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Rome city commission meeting. Uh we

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begin every meeting with an invitation

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pledge to the flag and u I've got the

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honors of doing that tonight. So if

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you'll please stand.

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Gracious father, we come tonight, Lord,

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thanking you and and just praising you

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for all the many blessings that you've

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given us. You've given us uh our lives,

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our families, and uh just the people

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that mean a lot to us. But Lord, right

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now you've given us the city of Rome and

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um as we go make decisions tonight. Um

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let it be in your best interest, not

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ours. Let uh let us whatever we do, let

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it bring glory and honor to you. And

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God, I just ask that uh you'll watch

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over us. You'll uh take care of us. And

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uh Father, that uh

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you will be uh first and foremost in

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every one of our thoughts. Lord, we love

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you. We thank you. We praise you for all

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the wonderful things you've done in our

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lives. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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>> I aliance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for it stands one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all.

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Mr. Clerk, will you call the role, sir?

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>> Sir, Mayor Bojo,

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>> I'm here.

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>> Commissioner Robinson

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>> here.

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>> Brock here. Cochran

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>> here.

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>> Bean

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>> here.

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>> Fisher

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>> here.

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>> Hixon

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>> here.

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>> McDaniel

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>> here.

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>> Uh, would you let the record show that

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uh, Commissioner Collins has been

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excused from tonight's meeting?

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We'll look at the approval of the

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minutes. Let's go back to the July 27th,

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2026 meeting. Did everyone get a copy of

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those minutes?

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Everybody um good with them?

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All right. August 10th, 2026. That was a

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call meeting.

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Any changes need to be made,

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corrections?

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Then our uh evening meeting on August

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the 10th.

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Everybody good?

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Then uh all three of these meetings we

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the uh minutes stand approved as they

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are written. We have no proclamations.

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We have got uh no special rec

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recognition tonight. Uh public comments,

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there are none resolutions.

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Um we've got one about the South Broad

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Street Bridge repair. We heard about

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this in caucus. Um Mr. Manager, you want

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to take the 30 seconds?

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>> Certainly. Thank you, mayor. And

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briefly, we're talking about the South

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Broadidge, the Charles Graves Bridge,

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and what we have here. Um due to the

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repairs that need to be made, we've tried to cover all bases. We've

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asked Georgia DOT for funding to help us

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with a replacement of the bridge. We've

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applied for funds through the

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Appalachian Regional Commission, and

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we've also, as before tonight, we have

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an application for the Georgia

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Transportation Infrastructure Bank. So,

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this is a two-part. One part would be a

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$1 million grant and the other would be

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a $1 million loan. And so, by by us

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approving the resolution tonight, it

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simply gets us in a place that should we

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choose to go after these funds, we'll be

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able to do that. But tonight is

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certainly not a commitment or not us

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taking on a loan at this time. It's just

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um covering the bases should we need to

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do so at a later time.

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>> And if I remember correctly, the loan is

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a very low interest loan. That is

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correct.

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[clears throat and cough]

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>> Thank you, sir. Uh, we have nothing on

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first reading, nothing on second

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>> We do need we do need approval for that,

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mayor. Sorry,

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>> we do we do need a vote for that. Yes,

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sir. Sorry.

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>> Okay. Um, and we All right. I'll open

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this for the panel to discuss. Anybody

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got any questions or comments?

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Does this automatically mean that we

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approve the loan or does the loan come

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back to us for separate approval?

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>> No, we would we would come back to the

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body before there's a lot of decisions

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to be made and so this is just us trying

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to get all of the bases covered so that

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once we find out is there going to be

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other funding sources available but

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>> yeah we will definitely bring back final

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decisions.

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>> All right, I do need a motion to a

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motion to adopt this.

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>> So move second. All right,

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we got a motion in in the second. Um, is

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there any more discussion?

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» All right, Mr. Cler, call.

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>> Commissioner Robinson,

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>> Cochran,

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>> Hixon,

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>> McDaniel,

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>> Sorry, I thought when that came from

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the IRC that they would

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>> do all that. Anyway, we have nothing on

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first reading, nothing on second

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reading, nothing continued on first

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reading, but we do have some items on uh

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public hearing.

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>> Good evening, Mr. Mayor.

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>> Good evening.

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Our first item for you this evening is

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special use permit request 26-08-02.

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The request is for multif family

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residential being zoned community

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commercial for the properties at 10

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highway 411 and zero highway 411 Rome

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Georgia 30161 Floyd County tax parcels

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J15W441

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and J15W440. [snorts]

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Uh the two properties are right here on

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your screen. It is the former Winthrop

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and then this wooded partial parking lot

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here to the side of it. Uh this is the

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former, as I said, the former Winthre

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nursing home. Uh it has been closed for

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some time after it had a fire.

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We have approved a couple other special

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use permits of this nature in the area.

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Um most notably the former Holiday in

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Skytop. Um one of the things staff

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looked at and and reviewing this is how

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would this fit into the new code? Will

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the CC zoning district is going away? it

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will no longer exist and uh the current

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special use permit is only valid in the

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or the requested special use permit is

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only valid in CC. Therefore, anyone that

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has one in that district, it will become

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null. Uh therefore, staff had concerns

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about potentially giving them a special

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use permit uh only for it to potentially

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become void in six months from now. Um

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the request is for quote unquote micro

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apartments, though there is a mix of

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others size apartments as well.

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uh staff has been looking and

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researching, you know, the best

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practices for micro apartments. They

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tend to do best when you have a

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university nearby as they work great for

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uh student housing or in your most

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urbanized downtown districts where a lot

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of times you price out your young

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professionals. Uh this would fit neither

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of those categories. These are pictures

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looking in from the highway.

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The staff did recommend denial without

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prejudice. The applicants have multiple

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uh ideas for things they want to do with

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this property and we didn't want to

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potentially uh keep them from applying

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for something else at a future date. Uh

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some of their ideas are pretty

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interesting.

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So therefore the staff recommendation is

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deny without prejudice. This is one of

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the other ones that was previously

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approved. It's I believe it's currently

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sitting vacant under renovation.

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approved. Those are up uh the dead end

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street across Chateau. And that is a

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image of the uh former holiday in

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skytop. Planning commission chose to

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deny without prejudice by unanimous

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vote. Thank you, sir.

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>> All right, I will open the public

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hearing. Is there anyone here to speak

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in favor of this? Okay, just a minute.

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Is there anyone here to speak in

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opposition?

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All right, sir. If you'll step to the

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microphone, give us your name, your

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address, and you have up to 10 minutes.

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>> Sure. Thank you. Uh thank you, sir. Uh

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my name is Jared Wilbanks. My address is

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1735 Rose Hedge Drive. That is a

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Kennesal address. Uh so I'm here

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representing the uh current owners of

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this property and uh as uh Bryce

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mentioned, we are looking for a special

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use permit to allow multif family

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housing. As a little bit of history, the

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previous owner of this property operated

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as independent living and leased the

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rooms as multif family. After the fire

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that was mentioned, the uh the city

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became involved to help with the

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restoration, understanding what we need

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for power restoration and other items to that degree. And we had a letter uh

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previously from the city that we

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believed covered the use of the property

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as a multif family uh property. It turns

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out that that uh letter did not state

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exactly what was required and and the

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intent uh behind it after doing a little

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bit of digging was different. So, we are

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here before you today asking for that

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special use so that we can begin using

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that property again as it was

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previously. Um the new owners of the

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property have elected to hold it down

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until we get the zoning sorted out

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rather than try and start the business

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back up. Um listening to the planning

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commission's main concerns around the

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change of the uh uldc and the um

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exclusion of micro units. Uh it was

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mentioned that the current property has

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a majority of micro units roughly 64%

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but there is a mix of twos and threes

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included. Uh, and the main uh, intent

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tonight that I would be looking for is

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an understanding or perhaps a discussion

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of what you all might want as far as

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zoning stipulations go that would allow

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us to get to an approval on the special

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use permit. The owner is willing to move

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away from the micro units. We can

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combine units. We can increase square

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footage and we can get away from that micro unit uh, uh, limit that's

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going to be set in the new code. Um, I

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believe the CC community commercial uh,

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zoning district is going away. So, I

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hear there's some concerns about

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granting the special use. It's my

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understanding that if granted, it would

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become legal non-conforming, so we could

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still continue to use it. Uh, I would

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also offer that if that zoning district

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goes away, regardless of the use that we

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move forward with, we might still have

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to think about coming back and and

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revisiting this because the zoning

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district would change. So, I don't want

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that to be an unnecessary burden to the

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special use. Um, but with that, the uh

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the property has changed hands since the

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fire incident. The new owners are also

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in control of 21 and 23 Chateau Drive.

