May 06, 2021 City Council

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CHRISTIAN FAITH, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE BUT TAKE THIS AS

MY PRAYER TO YOU. >> FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MORNING AND WAKING UP THIS MORNING AND WE THANK YOU THAT YOU HELP US THROUGH EVERY DAY. I ASK YOU LORD THAT YOU HELP US TONIGHT TO BE WISE AND TO DO YOUR WILL AND THAT IS WHICH IS BEST FOR OUR CITY, IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, 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.

>> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING NEW.

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE. AS SOON AS IT POPS UP THERE.

OKAY. MADAM CLERK IT'S STILL NOT SHOWING UP ON OUR -- THERE WE GO.

EVERYBODY REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE.

YOU HIT THE PLUS BUTTON IF YOU'RE HERE.

IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IS IT NOT WORKING FOR YOU? PLUS BUTTON? NO, YOU GOT TO HIT THE ACTUAL PLUS.

THERE IT IS. OKAY.

LET'S GIVE COUNCILPERSONS TIME TO GET SEATED.

OKAY. MADAM CLERK TAKE THE ROLL.

>> ALL MEMBERS PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILPERSON LITTLE. THANK YOU.

[5) SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME AS WELL.

I WOULD LOVE TO PRESENT THIS YOU TO BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS. DECLARING THIS IS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK'S WEEK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THANK YOU TO SILVIA SKINNER.

[APPLAUSE] SPEECH? I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO. OKAY.

I GOT YOU. LET ME ASK COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN TO JOIN ME IN THE WELL. NOT THAT HE IS BUT THIS IS SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH AND HIS MOTHER WORKED AT THE AJAX TURNER

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IT PROCLAIMS THAT THIS MONTH IS SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH AND SAYS THAT MAY 2021 IS SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH AND URGE EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN IR 1. MAKE SURE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT.

THANK YOU. AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PRESENT THAT TO THE FOLKS AT THE AJAX TURNER SENIOR

CENTER. >> I WILL.

THANK YOU SIR. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. OKAY.

[6) ASSESSOR OF PROPERTY]

HESTER. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING.

I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ME.

THERE ARE SEVERAL NEWLY-ELECTED COUNCIL PEOPLE I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND SOME I HAVE WORKED WITH IN OTHER OFFICES, BUT TONIGHT I HOPE TO IN LIGHT OF WHAT TIME IT IS IN THE ASSESSMENT YEAR AND THE FISCAL YEAR GIVE YOU SOME QUICK INFORMATION ABOUT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, WHAT WE ARE MANDATED TO DO AND KIND OF HOW THE CONSTITUTION LAWS THIS OUT.

I HAVE GIVEN EACH OF YOU A FOLDER.

IT HAS WARD-SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN IT.

THE FIRST PAGE IN THE FOLDER IS A COLOR DOCUMENT THAT IS THE CONSTITUTIONAL INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX IN TENNESSEE. SO THE GENERAL, WELL THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE HAS ESTABLISHED AN AD VA VA VA VA VALOREM PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM WITH THREE COGS IN THE WHEEL.

THE FIRST IS THE ASSESSMENT FOR AD VALOREM, AND THE SECOND COG IN THE WHEEL INVOLVES THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY.

WE HAVE THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND Y'ALL.

AND ANNUALLY, WHAT I DO IS PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT ROLE TO THE CITY AND TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AN IDEA OF WHAT OUR ASSESSMENTS ARE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION, APPLY IT TO THE BUDGET NEEDS AND THEN THIS BODY IN THE COUNTY COMMISSION CAN VOTE ON A TAX RATE TO GENERATE THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT THE JURISDICTION NEEDS TO OPERATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN THE THIRD COG IN THE WHEEL IS THE, IT'S THE REVENUE BODY OR THE REVENUE OFFICE.

SO COUNTY TRUSTEE FOR THE COUNTY AND CITY OF CLARKSVILLE FINANCE OFFICE HERE AND THEY WILL TAKE THAT ASSESSMENT ROLE THAT WE PROVIDE, APPLY THE RESPECTIVE TAX RATE TO THAT ROLE, BILL AND THEN COLLECT. SO, EVERYTHING WE DO BOTH FOR CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. OUR PRIMARY DUTIES.

I WILL GO THROUGH THIS BY LIST. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYTHING OUT. INCLUDING THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLE CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE EXISTS REAL PROPERTY THAT'S ON THE ROLE. BUT THEN IT ALSO EVERY YEAR AND WHAT CHANGES IS NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. DECKS AND POOLS AND DETACHED GARAGES. POLE BARNS THAT SOMEBODY PUT UP.

SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY HAS TAKEN DOWN.

COULD BE A PRORATION OF A PROPERTY BECAUSE IT WAS PURCHASED BY A NON-TAXABLE ENTITY OR MAYBE IT WAS NONTAXABLE AND SOLD, NOW SO IT'S TAXABLE.

ALL THOSE THINGS GO INTO ADJUSTING THE ROLE EVERY YEAR.

NEWLY CREATED LAND RECORDS. EVERY SUBDIVISION THAT GOES THROUGH THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION EVERY LAND SPLIT THAT

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ALL OF THOSE ARE THEN ADDED TO THE TAX ROLE IN ACCORDANCE TO LAW AND THAT'S BY DATE. ALL TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NOT JUST A TON OF PEOPLE HAVE AWARENESS OF.

IF YOU ARE OPERATING A BUSINESS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THERE IS A LAW THAT YOU SHOULD BE REPORTING ANNUALLY AND PAYING ON THE ASSETS USED IN OPERATION OF THAT BUSINESS.

SO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AG AND FARM, WE HAVE THE MANDATE TO EVALUATE ALL BUSINESS AND THAT'S SITTING AROUND 8,000.

I DISCUSSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES AS FAR AS SPLITS GO, ALL REGISTERED OWNERSHIP CHANGES. SO EVERY HOUSE AND PROPERTY THAT SELLS AND THAT DOCUMENT IS THEN REGISTERED WITH THE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS. WE GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THAT OFFICE AND THEN WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO AMEND THE TAX ROLL OR THE ASSESSMENT ROLL OR THE OWNERSHIP IS CORRECT ON THAT ROLL. SALES RATIO.

SALES RATIO IS A REALLY BIG ONE, AND I, WHEN I EXPLAINED WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WHERE WE ARE IN IT AND THE GROWTH NUMBERS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION MONDAY NIGHT.

THAT WAS THE FIRST PART OF THE MEETING.

IF YOU WANT TO PULL UP THE SALES RATIO PRESENTATION I DID TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION ON MONDAY NIGHT, YOU COULD DO THAT.

THAT WAS ABOUT 15 OR 20 MINUTES OF LAW AND NUMBERS.

SO, I'LL LET Y'ALL DECIDE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO CONSUME RATHER THAN DOING IT RIGHT HERE TONIGHT.

AND THEN TAX FREEZE BILLING AMOUNTS.

THE STATE OFFERS DIFFERENT TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS. THERE'S SENIOR TAX RELIEF AND DISABLED VETERANS TAX RELIEF AND A TAX FREEZE PROGRAM. ONCE SOMEBODY WHO HAS APPLIED FOR AND BEEN APPROVED FOR TAX FREEZE GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CALCULATING THAT FOR BOTH CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

THOSE CAN BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE BASE YEAR OF APPLICATION.

TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT, THE ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR TAX YEAR 2020 WHICH FUNDED FISCAL YEAR '21, GENERATED $34.2 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE.

THE FULL ASSESSMENT ROLL GENERATED 142ISH, SLIGHTLY UNDER $142 MILLION FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

THE WORK WE DID IN THE OFFICE LAST YEAR GENERATED $176 MILLION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR. WE ALSO WORK WITH MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS AND MANY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.

THE LAND RECORDS THAT I REFER TO, THE NEW PARCELS I REFER TO, WE ARE THE OWNERS OF THAT BASE LAND MAP.

SO EVERY DEPARTMENT AND CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH PROPERTY OR NEEDS TO LOOK AT IT, WE ACTUALLY GET INQUIRIES FROM CITY OF CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MORE SO THAN WE DO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY A HOME. SO, THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF AN OFFICE THAT WE WORK THAT ISN'T DIRECTLY IN THE PROPERTY FIELD. RELEVANT TO WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE IN THE ASSESSMENT CALENDAR, EVERY YEAR EVERY PROPERTY OWNER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

THOSE DEADLINES ARE LAID OUT IN STATE LAW.

THEY ARE PRETTY HARD LINES IN THE SAND.

SO, THAT APPEALS SEASON BEGINS IN LATE MAY AND IT RUNS THROUGH THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.

IT IS NOT A REAPPRAISAL YEAR SO WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF INTEREST IN APPEALING PROPERTY VALUE AND HONESTLY THE WAY THE MARKET IS GROWING IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DEFEND A VALUE IN 2019 IN THIS MID 2021 MARKET. IT IS EVERY TAXPAYER'S RIGHT TO APPEAL EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE STATE OF TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY DIVISION OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS WEBSITE, AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT.

MY BUSINESS CARD IS IN YOUR FOLDER.

TWO MORE QUICK TOPICS. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE

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THE LAWS INCLUDED AND THE VERBIAGE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO 2019. IT'S VERY MUCH SET IN LAW.

THAT I DO NOT ANTICIPATE CHANGING.

THE NEXT RE-VALUATION IS 2024 AND I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU AT ANY POINT. AND THE VERY LAST THING I WANT TO DISCUSS IS OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST WEBSITE.

WE HAVE A FEATURE CALLED WEB PRO THAT IS REALLY IT'S A PROPERTY SEARCH OF ANYTHING REAL PROPERTY RELATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

TANGIBLE PROPERTY IS PROPERTIED BY LAW AND NOT ON OUR WEBSITE.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE AND HAVING INFORMATION AVAILABLE PUBLICLY IS THE OWN INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM. YOU CAN GO AND REVIEW PROPERTIES AND SEE THE EQUITY OF PROPERTY. YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LISTED ON YOUR PROPERTY IS LISTED ACCURATELY.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL AND LET US KNOW.

OUR VALUATION WORKS BEST WHEN THE CITIZEN GETS INVOLVED BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ON THE ROLL ACCURATELY BECAUSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO PAY MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE. THAT'S WEB PRO AND THE LAST THING I WILL TOUCH IS IN YOUR DOCUMENT, I MENTIONED IN YOUR FOLDER THERE WAS A DOCUMENT WARD SPECIFIC.

SO THAT IS THE MAP OF YOUR WARD AND THAT IS SOME GENERAL POPULATION AND SALES AND VALUE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR WARD THAT COMES FROM OUR COMMUNITY WEBSITE.

IT IS PUBLIC FACING. YOU CAN GO LOOK AT THAT AT ANY TIME. IT UPDATES I BELIEVE NIGHTLY AS FAR AS PROPERTY DATA GOES. WHEN WE GO THROUGH THROUGH THE CENSUS AND EVERYTHING IS REDRAWN, IT WILL BE UPDATED TO MATCH THE NEW LINES AND INFORMATION.

WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU MS. HESTER. COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND.

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION MS. HESTER. YOU SAID WAS THAT WEB PRO?

>> WEB PRO IS THE LINK. IT'S, WELL I DID GIVE YOU.

THAT'S THE REASON I GAVE YOU MY BUSINESS CARD.

THE WEBSITE IS LISTED ON IT. WHEN YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, AND THERE'S A LINK THAT SAYS VIEWER SEARCH PROPERTY DETAILS AND IT'S

TOWARDS THE TOP. >> THANK YOU.

>> IT'S WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO.

WE GET THE SECOND, THE MOST NUMBER OF COUNTY HITS SECOND TO THE BOOKING LOG. SO.

>> WE WON'T GO THERE. >> THANK YOU.

OKAY. DO YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED? OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE --

>> DO YOU RESEARCH PROPERTY VALUES IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID.

A FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE IS THE SEARCH AND VIEW PROPERTY

DETAILS. >> OKAY.

I JUST NEEDED -- >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER AND THEN WE

WILL PROBABLY NEED TO MOVE ON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST SINCE I HAVE YOU HERE, YOUR POPULATION OVER VIEW IS A LOT HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT THAT MY WARD WAS.

I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE A GENERAL IDEA.

>> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE GIS WORLD, THESE MAPS ARE OVERLAID BY THE CENSUS BLOCK.

SO WHEN THEIR HAPPENS TO BE AN OVER LAY BETWEEN THE WARD AND THE CENSUS BLOCK AND THEY DON'T LINE UP COMPLETELY, THAT'S HOW YOU GET EITHER AN OVER OR UNDER POPULATION SPECIFIC TO A POLYGON THAT WOULD LAY DOWN ON TOP OF THOSE.

IT IS A VERY TECHNICAL THING. I PROBABLY DID A TERRIBLE JOB EXPLAINING IT. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS IN THE GIS WORLD AND THOSE NUMBERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ESTIMATES AND GENERALLY CORRECT BUT IT IS NOT FOR THE PURPOSES OF WHAT I DO, AND THE ASSESSORS OFFICE PROVIDING THIS DATA IS NOT GOING TO BE ANYWHERE AS NEAR SPECIFIC YOU GET FROM THE ELECTION COMMISSION WHEN THEY ACTUALLY

REDRAW THE LINES. >> I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOUR OFFICE HAS A GENERAL GUESS AT THE POPULATION OF THE CITY?

>> I DON'T. DATA WE USE TO POPULATE

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>> THANK >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU. MS. HESTER AND YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF OUR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

[7) PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING]

FROM E 1 SINGLE FAMILY TO PUD 1 PLANNED UNIT.

100, 2020-21. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE.

APPLICATION OF HILL DALE CHURCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF MADISON STREET AND TANGLE WOOD DRIVE FROM R 1 TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO C 2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

ORDINANCE 101-2020-21. FIRST READING.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF HENRY GAL VEZ AND SAUL RAMOS CHAVEZ FOR PROPERTY AT THE INTERSECTION OF EVANS ROAD AND SHAW DRIVE. FROM R M 1 SINGLE FAMILY MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R 1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 102-2020-21.

AMENDING THE ORDINANCE APPLICATION OF JERRY TROTTER FOR ZONE CHANGE OF THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF VIEW MONTH AND GIBBS LANE FROM AG TO R 2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

RESOLUTION 69-2020-21. ANNEXING TERRITORY NORTH AND WEST OF SHAW DRIVE. RESOLUTION 70-2020-21, ADOPTING A PLAN OF SERVICE FOR ANNEXED TERRITORY NORTH AND WEST OF SHAW DRIVE. ORDINANCE 97, 2020-21, FIRST READING. AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE REAPPORTIONING THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE FOR THE ELECTING PERSONS FOR OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL FOR ANNEXED TERRITORY

NORTH AND WEST OF SHAW DRIVE. >> COUNCILPERSON GARRETT.

>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. WE MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MOTION MADE TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING.

WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC HEARING. FIRST ITEM IS ORDINANCE 99-2020-21. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF CHARLES HAND. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? PLEASE APPROACH THE WELL. FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILPERSON LITTLE IS PRESENT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES SIR.

I AM BRADLEY MARTIN. CEDAR CROFT DRIVE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY IN WHICH WE'RE PETITIONING TO THE CHANGE THE ZONE OF. IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY WORLD. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO REPRESENTING ME AND OUR CITY AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR COACHING US. THIS IS THE FIRST PUD BROUGHT FORTH IN 15 YEAR. THEY REALLY HELPED US IN THIS PROCESS. I THINK EVERYBODY LEARNED FROM IT. HOPEFULLY WE'RE NOT DONE.

SO THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 4.75 ACRES.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING SIX INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCES WITH SHARED DRIVEWAYS, SHARED COMMON SPACE, LIMITED ACCESS TO CEDAR CROFT DRIVE, THE ROAD THAT IS THE BOUNDARY OF THIS PROPERTY. IN GENERAL, WE WANT TO CREATE A THEMED CLUSTER OF HOMES WITH SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL ASTH ETIC.

NOT THE SAME HOUSE EVERY TIME. I WILL BE DESIGNING THE

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ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU MR. MARTIN.

ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. MARTIN.

SEEING NONE? THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 99? SEEING NONE. WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM TWO, ORDINANCE 100-2020-21. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF HILL DALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. MARK HOLLEMAN AGENT.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK Y'ALL.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US BE HERE.

MY NAME IS MARK HOLLEMAN, 1280 MADISON STREET.

MANY OF YOU KNOW TANGLE WOOD HAS BEEN THERE FOREVER.

IT WAS ON TENNESSEE CROSS ROADS AND MANY PUBLICATIONS AND ENTERTAINING GENERALS ACROSS THE WORLD AT HER LOCATION.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO LISTEN TO MS. HALL TELL HER STORIES.

WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE ZONING IN THE CURRENT USE.

SHE HAS WEDDINGS THERE. SHE ENTERTAINS REALLY A COOL PLACE THERE. SO JUST REALLY BRINGING THE ZONING UP TO WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 50 YEARS AGO.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU MR. HOLLEMAN.

ANY MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. HOLLEMAN? THANK YOU SIR. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 100? SEEING NONE.

ORDINANCE 3, AMENDING THE MAP OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF HENRY GALVEV AND SAUL RAMON CHAVEZ.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 101? NEXT ITEM ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA IS ITEM FOUR.

102-2020-21. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF JERRY TROTTER. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 102? ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 102? PLEASE APPROACH. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> YES, THANK YOU MAYOR.

MY NAME IS ELEANOR SCHULER. MY RESIDENCE IS 1143 VIEW MONT DRIVE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS Z

23-2021? >> MR. TINDEL, CAN YOU HELP?

>> WE JUST HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF US.

>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ORDINANCE NUMBER.

I HAVE A PETITION THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY 100 OF MY NEIGHBORS.

