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[0:00] Meeting condor. I'm sorry about that. Well, welcome to everyone. I appreciate you coming out and hopefully you'll get out of here before the storms come. So thank you for being here. Call the wall please. Councilmember Fleming here. Councilmember Geirman here. Councilmember Nassar here. Councilmember Patrick here. Councilmember Hilder here. Councilmember Fleming here. Mayor Pittman here. Please rise to the pledge.
[0:26] I
[0:29] pledge allegiance to the God of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
[0:42] Thank you.
[0:48] Please read the official rules of conduct.
[0:51] All rules of conduct as adopted by councils shall be adhered to at all times while the meeting is in progress.
[0:56] All participants shall conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner at all times for remarks.
[1:01] Excuse me, remarks should be professional and personal attacks on or disparaging remarks about
[1:06] council members staff or the public should not be tolerated.
[1:09] Private conversations should be held outside the council chamber.
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[1:16] An individual violating the rules of decor may be removed from the meeting at the direction of the mayor.
[1:21] Thank you.
[1:22] Thank you.
[1:23] Okay, if there's no questions, we will move forward with tonight's agenda.
[1:28] Any approval of the meeting agenda, please?
[1:31] Second?
[1:32] Second.
[1:33] Discussion?
[1:34] Mr. Nasser?
[1:35] Thank you.
[1:36] Call the roll.
[1:37] Council Member Flanagan?
[1:38] Yeah.
[1:39] Council Member Geirman?
[1:40] Yes.
[1:40] Council Member Nasser?
[1:41] Yes.
[1:42] Council Member Patterson?
[1:43] Yes.
[1:43] Council Member Hillard?
[1:44] Yes.
[1:45] Council Member Hillard?
[1:46] Yes.
[1:46] Council Member Patterson?
[1:48] Yes.
[1:48] Next, we'll make a couple of comments.
[1:50] If you have a mission to make public comment, please come forward.
[1:52] You have three minutes, and state your name.
[1:55] If you have a mission to make public comment.
[2:03] My name is Angela Flory, Historic Northwoods, McLeod Drive.
[2:09] I asked for the city council to approve of the non-discrimination ordinance.
[2:15] I'm not looking to make less friends or lose any friends.
[2:20] I love and accept all.
[2:23] I believe there is discrimination all around us,
[2:26] and I believe that one person can make a difference.
[2:29] After all, here I stand as one, with all,
[2:34] and not just with the LBGT community.
[2:37] I ask for the Council's approval, once again,
[2:40] with the non-discrimination elements in the past.
[2:42] Thank you.
[2:50] Hello, I'm Gerald Clark.
[2:52] I live in Northwood on the Allison Drive.
[2:55] And I'm never sure where I should make the right comments, but I'm here to speak in support of the non-discrimination ordinance.
[3:02] I wasn't sure if I needed to do a public comment or if I needed to wait until it was read.
[3:07] But I want to thank the Mayor and City Council for the opportunity to speak this evening.
[3:12] And I think the last time, I haven't spoken to the Council since the Atlanta Pride Parade,
[3:17] and I want to thank you for your support and participation in the event.
[3:21] I feel that our city's participation in these Metro Atlanta regional events provide a level
[3:28] of publicity that enhances our image as a city and introduces Doraville to others as
[3:34] an exciting place to live.
[3:36] I hope that the city will consider continuing to participate in regional events that promote
[3:42] a positive image of our city.
[3:44] Tonight I'm here to speak in support of the changes to the code ordinances related
[3:49] to businesses, business regulation and discrimination.
[3:53] I think many people think of the proposed changes as a social statement.
[3:57] Well, I think that's part of it. I think it is a protection for all groups,
[4:01] even old guys like me over 50. I see it as a protection.
[4:06] But I see it more as a differentiator for a city.
[4:11] When I spoke to the council in the past related to breweries,
[4:14] I spoke from the perspective of making Doraville a destination location where people wanted
[4:19] to come to venues and visit and spend their disposable income.
[4:24] I view these proposed changes related to discrimination in a similar light.
[4:31] My belief about this ordinance changes are that Doraville is a very, very small piece
[4:37] of a larger regional puzzle.
[4:39] we're competing with other municipalities and we need to stand out to
[4:43] attract new businesses and families. We have to show our uniqueness. The changes
[4:48] in my opinion are very small and innocuous but they communicate a loud
[4:54] message about who we are as a community and our uniqueness. I believe that large
[4:58] businesses and corporations are very socially aware and that they about they
[5:04] use this awareness as a tool to evaluate where they're going to place
[5:06] or new locations. They want to know that their employee families are welcome and protected.
[5:12] I also believe that the proposed changes do not place a huge burden on our infrastructure
[5:17] or impose a significant cost on the taxpayers because the direct costs are related specifically
[5:23] to the parties and the grievance. I encourage you to support the changes and communicate
[5:29] that we are unique and that we're a city that welcomes everyone and protects everyone.
[5:34] Thank you.
