Jun 15, 2026 City Council

[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FOR JUNE 15TH, 2026. MADAM CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. HUME. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER FREELY WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ATKINS. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ZIEGLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. CUMMINGS.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MITCHELL. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. CODWELL. PRESENT.

COUNCIL. MEMBER. MARTIN. ROGERS. PRESENT. MAYOR. CHAPMAN. WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'M SORRY. OH, OKAY. WELCOME ONCE AGAIN AND FOR. OKAY, SO WE'LL NOW STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW BY THE PLEDGE OF THE FLAG. AMEN. SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE, REVEREND COUNCIL AND MAYOR. LET US PRAY. SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, FALL AFRESH ON ME. SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, FALL FRESH ON EVERYONE UNDER THE SOUND OF MY FEEBLE VOICE. DEAR GOD HAS ONCE MORE AGAIN THAT WE PAUSE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DEAR GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUOUSLY BLESS THEM IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVES AND THEIR MINISTRY AS THEY'VE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE THIS PRESENT AGE AND GOD. WE ASK THAT YOU JUST OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES OF HEAVEN AND POUR THEM OUT. BLESSINGS UPON BLESSINGS THAT THEY HAVE NO ROOM TO RECEIVE. DEAR GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE CONSTITUENTS, THE RESIDENTS OF THIS GREAT CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU LET THE EFFORTS COME FROM THE NORTH, THE SOUTH, THE EAST AND THE WEST. AND GOD. WE ASK THAT YOU ALLOW THIS CITY TO BE A BEACON LIGHT ON A HILL, THAT WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF EASTPOINTE, THEY THINK OF OUR PROSPERITY. THEY THINK ABOUT UNITY. AND YOUR FAVORITE IS UPON THEM. THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AS BELIEVERS OF GOD, WE SAY, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 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. AND I WAS REPRESENTING THE GREAT CHURCH, SAINT PAUL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. AND I AM REVEREND CLARK. THANK YOU SO MUCH, REVEREND

[V. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS - Capt. Robinson]

[VI. ADOPTION OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA]

[VII. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES]

[VIII.1. Use Permit for Sec 10-2137 Recycling Center and Processing And Section 10-2080D Distance from Residential. Located at 1577 East Taylor Ave ]

PERSONS BOTH FAVORING AND OPPOSING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL THEN BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY OTHER SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT WILL THEN BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL. BY MAJORITY VOTE, THE COUNCIL MAY INCREASE THE TOTAL TIME FOR SPEAKERS PROVIDED FOR EACH SIDE, PROVIDED THAT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IS PROVIDED. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER FOR A SIDE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER OTHER THAN

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GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE IN IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1577 EAST TAYLOR AVENUE, KNOWN AS CASE NUMBER P 2026, U-001-04, AND CASE NUMBER P2026-001-04. THE CASE TYPE IS A USE PERMIT WITH CONCURRENT VARIANCE. THE APPLICANT IS REFERRED TO HER SOLVENT. THE PROPERTY IS IS ZONED I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND THE REQUEST IS FOR A USE PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN DASH 2137 FOR RECYCLING CENTER AND PROCESSING PLANT WITH A CONCURRENT VARIANCE FOR FOR THE DISTANCE TO RESIDENTIAL. THE ZONING AS STATED, IS I-2 AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY I-2 PROPERTIES AS WELL. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS TOWN CENTER SUBAREA ONE. THE CITY ENVISIONS A PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING HISTORIC HISTORY, CULTURAL, BUSINESS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ATTRACT VISITORS AND COMMUTERS AND RESIDENTS. TYPICAL ZONING DISTRICTS FOR THE TOWN CENTER SUB AREA ONE ARE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ALONG WITH OUR CR MIXED USE, OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, OUR HCL, OUR OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL AS WELL AS OUR MIXED USE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL. STAFF MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE USE PERMIT FOR THE RECYCLING CENTER AND IF IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE. WE DID RECOMMEND TO. WE DID RECOMMEND THREE CONDITIONS AND I'LL READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD.

CONDITION NUMBER ONE APPLICANT MUST ADHERE TO ALL WATER AND SEWER COMMERCIAL PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. CONDITION NUMBER TWO APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE AN OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE INTENDED USE. CONDITION NUMBER THREE APPLICANT MUST COORDINATE WITH THE CITY TO MITIGATE ANY NOXIOUS ADMITTANCE BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE USE PERMIT WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS READ PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR REPORT. WE DID WANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS ASKED AT THE WORK SESSION LAST MONDAY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT IS PROVIDED, APPROXIMATELY 152 PARCELS LIE WITHIN 1000FT PER CODE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATION CARDS FOR EVERY PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN 1000FT. AS SHOWN ON THIS MAP, YOU SEE 1000 FOOT BUFFER AND AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY 152 PARCELS WAS INCLUDED IN THE 1000FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING THE DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL. WE DID TWO EXAMPLES. IF YOU GO TO THE TO THE WEST, IT'S A THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL IS APPROXIMATELY 873FT. AND IF YOU GO TO THE THE EAST, THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 676.9FT. WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION SINCE IT WAS ASKED

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WE DID GET APPROVED ON OUR LICENSE ON MAY 1ST OF 2026. SO WE DO HAVE THE THE LICENSE PROPER TO BE ABLE TO CONTAIN ALL THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO PROCESS AND CARRY THE OIL THAT WE ARE COLLECTING. I WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. AND THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE IT FOR US. OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN FAVOR FOR THE PROJECT? I'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THOSE IN OPPOSITION FOR THE FOR THE PROJECT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? GOOD EVENING, MARIE TERRY. I'M IN OPPOSITION OF IT BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY RECYCLE, I'M SO FAMILIAR WITH THE RECYCLING PLANT IN EAGAN PARK, SNSSNA WITH RENEWAL BOTH TO RECYCLE GREASE AND I WAS RAISED IN A RESTAURANT. I USED TO RUN A RESTAURANT. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT GREASE TRAP RIGHT, WITH THE SMELL AND THE ODOR, I DON'T THINK WE NEED THAT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA. NOT RIGHT NOW, UNTIL ACTUALLY WE INVESTIGATE THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE NO RECYCLING PLANTS AND NEW RECYCLING, OLD SMELLY ODOR GREASE. AND THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT ELSE THEY'LL BE COOKING WITH THAT GREASE BECAUSE OLD GREASE REALLY STINKS. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE PUT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I WOULD SAY NO TO THIS. THANK YOU, MISS TERRY FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OUT FOR OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? OKAY. HEARING NONE. COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AT THIS TIME? MADAM MAYOR, WE WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. SO FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, CAN WE JUST

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IF YOU DON'T MIND STEPPING FORWARD. I KNOW THERE WAS A CONCERN, ONE OF THE RESIDENTS ABOUT JUST SITTING THERE ON THE PROPERTY. SO HOW LONG ONCE YOU TAKE THE GREASE FROM THE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU GET IT FROM? HOW LONG DOES IT SIT ACTUALLY ON YOUR PROPERTY BEFORE IT'S REMOVED? SO IT DOESN'T SIT IN OUR PROPERTY NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS, NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS. SO WE COLLECT IT. WE COLLECT ONE OF THE CONTAINERS WHICH WILL HOLD 3000 GALLONS. ONCE THAT CONTAINERS FULL, WE CALL THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK PICKS IT UP LIKE I SAY AGAIN, NO MORE WITHIN 24 HOURS. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE A GROWING COMPANY. WE HAVE OVER 150 RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S AN EVERY DAY MOVING, GOING, GOING, GOING. ONCE THAT CONTAINERS FULL, IT WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH A 18 WHEELER THAT WILL COME IN, COLLECT IT AND THEY DISPOSE OF IT PROPERLY AND THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH IT. SO LIKE I SAID IN GRIFFIN, WE HAVE A PROCESSING PLANT. WE ALREADY HAVE A PROCESSING PLANT IN GRIFFIN. THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO RIGHT NOW FOR THIS PROPERTY IS STORAGE.

JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ALL THE WAY IN GRIFFIN AND IT'S A FAR DISTANCE. A LOT OF OUR CONTRACTORS WERE DRIVING 2.5 HOURS TO THREE HOURS OUT. AND SO THE ONLY REASON WHY WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING. SO EVERYTHING FROM THIS LOCATION, IT'S LIKE AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES. OKAY. SO I KNOW FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU GUYS DID LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A BIG SILO CONTAINERS. THAT'S WHERE THE GREASE IS STORED. YES. YES, MA'AM. AND THAT AND THE ONE THAT YOU JUST SHOWED THE, THE BLACK BOX WITH THE YELLOW AROUND IT, THAT WASN'T THAT'S IN A RESTAURANT THAT'S IN A SO THAT'S WHAT A GREASE TRAP LOOKS LIKE IN THE RESTAURANT. NO, THAT'S A OIL CONTAINER. THAT'S AN OIL CONTAINER. I'M SORRY.

YES. THE GREASE TRAPS ARE ACTUALLY ON THE ON YOUR ASPHALT. WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A RESTAURANT, YOU GUYS WILL NORMALLY SEE IT SAYS STORAGE. IT SAYS IT SAYS GREASE TRAP.

AND THEN IT SAYS SEWER. THOSE ARE THE GREASE TRAPS THAT THEY WANT UNDER THE GROUND. OKAY. WE DON'T WE WE DON'T DO NOTHING WITH UNDER THE GROUND. WE DON'T COLLECT, COLLECT GREASE TRAPS.

WE JUST COLLECT USED COOKING OIL, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SAW IN THE I'M SORRY, IN THIS IN THE PREVIOUS CONTAINERS, THIS IS WHAT WE GO. WE OPEN IT. THEY ONLY POUR OIL. NO WATER, NO FAT, NO NOTHING. ALL WE ARE COLLECTING IS USED OIL. OKAY. AND THERE WAS A RECYCLING THING, I THINK, WHERE YOU KIND OF YOU PUT SOMETHING IN IT AND IT EXPLAIN THAT. YES, MA'AM.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. YES, YES. SO THIS IS ONCE IT'S A SHAKER. SO ALL IT'S DOING IS SEPARATING ALL THE SETTLEMENT. WE THINK THAT THAT'S IN THE HEART OF COMPANY IS SEPARATE.

AND IT JUST PUTS ALL THE LIQUID INTO THE CONTAINER FOR PUTTING IN TWO TYPES. AND THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOUR OPERATION WOULD LOOK LIKE HERE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, I YIELD. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION, COUNCILWOMAN HEMMING THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. IF I MAY DIRECT A QUESTION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR, PLEASE. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. MR. CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU WALK THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE FUTURE USE LAND MAP AND SHARE WITH US THE INTENTION OF A SUBAREA CENTER ONE. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I'LL HAVE OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR WALK US THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU. IN REFERENCE TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY, AS STATED IN OUR REPORT, IT. IT IS THE TOWN

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SO IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE, DOCTOR. COUNCILWOMAN MITCHELL. COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. YES. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. SO I WAS LOOKING AT THE AREA WHERE THIS BUSINESS WOULD BE LOCATED. IS THIS IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK? IT IS IN AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL AREA. IT IS ZONED CI1I2. EXCUSE ME. IT'S ZONED I-2 WHICH IS OUR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

THIS PROPERTY IS THE SNOW KING PROPERTY I BELIEVE, AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ICE. SO IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED AS I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. IT'S THAT'S WHAT IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED AS. SO WITH THE TOWN CENTER SUB AREA PLAN. AND EXISTING BUSINESS BUSINESSES ARE GRANDFATHERED IN. RIGHT. I'M NOT NECESSARILY SEEING THAT TURNING INTO A TOWN CENTER SUB AREA, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IF IT'S LIKE AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE, THE INTENT AND THE VISION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE AREA MAY BE INDUSTRIAL, WHICH THIS AREA IS INDUSTRIAL, BUT OVER TIME, THE VISION IS FOR IT TO CHANGE. OKAY. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S CURRENTLY THEY MEET, THEY MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS OR THE WHAT'S ALLOWABLE. THEY MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GET A USE PERMIT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS APPLICATION IS REQUESTING. OKAY.

SO REALLY QUICK AS I READ THROUGH THIS DEFINITION, PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S. OPTIMISTIC. I WOULD JUST THANK YOU THAT THAT'S MY QUESTIONS FOR RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ATKINS. YES, THANK YOU, MISS SMITH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE? I THINK IT'S THE DISTANCE TO THE WEST. AND THROUGH THAT ARROW I THINK THAT I BELIEVE THAT I SEE MAIN STREET. SO IF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS TO THE EAST AND THEN IT CROSSES OVER TO THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL HOME TO THE WEST, IT CROSSES OVER MAIN STREET. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER SLIDE, I THINK GOING GOING TO THE EAST AND AND THIS PARTICULAR DIRECTION, THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT? THAT'S AARON MARTIN, I BELIEVE THAT'S

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO IT'S TWO REDMOND JONES, CITY MANAGER IS CORRECT.

IF IT'S ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, IT WOULD BE DEEMED AN ILLICIT DISCHARGE THAT REACHES OUR STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT CAN CONTAMINATE THE NEAREST WATERWAY OR THE WATERSHED IF IT'S CONTAINED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. WITH THE COMMERCIAL PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE THAT WE DO HAVE, THEY WILL HAVE TO PUT SOME TYPE OF INTERCEPTOR IN THE GROUND TO CAPTURE ANY TYPE OF RESIDUAL OILS THAT MAY HIT THE GROUND INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM BEFORE IT HITS THE SEWER SYSTEM. OKAY. INTERCEPTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. I YIELD, THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN MARTIN MARTIN ROGERS.

YES, MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY I PLEASE SPEAK TO DIRECTOR SMITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU? YES. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS I KNOW THAT READY ICE IS IN THE AREA. CAN YOU GIVE US A DESCRIPTION OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA? THERE, THERE. IT'S IT'S I TWO IT'S SURROUNDED BY PRETTY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF USES. I KNOW READY ICE IS ACROSS THE STREET. THE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE THEIR BUSINESS IS THE OLD SNOW ICE PROPERTY, BUT IT'S SURROUNDED BY I DON'T HAVE THE NAMES OF THE BUSINESSES, BUT IT IS INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE. IT IS INDUSTRIAL. YES. AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IN INDUSTRIAL SITES, WHICH IS TAKEN QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO DO, IS WHAT THE CITY OF ATLANTA HAS DONE WITH CHATTAHOOCHEE FOOD HALL. THEY HAD A PLAN, AND I IMAGINE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT OUR PLAN WAS DONE? YOU SAID IT'S DONE EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE LAST PLAN THAT CITY OF EASTPOINTE ADOPTED WAS IN IN 2022, 2022. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO REVISIT THE PLAN NEXT. BUT IN YOUR EXPERTISE, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE VISION TO BECOME REALITY? BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ZONE THIS AREA TO BE THE WHAT DID YOU WHAT DID. IT WAS A SMART WHAT WAS IT CALLED? A WALKABLE AREA. YOU'D HAVE TO REMOVE WHAT IS THERE TO GET TO THE VISION THAT YOU'D WANT TO SEE, CORRECT? YES. I MEAN, IT COULD TAKE DECADES TO DO. IT COULD TAKE DECADES TO DO. IT COULD. ALRIGHT. AND MY LAST QUESTION WAS, I THINK THAT WAS MY LAST QUESTION. SO THIS AREA IS ZONED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IN.

ALTHOUGH THIS IS A PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT COULD STILL TAKE DECADES TO TURN THIS INTO A COFFEE SHOP OR SOME WALK, WALK, WALK TABLE AREA THAT IS DESIRED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND TO PIGGYBACK ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS SPOKE OF IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA, THEY DO HAVE AREAS WITH HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. THEY ARE TOGETHER, BLAND TOWN, WHICH IS IN THE UPPER WEST SIDE, AND THE ARMOR ARMOR YARDS IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA. THEY ALSO HAVE. OVER IN CHOSEWOOD PARK WHERE RESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY GO AND THEY TAKE THEIR RECYCLE THEIR HOUSEHOLD GREASE. THAT'S CHOSEWOOD PARK OVER IN PEOPLESTOWN AREA WHERE THEY'RE DOING THIS EXACT SAME THING. SO THERE I THINK IT IS A

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AND THE APPLICANTS HAVE SPOKEN OF A COUPLE, A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE THE ABOVE GROUND, IT STILL IT DOES THE SAME THING. I KNOW ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE WATERWAY AND TO GO INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S WHY THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE, TO HAVE THAT ABOVE GROUND, THE WALL THAT WILL BE BUILT AROUND IT. THEY EVEN AGREED TO BRING IT UP HIGHER THAN WHAT IT IS. AND THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHERE THE LOCATION IS AS OPPOSED, I MEAN, CLOSEST TO THE NEXT, THE CLOSEST HOMES, I THINK TO THE EAST OR WEST. I DON'T I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE, BUT ONE WAS LIKE 698FT, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS 893FT. AND I KNOW FOR ME, I CAN'T EQUATE THAT WHEN I JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. SO JUST THINK ABOUT A FOOTBALL FIELD. SO THE ONE AT 698FT, THAT'S 232 YARDS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS AND A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE ONE THAT WAS 890FT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS TO THE EAST OR THE WEST. IT'S 297. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISTANCE OF AT LEAST THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS. SO AT LEAST I CAN SEE, I CAN IMAGINE I KNOW WHAT A FOOTBALL FIELD LOOKS LIKE. SO AS FAR AS IT BEING THE PROXIMITY TO CURRENT RESIDENTS, IT'S QUITE A BIT IT'S QUITE A WAYS OFF. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT FOOTPRINT LOOKS LIKE. WE KNOW WHAT DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE IN EAST POINT, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH NONEXISTENT. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS, I MEAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO BRING THE BUSINESS HERE. AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO DO IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE BUSINESSES TO MAKE IT WORK SO THAT THEY THEY CAN COME HERE AND THRIVE, I THINK WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS THAT THEY'RE ASKING THAT THAT THERE'S SOME CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING THAT THEY MEET IN ORDER TO TO BRING THIS BUSINESS HERE. AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN DO IT, I AM FOR I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AS LONG AS THEY ARE ABLE. I MEAN, AS LONG AS THEY ARE COMPLIANT. I DO KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW IT CAME UP LAST TIME THAT YOU GUYS WERE OPERATING AND DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING PROPERLY IN ORDER AND KNOW WE WANT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A BUSINESS HERE IN EAST POINT, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE PROPERLY AND IN ORDER. SO IF THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, WHATEVER SLAP ON THE WRIST, FINE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WAS DONE, BUT OKAY, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THAT'S NOT MY WHEELHOUSE. BUT THE THING IS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE OPERATING, YOU KNOW, PROPER AND IN ORDER. SO IF WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE TO GET THIS DONE, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERNS WITH MY WATER AND SEWER DIRECTOR, AND I KNOW HER THING WAS THAT IT'S DONE UNDERGROUND, BUT I HAVE DONE JUST FROM THE RESEARCH, JUST SORT OF LOOKING. YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ABOVE GROUND GREASE TRAP AS WELL. I KNOW THE CONCERN IS THAT IT DOESN'T GET INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. SO AS FAR AS THINGS BEING TAKEN, BRINGING THAT HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, IT IS POSSIBLE IT HAS BEEN DONE JUST IF YOU THROW A ROCK, YOU'LL BE IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND YOU'LL SEE IT BEEN DONE IN QUITE A FEW PLACES. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THAT AND I YIELD. THANK YOU. AND COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL.

