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» Evening everybody.

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Good to have all of you here that are

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here. We thank you for coming uh to this

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uh our [music] city uh board meeting. We

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hope that um you find it enlightening as

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we move forward in this great city.

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We ask that um as you come that you

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would please take notice that the agenda

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is in your seat and uh that's what we'll

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go by in this meeting.

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>> So we're going to open this meeting with

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prayer

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and if you would would you stand with us

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thank them.

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Our father and our God, we come this

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time thanking you for being the God that

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you are. We thank you dear God.

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You have still look beyond our fault and

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supply our need. Thank you for this time

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that we have time to sit together and do

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the business of this city. And we know

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dear God that after all things are said

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and done, we pray that it will be in

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your will. So we pray to let your will

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be done. God bless every person that is

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here in the sound of my voice. You know

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that in which we all have the uh thank

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you for being the God that you are.

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Thank you for your mercy. Thank you for

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your grace, your patience, your love,

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and your understanding. And always we

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pray that you would give us this day

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[snorts] our daily bread. It's in Jesus

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mighty, masterful, merciful name we

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pray. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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First on our agenda, we have u our chief

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of police is coming

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uh to uh present and to speak on behalf

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of two of our retiring police officers,

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which we hate to see them go.

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right. So, uh, Captain

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Norris and Harvey, if y'all step up

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Good afternoon, everyone. I want to

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thank you for being here today. It's an

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honor to stand here before you as we

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celebrate the retirement of Captain

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Michael Harvey and Captain Michael

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Norris, whose dedication, leadership,

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and service has been a long lasting mark

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on this department and our community.

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the badge with pride, integrity, and

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commitment. Throughout their career,

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it's been filled with challenges,

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success, and countless moments of

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service. They are truly examples what

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every chief would want. Behind every

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accomplishment is a person who has

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sacrificed time, missed family events,

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worked long hours. Today, we recognize

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not only the captains here on their uh

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professional achievements, but also the

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sacrifices made by their family and

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their loved ones throughout their

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journey. While retirement marks the end

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of a law enforcement career, it also

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begins a new exciting chapter. We hope

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it brings you good health, happiness,

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and many opportunities to come. On

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behalf of everyone here, we want to

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thank you for your service, your

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leadership, your friendship. Your

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congratulations are well earned. We wish

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you and your family nothing but the very

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best ahead. I would ask that if the

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audience if you please stand with me and

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congratulate captain the captains on

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outstanding career and a welldeserved

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retirement. [applause]

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>> Thank y'all. Thank you. Thank you.

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>> So, we're presenting uh both captains

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25 years. And I want to thank all of

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y'all. Thank you very much.

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>> I want to say thank you all very much. I

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appreciate what the city has done for

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thank you very much.

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» Mr. Bobby, you want to come this way?

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» For them, huh?

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>> Stay out of line. But the board members

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for certain after you take this photo of

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these. Yes, sir. All right.

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police officers come up and current

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probably come stand here. Sound down

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here and then some

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>> Oh, hip ain't like it used to be.

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Good thing I work behalf of these guys.

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All right. On three. One, two, three.

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» Go, Mike.

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please. One, two, three. All right.

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» You got it right there.

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>> Okay. You good? [clears throat] All

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let me say thank you again uh

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to all the police officers that that

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have once served and are still yet

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serving. But uh you don't know what a

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privilege it was for me to serve with

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the Brook Haven Police Department. Um

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some of you all some I see have grown

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now know me when I know wore the uniform

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and I appreciate the training that I

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have and the love for this city. Even

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though we working we were working for

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peanuts, we were still doing the job. So

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we thank you all. Thank you officers so

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>> Next on my agenda is approve the regular

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meeting and regular board meeting from

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June 2nd, 2026. Need a motion?

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» Moved and second. Have we approved the

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uh board meeting for June 2nd, 2026?

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>> I oppos. Thank you also very much. On

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our appearance list, we have first of

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all Slaughter and Willingham.

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Thank you very much, Mayor Board. My

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name is Nathan Willingham. I'm a

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principal planner and partner at the

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firm Slaughter and Willingham. And it's

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a deep honor and privilege to be in a

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thriving growing community such as Brook

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Haven working on a comprehensive plan

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update. Um,

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many of y'all are very familiar with our

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firm, having worked with my business

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partner, Mike Slaughter, for many years

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on uh comprehensive planning and other

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planning issues. Um, I want to take a

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few minutes this evening to really

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formally kick off our comprehensive

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planning process. I know Mike was here

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several months back, spoke to the board

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about the comprehensive plan, what it

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is, what goes into it. Uh, I'm going to

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recover some of that ground uh briefly

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this evening. uh try not to re retread

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everything that he said, but I do think

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it's important at this stage to give a

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little bit of a refresher uh and then

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talk about the engagement process and

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the next steps that this community can

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expect when working with us in this

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comprehensive plan update. Um first of I

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want to introduce our planning team. Um

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we're a firm out of Oxford. We do

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planning comprehensive plans and

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regulatory work all over the state of

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Mississippi. 99% of our clients are are

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cities and and counties in Mississippi.

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uh very honored and privileged to serve

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public sector clients here in the state

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of Mississippi. Uh both Mike and myself

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are AICP certified planners. That stands

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for American Institute of Certified

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Planning. It's a national certification

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in the field of community planning. Uh

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nationally recognized uh requires a

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devotion to a code of ethics and

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continuing ed continuing education as

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well as uh experience and as you can

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imagine a comprehensive exam is part of

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it as well. Uh he and I together have

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about 60 years of combined experience

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working in the planning profession.

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and we like to joke and say that he's

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the younger and better looking of the

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two of us that are partners. Um but you

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can see his biography as well as mine

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here on this next slide. Uh Mike is both

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a AICP certified planner as well as a

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registered professional engineer. My

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background is in public administration.

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I have both a masters and a doctorate in

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public administration. I like to pride

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myself in helping communities get things

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done because we can do all the plans in

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the world, but if there's not a strategy

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and a a workable assetbased approach to

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community development backing up that

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document, it it does the dreadful thing

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that comp plans often do, which is to

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sit on a shelf. Uh and then in addition

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to Mike and myself who are sort of the

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leadership core of the team, we also

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have a senior planner and project

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manager in our office, a fellow named

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Tab Sanford who is uh he's been doing

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this work about 10 years and has a

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masters in community planning, a lot of

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expertise in in public engagement and

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GIS work. In addition to uh the three

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planners on staff, we have crucially

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important support folks in our office. I would mention Samia Bandra who is a

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GIS technician who is responsible for

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all the maps that you will see as we go

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through uh go through the planning

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process. And then Vantessa Wilson uh who

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is our administrative assistant and she

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is the logistical soul of our operation.

