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Mr. Myers, are you and your team ready
to go? They are ready. Okay, let's do

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this.
Secretary, please call the roll for

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7:35.
Mrs. Hall-Rayford? Here. Mr. Stokes?

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Here. Mrs. Moody? Here. Ms. Naylor?
Here.

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This is no public hearing. You have 3
minutes to have no public hearing. You

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have 3 minutes to speak on whatever you
want to speak on. It is

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Please write your name on the sheet of
speak on whatever you want to speak on.

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It is
Please write your name on the sheet of

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paper up there. Paper up there.
Hopefully it's up there.

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And you have 3 minutes.
Jennifer Nicholas, East Point resident.

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Um
I wanted to go back to Jennifer

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Nicholas, East Point resident. Um
I wanted to go back to a couple of to a

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couple of planning commission meetings
last year, October 2nd planning planning

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commission meetings last year, October
2nd planning commission. You were doing

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zoning ordinance changes regarding
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garage setbacks. At that time, Mr. Myers
had stated that if a garage were

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destroyed during a fire, including
language that would in effect including

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language that would in effect
grandfather existing garages to allow

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the original setbacks if the garage
needed to be rebuilt needed to be

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rebuilt. Mr. Myers stated that section
11. Mr. Myers stated that section 11.07

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part D part 1 already covers this in the
event of a fire natural disasters, so no

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additional language would need to be
added to this motion.

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The way I read this Excuse me, the the
The way I read this section 11.7, I

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don't see that it guarantees that a
homeowner can rebuild

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um north of Stevens, east of Kelly.
There's nine streets in that

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neighborhood. Approximately 80 houses on
each street, so say about 700 homes. I

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would say every single one of those
homes, the garages are 2 ft away from

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the
fence for the side setbacks.

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So, all of these structures are now
non-conforming.

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And if something were to happen, they
would have to be built

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differently. They would have to be moved
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Um
Definitely have problems on my block

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with renters. There is a particular
rental house that there's no certificate

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of occupancy that has been current. The
last inspection goes back to 2024.

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It looks like
it's owing maybe about $950.

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These tenants are beyond horrible. Um
they don't pay the water bill's dead.

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And you know, the city definitely needs
to do more about these rentals that

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they're not being inspected. They're not
keeping up on the property. It looks

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disgusting.
Uh you know, the whole city is just like

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littered with trash. I invite anyone to
walk from city hall and go

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from here, go down Semrau all the way
down to Kelly and see all the trash all

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over. And then go down all the other
side streets, too. Trash all over the

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place. It's not just limited to 8 and
Gratiot.

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I mean, this will know whether you can
attend or not. I don't know, but if you

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can, great. If not, please provide the
Thank you.

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Mr. Woodson, if you would be so kind to
give her some regions information, maybe

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contact her tomorrow this home, please.

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Moving on to
the approval of the minutes for the

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February 5th, 2026
meeting. Chairman DeHaan. Um the minutes

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from that meeting need to be amended,
though.

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It be corrected without within the
minutes.

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We have a motion. Do we have support?
I'll support that. We have motion and

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support. Secretary, please call the
roll.

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Mr. Sassak? Yes. Mrs. Hall-Rayford? Yes.
Mr. Stokes? Yes. Mrs. Moody?

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Ms. Naylor?
Yes.

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Ms. Zielinski? Yes. Chairman DeHaan?
Abstain.

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We have no public hearing, so we'll move
on to new It spans the public alley and

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also incorporates the applicant's The
applicant owns the triangular parcels to

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the north.
So, this site sort of incorporates both

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of their parcels and the public alley.
Um the applicant also

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just for reference owns this parcel here
as well.

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Um
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» this is the site plan you received in
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You might have noticed on the drawings
that there are a few revision clouds.

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We did the staff did iterate this um
reviewed the the initial submission.

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The applicant provided a revision in
response to the staff's original

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comments. Um but as I was mentioning the
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This is a 2,800 ft building to consist
of offices and storage. Um there are

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electric vehicle chargers chargers
proposed here with four spots dedicated

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for that purpose. Um
landscaping as required by the

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ordinance.
And then on that northern parcel, a

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dumpster enclosure and a
electrical transformer.

