1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,280 It was about for a week. Commission meetings used to scare me to death and they no longer scare 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:13,360 me to death because y'all don't bite me quite as often as I expected. But what I'm going 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:18,500 to say right now has affected my life when I was mowing grass, when I was weed eating, 4 00:00:18,780 --> 00:00:24,480 when I was sitting down, when I was standing up and because I don't want to mess up on it. 5 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:38,200 this is not about me pretty clearly I will say that I say it all the time I say it 6 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:45,060 on the radio I say it all over but we are blessed to live in Lee County and because 7 00:00:45,060 --> 00:00:52,920 of these seven people I need to tell you the story before we go as the folks in 8 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,100 office would say, I'm going to go rogue and say this before we do the pledge of allegiance 9 00:00:57,100 --> 00:01:02,200 of the prayer or anything else, partly because I want to honor them because it's a spectacular 10 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,820 thing and also because they want to go home to their babies. So we're going to take care 11 00:01:06,820 --> 00:01:07,380 of it. 12 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:18,400 On Monday, I even wrote it down myself. On Monday, August 24th, there was a lady that 13 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:26,720 came in to get her driver's license. She came into our office downstairs and she sat down 14 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:33,320 in a chair and while she was sitting there, a young man and Mr. Grady Lattimore when she 15 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:34,500 stand up for me, buddy. 16 00:01:41,830 --> 00:01:44,910 Mr. Grady Lattimore, I ain't going to keep you long so you can stay 17 00:01:44,910 --> 00:01:53,230 standing for just a second. Mr. Grady Lattimore was wise enough or God worked on him to see 18 00:01:53,230 --> 00:01:58,610 that something was wrong with this lady so she was having a medical emergency and at some 19 00:01:58,610 --> 00:02:05,250 point she fell out of her chair and while she when she fell out of her chair across the 20 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:08,670 hallway Miss Willie May Lilly stand up 21 00:02:14,970 --> 00:02:19,790 Miss Willie May Lilly alerted the other office staff. 22 00:02:20,530 --> 00:02:29,030 Now everybody is equal heroes in this but I specifically I need to recognize 23 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:30,850 Deputy Pierce Moore. 24 00:02:36,020 --> 00:02:38,860 He's already standing up in case y'all get out of line. 25 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,000 And Carolyn Golden, stand up, 26 00:02:46,910 --> 00:02:51,490 because these two individuals commence doing CPR on her. 27 00:02:53,090 --> 00:03:00,230 And I don't think that there's any question she would not be with us today 28 00:03:00,230 --> 00:03:06,790 if it weren't for this crowd. Along with them, Mr. Mary Arnold, 29 00:03:12,690 --> 00:03:14,170 and Mr. Ed Brown 30 00:03:14,170 --> 00:03:19,250 were involved. Ed was calling 9-1-1 and Mr. Mary was directing traffic, keeping 31 00:03:19,250 --> 00:03:27,890 people out of the driver's license division. I understand it and Sheriff Jones is 32 00:03:27,890 --> 00:03:34,950 in here and Deputy McElroy and they live in a world where people are heroes and 33 00:03:34,950 --> 00:03:40,050 they run into situations like this, that's not my typical day. 34 00:03:42,790 --> 00:03:45,270 It's abnormal to me to 35 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:50,610 think someone's in need and I'm running in there to do CPR. I'm a pacer and I'm a 36 00:03:50,610 --> 00:03:56,770 prayer. I'm not a running there in do CPR person. And because of this crowd, because 37 00:03:56,770 --> 00:04:03,130 of those seven people up there, along with Mr. Lattimore, this lady is doing spectacular. 38 00:04:03,130 --> 00:04:10,730 her. We lived under the belief for about 24 hours that she had passed away. And then I 39 00:04:10,730 --> 00:04:17,970 received a call from Carolyn saying she was alive. And y'all, we can talk about Lee County, 40 00:04:18,150 --> 00:04:23,910 we can talk about how wonderful things are here and all of this. But had this lady been 41 00:04:23,910 --> 00:04:28,570 at the corner of second Avenue and eighth street in her car, she'd be dead. 42 00:04:31,830 --> 00:04:33,110 If she had 43 00:04:33,110 --> 00:04:38,030 she may not be with us now and everybody on this commission is experienced 44 00:04:38,030 --> 00:04:42,730 medical issues and everybody out here in the crowd has to but this could 45 00:04:42,730 --> 00:04:50,570 been your mom your grandma your wife your you and um and I can't thank them 46 00:04:50,570 --> 00:04:56,050 enough for being heroes so if y'all join me in thanking this crowd if 47 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:14,300 y'all see 48 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:18,460 them leave us because I promised them they didn't have to stay so when we can move 49 00:05:18,460 --> 00:05:22,560 I didn't expect them to sit on the front row in Italy, but well, we can do that. 50 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:24,920 So thank y'all. 51 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:25,420 Thank y'all. 52 00:05:25,580 --> 00:05:27,220 Pierce, thank you very much, buddy. 