[0:27] >> Item two is held.

[0:28] These are all updated in discussion items.

[0:29] Item number one is an update on city owned properties.

[0:33] All council districts requested by Councilman Smiley junior.

[0:43] Welcome gentlemen.

[0:48] Whenever you are ready.

[0:50] You have the floor.

[0:53] >> Good morning Council again Melvin Jamerson director

[0:55] of general Services 125 North Main Street.

[1:00] And Carlton Osborne.

[1:03] Manager of real estate.

[1:06] 128 North Main.

[1:09] >> Spencer Directory of Services 125.

[1:19] >> So basically at the last meeting when we were present --

[1:27] we went over seven properties that were vacant.

[1:31] Being held by the city at this time.

[1:35] I would like to give an update on those.

[1:39] Any actions that we have taken in order to transfer those.

[1:43] Or what the city's plans are for those particular properties.

[1:48] The first one --

[1:59] I think we have the wrong slide?

[2:09] So I will just move forward.

[2:12] The first one is a form from a former Bunji site at 279 North

[2:17] second Street.

[2:18] Currently we have the adjacent property owner who is interested

[2:22] and a willing buyer, who is wanting

[2:26] to use the property for his operations.

[2:29] We are planning to move forward with that.

[2:34] Before we do come up there has to be some subdivisions that

[2:38] need to take place?

[2:39] Part of that property is occupied by Publix work.

[2:44] At some infrastructure that is on that site.

[2:47] Once we subdivide the property and receive an appraisal --

[2:52] we will move forward to selling that particular plot of land

[2:56] to the adjacent property owner.

[2:58] And move forward.

[3:00] That will be out of their hands.

[3:03] He has submitted a proposal.

[3:06] It looks good.

[3:08] We are in the process of evaluating that.

[3:11] We should be back before you within 90 days,

[3:14] to get final approval for the sale

[3:17] of that particular property.

[3:19] The next one would be the former fire station 43 at 1253 Holmes.

[3:27] There are two possible concepts being evaluated

[3:30] for the use of that property.

[3:32] However, it is being considered for internal city uses.

[3:38] There is an additional rendering for the community gathering

[3:42] Hall, that has been received.

[3:44] We are still waiting for animal shelter substation.

[3:50] We will present and make a plea.

[3:52] There will need to be a decision made from the administration

[3:56] on that particular use.

[3:59] The timeline is to be determined,

[4:02] based on the budget .

[4:06] And which option we plan to go with.

[4:10] The next one being the former Frazier Library at 3712 Argonne.

[4:15] There were two proposals being considered

[4:20] from nonprofit organizations.

[4:23] They seem to be upstanding organizations right now.

[4:28] We are still waiting for some required documentation

[4:30] from from both parties.

[4:32] Once we receive those and make a decision on the options --

[4:39] over the options to the administration for decision --

[4:43] we will move forward and bring them back before City Council.

[4:46] We anticipate about 45 days for that to take place.

[4:50] We would be back before you with the decision.

[4:55] And your approval.

[4:57] The next one is the 2608 Avery operations.

[5:02] That particular facility is currently being used by Parks,

[5:06] for equipment storage.

[5:09] There is really no other operational use

[5:12] that particular site can be used for, at this time.

[5:16] So, parks decided to use it for their parks and equipment

[5:20] stores.

[5:21] The next one is the Summer Avenue office building

[5:25] which is at 3628 Summer Avenue.

[5:28] We have a qualified nonprofit organization

[5:35] to tour the site at 730.

[5:37] They have submitted a proposal.

[5:40] We expect to be back before you come up for approval --

[5:43] in 30 days.

[5:44] The transfer of that property to this for community use.

[5:49] And then again there's 247 Washington Avenue.

[5:54] Downtown office building.

[5:55] We have received an estimate for demolition and paving.

[6:01] The amount of $870,000.

[6:04] As we stated previously come with the renovation cost

[6:07] is estimated somewhere between 6 million and 10 million.

[6:11] Right now -- we are looking at both of those options.

[6:15] We are currently performing a cost benefit of highest use.

[6:22] The highest and best use analysis.

[6:24] To determine the recommendation that we

[6:25] will present to the administration

[6:27] for final decision on that.

[6:30] And of course there is the Coliseum,

[6:34] which is 986 Erwin Maxwell.

[6:37] That is undetermined at this time,

[6:40] as to what we will propose or what we'll be doing with that

[6:43] particular facility -- to be determined.

[6:46] Any questions?

[6:53] >> Doctor Warren and followed by Councilman White the Councilman

[6:55] White (Indistinct)

[7:03] >> You kept saying the adjacent property owner on 1079?

[7:06] Who is that adjacent property owner?

[7:07] >> I would rather talk about it offline,

[7:09] since we are still in negotiations.

[7:11] It is only adjacent owner to that particular property.

[7:17] >> Okay.

[7:18] Let's talk about that online I guess.

[7:21] If you're bringing stuff for us to know what's going on and we

[7:25] can't talk about it -- it is a little bit tough.

[7:28] I understand what you're saying.

[7:30] You were doing a deal.

[7:32] You don't want to undo the deal.

[7:35] How do we own an office building on summer?

[7:38] Is that one that we build?

[7:39] When did we acquire >> Well, that was a previous clinic.

[7:46] Alliance Health held it in lease for approximately ten years.

[7:56] >>?

[7:57] >> ..

[7:57] >> How do we get it before we give it to them?

[7:57] >> I have to go back and do the research on it.

[7:59] That was before my timeline.

[8:02] It has been leased by Alliance Healthcare.

[8:06] It was probably donated to us.

[8:09] I can go back and check.

[8:12] >> Somebody donated that to us.

[8:13] Okay?

[8:14] Okay.

[8:14] All of these sound great.

[8:17] I do think we want to give bevel the work on the Coliseum,

[8:22] the way they're doing the stuff on the other things.

[8:25] Eventually, they may be the ones to solve that problem.

[8:30] Thank you Mr. Chair.

[8:31] >> Councilwoman white.

[8:34] >> Demolition costs for the Coliseum?

[8:38] >> No, we don't.

[8:40] Not at this time.

[8:46] [Indistinct conversation]

[8:51] >> Councilwoman followed by (Indistinct).

[8:52] You are I am glad you are here.

[8:54] >> Thank you Mr. Chair.

[8:55] I'm kind of piggybacking on the previous question.

[8:58] I was going to ask, what was the last estimate on the demolition

[9:03] for the Coliseum?

[9:05] Mr. Stockwell who was here earlier,

[9:09] he's part of that group right they're not

[9:10] as active as they used to be.

[9:12] I did take a tour.

[9:13] That has been on the other side of the pandemic.

[9:16] The only real issue was the Ada compliance.

[9:19] There were a lot of rumors circulating, as to

[9:24] what was needed.

[9:25] I know there had been -- ideas?

[9:30] People and organizations who were interested in it.

[9:34] They did not want to assume cost of the demolition.

[9:36] Nor did the city at that time.

[9:39] I just don't remember what that was.

[9:42] If you could just speak to that, however?