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My understanding is that it's to
facilitate the vehicle charging are

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proposed on that northern parcel.

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Um
These are the elevations of the

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building. Since the land is zoned MU1 uh
and this is a new development that is

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seeking site plan approval. It is
responsible to the architectural

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standards and the building material
standards that are in the ordinance. Um

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There are a couple
There are a couple

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It It meets most of them. There are a
couple items in which this proposal does

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not meet the standards. Um
I will talk about those in a minute.

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The items in which it doesn't meet, the
applicant is requesting a waiver from

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you and the planning commission can
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whether to grant that waiver. Um the
building is composed of composite wood

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siding. This lower left elevation is the
proposed 8 Mile elevation.

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The entrance is proposed to be off the
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Um all of the elevations are essentially
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of design. Um
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required by the ordinance.
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So, as I said, there This has been
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um two submissions already.
Um there are a couple of things a few

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things that remain unresolved. Um
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uh for the
for the project to proceed exactly as it

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was presented to you,
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the public alley must be vacated because
the applicant is proposing to pave the

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public alley. Um
It is rezoned. The zoning map is

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amended. It is rezoned. The zoning map
is amended to a

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MU1.
Um there were some engineering comments

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that are still outstanding. I think
those are appropriate to be addressed at

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the engine
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I think the most significant one that
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is not a matter of more information or
might require redesign is the item of

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impervious surface. Facade glazing must
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I think the uh
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Our opinion about those waivers, the if
They're sort of dependent on each other,

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I guess. The um
I I would grant that as it currently

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stands, 8 Mile. It's unlikely that
someone's going to walk to this building

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from 8 Mile. Um but the ordinance is
trying to move development in the city

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in a direction where it that is more
pedestrian friendly than it has been in

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the past. Um
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made about the side entrance. Um
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uh glazing
if there if there should be a door there

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by ordinance standards and to accept
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from the M I L frontage
if there is not a door there then I

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think the windows it's attractively
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the waiver request is only about 2 and
1/2% and that might be reasonable but I

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think that's sort of dependent on what
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the entrance.

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With that I'm happy to answer any
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But as it's drawn it doesn't meet it.
All of this land is um

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outside of where the frontage
landscaping is in this strip along the

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property line and then
around this triangular piece.

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The rest of it is pavement and
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from an ordinance perspective this
building is over parked. It would only

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need three three parking spaces for its
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the applicant because the EV spaces are
um intended to be

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retail charging.
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If you keep making variance we're going
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Like I said I've seen places there seem
to be plenty space on the front of that

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building to accommodate the lighting and
the door and they still could have a

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side interest. Which is at some point in
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of where we say we're want to go.
Or either we don't want to go there one

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of the two but I think that should be um
a consideration that we should be you

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know asking for a compliance because
it's it's a new construction it can uh

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combine the parcels
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Okay. Um
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I did talk to the assessor about um
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the applicant as well about um whether
or not the dumpster enclosure is

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necessary. I believe I think the
applicant can clarify but I believe that

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they would like to use that parcel at
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there might be a scenario if if it's not
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um
that the plan could be revised to not

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use the parcel for dumpster access.
There are there are also overhead wires

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underneath the location of the dumpster
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and then in that case I think the the

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city's position would be that um there
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Perhaps the vacation wouldn't be
necessary but there have to be um

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easements recorded easements so that um
the parcels are functional together even

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if with a transfer of ownership.

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Utilizing nine spots but four of those
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were
for the EV and that's not

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in compliance with the ordinance either
correct?

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The um
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the
the um it's a small business the

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occupancy is less than 50 people so the
zoning ordinance only requires that it

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parks their employees.
So um as it's drawn it is compliant.

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Um I I [snorts] was suggesting that um
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be and that seems like a low hanging
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impervious surface coverage maximum.

