[1) SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS]
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FOLLOWS THE DESIRE OF MANY AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO PLAY BASEBALL COULD NOT BE SUPPRESSED.
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYED ITS FIRST GAME.
MAYORS CELEBRITIES AND PAST U.S. PRESIDENTS HAVE TIPPED THEIR CAPS TO THE NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO HELPED BASEBALL BECOME A TRUE AMERICAN PASS TIME. THEY PLAYED FROM THE 1940S TO THE 1970S AND WHEREAS THE TEAM PLPLAYED.
AND WHEREAS ABOUT ACHIEVING SUCCESS ON THE BASEBALL FIELD AFRICAN-AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYERS HELPED BREAK DOWN COLOR BARRIERS AND INTEGRATE AFRICAN-AMERICANS INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE CITY.
I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM CLARKSVILLE ROCKET'S DAY.
AND IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THAT TO THEM.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IF YOU'LL GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.
OKAY. LET'S GET INTO OUR AG AGAIN DIDU WANT TO GO OVER SOME INFORMATION FIRST OR WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK?
>> AT THE END FOR MAYOR AND STAFF REPORTS.
>> AWESOME. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
MR. TINDEL. LET ME INTRODUCE DENNIS NEW BERN. WE'RE SO GLAD HE IS HERE.
WELCOME, DENNIS. AND THEN BEHIND HIM IS LISA WALKER. YOU'VE HEARD ME REFER TO THE FAITHFUL FOUR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHE IS ONE OF THE FAITHFUL FOUR. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER
[2) PLANNING COMMISSION RPC ]
NICKNAME FOR THE SIX OF YOU. OKAY.MR. TINDEL. >> I DO HAVE ONE SLIDE BEFORE WE
GET INTO THE ZONING. >> IS YOUR MIC ON?
>> I BELIEVE IT IS. I CAN TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT
>> LAST MONTH I MENTIONED OUR BRANDING.
AND THIS MONTH I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR REVAMPED WEBSITE. ITS WAS ROLLED OUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. SAME URL.
WE HAVE THE NEW LOGO UP THERE. THIS IS THE FRONT PAGE.
MUCH MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY. MORE PEOPLE ARE ACCESSING THESE VIA PHONES AND TABLETS AND THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ON HERE.
IT ALLOWS OUR OWN STAFF ME INCLUDEDDED TO UPDATE IT IN REALTIME AS NECESSARY. WE CAN EXPAND PAGES FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE WHEN WE HAD THE GROWTH PLAN LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE A NEW TAB ON THE RIGHT SIDE HALF WAY OF DOWN THAT SAYS CURRENT CASES. IF YOU CLICK ON THAT IT WILL BRING UP THE ZONING, SUBDIVISIONS AND SITE PLANS.
THAT IS NEW. THE SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLANS AND NOT JUST THE MAP BUT ALSO THE ACTUAL PLATTE AND PEOPLE CAN SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES IF THEY WANT TO COMMENT.
WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
STAFF CONTACTS ARE ON THERE. LINKS TO ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS THAT WE USE ON A MONTHLY BASES AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS.
THIS IS JUST THE START. I THINK EVERYBODY -- EVERYTHING IS LIVE. WE CAN CONTINUE TO USE THIS WELL
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INTO THE FUTURE TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR CITIZENS.THIS IS THE HOLD OVER CASE FROM LAST MONTH.
THIS WAS THE APPLICATION OF FAITH INVESTMENTS.
CHRIS BLACKWELL. WE WENT OVER THIS LAST MONTH.
IT WAS DEFERRED AT CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THE SIGN BEING COVERED WITH WEEDS. WE WENT OUT THERE AND CHOPPED THEM COUNSEL AND MOVED THE SIGN TOWARD THE ROAD.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE CALLS OR COMPLAINTS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS THIS MONTH?
>> ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE THANKS TO COUNCILMAN ALLEN WHO BROUGHT THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST CASE TODAY Z312020.
ORDINANCE 25-2020-21 FIRST READING.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING THROUGH GOOGLE MEETS.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE ON-LINE OR ANYONE ON-LINE CAN YOU SEE WHAT IS BEING SHARED ON SCREEN?
>> YES, WE CAN, MAYOR. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE APPLICANT.
THAT IS WHAT WE NEEDED. >> OUR PC CASE APPLICATION OF JNN ENTERPRISES. THIS IS 20.7 ACRES.
REQUESTING TO GO TO R 2-D. R 2-D IS EXCLUSIVELY DUPLEXES.
TWO UNITS ON ONE LOT. IT IS NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION. AT THE WESTERN TERM OF SEAGAL DRIVE AND EGRET DRIVE. CITY COUNCIL WARD 8.
IT'S A FAIRLY LEVEL TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY BEING USED AS CROPS. THIS WOULD STUB INTO THE TWO EXISTING STREETS AND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD IS APPROXIMATELY 25 YEARS OLD. THERE IT IS LOOKING FROM THE END OF THE STREET TOWARD A FIELD RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS LOOKING BACK ON THE EXISTING STREET.
