1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:11,320 Brief agenda. So let us go ahead and begin. And we can socialize and enjoy 2 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,320 ourselves and have a great time when we get through. 3 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,240 This time I'd like to 4 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:21,820 reconvene the meeting of September 12th. Is there any business to transact out of 5 00:00:21,820 --> 00:00:27,040 that meeting? Any old business? Seeing none, that meeting is now adjourned. 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:29,960 I'd 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:36,360 would you please call the row? Commissioner Bowlin? Commissioner Knight? Commissioner 8 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:41,660 Scales? Good morning. Commissioner Tyson? Commissioner Stephen. Good morning. 9 00:00:42,100 --> 00:00:47,460 Invocation is going to be held. I'm going to turn over to Commissioner Knight to 10 00:00:47,460 --> 00:00:53,920 introduce his pastor. Our invocation this morning is by pastor Draper 11 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,500 Rogers. He is the pastor of youth families at the Gardendale First 12 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:07,880 Baptist Church. He is from Auburn, Cal, so I know I told him he might need to 13 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,460 pray for them too, by the way. 14 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,500 He's a great guy, he does a great job, and he's 15 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:21,100 very instrumental in the community of Gardendale. So Pastor Rogers, if you'll 16 00:01:21,100 --> 00:01:25,040 step to the mic, stand for the prayer, and then you pledge. 17 00:01:27,690 --> 00:01:29,050 Before we pray, I 18 00:01:29,050 --> 00:01:34,690 give you four scripture verses that are instrumental in my prayer life every 19 00:01:34,690 --> 00:01:40,470 single day. Matthew 11 verse 28 Jesus says come to me all who are weary and 20 00:01:40,470 --> 00:01:46,430 burdened and I will give you rest. Psalm 37 3 trust in the Lord and do what is 21 00:01:46,430 --> 00:01:52,430 good. Dwell in the land and live securely. Matthew 6 33 but seek first the 22 00:01:52,430 --> 00:01:56,030 kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things will be added to 23 00:01:56,030 --> 00:02:02,610 you. And finally, second Chronicles chapter one, verse 10, give me wisdom and discernment 24 00:02:02,610 --> 00:02:08,970 so I can lead this nation effectively. Let's pray. Father, as I read those scriptures, 25 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:14,570 that is the prayer of our heart today. We say, Lord, that we would come to you because, 26 00:02:14,710 --> 00:02:19,790 Father, if the people in this room are like me, Father, they're weary, they're burdened, 27 00:02:19,790 --> 00:02:25,730 and Father, they need you in their life. They need a touch from you, a word from you. Father, 28 00:02:26,130 --> 00:02:31,810 I know each person there on that panel, Deloitte, that leads this great county of ours. Father, 29 00:02:31,890 --> 00:02:36,750 they need wisdom. They need discernment on the things that needs to be done in their district. 30 00:02:36,930 --> 00:02:41,130 So Father, would you please guide them and lead them? And I pray just for all of our 31 00:02:41,130 --> 00:02:46,530 county workers, Deloitte, that give so much of their time and energy going over and beyond 32 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:51,090 what's called of them. So Lord I pray for them, I pray for their safety. Lord I pray 33 00:02:51,090 --> 00:02:54,370 not only for Jefferson County but for Birmingham City and for all our 34 00:02:54,370 --> 00:02:57,790 municipalities in that make up Jefferson County. Lord would you just have 35 00:02:57,790 --> 00:03:02,750 your hand upon them all? Father I pray for this meeting today that you would 36 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:06,890 have your way. I pray that all would go well. I pray that the the business 37 00:03:06,890 --> 00:03:11,930 will be taken care in orderly and friendly fashion. Father please have 38 00:03:11,930 --> 00:03:15,070 your way today. In Christ's name we pray. Amen. Amen. 39 00:03:18,700 --> 00:03:21,200 Thank you 40 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,560 Pastor Rogers. 41 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:40,320 We appreciate 42 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,060 you pal. See you down the road. Okay ma'am. 43 00:03:46,820 --> 00:03:49,020 Commissioners, we have the minutes from our 44 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:50,460 September 12th meeting. 