COMMISSIONER SIDNEY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR YOU ALL, BUT I KIND OF WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF THE TIMELINE OR THE ANTICIPATED TIMELINE THAT THE BUSINESS WOULD BE AT THIS OR IN THIS LOCATION. ARE YOU PURCHASING THE PROPERTY OR. SO RIGHT NOW? WE'RE CURRENTLY RENTING THE PROPERTY. IF I IF WE GET ALL THE APPROVALS AND EVERYTHING, MY TEAM IS ACTUALLY READY TO GO WITHIN SIX MONTHS TO HAVE IT FULLY DEVELOPED AND BUILT. AND THAT MY LIKE I SAID, MY LEASE IS THROUGH THREE YEARS.

I'VE ONLY BEEN THERE SEVEN MONTHS SINCE WE'VE BEEN RENTING THE PROPERTY. IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS, BUT OUR LANDLORD IS WILLING TO HAVE MY LEASE BEING CONTINUED BECAUSE AGAIN, HE SEES THE POTENTIAL IN MY COMPANY OF GROWING. OKAY, AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER BASED ON THE THE FUTURE LAND USE, DO WE SEE ANY TYPE OF PLANS DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS THAT ALIGN WITH THAT? COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? AND MY AT MY EXCUSE ME, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICANTS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED

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SO I UNFORTUNATELY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. OKAY. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS FOR A USE PERMIT, NOT ZONING. IS THAT OKAY? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CLEAR FOR THAT. IT'S FOR USE PERMIT, NOT ZONING. COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN MITCHELL YEAH, THIS IS FOR THE APPLICANT'S REAL QUICK. I KNOW YOU GUYS MENTIONED THE LEASE. YOU SAID IT WAS A THREE YEAR LEASE. YES. AND I SAW DURING YOUR PRESENTATION YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR EQUIPMENT IN THERE. SO THAT'S OUR OUR SHOPPING. GRIFFIN. THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO CONVERT THE SHOP HERE IN EAST POINT TO TO LOOK AS WELL. HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU WITH THAT OR SO RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE CONTAINERS IN THERE. YOU SAID THIS IS MAINLY FOR STORAGE. STORAGE? YES. JUST STORAGE RIGHT NOW. SO ON OUR APPLICATION IT SAYS STORAGE. PROCESSING BOTH OF THEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW WE WOULD JUST BE STORAGE. ONCE OUR STORAGE SETUP IS COMPLETE THAT'S SIX MONTHS. AND THEN THE PROCESSING WOULD BE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. MEANING RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE THERE IS NO HEAT ELEMENT INTO ANYTHING, OKAY? EVERYTHING IS JUST STORED. THERE IS NOTHING HEATING UP, COOKING OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST STORED, GOES INTO TRUCKS AND GOES TO OUR PLANNING. GRIFFIN WHERE THAT'S WHERE IT GETS HEATED AND PROCESSED AND SEPARATED. AND MR. CITY MANAGER, YOU SAID THERE ARE NO OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY OR THAT. THAT IS CORRECT IN MY UNDERSTANDING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST GOT THE NOD FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT THERE IS NO OTHER APPLICATION. YES. SO THIS IS TO MY COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LOVE THE SUPPORT INVESTORS. INSTEAD OF IT BEING VACANT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. AND THAT'S NOT COLLECTING ANY TYPE OF REVENUE FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT SOUNDS YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY AN INDUSTRIAL PARK WITH WAY MORE HAZARDOUS THINGS, I BELIEVE. I JUST WANT US TO THINK ABOUT THAT INSTEAD OF IT SITTING THERE VACANT. AND WE HAVE ALREADY ICE AND EVERY OTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL PLANT AROUND THIS. I DON'T SEE A SCRAPYARD THERE TO A SCRAPYARD TOO, SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO SIT ABOUT. SO, YOU KNOW, CITIES, WE NEED MONEY. I KNOW THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE ALL OF THE MONEY, BUT I'D RATHER DO SOMETHING WITH IT THAN LET IT BE VACANT.

I WOULD SAY THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING, PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW. THE APPLICATION IS FOR A USE PERMIT, AND IT IS ZONED SO THAT THIS BUSINESS CAN CURRENTLY OPERATE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT IS ZONED. CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND THIS IF AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE ZONING REWRITE PROCESS OR WHATEVER, IF IT IF WE CHANGE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, THIS DOES THAT, THAT BUSINESS AND THE OPERATION OF THAT BUSINESS GET GRANDFATHERED AND ZONED IN WITH THAT. IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR CLARIFY FOR CLARITY.

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SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A QUESTION. YES, YES. DIRECTOR SMITH, I THINK THE QUESTION WAS THAT THE APPLICANT WAS JUST SEEKING A USE PERMIT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A SEEKING A USE PERMIT WITH A VARIANCE FOR THE DISTANCE TO RESIDENTIAL ENTITLEMENTS. RIGHT. ONE IS THE USE PERMIT AND ONE IS THE VARIANCE BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE. IS THAT CORRECT. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THAT'S ME. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. SO WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WHAT IF WE HAVE A. I'M SORRY. I THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT THE FIRST READING, BUT I WOULD LIKE I GUESS THIS IS THE FIRST READING. CORRECT.

COUNCIL. WHAT I'M. AT THIS TIME, I'M ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE WHAT'S ON THE RECORD. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WE WERE IN THE MOTION WHERE WE'RE IN A MOTION TO OPEN OR WE'RE IN THE MOTION TO DISCUSS THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO I THINK IT'S RIGHT AT THE POINT TO TAKE A VOTE ON CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN YOU WOULD MOVE ON TO CONSIDERING WAIVING THE FIRST READING. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE STILL HAVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE IT? THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. THIS HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, BUT WHO SECONDED THAT I HEARD THE WHO SECOND ROLL CALL. YEAH, I THOUGHT I HEARD ORIGINALLY IT WAS ATKINS. ATKINS. HE MOTIONED AND MITCHELL SECONDED. OKAY. I JUST COULDN'T HEAR THE SECOND.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE VOTED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE OR DENY THE THE CASE BEFORE? MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE TO WAIVE IF IF THERE'S A SECOND READING, WE HAVE TO WAIT. SO I THINK THAT DIED FROM LACK OF A SECOND. SO WE HAVE TO WAIT. ONE MORE READING. CORRECT. THERE WAS NO WAY. NO ONE MOTIONED TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING. SO THIS MEANS THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR A SECOND READ OF THE ORDINANCE, AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE ACTION AFTER THE SECOND READ AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION. OKEY DOKEY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION NOW? OH, SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCES. WE DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE THIS IS DISPOSED OF. WE'VE JUST WE'VE JUST. CAN THE I'M SORRY, THE CITY ATTORNEY WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. AND SO ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND THREE. CORRECT. SO ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND THREE DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND READ.

ITEMS TWO AND THREE ONLY REQUIRE THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. AND SINCE THEY DON'T REQUIRE TWO READS, YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING. YOU CAN TAKE ACTION ON THOSE ITEMS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REQUIRE A FIRST AND SECOND READ. THEY ONLY REQUIRE ONE READ. OKAY, SO AT THIS POINT WE WILL TAKE A MOTION. I MEAN, I'M SORRY. THE NEXT ITEM

[VIII.2. Council Discussion and Possible Action on a Alcohol Licensee Name Change/New Owner Texaco Food Mart VIII.2. Council Discussion and Possible Action on a Alcohol Licensee Name Change/New Owner Texaco Food Mart ]

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EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE SUBJECT WILL ALSO HAVE A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. SPEAKERS MAY GIVE A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES TO ANOTHER SPEAKER. RESIDENTS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY TO SPEAK AFTER RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

NON RESIDENTS MAY SPEAK. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANY ANYONE HERE IN FAVOR OF THE. POSSIBLE THE ALCOHOL LICENSE AND NAME CHANGE FOR TEXACO FOOD MART? OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE, SIR. THANK YOU. YOUR NAME AND. GOOD. THE NAME IS KHAN. OKAY. HE'S THE THE APPLICANT. YEAH. YES. OKAY. SO YOU'RE IN FAVOR. HE'S ASKING.

ARE YOU IN FAVOR? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE I HAVE A CALL FOR OPPOSITION TO. IS THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION OF THE ITEM NUMBER TWO? I'M SORRY, BUT I'M TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING. POSSIBLE ACTION. NAME CHANGE. NEW OWNER TEXACO. WHERE IS THE TEXACO? I MEAN, I KNOW WE ASKED YOU A QUESTION, BUT WHERE IS IT LOCATED AT? IT'S NOT ON HERE ABOUT WHERE IS THE TEXACO FOOD LOCATED? WHAT AREAS THAT IN. I DON'T SEE AN ADDRESS ON THAT. AND THEN I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT I MEAN, IF HE DO IF HE IS AT THE TEXACO FOOD MART EACH AND EVERY TIME I SEE THIS, THEY ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME, CHANGING THE NAME ALL THE TIME SPELLS. I'M NOT SAYING THEY SHOULDN'T COME TO THE CITY AND DO BUSINESS. I'M NOT SAYING THAT. IT'S JUST THAT SOMETHING HIT ME A NAME CHANGE, THE OWNER, NEW OWNER, A NAME CHANGE. BUT IS THAT SAME OWNER GOING TO BE IN THAT BUSINESS OR IS THEY I, I'M NOT, I'M NOT GETTING MAYBE I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING, BUT YOU GOING TO CHANGE THE NAME, BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE THERE. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING THE NAME? IS HE ACTUALLY THE NEW OWNER? I DIDN'T I DON'T GET IT.

I'M SO SORRY, YOU GUYS, BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF THAT ACTUALLY THE NEW OWNER CALL ME DUMB, CALL ME WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL ME. BUT I NEED TO KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERYONE WANT A

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OKAY. CAN WE DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCIL, DO WE LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING. SECOND.

OKAY. FIRST READING IS NOT REQUIRED. OKAY, COOL. WE JUST NEED ACTUAL ACTION SO WE CAN CALL IT A VOTE. YES. I HAVE A MOTION TO FOR THE VOTE. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE THE LICENSE NAME CHANGE FOR NEW OWNER FOR THE TEXACO FOOD MART ON CAMP CREEK PARKWAY.

LIEUTENANT TRUMBLE, WHAT IS THE STREET ADDRESS? IT'S A NEW OWNER. THE OWNER FROM 2025 DID NOT RENEW. AND THIS IS A NEW OWNER FOR THE LOCATION. NAME CHANGE. NOT THE NAME CHANGE OF THE TEXACO BUSINESS ITSELF. IT'S A NEW OWNER. YES. NOT NOT THE NAME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, BUT THE OWNER. JUST THE. AND THAT'S LOCATED AT 2025 KEMP CREEK PARKWAY. CORRECT. YOU.

THAT'S 31, 3155 CAMP CREEK PARK PARKWAY, FIVE CAMP CREEK PARKWAY. MADAM MAYOR, MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE NAME CHANGE. NEW OWNER AT THE TEXACO FOOD MART LOCATED AT 3155 CAMP CREEK PARKWAY. OKAY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR THE NUMBER THREE

[VIII.3. Council Discussion and Possible Action on an Alcohol Licensee Name Change/New Owner, Cru Lounge ]

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? YES. I'M IN. I HAVE A MOTION. ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU. YES.

MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ALCOHOL LICENSE. NAME CHANGE. NEW OWNER FOR CREW LOUNGE. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FIRST. CORRECT. I MADE A MOTION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FRANCHISE TO PROCEED THAT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? I'M GOING TO MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOR THE ALCOHOL LICENSE. NAME CHANGE SLASH NEW OWNER FOR CREW LOUNGE. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE YOU AS A REQUEST FOR THE CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES ALCOHOL LICENSE SUBMITTED BY NEW OWNER DANICA MORRELL FOR CREW. IT'S LOCATED AT 3271 CAMP CREEK PARKWAY. THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED THE ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION APPLICATION AND SUBMITTED ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, AND DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICANT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S CITY'S REQUIREMENTS. STAFF HAS ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE APPLICANT MEETS THE CITY'S LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING ZONING APPROVAL AND BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, STAFF REVIEW FOUND NO OWNERSHIP OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE APPLICANT, APPLICANT AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. BASED ON THE COMPLETED APPLICATION AND THE RESULTS OF THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONSUMPTION ON PREMISE ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR CREW. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANYONE IN THAT IS IN FAVOR OF THE ALCOHOL LICENSE NAME CHANGE SLASH NEW OWNER FOR CREW LOUNGE.

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MAY I HAVE A MOTION? NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCILWOMAN, MAY I ASK A QUESTION OF THE SPEAKER? YEAH. GO AHEAD. NO, I'M JUST ASKING. ARE YOU YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR YOU HAVE DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DISCUSSION. SO MOVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. COUNCILWOMAN HEMMING. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. SO THE BACKGROUND REVIEW, I THINK YOU STATED IN YOUR COMMENTS THAT THERE'S NO LEGAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE NEW OWNER. COULD YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS AND HOW YOU CHECK THAT OUT? NORMALLY WITH THE APPLICATION, WHAT WE DO IS WE REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO LIST ANY OTHER OWNERSHIP AS FAR AS THE INDIVIDUALS. AND WE ALSO CHECK THE PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO WHO'S BEEN THE APPLICANT AT THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL. AND WE BASE IT OFF OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED FROM THE, THE APPLICANT AND THE PAST APPLICANTS THAT WE'VE HAD.

AND SO DO YOU LIKE CHECK WITH THE STATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT JUST TO CONFIRM THAT THE BUSINESS. OKAY. YES. THAT'S PART OF THE BACKGROUND PROCESS. AND THEN THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. THIS PROPERTY HAS AN OUTSTANDING DEBT OBLIGATION TO THE CITY.

AND SO I WAS REVIEWING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THAT IS RESOLVED. THE TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT I LOOKED AT WAS OBVIOUSLY THE ONE RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO ALCOHOL, BUT ALSO THE SECTION RELATED TO UTILITIES. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO COUNCIL HOW, WHETHER OR NOT THAT OUTSTANDING DEBT OBLIGATION SHOULD HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISION THAT IS CURRENT BEFORE US? THE OUTSTANDING DEBT OBLIGATION, UNFORTUNATELY, SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE CURRENT APPLICATION. THERE ARE COLLECTION PROCEDURES IN YOUR ORDINANCES AND UNDER STATE LAW AS TO HOW YOU WOULD COLLECT ANY PAST DUE UTILITY BILLS, OCCUPATION, TAX OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE THE ONLY TYPE OF UTILITY ACCOUNT THAT PUTS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY IS A WATER BILL. AND THIS IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS IN THIS CASE, IT'S AN ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL, NOT A WATER BILL. AND IN THAT SITUATION, IT ONLY PUTS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH AGAIN WOULD NOT AFFECT THIS PROCESS.

IT WOULD AFFECT THE SALE FROM ONE OWNER TO ANOTHER IF THERE WERE A WATER LIEN. BUT THIS ISN'T A WATER LIEN AND SO IT CAN'T AFFECT THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. I YIELD.

COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN ROGERS, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, ATTORNEY HARTLEY. I BELIEVE THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT THE WORK SESSION RIGHT NOW, MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ALCOHOL LICENSE NAME CHANGE. NEW OWNER FOR CRU LOUNGE.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, SIR. I HAVE A WE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC. NOPE. DID WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I'M SORRY. DID WE? WE DIDN'T CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. OKAY. WE DID GREAT. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO

[IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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YOU'RE LOOKING OUT FOR YOURSELVES. GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. UP NEXT, WE HAVE MR. EDDIE LEE BREWSTER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, I GOT TWO CONCERNS. 1847 STANTON ROAD. THE HILLCREST COMMUNITY, THE UTILITIES, THE LIGHTS GO OUT THERE OFTEN. AND THEY WENT OUT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. WE INQUIRED ABOUT WHY THE LACK OF OFF. AND WE FOUND OUT THAT THE CITY CUT THE LIGHTS OFF BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT HAD NOT PAID THEIR UTILITY BILL. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT, THE RESIDENTS IN IN HILLCREST, THEY PAY THEIR RENT AS PART OF THEIR UTILITY PAYMENT. SO I'M, I'M, I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER. ADOPTING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITH. THE CITY WOULD NEVER CUT OFF A SENIOR RESIDENTS PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT PAID THEIR UTILITY BILL. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. THEY WERE ON MACHINES. A COUPLE PEOPLE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THEIR MEDICINE PROPERLY, SO THE CITY COULD REALLY DEAL WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND DON'T HAVE THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE. MANY SENIORS SUFFER BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT OF THOSE PROPERTIES DID NOT PAY THEIR UTILITY BILLS. AND MY NUMBER TWO CONCERN TOMORROW, EAST POINT HAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DO SOMETHING TO HELP SENIORS AND OTHERS. BY REELECTING CHAIRMAN ROB PITTS. AS OUR CHAIRMAN, I'M ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE POLLS TOMORROW AND VOTE TO REELECT ROB PITTS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FULTON COUNTY COMMISSION.

ROB HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR 50 SOME YEARS. PUBLICLY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SCANDAL, NO SEXUAL, NO FINANCIAL, ANYTHING WITH ROB SINCE HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE. SO IT'S REELECT WHILE PITTS, OUR

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COUNCIL. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF A SETTLEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY OFFICE. THE DATE AND TIME I TALKED WITH THE ETHICS COMMITTEE AND THEY SAID, GO TO THE ATTORNEY OFFICE. AND EVERY TIME I GO OVER THERE, THE MAYOR OFFICE DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR, OR SOMEONE COME TO THE DOOR AND SAY TO ME OR NOT, NOT THE MAYOR, THE ATTORNEY ARE NOT THERE. SHE OR SHE NOT AVAILABLE.

NOW I NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ATTORNEY WHILE SHE NOT GIVING ME A CALL BACK OR EMAIL BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR QUESTIONS. WE WILL. NEED TO. DID YOU SEND AN EMAIL AND YOU SENT AN EMAIL? YOU WEREN'T GETTING ANY RESPONSES, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. WE HAVE MADE NOTE OF IT. AND FOR YOUR. CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AGAIN, PLEASE? COREY KING OKAY, MR. KING, CASE NUMBER INVOLVED IN 2015 AGAINST THE CITY OF EAST POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. WE WILL THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE MISS JACKIE SLAUGHTER, MISS JACKIE SLAUGHTER. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. I SEE YOU SAID YOU NEED TO TALK LOUDER SO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE CAN HEAR YOU.

Y'ALL ACT LIKE Y'ALL ARE AFRAID OF THE MIC. I'M UP HERE ABOUT ONE THING. FIRST OF ALL, THIS BUDGET THAT Y'ALL HAVE IS A BUNCH OF BS. I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT LIKE THAT. SECOND, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BUDGET WHEN Y'ALL SAYS YOU'RE ALLOWING THIS MUCH FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND HE GETS 13000, $711,000 IN HIS BUDGET? WE'VE NEVER HAD A CITY MANAGER THAT MADE THAT MUCH.

OUR CHARTER, SAYS MANAGER, DEPUTY MANAGER AND A EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT? I WILL TAKE YOU TO COURT, AND I PROMISE YOU THAT. THAT'S. THE CITIZEN IN EAST POINT IS TIRED OF ROBBING. YOU ARE ROBBING. WE DON'T MIND PAYING OUR FAIR SHARE, BUT Y'ALL KNOW 68% OF THE PEOPLE IN EAST POINT IS OVER THE 68 TO 65. AND LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO RUN THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME? THEY MOVED TO EAST POINT BECAUSE IT WAS INEXPENSIVE. IF THEY WANT TO LIVE IN ATLANTA, THEY STAYED IN. AND NOW I MOVED OUT OF ATLANTA TO EAST POINT IN 74, AND I WAS MAKING GOOD MONEY WORKING WITH THE CITY OF ATLANTA. Y'ALL NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE CITIZEN WHEN Y'ALL START VOTING ON WHAT Y'ALL GOING TO DO. AMERICA MANAGER GOT SENT $711,000 IN HIS BUDGET FOR WHAT OUR CHARTER SAYS.

MANAGER, ASSISTANT MANAGER. KIRK VIOLATING THE CHARTER. AND WHEN IT FOUND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, AND I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE FILED WITHIN THE NEXT NINE MONTHS. SO Y'ALL NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. SECOND, WE AIN'T.

WHY IS HE GOT SO MUCH MONEY IN HIS BUDGET? BUT YOU CAN HIRE AND FIRE AND GOT A PIECE OF ACCOUNTING. I TOOK YOUR BUDGET HOME TO MY SON. WE HAVE A PHD. I SAID, COURTNEY, LOOK AT THIS.

HE SAID, MAMA, I HAVE MORE MONEY THAN THIS. WORKING WITH PUBLIX AS A DISTRICT MANAGER, THIS IS JUNK. JUNK. IT TELLS YOU NOTHING BUT HOW HE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY NOW? MY MONEY.

BUT BEFORE HE SPEND MY MONEY, I'LL SUE HIM AND THE CITY. SO Y'ALL NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT CUT HIM LOOSE. YEAH, HE GOT A CLAUSE IN THERE. PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU GOT PROBABLE CAUSE.

HE'S NOT NOTIFYING Y'ALL OR NOTHING. SECOND, HE HAD NOTHING. HE'LL NOT NOTICE THAT THE CITIZEN IS NOTHING. A BUDGET. OUR CHARTER SAID THE PUBLIC HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN

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THAT WAY THEY HAVE A CHOICE OF WHAT THEY EVERY MONTH, WHAT THEY WANT TO PAY. WE HAD NO PROBLEM FOR EIGHT YEARS WITH THEM PAYING IT ON TIME. WE NEVER CAME UP SHORT EVERY MONTH IT WAS PAID ON TIME. EVERY MONTH WE WAS ABLE TO PAY. I WAS ME AT REPRESENTATIVE. I DISCUSSED WITH ME. NO, NOT THE MANAGER. THE COUNCIL TALKED TO ME. THE COUNCIL TALKED TO ME.

THEY REPRESENT YOU. Y'ALL CAN CALL THEM IN HERE AND THEY'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO DO ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. BRING THEM IN HERE EVERY YEAR.

IN NOVEMBER, I WENT TO MY REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. Y'ALL BETTER START DOING YOUR JOB CUZ Y'ALL GOING TO END UP IN JAIL OR YOU JUST BE OUR FIRST TERM. YOU BE IMPEACHED. THANK YOU. LASTLY, WE HAVE MISS ERNESTINE PITTMAN, WHO HAS TIME GIVEN TO HER BY MISS TERRY. SO SHE'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHO'S BUDGET IS IT THE ROLE OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO STUDY THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET AND DECIDE WHAT TO KEEP, AMEND, CUT OR ADD. TO DO THIS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL NEED TO VOTE ITEM BY ITEM. ONCE THIS POINT IS DONE, CHANGE IS ADDED TO THE BUDGET. WE DEMAND TRANSPARENCY. YOU VOTE ON A BUDGET. WHAT'S IN IT? YOU SLIDE THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW IN IT.

KNOW THAT BUDGET IS NOW YOUR BUDGET. THE CITY MANAGER'S HAS SAID WHAT HE NEEDS IN ORDER TO RUN THE CITY SERVICES AND PROVIDE FOR THEM. IT IS YOUR JOB, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CUT, ADD OR AMEND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. PERSONAL BUDGETS ARE DONE THE SAME WAY THAT BUDGETS BY STATE LAW REQUIRES ALL EXPENDITURES TO BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH YOUR JOBS. THAT DOES NOT MEAN HAVING LUNCH WITH A DEVELOPER AND THE CITY MANAGER IN A HOTEL DOWNTOWN, AND WE PAYING THE PARKING TICKET CONGRESS. I MEAN, SENATOR ATKINS AND ORDINANCE SHOULD BE WRITTEN TO INCLUDE THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT TOO IS DETERMINED BY THE STATE. ANY ANY HEALTH CARE BENEFITS THAT CITY EMPLOYEES GET, INCLUDING PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRAVEL TRAINING EDUCATION WITH G, M A AND NCL, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY JUDGES ASSOCIATION. BASED ON THE CHARTER AND ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL VOTE TO JOIN THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE CITY. NOW, YOU CAN BELONG TO THOSE. YOU CAN GO TO CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION. ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF GMA AND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY AND THE SOUTH BEACH MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. I AIN'T HEARD OF IT. NO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE GIVEN TO ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO NO WORKERS. SO NO WORKERS COMPENSATION SHOULD BE IN THEIR BUDGETS. THAT'S PADDING THE BUDGET. I LOOKED AT IT. YOU DON'T RECEIVE ANY YOU YOU'RE NEVER OFF THE JOB. YOU ALWAYS OWN IT. WHEN YOU'RE OFF. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SALARY SET PAID WHETHER YOU'RE HERE OR NOT, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS THAT THESE TWO HERE ARE CONSTANTLY ABSENT AND GETTING PAID ALL EXPENSES CHARGED ARE REIMBURSED BY THE CITY. MUST HAVE ITEMIZED RECEIPTS. I'M WORKING ON THIS ORDINANCE WITH YOU. YOU MAY NOT WANT IT, BUT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, FORMER MAYOR, ACTIVIST FOR ALL BUT 16 YEARS OF MY LIFE, THIS

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SO ONCE WE GET AN ORDINANCE CREATED, WE CAN MEET. BUT WE. I'M NOT WAITING TO MEET. I KNOW THE ELECTRIC UTILITIES. I DON'T GO TO THE CITY. I GO TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS NOT ME. EVERY DAY THE CITY OF EAST POINT SAYS ELECTRICITY ON THE OPEN MARKET THAT WE ARE NOT USING. THEY ALSO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND BUSINESSES. THAT MONEY GOES TO ME AND PUT IN OUR MCT ACCOUNT. WHEN WE MADE THE LAST RATE STUDY, THAT $5 MILLION RESERVE WAS ABOVE THE RESERVE ALREADY STATED IN THE RATE THAT COVERED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. NOW, WITH ALL THESE OTHER APARTMENTS AND SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE COME UP SINCE THEN, THEY ALL, BY LAW HERE IN EAST POINT, HAVE TO BE ELECTRIC. UNLESS YOU ARE A BUSINESS 500FT FROM A BOUNDARY LINE. GEORGIA POWER HAS THAT AND THAT'S BY STATE LAW. SO WHEN YOU COME WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE RATES, YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR DATA, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE.

WHY ARE THE ELECTRICAL. DATA, FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TO SHOW WHERE THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY WAS THERE. YOU DON'T HAVE IT. GET IT? THAT'S WHY I VOTED TO GIVE UP ONE VOTE, TO OVERRULE A VETO IN ORDER TO CREATE THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY ADVISORY BOARD. THEY DID NOT WRITE AN ORDINANCE WHEN I WAS MAYOR BECAUSE THEY SAID, WE DON'T NEED TO. YOU ARE ALREADY DOING THAT. BUT THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN I WAS NOT DOING THAT, AND THAT TIME HAS LONG SINCE PASSED. WE DON'T NEED AN ELECTRICAL RATE, AND YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THE MCT ACCOUNT. I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN AFTER THIS. AUGUST THE 25TH, 2025. THAT WAS 6 MILLION. THE. STORM WATER HAD 6 MILLION SOME DOLLARS IN IT. NOW, I LOOKED AT THE BUDGET THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO GENERATE 1.3 MILLION. THAT IS NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH THAT ANY TRACT OF LAND IN EAST POINT THAT'S ALREADY PAYING STORMWATER FEE HAS BEEN CLEARED SO THAT ON THE GRASS IS GOING THERE. WHERE IS THAT OTHER OVER $800,000? YOU ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT I KNOW. I KEEP UP. I AM KNOWN AS SHE WHO WILL BE HEARD, WILL FIND THE DATA. AND ACCORDING TO STATE GUIDELINES, IF WE DON'T GET OUR FINANCES IN ORDER WITH THIS BUDGET, WE'RE LOOKING AT RECEIVERSHIP. I'M ALREADY GETTING THE LETTER TOGETHER. I WAS DOING A WRIT OF MANDAMUS, BUT IF YOU ALL DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS 200 200 $0 A MONTH CITY ATTORNEY THAT YOU KNOW IS IN VIOLATION OF THE ETHICS ORDINANCE, YOU CAN'T

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[X. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL]

YES, THE CITY MANAGER HAS GIVEN US HIS PROPOSED BUDGET, AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF US HERE THAT DO NOT AGREE WITH IT, AND WE ARE MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THAT. SO KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT'S OUT THERE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING BE MADE, AND MY NEXT THING IS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU ALL LIFT THE FAMILY UP AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR FIREFIGHTER JUAN ANTONIO SMITH.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, HE WAS A FIREFIGHTER. ROCKDALE COUNTY THAT LOST HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY ACCIDENT ON THE 12TH. AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND HE IS A PART OF THAT BROTHER AND SISTERHOOD. SO I JUST ASK AT THIS TIME THAT YOU ALL LIFT HIS FAMILY UP. YOUNG MAN, 26 YEARS OLD, NEWBORN BABY HAS A BABY ON THE WAY. AND SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO LIFT HIS FAMILY UP IN PRAYER. THANK YOU, I YIELD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. YES. THANK EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR THEIR COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. EDDIE LEE. HE DID BRING SOMETHING TO MY ATTENTION, AND I MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. HE SPOKE ABOUT THE LIGHTING SITUATION OR ELECTRIC SITUATION IN HILLCREST AND MY QUESTIONS. I THOUGHT WE ALREADY HAD LIKE A NO CUT OFF ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIAL. CERTAIN FACILITIES LIKE THAT OR SOMETHING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN PLACE. I'LL LOOK INTO THAT. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE, BUT OKAY, I'LL CHECK INTO IT. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, LIKE WE'RE EVEN IN HOUSEHOLDS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, LIKE BREATHING MACHINES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND I WOULD ASSUME SOMEWHERE IN HILLCREST HILL, HILLCREST, SOMEONE SHOULD BE RELYING ON THAT. SO I'M JUST I JUST HAVE MY OWN CONCERNS. IF THERE'S ANY LIABILITY THERE OR I WOULD JUST LIKE MORE DETAILS ON THAT IF YOU COULD. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER MITCHELL, I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER ATKINS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBER CUMMINGS. IT IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE ANY RAISES IN THE BUDGET. I THINK THAT THE LINE ITEM THAT MANY OF THE RESIDENTS TALKED ABOUT FOR CITY MANAGERS, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND NOT FOR THE CITY MANAGER, JUST AS HIMSELF AS AN EMPLOYEE. AND THEN ALSO, OF COURSE, TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS AND THE WORDS OF COUNCILMEMBER COMING, OUR SALARIES ARE JUST $16,000 IN THE BUDGET. THERE IS A NUMBER THAT IS IN AGGREGATE, WHICH INCLUDES THE ITEMS THAT SHE SPOKE ABOUT, BUT ALSO THOSE THINGS THAT IF SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED TO TAKE INSURANCE, THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS. AND SO ALL THOSE NUMBERS WERE ROUNDED UP IN AGGREGATE. BUT WE HAVE NOT VOTED FOR ANY TYPE OF INCREASE FOR US AS A COUNCIL. AND I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS AND STATEMENTS. SO THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I DO HAVE TWO THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION. I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS COMING LATER, AND I THANK MR. HARTLEY FOR BEING HERE IN OUR STEAD. SHE WAS GOING TO TALK THIS EVENING ABOUT THE EASTPOINTE EXCHANGE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT'S COMING BEFORE THIS BODY, AND I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF AND CITY MANAGER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS ON THAT PATH AND THE ROUTE, AND THEY'VE GONE THROUGH GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SAVE SOME SPECIMEN TREES ON THAT SITE. THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES WOULD BE

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AND NOW I THINK THE ATTORNEYS HAVE IT DEALING WITH SOME AIR RIGHT ISSUES AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT WILL COME BEFORE US WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEY IS COMPLETE WITH THOSE THINGS. THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IS COUNCIL MEMBER ZIEGLER AND I ARE SPONSORING OUR END OF SUMMER WARD B BLOCK PARTY, AND THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HAT, HARD HAT,E PARTNERED WITH THEM LAST YEAR AND WE DID ALMOST FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES. WE'RE PLANNING TO DO THIS ON SATURDAY, JULY 25TH AT BRYANT PARK, AND THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO COME OUT TO GET BACKPACKS AND FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. AND ALSO WE HOPE TO LEARN A FIRE SAFETY. AND MR. CITY MANAGER, WE'D LIKE TO USE BRYANT PARK, AND I THINK I HAVE TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE WILLING TO ALLOW US TO USE BRYANT PARK FOR THAT DAY, FOR THAT END OF SUMMER BLOCK PARTY, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION HAS PASSED. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MARTIN ROGERS.