THE OTHER STREET EBERT DRIVE WOULD CONTINUE TO.
>> I'M SORRY TO KEEP INTERRUPTING YOU.
BUT THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE SIGNAGE THAT WE WILL PLACE AT THE END OF THE STUB ROADS.
>> I CAN DO THAT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
WE TALKED WITH THE INCOMING COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERVISOR.
I DID GET TO TALK TO MIKE FROST PRIOR TO HIS DEATH AND HE WAS ALL FOR IT. WE HAVE NUMEROUS ROADS.
A SPREADSHEET THAT HAS IDENTIFIED 75 IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY -- COMBINED. YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THEM ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T WORK ON THERE BUT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THIS MAP FOR INSTANCE YOU SEE WHERE THE ROADS GO INTO THE R2 YELLOW AREA. THOSE ROADS ARE NOT YET PLANNED.
WE DON'T HAVE A PLATTE ON THEM BUT THEY ARE INTENDED TO CONNECT. SEVERAL TIMES AT THE YEAR WE HAVE COMPLAINTS FROM CITIZENS WHO GET A LETTER OR SHOW UP TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT THAT ROAD WOULD CONTINUE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A DEADENED.
SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND THE SIGNAGE GROUP TO MAKE A SIMPLE SIGN.
IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NO PARKING SIGN AND IT SAYS THIS IS A STUB STREET INTENDED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT AND IT HAS OUR PLANNING COMMISSION NUMBER. WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL THESE AND THEN REQUIRE ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES STUB TO PROPERTY THAT IS NOT OWNED BY THEM TO ALSO PUT THESE UP IN THE FUTURE.
IT WILL HELP CLEAR UP THE CONCLUSION.
IT TAKES THE BURDEN OFF THE REALTORS FROM HAVING TO DISCLOSE THAT. IT MAY RAISE SOME PHONE CALLS INITIALLY BUT IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL BE A GOOD PUBLIC SERVICE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS MAY CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE AND IT MAY NOT. WE HAVE SOME ROADS THAT ARE DEAD ENDS. THEY DEADENED TO AREAS THAT ARE NEVER GOING TO CONNECT. BUT DEFINITELY THE ONES THAT ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONNECT IN THE FUTURE WE'LL HAVE THOSE SIGNS UP AND BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST BATCH OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> IN THIS PROPERTY THE R 2-D REQUESTS THE LONG SKINNY TALL NORTH TO SOUTH AREA.
WE HAD ASKED THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE THE REASONING WHY YOU
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DON'T TYPICALLY SEE A LONG THIN AREA OF A REASONING CLASSIFICATION. AND THEY ARE CREATING A TRANSITION NARY FROM THE OLD SUBDIVISION ON THE EAST AND THEN THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE WEST OF THAT.THE DEPARTMENT COMMENTS OF NOTE WAS THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOTH SAID AN ADDITIONAL CONNECTION TO TINY TOWN ROAD WOULD BE REQUIRED WHEN THIS SECTION COMES IN FOR SUBDIVISION. WE HAVE A THRESHOLD OF 160-200 UNITS. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION TO THE EAST ONLY HAS ONE ACCESS OUT THERE SO THIS WOULD PROVIDE A SECOND WAY IN AND OUT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WILL SHARE IT WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ALSO RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RELATIVE TO THE CAPACITIES AT HAZEL WOOD AND WEST CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
THE ANTICIPATED HISTORICAL ESTIMATE OF R 2-D IS 43 LOTS, 86 UNITS. IT'S IN THE TRENTON ROAD PLANNING AREA. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE PERMITS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUPLEXES AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS IS ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN A DESIRABLE MIX. NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
IDENTIFIED. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDINANCE 25? HEARING NONE AND SEEING NONE WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM NUMBER 12 WHICH IS ORDINANCE 26.
THE APPLICATION OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
THIS IS .419. JUST UNDER HALF ACRE OF R3 REQUESTING TO GO TO R6. A PARCEL THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH OUT ON WASHINGTON STREET.
300 FEET WEST OF GREENWOOD AVENUE.
IT IS IN WARD 6. CURRENTLY VACANT AND THE HAB AT THAT TIME FOR HUMANITY WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP THE LOT FOR USE WITH THE MISSION OF HABITAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE BUILDING SITES IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP INVENTORY FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE DID RECEIVE SCHOOL SYSTEM COMMENTS ON THE CAPACITY OF NORMAN SMITH AND ROSS VIEW MIDDLE AND ROSS VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.
THE OLD GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IS THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THE PROPERTY IS JUST PAST THAT FENCE ON THE LEFT.
HERE IS EXISTING LOT WHICH IS RECENTLY CLEARED AFTER THE CHURCH WAS CLEARED OUT OF THE PROPERTY.
THE EXISTING HOUSES TO THE RIGHT THE NEW HOUSES SHOULD COMPLIMENT THESE WELL. LOOKING BACK AT THE PROPERTY AGAIN. WE DO HAVE A FASTER FROM THE CONGREGATION WHO OWNS THE OTHER LOT WAS INQUIRING WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER HALF OF THE LOT WAS BEING REZONED AND WE ASSURED THEM IT WAS NOT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND THEY WERE OKAY WITH THAT ANSWER.