[9:46] As far as the property on summer,

[9:50] can you share that with us in attorney client?

[9:54] Who that is?

[10:03] >> Second street.

[10:04] >> Second Street?

[10:05] The potential -- >> Sure.

[10:08] >> Okay.

[10:11] >> As far as the Coliseum we can pull up the reports that we

[10:16] have, and see if there's some cost of demolition.

[10:19] And bring that back to you as well.

[10:29] >> Okay.

[10:29] This is complete for me.

[10:29] Thank you thank you Councilwoman.

[10:31] >> Council member Cooper >> Thank you just a quick question

[10:35] I think my two colleagues may have just answered was this

[10:38] a historical piece.

[10:38] This call here in Memphis.

[10:40] This historical piece here that you're holding on to it

[10:44] for some reason or another?

[10:46] And the cost.

[10:48] I mean, is it worth renovating or doing

[10:53] whatever needs to be done?

[10:55] Is it a historical piece that we can't let go of Memphis?

[10:59] Is it?

[11:00] I see Councilman Ford thank you been here longer than all of us.

[11:05] That is a good thing.

[11:06] That is a good thing.

[11:10] [Laughter] You are a seasoned man.

[11:13] You are seasoned, sir.

[11:14] You are seasoned.

[11:15] I do.

[11:16] I really do.

[11:17] I don't come up but I do.

[11:22] That's the first thing.

[11:23] We own it.

[11:24] The city owns it.

[11:33] >> (Indistinct) we own it the memories of my time maybe

[11:35] a little more (Indistinct) .

[11:39] Keep it in shape.

[11:40] >> Even this guy?

[11:47] >> There's a problem we've always had if we want to try

[11:49] to do something -- >> In eight?

[11:50] What did you say?

[11:50] >> Ada.

[11:53] >> Oh.

[11:53] Ada compliance.

[11:54] Got you.

[12:00] >> (Indistinct) it would have cost us so much.

[12:02] Okay.

[12:03] Ada.

[12:03] That don't mean we can't put certain facilities,

[12:08] certain things in there, that would kind of eliminate the Ada.

[12:12] You just never end up looking at it.

[12:16] There are a lot of different things that can go in there.

[12:23] (Indistinct) it is something that we will talk about.

[12:27] >> That was a presentation.

[12:29] >> We cannot move on it we did not care about the Coliseum.

[12:34] We cared more about the stadium park.

[12:37] I don't want to talk about that.

[12:39] >> Oh please.

[12:40] >> It's not ours.

[12:42] >> Any more?

[12:44] >> We keep giving everything away.

[12:46] We don't get anything from it.

[12:49] Too much.

[12:50] We always put something else back into it.

[12:53] So we are never out of it.

[12:56] Okay?

[12:57] We will talk about that in a little bit.

[13:01] >> This is a city owned property again, that we're dealing with,

[13:04] that we are up against?

[13:11] >> (Indistinct) this is not an issue with the Coliseum.

[13:13] A lot of people would love for it

[13:15] to be gone, because they want that property.

[13:17] >> That part.

[13:18] That is what I'm going to ask you remember

[13:20] it very vibrant when I first moved here almost 30 years ago.

[13:22] We are back with our city property

[13:25] is not with a maintenance plan come or not with upkeep.

[13:29] This is how we ended up here, again.

[13:31] Okay?

[13:32] >> It almost reminded me I'm not going to go into (Indistinct).

[13:41] >> Okay.

[13:41] >> They wanted it a certain way.

[13:43] Anywhere.

[13:43] Let us get out of here.

[13:46] Once we are out of there.

[13:48] This property becomes something.

[13:50] Certain people.

[13:52] Certain people.

[13:53] You know?

[13:54] I think I called their names out once before apparently I'm not

[13:57] going to call them this time.

[13:58] You know you've got a group of about five people.

[14:01] It's not about them (Indistinct).

[14:06] Some of you all know what I'm talking about?

[14:08] >> Thank you.

[14:08] It's all about the property comment

[14:09] acquiring our property here in the city.

[14:11] Okay.

[14:11] Clear.

[14:20] >> (Indistinct)

[14:22] >> It is historical.

[14:23] It was the first integrated (Indistinct)

[14:31] [Crosstalk]

[14:35] >> You seasoned people.

[14:36] Okay.

[14:36] Thank you.

[14:36] That is good to know.

[14:36] Thank you chairman.

[14:36] >> Thank you.

[14:36] Any other questions, colleagues?

[14:39] All right.

[14:40] Before I move on to item three, I

[14:42] would like to wish director Phillip Davis a happy birthday.

[14:46] We are glad that you decided to spend it with us.

[14:55] [Applause]

[14:56] [Laughter] I'm sure there is no place that you would rather be?

[15:02] [Laughter]

[15:03] >> Did you bring some cookies today?

[15:07] [Laughter]

[15:08] >> Item three conditions at the Orange Mound Community Center.

[15:11] District.

[15:11] Requested by Chair Swearingen Washington.

[15:16] Director Jamison who is taking this one?

[15:21] >> Thank you Melvin Jamison Director of General Services 125

[15:23] North Main.

[15:24] And Gerald Spencer director for General Services 125 North Main.

[15:29] Justice director of Memphis Parks.

[15:36] 2599 (Indistinct)?

[15:42] >> We know that community center is used.

[15:43] All of the operational hours that it's open.

[15:46] I have received some calls.

[15:48] They were concerned about the air conditioning

[15:50] and the pressure washing.

[15:52] The ice maker or refrigerator.

[15:55] Just several things.

[15:56] I was hoping that you all would do

[15:58] a walkthrough come and address all of the concerns of facility.

[16:02] We are excited about the update that we are about to receive.

[16:08] >> So Chairwoman Como we did do a walk through of that facility

[16:11] last week.

[16:12] Last Thursday.

[16:13] We did our walk through Como we found some issues

[16:16] with two Hvac units those units affected the classroom

[16:20] beneath the bleachers.

[16:21] The front desk area.

[16:22] And come to the front classroom.

[16:23] We have the contractors actually starting to repair those units

[16:26] today.

[16:27] They're on site today.

[16:28] They are starting to repair.

[16:30] Also doing a walkthrough.

[16:32] We had noticed that some ceiling tile had been replaced,

[16:36] that had been replaced earlier.

[16:39] About two weeks ago.

[16:40] That was an issue as well.

[16:42] The pressure washing was done last week.

[16:45] That's done.

[16:46] That is finished also.

[16:47] Do you want to talk about (Indistinct) ?

[17:00] >> Yes.

[17:01] A couple of things.

[17:01] You mentioned the refrigerator you mentioned

[17:01] the walk in refrigerator that is on the senior center

[17:01] side it was part of the original construction permit expired.

[17:02] We were looking at some long term solutions primarily because

[17:06] of parts and things of that nature.

[17:08] It is operable.

[17:09] We are looking at a more I guess you would

[17:12] say a modern option at this stage also as it relates

[17:15] to the ice maker.

[17:17] We will look at replacements.

