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>> give him all he needs to move the city in a

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positive direction, and lord, bless the old and new members of

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this council.

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give them grace, give them love, give them honor, and may

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they earn their respect, integrity, and character to go to

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the city of memphis without any hesitation or reservation

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within them.

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these give them the wisdom and knowledge to enact laws

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and legislation that will benefit the citizens of memphis

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. As we close this prayer, let us be mindful

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of the real reason of this advent season, jesus christ.

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may we have hope, peace, joy, and love this christmas and throughout

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the new year. It is in the name of mary's first baby,

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jesus christ, amen.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united

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states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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>> councilmember johnson, you're recognized.

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>> councilmembers, it is an honor for me to

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recognize dr. Wayne williams for the identification he provided

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for us today. I have known mr.

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williams for a very, very long time, and I can assure you his words

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came from the heart, and are very sincere in

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their blessings.

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in recognition of a life of exemplary qualities, outstanding

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service to the city, he returns the environment

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and humanitarian affairs, and demonstrated concerns for governmental processes

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has been appointed.

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chaplain of the day of the memphis city

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council. And is hereby entitled to arms, rights, privileges, and prerogatives

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containing to the office, into display of this certificate.

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given under the seal, this 19 day of december, 2023

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. Jones' the chairman, it is presented by cheyenne johnson of the

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city council. And I so move.

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reverend, would you like to speak?

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>> thank you very much. We do go by quite a bit. I hate that

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this person is going out of here.

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I'll tell you one thing. She is certainly one

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that believes in doing the right thing. I appreciate her, and words cannot

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express how much I appreciate this honor, and it

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will always be engraved upon the tapestry of my

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art. Thank you so much.

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>> thank you.

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hey, these pictures are really good.

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>> thank you, reverend dr. Period madam controller, will you please call

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the role?

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>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

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councilmember canale?

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councilmember carlisle?

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>> present.

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>> councilmember colvett? Councilmember easter-thomas?

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councilmember ford?

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>> present.

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>> councilmember logan? Councilmember robinson?

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vice chair smiley?

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>> present. >> councilmember warren?

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chairman jones?

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>> here. >> chairman jones, you have a quorum.

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>> thank you. The minutes of been read from the december

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5th meeting?

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>> thank you. I reviewed the meeting minutes

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, and wish you adopt the december 5th meeting minutes.

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>> okay. Our minutes of been approved by vice chair

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smiley, seconded by councilmember ford.

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>> mr. Chair, I have a card? >> okay.

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>> on the minutes.

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mr. Kent?

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>> I would ask that someone from prevailing side of the ml gw illegal

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rate increase votes item number 39 vote

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from last meeting, and someone on the prevailing side of the prevailing

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ml gw item 40 budget vote to do the right thing

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, and moved to reconsider each of these items as they were both past on

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a ml gw 24 budget that was not published for

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public review to allow for adequate budget noticing

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under state law.

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additionally, a city council, dating back to

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11-9-23. The

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legal votes were not answered with the ml gw

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24 document.

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I put that in, and you will ignore them. The city council was considering fyi

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24 budget in committee.

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was arrogantly asserted that the public did not have any business

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raising questions about the to be on dollars zero industries hearing

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firm.

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discuss a person dismiss the mlg is a publicly owned

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facility utility. These remarks occurred at the

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same time the mlg in the city council conspire to

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conceal the fy 24 budget from the public. This arrogance provides

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an exhibit of a call to the civic

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was public behavior and disregards and dismisses

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of the public at large. So, that is one

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thing, 19 and 20 on today's agenda, mlgw

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refused to provide the actual contracts, and I believe

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, mr. Chairman, the brooks people, I am not speaking for them, were in

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agreement with you that they would like a seat at the table. Both

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negotiate and to be a part of an agreement, and that

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is an agreement that does not exist today.

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that was not publicly noticed. It doesn't even

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exist. So, thank you very much.

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>> thank you, mr. Kent.

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our minutes have been moved by vice chair smiley,

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seconded by councilmember morgan.

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better controller, will you please prepare the

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voting?

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>> councilmember carlisle, yes, councilmember canale, yes, councilmember warren,

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yes, councilmember morgan, yes, councilmember robinson, yes, vice chair smiley, yes, councilmember

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swearengen-washington, yes, chairman jones,

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yes.

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>> that item past, and those minutes have been approved.

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welcome to the december 19th, 2023 regular meeting of the memphis city council. Meetings

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of the council shall be conducted in an orderly manner

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to ensure that the public has the full opportunity to be heard,

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and the deliberative process of the council is retained

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at all times.

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the sergeant at arms has meeting agendas available up front,

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as well as comment request cards for members of the public wishing to

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be heard on a specific item. All of those wishing

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to speak on an item must turn in their comment card to

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the sergeant at arms before the item is called. If you

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are not here to speak on a specific item, you can note your

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request to give general comments at the end of the meeting. As chair,

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I will only recognize citizens that properly register

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to speak by submitting a repeated comment request card to

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the sergeant at arms.

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members of the audience and persons attending the council meeting will not be permitted

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to engage in gossip, make defamatory, personal,

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slanderous, or profane comments, or use abusive

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or vulgar language. The chairperson of the council may maintain

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order by giving any persons who are in violation of the

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stated rules of decorum a warning to cease any

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violative action in order to leave the council's chambers, or by

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giving an order for security personnel to remove any disruptive person in the council chamber

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refuses to leave voluntarily. Madam controller,

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item 12 will be held

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until our january 9th, 2024 meeting.

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>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

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>> items 14 and 13 have been withdrawn.

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>> 13 and 14?

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>> yes, ma'am.

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I am sorry, 13 and 39. I am sorry. 13 and

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39 have been withdrawn. Not 13 and 14.

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>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

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>> so, item number 12 has been held

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until 1-9-24, and then 13 and 39 have been withdrawn.

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madam controller, will you please call item one?

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>> item number one is a resolution approving an honorary street

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name change on yale road between austin p highway and millie

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road with dr. Sammy holloway.

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district 1, super district 9. This resolution is sponsored by councilman

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logan.

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>> councilmember logan? >> thank you. I am honored to be able

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to bring this forward. This is an honor in recognition for a

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very worthy cause, a very worthy servant in

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my district, and I would ask that the family and the pastoral staff

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come down as I read this.

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dr. Holloway has been in the raleigh area for over 40

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years, and he will be retiring to a new position. We wanted

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to honor that and commemorate that time, so, we will

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be bringing this forward.

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all right, thank you.

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and it is going to be a surprise.

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so, that is why there is not a lot. Whereas

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when were the circumstances arise, the memphis city council has

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seen fit to name certain public roads to honor citizens who have served

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the city of memphis, and dr.

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sammy holloway is certainly befitting of this great honor.

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whereas a beacon of light within this community, he established a

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breath of life christian center in memphis, tennessee, which blossomed from

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a bible class he taught from his home in the early

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1980s. And where is in addition to leading his flock

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at the breath of life christian center, dr. Sammy holloway also served

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as the regional director, and on the board

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as the fellowship of inner-city word of faith ministries under the mitt leadership

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of the late dr. Frederick casey price.

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and whereas dr. Sammy holloway has founded and served as

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a president of the missile fellowship of charismatic pastors

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and multicultural organization formed to mentor and bridge the gap

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amongst races in memphis from 1989 through 1998

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while serving also as a regional director

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of global feed the hungry humanitarian aid organization, and

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whereas dr.

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sammy holloway has distinguished himself as a scholar, receiving a phd

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for cornerstone theological seminary, as well as an additional phd

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from friends at a national christian university, and whereas a multifaceted individual

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, dr. Holloway is also a published author of

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four books. They are attributed to his name.

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whereas dr. Sammy holloway is not only excited about

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ministry, but education is very important to him.

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in 1998, he found a breath of life christian academy, the raleigh

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frazier area of memphis tennessee, providing quality, christian, private

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education the partner with parents to train scholars

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in every aspect of life, and in 2008, dr. Holloway opened

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the doors of breath of life preparatory preschool

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as well. And whereas the community is thankful to dr.

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sammy holloway and his family, especially his wife and high school

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sweetheart, dr.

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annie holloway. Whereas dr. Sammy holloway is commendable and worthy

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of praise for the good work yes provided

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to the community and dedicated service to the greater

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memphis region, now therefore be it resolved by the memphis

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city council that yale road between austin p highway be declared dr.

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sammy holloway boulevard in honor of his

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remarkable life and numerous accomplishments enriching the city of memphis

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, be it further resolved that the city engineer

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is requested to a fixed suitable fine fixing this public road,

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given by my hand and under the great seal of the city of memphis, this 19th day

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of december, 2023.

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and I so move.

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thank you.

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and we are going to give the pastoral

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staff members an opportunity to say something as well.

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>> right. Many ms. Original harris.

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I'm on the pastoral stuffing of the church, and I just want to

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say how excited I am for you guys to allow this to happen. Truly,

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over 40 years of ministry, he deserves even more than this. I have been watching him

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from the pool to the golf course. He is a man

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of integrity, no matter where he goes. I'm just happy

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to be here and be a part of it.

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>> madam controller, will you please show that that

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item has been approved by acclamation?

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>> thank you, mr. Chair.

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let me do so.

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madam controller, will you please call item two?

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>> item number two is a resolution honoring wanda

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taylor, founder of ladies in need can survive, inc. This resolution is sponsored by councilwoman logan.

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>> councilmember logan? >> thank you.

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often times, we hear about crime, and we hear about

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violence, and we hear about homelessness, and we hear about the things going on

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in our community. But very seldom do we

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hear about something coming before this body discussing and sharing

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those that are doing something about it in our community. And today, I would just

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like to bring forth a beacon, a shining star

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in the district and surrounding areas

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who is giving her life to this cause, and

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to helping solve the problem. So, I would just like

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to ask wanda taylor, miss wanda taylor of

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ladies in need to come down, I would like to honor her for

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the work that she is doing in this area to save

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and change lives of women in our city. Let's give her

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a hand.

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and I have seen the work of women getting their high school diplomas,

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get in the college degrees, buying their first home, getting their first car.

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those things are really what changes lives from the

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inside out, one person at a time.

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so, I would like to read this resolution.

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whereas when circumstances arrive, they see fit

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with the distances of the city of memphis. Wanda taylor is

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certainly befitting of this great honor. Whereas after experiencing a tumultuous

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early life, wanda taylor made a choice to actively change the direction of

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her life, which --which

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change the direction of her life was headed in at the age

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of 28. She received her high school diploma,

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and whereas wanda taylor continued her education first

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when she received both a technical certificate in substance abuse counseling, and an

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associate of science degree in human services from

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southwest tennessee committee college at the university of phoenix, where

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she received a bachelor of science degree in business management.

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and whereas with a focus on giving back to

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her community and aiding young women with experiencing a similarly

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tumultuous early life as hers, wanda taylor served as

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an educator for more than 20 years working for the salvation army

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, serenity recovery center, shelby county

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crisis center, and a permanent human services, and shall

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be county child support office while also volunteering

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at various nonprofits, and whereas continuing

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her dedication to serve other women who want to change the direction of their

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lives, wanda taylor founded ladies in need can survive inc.

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, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and whereas through links, wanda

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taylor supports women who are transitioning back into being productive members of society

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by providing holistic support

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and services such as daily meals, clothing, transportation, basic necessities,

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and wraparound service in a fully furnished home in the

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quiet residential neighborhood in frazier, and whereas wanda taylor is commendable and

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worthy of praise for the good work she has provided to her community

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, including her work through links, and her unwavering dedication to supporting

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women on similar journeys as her own. Now therefore be

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it resolved that the memphis city council hereby celebrates and commends

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the contributions of wanda taylor and

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links to the city of memphis

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, given by my hand and under the great seal of the city of memphis, this 19th day

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of december, 2023. I am sorry, I am getting

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emotional, because she does tremendously changing work for these ladies who

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come up from the street with nothing. And to see them get their drivers license and

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first carney first job in everything, it is just

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impactful. Again, given by my hand under the great seal

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of the city of memphis, this 19th day of december, 2023, wanda logan,

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memphis city council, district 1, and I

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so move.

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>> first, I would like to say

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thank you, city part of memphis for being on this

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journey for the last 15 years the last 7 1/2 years without your

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funding, without your prayers, without your support, I could not have done

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this work by myself. So, I just want to thank you, city

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councilwoman for recognizing the work that

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we do. The work that we do is very difficult, because they

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are the ones that have overlooked, and seems like there is no

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hope because of their circumstance, because I travel the same path

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, came to the same hail, so I position these women

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, and have given them opportunities to become great

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. And now they are living the life that we are living today when the world

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so that they could in. Thank you.

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>> madam controller, will you please call item three?

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>> item number three is a resolution recognizing the career and contributions of

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bobby alston, a football coach at the memphis university school since 1977. All council

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districts. This resolution is sponsored by councilman colvett.

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>> councilmember colvett?

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>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

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probably should have told him

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that we would be recognizing some of the students and athletes, because we

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would be here. But in typical coach style,

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he doesn't want accolades for himself

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, but we are recognizing him anyway.

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colleagues, I think you will see why here in a moment. Whereas on

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occasion, the memphis city council has seen fit

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to honor those who have positively contributed to this community, and bobby alston

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is one such citizen whose contributions to the

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city of memphis are certainly worthy of recognition.

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whereas on december 31st, bobby alston will be retiring

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after nearly five decades of unparalleled devotion to the betterment

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of the memphis university school.

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he wore many hats, including teacher, dean of students,

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and most notably, as a well decorated coach for both the

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football and track and field teams.

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whereas bobby alston led the university school's football team as their

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head coach 24 state championships,

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four state runners-up, nine regional championships, and 10

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double-digit win seasons for an overall record of

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213 wins to 90 losses.

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any football players would move on to

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achieve numerous accolades, including five football all-americans

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, eight mr. Football winners, 14 mr.

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football finalists, 95 all-state football players

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, and 147 college football players.

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and as a track and field coach, bobby alston led memphis university school

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to five state championships, to state championships and team relays, four

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state runners-up, four state runners-up in team relays, and

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25 regional championships.

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>> whereas on numerous occasions, bobby alston was

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organized for his achievements in the tennessee athletics association

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coaching association states track coach of the year in 1991.

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commercial appeal for the football coach at 2004,

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five, eight, and nine.

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the coaches association --

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in 2005 and 2006, tennessee sportswriters -- I skip the part there. He was awarded

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in 2007.

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commercial appeal sportsman of the year, national federation of state

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high school association in state and the section of

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the year in 2014.

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tennessee football association hall of fame adopted in 2018, tennessee

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secondary school athletic association hall of fame inductee in 2020, the commercial

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appeal lifetime achievement award in 2023

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, and the tennessee secondary school athletic regional association

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athletic director of the year, and tennessee secondary school

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f bridges award winner, and --

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>> whereas bobby alston took time to positively contribute to

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the athletic community and leadership position serving

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in tennessee school athletic association regional

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coordinator on the tennessee secondary school athletic

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association states track and field advisory committee, and on the founding organizing

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committee for legal high school all-star game. And whereas bobby alston could have

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not accomplished so much without the support of his loving family including

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his wife, and true alston and the grandchildren

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, landon alston, charlotte alston, and

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madeleine alston. Not be it resolved that the memphis city council

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on is the dedication to the memphis university schoolhouse

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bobby alston simple fight throughout his career.

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this resolution was adopted december 19th, 2023

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. Mr. Chairman, I so move.

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>> second.

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>> thank you, mr.

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chair.

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madam controller, will you please show that that item has been approved

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by proclamation?

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>> thank you, mr. Chair. >> madam controller, will you

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please call item four?

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>> I don't four is a resolution thanking

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councilwoman cheyenne johnson for her service to the city of memphis. This resolution is sponsored by the memphis city

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council.

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>> you've got me. Oh, yeah, by request only.

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absolutely.

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oh, man, this one is going to be tough to

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get through. I know.

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I will pull a string, and I will just look straight down. Oh, you're going to

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love part of this. Whereas the

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members of the memphis city council honor and acknowledge councilwoman cheyenne

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johnson was for her punctuality and service for her

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pointman to serve super district 8.2.

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and whereas cheyenne johnson has dedicated her life to

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public service, and has made certificate contributions to the

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memphis community. Both as a public servant, and a positive championship

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for change.

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and whereas councilwoman cheyenne johnson was appointed to the memphis city

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council on january 8th of 2019, and has served the

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city with distinction throughout her tenure. Her commitment to the chair of

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the planning and zoning committee, vice chair of the budget committee

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, liaison to the downtown memphis commission, and board member for

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the memphis medical authority has greatly

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benefited the city's growth, development,

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and revitalization efforts. Whereas councilwoman cheyenne

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johnson's previous servings as the assessor, spanning three terms

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, demonstrated her unwavering dedication

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to the effective leadership in a ministry of excellence

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, and whereas councilwoman cheyenne johnson's historic achievement as the first

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black female elected property assessor in the state of tennessee in 2008,

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and her subsequent recognition as tennessee assessor

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of the year in 2015 highlighted her extraordinary analytical

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problem solving and leadership skills.

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and whereas councilwoman cheyenne johnson

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has consistently championed the restoration and revitalization of super

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district eight aiming to reduce plate and crime all ensuring quality education

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, fairness, taxation, and a brighter future for the residents, her trustworthiness,

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dependability, integrity, and transparency in fulfilling her duty

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as city center for excellence in public service.

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where's councilman cheyenne johnson has shown herself to be a dedicated

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bridgebuilder, fostering collaboration between the community, private sectors

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, and public sectors to achieve common goals

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for the betterment of memphis and advocate for the college chapel room in the

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end, belle view tennis, and alternative energy resources.

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whereas councilwoman cheyenne johnson fearlessly posed

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challenging questions, ensuring her constituents receive the

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necessary answers and effective solutions they deserved. Councilman

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cheyenne's johnson's boldness is

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part of the legacy that she leaves with the city council.

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whereas councilman cheyenne johnson's educational background, including

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her graduation from the university of memphis, and the security is a look at

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his reader from the university of tennessee it emphasizes hurt committed to lifelong

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learning and professional development, being

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actively involved in a church, the historic memphis get church, where she serves

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on the board of trustees, reflects her deep sense of faith,

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and commitment to her community.

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and whereas councilman cheyenne johnson's long-standing dedication to

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the political arena inspired by her husband, alvin carmichael johnson,

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and her services as a past member of the shelby democratic community,

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and demonstrates her enduring commitment to the

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democratic values as a devoted mother to her two sons, michael grisham,

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and gerald lafayette. Her love and support

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for family is her testament to character and values. Now therefore be it resolved by

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the memphis city council

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, by the memphis city council hereby honors and recognize as

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councilmember cheyenne johnson for her outstanding contributions to our city,

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her tireless dedication to public service, and

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her unwavering commitment to not only the betterment of super district eight,

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but his residence, and to memphis as a

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whole, and I so move.

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>> I might have another question.

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[ laughter ]

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I must say, it has been a pleasure to serve on

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this board with the city council.

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I came in with the one year apartment, never knowing

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that I was actually going to serve five years. What I have learned

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from serving is every citizen should have an opportunity

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to serve. Once you serve, you learn the

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complexity of what it takes to operate a city that operates

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24 hours a day.

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but, the journey was made possible because of you.

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you helped me along, you informed me, helped me with the resolutions,

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you helped me make motions through the whole process. I

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am missing my dear friend polly, alan wade. We to

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learn from each other with legal issues that

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came about, and I just wanted to say thank you for being patient

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with me.

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I do know I ask a lot of questions.

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>> a whole lot of questions!

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>> but it is only through questioning's that we get to

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the peer effects. So, I encourage you to continue to ask the questions.

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>> absolutely. >> sometimes, things come so

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fast that you, that you don't even know what hit you. So, so

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the train down, and ask some questions. I wish you the best. I wish the citizens

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of memphis the best. And god bless up on everybody.

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thank you.

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>> madam controller, will you please call

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item five?

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>> I don't number five is resolution thanking councilwoman patrice j.

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robinson for her service to the city of memphis. This resolution is

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sponsored by the memphis city council.

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>> councilmember swearengen-washington?

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>> it is my honor to be able to recognize councilwoman

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patrice j robinson.

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that's right, give her applause, y'all.

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oh, that is so sweet.

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whereas the members of the memphis city council extend heartfelt recognition

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and honor to councilwoman patrice j robinson

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for her unwavering service throughout her tenure on the memphis city council

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is the admired representative of district 3, a

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chapter that gracefully concludes on december

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31st, 2023, and whereas patrice j robinson,

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the eldest of the late reverend ament jordan junior

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, and the late rosetta h jordans two

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children blossomed into a devoted monfils and from

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her years, the city of memphis and the nurturing

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of others took root upon

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her, evolving into the guiding force propelling her

493
01:09:48,333 --> 01:09:51,333
illustrious career. Whereas embracing a passion

494
01:09:51,333 --> 01:09:57,333
for education, her commitment to learning unfolded effortlessly, following her

495
01:09:57,333 --> 01:10:03,933
graduation from whitehaven high school in 1972. She embarked on a dedicated

496
01:10:04,333 --> 01:10:07,333
journey to further her education

497
01:10:08,333 --> 01:10:13,733
. In 1981, she probably earned her bachelor's degree from them

498
01:10:14,333 --> 01:10:17,333
memphis state university, followed by the attainment of her masters degree from

499
01:10:17,333 --> 01:10:20,333
the university of tennessee in 1990.

500
01:10:22,333 --> 01:10:27,133
in 1975, patrice j robinson became an estate member

501
01:10:28,333 --> 01:10:33,333
of the roe gamma chapter of the sata five

502
01:10:33,333 --> 01:10:36,333
beta sorority incorporated. Were her dedication

503
01:10:36,333 --> 01:10:40,333
of would eventually be acknowledged as the chapters

504
01:10:40,333 --> 01:10:42,333
longest active member.

505
01:10:43,333 --> 01:10:47,533
throughout her graduate studies, she distinguished herself

506
01:10:48,333 --> 01:10:54,933
as a national honor society member, and whereas upon receiving her

507
01:10:55,333 --> 01:11:01,333
degree is, patrice j robinson gained over 30 years of professional expertise

508
01:11:01,333 --> 01:11:04,933
in human resources, training, and development,

509
01:11:07,333 --> 01:11:10,333
counseling, job development, and grant writing. Her district which career

510
01:11:10,333 --> 01:11:13,933
culminated with the retirement from memphis

511
01:11:14,333 --> 01:11:19,333
light, gas, and water, where she served as a supervisor of

512
01:11:19,333 --> 01:11:22,333
assessment and development. And whereas outside

513
01:11:22,333 --> 01:11:25,333
of her professional endeavors, she also achieved

514
01:11:25,333 --> 01:11:28,333
great success in her political career before her

515
01:11:28,333 --> 01:11:31,333
tenure on the memphis city council. Patrice

516
01:11:31,333 --> 01:11:34,333
j robinson dedicated 13 years to

517
01:11:35,333 --> 01:11:39,333
the memphis city shelby county schools board of education

518
01:11:39,333 --> 01:11:43,333
, notably holding the position of board president

519
01:11:43,333 --> 01:11:45,333
in 2004 and 2007.

520
01:11:46,333 --> 01:11:48,733
her impactful service on

521
01:11:50,333 --> 01:11:55,333
the school board not only provided a platform for her to support and nurture

522
01:11:55,333 --> 01:12:01,333
memphis youth, but also ignited a deepened desire to extend

523
01:12:01,333 --> 01:12:04,333
that care to a broader community of memphis members. And whereas in

524
01:12:04,333 --> 01:12:07,333
november of 2015, she secured the position of memphis city

525
01:12:07,333 --> 01:12:10,333
council district 3, representative of a role

526
01:12:10,333 --> 01:12:12,333
she faithfully fulfilled

527
01:12:16,333 --> 01:12:18,333
her eight consecutive years.

528
01:12:18,333 --> 01:12:21,933
her leadership has shown brightly in 2020

529
01:12:22,333 --> 01:12:25,333
, where she adapted, guided the counsel to the challenges

530
01:12:25,333 --> 01:12:28,933
of the covid-19 pandemic while serving

531
01:12:30,333 --> 01:12:34,333
as the memphis city council chairwoman throughout

532
01:12:34,333 --> 01:12:39,333
her tenure on the memphis city council. She harnessed the depth of

533
01:12:39,333 --> 01:12:42,333
professional knowledge she gained in her previous

534
01:12:42,333 --> 01:12:48,333
roles. She channeled it effectively as the chair of the

535
01:12:48,333 --> 01:12:49,333
memphis light, gas, and water committee.

536
01:12:49,333 --> 01:12:54,733
whereas during her counsel tenure, patrice j robinson spearheaded

537
01:12:55,333 --> 01:13:01,333
vital initiatives, such as the pre-k resolution, reviving the greater

538
01:13:01,333 --> 01:13:06,733
what heaven economic champion, and champion to the davis

539
01:13:07,333 --> 01:13:13,333
weight mca, and played a pivotal role in crime prevention grants

540
01:13:13,333 --> 01:13:16,333
driven by her deep affection for district 3,

541
01:13:16,333 --> 01:13:20,533
she prioritized community safety by installing over 50

542
01:13:21,333 --> 01:13:27,933
cameras, and supporting the hickory hill juvenile project. She dedicated keeping

543
01:13:28,333 --> 01:13:33,133
constituents informed, and dedicated to the patrice express

544
01:13:35,333 --> 01:13:37,333
quarterly update newsletter.

545
01:13:39,333 --> 01:13:44,333
whereas patrice j robinson, a recipient of various accolades, including spirit

546
01:13:44,333 --> 01:13:48,533
magazines 50 over 50 award, finding my yes honoree

547
01:13:49,333 --> 01:13:54,333
and the national foundation of women legislators women excellence award. She has been recognized

548
01:13:54,333 --> 01:14:00,333
for her exceptional community service within the male horn trailblazer.

549
01:14:01,333 --> 01:14:05,333
notably, the ymca of memphis and the midsouth honored her dedication by

550
01:14:05,333 --> 01:14:08,933
naming the aquatics emporium center as

551
01:14:11,333 --> 01:14:16,133
the patrice and jackie robinson name at thorium

552
01:14:17,333 --> 01:14:19,333
recently nominated by president biden to the tennessee

553
01:14:19,333 --> 01:14:22,333
valley authority board of directors. She was

554
01:14:22,333 --> 01:14:29,333
also bestowed with the key to the city by mayor jim strickland.

555
01:14:29,333 --> 01:14:32,333
whereas over a span of 20 years, patrice j robinson has

556
01:14:32,333 --> 01:14:35,933
dedicated herself wholeheartedly to public service

557
01:14:38,333 --> 01:14:43,733
as an elected official, all while maintaining a loving

558
01:14:44,333 --> 01:14:49,333
marriage with jackie robinson. Her commitment transcended her various

559
01:14:49,333 --> 01:14:52,333
professional roles seamlessly, extending into

560
01:14:52,333 --> 01:14:57,333
the most honorable aspects of life, being a devoted

561
01:14:57,333 --> 01:15:00,933
mother to her three beautiful children,

562
01:15:02,333 --> 01:15:08,333
gina, jay, and jordan, as well as a loving grandmother, and great-grandmother

563
01:15:08,333 --> 01:15:13,133
. Now, therefore be it resolved that the memphis

564
01:15:14,333 --> 01:15:19,133
city council extends its honor to councilwoman patrice

565
01:15:20,333 --> 01:15:23,333
j robinson for her eight years of dedicated service to

566
01:15:23,333 --> 01:15:26,933
the council, and wishes continued success

567
01:15:30,333 --> 01:15:32,333
and blessings to her political journey.

568
01:15:32,333 --> 01:15:34,333
god bless you.

569
01:15:50,333 --> 01:15:55,333
>> first, let me say to the audience, please forgive me

570
01:15:55,333 --> 01:15:57,333
for my full life story on today that you had

571
01:15:57,333 --> 01:16:02,333
to go through all of that. And I guess you know how old I am now,

572
01:16:02,333 --> 01:16:07,333
how busy I have been. You know my whole life story. To the

573
01:16:07,333 --> 01:16:12,733
council, thank you so much today for those words

574
01:16:13,333 --> 01:16:17,333
, and all I want people to know about me is that

575
01:16:17,333 --> 01:16:19,333
I love the city of memphis.

576
01:16:19,333 --> 01:16:22,333
I love our children, and I want us to be the greatest city in

577
01:16:22,333 --> 01:16:29,333
the united states. It will take some work, but it requires that we

578
01:16:29,333 --> 01:16:30,333
work together.

579
01:16:30,333 --> 01:16:34,333
it is my hope moving forward that everyone gets on the

580
01:16:34,333 --> 01:16:36,333
same page, so that we can be that late

581
01:16:36,333 --> 01:16:44,333
in the united states that everybody wants to look up to, and to aspire

582
01:16:44,333 --> 01:16:46,733
to be like us.

583
01:16:47,333 --> 01:16:50,333
now, I may be leaving the city council, but you

584
01:16:50,333 --> 01:16:55,333
won't leave my heart. I will be working every day to

585
01:16:55,333 --> 01:17:01,333
make sure that memphis is remembered at the tva table.

586
01:17:02,333 --> 01:17:05,333
I will ensure that east tennessee is not the only ones that

587
01:17:05,333 --> 01:17:07,333
are remembered, but

588
01:17:09,333 --> 01:17:12,333
west tennessee as well, and all of the other members in the seven state district.

589
01:17:12,333 --> 01:17:17,333
it is my desire to always represent you well,

590
01:17:17,333 --> 01:17:23,333
to always remember you, and to always ensure that we get the best

591
01:17:23,333 --> 01:17:26,333
for each of our constituents.

592
01:17:26,333 --> 01:17:32,333
thank you for the service with you. I really want to say

593
01:17:32,333 --> 01:17:34,333
what time can I get out of here?

594
01:17:34,333 --> 01:17:37,333
I don't know who will take all of those

595
01:17:37,333 --> 01:17:41,333
phone calls about mlgw once my lights went out.

596
01:17:41,333 --> 01:17:44,333
I get them seven days a week, 24 hours

597
01:17:44,333 --> 01:17:49,133
a day, and some knock on my door.

598
01:17:49,333 --> 01:17:53,333
I am so pleased that you will have that opportunity to continue

599
01:17:53,333 --> 01:17:55,333
that work.

600
01:17:55,333 --> 01:17:58,333
I want to remind you that you are not here just for yourselves, you

601
01:17:58,333 --> 01:18:04,333
are here for the community that needs you to represent them.

602
01:18:04,333 --> 01:18:08,333
we are here to represent the community and

603
01:18:08,333 --> 01:18:13,333
their desires, and make sure that at that same time,

604
01:18:13,333 --> 01:18:17,333
we remember all communities, and every decision that we make

605
01:18:17,333 --> 01:18:25,133
. God bless you, thank you, and I love each and everyone of you.

606
01:18:47,333 --> 01:18:49,600
>> excuse me, madam comptroller, but can you show that the item has been approved

607
01:18:49,600 --> 01:18:50,100
by proclamation?

608
01:18:50,100 --> 01:18:52,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

609
01:18:52,333 --> 01:18:56,333
>> madam comptroller, may you please call item six?

610
01:18:56,333 --> 01:18:59,333
>> item number six is a resolution thanking councilman frank h. Colvett, jr. For his

611
01:18:59,333 --> 01:19:08,333
service to the city of memphis. This resolution is sponsored by the memphis city council.

612
01:19:11,333 --> 01:19:13,333
>> councilmember warren?

613
01:19:17,333 --> 01:19:19,733
>> thank you, mr. Chair.

614
01:19:26,333 --> 01:19:30,333
whereas the members of the city council which to recognize

615
01:19:30,333 --> 01:19:35,133
the contributions of councilmember colvett, and bid him

616
01:19:36,333 --> 01:19:39,333
a congratulatory farewell as we

617
01:19:40,333 --> 01:19:43,333
know it achievements leading up to and throughout his service as a council

618
01:19:43,333 --> 01:19:48,333
member to the great people of the city of memphis.

619
01:19:48,333 --> 01:19:53,133
and whereas he graduated from memphis university school

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01:19:54,333 --> 01:19:57,933
in 1988 prior to attending millsaps college.

621
01:19:59,333 --> 01:20:01,333
he earned his bachelors degree in business

622
01:20:01,333 --> 01:20:04,333
in ministration and a minor in history, graduating with distinction.

623
01:20:04,333 --> 01:20:09,733
while attending millsaps, he served as a chapter resident

624
01:20:12,333 --> 01:20:15,333
at a fraternity, focusing as the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, leadership,

625
01:20:15,333 --> 01:20:17,333
and service.