[5:40] My name is Suzanne Marks.
[5:42] I was one of those who participated in the pride parade.
[5:49] I'm really happy with our t-shirts that have a heart in diversity
[5:56] because I really think that that's what Dorville represents.
[6:00] We are a very diverse city,
[6:04] diverse by race, ethnicity,
[6:06] diversity, diverse by various religions, minority religions, and sexual and gender minorities.
[6:14] There are currently no hate crimes protections in the state of Georgia.
[6:20] We need to have anti-discrimination laws at the city level to protect all people.
[6:27] Thank you.
[6:36] Hi, my name is Kevill Watson, I'm a resident of Dorville, and I live on Glenda Way.
[6:40] And I'm here to speak on support of the ordinance.
[6:45] I'm a new resident of Doraville.
[6:46] I just moved here last year, actually.
[6:50] And so one of the things that attracted me to Doraville
[6:53] was the slogan, where it says diversity.
[6:56] And I think this ordinance is one way
[6:59] to put that into practice.
[7:01] And also, I'd like to reiterate what
[7:02] other people have said about the economic benefits
[7:05] to the city and how it would make us
[7:06] get into the diversity of it.
[7:08] Thank you.
[7:19] Good evening. My name is Jerry Gonzalez. I'm executive director of the Georgia
[7:23] Association of Latino elected officials and I'm here also in support of the
[7:28] non-discrimination policy that Dorival is considering this evening. The Latino
[7:32] population is a significant population both in size of population as well as
[7:37] the electorate in the city of Dorival and we certainly would appreciate a
[7:41] favorable ruling in moving Dorival forward in this regard. So we are
[7:47] in full support of the non-discrimination policy plan.
[7:50] Thank you.
[7:51] Hi,
[7:56] I'm Wendy Dunlap, I live in Northwoods in Doraville,
[7:59] and everybody else has said a lot of really good things
[8:02] about this, and I'm not going to repeat them.
[8:04] I'm just going to say that I'm in support
[8:05] of the non-discrimination ordinance
[8:08] because it's the right thing to do.
[8:10] Thank you.
[8:18] Hello, my name is Callie Householder.
[8:20] I'm here on behalf of myself, my husband Hugo,
[8:23] who is not he's at home, her daughter,
[8:25] so I live in Northwoods.
[8:27] I sent an email earlier today to a couple of our council members, so I'm just going to re-iterate what I sent out.
[8:35] We are gene-considered by any favor of passing the non-scriptory ordinance on the agenda tonight's meeting.
[8:40] Although sometimes we feel we are not able to make much impact statewide or nationally,
[8:45] we are hopeful that we are able to act locally and have our voices heard.
[8:50] I've lived in the city for 16 years, and I'm excited about the direction of progress and change.
[8:55] council has taken a last few years. I hope that we continue moving forward in a
[9:00] positive and neighborly, loud kind of way. We believe that supporting the ordinance
[9:04] can set the tone of inclusion and non-discrimination for our region and
[9:07] spread forth, paving the way for other areas to follow. When I look at my own
[9:12] family, I do not see race. Yet my own husband has been profiled and endured
[9:16] racism at its worst. It hurts my heart. It pains me to think that my
[9:21] My only daughter and me someday deal with these similar issues.
[9:25] Our lovely neighborhood of Northwood is one of the best, in my opinion.
[9:29] We are a diverse bunch, we help each other out, come running when someone is in distress.
[9:35] We don't care if they're gay, black, brown, green.
[9:38] We will protect them and anyone in our surrounding areas any day of the week.
[9:41] We hope that by passing these ordinance falls in line with the value that we already
[9:45] have as neighbors.
[9:47] Thank you for listening and helping to protect the citizens of our region.
[9:59] I would hope that you write this in the framework of the Laws of the State of Georgia and account.
[10:12] Make sure you define things so that people know what is entailed in your legislation and what is not.
[10:22] generally any good corporation has very good guidelines.
[10:27] And the second thing about this DCD9 is the changing of the name I don't know of,
[10:33] the road to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to Peachtree Boulevard.
[10:41] I'm a little confused how you take one little strip of the road
[10:45] and change the name and expect a traffic and personnel and businesses when first you have to figure out what it is.
[10:54] Thank you.
[10:58] Anyone else?
[11:08] Anyone else?
[11:09] My
[11:21] name is Justin Fernandez and I'm a student at Georgia State University.
[11:24] So I commute through Doorville every single day.
[11:26] I have been here the last 10 years, even before I went to Georgia State University.
[11:31] And I wrote a speech but I don't feel like giving it because it's very long and wordy.
[11:34] But I just wanted to say whether or not these acts of discrimination are happening within the city of Doorville,
[11:39] they are happening around Georgia and around the rest of the country as the
[11:43] political discourse in our country has been getting more and more radical
[11:48] violence towards many different kinds of people violence has been increasing all
[11:51] around the country people like me don't feel as safe as we used to not that we
[11:55] ever felt that safe and I believe the doorbell could be a leader in Georgia
[11:59] when it comes to setting the bar for how Georgians are supposed to show
[12:03] everybody's having company so please pass this ordinance and we'll
[12:07] and we will spread to the rest of the cities in Georgia.
