Sep 02, 2021 City Council

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:13]

COUNCILPERSON TRAVIS HOLLEMAN WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE. >> LET US PRAY.

LORD, WE JUST WANT TO PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR FIRST LADY AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE. WE WANT TO PRAY FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING IN WAVERLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. LORD, WHAT TO PRAY FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN.

THAT YOU WILL BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES. LORD, WE WANT TO PRAY FOR OUR CLERK AND MISS SYLVIA AND PENNY FOR THE UPCOMING RETIREMENT AND THIS NEW CHAPTER IN THEIR LIVES. LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU HELP US TO BE THE CITY, THE BRIGHT SHINING LIGHT ON A HILL. HELP US TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT HONORS YOU.

AND HELP US TO REMEMBER THAT OLD SONG THAT SAYS, BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD. AND THE HOLY AND PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS WE DO 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.

>> MEMBERS, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE. RYAN, I'M GOING TO NEED A MICROPHONE APPEAR IF WE DO NOT HAVE ONE.

HERE WE ARE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE. MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE ROLL.

>> ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. CURRENTLY, SEATS WARD 1 AND WARD 5 ARE VACANT.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. >> ABOUT FOUR YEARS NOW, THE CITY PARCEL IS CHOSEN AS ONE OF

[5) SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

MADE UP OF VARIOUS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE TRYING TO RAISE THE PROFILE AND AWARENESS OF SUICIDE AND TO PREVENT IT. BACK BEFORE HE TOOK OFFICE, OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WERE BEING TRAINED BY THE TENNESSEE SUICIDE PREVENTION NETWORK. IN PERSON ON RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF SUICIDE. NOT ONLY IN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT IN PEOPLE THEY ENCOUNTER ON THE JOB AS WELL AS THEIR COWORKERS. WE WERE AMONG THE FIRST, IF NOT THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE, TO HAVE LIVE TRAINING FOR EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE AND WE ARE PROUD OF THAT FACT. SEPTEMBER SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

AS THE HOME OF 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AIR ASSAULT, WE ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR AND ALL TOO AWARE OF WHAT SUICIDE DOES TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, I'M HONORED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE AND THESE 10 INDIVIDUALS BEHIND ME, MAKING IT THE CITY COUNCIL TO DECLARE THAT CLARKSVILLE STANDS READY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE. IT IS AN EPIDEMIC AND IT IS WHAT WE ALL NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS PROCLAMATION DECLARES THAT THIS MONTH IS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH. AND WE ASK YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH YOU AND AROUND YOU.

FOR THE SIGNS, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET HELP. NEXT, YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM CHRISTINE WATSON REGARDING THE NEED TO BE AWARE OF A SILENT DEADLY KILLER IN CARBON MONOXIDE. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL HERE TONIGHT, SEVEN HOURS NOTICE I THINK I GAVE YOU TO BE HERE. HE'S LIKE A FIREFIGHTER, CHIEF.

[00:05:04]

THROUGHOUT NOT ONLY OUR CITY BUT THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. YOU SIR, ARE A FINE CITIZEN AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IN OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE LET US

HEAR THAT RADIO VOICE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THIS IS AN HONOR, AND UNEXPECTED HONOR AND VERY HUMBLING. 10 YEARS AGO, I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. WE LOST FIVE FRIENDS.

NEEDLESSLY. AND PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS NEEDLESSLY, EVERY DAY.

AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT. IT IS VERY PREVENTABLE. SO I AM HONORED TO DO WHAT I CAN TO TRY TO SPREAD THE WORD. TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE JUST HOW DANGEROUS CARBON MONOXIDE IS

AND HOW QUICKLY IT CAN KILL. >> THANK YOU, LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE PLEASE.

[APPLAUSE] ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL

CITY, THANK YOU. >> MEMBERS, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE TWO CITY COUNCIL

[6) CITY COUNCIL VACANCIES]

AND THEN WE WILL INVITE CANDIDATES WHO WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH VACANCIES TO APPROACH. WE'LL START WITH WARD ONE AND THEN GO TO WORD FIVE.

YOU ASKED TO CONFINE REMARKS TO FIVE MINUTES. WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO COUNSEL TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS IF THEY HAVE ANY. AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED TO THE NEXT CANDIDATE. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME TO MICROPHONE AND GIVE US A RUNDOWN OF THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING

REPLACEMENTS. >> I THINK EACH OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THE PROVISION, CITY CODE SECTION ONE Ã210 THAT PERTAINS TO THE FILLING OF A VACANCY IN OFFICE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OTHER THAN THE MAYOR.

>> IF YOU WOULD, PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOU. >> SORRY.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO JUST READ IT TO YOU, JUST TOUCH ON THE HIGHLIGHTS.

IF YOU HAVE SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, SUBPARAGRAPH A TALKS ABOUT FILLING THE VACANCY OF THE MAYOR REQUIRES THERE BE QUALIFIED WITH THE OFFICIAL CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE. THAT PROVISION IS FOUND IN ARTICLE TWO SECTION 3. TALKS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. AMONGST OTHER THINGS, WHAT IT SAYS IS CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE. AND SHALL HAVE RESIDED IN THE CITY FOR 12 MONTHS. NEXT PRECEDING THEIR ELECTION. OF COURSE, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT. SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION WHICH THEY ARE CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL OTHER THAN THE MAYOR SHALL ALSO RESIDE IN AND BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE WARD TO WHICH THEY SEEK ELECTION AT THE TIMES THE CANDIDATE FOLLOWS ELECTION QUALIFIED PETITION FOR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR SHOULD

[00:10:01]

CONTINUOUSLY IN THE WARD FROM WHICH THERE SERVING. GO TO DEFINE THE VARIOUS MEANS OF RESIDE, RESIDENT AND GIVES YOU FACTORS. AND SO, AS IT GOES ON UNDER SUBDIVISION OR SUBSECTION A, WHENEVER A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE OFFICE, THE WARD BOUNDARIES IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE ELECTION APPOINTMENT SHALL BE USED DETERMINE THE WARD RESIDENCY QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS FOR THE VACANCY. THEY HAVE TO USE THE CURRENT WARD BOUNDARIES EVEN THOUGH WE FOUND A NEW SENTENCE, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW WE'VE NOT REDRAWN THE BOUNDARIES YET. THAT WILL BE COMING UP BEFORE TOO MUCH LONGER BUT WE WILL BE USING THE EXISTING WARD BOUNDARIES. SUBSECTION B, CLOCK IS REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF THE VACANCY. SHE HAS DONE SO ND WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE VACANCY OCCURRING WHICH ARE STILL WITHIN THE E 60 DAY PERIOD, ALL QUALIFIED PPLICANTS SHALL APPEAR BEFORE A MEETING TONIGHT TO MAKE SURE THERE INTENTION TO SUPPLY AND MAY MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT TO CITY COUNCIL AT UCH MEETING. THEY CAN GIVE THEIR REASONS FOR THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUND, EDUCATION TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, MILITARY SERVICE, VOLUNTEER WORK AND ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO EVALUATION OF THE APPLICANT. AND YOU MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF EACH APPLICANT.

WE WILL DO THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. THEN WITHIN SUBSECTION C, THE 14 DAYS OF TONIGHT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, WHERE THE APPLICANTS APPEAR AND MAKE KNOWN THEIR INTENTION TO APPLY FOR THE VACANCY. THERE IS TO BE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY CALLED THAT FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY, THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY. AT 4:30 PM. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACTUALLY APPOINTING SOMEONE TO FEEL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHOSE OFFICE IS VACANT AND WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES THAT WILL BE WARD ONE AND WORD FIVE.

ONLY THE APPLICANT TO APPEAR TONIGHT, AT THE MEETING AND IT MADE IT KNOWN THEIR INTENTION TO APPLY TO FILL THE VACANCY, MAY BE CONSIDERED AT THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.

SO IF SOMEONE SHOWS UP ON TUESDAY, THEY DID NOT SHOW UP TONIGHT OR EVEN IF THEY SHOWED UP TONIGHT, THEY DID NOT MAKE KNOWN THEIR INTENTION TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO THE PROCESS, THEY SHOW UP ON TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE VOTED ON OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. SUBSECTION D, THIS IS WHERE THE NUTS AND BOLTS ARE FOUND ABOUT HOW WE WILL GO ABOUT IT. IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE COMPLICATED BUT IT IS REALLY NOT. DURING THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THE FOLLOWING VOTING PROCEDURES SHALL BE USED. NUMBER ONE, POINTS APPLICANT SHALL BE OPPONENT ONLY RECEIVING MAJORITY VOTE, HERE'S THE KEY PHRASE, OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

WHENEVER IN THE LAW IT REFERS TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP, IT MEANS ALL 13 MEMBERS.

EVEN IF THERE IS ONE OR MORE SEATS ARE ABSENT. WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN IT SAYS MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP, MAJORITY VOTE IS SEVEN VOTES.

IT WILL HAVE TO BE SEVEN VOTES BEFORE SOMEONE IS FINALLY DECLARED TO BE THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER IN EACH WARD ONE AND WORD FIVE. SUB SUBSECTION 2 TREAT EACH APPLICANTS NAME, GETTING TO THE PROCESS NOW. EACH APPLICANTS NAME SHALL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE CITY CLERK. EACH COUNCIL MEMBER MAY VOTE FOR ONLY ONE OF THE APPLICANTS.

IT WILL BE DONE BY ROLL CALL, VOICE VOTE. SO WHEN THE CLERK CALLS THE NAME, THE FIRST NAME, SHE WILL END UP CALLING ALL THE NAMES. THEN YOU CAN VOTE BY ROLL CALL VOICE VOTE, BUT YOU DO NOT SAY YEA OR NAY YOU ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT YOU'RE VOTING FOR. YOU SAY THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT THAT YOU'RE VOTING FOR. IF ANY APPLICANT AT THAT FIRST VOTE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OR MORE, OF THE MEMBERSHIP THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL, ANYONE APPLICANT GETS SEVEN VOTES, THEN THAT APPLICANT SHALL BE APPROVED TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE VACANT MEMBER. NOT JUST UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION, BUT FILL THE HOLE AND EXPIRED TERM. WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.

IT MIGHT BE JUST TO THE NEXT ELECTION BUT IT MIGHT BE BEYOND THAT.

[00:15:01]

IF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND ROUND THERE IS AN APPLICANT WHO GETS SEVEN VOTES, THAT'S WHO THE COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BE IN EACH WARD. BY THE WAY, WE WILL VOTE, WILL GO FOR WARD 1 FIRST AND THEN WARD 5. OR IF THE CHAIR DECIDES TO DO FIVE FIRST AND THEN WARD 1 SECOND IT CAN DO THAT. BUT THE MAIN POINT IS, YOU TAKE THESE SEPARATE.

AND THEN PART FOUR IF NO ONE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE IN THE SECOND VOTE, THEN THE THIRD ROUND COMMENCES. DURING THIS THIRD ROUND, YOU MIGHT SAY WE'RE IS GOING TO VOTE ALL NIGHT IT WILL BE THE SAME VOTE. NO, IN THE THIRD ROUND, THAT'S ALWAYS HAVING THE PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE COME APPLICANTS START DROPPING OUT AND IT CAN FORCE COUNCILMEMBERS THEN TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE DIFFERENT. DURING THE THIRD ROUND OF WOOD IN THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL NOT CONSIDER AND NUMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE FOR, AND APPLICANT WHO HAD THE LOWEST VOTE TOTAL IN THE SECOND ROUND VOTE.

WE GET TO THAT THIRD ROUND, WHOEVER WAS LOW IN THE SECOND ROUND VOTE, THEY DROP OUT.

THEY CANNOT BE VOTED ON ANYMORE. IF AFTER -- WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S A TIE IN THE SECOND ROUND VOTE? ABOUT AS FAR AS A LOW VOTE.

IF AFTER THE SECOND ROUND TWO OR MORE -- THEN A SEPARATE RUNOFF VOTE SHALL FIRST BE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE THIRD VOTE. BETWEEN ONLY BE TIED APPLICANTS WHO ARE THE LOWEST VOTE FROM THE SECOND ROUND. THEN ALL APPLICANTS RECEIVED AN EQUAL NUMBER OF VOTES. DURING THE RUNOFF VOTE ALL CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE.

BUT ONLY FOR ONE OF THE TIED APPLICANTS. SO THIS RUN OF WHAT YOU WON'T BE VOTED IN EVERYBODY. THAT GOT VOTES IN THE SECOND ROUND BUT ONLY THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE TIED AS LOW VOTE GETTERS IN THE SECOND ROUND. YOU HAVE TO PICK IT, WHO'S GOING TO GET TO GO FORWARD BASICALLY IS IN ESSENCE, WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING.

AND THE MAYOR CANNOT VOTE IN THE RUNOFF VOTE. THE APPLICANT WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE RUNOFF VOTE SHALL CONTINUE TO THE THIRD ROUND OF VOTING FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL. IN CASE OF A TIE VOTE DURING THE RUNOFF VOTE, THE MAYOR CAN VOTE. ALRIGHT SO, IF WE TAKE THE RUNOFF VOTE AND WHOEVER WINS A RUNOFF VOTE, THEY GET TO GO FORWARD. BUT IF THERE IS A TIE VOTE ON THE RUNOFF VOTE, THE MAYOR BREAK THE TIE. OKAY? AND HE HAS TO CHOOSE OR WE HAD A LADY MAYOR, LADY MERRITT WOULD BREAK THE TIE.

SUB SUBPART B, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD ROUND ANY APPLICANT RECEIVES A MAJORITY VOTE, OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE APPROVED. AGAIN, SEVEN VOTES.

LASTLY, IF SOMEONE IS STILL DOESN'T RECEIVE THE MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP SEVEN VOTES, THEN SUBSEQUENT VOTING ROSE TO INCLUDE -- SHALL BE WITH PROVISIONS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. WE KEEP GOING. ULTIMATELY, EVENTUALLY, NO MATTER HOW MANY APPLICANTS THERE ARE, YOU WILL END UP WITH NO MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE.

AND YOU WILL, YOU'LL HAVE TO PICK BETWEEN THE TWO. LASTLY, UPON APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE APPLICANT SHALL IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER BE SWORN IN BY THE MAYOR AND SHALL TAKE THEIR SEAT AND HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.

WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS, ONCE YOU HAVE APPROVED SOMEONE ULTIMATELY FOR WORD ONE, THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY SWORN IN AND ALLOWED TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION OF

WARD 5 CANDIDATES ARE APPLICANTS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

HAVE A QUESTION, COUNCILPERSON ALAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> INITIALLY THEY WOULD CALL

OUT ONE OF THE NAMES OR ALL? >> ALL OF THE NAMES. >> THANK YOU.

CHRIS COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

TELL ME HOW -- COUNT. >> YOU CAN ABSTAIN. IT IS A --

>> SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. >> YOU CAN ABSTAIN. YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TOO MANY

OF THEM, YOU END UP CREATING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. >> WE NEED SEVEN VOTES.

[00:20:06]

>> WE NEED SEVEN VOTES. MY ADVICE TO YOU WOULD BE NOT TO ABSTAIN, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION. BUT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO SO AND ABSTENTION WOULD COUNT AS I

BELIEVE A NO VOTE. >> THAT WAS MY QUESTION, THANK YOU, MR. BAKER.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALAN, ANOTHER QUESTION? >> THERE REALLY IS NO KNOW

VOTES AND WE GO AROUND WE ARE SAYING A NAME. >> YOU ARE RIGHT WOULD NOT BE A

NO VOTE. >> YOU'RE NOT CASTING A VOTE SO, IT IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE FACT THAT WHO EVER ULTIMATELY GETS APPOINTED, HAS GOT TO RECEIVES SEVEN VOTES.

IT MAY MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ABSTAIN

MULTIPLE TIMES. >> GOT YOU. >> COUNSEL PERSON BUTLER BACK

TO YOU. >> THANK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION. MY GOSH IT JUST FLEW RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD! IT WAS A GOOD ONE TOO! I'M SORRY.

[LAUGHTER] >> SO GOOD, YOU FORGOT! ALL RIGHT.

>> I WILL EMAIL YOU. >> OKAY. WE WILL GO BACK OVER THESE RULES OF VOTING AT THE TUESDAY SPECIAL SESSION JUST SO IT IS FRESH IN OUR MINDS WHEN WE DO.

GET READY TO VOTE. WE ARE NOW READY TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES FOR WARD 1.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS I HAVE NO LIST.

IF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE VACANCY OF WARD 1 OF CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL, WE INVITE YOU TO COME FORWARD.

YOU WILL APPROACH THE MICROPHONE, GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR WARD ONE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

HE WILL GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND THE CLOCK WILL START.

>> MINIMUS SABRINA GILLESPIE. I LIVE AT 1319 ARCH WOOD DRIVE. CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

GREETING MAYOR PITTS AND CITY COUNCIL MAYORS. AGAIN, MINIMUS SABRINA GILLESPIE, I AM SEEKING THE VOTE AND SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO FILL AN INTERIM SEAT IN WORD ONE. WORD ONE HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR OVER 16 YEARS.

LIVING IN WORD ONE, HAVE SEEN A VAST GROWTH YET THERE ARE SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE.

THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY COMMODITIES SUCH AS PARKS AND COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF WARD 1. I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN WORKING IN WORD ONE FOR MANY YEARS. I CONSISTENTLY VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CLARKSVILLE WOMEN'S CLUB DURING THE SHOWER OF EVENTS, -- EVENTS, SAFE HOUSE, IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOKS, MINGLE WOULD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE WE DONATE COATS FOR THE WINTER.

SOULS FOR SOULS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASHES AND ETC. I AM IN AUSTIN P STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS WITH BACHELORS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. AS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, I NOW SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 2022 ON FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY. I'M ALSO AN AFFILIATE OF THE CLARKSVILLE LABOR ASSOCIATION. I'VE SERVED AS TREASURER IN BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

THE LOCAL ADVOCATES ON DAILY BASIS FOR EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SAFE, FAIR AND EQUITABLE. SO THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. GROWING UP WITH A FATHER -- EXCUSE ME. GROWING UP WITH A FATHER AND SIBLINGS IN THE ARMY, AND NOW MY SON SERVING AT FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, I HAVE A DEEP RESPECT, COMMITMENT AND CONNECTION TO THE MILITARY. MY VAST TRAINING AS A LABOR ADVOCATE WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYEES RIGHTS AND LABOR LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

I BELIEVE GIVES ME THE SKILLS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, MY FOCUS AND GOAL IS TO ENSURE PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

[00:25:01]

OF CLARKSVILLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MS. CALYPSO.

ANY MEMBER OF COUNSEL HAVE A QUESTION AMISS CLIPS EQUALLY COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MRS. GILLESPIE FOR SHARING YOUR BIO WITH US. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU SEE WOULD BE, HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE A GOOD COUNCILPERSON? CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR IDEA OF WHAT COUNCILPERSON REALLY WOULD LOOK LIKE IN LEGISLATING FOR THE CITY, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU? >> TO ME IS IT A COUNCILPERSON IS ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE ITEMS THAT ARE PRESENTED WITH LOOKING AT WHAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS WOULD WANT OR NEED. IN THAT AREA. AND IT DEFINITELY, TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THE CONSTITUENTS IN THEIR AREA. OF THEIR WARD.

>> OKAY ALSO, I SAID THAT YOU SAID YOU ARE AFFILIATED ON AN AFFILIATE OF THE -- ASSOCIATION. IN LOCAL ADVOCATE ON A DAILY BASIS TO ENSURE WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SAFE AND FAIR. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS FAIR TO YOU?

>> WHAT IS FAIR? >> GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. >> FAIR TO ME IS SOMETHING THAT, IT MAY NOT BE DEFINITELY, IT IS EQUITABLE. OKAY? IT IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT EVERYONE, NOT JUST ONE PERSON.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON

REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MISS GILLESPIE. IT REALLY TAKES A LOT TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. WE'VE ALL RUN FOR OFFICE AND WE KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT EVERYONE, YOU AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMING FORWARD, TO APPLY FOR THE JOB AND ARE WILLING TO DO THAT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW, IF YOU WERE KNOCKING DOORS TODAY, WHAT IS ONE THING IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR IN WORD ONE, I KNOW YOU SAID PARKS AND THAT YOU SAID IT COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT AS YOU VOLUNTEER, WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE CHANGE? AND I WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE, I WANT A COUPLE OF SIDEWALKS AND I'M WORKING ON THAT.HAT IS THE ONE E THING THAT YOU WOULD

LIKE AS A SITTER COUNCILPERSON? >> I HAVE KNOCKED AND THAT IS A BIG THING THAT PEOPLE IN THE OMMUNITY WANT. THEY WANT SIDEWALKS. SOME OF THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS IN HOODS IN WARD 1 DEFINITELY WANT SIDEWALKS. TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN.

I KNOW NOW THEY ARE STARTING TO BUILD NEW COMMUNITIES WITH SIDEWALKS BUT THAT IS ONE THING. I KNOW WARD ONE, A LOT OF PEOPLE, WILL HE HAVE ONE PARK IN IN THE AREA. THAT IS ON AIRPORT ROAD AND IT DOES NOT BENEFIT THE VAST GROWTH WE HAVE THERE. AND IF THERE WAS EXPANSION, OR ADDITIONAL PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT WAS SOME OF THE E BIG E BIG THINGS THAT THE CONSTITUENTS WHEN I WAS

DOORKNOCKING, DID SEE AS NUMBER ONE. >> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILMEMBER REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THINK YOU'RE PUTTING OUT TH PREVIOUS MEMBER STATED. I HAVE A QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE A STRONG BELIEF, A CORE BELIEF THAT YOU BELIEVE IN, BUT MAYBE YOUR CONSTITUENTS MIGHT NOT FEEL THE SAME AND

OTHERS, WHAT WOULD YOU GO WITH? >> I WOULD HAVE TO SEE WITH THE MAJORITY WOULD GO WITH.

BUT THAT WOULD BE HARD BECAUSE I MEAN, I'M NOT ONLY, I CANNOT SIT HERE AND SAY THAT I'M ONLY HERE TO GO WITH MY BELIEFS OR TO GO AGAINST THEM. BUT I HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR

EVERYONE IN THAT WARD. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOUR

NEXT PEER. >> THANK YOU, MAGAR. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO

SERVE AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS ONE QUESTION WILL ASK IT WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY OPINION. SITTING APPEAR AND IN POLITICS IN GENERAL ACROSS THE NATION. DO YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO PROFIT

OR GAIN FROM THIS POSITION? >> I DO NOT. >> THANK YOU PEER.

[00:30:03]

>> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> AT ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE. IT TAKES A LOT. WE'VE ALL HAD OUR MOMENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN, WE ARE HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF COMING UP. ARE YOU UP TO DATE WITH WHAT

HAS BEEN GOING ON IN OUR CITY? >> YES, A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT, I MAY NOT BE AS UP-TO-DATE AS YOU

ALL SITTING HERE. >> RIGHT. HAVE YOU BEEN ATTENDING

MEETINGS ONLINE? >> I'VE BEEN WATCHING SOME. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.>>

COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MISS GILLESPIE. I LIKE TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS OF THE MEMBERS WHO SPOKE BEFORE ME. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, HOW, IF

YOU GAIN THE SEAT, HOW WOULD YOU INVOLVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS? >> WELL, I WOULD BASICALLY TRY TO HAVE LIKE NEWSLETTERS OR TOWN HALLS IN THE AREA. I WOULD TRY TO GET OUT AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF RALLIES. YOU KNOW, TO GAIN MOMENTUM, TO SEE BASICALLY, WHAT THE

CONSTITUENTS NEED OR WANT FROM ME. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNSEL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS GILLESPIE?

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT PERSON THAT WISHES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE WORD ONE VACANCY.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH, GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS -- I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY, ASKING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER ME FOR THE WARD 1 VACANCY. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT STRONG COMMUNITIES ARE ANCHORED IN A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, AND TOLERANCE. GOOD CITY LEADERSHIP IS OBTAINED BY THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT OUR CITY IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN, AND I CONCUR. AS I-DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY, THIS WEEK EVEN, I'M JUST TAKEN BACK ABOUT HOW MUCH WE HAVE GROWN.

SINCE I WAS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE AND MY DAD WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, SUPPORTING ME, WAS STATIONED AT FORT CAMPBELL. IN THE CLARKSVILLE AREA. EVERYWHERE I LOOK, I SEE GROWTH AND EXPANSION. AND BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN CLARKSVILLE, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD OVERSIGHT. AND PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. BUT I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT WORD ONE.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COPY OF MY RESUME AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT I DO.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I RETURNED TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE CHOSEN TODAY, TO SERVE. WE IN WARD 1, DESERVE AN INCREASED WALK ABILITY.

SIDEWALKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. I DROVE OVER TO THE PARK AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT I LIVE RIGHT BEHIND THE AIRPORT AND THERE IS NO WAY IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION, FOR YOU JUST TO WALK OVER THERE. THAT IS CONCERNING. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE, I KNOW I DO HAVE A FEW FAMILY MEMBERS COMING FOR THE UPCOMING LABOR DAY.

I WISH THAT I COULD FIND A VARIETY OF NON-FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WHERE WE CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE A NICE DINNER. I ALSO AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PART IS THIS DEVIOUS SPEAKER NOTED. AS YOU BEGIN TO PRIORITIZE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ADDRESS THAT. ASSESSING OUR CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE AND REINFORCING THAT IS A HIGH PRIORITY AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT, JUST COME TO OUR WARD DURING SCHOOL ZONE TIME. JUST WHEN THE BASE, ONE OF OUR

[00:35:03]

I HAD A GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE HIV-AIDS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN 2017.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION ALLIANCE.