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And I think everyone on the board has at

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this point talked to her at least once

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in in trying to set up some of the

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events that we've got taking place over

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the next uh several days and will be in

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contact over the next several months as

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we work on this comp plan update. Uh so

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that's our team. You know, there's five

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of us in the office. Um you know, we

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work all over the place. Uh we got a lot

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of experience um everywhere from

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Chattanooga, Tennessee to uh North

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Alabama to West Tennessee. I mean, we've

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worked all over the country. um and have

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settled down and put our roots down here

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in Mississippi uh with the honor and

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privilege again of serving communities

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like like Brook Haven. Uh Mike talked a

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good bit about this the last time he was

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privileged and made an appearance here,

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but want to talk a little bit about a

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comprehensive plan just as a way to

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refresh our memories as we kick off this

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stage of the planning process. So what

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is a comp plan? It's it's essentially a

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policy guide for growth and development

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over the next 20 to 25 years. It lays

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out for both leaders who are elected

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officials and leaders who are department

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heads and appointed officials as well as

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community members and those who might

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wish to make investments in your

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community. Uh it lays out exactly what

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the vision for the future is, right? It spells out what the long-term goals

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and objectives for the community are in

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a way that people can understand and be

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oriented toward good growth and

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development and understand what that

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looks like going forward. We think about

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it in three different ways. Uh as

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planners, we sort of think about it in

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the technical sense about what's legally

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required for a comprehensive plan as

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well as the the contents of the plan and

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the methods that are used to engage with

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the public and to perform analysis and

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use GIS to create maps and and things

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like that. But in addition to that, for a board and also for the public,

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it's a vitally important piece of your

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economic development and your fiscal

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management strategy because as we all

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know, a a community is a city is a

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creature of public services. And those

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public services depend on your ability

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to to be able to hire good officers and

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firefighters and pave streets and

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provide all of the municipal services

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that people expect for a growing

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thriving economy and high quality of

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life. And so good development leads to a

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good commercial sales tax base as well

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as a good property tax base that

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supports your fiscal and financial

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ability to do those things. Good

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planning is essential for low taxes and

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highquality public services. And so it's

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a it's a vital part of a board strategy.

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And in addition to that, for all members

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of a community, for all walks of life,

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the comprehensive plan is a way to think

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about and engage with understanding of

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the values of the community as they are

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oriented toward quality of life. It's a

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way of getting feedback and

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understanding about what it means to

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have a high quality of life in a

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community. And for for us, high quality

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of life is things like good jobs,

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high quality uh housing for people to

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live in, good schools, public safety

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services, water, sewer, roads, streets,

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parks, recreation, all of the amenities

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that members of the public demand of

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their local governments in order to make

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day-to-day life in not just functional,

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but but enjoyable to them to have a a

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enjoyable uh life and presence and

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experience. in a community. So for a

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comprehensive plan, there are four

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statutory requirements or four elements

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of it that that have to be included.

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There's a requirement for a set of goals

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and objectives for a land use plan,

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transportation plan, and community

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facilities plan. We'll speak very

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briefly about each of those. Talk about

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goals and objectives. These are these

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are the aspects that create quality of

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life. You know, these are things like

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your residential and commercial and

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industrial development, where things go,

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how they grow in the future, and how the

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board can make good decisions with good

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policies to shape that growth and

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development going forward. Also, um

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goals and objectives around open space

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and recreation, which is a vital import

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vitally important part of uh the

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engagement of not just your youth in

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your community, but people of all walks

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of life, all ages, and all walks of

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life. making certain that they're

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recreational and health recreational

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opportunities and the health and

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engagement benefits that come along with

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those. All of us in life, well, most of

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us I think have had a coach at some

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point who guided [clears throat] and

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steered us. Even as an adult, I look for

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the coaches, the people that can mentor

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me. It's a lifelong pursuit in a lot of

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ways. uh that starts with these

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recreation programs and understanding

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what it takes to to really guide and

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mentor people toward a goal, you know,

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and and that's a crucially important

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part of your community. Um streets and

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road improvements. These are of course

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the most visible pieces of

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infrastructure that your citizens see on

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a day-to-day basis. Not an elected

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official I have ever met has been able

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to walk through the grocery store

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without a conversation about a pothole.

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Right? And so these are things that that

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you hear about daytoday with your

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residents that we need to to think about

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in terms of how growth and development

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influence your capacity to take care of

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this infrastructure that people depend

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on. Uh and then in addition to that

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community facilities which are things

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like your libraries, your police and

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fire departments, the places where

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public services take place.

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Second element of a comprehensive plan

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is a land use plan which is a sketch of

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what what is needed in your community in

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terms of residential development,

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commercial development, industrial

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development and jobs at what density of

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development things should take place.

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Where things are going really well in

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your community and they should be kept

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and preserved as they are. Where things

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have an opportunity to grow in your

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community and how they should be planted

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and sewn and nurtured to grow. and then

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other places where maybe the garden

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needs a little a little tilling or

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replanting or weeding so that the

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existing development patterns can can prosper uh more effectively. Uh

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and then also talking in the land use

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plan about recreation open space and

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public lands and facilities. This is the

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guide for growth and development. When

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you're asked to make those very, very

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difficult decisions about whether an

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investment in your community is the

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right type in the right location for

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your community and they come to you, hard and they come to

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you fast. And so when someone is at this

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podium requesting approval of something

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and maybe somebody else wants to see it

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not approved, having a plan in place

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makes that decision not easy but easier

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because you have the forethought that

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came from the planning process and the

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engagement with your public and with

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your leadership to be able to make good

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decisions in the heat of that moment

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that's based on the forethought that was

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put into the actions that you're being

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asked to take. In addition to land use,

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of course, there's a transportation

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component to the planning process

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because we all have to get around to

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engage in our community. We have to be

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connected to community both through

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surface streets and passenger vehicles,

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but also things like sidewalks and trail

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systems and networks and and even even

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in a rural small city environment,

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public transportation systems, and how

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people that that maybe don't have access

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to vehicles can still have accessibility

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to your community and to all the good

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things that it offers.

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And then lastly, we will talk about

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community facilities plans. Community

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facilities, we talk about planning in

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general, we like to talk about the

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importance of place and neighborhood and

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everything that you offer as a city

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takes place somewhere. And the

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condition, quality, and capacity of that

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location, of that place is

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important to being able to provide

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highquality public services going

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forward. again those public services

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being essential to the to the quality of

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life of the residents and and visitors

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and those that engage with the city of

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Brook Haven.

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So essentially the purpose of the

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comprehensive plan is to chart a course

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for future development and to provide an

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expression of the aims and ambitions of

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the community over the long haul to help

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keep you oriented in the future toward

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good decision making in the day-to-day

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with a vision for the future and a

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wellthoughtout set of goals and

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objectives. You can make better

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decisions dayto-day when tough questions

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come your way. And that really is

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essentially the purpose of comprehensive

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plan because it is a it's a snapshot of

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your community today, a vision for your

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community tomorrow, and that is informed

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by facts and data and information, but

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most importantly by what we're going to

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talk about next, which is the public

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engagement process.

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We share this quote a lot. It says

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communities can be shaped by chance or

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they can be shaped by choice. we can

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keep accepting the kind of kind of

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communities we get or we can start

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creating the kind of communities we

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want. That was a quote by Mr. Richard Mo

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who is with the National Trust for

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Historic Preservation. Um we talk about

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the the most important part of the

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comprehensive plan and new information

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I'll show you this evening is the

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engagement process. And I always like to go back to Proverbs 4:7 which is

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wisdom is the principle thing and all

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things get wisdom and then I get and get

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understanding.

