Jul 07, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 7TH MINUTE AT EASTPOINTE CITY COUNCIL.

[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

FREHLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER. ATKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER.

ZIEGLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. CUMMINGS. MAYOR PRO TEM.

MITCHELL. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUTLER. WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE DUE TO HIS SON BEING IN THE HOSPITAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. PRESIDENT. MAYOR PRO TEM MITCHELL, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE TONIGHT HERE TO DO THE INVOCATION? PASTOR MOBLEY, IF YOU WOULD. AND COULD WE PLEASE HAVE EVERYONE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG? GOOD EVENING. LET US PRAY. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US LIFE JUST ONE MORE TIME.

AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE BREATH WITH OTHERS.

NOW WE PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL, THIS MAYOR AND ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE THIS CITY BETTER FOR WE, THE CITIZENS AND THOSE WHO VISIT. BLESS THEIR EFFORTS AS THEY WORK TO DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR US.

IN YOUR NAME, ALMIGHTY GOD. AMEN. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALRIGHT. TONIGHT OUR SERGEANT AT ARMS IS CAPTAIN ROGER ROBINSON.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA?

[VI. ADOPTION OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA]

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT.

WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH.

[VII. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION PASSES.

I DON'T SEE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS. NEXT WE HAVE.

CAN WE GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO ANY DISCUSSION? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

SO, PER CHAPTER TWO, SECTION 2-2002, RULE 28.

THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

[IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

SUBJECTS MAY INCLUDE ANY SUBJECT OF CHOICE. THERE WILL BE THREE.

THERE WILL BE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR EACH SPEAKER.

SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK MAY GIVE ALL OR PART OF THEIR TIME, UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ANOTHER SPEAKER, FOR A TOTAL OF SIX MINUTES OF SPEAKING. SPEAKERS MAY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ONLY ONCE DURING THIS TIME OF THE AGENDA.

SPEAKER MUST IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND THEIR ADDRESS.

PARTIES SPEAKING. QUESTIONS FROM THE SPEAKER MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

EASTPOINTE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE PRIORITY OF OVER OTHER SPEAKERS.

THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF NO MORE THAN 60 MINUTES FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

SPEAKERS MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE PRESIDING OFFICER.

SPEAKERS. TO OBSERVE ANY RULE OF DECORUM. I MEAN OUR RULES OF DECORUM, NO DEBATE, DISRESPECT OF THE SENATE IS GOING TO BE TOLERATED, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SAID. RULE ANY INDIVIDUAL OUT OF ORDER IF THEY FAIL TO DO SO.

MADAM CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SPEAKING TONIGHT? YES. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. FIRST WE HAVE MISS KAVON ARNOLD, AND SHE HAD TIME GIVEN TO HER BY MR. SMITH, FRANKY SMITH. SO SHE'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LATOYA KAVON ARNOLD.

I AM A RESIDENT AT 2465 MAIN STREET HERE IN EAST POINT, GEORGIA.

30344. I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A DEEPLY ROOTED AND ENGAGED RESIDENT.

I WAS SAD AND DISAPPOINTED BY THE WHAT TRANSPIRED DURING LAST MONDAY'S BUDGET MEETING AFTER MORE THAN 40 PLUS MEETINGS DEDICATED TO SHAPING THE UPCOMING YEAR'S BUDGET, IT WAS FRUSTRATING TO WATCH THE PROCESS BE DELAYED ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT $8,000.

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EVEN MORE CONCERNING WAS THE TONE AND CONDUCT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MEETING THE INFIGHTING, THE PERSONAL JABS, AND THE OVERALL LACK OF UNITY AMONG EACH OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS DISHEARTENING.

THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE DESERVES LEADERSHIP THAT CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.

LEADERSHIP THAT MODELS PROFESSIONALISM AND NOT CATTINESS AND PETTINESS.

I WAS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE MEETING BECAUSE INSTEAD OF THE CHAIR FACILITATING THE MEETING WITH FAIRNESS AND NEUTRALITY, THE CHAIRPERSON BROUGHT BIAS INTO THE DISCUSSION, PARTICULARLY REGARDING EVENTS.

I FOUND IT TROUBLING TO HEAR THE CHAIRPERSON ALLUDE TO A SPECIFIC EVENT, POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO DISTURBANCES OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS.

IT'S TRAFFIC, A PROBLEM DURING SOME OF THE EVENTS, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING VIOLENT TAKING PLACE AT ANY OF OUR MAJOR EVENTS.

SO I FELT THAT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE.

IT WAS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS ATTENDED MANY OF THE CITY'S EVENTS FOR YEARS, WHETHER WALKING FROM HOME, DRIVING, I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING UNSAFE OR DISRUPTIVE TO THE CONTRARY ON LARGE EVENTS.

THEY ARE FREE. THEY DRAW DIVERSE CROWDS. THEY ASSIST WITH BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

WE ENJOY EDUCATION. WE ENJOY THE MUSIC, WE ENJOY THE CULTURE, AND WE ENJOY THE CONNECTION.

SO IF THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT SPECIFIC EVENTS OR PROGRAMING, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT AS ADULTS, YOU GUYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE THEY COME OUT TO US.

WHEN A COUNCIL MEMBER IS HEARING ABOUT SOMETHING FROM THE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A PUBLIC SETTING, OR MEETING THIS HILL BEFORE THE MEETING, THAT FEELS LIKE IT'S MORE OF A COLLABORATION AND COLLUDING, AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE PUBLIC HUMILIATION. THESE MOMENTS SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER.

NOT GRANDSTANDING AT EACH OTHER'S EXPENSES. I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL WHO GAVE A REAL UNPROFESSIONAL REACTION TO UNVERIFIED HEARSAY, AND WITNESSING THIS COUNCIL PERSON CHASTISING THE RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED A MEETING FOR THEIR NATURAL RESPONSES TO WHAT WAS SAID.

IT'S NOT THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR THAT FOSTERS PUBLIC TRUST.

IT CREATES DISTANCE AND DISCOURAGEMENT. LASTLY, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY NEXT CONCERN WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE COMBINE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION FUNCTION WITH THE SILVER FOX SENIOR BALL.

MY FATHER, WHO IS ALSO A RESIDENT OF EASTPOINTE, A SENSATIONAL SENIOR WHO'S BEEN RESIDING IN EASTPOINTE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

HE, ALONG WITH ALL HIS SENIOR FRIENDS, LOVED THE SENIOR BALL.

IT'S A MOMENT FOR THEM TO CELEBRATE, NOT SHARED OR OVERSHADOWED.

PLUS, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, EAST POINT, WERE ALSO PREFERRED TO BE HONORED IN A WAY THAT IS JUST FOR THEM.

BOTH GROUPS DESERVE TO BE APPRECIATED INDEPENDENTLY AND INTENTIONALLY.

EASTPOINTE IS A CITY FULL OF PRIDE, LEGACY, AND PROMISE.

I HOPE THIS COUNCIL WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH GREATER UNITY.

RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. PURPOSE. PUT YOUR EGOS ASIDE.

PUT THE PEOPLE FIRST AND MAKE EASTPOINTE GREAT.

THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE MISS SHARON LOVETT.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. SHARON LOVETT, 2832 LOW DRIVE.

MY QUESTION IS, WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG? AS SHE STATED PRIOR TO ME THAT YOU ALL HAD TO GO OVER THE BUDGET 40 TIMES BEFORE YOU CAN, IT CAN BE APPROVED. THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU CAN ANSWER WHEN YOU ALL RESPOND.

AND THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS TO DO BETTER AND WORK BETTER TOGETHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY OR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE CAN'T SEE IT OUT HERE.

YOU KNOW SOME OF THEM. AND WHY ARE WE LOOKING LIKE SOUTH FULTON COUNTY CITY COUNCIL, DEKALB CITY COUNCIL, AND CLAYTON COUNTY CITY COUNCIL? WHY? YOU ALL CAN'T WORK TOGETHER AND COMPROMISE.

NOBODY'S GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE IT THEIR WAY, BUT YOU ALL NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND COMPROMISE ON THAT.

BUT THE LAST MEETING WAS I WAS SHAMED. I WAS REALLY ASHAMED TO BE HERE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK, AND EVERYBODY DIDN'T SHOW UP. YOU KNOW. SO. BUT I'M GLAD YOU ALL APPROVED THIS.

SO NOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND TRY TO WORK TOGETHER.

TODAY, I WANT TO THANK THE MEN OF INTELLIGENCE FOR CLEANING OUT MY PRIVACY FENCE THAT I CAN NO LONGER DO.

IT WAS VERY HOT OUT THERE AND ONE GUY CAME AND HE CLEANED IT OUT FOR ME, AND I WANT TO THANK HIM.

AND I DO KNOW THAT THAT'S PART OF THE BUDGET.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD, THAT IT IS PART OF THE BUDGET.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK HIM AGAIN, AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS IN THE BUDGET.

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GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'M TOM WARDLOW. I RESIDE AT ONE 301 MERCER AVENUE IN EAGAN PARK.

WARD B. IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF EAST POINT.

GEORGE, I HAVE THREE THINGS I WANT TO PRESENT THIS EVENING.

FOR ALL OF THEM, THERE IS A PHRASE I ENJOY, AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO JUST HOLD IT SOMEWHERE, THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY ON THAT LINE. I WANT TO SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING OF THIS LOCAL GOVERNING BODY WHERE I CAN SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY.

YOU WILL LISTEN. YEAH, YOU WILL LISTEN. AND AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.

THIS IS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT, IT IS.

AND THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM AT THE EAGAN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

THE LAST MEETING. WE HAD A RATHER ACTIVE DISCUSSION OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, OR RATHER THE REMOVAL OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT EAGAN PARK. AND AND THE GIST OF WHAT I TOOK AWAY WAS, WHY DID THE CITY DETERMINE THAT THEY WOULD DESTROY THIS STUFF INSTEAD OF DONATE IT TO SOME WORTHY NOT-FOR-PROFIT, SUCH AS GOODWILL, WHICH HAS THE CAPABILITY TO DO ANY SORT OF RECLAMATION OR RENOVATION THAT WOULD BRING THAT EQUIPMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT CODE AND REGULATION.

BOGGLES OUR MIND THAT THE OPTION WAS TO DESTROY THAT EQUIPMENT, WHICH WE AS CITIZENS PAID A LOT FOR, TO REPLACE IT WITH SOME NEW. BUT THAT'S IN THE PAST.

WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, BUT FOR THE OTHER PARKS WHERE THE CITY IS DETERMINED TO UPGRADE OR IMPROVE.

PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING THOSE THINGS TO A NOT FOR PROFIT.

I'M SURE THAT'S WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE CITY.

I DON'T HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO VERIFY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.

AND THIRD, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE FIRE LANE PARKING ISSUES. I BELIEVE IF I GO OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, I WILL FIND AT LEAST ONE CAR PARKED IN THE FIRE LANE.

AND HERE I AM IN A MEETING. SO WHAT IF WE HAVE A FIRE? OH WELL, SOMEBODY CAR IS PARKED THERE. COME ON.

I DON'T KNOW WHO PARKED AND I DON'T CARE, BUT THE CITY SHOULD ENFORCE FIRE REGULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY. WELL MOVING ALONG. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS.

OH. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM MITCHELL.

I'M SORRY. UP NEXT WILL BE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

I'M SORRY I MISSED THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? IS THERE ANY. OKAY.

[X. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL]

COUNCILMAN ROGERS. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS OF WARD D FOR YET ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY GATHERING, WHICH WAS HELD ON LAST SATURDAY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN L CIRCLE WRAP UP MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE HELD ON JULY 22ND AT 6:30 P.M., WHICH WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH AN UPDATE OF THE PROJECT, ANY UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIRECTLY

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LOCATION UPDATES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED SOON. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A TEACHER BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE.

WE ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS JUST RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL ON TOMORROW.

STARTING TOMORROW BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 A.M.

AND 5:00 PM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ANY SCHOOL, SUPPLY ITEMS TO THE TEACHER.

BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE HELD ON JULY 26TH AT 11:00 AM.

PLEASE DROP THOSE BOTTLES. PLEASE DROP OFF THOSE ITEMS AND SIGN THE SIGN IN SHEET.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER ON JULY 26TH, PLEASE CALL THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT (404) 270-7090. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT THE WORD DIVISIVE WAS USED LOOSELY ON LAST MONDAY AND OUT OF CONTEXT.

WHAT CAUSES DIVISION IS BEING A PART OF IS BEING A PART OF A COMMITTEE AND HAVING INPUT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND VOTING AGAINST THE RESIDENTS. WHAT CAUSES DIVISION IS VOTING AGAINST THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT YOU DIRECTLY IMPACT, AND YOU HEAR THEIR VOICES? WHAT CAUSES DIVISION IS THE CONSTANT BERATING OF STAFF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COUNSEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHEN THEY COME BEFORE US IN MEETINGS. WHAT CAUSES DIVISION IS PLACING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SENT IN AN EMAIL, BUT IS UTILIZED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A WORK SESSION, HAVING SECRET MEETINGS THAT CAUSES DIVISION AND VOTING AGAINST THE RESIDENTS OF WARD D. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT ALSO CAUSES DIVISION.

