THIRD PICTURE, THEN WE NEED TO SAY THAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE FIRST PICTURE COULD POTENTIALLY GET US IN TROUBLE IF THERE'S A STORMWATER DRAIN, OR IT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM, IF WE DON'T MAKE IT BY FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF A

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SO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DISCUSS IS POTENTIALLY COMING UP WITH A DUMPSTER MIGHT BE JUST A LITTLE LARGER OR SAME SIZE AS A CURRENT HERBIE KIRBY'S AND HAVING THE SIDE ARM TRUCKS COME THROUGH, WHICH WILL BE A FASTER PACE THAT CAN GO DOWN THE STREET, GRAB THE DUMPSTER AND PUT IT INSIDE THE DUMP TRUCK, AS WELL AS TWIGS AND THINGS THAT PEOPLE PUT OUT AS WELL. SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE A PROCESS THAT WE CAN USE JUST TO ADD TO OUR LEAF BACKING PROGRAM. HAVING SOME SIDE ARM TRUCKS OR REAR LOADER TYPE TRUCKS WHERE THEY JUST GRAB A FOLKS PUT THEIR LEAVES IN THE DUMPSTER BECAUSE EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF LEAVES. SOME PEOPLE, WE HAVE VERY SMALL PILES. SOMETIMES WE GET THE LARGER PILES, WHICH TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 7 MINUTES TO COLLECT THEM BASED ON RAKING THEM OUT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT PROVIDING DUMPSTERS AS WELL, SO WE CAN MAYBE. YEAH, THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXTRA TRASH CANS YOU CAN BUY IT THROUGH SANITATION. SO MAYBE IF WE DO IT AND WE LET PEOPLE I MEAN THEY CAN GO BUY THEIR OWN. BUT IF THEY PURCHASE FROM US IT'S GOING TO EAT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE USING THE RIGHT KIND.

RIGHT. AND THEN TWO, IT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER ON PEOPLE TO JUST SAY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GO BUY A WHOLE LOT OF BAGS, I'LL JUST GET THIS CAN I MEAN, THE REGULAR TRASH CANS ARE LIKE $3 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ADD IT TO YOUR BILL. IF YOU GET AN EXTRA ONE. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY I MEAN, IT'S GETTING KIND OF BAD RIGHT NOW. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT, BUT THAT COULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD USE, YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2, HOWEVER MANY THEY CHOSE. BUT COUNCILMAN MARK ROGERS, DO YOU WANT THIS ITEM TO COME BACK? WHAT DO YOU SAY? I THINK IF WE COULD HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT LAST SOLUTION FOR THE LEAF VACUUM, LIKE THE CONTAINERIZING AND EVEN UPDATING THE INFORMATION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE SOONER WE CATCH THIS OR PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION, THE LESS LIKELY IT IS THAT WE'LL HAVE LEAVES IN THE STORM DRAIN TOO. HONESTLY, COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD, I WOULD TRY TO BRING SOME BACK TO YOU AS YOU WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. BUT I THINK THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE STARTING TO PURCHASE SOME MORE TRUCKS FOR, FOR NEXT BUDGET YEAR, THAT MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO PUT THOSE INTO THAT BUDGET LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE GET.

NO, NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT TRUCKS. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT TRASH CANS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. NO NO NO NO NO NO OKAY OKAY. I'M SAYING YOU'RE SAYING JUST THE CONTAINERS THEMSELVES. YES, MA'AM. YOU ALL ARE SAYING THAT THE SANITATION TRUCKS WILL PICK UP THE BAGS ON SANITATION DAY.

IF THEY HAVE THE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A TRASH CAN ON THIS PICTURE? YES, MA'AM. THEY WILL DUMP THAT ON SANITATION DAY TWO. YES, MA'AM. EITHER PEOPLE ARE BUYING THOSE OR THEY'RE USING ONE OF THEIR SANITATION CANS FOR THIS, OR WE AND OR WE CAN ALLOW THEM TO PURCHASE. RIGHT. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE. AND HOW DO WE COME UP WITH THAT OPTION SOONER SO THAT WE LIMIT AS MORE AND MORE LEAVES FALL RIGHT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS? AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT PART HAS TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO US FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, IT'S JUST YOU KNOW, REVISING OR UPDATING OR SHARING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM. I SAY IT THAT WAY, SHARE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM BEING MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES FOR CONTAINERIZING GIVING EXAMPLES OF THOSE PICTURES AT THE BOTTOM, AND THEN CREATING AN OPTION IF

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ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FREHLEY'S INFORMATION, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PUT THAT. WE'LL TRY TO WORK ON GETTING THAT INTO THE MAILINGS. SO TO GET IT OUT A LITTLE QUICKER, OKAY. AND I'LL, I'LL ACTUALLY WAIT TO SEND OUT MY COMMUNICATION UNTIL YOU ALL HAVE UPDATED IT. OKAY. BECAUSE.

YES MA'AM. WE'LL, WE'LL I'LL GET ON TOP OF THAT. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. WHAT DID I JUST SAY? 29.

[IV.29. Ordinance Granting a Use Permit for an Habitable Accessory Structure Zoning Petition 2024U001-01 Located at 1400 Elizabeth Lane]

THANK YOU. SO. JUST SORRY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL, KIMBERLY SMITH.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM. CASE NUMBER 20242-001-01 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14 ELIZABETH LANE. THE CASE TYPE IS A USE PERMIT FOR A HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE APPLICANT IS SHAUNTAY DANIEL. THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS R1 A, WHICH IS OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, AND THE REQUEST IS TO CONSTRUCT A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH THE SECTION TEN DASH 2130. THE CURRENT ZONING AS STATED IS R1, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS TRADITIONAL TRADITIONAL URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE TRADITIONAL URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE PERMITTED IN R1. A IS A TYPICAL ZONING IN THIS TYPE OF USE. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH ONE CONDITION TO ADHERE TO ALL STATE, CITY, AND INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODES, AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. ALL RIGHT, 1400 ELIZABETH LANE APPLICANTS. YOU CAN COME FORWARD. SO TONIGHT IS OUR WORK SESSION WHERE WE JUST HAVE DISCUSSION AND STAFF PRESENTS INFORMATION TO US AHEAD OF THE MEETING. THEY SHARE THIS DATE WITH YOU IN THE EVENT THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH US, OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO US THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T SHARE, THAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND I THINK STAFF AS WELL ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. SO YOU'RE A THIRD OF THE WAY THERE. THE LAST STEP IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THE DECISION. AND SO TONIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE THEY'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THE SIZE OF THE ACCESSIBLE HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OUR ORDINANCE, WHICH IS 50% OR LESS. AND SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. SEE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. SO THAT COULD BE A GOOD THING AS WELL. BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS? ON MONDAY WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT OR PROVIDE ANY COMMENT THAT THEY LIKE. YOU CAN SPEAK DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL, AND THEN AFTER THAT, COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION, PRESS THAT THE BUTTON ON THE MIC FOR ME. THERE YOU GO. SORRY ABOUT

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BUT YES. YEAH, SO I UNDERSTAND. YES. AND YOU'RE. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. SO AGAIN MONDAY WE'LL GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS OR GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THEY'LL MAKE A DECISION AFTER THAT. THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. AND SO THEY COME AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS OKAY. AND THEN YOU'LL KNOW ON MONDAY, OKAY.

WHETHER OR NOT WHAT COUNCIL'S DECISION IS OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. OKAY.