53 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,300 Thank you for what you did. 54 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:31,720 It's a special time. 55 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:34,740 All right. 56 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,640 Thank y'all for your patience on that. 57 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:42,580 It was super special, so we will stand for the Pledge of Allegiance along with invocation 58 00:05:42,580 --> 00:05:43,620 from Commissioner County. 59 00:06:05,780 --> 00:06:06,420 Now I hear his please. 60 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,260 Gentlemen, thank you for this day. 61 00:06:08,260 --> 00:06:13,260 Thank you for our law enforcement public service and first responders, first of all, thank you for our health. 62 00:06:13,980 --> 00:06:18,260 Thank you for the prayers that you give us each day. Let's touch the sick. 63 00:06:19,260 --> 00:06:24,140 This, remember our school started back. This, remember our SROs who watches after our kids each and every day. 64 00:06:24,660 --> 00:06:27,160 Let's thank for this commission and chairman that we have. 65 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,540 I want to thank you for the Lee County employees. 66 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:33,620 Just got us tonight as we conduct county business. 67 00:06:33,820 --> 00:06:34,660 Your name would probably amen. 68 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,140 Now, you know I'm a stickler for the clock, so thank you all for letting me go row there for just a second. 69 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:50,120 Everyone's here, so we're ready to roll. 70 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:52,140 I understand there's no public comments. 71 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,540 Is that, that's correct, right, Shannon? 72 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,060 All right, public officials, we have an attendance. 73 00:06:58,260 --> 00:07:01,160 We have Miss O'Lean Price, the revenue commissioner. 74 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:08,640 along with Mr. J. Jones, Sheriff, anybody, any other elected officials that I do. 75 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:16,990 I did not see you on the Mr. Jessica Venturi is here from the District Attorney's Office. 76 00:07:17,330 --> 00:07:18,250 Thank you all very much. 77 00:07:18,670 --> 00:07:20,230 We have news media tonight. 78 00:07:21,650 --> 00:07:25,030 After all my talking ugly about you all ignoring us from now on, didn't you? 79 00:07:26,190 --> 00:07:29,310 Yeah, yeah, like big brother watching us, I know. 80 00:07:29,770 --> 00:07:33,270 We have Mr. Michele Key from the observer here today. 81 00:07:34,390 --> 00:07:35,410 Presentations and awards. 82 00:07:35,610 --> 00:07:38,950 First up, we have Mr. Justin Hardy with Mr. Denver Brooks. 83 00:07:46,070 --> 00:07:47,790 Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the commission. 84 00:07:48,270 --> 00:07:50,870 It is my pleasure tonight to recognize Mr. Denver Brooks 85 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:53,150 for 25 years of dedicated service 86 00:07:53,150 --> 00:07:54,670 with the Lee County Highway Department. 87 00:07:54,870 --> 00:07:56,890 I'd ask Mr. Brooks if he would join me, please. 88 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,000 I began with Lee County in January of 2002. 89 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,940 And when I came in, Mr. Brooks was a customer service clerk 90 00:08:07,940 --> 00:08:11,420 in the Lee County Highway Department over on Auburn Street in the Old 91 00:08:11,420 --> 00:08:16,500 Building. She immediately welcomed everyone that came in that door. She welcomed 92 00:08:16,500 --> 00:08:21,000 everybody on the phone with the purest the purest intent to serve. Over the last 93 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,260 25 years she has grown in her roles with Lee County, her ability to serve, her 94 00:08:25,260 --> 00:08:30,400 desire to serve this county and her community. She's done so impeccably. She has 95 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,580 risen through the ranks of almost every administrative position within the 96 00:08:33,580 --> 00:08:38,440 highway department over that course of time. She's taken on task, she's seen this county 97 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:43,620 grow, she's seen it change, she's seen commissioners come and go, she's seen county engineers 98 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:48,520 come and go. Countless staff, Miss Deborah and I and one other person are the only three 99 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:52,620 remaining. The day I started work with the Lee County Highway Department and she's retiring 100 00:08:52,620 --> 00:08:57,740 today. After years of service. Y'all have heard me praise Miss Brooks over the years for 101 00:08:57,740 --> 00:09:03,500 what she has done. She has served, served this county through countless