ONE PERSON CAME OUT ABOUT THE TOWNHOMES IN WARD B, AND THE DEVELOPER WAS ENCOURAGED TO GO BACK BEFORE THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED. HOWEVER, IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, RESIDENTS OF WARD D WERE NOT GIVEN THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT CAUSES DIVISION.

ON APRIL 21ST, WARD D WAS VOTED AGAINST AGAIN FOR A WAREHOUSE.

WHEN RESIDENTS AGAIN CAME BEFORE COUNCIL AND TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT TO THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

COUNSEL WAS EVEN CALLED DISINGENUOUS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RUSH TO ADDRESS THE WAREHOUSE ISSUE SOUTH OF I2 85.

BUT COUNCIL DID THEY ALREADY. THEY ALREADY TACKLED THIS ISSUE THROUGH A MORATORIUM AND CHANGING THE ORDINANCES.

THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH, THERE IS A PRE-APPLICATION FOR WARD B ASPHALT AND WAREHOUSE IN STORAGE, AND ALSO IN WARD B, A TRANSFER STATION, A WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE FACILITY.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE MOST INTERESTING IS THE VOTE.

WHAT MAKES ONE WARD OR AREA OF THE CITY BETTER THAN THE OTHER? FOR ME, I WILL ALWAYS STAND WITH THE RESIDENTS AND PRIORITIZE WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER THEY CAN CAST A VOTE FOR ME OR NOT. HOWEVER, I'VE OBSERVED A TROUBLING PATTERN.

HATTON. RESIDENTS IN WARD D ARE NOT BEING LISTENED TO AND THEIR VOICES ARE REPEATEDLY VOTED AGAINST.

IF ANY RESIDENT CONTACTS ME IN THE CITY, WHETHER THEY CAN VOTE FOR ME OR NOT, I EXTEND THE COURTESY OF A MEETING AND ALLOW THEM TO BE HEARD.

HOWEVER, WHEN RESIDENTS FROM WARD D REACHED OUT TO CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEY REFUSED TO MEET AND ONE EVEN MENTIONED MANUFACTURE OUTRAGE.

HOW DOES A PROPERTY OWNER AND A TAXPAYER MANUFACTURE OUTRAGE WHEN IT COMES TO WHERE THEY LIVE OR THEIR PROPERTY VALUE? IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT DIVISION, WE NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

THE PATTERNS SPEAK FOR ITSELF, AND POINTING FINGERS ONLY DISTRACTS FROM THE REAL SOURCES.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT ORLANDO MCCLOUD TO THE UTILITY ONE SECOND TO THE UTILITY UTILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION. IT'S A COMMISSION.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. COUNCILMAN ATKINS? YES. THANK YOU, MR..

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THERE'S GOING TO BE A BACK TO SCHOOL BASH THAT WE'LL BE HOSTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRYCE AND CONTRACTORS AND IMPACT CHURCH ON AUGUST 2ND FROM 12 TO 3. SO IF YOU'VE GOT SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE BRING THE CHILDREN OUT.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THOSE THINGS AND PUSH THEM OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL THE DETAILS AND ALL THE INFORMATION OUT FOR THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MR. WARDLOW SPOKE ABOUT THE THE PARK SITUATION THERE.

WE DID HAVE A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION. I REACHED OUT TO THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THOSE CITIZENS AND EAGAN PARK REGARDING THAT PARK CONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW INSTALLATION. I AM HOPING THAT MR. CITY MANAGER, THAT WE WOULD ALLOW THE THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH REENGAGING CITIZENS AS IT RELATES TO BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS. THERE IS A PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION.

I GOT THE STRONG FEELING THAT THE CITIZENS WERE FEELING THAT THEIR VOICES WERE NOT HEARD IN THIS.

AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DIRECTOR OR OTHERS FROM PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENGAGE WITH CITIZENS ACROSS THE CITY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

THE LAST THING IS THAT I THINK MISS MARTIN HAD SPOKEN ABOUT OUR DECISION TO MOVE SOME EVENTS FROM COUNCIL OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I'M THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO MADE A COMMENT ABOUT EVENTS AS IT RELATES TO CITYWIDE EVENTS, LIKE THE HOLIDAY EVENT AND THE SILVER FOX BALL.

I'M GLAD THAT MISS MARTIN BROUGHT THAT UP. I HOPE THAT IT'S NOT MISUNDERSTOOD.

I THINK MISS KAVON ARNOLD. SORRY, MISS ARNOLD.

MISS ARNOLD. MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT. SO THE IDEA IS NOT TO HAVE THOSE THINGS COMBINED, BUT TO KEEP THOSE THINGS SEPARATE.

BUT LAST YEAR, ONE WAS HELD IN COLLEGE PARK. ONE WAS HELD IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE.

IF THEY ARE, THEN PRODUCED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN USE THOSE AS LEVERAGE TO GET BETTER PRICING SO THAT WE CAN USE MORE DOLLARS FOR CITY SERVICES. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, BECAUSE MY IDEA WAS NOT TO COMBINE THE EVENTS, BUT IN FACT TO DEFINITELY KEEP THOSE SEPARATE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ATKINS. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION.

WAIT, I MEAN, ARE YOU LIGHTS ON? OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN.

SORRY. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE PARK, I ACTUALLY HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE RECEIVED SEVERAL EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS IN REFERENCE TO THE PARK, AND THE DIRECTOR IS HERE WHO'S GOING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE PARK? AND IF THE COMMUNITY WAS HAD A MEETING BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN IT CAME BEFORE COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU CAME UP HERE, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND MR. PICKETT DID SCHEDULE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I KNOW HE DID CENTER PARK WITH THE COMMUNITY FOREST PARK.

SO THAT ITEM IS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR PRESENTATION.

SO I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE MORE QUESTIONS. SO MR..

TOM, YOU CAN GET YOUR ANSWERS. WHEN MR. PICKETT COME UP AND SPEAK.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS.

SO NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[XI.1. "Southside Day" by Young Joc and Sherrie Phillips (Part 1 of 2)]

I'M NOT SURE IF MISTER CITY MANAGER. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE COMING? WELL, THAT WAS UNDER THE THE MAYOR, AND SHE'S NOT HERE.

I THINK IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD STILL WANT TO SEE THAT PRESENTATION.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE PARTICIPANTS ARE HERE. IF THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY OBJECT TO THAT. THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT.

OKAY. YOU CAN. COME ON.

IT'S JUST HORRIBLE. THERE'S NO VISUALS. THANK YOU.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD EVENING. AND MR. MAYOR PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR AFFORDING YOUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU OPENLY IN THIS TYPE OF FASHION.

AND I JUST WANTED TO. BEFORE I PROCEED WITH MY PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AS A CITY YOUR FLOWERS.

BECAUSE I HAVE WATCHED FROM CLOSE AND AFAR. YOU BRING YOUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER ON SO MANY EVENTS, AND IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. LET ME SAY THAT.

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE COMMUNITY ACTIVATIONS.

SO I AM JESSICA ROBINSON, PROFESSIONALLY KNOWN AS YOUNG JOC.

THIS IS MY ASSISTANT, SHARI PHILLIPS. I REALLY FEEL LIKE SHE'S GOING TO BE GOOD AT THE PRESENTATION PART OF IT,

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THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. AS HE STATED.

I'M SORRY, PHILIPS. I WORK ALONGSIDE OF HIM, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF SPEARHEADING SOUTH SIDE DAY.

IT IS THE SECOND ANNUAL EVENT. LAST YEAR, WE HELD IT AT THE PRINCETON LAKE LOCATION RIGHT OFF OF CAMP CREEK, AND WE DID A SOUTH SIDE DAY AT THE LAKE. SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER THREE EXTREMELY LARGE PLATFORMS UNDER A NONPROFIT CALLED BLESS ONE COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS YOUNG JOCK RAY DANIELS AND TORI TOMLINSON, ALL FORMER CLASSMATES OF BANNEKER HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS.

AND THE GOAL FOR THIS YEAR WAS TO MAGNIFY THE PLATFORM THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, AND TO UNIFY ALL CITIES OF THE SOUTH SIDE SO RESPECTFULLY, TO NOT HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE WHAT THE OTHER LADY SAID, NOT HAVING THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF A SOUTH FULTON OR A COLLEGE PARK, BUT MORE SO TO HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVE THINGS BECAUSE YOU ALL DO WORK EXTREMELY HARD AT YOUR JOBS.

AND ME SITTING HERE AS A RESIDENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT REALLY GOES INTO AND WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO AND DEAL WITH DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS AS A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS AND WE WANT TO SEE GREATNESS IN OUR CITIES.

I THINK THAT SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A TRANSITION FROM SO MANY REZONINGS WITH NO LONGER BEING WITH THE SOUTH SIDE, NO LONGER BEING ALL OF ATLANTA, NOW THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, AND SO MANY CHANGES WITH LIKE COLLEGE PARK AREAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIVISION AMONGST THE CITIES IN THE SOUTH SIDE AS A TOTAL.

SO OUR GOAL WITH SOUTHSIDE IS TO UNIFY ALL OF THOSE CITIES FOREST PARK, CAPE UNION CITY COLLEGE, PARK CITY, SOUTH FULTON, AND OF COURSE THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE TO SHOW THE STRENGTH IN THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND SO IT IS A COMMUNITY DAY. IT'S A FESTIVAL WHERE WE HAVE THE DIVINE NINE ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE THE CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY COMING OUT AS OF SUPPORT.

AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS, LOCAL VENDORS THAT ARE LOCAL TO THE CITY TO SHOW THE PRIDE OF THE CITY OF THE SOUTH SIDE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER AND POURS THOSE RESOURCES INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE OVER 1000 LAPTOPS AWAY TO THE STUDENTS AS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY.

THIS YEAR, OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE AWAY 1000 TABLETS BECAUSE APPARENTLY TABLETS ARE MORE BENEFICIAL IN SCHOOL THAN THE LAPTOPS ARE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO GIVE AWAY 1000 TABLETS. WE'RE LOOKING TO DO JOB RESOURCES TO LET THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY KNOW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SO FAR AWAY. YOU CAN WORK, LIVE AND PLAY IN YOUR AREA HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO LIKE, THE RESTAURANTS AND THE FOOD TRUCKS ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN, BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY THE HEALTHY RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF ART AND GARDENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AS WELL.

SO WE'RE USING SOUTH SIDE DAY AS A WAY TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT TOGETHER AS ONE. AND TO JUST KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT HE SAID.

EASTPOINTE HAS BEEN SO STRONG IN SHOWING THAT WITH YOUR WIND DOWN WEDNESDAYS AND WITH YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, THAT WE JUST FELT LIKE WE'RE BETTER TO TAKE IT THAN TO THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE AND LET YOU GUYS HOST IT IF YOU ALLOW US TO BE HERE IN YOUR SPACE.

SO THAT'S SOUTH SIDE DAY. NOW. CAN I CONTINUE? OH, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANT ME TO STOP.

OKAY. NOW. WE TEAMED UP WITH PEOPLE LIKE THE LUDACRIS FOUNDATION.

QC. AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO HELPED US BRING THIS AMAZING EVENT TOGETHER.

IT WAS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CHILDREN, THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.

IT MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES. WE WERE ACTUALLY SHOOTING FOR GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS BECAUSE THEY FIRST SAID, LET'S GIVE AWAY 500. I SAID, NO, LET'S GO FOR THE GUSTO.

LET'S GIVE THEM A THOUSAND. AND SOMEONE IN THE ROOM SAID, WOULD THAT BE A GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS? I SAID, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE NEXT TIME WE DO THIS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT WITH THE CITY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. I'M A NATIONALLY SYNDICATED MORNING SHOW HOST.

YOUNG JACK. IN THE STREETS. MORNING. TAKE OVER. I BROADCAST EVERY MORNING FROM 6 TO 10 IN ABOUT 25 CITIES.

EIGHT OF THEM BEING MAJOR CITIES. AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW WHAT UNIFICATION LOOKS LIKE.

AS MR. PHILIP SAID, THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT WILL COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT.

I MET WITH THE MAYOR. I MET WITH ABOUT 11 MAYORS, AND USUALLY I'M AN ENTERTAINER.

USUALLY IT'S THE MAYORS OR THE POLITICIANS, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHO BRINGS US TOGETHER.

WELL, THIS IS AN EFFORT WHERE AN ENTERTAINER, AND I GUESS YOU COULD SAY A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST IS DOING THAT IN RETURN.

IN KIND. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR SOME THINGS.

IT'S NOT YET CAME UP REALLY FAST. IT'S NOTHING BAD.

IT'S NOTHING BAD. LET ME ASK FOR THOSE THINGS.

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IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL STAGE AREA.