AS I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN BEFORE THE COMMISSION SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AND BEEN VETOED. ALL THE OTHER TIMES IT HAS BEEN BEFORE YOUR HONORABLE PEOPLE. AND THE 100 PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED THIS PETITION ARE VERY OPPOSED TO FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. THE HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS YOU KNOW THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AS I DID FOR PEACE AND QUIET. THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS ON THIS STREET. AS MOST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE. SO THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIDE THEIR BIKES, RIDE THEIR SCOOTERS, RIDE THEIR SKATE BOARDS AND ET CETERA AND PLAY HOP SCOTCH ON THE STREET.

AND THE PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS. THEY EXERCISE ON THE STREET.

SO IT'S GOING TO ALL THESE CARS YOU KNOW GOING DOWN THE STREET 40 HOMES FIGURE AT LEAST 80 CARS ARE ADDITIONALLY PLUS DELIVERY VEHICLES ARE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CHILDREN'S SAFE ABILITY TO PLAY. AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT EXERCISE ON THESE STREETS. AND SO THAT'S ONE MAJOR, MAJOR FACTOR WHICH I REALLY THINK I REALLY HOPE YOU WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. AND THEN ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO ATTEND IS ALREADY OVER CROWDED AND REALLY CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE STUDENTS.

AND I AM NOT AWARE IF THERE'S ANY PLANS FOR ANY NEW, AND MORE SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF CLARKSVILLE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DO FOR THEIR EDUCATION.

AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR.

WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE EDUCATED OF COURSE.

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TRENTON ROAD IS A NIGHTMARE. IN FACT I HAVE AN E-MAIL WHERE ONE OF MY, THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT A NIGHTMARE THAT ROAD IS BECAUSE SHE TRAVELS IT ON A DAILY BASIS AND BUT SHE, THAT PERSON STILL DOESN'T FIND A REASON WHY THIS ZONING SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH EVEN THOUGH THIS PERSON ACKNOWLEDGES WHAT A NIGHTMARE THAT ROAD IS.

SO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. AND ALSO THIS PERSON ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PREFUNDING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED FOR THIS PROJECT. I'M NOT SURE HOW PREFUNDING OCCURS FOR A PROJECT THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION.

SO AND THE OTHER THING THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD GET A COPY OF WHATEVER REPORT T DECK HAS DONE. I OWN FIVE ACRES ON VIEWMONT DRIVE AND I LOVE SEEING THE DEERS AND TURKEY, WILDLIFE, SQUIRRELS, RABBITS. I JUST LOVE IT.

IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THERE.

I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT ALREADY THERE, YOU KNOW HARDLY ANY DEER AND THE TURKEYS ARE DWINDLING. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE A LOT OF TREES AND GREENERY. THAT WILL IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE AIR BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, LEAVES AND GREENERY CLEANSE THE AIR AND SO, I THINK THAT'S A FACTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. AND THEY ARE, THE AREA RIGHT NOW THEY ARE CONSIDERING IS A WORKING FARM.

AND IF WE KEEP TURNING FARMLAND INTO COVERED OVER, YOU KNOW NONFARM USE, WHERE IS OUR FOOD GOING TO COME FROM IN THE FUTURE

FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS? >> YOUR TIME IS UP.

>> MAY I HAND OVER THE, >> YOU WILL GIVE TO SERGEANT GIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ANY MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION OF MRS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 102? WE WILL ALLOW TWO.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

>> MY NAME IS TABITHA FARMER. I AM OPPOSED TO THIS AS I WAS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER 56 HOUSES YOU HAVE APPROVED.

I'M A GOLD STAR WINDOW AND MY CHILDREN ARE TERRIFIED EVERY TIME WE TURN ON TRENTON. EVERY TIME I'M LIKE HOLD ON GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO GO. IF YOU COULD TAKE THE TIME AND GO TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TURN LEFT OUT OF THERE, IT WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO TRY TO GO OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALSO ACROSS THE STREET IS ASPEN GROVE AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THEM TO TURN OUT AS WELL.

BUT THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT BEING PLANNED RIGHT THERE TOO.

WITH 40 MORE HOMES, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, MY CHILDREN ACTUALLY ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE ZONED, THEY'RE ZONED IS WAY FAR AWAY.

TOO FAR FOR THEM AND THEY ARE SPLIT UP IN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. PLEASE TAKE ENTER CONSIDERATION, TRENTON IS TERRIFYING. MY KIDS HONESTLY ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO HEAVEN ONE DAY BECAUSE I CAR ALMOST HIT US.

I'M TERRIFIED. SO PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IF YOU COULD ADJOURN THIS AND MAKE IT SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST TAKE THE DRIVE.

TRY TO DO IT. OUT OF ASPEN AND OUT OF CHANNEL VIEW, CREEK VIEW VILLAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR

TIME. >> ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS. FARMER BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

>> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS. YOUR RECOGNIZED.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH GIBBS LANE? THE ROAD UP ONE FROM YOUR ENTRANCE. IS THAT A WIDE 2 LANE ROAD OR DO

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT ROAD IS LIKE? >> IT'S NOT SMALL.

IT'S >> IT'S VERY SMALL.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OF MS. FARMER? THANK YOU. VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING

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ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 70? ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST RESOLUTION 70? FINAL ITEM IS ORDINANCE 97-2020-21, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE REAPPORTIONING THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING PERSONS FOR OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 97? ANY MEMBER OF AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 97? OKAY COUNCILPERSON GARRETT. AS A REMINDERAL MOTIONS UPON THE LEGAL ADVICE OF COUNCIL SHALL BE FOR APPROVAL.

ORDINANCE 99-2020-21, BOTH THE STAFF AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 99.

ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 99? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST THEIR VOTE.

EVERY MEMBER VOTED. ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR

VOTES. >> 13 YES, 0 NO.

ORDINANCE 99 IS ADOPTED FIRST READING.

>> COUNCILPERSON GARRETT. >> NEXT UP IS ORDINANCE 100-2020-21. BOTH THE STAFF AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE.

>> MOTION MADE IN FAVOR OF ORDNANCE 100.

>> PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? COUNCILPERSON EVANS YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW IT'S NUMBERED ON THE AGENDA. THE WHEN YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SECTION, THE CASE NUMBERS ARE MISNUMBERED.

IT'S MISSING 100. I JUST NOTICED IT.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION FROM MEMBER OF COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. 12 YES, ZERO NO, 1 ABSTAIN.

>> ORDINANCE 101-2020-21. BOTH STAFF AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL. I SO MOVE.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 101. ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 101? SEEING NONE. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

>> 12 YES, 1 NO, ZERO ABSTAIN. >> ORDINANCE 101 IS PASSED.

102-2020-21. STAFF

APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> SEE A LIST HERE. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> TO ANSWER A COLLEAGUE GIBBS LANE IS LIKE AN ALLEY ALMOST. AND LAST WEEK MR. TINDLE MENTIONED THE REASON THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE GIBBS LANE IS BECAUSE OF TOPOGRAPHY. IT'S JUST TOO STEEP TO GO IN FROM THAT DIRECTION. I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU'RE ALLUDING TO. ANOTHER THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.

I JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE THAT THE KIRKWOOD COMPLEX IS SUPPOSED TO ALLEVIATE THE SCHOOL OVERCROWDING IN OUR AREA.

WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS WHAT GETS SHIFTED OR WHAT CHANGED SINCE THEY'RE NOT PUTTING OUT ON LG HIGHWAY AND EXIT 8. I'M NOT SURE OF.

JUST KEEP THAT IN CONSIDERATION WITH THE SCHOOLS.

I HAD ONE E-MAIL, I HAVE TO SPEAK TO THIS.

I HAD 1 E-MAIL COME TO ME ABOUT THIS.

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IT WAS VERY RESPECTFUL. BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PETITION WITH 100 SIGNATURES ON IT, I JUST WANT TO PLEAD TO MY WARD, PLEASE CONTACT ME. BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND AND I WORK VERY HARD TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO MY CONSTITUENCY AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN IF IT'S 100 E-MAILS, MAN SEND THEM ALL TO ME.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR THAT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PETITION AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN THAT.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON BUTLER.

COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

>> YES, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I NOTICED IN THE MAPS THAT MUCH OF THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE FLOOD PLANE OR THERE'S A FLOODING THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE MAPS.

WILL THE PEOPLE THAT BUILD AND PURCHASE HAVE TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE? THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUILD STRUCTURES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BUT IF THEY ARE NEAR, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FLOOD PLAIN MAPS, THEY WILL BE

REQUIRED TO PURCHASE. >> WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE?

>> WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY IS

SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. >> AND BECAUSE THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO THE FLOOD PLAIN, IS THERE RULES THAT THE HOMES HAVE TO SIT HIGHER OR DO WE, DO THEY JUST BUILD REGULAR AND IT'S LIKE A

BUYER BEWARE THING? >> YOU'RE WAY OUTSIDE OF MY PAY GRADE ON THAT ONE. MR. TINDEL.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH AND HELP US OUT HERE, SIR, WE WILL GO OUT OF REGULAR SESSION FOR MR. TINDEL.

>> >> I WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION GENERICALLY. CAN YOU BUILD IN A FLOOD PLAIN? YOU CAN. WE HAVE ALL VISITED THE BEACH AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIFE AND A LOT OF THOSE HOMES ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN. WHAT ARE THEY? RAISED A STORY ABOUT THE FLOOD PLAIN.

THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES TO BUILD IN A FLOOD PLAIN. IT'S NOT ADVISED BUT MEANT FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. SPEAKING TO THIS PARCEL OFFER, THE, AND I WISH YOU WERE HERE LAST WEEK TO SEE THIS.

THE TOPOGRAPHY IS JUST A FALL OFF.

IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. MY GUESS 35, 40 FEET BELOW WHERE THESE HOMES WOULD SIT UP ON A BLUFF.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU KIND OF SEE THE TOPOGRAPHY MAP AND THE FLOOD PLAIN MAP MATCH EACH OTHER BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH OF A BLUFF ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. THESE SHOULD BE NOWHERE NEAR

THIS. >> I HAVE WHILE YOU'RE HERE SINCE YOU'RE HERE. SO, THIS IS THE CONTINUING CONVERSATION THAT I HAVE THE SAME AS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILT ON ROOSEVELT.

WE ARE ADDING HOMES AT THE END OF A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS AND NOT BUILT FOR THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE ADDING, ARE THEY ON THE LIST TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ROADS? AND I AGAIN, REMEMBER AS I SAID, THE NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT WAS DONE MANY YEARS AGO, BUT WE ARE PUTTING OUR RESIDENTS AT RISK BY BRINGING IN PROBABLY 100 OR MORE VEHICLES A DAY.

WITHOUT A SIDEWALK INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS NOT BUILT TO HOLD THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC. THAT'S WHY I ASKED ABOUT GIBBS LANE. THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTRANCE INTO THIS. THAT DOES ADD YOU KNOW RISK TO THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT IS OUR PLAN TO ALLEVIATE THAT?

>> BEFORE MOST OF THIS COUNCIL TOOK OFFICE, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THE WEST PORTION OF TWO PROPERTIES TO THE WEST THAT ADJOIN THIS WAS REZONED FROM AG TO R 1.

AND AT THAT POINT, THEY BROUGHT IN A SUBDIVISION CALLED BROOM FIELD ESTATES. IT HAS ITS OWN ENTRANCE OUT TO TRENTON ROAD AND ALSO PROPOSED A CONNECTION TO CROSS RIDGE DRIVE AT THE TIME. THIS PROPERTY IS A LITTLE TO THE EAST. IF THIS GETS REZONED.

THE APPLICANT WILL REZONE AND REDRAW THE SUBDIVISION CONNECTING BOTH TO VIEWMONT AND PROVIDE ANOTHER ACCESS TO TRENTON. WHEREAS THE CURRENT ENTRANCE IS

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SAFER LOCATION. >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> COUNCILPERSON KNIGHT, YOU'RE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME OUT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR AT LEAST SPEAK YOUR MIND AND POINT OF VIEW AND HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE RESOLUTION OR THE ORDINANCE EXCUSE ME. BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WITH TRENTON ROAD, IT'S ACTUALLY ON T DOT'S RADAR TO BE WIDENED ONE, AND TWO, ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE SIDEWALKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRENTON ROAD. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO EVERYONE AS A POINT INFORMATION.

APPRECIATE THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON BUTLER.

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. I DID FORGET TO ADD THE QUESTION ABOUT THE PREFUNDING CAME FROM THE E-MAIL THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. THAT INFORMATION I ACTUALLY PULLED OFF OF THE MAYOR, YOUR 2020 TRANSPORTATION PLAN EXPLAINING THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD ALREADY BEEN PARTIALLY FUNDED AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS CALLED PREFUNDING AND I WAS LIKE NO.

I PULLED THAT OFF OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

THANK YOU. >> GLAD TO KNOW YOU READ IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 102.

SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE.

ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

>> YEAH. OKAY.

MADAM CLERK. TAKE THE VOTE.

6 YES, 7 NO. ZERO ABSTAIN.

>> ORDINANCE 102 FAILS. WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

COUNCILPERSON GARRETT. >> NEXT UP IS RESOLUTION 69-2020-21. BOTH THE STAFF, EXCUSE ME, WELL THE STAFF AND COMMISSION ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

THERE'S NO NECESSARY RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

I MAKE A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 69-2020-21.

MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION 69. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING RESOLUTION 69? COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> I'M SORRY.

THIS IS PROBABLY LEFT OVER. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE ANNEXING TERRITORY? THEY REQUESTED IT?

WE REQUESTED IT? >> THE PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTED IT. ANYBODY THAT'S ADJOINING THIS

CITY CAN QUESTION TO BE ANNEXED. >> THEY CAN REQUEST AND OFTENTIMES WHEN WE HAVE A REQUEST WE WILL REACH OUT TO ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE REQUESTED PROPERTY AND ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO BE ANNEXED AS WELL.

THESE FOLKS HAVE ASKED TO BE >>

>> NO THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING RESOLUTION 69? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS VOTE.

EVERY MEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE. MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE.

13 YES, ZERO NO. ZERO ABSTAIN.

REGION 69 IS ADOPTED. >> RESOLUTION 70-2020-21, THE RPC'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION BEEN MADE IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 70 AND PROPERLY SECONDED ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING RESOLUTION 70? COUNCILPERSON GARRETT.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> YES, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO CORRECT A CLERICAL ERROR, TYPO THAT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU ALL. I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND 70 TO AMEND THE ACRES UNDER THE PLANS AND ZONING TO READ 18.71 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES AND TEXT PARCELS 02 NINE 06000.

ONLY REQUEST A ZONE CHANGE FROM R 1 TO R 1 A.

>> OKAY YOU HEARD THE MOTION FOR AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 70.

DO I HEAR A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 70? COUNCILPERSON ALLEN. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

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>> >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE.

ARE YOU READY TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 70.

IT'S COMING. NOW.

CAST YOUR -- THERE YOU SEE IT. OR YOU DON'T.

CAST YOUR VOTE. QUICK.

BEFORE IT GETS AWAY. EVERY MEMBER VOTED ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? GETTING USED TO IT.

OKAY. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

PLEASE TAKE THE VOTE. 13 YES, 0 NO ONE.

WE ARE READY FOR RESOLUTION 70 AS AMENDED ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING RESOLUTION 70 AS AMENDED.

SEEING NONE. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> 13 YES, ZERO NO.

ZERO ABSTAIN. >> RESOLUTION 70 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON GARRETT. >> LAST ON THE AGENDA IS ORDINANCE 97-2020-21, I MAKE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED FOR ORDINANCE 97.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.

ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS PLACE YOUR VOTE.

EVERY MEMBER VOTED IN ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> 13 YES, ZERO NO.

ORDINANCE 97 IS ADOPTED READING. WE ARE READY FOR YET 8, THE

[8) ETHICS COMMISSION]

>> I AM A 44 YEAR RESIDENT OF CLARKSVILLE.

I RETIRED FROM AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE I TAUGHT POLITICAL SCIENCE FOR 36 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME. I OF COURSE AM INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT. GIVEN ME BACKGROUND AND TEACHING. AND LOOK FORWARD TO I HOPE SERVING ON THE ETHICS COMMITTEE IF YOU APPROVE ME.

INTERESTED IN GOOD EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT AND I HOPE THAT IF YOU APPROVE ME, I WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE YOU WELL.

>> THANK YOU DR. CANERVO. ANY MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION?

>> I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ON THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

YOU WERE ONE OF MY PROFESSORS IN COLLEGE.

I THINK YOU WILL BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN ALLEN.

>> HERE, HERE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE SAME.

I THINK WE PICKED ONE OF THE BEST PERSONS THAT WE COULD HAVE.

A PERSON OF HIGH CHARACTERISTICS AND INTEGRITY.

GLAD TO SEE THE NOMINEE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR DR. CANERVO.

SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SIR, VERY MUCH.

[9) CONSENT AGENDA]

MADAM CLERK. ALL ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND MAYBE APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.

HOWEVER, A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION UNDER THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE REPORT. ORDINANCE 74, 2020-21, SECOND READING. AMENDING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 21 FOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO ADD FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY. ORDINANCE 85-2020-21, SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF RITA HOME BUILDERS INCORPORATED, RITA HOME BUILDERS AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY AT EASTERN TERMINUS OF THE SOUTHERN CIRCLE HILL DRIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND AT THE NORTH FRONTAGE OF CAVE

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ORDINANCE 86-2020-21. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

APPLICATION ROBERTS FOR PROPERTY AT REYNOLDS STREET AND CEDAR STREET FROM R 3, 3 FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R 6, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

ORDINANCE 87-2020-21. SECOND READING.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF KOLBY HOMES, LLC ROBERT KOLBY FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PEACHERS MILL ROAD AND RANDALL MILL DRIVE AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF LEEANN FROM R 2 D TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R FOUR, MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

88-2020-21, SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF BLACK HAWK LAND BERT SINGLETARY DEVELOPMENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY AT INTERSECTION OF PEACHERS HILL ROAD AND HENRY PLACE FROM R 2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO C 5 HIGHWAY AND ARTERIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 89-2020-21 SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE ARE, APPLICATION FOR JONATHAN GLICK AT THE EAST FRONTAGE OF NORTH FORD STREET FROM M 2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO R 4, MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 91-2020-21, SECOND READING. AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE RELATIVE TO TIMES OF REGULAR SESSIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS. RESOLUTION 72-2020-21.

APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION, ADOPTION OF MINUTES MARCH 23, APRIL 1ST AND APRIL 13TH.

>> THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND ON

THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY MEMBER WISH TO BE

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU.

MAYOR. MADAM CLERK IN REGARDS TO ORDINANCE 91-2020-21. AMENDING THE TIMES OF PUBLIC SESSIONS, PLEASE REGISTER A NO FOR ME.

>> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS. >> MADAM CLERK ON ORDINANCE 89-2020-21. PROPERTY EAST OF FRONTAGE NORTH FORD STREET, PLEASE REGISTER A NO FOR ME.

ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED.

>> COUNCILPERSON SMITH. >> PUT A NO FOR ME ON THE SAME ORDINANCE ON FOURTH STREET. THAT'S ORDNAN

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON REDD.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECORD A NO ON ITEM NUMBER 1 ORDINANCE 74.

COUNCILPERSON EVANS. >> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO RECORD A NO ON ORDINANCE 91-2020-21.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

12 YES, ZERO NO, 1 ABSTAIN. CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW READY

[10) FINANCE COMMITTEE]

REPORT. >> THANK YOU.

MAYOR. ORDINANCE 94-2020-21.

ACCEPTING DONATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM LEARY METCALF

BOTH APPROVED. >> MOTION BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 94.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE.

ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE.

>> EVERY MEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR

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13 YES, ZERO NO. ZERO ABSTAIN.

>> ORDINANCE 95-2020-21, FIRST READING ACCEPTING DONATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM TODD MORRIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SEWER PUMP STATION ASPEN GROVE GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE BOTH GAVE APPROVAL.

I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 95. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 95? HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE.

ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE.

>> EVERY MEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR

VOTE. >> 13 YES, ZERO NO.

ZERO ABSTAIN. >> ORDINANCE 95 IS ADOPTED.

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

ORDINANCE 96. 2020-21.

FIRST READING AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATIVE TO WATER AND SEWER RATES. CHARGES AND OR FEES.

GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE BOTH APPROVED

MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 96. COUNCILPERSON SMITH.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU.

MAYOR. ON THIS ORDINANCE 96, IS THIS TO INCREASE THE FEES AND RATES FOR THE GAS AND WATER AND

>> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON BUTLER. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

THANK YOU MAYOR. CAN I ASK MR. RIGGINS QUESTIONS?

>> MR. RIGGINS. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL STAND AT RECESS AND LET MR. RIGGINS ANSWER QUESTION. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. I DID IN FACT TRY TO GET ALL MY QUESTIONS ASKED THROUGH E-MAIL BEFORE THIS MEETING BUT THEY WERE A FEW LAST MINUTE THAT PEOPLE SENT ME.

IN REGARD TO THE FLOOD, THE $5 FLOOD FEE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT THE, THE REQUEST IS NOT RAISED SEWAGE BUT BECAUSE IT'S A RAISE, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW, WHAT IS UP WITH THE FLOOD FEE? SO IS THAT, IS LIKE THAT IN PERPETUITY. IS THERE A POINT WHEN PEOPLE

STOP PAYING THAT? >> SO THE $5 IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEE THAT HAD NOTHING, THE $5 ENVIRONMENTAL SEWER FEE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 2010 FLOOD.

THAT IS BASICALLY FOR UNFUNDED 78 MANDATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATE THAT IS COME FROM THE EPA. WHAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE MOST LOW TALKING ABOUT IS THE FEMA MONEY AFTER THE FLOOD.

THAT I SPOKE ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT, WE SPENT $130 MILLION.

FEMA PAID US ALL THEY'RE GOING TO PAY TO THE TUNE OF $30 MILLION, LEAVING US WITH THE $100 MILLION.

THERE ARE COMMENTS WHERE REFUNDS, REBATES OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SOME PEOPLE REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO, THAT WAS ONE OF FIRST THINGS I ADDRESSED, THERE ARE NO RUFUNDS OR FEES INTENDED DUE TO THE $100 MILLION LEFT TO PAY

POST FLOOD. >> I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU. THE NEXT QUESTION I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS FOR YOU OR MORE A MISS MATTA QUESTION.

THIS IS KIND OF, FOR ALL OF US REALLY THAT ARE NEWER.

YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK US FOR A BOND ISSUANCE LATER. NEXT MONTH OR WHATEVER.

IF THIS PASSES. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, ENTERPRISE FUNDS. DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TAXES. CORRECT? IT IS ALL SELF CONTAINED AND IF FOR OUT OF ALL THE WEIRDNESS, CLARKSVILLE GAS AND WATER DEFAULTS ON THEIR LOAN, THAT'S NOT ON THE TAXPAYER, CORRECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR ANSWERING MY PHONE CALLS AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS. I UNDERSTAND I DON'T ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT I RESPECT THAT THIS WORK AND THIS FUNDING NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND THAT MY CONVERSATIONS WERE REALLY ABOUT WHICH RATEPAYERS WERE GOING TO PAY AND NOT QUESTIONING THE NEED FOR THE INCREASE AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

WE JUST DISCUSSED ON THE PHONE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. YES, MA'AM.

>> REGARDING RATES. DO YOU JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT

IT SIR? >> I'M PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THOSE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND OTHERS THAT WE HAVE

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AND THEN OF COURSE, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. IF I MAY, I HAVE THE SAME SPREADSHEETS AND DOCUMENTS THAT I PASSED OUT THE OTHER NIGHT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T HERE OR NEED ANOTHER COPY.

HAND TO SERGEANT GILL, HE WILL SQUARE YOU AWAY.

MR. RIGGINS BEFORE YOU START ON THAT, COUNCILPERSON SMITH HAD A QUESTION SHE WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.

>> HOW YOU DOING MR. RIGGINS I'M FINE.

>> I KNOW CITIZENS HAVE BEEN PAYING AND I HAVE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS ON THE PHONE. CITIZENS HAVE BEEN PAYING INCREASED SEWAGE FOR A LONG TIME.

I THINK IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO DECADES.

BECAUSE I NOTICED ON MY BILL THERE WAS A $5 EXTRA FEE AND YOU TOLD ME IT WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEE.

I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING SINCE 1999 SOME EXTRA FEES. WE KNOW THAT.

AND AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TOLD, YOU WASN'T THE LEADER AT THE TIME, THESE WOULD BE GOING TO HELP BUILD A NEW TREATMENT PLANT. OKAY.

HOWEVER THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. OKAY.

I THINK SOME REPAIRS WERE MADE AFTER THE STORM OR FLOOD IN 2010. AM I CORRECT? OKAY. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, I MEAN -- I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CITIZENS HAVE TO PAY AN INCREASE IN THEIR SEWAGE EVEN MORE. HOW MUCH INCREASE ARE WE TALKING AND I'M JUST WANT TO KNOW, HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR ANY GRANTS OR LOANS THAT COULD COVER THIS? WHAT $70 MILLION THAT IS NEEDED TO UPGRADE THE SEWER TREATMENT SYSTEM?

>> HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR GRANTS OR LOANS?

>> IF YOU HAVE THE SPREADSHEET, THE ONE THAT'S NOT ON

>> OKAY. THIS ONE?

>> AT THE TOP IT SAYS, IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.

IF YOU WILL TURN TO THE SECOND PAGE.

WHERE NUMBER TWO, TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND WASTEWATER IS HIGHLIGHTED. YOU WILL SEE FOR THAT $5 ENVIRONMENTAL FEE. WHAT THAT IS.

I SPOKE ABOUT THAT THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT WATER.

BASICALLY THAT $5 FEE IS TO COVER OUR FIXED COSTS.

THAT IS PARTIALLY TO COVER OUR FIXED COSTS FOR UNFUNDED MANDATES. I DO NOT FORESEE A TIME THAT FEE WILL GO AWAY. I DON'T THINK THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOD. I'M ALMOST CERTAIN OF THAT.

THE INCREASES POST FLOOD THAT HAPPENED, AGAIN I KNOW THERE WAS SOME MISCONCEPTION, I'M NOT SAYING YOU WEREN'T TOLD THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT WASN'T SAID. BUT THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE BACK TO $30 MILLION WAS WHAT WE APPLIED FOR AND IT WORKED FOR 10 YEARS. FOR 10 YEARS TO GET BACK FROM FEMA AND THE $30 MILLION IS THE TOTAL WE WILL RECEIVE FEMA EVER FOR THE FLOOD. FOR THE 2010 FLOOD.

AGAIN LEAVING THAT $100 MILLION WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR THE RATE INCREASE AND THE REASON IT'S NOT GOING TO BE REFUNDED AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LOWERED.

AS I SAID BEFORE, WHEN FRED KLINE WAS MY CFO AND HE WAS HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FORECAST SHOWED ONE YEAR WHERE I COULD POSSIBLY LOWER THE RATE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK YOU FOR AN INCREASE THE IN NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S WHERE I MADE THE STATEMENT I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE DEVIL AGAIN. I WILL LET THAT MONEY RIDE AND THAT WILL BE LONGER BEFORE I HAVE TO ASK FOR AN INCREASE AGAIN. THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND BOLD COLUMN THERE, WASTEWATER CHARGE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, INSIDE RESIDENTIAL AND YOU FOLLOW THAT OVER, THE CURRENT RATE IS $8.07 PER THOUSAND GALLONS.

YOUR MINIMUM WHICH COVERS FIXED COST IS FOR TWO THOUSAND GALLONS MINIMUM. WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE CODE WHERE IT WAS FUZZY, THEY CLEANS UP IN THIS ORDINANCE.

WE CLEAN THAT UP. BUT YOU WILL SEE THAT, SO THAT CURRENT RATE IS $8.07. THAT RATE WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL JULY 1ST OF 2024, BY KEEPING THAT ONE YEAR, THAT ALLOWED US TO PUSH THAT OUT. UNTIL THAT TIME.

SO WE DO NOT SEE FOR RESIDENTIAL, INSIDE, AND COMMERCIAL INSIDE, WE DO NOT SEE A RATE INCREASE UNTIL JULY 1ST OF 2024. BUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS OUTSIDE

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YOU WILL SEE A DIFFERENCE WE DO AWAY WITH THE TIERS WHERE THEY ARE JUST ONE BILL PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO CALCULATE THEIR BILL.

AND THAT GOES TO $14.14 AND STAYS THE SAME TO 2023.

RISES TO $14.19 AND FOR SEWER CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN OUTSIDE OR INSIDE INDUSTRY, YOU WILL SEE THEY ACTUALLY PAY A LESSER RATE RIGHT NOW. $7.47 A THOUSAND.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE YEAR ONE WE WILL RAISE THAT UP TO $8.07.

OUTSIDE INDUSTRY WE'RE FOLLOWING SUIT.

WE'RE GOING TO CREATE ONE RATE. WE HAVE TAKEN THAT, DIVIDED UP BY USAGE. CALCULATED FOR WE KNOW ROUGHLY HOW MUCH THEY USE AND YOU WILL SEE THE INCREMENTAL INCREASES.

ALL CUSTOMER CLASSES FOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH THE SAME

IDENTICAL RATE. >> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, IS THAT BY THE END OF, THIS WOULD ONLY LAST FOR ONE YEAR RIGHT NOW.

THE INCREASE. >> OR THIS WOULD BE ON GOING

CONTINUOUS. >> THIS WILL BE ON GOING.

>> $14.24. ANY INCREASES THAT HAPPEN ON JULY 1ST WILL BE FROM THAT DATE UNTIL JUNE 30TH OF 2022.

THEN JULY 1ST OF 2022. THEN THE JULY 1ST OF 2023 TILL JUNE 30TH OF 2024. AND THEN AS OF JULY 1ST, 2024, THEY WILL REMAIN THAT WAY UNTIL I OR SOMEONE AFTER ME COMES BEFORE THAT COUNCIL AND ASKS FOR AN INCREASE AND I PRAY IT'S

SOMETHING AFTER ME. >> THAT'S PER 2000 GALLONS.

>> THAT IS FOR 1,000 GALLONS. THIS RATE IS PER THOUSAND GALLONS. YOUR BILL IS LIKE THAT NOW.

THE RATE SHOWS THIS IS PER 1,000 GALLONS.

YOUR MINIMUM BILL IS FOR 2 THOUSAND GALLONS.

YOU TAKE THAT NUMBER AND DOUBLE IT.

AND ADD THAT $5 FEE. THAT IS GOING TO ALWAYS BE YOUR

MINIMUM SEWER BILL. >> SO, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR AND FEDERAL GRANTS TO HELP PAY THIS? I JUST THINK GOING UP, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

BUT I'M JUST STANDING UP AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITIZENS THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THIS GO UP BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY COMPLAINING ABOUT HIGHER COST.

LOOKING AT THIS PANDEMIC THAT HAS EFFECTED US ECONOMICALLY.

I JUST THINK THAT IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO GO UP.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO GO UP.

I'M JUST SAYING IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIME.

PEOPLE ARE OUT OF JOBS. NOT WORKING.

THE ECONOMY IS NOT BACK ON TRACK.

AS A NORMAL OPERATION THINGS ARE STILL GRADUALLY PROGRESSING BUT IT'S JUST NOT AT THAT POINT RIGHT NOW.

I'M THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES.

PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT OF WORK THAT HAVE CHILDREN.

I JUST DON'T THINK THEY CAN AFFORD THIS RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF MAYBE APPLY FOR LOANS OR AND GRANTS FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN, THE ACT THAT JUST PASSED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD FIT IN THAT CATEGORY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS.

THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. RESCUE 2021.

>> OKAY. THE AMERICAN RESCUE 2021 PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD GET SOME MONEY FOR THAT.

THAT IS FOR ECONOMIC RELIEF AND HELP FOR INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS. AND SO, I BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW. YOU COULD TRY.

I'M JUST NOT AGAINST IT. I KNOW YOU NEED IT.

WE NEED ANOTHER TREATMENT PLANT, I'M LOOKING AT THE ECONOMY AND THE SITUATIONS THAT THE FAMILIES ARE FINDING THEMSELVES IN.

AND NOT SAYING THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO UP OR VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS. I WANT TO HELP BECAUSE WE DO NEED ANOTHER TREATMENT PLANT IN NORTH CLARKSVILLE.

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WHERE THE STATE IS REQUIRING THAT WE DO NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER

PLANT? >> WHAT IS THE CAPACITY?

WHAT ARE WE AT NOW? >> SO, OUR PLANT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON ASHLAND CITY ROAD HAS CAPACITY OF 28 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

>> HOW CLOSE IS THAT TO 80%? >> I HAVE GOT IT IN MY COMMENTS TO SPEAK ABOUT. LET ME FIND IT.

CURRENTLY AS COUNCILPERSON BUTLER ASKED LAST WEEK, OUR AVERAGE CAPACITY FOR LAST YEAR 2020 WAS AT 63%.

THAT BEING SAID, WE HIT 80% AND ABOVE ON MANY OTHER DAILY AVERAGES AND MONTHLY AVERAGES. I KNOW THERE WAS A REPORT WE HIT THREE TIMES ON A MONTHLY AVERAGE IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR.

THAT BEING SAID, I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE NOT AT 80%.

THE 80% IS BASED ON ME HAVING OR THAT ANY PERCENTAGE, THAT 63% IS BASED ON ME HAVING THE ABILITY TO PUMP AT 28 MILLION GALLONS A DAY AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AT TIME. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. POWER GOES OUT.

PUMPS BREAK DOWN. SO, WHILE THE STATE REQUIRES A LEVEL OF REDUNDANCY WITHIN THE PUMP, I NEED TO HAVE MORE PUMPS THAN TO PUMP THAT. I HAVE TO HAVE SPARES WHERE I CAN SWAP OVER THOSE TO. WE CANNOT ALWAYS PUMP 28 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THERE'S TIME WE HAVE THE ABILITY BECAUSE OF THE REDUNDANCY TO PUMP MORE THAN 28 MILLION FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. I WOULDN'T COUNT ON PUMPING 28 MILLION GALLONS A DAY FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME.

WHAT I MENTIONED ABOUT POWER OUTAGE.

IF THE POWER GOES OUT AT THE WATER PLANT, WE HAVE GENERATORS THAT BACK US UP. THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY WE CAN PUT OUT IS 16 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. HITTING 80% IS WELL OVER THE 16 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. I DON'T WANT TO SCARE ANYONE.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A RAW WATER PUMP THAT PUMPS FROM THE CUMBERLAND RIVER IS DOWN NEW DUE TO IMPAILER DAMAGE.

IT TAKES FOUR MONTHS TO RECEIVE THAT FROM THE TIME IT GOES DOWN.

YES, MA'AM. SO WHILE WE'RE NOT HITTING THE 80%, IT'S MORE FOR REDUNDANCY. I KNOW IF THE POWER WERE TO GO OUT. I GO TO BED AT NIGHT THINKING ABOUT EVERY NIGHT. THAT 16 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

ONCE I BUILD THIS OTHER PLANT AND IT'S OPERATIONAL LATE SUMMER FALL OF 2024, I WILL HAVE ANOTHER 12 MILLION GALLONS TO PUMP IN. THIS WATER GETS PUMPED IN WHERE THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN IS THROUGH THROTTLE POINTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT GETS THE END OF THAT WATER BASICALLY AS FAR AS PRESSURE AND FLOW. I HAVE MUCH MORE.