YOU GUYS GET A GOOD NIGHT REST. YOU TOO. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AGENDA. MADAM CITY

[IV.30. Ordinance Granting an Use Permit for an Habitable Accessory Structure Zoning Petition P2024U-001-08 Located at 2543 Hogan Road]

APPLICATION CASE NUMBER P2024U-001, DASH ZERO EIGHT. THIS IS ALSO A USE PERMIT FOR A HAVE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE APPLICANT IS BEING ON ROUTE. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R1, A AND IT IS A USE PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN DASH 2130, THE CURRENT ZONING. THE CURRENT ZONING IS ACTUALLY RESIDENTIAL LIMITED RL. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS OUR SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ALSO PROVIDES FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AS WELL. OKAY, WHAT'S THE APPLICANT'S NAME? YOU CAN COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL? YES. SO I'VE BEEN IN PLENTY OF MEETINGS WITH MISS SHANTI, SO. OKAY, SO YOU ALL HAVE BECOME BUDDIES. SO YOU ALL ARE A LITTLE BIT. I'VE SAT IN AND HEARD HER SESSIONS, SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. OKAY. YOU'RE TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THERE. SO TONIGHT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE IT'S WHEN STAFF PRESENTS THIS TO US AND SHARE THEIR RECOMMENDATION, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS MAY OR MAY NOT COME UP. I DON'T SEE ANYONE TAPPED IN FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. AND SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN. AND THEN IF NOT, IT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA ON MONDAY AT THE TOP AFTER PRESENTATIONS AND COUNCIL WILL MAKE A DECISION. YOU'LL KNOW THEIR DECISION THEN. MOST LIKELY. I SIMPLY WANT TO ADD THAT WE PURCHASED OUR HOME IN 2021. WE DID AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION OF IT. THIS IS OUR FIRST PROPERTY FOR OURSELVES. WE DID SOME RENTAL INVESTMENTS BACK IN TEXAS, AND WE REALLY WANTED

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AND SO THAT'S OUR GOAL IS TO ONLY ABOUT 550FT■!S. IT'S NOT A LARGE STRUCTURE. AND WE KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW ALL THE RULES FOR RENOVATIONS. AND PERMITS AND EVERYTHING. JUST FROM OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY, WITH OUR FIRST RENOVATION ON THE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ADD. OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? RUTH BIENEMY. RUTH. RUTH BIENEMY. BIENEMY. YES. OKAY. AND SIR NATALIE MOORE. NEFTALI. NEFTALI. OKAY. NEFTALI. WE BOTH HAVE VERY BIBLICAL NAMES. VERY.

AND PEOPLE MISPRONOUNCE MY NAME. SO I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE I SAY PEOPLE'S NAMES. RIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND WE WILL SEE YOU ON MONDAY IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK. BUT WE'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN COUNCIL WILL MAKE A

[IV.31. P2024RZ-004-08 Rezoning Request for Property Located at 2447 McAlpin Terrace from R-L District to R-2 District (PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED)]

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RL. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM OUR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED TO R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO REBUILD A LEGAL, NONCONFORMING PROPERTY THAT WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE BEYOND THE 60%. AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL LIMITED. CURRENTLY, I WANT TO NOTATE IN REFERENCE TO THIS. THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR IS ACTUALLY ZONED R-2. IT WAS REZONED R-2 IN 2011. COUNCIL APPROVED IT AND IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE NOTATIONS, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNER, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY, ZONINGS IS R-2, RL AND C-2 STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXISTING PROPERTY THAT IS A DUPLEX IN NATURE. IT BURNED WITH THE FIRE AND SO THE INTENT IS FOR THEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REBUILD IT BACK TO A DUPLEX, AS IT WAS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT HAS COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS YOUR PRESS. THE MIKE. YEAH, IT WAS ALREADY ON.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? IT'S SIOBHAN. SORRY, SARAH. SARAH.

SARAH. JANE. SARAH. JANE. AND MY NAME IS TIFFANY TRAYNHAM. SARAH JANE. SAY IT. SARAH. MAIN. SARA.

MAIN. SARAH. MAIN. OKAY. MISTER. MISTER. CHAIRMAN. SO THIS IS SIMILAR INFORMATION TO THE PREVIOUS TWO APPLICANTS. THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT IS FOR YOU TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE WITH US. YOU TWO ARE TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THERE. STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AND SO THE LAST STEP IS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE APPROVED, WHICH WILL HAPPEN ON MONDAY AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA AFTER PRESENTATIONS AND. IF THERE ARE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US THIS EVENING, YOU CAN. AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY AS WELL. IT'S ON THERE. OKAY. ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS AFTER HEARING, JUST TO SHARE HER SENTIMENT OVER HERE, JUST HEARING THE SENTIMENT ABOUT KEEPING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A

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[III.2. Update on Policing]

HELLO, EVERYBODY. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR. I'M GOING TO BE QUICK AND BRIEF FOR YOU ALL. I BETTER GO HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THE READ SPEED CAMERAS GO INTO TESTING THE FIRST WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GIVE 30 DAYS AS REQUIRED BY LAW OF WARNING CITATIONS. AFTER THAT, BY THE TIME SCHOOL STARTS BACK AFTER CHRISTMAS, THE REGULAR CITATIONS WILL BE GIVEN. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, IT'S THREE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF EAST POINT, 40 WEST, WHICH IS OFF OF HIGHLAND DRIVE. IT'S HAMPTON HOMES, WHICH IS OFF OF CONNOLLY DRIVE, AND IT'S ALSO A PREVIOUS PASSAGE OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS OFF OF MOUNT OLIVE. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A QUICK WARNING. WE'LL BE DOING A LOT OF ADVERTISING SO NOBODY WILL BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE. REAL QUICK, NEXT MONDAY, OUR PARK RANGER STARTS. HE'S ALREADY WORKING. HE'S A POLICE OFFICER. HE'S TRANSITIONING TO THE PARK RANGER POSITION. HE'LL BE WORKING A LOT WITH SHILOH ON THE PARKS. HIS NAME IS OFFICER ROSE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE LIVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, MAYOR. AND HE'S RETIRED FROM ATLANTA AND CAME AND JOINED US AT EAST POINT. SO THAT'S A BIG HELP FOR US. WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE OFFICERS LIVING IN THE CITY BY DECEMBER. ALL POSITIONS. WE'RE DOING OUR LAST PHASE OF INTERVIEWS AND TESTING, SO ALL THE CODE ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS WILL BE FULL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CODE SUPERVISORS, MYSELF AND CITY MANAGER. I'M WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR THE SUPERVISOR POSITION, SO WE'RE GOING TO POST THAT VERY SHORTLY. HERE. I HEARD YOU ASKED ABOUT THE TRASH PICKUP. WE DO HAVE OUR PEOPLE ON PROBATION WEEKENDS. THEY'RE ALSO

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[III.5. Power Outage Issues and Concerns]