[12:09] Thank you.
[12:12] Hi,
[12:27] I'm Kathy Willard.
[12:28] I'm here in support of it as well.
[12:29] I actually was president of the Atlanta City Council
[12:32] in the past.
[12:33] The city of Atlanta, well, was the sponsor
[12:35] of the city of Atlanta's ordinance,
[12:36] and I came down just to be a resource
[12:38] if there were any other questions
[12:39] or anything people had.
[12:41] Can only say is we've had this ordinance
[12:43] for 20 years in Atlanta.
[12:45] It's been a good thing, particularly in the last few
[12:48] years with the religious exemption laws being passed
[12:51] because companies have come to Atlanta and said,
[12:53] we will come here because you have this ordinance.
[12:55] We will come here because you have a statement of your values
[12:58] and we'll come here because our employees
[13:00] and our customers will know what to expect.
[13:04] I think at Doorville we benefit greatly by passing this,
[13:08] both because it's a statement of your values
[13:10] as a community and that has been, you know,
[13:13] clear for many, many years here at Doorville.
[13:17] But you've written a very clean, simple, clear law that is very easy to do.
[13:24] I would tell you in the last three years, Atlanta's had maybe 12 complaints.
[13:27] We're a city of 500,000 people.
[13:29] Only one has been sustained by a fairly complicated process and investigation.
[13:35] And I think that tells you that the frivolous cases do not come pouring through
[13:41] And that people will comply once those discussions happen.
[13:46] So thank you very much.
[13:47] There's anything I can do for you.
[13:49] And we're glad you're here tonight.
[13:51] Thank you.
[13:52] Anyone else?
[13:56] Okay.
[13:56] We're going to close that portion.
[13:58] We're going to bring it up to the consent agenda.
[14:00] Under the consent agenda tonight,
[14:01] we have the approval of the October 1st,
[14:03] 2018 City Council work session,
[14:05] meeting minutes.
[14:06] Approval of the October 1st,
[14:07] 2018 City Council regular meeting minutes.
[14:10] approval of October 15, 2018 City Council work session meeting minutes and approval of October 15, 2018 City Council regular meeting minutes.
[14:20] If there's no questions or comments, I would request that someone make a motion.
[14:25] Second.
[14:26] Second.
[14:26] Discussion?
[14:28] All the role please.
[14:30] Council Member Flaming.
[14:31] Yes.
[14:32] Council Member Guyerman.
[14:33] Yes.
[14:34] Council Member Nassar.
[14:35] Yes.
[14:35] Council Member Patrick.
[14:36] Yes.
[14:37] Council Member Hillard.
[14:38] council member. Thank you very much. All
[14:48] right. Next, there is no public hearing tonight or unfinished business.
[14:52] Next, under new business is actually my item and it's the consideration of a resolution to
[14:57] to optimize the city manager to do all things necessary.
[15:00] We are ready to pursue the renaming of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to Peachtree Boulevard.
[15:06] We were once an industrial city that we embrace that history, but we are not any longer.
[15:12] And for marketing purposes, and I know Shamley did two name changes over the last few years
[15:20] to go from Peachtree Industrial to Peachtree, so it's Peachtree Industrial until you get to our city.
[15:27] and then it becomes Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
[15:30] So we want to become Peachtree Boulevard
[15:32] like the city of Shanley.
[15:33] Brookhaven has never had that name.
[15:35] It's always been Peachtree.
[15:36] So to be consistent in that, and for marketing purposes,
[15:41] it does, I think, change the image of the city
[15:44] when you say industrial.
[15:45] You have a certain stigma about that.
[15:47] And again, we embrace our history on that,
[15:49] but sometimes it's time for a change.
[15:51] And I would ask the council, at least past the resolution
[15:57] to allow misgates to do the research on that.
[15:59] I know that I have already done some of the G-DOT
[16:02] and there's some changes in the signage that needs to be done.
[16:06] So I would open that up for discussion.
[16:09] Just for me.
[16:10] Yes, I would like to make a couple of comments
[16:12] in regards to changing the name, because even though we
[16:16] were an industrial city, we now have an overpass.
[16:23] It doesn't run along any residential areas, a very few business areas, you know, renaming
[16:36] it to me would be, it's highway 141 for crying out loud and we cannot maintain the road.
[16:49] So by changing it, are we then not liable for
[16:55] fixing the potholes and paving and so forth and so on?
[17:01] No, we would not be accepting that as we're part of it.
[17:04] I feel, you know, once
[17:12] you have a good thing, shouldn't erase it.
[17:17] I support this. I think that it was a good move on Chambley's part and I'm fine with that following too.
[17:23] Thank you Mr. Mayor.
[17:24] I also support this. I also believe that it's a good thing that it's less noble.
[17:30] Thank you.
[17:31] You can find the following.