[17:19] >> Okay

[17:19] >> Also come up with a temporary cooling systems replaced

[17:22] in the areas when the Hvac was out last week.

[17:27] >> Okay.

[17:28] Now did you look at the parking lot?

[17:31] It had a whole lot of what you call it?

[17:37] Holes.

[17:38] Potholes.

[17:40] >> No Ma'am.

[17:41] We will send our grounds team over there

[17:43] to look at the parking lot.

[17:44] >> Okay.

[17:45] All right.

[17:46] Do we still have a camera over there?

[17:47] In the lot?

[17:49] In those temporary mobile cameras?

[17:53] >> You referring to the Skycam.

[17:55] We do have cameras there.

[17:58] I believe we still have a sky Cam will follow up on that.

[18:02] >> Okay.

[18:03] >> All right.

[18:03] Sounds good.

[18:05] >> One of the things I wanted to mention on those units that are

[18:08] in the mechanical space, there were some leaks down

[18:11] into the senior area.

[18:15] Those are going to be addressed -- >> The leaks.

[18:21] >> The leaks will be addressed as far as the units will be

[18:23] addressed as causing leaks.

[18:25] Right now we have to move that water

[18:29] to the proper draining area.

[18:31] We will get back to those units.

[18:42] [Crosstalk]

[18:42] >> Did they check the mold?

[18:42] Someone saw some mold in the classroom

[18:42] not far from the exercise yard

[18:42] >> Yes Ma'am.

[18:43] We'll check for that and verify what that substance is.

[18:47] And remediated accordingly.

[18:49] >> Okay.

[18:50] Sounds good.

[18:53] >> Thank you chair.

[18:54] Councilwoman Cooper.

[18:57] >> I see that smirk, chair.

[19:00] Can we just get airport and update report

[19:03] on all of our community centers, on what it looks like?

[19:07] The maintenance.

[19:08] I think, can we just kind of get that?

[19:12] When was the last time we had reporting on that, in the status

[19:16] and what everything looks like?

[19:17] Just an update.

[19:19] It's moving forward and we can kind of stay on top of things.

[19:22] Can we just do that?

[19:24] Maybe I'm yes Ma'am.

[19:25] >> We've got a new chief, all that good stuff.

[19:27] We want to make sure that he earn his keep.

[19:30] >> We will get you a report from the facility condition

[19:33] assessment a f c.

[19:34] We will bring that forward to you

[19:35] >> To all our community centers.

[19:37] We want to make sure our communities,

[19:40] they use them faithfully.

[19:43] >> They do.

[19:44] >> They use those community centers faithfully.

[19:47] And our children , they look forward to that.

[19:53] It is so many activities that the park has.

[19:56] They partner.

[19:56] We want to make sure that it is up to par, for our children.

[19:59] Our seniors.

[20:00] They do line dancing.

[20:02] It's just so much activity.

[20:13] [Crosstalk]

[20:14] >> Everything that goes on in those community centers.

[20:16] We just want to make sure they're up to par.

[20:16] When you say mold, that is serious.

[20:16] We need to make sure that our health is a public safety

[20:20] concern in our community centers.

[20:22] Let's just get an update on all of them,

[20:25] and what they look like.

[20:26] All of them.

[20:28] So we can kind of see where we are.

[20:32] So we can -- stay.

[20:36] >> Will do.

[20:38] >> Thank you.

[20:39] Thank you chairwoman.

[20:41] >> You're welcome.

[20:43] Thank you.

[20:45] Item four is the presentation on the Lamar Corridor district

[20:49] four district eight Kim also requested

[20:52] by Chair Swearengin Washington.

[21:02] Director Morgan.

[21:07] Director Neil.

[21:21] Whenever you're ready, the floor is yours.

[21:25] >> Director 125 North Main.

[21:41] >> Good morning Melanie Neil.

[21:42] Community enhancement director 499 South Hollywood.

[21:42] >> Before they start chair I just wanted to share Lamar is

[21:45] one of our major streets from American way to the interstate.

[21:48] To Midtown.

[21:50] To downtown.

[21:52] There were so many pockets on Lamar

[21:56] that needed to be addressed.

[21:58] When it comes to litter, grass, blight.

[22:02] You know?

[22:03] Code enforcement support.

[22:05] Gas stations.

[22:06] It just encompasses so much that needed to be addressed.

[22:15] I am anxious to see the presentation.

[22:17] Not only to see the update -- but to see the consistency

[22:19] of the upkeep.

[22:20] Okay?

[22:21] Thank you.

[22:24] >> Thank you chairwoman.

[22:25] This is an update for Public Works Committee enhancement?

[22:29] A presentation as well.

[22:31] For Public Works as everybody knows, Lamar is a state route.

[22:35] Public works is responsible for is, the median.

[22:38] The grass medians.

[22:40] As well as kind of we control our concrete islands.

[22:45] As well as overpasses and underpasses with the bridges.

[22:48] These are just some of the few representative pictures

[22:51] of public works after two meetings ago, we

[22:54] inspected these areas.

[22:56] Actually from an infrastructure standpoint

[22:59] it looks pretty good there's only two grass medians on Lamar

[23:02] from Crump all the way to American Way.

[23:04] One of those is near Mississippi Boulevard.

[23:07] The other is near 240 North.

[23:11] They were both cut.

[23:13] They are cut twice a month.

[23:15] There was one tree that was knocked down by a vehicle.

[23:18] That was removed.

[23:20] It died.

[23:20] The rest of this, we removed all the weeds

[23:28] and sprayed the weeds around the overpasses and underpasses

[23:30] along the stretch from American Way to the Crump interchange,

[23:34] down where 55 and 255 and Lamar is.

[23:38] That is kind of it for public works.

[23:41] As far as Lamar corridor.

[23:43] Subsequent to your request of Councilwoman Cooper Sutton

[23:46] asked for an update on the Mallory Heights area.

[23:50] Maybe I'm a little more impressed that area really

[23:53] needs to be well maintained.

[23:55] It's the opening corridor to charity.

[23:58] It's a very distinguished neighborhood.

[24:00] It always looks terrible.

[24:13] >> Yeah.

[24:13] There is a picture of Lamar and Prescott right there.

[24:13] What I'm referring to is the concrete island track

[24:14] there are two concrete sections that you see on the left

[24:16] and right they're actually within the right of way.

[24:18] We would check really for roadside litter and weeds

[24:23] growing around the islands

[24:25] >> This is the after picture?

[24:27] >> Yes Ma'am.

[24:29] >> Do you see the litter still over there?

[24:31] >> On the right side on the curbside?

[24:33] Yes Ma'am.

[24:39] Right.

[24:55] >> Okay.

[24:58] >> Next slide.

[24:58] All right.

[24:58] Mallory Heights.

[24:59] This was the area from South Parkway on the north .

[25:04] Quarter on the east.

[25:05] Interstate on the west end Mallory on the south.

[25:08] As a reminder public Works has 56000 within the city.

[25:13] The focus of this was -- potholes and drainage

[25:18] in the inspections.

[25:20] The 152 inlets within this area.