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We can do a lot of research and a lot of

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analysis from miles and miles away at a

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desk where we have access to census data

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and maps and information about your

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community. But we can't gain true

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understanding of your community unless

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we seek wisdom from those that have it.

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And the wisdom of your community is is

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well the wisdom of all things comes from one source, but the wisdom of your

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community is housed in your in the

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knowledge and the understanding and the

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experience of your leaders, your key

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stakeholders and the members of your

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community. And so the public engagement

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process is the very purpose of why we do

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the work that we do. Because without

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that level of engagement and without

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executing public engagement, we can't

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find the wisdom and we can't translate

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the wisdom that is part of all of your

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community's individual experiences into

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an understanding of the vision for the

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future and of what people want for the

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future of the city of Brook Haven. And

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so the most important part and also as

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you can imagine the hardest part of the

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planning process to shape is the public

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engagement process.

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But our approach is to be community

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first to put the the needs of the

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community before anything else and to

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allow the community to define the vision

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for the future because it has to be

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driven by your people's understanding

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and your people's wisdom or it won't be

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actionable. You know, you can't act on

548
00:27:11,919 --> 00:27:14,159
things that are my ideas or someone on

549
00:27:14,159 --> 00:27:16,640
my team's ideas. We can offer

550
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,960
suggestions on ideas, but they have to

551
00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,279
be embraced and part of the collective

552
00:27:21,279 --> 00:27:23,279
wisdom and understanding of this

553
00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:29,440
community before they can actually you as leaders can have the confidence

554
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,360
of your convictions that they are the

555
00:27:31,360 --> 00:27:33,360
right actions and right steps to take.

556
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:35,679
In addition to that, it's incredible to

557
00:27:35,679 --> 00:27:37,360
work in Brook Haven because the level of

558
00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:39,760
transparency and accountability. I

559
00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,480
realize that that I am being recorded

560
00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,279
and sent across an amazing digital

561
00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:47,440
broadcast system in an amazing facility

562
00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,159
right now. That level of transparency

563
00:27:50,159 --> 00:27:53,520
leads to accountability on my part as a

564
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,279
planner for the things that I do and I

565
00:27:55,279 --> 00:27:57,600
say in your community and and I I and

566
00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,240
our team want to embrace that. We want

567
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,159
this to be an open and transparent

568
00:28:02,159 --> 00:28:05,440
process where everybody from all walks

569
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,960
of life no matter where you come from or

570
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:10,559
where you're going has the opportunity

571
00:28:10,559 --> 00:28:13,039
to be heard. Now I said earlier it's the

572
00:28:13,039 --> 00:28:15,279
hardest part of the process and it is we

573
00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:17,039
can make it's the horseto-water

574
00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:19,279
scenario. We can make the information

575
00:28:19,279 --> 00:28:22,159
available. We can ask and we will we

576
00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:23,760
will transparently make information

577
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,360
available and we will ask people to

578
00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:28,640
engage and be part of the process.

579
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,000
But we need help to make that happen

580
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,520
because me standing here requesting

581
00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,799
someone to answer a question is much

582
00:28:38,799 --> 00:28:41,279
less effective than a member of the

583
00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:44,399
community sharing an opportunity and

584
00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:46,399
saying it's telling them telling folks

585
00:28:46,399 --> 00:28:48,799
how it's important to be engaged and

586
00:28:48,799 --> 00:28:50,720
involved. We can take their information

587
00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,880
when they're with us but we can't

588
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,960
influence their decision to be involved.

589
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,080
We can make opportunities available, but

590
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,960
we desperately need help from every

591
00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,880
person who is interested in this

592
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,440
community to get the word out to make

593
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,320
these opportunities to be engaged part

594
00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,159
of the planning process. And we're going

595
00:29:10,159 --> 00:29:11,679
to talk some more about that here in

596
00:29:11,679 --> 00:29:14,159
just a second. And then lastly, the two

597
00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:15,679
points there, we want to be practical

598
00:29:15,679 --> 00:29:17,679
about what we do. Our approach needs to

599
00:29:17,679 --> 00:29:19,600
be grounded in what's possible with with

600
00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,440
high aspirations and goals for what

601
00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,200
happens in your community. And those two

602
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,799
last two points go together. to point

603
00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:27,039
toward a practical approach to planning

604
00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:28,399
that gets you something that you can

605
00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:30,000
implement that does good things in your

606
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,840
community over time, creates positive

607
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:35,440
change because we do this based on an

608
00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,000
optimistic understanding of the future.

609
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,559
It can be better. It is hopeful and we

610
00:29:40,559 --> 00:29:42,159
are optimistic that through a process

611
00:29:42,159 --> 00:29:44,480
like this we can make positive changes

612
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,440
in the community. And so with each stage

613
00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,600
of the planning process, each each

614
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,600
activity, each engagement that we're

615
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,919
part of, each planning activity, we have

616
00:29:53,919 --> 00:29:56,480
a a four-step process that repeats every

617
00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,399
time. The first step, as you can

618
00:29:58,399 --> 00:30:00,720
imagine, is preparation. Uh it's it's

619
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,640
identifying who the stakeholders are,

620
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:08,080
what the message that is best suited to be received by them would be. So you

621
00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:09,600
identify your audience, you identify the

622
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,520
message, you identify the channels that

623
00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,919
message would move across, whether it's

624
00:30:13,919 --> 00:30:15,520
newspaper outlets, other news,

625
00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:17,120
traditional media outlets, press

626
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,000
releases, um social media is a big part

627
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,159
of of today's environment. Whatever the

628
00:30:22,159 --> 00:30:23,520
appropriate channels for your community

629
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:24,880
are, we want to identify the

630
00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:26,799
stakeholders, the message, and the

631
00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:29,120
channel to reach them. We then want to

632
00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,919
make certain that we send those messages

633
00:30:31,919 --> 00:30:34,000
effectively across those channels to

634
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,520
create awareness of the planning

635
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,320
opportunities. We then want to execute

636
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,080
each one of those engagements. Whether

637
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,399
it's a community survey or a public

638
00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:44,320
meeting or a focus group, we want to

639
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,480
reach the audience and execute that

640
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,600
engagement as as effectively and

641
00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,200
efficiently as possible with the highest

642
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,520
degree of participation. And then we

643
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,200
want to follow up. We want to show the

644
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,039
public and the leadership the results of

645
00:30:57,039 --> 00:30:58,399
what happened. So people come to

646
00:30:58,399 --> 00:30:59,760
meetings a lot of times, what happened?

647
00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,679
Where does this go? Right? So, we've got

648
00:31:01,679 --> 00:31:03,679
a strategy for going through this

649
00:31:03,679 --> 00:31:06,720
four-step process with each stage or

650
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:08,720
each engagement, each planning activity

651
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,320
that we have as part of the

652
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,480
comprehensive plan.

