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It's 4:45.

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Please call the roll.

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Ms. Felter?

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Here.

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Mr. Fowler?

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Here.

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Ms. Longane?

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Here. All right, we have a quorum. There is one item on the agenda to consider

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final action of an ordinance to authorize an economic impact study for Reignite

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Plan.

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I put this item on the agenda because

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I'm in favor of investing in Alexandria, improving Alexandria,

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but we're looking at borrowing $82 million to make this happen, and we will

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have some money

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to spend. I just want to know is it wise to do this amount for Reignite?

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So I would like to hear from my fellow colleagues to get your input. Ms.

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Felter, I think this impacts your area, and I would just like to know,

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is it worth the bang for the buck?

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So

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this afternoon I reviewed the documents that were given from the administration-

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Mm-hmm

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... and the mayor did give a report summary to the council to kind of

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shorten and summarize things. Most of the

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items that they gave us I've seen already from different briefings and things

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that have been put out

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on the website. So I'm looking for a specific page.

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Now, what I've seen has been a marketing study.

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So I saw the marketing study, and

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looking at the current market analysis of the area.

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So that's what-

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Which is different from an economic impact study.

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Right, CSRS study.

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Yeah.

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So they kind of looked at

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those items.

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Oh, here we go.

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So I think the 82 million comes from, okay, 45 million city

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money using existing sales tax and debt service model, so that's in the Reignite

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FAQ.

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Okay.

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And then it says 30 million leveraged, so

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private, federal state matches because there's... I really like this FAQ.

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I think it actually helped me. Quite a few questions I had personally, when I

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looked through this, I was like, "Okay, this actually answered my question." So

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this kind of lines out some of the ways that we can leverage

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state and federal money. For example, with the drainage canal, different

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dollars and grants that can match

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with that-

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Now, you're using terminology that a lot of people may not understand when you're

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saying match and leverage.

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Yeah. So I think one of the biggest things that I want to make sure we do, and I

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think that it's smart to do, is getting the most bang for your buck.

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So when you can have a match, meaning the city puts up an amount of money, and then

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you have another outside source matching money, then you're able to get

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Which is usually a federal-

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... state or federal agency.

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And so I think that's important, and

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so I think that explains kind of what a match is.

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But my question is: how is this going to be paid back?

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Right. What do we get out of it?

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And ideally, will the area where that's receiving this investment generate

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sufficient sales tax revenue to help pay for it?

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Can anyone answer that question for me? Mr. Smith, thank you.

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Daniel Smith, Director of Planning.

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Yeah, I just want to make sure that we're clear that the $45 million figure will be

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the proposed bond amount.

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You had mentioned $82 million-

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When I say bond amount, that's money that the city is to borrow.

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That's correct. So a bond, a municipal bond, again, I know a lot of folks don't-

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... know the basics on this. I know that you do.

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But yeah, the future sales tax and projected revenue, you can borrow it upfront,

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and that gets paid back over time.

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Mm-hmm.

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Typically, it would be a conservative amount that you would borrow.

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So this amount, I believe, is based on existing revenue.

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So you wouldn't necessarily need to have a massive increase in revenue to pay this

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off. It would be, the mayor liked to talk about a car note.

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We currently had an existing bond that is going off the books.

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We're finishing up and paying it back.

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And so we'll continue to have that revenue, just like you continue to work at your

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job, and then we can now borrow against that future revenue to do a new bond.

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And these bonds, the call would say what it's for, and typically they're for

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infrastructure projects. More generally-

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Which will be capital money

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... well, so yeah, and there's also $7 million in capital outlay.

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That's what you guys appropriate every year.

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The bond is what gets borrowed against future revenue.

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But I guess my question is,

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there's discussion to spend $82 million along Masonic Drive.

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After that type of money is spent, will income be generated

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from that particular area, or will other areas be required

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to pay for it?

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the $30 million bond would be paid for under projections from existing revenue.

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So $30 million of that is what Councilman Felter was talking about, the leveraging

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But I do want to push back a little bit.

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We typically, when we propose an infrastructure project, when council asks for an

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infrastructure project, we don't look at that particular project having to itself

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generate enough revenue to pay for itself.

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We are getting revenue from sales tax and property taxes, and we're reinvesting

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that money into the community-

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... hopefully to improve the business environment, to improve the quality of life

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of our residents.

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And that's good.

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We don't have to have everything pay for itself, so to speak.

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The goal, of course, is to increase economic activity, which would, as you know and

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as you say, increase sales tax, increase property values.

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But that's not the primary goal. The primary goal is to create a better quality of

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life and a better sense of place in an area that the city has identified and done

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quite a bit of work identifying as where the administration wants to steer the next

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set of investments.

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Okay. Now my question is:

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will money be made if this type of money is spent on Masonic Drive?

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If it's successful, you would hope to see greater sales tax.

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Now, also, so we have the infrastructure part that we've already been talking

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about. That's with the city. The city, because of Article 7 in the constitution,

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finance rules, we can spend all day in capital outlay on improving our own assets.

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But the whole other component of Reignite would be partnering with the private

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sector, particularly Alexandria Mall, and maybe some healthcare assets along that

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corridor. And those particular partnering projects have to show that they would

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have a return on the investment or at least a commensurate value to the public in

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order for the city to justify those cooperative endeavor agreements.

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So in those particular cases, let's say we did a deal with the mall, and I

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included in the packet earlier today the due diligence questionnaire that was

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developed last summer, where there's some proposed terms in the MOU with the mall

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management, excuse me, the mall ownership group.

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In those situations, we would absolutely have to do these types of studies that

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you're talking about to ensure that there's a reportable benefit to the city, that

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it's not just a giveaway, that there is pro forma to make sure whatever business

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activity that they are doing in order to justify an incentive from the city

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will pencil out and make sense. And then, of course, also there'd be call backs if

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they don't meet those incentives, excuse me, they don't meet those requirements to

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get whatever that incentive would be, then the city could call back and sunset it.

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I want to point to the hotel development downtown as an example of a successful

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effort that this administration did years ago.

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So it's not like they're reinventing the wheel.

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But this is a typical way that you would partner with the public sector to do a

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public-private partnership in order to spend money on things we can spend money on,

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but also to leverage and push and spur the private sector to do more as well.

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Who would do the actual study?

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There's not going to be an actual study, so to speak.

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So let's say we're going through the analysis with the CA of the city, also the

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financial team for whatever private group, such as the Alexandria Mall.

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It would need to be accountants and auditors, I presume, but I think your concern

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is making sure that it's someone independent and someone unbiased that would

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perform that analysis.

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That much is a lot.

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Sure. And I mean, the city, it's all over these documents about- You know, making

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sure that the assumptions are correct, and that market analysis justifies whatever

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kind of incentives the city would be putting in, that there'd be financial

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evaluation on the front end to make certain that the investment makes sense.

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Um, but I don't think the idea is that there would be this one giant economic

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impact study for the entire infrastructure program.

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You know, of course, we want to make sure that the infrastructure that we do spend

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money on has benefit cost analyses that make sense.

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We have our own way of prioritizing when we do roads, and when we do ditch closures

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and sidewalks. You know, there's never enough money for everything, so we have to

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pick and choose. And that's based on need, and then also based a lot of times on

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the emergency situations that will come up.

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Um, but if as far as the ordinance is contemplating some large, huge scale

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economic impact study that makes a bunch of assumptions about what may or may not

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happen later on with Reignite with the private sector partnering, that isn't

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something that typically would come early on like this.

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Uh, we-

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We wouldn't be able to necessarily predict what the private sector-

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Mr. Powers

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... entities will come in.

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Go ahead.

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I was just going to say, I think

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we know what we can do on our end, and hopefully that spurs the private sector to

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buy into this project and invest in the area, but I think it's hard to predict the

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economic impact on that side-

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No, the-

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... at this point.

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Right. So, like later on you could come back and see-

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... and try to measure those things.

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Okay. Go ahead, Mr. Mayor.

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Mr. Powers.

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Anyway, I just think that the mayor's presented so much of this stuff already.

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We've looked at, uh, one of the things we have to do to really

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get an impact statement would be to define the projects we're going to do, and

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we're not even close to doing that.

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And I know that we're working on several different things, but in each of the

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things I've read, each contract, and each thing he's done over the time-

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... that he's been mayor, he's backed up all of this stuff every time with economic

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studies and so forth and so that it'll be...

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Uh, a lot of times the city borrows money to do things that are just in general for

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the people.

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Some of this will be that way. Some of it might be a business venture type thing-

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... that's going to produce revenue that'll, you know, get to both the business

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community and the city, but each one will stand on its own.

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And, uh, I don't think there's a way that we can do an economic impact on

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this Reignite project. You might be able to do it on different portions of it, but

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I don't see how you could possibly do it, who would be qualified to do it on the

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full-scale thing, because we don't even know what's all going to involve yet.

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I think that's really the key, the last thing you said about not knowing exactly,

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because we're going through the public input and scoping process still, the sort of

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due diligence phase. Um-

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But we can still-

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Sure

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... pass an ordinance that mandates that an economic impact study be done on what

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we're proposing.

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Along the way?

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Yeah. Along the way.

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Well, everything has to come to us.

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I mean, it has to come to us, I believe.

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Well, and then the bond certainly would have to come as well.

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Um, you know, some of these projects are funded in, some of the capital, and the

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playground project would be a good example.

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Those are the things the city's already doing.

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It is true, I mean, you can get someone to do an economic analysis of a road or of

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a park or a playground. I don't think that's really, um, the kind of thing that

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we're talking about or are being asked of.

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I know

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... I'm not going to weigh in about the ordinance itself.

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I think that's maybe better for legal.

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You, Ms. Powers.

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So right now, all of this is proposed with the bond and everything.

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It's not like we're just saying if we approve anything for Reignite, it's a

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blank check, whatever. Everything would still have to, every project would still

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come before us for approval.

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Mm-hmm.

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Um, my question-

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Well, yeah, any partnering agreements, so any new CEAs have to be approved by the

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council.