AND PART OF THE TENNESSEE SUICIDE PREVENTION NETWORK. I'M A MEMBER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY INC. WHERE I SERVE ON THE GLOBAL IMPACT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL LEGACY. DOCTOR MAYA ANGELOU REMINDS US THAT HOPE AND FEAR CANNOT EXIST AND CANNOT OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE. WE HAVE TO CHOOSE.

WE HAVE TO INVITE WANT TO STAY. SO THIS EVENING MY FELLOW CITIZENS, I MADE A CHOICE.

I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN A SENSE THAT I WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EMBRACING AND ALL-INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE. I HOPE THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THAT I AM A HARD WORKER, WHO HAD THE CHOICE TO START A BUSINESS IN ANY CITY. I CHOSE CLARKSVILLE.

I HOPE THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT I CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO PARTNER WITH YOU, TO GET THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY DONE. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HONOR MY HUMBLE REQUEST TO ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVE. AS WARD 1 CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU MS. RAY JONES.

IF ANY OF HIS QUESTIONS AS TO THE BOARD LIGHTING UP. COUNCILPERSON REDD.

>> OF THE SAME QUESTION IF YOU HAVE A CORE BELIEF YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN, WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CONSTITUENTS MAY DISAGREE WITH IT OR OTHERS, WHAT DO YOU GO WITH?

>> IF CHOSEN FOR WORD ONE, I WOULD HONOR THE OBLIGATION TO GO WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE

CONSTITUENTS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS JOHNSON FOR BEING A PICTURE AND WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MY QUESTION IS, BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER YOURSELF, HOW DO YOU THINK THE CITY CAN HELP OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES? OR JUST SMALL BUSINESSES IN

GENERAL WITHIN THE CITY ESPECIALLY AT A TIME LIKE THIS. >> PARTICULARLY IN WARD 1, AS I DROPPED EVERY DAY, I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS THAT COULD USE SOME REVITALIZATION. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ATTRACT SOME BUSINESSES TO COME IN AND PROVIDE MAYBE A JUMP PARKER SOME ACTIVITIES THE CHILDREN COULD PARTICIPATE. RIGHT NOW EVERY EVENING, MY ROAD IS FILLED WITH BASKETBALL PLAYERS. SO I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR US TO HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO PLAY THAT A SAFE AND SOBER THEY CAN POSSIBLY WALK TO.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> YOU SAID THAT YOU ALREADY ANSWER MY QUESTION. THE SAFE WALKING, IT IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO ME. AND I WANT TO JUST TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.TO OUR COMMUNITY, I READ YOUR RESUME AND IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND I AM GRATEFUL, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON ALAN, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE PEER.

>> HELLO MISS JOHNSON HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> --

>> THAT IS CORRECT.> MY QUESTION TO YOU IS LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING COMING UP.

CHARTER REVISIONS, STUFF LIKE THAT. HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO LOCAL POLITICS? AND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? WHAT ARE THE THINGS, THE WAYS

YOU ARE KEEPING UP? >> I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

AND I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY, LOCAL POLITICS. I CAN TELL YOU, OUR CITIZENS PART OF THE BUSINESS THEY OWN IS A MENTAL HEALTH PRIVATE PRACTICE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE VERY MUCH IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT WE ARE MAKING. SO I AM WILLING TO TALK, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M WILLING TO LISTEN. BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE TWO YEARS SO THAT WE CAN HEAR ONE ANOTHER'S OPINION. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT AND THAT'S WHAT I'M

WILLING TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU.

[00:40:03]

>> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SERVE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO GAIN FROM THIS POSITION?

>> NO I DO NOT. >> THANK YOU PEER. >> ANY OTHER COUNCILPERSON HAVE

A QUESTION? >> SHARING YOUR BIO WITH US, MY QUESTION TO YOU I SEE THAT YOU'RE AFFILIATED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME. WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A, PROBABLY -- A DECISION ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITHIN THE CITY FOR GROWTH. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION, MAYBE THERE ARE SOME CONSTITUENTS THAT DO NOT AGREE WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO VOTE ABOUT. WOULD THERE BE AN INFLUENCE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH, TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION IN YOUR VOTING?

>> I AM A PRETTY INDEPENDENT THINKER. I DO APPRECIATE THE INPUT OF OTHERS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT IF SWORN IN, THAT ARE BEST FOR

MY CONSTITUENTS. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY NO. >> OKAY SO IF IT'S WHAT YOU DECIDE BASED ON WHAT YOU CITIZENS WANT, HOW WOULD THAT RELATE TO WHAT THE CITIZEN NEEDS? BASED UPON THE NEED, AND THEN A WANT.

>> CAN YOU PROVIDE ME AN EXAMPLE SO I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION? QUICKLY SO THAT WE ARE VOTING TO DO A SIMPLE ZONE CHANGE. MAYBE THE STREETS FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO, WOULD YOU VOTE BASED UPON WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT? IF THEY SAY WE DON'T WANT THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STREETS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC. IT IS TOO CONGESTED.

HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE WHAT TO GO ON? WITH WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT OR

BASED UPON WHAT THE CITY NEEDS? >> WITH THAT PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, I WOULD GO WITH WHAT

THE CITIZENS WOULD LIKE. >> REGARDLESS OF THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND HOW THE STREETS

ARE MADE? >> THAT WOULD NOT BE TAKEN WITHOUT TAKING THE TIME BECAUSE I THINK WHEN CITIZENS COME TO YOU WITH A CONCERN, IT IS MY ROLE TO MAKE SURE I PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL OF THE EDUCATION. A LOT OF TIMES THE CITIZENS MAY NOT HAVE ALL OF THE DETAILS THAT YOU ALL AS COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE. THAT I MAY ONE DAY HAVE ACCESS TO. AND SO SOMETIMES JUST HAVING A LISTENING SESSION, PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THEM, ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS, THEY MAY BE WILLING TO COMPROMISE WITH

THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS. JOHNSON?

SEEING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT UP, APPROACHED THE MICROPHONE. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. YOU CAN REMOVE YOUR MASK IF YOU

LIKE. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. GREETINGS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THOSE HERE AS WELL PEER MY NAME IS DAVID -- I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT, ORIGINALLY BORN IN CLARKSVILLE. I HAVE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN CLARKSVILLE, GRADUATED IN CLARKSVILLE AS WELL. I'VE BEEN A TEACHER FOR SEVEN YEARS IN CLARKSVILLE. TAUGHT AT VARIOUS LEVELS. I HAVE TAUGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS, JUNIOR-COLLEGE LEVELS AND I'VE ALSO DONE VOLUNTEER WORK AS WELL.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK A LOT ABOUT MYSELF. I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I'M HERE IN THE CAPACITY TO SERVE THE CITY THAT I LOVE. I HAVE BEEN HERE ALL OF MY

LIFE. >> THANK YOU SIR. IF YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR

ADDRESS. >> YES SIR IT IS 232 COPELAND ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

I DID WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION, IF I MAY. I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO PARKS IN WORD ONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER ONE FOR SOME REASON BUT IT IS A PARK HERE IN CLARKSVILLE. AND THAT IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I WAS RAISED IN, I WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN. WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY CHANGES. NOT JUST FOR PARKS AND SIDEWALKS AND SPEED BUMPS AND A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO SERVE IN A CAPACITY THAT SERVES ALL OF US. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR I, I WANT TO KEEP SAYING THAT I HEAR THAT A LOT AND I'M HERE TO SERVE FOR THE CITY.

[00:45:04]

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, A QUESTION?

>> YES, MY NORMAL QUESTION. AS I SAID BEFORE, WE ARE KNOCKING DOORS AND WHAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE, AND SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SIDEWALKS INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE?

>> ONE THING I CAN SPEAK PERSONALLY ON, IS ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED.

WE HAVE A VERY LARGE DISABLED POPULATION HERE IN CLARKSVILLE. ME BEING ONE OF THEM, AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE A PROSTHETIC LEG. AND I LEARNED VERY QUICKLY, THAT HAVING ACCESS TO CERTAIN PLACES AROUND HERE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, OR SPECIAL NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION IS VERY HARD WHEN THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS. WHEN YOU HAVE TO RIDE IN A WHEELCHAIR DOWN THE STREET AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HIT BY A CAR.

IT IS ONE THING TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE THINGS, ANOTHER THING TO SEE THIS FIRSTHAND.

SO I WOULD TRY TO I WOULD TRY TO DO MY BEST. TO REPRESENT A COMMUNITY NOT AS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE FEEL THAT HAS FORGOTTEN WHO THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY OF US ARE FORGOTTEN HERE BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF US ARE UNDERREPRESENTED.

HERE IN CLARKSVILLE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOUR RECOGNIZE PEER.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL ASK YOU TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL TO SET UP HERE WITH US IS?

>> FLEXIBILITY. >> I LIKE IT. >> IT'S THE ONE THING I'VE LEARNED BEING A TEACHER, WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CERTAIN FUNDING, DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE TIME THAT YOU NEED HER TO HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT SYSTEMS AND THINGS VE BEEN SET N PLACE, YOU HAVE TO JUST LEARN HOW TO BE FLEXIBLE. YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES. IT'S NOT ABOUT -- FIRST GOAL IS NOT ABOUT BEING POLISHED.

AS YOU CAN TELL NOT VERY POLISHED BUT I DON'T TRY TO BE. I TRY TO BE VERY REAL.

I TRY TO BE FORTHCOMING YOU KNOW, WILL WE TALK ABOUT ARGUMENTS, WHEN PEOPLE ASK THE QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT HAVING THINGS TO BENEFIT, HOW WOULD I BENEFIT? WOULD I BENEFIT? YES, HOW CAN I BENEFIT? I WOULD BENEFIT BY KNOWING THAT THE WORK THAT I DO HERE, WOULD BENEFIT MY CITY. AND IF MY CITY BENEFITS AND SO

WILL I. >> IS THAT YOUR ANSWER TO MY SECOND QUESTION?

>> IS IN ANSWER TO YOUR -- HOPEFULLY! >> YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL

INTEREST? >> SPECIAL INTEREST? >> CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

>> CONFLICT OF INTEREST, NO. I WOULD NOT SAY I HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I REPRESENT CERTAIN SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. I AM NOT A BLACK MAN THAT -- I WANT SAM NOT DISABLED AND I'M NOT A STUDENT OF THE AREA. IT WOULDN'T DO ME JUSTICE BECAUSE I AM ALL THOSE THINGS BUT I CAN BE MORE. I DON'T HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO ONE THING. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF A WORD THAT HAS BEEN ENTED GREATLY. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN POSITION BEFORE SPOKE WITH THEM NOT JUST ONE BUT A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD BEFORE AND EFORE AND YOU LEARN WHAT ARE THE NEEDS, NOT BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THOSE POSITIONS, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL. I WALK MY NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY DAY. I DON'T JUST WALK MY NEIGHBORHOOD I GO IN GREENACRES, AIRPORT ROAD AND TANDY DRIVE. I AM THERE AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE. I GO TO WALMART. I'M NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE SO TOTALLY INACCESSIBLE. ONE THING I USED TO HEAR ALL THE TIME WAS THAT TEACHERS, YOU NEVER SEE TEACHERS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

AND I WAS ALWAYS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS LIKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE WALMART! AND I WAS LIKE, LIVING. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, I TRY TO BE NOT JUST PART OF MY COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO WANT TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE IN MY WARD.

AND IF IT MEANS BEING ACCESSIBLE, THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS.

IF IT MEANS BEING ABLE TO BE CALLED, WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS, WE NEED SIDEWALKS

[00:50:02]

>> THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE. >> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOUR

RECOGNIZE PEER. >> I LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE. MY QUESTION IS THE SAME AS EVERYBODY , THE SAME AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER CANDIDATE. IF YOU HAVE A DEEP CORE BELIEF, IT CAN BE GOVERNMENT, HOW GOVERNMENT MAY BE SHARON OR WHATNOT.

A SITUATION COMES UP, WHAT DO YOU GO WITH IF IT IS IN CONFLICT MAY BE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OTHERS. DO YOU GO WITH YOUR CORE BELIEF OR WITH THE CONSTITUENTS WOULD

HAVE? >> TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, I'VE TAUGHT ART AND CULTURE.

LEARNING WHAT THAT IS, HE HAD TO KNOW WHAT AN ARGUMENT IS VERSUS THIS AGREEMENT AND HOW TO PROCEED. YOU NEVER TRY TO CHANGE SOMEBODY ELSE'S MIND.

THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS BASICALLY, LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOUR POINTS ARE.

LET THEM KNOW HOW YOUR POINTS ARE VALID AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN MEET SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT IS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS. HOPEFULLY, THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

NOW, IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF IMPASSE, YOU TALK ABOUT IT. AND IF, IF YOU CANNOT REACH AN IMPASSE, THEN YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT. AND EVENTUALLY, SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. I AM NOT SAYING THAT I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE SAYING LET ALONE OR LEAVE IT ALONE. YOU KNOW, LEAVE IT OVER HERE. IT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EITHER. BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS FIRM DISCOURSE, IF YOU CAN TALK

THINGS OUT, HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON

ALAN, YOUR RECOGNIZE PEER. >> THANK YOU. FOR COMING IN VOLUNTEERING LIKE MY FELLOW COUNCILPERSON SAID. YOU ARE CORRECT, THERE ARE TWO PARKS IN WORD ONE.

I FORGOT ABOUT THE OTHER PARK ALSO. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, SAME QUESTION I ASKED EVERYBODY ELSE. HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING LOCAL POLITICS? I SEE THAT YOU ARE VERY INGRAINED IN YOUR WARD.

I ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN YOU WALKING THROUGHOUT YOUR WARD. SO I KNOW YOU'RE VERY INGRAINED IN YOUR WARD BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ENTIRE CITY? ARE YOU FOLLOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN? DO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND THE ROAD WE HAVE AHEAD OF US AS THE CITY COUNCIL?

>> I FOLLOW FOR THE MOST PART. I WILL NOT SAY THAT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT EVERYTHING, NOR LITTLE BIT AND A LOT IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. BUT I TRY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE SITUATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON. NOT JUST HERE BUT IN THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING US. BECAUSE EVENTUALLY ANNA WE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE THINGS THAT NOT JUST HAPPEN HERE BUT THE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY OR SPRINGFIELD AND COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING US. WE WANT TO NOT JUST BASED WHAT WE DO HERE ON THEM, BUT ALSO BASE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, LOOKING AT THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD BASED ON WHERE WE HAVE BEEN OR WE ARE AND SHOULD BE.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOUR RECOGNIZE PEER.

>> THANK YOU MR. BOYD FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOUR DEMEANOR AND HOW, HOW YOU SPEAK. SOUND LIKE A VERY PIVOTAL MEMBER OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I RESPECT THAT A LOT. HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW

LONG YOU TAUGHT? SEEMS LIKE YOU DID FOR A WHILE. >> A LITTLE BIT! [LAUGHTER] I FIRST STARTED TEACHING AT THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

THAT WAS MY FIRST TEACHING. I TAUGHT AS ZERO-TOLERANCE TEACHER.

FOR THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, YOU GOT THE BAD KIDS.

ONE THING I ALWAYS CORRECT PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY THAT. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BAD CHILD, FIRST OF ALL. THEY ARE GOOD CHILDREN THAT HAVE MAYBE MADE SOME MISTAKES.

AND SO, THAT BEING SAID, I TAUGHT ZERO TOLERANCE. I TAUGHT AT ROSS VIEW AT 2005

[00:55:04]

IF ANYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. FROM 2009 TWO 2013, I TAUGHT A

CHRISTIAN -- >> OKAY, THANK YOU! MY SECOND QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN YOUR WARD TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CONSTITUENTS ENGAGEMENT?

>> WELL, PRETTY MUCH A GO DOOR TO DOOR. GOOD OLD FASHION GRASS ROOTS CAMPAIGN. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING LOST IN TALKING WITH PEOPLE WHEN YOU SEE THEM OUT. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE LOST ARTS, COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE. TALKING WITH THEM FINDING OUT WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED.

AND YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE PHONE CALLS, YOU CAN ALWAYS POST DIFFERENT PARTIES BUT LIKE I SAID I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN BEING SUCCESSFUL. HAVING OPEN AGENCY.

IF SOMEONE WAS TO LOOK AT MY FACEBOOK PAGE IT IS THERE! I HAD NOTHING.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO, I AM NOT BIG ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

I COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW TO TWEET TO SAVE A LIFE! FROM THERE.

IF ANYBODY NEEDS, I HAVE HAD THE SAME NUMBER SINCE 1979 AND I CAN SAY THAT.

PEOPLE OFTEN CALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD I'M LOOKING FOR SO AND SO.

AND YET THEY ARE DOWN THE STREET. WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH, MY FAMILY IS VERY MUCH A MAINSTAY OF THE AREA. AND SO WE JUST TRY TO MAINTAIN

HAVING NOT OPEN DIALOGUE WITH ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS THERE. >> THANK YOU.

>> YES MA'AM. >> COUNCILMEMBER -- YOU ARE RECOGNIZE PEER.

>> THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND MR. BOYD FOR TAKING ON THIS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS I JUST GOT A THOUGHT TO ASK THIS. WHAT THE CURRENT CLIMATE IN COMMUNITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT, HOW ARE YOU WITH HANDLING CHANGE AND THINGS GOING ON? ARE YOU A PERSON WHO CAN ADAPT TO OUR CONSTANT CHANGES AS FAR AS THINGS THAT WE DO NOW, LET'S GO BACK IN 2010 AND STUFF LIKE

THAT, ARE YOU ABLE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND TO CHANGE? >> YOU HAVE TO BE.

YOU HAVE TO BE, THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL AND NOT LOOK FORWARD TO PROGRESS. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE I WAS BORN. I RODE ON TINY TOWN ROAD WHEN IT WAS ONE LANE GOING AND COMING. NORTHEAST IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW -- GOING DOWN ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. BACK BEFORE IN THE CITY, BEFORE THERE WAS 101ST.

WE HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAY AROUND TO GO WHERE YOU WANTED TO GO.

KNOWING THAT, KNOWING THAT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE, AND WHERE WE CAN POSSIBLY BE GOING, LIKE, THAT TO ME LIKE I AM IN AWE EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP.

SOME PEOPLE SAY NO, BUT SERIOUSLY! JUST TO KNOW WHERE THE CITY HAS BEEN. AND WHERE IT CAN GO. TO KNOW THAT I CAN BE PART OF

THAT, THAT'S AWESOME! >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZE PEER. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, COULD YOU SHARE WITH US A BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU CURRENTLY DO, WHAT PROJECTS YOU MAY BE PART OF OR YOUR PROFESSION NOW, WHAT DO YOU DO DAY-TO-DAY?

>> THERE IS NOT A LOT THAT I DO CURRENTLY. I HAVE BATTLED A LOT OF HEALTH CONDITIONS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAD A HEALTH CONCERN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, IN 2018, I WAS -- OR NOT CLINICALLY DEAD! AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD NOT WALK AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE USE OF MY LEGS, I WAS TOLD THIS AND THAT. BUT ONE THING I BELIEVE IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A DETERMINATION, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING THAT IS SET BEFORE YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF GROUPS.

[01:00:08]

WHAT WE ARE IS PRETTY MUCH A MINORITY GROUP WE HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONNECT WITH OTHER MINORITY BUSINESSES AND YOU KNOW THAT PROVIDES SERVICES AND TENDER BRIDGING THE GAP TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANGIE'S LIST BUT IT'S THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THOSE RESOURCES. I HAVE PLAYED IN SEVERAL CHURCHES BEFORE, I HAVE SUNG IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY CHOIRS. I'VE BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY

YOU KNOW, I JUST SPOKEN WORD. YOU KNOW, EVEN SPEAKING -- >> NO, HE IS NOT.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS. AND HE TAUGHT A GREAT MASS MEDIA COURSE AND I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM. JUST NOT SAYING A LOT ABOUT ME, BUT JUST KNOWING THAT I'VE BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY. HERE, AND TO BE AFFECTED BY IT SO MUCH, IT LETS ME KNOW THAT I CAN HOPEFULLY AFFECT THE SAME CHANGE.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION?

COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED PEER. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING INFORMATION. I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'RE

HERE, SO WE CAN KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU. >> I KNOW.

>> WE HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT WE WANT YOU SO IT IS ABOUT YOU TODAY.

>> YES. >> WHAT INFLUENCED YOU TO WANT TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL?

WHO, WHAT HAD INFLUENCE SO MUCH? >> I'VE HAD A LOT OF

INFLUENCES. MAINLY -- >> WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUN?

>> I HAVE TALKED TO MY BARBARA, HONESTLY. >> OKAY.

CLICK HERE WE SAID, WHY DON'T YOU RUN FOR COUNCIL? YOU ALWAYS HAVE THESE OPINIONS AND EVERYBODY LISTENS TO WHAT YOU SAY AND YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT SPEAKER.

>> YOUR BARBARA, OKAY. >> MY BARBARA. MY PASTOR.

I'VE SPOKEN, LIKE IT SAID SOME MEMBERS, PAST MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SAY NAMES OR ANYTHING. BUT I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF

INFLUENCES. A COUPLE. >> SO WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE?

>> WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE? >> YOU BEEN INFLUENCED BY YOUR BARBARA AND YOUR PASTOR.

IS THAT WHY? >> I WANT TO SERVE IN A CAPACITY BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I'M HERE TO HELP OTHERS. AND I BELIEVE THAT I'M HERE TO HELP THE CITY. I LOVE IT. THIS -- IF I COULD TALK TO, IF I CAN HAVE A TATTOO I WOULD HAVE A TATTOO ON ME BUT I CAN'T.

>> A RETIRED SIR? >> I AM NOT. >> YOU ARE NOT?

OKAY. DO YOU WORK NOW? >> I'M CURRENTLY NOT.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, THAT IS IT. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL

HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BOYD? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE ARE NOW READY FOR THE NEXT PERSON THAT WISHES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE WARD ONE CITY COUNCIL VACANCY. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MASK OFF IF YOU WISH.

>> MY NAME IS BRIAN ZACHARIAS, 2861 MCMANUS CIRCLE, CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PITTS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. AGAIN MY NAME IS BRIAN, I HOPE TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE CITY COUNCIL. IT HAS A LOT TO ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT SO I WILL KEEP MY INTRODUCTION BRIEF AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.

I PROVIDE A COPY OF MY RESUME BUT I WANT TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

THE ARMY BROUGHT ME TO CLARKSVILLE IN 1999 IN THE SPENT 12 OF THE NEXT 22 YEARS.

ALTHOUGH NOT ORIGINALLY FROM CLARKSVILLE OF LEFT EAR TOTAL OF 15 YEARS.

AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED ANYWHERE ELSE. I LIVED AT MY CURRENT ADDRESS IN WARD 1 TO 2017. RETIRED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 2019 AFTER 22 YEAR ARMY CAREER AS A SINGLE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST. I'LL DO BACHELORS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND MASTERS DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION. SINCE MY RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE DUTY A VINTAGE US GOVERNMENT AND CIVICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS AND CYBERSECURITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I AM MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN MY OLDEST SON IS A GRADUATE OF NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL AND -- UNIVERSITY. I HAVE ANOTHER SON AND

[01:05:02]

BEFORE I MADE THE DECISION TO APPLY, FULLY AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ASKING TO TAKE ON. MOTIVATED TO TAKE THIS ON. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE BEST LEADERS IMPROVE THE LIVES AROUND THEM. I FEEL I POSSESS THE TIME AND ENERGY AND COMMITMENT TO SERVE BEAUTIFUL WARD 1 AND I ACKNOWLEDGE MY STATUS AS A NEWCOMER TO THE POLITICAL SCENE IN CLARKSVILLE. HOWEVER I'M FULLY EMBEDDED IT WITH THE PEOPLE ASSUMED TO REPRESENT. AS IT WOULD LIMIT KIDS SPORTING EVENTS, CONFERENCE ABOUT THE STUDENTS GRADES. THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE, LACK OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME, INCREASING HOUSING COSTS RESULTING FROM THE RAPID GROWTH. AN ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON THE FAMILY THAT COMES WITH A PARENT SERVING THE MILITARY. THESE ARE ALL STRESSES THAT I FEEL THIS COUNSEL HAS THE POWER TO MITIGATE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT EFFORT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE FOR ME. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BIO, YOU SAID YOU RETIRED FROM MILITARY, WERE YOU EVER IN ANY

WARS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> YES MA'AM, I DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN 2005 AND 2006.

AFGHANISTAN IN 2012 AND 2013. I EVEN WAS ABLE TO WORK IN ETHIOPIA WITH SOME FOREIGN

PARTNERS OPEN TO NEUTRALIZE TERRORIST ACTIVITY THERE. >> HOW DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR HEALTH? DID IT AFFECT YOU IN ANY KIND OF WAY?

>> LIKE PHYSICALLY? >> MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY. >> I AM FIT TO FIGHT.

READY TO GO! >> NO MEDICAL CARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

>> PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO TAKE A PT TEST RIGHT NOW, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS!

>> YOU ARE CRITICAL THINKER AND READY TO GO. >> YES MA'AM.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON BROTHER, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO AGAIN. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PROFIT FROM THIS POSITION?

>> I DO NOT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD.