[17:34] That's perfect.
[17:35] Thank you.
[17:36] Thank you.
[17:37] Just for precaution to increase in motion to support this resolution please.
[17:41] I'd like to make a motion to authorize the city manager to do all things necessary to
[17:46] proceed with the renaming of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to Peachtree Boulevard.
[17:50] Thank you.
[17:51] The session.
[17:53] All in all, please.
[17:54] Council Member Forting.
[18:00] No.
[18:01] Council Member Garmin.
[18:02] Yes.
[18:03] Council Member Nasser.
[18:04] Yes.
[18:04] Council Member Patrick.
[18:06] Yes.
[18:06] Council Member Hiller.
[18:07] Yes.
[18:07] Council Member Hoos.
[18:08] Yes.
[18:13] Next, consideration of the resolution to enter into agreement for the lease of office space
[18:20] to be used for law enforcement purposes.
[18:23] Actually, I think this was reversed.
[18:24] I think the first one should have been mine and this is Ms. Kates, okay?
[18:28] I was like, this is not me.
[18:31] We tried to let you know that because I was entitled.
[18:34] Thank you.
[18:36] This is to grant authorization for me to enter into a lease for the DEA strike force,
[18:44] which the city of Dorville is a part of that strike force.
[18:49] We have been for several years.
[18:51] The way the lease will work is that the lease will be in the city's name.
[18:56] However, we will receive funds to pay for the lease.
[19:00] And so there's no expense to the city.
[19:03] We do benefits out by being a part of the strike force.
[19:07] I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.
[19:09] Hi, I'm nine.
[19:10] Mr. Wynne.
[19:11] It's just for one year, Wynne.
[19:13] Yes.
[19:14] It could be renewed, but you're only
[19:16] authorizing for one year at this point.
[19:18] No questions.
[19:23] Well, we should entertain a motion.
[19:24] I'd like to make a motion to authorize the city manager
[19:27] to enter into an agreement for the lease of office space
[19:30] to be used for law enforcement purposes
[19:32] in support of the federal law enforcement initiatives
[19:34] and the city of Doreville and surrounding communities.
[19:37] If you'd like a second, second discussion?
[19:41] Call the roll please.
[19:42] Council Member Fleming?
[19:43] Council Member Geierman?
[19:45] Yes.
[19:45] Council Member Nasser?
[19:46] Yes.
[19:47] Council Member Patrick?
[19:48] Yes.
[19:48] Council Member Hiller?
[19:49] Yes.
[19:49] Council Member Coombs?
[19:50] Yes.
[19:51] Six zero motion passes.
[19:52] Thank you very much.
[19:54] Next is the consideration of ordinance to amend the code of ordinance in city of Doreville
[19:57] by adding an article to chapter six.
[19:59] This is the legislation discrimination.
[20:02] And as I said in the work session, I just want to thank you very much for all your hard work that you've done into this, and getting your heart into this.
[20:11] So thank you.
[20:12] Thank you.
[20:13] I want to read a little bit of the statement that we put in the packet.
[20:17] Doorbell is a dynamic, incredibly diverse place in Metro Atlanta.
[20:21] People from all types of backgrounds and nationalities live here.
[20:25] Diversity is such an important part of our city's identity.
[20:28] It is even part of our city's motto.
[20:30] Protecting the rights of residents and visitors to the city, ensuring unbiased services and being a truly welcoming place is critical.
[20:39] The proposed ordinance will further that branding of the city.
[20:42] And the branding part I think is a key phrase there.
[20:46] This ordinance will provide a level of protection for employees and consumers and doorbell businesses against discrimination.
[20:53] Doorbell would be just the second city door to after Atlanta to adopt such ordinance.
[20:57] As Kathy said earlier, C. Valenus had an ordinance on her books for 20 years and it's been a,
[21:05] it's brought a lot of business and they've really had no problems with enforcing the
[21:11] ordinance.
[21:11] It's not something that people just frivolously go up and sign, read through our ordinance.
[21:17] It's only for very blatant offenses where people are openly discriminating and are
[21:28] They're almost proud that they're discriminating, and we've seen several cases of that in Metro
[21:33] Atlanta in the last year, and I hate to see that sort of thing happen in Doraville, where
[21:41] we end up in the news with a business like that in our city, and then there's absolutely
[21:46] nothing that can be done about it, and that's where the city of Smartie is right now.
[21:54] It's not about filing lawsuits or anything like that.
[21:59] And that's one of the big problems.
[22:02] Somebody is discriminated against in the state of Georgia.
[22:06] There's no state protections for any civil rights whatsoever,
[22:10] or one of three states in the country that have no civil rights protections.
[22:15] And I can't fix that, but I can try to fix it at the city level.
[22:21] And I feel like that we've done a lot of background work.
[22:25] We've spent over six months working with attorneys from all over the country
[22:28] on trying to come up with something that will work within the state laws
[22:33] and the guidelines.
[22:34] We've had our legal look at it.