I LOVE HOW EVERYTHING ALIGNS. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME SUPPORT FROM YOUR POLICE AS WELL.

AND WE JUST WANT TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT GO OUT TO ALL OF YOUR RESIDENTS.

LIKE HE SAID, HE'S A NATIONAL SYNDICATED MORNING SHOW HOST. SO WE HAVE RADIO, PLENTY OF PROMOTION.

WE HAVE A HUGE OVER 3.5 MILLION AS FAR AS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO TOUCH THE PEOPLE AND THE RESIDENTS IN THESE SPACES.

SO WHEN HE'S MET WITH EACH OF THESE MAYORS, WE ARE ASKING ALL OF THEM IF WE CAN BE IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS THAT THEY SEND OUT, WHETHER IT'S THE TEXT MESSAGES OR THE EMAILS OR WHATEVER IT LOOKS LIKE, TO GET THAT INTO THE HANDS OF THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CALLING ALL OF ATLANTA. WE'RE WERE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO THE SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS.

WE WANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING VOTER REGISTRATION AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHO THEIR COUNCIL AND REPRESENTATIVES ARE, AND TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR MAYOR IS INDEED MAYOR INGRAM, NOT MAYOR DICKENS. WE WANT TO LET THEM SEE WHO THE PEOPLE ARE, AND THE CHANGE MAKERS ARE OF THEIR CITIES.

SO WE'RE INVITING THOSE DIFFERENT COUNCILS AND MAYORS INTO THEIR SPACE AS WELL.

WE WANT TO, LIKE I SAID, DO A VOTER REGISTRATION.

WE HAVE IT ON OUR TASK LIST TO DO SCHOLARSHIPS.

WE'RE GIVING OUT THREE DIFFERENT SCHOLARSHIPS. AND CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY HAS AGREED TO DO WAIVED APPLICATION FEES FOR THOSE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY'RE ALSO CHOOSING THAT IF THE STUDENT DOES CHOOSE TO PURSUE EDUCATION AT CLARK ATLANTA, THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING TO GIVE THEIR OWN SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO THEY WILL GO RIGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY OF YOU ALL'S CHILDREN.

AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO DO SOME FORM OF PASS THROUGH BILL RELIEF, SINCE WE ARE NOW FRESHLY OFF COVID AND OFF OF MORATORIUM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE BACK AND POUR INTO THESE COMMUNITIES AS BEST AS WE CAN.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO BILL RELIEF SCHOLARSHIPS, TABLETS, AND WE JUST NEED THE COMMUNITY TO BE HERE SO WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY TO GIVE IT TO, AND WE WANT TO DO IT HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I SEE A COUPLE OF LIGHTS ON, SO THEY MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU SO WE CAN START WITH THEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS. OH, SORRY. CHAIRMAN. COUNCILMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER. SHROPSHIRE. THANK YOU. SO, WHAT'S THE DATE? AUGUST 31ST. AUGUST 31ST. AND MR. SUNDAY, YOU SAY IT'S A SUNDAY.

OKAY. AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR TABLETS.

WILL THERE BE ANY SCHOOL SUPPLIES AS WELL? WELL, WE CAN DO WELL.

SO NATURALLY WHENEVER WE'VE DONE THESE TYPE OF ACTIVATIONS, PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE WOODWORKS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE A PART.

YOU KNOW, THE PHILANTHROPISTS COME OUT IN THEM AND THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, I GOT BOOK BAGS. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE DIDN'T GO WITH THIS.

THE SAME OLD APPROACH. I MEAN, I WAS I WAS A KID ONCE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS WERE KIDS AND WENT TO SCHOOL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL NEEDED A NEW BOOK BAG EVERY YEAR.

I JUST I DON'T NEED A I DIDN'T NEED A NEW BOOK BAG EVERY YEAR.

AND I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO LEAVE WITH A BOOK BAG DRIVE.

BUT SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE INDEED NEEDED. AND SO WE DO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TYPE OF SUPPLIES ARE IN THE ACTIVATION.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY, OKAY. SO THE ASK IS TO DO IT HERE.

OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WHAT IS IT? SOUTH SIDE DAY.

IF THEY WORK, MAKE THE MOTION TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

TO DO THE EVENT HERE IN EASTPOINTE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? SO MOVE ANY DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION.

GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER CUMMINGS. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

JUST ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT? OKAY. WELL, LAST YEAR THERE WAS A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

GET A THOUSAND PEOPLE. OKAY. AND LET'S SEE, YOU HAVE A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

AND THE TIME WAS. WHAT WILL BE THE TIME FOR THE EVENT? WE'RE LOOKING AT 12 TO 8, 12 TO 8 AND EIGHT NOT BEING THE TIME THAT PEOPLE GET OUT OF HERE.

THAT'S JUST LIKE FINDING A WRAP OUT WINDOW THAT YOU HAVE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

AND YOUR ASK IS FOR. I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR POLICE.

CAN YOU GIVE A RUNDOWN? SO YOU COULD HOST OUT IN THE FRONT OF IT? YEAH. OKAY. SO I KNOW THAT ASKED FOR POLICE. ARE YOU GOING TO NEED FIRE, EMS PROTECTION, EMS AS WELL? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YES. DO YOU WANT TO. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OR.

YEAH. WHEN THEY WORK WITH THEM I JUST. RIGHT.

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EXACTLY. FOR THE EVENT. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE I DID ASK ON THE DATES OF THE 31ST FROM 12 TO 8, AND THAT'S GOING TO PRETTY MUCH BE YOUR WINDOW WITH ABOUT ROUGHLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THAT'S CORRECT. NOW, THAT WAS LAST YEAR.

OKAY. BUT IT GETS BIGGER AND BETTER THIS YEAR.

YOU AND I THINK. LET ME LET ME SAY THIS. I THINK PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE INITIALLY THOUGHT THE SOUTHSIDE DAY WAS A PARTY BECAUSE IT KIND OF STARTED OUT THAT WAY. AND ONCE WE ALL CAME TOGETHER, MYSELF AND MY CLASSMATES, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? NO, THIS HAS TO BE COMPLETELY IMPACTFUL, COMMUNITY DRIVEN.

IT'S GOT TO BE FOR THE KIDS. IT'S GOT TO BE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME ISSUES IN SOUTH FULTON.

AND THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP DOING AT THE PRINCETON LAKES WHICH WASN'T THE MOST IDEAL VENUE FOR THIS EVENT, BUT IT WORKED. AND I JUST SAID, I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE IT NEEDS TO BE MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THIS GO ROUND.

AND IN THE PROCESS OF SAYING THAT, WE STARTED, YOU KNOW, SAYING, WELL, WHERE CAN WE FIND VENUES? AND WE STARTED LOOKING AROUND AND EVERY TIME I ASKED, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN PEOPLE, EAST POINT, EAST POINT WAS LIKE, I WAS LIKE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BECAUSE YOU GUYS, YOU YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OVER THE YEARS HOSTING YOUR EVENTS.

I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT EAST POINT ALL THE TIME.

I'VE COME THROUGH AND SUPPORTED. I'VE COME THROUGH AND JUST TOTALLY ENJOYED MYSELF AND LIKE, YO, EAST POINT GOT IT GOING ON. AND SO I WAS LIKE, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND MAYBE A START TO A VERY GREAT FUTURE. YOU KNOW. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I YIELD REALLY QUICK. MADAM CITY CLERK, COULD YOU READ THAT MOTION BACK? I DIDN'T HEAR ALL OF IT. COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE'S MOTION WAS THE MOTION TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO DO SOUTH SIDE DAY IN THE CITY OF EAST POINT, AND MARK ROGERS SECONDED IT. OKAY. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? IT IS. AND TO INCLUDE THE CVB AS WELL. OKAY. COUNCIL, I WANT TO SAY YOU'RE BEING MODEST. AS AN ATTENDEE OF SOUTH SIDE DAY LAST YEAR.

YOU ALL DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

IN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. TORY TOM WILSON. YES.

LIKE. I MEAN, WHAT CAN I SAY? HE IS SOMEONE THAT IS COMMUNITY ACTIVATED.

LAST YEAR, YOU, HIM, AND ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR CLASSMATES WAS ON STAGE FROM BANNEKER.

AND I WITNESSED THE GIVING AWAY OF THOSE LAPTOPS.

I THINK WHAT I ENJOY MOST ABOUT IT WAS JUST THE DOWN HOME JUST FEELING OF BEING IN THE SPACE.

AND I'M GLAD THAT IT'S ON ANOTHER DAY THIS YEAR, BECAUSE LAST YEAR IT CONFLICTED WITH HOUSE IN THE PARK.

SO IS IT THE SAME DAY? YOU KNOW WHAT? HONESTLY? HOUSE IN THE PARK. SO I WAS AT YOUR EVENT, THEN MET UP WITH SOME FRIENDS.

BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS TO EAST POINT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING YOUR THING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF US EXCEPT FOR US? MY ASK, IS THAT A SMALL PORTION OF THE LAPTOP GIVEAWAY? WE HAVE EIGHT SCHOOLS IN EASTPOINTE, SO I WOULD LIKE MAYBE 20% OF THOSE TABLETS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE SCHOOLS IN EASTPOINTE.

THAT'S THAT'S LIKE I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR MORE, BUT I SAID 20%.

I MEAN, WE IDENTIFIED THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. AND THROUGH YOUR WORK IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE, THOSE EIGHT SCHOOLS ARE BLESSED. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE HIGH SCHOOL.

TRI CITIES GET SOME TABLETS. AND THE KIDS DO LIKE TABLETS BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO CARRY.

BUT I WOULD JUST BE I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THAT THOSE PRINCIPALS BE CONTACTED TO COME TO SOUTH SIDE DAY AND PICK UP THEIR TABLETS FOR THEIR SCHOOL BUILDING. WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.

THAT WAS KIND OF I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT LIKE THIS, BUT I HAVE TO.

THAT'S KIND OF THE IDEA BECAUSE WE'RE COMING INTO YOUR WE'RE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. LIKE WE.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENTS COME FIRST.

THERE WILL BE OTHER PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER, YOU KNOW, CITIES AND WHATNOT, BUT BEING ABLE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH YOU.

I DON'T SEE THAT BEING A PROBLEM AT ALL. I SEE THAT BEING MORE EFFECTIVE AND IT'S A LOT MORE.

YEAH. MR. CLEANER, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THOSE PRINCIPALS WHERE THEY CAN COME TO SOUTH SIDE DAY AND PICK UP THOSE ITEMS FOR THEIR SCHOOL.

TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL. YOU NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS.

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GUILTY PLUG. THEY WILL HELP. THAT ASSOCIATION WILL COME OUT AND ALSO VOLUNTEER.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO EASTPOINTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES.

CONGRATS. AND RESPECTFULLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON SYLVAN ROAD IN NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE AND THE INNOVATION TAB PRESENTATION.

[XI.2. Update on Sylvan Road and N. Central Avenue Site and Innovation TAD Presentation by Mikey Consentino]

THANK. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MIKEY COSENTINO.

MICHAEL. WHAT? MY MOM CALLS ME. NICE TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M OFF THE RAILS.

OH, YOU DO THIS FOR ME? OH. GOT IT. JUST PRESSED IT.

JUST PRESSED IT DOWN. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING SOME OF YOU OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, BUT I. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. I GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, BUT I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 2009.

KIND OF BOUNCING AROUND, STARTING MY ADULT LIFE AND BUILDING SMALL BUSINESSES AND IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY.

IN FACT, I THINK I WORKED WITH MR. JACK BEFORE, A LONG TIME AGO.

IT'S BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO TO BUILD A PLACE WHERE CREATIVES AND INNOVATORS AND TECHNOLOGISTS COULD GO.

A PLACE THAT BUSTLED WITH INNOVATION. AND THAT IDEA HAD CRYSTALLIZED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

BUT OBVIOUSLY LOTS OF LOTS OF DIFFICULT THINGS AHEAD.

THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS TO FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO THAT.

EAST POINT IS CLEARLY THE CORRECT PLACE. I LOOKED FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND FINALLY FOUND THIS SITE 307.

I MET WITH A FEW OF YOU AS WELL WITH MAYOR AND I LOVED RIGHT OUT THE GATE HOW MUCH EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON PROTECTING THESE CATALYTIC SITES AND REALLY HOLDING OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD TRULY BE IMPACTFUL AND UPLIFT AND ENCOURAGE THE, THE CITY BUSINESS GROWTH IN DIFFERENT SECTORS THAT MAY BE OUR OVERLOOKED HISTORICALLY.

THIS SITE CAME WITH SOME CHALLENGES AND SO I THOUGHT ALONG THE WAY I COULD ALSO UPDATE YOU GUYS ON SOME OF OUR PROGRESS AND WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW HOW WE'VE DONE IN DEMOLISHING THE SITE OVER THIS PAST I GUESS SEVEN MONTHS NOW SINCE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THIS WAS AN OLD GLASS FACTORY.

I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF SPECULATION AS TO HOW MUCH POLLUTION OR HOW MUCH ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN DONE.

