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>> Heavenly father thank you for the privilege of gathering here

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tonight in service of the people of Marietta as we approach

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September 11th we remember the knives --

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lives lost with families forever changed amongst our first

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responders and citizens and others who served in the face

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of unimaginable danger.

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We ask for the same spirit of service and unity tonight.

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Our mayor and Council and Cathcart --

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staff give them wisdom.

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Help us to disagree respectfully and make

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decisions that serve the city.

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Protect our first responders and city employees

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and all who serve our community.

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May God bless America and our great city.

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In your name I pray Amen.

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Please stand for the pledge .

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[All pledging allegiance]

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>> We have a special presentation tonight.

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We were very excited to bring the band and football team

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and cheerleaders here.

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A special night for the band we have tonight

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so I'd like to ask the director to come down

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with the senior band members that are here

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and I will let Councilman Goldstein say a few things.

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He actually played for the Redcoat band

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and also in Marietta.

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I did a little bit but after sixth grade

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they told me to stop playing.

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>> Good to see you.

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>> Good to see you here and welcome to the council meeting

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tonight.

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Thank you very much for coming on down.

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I know it's been a lot of prep work for the the ball season

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starting up and as you start up for competitions.

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I know there's a lot of stuff like band camp

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and a lot of hard work has gone in.

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I'm about to hand this over to you

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to recognize these seniors that have come through and put

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in a lot of work common musical and athletic

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to make it on through.

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And to make this a reality.

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>> Hello everybody, it's honestly a pleasure for all

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of us to be here in front of you.

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To be here in Marietta, we love the city of Marietta.

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We are all servants of Marietta.

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We believe in community and these kids in front of you

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are some of our seniors that could come out tonight

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and they're just fantastic people.

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I have the privilege of seeing them grow up.

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And I've known some of them since eighth grade

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and it's been honestly a privilege of mine.

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They are incredible people, they will

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continue to be game changers wherever they go.

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I always tell them that when they come into my classroom

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and into marching band we don't just do notes

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and rhythms we talk about becoming better people.

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And I'm very excited for them to have this year

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to show that off, to be honest.

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The marching band is preparing, like he was

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saying, for a fantastic season.

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We have three competitions in October.

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We do practice a lot, we have a lot of hours in the sun.

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We take a lot of breaks, they march and play.

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Our show this year is actually a pretty cool show

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it's about the Greek mythology, the fates,

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if you know anything about that.

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But in the meantime we also love cheering on our team.

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And cheering on Marietta.

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You'll see us on Friday nights playing and cheering

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on everybody.

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So without further ado I wanted to actually have our student

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drum major, since it's September 11th,

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which is a special thing for me I lived in Philadelphia when

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September 11th happened so I have a personal connection

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to that.

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And I talked to the seniors, they've heard this story a lot.

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But our senior drum major Abdul is

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going to come up and play our national anthem for us

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if you don't mind standing.

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[Instrumental Star Spangled Banner Plays]

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>> Good evening, my name is Daniel Gaddis Ward three Council

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member.

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I'd like the former Ward three Council member

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Johnny Walker to come up here.

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He wisely a poor Mark Maloney to the Board of Appeals

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and I'd like him to say a few remarks about his appointee.

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Bam absolutely, I didn't have a lot of time to plan.

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If I had known all of his five pretty sisters

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were going to be here I would have got some flowers.

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And for Tommy.

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Mark I have a couple words I just want to say to you.

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Thank you for your years of service

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to the Board of Zoning Appeals, you

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have been a true friend to me and a true friend to the city

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of Marietta all of your life.

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I also want to thank you for all you do for our veterans,

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Marietta Georgia is a better place because

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of you and your entire family.

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I can't imagine what Marietta would

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be like without you so congratulations

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and thank you for serving so well.

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Do you want to come down?

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>> You have been serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals from

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the plexus 2022.

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Does that sound about right?

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What brought you or made you interested in this board?

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>> Our father loved the city and he served on the hospital board

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and taught all of us two things, one is when you are asked

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to serve your community or your country you show up.

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Johnny asked me so I said yes.

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And the second thing he taught us was always vote.

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So those two things.

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And it was a joy.

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The folks on the zoning board, the civil employees, Shelby

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and Sara and Lisa, more than I can say.

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Friendly and professional, it was a joy from start to finish.

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Thank you very much.

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>> Not only did you serve on the Board of zoning Appeals but also

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for the Wellstar Foundation for seven years.

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You were a Scoutmaster at First Presbyterian Church

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and you co-founded, and Mr. Walker alluded to this,

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you co-founded the welcome for your service

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501 C three which serves our armed Forces veterans.

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Why don't you tell the audience a little bit

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about that organization and how you've been involved.

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The microphone is right here.

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>> So Mary Ansley and I founded thank you for your service.

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Were both on the foundation board, I was on the board

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because, again, she asked me.

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So I showed up.

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And we from day one decided to do as much as we could

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for veterans.

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We started a program of Wellstar which exists to this day.

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If you are a veteran and you go into hospice at Wellstar

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tranquility , a veteran will show up,

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either there or at your home and present you with a proclamation,

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a pin like the One I am wearing.

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And a blanket because when you're dying you're cold.

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And we also just got a grant from the National Endowment

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for the Arts to teach photography to veterans.

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Which we are doing right now, both at the VA here

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in Cobb County and also at the American

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Legion in Camden Georgia.

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So that program is going strong.

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That's what we do, and we hopefully we'll

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keep doing it for many years.

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>> Will stand right here, this plaque is the Distinguished

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Service Award presented to Mark Maloney for the Zoning Appeals

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Board Service from 2022 until 2026.

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For a faithful and dedicated service to the city and its

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citizens, hereby presented by the Mayor and Council

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of the City of Marietta on September 9th of 2026.

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Ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for Mark Maloney.

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[Applause]

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>> Come on down family.

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>> Get the pretty ones down here.

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Come on Tommy come on YouTube. -- you too.

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>> Thank you.

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>> If you have a proclamation celebrating public power

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and clean water , water?

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>> Good evening my name is Carlyle Kent of Marietta city

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Council Ward five.

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Also appointed by the mayor and council for the board

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of Lights and Water.

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Today we are here to celebrate public Power and Water week.

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We are so blessed.

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I want to take a moment to recognize something

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that makes Marietta special.

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Our public power and public water system, the BMW.

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From our Board of Lights and Water

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these essential services are locally owned and managed

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and accountable to the people of Marietta.

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They are owned by the city of Marietta

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and they contribute back to the Marietta City budget.

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So we can keep our tax base low.

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It's more than poles and wires and pipes and equipment,

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it's people serving people.

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It is the men and women who work every day .

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Through their work day and night and emergencies

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to keep our power and water going.

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Local control and reliable service and investment

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in our community.

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Tonight we thank every be LW employee public power and water

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employee in the county and in the State of Georgia.

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Past and present and future who has helped

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build and maintain this tremendous community asset.

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Public power, public water, public service.

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That's Marietta.

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I especially like that final line for you, public power,

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public water, public service.

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That's Marietta.

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That would also work well on B LW public signage

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and social media.

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They do a great job.

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Every month we have several of the employees come,

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they are introduced.

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They may be linemen or customer service people

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and I'm just amazed at the use of service.

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I think the lease has been 20 years.

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It's been a great place to work and contribute

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to the city of Marietta.

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The staff at Public Power, we have a representative

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for public power.

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Before I read the proclamation if you'd

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like to share a few words.

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>> I just want to say thank you to our mayor,

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thank you and thank you to the Council and our own Board

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of Public Power and Water and our city management as well

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for taking the time to acknowledge the importance

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of public power and water systems.

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I've been in public power and public utilities

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for about 26 years now.

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And it's rare to come to a city that recognizes it.

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We appreciate it.

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We're thankful, I speak for every one of us

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that works for the b LW, we thank you

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and we are happy to do it and to serve.

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>> I asked the mayor a few minutes ago how long it's been

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in existence and he said more than 20 years.

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And I just think we need to take this time to thank them,

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all the employees, and all the staff that support them

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for the tremendous job they have done for our city.

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I know that I'm proud wherever I go

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to talk about our public power and water,

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compared to other municipalities that

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don't have that type of service to contribute

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their concern with taxes going up the increased cost

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to maintain streets and to provide the services that we

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provide to our residents.

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We have a proclamation from the mayor, tonight.