653
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,159
The stage that we're in now is the

654
00:31:14,159 --> 00:31:16,720
visioning portion. We will take ideas

655
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,559
and understanding about long-term goals

656
00:31:18,559 --> 00:31:20,399
and objectives,

657
00:31:20,399 --> 00:31:23,039
work toward developing a strategy that

658
00:31:23,039 --> 00:31:25,360
eventually becomes a draft plan. This

659
00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,120
the next three steps that are involved

660
00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,720
in the planning process. We'll be

661
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,200
working through the ne all of these

662
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,760
three stages will involve opportunities

663
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,200
for public feedback and public

664
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:36,880
engagement.

665
00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,880
Our project timeline, we actually been

666
00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,799
on the job for quite a bit now, but

667
00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:42,640
we're starting the official public

668
00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,320
engaged portion of the comprehensive

669
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,320
plan here in June and it will run

670
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,720
through we think about December or so.

671
00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,799
This is a tentative timeline. We don't

672
00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:53,120
rush to any sort of judgment. We work

673
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,159
with cities on scheduling. We are in in

674
00:31:56,159 --> 00:31:58,159
no greater or lesser hurry than is

675
00:31:58,159 --> 00:32:00,640
necessary to have a good quality

676
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,399
comprehensive plan for the city of Brook

677
00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:04,480
Haven. We do set a pretty ambitious

678
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,799
timeline because we know that people do

679
00:32:06,799 --> 00:32:08,399
kind of lose interest over time. You

680
00:32:08,399 --> 00:32:09,600
know, if we kick it off now and we don't

681
00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,200
talk to people for a few weeks, it's

682
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:12,320
going to, you know, interest is going to

683
00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,720
die down. We want to move fast, but we

684
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,880
want to make the pace appropriate to the

685
00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,240
community and to the the planning effort

686
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,480
that that uh is appropriate to reach

687
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,840
your people and get good feedback.

688
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,840
and then give you some information about

689
00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,000
where we're going from here. Um, there's

690
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,640
one of these QR codes up here on this

691
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,519
slide, which we uh I think has already

692
00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:38,240
been actually the survey link. The QR

693
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:39,919
code goes to a community survey. It's

694
00:32:39,919 --> 00:32:41,120
one of the first steps in the public

695
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,360
engagement process, is to put a survey

696
00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,039
out and just let the general public give

697
00:32:45,039 --> 00:32:48,000
us understanding and feedback. It's a

698
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,679
great way of just getting more generic

699
00:32:49,679 --> 00:32:51,600
feedback from members of the public. So,

700
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,080
this code and that uh web link down

701
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:55,840
below in the orange box will take you

702
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:58,880
straight to that survey. Uh in addition

703
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,360
to that, we're going to roll out a

704
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,640
project website which will have all of

705
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,120
the presentation material that we use

706
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:09,360
throughout the comprehensive plan. So, a

707
00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,200
copy of anything we present will be on

708
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,240
the website. Uh any maps or data or

709
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,640
charts that we develop will be on that

710
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,720
website. Survey results will be on that

711
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,159
website. So, it will be out there and

712
00:33:20,159 --> 00:33:21,840
available as sort of the the

713
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:23,919
encyclopedia of planning here in in

714
00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:25,600
Brook Haven for the duration of this

715
00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,159
project. Uh, in addition to that, we've

716
00:33:28,159 --> 00:33:30,080
got a couple of face-toface engagements

717
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,559
coming up this next week. Um, over the

718
00:33:32,559 --> 00:33:33,760
course of the next couple of days, we'll

719
00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,360
be talking with each of the board

720
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:36,720
members and your department heads

721
00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,840
individually. Uh, leading out from that,

722
00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,320
we will continue to build a very robust

723
00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,080
stakeholder list. I think our list

724
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,519
currently has about 73 organizations and

725
00:33:47,519 --> 00:33:49,200
individuals on it. So, we're building

726
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,320
that list so that we can continue to

727
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,360
meet with small groups in focus group

728
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,919
interviews and also have a very uh

729
00:33:57,919 --> 00:34:00,559
robust list of invitees to participate

730
00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:03,760
in surveys, focus groups, and public

731
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,519
meetings coming up. And then rolling

732
00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:07,039
forward from there, we will be

733
00:34:07,039 --> 00:34:08,960
scheduling a series of public meetings

734
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,879
where we actually invite the general

735
00:34:10,879 --> 00:34:13,919
public, the whole public to to um give

736
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:16,639
us feedback about the the community's

737
00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:18,800
vision for the future about the goals

738
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,399
and objectives and those important

739
00:34:20,399 --> 00:34:22,079
comprehensive planning elements that I

740
00:34:22,079 --> 00:34:24,720
mentioned mentioned earlier. Uh as of

741
00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:27,520
right now, I would encourage everyone to

742
00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,639
uh take a look at the survey and we will

743
00:34:30,639 --> 00:34:32,320
make sure to broadcast it across

744
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,079
multiple channels and then the next

745
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:35,919
couple of days keep an eye out for the

746
00:34:35,919 --> 00:34:38,159
project website. It's got a host of

747
00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:41,200
information already uh compiled about

748
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,599
Brook Haven and then it will be the a

749
00:34:43,599 --> 00:34:45,440
source of of public data and information

750
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,679
about the project as we go forward.

751
00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:50,079
Every single time we engage in something

752
00:34:50,079 --> 00:34:51,760
that's an important milestone, that

753
00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,079
website will be updated. The information

754
00:34:54,079 --> 00:34:56,159
that we share during that milestone

755
00:34:56,159 --> 00:34:58,160
activity will be placed there and we

756
00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:59,680
will make certain that that information

757
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,000
is shared broadly through different

758
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,760
communication channels to try to get

759
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,880
that word out as often as possible. And

760
00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:10,079
then at the end of it, we will have a

761
00:35:10,079 --> 00:35:12,079
comprehensive plan update that serves

762
00:35:12,079 --> 00:35:14,560
the needs of the city of Brook Haven and

763
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,280
helps to uh helps the board to make

764
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:18,800
important decisions about quality of

765
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,280
life, helps to smooth the pathway toward

766
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,520
easier decisions about investment and

767
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,520
helps the public to better understand

768
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,359
the direction and the decisions that the

769
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:30,000
board does make. I appreciate your time

770
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,920
very much and certainly happy to answer

771
00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:35,599
any questions that you might have.

772
00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:37,520
Thank you, Mr. Willingham. We're ready

773
00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,200
for your survey to show up.

774
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,839
>> Thanks very much.

775
00:35:41,839 --> 00:35:46,000
>> Thank you, Ryan Holmes.

776
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:50,800
Dang engineering. There is Josh.

777
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,440
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Board, I have two

778
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,320
things tonight. Um,

779
00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,240
a month or so ago, we talked about uh I

780
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:02,160
got permission to go out and get some

781
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,920
bids for the work on for the drainage

782
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:09,440
out on Brook Haven Street. Uh, I got two

783
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:13,839
bids for the repair. uh one from

784
00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:19,190
Greenbryer Digging Services for 74,760

785
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:23,359
and then one for uh from TL Wallace for

786
00:36:23,359 --> 00:36:27,920
87 or 86135.