AND, AND AS A RESULT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE TESTED OVER AND OVER AND OVER, INCLUDING MYSELF, BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE SITE.

AND I CAN SAY THAT WE WERE BLESSED TO FIND OUT IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY CLEAN.

MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE DEMOLISHED NEARLY 85 TO 90% OF ALL STRUCTURES, ALL THE WAREHOUSE BEHIND YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE TVS. GOT IT.

I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT. SO WE'VE TAKEN DOWN A MAJORITY OF THE STRUCTURES.

THESE PHOTOS ARE ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF OLD.

WITH THE HOLIDAYS AND STORMS. I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK OVER THERE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE EVERYTHING BEHIND THAT FIRST STACK IS ACTUALLY GONE.

NOW, MOST OF THAT CEMENT STACK IS NOW GONE. AND THEN A LOT OF THE FURNACES ARE COMING DOWN NOW, SO WE'RE WE'RE ALMOST DONE. THAT EYESORE IS ALMOST GONE.

AND WE CAN, I THINK, MORE SECURE OR WE CAN SECURE THAT AREA A LITTLE BETTER, AS IT'S HAD A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC FROM VISITORS. LET'S SEE HERE A COUPLE OTHER SHOTS YOU CAN SEE.

IT'S IT'S INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, AS CLOSE AS YOU GET TO THIS PLACE, YOU.

I FORGET HOW CLOSE IT ACTUALLY IS TO THE AIRPORT JUST RIGHT THERE.

AND ALSO, SORRY. LET ME GO BACK JUST HOW CLOSE DOWNTOWN REALLY IS.

WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, FROM THIS SITE, THIS PHOTO IS YOU'VE SEEN THIS.

MAYBE THIS IS WHAT WE PRESENTED IN OUR FIRST MEETING.

THIS JUST SHOWS A VERY GENERAL HIGH LEVEL CONCEPT, REALLY ALLOCATING DIFFERENT SPACES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND WHILE WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THIS CONCEPT, IT'S STILL VERY MUCH IN ITS EARLY STAGES.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON CURRENTLY IS WORKING WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO UNDERSTAND TIMELINES AND REALLY WHAT IT WILL TAKE

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WE'RE TAKING A PRETTY DIFFERENT APPROACH. AS I MENTIONED, I STARTED SOME BUSINESSES AS A AS I WAS YOUNGER WORKING IN CREATIVE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, ROBOTICS, SIMULATION, VIDEO GAMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I'VE WORKED A LOT WITH VERY TECHNICAL AND VERY CREATIVE TEAMS. AND SO AGAIN, AS I REITERATE, I SEE A PLACE THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THAT AND HARMONY CREATING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY.

ALONG WITH SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF OUR DEMOLITION PROGRESS WITH WITH PROGRESS, WHICH I KNOW IS REALLY EXCITING STUFF.

I WANTED TO HAVE NOT LOOKED AT MY NOTES AT ALL.

I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. I WANTED TO REALLY LEAVE YOU GUYS WITH THIS.

AS WE GROW AND EVOLVE THE COMMUNITY AND DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH HERE.

I KNOW WE ALL CONSTANTLY. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND WHAT YOU'VE COACHED ME ON DOING AND COMING INTO YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE, WHAT OUR GRANDKIDS OR WHAT MY GRANDKIDS MIGHT, MIGHT DO IN THIS CITY, HOW THEY MIGHT MAKE A LIVING, HOW THEY MIGHT BUY A HOME, WHAT JOB THEY MIGHT HAVE.

I THINK A LOT IS CHANGING AS WE'RE ALL PRETTY WELL AWARE AI, ALL THIS TECH IS, IS MOVING AT A VERY FAST PACE.

IT'S HARD TO REALLY GET OUR ARMS AROUND IT, BUT THE ONE THING WE CAN SAY FOR SURE IS THE LANDSCAPE LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT TODAY THAN IT DID BEFORE.

WAREHOUSE IS BEING BUILT YOU KNOW, MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE ABOVE GROUND BEING BUILT, PARKING LOTS, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAVE TAKEN THE PLACE OF OLD FACTORIES THAT WERE ONCE ON THESE, THESE LANDS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, JUST THE CONSTANTLY OVERLOOKED IN INVESTMENT MOVING FORWARD OR AS, AS IT HAS I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC ASK, BUT I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU GUYS, ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, SHOW SOME PHOTOS, AND AT LEAST PUT ON THE TABLE AN IDEA OF HOW WE CAN SPARK A TRUE INNOVATION RENAISSANCE IN EASTPOINTE. I KNOW THIS IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL PHOTO.

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT'S IN MY HEAD AND MAYBE PRIVATELY, I COULD SHOW YOU GUYS SOME OF YOU KNOW WHAT I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH.

I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS THE CATALYST TO WHAT COULD BE A VERY EXCITING FUTURE IN THIS CORRIDOR CONNECTING ATLANTA IN OUR AIRPORT ECONOMIES.

SO THAT THAT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

DOCTOR? DOCTOR. MARTIN ROGERS, ARE YOU IN? YES, I AM, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST BRINGING THIS TO EASTPOINTE.

LIKE, I MEAN, WHEN I FIRST WENT TO THE VERY FIRST MEETING AND IT WAS UNVEILED I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HOW MANY ACRES IS THIS AGAIN THAT ESCAPES ME? YES, MA'AM. IT'S 55 ACRES. IT'S 55 ACRES. IF YOU WOULD JUST CONSIDER MAYBE AS YOU'RE GIVING US OUR PRESENTATIONS, MAYBE ONCE EVERY QUARTER, GET OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAYBE DO A ZOOM SO THAT THE RESIDENTS OF EASTPOINTE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INPUT. ABSOLUTELY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

I COULD TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THERE, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WANTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN PERSON AND OFFLINE.

I AM VERY EXCITED THAT THIS 55 ACRES IS GOING TO BE TURNED INTO SOMETHING THAT'S BENEFICIAL FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF EAST POINT.

SO, I MEAN, I COULD TELL YOU THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GROCERY STORE AND A COFFEE HOUSE, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WANTS.

BUT JUST KEEP OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND KEEP COUNCIL UPDATED WITH YOUR PROGRESS.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. ZIEGLER. HELLO. GOOD EVENING.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND COMING TONIGHT.

AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE SOME PROGRESS ON THAT ON THAT PIECE OF LAND.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVESTING IN EASTPOINTE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. THE NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE.

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[XI.3. BS&A Citywide Cloud ERP System Migration]

ONE TWO MONTHS. 000. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. SHANNON GOLDEN FINANCE.

IN OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IN JUNE, I MENTIONED THAT WE ARE DOING A BSA SYSTEM UPGRADE FROM OUR OLD APPLICATION TO THE CLOUD IN THAT CONVERSATION.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR ASKED THAT A PRESENTATION BE GIVEN TO THE WHOLE BODY SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS THE DATES AND ALSO THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED. SO IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL, WE'LL DO A OVERVIEW OF THAT.

AND TO MY LEFT, I HAVE MISS MICHELLE ADAMS AND MR. JEFFREY JACKSON OF CUSTOMER CARE. I ALSO HAVE SEAN DOW, THOMAS MANGRUM FROM ELECTRIC, AS WELL AS OLIVER BROWN FROM I.T.. WORK. GO AHEAD AND PRESS. THERE WE GO.

SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, WHICH WE WE HAVE A APPLICATION NOW HAVE OLIVER KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS.

AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CLOUD BENEFITS OF SECURITY.

AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO THE TIMELINE AND ALL OF HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT SERVICES.

AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. OH. THANK YOU SHANNON. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS SLIDE BEFORE YOU IS EXPLAINING THAT OUR CURRENT BSA PLATFORM IS CALLED THE.

NET PLATFORM. IT'S BASICALLY HARDWARE BASED. IT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, A 17 YEAR OLD PRODUCT, WHICH IN TECHNICAL YEARS IS A LOT. SO IT IS A SERVER BASED PRODUCT MEANING WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN ALL THE HARDWARE ON PREMISE.

SO GOING FORWARD, MOVING TO THE CLOUD THERE'S NO MORE NEED FOR THE ON SITE HARDWARE BSA WILL HOST ALL THE HARDWARE THAT IS REQUIRED.

MAINTENANCE DOWNTIME IS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM.

AND BASICALLY IT IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE. IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS.

SO ONE IS THE AUTOMATIC UPDATES AND MAINTENANCE.

AND ANYONE WHO WORKS HERE AT THE CITY WITH BSA.

KNOWS THAT THERE ARE UPDATES THAT OCCURRED TWICE A MONTH EVERY MONTH LIKE CLOCKWORK.

AND IF YOU ARE. IF YOU'RE ON SITE IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE, THESE UPDATES ARE FAIRLY SIMPLE. BUT IF YOU'RE OFFSITE, THEY CAN BE TEDIOUS.

SO GOING FORWARD THE AUTOMATIC UPDATES WILL BE JUST THAT.

THERE WILL BE AUTOMATIC BIDS AND THEY WILL HANDLE THEM FOR US.

AND THERE'S NO NEED TO, TO TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING EVERY, EVERY TWO WEEKS TO WAIT FOR THESE UPDATES TO INSTALL ON YOUR COMPUTERS. WE ALSO WILL BE WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY AND WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE NOW BECAUSE BSA PRODUCTS, OR AT LEAST A.

NET VERSION OF THE BSA PRODUCTS TEND TO BE PROBLEMATIC.

AGAIN, THAT TECHNOLOGY IS 17 YEARS OLD, SO IT FAILS.

WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO BSA ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

AND THE GOOD PART THERE IS THAT BSA IT SUPPORT IS SECOND TO NONE.

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WE HAVE 18 BSA MODULES THAT ALL OF EASTPOINTE DEPARTMENTS USE. THERE ARE NO DEPARTMENTS THAT USE ALL THE SAME MODULES.

THERE ARE CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THEY USE. I WOULD THINK THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS USE CERTAIN MODULES LIKE TIMESHEETS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER MODULES THAT ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF DEPARTMENTS, OR MAYBE EVEN ONE DEPARTMENT LIKE HR WOULD USE PAYROLL.

BUT SO. BE A SNAKE IN THE CLOUD WILL TAKE ALL ALL THIS DATA, CONDENSE IT AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS BEING US.

ALSO IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THERE'S A THERE'S A SPACE HERE CALLED UNITE UNION.

I'M SORRY, UNIFIED DATABASE, WHICH WILL ELIMINATE WHAT IS KNOWN AS DATA SILOS.

THIS IS WHERE CERTAIN INFORMATION IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS WHICH IN MANY CASES IS A GOOD THING. AND IN SOME CASES, IT'S A BAD THING BECAUSE THIS DATA NEEDS TO BE SHARED SO THAT EDUCATED INFORMED DECISIONS CAN BE MADE BY EACH DEPARTMENT. AND SO EACH DEPARTMENT PARLIAMENT WILL HAVE A CLEARER ACCESS TO ANY DATA THAT IS REQUIRED. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A PLUS.

THE FLEXIBLE SCALING IS GOING TO BE A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW US.

THE FLEXIBLE SCALING WILL ALLOW THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO USE ONLY THE DATA THAT IS REQUIRED SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT DEPARTMENT, WITHOUT A LOT OF UNNECESSARY VERBIAGE AND INTERFERENCE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING FOR US.

THE COST SAVING IN MANY RESPECTS WILL BE BE OBVIOUS BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO HARDWARE SUPPORT, SO WE WON'T HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW SERVERS TO TO MAKE THIS UPGRADE.

WE WON'T HAVE TO MAINTAIN SERVERS. WHICH IN ITSELF IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

AND THAT DOES REDUCE THE COST ANNUAL COST FOR IT AND FOR THE CITY AND, OF COURSE, DISASTER RECOVERY AND DATA BACKUP IS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

IF WE WERE TO HAVE ONE OF OUR BUSINESS SERVERS CRASH.

IT COULD BE. IT COULD BE DISASTROUS. SO BE AS IN THEY WILL HANDLE ALL THIS ACTIVITY FOR US IN THE CLOUD.

AND IN ESSENCE, IT MAKES ALL OF OUR LIVES. IT WILL MAKE ALL OF OUR LIVES EASIER.

NOT JUST FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT, BUT FOR THE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT USE BUSINESS ON A REGULAR BASIS WILL FIND IT A

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SO I WOULD THINK WE COULD MOVE FORWARD. OF COURSE, WE WE TOUCHED HERE ON RANSOMWARE ATTACKS. AND AGAIN THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT BSA WOULD MONITOR FOR US.

THEY THEY NOT ONLY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO HANDLE THIS, BUT THEY, THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES.

SO THAT WOULD BE A QUITE A BURDEN OFF OF THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE AND OFF THE IT DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THEM MANAGE ANY RANSOMWARE ATTACKS. THE REDUNDANCY THAT THEY CAN OFFER US IS NOT SOMETHING WE COULD AFFORD TO DO OURSELVES, OR WE WOULD NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT.

I CAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT. AND FINALLY THIS IS JUST A TIME FRAME WHICH STARTED YEAH, RIGHT ABOUT AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, BSA REACHED OUT TO US. WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION.

THE ACTUAL PROJECT PLANNING STARTED I WANT TO SAY SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER.

AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE HOSTED THE PRELIMINARY DATA EXTRACTION WITH BSA SO THAT HUNDREDS OF GIGABYTES OF DATA WAS EXTRACTED OVER A NUMBER OF DAYS. WE WHICH WAS BASICALLY THE HEAVY LIFTING.

SO THAT NEXT WEEK, WHEN THE FINAL CONVERSION HAPPENS ON JULY 16TH THERE WILL BE MINIMAL THERE WILL BE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DATA LEFT TO, TO EXTRACT.

BECAUSE THE HEAVY LIFTING HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

SO WE CAN MOVE ALL THE REMAINING DATA FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST OR THE 20TH, ACTUALLY, I SUPPOSE.

AND WHEN WE RETURN AND GO LIVE ON THE 21ST THERE WILL BE TRAINING OFFERED BY BSA.

THEY WILL BE ON SITE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IF WE NEED THEM BEYOND THE COUPLE OF WEEKS IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE.

BASICALLY, THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TRAIN AND TEACH AND TROUBLESHOOT.

FOR AS LONG AS WE NEED THEM. AND IN ESSENCE, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK GOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION REALLY QUICK.

SO I'M I SEE YOU RECOMMENDING THIS ACTION. WHAT WHAT IS A SPECIFIC ASK FROM THE COUNCIL? THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION. AS A RESULT OF OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I SPOKE ABOUT IT DURING THAT MEETING. SO IS THIS A PRESENTATION? SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS AWARE. I THINK THE MAIN IDEA HERE IS ALSO THE CUSTOMER CARE PIECE THAT DEALS WITH UTILITY BILLING.

THERE WAS QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THAT WHICH WE WILL ADDRESS TONIGHT.

OKAY. SO THERE'S NO ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.

OKAY. IT'S JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THIS PART THE CLOUD VERSION WILL TAKE THREE BUSINESS DAYS. WE'LL START ON THE 16TH. LIKE OLIVER MENTIONED FOR MOST OF THE MODULES.

THEY'LL BE LIVE ON THE 21ST. HOWEVER, WITH CUSTOMER CARE, THEY WILL BE LIVE ON THE 22ND.

JEFF, NEXT SLIDE. ALRIGHT, SO TO THE JULY 16TH TO THE 21ST FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THAT INCLUDES PROPERTY TAX, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, BUDGET AND PAYROLL.

SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE TO EXPEDITE ALL REQUISITIONS POS FOR A CHECK RUN FOR MONDAY, FOR FRIDAY AS WELL AS THE 15TH, BECAUSE NOTHING CAN BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST.

SO PAYROLL WILL BE DONE BY THE 15TH. AP WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE 15TH.

AFTER THAT DATE, NO OTHER TRANSACTIONS CAN BE TRANSACTED BECAUSE IT'S A BLACKOUT, PERIOD.

THE SAME THING WITH YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

PERMITS. THEY WON'T BE ALLOWED TO SERVICE PERMITS.

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NO INVENTORY. NO INVENTORY IS GOING TO BE MOVED.

AND WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, ANYTHING THAT'S THAT'S RESEARCHED IN BSA FOR OPEN RECORD PURPOSES.

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THOSE ITEMS AS WELL.

OKAY. SO WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER CARE, LIKE I SAID, THE EXTRACTION WILL START AGAIN ON THE 16TH.

CUSTOMER CARE WILL BE CLOSING 11 TO DO THE DISTRACTION AND CLOSED DOWN TO BE READY FOR EXTRACTIONS.

THEY WILL NOT BE UP UNTIL THE 22ND. SECOND. OKAY.

SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED FROM JULY 16TH TO THE 21ST.

I'LL HAVE THIS MICHEL KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS PORTION OF IT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

SO WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BSA, WHICH MEANS THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD BE TOTALLY DOWN.

THEREFORE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS VIA MAIL, IN PERSON, ONLINE, OVER THE PHONE OR AT OUR KIOSKS.

NEW SERVICES WHEN CUSTOMERS COME IN TO SET UP A NEW ACCOUNT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SET UP THOSE ACCOUNTS OR TRANSFER SERVICES FROM ONE LOCATION TO EASTPOINTE TO THE OTHER.

WHEN CUSTOMERS COME IN FOR TERMINATIONS WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THOSE.

THOSE AS WELL. DELIVERY OF NOTIFICATION TEXT MESSAGES AND MAILING OF THE PAPER BILLS.

THOSE NOTIFICATIONS WON'T GO OUT TO CUSTOMERS.

PAYMENT PLANS AND PAYMENTS. HOLDS REQUESTS FOR APPOINTMENT CONNECTION DISCONNECTIONS.

DROP LINES FOR CUSTOMERS WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION WORK ORDERS.

POWER RELEASES. BECAUSE BSA SYSTEMS ARE DOWN, THIS IS OUR MAIN HUB THAT WE PROCESS ALL OF THE THE ABOVE THAT I MENTIONED.

SO WITH IT BEING DOWN, WE WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANY OF THOSE FUNCTIONS.

SO CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS. ONCE WE WERE ADVISED OF THE IMPLEMENTATION WE STARTED COMMUNICATING VIA THE CITY WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. UTILITY BILLS. WE'VE PLACED INFORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE UTILITY BILLS.

WE'VE ACTUALLY STARTED SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS VIA MASS EMAIL THROUGH THE BSA SYSTEM.

WITH CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE EMAILS ON FILES. WE'VE CREATED FLIERS AND, YOU KNOW, WORD OF MOUTH.

TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY BE DOWN DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS DOWN. WE HAVE SOME ALLOWANCES.

SO WHAT WE WILL NOT BE DOING OR ASSESS TO THE CUSTOMERS IS DISCONNECTING THE SERVICES FOR NON PAY.

WE WILL NOT SENDING OUT ANY UTILITY BILL REMINDERS, AND WE WON'T ASSESS ANY LATE PENALTIES OR LATE FEES ON THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. UP UNTIL JULY 16TH UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, NONE OF THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE ASSESSED TO THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.

THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT WILL GO OVER THE METER READINGS AND THE BILLING DELAYS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE METER READS AND BILLING DELAYS.

SO THE. WE'VE ALREADY DID A TEST TRIAL RUN WITH THE METER READERS AND THE AMI SYSTEM COLLECTING THE READS AND KEEPING THEM. SO WE'VE ALREADY DID THAT, MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS GOOD BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THIS FAR INTO THIS PROCESS.

SO THERE'S ONLY COUPLE CYCLE, COUPLE BILLING CYCLES THAT'S GOING TO BE AFFECTED, WHICH WILL BE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE. THE THE BILLS WILL BE MAILED TO THE CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 DAYS EARLY BEFORE THE SYSTEM GOES DOWN.

THAT WON'T AFFECT ANY OF THE CONSUMPTION OR ANYTHING.

CYCLE TEN WILL BE MAILED OUT TO THE CUSTOMER.

ONE DAY LATE AND 11 AND 12 WILL BE MAILED ON THEIR NORMAL BILLING DAY.

ONCE BSN GOES LIVE THE POST LIFE CYCLE 13, FOUR AND 14 AND CYCLE 15 WILL BE DELAYED TO ALLOW AUDITS TO BE VERIFIED.

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THOSE WILL BE ANALYZED BY BETWEEN 1 AND 3 DAYS.

AND ALL OTHER REMAINING CYCLES 16 TO 18 WILL HAVE NO IMPACT AS THESE CYCLES ARE READ AND BUILT AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION TAKES PLACE.

OH. OKAY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL. WITH THAT BEING SAID. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS TRANSITION, CUSTOMERS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THAT BILL, BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE CONSUMPTION THROUGH THE UTILITY HALL.

AND WE STILL ARE ENCOURAGING CUSTOMERS TO DOWNLOAD THAT THAT APP SO THEY CAN VIEW THEIR CONSUMPTION ON A DAILY BASIS IF THEY CHOOSE TO.

NOTHING. THIS THIS THIS DELAY WILL NOT CAUSE YOU.

YOU STILL WILL BE ABLE TO GET YOUR METER READINGS AND CONSUMPTION THROUGH UTILITY.

SO AS A FINAL TAKEAWAY CUSTOMER CARE WILL BE CLOSED FOR NORMAL OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TO TRAIN THE STAFF.

AS I STATED BEFORE, NO PENALTIES, NO DELINQUENT LETTERS OR NO DISCONNECTION OF SERVICES WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AUGUST OF 2025.

WE PREPARED A LIST OF CONTACT INFORMATION DURING THE DOWNTIME.

SO WE HAVE THE CUSTOMER CARE WEBSITE. ANY POWER RELATED ISSUES WE HAVE.

POWER OUTAGES. POWER OUTAGE AT EASTPOINTE AT EASTPOINTE CITY.ORG.

WATER RELATED ISSUES. WATER UNDERSCORE SEWER AT EASTPOINTE CITY.ORG.

PUBLIC WORK ISSUES. SOLID WASTE PLANNING. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE CITY OF CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION.

SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION WE'RE NOW.

YES. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.

I SEE COUNCILWOMAN ROGERS SUSAN THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BYERS.

COUNCIL COUNCILOR FREELY. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS WAS IN FIRST, BUT OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. THE LICENSING COSTS.

DO YOU ALL HAVE THAT? IF NOT, YOU CAN JUST EMAIL IT TO ME.

THE LICENSING COSTS AND THEN THE MAINTENANCE FEE TO MAINTAIN.

THOSE ARE FIGURES THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU AN EMAIL.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I GUESS WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED WITH IS THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

THAT'S A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE. AND WE WANT OUR DEPARTMENTS TO BE, I GUESS, TRAINED.

SO THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. DO YOU THINK THAT THERE'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE? NO, MA'AM. DURING THAT CONVERSION PERIOD, THE 16TH THROUGH THE 21ST, THERE WILL BE CLASSES FOR EACH MODULE AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL WELL. STAFF WILL GET TRAINING DURING THAT TIME ON THE CLOUD.

FROM FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST. THAT'S A SHORT WINDOW.

I MEAN, IT IS FOR CLOUD TRAINING. I MEAN, I THINK THAT IT'S A SHORT WINDOW.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MY LAST TWO QUESTIONS. PRIVACY AND SECURITY RISK.

OKAY. HOW ARE WE ON THAT? ARE WE PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THIS BBS IN A GROUP WITH THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY RISK? WELL, YES. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN USING BSA NOW FOR ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS, RIGHT? OKAY. AND THEY'VE THEY'VE PROVEN TO BE A RELIABLE, TOTALLY DEPENDABLE ESTABLISHMENT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO CONTINUE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

AND WITH REGARD TO THE TRAINING CURVE, I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE AS STEEP AS SOME MIGHT ANTICIPATE BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME PROGRAM, AND IT'S JUST LIKE GOING FROM ONE WINDOWS PROGRAM TO THE NEWEST RELEASE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENCES ESTHETICALLY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALLY.

IT'S JUST GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE AND THERE.

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AND THEN MY ONLY ASK, MR. CITY MANAGER, IS THAT EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE IS INFORMED, ESPECIALLY OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR BILLS RESIDENTS NEED TO BE INFORMED THAT WE WILL BE IN A TRANSITION PERIOD. INFORM, INFORM, INFORM.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. FREELY. YEP.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, EVERYONE. SO I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN THE 16TH AND THE 21ST, IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, BUT NECESSARY COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND DISRUPTION.

HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THOSE FIVE DAYS ARE ALL THAT WILL BE NEEDED, AND THAT IT ALL GETS DONE IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME? WELL, WHEN WE WE HAD TO GO BACK TO 2020 WHEN WE FIRST GOT BIDS AND WE DID THAT CONVERSION, IT WAS DURING COVID AND THAT CONVERSION DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES.

SO WE DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A SMOOTHER TRANSITION BECAUSE WE'RE USING THE SAME ERP SYSTEM VERSUS OUR LEGACY SYSTEM, WHICH BEHALF OF CENTURIES. AND SO THOSE NEVER GOT UPDATES.

SO WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY ISSUES.

DO YOU THINK THERE'S A CHANCE IT COULD TAKE LESS TIME? HE SAID AGAIN. DO YOU THINK THERE'S A CHANCE IT COULD TAKE LESS TIME? IT MIGHT BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE FIVE DAYS. I GUESS THIS IS OUR ESTIMATION ON THE DATA THAT THEY HAVE TO CONVERT.

THIS IS BASED ON THE DATA. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ATKINS? YES. THIS IS A QUESTION, PERHAPS MR. GOLDEN OF YOU OR MR. BROWN. IN THE BENEFIT SLIDE THAT MR. BROWN PRESENTED ONE OF YOUR POINTS, IF YOU WILL, WAS COST SAVINGS.