626
01:20:17,333 --> 01:20:20,933
whereas upon graduation, councilmember franco that

627
01:20:25,333 --> 01:20:29,333
--research the company in various capacities, such as

628
01:20:29,333 --> 01:20:32,333
project minister --manager, estimator, and vice president

629
01:20:32,333 --> 01:20:36,333
of marketing. After years of dedication at green scape

630
01:20:36,333 --> 01:20:39,333
, and 2010, he was promoted to president.

631
01:20:39,333 --> 01:20:41,333
later, he would refocus his career, and become a real

632
01:20:41,333 --> 01:20:48,333
estate agent with re/max, and whereas a dedicated public servant with the passion

633
01:20:48,333 --> 01:20:51,333
for development, he served the local development boards

634
01:20:51,333 --> 01:20:56,333
, for example, chairman of the memphis county board of adjustments

635
01:20:56,333 --> 01:20:59,333
, and as an alternate on the memphis and

636
01:20:59,333 --> 01:21:02,333
shelby county land use control board.

637
01:21:02,333 --> 01:21:05,333
his enthusiasm for the community involvement continued when he served as chair

638
01:21:05,333 --> 01:21:10,333
of the memphis city councils planning and zoning committee, and

639
01:21:10,333 --> 01:21:13,333
housing and community development committees.

640
01:21:14,333 --> 01:21:21,333
on which he continued to use his mediation skills for service for his city. And,

641
01:21:21,333 --> 01:21:25,333
whereas councilmember colvett's approach of serving as

642
01:21:25,333 --> 01:21:28,333
chairman of the city council in 2021,

643
01:21:28,333 --> 01:21:32,333
and whereas vice chair in 2018 and 2020 made an impact

644
01:21:32,333 --> 01:21:36,333
that will be remembered long past his tenure on

645
01:21:36,333 --> 01:21:39,333
the council. For example, his strong ability to arbitrate led to the resolution

646
01:21:39,333 --> 01:21:42,333
of many disputes that would have remained

647
01:21:42,333 --> 01:21:45,933
unresolved, but for his interception. And

648
01:21:47,333 --> 01:21:53,933
whereas in ordinance supporter of our veterans, he spearheaded an effort

649
01:21:54,333 --> 01:21:59,333
to extend cities appreciation for their sacrifice by creating the

650
01:21:59,333 --> 01:22:03,333
veterans parking program. This program designated convenient

651
01:22:03,333 --> 01:22:06,933
parking spaces for veterans, your city

652
01:22:07,333 --> 01:22:11,333
libraries, parks, community centers, and senior centers,

653
01:22:11,333 --> 01:22:18,333
and whereas his active member of the community, councilmember colvett regularly attends the

654
01:22:18,333 --> 01:22:21,333
services at st. George's church, a church with

655
01:22:21,333 --> 01:22:24,400
nearly a century of history in the city of memphis. He also attends

656
01:22:24,400 --> 01:22:29,333
mass with his wife leslie, and his children, herman

657
01:22:29,333 --> 01:22:33,333
and ella, and whereas the memphis city council will sorely miss

658
01:22:33,333 --> 01:22:39,333
the ultimate mediator, councilmember colvett, and will think of him

659
01:22:39,333 --> 01:22:42,333
often, and with deals that reach an impasse, I will say this again,

660
01:22:42,333 --> 01:22:45,333
but think of him largely and often with

661
01:22:45,333 --> 01:22:49,333
deals that have reached an impasse that only

662
01:22:49,333 --> 01:22:52,933
councilmember colvett can navigate effortlessly. Therefore

663
01:22:53,333 --> 01:22:57,333
, now be it resolved that the memphis city councils says farewell

664
01:22:57,333 --> 01:23:03,333
to councilmember colvett, and thanks him for his dedicated service

665
01:23:03,333 --> 01:23:06,333
to district two, the city of memphis, and for his contributions

666
01:23:06,333 --> 01:23:11,133
to memphis city council presented by our chairman,

667
01:23:12,333 --> 01:23:14,333
chairman jones.

668
01:23:30,333 --> 01:23:33,333
>> oh, wow. Well, guys, thank you.

669
01:23:33,333 --> 01:23:39,333
it is the end of a very fun, long road.

670
01:23:39,333 --> 01:23:43,533
I would say to julia and clay

671
01:23:45,333 --> 01:23:46,333
especially, thank you for being in my life.

672
01:23:46,333 --> 01:23:50,333
you have amazing careers, and I'm happy to have just been a small part

673
01:23:50,333 --> 01:23:52,333
of it. I am joined, and I cannot say anything but the

674
01:23:52,333 --> 01:23:55,533
hugest debt of gratitude, thank you to leslie harmon, and ella.

675
01:23:55,533 --> 01:23:57,567
thank you for the nights I was gone.

676
01:23:57,567 --> 01:24:02,333
I was busy, I was late, I was

677
01:24:02,333 --> 01:24:06,333
forever leaving supper to take a phone call. I could not do this

678
01:24:06,333 --> 01:24:08,733
without you. Thank you.

679
01:24:12,333 --> 01:24:17,733
ella's boyfriend, drew, is with us today. Now, drew

680
01:24:21,333 --> 01:24:24,400
, we can't have fun unless we are appear having fun. I want you to introduce you

681
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:29,333
to officer cedric young, who security here. Now cedric and I, cedric

682
01:24:29,333 --> 01:24:34,133
and I love the dallas cowboys, and firearms.

683
01:24:36,333 --> 01:24:42,333
sorry, I am having too much fun here. You were all stuck having

684
01:24:42,333 --> 01:24:45,333
to listen to me. To cheyenne, I would say keep asking questions.

685
01:24:45,333 --> 01:24:51,333
that is what truly makes it work. To patrice, the

686
01:24:51,333 --> 01:24:55,533
council mom, I hated telling you know.

687
01:25:00,333 --> 01:25:02,333
to councilmember canale, who cannot be here with us

688
01:25:02,333 --> 01:25:06,333
today, he is under the weather, he is one of the most honorable men

689
01:25:06,333 --> 01:25:11,333
I have ever known. To jb, I would say that

690
01:25:11,333 --> 01:25:13,333
the higher up you get, the more powerful you get, my friend. Always

691
01:25:13,333 --> 01:25:15,333
remember, you must walk even softer than you ever have. The more powerful you

692
01:25:15,333 --> 01:25:18,333
get, the more people are watching. To our

693
01:25:18,333 --> 01:25:23,333
chairman, I would say I have loved these eight years,

694
01:25:23,333 --> 01:25:29,933
especially when only once or twice we have agreed on something.

695
01:25:30,333 --> 01:25:32,333
it's true. But, you did teach me the most important

696
01:25:32,333 --> 01:25:33,333
lesson, I think, is that when the gavel bangs and it is over, we go

697
01:25:33,333 --> 01:25:38,133
to the fifth floor, and have a cocktail

698
01:25:42,333 --> 01:25:48,333
, and we leave it here on the field, as they say. It's lovely.

699
01:25:48,333 --> 01:25:53,333
jenna, I would say I adore you. The one and only

700
01:25:53,333 --> 01:25:57,333
vote I regret is the one I did not cast for you. I truly

701
01:25:57,333 --> 01:26:00,333
and deeply apologize. To rhonda, I would say

702
01:26:00,333 --> 01:26:02,333
feed.

703
01:26:03,333 --> 01:26:09,333
you are gifted. Lead. I would say am the only member who can call

704
01:26:09,333 --> 01:26:11,333
you pops.

705
01:26:12,333 --> 01:26:15,333
if you had told me eight years ago that the treasurer of the tennessee

706
01:26:15,333 --> 01:26:20,333
republican party would count forward as one of his very

707
01:26:20,333 --> 01:26:24,400
close political friends, I would told you they were insane. But as

708
01:26:24,400 --> 01:26:26,333
it is, I rely on your counsel, sir, and you

709
01:26:26,333 --> 01:26:31,333
are in fact crazy like a fox. Always like a fox.

710
01:26:31,333 --> 01:26:34,333
to chase, who is not here but I am sure can hear us, you talk

711
01:26:34,333 --> 01:26:36,333
too much, brother.

712
01:26:40,333 --> 01:26:44,533
brother, you talk way, way too much.

713
01:26:47,333 --> 01:26:50,333
but if there is one thing in four years I have learned,

714
01:26:50,333 --> 01:26:55,333
and it is an amazing gift, he has boiled down issues to bullet points

715
01:26:55,333 --> 01:26:59,333
in exact ways that made it very

716
01:26:59,333 --> 01:27:01,333
simple for all of us to understand.

717
01:27:01,333 --> 01:27:04,333
his uncanny ability I think going forward would

718
01:27:04,333 --> 01:27:06,333
be amazing.

719
01:27:07,333 --> 01:27:10,333
I would close and say that in all candor, you are brilliant. In

720
01:27:10,333 --> 01:27:13,933
all candor, while I count noses

721
01:27:15,333 --> 01:27:19,333
, you have been the one that always thought through

722
01:27:19,333 --> 01:27:24,133
an argument. To you, the facts mattered. The

723
01:27:24,400 --> 01:27:28,000
details mattered. The arguments were always

724
01:27:28,333 --> 01:27:32,333
on point. And I salute you for that optimism, sir.

725
01:27:32,333 --> 01:27:35,200
I will close by saying doc, you will probably have to move this

726
01:27:35,200 --> 01:27:35,867
one forward.

727
01:27:35,867 --> 01:27:40,333
>> if one were to judge a book by its cover

728
01:27:40,333 --> 01:27:43,333
, they would deduce that we have absolutely nothing

729
01:27:43,333 --> 01:27:46,333
in common, and yet, these four years, we develop a

730
01:27:46,333 --> 01:27:48,733
friendship and work together

731
01:27:50,333 --> 01:27:53,333
so much that I look forward to counsel tuesday's if only to hang out. We should

732
01:27:53,333 --> 01:27:55,333
have favorites appear, but you are mine.

733
01:27:55,333 --> 01:27:57,733
that is so sweet.

734
01:28:10,333 --> 01:28:12,333
>> thank you. I will close by saying,

735
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because I know they are playing that music at

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01:28:14,333 --> 01:28:17,333
the oscars. I'm about to get yanked off the stage. I don't talk very much. I'm

737
01:28:17,333 --> 01:28:24,400
having fun with this. You are about to have five young firebrands

738
01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:27,333
I will fix everything the day before yesterday. And I want

739
01:28:27,333 --> 01:28:29,333
you to think about your first days here. Okay? And what all you

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01:28:29,333 --> 01:28:32,333
have learned. Because you are the leaders now. You are the

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01:28:32,333 --> 01:28:38,933
ones we look forward and look to for leadership. And as

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01:28:39,333 --> 01:28:41,333
chairman jones taught me, we can sit in these meetings as elected

743
01:28:41,333 --> 01:28:43,333
officials have for centuries, and just absolutely dog cuss each other.

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01:28:43,333 --> 01:28:48,133
but when the gavel ends, we are friends.

745
01:28:49,333 --> 01:28:52,333
teach, lead, and be friends.

746
01:28:52,333 --> 01:28:54,333
thank you.

747
01:29:15,333 --> 01:29:18,333
>> madam comptroller, kenny please call

748
01:29:19,333 --> 01:29:21,333
item seven?

749
01:29:21,333 --> 01:29:24,400
>> item number seven is a resolution thanking councilman worth morgan for his service to the city of

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01:29:24,400 --> 01:29:30,400
memphis. This resolution is sponsored by the memphis city council.

751
01:29:43,333 --> 01:29:46,333
>> councilmember logan? >> thank you, chair.

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01:29:48,333 --> 01:29:54,333
it is my pleasure to bring this forward as well. Whereas the memphis city council recognizes

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01:29:54,333 --> 01:29:59,133
the opportunity to express and approval of praise

754
01:30:01,333 --> 01:30:04,333
to councilmember morgan for his tireless efforts and superb commitment

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01:30:04,333 --> 01:30:07,333
to the city of memphis, and all memphis members

756
01:30:07,333 --> 01:30:10,333
throughout his tenure, and whereas an eager and driven ambassador

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01:30:10,333 --> 01:30:13,933
for change, councilmember morgan became his

758
01:30:16,333 --> 01:30:18,333
politics 15 years

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01:30:20,333 --> 01:30:25,333
ago before moving on in 2016 to serve as a voice for the community in

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01:30:25,333 --> 01:30:27,733
district 5. Having consciously advocated

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01:30:30,333 --> 01:30:34,333
for the entrance to his constituency over the

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01:30:34,333 --> 01:30:39,333
course of the past octagonal., he is poised to conclude

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01:30:39,333 --> 01:30:42,333
his continued service for the city council,

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01:30:42,333 --> 01:30:49,333
marking the culmination of two consecutive terms. A resounding testament to his

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01:30:49,333 --> 01:30:52,333
unwavering devotion to his constituents.

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and whereas councilmember morgan shared committees such as the

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01:30:55,333 --> 01:30:58,333
budget and pension board. He

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01:31:01,333 --> 01:31:04,333
also sponsored legislative ordinance for the charter

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01:31:04,333 --> 01:31:07,333
of the city of memphis to provide provisions

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01:31:07,333 --> 01:31:10,333
for the regulation of deadly weapons, drafted

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01:31:10,333 --> 01:31:13,333
several amendments in support of allowing the memphis zoo control

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01:31:13,333 --> 01:31:18,133
of the northern in of parker to allow

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01:31:18,333 --> 01:31:21,333
parking on the greens board. And whereas the councilman's

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01:31:21,333 --> 01:31:25,333
notable achievements during his tenure in the hollowed

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01:31:25,333 --> 01:31:30,333
chambers of the city council have imparted substantial contributions

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01:31:30,333 --> 01:31:37,333
to the amelioration of the broader community, providing a careful, thoughtful, but

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01:31:37,333 --> 01:31:40,333
deliberate approach in ensuring the most logical decisions are made in the

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council chambers.

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01:31:43,333 --> 01:31:46,333
and whereas councilmember morgan has undoubtably edged

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01:31:46,333 --> 01:31:52,333
his presence upon the tapestry of his district for his

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01:31:52,333 --> 01:31:57,733
exceptional receptiveness to multifarious concerns and challenges, articulated by

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01:31:58,333 --> 01:32:02,533
his constituents, consistently extended a compassionate year

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01:32:04,333 --> 01:32:09,333
and aiding had hand to those in need. And

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01:32:09,333 --> 01:32:13,333
whereas councilmember morgan's dedication to the vocation of public service

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01:32:13,333 --> 01:32:16,333
is self-evident, exemplified by his unyielding commitment

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01:32:16,333 --> 01:32:20,533
to the betterment of his constituents through

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01:32:22,333 --> 01:32:25,933
an uncomfortable reservoir of perspiration --is

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01:32:28,333 --> 01:32:30,333
that right?

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01:32:31,333 --> 01:32:34,933
okay, it should probably be perseverance.

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01:32:36,333 --> 01:32:37,333
and unwavering constellation of determination.

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01:32:37,333 --> 01:32:41,533
he has emerged that mackey has emerged

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01:32:43,333 --> 01:32:48,133
as a champion for those who interested him

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01:32:48,333 --> 01:32:51,933
, perpetually situating their needs and grievances

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01:32:54,333 --> 01:32:59,333
at his legislative agenda. And whereas the city of memphis wholeheartedly

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01:32:59,333 --> 01:33:02,333
express our profound gratitude for

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01:33:03,333 --> 01:33:07,333
his unwavering dedication to the vocation of public service

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01:33:07,333 --> 01:33:09,333
, and his relentless endeavors to uplifting

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his district, transforming it into a superlative haven

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01:33:14,333 --> 01:33:17,333
for the entirety of his residence. His

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01:33:17,333 --> 01:33:22,733
legacy cell into her in a font of a

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01:33:23,333 --> 01:33:27,533
inspiration, a beacon eliminating our own aspirations

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01:33:29,333 --> 01:33:33,333
to fill multifaceted needs and yearnings of those who are privileged to serve.

803
01:33:33,333 --> 01:33:38,333
his departure from the hallowed halls of the city council does not mark

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01:33:38,333 --> 01:33:41,333
a farewell, but rather the inaugural chapter of an

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01:33:41,333 --> 01:33:45,533
ongoing odyssey, dedicated to the betterment of

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01:33:46,333 --> 01:33:50,333
the community. Now therefore be it resolved that the

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01:33:50,333 --> 01:33:55,133
memphis city council, be it a worth farewell,

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01:33:55,333 --> 01:34:00,333
so councilmember morgan for his unwavering commitment in even native

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01:34:00,333 --> 01:34:07,533
attraction, creation, and dedication to public service to the city of memphis

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01:34:08,333 --> 01:34:10,333
, adopted december 19th, 2023.

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01:34:11,333 --> 01:34:14,333
let's give him a hand.

812
01:34:29,333 --> 01:34:32,333
>> madam comptroller, shall be voting

813
01:34:32,333 --> 01:34:40,133
no on the resolution. That's an inside joke if you have been here.

814
01:34:43,333 --> 01:34:46,333
councilmember logan, think of the kind words

815
01:34:46,333 --> 01:34:48,333
of reading that. Patrice, I feel like I'm a bit more mixed feelings

816
01:34:48,333 --> 01:34:52,333
about today than you do. Thinking back about the eight years, the very

817
01:34:52,333 --> 01:34:54,333
first meeting I have had, you asked me what you

818
01:34:54,333 --> 01:34:58,333
want to focus on? What is a problem had to work on? And

819
01:34:58,333 --> 01:34:59,333
I said our call center is not working.

820
01:34:59,333 --> 01:35:04,333
on average, it is 116 second wait time when someone

821
01:35:04,333 --> 01:35:10,333
picks up the phone and dialed 911 before someone picks up.

822
01:35:11,333 --> 01:35:13,333
he agreed, we change policies and procedures, we

823
01:35:13,333 --> 01:35:15,333
may do hiring practices, they put people in charge, and

824
01:35:15,333 --> 01:35:17,333
the council met them with resources and a new facility. And today, we

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01:35:17,333 --> 01:35:22,133
have that number down to 9.3 seconds on average.

826
01:35:26,333 --> 01:35:31,133
96% of calls are answered in under 20 seconds, and

827
01:35:31,333 --> 01:35:35,333
I wish everything that we worked on together had been as easy-going and smooth

828
01:35:35,333 --> 01:35:37,733
as that first one.

829
01:35:38,333 --> 01:35:41,333
you know, I especially wish that we could have done more for those who

830
01:35:41,333 --> 01:35:43,733
needed it the most.

831
01:35:44,333 --> 01:35:46,333
but I think that is the curse of being a legislator.

832
01:35:46,333 --> 01:35:48,333
no one has ever left the office and said the work is

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01:35:48,333 --> 01:35:51,333
done. So, for council members it will still be here and those coming in, I

834
01:35:51,333 --> 01:35:56,333
wish you the best of luck. It has been my deepest honor to serve

835
01:35:56,333 --> 01:35:59,333
the public, and thank you for sending me here

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01:35:59,333 --> 01:36:01,733
today for this work.

837
01:36:05,333 --> 01:36:07,333
usually, I lead by logic. Today will be a little different. I think it is

838
01:36:07,333 --> 01:36:11,333
difficult to close this chapter. I love the

839
01:36:11,333 --> 01:36:12,333
city of memphis more today than, if possible,

840
01:36:12,333 --> 01:36:15,333
more today than I did eight years ago when I got here.

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01:36:15,333 --> 01:36:19,333
and again, be deepest thanks to the city council staff,

842
01:36:19,333 --> 01:36:22,933
to my colleagues, to the directors.

843
01:36:23,333 --> 01:36:25,333
you have been along that journey as we have worked together

844
01:36:25,333 --> 01:36:29,333
to serve the citizens of memphis, and try to provide a

845
01:36:29,333 --> 01:36:31,333
better tomorrow.

846
01:36:32,333 --> 01:36:35,333
the 6000 city employees we have, you are all

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01:36:35,333 --> 01:36:36,333
the backbones, the hands, and the feet

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01:36:36,333 --> 01:36:41,333
of the city of memphis. We could not have gotten it done without you.

849
01:36:41,333 --> 01:36:44,333
thank you so much, and I think a lot of the times were

850
01:36:44,333 --> 01:36:47,333
u of l had to bear the burdens of problems

851
01:36:47,333 --> 01:36:51,533
created by political arenas, but they were

852
01:36:52,333 --> 01:36:53,333
yours to figure out and solve on the street. You all were tremendous, tremendous

853
01:36:53,333 --> 01:36:56,333
in that effort. So, I came here to serve

854
01:36:56,333 --> 01:36:59,333
the citizens of memphis. Thank you all for allowing me the opportunity

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01:36:59,333 --> 01:37:05,333
to do that. I leave here still willing and wanting to serve memphis.

856
01:37:05,333 --> 01:37:08,333
I don't know what the future holds, but I am excited

857
01:37:08,333 --> 01:37:13,333
to pursue it, and to still be a part of this community,

858
01:37:13,333 --> 01:37:18,733
loving memphis every single day. Thank you, mr. Chair.

859
01:37:40,333 --> 01:37:44,333
I forgot to thank my wife! That was a huge mistake!

860
01:37:44,333 --> 01:37:50,933
she is my everything! It would not be possible without her!

861
01:37:52,333 --> 01:37:54,200
>> thank you. Madam comptroller, will you please call

862
01:37:54,200 --> 01:37:54,700
item eight?

863
01:37:54,700 --> 01:37:59,500
>> item number eight is a resolution thanking chairman

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01:38:00,333 --> 01:38:02,333
martavius d. Jones for his service to the city of memphis. This resolution is sponsored by the memphis city

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01:38:02,333 --> 01:38:04,333
council.

866
01:38:11,333 --> 01:38:13,333
>> it afternoon, counsel.

867
01:38:17,333 --> 01:38:20,333
I think this is probably going to be difficult

868
01:38:20,333 --> 01:38:22,333
for me.

869
01:38:26,333 --> 01:38:28,333
yeah, this is going to be a tough one.

870
01:38:28,333 --> 01:38:31,333
we will try to get through. In 2017, I moved back to the city of memphis,

871
01:38:31,333 --> 01:38:36,333
attending to figure out how I can, you know, serve the city

872
01:38:36,333 --> 01:38:38,333
of memphis. It was kind of difficult for a younger person

873
01:38:38,333 --> 01:38:41,333
involved in politics. I was having meetings all across the cities, try to

874
01:38:41,333 --> 01:38:45,333
figure out who will open the door for me. All of the elected officials

875
01:38:45,333 --> 01:38:48,333
picked me, and only a elected officials took

876
01:38:48,333 --> 01:38:53,133
the time to meet with me, talk about

877
01:38:53,333 --> 01:38:59,333
memphis, and how we can help me along the journey.

878
01:39:00,333 --> 01:39:02,333
that was chairman jones.

879
01:39:02,333 --> 01:39:06,333
it's with great honor that I read this resolution

880
01:39:06,333 --> 01:39:12,333
, honoring the career of my friend, and my brother, chairman

881
01:39:12,333 --> 01:39:17,133
jones. Whereas to serve the people of memphis

882
01:39:18,333 --> 01:39:21,333
, and to be on the front line of the present issues that impact our great city

883
01:39:21,333 --> 01:39:23,333
on a daily basis is no easy feat.

884
01:39:23,333 --> 01:39:29,333
the requires ordinary aptitude for compassion, a constant willingness to advocate

885
01:39:29,333 --> 01:39:34,333
for those whose voices often go unheard, and a heart to serve the people

886
01:39:34,333 --> 01:39:38,333
with grace and humility, and above all else

887
01:39:38,333 --> 01:39:41,333
, even one's self, current chairman marti

888
01:39:41,333 --> 01:39:47,333
vs jones is one such individual who possesses all those qualities and more. And whereas

889
01:39:47,333 --> 01:39:53,333
chairman jones love the city of memphis, he served on any board

890
01:39:53,333 --> 01:39:58,333
of the memphis city council. He traces all the way back to his childhood

891
01:39:58,333 --> 01:40:00,333
in which he gained an appreciation for community, and a deep-rooted

892
01:40:00,333 --> 01:40:03,333
sense of response ability to strive for excellence, and be a public

893
01:40:03,333 --> 01:40:09,333
servant. These are principles that are instilled in him by

894
01:40:09,333 --> 01:40:14,733
his parents. Chairman jones is a proud member of

895
01:40:15,333 --> 01:40:17,333
the class of 1980.

896
01:40:17,333 --> 01:40:22,733
of the legendary central high school. His intelligence leason

897
01:40:23,333 --> 01:40:29,333
to the illustrious highway university, really will shine in and out of

898
01:40:29,333 --> 01:40:33,333
the classroom, and if this is a ministry to

899
01:40:33,333 --> 01:40:36,333
and finance in universities and colleges being inducted

900
01:40:36,333 --> 01:40:39,933
into the golden key national honor

901
01:40:40,333 --> 01:40:43,333
society, and serving of the treasure of the university's homecoming community.

902
01:40:43,333 --> 01:40:48,133
german jones joined an organization for ideal friendship

903
01:40:48,333 --> 01:40:51,933
essential to sold, or made it

904
01:40:53,333 --> 01:40:58,333
in washington, d.c., and worse upon graduation, he

905
01:40:58,333 --> 01:41:00,333
will go on to achieve great success in his professional career, including making

906
01:41:00,333 --> 01:41:03,333
the brief choice of becoming a doctor for newer and opening

907
01:41:03,333 --> 01:41:06,333
his financial consulting company. Through his career, will

908
01:41:06,333 --> 01:41:09,333
provide with many compliments, his heart for people, and the services

909
01:41:09,333 --> 01:41:12,933
to community. In 2003, he began serving

910
01:41:13,333 --> 01:41:18,333
on the memphis alcohol commission, review devote the time and knowledge he gained

911
01:41:18,333 --> 01:41:20,333
from his experiences of 10 years, knowing that

912
01:41:20,333 --> 01:41:21,333
they were for the people is never done.

913
01:41:21,333 --> 01:41:24,933
we shifted to one of that

914
01:41:26,333 --> 01:41:31,333
he was appointed to the memphis school board in 2006, and twice thereafter

915
01:41:31,333 --> 01:41:36,333
would be victorious in the election to the same position in 2006 and 2010.

916
01:41:36,333 --> 01:41:39,333
on the opposite where he serves on the

917
01:41:39,333 --> 01:41:41,333
school board, he uses his vast knowledge and experience

918
01:41:41,333 --> 01:41:44,333
of finance to do better in the state of education, the memphis

919
01:41:44,333 --> 01:41:47,333
city council, the chairman of the superintendent search

920
01:41:47,333 --> 01:41:51,333
committee, later as board president, and --

921
01:41:51,333 --> 01:41:56,133
>> whereas always a leader, a servant leader, visionary

922
01:41:58,333 --> 01:42:01,333
found to serve all of the citizens of memphis after being elected to

923
01:42:01,333 --> 01:42:05,533
the memphis city council on october 8th, 2015

924
01:42:06,333 --> 01:42:08,333
, and october 3rd, 2019.

925
01:42:09,333 --> 01:42:13,333
during his time on the council, he shared several standings ad

926
01:42:13,333 --> 01:42:16,333
hoc committee, including the economic develop a committee

927
01:42:16,333 --> 01:42:20,533
, budget committee, transportation committee, and executive committee

928
01:42:21,333 --> 01:42:27,333
, and served as the liaison for the pension investment board

929
01:42:27,333 --> 01:42:32,333
, memphis airport authority, memphis in may, and shelby county schools. Outside

930
01:42:32,333 --> 01:42:36,333
of his role of chairman of various committees, he also

931
01:42:36,333 --> 01:42:41,133
established himself as a fixture in our city

932
01:42:41,333 --> 01:42:44,333
. Through his service on numerous boards, including methodist hospital

933
01:42:44,333 --> 01:42:47,933
, extended care hospital board, playhouse on

934
01:42:48,333 --> 01:42:51,333
the square, memphis rock and soul museum, and

935
01:42:51,333 --> 01:42:55,533
the memphis police foundation, whereas a councilmember

936
01:42:56,333 --> 01:43:03,333
, chairman jones fiercely advocated for the people of memphis, and was steadfast

937
01:43:03,333 --> 01:43:06,333
in standing for what he believed in, even if it meant

938
01:43:06,333 --> 01:43:09,933
that he would sometimes stand alone.

939
01:43:12,333 --> 01:43:15,333
though his time on the memphis city school board ended, his presence

940
01:43:15,333 --> 01:43:20,333
served as a constant reminder that his body, though

941
01:43:20,333 --> 01:43:27,333
not directed in the education system, was always in the business of

942
01:43:27,333 --> 01:43:29,333
serving children.

943
01:43:30,333 --> 01:43:33,333
his commitment to this principle was demonstrated when

944
01:43:33,333 --> 01:43:36,333
he established the memphis city council hbcu scholarship

945
01:43:36,333 --> 01:43:39,933
program opportunity to experience the allocation

946
01:43:42,333 --> 01:43:47,333
of $1,000,000.00, and to allow students the opportunity to experience the

947
01:43:47,333 --> 01:43:52,133
rich culture and profound education provided by hbcu.

948
01:43:54,333 --> 01:44:00,333
his commitment to this principle also extended to the many nonprofit organizations

949
01:44:00,333 --> 01:44:02,733
that served our communities.

950
01:44:03,333 --> 01:44:08,333
as chairman jones brought the resolution to establish the memphis city

951
01:44:08,333 --> 01:44:11,933
council grant program each fiscal year.

952
01:44:12,333 --> 01:44:14,733
>> whereas with the departure

953
01:44:17,333 --> 01:44:19,333
of chairman jones, the council has lost a tighten and

954
01:44:19,333 --> 01:44:23,333
true advocate for the council's authority and well-being.

955
01:44:23,333 --> 01:44:27,333
is a leader in student mind. He has undeniably played a vital role in

956
01:44:27,333 --> 01:44:30,333
improving the city we call home. And advocating for

957
01:44:30,333 --> 01:44:36,333
a better quality of life for all people of memphis, his beloved role

958
01:44:36,333 --> 01:44:39,333
in the proudest achievement is being a father to

959
01:44:39,333 --> 01:44:42,333
his son, jerry jones. Therefore be resolved that the memphis city council honors

960
01:44:42,333 --> 01:44:45,333
the intrepid leader, chairman jones.

961
01:45:07,333 --> 01:45:10,333
>> colleagues, thank you. Thank you.

962
01:45:19,333 --> 01:45:23,533
this has been an honor to serve

963
01:45:25,333 --> 01:45:27,333
the city.

964
01:45:28,333 --> 01:45:31,933
you know, I am with you.

965
01:45:34,333 --> 01:45:37,333
I have mixed emotions about this. I will

966
01:45:37,333 --> 01:45:40,333
have some free time on my hands, you know, to dedicate,

967
01:45:40,333 --> 01:45:47,533
because I absolutely love what I do professionally. But, I love serving.

968
01:45:48,333 --> 01:45:52,333
into my council colleagues, it has been a pleasure serving

969
01:45:52,333 --> 01:45:54,333
with you all.

970
01:45:56,333 --> 01:46:01,333
I think it's a couple of incoming councilmembers here

971
01:46:01,333 --> 01:46:04,333
. You know, I just hope that you all, in the service that you do

972
01:46:04,333 --> 01:46:06,333
to the city

973
01:46:10,333 --> 01:46:13,333
, remember those people who we have to be the conscience. We have to be

974
01:46:13,333 --> 01:46:16,333
the voice of people who

975
01:46:19,333 --> 01:46:22,333
don't have the resources to come down here and advocate for the cause.

976
01:46:22,333 --> 01:46:25,333
we have to do that.

977
01:46:28,333 --> 01:46:31,333
you know, I still have to live here, I am still going to call

978
01:46:31,333 --> 01:46:35,333
this place home, so I need you all, and

979
01:46:35,333 --> 01:46:40,333
the collective of the city, to make memphis a city

980
01:46:40,333 --> 01:46:45,733
of choice. None of us should have to look

981
01:46:46,333 --> 01:46:52,333
over our shoulders. None of us should --we shouldn't isolate public safety

982
01:46:52,333 --> 01:46:54,733
to just one community.

983
01:46:58,333 --> 01:47:01,333
it should be all communities. Now, there's

984
01:47:01,333 --> 01:47:04,333
a lot of work that I feel was not done, and not a compass. I

985
01:47:04,333 --> 01:47:10,333
am not leaving here a happy camper. I am not.

986
01:47:10,333 --> 01:47:13,333
because they still of a high poverty rate. Colleagues, let's address that.