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the pictures that we saw, I can confirm

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that 21 Chateau Drive has a new roof.

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The top floor is currently getting new

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floor, new paint, new fixtures, uh as

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far as FFN goes, new furniture and

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appliances. Uh 23 Chateau Drive had some

294
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uh facelifts as well, and we currently

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only have three or four units there.

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They're unleashed. So, that property is

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becoming full. And after we get done

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with the the work and the cleanup at 21

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Chatau Drive, there'll be a lease up

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effort there. So, the new owners are

301
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definitely committed to investing the

302
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capital back into these properties to

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make them successful so that they are

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something that will be beneficial to the

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city. Um, so at a high level, that's kind of what we're here asking

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for. So, I really would like to

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entertain what you all might like to see

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as far as stipulations to the special

309
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use permit that would perhaps allow us a

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uh a vote in favor.

311
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>> Thank you, sir.

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Anyone else?

313
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All right, I will close the public

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hearing and ask does anyone up here on

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the panel have any questions or

316
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concerns?

317
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>> I got a question. Um, if if it were to

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be approved, then that would open it up

319
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to be used.

320
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You don't have a specific purpose for it

321
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yet. Is that correct?

322
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>> So, the the current zoning is community

323
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commercial and we are looking for a

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special use permit to allow multif

325
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family housing which would allow us to

326
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do leases. Uh we would also like to

327
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retain the commercial use. We're

328
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currently working through what a fast

329
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casual or food service restaurant might

330
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look like. There is a kitchen space

331
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there. It's been completely

332
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decommissioned. That was part of one of

333
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the requirements that the city had. We

334
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either had to take the old kitchen and

335
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get it fully up to operating standards

336
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or decommission it. Because of the

337
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questioned future use of the building

338
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and not wanting to go through the

339
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effort, we went ahead and decommissioned

340
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it so the city didn't have to inspect

341
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it. The health department didn't have to

342
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get involved and worry about it. Um but

343
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yes, we would like to look at a a mixed

344
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development that could also include some

345
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type of food service. Uh we're

346
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entertaining some some third parties

347
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that could come into a pad site for us

348
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there.

349
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>> So wouldn't it be better to have the use

350
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before we go for a zoning

351
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before we go for a [clears throat]

352
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special use permit and know what the use

353
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is?

354
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>> Uh so the we're still in discussions

355
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with the potential pad site and until

356
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those progress further, we can't say for

357
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sure if that's going to be something

358
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that we're going to end up being able to

359
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do. Um, but because of the nature of the

360
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building as it sits, the special use for

361
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multif family is going to be the primary

362
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use. Falling back on the commercial

363
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zoning, that would also allow the pad

364
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site to kind of best use the property as

365
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it in its entirety.

366
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>> When the fire happened, that was a it

367
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was used as a retirement type home. Is

368
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that right?

369
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>> So, it was previously an assisted

370
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living. When it was sold in 2023, it

371
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went away from assisted living and

372
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became an independent living that was

373
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leased as multif family. So folks who

374
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lived independently um and then you know

375
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had an annual lease much like an

376
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apartment those age restricted

377
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apartments if you will.

378
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>> Thank you.

379
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» So I do I have a question for you. So

380
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help me. The micro apartments are they

381
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simply you say you have some already on.

382
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>> So the the building was originally built

383
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as a hotel and then it was converted to

384
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an assisted living facility and the top

385
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floor was independent living. So, a lot

386
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of the I'll call them bays, what were

387
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the former hotel rooms were combined.

388
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So, you had a a two-bedroom, a

389
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onebedroom, and then a two-bedroom unit,

390
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but it was a combination of the existing

391
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bays that were the hotel rooms. So, we

392
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currently have a mix of studios, which

393
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would fall under the micro

394
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classification. One bedrooms, which

395
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would be above, and two bedrooms, which

396
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would be above. And what I would be

397
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proposing is uh to move be able to move

398
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forward with the special use. We would

399
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move away from the micro apartments for

400
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anything that would fall into the

401
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special use so that we that way we don't

402
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kind of fall into that concern that the planning commission had.

403
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>> So would it be all inclusive like say

404
00:14:02,079 --> 00:14:04,480
for instance the water the total

405
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electric all the bills would be included

406
00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:07,760
in the lease?

407
00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,079
>> Yes, that is correct. the uh the units

408
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are not submetered and that much follows

409
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the model at 21 and 23 Chateau Drive

410
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where power, water, cable and internet

411
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are included in the rent. So it does

412
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certainly help uh folks who have to to

413
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work work with a little bit of a tighter

414
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budget or on a fixed income because they

415
00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,600
have a very consistent monthly payment

416
00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,199
that takes care of a lot of things. Uh

417
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really they just have groceries and

418
00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,560
other amenity or ancillary items to pay

419
00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:31,519
after that. We find that's very

420
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beneficial.

421
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>> So how many units do you you propose if

422
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you were able to do this? So there is

423
00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:40,720
currently 87 units, 56 of which are

424
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studios, 29 are onebedrooms, and two are

425
00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,480
twobedrooms.

426
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And I would have to rework my numbers

427
00:14:49,279 --> 00:14:51,360
here to give you an exact number, but we

428
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would be willing to move away from the

429
00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,279
micro units altogether. So it would

430
00:14:55,279 --> 00:14:56,959
effectively be combining all of the

431
00:14:56,959 --> 00:14:58,800
micro units for anything that would be

432
00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,519
uh leased as multif family.

433
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So they would all go to uh to one

434
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bedrooms. And if there was demand for

435
00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:11,030
two bedrooms, it's it's easy enough to add those on.

436
00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,680
» What does a micro unit consist?

437
00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,760
>> So, a micro unit would effectively be a

438
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studio apartment. So, kind of a

439
00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,839
one-bedroom apartment where you have a a

440
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bed and sitting area with a small table,

441
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a kitchenet, and then a separate

442
00:15:23,519 --> 00:15:26,320
bathroom.

443
00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,839
>> What kind of rent we looking at in these

444
00:15:27,839 --> 00:15:32,240
units? Uh right now the micro unit size

445
00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,120
units are going for just under $1,000 a

446
00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,360
month. You do not double that value when

447
00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,040
you go to a two or threebedroom. It

448
00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,839
would likely be 12 to $1,300 a month for

449
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a for a onebedroom.

450
00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:49,269
>> Anyone to my right?

451
00:15:49,279 --> 00:15:51,070
» I got a question.

452
00:15:51,070 --> 00:15:54,240
[clears throat] We've heard u badly

453
00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,120
needed and desperately needed used as

454
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terms for hotels. Did y'all consider a

455
00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:00,800
hotel?

456
00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,920
>> The hotel use is something that falls

457
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under the current zoning. Uh and we

458
00:16:06,639 --> 00:16:07,920
would have to go work with the county,

459
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get the tourist accommodation uh permit

460
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and and work through that getting to a

461
00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,800
hotel. because of the the unit mix that

462
00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,800
is there and because of the background

463
00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,639
and expertise of the current owners,

464
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they are in favor of multif family,

465
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their multif family, their condos and

466
00:16:21,759 --> 00:16:24,800
their their restaurants. Um hotel motel

467
00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:26,560
use is something that is certainly uh on

468
00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:27,680
the table and we would consider

469
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considering the zoning is already

470
00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,600
commercial. Um the first use and ideal

471
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use for the owners would be for the

472
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special use and go multif family

473
00:16:35,759 --> 00:16:38,880
>> and y'all have taken two hotels and made

474
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them. So, I worked under contract for

475
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the previous owner of several of these

476
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properties. Uh, he is no longer the

477
00:16:46,399 --> 00:16:48,000
owner of those properties and he and I

478
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,279
are no longer working together. I do,

479
00:16:49,279 --> 00:16:51,199
however, have the perhaps the history of

480
00:16:51,199 --> 00:16:52,320
it and that's why the current owner

481
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asked me to to stay on. I'm also

482
00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,240
somewhat local to the area. Um, I

483
00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,320
converted the one at 23 Chateau Drive

484
00:16:58,320 --> 00:16:59,759
and I'm pretty proud of the the way it

485
00:16:59,759 --> 00:17:00,880
came out. I think it looks really nice.