THANK YOU. I HAVE RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSING A LACK OF TRUST ON THIS COUNCIL BEFORE QUESTIONING THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF OTHERS. PERHAPS SOMEONE'S OWN CONDUCT SHOULD BE EXAMINED, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE HAS ENGAGED IN PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS AND EMAILS WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT BUDGET PRIORITIES, REALIGNMENT PLANS, THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, VENDOR PREFERENCES, AND OTHER MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE WHILE REQUESTING THAT IT NOT BE SHARED WITH FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT IS NOT COLLABORATION, THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY, AND IT CREATES A DANGEROUS CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION OF THIS GOVERNING BODY. SINCE OCTOBER, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS, EMAILS AND DOCUMENTATIONS RAISING CONCERNS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CITY. THE RECORD EXISTS, THE QUESTIONS EXIST, THE CONCERNS EXIST. YET SOME CONTINUE TO RESIST EVEN THE MOST BASIC LEVEL OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW. ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT PERSONAL. OVERSIGHT IS NOT RETALIATION.

TRANSPARENCY IS NOT OPTIONAL. WE WERE ELECTED TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, DEMAND ANSWERS, AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S TRUST. IF WE ARE UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE CREDIBLE CONCERNS INVOLVING DIRECT REPORTS, THEN WE ARE. WE ARE FAILING IN ONE OF OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. ON JUNE 8TH, A MOTION WAS MADE TO INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE CITY MANAGER. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST HAPPENS AT THE 26 MINUTE MARK. IN THAT MEETING, TWO MEMBERS CAN BE SEEN LEAVING THE MEETING AFTER THE MOTION PASSED, AND A THIRD MEMBER HAS SENT EMAIL AFTER EMAIL GOING AGAINST THE VOTE OF THAT MOTION. THE QUESTION RESIDENTS SHOULD ASK IS SIMPLE WHY WOULD ANYONE OPPOSE AN INVESTIGATION? ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD NOT BE FEARED AND TRANSPARENCY SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST. PLEASE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE ARE VERBATIM MINUTES AND I WILL ALSO ADD THE DOCUMENTATION TO MY PUBLIC COMMENT THAT COUNCIL HAS BEEN RECEIVING SINCE OCTOBER TO VERIFY THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL. THANK YOU. SO FIRST, I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WARD D COMMUNITY MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, STARTING AT 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M. AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT FIRE STATION THREE, WHICH IS 3800 NORTH COMMERCE DRIVE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING OUT, PROVIDING SENTIMENT ABOUT THE BUDGET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTED TONIGHT FROM MISS PITTMAN IS WE AS COUNCIL, NEED TO VOTE LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM, AND THIS HELPS US TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT TO CUT, ADD OR AMEND.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE THE CURRENT BUDGET WITH CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEMS, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. SO, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND PRESENT A REVISED BUDGET THAT ELIMINATES CONSOLIDATED BUDGET LINE ITEMS AND INSTEAD PROVIDES A DETAILED, ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE REVISED BUDGET SHOULD CLEARLY IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL EXPENSES, EXPENSE CATEGORIES AND AMOUNTS SO THAT COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW FUNDS ARE BEING ALLOCATED AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL

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SO ANY MOTION AND SECOND THAT'S MADE IS IS SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION SUPPOSED TO BE BEFORE THE VOTE. SO I THINK IF COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS ASKS FOR IT, HE SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. OBVIOUSLY, THE VOTE HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, BUT I STILL THINK HE COULD BE ENTITLED TO MAKE HIS COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER CALDWELL, FOR FOR THAT, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER. I KNOW THAT THE VERSION OF THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE NOW IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE. THERE WERE LOTS OF LINE ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN AGGREGATE. MANY OF THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID OUT IN LINE ITEM. I KNOW THAT IN TERMS OF SOME SALARIES, PARTICULARLY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ARE PRESENTED IN AGGREGATE. SO DO WE KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL ALSO TAKE FOR US TO BE ABLE, FOR THE FINANCE TEAM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE NUMBERS AND LINE ITEM THOSE, SO THAT IT COULD COME BACK TO US AND THE CITIZENS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE. THERE IS A LINE ITEM APPROACH THAT DEPARTMENTS GO THROUGH WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH WE HAVE RECORDED, MANY OF THOSE WHICH ARE ONLINE, OR I'LL DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ONLINE. THE DIRECTIVE WAS WOULD HAVE BEEN TO PUT HIM ONLINE. SO I HAVEN'T DOUBLED BACK AND AND VERIFIED IF THEY'RE ONLINE OR NOT. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT ADDRESSES WHAT THE EMOTION WAS THAT WAS APPROVED. SO I WOULD HAVE TO KIND OF GO BACK AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WAS BEING MOTIONED AND UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT'S IN THE BUDGET DETAIL THAT WASN'T IN THE BUDGET BOOK.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN THAT'S INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE. WE JUST PROVIDE THE BUDGET DETAIL, WHICH SOME HAVE SAID WAS CONFUSING AND COULDN'T FOLLOW. SO I JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY THE MOTION IS. THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS PROBABLY A PART OF THAT, BUT I'LL LET YOU AND THE FINANCE TEAM WORK THOSE THINGS OUT. THANK YOU, I YIELD OKAY.

AND THEN DO YOU WANT. CAN WE HAVE THE MOTION READ BACK JUST FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE RECORD? YES. AND I CAN ALSO SEND IT. THE MOTION WAS I MOVED TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND PRESENT A REVISED BUDGET THAT ELIMINATES CONSOLIDATED BUDGET LINE ITEMS AND INSTEAD PROVIDES A DETAILED, ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE REVISED BUDGET SHOULD CLEARLY IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURE, EXPENSE CATEGORIES AND AMOUNTS, SO THAT COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW FUNDS ARE BEING ALLOCATED AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION WAS MOVED AND SECONDED. AND SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT IF NEEDED. I CAN PROVIDE SOME CLARITY IF THE CITY MANAGER WANTS IT. IF NOT, I DON'T THINK THAT I KNOW THE WORD REVISED HAS BEEN USED A COUPLE TIMES IN THAT MOTION.

REVISED WOULD INDICATE TO ME A CHANGE, AS OPPOSED TO THE NUMBERS BEHIND WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. SO COULD YOU GIVE ME CLARITY ON THAT? YEAH, WE JUST WANT THE CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEMS TO BE BROKEN OUT FOR EACH FOR, FOR WHAT IT REPRESENTS. SO ANY CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEMS I KNOW FOR THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET, THERE'S CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEMS THAT SHOW SALARY PLUS PERSONNEL SERVICES OR SOMETHING. THOSE SHOULD BE BROKEN OUT. ONE ONE LINE ITEM PER DOLLAR AMOUNT AND MAKING IT ITEMIZED. IN THE FIRST BUDGET BOOK THERE WERE ITEMIZED LINE ITEMS, BUT THEY WERE THEY WERE NOT ORGANIZED. THEY WERE NOT ALIGNED TO A SPECIFIC PERSON.

THEY HAD NUMBERS THAT WEREN'T WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EASILY REFERENCE. SO THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE IT NOW IS FINE. JUST MAKE IT ITEMIZED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WE HAVE VOTED AND WE

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THAT'S VILLAGE.COM. YOU CAN GO AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELOCATION PACKAGES AND THEN ALSO THE TIMELINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN LOTS OF PROMISES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SURVEY THE AREA BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS, TO ENSURE THAT ANY OF THE NEARBY PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE REPAIRED IF THERE WERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, PLEASE VISIT THE VILLAGE.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT PROJECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES. WE'RE STILL IN COMMENT SO GO AHEAD. MARTIN. DOCTOR MARTIN, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS NO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. I THOUGHT WE WERE IN FOR THE BUDGET DISCUSSION. FOR WHAT? WE'RE NOT IN THE BUDGET. THIS THIS BUDGET JUST GOT WE ALLOWED THAT COUNCIL COUNCILMAN ADKINS TO MAKE HIS COMMENTS BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY PASSED IT. SO WE PASSED DISCUSSION. BUT WE JUST MADE THAT EXCEPTION. BUT GO AHEAD. NO, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY. IS IT OKAY. IT'S A LINE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO I'LL YIELD AND WAIT UNTIL THEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[XI.4.The City of East Point, Georgia Proclamation Recognition of Cynthia Cureton-Robles and Santia Deck ]

WHEREAS, THIS PARTNERSHIP REFLECTS THE SHARED COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS BOTH IN AND OFF THE FIELD. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, KEISHA CHAPMAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA, ALONG WITH CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE ANITA DECK FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO YOUTH ATHLETICS, HEALTH, WELLNESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT. THANK YOU, ANITA AND HER. I'M SORRY. OH IT'S TWO. CYNTHIA, MY APOLOGIES. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST INTERRUPTED ME. LIKE, THAT'S NOT MY NAME. SO JUST OKAY. OKAY. SO IN MY APOLOGIES, THE PROCLAMATION THAT WE HAVE JUST READ IS FOR BOTH CYNTHIA CURTAIN AND MISS ROSE CURTAIN

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YES. YEP. LET HER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONTRIBUTION. YES.

I'M SORRY I MESSED UP YOUR NAME. NO. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU LORD. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO I'M GONNA SAY THESE WORDS CORRECTLY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME FOR A SECOND? BUT YOU DID. THAT'S FINE. IT IS. I GOT IT, I GOT IT. VIDEO WILLIAMS CALLING ME. OKAY, I WANT TO I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS. YES. SORRY. YEAH. HEY, EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO LET MISS CYNTHIA. OKAY. GO AHEAD. WE HAVE PREPARED SOMETHING TO SAY BECAUSE THIS IS SO SPECIAL TO US. AND RECOVERY IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, MY NAME IS CYNTHIA CURETON ROBLES, AND I AM THE CO-FOUNDER OF TRONOS. AND JOINING ME TODAY IS MY DAUGHTER, CYNTHIA DECK, CO-FOUNDER OF CORONAS AND THE FIRST FEMALE ATHLETE TO OWN A SNEAKER COMPANY. I WOULD ALSO I WOULD ALSO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY HUSBAND, ARIEL ROBLES, OVER HERE AND MY SON, NICO BRISKER OVER HERE, WHO ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE TEAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO. WE WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK MAYOR KEISHA CHAPMAN AND THE EASTPOINTE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EASTPOINTE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR. WE WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR CHARLOTTE PICKETT, DIRECTOR OF EASTPOINTE PARKS AND RECREATIONS, WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP HELPED

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[XI.5. Parks & Recreation and Cultural Affairs FY26 Updates and Accomplishments. ]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HAPPY TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS PRESENTATION AND HONOR FOR THE TWO YOUNG WOMEN THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAM. THAT'S A PART OF LIKE SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENJOY MOST IS HOW OUR FAMILIES HAVE EMBRACED OUR PARK. THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN ON THE PRIDE THAT WE HAVE AS A DEPARTMENT AND REALLY EMBRACING THE CULTURE THAT WE'VE SET IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTING THE CITY THAT I LOVE THE MOST. SO TONIGHT, I WANT TO TAKE YOU ALL ON A BRIEF TOUR THAT I'M GOING TO KIND OF NARRATE. WE DO A LOT OF IMAGERY AND VIDEOGRAPHY TO REALLY SHOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF THE EASTPOINTE PARKS FAMILY.

I'M GOING TO DO THE VIDEO FIRST. YEP, YEP. SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE COMPLETED IN FY 26. TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STATISTICAL MEANINGS FOR THE INVESTMENTS YOU ALL HAVE MADE AS A COUNCIL AND AS A CITY TOWARDS OUR PARKS. ALRIGHT. THE

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THE NEXT PART WE GOT UP NOW IS SUMNER PARK. SUMNER IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PIECES OF REAL ESTATE. WE RECENTLY ADDED A NEW PLAYGROUND. WE HAVE A NEW DOG PARK, AMENITIES GOING OUT, AND NEXT WEEK AND A HALF ACTUALLY MORE AUTO SENSORY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS SPACE IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH GRAYSON BASEBALL FIELD ON THIS HISTORIC SITE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR PARK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NEXT. PROBABLY THE GREATER PART OF THE LAST TWO YEARS. WE JUST PUT OUT A CUSTOM, I'M SORRY, WE'RE AT RANSOM PARK. RANSOM PARK. THAT PROJECT IS PROBABLY ABOUT 90% DONE. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A FEW MORE OUTDOOR WEIGHT ROOM TYPE OF FITNESS PIECES TO GO IN THAT PARK. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE PUT A BEAUTIFUL PLAYGROUND OUT THERE. YOU SOME BATHROOMS, PAVILIONS, NEW LANDSCAPING, YOU NAME IT. GRAYSON WAS I WAS JUST SPEAKING OF, THIS IS A HISTORIC SOFTBALL FIELD. WE RESTORED THE SEATS. ALL THE CONCESSION STANDS, ALL OF THE DUGOUTS HAVE BEEN PAINTED. NEW CUSTOM WINDSCREENS. SYKES PARK, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO A PROBABLY A GRAND OPENING OF THIS SPACE. AND I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE MY PARK RANGER, WHO'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL WITH SECURING THIS PARTICULAR SPACE. IN PARTICULAR, WE PUT NEW PAVILIONS OUT, DIFFERENT CANOPIES FOR SHADES. WE DID SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL. OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT IS IN THE TRAIL. WE RENOVATED ALL OF THE PAVILIONS IN THAT WAR REGION. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE. ALL THE STONE WORK HAS BEEN DONE OVER CENTER PARK IS ALSO A PARK THAT WE RENOVATED IN FY 26, INCLUDING OUR AUTO SENSORY EQUIPMENT, USER FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, PAVILIONS, OUTDOOR GRILLS, ADA ACCESSIBILITY, AND ALL OF OUR PARKS. BROOKDALE PARK WAS A BIG RENOVATION WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. WE RESTORED THIS PARTICULAR BRIDGE.

WE DID THE TENNIS COURTS OVER A FEW YEARS AGO. WE TORE DOWN A EYESORE OF A BATHROOM. WE INSTALLED THIS NEW BATHROOM THIS FISCAL YEAR AS WELL. AND AT JEFFERSON, WE HAVE A COURTYARD WE'VE WORKED ON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. HIGHLY RENTED SPACE WE USE FOR STEM ACTIVITIES FOR SUMMER CAMP. WE'VE HAD JAZZ CONCERTS OUT THERE, YOU NAME IT, YOGA CLASSES. OUR SENIOR FITNESS PROGRAM WORKS OUT THERE, WORKS OUT OUT THERE A LOT. ALRIGHT, THAT IS A PART OF MY VIDEO PRESENTATION AND CAN I GET THE SLIDES? THE CITY ALSO INVESTED WHAT WE CALL PLACER AI. SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS, THIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS TOOL FOR US TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND VISITORS WE HAVE IN OUR PARKS.

SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME STATISTICS ON THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT WE SERVICE AND SEE DURING THE COURSE OF A FISCAL YEAR. I GET THE WRONG WAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PARK FACILITIES, JEFFERSON PARK REC. WE'RE UP 40% IN VISITATIONS OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. WE'RE SEEING APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 196 000 PEOPLE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. YOU KNOW, MY YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE VERY HUGE. WE MADE AN INVESTMENT ON FIXING OUR WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT UP, AND

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BUT I'M ALWAYS BRINGING THE YOUNG LADIES UP BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING IT DONE ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL RIGHT NOW. SO BUT WE LOVE ALL OUR KIDS. BUT MORE IN PARTICULAR, OUR GIRLS WAS ABLE TO DO SO WELL THAT TRINITY'S CONNECTION WAS ABLE TO COME BECAUSE OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE BROUGHT WITH THE YOUNG LADIES WINNING THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WE RECEIVED A BOOST GRANT. MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW BIG D, DWAYNE ANDERSON, MY RIGHT HAND MAN. WE SPENT A LOT OF OUR TIME WRITING GRANTS TO ENHANCE WHAT WE HAVE THAT YOU ALL GRANT WHEN OUR BUDGETS ARE APPROVED. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT HUNTING FUNDS AS WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE $55,000 GRANT, WHICH WE USE FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND OUR STEM SUMMER CAMP CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE DO PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY. ONE THING THAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT OUR REC DEPARTMENT, WE'RE NOT YOUR TYPICAL REC. THAT JUST PUTS A FLIER OUT AND WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO WALK IN THE DOOR. MOST OF OUR DAYS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS THAT COUNCIL SHARES CONNECTIONS WITH. I KNOW LATONYA AND I HAVE CONNECTED SEVERAL TIMES. JOHN PERRY, STAR, WE'RE DOING GOLF NOW, WHICH REMAINED SO THE NETWORK THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND AND USE OUR TENTACLES IS A BIG PART OF SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS THAT YOU ALL ARE SEEING. FOR PEOPLE COMING TO EASTPOINT AND WANT TO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE DO. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OF BEING AN INCLUSIVE, NOT ONLY PLAYGROUND, BUT AS FAR AS PROGRAMING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE RESIDENTS CHARGED ME WITH, WELL, IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS DOING A GREAT JOB. BUT WHAT I DID REALIZE, WE WERE NOT SERVICING ALL OF THE KIDS AND FAMILIES OF EASTPOINT. SO ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO, WE BECAME THE EASTPOINT MIRACLE LEAGUE PROVIDER. THAT PROGRAM IS GROWING BY THE DAY, DIVERSIFYING WHAT WE'RE OFFERING TO OUR RESIDENTS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE FAMILIES OF EASTPOINT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN ATHENS. YES, THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. GREAT INFORMATION AND IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE YOUR ANALYTICS, YOUR STATISTICS. DO WE BREAK THOSE DOWN ALSO FURTHER TO DETERMINE HOW MANY EASTPOINTE RESIDENTS WE SERVE VERSUS HOW MANY NON EASTPOINTE RESIDENTS WE SERVE? YEAH, IT IS DEFINITELY A COMPLETE SCIENCE.