FOUR LOTS OR UNITS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE PLAN.
IT'S NOT OUT OF CHARACTER. ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVES THE SITE INCLUDING OTHER USES SUCH AS TRANSIT AND RETAIL.
SIDEWALKS WILL BE REQUIRED. NO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES HAVE
BEEN -- IDENTIFIED. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDINANCE 27? HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE.
MR. TIN DELL WE'RE NOW READY FOR ORDINANCE 28.
>> Z33-2020 ALSO FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
THIS IS .58 ACRES JUST OVER HALF.
CURRENTLY ZONED C2. REQUESTING TO GO TO R6.
NOT AN EXTENSION. THE PROPERTY FRONTS THE WEST FRONT STAGE OF BEACH STREET. IT IS IN WARD 6.
AGAIN THE APPLICANT STATEMENT IS TO DEVELOP INTO VIABLE LOTS WITH THE USE FOR THE MISSION OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
THE REQUESTED ZONING WILL ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE BUILDING SITES.
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RECENT CITY SIDEWALK PROJECT WAS COMPLETED OUT THERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS THE LOT ACROSS THE STREET. THIS IS AN INTERESTING AREA.A MIX OF MULTI-FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEXES AROUND THIS AREA. THERE IS THE SITE.
IT HAS A LOT OF CLEARING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
ACROSS THE STREET IS A COUPLE OF QUAD PLEXES AND 8 PLEXES.
THE DENSITY OF R6 IS COMPARABLE AND THE C2 WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR A MULTI-FAMILY BUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ONLY DOES SINGLE HOME. HISTORIC ESTIMATES WOULD BE FIVE UNITS ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. IT'S IN THE NEW PROVIDENCE PLANNING AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE PLAN.
IT IS NOT OUT OF CHARACTER. ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVES THE SITE. SIDEWALKS WILL BE REQUIRED.
THEY ARE ALREADY THERE. NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDINANCE 27? HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE MR. 10 DELL WE'RE NOW READY FOR ORDINANCE 28.
>> IT'S THE APPLICATION OF BARRY HEADRICK THIS DOES NOT ATTACH TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. IT IS .61 ACRES.
CURRENTLY ZONED C2 REQUESTING TO GO TO R6.
IT'S LOCATED ON CROSS LAND AVENUE BETWEEN MARTIN AND ELDER STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET IN CITY WARD 6.
IT'S A NARROW PARCEL WITH TREES AND THREE FRONT AGES.
THE STATE OF USING IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUESTING TO GO FROM C2 TO R6 IS BEING REQUESTED FOR A MULTI-USE STREETSCAPE. THAT IS THE APPLICANT'S STATEMENT. THIS DID GO THROUGH THE ACCESS APPEALS BOARD AND DID RECEIVE A FEW DRIVEWAYS OUT ON CROSS LAND AVENUE. IT'S HARD TO SEE AND IF YOU DO GO BY THIS SITE A LOT OF US HAVE DRIVEN THIS MANY TIMES IT FALLS RIGHT OFF. IT'S 20-30 FEET LOWER IN THE BACK. HE THINKS HE CAN COME OFF OF ELDER STREET FROM THE ALLEY AND THEN HE WILL HAVE TO HAVE DRIVEWAYS OFF OF CROSS LAND. WE'RE ANTICIPATING FIVE ON THE RIGHT AND FOUR ON THE LEFT. IT WILL BRING A NEW FACE TO THE AREA WITH SINGLE FAMILY FRONT AGES ON CROSS LAND.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS REALLY PROSPERED WITH THE R6.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT UNITS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP.
A LITTLE HARD TO SEE. IT'S THE BROWN AREAS.
THOSE ARE THE R6 THAT HAVE POPPED UP.
BUT ON GREENWOOD, CHARLOTTE STREET, HIGH STREET HAS A BUNCH OUT THERE. A GOOD USE FOR THESE.
IT DOES MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSES OUT THERE.
THERE WERE NO OTHER DEPARTMENT COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
OUR ANTICIPATED ESTIMATE WOULD BE SIX AND THEY THINK THEY CAN GET NINE OUT OF THERE. R6 IS STILL A RELATIVELY NEW ZONE. HERE THAT IS PROPERTY RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE HOME WITH THE GREEN ROOF IS NOT PART OF THE REQUEST. THAT IS IN THE LOT NEXT TO IT AND THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW FAR THAT DROPS.
THIS IS ACROSS THE STREET. ANOTHER VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY UP HIGHER. HERE YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN MARTIN STREET. THE PROPERTY IS TO YOUR RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE AGAIN WHERE THE GRADE DROPS OFF IN THE BACK.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE LAND.
R6 FAMILY IS NOT OUT OF CHARACTER.
SIDEWALKS WILL BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED.
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE AND SEEING NONE.
MTENDEL. >> THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT.