ALL RIGHT, SO THE LAST TIME WE CAME, WE ONLY TALKED ABOUT SUBSTATION OUTAGES, WHICH WAS DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE FULL DETAILS OF THE NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF OUTAGES THAT WE HAD CITYWIDE, CITYWIDE. SO SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 2024, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 106 OUTAGES CITYWIDE. NOW, WHAT WE CONSIDER AS AN OUTAGE IS ANYTHING MORE THAN WHEN A WHEN A FUZE BLOW AT A TRANSFORMER THAT'S CONSIDERED AN OUTAGE BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER. A NO POWER. WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER THAT AS A ONE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER. WE WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT AS A POWER OUTAGE. THE CAUSES OF OUTAGES IS 38 TREE RELATED, 30 MECHANICAL BROKEN POLES, HARDWARE FAILURE, EIGHT PUBLIC AREA CONTRACTOR ERROR FIVE PLAN OUTAGES SIX CAR ACCIDENT THREE. WILDLIFE AND EIGHT DEPARTMENTAL SWITCHING ERROR AND SEVEN WERE UNKNOWN. ALRIGHT, NOW THE GRID HARDENING PROJECT UPDATE CURRENT STATUS IS THE DESIGN PHASE IS COMPLETE. THE UTILITY LOCATE STARTED. PIKE STARTED. THAT. WE GAVE THEM AUTHORIZATION TO START THAT LAST WEEK. WHERE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND LOCATING ALL OF THE GAS LINES, UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATION LINES. THAT'S ON BEAR HILL ROAD. THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO NOW IS MATERIAL AUDIENCE STAGE, WHERE THE TRANSFORMERS EVERYTHING IS HAS A LEAD TIME. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE WAREHOUSE TO ORDER CONDUIT AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE BEING ORDERED DAILY. OUR NEXT STEP IS THE PIKE ENGINEERING. THE PERMITTING, SURVEY AND STAKING EASEMENT ACQUISITION, RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES AND THEN ENGINEERING SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO GO ON THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TOP OF IT AND GETTING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED. ALL RIGHT. NOW, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WERE, WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES SIMILAR TO WHAT CITY OF EASTPOINTE I REACHED OUT TO THE SEVERAL CITIES MARIETTA, FAIRBURN, COLLEGE PARK AND NEWNAN, AND I SENT THEM A SURVEY OF SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND WE ALL PRETTY MUCH WE ALL WAS ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS WHAT CAUSES THE POWER OUTAGES. AND ONE, EVERYBODY AGREED THAT SEVERE WEATHER, DANGEROUS TREES, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, AGING, INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE ISSUES, VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND WILDLIFE INTERFERENCE. WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR POWER RELIABILITY? PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. WE'RE DEFINITELY ON THE SAME PATH AS THE LEADERS IN THIS AREA. AND MY METERS, THAT'S WHAT WE CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE AM METERS THROUGH TANTALUS THE TRIP SAVERS. SMART FUZES. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE INSTALLED, BUT WE WILL BE INSTALLING MORE THE SMART SWITCHES. WE ARE THROUGH WITH THE SYSTEM STUDY. SO THEY SHOULD BE GOING UP PRETTY SOON.

WE ARE WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE SCADA SYSTEM THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH OUR OUTAGES AND GET NOTIFIED WHEN THERE'S AN OUTAGE IMMEDIATELY. AND LIKE I SAID, THE SYSTEM STUDY, JUST KEEP THAT UP. JUST DON'T JUST STOP. JUST STAY ON. STAY ON THE GROUND WITH THAT. EACH POINT OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR AS A TEAM OUTAGE MONITORING. DO A BETTER JOB OF TRACKING, TRACKING, CAUSE OF OUTAGES AND OUTAGE DETAIL TO INFORM TO INFORM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. REGULAR SYSTEMS REVIEWS CONTINUES CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING AND UPDATING SYSTEM STUDIES TO ADDRESS EMERGING RELIABILITY CHALLENGES TO CHALLENGES. OUTAGE RESTORATION GUIDELINES CLEAR

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AND THIS NEXT ONE, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO SIGN UP FOR THE UTILITY HUB. IT'S FREE.

ALL CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SIGN UP. WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND YOU CAN REVIEW YOUR BILL. EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO GO TO POWER OUTAGE NOTIFICATION THROUGH THIS. SO WHEN THE EVENT YOUR POWER OUTAGE YOUR YOUR POWER GOES OUT, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION THROUGH THIS ALSO THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS WILL BE A GREAT TOOL FOR ALL CUSTOMERS. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER ZIGGLER. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE TRIP SAVERS AND SMART SWITCHES ARE AGAIN? YEAH, THE TRIP SAVERS IS IT'S SIMILAR TO A FUZE, BUT IT'S A SMART FUZE. NOW CURRENTLY WHEN A FUZE BLOWS IT ONLY GIVES YOU ONE SHOT. IT JUST IT'S DONE THIS TRIP. SO WHAT IT DOES, IT GIVES THE UP. IT WILL CLOSE BACK IN.

IT'S SIMILAR TO A BREAKER. IT HAS A SMART. SO WITH A IT A SUBSTATION BREAKER IT OPEN.

CLOSE. OPEN. CLOSE. IT GIVES IT TRIES TO CLEAR THE FAULT. SO IN THE EVENT LIKE A SQUIRREL. GET IN IT. GET ON THE LINE OR A TREE LIMB JUST COMES ACROSS IT. THIS WILL PREVENT THE SUBSTATION FROM GOING OUT. AND ALSO THE CUSTOMERS LOSING POWER. WE WILL RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION TO LET US KNOW HEY SOMETHING HAPPENED. WE NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND CHECK THAT AREA, SEE IF WE SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, BUT OVERALL IT WILL. THAT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE SWITCHES AS WELL. IT JUST COMMUNICATE WITH US, LET US KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM IN THE AREA, BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP WITH POWER AND CUSTOMERS NOT LOSING POWER AS QUICKLY AS IT IS. GOT IT. THANK YOU AND WHEN ARE WE. SO WE'RE BURYING THE POWER OR WE'RE LOOKING TO BURY THE POWER LINES OVER IN HEADLAND AND WILLOW. DO LIKE WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THAT. YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE FOR US TO. YES. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE STEPS THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT WILL, THAT, THAT WAS OVERLOOKED WAS THE PERMITTING AND THE EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS. SOME OF THESE AREAS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT TRANSFORMERS ON CUSTOMERS POSSIBLY. I'M I'M WE'RE NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT THE STAKING AND THE EASEMENT AND THE SURVEYING IS FOR. SO WE THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT. NOW EARLIER TONIGHT YOU GUYS SAID THAT THAT TO CONSENT. SO THAT'S GOOD. SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET STARTED ON THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S NOT THAT MUCH OF A DELAY. BUT WE ARE EXPECTING SOME DELAYS WITH IT.

HOPEFULLY TO GIVE YOU A TIME FRAME. I JUST CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT PROCESS WOULD TAKE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT FOR ME, THANK YOU. AND ONE OF THE KEY THINGS I WANT TO SAY WAS THE TRANSFORMERS LEAD TIME WITH HURRICANE HELENA AND THE HURRICANE MILTON THAT CAME THROUGH A LOT OF CITIES. I MEAN, A LOT OF CITIES THAT THEY'RE ON THAT LIST TO GET TRANSFORMERS, EVEN THOUGH WE CAN PUT IN A REQUEST TODAY TO GET TRANSFORMERS, HOWEVER, IT'S NOT GUARANTEED BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE AND AS THEY STATED TO US, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE CITIES FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THEIR SERVICES RESTORED AND RESTART THEIR TRANSFORMERS AS WELL. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE'RE RUNNING INTO, RIGHT NOW. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I FIGURED I COULD SNEAK THIS QUESTION IN SO WE CAN TAKE THIS OFF OUR AGENDA.