987
01:47:13,333 --> 01:47:17,333
I am not going to be here

988
01:47:17,333 --> 01:47:21,333
talking about everything. But it has been a joy.

989
01:47:21,333 --> 01:47:25,333
and now, I cannot leave here without thanking

990
01:47:25,333 --> 01:47:28,333
the staff, the council staff. First of all, the

991
01:47:28,333 --> 01:47:30,333
council staff.

992
01:47:34,333 --> 01:47:36,333
you all, for those of us who understand, the council

993
01:47:36,333 --> 01:47:39,333
members, there been people come down to city hall

994
01:47:39,333 --> 01:47:43,333
expecting to see us. We are not here. But it is the people who work here

995
01:47:43,333 --> 01:47:46,333
every day that really get the job done. People can

996
01:47:46,333 --> 01:47:52,333
complain about government, but as he talked about, there are

997
01:47:52,333 --> 01:47:58,333
6000 people who do things right every single day that we take

998
01:47:58,333 --> 01:48:00,333
for granted.

999
01:48:04,333 --> 01:48:07,333
so, we may get the credit, but it is you all, council staff,

1000
01:48:07,333 --> 01:48:10,333
and the 6000 folks who work for the city of memphis that do the real

1001
01:48:10,333 --> 01:48:13,333
work. So, continue to work. It has been a pleasure to serve with you

1002
01:48:13,333 --> 01:48:15,333
all. Thank you.

1003
01:48:22,333 --> 01:48:24,333
>> hello, counsel.

1004
01:48:31,333 --> 01:48:34,333
what a man, what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man. We came on

1005
01:48:34,333 --> 01:48:39,733
eight years ago onto the council, and who would

1006
01:48:40,333 --> 01:48:42,733
ever imagine this day?

1007
01:48:43,333 --> 01:48:49,333
you have had many fights. You have had a lot

1008
01:48:49,333 --> 01:48:55,333
of wins, if you that you were not successful with

1009
01:48:55,333 --> 01:48:57,733
, but you kept fighting.

1010
01:48:58,333 --> 01:49:00,733
you are a fighter.

1011
01:49:01,333 --> 01:49:07,333
and that, one can't help but admire. I appreciate you

1012
01:49:07,333 --> 01:49:10,333
. You are the vice chair. My last day here on the

1013
01:49:10,333 --> 01:49:13,933
council, and now you have been

1014
01:49:15,333 --> 01:49:19,333
the leader of the city of memphis and

1015
01:49:19,333 --> 01:49:24,400
this council. And we are truly proud of you.

1016
01:49:24,400 --> 01:49:28,333
and I know you have some other dreams coming forward

1017
01:49:28,333 --> 01:49:33,333
, and I am a true believer. You have to have a dream. If you

1018
01:49:33,333 --> 01:49:36,333
don't have a dream, how are you ever going to make a dream come true? So,

1019
01:49:36,333 --> 01:49:40,333
we look forward to great things from you. We appreciate you

1020
01:49:40,333 --> 01:49:45,133
, and congratulations on all of your great works.

1021
01:49:55,333 --> 01:49:58,333
>> so, if I could have all of my councilmembers that are

1022
01:49:58,333 --> 01:50:00,333
outgoing councilmembers, sticky photo, please.

1023
01:50:00,333 --> 01:50:03,333
>> let the record affect that chairman jones

1024
01:50:03,333 --> 01:50:08,733
did not get to vote no on this. [ laughter ]

1025
01:51:44,333 --> 01:51:49,133
>> madam comptroller, will you please call item nine?

1026
01:51:50,333 --> 01:51:53,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman. Item number

1027
01:51:53,333 --> 01:51:59,333
nine is a resolution approving the right-of-way vacation of lafayette place located between

1028
01:51:59,333 --> 01:52:02,333
e. Goodwyn street and lafayette street. This resolution is sponsored by the division

1029
01:52:02,333 --> 01:52:04,733
of planning and development.

1030
01:52:08,333 --> 01:52:11,333
case number is s.a.c.

1031
01:52:11,333 --> 01:52:13,333
23-04.

1032
01:52:14,333 --> 01:52:16,333
>> thank you.

1033
01:52:17,333 --> 01:52:19,333
councilmember johnson?

1034
01:52:22,333 --> 01:52:24,400
>> this item was discussed in committee, and was sent down

1035
01:52:24,400 --> 01:52:26,333
without a recommendation, and I so move.

1036
01:52:26,333 --> 01:52:28,333
>> okay.

1037
01:52:29,333 --> 01:52:33,333
they item has been moved by councilmember johnson, seconded by

1038
01:52:33,333 --> 01:52:38,133
councilmember morgan. Do we have any comment cards?

1039
01:52:41,333 --> 01:52:43,333
miss sergeant-at-arms?

1040
01:52:43,333 --> 01:52:44,333
do we have comment cards on this?

1041
01:52:44,333 --> 01:52:47,333
we do? Okay. Do we have comment cards

1042
01:52:47,333 --> 01:52:49,733
on item number nine?

1043
01:52:50,333 --> 01:52:54,533
so, we will also have a presentation

1044
01:52:56,333 --> 01:52:58,333
on this.

1045
01:53:08,333 --> 01:53:09,333
your odd, now. I am sorry about that.

1046
01:53:09,333 --> 01:53:13,333
>> thank you, mr. Chair, members of the

1047
01:53:13,333 --> 01:53:17,333
council. Kendra calm, number of development. This is a request for right

1048
01:53:17,333 --> 01:53:19,733
away vacation street segments.

1049
01:53:23,333 --> 01:53:29,333
it's two different street island closer cases, 2023-004, and 2023-005

1050
01:53:31,333 --> 01:53:34,933
. I combined them into one presentation.

1051
01:53:35,333 --> 01:53:38,933
and the request is the applicant

1052
01:53:43,333 --> 01:53:46,333
is part of the homeowners association, represented by miss

1053
01:53:46,333 --> 01:53:48,333
cindy reeves. As I stated, this is in the

1054
01:53:48,333 --> 01:53:53,133
gardens neighborhood, as shown on the map. Looking

1055
01:53:53,333 --> 01:53:59,333
at the zoning map to the left, this is residential single-family

1056
01:53:59,333 --> 01:54:02,333
six zoning, and the street segments are shown

1057
01:54:02,333 --> 01:54:06,533
in yellow. So, you have lafayette place

1058
01:54:08,333 --> 01:54:11,333
. That is to the right. And then, you have lombardi road that is to

1059
01:54:11,333 --> 01:54:14,333
the left. You also have the street segments

1060
01:54:14,333 --> 01:54:20,333
shown on the land use map. The yellow shows the residential

1061
01:54:20,333 --> 01:54:25,333
single-family uses, and then also, you can see in blue

1062
01:54:25,333 --> 01:54:29,333
, that is the memphis museum of science and history

1063
01:54:29,333 --> 01:54:32,333
. That is in blue, and then the star that is above that is the

1064
01:54:32,333 --> 01:54:37,133
lafayette place segment that is requested for closure.

1065
01:54:38,333 --> 01:54:44,333
and then, to the left, the other star is lombardi road.

1066
01:54:44,333 --> 01:54:47,933
so, looking at the subdivision plat,

1067
01:54:50,333 --> 01:54:53,333
the gardens was planted in 26.

1068
01:54:53,333 --> 01:54:56,333
at that time, it was well over 400 properties that

1069
01:54:56,333 --> 01:54:58,333
were planted.

1070
01:54:59,333 --> 01:55:05,333
this is the subdivision plat that I have broken into two

1071
01:55:05,333 --> 01:55:09,333
different images. So, the image to the right does

1072
01:55:09,333 --> 01:55:11,333
show once again, the street segments.

1073
01:55:11,333 --> 01:55:16,733
you have lafayette place, that is ray here in

1074
01:55:17,333 --> 01:55:22,333
yellow, and the lombardi road, ray here are makers there is.

1075
01:55:22,333 --> 01:55:25,333
also, the subdivision plat does have a

1076
01:55:25,333 --> 01:55:29,333
dedication of the citypark and the city lake

1077
01:55:29,333 --> 01:55:32,333
that were also dedicated at that time to

1078
01:55:32,333 --> 01:55:37,733
the city. It also shows pink palace museum here.

1079
01:55:38,333 --> 01:55:43,733
so, looking at photos of these locations, we have

1080
01:55:44,333 --> 01:55:49,133
lafayette place, and to the left, this is

1081
01:55:49,333 --> 01:55:53,333
where the proposed date would be. From lafayette street.

1082
01:55:53,333 --> 01:55:56,333
and, the opposite end of that would remain open. That would

1083
01:55:56,333 --> 01:56:01,133
be for lafayette place. And for lombardi road,

1084
01:56:02,333 --> 01:56:05,933
you have the cherokee drive access

1085
01:56:08,333 --> 01:56:15,533
, and to the rights, that is the proposed placement of the gate.

1086
01:56:16,333 --> 01:56:20,333
so, the closure plat does show that lafayette place

1087
01:56:20,333 --> 01:56:25,133
is 15,157 square feet. That is requested for closure.

1088
01:56:26,333 --> 01:56:32,333
and this is from lafayette street to east goodwin street.

1089
01:56:34,333 --> 01:56:38,333
and looking at schematics of what was proposed, this would be wrought iron

1090
01:56:38,333 --> 01:56:40,733
gate with brick columns.

1091
01:56:41,333 --> 01:56:48,333
and, you have the closure to vehicle access in the center, but

1092
01:56:48,333 --> 01:56:54,333
there is also a proposed access for pedestrians and bicyclists

1093
01:56:54,333 --> 01:56:57,333
that is to the south.

1094
01:57:01,333 --> 01:57:06,333
also, this shows that this gate would be a gait that swings into

1095
01:57:06,333 --> 01:57:08,333
lafayette place.

1096
01:57:09,333 --> 01:57:12,333
and that is how access

1097
01:57:13,333 --> 01:57:18,133
, or, actually, leaving would be accessed or maintained

1098
01:57:18,333 --> 01:57:20,733
at this particular location.

1099
01:57:21,333 --> 01:57:27,333
in the other closure plat would be for lombardi road

1100
01:57:27,333 --> 01:57:32,133
. That is 14,575 square feet. That would be from

1101
01:57:32,333 --> 01:57:37,733
the segment of cherokee drive to south finley road.

1102
01:57:41,333 --> 01:57:43,333
and it is the same type of gait that is

1103
01:57:43,333 --> 01:57:48,133
proposed. The wrought iron gate with brick columns.

1104
01:57:48,333 --> 01:57:51,333
rather than the gate swinging in, this gate is

1105
01:57:51,333 --> 01:57:54,333
proposed to slide to the north.

1106
01:57:54,333 --> 01:57:57,333
and also, there is a pedestrian gate proposed for this particular

1107
01:57:57,333 --> 01:57:59,333
location as well.

1108
01:58:03,333 --> 01:58:06,333
so, to conclude, these gates would be for emergency vehicle

1109
01:58:06,333 --> 01:58:08,333
access only.

1110
01:58:09,333 --> 01:58:13,333
or, it would be exit only access

1111
01:58:13,333 --> 01:58:18,333
if a clicker is purchased from the homeowners association

1112
01:58:18,333 --> 01:58:21,333
. There have been a number of street allie closures within

1113
01:58:21,333 --> 01:58:23,733
this neighborhood over time.

1114
01:58:27,333 --> 01:58:30,333
most notably along poplar avenue. Not only the street allie closures,

1115
01:58:30,333 --> 01:58:35,133
but also the wall that is along poplar.

1116
01:58:38,333 --> 01:58:40,333
there is the public park and the lake that is

1117
01:58:40,333 --> 01:58:43,933
at the center of the neighborhood.

1118
01:58:44,333 --> 01:58:48,333
and as I have shown on the subdivision plat, these are

1119
01:58:48,333 --> 01:58:51,333
public amenities that were dedicated in 1926 when the subdivision

1120
01:58:51,333 --> 01:58:53,333
was platted.

1121
01:58:53,333 --> 01:59:00,333
while the stated reason for the application closure request the security of the neighborhood

1122
01:59:00,333 --> 01:59:06,333
, dpd disagrees that street allie closure is the appropriate response

1123
01:59:06,333 --> 01:59:08,333
for that.

1124
01:59:08,333 --> 01:59:12,333
closing lafayette place and lombardi road could

1125
01:59:12,333 --> 01:59:15,333
negatively impact access for the residents that live

1126
01:59:15,333 --> 01:59:18,333
within chickasaw gardens, and also

1127
01:59:19,333 --> 01:59:23,533
access to the public lake and park.

1128
01:59:24,400 --> 01:59:27,333
and with the closure, that would limit the access to three access points

1129
01:59:27,333 --> 01:59:29,333
on central avenue.

1130
01:59:33,333 --> 01:59:35,333
our public works and solid waste divisions have

1131
01:59:35,333 --> 01:59:37,333
also expressed concerns about the closure, and

1132
01:59:37,333 --> 01:59:41,533
how that may impede service delivery. Lastly,

1133
01:59:42,333 --> 01:59:45,933
closure would further prohibit access to

1134
01:59:48,333 --> 01:59:51,333
the park and lake, and at the time, there was multiple

1135
01:59:51,333 --> 01:59:54,333
access points to these public amenities when they

1136
01:59:54,333 --> 01:59:58,533
were platted, and there have been less

1137
02:00:00,333 --> 02:00:02,333
over time.

1138
02:00:03,333 --> 02:00:05,333
so, approving the street allie closure applications in chickasaw gardens

1139
02:00:05,333 --> 02:00:10,733
would further prohibit the access to the amenities, would

1140
02:00:12,333 --> 02:00:14,333
you be detrimental.

1141
02:00:15,333 --> 02:00:18,333
and I am happy to answer any questions.

1142
02:00:18,333 --> 02:00:20,333
>> okay.

1143
02:00:23,333 --> 02:00:26,333
yes, well, I am sorry. I have, in the queue,

1144
02:00:26,333 --> 02:00:30,333
councilmember orange, followed by councilmember colvett and

1145
02:00:30,333 --> 02:00:32,333
councilmember morgan.

1146
02:00:32,333 --> 02:00:36,333
>> thank you, mr. Chair. Can we look at that 1926 slide that

1147
02:00:36,333 --> 02:00:38,333
showed the original?

1148
02:00:38,333 --> 02:00:42,333
yeah, if you look at the slide on the left, I think

1149
02:00:42,333 --> 02:00:48,333
you can see there is one, two, three, four, five, six

1150
02:00:48,333 --> 02:00:52,167
entry points of above that have all been closed. Is

1151
02:00:52,167 --> 02:00:53,333
that correct?

1152
02:00:53,333 --> 02:00:55,733
>> yes, that is correct.

1153
02:00:56,333 --> 02:00:57,333
>> all right.

1154
02:00:57,333 --> 02:00:58,167
that is what I wanted to know.

1155
02:00:58,167 --> 02:00:58,500
thank you.

1156
02:00:58,500 --> 02:01:00,333
>> councilmember colvett?

1157
02:01:00,333 --> 02:01:03,933
>> thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman.

1158
02:01:06,333 --> 02:01:09,933
staff, on the conditions item five,

1159
02:01:12,333 --> 02:01:15,333
I guess that is page two.

1160
02:01:15,333 --> 02:01:18,333
access would be for emergency vehicles only.

1161
02:01:18,333 --> 02:01:23,333
no remote open access shall be allowed by residents. But, later

1162
02:01:23,333 --> 02:01:27,333
on, page 16, you speak to the letter of intent

1163
02:01:27,333 --> 02:01:29,733
. The clickers being purchased.

1164
02:01:30,333 --> 02:01:33,333
I just want to make sure well we are debating

1165
02:01:33,333 --> 02:01:36,333
this, which you make sure, do we need to strike back? Or clarify

1166
02:01:36,333 --> 02:01:39,333
do they get clickers or not?

1167
02:01:39,333 --> 02:01:41,333
>> so, no.

1168
02:01:44,333 --> 02:01:50,333
staff is proposing this would be for emergency vehicle access only.

1169
02:01:50,333 --> 02:01:53,333
>> okay. So, the condition, because I want the audience to know if we are

1170
02:01:53,333 --> 02:01:57,333
in favor of closing this, no remote open access shall be allowed by

1171
02:01:57,333 --> 02:01:58,400
the residence.

1172
02:01:58,400 --> 02:02:01,233
that is the condition on this guy. Right?

1173
02:02:01,233 --> 02:02:03,233
>> that is correct.

1174
02:02:03,333 --> 02:02:05,333
>> okay.

1175
02:02:06,333 --> 02:02:09,333
you also speak to, on page 16, this is

1176
02:02:09,333 --> 02:02:11,333
the conclusion section.

1177
02:02:15,333 --> 02:02:21,333
there would also be bike and pedestrian gate that would stay open during daylight hours.

1178
02:02:21,333 --> 02:02:24,330
that is a conclusion. But, is it also a condition? Did not

1179
02:02:24,330 --> 02:02:24,933
see it in there.

1180
02:02:24,933 --> 02:02:29,133
>> there is actually, the applicant has proposed

1181
02:02:29,333 --> 02:02:34,133
if this is approved, and amendment to that.

1182
02:02:35,333 --> 02:02:40,333
which would then read pedestrian and bicycle gate access open

1183
02:02:40,333 --> 02:02:44,333
one hour before daylight, and remain open for one hour after dusk.

1184
02:02:44,333 --> 02:02:46,333
>> okay. So, the applicant intends to bring?

1185
02:02:46,333 --> 02:02:48,333
>> yes, sir.

1186
02:02:49,333 --> 02:02:52,333
>> I will say my questions.

1187
02:02:52,333 --> 02:02:54,333
ms. Reeves, we can delve into those two and clean

1188
02:02:54,333 --> 02:02:55,333
it up, exactly what you're looking for. Thank

1189
02:02:55,333 --> 02:02:57,333
you, mr. Chairman, that concludes.

1190
02:02:57,333 --> 02:02:59,733
>> thank you. Councilmember morgan?

1191
02:03:01,333 --> 02:03:02,333
>> thank you, mr.

1192
02:03:02,333 --> 02:03:06,333
chair. I will reserve my comments until after the public speaks.

1193
02:03:06,333 --> 02:03:10,333
>> okay. So, I have a number of comment cards here.

1194
02:03:10,333 --> 02:03:13,333
it looks like I have five comment cards for those in opposition.

1195
02:03:13,333 --> 02:03:18,333
I have one card that specifies that they are

1196
02:03:18,333 --> 02:03:22,333
in favor of it, but I need to know whether I should put you in the proponent

1197
02:03:22,333 --> 02:03:26,533
or opponent. Mr. Raines, and mr. Wilder?

1198
02:03:28,333 --> 02:03:30,333
in favor? Okay.

1199
02:03:33,333 --> 02:03:36,333
so, what I will do, I will designate 10 minutes for

1200
02:03:36,333 --> 02:03:38,333
each side. What that will amount to will be two minutes

1201
02:03:38,333 --> 02:03:43,333
for those that are in opposition to make your public comments,

1202
02:03:43,333 --> 02:03:48,133
and approximately 10 minutes for those that are in

1203
02:03:49,333 --> 02:03:54,333
favor of it. So, my first comment card is going to be for those in favor.

1204
02:03:54,333 --> 02:03:59,133
my first comment card for mr. Jim raines.

1205
02:04:01,333 --> 02:04:04,333
>> I will close, if that is okay.

1206
02:04:04,333 --> 02:04:08,333
>> okay, ms. Reeves? >> cindy reeves, we actually have

1207
02:04:08,333 --> 02:04:14,333
a presentation, and then we have an order of speakers?

1208
02:04:15,333 --> 02:04:19,533
>> okay. That would be fine. >> thank you.

1209
02:04:20,333 --> 02:04:22,400
mr. Chairman, so there are two cases that we are hearing, is there

1210
02:04:22,400 --> 02:04:23,233
any way to have 20 minutes?

1211
02:04:23,233 --> 02:04:26,233
>> well, because they are going

1212
02:04:26,333 --> 02:04:30,333
to be talking about the same subjects, that is why we are combining

1213
02:04:30,333 --> 02:04:35,333
them that way. But, no, as far as the comments from the public

1214
02:04:35,333 --> 02:04:39,333
, the presentation time that you have is not going to take away

1215
02:04:39,333 --> 02:04:44,733
from their time for those were going to speak

1216
02:04:46,333 --> 02:04:47,333
in favor from it.

1217
02:04:47,333 --> 02:04:49,333
>> so my presentation will not take away from it?

1218
02:04:49,333 --> 02:04:51,733
>> correct. >> thank you. Kendra?

1219
02:05:07,333 --> 02:05:13,333
I will try to go to my presentation fairly quickly.

1220
02:05:13,333 --> 02:05:14,333
this is our first line.

1221
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welcome two saw gardens. There is a large presence of residents here.

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02:05:18,333 --> 02:05:20,333
this is an extremely important case for our residents.

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02:05:20,333 --> 02:05:22,333
so, welcome to chickasaw gardens.

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02:05:22,333 --> 02:05:24,333
next slide?

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02:05:24,400 --> 02:05:30,333
this is the outline in blue is the actual subdivision.

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02:05:30,333 --> 02:05:33,333
the green are the three streets that will remain open, and

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02:05:33,333 --> 02:05:37,333
as you can see, the big yellow is the public park and the lake.

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02:05:37,333 --> 02:05:39,333
next slide?

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02:05:40,333 --> 02:05:42,333
this with the original subdivision that was approved

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02:05:42,333 --> 02:05:46,333
july 15th, 1926. We are proposing to approve the

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02:05:46,333 --> 02:05:49,333
lafayette entrances shown in red two substrates. Neither of these entrances

1232
02:05:49,333 --> 02:05:52,333
lead to the public park. The three entrances

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02:05:52,333 --> 02:05:58,333
on central as shown in blue are to remain open 24

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02:05:58,333 --> 02:06:01,333
seven for particular access. Visitors are familiar with

1235
02:06:01,333 --> 02:06:05,533
chickasaw gardens, and will find these entrances

1236
02:06:06,333 --> 02:06:10,333
leading directly to the public park, as you can see on the

1237
02:06:10,333 --> 02:06:15,333
fly. Next slide? This is from the memphis parks website

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. As we said, we amended the condition on the park hours.

1239
02:06:19,333 --> 02:06:22,933
next slide? This is lombardi road.

1240
02:06:24,400 --> 02:06:31,333
it is 247 feet long, and it has five houses above it. Next slide?

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02:06:31,333 --> 02:06:34,333
slofie a place is 297 feet long.

1242
02:06:34,333 --> 02:06:37,333
it actually has one home that abides it. Neck slide? This is

1243
02:06:37,333 --> 02:06:39,733
the memphis three-point oh.

1244
02:06:43,333 --> 02:06:46,333
we do not agree with staff at this does not --that memphis three-point oh

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02:06:46,333 --> 02:06:49,333
does not apply. Soon, we will be addressing the three-point

1246
02:06:49,333 --> 02:06:51,333
oh points that we would like to point out, and

1247
02:06:51,333 --> 02:06:55,333
we feel that we are a walkable neighborhood, and we feel like that is extremely boring

1248
02:06:55,333 --> 02:06:59,333
to the council to understand, that this is

1249
02:06:59,333 --> 02:07:01,333
a very, very walkable neighborhood.

1250
02:07:01,333 --> 02:07:03,333
next slide?

1251
02:07:03,333 --> 02:07:07,333
as you can see, this is one of our residents. You can see

1252
02:07:07,333 --> 02:07:10,333
there is no sidewalks, there is small front yards. Your maintenance vehicles

1253
02:07:10,333 --> 02:07:13,333
, you're trying to keep your children safe

1254
02:07:13,333 --> 02:07:16,333
, and this is what you deal with on a

1255
02:07:16,333 --> 02:07:22,333
daily basis when you want to walk on our streets.

1256
02:07:22,333 --> 02:07:25,333
next slide? This is a couple more residents just enjoying

1257
02:07:25,333 --> 02:07:31,333
a walk, walking their dog. As you can see, it happens all the time

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02:07:31,333 --> 02:07:34,333
, and that is one of the beauties and amenities of the subdivision.

1259
02:07:34,333 --> 02:07:36,333
next slide?

1260
02:07:37,333 --> 02:07:40,333
as you can see, there is a lot of delivery

1261
02:07:40,333 --> 02:07:43,333
trucks, maintenance trucks. You have a lot of uber drivers, you have a lot

1262
02:07:43,333 --> 02:07:49,333
of fedex deliveries, you have a lot of people who visit this neighborhood

1263
02:07:49,333 --> 02:07:52,333
. Is a very, very pleasant neighborhood to visit

1264
02:07:52,333 --> 02:07:55,333
, but it is hard to get around of the narrow streets.

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02:07:55,333 --> 02:07:57,333
next slide?

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02:08:00,333 --> 02:08:03,333
these have been installed and paid for by chickasaw gardens.

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02:08:03,333 --> 02:08:06,333
here's a sidewalk that goes all around the lake, and

1268
02:08:06,333 --> 02:08:10,333
there is a new sidewalk with the curd curb cut ramp

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02:08:10,333 --> 02:08:12,333
for handicap.

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02:08:12,333 --> 02:08:13,333
next light? 30 benches a wheelchair pass.

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02:08:13,333 --> 02:08:16,933
use these, and we welcome everybody

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02:08:18,333 --> 02:08:19,333
to come enjoy the park. Next slide?

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02:08:19,333 --> 02:08:22,333
this is an additional safety lighting that

1274
02:08:22,333 --> 02:08:25,333
was installed by chickasaw gardens homeowners association

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02:08:25,333 --> 02:08:28,333
back in 2000. We feel that we are very proud

1276
02:08:28,333 --> 02:08:30,333
of those.

1277
02:08:31,333 --> 02:08:34,933
the footbridge was also installed by

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02:08:36,333 --> 02:08:39,333
the chickasaw gardens h away, not by the city of memphis. Next

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02:08:39,333 --> 02:08:44,333
slide? As you can see, this is the vote of the residence

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02:08:44,333 --> 02:08:47,333
that were in favor of this

1281
02:08:47,333 --> 02:08:50,333
application and closing those two substrates. There is an overwhelming

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02:08:50,333 --> 02:08:54,533
vote. It's 92.2% of the people in favor

1283
02:08:55,333 --> 02:09:01,933
of the lafayette substrate to be closed, and 92.5% for family road.

1284
02:09:02,333 --> 02:09:03,333
next slide?

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02:09:03,333 --> 02:09:08,333
chickasaw gardens homeowners association has been the steward of the

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02:09:08,333 --> 02:09:11,333
public parks since the 1980s, and we recognize this in 2014 by the

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02:09:11,333 --> 02:09:16,133
city of memphis for taking over this maintenance.

1288
02:09:17,333 --> 02:09:19,333
they started this and it's really long time ago,

1289
02:09:19,333 --> 02:09:21,333
because they want people to be able to enjoy

1290
02:09:21,333 --> 02:09:26,333
this park. They want to enjoy the park. The reason people want

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02:09:26,333 --> 02:09:28,333
to come is because it is very, very well maintained, because

1292
02:09:28,333 --> 02:09:32,333
chickasaw gardens makes sure that it is very

1293
02:09:32,333 --> 02:09:35,333
well maintained and kept up, and has the nice amenities that you have

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02:09:35,333 --> 02:09:40,333
seen in the previous slides. Next slide? This is the expenses

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02:09:40,333 --> 02:09:43,933
by the chickasaw gardens homeowners association.

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02:09:47,333 --> 02:09:49,333
just this year alone, there has been over $80,000.00 in beaton's expense, and

1297
02:09:49,333 --> 02:09:50,333
over $330,000.00 insecurity expenses.

1298
02:09:50,333 --> 02:09:53,933
over the last five years, the 382,990

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02:09:56,333 --> 02:10:00,533
, and 1,000,124 on security over the last 10 years. 720,000

1300
02:10:02,333 --> 02:10:04,333
, 700, and 2,000,164 security.

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02:10:05,333 --> 02:10:08,333
we feel that it is extremely important

1302
02:10:08,333 --> 02:10:11,333
for you to understand the amount of money that has gone towards the maintenance of

1303
02:10:11,333 --> 02:10:14,333
this park by the chickasaw gardens homeowners association,

1304
02:10:14,333 --> 02:10:17,333
and we feel it is important for the public to be able to enjoy this

1305
02:10:17,333 --> 02:10:23,333
nice park, and the lake, and to be able to

1306
02:10:23,333 --> 02:10:26,333
feel safe in this neighborhood.

1307
02:10:26,333 --> 02:10:29,333
I will introduce sue clark.

1308
02:10:32,333 --> 02:10:33,333
>> so, ms.

1309
02:10:33,333 --> 02:10:37,333
clark, would you please provide your name and home address for the record?

1310
02:10:37,333 --> 02:10:43,933
madam comptroller, would you set 10 minutes for the proponents? Total of

1311
02:10:44,333 --> 02:10:46,333
10 minutes?

1312
02:10:49,333 --> 02:10:51,333
>> yes, I will. Before I begin, I would

1313
02:10:51,333 --> 02:10:53,333
like to thank the council members and the staff for your time today. I recognize

1314
02:10:53,333 --> 02:10:56,333
your calendar is full today

1315
02:10:58,333 --> 02:11:01,333
, but I just want to thank you for your reference to make

1316
02:11:01,333 --> 02:11:04,333
the city a better one. My name is sue clark,

1317
02:11:04,333 --> 02:11:08,333
and I have lived in one cherokee drive and chickasaw gardens for over

1318
02:11:08,333 --> 02:11:10,333
28 years.

1319
02:11:10,333 --> 02:11:12,333
I stand before you, because I am comfortable in my

1320
02:11:12,333 --> 02:11:19,333
experiences that strengthen my resolve to improve the safety of our neighborhood

1321
02:11:19,333 --> 02:11:23,333
for all the people who use it. For that,

1322
02:11:23,333 --> 02:11:28,133
within the neighborhood within the neighborhood of either

1323
02:11:28,333 --> 02:11:32,333
two lots or two miles from our community.

1324
02:11:32,333 --> 02:11:38,333
why I am in favor of the gates of our community,

1325
02:11:38,333 --> 02:11:44,333
I am going to offer to you three very valid reasons.

1326
02:11:44,333 --> 02:11:46,333
number one, the clerks have always been

1327
02:11:46,333 --> 02:11:49,333
doll levers. Not long ago, our dog, lucy, snuck out and

1328
02:11:49,333 --> 02:11:52,333
was across the street to my neighbors yard. I called her

1329
02:11:52,333 --> 02:11:56,333
home, and she came running towards me.

1330
02:11:56,333 --> 02:11:59,333
at the same time, a car drove up the street, turn the

1331
02:11:59,333 --> 02:12:02,333
corner, hit lucy, and killed her. She died in my arms, right in

1332
02:12:02,333 --> 02:12:04,733
front of our home.

1333
02:12:07,333 --> 02:12:09,333
if any of you have ever lost a family pet, I am sure

1334
02:12:09,333 --> 02:12:12,333
you understand our family's sense of loss. I have been asked, with the

1335
02:12:12,333 --> 02:12:14,333
driver speeding? Answer is yes. Did the driver live in chickasaw gardens?

1336
02:12:14,333 --> 02:12:19,133
no, she does not. The point is that

1337
02:12:20,333 --> 02:12:23,333
vehicular traffic has increased accidentally do two more deliveries

1338
02:12:23,333 --> 02:12:29,333
from federal express, u.p.s., number, and other food

1339
02:12:29,333 --> 02:12:31,333
delivery services.

1340
02:12:31,333 --> 02:12:38,333
since we have no sidewalks, pedestrians, dog walkers, and joggers, must share

1341
02:12:38,333 --> 02:12:41,333
the roadway, which leads me to another incident that I have to share with you.

1342
02:12:41,333 --> 02:12:44,333
number two. I was witness to a very serious accident

1343
02:12:44,333 --> 02:12:47,333
a few houses down the street from my home. A biker, who

1344
02:12:47,333 --> 02:12:50,333
does not live in chickasaw gardens, was biking up

1345
02:12:50,333 --> 02:12:52,333
the street.

1346
02:12:53,333 --> 02:12:55,333
she drove further into the middle of the street to

1347
02:12:55,333 --> 02:12:59,333
avoid trash bags that were awaiting pickup by the

1348
02:12:59,333 --> 02:13:01,333
sanitation department.

1349
02:13:01,333 --> 02:13:04,333
coming down the street was a man in a truck whose vision

1350
02:13:04,333 --> 02:13:08,333
was challenged because of the morning sun. It was hurting his

1351
02:13:08,333 --> 02:13:10,733
eyes a little bit.