>> I WANT TO ASK ONE MORE TIME IF YOU ARE SELECTED, WHAT IS THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO IMPROVE IN YOUR WARD OR WHATEVER YOUR PROJECT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING TO THE

TABLE. >> THESE ANSWERS, NO ONE LIKES TRAFFIC EVERYONE HATES SITTING IN TRAFFIC. I KNOW SIDEWALKS ARE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YOU AND I SEE THOSE TWO ISSUES. TRAFFIC AND WALK ABILITY TO BE CONNECTED.

AND IT WAS NEVER MADE MORE APPARENT THAN LAST YEAR WHEN A STUDENT IN MY CLASSROOM LOST A FATHER. AS A PEDESTRIAN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A MOVING VEHICLE.

I SEE THE EFFECT IT HAD ON THE STUDENT AND I THINK THAT THE DISCOUNT STILL HAS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE. SAME QUESTION. ARE YOU AVAILABLE AND WILLING AND OPEN TO ACCEPT CHANGES WHEN THINGS ARE GOING ON, HAVE AN OPEN MIND ABOUT EVERYTHING.

>> IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED FROM 22 YEARS IN THE ARMY, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CHANGE. A NEW DUTY STATION EVERY THREE YEARS.

OFTEN TIMES DIFFERENT DUTY POSITIONS WITHIN THAT STATION. WORKING FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

VERY COMFORTABLE WITH CHANGE. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERING AND FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE, I APPRECIATE IT.

MY QUESTION, HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING UP AND PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE COUNCIL? WHAT WAYS DO YOU -- EVERYONE REALIZES THAT YOU CAN SEE YOU JUST LIKE YOU CAN SEE US. CAN SEE IF YOU'RE IN THE MEETING.

[01:10:03]

I'M FROM A WITH THE MAYOR TRANSPORTATION PLAN LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT DIFFICULT REQUIRE A ONE-WORD ANSWER.

IF YOU HAVE A CORE BELIEF, MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING DO WITH THE CONSTITUTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT YOU HAVE A DEEP CORE BELIEF ON AN ISSUE, BUT YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CONSTITUENTS FEEL THE OTHER WAY. THANK YOU.

>> I DO HAVE DEEP CORE BELIEVES IN THE CONSTITUTION. THE BELIEF IS THAT WE HERE TO

REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON

EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND FOR YOUR TIME SERVING OUR COUNTRY. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW WOULD

YOU ENGAGE THE CITIZENS OF YOUR WORK? >> THESE DEFINITELY HAS TO BE A MULTIPRONGED EFFORT. TO GO COMPLETELY ONLINE YOU'LL MISS THE PEOPLE LIKE I SAID, PARENTS THAT OF MY STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE INTERNET AT HOME.

AN ONLINE PRESENCE AS I SAID, I'VE WATCHED MEETINGS ONLINE. THAT HAS BEEN A REACH FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WILL NOT REACH EVERYBODY. YOU HAVE TO GET UP THERE.

I WOULD LOVE TO YOU KNOW, EVERY OTHER WEEK SUB PICK A DIFFERENT ONE FOR BUSINESS AND SET UP A TABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME. OR EVEN GET OUT THERE AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, DOORKNOCKING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT SOMEBODY AT DINNER. BUT YES, WE KNEW IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME SORT OF MULTIFACETED MULTIPRONGED APPROACH TO REACHING EVERYBODY.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER SMITH?

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS ALREADY, WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT JOB?

>> I'M A TEACHER AT WEST CREEK HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING CYBERSECURITY.

>> WHAT INFLUENCES YOU TO WANT TO RUN? WHAT OR WHO? MADE YOU WANT TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL SEAT AND WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE?

>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO OPPORTUNITIES, TO BETTER THE PEOPLE AROUND US ARE THE PEOPLE AROUND ME. I HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EARLY 2000, TO SEEK OUT OTHER EMPLOYMENT EVEN MORE LUCRATIVE EMPLOYMENT. BUT FOR ME IT WAS ABOUT SERVING THE COUNTRY. ONCE I HIT 22 YEARS AND IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON AND DO SOMETHING ELSE, I WANTED TO TEACH. I WANTED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MY STUDENTS AND I SEE SERVICE IN THE CITY COUNCIL AS THE NEXT STEP IN A PROFESSIONAL

CAREER THAT I HAVE LED IN SERVING OTHER PEOPLE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU VERY

MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO PRESENT YOURSELF? IF YOU DO PLEASE APPROACH. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS.

AFRICA AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE ACCENT. I LIVE ON -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU ALL. I CAME INTO THOUSAND SEVEN AND MOVED INTO THOUSAND NINE. I SAW HOW THE CITY HAS BEEN GROWING SO FAST AND I SAY I HAVE TO BE PART OF THIS! I HAVE TO BE PART OF THIS BECAUSE I AM SOMEONE WHO TRIED TO, EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT PEOPLE TOGETHER, WHEN I GOT TO UNITED STATES, I JOINED THE MILITARY AND I SERVED. AND I GOT MEDICAL RETIREMENT. EVEN THOUGH MAYBE I'M NOT SO FLUENT IN FRENCH OR ENGLISH, I SPEAK FLUENT FRENCH. AND THEN AFTER MILITARY, I

[01:15:05]

NOW I'M TEACHING FRENCH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND -- I OPEN INTERNATIONAL MARKET HERE. WHEN I CAME INTO THOUSAND SEVEN WE WERE SUFFERING WE CANNOT FIND INTERNATIONAL FOOD, AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, EVEN PEOPLE HERE BORN HERE TRYING TO TASTE INTERNATIONAL FOOD. SO I STOP -- REFORM -- IN TENNESSEE I WAS THE PRESIDENT AND THE WAY THIS CITY AND THIS STATE IS GOING SO FAST, WE HAVE TO BE PART OF IT.

WE HAVE TO HELP THE CITY, AND THEN WE START INTO THOUSAND NINE.

SO, I AM MARRIED AND MY WIFE HAS A BUSINESS ALSO. WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.

WE LIVE IN WARD 1. AND WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, HOW I CAN GET INVOLVED.

WHERE TO START. I SAY OKAY LET ME STEP IN AND TRY TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

I ONE -- WE HAVE TO PUSH HARD AND PEOPLE MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS.

I THINK MY CHILDREN I TAKE THEM TO THE LIBRARY EVERY WEEK. IT IS CLOSE TO US OVER THERE AND WE GOT THINGS WE HAVE TO DO TO PUSH FORWARD. I'M FRIENDLY, OPEN, FLEXIBLE, TALK TO PEOPLE NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND. MY ACCENT, NO MATTER THE COLOR, WE ARE ONE. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. AND IT IS DAGA? >> YES IT IS HARD TO SAY YOU

CAN JUST SAY IT -- >> THANK YOU! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I AM A BIG FAN OF TEACHERS AS WELL, THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY.

I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE AFRICAN MARKET. I LOVE SEEING YOUR COMMERCIALS

WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. >> THANK YOU. >> AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, HOW DO YOU THINK THE COMMUNITY, THE CLARKSVILLE GOVERNMENT FOR US AS A BODY CAN HELP SUPPORT

OUR SMALL BUSINESSES DURING THIS TIME? >> SMALL BUSINESS THE FOUNDATION OF ANY CITY. IT IS TRUE THAT WILL KNOW THAT BUT WHEN I GET INTO IT I STARTED I SAW THAT THIS CAN HELP THE COUNTRY TO GO FORWARD AND ESPECIALLY THIS.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS CONNECT WITH OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS AND SEE WITH ANY DEBT.

FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I CAME HERE THE FIRST THING IS WORKING I FOUND MY FOOD? DID EVERYTHING. BUT I HAVE TO EAT FOOD SO I HAVE TO TRAVEL TO GO SOMEWHERE TO FIND IT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COME ASKING FOR DIFFERENT FOODS.

CARIBBEAN, WE TAKE NOTE AND RETRY TO BRING THEM HERE. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE ALSO WHO IN A OPEN INTERNATIONAL MARKET WITHOUT HER EVEN, -- WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND HELP, YOU CAN FIND IT FROM HERE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE ALREADY IN TWO YEARS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE.

>> MR. DAGAN. >> YES. >> THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND COMING OUT HERE. SAME QUESTION AS EVERYTHING ELSE.

WHAT IS YOUR OPENNESS TO EXPECT THE CHANGING TIMES AND BEING ABLE TO --

>> LIKE I SAID, THE WORLD IS CHANGING. THE WORLD IS EVOLVING SO WE NEED TO CHANGE TOO. THAT'S WHY EVEN I TRY TO HELP, WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WE NEED

[01:20:12]

WE LIVED TOGETHER EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT BUT WE NEED TO ACCEPT EACH OTHER NO

MATTER WHO YOU ARE. >> THANK YOU. TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF FRENCH IN HIGH SCHOOL. I PROBABLY DID NOT PAY ATTENTION LIKE I NEED TO BUT I DO KNOW A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAN INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SAY MY NAME.

AND SEE YOU LATER. -- IF THAT'S CLOSE! >> -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

>> COUNCILMEMBER REDD, YOU ARE NEXT. >> I DIDN'T TAKE FRENCH IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT I LOVE THE FOOD. I RITUALLY HAVE THIS QUESTION THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IT IS ONE IN A FORM WE HAD THERE WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE YEARS BACK.

THE SAME QUESTION. AND THANK YOU BY THE WAY, MR. DAGAN, FOR BRINGING YOURSELF FORWARD, TO SERVE, WE APPRECIATE YOU. YOU BELIEVE ONE WAY ON AN ISSUE, BUT BECAUSE OF DEEP CORE BELIEFS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT YOUR CONSTITUENTS MIGHT BELIEVE OTHERWISE. WHAT DO YOU GO WITH? YOUR DEEP CORE BELIEFS OR YOUR

CONSTITUENTS? THANK YOU. >> YES, THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE THE BELIEF BUT WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE NEED TO EMBRACE EACH OTHER, TO ACCEPT EACH OTHER. AND WE CANNOT FORCE OUR BELIEF INTO EVERYBODY.

FOR EXAMPLE, I AM A TEACHER AND HAVE STUDENTS. I KNOW THAT THERE DIFFERENT CULTURES. BUT I LOVE THEM AND I LOVE THEM TOO MUCH IT MEANS -- WE MIGHT HAVE SOME BELIEF BUT WE NEED TO ACCEPT EACH OTHER AND THINK ABOUT IT OF THE WARD AND THE

CITY. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON ALAN.

>> HELLO, MR. DAGAN. I WANT TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE ALSO. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND IT TAKES A LOT LIKE I TOLD EVERYONE ELSE. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHERE, WHAT WARD ARE YOU LOCATED IN? >> WARD 2.

YES. >> MY QUESTION IS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING LOCAL POLITICS? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> I LOVE POLITICS BECAUSE I MENTIONED INTERNATIONAL AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.VERY TIME I FOLLOW YOU ONLINE AND THEN I READ A LOT OF THINGS LIKE NOW TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY CITY. AND THE PROJECT YOU HAVE HERE, I FOLLOW THAT.

I AM OPEN. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO PROFIT FROM THIS

POSITION? >> NO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I THINK YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION SAID LIBRARY AND WALK ABILITY ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THAT YOU WILL BRING IS A CITY COUNCILPERSON?

>> -- I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND LOVE GOING OUTSIDE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND WE NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE AND HAVE MEETINGS OR SOME PEOPLE THAT THINK THERE LIKE A STRANGER, THEY WANT TO BE ALONE SOMEWHERE BUT TRYING TO PUT IT TOGETHER

SO WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> AND JUST FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING, IF MY QUESTION IS ASKED OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND THAT YOU WANT TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY, I WILL ASK YOU

AGAIN. >> ANY OTHER MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. DAGAN?

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? AND BE CONSIDERED? IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

>> -- I HAVE COPIES OF MY RESUME. >> IF YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS TO

[01:25:05]

THE SERGEANT HE WILL DISTRIBUTE. >> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS LORI -- RESIDENT AT 1271 ARCH WOULD DRIVE, CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. SEEKING TO FILL THE VACANT WORD ONE SEAT. IT IS HOME TO THREE CITY OF TRAMMELL PARKS AND PATRIOT PARK, THE MEDIAN OF 40 1A. I WOULDN'T WISH IT WAS TRYING TO CROSS IT SINCE THERE ARE NO CROSSWALKS TO GET THERE EASILY. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CLARKSVILLE AND OF WARD 1 SINCE MOVING HERE IN FEBRUARY 2013. OVER THE PAST IN HERE FEARS OF SIN GROWTH AND CHANGE IN THE CITY. WITH THE GROWTH COMES UNDER JUST SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL AS AREAS OF NEGLECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CITY. MANY OF WHICH AFFECT WARD ONE.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A RESIDENT OF WARD ONE ALSO WORK FOR SMALL VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS WITHIN MY WARD. THE SCOPE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE ROLE HAVE ALLOWED ME TO GET TO KNOW DOZENS OF OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY. AS WELL AS TRAVERSE OUR ROADS AND REGULARLY EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND THE DRASTIC NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION.

I'M A PROUD MILITARY SPOUSE OF NEARLY 10 YEARS. ALMOST ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SPENT HERE IN THE CLARKSVILLE AREA. I EVEN PICKED CLARKSVILLE OVER HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS WHILE HE HAD TO BE STATIONED AT FORT DRUM, NEW YORK.

HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET STATIONED BACK HERE AT FORT CAMPBELL AND COME HOME TO CLARKSVILLE. I HAVE THE POSITION OF BEING A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF PHILLY READ WITH THE MILITARY BUT ALSO STILL A TRANSPLANT UNLIKE SOME ARE BORN AND RAISED -- THAT CAN HELP ME RELATE TO THE WIDE SPECTRUM OF CONSTITUENTS WITHIN MY WARD.

MY SPOUSE AND I ALSO DIFFER QUITE OFTEN ON POLITICS. I CULTIVATED THE SKILL OF LISTENING TO APPRECIATING AND SUPPORTING DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES ON MY OWN.

IT WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE TO MY ENTIRE CONSTITUENCY, NOT JUST THOSE THAT AGREE WITH ME. BEYOND MY BEING A RESIDENT IN A PLEA OF WARD 1 OF ALSO WORKED TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS. NAMELY, I BEGAN FOSTERING AN AREA CAT RESCUE TRAINING TO ALL MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL IS FACING A DIFFICULT DECISION OF HAVING TO EUTHANIZE HEALTHY ANIMALS FOR SPACE SO I STEPPED UP TO ANSWER THE CALL AT THAT TIME.

AFTER FOSTERING WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR A YEAR, I WANTED TO DO MORE TO HELP MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN PARTICULAR. ESTABLISH MY OWN 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CAT RESCUE.

FINDERS KEEPERS CAT RESCUE. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION WERE TAKEN OVER 120 STRAYS.

-- ANOTHER RESCUE HIT HARD BY COVID THIS LAST YEAR. IT MEANS ARE DEVELOPED A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMAL CONTROL. AS WELL AS CITY AND COUNTIES ONLY LOW COST CLINIC THE HUMANE SOCIETY. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SHOULD BE SELECTED FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE SEAT AND BE ABLE TO AFFECT MORE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE ANIMAL RESCUE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE REGULARLY OVERWHELMED BY THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE ANTIGROWTH FOR FACILITIES AND FUNDING. LIVED IN WASHINGTON D.C. EIGHT YEARS FOR PURSUIT OF MY POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR IN HISTORY MAJOR.

I HAVE A FASCINATION WITH POLITICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE BUT WAS ALWAYS CONVINCED THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT PATH FOR ME NECESSARILY. HOWEVER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I BECOME AN EVEN MORE ENGAGED VOTER AND ENCOURAGE MY PEERS AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS ALSO GET INFORMATION ENGAGED. I BELIEVE MY CIVIC DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I FEEL I CAN BRING MY SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM TO HELP AFFECT CHANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORD ONE TURN. ADDITIONAL SKILLS INCLUDE 14 YEARS THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, INCLUDING EXTENSIVE TRAVEL TRAINING DELIVERY AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. I'M QUICK TO ADAPT. EXPERIENCE STARTING WITH CAT RESCUE AND WORKING FOR A SMALL BUSINESS HAS ALSO PROVIDED CULTIVATING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND ENGAGEMENT.EING A MILITARY SPOUSE I'M ALSO ADEPT AT ROLLING WITH PUNCHES, CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND MAKING MOST OF THE UNKNOWN AND UNEXPECTED.

ALL THESE EXPERIENCE IS COMBINED HELP ME TO BE TO ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE MEMBER CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I DO WELCOME WHAT QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR ME.

>> INC. IS IT CHILDERS OR CHILDERS? >> CHILDERS.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON ALAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOUR FINISHING OUT TERM.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR HUSBAND -- >> HE'S ACTUALLY TAKEN STEPS TO ENSURE HE STAYING HERE IN CLARKSVILLE LONG TERM. AND I'VE ALREADY SENT HIM OFF BEFORE SO.

>> THAT'S ALL AND TRY TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO THIS PROCESS AGAIN.

>> IN 10 YEARS OF THE MARRIAGE WE BEEN LONG-DISTANCE FOR EIGHT YEARS SO WE ARE FOR USE TO FACE

TOMMY. >> AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO THAT.

SAME QUESTION FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. HOW MUCH HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING

ATTENTION TO LOCAL POLITICS? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? >> NOT NEARLY ENOUGH BUT I GOT

[01:30:06]

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ENGAGED IN THAT CONVERSATION. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> SHE ISN'T GOING TO FORT HOOD, YOU'VE HEARD THAT!>

NEVER AND I'M FROM TEXAS. >> THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE.

YOU KNOW MY QUESTION. I LOST MY QUESTION, THERE IT IS.

ALTHOUGH YOU KINDA DID ALREADY SAY ONE OF YOUR SPECIAL INTERESTS, WITH THE CATS AND THAT YOU USE YOUR SEAT FOR THAT. THAT NOTWITHSTANDING, DO ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO PROFIT FROM THIS POSITION?

>> NO, NOT EITHER. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

SUPPOSING YOU HAVE A VOTE TO MAKE AND YOU BELIEVE ONE WAY AN ISSUE BECAUSE OF YOUR DEEP CORE BELIEFS, BUT YOUR CONSTITUENTS MIGHT BELIEVE ANOTHER. IN A COUPLE OF WORDS COME WHAT TO GO WITH THIS, DEEP CORE BELIEFS OR CONSTITUENTS?> YOU WEAR DEBRIS FROM A CONSTITUENTS IN WHAT THEY WANT TO SPY BELIEVE IT WAS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY WRONG TO VOTE

THAT WAY. >> THANK YOU.> COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND.

>> CHILDERS IS IT? >> CHILDERS. >> RIVOLI SAID THAT OVER AND

OVER. >> GREAT RESUME WITH THE MARRIOTT.

GREAT BRAND. COULD YOU TALK T YOUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WORKED WITH ANIMAL SHELTERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY THER OMMUNITY SERVICE TO SHARE RE WITH US, HAVE YOU

SERVED ON ANY BOARDS RDS OR ANYTHING? >> I'M NOT WITH MIKE SPEARS OF MARRIOTT IT HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD TRAVELING OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE YEAR SO IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO A ROUTINE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AT THAT TIME.

AS SOON AS I WAS OFF THE ROAD I STARTED FOSTERING CATS AND GETTING INVOLVED.

>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU MISS CHILDERS FOR BEING HERE AND WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE, IS GOING TO HAVE TWO BUT I'LL BRING IT DOWN TO ONE.

AS I HAVE ASKED MANY BEFORE, HOW WOULD YOU ENGAGE THE CITIZENS IN YOUR BOARD TO BE

MORE ACTIVE? >> IN ADDITION TO SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, I VERY MUCH BELIEVE IN OPEN-DOOR POLICIES. I WOULD LOVE TO HOST REGULAR DROP IN OFFICE HOURS IF YOU WILL, PREFERABLY HELD THAT LOCAL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE WARD.

AND MAKE NECESSARY ACCOMMODATIONS TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE CONSTITUENTS.

AS WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS, NOT A LOT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

BEING ADAPTABLE AND SEEING WHAT WORKS, I'M A BIG FAN OF THROWING THINGS AT THE WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS. AND WHATEVER THE CONSTITUENTS WANT IS WHAT THEY WILL GET FROM

ME. >> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNSEL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS CHILDERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR WORD ONE? MEMBERS, WE BEEN GOING IN OUR 35 MINUTES. SHALL WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE

BREAK? >> READY FOR WARD 5. IF YOU'RE HERE AND WISH TO PRESENT TO COUNSEL FOR WARD 5, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU PLEASE APPROACH, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE

MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE STATE COUNSEL MY NAME IS JOEY -- I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR VOTE FOR THE VACANCY FOR WARD 5. I'VE LIVED IN NORTH -- WITH MY FAMILY THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. AND FIVE OF THOSE BEING WITHIN WARD 5. I'VE SEEN THE GROWTH TAKEN PLACE IN THE AREA OVER THOSE YEARS, INCLUDING THE CHALLENGES INVOLVED WITH TRAFFIC AND HOUSING. I'VE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE RISING COST OF LIVING.

THAT COMES WITH ANY QUICKLY GROWING AREA SUCH AS RENT INCREASES.

AND HAVE DRIVEN THE STREETS OF THE AREA ALONGSIDE MANY OTHERS FOR YEARS.

SINCE I BEGAN FOLLOWING LOCAL POLITICS IN 2015, I'VE BEEN CONCERNED FOR THE CITIZENS HERE. AND I SOUGHT TO BE A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE.

[01:35:03]

CITY COUNCILMEMBERS HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COMING TOGETHER AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF CITIZENS WHOM THEY REPRESENT. I BELIEVE I'M READY AND SUITED

FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU.NY MEMBER OF COUNSEL HAVE A QUESTION?

COUNCILPERSON REDD. >> YES SIR HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.

YOU HEARD IT BEFORE. YOU DID. JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER REAL

QUICK. >> YES SIR. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS AND TO WEIGH THE MERITS OF THE ARGUMENTS AND COME UP TOGETHER

WITH A GOOD WAY TO GO. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW IT IS NOT ALWAYS FUN UP HERE BECAUSE YOU HEAR ME TALK ABOUT IT! I HAVE ONE QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO PROFIT FROM THIS POSITION?

>> NO MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING APPEARED WILLING TO VOLUNTEER. I KNOW THAT YOU RAN YOUR CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE ON BOTH ENDS I SUPPOSE. BUT MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE YOU

GOING TO KEEP THE CITIZENS IN WARD 5 ENGAGED? >> I WOULD DEFINITELY GO, WALK DOOR TO DOOR. I FOUND IT FAIRLY INTROVERTED, I FOUND IT ACTUALLY A LOT EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WHILE CAMPAIGNING. AND I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO REINTRODUCING MYSELF TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IF APPOINTED.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE. LIKE THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES, ARE YOU AVAILABLE AND OPEN-MINDED FOR ALL OF THAT?

>> YES SIR. I GREW UP IN ALABAMA. BUT THEN THINGS WENT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE 25 YEARS I LIVED THERE. BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THINGS HAVE, THIS IS A GROWING CITY. I'VE EXPERIENCED THAT IN A BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID, DIFFERENT CULTURES AND DIFFERENT IDEAS. BEING EXPOSED TO THOSE HAS HELPED ME GROW AS A PERSON AND

BE ABLE TO BE MORE TOLERANT OF THOSE WHO I MAY DISAGREE WITH. >> THANK YOU.

>> IS THAT IT COUNCILPERSON LITTLE? >> YES SIR.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN. >> THANK YOU. I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER THE QUESTION. ARE YOU INVOLVED? CAN YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING? YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CITY HOW INVOLVED ARE YOU IN LOCAL POLITICS?

>> YES MA'AM. I HAVE BEEN FAIRLY INVOLVED, SINCE 2015, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGH AS MUCH OF CLARKSVILLE GROUPS, I STARTED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

FOLLOWING THE ACTUAL GOINGS-ON OF CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY COMMISSION.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO MEETINGS ON BOTH OVER THE PAST YEAR OR YEAR AND 1/2.

TRYING TO GET TO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTED TO OFFICE AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD TIME AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH PEOPLE WHO I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH ON CERTAIN THINGS BUT I HAVE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW AND THE THING IS, THIS ISN'T JUST FACEBOOK THIS IS PEOPLE WE LIVE EVERYDAY LIFE WITH.

IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU.

YOU SAY BEEN INVOLVED SINCE 2015 AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR STEPPING BACK TO THE PLATE AFTER RUNNING. HE SAID YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY OR HAD BEEN OR REMAINED ENGAGED

SINCE YOUR RUN FOR I GUESS OFFICE, A SEAT? >> THE SEAT FOR LAST YEAR.

AND I ALSO RAN FOR THE SEA IN 2016. COUNTY COMMISSION IN 2018.

>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. COULD YOU SHARE WITH US, COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT THE

[01:40:03]

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE? >> I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY COMMITTEE PER SE. I DID APPLY FOR ONE LAST YEAR. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM IT. I DID SEEK OUT A COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT AND WOULD BE

WILLING TO DO SO IF I DID NOT GET THE SEAT. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

COULD YOU SHARE WHAT COMMITTEES YOU HAVE A HOT BUTTON FOR OR THAT PEAK YOUR INTEREST?