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Right.

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The bond itself, of course, any budgetary expenditures.

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And I just want to note, um, you know, I think the proof is in the success of

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Spark. You know, we have a double A rating.

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You know, we have a really good borrowing capacity for the city, um, and the

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finances are healthy.

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I have a question.

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We got it back .

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Exactly. Yeah, we did get it back, right?

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So when-

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Paid the car

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... if we would, um, require an economic study beyond what is

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already done, like with the market analysis and everything like that, what kind of

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cost is that? Like for that type of study-

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I don't know

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... as you're thinking?

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I don't know. That's why I put this in a committee to discuss it.

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Does it, do we have any idea how much that would cost?

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Uh, no, sir, I do not. I mean-

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Because that would be-

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Was-

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... my concern of, we can have a study of a study of a study.

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Is that the wisest use of money as well?

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Like, I think-

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The other concern would be delaying things, and we want this to have a big impact

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and move forward relatively quickly. Um, that's the whole idea.

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You know, the same idea with Spark is, and Fast Track as well, is getting a lot of

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projects moving at the same time to generate that, and I hate this word, but the

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synergy that you want to see, uh, you know, in that area.

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And I think the city's done quite a bit of work just to justify the case for that

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area between the recreational assets, healthcare assets, and now the center of the

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mall, which does need some-

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I, I'm sorry.

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No, no, no.

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I was going to say, I do want to speak on that, um, because at Masonic,

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that is kind of a connecting point of a lot of districts in the city.

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A lot of that area is actually District 2.

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That's right.

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Um, and we have the zoo, we have those sidewalks and benches.

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Uh, GATA did a lot of, um, impact in that area as well, um, throughout the years.

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And you've got all of the assets along there.

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Our zoo is world-class. I mean, I take my kids, anytime we go to a city, I go to

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the zoo to check it out. And I'm always leaving, I'm thinking, "The Alexandria Zoo

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is so much better than this." Um, but I think maximizing on that potential

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is smart to do. Um, and we have the children's

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museum, the Treehouse Downtown, which I personally feel like there have been a lot

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of improvements recently with the new director.

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I think,

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um, putting more money toward that to make it at the same level as the zoo,

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as far as a destination for school field trips, families to go there.

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I think

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that in this whole plan really kind of makes that area an appealing

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area because as a parent, you think, "Okay, if I'm going out to do something with

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my kids," you know, you want, they look for things.

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Understand.

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Depending on their age-

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Understand

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... and, um, look for things like that.

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Understand.

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So I do, I am a fan of that part of it for sure.

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I think investing in that part, you don't want to see it go further down.

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I mean, I agree with you. I, I-

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Yeah

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... don't doubt that we need investment. We also have brown water too.

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Right.

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But there's certain-

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You know?

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You know-

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It's like apples and oranges, but still, you know, we, that's a concern that we

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need to address. So-

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Well, utility fund is, enterprise fund is separate.

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Um-

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Understand. I mean, I know it's separate, but they go to the tax, to the citizen.

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They're like, "You're spending money here," but we have these other concerns and,

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you know, that, that's just my concern there.

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Okay. And-

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And-

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No, please go ahead.

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It should be noted that the administration is in support of this particular

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ordinance. We would have come and asked the council, uh, for this particular item

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later on in the process, as we note in the report that we provided, um, as a part

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of the confirmatory analysis that we would be doing.

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Okay.

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So, uh, we would be willing to go forward with the council as we go into this

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process to discuss how that outcome looks in regards to doing this analysis.

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All right. All right.

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I just think it's specific. It needs to be developed.

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Yes, that's right.

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Some kind of development.

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Yes, the city-

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Somebody could write it better too.

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Well, the city has a lot of ideas. We have some projects that are moving forward,

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like MPO-funded improvements on Masonic Drive.

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And then we have projects like Greenhurst Park, which is in some ways a blank

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canvas. And so we've gone through the effort of doing the mark-market analysis, um,

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engaging with the community of course is a big part of it, to see what people

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themselves think is needed in that area.

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Um, so yeah, we are at the proc- yeah, what's been said before.

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It's, we want to get the cart behind the horse. Yeah.

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I mean, it's like we're trying to get buy-in from them.

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Yep, that's right.

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So maybe it's a different way to look at it, but it is something the city funded.

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Yeah. And K.L., we had a great report about optimism among, you know, business

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owners along that corridor. So that's exactly what we're trying to-

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That's two different people

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... generate.

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Talking to me about Greenhurst, and they had some ideas-

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Okay

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... they wanted to present on Saturday.

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Yeah, and the infrastructure on the mall. Yeah.

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Councillor Mark.

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Yes, sir. I requested this to be on the agenda.

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I received this, uh, report from the mayor's office at 2:45, although we did apply,

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ask for this two weeks ago. Uh, question to you, Mr.

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Smith, uh, to maybe have answers from the administration.

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Before Alexandria concentrates this level of public investment in the Masonic Drive

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corridor, why shouldn't the city first conduct a comprehensive economic and

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infrastructure study of the entire city to determine which neighborhoods and

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corridors have the greatest needs, and where public dollars could Produce

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the greatest benefit. A follow-up on that is, can the administration provide

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data or analysis showing why Masonic Drive was selected ahead of

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the areas of Alexandria that residents-

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I can't replace how much of my data gets backed up

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Oh, goodness gracious. My bad.

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Excuse me.

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That residents, that many residents say that they experience disinvestment,

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deteriorating infrastructure, and limited economic development for 20

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years or more. I know the area is being done over in District 4, which is

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in this Felker's area, but I talk with people down through the area.

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Just want to make a comment, sir. Stanford, Bush, Dartmouth-

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Mm-hmm

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... Princeton, Harvard, Yale,

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Rensselaer, and North City Park Boulevard adjacent to this and all are disrepair.

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So we're going to pretty up Masonic Drive and while those neighbors are driving

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across potholes.

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Right.

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Potholes that you want to beautify one part of the city. So following what Ms.

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Lombard has asked, I want to know how we chose Masonic Drive to invest in all this

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funding. And then if also that you did say we're getting ready to pay off a bond,

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would that be the utility bond for that DG Hunter power plant before we go into

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other investments and putting the citizens in another bond issue to break the city?

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No, sir. Utility bonds are paid for with utility rates.

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This would be a bond that's paid for the city in property taxes, are totally

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separate accounts in your budget.

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So no sales taxes, property taxes.

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I believe there's sales tax involved, too.

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That's a better question for finance, but it's absolutely not utility money.

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Okay.

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And to answer your question, why Masonic Drive?

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This is a report from May of 2026 from the spring.

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It literally says, "Why this corridor?" It was something we provided to you guys.

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I think the case is well justified about doing it on Masonic Drive from the retail,

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healthcare, and recreational assets.

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It touches on multiple districts, but that doesn't mean the city can't do multiple

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things at once. We are trying to improve roads.

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I live over a block off of Bush Avenue, and that's where I recreate is in the Ivy

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League neighborhood. So of course, I'm aware of the situation in that neighborhood

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as well, and then also other parts of the city that we are steering investment to.

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Frankly, District 3 gets quite a bit of the share of the city's

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investment to catch up and to make up for a long period of time, and things that

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were developed not at the same standard originally when they weren't even in the

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city.

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Neglect.

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So I think it's a fa-- Well, not necessarily neglect. It is a false choice.

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There is a comprehensive plan in place relative to the city's capital budget that

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the council-

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Right. Thank you

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... does approve. And so there are a number of projects that are already outlined

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in the capital budget, that are on task to be completed or in progress to be

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completed. So there is a comprehensive look at where the needs are citywide, and

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this council has approved that budget.

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Okay. Well, with that being said, Mr.

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Caffrey, what objective criteria was used to select the Masonic Corridor for this

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level of investment? Because as you said, Mr.

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Smith, there are six District 3s, which is Ms. Perry's area.

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District 4 is, I just stated off the streets that I travel all over the city.

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And people ask me, why do we even suggested to spend this type of money on the

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Masonic Corridor when you have so many other things that are needed within the

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city? As he mentioned, Brown Road. That to me comes to this.

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Let me say this, and then you can see I answered your question as you said last

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night.

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That the citizens are concerned, so-

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Oh, is he scared to come and talk?

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Well, it's never too scary.

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But anyway,

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that is the point of, again, I received this report at 2:45.

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I done sat in front of my computer all day long when this was emailed to me.

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And it was sent to you all two weeks ago, the agenda went out.

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So last week, the agenda went out, we should have had this much more in time to go

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across and digest it. And Mr. Caffrey, I do understand and appreciate you're just

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the mayor's spokesperson, but as someone who's told me stuff, asking you questions

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because you're not a department head person per se.

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But anyway, citizens are concerned about the Masonic Drive corridor, the whole

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area, for doing this, why it was selected, why are we investing so much money.

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And then two, saying this, people are telling me this came from the GATA board that

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was revamped in the city's program.

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So you-

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But in saying that, Mr. Caffrey, please.

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Oh.

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I'm going to

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ask that whatever ruling be made, if it goes out of this committee to, I

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think it's item four, to seriously consider what's going on. As Mr.

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Smith said, maybe we should bring this ordinance back down the road.

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I'm just saying as one person talking to many people across the city of Alexandria,

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not just one district, but the entire city, there's different people not happy with

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this idea. So how it goes from this point on, I'm going to vote, we'll see how it

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goes. Thank you all.

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So-

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I got a question.

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So may I speak to that?

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So Councilman Green-

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Yes

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... you're correct in regards to this having to do with GATA.

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As you know, I served two terms on GATA as your appointee when you were district

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councilman for District 3.

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Indeed.

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This is a part of the continuation of the SPARK plan that the city of Alexandria

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successfully undertook some number of years ago.