1352
02:13:11,333 --> 02:13:14,333
she was closer to the middle of the street, and he was having a

1353
02:13:14,333 --> 02:13:20,333
tough time seeing. The driver of the truck struck the woman.

1354
02:13:20,333 --> 02:13:23,333
I was there before the amulets arrived, and he

1355
02:13:23,333 --> 02:13:25,333
later learned that she suffered a concussion and several broken

1356
02:13:25,333 --> 02:13:29,333
bones. She underwent several surgeries. As they witnessed, I was deposed,

1357
02:13:29,333 --> 02:13:32,333
and dragged into a legal battle between the two parties.

1358
02:13:32,333 --> 02:13:38,333
fortunately, the woman completed her physical therapy, and has recovered

1359
02:13:38,333 --> 02:13:41,333
. Our narrow streets and limited sidelines contributed to this accident.

1360
02:13:41,333 --> 02:13:46,733
my family suffer the loss of a beloved pet.

1361
02:13:47,333 --> 02:13:50,333
a woman underwent surgeries in a lot of physical therapies due to a series

1362
02:13:50,333 --> 02:13:53,333
biking accident. My third experience is gut wrenching in a whole other way.

1363
02:13:53,333 --> 02:13:56,333
a young girl, 19 years old

1364
02:13:58,333 --> 02:14:02,333
, was caring for her neighbors home while they were out

1365
02:14:02,333 --> 02:14:05,333
of town. She parked her car on the street, and was walking up

1366
02:14:05,333 --> 02:14:08,333
the driveway. Mind you, this is next door to my home. A car filled with several

1367
02:14:08,333 --> 02:14:11,933
young men drove around the corner

1368
02:14:13,333 --> 02:14:16,333
. One fella jumped out, brandishing a handgun, stuck it to

1369
02:14:16,333 --> 02:14:20,333
her head, and demanded her purse, or die.

1370
02:14:20,333 --> 02:14:22,333
excuse me.

1371
02:14:25,333 --> 02:14:28,333
she surrendered everything. He jumped back into the car, and sped down cherokee, and

1372
02:14:28,333 --> 02:14:33,733
was tracked speeding out of the neighborhood via lombardi.

1373
02:14:36,333 --> 02:14:39,333
now, I did not witness this act of crime. Instead, I was

1374
02:14:39,333 --> 02:14:42,333
witness to the aftermath, and I was a young girl, hysterical

1375
02:14:42,333 --> 02:14:45,333
and screaming, coming to her door and screaming

1376
02:14:45,333 --> 02:14:49,333
at the top of her lungs because she was so scared

1377
02:14:49,333 --> 02:14:54,333
to death. The young girl lost her purse, her phone, and then she worried that

1378
02:14:54,333 --> 02:14:57,333
those fellows might track her down to her home since they had

1379
02:14:57,333 --> 02:14:59,333
her identification.

1380
02:15:02,333 --> 02:15:03,333
phones and purses can be replaced.

1381
02:15:03,333 --> 02:15:06,333
thankfully, that they do not result in a more serious tragedy.

1382
02:15:06,333 --> 02:15:09,333
moving on, and I apologize

1383
02:15:12,333 --> 02:15:15,333
. I have read to the city approved memphis three-pointer report

1384
02:15:15,333 --> 02:15:19,333
, and I took a few important facts from it.

1385
02:15:19,333 --> 02:15:21,333
number one, we are considered an s, primarily simply in a neighborhood

1386
02:15:21,333 --> 02:15:24,400
is outlined on page 130 in the study. We

1387
02:15:24,400 --> 02:15:27,400
are probably in clear violation

1388
02:15:28,333 --> 02:15:30,333
of the sidewalk work requirement.

1389
02:15:30,333 --> 02:15:34,333
in some cases, we don't even have curves. On page 203,

1390
02:15:34,333 --> 02:15:39,333
memphis is ranked the third most dangerous city for pedestrians

1391
02:15:39,333 --> 02:15:45,333
. Looking at our neighborhood, we are, quote unquote, dangerous by design.

1392
02:15:45,333 --> 02:15:49,333
as stated by smart growth america on page 211. There

1393
02:15:49,333 --> 02:15:54,333
is section 5 point one, the thrust of that section is to make pedestrians

1394
02:15:54,333 --> 02:15:56,333
the priority.

1395
02:15:57,333 --> 02:15:58,500
I offer that that is exactly why we are

1396
02:15:58,500 --> 02:15:58,900
here today.

1397
02:15:58,900 --> 02:16:00,900
>> excuse me, ms.

1398
02:16:01,333 --> 02:16:04,333
clark, let me just say that we have about five minutes left, and

1399
02:16:04,333 --> 02:16:08,333
we still have two other people that have to speak in the allotted 10 minute time.

1400
02:16:08,333 --> 02:16:12,333
>> thank you. I will move on. I can mention several other action

1401
02:16:12,333 --> 02:16:14,333
items --

1402
02:16:14,333 --> 02:16:17,000
>> but you have to do so at the expense of giving other

1403
02:16:17,000 --> 02:16:18,533
people the opportunity to speak.

1404
02:16:18,533 --> 02:16:20,533
>> thank you.

1405
02:16:21,333 --> 02:16:26,333
one more thing that I would like to offer

1406
02:16:26,333 --> 02:16:28,333
is that we, as a community, are doing an awful lot. We

1407
02:16:28,333 --> 02:16:33,333
are doing a lot on our own, and we are doing it free the entire

1408
02:16:33,333 --> 02:16:34,333
community around us.

1409
02:16:34,333 --> 02:16:37,333
we are challenged by sharing the streets of various forms of traffic on

1410
02:16:37,333 --> 02:16:41,333
old roads that were designed shy of 100 years.

1411
02:16:41,333 --> 02:16:43,333
we offer solutions, and need you, our city

1412
02:16:43,333 --> 02:16:45,333
council, to give us a little more health for increasing pedestrian safety

1413
02:16:45,333 --> 02:16:50,133
for everyone. Our obligation is to safeguard the

1414
02:16:50,333 --> 02:16:54,333
public. Please vote yes, and know that you have made a

1415
02:16:54,333 --> 02:16:59,133
wise choice in making the pedestrian the priority.

1416
02:16:59,333 --> 02:17:00,333
thank you. I would like to introduce mr. Jim raines.

1417
02:17:00,333 --> 02:17:02,333
>> thank you.

1418
02:17:03,333 --> 02:17:05,333
>> it afternoon.

1419
02:17:06,333 --> 02:17:08,333
>> it afternoon.

1420
02:17:09,333 --> 02:17:13,533
I am a retired attorney of over

1421
02:17:15,333 --> 02:17:17,333
50 years.

1422
02:17:18,333 --> 02:17:24,400
others of you I know because of my age, your fathers

1423
02:17:24,400 --> 02:17:27,333
and uncles. I want to thank all of you for your service,

1424
02:17:27,333 --> 02:17:30,333
and in particular, the wonderful stories

1425
02:17:30,333 --> 02:17:36,333
from those of you who have serviced is coming most to an end.

1426
02:17:36,333 --> 02:17:39,333
I was born and have lived in memphis over three years

1427
02:17:39,333 --> 02:17:44,733
of my life. I grew up attending public schools

1428
02:17:45,333 --> 02:17:48,333
, I graduated from the university of memphis,

1429
02:17:48,333 --> 02:17:50,333
both undergraduate and law school.

1430
02:17:50,333 --> 02:17:54,333
I grew up at the corner of ellsworth and

1431
02:17:54,333 --> 02:17:57,333
woodworth, which is only one stop away from where

1432
02:17:57,333 --> 02:17:59,333
I live now.

1433
02:18:00,333 --> 02:18:03,333
I can member as a child in the 40s and '50s walking down

1434
02:18:03,333 --> 02:18:06,333
central avenue and riding a bike. I don't think mom

1435
02:18:06,333 --> 02:18:12,333
would let me do that anymore, but that is what

1436
02:18:12,333 --> 02:18:15,333
was done at that time.

1437
02:18:15,333 --> 02:18:18,333
my wife and I have lived in chickasaw gardens

1438
02:18:18,333 --> 02:18:21,333
for over 45 years, and have raised three children there. I can member

1439
02:18:21,333 --> 02:18:23,333
when they were little, we would let them play in the

1440
02:18:23,333 --> 02:18:27,333
neighborhood unattended. I don't think we could do

1441
02:18:27,333 --> 02:18:32,333
that anymore. The neighborhood that we are talking about, we

1442
02:18:32,333 --> 02:18:36,333
have worked hard as a homeowners association trying to compromise with

1443
02:18:36,333 --> 02:18:38,333
the surrounding neighborhood.

1444
02:18:39,333 --> 02:18:45,333
we are only looking to repurpose the streets to stop

1445
02:18:45,333 --> 02:18:48,333
, for the time, vehicular traffic, and leave

1446
02:18:48,333 --> 02:18:51,333
it open for pedestrians and bikers to easily enter and enjoy the amenities of

1447
02:18:51,333 --> 02:18:55,533
the neighborhood in which we maintain. I

1448
02:18:56,333 --> 02:19:00,333
have served on the homeowners association the whole time that I have lived in chickasaw

1449
02:19:00,333 --> 02:19:05,133
gardens, and I have to tell you that

1450
02:19:05,333 --> 02:19:09,333
the streets that are involved are what I called

1451
02:19:09,333 --> 02:19:12,933
an ancillary and unnecessary stub street.

1452
02:19:13,333 --> 02:19:16,333
the enter the neighborhood, but immediately terminate within a

1453
02:19:16,333 --> 02:19:18,733
matter of feet into

1454
02:19:19,333 --> 02:19:22,333
main thoroughfares that come off of central avenue, and the streets themselves

1455
02:19:22,333 --> 02:19:25,333
are less than several hundred yards away

1456
02:19:25,333 --> 02:19:29,533
from central avenue, which remains open with

1457
02:19:30,333 --> 02:19:34,333
free access unimpeded into the neighborhood all

1458
02:19:34,333 --> 02:19:36,333
the time.

1459
02:19:40,333 --> 02:19:46,333
I want to emphasize that the neighborhood is 97 years old

1460
02:19:46,333 --> 02:19:49,933
, and was constructed with outside work.

1461
02:19:51,333 --> 02:19:53,333
when you think of what was happening 97 years

1462
02:19:53,333 --> 02:19:57,333
ago with the regular traffic, there is no surprise that there are

1463
02:19:57,333 --> 02:20:04,333
no sidewalks. But what this means is that the people who enter and live or visit

1464
02:20:04,333 --> 02:20:10,333
have to use the streets to walk. Or ride their bike.

1465
02:20:10,333 --> 02:20:14,333
and I can tell you personally, there are a number of times where

1466
02:20:14,333 --> 02:20:17,333
I have been walking in the neighborhood, and have have two step off of

1467
02:20:17,333 --> 02:20:19,333
the street because of oncoming traffic.

1468
02:20:19,333 --> 02:20:22,933
the streets themselves are designed originally

1469
02:20:24,400 --> 02:20:28,333
with curves, and with trees close to the streets

1470
02:20:28,333 --> 02:20:33,733
, which restricts your view as a driver. Now, it

1471
02:20:34,333 --> 02:20:40,333
is beautiful to look at, but it is also dangerous. I assure you that

1472
02:20:40,333 --> 02:20:43,333
my purpose and request to repurpose the streets away from other vehicles

1473
02:20:43,333 --> 02:20:46,333
is not selfish, nor egotistical

1474
02:20:49,333 --> 02:20:51,333
, but it is done just for the safety of those of

1475
02:20:51,333 --> 02:20:53,333
us that live in the neighborhood, and those of

1476
02:20:53,333 --> 02:20:57,333
us that visit in the neighborhood to use the amenities

1477
02:20:57,333 --> 02:21:00,333
that are there. We are proud of them, and we want

1478
02:21:00,333 --> 02:21:04,333
people to visit, but we want them to be safe while they

1479
02:21:04,333 --> 02:21:07,333
do it. Our resignation --

1480
02:21:07,333 --> 02:21:10,333
>> I'm going to have to interrupt you. The time

1481
02:21:10,333 --> 02:21:14,533
that was allotted for the proponents --

1482
02:21:16,333 --> 02:21:17,333
>> two minutes.

1483
02:21:17,333 --> 02:21:19,500
>> I will have to extend that. Let me hear from those that are

1484
02:21:19,500 --> 02:21:20,670
in opposition.

1485
02:21:20,670 --> 02:21:22,670
>> let me finish.

1486
02:21:23,333 --> 02:21:27,267
>> mr. Raines, if they take more than 10 minutes, then we will do so, but

1487
02:21:27,267 --> 02:21:28,567
we have to do so fairly.

1488
02:21:28,567 --> 02:21:31,333
>> I would like to introduce to the

1489
02:21:31,333 --> 02:21:33,333
council -- >>

1490
02:21:33,333 --> 02:21:35,333
mr. Raines, thank you, but I will give those that are in

1491
02:21:35,333 --> 02:21:39,333
opposition and equal time to talk. If the get more than 10 minutes,

1492
02:21:39,333 --> 02:21:40,333
and it is the will of the council, then we will do so.

1493
02:21:40,333 --> 02:21:42,333
>> thank you.

1494
02:21:58,333 --> 02:22:00,733
so, your name, sir?

1495
02:22:04,333 --> 02:22:06,333
okay, mr. Wardlaw?

1496
02:22:07,333 --> 02:22:09,733
give me one second.

1497
02:22:10,333 --> 02:22:12,333
madam comptroller, me please place 10 minutes on the timer?

1498
02:22:12,333 --> 02:22:14,333
>> yes. >> thank you.

1499
02:22:16,333 --> 02:22:17,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman.

1500
02:22:17,333 --> 02:22:20,933
thank you members of the council.

1501
02:22:24,400 --> 02:22:28,333
6410, poplar avenue, memphis, tennessee. You will see here, and

1502
02:22:28,333 --> 02:22:29,333
they haven't gotten quite a bit, no pun

1503
02:22:29,333 --> 02:22:34,333
intended, there are dozens of people in the audience wearing stickers

1504
02:22:34,333 --> 02:22:37,933
that say gate equals public safety.

1505
02:22:42,333 --> 02:22:46,333
liberty road neighbors, and above 50 other neighbors to the west of

1506
02:22:46,333 --> 02:22:49,333
the street closures. Gates don't

1507
02:22:52,333 --> 02:22:54,333
equal public safety.

1508
02:22:55,333 --> 02:22:59,533
access to this is bad city planning.

1509
02:23:01,333 --> 02:23:06,733
you seen that in staff, in 1926, the original developer

1510
02:23:07,333 --> 02:23:10,333
played a large part in the neighborhood in the midst of these public streets.

1511
02:23:10,333 --> 02:23:13,333
it's a public park on public streets.

1512
02:23:13,333 --> 02:23:19,333
the applicant wants to all that off, and create an island

1513
02:23:19,333 --> 02:23:25,333
of safety. They are wrong in that aspect, and it is your job, as

1514
02:23:25,333 --> 02:23:28,333
the city council, to protect the city from that mind-set. The

1515
02:23:28,333 --> 02:23:30,333
boundaries of the neighborhood and its

1516
02:23:30,333 --> 02:23:32,333
public streets are not even defined by the

1517
02:23:32,333 --> 02:23:34,733
chickasaw gardens homeowners association.

1518
02:23:43,333 --> 02:23:45,333
ingress, egress points.

1519
02:23:52,333 --> 02:23:54,333
these streets

1520
02:23:54,333 --> 02:23:56,333
>> excuse me, there will be no adverse in the council chambers, I'll ask security

1521
02:23:56,333 --> 02:23:58,333
to remove you if that happens again.

1522
02:23:58,333 --> 02:24:01,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman, for that. That they claimed as their

1523
02:24:01,333 --> 02:24:05,533
own must remain unfettered and open to

1524
02:24:07,333 --> 02:24:13,333
the public. My clients, and I know I've been to dozens and dozens of city

1525
02:24:13,333 --> 02:24:16,333
council meetings over the years, especially in the last three or four years, my

1526
02:24:16,333 --> 02:24:22,333
clients and the city council or sympathetic to the crime wave facing the city

1527
02:24:22,333 --> 02:24:24,400
of memphis. They suffer from that, too,

1528
02:24:24,400 --> 02:24:25,333
each and every member suffers from that as do your constituents. But,

1529
02:24:25,333 --> 02:24:28,333
blocking off a neighborhood to

1530
02:24:31,333 --> 02:24:34,333
address that citywide problem is wrong headed and should not be allowed.

1531
02:24:34,333 --> 02:24:36,733
walking off a city

1532
02:24:40,333 --> 02:24:43,333
park, allowing, at their beck and call,

1533
02:24:43,333 --> 02:24:46,333
other residents to come in, stating that they want to

1534
02:24:46,333 --> 02:24:49,333
monitor who comes in and comes out of the neighborhood,

1535
02:24:49,333 --> 02:24:54,333
that's wrongheaded and bad planning. Much was made at

1536
02:24:54,333 --> 02:24:58,333
the control board about the pride with which chickasaw homeowners association takes and

1537
02:24:58,333 --> 02:25:01,670
that they are funding this, not asking this body

1538
02:25:01,670 --> 02:25:01,767
for money.

1539
02:25:01,767 --> 02:25:03,767
>> mr.

1540
02:25:06,333 --> 02:25:08,600
wardlaw, we have about seven minutes left and I have four other comment

1541
02:25:08,600 --> 02:25:08,900
cards.

1542
02:25:08,900 --> 02:25:13,333
>> I'm wrapping up. They take pride that they're not asking this

1543
02:25:13,333 --> 02:25:16,333
counsel, this body for money to do that. But what about other communities

1544
02:25:16,333 --> 02:25:19,333
that don't have the funds to address that? What about

1545
02:25:19,333 --> 02:25:21,333
hyde park?

1546
02:25:21,333 --> 02:25:24,400
what about central gardens? What about mud

1547
02:25:24,400 --> 02:25:28,333
island? That community, what if they come to you

1548
02:25:28,333 --> 02:25:34,333
and ask, put us on an island? What is the council to do, then?

1549
02:25:34,333 --> 02:25:39,133
gait and exclusion do not equal safety. And

1550
02:25:41,333 --> 02:25:43,333
we respectfully ask for the denial of the street closures. Several of the residents

1551
02:25:43,333 --> 02:25:45,633
are going to speak as well and I'm happy to answer

1552
02:25:45,633 --> 02:25:46,367
any questions.

1553
02:25:46,367 --> 02:25:51,333
>> thank you. My next comment card is from miss

1554
02:25:51,333 --> 02:25:52,333
julie green. Please state your name and address for the record.

1555
02:25:52,333 --> 02:25:54,333
>> I'm julie green,

1556
02:25:54,333 --> 02:25:57,333
I live at 2770 iroquois road. I've been a homeowner in humes heights,

1557
02:25:57,333 --> 02:26:01,333
the neighborhood to the west of the proposed closure of the lombardi and

1558
02:26:01,333 --> 02:26:04,333
fenwick for 18 years. Family walks and bikes to chickasaw gardens

1559
02:26:04,333 --> 02:26:07,333
often, using lombardi, and I

1560
02:26:09,333 --> 02:26:12,333
use those roads for going to pick up and drop off my son's

1561
02:26:12,333 --> 02:26:13,333
friends, who live in chickasaw gardens.

1562
02:26:13,333 --> 02:26:16,333
our property values in humes heights, fenwick, lombardi,

1563
02:26:16,333 --> 02:26:18,333
and joffrey are tied to having quiet, residential

1564
02:26:18,333 --> 02:26:22,333
road access to a public park less than a

1565
02:26:22,333 --> 02:26:24,400
mile away. The humes heights neighborhood association

1566
02:26:24,400 --> 02:26:27,333
opposes these gates and agrees with the

1567
02:26:27,333 --> 02:26:31,333
opinions that this request is nothing more than an attempt to continue

1568
02:26:31,333 --> 02:26:37,333
to turn chickasaw gardens into a private, gated community wall

1569
02:26:37,333 --> 02:26:41,333
by walt. It is elitist and exclusionary in nature. This sets a precedent that we, as a city, should not support.

1570
02:26:41,333 --> 02:26:44,333
allowing disclosure will violate city codes and excess ability plans, in

1571
02:26:44,333 --> 02:26:47,333
addition to adversely affecting the

1572
02:26:48,333 --> 02:26:51,333
surrounding areas property values, traffic patterns, and

1573
02:26:51,333 --> 02:26:55,333
safety. If ingress and egress is limited essential,

1574
02:26:55,333 --> 02:26:56,333
it will increase risk of accidents in

1575
02:26:56,333 --> 02:27:01,333
our surrounding neighborhoods. If chickasaw gardens feels their roads are unsafe

1576
02:27:01,333 --> 02:27:03,333
for pedestrians, they should have discussions

1577
02:27:03,333 --> 02:27:07,533
about adding street hubs or sidewalks, not

1578
02:27:08,333 --> 02:27:11,333
gates. The so-called offer of a pedestrian access point that they say they will unlock

1579
02:27:11,333 --> 02:27:14,333
from dusk to dawn is not a

1580
02:27:14,333 --> 02:27:19,333
real solution. There is no way to guarantee the gate will be unlocked consistently, regardless

1581
02:27:19,333 --> 02:27:22,333
of that, we all know people who exercise outside of

1582
02:27:22,333 --> 02:27:24,400
those time frames. Eliza fletcher was

1583
02:27:24,400 --> 02:27:27,333
running in the predawn hours on central when she was abducted. If we learned any

1584
02:27:27,333 --> 02:27:32,333
from from her untimely death it's that all men

1585
02:27:32,333 --> 02:27:35,933
fears, deserve a safe path to

1586
02:27:38,333 --> 02:27:43,333
exercise on residential roads in a matter what time they choose to

1587
02:27:43,333 --> 02:27:45,333
do so. If these gates were added, someone in the

1588
02:27:45,333 --> 02:27:48,333
area who wants to walk to chickasaw gardens with their family after 5:00 in the winter

1589
02:27:48,333 --> 02:27:53,333
would be forced to walk to central, a fine lane road with heavy traffic during

1590
02:27:53,333 --> 02:27:56,333
rush hour. Chickasaw gardens has the need for

1591
02:27:56,333 --> 02:27:58,333
additional security is the main reason for this request, but the idea

1592
02:27:58,333 --> 02:28:01,333
that closing off two more residential streets will

1593
02:28:01,333 --> 02:28:05,333
magically make them safe while leaving all openings to central

1594
02:28:05,333 --> 02:28:06,333
is ridiculous at best.

1595
02:28:06,333 --> 02:28:10,333
at one point, there were over 10 points of entry to

1596
02:28:10,333 --> 02:28:13,867
chickasaw gardens. Today, there are five, and now they want

1597
02:28:13,867 --> 02:28:15,367
to reduce that to three.

1598
02:28:15,367 --> 02:28:17,133
>> ms. Green, we have four minutes and I have three

1599
02:28:17,133 --> 02:28:17,633
other cards.

1600
02:28:17,633 --> 02:28:21,233
>> if the residents want to live

1601
02:28:21,333 --> 02:28:24,733
in a gated community they should move to one that already exists. We ask that

1602
02:28:24,733 --> 02:28:26,433
you reject these requests, thank you.

1603
02:28:26,433 --> 02:28:28,333
>> thank you.

1604
02:28:28,333 --> 02:28:31,333
>>> and next comment card is

1605
02:28:32,333 --> 02:28:37,733
from michael, I'm sorry if I pronounce this wrong.

1606
02:28:43,333 --> 02:28:45,333
>> good evening, and thank you for allowing us to have time

1607
02:28:45,333 --> 02:28:50,333
tonight, thank you for your jobs. My name is michael, I'm a 24

1608
02:28:50,333 --> 02:28:54,333
year resident at 193 south fenwick. Just two doors

1609
02:28:54,333 --> 02:28:58,333
down from the proposed closing at lombardi and fenwick.

1610
02:28:58,333 --> 02:29:02,333
as well, I'm a teacher at east high school, and

1611
02:29:02,333 --> 02:29:08,333
I'm very involved, part of our neighborhood. I'm here to state

1612
02:29:08,333 --> 02:29:11,333
my opposable to putting up gates, or a proposed closed gate

1613
02:29:11,333 --> 02:29:14,333
at either side of chickasaw gardens, because

1614
02:29:14,333 --> 02:29:17,933
we do enjoy the access into

1615
02:29:20,333 --> 02:29:23,333
the neighborhoods, and we are part of chickasaw gardens, even though we

1616
02:29:23,333 --> 02:29:28,333
may not be within the walls of chickasaw gardens. We love to

1617
02:29:28,333 --> 02:29:30,333
take our dogs, day and night, 6:00 this morning I was walking through

1618
02:29:30,333 --> 02:29:35,733
chickasaw gardens myself and it was 24 degrees outside, it

1619
02:29:36,333 --> 02:29:39,333
was wonderful. But I want to talk about specifically, one reason I

1620
02:29:39,333 --> 02:29:41,333
oppose, you're going to hear a lot of proposals, you may have heard a lot

1621
02:29:41,333 --> 02:29:44,333
of other putting up the gates, but mine

1622
02:29:44,333 --> 02:29:48,333
has to do with the safety of myself,

1623
02:29:48,333 --> 02:29:53,333
my husband resides with me for 24 years, neighbors in pretty cold and

1624
02:29:53,333 --> 02:29:59,333
along fenwick in the access we have two main roads during specific times

1625
02:29:59,333 --> 02:30:03,333
of memphis storms. We know in the past 24

1626
02:30:03,333 --> 02:30:08,133
years we've had major storms blow through memphis

1627
02:30:08,333 --> 02:30:11,333
with large oak trees blown down in the neighborhood. Our neighborhood was

1628
02:30:11,333 --> 02:30:14,333
hit hard during both storms, and during both storms,

1629
02:30:14,333 --> 02:30:17,333
the only access we had to central avenue or lafayette on the

1630
02:30:17,333 --> 02:30:20,333
other side of chickasaw gardens to leave our neighborhood

1631
02:30:20,333 --> 02:30:24,533
was down lombardi. Had that street been

1632
02:30:26,333 --> 02:30:29,333
closed, we would have been trapped in our neighborhood for seven days before

1633
02:30:29,333 --> 02:30:34,333
the city could clear all the trees that were blown down in

1634
02:30:34,333 --> 02:30:36,333
the area, that would have restricted our work, food, and

1635
02:30:36,333 --> 02:30:41,333
other access to the safe things we can get in

1636
02:30:41,333 --> 02:30:44,333
memphis. I hope that you vote no for closing any

1637
02:30:44,333 --> 02:30:49,133
streets in memphis for any neighborhood mama because

1638
02:30:49,333 --> 02:30:50,500
that's not what memphis is about.

1639
02:30:50,500 --> 02:30:50,900
thank you.

1640
02:30:50,900 --> 02:30:53,333
>> thank you for the comments.

1641
02:30:53,333 --> 02:30:58,133
the next comment card is from william maroon.

1642
02:31:02,333 --> 02:31:05,333
>> hello, thanks for your time. My name is william maroon,

1643
02:31:05,333 --> 02:31:07,333
2754 lombardy. I've

1644
02:31:07,933 --> 02:31:10,967
got my eye on the time.

1645
02:31:10,967 --> 02:31:13,367
>> comptroller, time, please. Okay.

1646
02:31:17,333 --> 02:31:19,333
I'm sorry.

1647
02:31:20,333 --> 02:31:22,333
>> okay. The

1648
02:31:26,333 --> 02:31:33,333
primary reasons that I'm in opposition are, this goes against the guidelines that the city of memphis and

1649
02:31:33,333 --> 02:31:37,333
the city urban design guidelines final draft adopted just one year ago. The memphis 3.0 plan, you

1650
02:31:37,333 --> 02:31:40,333
heard a little bit about, as well as the

1651
02:31:40,333 --> 02:31:41,333
city of memphis park services master plan. Each of these encourage access

1652
02:31:41,333 --> 02:31:47,333
to the parks. Closing two of the five entrances would

1653
02:31:49,333 --> 02:31:53,333
limit access to the park, creating a burden for pedestrians.

1654
02:31:53,333 --> 02:31:56,333
you saw a lady with the stroller, and had she not had

1655
02:31:56,333 --> 02:32:00,333
vehicle access, she would have had to go all the way

1656
02:32:00,333 --> 02:32:05,333
around central. Bikers would be pushed onto a busy street, you would want him and say he

1657
02:32:05,333 --> 02:32:09,333
didn't think that would make sense. And now, we're not suggesting that

1658
02:32:09,333 --> 02:32:14,333
this is going to decrease traffic, but force people through fewer entrances. For these

1659
02:32:14,333 --> 02:32:21,333
reasons, I don't think, I hope that you'll join me. It doesn't really

1660
02:32:21,333 --> 02:32:23,333
make sense.

1661
02:32:24,400 --> 02:32:27,400
>> thank you. Madame comptroller, will

1662
02:32:30,333 --> 02:32:36,333
you please, I'm going to allow for two minutes for the next speaker

1663
02:32:36,333 --> 02:32:39,333
in opposition, but then I'll allow two minutes for the last card that

1664
02:32:39,333 --> 02:32:41,733
I have from gerrit

1665
02:32:43,333 --> 02:32:48,133
wilder. So, my next comment card is from

1666
02:32:51,333 --> 02:32:53,333
lynn joyner.

1667
02:32:57,333 --> 02:32:58,600
>> hello. I live at 127

1668
02:32:58,600 --> 02:32:59,433
south fenwick.

1669
02:32:59,433 --> 02:33:03,333
>> your name, please, for the record. Your name?

1670
02:33:03,333 --> 02:33:05,333
>> lynn joyner. 127 south

1671
02:33:09,333 --> 02:33:11,333
fenwick road.

1672
02:33:12,333 --> 02:33:15,333
I am representing fenwick road neighborhood association. We have

1673
02:33:15,333 --> 02:33:17,733
lived there since 1984. And

1674
02:33:20,333 --> 02:33:24,400
have seen a lot of changes, and some of them were with the cooperation

1675
02:33:24,400 --> 02:33:28,333
of our friends, here, from chickasaw gardens.

1676
02:33:28,333 --> 02:33:33,333
we worked together on speed humps. That is a genuine safety issue. I

1677
02:33:33,333 --> 02:33:36,333
don't see the current issue is having anything

1678
02:33:36,333 --> 02:33:39,333
to do with increasing the safety of the

1679
02:33:39,333 --> 02:33:40,333
neighborhood.

1680
02:33:40,333 --> 02:33:48,133
it would make it less safe for those of us who walk, run,

1681
02:33:48,333 --> 02:33:54,333
and bike for some reasons that have been cited, but mainly, we go at night,

1682
02:33:54,333 --> 02:33:57,333
we go early in the morning, at all hours. We do not want to be forced

1683
02:33:57,333 --> 02:34:03,333
down to central, which is a detour. Okay. The other

1684
02:34:04,333 --> 02:34:07,333
thing, well, I will just, in the interest of cutting time, I agree with everything

1685
02:34:07,333 --> 02:34:09,333
that's been said. I hope you realize, this is such an important issue, that

1686
02:34:09,333 --> 02:34:12,333
we're at a crossroads, here. We are at a crossroads

1687
02:34:12,333 --> 02:34:14,333
for the community.

1688
02:34:18,333 --> 02:34:22,333
either we have gated communities and enclaves that

1689
02:34:22,333 --> 02:34:27,333
can make reasons for it, and a lot of them will be anecdotal, like some of the ones we've

1690
02:34:27,333 --> 02:34:32,333
heard today, or we work together as a whole community on the big

1691
02:34:32,333 --> 02:34:36,333
issues, broadly. But I don't want to see

1692
02:34:36,333 --> 02:34:39,333
us become a city of gated communities. I don't think that

1693
02:34:39,333 --> 02:34:41,233
bodes well for our future. Thank you, please

1694
02:34:41,233 --> 02:34:42,167
reject it, thank you.

1695
02:34:42,167 --> 02:34:45,333
>> thank you for your comments. My next comment

1696
02:34:45,333 --> 02:34:48,333
card is from gerrit wilder.

1697
02:34:48,333 --> 02:34:50,333
>> thank you,

1698
02:34:53,333 --> 02:34:54,333
mr. Chairman. There's obviously >>

1699
02:34:54,333 --> 02:34:56,733
name and address, please.

1700
02:34:57,333 --> 02:35:02,333
>> gerrit wilder, I live at 225 lombardy road, memphis. So,

1701
02:35:02,333 --> 02:35:03,333
the intention of what we're am a >>

1702
02:35:03,333 --> 02:35:05,333
you can continue.