[25:23] 113 of them were cleaned and Maintenanced.

[25:29] 39 did not need maintenance out of those inspections.

[25:32] Next slide?

[25:34] There's some additional things on Mallory Heights.

[25:38] As a reminder, Public Works also has a proactive maintenance

[25:42] program.

[25:42] We have the primary grids and the secondary grids

[25:46] that we do throughout the season.

[25:48] We started this July of last year?

[25:51] Each ten grid grouping takes about 3 to 4 months

[25:55] to complete correct the errors on the left.

[25:57] I know it's small.

[25:58] The areas on the left are the streets on the primary grid.

[26:00] The numbers from the first go around,

[26:02] are the areas on the right.

[26:04] They are the secondary.

[26:05] We are essentially practically out there addressing

[26:09] street sweeping.

[26:10] Potholes.

[26:11] And, drainage inlets.

[26:13] Proactively.

[26:14] Without relying on citizen request or 311

[26:18] come on essentially every street street in the city

[26:21] county and state streets.

[26:23] There's a lot more neighborhood streets

[26:25] that we are not proactively doing this on.

[26:28] We align more on citizens.

[26:30] To update us on service requests.

[26:32] On streets are major thoroughfares

[26:35] come there's a lot of tourism and business from the community?

[26:39] Traveling through the.

[26:40] Focus.

[26:41] Next slide has a summary results.

[26:44] Since we started the program in July of 2025,

[26:50] this was as of three weeks ago.

[26:52] 6000, over 6000 inlets clean.

[26:55] 7400 potholes filled.

[26:57] 3400 miles swept, on these major corridors.

[27:01] In addition, when we were out inspecting Mallory Heights

[27:06] MLG W is also doing lead service line replacement work.

[27:10] If you go out to this area, there's

[27:12] a lot of street work going on.

[27:16] They're cutting the asphalt. Replacing

[27:19] the private lead service line.

[27:22] Then, once they go down the street

[27:23] and finish all of those locations,

[27:26] their contractors milling the street.

[27:28] As well as paving the street.

[27:29] Some of the streets have been paved.

[27:31] Other streets are in progress of replacing the lead service

[27:35] lines on these areas.

[27:37] And they will be paved.

[27:39] If you get to the next slide -- this was from a couple weeks

[27:42] ago.

[27:43] This is where the service crews are currently working.

[27:46] Their next locations.

[27:48] And then, there's a map on the next page.

[27:51] So those same locations are the ones that are highlighted,

[27:55] of where their water crews are working

[27:57] to replace lead service lines.

[27:59] In addition to the request about Mallory Heights,

[28:05] there is a discussion about citizens or businesses

[28:10] blowing grass clippings.

[28:13] Leaves.

[28:14] Limbs.

[28:15] Putting those in the drainage system.

[28:17] The city does have an ordinance we have the stormwater program,

[28:22] which falls under solid waste.

[28:23] It took a lot of community outreach and community

[28:25] public education.

[28:27] As well as issued violations for improper disposal of yard waste

[28:34] that's one of the items listed in that ordinance.

[28:37] Number 26.

[28:39] Collective lawn clippings trees and or branches.

[28:43] Those are just, these are what you will see?

[28:47] Folks mother grass.

[28:49] Whether it's a business or a citizen.

[28:51] >> What's the financial consequence of that?

[28:53] >> These stormwater ordinance can find up to $5,000 a day.

[28:58] What we try to do -- sometimes, we don't have proof.

[29:04] Somebody might just call it in.

[29:05] It might just be that my neighbor did this.

[29:07] We don't know if there's a neighbor dispute type of thing.

[29:11] We will do an investigation.

[29:13] We will typically send a mailing to the entire street

[29:17] or the neighborhood that says -- as a courtesy, this is illegal.

[29:23] >> The police are saying they can give them a ticket.

[29:26] >> Yes.

[29:26] And then we could as well.

[29:27] If the citizen call me if anybody reports has proof --

[29:32] like a picture.

[29:33] A picture of the truck.

[29:35] A picture of the actual person blowing it in the street.

[29:37] We will definitely take that, and can

[29:40] enforce correct word of mouth is a little harder,

[29:42] when don't have the proof to substantiate it.

[29:46] >> We need to get the word out.

[29:47] We see people doing that all the time.

[29:50] Up to $5,000.

[29:53] >> Stormwater ordinances up to 5000.

[29:54] That's an egregious violation.

[29:57] We have a matrix that we use for assessing civil penalties.

[30:02] There's a stormwater board that of public Works

[30:06] does assess a civil penalty, you have to have an appeal process.

[30:10] They would appeal to the stormwater board for that fine.

[30:16] >> Okay.

[30:20] >> Hold on one second.

[30:21] Councilwoman Logan.

[30:22] Then Warren.

[30:23] Then Cooper such an.

[30:26] >> So -- thank you chair.

[30:29] For this fine a blowing trees and blowing grass

[30:35] into the street and drains --

[30:36] I see it all the time.

[30:38] Is there a process that we go through

[30:40] to make sure that our contractors know that as well?

[30:43] I've seen that.

[30:44] Second thing -- is there -- how do we let residents know?

[30:55] >> Jonathan if you will go to the next slide?

[31:00] There's multiple ways.

[31:03] Obviously (Indistinct) stormwater program has its own.

[31:13] >> I'm sorry.

[31:14] I said how do we let residents know that it is against the law?

[31:17] This is saying reported to 311?

[31:18] >> Sorry.

[31:20] Reporting, you know the illicit discharge

[31:22] permit there's multiple options stormwater program has

[31:25] an outline can also have a web page where you can report it

[31:29] if you want to go to one more slide?

[31:31] We'll come back?

[31:33] One more slide.

[31:34] There you go.

[31:36] I mean come on on a program come on part of our permit

[31:40] come we do a lot of community education

[31:42] similar to community enhancement with Memphis City?

[31:46] We partner with events fliers, schools, mailers,

[31:49] social media we pushed up through the comms team?

[31:54] We have done contractor public education events?

[32:00] Part of our permit, we are required

[32:02] to have a certain number of public events.

[32:05] Annual events.

[32:08] We do way more than what we are required to answer question,

[32:11] we do mailers.

[32:13] We reach out to landscaping companies chemical whole hold

[32:20] public events for them to know I know we're focusing

[32:22] on your debris we do a lot more than dumping paint down

[32:26] the storm drain -- or anything other than rain is illegal.

[32:31] We do a lot of public education just trying to get the word out.

[32:37] We are starting in schools.

[32:39] Maybe some of you will have seen the billboards

[32:41] along the interstate?

[32:42] The cartoon we created Gurgel connect the storm drain get kids

[32:47] involved they do a cartoon.

[32:49] The winner of that cartoon is featured

[32:51] on the billboard somewhere in the respective school.

[32:53] We are out there a lot.

[33:08] >> A lot of people listen to the news.

[33:10] You know how they do community news or saw?

[33:10] When they're giving them something else to report other

[33:12] than shootings in the city.

[33:15] We could let them know these types of things

[33:18] connect maybe sponsor the weather permits on the ticket

[33:22] or something like that.