>> SO HOW DESPERATE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW IN NEED OF THIS INCREASE? HOW DESPERATE?

HOW -- >> I'M OPENING BIDS IN TWO WEEKS FOR THIS WATER PLANT. SO NEXT, WHEN I OPEN THE BIDS NEXT MONTH, I WILL BE COMING TO YOU WITH A SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE BUT ALSO A RESOLUTION TO ISSUE BONDS TO BUILD THAT PLANT. IF I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED IT NOW, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW.

>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A DESPERATE NEED.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE.

THAT'S GOOD. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE LIST BUT I THINK MR. RIGGINS IF YOU WOULD GO THROUGH YOUR MATERIAL AND I WILL GO DOWN THE

LIST. >> I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT MAY ANSWER MANY OF THE QUESTION SAYS.

THIS IS DUE TO THE MANY OF THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD HERE PREVIOUSLY. AGAIN, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT RATE SHEET AGAIN IF YOU DON'T MIND.

ON THE THIRD ON PAGE THREE, WHERE WATER AND WASTEWATER IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AT THE TOP, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE SEEN THIS AND ALL OF YOU AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT WHERE IT SAYS COMBINED PERCENTAGE CHANGE, THE REASON I LEFT THIS IN HERE IS BECAUSE I GAVE THESE NUMBERS TO OUR COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND I DID NOT NOT WANT TO BRING IT HERE AND LOOK LIKE I'M TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE SKEWED. YOU CANNOT LOOK AT THAT AND SEE INSIDE RESIDENTIAL AT, FIRST GLANCE YOU LOOK AND SEE INSIDE

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WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IS BACK UP THERE ON THE THE TOP ON AVERAGE CONSUMPTION. INSIDE RESIDENTIAL.

THAT FOUR, THAT'S TIMES 1,000. ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS.

THAT'S PER 4000 GALLONS THAT BILL IS GOING UP.

FOR EVERY 4000 GALLONS WHICH GETS YOU TO 5.8 %.

INSIDE INDUSTRIAL AT 6.6 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER.

YOU CAN IMAGINE A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER SOUTH AMERICAN SOMEONE WHO USES MUCH MORE WATER THAT PERCENTAGE GOES DOWN HOW MUCH THAT AFFECTS THEIR OVERALL BILL.

THEY'RE PAYING 81, OVER $81,000 A MONTH.

IF YOU LOOK OVER WITH THIS PROPOSAL, THEY WILL BE PAYING OVER $82,000 A MONTH. SO THEY'RE GETTING AN INCREASE TOO. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO YOU LOOK AT. IF YOU PAY MORE ATTENTION, THOSE PERCENT ANNUALS ARE SKEWED. THE WORRY I HEARD AND SEEN ABOUT RESIDENTIAL VERSUS INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS.

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ARE NOT PAYING FOR INDUSTRIES NOR WILL INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS BE PAYING LESS THAN RESIDENTIAL AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE DOLLARS ON TOP. IF YOU FLIP TO PAGE ONE, BACK TO THE WATER, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS WITH INDUSTRIAL RATES ARE DROPPING YEAR ONE. IF YOU LOOK AT WATER CHARGE PER THOUSAND GALLONS UNDER 7-1-21. ALL OF THE RATES ARE LOWER.

THAN THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. AND THE REASON THAT IS IS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AT THE TOP OF THE SPREADSHEET, THE WATER METER CHARGE FOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE IS GOING UP. THAT'S THE CAPTURE THE FIXED COST. OVERALL IT WILL BE AN INCREASE BUT THE METER CHARGE IS GOING UP WHILE THE RATE IS GOING DOWN FOR ALL CUSTOMER CLASSES. SO IT'S NOT LIKE ANYONE IS GOING TO PAY LESS. EVERYONE'S RATES ARE DROPPING.

THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO IN OVERALL INCREASE RESULT AND OVERALL INCREASES FOR ALL RATE CLASSES.

INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

AT THE END OF JULY 1ST, 2024, ALL RATES WILL BE EQUAL.

THAT'S WATER AND SEWER. EQUAL FOR INSIDE AND EQUAL FOR OUTSIDE. AT 175% OF WHAT INSIDE IS.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE METER CHARGES BASED ON THE SIZES OF THE METERS. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BIG DIFFERENCE WILL BE FOR INDUSTRY.

ALTHOUGH OUR RATE IS THE SAME. IF THEY ARE TAKING 6.6 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A MONTH. THEY DON'T HAVE A THREE QUARTER INCH METER. IT WON'T DO IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE AROUND THE FOUR, THE SIX, THE EIGHT, 10, 12 INCH AND LARGER. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING THAT $290 OR ALMOST $500 OR $1,200 A MONTH IN FIXED COST.

THEY WON'T BE PAYING LESS, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, 94% OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SAID THE CITY LIMITS HAVE A THREE QUARTER INCH METER. RESULTING IN THE LOWEST METER CHARGE OF ALL RATE CLASSES. THAT DROPPING TO 93.4% FOR INSIDE, OUTSIDE COMBINED. ALL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE BOARD. 93.4 % OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER VS A THREE QUARTER INCH METER. THAT WILL BE THEIR RATE CLASS THERE. AND I WANT TO KEEP IN MIND ABOUT THE WATER PLANT. IF YOU, AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL VERSUS INDUSTRIAL WHO WHOSE FAULT IT IS WE HAVE TO BUILD A PLANT. IF I ONLY CONSIDER ALL OF MY EXISTING CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW TODAY AND I, I WANT TO SAY FIRST. ALL OF OUR EXISTING CUSTOMER, WHETHER RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL.

THEY HAVE PAID WHAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THEIR IMPACT TO THE SYSTEM. ALREADY.

SO IT'S MY JOB TO SERVE THEM WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS ARE FROM NOW UNTIL THEY LEAVE HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T.

OR FOR ETERNITY. AND I WILL SAY THAT IF CLARKSVILLE DID NOT PLAN, OF COURSE WE KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IF WE NEVER PLANNED TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIES FROM NOW ON, I STILL WOULD BE COMING FORWARD TO YOU WITH THIS PLANT RIGHT NOW.

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I WON'T GO OVER THAT AGAIN. AGAIN, I ASKED ABOUT THE FUTURE GROWTH, I KNOW THE PROMISE I MAKE TO ANYONE.

IF AND WHEN ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIES COME, COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, SUBDIVISIONS, ANY DEVELOPMENTS WHEN THEY COME, WE WILL ENSURE THAT EACH OF THEM WILL PAY FOR THEIR OVERALL IMPACT, NOT JUST FOR THE THE SUBDIVISION BUT ANYTHING LEADING UP FROM THE PLANT FOR WATER OR FROM THEM OVER TO THE PLANT INCLUDING THE PLANT FOR SEWER. THEY WILL PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE OVERALL IMPACT TO THE SYSTEM.

IT WILL NOT BE PUT UPON EXISTING RATEPAYERS.

WE WILL ENSURE THEY PAY WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM.

AND WE WILL DO THAT THROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS. WE DO THAT WHEN THEY COME IN AND OR WITH CONNECTION FEES THAT WE'RE ALREADY ALLOWED FOR THAT IN THE CODE. WE DO THAT EVERY DAY.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE FEDERAL AND STATE RELIEF FUNDS, I CANNOT INCLUDE THESE PROPOSED FUNDS NOW TOWARD WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED HERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THOSE FUNDS.

AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TO FINANCE THIS.

THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT I MIGHT GET IN ALL TRUTHFULNESS. THEY WANT TO KNOW GUARANTEED

MONEY >> THE RATES I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE. THEY KNOW I'VE GOT THAT MANY CUSTOMERS WHO USE THIS MUCH WATER AND CAN SHOW THEM ON PAPER I'M GUARANTEED THIS MUCH MONEY. MUCH LIKE ANY OF US GOING TO A BANK FOR A LOAN. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE JOB I MIGHT GET A YEAR FROM NOW. THEY WANT TO KNOW THE MONEY I'M MAKING NOW. SAME EXACT SCENARIO.

THAT BEING SAID, ANY FUNDS THAT ARE RECEIVED LIKE THESE FUNDS THAT YOU MENTIONED AND THAT I PRAY WE GET.

ANY OF THOSE FUNDS WE RECEIVE, MY PLAN FIRST IS TO USE THOSE FOR ANY UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT WE HAVE ON US.

ONE OF THOSE BEING WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THE LEAD COPPER RULE. HEAVILY IMPOSES LEGISLATION AND RULES UPON US BEYOND WHAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY ACTUALLY.

IT ACTUALLY HOLDS ME SOMEWHAT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THE CUSTOMER SIDE OF THE METER FROM THE METER TO THE FOUNDATION FOR GALVANIZED SURFACES. I DON'T AGREE WITH IT, BUT I CAN'T CONTROL IT. IF IT SAYS THAT LINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD TAKE THOSE FUNDS FIRST AND PARTNER WITH PLUMBERS IN TOWN.

THIS IS A HIGH-LEVEL PLAN I HAVEN'T FLESHED THIS OUT.

MY PLAN WOULD BE TO PARTNER WITH FOLKS TO PAY THEM, IF YOU HAD A GALVANIZED SERVICE AT YOUR HOME. I WOULD TRY TO PARTNER WITH THE PLUMBERS AND TAKE THE MONEY, ACCORDING TO HOW WE READ THE RULES. PARTNER WITH THOSE PLUMBERS, THE MONEY WOULD FUNNEL THROUGH ME. I WOULD PAY THEM TO REPLACE YOUR SERVICE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

AND WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE HEAT SIGNATURE MAPS THAT SHOW BASICALLY WHERE MOST OF OUR GALVANIZED SERVICE ARE.

THOSE ARE ALL IN LOW INCOME AREAS LIKE NEW PROVIDENCE AND DOWNTOWN. WE WOULD USE THAT MONEY FIRST FOR THAT. YOU ARE DEALING WITH A PLUMBER AND KEEPS THE CITY OUT OF LIABILITY.

IT WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT THAN HIRING A PLUMBER TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE. I WOULD BE PAYING FOR IT.

IF YOU HAD WARRANTY ISSUES, YOU WOULD DEAL WITH THEM INSTEAD OF CITY. KEEPS ME OUT OF LIABILITY.

WE DO SOMETHING OF THE SORT WHEN WE OBTAIN EASEMENTS ON ROADWAY WIDENINGS. IF YOU HAVE A FENCE IN YOUR YARD OR IRRIGATION THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, I WOULD SAY, WHO IS YOUR IRRIGATION PERSON? I WRITE YOU CHECK WITH IT.

YOU DEAL WITH THEM. THAT'S BETWEEN YOU TWO.

WHETHER YOU HAVE IT DONE OR NOT. IT WOULD BE KIND OF THE SAME THING WE BUT TAKE THOSE FUNDS AND DO FOR THAT.

BEYOND THAT, ANY OF THE THOSE FUNDS THAT COULD BE AND ALLOWED TO BE USED TOWARD THE PLANTS AND THINGS LIKE FUTURE DEBT AND THINGS THAT, WHAT THAT WOULD DO FOR US IS IT WOULD SIMPLY EXTEND OUT LIKE THE SEWER DID. THE 30 MILLION WE GOT FROM BACK FROM FEMA, IT JUST EXTENDS OUT HOW MUCH FURTHER IT IS BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AND RAISE THEM AGAIN IS BASICALLY WHAT THEY WOULD DO. JUST TWO MORE THINGS.

I TRY TO BE BRIEF AGAIN. ONE OF MY PLANS TO DO THAT WOULD BE TO HELP ALL OF YOU AND MYSELF WOULD BE TO PLAN TO RELEASE COMPARISONS OUT TO THE PUBLIC. FOR ALL CUSTOMERS PER RATE

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WHAT I PLAN TO DO IS TAKE, TO PUT SOMETHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT SAYS, IF YOU ARE A WATER ONLY CUSTOMER, WE HAVE THOSE.

LET'S SAY INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS FIRST.

IF YOU ARE A WATER-ONLY CUSTOMER AND PAYING $50 MONTH, THIS IS WHAT YOUR BILL WILL BE AS OF JULY 1ST.

IF IT'S $100 A MONTH BILL, IT WILL BE THIS MUCH.

FOR WATER ONLY. I WILL PROBABLY STOP THERE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S TOO MANY RESIDENCES NOT PAYING SEWER OR EASILY CALCULATE THAT AND FIGURE THAT OUT FOR THEIR OWN.

I WOULD DO THE SAME FOR WATER AND SEWER ONLY.

LIKE SOME OF MY KIDS LIKE TO STAY IN THE SHOWER AND BATHTUB TOO LONG. THEIR BILLS MAY RUN UP A LITTLE MORE. I WOULD DO THE SAME FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. I WOULD REACH OUT TO THOSE CUSTOMERS MYSELF. THAT WOULD BE MY PLAN FOR PUTTING THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE HEARD THESE COMMENTS FOR 25 YEARS.

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE WE'RE A MONOPOLY AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GET THEIR WATER.

THE ONLY REASON THAT IS, THERE IS NO ONE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND TREAT THIS WATER AND GET IT TO YOU AS CHEAPLY OR AS EFFICIENTLY AS I CAN. IT WOULD BE LIKE A GAS STATION OR STORE OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE LAST THING I TELL YOU THIS AS WELL. THERE ARE CUSTOMERS OR PEOPLE JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR REACH THAT WE DO NOT SERVE THAT WISH THEY COULD BUY MY WATER AND SEND THEIR SEWER TO ME PAY THE RATES WE'RE CHARGING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE MAYOR.

>> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR RIGGINS.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> I MISSED IT WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE $5 CHARGE THAT WENT TO THE EPA

>> IT DOESN'T GO TO THE EPA. IT COMES TO US.

IT'S FOR UNFUNDED MANDATES THROUGH THE STATE.

SAME FOR SEWER. THAT LEAD COPPER RULE I'M SPEAKING ABOUT. THAT'S BEEN THROWN AT US.

WE HAVE NO SAY WHATSOEVER. MOST OF THE TIMES THOSE STEM FROM A FLINT, MICHIGAN. SOMETHING HAPPENS IN ONE PLACE AND IT GOES ALL TO PIECES AND THEY START THROWING THESE MANDATES ON EVERYONE. A LOT OF THESE SITUATIONS CAN OCCUR HERE BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF LINES IN MY SYSTEM BUT THEY DON'T CARE. THEY ARE GOING TO FORCE ME TO TAKE THESE MEASURES AND DO THESE THINGS WHETHER WE REALLY NEED TO

OR NOT. >> SO IS GOES TO FUND THE

MANDATE PROTOCOL THAT WE -- >> YES, MA'AM.

IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO CAPTURE THE FIXED

>> THANK >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN. YOUR RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR.

MINE IS NOT A QUESTION. IT'S FOR AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH

MR. RIGGINS. >> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> MINE WAS A COMMENT TO.

>> OKAY. FOR AFTER MR. RIGGINS.

>> IF YOU WILL PUSH YOUR BUTTON AGAIN TO GET YOU ON THE LIST.

COUNCILPERSON REDD YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION DIRECTOR RIGGINS. I WOULD SAY THAT MAYBE IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE MIGHT BE A PRIVATE WATER UTILITY.

THERE ARE THOSE. THERE ARE PRIVATE ELECTRIC UTILITIES. AT ONE TIME THE BUS SERVICES WERE PRIVATE. THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PRIVATE ELECTRIC SERVICE THAT IS FOR PROFIT AND IS THERE AN ISSUES AND IT'S PUBLIC THAT ISSUES STOCKS TO THE POLICY HOLDERS.

HAVING SAID THAT, I HAD A CALL AND I AM LIKE ONE OF PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, IF YOU HAVE PLEASE CALL ME BUT PLEASE CALL ME BEFORE THE SECOND READING VOTE AND TRY TO AVOID CALLING ME ABOUT TWO OR THREE MINUTES BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING OR WHILE I'M DRIVING HERE. WHICH WAS THE CASE TODAY.

I HAD A GENTLEMEN CALL AND ASK ME QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO. I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR.

HE STATED THERE WAS A PAY RAISE FOR THE GAS AND WATER DEPARTMENTS I THINK LAST YEAR ON AN AVERAGE OF 10% AND WE CAME UP

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IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.

AS FAR AS THE ASSISTANT. I WILL GO WITH THAT FIRST.

I CAN'T REMEMBER QUITE WHEN. LAST YEAR AFTER BUDGET TIME, I SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT IT AND OUR COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I THOUGHT THAT THIS POSITION, THE POSITION I'M CURRENTLY IN NEEDED AN ASSISTANT FOR YEARS.

OF COURSE TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS ASKED TO BE IN THIS POSITION, I THOUGHT WELL, I JUST GOT ASKED TO BE IN THIS POSITION, I HATE TO SAY I CAN DO TO THE JOB TO SAY, NO , I CAN'T, I NEED HELP. IT'S EASY TO BE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AND HAVE A GUESS WHETHER YOU NEED HELP OR NOT.

I TOOK THE FIRST YEAR HALF TO SEE FOR MYSELF AND THAT WAS CORRECT. IT NEEDS FOR ONE FOR A SUCCESSION PLAN. IF I'M DOING MY JOB AT GAS AND WATER, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME ON THE WAY HOME TONIGHT, THERE'S SOMEONE TO FALL RIGHT IN AND TAKE MY PLACE LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. BY CREATING THAT POSITION, I HAD THE MONEY AND THE SLOT. I DIDN'T HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEES.

I DID SO JUST TO BE ABOVE BOARD AND TELL EVERYONE WHAT WAS I DOING. THAT POSITION IS THERE AND I HAVE HIRED PATRICK CHESNEY IN THAT POSITION.