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There was concentration and focus on the other areas of the city, and so this

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CRA was one that kind of got neglected in that process, and so it's just to pick

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up. That's why it's called Reignite, because it is going to reignite a part of what

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was part of the SPARK plan and do this particular corridor that we are in right now

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along Masonic Drive. Part of, again, the explanation as to why this corridor was

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selected, if you look at the FAQs that have been placed on the transparency tab of

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the city's website, that information is there.

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It is the coming together of multiple council districts.

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That's right.

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It is at the heart of the city. The city has significant infrastructure in place

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along that corridor, from the zoo to recreational assets, to public safety assets,

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as well as it meets the medical needs of the city concentrated in that particular

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area. And it was the shopping hub for the city at one time.

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And so, as a part of the work that we have done in our due diligence internally and

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also with our external partners, ideally, this location impacts the vast majority

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of the citizenry of the city of Alexandria.

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It will have a ripple effect for those neighborhoods that are adjacent to this

483
00:25:11,208 --> 00:25:16,068
location and will also provide the, again, impetus for us to be able to go in and

484
00:25:16,128 --> 00:25:20,328
do some of the revitalization work or further revitalization work that we have been

485
00:25:20,388 --> 00:25:21,558
doing as an administration.

486
00:25:21,649 --> 00:25:24,048
I have a question. Good explanation.

487
00:25:24,468 --> 00:25:24,558
Yeah.

488
00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:27,078
Were other areas considered besides Masonic Drive?

489
00:25:28,878 --> 00:25:32,598
I think in regards to when we looked at this, yes, there were other hubs in other

490
00:25:32,659 --> 00:25:36,258
areas across the city that we looked at, and some of those have work that's already

491
00:25:36,318 --> 00:25:40,758
being done in them. But ideally with the components that this particular corridor

492
00:25:40,818 --> 00:25:45,529
provides, it was primarily the number one choice in regards to it.

493
00:25:45,589 --> 00:25:46,188
Number one choice.

494
00:25:46,248 --> 00:25:47,779
But it's not limited to just-

495
00:25:47,779 --> 00:25:48,108
Yes, it is not limited

496
00:25:48,108 --> 00:25:48,708
... Masonic Drive.

497
00:25:49,728 --> 00:25:52,518
If you look at the recreational piece, that's part of Reignite.

498
00:25:52,548 --> 00:25:52,669
Right.

499
00:25:52,728 --> 00:25:57,288
We are doing work in parks all around the city, so that's one aspect of it, as well

500
00:25:57,348 --> 00:25:59,538
as some additional other work that will be done.

501
00:25:59,598 --> 00:26:02,029
All right. Are there any plans for downtown?

502
00:26:02,899 --> 00:26:04,518
Of course. Absolutely. Yeah.

503
00:26:04,728 --> 00:26:05,328
I'm just saying.

504
00:26:05,419 --> 00:26:07,188
So there are lots of plans for downtown.

505
00:26:07,188 --> 00:26:10,728
I'm just saying that given the fact that we got three projects going on downtown

506
00:26:10,818 --> 00:26:12,438
with the Allied Health building-

507
00:26:13,308 --> 00:26:15,139
Mm-hmm. Still to see in the pipeline

508
00:26:15,169 --> 00:26:17,149
... and Global Impact, what they're doing.

509
00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:17,389
Right.

510
00:26:17,508 --> 00:26:23,328
So the city came to the table with $3 million for the LSUA Allied Health campus in

511
00:26:23,389 --> 00:26:25,788
downtown Alexandria, and the mayor awarded-

512
00:26:25,968 --> 00:26:27,169
And the state put in 40.

513
00:26:27,589 --> 00:26:30,978
Yes. But in order for us to get to the $40 million and get a number one ranking-

514
00:26:31,038 --> 00:26:31,158
Right

515
00:26:31,158 --> 00:26:34,548
... the $3 million that the city put on the table in the very beginning of this

516
00:26:34,578 --> 00:26:37,698
process helped move that along. And of course, the work of Dr.

517
00:26:37,878 --> 00:26:39,529
Burrell at the time and his team at LSUA.

518
00:26:40,248 --> 00:26:44,538
Yeah, we just finished the comprehensive riverfront project. It looks great.

519
00:26:45,558 --> 00:26:48,589
On the books coming up in the next few years from the MPO, we're gonna see Jackson

520
00:26:48,649 --> 00:26:51,919
Street be overlaid. We're gonna see Sixth and Poesy finally get reconstructed.

521
00:26:52,788 --> 00:26:56,839
And we also got $2 million from the state, as you guys know, to start doing, we

522
00:26:56,839 --> 00:26:59,358
won't do everything, but to start redoing the downtown sidewalks.

523
00:26:59,779 --> 00:26:59,839
Okay.

524
00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:00,978
And that's just the infrastructure part.

525
00:27:01,038 --> 00:27:04,848
But absolutely, behind the scenes, the city is helping in as much as it's

526
00:27:04,908 --> 00:27:09,288
appropriate for its role in the public sector to coordinate, to midwife these

527
00:27:09,318 --> 00:27:14,058
deals. I think that some of what you just mentioned that happened, likely would've

528
00:27:14,089 --> 00:27:15,858
happened with some efforts behind the scenes.

529
00:27:15,919 --> 00:27:18,858
And as mentioned before, City Tower is coming online.

530
00:27:18,889 --> 00:27:22,068
There's work being done at the commercial building across the park, so there's a

531
00:27:22,128 --> 00:27:26,688
lot of other impetus from private investment in downtown as well, due to the work

532
00:27:26,718 --> 00:27:27,828
that the city's been putting in.

533
00:27:28,098 --> 00:27:29,419
Yeah. Not to mention the fence, of course.

534
00:27:29,448 --> 00:27:29,688
All right

535
00:27:30,942 --> 00:27:31,602
So hopefully

536
00:27:33,132 --> 00:27:37,692
if we do some work on Sonic Drive, it'll inspire more private investment to want

537
00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:37,783
to-

538
00:27:38,382 --> 00:27:38,922
Possibly

539
00:27:39,013 --> 00:27:41,172
... do this area right here as well.

540
00:27:42,822 --> 00:27:44,652
Okay. Any additional questions?

541
00:27:45,912 --> 00:27:46,962
All right, this meeting is adjourned.

542
00:27:47,022 --> 00:27:49,992
Thank you. We're happy to continue to answer questions as they come up-

543
00:27:50,232 --> 00:27:50,442
All right

544
00:27:50,442 --> 00:27:51,942
... and we move forward with the process. Thank you.

545
00:27:51,972 --> 00:27:55,572
All right. Now, Madam Clerk, before I bang the gavel, do we need to refer this

546
00:27:55,632 --> 00:27:55,992
matter?

547
00:27:57,342 --> 00:28:00,703
If you want to refer it, yes, but it's still going to go on the agenda.

548
00:28:00,822 --> 00:28:02,112
It can go without referral.

549
00:28:02,172 --> 00:28:03,162
Okay. All right.

550
00:28:11,862 --> 00:28:12,612
Thank you, guys.

551
00:28:22,332 --> 00:28:23,502
He's amazing.

552
00:28:33,132 --> 00:28:34,092
I'll read it tonight.

553
00:28:35,143 --> 00:28:35,472
You sure?

554
00:28:37,033 --> 00:28:42,972
No, I'll get it done tonight. Lizzie, turn your microphone on. Is it on?

555
00:28:43,542 --> 00:28:43,962
Oh.

556
00:28:50,982 --> 00:28:52,122
Here. I just turned it on.

557
00:28:55,212 --> 00:28:55,513
Sorry.

558
00:28:59,533 --> 00:29:00,013
I think he's-

559
00:29:04,182 --> 00:29:04,272
No.

560
00:29:04,722 --> 00:29:05,143
Let's see if

561
00:29:20,232 --> 00:29:20,533
that one works.

562
00:29:21,252 --> 00:29:21,643
How you been?

563
00:29:24,822 --> 00:29:25,033
I'm good.

564
00:29:25,662 --> 00:29:26,772
No, this one here. You good?

565
00:29:28,572 --> 00:29:29,322
Five to 21

566
00:29:29,382 --> 00:29:38,082
days.

567
00:29:38,112 --> 00:29:43,453
I'm good. Yeah.

568
00:29:44,082 --> 00:29:45,252
What have you been doing?

569
00:29:45,703 --> 00:29:46,752
Pretty good. How are you?

570
00:29:47,382 --> 00:29:48,013
Making it work.

571
00:29:51,342 --> 00:29:52,033
Looking all right.

572
00:29:55,152 --> 00:29:55,302
Yeah.

573
00:29:58,632 --> 00:30:00,552
Didn't do much of the week. Went to church and

574
00:30:03,703 --> 00:30:05,232
I went to... What do you call it?

575
00:30:05,472 --> 00:30:06,102
I, um-

576
00:30:06,192 --> 00:30:07,722
Well, I'll deal with that, so I guess-

577
00:30:08,382 --> 00:30:10,212
Thank you. Thank you.

578
00:30:10,272 --> 00:30:12,192
Here you go, Claire. Start

579
00:30:12,283 --> 00:30:21,013
that

580
00:30:21,102 --> 00:30:21,703
over. That

581
00:30:23,232 --> 00:30:23,772
was it.

582
00:30:24,283 --> 00:30:24,852
Uh-oh. Okay.

583
00:30:24,912 --> 00:30:25,092
All right.

584
00:30:25,182 --> 00:30:27,132
Shoot, you're right. You're on.

585
00:30:27,222 --> 00:30:28,002
I know you'll do it.

586
00:30:28,362 --> 00:30:30,372
If I send something to your email-

587
00:30:30,582 --> 00:30:32,203
Okay. Bye

588
00:30:32,203 --> 00:30:32,982
... can you print it?

589
00:30:33,732 --> 00:30:35,322
Never mind. Huh?

590
00:30:35,412 --> 00:30:39,882
I was asking him, if I send something to your email, can you print it for Jules

591
00:30:39,942 --> 00:30:40,393
tonight?

592
00:30:40,813 --> 00:30:42,283
I have to print it on the printer.