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It says whereas Marietta Power and Water was created in 1906

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to provide energy and water service to the citizens

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of Marietta, and whereas water and power are the utilities most

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fundamental to daily life, and whereas it is vital

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to advocate the conversation of our shared water and energy

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resources through education, innovation and community

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support, and whereas water and power utilities are

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valuable hometown assets that are

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essential to the economic and environmental health

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of this community, and whereas the designated and hard

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employees of Marietta Power and Water have provided

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continued high quality service to its customers

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over the past year, in spite of hot humid summertime

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weather and storms.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved that Marietta Power and Water

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will continue to work to bring safe and dependable power

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and water service to community homes and businesses.

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And that the Marietta Board of Lights and Water does hereby

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proclaim October the 4th through October the 10th of 2026

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as public power and Clean Water Week in the City of Marietta.

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[Applause]

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>> Any announcements that anyone would like to make?

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>> On September 11th, on top of it being the 25th anniversary

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of the terror attacks , the Iguana's Club of Marietta is

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putting on a community event where the names of all 2977

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of those who were lost on that day will be read.

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That program begins at Mountain National Battlefield Park.

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At 7:55 a.m.

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That will go throughout the morning.

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The display of the flags will be up through the 19th and I

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believe they're also looking for volunteers to help with

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the takedown of the flags around 9 a.m.

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That morning.

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I believe that's it from me for events.

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And I hope everyone has a good fall

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break in terms of the school schedule coming up

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later this month.

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I don't know the times, but I believe there's a cleanup event

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on Saturday the 12th.

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>> Saturday the 12th from 10 a.m.

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To 1 p.m.

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At the Marietta National Cemetery .

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They're listing that as a National

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Day of Service and Remembrance.

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So if you'd like to go help out in the cemetery

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and keep our national cemetery looking beautiful and respectful

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for all those who lay their, we'd love to have you come out.

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>> Anything else?

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The next item is scheduled appearance Mr. Perry

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Barrett come down please sir.

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>> Amazing, the magic of technology.

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Hello everybody, first I want to thank the council

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for the opportunity to speak here.

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Again, I have been a resident of the city for a few years now

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and I want to make it clear how much I do really love this city.

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I regard it as my home, there's a beauty to this city

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that I don't think can be understated.

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And honestly every time my nine year old daughter

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spends the weekend with me here she's

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always asking if we can go to the square or one of the very

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many good parks here.

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She loves it so much, I love it so much.

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And I do think it is something else.

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But over the past few months things

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here have been pretty contentious for one reason,

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which I think personally directly threatens me and many

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of our residents here and will negatively

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affect our ability to continue peacefully working and living

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in the city, especially as the problem grows

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further and further.

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Most concerns that have been made about the data center issue

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were about noise, environmental issues,

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the effects of these data centers

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on water and electricity.

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All very tangible and real issues

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that these things are causing all over the country that

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are directly harming families.

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But I want to highlight a few other issues that

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were only referenced a couple of times in the last few meetings.

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That is the unique technology that is coming out

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of these data centers.

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So to start with this, the applicant

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for the data center is prime, they're

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not a tech company they're a private equity fund.

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That kind of tells you everything they need to know.

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Their typical business model is to buy

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assets do prioritize profits without sustainability

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and then run off with their winnings.

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And they are now chasing after the next big thing, the AI boom.

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At the last few meetings we heard

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them talk pretty confidently about the sole positive use

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of AI, pretty much just medical use.

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But again they are not a technology company.

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Their intention is to build all the infrastructure

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and then rent out the servers to whoever wants to buy them.

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If they don't mention a server it's

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because they likely don't have one yet.

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There really is no guarantee that this

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will be primarily medical tech that they focus their data

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center for.

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So my question is what kind of technology

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could they be supporting with this?

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Is it going to contribute to job loss?

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Shown here as a citation from a website that

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has aggregated all reports and announcements from a range

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of company restructurings, quote unquote,

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occurring all over the US tied to corporations

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pivoting their focus to AI.

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I would encourage going down this list later.

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This list is honestly just too much

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to go through at the moment.

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It's like a mile long.

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But it's thousands and thousands of jobs

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gone due to unregulated AI.

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Personally I don't think any job is safe.

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Now this next aspect is a bit more

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difficult to talk about so I won't dwell on it

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more than I have to.

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But for every great accomplishment of AI

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that you hear about there are more and more

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stories coming out about the worst kind of abuses of AI image

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generators.

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At this moment AI is not regulated

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enough to prevent the most depraved type of individuals

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from creating harmful material.

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It is such a unique evil that anyone

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can create this kind of stuff this type of technology.

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And it's almost impossible to describe the disgust

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I feel on this subject.

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As a father myself, generating this type of imagery is --

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it seems to be much easier than you would like to imagine.

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And I know that all encompassing regulation goes

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beyond the jurisdiction of this council,

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but these are some of the most pressing concerns that I have

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with the technology itself.

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Do we want to make this problem worse by adding

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another log to the fire?

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Another data center?

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AI data center?

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Is prime just going to maximize profit

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by renting this space to the highest bidder

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regardless of how that technology is used?

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Can we trust Prime to ensure that AI technology in these data

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centers will be used for altruistic technology.

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I don't think we can trust Prime to make sure

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that the technology being used in these data centers

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will be altruistic.

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I have been down to rock bottom before

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with money tight and hanging on and just trying to make it.

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But I don't think I've been this down bad before.

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What kind of deal did we make with this guy?

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Is he being honest with us?

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Because going through some of what Robert Moser said

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at the last meeting, the CEO of Prime Comet

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had me scratching my head a little bit.

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>> Your five minutes is up sir.

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>> That's it?

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>> That's it.

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>> That was quick.

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Well I hope we can move to bound --

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ban these AI data centers because this is just going

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to get worse.

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>> Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak once again

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tonight.

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I am Reggie Copeland better known

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as Game Changer throughout the city.

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My address is public information.

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I just want to say tonight as a former city councilman here

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in the city of Marietta, a former vice

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president of the Municipal Association

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which includes all cities in Cobb,

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but most importantly tonight as a citizen,

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and officer, a veteran of the United States Air Force,

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we have really become kind of concerned

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about how the whole process of the Civil Service Board took

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place.

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I'm just going to be honest and open on tonight,

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we are asking you to reconsider what you have done,

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and if not we are planning a march as well as a protest

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in the city.

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In the last meeting that you had you said why don't we

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just go with the next person?

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But it seems to many of us in the community

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that you could have opened up the process again

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and allowed other citizens to be selected.

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The meeting prior to that, mayor,

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you looked over at the African American woman who

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had been nominated to serve on the committee

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and then you, Councilman Anderson,

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nominated another white male.

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When in fact the whole Civil Service board

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was already comprised of an all white male board.

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For all of us in the community we are deeply hurt by this.

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We feel that you continue to practice policies

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that plague our community.

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One of your jobs as a council member

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is to improve the quality of life for all citizens.

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That means everybody.

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It seems like we continue to have these practices that

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only select people, based on favoritism

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or because they go to your church, this is not looking well

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and our community is.

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Especially when our city is considered an All American city,

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a Hall of Fame city.

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I have talked with some of the police and some of the firemen

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and they don't feel like they have adequate representation

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either.

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And therefore it seems to many of us

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that the Civil Service Board should be

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a reflection of its employees.

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But it is not, let's just be honest about it.

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As a council member, one of your jobs

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is to make sure that we are fair,

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and that we are providing an opportunity for all

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of our citizens to be able to serve.

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Tonight I come to say to each of you, this is unacceptable.

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We will not -- we will continue rather to speak up and to speak

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out about these practices that you continue to enforce.

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Also.

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It is strange to many of us, and hard for a lot of us,

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to accept the fact that when you look

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at the population, the white population in our beautiful city

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of Marietta it is 42% white and yet the Civil Service

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Board is 100% white.

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The African American population is 31% African American,

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there are no African Americans on the civil Service Board.

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And yet the police department and the fire department

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are comprised of black, white, and others.

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There are no women on this civil service board.

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So I stand tonight to speak up for all citizens, and especially

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women and others who are out of the white male race.

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I want to say to all of you in closing,

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I strongly believe that for these platforms

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to truly serve the public interest the appointment

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process must be transparent, merit based, free from cronyism,

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and the integrity of these boards and committees

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are deeply compromised when favoritism

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dictates who is selected.

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Thank you for all that you do, God bless America,

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but mostly Marietta.

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Thank you.

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>> Mr. Davison.

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>> Good evening Council members how are you this evening?

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I will respectfully have a few things

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to say about Mr. Barrett's conversation.

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I can agree to disagree with anybody.

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I have been here before and I've said

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I'm not for all data centers and I'm not

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against all data centers.