LONG TIME EMPLOYEE AND HAS EXPERIENCE IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE AS A CONTRACTOR AND VERY JUST A VERY GOOD PICK.

EVEN THE OTHERS WHO APPLIED FOR IT AGREED THAT PATRICK SHOULD BE THE ONE TO TAKE THE POSITION BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AND THAT, THIS BOND WILL BE FUNDED BY TAXPAYER RATES ONLY?

>> RATEPAYERS. >> YES.

NO TAX DOLLARS. YOUR DEPARTMENT IS ALL RATEPAYERS FUNDED. IT'S NOT LIKE TRANSPORTATION WHERE WE SUPPLEMENT THE PART OF THAT AND WHERE THE STATE OR

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> WE RECEIVE NO TAX DOLLARS.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, YOU KNOW JUST LIKE GOVERNMENTS DON'T PAY

TAXES EITHER. >> YOU'RE LIKE CBE.

>> YOU RECEIVE A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES.

FOR WHAT THAT, THERE'S AN EQUATION TO SAY WHAT THAT MIGHT BE IF I PAID TAXES. I RECEIVE NO TAX FUNDS.

NO, SIR. >> AND 14.5 MILLION WE NEED FOR THE THERMAL DRYERS TO DRY THE SLUDGE.

GOING BACK TO THE DAYS WE HAVE THE POWDER OR CAKE.

>> YES. THAT WILL GET US OUT OF THE BACK

COUNTY LANDFILL. >> YES.

SO, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE -- I'M SURE EVERYBODY

GETS THAT FROM -- >> YES.

SO BASICALLY, FROM OUR NEIGHBORS IN WOODLAWN.

>> RIGHT NOW IT TAKES ABOUT $4 MILLION A YEAR TO DO EVERYTHING IT NEEDS TO DO TO CREATE THAT SLUDGE.

WHEN I TOOK THIS POSITION, I KNEW BICOUNTY HAD A PROBLEM WITH US BEING THERE. NOT THE PUBLIC HAS A PROBLEM PAUSE OF THE SMELL AND THE CONSISTENCY.

AGAIN FOR US IT'S A DRYER PRODUCT AS FAR AS OUR STANDARDS.

FOR BY COUNTY, IT'S A WET PRODUCT.

I VOWED TO GET OUT OF LANDFILL. WE DID AN RFP.

I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION.

RESEARCH AND ALL SAID I CAN LIVE WITH THAT SHORT TERM FIVE YEARS UNTIL WE FIND THE IN ACCIDENT SOLUTION OF OUR SEWER PLANT AND MOVE FORWARD. WE PUT OUT THE RFP AND CAME OUT WITH $7 MILLION MORE. COULDN'T DO THAT.

I CAN'T PAY THAT DIFFERENCE. WHAT WE DID DO, I HAD MY FOLKS GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE WHAT PRODUCTS WE HAVE IN THE FUTURE. SPENDING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. $14 MILLION.

IT COST MY $4 MILLION. I WAS GOING TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 10. AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS, I WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

LOOKING AT THAT. SPENDING $14.5 MILLION, I CAN INSTALL THESE DRYERS, GET MY PRODUCTION WAY DOWN AND IT'S A BETTER CONSISTENCY. THEY'RE DRYER.

IT GETS ME BACK TO PREFLOOD STATUS.

I CAN GIVE TO FARMERS AND POSSIBLE SELL IT.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WOULD GIVE IT TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD PICK IT

UP. >> IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT BY

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HOPEFULLY AT CHEAPER RATE. >> JUST A CURIOSITY PART.

>> WHY NOT BRING THIS FORWARD AT THE BUDGET TIME? I HAVE A PLAN. WE HIRED RATH TILLIS WHAT TO DO AND I'M OPENING BIDS IN TWO WEEKS.

WHOEVER IS THE LOW BIDDER WILL EXPECT ME TO AWARD THIS A MONTH AFTER. BUDGET TIME IT WILL BE BEYOND THAT. AND THERE'S WINDOWS AND COST SAVING. NOTHING IS GETTING ANY CHEAPER.

BUT IN THIS PLAN, THAT RATH TILL US GAVE US TO GET THIS DONE IN JUNE 3RD, IT THE PLAN TO BRING A RESOLUTION BEFORE THIS COUNCIL WHICH AS YOU KNOW, THE RESOLUTION TAKES ONE READING.

SO MY MAN WAS FIRST READING THIS MONTH.

SECOND READING AND THE FUNDING RESOLUTION NEXT MONTH.

I CAN AWARD THE BID, HAVE MY FUNDING IN PLACE AND I CAN GO OF THE RATES AND THE FUNDS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TAXES.

>> AND THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE AVERAGE, CAN YOU JUST FIGURE THE AVERAGE. THEY WOULD, WHAT WOULD BE THE INCREASE FOR THE WASTEWATER AND WATER RATE? BECAUSE NONE OF IS GOING TO EFFECT GAS.

>> RIGHT. NOW GAS RIGHT NOW.

ON PAGE THREE, OF THAT HANDOUT, WATER AND WASTEWATER PROPOSED

RATES. >> THE TWO COMBINED.

>> AN AVERAGE PERSON WOULD GO FROM WHAT TO WHAT?

>> YOU LOOK ON PAGE THREE. IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.

INSIDE RESIDENTIAL OUR AVERAGE CUSTOMER USE FOUR THOUSAND

GALLONS A MONTH. >> SO NEXT YEAR

57. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THE YEAR AFTER THAT, 60 AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT 61.

IN THE END, IT WOULD BE $64.37 A MONTH.

>> I DON'T KNOW MAYBE IT WOULD BE TO THE MAYOR.

IF WE WERE LOOKING GOOD AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, COULD WE ALWAYS COME BACK AND AMEND THE OTHER YEARS IF NEED BE? OR SOMEHOW THEY ARE UNDER A SPECIAL RULE LOCKED IN WHERE

THEY NEVER COULD BE CHANGED. >> IF IT WAS UP TO THE FINANCERS, THEY WOULD ASSUME MAKE IT $64.37 RIGHT NOW OR THE STATE OR ANYONE ELSE. WHAT WE LIKE TO DO AND WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS TRADITIONALLIMETRAD -- TRADITIONALLY WANTED.

THIS WAS BEFORE COVID EVER HIT THE STATES.

I PROMISE YOU. OUR PLAN IS INCREMENTAL OVER TIME HOPEFULLY BY THE FOURTH YEAR WE WILL BE AS A NATION OUT

FROM UNDER THIS. >> THE INCREASE WOULD BE

>> CORRECT. YES, SIR.

>> AGAIN, I WILL PUT MORE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON ALL THOSE RATE CLASSES BEYOND THAT FOUR THOUSAND GALLONS.

IF YOU'RE BILL IS $50 A MONTH NOW, IT WILL BE THIS.

IF IT'S $100. IT WILL BE THIS.

WE WILL RELEASE THOSE AND PUT THOSE OUT TO

>> THANK YOU. >> VERY WELCOME.

>> IT'S LEGALLY POSSIBLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO LOWER THE RATES IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU DO, AFTER THERE'S BEEN A BOND ISSUANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN BREECH OF BOND COVENANTS AND THAT'S BIG NO NO. YOU CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT GETTING YOURSELF IN A HUGE LOSING LAWSUIT THAT WILL COST US MILLIONS. TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

SO, WHY IT'S LEGALLY POSSIBLE, YOU WILL BE IN BREECH OF CONTRACT BASICALLY OF THE BOND COVENANT.

>> GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON REDD. >> I WANT TO SAY -- THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN CALLED WORSE.

>> OKAY. WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS ON THE LIST. I WILL ASK YOU BEFORE I HIT YOUR BUTTON, DO YOU WISH TO ASK MR. RIGGINS QUESTION?

COUNCILPERSON LITTLE. >> MR. RIGGINS.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND THE ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE.

I GUESS I WILL START OFF WITH A STATEMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS.

I DID A LITTLE BIT OF MATH. I'M OKAY AT MATH.

I PASSED. SO, I WAS GOING OVER THE CURRENT

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AND.016. I WENT TO THE INSIDE INDUSTRIAL.

THEIR RATE IS 0.122. THEIR JUMP UP RATE IS 0.123.

THE NEXT RATE IS 0.124 TO 0.126. THAT'S A HUGE DEFENSE IN THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY'RE BEING CHARGED.

I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE USING A LOT MORE WATER.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S BEING EQUALLY SPREAD OUT.

I THINK IT'S MORE ON THE RESIDENTS.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT CHANGE THAT?

>> THAT'S ON THE RATES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT RATE ON NUMBER ONE THERE. HIGHLIGHTED ON WATER.

INDUSTRIAL IS PAYING A HIGHER RATE THAN A DOLLARS A THOUSAND THAN RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW. WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS EVERY RATE IN, I WILL BE HONEST ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID FROM DAY ONE TO BE IN THIS POSITION. I DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY ONE RATE CLASS SUBSIDIZING ANOTHER ONE. IT COULD BE ARGUED.

YOU KNOW, YOU EXPECT US TO PAY THE SAME FOR A THOUSAND GALLONS AT YOUR HOUSE THAN COUNCILPERSON REDD OR K NIGHT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THE METER CHARGE THAT'S WHAT IT EQUATES TO. YOU SEE THE MATTER CHARGE FOR INSIDE RESIDENTIAL. SEVEN AND REMEMBER BY RESIDENTIAL I MEAN 3 QUARTER INCH.

THAT'S 94%. $3, $7, $8, $8 AND $9.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT $175. THEN IT STARTS SPLITTING UP ON THE FIXED COST. 241, 386, 555, A THOUSAND BUCKS.

295, 465, 1245 STACKED AGAINST RESIDENTIAL AT $9.

YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE RATES ONLY.

YOU HAVE TO ADD IT ONLY IN. I'M CAPTURING THE FIXED COST ON THE FRONT END. IF YOU DON'T USE A GALLON OF WATER OR INDUSTRY DON'T USE A GALLON OF WATER, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BILL FOR $9. IF YOU'RE AN INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER WITH AN EIGHT INCH METER, YOU GET A BILL OF $460 IF YOU DON'T USE A DROP OF WATER. YOU REALLY HAVE TO CAPTURE THE WHOLE THING. THERE'S A LOT OF, THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW. RATH TELEIS.

THAT'S WHY WE HIRE THEM. THEY HAVE ALL THESE FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS AND ALGORITHMS AND COMPETE THIS IN.

WE MAY ASK THEM TO SMOOTH IT OUT.

AT ONE POINT, THEY HAD TO REACH THE ULTIMATE GOAL.

IT DID SO AN INCREASE OF THE OVERALL BILL FOR INDUSTRIAL AND WE ASKED THEM. THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.

GO TO THE END AND INSTEAD OF DECREASING AND GOING BACK UP, GO TO THE END WITH THE ULTIMATE INCREASE IS, AND DIVIDE THAT OUT EQUALLY AND CHARGE THEM THAT TO GET TO THE ULTIMATE GOAL.

I KNEW I COULD NOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS STAND HERE AND ASK YOU TO RAISE RATES FOR AN INSIDE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AND LOWER

THE BILLS FOR ANYONE ELSE. >> THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST LOOKING AT WATER WATER AND THAT RATES.

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING A LOT MORE.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

I JUST HOPE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE, I GUESS EQUAL SPREAD TO

THAT PART TOO. >> COUNCIL LADY SMITH.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. RIGGINS.

? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> MR. RIGGINS. I HEARD A LOT.

THANK YOU. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS ARE AWARE THERE'S A METER CHARGE INCREASE AND THERE IS A WATER WASTE CHARGE.

RIGHT? >> WELL, IN 2021 JULY.

>> 2021 WHAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE IS THE METER CHARGE IS

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>> RIGHT. THE TOTAL IN THE END WILL BE AN OVERALL INCREASE IN THEIR BILL, AGAIN THE METER CHARGE IS GOING UP. THE RATES ARE GOING DOWN.

YEAR ONE. THEN AS YOU SEE YEAR TWO, THE METER GOES UP A DOLLAR. THAT'S WHEN THE RATE INCREASED

AGAIN. >> HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD YOU HAVE ACCUMULATED AFTER A YEAR? OF CHARGING US BY JULY 1ST, 2024, THE $9. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WOULD BE,

HAVE, THE AMOUNT WOULD BE? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> WOULD IT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE 70, I THINK YOU NEED $70 MILLION. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID.

>> 70 MILLION IS FOR THE SEWER ONLY.

>> I'M JUST -- >> NO.

IT WON'T BE AT THE END OF THE FOUR YEARS, NO, MA'AM.

MY CURRENT DEBT RIGHT NOW IS SLATED TO NOT BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2041 AND THAT'S IF I INCUR NO MORE ADDITIONAL DEBT

>> WOULD YOU NEED TO GO UP AGAIN?

>> NOT NECESSARILY. WHAT THIS WOULD EQUATE FOR.

THE PREVIOUS RATES CARRY THIS DEBT TO 2041 WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS ON THE SPREADSHEET I HANDED OUT. THE $177 MILLION AND $77 MILLION OF SEWER. 30 MILLION I HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE AND AM MANDATED TO DOA THIS POINT.

THIS RATE INCREASE ALLOWS ME TO PAY FOR THOSE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SOME OF THESE I KNOW MY FOLKS FORECAST OUT FIVE AND 10 YEARS. SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE

25 YEARS PAYING THEM OFF. >> YOU ARE ENTERPRISE ENTITY,

RIGHT? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> SO, YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND START

RIGHT? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> WITHOUT LETTING US KNOW. UNTIL NOW THAT YOU REALLY NEED THE MONEY. I WILL SAY THIS.

THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED FOR THIS NEARLY AND THE LINE PUT IN NEARLY 15 YEARS AGO. ADMINISTRATION THEN DECIDED TO MOTH BALL IT. THEY ACTUALLY LOOKED AT OTHER SITES AND IN THE END IT CAME BACK TO THIS.

THIS BALL WAS ROLLING BEFORE I GOT HERE.

I'M JUST -- >> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU NEED

MONEY TO PAY THESE >> RIGHT.

AND HMM. >> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS MONEY WAS UNTIL LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. THE EXACT MONEY.

THAT'S WHEN RECEIVED THE RATE STUDY AND THIS SCHEDULE TO GET GOING ON THIS. BECAUSE ONE, I WOULDN'T COME TO YOU FOR A RATE INCREASE BEFORE I NEEDED IT.

>> I LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU KNOW, TAKING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO NOT HAVE TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION.

I LIKE TO BE PRO ACTIVE. THINK THIS IS A LOT TO THROW ON CITIZENS AT THIS TIME. I KNOW WE NEED IT.

YOU SAID YOU NEED THIS A WHILE BACK.

DID YOU NOT THINK ABOUT APPLYING FOR GRANTS OR LOANS.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE THIS.

I KNOW IT'S NEEDED. I'M PERPLEXED AND PUZZLED ABOUT THE QUICK NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT AWAY.

I AM. GO AHEAD MR. RIGGINS.

AS FAR AS GRANTS GO. MY OPINION.

AND THIS IS FROM MY BEING ON THE COMMISSION BEFORE AND DEALING WITH THE CITY FOR THE LAST, INVOLVED IN THESE THINGS.

15 YEARS. I CANNOT HAVE AN OUTSIDE ENTITY DICTATING WHAT I CAN DO ON MY PROPERTY BECAUSE I CHOSE TO TAKE $5 MILLION OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

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>> THE GRANT MONEY FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THEY WILL KEEP YOU IN LINE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE ARE AT A CROSS ROAD. I UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE. WE'LL

THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU HAD A COMMENT. RIGHT?

>> YES. BUT NOT FOR MR. RIGGINS.

>> OKAY. LET ME JUST AGAIN ASK YOU TO PUNCH YOUR BUTTON. I'M SORRY.

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR.

RIGGINS? >> OKAY.

OKAY. I GET DID RIGHT HERE SOON.

COUNCILPERSON EVANS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. RIGGINS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR THE QUESTION.

>> WE'RE NOT IN SESSION AT THE MOMENT.

OR I WOULD LET YOU I PROMISE YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCILPERSON GARRETT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A QUESTION. I WILL CALL FOR THE QUESTION.

I WILL CALL FOR US TO GO BACK TO REGULAR SESSION.

>> OKAY. WE WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR SESSION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'RE NOT BACK.

THANK YOU MR. RIGGINS. >> OKAY.

NOW. COUNCILPERSON ALLEN.

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, CALL FOR THE

QUESTION. >> QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR.

THAT'S A NONDEBATABLE MOTION. IS THERE A

>> SECOND. WOW.

WOW. OKAY.

MOTION BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

NONDEBATABLE. TAKES TWO-THIRDS.

WHICH IS NINE OF US. AS SOON AS THE CLERK GETS IT ON THE BOARD. WE WILL CAST OUR VOTE TO CEASE DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 96. OKAY.

CAST YOUR VOTE ON CEASING DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 96.

EVERY MEMBER VOTED. ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE. MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE.

12 YES. 1 NO.

ZERO ABSTAIN. >> MOTION TO CEASE DISCUSSION PASSES. VOTING ON ORDINANCE 96.

FIRST READING. MADAM CLERK.

ARE WE READY? ALMOST.

EVERY OPINION CAST YOUR VOTE. THIS IS FOR ORDINANCE OR AGAINST ORDINANCE 96. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. NINE YES, 4 NO, 0 ABSTAIN.

ADOPTED FIRST READING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE >> HOPE EVERYBODY FEELS BETTER.

[11) GAS & WATER COMMITTEE]

COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

WE WILL COME BACK TO HIM. LET'S MOVE ON.

WE WILL COME BACK TO HIM. WE'LL GOING TO ITEM 12.