OKAY. ABOUT. OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PIGGYBACK OF THE TRANSFORMERS WITH THE PUERTO RICAN CONTRACT AND COULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR BUYING THOSE TRANSFORMERS? NOT NECESSARILY DEALING WITH THE PIGGYBACK, BUT HOW DO WE HOW DOES THAT WORK? BECAUSE I MET WITH A VENDOR THAT MAY I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WENT THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS OR NOT. I GUESS THEY DIDN'T. BUT HOW DO WE KNOW AND HOW DO WE CHECK THAT OUT? WELL, THE CONTRACT, ONCE I RECEIVE THE CONTRACT, I SENT IT OVER TO OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT AND THEY DO THE RESEARCH ON IT AND LET US KNOW IF IT'S IF IT'S GOOD. THAT'S HOW WE THAT'S HOW WE CHOSE TO DO THAT. BECAUSE MY QUESTION THOUGH IS A MORE SCIENTIFIC QUESTION ABOUT THE STANDARD. LIKE I'M SURE THAT WITH TRANSFORMERS

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NOT NECESSARILY. NO SIR. NO WE'RE NOT OKAY. NO. SO IN SOME INSTANCES YES. SOME TRANSFORMERS REQUIRE SOME LOCATION, REQUIRE A DIFFERENT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER. SO SOME ARE TRANSFORMERS SPECIALLY. AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE A LOT OF OUR TRANSFORMERS LATELY WITH THE BACKUP TRANSFORMERS AS WELL. FOR LARGER BUSINESSES WHO WE DON'T HAVE THE BACKUP TRANSFORMER, WE IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER CITY TO GET THAT BACKUP TRANSFORMER. SO WE REACHED OUT TO NEWTON, WE GOT A TRANSFORMER FROM MARIETTA, I BELIEVE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID THAT BY HAVING OUR OWN TRANSFORMERS ON THE YARD. OKAY. AND I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR PROCUREMENT. IT'S A BRIEF ONE. HOW DO WE IF WE KNOW SAY IT'S A COUPLE OF COMPANIES, NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC. AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHO TO USE. BUT IF WE SAY, HEY, THIS PERSON, HOW DO WE DO THAT AND HOW DO WE AFFORD THOSE PEOPLE TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN VET THOSE PEOPLE AND THEN PUT THEM IN THE BID PROCESS? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, COUNCILMAN BUTLER. ALL YOU WOULD DO IS HAVE THEM EMAIL PURCHASING AT EASTPOINT CITY.OR. A LOT OF TIMES WE ASK FOR THEIR, YOU KNOW, STATEMENT OF WORK, AND WE ACTUALLY MAKE A CATALOG. AND I WOULD TAKE THAT INFORMATION, RESEARCH WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED, WHETHER IT'S UNDER THIS THRESHOLD OR I WOULD ACTUALLY CATALOG THEM, WAIT FOR SOLICITATION, EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY, LET THEM KNOW THAT THE SOLICITATION IS COMING OUT. ONE FINAL QUESTION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TRANSFORMERS ARE ALL THESE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ARE THEY MADE ABROAD WITH PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT? SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THE PARTS, THE COMPONENTS ARE MADE ABROAD. SO WHETHER THEY'RE ASSEMBLING, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THEY'RE MADE AT. BUT I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMPONENTS ARE MADE ABROAD AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE BIGGEST DELAY IN THE BUILDING. THE TRANSFORMERS. ARE WE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS OR DO WE JUST HAVE TO DO BUSINESS WITH US? COMPANIES? NO, SIR. IT JUST HAS TO BE US. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I THINK YOU ARE. YEAH. I HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. WHO ELSE DO WE HAVE LEFT? WHAT IS YOUR LAWYER HERE? OH. PATH. PLANNING. ZONING. STAFF LEFT. SURE LOOKS LIKE IT. ITEM 33 DEALS WITH THEM. SHALL LORD PINKETT? NO, NOT SO. I'M TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE ITEMS AND GET STAFF OUT OF HERE. BUT ITEM 33 IS NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING. YEAH, BUT THAT'S PLANNING IS ON THE STAFF. SO I THINK PATH PROJECT AND SPLASH DEAL WITH SR LORD AND THEN AND PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE PROBABLY COULD BE ABLE TO GET THEM. WE'LL GO UPDATE ON THE PATH PROJECT.

[III.6. Update on the Path Project]

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YES. AND THANK YOU. BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT. AND THEN ALSO TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, I HAVE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS. I THINK AT MY LAST COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE PROJECT COMING THROUGH WARD D IN WHERE. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO INFORM RESIDENTS? I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, BUT MAYBE EVERY QUARTER JUST NOTIFICATION WITH THE CHECK OFF, THE DELIVERABLES, THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT.

YEAH. SO KIND OF TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, COMMUNITY MEETINGS WILL BE A BIG PART OF THE ROLLOUT WHEN WE START GETTING MORE INTO THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF IT. LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STUFF IN THE URBAN AREAS, WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF NAVIGATE THROUGH, BUT THOSE MEETINGS WILL REQUIRE MEETINGS TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT THE PLANS ARE AS FAR AS THE DELIVERABLE OF ALL THE PATHS BEING COMPLETED. THAT'S KIND OF CHALLENGING, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE'LL GIVE A DATE ON THAT, BUT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO KNOCK OUT AS MANY OF THE PATHS AS WE CAN AND LOOKING AT OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS AS WELL TO SUPPORT.

OKAY, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU.

[III.7. Update on TSPLOST Projects]

GOOD EVENING, MADAM. WE WERE ASKED TO COME PRESENT ON TSPLOST PROJECTS, BUT WE KIND OF DID A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND COMBINED ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WORK AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS ALONG WITH OUR TSPLOST PROJECTS AS WELL, TO GIVE AN UPDATE.

WE'LL START WITH THE UPDATE ON OUR CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED THIS YEAR, HELD IN THE LOW INTERSECTION PROJECT WAS COMPLETED NORTH OF COMMERCE DRIVE. REDWINE INTERSECTION WAS COMPLETED SOME VARIOUS SMALLER SIDEWALK PROJECTS. MOUNT OLIVE ROAD, DODSON DRIVE CONNECTOR, HELEN TERRY SIDEWALKS WERE ALL COMPLETED. BEING HERE, OLD SIDEWALK PROJECTS IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. WE'RE FINISHING UP SOME AREAS NOW WITH THAT PROJECT, THE ARROW CIRCLE PROJECT. WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO BE COMPLETE IN JANUARY 2025, JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT PROJECT AND WHERE WE ARE. WE'VE HAD SOME UTILITY ISSUES, PARTICULARLY A WATER LEAK UNDERNEATH WASHINGTON ROAD, WHICH KIND OF HALTED THE PROGRESS OF THE CONTRACTOR. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT TRYING TO CHASE DOWN THIS LEAK, AND FOR ALMOST A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW, JUST TRYING TO GET A GRASP ON IT. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO GET THE LEAK UNDER CONTROL BEFORE WE CAN CONTINUE WIDENING WASHINGTON ROAD AND FINISHING THE PROJECT. SO WE ANTICIPATE GETTING THAT COMPLETE. THE CONTRACTOR CAN FINISH MAKING ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR HALE CIRCLE AND LAST BUT AT LEAST OUR CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GDOT PROJECT, THE LCI DOWNTOWN MULTIMODAL PROJECT, ALL THE UTILITIES, THE GAS, THE WATER ARE BEING RELOCATED ON MAIN