AND HAVE WE QUANTIFIED THAT? I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE SHOULD KNOW, LIKE WHAT? IT ACTUALLY WOULD SAVE US. I THINK THAT THE SLIDE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT REDUCE OVERALL IT EXPENSES.

SO WHAT AMOUNT BY WHAT AMOUNT WILL WE BE REDUCING THOSE EXPENSES? WELL, FOR ONE THING NO, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE FIGURES WITH ME, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE'LL SAVE ROUGHLY $75,000 A YEAR ON MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT AND THE ANNUAL SERVICE FEES, BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE THE HARDWARE TO SUPPORT THERE.

THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION IN THE LICENSE FEES, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO WE DON'T HAVE TO HOUSE THEIR THEIR, THEIR SOFTWARE ON OUR SERVERS. THEY'RE THEY'RE HOUSED ON BSA SERVERS, WHICH GIVES US A COST REDUCTION.

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT FIGURE, BUT I CAN GET IT FOR YOU AFTER THIS MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF PERHAPS MR. GOLDEN, YOU AND MR. BROWN COULD WORK TOGETHER TO COME BACK AND LET US KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THE CITY WILL BE SAVING.

THERE ARE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS, IT SEEMS, BUT A REDUCTION IN IT EXPENSES, I WOULD ALSO SAY, WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO US AS FIDUCIARIES, BUT ALSO TO THE CITIZENS, BECAUSE THERE'S THEY'RE TAXPAYERS.

AND SO IT'D BE GREAT TO KNOW, LIKE WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY SAVING US AND THE DELIVERY OF SERVICE SHOULD BE BETTER.

SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT INFORMATION FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE IF YOU COULD HAVE THAT FOR US.

YES, SIR. WE CAN HAVE THAT. OKAY. OKAY, SIR. THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE I THINK MISS ADAMS THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WILL BE DOWN.

WILL THERE BE ANY IMPACT FOR ANY OF THE CITIZENS WHO JUST HAVE AUTO PAYS? BECAUSE IF THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING OUT AND THERE'S NOT AN ACCOUNT FOR THEM TO GO INTO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THOSE? SO WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH INVOICE CLOUD, WHICH IS OUR THIRD PARTY, TO HANDLE THE PAYMENTS.

WHAT I CAN DO IS ASK THAT QUESTION AND ASSURE OR FIND OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE CUSTOMER PAYMENTS.

BUT WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THEY SAID PRETTY MUCH THAT THEY WOULD JUST SUSPEND ALL PAYMENTS TO, WHEREAS THERE'S NO ACCESS. BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I CAN GET THAT BACK TO YOU.

OKAY. BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOLLARS GOING OUT, BUT THERE'S NO ACCOUNT AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE CONFUSION, A LOT OF IT AFTERWARDS. THE OTHER QUESTION IS AND THIS MAY HAVE JUST NOT BEEN A LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY.

BUT IN TERMS OF IN-PERSON PAYMENTS OR IN-PERSON SERVICE INITIATIONS, A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR SYSTEM BEING VERY ANTIQUATED, THAT THEY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY SHOW UP TO INITIATE SERVICE.

LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT FOR GEORGIA NATURAL GAS OR ANY OTHER UTILITIES.

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I'M SORRY. SO ONCE THE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPLETED, THEN CUSTOMER CARE WOULD WORK WITH BSA TO FINALIZE HOW THAT ACTUALLY WOULD LOOK, AND TO KNOW THAT WE CAN OFFER THAT SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS DURING THAT PARTICULAR TIME FRAME.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PAIN, TOO, OF HAVING THE CUSTOMERS TO COME IN AND YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S NOT CORRECT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO TURN THEM AWAY.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING ACCESS TO COMPLETE NEW SERVICES OR TRANSFERS ONLINE.

OKAY. WOULD THAT ALSO APPLY TO RECONNECTS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW PEOPLE HAVE TO COME IN TO RECONNECT, WHEREAS WITH OTHER MAJOR UTILITIES IF THERE'S A DISCONNECT DUE TO PAYMENT, THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND THEY CAN MAKE THAT PAYMENT.

THIS IS A A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF WHOM ARE HOURLY WORKERS, AND THE FACT THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET OFF OF THEIR JOB TO COME HERE IN PERSON, HAVE CASH AND MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN THEY CAN DO THOSE THINGS FROM THEIR PHONES OR FROM ANOTHER DEVICE, AND STILL BE ABLE TO WORK IN THAT REGARD.

WE DO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CUSTOMERS TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE REESTABLISHMENT FORM AS WELL AS PAY ONLINE.

SOME CUSTOMERS ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER CASH ONLY CUSTOMERS.

SO THEY, THEY THAT'S THE CUSTOMERS THAT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME IN.

WE WILL WORK HARDER TO TRY TO PUT OUT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN GO ONLINE, COMPLETE THE REESTABLISHMENT, AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE AND MAKE THAT PAYMENT WHEN YOUR SERVICES ARE DISCONNECTED FOR NON PAY.

NON-PAY, SO WE'LL WORK HARD AT GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT SO THAT IT WON'T BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING.

ON HOW THEY CAN MAKE THEIR PAYMENT AND GET THEIR SERVICES BACK ON.

OKAY, SO THOSE FUNCTIONALITIES INITIATIONS AND RECONNECTS.

THIS NEW THIS PLATFORM GOING TO THE CLOUD WILL ALLOW CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO DO BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.

NOT AS SOON AS WE GO LIVE, BUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THEREAFTER.

IS THAT CORRECT? THE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD ALLOW THE ONLINE NEW SERVICE TO TAKE PLACE, PAYING FOR SERVICES CONNECTION BECAUSE YOU WERE DISCONNECTED. THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW.

OKAY. SO CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY SERVICE, IF THEIR SERVICES WILL ACTUALLY CUT OFF A DISCONNECTION, THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO ONLINE, MAKE THAT PAYMENT, GO ONLINE AND COMPLETE THE REESTABLISHED FORM.

AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS LISTED ON THE WEB PAGE OF INVOICE CLOUD.

AND WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR PAYMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN ZIEGLER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THIS ALL SOUNDS VERY EXCITING. QUESTION. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT YOU HAVE NARROWED DOWN WHICH CYCLES ARE IMPACTED.

I THINK WILL BE HELPFUL FOR US IN PARTICULARLY ME IS IF I WOULD KNOW IF THOSE ARE MY CONSTITUENTS.

YOU KNOW, IF THOSE ARE PEOPLE LIKE, EXACTLY WHERE IN THE CITY ARE YOU KNOW, DOES THIS CYCLE FALL? I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. RIGHT. YEAH.

SO, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS CYCLE SIX OR WHO HAS CYCLE TEN.

I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS. SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO PREPARE IF IF I'M GOING TO GET A BARRAGE OF PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE ISSUES OR QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ME TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME.

SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY. AND, AND WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

YOU KNOW, WE APOLOGIZE THAT WE DID NOT INCLUDE IT ON THE POWERPOINT, BUT WE DO KNOW WE CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS ACTUALLY HAD TWO OF MY QUESTIONS.

SO THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE WE'RE ASKING ABOUT THE CYCLES.

ARE THE CYCLES SPECIFIC TO IS IT A COMMUNITY OR.

I DON'T I MEAN, I JUST KNOW MY CYCLE. SO SO THE CYCLES ARE BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY.

OKAY. SO THEY ARE SPECIFIC TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA WHATEVER THAT AREA IS.

OKAY. AND THE NEXT QUESTION I KNOW THE SYSTEM WILL BE DOWN FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST.

I THINK THIS WILL BE A QUESTION. SO FOR MR. MANGUM OR MR.

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THE SYSTEM IS GOING DOWN, NOT OUR TALENT SYSTEM.

SO TALENTLESS WILL STILL TRACK THE READS, AND IT WILL HOLD IT UP INTO THE CLOUD UNTIL WE REQUEST IT TO BE BUILT OUT.

SO. YES. YES. GO ON. I'M SORRY. SO THAT THEY CAN RETRIEVE THEIR READS MAINLY THROUGH UTILITY, BUT THE READS ACTUALLY COME FROM MY TALENTLESS AND MY SYSTEM.

SO THE CUSTOMERS STILL WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR CONSUMPTION LIE THROUGH UTILITY HUB.

OKAY, BUT IT'LL TRACK THAT USAGE. IT'S GOING TO HOLD IT AND THEN YOU WILL REASSESS.

THEN IT WILL BE ASSESSED TO IS IT GOING TO BE THE FOLLOWING MONTH OR JUST AFTER EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE USED FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST, THEN IT GOES ON THE 22ND? OR HOW DOES THAT ACTUALLY THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE IN READ DAYS.

I HAVE MY TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO READ ON THEIR NORMAL DAYS THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO READ, BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WHEN THEY SAY, FOR INSTANCE, CYCLE SIX WHEN THEY READ CYCLE SIX.

IT'S NOT SINCE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD IT.

IT WAS STORED IN THE CLOUD. AND THEN ONCE THEY COME BACK ONLINE, IT WILL REQUEST THOSE READ.

AND THEN WE CAN BAIL OUT. OKAY, FINE. THANK YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT. JUST TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT. THANK YOU. I YIELD.

COUNCILWOMAN, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THIS QUESTION.

THIS CAME UP IN THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND IT WAS SAID, ASK THAT YOU ALL PUT IT IN THE UTILITY BILLS TO NOTIFY.

HAVE YOU STARTED THAT PROCESS? YES, MA'AM. WE STARTED.

I THINK IT'S IT HAS BEEN MAYBE A WEEK AND A HALF BECAUSE WHAT WE DID WAS BESIDES PUTTING IT ON THE BACK OF THE BILL, WE ACTUALLY DID AN EMAIL THROUGH VESNA SYSTEM, WHERE IT'S A MASS EMAIL THAT'S GOING OUT.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE PRETTY MUCH STARTED THAT PROCESS MAYBE ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

AND YOU DID INCLUDE IT IN THE UTILITY BILL. WE WE INCLUDED IT ON THE BACK OF THE BILL.

WHAT WE INITIALLY WANTED TO DO WAS TO INCLUDE IT AS AN INSERT.

BUT WHEN I SPOKE TO INVOICE CLOUD, WHICH IS OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR, THAT PRINTS AND MAIL OUT BILLS, SHE TYPICALLY SAID THAT THERE WAS WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL INSERT.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE TO REVAMP EVERYTHING.

AND WE WENT ON AHEAD AND JUST STARTED CREATING THE FLIERS, STARTED CREATING THE INFORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE BILL.

AND WHAT WE ALSO GOING TO DO IS ONE ADDED MEASURE IS MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION TO OUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD GET THE INFLUX OF CUSTOMERS THAT'S COMING INTO NEW SERVICES.

SO WE'RE PLANNING TO ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THOSE LOCATIONS AND PUT IT IN THEIR HANDS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOWN.

SO, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH CAN YOU HOLD OFF UNTIL THE IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPLETED SO THAT THE TENANTS CAN ACTUALLY GET NEW SERVICES.

OKAY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO ACTUALLY GO OUT. IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ON THE BACK OF THE UTILITY BILLS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT A LOT OF SENIORS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT TO PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE BILL, THEY WOULD SEE THAT.

SO THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NEXT ON THE LIST IS UPDATE ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

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PARTICULARLY OVER. AND I'M GOING TO SAY MAYBE BROOKDALE PARK.

I BELIEVE IF EAGAN PARK, EAGAN PARK, AND I KNOW WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATION, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT MR. PICKETT HAD IT LAID OUT THAT ALL THERE WOULD BE MEETINGS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DISCUSS THE UPDATE TO THE PARKS.

SO I HAD THIS PUT ON THE AGENDA SO HE CAN GIVE US AN UPDATE TO THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE IT UP? CAN IT BE UTILIZED? ALL OF THAT STUFF? THANK YOU. I'LL GET INTO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I APOLOGIZE, I CAME FROM A FIELD TRIP WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND UPDATE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT, SO I PUT TOGETHER A DETAILED UPDATE REGARDING THE PLAYGROUNDS.

BUT I DO KIND OF WANT TO FRAME OUR DISCUSSION ON HOW WE GOT HERE.

IN FY 24. JUST LIKE YOU ALL RECEIVED PHONE CALLS WE WERE BOMBARDED WITH CALLS ABOUT OUR PLAY SPACES NOT BEING INCLUSIVE.

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BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 25. WELL, LET ME SAY. YEAH, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF PAST FISCAL YEAR.

I CAME BEFORE YOU ALL WITH AN AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO NOT ONLY MAKE OUR PLACE SAFEST PLAY SPACES ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE, BUT MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF EMOTIONS ARE ATTACHED TO A LOT OF THESE PLAY SPACES.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT PERSONALLY OF EASTPOINTE FOR 49 YEARS.

SO I KNOW THERE ARE SPACES AND THINGS THAT I SEE THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE I WAS A KID.