[12) HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE]

>> YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

THE REPORT FOR THE HOUSING COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MAY OF 2021. THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE ANTICIPATES RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT 2021. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES THIS BENEFIT VERY LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

THIS ACT WAS PASSED BY CONGRESS. LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND IT HERE. HERE IT IS.

THIS LAW WAS PASSED BY THE SENATE IT'S CALLED HR 1319, IT WAS PASSED ON MARCH SIX, 2021. THIS BILL PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RELIEF TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ECONOMY PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES. SPECIFICALLY THE BILL PROVIDES FUNDING FOR VARIOUS ENTITIES. THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND CAN BE USED FOR HOUSING COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND I'M GOING TO NAME A FEW SUCH AS EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE AND OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS.

[02:00:04]

NEXT MEETING APRIL 10TH. THANK YOU.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL COME BACK TO ITEM 11.

WHICH IS THE GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.

CHAIRPERSON REDD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> WE HAVE RESOLUTION 23-2020-21.

AUTHORIZING IRPT LOCAL AGREEMENT BY COUNTY SOLID WATER MANAGEMENT. WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON THE AGREEMENT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND POSTPONE. I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 63. COUNCILPERSON REDD.

I MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS RESOLUTION 63 TILL OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO DEFER, POSTPONE RESOLUTION 63 TO THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION.

ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS REGARDING THAT MOTION? SEEING NONE. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED.

ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. 13 YES, ZERO NO.

MOTION TO POSTPONE IS APPROVED. WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE. WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN RECEIVED NO PERMIT EXCEEDANCES WITHIN THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR. THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK THERE.

THEY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO ACHIEVE THIS AND AS YOU KNOW, NONCOMPLIANCE CAN BE DETRIMENTAL EVEN A VERY SMALL NONCOMPLIANCE THERE WITH A PH LEVEL OR DISCHARGE AND THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO GAS AND WATER. WE WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN DOING A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GAS

[13) PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE]

WE'RE NOW READY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON

RICHMOND. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 12TH OVER ZOOM.

WEEK SPOKE ABOUT THE EAST TRAIL HEAD OPENING AND WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS. WELCOME ABOARD TO ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM AND MEET.

SECONDLY, SOME UPCOMING EVENTS YOU WANT TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR. MAY EIGHTH, WE'RE KICKING OFF FUN WITH PHIDO AND I WAS EXCITING TO READ MAY 10TH THROUGH 15TH. 50 PLUS GAMES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE AND THEY ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. MAY 15TH IS A HUGE DAY.

THE DOWNTOWN MARKET THAT'S OPENING DAY.

HAPPENING DOWN HERE IN OUR DOWNTOWN COMMONS.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. MAY 22ND AND MOVIES IN THE PARK.

CHECK JUNE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. FOR A COMPLETE LIST FOR PROGRAMS AND ON GOING ACTIVITIES. VISIT CLARKSVILLE PARKS AND REC REC.COM.

WE ARE BACK TO >> THANK YOU.

MAYOR. THANK YOU.

[14) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]

[02:05:01]

40 ABATEMENT WORK ORDERS COMPLETED.

THEY HAD 126 SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS PULLED.

24 MULTIFAMILY PERMITS AND 21 COMMERCIAL PERMITS.

THE CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 12509 CALLS FOR SERVICE. THEY HIRED 13 NEW OFFICERS THAT ARE PENDING BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND THE NEW POLICE PRECINCT CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG. FOR THE CLARKSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DEPUTY CHIEF RAY WILLIAMS WHO SERVED MORE THAN 30 YEARS WITH THE CLARKSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE AND OUR NATION AS A VETERAN.

IF IT'S OKAY MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE OBSERVATION OF HIM AND JUST LET HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE BIRCH WOOD COMMUNITY KNOW THEY ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. IF YOU WOULD STAND PLEASE.

>> AMEN. THANK YOU MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE?

[15) STREETS-GARAGE-TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE]

WE R READY FOR STREETS GARAGE, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

>> THE TSG. THE TRANSPORTATION STREETS AND GARAGE. THEY HAVE IT BACKWARDS BUT THAT'S OKAY. THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MAY 2021. THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, TRANSMITTED 39153 PASSENGERS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2021.

SENIOR CITIZENS WAS 6992. DEMAND RESPONSE TOTAL FOR APRIL WAS 2823. NOW I WILL MOVE ON TO THE STREET DEPARTMENT. STREET DEPARTMENT CLOSED 195 WORK ORDERS. PAVING WAS COMPLETE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS. GREEN LAND FARM SUBDIVISION, MINGLE WOOD SUBDIVISION. APPLETON DRIVE.

CONTRACT PAVING IS SET TO BID ROTH STREET ROAD.

UTILITY WILL BE RELOCATED. BIDS HAVE BEEN OPEN AND ARE UNDER REVIEW BY CSD, CGW AND CDE.

HOPEFUL TO GET A CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

SIDEWALK PROJECT ON WEST CONCORD WILL BE ADVERTISED TO BID NEXT WEEK. I WILL MOVE ON TO CITY GARAGE.

THE VEHICLE EXPENSES TONIGHT $210,647.01.

REQUISITIONS TURNED INTO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WAS $171,167.94. THE TOTAL WORK ORDERS WAS 432.

TOTAL WORK HOUR. GAS $2 AND .195.

2.195 PERGALLON. DECREASE OF FIVE % IN UNLEADED GAS. AND A FEW CALLS FOR DIESEL WAS 1.97 PER GALLON. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 26 ON MONDAY I BELIEVE THAT'S MONDAY.

NO IT'S ON WEDNESDAY AT 3:30 P.M.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU CHAIRPERSON SMITH.

WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? TSG? TRANSPORTATION STREET AND GARAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[16) DESIGNATIONS COMMITTEE]

APPROVING THE OFFICIAL RENAMING OF MAMMY LANE TO SLATTERY LANE.

COUNCILPERSON GARRETT. I THINK THAT WAS YOUR ORIGINAL RESOLUTION. I WILL CALL ON YOU FOR ANY COMMENT OR MOTION ACTUALLY. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 53-2020-21.

>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY COMMENT BEFORE WE GO TO MY LIST HERE?

>> I WILL LET THEM GO. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S PROBABLY AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE TAKEN PLACE.

I WILL GET OUT OF THE WAY. GOT YOU.

COUNCILPERSON KNIGHT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. SO, THE PETITION FOR EVERY

[02:10:11]

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

ALSO, THERE'S A CHANGE.ORG PETITION THAT'S IN THE NUMBER OF 500 PARTICIPANTS IN CLARKSVILLE. I HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA POLL OF 4000 PARTICIPANTS WITH 80 BEING AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR NAME CHANGE. WE HAVE HEARD AND OF THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME DURING ONE OF OUR MEETINGS VIRTUALLY TO SPEAK UP AGAINST THIS NAME CHANGE.

SO, I WOULD LIKE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TAKE IN ALL THAT INFORMATION INTO CONSIDERATION. I WILL SAY I COMMEND COUNCILPERSON ALLEN FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THE POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> DON'T CALL EXCUSE ME.

>> THANK YOU. >> ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE TAKING A LOOK AT POLICIES TO ENSURE THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I COMMEND THEM ON THAT.

BUT, LET'S VOTE THIS DOWN AND GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS.

CHANGE THE POLICY AND THEN HOPEFULLY PETITION THE INDIVIDUALS ASK THEM WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE VERSUS GOING BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EVEN LIVE WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WHO DIDN'T EVEN ASK THOSE INDIVIDUALS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE SITUATION. SO, I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON COUNCILPERSON EVANS YOU ARE

NEXT. >> I WANT TO THANK MR DONNY COHEN FOR COMING HERE AND SPEAKING HIS PIECE WITH THIS RESOLUTION. I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T EASY.

I ALSO WANTED TO PRESENT MY AMENDMENT.

MY AMENDMENT PROPOSES CHANGING MAMMY LANE TO HATTIE LINE INSTEAD OF SLATTERY LANE. I PASSED THAT OUT AT

MEETING. >> MOTION.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT MY AMENDMENT ON THE --

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU.

NOW IT'S PROPERLY BEFORE US. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

I PASSED MY AMENDMENT OUT LAST WEEK PROPOSING WE CHANGED MAMMY LANE TO HATTIE LANE INSTEAD OF SLATTERY LANE BECAUSE IT HONORS HATTIE MCDANIEL AND HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHILE PLAYING THE MAMMY CHARACTER IN GONE WITH THE WIND.

I REALIZE THAT IT DOESN'T GO WITH THE GONE WITH THE WIND CHARACTER NAMES LIKE SLATTERY WOULD, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE HATTIE LANE REPRESENTS THE MAMMY CHARACTER BECAUSE SHE PLAYED IT ON GONE WITH THE WIND. AND WOULD HONOR HER LEGACY.

WE ARE ON THE AMENDMENT. I AM GOING TO MENTION THOSE WHO ARE THE LIST SEE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT OR ORIGINAL MOTION. COUNCILPERSON ALLEN.

AMENDMENT OR ORIGINAL MOTION OR SOMETHING ELSE?

>> ORIGINAL MOTION. >> COUNCILPERSON SMITH THE

AMENDMENT OR THE >> THE AMENDMENT.

>> OKAY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> YES. I WOULD JUST AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. COHEN FOR STANDING HIS GROUNDS. HIGH DIDN'T GIVE UP EVEN WHEN HE FELT LIKE IT JUST WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

I JUST WANT TO THANKS HIM FOR HAVING A VOICE TO STAND AND STAND AND THEN WHO YOU KNOW YOU ARE.

DOING WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. CONTINUING TO DO THAT.

AND I AGREE WITH THE LAST SPEAKER THAT WE SHOULD NAME THIS HATTIE AFTER THE PERSON WHO PLAYED I SAID THE SLAVE WOMAN.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND ON THE AMENDMENT OR

>> BOTH. >> OKAY.

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON THE AMENDMENT.

>> ON THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR.

I THINK FOR ME, I TOO APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT FIRST.

MY QUESTION ON THE AMENDMENT HAS TO DO WITH I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT. I DO BELIEVE IT IS A MORE FITTING NAME, BUT I THINK I JUST SORT OF IN MY HEAD ABOUT THE MEANING BEHIND SLATTERY LANE. I UNDERSTAND CLEARLY THE HATTIE

LANE REFERENCE. >> IT'S A CHARACTER.

>> IF SOMEONE COULD GET BEFORE US, SLATTERY, WHERE DID WE COME UP WITH THAT. WHAT IS THE MEANING OR

[02:15:03]

POINT OF CLARITY. >> COUNCILPERSON GARRETT.

OR COUNCILPERSON EVANS WILL DO BOTH.

WE WILL START WITH YOU COUNCILPERSON GARRETT.

SURE, I WILL TAKE A STAB AT THIS IT.

ORIGINALLY WHEN MR. COHEN BROUGHT THIS TO ME AND WANTED TO SEE THE NAME CHANGED. I GOOGLED SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS WITHIN GONE WITH THE WIND TO STICK WITH THE THEME OF IT. AND OF THE NAMES THAT WEREN'T ALREADY TAKEN, SLATTERY HADN'T BEEN USED WHEN I BROUGHT IT BEFORE IT WAS EITHER THE DESIGNATION COMMITTEE OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IT WAS MR. TINDEL REFERENCED IN IRISH. I COULD BE WRONG TO THE EXACT CULTURE. IT WAS IRELAND OR ONE OF THOSE OTHER ETHNICITIES. IT MEANS WET OR SLIPPERY.

CAN GO BACK AND HAVE A DERIVATIVE MEANING SUCH THAT.

OUTSIDE OF WIT OR SLIPPERY. THERE'S NO NEGATIVE CONNOTATION TO SLATTERY. THE LOGIC WAS ALL THE CHARACTERS FOR THAT SUBDIVISION WAS GONE WITH THE WIND CHARACTERS AND SO I JUST TRIED TO PICK ONE THAT WAS NEUTRAL.

THAT'S WHERE SLATTERY CAME FROM FOR THIS PARTICULAR

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON GARRETT.

>> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?

>> I HAVE ALSO SEEN SLATTERY BE USED FOR UNKEPT AS WELL AS SLIPPERY AND WET. SO THERE COULD BE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. I JUST THINK HATTIE IS BETTER BECAUSE HATTIE MCDANIEL. THE PRESENCE AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY. WAS THAT WORD

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL ON THE AMENDMENT.

COUNCILPERSON ALLEN WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE ORIGINAL

MOTION. >> COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN ON THE AMENDMENT OR THE ORIGINAL MOTION?

>> THE ORIGINAL MOTION. >> COUNCILPERSON KNIGHT,

AMENDMENT OR PROPOSAL. >> YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON THE AMENDMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE COMMENTS THAT I JUST RECEIVED FROM SAID RESIDENTS OF MAMMY LANE.

I AM NOT GOING TO MENTION THEIR NAMES BUT I'M JUST GOING TO READ OUT WHAT THEY SENT ME. ONE COMMENT STATED, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING MAMMY LANE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR VOICE. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY.

THE OTHER COMMENTS STATES, HOPING FOR A GOOD OUTCOME ON OUR STREET NAME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US AND CARING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN, COUNCILPERSONS, PLEASE TAKE THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED TO YOU INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON KNIGHT.

COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND ON THE AMENDMENT OR THE

MOTION? >> ORIGINAL MOTION.

>> COUNCILPERSON REDD ON THE AMENDMENT OR ORIGINAL MOTION.

>> WHAT I HAVE TO SAY WOULD APPLY TO BOTH.

I WILL DO THE AMENDMENT. WE'RE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION I GET TWO MORE TURNS THERE AS WELL.

>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON THE AMENDMENT.

WELL, FIRST OFF, I THINK ON THE AMENDMENT, IT WILL STILL REQUIRE THE NAME CHANGE FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE THERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, EVERYBODY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. COHEN WHO CAME TO SPEAK HERE.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING GOOD PEOPLE CAN AGREE TO MAYBE DISAGREE. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT MARGARET MITCHELL WHEN SHE WROTE THIS BOOK, GONE WITH THE WIND, DIDN'T HAVE ANY INTENTIONS TO HAVE RACIAL TYPE CONNOTATIONS TO IT.

SHE WAS JUST MERELY TRYING TO DEPICT ACCURATELY THE CIVIL WAR, THAT TIME AND THAT PLACE. THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

AND THERE'S MANY GORY SCENES AND MANY SCENES OF VIOLENCE IN THE MOVIE THERE THAT AND OF COURSE, IN THE BOOK.

AND IT'S NOT PRETTY. AND IT SHOWED THE WORST OF MANKIND WITH WAR, IT ALSO SHOWED THE WORST OF OUR COUNTRY IN A TIME WHEREVER THERE WAS A LOT OF RACISM AND IT'S LIKE WAR, IT'S NOT PRETTY. MY WIFE SHE'S A GERMAN DESCENT,

1997. >> POINT OF ORDER.

YES. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED COUNCILPERSON

ALLEN. >> MAYOR, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

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AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE AMENDMENT TO HATTIE LANE.

HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIE FOR, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHANGING THE NAME BUT NOT THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT.

>> OKAY. ASK YOU TO CONFINE YOUR REMARKS TO THE AMENDMENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY WHY I'M NOT FOR CHANGING THE NAME FROM HATTIE LANE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M -- I'M TRYING TO GET TO THERE.

>> PROCEED SIR. >> I'M TRYING TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE WHY. THANK YOU.

BUT MY WIFE SHE'S OF GERMAN DESCENT IN 1997 SHE BECAME AN AMERICAN. AND WE HAVE WATCHED MANY MOVIES AND OF COURSE RERUNS OF MOVIES AND SOME WOULD SAY THAT ARE VERY STEREO TYPICAL OF GERMANS. WE ALL REMEMBER HOGANS HEROES WITH COLONEL CLING AND SCHULTZ YOU KNOW DEPICTED THEM AS BUMBLING IDIOTSDI OR NOT WHAT. BUT, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY ARE THERE. IT WASN'T TO BE XENOPHOBIC.

NOT AT ALL. IT WAS THERE TO BE FUNNY AND TO HAVE COMEDY. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVIES THAT DEPICT ITALIANS.

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>> 10 YES, THREE NO. THE MOTION PASSES. WE ARE NOW VOTING ON RESOLUTION

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IS THAT IT MADAM CLERK? >> IS EFFECTIVE JULY 6. >> THAT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE.

EVERY MEMBER BOAT PLEASE. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

>> MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> NINE YES, FOR NOW'S AND ZERO ABSTAINED.

RESOLUTION 53 IS ADOPTED. >>> NEXT ITEM IS NEW BUSINESS. WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM 1,

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CHAIRPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> WOMAN: THANK YOU MAYOR.

>> WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO GET THIS BEFORE US. >> I WOULD LIKE HIM MOTION TO

ACCEPT THE ADDED LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN IN BLUE. >> BEFORE YOU DO THAT LET'S

MAKE A MOTION FOR IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 73. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.

>> EMOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED NOW COUNCILPERSON SMITH.

>> WOMAN: ICY ATTORNEY LANCE AND IT'S 10:00, TIME TO GO TO O BED.

MISTER BAKER WILL YOU GET UP AND EXPLAIN THIS SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE?

I AM TIRED. >> YOUR CALLING ON THE WRONG PERSON.

>> I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS COUNCILMEMBER ALAN'S ORDINANCE IF I'M CORRECT. SHE REALLY IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS.