1703
02:35:06,333 --> 02:35:11,133
>> what we want to do is not block

1704
02:35:13,333 --> 02:35:15,333
off and stop people from having access.

1705
02:35:15,333 --> 02:35:19,333
we want to do is, we have a significant pedestrian

1706
02:35:19,333 --> 02:35:21,333
safety issue, we're having a lot of close calls. In our 1920s at neighborhood we have winding roads and 97-year-old

1707
02:35:21,333 --> 02:35:25,533
treason we are having more and more

1708
02:35:26,333 --> 02:35:29,333
close calls. We've already had a biker hit who had

1709
02:35:29,333 --> 02:35:36,333
multiple surgeries and we are trying to create a safer area and draw more people in. We do

1710
02:35:36,333 --> 02:35:40,400
not want anyone to walk around to central. We want to take

1711
02:35:40,400 --> 02:35:44,167
these public roads, and make them dedicated to public

1712
02:35:44,167 --> 02:35:47,333
pedestrian access, to bring more people in,

1713
02:35:47,333 --> 02:35:49,333
and enhance our community. We are stewards of the

1714
02:35:49,333 --> 02:35:53,333
park, we have a unique relationship with the city of memphis, and we want to bring

1715
02:35:53,333 --> 02:35:58,333
people in to enjoy that, not deter that in any way. We are currently, I'm a father of

1716
02:35:58,333 --> 02:36:03,333
two young boys, and I can tell you that it is scary every time they want to

1717
02:36:03,333 --> 02:36:06,333
go outside. It is only a matter of time before the wrong car comes around the run corner, with

1718
02:36:06,333 --> 02:36:12,333
obscured views, and no sidewalks are going to lead to

1719
02:36:12,333 --> 02:36:15,333
a tragedy. We want to invite people in, we want for everyone to enjoy and

1720
02:36:15,333 --> 02:36:21,333
we want to be a haven in our area for people to come and exercise or

1721
02:36:21,333 --> 02:36:26,333
walk or sit at the park. This intention would prioritize pedestrians in these two areas and divert traffic around the

1722
02:36:26,333 --> 02:36:29,333
central avenue. We have a traffic study that shows

1723
02:36:29,333 --> 02:36:36,333
no loss of service with that, and does not deter traffic, central avenue will be

1724
02:36:36,333 --> 02:36:38,333
just fine. We feel like prioritizing pedestrians

1725
02:36:38,333 --> 02:36:44,333
in these two areas is the right thing to do for everyone in the area

1726
02:36:44,333 --> 02:36:47,333
who wants to come, and will create a haven that will bring in

1727
02:36:47,333 --> 02:36:49,333
more people, not keep people out of our neighborhood. I hope you'll please

1728
02:36:49,333 --> 02:36:52,333
give us consideration and I would like

1729
02:36:52,333 --> 02:36:57,333
to tell you that this is an issue that brings people from

1730
02:36:57,333 --> 02:37:00,330
our neighborhood. Everyone knows, everyone talks about, and

1731
02:37:00,330 --> 02:37:02,800
today they showed up in force and the people are here because

1732
02:37:02,800 --> 02:37:05,333
we have a pedestrian safety issue and we want to make a

1733
02:37:05,333 --> 02:37:08,333
difference, and I would ask them all to please stand right now and show your support for our

1734
02:37:08,333 --> 02:37:09,333
intentions to make this a safer area and a better area for the community,

1735
02:37:09,333 --> 02:37:12,333
not to wall it off.

1736
02:37:15,333 --> 02:37:17,333
thank you.

1737
02:37:24,400 --> 02:37:25,333
>> councilman morgan, you are recognized.

1738
02:37:25,333 --> 02:37:27,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman and thank you everybody

1739
02:37:27,333 --> 02:37:31,333
for taking the time to come down

1740
02:37:31,333 --> 02:37:34,500
here both in favor and against. And for your patience here

1741
02:37:34,500 --> 02:37:36,617
tonight. I'll try to move through this quickly. I know

1742
02:37:36,617 --> 02:37:39,333
this area very well. I have lived outside the neighborhood

1743
02:37:39,333 --> 02:37:42,333
or in the neighborhood my entire life. My first five years on counsel,

1744
02:37:42,333 --> 02:37:45,333
I had a house in the neighborhood, and since then I've lived on goodwin street on the other side.

1745
02:37:45,333 --> 02:37:48,333
growing up, this is where I biked, this is my

1746
02:37:48,333 --> 02:37:53,133
carpool, I proposed to my wife walking around

1747
02:37:53,333 --> 02:37:57,333
the lake. This, this is, for the most part,

1748
02:37:57,333 --> 02:38:00,333
my backyard. And I know and understand a lot of these intersections that

1749
02:38:00,333 --> 02:38:06,333
people are talking about in terms of pressure. Central avenue is large.

1750
02:38:06,333 --> 02:38:11,333
it can handle more traffic. Fenwick and liberty are not large breeds,

1751
02:38:11,333 --> 02:38:15,333
central avenue is designed to hold as much traffic

1752
02:38:15,333 --> 02:38:19,333
as possible. There are not five entrances to chickasaw gardens park. There

1753
02:38:19,333 --> 02:38:22,333
are six. One of them has already been gated off since before I

1754
02:38:22,333 --> 02:38:25,333
was born. And it hasn't been the end of days, it

1755
02:38:25,333 --> 02:38:28,333
hasn't caused some sort of disaster, it hasn't been a blight

1756
02:38:28,333 --> 02:38:29,333
upon the city.

1757
02:38:29,333 --> 02:38:32,333
in fact, I can think of another a number of other street closures

1758
02:38:32,333 --> 02:38:34,333
that the city of memphis have taken on themselves from time to time that

1759
02:38:34,333 --> 02:38:37,333
have gone well, whether it be reddick, rowen, massey, and

1760
02:38:37,333 --> 02:38:41,333
it is improved the walk ability and the safety

1761
02:38:41,333 --> 02:38:50,333
and the character of neighborhoods, rather than taken back from them. So, there are some people

1762
02:38:50,333 --> 02:38:53,333
who certainly believe that no streets should ever be closed at any point whatsoever. And I

1763
02:38:53,333 --> 02:38:55,333
understand that, if memphis were a utopia.

1764
02:38:55,333 --> 02:39:00,333
but it's not. We love the city, we work to

1765
02:39:00,333 --> 02:39:02,333
improve it. But at some point we have to

1766
02:39:02,333 --> 02:39:06,333
make certain reasonable concessions for safety and

1767
02:39:06,333 --> 02:39:10,333
for traffic. People don't always drive the way they

1768
02:39:10,333 --> 02:39:13,333
should, people don't always behave the way they should,

1769
02:39:13,333 --> 02:39:17,333
and this, I believe, is a reasonable

1770
02:39:17,333 --> 02:39:19,333
accommodation to make for a neighborhood that is asking for it, and they've

1771
02:39:19,333 --> 02:39:22,333
asked for little else from

1772
02:39:23,333 --> 02:39:26,333
us. They take care of the city park financially, they have put sky cop cameras up, they

1773
02:39:26,333 --> 02:39:30,333
hired private security to watch these 330 homes so

1774
02:39:30,333 --> 02:39:34,333
that our limited police resources can be patrolling other neighborhoods at night.

1775
02:39:34,333 --> 02:39:39,333
I think this is a consideration that we ought to

1776
02:39:39,333 --> 02:39:48,333
give all due respect when they come to us in such force and make it. As you saw from

1777
02:39:48,333 --> 02:39:49,333
the 92.5%. That's a hard number to get.

1778
02:39:49,333 --> 02:39:52,333
we rarely get that at the city council, here. There has

1779
02:39:52,333 --> 02:39:55,333
been some misinformation that was

1780
02:39:58,333 --> 02:40:00,333
spoken about.

1781
02:40:01,333 --> 02:40:03,333
so that people, to the credit of people that have come in opposition today,

1782
02:40:03,333 --> 02:40:07,333
some of this misinformation I also saw on social media, where people were talking as

1783
02:40:07,333 --> 02:40:10,333
if from a place of authority. Walking to this park will

1784
02:40:10,333 --> 02:40:14,533
be unimpeded. There are gates that will

1785
02:40:19,333 --> 02:40:22,333
be open before and after the park is open. City parks

1786
02:40:22,333 --> 02:40:28,333
are not open at night, so axis being limited at night at 2:00 a.m. Is not an

1787
02:40:28,333 --> 02:40:31,333
issue, here. And it's not an issue, either,

1788
02:40:31,333 --> 02:40:34,333
where if you can get your bike out your front door of your house or out your back

1789
02:40:34,333 --> 02:40:36,333
door, you can be able to get it into chickasaw gardens, completely

1790
02:40:36,333 --> 02:40:38,333
unimpeded. It will be gated, they will have doors

1791
02:40:38,333 --> 02:40:40,333
that can be accessed by walkers and bikers, and if you're in your car

1792
02:40:40,333 --> 02:40:43,333
already and coming to chickasaw gardens, then

1793
02:40:43,333 --> 02:40:46,333
you've got to go a little bit around to one of the three entrance

1794
02:40:46,333 --> 02:40:49,333
is on central, including the only lighted entrance at central

1795
02:40:49,333 --> 02:40:53,533
and goodwin. Central is designed to handle

1796
02:40:54,333 --> 02:40:56,333
that traffic. So, to my colleagues, I see we've

1797
02:40:56,333 --> 02:40:58,333
got a lot of us in the queue, there will be more discussion and I make

1798
02:40:58,333 --> 02:41:01,333
jump back in the queue, as soon as we're

1799
02:41:01,333 --> 02:41:07,333
done because I want to hear your comments as well as

1800
02:41:07,333 --> 02:41:08,333
your questions.

1801
02:41:08,333 --> 02:41:11,333
but I think this is accommodation that we should make. I think it

1802
02:41:11,333 --> 02:41:13,333
makes sense, in this case, and I hear what people's philosophic position is about

1803
02:41:13,333 --> 02:41:15,733
gates and closing streets

1804
02:41:18,333 --> 02:41:21,333
in memphis, but where the rubber meets the road, it doesn't always work out,

1805
02:41:21,333 --> 02:41:23,900
and I think this is one of those cases that we ought to hear for

1806
02:41:23,900 --> 02:41:25,200
the best interest of the city.

1807
02:41:25,200 --> 02:41:26,500
>> thank you, councilman morgan.

1808
02:41:26,500 --> 02:41:27,333
councilman johnson.

1809
02:41:27,333 --> 02:41:29,333
>> thank you, chair.

1810
02:41:30,333 --> 02:41:34,333
often times what issues come before the council, we

1811
02:41:34,333 --> 02:41:40,333
always say, we want to hear from the people. We want to know what the neighbors think, what the

1812
02:41:40,333 --> 02:41:43,333
citizens think. And sometimes, we just don't. But this time, we did.

1813
02:41:43,333 --> 02:41:46,933
we see you in numbers expressing

1814
02:41:49,333 --> 02:41:52,333
your opinion. Some people told me, it's just

1815
02:41:52,333 --> 02:41:55,333
an elitist group. And they just want to have their way. So, my support

1816
02:41:55,333 --> 02:41:59,333
is not because you're being considered something

1817
02:41:59,333 --> 02:42:04,333
special, but because you came and you let us here how you actually feel

1818
02:42:04,333 --> 02:42:07,333
about the situation. And I think that you're deserving of those

1819
02:42:07,333 --> 02:42:13,333
gates, if that's what makes you feel safe. Now, I

1820
02:42:13,333 --> 02:42:16,333
do have one question. It was brought up about

1821
02:42:16,333 --> 02:42:19,333
emergency situations. How will those be

1822
02:42:19,333 --> 02:42:23,533
handled in regards, when the trees fall

1823
02:42:25,333 --> 02:42:28,333
and they need exit from their particular neighborhoods, or the

1824
02:42:28,333 --> 02:42:34,333
police or firemen, who is going to be responsible for

1825
02:42:34,333 --> 02:42:36,333
those situations?

1826
02:42:37,333 --> 02:42:40,333
>> we met with the fire department and the

1827
02:42:40,333 --> 02:42:42,333
police department prior to filing this

1828
02:42:42,333 --> 02:42:45,333
application, and the gates will be emergency

1829
02:42:45,333 --> 02:42:49,333
access operated. So, they'll have the yelp system and

1830
02:42:49,333 --> 02:42:51,333
squat box.

1831
02:42:52,333 --> 02:42:55,333
>> what about the situation with the trees?

1832
02:42:55,333 --> 02:43:00,733
>> public works and sanitation division has also been contacted

1833
02:43:01,333 --> 02:43:04,333
by us, and the gates will be, they will be

1834
02:43:04,333 --> 02:43:06,733
operable to them, also,

1835
02:43:10,333 --> 02:43:12,333
whenever necessary.

1836
02:43:16,333 --> 02:43:18,333
>> I think that needs to be worked out so

1837
02:43:18,333 --> 02:43:21,333
everybody knows what happens in case of an emergency, may be a sign needs to

1838
02:43:21,333 --> 02:43:22,333
be placed out there by the gate or something, in an emergency, this is

1839
02:43:22,333 --> 02:43:25,333
who you need to call.

1840
02:43:25,333 --> 02:43:27,333
>> yes, ma'am, and what we can also do

1841
02:43:27,333 --> 02:43:31,333
is when a situation does happen like that, then the gates will

1842
02:43:31,333 --> 02:43:32,333
be opened. That way everybody will know.

1843
02:43:32,333 --> 02:43:34,333
>> I'm not talking about the passenger gate. I'm talking about

1844
02:43:34,333 --> 02:43:37,333
the swinging gate for the cars.

1845
02:43:37,333 --> 02:43:39,333
>> yes, ma'am. The emergency gate.

1846
02:43:39,333 --> 02:43:40,333
>> thank you so much, thank you, chair, for the opportunity.

1847
02:43:40,333 --> 02:43:42,733
>> thank you, councilman johnson.

1848
02:43:43,333 --> 02:43:46,333
>> thank you, chair. In doing research I found in

1849
02:43:46,333 --> 02:43:48,333
2023 there were 57

1850
02:43:54,333 --> 02:43:57,933
pedestrian fatalities, and also in 2023, we

1851
02:43:59,333 --> 02:44:02,333
have had 150 pedestrian crashes. In 2022, there

1852
02:44:02,333 --> 02:44:04,733
were 83 pedestrian fatalities. As

1853
02:44:08,333 --> 02:44:11,333
well as 170 pedestrian crashes. It concerns me

1854
02:44:11,333 --> 02:44:14,333
greatly that they don't have any sidewalks, and they're

1855
02:44:14,333 --> 02:44:16,333
not able

1856
02:44:18,333 --> 02:44:23,333
to feel like they're safe with their children and their pets. That's a concern

1857
02:44:23,333 --> 02:44:29,333
for me. I feel better about the gate being accessible to

1858
02:44:29,333 --> 02:44:34,133
emergency access, and I feel wonderful about 92% of

1859
02:44:35,333 --> 02:44:40,333
the community being in favor of this. So, for all those reasons, I

1860
02:44:40,333 --> 02:44:44,600
am advocating for pedestrian safety, and I will

1861
02:44:44,600 --> 02:44:47,267
be voting for this. Thank you.

1862
02:44:47,267 --> 02:44:48,367
>> thank you.

1863
02:44:48,367 --> 02:44:49,733
councilman logan?

1864
02:44:49,733 --> 02:44:53,933
>> thank you, chair. I also visited, can

1865
02:44:56,333 --> 02:44:59,333
you hear me. I also visited the neighborhood, just

1866
02:44:59,333 --> 02:45:04,333
to see exactly what we were voting on. I

1867
02:45:04,333 --> 02:45:09,133
spoke with some of the residence, saw exactly

1868
02:45:10,333 --> 02:45:17,333
what they were talking about in terms of the narrow winding roads, the allotted trees, saw the access as well, that

1869
02:45:17,333 --> 02:45:21,333
they were allowing for the public space,

1870
02:45:21,333 --> 02:45:28,533
there is still great access. There may not be six or 10, in

1871
02:45:29,333 --> 02:45:32,933
1926, but there are several access points.

1872
02:45:34,333 --> 02:45:38,333
and I do understand that the community has been paying for their own security, and I also

1873
02:45:38,333 --> 02:45:44,333
spoke to the security officer about the problems in securing the

1874
02:45:44,333 --> 02:45:50,333
big space, the big neighborhood, with the small roads and the other

1875
02:45:50,333 --> 02:45:52,333
different trucks. So this is a neighborhood just trying to keep their

1876
02:45:52,333 --> 02:45:55,333
neighborhoods safe, their residence safe.

1877
02:45:55,333 --> 02:45:59,333
we saw on the picture, the mother and children trying to ride around

1878
02:45:59,333 --> 02:46:01,733
while we were driving

1879
02:46:05,333 --> 02:46:08,333
our truck, through there, it was hard to get through as well, with people walking

1880
02:46:08,333 --> 02:46:13,333
dogs and things. I totally get it. I appreciate

1881
02:46:13,333 --> 02:46:14,333
the fact that they are only blocking off or requesting to have blocked

1882
02:46:14,333 --> 02:46:16,333
off small sections

1883
02:46:19,333 --> 02:46:23,333
of streets that lead directly to homes, so anybody on

1884
02:46:23,333 --> 02:46:26,333
that street, really, there are other streets to

1885
02:46:26,333 --> 02:46:29,333
get to the park, even easier than it would be

1886
02:46:29,333 --> 02:46:32,333
to go down those narrow streets that they are proposing

1887
02:46:32,333 --> 02:46:37,133
to block off. So, the safety part and

1888
02:46:38,333 --> 02:46:41,333
the fact that they are welcoming people to come in, creating gates and times

1889
02:46:41,333 --> 02:46:46,733
to be open, and even are open to having

1890
02:46:47,333 --> 02:46:50,333
the gates open, so, there won't be any certain

1891
02:46:50,333 --> 02:46:56,333
time frames to leave them open, as it was stated

1892
02:46:56,333 --> 02:46:59,333
earlier, our parks are only open from dusk to dawn, and that

1893
02:46:59,333 --> 02:47:05,333
fits the requirement as well. Because of the fact that

1894
02:47:07,333 --> 02:47:10,333
I've seen them, I've seen the streets, I understand what

1895
02:47:10,333 --> 02:47:14,333
they're saying, I talked to the residence and the security officers, and I

1896
02:47:14,333 --> 02:47:17,333
totally agree that neighborhoods, and these

1897
02:47:17,333 --> 02:47:23,333
are citizens as well that we represent all citizens. Regardless

1898
02:47:23,333 --> 02:47:26,333
of such economic levels, and if there are other

1899
02:47:26,333 --> 02:47:30,333
neighborhoods that come, whether they are in

1900
02:47:30,333 --> 02:47:34,533
this figure, whatever you feel like this

1901
02:47:35,333 --> 02:47:38,333
community represents, any community that comes to advocate

1902
02:47:38,333 --> 02:47:40,733
for their community, we

1903
02:47:43,333 --> 02:47:47,333
are responsible to be open and to hear them. For that, as my colleagues

1904
02:47:47,333 --> 02:47:50,333
have said, they have pleaded their case and shown the information,

1905
02:47:50,333 --> 02:47:53,900
shown the proof, and I totally agree that we should be just as open.

1906
02:47:53,900 --> 02:47:54,533
thank you.

1907
02:47:54,533 --> 02:47:58,733
>> thank you. I haven't heard, we haven't

1908
02:47:59,333 --> 02:48:03,533
heard from councilman logan. I'm sorry, councilman

1909
02:48:04,333 --> 02:48:05,333
warren and cole that, I'll come back to you, councilman morgan.

1910
02:48:05,333 --> 02:48:07,333
>> thank

1911
02:48:11,333 --> 02:48:17,333
you, can I ask a question? Okay. Can I ask you

1912
02:48:17,333 --> 02:48:23,333
a question? Could you possibly explain to me how having

1913
02:48:23,333 --> 02:48:26,333
pedestrian gates are going to improve the safety for people walking

1914
02:48:26,333 --> 02:48:28,333
in the community?

1915
02:48:28,333 --> 02:48:32,333
why do they have to have pedestrian gates? Why is there

1916
02:48:32,333 --> 02:48:36,167
not an open access, if you're looking at

1917
02:48:36,167 --> 02:48:37,933
pedestrian safety?

1918
02:48:37,933 --> 02:48:42,133
>> well, first of all, my address is 35

1919
02:48:44,333 --> 02:48:45,933
airways boulevard, suite 229.

1920
02:48:45,933 --> 02:48:47,567
as I understand your question,

1921
02:48:47,567 --> 02:48:49,567
>> right now,

1922
02:48:51,333 --> 02:48:54,333
they've got gates that are going to close at dusk and

1923
02:48:54,333 --> 02:48:58,333
dawn. Why are there gates? If what we're talking about

1924
02:48:58,333 --> 02:49:00,667
is pedestrian safety, and not isolating the

1925
02:49:00,667 --> 02:49:01,467
neighborhood.

1926
02:49:01,467 --> 02:49:05,167
>> I think I understand. Pedestrians and vehicles

1927
02:49:05,167 --> 02:49:06,933
do not mix on roadways.

1928
02:49:06,933 --> 02:49:09,933
>> pedestrians need access. The streams

1929
02:49:11,333 --> 02:49:13,333
from other hoods

1930
02:49:16,333 --> 02:49:18,333
neighborhoods are walking in, coming in with bikes, they don't want to

1931
02:49:18,333 --> 02:49:21,333
necessarily just come into the neighborhood and ride around

1932
02:49:21,333 --> 02:49:25,333
on the safe streets. Between 5:00 in the morning

1933
02:49:25,333 --> 02:49:29,333
at five clock at night, they may want to come at 9:00 at night,

1934
02:49:29,333 --> 02:49:31,333
but that gate is locked for pedestrians.

1935
02:49:31,333 --> 02:49:34,333
why is there a gate, they are, for pedestrians if all you're trying to do

1936
02:49:34,333 --> 02:49:36,333
is improve traffic safety you mark

1937
02:49:36,333 --> 02:49:39,333
>> as I understand it, the memphis city parks

1938
02:49:39,333 --> 02:49:42,333
are closed at certain hours.

1939
02:49:42,333 --> 02:49:44,333
>> the city streets are not.

1940
02:49:44,333 --> 02:49:49,733
>> wait a minute. Hold on a second. Sir, there

1941
02:49:51,333 --> 02:49:58,533
are several city streets that are closed, and do not have access

1942
02:50:00,333 --> 02:50:01,333
to vehicles. The primary one is right outside this doorway.

1943
02:50:01,333 --> 02:50:02,500
>> in neighborhoods where

1944
02:50:02,500 --> 02:50:03,133
people live?

1945
02:50:03,133 --> 02:50:07,333
>> sir, I thought you said city streets.

1946
02:50:07,333 --> 02:50:09,333
>> city streets in neighborhoods where people live.

1947
02:50:09,333 --> 02:50:12,267
>> there are neighborhoods that are closed.

1948
02:50:12,267 --> 02:50:13,670
yes, sir.

1949
02:50:13,670 --> 02:50:16,667
>> tell me about the neighborhoods that

1950
02:50:20,333 --> 02:50:24,700
are closed. Completely closed. Tell me about the neighborhoods that

1951
02:50:24,700 --> 02:50:25,533
are closed.

1952
02:50:25,533 --> 02:50:26,467
>> that have city streets that

1953
02:50:26,467 --> 02:50:26,933
were closed?

1954
02:50:26,933 --> 02:50:30,333
>> that have city streets that are closed to pedestrian traffic

1955
02:50:30,333 --> 02:50:33,333
that make pedestrian traffic more difficult.

1956
02:50:33,333 --> 02:50:36,333
>> okay, hold on a second.

1957
02:50:36,333 --> 02:50:38,733
>> let me back this

1958
02:50:40,333 --> 02:50:42,333
up. What I'm saying is, the arguments that we're hearing are this is about pedestrian

1959
02:50:42,333 --> 02:50:45,333
safety. And the traffic that we heard about were

1960
02:50:45,333 --> 02:50:48,333
more u.p.s. Delivery

1961
02:50:51,333 --> 02:50:54,333
trucks, more trucks, people coming through

1962
02:50:54,333 --> 02:50:59,333
driving that don't know the neighborhood. And we are putting

1963
02:50:59,333 --> 02:51:05,333
up gates that have a pedestrian gate that stops them from

1964
02:51:05,333 --> 02:51:09,333
coming in from 5:00 and identify the clock in the morning. What

1965
02:51:09,333 --> 02:51:12,333
does that do for pedestrian safety?

1966
02:51:12,333 --> 02:51:14,733
>> respectfully, sir, the pedestrian

1967
02:51:15,333 --> 02:51:18,933
gates are open during the day.

1968
02:51:20,333 --> 02:51:21,333
>> I'm talking about at night.

1969
02:51:21,333 --> 02:51:24,400
>> I understand. I understand. I understand

1970
02:51:24,400 --> 02:51:28,600
what you're saying. This will limit the

1971
02:51:30,333 --> 02:51:32,733
vehicles in certain areas

1972
02:51:34,333 --> 02:51:36,633
of the neighborhood. If you could go back to the slide,

1973
02:51:36,633 --> 02:51:37,670
please?

1974
02:51:37,670 --> 02:51:42,333
>> I'm talking about, we are closing access to pedestrians with

1975
02:51:42,333 --> 02:51:48,333
gates from don, from dusk until dawn. That's what these gates

1976
02:51:48,333 --> 02:51:51,333
are doing. They're closing off pedestrians walking into the neighborhood.

1977
02:51:51,333 --> 02:51:57,333
the argument for putting up these gates is that what we're doing is

1978
02:51:57,333 --> 02:51:59,333
making the neighborhood safe from traffic, why would you wall off your

1979
02:51:59,333 --> 02:52:01,333
neighbors in the surrounding communities with a

1980
02:52:01,333 --> 02:52:03,333
gate at all for pedestrians? Why wouldn't you have an open access where people

1981
02:52:03,333 --> 02:52:05,333
can walk through?

1982
02:52:06,333 --> 02:52:07,333
>> open access to pedestrians.

1983
02:52:07,333 --> 02:52:09,333
>> and bicyclists.

1984
02:52:09,333 --> 02:52:13,700
>> what you're asking is that the pedestrian gates

1985
02:52:13,700 --> 02:52:17,330
remain open when the park is closed.

1986
02:52:17,330 --> 02:52:17,500
>> there

1987
02:52:17,500 --> 02:52:18,167
are no gates.

1988
02:52:18,167 --> 02:52:21,167
>> is that what you're asking?

1989
02:52:21,333 --> 02:52:24,400
>> what I'm saying is if you are trying to

1990
02:52:24,400 --> 02:52:27,333
only, take the gates completely out, go ahead.

1991
02:52:27,333 --> 02:52:29,333
>> let me, let me try to clarify

1992
02:52:29,333 --> 02:52:35,333
what dr. Warren is suggesting. The argument that dr. Warren

1993
02:52:35,333 --> 02:52:39,333
is making, if it's really about pedestrian safety and giving people

1994
02:52:39,333 --> 02:52:42,333
access to the park, if they are walking, why do

1995
02:52:42,333 --> 02:52:45,333
we have gates limiting pedestrian access at

1996
02:52:45,333 --> 02:52:48,333
all? He's not arguing the point about vehicles. What he's suggesting, I believe

1997
02:52:48,333 --> 02:52:54,333
this is what he is suggesting, would you be amenable

1998
02:52:56,333 --> 02:52:59,333
to allowing 24 seven access for pedestrians only. I think that's what dr.

1999
02:52:59,333 --> 02:53:00,333
warren is getting at. We haven't had an answer yet.

2000
02:53:00,333 --> 02:53:01,333
>> now that I understand the question.

2001
02:53:01,333 --> 02:53:03,733
>> now turn around, turn

2002
02:53:05,333 --> 02:53:07,333
around and look at all the people you brought out.

2003
02:53:07,333 --> 02:53:11,330
there's a lot of people in the crowd putting their thumbs up

2004
02:53:11,330 --> 02:53:11,733
to that.

2005
02:53:11,733 --> 02:53:18,333
>> yes, sir, now that I understand the question. I'll be happy.

2006
02:53:20,333 --> 02:53:22,330
>> the question is. >> me I have

2007
02:53:22,330 --> 02:53:24,750
a few minutes, please, to consult with my clients?

2008
02:53:24,750 --> 02:53:27,333
>> please, but I think this is, in my mind, the

2009
02:53:27,333 --> 02:53:30,333
big question. I don't think we have any data

2010
02:53:30,333 --> 02:53:33,333
that shows limiting these two access points are going to stop the u.p.s. Trucks

2011
02:53:33,333 --> 02:53:36,333
or the other trucks or

2012
02:53:38,333 --> 02:53:41,333
extra traffic because they're going to be coming in the other way and they'll

2013
02:53:41,333 --> 02:53:45,333
be driving strangely. But if what's going to

2014
02:53:45,333 --> 02:53:48,333
happen is, this is going to pass and you want it to pass,

2015
02:53:48,333 --> 02:53:51,333
one of the things that I think would show your neighbors in surrounding communities

2016
02:53:51,333 --> 02:53:57,333
that you want them in is not to put a

2017
02:53:57,333 --> 02:54:00,333
pedestrian gate. Just have the gate for the vehicular traffic, if that's

2018
02:54:00,333 --> 02:54:03,333
what you need, and leave an open area that is wide enough for a

2019
02:54:03,333 --> 02:54:05,333
bicycle or someone with a stroller.

2020
02:54:05,333 --> 02:54:07,333
>> I understand, dr.

2021
02:54:08,333 --> 02:54:09,333
warren. May I have two minutes to discuss this with my client? Mr. Chairman?

2022
02:54:09,333 --> 02:54:13,533
>> you can talk to your client, but

2023
02:54:15,333 --> 02:54:18,333
we have in the queue.

2024
02:54:18,333 --> 02:54:24,933
>> I will respectfully wait. >> we have other members in the queue.

2025
02:54:27,333 --> 02:54:29,333
to speak.

2026
02:54:30,333 --> 02:54:34,333
>> my question was to make sure that the

2027
02:54:34,333 --> 02:54:36,333
applicant understands that the a is now in charge or will be in charge, if this passes, perpetual maintenance required

2028
02:54:36,333 --> 02:54:39,333
by the property owners, at the applicant's

2029
02:54:39,333 --> 02:54:41,333
expense, the gutter

2030
02:54:44,333 --> 02:54:47,933
sidewalk closure the city engineers, all

2031
02:54:49,333 --> 02:54:50,333
a.

2032
02:54:50,333 --> 02:54:54,333
I don't think these guys are going to have any problem paying for it, I

2033
02:54:54,333 --> 02:54:55,833
just want to make sure that you know that

2034
02:54:55,833 --> 02:54:56,800
you're going to pay for it.

2035
02:54:56,800 --> 02:54:58,200
>> absolutely, we note that we are going to

2036
02:54:58,200 --> 02:54:59,670
pay for all those services.

2037
02:54:59,670 --> 02:55:01,333
>> okay, well you guys were gone I guess the

2038
02:55:01,333 --> 02:55:04,333
gate or opening, we ought

2039
02:55:06,333 --> 02:55:10,333
to offer some amendments for everybody to chew on, because

2040
02:55:10,333 --> 02:55:15,333
in the package it speaks to no remote open access shall be allowed

2041
02:55:15,333 --> 02:55:19,333
by residence. We need to work on, how do we strike that, depending on this

2042
02:55:19,333 --> 02:55:22,933
gait question. I would like language

2043
02:55:24,400 --> 02:55:29,333
as regards how the gate is to be opened in an emergency, specifically,

2044
02:55:29,333 --> 02:55:34,333
contacts. It could be the a president, I don't care, but give me some wording on

2045
02:55:34,333 --> 02:55:37,333
that. Last but not least, it speaks to, in some places, clickers

2046
02:55:37,333 --> 02:55:39,333
for thea.

2047
02:55:42,333 --> 02:55:44,333
I want to make sure that we have cleanup language

2048
02:55:44,333 --> 02:55:49,733
that they can in fact have clickers they can

2049
02:55:50,333 --> 02:55:52,333
have access to that gate. That any and all language as regards limitations

2050
02:55:52,333 --> 02:55:54,167
to that be stricken. All

2051
02:55:54,167 --> 02:55:54,867
right?

2052
02:55:54,867 --> 02:55:58,467
>> could you repeat that last part?