787
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,079
And so I would uh recommend taking the

788
00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:34,720
load bid. Uh this is the pipe over on

789
00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:36,720
Brook Haven Street where the inlets, you

790
00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,240
know, eroding away and fell in right

791
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:41,200
there uh next to the fire station.

792
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,040
So move second.

793
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,119
>> All in favor?

794
00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:47,520
Opposes. Thank you.

795
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,400
>> The second thing I got is uh speaking of

796
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,520
fire station is uh we're looking for

797
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,160
looking at the renovations for the the

798
00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,160
new truck coming in and where to place

799
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,720
it. And uh we've got drawings pretty

800
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:04,079
much 99% uh been uh talking to the chief

801
00:37:04,079 --> 00:37:06,000
back and forth on that. And we're

802
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,160
looking for permission to advertise to

803
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,960
put that out for bid.

804
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:16,390
Need a motion.

805
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,280
» It's station.

806
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:24,079
>> Any any discussion? All in favor sign I

807
00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:33,829
>> poses. Same sign. Thank you.

808
00:37:33,839 --> 00:37:37,589
» Okay J Mike McKenzie.

809
00:37:37,599 --> 00:37:39,520
» Evening board. Uh Steven Barnett filling

810
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,359
in for Mike tonight. Uh just one quick

811
00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:44,240
update. Um we've had some complaints

812
00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:47,119
about some sewer issues and and backing

813
00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:49,920
up on the uh North Jackson West Court

814
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,119
Street area of town. Uh Sun Coast came

815
00:37:53,119 --> 00:37:56,720
in last week and um did some exploring

816
00:37:56,720 --> 00:37:59,040
down there and found that uh a

817
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:00,960
telecommunication line had been bored

818
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,079
through the sewer line. And so it had

819
00:38:04,079 --> 00:38:06,400
taken on a bunch of uh debris. They

820
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,200
actually pulled out 8 cubic yards of uh

821
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,520
sediment and stuff from the sewer line.

822
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,200
So, they pulled that out and hopefully

823
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,040
it should be flowing better now. So,

824
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,800
we're in the process of figuring out

825
00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:18,880
with the one call exactly which

826
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,960
communication company that is that has

827
00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:23,839
their fiber line going through it and uh

828
00:38:23,839 --> 00:38:27,359
we'll proceed with getting them to to

829
00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:38,390
fix it.

830
00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,160
That's what he's going to be pursuing.

831
00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,760
Telephone company, telecommunicate

832
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,520
company to make them pay.

833
00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:44,960
>> We'll get with Bobby on exactly what we

834
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:49,119
need to um to send, but we're working on

835
00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:49,440
that.

836
00:38:49,440 --> 00:39:03,270
>> Thank you.

837
00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:05,760
Good evening board, to the mayor, and to

838
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,839
the board. My name is Larry Day. I'm

839
00:39:07,839 --> 00:39:10,400
with Night and Day Group, and today the

840
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,400
city opened up bids for the $450,000

841
00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:18,000
general obligation note series 2026.

842
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:20,400
There were five bids that were received

843
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,200
on this note. uh and they were all

844
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,119
received from qualified financial

845
00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:26,640
institutions.

846
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,400
Uh with that being said, uh the bid that

847
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,800
came in the lowest in best was from

848
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:37,990
First Bank. It came in at 4.38%.

849
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,240
So with this competitive bid process,

850
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:43,119
it's my recommendation that the board

851
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:46,320
move forward with First Bank for the

852
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:52,470
general obligation over $450,000.

853
00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:53,280
Second

854
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:54,720
>> a motion and second that [clears throat]

855
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:58,480
we move forward with first bank is any

856
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,200
question any discussions.

857
00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,200
All in favor say I.

858
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:03,760
>> Yeah.

859
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,839
>> For for the record. Can we can we just

860
00:40:05,839 --> 00:40:08,240
know the work?

861
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:09,920
>> Yes. Absolutely. Let me just pull it up

862
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,880
real quick.

863
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:16,150
>> Okay.

864
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,560
» I mean can you just just say tell what

865
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:28,950
it is?

866
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,800
The winning bid was with First Bank

867
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:35,680
4.38%. Trust Mart submitted a bid 4.62%.

868
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:38,640
Pike National 4.8%, Bank of Franklin

869
00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,640
4.63%.

870
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,480
And the People's Bank came in at the

871
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:46,000
highest at 5.72%.

872
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,240
Uh

873
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,480
what's the years that um this bill will

874
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:51,920
take place? What what's the length of

875
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:53,359
it? The years that we'll pay paying for

876
00:40:53,359 --> 00:40:53,680
this.

877
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:55,359
>> So the term is for five years.

878
00:40:55,359 --> 00:40:56,079
>> Five years.

879
00:40:56,079 --> 00:41:02,150
>> You have it paid off in five years.

880
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,400
» Are you ready to vote? All in favor sign

881
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,960
I. Oppos same. Thank you.

882
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:07,520
>> Thank you.

883
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,920
Larry. Appreciate you. You

884
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,160
can give it u

885
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,240
Miss Stewart.

886
00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:17,589
Thank you.

887
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:21,440
» Scott William, is he here? Scott not

888
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:24,550
here.

889
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,319
» Thank you. And other businesses we

890
00:41:26,319 --> 00:41:31,040
receive um an award for off-road diesel.

891
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:34,319
The bid only have one bid from Kaiser is

892
00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:38,630
$42.

893
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,599
» Motion motion and second receive this

894
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:46,400
bid. Yes, sir. All in favor sign I

895
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:53,589
opposes same sign. Thank you.

896
00:41:53,599 --> 00:41:56,720
» And other businesses we have numbers 2

897
00:41:56,720 --> 00:41:59,040
through

898
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,720
>> 2 through 11.

899
00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:02,079
>> We just voted on letter.

900
00:42:02,079 --> 00:42:02,640
>> That again.

901
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:04,160
>> You just voted on 11.

902
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,160
>> Okay, we did. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. I'm

903
00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:08,319
sorry.

904
00:42:08,319 --> 00:42:13,270
Okay. Two to 10.

905
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:14,720
Need a motion?

906
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:15,599
>> Motion.

907
00:42:15,599 --> 00:42:17,280
>> All in need a second.

908
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:18,720
>> I second.

909
00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:20,800
>> All in favor?

910
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:28,870
Poses. Thank you.

911
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,040
Mr. Hinds, you got what you got for us

912
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,440
this evening?