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I'm for good ones and against bad ones, bad locations

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and bad technology I'm against.

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But at the end of the day to put everything

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into a bucket, all of the hyperbole

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and politics and division and say AI is going to do this,

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AI is going to do that, it reminds me of the people that

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started the horseless carriage.

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In the early 1900s that was going to destroy society.

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They didn't do it.

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I remember 25 or 30 years ago when I got my first selfie,

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people were worried that was going to destroy society,

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and that may have but everyone seems to have one.

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Everyone seems to know what we don't

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know until they start to do it.

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They drag into this all the conversations and all

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of that into my understanding, the city of Marietta

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and Cobb County only use flock license plate readers

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not cameras, is that correct?

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That's what I believe and I understand.

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But anyway not all technology is good and not all is bad.

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And he brought up that he couldn't

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trust the man from Prime.

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I don't trust everybody either, I

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don't trust everything anybody says.

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All the time, that's just the way it is.

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But to sit there and put him up there,

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as the poster child for everything that's bad,

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this young man is a nice guy, he proudly

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wears his Democratic Socialists of America t shirt.

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Just a few things that the DSA wants, abolish the US Senate,

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abolish Ice and open borders, replace the president

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and Supreme Court, public ownership

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of the largest corporations.

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I mean heck socialism basically is defined as government

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owning the means of production.

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That's not going to make smaller government, that's

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not going to make less powerful government that's

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going to make worse government.

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I am against that in general.

521
00:35:12,797 --> 00:35:17,660
When it talks about the nature of the beast

522
00:35:17,660 --> 00:35:20,130
and who can be trusted.

523
00:35:20,130 --> 00:35:24,213
Exactly who has control and so forth,

524
00:35:24,637 --> 00:35:28,513
does anyone know who Hasan Piker is?

525
00:35:28,513 --> 00:35:31,304
You can laugh if you want he's one

526
00:35:31,304 --> 00:35:32,539
of your favorite influencers.

527
00:35:32,539 --> 00:35:35,511
What does it say right here?

528
00:35:35,511 --> 00:35:37,773
Kill landlords and let the streets

529
00:35:37,773 --> 00:35:40,293
run red with capitalist blood.

530
00:35:40,293 --> 00:35:42,513
The University of Chicago professor,

531
00:35:42,513 --> 00:35:47,913
I may mispronounce this -- denouncing the University saying

532
00:35:52,130 --> 00:35:54,925
she's only teaching there to bring down the system.

533
00:35:54,925 --> 00:35:56,479
These aren't the only ones.

534
00:35:56,479 --> 00:35:59,693
There's a lot of people, there's probably

535
00:35:59,693 --> 00:36:01,679
some good Democratic socialist.

536
00:36:01,679 --> 00:36:04,493
But putting Democrat in front of socialist

537
00:36:04,493 --> 00:36:06,910
is just putting lipstick on a pig.

538
00:36:06,910 --> 00:36:08,633
There's never been a socialist government that has performed.

539
00:36:08,633 --> 00:36:13,563
They'll try to tell you, they'll use the Nordic examples

540
00:36:13,563 --> 00:36:17,133
it's a capitalist government with socialized programs, that's

541
00:36:17,133 --> 00:36:17,941
not socialism.

542
00:36:17,941 --> 00:36:20,576
I think they can think anything they want to think

543
00:36:20,576 --> 00:36:22,493
and they can vote anything they want to think.

544
00:36:22,493 --> 00:36:24,607
They can even mock me and laugh at me.

545
00:36:24,607 --> 00:36:26,139
But history is on my side.

546
00:36:26,139 --> 00:36:28,139
Thank you.

547
00:36:37,707 --> 00:36:39,707
>> Mr. Barth.

548
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:52,837
>> Donald, good evening Mr. Mayor and Council.

549
00:36:52,837 --> 00:36:56,833
You know one of the privileges of living in Marietta?

550
00:36:56,833 --> 00:36:59,555
We do a lot together.

551
00:36:59,555 --> 00:37:06,239
I got to see some of you at this event, we went to put up flags.

552
00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:09,826
Joseph was on that committee, that's what makes a community.

553
00:37:09,826 --> 00:37:13,306
I get to see Cheryl, we do things over here

554
00:37:13,306 --> 00:37:17,453
and over there, I run into everyone at different things.

555
00:37:17,453 --> 00:37:21,575
We are at community, what is community?

556
00:37:21,575 --> 00:37:24,930
That's why we are here in Marietta.

557
00:37:24,930 --> 00:37:26,413
We live with a great community.

558
00:37:26,413 --> 00:37:28,793
And one of the good things about the mayor

559
00:37:28,793 --> 00:37:32,115
is he still has a hell of a handshake.

560
00:37:32,115 --> 00:37:35,538
And as long as that son of a gun can shake hands and look us

561
00:37:35,538 --> 00:37:39,138
in the eye you're my mayor.

562
00:37:39,333 --> 00:37:41,876
We are in the week of September 11th,

563
00:37:41,876 --> 00:37:47,239
25 years ago we would have thought nothing about September

564
00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:47,746
11th.

565
00:37:47,746 --> 00:37:51,885
We lost a lot of first responders.

566
00:37:51,885 --> 00:37:56,173
And we continued to lose first responders every day

567
00:37:56,173 --> 00:37:58,573
on the simplest things.

568
00:37:58,713 --> 00:38:04,113
In my neighborhood we had a little something something.

569
00:38:04,353 --> 00:38:06,753
It looks simple enough.

570
00:38:07,373 --> 00:38:12,173
I'm gonna tell you uncle saved the day.

571
00:38:12,979 --> 00:38:14,768
And he's so well trained.

572
00:38:14,768 --> 00:38:19,330
I want you to understand how well trained our officers are.

573
00:38:19,330 --> 00:38:21,893
I got to meet some of them, but sometimes they're

574
00:38:21,893 --> 00:38:25,733
so busy being officers that there's not time for handshakes.

575
00:38:25,733 --> 00:38:27,966
Handshakes are what we grew up on.

576
00:38:27,966 --> 00:38:32,653
We grew up, in my generation, shaking hands.

577
00:38:32,653 --> 00:38:35,637
That's an important part of life.

578
00:38:35,637 --> 00:38:38,637
Another thing comes to mind.

579
00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:41,266
Artificial intelligence.

580
00:38:42,173 --> 00:38:45,500
I'll take any kind of intelligence

581
00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:46,373
I can get right now.

582
00:38:46,373 --> 00:38:49,933
There is something missing up there on that dais.

583
00:38:49,933 --> 00:38:54,733
There is a policy and procedure in place

584
00:38:55,610 --> 00:38:59,397
that says the first four scheduled speakers will

585
00:38:59,397 --> 00:39:01,797
follow a certain protocol.

586
00:39:01,853 --> 00:39:07,386
So you get yourselves all worked out and think well we

587
00:39:07,386 --> 00:39:08,813
can use this and this and this.

588
00:39:08,813 --> 00:39:11,109
Follow your policies and procedures.

589
00:39:11,109 --> 00:39:16,509
If it says those first four scheduled speakers are

590
00:39:16,877 --> 00:39:22,277
to address city business , you're supposed to be talking

591
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:26,597
about something in particular that affects the city

592
00:39:26,597 --> 00:39:28,469
and the citizens.

593
00:39:28,469 --> 00:39:33,213
You want to go off on a tangent, get in the unscheduled.

594
00:39:33,213 --> 00:39:35,176
It's in your policies and procedures.

595
00:39:35,176 --> 00:39:38,501
Do you want me to get the artificial intelligence

596
00:39:38,501 --> 00:39:39,926
to read it to you?

597
00:39:39,926 --> 00:39:44,130
Some of you need some artificial intelligence.

598
00:39:44,130 --> 00:39:47,130
It is not sinking in.

599
00:39:47,493 --> 00:39:50,741
What the policies and procedures are.

600
00:39:50,741 --> 00:39:55,660
I am tired of hearing the division that comes up

601
00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:56,898
when we don't have to have it.

602
00:39:56,898 --> 00:39:58,653
I want to stick to Marietta business

603
00:39:58,653 --> 00:40:00,213
when it's time for Marietta.

604
00:40:00,213 --> 00:40:04,973
We want to go off on a tangent there's a time for a tangent.

605
00:40:04,973 --> 00:40:09,773
There's no time in the first four speakers,

606
00:40:09,933 --> 00:40:16,493
let's address city policy and make sure that we do that.

607
00:40:16,493 --> 00:40:22,429
Great Joseph do you want to tell them about 204 Goldie Drive?

608
00:40:22,429 --> 00:40:24,293
An abandoned property.