natural disasters 102 00:09:03,500 --> 00:09:33,480 Countless tornadoes, countless floods, countless frozen ice storms, countless hurricanes where she has worked with our EMA staff and worked with our highway department crews and staff making sure all of the paperwork every I was dotted, every T was crossed for Lee County to get hundreds of thousands of dollars back from FEMA and making sure if eligible dollar came back to the county through her work. She did all of this with her staff by her side working with her to make sure that daily operations of the highway department did not see 103 00:09:34,180 --> 00:09:43,020 because with certain storm, people aren't affected in other parts of the county and they want their road resurfaced, they want that pot hole fixed, they want that grass cut. 104 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:54,320 And Ms. Brooks no matter what her task was, she answered the phone promising that they would get just that service through the proper work order system and communicating with the county engineer's office and the commissioners on those tasks. 105 00:09:54,580 --> 00:10:00,160 She has helped countless people with their insurance claims and situations where they're saying the county has done them wrong. 106 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,220 And she's helped them fill out their paperwork, help them get it processed. 107 00:10:04,260 --> 00:10:09,040 From a staff standpoint, for more than a decade, I don't know exactly when it was you 108 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,540 started this, but for more than a decade on anyone's office, anyone in the highway department's 109 00:10:13,540 --> 00:10:16,860 office, if it was their birthday, they could count on them. 110 00:10:17,100 --> 00:10:20,980 Brownies or lemon cake being brought to the office with a little message board in the 111 00:10:20,980 --> 00:10:25,260 break room telling them happy birthday, showing them they meant something, showing them 112 00:10:25,260 --> 00:10:28,020 they were known, they were seen, they were appreciated. 113 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,480 I've referred to Ms. Brooks more than once as the heart and soul of the highway department. 114 00:10:32,980 --> 00:10:34,020 She's been just that. 115 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:38,760 She and I have celebrated growth of family together. 116 00:10:39,700 --> 00:10:42,600 We have mourned loss of loved ones together. 117 00:10:45,250 --> 00:10:51,750 There is not a more dedicated, loyal, sacrificial employee of Lee County in my opinion. 118 00:10:52,210 --> 00:10:56,650 And we have several wonderful ones, many of whom we recognize tonight, and I take nothing 119 00:10:56,650 --> 00:10:59,370 away from them with my statement about Miss Brooks. 120 00:11:01,050 --> 00:11:05,930 It's going to be a different highway department tomorrow, when she is not in it, and she is 121 00:11:05,930 --> 00:11:06,370 not present. 122 00:11:07,570 --> 00:11:08,850 Her spirit will still be there. 123 00:11:09,830 --> 00:11:14,110 Those who have learned from her, those who have benefited from her will still know. 124 00:11:15,370 --> 00:11:18,330 I just wanted this commission to know this, hear this. 125 00:11:19,030 --> 00:11:23,770 It be on the record of my public appreciation for what she has done for myself personally, 126 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:29,350 myself professionally the county staff in the department's under my charge. She has served each 127 00:11:29,350 --> 00:11:30,830 of them wonderfully. 128 00:11:32,930 --> 00:11:36,790 I thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Everett. 129 00:11:40,380 --> 00:11:40,540 How 130 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,680 do I follow that up? 131 00:11:51,820 --> 00:11:58,320 Sure, it's more. You've been very gracious. Well, Justin, you've been very gracious and I thank you. 132 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:04,660 I would like to say a few words. Kind of give you a background of how I started. I started with A1 133 00:12:04,660 --> 00:12:10,920 unemployment as a temp and how that came to be is they called me and asked me to show 134 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,560 up the highway department they needed to call you and kind of do those. 135 00:12:13,660 --> 00:12:15,080 The paparazzi can get your picture. 136 00:12:15,260 --> 00:12:15,360 Yes. 137 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:21,560 And so we had just gotten back from vacation my family and so my immediate response was I 138 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:28,560 needed to get things in order so I said no something stopped me and I thought call them back. 139 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:33,500 So I did, and I went, and I'm here today. 140 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,160 So that was the process of starting. 141 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,660 That was June of 2001, and then with my work, 142 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,800 they saw possibilities, and I filled out the application, 143 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:47,380 and I became an employee on the 20th of August, 2001. 