[3) CONSENT AGENDA]
>> WE'RE NOW READY FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE -- SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
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-- -- FROM AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. 3 AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF UTILITY SERVICES TO 1551 WOODLAWN ROAD.SECOND READING REPEALING ORDINANCE 152 FROM 2006-2007 AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. E 82021 SECOND READING.
AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE RELATIVE TO FIREWORKS.
-- -- -- ORDINANCE 11-2021 SECOND READING.
A MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE.
APPLICATION OF JOE ROBERTS. CALL MACKAY AND AGENT.
INTERSECTION OF OLD ASHLAND CITY ROAD AND MARTHA LANE.
SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
FOR ZONE CHANGE -- FROM R3, TO R6 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND R4. ORDINANCE 13.
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPLICATION OF MARY DAVIS HOLT, BOBBY POWERS. GREEN SPACE PARTNER'S AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE LOCATED AT ASHLAND CITY ROAD AND AVONDALE.
TO R6 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
-- -- ---A MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF MARY DAVIS HOLT, BOBBY POWERS. GREEN SPACE PARTNERS AGENT FOR ZONE CHANGE LOCATED AT ASHLAND CITY ROAD AND AVONDALE DRIVE FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
-- -- --- ORDINANCE 162021 SECOND READING. AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPLICATION OF RIVER CHASE MARINE TERMINAL LLC FOR ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT ASHLAND CITY ROAD AND BEACON DRIVE FROM R4 TO R2A. ORDINANCE 17-2021 SECOND READING A MAP OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE APPLICATION OF RE4E HOLDINGS LLC LOCATED AT LAFAYETTE ROAD ANDBILITY LILY LANE FROM R1 TO R6 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
-- AND ADOPTION OF MINUTES AUGUST 6TH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE FINANCE COMMITTEE
[4) FINANCE COMMITTEE]
CHAIRMAN BURKE HEART. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.>> THANK YOU. THIS ONE GOT SOME FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL. HOWEVER THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ON THIS AND I'M HOPING TO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AS FAR AS TO A NONPROFIT.
>> I CAN TELL YOU CHAIRMAN BURKE HEART THERE IS STILL SOME LINGERING QUESTIONS. REGARDING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND HOW IT WAS ACQUIRED AND THERE IS JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO SORT OUT. SO, ITS GOING TO TAKE US MORE TIME TO FIND THOSE OUT. AND THEN HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY. 3.
>> I GOT A TEXT FROM HEATHER FLEMMING AND WANTED TO MAKE
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COUNCIL AWARE THAT IF THE COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THIS IT WILL GO FORWARD NOT AS A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED BUT AS -- QUITCLAIM DEED. BURKHART.COUNCILMAN HENLEY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
WE BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THIS BUT WHAT IS THE PROCESS WHEN THE CITY IS GOING TO RELINQUISH PROPERTY OR SELL IT TO SOMEONE BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING ON THE WEBSITE AND THIS PROPERTY IS NOT LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. DO WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE IT.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T THINK IT HAS A GOOD
LOOK RIGHT NOW THE WAY IT IS. >> WELL THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE DO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
WE WENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE WHEN WE DETERMINED WHICH PROPERTIES WERE SURPLUS AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM AND IT DEPENDS ON THE PROPERTY. WE'VE GOT THEM ALL LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. SOME ARE IN M -- MORE PROMISE INTENT LOCATIONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
WAYS. >> WHAT WAS THE PROCESS IN THIS
CASE? >> -- SMITH IS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER WHO HAS A NONPROFIT CALLED WOMEN ELEVATED.
SHE CAME TO VISIT ME. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR PROPERTY TO PURCHASE IN ORDER TO BUILD A STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR OFFICE SPACE FOR HER NONPROFIT. SO I CONNECTED HER WITH CAMILLE THOMAS WHO'S IN CHARGING OF OUR SURPLUS PROPERTY AND SHE FOUND THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT SHE WAS MOST END -- INTERESTED IN.
>> SO NEXT WEEK SHOULD IT BE EXPECT THE NONPROFIT BE LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND WE'LL HAVE SOME PAPERWORK FOR IT.
>> YES. WELL I SAY THAT WITH ABOUT 90% CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT. WE STILL HAVE GOT A FEW OTHER ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO SORT THROUGH BEFORE WE BRING IT FORWARD. WE MAY HAVE TO DEFER IT FOR 30
DAYS BUT THAT IS THE PLAN. >> JUST AFTER WE HAD DISCUSSION YESTERDAY IN FINANCE COMMITTEES I CALLED A FEW REAL ESTATE INVESTORS AND OUT OF THE THREE NONE OF THEM KNEW WE HAD PROPERTY FOR SALE ON THE WEBSITE AND ONE OF THEM WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT PROPERTY WOULD SELL PROBABLY FOR $15,000 TO $20,000. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SELL IT FOR $9,000. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT OR IN THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
>> AND I AGREE. THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. BAKER YOU HAVE MORE? >> THE SALE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE IS FOUND IN SECTION 6-012J. -- UPON RESOLUTION APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO DISPOSE OF AND TRANSFER ALL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS ON AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW GENERAL APPLICATION AND THEN SUB SECTION K AFTERWARDS AUTHORITY OF PURCHASING DIRECTOR.
AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE ALL REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS.
WHICH INCLUDES SUB SECTION J. >> OKAY.
>> ORDINANCE 20. AMENDED -- PROGRAMS ADJUSTMENTS AND INSTALLMENTS PLANS. COMMITTEE APPROVAL.
BASICALLY THIS IS PUTTING INTO CODE WHAT THE PRACTICE IS NOW AS FAR AS CHARGES AND THINGS. NO INCREASE ON THE FEES THERE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT MOST OF THEM ARE COMING BACKWARDS.
JUST SOME STUFF THAT THEY DO AND WERE NOT PERMITTED BEFORE.
BUT SINCE MR. RIGGANS HAS TAKEN OVER HE IS CLEANING UP HOW THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS AND AS FAR AS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH MOST OF THE THINGS GOING ON.
AND WE APPRECIATE MR. RIGGANS SPENDING TIME ON THIS.
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>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE? OKAY. PROCEED, SIR.
>> ORDINANCE 21. WAVING CREDIT CARD FEES.
WE TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING AROUND MOST OF THE MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ARE LESS THAN $100. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING MINIMAL. AS FAR AS THE FEES AND IT HELPS AND AS LONG AS THIS BODY AGREES FOR WAVE THOSE FEES IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO THAT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THOUGHT THAT WAS THE BEST.
I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE PROCEED.
>> ORDINANCE 23. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO 22. I GUESS WE LOST IT.
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 JAMES TOWN PLACE TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THIS IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. I THINK THE SALE PRICE IS $10,000. HABITAT IS GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR A CARETAKER I BELIEVE AND THIS WAS A PLACE WHERE WE COULD MAYBE CLEAN UP SOME BACK TAXES AND WEED BILLS AND HELP HABITAT TOO AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE? 23? PROCEED, SIR.
KIND OF THE SAME THING. AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY EMERGENCY AGENCY IS RESOLUTION 10.
RESOLUTION 11 IS AUTHORIZING A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH EMS FOR USE OF RADIO FREQUENCY. AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR ON A YEARLY BASIS FOR THAT LOCAL AGREEMENT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE TWO RESOLUTIONS? ARE YOU TAKING THEM TOGETHER IN THE.
>> THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME. ONE IS EMS AND ONE IS --
>> SEEING NONE, RESOLUTION IS 1. >> PERTAINING TO DIVISION OF THE 2020 BRIAN JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND.
THE GRANT IS $54,594. WE'RE SPLITTING THAT AND THE CITY WILL BE HOLDING ON TO THE REST OF THAT GRANT MONEY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT RESOLUTION 21?
>> THAT IS MY REPORT, SIR. >> THANK YOU.
[5) GAS & WATER COMMITTEE]
WE'RE NOW READY FOR THE GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE.CHAIR LADY GUZMAN ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, SIR.
>> YES. AND I HAVE -- ON THE LINE AND HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S OUR BASIC UTILITY EXTENSION THAT WE ALREADY DO. LOTS OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS HE IS HERE AND READY TO ANSWER.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDINANCE 18? HEARING NONE WE'RE RIGHT BACK AT YOU CHAIR LADY GUZMAN.
>> AND I'LL HAVE THE REST OF MY REPORT NEXT THURSDAY.
THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[6) HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE]
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL REPORT THURSDAY.
[7) PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE]
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE READY FOR RECREATION
I'LL HAVE A REPORT NEXT THURSDAY.
BUT MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK PARKS & REC WITH HELPING ALL SUMMER LONG. THEY MOVED IT ONE MORE DAY BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT TROPICAL STORM LAURA AND THEY'VE MOVED IT AND THEY ARE GOING TO SET IT UP FOR US AGAIN AND THEY'VE BEEN THE BIGGEST HELP DOING ONE STEP FURTHER OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY THAN THEIR REGULAR WORK AND I APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH. I'LL HAVE A REPORT NEXT
[8) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]
THURSDAY. >> THANK YOU, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMIT EASE CHAIRMAN HENLEY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CODE RELATIVE TO STORAGE OF IN OPERABLE VEHICLES ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
THIS BECOME A PUBLIC SAFETY APPROVE IT'S HAS TO DO WITH HOW LONG A VEHICLE CAN SIT ON PROPERTY AND THE FENCING AROUND IT AND IF MR. CHANDLER HE IS THE SPONSOR IF HE IS ON THE LINE HE
CAN EXPLAIN MORE IN DEPTH. >> COUNCILMAN CHANDLER?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU GOOD. GO AHEAD, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THE CITY ATTORNEY BAKER AND DAVID SMITH HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
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WE BASICALLY ARE USING THE -- BOULEVARD AREA AS A GOOD EXAMPLE. 9 THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN UP THERE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT NEXT TO THE STREET.I KNOW ONE IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN UP THERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. AND WITH THE HELP OF DAVID SMITH HE GOT TO LOOKING INTO IT AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IT GIVES US A CODE WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO CLEAN THESE PLACES UP -- GET THESE UNSIGHTLY VEHICLES OFF THE STREET AND INSIDE OF AN ENCLOSED AREA WHERE THEY ARE NOT SO EASILY SEEN.