THE AI PLACER HAS. WE WOULD PROBABLY BE HERE ANOTHER 30 MINUTES, BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY BREAK THAT DOWN AS WELL. WE CAN ALSO SEE HOW FAR. I MEAN, IT'S A TON OF INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE AI PLACER APPS. SO I TRIED TO DUMB IT DOWN FOR THE PRESENTATION PURPOSE AND THE TIME, BUT WE CAN'T DIVE INTO THAT FURTHER AS WELL. WITH THAT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO TRACKING THAT. YES. AND JUST TO SEE HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS ARE ACTUALLY USING AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING THE UPGRADES TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AS COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS MENTIONED.

DEFINITELY GOOD TO SEE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE NUMBERS. TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE. SO ONE ABOUT THE NUMBERS, DOES IT GIVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THE THE IMPACT THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE ON EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THIS IS MORE STATISTICAL DATA ON VISITATIONS. I CAN I HAVE A STANDING MEETING WITH AR PLACER ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. I CAN ACTUALLY KIND OF DIVE INTO IT BECAUSE I'M MORE THAN LIKELY, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE MORE USAGE, THE MORE WEAR AND TEAR THAT WILL COME ABOUT. BUT

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ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE SHARED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS, DOES YOUR PARTNER AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT YOU WORK WITH THAT JUST PLACE, WHICH ONE PLACE, A PLACE OR A PLACE YOUR EYES DOES WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE, DOES PLACER AI PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF PLANNING, LIKE BASED ON LIKE OPTIMIZING YOUR PLANS OR ANY SUGGESTIONS AS A SERVICE? ARE THEY ARE LIKE, ARE THEY ON RETAINER OR DO WE JUST GO TO THEM ON FOR LIKE ONE OFF REQUESTS TO HELP US WITH THE, WITH THE BUSINESS? MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THAT. YEAH, YEAH, I SURE CAN. SO PLACE YOUR AI IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT TRACKS CELL PHONES SO WE CAN TRACK PEOPLE WHEN THEY ENGAGE IN OUR VARIOUS SERVICES TO GIVE US SOME OF THE ANALYTICS ON HOW WELL THOSE SERVICES ARE BEING FREQUENT. SO IT'S A, IT'S A SOFTWARE, A PROPER PREPARATORY SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO. SO WE HAVE A MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP. THEY DON'T REALLY GET INTO HOW WE UTILIZE THAT INFORMATION. THEY JUST ARE THE SOURCE OF GATHERING THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. AND FOR JUST THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT FEELS LIKE BIG BROTHER'S LOOKING AT YOU. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PRIVACY PROTECTIONS. IT'S, IT'S TOTALLY LEGAL. WE CAN'T TRACK ANYBODY'S NAME OR FAMILY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN JUST CHECK, CHECK THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY ATTEND CERTAIN PLACES. SO PARKS IS ONE GREAT PLACE. WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING IT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S APPLICATIONS TO ALSO PROVIDE LIKE STREET COUNTING OR TRAFFIC COUNTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT MIGHT GIVE US SOME INFORMAL NUMBERS OUTSIDE OF THE THE HIRING HIGH END TRAFFIC COUNTERS TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE CAN KIND OF TRACK THINGS IN A VERY ECONOMICAL WAY. AND IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO BE VERY USEFUL IN HELPING US GUIDE SOME OF OUR RESOURCES AND PROGRAMING. OKAY. AND IN TERMS OF THE PARK VISITATION, DO WE KNOW ABOUT LIKE IS ARE THERE PLANS I CAN DIRECT THIS TO YOU, CITY MANAGER, OTHER PLANS WITH THIS DATA IN TERMS OF LIKE LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE AT A DOG PARK OR LIKE PEAK TIMES WHERE PEOPLE ARE OUT AT THE PARK AND GATHERING FOR DIFFERENT REASONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KIND OF COMMUNICATE THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE AT THE PARK EARLY IN THE MORNING OR IF YOU'RE AT THE PARK LATE, DEPENDING ON, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE THERE. SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO GO AND HANG OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY, THINGS LIKE THAT. MY QUESTION IS, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP MOVING LONGER INTO THIS DISCUSSION, BUT HOW ARE WE USING THE DATA? IN SUMMATION IS WHAT I'M ASKING OR AT THIS POINT. SURE. SO I WILL SAY THAT WE JUST START ROLLING THIS OUT VERY RECENTLY. SO I THINK WE STARTED MAYBE AT THE END OF LAST SUMMER. AND SO WE'RE, WE HAVEN'T HAD A FULL YEAR OF, OF, OF DATA, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BACK AND FORTH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DASHBOARDS AND HAVING THAT BE A PART OF SOME OF THE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN OUR BUDGET AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THIS IS THE TYPE OF TOOL THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO TO DO THAT. SO IT CERTAINLY WILL GIVE US PEAKS AND, AND, AND, AND VALLEYS OF, OF WHEN THOSE SERVICES ARE AT ITS HEIGHTENED LEVEL TO GIVE US INSIGHTS ON FESTIVALS, HOW WELL THEY ARE FARMER MARKET, HOW WELL IT DOES, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE REALLY HADN'T

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A LOT OF TIMES WE RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG LADIES, THE YOUNG MEN. WE NEVER TALK ABOUT THE SECURITY. OUR FAMILIES ARE FEELING VERY SAFE WHEN THEY COME OUT AND VISIT AND ENJOY OUR PROGRAMS. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO OFFICER ROSE. HE. HE MIGHT WORK MORE HOURS THAN ME, I CALL HIM. HE'S ALWAYS IN PLACE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE HAS A TRUE INVESTMENT IN OUR CHILDREN IS WHY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. BUT I DEFINITELY WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONE OF THE ACKNOWLEDGED CHIEF BUCHANAN AND SPECIFICALLY OFFICER ROSE, WHO'S BEEN ASSIGNED TO OUR DEPARTMENT. RIGHT. YEAH. AND WHO DID THE VIDEO? THE VIDEO WAS NICE. WHO WHO DID THE VIDEO? WHO DID THE VIDEO? THE VIDEO WAS NICE. I, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

WAKE UP. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. NUMBER NOW WE'RE ON NUMBER SIX, THE 2024 AUDIT

[XI.6. 2024 Audit Update ]

MR. CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE SOMEWHAT OF AN UPDATE OR A TIMELINE FOR THE AUDIT? YES.

I'VE ASKED JOSEPH TO COME UP AND GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE AUDIT. HE'S BEEN OUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF WORKING ON AUDITS. HE'S BEEN LEADING THE WAY ON GETTING OUR 2024 AUDIT AND STARTING US OFF ON OUR 2025 AUDIT, AND WE'LL LIKELY BE THE PERSON THAT WILL HELP US WRAP UP WITH OUR 2026 AUDIT. THANK YOU. AND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE'LL GO THROUGH. SO, MR. JOSEPH, YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD THE ROUNDS AND TIMING AND THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MICROPHONE.

MICROPHONE. JOSEPH. YOUR MICROPHONE. SORRY. PRESS THE BUTTON. TESTING. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH OUR FY 2024 AUDIT. IF YOU LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE OUR CURRENT STATUS. I CAN TRY TO BLOW IT UP A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ. YEAH. SO WE STARTED OUT WITH ABOUT 115 CAO CAO CAO LISTINGS ARE THE LISTING OF ITEMS THAT AUDITORS REQUIRE YOU TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT ON. AS YOU GIVE THEM ITEMS, THEY COME BACK AND MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL ITEMS, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE UP TO 122. BUT IF YOU LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THE CHECK MARKS WHERE YOU HAVE 98 ITEMS CLEARED, THE 16 PENDING ITEMS. THAT MEANS THEY'VE ASKED US FOR DOCUMENTATION OR SOME KIND OF SUPPORT. WE'VE GIVEN IT TO THEM.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO LET US KNOW IF IT'S SUFFICIENT. THERE WAS ONE RETURN ITEM, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST. SO WE'LL GET THAT COMPLETED HERE SOON.

AND THEN THE SEVEN OTHER ITEMS ARE JUST FINAL STEPS THAT CAN ONLY BE COMPLETED ONCE WE GET THOSE OTHER ITEMS LIKE SATISFIED. SO WE'VE COMPLETED MOST OF OUR GENERAL FIELD WORK.

THE PART OF THE AUDIT WE'RE ON NOW IS FOR SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS GRANT RELATED. AND I MEAN IT'S GOING WELL. OKAY. WE HAVE DOCTOR MARTIN ROGERS IN FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY. MY FIRST

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AND THEY DO THAT ACROSS LIKE VARIOUS CATEGORIES. SO THEY'LL DO THAT FOR FIXED ASSETS.

THEY'LL DO THAT FOR PAYROLL. THEY'LL DO IT FOR COMPENSATED ABSENCES. THEY'LL DO IT FOR LIKE RECEIVABLES FOR REVENUE. SO THEY JUST DO IT ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. AND SO, AND WITH THEM BEING THE FIRST YEAR AUDITOR, THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH US. SO FOR THIS FIRST YEAR, THEY'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT REQUESTS JUST SO THEY CAN GET COMFORTABLE WITH OUR SYSTEM. GOT IT. MAYBE ONE MORE QUESTION. OKAY. BASED ON JUST YOUR EXPERIENCE AND ON WHAT WE'RE SUBMITTING, WHERE DO YOU BELIEVE WE'LL FALL WITHIN JUST LIKE HOW WE'LL BE GRADED FOR THIS PARTICULAR AUDIT? LIKE, I MEAN, EVERY, WE'LL PROBABLY GET A FINDING JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. BUT BESIDES THAT, I THINK OUR RECORDS ARE GOOD. I THINK WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR STUFF. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE MISSING ANY DOCUMENTATION. I THINK ANY VARIANCES HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED, SO I EXPECT IT TO BE A GOOD OUTCOME. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER MITCHELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. DID YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE DATE OF WHEN THIS WAS GOING TO BE COMPLETED? I EXPECTED IT TO BE COMPLETED THIS MONTH, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THEIR REVIEW OF THE ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW WE

[ XII. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT WERE COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL, COUNCILWOMAN HEMMINGS, MAYOR CHAPMAN, ALICE WILSON AND MYSELF. THE MEETING STARTED AT 602. STARTING OFF, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION, A DISCUSSION ON THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. WHEN REVIEWING THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THERE WAS A MOTION MADE TO ADD THE DISCUSSION OF THE FY 2011 BUDGET TO BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA FOR THAT MEETING. WE WENT OVER THREE MONTHS OF VARIOUS REPORTS, AND THOSE WERE THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL. THERE WERE SOME DEFICITS, BUT NOTHING TOO

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ALSO, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDED CREDIT CARD POLICY. I BELIEVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENTED THEIR AMENDED POLICY. SO WE HAD A HARD TIME DECIPHERING THAT. BUT WE DID DECIDE TO GO THROUGH IT AND COMPILE A LIST OF OUR OWN ISSUES THAT COULD BE ADDED AND TALKED ABOUT AT OUR NEXT WORK SESSION MEETING AND OUR NEXT BUDGET. THE FINANCE MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW, JUNE 15TH AT 630, AND YOU CAN ACCESS THIS FROM THE EASTPOINTE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMITTEE REPORTS AT THIS TIME? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA

[XIII. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

[XIV.11. Ordinance to Extend Data Center Moratorium ]

OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU. THE MOTION WAS TO EXTEND, BUT THERE'S NO TIME PERIOD CERTAIN. SO DO WE WANT TO DO ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OR WHAT IS OUR TIME PERIOD FOR THE EXTENSION? SIX MONTHS. SO I GUESS WHATEVER. SO WE THAT THAT QUESTION DID COME UP DURING THE LAST MEETING AS FAR AS WHAT THEY BELIEVE, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT PLANNING AND ZONING WANTED TO RECOMMEND. SO CAN WE ASK THEM? SURE. BUT I THINK THAT IF WE JUST SAY TO EXTEND THAT WE DON'T HAVE A TIME PERIOD. SO WE SHOULD ADD. YES, YES. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MOTION INCLUDES ALL OF THAT. RIGHT. I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION FOR THIS, MAYBE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR MORATORIUMS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE IS THERE A LIMIT TO IS IT. I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE SOME JUSTIFICATION FOR THE MORATORIUM. SO I KNOW YOU'RE NEW. I MEAN, PROBABLY READ UP ON THIS. YEAH, YEAH. SO MORATORIUMS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE PAST AND THE COURTS HAVE SAID ESSENTIALLY THAT MORATORIUM SHOULD BE ONLY AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU NEED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU WOULD EXTEND IT FOR NO MORE THAN THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS. WOW. OKAY, OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MIKE ROGERS. YES, MADAM. I'M SORRY, MR. CITY MANAGER, CAN I PLEASE SPEAK TO DIRECTOR SMITH? YES, MA'AM. AND TWO, PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL WAS STATING. I THOUGHT THAT WE DECIDED IT SHOULD BE SIX MONTHS. OR MAYBE NOT. I JUST LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE ALSO DOING A ZONING REWRITE. SO I JUST AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT THAT SIX MONTHS, ANOTHER ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS WOULD POSSIBLY BE APPROPRIATE. BUT I NEED TO KNOW THE TIMELINE FOR THE COMPLETE ZONING REWRITE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT A PIECEMEAL THIS. THANK YOU. CORRECT. IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT WE GAVE ON A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE WERE IN THE RESEARCH, OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM UNTIL A TIME CERTAIN. THAT PARALLELED WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE AND THE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE IS DUE TO BE DONE IN THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR. SO IN THE FIRST QUARTER, LEGALLY, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO SEE HOW WE COULD DO THAT, BECAUSE WE

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ATTORNEY HARTLEY, BASED UPON YOUR LEGAL EXPERTISE, MAYBE SHOULD WE DO THREE MONTHS AND THEN COME BACK OR MAYBE THREE MONTHS WITH AN UPDATE? YEAH. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT YOU EXTEND IT FOR THREE MONTHS. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU NEED TO EXTEND IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN. OKAY. BUT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND GOING UNTIL THE PAST, THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. I THINK THAT COULD CREATE SOME CHALLENGES. SO I'D RECOMMEND THREE MONTHS.

CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN ITS UPDATING OF YOUR ZONING ORDINANCE. GET UPDATES ON THAT. AND THEN IF YOU NEED TO EXTEND IT, YOU COULD TAKE ACTION AGAIN IN THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO WITHDRAW MY FIRST MOTION, MADAM MAYOR, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. I'M SORRY, I HEAR IT. SO YOU'RE ARE YOU OKAY? SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED. THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED. DO WE HAVE THE DATE FOR THAT OR YOU GO AHEAD. WELL, I WAS GOING TO WITHDRAW IT AND JUST ADD THE THREE MONTHS WITH A FOLLOW UP TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITHIN THE THREE MONTH PERIOD SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION. BUT I WAS GOING TO WITHDRAW AND THEN MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY.

MR. CITY ATTORNEY, CAN I JUST HAVE CLARIFICATION ON PROCESS HERE? SO WE HAVE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE THREE MONTHS. AND SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, OR CAN IT BE AMENDED? CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW THAT WORKS? I THINK WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CASE IS COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS WITHDREW HER MOTION AND MADE A NEW MOTION, AND THE NEW MOTION IS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM WITH THREE FOR THREE MONTHS WITH DIRECTION THAT STAFF CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE IN CASE IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED AGAIN. OKAY. I NEED A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO FROM THERE, WE HAVE A I HAVE TO CALL FOR A SECOND. OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. SO FOR THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE COUNCIL

[XIV.12. Council Discussion and Possible Action on Vendor, Government Tax Solutions, from RFQ 2026-1928, for Delinquent Tax Collections. NOT TO EXCEED: There is No Cost to the City ]

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THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT. LIKE IF THEIR RATES ARE IN THE CONTRACT, YOU UNDERSTAND, OF WHAT THEY INTEND TO CHARGE THE DELINQUENT TAX PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT WE'RE GOOD WITH THE CONTRACT. IF YOU APPROVE IT NOW, WITH THOSE RATES IN THERE, TO THE EXTENT THERE'S ANY DESIRE TO HAVE THEM GIVE DIFFERENT RATES, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT BE DONE ON THE FRONT END. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK THAT DID COME UP DURING THE LAST CONVERSATION. WE ASKED IF THE RATES WERE IN THE CONTRACT AND THE CONTRACT. I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE, BUT THEY READ OFF THE RATES. YOU SAID, WHAT IS. AND DO YOU GUYS NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE RATES ARE? OKAY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL THEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WHAT WE HAVE IS THE RATES START AT A STAGE ONE. STAGE ONE IS $65. AT THAT POINT, THEY'RE SENDING OUT AN INTENT LETTER. AT THAT POINT, IF YOU CHOOSE TO PAY OFF OF THAT INTENT, YOU PAY $65 ON TOP OF WHAT YOU OWE. IF YOU CALL IN OFF THAT LETTER AND YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT, AND YOU MAKE A REASONABLE OFFER. AS FAR AS A PAYMENT PLAN, WE WILL REMOVE IT.

BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY THE $65 FROM THAT POINT. IF WE GET NO MOVEMENT AT ALL, THERE'S A STAGE TWO, WHICH IS WHICH COSTS $225. THAT INCLUDES RESEARCH, TITLE RESEARCH, SKIP TRACING, MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AND MAKING SURE NO ONE ELSE HAS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY.

THAT'S $225. ALL OTHER FEES ARE ADDED ON BY THE CITY, AND THOSE FEES ARE $100. IF WE TAKE IT TO A TAXI THAT'S ADDED ON TO THE BILL. OKAY, SO IN, IN, IN ALL UPFRONT PRICES THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE WOULD BE THE 225 PLUS THE 65, WHICH IS, I THINK 290. AND THEN WHATEVER ELSE IT TAKES COME WE ADD, WHICH IS $100 FOR THE TAX SALE PER PARCEL. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE RATES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR CITY ATTORNEY. I KNOW THIS CAME UP IN A PREVIOUS MEETING ABOUT THE ABILITY TO SELECT WHETHER IT'S COMMERCIAL NON-HOMESTEAD OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO SUBMIT THOSE LIKE A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE OR SET OF CRITERIA OVER TO THE COMPANY TO TARGET, I REMEMBER.