486
00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:02,320
I invite you all to come by and take a

487
00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:03,199
look at any points.

488
00:17:03,199 --> 00:17:04,480
>> I was by there today. That's the one

489
00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:05,839
that's occupied. Is that right?

490
00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:06,400
>> That's correct.

491
00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,319
>> And 21 is one that's unoccupied.

492
00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:09,839
>> I'm sorry. 21 is the one that's

493
00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:10,559
unoccupied.

494
00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:13,520
>> 21 is unoccupied. It needed uh a fair

495
00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,520
amount of recapitalization. There was a

496
00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,839
decent amount of uh deferred maintenance

497
00:17:17,839 --> 00:17:19,120
and such that caught up with the

498
00:17:19,120 --> 00:17:20,959
building. So once it changed hands, new

499
00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:22,480
owners realizes the recapitalization

500
00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,319
needed elected to shut it down and make

501
00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:25,839
it right so that way you can just lease

502
00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,039
up as it needs to.

503
00:17:27,039 --> 00:17:28,480
>> And between those two, how many units

504
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,360
was that?

505
00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:32,960
>> Uh 23 Chateau Drive is 64. 21 Chateau

506
00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,760
Drive is 75. And were y'all aware of the

507
00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,520
desperate need for hotels in this area

508
00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,039
when you converted them?

509
00:17:39,039 --> 00:17:43,360
>> Uh, at the time that was not part and

510
00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:46,000
parcel to what my task was. I was mainly

511
00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,679
working on the construction renovation

512
00:17:47,679 --> 00:17:49,919
side. So I was not yet in the area. I

513
00:17:49,919 --> 00:17:51,280
moved back from Louisiana to work on

514
00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,960
these projects. Um, so I I was not

515
00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,880
involved with that decision. Um, I have

516
00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:58,080
since heard that hotels are uh something

517
00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,280
that are in in demand and needed. Um,

518
00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,280
the concern specifically with the

519
00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,039
Winthrop in [cough] a hotel is the

520
00:18:05,039 --> 00:18:06,400
decision whether or not you'd go flagged

521
00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:07,679
or unfl flagged and then what it would

522
00:18:07,679 --> 00:18:10,080
take to get a flag and then the PIP

523
00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,520
program that would need to go back into

524
00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,200
it uh which would represent significant

525
00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,520
investment. The current owners are

526
00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,120
prepared and willing to make a

527
00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,720
significant investment into this

528
00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,120
property but again their their their

529
00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:23,840
main knowledge base is not in the hotel

530
00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:24,960
industry. They're they're more multif

531
00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,400
family and condos. They just don't know

532
00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,880
that business as well. [snorts]

533
00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,480
That was a very nice property when it

534
00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,360
was originally the hotel that Ramata in.

535
00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:38,087
It was a very nice property then.

536
00:18:38,097 --> 00:18:38,320
[clears throat]

537
00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:39,919
>> Anything else?

538
00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:42,080
I do have a concern because uh even with

539
00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,200
the micro apartments that that are being

540
00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,760
established in the area, you have a lot

541
00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,120
of um people that are moving into those

542
00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:53,200
apartments right now giving the areas a

543
00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,200
bad name because you don't have on-site

544
00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:59,600
management and a lot of um things are

545
00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,320
taking place in those in those

546
00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,679
reconstructed areas. So, how would if if

547
00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:07,360
this was approved, how would you

548
00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:10,000
maintain the upkeep and making sure that

549
00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,760
it's not turned into the opposite of

550
00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,679
what you proposed it to be?

551
00:19:13,679 --> 00:19:16,480
>> So, I I I can't speak to the skytop

552
00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,840
property. I can only speak to the other

553
00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,000
three and hopefully including Winthre.

554
00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:24,000
Uh the new owners of 2123 Chatau Drive

555
00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,320
and and Winthre uh just changed

556
00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:27,679
management companies. So, we've got a

557
00:19:27,679 --> 00:19:29,919
brand new management company in place.

558
00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:31,679
uh to your concerns about the types of

559
00:19:31,679 --> 00:19:32,799
folks who would potentially be living

560
00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:34,480
there. It includes background checks,

561
00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,880
credit checks and and you know thorough

562
00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,799
due diligence to uh to understand the

563
00:19:38,799 --> 00:19:39,840
tenants that are moving in before

564
00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,240
they're granted a lease. Um with that

565
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,640
concern, I would say with a hotel motel

566
00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:46,000
use, you don't have a background check

567
00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,120
and really you just need a credit card

568
00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:49,360
and ID to check in. So you've got less

569
00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:51,679
control over who is staying with you in

570
00:19:51,679 --> 00:19:53,520
a hotel motel case than you do with a

571
00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,039
multif family case because the

572
00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:56,160
management company's going to run the

573
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,200
background checks and the credit checks

574
00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,880
and have a better idea of the tenants

575
00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:00,720
and the folks who are living there.

576
00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,120
>> So the skytop offered amenities like a

577
00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:05,440
pool playground area that area what

578
00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,200
amenities would be offered.

579
00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,280
>> So at Winthrop there is not currently a

580
00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:10,799
pool and there would be no plans to add

581
00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:12,400
a pool but there is a lot of square

582
00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,400
footage there already. Uh there's a

583
00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,880
chapel, there's an existing dining area,

584
00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,320
there's a kitchen, like I said, that can

585
00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,760
be reestablished. Um pure amenities.

586
00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,440
There's there's already laundry. There

587
00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,360
was formerly a salon there. We've got a

588
00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:27,200
lot of space that we would clean up. We

589
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,480
would really look to bring in third

590
00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,200
parties who are experts in those areas.

591
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,799
And uh because of the commercial zone

592
00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:34,400
and currently be able to attract other

593
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,000
businesses to come in and provide

594
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,440
additional amenities. But the base

595
00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,360
amenities would be common meeting spaces

596
00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:41,520
would be the chapel. Um, and then again,

597
00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,440
highspeed internet and and cable would

598
00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,350
also be included in the rents.

599
00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:49,200
» Would any of those commercial spaces be

600
00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,120
allowed to have coin operated amusement

601
00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:52,640
machines?

602
00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,320
>> That is not something that has been

603
00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,159
considered at this point. And if it's

604
00:20:56,159 --> 00:20:58,559
the the desire of this group here to

605
00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:00,320
exclude those, we'd be happy to have a

606
00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,320
stipulation against.

607
00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,120
>> Thank you.

608
00:21:05,120 --> 00:21:06,559
>> All right. If [clears throat] there's no

609
00:21:06,559 --> 00:21:09,760
more questions or whatever, uh, Mr.

610
00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,240
clerk. Will you call the role?

611
00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,280
>> Have a motion.

612
00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,559
>> I don't have a motion. All that talk. I

613
00:21:16,559 --> 00:21:23,350
need a motion.

614
00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:26,240
» Okay. We have no motion to approve.

615
00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,600
>> May I ask some questions of Bryce,

616
00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,280
please, before somebody throws out a

617
00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:29,919
motion?

618
00:21:29,919 --> 00:21:31,679
>> Sir,

619
00:21:31,679 --> 00:21:33,840
>> in the new ULDC,

620
00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,600
>> remind me of our concerns about micro

621
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,679
apartments.

622
00:21:37,679 --> 00:21:39,840
We have seen so many requests from some

623
00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,120
of our more older, typically blighted

624
00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:44,960
hotels that we put restrictions on where

625
00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,360
those can potentially be. What we've

626
00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:49,440
seen when people call and request that,

627
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,039
they'll typically be willing to throw up

628
00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:53,280
some paint but not really make any

629
00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,000
upgrades to the building. Uh so the the

630
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,520
response we've seen thus far has been

631
00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,600
remarkably underwhelming. As a matter of

632
00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:00,799
fact, we've had several people ask, can

633
00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:02,400
I put another floor on this one-story

634
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:07,039
hotel and add 20 more units? Um,

635
00:22:07,039 --> 00:22:08,880
I mean, it's essentially buildings that

636
00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,200
have probably

637
00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,960
lived their useful life based on

638
00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,400
deferred maintenance in many cases. Um,

639
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,600
I would say that it it seems that when

640
00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,480
there's not a desire to bring the

641
00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,360
property back to the level to get a

642
00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:27,520
reputable flag,

643
00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,240
you look for another option.