45 00:03:52,580 --> 00:03:56,060 If we follow our normal pattern and practice of behavior, we're going 46 00:03:56,060 --> 00:04:01,840 to let Alicia off and not have her read these minutes, but I'll need a resolution to do so. 47 00:04:06,290 --> 00:04:14,090 I move that Alicia not read the minutes, 48 00:04:16,630 --> 00:04:18,110 and then we adopt them as written. 49 00:04:18,350 --> 00:04:22,510 All right. We'll have a motion and a second, and Alicia, you're off another time. 50 00:04:23,770 --> 00:04:24,810 All in favor say aye. 51 00:04:24,950 --> 00:04:25,250 Aye. 52 00:04:26,270 --> 00:04:29,210 Any opposed? Of course, there is no opposition. 53 00:04:30,090 --> 00:04:32,950 I have no presentations, we have no public hearings. 54 00:04:33,070 --> 00:04:33,890 Can you believe that? 55 00:04:34,010 --> 00:04:34,810 Wow, hallelujah. 56 00:04:36,050 --> 00:04:41,070 That is, we do have 61 resolutions and two items of new business. 57 00:04:41,670 --> 00:04:49,630 One is coming from the DA, the assistant DA that would allow the commission to participate 58 00:04:49,630 --> 00:04:56,370 in a grant process and we need a resolution to do that and the other is an inadvertent 59 00:04:56,370 --> 00:04:58,770 But ARPA, 60 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:09,900 true up from, I believe it's either Macadora or Macaulah, Macaulah from Macaulah 61 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:16,080 to straighten up that, as we did with all of the others on Tuesday. 62 00:05:17,180 --> 00:05:18,460 So if we could- 63 00:05:18,460 --> 00:05:22,040 Mr. President, I move to adopt the two items of new business. 64 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,460 I have a motion for two items of new business. 65 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,340 Would you call the roll, and a second, would you call the roll please? 66 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:31,680 Commissioner Baldwin? 67 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:32,240 Yes. 68 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:33,360 Commissioner Knight? 69 00:05:33,620 --> 00:05:33,800 Aye. 70 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:34,980 Commissioner Scale? 71 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:35,400 Yes. 72 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:36,500 Commissioner Tyson? 73 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:37,980 Commissioner Stephen. 74 00:05:38,300 --> 00:05:39,680 Yes, thank you very much. 75 00:05:40,460 --> 00:05:44,440 We have a motion for the consideration of 61 items and two items in your business. 76 00:05:48,380 --> 00:05:48,820 Second. 77 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Motion and a second. 78 00:05:50,220 --> 00:05:51,400 Are we okay the way? 79 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:52,420 You have to roll a call. 80 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,760 Roll a call on the two items and then you can do it. 81 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:57,840 Then we vote on it. 82 00:05:57,840 --> 00:06:02,340 So you made your motion to the roll call vote to consider the two items? 83 00:06:02,580 --> 00:06:03,280 We just didn't. 84 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:04,500 Now we just need to vote. 85 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,940 But now the roll call is going to do a new business. 86 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,820 One through 61 you can do as well. 87 00:06:10,020 --> 00:06:11,200 Okay, fair enough. 88 00:06:11,860 --> 00:06:17,060 We have a, let's go ahead and do the new business first. 89 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:20,200 I moved items, two items and new business. 90 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:20,860 Second. 91 00:06:20,980 --> 00:06:22,960 I'll have a motion and second, two items and new business. 92 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:25,240 Yes. 93 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:25,680 Roll call. 94 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,020 Commissioner Bowden? 95 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:27,800 Yes. 96 00:06:28,180 --> 00:06:28,900 Commissioner Knight? 97 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:29,300 Aye. 98 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:30,400 Commissioner Scale? 99 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:30,760 Yes. 100 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:31,920 Commissioner Tyson? 101 00:06:32,220 --> 00:06:32,400 Yes. 102 00:06:32,620 --> 00:06:33,280 Commissioner Stephen? 103 00:06:33,620 --> 00:06:34,060 Yes. 104 00:06:34,220 --> 00:06:34,560 Thank you. 105 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:36,420 Move Adams 1 through 61. 106 00:06:38,460 --> 00:06:39,640 I'll second that. 107 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,000 All in favor say aye. 108 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:43,280 Aye. 109 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:44,480 Any opposed? 