593
00:30:42,372 --> 00:30:43,272
It's the... Okay.

594
00:30:52,632 --> 00:30:53,263
Good God.

595
00:30:58,212 --> 00:30:59,622
Stay a minute.

596
00:30:59,742 --> 00:31:00,402
Yeah, I know.

597
00:31:00,432 --> 00:31:01,033
Hey, Ash.

598
00:31:07,842 --> 00:31:12,342
All right.

599
00:31:12,432 --> 00:31:13,092
We're ready.

600
00:31:13,393 --> 00:31:14,052
Oh, we're good.

601
00:31:22,122 --> 00:31:26,893
The City of Alexandria City Council meeting is called to order at 5:00 PM,

602
00:31:27,912 --> 00:31:32,502
5:15 exact. The Alexandria City Council meeting and council meetings are broadcast

603
00:31:32,563 --> 00:31:37,602
live and may be viewed live by the public on Optimum Cable Channel 4, and

604
00:31:37,662 --> 00:31:42,432
rebroadcast may be viewed on Optimum Cable Channel 4 and the City of Alexandria

605
00:31:42,492 --> 00:31:45,462
website. We have the invocation by

606
00:31:46,752 --> 00:31:49,302
Mr. Caffrey and the pledge by

607
00:31:50,533 --> 00:31:51,643
Councilman Johnson.

608
00:31:57,612 --> 00:31:58,453
Let us pray.

609
00:32:00,013 --> 00:32:04,092
Gracious God, our Father, we thank you for this opportunity to assemble in this

610
00:32:04,152 --> 00:32:08,022
great place. We ask that you be God in the midst of our time here together.

611
00:32:08,622 --> 00:32:13,602
Bless each one of these leaders and each citizen who has come to this place tonight

612
00:32:13,692 --> 00:32:19,063
to be heard. We ask that clear hearts and clear minds prevail, and bless this great

613
00:32:19,122 --> 00:32:22,692
city of Alexandria. In Christ Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

614
00:32:22,813 --> 00:32:23,472
Amen.

615
00:32:24,102 --> 00:32:24,882
Face the flag.

616
00:32:25,992 --> 00:32:30,792
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the

617
00:32:30,792 --> 00:32:36,643
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

618
00:32:36,732 --> 00:32:37,783
justice for all.

619
00:32:40,783 --> 00:32:42,582
We have roll call. Mr. Johnson?

620
00:32:43,033 --> 00:32:43,212
Here.

621
00:32:43,422 --> 00:32:44,502
Ms. Felder?

622
00:32:44,533 --> 00:32:44,533
Here.

623
00:32:44,592 --> 00:32:45,162
Ms. Green?

624
00:32:45,882 --> 00:32:46,242
Present.

625
00:32:46,513 --> 00:32:47,112
Mr. Fowler?

626
00:32:47,292 --> 00:32:47,712
I'm here.

627
00:32:47,953 --> 00:32:48,582
Mr. Belard?

628
00:32:48,643 --> 00:32:48,852
Here.

629
00:32:48,882 --> 00:32:49,033
Mr. Largo?

630
00:32:49,152 --> 00:32:49,272
Here.

631
00:32:49,272 --> 00:32:49,962
Ms. Harris?

632
00:32:50,022 --> 00:32:50,232
Here.

633
00:32:50,712 --> 00:32:52,572
Director, you have the floor.

634
00:32:52,632 --> 00:32:56,082
We have the approval of minutes taken from a regular meeting held on September

635
00:32:56,412 --> 00:32:58,542
22nd. I need a motion and a second.

636
00:32:59,232 --> 00:33:00,042
Moved.

637
00:33:00,313 --> 00:33:03,492
Public comments. What section of this written minutes you would like to make a

638
00:33:03,552 --> 00:33:07,482
comment on? If it's not in the written minutes, there will not be any comment or

639
00:33:07,872 --> 00:33:13,002
discussion. If you have any questions pertaining to any item on the agenda, please

640
00:33:13,063 --> 00:33:16,393
contact the administration before or after the meeting.

641
00:33:17,802 --> 00:33:18,552
All in favor?

642
00:33:18,942 --> 00:33:19,182
Aye.

643
00:33:19,212 --> 00:33:23,232
Any opposed? Motion carried. We have the same calendar.

644
00:33:25,002 --> 00:33:28,393
Number one, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low

645
00:33:28,453 --> 00:33:32,953
bid submitted for brass fitting. Number two, introduction of an ordinance

646
00:33:33,072 --> 00:33:38,442
authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for a 47-foot Shae height

647
00:33:38,533 --> 00:33:43,453
hydraulic digger decker truck, derrick truck.

648
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:47,502
Number three, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low

649
00:33:47,563 --> 00:33:52,662
bid submitted for a 40-inch hydraulic drive submersible pump.

650
00:33:53,322 --> 00:33:56,563
Number four, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the

651
00:33:56,621 --> 00:34:01,932
lowest proposal received for fresh impression cleaning crew for janitorial services

652
00:34:01,992 --> 00:34:04,092
for the Alexandria Zoological Park.

653
00:34:04,482 --> 00:34:05,832
I need a motion and a second.

654
00:34:05,893 --> 00:34:06,643
Moved.

655
00:34:06,732 --> 00:34:11,203
Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Belard. Any items to committee?

656
00:34:14,172 --> 00:34:15,132
Any resolutions?

657
00:34:15,703 --> 00:34:21,643
G, resolution. Number five, resolution to co-sponsor Believe the Musical production

658
00:34:21,703 --> 00:34:23,472
in January 2027.

659
00:34:23,623 --> 00:34:24,402
Motion, please?

660
00:34:24,942 --> 00:34:25,422
Moved.

661
00:34:25,513 --> 00:34:25,873
Second?

662
00:34:26,112 --> 00:34:26,533
Second.

663
00:34:27,042 --> 00:34:27,432
Second.

664
00:34:27,522 --> 00:34:30,582
Second. Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilwoman Felder.

665
00:34:30,643 --> 00:34:32,953
Public comments, discussion? All in favor?

666
00:34:33,132 --> 00:34:33,252
Aye.

667
00:34:33,312 --> 00:34:34,662
Any opposed? Motion carried.

668
00:34:35,082 --> 00:34:39,102
Number six, resolution authorizing advertisement for bids for this project and

669
00:34:39,192 --> 00:34:44,592
signage for public streets and other public properties 2026 through

670
00:34:44,802 --> 00:34:45,732
2028.

671
00:34:45,852 --> 00:34:46,542
Motion, please?

672
00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:47,232
Moved.

673
00:34:47,322 --> 00:34:51,102
Second. Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Belard.

674
00:34:51,373 --> 00:34:52,902
Public comments, discussion?

675
00:34:53,172 --> 00:34:53,922
Yes.

676
00:34:53,953 --> 00:34:55,632
Discussion, Councilman Green?

677
00:34:55,842 --> 00:35:00,942
I know we're going to spend $259,531.45.

678
00:35:01,512 --> 00:35:04,002
When will they determine the streets will be done?

679
00:35:04,062 --> 00:35:09,072
I'm saying citywide, but are there any particular areas, administration, that

680
00:35:09,102 --> 00:35:09,972
they're going to use?

681
00:35:11,172 --> 00:35:14,172
So this matter is just in reference to the advertisement for the bids.

682
00:35:15,102 --> 00:35:18,612
I know you have advertisement for the bids, but what areas will the advertised bids

683
00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:19,212
for, sir?

684
00:35:19,542 --> 00:35:23,052
So that information will be determined once we get the bid back.

685
00:35:28,393 --> 00:35:29,952
Okay. Thank you.

686
00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:32,382
Any opposed? Motion carried.

687
00:35:33,042 --> 00:35:35,772
H, ordinances for final adoption subject to public hearing.

688
00:35:35,802 --> 00:35:39,822
Number seven, to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

689
00:35:39,852 --> 00:35:42,312
accept the low bid submitted for turnout gear.

690
00:35:42,643 --> 00:35:43,722
A motion and a second?

691
00:35:43,782 --> 00:35:44,172
Moved.

692
00:35:44,502 --> 00:35:45,072
Second.

693
00:35:45,192 --> 00:35:47,982
Motion by Councilman Belard, second by Councilman Fowler.

694
00:35:48,102 --> 00:35:51,042
Public comments, discussion? All in favor?

695
00:35:51,222 --> 00:35:51,552
Aye.

696
00:35:51,612 --> 00:35:52,962
Any opposed? Motion carried.

697
00:35:53,052 --> 00:35:56,232
Number eight, to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

698
00:35:56,262 --> 00:36:00,702
accept the low bid for high mast lighting for the electric distribution department.

699
00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:01,842
A motion and a second.

700
00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:02,502
Moved.

701
00:36:03,222 --> 00:36:06,702
Motion by Councilman Johnson, second by Councilman Belard.

702
00:36:06,852 --> 00:36:09,612
Public comments, discussion? All in favor?

703
00:36:09,882 --> 00:36:10,062
Aye.

704
00:36:10,123 --> 00:36:11,472
Any opposed? Motion carried.

705
00:36:11,682 --> 00:36:14,893
Number nine, to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

706
00:36:14,952 --> 00:36:20,082
accept the low bid submitted for annual requirement contract, water, wastewater,

707
00:36:20,232 --> 00:36:23,682
natural gas, and general site-related systems.

708
00:36:25,062 --> 00:36:25,123
Moved.

709
00:36:25,182 --> 00:36:26,082
Motion, please?

710
00:36:26,172 --> 00:36:26,562
Second.

711
00:36:27,012 --> 00:36:29,712
Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Belard.

712
00:36:29,802 --> 00:36:32,502
Public comments, discussion? All in favor?

713
00:36:32,562 --> 00:36:32,922
Aye.

714
00:36:32,982 --> 00:36:34,542
Any opposed? Motion carried.

715
00:36:34,932 --> 00:36:40,332
Number 10, to consider final adoption of an ordinance to authorize an

716
00:36:40,422 --> 00:36:43,302
economic impact study for Reignite Planning.