913
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,839
Um

914
00:42:35,839 --> 00:42:41,750
[clears throat]

915
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,160
I guess I want to start start out by

916
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,160
definitely thanking everyone who um came

917
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,720
out this weekend for our unity in the

918
00:42:48,720 --> 00:42:51,200
community. I think it was it was great

919
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:52,800
to see so many people that bind

920
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,680
together, you know, I think it it really

921
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,520
was something that, you know, that

922
00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:58,960
allowed the community to get out and

923
00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:00,880
really enjoy themselves. So hopefully,

924
00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:02,560
like I said, I'm real big. Hopefully

925
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,880
whatever anyone is doing in the city, I

926
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,119
keep saying we need participation. I

927
00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:08,800
think for our city to grow, when we show

928
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:10,960
that we're an friendly city, people will

929
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:12,400
visit on a consistent basis. I just

930
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,000
think that as we do activities wherever

931
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,760
they are, you know, I think it's

932
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,440
important everybody participate, you

933
00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,400
know, I think that's a big thing. Um uh

934
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,480
also I think I I know we got this girls

935
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,720
night out coming June the 20th, 25th,

936
00:43:24,720 --> 00:43:26,880
what not. Girls night out. I I think

937
00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:28,160
it's important that whatever we putting

938
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,560
on, let's let's participate at a high

939
00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:32,160
level. So again, I just think it's

940
00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:34,319
important that that we do that. We truly

941
00:43:34,319 --> 00:43:36,800
thank you guys for all the volunteers

942
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:40,319
and um and I I can't help but call up my

943
00:43:40,319 --> 00:43:42,079
guy Benjamin name who sung the national

944
00:43:42,079 --> 00:43:44,880
anthem who actually was a actually was a

945
00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:46,880
uh fifth fourth grader right now fifth

946
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:48,640
grade next year who I think did an

947
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:51,280
outstanding job you know again um with

948
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,920
the national anthem. So again all in all

949
00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:55,680
I think it was a great deal community

950
00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:58,240
was very uh I think enthused and we

951
00:43:58,240 --> 00:43:59,680
thank you guys who came out if you

952
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:01,200
volunteered or participated any kind of

953
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:08,710
way we appreciate it greatly.

954
00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:11,119
That it. Thank you, Miss Hind. Mr.

955
00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:13,599
McGee.

956
00:44:13,599 --> 00:44:17,200
Yes. Uh AJFC is um is proud to be

957
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:19,920
working with uh link L.

958
00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:22,880
Uh it's a Cany children solution. Uh

959
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:25,359
navigating families to success to

960
00:44:25,359 --> 00:44:26,960
connect families with resources that

961
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:30,400
make a difference. uh link L I N K

962
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,720
provide family community resources to

963
00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:35,520
address food instability, utility

964
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:37,920
assistant, unemployment,

965
00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:40,720
housing needs, mental health challenges,

966
00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:43,760
substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and

967
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:46,160
parenting classes. This service is free

968
00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:48,640
to families and designed to help connect

969
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,079
individuals with the right community

970
00:44:50,079 --> 00:44:53,359
service. The phone number to call is 1

971
00:44:53,359 --> 00:44:58,230
800 3886247.

972
00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:01,359
The website to visit is mycanopy.org

973
00:45:01,359 --> 00:45:08,230
which is m y cop pyorgl

974
00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:10,880
i n k. Thank you.

975
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:13,680
>> Thank you McGee. More.

976
00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:15,839
>> Yes. I'd like to invite everybody out to

977
00:45:15,839 --> 00:45:18,720
the Junth celebration will be held this

978
00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:22,240
Saturday. uh parade will start at 12:00.

979
00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:24,480
Line up be 11:00 at the old Piggly

980
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:27,599
Wiggly which will end at a lot for all

981
00:45:27,599 --> 00:45:30,640
the festivities that day. So I of course

982
00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:32,560
invite the whole community to come out

983
00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:35,280
uh this Saturday, June the 20th to the

984
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,119
Junth celebration. you like to

985
00:45:37,119 --> 00:45:39,280
participate in the parade, feel free to

986
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:44,309
reach out to my wife at 601-695056

987
00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:46,079
for

988
00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:47,760
uh

989
00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:51,760
how to uh register for the parade. Uh so

990
00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:54,000
that's it, Mayor.

991
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:55,920
>> Thank you, Mrs. Tate.

992
00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:58,640
>> Good evening, everyone. Um

993
00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:00,560
I'm happy to see all of you tonight. I

994
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,319
just want to regurgitate what um

995
00:46:02,319 --> 00:46:04,960
Alderman Enar Hines said. I am, my heart

996
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:06,640
is happy and I just want to say thank

997
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:08,640
you to every resident. I took wrote some

998
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:09,920
notes cuz I didn't want to leave anybody

999
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:12,560
out. Community partners and supporters.

1000
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:14,160
I want to give a special thank you to

1001
00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:16,640
Chief Dustin Barfield and BPD. There

1002
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:18,720
were no incidents nor accidents at the

1003
00:46:18,720 --> 00:46:20,480
Unity and community. I want to thank

1004
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:22,079
Mississippi Highway Patrol and the

1005
00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:24,720
mounted patrol units. Mr. Ryan Jones for

1006
00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:26,720
bringing out the car simulator. To all

1007
00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:29,520
of the artists, um, we had Mr. Scott

1008
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,520
Colom to come through. He's running for

1009
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:33,839
US Senate. So, I encourage you all the

1010
00:46:33,839 --> 00:46:35,760
time to do your research, stay informed,

1011
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,520
stay engaged, and know who's on your

1012
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,040
ballot. We have a big election coming up

1013
00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,760
in November. Uh, to Brook Haven Exchange

1014
00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:44,079
Club Park, thank you for lending your

1015
00:46:44,079 --> 00:46:46,400
train. The children thoroughly enjoyed

1016
00:46:46,400 --> 00:46:48,160
that. To the Brook Haven Street

1017
00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:50,319
Department, I want to say thank you for

1018
00:46:50,319 --> 00:46:52,480
helping us in every way that you were

1019
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:54,880
allowed to. We really appreciate your

1020
00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,200
help. Uh, to the Chamber of Commerce,

1021
00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,599
Katie Nations, thank you. Thank you.

1022
00:46:59,599 --> 00:47:01,599
a million times over. We had

1023
00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:05,920
over 52 vendors. Um, and only two of our

1024
00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:07,599
vendors, food vendors, didn't sell out.

1025
00:47:07,599 --> 00:47:09,280
And I think that was because they over

1026
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:11,680
overly stocked. And so, uh, we were

1027
00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:13,839
definitely supporting small businesses.

1028
00:47:13,839 --> 00:47:15,520
I think our mission was definitely

1029
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,400
completed. Uh, we wanted to create a

1030
00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,400
space for unity and community where all

1031
00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,480
people came out and that was definitely

1032
00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:26,800
seen, experienced, felt. Um, let me see.

1033
00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:30,480
A special thank you to

1034
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:32,880
I think that's it everybody. I just want

1035
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:34,800
to say thank you again. I want to bring

1036
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:36,240
clarity. I don't know if there was some

1037
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:38,560
confusion but this was not a Brook Haven

1038
00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:41,200
City sponsor event. Um two of your

1039
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:43,359
elected officials did sponsor and so I

1040
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:46,880
didn't want any mis to be misconcred and

1041
00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:48,960
it was for the citizens of Brook Haven

1042
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:51,200
and surrounding areas. So for all that

1043
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,920
supported my heart is happy and I say

1044
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:59,109
thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1045
00:47:59,119 --> 00:48:01,359
Mr. Spiller. Thank you, Mr. T. Mr.

1046
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:05,030
Spiller.