110 00:06:46,220 --> 00:06:47,120 All right. 111 00:06:48,260 --> 00:06:51,200 That brings us to the end of the meeting, believe it or not. 112 00:06:53,340 --> 00:06:55,760 County Manager, give us some news. 113 00:06:58,990 --> 00:07:04,010 Well, I just want to thank all the great employees of Jefferson County for a great year. 114 00:07:04,110 --> 00:07:09,810 We got a lot done. Thank you all for your leadership and funding and investing in the infrastructure, 115 00:07:09,810 --> 00:07:16,750 but looking forward to another great year and thank you employees for working hard 116 00:07:16,750 --> 00:07:21,330 and working in Jefferson County and making it a great place to work. Thank you. 117 00:07:23,010 --> 00:07:30,870 County attorney. No news is good news. Is that what you just said? When you say 118 00:07:30,870 --> 00:07:41,170 things it easily cost us money so we'd like for you to be quiet. We do have 119 00:07:41,170 --> 00:07:46,030 some things that we need to remember the folks in Florida and Georgia and 120 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:47,790 and East Alabama in our prayers. 121 00:07:49,150 --> 00:07:52,510 This is supposed to be a generational type storm, 122 00:07:54,910 --> 00:07:56,650 similar to Katrina. 123 00:07:57,710 --> 00:07:58,290 It's huge. 124 00:08:02,580 --> 00:08:05,200 All we can offer is our prayers right now. 125 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:08,580 But if we will do that, it would be greatly appreciated. 126 00:08:10,180 --> 00:08:15,120 And now I'd like to offer all the commissioners. 127 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,580 Commissioner Bowling, would you like to say anything? 128 00:08:17,580 --> 00:08:18,200 I 129 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,920 hope Auburn does a good Saturday as well. 130 00:08:35,740 --> 00:08:37,480 We don't turn the ball over. 131 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:37,960 No. 132 00:08:38,980 --> 00:08:39,360 Mr. 133 00:08:44,310 --> 00:08:44,550 Toss. 134 00:08:45,230 --> 00:08:54,550 I wanted to announce that Saturday the Brunner-Brown Bulls and Buddies Breast Cancer Organization 135 00:08:54,550 --> 00:08:56,810 is doing a sister strike. 136 00:08:57,030 --> 00:08:58,910 We're inviting everyone out. 137 00:08:59,830 --> 00:09:02,770 So I said 730 at Legion Field. 138 00:09:02,770 --> 00:09:13,050 It's a, this is a very good organization and it fits in the gap with women in the community 139 00:09:13,050 --> 00:09:15,430 that do not have health insurance. 140 00:09:16,150 --> 00:09:27,410 They supply free breast cancer screenings, mammograms, rides to the doctor, light cleaning 141 00:09:27,410 --> 00:09:28,610 of the homes. 142 00:09:28,990 --> 00:09:31,050 No one in this organization get paid. 143 00:09:31,770 --> 00:09:35,470 I have volunteered with them self for several years. 144 00:09:35,650 --> 00:09:42,030 I think this is the 13th year I've been volunteering for maybe 10 other 13 years. 145 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:46,010 And I'm just asking for everyone to support this organization. 146 00:09:46,230 --> 00:09:48,410 It is definitely there for the community. 147 00:09:48,890 --> 00:09:51,130 Commissioner Titian, what's the name of the event? 148 00:09:51,730 --> 00:09:59,250 It is the Brunner Brown bosom but it's Breast Cancer Walk and it's named after a three-time breast cancer survivor. 149 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:01,210 But you said something about a strut. 150 00:10:01,590 --> 00:10:02,310 It's a strut. 151 00:10:02,810 --> 00:10:04,490 Women don't walk their struts. 152 00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:09,490 Can you demonstrate for the audience here 153 00:10:09,490 --> 00:10:11,110 what that strut is? 154 00:10:11,230 --> 00:10:12,590 You know my foot mist. 155 00:10:13,790 --> 00:10:16,850 So this would be the bosom hop. 156 00:10:18,990 --> 00:10:20,130 It would be a drag. 157 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:26,510 So y'all please come out and support this organization. 