717
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:48,870
Motion. Move. Moved by Councilman Malloy. Second?

718
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,460
Second by Councilman Johnson.

719
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:50,910
Move by-

720
00:36:52,260 --> 00:36:52,741
I'm better with that.

721
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,290
Because I say your name so much. You're doing it. I'm just- Okay.

722
00:36:58,710 --> 00:37:02,250
Motion by Councilman Malloy, second by Councilman Johnson.

723
00:37:02,310 --> 00:37:02,730
By Sec-

724
00:37:03,180 --> 00:37:03,721
Lava Dame.

725
00:37:03,870 --> 00:37:04,020
Lava Dame.

726
00:37:04,110 --> 00:37:04,680
Lava Dame.

727
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:06,480
Second by Councilman Johnson.

728
00:37:07,590 --> 00:37:08,790
Do you have him, Ms. Emily?

729
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:09,030
Yes.

730
00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:09,540
Thank you.

731
00:37:09,570 --> 00:37:10,380
No worries.

732
00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,030
We have comments by

733
00:37:13,290 --> 00:37:14,221
Mr. Davis.

734
00:37:24,030 --> 00:37:24,840
Randolph Davis, Sr.,

735
00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:31,320
citizen of Alexandria. I've got some questions regarding the Reignite, and

736
00:37:32,070 --> 00:37:37,471
people are asking me around the city that really doesn't understand how the

737
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,601
taxpayers' dollars are being funded.

738
00:37:40,741 --> 00:37:45,780
As it was mentioned by Councilman Green, when you walk those areas

739
00:37:47,010 --> 00:37:47,790
along Halbert

740
00:37:50,550 --> 00:37:56,340
and those crests and areas along that area, and Van Street, when the corridors and

741
00:37:56,370 --> 00:37:58,680
the roads are bad, the houses are blighted.

742
00:37:59,190 --> 00:38:01,380
There's even some houses over there that are-

743
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:02,491
Oh, yeah

744
00:38:02,491 --> 00:38:05,640
... the electricity's being generated by

745
00:38:06,930 --> 00:38:12,300
generators. Some people have serious concerns about the brown water,

746
00:38:13,260 --> 00:38:18,960
and some people are carrying buckets of water because their water lines are broken,

747
00:38:19,050 --> 00:38:24,960
and it's a disaster on that side. And my concern is that

748
00:38:25,110 --> 00:38:29,971
how much was the council involved in deciding that

749
00:38:31,110 --> 00:38:35,971
the Reignite program, the continuation of Spark, should be put on

750
00:38:36,601 --> 00:38:41,820
Masonic, because I heard the mentioning of the potential of revenue from the

751
00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:46,830
hospital and the mall. And I understand the mall needs a lot of help, because I

752
00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:52,380
know the manager pretty well, but that's a process in itself.

753
00:38:53,010 --> 00:38:58,830
But the real question is, as Malcolm said, is why didn't we do the

754
00:38:58,890 --> 00:39:02,010
research before we started the project?

755
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,020
I think we're doing the research.

756
00:39:04,110 --> 00:39:05,400
We're doing the research.

757
00:39:05,460 --> 00:39:08,580
No, before. The project is already started, Malcolm.

758
00:39:08,940 --> 00:39:09,120
Mm-hmm.

759
00:39:09,150 --> 00:39:11,190
We've already started working on parks.

760
00:39:11,971 --> 00:39:16,650
We've already put pickleball courts in, right? It's already started.

761
00:39:16,710 --> 00:39:20,790
No, people have not voted, people have not

762
00:39:21,991 --> 00:39:27,180
saw an amendment, people have not said anything about, "I want Reignite."

763
00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:33,840
People I'm talking to on every district said, "We did not see anything on

764
00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:39,330
an agenda or talk about our approving it, because that's not what I wanted." See,

765
00:39:39,390 --> 00:39:44,221
the thing I'm concerned about is that right now, with the crime rate and the things

766
00:39:44,250 --> 00:39:49,170
that are needed throughout our city, we needed to put the money in the places where

767
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:55,110
we knew it would have an impact to affect our population decline and

768
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,160
crime in our city.

769
00:39:56,249 --> 00:39:56,520
So Mr.

770
00:39:57,749 --> 00:39:58,230
Davis-

771
00:39:58,320 --> 00:39:58,530
Go ahead

772
00:39:58,950 --> 00:40:01,770
... this is for the impact of the study.

773
00:40:03,810 --> 00:40:05,910
Right. And my question is related to that-

774
00:40:06,180 --> 00:40:06,480
Yes, sir

775
00:40:06,510 --> 00:40:06,900
... is that

776
00:40:08,700 --> 00:40:14,580
I understand it's for the impact of the study, but I'm asking that before it even

777
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,101
got to this point, President-

778
00:40:17,430 --> 00:40:17,820
Yes, sir

779
00:40:18,510 --> 00:40:20,491
... how much information did the council have?

780
00:40:21,390 --> 00:40:25,920
How much voting power did y'all have before we moved forward on this process?

781
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,400
Thank you, Mr. Davis.

782
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:34,770
And we have Ms. Shamara?

783
00:40:35,010 --> 00:40:35,340
Shamira.

784
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,170
Shamira. Did anyone ask their question?

785
00:40:38,310 --> 00:40:38,760
I don't see

786
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:43,230
anyone.

787
00:40:43,351 --> 00:40:45,750
Oh, good afternoon. I'm Shamira, trying not to cough.

788
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:52,710
So this is what Reignite means to me. This is what it stands for to me.

789
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:58,980
Restoring every inadequate gentrified neighborhood impacting the economy.

790
00:41:00,060 --> 00:41:02,280
That's what Reignite stands for, it means to me.

791
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:03,930
We need an ROI,

792
00:41:05,250 --> 00:41:11,190
return on investments. The projected 80 to 100 million is projected to be

793
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:13,260
more than 80 to 100 million

794
00:41:14,910 --> 00:41:20,880
because projects like these have been put as priority one or P1 projects, versus

795
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:26,491
our brown water issues, utility bills, and our roads and flooding issues.

796
00:41:27,241 --> 00:41:29,851
Let's not even talk about our homeless population.

797
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,480
How can we build this type of project around a homeless population?

798
00:41:33,570 --> 00:41:35,730
That wouldn't be a good look for our economy.

799
00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:42,900
Reignite, along with Johnny Downs, along with Links on the Bayou, along with the

800
00:41:42,991 --> 00:41:48,900
Alexandria Zoo, excusing the ATRANS due to the low pay and high poverty rate, which

801
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,400
is 27% here.

802
00:41:51,721 --> 00:41:55,710
You've already approved millions of money.

803
00:41:55,770 --> 00:42:00,450
Let's not approve any more because no major project should have been approved with

804
00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:01,020
the mayor,

805
00:42:02,820 --> 00:42:06,300
this being his last year, it shouldn't have been approved, period. Thank you.

806
00:42:06,330 --> 00:42:07,080
Thank you. Thank you.

807
00:42:14,790 --> 00:42:15,480
Mr. Roland, we have next. I don't know who we

808
00:42:20,491 --> 00:42:21,030
have. You can go.

809
00:42:21,120 --> 00:42:26,550
Jack Powell, Power to the People. Well, my first question would be, if Reignite has

810
00:42:26,610 --> 00:42:30,210
an $82 million investment, what measure per share is going into historical Black

811
00:42:30,270 --> 00:42:33,750
neighborhoods that require critical debt, drainage, street, and infrastructure

812
00:42:33,810 --> 00:42:38,730
fixes? And why is the primary visible investment that

813
00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:45,750
is currently a playground? My question is that if it's an $82 million project,

814
00:42:45,810 --> 00:42:49,290
say, investment, why the only investment that we see, and it's just not me asking,

815
00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:53,160
the whole community wants to know, why the only thing that we see given in our

816
00:42:53,190 --> 00:42:59,040
community is a slide? Is a slide that we feel like was used for granddaddy

817
00:42:59,370 --> 00:43:02,580
tokenism because our children was brought to it, and our children was-

818
00:43:02,910 --> 00:43:03,000
Mister

819
00:43:03,030 --> 00:43:06,750
... was photo opticed out of it, so I'm wondering why-

820
00:43:06,810 --> 00:43:07,650
Mr. Lucious. Mister.

821
00:43:08,790 --> 00:43:09,690
Okay, okay.

822
00:43:09,721 --> 00:43:12,479
You stay on the study of the Reignite.

823
00:43:12,810 --> 00:43:13,440
Okay.

824
00:43:17,370 --> 00:43:20,491
And you make all your comments, as long as you make it about the study of the

825
00:43:20,550 --> 00:43:20,851
Reignite.

826
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:24,120
But wouldn't it be with Reignite? Doesn't Reignite have everything to do with the

827
00:43:24,660 --> 00:43:26,400
why the playground got-

828
00:43:26,460 --> 00:43:28,620
But you were talking about the photo ops and different things like that.

829
00:43:28,650 --> 00:43:32,700
Well, if it's an optice, if it's not really the money being used for what the $82

830
00:43:32,730 --> 00:43:33,840
million for, okay, I got you.

831
00:43:37,140 --> 00:43:40,770
How will the study determine whether Reignite benefits Alexandria as a whole,

832
00:43:40,860 --> 00:43:43,980
including historical Black and low-income neighborhoods outside the Masonic

833
00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:50,700
Corridor? Given the local media, KALB, also reported mixed experience among

834
00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,900
corridor businesses, including some that are reporting declines, will the study

835
00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:58,830
explicitly capture the real-world experience of existing local shops, or will it

836
00:43:58,860 --> 00:44:01,230
only focus on projected future developments?

837
00:44:01,290 --> 00:44:05,250
What specific measurable results will cause the city to conclude that Reignite is

838
00:44:05,310 --> 00:44:10,590
not working? And will the full study be released publicly

839
00:44:11,910 --> 00:44:14,971
before additional taxpayer money is committed?