144 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:52,820 I became administrator in 2010, but going back a little bit, 145 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,780 sliding the air, you know, we all make mistakes, 146 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:57,440 and I have made many in my career. 147 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,920 But I've learned much, and I tried to pour out into others much when I've learned. 148 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:08,620 And so, a little funny, when I was up in the very front desk, we had to answer the phone. 149 00:13:08,980 --> 00:13:13,220 The requirement was to get in on the first ring, and so we would have multiple calls, and 150 00:13:13,220 --> 00:13:17,640 so I just got, so you just say, Lee County Highway Department, how may we help you or how 151 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:18,420 may I help you? 152 00:13:18,860 --> 00:13:22,760 So I had this one called, and jumped and grabbed the phone real quick, and I said, Lee County 153 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,520 Highway Department, can you help me? 154 00:13:26,060 --> 00:13:31,280 And I was like, and he started laughing, I started laughing and said, well, I don't know 155 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:32,480 if I can but I'll give it a try. 156 00:13:33,560 --> 00:13:37,740 And that was just a funny moment because it just came out so quick so we could make mistakes 157 00:13:38,220 --> 00:13:39,260 that quickly and easily. 158 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,800 What Justin's had said is I have gone through many things, help any employees. 159 00:13:44,340 --> 00:13:46,480 We worked together at the highway department. 160 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:54,840 Our mission is to provide courteous, to provide courteous and professional service for the citizens 161 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,400 and provides safe and efficient infrastructure 162 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:58,560 for the traveling public. 163 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,140 That is our first charge, 164 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:01,720 and that's our first consideration. 165 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,000 We've done many projects for the commission 166 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,000 and many other things, 167 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:06,880 but we always did it with the excellence, 168 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,880 and I must say our crews, 169 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,240 they are the heartbeat of this county. 170 00:14:11,700 --> 00:14:14,280 They have do so much and do it so well. 171 00:14:14,700 --> 00:14:17,220 That's why they got asked to do so many things, 172 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:20,140 but our charge is for the safety of the traveling public, 173 00:14:20,140 --> 00:14:22,180 and that's where our heartbeat is today. 174 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:29,440 So I ask that you listen to your professional staff and advise because we've been through 175 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:35,360 so many different things and there's a lot of history there, there's a lot of education 176 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:35,700 there. 177 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:40,060 There's a lot of why we do the way things the way we do and it's from experience, what 178 00:14:40,060 --> 00:14:42,460 work and what didn't work and tried to move forward. 179 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:49,840 So commission, I want to thank you, I want to thank God for His eternal letting me be here. 180 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:55,180 I thank the commission and I thank the county for my employment here of 25 years. 181 00:14:55,460 --> 00:14:59,880 It has afforded me my home, my car, my washer and dryer, my refrigerator. 182 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:13,360 Reader, it has afforded me helping my children get an education. It helped to afford me also to help them have a means of travel. I take it not likely. The food I eat, the clothes I wear, 183 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:31,480 it's all paid for by the county. And I think that not for granted. So I'm eternally grateful. Thank you all. And thank the county for my employment and my service here. Thank you. Understand something Mr Brooks before you go. The county may have given you those things. 184 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:35,840 but what you gave the county dwarfs all that other stuff. 185 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,660 We're a better place, the highway department's a better place 186 00:15:38,660 --> 00:15:42,160 because of Denver Brooks, so we can't thank you enough. 187 00:15:42,540 --> 00:15:43,280 Well, I'll let you know. 188 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:44,340 I'm leaving it in good hands. 