IT WAS VOTED ON ONCE BEFORE AND THE SECOND READING IT GOT POSTPONED BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER SMITH WANTED TO AMEND IT AND THERE WERE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH THAT.SHE ASKED ME TO DRAFT AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD PASS. I BELIEVE SHE HAS PASSED THAT

OUT. A HARD COPY OF THAT. >> THE CLERK NEEDS A COPY

PLEASE. >> AND MADE 16 COPIES SO THERE SHOULD BE ONE FOR EVERYONE THEY NEED SOME MORE OVER HERE. LET'S GET IT BEFORE US AND WE WILL NEED A MOTION FOR THE

AMENDMENT ONCE WE GET IT BEFORE US. >> SO, MISTER BAKER DO YOU

WANT TO EXPLAIN? >> COUNCILMEMBER SMITH NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND

ORDINANCE 73 AND THE WAY INDICATED IN THE HANDOUT. >> SOMEBODY NEEDS A SECOND AND

THEN I WILL EXPLAIN. >> COUNCILPERSON SMITH DO YOU WISH TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> WE AMEND MOTION 7320 21 WITH THE FIFTH AMENDMENT. AS THE NEW EDITED LANGUAGE.

>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERTY SECONDED. >> WITH THE AMENDMENT WOULD DO IS STRIKE WITHIN RIGHT AND THE APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE THERE BASED ON THOSE SERVING IN OFFICE UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO PLOW THE GROUND AGAIN. DID YOU REMEMBER I POINTED OUT IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING WITH THE PROBLEMS ARE WITHOUT LANGUAGE.

>> AND STUDY WOULD BE STRIKING THAT LANGUAGE AND SUBSTITUTING INSTEAD WHAT'S IN BLUE THAT SAYS SO FAR AS POSSIBLE GIVEN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE MAYOR SHALL SEEK OR IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WORD SEEK I'VE OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE YOU CAN USE THE WORD STRIVE THAT'S IN GREEN. I THINK SEEK IS THE BETTER SO THAT'S WHY I WROTE IT THAT WAY.

THE MAYOR SHALL SEEK TO ACHIEVE BALANCE WITH REGARD TO STANDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS BUT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION GENDER, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE AND DISABILITY OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. THE REASON WHY IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY IS BECAUSE FOR A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT WE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS OF EACH OF THOSE PROTECTED CATEGORIES FOR THERE TO BE A COMPLETE BALANCE ON EVERY STANDING COMMITTEE. WHAT THIS DOES IS IT IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAYOR TO TAKE BALANCE INTO CONSIDERATION BUT DUE TO PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES THAT CAN BE PRESENTED BY ANY GIVEN COUNSEL, HE MAY NOT OR SHE MAY NOT BE

ABLE TO ACHIEVE BALANCE BUT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SEEK. >> COUNCILPERSON SMITH?

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WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE WENT THERE WE JUST WANT TO GET THIS PUT ON THE TABLE.

I AGREE WITH IT. >> COUNCILPERSON READ YOU ARE NEXT.> WHO DETERMINES THIS

IS POSSIBLE? >> THE MAYOR. >> THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

>> COUNCILPERSON STREET WHEN YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> THINKING MAN.

>> AND WE NEED YOU TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION BUT COULD ANYWAY POSSIBLE THIS ACTUALLY SUGGESTS DISCRIMINATION TO THE MAYOR TO PICK THE COMMITTEES BASED ON THESE DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS RATHER THAN PICK THEM ON WHO THEY THINK WE BEST SERVE ON THERE? I ASK THAT TRYING TO FIX LONG-TERM ON THIS THINKING BACKWARDS TO THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL. WE HAD THREE WOMEN ON THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME.

COULD THAT NOT GIVE MAYOR RIGHT TO ONLY PUT ONE WOMAN ON THE COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE FACT

THAT YOU HAVE A FOURTH OF THE COUNCIL BEING WOMEN? >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE BECAUSE THE FIRST CAUSE GIVEN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL, THE PERSON PURPOSE FOR THAT CAUSE US TO MEET THE SITUATION AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WOMEN TO PUT ON THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF MINORITIES. IT MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO DO IT BUT THEN WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER COURT THAT YOU'RE MAKING, HE OR SHE IS REQUIRED TO SEEK TO ACHIEVE BALANCE BUT THEY DO THAT BY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PROTECTIVE CATEGORIES. WHO'S GOT EXPERIENCE AND AN ACCOUNTING AND THAT MAY BE GOOD TO SIT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S NOT THE ONLY CONSIDERATION THAT A MAYOR WOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. IT'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT THEY MAY TAKE FOR THE CATEGORY STATUS. THEY STRIVE TO HAVE AND SEEK

BALANCE BASED ON CATEGORIES ACROSS THE STANDING COMMITTEES. >> I DON'T THINK THAT PUTS ANY

RISK. >> COUNCILPERSON SMITH? >> THERE ARE NO MORE

QUESTIONS. >> THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR ON THE AMENDMENT.

THAT'S A NON-DEBATABLE MOTION REQUIRES TWO THIRDS OF US TO PROVE.

WE ARE VOTING TO CEASE TO DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO IT THE OLD SCHOOL WAY AND CALL THE ROLE. THIS IS THE MOTION.

THE MOTION IS TO CEASE DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 73 AS AMENDED.

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ROLL CALL. >>.

>> THE MOTION TO CEASE DISCUSSION IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW VOTING ON THE

AMENDMENTS. >> WE ARE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 73.

REMEMBER PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MADAM CLERK PLEASE TAKE THE VOTE.

>> 11 YES, TO KNOW AND ZERO HAVE ABSTAINED. >> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND WE ARE NOW ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED. ANYONE WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE MAIN MOTION REGARDING ORDINANCE 73 AS AMENDED? SEEING NONE LET'S LET MADAM

CLERK GET IT TEED UP AND WE WILL BE READY TO VOTE. >>.

WE ARE NOT READY FOR ORDINANCE 92, 2020 Ã21. COUNCILPERSON YOU ARE THE

PERSON AND ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THIS WAS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING.

I'M GOING TO OBVIOUSLY MOTION THAT WE HAVE ACCEPTED AND DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS POST ON IT AGAIN. APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ROBINSON / FRANKLIN STREET

SUPERVISION AND THE COURT IN THEIR REPORT LAWSUITS. >> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE

AND PROPERLY DISCUSSED. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER? >> WE NEED TO GET INTO A SPECIAL SESSION. WE'VE GOTTEN LOTS OF EMAILS I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I AM POSTPONING IT AGAIN. I MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE THIS INTO NEXT MONTHS REGULAR

SESSION. >> EMOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 92 TO THE JUNE 2021 REGULAR SESSION. PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE IN HEARING ON HIS MACHINE GOING TO WORK MADAM CLERK?

>> IS ON THE BOARD EVERYONE CUSTARD VOTE. >> MOTION TO.

>> EVERY MEMBER VOTED. ANYONE WISH TO CHANGE THE VOTE? >> MADAM CLERK PLEASE TAKE THE

VOTE. >> 13 YES, 0910 ABSTAINED. >> WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM 3

WHICH IS ORDINANCE 98. >> CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT.

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>> I MOTION. >> I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> EMOTION HAS BEEN MADE IN

FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 98. TO YOUR SECOND? >> IT IS IN SECONDED BY MISTER BAKER. I BELIEVE THAT MISTER BAKER'S ADVISED US TO GO INTO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION I WOULD ASK US TO GO INTO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE TO DISCUSS THIS ORDINANCE.

NO OBJECTIONS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MY STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE

THE ATTORNEY. >> I WILL GO AHEAD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FIRST. I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LENGTHY I APOLOGIZE. THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND I WAS NOT AVAILABLE LAST WEEK AT THE MEETING. I PREPARED STATEMENTS I'M GOING

TO READ THEM. >> THIS CHARTER STATES THAT TO QUALIFY TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL WE MUST RESIGN. IT IS A CLASS D FINALLY AND PRIOR TO TCA TWO Ã19 Ã109.

I'VE ATTACHED MY PERSONAL CERTIFICATION. ANNUALLY WE CERTIFY THE TENNESSEE PREFIX COMMISSION ON CLOSURE OF ISSUES INTEREST. THE REPORT INCLUDES THE COUNCILPERSON'S ADDRESS. I'VE ATTACHED THE CURRENT PROCESS 8005.

THE CITY LAWYER RECEIVED THE FIRST REQUEST REGARDING COUNCILPERSON REPRESENTING 11 NOT RESIDING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF OCTOBER 2020. ON DECEMBER 19, 1920 20 THEY CERTIFIED ON THE ETHICS STATEMENT OF CLOSURE OF INTEREST THAT THEY LIVED IN AN ADDRESS THAT IS NOT IN CITY LIMITS. ON FIVE JANUARY THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ELECT THE CITY COUNCILPERSON MAYOR PRO TEM. THEY BOTH KNEW HE WAS PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION UNDER CLAIM OF RIGHT ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO DO SO. IT'S THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT LIVE INSIDE CITY LIMITS.

THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IN FOUR PARTS. A AND B REQUIRE THE MAYOR TO

AFFIRM THE COUNCILMEMBERS MEET REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE. >> THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS CONTINGENT ON QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL WHICH INCLUDES RESIDENCY.N MARCH 16, THE ETHICS COMMISSION VOTED FIVE AND ZERO TO MOVE THE COMPLAINT FORWARD AGAIN CITY COUNCIL TO WHEN COUNCILPERSON RESIDES OUTSIDE THEIR ELECTED TO SERVE AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED SERVING ILLEGALLY AND VOTES ARE LEGAL AND CAN BE CHALLENGED.

THEY COULD FROM THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS. THEY DO NOT APPLY TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE CITY PROVIDES GUIDANCE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONDUCT THE CITY AFFAIRS AS ARE CITY COUNCIL OR COMMITTEES THEY DEEM NECESSARY.

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IN PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS TO ALLOW PERSONS ON PROPERTY IN THE WORD OF THE CITY TO SERVE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS TO OUR DEMOCRACY IS INCOME AND EQUALITY. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN PURCHASE HOMES BASED ON THE INCOME LEVEL OF THE OPPONENT. MOST OF US RAN ON SELF-FUNDED OR SMALL CAMPAIGN BUDGET AND WE MAY NOT BE SITTING HERE TODAY IF WE HAD TO FACE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEEP POCKETS.

IN THE OTHER WORD OF THE AFFLUENT DEEP POCKETS FACE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SET OF CHALLENGES. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THE MEMBERS OF HIS CHAMBER CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE VOICES OF THE RESIDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS CHARTER CLEARLY STATES IT SHOULD RESIGN IF WE DO NOT LIVE IN THE WAR THAT WE REPRESENT. WE HAVE AN ETHICS VIOLATION THING BACK TO 2020. WE CAN NO LONGER WAIT FOR OTHERS TO DO THE JOB.

WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE VOTES ARE LEGAL AND CANNOT BE CHALLENGED.

I MET WITH MISTER BAKER IN FEBRUARY AND ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE ETHICS COMPLAINT AND CITY COUNCIL PERSONS NOT LIVING IN THE DISTRICT. HE ADVISED THAT WE WAIT UNTIL THE EVIDENCE IS REVIEWED BY THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS NOW AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. OUR ETHICS COMMITTEE VOTED TO MOVE IT FORWARD. IT'S A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WITH MISTER BAKER FOR REVIEW ON APRIL 19. WE DISCUSSED ORDINANCE ON THE 21ST AND WE MET FACE-TO-FACE ON THE 26TH. THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT CHANGING THE CHARTER.

JUST PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO I'M CREATING REQUIREMENTS TO FORCE ACCOUNTABILITY I SIMPLY

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>> WERE NOT GOING TO GO INTO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE SESSION 90% % OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND COUNCILPERSON'S COMMENTS MAY BE THE PARTS THAT ARE TRYING TO LAY IT ON THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE ARE THINKING THAT THERE MAY BE REASONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY IF WE MAY SHORT DEFENSE ON THAT.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE? >> WE HAVE TO GET THIS BEFORE

IS PROPERLY SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION. >> I GOT YOU.

MISTER BAKER? >> DO YOU WANT TO CALL ON THE OTHER COUNCIL MAYORS?

>> COUNCILPERSON ANY ISSUES? >> BASED ON MY QUESTION YOU ALLUDED TO I MAY BE POTENTIALLY COLLECTING INFORMATION THROUGH THE CITY AND HAD NO IDEA OF ANYTHING MENTIONING ANY TYPE OF ORDINANCE AT ANY POTENTIAL TO WARRANT LAWSUITS. YOU JUMP TO THE CONCLUSION ON YOUR OWN BASED ON REACHING OUT TO THE PERSON THAT CALMLY SAYS I HAVE 13 BOSSES.

I WORK FOR YOU. WE HAD A LEGAL QUESTION THAT I'M NOT PERMITTED TO GO TO.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? I WENT TO THE PERSON THIS LEGISLATION IS APPLICABLE TO

SOME OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL. >> PART OF WHAT MY JOBS AND DUTIES AS IS TO WHEN THE COUNCIL ABOUT DOING THINGS AND TAKING ACTION THAT CAN RESULT IN LAWSUITS ESPECIALLY LOSING LAWSUITS. THERE COULD BE A LAWSUIT WITH THIS. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO SAY THAT. I'VE BEEN PUPPET WHEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BECAUSE UNDER THE TERMS WAS TO GIVE ADVICE TO THE COUNCIL.

YET MY CLIENT REALLY IS THE CITY AS A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ITSELF AND I HAVE TO ALWAYS ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR ME AND

THE ROLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. >> I WOULD THEN BE ACTING IN A CONTRARY TO THE INTEREST OF THE CITY. I WALK IN A MIND FEEL THAT I'VE BEEN PUT IN IN THIS PLACE HERE. IF THERE ARE OTHER POINTS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE WITH REGARD

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THAT'S PARTIALLY TRUE. I BELIEVE IT'S ABRAHAM LINCOLN THAT SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT IF YOU REPRESENT YOURSELF YOU FULL FOR CLIENT. I DO HAVE A LOT TO CREATE AN

ALMOST 30 YEARS OF PRACTICE. >> HE WORKS FOR YOU AND YOUR HIS EMPLOYER.

IF AT SOME POINT YOU FEEL THAT I DID NOT SPEAK CORRECTLY YOU HAVE CORRECTED US WHEN WE HAVE SAID THINGS INCORRECTLY TO DIRECTORS THEN YOU SHALL INTERVENE.

THIS IS NOT A DEBATE BETWEEN US AND THE CITY LAWYERS. I STATED THE FACTS OF WHAT HAPPENED AND MY FEELINGS. AS A CITY LAWYER YOU SHOULD ADDRESS THE ELEMENTS OF THIS THAT YOU THINK ARE LEGAL AND HE SHOULD WORK AT RISK. I ASKED HIM REPEATEDLY TO TELL ME WHAT THEY WERE AND HE DID NOT. WE ARE HERE NOW AND I ANSWERED.

>> I GOT A COMPLAINT BACK IN OCTOBER. WHAT I GOT WAS AN EMAIL.

THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW REQUIRING A WRITTEN ALLEGATION.

EVEN AFTER THAT I GOT THE OTHER TWO. I TURNED IT OVER TO THE DISTRICT'S OFFICE WHO REQUESTED IT. UNDER THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT I HAVE A CONFLICT. I CAN'T CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION I'M A COUNCILMEMBER. AND SO FOR HER TO IMPLY THAT I JUST DID NOTHING ON THIS IS NOT TRUE. HER COMMENT AND THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THE DANGER OF TRYING TO BE YOUR OWN LAWYER WHEN YOU'RE NOT A LAWYER. SHE CITED SIX ÃTWO Ã201.

MAYOR ALDERMAN CHARTER. THAT IS THE CHARTER IN THE TENNESSEE LAW THAT PROVIDES DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARTERS. IT'S ONE OF THE SPECIFIC TYPES OF CHARTERS FOR ORGANIZING THE CITY. IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW TYPE OF CHARTER.

OUR CHARTER IS NOT A MAYOR CHARTER UNDER THE TCA CODE. IT'S A PRIVATE ACT CHARTER.

IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE SHE CITED TO AND THE LAW SHE CITED TWO HAS NO APPLICATION WHATSOEVER TO THE CITY OF PARKSVILLE. SHE SAID I DID ENSURE SPECIFIC CONCERNS. I DID. I DIDN'T SAY CASELAW TO HER OR THE CONSTITUTION AND TENNESSEE STATUTES. BUT I CAN.

I'M LOOKING TO DO THAT HERE TODAY AND FROM SOMEONE WHO COULD TURN AROUND AND USE THAT IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST US. AGAIN. YOU'RE PUTTING ME IN ON IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. I CAN'T TELEGRAPHED TO SOMEONE WHOSE INTERESTS MAY BE ADVERSE IF THEY DON'T LIKE THIS LEGISLATION. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY HERE. I WILL SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO A LAWSUIT.

I THINK IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY IF THIS LEGISLATION PASSES AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A HIGH RISK THAT WE COULD LOSE THAT LAWSUIT. IT COULD BE FILED IN STATE COURT OR FEDERAL COURT. I DON'T WANT TO GO IN AND TELEGRAPH AGAIN THE MULTIPLE THEORIES THAT COULD BE PRESUMED. I'M NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT RAIN HERE. IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH ME INDIVIDUALLY I WILL TELL YOU

WHAT IT IS. >> I'VE SAID SEVERAL TIMES. TALK ABOUT STANDARDS AND

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TAKE THAT UP TO A COMMITTEE? >> LET'S DON'T GET PERSONAL. >> I'M JUST SAYING I

UNDERSTAND. >> THEY DIDN'T COME PREPARED TO MEETING YOU DIDN'T AGATHA TAKE THE STANCE OF HOW IT'S BEEN PROPOSED TO ME IN THE PAST ENOUGH TO SPONSOR THE

ENTERTAINMENT AND HAVING IT REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE. >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> TWO THINGS. IN THE COMMITTEE IT'S ALWAYS TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.

I AM ACTING ON THE RESOLUTION OR THE DECISION PUBLISHED BY THE ETHICS COMMITTEE.