2053
02:56:01,333 --> 02:56:03,333
>> that any and all language, in case I missed it

2054
02:56:03,333 --> 02:56:07,333
in our package, in this resolution, any

2055
02:56:07,333 --> 02:56:10,333
language that speaks to the hoa residence not being

2056
02:56:10,333 --> 02:56:15,133
able to obtain a clicker for the gate

2057
02:56:18,333 --> 02:56:19,800
the stricken. That in fact, hoa members can have

2058
02:56:19,800 --> 02:56:20,167
clickers.

2059
02:56:20,167 --> 02:56:22,333
>> they will not have clickers.

2060
02:56:22,333 --> 02:56:23,333
>> they are not going to have clickers?

2061
02:56:23,333 --> 02:56:25,333
>> because they don't need access.

2062
02:56:25,333 --> 02:56:27,733
>> the wording on this.

2063
02:56:28,333 --> 02:56:31,333
all right. All right. So, we're going to strike all

2064
02:56:31,333 --> 02:56:34,333
wording that no hoa member family may have a clicker

2065
02:56:34,333 --> 02:56:36,333
to the gate.

2066
02:56:37,333 --> 02:56:39,333
>> there could be

2067
02:56:41,333 --> 02:56:44,533
somebody that could access the gate, in order to open it in

2068
02:56:44,533 --> 02:56:45,367
an emergency.

2069
02:56:45,367 --> 02:56:49,333
>> correct. >> I would not want to prohibit anybody from

2070
02:56:49,333 --> 02:56:51,333
not having it.

2071
02:56:51,333 --> 02:56:54,333
>> hang on, I got this.

2072
02:56:55,333 --> 02:56:58,333
so, your okay with striking, a clicker is purchased

2073
02:56:58,333 --> 02:57:00,333
from the hoa.

2074
02:57:00,333 --> 02:57:05,333
okay. Mr. Chairman, I want to put it out

2075
02:57:05,333 --> 02:57:07,333
there that strike all language as regards any member of the hoa being

2076
02:57:07,333 --> 02:57:11,533
able to purchase a clicker for the

2077
02:57:16,333 --> 02:57:18,333
gate. And strike any and all language that speaks to, no remote

2078
02:57:18,333 --> 02:57:21,333
open access shall be allowed by residence. I'm just trying

2079
02:57:21,333 --> 02:57:24,400
to clean it up at this point. It doesn't mean I'm for or against it.

2080
02:57:24,400 --> 02:57:25,333
if it passes I want the language stricken.

2081
02:57:25,333 --> 02:57:27,333
fair enough?

2082
02:57:28,333 --> 02:57:31,333
without objection? They're going to enter

2083
02:57:31,333 --> 02:57:34,533
the gate question. Chairman, if I could have a

2084
02:57:34,533 --> 02:57:35,233
second?

2085
02:57:35,233 --> 02:57:39,333
>> is there a second on that motion?

2086
02:57:39,333 --> 02:57:41,333
>> is there emotion?

2087
02:57:42,333 --> 02:57:45,933
>> any objection to that particular motion?

2088
02:57:48,333 --> 02:57:54,333
the language that councilman colvett be stricken or removed in

2089
02:57:54,333 --> 02:57:56,333
its entirety, he is allowing the members of

2090
02:57:56,333 --> 02:57:59,900
the a or any member of the community to have access to

2091
02:57:59,900 --> 02:58:00,933
the clickers.

2092
02:58:00,933 --> 02:58:06,333
>> correct. >> so I think ms. Reeves suggested that the

2093
02:58:07,333 --> 02:58:09,333
language has already been removed, maybe

2094
02:58:09,333 --> 02:58:10,333
we are looking at older documents.

2095
02:58:10,333 --> 02:58:13,333
there appears to be some confusion by planning and development.

2096
02:58:13,333 --> 02:58:15,333
it appears.

2097
02:58:19,333 --> 02:58:20,333
>> dbd is going to correct that.

2098
02:58:20,333 --> 02:58:25,333
>> I don't think we need to change anything. The conditions

2099
02:58:25,333 --> 02:58:29,333
that we have in the resolution just speak to no

2100
02:58:29,333 --> 02:58:31,333
remote access shall be allowed by residence, and that's been agreed to

2101
02:58:31,333 --> 02:58:33,333
by the applicant.

2102
02:58:33,333 --> 02:58:37,333
>> but on page 16, on page 16 it speaks to

2103
02:58:37,333 --> 02:58:39,333
exit only access if a clicker is purchased.

2104
02:58:39,333 --> 02:58:40,333
>> that's in the staff report?

2105
02:58:40,333 --> 02:58:43,333
>> page 16, I want to clarify that's for

2106
02:58:43,333 --> 02:58:45,767
emergency vehicles only and not

2107
02:58:45,767 --> 02:58:47,700
residence. If I'm wrong.

2108
02:58:47,700 --> 02:58:50,100
>> that's not part of

2109
02:58:52,333 --> 02:58:53,333
the resolution that is before you.

2110
02:58:53,333 --> 02:58:57,333
>> then as long as I know we're safe and we've got it

2111
02:58:57,333 --> 02:59:01,333
on the record. Last but not least and I'll close my remarks, I

2112
02:59:01,333 --> 02:59:04,333
need an emergency contact in case people need to

2113
02:59:04,333 --> 02:59:07,333
get that gate open. It's not a fire truck, trees come down, we need access.

2114
02:59:07,333 --> 02:59:15,333
I need a friendly amendment for that. And guys, all this is designed to

2115
02:59:15,333 --> 02:59:18,200
do, if it passes, it's in there, if it doesn't pass, we had

2116
02:59:18,200 --> 02:59:18,867
it covered.

2117
02:59:18,867 --> 02:59:22,333
>> as far as the pedestrian gate, we can

2118
02:59:22,333 --> 02:59:24,300
have that to remain unlocked.

2119
02:59:24,300 --> 02:59:25,167
24 hours.

2120
02:59:25,167 --> 02:59:27,233
>> so it will just remain open.

2121
02:59:27,233 --> 02:59:30,333
>> it would just be an open door.

2122
02:59:30,333 --> 02:59:31,333
>> yes.

2123
02:59:31,333 --> 02:59:32,333
>> the reason I'm thinking about that.

2124
02:59:32,333 --> 02:59:35,933
>> let me recognize other members in

2125
02:59:40,333 --> 02:59:45,133
the queue. So, I have a couple of

2126
02:59:45,333 --> 02:59:49,333
questions, here, and clarifying points I'd like to make, here.

2127
02:59:49,333 --> 02:59:52,333
there were some assertions about pedestrian fatalities

2128
02:59:52,333 --> 02:59:55,333
for pedestrian access. And colleagues,

2129
02:59:57,333 --> 03:00:00,333
and for new councilmembers that are coming on,

2130
03:00:00,333 --> 03:00:07,333
I hope that you are going to be driven by data. So, and

2131
03:00:07,333 --> 03:00:11,533
not by emotions. Everybody wants a safe

2132
03:00:13,333 --> 03:00:15,333
city, but, mr. Logan, there are neighborhoods

2133
03:00:15,333 --> 03:00:18,333
in your community in your district that don't

2134
03:00:18,333 --> 03:00:22,333
have sidewalks. They have u.p.s. Trucks coming

2135
03:00:22,333 --> 03:00:28,333
and going. And so, do we say, what I would ask

2136
03:00:28,333 --> 03:00:32,333
the homeowners, if this is about pedestrian safety, a lot of neighborhoods

2137
03:00:32,333 --> 03:00:35,333
have sidewalks. Has it been explored for the

2138
03:00:35,333 --> 03:00:39,533
homeowners association to install sidewalks? No, no,

2139
03:00:43,333 --> 03:00:47,333
no, no. On your property, you can say, the homeowners association can

2140
03:00:47,333 --> 03:00:52,133
say, throughout chickasaw gardens, that we want to

2141
03:00:53,333 --> 03:00:55,333
install sidewalks. Each individual would have

2142
03:00:55,333 --> 03:01:00,333
to do so, and it would be done at their expense. But if this were about safe

2143
03:01:00,333 --> 03:01:05,333
pedestrian safety, and you're concerned about people walking their

2144
03:01:05,333 --> 03:01:09,533
dogs, and not being subject to vehicles,

2145
03:01:11,333 --> 03:01:14,333
vehicular traffic, sidewalks. Instead of

2146
03:01:17,333 --> 03:01:19,333
gates.

2147
03:01:19,333 --> 03:01:22,333
so, there are plenty of areas in memphis that do

2148
03:01:22,333 --> 03:01:29,333
not have sidewalks. So, the way that we address them is by getting them off

2149
03:01:29,333 --> 03:01:32,333
as well? I would contend,

2150
03:01:38,333 --> 03:01:44,333
no. So, if we allow these gates to be erected, we're

2151
03:01:44,333 --> 03:01:49,133
just going down a slippery slope, and setting

2152
03:01:50,333 --> 03:01:53,333
a precedent that all you have to do is come down to council meetings

2153
03:01:53,333 --> 03:01:57,533
and you'll get a gate erected in

2154
03:01:59,333 --> 03:02:05,333
your neighborhood. This is a collective community that we have, here, in memphis.

2155
03:02:05,333 --> 03:02:09,533
shared sacrifice, we all want a safe

2156
03:02:11,333 --> 03:02:17,333
neighborhood. We all want a safe memphis. But, the way, and

2157
03:02:17,333 --> 03:02:20,333
I like, and I'll say

2158
03:02:22,333 --> 03:02:26,533
this facetiously. How it's being sold as

2159
03:02:27,333 --> 03:02:30,333
pedestrian safety. Have we had any, so, provide data that

2160
03:02:30,333 --> 03:02:35,333
talks about, is it more likely for someone to be hit by

2161
03:02:35,333 --> 03:02:38,933
a car in this neighborhood compared

2162
03:02:40,333 --> 03:02:44,333
to others? That's the data that I feel that we should be

2163
03:02:44,333 --> 03:02:47,333
making decisions on. If the data comes back

2164
03:02:47,333 --> 03:02:50,333
and says, yes, it's more

2165
03:02:51,333 --> 03:02:56,333
likely for a pedestrian to be hit in this neighborhood, I'll be the

2166
03:02:56,333 --> 03:02:59,333
first one supporting it. But this is not, we are

2167
03:02:59,333 --> 03:03:02,333
asked to make this decision without any data supporting

2168
03:03:02,333 --> 03:03:04,333
the assertions made.

2169
03:03:08,333 --> 03:03:14,333
none. So, I don't know if I would get a second

2170
03:03:14,333 --> 03:03:17,333
for this, but I would ask that we hold this and let the police

2171
03:03:17,333 --> 03:03:21,533
department come back and say, here's what

2172
03:03:22,333 --> 03:03:26,333
we've done. Here's what has been the result

2173
03:03:26,333 --> 03:03:31,733
of this. So, I have councilmembers in the queue

2174
03:03:32,333 --> 03:03:37,733
on this item. So, this is just on the

2175
03:03:41,333 --> 03:03:42,667
hold, first. Okay.

2176
03:03:42,667 --> 03:03:44,330
councilwoman logan.

2177
03:03:44,330 --> 03:03:48,833
>> I wanted to make certain that I responded

2178
03:03:50,333 --> 03:03:53,333
to the comment about communities in my district

2179
03:03:53,333 --> 03:03:55,333
with no sidewalks.

2180
03:03:56,333 --> 03:04:00,333
and code and development will tell you, I

2181
03:04:00,333 --> 03:04:05,333
have been an advocate for sidewalks being put in my neighborhood, and the

2182
03:04:05,333 --> 03:04:08,333
streets not my neighborhood, but the neighborhoods

2183
03:04:08,333 --> 03:04:11,333
in my district that don't have them. I'm the number one advocate for those

2184
03:04:11,333 --> 03:04:15,533
to be put in there by the

2185
03:04:16,333 --> 03:04:17,333
city. We have had that conversation.

2186
03:04:17,333 --> 03:04:20,000
it's our responsibility to put those in

2187
03:04:20,000 --> 03:04:22,533
the neighborhood, to have sidewalks.

2188
03:04:22,533 --> 03:04:27,333
>> the developer does it. If the developer doesn't.

2189
03:04:28,333 --> 03:04:30,233
>> the ones in my neighborhood, in

2190
03:04:30,233 --> 03:04:31,330
my community.

2191
03:04:31,330 --> 03:04:34,633
>> I just said that to you

2192
03:04:35,333 --> 03:04:38,333
because all of us one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

2193
03:04:38,333 --> 03:04:43,733
every single one of us has neighborhoods without sidewalks.

2194
03:04:44,333 --> 03:04:46,333
the assertion that I was making.

2195
03:04:46,333 --> 03:04:50,533
>> but the streets aren't the same size.

2196
03:04:52,333 --> 03:04:53,333
>> if you go to whitehaven you'll see the same things.

2197
03:04:53,333 --> 03:04:56,333
>> and there are gated communities in whitehaven

2198
03:04:56,333 --> 03:04:59,333
as well. It's not a race thing with me.

2199
03:04:59,333 --> 03:05:01,733
>> twinkle town, for instance.

2200
03:05:02,333 --> 03:05:04,633
that's the point. But now, we have to

2201
03:05:04,633 --> 03:05:05,333
get back,

2202
03:05:05,333 --> 03:05:10,133
>> I just wanted to make sure that it

2203
03:05:10,333 --> 03:05:14,000
was understood that I am a chief advocate for

2204
03:05:14,000 --> 03:05:14,700
nape.

2205
03:05:14,700 --> 03:05:17,100
>> we get it, yes.

2206
03:05:20,333 --> 03:05:23,333
councilman morgan smiley, and then logan, you're in

2207
03:05:23,333 --> 03:05:25,333
the queue.

2208
03:05:26,333 --> 03:05:34,333
>> to the hold and a few of the comments. We don't want to wait for

2209
03:05:34,333 --> 03:05:35,333
every resolution we pass to be written in blood. We can proactively legislate

2210
03:05:35,333 --> 03:05:38,333
before accidents happen, and that's okay,

2211
03:05:38,333 --> 03:05:44,333
too. We don't have to wait. You can show up with your own

2212
03:05:44,333 --> 03:05:47,333
eyes, walk it with your own feet and see the problems that

2213
03:05:47,333 --> 03:05:50,333
they have and come to a rational decision without waiting for somebody

2214
03:05:50,333 --> 03:05:53,333
to be killed. And I think this is something

2215
03:05:53,333 --> 03:05:55,333
that fits that circumstance. And dr.

2216
03:05:55,333 --> 03:05:56,333
warren, pedestrian access is not closed off to a single one of these streets

2217
03:05:56,333 --> 03:05:58,333
in the chickasaw

2218
03:06:02,333 --> 03:06:04,333
gardens neighborhood.

2219
03:06:07,333 --> 03:06:10,333
you can come walk them with me at any time of night, 3:00 a.m., midnight,

2220
03:06:10,333 --> 03:06:11,333
whatever it is. We will always be able to access them. We will always

2221
03:06:11,333 --> 03:06:14,333
be able to walk them to our hearts content.

2222
03:06:14,333 --> 03:06:15,333
we're talking about limiting access at two

2223
03:06:15,333 --> 03:06:20,333
locations that it sounds like now the applicant's would rather be

2224
03:06:20,333 --> 03:06:23,333
opened up. But there are not a lot of people walking neighborhoods at

2225
03:06:23,333 --> 03:06:28,133
3:00 a.m. That are sightseeing or looking at

2226
03:06:30,333 --> 03:06:32,333
the stars.

2227
03:06:33,333 --> 03:06:35,333
so, we're not going to block anybody from coming into

2228
03:06:35,333 --> 03:06:37,333
the neighborhood at 3:00 p.m. At 3:00 a.m., you've got

2229
03:06:37,333 --> 03:06:39,333
some problems and people want to be diligent in looking out for their

2230
03:06:39,333 --> 03:06:41,333
neighbors. And keep a watch. That's our entire camera

2231
03:06:41,333 --> 03:06:45,333
program that we've been putting up across the city, and avery neighborhood,

2232
03:06:45,333 --> 03:06:49,533
rich and poor. To the hold, I

2233
03:06:52,333 --> 03:06:54,333
would say, we should dispense with this right now. If a vote for

2234
03:06:54,333 --> 03:06:57,333
hold fails, I would move previous question that we go ahead and vote

2235
03:06:57,333 --> 03:06:59,333
and deal with this so people don't have to come down here,

2236
03:06:59,333 --> 03:07:03,333
five new councilmembers don't have to get updated on the issue and get hundreds

2237
03:07:03,333 --> 03:07:06,333
and hundreds of more emails, and that we deal with

2238
03:07:06,333 --> 03:07:09,333
this tonight, once and for all. I think we for the case, I think

2239
03:07:09,333 --> 03:07:11,333
we understand it, I think there's going to be some agree

2240
03:07:11,333 --> 03:07:14,333
to disagree for various reasons, but the details

2241
03:07:14,333 --> 03:07:18,333
of this case for the most part have been hammered out, and we owe them a vote and

2242
03:07:18,333 --> 03:07:21,333
a solution tonight, rather than holding. I'm going to vote against

2243
03:07:21,333 --> 03:07:24,400
the hold, and hopefully we can get onto the rest of the agenda

2244
03:07:24,400 --> 03:07:25,333
and debate.

2245
03:07:25,333 --> 03:07:26,700
>> thank you, councilman morgan.

2246
03:07:26,700 --> 03:07:27,567
vice chair smiley.

2247
03:07:27,567 --> 03:07:30,567
>> for those of you who

2248
03:07:31,333 --> 03:07:36,333
don't know, I appreciate a pretty good argument. I think both

2249
03:07:36,333 --> 03:07:39,333
sides made a really good argument. But, this conversation,

2250
03:07:39,333 --> 03:07:43,533
for me, it reminds me of a

2251
03:07:45,333 --> 03:07:48,333
very eager jb smiley, the

2252
03:07:49,333 --> 03:07:50,333
attorney, visiting a hoa meeting.

2253
03:07:50,333 --> 03:07:54,333
I won't talk about the neighborhood, but in that

2254
03:07:54,333 --> 03:07:57,333
meeting, what transpired was something that I thought was concerning. It was a group

2255
03:07:57,333 --> 03:08:00,333
of wealthy people and during that hoa

2256
03:08:00,333 --> 03:08:03,333
meeting, one of the individuals present said, there is so much

2257
03:08:03,333 --> 03:08:06,333
crime going on in the city of memphis, maybe our community

2258
03:08:06,333 --> 03:08:12,333
should consider building a wall. And I'm going to tell you why

2259
03:08:12,333 --> 03:08:15,333
that's problematic for me, because that doesn't breed inclusivity. That

2260
03:08:15,333 --> 03:08:20,333
doesn't breed one memphis. That breeds, let me be

2261
03:08:20,333 --> 03:08:21,333
excluded from the general population.

2262
03:08:21,333 --> 03:08:24,400
I'm not sure that the members that I want to be part

2263
03:08:24,400 --> 03:08:29,333
of. On the other side, I do value each

2264
03:08:29,333 --> 03:08:33,333
and every person who comes down, and takes time

2265
03:08:33,333 --> 03:08:36,333
out today, and comes making a very strong argument

2266
03:08:36,333 --> 03:08:39,333
for why they believe that this will ultimately put

2267
03:08:39,333 --> 03:08:42,333
them in a better position. And I'm also reminded of

2268
03:08:42,333 --> 03:08:45,333
this, a couple things. If

2269
03:08:49,333 --> 03:08:54,333
this was about pedestrian safety, and please correct me if I'm wrong, someone

2270
03:08:54,333 --> 03:09:00,333
in planning and development. I think is neighborhood decline speed humps, but it's about pedestrian safety,

2271
03:09:00,333 --> 03:09:03,933
I believe this neighborhood, declined those

2272
03:09:08,333 --> 03:09:12,333
traffic devices. I'm not understanding why, if it's about safety, we are declining

2273
03:09:12,333 --> 03:09:15,333
traffic calming devices. In addition to that, I'm

2274
03:09:15,333 --> 03:09:16,333
also reminded we're not the first body

2275
03:09:16,333 --> 03:09:20,533
to hear this. Planning and development said

2276
03:09:23,333 --> 03:09:31,333
no. And then when it went before land-use control board, they said no. And what's happening, here, is your coming before

2277
03:09:31,333 --> 03:09:33,333
us after planning and development said no, after land-use control board,

2278
03:09:33,333 --> 03:09:36,933
you're asking this body to say

2279
03:09:39,333 --> 03:09:41,733
yes. Without any data.

2280
03:09:45,333 --> 03:09:48,333
councilman jones quotes a school board member, sarah lewis, all

2281
03:09:48,333 --> 03:09:51,333
the time. And I would let him say the quote.

2282
03:09:51,333 --> 03:09:54,867
>> you can't measure it, you can't manage it, if you can't manage it, I

2283
03:09:54,867 --> 03:09:55,800
can't improve it.

2284
03:09:55,800 --> 03:10:00,333
>> his argument today, I've wavered on this issue.

2285
03:10:00,333 --> 03:10:03,333
I had a meeting with mr. Wilder, he did

2286
03:10:03,333 --> 03:10:05,333
a really good job for you all.

2287
03:10:05,333 --> 03:10:11,333
kudos to him, but, when I was looking at it, I

2288
03:10:11,333 --> 03:10:15,333
get back to, there is no data. So I'm having a hard

2289
03:10:15,333 --> 03:10:18,333
time, here, and I'm going to support a hold, and hopefully you

2290
03:10:18,333 --> 03:10:23,333
can have some data, but I don't know if the hold is going to win the

2291
03:10:23,333 --> 03:10:25,333
day, but I'm going to support the hold because there has been no data presented.

2292
03:10:25,333 --> 03:10:27,333
there's folks making good arguments on both sides and with no argument for

2293
03:10:27,333 --> 03:10:30,333
me to supersede the other, I'm in the position

2294
03:10:30,333 --> 03:10:33,333
that I think maybe there's more information out

2295
03:10:33,333 --> 03:10:38,733
there that this body would benefit from when we

2296
03:10:39,333 --> 03:10:42,333
make a decision. But we'll see what happens. But good job on both

2297
03:10:42,333 --> 03:10:45,933
sides, and I appreciate the participation

2298
03:10:48,333 --> 03:10:50,333
of everyone. I often see the government works best when

2299
03:10:50,333 --> 03:10:51,333
we have active participation from the community, so thank each and everyone

2300
03:10:51,333 --> 03:10:54,933
of you for coming out, and

2301
03:10:55,333 --> 03:10:59,333
I really do hope in 2024, this is the last time you come to

2302
03:10:59,333 --> 03:11:02,333
city hall. I don't know any of you out there. A very small few, and

2303
03:11:02,333 --> 03:11:03,333
I see a consistent few who always come because the issues that this

2304
03:11:03,333 --> 03:11:06,333
body deals with is more

2305
03:11:09,333 --> 03:11:12,333
important than erecting a gate or choosing not to erect a gate. This city has

2306
03:11:12,333 --> 03:11:15,333
real challenges and all of you out there seems to

2307
03:11:15,333 --> 03:11:20,733
have means and the ability to help the city

2308
03:11:23,333 --> 03:11:25,333
of memphis with some of its real issues, so I hope you

2309
03:11:25,333 --> 03:11:27,400
will dissipate more than just this single issue, but other issues as well.

2310
03:11:27,400 --> 03:11:28,233
thank you all for being here.

2311
03:11:28,233 --> 03:11:30,333
>> thank you, vice chair smiley. Councilwoman logan.

2312
03:11:30,333 --> 03:11:32,733
>> thank you, chair. I

2313
03:11:35,333 --> 03:11:39,333
didn't know that they had rejected speed

2314
03:11:39,333 --> 03:11:44,733
humps. That's new information. I would like to hold

2315
03:11:45,333 --> 03:11:46,333
as well to get more information about that.

2316
03:11:46,333 --> 03:11:50,533
I had no idea that speed humps

2317
03:11:52,333 --> 03:11:55,333
were rejected. I just assumed, because I drove down the streets,

2318
03:11:55,333 --> 03:11:58,333
and I know those streets are more narrow than some of the streets that

2319
03:11:58,333 --> 03:12:00,333
are in my community and other communities in my district and they

2320
03:12:00,333 --> 03:12:03,333
were told that they could not get speed

2321
03:12:03,333 --> 03:12:07,333
humps, because of the street being narrow.

2322
03:12:07,333 --> 03:12:10,333
if this community was offered speed humps,

2323
03:12:10,333 --> 03:12:13,333
and rejected them, that's problematic,

2324
03:12:14,333 --> 03:12:19,333
and I would like to get more information about that. So I support

2325
03:12:19,333 --> 03:12:21,333
the hold.

2326
03:12:21,333 --> 03:12:24,933
>> this is, >> point of information about

2327
03:12:25,333 --> 03:12:26,333
the speed humps.

2328
03:12:26,333 --> 03:12:29,133
>> mr. Morgan, you said after this you were going to call for

2329
03:12:29,133 --> 03:12:29,867
the question.

2330
03:12:29,867 --> 03:12:34,333
>> after the vote for the hold, but this answer

2331
03:12:34,333 --> 03:12:37,333
directly goes to councilmembers and whether or

2332
03:12:37,333 --> 03:12:41,333
not they are voting for a hold as councilwoman logan just said. It has been

2333
03:12:41,333 --> 03:12:43,333
alleged that they were offered speed humps and rejected it. I would like to find

2334
03:12:43,333 --> 03:12:45,600
out the truth of that, if any council

2335
03:12:45,600 --> 03:12:46,633
member's object.

2336
03:12:46,633 --> 03:12:50,833
>> that's the purpose of the hold, colleagues.

2337
03:12:52,333 --> 03:12:53,333
>> I can answer that. >> we can answer it right now.

2338
03:12:53,333 --> 03:12:58,333
>> respectfully, I would like for us to go back

2339
03:12:58,333 --> 03:13:03,133
to engineering. Your regular collection of this may

2340
03:13:04,333 --> 03:13:05,333
be different.

2341
03:13:05,333 --> 03:13:10,333
madam comptroller, will you please prepare the screens for the volt on the hold. This

2342
03:13:10,333 --> 03:13:16,933
is on the hold. Yes. I was the maker of that

2343
03:13:17,333 --> 03:13:22,133
motion and I think it was seconded by

2344
03:13:25,333 --> 03:13:27,333
councilman warren.

2345
03:13:46,333 --> 03:13:48,333
thank you. Yes.

2346
03:14:00,333 --> 03:14:07,333
>> carlisle, no, colvett, no, ford, yes, johnson, noe, logan, yes, morgan, noe,

2347
03:14:07,333 --> 03:14:10,333
robinson, no, vice chairman smiley,

2348
03:14:11,900 --> 03:14:13,900
yes, washington, yes,

2349
03:14:14,567 --> 03:14:16,567
>> that item passes.

2350
03:14:29,333 --> 03:14:34,333
madam comptroller, will you please, okay. So this item will be held until our next meeting, which is

2351
03:14:34,333 --> 03:14:36,333
january 9th.

2352
03:14:36,333 --> 03:14:42,333
>> that's correct, mr. Chairman. >> madam comptroller, will you please call

2353
03:14:43,333 --> 03:14:44,367
item 11? Yes.

2354
03:14:44,367 --> 03:14:48,833
nine and 10, both of them have been held until the next meeting.

2355
03:14:48,833 --> 03:14:55,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman. We will note that items nine and 10 will be held

2356
03:14:55,333 --> 03:14:57,333
until january 9th.

2357
03:14:57,767 --> 03:14:59,267
majority.

2358
03:14:59,267 --> 03:15:02,267
>> item number 11, is a resolution

2359
03:15:15,333 --> 03:15:20,333
pursuant to chapter 9.6 of the memphis and shelby county unified development code approving

2360
03:15:20,333 --> 03:15:25,133
a planned development at the subject property located

2361
03:15:26,333 --> 03:15:28,333
at 1674 delano avenue.

2362
03:15:28,333 --> 03:15:35,333
this resolution is sponsored by the division of planning and development. The case number

2363
03:15:35,333 --> 03:15:37,333
is pd 23-16.

2364
03:15:41,333 --> 03:15:43,333
>> councilwoman johnson? >> chair,

2365
03:15:44,333 --> 03:15:50,367
before we proceed with item number 11, I think we need to go back and clean up item number 10. It

2366
03:15:50,367 --> 03:15:53,167
was not red and voted on when we or another.

2367
03:15:53,167 --> 03:15:58,567
>> this was a hold on both of the items.

2368
03:15:59,333 --> 03:16:02,333
>> okay. But they were never read out loud. I'm just saying

2369
03:16:02,333 --> 03:16:07,133
it was not red out the place on

2370
03:16:07,333 --> 03:16:09,333
the record.

2371
03:16:09,533 --> 03:16:11,933
>> hold on one second.

2372
03:16:21,333 --> 03:16:25,333
>> mr. Chairman, for the record, we did read item

2373
03:16:25,333 --> 03:16:29,333
number nine, and we had a rightful hold on it, but I'd like to read item number tens action that will

2374
03:16:29,333 --> 03:16:33,533
be held until january 9th. The resolution

2375
03:16:36,333 --> 03:16:38,333
approving the right-of-way vacation of lombardy road between south fenwick

2376
03:16:38,333 --> 03:16:41,333
road and cherokee drive. This resolution sponsored by the

2377
03:16:41,333 --> 03:16:45,233
division of planning and development. The case number is

2378
03:16:45,233 --> 03:16:46,300
s.a.c. 23-05.

2379
03:16:46,300 --> 03:16:49,900
>> thank you. Thank you, councilwoman johnson.

2380
03:16:53,333 --> 03:16:56,333
>> and I have read number 11 into the record. Be make

2381
03:16:56,333 --> 03:16:58,333
item number 11.

2382
03:16:59,333 --> 03:17:02,333
>> this item was not discussed when it was sent directly

2383
03:17:02,333 --> 03:17:05,333
down without recommendation. So we

2384
03:17:08,333 --> 03:17:09,333
need, I so move, and we do need a presentation.

2385
03:17:09,333 --> 03:17:12,333
>> if you would move so

2386
03:17:12,333 --> 03:17:15,333
electronically, please. And seconded by

2387
03:17:16,333 --> 03:17:17,333
councilmember warren. The floor is yours.

2388
03:17:17,333 --> 03:17:20,933
>> thank you, mr. Chairman, members of

2389
03:17:23,333 --> 03:17:26,333
the council. This is the case, and I think we're getting the

2390
03:17:26,333 --> 03:17:28,733
presentation here in just

2391
03:17:31,333 --> 03:17:34,333
a second. It is a case, pd 23-16, planned development

2392
03:17:34,333 --> 03:17:39,733
to allow a self-service mini storage facility at 1674 delano

2393
03:17:41,333 --> 03:17:43,333
avenue. You can see here, on the left, there's a location map in the fraser area

2394
03:17:43,333 --> 03:17:47,333
just north of the 240 loop, and on the right is the vicinity

2395
03:17:47,333 --> 03:17:52,333
map showing the notice that was sent out to judge the adjacent

2396
03:17:52,333 --> 03:17:54,333
property owners. Here you have, to the left, the

2397
03:17:54,333 --> 03:17:58,333
zoning, this property is zoned, it is bordered

2398
03:17:58,333 --> 03:18:02,333
by are you one residential properties on the

2399
03:18:02,333 --> 03:18:05,933
west side, and it is cmu

2400
03:18:08,333 --> 03:18:13,733
1 to the north and cmu 3 to the south. On

2401
03:18:14,333 --> 03:18:20,933
the right, you see the land use, the pink star is

2402
03:18:21,333 --> 03:18:26,333
the property, and it is commercial to the north and to the east, and

2403
03:18:26,333 --> 03:18:29,333
to the south, and residential to the west. Again, and ariel of the property,

2404
03:18:29,333 --> 03:18:32,333
showing the current use is office space to the south of the property,

2405
03:18:32,333 --> 03:18:34,733
to the bottom, and

2406
03:18:36,333 --> 03:18:41,333
there are five car wash bays, self-service car wash bays, and

2407
03:18:41,333 --> 03:18:46,733
auto sales. Photos of the subject property from delano,

2408
03:18:47,333 --> 03:18:50,333
and also from watkins. And aerial views of

2409
03:18:50,333 --> 03:18:55,733
the site. Here. So, on the left is the

2410
03:18:56,333 --> 03:18:59,333
existing plan showing the existing uses of

2411
03:18:59,333 --> 03:19:05,333
office, and then auto sales. To the right is the proposed

2412
03:19:05,333 --> 03:19:08,333
plan which retaining the office space however, converting the

2413
03:19:08,333 --> 03:19:14,933
car wash and the auto sales to a self storage, facility

2414
03:19:18,333 --> 03:19:19,333
one story.