158 00:10:26,750 --> 00:10:28,290 It is definitely worth it. 159 00:10:28,290 --> 00:10:32,630 It is and what's something that we've done in the past and we've always 160 00:10:32,630 --> 00:10:36,710 Kind of help promote this and it is it is a very good job 161 00:10:36,710 --> 00:10:42,070 Commission of Scales good morning. Good morning. Yes, sir. Thank you, miss president 162 00:10:42,070 --> 00:10:49,130 I do want to ask everyone in the midst of while we're talking about families who may be affected by 163 00:10:50,210 --> 00:10:56,090 The possible hurricane coming in our direction, but we know that they're touching down in other places 164 00:10:57,210 --> 00:11:06,010 pray for the city of Birmingham I am on between yesterday and well yesterday just 165 00:11:06,010 --> 00:11:13,610 around the corner for me had someone killed at Captain D's had someone shot at 166 00:11:14,170 --> 00:11:21,230 the gas station around the corner and then late last night someone was I don't 167 00:11:21,230 --> 00:11:28,770 think that person may have made it either. Another shooting is real when it's right there 168 00:11:28,770 --> 00:11:36,110 at your doorstep. So I encourage everyone to pray for Birmingham. I'm very thankful to 169 00:11:36,110 --> 00:11:40,170 this commission. I've said this privately and publicly, so I'm going to say it from 170 00:11:40,170 --> 00:11:48,630 this day officially. The commission has given a lot of money to try to support the 171 00:11:48,630 --> 00:11:55,790 the Sheriff in order for the Sheriff's Department to be able to support Birmingham Police Department, 172 00:11:56,370 --> 00:12:01,630 but it would behoove everyone to find out that the Sheriff does not control the police 173 00:12:01,630 --> 00:12:06,590 chief. And the Sheriff's Department is doing the very best that they can with the resources 174 00:12:06,590 --> 00:12:14,710 that they do have. And I just want to tell them thank you because we've had a lot of 175 00:12:14,710 --> 00:12:19,630 assistance that are showing up in these communities but I'm going to be honest 176 00:12:19,630 --> 00:12:26,490 with you I was talking to someone all the way to work this morning it's getting 177 00:12:26,490 --> 00:12:32,390 very real and and we just can't make it make up excuses about this it's just 178 00:12:32,390 --> 00:12:37,350 getting real and yesterday I could not believe it was not even 11 o'clock and 179 00:12:38,010 --> 00:12:42,850 someone was already killed around the corner I mean it's just it's different 180 00:12:42,850 --> 00:12:48,310 But I believe in this. If it works in one city, it can work in all. 181 00:12:48,990 --> 00:12:54,010 We just got to be intolerable when it comes down to bad behavior. 182 00:12:55,050 --> 00:12:59,790 And the good thing about being over here at the county is that you're over here at the county courthouses too. 183 00:13:00,050 --> 00:13:01,630 Meaning that these judges. 184 00:13:02,830 --> 00:13:12,150 And we're going to be calling on these judges to help lock these bonds so that by the time these folk go to jail there's not a catch and release that you were out by the end of the day. 185 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:17,190 But I want to say, you know, for us to continue not only to pray for Birmingham, but pray for 186 00:13:17,190 --> 00:13:20,710 the people who live in Birmingham, pray for the people who do business in Birmingham. 187 00:13:21,590 --> 00:13:22,770 We just need help. 188 00:13:23,350 --> 00:13:27,750 And so, and I think this commission followed the help that they have done in a city where 189 00:13:27,750 --> 00:13:28,150 I live. 190 00:13:28,230 --> 00:13:29,690 So thank you so much, Mr. President. 191 00:13:32,370 --> 00:13:32,770 Mr. Mott. 192 00:13:33,690 --> 00:13:38,650 I just want to reflect the sentiments about the hurricane Helene. 193 00:13:40,750 --> 00:13:43,430 We're going to be on the western edge of it. 194 00:13:43,430 --> 00:13:47,410 so we shouldn't get the bulk of it. 195 00:13:47,550 --> 00:13:49,830 Sometimes those things will wobble, 196 00:13:49,990 --> 00:13:52,310 but generally when they get before land, 197 00:13:52,450 --> 00:13:54,270 they jog to the right a little bit. 198 00:13:54,690 --> 00:13:56,810 But we're still going to get rain. 199 00:13:57,010 --> 00:13:58,110 We're still going to get winds. 200 00:13:58,430 --> 00:14:01,270 And so our EMA is going to be on top of it. 201 00:14:01,410 --> 00:14:02,170 I know that. 202 00:14:02,430 --> 00:14:05,070 And I know we have some employees on standby 203 00:14:05,070 --> 00:14:07,990 in case we need to go get some trees off the road 204 00:14:07,990 --> 00:14:11,530 or whatever, so we appreciate them for being there 205 00:14:11,530 --> 00:14:18,230 and taking on that role. Again, Angela, you and all your team, thank you for 206 00:14:18,230 --> 00:14:23,590 getting the budgets done. We appreciate it. And roll tight. 207 00:14:27,050 --> 00:14:27,770 You want to say something? 208 00:14:28,010 --> 00:14:37,030 Yes. I forgot about the senior citizens exercise program, why you said they 209 00:14:37,030 --> 00:14:42,450 will be starting on TV on Saturday mornings at 10 o'clock in the morning. 210 00:14:43,810 --> 00:14:46,030 It's a big deal, it really is. 211 00:14:47,190 --> 00:14:54,450 They started, I think, cutting their videos in the TV show two months ago. 212 00:14:55,390 --> 00:14:59,950 So they will be shown, they will actually be televised now on the office. 