[22:36] We've had Sea of Atlanta legal look at it.
[22:38] We've had legal from the Human Rights Commission to the ACLU
[22:43] and people from all over the country looking at this.
[22:45] And we had to make a lot of changes to make something that would work
[22:48] within the framework of Georgia.
[22:50] This is illegally enforceable ordinance.
[22:54] There was one other line I wanted to...
[23:02] The other thing is I can talk to you nearby cities
[23:05] and this is an opportunity for Doraville
[23:09] to lead the way on diversity and inclusion in our region.
[23:13] We've talked about, I mean, just tonight,
[23:15] we're renaming a road so it matches up
[23:18] our sister city. We need to start thinking about local politics on more
[23:23] regional level and I've been in conversations with council members over at
[23:29] the Sea of Chambley, Chief Clarkson, Decatur, East Point, Dunwoody and Brookhaven
[23:36] and they're all now interested in doing the same thing following the legwork
[23:41] that I've done on this and providing a vetted ordinance that's enforceable
[23:46] in Georgia. And I think it's time for Dorville to take the lead on something and not be the
[23:54] last one in line. And that's why to me it's important for us to get this passed as soon
[24:01] as we can and be the first and not be a follower like we've been for so many years.
[24:10] There's
[24:12] not going to be really any financial impact because this is funded by the people that
[24:16] are involved in the case.
[24:18] It goes, the orders goes into a lot of detail
[24:21] about how this is done.
[24:23] I don't know.
[24:25] Seeks will seem to like the way this was written.
[24:27] It was very clean.
[24:29] And I don't still know what else to say though.
[24:32] Thank you very much, Ms. Fleming.
[24:38] Ms. Particular Ordinance, I believe
[24:40] should be a resolution, should be a resolution
[24:44] for the entire city of Florida.
[24:46] It should not be just an ordinance.
[24:49] designed to identify businesses, discrimination of businesses to individuals.
[24:58] It should be individuals to individuals, it should be individuals to businesses and
[25:05] so forth. So I don't think it should be a, it should be an ordinance that we
[25:11] address. It should be a resolution that the city of Doorville identifies the
[25:17] fact that we are a diverse city of businesses because when you get right down to it, we have a very
[25:26] diverse business culture in our city and we need to pay attention to what they are doing as well
[25:36] as far as their concerns. You know, we need to be looking out for everyone, not just individuals.
[25:45] Each and every one of us have a moral obligation for ourselves and to our neighbors to be transparent
[25:54] to them, to love them, to care for them, to go out of their way for them and not discriminate
[26:01] against them.
[26:03] That's why I feel so strongly in that we don't need to be affecting an ordinance to
[26:10] say, oh, well, if you come into this business and you have the perception that you're being
[26:18] discriminated against, then go to city hall, to the city clerk's office, and with a $50
[26:26] bill, and you fill out the paperwork and you sign up and say, I've been discriminated
[26:31] against because of this business.
[26:33] You know, I think we're, that though it's much greater, much broader than businesses,
[26:45] we need to be looking at ourselves when we think about discrimination.
[26:52] And there was discrimination on this platform this evening before the meeting started when I was told
[27:01] I didn't even have a choice because a special call meeting was called for
[27:08] Wednesday and I didn't even know about it and the person said well she doesn't
[27:14] even have a choice in this. Is that not discrimination as well?
[27:22] So I pass it to you.
[27:24] Mr. Chairman. I actually have some questions for you.
[27:31] Cecil, first question is, does dorkville have any legal authority to be able to address casual
[27:36] discrimination between individuals?
[27:38] This ordinance is based on your authority to issue basically an occupation tax certificate.
[27:45] So in conjunction with issuing that, you have the ability to put some regulations on
[27:50] that.
[27:51] That's where the enabling authority for an ordinance like this comes to.
[27:55] And a public recombination ordinance is a generally accepted concept, et cetera.
[28:01] And within our charter or our list of ordinances, that's pretty much the only place that we could fit an ordinance like this one, correct?
[28:09] This is the logical place for it. There might be other places you could find, but it's a logical place for it.
[28:18] Also, you know, I think we've had a side conversation about this, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the city's authority to, I think you have, but to enact this legislation, and if you think we'd be in a strong position to be able to defend it.
[28:33] We reviewed the ordinance and I can say this was not an ordinance we drafted, we reviewed it, but we did believe that it was a ordinance that would be sampled.
[28:45] And then just to be clear, this legislation only applies to businesses.
[28:55] is it does not apply to any individual's person in the right
[28:59] to be rude to another person based
[29:00] on their thoughts about that individual's
[29:06] personal category.
[29:08] This ordinance basically is tied to the occupation tax
[29:12] of the issue of some kind.
[29:14] Thank you.
[29:16] OK, I already expressed my concern earlier in the work
[29:21] session.
[29:21] And also I would like to see a, the filing fee should need to be weighed, $50, if someone
[29:30] feel like they can be discriminated in their business or whatsoever, that filing fee shouldn't be there.