[33:23] As well as some of the places that the MLB WG or something

[33:32] like that.

[33:33] >> We've done that.

[33:34] >> I'm glad to hear that.

[33:35] Could you forward that to the council members?

[33:37] We can post it on our social media and council page as well?

[33:42] There's a lot of that going on.

[33:45] Just like the grass, all of these mobile car washes.

[33:49] All of these chemicals that are going back into the water.

[33:53] What is the fine for that?

[33:55] How are we addressing that?

[33:58] >> It's the same.

[33:59] One additional thing on public education --

[34:01] you also do in the Hispanic community --

[34:05] we put ads in the friends of Latinas.

[34:08] It's a Spanish news publication.

[34:09] We do that as well.

[34:11] Anything related to come a we call it discharge.

[34:18] Anything that's not like I said rain are permitted use

[34:21] would be illegal.

[34:22] To put into the storm drain.

[34:24] If you see it come report it.

[34:25] If we see it come our crews are actively come with their driving

[34:28] to the construction sites.

[34:30] They are around.

[34:32] They are looking at different things.

[34:35] We will enforce it.

[34:38] >> How much is the fine for the pop up car washes?

[34:41] >> It's the same.

[34:42] The storm water -- >> $50 is what you're saying?

[34:45] >> The storm water fund is up to $5,000 a day.

[34:48] >> Up to five?

[35:02] [Crosstalk]

[35:02] >> I'm not saying we would find that for $5,000.

[35:02] We have the ability to do that.

[35:02] We have a matrix that we follow.

[35:02] It's been approved.

[35:02] >> There are certain sites.

[35:04] I know in my district, certain sites,

[35:06] that they are there every day doing car washes.

[35:10] If you were driving around -- you know,

[35:14] you would be able to see them at some point coming for trucks are

[35:17] driving around.

[35:17] If you have a piece, a flier that you can hand them to say --

[35:22] you going to be fined.

[35:23] You're going to get a ticket.

[35:24] You could be fined up to $5,000 or what not.

[35:26] If we come up here and see you again.

[35:29] Go back the next day and you see them.

[35:30] You might have to just, because --

[35:33] it's affecting all the same water.

[35:36] And then we've got, we have a lot

[35:39] of things that's impacting our water.

[35:42] I know people feel like that's very trivial.

[35:45] That people are just trying to make some money or whatever.

[35:48] If you're putting paint down the drain.

[35:50] If you're putting grass down the drain

[35:51] if you're putting chemicals down eventually

[35:54] it's going to affect the water.

[35:56] And everybody's health.

[35:59] >> We do have fliers that we hand out for a site specific

[36:02] things.

[36:03] Specifically related to construction sites.

[36:06] We also have a lot of generic informational fliers

[36:08] as well paramedic related to additional thing.

[36:13] Related to the mobile car wash --

[36:15] a lot of those are being operated on private property.

[36:19] We will have discussions with the private property owner

[36:24] that this is a legal activity correct they're allowing them

[36:28] on the shopping centers correct some are

[36:30] and some aren't allowing them on the space

[36:32] >> Is it the property owner?

[36:34] Who is in violation?

[36:36] Is the property owner violation?

[36:38] Where's the person washing the car?

[36:41] Some of these property owners are out of town.

[36:44] They don't even know that it's happening.

[36:46] The people that are there -- like managers and all that come

[36:50] when they are trying to manage the business they don't have

[36:53] time to be outside permit some of them or if they do say

[36:56] something.

[36:57] You all can send the owners letters.

[37:01] That's great.

[37:01] Let's do all of it.

[37:03] We really have to call me you know.

[37:07] Give some to the police departments.

[37:08] They drive by there all the time.

[37:10] They don't know what to do either.

[37:12] They will tell them to leave.

[37:15] They will come right back.

[37:17] >> Yes Ma'am.

[37:18] >> I appreciate that.

[37:21] >> Thank you Councilwoman.

[37:22] We are going to get Councilman Warren Cooper Sutton and Walker

[37:27] first.

[37:27] Real quick come on to piggyback off

[37:30] what Councilwoman Logan said no we don't

[37:32] have contract authority.

[37:33] I would suggest that since we should

[37:36] come if we're going to find other people and tell them

[37:39] they can't do it, we shouldn't be allowing any of our city

[37:42] contractors to do it.

[37:44] I would say they get one Warning.

[37:45] If they got doing it again they are

[37:48] banned from getting a city contract

[37:49] for a minimum of three years.

[37:52] That would probably stop a lot of that from going on.

[37:57] Those that are representing us -- and doing it for the city --

[38:01] should most importantly abide by the rules.

[38:03] Councilwoman.

[38:04] No.

[38:05] Councilman.

[38:09] Councilman Warren, followed by Cooper Sutton.

[38:12] >> Yes.

[38:13] I am trying to figure out.

[38:16] People washing cars at the reason

[38:19] that's a is that when they wash the car,

[38:23] the soap goes into the drains?

[38:25] Maybe I'm from a commercial, yes a residential car washing

[38:29] is allowed.

[38:31] >> Residential car washing is allowed.

[38:35] Okay.

[38:38] So what happens to these other car

[38:46] washes that are on the corner?

[38:47] You pay a quarter.

[38:47] You go in.

[38:47] Where does all their stuff go?

[38:47] >> To the sewer.

[38:48] Commercial car washes -- >> They are not treating it?

[38:52] >> An established car wash.

[38:55] A separator that is in the way of the car wash.

[38:58] That is cleaned out.

[38:59] The overflow (Indistinct)

[39:10] >> They've got the commercial car washers everything that

[39:13] collects the soap, separates it, and then they take it and send

[39:13] it somewhere to get it treated?

[39:13] What do they do with it?

[39:13] >> No.

[39:13] The oil water separator separates the oil and heavy,

[39:17] it falls into a lot of mud.

[39:19] That settles out.

[39:20] That is collected and disposed of.

[39:23] The water comes to the center sewer system

[39:26] and treated by the city.

[39:28] It's not (Indistinct).

[39:35] Those are commercial establishments (Indistinct)

[39:46] properly done.

[39:49] [Crosstalk]

[39:50] >> Every car wash you see those up there come they all have that

[39:50] on the bottom, by the way they are designed.

[39:52] >> (Indistinct) the sewer discharged from the car wash

[39:57] goes into the sewer system.

[39:59] Okay.

[39:59] I guess the other question I have is,

[39:59] how do you get to do a $5,000 fine,

[39:59] we can't do anything with a $50 fine?

[39:59] Where did that come from?

[40:00] Maybe I'm state law changed.

[40:03] >> For this.

[40:05] >> State law probably changed 10 to 12 years ago,

[40:08] for sewer and stormwater violations.

[40:10] Sewer violations are up to $10,000 per stormwater is 5000.

[40:16] >> They can change the state law for that.

[40:19] But, it takes a constitutional amendment

[40:22] to allow city government to go more than $50?

[40:41] >> I'm just thinking out loud here.

[40:42] Didn't really make much sense to me.