1047
00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:08,960
» Yes, sir. I I just want to uh give a

1048
00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:11,920
little clarity to some situations at

1049
00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:15,200
hand. Um,

1050
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:18,000
when I look out for the city of Brook

1051
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:20,319
Haven, we talk about transparency and

1052
00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:23,599
truthfulness and honesty. And uh, and I

1053
00:48:23,599 --> 00:48:26,800
just want people to understand that any

1054
00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:30,880
city employee that wishes to talk to me

1055
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:33,760
has the right to talk to me.

1056
00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,720
And no matter what someone else says,

1057
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:39,200
you have the right to talk to me. I

1058
00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:40,559
mean, you know, there's so much going on

1059
00:48:40,559 --> 00:48:42,960
in this world today

1060
00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,920
that, you know, we don't have anyone to

1061
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:48,800
talk to. But when you someone tells you

1062
00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:54,559
no, you can't talk to someone, that's that's a low blow. And I just

1063
00:48:54,559 --> 00:48:57,760
want everyone to know that my number is

1064
00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:01,670
still the same. 6017546939.

1065
00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:03,440
And anytime, you know, you might have

1066
00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:06,000
things going on in your mind to where

1067
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:07,520
you know, hey, you feel you don't have

1068
00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:09,440
anybody to talk to. Now, I don't get

1069
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:12,800
involved with day-to-day operation to

1070
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:14,800
understand that part now. But if you got

1071
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:16,079
something that you need to talk to me

1072
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:19,040
about, my my number is always open and

1073
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,359
you can talk to me at any time. That's

1074
00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:24,000
all I had to say.

1075
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:28,079
>> Thank you, Mr. Grace.

1076
00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:30,800
>> Thank you, [snorts] Jeff.

1077
00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:34,000
I want to thank uh Tion and Jason for

1078
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:36,640
jumping on some uh some debris piles

1079
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:39,680
that I had and um some a quick response

1080
00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:41,760
on those, but uh that's going to be be

1081
00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:43,599
all I got.

1082
00:49:43,599 --> 00:49:47,510
>> Thank you, Miss Stewart.

1083
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:49,599
» Chief,

1084
00:49:49,599 --> 00:49:51,920
Mr. Mo.

1085
00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:56,069
Yes, sir. Just follow

1086
00:49:56,079 --> 00:49:59,040
someone. I'm sorry. Following up quickly

1087
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:01,599
with WGK about someone running their

1088
00:50:01,599 --> 00:50:03,040
line through your sewer through your

1089
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:05,520
sewer line. Um they're putting together

1090
00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:08,000
all the cost and we'll get together and

1091
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:11,599
uh have that available and do the proper

1092
00:50:11,599 --> 00:50:15,280
thing uh as we need to. Also Nathan's

1093
00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:16,559
here tonight all the way down from

1094
00:50:16,559 --> 00:50:18,960
Oxford to talk about the the future

1095
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:20,880
plans for the city of the comprehensive

1096
00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:23,119
plan. He has a partner Mike Slaughter

1097
00:50:23,119 --> 00:50:25,520
who has appeared and uh Mike is like the

1098
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:27,599
rest of us old miss folks. He is licking

1099
00:50:27,599 --> 00:50:30,400
his womb somewhere between Omaha and

1100
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:34,880
Oxford, Mississippi. And so we

1101
00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:37,760
thank you, Nathan, for coming.

1102
00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:37,920
That

1103
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:38,240
>> it

1104
00:50:38,240 --> 00:50:40,319
>> and whatever I may have in in exact

1105
00:50:40,319 --> 00:50:43,359
session if you go there, mayor.

1106
00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:45,760
>> Thank you. Thank you all of you. Uh we

1107
00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:47,760
do have some stuff in exe session, but I

1108
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:50,640
want to thank you all for coming out um

1109
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:54,800
this evening. um appreciate you for

1110
00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:56,800
showing interest in what the city is

1111
00:50:56,800 --> 00:51:01,680
doing and what it can do and uh help in

1112
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:04,000
any way you can. Thank you so much. But

1113
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:05,599
now we're about to enter into executive

1114
00:51:05,599 --> 00:51:07,359
session. You don't have to leave, you

1115
00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:09,359
can stay cuz when we come back out,

1116
00:51:09,359 --> 00:51:10,720
we'll talk about some things that we

1117
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:13,440
done in the executive session um

1118
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:15,839
briefly. Um so we use the Mississippi

1119
00:51:15,839 --> 00:51:19,119
code of section 25417.

1120
00:51:19,119 --> 00:51:21,520
Uh, I need a motion.

1121
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:24,870
>> Motion.

1122
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:27,359
» Both of y'all made the motion. Yes.

1123
00:51:27,359 --> 00:51:29,040
Second.

1124
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:32,240
>> All right. Thank you. Thank you.

1125
00:51:32,240 --> 00:51:34,960
All in favor

1126
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:40,870
show a sign of I raise your hand.

1127
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:43,119
Okay.

1128
00:51:43,119 --> 01:24:11,669
Thank you. Thank y'all so much.

1129
01:24:11,679 --> 01:24:14,719
Okay, we're back in session and uh we

1130
01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:16,800
took up some matters in executive

1131
01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:19,679
session and uh to approve the 10 year

1132
01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:23,280
anniversary of employee Jason Markham

1133
01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:25,199
for $1,

1134
01:24:25,199 --> 01:24:28,800
uh raise an hour. We hire Tiffany

1135
01:24:28,800 --> 01:24:32,719
LeBron. Let me let me stop

1136
01:24:32,719 --> 01:24:34,639
because I want to make sure that we uh

1137
01:24:34,639 --> 01:24:36,800
going we've got to vote on this again.

1138
01:24:36,800 --> 01:24:38,239
We got to vote on this for the first

1139
01:24:38,239 --> 01:24:41,760
time. Uh approved the 10 year

1140
01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:43,280
anniversary

1141
01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:47,280
of Jason of Jason Markham $1 per hour.

1142
01:24:47,280 --> 01:24:49,760
Hire Tiffany Labra for $11 per hour

1143
01:24:49,760 --> 01:24:52,239
pending background check for the water

1144
01:24:52,239 --> 01:24:55,600
department. Approve one hour

1145
01:24:55,600 --> 01:24:59,920
Pay raise for Kevin Collins.

1146
01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:02,400
Approve Casey Vender Slash's

1147
01:25:02,400 --> 01:25:03,920
resignation.

1148
01:25:03,920 --> 01:25:06,000
Approve Ashley McDuffy promotion from

1149
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:08,719
the from propman to sergeant. Approve

1150
01:25:08,719 --> 01:25:10,480
resolution for Brook Haven High Track

1151
01:25:10,480 --> 01:25:14,159
and Field. Reappoint Rob Mccuri to the

1152
01:25:14,159 --> 01:25:16,639
park and recreation department.

1153
01:25:16,639 --> 01:25:19,920
temporarily temporarily suspend uh an

1154
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:23,440
employee child Lewinska Lewanska

1155
01:25:23,440 --> 01:25:26,159
for medical reasons and upon return with

1156
01:25:26,159 --> 01:25:29,679
permission of a proper medical document

1157
01:25:29,679 --> 01:25:31,520
employee may return to employment with

1158
01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:34,719
the 90-day probationary period. Those

1159
01:25:34,719 --> 01:25:37,280
are the things we took up.