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But the the
revised So why are we rezoning the rear

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of the building? I'm asking is it just
to put a dumpster back there we're going

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to pave the alley just for a dumpster or
there's no space on the side that the

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rezoning isn't necessary? I'm asking the
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» Um
well I I think there are alternatives.

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Um I think that the the
I guess the comment about combining is

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for this um
if that and that

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triangular parcel would have to be
rezoned so it's not um split zoned

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because
if it's just sitting there and not being

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used then it can still be zoned
residential and it's like nothing

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happens but um

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Some stuff I don't understand still. So
we're taking the parcel yes it's

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residential it's a small triangle
and I'm asking the use of that triangle

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would be for rezoning it for a dumpster.
And we talked and we talked about you

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know zoning areas that we've already
have designated.

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And we're we're combining parcels and
we're going to rezone it combining

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parcels and we're going to rezone it.
You know how many other spaces are going

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to say well it's you know how many other
spaces are going to say well it's next

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door is adjacent is across the alley can
I just rezone next door is adjacent is

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across the alley can I just rezone that?
We can get into this spot rezoning zone

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that we can get into this spot rezoning
endlessly and we keep setting you know

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patterns
endlessly and we keep setting you know

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patterns for that. I'm just trying to
understand it with the amount of land

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that it seems that's held
do we really need

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do we really need to go down that
pathway? And if we do need to go down

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that pathway and if we do keep doing
this I think we'll keep doing this I

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think we'll just keep doing this.
Miss closing it off and vacating that

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and then what we do with it. So those
are the two issues I have. The property

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has the ability to put another dumpster
or small supply unit of

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waste management on it. But we're we're
willing to listen to what the the owner

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of the property wants to do.
Sir if you wouldn't mind just put your

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name on the piece of paper please.

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Put my name on the Should be a piece of
paper up there.

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Yeah if there's a pen just put your name
on it please. Residential zoning is my

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understanding. Um and it was put back
there on purpose.

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The
in a perfect world we would vacate the

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alley but if you look
and um Paul maybe you can point out

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there's a a residential corner
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on the upper left there.
When you vacate the alley um

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each side of the alley is entitled to
the to half of the alley vacation.

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So
we kind of drew this up so the alley

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would not need to be vacated because we
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not being able to use a corner of the
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Um it could technically be fenced off.
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uh
city the city planner and I have talked

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electrical lines running along this
alley which we've met with DTE about

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where to put this transformer and they
said they said well this is the bottom

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of the pole this is like the most ideal
place. Um and most economical and it's

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kind of for us it's out of the way in
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to get away with not having to
rezone that back parcel and vacate the

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alley
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that transformer could move across the
alley to be behind the building if

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absolutely needed but from
our use perspective it makes sense to

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have it in the back.
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so that's kind of what our thinking was
with this.

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Real real estate company with three
employees. There'd be a couple offices

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in the front. The door would not be
used. We don't have people

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we're not retail we don't have people
walking in off the street.

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The only real access to this the
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they walk in whether we have clients or
guests or it's just us coming in and

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out. So we
we request to move the door to the side

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because of that. We don't have anybody
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to buy something or to to do anything
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So that was the reason behind it. We
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a much more expensive concrete it's it's
a much more expensive concrete. We were

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hoping to
prefer not to have to do that and spend

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the extra money but if if we want we
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additionally
um in the back of the building so the

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top of the drawing
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alley or that back parcel all that would
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And so there would be more um
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on the
on the plan. It could comply with what

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those requirements are that we're asking
that we should probably try and keep

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moving forward in the way that we want
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And so if a door can be installed on the
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I would my question be why why wouldn't
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And that would put you without having to
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So
I I would at first I was in agreement

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there and have a picnic. Um
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a problem with no door in the front but
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now and I think about all of those
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I I I don't have an issue with that.

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We also have other established
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that have doorways off of their parking
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» ments and then we're removing ments and
then we're removing them. I understand

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if it was a need or use um but this is
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but this is just a building that's being
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And so therefore we said it doesn't need
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me. Then what are we going to do with
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But that's just my point. I'll get off
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Mr. Myers, your thoughts?