644
00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,200
>> That's fair. That seems fair.

645
00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,640
If if I could, Bryce, the discussion at

646
00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,559
planning commission

647
00:22:38,559 --> 00:22:41,105
uh with it being a 100 vote,

648
00:22:41,105 --> 00:22:43,200
[clears throat] what

649
00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,880
if if you could share with us what was

650
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,679
the primary negative thinking of the

651
00:22:47,679 --> 00:22:49,200
planning commission?

652
00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,280
>> Uh mostly that it's uh it's almost

653
00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,880
giving someone false hope. If you give

654
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,240
them a special use permit and it's

655
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,240
worthless in six months, it seems

656
00:22:56,240 --> 00:23:01,350
underhanded.

657
00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:03,039
» So this is

658
00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:04,960
It was denied without prejudice.

659
00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:06,400
>> It was. Yes, sir.

660
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:07,919
>> I've spoken with the owners. They have a

661
00:23:07,919 --> 00:23:09,280
couple other ideas that I'd like for

662
00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:10,880
them to be able to pursue. Therefore, I

663
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,640
don't want a 12-month waiting period

664
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,400
before they can come back.

665
00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:20,310
>> In your opinion, what what would work?

666
00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,400
» I mean, well, the denial for him to come

667
00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:28,720
back, you know, with um another design

668
00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,760
or uh more paperwork. So, in saying

669
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,280
that, I've spoken with the owners and

670
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:34,799
they've shared some of their ideas which

671
00:23:34,799 --> 00:23:37,440
I've agreed to keep quiet. Uh, but they

672
00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:38,640
have a couple other ideas that might

673
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,159
also either require a resoning or a

674
00:23:40,159 --> 00:23:41,440
special use permit and I'd like them to

675
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:45,590
have that opportunity to pursue.

676
00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,200
» I'll make a motion to deny

677
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,360
>> and I second it.

678
00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:51,760
>> Got a motion to deny.

679
00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:52,320
>> Is this

680
00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,880
>> just to clarify with a second? I'm

681
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:55,280
sorry.

682
00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,720
>> Without prejudice.

683
00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,120
>> Okay.

684
00:24:01,120 --> 00:24:04,159
I'd like to hear the other options

685
00:24:04,159 --> 00:24:06,799
at some point.

686
00:24:06,799 --> 00:24:09,120
>> So, we have a motion in a second to deny

687
00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:12,960
without prejudice. Um, Mr. C, call the

688
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:13,360
role.

689
00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:16,400
>> Yes, sir. Commissioner Robinson.

690
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,000
>> Uh, yes. Deny.

691
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,840
>> Yes. Just deny. Brock.

692
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:20,720
>> Yes.

693
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:21,440
>> Cochran.

694
00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:22,400
>> Yes.

695
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:23,039
>> Bam.

696
00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:23,760
>> Yes.

697
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:24,799
>> Fisher.

698
00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:25,520
>> Yes.

699
00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:26,320
>> Hixon.

700
00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,000
>> Yes.

701
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:28,799
>> McDaniel.

702
00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:34,310
>> Yes. See,

703
00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:35,919
our next case for you this evening.

704
00:24:35,919 --> 00:24:37,600
>> Just a minute, sir. If you'll just go

705
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,960
back and bring us another plan.

706
00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,240
>> Our next item for you this evening is

707
00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,720
SUP 26-08-03

708
00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,559
with its request for special use permit

709
00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:48,720
for rooming and boarding house. Uh, the

710
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,000
property is high density traditional

711
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,520
residential. You guys recently resoned

712
00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,360
it from Light Industrial. The property

713
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:55,679
is 304 East 19th Street, Rome, Georgia

714
00:24:55,679 --> 00:25:00,159
30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel, J15X114.

715
00:25:00,159 --> 00:25:01,600
You see the property outline on your

716
00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,080
screen. Uh it has actually been a

717
00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,440
rooming and boarding house for quite

718
00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,279
some time. It's our understanding that

719
00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:08,480
the property has since changed

720
00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,960
ownership. As a matter of fact, the

721
00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,880
purpose listed on the application was to

722
00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,520
be able to sell it. Uh no one attended

723
00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,120
planning commission to speak in favor of

724
00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:18,880
it. Uh we have heard from multiple

725
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,159
neighbors that there were issues

726
00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:22,400
associated with vicious animals fighting

727
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,039
uh other 911 calls. Uh that actually

728
00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:27,039
came up at the reszoning request when

729
00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:28,799
that went for the planning commission.

730
00:25:28,799 --> 00:25:30,880
This map was before it was reszoned.

731
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,279
We'd already made it.

732
00:25:33,279 --> 00:25:34,960
Uh typically with a rooming or boarding

733
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,120
house, you have either some sort of

734
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:39,039
caretaker who lives on site, either the

735
00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:40,559
property owner or some sort of on-site

736
00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:42,159
property management. That has not been

737
00:25:42,159 --> 00:25:44,880
the case here that we are aware of.

738
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,760
Uh the house could use some work uh per

739
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,039
the building inspection and code

740
00:25:49,039 --> 00:25:53,269
enforcement folks

741
00:25:53,279 --> 00:26:01,750
have the application itself.

742
00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,440
Some information where code enforcement

743
00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,080
visited.

744
00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,080
This is the house itself. The entire

745
00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:09,840
roughly the entire front yard has been

746
00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:14,230
paved to give it some parking.

747
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:21,990
It's directly across the street

748
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:23,679
and the front of the house. This does

749
00:26:23,679 --> 00:26:25,200
come with a staff recommendation of

750
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,440
denial and unanimous vote of denial from

751
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,480
the planning commission.

752
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,000
All right, I'll open the public hearing.

753
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,630
Is there anyone here to speak in favor?

754
00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:41,483
Is there anyone here to speak against?

755
00:26:41,493 --> 00:26:43,120
[clears throat] All right. Being none, I

756
00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:44,880
will close the public hearing. And I've

757
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,120
got the first question.

758
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:48,960
Is the house occupied right now?

759
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,440
>> To my knowledge, it is.

760
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:52,960
>> Okay.

761
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,799
Do they have a license to do this?

762
00:26:54,799 --> 00:26:57,200
>> No.

763
00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,159
>> For several cars in the driveway today.

764
00:27:00,159 --> 00:27:06,000
>> Um, you mentioned the sale. This application was looks

765
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,039
like 6926 and the property transfer

766
00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:16,710
72826. So, it has sold,

767
00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,960
» but it's still being used as a boarding

768
00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:19,279
house

769
00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:20,559
>> as far as I know.

770
00:27:20,559 --> 00:27:22,103
>> Okay.

771
00:27:22,103 --> 00:27:23,440
[cough]

772
00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,279
>> Does the zoning application run with the

773
00:27:25,279 --> 00:27:27,840
owner or with the land?

774
00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:29,360
>> So, technically, you have to own the

775
00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:31,039
property to submit the application, but

776
00:27:31,039 --> 00:27:33,279
it's not unheard of for property to sell

777
00:27:33,279 --> 00:27:35,859
during the resoning process.

778
00:27:35,859 --> 00:27:39,909
[snorts]

779
00:27:39,919 --> 00:27:42,960
Is that something code enforcement can

780
00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,840
close

781
00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,960
or the ability to close?

782
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,000
>> I'm not going to speak for them.

783
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,360
>> You're not code enforcement. I'm not.

784
00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:51,840
I'm sorry.

785
00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,559
>> Yes.

786
00:27:54,559 --> 00:27:57,679
>> I make a motion to deny.

787
00:27:57,679 --> 00:28:00,159
>> A motion to deny.

788
00:28:00,159 --> 00:28:01,039
>> Second.

789
00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:03,200
>> A motion in a second. Any other

790
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,440
discussion? [clears throat] Mr. Clerk,

791
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:06,480
call the roll.

792
00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:07,679
>> Commissioner Robinson.

793
00:28:07,679 --> 00:28:09,919
>> Uh, yes. Brock,

794
00:28:09,919 --> 00:28:10,640
>> yes.

795
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:11,279
>> Cochran,

796
00:28:11,279 --> 00:28:11,840
>> yes.

797
00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:12,480
>> Bean,

798
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:13,120
>> yes.