ITS -- IT WILL GIVE THEM 1120 10 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE RECORDS BUT WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO SHUT ANYBODY DOWN. JUST LOOKING TO CLEAN UP A BUNCH OF THESE PLACES THAT HAD BEEN REALLY AND TRULY OUT OF CONTROL FOR YEARS. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS
ANYBODY HAS ANY? >> COUNCIL QUESTIONS OF COUNCILMAN CHANDLER? SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN CHANDLER. >> RESOLUTION 20-2020-21.
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
WE DO THIS EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND IT'S A PLAN TO MITIGATE OUR HAZARD RISK DEALING WITH TORNADOES SINKHOLES ALL OF THAT SORT OF THING.
I BELIEVE MR. GOLDEN IS PROBABLY ON-LINE AND HE CAN GIVE YOU MORE ANALYSIS ON THE PLAN. MR. GOLDEN, ARE YOU THERE?
>> DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS, SIR?
>> I THINK COUNCILMAN HENLEY SPOKE VERY WELL ABOUT IT.
IT'S ALSO A GOOD HISTORY SO WE TRACK RECORDS WHEN WE HAVE MAJOR EVENTS IT'S A WAY TO TRACK THAT SO THAT WE DON'T REPEAT THAT
HISTORY AND DO BETTER NEXT TIME. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN HENLEY.
>> AND I WILL HAVE A FULL DEPARTMENTAL REPORT NEXT WEEK.
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>> THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW READY FOR THE STREETS AND GARAGE COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN CHANDLER.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT NEXT WEEK INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON SOME MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING SO WE'LL HAVE A FULL UPDATE.
>> NEXT IS THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
CHAIR LADYSMITH ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
>> I'M HERE, MAYOR. I'LL HAVE MY REPORT NEXT WEEK.
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>> THANK YOU. >> I'M IN WASHINGTON, D.C., MAYOR. JUST CHILLING.
>> TELL HIM WE SAID HELLO. >> ALL RIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD ONE. >> WE'RE NOW READY FOR NEW
[11) NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS. ORDINANCE 24.COUNCILMAN NORRIS YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. EARLIER THIS WEEK I WAS LISTENING ON LINE TO ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND I HAVE TO SAY I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND MOST EVERYTHING THAT WAS BEING SAID.
THE SOUND WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE WORSE THAN I NORMALLY NOTICED AND SO I HEARD SOMETHING DURING THE MEETING AND I NEVER DID GET -- I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CLEAR ANSWER SO I CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND TALKED TO MR. GOODSON AND ASKED HIM SOME QUESTIONS AND COME TO FIND OUT IF A CITY EMPLOYEE, IF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD -- OR THE CITY COUNCILMAN OR THE MAYOR IF SOMEONE FILES AN ETHIC'S COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM AT THE PRESENT TIME AN ATTORNEY HAS TO BE HIRED WE DON'T HAVE ANY COVERAGE. WE HAVE TO PAY THAT OUT OF OUR POCKET SO I ASKED MR. GOODSON TO RESEARCH THAT AND FIND OUT WHY THAT HAPPENED. BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT AS A CITY EMPLOYEE ACCEPT A CITY COUNCILMAN THAT WE WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH COVERED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CAME UP AS FAR AS ATTORNEY FEES WENT.
SO HE GAVE ME AN OUTLINE AND SAID THAT THE CODE PROVIDES THAT
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IF AN ETHICS COMPLAINT IS FILED AGAINST A DEPARTMENT HEAD OR MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR THE ETHIC'S COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF LEGAL COUNCIL AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.SO THAT MEANS IF WE WERE CITED IN A CODE IN AN ETHIC'S VIOLATION WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE OUR OWN REPRESENTATION.
THIS WAS CHANGED A FEW YEARS AGO.
THERE WERE SOME THINGS ADDED AND IF YOU GO BACK AND READ THE CODE YOU CAN SEE THAT. EVEN IF THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN THEY APPROVED THIS DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE FILING OF A SWORN CODE ETHIC'S COMPLAINT THERE HADN'T BEEN ONE SO THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE IT. BUT AS A CITY EMPLOYEE AND AS A COUNCILMAN HAVING AN ETHIC'S COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST THEM CLEARLY ARISES FROM SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE DEPARTMENT HEADED THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO FURNISH ISSUE THEIR OWN ATTORNEY AND GO TO COURT WHICH COULD BE EXPENSIVE.
SO THAT BEING SAID I HAVE ASKED MR. GOODSON TO COME UP WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ADDRESS THIS AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE IS TO TAKE OUT AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE OUT OF THE ORDINANCE AND PUT IN THERE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR APPROVED PAYMENT OR REOF I'M BURRSMENT OF AN ATTORNEY FEE.