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But that's what we have to think
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that triangle situation over and leave
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keeps his parking space, and then the
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whether you want a front door
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compliance for us.

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So what what you're saying, John, that
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Okay. And the and the freezing of the
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Okay.
>> Which he has 40.

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So, the intention is
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the front. It'll likely be a drop
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glass above.
I'm sorry. So there'd be nothing

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in that above section. Mhm. Um,
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you this is the other thing we were
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flip-flop with because I know we were
moving on these other things, but this

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is the other thing that we were asking
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it was on the glass requirement.
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so yeah. So Mr. Chair, if I can clarify
and form in the math for everybody at

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the table, you're asking for a waiver
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and 1/2 per- I gave you two options
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I I don't think you can approve it
conditionally if there's a redesign that

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still needs to happen. So how about we
table this discussion and we tackle it

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next month? Is that

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Is that would that be better to give you
a month and come back with a revised

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site plan with all the changes? If
that's what you wish, then yes, it would

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be much cleaner.
>> Commission, how do you feel?

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Let's table it. All right, there we go.
Can I get a motion to table this

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discussion until the
What is April? Losing track of time.

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Plan review approval can begin for the
building of the of the of the structure

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while we're waiting for special land use
approval of the variables that we've

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just discussed for him to create in
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That could be the conditional approval.
Is that would that work better for you?

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» it.
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Mhm.
And they you you all can still work on

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what you just mentioned, too, even but
is is irrelevant. I I'm

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going to have it. If it had been 2.9,
you were out of luck.

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Um, but 2.8, I'm fine. I well I you
know, I I concede uh, Commissioner

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Naylor's point on the front door.
Uh, she is right, but I'm also looking

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at the front doors that are going along
Vernier right now and other businesses,

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and it is an office. It's not a retail
establishment, and the family owns ch-

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changing of the zoning, and number
three, it would give him more room for

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previous property.

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So those three those are the So the door
and that back triangular piece are the

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big pieces that you have to
wait for him to draw and and give

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recommendations of what your the the
council is thinking.

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The commission is thinking.

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Brings it up to 40%. Um,
I guess my own personal feeling

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is that the the window like the facade
is designed, [snorts]

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there's not a lot of more window to be
had there. Since it's an office

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building, I think the percentage of
glass is a reasonable waiver.

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but I I also think there should be a

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door there. So, um,
I I think it would improve it, but I I

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don't know. Um, it's we would be okay
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And you would not touch the square. I
mean the the triangle, which would not

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require any rezoning, right?
So that would put us all on the same

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page.
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need to see that next month.
Call

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Call the roll.
Dang.

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Secretary, please be secretary. I second
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We have motion, we have support.
Please call the roll.

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» [laughter]

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» Mr. Sassick.
No, Miss Chairman, we have a nom- we

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have a nomination.
I make a nomination that Mr. Sassick

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remain in his position as co-chair.
Vice chair.

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Support. I make a nomination for
nomination for Mr. Stokes.

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For Mr. Stokes.

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All right. I We've never had that
before. We've never had that before.

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What do we think? You. Mrs. Moody. You.
Mrs. Moody. Yes. Mrs. Hall-Rayford.

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Yes.
Miss Naylor, you were thinking about

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taking that back, weren't you?
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» Um, Mr. Stokes. Yes. Mr. Zelinski. Yes.
Um, Chairman DeHunt.

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Yes. And Mr. Sassick, do you accept?
>> Yeah.

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The new news is as of last month we have
a live active construction appeals board

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ready to be addressing the technology
and the issues coming into our five-year

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master plan and a lot of our
construction issues that we've been

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struggling with. They've been appealing
based on codes, based on violence, and

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they don't agree that I'm there, but now
we have an account- with the

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understanding
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existing buildings would be
grandfathered, protected under this

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section 11.07,
and then I was very surprised to hear at

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the City Council meeting February 17th,
very clearly our city manager, Mr. Ryan

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Madden, instructor
to be aware, to give you a heads-up that

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if something happens, you cannot build
it in the same spot that it is now.