840
00:44:16,260 --> 00:44:16,410
Yeah.

841
00:44:18,390 --> 00:44:18,690
Yes.

842
00:44:18,750 --> 00:44:19,530
It's the purpose of it.

843
00:44:20,160 --> 00:44:21,390
So it's the purpose of the study is-

844
00:44:21,390 --> 00:44:21,960
The study, yes

845
00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:24,450
... study. Okay.

846
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:25,020
Thank you.

847
00:44:25,110 --> 00:44:25,741
That's all I got.

848
00:44:26,221 --> 00:44:26,851
Thank you.

849
00:44:28,260 --> 00:44:30,270
Discussion. Discussion? All in favor?

850
00:44:30,330 --> 00:44:32,010
Hold on, hold on. The reason why-

851
00:44:32,160 --> 00:44:32,550
I'm sorry

852
00:44:32,580 --> 00:44:36,570
... the reason why I did this is to address those concerns there, is so that people

853
00:44:36,601 --> 00:44:37,020
will know

854
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:43,560
what's happening with their money before it's spent and give them an idea to see

855
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:49,530
what the return will be. So once the study's done, we'll see what's what, and

856
00:44:49,590 --> 00:44:49,860
we'll-

857
00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:51,420
Make the public know

858
00:44:51,780 --> 00:44:55,320
... let the public know, then we'll address it, but we do have some pressing needs,

859
00:44:55,410 --> 00:44:59,940
and I get why folk are concerned because we do have pressing needs in the city of

860
00:44:59,971 --> 00:45:00,660
Alexandria.

861
00:45:01,290 --> 00:45:03,900
Opportunity, Shamira. I'm sorry.

862
00:45:05,670 --> 00:45:08,310
So that's why we're doing this, so I'm finished with that.

863
00:45:08,940 --> 00:45:09,810
Any more comments?

864
00:45:10,351 --> 00:45:14,820
Yeah. After talking in committee, I think it was good to kind of lay a few things

865
00:45:14,910 --> 00:45:19,680
out and discuss, and I think making sure that we do study things along the way,

866
00:45:20,310 --> 00:45:24,570
which is a requirement in their plan as well, I think that's a good thing.

867
00:45:24,721 --> 00:45:30,270
Yeah, because building a pickleball court, those are relatively inexpensive-

868
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:30,390
Right

869
00:45:30,390 --> 00:45:35,280
... as opposed to spending another over 80 plus million along the way, so.

870
00:45:35,340 --> 00:45:37,170
And people enjoy the courts.

871
00:45:38,130 --> 00:45:38,400
Do you want to-

872
00:45:38,430 --> 00:45:38,880
Yeah, but we still-

873
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:39,540
... respond now?

874
00:45:39,570 --> 00:45:43,020
Please, but one thing is before we do anything, it has to go in front of the

875
00:45:43,020 --> 00:45:43,440
people.

876
00:45:44,101 --> 00:45:45,150
Thank you.

877
00:45:45,300 --> 00:45:45,540
Well-

878
00:45:45,900 --> 00:45:47,790
If we do it, it has to go in front of the people.

879
00:45:47,820 --> 00:45:48,991
Well, this is why Malcolm-

880
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:49,140
Yeah

881
00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:51,510
... I'm sorry, Councilman Lava Dame-

882
00:45:51,690 --> 00:45:52,140
That's fine. I'm sorry

883
00:45:52,140 --> 00:45:54,810
... suggests this study. Am I correct?

884
00:45:54,870 --> 00:45:57,601
Yeah. It's great. So this can't go before the people, and the people can know where

885
00:45:57,630 --> 00:45:58,200
the money's going.

886
00:45:58,260 --> 00:45:58,471
Right

887
00:45:59,235 --> 00:46:05,085
And I think it will in our process, as the projects are planned,

888
00:46:05,385 --> 00:46:10,635
things will come before us, and we'll be able to review them because it can't

889
00:46:10,695 --> 00:46:12,616
proceed unless this body approves it.

890
00:46:12,675 --> 00:46:13,096
Approves it.

891
00:46:14,355 --> 00:46:14,985
That's correct.

892
00:46:16,995 --> 00:46:17,265
All right.

893
00:46:17,655 --> 00:46:17,985
You good?

894
00:46:18,346 --> 00:46:18,765
Yeah.

895
00:46:18,915 --> 00:46:21,735
Okay. Any opposed? Motion carried.

896
00:46:22,455 --> 00:46:22,815
All right.

897
00:46:23,805 --> 00:46:28,695
Number 11, to consider finding an option of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

898
00:46:28,726 --> 00:46:33,735
renew the existing contract with Yankee Holding, doing business as Yankee Clipper

899
00:46:33,795 --> 00:46:37,305
for landscape maintenance services for Jackson at MacArthur.

900
00:46:37,425 --> 00:46:38,175
Motion, please.

901
00:46:38,445 --> 00:46:38,596
Moved.

902
00:46:38,685 --> 00:46:41,055
Motion by Councilwoman Feltes.

903
00:46:41,055 --> 00:46:41,175
Second.

904
00:46:41,265 --> 00:46:45,105
Second by Councilman Vallort. Public comments? Discussion?

905
00:46:45,165 --> 00:46:45,285
Yes.

906
00:46:45,945 --> 00:46:46,994
I'm sorry, Mr. Green.

907
00:46:48,105 --> 00:46:48,976
Madam President,

908
00:46:51,015 --> 00:46:54,405
and the administration, and this is simple.

909
00:46:55,155 --> 00:46:58,695
Who do we have that goes behind these people to make sure they're doing what

910
00:46:58,726 --> 00:47:01,846
they're supposed to do with these contracts?

911
00:47:01,905 --> 00:47:03,976
And I'm going to get to where I'm going with this in just a second.

912
00:47:04,215 --> 00:47:08,325
Can anyone tell me the name of what department goes behind each one of these down

913
00:47:08,355 --> 00:47:09,495
the line that we're going to do?

914
00:47:10,995 --> 00:47:11,385
Okay.

915
00:47:12,915 --> 00:47:16,065
July the 28th, I'm just going to tell you why I'm going where I'm going.

916
00:47:16,635 --> 00:47:18,765
There was a renewed contract

917
00:47:19,995 --> 00:47:22,785
by us on the recommendation of the mayor.

918
00:47:26,355 --> 00:47:27,825
Complaints from KLV

919
00:47:29,415 --> 00:47:33,045
about a bedbug situation on the bus.

920
00:47:33,585 --> 00:47:39,465
And this is following on us to see who follows through on the contracts that we

921
00:47:39,616 --> 00:47:42,645
approve that they are being conducted properly.

922
00:47:42,915 --> 00:47:46,785
That's why I stopped on number 11, so we'll know the rest of the ones that are

923
00:47:46,815 --> 00:47:48,645
being approved, and they are being

924
00:47:48,705 --> 00:47:54,015
approved because of the mayor's

925
00:47:54,045 --> 00:47:57,465
administration. Because that was an urgent situation.

926
00:47:57,495 --> 00:47:59,955
The lady got on the bus at 9:00, said it was filthy.

927
00:48:00,555 --> 00:48:02,775
We voted to give these people this contract.

928
00:48:03,405 --> 00:48:07,395
Who follows up on the contracts that they are doing what they're supposed to do?

929
00:48:08,175 --> 00:48:09,255
And that's all I just wanted to say.

930
00:48:10,905 --> 00:48:11,985
I got a question.

931
00:48:14,445 --> 00:48:19,185
Okay, so I understand your question about who followed up on every contract, not

932
00:48:19,545 --> 00:48:20,715
that specifically.

933
00:48:20,805 --> 00:48:25,065
Yeah. That's why I stopped on number 11 to see on all the one, two, three, four,

934
00:48:25,155 --> 00:48:29,895
five, six that we have, just who follows up to make sure it's being done properly.

935
00:48:30,226 --> 00:48:33,315
Now, I don't want to get in the weeds on this, but

936
00:48:34,785 --> 00:48:38,866
that's kind of tricky when you say bedbugs because you cannot...

937
00:48:41,895 --> 00:48:43,425
We're not going to bring you up on this.

938
00:48:43,485 --> 00:48:45,705
I won't help you on that because that's your job.

939
00:48:45,795 --> 00:48:46,635
Just the professionals.

940
00:48:46,695 --> 00:48:48,585
Yeah. I'll let you get to that.

941
00:48:48,675 --> 00:48:50,116
Oh. No, I'm going to reference him.

942
00:48:50,895 --> 00:48:51,015
Yeah.

943
00:48:51,075 --> 00:48:55,395
I'm sorry, not to him, but to you, sir. But it was on KLV, it was the seventh.

944
00:48:55,455 --> 00:48:59,565
The city released a notification about it, that the bus was removed.

945
00:48:59,625 --> 00:49:01,545
And that's all I'm asking, ladies and gentlemen.

946
00:49:02,265 --> 00:49:06,855
If we approve this, who follows up to make sure each one of these contracts are

947
00:49:06,945 --> 00:49:08,866
properly vetted? Thank you.

948
00:49:08,895 --> 00:49:14,265
Madam President, if I may. So first to address the fact

949
00:49:14,325 --> 00:49:18,525
that the discussion about Atrans or any incident that happened on the bus is not

950
00:49:18,585 --> 00:49:19,035
germane-

951
00:49:19,575 --> 00:49:19,995
Correct

952
00:49:19,995 --> 00:49:25,275
... to the agenda item. But as it relates to contracts and contract monitoring,

953
00:49:25,665 --> 00:49:30,165
contracts are monitored within the divisions or the departments whereby which those

954
00:49:30,226 --> 00:49:35,145
contracts are let. So it could be anyone from the division director to a

955
00:49:35,205 --> 00:49:39,255
superintendent of a various department, or to some designee within the finance

956
00:49:39,315 --> 00:49:43,245
division in order to do that. So for a specific contract, we would need to know

957
00:49:43,275 --> 00:49:46,185
what contract that is to determine who monitors that contract.