>> THE ONE I APPLIED FOR WAS ZONING APPEALS. I GUESS IT WOULD BE IF YOU MORE YEARS BEFORE THAT ONE CAME UP. THAT IS SOMETHING NOT I HAVE TRIED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? >> NO.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> I THINK I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. IF YOU ARE ELECTED OR KNOCKING DOORS, WHAT WOULD BE ONE OF YOUR CAMPAIGN PILLARS? WHAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BRING, THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO WORK ON LIKE EVERYONE KNOWS I LOVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND GREEN ENERGY. THAT IS JUST ME, SO WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO

YOU IN YOUR COMMUNITY? >> PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW WE COULD BEST MANAGE OUR BUDGET AND GIVE THE TAXPAYERS A BREAK ON THEIR TAXES.

THAT IS ME PERSONALLY. I ALSO HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT, AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ALSO, THE LIBRARY WHICH I BELIEVE IS A COUNTY ISSUE.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED IN CLARKSVILLE. I HAVE MISSED MANY DEADLINES REFERRING STUFF TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE OF THE 30 MINUTES THAT IT TAKES TO GET THERE FROM NORTH CLARKSVILLE. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.

AND SOMETHING EVEN IF IT'S NOT A CITY THING TO DO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET PEOPLE ENGAGED

ABOUT. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION?

COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR STANDING BEFORE US TODAY. I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT IN LINE FOR THE BATHROOM. FORGIVE ME FOR COMING BACK A LITTLE BIT LATE. BUT WHAT INFLUENCE YOU TO RUN AND WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE? YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT BUT COULD YOU REITERATE THAT TO ME?

>> YES MA'AM. AS I MENTIONED, I BEGAN FOLLOWING LOCAL POLITICS IN 2015. UNFORTUNATELY I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION BEFORE THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT IT IN 2014. AS FAR AS WHAT I SAW IN 2015, AND COMING ON, WAS THE WAY THAT

YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES WERE -- I APOLOGIZE. >> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> BUSINESSES WERE INTERACTING WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT AND BE MAYBE A DIFFERENT VOICE FOR THAT. OR JUST BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIFFERENT VOICES, DIFFERENT IDEAS GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THE THINGS GOING ON

IN OUR CITY. >> OKAY. >> THAT IS PART OF WHY I

ORIGINALLY WANTED TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL. >> HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT BETTER MANAGING THE BUDGET. WHAT DID YOU SEE WAS FRIVOLOUS? MAYBE IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE AND HE WANTED -- THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

>> JUST FOR INSTANCE, SOMETHING I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN CUT, AND WOULD HAVE SAVED TAXPAYERS SOME MONEY WOULD BE THE GOLF COURSES AND SEE HOW WE COULD BETTER ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES. WE WANT TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

TO BEST SERVE THE PEOPLE. >> OKAY THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU, SIR, FOR PRESENTING YOURSELF.

WE WILL ENTERTAIN THE NEXT CANDIDATE. I THINK THERE IS SOMEBODY COMING. IF YOU WOULD, GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE

MINUTES, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS -- GUZMAN.

[01:45:02]

IN 2005 I EXITED THE MILITARY AND DECIDED TO GROW MY ROOTS HERE IN CLARKSVILLE.

SO MANY POSSIBILITIES THAT IT HAD TO OFFER. AS FAR AS EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION AND RETIREMENT. OVER THE 20 YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE I'VE SEEN CLARKSVILLE GROW FROM SINGLE LANES ON TINY TOWN ROADS TO MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ON 101ST -- AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT CLARKSVILLE AS WELL ON THE ROADWAYS. I HAVE LIVED THE SAME AREA AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PEAK HOURS. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY BUT THERE'S MORE TO DO.

I WANT TO BE THE LIAISON TO THE RESIDENCE OF CLARKSVILLE AND CONSTITUENTS OF WARD 5 TO CONTINUE TO STRATEGICALLY GROW OUR CITY. EXCUSE ME -- I HAVE BEEN BOOTS ON THE GROUND SERVING MY COMMUNITY WELL BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY.

I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MANY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IN CLARKSVILLE FOR PROVIDING SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO STUDENTS, FEEDING HOMELESS AND ADVOCATING FOR THOSE IN NEED.

AS A MEMBER OF -- ASSIST WITH BUILDING OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR SOME WOUNDED WARRIORS.

MANY TIMES IT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT CAME AFTER WORKING A 12 HOUR OVERNIGHT SHIFT.

WHY DID I DO IT? BECAUSE PEOPLE MATTER. DURING THE TIME OUR CITY WAS SHUT DOWN FOR COVID ASSISTED LOCAL AGENCIES AND FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTIONS.

AS WELL AS CHECKING ON THE UNHALLOWED POPULATION. JUST BECAUSE OUR CITY WAS ON LOCKDOWN DID NOT MEAN THAT THE NEED ASN'T THERE. COMMUNITY SERVICE IS NOT SOMETHING I JUST DO IT'S WHO I AM AND WHAT DO. WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY AND THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY OF DOING THAT. OUR CITY IS GROWING AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. WE HAVE TO MANAGE THAT GROWTH SO SOME AREAS DO NOT GET FORGOTTEN. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO STIFLE THE GROWTH.

WE HAVE TO MAKE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS SO OUR TAX RATE STAYS LOW.

BUT WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY ARE MET, REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC STATUS. WE ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE AND WE ATTRACT MAJOR EMPLOYERS WHO WILL BRING SUSTAINABLE JOBS AND CAREERS.

THE MORE OUR DOLLARS CIRCULATE IN CLARKSVILLE THE MOREL COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

WHAT I DON'T WANT HIS PEOPLE LEAVING CLARKSVILLE AND TAKING THE MANY WITH THEM TO ANOTHER CITY. WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE IF WE WORK TOGETHER.

I WANT THE BEST FOR CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE AND ITS RESIDENTS.

MY MANY YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE AND WORK IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER. WE'LL HAVE SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES TO BRING VALUE.

WE COMMUNICATED THROUGH PURPOSEFUL CONVERSATION.UT WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF ISSUES, WE CAN ALSO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS. SOLUTIONS A BETTER REPRESENT, THEY ARE JUST OUR CONSTITUENTS. FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I DON'T HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDA. I WANT TO SERVE AND I WANT TO BE THE VOICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WARD 5. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE INTEREST OF CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

THERE CONSTITUENTS AND THE NEED TO KNOW WHAT AND WHY WE ARE MAKING CERTAIN CHOICES.

AND THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. CITY COUNCIL PERSON WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.

I'D BE AVAILABLE FOR THE QUESTIONS COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, I LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU AND CONTINUE TO MAKE CLARKSVILLE THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE TO REPRESENT THE

CONSTITUENTS OF WARD 5. >> THANK YOU MR. GUZMAN. COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU AM GOING TO THROW A CURVEBALL.

FIRST LET ME SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME FORWARD PETER OBSERVED MANY YEARS WITH YOUR WIFE VALERIE. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR HER AND SHE WAS A GREAT

[01:50:01]

>> THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CANNOT OVERSTEP AS THE GOVERNMENT. WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE -- WE HAVE TO LET PEOPLE, WE ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM. THERE PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT FOLLOW THE LAW, PEOPLE THAT WILL, PEOPLE THAT DO NEED OUR HELP.

IF WE ALL DID WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, THERE WOULD BE NO SOCIAL SERVICES.

NOTHING. THEY WOULD BE NO SHELTERS FOR ANIMALS.

THERE WOULD BE, IF WE DID IT ALL, SOMETIMES IT HAS GOT TO BE, SOMEONE HAS TO STEP IN PLACE IT HAS TO BE POLICIES MADE IN PLACE ALSO. AND I BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT KIND OF SETS A BASELINE FOR WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. AND THEN, BUT IT'S OPEN THOUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YOU'VE HEARD MY OTHER QUESTION BEFORE, IF YOU HAVE A CORE BELIEF AND A VOTE COMING UP BUT YOU CONSTITUENTS SEEM TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE, WOULD YOU GO

WITH YOUR CORE BELIEF OR THE HE CONSTITUENTS? >> FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO SAY THAT HOLDING A SEAT, AS YOU ALL ARE, YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND SAY OKAY, WHAT IS THE BEST FOR OUR CITY? WHAT IS THE BEST FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS? AND I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF BACK AND SAY OKAY, IT IS NOT ABOUT ME. IT IS ABOUT THE CITY, IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. OF COURSE THE COMES WITH EDUCATION.

YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUE AND SEE THE FACTS. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BIO, OR INTERESTING. WANT TO ASK, WHAT INFLUENCED YOU TO WANT TO RUN FOR THE SEAT? AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE

HAPPENING IN WARD 5? >> WHAT INFLUENCED ME WAS, YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY WIFE AND I SPOKE ABOUT WAS, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A PLACE HERE FOR OUR KIDS. SO THEY CHOSE TO LIVE HERE, THERE WERE JOBS FOR THEM TO BE HERE. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THAT JOB PAYS MORE AND THEY CAN'T LIVE YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE SUSTAINABLE CAREERS HERE.

THAT IS MY FIRST. NOW THAT MY KIDS ARE GROWING THEY CAN MAKE THEIR DECISIONS EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL CALL FOR MONEY SOMETIMES. NOW IT IS ABOUT MY GRANDKIDS AND YOU KNOW THE FUTURE OF CLARKSVILLE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CLARKSVILLE IS HERE 50 YEARS, 100 YEARS AND WE MAKE GOOD CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE.

THAT'S WHAT GOT ME. >> WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN YOUR WARD?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE KNOCKED ON DOORS MANY A TIME.

AND SPOKE TO A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS IN WARD 5. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT SIDE. BUT THE BIGGEST, ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS WE HAD WAS VEHICLES, TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH SUBDIVISIONS. WE SAW THE PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I THINK THAT SOME OF THE OTHER ORDERS NEED TO BE OPENED UP SO PEOPLE ARE NOT CUTTING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO CUT THROUGH SUBDIVISIONS TO BEAT TRAFFIC. THAT'S SOMETHING I LIKE TO SEE

CHANGE. >> THE 2020 TRANSPORTATION PLAN, YOU ARE AWARE?

>> SAM IS A GREAT PLAN. THAT HAS YOU KNOW, IT HAS SOLUTIONS.

AND IT HAS YOU KNOW, TAXPAYERS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING FOR THE MONEY.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AGAIN.

I LOVE WHEN YOU GUYS TALK ARMY TO ME. NOT BECAUSE WE ARE INHERENTLY LIKE QUALIFIED BUT BECAUSE IT'S A LANGUAGE I UNDERSTAND. [LAUGHTER] ONE QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO PROFIT FROM FOR

THIS POSITION? >> NO, NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. >> THANK YOU,

>> THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON LITTLE, YOU RECOGNIZE PEER. >> OPENNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE AND ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES AS A SOCIETY GROWS AND CHANGES.

YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE. YET TO BE FLEXIBLE AND OPEN-MINDED, THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, BECAUSE WE CAN PRETEND THAT WE KNOW IT ALL BUT WE DON'T.

WE DON'T, WE HAVE TO BE OPEN TO HEAR IT FROM OTHERS. WE HAVE TO BE OPEN TO HEAR THE

FACTS. FACTS S ARE FACTS. >> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE

[01:55:06]

RECOGNIZED. >> HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AND ONE IS CLARIFICATION.

YOU KNOW I'M A SOCIAL WORKER AND YOU SAID, WE WOULDN'T HAVE SOCIAL SERVICES IF EVERYBODY DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POVERTY AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER POVERTY.

YOU NEED RESOURCES. >> YOU DON'T HAVE -- >> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME?

>> YES, IF EVERYONE DID WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. IF WE LOOKED OUT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR NEIGHBORS WOULDN'T BE IN A HOT HOME BECAUSE THEIR AIR CONDITIONER BROKE. AND NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT FOR TWO WEEKS OR SO.

IF EVERYBODY DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, POLICE THE AREA WE WOULD NEED SOMEONE TO COME AND YOU KNOW WHY IS GRASS 17 FEET TALL AND PROPERTY VALUES ARE GOING DOWN BECAUSE THEY GOT 17 CARS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUBDIVISION PARKED ON THE ROADWAY.

IF EVERYONE DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO WE WOULDN'T HAVE YOU KNOW, HOMELESS OUT THERE THAT DO NEED HELP AND HELP IS AVAILABLE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I SHOULD NOT SAY WE WOULDN'T HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE A LOT LESS I SHOULD SAY.

IF EVERYBODY DID WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERYONE DOES WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. GUZMAN FOR BEING HERE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY. MUCH LIKE HOW I'VE ASKED EVERYBODY ELSE UNDER THE IMAGE AND A LITTLE BIT ON HOW YOU WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOUR

CONSTITUENTS BUT HOW WOULD YOU KEEP THEM ENGAGED? >> THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO DO IT. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE WAY! WE HAVE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, DIFFERENT YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE COMPUTER SAVVY AND SOME ARE NOT.

WE HAVE TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS. FIRST FACEBOOK IS THE FIRST ONE WE CAN GO TO.

WE CAN ALSO DO TOWN HALLS, WE CAN ALSO DO MAYBE LUNCH SOMEWHERE.

SATURDAY. A LOT OF TIMES, WHAT WE CAN DO IS FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF NEED IS THERE AND GIVE THEM DIRECTION TOWARDS THAT NEED. AND JUST A DIFFERENT WAY.

OF COURSE, MY PHONE NUMBER, I ALWAYS HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER, I MAY NOT ANSWER MY PHONE BECAUSE I DON'T GET SERVICE ALL THE TIME BUT I WILL ANSWER A VOICEMAIL.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE EMAIL FROM THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE. >> WE HAVE NEWSLETTERS TOO.

>> EXACTLY, YES. >> THANK YOU! >> COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. HOW ARE YOU DOING MR. GUZMAN?

>> I'M GOOD. >> SIMILAR QUESTION AS I ASKED PREVIOUS CANDIDATES.

IN TERMS OF COMMITTEES, I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU KNOW HOW THE COMMITTEES WORK AND THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE. WHAT ARE SOME INTERESTS OF YOURS FROM A COMMUNITY LEVEL IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE ON THE CITY AND WHICH ONES A PARTICULAR PEAK YOUR INTEREST? AND WOULD YOU OR COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF DRIVING AND MAKING A

DIFFERENCE ON. >> I HAVE REALLY LOOKED AT, I'VE BEEN MORE OR LESS TAKING A BACKSEAT ON ANY OF THIS. BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS IN THE CITY COUNCIL AND I DID NOT WANT TO BE ANY CONFLICT OF ANY TYPE. SO I'VE BEEN PLAYING THE SUPPORTIVE ROLE IN THAT WAY.

BUT YOU KNOW, NOW THAT SHE IS NOT, I WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO LOOK UP AT WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEES WE HAVE AND SEE WHERE I WOULD FIT IN. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP WOULD BE JUST GETTING AND APPLYING FOR A COMMITTEE.

AND SEE HOW IT GOES. >> DO YOU, WHAT INTERESTS -- SO FOR EXAMPLE, PARKS, THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY, PARKS AND REC, WE HAVE TREE BOARDS, HOUSING, ECONOMICS.

TAKE YOUR -- >> I THINK I AM PRETTY OPEN TO THE PARKS AND RACK, BECAUSE WE DO NEED MORE PARKS OUT THERE, WE NEED MORE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

I KNOW THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF SERVICES. THAT AND HOUSING.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS FOR OUR

CONSTITUENTS OUT HERE. JUST BE A COUPLE. >> I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JUST SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF OUR CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S BECOME QUITE POPULAR AROUND CERTAIN RECENT ISSUES AND SO I JUST, I LOVE THE GROWTH AND THE DIVERSITY OF THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

WE HAVE A LARGE KOREAN AMERICAN CONSTITUENCYB& ES EMBRACE MORE. FROM THE CITY LEVEL.

[02:00:01]

COMMUNITIES BE A STRONG AND ROBUST AS OUR MILITARY. >> I AGREE.

I THINK EACH ONE SHOULD BE REPRESENTED, HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON -- >> YOUR WIFE IS DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED WAY, CORRECT? DO YOU SEE IT BEING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

>> NO I DON'T HAVE THAT AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANYTHING THAT ULD COME ACROSS ME ACROSS THAT WOULD HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THAT I WOULD ABSTAIN UP FRONT FROM THE BEGINNING.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU. >> ANY OF THE QUESTIONS OF MR. GUZMAN?

THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT CANDIDATE, IF YOU WILL STEP UP. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

YOU CAN REMOVE YOUR MASK IF YOU LIKE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOSHUA AND I LIVE 1082 GUNPOINT DRIVE.

A RESIDENT OF WARD 5, I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 2017 WHEN I CLOSED MY HOUSE.

I PREVIOUSLY THE FRANKLIN MEADOWS SUBDIVISION AS EARLY AS 2014.

ALSO LOCATED IN WARD 5. PRIOR TO THAT LIVED ON FORT CAMPBELL HAVING ARRIVED HERE IN 2012.

I WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA AND GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO. A LIFELONG PADRES AND CHARGERS FAN, I LEARNED TO DO WITH DISAPPOINTMENT FROM AN EARLY AGE AND DEVELOPED A STRONG SENSE OF RESILIENCY FROM IT. IN FACT, TO THIS DAY I WANT TO PADRES TEAM TO CARRY MY CASKET AT MY FUNERAL SO THEY CAN LET ME DOWN ONE LAST TIME. I JOINED THE ARMY AT AGE OF 19.

I TOURED THE WORLD. LITERALLY! THE SPENT TIME IN KOREA, THE PHILIPPINES, HAD COMBAT TOURS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. SERVED ALL OF THE COUNTRY FROM FORT HOOD IS A BUFFALO SOLDIER, THE FORT IRWIN, FORT CAMPBELL AS AN AEROSOL SCOUT.

CERTAIN LOWEST JOB IS RECONNAISSANCE SCOUT TO A VEHICLE CREW COMMANDER.

PLATOON SERGEANT, FIRST SERGEANT AND A COUPLE TIMES RECEIVING ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND ORDERS AS A STAFF SERGEANT. THIS BEING AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY FOR STAFF SERGEANT, FILLING IN FOR THE COMPANY COMMANDER. NEVER DREAMED I WOULD DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE ARMY APPEARED TO BE THE ARMY WAS LIFE.

LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST HOWEVER AS MANY DISABLED VETERANS NO. AFTER ONLY 11 YEARS OLD RETIRED FROM THE ARMY AS A STAFF SERGEANT OUT OF FORT CAMPBELL. HAVING LIVED A LIFE OF SERVICE I KNEW I WANTED TO CONTINUE IN THAT AREA. I FOUND MANY UBER AND LIVE DRIVERS WERE VETERANS. MANY HAD BEEN THROUGH THE NIGHTMARE THE VA CLAIMS SYSTEM.

AND IT DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND WORK FRUSTRATED WITH PROCESSES. I BEGAN ASSISTING VETERANS WITH BENEFITS THEY WERE ENTITLED TO. SOON I BECAME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AS WELL AS SAFETY MANY CONSTITUENTS RESOLVING ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

I REACHED OUT TO MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUCCESSFULLY ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY MADE HE WAS PROMOTED AND ESTABLISHED HED HERE IN CLARKSVILLE, I HAVE ASSISTED IN GETTING LEGISLATION PASSED, SORRY STRUGGLE WITH ENGLISH AS MY ONLY LANGUAGE. BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY LEVELS. I'VE BEEN ADVISED AND ASSISTED CANDIDATES AND BILLING THEIR PLATFORMS. SOME OF WHOM ARE SEATED IN THE CHAMBER.

IN 2019 I WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY FOR MY WORK WITH VETERANS IN THE AREA AND MY HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE. I WAS AWARDED IS TO WISH ON HER BECOMING A KENTUCKY COLONEL. I CONTINUE TO THE DATA LIAISON WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH WHOM I'VE MADE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS. WITH THE GENUINE ATTEMPT TO BRING THE PEOPLE TO SERVICES THEY DESPERATELY NEED. AS THE WARD 5 COUNCILMAN I AIM TO ENSURE SMART GROWTH WHILE OUR CITY PROSPERS. RESERVE GREEN SPACES WHICH PROMOTE CLEAN AIR AND WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME. I'VE WORKED WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY AND AIM TO BUILD OFF OF THOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS MOVING FORWARD. IN COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS I AM TO BE AN ASSET, NOT A DISRUPTION. TO BUILD COHESION, NOT SO DIVISION.

SO THAT TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A BETTER CLARKSVILLE FOR EVERYONE.

WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE A

[02:05:01]

SCOUT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> -- IN YOUR OPINION AND A VERY SHORT ANSWER, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT?

SOMETHING BIG, MEDIUM OR SMALL? >> ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE

PEOPLE. >> VERY GOOD AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS ONE.

YOU BELIEVE ONE WAY ON THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF A CORE BELIEF, CONSTITUTIONAL BELIEF, CONSTITUENTS IT SEEMS LIKE IN YOUR OPINION BELIEVE OTHERWISE. WHAT DO YOU GO WITH?

YOUR CORE BELIEF OR YOUR CONSTITUENTS? >> I TOOK AN OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION IN 2007. THE OATH HAS NEVER EXPIRED. THAT'S WHERE MY BELIEFS COME

FROM. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BIO.

VERY INTERESTING. MY QUESTION TO YOU, YOU SAID YOU WORK WITH COUNCILMAN HOW

HAVE YOU? >> THAT DEPENDS. I USUALLY WORKED AS A GO-BETWEEN AND WOULD HELP SEVERAL TIMES CONSTITUENTS WERE CONFUSED, DID NOT KNOW WHO THEIR COUNCILPERSON WAS. AND YOU KNOW, I DID THINGS LIKE THAT.

HELP ASSIST THEM AND FIGURE OUT WHO, WHICH DISTRICT THEY WERE IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS LIKE THAT. >> SO -- >> I'VE CONSTITUENTS FIGURE OUT WHO THEIR COUNCILPERSON WAS. HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR COUNCILPERSON.

>> SO THAT IS HOW YOU WORKED WITH THE COUNCILMAN? HAVE YOU EVER HELPED ANY

COUNCILMAN WITH A CAMPAIGN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> I SURE HAVE.

>> OKAY. AND SO, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN WARD 5?

>> OKAY, FROM THE DOOR KNOCKING HIM DOWN, VERY SPECIFICALLY, FROM A VERY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE VERY RECENTLY. WE NEED TO FIX THE STREETS, AND I KNOW ABOUT THE MAYOR'S PLAN AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT IT. BUT IT WAS NOT DONE SOON ENOUGH.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR. BUT THERE WAS A VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM ME. ONE OF MY FRIENDS. SO YEAH, THAT'S THE MAIN THING RIGHT NOW. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WOULD LIKE SOME MORE GREEN SPACES AND PARKS. WE HAVE HERITAGE PARK RIGHT ON THE EDGE, BUT WE COULD USE SOME

MORE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. SAME QUESTION, YOUR OPENNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE PUNCHES, TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT.

>> YEAH, IN THE ARMY YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT. THAT ABILITY HAS NEVER LEFT ME.

I MEAN, I CAME FROM AN ARMY WHERE YOU COULDN'T TELL ANYBODY IF YOU ARE GAY, -- SO YOU KNOW, FIGURE IT OUT. YOU BETTER BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO CHANGE.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AGAIN.

YOU KNOW MY QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO GAIN OR PROFIT

FROM THIS POSITION? >> NOT TO STILL THE ANSWER FROM EARLIER, BUT IT WOULD

DEFINITELY GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO. >> GOT IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

YOU FOR BEING HERE AND BEING WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW YOU'RE VERY ACTIVE ON THE POLITICAL SPHERE ONLINE. > YES.

>> I ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, I FORGOT TO SAY THAT EARLIER.

>> TOTALLY ALL RIGHT! >> MY QUESTION WAS, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THE CITIZENS OF YOUR WARD AND ENGAGED? THE CITY PROVIDES TOOLS TO KEEP YOUR CONSTITUENTS ENGAGED.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO UTILIZE THOSE? >> I'M NOT SURE RIGHT NOW THE SPECIFIC TOOLS THE CITY HAS I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT BECAUSE IT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

MY PREFERRED METHOD OF SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT THE THING IS, IF USE ONE METHOD, PEOPLE TEND TO GET BURNED OUT ON THAT AND THEN PEOPLE STOPPED CARING.

SO I LIKE TO USE A MULTIPLE DOOR KNOCKING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ROTATION, GO BACK AND FORTH. THAT WAY YOU GET MORE INTERACTION.

TOWN HALLS AS WELL BEFORE I FORGET.> THANK YOU. AND THE CITY DOES PROVIDE THE

PLATFORM. >> YES. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING

TO, SORRY. >> GOTCHA. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING

[02:10:05]

HOW UP-TO-DATE ARE YOU? ARE YOU READY TO GO? >> YES MA'AM.

>> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE POLITICS LOCAL?

>> RIGHT NOW MY WARD, WE HAVE A HOT BUTTON CASE OF REZONING CLOSE TO 41 A INVOLVING APARTMENTS. TOMORROW THERE'S A MEETING BEING HELD.

AND I WILL ATTEND THE MEETING. AND THE OWNER -- >> A COMMUNITY MEETING.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE. I'M HOPING HIS EXPLANATION WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A NEEDED THING, YOU KNOW?

SO -- >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION?

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE

FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MINIMUS JEFFREY JAMES I. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

MY ADDRESS IS 1390 BURSTYN DRIVE CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE. I SPENT 25 YEARS OF MY LIFE ON ACTIVE DUTY. MAJORITY THE TIME WAS SPENT IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

I RETIRED AND MOVED BACK TO CLARKSVILLE IN 2014. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY MOVED BACK HERE, BECAUSE OF TWO YOUNG MEN AMAZING. AGES SIX AND EIGHT.

