[00:00:02] YEAH. YEAH. [I.Call to Order by Mayor.] SEEING NONE. COMMISSIONERS. [II.Approval of the Minutes.] [III.Alcoholic Beverage License] THANK YOU MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. PREMISES AND THE APPLICANT FOR COSTS AND. DOING BUSINESS,GOAL OF THE APPLICATION. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. THE QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND I WILL SHOW YOU THOSE. [IV. Public Comment on Agenda Action Items.] BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS AND AMENDMENTS OF REFERENCE. RESOLUTION. YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT AND. CITY COUNCIL. NAME IS BAXTER SAPP. I LIVE AT FOUR CHARTER SQUARE, ACROSS THE WAY FROM SAINT THOMAS MORE. I AM HERE TO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THE RIGHT THING. THE ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CODE SECTION 98-9. RESIDENT PARKING ONLY DISTRICTS. SO I WAS HERE IN MAY. I LIKE THAT WE DIDN'T DO THE INITIAL PROPOSED PLAN I HAVE AND MY NEIGHBORS HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS AROUND JUST REPEALING IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO LAY THOSE OUT FROM THE MEETING THAT WE HAD IN MAY, IT APPEARED TO BE THE CASE THAT IT'S REALLY ONLY TWO HOT SPOTS THAT HAVE REALLY BAD PROBLEMS WITH PARKING, NAMELY, AND I'M SORRY, I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL THE THUNDER OF, OF ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. BUT THE NORTH CANDLER ROAD, RIGHT. AND BERRY STREET AND, AND CHARTER SQUARE. SO VERY, VERY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY. BUT AT LEAST FOR OUR PART, FOR CHARTER SQUARE, IT'S SAINT THOMAS MOORE WHICH IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL. LOVE THEM. IF I WANT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF LIKE 7:30 AND 8:30, THERE'S LIKE A 90% CHANCE SOMEONE'S BLOCKED MY DRIVEWAY. SO I DO LIKE HAVING THE SIGNS THERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HAVING TALKED TO THE SCHOOL AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT OF OUR OWN BETWEEN US AND THE SCHOOL WHERE WE SAID, HEY, PLEASE JUST TELL YOUR PARENTS NOT TO PARK THERE WHEN THEY'RE DROPPING THEIR KIDS OFF, OR AT LEAST NOT TO BLOCK OUR DRIVEWAYS. THAT WORKED. MY FEAR IS MOSTLY IF THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED, I HOPE THE PLAN ISN'T TO JUST IMMEDIATELY PULL DOWN ALL OF THE THE NO PARKING SIGNS. AND THEN AS A FOLLOW UP, I'D LOVE TO SEE ANOTHER SURVEY THAT KIND OF HAD A MORE TARGETED APPROACH TO WHICH AREAS OF DECATUR DEFINITELY NEED ENFORCEMENT VERSUS WHICH AREAS OF DECATUR ARE HAPPIER WITH THE PARKING SITUATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STREETS NEAR TAQUERIA DEL SOL WHERE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT CAME AND SPOKE LAST TIME, THEY SEEMED PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT IT. SO MOSTLY JUST CAUTIOUS CONCERN AROUND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ALL THOSE SIGNS IF WE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO ENFORCE IT RIGHT NOW, DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE'RE RIPPING DOWN THE SIGNS? AND THEN COULD THAT POSSIBLY EXACERBATE THE SITUATION FOR A COUPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PARKING TODAY. THANK YOU GUYS. [00:05:04] GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS DINA CHADWELL, AND I AM HERE ALSO TO COMMENT ABOUT THE ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE CODE REGARDING RESIDENT PARKING ONLY IN DISTRICTS. MY SPOUSE AND I HAVE LIVED ON NORTHERN AVENUE SINCE 1995. 129 NORTHERN AVENUE. NUMBER FOUR. WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE OLD ONE OF DECATUR'S OLDER CONDO BUILDINGS. OUR BUILDING WAS BUILT WITH FEWER PARKING SPACES THAN THERE ARE UNITS. MY HUSBAND AND I EACH NEED A CAR FOR WORK, SO WE DEPEND ON STREET PARKING EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE IN THAT SAME SITUATION. I HAVE READ THE MEMO RECOMMENDING REPEAL OF THE CURRENT RESIDENT PARKING ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT ISN'T ENFORCEABLE, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CLEAR RULES. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS IF THIS ORDINANCE IS REPEALED, WHAT WILL REPLACE IT? WILL RESIDENTS LIKE US HAVE TO PAY TO PARK ON OUR OWN STREET? WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OLDER MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS THAT SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFF STREET PARKING? I HOPE THE COMMISSION WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANY NEW PARKING POLICY PROTECTS EXISTING RESIDENTS, AND RECOGNIZES THAT MANY OF US DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PARKING OPTION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THE SAME SUBJECT, IF I MAY BE SUCCINCT IN THAT WAY. MY NAME IS FRANK ROBERTS AND I HAVE LIVED ON NORTHERN AVENUE FOR 31 YEARS. I'M A PROUD DECATUR RESIDENT, HOMEOWNER, TAXPAYER, AND VOTER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. 129 NORTHERN AVENUE NUMBER FOUR. WE DON'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM ON NORTHERN AVENUE. IT'S OBVIOUS TO THOSE OF US WHO LIVE THERE THAT WE DON'T. IN THE THREE DECADES I'VE LIVED ON NORTHERN AVENUE, WE'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A PARKING PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED THE CITY TO INTERVENE. SO WE ASK THAT YOU DON'T CREATE ONE. PLEASE LEAVE OUR STREET AS IT IS. I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT IF YOU GO DOOR TO DOOR ON THESE TWO BLOCKS OF NORTHERN AVENUE, THE WHOLE STREET IS TWO BLOCKS AND ASK RESIDENTS WHETHER THEY WANT THIS CHANGE. YOU'LL HEAR THE SAME ANSWER OVER AND OVER. WE'RE FINE. PLEASE DON'T CREATE A PROBLEM FOR US. I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER. IS THIS ABOUT REVENUE? IF IT IS, I WOULD ASK YOU TO FIND IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M CHARLIE [INAUDIBLE], I LIVE AT 220 NORTH CANDLER STREET. I WANT TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT THE LAST GENTLEMAN SAID, BUT I WANT TO DO SO MUCH LESS ELOQUENTLY. I WANT TO DESCRIBE TO YOU A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED, BUT IT PRESENTS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION. IMAGINE IF ON NORTH CANDLER AND, BARRY STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SIDEWALKS WERE BROKEN AND UNEVEN BECAUSE OF TREE ROOTS SUCH THAT WHEELCHAIRS COULD NOT TRAVERSE SIDEWALKS EASILY. AND OUR COMMUNITY COMPLAINED TO THE CITY ABOUT THAT SITUATION. THEN IMAGINE WE WAITED FOR TWO YEARS WITH ZERO ACTION ON THAT PROBLEM AT ALL. AND THEN IMAGINE THAT THE CITY THEN PRESENTED A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE ALL THE SIDEWALKS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, TO SPEND $1 MILLION REPLACING ALL THOSE SIDEWALKS WITH ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTROMECHANICAL SIDEWALKS THAT MOVE AS YOU WALK ON THEM AND GENERATE ELECTRICITY TO FEED CHARGING PORTS IN THE REC CENTER. IF THE CITY COUNCIL THEN DECLINED THAT PROPOSAL BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY OUTRAGE, THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE TO THE CONTEXT OF OUR THE NATURE OF OUR PROBLEM, THEN IF IN RESPONSE TO THAT PROPOSAL BEING TOSSED OUT, THE CITY THEN SAID, FINE. INSTEAD WE'LL TEAR UP ALL YOUR SIDEWALKS AND YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING. THAT'S BASICALLY IN MY EYES, PERFECTLY ANALOGOUS TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PARKING SITUATION. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH NON-ENFORCEMENT OF THE RESIDENT ONLY PARKING. WE RAISED THAT ISSUE WITH THE CITY. WE WAITED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS WITH ZERO ACTION ON THE MATTER. AND THEN THE CITY PROPOSED WHAT WAS THE MOST INDESCRIBABLY TERRIBLE PROPOSAL TO TO ADDRESS THAT SITUATION. SOMETHING THAT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OUT OF SYNC WITH THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. [00:10:04] A SURVEY WAS ISSUED IN WHICH 100% OF THE FEEDBACK FROM CITY RESIDENTS WAS OPPOSED TO THE PLAN AS PRESENTED TO US. THEN THAT PROPOSAL WAS PUT FOR A VOTE BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION, VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM HOW IT WAS BEFORE THAT SURVEY, WHICH GOT 100% NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. THE PROPOSAL, THANK GOODNESS, WAS VOTED DOWN. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VOTES ON THAT. AND NOW, EXCUSE ME, DURING THAT MEETING IN WHICH THE PROPOSAL WAS VOTED DOWN, ONE RECURRING POINT OF FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS WHO PACKED THIS VERY ROOM WAS THAT THE SIGNS DESIGNATING THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AS RESIDENT PARKING ONLY ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, EVEN IF THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT BACKING UP THOSE SIGNS. SO NOW THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO TAKE TO ELIMINATE THE RESIDENT PARKING ONLY LAW AND TAKE DOWN THE SIGNS AS PART OF THE ELIMINATION OF THAT LAW. AND SO IT'S JUST LEFT ME VERY FRUSTRATED AND VERY CONFUSED. CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT TAKES SUCH CONSTANT WORK BETWEEN MY NEIGHBORS AND I JUST TO KEEP THE CITY MANAGEMENT FROM MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WORSE. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE NOT VOTE TO CHANGE THE LAW. LIKE MY NEIGHBOR SAID, THINGS ARE BEARABLE AS THEY ARE NOW AND WE JUST HOPE THAT THEY'RE NOT MADE ANY WORSE BY CHANGES TO THE LAW THAT ARE PROPOSED THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KATE BRESLIN. I LIVE AT 215 NORTH CANDLER STREET. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL WATCH FEST. I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I WAS AT THE SHOW LAST NIGHT, WHICH WAS PHENOMENAL. SO GREAT JOB TO THE CITY AND TO THE CITY STAFF. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME AGENDA ITEM TO REPEAL THE RESIDENT PARKING ONLY ORDINANCE. AND IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I KNOW THAT CITY STAFF, CITY COMMISSIONERS, NEIGHBORS HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THIS ISSUE. AND I'M HERE IN PART TO TELL YOU ALL THAT I'M NOT GIVING UP. I KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION. IN 2023, WHEN I FIRST REACHED OUT TO THE COMMISSION I WAS OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH TO FIND A SOLUTION COLLABORATIVELY. AND I WAS PRETTY EXCITED AS WE STARTED OUT ON THAT JOURNEY. IN 2024, WE HAD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH WITH CITY STAFF, WITH CITY COMMISSIONERS AND STARTED TO MAKE SOME REAL PROGRESS. THINGS DID START TO SLOW DOWN. AND I THINK WE, WE LOST THE ATTENTION OF SOME OF THE FOLKS IN THE CITY. AND THEN TOWARDS THE END OF 2025, THINGS STARTED TO HEAT UP AGAIN. WE GOT SOME RENEWED ATTENTION. AND I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND IN 2026, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED. BUT THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN I FIRST APPROACHED KELLY WALSH WITH OUR NEED FOR ENFORCEMENT FOR THE RESIDENT PARKING DISTRICT AND NORTH DECATUR, OR EXCUSE ME, IN NORTH CANDLER STREET AND BERRY STREET, I REALLY HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD BE THREE YEARS LATER. LIKE I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A TYPICAL PROCESS, IF THIS IS UNUSUAL IN SOME WAY, IF THINGS WENT SIDEWAYS, IF THIS IS JUST THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIMES. BUT AS A RESIDENT WHO'S WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO TRY AND BE PART OF A SOLUTION I'M IT'S CONFUSING. SO I WOULD SAY AS WE GO FORWARD, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY MENTORING OR GUIDANCE THAT, THAT YOU ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR COLLABORATION. BUT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE'VE SHOWED UP REPEATEDLY FOR THREE YEARS AT THESE COMMISSION MEETINGS. I'VE HAD FOLKS OVER INTO MY LIVING ROOM. I'VE HAD COFFEE WITH ALMOST ALL OF YOU, ALL. EMAILS, TEXTS, EVERYTHING. BUT I WILL JUST SAY THAT TODAY'S VOTE TO REPEAL THE RESIDENT ONLY PARKING LEAVES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN A WORSE POSITION THAN WHEN WE STARTED IN 2023. AND MY ASK FOR TONIGHT IS THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE SMALL NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE A TRUE NEED FOR RESIDENT ONLY PARKING. I THINK IT'S A SMALL GROUP. I DON'T I'M NOT HERE TO DEFINE WHAT THAT GROUP IS. I DO KNOW NORTH CANDLER AND BERRY STREET ARE PART OF THAT GROUP. WE NEED A WORKABLE SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR RESIDENTS, THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY. THAT'S NOT SUPER EXPENSIVE. THAT'S NOT CUMBERSOME ON THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL CREATE HERE IN DECATUR. [00:15:07] BUT NOT ONLY DO I ASK FOR A PLAN, I ASK FOR A COMMITMENT TO A TIMELINE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SO LONG. I THINK TOO LONG. I THINK WE ALL WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I WOULD ASK FOR A COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT STEPS AND HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON, ON A TIMELINE. AND I'LL JUST CLOSE AND SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND I'M REMAINING COMMITTED TO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A REAL NEED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SMALL NEED IN THE SCHEME OF DECATUR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MITCHELL REED ONE CHARTER SQUARE, ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING DISTRICTS. I THINK EVERYONE HERE HAS REALLY MADE SOME EXCELLENT POINTS, SO I WON'T BELABOR THIS POINT TOO LONG. I AGREE WITH THIS THAT IF WE REMOVE THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT OR VOTE TO DO AWAY WITH THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT, THAT COULD PUT SOME OF OUR PARKING INTO A REAL BIND. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT BEFORE WE GO AND REPLACE THE ORDINANCE, OR DO AWAY WITH THE ORDINANCE, THAT WE FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU.GOOD EVENING. SAY COMMISSIONERS CITY STAFF VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THE WONDERFUL EVENT THAT WATCH FEST THAT YOU ALL ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED AND CREATED. I HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. I WENT UP THERE TWICE, BUT I HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE HOW MUCH IT BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. SO KUDOS TO YOU ALL AND WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I'M TRYING TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ANY BOARD AGENDA ACTION ITEMS. RAISE YOUR HAND IF SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR. ESTABLISHING THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND. SERVED AS THE MILITARY AS WELL AS THE CURRENT MILITARY. AS YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ALREADY. SO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPORTING. THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATION. AYE. MR. DUSENBURY. [V. Agenda Action Items.] [00:20:08] I'M ANGELA THREADGILL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ONE OF YOUR AGENDA. ACTION ITEMS IS THE ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CODE SECTION 98-9 RELATED TO THE RESIDENT PARKING ONLY DISTRICTS. IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, YOU HAVE A MEMO ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. AS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE CURRENT CODE THAT IS ADOPTED BY THE CITY, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 1967 AND HAS BEEN AMENDED OVER THE YEARS, IS UNENFORCEABLE. AND THE REASON WHY IT'S BEEN DEEMED UNENFORCEABLE BY BOTH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY SOLICITOR IS BECAUSE IT LACKS SUFFICIENT POLICIES FOR RESIDENT PETITIONS. DISTRICT ELIGIBILITY DESIGNATION PROCEDURES. AUTHORITY TO RESCIND DISTRICTS, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, RESIDENT PERMIT APPLICATION, THE TYPES OF PERMITS, THE FEES, THE NOTIFICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLATIONS. THESE ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF ANY SUCCESSFUL RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THIS VAGUE AND OVERBROAD WORDING OF OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE, IT IS NECESSARY TO GO AHEAD AND REPEAL IT. WE HAVE WORKED ON POTENTIAL ORDINANCE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THIS BODY HAS DENIED THAT ORDINANCE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE SHOULD NOT KEEP AN UNENFORCEABLE AND VAGUE AND OVERBROAD WORDING OF AN ORDINANCE ON OUR BOOKS. I KNOW THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABOUT HAVING SIGNAGE STAYING UP ON THE STREET. SO IF THE ORDINANCE WAS TO BE REPEALED, THE SIGNS WOULD ALSO NEED TO COME DOWN. IT WOULD BE LEGALLY INADVISABLE TO KEEP SIGNS UP THAT CANNOT BE ENFORCED. THERE ARE 37 STREETS THAT ARE NAMED IN THE ORDINANCE. AND IF THE REPEAL PASSES ANY REMAINING SIGNS THAT ARE ON THESE STREETS THAT REFERENCE RESIDENT PARKING PERMITS, THOSE WOULD BE REMOVED IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND SO THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS RECOMMENDED. THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE THIS BODY FROM CONSIDERING A FUTURE ORDINANCE TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE WHAT WAS CURRENTLY ON THE BOOKS. BUT THAT SHOULD COME IN DUE TIME. I APPRECIATE MISS BRESLIN'S RECAP OF THE WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE THAT THIS BODY HAS DONE, AND THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS DONE, ALONG WITH OUR PARKING CONSULTANTS. I AGREE THAT THE WORK IS NOT DONE AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT AND FIND A GOOD SOLUTION. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT ORDINANCE SHOULD BE REPEALED. SURE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? SOME YEARS AGO AT A FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS THAT WOULD SAY, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE. SURE. SO IT WAS THE INTENT AND THE GOAL OF CITY STAFF TO BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE TO HAVE REPLACED THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY MOVEMENT IN FINDING A NEW ORDINANCE TO REPLACE IT, IT IS LEGALLY ADVISABLE THAT WE REPEAL IT. IT IS UNENFORCEABLE. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT WRITE TICKETS. IF ANY TICKET IS WRITTEN, IT WOULD BE THROWN OUT IN MUNICIPAL COURT. WAS IT LEGALLY ADVISABLE LAST YEAR? MR.. YES, IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. BEFORE THAT. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD. I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE HEADED WITH THIS. LET ME FINISH. AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. RIGHT. WHAT'S THE MOST WHAT MATERIAL IS CHANGED? SO. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS UNENFORCEABLE UNTIL ABOUT 2023, WHEN I STARTED SPEAKING WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY SOLICITOR ABOUT THE INABILITY TO WRITE TICKETS BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE THROWN OUT IN MUNICIPAL COURT, AT WHICH POINT I STARTED WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR PARKING CONSULTANTS, TO DRAFT A BEST PRACTICE PARKING [00:25:05] ORDINANCE FOR OUR RESIDENT PARKING ONLY DISTRICTS, WHICH WAS THEN TURNED DOWN. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT'S CHANGED? WE DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT ORDINANCE. IT WAS OUR INTENT AND GOAL TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT ORDINANCE. BECAUSE IT DID. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PASSED, IT WAS VOTED DOWN. SO PRIOR TO ME COMING ON THE CITY COMMISSION, THERE WAS TALK OF A REPLACEMENT. SO NOW IT'S IN THE FOREFRONT. AND I THINK WITH WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE PASS ON BEFORE SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF. WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO NOT TAKE OFF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, I RECALL SAYING THAT THE STAFF WOULD BE COMING BACK AFTER AFTER THE CITY. RESIDENTS SAY THERE'S A REASON FOR US TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON WHAT WAS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING US. ALL. MR. SO THANK YOU FOR. SHARING YOUR OPINIONS AND YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES IN PARKING. I'M HEARING YOU SAY THIS IS NOT MY FIRST OF ALL. SO AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN WE WORK IN GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH YOU KNOW, FOR US TO GET WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND WHILE IT'S NOT LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE, IT COULD BE AN OPTION TO DELAY TAKING THIS OBSERVATION. OR IS THAT GOING TO PUT US IN SOME OF THE CITY AND MAYBE WE CAN'T ANSWER THIS. MAYBE WE NEED. THAT WAS MY QUESTION AS WELL. WHAT'S THE WORD PLEASE? I SUSPECT. THAT SHE IS BUT I WILL ALSO SAY TO YOUR QUESTION THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS BODY FROM SAYING. SO WE WILL WE WILL CONSIDER A REFUSAL WHEN THERE IS A VIABLE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU. I'M SAYING IS WE WANT THIS TO BE AN AREA WITH A HEALTH CRISIS. AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS, DOES IT. HAVE TO BE TO COME UP WITH A STATEMENT OR ANY PROCESS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE. I MEAN, WE WOULD RESTART THE ENTIRE PROCESS OVER. SO IT COULD BE ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE A GOOD ORDINANCE TO BRING BACK BEFORE YOU THAT ALSO HAS COMMUNITY BUY IN. I'M NOT COMMITTING TO ANY TIMELINE AT THIS MOMENT. WE'RE IN POSITION TO DO THAT. NO, BUT I'M CERTAINLY PART OF. QUESTIONS? ABOUT THAT. NO, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME. TO FIGURE OUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT THAT. [00:30:05] THAT WAS I BELIEVE SO IT'S THE WAY, IT'S THE WAY THAT THE IF YOU PAY FOR IT, OTHER PEOPLE. WILL NEVER BE HAPPY. IF YOU HAVE THE AUDIENCE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT. GOOD STREETS, SIDEWALKS. SPACE BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO. AND THIS RESTAURANT WAS TALKING ABOUT STARTING THIS IN 23. BUT I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE. I'VE HEARD COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE ON THIS AND ACTUALLY FROM, FROM PANNING OUT. YEAH. GREAT JOB. THIS IS A PUBLIC BODY. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A SQUARE ON HOW THAT IS GOING TO GO ALONG WITH IT. AND IT GIVES RISE TO PEOPLE THEN THEY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CONFRONTED WITH TAXES OR SERVICES. AND SO I DO THINK THAT LOOKING AT THIS AT A TIME. ADDITION TO IT, I COMMIT TO A PROCESS THAT COULD SOLVE IT SOONER. I DO THINK THAT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE MAKES NO SENSE. YOU KNOW, I DO THINK SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE IN THERE. MAYBE IT GOES TO TWO THINGS. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. YEAH. YOU DO. YEAH I THINK. THAT. BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT IF WE COULD JUST COMMIT TO. LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I AM. DECATUR SQUARE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE THAT. AND IF WE FIND THAT, IT SEEMS THAT WE SHOULD DO THAT. TRUSTEE. A LOT OF PEOPLE BROUGHT A LOT OF COMMENTS, A LOT OF ENERGY, A LOT OF EMOTION. THE ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED BY THE YEAH. AND YOU KNOW. I THINK AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S THE SENTIMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO WALK THROUGH AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARKING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THINGS LIKE. THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE HAVING A PROBLEM. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT I SPOKE TO THIS, THAT. THERE WAS A CRITERIA IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT HOW. [00:35:01] AND I SO LOTS ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE I'M FINE, I'M FINE. THIS CRITERIA. BUT I JUST I DON'T WANT TO SAY TO THOSE PARTS WHERE THOSE DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT MEANS. SO. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. AND. SO. THIS IS SOMETHING. THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. HOW LONG WOULD YOU SAY A TYPICAL STUDENT. DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY. A YEAR AT LEAST. AND IF THERE'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YES. YES. I CANNOT SAY THAT FOR CONTEXT. SO FOR THE AUDIENCE, I KNOW THAT AND YOU'RE HEARING THIS NOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AT A MINIMUM 18 TO 24 MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET BACK TO YOU. WHAT? I HEAR ALL THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE TABLE ABOUT NOT. TAKING THE SCIENCE THAT IT'S A BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT PINCH OF THAT. SO COMMISSIONER IS YOUR TIMELINE. THAT'S A PSEUDO COMFORTABLE IN THAT SPACE? WELL. THAT'S. WHAT? I WAS GOING TO ESTABLISH. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YES OR NO ON THIS ORDINANCE, IT'S STILL GOING TO TAKE 18 YEARS. I FIND THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS I SEE NOW WHERE THIS IS ON THE SCALE OF PRIORITIZATION. AND OTHER THINGS LIKE. THAT. BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I ALSO THINK THAT THAT PART OF THIS REALLY REQUIRES THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BECAUSE WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO ME WAS THIS THE EXACT OPPOSITE, COULDN'T BE FARTHER FROM EACH OTHER. AND SOMEHOW WE GOT AWAY WITH IT, BECAUSE I THINK I WAS VERY CLEAR WITH THE CITY OF IT JUST I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL FROM COMPLEXITY STANDPOINT. AND THEN THERE WERE ACCUSATIONS THAT WERE UNINTENTIONALLY NOT ADDRESSED. AND THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, I THINK THAT THAT THE SO I COULD SEE, YOU KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. COLLABORATION, REAL COLLABORATION, WHERE RESIDENTS ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? [00:40:03] WE'RE GOING TO GIVE UP ON OUR PIECE OF PAPER AND OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY. AND THE CITY'S LIKE, WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING TO MAYBE LET GO OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LICENSE PLATE SCANNER, PAY A FEE ONLINE, WHATEVER IT IS, OR, YOU KNOW, THREE CARS UNLESS YOU HAVE BUT IT REALLY DOES REQUIRE IT REALLY DOES REQUIRE SOME COMPROMISE ON BOTH SIDES. AND I THINK THAT IF WE START TO SEE THAT THERE'S NOT A STALEMATE BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND CITY STAFF AS TO WHAT THEY THINK IS BEST, YOU WILL PROBABLY GET SOME OF US TO BACK IT, TO GET IT HIGHER ON THE PRIORITY LIST, BECAUSE IT WON'T TAKE SO MUCH SO MUCH STAFF HOURS TO GET THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET WITH YOU EVERY MONTH FOR 18 MONTHS. YOU GOT TO BE WILLING TO SAY, THAT'S NOT HOWEVER, IF WE CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF SOLUTION TO THE SOUTH END OF IT THAT YOU BELIEVE IS A I NEED TO. GET TERMINOLOGY FOR WHAT I MENTIONED, ACTUALLY, THAT IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL TO. SAY THAT THIS IS ALSO. TIME AND SPACE VULNERABILITIES UNTIL NOW. BEFORE THAT, I THINK WE NEED VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION IN. WHAT TO DO AND HOW MUCH TIME YOU CAN PUT YOUR TIME. AND FINDING TIME FOR STAFF AND STAFF. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TODAY. BUT THEY WERE TOLD WHEN SHE ASKED THE QUESTION. MAYOR, I MIGHT ALSO SUGGEST THAT WE BRING IN A CONSULTANT AS WELL. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. I DO THINK IT IS. IMPORTANT. I THINK. THAT. I THINK THAT THE PROCESS FOR WHATEVER WE SHOULD. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT. PRESIDENT. BUT WE ALL KNOW THE POPULATION OF THE VILLAGE. AND SO JUST BY SHOWING UP HERE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. SO WE MIGHT FIND THAT OUT FOR US. AND IF YOU TRULY FEEL THAT PRESSURE TO ESTABLISH. I THINK IN THIS CASE, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE THINGS THAT ARE ON YOUR WISH LIST. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST SAY. WELL, WHY DO YOU START AT SQUARE FIVE? THERE WAS SOME REALLY GOOD WORK, AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WE CAN MEET THEM PART OF THE WAY AND DO A REASONABLE TRANSLATION IS RIGHT THERE. [00:45:11] OPTING OUT, YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING OF INDIVIDUALS. YOU'RE SPEAKING OF STREETS. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE. COMMISSIONERS BUT AS FAR AS RESIDENTS OUT THERE NOW, AS I SAID, I THINK THE WAY TO SOFTEN THE TENSION AND MAY NOT REALIZE THAT AND REALIZE THAT. SO. YOU HAVE TO. MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE DECATUR TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU. AGAIN, I'M ANGELA THREADGILL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I AM BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION FOR THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS. THE CITY OF DECATUR HAS RECOGNIZED THAT HOMELESSNESS IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY AS WELL AS COMMUNITY WELLNESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC VITALITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. BEFORE THE CITY INITIATES SIGNIFICANT POLICY RESPONSES TO OR FURTHER INVESTMENTS. THE CITY SHOULD FORM A TASK FORCE OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND EXPERTISE. IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, YOU HAVE THE DRAFT RESOLUTION. IT OUTLINES THE APPOINTMENTS, THE TERMS, AND THE TIMELINE OF THE TASK FORCE. THIS WOULD BE AN AD HOC TASK FORCE. IN SECTION THREE OF YOUR RESOLUTION, IT PROVIDES FOR THE CHARGE AND TEN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TASK FORCE RELATED TO SPECIFIC TASKS AND DELIVERABLES. FIRST IS ASSESSING CURRENT CONDITIONS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY WITHIN THE CITY OF DECATUR AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING REGION. THE SECOND IS TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE CURRENT PROGRAMS, SERVICES, PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS WITHIN DECATUR AND ALSO LOOKING AT THOSE SERVICE GAPS. THE THIRD TASK WOULD BE TO EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AS A CONVENER, A COLLABORATOR, AN ADVOCATE PARTNER OR A RESOURCE COORDINATOR. THE FOURTH IS TO ASSESS THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CRISIS RESPONSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, IDENTIFICATION, RECOVERY AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY. THE FIFTH IS IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG DEKALB COUNTY NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES. THE SIXTH IS TO CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE SEVENTH IS TO RECOMMEND PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOME METRICS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE USED TO EVALUATE FUTURE PROGRESS. THE EIGHTH IS TO REVIEW REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND IDENTIFY THOSE POLICIES, THE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE NINTH IS TO PRESENT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT A WORK SESSION MEETING, AND THEN SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OR APPROVAL. WE HAVE HAD A SMALL WORKING GROUP. I THINK A COUPLE OF OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS AND FORMER CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN A PART OF THOSE MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. AND WE BROUGHT IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP US COME UP WITH TOPIC AREAS THAT THE AD HOC TASK FORCE WOULD BE COULD CONSIDER. AND ALSO WITHIN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION THERE ARE SOME FOCUS AREAS THAT THEY CAME UP WITH. AND SO THAT WOULD BE DECATUR'S ROLE IN REGIONAL COLLABORATION, THAT COMMUNITY WELLNESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS RESPONSE, RESOURCE ACCESS PLACES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, DATA, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. AND SO ALL THOSE ARE A PART OF THE CHARGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT I JUST MENTIONED. [00:50:08] AND LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE HERE. SO IF THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED TONIGHT TO FORM THE TASK FORCE TOMORROW, WE WILL OPEN UP AN OPEN CALL FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST. AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES REPRESENTATIVES FROM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, THOSE IN BUDGET AND FINANCE. AND THEN SOME OF OUR EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING OUR LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE AT DEKALB COUNTY, THE NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS, FAITH BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. AND THEN KEY COMMUNITY VOICES ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR STATEMENT OF INTEREST. THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. WE WILL HAVE NOTIFICATIONS AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL FOR THAT CALL OPEN CALL. AND SO THAT WILL BE JULY 21ST THROUGH AUGUST 16TH WHERE WE WILL BE ACCEPTING THOSE STATEMENTS OF INTEREST. AND THEN FROM AUGUST 17TH THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, WE WILL HAVE A REVIEW PERIOD AND INTERVIEWS OF THE TASK FORCE. WE ARE LOOKING TO MEMBERS OF THIS BODY. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE INTERVIEWS FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THAT TASK FORCE. IT'S A FLEXIBLE RIGHT. SO IF YOU'RE FINDING THE RIGHT KEY PEOPLE TO SERVE. WE'RE NOT JUST LIMITING IT TO 20. IT CAN GROW A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN WE WOULD BE BRINGING BACK THE LIST OF APPOINTMENTS TO THAT TASK FORCE AT YOUR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 8TH. WE WOULD ALSO LOOK TO THIS BODY TO APPOINT A CHAIRPERSON AT THAT TIME. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO BE BRINGING ON A FACILITATOR TO HELP WITH THIS TASK FORCE. AND OUR FIRST KICKOFF MEETING IS ANTICIPATED TO BE SEPTEMBER 29TH, THE 30TH OR OCTOBER 1ST, SOMEWHERE IN THAT WINDOW, NOT THE FIRST. OH, OKAY. SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENING. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. DULY NOTED. AND SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE GREG WHITE IN THE BACK ROOM EVERYONE BUT TWO OF THOSE 34 DAYS, I PERSONALLY HAD TO CALL THANK YOU. GREAT, GREAT. AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THE PHONE AND ANSWER, BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. SO THIS WHETHER ONE OF US HAD BEEN IN THE ROOM AND, YOU KNOW, WE WERE, YOU KNOW, SINGLE MOM THERE WAS NO WAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO MEET WITH STRANGERS IN THE PARKING ON THE STREET AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. SO. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING MR. WHITE. HE IS ALSO PART OF THOSE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND WAS ALSO VALUABLE TO OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AD HOC TASK FORCE. SO THANK YOU. AD HOC. IS A GOOD USE OF TASK FORCE. I THOUGHT, WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SO CAN YOU SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF. WHAT WOULD WE GET BACK TO YOU? NO, NO. LET ME MAKE SURE IT'S. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONS WE HAVE, WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF THAT. YEAH. I WOULD NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW THAT. BUT WE FIND THAT WE DON'T HAVE WITH OR FOR OTHER OTHER RESOLUTIONS. I FEEL LIKE SINCE WE'RE TAKING A WIDER APPROACH THAT [00:55:07] THAT'S OUR WHOLE THING. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP BECAUSE WE ARE NOT JUST LIMITING. LIMITING IT TO CITY OF DECATUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THIS IS A MUCH BROADER ISSUE. AND SO WE ARE OPENING IT UP TO DEKALB COUNTY RESIDENTS WHICH CITY OF DECATUR RESIDENTS ARE ALSO RESIDENTS OF DEKALB COUNTY. YES, WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS OPPORTUNITY EXISTS. AND I KNOW WE'LL WORK THROUGH OUR STANDARD CHANNELS YOU KNOW, WHEREVER WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT. BUT OTHER INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE FOR ASSISTANCE. SO I THINK WE CAN MANAGE THAT. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS RIGHT HERE AND SHE'S HEARING EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY. SO WE'LL WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION TO SHARE ON YOUR OWN CHANNELS. YEAH. THIS IS A WE ALSO HEARD THIS FROM THE CITY COMMISSION DURING THE RETREAT. SO IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN OUR WORRIES, THAT WE HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A TRANSITION AND A CITY WIDE CONCERN. SHE WAS PREPARED. USING A WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK, MOST LIKELY A CONTRACT FOR A FACILITATOR. AND SO IF IT'S ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND IF IT'S NOT IN OUR BUDGET ALREADY, WE MAY NEED TO BRING THAT TO YOU, BUT OTHERWISE I THINK THIS IS SHOULDN'T BE A HEAVY LIFT FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP, AN AMENDMENT TO THE OPEN RECORDS RESOLUTION. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE RESOLUTION R-AND THEN AS IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, THAT A CITY DESIGNATE IN WRITING TO THE RECORDS FROM THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF TO THE ACCREDITATION MANAGER AND IT ALSO REPLACES OPEN RECORDS OFFICER FOR ALL OTHER RECORDS GOVERNMENT SERVICES. AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW. DELIBERATIONS WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE AND THE CITY MIC]. WAS SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH TIME I SPENT AND ALSO THE I MEAN, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN ON ANY GIVEN AND SO JUST TO AND THEN THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH ENGAGING WITH THE CITY IS IN CONTACT WITH REQUESTS OR DEVELOPMENT RELATED [01:00:07] SO IT'S NOT JUST MY TIME, BUT THERE'S ALSO THAT PROCESS. BUT AGAIN. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS UNDER THE STATE OPEN RECORDS LAW AND WE HAVE A THE TIMING OF. WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT REQUEST AND HAVE A CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO CHARGE PEOPLE FOR OUR TIME. SO THE TRUTH IS, RECORDS FOR US ALL ARE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR [VII. Reports and Other Business.] THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO REQUEST A WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR SO THANK YOU AND STATE YOUR NAME AND POSITION. SEEING NONE FOR SOME OTHER BUSINESS SO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE HELLO. GOOD EVENING. I'M RENEE JACKSON, EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND I AM HERE TO REQUEST PERMISSION FOR DECATUR TOURISM BUREAU TO USE THE CITY LOGO IN AN ARTISTIC RENDITION FOR THIS YEAR'S ORNAMENT. THE ORNAMENT WON'T BE UNVEILED UNTIL NOVEMBER. BUT EVERY YEAR THE TOURISM BUREAU. THEY COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE THE LOGO FOR THE YEAR, WHICH IS SOLD AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AT THE VISITOR CENTER. AND THE PROPOSED DESIGN FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE A STYLIZED RENDITION SIMILAR TO WHAT'S ON THE BUDGET BOOK. AND SO I AM RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF THE CITY'S LOGO FOR THIS YEAR'S ORNAMENT. AND YOU KNOW, AS STAFF WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE LOGO. WE HAVE A MEANINGFUL ONES. FOR ANY OF THESE, THIS IS, THIS IS A PRODUCT THAT WILL BE SOLD. THAT IS THE DETERMINATION OF THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE MIC]. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE UNVEILED. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE CITY COMMISSION. AND OF COURSE, YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT FROM THE I BELIEVE IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE ZBA. [01:05:05] AND I IN GENERAL CONVERSATIONS AND THE AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT EVERYONE'S BODY IS SUCH THAT IT DOES ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT. TIME WAS A GREAT CONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY TO WATCH THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGH I WASN'T SURE WHETHER SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THAT. MOTIONS WERE MADE AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING DONATIONS. WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. ANGELA THREADGILL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I AM JOINED TONIGHT BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SARAH BORCHERDING. SHE IS WITH EASEMENTS ATLANTA INCORPORATED, WHICH IS A METRO ATLANTA NONPROFIT, AND THEY WORK TO PRESERVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AND RECENTLY THEY HAVE ACCEPTED PRESERVATION EASEMENTS ON THREE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN DECATUR ON EAST COURT SQUARE. ONE IS 113 EAST COURT SQUARE. THAT IS THE BUILDING THAT IS OCCUPIED BY SQUASH BLOSSOM. 117 EAST COURT SQUARE THAT'S OCCUPIED BY WORTHMORE JEWELERS AND TROVE. AND THEN I'M SORRY. AND WHITE BULL. AND WHITE BULL. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN 133 EAST COURT SQUARE, WHICH IS OCCUPIED BY LITTLE SHOP OF STORIES AND BELLWOOD COFFEE AND I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL SARAH'S THUNDER. I ALSO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. AND THIS IS JUST SUPER EXCITING BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW OUR DOWNTOWN IS RECOGNIZED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. YOU KNOW, IT IS A RECOGNITION, BUT THERE'S NOTHING PROTECTING HISTORIC BUILDINGS FROM DEMOLITION IN OUR DOWNTOWN UNLESS THEY ARE A LANDMARK OR DESIGNATED LOCALLY UNDER A PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT WE SEE IN OUR DOWNTOWN ARE NOT NECESSARILY PROTECTED FROM DEMOLITION OR MAJOR ALTERATION. AND SO PRESERVATION EASEMENTS HELP TO PROTECT THOSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AND I WOULD LOVE FOR SARAH TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH. THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M SARAH SARAH BORCHERDING, AND AS ANGELA SAID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EASEMENTS ATLANTA. AND I AM THRILLED TO HAVE A MINUTE TO TALK TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING. AND THANK YOU, ANGELA, FOR THE INVITATION TO COME BY BECAUSE WE ARE VERY EXCITED. WE HAVE I'LL SPEAK ABOUT A LOT OF ATLANTA'S IN OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT WE ARE THRILLED TO BE IN DECATUR. AND ACCORDING TO OUR BYLAWS, WE CAN BE IN DECATUR. SO WE'RE GOOD. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1984 BY. HERE WE GO, THE ATLANTA URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION, THE ATLANTA PRESERVATION CENTER, AND THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER. AND WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR APPOINTEES FROM EACH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SIT ON OUR BOARD. IN ADDITION TO ANGELA AND ANGELA, BY THE WAY, WAS A FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EASEMENTS ATLANTA AND CERTAINLY A ROLE MODEL FOR ME, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS I'VE SETTLED INTO MY ROLE. BUT WE HAVE VERY CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR THREE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND IN FACT, LEASE OFFICE SPACE FROM THE ATLANTA PRESERVATION CENTER IN GRANT PARK. SO WE CURRENTLY HOLD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR PRESERVATION EASEMENTS. WE TALK ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE KIND OF THE UMBRELLA TERM THAT THE IRS USES. PRESERVATION EASEMENTS IS KIND OF USED WHEN WE'RE SPEAKING OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES. BUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CAN CERTAINLY BE ON LAND OR ECOSYSTEMS OR AND HISTORIC STRUCTURES. SO YOU'LL HEAR ME MAYBE USE THOSE TERMS INTERCHANGEABLY. BUT WE DO WE HOLD EASEMENTS ON 53 HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING NOW THE THREE IN DECATUR HERE ON EAST COURT SQUARE. AND ALL OF THOSE ARE CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, BUT LEND AN INTEGRITY TO THAT BLOCK AND ESPECIALLY AS CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES TO THE [01:10:08] DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND SO, AS ANGELA WAS SAYING, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS REALLY FILL IN THAT GAP AS FAR AS PROTECTIONS FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE REGISTER, BUT ALSO MIGHT BE IN A LOCALE WHERE THERE IS NOT THAT LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS. SO BY VIRTUE OF BEING ON THE REGISTER, THE PROPERTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, SAY, REHABILITATION, TAX CREDITS OR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THERE'S NOT THAT. THERE'S NO TEETH IN THAT. THERE'S NOT THAT PROTECTION OF THE HISTORIC CHARACTER AND NO PROTECTION FROM DEMOLITION. SO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT COMES IN, PROVIDES OFFERS A TAX INCENTIVE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND IN RETURN FOR PERPETUAL STEWARDSHIP OF THAT BUILDING, AND THAT CONSERVATION EASEMENT RUNS WITH THE LAND, THAT THE DEED AGREEMENT BECOMES PART OF THE TITLE. AND SO EVEN IF THE PROPERTY EVER SELLS, THAT DOES NOT EXTINGUISH THE EASEMENT, IT ENCUMBERS ALL FUTURE OWNERS. SO THOSE PROPERTIES ARE SET IN PERPETUITY. NOW THE STEWARDSHIP PIECE PERPETUAL. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US? OUR EASEMENT DEED AGREEMENT SAYS THAT THE BUILDINGS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN A GOOD AND SOUND STATE OF REPAIR. THAT'S PART OF THE DEED AGREEMENT. SO FOR US, THAT MEANS WE'RE COMING OUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, MAKING A SITE VISIT, WALKING THE PROPERTY AND JUST ENSURING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE. THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS IS IF THEY HAVE PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING, THERE IS A REVIEW PROCESS WITH US THAT THEY GO THROUGH. DO THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS? ARE THEY CHANGING THE SIGNAGE, WINDOW GRAPHICS, EVEN SMALL THINGS LIKE THAT? ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING DOES HAVE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS WITH US. AND I SHOULD MENTION ALSO THAT THIS IS AN EXTERIOR FACADE EASEMENT. SO BUT ACCORDING TO THE IRS, THAT IS THE ENTIRE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SO IT IS ALL FOUR FACADES OF THE BUILDING AND, AND THE HEIGHT LINE. SO THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL. VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I ALSO I DO WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY THOUGH, THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AT CORPORATE PROPERTY ADVISORS FOR HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO PUT SOME PERMANENT PROTECTIONS ON THESE BUILDINGS. AND IF IT'S A CATALYST FOR OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN TOWN, WE'D BE DELIGHTED TO SPEAK WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU ALL. YEAH. YES. WE DO. AND THAT ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THAT WAS A RESULT OF A NPS GRANT. SO NOT PERPETUAL. NO TAX INCENTIVE THERE. BUT BECAUSE OF THE GRANT I THINK IT'S A 20 YEAR EASEMENT. SO WE ARE, WE'RE THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO THANK YOU. THIS IS, I JUST WANT TO SAY AND JUST ADD THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE MORE ASPECT OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OF PRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND SO WITH PRESERVATION EASEMENTS, WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU TO SARAH AND THE TEAM AT EASEMENTS ATLANTA FOR TAKING THESE DONATIONS AND PRESERVING OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES. SO BUILDING ON THE SQUARE. OFFICE. ABSOLUTELY. YEP. JUST CONTACT US. WE CAN GET THE CONVERSATION GOING. THERE'S AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND WE'LL WALK THEM THROUGH ALL THE STEPS THAT ARE NECESSARY. SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT PRETTY PAINLESS. SO I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, AND SO WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE. WELL THE INCENTIVE THERE'S A TAX INCENTIVE. SO THERE'S AN APPRAISAL INVOLVED AND THEN A CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN TAKE. SO IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE COMPLICATED. WHEN YOU START TALKING TAX INCENTIVES, BUT THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THEY DO THE APPRAISAL, THEY DO SOME CALCULATIONS AS FAR AS BEFORE AND AFTER FAIR MARKET VALUES AND COME UP WITH A NUMBER. AND THEN THAT CAN BE THE VALUE OF THE FACADE. SO IT CAN BE SIGNIFICANT, YOU KNOW, IN CERTAIN CASES. SO YEAH, MY QUESTION IS JUST HAVE YOU EVER PRESENTED TO THE ASSOCIATION. I HAVE NOT, BUT I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO. YEAH, YEAH YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FROM HERE TO STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS. [01:15:04] CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR A JOB WELL DONE. VISITORS AND BUSINESSES ALL TOGETHER TO A THRILLING SOCCER GAMES AND WORLD CLASS MUSIC, AND TO EXPERIENCE THE NEWLY RENOVATED DECATUR CONTINUES TO BE AND DO THINGS THAT WE WILL COME TOGETHER MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL WHO. SHARE OR. STHAT, I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING. AND THAT'S THE PERFECT SEGUE TO WHAT I HAVE TO SHARE TONIGHT, AND FIRST I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME. AND THEN GOSH, WATCH, THIS WAS JUST AMAZING. I CANNOT, THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED. THIS WAS SO POSITIVE AND WHAT A AND JUST MOMENT OF TOGETHERNESS THAT I WAS HERE. SO AND I SAW THAT EVERY TIME 100% BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF. WE'RE SEEING DAY AFTER DAY, DAYTIME AND NIGHT TIME OUT THERE ON THE 95 DEGREES, 80 DEGREES, RAIN, SLEET, SNOW. I WAS THERE EVERY TIME. I THINK EVERY SINGLE TIME I WAS THERE. BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK. I ALSO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO SHARE THAT IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY WERE COMING THERE FOR A DAY AND THEY KNEW WHERE THE WATER BOTTLES. BUT AT ANY RATE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS A SMOOTH, JOYFUL AND SOMETIMES SAD EVER SINCE THAT DAY. I THINK THE LOCAL TALENT WAS ASTOUNDING AND REALLY ALLOWED US TO SHOWCASE OUR CITIZENS AND JUST THE RICH COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE. FROM START TO FINISH. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SO I APPRECIATE THAT SHE REACHED OUT, CAME BEFORE ME. SORRY. I'LL WAIT BACK TO YOU WITH THE LARGER CUPS OR OTHER CONTAINERS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNUS JORDAN WALKER IS NOW A OUTFIELDER THAT HE WON THE 2026 MLB HOME RUN DERBY, AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF JORDAN AS A VICTORY AND CONTINUED SUCCESS. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY WE'RE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL ON AUGUST 3RD, WHICH ARGUABLY JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY. AND THE CITY HAS PUBLISHED A SMALL FOOTBALL IS DOING THAT. SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU. TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE MAPS. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS ASKED TO SHARE A WELCOMING BUSINESS. APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER. SHOULD BE NO WELCOMING BUSINESS. PLEASE COME WITH US. OKAY, I'LL STOP TALKING NOW. THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MR. ARNOLD. BUT I DID WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF. COMMISSIONERS. [01:20:29] I ALSO WANT TO TIE THAT BACK TO EARLIER IN THIS MEETING. AND IT SEEMS THAT GOVERNMENT IN THE PAST. AND SO I WOULD JUST, I MAKES THEM DECIDE WHAT IS WORTH DOING, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SO. I AM DOING THIS FOR. WHAT I REMEMBER MOST IS WHAT HAPPENED IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE THE FINAL CONCERT, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER OUT THERE FOLDING CHAIRS. TO ME, THAT JUST. MEANS THAT. EVERY TIME I THOUGHT SOMETHING YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT? AGAIN? I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. AND THIS TIME I CALLED IT THE BEST USE OF MY TIME THAT I'VE HAD. I LIKE THAT. SO WHY DID YOU. IDEAS COMING OUT OF THAT. A LOT OF GREAT COLLABORATIONS. LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD. SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT PARKING AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT AN EASY SOLUTION. IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED A SOLUTION AND THERE ISN'T HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN'T ALWAYS DO THAT. I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO BE. WELL, AND WHAT'S INTERESTING WAS I WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, AND THEY ALL KIND OF TIME SO THINKING ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW ENERGETIC AND FUN THE CONCERT WAS AND HOW PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL AROUND TO SEE THAT GREAT SHOW AND WHAT GREAT SHAPE THAT WAS. AND THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS. AND IT WAS I WAS CHATTING WITH SOME OF THE ARTISTS TODAY WHO WERE SAYING THIS WAS BUT WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO DOING WHAT THEY LOVE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SEEING OUR CHILDREN AND GETTING THEM THROUGH SCHOOL AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT? IT'S NOT FOR AND THEY SHOW UP AND THEY SHOW UP. SO WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD AND GRATEFUL TO THEM. WE CELEBRATED JULY 4TH FOR AMERICA'S 250 YEARS, AND I THINK PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS INTRODUCTION I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE. I'M I'M STILL SICK WITH MYSELF BECAUSE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ALL THE THINGS I DIDN'T SAY, ANY OF THE THINGS. I THINK THAT IS NOT WHAT I DO. SO FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE MY FAVORITE POET. THE FIRST MAN WHO DIED FOR THE FLAG WE NOW HOLD HIGH WAS THE BLACK MAN. IT IS AN OPEN MEETING AND NO ONE EVER COMES. I WOULD LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO START SHOWING UP AND HEARING OF THIS IMPORTANT TASK FORCE IS DOING. [01:25:05] PROFESSORS, ATTORNEYS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT REPARATIONS LOOK LIKE. WHICH IS IN OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND I HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL START ATTENDING THAT MEETING. I ADORE THAT, AND I THINK THAT THEY ARE A SOUNDTRACK TO MANY OF MANY, MANY ANGST FILLED PERIODS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND I THINK THAT YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING AND SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS AND FAINTING AND FALLING OVER THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT FELT THE SAME WAY. AND AFTER THAT SHOW, AFTER 30 DAYS OF MAGIC, AND I'M SURE SHE WILL, BECAUSE I'M OFTEN REMINDED THAT AND THAT THEY WERE WASHED OUT FOR A REASON, AND I WAS WAITING FOR THEM. TO DO AND INNOVATIVE PROJECT THAT'S COMING TO CITIES. THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO QUOTE MY FAVORITE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER YOU QUOTED WITH STEVIE WONDER IN THE SAME REMARKS. YOU ARE A LEGEND IS RAIN OR SHINE, NOT LIGHTNING OR SHINE. HERE. RAIN OR SHINE. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. ALL FOR JOINING US. I'M GOING TO QUOTE WE ARE EITHER EXTREMELY AMBITIOUS OR WE HAVE THE HINDSIGHT THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT PRETTY MUCH. EVERY HOUSE, EVERY PERSON, EVERY YEAR THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 7:45, ONE MAN PROBABLY AND SAID, I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I. WE BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER WHERE THERE WAS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT SPORTS AND THE WORLD CUP. AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT THE TWO FINAL TEAMS WERE SPAIN AND ARGENTINA. AND GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE TWO RESTAURANTS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER SPANISH AND ARGENTINIAN. RIGHT. AND SO HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN? BUT I SAY THAT TO SAY IT WAS A TRUE 100%. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ALL I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF THIS TEAM WITH A SPECIAL TEAM AND YOU GUYS. IF I HAD THE POWER TO GIVE YOU A WEEK OFF, I WOULD DO IT RIGHT NOW.[LAUGHTER] I WOULD CLOSE CITY HALL FOR THE NEXT WEEK. NOW. [01:30:07] WE DO HAVE THE POWER TO CLOCK THAT T. YEAH. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A WEEK TO THINK ABOUT IT. BUT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WE NEED A PLAN FOR THE SQUARE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. I KNOW I SPENT DAYS WITH YOU OUT IN THE RAIN. WHAT A GREAT EVENT. WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD. I MEAN, WHEREVER WE GO WITH OUR DIGITAL WATCH, WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW BECAUSE IF YOU WERE HERE IN 96 FOR THE OLYMPICS, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS LIKE. FOR ALL OF US TO GET BACK TO I WILL QUOTE ONE MORE MILLENNIAL SAYING BEFORE I GET THE GAVEL, WE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.