958
00:49:46,545 --> 00:49:52,096
To speak to Councilman Green's concern relative to the bus, again, with a

959
00:49:52,125 --> 00:49:55,395
situation such as that, there are a number of

960
00:49:57,075 --> 00:50:00,525
matters that you have to take into account with regard to that.

961
00:50:00,585 --> 00:50:02,955
Particularly, it is public transportation.

962
00:50:03,255 --> 00:50:07,005
Multiple individuals through the course of the day get on and off of that bus.

963
00:50:07,815 --> 00:50:13,425
And so once we were notified, unfortunately through KLV, we did pull that bus from

964
00:50:13,515 --> 00:50:18,226
service. We had it serviced and fumigated. We also had the entire fleet done so.

965
00:50:18,645 --> 00:50:24,285
We do maintain daily cleaning of all the buses, so that process would have

966
00:50:24,346 --> 00:50:28,275
not caught that had it been done during the course of the bus'

967
00:50:29,355 --> 00:50:31,575
running its route.

968
00:50:32,055 --> 00:50:32,325
Okay.

969
00:50:33,735 --> 00:50:36,525
I have a procedural question.

970
00:50:38,476 --> 00:50:43,275
If we want, even as the council, to address something that is not germane to the

971
00:50:43,335 --> 00:50:47,295
meeting, we're supposed to make a motion to add-

972
00:50:47,325 --> 00:50:47,476
Correct

973
00:50:47,476 --> 00:50:49,305
... to the agenda by unanimous consent.

974
00:50:49,635 --> 00:50:49,965
Correct.

975
00:50:50,055 --> 00:50:55,035
So you bringing up the Atrans, while I am glad to hear this explanation,

976
00:50:55,875 --> 00:51:01,366
wasn't germane to our agenda. So if we expect the public to follow our

977
00:51:01,425 --> 00:51:04,125
procedures, we should also follow our procedures.

978
00:51:04,305 --> 00:51:05,295
Well, Ms. Felter.

979
00:51:06,045 --> 00:51:06,255
Feltes.

980
00:51:07,155 --> 00:51:07,425
What is-

981
00:51:07,935 --> 00:51:08,235
Feltes.

982
00:51:08,415 --> 00:51:09,825
Feltes. Excuse my pronunciation.

983
00:51:09,915 --> 00:51:10,096
That's

984
00:51:11,895 --> 00:51:12,045
okay.

985
00:51:12,045 --> 00:51:14,596
I brought it up because we're going to vote on the 11th.

986
00:51:15,255 --> 00:51:17,505
I have more votes, I have more items.

987
00:51:17,565 --> 00:51:23,145
And all I wanted to know was, and I did announce the Atrans situation, but all I

988
00:51:23,175 --> 00:51:26,295
wanted to know was who is responsible-

989
00:51:27,285 --> 00:51:27,375
Yeah

990
00:51:27,375 --> 00:51:29,295
... for maintaining, following through on the contracts.

991
00:51:29,385 --> 00:51:33,465
When we vote for this stuff, people look at us saying we voted on it, but we are

992
00:51:33,525 --> 00:51:35,565
voting on the recommendation of the administration.

993
00:51:35,596 --> 00:51:37,935
Well, technically, we're voting on the lowest bidder.

994
00:51:38,805 --> 00:51:42,106
The administration recommends it, but because we legally have to go with the lowest

995
00:51:42,165 --> 00:51:42,405
bidder.

996
00:51:42,645 --> 00:51:46,665
We did. We do. But my question again, how everyone looked at it-

997
00:51:46,695 --> 00:51:47,775
The lowest responsive bidder.

998
00:51:47,775 --> 00:51:49,726
Lowest responsive bidder. So I understand that that was your question.

999
00:51:49,815 --> 00:51:54,615
I was just pointing out procedurally, you could have asked about the contract

1000
00:51:54,675 --> 00:51:57,465
without bringing in something that wasn't germane to the topic.

1001
00:51:57,495 --> 00:51:57,705
Well-

1002
00:51:57,705 --> 00:51:57,705
Yes

1003
00:51:57,735 --> 00:52:02,865
... it's a contract that's done by the city, that was done by the city, approved by

1004
00:52:02,895 --> 00:52:08,025
the city. KLV responded. That the citizens that the administration responded to,

1005
00:52:08,266 --> 00:52:09,826
we're not going to get into all the affairs about this.

1006
00:52:09,885 --> 00:52:10,215
Am I-

1007
00:52:10,275 --> 00:52:11,356
I'm going to move right along.

1008
00:52:11,476 --> 00:52:11,715
Thank you.

1009
00:52:11,805 --> 00:52:16,305
I just asked the question, Ms. Lizzie, about why, when, and who does that.

1010
00:52:16,516 --> 00:52:17,175
Thank you all.

1011
00:52:17,205 --> 00:52:17,535
Thank you.

1012
00:52:17,955 --> 00:52:18,315
Questions?

1013
00:52:19,875 --> 00:52:20,175
Okay.

1014
00:52:20,476 --> 00:52:21,495
Questions may come.

1015
00:52:22,275 --> 00:52:23,324
One comment please.

1016
00:52:24,226 --> 00:52:26,955
The questions may come. The questions may come.

1017
00:52:28,155 --> 00:52:29,025
All in favor?

1018
00:52:29,115 --> 00:52:29,504
Aye.

1019
00:52:29,565 --> 00:52:31,245
Any opposed? Motion carried.

1020
00:52:32,175 --> 00:52:35,775
Number 12, to consider finding an option of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

1021
00:52:35,835 --> 00:52:41,535
renew the existing contract with Yankee Holding, doing business as Yankee Clipper

1022
00:52:41,596 --> 00:52:46,635
for landscape maintenance services for I-49 Greenbelt.

1023
00:52:47,145 --> 00:52:48,106
Motion, please.

1024
00:52:48,195 --> 00:52:48,585
Moved.

1025
00:52:48,645 --> 00:52:49,125
Second?

1026
00:52:49,185 --> 00:52:49,545
Second.

1027
00:52:50,115 --> 00:52:53,266
Motion by Councilman Vallort, second by Councilwoman Feltes.

1028
00:52:53,295 --> 00:52:55,425
To public comments, discussion?

1029
00:52:55,485 --> 00:52:56,205
Can I have a comment?

1030
00:52:56,356 --> 00:52:56,835
Okay.

1031
00:52:57,285 --> 00:53:01,516
On these items, I think it's 5 of them, 5 or 6 of them, whatever it is, all of

1032
00:53:01,606 --> 00:53:06,106
these are renewals of existing contracts by the year.

1033
00:53:06,645 --> 00:53:09,555
So these folks have already done a year's worth of work.

1034
00:53:09,945 --> 00:53:15,255
They're being renewed at a set price, which saves the city money, and I would think

1035
00:53:15,315 --> 00:53:19,245
that over a year's time, if they weren't doing a proper job, we'd know about it.

1036
00:53:19,875 --> 00:53:20,115
Mm-hmm.

1037
00:53:20,565 --> 00:53:25,606
So I would think the superintendent and the folks in the bus department, or

1038
00:53:25,635 --> 00:53:30,135
wherever, not bus department, wherever heads up that department, they would be the

1039
00:53:30,195 --> 00:53:31,125
ones that monitor.

1040
00:53:31,545 --> 00:53:32,115
I would hope so.

1041
00:53:32,266 --> 00:53:37,545
I know that we've had problems with some of these people before, on some parks, and

1042
00:53:37,995 --> 00:53:40,875
people complained, and we had to change-

1043
00:53:41,085 --> 00:53:42,165
Change the services

1044
00:53:42,195 --> 00:53:44,655
... change this thing because they weren't keeping up their duty.

1045
00:53:45,465 --> 00:53:45,675
Mm-hmm.

1046
00:53:46,305 --> 00:53:46,305
Okay.

1047
00:53:46,365 --> 00:53:47,235
All in favor?

1048
00:53:47,326 --> 00:53:47,445
Aye.

1049
00:53:47,835 --> 00:53:49,545
Any opposed? Motion carried.

1050
00:53:49,785 --> 00:53:53,266
Number 13, to consider finding an option of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

1051
00:53:53,295 --> 00:53:58,755
renew the existing contract with Ted Fin, LLC for landscape maintenance services

1052
00:53:58,785 --> 00:53:59,715
for Martin Park.

1053
00:53:59,985 --> 00:54:00,735
Motion, please.

1054
00:54:00,795 --> 00:54:01,305
Moved.

1055
00:54:01,395 --> 00:54:05,505
Motion by Councilman Vallort, second by Councilman Fowler. Public comments?

1056
00:54:05,835 --> 00:54:07,665
Discussion? All in favor?

1057
00:54:07,905 --> 00:54:08,055
Aye.

1058
00:54:08,145 --> 00:54:09,735
Any opposed? Motion carried.

1059
00:54:10,245 --> 00:54:13,665
Number 14, to consider finding an option of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

1060
00:54:13,726 --> 00:54:18,465
renew the existing contract with Taylor Escape for landscape maintenance services

1061
00:54:18,525 --> 00:54:19,965
for the community centers.

1062
00:54:20,145 --> 00:54:20,895
Motion, please.

1063
00:54:20,955 --> 00:54:21,525
Moved.

1064
00:54:21,615 --> 00:54:25,935
Motion by Councilman Vallort, second by Councilman Fowler. Public comments?

1065
00:54:26,025 --> 00:54:27,945
Discussion? All in favor?

1066
00:54:28,125 --> 00:54:28,395
Aye.

1067
00:54:28,455 --> 00:54:30,045
Any opposed? Motion carried.

1068
00:54:30,555 --> 00:54:33,826
Number 15, to consider finding an option of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

1069
00:54:33,885 --> 00:54:38,085
accept a low bid submitted for chlorine handling truck with knuckle boom crane.

1070
00:54:38,145 --> 00:54:42,226
The administration is requesting that this item be delayed by two weeks.