WE HAD THE UPCOMING BUDGET VOTES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU ARE NOT LEGALLY SITTING IN YOUR SEAT THEN YOU ARE NOT VOTING FOR THE BUDGET.

IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE EVIDENCE IS VERY CLEAR BY YOUR OWN AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATION

THAT YOU DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE CITY. >> CONFRONTED TO THE ANSWER

THE QUESTION PLEASE. >> THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A COMMITTEE.

AND, I DID GIVE MISTER BAKER TIME AND I SAT DOWN WITH MISTER BAKER BUT ONCE AGAIN WHEN I ASKED HIM SEVERAL TIMES TO HELP ME REWRITE THIS SO IT WOULD BE CARESS.

>> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THIS BACK AND FORTH. THIS IS TWO SERIES OF AN ISSUE.

>> MAY RESPOND? >> HANG ON JUST ONE MINUTE. >> PERSON GARRETT YOU HAVE THE

FLOOR AND THEN I'M GOING TO COME TO MISTER BAKER. >> AT THE HEARING IN WHICH I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A DEFENSE. UP UNTIL THE HAVE BEEN JUST BETWEEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THERE'S BEEN NO EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY THE DEFENSE.

IT'S JUST BEEN A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ON THE ETHICS COMMISSION SITTING AT A TABLE TALKING ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS AS THEY BEEN RECEIVED. TO SAY THAT IT'S FULLY BEEN PROCESSED ON THEY SAID THAT JUST JUST RECOMMENDED THAT A HEARING TAKE PLACE I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS STILL PREMATURE TO SAY THAT IT'S MADE ITS ROUND. THERE IS NO GUILTY VERDICT OR RECOMMENDATION OTHER THAN A HEARING BE HELD. PREMATURELY IT STILL MY STANCE ON THIS AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE MAYBE WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE ETHICS

COMMISSION MAKES A ROLLING. >> THINK YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE COUNCILPERSON GARRETT? >> OR MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND EXPLAIN THAT TO HER. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. THE BEST THAT I COULD DO IS SAY THAT THIS IS MY OPINION. I THINK THAT IT COULD LEAD TO A LAWSUIT AND A LAWSUIT THAT WE COULD LOSE. I OFFERED TWO DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES TO HER PROPOSAL AND RESOLUTIONS THAT COULD BE BROUGHT. WHEN SHE LEFT SHE SAID I'M CAN I CONSIDER WHAT YOU SAID. I MAY REWRITE THIS. I'M TO RECONSIDER EVERYTHING AND SHE LEFT MY OFFICE. IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT I'VE GIVEN ADVICE IF THERE WAS FRANK

LEANING PROBLEMS WITH. >> WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO THE ORDINANCE.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EVALUATION. >> LISTENING TO YOUR

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IT IS A FACT THAT WE ALWAYS SAY WE NEED TO SEND THINGS TO THE COMMITTEE.

WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING TO THE COMMITTEE WERE TALKING ABOUT SENDING THE ORDINANCE TO THE COMMITTEE AND IT BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED. I'M NOT ONE FOR SENDING THINGS TO COMMITTEES HOWEVER AT THIS POINT YOU'RE TELLING US THAT THERE COULD BE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE IT UNTIL NEXT TIME.

>> LETTER FINISHED THE MOTION FIRST. >> I FINISHED IT THANK YOU.

>> IS IT TO POSTPONEOR POSTPONE. >> A MONTH AND REFER TO THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE I BELIEVE EVERY PERSON SHOULD BE HEARD IN THE BODY THAT THEY BRING IT TO.

TO BE ASKED THAT IF THE POST WERE CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN WHERE WE DO A COMMITTEE OF THE E WHOLE. . THEY DID BRING IT TO THIS PLACE. I'M NOT KING A MOTION TO SEND IT TO THE.

>> MASK. HE SAID TO POSTPONE. >> POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MONTH

SO THAT SHE CAN WORK ON IT. >> THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION. >> SO THAT SHE CAN MAKE LANGUAGE CHANGES IN WORK ON THE LANGUAGE OF WHAT THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO SAY.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE JUNE REGULAR SESSION.

I HEARD A SECOND OVER HERE. IT'S A MOTION TO THE STONE. ANY COMMENT REGARDING THE

MOTION TO POSTPONE? >> IF I COULD ADDRESS JUST A COUPLE OF CONCERNS.

ONE IS IT'S AN ISSUE OR PROBLEM FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO TO DISCUSS IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAILS.

WITH THE COUNCIL WITH THE PROBLEMS ARE WITH THE LEGISLATION.

IF THE PEOPLE WHO COULD APPLY TO RIGHT NOW ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE.

I DON'T THINK THE COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY AND POWER TO EXCLUDE THEM AND I TOLD ONE OF THEM THAT ALREADY. AND SO IF WE TALK ABOUT IT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND ASKING ME TO DO IS DO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DETRIMENTAL AND HARMFUL TO THE CLIENT.

>> AND ASKING FOR THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF WHAT IT NEEDS TO SAY.

>> ON THINK IT'S MY SECOND ISSUE OF WHAT I EXPLAINED TO COUNCILMEMBER REYNOLDS.

ONE PART OF HER ORDINANCE, NOW YOU'RE MAKING ME DO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO.

I THINK THERE IS ONE PART THAT JUST CAN'T BE REWRITTEN TO MAKE IT LEGAL.

>> CAN I CHANGE THE MOTION? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CHANGE IT TO BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO VOTE ON TONIGHT WITH THE LANGUAGE BEING WHAT IT IS.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT. THE MOTION IS BEEN PROPERLY MADE AND SECONDED.

THAT BUYS US TIME TO THOROUGHLY RESEARCH THIS UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION TO ALLOW MISTER BAKER TO LINE UP THINGS LEGALLY. WE WILL DISCUSS IT AT THE JUNE

REGULAR SESSION. >> HAVE A LIST HERE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILPERSON ALLEN TO SECOND HIM. WE WILL POSTPONE THIS ORDINANCE UNTIL THE JUNE 2021 REGULAR SESSION. I HAVE COUNCILPERSON NIGHT.

DO YOU WISH TO THE POSTPONEMENT? >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER DO YOU

WISH TO THE POSTPONEMENT? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I WILL SAY WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY POSTPONE THIS FROM TONIGHT. I WOULD ASK THE SPONSOR TO CONSIDER UNTIL NEXT MONTH OR GET COUNSEL EVEN IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE COUNSEL THAT IS IN MISTER BAKER. THESE COMPLAINTS OF ARTIE BEEN MADE.

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WORKING TO DO WHAT WE WANTED TO. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

THEY WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU.

>> IS IN ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE? >> I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD

POSTPONE IT AT THIS TIME. >> COUNCILPERSON READ? >> I BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WE NEED TO GO TO POSTPONE AND REMEMBER WE ARE NOT WRITING THIS FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THE ORDINANCE IS JUST BEING WRITTEN THE LAST YEAR FOR OTHERS IN THE FUTURE.

I WISH WE WOULD POSTPONE IT. >> COUNCILPERSON RUNNELS? THE BOAT MOTION IS POSTPONED

YOU WISH TO THAT? >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY MAYOR AND MISTER BAKER THAT I REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF YOU WITH PLENTY OF TIME REQUESTING YOUR INPUT BUT WHEN I CAME TO YOU AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT I GOT A GOOD ENOUGH INFORMATION I WENT TO YOU MAYOR POSTPONING IT. I DID ASK ALREADY FOR IT TO BE REWRITTEN EXACTLY AS HE DID FOR COUNCILPERSON SMITH. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE. IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION I

DID NOT GET THIS REWRITE. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED. >> MARY IF I WILL.

>> SETTLE, PRESUMES THAT IT CAN BE REWRITTEN IN A WAY THAT IT'S LEGAL.

HER COMMENT ALSO, BASICALLY WHAT SHE SAID I DIDN'T GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT.

>> I GIVE YOU MY BEST ADVICE. >> IT'S ON THE MOTION. >> WE ARE NOW COMING TO

COUNCILPERSON SMITH IS ON THE LIST. >> AFTER LISTENING TO WHAT MISTER BAKER HAS SAID SOME THINGS IN THE WRITTEN ORDINANCE THAT SHE IS COMPOSED.

IT'S NOT CORRECT. I WOULD AGREE THAT WE NEED TO POST ON THIS UNTIL WE HEAR SOMETHING FROM THE ETHICS COMMITTEE BECAUSE HAVE THEY DECIDED THAT THIS MAN IS GUILTY? IS THIS AN HOUR PURPOSE THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE THERE? I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT LIVING OUT OF YOUR ZONE CAUSING YOU TO BE RELIEVED FROM THE COUNCIL. WHERE IS THAT? I DIDN'T GET THAT.

I WAS TRYING TO HEAR IT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS. IT'S $50 FROM US AND I'M NOT FOR THAT. THE THING NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN.

I'M SORRY. I CANNOT AGREE WITH THAT BUT I THINK WE POSTPONE IT UNTIL WE HEAR SOMETHING FROM THE ETHICS COMMISSION. IT'S THEIR JOB TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT. I THINK WE ARE OVERSTEPPING BOUNDARIES WHEN IT COMES TO THIS. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO VOTE

ON IT. I THINK WE NEED TO POSTPONE IT. >> COUNCILPERSON READ YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR TO CEASE DISCUSSION

ON THE MISSION TO THE. >> IT IS NON-DEBATABLE AND REQUIRES TWO THIRDS.

THAT'S A ROLLCALL PLEASE LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME AND VOTE. WE ARE VOTING TO CEASE THE

DISCUSSION. MADAM CLERK. >>.

PASSES. WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 98 UNTIL THE JUNE 2021 REGULAR SESSION. IS THAT A ROLLCALL VOTE MADAM CLERK?

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OKAY PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >>.

>>. >> 12 YES ONE KNOW. THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 92 JUNE 2021 PASSES. WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM FOR, DISCUSSION REGARDING USE OF SPREADSHEETS FOR TRACKING CHARTER AMENDMENTS. COUNCILPERSON RUNNELS YOU WISH

TO DISCUSS THAT? >> VERY BRIEFLY IT WAS ON LAST MONTH'S AGENDA.

THERE'S AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET. I WAS JUST TRYING TO OPOSE A WAY THAT WE CAN ORGANIZE OUR INPUT FOR THE UPCOMING CHARTER CHANGES THAT WE WILL WORK ON IN JUNE I HAD ORGANIZED THE CHARTER AND MADE COMMENTS FOR EACH PERSON TO PUT IN THE REFERENCES.

WE CAN CHANGE THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET AS WE WENT ALONG. >> COUNSEL PURPOSE AND NIGHT

YOU ARE ON MY LIST.> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >> COUNCILPERSON GARRETT?

>> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MISTER BAKER. THAT DOES IS FOR POTENTIAL SUNSHINE LAW VIOLATION. IF WE ARE ADDING STUFF TO THE SPREADSHEET THAT'S ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE IS NOT NECESSARILY SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC. WE ARE DELIBERATING.

>> IS AN EXCELLENT POINT. THANK YOU MISTER BAKER. >> IT'S GOOD FOR ME I'M NOT

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GOING TO GET ON. >> ANYONE ELSE? HEARING ON THE NEXT ITEM IS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS. ANYONE WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED? COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND?

>> JUST LOOSE OUT. THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE GENERAL AND FOR THOSE IN WARD 2. ON TUESDAY, MAY 18 I'M VERY EXCITED TO HOST WITH THE MAYOR AND SOME OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENT A TOWN HALL FOR WAR TWO. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A PRESS RELEASE GOING OUT TOMORROW TO THE GENERAL PRESS AS WELL AS OUR CITY COMMUNICATIONS SENDING THIS OUT.

THIS IS NOT A CITY COUNCIL SPONSOR. I WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN IT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR WORD TWO. IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING SO WE DON'T GET INTO ANY VIOLATION OF SUNSHINE LAW. OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS OF WARD TO IN VETERANS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. AS MANY CONSTITUENTS AS POSSIBLE TO PUT TOGETHER AND HEAR YOUR DATA AND AND PUT FOR DISCUSSION AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO IMPROVE THE LIFESTYLE IN THE COURT OR. ONCE WE COLLECT THIS DATA WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS THERE WILL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME AND SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE. WE TAKE THAT DATA AND COMPILE IT.

THE GOAL IS TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND VISION FORWARD FOR WAR TWO.

WE BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT THAT VISION IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR INPUT.

MAY 18 IS A TUESDAY AT 6:00 P.M.. THE VENUE IS GOING TO BE HELD AT THE MOSAIC CHURCH AT 1020 GARRICK'S BURKE ROAD. THEY'VE BEEN GRACIOUS TO PARTNER WITH US.

THIS IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IT WILL BE VIRTUAL AS WELL.THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON NIGHT YOU RECOGNIZED. >> YES MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY PLEASE IF YOU HEAR THIS OR SEE THIS AFTER WATCHING THIS.

PLEASE BE COGNIZANT WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE DRIVING. BE CAUTIOUS AND CAREFUL.

BE CAREFUL AS YOU TRACK THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. MAKE SURE YOU ADHERE TO THE SPEED LIMIT. MARY IF IT'S OKAY WITH LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE ALSO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO LOST HER LIFE ON TINY TOWN ROAD THIS WEEK.

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IF THAT'S OKAY. >> IF HE WILL STAND PLEASE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

>> . >> COUNCILMEMBER YOU ZE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS REGARDING THE UPCOMING BUDGET. CLARKSVILLE NON-RECENTLY PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE STATED RESIDENT THAT CLARKSVILLE NEEDED TO MAKE $16.71 AN HOUR TO AFFORD A TWO BEDROOM OOM APARTMENT. COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE SINCE 2009. A PERSON EARNING MINIMUM WAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE TO WORK 94 HOURS PER WEEK TO A 42 BEDROOM RENTAL HOME.

MOST COMPANIES TO INCLUDE THE CITY AS AN EMPLOYER DO NOT HAVE ENTRY-LEVEL PAY ANYWHERE NEAR $15 AN HOUR. WE VOTED TO RAISE RATES IN THE COUNTY VOTED TO RAISE THE WHEEL TAX. THE TIMING WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT WE WAS RECOGNIZE WHAT WE ARE ASKING OF A RESIDENCE. IT'S THE FUNDING OF THE TRANSPORTATION 20/20 PLAN.

I WHOLLY SUPPORT THE NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANS AND I'VE HEARD FROM A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN OUR CITY THAT IS DONE BETTER THAN EXPECTED FINANCIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC AND I'D LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SICK QUESTION THE FINANCES TO SUPPORT AT LEAST NEXT YEAR'S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A FEW EXAMPLES. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SALES TAX HAS INCREASED FROM 2020.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO SELL PROPERTY EIGHT. IS THAT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THE

FIRST YEAR OF THE POND? >> THERE ARE A GREAT DEAL OF FEDERAL FUNDING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO LEVERAGE THIS MONEY SUCH AS USING THE GRANT MONEY GIVEN TO SEE BDG TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WHERE APPROPRIATE.

>> OUR CITY CURRENTLY HAS 20% OF OUR TAXES COLLECTED FOR RAINY DAY.

THE PANDEMIC QUALIFIES AS A RAINY DAY. CAN WE DECREASE TO 17 OR 18% FOR THE FIRST YEAR? THIS WOULD GIVE US 2 TO 3% OF OUR CURRENTLY COLLECTED TAXES TO SUPPORT BOND PAYMENTS. CAN WE MOVE APPROVED AND FUNDED PROJECTS TO UTILIZE THOSE

FUNDS. >>

>> WE CURRENTLY SAVE ONE FOURTH OF OUR TAXES TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROJECTS ARE ALSO FUNDED BY CDE, GAS AND WATER AND ALSO MEANS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE PURPOSEFULLY EARMARK OR SEQUESTER FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSPORTATION FUND DURING THIS PROCESS OUR COMMUNITY IS STILL RECOVERING GUM RAY COUNTY IS 23 PERCENT OF VACCINATED WE HAVE 21 AVERAGE CASES I LOOKED AT THE STATE OF TENNESSEE THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE SHOWING 174 PERCENT INCREASE IN COVID RELATED CASES SO WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE RISK AREA I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HIM TO THE MAYOR'S LEADERSHIP WE WORK TOGETHER TO AVOID 1/3 INCREASE IN WHAT OUR CITIZENS WOULD REGARD A TAX INCREASE FOR 2021 AND 2022 VERY STATEMENT COUNCILPERSON EVANS

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR I SENT AN EMAIL OUT EARLIER REGARDING CITIZEN RECOGNITIONS AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I DID CC EVERYBODY.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT CITIZEN RECOGNITIONS SHOULD BE PUBLIC REGARDLESS IF THEY HAVE FILED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST ANYONE OF US THEY ARE DOING THEIR DUTY AS A CITIZEN.

THEY ARE EXPECTED TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS TO EXPRESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BAR THEM FROM BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.HANK YOU.

STATEMENT COUNCILPERSON BUTLER YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR I READ THE EMAIL THAT I WAS CCED ON TODAY AND I HAVE TO AGREE WE HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SIT UP HERE AND TAKE ALL THE FLACK, THAT IS WHAT WE WERE VOTED TO DO.

IF A PERSON HAS A COMPLAINT AGAINST ONE OF US AND THEY GO ABOUT THE LEGITIMATE WAY TO DO

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I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE SITTING UP HERE IS A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US AND THIS IS COMING FROM ME AND I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE THICKEST SKIN ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO DO A LOT FOR US AND EVEN IF THEY CRITICIZE YOU, THEN YOU CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY IF YOU AGREE WITH THEM PHILOSOPHICALLY OR POLITICALLY OR WHATNOT.

THANK YOU. STATEMENT COUNCILPERSON ? YOU

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