SO I'M VERY SENSITIVE TO PEOPLE'S CONCERNS ABOUT PIECES.

BUT I'M GOING TO GET IN MORE DETAIL TO SOME OF THE TECHNICAL THINGS AS I MOVE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.

IS IT HERE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT I DID WAS COMPRISE A LOT OF PICTURES OF INSTALLATIONS, SOME COUNCIL PEOPLE. ALONG THE WAY, I'VE BEEN SENDING PICTURES KIND OF AS WE'RE MOVING THROUGH IT.

I'VE BEEN NOTIFYING RESIDENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON DIFFERENT SPACES THAT WE'RE WORKING IN.

BRYANT PARK WAS ONE OF OUR INITIAL RENOVATIONS.

WE UPDATED A VOLLEYBALL COURT THAT'S HEAVILY USED OVER IN THAT COMMUNITY.

WE RECENTLY ADDED A SWING SET. WE HAD RESIDENTS CALLING ABOUT THEIR KIDS NOT BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND PLAY IN OUR PLAY SPACES.

SO THIS IS ONE PART. THE SECOND PART OF THE RENOVATION WAS TO FIX THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE PARK.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE PUT SWINGS THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE SMALL KIDS, KIDS WITH DISABILITIES OR PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY JUST GO OUT THERE AND PLAY IN THE PLAY SPACES.

SOME OF THE PARK IS THE INITIAL PHASE. WE GOT FY 26 IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THAT PLAY SPACE AS WELL.

BUT WHAT WE DID AT AND FOR 25 WATT CENTURY BOARDS, AS WELL AS THE SWING SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS AT BLIND.

BUT WE USED THE COLOR CODE FOR THE PLAYGROUND THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

THAT PARTICULAR PLAYGROUND WAS BUILT WITH HOME DEPOT.

PROBABLY ABOUT 20 TO 25 YEARS AGO. SO THIS YEAR, IN OUR BUDGET APPROVAL, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THE LARGER PIECE IN THAT PLAYGROUND.

I'M A MAINSTAY AT SOME OF THE PARK COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND I'LL SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL.

I PERSONALLY GO OUT AND TALK TO A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE BEEN MAKING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO THAT COMMUNITY IS VERY EXCITED. GOT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON AT SOME OF THE PARK.

WE BROUGHT BACK GRAYSON BASEBALL FIELD. WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOME NEW IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DOG PARK.

WE RECENTLY RENOVATED THE TENNIS COURTS OVER THERE.

AND ALSO, THE ROSE GARDEN IS A POPULAR SPACE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVEN A REFRESHED LOOK AS WELL.

RIVER PARK. AS YOU NOTICE, WE PUT SWINGS OUT THERE.

THEY ALREADY HAVE OTHER SENSORY BOARDS IN THEIR SPACE, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO A LOT OF AGGRESSIVE CHANGES OVER THERE.

BROOKDALE PARK. A LOT OF OUR PARKS, LIKE THEY WEREN'T EVEN ACCESSIBLE TO GET TO THE PARK.

SO I PUT A PICTURE UP ON THE RAMP THAT WE PUT IN.

WE GOT A LOT OF MAJOR THINGS HAPPENING OVER AT BROOKDALE.

BATHROOM WAS A BIG ISSUE. THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING IN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE STRIPING THE ACTUAL PARKING LOT TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE.

WE'RE PUTTING ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS. BUT AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS PRESENTATION, THE PLACE SPACE IS GETTING SOME OF THE LOVE AS WELL.

WE PUT A SWINGSET, AND WE ALSO BUILD THE RAMP TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE PLAYGROUND.

JOHN MILNER, OUR MOST HEAVILY USED PLAYGROUND.

I MEAN, KIDS OUT THERE ALL DAY. I KNOW MISS SHROPSHIRE.

I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. BUT THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH US.

BUT WE DO ENTERTAIN AND SERVICE A LOT OF KIDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CAN'T REALLY SEE REALLY GOOD ON THIS PICTURE, BUT THAT IS A TIC TAC TOE BOARD, WHICH IS AN ACCESSORY, A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A BACKDROP. YOU CAN SEE THE SWING SET THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THERE.

SYKES PARK GOT A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON OVER THERE AS WELL.

WE HAD AN AUTO ACCESSORY BOARD THAT YOU CAN SEE.

I MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAYGROUND SWINGS, AND ALSO UPDATED THE RAMP TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ACTUAL PLAY SPACE.

CENTER PARK. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT DELAYED. I GUESS YOU CAN NOTICE WE'VE HAD A TON OF RAIN.

I WAS HOPING TO BE DONE WITH THIS PARK. PROBABLY, HONESTLY, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT THE RAIN HAS DEFINITELY SLOWED IT DOWN.

BUT THE PROJECT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF MULTIPLE USES IN THAT SPACE.

IF THOSE OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT PLAYGROUND.

WOW, THAT PLAYGROUND HAD TO BE ABOUT 35 YEARS OLD.

BUT WE DID UPDATES TO THOSE PLACE SPACES. WE MADE THE PARK FULLY ACCESSIBLE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A PAVILION OUT THERE. A GRILL.

WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR, ABOUT FIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OUT THERE THAT KIND OF ENTERTAINS KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES.

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THAT WAS THE APPROACH WITH THE PLAYGROUND CONSULTANT, WITH GAME TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN USING.

COLONIAL HILLS, UNITY PARK. THAT IS A NEW SWING SET THAT WAS PUT IN.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT FY 26. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WITH THE OTHER PLAY STRUCTURE IN THAT PLAYGROUND AS WELL.

ALRIGHT. EAGAN PARK. KIND OF WANT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PARK AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY THAT IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE PROUD OF. THAT IS MY HOPE.

BUT I DO WANT TO KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PARK.

THIS PARTICULAR PART. WE STARTED THAT RENOVATION AND PROBABLY IN 21.

I WANT TO BELIEVE WE HAD ACCESSIBLE ISSUES OF ACTUAL ENTERING THE PARK.

AT THAT TIME, SPENDING WAS VERY TIGHT WITH THE CITY, SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DURING COVID, MY DEPARTMENT RIDING TO QUALIFY FOR GRANTS. WE HAD A GRANT WITH FULTON COUNTY, CDBG, CDBG TO FUND THE INITIAL RENOVATION. THE LAST PIECE WAS THE PLAYGROUND THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO.

OUR ESTIMATION FOR THAT PLAYGROUND IS PROBABLY NORTH OF 30 YEARS OLD.

BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REALLY MENTIONED ON WHAT THIS PARK REPRESENTS FOR EACH POINT IT IS GOING TO BE A NATIONAL RECOGNITION SITE. SO EAGAN PARK IS GOING TO BE FEATURED IN PLAY COURTS NATIONWIDE MAP OF BEST PRACTICE SITES, AND HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR OUTREACH, PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATIONS.

MY CITY MANAGER SPOKE TO THAT AS BEING A HIGHLIGHT FOR OUR CITY AND SOMETHING FOR US TO BE PROUD OF.

BUT I WANT TO KIND OF DIG DEEP INTO WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS TO EASTPOINTE RESIDENTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A PLAQUE OUT THERE TO IDENTIFY THAT BEING A NATIONAL SITE.

WE USE ACCESS TO RESEARCH TOOLS. SO THIS PARTICULAR PART, PLAY PLAY CORPS, IS GOING TO PROVIDE ME UPDATES TO TRACK AND MEASURE THE SPACE USAGE AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT. SO IT IS A VERY HIGHLY FUNCTIONING PLAYGROUND SETUP THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLACE OUT OF THAT PARK.

AND ALSO I'M, I'M ALSO GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT PARK TO LEVERAGE FOR GRANT WRITING.

TYPICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A NATIONAL PLAY SITE IN YOUR CITY, WHEN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER GRANTS TO FIND FUNDING TO MAKE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO REFERENCE TO IN FUTURE GRANTS, TO BE ABLE TO GET US MORE SPACES AND MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO ALL OF OUR PARKS.

THE CONVERSATION CAME UP REGARDING ABOUT DONATING THE PLAY SPACE.

ANYTHING TYPICALLY NORTH OF TEN YEARS OLD. IT IS NOT DEEMED IT'S A LIABILITY TOWARDS THE CITY TO GIVE IT OUT.

IF IT WAS UNDER THAT THRESHOLD, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. DONATING THAT SPACE. BUT THAT PARTICULAR SPACE THAT WAS KIND OF OFF THE GRID FOR US TO BE ABLE TO OFFER, GIVING IT TO A NONPROFIT. LIABILITY CONCERNS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS.

ONE THING, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO EVERY YEAR IS GO TO WHAT WE CALL OUR NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION MEETING.

IN THOSE MEETINGS, I MAKE CONTACTS WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT CAN ENHANCE WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY.

ONE OF THE SPACES THAT I WAS RUNNING FOR FY 25 WAS TO ADDRESS ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS.

SO I REACHED OUT TO GAME TIME. I VISITED ALL THE PARKS AND EVEN FUTURE PARK BILLS ABOUT WHAT THE OVERALL GOAL WAS FOR THE CITY.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN MY BUDGET REQUEST, I DO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES LIKE OTHER OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS HIGH ON MY LIST WAS ACCESSIBLE PLAY SPACES.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MY DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY PUT BOOSTER GROUND ON ACTUALLY DOING OUR PROGRAMING AND INCLUDING OUR PLAY SPACES LIMITED ACCESS ABILITY. AS I MENTIONED, WITH EAGAN PARK, ACCESSING ACCESSING THE PARK A FEW YEARS AGO WAS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

IF SOMEONE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR ALONG WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD FROM RESIDENTS, WAS THE PARTICULAR PLAY SPACE AT EAGAN PARK. IF THE KID HAD ANY TYPE OF PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, IT WAS NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO. SO IF YOU NOTICE THE VERY BOTTOM PART OF THIS SLIDE AND I'LL JUST READ IT OUT LOUD, THERE GOING TO BE MULTIPLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SPACES THAT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES.

THE THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND HAD A SWING IN ONE OF YOUR PRETTY MUCH YOUR MASTER PLAY SETS THAT INCLUDED THE SLIDE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ORDER POINTS WHICH MADE THIS A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SITE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONSTRUCTION WAS DELAYED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THAT WE HAD, BUT THEY WERE BACK OUT ON SITE TODAY.

SO WE'RE HOPING WITH THE GOOD RUN OF GOOD WEATHER WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT PROJECT KIND OF BUTTONED UP.

BUT THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT IS AS FAR AS EDEN PARK.

AND I DID WANT TO TAKE TIME TO KIND OF REFERENCE WHAT WAS NEXT.

[01:40:03]

WE'RE HOPING TO GET THOSE ENGAGEMENTS AND STARTED AS WELL.

BUT I'LL TRY TO RUN DOWN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THE COMING MONTHS AND BRING IT BEFORE YOU.

RANCH AND PARK CAME BEFORE YOU ALL, PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE OUR KICKOFF MEETING AS SOON AS I GET MY POA APPROVED.

HOPEFULLY THE NEXT WEEK. THAT WOULD BE A FULL RENOVATION AS WELL AS WELL.

MAYBE THE SAME THING WITH RANCH AND PARK, THOSE THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.

YOU GOT LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY TO GET INTO THAT PARK.

SO WE'LL BE DOING A OVERHAUL SIMILAR TO CENTER PARK, BUT WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS FOR THAT.

ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS. AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING ELECTRIC AS WELL AS OUR CITY WITH A LOT OF OUR VEHICLES.

SO IN OUR BANNER PARTS, WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT OUR ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS IN SOME OF OUR MOST HEAVILY USED PARTS.

COMMERCE PARK. WE ALSO HAVE ALREADY ONBOARDED THE ENGINEERING FIRM, AND I'LL BE GETTING WITH MISTER ROGERS AND OTHER WARD REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN PUT IN THAT SPACE. WE HAVE SOME IDEAS, BUT WE WILL BE GOING BEFORE THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL.

RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A BLANK PIECE OF LAND, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS INCLUSIVE AS THE OTHER WARDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY.

BRYANT PARK, WHAT I DID NOT SHOW YOU WAS THAT IT'S ANOTHER OLD PLAYGROUND PIECE.

THAT'S PROBABLY NORTH OF 25 TO 30 YEARS OLD AS WELL.

SO WE WE GOT THE MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND COLONIAL HILLS, UNITY PARK PLAYGROUND. WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THAT PLAYGROUND AS WELL.

THE SLIDES AND REPLACING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ON EQUIPMENT NORTH OF 20 YEARS OLD MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT.

AND WE PUT OUR CITY IN A LIABILITY. I GUESS UNDER THE RADAR, IF A KID IS HURT ON A PLAY, A PLAY SPACE THAT'S DEEMED NOT ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND UP TO CURRENT CODE.

BUT THAT IS MY UPDATE FOR PLAYGROUNDS. BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

I DO SEE WE HAVE 1.1 LIGHT ON COUNCILMAN ROGERS.