799
00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:13,919
>> Fisher,

800
00:28:13,919 --> 00:28:14,480
>> yes.

801
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,360
>> Hixon,

802
00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:16,159
>> yes.

803
00:28:16,159 --> 00:28:16,880
>> Daniel,

804
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,120
>> yes.

805
00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:20,640
>> Mr. Manager, I'm going to ask you to

806
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,080
deal with code enforcement in the

807
00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:22,799
morning.

808
00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:24,640
>> Absolutely.

809
00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,159
>> Our third item for you this evening is

810
00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:28,399
Z26-08-01.

811
00:28:28,399 --> 00:28:29,760
The request is to resone from Heavy

812
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:31,520
Industrial to Office Institutional for

813
00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:32,880
the property at One Innovation Way,

814
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,520
Rome, Georgia 30161. It's shown on your

815
00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,600
map here. Uh this was previously the

816
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,399
test kitchen for the mill there. Uh the

817
00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:42,720
property is virtually worthless as heavy

818
00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,799
industrial. Uh the setbacks are actually

819
00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:46,559
bigger than the property are. Uh

820
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:47,919
however, there is a very nice building

821
00:28:47,919 --> 00:28:50,799
on the property. Uh the applicant is

822
00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:52,720
proposing to convert that to office

823
00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:59,990
space.

824
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:01,279
This is what it looks like from the

825
00:29:01,279 --> 00:29:02,480
street. This is in the Between the

826
00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,549
Rivers historic district.

827
00:29:06,559 --> 00:29:08,720
Let me You say it is in the historic

828
00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:09,120
district?

829
00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:13,590
>> It is. Yes, sir.

830
00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:14,799
» And this comes with a staff

831
00:29:14,799 --> 00:29:19,279
recommendation of approval. Thank you.

832
00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:20,799
>> All right. I'll open the public hearing.

833
00:29:20,799 --> 00:29:25,279
Is there anyone here to speak in favor?

834
00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:27,039
Okay. Is there anyone here to speak in

835
00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:28,960
opposition?

836
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:30,080
All right. Sir, if you'll go to the

837
00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,919
podium, if you'll give us your name and

838
00:29:31,919 --> 00:29:33,919
your address, you will have up to 10

839
00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:36,080
minutes when you start speaking.

840
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,880
>> Jason Free, 704 Grand View Road, Blue

841
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,559
Ridge, Georgia. Uh, this is He's already

842
00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:43,919
said everything. It's heavy industrial

843
00:29:43,919 --> 00:29:46,320
downzoning on a dead end street. No

844
00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,720
residential properties around it. No one

845
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,399
here speaking opposition. I won't waste

846
00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:51,919
your time. I'll save my time for

847
00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:56,080
rebuttal or questions if you have.

848
00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:57,919
>> Question. What's that gun be used for?

849
00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:00,640
real estate office.

850
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,520
>> I I would assume, but yeah,

851
00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:04,960
>> let me close the public hearing and then

852
00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:05,760
you can ask your question.

853
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,080
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Out of order.

854
00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:09,600
>> All right, I'll close the public hearing

855
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,760
being there's no one to speak against

856
00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:19,430
it. And if anyone's got any questions,

857
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,600
I'm going to recuse myself from voting.

858
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,480
There are two tolls rent two tolls

859
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,520
template right agents involved in it.

860
00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:32,230
Thank you.

861
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:33,840
» If there's no other questions, Mr.

862
00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:35,600
Clerk, would you please call the role?

863
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,279
>> Well, I need a motion.

864
00:30:37,279 --> 00:30:39,039
>> Make a motion to approve.

865
00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:42,880
>> Can I recuse myself as well?

866
00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,360
My office is next door to their office.

867
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:55,909
So, I just want to make sure.

868
00:30:55,919 --> 00:30:57,600
No,

869
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,159
>> no.

870
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:03,679
Okay. Okay.

871
00:31:03,679 --> 00:31:09,430
>> Thank you.

872
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:10,080
» I'm good.

873
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:10,960
>> Okay.

874
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,399
>> Motion.

875
00:31:12,399 --> 00:31:16,159
>> I need a motion. Cochran. Motion.

876
00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:18,159
>> Seconded it.

877
00:31:18,159 --> 00:31:19,760
>> All right. Would you call the role? Yes,

878
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,200
sir.

879
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:22,320
>> Commissioner Robinson.

880
00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:23,279
>> Yes.

881
00:31:23,279 --> 00:31:24,480
>> Brock. Yes.

882
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,200
>> Cochran.

883
00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:25,840
>> Yes.

884
00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:26,559
>> Bean.

885
00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:27,120
>> Yes.

886
00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:27,919
>> Fisher.

887
00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:28,399
>> Yes.

888
00:31:28,399 --> 00:31:29,120
>> Hixon.

889
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,789
>> Yes.

890
00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:33,279
» Thank you.

891
00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:36,950
Mr. Free.

892
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:38,559
» And our last item for you this evening

893
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:40,960
is Z26-08-04.

894
00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,480
Further request is to resone from office

895
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,080
institutional to neighborhood office

896
00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:44,799
commercial [clears throat]

897
00:31:44,799 --> 00:31:48,880
for the property at 7 711 West 2nd

898
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,440
Street Rome Georgia 30161 Floyd County

899
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,559
tax parcel J13 Y067

900
00:31:54,559 --> 00:31:56,080
you see the property outline on your

901
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,240
screen we're just up the block here you

902
00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,399
have the days in you have Aldi and you

903
00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:04,399
have the Hampton in over here

904
00:32:04,399 --> 00:32:05,679
gentleman's been living in the house

905
00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:07,200
it's my understanding he was seeking a

906
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,200
permit to get put a deck on the back of

907
00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:10,720
it that's when it was discovered that

908
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,360
it's currently zoned O and I.

909
00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,440
If you notice across the street here, we

910
00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,120
have reszoneed multiple houses so that

911
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,559
they could transition back and forth

912
00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,279
from residential or office or light

913
00:32:21,279 --> 00:32:23,840
retail. Uh this has become a popular

914
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,840
area during COVID. You had quite a few

915
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,159
people who uh decided to take their

916
00:32:28,159 --> 00:32:30,720
office and move home for social

917
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,799
distancing purposes. Uh so you're seeing

918
00:32:32,799 --> 00:32:34,080
more and more of these go back to

919
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:45,509
residential.

920
00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:48,559
There's looking in from the road

921
00:32:48,559 --> 00:32:50,159
back down towards the library and the

922
00:32:50,159 --> 00:32:52,880
fire station

923
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:54,960
further up the hill towards the days in

924
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,360
you can kind of see on your left

925
00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,120
directly across the street that used to

926
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,519
be a psychologist psychiatrist office

927
00:33:01,519 --> 00:33:04,399
some sort of shrink and looking down the

928
00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:05,679
driveway. This comes with staff

929
00:33:05,679 --> 00:33:08,000
recommendation of approval and unanimous

930
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,240
approval from the plan.

931
00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,640
>> All right, I will open the public

932
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,080
hearing. Is there anyone here that wants

933
00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:18,880
to speak in favor? Anyone to opposed?

934
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,360
All right, sir. If you will go to the

935
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,399
podium, give us your name, your address,

936
00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:26,640
and you will have up to 10 minutes.

937
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,279
>> Um Claude Corbin. My address is 7-Eleven

938
00:33:29,279 --> 00:33:30,960
West Second Street. Actually, I've owned

939
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,840
this house probably 30 years and always

940
00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,399
rented it out. As far as I know, it's

941
00:33:36,399 --> 00:33:39,360
always been res residential. Um, I never

942
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,240
knew it wasn't um until I went to check

943
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,799
on getting a permit. Um, I live in the

944
00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:47,600
house. I don't see any reason why it

945
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,600
wouldn't be residential. And every house

946
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,178
around it, I see you smiling at me

947
00:33:51,178 --> 00:33:52,480
[laughter]

948
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,080
and and actually the house across the

949
00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,159
street that it was res even when the

950
00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:57,679
lady lived there, she was a shrink, she

951
00:33:57,679 --> 00:33:58,720
lived there, too. So, it was

952
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:00,000
residential, but now they [snorts] just

953
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:04,389
rented it out. It's completely resial.

954
00:34:04,399 --> 00:34:06,720
All right.

955
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,480
And since there's no one to speak in

956
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:12,320
opposition,

957
00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,879
I will close this part of the uh public

958
00:34:14,879 --> 00:34:16,720
hearing and I will need a motion.