609
00:40:24,293 --> 00:40:29,843
Only in ward seven, only on main Road in Ward seven

610
00:40:29,843 --> 00:40:31,730
and abandoned property.

611
00:40:31,730 --> 00:40:35,433
It's been abandoned, it's been reported, it's been reported,

612
00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:37,833
then it's been Rereported.

613
00:40:38,969 --> 00:40:43,793
Use the AI to find out what you're going to do to fix it.

614
00:40:43,793 --> 00:40:45,506
It's a blighted property.

615
00:40:45,506 --> 00:40:51,413
If it is in Joseph's ward, and he can't get repair

616
00:40:51,413 --> 00:40:54,413
he needs to fix it.

617
00:40:54,553 --> 00:40:57,366
There's six of you that can help get it done.

618
00:40:57,366 --> 00:40:59,766
We don't need blight.

619
00:41:00,193 --> 00:41:04,393
Look in Clarkston, look what happens when

620
00:41:04,439 --> 00:41:06,566
you allow blight to come in.

621
00:41:06,566 --> 00:41:13,166
We had a little incident down there on 138 Power Berry Road,

622
00:41:13,995 --> 00:41:17,453
they built a bar, too close to the property line,

623
00:41:17,453 --> 00:41:20,287
they built the bar too close and Joseph

624
00:41:20,287 --> 00:41:23,475
said we're not going to address that.

625
00:41:23,475 --> 00:41:26,919
Who is Joseph Goldstein to say such a thing?

626
00:41:26,919 --> 00:41:30,339
He does not have the eye.

627
00:41:30,339 --> 00:41:33,939
But it's been taken care of.

628
00:41:35,119 --> 00:41:38,885
It came out and was addressed the right way, the fire

629
00:41:38,885 --> 00:41:44,173
department came up and said no we are not going to build

630
00:41:44,173 --> 00:41:46,253
>> Your five minutes is up.

631
00:41:46,253 --> 00:41:49,253
>> Thank you think about it.

632
00:41:53,789 --> 00:41:58,233
>> Next is the consent agenda I'd like to call upon our pro

633
00:41:58,233 --> 00:42:00,633
tem to adjust that.

634
00:42:00,679 --> 00:42:03,253
>> If everyone could turn to page two on the meeting agenda.

635
00:42:03,253 --> 00:42:08,845
All items marked by an asterisk have been discussed and approved

636
00:42:08,845 --> 00:42:13,645
in our various meetings over the past month.

637
00:42:15,693 --> 00:42:19,893
Do we have any additions to that?

638
00:42:20,559 --> 00:42:24,759
>> No it is before you as printed.

639
00:42:26,468 --> 00:42:27,760
>> All right thank you so much.

640
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:31,960
Do we have a motion to approve?

641
00:42:33,333 --> 00:42:35,733
Moved and properly second?

642
00:42:36,613 --> 00:42:40,813
All in favor raise your right hand .

643
00:42:41,639 --> 00:42:43,639
Or vote.

644
00:42:45,213 --> 00:42:48,813
The consent agenda is approved, 7 to 0.

645
00:42:52,853 --> 00:42:54,153
>> Thank you Mr. Sims.

646
00:42:54,153 --> 00:42:58,953
The next item is 16, will you conduct this?

647
00:43:04,161 --> 00:43:05,661
>> Yes will you please come forward.

648
00:43:05,661 --> 00:43:11,661
The public hearing is now open on 1516 West Oak Drive .

649
00:43:13,505 --> 00:43:15,813
The floor is yours.

650
00:43:15,813 --> 00:43:19,413
>> Thank you Mr. Haney the applicant,

651
00:43:20,673 --> 00:43:24,426
Edwards Realty Group is requesting a rezoning of 4.6

652
00:43:24,426 --> 00:43:29,873
acres of property at 1516 West Oak Drive for R-2 single family

653
00:43:29,873 --> 00:43:32,439
residential two families per anchor --

654
00:43:32,439 --> 00:43:36,329
acre to retail and commercial for the purpose of maintaining

655
00:43:36,329 --> 00:43:38,243
use as a daycare.

656
00:43:38,243 --> 00:43:43,130
The recommendation was to approve to office institutional.

657
00:43:43,130 --> 00:43:46,103
And Sonya Edwards is here to present

658
00:43:46,103 --> 00:43:49,103
on behalf of the applicant.

659
00:44:05,672 --> 00:44:07,500
>> Good evening Council members.

660
00:44:07,500 --> 00:44:10,373
My name is Sonya Edwards with Edwards Realty Group

661
00:44:10,373 --> 00:44:14,573
and I wanted to present my application

662
00:44:16,423 --> 00:44:22,423
about the rezoning of 1516 West Oak Drive in Marietta Georgia.

663
00:44:23,853 --> 00:44:28,530
30062, eight was purchased as a daycare center

664
00:44:30,433 --> 00:44:32,717
and has been operating as a daycare

665
00:44:32,717 --> 00:44:35,899
center for a number of years.

666
00:44:35,899 --> 00:44:40,990
The capacity of children that are allowed

667
00:44:41,101 --> 00:44:44,853
for this property for this daycare center is 58 children,

668
00:44:44,853 --> 00:44:48,453
currently my client has 45 children attending.

669
00:44:53,603 --> 00:44:58,403
We presented the application to get the rezoning

670
00:45:00,669 --> 00:45:03,690
from residential to commercial.

671
00:45:05,930 --> 00:45:08,693
The surrounding properties, a large number

672
00:45:09,193 --> 00:45:13,393
of the surrounding properties are all commercial.

673
00:45:14,653 --> 00:45:17,741
We believe it would be better served

674
00:45:17,741 --> 00:45:21,893
to the community for this specific property

675
00:45:21,893 --> 00:45:24,893
to be identified as residential.

676
00:45:26,223 --> 00:45:29,853
N previously, at the last meeting we discussed about

677
00:45:29,853 --> 00:45:35,253
changing it The, from rc r, commercial , to industrial.

678
00:45:43,109 --> 00:45:46,709
Because of the remaining residential properties

679
00:45:48,165 --> 00:45:50,166
that are in that area.

680
00:45:50,166 --> 00:45:55,901
So it would limit the amount of businesses that could possibly

681
00:45:55,901 --> 00:45:59,373
operate in the event that my client sold the property.

682
00:45:59,373 --> 00:46:04,173
And hopefully would not disturb the existing residences

683
00:46:05,293 --> 00:46:08,293
that are in the area.

684
00:46:08,653 --> 00:46:11,653
Do you have any questions?

685
00:46:11,996 --> 00:46:13,413
>> Any questions for Miss Edwards?

686
00:46:13,413 --> 00:46:15,629
Thank you Miss Edwards.

687
00:46:15,629 --> 00:46:18,700
This is public if anyone else would

688
00:46:18,700 --> 00:46:21,346
like to speak on this matter?

689
00:46:21,346 --> 00:46:27,346
If anyone else wants to speak on 1516 West Oak Drive?

690
00:46:35,253 --> 00:46:37,653
Public hearing is closed.

691
00:46:42,516 --> 00:46:45,853
>> We recognize the councilman for Ward six Sims.

692
00:46:45,853 --> 00:46:47,853
>> Daniel.

693
00:46:48,613 --> 00:46:54,130
Can you address the CRC versus the on I?

694
00:46:57,679 --> 00:47:00,679
What's the big difference there

695
00:47:01,653 --> 00:47:04,255
>> The big difference is the number of allowable uses

696
00:47:04,255 --> 00:47:06,330
in the intensity of those uses.

697
00:47:06,330 --> 00:47:09,739
With CRC I think you have over 50 like 51 or 52 allowable uses.

698
00:47:09,739 --> 00:47:12,833
Some of those are fairly impactful on residents

699
00:47:12,833 --> 00:47:14,853
that could be nearby.

700
00:47:14,853 --> 00:47:18,613
So like car washes or auto related uses,

701
00:47:18,613 --> 00:47:20,693
storage facilities, those kind of things.

702
00:47:20,693 --> 00:47:23,155
So I was originally recommended in the staff report

703
00:47:23,155 --> 00:47:25,113
and then recommended by the Planning commission

704
00:47:25,113 --> 00:47:28,439
because it has less intense uses and fewer uses as well.

705
00:47:28,439 --> 00:47:31,229
But it does accommodate the use that the applicant

706
00:47:31,229 --> 00:47:36,290
is trying to accomplish with the daycare center.

707
00:47:38,273 --> 00:47:40,273
>> Thank you.