1160
01:25:37,280 --> 01:25:44,709
I need a motion to accept.

1161
01:25:44,719 --> 01:25:46,639
» That's the confusion bottom. How do we

1162
01:25:46,639 --> 01:25:47,199
do this?

1163
01:25:47,199 --> 01:25:49,760
>> You executive session you can discuss

1164
01:25:49,760 --> 01:25:52,560
and vote do as you like but the record

1165
01:25:52,560 --> 01:25:55,840
is made here. So you can pull one

1166
01:25:55,840 --> 01:25:58,480
separate separate vote if you care to or

1167
01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:00,480
take them up all the list as you do

1168
01:26:00,480 --> 01:26:01,520
historically.

1169
01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:05,280
>> Okay. So, we're going up inside the post

1170
01:26:05,280 --> 01:26:07,679
that we did inside there.

1171
01:26:07,679 --> 01:26:09,760
>> Yeah. It's just a discussion. It's the

1172
01:26:09,760 --> 01:26:10,480
vote is

1173
01:26:10,480 --> 01:26:11,840
>> that was just to see kind of where we're

1174
01:26:11,840 --> 01:26:12,400
going to go.

1175
01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:13,360
>> That's right.

1176
01:26:13,360 --> 01:26:15,760
>> So, you can leave executive session and

1177
01:26:15,760 --> 01:26:17,760
vote the way you did. Vote the way you

1178
01:26:17,760 --> 01:26:20,000
didn't. We're out here.

1179
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:23,120
>> A motion for all items.

1180
01:26:23,120 --> 01:26:23,679
>> What?

1181
01:26:23,679 --> 01:26:24,159
>> No.

1182
01:26:24,159 --> 01:26:25,120
>> He said we can vote on it.

1183
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:27,120
>> No, we got we can't do it.

1184
01:26:27,120 --> 01:26:28,159
>> We're going to take up We're going to

1185
01:26:28,159 --> 01:26:29,760
take up one at a time. approved the 10

1186
01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:32,960
year anniversary to increase payroll for

1187
01:26:32,960 --> 01:26:34,639
increase dollar an hour per hour for

1188
01:26:34,639 --> 01:26:36,560
Jason Marker.

1189
01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:36,960
>> Second.

1190
01:26:36,960 --> 01:26:39,280
>> All in favor sign I poses.

1191
01:26:39,280 --> 01:26:39,920
>> Nay.

1192
01:26:39,920 --> 01:26:41,760
>> Okay.

1193
01:26:41,760 --> 01:26:44,400
Hire Tiffany Lavage for $11 per hour

1194
01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:47,840
pending background check and drug check.

1195
01:26:47,840 --> 01:26:49,440
Drug and background the water

1196
01:26:49,440 --> 01:26:50,000
department.

1197
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,120
>> Motion.

1198
01:26:51,120 --> 01:26:54,800
>> All in favor say I. Opposes.

1199
01:26:54,800 --> 01:26:57,199
Approve. Cassie Casey Vender Slice's

1200
01:26:57,199 --> 01:26:59,280
resignation.

1201
01:26:59,280 --> 01:27:00,320
>> Second.

1202
01:27:00,320 --> 01:27:02,960
>> All in favor?

1203
01:27:02,960 --> 01:27:06,560
Okay. Approve Ash McDuffy's promotion

1204
01:27:06,560 --> 01:27:10,000
from patrolman to sergeant. All I need a

1205
01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:10,480
motion.

1206
01:27:10,480 --> 01:27:12,080
>> So So move. Motion

1207
01:27:12,080 --> 01:27:12,719
>> second.

1208
01:27:12,719 --> 01:27:16,560
>> All in favor? Opposes?

1209
01:27:16,560 --> 01:27:18,080
>> One opposed.

1210
01:27:18,080 --> 01:27:18,800
>> Two. Two.

1211
01:27:18,800 --> 01:27:23,440
oppos. I'm sorry, James. Okay.

1212
01:27:23,440 --> 01:27:25,679
Approve the resolution for Brook Haven

1213
01:27:25,679 --> 01:27:27,840
High Track and Field.

1214
01:27:27,840 --> 01:27:29,920
We give it to the head coach.

1215
01:27:29,920 --> 01:27:31,600
>> Motion. Second.

1216
01:27:31,600 --> 01:27:34,880
>> All in favor?

1217
01:27:34,880 --> 01:27:36,400
We upon Rob McCclear to park and

1218
01:27:36,400 --> 01:27:37,600
recreation.

1219
01:27:37,600 --> 01:27:39,600
>> All in favor? Motion. Give me a motion.

1220
01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:40,080
>> Motion.

1221
01:27:40,080 --> 01:27:42,639
>> All in favor.

1222
01:27:42,639 --> 01:27:45,040
>> Temporary temporarily suspend Charles

1223
01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:48,320
Winsk Jr. Chuck for medical reasons. All

1224
01:27:48,320 --> 01:27:50,000
in motion. Second.

1225
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:53,120
>> All in favor?

1226
01:27:53,120 --> 01:27:53,920
Thank you,

1227
01:27:53,920 --> 01:27:54,560
>> Mayor.

1228
01:27:54,560 --> 01:27:54,960
>> Yes.

1229
01:27:54,960 --> 01:27:57,920
>> Excuse me. One thing Chief has comment.

1230
01:27:57,920 --> 01:27:59,679
>> Yes.

1231
01:27:59,679 --> 01:28:01,440
Yeah, I just want to say from the chief

1232
01:28:01,440 --> 01:28:06,800
and myself, we want to say thank you

1233
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:09,040
on your approvement after midnight

1234
01:28:09,040 --> 01:28:11,920
shift. Captain,

1235
01:28:11,920 --> 01:28:13,440
>> she's she's going to be sergeant,

1236
01:28:13,440 --> 01:28:14,000
correct?

1237
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:14,880
>> Sergeant.

1238
01:28:14,880 --> 01:28:16,480
>> Okay.

1239
01:28:16,480 --> 01:28:20,080
Miss one approved one hour per one hour

1240
01:28:20,080 --> 01:28:23,280
$1 per raise. $1 raise per hour for

1241
01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:24,960
Kevin Collins. [clears throat]

1242
01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:25,760
>> Motion.

1243
01:28:25,760 --> 01:28:27,040
>> All in favor?

1244
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:28,080
>> Just get the one.

1245
01:28:28,080 --> 01:28:32,950
>> Oh. Thank you.

1246
01:28:32,960 --> 01:28:35,840
» Need a motion to adjurnn.

1247
01:28:35,840 --> 01:28:36,480
>> Second.

1248
01:28:36,480 --> 01:28:39,760
>> All in favor?

1249
01:28:39,760 --> 01:28:41,520
>> I have one question. Does Bobby have

1250
01:28:41,520 --> 01:28:42,639
cake?

1251
01:28:42,639 --> 01:28:45,639
>> Yeah.