WHEN IT COMES TO FLEXIBILITY, I'M VERY FLEXIBLE WITH A SIX AND EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW KIDS LIKE TO ARGUE NOWADAYS. BUT THEY DO! AND THEY ATTEND HAZELWOOD HOMAGE SCHOOL. FIRST GRADE AND THIRD GRADE.

I AM A DISABLED VETERAN SO I AM CONNECTED WITH THE VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH AN 89-YEAR-OLD VETERAN TRYING TO APPLY FOR HIS BENEFITS AND HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL SINCE HE EXITED THE MILITARY 1956 AND NO ONE COULD HELP HIM.

SO I'M WORKING WITH HIM NOW. I STAY ENGAGED WITH MY COMMUNITY, I AM A SCOUTMASTER, PACK 517. I DEAL WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG KIDS.

I HAVE A WIFE, FROM THE PHILIPPINES. I ATTEND A CHURCH -- THAT IS

BASICALLY ME. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS. OUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. JAMES FOR YOUR BIO AND SHARING INFORMATION.

I KNOW IT IS TO RAISE CHILDREN AS WELL! THEY DO LIKE TO FIGHT! BUT WE ARE THE PARENTS SO WE CAN CORRECT IT. SO, WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUN?

AND WHAT HAS INFLUENCED YOU TO DO THIS? >> THE MAIN REASON WHAT TO RUN IS, CLARKSVILLE IS GROWING AND EXPANDING. THE REASON CLARKSVILLE IS GROWING AND IS SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE TEAM, THAT'S WHY THE CITY IS GROWING. BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE THE LEADERSHIP, THEY SEE THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST GREAT BY ITSELF IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THE LEADERS WITHIN THE CITY. IF I CAN BE PART OF THE TEAM, I FEEL THAT I COULD BE AN ASSET TO THE TEAM. BECAUSE I GRADUATED AND HAVE A DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I FEEL LIKE I FIT IN VERY WELL

WITH THE TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK, IS THAT RIGHT? >> EXACTLY!

>> WHAT ARE YOU PUSHING FOR IN WORD FIVE? >> WORD FIVE, COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARKS. BECAUSE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH I LIVE, I SEE THE BASKETBALL GOALS FACING TOWARD THE STREET. I SEE SEVERAL YOU GOOD ON THE STREET I LIVE ON AND I COULD POINT OUT SEVERAL FACING TOWARDS THE STREET.

THE KIDS ARE OUT THERE PLAYING BASKETBALL, WHEN THEY SEE A CAR THEY HAD TO STOP.

AND I THINK WE COULD HAVE, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT AS A CITY.

THEN HAVE OUR KIDS PLAYING IN THE STREET. I HAD TO MOVE MY BASKETBALL GOAL TO THE BACKYARD. FLOODS BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE DITCH.

MIKE IS GOING TO BACKYARD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM IN THE STREET.ND HAVE A CAR, NOT MAKE IT OUT OF STREET AND TIME AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE NEED A COMMUNITY CENTER AND

[02:15:03]

>> OKAY THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. JAMES, SAME QUESTION I ASKED EVERYBODY.

ARE YOU WILLING TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND ACCEPT DIFFERENT CHANGES AND ROLL WITH THE

PUNCHES? >> I AM. 25 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE MILITARY, I CONTINUED TO SERVE WITH COAST GUARD ARTILLERY.

WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGE, IT IS LIKE SECOND NATURE. THEN RAISING TWO YOUNG MEN CHANGES IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I JUST EMBRACE IT AND THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

>> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR. JAMES FOR STANDING BEFORE US TODAY, WE APPRECIATE IT.N YOUR OPINION, WAS THE ROLE OF

GOVERNMENT? >> THE GOVERNMENT IS TO HELP DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE AND HELP BE A TOOL FOR THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE ISSUES TO DISCUSS.

THE GOVERNMENT IS FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SERVE AGAIN.

YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO GAIN FROM THIS? >> I DO NOT.

>> ARE GENERALLY A PIECE YOU UNDER SERVICE. I PROMISE NOT TO MAKE ANY AIR

FORCE JOKES. >> OKAY! I THINK I HEARD THEM ALL

ANYWAY. >> COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND. >> THANK YOU FOR STEADY BEFORE US. AS I LOOK OVER YOUR RESUME, QUITE IMPRESSIVE, LOTS OF TOP HONORS AND TONS OF EXCELLENCE EXEMPLIFIED THROUGHOUT. COULD YOU SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO, I SEE THAT YOU AWARDED TWO SPECIFIC OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE HONORS.

ONE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE GOVERNOR AS WELL AS THE MAYOR FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE. COULD YOU SPEAK TO YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE?

OR COULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? >> I WAS PART OF A GROUP WITH WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED THE ROOMS FOR THE HOMELESS, THE CHURCH IS GOING AROUND TO GET THE HOMELESS PEOPLE TO GO TO THE SHELTERS. MOST WERE SCARED BECAUSE THEY ARE LIKE WE CANNOT GO UNDER THE BRIDGE AND TALK TO A PERSON. WE CAN GO TALK TO A PERSON, THEY MIGHT HURT THEM. IT'S PROBABLY TRUE, THEY COULD. BUT I DID MINE GOING UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE TO TALK TO THE PERSON TO COME TO A SHELTER. ESPECIALLY BELOW 32 DEGREES AND IT'S FREEZING OUT THERE. IF AT THE TAKE A FEW PUNCHES, I WOULD TRY TO HELP THE PERSON SAVE THEIR OWN LIFE. WE ARE PEOPLE BACK THEN BUT TRY TO DRINK RUBBING ALCOHOL NOT TO FREEZE TO DEATH. I HAD TO TELL THE PEOPLE THIS DON'T WORK YOU WILL KILL YOURSELF. LET'S COME IN, GET IN THE SHELTER, GET FOOD, WE DO HAIRCUTS, WE'VE HAD TRAINING TO GET THESE PEOPLE JOBS. NOT JUST BRING THEM IN FOR A FREE MEAL BUT TRY TO INCREASE THEIR LIFE AND I GUESS THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR, THEY'VE SEEN THAT AND THEY'RE LIKE OKAY IT SOUNDS GOOD. I SAID I DIDN'T DO IT FOR RECOGNITION, I DID BECAUSE IT WAS IN MY HEART AND THE WAY I WAS RAISED.

TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE WANT TO JOIN THE SERVICE, BECAUSE EVERY HISTORY OF PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY THERE SERVED IN THE MILITARY. THAT WAS MY FIRST OPTION WHEN I FINISH COLLEGE, MY GOAL WAS TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL, HOWEVER MY MOTHER TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE, NOT FOR YOURSELF. THAT'S HOW I WOUND UP DOING

THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT AS A FORMER SCOUT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THERE. TROOP 162. [LAUGHTER]

THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU.

>> SAME QUESTION! HAVE YOU FOLLOW LOCAL POLITICS? WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU

KNOW THAT IS GOING ON? ARE YOU READY TO GO? >> MY KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL POLITICS I GO TO THE CLARKSVILLE WEBPAGE.T TELLS THE MINUTES AND THE AGENDA FROM EACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I BREEZE OVER THAT AND I READ IT.

THAT'S HOW I STAY ENGAGED. I'M READY TO GO AS SOON AS DAY ONE.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MARRIED THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER AND

FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'M GOING TO ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION I'VE BEEN ASKING. SORRY TO THROW YOU THROUGH A LOOP. I READ YOUR RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM HORACE MURPHY, IT

[02:20:01]

IN PHILOSOPHY AND USE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. >> RIGHT IN PSYCHOLOGY.

>> YES. I CAN TELL THAT YOU ARE VERY DEEP THINKER AND VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE WORDS YOU CHOOSE. WITH THAT, WITH YOUR VOLUNTEER -- WITH METRO NASHVILLE, HOW WOULD YOU WORK WITH A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE?

NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING A GREAT JOB ALREADY. >> THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT YOU ARE RIGHT, THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. HOWEVER, COMMUNITY POLICING.

IF YOU CAN WORK WITH THE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER IN THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY POLICING, IT COULD TAKE SOME OF THE SMALL CALLS THAT AN OFFICER COULD SPEND TIME WORKING ON A LARGER CALL. AND IF WE WORK TOGETHER, THE BIGGEST THING I SEE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY POLICING, WE ALL NEED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER'S BELIEFS.

AND WHILE WE RESPECT EACH OTHER WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND COME TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW, HAVE A BETTER COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY POLICING WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST THING I LOOK AT. TO GET THE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND REALIZE THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE PART OF THIS, IS YOUR BEST INTEREST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR COMMUNITY IS THE BEST BECAUSE YOU BENEFIT FROM IT. YOU DON'T TAKE FROM IT, YOU

GIVE TO IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. JAMES? SEEING NONE, WE THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR WARD 5? SIR, IF YOU WILL GIVE US YOUR

NAME AND ADDRESS, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND THE BODY. I AM -- ELAVIL 105 WHITEHALL DRIVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE. THE BEST SERVICE, TO BEST SERVE THIS CONSTITUENTS O BE EFFECTIVE CTIVE WOULD BE ESSENTIAL L TO OBTAIN CLARITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POSITION.

ADHERENT TO PROTOCOL, WORK FAITHFULLY AND FULFILLING OBLIGATION IN CARRYING OUT MY OATH OF OFFICE TO THE BEST OF MY CAPABILITIES, MAKING A DECISION, RECOMMENDATION BASED ON FACTS. IF SELECTED, MY FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE GATHERING NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BEST SERVE, TO BEST SUPPORT AND SERVE WARD 5 CONSTITUENTS OCTOBER 2021 REGULAR SECTION. I WILL DRIVE THROUGH EVERY COMMUNITY, ASSESSING AND MAKING PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS, SEEKING INFORMATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE POTHOLES, SINKHOLES, ONE WAY COMMITTEES I'M SORRY, SUBDIVISION. I AM CONCERNED WITH CONSTITUENTS WAITING A PUBLIC TRANSIT WITH NO ENCLOSED OVERHEAD SHELTERS.

UPGRADES STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BICYCLE LANES, AND ADEQUATE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY. THROUGHOUT MY VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CAREER, I WAS REQUIRED TO SEEK AND IMPLEMENT NECESSARY INFORMATION ENSURING -- SERVED AS THERAPEUTIC COUNSELOR WITH MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

COUNSELOR AND SHEPHERD COUNTY, CASE MANAGER THREE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES.

A FORMER FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST IN HOME, SCHOOL AND COURT COUNSELING.

DEVELOP A RESIDENTIAL DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT WITH THE AMENDMENT -- FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS, THE ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR FOR ALL SCHEDULE E -- SUPERVISE ALCOHOL ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUND APPROPRIATE COMPLIANCE REPORT WITH AGENCIES.

[02:25:06]

WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO BE THE BEST IN OUR ENDEAVORS BEFORE SPEAKING.

WE DEMAND RESPECT IN RETURN. AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION -- WE ARE ABIDING BY THE SAME SET OF RULES, VALUES, WE WERE TAUGHT TO RESPECT, SERVE AND PROTECT EACH OTHER.

I AM A 26 YEAR RETIRED NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

TO SUMMARIZE, I AM DETERMINED TO SUCCEED AND PROVIDE THE BEST PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR WARD 5 CONSTITUENTS. AND CLARKSVILLE, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. ALLEN. COUNCILMEMBER REYNOLDS, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT WELL-THOUGHT-OUT LIST OF YOUR PRIORITIES. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE. >> MR. ALLEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE SAME QUESTION AS THE REST.

ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT CHANGE WITH CURRENT SOCIETY AND GROWTH?

>> -- >> ARE YOU OPEN-MINDED TO ACCEPT CHANGES AND DIFFERENT

THINGS? >> IN A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES. OPEN-MINDED AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS PARAMOUNT.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN SITTING UP HERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I KNOW YOU FROM BECAUSE YOUR FACE IS SO FAMILIAR.

I THINK YOU LIVE IN MY FATHER-IN-LAW WAS NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE SEEN YOU OUT.

[LAUGHTER] >> YES! >> MY QUESTION IS, YOU STATED THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING IS YOUR TOP PRIORITY. LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME, YOU ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CPD, IF IT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE INTERESTED WITH, AND KEEPING OUR

COMMUNITIES SAFE. >> YOU HAVE THE TOTALITY APPROACH.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE MAYOR, THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE POLICE COMMISSIONER.

WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE TOTALITY SPECTRUM AND BUILD AND WORK WITH THEM ACCORDINGLY AND MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER ASSISTANCE THEY MIGHT NEED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I KNOW YOU MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THAT ANSWER! THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE AGAIN. MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO GAIN MORE PROFIT FROM THIS POSITION?

>> NO MA'AM. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THINK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD AND APPLYING FOR THE POSITION.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT? >> THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE ELECTED TO SERVE. TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICE FOR CONSTITUENTS REGARDLESS TO WHAT THEIR PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES CITY AND STATE.

>> COUNCILPERSON ALAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> HELLO SIR.

NICE LAST NAME! >> YES MA'AM. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY SAME QUESTION I BEEN ASKING EVERYBODY ELSE. WHERE ARE YOU AT A LOCAL POLITICS? HAVE YOU BEEN READING UP? YOU KNOW, ARE YOU READY TO GO? BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF COMING DOWN AND WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT LOCAL

POLITICS? >> I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

SAFETY FOR THE SCHOOLS AND I HAVE A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ACCESS -- AND CITY COUNCIL I AGREE WITH YOU ALL WHEN YOU MAKE ASSESSMENT ON AUGUST 5 ABOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE

[02:30:04]

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. ALLEN? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO PRESENT THEMSELVES? IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE

FIVE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS AMBER MARQUIS. I LIVE AT 253 -- LANE AND GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. I'M CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF WARD 5 AND HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. LIKE MANY OTHERS, I FOUND MYSELF HERE BECAUSE OF THE MILITARY.Y HUSBAND AND I HAVE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

WHEN THE TIME CAME WE DECIDED TO SETTLE HERE IN CLARKSVILLE. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LARGE METROPOLITAN CITY OF IT AND HALF MILLION PEOPLE.S YOU CAN IMAGINE, CLARKSVILLE IS PRETTY RURAL AS WE GET TO HAVE LIVED IN SUCH A HIGH DENSITY POPULATION, CLARKSVILLE OFFERS MANY THINGS WHICH LARGE CITIES DO NOT. WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING AND RELOCATING HERE. I WILL TELL YOU SOMETIMES AS I'M COMING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT, WALKING MY DOGS, SOMETHING I SEE IS PEOPLE JUST LEAVE THEIR KIDS BIKES OUT ON THE FRONT LAWNS, EVEN SEA LAWNMOWERS LAID OUT.COMING FROM WHERE I COME FROM, IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO PEOPLE TO LEAVE THEIR DOORS UNLOCKED OR THEIR PROPERTY JUST LAYING OUT. BECAUSE IT DISAPPEARS BUT HE PEOPLE DO THAT BECAUSE THEY FEEL SAFE. AND SORRY. THEY FEEL A SENSE OF SAFETY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. PEOPLE KNOW, THERE ARE MANY NEIGHBORS WHO JUST LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND THEY HAVE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AS POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW OVER TIME RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN TO LOSE THEIR VOICE. ANSWERS OF COMMUNITY JUST AS THOSE IN GIANT CITIES HAVE. I BELIEVE KIRKSVILLE IS GROWTH NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT WITH LONG-TERM GOALS AND NOT SHORT-TERM PROJECT TO ACCOMMODATE CURRENT NUMBERS.

AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR WARD FATHER WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE GROWS AT A SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CASE WITH POPULATION. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION AND VOICE NOT YET LOST ON LONG-TERM GOALS OF THE CITY. I WANT TO BE A BALANCE BETWEEN POPULATION GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE. AS WELL AS THE WAY OF LIFE THAT CLARKSVILLE MAINTAINS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SEEKING TO CALL CLARKSVILLE THEIR HOME WE HAVE SAFER COMMUNITIES, LOWER COST-OF-LIVING, BETTER SCHOOLS AND CLEANER AIR AMONGST MANY MORE REASONS. AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF WARD FATHER WANT TO INITIALLY CONTINUE TO HAVE A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING SO TODAY I ASKED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SUPPORT AND HOPE THAT WE MIGHT FIND OURSELVES AS COLLEAGUES AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF CLARKSVILLE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME SO JUST TWO SHORT THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT HERE, I WANT TO ANSWER QUICK THAT FOR COUNCILMAN BUTLER, I DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, COUNCILWOMAN EVANS -- [LAUGHTER] I BELIEVE A WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC IS SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T VERY INVOLVED IN THE AREA AS WELL AS FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS OR JUST NOT INTO THAT, IS MEETING THEM OUT ONE-ON-ONE FOR COUNCILMAN REYNOLDS, I BELIEVE THAT LONG TERM, I WANT TO SEE LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING SO THE DECISIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAKES HERE DOES AFFECT OTHER AREAS OF CLARKSVILLE THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY BEING AWARE OF HOW WE BUILD AROUND THEM. I GREW UP IN A HIGH DENSITY POPULATION, OUR SCHOOLS WERE SO OVERWHELMED, KIDS WERE 32 TO 42 STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM. BUILDING A GYMNASIUM, BUILDING UP BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO. AS WELL AS SEEING SMALLER BRANCHES OF LIBRARIES, WE DON'T NEED BUILD GIANT MULTITOUCH LIBRARIES UP INTO SMALL ONES WHERE KIDS CAN WALK TO AND ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FOR COUNCILWOMAN ALAN, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE CURRENT SITUATIONS AROUND MY WARD, I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS VARIOUS ZONING ORDINANCES COMING UP THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.AND I HAVE DONE RESEARCH INTO THEM. I WILL BE AT TOMORROW'S TOWN HALL MEETING TO SPEAK WITH THE CONSTITUENTS AND FOR COUNCILWOMAN SMITH, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, I WANT TO BE PART

[02:35:06]

I BELIEVE YOU ALL INDIVIDUALS IN ALL OF OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES MAKE US WHO WE ARE.

AS WELL AS THE DECISIONS THAT WE DECIDE TO MAKE. SO IT'S REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY LEARNING TO SEE EYE TO EYE WHERE THAT PERSON IS COMING FROM.

AND MEETING IN THE MIDDLE WITH THOSE DECISIONS. COUNCILMAN LITTLE, I'M EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE, I'M A BIG RESEARCHER BECAUSE I TRIED TO SET MYSELF UP FOR SUCCESS.

THAT'S WHERE I MET WITH THAT AND COUNCILMAN RICHMOND THE COMMITTEES I'D LIKE TO BE PART OF, PARKS AND RECREATION, I LOVE THE OUTDOORS AND I BELIEVE RECREATION IS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS WELL AS THE -- COMMITTEE THERE'S A TRAFFIC PROBLEM AND I LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT.> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> MIC DROP. THANK YOU! I'M A PROPONENT OF REAL-TIME PROBLEM-SOLVING WHICH YOU DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR SPEECH.

I KNEW YOUR NAME OUT THERE WE HAVE A RESUME THAT IS FINE. >> MINIMUS AMBER MARQUIS.

>> IT IS FRENCH. >> EXACTLY. >> WITH THAT I HAVE A QUESTION I'D LOVE TO HEAR NSWER. I THINK FOR ME, ONE OF THE E OF THE THINGS THAT KIND OF, I WAS NEW TO THIS AS WELL. I AM NEW AND GETTING SEASONED. IT IS GREAT TO COME WITH PLATITUDES OF THINGS THAT FOUND GOOD AND PLATFORM SPEECHES AND YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO, WE WANT TO, IT ALL SOUNDS CUTE. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOUR CANDIDACY IS YOUR PRACTICAL.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO FRAME SOME OF THE THINGS YOU SPOKE OF ARE AWESOME, COULD YOU SHARE WITH US MAYBE HOW COME I KNOW YOU'RE NOT HERE YET BUT HOW DO YOU PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD MAYBE ATTACK SOME OF THESE CONCERNS? BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS YOU WANT TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE! OKAY HOW BECAUSE WHEN WE GET UP HERE THIS IS A HOW PLATFORM ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO DO BUT THERE'S VERY FEW WHO STEP UP TO SAY I WANT TO BE PART OF THIS FIGURING OUT THE HOW. COULD YOU TALK US THROUGH HOW YOU WOULD ENGAGE AS A LEADER OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR WARD 5 AND HOW YOU WOULD ENGAGE, HE SAID SOMETHING PARTICULAR ABOUT CLARKSVILLE COGNITIVE I DON'T HAVE THE WORDING BUT IT WAS SOMETHING IN MY SUMMATION ABOUT CLARKSVILLE KIND OF MOVING IN ONE WAY AND WARD 5 MEETING TO DO SOMETHING SO YOU SEEM TO HAVE A VERY MACRO MINDSET, WE TALK ABOUT MAYBE HOW YOU MIGHT IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE IDEAS AND SOME THINGS AND SOME SOLUTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO BRING TO THE

TABLE? >> AS FAR AS WITH SMALLER BRANCHES, IT'S TEAMING UP WITH COUNTY TO DO THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NORTH SIDE THAT THEY ARE PLANNING ON DOING BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MAKING SMALLER ONES AROUND THE CITY WITH THEM ARE PLANNING, AGAIN IT'S A TEAM EFFORT COMBINED WITH THEM I'M NOT SURE IF THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT.

BUT THAT IS A START WITH THEM. AND SOME OF IT IS JUST OBVIOUSLY RESEARCH INTO IT.

SORRY. >> NO THAT'S FINE. YOU ARE A RESEARCHER.

IT'S WHAT TO SAY IF I DON'T GET TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMING UP, DIDN'T QUITE CATCH WHAT YOU CURRENTLY DO AND JUST A PLUG, ALL YOU CANDIDATES KNOW TO -- NO MATTER HOW THIS GOES PLEASE COME BACK WE HAVE SKILLS AND TALENTS THAT WE LIKE TO

EMBRACE. WHAT DO YOU DO DAY-TO-DAY? >> I WORK FOR A SMALL GUN SHOP THAT OPENED UP RECENTLY IN TOWN. THE GUN EMPORIUM.

I WORK WITH THEM AND SOMETHING WHICH I DO IS REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SAFETY IN THE AREA. TRAINING PEOPLE AND TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY.> DURING

PREVIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE? >> NOT HERE WITHIN CLARKSVILLE.

I ACTUALLY WAS INTENDING ON RUNNING LAST ELECTION BUT AT THE TIME WITH MY JOB I JUST

[02:40:03]

UNTIL MORE RECENTLY WHEN I MOVED. >> THANK YOU.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. CHRIS COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU MS. MARQUIS FOR BEING HERE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU ALREADY ASKED HIM A QUESTION AND THUS WERE GOING TO COMMENT ON. I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE I SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVE. YOU HAD ALL THIS TIME AND IT SHOWED THAT YOU USE THIS TIME THAT YOU HAD WHILE EVERYONE ELSE WAS SPEAKING TO BE PREPARED FOR EVERYBODY'S QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> THANKS! >> ANIMALS HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS. MARQUIS? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANOTHER MEMBER OF

AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR WARD 5? >> > PLEASE APPROACH.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL, ILL, NAME ADDRESS AND FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THIS EVENING I'M CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON.

I REREAD IT 1350 DOCTOR MEAD LANE IN CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. -- WE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE THIS BRIEF. YOU HAVE MY RESUME AND BIO.

BEEN HERE SINCE 2006 PRIOR MILITARY AS WELL. OUT HERE IN 2001 LEFT IN 2003 TO GERMANY CAME BACK TO CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE AGAIN. NEVER LEFT.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2006 AND WE'VE ENJOYED LIVING HERE IN CLARKSVILLE.

I AM MARRIED WITH THREE KIDS, MY WIFE IS AN INSTRUCTOR AT UNIVERSITY PART OF A CHILD THAT ATTENDS -- MINING THE SUN GOES TO HAZELWOOD. AS FAR AS WHY I'M HERE.

I AM ALSO JUST WANT TO SERVE. I WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY MINISTRATION WORK FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SINCE 2007. I'VE ENJOYED SERVING THE PUBLIC IS WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY JOB THE MOST FOR THEIR PARTNER WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU PROBABLY WOULD MAKE MY HEAD EXPLODE. BUT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOMEONE TO HELP SOMEONE WITH SOMETHING WE HAVE GOING ON.

IT IS WHAT KEEPS ME THERE. I HAVE DONE DISABILITY CLAIMS OF SERVE THE PUBLIC FOR YEARS.

TO BE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SERVICE AND SAY WHY NOW? BECAUSE THE TIMING IS RIGHT TO ME. I SPENT MY TIME BEING A HUSBAND I LOVE MY WIFE DEARLY SPENT OUR TIME GETTING THE CHILDREN TO A CERTAIN AGE OR THEY COULD BE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

LOST BOTH OF MY PARENTS LAST YEAR. AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER THREE YEARS AGO. AND SO AS FAR AS WHEN IT COMES TO DOING EVERYTHING A LOT OF THINGS GOT LEFT TO THE SIDE. NOW IS THE POINT, WHAT'S LEFT? WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP DO BETTER AROUND ME? BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR ME TO WAIT AROUND AND TO EXPECT EVERYONE AROUND ME TO DO EVERYTHING. OUR CLIMATE IS CHANGED, THE GOVERNMENT HAS SHIFTED. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS AND SO, IF I CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE A VOICE OF REASON. IF I COULD BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE A LIAISON FOR THE PEOPLE OF -- TO THE GOVERNMENT.