708
00:47:46,988 --> 00:47:48,415
>> May I ask a question?

709
00:47:48,415 --> 00:47:53,693
It looks like it is commercial across the street and then

710
00:47:53,693 --> 00:47:56,165
residential on the same side of the street

711
00:47:56,165 --> 00:47:59,333
and then residential behind it is that correct?

712
00:47:59,333 --> 00:48:01,333
>> That's right.

713
00:48:04,576 --> 00:48:06,576
>> Thank you.

714
00:48:08,386 --> 00:48:09,636
>> Mayor can I ask a question?

715
00:48:09,636 --> 00:48:14,436
How long has it been a daycare center?

716
00:48:16,576 --> 00:48:18,993
>> From city staff record the property was annexed in 2013

717
00:48:18,993 --> 00:48:21,726
and then we have a business license record for the city

718
00:48:21,726 --> 00:48:24,693
of Marietta as of at least 2014.

719
00:48:24,693 --> 00:48:27,106
However we don't know it operated in Cobb County

720
00:48:27,106 --> 00:48:32,253
as a daycare center could have been well before that.

721
00:48:32,253 --> 00:48:33,879
>> Why the change now?

722
00:48:33,879 --> 00:48:37,530
>> The change now because one of the things that loses

723
00:48:37,530 --> 00:48:40,293
grandfathering comment in this case a non-conforming property

724
00:48:40,293 --> 00:48:42,626
is the lapse of a business license.

725
00:48:42,626 --> 00:48:47,484
And in this case it went two months past the six month term

726
00:48:47,484 --> 00:48:51,840
to resubmit for a business license.

727
00:48:57,582 --> 00:49:00,165
>> But it didn't stop being a daycare in that entire term they

728
00:49:00,165 --> 00:49:03,399
didn't have this license is that correct?

729
00:49:03,399 --> 00:49:05,399
>> That's correct.

730
00:49:06,693 --> 00:49:09,719
>> So still being used as a daycare even though the business

731
00:49:09,719 --> 00:49:11,693
license lapsed?

732
00:49:11,693 --> 00:49:14,493
>> Yes, one of the triggers that we have when we have

733
00:49:14,493 --> 00:49:16,533
for nonconformity as the business license.

734
00:49:16,533 --> 00:49:19,119
Because that's what we know it's authorized

735
00:49:19,119 --> 00:49:23,319
to be used for at that time.

736
00:49:26,674 --> 00:49:29,740
>> I have a question.

737
00:49:29,853 --> 00:49:37,653
My concern looking at oh I, clearly oh I is better than CRC

738
00:49:38,113 --> 00:49:44,713
but OI, is still, given that there's residential on one side

739
00:49:45,306 --> 00:49:48,389
of the street, and directly behind it still allows

740
00:49:48,389 --> 00:49:53,789
for things like funeral homes, drug abuse treatment centers ,

741
00:49:57,319 --> 00:49:59,319
medical laboratories.

742
00:50:00,853 --> 00:50:03,941
Some things that I don't think I would necessarily

743
00:50:03,941 --> 00:50:05,601
want next door.

744
00:50:05,601 --> 00:50:12,801
Is there any way to put controls on this so if sold,

745
00:50:14,499 --> 00:50:19,173
the next use would have to come back?

746
00:50:19,173 --> 00:50:22,473
>> Yes, so when it comes from a development standpoint,

747
00:50:22,473 --> 00:50:25,733
if they were able to make mod double major modifications

748
00:50:25,733 --> 00:50:28,805
to the building that exceeded the 50% mark something like

749
00:50:28,805 --> 00:50:32,319
a funeral home would do that, it would trigger a litany of review

750
00:50:32,319 --> 00:50:35,130
from our staff to come back to you for potential variances that

751
00:50:35,130 --> 00:50:39,213
would be required to accommodate that use.

752
00:50:39,373 --> 00:50:43,413
So that's one of those triggers that would bring that forward.

753
00:50:43,413 --> 00:50:47,130
>> So I know that what we did for, that's what I was about

754
00:50:47,130 --> 00:50:55,413
to say, for the CrossFit, we did it I think it was OI with

755
00:50:55,904 --> 00:50:58,787
special use as a gym.

756
00:50:58,787 --> 00:51:01,623
Can we do that with this where anything besides a daycare

757
00:51:01,623 --> 00:51:03,933
center requires a return here?

758
00:51:03,933 --> 00:51:07,744
So if sold you don't end up living next

759
00:51:07,744 --> 00:51:10,144
to a medical laboratory?

760
00:51:13,597 --> 00:51:18,379
>> You have the right to do that if you so choose.

761
00:51:18,379 --> 00:51:20,879
>> I understand your question, it won't change what they are

762
00:51:20,879 --> 00:51:21,845
allowed to do with it.

763
00:51:21,845 --> 00:51:24,416
It's just if they sold it, anybody else

764
00:51:24,416 --> 00:51:26,684
if they wanted to use it for something

765
00:51:26,684 --> 00:51:29,410
other than a daycare they would be required to come here

766
00:51:29,410 --> 00:51:32,410
for a land use permit.

767
00:51:38,676 --> 00:51:41,930
>> It does affect the use of the property so it may affect

768
00:51:41,930 --> 00:51:46,493
the value of the property going forward for resale.

769
00:51:54,995 --> 00:51:58,447
>> The applicant would be in favor of limiting the use

770
00:51:58,447 --> 00:52:00,461
to a daycare center.

771
00:52:00,461 --> 00:52:05,261
But I wanted to let the council know,

772
00:52:06,533 --> 00:52:09,815
although there is residential on that side of the street,

773
00:52:09,815 --> 00:52:11,986
it is not near the daycare center.

774
00:52:11,986 --> 00:52:14,773
There is a church on one side of the daycare center

775
00:52:14,773 --> 00:52:17,327
and I don't know what is on the other side,

776
00:52:17,327 --> 00:52:20,450
but it's not a residential home.

777
00:52:20,450 --> 00:52:25,173
So there are still businesses, commercial businesses that are

778
00:52:25,173 --> 00:52:27,573
surrounding the daycare center.

779
00:52:32,860 --> 00:52:34,860
>> Thank you.

780
00:52:37,140 --> 00:52:38,847
>> I would like to make an amendment motion.

781
00:52:38,847 --> 00:52:41,847
Oh did he make one?

782
00:52:42,453 --> 00:52:44,453
I'm sorry.

783
00:52:54,752 --> 00:53:02,552
>> My recommendation is going to be to go with OI with a special

784
00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:11,280
land use permit in place for any future sale of the property that

785
00:53:12,565 --> 00:53:17,965
they would have to come back to the city.

786
00:53:23,240 --> 00:53:25,573
>> I don't think we could tie it to the sale of property

787
00:53:25,573 --> 00:53:29,773
because it's the property not the land.

788
00:53:31,264 --> 00:53:33,722
>> Just the sale of the daycare so that anything else would

789
00:53:33,722 --> 00:53:35,293
require a return.

790
00:53:35,293 --> 00:53:38,269
>> Just to clarify the language a special land use is anything

791
00:53:38,269 --> 00:53:41,730
else that might not be allowed but in this case it would be

792
00:53:41,730 --> 00:53:45,273
allowed so it might be restricted use.

793
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:54,460
>> We will go with what Daniel said.

794
00:53:54,460 --> 00:53:56,460
I second.

795
00:54:03,800 --> 00:54:05,413
>> I just want to ask one more time the applicant do you

796
00:54:05,413 --> 00:54:07,403
understand it's restricted to just daycare use?

797
00:54:07,403 --> 00:54:11,413
Are you okay with that and you accept that?

798
00:54:11,413 --> 00:54:13,413
Thank you.

799
00:54:21,545 --> 00:54:24,530
>> Any other like setbacks or anything is that all fine?

800
00:54:24,530 --> 00:54:27,693
>> There would be nonconforming conditions required for if they

801
00:54:27,693 --> 00:54:30,733
did something substantial that would trigger that but at this

802
00:54:30,733 --> 00:54:33,466
point there would be grandfathered conditions

803
00:54:33,466 --> 00:54:37,666
for the change of zoning and use.

804
00:54:40,515 --> 00:54:41,973
>> We're changing the zoning right?

805
00:54:41,973 --> 00:54:43,973
>> Yes sir.

806
00:54:44,439 --> 00:54:46,746
>> And there's no need for changing anything?

807
00:54:46,746 --> 00:54:48,746
Okay.

808
00:54:51,333 --> 00:54:55,521
We have a motion and a second, other discussion?