[29:39] I think if it's actually seen to be a legitimate complaint, they're reimbursed for it.
[29:46] How would you know a person, maybe the person not going to come forward because of the fees?
[29:54] And that discrimination that will ever happen is just going to be undetected.
[30:00] So we basically, we're basically stopping someone to file a complaint.
[30:05] We don't want people to file multiple lawsuits, or not lawsuits, but multiple complaints about, you know, different individuals because they have grudges with them.
[30:15] Without there being some consequence to that person based on the same, the same structure that you built into the ethics ordinance.
[30:29] Anyway, how much for the hearing cost, how are we going to determine that hearing cost?
[30:36] Who will be appointed for the hearing, who will be appointed for the hearing officers?
[30:40] Is this a good chance of that place?
[30:42] It's in the ordinance.
[30:43] No, but for the clarification of the public.
[30:47] This is similar to the ethics ordinance where we have a methodology of appointing hearing officers
[30:52] or is that sort of a random appointment?
[30:56] Also, who will examine the evidence
[30:59] and how do we prove that this formation of the city
[31:03] are in the city?
[31:05] Under this ordinance, you have sort of a two-phase process.
[31:09] First phase is mediation.
[31:11] If it's not yet resolved with the mediation,
[31:13] it could go to a hearing officer.
[31:15] At that point, the hearing officer
[31:16] does serve as the person who, like in the ethics ordinance,
[31:20] the person who listens to the testimony and makes a determination as to what they hear
[31:25] and has or has not occurred.
[31:26] And how are appeals will be handled?
[31:30] Is there going to be a Supreme Court or how is that going to work?
[31:36] Any decision under this will be appealed by Rina Sotrari to the Superior Court,
[31:41] which is sort of a very common way that thinks are decisions of the city or of the field.
[31:47] That's a good question. Thank you.
[31:50] I have many comments as well and I support this 100%, 150% and Dan I appreciate that you've done all of this.
[31:59] The one thing I would say is that I support this. I think it's a great way to sort of attract new businesses
[32:07] but also ensure to our residents and to people surrounding us that we are definitely a tolerant city and a tolerant community.
[32:14] The assistant said we are a diverse place, it's listed on our brand and we hope for it.
[32:24] So Mike has been the work session. I absolutely wholeheartedly support this.
[32:29] I appreciate you doing your footwork and bringing this before us.
[32:32] I appreciate our residents coming out and wearing our shirts that we have made
[32:36] showing your support that really shows a lot to our community.
[32:40] And I look forward to passing that.
[32:43] Thank you.
[32:44] Thanks.
[32:45] The only thing I want to add too is we did,
[32:48] we have reached out to the business community.
[32:50] I've talked to several local businesses
[32:52] or to the developers of the assembly plant
[32:54] and they wholeheartedly embraced this.
[32:58] People in the music, the movie industries
[33:00] and the entertainment industries in the city,
[33:03] they are really excited about this passing
[33:05] because this is the kind of thing
[33:07] that brings that industry to our city.
[33:09] And it could be the difference between us being chose and one of our neighbors for
[33:14] that kind of industry coming to our city.
[33:17] And it was $14 billion spent in the state last year.
[33:21] And I'd like to see a lot of that come into Doorbell.
[33:24] We've got, we've got space for it.
[33:30] I do want to, I also want to reiterate what Ms. Hiller said.
[33:34] Citizens coming out, it really speaks volumes.
[33:36] And we appreciate you.
[33:37] We appreciate all of our guests. Mr. Gonzalez, we really appreciate you coming out and we always love the media.
[33:43] Thank you.
[33:47] Excuse me, did you have anything?
[33:49] Well, I would like to get this fast.
[33:54] And we're short on meetings this month and I'd like to make the motion in the way first read so we can learn it tonight.
[34:01] Okay.
[34:02] Second second.
[34:04] Please understand, just it's not unanimous
[34:06] and you'll have to come up with another option
[34:07] and discuss that, expect a curse.
[34:10] So, call the bill please.
[34:11] Council Member Fleming.
[34:13] No.
[34:14] Council Member Guyerman.
[34:15] Yes.
[34:16] Council Member Nasser.
[34:17] No.
[34:18] Council Member Patrick.
[34:20] Yes.
[34:20] Council Member Hillard.
[34:22] Yes.
[34:22] Council Member Coons.
[34:24] Yes.
[34:26] Okay, five two, we don't have a unit in this row.
[34:28] Okay, that's fine.
[34:29] And it had been suggested that we have a Wednesday evening meeting, a special call meeting.
[34:37] If it's this week, I'm not being able to.
[34:39] Okay, so then maybe y'all should go back to the drawing board this week and see if there's a better day.
[34:43] Do you have another option that you wanted to add?
[34:45] Thursday?
[34:46] Thursday?
[34:47] Thursday?
[34:48] Do you want it Thursday?
[34:49] It's for next week, Thursday?
[34:50] Are you available?
[34:51] Wednesday of next week, maybe.