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ISLAND PARKWAY. WE HAVE A CONSULTANT DESIGNED IMPROVEMENTS TO REPAIR THAT BRIDGE, AND WE'VE ALREADY AWARDED THAT CONTRACT. TOOK US TO A CONTRACTOR TO START MAKING THOSE REPAIRS, AS WELL AS VARIOUS SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO I'LL LEAVE THE FLOOR OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU. AND LET ME ASK YOU THIS. AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHERE AND HELEN, WHAT MADE YOU ALL CHANGE THAT TO A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN ON SAMSON WHERE HELEN. YEAH, THERE WERE SOME THERE WERE THERE WAS SOME VISIBILITY CONCERNS FROM SOME OF THE SIDE STREETS, HELEN. AND WHERE AND THERE WAS ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEFT TURN SAFETY ON SAM STREET DUE TO THE HILL APPROACHING FROM HELEN DRIVE, AS WELL AS JUST THE JUSTIFICATION OF IT NEEDING A SIGNAL. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT DID AND I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE RED LIGHT WAS TAKEN AWAY FOR A STOP SIGN. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IF THAT IF IT WAS VISIBILITY THAT YOU HAD THAT YOU WILL HAVE WITH A STOP SIGN. AND LET ME JUST SAY WHY. BECAUSE WITH A RED LIGHT, YOU HAVE TO

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IF I DON'T SEE ANYTHING, MY CAR IS STILL ROLLING. I'M GOING WITH THE STOP WITH THE RED LIGHT AND THAT LIGHT IS RED. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. YOU CAN'T ROLL. YOU CAN'T KEEP GOING. YOU GOT TO STOP. SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WHAT WAS THE END GAME, WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY WHAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING WHAT WAS TRYING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. THAT WASN'T BEING ACCOMPLISHED WITH THAT RED LIGHT BEING THERE. SO I'LL GIVE YOU ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING. WE WERE HAVING THAT LOCATION. IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTHBOUND ON SIMS, SAY YOU'RE MAKING A LEFT ONTO HELEN. IF THE OTHER CAR IF THE CAR IS GOING NORTH, HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VISIBLY SEE THEM OVER THE HILL SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GREEN LIGHT. BUT KNOWING THERE'S A STOP SIGN THERE, YOU'RE FORCING THE VEHICLES TO STOP SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE LEFT TURN. SO IT'S NOT THE IT'S NOT THE RED LIGHT, THE STOPPING. IT'S THE PEOPLE WITH THE GREEN WHO ARE SPEEDING OR GOING AT HIGH SPEED AND OTHER CARS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM VISUALLY, BUT WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO PUT, DON'T KNOW, TURN ON RED BECAUSE HERE AGAIN YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE THE SAME SITUATION. IF YOU ARE COMING UP TO IF I'M COMING FROM HELEN AND I'M COMING UP WHERE AND I GET TO THE TO THAT POINT I DON'T SEE ANY CARS, I'M, I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING. BUT IF THAT LIGHT IS RED, I'M GOING TO STOP.

AND TECHNICALLY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LEFT. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK BOTH WAYS TO MAKE SURE NO CAR IS COMING. EVEN IF YOU'RE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER TO PUT A NO TURN ON RED SIGN THERE, THEN TO TAKE THE STOP SIGN AWAY, THEN TO TAKE THE LIGHT AWAY AND PUT A STOP SIGN BECAUSE YOU LIKE I SAY YOU, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO WHO ARE ROLLERS. SO WE JUST WE, YOU KNO, DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE, DID A STUDY ON EVERYTHING TO JUSTIFY WE DIDN'T JUST TAKE IT OUT. SO FIRST OF ALL, SO WE HAD THE DATA TO BACK IT. AND I THINK ANOTHER THING WAS IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE VOLUME OR THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR A SIGNAL. IT WAS JUST THERE IN PLACE FROM MY OLD MAYBE USED THINKING IT WAS A SCHOOL IN THE AREA. AT ONE POINT. MAYBE SO, ALONG WITH THE SAFETY CONCERNS, YOU CAN JUSTIFY TAKING THAT BY IS THERE EVEN ENOUGH TRAFFIC USING THAT INTERSECTION TO JUSTIFY KEEPING THE SIGNAL THERE? SO A LOT OF THINGS WENT INTO THE CONSIDERATION. I SAY WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE. I SAY KEEPING THE RED LIGHT THERE YOU YOU ACCOMPLISH THE SAME. YOU GET THE SAME THING. IT'S NO DIFFERENT WITH PUTTING A STOP SIGN THERE. IT MAKES IT MORE HECTIC. BUT HEY, WHO AM I MOVING ON NEXT? NEXT ONE. WHEN WILL THE OTHER END OF THE YELLOW TO BEN HILL BE PAID? SO THAT IS INCLUDED ON THE 94TH STREET THAT WE'RE STILL GETTING TOGETHER THIS LIST, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE THAT MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ONCE WE GET IT REALLY FINALIZED. BUT THE REST OF HELEN, THE REST OF THE LOW BEING HEALED WILL BE FOLLOWING UP SIDEWALK PROJECT AND THE ELECTRIC POWER PROJECT AS WELL.

SO ALL THE MAJOR CORRIDORS AND PLACES THAT WE PUT SIDEWALKS IN WILL BE FOLLOWING THIS PROJECT COMPLETELY. OKAY, MY LAST ONE IS WOODHAVEN. I SENT AN EMAIL THIS MORNING TO MISS JESSIE, THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, IN REFERENCE TO WOODHAVEN, AND I WENT OUT AND I ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE STREET AND IT IS DIVIDING. IT IS SINKING. AND THEY DO HAVE SOME ISSUES GOING ON. SO WHAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR THAT STREET BEING REPAIRED AND I KNOW THEY CALLED AND SAID SOMEBODY DUMPED SOME GRAVEL OR SOMETHING ON THE STREET IN THE PART WHERE IT'S STARTING TO SEPARATE. IS THERE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT STREET BEING REPAIRED? BECAUSE THERE ARE ELDERLIES THAT LIVE ON THAT STREET. SO THAT IS A CONCERN. YES, MA'AM. MISS STOKES HAD CALLED ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE LAST WEEK AND STAFF HAD IT ON THEIR SCHEDULE. SHE HAS SOME ISSUES BETWEEN HER DRIVEWAY AND THE STREET, AND THEY WERE OUT THERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. AND I DID TELL HER THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE EVALUATE THE STREETS. SHE WAS SAYING THAT SHE FELT IT WAS SPLITTING OR DIPPING OR SOMETHING, BUT I TOLD HER THAT I HAD ALREADY EVALUATED THAT STREET, WOODHILL CIRCLE AS WELL, WHICH IS THE NEXT STREET OVER, AND WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH SOME TREE ROOTS GROWING INTO AND STUFF, SO THAT THEY'RE ALREADY ON OUR RADAR. SO I CAN