AND INSERT THE WORD MAY BECAUSE THAT LANGUAGE WILL GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE OPTION TO EITHER PAYER REIMBURSE THE ATTORNEY'S FEES. IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT BUT AT LEAST WE WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE THOSE FEES PAID.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. I DOUBT IF I CAN ANSWER THEM BECAUSE THIS IS LEGAL STUFF BUT MR. GOODSON PROBABLY CAN AND IF YOU WANT TO WE CAN HAVE HIM COME UP AND ADDRESS IT.
WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS READ THIS OVER AND COME BACK NEXT WEEK WITH QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THIS. BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT ON THIS. >> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMAN ALLEN HAD A QUESTION OR COMMENT.
>> YES. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS AND ETHICS COMPLAINTS MOST OF THE TIME AREN'T THEY RESOLVED WITHOUT COURT? THEY GO BEFORE THE ETHICS COMMISSION AND YOU DID THIS AND YOU GET AN ACCUSATION AND YOU GO BEFORE THEM AND YOU SAY NO THIS IS NOT THE CASE OR YEAH IT IS THE CASE AND IT DIDN'T GO TO COURT.
>> IT WOULD GO BEFORE THE ETHIC'S COMMISSION AND THE COMPLAINANT THE PERSON FILING THE COMPLAINT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY AND THE PERSON DEFENDING THE CLAIM WOULD BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY BEFORE THE ETHIC'S
>> I HAVE JUST STEPPED WAY OUT OF MY PAY RANGE HERE.
MR. GOODSON. >> YOU HAVE THE OPTION AS THE COMPLAINANT TO BE REPRESENTED UNDER THE CURRENT CODE AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE. AND IF YOU'RE THE ACCUSED FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING AN ATTORNEY. YOU CANNOT HOWEVER BE REPRESENTED BY NONATTORNEYS AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT UNDER THIS RELATIVELY NEW ETHICS CODE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FIVE PERSON COMMISSION THAT I DON'T BELIEVE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT HAS COME BEFORE THEM YET. SO IT'S HARD TO SAY HISTORICALLY
HOW THEY'VE BEEN HAND. >> COUNCILMAN ALLEN.
>> I LOOKED AT IT EARLIER AND JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT. AS AN ETHIC'S COMPLAINT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IF SOMEONE SAYS BASICALLY YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. AND THEN THE CITY WOULD TURN AROUND AND PAY TO DEFEND ME AGAINST THE CITIZEN WHO IS SAYING I DID SOMETHING WRONG. 7 YOU FOLLOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
AND THAT PERCEPTION. IT MAY BE THAT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT IN THE END IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY HELPED DEFEND ME AS OPPOSED IF IT'S AN ETHICS VIOLATION OR WHATEVER I DON'T
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SEE WHERE YOU WOULD NEED A LAWYER.EITHER YOU DID IT OR DIDN'T OR YOU DIDN'T KNOW AND THE COMMISSION SAYS DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
I JUST HAVE SOME RESERVATION VASES ABOUT THAT PART OF RESERVATION ABOUT MAY OR MAY NOT APPROVE.
YOU SHOULD DO IT OR YOU SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO BE THE JUDGE IF WE THINK SOMETHING IS LEGITIMATE OR NOT.
AND THAT -- WOULD BE THE BASES. WE PAID THIS BUT ON THIS ONE HE ACCUSED FOUR OF US SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY HIS FEES.
SO WE'RE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE PAYING THE FEES SO I THINK THAT IS A BIG CONFLICT AND THE PERCEPTION WOULD NOT BE GOOD.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE FACT OF BEING WHEREAS I KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT LAW WHERE WE CAN'T BE SUED FOR ZONING WITHIN OFFICIAL CAPACITY BUT ETHICS IS NOT IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY BUT THIS IS MORE OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL.
IT'S NOT OFFICIAL CAPACITY. IT'S IN YOUR OWN PERSONAL, SOMETHING PERSONAL AND I JUST THINK -- IT'S KIND OF -- WE'VE REALLY GOT TO THINK BY THE THE WAY IT WOULD BE PERCEIVED TO THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY IF THE COMMISSION COMES BACK AND SAYS NOT GUILTY. YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO SAY THAT. THEY PAID THE LAWYER.
IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE WHOLE TRANSPARENCY AND THE FAIRNESS OF IT. JUST MY THOUGHTS IT ON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE?
>> COUNCILMAN CHANDLER. >> YOU'RE RECOGNIZED SIR.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT AND GIVE IT SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
I'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT BLOWS UP IN MY FACE BUT YOU KNOW IT HELPS PROTECT THE CITY OFFICIALS FROM SOMEBODY THAT IS SUE HAPPY FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. AND IT JUST I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO STRONGLY LOOK AT AND BE IN FAVOR OF. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CHANDLER.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE.
ANYTHING ELSE COUNCILMAN NORRIS. >> NOTHING.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> WE'RE READY FOR ORDINANCE 29.
COUNCILMAN CHANDLER. >> I HAVE TO ASK FOR APOLOGIES ON THIS. I'M GOING TO REMOVE MY REQUEST
FOR THIS ORDINANCE AT THIS TIME. >> OKAY.