213 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:05,660 Saturday mornings, it'll be every Saturday morning for an hour. It's also a 214 00:15:05,660 --> 00:15:10,000 ballroom dance, I think 30 minutes ballroom dancing, and then the other one is 215 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:17,080 the get fit while you sit chair exercise. And our seniors are a huge part of it. 216 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:22,120 And I think they're in Chicago or either Detroit too, so it will not just 217 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,920 only be the state of Alabama, it would also be other seniors too, but I know we 218 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:34,180 have shot I think for two months. So they will start showing this Saturday. So everyone tune in on 219 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,280 is it CW channel 21? 220 00:15:40,020 --> 00:15:44,540 Back here. Well I want to again commend our 221 00:15:46,260 --> 00:15:49,280 employees for the good job that they do and 222 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:55,800 how they've been able to help elevate the quality of life of the citizens of Jefferson County. 223 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:03,620 And I'd like to also echo what Commissioner Scales said, is that 224 00:16:06,110 --> 00:16:10,830 we can lose everything 225 00:16:10,830 --> 00:16:15,310 we've gained by something that's not under our control. 226 00:16:16,930 --> 00:16:25,170 We work hard, Commissioner Boland, management staff, we work hard to bring economic development 227 00:16:25,170 --> 00:16:32,050 into the city and into Jefferson County and one random act of violence can 228 00:16:32,050 --> 00:16:42,930 completely cancel everything that we've done. So life is about expectations and we 229 00:16:42,930 --> 00:16:52,250 need to expect more and we need to demand more. Our children need a safe 230 00:16:52,250 --> 00:17:00,570 place to grow up and be able to raise their family. We need safe thoroughfares to 231 00:17:00,570 --> 00:17:06,010 and from working school. Our primary response is built in and I see Wayne back 232 00:17:06,010 --> 00:17:10,430 there. Wayne, you do a good job. Sheriff, the department does a good job, but you 233 00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:16,530 tell the sheriff that the commission does appreciate him and that appreciate 234 00:17:16,530 --> 00:17:24,030 what he does and the way he's able to engage and put star one where it needs to be. 235 00:17:24,990 --> 00:17:33,850 And we'd like to encourage him to work with our other municipalities to create that task 236 00:17:33,850 --> 00:17:40,710 force that the governor was talking about and change these expectations of these criminals 237 00:17:40,710 --> 00:17:45,170 because you know two out of three says they're going to get away with it in 238 00:17:45,170 --> 00:17:47,910 Birmingham and we do not want that. 239 00:17:53,450 --> 00:17:56,890 We look forward to having great things come 240 00:17:56,890 --> 00:18:03,570 from those meetings. Yes sir. And you know the study was done through youth 241 00:18:03,570 --> 00:18:12,190 detention where over 95% of the people that has been shot and the ones that 242 00:18:12,190 --> 00:18:19,090 during the shooting has went through the system some kind of way, and even their parents. 243 00:18:20,470 --> 00:18:29,310 So you're looking at a study that have shown us for the last 15 years, this is what's happening. 244 00:18:29,510 --> 00:18:31,230 Yeah, and I don't want any excuses. 245 00:18:31,530 --> 00:18:36,890 When I see the word system and I see the word gun laying on the seat, I see somebody 246 00:18:36,890 --> 00:18:39,290 going to jail, okay? 247 00:18:40,990 --> 00:18:45,030 I don't say I can't touch them because I got a gun. It's an open carry law. No 248 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,300 That's not the way it works 249 00:18:51,740 --> 00:18:53,100 That's not the way it works 250 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,300 That's enforced the laws 251 00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:58,500 You're doing it. I know 252 00:19:00,060 --> 00:19:04,580 Okay, yeah, we build our youth attention like we supposed to we got to do our head 253 00:19:04,580 --> 00:19:11,940 Yeah, and we got up we got to get to the youngsters right those kids that'll come after this generation. Hopefully 254 00:19:12,660 --> 00:19:20,040 it's it's it's it's a it's a hard sell now for them but these youngsters the 255 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:25,720 little kids now just we got to get some kind of intervention to so that they 256 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:33,320 don't follow that path and that's that's a real challenge this commission loves 257 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:38,080 the city in this county and we're gonna do everything that we can within our 258 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:43,400 power to make sure that it's a quality place and a safe place where you can live and raise 259 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:43,880 your family. 