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OKAY. AND EVERY, EVERY STREET THAT HAS HAD SPEED BUMPS PUT ON THEM. THEY'VE ALL GONE THROUGH THAT SAME PROCESS. YES. EVERYONE, EVERY STREET THAT WE'VE DONE A PROJECT ON, THEY'VE SUBMITTED THE PETITIONS AND WE ACTUALLY WENT TO COLLECT THE DATA AND HAD A STUDY DONE TO JUSTIFY IF IT WAS A NEED FOR THE PETITION PROCESS IS JUST TO GET IT ON OUR RADAR TO START THE PROCESS, BUT AS NECESSARILY MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE A PROJECT THAT GOES THROUGH TO APPROVAL. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE IMPLEMENTED SO FAR WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER OKAY. THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE L CIRCLE REPAVING IS INCLUDED IN THE COMPLETION OF THE L CIRCLE REALIGNMENT. YES. OKAY. HOW ARE WE LOOKING WITH HOW ARE WE GOING TO QUANTIFY OUR STREETS SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO SHOW PEOPLE, MAYBE START THINKING ABOUT, OKAY, YOUR STREET WOULD BE PAVED IN 2026 OR 2027. BASED ON YOUR SCORE, WE CAN GIVE AN ESTIMATE. HOW ARE WE LOOKING WITH THAT PROJECT? SO WE PUT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR LAST CONVERSATION. WE DID MAKE ALL THE FULL STUDY AND THE RESULTS OF EVERYTHING OF OUR PAVEMENT CONDITION STUDY. EVERYTHING IS ON PUBLIC WORKS WEBSITE TOO, BUT A LIST OF ALL THE STREETS AND WHAT THEIR RATING WERE. SO ALONG WITH OUR TRAFFIC CALMING PROCESS TO STUDY THE MAPS AND EVERYTHING COLOR CODED MAP FOR ALL THE STREETS IS ONLINE ON THE WEBSITE. SO THAT KIND OF GIVES THE STUDY GIVES AN IDEA OF BREAKDOWN OF THEIR RECOMMENDED FIVE YEAR PLAN. SO WE'VE KIND OF BEEN FOLLOWING THAT TO SOME EXTENT ON WHAT STREETS TO DO AND WHAT ORDER CAN YOU SEND ME THAT IN A PDF FORM? YES. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT REPAVING WASHINGTON ROAD IN YOUR

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[IV.33. Distance Requirements for Public Notification of Planning and Zoning]

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. YES. AND THIS JUST SIMPLY PERTAINS TO OUR SECTION. I'M SORRY, MISS JESSIE. I'M SORRY. INTERIM CITY MANAGER. MISS JESSIE. YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT. AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I HAVE THIS UP HERE ON THE AGENDA IS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT 500FT IN THE ORDINANCE. WILL THE 500FT RADIUS AND ALSO THE 1000FT BOUNDARIES. BUT I JUST SIMPLY WANTED TO SUGGEST, BECAUSE MICROSOFT DID COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROJECT WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WERE WITHIN 500FT. BUT THE PROJECT IS CENTERED AROUND THREE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND ALSO COME TO FIND OUT AS THEY BEGIN TO BUILD OTHER COMMUNITIES WERE IMPACTED. SO I JUST WANTED DIRECTION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT ON JUST EXTENDING NOTIFICATION AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR, I GUESS, BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES THAT COME INTO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES. JUST EXTENDING THE NOTIFICATION, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT DID REACH OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT ALONG BEN HILL ROAD, WE HAVE SAVANNAH WALK THAT'S BEEN

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THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS VERY QUICKLY. JUST SECTION TEN, DASH 2235. AND NOTIFYING PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF A POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION. YES, MA'AM. KIM SMITH WILL DISCUSS THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. IN REFERENCE TO THAT SECTION OF THE CODE, IT COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY ZONING INFORMATION MEETING, PART OF THE CODE, WHERE WE HAVE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT FOR ANY PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES HAVE TO HAVE 31,000FT FROM THE PROPERTY AND THIS EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE UP, WE JUST DID A RANDOM AREA FOR A BP, AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY THAT'S COMING UP. AND TO YOUR POINT, IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A LOT OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO BE NOTIFIED. SO AS YOU SEE LAUREL PARK AND THERE'S SOME OTHER SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THIS 1000 FOOT AREA, THEY WOULD NEVER GET NOTIFIED THAT SOMETHING COULD POTENTIALLY BE COMING TO THAT. THAT VACANT, THAT LARGE VACANT LOT. BUT WHAT WE DID WAS PUT. A MILE, WHICH WAS A SUGGESTION AROUND THAT SAME PIECE. AND IT PICKED UP 2000 PARCELS, WHICH IN OUR OPINION IS, IS A IT'S A LOT. SO WE WERE WE WERE GOING TO ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO DO RESEARCH ON WHAT TYPE OF RADIUS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. YEAH. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE DID LOOK, LOOK AT IT. AND WE NEED TO FIND A, A POLICY THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE AREA. SO A THOUSAND IS TOO SMALL, BUT A MILE IS TOO LARGE. SO WE NEED TO FIND A, A MIDDLE GROUND, SOME SORT OF MIDDLE GROUND BECAUSE THANK YOU. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS. BUT WE DO NEED TO FIND I KNOW WE NEED TO FIND A MIDDLE GROUND SO THAT EVERYONE IS NOTIFIED THAT IT'S GOING TO POTENTIALLY BE IMPACTED. BUT THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. MORE THAN A THOUSAND. LESS THAN WHAT? 5780FT? 5280. I WAS CLOSE I REMEMBER THAT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL MORATORIUM. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT THIS ON THE NEXT WORK SESSION? WHAT DO YOU WANT IT? I MEAN, IF IT'S COMING, DO YOU NEED JANUARY? NEXT. NEXT WORK SESSION SHOULD BE FINE. DECEMBER. WORK SESSION. OKAY.

GOT THAT. MADAM DEPUTY CITY CLERK. NUMBER 33. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE FOUR MORE ITEMS. DEPARTMENTAL VACANCIES, DISCUSSION, LOCAL FOOD ECOSYSTEM, CREDIT CARD POLICY AND INVESTIGATION, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BEHAVIOR. BUT I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF STAFF.

[III.8. Departmental Vacancies Discussion]

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PEOPLE ARE LEAVING, PEOPLE ARE COMING. SO THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE AND WE JUST PICK A POINT IN TIME TO PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION. MOST OF THE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE ARE IN THE POLICE AND FIRE, AND EVEN GIVEN THOSE VACANCIES, YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AGAIN CONSTANTLY RECRUITING AND HIRING. SO THIS NUMBER IS SUBJECT TO BE DIFFERENT. MAYBE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. I KNOW FOR SURE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S NUMBER WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE I APPROVED AT LEAST SEVEN NEW HIRES TODAY. SO THESE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU ANOTHER UPDATE WITH MORE ACCURATE NUMBERS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, ON WHAT I SENT YOU TODAY JUST TO HIGHLIGHT WHERE MOST OF THE VACANCIES ARE AS I SAID, POLICE AND FIRE. THE NEXT WOULD BE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, WATER AND SEWER WITH 7% VACANCIES AND THEN CUSTOMER CARE WITH 6% VACANCIES. SO COUNCILMEMBER COMBS, YES, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION, MISS JESSIE. SO WITH THIS HERE, I KNOW THAT YOU SAY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING. PEOPLE ARE COMING. SO IS IT ANY WAY POSSIBLE? I DON'T KNOW HOW HARD OF A PUSH THIS WOULD BE, BUT MAYBE, IF POSSIBL, WE CAN GET JUST SOMETHING LIKE THIS. JUST A PRINTOUT. MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, MAYBE AT THE FIRST MEETING OR SOMETHING. AND IT JUST KIND OF TRACKS AND WE'LL SORT OF KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARDS TO. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I MEAN AND I DON'T AND YOU KNOW, IT'LL JUST SOMETHING UPDATED FROM HERE. SO IF THEY. YES MA'AM THE 70 WE'RE DOWN TO WHAT THE 12. YEAH THAT'S 12. YES, MA'AM. FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF. IS THAT A HOW DO WE DO? IS THAT A ASK? WE COULD PUT STAFFING UPDATES. YES. SO ON THE LIKE WE DO UPDATE ON POLICING. OKAY. AT THE FIRST. YES, MA'AM.

WE DO THIS AT THE AT WORK SESSION. WE CAN PUT IT ON AS A WORK SESSION DISCUSSION. OKAY.