OUR JOB IS TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE, WITHIN LIMITS OF THE POWER WE BEEN GIVEN NOT TO ABUSE IT, TO DO IT WITH INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER. HAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY, I

BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE AND ASKED FOR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. RICHARDSON? COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE YOU CAME UP ONE OF THE FIRST FEW PEOPLE AND YOU SAT THERE SO CALMLY WHAT

EVERYONE WENT SO BLESS YOU FOR THAT! >> AMEN.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AGAIN AND VOLUNTEER.

AND OF COURSE, GIVEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING TO GAIN OR PROFIT FROM THIS POSITION?

>> NO AND YES. THE FIRST WAS NO I DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

AS FAR AS WHAT I HAVE TO GAIN, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, EXPERTISE FROM ALL OF YOU.

I DON'T EXPECT TO WALK IN AND SIT HERE AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BECAUSE I WOULD BE A FOOL TO THINK I COULD DO THAT. THERE'S A SOMETHING AT EACH OF YOU HAVE I CAN GAIN FROM TO HELP DO MY JOB BETTER SO THAT'S WHAT I CAN GAIN.

>> YES BECAUSE SOME OF US HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND WE GOT SMACKED IN THE FACE WITH ALL OF THAT. AND WE ARE PLAYING CATCH UP IF YOU WATCHED FOR ANY AMOUNT OF

TIME YOU KNOW THAT. >> USUALLY I GET DRAGGED ALONG INSTEAD OF RUNNING SO YES.

>> I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.HRIS COUNCILPERSON

EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> A KEY MAYOR. THANK YOU TO THE ANSWER FOR YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP YOUR CONSTITUENTS INVOLVED?

[02:45:05]

>> BEST WAY I CAN EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO NOT JUST HIT THE COMMUNITIES BUT USE IN NETWORKING. MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR MAY KNOW EVERYBODY.

SPEAK TO HER, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING WHAT YOU GOING THROUGH? WHO IS HAVING ISSUES? BECAUSE ONE THING I LEARNED, I AM A UNION REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY JOB.

PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY NOT TO COME TO SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THINGS SO YOU HAVE TO USE THE RESOURCES AROUND YOU TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IT CAN JUST BE ON ME.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO IT ALL MYSELF I CAN'T HIT EVERY HOUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I CAN'T HIT SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERY ANSWERED A PREARRANGED USE OF RESOURCES AROUND AND MY COMMUNITY TO GET THE ANSWERS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE TABLE SO WE CAN DO BETTER FOR THEM.

>> PREACH, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MR. RICHARDSON,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE

[7) PLANNING COMMISSION]

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. NINE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

MADAM CLERK? PLEASE READ THE ORDINANCES. >> ORDINANCE 1620 2122 FIRST READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO BREWERIES, MICROBREWERIES AND BREWPUBS ORDINANCE 1920 2122. FIRST READING.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE.

APPLICATION OF REDA HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATED.FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED TWO SECTION OF MADISON STREET AND TANGLEWOOD DRIVE FROM CLARKSVILLE AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 2021 Ã22.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF OLYMPUS INVESTORS LLC, WILLIAM HARRIS AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF DARNELL PLACE AND CEDAR CREST DRIVE FROM R Ã THREE.

THREE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R FOUR MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

ORDINANCE 21 Ã2021 Ã22 FIRST READING AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF TDK PROPERTIES FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF RUFUS JOHNSON ROAD. FROM M3 PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO C FIVE HIGHWAY AND ARTERIAL PARTIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 22 Ã2021 Ã22. FIRST READING.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF WILLIE WALKER BYARD AND MAYBE HOLDINGS LLC, BYARD AND MAYBE HOLDINGS LLC AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ISHEE DRIVE AND RINGEL ROAD -- AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF WILLIAM BELEW FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NEEDMORE ROAD AND EAST BOY SCOUT ROAD FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO R ONE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

ORDINANCE 24 Ã2021 Ã22. FIRST READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION FROM JOHNNY PIPER FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN FRONTAGE CAVE SPRINGS ROAD EAST OF DANKO LANE FROM R THREE. THREE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R SIX SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 25 Ã2041 Ã22. FIRST READING.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF WILLIAM REVELL, SURESH BURLE-AGENT AGENT FOR AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND C FIVE HIGHWAY AND ARTERIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND R FOUR MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 26 Ã2021 Ã22.

FIRST READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF TRENT GALLIVAN FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED THE

[02:50:03]

>> I MOVE THAT WE GO TO PUBLIC HEARING HERE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC HEARING FIRST ITEM, ITEM 1, ORDINANCE 16 Ã2021 Ã22. ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO BREWERIES, MICROBREWERIES AND BREWPUBS. AND WHEN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 16? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ORDINANCE 16? NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER TWO ORDINANCE 19 Ã2021 Ã22.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF REDA HOMEBUILDERS. AN WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 19? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 19? PLEASE COME TO THE WELL, APPROACH. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

>> MENTORS CHARLIE COLLIER LIMIT 1606 EASTERN HILLS DRIVE. EXCUSE ME.

I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ORDINANCE REQUEST TWO DAYS AGO AND RECEIVED INFORMATION IN MY COUNCILWOMAN -- FIRST PAGE, MR. REDA REQUESTED CHANGE OF R ONE TO C2. I ASSUME THEY REVIEWED

DETAILED PLANS FOR PROJECT. >> THERE IS BEEN NO SITE PLAN THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS

IS RE-ZONING. >> OKAY SO ONCE HE RE- ZONES OR WE ALLOW THEM TO REZONE THERE'S NO SITE PLAN, WE HAVE NO DECIDING FACTOR EXCEPT THE FACT THAT HE SAYS, WE WILL GO WITH 87 LOTS AND POPULATION OF 234. FOR LESS THAN EIGHT ACRES LOT. LOOKING AT THE MAP FOR THAT, THIS IS 2.6 PERSONNEL PER UNIT. AND IT EQUATES BASICALLY TO EIGHT THREE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS. I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE, TO BUILD AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE MIDDLE OF THE R1 NEIGHBORHOOD. MR. REDA ZILLMAN HAS SEEN THE FINAL PLANS. WE WON'T SEE ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER WE'VE COMMITTED TO ALLOW

THEM TO BUILD THIS. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THIS IS THE REZONING HEARING. AS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE

TO SAY OTHER THAN IT IS THE FIRST STEP. >> SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPES OF STORES OR RESTAURANTS, WHETHER WILL BE SELF STORAGE, APARTMENTS, CONDOS, SINGLE-FAMILY, SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPING. YOU KNOW NOTHING OF THAT.

THE COUNCIL WILL WEAR THEIR DECISION ON WHETHER TO ALLOW THIS CONTRACTOR TO BUILD A COMPLEX THAT WILL HAVE 234 PEOPLE INJECTED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A R1 SECTION, THAT WILL PUT MORE PEOPLE INTO THAT SEVEN ACRES THAN THE ENTIRE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

AT THE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS.

WHAT IMPACT WILL HAVE ON TRAFFIC, SCHOOLS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY.

UNTIL WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, I WOULD REQUEST COUNCIL VOTE NO, DO NOT

APPROVE THIS ZONING. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COLLIER?

COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> YOU SAID EIGHT HOTELS, HOW

DO YOU KNOW THAT? >> IF YOU DO THE MATH, HE SAYS 87 UNITS.

234 PEOPLE. DO THE METHODS 2.6 PERSONNEL WERE PEOPLE.

>> MR. REDA SAID THAT? >> IT'S WHAT'S ON THE PAPER HERE.

THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, 87 LOTS, 234 PEOPLE. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

LESS THAN 7 1/2 ACRES. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? YOU BUILD APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

WHAT IS THE SIZE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX? IT COMES DOWN TO ABOUT EIGHT.

I'M AN ENGINEER BY THE WAY. THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF WE WORK ON ALL THE TIME.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> HI MR. COLLIER. I WOULD SAY TO VERIFY THAT BASICALLY, THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU'RE HAVING IS THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY OPPOSE APARTMENTS, IS THAT YOU OPPOSE

[02:55:02]

IS THAT -- >> IF WE GO FORWARD FROM HERE, WE ARE BLINDLY GIVING HIM PERMISSION TO BUILD BASICALLY WHATEVER HE WANTS. THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE NO SAY SO. WE BEEN LOOKING AROUND, I'VE BEEN HERE OVER 30 YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN WHAT THEY'VE DONE WITH THE C2, THE USE IS THE MAGIC NUMBERS IT WILL MAKE THIS RESIDENTIAL, WE WILL MAKE THIS A SHOPPING MART SO WE THINK WILL GET THE NICE ITALIAN RESTAURANT, WE BONITO MADISON STREET FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. HERE IT IS, WE CAN GET THAT AND NOW, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE GET. WE GET A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH A SELF STORAGE UNIT. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL C2. YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE IT IS! >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS? >> YES, BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE, THE WAY IT IS SET UP UNFORTUNATELY, WE VOTE FOR THE ZONING AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

FOR THE RESIDENTS ARE HERE TONIGHT, HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE HERE FOR THIS ZONING? I THINK WE HAVE FIVE. AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 35 THAT YOU ARE REPRESENTING, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> YES MA'AM. >> THE MATTER WAS DECIDED WE HAVE A SECOND VOTE AND THEN IT DOES HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THAT MEETING AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AS WELL. I'M NOT SURE IF I MENTIONED

THAT I WANTED TO ADD THAT. >> NINEVAH QUESTIONS FOR MR. COLLIER? THANK R. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST? AGAINST? COME FORWARD. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> I BEEN HERE THREE AND HALF HOURS!

>> SO HAVE WE. >> YES. [LAUGHTER] MY NAME IS ROBIN, MATTRESSES 1625 EASTERN HILL DRIVE. I AM A RESIDENT OF WARD 9. I'M A 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF CLARKSVILLE AND 14 YEAR RESIDENT OF WARD 9. OBVIOUSLY, SAY TO ALL OF THIS TONIGHT I'M VERY COMMITTED TO LEASE BEING HEARD AS TO WHAT I LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER VOTING NO FOR THIS. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO ADULT CHILDREN SO I FULLY RECOGNIZE THERE IS A NEED FOR APARTMENTS AND HOUSING IN CLARKSVILLE. IT'S A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL WHEN WE PLAN WHERE IT WILL BE.

ENOI DO NOT KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUT IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA.T BACKS UP TO THE PROPERTY THAT CITY FOUGHT FOR THE WILDERNESS AREA. WHICH MEANS I HAVEN'T CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. PART OF THE PROPERTY OVERLAPS OR HAS A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH IT, THAT IS PART OF THE WILDERNESS PROJECT.

AND SO WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT DOING CONSTRUCTION, YOU START TRYING TO PUT BUILDINGS AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE THERE. WE ALREADY HAVE A SEWAGE PROBLEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE GONE THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT ROUTES TRYING TO GET ADDRESSED. DETAILS THAT CANNOT BE ADDRESSED.

NOW YOU WILL ADD SEWAGE FOR 87 UNITS AND 234 PEOPLE THAT WILL GO POURING IN THERE AS WELL.

WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN THIS AREA WHERE TANGLEWOOD COMES OUT ONTO MADISON STREET. AND YOU BUILD UP A LOT OF SPEED UNFORTUNATELY, POLICE CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO THAT GOING TOWARD KROGER. THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN THAT LITTLE INTERSECTION AND SO NOW YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE 87 FAMILIES TRYING TO GET OUT ONTO MADISON STREET AND INTO THAT. AS A 33 YEAR EDUCATOR I HAVE TO ASK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON SCHOOLS. THOSE FAMILIES WILL BE ZONED FOR MORE MAGNET, FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU FOLLOW ANYTHING WITH ZONING YOU KNOW THAT THE ZONE IS HIGHLY CROWDED RIGHT NOW. NOW YOU WILL BRING 234 RESIDENTS INTO THE ZONE. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO PROGRESS TO BUILDING, I THINK WE NEED IN OUR TOWN BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL AND STRATEGIC ABOUT IT.

# FIT INTO THE BIG PLAN. AS A REFERENCE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

WHEN MR. COLLIER WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT IS 7.33 ACRES, IT IS 7.33 ACRES SO YOU THINK OKAY I CAN PUT 87 UNITS ON THERE. NOT ALL THE ACREAGE IS USABLE.

ONLY 2.6, APPROXIMATELY 2.6 OF THOSE ACRES HAVE LESS THAN 25 PERCENT SLOPE ON THEM.

YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF BACKFILLING INFRASTRUCTURE, SOMETHING OR YOU WILL BE CRAMMING THEM ON A VERY SMALL PART OF THE LARGER PLOT.

[03:00:01]

WHEN THE HOSPITAL MOVED OUT, THEY WERE RESTRUCTURING AND REZONING TO BRING SOMETHING IN, IT WAS GOING TO MIXED-USE IN A GREEN SPACE, AND WILL HAVE ALL OF THIS, UNREFUTED TO THAT PUBLIC BUT THE GREEN SPACE IS A STRIP OF LAND THAT RUNS ALONG HAYNES ON ONE SIDE AND ON THE OTHER. IT DID NOT HAPPEN. ONCE YOU ALLOW THE REZONING AND YOU KIND OF LOSE CONTROL OF WHAT GOES IN THERE. I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, DO NOT REZONE IT IS RESIDENTIAL, IT NEEDS TO STAY RESIDENTIAL.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? I SEE A QUESTION.

COUNCILPERSON ALAN. >> IS NOT A QUESTION AS A COMMENT.

WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY BE?

>> IT'S AFTER NINE.>> SORRY! >> I KNOW. LET'S GET BACK ON IT.

ANY QUESTIONS, ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY. COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE FOLKS IN OUR POSITION TO DECIDE. WE HAD THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE DIALOGUE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEVELOPERS? COULD YOU BRING US UP TO SPEED

ON THAT? >> AND GRADUATE BOARD UP BECAUSE OF MY NOTES BUT I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER. NO I WASN'T THERE AND IT WAS NOT THERE, SHAME ON ME.

BECAUSE WHEN I READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE AS I, I SAW TANGLEWOOD AND MADISON STREET AND THEY HAD JUST BEEN A REZONING OF THE TANGLEWOOD MANOR.ND SO I ASSUMED THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS.

I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS A WHOLE OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY AND A WHOLE OTHER.

I DID NOT ATTEND. SHAME ON ME. >> NO STONES TO THROW HERE.

THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME.NOTHER USE AFTER A LONG PERIOD AND IT TAKES A LOT TO STAND UP AND ADDRESS, BUT CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT

AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE READY FOR ITEM 3.

ORDINANCE 20 Ã2021 Ã22. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF OLYMPUS INVESTING IS LLC, WILLIAM HARRIS AGENT.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 20?

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED -- YES, SIR? >> --

>> YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> -- >> ANY QUESTIONS? VERSUS THINK. COUNCILPERSON SMITH. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> WHAT YOU PLAN TO BUILD ON THE PROPERTY? >> I WAS THINKING MAYBE A SMALL

MULTIFAMILY MAYBE UP TO EIGHT UNITS. >>.

[INAUDIBLE] >> SINGLE BEDROOMS. JUST ONE BEDROOM.

>> HOW MANY? >> EIGHT, 10 AT THE MOST. >> WHAT SIZES THE PROPERTY?

>> .96 ACRES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 20? SEEING NONE, AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 20? ITEM NUMBER FOUR ORDINANCE 21 Ã 2021 Ã22. AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF TDK PROPERTIES FOR ZONE CHANGE. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 21? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 21? ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ORDINANCE 22 Ã2021 Ã22.

AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE STATE OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF LEAGUE WALKER BYARD AND MAYBE HOLDINGS LLC. AND WHEN WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 22? PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE FIVE

MINUTES. >> I WILL NOT TAKE LONG. 115 W. GLENWOOD DRIVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT. I WATCHED A MEETING LAST WEEK, I LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS I HEARD. THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS FOR 120 ACRES. OFF OF RINGEL ROAD. THE OVERALL DENSITY WOULD BE

[03:05:03]

OUR MASTER PLAN WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORIGINAL PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER ZONING APPROVED, IS ENTIRELY SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED. NO MULTIFAMILY.

TWO ZONES REQUESTED ARE THE SAME AS ISSUED TO THE WEST WHICH IS ALMOST BUILT OUT.

THE R6 CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE AND WILL PROVIDE OPTION FOR AFFORDABLE DETACHED HOUSING WHICH IS ALMOST UNAVAILABLE NO -- THERE ARE SOME OTHER INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF HAVING THE MOST ONE HALF MILES OF FRONTAGE.

WE WILL BE KEEPING THE AREA PRISTINE AND THE WOODS PRESERVED.

VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN DUNBAR BLUFF. I KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT EXTENSION. WE ARE ABOUT 100-YEAR-OLD OAK TREES ALL OVER.

WE PLACED THE TREES AND THE BLUFF AND THE CONSERVATION WE WILL DO THE SAME THING HERE.

WE ARE STUDYING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STUDYING ACCESS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I DON'T WANT TO CLOUD THINGS BUT WILL REACH OUT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT PERHAPS, PROVIDING ACCESS FOR PUBLIC USE IF IT IS SOMETHING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT -- THIS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROPERTY WITH THE CITY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE FACILITATED THE PURCHASE OF 100 ACRES ON PASSENGER CREEK AND RED RIVER.

ALSO DONATED ABOUT A QUARTER-MILE ON RED RIVER FOR ACCESS WHICH I HOPE THE CITY WILL SEE FIT TO DO SOME TIME. REALLY NOWHERE TO ACCESS RINGEL CREEK AND NO ONE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF A DAM THERE AND IT GOES INTO FORT CAMPBELL. WE'VE REALLY GREAT SPOT TO ACCESS THE CREEK. THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE ALSO LIKE TO TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT THAT. WE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING PLAYGROUNDS, BALL FIELDS, BASKETBALL COURTS, DOG PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AMENITIES THAT ARE NORMAL IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M SURE SOME OF YOU, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CAME UP TONIGHT WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE AND WE REALLY TRY TO PROVIDE A NICE PLACE FOR PEOPLE. THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT UNITS WE HAD AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT. WE PRACTICALLY REACHED OUT AND I WOULD HAVE GONE OVER THIS BUT THEN WHEN I WAS GOING TO CALL READ THE PAPER AND HE WAS GONE. I REALLY COULDN'T TALK TO HIM.

WE DEVISED A, WATCHING THE CLOCK. WE DEVISED A, WE KNOW THE STREET DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH, OUR ENGINEERS -- WE DEVISED AN ENTRANCE THAT SPLITS THE ENTRANCE INTO TWO LANE AXIS IS PURE WOOL FOR THE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AND ONE FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. WE COME BACK TO A CENTRAL CORRIDOR ROAD.T WILL GO TO THE SUBDIVISION. I THINK WE'VE GOT IT, WILL BE A LITTLE OVER THE 250 ACCESS POINT AND HAD TO ASK FOR -- OR GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT TWO ACCESSES, THERE IS NO ACCESS ACROSS THE STREET AND TRAFFIC COMING OUT, I THINK WE'VE REALLY GOOD SOLUTION AND OF COURSE IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THE STREET DEPARTMENT I THINK WE'VE GOT THAT APPROVAL WORKED OUT. THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT SCHOOLS.

I KNOW SCHOOLS ARE ALWAYS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A 9 TO 10 YOUR PROJECT A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED DEVELOPMENT. IT TAKES ABOUT THREE YEARS FROM THE TIME WE COME TO SEE YOU BETWEEN THE TIME YOU COME TO SEE YOU AND THE TIME WE ACTUALLY PUT THE FIRST FOOTER IN THE GROUND. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN QUICKLY.

IT IS A FAIRLY LARGE PROJECT IT WILL JUST TAKE A WHILE. AND ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS, YOU DON'T REALLY SEE THIS FROM RINGEL ROAD BECAUSE IT GOES BACK.

BEHIND THERE, THERE ARE SIX TRACKS. MR. WALKER, THEY ARE THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS ONE OF THEM IS HERE TONIGHT AND SHE DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO SPEAK.

HER SISTER WAS HERE, I FORGOT ABOUT -- SHE HAD TO GO TAKE CARE OF HER HUSBAND.

YOU CAN ASK HER QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYBURY, TIME IS UP.

>> THANK YOU FOR TIME. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> I LOOKED AT THE MAP PROVIDED.

IT APPEARS THAT INTO THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS YOU COULD MAYBE MAKE A SECOND ENTRANCE THROUGH,

[03:10:06]

>> WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT IF WE CAN. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE SOME PROPERTY FROM SOME OF THE FAMILY.UT THE WAY, THEIR TRACKS ACTUALLY GO BACK A FAIRWAYS. IT IS SOMETHING WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO.

WE'VE GOT TO REALLY, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU, WE TRY TO BE REALLY TRANSPARENT WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT -- WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD PLAN FOR THIS, YOU HAVE FOUR LANES, HE ACTUALLY TWO ENTRANCES IN ONE PLACE IS PRETTY COOL THE WAY WE DEVISED IT.

WE ARE CERTAINLY OPEN TO THAT. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU GO TO THE WEST, YOU GOT THE RAILROAD THERE WHICH I ASSUME WILL BE PART OF THE TRAIL AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BE PART OF THAT. WE WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE EASEMENT AROUND THE CREEK IF POSSIBLE. I THINK THERE IS SOME REAL POSSIBILITIES. WE ARE CERTAINLY OPEN TO THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. WE WILL GET INTO THAT WHEN WE START DOING OUR MASTER PLAN AND GOING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE WILL BE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE A VERY COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STREET DEPARTMENT, PLANNING COMMISSION, GAS AND WATER DEPARTMENT. WE REALLY TRY TO WORK -- WE

WORK HARD ON OUR DEVELOPMENT. >> I WILL REACH OUT. I WILL REACH OUT.

>> OKAY. >> COUNCILPERSON EVANS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. MAYBURY FOR COMING UP AND SPEAKING.

I DO LIKE THAT YOU'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT LEAVING ALLOWED THE GREEN SPACE IN THE

AREA AND YOUR TIDBIT ABOUT MAYBE CONNECTING THE BLUE LANE. >> WE WANT TO.

I SPEND MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD ON THE RED RIVER AND IT NEVER FLOATED TO RINGEL CREEK BECAUSE

THERE'S NOWHERE. >> SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT TIME AND A GREAT AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE ROAD AND AT A TRAFFIC THAT THIS WILL BE SEEING. IN 8 TO 10 YEARS.

AS OF NOW THERE IS NO PROJECT ON RINGGOLD RD. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID THE

PLAN IS TO FIX THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT. >> WE'VE DONE A TRAFFIC STUDY.

PROBABLY NOT ACCESS TO THAT. APPARENTLY IT'S UNUSUAL BECAUSE IT'S NICE ANYWAY BECAUSE THERE'S A GUARD RAIL, THERE'S NO STREET THAT COMES ACROSS. IF YOU BASICALLY SEE YOU HAVE WE WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE A ROAD COME INTO THE STREET, THERE IS A CURVE HERE.

IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPLIT THAT. WE WILL HAVE A TURNING LANE AND WE WILL HAVE, PROBABLY WE WILL HAVE A TURNING LANE AND I THINK -- RECOMMENDING A TURNING LANE ON THE SIDE PROBABLY -- THAT WILL SPLIT THE TRAFFIC COMING IN FROM 41 A WILL COME INTO THIS ONE ENTRANCE AND TRAFFIC COMING OUT OR COMING FROM 101ST PARKWAY, STOP LIKE THERE WILL COME OUT THE OTHER ENTRANCE SO YOU BASICALLY REALLY, YOU WILL HAVE A COLLECTOR THAT WILL COLLECT ALL THE TRAFFIC. THE ENGINEER, WE WERE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE SLIGHTLY OVER SO IT'S REALLY LOW DENSITY. YOU HAVE THIS RIVER, YOU HAVE A LOT OF COMMON AREA. I THINK WAS A PRETTY INVENTIVE WAY TO SPLIT THE ENTRANCE AND IT COMES BACK INTO ONE WE HAVE ISSUES WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD HITS RINGGOLD ROAD.

YOUR ONE ENTRANCE GOING MY WAY AND WHILE THE GOING THE OTHER WAY.

AND IS IN A SLIGHT CURVE SO REALLY, BASICALLY YOU CONTINUE THE CURVE.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION. OF COURSE THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WILL -- IF IT IS NOT SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO THEN WE BEEN TOLD OUR BABY IS UGLY BEFORE. BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD PLAN. WE WANT, I LIVE HERE, I WANT MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY THAT MY DAD DID THIS. WE WILL DO, I HATE TO SAY TRUST

[03:15:05]

SHOWN, WE REALLY TRY TO DO A GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND CUT ME OFF IF THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. BUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN OPEN SESSION, PUBLIC SESSION, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I ASK THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN LATER, IS THAT OKAY?

>> WE ARE A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS POINT HEARING FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE FOR AND AGAINST

THIS. >> HAD WRITTEN DOWN THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO POSTPONE THIS.

HAS THAT ALREADY BEEN RECTIFIED? THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK.