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Um, I you know, again as a homeowner, I
would be very upset if

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for any reason, whether it's a tornado,
a fire, or if I simply want to rebuild

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my 70-year-old garage,
and we all had 2 ft between the garage

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and and the fences, and somehow
they managed to take care of their

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property. Um, so to say we're
changing an ordinance to try and change

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irresponsibly property in my
neighborhood that I can leave it where

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it is. So just something to consider in
the future. I understand for new builds

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we want new builds to be this way, and I
agree with that, but I don't think we

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should penalize thousands of residents
um that now have non-conforming

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structures sitting in their backyards.
Thank you very much, and again I

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appreciate all of you.
to address the five-year mas- to address

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the five-year master plan. And I'm
excited what I heard from all of you

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tonight. master plan. And I'm excited
what I heard from all of you tonight. It

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was about
It was about addressing the future of

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this city, and I realize addressing the
future of this city, and I realize there

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always will be somebody that won't like
what happens, but we can't only take

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care of only take care of
and we must take care of the elder

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relations to and we must take care of
the elder relations to

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garage
garage roofs that are in in deplorable

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conditions, all the ways to roofs that
are in in deplorable conditions, all the

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ways that we know exactly what the
details are so that we can calculate

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what kind of clean up we're really going
to take they're going to take in the

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next five-year master plan. Thank you
for your hard work that you're going to

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have to in the next five-year master
plan. Thank you for your hard work that

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you're going to have to
do

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We're now working to restructure and
rebuild the neighborhood block block

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watch program with the fire and police
department, so they will become in the

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internal sections of each of our
districts

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a part of our team, not to be
whistleblowers, but paying attention to

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things that happen and give our staff
uh, the ability and 1,200 more to be

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registered above that list. So every
time we go into a rental property, we

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have the property rights to walk through
that backyard and do blight on the

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exterior based on the new IPMC 2021.
Soon as I'm in that backyard,

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I get to see down the backyards,
and I can I can take a photograph from

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that. So if we give them more time to be
clerks and answering conversations about

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every address, then we won't have time
for them to be on the field. We've gone

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to a digital ticketing system so they
don't have to be in the office writing

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them by hand. So, as they are in the
field, if you need a specific cut up the

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concrete and put a smaller garage on.
That seems very common sense for someone

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who's had already a disaster, but
that's my thoughts. Other than that,

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let's just get ready for a great year.
Keep focusing on our master plan. I know

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it's tough questions and people come
before us.

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Um but that's the point of us having our
administrative part so we can guide the

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build out.
And the commission was quick not to

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and the commission was quick not to
allow him to do that, which was fine.

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And I mean, I understand. But then
tonight we was almost at the point of

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allowing
this person to to make some changes to

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that would affect the rezoning.
So, I think we just have to have clarity

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there and be more consistent in the
things that we're going to do. And

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also have say, have a wonderful evening.

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God bless you.

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God bless you.

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Uh
I have nothing to say other than

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uh
I have nothing to say other than don't

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forget to lose don't forget to lose your
hour of sleep this weekend.

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I want to thank everybody. I enjoy
working with all of you.

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I think we have really good discussions
and some of the decisions we wind up

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making maybe aren't always right, but
we're doing the best we can. And I also

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want to congratulate Commissioner Stokes
on his uh

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um
that family has been spectacular

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supporters of the city of East Point.
When so many businesses closed and moved

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away,
they stayed

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and continued to put out a quality
product that people will come from miles

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around because that's what they did with
their grandma 50 years

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I got the gavel.
I got the gavel.

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With that said, can I get a motion to
close the meeting?

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So, motion. Support. With motion.
Support. We have a motion by

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» [laughter]
>> Ms. Moody and support by Ms. A motion by

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Ms. Moody and support by Ms. Ulinski.
Secretary, please call the roll. Ms.

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Moody. Yes. Ms. Ulinski. Yes. Ms.
Rayford Hall Rayford.

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» Yes.
Mr. Stokes.

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» Yes. Ms. Naylor. Yes. Mr. Sassek. Yes.
Chairman DeHaan. Yes.