BUT YEAH, JUST SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I CAN LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF PAPER. I KNOW WHAT IT SAID LAST MONTH. I CAN LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY. YES, MA'AM. DEFINITELY. CAN THAT BE DONE? EMAIL. WE CAN. YEAH. I TRIED. YEAH. YES. AND IF THERE'S SO THERE'S TWO WAYS. SO YES I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL PRIOR TO THE MEETING. BUT TWO IF IT'S A STANDING ITEM AND WE WANT HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF THERE IF THE UPDATE IS FINE IT'S FINE. RIGHT. YES. AND WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS IT. BUT WE COULD JUST HAVE A PLACEHOLDER IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S SOMETHING EVEN THAT MISS JESSIE OR OUR OUR CITY MANAGER WANTS TO SHARE WITH US AS AN UPDATE. BUT YES, I AGREE, UPDATING THIS MONTHLY AND WRITING AS AN EMAIL WOULD BE

[02:50:06]

THEY ARE TEMPORARY, FULL TIME, TEMPORARY. AND AS MR. REEVES SAID TONIGHT, TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT IN REGARDS TO STAFFING, BUDGETING, WHAT'S GOING TO WORK, WHAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK BEFORE THE INDIVIDUALS ARE MADE PERMANENT. IF HE DEVELOPS AND YOU APPROVE A PLAN TO MAKE THIS, THIS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PUBLIC WORKS, THEN WE PROPOSE THAT THOSE PEOPLE OR SOME PEOPLE BE HIRED ON A PERMANENT BASIS. SO I GUESS THE BUT NOT BUDGETED PART IS WHAT'S CONFUSING ME. SO WHAT WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE FULL TIME TEMPORARY POSITIONS WE'RE USING? SALARY SAVINGS, SALARY SAVINGS? YES, MA'AM. OUT OF ALL OF THE POSITIONS THAT ARE BUDGETED IN THE CITY, THEY'RE NOT ALL FILLED. SO WE USE SALARY SAVINGS TO PAY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. SO I THINK THAT IF FOR THIS NOTE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS DOCUMENT GOES OUT TO THE PUBLIC, IF IT SAID TEN FULL TIME TEMPORARY POSITIONS ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH SALARY SAVINGS BUT ARE NOT CURRENTLY PERMANENTLY BUDGETED, OKAY. I THINK THAT'LL HELP CLEAR THAT UP BECAUSE WHEN I READ IT, I WAS JUST LIKE, ARE THEY WORKING FOR FREE? YES, MA'AM. WE CAN MAKE THAT NOTE. AND THEN I KNOW WE HAD RECEIVED THE EMAIL ABOUT 50 WORDS AND I SEE THAT ON HERE. IT SAYS THERE'S ONE VACANCY THERE. BUT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN. SHARE. AND I GUESS MAYBE AN ASK OR SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT 50 WORD SHOULD BE A PART OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FROM A BUDGET AND STAFFING PERSPECTIVE, IT'S A HIGHLY LEGAL PROCESS. AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS VACANCY STRUCTURE AND THAT DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEEN DRIVEN AT LEAST FROM A PRESENTATION PERSPECTIVE TO US BY THE PREVIOUS CITY ATTORNEY. AND IT IS A HIGHLY LEGAL PROCES.

AND MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT EVIDENCE IS READY FOR COURT AND THINGS HAPPEN AND SO I THINK THERE'S A CONCERN THAT THERE MAY BE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

OR ACCOUNTABILITY. I SHOULD SAY ACCOUNTABILITY. LEGAL HAS AN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT AND MAKING

[02:55:08]

BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THAT CHANGE AND MAKE IT, I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD DO A RESOLUTION TO TAKE FORMAL ACTION BY COUNCIL SAYING THAT THAT'S WHERE THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD GO, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, ANOTHER DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT REPORTS DIRECTLY TO US. SO. FOR 50 PROPERTIES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL WANT TO DISCUSS THAT TONIGHT OR OR LATER, BUT OUR CITY ATTORNEY SHARED THAT WITH US PREVIOUSLY. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TO KEEP IT IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. YES, MA'AM. RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TO MOVE THE 50 WORST PROPERTIES INITIATIVE TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, RIGHT? SO IF WE DO THAT, THAT WOULD MEAN THE BUDGET IN THOSE POSITIONS, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE UNDER LEGAL INSTEAD OF JUST A DEPARTMENT THAT IS CO-WORK TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, BUT NOT REALLY. IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD ALSO SEEK DIRECTION FROM HER? LIKE IS THERE SOMEONE TO MANAGE IT LIKE I KNOW IT'S UNDER LEGAL, BUT DOES THAT BELONG? DOES IT BELONG TO OKAY, SO IT'S A PART OF LEGAL. BUT I'M WITH THE 50 WORST PROPERTIES TEAM. ME AND THE 3 OR 4. SO THEY WOULD REPORT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. OKAY. BUT THEY WILL BE HOUSED IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NO, NO, PROBABLY NOT. THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM OVER THERE, BUT THEY WOULD.

IT WOULD BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. I THINK I YEAH.

SO WHAT COUNCIL'S APPETITE AND. THE CITY ATTORNEY WIGGINS HAD A FAMILY SITUATION TONIGHT. IT'S MORE STREAMLINED IF IT'S IN THAT DEPARTMENT. CORRECT. SHROPSHIRE I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER. I KNOW 50 WORDS STARTED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHERE IT ORIGINALLY STARTED FRO.

SO WITH THE HELP OF LEGAL. SO IN IN LEGAL PLAYS A BIG PART IN THE 50 WORDS PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE COURT SOLICITOR AS WELL. SO IT PROBABLY WILL BE BEST TO MOVE IT OVER THERE BECAUSE IT PLAYS A BIG PART IN THE PROCESS AND HOW THINGS WORK. OKAY. WHAT WE COULD DO IS PUT IT ON THE AGENDA MONDAY FOR 50 WORST PROPERTIES. THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD BE HERE. WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER FREELAND. YES. THANK YOU. WHEN THIS WAS RAISED TO US, MISS JESSIE OR CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WAS ASKING YOUR OFFICE TO DESIGNATE A LEAD AT LEAST FOR NOW. HAVE YOU HAD THAT CONVERSATION OR MADE THAT DECISION? WE HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY WIGGINS AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, DISCUSSED THIS, AND SHE IS GOING TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT HER NEEDS ARE, HOW SHE ENVISIONS THAT WORKING. AND THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY IS SIMILAR TO WHAT MAYOR HOLIDAY INGRAM SAID ABOUT A PERSON WHO WOULD BE THE PROJECT MANAGER ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPRESSED THAT SHE WOULD PROBABLY NEED A SOLICITOR AND SOME LEGAL STAFF. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WOULD NEED A CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN OF HOW THAT WOULD WORK. THANK YOU. MISS JESSIE, WHEN DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BRING THIS BACK? NEXT MONDAY OR FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER. LIKE WHEN DO

[03:00:11]

[III.9. Local Food Ecosystem]

[03:05:01]

[III.10. City Credit Card Policy & Travel Policy]

THIS IS JUST THE CREDIT CARD, RIGHT? I BELIEVE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SEE IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN COMBINED. YES. THIS IS CREDIT CARD. BUT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE CAN HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAIN TO US BY EMAIL. WHAT IF IT'S EMBEDDED IN HERE, LIKE SOME TRAVEL PROVISIONS ARE WITHIN HERE SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE ONE DOCUMENT? OR IF IT'S A THIS AND A TRAVEL POLICY AND WHY IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS IN THE AGENDA PACKET OR THIS? WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? THE CITY ATTORNEY MISS MISS ATTORNEY CHERYL FREEMAN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS

[03:10:08]

AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN RED ARE THE REVISIONS TO WHAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER FREELY IS.