959
00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:17,679
>> So move.

960
00:34:17,679 --> 00:34:18,560
>> Second.

961
00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:24,470
>> A motion and a second. Any discussion?

962
00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,159
» Mr. Clerk, if you will call the role.

963
00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:27,760
>> Sir. Commissioner Robinson.

964
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:28,560
>> Yes.

965
00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:29,119
>> Rock.

966
00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:29,760
>> Yes.

967
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:30,480
>> Cochran.

968
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:31,040
>> Yes.

969
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:31,599
>> Bean.

970
00:34:31,599 --> 00:34:32,879
>> Yes. Fisher,

971
00:34:32,879 --> 00:34:33,440
>> yes.

972
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:34,240
>> Hixon,

973
00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:34,720
>> yes.

974
00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:35,599
>> McDaniel,

975
00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:37,040
>> yes.

976
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:37,839
>> Thank you, sir.

977
00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:40,399
>> Thank you.

978
00:34:40,399 --> 00:34:43,679
>> Um, the next thing on our agenda is E is

979
00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:46,000
the Justice Assistant Grant resolution

980
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,720
or the JAG res. Uh, Samuel, I'm going to

981
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:49,599
turn that to you.

982
00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:50,960
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. What we have

983
00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,720
before you tonight is a simple

984
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:55,599
resolution and what we are seeking is

985
00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:57,920
$26,59

986
00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,359
through the grant and those would be

987
00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:03,040
used to purchase 50 jersey type barriers

988
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:04,720
and these are the lightweight barriers

989
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,960
that you fill with water and you would

990
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,359
use those to keep vehicular traffic

991
00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:11,599
separated from pedestrians. For example,

992
00:35:11,599 --> 00:35:14,320
if we were closing downtown uh for a

993
00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:16,000
fiddling fest or some type of block

994
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,720
party, these are the um ways that those

995
00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:20,960
would get deployed. And um so great for

996
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,119
public safety and again that amount is

997
00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:25,599
26509. And so Mr. Mayor, we would need

998
00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:28,000
to open and conduct a public hearing and

999
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,920
then we would need a motion to move

1000
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:30,960
forward.

1001
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:32,560
>> All right, I will uh Is there anyone

1002
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:36,230
here to speak in favor?

1003
00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:37,040
» Yeah,

1004
00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:38,000
>> we got one.

1005
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,200
Anybody in opposition? All

1006
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,640
right, I'll open the public hearing.

1007
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,280
Sir, if you'll step to the podium and

1008
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,839
tell us your name and address. Uh oh,

1009
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:48,800
your

1010
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,560
>> driver's license number and everything

1011
00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:51,280
else.

1012
00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:53,200
>> Ron police department.

1013
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:54,960
>> I'm the major over field operations

1014
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,720
currently.

1015
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:57,599
>> You're good.

1016
00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:00,560
>> Okay. Um

1017
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,560
this is a grant that we put in for every

1018
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:03,920
year and we've been blessed to receive

1019
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,320
it and we use it for different things.

1020
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,800
Currently, like uh the city manager

1021
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,520
said, we want to use it to purchase the

1022
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:13,200
Jersey type barriers. Those are the

1023
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,520
polyethylene. They're like orange in

1024
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,680
color. I'm sure you've seen them, like

1025
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,960
Sammy said, for block parties, uh,

1026
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,400
parades, that kind of thing. And we have

1027
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,000
a current inventory of those, but

1028
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,520
they've gotten some age on them, and

1029
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,280
just from being tossed around and

1030
00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,520
utilized, um, they've gotten it where

1031
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,760
they don't hold water anymore. So, this

1032
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,520
grant um, would help us purchase new

1033
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,839
barricades. As you all well know, one of

1034
00:36:39,839 --> 00:36:41,440
the big concerns with public events

1035
00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,560
where a lot of people are gathered

1036
00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:46,079
nowadays is crowd safety. um I hearken

1037
00:36:46,079 --> 00:36:47,839
back to a couple years ago that event

1038
00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:49,599
that happened in New Orleans and then

1039
00:36:49,599 --> 00:36:51,440
we've had a couple other things where

1040
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,839
vehicles have been involved and if we're

1041
00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:55,200
having a block party or something like

1042
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,880
that and we don't fortify the area the

1043
00:36:56,880 --> 00:37:00,240
best we can and we're open oursel up to

1044
00:37:00,240 --> 00:37:03,040
some trouble when we don't want that. So

1045
00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,920
um these barricades um also are used by

1046
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,280
the street department as well for

1047
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,119
different things um when we're not using

1048
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:12,560
them. But uh it's the uh jersey type

1049
00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,480
barricades. It's the plugs that go in

1050
00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,160
them to hold the water, the tools to

1051
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:18,960
tighten them and that kind of thing. And

1052
00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,040
um Chris Jenkins at Public Works is nice

1053
00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,119
enough to house us house these for us

1054
00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:26,480
and help us transport them. And uh Chad

1055
00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:30,595
over at Public Works as well.

1056
00:37:30,605 --> 00:37:30,960
[snorts]

1057
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,960
>> Thank you.

1058
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,480
Since there's no one to speak in

1059
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,000
opposition, I will close the public

1060
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,560
hearing and I need a motion to approve.

1061
00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:40,800
>> So moved. Second.

1062
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:44,800
>> Got a motion to second. Any discussion?

1063
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,280
Mr. Cler, call the roll, please.

1064
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:48,320
>> Commissioner Robinson,

1065
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:48,960
>> yes.

1066
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:49,520
>> Brock,

1067
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:50,079
>> yes.

1068
00:37:50,079 --> 00:37:50,720
>> Cochran,

1069
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:51,280
>> yes.

1070
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:51,920
>> Bamman,

1071
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:52,640
>> yes.

1072
00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:53,359
>> Fisher,

1073
00:37:53,359 --> 00:37:53,839
>> yes.

1074
00:37:53,839 --> 00:37:54,720
>> Hixon,

1075
00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:55,200
>> yes.

1076
00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:55,920
>> Daniel,

1077
00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,240
>> yes.

1078
00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:00,800
>> Uh, Mr. Clerk, do you have anything?

1079
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,240
>> No report. Mr. Mayor,

1080
00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:03,119
>> Mr. Manager.

1081
00:38:03,119 --> 00:38:05,040
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I would like to

1082
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:06,560
announce that the city of Rome

1083
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,720
administrative offices will be closed on

1084
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,720
Monday, September 7th in observance of

1085
00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:12,800
the Labor Day holiday. For those

1086
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,280
interested, the Monday garbage, yard

1087
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,440
waste, and recycling services are all

1088
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,000
going to be pushed to Tuesday and then

1089
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,160
Tuesday's route will be pushed to

1090
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,880
Wednesday. No changes for Thursday,

1091
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,359
Friday. Our Walker Mountain Landfill

1092
00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:29,920
will be closed on Labor Day. And Mr.

1093
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,280
Mayor, I would like to take a point just

1094
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:32,720
to to brag a little bit on our

1095
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:34,880
community. Most people know last week we

1096
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,359
had the Georgia Downtown Association uh

1097
00:38:37,359 --> 00:38:39,839
show up in Rome and brought a pretty

1098
00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:42,560
large turnout for a conference and it

1099
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,960
was a a great event and really proud of

1100
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,119
the community. A lot of thanks to a lot

1101
00:38:47,119 --> 00:38:49,440
of folks that worked hard to make that a

1102
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,359
success. The forum looked amazing as

1103
00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:54,160
always and we were able to to take some

1104
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:55,839
tours and to show off some of the things

1105
00:38:55,839 --> 00:38:57,920
downtown that really makes Rome unique

1106
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:00,079
and so received a lot of positive

1107
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:01,839
feedback and I hope there was some

1108
00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,599
positive economic impact go along with

1109
00:39:03,599 --> 00:39:04,960
that but just wanted to brag on the

1110
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:06,880
staff that made that um possible. So

1111
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:08,880
thank you. That concludes my report.

1112
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,560
>> Right. Under my time water and sewer

1113
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:12,320
committee will meet Thursday, September

1114
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:15,200
3rd, 9:00 in the Sam King room.

1115
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:16,960
Commissioner Robinson. Mayor, the only

1116
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:18,560
thing I have is the finance committee

1117
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,520
will meet Wednesday, August 26 at 10:30

1118
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:24,640
in the Sam King room. Anyone's invited?