189 00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:45,720 They're going to carry on. 190 00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:47,100 They're going to carry on. 191 00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:48,400 Thank you so much. 192 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:48,880 Yes, ma'am. 193 00:15:49,020 --> 00:15:49,900 Thank you. 194 00:16:00,020 --> 00:16:00,800 Mr. Denver, 195 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:07,940 I'd like to just say something 196 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:10,020 that I'm truly going to miss working with you. 197 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,840 And you are a classic example while I say that 198 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:18,640 Lee County has the greatest co-workers in the world, so thank you for all you do and you're done. 199 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,020 That's more or the best. 200 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:29,780 All right, moving on to the consent agenda. 201 00:16:29,860 --> 00:16:32,860 In your package, you have the minutes from the meeting from August the 10th, 202 00:16:32,860 --> 00:16:37,520 as well as long as listing the claims that have been paid, but need to be ratified, 203 00:16:37,860 --> 00:16:39,320 and the procurement card transactions. 204 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:46,240 In addition, we have the first of two positions with the Lee County Youth Development Center Board, 205 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,220 Board, is there any discussion on the consent agenda? 206 00:16:50,860 --> 00:16:51,840 Move for approval? 207 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:52,560 Second. 208 00:16:53,900 --> 00:16:54,940 Further discussion? 209 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:57,280 All those in favor? 210 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:57,840 Aye. 211 00:16:58,440 --> 00:16:58,980 Any opposed? 212 00:17:04,020 --> 00:17:08,100 Under old business, we have the second reading of the three positions on the East Alabama 213 00:17:08,100 --> 00:17:09,680 Health Care Authority Board. 214 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,980 We handle this, I think, on the August 10th meeting. 215 00:17:14,460 --> 00:17:14,760 Yes, sir. 216 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:21,720 Now I make a motion we approve the three positions from the East Alabama health care authority board second 217 00:17:22,620 --> 00:17:23,860 further discussion 218 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:25,680 All those in favor 219 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,560 any opposed 220 00:17:32,330 --> 00:17:37,790 Under new business we have the education reimbursement sheriff Jones 221 00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:39,210 Judge 222 00:17:39,450 --> 00:17:40,010 Judge. 223 00:17:40,370 --> 00:17:45,490 Mr. Speaker, I have a request for educational reimbursement for Lieutenant Pam Rebels. 224 00:17:46,030 --> 00:17:50,410 We've been all familiar with Lieutenant Rebels, she's one of our school resource officers. 225 00:17:52,290 --> 00:17:55,550 She's, she's in to continue to advance her education. 226 00:17:55,550 --> 00:18:01,690 She's already available herself of several opportunities with the commission's help to further education 227 00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:08,670 and this will, we've reviewed the courses that she submitted and they do fit in with her 228 00:18:08,670 --> 00:18:10,730 line of work and her duties and responsibilities. 229 00:18:13,770 --> 00:18:16,390 I make a motion for approval. 230 00:18:18,190 --> 00:18:19,770 Second further discussion. 231 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:23,010 She does a wonderful job. 232 00:18:23,430 --> 00:18:24,790 We are very blessed to have her also. 233 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:26,850 All those in favor? 234 00:18:27,330 --> 00:18:27,710 I have. 235 00:18:27,930 --> 00:18:28,510 Any opposed? 236 00:18:31,290 --> 00:18:31,570 All right. 237 00:18:31,730 --> 00:18:34,710 Moving on to the next one, Sheriff Jones, vehicle maintenance. 238 00:18:35,470 --> 00:18:35,670 Yes, sir. 239 00:18:35,770 --> 00:18:41,510 We sent nine bids out to vendors or to bids to nine vendors rather. 240 00:18:41,510 --> 00:18:48,810 For all changes for FY 2627, we received only one bid back from Auburn's Target and Generator 241 00:18:48,810 --> 00:18:53,130 Service and would ask commission to approve. 242 00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:59,230 It is certainly at a competitive price and would ask the commission to approve this bid 243 00:18:59,230 --> 00:18:59,690 as received. 244 00:19:01,410 --> 00:19:02,330 A move for approval? 245 00:19:03,230 --> 00:19:03,750 Second. 246 00:19:04,730 --> 00:19:05,890 Further discussion? 247 00:19:07,470 --> 00:19:09,030 Ed, it has a great job there. 248 00:19:09,030 --> 00:19:16,830 It is a great great place. This is not who do them last year there was it. No, I don't 249 00:19:16,830 --> 00:19:20,970 blink so much. No, he's one of the Tiger Tum did last year. Yeah, this is the one right 250 00:19:20,970 --> 00:19:25,230 over the railroad track. Oh, yeah, I've been there. Yeah, they kept on 1980 Volkswagen 251 00:19:25,230 --> 00:19:30,470 Shoraco going. That's right. With this in college. With this evening seeing it being a meeting 252 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:34,990 with accolades, I would ask the judge to grant me privilege for just one second. Absolutely. 