>> I AM NOT AWARE. >> WE'VE GOT, I MEAN -- THE RESIGNATION WAS AFTER, WE'VE GOT A HARD DATE ON THE CONTRACT AND WE ALSO, SPENT $300,000 BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT ANOTHER TRACK. THE TRACK NEXT DOOR, A HOUSE NEXT TO HER SUKA HARD DATE ON OUR CONTRACT. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MIGHT WANT -- BUT NO ONE COMPLAINED

ABOUT THIS. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC -- >> I DON'T WANT TO POSTPONE IT

BUT I'D WRITTEN IT DOWN SO IT THAT IT HAD BEEN A SUGGESTION. >> OUT THAT SHE WANTS TO WAIT

FOR THE MONEY. >> OKAY THANK YOU! >> THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU SIR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 22? DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 22? MS. MARQUIS YOU KNOW THE DRILL

NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.

AMBER MARQUIS -- THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY GUESS I JUST WANT TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO THE FURTHEST LIKE YOU DID WITH THE ORDINANCE FOR MILLS WOULD DRIVE UNTIL WE GET PROPER REPRESENTATION FOR WARD 5. WHOEVER IT MAY BE. THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 22? WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM 6, ORDINANCE 23 Ã2021 Ã22 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF WILLIAM BELEW. AND WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 23? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 23? ITEM 7, ORDINANCE 24 Ã2021 Ã 22. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF COXWELL APPLICATION OF JOHNNY PIPER. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 24? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 24? ITEM 8, ORDINANCE 25 Ã2021 Ã 22 AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF WILLIAM REVEL . ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 25? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 25? NUMBER NINE, ORDINANCE 26 Ã 2021 Ã22. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICANT OF TRENT GALLIVAN.

ANYONE SPEAKING IN FAVOR? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST ORDINANCE 26?

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU MAYOR PETE IMOVIE GET BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECOND TO GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>> AS A REMINDER, ALL MOTIONS UPON THE ADVICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL SHALL BE FOR APPROVAL.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 16 Ã2021 Ã 22, FIRST READING BOTH THE COMMISSION AND STAFF VOTED FOR

APPROVAL. I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECOND AND FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 16. DO YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT?

>> YES SIR, THANK YOU MAYOR. ONE OF THE BREWERIES, STAR-SPANGLED IS IN MY WARD.

MY CONSTITUENT CALLED AND HE IS ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BREWERS GUILD.

HE ASKED ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THE ORDINANCE.

I DID MEET WITH MR. TYNDALL AND MR. BAKER ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WE CALLED -- AND WE HASH THIS OUT SO EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THESE TWO AMENDMENTS.

MY AMENDMENT IS, UNDER ALCOHOL DISTILLERY MICROBREWERY, ETC., IT CHANGES THE FOURTH BULLET IN THAT SECTION FROM SCREEN FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE WORD FENCED.

WHICH IS STILL IN, WITHIN THE STATE LAW. THEN UNDER DRURY MICRO CHANGES SECOND BULLET FROM 25 PERCENT OF GROSS FLOOR AREA TO 50 PERCENT OF MR. BAKER I ASSUME THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAY GROSS FLOOR AREA?OT FLOOD AREA. IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN JUST

[03:20:01]

PROPERTY. THAT IS MY MOTION. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION THIS IS ONE AMENDMENT NOT TWO OR THREE.

>> THIS IS ALL ONE AMENDMENT. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT PROPERLY BEFORE YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT? AS PROPOSED.

OKAY. CAST YOUR VOTE. FOR OR AGAINST THE AMENDMENT.

I REMEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK. -- >> AMENDMENT ADOPTED NOW ORDINANCE 16 AS AMENDED. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 16 AS AMENDED? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. I REMEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK.

>> 11 YES, ZERO NO. >> ORDINANCE 16 ADOPTED. FIRST READING.

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.>> THANK YOU MAYOR. ORDINANCE 19 Ã2021 Ã22.

FIRST READING BOTH STAFF AND REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED FOR APPROVAL.

I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE

19. COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS OF THE CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE AREA THAT THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE CURRENTLY AT 118 PERCENT CAPACITY. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE SITTING HERE TONIGHT THAT EVERY TIME A SCHOOL AIRED A PORTABLE, WE THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, ARE RESPONSIBLE, WE MAKE IT HAPPEN. WE VOTE AND ADD THE PORTABLES BECAUSE WE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION AS WE GROW. OUR PLANNING COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY STUDYING OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL PRESENT A PLAN IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OF WHERE OUR GROWTH SHOULD BE AND HOW WE SHOULD ADD OR INFILL IN I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE WAIT AND NOT CONTINUE TO PUSH, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE THIS, ADDITIONAL HOUSING.

WHERE WE ALREADY KNOW THE SCHOOLS CANNOT SUPPORT IT. I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO.

>> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS ORDINANCE 19? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. I REMEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE? MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> SEVEN YES, FOUR NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> ORDINANCE 19 ADOPTED, FIRST READING.

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> ORDINANCE 20 Ã21 Ã22 VOTED

FOR APPROVAL I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 20. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE AND HEARING 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. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> ADOPTED. >> ORDINANCE 21 Ã2021 Ã22.

BOTH REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF VOTED FOR APPROVAL.

I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 21. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE HEARING NONE ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. I REMEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THE ROAD? MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> ADOPTED. FIRST READING.

COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.> THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 22 Ã2021 Ã22.

REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF VOTED FOR APPROVAL. I SO MOVE.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 22.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILPERSON BUTLER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU TO MS. MARQUIS FOR REMINDING ME WHY I WROTE POSTPONED NEXT TO THIS.

I WAS GOING TO MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL NEXT REGULAR SESSION.

IS THAT WHAT I SAID? OKAY. NEXT REGULAR SESSION.

[03:25:05]

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. POSTPONE ORDINANCE 22 UNTIL OCTOBER 2021 REGULAR SESSION. COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. I RECOMMEND WE NOT POSTPONE THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE PREVIOUS ONE AND I RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION FOR THE WARD. BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED, THERE'S NO COMPLAINTS AT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE WAS ALSO NO COMPLAINTS HERE TONIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS AS FAR AS EMAIL AND WE ALREADY HEARD THERE IS A CONTRACT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SPENT AND A VANILLA COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY IT MIGHT BE LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT. I RECOMMEND WE NOT POSTPONED AND MOVE FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

IF WE DO APPROVE THIS, WE HAVE TO VOTE ONE MORE TIME. AND ANNA TYPICALLY DO NOT HEAR WAS REPROVED AT THE SECOND TIME BUT AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE COULD DISCUSS THIS AT THE INFORMAL MEETING WITH THE NEW CITY COUNCILPERSON. THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, IS THAT CORRECT MAYOR?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> NORMALLY I WOULD AGREE BUT CONSIDERING WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS. BUT I WILL HOPE TO HAVE THE

CONVERSATION IN THE OCTOBER SESSION, EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN. >> EMIGRANTS POSTPONING.I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE ON THIS.

THEY HAVE A CONTRACT GOING ON AND THE DEVELOPERS OBVIOUSLY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING THE AREA. INCLUDING EXTENDING THE BLUE WAY.

THE INTENTION FOR THIS IS REALLY JUST TO PROVIDE HOMES, AND APPROVE THE AREA.

I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE A DECISION ON IT. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING THE MOTION TO POSTPONE? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE.

I REMEMBER VOTED? ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK. TAKE THE VOTE. >> THREE S, SEVEN NO, ONE

ABSTAINED. >> MOTION TO POSTPONE FAILS. WE ARE BACK ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL ORDINANCE 22. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING G ORDINANCE 22? 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.

>> EIGHT YES, TO KNOW, ZERO ABSTAINED.>> ADOPTED FIRST READING COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> .ORDINANCE 23 Ã2021 Ã22 FIRST READING.

THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF VOTED FOR APPROVAL.

I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 23. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THIS IS THE LAST ONE MAYOR I APOLOGIZE. COULD YOU PLEASE RECORD MY WARD AS ABSTENTION? AND CAN SOMEONE SHOW ME HOW TO ABSTAIN WHEN I VOTE?

>> YOU CANNOT GO BACK AND REGISTER A VOTE. >> OKAY.

THAT WORKS FOR ME, THANKS. >> COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS ON ORDINANCE 23.

>> NO, 24. 23? >> WE ARE ON 23.

>> I'M SORRY, WRONG ONE. >> THAT'S OKAY. ANY OTHER MEMBER HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 23? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CAST YOUR VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THE ROAD? MADAM CLERK TAKE THE VOTE. >> NINE YES, TWO NO AND ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> ADOPTED, FIRST READING. >> ORDINANCE 24 Ã2021 Ã22 FIRST READING. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF VOTED FOR APPROVAL.

I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

>> I ACTUALLY DROVE THIS AND THIS HAS, IT IS NOT A WATERWAY DRAINAGE DITCH.

IT IS A RAVINE. I MEAN IT IS 10 FEET DEEP AND 10 FEET WIDE.

FROM THE ROAD, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET ACROSS OR EVEN, THIS IS A FLOODPLAIN.

I WOULD NOT WANT TO BUY A HOUSE HERE. I REMEMBER I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN

[03:30:05]

BECAUSE IT COULD NOT PLOT MY LAND BECAUSE IT HAD ROCKS IN IT.

AND THEY WERE STILL ALLOWED TO BUILD THERE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS JUST NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BUILD ANYTHING. I JUST, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THAT WE KIND OF ADDRESSED IT BUT WHEN I DROVE THIS, I DON'T KNOW, CAN ASK MR. TYNDALL ABOUT THIS?

>> THAT WAS DONE DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN HE WAS THERE.

>> OKAY WELL, I ASK THAT YOU VOTE NO BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL PROPERTY.

I CANNOT IMAGINE IT DOESN'T FLOOD. AND AGAIN, IT IS A VERY DEEP

RAVINE THAT, YOU HAVE TO BRIDGE IT AND IT'S JUST NOT SAFE. >> COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, DID YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THIS? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS GOING FROM THREE RESIDENTIAL FAMILY DISTRICT TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY ALREADY ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS ZONED PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT. NOW THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE PORTION FROM R3 TO R6, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LOOK AT IT THEY WILL BE HOMES BUILT THERE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER REDD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED? >> THE MOVIE SPEAKER MADE A LOT OF POINTS. THE DITCHES NEVER FLOODED THIS HAPPENS TO BE MY WARD OF NEVER SEEN IT FLOODED. SINCE I HAVE BEEN CITY COUNCILMAN GOING BACK TO 97.

>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING ORDINANCE 24? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE?LL MEMBERS REGISTER YOUR VOTE.

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

>> 10 YES, ONE NO, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> ADOPTED, FIRST READING,

COUNCILMEMBER STREETMAN.>> ORDINANCE 25 Ã2031 Ã22. STAFF VOTED FOR APPROVAL AS

WELL AS COMMISSION. I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 25. COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> YOU WANT TO DO IT? >> COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.

>> THANK YOU, THIS WAS THE ONE MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE DO NEED TO SEND BACK TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE APPLICATION WAS FILLED OUT INCORRECTLY. THEREFORE THE AD RAN INCORRECTLY.

I WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER THE MOTION TO SEND IT BACK TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> PROPER MOTION TO SET IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION PROPERLY SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOTION TO REFER BACK TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION? 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.

NOW YOU ARE READY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> MOTION TO REFER BACK TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

ADOPTED. COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.>> ORDINANCE 26 Ã2021 Ã22.

FIRST READING. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF BOTH VOTED FOR

APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 26. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION FROM COUNSEL REGARDING ORDINANCE 26? 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. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> ORDINANCE 26 ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER STREETMAN. >> EVERY APPLICATION FOR ZONE CHANGE RESOLUTION 17 Ã2021 Ã 22. THIS WAS BROUGHT FOR BY

COUNCILPERSON ALAN. >> COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOUR RECOGNIZED AS SPONSOR.

>> THIS ONE ACTUALLY NEVER CAME TO CITY COUNCIL AS I TOLD YOU LAST THURSDAY.

WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY PUT AN APPLICATION, THEY COULD NOT GET T EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ND SO, THEY GAVE THEM AN EXTENSION FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THEN WHEN THE HUNDRED DAYS HAD THEY HAD TO DO A DENIAL AND THEN, THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY APPLY THROUGH THE COUNSEL FOR REAPPLICATION TO ASK FOR REZONING OF THE PROPERTY. I JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD ON AND GET IT REZONED. THAT IS EMOTION AND A PROPER

[03:35:06]

IT IS NOT 11 VOTES, NINE VOTES. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCILPERSON ALLEN? HEARING NONE AND 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. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU THAT CONCLUDES MY

REPORT. >> WILL TAKE A RECESS. BEFORE WE DO, YOU WILL MAKE A

MOTION? OKAY. >> MAKE A MOTION THAT WE

ADJOURN UNTIL THE SEVENTH AFTER THE SPECIAL SESSION. >> MOTION, THAT IS A PROPER MOTION TO ADJOURN. MR. BAKER THINK IT IS NON- DEBATABLE.

I NEED A SECOND. >> I WILL SECOND. >> OKAY.

MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO ADJOURN AND CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AGENDA TO THE SEPTEMBER 7 MEETING. ANY DISCUSSION OR CONVERSATION

REGARDING THE MOTION? COUNCILPERSON RICHMOND. >> WE WILL ADJOURN TO IN THE

PICKUP THE REST OF THE AGENDA ON THE SEVENTH, CORRECT? >> AFTER WE FINISHED THE THREE ITEMS ON THE VOTE. YES. COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.

>> I'M SORRY SAY IS NOT DEBATABLE? >> AFTER VOTE.

IS THERE A QUESTION ABOUT THE POINT OF ORDER? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AS TO WHETHER WE ADJOURN THIS EVENING. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> ONE YES, 10 NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> IT WAS CLOSE BUT DID NOT PASS. WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. WE WILL

[8) CONSENT AGENDA]

SECOND READING, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF REDA HOME BUILDERS INC. ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOOK INTERSECTION AT TWIN RIVERS ROAD AND NOLAN ROAD FROM R1 TO R4. ORDINANCE SEVEN Ã22 Ã22. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF LINDA AND HOLT CONNOR, STANLEY ROSS, HARVEL ROSS PLLC AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF WILSON ROAD AND OLD FARMERS ROAD FROM C5 HIGHWAY AND ARTERIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO R1 SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT AND R5 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ERNEST EIGHT Ã2021 Ã22.

[03:40:14]

SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF BRETT AND PATRICIA LOGAN, TIFFANY MCKEITH AND, AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOOK AT INTERSECTION OF PETERSON LANE AND OLD TRENTON ROAD FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

ORDINANCE 10 Ã2021 Ã22. SECOND READING AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF SDRA HOLDINGS LLC ALAN MOZER AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOOK INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN STREET AND HORNBERGER LANE FROM THREE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO GENERAL COMMISSION DISTRICT. ORDINANCE 11 Ã2021 Ã22.

SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE, APPLICATION OF THOMAS NEIL BATEMAN FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED INTERSECTION WILMA RUDOLPH BOULEVARD AND OLD TRENTON ROAD FROM M2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO C5. ORDINANCE 13 Ã2021 Ã22. SECOND READING COULD AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO CONVEY A TRANSMISSION LINE STRUCTURE EASEMENT GUY RIGHT EASEMENT AND ACCESS ROAD EASEMENT WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY. LITTLE HOPE ROAD AND ARROW LANE.

RESOLUTION 11 Ã2021 Ã22. APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE OF SALE FOR HANYANG ORIENTAL MARKET. RESOLUTION 12 Ã2021 Ã22. APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PARKING COMMISSION AND TREE BOARD.

AND ADOPTION OF MINUTES. >> WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND PEER.

>> I LIKE TO PULL ORDINANCE JULY 20, . >> THANK YOU.

>> I LIKE TO PULL ORDINANCE SIX Ã2021 Ã22 FOR DECISION I'M SORRY FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> WILL PLACE THOSE UNDER NEW BUSINESS. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS, CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO

[9) FINANCE COMMITTEE]

ABSTAINED. >> CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTED. WE ARE READY FOR FINANCE

COMMITTEE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED PEER. >> ORDINANCE 80 Ã20 Ã21.

FIRST READING WAS POSTPONED MARCH 23 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL COURT RELATIVE TO THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND. WHEN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET THIS WEEK, THERE WAS NO MOTION

MADE. I MOVED FOR APPROVAL PEER. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 80. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION? COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED PEER.> AND WE POSTPONE THIS INDEFINITELY.

>> SECOND PEER. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 80 INDEFINITELY. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION? COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THE POSTPONEMENT, COULD THEY SPEAK TO WHY?

>> THIS IS THE ORDINANCE THAT COUNCILPERSON KNIGHT PUT FORWARD THERE IS NO SPONSOR OR CINEMA SECONDED. SO I JUST DECIDED TO TRY AND POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.

>> OKAY THAT MAKES SENSE, THANK YOU. >> YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.

AND THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 80 INDEFINITELY. ALL MEMBERS, CASTRO VOTE.

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

>> 11 NO, ZERO YES, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> THIS IS POSTPONED

[03:45:04]

THAT YOU CAN ASK A PROCEDURAL QUESTION? >> SURE CAN.

>> WOULD BE POSSIBLE FIRST COMBINED AND VOTE -- I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. NOW WE ARE READY. COUNCILPERSON ADAMS.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. IN THE UNITED STATES, ONLY 27 STATES HAVE NO ANTI-LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION LAWS. IN FACT, TENNESSEE DELIBERATELY INSTITUTED LAWS AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY NSA HOURS BECAUSE I AM INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT AS A GOVERNING BODY TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIVERSITY AND PROUDLY STAND FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

CLARKSVILLE NEEDS TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION MEASURES.

I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HASN'T ALREADY BEEN ADDED TO THE CODE.

THESE WILL SIMPLY UPDATE THE CODE RELATED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TITLE VII, FEDERALLY AND OUR PURCHASING STANDARD. SORRY, I GOT DISTRACTED.

AS A BODY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SAY WE SEE YOU, WE SUPPORT YOU, WE LOVE YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME AND SAFE. AND I THINK THAT BY UPDATING THE CODE, IT WILL DO THAT TO PEOPLE WHO POTENTIALLY WANT TO WORK FOR OUR CITY OR CONTRACT WITH OUR CITY.

AND THEY WILL FEEL SAFE DOING SO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'M SO THANKFUL TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. A COUNTRY WHERE OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES DEMAND WE TREAT PEOPLE EQUALLY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS DONE SO. AND SOMETIMES WE STILL DON'T. THIS ORDINANCE, IS JUST ONE LITTLE STEP, ONE SMALL CHANGE TOWARD DOING THE RIGHT THING. TO MY COMMUNITY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE IGNORANCE OF THOSE WHO SEEK TO REMOVE YOUR INHERENT RIGHTS FROM YOU.

RIGHTS THAT I PERSONALLY BELIEVE WE WERE ENDOWED BY OUR CREATOR.

I WOULD NEVER ADVOCATE FOR THAT.HETHER WE SHARE A FAITH OR NOT.

EVERYONE PLEASE VOTE YES ON THIS IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL CONCERNING THIS AND ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE.

BUT SEEING THE TIME -- BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND I WILL VOTE.

THIS IS THE REST OF THE AGENDA. NO DISRESPECT TO ANYBODY BUT THAT'S MY COMMENT, THANK YOU PEER.> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON ALLEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THAT'S OKAY. >> COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO STAY DURING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WE DID RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM LEGAL COUNSEL THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING WE DID NEED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF AS IT BRINGS US IN LINE WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES. AND VOTE THE HR DEPARTMENT AND PERSON CHASING DEPARTMENT STATED AND THEY BELIEVE THIS IS LANGUAGE WE CAN ADD AND PURCHASING ALSO SET UPON THIS UPON THIS PASSING THAT SHE WILL ENSURE TO MAKE SURE THAT

[03:50:01]

LANGUAGE IS UDED NY REQUEST E AS WELL. >> THANK YOU NEITHER COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING ORDINANCE 14 AND 15? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS, CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> 10 YES, ONE NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> ORDINANCE 14, 15 ADOPTED FIRST READING.

CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN YOUR RECOGNIZE PEER. >> 17 Ã21 Ã22 WAVE IN CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES FOR CLARKSVILLE TRANSIT SYSTEM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DID VOTE FOR

APPROVAL ON THIS. I SO MOVE PEER. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 17. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE 17? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> ORDINANCE 17 ADOPTED. FIRST READING. CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 18 Ã2021 Ã22.

AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 22 OPERATING AND CAPITOL BUDGET TO CARRY FORWARD PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AND DEMAND FOR NEWLY IDENTIFIED ITEMS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DID VOTE

FOR APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE PEER. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY

SECONDED IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE 18. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND --

>> GO AHEAD. >> I DID GET THE SECOND I'M SORRY I'M TIRED.

I ALSO NEED TO INCLUDE AS WAS MENTIONED ITEMS AS WELL WE HAVE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE ON HERE AS WELL.IN REGARD TO THE MUSEUM. THEY ACTUALLY HAD AIR CONDITIONING UNIT THAT HAS GONE OUT. THEY ARE IN NEED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE. WHICH IS GOING TO COME FROM CAPITOL AND AMOUNT OF $32,000.

AND THEY ARE NOT, DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE IT WILL COST THAT FULL AMOUNT BUT WE WANTED TO ALLOCATE IT SO IF IT WAS NOT ENOUGH THEY DID NOT HAVE TO COME BACK.

BUT THIS AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ART IN THE MUSEUM.

SO I ASK, I MAKE A MOVE FOR MOTION TO AMEND THIS TO ALSO ADD THE $32,000 TO THE CAPTIAL

BUDGET. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 18? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT? EVERY MEMBER CASTRO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> NINE YES, TWO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU.

WE COVERED THIS IN DETAIL LAST WEEK. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

>> OKAY YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION AND PROPERLY SECONDED FOR THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.

COUNCILPERSON SMITH. >> THANK YOU. USE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY HAD UPGRADED AND GOT NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. SO I'M JUST ASKING, --

>> THEY HAVE MULTIPLE HVAC UNITS FOR THE BUILDING. ONE OF THE OLDER UNITS IS DEAD.

>> OKAY. >> WE ARE TRYING TO HELP THEM REPLACE IT.

AND IN A COMMENT OR QUESTION? REGARDING THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED.

EVERY MEMBER CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?

MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> NINE YES, TWO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED.

>> ORDINANCE 18 ADOPTED AS AMENDED. FIRST READING.

CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU.

RESOLUTION 13 Ã2021 Ã22. APPROVING ECONOMIC IMPACT PLAN FOR THE 518 MADISON DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTED FOR APPROVAL.

I SO MOVE PEER. >> MOTION MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 13. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING RESOLUTION 13?

OUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ONCE AGAIN THAT I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LOW INCOME HOUSING INCLUDED IN THIS. ALSO, THE GAS STATION HAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN CLEANUP.

OVER THE YEARS STARTING WITH GOVERNOR -- WHOSE FAMILY OWNS A PILOT TRUCK STOP CHAIN.

TO BEGIN TO RESOLVE OWNERS FROM RESPONSIBILITY OF PUTTING UP COST.

[03:55:04]

CHRIS COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU.

I WANT TO JUSTIFY MY NO VOTE ON THIS. I APPRECIATE MR. SWIFT AND MR. TYNDALL FOR TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS. MR. TYNDALL ESPECIALLY EXPLAINED TO ME HOW IT WORKS. AND I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER FOR TAKING ON THE PROJECT.

I DO BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND THEN I APPRECIATE THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT THE PARTICULAR DEVELOPER HAS DONE AROUND OUR DOWNTOWN AREA IS REALLY GREAT WORK. THIS IS ONE OF THE SITUATIONS WHERE ALTHOUGH I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PLAN, IT GOES AGAINST PRINCIPLES THAT I RAN ON.

SUCH AS FREE MARKET AND, AND TAKING OUT MORE DEBT FOR THE CITY.

I JUST DON'T FIND THAT TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND I WILL BE VOTING NOTE -- NO ON THIS.

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS NOT TAKING ON ADDITIONAL DEBT FOR THE CITY.

IT'S ACTUALLY BUILDER THAT WILL BE INCURRING ANY DEBT THAT WOULD BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BUILD THE PROJECT. THIS IS ACTUALLY A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $6.3 MILLION.

AND IT GOES OVER TIME THAT THE MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE DEVELOPER, IS $21,452 AND THE TOTAL THE CITY KEEPS DURING THE TIME IS 9225. IF THERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT ON THIS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THE INCREASED TAX REVENUE THAT WOULD BE COMING FROM THAT.

THIS HAS BEEN SITTING OPEN FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S JUST A WAY TO CONTINUE TO

BUILD DOWNTOWN. >> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL BREAK MY RULE AND SAY SOMETHING.

THIS IS A REVOLUTION SO THEY WILL NOT BE HER SECOND READING. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THERE IS NO DEBT PER SE BUT I WOULD NOT SAY TAX THAT WILL GO UP BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY. IT WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE BUILDER THERE.

IN OTHER WORDS IF I WERE TO BUY A LOT FOR $50,000 AND IMPROVED A LOT, PUT $200,000 HOUSE ON IT, THE INCREASE IN TAXES DOES NOT COME BACK TO ME. LIKE ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS SAID, IT SOUNDS GOOD AND IS GOOD AND IN MANY WAYS PERHAPS BUT NOT THE ROLE OF

GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO BE

RECOGNIZED? COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN. >> THE GAS STATION IS BEEN SITTING THERE QUITE A WHILE. IT IS AN EYESORE. ALL AROUND IT IS BEING DEVELOPED WITH APARTMENTS AND APARTMENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY MUCH NEEDED RIGHT NOW IN CLARKSVILLE. THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT NEEDED FOR DOWNTOWN AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING. I WILL VOTE FOR IT, THANK YOU. >ANYONE ELSE WAS WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THIS ITEM? ARE WE READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE.EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE?MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE.