1119
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,000
Oh, I have

1120
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,760
>> Mr. Brock.

1121
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,880
>> Uh, yes. September, first Friday will be

1122
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:34,320
held Friday, September 4th, in the 200

1123
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:35,680
block of Brawl Street. There's been a

1124
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,000
little confusion. Some stuff has been

1125
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,440
saying Town Green, but that has been

1126
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:42,160
moved to the 200 block of Brawl Street

1127
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:44,480
uh for guardians of the jukebox plan.

1128
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,520
So, always draw a big crowd. Downtown

1129
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:48,640
Development Authority will meet

1130
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:50,560
Thursday, September 10th at 8:30 in the

1131
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:54,400
Miller building. And I would also uh

1132
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,000
reiterate everything that Sammy just

1133
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,640
said about the uh GDA conference. All

1134
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,280
the feedback that I heard was was uh

1135
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,280
really good. People enjoyed being here.

1136
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,560
Uh and just want to really give Jell and

1137
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:09,359
the staff at the forum a shout out. Uh

1138
00:40:09,359 --> 00:40:11,520
they were kind of the hub for everything

1139
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:19,119
going on. And uh it's it's nice that the city uh is in control of that

1140
00:40:19,119 --> 00:40:22,079
facility. And uh when those doors are

1141
00:40:22,079 --> 00:40:24,079
opening and closing, typically people

1142
00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:27,839
are downtown spending money. So and uh

1143
00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:29,280
good money, bad money, and neutral

1144
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:30,720
money. That's good money when it comes

1145
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:32,640
from outside the community. So we

1146
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,119
appreciate that. That's all I have.

1147
00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:36,720
>> Thank you, Commissioner Cochran.

1148
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:38,480
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Tourism Commission

1149
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,119
will meet Wednesday, August 26th at

1150
00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:43,200
11:45 at the Civic Center. And that

1151
00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:44,720
concludes my report. Thank you.

1152
00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:46,560
>> Thank you, uh, Commissioner Bman.

1153
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,480
>> Um, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just have an

1154
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,240
acknowledgement. You talk about how

1155
00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:51,920
great our city is and how we have so

1156
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,160
many visitors. We also had a VIP here

1157
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,680
for this uh past uh Friday and Saturday.

1158
00:40:57,680 --> 00:40:59,839
Mayor Elect Kesha Lance Bottoms and her

1159
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:02,079
team visited Rome and we got nothing but

1160
00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:04,000
great things about our city, how nice,

1161
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,560
clean, and warming everybody was. So, I

1162
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:08,079
just want to give acknowledgement that

1163
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:09,599
there's no place like Rome for

1164
00:41:09,599 --> 00:41:12,000
everybody. Thank you. That concludes my

1165
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:12,880
report.

1166
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:15,040
>> Commissioner Fischer,

1167
00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:17,040
>> uh, public works, traffic, transit,

1168
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,280
trails committee will meet Wednesday,

1169
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,520
September 9th at 10:00 a.m. in the Sam

1170
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:24,800
King room. And I do have a couple things

1171
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,119
to present. The first is the Jackson

1172
00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:30,160
Hill Trail Connection Project. They

1173
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,200
received four bids and the

1174
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,520
recommendation from the committee was

1175
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:39,599
for SH Creole contracting in the amount

1176
00:41:39,599 --> 00:41:43,750
of $974,93

1177
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,160
to um

1178
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:49,200
complete or connect the Jackson Hill

1179
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,839
Trail. It will go under the bridge under

1180
00:41:51,839 --> 00:41:53,359
Riverside

1181
00:41:53,359 --> 00:41:56,960
and they'll start soon and hopefully be

1182
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,640
done by the end of the year. This is

1183
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:01,200
phase one. This is covered with splast

1184
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:02,800
funds.

1185
00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,599
Um and then they'll start getting bids

1186
00:42:05,599 --> 00:42:09,270
for phase two.

1187
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,760
» Are there any questions?

1188
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,599
Make a motion to approve.

1189
00:42:13,599 --> 00:42:15,040
>> I second.

1190
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,880
>> We got a motion in a second. Any other

1191
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:17,680
discussion?

1192
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:19,440
>> I have some questions. Just out of

1193
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:21,040
curiosity, why aren't both phases being

1194
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:23,599
completed at the same time?

1195
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:25,599
>> Why are why are both phases not being

1196
00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:29,599
completed at the same time?

1197
00:42:29,599 --> 00:42:30,880
Go ahead.

1198
00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:32,000
>> I'm sorry I couldn't hear you.

1199
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,400
>> Why are both Why are they doing the two

1200
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:35,440
phases at different times?

1201
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,319
>> You did talk about that, but I I was

1202
00:42:38,319 --> 00:42:39,359
going to let Sammy answer.

1203
00:42:39,359 --> 00:42:41,440
>> Sure. No, I I I don't think there's a

1204
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:44,240
wasn't a huge reason to to delay other

1205
00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:47,280
than there was some initial idea of

1206
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,319
being able to cross closer um I guess

1207
00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:52,640
closer up to tournament call. And so

1208
00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:54,000
they're going to study that a little bit

1209
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:58,400
more. And um but phase two ultimately is thinking about contemplating a box

1210
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:00,480
culbert that'll come under Dogwood to

1211
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,480
keep you separated from the traffic. And

1212
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:04,160
so it'll you may recall if you're headed

1213
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:05,839
down Dogwood toward public works on the

1214
00:43:05,839 --> 00:43:07,839
right we've got a gravel parking lot.

1215
00:43:07,839 --> 00:43:09,119
>> And so I think the idea is to

1216
00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:10,640
incorporate that as a bit of a trail

1217
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:12,319
head. And so there probably a little

1218
00:43:12,319 --> 00:43:14,160
design to go in to to figure out what

1219
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:15,680
that's going to look like. But if we can

1220
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,640
get the main event done before this um

1221
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,640
rainy season gets here with that major

1222
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:22,400
phase, then we'll have connected the

1223
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,640
two. And so we'll just um that'll be a

1224
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,960
major major addition to our trail

1225
00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:29,680
network. And so I don't I don't envision

1226
00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:31,280
there's going to be a tough delay or a

1227
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,680
long delay for phase two, but we'll try

1228
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,920
to push that. But we we'd made a

1229
00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:37,280
deliberate effort. I guess if we go back

1230
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:39,119
to last maybe it's last year's public

1231
00:43:39,119 --> 00:43:41,280
works committee. Uh we were asked to try

1232
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,280
to push this as a splash project just to

1233
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:44,720
get some some progress and get it

1234
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:46,560
rolling. So I'm excited that we've

1235
00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:49,040
gotten this part of the phase. And you

1236
00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,960
said there's a bridge associated with

1237
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,400
this.

1238
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:53,599
>> It goes under the bridge.

1239
00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:54,000
>> Yeah.

1240
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:55,520
>> The bridge on Yeah.

1241
00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,839
>> And that's that's part of the

1242
00:43:57,839 --> 00:44:00,079
engineering for going underdog. The main

1243
00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:02,560
thing is avoid the the traffic coming

1244
00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:03,280
in.

1245
00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:04,720
>> Right. So what we're talking about is

1246
00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:07,119
running this adjacent Burwell Creek. And

1247
00:44:07,119 --> 00:44:09,040
so when you're on Riverside Parkway, you

1248
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,720
go by the Chick-fil-A container store,

1249
00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:13,280
there's that lower parking lot. Burwell

1250
00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:15,839
Creek is that um that's the creek we're

1251
00:44:15,839 --> 00:44:16,960
talking about. out. And so if you're in

1252
00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:18,960
Richberry Park and you're adjacent that

1253
00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:21,280
parking lot, you will be able to go

1254
00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,680
adjacent Burwell the existing Riverside

1255
00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:25,760
Parkway bridge. There's a ledge under

1256
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:28,240
there. So the trail will go under and

1257
00:44:28,240 --> 00:44:30,960
then we'll hug Riverside back around Tur

1258
00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:33,280
call around the duck pond. And so a lot

1259
00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:35,200
of folks that grew up here have got such

1260
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:36,640
great stories about being around the

1261
00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:38,800
duck pond. So this will open some of it

1262
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:39,920
could be a good chance for us to get

1263
00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:41,599
that area cleaned up and back into shape

1264
00:44:41,599 --> 00:44:42,960
and for people to go over there. It's

1265
00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:44,400
got great memories. So, it's going to be

1266
00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:45,839
exciting, I think, for the community.