2415
03:19:19,333 --> 03:19:21,333
so, the applicant is requesting this planned development to allow the self

2416
03:19:21,333 --> 03:19:24,333
storage mini storage facility in

2417
03:19:24,400 --> 03:19:25,333
commercial mixed-use one district.

2418
03:19:25,333 --> 03:19:28,333
self storage meetings or facilities are not allowed which

2419
03:19:28,333 --> 03:19:35,333
is why the planned development is being requested, and I mentioned the

2420
03:19:35,333 --> 03:19:39,333
current use. Dpd did recommend rejection to

2421
03:19:39,333 --> 03:19:42,333
the language control board with if approved

2422
03:19:42,333 --> 03:19:45,333
with outlined plan conditions, the language control board is recommending

2423
03:19:45,333 --> 03:19:48,333
approval with those outlined plan

2424
03:19:51,333 --> 03:19:53,333
conditions.

2425
03:19:53,333 --> 03:19:57,333
and the outlined plan conditions are essentially for

2426
03:19:57,333 --> 03:20:01,333
the use, it allows anything in cmu

2427
03:20:01,333 --> 03:20:06,333
one with the addition of the self storage facility, and I'm happy to

2428
03:20:06,333 --> 03:20:09,933
answer any questions you might have.

2429
03:20:12,333 --> 03:20:15,330
>> councilwoman johnson? Can you speak into

2430
03:20:15,330 --> 03:20:15,700
the mic?

2431
03:20:15,700 --> 03:20:21,333
>> can you please go back to a previous slide? I think

2432
03:20:21,333 --> 03:20:25,333
you said, was the front part going to

2433
03:20:25,333 --> 03:20:28,100
be, what is it being used, the existing use, what is

2434
03:20:28,100 --> 03:20:28,800
that again?

2435
03:20:28,800 --> 03:20:33,000
>> the existing use, and if we pull

2436
03:20:33,333 --> 03:20:38,333
this up, the existing use has two office space,

2437
03:20:38,333 --> 03:20:39,333
and then a five bay self car wash.

2438
03:20:39,333 --> 03:20:41,333
and then auto

2439
03:20:43,333 --> 03:20:51,333
sales. So the new use would retain the office space, but it would only

2440
03:20:51,333 --> 03:20:53,333
allow them the self storage facility. The self

2441
03:20:53,333 --> 03:20:55,733
storage facility would replace the car wash

2442
03:20:55,733 --> 03:20:56,833
and the auto sales.

2443
03:20:56,833 --> 03:21:00,333
>> is there going to be a fence or division between

2444
03:21:00,333 --> 03:21:01,333
those uses?

2445
03:21:01,333 --> 03:21:05,333
>> between the office and the self storage?

2446
03:21:05,333 --> 03:21:08,333
>> yes. >> there is not between the two uses, there is

2447
03:21:08,333 --> 03:21:12,333
iron fencing already surrounding the property. And it

2448
03:21:12,333 --> 03:21:15,333
will be modified slightly to allow the regular entrance and queuing

2449
03:21:15,333 --> 03:21:17,333
space for that.

2450
03:21:19,333 --> 03:21:21,333
but, the two office spaces, and the applicant might be able to answer

2451
03:21:21,333 --> 03:21:24,400
that. I know they were going to keep the building and

2452
03:21:24,400 --> 03:21:27,333
I don't know if that office space is only going to be used

2453
03:21:27,333 --> 03:21:31,133
for the self storage facility or not. Right now, there are a couple

2454
03:21:31,133 --> 03:21:33,133
of different businesses in there.

2455
03:21:33,133 --> 03:21:36,333
>> may I hear from the applicant, please?

2456
03:21:36,333 --> 03:21:38,333
>> go ahead.

2457
03:21:39,333 --> 03:21:41,333
>> good evening.

2458
03:21:42,333 --> 03:21:45,933
good evening chair. My name is

2459
03:21:46,333 --> 03:21:49,933
evelyn royce, kirby parkway, memphis, tennessee, 38119.

2460
03:21:54,333 --> 03:21:56,733
>> sorry, the mic struggles,

2461
03:22:00,333 --> 03:22:02,333
it's okay.

2462
03:22:03,333 --> 03:22:05,333
>> take

2463
03:22:09,333 --> 03:22:11,333
your time.

2464
03:22:12,333 --> 03:22:14,333
>> sorry for that.

2465
03:22:18,333 --> 03:22:21,333
>> okay. The applicant's and owner, byron cook and lottie jones,

2466
03:22:21,333 --> 03:22:24,400
are seated here. Have been a staple among this

2467
03:22:24,400 --> 03:22:29,200
community and are a valuable attribute for over

2468
03:22:29,333 --> 03:22:33,333
28 years. Some would also refer to mr. Cook as a

2469
03:22:33,333 --> 03:22:39,333
rock. He stays put but he constantly grows. And he's

2470
03:22:39,333 --> 03:22:42,333
been at this location for 28 years. They currently are operating

2471
03:22:42,333 --> 03:22:44,733
a multi-business facility that

2472
03:22:46,333 --> 03:22:50,333
offers car wash, business office, and auto sales. The most

2473
03:22:50,333 --> 03:22:54,333
positive impact their business have had in this community is

2474
03:22:54,333 --> 03:22:59,733
creating jobs, to encourage more people to stay in

2475
03:23:00,333 --> 03:23:03,333
the area. This not only allows people to work closer to home, but also improves

2476
03:23:03,333 --> 03:23:09,333
the quality of life for the community by increasing city

2477
03:23:09,333 --> 03:23:12,333
revenue, creating a more self sustainable community while connecting

2478
03:23:12,333 --> 03:23:14,333
the community together.

2479
03:23:15,333 --> 03:23:18,333
they maintain a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing

2480
03:23:18,333 --> 03:23:21,933
business center here at watkins and

2481
03:23:25,333 --> 03:23:27,333
delano intersection. Currently on the east side of this property intersection, there

2482
03:23:27,333 --> 03:23:30,333
is a u-haul storage facility. If you would pull up

2483
03:23:30,333 --> 03:23:34,533
that site, I think it's page eight.

2484
03:23:36,333 --> 03:23:40,533
and nine. Please. It will show, that

2485
03:23:42,333 --> 03:23:47,133
will show a u-haul service center on the

2486
03:23:47,333 --> 03:23:51,333
opposite side, on the east side of this property, as you can see here,

2487
03:23:51,333 --> 03:23:57,333
on the east side of that intersection. There is a u-haul

2488
03:23:57,333 --> 03:24:02,133
storage, there. As I said, the most positive

2489
03:24:02,333 --> 03:24:06,333
impact that they've had in this community is creating jobs for people to stay in

2490
03:24:06,333 --> 03:24:09,333
this area, and this will allow people to work closer to home, and

2491
03:24:09,333 --> 03:24:12,333
also improve the quality of life for the community by increasing city revenue, creating

2492
03:24:12,333 --> 03:24:15,333
a more self sustainable community, while

2493
03:24:15,333 --> 03:24:20,733
connecting them together. Mr. Cook, along with the owner

2494
03:24:21,333 --> 03:24:24,400
of the u-haul facility have collaborated to

2495
03:24:24,400 --> 03:24:27,333
work together because of the demand for storage

2496
03:24:27,333 --> 03:24:29,333
in this community, and the growing families,

2497
03:24:29,333 --> 03:24:32,333
to have the convenience to do business near

2498
03:24:32,333 --> 03:24:37,333
their schools, library, community center, keeps the community thriving

2499
03:24:37,333 --> 03:24:40,333
together. This property is currently zoned cmu 1, which permits multi

2500
03:24:40,333 --> 03:24:44,533
storage units, but the cook's request is

2501
03:24:46,333 --> 03:24:49,333
for 85 single storage units. This particular zoning does

2502
03:24:49,333 --> 03:24:52,333
permit single, does permit two

2503
03:24:56,333 --> 03:24:58,333
story storage units, but does not permit single story, and he wants

2504
03:24:58,333 --> 03:25:00,333
to do single-story storage units. This would be used

2505
03:25:00,333 --> 03:25:02,333
to enhance the improvement of the site and

2506
03:25:02,333 --> 03:25:05,333
would clear up the cars that are sitting dormant,

2507
03:25:05,333 --> 03:25:09,333
even though they are enclosed and secure with

2508
03:25:09,333 --> 03:25:13,333
electronic gate. Again, the site plan shows

2509
03:25:13,333 --> 03:25:19,333
the perimeter of the property is enclosed with the wrought

2510
03:25:19,333 --> 03:25:22,333
iron gate. This is how the site appears. They've gone on to the

2511
03:25:22,333 --> 03:25:28,333
next. A storage facility would be much nicer and neat for this intersection immediately

2512
03:25:28,333 --> 03:25:30,333
off of i2 40

2513
03:25:32,333 --> 03:25:36,333
exit. We have no oppositions to the cook's operating a storage facility at

2514
03:25:36,333 --> 03:25:40,333
this location. Matter of fact, they have 100%

2515
03:25:40,333 --> 03:25:43,333
support from the surrounding community.

2516
03:25:44,333 --> 03:25:46,333
the request use is compatible with the location characteristics, zoning, and

2517
03:25:46,333 --> 03:25:49,333
adjacent lands use and zoning as the proposed self

2518
03:25:49,333 --> 03:25:54,333
storage would not be too intense in terms of both use

2519
03:25:54,333 --> 03:25:58,333
and skill for the surrounding neighborhood and the

2520
03:25:58,333 --> 03:26:01,333
nearby elementary schools. There currently

2521
03:26:01,333 --> 03:26:04,333
are two other storage facilities located on james road, at covington

2522
03:26:04,333 --> 03:26:10,333
pike, and on austin at stage road. That are zone c

2523
03:26:10,333 --> 03:26:14,333
that permit single-story self storage but were

2524
03:26:14,333 --> 03:26:17,933
approved recently for single storage units

2525
03:26:19,333 --> 03:26:22,333
as well. The project presently is served adequately

2526
03:26:22,333 --> 03:26:25,333
by a central public facilities and services street parking, drainage

2527
03:26:25,333 --> 03:26:28,933
refused disposable amma fire protection and

2528
03:26:31,333 --> 03:26:34,333
services water and sewer. Are that the applicant

2529
03:26:34,333 --> 03:26:39,333
will provide adequately for such services. We are requesting

2530
03:26:39,333 --> 03:26:43,333
the city council members would approve applications for a single

2531
03:26:43,333 --> 03:26:45,333
self storage unit at this location, and I would

2532
03:26:45,333 --> 03:26:48,333
also like to thank those who have served us very

2533
03:26:48,333 --> 03:26:52,333
well and are exiting at the end of this month. I hope I see you along

2534
03:26:52,333 --> 03:26:55,333
your journey, and thank you.

2535
03:26:55,333 --> 03:26:59,533
>> thank you. Councilwoman johnson, you're in the

2536
03:27:03,333 --> 03:27:07,333
q. Okay. Seeing no other councilmembers to speak

2537
03:27:07,333 --> 03:27:13,333
on this item, madam comptroller, will you please prepare the

2538
03:27:13,333 --> 03:27:15,333
voting screen?

2539
03:27:27,333 --> 03:27:30,333
>> carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan,

2540
03:27:30,333 --> 03:27:33,333
yes, morgan, yes, swearengen-washington, yes,

2541
03:27:34,900 --> 03:27:37,867
warren, no, german jones, yes.

2542
03:27:37,867 --> 03:27:39,133
>> that item

2543
03:27:39,133 --> 03:27:40,330
passes.

2544
03:27:40,330 --> 03:27:43,633
>> thank you. >> you're welcome. Madam comptroller,

2545
03:27:46,333 --> 03:27:48,733
will you please call

2546
03:27:52,333 --> 03:27:55,933
item 12. Item 12. Yes, yes, I'm sorry,

2547
03:27:57,333 --> 03:28:01,333
it is. 13 has been withdrawn. Madam comptroller, will you please call

2548
03:28:01,333 --> 03:28:03,333
our consent agenda.

2549
03:28:13,333 --> 03:28:18,333
>> item number 14 is up for a second reading on our

2550
03:28:18,333 --> 03:28:22,333
consent agenda. The ordinance number is 5895, and it's sponsored by

2551
03:28:22,333 --> 03:28:25,333
chairman jones. Item number 15 is also

2552
03:28:25,333 --> 03:28:28,333
up for second reading. His ordinance is sponsored

2553
03:28:28,333 --> 03:28:30,333
by the division of planning and development.

2554
03:28:30,333 --> 03:28:35,733
the case number is z 23-12, the ordinance number

2555
03:28:36,333 --> 03:28:40,333
is 5894. Item number 16 is a resolution approving the

2556
03:28:40,333 --> 03:28:43,333
engineering plans for university lofts, and accepting bond

2557
03:28:43,333 --> 03:28:46,333
as a security, there is a request for same night minutes. The contract

2558
03:28:46,333 --> 03:28:51,133
number is cr 5451. Item number 17 is a resolution

2559
03:28:52,333 --> 03:28:55,333
approving the engineering plans for frank because as a subdivision,

2560
03:28:55,333 --> 03:28:59,533
part of lot 420 23, and accepts revised letter

2561
03:29:01,333 --> 03:29:07,333
of credit in lieu of bond. The contract number is

2562
03:29:07,333 --> 03:29:10,333
cr 5452. Item number 18 is a resolution accepting

2563
03:29:10,333 --> 03:29:14,333
public improvements for broad avenue apartments, and

2564
03:29:14,333 --> 03:29:17,333
releasing bond. There is a request for same night

2565
03:29:17,333 --> 03:29:23,333
minutes. The contract number is cr dash 5364. And mr. Chairman,

2566
03:29:24,400 --> 03:29:25,333
that concludes our consent agenda items.

2567
03:29:25,333 --> 03:29:28,933
>> thank you. Our consent agenda has

2568
03:29:31,333 --> 03:29:33,333
been moved by councilman swearengen-washington and

2569
03:29:33,333 --> 03:29:36,333
seconded by councilman warren. Seeing the members in the queue to

2570
03:29:36,333 --> 03:29:42,333
speak on it, madam comptroller, will you please prepare the

2571
03:29:43,333 --> 03:29:45,333
voting screen?

2572
03:29:55,333 --> 03:29:58,333
>> carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson,

2573
03:29:58,333 --> 03:30:02,533
yes, morgan, yes, vice chairman smiley, yes,

2574
03:30:05,333 --> 03:30:06,333
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german jones, yes.

2575
03:30:06,333 --> 03:30:09,933
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller will

2576
03:30:11,333 --> 03:30:15,333
you please call our fiscal consent agenda?

2577
03:30:15,333 --> 03:30:19,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman, that takes us to

2578
03:30:19,333 --> 03:30:24,733
item number 18, a resolution ratifying the emergency award contract

2579
03:30:26,333 --> 03:30:31,133
number 12474, emergency meter repair to utility partners of

2580
03:30:34,333 --> 03:30:38,533
america llc, not to exceed amount of $7,098,724

2581
03:30:40,333 --> 03:30:44,333
and $.30. Item number 20 is a resolution to ratify

2582
03:30:44,333 --> 03:30:47,333
the emergency award of contract

2583
03:30:50,333 --> 03:30:52,333
number 12463, adventures inc.

2584
03:30:53,333 --> 03:30:56,333
to um our adventures inc. And not to exceed

2585
03:30:56,333 --> 03:30:58,733
the amount of $959,000. Item

2586
03:31:00,333 --> 03:31:05,333
number 21 is a resolution approving change number one to

2587
03:31:05,333 --> 03:31:08,333
contract number 12236, meter support maintenance,

2588
03:31:08,333 --> 03:31:13,133
with honeywell, to ratify the change, and current

2589
03:31:14,333 --> 03:31:17,333
contract not to exceed amount

2590
03:31:20,333 --> 03:31:23,333
of $145,259. Item number 22, is a resolution approving

2591
03:31:23,333 --> 03:31:26,933
change number three to contract number

2592
03:31:29,333 --> 03:31:34,733
12265, with solutions llc to renew change and increase the

2593
03:31:37,333 --> 03:31:41,333
contract valued in the funded amount of $464,719

2594
03:31:41,333 --> 03:31:43,333
and $.23. Item number 23

2595
03:31:47,333 --> 03:31:50,333
two contract number 12464 and track

2596
03:31:52,333 --> 03:31:58,333
solution incorporated, to expand the scope and increase the current

2597
03:31:59,333 --> 03:32:01,733
contract value, of now

2598
03:32:05,333 --> 03:32:09,533
648,000 $28.50. Item number 24, is a resolution approving change

2599
03:32:11,333 --> 03:32:14,333
number two to contract number 12288, gas matrix utility

2600
03:32:14,333 --> 03:32:17,933
landscaping with enlightenment inc. Doing business

2601
03:32:20,333 --> 03:32:24,533
as aps facility maintenance, in the funded

2602
03:32:26,333 --> 03:32:30,533
amount of $398,448. Item number 25 is a resolution

2603
03:32:32,333 --> 03:32:37,133
approving change number one to contract number 12366, large

2604
03:32:37,333 --> 03:32:40,333
directional drilling with memphis road boring

2605
03:32:40,333 --> 03:32:44,333
company incorporated, to renew the current contract

2606
03:32:44,333 --> 03:32:50,333
for the first of four annual renewal terms for the period covering january

2607
03:32:50,333 --> 03:32:53,933
1st, 2024, through december 31st, it says 2024,

2608
03:32:57,333 --> 03:33:02,333
but that possibly could be corrected, in the funded amount of

2609
03:33:02,333 --> 03:33:05,333
$2,509,000. Item number 26, our final item, a resolution

2610
03:33:05,333 --> 03:33:08,333
approving change number one to contract number 12378,

2611
03:33:08,333 --> 03:33:12,533
fleet maintenance with goodyear commercial tire and

2612
03:33:15,333 --> 03:33:20,333
service center, in the funded amount of $1,144,008. Determine, that concludes

2613
03:33:20,333 --> 03:33:22,733
our fiscal consent items.

2614
03:33:23,333 --> 03:33:26,333
>> thank you. R mlg w

2615
03:33:29,333 --> 03:33:33,333
physical agenda has been moved by councilmember robinson,

2616
03:33:33,333 --> 03:33:35,333
seconded by councilwoman swearengen-washington.

2617
03:33:35,333 --> 03:33:38,333
I have two common caramels,

2618
03:33:41,333 --> 03:33:47,333
the first one is from glenda hicks. Name and address for the record,

2619
03:33:47,333 --> 03:33:49,333
please, ms. Hicks.

2620
03:33:53,333 --> 03:33:55,733
>> good evening, glenda hicks. 3090

2621
03:33:59,333 --> 03:34:02,333
wood thrush. 21st century. Thank

2622
03:34:08,333 --> 03:34:11,333
you all. As we come to the end of a most challenging, frustrating, and

2623
03:34:11,333 --> 03:34:13,333
financially abusive year

2624
03:34:16,333 --> 03:34:20,333
regarding gas and water services, I ask each of you to give

2625
03:34:20,333 --> 03:34:25,733
serious weight to your continued approval of millions of

2626
03:34:26,333 --> 03:34:30,533
dollars regarding lake acid water. You unanimously

2627
03:34:35,333 --> 03:34:41,333
say yes. And with that, you are continuously strapping already

2628
03:34:45,333 --> 03:34:48,933
overstressed citizens. Ones who live paycheck

2629
03:34:50,333 --> 03:34:52,333
to paycheck.

2630
03:34:53,333 --> 03:34:56,333
of course, we understand that this council

2631
03:34:56,333 --> 03:34:59,333
recently improved a rate increase that's going to

2632
03:34:59,333 --> 03:35:03,533
seriously impact the citizenry. Per doug mcgowan's

2633
03:35:05,333 --> 03:35:10,133
own statement to fox 13, on september 20th, this

2634
03:35:11,333 --> 03:35:16,733
situation that has caused delayed bills is now, he's

2635
03:35:17,333 --> 03:35:20,333
saying won't be remedied until the end

2636
03:35:20,333 --> 03:35:25,333
of 24. So, you have people yet coming in to the

2637
03:35:25,333 --> 03:35:29,333
situation where they have yet to receive corrected

2638
03:35:29,333 --> 03:35:32,333
bills, and meters are yet malfunctioning. So I ask this

2639
03:35:32,333 --> 03:35:35,933
council to take this situation into

2640
03:35:37,333 --> 03:35:41,600
serious consideration as you move forward with any

2641
03:35:41,600 --> 03:35:44,133
requests from mlgw. Thank you.

2642
03:35:44,133 --> 03:35:47,733
>> thank you. Our next card is

2643
03:35:48,333 --> 03:35:50,333
from pamela moses.

2644
03:36:09,333 --> 03:36:13,533
>> pamela moses, 2383 jackson avenue, 38108. Mlgw charged me $143

2645
03:36:15,333 --> 03:36:18,933
because I called in a gas

2646
03:36:19,333 --> 03:36:20,333
leak. They said it was a false gas leak.

2647
03:36:20,333 --> 03:36:24,400
it wasn't. It was a broken thermostat that cost us

2648
03:36:24,400 --> 03:36:26,333
almost $500 to fix. I got the receipt from national economy plumbers to prove it if

2649
03:36:26,333 --> 03:36:30,333
you don't believe me. I'm a single parent on a fixed

2650
03:36:30,333 --> 03:36:34,533
income, mlgw refuses to give me a

2651
03:36:36,333 --> 03:36:41,333
courtesy credit, but yet, they've entered into a binding agreement of fraud

2652
03:36:41,333 --> 03:36:45,333
with honeywell, and just like I know what product liability,

2653
03:36:45,333 --> 03:36:51,333
is, if you don't, you're an attorney. Product liability claims can be

2654
03:36:51,333 --> 03:36:59,333
based on negligent, breach of warranty fitness, this typically depends on the jurisdiction which the claim

2655
03:36:59,333 --> 03:37:03,333
is based. Due to the fact that there is product

2656
03:37:03,333 --> 03:37:06,333
liability law, if you give them another dime, I'm going

2657
03:37:06,333 --> 03:37:10,333
to report each one of you to the federal government, because all of

2658
03:37:10,333 --> 03:37:14,333
those things that they say they need money for, they're under warranty,

2659
03:37:14,333 --> 03:37:18,333
so therefore, they should be filing a claim with

2660
03:37:18,333 --> 03:37:21,333
honeywell or whoever it is,

2661
03:37:22,333 --> 03:37:25,333
in which guaranteed that warranty. You can correct me if I'm wrong. If

2662
03:37:25,333 --> 03:37:28,333
you vote on it, that's up to you. I will say this, what does

2663
03:37:28,333 --> 03:37:33,333
it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul? Y'all keep cutting

2664
03:37:33,333 --> 03:37:38,133
all these deals. They won't even give me

2665
03:37:39,333 --> 03:37:41,333
$143 credit. You gave me your word, mr. Mcgowan, the last time I

2666
03:37:41,333 --> 03:37:43,333
was here you would talk to me about my community

2667
03:37:43,333 --> 03:37:47,333
and the things that it needs, but he refused to do

2668
03:37:47,333 --> 03:37:51,333
that. He refused to talk to me about my community, but you're getting

2669
03:37:51,333 --> 03:37:54,333
ready to put gates up. Just like trump might not

2670
03:37:54,333 --> 03:37:57,333
be able to run for office, some of y'all are going

2671
03:37:57,333 --> 03:38:00,333
to be joining him in federal.

2672
03:38:00,333 --> 03:38:02,333
>> madam

2673
03:38:05,333 --> 03:38:11,933
comptroller. The voting screen, please. That was our last comment card.

2674
03:38:18,333 --> 03:38:20,333
mlgw consent agenda.

2675
03:38:29,333 --> 03:38:33,333
>> carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan, yes,

2676
03:38:33,333 --> 03:38:36,333
robinson, yes, vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington,

2677
03:38:36,333 --> 03:38:38,733
yes. Chairman jones, yes.

2678
03:38:43,333 --> 03:38:45,333
please joe, councilmember warren as voting yes.

2679
03:38:45,333 --> 03:38:48,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will

2680
03:38:48,333 --> 03:38:50,733
you please call item 40.

2681
03:38:54,333 --> 03:38:57,333
>> that will take us to our add-ons. Item

2682
03:38:57,333 --> 03:38:59,333
number 40. Is

2683
03:39:03,333 --> 03:39:09,333
a resolution accepting grant funds from the u.s. Department of homeland

2684
03:39:09,333 --> 03:39:12,333
security, over a three-year period for the 2024, 2022 safer grant

2685
03:39:12,333 --> 03:39:14,333
in the amount

2686
03:39:18,333 --> 03:39:21,333
of 13 and $.40, and appropriating fy 24

2687
03:39:21,333 --> 03:39:23,333
funds in the

2688
03:39:27,333 --> 03:39:30,333
amount of $1,700,645.02, all council districts,

2689
03:39:32,333 --> 03:39:33,333
this resolution is sponsored by the administration.

2690
03:39:33,333 --> 03:39:35,333
there is a request for same night minutes.

2691
03:39:35,333 --> 03:39:37,733
>> thank you. Councilwoman logan.

2692
03:39:41,333 --> 03:39:44,933
>> thank you, chair. The committee may

2693
03:39:48,333 --> 03:39:50,333
recommend our proposal, and I so move.

2694
03:39:50,333 --> 03:39:51,333
>> item number 40 has been moved by councilwoman logan, seconded by

2695
03:39:51,333 --> 03:39:54,333
councilmember warren, madam comptroller, will you please prepare

2696
03:39:54,333 --> 03:39:56,333
the voting screen?

2697
03:40:06,333 --> 03:40:09,333
>> carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson,

2698
03:40:09,333 --> 03:40:12,333
yes, vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren,

2699
03:40:12,333 --> 03:40:14,733
yes, chairman jones, yes.

2700
03:40:15,333 --> 03:40:18,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will you please

2701
03:40:18,333 --> 03:40:20,333
call item 41.

2702
03:40:21,333 --> 03:40:25,533
>> item number 41 is a resolution to allocate

2703
03:40:27,333 --> 03:40:30,333
and appropriate $300,000 to the memphis

2704
03:40:33,333 --> 03:40:36,333
inner-city rugby to assist in the operation

2705
03:40:36,333 --> 03:40:39,333
of its program. All council districts, this resolution

2706
03:40:39,333 --> 03:40:41,333
is sponsored by

2707
03:40:48,333 --> 03:40:49,267
councilman carlisle, and there is a request for

2708
03:40:49,267 --> 03:40:49,667
same night minutes.

2709
03:40:49,667 --> 03:40:51,333
>> councilman carlisle?

2710
03:40:51,333 --> 03:40:53,500
>> thank you, I would invite my colleagues to join as cosponsors

2711
03:40:53,500 --> 03:40:54,500
if they would be so willing.

2712
03:40:54,500 --> 03:40:56,900
>> no objection, would you

2713
03:40:57,333 --> 03:41:00,333
please note that the cosponsors of that are all council

2714
03:41:00,333 --> 03:41:04,533
members that are present. Remic yes, thank

2715
03:41:04,600 --> 03:41:05,333
you.

2716
03:41:05,333 --> 03:41:06,700
>> councilmember

2717
03:41:06,700 --> 03:41:08,500
swearengen-washington?

2718
03:41:08,500 --> 03:41:10,500
>> thank you, chair.

2719
03:41:14,333 --> 03:41:15,333
the committee met, recommended approval, and I so move.

2720
03:41:15,333 --> 03:41:18,933
>> item number 41 has been moved by

2721
03:41:19,333 --> 03:41:21,333
councilwoman swearengen-washington.

2722
03:41:21,333 --> 03:41:24,400
seconded by councilwoman logan, seeing no cue cards to speak on this

2723
03:41:24,400 --> 03:41:28,333
item, madam comptroller will you please control prepare

2724
03:41:28,333 --> 03:41:30,333
the voting screen.

2725
03:41:39,333 --> 03:41:42,333
>> councilmembers, please cast your vote.

2726
03:41:46,333 --> 03:41:48,333
thank you.

2727
03:41:48,333 --> 03:41:52,333
carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson,

2728
03:41:52,333 --> 03:41:55,333
yes, vice chairman smiley, yes,

2729
03:41:56,333 --> 03:41:57,333
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, chairman jones, yes.

2730
03:41:57,333 --> 03:42:00,933
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will

2731
03:42:01,333 --> 03:42:02,700
you please call item

2732
03:42:02,700 --> 03:42:03,133
42.

2733
03:42:03,133 --> 03:42:07,333
>> item number 42 is a resolution to amend

2734
03:42:10,333 --> 03:42:13,333
the youth pilot program funded by the american rescue plan act. All

2735
03:42:13,333 --> 03:42:18,133
council districts, this resolution is sponsored by council

2736
03:42:19,333 --> 03:42:21,333
and robinson.

2737
03:42:25,333 --> 03:42:26,333
and there is a request for same night minutes.

2738
03:42:26,333 --> 03:42:27,333
>> councilman carlisle?

2739
03:42:27,333 --> 03:42:29,333
>> think you, mr. Chairman, the community met

2740
03:42:29,333 --> 03:42:33,333
and regimented approval and I so move, is it as amended? As amended. As

2741
03:42:33,333 --> 03:42:34,333
amended. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Chair.

2742
03:42:34,333 --> 03:42:36,333
>> thank you.

2743
03:42:47,333 --> 03:42:52,133
councilmembers, please cast your vote for item number 42

2744
03:42:55,333 --> 03:42:57,333
as amended.

2745
03:42:59,333 --> 03:43:02,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan,

2746
03:43:02,333 --> 03:43:06,533
yes. Robinson, yes, vice chairman smiley, yes,

2747
03:43:08,333 --> 03:43:10,333
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, and chairman jones, yes.

2748
03:43:10,333 --> 03:43:13,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will you

2749
03:43:13,333 --> 03:43:15,333
please call item 43.

2750
03:43:19,333 --> 03:43:23,333
>> item number 43 is a resolution approving a

2751
03:43:23,333 --> 03:43:28,333
management agreement between the city of memphis through its divisional parts

2752
03:43:28,333 --> 03:43:31,333
and memphis brooks museum of art inc. To manage and

2753
03:43:31,333 --> 03:43:34,933
operate downtown museum facility. District 5, super

2754
03:43:37,333 --> 03:43:40,333
district 9, this resolution is sponsored by the administration. There

2755
03:43:40,333 --> 03:43:43,333
is a request for same night minutes.

2756
03:43:43,333 --> 03:43:44,333
>> councilmember warren?

2757
03:43:44,333 --> 03:43:47,933
>> mr. Sherman, during committee there was

2758
03:43:49,333 --> 03:43:54,333
a motion to not have the same night minutes. And I would like to make sure

2759
03:43:54,333 --> 03:43:58,333
this goes through regular channels without same night minutes.

2760
03:43:58,333 --> 03:44:04,333
>> okay. Is there any objection to removing the same night minutes for

2761
03:44:04,333 --> 03:44:07,267
this? Okay. So, there is no objection, we will remove the same

2762
03:44:07,267 --> 03:44:08,967
night minute request for this item.

2763
03:44:08,967 --> 03:44:13,333
madam comptroller, will you please prepare the voting

2764
03:44:13,333 --> 03:44:18,133
screen to vote on item number 43, but oh,

2765
03:44:19,333 --> 03:44:22,333
I'm sorry. Miss mclean, virginia mclean,

2766
03:44:22,333 --> 03:44:25,333
we have three comment cards.

2767
03:44:34,333 --> 03:44:39,733
so, councilwoman warren, would you please move this, please.

2768
03:44:40,433 --> 03:44:41,767
okay, yes.

2769
03:44:41,767 --> 03:44:44,133
>> hi, I'm virginia mclean, and I'd like to thank

2770
03:44:44,133 --> 03:44:44,767
those peers

2771
03:44:44,767 --> 03:44:49,333
>> name and address, address for the record, please.