>> EIGHT YES, THREE NO, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> RESOLUTION 13 ADOPTED.

CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 15 Ã20 Ã2122 AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS. MINUS COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR

OF APPROVAL AND I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 15. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILPERSON SMITH.

>> SOMEONE JUST EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. JUST GIVE ME A SUMMARY OR

SOMETHING. >> LET ME TAKE A STAB AT IT. THE CHAIRPERSON CAN SHOULD FINISH OUT. WE ARE SIMPLY MEMORIALIZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIME STOPPERS AND THE CITY. REGARDING FUNDING AND USE OF FUNDS.

IN THE CITIES ROLE, CRIMESTOPPERS ROLE AND WE BEEN DOING IT FOR NUMBER OF YEARS.

WE JUST PUT INTO WRITING SO THAT AS PLAYERS CHANGE IN THESE SEATS, IT IS IN WRITING.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU! DID I GET CLOSE?

[04:00:03]

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

>> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> RESOLUTION 50 WAS ADOPTED.

CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN. >> THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 16 Ã2021 Ã22.

AUTHORIZING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY PERTAINING TO DIVISION OF THE 2021 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND ALLOCATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF SUCH FUNDS. BOTH FINANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR OF

APPROVAL. I SO MOVE. >> MOTION MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 16. ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT?

COUNCILPERSON SMITH. >> I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS.

>> IS AN ANNUAL FEDERAL GRANT WE RECEIVED IN JOINT VENTURE WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. BECAUSE THE CITY RECEIVES AND ADMINISTERS THE GRANT FUNDS, WE KEEP TWO THIRDS ROUGHLY OF THE GRANT FUNDS AND WE SHARE REMAINING ONE THIRD WITH THE SHERIFF'S

OFFICE. >> OKAY. >> OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING RESOLUTION 16? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> 11 YES, ZERO NO, ZERO

[10) GAS & WATER COMMITTEE]

ABSTAINED. >> RESOLUTION 16 ADOPTED. CHAIRPERSON STREETMAN.

[11) HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ]

>> THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> ALL RIGHT. GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.

CHAIRPERSON REDD. >> I LIKE TO GIVE A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE VOTE MEETING ON

TUESDAY.HANK YOU. >> NOW READY FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. CHAIRPERSON SMITH. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> WE HAVE A COMMUNITY DEVELOP MY REPORT AS FOLLOWS. SEPTEMBER 13 HAS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD CONCERNING A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. /CORONAVIRUS PROGRAM.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE AWARD OF 150,000 EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANT FUNDING FROM TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW STAFF AS WELL AS NEW ASSIGNMENTS AND AMENDING THE CITY CODE FOR DEPARTMENT NAME CHANGE.

THE MEETING WILL BE AT 4:30 PM, THIS CONCLUDES THE REPORT FROM THE HOUSING COMMUNITY

[12) PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE]

DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU CHAIRPERSON SMITH. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMMITTEE REPORT? SEEING NONE, NOW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSON RICHMOND, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU THAT PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET FOR THE MONTH OF, WHAT IS THAT AUGUST? AND SOME UPCOMING EVENTS WE HAVE DOWNTOWN MARKET LABOR DAY WEEKEND THEME ON SEPTEMBER 4. WE HAVE THE FAMOUS RIVERFEST ART SHOW SEPTEMBER 9. CONTINUED, IT IS THE NINTH THROUGH THE 11TH LOOKS LIKE.

DOWN AT MCGREGOR PARK, LIBERTY PARK AN EVENT ON THE NINTH. THE MAYOR'S GOLF CLASSIC COMING UP FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED THERE. AND WE HAVE OUR DOWNTOWN MARKET SOCK DRIVE HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 18 AND THEN, AT BILLY DUNLAP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH OR THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THE SLEEP UNDER THE STARS CAMP OUT FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE YOUNG AT HEART. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM.

AND FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL PROGRAMS CLASSES AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES, VISIT

[13) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]

US@CLARKSVILLEPARKSANDREC.COM THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION? WE ARE NOW READY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THE FIRST WE HAVE IS A RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION ONE Ã 2021 Ã22. REFERRED FROM CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 5 MEETING.

AUTHORIZING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE RESCUE, THE SHERIFF, FIRE SERVICE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMS, AND CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY

SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR HANDLE WITH CARE PILOT PROGRAM. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

PROPERLY SECONDED. IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION ONE. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING RESOLUTION ONE? COUNCILPERSON SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY NO DISRESPECT TO ANYONE BUT I APPRECIATE THE CHIEF COMING FORTH AND BRINGING US THE INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION. CONCERNING HANDLE WITH CARE PILOT PROGRAM.

[04:05:01]

I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO JUST TAKE OVER.

AND NOT ALLOW THE PARENTS TO HAVE A SAY SO IN THEIR CHILD'S LIFE.

I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILPERSON

LITTLE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. GOING WITH THIS, BUT WAS EXPLAINED TO US AND UNDERSTOOD WAS ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OTHER THAN, IF WE DON'T GO AHEAD AND PUSH THROUGH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ALTHOUGH THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE APPROVED IT ALREADY.

OR THEY ARE GOING TO APPROVE IT. SO IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, FORM OR FASHION. THE ONLY THING IS CPD WON'T BE PART OF IT OR FIRE AND RESCUE WON'T BE PART OF IT BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, COUNTY EMS IS UP TO EVERYTHING SO EITHER WAY IT WILL STILL GO FORWARD. THE CITY WOULD JUST BE LEFT OUT OF DOING STUFF LIKE THAT. I'M JUST STATING THE MAIN POINTS OF IT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING RESOLUTION ONE? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE.

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

>> NINE YES, TWO NO, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> RESOLUTION ONE IS ADOPTED.

CHAIRPERSON HOLLEMAN. >> THANK YOU.OLICE DEPARTMENT HAD 11,861 CALLS WHICH IS AVERAGE MONTH, FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD 1482 CALLS THAT THEY RESPONDED TO THAT WAS AVERAGE MONTH. BUILDINGS AND CODES I DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THAT.

BASED ON THE PATTERN I WOULD SAY IT'S AN AVERAGE MONTH AS WELL.

[14) TRANSPORTATION-STREETS-GARAGE COMMITTEE]

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMMITTEE REPORT? SEEING NONE, WE ARE READY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION STREETS GARAGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON

SMITH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. THE REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THE CTS TRANSPORTED 39,717 PASSENGERS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. SENIOR CITIZENS TOTAL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, TRANSPORTED 7374. RESPONSE TOTAL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WAS 3184.

CTS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY LABOR DAY. REGULAR SERVICES WILL RESUME TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. CTS WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT 5:30 P.M.

AT THE CIVIC HALL. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED ARE CTS STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.

TRANSIT CENTER LOCATION STUDY UPDATE, AS WELL AS TITLE VI EEO AND DBE PROGRAM UPDATES.

NEXT REPORT IS FROM THE STREET DEPARTMENT. 246 WORK ORDERS CLOSE IN AUGUST. PAVING IS COMPLETED AT HAZELWOOD SUBDIVISION.

NEXT WEEK PAVEMENT STARTS AND HERITAGE POINTE SUBDIVISION. ALSO -- INSTALLED UNDERGROUND STORM DRAINS. AT WOODFIELD ROAD UTILITY COMPANIES ARE STARTING RELOCATIONS AND THAT WEST CONCORDE THERE WERE SIDEWALKS ALMOST COMPLETED THERE.

SHOULD BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE TRAFFIC 2020 PROJECT FOUR SELECTED CONSULTANTS ARE DEVELOPING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS, SCOPE.

ANYWAY, THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT ON THE STREET DEPARTMENT.

THE CITY GARAGE REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS. THE REQUISITIONS TURNED INTO THE FINEST DEPARTMENT IS $179,457.79. TOTAL WORK ORDERS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 292. THE FUEL COST ALLOTTED PER GALLON INCREASE FROM 2018 SAYS TO $2.32 PER GALLON. IN DIESEL THERE WAS A DECREASE FROM -- THIS CONCLUDES MY

REPORT. >> CHAIRPERSON SMITH, COUNCILPERSON EVANS, DO YOU

WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED? >> YES. >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED PEER

QUICK QUICK QUESTION, DO BUSES RUN ON LABOR DAY? >> NO.

>> WHY DO WE DO THAT? >> BECAUSE IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.

>> PEOPLE STILL NEED TO GET AROUND. >> A GOOD QUESTION.

WE WILL INQUIRE WITH CTS. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COMMITTEE REPORT? SEEING NONE, WE ARE NOW READY

[15) LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE]

[04:10:01]

RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU P RESOLUTION 14 Ã 2021 Ã22 ADOPTING THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE 112TH TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 14. ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION? HEARING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> EIGHT YES, THREE NO, ZERO

ABSTAINED. >> RESOLUTION 14 IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW GOING TO TAKE UP THE TWO ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. ORDINANCE SEVEN, WHICH WAS ITEM NUMBER SIX ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ORDINANCE SEVEN 2021 Ã22 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF LINDA HOLT CONNOR. I BELIEVE THAT WAS COUNCILMEMBER STREETMAN.>

YES. >> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MAYOR.

JUST A CLARIFICATION BEFORE I START. MR. BAKER, DOCTOR STRUCT IS THE SAME WAY WE DO THE OTHERS? FOR LEGAL CONCERNS THAT I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

FIRST? >> YES. >> OKAY.

THIS IS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF LINDA HOLT -- AND MAKE A CHANGE FROM COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY LAST MONTH.

VOTED APPROVAL BY BOTH THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF AND I SO MOVE.

>> MOTION MADE AND PROPERLY SECONDED. IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE SEVEN.

COUNCILMEMBER STREETMAN.> THE REASON I HAVE THIS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, LAST MONTH WHEN WE VOTED ON THIS THIS IS MY WORD I STATED I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE WARD IN REGARD TO IT. AFTER THE MEETING I DID HAVE A RESIDENT COME UP AND SPEAK TO ME ABOUT IT. SINCE THEN HE ALSO GOT TOGETHER WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY BESIDE THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED.

I WILL STATE THAT THEY REALLY DON'T TAKE AS MUCH ISSUE WITH IT BEING ZONED FROM R1 TO R5, THEY ALSO SOME ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT IT DOES CONNECT TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I DID EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT IT IS WHY WE HAVE THE ROADS LOCATED IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE LEARNED. I HAVE LEARNED IN MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL HOW IMPORTANT CONDUCTIVITY IS BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO I WILL STILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS BUT OUT OF RESPECT FOR MY CONSTITUENTS, I DID WANT TO BRING THAT FORWARD AND BE ABLE TO GIVE THE INFORMATION TO YOU AS A COUNSEL.

AND ALLOW US TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON IT. THANK YOU.

>> ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? SEEING NONE, ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? ALL MEMBERS CASTRO VOTE. EVERY MEMBER VOTED, ANY MEMBER

WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? MADAM CLERK, TAKE THE VOTE. >> -- THIS IS ADOPTED.

RALPH ORDINANCE NUMBER EIGHT. SECOND READING AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION.COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS WISH TO PULL THAT, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> DO I DO THE MOTION? >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE IN FAVOR OF ORDINANCE EIGHT. PROPERLY SECONDED. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE APRIL. I'VE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES, WE VOTED TO DENY THIS IN RIL THEN AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK UP AND THEN APPROVED IT.

THE THE ONLY THING CHANGED SINCE WE DENIED THE VOTE IN APRIL, IS THAT THEY BUILT 174 MORE APARTMENTS WHICH IS ABOUT 300 CARS AND ADDITIONAL 600 TRIPS INTO THE INTERSECTION OF NOLAN ROAD, TWIN RIVERS AND OLD TRENTON WHERE CARS WILL NOT STOP. THERE WERE TWO OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY BUILT THIS NEW NEIGHBORHOOD OF 174 APARTMENTS. THEY DID NOT CONNECT TO THE NEW ROAD NOR DID THEY CONNECT BACK

TO WILMA RUDOLPH. >> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT -- >> DID I NOT SAY SIX?

>> SHE REMOVED ORDINANCE SIX. I APOLOGIZE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. >> DID I MAKE A MISTAKE?

>> NO I CIRCLED THE WRONG ORDINANCE. IT IS LATE.

>> SHE IS TALKING ON THE RIGHT ORDINANCE. I JUST PULLED, I CIRCLED THE

[04:15:10]

>> NOLAN ROAD, TWIN RIVERS, WEST DRIVE. SORRY!

>> MY APOLOGY. >> ANYWAYS, WHEN THEY BUILT THE APARTMENTS THERE WERE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE OTHER CONNECTIONS. THEY DID NOT.

THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT FOR THESE IS BACK ON TO OLD TRENTON AND INTO THE CRAZY THREE-WAY STOP. WHICH ALSO INCLUDES COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OF CEMENT TRUCKS.

THE CONTRACTOR SUBMITTED AN UPDATED REPORT IN MARCH, BUT THAT UPDATED TRAFFIC REPORT DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE 174 APARTMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. IF WE CONTINUE TO RUBBERSTAMP THE ZONING REQUESTS WITHOUT CRITICAL REVIEW OR HOLDING THE BUILDERS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE, WE ARE NOT DEMONSTRATES OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WE REPRESENT THEIR BEST INTEREST.

WE SAY PROPERTY RIGHT, WAS A PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE RIGHTS BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS? DO SAFETY AND RICE DON'T COUNT? DO WE NOT AT LEAST HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ACCESS TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVERCROWDED? I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS UNTIL WE SEE WITH THE ISSUE IS CALLED BY ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS ON OLD TRENTON.

I UNDERSTAND IT MAY NOT BE EQUITABLE TO THE BUILDER. BUT WE SHOULD CONSIDER ALL OF

THE RESIDENTS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE PERSON. >> MY APOLOGY.

>> SHUT UP IT'S LATE, IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? >> NO.

>> PLEASE VOTE NO! >> MY APOLOGY. ANY OTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE SIX? 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.

[16) NEW BUSINESS]

>> FIVE YES, SIX NO, ZERO ABSTAINED. >> ORDINANCE SIX FAILS.

WE ARE NOW READY FOR THE DISCUSSION REGARDING TIME LIMIT FOR SPEAKING ACCORDING TO ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLEMAN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

>> LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS A COUNCILPERSON TALKING ABOUT BRINGING UP AND ORDINANCE REGARDING THE TIME LIMIT. I WAS GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT BUT I KNOW IT IS LATE. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST -- HUH?

>> MR. BAKER WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS. [INAUDIBLE]

>> IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON PLEASE, SIR. >> THIS IS FROM ROBERTS RULES OF SECTION 4 UNDER THE PORTION DEALING WITH CONSIDERATION OF MOTION ON BASIC STEPS.

UNDER THE SUBPARAGRAPH DEAL WITH DEBATE ON THE QUESTION, SECOND PARAGRAPH, IT TALKS ABOUT A MEMBER DOES NOT JUST TO SPEAK -- IN THE DEBATE EACH MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TWICE ON THE SAME QUESTION ON THE SAME DAY. BUT CANNOT MAKE A SECOND SPEECH ON THE SAME QUESTION SO LONG AS ANY OTHER MEMBER WHO HAS NOT SPOKEN ON THE QUESTION DESIRES THE FLOOR. THE MEMBER WHO HAS SPOKEN TWICE ON A PARTICULAR QUESTION ON THE SAME DAY HAS AND THEY ITALICIZE THIS, EXHAUSTED HIS RIGHT TO DEBATE THAT QUESTION FOR THE DAY. WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE ASSEMBLY, NO ONE CAN SPEAK LONGER THAN PERMITTED BY THE RULES OF THE BODY. OR NO RULE OF ITS OWN RELATED TO LENGTH OF SPEECHES, NO LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. SPEAK TWICE, CANNOT SPEAK LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES. IT DOES NOT SPECIFY. I KNEW THAT YOU WOULD ASK THAT.

IT DOES NOT SAY. >> COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR.

>> THERE IS A MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE. AND WHAT I'M GOING TO SUGGEST AFTER TALKING TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLEMAN, COUNCILMEMBER REDD AND SOME OTHERS, WE PROBABLY NEED TO FASHION A RULE THAT IS CODIFIED IN THE CODE, AND THE RULES A DEAL WITH PROCEDURE ABOUT THE LIMITS ON DEBATE. BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO SPEAK 10 MINUTES ON TWICE ON EVERY MOTION, YOU COULD END UP BEING REALLY BAD. SO I AM THINKING, IF YOU ALL WANT TO SEND ME SOME SUGGESTIONS, I WILL CRAFT AND ORDINANCE TO CREATE A PROCEDURAL RULE, MAYBE FIVE MINUTES. EACH TIME, MAYBE THREE MINUTES EACH TIME. AND YOU ONLY GET TO TALK TWICE. BUT I AM OPEN TO WHATEVER.

[04:20:09]

I WILL DRAFT WHATEVER ANYBODY ASKED ME TO DRAFT. >> OKAY HANG ON MR. BAKER.

DON'T GO AWAY. WE HAVE GOT SOME COUNCILPERSON HOLLEMAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THEN I WILL GO TO THE LIST. >> I JUST WANTED THE DISCUSSION ON IT.

I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU, THANK YOU. >> HERE WE GO COUNCILPERSON

ALLEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION IS ONLY FOR THE FORMAL SESSION.

EXECUTIVE SESSION WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THINGS IN HERE, THE FACTS AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. BECAUSE WERE NOT CONSIDERED IN DEBATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

>> ROBERTS -- IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM WHAT WE HAVE THAT ROBERTS RULES DOES NOT APPLY TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I THINK IN THE ABSENCE OF SOMETHING THAT SAYS --

>> I WILL SEND IT TO YOU MR. BAKER. >> WE PROBABLY NEED TO CLEAR

THAT UP. >> I WILL SEND IT TO YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU ARE

RECOGNIZED. >> I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT DURING THE INFORMAL MEETING, IT SHOULD NOT APPLY. IT WOULD JUST BE MY OPINION. IF SOMEONE IS THAT IS TIED-- AF

A CERTAIN TIME OF NIGHT -- >> LET ME SAY THIS. IF ROBERTS RULES DOES APPLY, AND I BELIEVE IT DOES IN THE ABSENCE OF SOMETHING THAT SAYS IN THE CODE THAT IT WILL NOT APPLY TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS NOT LIKE THERE IS NO LIMIT BUT THE LIMIT IS VERY, IT IS 10 MINUTES, TWICE. TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES. I BELIEVE IT IS 10 MINUTES EACH TIME, EVEN THE ROBERTS RULES DOESN'T ACTUALLY SPELL IT OUT BUT I AM EMBARRASSED TO SAY THIS. ROBERTS RULES FOR DUMMIES BOOK SIZES 20 MINUTES TOTAL.

>> COUNCILPERSON REDD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. COUNCILPERSON SMITH.

>> THANK YOU. WHAT ABOUT NOT DEBATING OR DISCUSSING ANYTHING.

WHAT IF WANT TO JUST ASK A QUESTION? I THOUGHT I READ SOMETHING

ABOUT THAT, ABOUT QUESTIONS. >> THIS APPLIES, TO DEBATE. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT

OR ARGUMENT. YES. >> THAT IS WHAT I READ.

>> IT DOESN'T REALLY ADJUST QUESTIONS. BUT I WILL NEED TO DO SOME

RESEARCH ON THAT. THAT IS A GOOD POINT TOO. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING I THINK YOU JUST SAID.

THAT IF SOMEONE IS TAKING AS ALWAYS SAY, THE SECOND BITE OF THE APPLE, THEIR TURN IS

SECONDARY TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT SPOKEN YET, CORRECT? >> THAT IS WHAT ROBERTS RULES

SAYS.> I LIKE IT. >> TO MY KNOWLEDGE IN MY 13 YEARS, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN PRACTICED OR ENFORCED. IN THE DEBATE, EACH MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TWICE BUT CANNOT MAKE A SECOND SPEECH ON THE SAME QUESTION. SO LONG AS ANY MEMBER WHO IS NOT SPOKEN ON THAT QUESTION, DESIRES THE FLOOR. I GUESS THE WAY IT WOULD WORK IN PRACTICE, LET'S SAY FOUR OR FIVE OF YOU SPOKE AT ONCE. THEN ONE OF THOSE FIVE WANTS TO SPEAK AGAIN AND THEY HAD THE GREEN BUTTON. YOU KNOW LIGHT UP THE GREEN BUTTON AND THE MAYOR IS ABOUT TO CALL ON THEM. BUT THEN SOMEONE ELSE HAS GOT THEIR GREEN BUTTON THAT HAS NOT SPOKEN YET. THE CHAIR SHOULD ACCORDING TO ROBERTS RULES, CALL ON THAT PERSON. HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK WITH OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM I THINK WILL BE A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE --

>> IT WILL SLOW THE MEETING DOWN TO A CRAWL. >> DOWN A LOT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT EVERYONE GETS TO SPEAK

TWICE. >> COUNCILPERSON BUTLER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

COUNCILPERSON REYNOLDS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN AND IT WILL TAKE THEM A WILD. I THINK WE ARE ALL GETTING A LITTLE BETTER AND QUICKER THINGS. BUT TO IMPOSE THIS AS THE NEW PEOPLE COME IN, I THINK I'D LIKE TO WAIT. I MEAN, I LIKE 10 MINUTES AND FIVE MINUTES AND OBVIOUSLY I'M PROBABLY THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TIRED OF TALKING.

BUT THIS IS WHERE WE COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. WE CANNOT DO ANYWHERE ELSE.

ND NOW WE ARE CUTTING MORE COMMUNICATION. I JUST HAVE CONCERNS BUT I HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE NEW PEOPLE AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL DO I WILL HOPE WE WAIT AT LEAST UNTIL THERE THIRD OR FOURTH SESSION SO THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THINGS.

[04:25:01]

>> JUST REMEMBER -- >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE. >> THE DEFAULT IS, UNTIL THERE IS AN ORDINANCE CHANGING IT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE TWO VOTES, SPEAK TWICE, 10 MINUTES EACH

TIME. >> COUNCILPERSON LITTLE. >> QUICK QUESTION PRODUCES

APPLY TO THE PERSON SPONSORING SOMETHING? >> YES.

THE PARAGRAPH RIGHT BEFORE IT I WILL SAY, REQUIRES THAT THE CHAIR GIVE THE SPONSOR OF THE

MOTION, THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, WHICH WE'VE ALWAYS PRACTICED. >> OKAY, AND IN A COMMENT? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLEMAN, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE DISCUSSION ITEM?

>> I AM GOOD THANK YOU. >> COUNSEL PERSON RICHMOND. >> HAD TO BE FACTORED AND IF SOMEONE HAS A PRESENTATION? UNDER THAT WE SEE PREVIOUS VIDEOS, THE COUNT PART OF THE

10 MINUTES? >> ANYONE GIVING A PRESENTATION CAN TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS THE CHAIR WILL GIVE THEM. THISONLY APPLIES TO DEBATE , MAKING STATEMENTS AND ARGUMENTS OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS. PERTAINING TO A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

>> THANK YOU, THAT IS CLEAR. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN.

>> SORRY I WASN'T GOING TO ASK ANYTHING ON THIS BUT ADDING THAT, IF SOMEONE'S USING A VIDEO AS PART OF THEIR DEBATE, HOW IS IT NOT PART OF THE 10 MINUTES?

>> WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS REFERRING TO IS THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OR SOMEBODY, NON-COUNCILMEMBERS. IF YOU'RE WATCHING, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY VIDEO, YES, I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR TIME ALLOTMENT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU THINK THAT WAS A QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> BUT AGAIN, LET'S SAY IT COUNCILMEMBER HAS GOT, WE HAD A VIDEO A WHILE BACK. IT MAY HAVE BEEN LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES.

IF THAT IS THE CASE -- [LAUGHTER] LET ME SAY THIS. THERE IS A MOTION TO LIMIT

[17) MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS]

SOMEONE NEEDS TIME. >> THANK YOU WE ARE NOW READY FOR COMMENTS.

ANYBODY HAVE A COMMENT LESS THAN 10 MINUTES? COUNCILMEMBER BUTLER.

>> OF TWO QUESTIONS PROBABLY FOR MR. BAKER. SINCE IT HAPPENED TO ME TONIGHT DOES A NO VOTE COUNT THE SAME AS EXTENSION? NO VOTE AT ALL IF YOU

ACCIDENTALLY DON'T VOTE. >> I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU BECAUSE, THERE IS A COUNTERINTUITIVE POINT ABOUT THAT IN ROBERTS RULES THAT I WAS SURPRISED THAT YEARS AGO,

WHEN I WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS. I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT IT SAYS. >> MY QUESTION FROM EARLIER THAT I FORGOT THAT FLEW OUT OF MY HEAD WAS, WILL THE VOTE TO FILL THE VACANCIES BEING A

VOICE VOTE, WILL WE ALTERNATE THAT? >> THAT IS UP TO THE CHAIR.

>> UP TO THE CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILPERSON STREETMAN, YOU

ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I WILL BE QUICK. I TRIED TO GET AN ORDINANCE ADDED ONTO THE AGENDA TONIGHT. TO BAR ALL RETIREMENTS THAT WERE UPCOMING BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE CLERK WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO BE PUT ON THERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE WILL MISS HAVING YOU HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH!

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THIS IS NOT HER LAST MEETING. SHE GIVES ONE MORE BITE AT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.