WE ARE NOW UP TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND I'LL CALL
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ON COUNCILMAN GARRETT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND I WON'T BELONG ON THIS.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF EXAMPLE.
ITS JUST CAME TO MIND BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY I HAD AYES CLAY -- A CLIENT THAT I WAS WORKING WITH AND IT STRUCK ME AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THAT MANY RESIDENTS OF NASHVILLE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE THERE SO THEY ARE SPRAWLING OUT INTO THE SURROUNDING CITIES.
CLARKSVILLE AT THIS TIME IS IN JEOPARDY OF HAVING THAT SAME THING HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE GROWN UP WITH AND WORK WITH AND GO TO CHURCH WITH NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO LIVE AND PURCHASE HOUSING IN THE CLARKSVILLE AREA.
SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF DATA. I'VE PREPARED A COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS AND I'VE REDACTED THE NAME BUT IT WAS IN THE HAZELWOOD SUBDIVISION. SHE PURCHASED IT FOR $130,000 IN 2015 AND REACHED OUT TO ME THIS YEAR TO INQUIRE SELLING IT.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE CAN LIST IT FOR $165,000 BUT SHE DECIDED AT THAT TIME TO HOLD OFF BECAUSE THERE WERE A FEW THINGS SHE HAD TO CONSIDER AND THEN I GOT THE CALL SAYING MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYING AND WE WANT TO SELL IT.
SO WHEN I RERAN THE NUMBERS THE VALUE INCREASED ON THE LOW END
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$20,000 AT $185,000. NOW WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH A MULTIPLE OFFER SITUATION. HIGHEST AND BEST OFFER IS GOING TO BE ISSUED AND I'M IN SEVERAL RHYTINAS WITH DIFFERENT BUYERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO GET HOUSES.WE'RE OFFERING $10,000 OR MORE THAN THE ASKING PRICE.
SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO PAY CLOSING COST JUST TO HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THESE HOUSES.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON THEIR CREDIT AND GET THE TWO YEARS EMPLOYMENT THAT IS REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A HOUSE. LOOK AT WHAT THE MARKET DID IN JUST FOUR MONTHS. IT WENT UP $20,000 AND THIS IS NOT A VERY LARGE HOME. THIS IS A STARTER HOME.
THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATH WITH A GARAGE.
BUT YET NOW SOMEBODY FOUR MONTHS LATER CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THIS HOUSE AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS GOES BY AND IT'S UP ANOTHER $20,000.
BEFORE LONG YOUR STARTER HOMES ARE $200,000 AND ABOVE.
WHO CAN AFFORD A STARTER HOME? AND SO THE CONCERN WOULD BE IF WE'RE NOT JUST PROACTIVE AND I'M NOT ENCOURAGING BLANKET APPROVING EVERY ZONING ORDINANCE THAT COMES OUR WAY BUT WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF IT. WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IN RELATION TO APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCES HOWEVER WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVE IF WE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND THE HOUSING MARKET YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH PRICES CONTINUING TO RISE. THEY ARE RISING BECAUSE OF THINGS RELATED TO COVID. NEW CONSTRUCTION IS STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW. AND SO THE BUILDERS STOP BUILDING UNTIL PRICES GET IN LINE WHAT DOES THAT DO TO OUR ALREADY LOW INVENTORY. AND SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP HAVING THESE BIDDING WARS TO WHERE THOSE UNDER $200,000 IS GOING TO STRUGGLE. THERE'S NOT A BIG STRUGGLE FOR THOSE IN THE $300,000 TO $400,000 RANGE BUT IT'S FOR THOSE JUST STARTING OUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING FOR THOSE THAT MAYBE MAKE LESS THAN THE MEDIAN INCOME LEVEL BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE SO I JUST ASK Y'ALL TO TAKE THAT INTO WILL CONSIDERATION. THIS IS NOT FOR ANY PARTICULAR ZONING ORDINANCE. THAT WHY IS I WANTED TO BE ATTHE END OF THE MEETING. JUST KEEP THAT IN THE BACK.
YOUR MIND. WHEN TRAFFIC HITS YOUR MIND THINK ABOUT THAT PERSON WHO HAS BEEN WORKING TWO YEARS TO BE ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE THAT THEY ARE NOT APPROVED TO BUY A
STARTER HOME ANY MORE. >> THAT IS GREAT INFORMATION.
IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN GETTING EDUCATED AND DOUBLE CHECKING SOME STUFF. IT'S LIKE THIS IS FACTUAL.
YOU CHECK WITH REALTORS. THESE THINGS ARE VERY MUCH FACTUAL AND EVEN WITH THE R6S SEEING MORE AND MORE R6S AND THAT IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT'S MAKING A HOUSE CHEAPER SO PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO BUY A HOUSE.
AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.
AND THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> WELL SAID. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN GARRETT FOR THE CASE STUDY. THAT IS GOOD STUFF.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE WE HAVE NO ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL THIS WEEK. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WE'RE
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