809
00:54:55,521 --> 00:55:02,121
All those in favor of the limited use under OI please

810
00:55:04,390 --> 00:55:05,833
indicate your vote.

811
00:55:05,833 --> 00:55:07,833
The motion carries.

812
00:55:08,973 --> 00:55:10,973
You've done it.

813
00:55:14,453 --> 00:55:15,738
>> Mr. Mayor?

814
00:55:15,738 --> 00:55:20,133
Would you like a motion on the travel and train

815
00:55:20,133 --> 00:55:22,199
code on the second reading?

816
00:55:22,199 --> 00:55:24,199
>> Yes please.

817
00:55:24,773 --> 00:55:30,333
>> I make a motion to suspend the rules and waive the second

818
00:55:30,333 --> 00:55:34,530
reading for the travel and train code amendment.

819
00:55:34,530 --> 00:55:36,530
>> Seconded.

820
00:55:39,281 --> 00:55:40,653
>> Those in favor?

821
00:55:40,653 --> 00:55:43,530
Please indicate your vote.

822
00:55:47,493 --> 00:55:49,493
7 to 0.

823
00:55:54,398 --> 00:55:57,683
>> Motion to waive the second reading regarding 2026842 travel

824
00:55:57,683 --> 00:56:00,830
and train Code amendment.

825
00:56:01,253 --> 00:56:03,253
>> Any discussion?

826
00:56:07,882 --> 00:56:08,799
>> Do we get a second?

827
00:56:08,799 --> 00:56:10,799
>> Second.

828
00:56:11,413 --> 00:56:13,730
>> Please indicate your vote.

829
00:56:13,730 --> 00:56:15,473
The motion carries 7 to 0.

830
00:56:25,853 --> 00:56:28,853
The next item is variance 202628,

831
00:56:33,341 --> 00:56:36,341
the home on Coleman Road.

832
00:56:40,293 --> 00:56:46,641
Will conduct a public >> Thank you the time of public hearing

833
00:56:46,641 --> 00:56:48,900
is now open.

834
00:56:48,900 --> 00:56:53,490
The public hearing will be opened by Mr. Cummings.

835
00:56:53,693 --> 00:56:59,693
>> Thank you , 2026-28 home on the House of Mike Clotfelter

836
00:57:01,653 --> 00:57:06,630
requesting a variance to waive the sidewalk development

837
00:57:06,630 --> 00:57:08,630
for the property.

838
00:57:08,573 --> 00:57:15,773
I believe he is here to present on behalf of the project.

839
00:57:19,931 --> 00:57:23,293
>> Mr. Mayor and council members and other members of the city.

840
00:57:23,293 --> 00:57:26,466
My name is Mike Clodfelter and I have

841
00:57:26,466 --> 00:57:29,713
lived at this address for 54 years,

842
00:57:29,713 --> 00:57:33,349
the property has been in our family for almost 100.

843
00:57:33,349 --> 00:57:36,693
The property has gotten a bit much

844
00:57:36,693 --> 00:57:39,641
for me to look after so I put it on the market.

845
00:57:39,641 --> 00:57:42,373
The first of the year I contracted with Berkshire Homes

846
00:57:42,373 --> 00:57:45,853
to build me a new home on Colston Road

847
00:57:45,853 --> 00:57:48,486
and I'm tickled to death to have had that opportunity.

848
00:57:48,486 --> 00:57:53,286
Two reasons, one Bircher builds a great home

849
00:57:55,698 --> 00:57:57,573
I've been amazed at their attention to detail

850
00:57:57,573 --> 00:57:58,531
throughout the process.

851
00:57:58,531 --> 00:58:02,753
The second reason is I am glad to stay in the city of Marietta.

852
00:58:02,753 --> 00:58:05,106
I have had many interactions with the city

853
00:58:05,106 --> 00:58:08,848
and have been treated so well from sanitation

854
00:58:08,848 --> 00:58:13,173
through the lights and water to this body with a I

855
00:58:13,173 --> 00:58:15,173
am speaking today.

856
00:58:17,813 --> 00:58:23,813
When I asked to build my home and found out

857
00:58:24,467 --> 00:58:29,610
it was really a part of a new development they had proposed

858
00:58:29,610 --> 00:58:33,261
called High Vale, High Vale is off

859
00:58:33,829 --> 00:58:40,429
of Breckenridge Road and butts into Colston where my home is.

860
00:58:41,530 --> 00:58:44,835
When the Birchers presented their plan to the city

861
00:58:44,835 --> 00:58:47,826
it was required of them that sidewalks be put in.

862
00:58:47,826 --> 00:58:51,426
And I certainly understand the importance

863
00:58:51,901 --> 00:58:53,346
of sidewalks in a subdivision.

864
00:58:53,346 --> 00:58:55,863
I would like at this time to turn your attention

865
00:58:55,863 --> 00:58:58,280
to page three of that handout.

866
00:58:58,280 --> 00:59:02,306
It shows the location of the one lot

867
00:59:02,306 --> 00:59:05,530
that is not accessible from Breckenridge,

868
00:59:05,530 --> 00:59:08,613
and that's my home on Colston.

869
00:59:08,613 --> 00:59:14,275
The houses on each side of my home are over 40 years old

870
00:59:14,275 --> 00:59:18,109
and there are no sidewalks on Colston.

871
00:59:18,109 --> 00:59:23,130
If the Birchers were required to put a sidewalk in front

872
00:59:23,130 --> 00:59:28,410
of my place it would certainly look a little bit out of place.

873
00:59:28,410 --> 00:59:30,564
The reason why I'm being here tonight

874
00:59:30,564 --> 00:59:34,388
is to respectfully ask you to allow them to forgo putting

875
00:59:34,388 --> 00:59:36,804
a sidewalk in front of my home.

876
00:59:36,804 --> 00:59:41,429
And more specifically to allow them to skip putting sidewalks

877
00:59:41,429 --> 00:59:44,429
in front of 729 Colston Road.

878
00:59:44,919 --> 00:59:50,319
I'll be glad to answer any questions you have.

879
00:59:53,156 --> 00:59:55,573
>> This is public hearing is there anyone here tonight who

880
00:59:55,573 --> 00:59:59,130
would like to speak on this matter?

881
00:59:59,130 --> 01:00:03,213
With that the public hearing is closed.

882
01:00:06,247 --> 01:00:07,372
>> Mr. Waters for a motion.

883
01:00:07,372 --> 01:00:10,733
>> I would like a motion to approve this variance.

884
01:00:10,733 --> 01:00:11,893
>> Second.

885
01:00:11,893 --> 01:00:13,893
>> Any discussion?

886
01:00:15,930 --> 01:00:19,541
>> Mr. Cummings, as part of the planning process where

887
01:00:19,541 --> 01:00:23,106
the sidewalk would have been that's been given over

888
01:00:23,106 --> 01:00:26,453
to the city as public right of way already right?

889
01:00:26,453 --> 01:00:28,453
>> That's correct.

890
01:00:37,625 --> 01:00:41,825
>> This Robert, can we call you Mike?

891
01:00:44,435 --> 01:00:47,435
>> Thank you making this readable.

892
01:00:47,933 --> 01:00:52,733
Can we get all our stuff this large?

893
01:00:55,500 --> 01:00:57,213
>> The motion is on the table any further discussion?

894
01:00:57,213 --> 01:01:01,407
Hearing none I'd like to call to question, indicate your vote.

895
01:01:01,407 --> 01:01:03,407
Motion carries 7 to 0.

896
01:01:05,370 --> 01:01:07,370
Thank you Mike.

897
01:01:14,933 --> 01:01:19,205
Mr. Alan, are you here for a reason?

898
01:01:19,205 --> 01:01:21,733
You're taking care of them?

899
01:01:21,733 --> 01:01:23,733
Take care of.

900
01:01:25,130 --> 01:01:28,130
The next is unscheduled appearance.

901
01:01:30,430 --> 01:01:33,753
If any citizens, up to six of you,

902
01:01:33,753 --> 01:01:36,451
would like to speak the floor is now open.

903
01:01:36,451 --> 01:01:41,251
Come on down if you want to speak.

904
01:01:48,799 --> 01:01:50,966
>> Hello again Mr. Mayor and members of the Council.

905
01:01:50,966 --> 01:01:53,163
My name is Joel Becker and I am once again here

906
01:01:53,163 --> 01:01:56,461
to talk about the AI data center which you recently approved.

907
01:01:56,461 --> 01:01:59,441
I am not necessarily here to argue about why

908
01:01:59,441 --> 01:02:00,727
this thing is a bad idea.