ALL RIGHT, SO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU COULD NOT DONATE THAT LAND BECAUSE IT WAS TEN YEARS OLD.

IT WAS ACTUALLY 30 YEARS OLD. TEN YEARS OLD. TEN YEAR OLD IS LIKE THE MINIMUM POSSIBILITY OF DONATING EQUIPMENT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT'S THE ACREAGE ON THE COMMERCE PARK? HOW MANY ACRES IS THAT? I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE.

I CAN LET YOU KNOW FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR MR. CITY MANAGER. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF CITIES DO THIS WHERE THEY HIRE GRANT WRITERS SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND THAT PERSON GOES OUT, THEY SEEK THE MOST MONEY AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE IS MONEY OR THERE ARE MONIES OUT THERE TO ENHANCE TRAILS, TO ENHANCE OUR PARKS, BUT YOU HAVE TO GO AFTER THEM.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ON A GRANT WRITER SPECIFICALLY FOR RECREATION FOR THE CITY AND EASTPOINTE, OR HAS THAT BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT? I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE FOR YOU ALL TO MAYBE DISCUSS LATER IN THE FUTURE.

BUT AS I WAS DOING A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH ON RECREATION MOST CITIES DO HAVE A GRANT WRITER SPECIFICALLY FOR RECREATION AND HOW TO GO AFTER THOSE MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

WELL, WE HAVE A GRANT WRITER THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

THERE IS NOT A GRANT WRITER SPECIFICALLY FOR PARKS AS FAR AS I'VE BEEN A PART OF ANY CONVERSATION OF.

THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT CAN BE THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT IT'S NOT IN THIS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ATKINS.

YES. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, DIRECTOR PINKETT, AND FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED LAST WEEK.

I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THAT AT THE MEETING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THE MEETING, THERE WAS A FEW THINGS, BUT ONE WAS A POWER SOURCE AT EAGAN PARK IN THE MIDST OF THE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW.

DO YOU THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT? I KNOW THAT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A POWER SOURCE, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO FOR THAT PARTICULAR PARK? YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT. I PUT THE PRESSURE ON MY GUY, SHANNON DOW.

PROBABLY ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. GOT SOME EXCITING STUFF THAT'S GOING ON OVER AT SYKES PARK.

[01:45:01]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE RESIDENTS IN EGAN PARK TALKED ABOUT.

AND I ACTUALLY DROVE THERE TODAY BECAUSE BASED ON THE COMMUNICATION YOU SHARED WITH ME THAT THE INSTALLATION WAS TO RESUME TODAY, AND I DID SEE SOME FOLKS SITTING ON THE BENCHES OUT THERE. SO I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL UTILIZING THAT PARK EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE FROM THE HOTEL COMMUNITY USE THE PARK, AND SO THEY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH GETTING THE INSTALLATION DONE, AND THAT IT WAS INDEED GOING TO BE AT LEAST WHAT THEY HAD BEFORE OR MORE.

AND I TOLD THEM, LET'S WAIT UNTIL IT'S DONE AND EVERYTHING IS IN.

AND I DID SHARE WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY THAT THE DRAWING THAT WE HAD OF THAT DID SAY CONCEPTUAL.

SO IF THEY WERE ONLY GOING BY THAT DRAWING, THAT DRAWING MAY NOT BE FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT THE END PRODUCT WILL BE.

YES. I THINK WHAT I WOULD HOPE EVERYBODY WILL LOVE IT, BUT I DEFINITELY BE OPEN FOR ANY DISCUSSIONS.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE CAN ADD OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE HAPPY. OKAY, GREAT.

SO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU REGARDING THE POWER SOURCE FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[XII. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

YES. I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HR COMMITTEE MEETING.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS OFF TO A BAD START DUE TO WEATHER, AND I HAD QUITE A FEW TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT I WILL GO BACK AND REVIEW PARTS OF THE MEETING THAT I MISSED.

I WAS ABLE TO LOG IN AT 629. ROLL WAS TAKEN PRIOR TO THE RETURN.

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. THE MAYOR. MYSELF, MISS MILLIE, IRISH JESSE AND COUNCIL MEMBER.

FREELY. THERE WAS GREAT A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION ON EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS WITH COUNCIL PROVIDING INPUT AFTER WE SHARED THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR DIRECT REPORTS TO ENSURE.

WELL, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS GET INPUT FROM THE TWO.

FROM THE TWO INSTRUMENTS THAT WE EVALUATED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INSTRUMENT IS QUANTIFIABLE AND UP TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS, CHANGES IN INPUT WILL BE MADE FROM ALL MEMBERS.

THERE WAS ALSO A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON THE GRIEVANCE POLICY.

COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS, ARE YOU GOING TO YOU'LL BRING THAT BACK FOR THE ADDITIONAL PIECE? BUT THE GRIEVANCE POLICY, NOT ONLY TO INCLUDE OUR DIRECT REPORTS, BUT ALSO TO INCLUDE STAFF AS WELL.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WITH ADOPTION OF A HANDBOOK.

WE DID COMPLETE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK EVALUATIONS, AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE CITY MANAGER IN JUDGE EVALUATIONS.

ALL EVALUATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR FEEDBACK AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHARED.

COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS SHARED THAT SHE WILL BE HAVING AN UPCOMING SCREEN ON THE GREEN, WITH THE MEETING CONCLUDING AT 7:58 P.M..

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER. YEAH.

JUST ONE. I WOULD OFFER ONE CORRECTION TO THE HR COMMITTEE REPORT.

WE WE FINALLY FINALIZED THE REVIEW OF THE CLERK AND THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

WE DID NOT GET TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED IT.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE AGENDA ITEMS. CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING INVOICES FOR CONDUCTING THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL SLASH SPECIAL ELECTION AND RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE.

QUESTION. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. I NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON AN ITEM THAT WE VOTED FOR ON THE PRESENTATION.

[XI.1. "Southside Day" by Young Joc and Sherrie Phillips (Part 2 of 2)]

YES. AND WERE YOU A MEMBER THAT VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT? YES. SO RULE 27 PROVIDES THAT ONLY A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE.

SO THE MOTION PASSED. OKAY. ONLY A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE MAY RECONSIDER.

A VOTE MAY BE RECONSIDERED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SAME MEETING.

SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH MATT MAYOR PRO TEM TO ENTERTAIN THAT NOW, OR YOU CAN GET IT FROM HIM WHEN IT'S A GOOD TIME SINCE HE'S THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING.

[01:50:07]

YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S IT'S JUST AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT THE MORE AND MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND JEAN-JACQUES SAID IT, TOO, THAT HE WORKED WITH ALL OF THE MAYORS, AND I KNOW WE VOTED TO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED TO HAVE THE MAYOR WORK WITH THEM ON THIS, BECAUSE ONE IS HER ITEM AND HE'S ALREADY SPOKEN WITH ALL OF THE MAYORS, AND THEY'RE JOINING IN ON THE SOUTH SIDE DAY.

SO IT'S JUST TO INCLUDE HER IN WORKING WITH THEM.

HER OFFICE, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, IS THAT WORTH AMENDING OR.

I MEAN, I'M GUESSING SHE'LL BE DOING IT ANYWAY. WE CAN. WE CAN JUST NOTE THAT SHE'S INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION. IF THE MOTION WAS SPECIFIC.

AND THAT'S THE WILL OF THIS BODY, TO INCLUDE THE MAYOR AS SOMEONE TO WORK WITH THAT ORGANIZATION.

I DON'T SEE THE HARM. I MEAN, SHE WOULDN'T BE PRECLUDED ANYWAY.

BUT IF YOU'RE IF YOUR MOTION WAS SPECIFIC THEN IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO RECONSIDER IT.

IF THE WILL OF THE BODY IS TO HAVE THE MAYOR'S POSITION INCLUDED AS A ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT.

WE HAVE TO RECONSIDER THIS MEETING. OR COULD IT WAIT? SO IT SAYS THAT A VOTE MAY BE RECONSIDERED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SAME MEETING.

AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED IF COUNCILWOMAN SHROPSHIRE WAS ON THE PREVAILING SIDE OF THAT MOTION, BECAUSE ONLY SOMEONE ON THE PREVAILING SIDE CAN BRING UP A RECONSIDERATION.

SO IT WILL BE THE SAME MOTION. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE READ THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND THEN ADD WITH WHAT DID YOU SAY THE MAYOR.

IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A NEW MOTION. SO COUNCILWOMAN SHROPSHIRE OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE PREVAILING SIDE WOULD MAKE A NEW MOTION TO INCLUDE THE MAYOR IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS EVENT. OKAY.

SO WE CAN DO THAT NOW IF Y'ALL WANT. SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A NEW MOTION.

YEAH, I'LL MAKE A NEW MOTION. THE MOTION IS TO HAVE THE MAYOR ERROR INCLUDED ON WORKING WITH SOUTHSIDE.

WORKING WITH SOUTHSIDE DAY ON THE EVENT. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY MANAGER IN ADDITION TO THE CITY MANAGER'S.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THE MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM.

SO NEXT IS AGENDA ITEM. SO THAT'S IT. SO CAN WE GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE?

[XIV.4. Discussion and Possible Action on the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Along with the Corresponding Invoices for Conducting the Municipal General /Special Election and Runoff Elections for the City of East Point]

MADAM CITY CLERK, WE'LL BE DOING A PRESENTATION.

YES. SO THIS IS JUST THE THE IGA FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION, FOR THE COST OF IT.

FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE $0. IS. HOWEVER, THE COST FOR ANY RUNOFFS WOULD BE $79,616.45. AND THAT AMOUNT COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE IN THE EVENT THAT IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MANY CITIES GO INTO A RUNOFF.

THIS IS TYPICAL FOR EACH MAYORAL ELECTION THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT'S THAT LARGE ELECTION THAT AFFECTS EVERYONE.

SO LIKE I SAID, SAME IDEA FROM FULTON COUNTY.

JUST DIFFERENT YEAR, DIFFERENT ELECTION. OKAY.

SO IS THERE LET'S SEE. SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON THIS.

RIGHT? WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. YES, IF YOU'RE IN DISCUSSIONS.

OH, OKAY. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN, SHROPSHIRE. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE INAUGURAL AGREEMENT FOR IGA, ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING INVOICE FOR CONDUCTING A MUNICIPAL GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION AND RUNOFF.

SECOND, THE MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SORRY.

THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

ALL BEFORE LEGAL. MR. CITY MANAGER. I KNOW HOW TO READ.

[01:55:06]

YEAH. OKAY. SO IT'S FIVE LEGAL. SO ANYONE ELSE? FIVE LEGAL. SO, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS? FIVE LEGAL. ONE AND ONE. WAS IT TWO? REAL ESTATE? TWO WILLS. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR FIVE LEGAL AND TWO REAL ESTATE.

IS THERE A SECOND? THE MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? NEXT. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES? NO. FIRST, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTIONS. THAT'S THE FIRST MOTION.

TWO. OH. MOTION TO READ. WE DID. WE DID RECONVENE.

YEAH. SO WE APPROVE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES, RIGHT? NO, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE MINUTES. WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY THE MOTION IS? MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. SO A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND THEN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

EXECUTIVE. OH, NO. WE GOT A VOTE ON THE ITEMS. OH, I SAID ADJOURN. MY BAD. THOSE ARE MY BAD.

YEAH, MOST OF THE THINGS. YEAH. MY BAD. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT VOTE.

IS THERE. IS THERE A. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY. ALL ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR SAY I.

I'M SORRY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

MOTION TO APPROVE. EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES.

NO. FIRST MOTION TWO. YEAH, I GOT THE MOTIONS.

OKAY. GO AHEAD. FIRST MOTION. MOTION TO PROCEED.

AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH. WITH AS TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO THE TO GROUP TT GROUP.

SECOND THE MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.

THE MOTION PASSED. SECOND ONE. MOTION TO PROVIDE.

TO PROCEED. SET. SETTLEMENT. MOTION. MOTION TO.

MOTION TO PROCEED. AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AS TO LAKES VERSUS THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE. IS THERE A SECOND? THE MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO THIS THIS CAME UP AND I DO KNOW THAT SOME WILL BE IN AMELIA ISLAND. SO THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO WITH WORK SESSION? WILL THERE BE A QUORUM IN HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE GOING? NEXT MONDAY? TO THE 16TH. I DO KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER IS GOING SINCE HE'S NOT HERE, SO I'M SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ATKINS AND FREHLEY AS WELL.

SO IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE. ARE YOU ARE YOU GOING? SO YOU SAY. SO WHO? ALL WHO ARE GOING? YOU, I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN. SO IT'S JUST THREE. OKAY, SO WE'LL HAVE A QUORUM.

OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE. ALL RIGHT. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? OH, WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.

MOTION TO APPROVE. EXECUTIVE SESSION. MINUTE MEETINGS.

OKAY. YEAH. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE SESSION? MEETING MINUTES. SO MOVED. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES NOW. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.

IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT. EXPLAINS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.