1071
00:54:42,375 --> 00:54:42,856
So moved.

1072
00:54:43,516 --> 00:54:44,895
Second to delay.

1073
00:54:45,735 --> 00:54:47,775
Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by...

1074
00:54:48,405 --> 00:54:51,856
Motion by Councilman Vallort, second by Councilman Fowler.

1075
00:54:53,805 --> 00:54:57,645
All right. Public hearing, community development item number 16, a resolution-

1076
00:54:57,645 --> 00:54:59,805
She can't speak on it because we haven't discussed it

1077
00:54:59,805 --> 00:55:03,016
... a resolution to hold a public hearing and taking action on the cost of

1078
00:55:03,045 --> 00:55:06,016
demolition of 21 structures and other costs

1079
00:55:09,891 --> 00:55:11,182
A motion to close out.

1080
00:55:12,081 --> 00:55:12,922
A motion to open up.

1081
00:55:12,981 --> 00:55:14,361
A motion to open up the-

1082
00:55:15,621 --> 00:55:15,922
Second

1083
00:55:15,922 --> 00:55:20,391
... motion by Councilman Belloit, second by Councilman Johnson.

1084
00:55:21,682 --> 00:55:26,302
Do we have anyone here that will be speaking on any of these structures that we

1085
00:55:26,331 --> 00:55:27,111
have tonight?

1086
00:55:31,281 --> 00:55:33,381
We did discuss this, Ms. Aaron.

1087
00:55:35,212 --> 00:55:35,361
Look-

1088
00:55:35,422 --> 00:55:36,201
We delayed it

1089
00:55:36,231 --> 00:55:37,161
... at the properties. I couldn't find

1090
00:55:39,682 --> 00:55:39,802
them.

1091
00:55:39,861 --> 00:55:40,881
Do we have anyone?

1092
00:55:41,932 --> 00:55:42,141
Yes.

1093
00:55:42,291 --> 00:55:44,212
Do we have anyone that's here that's going to-

1094
00:55:44,962 --> 00:55:47,481
Someone called me and asked me whether the property

1095
00:55:49,462 --> 00:55:49,971
was going to be on there, and I-

1096
00:55:49,971 --> 00:55:51,172
Was the property on there?

1097
00:55:51,621 --> 00:55:54,441
Said nothing, because I couldn't-

1098
00:55:54,591 --> 00:55:54,591
It wasn't

1099
00:55:54,591 --> 00:55:55,251
... find the publication,

1100
00:55:57,830 --> 00:56:00,321
so I had my team look for it, we couldn't find it.

1101
00:56:00,381 --> 00:56:01,011
So wherever I was-

1102
00:56:01,011 --> 00:56:06,291
We need to speak, so- Okay ... speaking out Okay, Mr. Lorenzo. Ms.

1103
00:56:06,441 --> 00:56:09,172
Davis ... sign up to speak, even if it's not just for them.

1104
00:56:09,771 --> 00:56:11,932
We would like, if it's okay with you, Mr.

1105
00:56:12,201 --> 00:56:17,781
Jordana, to do all of them since we have no one here to speak on them,

1106
00:56:18,531 --> 00:56:21,471
and since we have anyone to speak on them, just do-

1107
00:56:22,581 --> 00:56:22,971
All of them

1108
00:56:23,001 --> 00:56:23,691
... all of them at once.

1109
00:56:24,351 --> 00:56:27,172
And vote on them.

1110
00:56:27,231 --> 00:56:29,481
If any other members don't object.

1111
00:56:29,541 --> 00:56:33,771
Because what we're doing is basically just, these structures have already been torn

1112
00:56:33,831 --> 00:56:35,661
down. We're just levying-

1113
00:56:35,721 --> 00:56:36,231
Look at the cost

1114
00:56:36,291 --> 00:56:37,371
... the cost onto them.

1115
00:56:37,911 --> 00:56:39,351
Assessing the cost of the property.

1116
00:56:39,712 --> 00:56:40,041
Yes.

1117
00:56:40,821 --> 00:56:41,001
Yeah.

1118
00:56:43,851 --> 00:56:45,141
Basically-

1119
00:56:45,231 --> 00:56:47,420
Committee. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

1120
00:56:48,861 --> 00:56:49,041
You?

1121
00:56:55,041 --> 00:56:56,031
He's going to call them out.

1122
00:56:56,631 --> 00:56:56,932
Okay.

1123
00:56:57,321 --> 00:57:00,021
Right. Mr. Jordana, who was served, and who wasn't served?

1124
00:57:00,081 --> 00:57:01,041
You need to sound it out.

1125
00:57:01,432 --> 00:57:03,501
Yeah, he was going to call all the properties.

1126
00:57:03,501 --> 00:57:04,041
Okay. Go right ahead.

1127
00:57:05,511 --> 00:57:10,641
205 14th Street, for the authority to file a lien in the amount of

1128
00:57:10,672 --> 00:57:13,611
$16,854.41.

1129
00:57:16,881 --> 00:57:22,851
2213 Third Street, $10,802.22.

1130
00:57:24,261 --> 00:57:26,902
2626 Ninth Street,

1131
00:57:27,561 --> 00:57:30,501
$9,500.23.

1132
00:57:32,001 --> 00:57:37,552
613 Broadway Avenue, $8,173.71.

1133
00:57:38,871 --> 00:57:40,402
1013 Chaney Street,

1134
00:57:41,061 --> 00:57:46,701
$9,102.19. 2939

1135
00:57:46,761 --> 00:57:51,261
Cypress Street, $9,602.71.

1136
00:57:52,101 --> 00:57:57,652
1028 Dallas Avenue, $5,662.71.

1137
00:57:58,851 --> 00:58:03,321
5006 Eddie Williams Avenue, $33,441.23.

1138
00:58:05,422 --> 00:58:10,941
1316 Holly Street, $8,064.71.

1139
00:58:11,962 --> 00:58:13,341
2030 Houston Street,

1140
00:58:13,672 --> 00:58:19,161
$6,300.24.

1141
00:58:20,721 --> 00:58:26,212
2715 Jeannette Street, $11,204.24.

1142
00:58:27,111 --> 00:58:32,451
1527 11th Street, $10,074.04.

1143
00:58:33,531 --> 00:58:38,001
2809 Main Street, $19,085.34.

1144
00:58:40,552 --> 00:58:44,152
1947 Mason Street, $5,900.24.

1145
00:58:46,371 --> 00:58:52,131
3219 Monroe Street, $13,582.68.

1146
00:58:53,001 --> 00:58:57,471
2318 Orange Street, $26,882.11.

1147
00:58:59,271 --> 00:59:03,652
1817 Overton Street, $5,108.24.

1148
00:59:05,601 --> 00:59:10,221
1801 Princeton, $11,184.42.

1149
00:59:12,922 --> 00:59:18,891
1009 South Street, $9,779.74.

1150
00:59:19,971 --> 00:59:25,011
504 University Street, $9,256.24.

1151
00:59:26,061 --> 00:59:30,682
And 412 Woodard Street, $5,275.24.

1152
00:59:31,311 --> 00:59:32,001
Need a motion.

1153
00:59:32,451 --> 00:59:33,052
A motion.

1154
00:59:33,951 --> 00:59:34,281
Second.

1155
00:59:34,731 --> 00:59:35,631
Moved by Councilman Fowler.

1156
00:59:35,661 --> 00:59:36,291
Mr. Jordana?

1157
00:59:36,351 --> 00:59:42,201
Yeah. All these parties have been properly notified, served and notified,

1158
00:59:42,771 --> 00:59:47,601
with the exceptions of one that wasn't required for me to do any work on.

1159
00:59:48,141 --> 00:59:50,271
I think it was one, two, three.

1160
00:59:51,682 --> 00:59:52,071
Right?

1161
00:59:52,131 --> 00:59:52,402
Yeah.

1162
00:59:52,941 --> 00:59:53,932
It'd be number one-

1163
00:59:54,321 --> 00:59:56,991
Number one, number four,

1164
00:59:59,871 --> 01:00:02,902
number 15, number 16,

1165
01:00:04,191 --> 01:00:05,302
and number 21.

1166
01:00:05,571 --> 01:00:06,172
That's correct.

1167
01:00:06,411 --> 01:00:06,712
18.

1168
01:00:06,771 --> 01:00:08,152
And what's those for?

1169
01:00:08,721 --> 01:00:13,101
And number 18. Those did not require an absentee attorney.

1170
01:00:13,881 --> 01:00:16,641
Okay. Are those required absentee attorney?

1171
01:00:16,701 --> 01:00:18,802
Council, you want to turn down the bills?

1172
01:00:19,851 --> 01:00:21,141
With motion by Councilman

1173
01:00:23,511 --> 01:00:27,652
Fowler, and second by Councilman Belloit, a motion to

1174
01:00:29,481 --> 01:00:32,302
go back into closing.

1175
01:00:32,661 --> 01:00:33,741
Don't we vote on it?

1176
01:00:33,771 --> 01:00:35,481
He had to take a vote. Oh, I'm sorry.

1177
01:00:35,511 --> 01:00:36,291
We've got to vote.

1178
01:00:36,351 --> 01:00:37,191
Any discussion?

1179
01:00:38,962 --> 01:00:40,552
Public comments? All in favor?

1180
01:00:40,701 --> 01:00:41,781
Aye.

1181
01:00:41,871 --> 01:00:44,422
Any opposed? Motion carried.

1182
01:00:45,201 --> 01:00:46,041
Move to close.

1183
01:00:48,021 --> 01:00:53,391
Motion to close, and second. Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman

1184
01:00:53,451 --> 01:00:54,741
Belloit. Motion to close.

1185
01:00:55,311 --> 01:00:55,761
Move.

1186
01:00:55,851 --> 01:00:59,182
Public comments? Discussion? All in favor?

1187
01:00:59,331 --> 01:00:59,571
Aye.

1188
01:00:59,631 --> 01:01:02,121
Any opposed? Motion carried.