THE LAST TIME IT WAS BEFORE US, IT WAS SEPARATE POLICIES IN THE CITY. CLERK MIGHT HAVE JUST MOVED THAT ITEM FORWARD WITH THOSE PREVIOUS ITEMS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M SPECULATING. I DON'T SEE TRAVEL. NO, NO. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S DEFINITELY IN HERE, BUT FROM THE AGENDA PERSPECTIVE, WHERE THERE WAS A CREDIT AND A TRAVEL WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO US PREVIOUSLY, WE HAD THEM SEPARATE. YEAH. AND SO THAT PROBABLY CAME FORWARD. THAT ITEM WITH THOSE TWO. BUT I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST UPDATED POLICY. AND I THINK ATTORNEY FREEMAN IS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO ATTORNEY WIGGIN. OKAY. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO THE BLACK TEXT IS THE EXISTING PREVIOUS TEXT AND THE RED TEXT IS ALL NEW. SINCE THIS DISCUSSION BEGAN. CORRECT. THE BLACK TEXT IS WHAT THE CURRENT POLICY IS. OKAY. THANKS.

DECEMBER NINTH WORK SESSION. OR DO WE WANT IT SOONER? JUST ON DECEMBER 9TH. I HEARD THE NINE THREE TIMES. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL. NINTH. COUNCIL MEMBER. THE THREE OF YOU ALL. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. ZIEGLER. FREELY YOU WANT THE NINTH. THERE'S FOUR. SO FAR ON THE NINTH. NINE. OKAY. DECEMBER WORK SESSION. MADAM DEPUTY, CITY CLERK. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM I.

AND MADAM CITY CLERK. JUST MAKE SURE I HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING. DEPUTY CITY CLERK INVESTIGATION

[IV.34. Investigation into Coucilmembers Behavior]

A COUNCIL CAN DO AN INVESTIGATION BASED UPON THE ORDINANCE. IF THERE'S A VOTE OF COUNCIL TO DO THAT. AND MY CONCERN IS THAT, AS ONE PERSON SAID, IF THOSE TWO PEOPLE GET INTO IT AND THEN COUNCIL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WE DID NOTHING THEN, NOW COUNCIL IS LEGALLY LIABLE FOR WHAT MAY HAPPEN. BUT AGAIN, THE MECHANISM THAT IS AVAILABLE IS THROUGH THE ETHICS PROCESS. AND IF THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT SOMEONE DID SOMETHING CRIMINALLY, THEN YOU

[03:15:06]

BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOUR MECHANISM IS GOING TO BE THE ETHICS PROCESS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS NOT HERE, SO I'LL WAIT TILL SHE GETS BACK. BUT I CAN CITE THE ORDINANCE WHERE THE COUNCIL IS GIVEN PERMISSION TO DO INVESTIGATORY POWERS, AND IT DOES NOT STATE IN THAT THAT IT HAS TO BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR GOING THROUGH THE ETHICS THING.

SO I'LL JUST HOLD STAND DOWN FOR THAT AT THIS POINT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE? MUST BE GOOD FOR THE GANDER. AND IF WE'VE INVESTIGATED OTHER PEOPLE BASED UPON EMAILS, THEN I THINK WE HAVE TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THAT WHICH HAS BEEN SENT TO US, BECAUSE IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE FOR US TO NOT PROTECT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, EVEN WHEN WE DID THE SAME THING FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

SO I'LL WAIT. BUT THE CITY ORDINANCE DOES NOT SAY THAT. SO I'LL READ THE SECTION IN THE CHARTER THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. IS SECTION 2-202 INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES SAYS FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF AN AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION, THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE MAY MAKE INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES INQUIRIES INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY AND THE CONDUCT OF ANY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OR AGENCY THEREOF, AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MAY SUBPOENA WITNESSES, ADMINISTER OATHS, TAKE TESTIMONY AND REQUIRE THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE. ANY PERSON WHO FAILS OR REFUSES TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER ISSUED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE EXERCISE OF THESE POWERS SHALL BE PUNISHED AS PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE. THE INITIATION AND CONDUCT OF ANY INVESTIGATION OR INQUIRIES BY THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER THIS CHARTER PROVISION SHOULD NOT BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE INTERFERENCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, BY THE CITY MANAGER. SO I THINK THIS INVESTIGATION AND INQUIRY IS ABOUT ANY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OR AGENCY AND NOT NECESSARILY COUNCIL. OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS NOT HERE AGAIN FOR FAMILY REASONS. TONIGHT, BUT SHE AND THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SPOKE AND SO COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER, I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS ITEM TO GO? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WE CAN PLACE IT ON THE NEXT WORK SESSION. DECEMBER WORK SESSION.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. EXECUTIVE SESSION. OOPS. DO WE HAVE ANY FROM LEGAL? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT FROM LEGAL. OKAY. FROM MISS JESSIE? NO, MA'AM. OH, FROM THAT, I'M LOOKING AT ALL OF YOU AND I SAID STAFF, I MEANT COUNCIL. ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS FROM COUNCIL PERSONNEL? PERSONNEL? ONE PERSONNEL. HOW DOES THIS WORK? OH. I WOULD I'M GOING TO SAY ONE REAL ESTATE. JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE AN UPDATE. AND IF NOT, WE CAN GET IT BEFORE WE BEFORE WE ADJOURN. I, I WAS ACTUALLY IN. OH, SORRY. ON TO ASK A QUESTION AND MY QUESTION WAS WOULD THAT. AND I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HANDLED ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND MY QUESTION WAS MY QUESTION WOULD HAVE BEEN WOULD AND COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER, WOULD THAT BEEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM I I'M NOT CERTAIN IF WE SHOULD DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM OR NOT. SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION I DON'T KNOW. AND THAT WAS MY QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT PREVIOUSLY. YEAH. BUT I THINK THOSE WERE PERSONNEL LIKE EMPLOYEES MAKING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ANOTHER LEADER ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE, WHICH IS WHY WE COULD DO IT AS PERSONNEL. THIS IS AN ALLEGATION AGAINST THE COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I WOULD SAY BASED UPON WHAT THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SAID AND HER CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER'S DESIRE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT IT ON THE WORK SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OR HAVE HER ON

[03:20:02]

AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. IF THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED ON MONDAY, WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEY RETURNS TO GIVE US A GUIDANCE ON DO WE HANDLE IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR DO WE DO IT IN THE OPEN? SO DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY FREEMAN, IF YOU COULD LET THE CITY ATTORNEY KNOW, CITY ATTORNEY WIGGINS KNOW THAT THERE'S A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS DISCUSSION CAN BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND IF IT CAN, WE'LL DO IT ON THE 18TH. IF THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION, IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS PUBLICLY, THEN DECEMBER 9TH, COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER. YES. THANK YOU. CAN WE DO IT THAT WAY? YES, MA'AM. IS THAT OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE. YOU GOT IT. ATTORNEY FREEMAN I DO. OKAY, SO THE LEGAL WILL LET US KNOW. SO, EXECUTIVE SESSION SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE BRIEF. ONE PERSONNEL. AND I THINK. HOLD ON. LET ME LOOK AT MY PHONE. YEAH. THE OTHER ONES I THINK WE NEED, LIKE, SO ONE PERSONNEL AND ONE REAL ESTATE. FOR ONE, ONE FOR. YEAH. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR MOTION TO RECONVENE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL

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MEETING MINUTES. SPECIAL MEETING. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROP

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