909
01:02:00,727 --> 01:02:04,233
I am here to tell you that we won't forget that you did this

910
01:02:04,233 --> 01:02:06,716
and you won't let you sweep it under the rug

911
01:02:06,716 --> 01:02:08,103
and move on with your lives.

912
01:02:08,103 --> 01:02:09,599
We're going to come to the polls over this

913
01:02:09,599 --> 01:02:10,966
and we're going to vote for this.

914
01:02:10,966 --> 01:02:12,383
You have seen how many people have

915
01:02:12,383 --> 01:02:13,637
come to all of these meetings.

916
01:02:13,637 --> 01:02:15,629
You have seen the enthusiasm of these people.

917
01:02:15,629 --> 01:02:17,493
This is not going to be something

918
01:02:17,493 --> 01:02:18,743
you can just wish away.

919
01:02:18,743 --> 01:02:20,753
And act like another happened.

920
01:02:20,753 --> 01:02:23,910
You can still change this, you write the rules,

921
01:02:23,910 --> 01:02:26,533
you can do what you want and you can still reject this thing.

922
01:02:26,533 --> 01:02:30,186
But if you keep going then you're going to get voted out.

923
01:02:30,186 --> 01:02:33,653
And that is really not up for debate, seeing as

924
01:02:33,653 --> 01:02:36,733
how many people showed up both today and more importantly

925
01:02:36,733 --> 01:02:38,373
within the past three meetings.

926
01:02:38,373 --> 01:02:41,826
Now it's currently water and power week,

927
01:02:41,826 --> 01:02:43,530
which we discussed earlier.

928
01:02:43,530 --> 01:02:46,525
Can you explain to me why you think it's justifiable to spend

929
01:02:46,525 --> 01:02:51,530
all of that water and power on some AI data center when you

930
01:02:51,530 --> 01:02:51,693
care --

931
01:02:51,693 --> 01:02:53,253
claim to care about it.

932
01:02:53,253 --> 01:02:57,213
And another person who came up earlier, Mr. Stevens,

933
01:02:57,213 --> 01:03:02,413
he spoke about how the DSA was scary to this country.

934
01:03:02,413 --> 01:03:05,813
First, that's a logical fallacy because they're still

935
01:03:05,813 --> 01:03:07,933
your voters and regardless of their politics

936
01:03:07,933 --> 01:03:10,141
you are still beholden to them.

937
01:03:10,141 --> 01:03:14,273
You still have to listen to them and any of your voters.

938
01:03:14,273 --> 01:03:16,413
And you are still beholden to them.

939
01:03:16,413 --> 01:03:19,850
Now I would like to thank the two council members who

940
01:03:19,850 --> 01:03:22,319
voted no on this, however to the rest of you

941
01:03:22,319 --> 01:03:24,879
you're going to get voted out unless you shape up.

942
01:03:24,879 --> 01:03:26,274
We will not forget this.

943
01:03:26,274 --> 01:03:27,926
We will not forgive this.

944
01:03:27,926 --> 01:03:29,881
And we will see the consequences of this,

945
01:03:29,881 --> 01:03:31,589
and you will see the consequences of this

946
01:03:31,589 --> 01:03:33,753
in the election results.

947
01:03:33,753 --> 01:03:35,753
>> Thank you sir.

948
01:03:36,103 --> 01:03:39,703
Anybody else like to come down?

949
01:03:41,813 --> 01:03:44,933
You want to speak up there?

950
01:03:44,933 --> 01:03:46,933
Is that working?

951
01:03:54,227 --> 01:03:58,427
>> I don't think that microphone is on.

952
01:04:08,646 --> 01:04:10,293
>> Whenever you are ready.

953
01:04:10,293 --> 01:04:13,893
Oh he's gotta have a mic.

954
01:04:28,500 --> 01:04:30,621
>> I am not a speaker, so I'm sorry if I am a little nervous.

955
01:04:30,621 --> 01:04:36,823
My name is Stephanie, I live in Ward two of Marietta.

956
01:04:36,823 --> 01:04:40,423
After our last election I started

957
01:04:40,933 --> 01:04:44,433
following on social media and oppressive young man Sam

958
01:04:44,433 --> 01:04:46,453
Foster who ran for mayor of.

959
01:04:46,453 --> 01:04:51,493
He made a post on Instagram about 108 megawatt data center

960
01:04:51,493 --> 01:04:56,205
that was approved in Marietta and I just have to say,

961
01:04:56,205 --> 01:04:59,893
learning about how much a megawatt is

962
01:04:59,893 --> 01:05:05,293
and that one megawatt is equal to a thousand,

963
01:05:05,719 --> 01:05:08,719
around 800 to 1000, according to Georgia

964
01:05:11,333 --> 01:05:13,333
Power, residential customers.

965
01:05:13,813 --> 01:05:20,413
And we only have 45,000, that is just really scary to me.

966
01:05:21,538 --> 01:05:24,325
I went to the city Council meeting

967
01:05:24,325 --> 01:05:27,228
to oppose the data center already approved.

968
01:05:27,228 --> 01:05:30,828
There I heard about flock cameras.

969
01:05:31,493 --> 01:05:35,900
So I'd like to talk about these two.

970
01:05:35,900 --> 01:05:38,378
And actually this is not just DSA,

971
01:05:38,378 --> 01:05:40,957
this was our mailman, Jason.

972
01:05:40,957 --> 01:05:45,489
This is our mailman who came and asked me about this information

973
01:05:45,489 --> 01:05:49,933
and asked for some of this information I've created.

974
01:05:49,933 --> 01:05:52,500
Because I think the community needs

975
01:05:52,500 --> 01:05:53,203
to know about these things.

976
01:05:53,203 --> 01:05:56,930
While leaving this meeting I noticed

977
01:05:56,930 --> 01:05:59,346
I was being watched by a drone overhead.

978
01:05:59,346 --> 01:06:00,933
I don't believe in mass surveillance,

979
01:06:00,933 --> 01:06:03,365
I think it's a slippery slope and it

980
01:06:03,365 --> 01:06:06,219
starts eroding our freedoms in the name of safety.

981
01:06:06,219 --> 01:06:09,819
I found this Resource, deflock.org

982
01:06:13,313 --> 01:06:20,513
and I've been using Flock Hopper to see how many cameras I've

983
01:06:21,671 --> 01:06:24,213
been passing as I drive here and I live next to Marietta High

984
01:06:24,213 --> 01:06:26,893
School, going out of my neighborhood

985
01:06:26,893 --> 01:06:31,194
I pass one to go to the shopping, five

986
01:06:31,194 --> 01:06:34,793
to go to the library and more to come here.

987
01:06:34,793 --> 01:06:39,722
These AI powered tools are being abused by police officers

988
01:06:39,722 --> 01:06:43,155
and by other agencies that they share with.

989
01:06:43,155 --> 01:06:46,893
If you go to the website you can see

990
01:06:46,893 --> 01:06:49,559
tools for how it's being used and you

991
01:06:49,559 --> 01:06:53,586
might trust your own police but they are not the only ones

992
01:06:53,586 --> 01:06:55,533
who have our data.

993
01:06:55,533 --> 01:06:59,133
Atlanta is the most surveilled city.

994
01:07:00,197 --> 01:07:03,197
Crime closure rates have actually

995
01:07:03,533 --> 01:07:06,293
dropped since these cameras were implemented

996
01:07:06,293 --> 01:07:07,829
according to the FBI.

997
01:07:07,829 --> 01:07:12,290
They have had multiple trafficking, human trafficking

998
01:07:15,753 --> 01:07:19,463
cases that they haven't solved, the last seven cases they

999
01:07:19,463 --> 01:07:20,953
haven't solved since 2024.

1000
01:07:20,953 --> 01:07:24,539
So you tell me what these cameras are actually doing?

1001
01:07:24,539 --> 01:07:26,679
Because it's not the same as a police officer

1002
01:07:26,679 --> 01:07:30,279
when they serendipitously find the information

1003
01:07:30,501 --> 01:07:33,453
they need and are actually solving crimes.

1004
01:07:33,453 --> 01:07:38,877
You are relying on AI too much to solve these problems.

1005
01:07:38,877 --> 01:07:41,541
It's not just flock alone.

1006
01:07:41,541 --> 01:07:46,341
I've learned about technology that Cobb County has

1007
01:07:46,493 --> 01:07:51,293
intelligence that can collect data on mass gatherings

1008
01:07:51,581 --> 01:07:54,386
like me coming to this City Council meeting.

1009
01:07:54,386 --> 01:07:59,186
It features bulk surges of 180 social media networks.