260 00:19:43,980 --> 00:19:44,560 Ms. President? 261 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:45,640 Yes, ma'am. 262 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:51,980 If you don't mind, I'll say this in closing, especially one who works a lot with children. 263 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:56,240 The way you change the culture is you change the mindset. 264 00:19:56,580 --> 00:20:03,780 You change the thinking and investing in their education and providing them equal access 265 00:20:03,780 --> 00:20:08,620 to exposure opportunities outside of their communities. 266 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,420 That's how you're going to change it. 267 00:20:11,540 --> 00:20:14,520 But I'm seeing, like I was telling someone this morning, 268 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:15,940 it's not just Mongeon folk. 269 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,520 This is anyone who wants to shoot just because you think you can. 270 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:24,060 But it's only limited to a particular area that allows it. 271 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:25,040 And I'm with you. 272 00:20:25,260 --> 00:20:26,540 I'm not here, no excuses. 273 00:20:26,860 --> 00:20:27,980 There's just no excuses. 274 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,900 If you look at AO.com as one of those media outlets 275 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:38,280 and Carol Robinson does a real thorough comprehensive writing and she talks 276 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:43,620 about you know what we have countywide versus what we have in the city I live 277 00:20:43,620 --> 00:20:49,560 in all I can tell you is that Mr. President until we get to a point that 278 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:54,100 when we recognize it's broken you do everything to try to fix it try to 279 00:20:54,100 --> 00:21:01,480 repair it is not going to change but at some point we're gonna I'm over the 280 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:07,720 blame game and so you know it just going to boil down to the fact that we just 281 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,960 going to have to be very militant in what we do and and bringing in the 282 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:15,300 national guard that's just a temporary fix that's not the police I mean police 283 00:21:15,300 --> 00:21:19,640 is one of the things you pay taxes for so just like we have the sheriff and do 284 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,600 let me say this very quickly and close him as president you said something and 285 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,540 I want to again reiterate what I tell my constituents in the in the 286 00:21:28,540 --> 00:21:36,800 district the sheriff's department polices unincorporated Jefferson County they 287 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:42,380 cannot override it is so important because a lot of times I think the sheriff's 288 00:21:42,380 --> 00:21:46,140 department is getting a bad rap matter of fact I think they don't even get the 289 00:21:46,140 --> 00:21:50,980 credit that they rightfully deserve because they are supplementing in a 290 00:21:50,980 --> 00:21:55,600 lot of communities I'm talking about even outside of Birmingham you know 291 00:21:55,600 --> 00:22:00,300 But at the end of the day, I don't think it's just an age bracket at this point. 292 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,480 I think it's just a matter of you take it where it's not hot. 293 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:11,160 But if you make it hot, I promise you, they know when they said 12 on such and such a block, 294 00:22:11,660 --> 00:22:18,860 anybody that knows about WTAT, I would encourage all of us to go on that little social media site. 295 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:21,820 They know where it's hot. 296 00:22:21,820 --> 00:22:26,840 And if you don't take it in certain communities because you know you go into jail, all we got 297 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,660 to do in Birmingham is just stop putting people in jail and I agree with you, Mr. President, 298 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:31,400 wholeheartedly. 299 00:22:31,580 --> 00:22:33,100 Keep praying, but keep working. 300 00:22:33,780 --> 00:22:38,500 And make sure we do our half and bill you for detention, like we supposed to. 301 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:40,660 This meeting is recessed. 302 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:41,760 as far as I know it is, yeah.