253 00:19:34,990 --> 00:19:40,590 So even though we only received one bid, as you pointed out, Eddie Guren is the owner operator 254 00:19:40,590 --> 00:19:49,890 of Auburn's daughter, Generator, no criticism of any disclaimer on any of our many, many, 255 00:19:49,890 --> 00:19:52,710 great service providers in Auburn, up like in Lee County area. 256 00:19:53,490 --> 00:19:57,330 But if Eddie tells you something, he does it right and gets it right and will not let it 257 00:19:57,330 --> 00:20:01,050 go out that door unless it's right because he knows he's deaf, he's depend, having 258 00:20:01,050 --> 00:20:05,270 and safe vehicles to operate, and he's been exemplary in our respects in that regard 259 00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:05,850 for many years. 260 00:20:06,210 --> 00:20:09,330 So he will lie to you about a fish though, right? 261 00:20:09,510 --> 00:20:10,310 He might lie to you. 262 00:20:10,630 --> 00:20:11,470 Lie to you about a fish. 263 00:20:13,610 --> 00:20:16,550 I have a motion and a second, all those in favor? 264 00:20:17,210 --> 00:20:18,090 Any opposed? 265 00:20:18,990 --> 00:20:19,330 Thank you sir. 266 00:20:19,350 --> 00:20:19,590 Thank you sir. 267 00:20:21,070 --> 00:20:23,430 New Alcohol License Levy, Mr. Bebe. 268 00:20:24,110 --> 00:20:24,890 Yes you have. 269 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:55,830 What is a hybrid craft alcoholic beverage complex? 270 00:20:55,830 --> 00:20:56,050 Next. 271 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:02,620 I didn't know he'd done. 272 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:11,120 Okay. 273 00:21:20,260 --> 00:21:21,040 I'll make a motion. 274 00:21:21,260 --> 00:21:22,460 We'll approve. 275 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:23,660 Second. 276 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:25,400 Further discussion? 277 00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:27,640 All those in favor? 278 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,360 Any opposed? 279 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:31,140 Thank you, sir. 280 00:21:33,340 --> 00:21:35,460 County Transportation Plan, Mr. Harder. 281 00:21:36,020 --> 00:21:36,740 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 282 00:21:36,980 --> 00:21:37,480 A move is commissioned. 283 00:21:37,580 --> 00:21:40,060 As mentioned in the work session, this County Transportation Plan 284 00:21:40,060 --> 00:21:47,040 The plan included in your package is part of the requirements of the Rebuild Alabama Act for the transparency of the money that was raised with that gasoline tax. 285 00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:56,960 Mr. Harville is working with our staff and working with information from the commission is with this list together for what the plans are for this upcoming years. 286 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:04,880 A lot of the Rebuild Alabama funds would ask him at this time to step up and answer any questions you may have with the information that was presented to you. 287 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:21,060 I think Mr. Hardin went through the how the roads were selected with the county's grading process and the pre-meaning, you guys have any additional questions for me or would like me to go through any more details on the projects, 288 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:38,920 as you're aware, this is the rebuild album of funds created in 2019 passed by the legislator, partly accountability and prosperity requirements, transparency requirements of the act that the county transportation plan be approved each year. 289 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:43,880 by the commission and then we post on the county's website the courthouse and some other 290 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:48,820 areas to make sure it's available to the public. I would ask the county commission to 291 00:22:48,820 --> 00:22:57,500 approve the FY 2027 county transportation plan as presented. Patrick I want to thank 292 00:22:57,500 --> 00:23:02,760 you for the work that you did on it and getting all this together and I know it's a lot every 293 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:09,680 years with so many roads and be able to select the roads that we have to do and go through 294 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:17,640 and that whole process is lengthy. So I appreciate the work you do on it. And with that I'd 295 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:18,860 like to motion for approval. 296 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,840 I wanted to also say I'm glad to see the 297 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,020 Lily Street and Park Street on there. So good job. 298 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,800 A second. Got a motion in a second. 299 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:38,680 any further discussion? I'm just just a question. I'm not going to say anything about this 300 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:45,020 too, not having roads on there with them. We just did, buddy. Well, I just did. No, but there's just 301 00:23:45,020 --> 00:23:51,080 anybody who's looking at this and says it's 15.8 miles, but there's other funds. This is just like 302 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:58,720 you said, the Rebele Act. So if anybody's curious, we actually do more roads than this, but from other 303 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,900 they're funding MPO and that kind of thing. 