1010
01:08:02,563 --> 01:08:06,586
And automatic license plate readers, bank statements, chats,

1011
01:08:06,586 --> 01:08:08,273
instant messages and more.

1012
01:08:08,273 --> 01:08:10,839
And who has access to all that data?

1013
01:08:10,839 --> 01:08:14,439
Who are they sharing it with?

1014
01:08:14,733 --> 01:08:17,683
Before FISA 702 lapsed in June.

1015
01:08:17,683 --> 01:08:20,273
I believe Marietta should cancel our contract

1016
01:08:20,273 --> 01:08:23,757
with flock, banned data centers and invest in our community.

1017
01:08:23,757 --> 01:08:25,573
Thank you for your time.

1018
01:08:25,573 --> 01:08:27,397
>> Thank you.

1019
01:08:27,397 --> 01:08:30,913
Would anyone else like to come forward?

1020
01:08:30,913 --> 01:08:32,913
Yes sir.

1021
01:08:39,173 --> 01:08:41,173
Within five minutes.

1022
01:08:47,507 --> 01:08:50,215
>> Thank you for the opportunity to speak again, this is amazing.

1023
01:08:50,215 --> 01:08:54,319
To finish where I left off, the quotes that were up there

1024
01:08:54,319 --> 01:08:56,213
were Robert Moser saying we are only

1025
01:08:56,213 --> 01:08:59,210
planning on developing the one data center exclusively

1026
01:08:59,210 --> 01:09:01,761
and it has nothing to do with AI.

1027
01:09:01,761 --> 01:09:05,361
He repeated those statements, the slide

1028
01:09:05,675 --> 01:09:09,209
was up there it said the website that they

1029
01:09:09,209 --> 01:09:14,413
have where they advertise their nationwide AI data center

1030
01:09:14,413 --> 01:09:16,732
network, the edge.io.

1031
01:09:16,732 --> 01:09:19,732
One word, the edge.io.

1032
01:09:19,806 --> 01:09:24,600
And and AI this and hyperscale that

1033
01:09:24,726 --> 01:09:28,637
and it shows three data centers in Marietta on their map

1034
01:09:28,637 --> 01:09:31,527
and 16 total in Georgia to build out their network.

1035
01:09:31,527 --> 01:09:35,310
They also talk about on site power, which I'm not sure

1036
01:09:35,310 --> 01:09:39,197
if that's money toward the cities Marietta power and water.

1037
01:09:39,197 --> 01:09:42,319
I don't know if that is returned back to the city.

1038
01:09:42,319 --> 01:09:45,779
If they divert resources to doing on power.

1039
01:09:45,779 --> 01:09:51,179
I really feel like they obfuscated their product here.

1040
01:09:51,653 --> 01:09:52,853
Why would they do that?

1041
01:09:52,853 --> 01:09:54,313
What's the game?

1042
01:09:54,313 --> 01:09:57,473
This is exactly why so many people have

1043
01:09:57,473 --> 01:09:59,450
been coming to these meetings.

1044
01:09:59,450 --> 01:10:02,395
It's why we kept asking for more time for public comment.

1045
01:10:02,395 --> 01:10:06,503
It is why, I've been really waiting for this one,

1046
01:10:06,503 --> 01:10:10,703
we have 150 signatures, people adding their names

1047
01:10:11,119 --> 01:10:13,405
to our petition to say no AI data

1048
01:10:13,405 --> 01:10:14,613
centers in our neighborhoods.

1049
01:10:14,613 --> 01:10:17,565
All across the country people are seeing shady business

1050
01:10:17,565 --> 01:10:18,645
with these data centers.

1051
01:10:18,645 --> 01:10:21,573
We are watching in real time the loss of communities everywhere

1052
01:10:21,573 --> 01:10:25,635
and we are frightened beyond belief that we will be next.

1053
01:10:25,635 --> 01:10:29,790
We know that this is the height of corporate extremism.

1054
01:10:29,790 --> 01:10:31,213
Our neighborhoods that we love are

1055
01:10:31,213 --> 01:10:34,213
made unlivable to sell us on a terrible technology that

1056
01:10:34,213 --> 01:10:39,260
puts us all at risk all to chase after a quick buck.

1057
01:10:39,260 --> 01:10:42,728
I highly doubt Prime will argue --

1058
01:10:42,728 --> 01:10:45,353
honor their side of the bargain even with the stipulations that

1059
01:10:45,353 --> 01:10:46,373
were made.

1060
01:10:46,373 --> 01:10:49,550
This is why we are upset and we are angry.

1061
01:10:49,550 --> 01:10:51,421
When we see the city advertise itself

1062
01:10:51,421 --> 01:10:53,597
as the number one digital city.

1063
01:10:53,597 --> 01:10:55,961
That sign is still up there, whatever that means.

1064
01:10:55,961 --> 01:11:00,930
When we see redacted documents and agenda filings

1065
01:11:00,930 --> 01:11:03,669
and contractors from these data center developers showing up

1066
01:11:03,669 --> 01:11:06,979
hours in advance to fill seats to prevent residents

1067
01:11:06,979 --> 01:11:10,373
from being in the room where the decision is made, all

1068
01:11:10,373 --> 01:11:13,753
of those yellow vests that said South mechanical,

1069
01:11:13,753 --> 01:11:18,973
those were all employees for a company that does construction

1070
01:11:18,973 --> 01:11:20,237
for the data centers.

1071
01:11:20,237 --> 01:11:23,993
And they fill up seats so that we can't even be in the room.

1072
01:11:23,993 --> 01:11:27,126
I have been living here for two years.

1073
01:11:27,126 --> 01:11:29,600
I don't know where those guys are from.

1074
01:11:29,600 --> 01:11:31,533
We were accused of not even being in the city.

1075
01:11:31,533 --> 01:11:34,767
And these guys send in their paid swarm to come in here

1076
01:11:34,767 --> 01:11:40,533
and block residents from being able to even be in the room.

1077
01:11:40,533 --> 01:11:43,759
We are seeing these corporate interests

1078
01:11:43,759 --> 01:11:46,586
come in as they take and take and take

1079
01:11:46,586 --> 01:11:48,957
what they think they are owed.

1080
01:11:48,957 --> 01:11:51,306
Please forgive us for losing some decorum.

1081
01:11:51,306 --> 01:11:54,399
This is coming after all of us.

1082
01:11:54,399 --> 01:11:57,930
I want to reiterate the sentiment shared

1083
01:11:57,930 --> 01:12:00,789
by Mr. Stevens at the last meeting that it bears repeating.

1084
01:12:00,789 --> 01:12:02,719
If you give a mouse a cookie he's

1085
01:12:02,719 --> 01:12:04,413
going to want a glass of milk.

1086
01:12:04,413 --> 01:12:07,944
This is where we are at.

1087
01:12:07,944 --> 01:12:11,101
I really hope that we move forward

1088
01:12:11,101 --> 01:12:13,613
in the best way possible to protect residents

1089
01:12:13,613 --> 01:12:16,433
from future proposals after the moratorium expires

1090
01:12:16,433 --> 01:12:19,797
to prevent more damage done by these data centers.

1091
01:12:19,797 --> 01:12:23,765
Not just what they do on site to the people around them,

1092
01:12:23,765 --> 01:12:30,530
but what they do to our society as it is currently unregulated.

1093
01:12:30,530 --> 01:12:32,447
I think the best move forward again

1094
01:12:32,447 --> 01:12:36,139
is a full ban on data center construction within the city

1095
01:12:36,139 --> 01:12:36,639
limits.

1096
01:12:36,639 --> 01:12:40,984
And I hear a bunch of people talking about the shirt,

1097
01:12:40,984 --> 01:12:41,484
whatever.

1098
01:12:41,484 --> 01:12:43,354
I don't think that matters here.

1099
01:12:43,354 --> 01:12:49,393
I don't want to waste the city's time with , I don't know,

1100
01:12:49,393 --> 01:12:54,930
the ideology, I want to talk about the issues here at.

1101
01:12:54,930 --> 01:12:58,290
I do wish to see the needs of everybody met.

1102
01:12:58,290 --> 01:12:59,637
And I love everybody.

1103
01:12:59,637 --> 01:13:02,650
Thank you for your time.

1104
01:13:02,650 --> 01:13:07,465
I appreciate you letting me come back to finish.

1105
01:13:11,215 --> 01:13:14,815
>> Anyone else like to come forward?

1106
01:13:21,773 --> 01:13:26,453
Hearing no one else I'd like to close the public hearing.

1107
01:13:26,453 --> 01:13:28,733
Any need for an executive session?