1267
00:44:45,839 --> 00:44:47,440
>> Are we bringing the ducks back?

1268
00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:48,800
>> I I have a feeling we're going to have

1269
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:50,560
ducks.

1270
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:52,560
>> No fun.

1271
00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:54,400
>> Okay, we got a motion in a second. Any

1272
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:57,280
other discussion? Mr. Clerk, call the

1273
00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:58,319
role, please.

1274
00:44:58,319 --> 00:44:59,359
>> Commissioner [clears throat] Robinson,

1275
00:44:59,359 --> 00:45:00,079
>> yes.

1276
00:45:00,079 --> 00:45:00,720
>> Brock,

1277
00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:01,280
>> yes.

1278
00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:02,000
>> Cochran,

1279
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:02,560
>> yes.

1280
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:03,119
>> Bean,

1281
00:45:03,119 --> 00:45:03,839
>> yes.

1282
00:45:03,839 --> 00:45:04,640
>> Fisher,

1283
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:06,319
>> yes.

1284
00:45:06,319 --> 00:45:07,280
>> McDaniel,

1285
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:08,880
>> yes.

1286
00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:10,880
>> I do have uh something else to bring

1287
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:13,280
forward. I have two invoices for the

1288
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:15,040
recycling deficit for the second

1289
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,920
quarter. That's April through June. One

1290
00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:20,000
is an invoice for the city of Rome and

1291
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:22,560
one is an invoice for the solid waste

1292
00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:24,640
commission and they have the same amount

1293
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:32,790
of $15,716.87

1294
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:35,200
is less than the last quarter. That was

1295
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:36,240
good.

1296
00:45:36,240 --> 00:45:37,920
>> Said it is less than the last quarter.

1297
00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:41,359
>> Yeah, it is much less than last time.

1298
00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:43,200
Um, I'll need a motion.

1299
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:45,520
>> So, move.

1300
00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:47,040
>> We got a motion in a second. Any

1301
00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:49,280
discussion?

1302
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,839
>> Question. Why was it less? I'm glad it

1303
00:45:51,839 --> 00:45:54,319
is.

1304
00:45:54,319 --> 00:45:55,359
>> Nobody gave a

1305
00:45:55,359 --> 00:45:57,920
>> They accumulate certain things until

1306
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,160
they have enough for someone to haul it

1307
00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,640
away. And so, in that, they probably

1308
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:08,079
were able to haul out aluminum cans or

1309
00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:10,160
>> plastic one or two. They wait until they

1310
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:11,920
have a full load.

1311
00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:12,400
>> Okay.

1312
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:13,520
>> Before they sell it.

1313
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,040
>> All right. Thank you.

1314
00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:15,680
>> All that burn.

1315
00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:17,680
>> All right. We got a motion in a second.

1316
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:21,119
>> If there's no discussion, Mr. Clerk,

1317
00:46:21,119 --> 00:46:23,440
>> sir. Commissioner Robinson.

1318
00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:24,240
>> Yes.

1319
00:46:24,240 --> 00:46:24,880
>> Brock,

1320
00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:25,520
>> yes.

1321
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:26,160
>> Cochran,

1322
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:26,720
>> yes.

1323
00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:27,280
>> Bean,

1324
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:27,920
>> yes.

1325
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:28,720
>> Fisher,

1326
00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:29,200
>> yes.

1327
00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:30,079
>> Hixon,

1328
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:30,720
>> yes.

1329
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:31,359
>> Daniel,

1330
00:46:31,359 --> 00:46:36,230
>> yes.

1331
00:46:36,240 --> 00:46:38,000
» M. Uh, Commissioner Fischer, will you

1332
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,480
talk? Tell us again the date, time for

1333
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:43,040
the next meeting that everyone's invited

1334
00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:43,680
to

1335
00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:44,720
>> for um

1336
00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:45,920
>> Well, you're invited to all the

1337
00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:47,760
meetings, but this one,

1338
00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:51,839
>> the um solid waste commission will meet

1339
00:46:51,839 --> 00:46:54,160
September 29th, that's a Tuesday, at

1340
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,079
8:30 in the morning at the recycling

1341
00:46:56,079 --> 00:46:57,440
center. It's a little bit different than

1342
00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:59,760
our quarterly meetings which we will

1343
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:02,000
still have in October, but this is just

1344
00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:06,000
to tour the facility and meet and it's

1345
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,079
including the city and county

1346
00:47:08,079 --> 00:47:10,640
commissioners. It's open to the public.

1347
00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:11,760
>> All right. Thank you.

1348
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:13,359
>> That's right,

1349
00:47:13,359 --> 00:47:15,040
>> Commissioner Hixon.

1350
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:18,640
Uh the only uh comment I have is the

1351
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,640
Rome Floyd County Planning Commission

1352
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:23,119
will meet Thursday, September the 3rd at

1353
00:47:23,119 --> 00:47:26,480
2:30 here in the commission chambers.

1354
00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:28,319
That's it. Mr. Mayor,

1355
00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:29,920
>> Commissioner Collins is not here, but he

1356
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:33,040
did not have any meeting announcements.

1357
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:35,359
So, Commissioner McDaniel.

1358
00:47:35,359 --> 00:47:37,839
>> Uh thank you. The general administration

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00:47:37,839 --> 00:47:40,079
committee will meet on Tuesday, August

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00:47:40,079 --> 00:47:42,960
25th at 11 a.m. in the Carnegie training

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00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:44,880
room.

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Health Board will meet on Thursday,

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00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:52,480
September the 10th at 12 PM at the Floyd

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00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:54,720
County Health Department. That's all I

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have.

1366
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>> Uh we have one person would like to

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speak on public make public comment on a

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00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:03,200
non-aggenda items is Sammy Williams here

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00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:05,520
with us. Sir, if you will

1370
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:07,680
>> step to the podium to give us your name

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00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:09,119
and address

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>> and you will have three minutes.

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00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:16,079
Sammy Williams603

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Crane Street Southwest Rome, Georgia

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30161.

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00:48:21,839 --> 00:48:24,960
Uh we got a little results on the crime

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00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:27,680
we had in the area

1378
00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:30,480
here lately, but it's going to get worse

1379
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:32,559
before we get better.

1380
00:48:32,559 --> 00:48:34,960
We've got these all night parties going

1381
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:38,400
on and they are dangerous for the

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00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:42,640
citizens and the police officers.

1383
00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:44,720
You know, these parties, they got armed

1384
00:48:44,720 --> 00:48:47,520
guards. And if you talk to some of the

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00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:50,720
officers that ride by and look,

1386
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:53,760
they would tell you they've seen it. So,

1387
00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:57,119
we got to keep the parts for the kids.

1388
00:48:57,119 --> 00:48:59,920
Can't let them have the parts.

1389
00:48:59,920 --> 00:49:02,720
You know, every time I see something

1390
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:07,359
that's boiling, you know, I call in.

1391
00:49:07,359 --> 00:49:11,520
But people don't realize how many

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00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:14,960
dangerous people we got in Floyd County.

1393
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:17,599
These people is undetective. They come

1394
00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:20,960
out with hoods on, mask on at night to

1395
00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:23,440
these parties. You you don't know who

1396
00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:27,030
you going up against.

1397
00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:28,960
And you know, a lot of areas they throw

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00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,040
beer cans in the yard. That's where

1399
00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:33,280
people aim where the beer cans. So, we

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00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:39,109
need to start cleaning these yards up.

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00:49:39,119 --> 00:49:42,240
And uh I want to keep everybody safe and

1402
00:49:42,240 --> 00:49:44,240
I want to be safe. For the last three or

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00:49:44,240 --> 00:49:48,000
four years, they've had a hit on me.

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00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:52,319
You know, just because I dial 911,

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00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:55,359
but 911 is leaking.

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00:49:55,359 --> 00:49:57,359
They know who's calling, they know your

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00:49:57,359 --> 00:49:59,760
location, and that's why you don't get

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00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:02,480
people to call in. And that's got to be

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fixed.

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Thank you.

1411
00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:11,910
>> Thank you, sir.

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I think that pretty much [clears throat]

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uh covers the agenda

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um for today. So uh we stand adjourned.