[34:54] Can we not just do it on whatever work session we normally do?
[35:00] Yeah, we have a work session on Tuesday, right?
[35:02] Can we have a meeting?
[35:03] We can do it before the meeting.
[35:05] I know, Robert's not able to do that time.
[35:08] I know, that was one of the things I wanted to talk about the next week's work session.
[35:15] Thursday's fine with me.
[35:16] Thursday? Thursday?
[35:19] Thursday?
[35:21] Is voting Thursday?
[35:22] I don't know.
[35:24] I don't know.
[35:24] I haven't got a calendar from me.
[35:27] Okay. So it sounds like the council is okay with Thursday, 6.30.
[35:37] We're talking about this week?
[35:38] Are you talking about this week?
[35:40] I just wanted to get this done.
[35:42] What are we supposed to be discussing?
[35:46] I mean, is there an agenda?
[35:47] The purpose would be to adopt this ordinance.
[35:50] Part of this discussion is that it did not work.
[35:54] We're waiting the first read, so go ahead and make a motion.
[35:57] We can't because y'all voted no.
[36:00] Oh, okay, cool.
[36:01] So we've got to come back to another meeting.
[36:02] Yeah, then take it to the two weeks beyond.
[36:06] Is there an imperative reason why you have to have it done this month?
[36:09] Yes.
[36:10] Why?
[36:12] Okay, we're...
[36:13] I'd like to make a motion.
[36:14] Yes, go ahead.
[36:15] I'd like to make a motion that we schedule our next council meeting for this Thursday
[36:20] the purposes of discussing the non-discrimination ordinance and other purposes.
[36:26] Like a second discussion.
[36:32] Excuse me
[36:35] I've gotten terribly confused because
[36:39] waving the first reading I voted yes did I not vote no my apologies I thought we
[36:46] were actually voting on the ordinance we were voting to vote on tonight I was
[36:53] But it doesn't matter because Mr. Masters still voted no, so it doesn't have a final vote.
[36:58] Would you be willing to change your vote options?
[37:01] Okay.
[37:02] Okay, how do we do this? Motion to reconsider?
[37:04] Let's make a motion to reconsider.
[37:06] Second.
[37:08] Discussion?
[37:08] We should make a motion to reconsider the waiting of first reading.
[37:12] Second.
[37:13] Discussion?
[37:14] I'll do all of these.
[37:16] Council Member Fleming.
[37:18] This is a motion to reconsider, to waive the first reading.
[37:22] This is the motion to reconsider.
[37:26] Go ahead.
[37:26] Yes.
[37:28] Council Member Guierman.
[37:29] Yes.
[37:29] Council Member Nasser.
[37:31] Yes.
[37:31] Council Member Patrick.
[37:32] Yes.
[37:32] Council Member Hillard.
[37:34] Yes.
[37:34] Council Member Coons.
[37:35] Yes.
[37:36] Six zero.
[37:40] Now, I would like to make the motion to waive the first reading on the non-discrimination
[37:46] order.
[37:46] Second.
[37:48] Discussion?
[37:50] No.
[37:52] This is the motion that will waive the first reading and allow you to go following this.
[37:58] And it doesn't have to be unanimous to then, it can be a 4-2.
[38:04] The charter says it needs to be unanimous.
[38:07] Okay, go ahead. This is the first to waive the first read.
[38:11] Go ahead.
[38:12] Council Member Fleming.
[38:14] Yes, waive it please so we can get down to voting.
[38:16] Council Member Gargerman.
[38:18] Council Member Nasser.
[38:20] Council Member Patrick.
[38:22] Council Member Hillard.
[38:23] Council Member Coons.
[38:24] 6-0.
[38:27] Now, I would like to make a motion to
[38:40] the job.
[38:43] Motion to the job.
[38:44] I'd like to read.
[38:46] She wants to read.
[38:48] I'd like to read what we're about to do.
[38:58] Okay. I'd like to make a motion that we adopt the ordinance to amend the code of ordinances,
[39:07] adding an article in Chapter 6 to provide for an adoption of an effective date, codification,
[39:17] and provide other lawful purposes of the non-script discrimination limits.
[39:26] discussion. All the will please. Council Member Flaminghouse, Council Member Gairman. Yes.
[39:34] Council Member Nasser. Yes. Council Member Patrick. Yes. Council Member Hillard. Yes.
[39:40] Council Member Coon. Yes. Motion passes. 5-1. Thank you.
[39:54] Next item is consideration of
[39:56] Resolution of the City of Dorville we adopting the ethics principles in place for purposes
[40:00] of being recertified as a city of ethics.
[40:10] The City of Dorville has been a City of Ethics since 2005.
[40:17] We are up for renewal of that designation.
[40:21] It does require that we pass in Resolution tonight.
[40:26] And then also we will be submitting a copy of our Ethics Coordinates.
[40:31] We have no doubt that we will be designated again, but this is the procedure that we have to go through.
[40:37] I have no questions.
[40:39] No questions.
[40:41] No questions.