[40:42] Maybe we are talking to Alan to see

[40:42] if there's something we can do?

[40:42] I think part of the problem we've had in trying to enforce

[40:42] things -- we've never been able to go more than 50 bucks.

[40:45] If you all can do this, maybe we need

[40:48] to get together with our state legislators come

[40:49] and see what else they can do for us?

[40:51] Thank you Mr. Chair.

[40:55] >> Thank you sir Councilwoman Cooper followed by Walker.

[40:59] >> Chairman?

[41:00] I'm going to let Councilwoman Cooper comment Councilwoman

[41:04] Walker -- go before me I'm going to go somewhere else to these

[41:10] two.

[41:11] It's not pertaining to this right now.

[41:13] Just a little bit about grants.

[41:15] Okay?

[41:16] >> All right.

[41:17] Councilwoman.

[41:19] >> Okay.

[41:20] Thank you.

[41:21] That was Madam Chairwoman's question about the grass

[41:34] framework I will just will let you take care of that.

[41:37] I know you can't cover it here today.

[41:37] One why don't you pass 240 -- that is district three.

[41:37] With the renovation of the corridor --

[41:40] if you could come back and share the city's role in that?

[41:45] And then where would we get the information of the status

[41:49] of the overall project?

[41:50] Would that be T dot?

[41:54] >> I think Director Neil has a presentation on the whole

[41:57] corridor project connecting dots will be here August 18th to talk

[42:01] about state routes in general.

[42:03] And their maintenance program.

[42:06] >> Will they be discussing the Lamar corridor on that day?

[42:10] Do we need to follow up and make sure they have an update on that

[42:14] as well?

[42:15] >> We have an update on everything that was completed

[42:18] via community enhancement.

[42:20] The private properties.

[42:21] The commercial properties court actions?

[42:23] The litter from Winchester all the way down to Riverside.

[42:29] We were asked to provide everything we did in house I

[42:33] haven't spoken with T dot.

[42:34] I do have an update on grass and all the efforts

[42:39] that we've completed over the past few weeks,

[42:41] and what our maintenance plan looks like from

[42:44] >> 242 state line.

[42:46] >> I'm speaking with respect to district three.

[42:49] >> We were asked from Winchester to Riverside.

[42:53] The corridor and Lamar corridor with this information I

[42:57] have this morning.

[42:58] I'm clearing that.

[43:00] Moving forward for 242 state line who do I request that from?

[43:06] Maybe I didn't state the question.

[43:08] >> Can we add that to the T dot next time?

[43:11] >> Okay.

[43:12] Thank you.

[43:15] >> Yes Ma'am.

[43:16] Councilman Cooper Premier Willett director

[43:19] Neil presentation.

[43:20] Thank you here's a quick question.

[43:21] Just a concern that has been brought to my attention.

[43:25] This is not the first time I think we've addressed this.

[43:29] I just wanted to know is there a plan with Public Works

[43:33] with community enhancement?

[43:36] As Councilman Ford says.

[43:38] With neighbors across the street.

[43:41] Children in our community deserve safe accessible

[43:44] walkable sidewalks.

[43:46] School has started.

[43:48] I have rode around in my car looking at the sidewalks.

[43:53] That has alarmed me, because of the overgrown trees

[43:57] and the grass especially in Super district eight.

[44:03] And nine.

[44:04] I forget about you.

[44:06] You make me remember it.

[44:08] Thank you.

[44:10] That what part do we play in it?

[44:14] And how can we partner and coordinate something

[44:18] with the Memphis Shelby County Schools?

[44:20] When I see a child have to walk down the street,

[44:23] that's very alarming to me.

[44:25] When they're headed to school.

[44:27] The sidewalk is not accessible.

[44:29] What I would like for you all to come back with is a plan.

[44:35] I want every sidewalk and every overgrown tree come a vegetation

[44:40] -- cleaned up pictures.

[44:43] Reviewed.

[44:44] Have my own pictures.

[44:47] I'm not sharing my work with you all.

[44:48] I am just saying.

[44:51] We've got to make sure children are safe walking to school.

[45:00] If they've got to jump in the middle of the street,

[45:02] because the sidewalk is not accessible --

[45:04] that is a huge problem.

[45:07] That's a public safety issue.

[45:09] My question is -- have you addressed it?

[45:12] Has this been addressed?

[45:14] Is there any conversation?

[45:15] Has there been a conversation?

[45:17] Is there a plan?

[45:18] Can we get a plan?

[45:20] In place -- so that our children can be safe walking to school

[45:26] on these sidewalks.

[45:27] What part belongs to us?

[45:30] We went across the street involved.

[45:34] We pay city and county taxes.

[45:38] They need to have some responsibility

[45:40] and accountability working with you all.

[45:44] Can you answer that for me please?

[45:47] >> Yes Ma'am.

[45:48] Each year before the kids go back to school,

[45:51] we do lunch a clean pathways or remediation

[46:06] effort throughout the city, to ensure just what you're asking

[46:09] is being done.

[46:09] We started that in the middle of July.

[46:09] We're compiling metrics.

[46:09] We are completing the project.

[46:09] We continue it until we have touched everything

[46:09] that needs to be touched?

[46:11] Of course this is a joint effort.

[46:12] Wouldn't talk about trees and sidewalks

[46:14] connect those items don't fall under the authority of community

[46:17] enhancement.

[46:17] We address blighted properties through equities

[46:20] are privately owned properties.

[46:21] We are working to complete everything

[46:24] within at least a five block radius of every Memphis

[46:29] and Shelby County School project that includes litter pickup.

[46:34] That includes boarding structures that

[46:36] may be open to casual entry.

[46:38] Any blight remediation efforts that

[46:40] fall under our control in community enhancement

[46:42] like I said we did start that some time ago,

[46:45] and are working actively concede that.

[46:48] As well as actually compile metrics

[46:50] as we've done for the corridor.

[46:52] >> The next question is come a school started yesterday.

[46:56] Was there any observation?

[46:58] Was there any plan in place?

[47:00] Have you done anything kind of looked

[47:01] at sidewalks that may have previously been reported,

[47:03] to make sure those were accessible for the children?

[47:07] If so -- I went to a record of that.

[47:09] Documentation of that happening.

[47:12] >> Yes Ma'am.

[47:14] >> And -- what we are responsible for --

[47:18] making this happen paramedic you said this has been in place

[47:22] since when?

[47:23] >> Definitely since I've been in community enhancement.

[47:26] Each year.

[47:26] It's a collective effort.

[47:28] When we were still under public works

[47:30] permit this is something that the team believes

[47:32] in collectively addressing.

[47:33] Just as you mentioned so the kids

[47:36] have a clean pathway to go back to school.

[47:38] Maybe I'm okay.

[47:40] Have received any complaints from anyone

[47:42] about these sidewalks?

[47:43] How often have we addressed them?

[47:47] >> Sidewalk specifically again do not come to us.

[47:49] We address anything that is private property. .

[47:55] >> Who should address that?

[47:58] to get the sidewalks clean and overgrown trees?