304 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,640 So if you want to, it's an opportunity to kind of explain 305 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,900 that this won't be the only 15 miles that are. 306 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:07,720 Okay, absolutely. 307 00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:12,720 These are the funds generated by the 2019 Rebuild Album Act. 308 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,760 And so it's the Rebuild Album of Funds, 309 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,040 as well as the federal aid change funds. 310 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:21,000 We also have additional gasoline tax funds 311 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,140 of the Howard Department receives 312 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:23,680 through the county commission, 313 00:24:24,340 --> 00:24:25,960 called the three ore funds. 314 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,900 And those are resurfacing in restoration 315 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:34,220 and rehabilitation. Those are also spent on gang roads. In this year, the Rebellion Albama 316 00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:40,680 funds told about $4 million. We also got another million dollars in the three R funds. 317 00:24:41,220 --> 00:24:47,720 We use those funds to partner with the MPOs in the area, or is the Albina Pollack MPO 318 00:24:47,980 --> 00:24:52,600 that we get federal funds through, or the Clump Speaks City MPO that we also get federal 319 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:56,680 funds through. We're responsible for 20% of the project calls whenever we get those federal 320 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:02,700 funds so we use the 3R funds to match that and leverage our money to go four or five times 321 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:06,480 further than would if we just spent it alone. But now these are not the only funds we've received, 322 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:11,960 these are just the funds in array of the 2019 Viva del Dalton Gasoline diesel fuel tax. 323 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:20,680 Good job. You got a motion in a second. All those in favor? 324 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:25,760 Any opposed? All right. Thank you. Thank you, Patrick. 325 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:25,880 Thank you, Mr. Chair. 326 00:25:26,820 --> 00:25:27,900 Mr. Raider Smith. 327 00:25:31,570 --> 00:25:33,470 Good evening again, Chairman and commissioners. 328 00:25:33,670 --> 00:25:35,090 This is, this is Justin's fault. 329 00:25:35,490 --> 00:25:35,710 Yeah. 330 00:25:35,990 --> 00:25:36,950 Mr. Davis, actually. 331 00:25:38,310 --> 00:25:40,230 As discussed in the work session, 332 00:25:40,530 --> 00:25:46,450 this is our EMPG agreement to receive $84,821. 333 00:25:46,850 --> 00:25:50,890 And I just need commission approval for the Chairman to sign, 334 00:25:51,130 --> 00:25:53,590 so we can start submitting our claims for reimbursement. 335 00:25:53,590 --> 00:25:54,490 I 336 00:25:56,700 --> 00:26:00,020 make a motion that we approve so we can receive the funds. 337 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:01,560 Second. 338 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:03,920 Further discussion? 339 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:06,300 All those in favor? 340 00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:07,520 Any opposed? 341 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:08,840 Thank you. 342 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:09,560 Thank you, Ms. Reader. 343 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,480 It's been a yes ma'am right there. 344 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,320 It's been a meeting of celebration. 345 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:26,480 And if you have anything from tonight, it is, go home to your loved ones and hug them 346 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,960 because you don't know what tomorrow brings. 347 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:38,720 Commissioner LeGrand reminded me appropriately so that I should announce and mention the 348 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:44,820 passing Mr. Charles Wattley, as Wattley served two terms in the House of Representatives and 349 00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:48,940 has been ever present in Lee County politics for many years. 350 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:54,080 and we, we, we hate for the passing of, of Mr. Wattland. I know Governor 351 00:26:54,080 --> 00:27:00,700 ordered that the flags be at half mass over the weekend and we just, we, we, 352 00:27:00,860 --> 00:27:07,120 we mourn the passing of Mr. Wattland. So, with that said, do I have a motion to adjourn? 353 00:27:07,380 --> 00:27:10,700 So moved. All right. Thank y'all very much. Thank y'all. 354 00:27:10,740 --> 00:27:11,180 Good evening.