[40:43] Is this good?
[40:45] Thank you.
[40:46] Anyone wish to, in the final motion?
[40:48] I would like the motion to re-adopt the ethics principles and pledges that are being certified as a city of ethics.
[40:55] Second.
[40:58] Discussion?
[41:02] Council member Flan, council member Garmin, council member Nasser, council member Patrick,
[41:08] council member Hillard, yes, council member, 6-0 motion passes. Thank you very much.
[41:14] Next is the consideration of a resolution to authorize a city manager put into a short-term lease agreement with safe
[41:21] management for use of approximately 20 service parking spaces.
[41:26] Yes, this would allow them to use 20 parking spaces for 19 days.
[41:33] Any questions?
[41:34] None.
[41:36] No.
[41:41] Anyone wish to entertain a motion?
[41:43] I'd like to make a motion to authorize the City Manager to enter into a short-term lease agreement with the City Management for use of approximately 20 parking spaces located at 3760 Park Avenue,
[41:56] which is city owned property for the period between November 6th through December 21st, 2018.
[42:02] Second.
[42:04] Second.
[42:05] Discussion.
[42:06] All in all case.
[42:08] Council Member Flaming.
[42:09] Yes.
[42:09] Council Member Garmin.
[42:10] Yes.
[42:11] Council Member Nassar.
[42:12] Yes.
[42:12] Council Member Patrick.
[42:13] Yes.
[42:14] Council Member Hillard.
[42:15] Yes.
[42:15] Council Member Kuhn.
[42:16] Yes.
[42:17] 6-0 motion passes.
[42:18] Thank you very much.
[42:20] Motion to adjourn.
[42:22] I'll make a motion but I will also like to have a discussion now.
[42:27] Okay, do I get a second?
[42:33] You know, democracy is not a pretty thing.
[42:38] And as you see how we kind of went back and forth, it acts how it works.
[42:43] But for those of you who are interested in paying attention to it and participating in it,
[42:48] it is grueling at times, but working together is not an easy thing.
[42:53] But we get there, it's not always pretty, it's not always the way we hope it works out,
[42:58] but we get there.
[42:59] So please don't lose heart over stuff like this.
[43:03] There's a lot in our city, there's a lot of good stuff out there for us to be involved in.
[43:06] So thank you for coming out.
[43:07] You keep pushing us in the old direction.
[43:09] Thank you.
[43:10] I think we all, I hope that's the point.
[43:12] Who then?
[43:15] With that being said, I'd like to announce that I will be up for reelection next year.
[43:20] I am going to recall that.
[43:23] Yay!
[43:27] I just wanted to thank you and the rest of the town folks for passing this
[43:32] coordinates and also thank Councilwoman Prudence for all the hard work that she did
[43:37] on it as a gay man.
[43:40] She grew up and spent my teenage years in a community where I felt a daily
[43:46] credit of violence and discrimination, typically because of who I was. It means a lot to me
[43:54] to know the doorbell in some place that welcomed me and my husband. So thank you all.
[44:02] I appreciate
[44:13] it. I would really appreciate it if Councilman was to help me with this
[44:19] and you too, Mayor, supporting us and helping out the Pride Parade
[44:23] and just showing that Dorville really does mean what it says.
[44:28] It's not just meaningless phrase that we came up with.
[44:32] And it's a diversity and inclusion.
[44:37] But it's really actually mean.
[44:40] And to me, what we did tonight really
[44:44] sends a big statement out to the region that Dorville,
[44:48] it's a new day.
[44:49] This is a, we're maybe a different place than people have painted us as in the past.
[44:57] And I think we could be the crown jewel of the world.
[45:00] Full of the north side of Atlanta. And this is the start of that.
[45:04] I agree. Thank you.
[45:07] You have a wonderful positive note to leave on. Thank you.
[45:12] Call the roll please.
[45:14] I had something to say and everybody else did and you didn't bother to call.
[45:19] Well they just jumped out there so please jump out there.
[45:21] Well I'm going to jump out there too and those of you who have not voted
[45:25] tomorrow's the deadline gang and we are open the polls are open over at our
[45:32] City Hall from 7 to 7 and if you haven't voted please do so and we appreciate all
[45:39] of you for being here to see me. That's it. I don't have anything else to say in front of me.
[45:47] Well,
[45:52] we are passing those laws to protect starting group, especially me, but the law
[46:01] is not going to do anything unless we change our heart. So please change your heart before
[46:06] you change anything. When you change your heart, we're not going to have no issues.
[46:10] We're not going to have no problems. Just love each other and change your heart. That's
[46:14] all accounts and our life is too short and enjoy it. Thank you.
[46:21] Council Member Flanagan? Yes.
[46:24] Council Member Geirman? Yes.
[46:25] Council Member Nasser? Yes.
[46:27] Council Member Patrick? Yes.
[46:29] Council Member Hillard? Yes.
[46:30] Council Member Kuhn? Yes.
[46:33] Thank you, meeting adjourned. Thank you.