[48:11] My focus is the children walking.

[48:12] Children over there in Mitchell.

[48:12] Children over there in Jeter.

[48:12] What is your district over there that they

[48:12] walking in Councilwoman Logan?

[48:13] I'm saying these children.

[48:15] I need to understand.

[48:19] Have we addressed them, because they are going in the street

[48:24] with oncoming traffic.

[48:26] I know your part.

[48:29] Was there a meeting?

[48:31] School is about to start.

[48:33] Team, let's look at this team, let's address this.

[48:36] And involve anybody else on the other side.

[48:39] Has proactively, was that done?

[48:45] Hello?

[48:46] >> Probably not perfect that's something that we can discuss

[48:49] in the upcoming committee meeting.

[48:54] Yeah.

[48:55] Unfinished.

[48:56] Because we didn't get an answer.

[48:59] >> I thought so.

[49:00] I know that last year --

[49:02] I didn't do it in front of council last year

[49:05] I just called director Neil and director Goss,

[49:08] and asked about the pathways to schools being cleaned.

[49:13] This year on or around June or July, I reached out to say hey,

[49:17] are we doing it again?

[49:19] Understand that it's being done.

[49:22] I think they have been proactive in it.

[49:25] It's my understanding.

[49:27] If you want some different pictures on those things can

[49:32] make it is my understanding -- >> It is in progress.

[49:36] As I mentioned, we compiling all the metrics.

[49:39] Yes Ma'am.

[49:40] We put over 1000 properties thus far.

[49:43] We're actively putting again, until we can make a dent.

[49:47] There's grass everywhere there's dumping everywhere

[49:49] those are the metrics that I have as of today.

[49:52] I believe it's 1039 properties thus far around the schools.

[50:14] [Indistinct conversation]

[50:17] >> If we get a complaint come on public Works would address it

[50:20] public works would be responsible for the line

[50:20] of sight issues and safety issues --

[50:20] whether it's really the traveling public on the street.

[50:20] Just because the tree is overhanging the street

[50:20] to be down any street?

[50:22] Walnut Grove.

[50:22] All of those streets have large trees

[50:24] and overhanging trees when a limb is affecting actual traffic

[50:28] it's low hanging limb and things like that,

[50:30] that's what we would clear.

[50:31] We're not pruning the trees all the way up.

[50:33] We do the same for sidewalks.

[50:35] Sidewalks are private property though.

[50:37] The sidewalks belong -- they belong to the property owner.

[50:42] If there's a line of sight issues coming out

[50:44] into the public right of way we would address that,

[50:47] to make sure the traveling public is safe.

[50:50] >> Okay.

[50:51] Pathway.

[50:52] The sidewalks and the trees for the children.

[50:54] That's what I'm focusing on.

[50:55] I'm hearing everything else other

[50:57] than come if we done we're supposed to do?

[51:00] Is that targeted?

[51:01] Come back to me to let me know what you have.

[51:04] I have the pictures.

[51:06] I just called out some areas that needed to be focused on.

[51:09] Councilwoman Logan.

[51:10] Do you have an area in district nine

[51:12] where that same problem is occurring for our children?

[51:17] >> District one.

[51:19] Wait a minute.

[51:21] >> I actually --

[51:39] [Crosstalk]

[51:40] >> She didn't get it to you.

[51:40] I understand that.

[51:40] I think the concern of mine is --

[51:40] just knowing that this is project back to school.

[51:40] Every year in June we begin.

[51:40] If you have some egregious errors in your district,

[51:41] please send those to us.

[51:42] Put those on the list.

[51:45] Let's get those done, like in May when school is out.

[51:49] Everyone would know that project back to streets cleaning

[51:53] cleaning the back to street school cleaning or whatever --

[51:55] is in effect from June to so and so every council member will

[52:00] send 5 to 10 egregious property.

[52:03] You can do your own ongoing thing.

[52:05] I think it's just because we don't know.

[52:08] We are seeing it every day.

[52:09] The and things.

[52:10] I drove past yesterday, some children in the street.

[52:12] I sent it to my analyst.

[52:14] I guess we're all seeing it.

[52:17] You were doing it not knowing that you're

[52:19] doing a project we really appreciate that.

[52:21] I think there needs to be, maybe a joint effort

[52:24] with the school system.

[52:27] Make it a Citywide project, back to school.

[52:31] The ongoing thing.

[52:33] That's one thing.

[52:34] The second thing to ongoing okay -- the ongoing need for.

[52:42] We haven't sidewalk program.

[52:43] I don't know how robust it is it's only

[52:45] for certain income levels or seniors or something like that?

[52:48] We replace sidewalks we may need to figure out something else

[52:50] because cities are aging.

[52:52] Have you all thought about partnering

[52:54] with some of the local CDCs?

[52:56] Or local nonprofits?

[52:58] That can you know come and be responsible for monitoring

[53:02] a certain area and communicating to you all

[53:05] calling the areas that are really involved.

[53:07] I mean come with a really bad.

[53:09] You can live this property owners

[53:11] know that they have to do that.

[53:15] Just -- maybe having a more structured way of addressing

[53:21] this.

[53:22] Just answering our call come in two months

[53:26] come it's going to be back blighted again.

[53:28] I'm saying this for everybody in the room.

[53:33] Chief and everybody.

[53:34] We need a structured way to get this done come and conjunction

[53:38] with those who are responsible.

[53:40] Thank you.

[53:41] All right.

[53:41] Okay.

[53:42] Are you finished with your presentation?

[53:44] Okay.

[53:46] Madam chair?

[53:49] >> I asked her to come here comment to be number four.

[53:52] Presentation on Lamar corridor.

[53:54] I still have not heard anything about the grass.

[53:56] All of this is upcoming things for upcoming

[53:59] meetings. (Indistinct)

[54:15] >> To piggyback on that come hold on one second

[54:17] my colleagues?

[54:17] I request that you have other topics

[54:17] that you want to talk to director Morgan and Director

[54:17] Miele about, that you meet with them offline

[54:17] or if you want a specific item put on the committee agenda?

[54:17] That you add that to that.?

[54:17] Can you go through this relatively quickly?

[54:19] Thank you.

[54:39] [Indistinct conversation]

[54:56] >> In October of last year we launched our Lamar Avenue

[54:56] corridor revitalization.

[54:56] The first aspect of that again --

[54:56] started in Winchester it went to the park where Lamar and Airways

[54:57] Shopping Center has announced the second phase of that started

[54:57] at that intersection and ran all the way to Riverside.

[54:58] The metrics that you will hear this morning

[55:00] started back in October of 2025.

[55:03] When we were asked to come and present

[55:06] the efforts that the team completed

[55:08] in the past couple of weeks, are included in the presentation.

[55:12] As well as our maintenance schedule.

[55:14] Of course as chairwoman Swearingen Washington mentioned,

[55:18] Lamar's a major gateway within the city.

[55:20] It extends out east from the urban core

[55:24] to the Mississippi State line.

[55:25] Of course it has sustained long standing challenges

[55:27] with illegal dumping, overgrowth, litter, and mainly

[55:31] deteriorated commercial buildings.