DO WE HAVE ANY SAY SO IN THAT, OR IS IT JUST A COMPLETE ALL OR NONE TYPE OF SITUATION? SO STAFF IS THE ENTITY THAT SENDS THE DELINQUENT PROPERTIES OVER TO THE COMPANY IS THE WAY IT'S TO WORK THE PROCESS. AND SO BASED ON WHAT STAFF SENDS WILL BE WHAT THEY WOULD START THE PROCESS ON TO SEND THE LETTERS, DO ALL OF THAT. IF THERE IS A DESIRE FROM THIS BODY TO ONLY SEND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES OR TO AND I WOULD, I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT ANY DECISION YOU MAKE TO SEGREGATE WHICH PROPERTIES GO IT BE NONDISCRIMINATORY. REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THAT NONARBITRARY. SO IF YOU SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO START WITH THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, RIGHT? THEN YOU GUYS NEED TO PASS THAT AS A BODY BY MAJORITY VOTE TO SAY THAT'S OUR POLICY MAKING DECISION THAT WE ONLY WANT TO DO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AT THIS TIME OR SOME OTHER GROUP.

BUT AGAIN, NONDISCRIMINATORY NONARBITRARY SO THAT YOU'RE NOT TREATING SIMILARLY SITUATED PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY. GOT IT. YEAH. OKAY. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD. OKAY. SO. OKAY, WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER ATKINS. YES. I HAVE A QUESTION OF MADAM ATTORNEY. YES. HERE IT SAYS

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DISAGREEMENTS OR RIGHT. THE CONTRACT IS YOURS. SO WE HAVE. SO WE. SO THE CONTRACT WITH THE WITH GT OKAY. OR WHATEVER COMPANY YOU GUYS WANT TO GO WITH. IT'S THE, THE, THE CONTRACT OR THE MOU, IF YOU WILL. I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT PART. SO IT IS IN WRITING BASICALLY WHAT I'M ASKING WHAT IT IS IN WRITING. YES. WHAT WHAT'S EXPECTED. OKAY. AND THEY HAVE WHAT WAS YOUR YOUR CITY MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT. THAT'S THE DOCUMENT THAT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. GOT YOU. AND I KNOW THE FEE THAT THEY CHARGED IS BASICALLY BASICALLY THE FEE FOR OPERATING. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE WITH THEM. OR HAVE WE HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THAT WAS THE AMOUNT I KNOW YOU MENTIONED EARLIER YOU COULD POSSIBLY SETTLE, BUT THAT $65 AND THE $225 WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT. OKAY. THE STAGE ONE AND STAGE TWO, I THINK WHAT THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT IT HAS TO BE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WE BEFORE YOU ALL APPROVED. OKAY. I MEAN, AS IT IS, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY REQUIRE YOU TO PAY ON TOP OF WHATEVER WHAT IT WAS. THAT'S WHAT THEY REQUIRE. AND THEY DON'T COLLECT THE MONEY. WE COLLECT THE MONEY, THEY DON'T TOUCH THE MONEY. SO WE PAY THEM OUT OF WHAT WE COLLECT. OKAY. SO THEY DON'T GET THE MONEY, THEY THEIR HANDS OFF. THE ONLY THING THEY'RE DOING IS, IS PREPARING FOR TAX SALES AND SENDING LETTERS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NO, THEY DON'T COLLECT MONEY. THEY DON'T KNOCK ON DOORS TO GET MONEY. THOSE THOSE THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO COME TO PAY THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE.

OKAY. THAT'S COOL. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN HEMMING. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

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ALRIGHT. YES. AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, WHILE I SUPPORT THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOVERING REVENUE OWED TO THE CITY, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PROCUREMENT AS PRESENTED AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, I HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT IS TRANSPARENT, COMPETITIVE AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND PUBLIC SCRUTINY AND AUDIT REVIEW. IN THIS INSTANCE, I REMAIN CONCERNED THAT THE SAME VENDOR WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY PRIOR TO THE SOLICITATION AND ULTIMATELY EMERGED AS THE RECOMMENDED AWARDEE. WHILE THAT FACT ALONE DOES NOT ESTABLISH WRONGDOING, IT RAISES LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FAIRNESS OF THE PROCESS AND WHETHER ALL VENDORS WERE AFFORDED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL. I KNOW THAT I MADE SOME REQUESTS FOR THE INFORMATION, AND WHAT THAT INFORMATION REQUEST LACKED WAS THE INDIVIDUAL SCORING SHEETS, BUT I WAS PROVIDED EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT MADAM CITY ATTORNEY DID ADDRESS THAT, BUT I STILL NEEDED TO SEE THE INDIVIDUAL SCORING SHEET.

SO CONTINUING ON WITH MY COMMENTS, DEMONSTRATE WHY THE SELECTED VENDOR REPRESENTS THE BEST VALUE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF EASTPOINTE OVER THE OTHER QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS. WHEN PUBLIC FUNDS AND PUBLIC TRUST ARE AT STAKE, THE BURDEN SHOULD NOT. THE BURDEN SHOULD BE ON THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE A CLEAR, WELL DOCUMENTED AND DEFENSIBLE, DEFENSIBLE JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS RECOMMENDATION. MY VOTE IS NOT AGAINST COLLECTING DELINQUENT TAXES, NOR IS IT DIRECTED AT ANY SPECIFIC VENDOR. RATHER, IT REFLECTS MY COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND ENSURING THAT PROCUREMENT DECISIONS ARE MADE IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS BOTH THE CITY AND THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN ITS GOVERNMENT. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PROCUREMENT. THANK YOU. I THINK.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR I KNOW THAT THERE WAS CONCERNS INITIALLY ABOUT THE AGE OF THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION TO THIS COUNCIL, AND THE CITY WENT BACK AND THEN LET A PROCUREMENT AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THOSE THREE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY DID RESPOND. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GO BACK AND COLLECT MONIES THAT ARE OWED THE CITY. I THINK THAT IT SENDS A WRONG MESSAGE TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES, DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO PAY THEIR TAXES, TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS TO NOT PAY THEIR TAXES. WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CITY, THE LARGEST SOURCE OF DOLLARS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND COME FROM PROPERTY TAXES. AND SO WHEN WE'RE NOT COLLECTING ENOUGH, THEN WE'RE HAVING TO CONSIDER WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST THE MILITARY UPWARD TO PAY THAT WHEN THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. SO IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY PAYING. ALSO, THIS BODY MADE A DECISION NOT TO OPT OUT OF HOUSE BILL 581. WE WANTED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES. AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND OUR CITY IS COLLECTING $1.9 MILLION LESS BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING THAT RELIEF TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE HOMESTEAD HERE.

SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE COLLECT THESE MONIES THAT ARE OWED TO THIS CITY, AS OTHER TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. AND WHEN WE GET INTO A CRUNCH AND HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COVER THAT, THEN WE'RE FACED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF RAISING A MILLAGE RATE WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT PAYING THEIR TAXES. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE CITY. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO COUNCIL BEFORE YOU. WE STILL THERE'S STILL A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND WE WENT INTO SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. CAN WE JUST CONFIRM WITH THE MOTION IS AT THIS POINT PLEASE. MADAM CITY CLERK, CAN YOU CONFIRM THE MOTION. OH I JUST WE ARE. YEAH.

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THE MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 13. THE CITY

[XIV.13. The City of East Point, Georgia Next Generation Intern Program ]

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 14. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR

[XIV.14. Discussion and Possible Action on a Temporary Moratorium on the Permitting, Zoning, and Land Use Approval of New Detention Facilities Not Owned by the City or Fulton County, in Light of the Ongoing Rewrite of the City's Zoning Ordinances]

THIS ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE ON THIS AGENDA TO PROVIDE THIS DIRECTION, THIS DIRECTIVE TO MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE PROVIDE THE DIRECTIVE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO WORK ON A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE PERMITTING ZONING AND LAND USE, APPROVAL OF NEW DETENTION FACILITIES NOT OWNED BY THE CITY OR FULTON COUNTY. IN LIGHT OF THE ONGOING REWRITE OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCES. SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. MADAM MAYOR, MAY I DIRECT A QUESTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, BY WHAT DATE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS RETURNED? I BELIEVE IT WAS HEAVILY DISCUSSED IN THE WORK SESSION THAT MADAM CITY ATTORNEY WOULD BRING THIS BACK TO THE SECOND WORK SESSION IN JULY. IS THAT MAY I DIRECT MY QUESTION TO MADAM CITY ATTORNEY OR. I BELIEVE THAT WAS DISCUSSED? YES, YES. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER HEMMING, IT WILL BE BACK BEFORE US THE 2ND JULY. I'M SORRY, THE WORK SESSION IN JULY. THANK YOU. I YIELD, MADAM MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN. SO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO YOU CAN SECOND THE MOTION FOR DISCUSSION. AND SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT.

MADAM CITY CLERK, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FIRST WORK SESSION IN JULY.

YES, THE JULY 13TH. I ALREADY WROTE IT DOWN. THANK YOU. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

[XIV.15. Council Discussion and Possible Action on Special Called Budget Meeting ]

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WELL, FIRE STATION ONE FIRE STATION, ONE FIRE STATION IS IN THE BUDGET. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO SHOULD BE IN THE BUDGET. THERE'S ALSO THE CONCERN OF JUST OTHER ITEMS IN THE BUDGET. AND I THINK THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF SHOULD HEAR DIRECTLY FROM US WITH WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET. I MEAN, IT'S NOT I DON'T THINK THAT THE MEETING SHOULD LAST MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF, TWO HOURS. BUT FOR TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THIS BUDGET, I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS TELEPHONE CALLS WE'VE HEARD FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I THINK THAT WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES TO MAKE GOOD FINANCIAL DECISIONS, AND WE LET THE PEOPLE HEAR US. YES. I'D OFFER FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION THAT WE MODEL THIS AFTER SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, AND I THINK TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION BY PARKS AND REC WAS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE. SO WHAT MR. PINKERT DID IN HIS PRESENTATION WAS TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH FY 26, AND THEN ALSO TO MAKE A BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 27. THAT WAY, IT LINKS THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO MY ASK WOULD BE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER.

AND I'M NOT MAKING A MOTION RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST SAYING THIS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT WE DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE A STANDARDIZED FORMAT FOR EACH OF HIS DIRECT REPORTS AND THEIR BUDGETS, BUT ALSO THAT WE FOLLOW THAT SAME FORMAT FOR ALL OF OUR DIRECT REPORTS. SO THERE IS SOME OVERVIEW OF FY 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. VERY DATA DRIVEN, VERY FOCUSED ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. AND THEN WE ALSO HERE FOR FY 27, A REVIEW OF THE OVERALL REQUEST, A REVIEW OF ANY MAJOR MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THEN FINALLY A REVIEW OF MAYBE IN IDEAL SITUATION, WHAT'S THE REMAINING HEARTBURN OR ITEM THAT THEY MIGHT REALLY WOULD HAVE DESIRED TO SEE IN THIS BUDGET. SO THEN COUNCIL HAS MORE INFORMATION TO, TO APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATELY DELIBERATE. SO THAT'D BE MY OFFER TO COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW

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HOW SHOULD WE GO ABOUT GETTING THE DATE WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW, MADAM MAYOR? OKAY. WE COULD DO A SATURDAY MORNING, YOU KNOW. 60 DAYS. LEADING. WHAT'S TODAY? THE 15TH? THE 30TH. SO WHAT'S THE DAY? TODAY IS THE 15TH. SO. OH, COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS, COUNCILWOMAN. SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ME JUST KIND OF FEELING LIGHTHEADED, JUST EVEN FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

AND TODAY IT'S LIKE A REAL LIKE HEAVY GAS ODOR THAT I'M SMELLING. THAT'S WHY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HERE, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW. SO I KNOW I KIND OF FEEL LIGHTHEADED. SO I JUST, IF THEY CAN JUST BRING THE MONITOR UP HERE TO JUST KIND OF SEE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING OUT OF MADAM MAYOR. YES, MA'AM. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST MAYBE SUSPEND THE MEETING JUST FOR A MOMENT SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS, AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK INTO THE MEETING. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I HAVE A MOT. GO AHEAD. MOTION TO. I MOVE THAT WE RESUME OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. I BELIEVE THAT WE WERE ON NUMBER 11, RIGHT? NOPE. WHERE WERE WE ON NUMBER FIVE? WE WERE ON 15. MY BAD. I'M SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE Y'ALL BACK. MY BAD.

OKAY. COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE THE SPECIAL CALL BUDGET MEETING.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE WERE IN DISCUSSION. OKAY. YOU WERE TALKING. OKAY. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DATE. YOU WERE TALKING. YES. WE WERE. OKAY. SO. THE DATE. 1234567. WOULD WE LIKE TO PROPOSE IT ON THE 20TH OR SO? WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN FOR DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD, COUNCILWOMAN MARTIN ROGERS. NO. OKAY. COUNCILMAN, THAT'S A BIT AGGRESSIVE FOR THE 20. OKAY.

SORRY 27. BUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR FROM THE CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER JONES, CAN YOU CONFIRM WHICH DATE YOU WANT TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING? CONSIDERING I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO, HE HAS TO DIRECT HIS PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING. OH, I WAS JUST SAYING. DO WE HAVE TO PICK A DATE TONIGHT? I KNOW, DO WE JUST HAVE TO AGREE ON A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING? AND THAT CAN BE DETERMINED AT ANOTHER TIME? I THINK WE SHOULD. WE HAVE TO DO IT TONIGHT. THE QUESTION WAS, DO WE HAVE TO? I THINK WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR IT TO JUST KEEP WHEN WE WANT TO HAVE THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING. WAS IT THREE DAYS? ADVERTISEMENT FOR SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS IS 24 HOURS. OKAY. AND WHATEVER YOU

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SHE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY HEMMING'S MENTIONED SHE WAS OUT THE 22ND AND THE 23RD. OH. THE 24TH. HE. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL IS OUT ON THE 24TH. DOES ANYONE OPPOSED TO TUESDAY THE 30TH WANT TO MAKE THEM. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST DAY OF GMA. YES. OH. MY ONLY QUESTION IS ARE YOU STILL HOPING TO HAVE A DELIBERATION PERIOD BETWEEN THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE VOTE.

BECAUSE IF YOU IF YOU ARE THEN YOU'RE NOT GIVING YOURSELF ENOUGH ROOM TO ACTUALLY HAVE DELIBERATIONS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE END OF THE MONTH. SO WOULD THIS WEEK BE BETTER LIKE A THURSDAY OR FRIDAY? DEFINITELY NOT FRIDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL FRIDAY IS A JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY. OH. I'M SORRY. OH, YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE MONDAY WAS OUR ONLY OPTION.

THE 22ND. NO, THE 22ND. WHEN DO Y'ALL LEAVE FOR GMA? SO WE'LL BE BACK FROM GMA ON JULY THE 1ST OFFICIALLY. SO DO WE WANT TO HAVE IT WEDNESDAY AFTER WE COME BACK FROM GMA WHICH WILL BE JULY 1ST. THEN VOTE. I ADVERTISE AND VOTE AT THE 23RD. MY WORK. I THINK THEY'RE SAYING IT HAS TO BE DUE BY A CERTAIN DATE. THEN WE WANT TO DELIBERATE. AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC. AND IS THE 23RD GOING TO WORK FOR YOU OR I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT TIME ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE? EXCUSE ME, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND I'M NOT VOTING FOR A BUDGET UNLESS WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION. MR. JONES IS PROVIDED. WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT VOTING FOR THE BUDGET. I. I KEEP HEARING AMENDMENTS, BUT WE'VE HAD A PREVIOUS BUDGET, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE AMENDMENT SINCE THEN. I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF THE DESIRES OF COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM HAS EVERYTHING IN THE BUDGET PRIOR TO US VOTING ON THE BUDGET, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALL MEETING. SO. IF WE COULD GET THIS DATE DOWN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. HEY, Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE TO BE THIS WEEK, LIKE A WEDNESDAY OR SOMETHING. SO OKAY. YOU GO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER SIMMONS MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE TUESDAY THE 23RD IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY

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I MEAN, THE EARLIER THE BETTER. SO I KNOW THE OTHER WEEK WE HAD REGULAR MEETING AND THEN ESPECIALLY CALL IN ONE WEEK. SO THE EARLIER WE CAN GET THIS TO THEM, I THINK THE MORE TIME WE HAVE TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT, WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET AND COME BACK SOMETIME THIS WEEK. SO I DID HEAR A COMMENT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT APPROACH. AND SO TO BE CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, 98% OF THE BUDGET IS WITHOUT CONTENTION OR DISAGREEMENT. THE REMAINING 2% IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT, WHICH CAN COME BACK ONCE THE COUNCIL HAS A CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHAT IT WANTS, WHAT IT WANTS AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT. SO THE BULK OF THE BUDGET HAS RELATIVELY NO DISAGREEMENT. IT'S THE AND AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 192 $197 MILLION BUDGET. THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAS BEEN OVER. COMMUNITY FESTIVALS HAVE BEEN OVER CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET, WHICH STILL IS BELOW $1 MILLION. IT'S BEEN OVER WHAT WE SPEND ON FIRE STATION TWO, AGAIN, UNDER $1 MILLION. SO THE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN COMPARISON TO HUNDREDS OF MILLION DOLLARS, WE'RE REALLY ONLY, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLING OVER NO MORE THAN 5 MILLION AT THE MOST. AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THAT NUMBER. I'M JUST BEING CONSERVATIVE IN WHAT I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN SAYING. SO HOLDING UP THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR DISCREPANCIES OF ONLY 2% OF THAT BUDGET MIGHT MAKE SENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE TO GO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BULK OF THE BUDGET AND THEN UNDERSTANDING THAT I WILL, YOU KNOW, STAY INTO RECORD THAT WE WILL HANDLE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AS SOON AS THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL ON THE DIRECTION FOR THAT REMAINING 2%. SO THAT IS THE APPROACH. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER JONES. I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IS THAT THE UNDERSTANDING OF COUNCIL THAT IT'S JUST 2% THAT WE NEED TO CLARIFY. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING IF THAT'S OKAY. IT'S SIMPLE MATHEMATICS ADD UP ALL THE ISSUES THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO POINT. AND THEN JUST COMPARE THAT TO 197 MILLION BUDGET.

YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE YOUR ROUGHLY AROUND 2% LESS. ACTUALLY, I'M BEING GENEROUS BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT, BUT BUT YES, THAT'S ABOUT THE REFLECTIVE OF THAT. OKAY. AND I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH COUNCILMAN MARTIN ROGERS AND THEN COUNCILWOMAN ATKINS AND THEN COUNCILWOMAN. YEAH. AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD IS I'M HEARING 2%, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN 2%. YOU PROBABLY HAVE MADE CORRECTIONS TO THE BUDGET, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THIS BODY OR PRESENTED TO ME IS THE ITEMIZATION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BUDGET. IF YOU REMEMBER, I WENT THROUGH THAT ENTIRE BUDGET. YOU HAVE ILLEGAL SALARIES IN THE BUDGET THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. THE IT DEPARTMENT, THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT. YOU'VE TAKEN OUT EDUCATION AND TRAVEL AND TRAINING. SO ALTHOUGH I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF COUNCIL SAT DOWN AND WE GAVE YOU SOME DIRECTION OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET, BECAUSE WE HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. SO YOU'RE SAYING 2%. BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL IS THE ITEMIZATION OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BUDGET. SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IT'S JUST THAT I NEED THE PROOF, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE SALARY AND WAGES IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. WE NEED THE RATIONALE. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS BEFORE WE PUSH THROUGH OVER $190 MILLION BUDGET. AND THAT'S HOW EASTPOINTE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS DONE THEIR BUDGET. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A PRESENTATION FROM DEPARTMENTS, FROM DIRECT REPORTS, AND WE KEEP SAYING TIME, TIME, TIME. HOWEVER, THE CITY HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY

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THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF WE COULD JUST SETTLE IN ON A DATE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS JUNCTURE. MADAM MAYOR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SETTING THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, AND I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW IF LEGAL NEEDS TO BE THERE ON THE 23RD. I CANNOT, BUT THE 22ND AND THE 24TH, IF LEGAL NEEDS TO BE THERE IS OPEN. IS IS IT? THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY WIGGINS, CAN YOU PROVIDE RECOMMEND CAN YOU PROVIDE REPRESENTATION AND. OR IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK ■THAT WE CAN REVIEW IN THAT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN THAT DISCUSSION, IF IF NECESSARY? AND YOU'RE SAYING FEEDBACK REGARDING THE LEGAL BUDGET. YEAH. OR THE LEGAL BUDGET OR ANY LEGAL BUDGET OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU FEEL WOULD BE THAT'S A THAT'S A VERY OPEN QUESTION, I HEAR YOU. BUT WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGAL BUDGET, I CERTAINLY CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK AHEAD OF TIME. OKAY. IF THERE IS ANY THERE, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE'RE FINE WITH IT. AND LAST I LOOKED, WE WERE. BUT I CAN PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO BE PRESENT BECAUSE IT IS A BUDGET MEETING AND NOT. AND THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE VOTING AT THIS MEETING. IS THAT ACCURATE? NO, NO VOTING AT THIS MEETING. BUT WE WOULD NEED YOUR INPUT. IT WOULD YEAH, IT WOULD BE DEFINITELY HELPFUL IF WE HAD YOUR INPUT AT THAT MEETING OR LEGAL INPUT AT THAT MEETING. THANK YOU. I, I WILL WORK ON THAT AND REPORT BACK IF THERE IS AVAILABILITY. THANK YOU. SO WE ON THE 23RD, RIGHT AT 7 P.M. DOESN'T WORK. DO WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR WE HAVE WORK. TIME? OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING MADAM MAYOR ON SOMEONE TALKING. COUNCILWOMAN HEMMING, A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. SO. THE CURRENT OPTION BEFORE US IS THE 23RD AT 7 P.M. AND WOULD THERE BE AN OPTION FOR WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH? OH. OKAY. I PROBABLY CAN'T DO WORK FOR THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING A MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT DAY. OKAY, SO WE CAN'T DO THE 24TH. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE 23RD MIGHT BE THE BEST OPTION. COUNCILMAN MITCHELL, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON 23RD. OKAY. HOW MANY PEOPLE? AND I JUST WANT, MADAM MAYOR, FOR YOU TO KNOW I AM GOING TO LEAVE MY APPOINTMENT AND BE HERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT I'D BE LATE ON THE 23RD, BUT STARTING AT SEVEN WOULD BE MAKE IT SO THAT I WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, DELAY THE MEETING MUCH. BUT I JUST WANT YOU AND COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT I WOULD BE COMING FROM ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. THAT CONCLUDES AROUND 630. AT 7 P.M. COUNCIL COUNCILMAN SAID HE WOULD NOT MAKE ANY. 7 P.M. FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON JUNE 20TH. WAS THAT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING FOR THE BUDGET DISCUSSION ON JUNE 23RD AT STARTING AT 7 P.M. OKAY. SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL. WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE DATE DONE.

CAHOON, FAREWELL. I GUESS TWO THINGS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THE ASK FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING SO THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT DISCUSSION, BUT ALSO WONDERING IF WE COULD HAVE THE ITEMIZED REPORT FOR THAT MEETING AS WELL. PRIOR TO THE

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DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, OKAY, A SECOND AND THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY MAKE A SECOND MOTION.

OKAY. THAT THE FOLLOWING FORMAT IS FOLLOWED AND IT INCLUDES OUR DIRECT REPORTS AND THEIR DIRECTOR LEVEL OR DEPUTY LEVEL STAFF. FOLLOWING THIS FORMAT, A PRESENTATION THAT INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMPLETED PROJECTS. A DATA DRIVEN PRESENTATION. THE SECOND ITEM WOULD BE. THEIR FY 27 PROPOSED BUDGET. ITEMIZED WITH AN OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS AND KEY ASKS. THE SECOND. THE THIRD PORTION OF THEIR PRESENTATION WOULD INCLUDE ANY MAJOR CHANGES FROM FISCAL YEAR 26. AND THEN FINALLY, THE FOURTH ELEMENT OF THEIR PRESENTATION WOULD BE. THEIR IDEAL STATE BUDGET. NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO SAY.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THERE. ANY REMAINING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET? THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DELIVER SERVICES AT THE FY 26 SERVICE LEVEL? HELP ME GET TO THAT. SO DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NOW I DO GO AHEAD. SO WE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FOUR. AND I'D LIKE TO ADD A FIFTH ELEMENT. THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE FOR. I WOULD SAY 25, 26 AND THEN IF THAT DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION HAD ANY GRANTS TO ASSIST, THAT'S GOOD. I ACCEPT. OKAY. I DID NOT REALIZE. OKAY. SO ANY MORE. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND. NO. THANK YOU. SO. I WANT TO BE MODEST. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A SECOND, SECOND. AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES JUST MENTIONED THAT HAVING SOME CAPS ON TIMES FOR EACH OF THESE PRESENTATIONS MIGHT BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING. SO IF THERE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WANTS TO ADD THAT, I'D BE WILLING TO SUPPORT IT. SO THERE'LL BE OPTION NUMBER SEVEN. SO WE HAVE A. SO WE HAD A MEETING AT AN HOUR AND 30 AN HOUR, 30 MINUTES. BUT WE WANT TO OH CAP PER PRESENTATION. OKAY. GO AHEAD. SO HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

OH, SO I WAS I MISSED THE S ARE WE HEARING FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OR DIRECT REPORTS. SO DO YOU WANT ME TO. NO NO NO NO ONE SECOND. SO I, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT. SO I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES HAD QUESTIONS. AND I'M I KNOW WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF OUR TIME

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THIS IS THE DAY THAT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION. THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE HELPFUL. IN ADDITION TO, IN MY OPINION, THE AS SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, EIGHT QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE NOW FOR THE AGENDA, I THINK WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING TOGETHER TOOLS AND QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL AND TRACKERS. AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIKE, I THINK THAT WILL HELP US WRAP IT ALL UP TO ASK, HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. OTHERWISE, WE'RE JUST KIND OF LIKE FLOATING IN THE WIND. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CALDWELL. SO JUST KIND OF GOING OFF OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL WAS SAYING. AND BEFORE I EVEN GO TO

[03:20:02]

AND SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENTS SPECIFICALLY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION AROUND WHAT IS NEEDED THAT'S NOT THERE, JUST SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND. AND IF WE IF WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF ADDING, AMENDING, CUTTING OR WHATEVER, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY AND THE IMPACT THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE. IF THERE'S 17 DEPARTMENTS, KEEPING IT AT FIVE MINUTES, I THINK WOULD SHE DID TONIGHT WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THAT'S 85 MINUTES, AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO HEAR FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT, KEEPING IN MIND US COUNCIL THAT WE WANT TO KEEP QUESTIONS TO A MINIMUM. BUT THE JUST HITTING ON THE POINT OF WHAT ARE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS? WHAT WHAT ARE THE MODIFICATIONS OR WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT'S WHAT'S NOT HERE THAT SHOULD BE HERE. SO WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE A FRUITFUL DISCUSSION WITH YOU AROUND HOW WE CAN MOVE THINGS AROUND. AND THEN GIVING SOME TIME TO DIRECT REPORTS IS FOR DIRECT REPORTS. WE COULD STILL DO ANOTHER TEN MINUTES PER DIRECT REPORT AND GET THROUGH THIS IN TWO HOURS POTENTIALLY. IF MY MATH IS MATH, RIGHT. AMBITIOUS QUESTION. OKAY. YEAH. AND SO THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HEMMING SAID, MAYBE WE CAN SHORTEN IT TO JUST FOUR FOCAL POINTS. AND THAT'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE ITEMIZED PROJECTS, THE KEY ASK IN EDUCATION AND TRAVEL. THAT'S THE KEY. ASK FROM THE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S THE 20. THIS YEAR, 27 PROPOSED ITEMIZED PROJECT KEY ASKS. RIGHT. JUST LET THEM SPEAK ON WHAT THEY NEED. OKAY? YES. SO THE FOUR ITEMS COULD BE SAY IT AGAIN. WELL, SHE STARTED WITH PRESENTATION. OVERVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ITEMIZED PROJECTS. KEY ASKS, MAJOR CHANGES FROM 26. THEN I ADDED EDUCATION AND TRAVEL, AND I ALSO INCLUDED GRANTS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT GO AFTER GRANTS. SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW. I GUESS THAT COULD BE UNDER ACCOMPLISHMENT FROM FY 26 PROJECTS. SO I JUST MAYBE WE NARROW IT DOWN TO FOUR KEY ASK AND MOVE IN THAT MANNER. ONE OTHER. DO WE WANT EDUCATION AND TRAVELING FOR 2025 2026? NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT. SO WE DON'T NEED THE. DO YOU HAVE THE GRANTS? WANT TO ADD GRANTS OR.

NO, NO GRANTS. SO IT WOULD BE OVERVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OKAY. ITEMIZED PROJECTS. KEY ASKS FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING. NO, NOT EDUCATION AND TRAVEL. OH MAJOR CHANGES FROM FY 26. MAJOR CHANGES FY20 6 TO 27 026 FROM X 526 OKAY, SO WE HAVE A FY 26 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW. NUMBER TWO FY 27 ITEMIZED OF KEY ASKS. NUMBER THREE THE MAJOR CHANGES OF FY 26. SO KEY PROJECT S THAT'S WHAT WAS NUMBER TWO. YEP. OKAY. SO NUMBER FOUR WHAT WAS NUMBER FOUR. THANK YOU. MERGED TWO OF THEM TOGETHER. NO, WE DIDN'T SAY ONE. EDUCATION.

TRAVEL. OH THAT'S THREE. CAN CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER SUGGESTION? CAN WE JUST CONFIRM THE FIRST THREE FIRST? YOU GOT IT RIGHT ALREADY. OKAY, YOU GOT IT RIGHT. SO WHAT'S OUR LAST ONE? WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO WITH THOSE THREE. WHAT'S NUMBER. WE'RE NOT GOING NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER THREE. WE GOT NUMBER FOUR. NO NUMBER FOUR. SO WE'RE DOING OKAY. WE HAVE THREE. MADAM MAYOR. YES. DO YOU MIND REPEATING IT FOR THE RECORD, JUST TO CONFIRM, FY 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OH WE HAVE OVERVIEW SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YES. FY 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OKAY. ITEMIZED PROJECTS FOR FY 27 I HAVE TO FY 27 I ITEMIZED KEY ASKS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE PROJECTS INSTEAD OF YEAH, SURE. FY 27 ITEMIZED KEY PROJECTS AND THEN MAJOR CHANGES FROM FROM THE FY 26 BUDGET AND THEN MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE FY 26 BUDGET TO DATE.

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OKAY. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT DEPARTMENT. OKAY. SO YES. SO WE CAN VOTE ON THIS MOTION NOW.

I'M SORRY IF THERE'S ANY OTHER FEEDBACK BECAUSE WE'VE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION SHOULD COME BEFORE THE MOTION THAT WE HAVE ALREADY THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

YES. CHANGE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR HAD ABOUT SEVEN THINGS THAT THEY WANTED THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DIRECT REPORTS TO COME BACK WITH. NOW IT'S DOWN TO THREE WITH THE INCLUSION OF HEARING FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION. SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR AND ALSO THE TIME LIMIT, THE FIVE MINUTES. DO I NEED TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION OR MAKE THE SUBSTITUTE SOMEONE ANYONE CAN MAKE THE SUBSTITUTE. HEY, REALLY QUICK. I MEAN, I'M I'M BACK HERE. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY IF THERE'S ANYWHERE WE CAN GET THIS BEFORE IT BEFOREHAND, IF THIS IS GOING TO BE ON A FORM OR SOMETHING. SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE OUR QUESTIONS READY, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST. CAN WE ADD THE QUESTIONS RESPONSE BACK TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL TO THE. OH, OKAY. NO, I WAS JUST SAYING HOW I, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH IN ONE NIGHT TRYING TO LISTEN TO A PRESENTATION AND COME UP WITH QUESTIONS. I THINK IF WE CAN SOMEHOW GET THIS BEFOREHAND, I AGREE. SO WE CAN COME PREPARED WITH OUR QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON A LOT OF THIS. SO THAT IS NOW THE THIRD ELEMENT OF THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO REQUIRE THE PRESENTERS, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DIRECT REPORTS TO EMAIL. I GUESS THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CLERK, A COPY OF THE REPORT. COMPILED INTO ONE DOCUMENT TO TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL. BY FRIDAY THE 19TH. SO SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE QUICK, QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW YOU SAID FRIDAY THE 19TH. THAT'S I CAN'T I CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR PEOPLE WHO. BECAUSE THAT'S THE OFF DAY FOR FOLKS. OKAY. I HOPE THAT THE STAFF.

OKAY, I'M READY TO MAKE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. AND THEN THE MAJOR CHANGE TO SIX. AND THEN NUMBER FOUR IS THE EMAIL TO COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND THE CLERK. BY JUNE 18TH. SO. I WAS TAKING THE REPORT AS ONE. SO HOW DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IT? I THINK SOMEONE'S READY TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT THE QUESTIONS? ARE WE ARE WE I'M ASKING FOR QUESTIONS OR JUST A RESPONSE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF WE DON'T, I FEEL LIKE IF WE DON'T HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF US IN THE MEETING, IF WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE, THEN THAT WILL GIVE US MORE TIME. THE QUESTIONS FROM POINT OF INFORMATION, THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT FROM THE TRACKER THAT I MEAN, I PROVIDED TRACKER, I THINK COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS PROVIDED TRACKER SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT COUNCILWOMAN HEMMING PROVIDED HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. SO

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THAT'S INSANE. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF COMING UP WITH THE SPREADSHEET. PUT ALL YOUR ISSUES AND YOUR CONCERNS THERE. IT'S A LIVE DOCUMENT. EVERYBODY HAS ALL THE INFORMATION, SO THERE'S NO SIDEBAR CONVERSATIONS, EMAIL, NONE OF THAT STUFF. EVERYTHING IS THERE.

CITY MANAGER, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR CAN WORK THROUGH EVERY LAST ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ON THERE. NOW. I WILL BE COOL WITH COMING BACK AND WE GO THROUGH THIS SPREADSHEET HERE AND THEY CAN ADDRESS ALL THOSE CONCERNS, AND IT'LL MAKE IT EASY. IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO COME IN, THEN THAT'S FINE. IF THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER THAT NEED TO BE ASKED, BUT TO ASK 17 DEPARTMENTS TO COME IN HERE AND PRESENT, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TON OF QUESTIONS OR THERE WILL BE SOME QUESTIONS. THAT IS INSANE. THAT IS INCONSIDERATE. YES, WE ARE AT THE 25TH HOUR TRYING TO GET THIS BUDGET DONE. WE'RE TRYING TO I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO PULL A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT TO GET THIS DONE, BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO GMA.