[55:33] That was the focus for starting on Landmark Corridor last year.

[55:37] Just the number of large, vacant, blighted, commercial

[55:41] structures protect those parcels of course

[55:42] were vacant and open to entry.

[55:45] Our first approach was to do an assessment

[55:47] to determine where we could have the best bang for our buck,

[55:50] to make sure we are communicating

[55:51] with those property owners.

[55:52] To ensure they weren't just sitting on these properties

[55:55] again, these are large commercial structures.

[55:57] The old Holiday Inn headquarters park as well as tall trees.

[56:02] Very many older long blighted structures

[56:05] exist on Lamar corridor.

[56:07] Major transportation investments are being made.

[56:09] We want to ensure that the condition

[56:11] and appearance of the corridor is our priority for us.

[56:16] Again, our work begin in October of 2025.

[56:19] We began our initial investigative work.

[56:23] Since then, we've had extensive cleanups.

[56:25] Illegal dumping response.

[56:27] Response to overgrowth.

[56:29] Litter.

[56:29] Commercial property enforcement.

[56:32] As well as overall overall corridor assessment

[56:37] we continue enforcement of 21 day schedule

[56:39] and place every 21 days these properties

[56:43] we know that we'd be responsible for renovating on the rotation.

[56:46] They've been assigned to at least eight vendors that

[56:48] have a section of the corridor.

[56:50] Every 21 days, you see the grass being mitigated along the Lamar

[56:54] corridor.

[56:55] Currently there's ongoing maintenance.

[56:57] One of our initiatives was Mississippi beautiful.

[57:00] We talked last time about getting

[57:01] them engaged com ensuring they included in the maintenance.

[57:04] They've done an assessment along the corridor.

[57:07] We've identified eight intersections where we

[57:09] will be placing the trash cans.

[57:11] Winter public services cause out picking up litter,

[57:14] they will also be emptying those trash cans.

[57:16] Those trash cans are on order, we will definitely

[57:18] let you know once they've arrived,

[57:20] and they're being placed at those intersections.

[57:23] Again come our commercial code enforcement team

[57:27] addressed deteriorated, abandoned,

[57:28] and nuisance commercial properties.

[57:30] Our environmental enforcement team,

[57:33] illegal dumping investigations tire shops.

[57:35] Also sequester related to just illegal dump site abatement.

[57:39] Public services corp -- they address roadside litter,

[57:43] cleanup, and just ongoing corridor maintenance.

[57:46] Mr. White and his team, of course

[57:48] they've had that on constant rotation,

[57:50] since October of last year.

[57:52] Again come mitigation efforts, that has been placed on rotation

[57:57] the team will be out every 21 days.

[57:59] Memphis City beautiful as I mentioned

[58:01] we will be focusing on long term beautification.

[58:04] Including installing permanent litter infrastructure

[58:07] as I mentioned.

[58:08] And we are looking for opportunities

[58:10] to partner with some of the smaller businesses

[58:12] to ensure that any efforts are planting

[58:15] are taking place as well.

[58:17] We are engaging with the citizens,

[58:18] just to ensure the area around the properties is litter free.

[58:23] Just any opportunity for beautification.

[58:25] We are working to complete that as well.

[58:28] Our overall metrics we have 50 priority commercial court cases

[58:33] that were launched during this initiative.

[58:35] We mitigated 98 vacant lots.

[58:38] 1183 tires were removed.

[58:41] 256 illegal signs were removed?

[58:44] 328 environmental enforcement violations were mitigated.

[58:48] That includes larger scale as well as smaller scale Dumpsites.

[58:53] 1700.

[58:53] A little over 700 trash bags of debris

[58:57] were removed by the public services core team.

[59:00] 1500 0 pounds materials were removed

[59:03] by grounds Services team.

[59:09] As I mentioned, grass is addressed

[59:14] by Ground Services team.

[59:15] We are targeting to ensure that any properties that again are

[59:20] blighted to protest we know we must put on a maintenance

[59:22] schedule -- we are ensuring that's being done.

[59:24] All things ground services will be completed every 21 days.

[59:28] Again that includes any tires that need to be picked up.

[59:31] Mattresses.

[59:32] Any discarded debris.

[59:33] As well as signs.

[59:35] And overgrowth mitigation.

[59:36] That's what this particular slide entails.

[59:40] As I mentioned, the commercial blight

[59:43] in commercial code enforcement efforts,

[59:45] what's the root of this particular project.

[59:47] We do have before and after photographs.

[59:50] C, this ironworks property.

[59:53] Here's an example of code enforcement in action.

[59:56] We talked to the property owner.

[59:58] We sent out notices of violation.

[1:00:00] We got the property in court?

[1:00:03] We do see some change on the facade of the property.

[1:00:05] That is what we are looking to accomplish

[1:00:07] throughout the corridor.

[1:00:08] We have 17 rehabilitation cases there are 16 properties that

[1:00:13] have active in PA cases.

[1:00:15] Seven nonstructural cases.

[1:00:17] Three cases are in in environmental.

[1:00:21] Three properties are going through condemnation.

[1:00:23] Ultimately leading hopefully come demolition.

[1:00:25] As well as there were three pending EPA referrals

[1:00:28] that will be starting the court process as well.

[1:00:33] The next slide just talks about the number of dump sites

[1:00:37] that were mitigated.

[1:00:38] And environmental enforcement violations

[1:00:41] that were mitigated by our environmental enforcement team.

[1:00:52] The next slide again reiterates our efforts by our Public

[1:00:56] Services core team -- and Memphis City beautiful.

[1:00:59] Again, we have eight locations.

[1:01:01] Intersections are identified for trash can receptacles

[1:01:04] to be placed again once they are here installed,

[1:01:11] we definitely provide update to our public services team

[1:01:13] is out there once a month, picking up litter of.

[1:01:17] This is the intersection I believe right

[1:01:21] before Crump starts.

[1:01:23] As to where team did do some grass mitigation.

[1:01:26] This is just an aerial view.

[1:01:27] We are gathering drone footage for these types

[1:01:30] of corridor efforts.

[1:01:31] As those are impact tours.

[1:01:34] Anything that is better shown from up above,

[1:01:38] to see the impact of what our work looks like.

[1:01:45] As I mentioned, we will definitely keep this maintenance

[1:01:49] schedule going public as well as incorporating

[1:01:51] the other thoroughfares and corridors throughout the city.

[1:01:54] Elvis Presley.

[1:01:55] Austin.

[1:01:56] Riverdale.

[1:01:56] Winchester.

[1:01:57] Just about every council district

[1:01:59] we will be incorporating the same thing along those corridors

[1:02:03] as well.

[1:02:06] I believe that is the last slide.

[1:02:09] What you have in front of you that

[1:02:11] was not on the monitor or performing photographs,

[1:02:13] with each location mitigated.

[1:02:16] As well as our overall metrics for the project.

[1:02:18] Thank you director.

[1:02:20] Madam chair do you have any questions or comments?

[1:02:25] Okay.

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