SO REALLY THAT'S THE TIME THAT WE REALLY COULD DO IT. BUT WE CAN'T. SO WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK ALL THIS OUT. AND THEN LIKE I SAID, THEY COME IN AT 7:00. I'M NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT LIVES IN LAWRENCEVILLE OR WHATEVER. IT'S INCONSIDERATE TO ASK THEM TO STAY IF THEY GET OFF AT FOUR. I NEED YOU TO BE HERE AT SEVEN TILL SEVEN. THEN IF I HOVER LONG, IT'S GOING TO RUN AND WE GOTTA DO BETTER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER. I REALLY CAME UP WITH THIS SPREADSHEET BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD KIND OF HELP STREAMLINE THIS PROCESS. THEY COULD KIND OF WORK THROUGH IT, BUT I'M LOOKING ONE, TWO, THREE, I THINK ONLY MAYBE 3 OR 4 OF YOU ALL EVEN LIKE LOOKED AT IT. SO, I MEAN, I'M, I'M REALLY TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME WAY. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT STAFF THAT'S HERE. I'M SORRY I HELD YOU ALL OUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I FELT I SMELLED SOME GAS OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING GOOD. WE WERE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE EARLY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STILL TRY AND BRING IT ALL HOME. BUT IF THE SPREADSHEET WOULD WORK AND I SEE SOME, YOU GUYS FILLED IT OUT AND I THINK IF IT'LL WORK FOR THE CITY MANAGER, LET'S TRY AND WORK WITH THAT THEN, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THESE GUYS COME BACK IN HERE. THAT'S A MOTION REQUEST, A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HOW Y'ALL WANT TO FRAME IT. SO YEAH, SO IF WE IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I WOULD LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT AS WELL. I YIELD.

I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS AND I DO AGREE. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN DID YOU SUBMIT THE SPREADSHEET TO CITY MANAGER? WHEN I SENT IT OFF. I THINK IT WAS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK MAYBE PRIOR TO THAT, A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE? YES. TO YOUR QUESTION, MYSELF, DOCTOR MARTIN ROGERS, COUNCIL MEMBER HEMMING. LET ME PULL IT UP MYSELF, THE MAYOR. SO PEOPLE ARE I'M SAYING HAVE YOU RECEIVED RESPONSES TO YOUR QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T I HAVEN'T RECEIVED RESPONSES. THE PURPOSE OF IT WAS TO. AND MAYBE I SHOULD ADD ANOTHER COLUMN AND THEY COULD PUT IN THERE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR WHAT THEIR ADJUSTMENTS ARE TO THE BUDGET. BUT I MEAN, HE HAS IT. IT'S A LIVE DOCUMENT. HAVE YOU HAD AN

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NOW, I DO HEAR YOU ON BRINGING STAFF BACK, AND THAT MIGHT BE A BIT MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE REPORT OR THE EXCEL DOCUMENT IS MISSING IS WHAT IS NEEDED FROM STAFF THAT IS NOT REPRESENTED IN THE FY 27 BUDGET. WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE THAT'S NOT HERE? SO THAT WHEN WE GET WHEN WE START TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE REMOVED AND ADDED, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTFUL TO THAT DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF ME WANTING TO HEAR FROM THEM. BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO PROVIDING A ONE SLIDE, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET THE SAME INFORMATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM FY 26, PRIOR KEY PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING FOR FY 27, AND JUST A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET THAT WOULD PREPARE US FOR THE MEETING ON THE 23RD. OKAY. SO. SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO THEN AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THEM COME IN, I'M A DOCUMENT PERSON, MAYBE DO A FORUM SITE DOCUMENT AND ASK THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WHAT ARE YOUR WANTS? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THOSE NEEDS? WHAT'S MISSING ON THE BUDGET? THAT WAY, IF THEY GIVE US THE INFORMATION, THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY STAND BEFORE US. RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M JUST STILL, LIKE I SAID, JUST TRYING TO CONSIDER THEIR TIME.

AND IF I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD, IF IT GOES TO THE CITY MANAGER OR WHOEVER, BUT AT LEAST WE WOULD HAVE THAT LIST OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS ARE, WHAT WAS MISSING ON THE BUDGET. THEY REALLY FEEL THAT THEY'LL NEED TO, FOR THEIR FOR THEIR SECTION. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF, IF, IF YOU GUYS ARE OPEN TO THAT, BUT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE TO HAVING THEM COME AND STAND BEFORE US. I AGREE. THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED IF WE HAVE IT BEFOREHAND, IT'S IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM TO COME IN AND EXPOUND. BUT I JUST BECAUSE OF TIME RESTRAINTS, I THINK WHAT WAS THE DATE? WE GET IT ON THE 18TH. THE MEETING IS ON THE 23RD. THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK OVER IT AND, AND REQUEST THEM IF, IF WE SO DESIRE OR IF IT'S OF THAT IMPORTANCE. BUT. WELL, HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS REQUESTED. JUST GET THAT TO US BEFOREHAND. AND IF THEY NEED TO COME IN, I THINK THAT COULD BE A THING ALSO. BUT AS COUNCILMAN STARR MENTIONED EARLIER, I KNOW WE WOULD HAVE REALLY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THIS MEETING, AND SHE MENTIONED HER WORKSHEET. SO I THINK THAT'S A A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE WEARY OF. SO IT MAY BE PRUDENT TO TALK THOSE THINGS OUT DURING THIS MEETING BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT THE WHOLE, BUT IT'S NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT. IT'S VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOTICED, BUT JUST HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE AND WHERE AND WHERE AND THEIR STATUS, I THINK WILL BE GOOD, BUT THEY MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE HERE FOR THAT. IS THERE ANYWHERE IN THE BOOK THAT THE. I MEAN, CITY, I THINK I THINK TO ALSO TO IS THAT WE. ASKING THE QUESTIONS GIVES THE CITY MANAGER, MANAGER AND HIS STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO. I ALSO FEEL LIKE. DEFEND WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY HAVE IN THE BOOK. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST DEFINITELY TO LOOK AT THOSE QUESTIONS. CITY MANAGER JONES, BECAUSE IT WASN'T JUST COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS TRACKER. I SUBMITTED A TRACKER AND GRANTED, MY TRACKER PROBABLY READ LIKE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SOME OF THOSE THINGS HELP SET BENCHMARKS AND GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET STAFF RESPOND AND GIVE THEIR INSIGHT.

SO I THINK THE TRACKER ALSO WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA JUST TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AND MAYBE THE ANSWER IS WE NEED TO LOOK MORE INTO, I'M NOT TELLING YOU HOW TO WHAT TO SAY, BUT JUST A RESPONSE, IF YOU CAN, TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.

AND I'M SORRY, YOU WERE TAKING THE YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TO CITY MANAGER JONES BEFORE

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SO WHAT'S THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY? IS INCLUDING NUMBER ONE, THE REPORT FROM DIRECT REPORTS IN THE DEPARTMENT HEADS REGARDING THE. ONE SECOND. MADAM MAYOR, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE, OR WOULD YOU LIKE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO BE MADE? YOU CAN YIELD TO. YES. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER? COMPILE FROM THE DIRECT REPORTS. AND THEIR DIRECTOR LEVEL OR DEPUTY LEVEL STAFF. A ONE PAGER THAT INCLUDES THEIR FY 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THEIR PROPOSED FY 27 PROJECTS. AND THEIR MAJOR CHANGES FROM FY 26 TO FY 27 IN THEIR BUDGET. THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 23RD, 7 P.M. EACH PRESENTATION CAPPED AT FIVE MINUTES. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ANY DIVISION OR OFFICE THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM THE FY 26 BUDGET. THAT IS MY MOTION. YES, MA'AM. 26 THAT'S CORRECT. YES. SECOND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, I MEAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSES TWO. WHAT ABOUT THE TRACKER DO YOU SAY. I MEAN WE SAID MADAM CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT WE COULD GO BACK AND REVISIT THE TRACKER. SO DO WE WANT THE THE QUESTIONS FROM THE TRACKER TO BE ANSWERED AS WELL. I THINK OKAY, OKAY.

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AGAIN, TO COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS POINT. I JUST WANT US TO ALSO, HE'S GOT TO GET THE ANSWER FROM STAFF. I WANT TO RESPECT STAFF'S TIME AND ALL OF THAT. SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE WOULD SEND TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS. I MEAN, MADAM MAYOR, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS BECAUSE THE TASKS AREN'T BEING COMPLETED BY THE CITY MANAGER. SO I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS WAS GOING WITH THAT FIRST DOCUMENT, BUT THE MAYOR EMAILED HER QUESTIONS FAR BEYOND, I MEAN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OR SHE SUBMITTED A TRACKER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND PER THE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL, IT WAS NOT ANSWERED. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS CAME UP WITH THE SHARED GOOGLE DRIVE DOCUMENT TO ALSO ASSIST IN THIS PROCESS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE TRACKERS OR WITH THE BUDGET INFORMATION, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEIR QUESTIONS ARE BEING SENT IN AND THEY ARE NOT BEING ANSWERED. SO IS OUR RATIONALE THAT IF THEY'RE NOT BEING ANSWERED, WE WOULD SEND IN TWO TRACKERS VERSUS ONE, AND THEY WOULD BOTH GET ANSWERED. IF NONE OF IT, IT WOULD BE CONFUSING TO STAFF. I MEAN, IF WE WOULD LIKE A SET OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF TO ANSWER, THEN WE SHOULD CONSOLIDATE THOSE INTO A DOCUMENT AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO GET WITH THE DIRECT REPORTS TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS. SO I THINK THAT THE MAYOR HAD SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. WHEREAS WHEN I WENT INTO THE DOCUMENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS HAD, I LISTED ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAD WITH THE BUDGET. SO I DIDN'T HAVE QUESTIONS. I JUST HAD BUDGET OBSERVATIONS THAT I SHARED. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE WORK ISN'T BEING DONE.

THE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED, BUT THE INFORMATION ISN'T GETTING BACK TO COUNCIL. SO IF WE WANT TO MERGE THOSE DOCUMENTS, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE MAYOR IN CUMMINGS OR AND I COULD WITHDRAW MY MOTION. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED VIA EMAIL AND THEY ARE GOING INTO A BLACK HOLE. THEY'RE NOT BEING ANSWERED. AND I'M JUST WANT TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO PUSH THE ISSUE, NOT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT GOES IN THE BUDGET. IT'S THAT I SPENT TIME DOING THE BEST THAT I COULD TO EVALUATE WHAT I COULD SEE. AND EVEN IF IT WAS MAYOR, HEY, LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL MY STAFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST A RESPONSE TO, SAY, WHAT IS GOING ON. SO I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS ANYMORE BECAUSE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. I DO THINK THAT THERE IS VALUABLE INFORMATION IN THE TRACKER THAT MISS THAT COUNCILWOMAN CUMMINGS SUBMITTED, AND THE ONE THAT I SUBMITTED AS WELL. IF IT'S NOT VALUABLE, IF YOU CAN'T USE IT, IF IT'S NOT APPLICABLE, IF IT DOESN'T MEET THE ORDINANCE OR ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY. BUT I DO

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[XIV.16. Citywide Resident Communication Bulletin / Newsletter Initiative ]

BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE STAFF DO PUT TOGETHER A PRETTY LENGTHY BULLETIN. WE CERTAINLY COULD ADD A LEGISLATIVE CORNER OR UPDATE WHERE THERE ARE INSIGHTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I THINK THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REALLY, YOU KNOW, CLEAR ON VOTES THAT WE TOOK SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK JUST TO CLARIFY YOUR ASK,

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PRESENTATION. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YES. AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MULTI-GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN EASTPOINTE, AND I KNOW A LARGE POPULATION OF PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT AND THAT LIVE IN WARD C, THEY ARE NOT LOOKING AT EMAILS, BUT ONE THING THAT IS FOR SURE TO COME EVERY MONTH IS A UTILITY BILL. THEY WILL OPEN UP THEIR UTILITY BILL. SO I WAS OF THE MIND FRAME OR MINDSET THAT WE HAVE THIS BULLETIN PRINTED IN, PLACED IN THE UTILITY BILLS FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO GET ON YOUTUBE, THAT WANT, THAT DO NOT WANT OR HAVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY CAN GET THE INFORMATION JUST AS WELL THROUGH THEIR MONTHLY UTILITY BILL. SO I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMUNICATION THROUGH ALL CHANNELS, SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO SEND OUT A NEWSLETTER IN OUR UTILITY BILL? AND ALSO, I BELIEVE WE'RE VIEWING IT ON YOUTUBE LIVE RIGHT NOW. SO TO ADD TO WHAT IT IS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, COUNCIL MEMBER CALDWELL, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MAYBE THE COST FOR SENDING OUT A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY, THE DIFFERENT WARDS, IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR RESIDENTS TO CALL, ANY CITY UPDATES SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT NEWSLETTER. SO TO ADD TO YOUR MOTION, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO INCLUDE CITY WIDE NEWSLETTER TO GO OUT AS WELL, DEPENDING ON THE COST OF IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A NEWSLETTER THAT IS DONE BY OUR STAFF. OF COURSE, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO SEND THAT OUT BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY SURE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE MANPOWER FOR IT, BUT JUST TO COME BACK, IF YOU COULD ADD THAT IN WITH YOUR MOTION, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE YOUR MOTION FOR THE MOTION FOR THE CURRENT THE CURRENT MOTION? AND I WOULD JUST I'M AGREEING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS AUDIT. I THINK EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN TERMS OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE CHANNELS, JUST A BASIC COMMUNICATION AUDIT ACROSS ALL CHANNELS AND WHAT THAT PERFORMANCE LOOKS LIKE. THAT WAY WE CAN I MEAN, GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SO I GUESS THE MOTION WOULD BE TO REVIEW THE EXISTING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, A EVALUATION OF CHANNELS, EXISTING CHANNELS TO COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THOSE CHANNELS.

YES. OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AND SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. YES. THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THAT. AND THAT WAS COST. AND SO THAT WAS NOT STATED IN THE EVALUATION PART. IT DIDN'T SAY COST. THE EVALUATION COULD MEAN LIKE HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS.

THAT'S AN EVALUATION. BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATING WITH THE VARIOUS GENERATIONS WITHIN OUR CITY, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO READ A HARD COPY. SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO WANT ELECTRONICS, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO WANT SMS. THERE'S A COST FACTOR TO ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, AND IF WE'RE IN EARNEST, GOING TO EVALUATE THOSE THINGS WHEN THEY COME TO US AND TRY TO MAKE A DECISION, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THE COST AROUND THAT. OKAY. CAN'T ADD IN. THE MOTION IS TO REQUEST THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO COME BACK WITH A STRATEGY. THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY CHANNELS PERFORMANCE AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ITEMS. YES. OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

[XIV.17. Discussion Regarding the Emergency Procurement Services for a Financial Consultant to Assist with the FY 2027 East Point Budget ]

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THAT'S MY UPDATE. QUESTION. GO AHEAD. WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THE UPDATE, MADAM MAYOR? THAT'S THE LATEST THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW. I'LL JUST NEED SOME MORE TIME. BUT BASICALLY I'M GOING TO TAKE THE ADVICE AT THIS POINT OF GMA AND ALLOW THE BUDGET PROCESS TO GO ON AS PLANNED AND ALLOW THE AUDIT TO BE DONE BY THE WELL ALIGN WITH THE DIRECTOR THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CITY MANAGER TO. TO HAVE THE AUDIT REVIEW DONE. MADAM MAYOR, I'M SORRY, POINT OF INFORMATION, BUT THAT WASN'T THE MOTION. THE MOTION WAS TO HAVE YOU CONTACT GMA BECAUSE OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORTH NOT ONLY BY ME BUT OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND ALSO RESIDENTS. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT. YOU CONTINUE TO GATHER THE INFORMATION FROM GMA. BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MOTION. LIKE WE STILL NEED THE INFORMATION. SO I WOULD JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. BUT THE MOTION WAS WHEN I. I DON'T. DO YOU HAVE THE MOTION, MADAM CLERK? MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE THE MOTION FROM LAST THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS? YES. IT'S THE MOTION THAT WAS EMAILED TO ME BECAUSE MY COMPUTER IS DEAD. I'M LOOKING IT UP ON MY PHONE, SO I JUST NEED A FEW MORE MINUTES. OKAY. WELL, WHAT I'LL DO IS YIELD AND GET THE MOTION BACK TO MADAM MAYOR IN PLACE THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU. I'LL YIELD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNSELOR, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TONIGHT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM ME FIRST OR THE. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE THREE LITIGATION. THREE LITIGATION. PERSONNEL. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YOU HAVE ONE PERSONNEL. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY, MADAM. OH. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. I HAVE ONE LEGAL AND TWO REAL ESTATE. ONE LEGAL AND TWO REAL ESTATE. MR. CITY MANAGER, MADAM MAYOR, IF YOU CAN PUT ME DOWN FOR PERSONNEL AS WELL, PLEASE. ONE LEGAL, ONE PERSONNEL. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE ONE. I THINK IT'S REAL ESTATE. TWO REAL ESTATE. CITY MANAGER HAS TWO. THE CITY MANAGER HAS TWO REAL ESTATE. OKAY. AND THEN I WAS SAYING THAT I HAD ONE. OKAY. SO THAT'S THREE. YEAH. OKAY. ONE, TWO. SO IT'S THREE REAL ESTATE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THREE

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