2772
03:44:49,333 --> 03:44:52,333
>> virginia mclean, 3848 poplar. I want to

2773
03:44:52,333 --> 03:44:55,333
thank all of you for allowing me to present in

2774
03:44:55,333 --> 03:44:58,333
the executive committee today. I think there's been

2775
03:44:58,333 --> 03:45:01,333
a lot of misinformation and confusion about

2776
03:45:01,333 --> 03:45:06,333
the position of friends for our riverfront. For those

2777
03:45:06,333 --> 03:45:09,333
of you who weren't there, I just want to say

2778
03:45:09,333 --> 03:45:14,133
quickly that, basically, our position is that there's

2779
03:45:16,333 --> 03:45:21,133
no rush, there's no time sensitiveness to this

2780
03:45:21,333 --> 03:45:25,333
contract that the issue is in the courts, that neither brooks nor the city

2781
03:45:25,333 --> 03:45:28,333
owns the land, that brooks is a private institution,

2782
03:45:28,333 --> 03:45:31,933
that they do not have a

2783
03:45:33,333 --> 03:45:37,333
building permit, that they haven't raised the

2784
03:45:37,333 --> 03:45:42,333
money to build the building, and that truthfully, why sign a management

2785
03:45:42,333 --> 03:45:48,333
contract, now, for a building that won't be billed for

2786
03:45:49,333 --> 03:45:52,333
two years. Really, and then there's the issue

2787
03:45:52,333 --> 03:45:55,333
of what is the contract say?

2788
03:45:55,333 --> 03:45:58,333
the contract that y'all are being asked to sign

2789
03:45:58,333 --> 03:46:01,333
today has not been made public. I understand that y'all have seen it,

2790
03:46:01,333 --> 03:46:07,333
but, nobody else has seen it. So, I ask that you,

2791
03:46:07,333 --> 03:46:10,333
I'm delighted that we're having this chance to talk,

2792
03:46:10,333 --> 03:46:13,333
and I welcome the opportunity to talk with anybody on this city council

2793
03:46:13,333 --> 03:46:16,333
about this, since 2017 we've been trying to work with

2794
03:46:16,333 --> 03:46:19,933
brooks art museum, and the city.

2795
03:46:20,333 --> 03:46:25,333
we've only asked that the promenade be honored, that the bluff

2796
03:46:25,333 --> 03:46:31,333
remain green, and that there be a promenade either around

2797
03:46:31,333 --> 03:46:34,333
or through or across the river. That the two could work together. We have

2798
03:46:34,333 --> 03:46:37,333
been ignored, we have been misled, and I very much

2799
03:46:37,333 --> 03:46:39,733
would work welcome the

2800
03:46:43,333 --> 03:46:46,333
city council becoming involved with us, giving us

2801
03:46:46,333 --> 03:46:49,333
an opportunity to work with brooks, to work with the city. I thank you for

2802
03:46:49,333 --> 03:46:52,333
this time, and I think

2803
03:46:54,333 --> 03:47:00,333
you for honoring the fact that there is no contract.

2804
03:47:02,333 --> 03:47:04,333
and delaying minutes for, what you call it, for

2805
03:47:04,333 --> 03:47:08,333
a vote tonight, thank you. Munich miss mclean, I have a question for

2806
03:47:08,333 --> 03:47:13,333
you. Before us is to approve the management agreement. As you know,

2807
03:47:13,333 --> 03:47:17,333
although things are in litigation, there's construction that's

2808
03:47:17,333 --> 03:47:19,333
taking place already. So, with construction taking place,

2809
03:47:19,333 --> 03:47:22,933
without a management contract, who would

2810
03:47:23,333 --> 03:47:28,133
be responsible for the construction that's currently underway?

2811
03:47:29,333 --> 03:47:32,333
>> I think they have hired contractors themselves, I think that

2812
03:47:32,333 --> 03:47:35,333
they have to be responsible for themselves,

2813
03:47:35,333 --> 03:47:38,333
the court ruled that it gave a warning tone.

2814
03:47:38,333 --> 03:47:41,333
she said we have claims

2815
03:47:44,333 --> 03:47:47,333
but then she divided the baby and asked us to come up with

2816
03:47:47,333 --> 03:47:50,333
$1 million, which we do not have. So, it's still in the courts, we're

2817
03:47:50,333 --> 03:47:52,733
waiting on the judge

2818
03:47:56,333 --> 03:48:00,533
to decide. The development, what about it?

2819
03:48:04,333 --> 03:48:06,100
I'm sorry. This is stacy greenway, I don't

2820
03:48:06,100 --> 03:48:06,800
know the answer.

2821
03:48:06,800 --> 03:48:11,000
>> thank you. Miss greenway, I have your

2822
03:48:11,333 --> 03:48:14,167
card next, name and address for the record and you'll have two minutes

2823
03:48:14,167 --> 03:48:15,300
to speak, thank you for that.

2824
03:48:15,300 --> 03:48:17,300
>> I don't understand.

2825
03:48:18,333 --> 03:48:23,133
>> hello, council persons and good evening, I'm stacy

2826
03:48:23,333 --> 03:48:24,400
greenway.

2827
03:48:24,400 --> 03:48:26,333
I represent friends for our riverfront as well as the descendents of some

2828
03:48:26,333 --> 03:48:29,333
of the heirs of memphis. My address is

2829
03:48:29,333 --> 03:48:31,333
780 ridge lake boulevard.

2830
03:48:34,333 --> 03:48:40,933
381-2820. So I want to start with your comment, councilperson jones

2831
03:48:41,333 --> 03:48:46,333
in the committee meeting. You said the city is being held hostage. With

2832
03:48:46,333 --> 03:48:47,333
the development of the land downtown.

2833
03:48:47,333 --> 03:48:51,333
the city doesn't own the land. That seems

2834
03:48:51,333 --> 03:48:56,733
to be a very big misconception amongst a lot

2835
03:48:59,333 --> 03:49:01,333
of people. So when you don't own the land, there's

2836
03:49:01,333 --> 03:49:03,333
restrictions to what you can do with the land

2837
03:49:03,333 --> 03:49:06,333
and the supreme court has recognized their ability to enforce this

2838
03:49:06,333 --> 03:49:08,333
easement. I want to be clear, the descendents of the founders of memphis

2839
03:49:08,333 --> 03:49:11,333
are not holding the city hostage, nor do they

2840
03:49:11,333 --> 03:49:14,333
want to. The bottom line is that they own the land, and they have rights

2841
03:49:14,333 --> 03:49:16,333
and responsibilities. They have the right to

2842
03:49:16,333 --> 03:49:20,333
challenge the city and the city's use of

2843
03:49:20,333 --> 03:49:23,333
this land, and they have the responsibility to protect the public's

2844
03:49:23,333 --> 03:49:27,333
interest in this land as a public promenade. The laws and the constitution

2845
03:49:27,333 --> 03:49:32,333
of the state of tennessee will determine what happens with the

2846
03:49:32,333 --> 03:49:34,333
public promenade. The laws and the constitution of this state

2847
03:49:34,333 --> 03:49:38,333
are not holding you hostage, they are holding

2848
03:49:38,333 --> 03:49:41,333
you accountable. We're just asking you to

2849
03:49:41,333 --> 03:49:42,333
allow the court to do its job and make

2850
03:49:42,333 --> 03:49:45,333
a determination before you push forward on a contract. That affects a lot of

2851
03:49:45,333 --> 03:49:50,333
things. I also want to end with your comment to

2852
03:49:50,333 --> 03:49:53,333
your successors. You urge them to figure out a way to settle this issue and

2853
03:49:53,333 --> 03:49:55,333
come to an agreement.

2854
03:49:55,333 --> 03:49:59,333
the city mailed a letter to the descendents in october

2855
03:49:59,333 --> 03:50:01,333
of 1999, recognizing the need for some sort of partnership

2856
03:50:01,333 --> 03:50:05,333
to figure out what could be done with the

2857
03:50:05,333 --> 03:50:08,333
public promenade. 24 years later, we still do

2858
03:50:08,333 --> 03:50:09,333
not have an agreement, but you have an

2859
03:50:09,333 --> 03:50:11,333
error right here, telling you she's going to agree with you on something

2860
03:50:11,333 --> 03:50:15,533
to speak with her. There is nothing

2861
03:50:16,333 --> 03:50:19,333
at that point right now. We have to start somewhere,

2862
03:50:19,333 --> 03:50:23,333
and it seems to me, holding off on approving

2863
03:50:23,333 --> 03:50:24,533
a contract that isn't even an issue for two years

2864
03:50:24,533 --> 03:50:25,400
seems a really good place to start.

2865
03:50:25,400 --> 03:50:27,333
>> thank you for your comments, ms. Greenway.

2866
03:50:27,333 --> 03:50:29,400
>> and if you have any questions I'm

2867
03:50:29,400 --> 03:50:30,567
happy to answer them.

2868
03:50:30,567 --> 03:50:33,567
>> councilman warman, carlisle, and logan.

2869
03:50:35,333 --> 03:50:40,333
>> I heard today that one of the projects we

2870
03:50:40,333 --> 03:50:44,333
were looking at, doing a zip line or something

2871
03:50:44,333 --> 03:50:46,367
across, had been stopped by your group. Is that

2872
03:50:46,367 --> 03:50:46,867
accurate?

2873
03:50:46,867 --> 03:50:51,667
>> not to my knowledge, nothing like that. But

2874
03:50:52,333 --> 03:50:57,333
if that is something that's going to happen, then you are acknowledging that maybe

2875
03:50:57,333 --> 03:51:00,333
they need some sort of approval to do so, and if you are needing

2876
03:51:00,333 --> 03:51:02,533
approval, why don't you need approval for

2877
03:51:02,533 --> 03:51:03,367
eight 180,000.

2878
03:51:03,367 --> 03:51:04,767
>> that's why I don't know

2879
03:51:04,767 --> 03:51:06,433
anything if that's true or not.

2880
03:51:06,433 --> 03:51:08,333
>> it's not true.

2881
03:51:08,333 --> 03:51:10,333
>> miss mclean,

2882
03:51:13,333 --> 03:51:16,333
>> there's a lot of questions that need to

2883
03:51:16,333 --> 03:51:20,533
be answered, councilperson jones, isaac use it

2884
03:51:23,333 --> 03:51:25,333
once before you want to do your homework and you

2885
03:51:25,333 --> 03:51:28,333
want to make sure that you get it right. I think there are plenty

2886
03:51:28,333 --> 03:51:29,667
of questions being asked and I think that just means we have more

2887
03:51:29,667 --> 03:51:29,900
homework.

2888
03:51:29,900 --> 03:51:32,333
>> thank you. We may have a question for you from councilman carlisle.

2889
03:51:32,333 --> 03:51:35,333
>> thank you, chairman jones, I'll try and be brief

2890
03:51:35,333 --> 03:51:44,333
because I know I'm tired and you guys are, too. It's the holidays. You are,

2891
03:51:44,333 --> 03:51:47,333
this is, this is about the management agreement. Your issues are with

2892
03:51:47,333 --> 03:51:49,333
construction. What in the management agreement you take

2893
03:51:49,333 --> 03:51:52,333
issue with? You are adverse to the city and not seeking reconciliation with

2894
03:51:52,333 --> 03:51:56,333
the council or the city, you're seeking summary judgment from the

2895
03:51:56,333 --> 03:51:59,333
chancery court. So how are those two related?

2896
03:51:59,333 --> 03:52:04,133
>> we just saw a minute ago that closing

2897
03:52:07,333 --> 03:52:08,333
a street and putting up a gate, you have a responsibility for the private

2898
03:52:08,333 --> 03:52:11,333
parties that are going to be putting up that gate,

2899
03:52:11,333 --> 03:52:15,533
maintain the gate. Those types of things,

2900
03:52:16,333 --> 03:52:17,333
like who is responsible for building it, who is maintaining it, is funding

2901
03:52:17,333 --> 03:52:20,333
it, those of the types of things that

2902
03:52:20,333 --> 03:52:23,333
are going to be in his management and operation agreement. And so until

2903
03:52:23,333 --> 03:52:28,333
we have the answers for that on who the responsible party is, then you shouldn't

2904
03:52:28,333 --> 03:52:30,333
be voting on whether or not it should be approved or not, because we don't know

2905
03:52:30,333 --> 03:52:32,333
the details.

2906
03:52:33,333 --> 03:52:35,333
>> but you're trying to convolute it with your issue with the

2907
03:52:35,333 --> 03:52:37,333
district and prep design of the promenade.

2908
03:52:37,333 --> 03:52:40,670
>> I don't think the issue is the construction or the design. That's part

2909
03:52:40,670 --> 03:52:40,800
of the issue, but,

2910
03:52:40,800 --> 03:52:43,333
>> is it, or is it not?

2911
03:52:43,333 --> 03:52:47,333
>> there are probably about eight claims in

2912
03:52:47,333 --> 03:52:51,333
the complaints. The use of the land is at issue, the specific enforcement

2913
03:52:51,333 --> 03:52:54,933
of this easement is at issue.

2914
03:52:59,333 --> 03:53:01,333
>> I guess that's my question. In what relation does

2915
03:53:01,333 --> 03:53:03,333
that have to do with the management agreement of an inevitable museum that is going

2916
03:53:03,333 --> 03:53:06,333
to open? In what standing is the friends

2917
03:53:06,333 --> 03:53:11,333
of the riverfront have to negotiate that management agreement.

2918
03:53:11,333 --> 03:53:13,333
I understand the claims on the construction.

2919
03:53:13,333 --> 03:53:15,333
I don't want to get into that, because, again, you're in active litigation.

2920
03:53:15,333 --> 03:53:18,933
and I would remind my colleagues

2921
03:53:19,333 --> 03:53:22,333
about. So let's take the promenade and put that in a box for a hot minute,

2922
03:53:22,333 --> 03:53:24,400
because that has nothing to do with what's before us. You're asking us

2923
03:53:24,400 --> 03:53:27,333
to delay a vote on the management agreement

2924
03:53:27,333 --> 03:53:31,533
for an operation between the city and

2925
03:53:33,333 --> 03:53:36,333
a museum, and to date with the city believes is its land. If the judge

2926
03:53:36,333 --> 03:53:39,933
rules otherwise, that's the city's position.

2927
03:53:41,333 --> 03:53:42,333
>> the supreme court in 19

2928
03:53:42,333 --> 03:53:44,833
>> the city's position, the city's position is adverse

2929
03:53:44,833 --> 03:53:45,367
to yours.

2930
03:53:45,367 --> 03:53:48,333
>> I mean, everyone has recognized

2931
03:53:48,333 --> 03:53:51,333
that they have an easement.

2932
03:53:51,333 --> 03:53:54,333
>> the benefit of the use of the land, not

2933
03:53:54,333 --> 03:53:56,333
the ownership of the land itself.

2934
03:53:56,333 --> 03:53:57,333
>> okay. Let me back up.

2935
03:53:57,333 --> 03:54:00,333
>> I guess what I'm getting

2936
03:54:03,333 --> 03:54:04,333
at is,

2937
03:54:04,333 --> 03:54:06,333
>> why am I challenging the contract?

2938
03:54:06,333 --> 03:54:09,333
>> yes, why would you like us to delay a vote on the management agreement

2939
03:54:09,333 --> 03:54:11,367
with the city that is unrelated to the litigation about the use of the

2940
03:54:11,367 --> 03:54:11,600
land?

2941
03:54:11,600 --> 03:54:15,333
>> because I think it is related. Especially, we've alleged

2942
03:54:15,333 --> 03:54:19,333
that they are a private entity, they are a private organization that

2943
03:54:19,333 --> 03:54:27,333
is funding this, they are a private economic developer. And if we prove that, then

2944
03:54:27,333 --> 03:54:30,333
I think that has a very big impact on who builds it, who

2945
03:54:30,333 --> 03:54:31,333
maintains it, and who funds it. Just like we saw.

2946
03:54:31,333 --> 03:54:36,333
>> so you would concede the point that if a judge ruled in

2947
03:54:36,333 --> 03:54:37,333
your favor, that it would strike down the

2948
03:54:37,333 --> 03:54:39,333
management agreement anyway in part or in whole?

2949
03:54:39,333 --> 03:54:41,333
>> correct.

2950
03:54:44,333 --> 03:54:46,333
okay, yes. If you're trying to build relationships and come to

2951
03:54:46,333 --> 03:54:48,267
a consensus and an agreement with people, that's what I said this might be a

2952
03:54:48,267 --> 03:54:48,833
good place to start.

2953
03:54:48,833 --> 03:54:51,333
>> unfortunately, the city council is not in a position

2954
03:54:51,333 --> 03:54:54,333
to be the administration to which you guys

2955
03:54:54,333 --> 03:54:57,333
have failed to do so, to your point, in 24 years. I'm not saying,

2956
03:54:57,333 --> 03:54:59,267
>> is that my failure or

2957
03:54:59,267 --> 03:55:00,433
our failure?

2958
03:55:00,433 --> 03:55:04,633
>> you represent the entity, correct, like I

2959
03:55:06,333 --> 03:55:08,333
represent the city of memphis?

2960
03:55:08,333 --> 03:55:12,333
okay. I wasn't around in 1999 for it, I'm not trying to be

2961
03:55:12,333 --> 03:55:15,333
argumentative with you, but it's the argument that

2962
03:55:15,333 --> 03:55:18,333
doesn't make sense to me, whether we move forward on the

2963
03:55:18,333 --> 03:55:20,333
management agreement or not, to me, today, is insignificant. It's the

2964
03:55:20,333 --> 03:55:22,333
spirit of the argument that I'm taking issue with, and

2965
03:55:22,333 --> 03:55:26,333
for me, it's not jiving. You're saying we have a problem with the use of

2966
03:55:26,333 --> 03:55:29,333
the land, so we're suing you for it because we believe that

2967
03:55:29,333 --> 03:55:33,333
the easement that the heirs gave his violated. That's

2968
03:55:33,333 --> 03:55:36,333
fair, that's a fair argument.

2969
03:55:38,333 --> 03:55:39,333
but then to say that the management agreement is directly related to that knowing that

2970
03:55:39,333 --> 03:55:41,200
it may be struck down for some reason,

2971
03:55:41,200 --> 03:55:42,867
that's the piece of the argument.

2972
03:55:42,867 --> 03:55:44,367
>> isn't it labeled a use at operating

2973
03:55:44,367 --> 03:55:44,867
agreement?

2974
03:55:44,867 --> 03:55:46,000
>> correct, because the city believes

2975
03:55:46,000 --> 03:55:46,800
that it owns the property.

2976
03:55:46,800 --> 03:55:48,800
>> that's not what

2977
03:55:49,333 --> 03:55:50,333
the city believes. That's not the position they've taken in court.

2978
03:55:50,333 --> 03:55:51,500
>> then why would

2979
03:55:51,500 --> 03:55:53,733
we have the management agreement?

2980
03:55:53,733 --> 03:55:54,600
>> that's

2981
03:55:54,600 --> 03:55:56,800
what I'm trying to figure out.

2982
03:55:56,800 --> 03:56:00,333
>> then we can let the court

2983
03:56:00,333 --> 03:56:02,733
settled it. Let me

2984
03:56:05,333 --> 03:56:06,333
answer, let me answer for you, it's because the city believes that the on

2985
03:56:06,333 --> 03:56:09,333
the property, because we've had a fire house

2986
03:56:09,333 --> 03:56:12,333
in the garage there, and the only thing you have is an easement, or your

2987
03:56:12,333 --> 03:56:14,733
claim for the easement.

2988
03:56:15,333 --> 03:56:18,500
>> during the time that those two buildings were built, the city

2989
03:56:18,500 --> 03:56:19,533
did on the property.

2990
03:56:19,533 --> 03:56:23,333
>> as much fun, as much fun as I

2991
03:56:23,333 --> 03:56:27,333
do enjoy this, this is the point of having the

2992
03:56:27,333 --> 03:56:28,333
court system. It's not for us to litigate it here.

2993
03:56:28,333 --> 03:56:30,333
>> at the courts should make this decision and I'm just asking

2994
03:56:30,333 --> 03:56:33,333
you to give the courts time to do that

2995
03:56:33,333 --> 03:56:37,333
before you push forward a contract that impacts

2996
03:56:37,333 --> 03:56:42,333
things. I don't know what it's going to impact. That's the thing.

2997
03:56:42,333 --> 03:56:45,333
this is very last minute. I came here at 3:00 on

2998
03:56:45,333 --> 03:56:48,100
a committee meeting and now we're here, I don't have

2999
03:56:48,100 --> 03:56:48,733
a laptop.

3000
03:56:48,733 --> 03:56:54,133
>> mr. Carlisle, is at the conclusion of your questions?

3001
03:56:56,333 --> 03:56:59,333
okay. Seeing no other members in the queue to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will

3002
03:56:59,333 --> 03:57:00,333
you please prepare the voting screen.

3003
03:57:00,333 --> 03:57:06,333
just to note, this is without same night minutes. For item 43. I'm sorry. I

3004
03:57:06,333 --> 03:57:09,800
withdraw that. Sue williams, I'm sorry. Another speaker. Sue

3005
03:57:09,800 --> 03:57:10,500
williams.

3006
03:57:10,500 --> 03:57:15,333
>> she wasn't able to wait this long, so she's not going

3007
03:57:15,333 --> 03:57:18,333
to be speaking, thank you.

3008
03:57:21,333 --> 03:57:23,333
>> okay.

3009
03:57:27,333 --> 03:57:30,333
>> carl carlisle, yes, ford, yes,

3010
03:57:32,333 --> 03:57:37,733
johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson, yes, vice

3011
03:57:38,333 --> 03:57:43,133
chairman smiley, abstained, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german

3012
03:57:43,667 --> 03:57:44,633
jones, yes.

3013
03:57:44,633 --> 03:57:47,633
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller,

3014
03:57:49,333 --> 03:57:51,367
will you please call item

3015
03:57:51,367 --> 03:57:52,267
44, yes.

3016
03:57:52,267 --> 03:57:57,670
>> item number 44 is a resolution to allocate the

3017
03:58:02,333 --> 03:58:07,333
remaining $500,000 to the whitehaven stem project, district 3, super district

3018
03:58:07,333 --> 03:58:10,333
8. This resolution is sponsored by councilwoman robinson.

3019
03:58:10,333 --> 03:58:11,333
there is a request for same night minutes.

3020
03:58:11,333 --> 03:58:13,733
>> thank you, council member

3021
03:58:13,800 --> 03:58:14,867
carlisle.

3022
03:58:14,867 --> 03:58:16,867
>> I so move.

3023
03:58:20,333 --> 03:58:24,400
>> item number 44 has been moved by councilman

3024
03:58:24,400 --> 03:58:24,983
carlisle, seconded by councilwoman

3025
03:58:24,983 --> 03:58:25,883
swearengen-washington, seeing november's in the to speak on

3026
03:58:25,883 --> 03:58:26,333
this item, madam comptroller

3027
03:58:26,333 --> 03:58:30,533
will you please prepare the voting screen..

3028
03:58:37,333 --> 03:58:38,333
it past.

3029
03:58:38,333 --> 03:58:41,333
ms. Mclean, will you please speak to us?

3030
03:58:41,333 --> 03:58:46,133
a staff member about what happened, please. Okay.

3031
03:58:46,333 --> 03:58:48,233
>> somebody will come help

3032
03:58:48,233 --> 03:58:48,767
you.

3033
03:58:48,767 --> 03:58:54,167
>> colvett, yes, for the vote. Ford, yes, johnson, yes,

3034
03:58:58,333 --> 03:59:01,333
logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson, yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren,

3035
03:59:01,333 --> 03:59:03,733
yes, german jones, yes.

3036
03:59:09,333 --> 03:59:10,333
>> madam comptroller, would you please register mr.

3037
03:59:10,333 --> 03:59:15,133
smiley as a yes vote. Thank you. That

3038
03:59:16,333 --> 03:59:17,333
item passes. Madam comptroller, will you please call item 27?

3039
03:59:17,333 --> 03:59:21,533
>> that will take us to our regular

3040
03:59:24,400 --> 03:59:29,333
agenda. Where we have an ordinance to establish city council meeting dates for 2024, up for third and final reading.

3041
03:59:29,333 --> 03:59:33,733
ordinance number 5891 is sponsored by german jones, and there has been a

3042
03:59:33,733 --> 03:59:35,633
request for same night minutes.

3043
03:59:35,633 --> 03:59:37,333
>> okay.

3044
03:59:37,333 --> 03:59:39,500
>> when is your vacation?

3045
03:59:39,500 --> 03:59:44,717
>> thank you. Colleagues? There are no speakers in the queue to

3046
03:59:44,717 --> 03:59:49,800
speak on this item, it has been moved by councilman carlisle,

3047
03:59:49,800 --> 03:59:52,200
seconded by councilman warren,

3048
03:59:52,333 --> 03:59:56,533
madam comptroller, will you please prepare the

3049
03:59:58,333 --> 04:00:00,333
voting screen?

3050
04:00:08,333 --> 04:00:14,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes. Johnson, yes, logan, yes,

3051
04:00:16,333 --> 04:00:18,333
morgan, yes.

3052
04:00:18,333 --> 04:00:22,333
robinson, abstained. Vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes,

3053
04:00:22,333 --> 04:00:25,333
warren, no. German jones, yes.

3054
04:00:25,333 --> 04:00:27,333
>> that item

3055
04:00:29,333 --> 04:00:32,867
passes. Madam comptroller, will you please call

3056
04:00:32,867 --> 04:00:33,667
item 28?

3057
04:00:33,667 --> 04:00:37,867
>> item number 28 is an ordinance to fix

3058
04:00:40,333 --> 04:00:43,333
and determine the salary and compensation of the

3059
04:00:43,333 --> 04:00:46,333
mayor pursuant to home rule amendments, up for third and final

3060
04:00:46,333 --> 04:00:48,333
reading. Ordinance number 5892

3061
04:00:55,333 --> 04:00:57,333
is sponsored by german jones, and there is a request for same night minutes.

3062
04:00:57,333 --> 04:01:00,333
>> thank you. Item number 28 has been moved by swearengen-washington, and

3063
04:01:00,333 --> 04:01:04,333
seconded by councilman warren, I have one comment card from

3064
04:01:04,333 --> 04:01:06,333
mr.

3065
04:01:07,333 --> 04:01:09,333
richard massey.

3066
04:01:13,333 --> 04:01:15,333
>> good evening, council. 3615

3067
04:01:19,333 --> 04:01:20,333
central avenue.

3068
04:01:20,333 --> 04:01:22,333
I would like to reaffirm that the holiday season doesn't always conjure

3069
04:01:22,333 --> 04:01:25,933
images of gift sharing, of happiness

3070
04:01:30,333 --> 04:01:33,333
and gratitude from memphians. It may be a time of great uncertainty and

3071
04:01:33,333 --> 04:01:34,333
looming instability. As many folks are struggling to pay their utilities.

3072
04:01:34,333 --> 04:01:36,333
struggling to put

3073
04:01:39,333 --> 04:01:40,333
their kids in quality childcare while their children are off for winter

3074
04:01:40,333 --> 04:01:42,333
break.

3075
04:01:43,333 --> 04:01:47,533
let alone being able to put a

3076
04:01:48,333 --> 04:01:51,333
christmas turkey on the table limits rising food prices. In the face of

3077
04:01:51,333 --> 04:01:55,333
the city that is reeling from a legacy of disinvestment, we are all here,

3078
04:01:55,333 --> 04:01:59,333
gathered today, discussing an ordinance that would increase the salary of

3079
04:01:59,333 --> 04:02:04,133
the mayor elect by $40,000. Meanwhile, the median household

3080
04:02:05,333 --> 04:02:09,333
income in memphis is just over $43,000 itself. Folks,

3081
04:02:09,333 --> 04:02:11,333
there is no understating just how egregiously irresponsible and morally

3082
04:02:11,333 --> 04:02:14,333
bankrupt of this proposal is. It's

3083
04:02:14,333 --> 04:02:20,333
my understanding the underlying rationale of this ordinance is to promote

3084
04:02:20,333 --> 04:02:23,333
job retention. If we want to talk about job retention, how about

3085
04:02:23,333 --> 04:02:26,333
increased wages for ordinary city workers? Such as directional

3086
04:02:26,333 --> 04:02:29,333
workers who aren't sure if they'll be able to retire comfortably in memphis.

3087
04:02:29,333 --> 04:02:31,333
what about those workers who have been left out of

3088
04:02:31,333 --> 04:02:34,933
every single wage increase proposal, including

3089
04:02:35,333 --> 04:02:38,333
this one that we are hearing tonight? Make no mistake about

3090
04:02:38,333 --> 04:02:41,333
it, people from this great city have been coming

3091
04:02:41,333 --> 04:02:47,333
here for months on end, taking the time to ask this body why. Why has

3092
04:02:47,333 --> 04:02:49,733
the maintenance of their

3093
04:02:52,333 --> 04:02:53,333
school building been put on the back burner?

3094
04:02:53,333 --> 04:02:56,333
why hasn't the affordable housing trust fund been expanded to develop more

3095
04:02:56,333 --> 04:02:59,333
affordable housing units within our communities mark why have routes

3096
04:02:59,333 --> 04:03:03,333
not been expanded to cover more of our city? Council, let it be heard

3097
04:03:03,333 --> 04:03:07,333
that if we want to talk about creating a memphis that works for all

3098
04:03:07,333 --> 04:03:09,333
memphians, wage increases should come from the bottom up,

3099
04:03:09,333 --> 04:03:10,333
and never from the top down. Thank you.

3100
04:03:10,333 --> 04:03:13,333
>> thank you, mr. Massey. Seeing no

3101
04:03:13,333 --> 04:03:17,333
other councilmembers, and I have no other comment cards, madam comptroller,

3102
04:03:17,333 --> 04:03:21,533
will you please prepare the voting screen.

3103
04:03:32,333 --> 04:03:35,333
>> colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, logan, yes, morgan,

3104
04:03:35,333 --> 04:03:39,533
no, robinson, abstained. Vice chairman smiley, yes,

3105
04:03:41,333 --> 04:03:43,333
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german jones, yes.

3106
04:03:43,333 --> 04:03:45,333
>> that

3107
04:03:46,333 --> 04:03:49,933
item passes. Madam comptroller, will you

3108
04:03:50,333 --> 04:03:52,733
please call item number 29?

3109
04:03:53,333 --> 04:03:56,333
>> item number 29 is a referendum

3110
04:03:58,333 --> 04:04:02,333
ordinance pursuant to article 11, section 9 of the constitution of the

3111
04:04:02,333 --> 04:04:05,333
state of tennessee home rule amendment, to amend provisions of

3112
04:04:05,333 --> 04:04:09,333
the charter of the city of memphis, the

3113
04:04:09,333 --> 04:04:13,333
same being chapter 11 of the acts of 1870 as

3114
04:04:13,333 --> 04:04:18,333
amended, relative to mayor, council, and appointed salaries, up for third and

3115
04:04:18,333 --> 04:04:22,533
final reading. Ordinance number 5893 is sponsored by

3116
04:04:23,333 --> 04:04:25,633
german jones. And there is a request for same

3117
04:04:25,633 --> 04:04:26,400
night minutes.

3118
04:04:26,400 --> 04:04:28,800
>> thank you. Councilman warren.

3119
04:04:29,333 --> 04:04:32,933
>> yes. Mr. Chair, on this, I

3120
04:04:35,333 --> 04:04:41,333
take it that was going to happen if this passes is that we will

3121
04:04:41,333 --> 04:04:46,333
have to approve the salaries of each of his

3122
04:04:46,333 --> 04:04:50,333
appointed directors. And that, in my mind, it seems

3123
04:04:50,333 --> 04:04:53,333
like I don't know what it takes to hire

3124
04:04:53,333 --> 04:04:56,333
people to do these jobs, and what the situation

3125
04:04:56,333 --> 04:04:59,333
is on the ground, they are, and I don't think our council

3126
04:04:59,333 --> 04:05:02,333
is going to be expert enough to know what salary it took to

3127
04:05:02,333 --> 04:05:07,333
get what person here. For that reason, I am

3128
04:05:07,333 --> 04:05:10,933
perfectly content with us looking at,

3129
04:05:13,333 --> 04:05:15,333
you know, the salary of the mayor and the salary of the

3130
04:05:15,333 --> 04:05:20,133
council, but appointed salaries, I think, are on

3131
04:05:20,333 --> 04:05:21,333
the marketplace. And I don't know if we're going

3132
04:05:21,333 --> 04:05:24,400
to know or have enough expertise to be able to do that. And I

3133
04:05:24,400 --> 04:05:26,333
don't think without any discussion about this up until this point. I would

3134
04:05:26,333 --> 04:05:29,933
really like us to hold this

3135
04:05:32,333 --> 04:05:35,333
for another meeting, if we possibly could, to get some comment

3136
04:05:35,333 --> 04:05:41,333
from the new administration about if they're okay with it or not

3137
04:05:41,333 --> 04:05:43,330
and why, and let us hear what they have to say before

3138
04:05:43,330 --> 04:05:43,600
we move forward.

3139
04:05:43,600 --> 04:05:47,333
>> okay. As a response to that, and one of the things,

3140
04:05:47,333 --> 04:05:50,333
if you recall, councilman warren, that mr. Wade talked about

3141
04:05:50,333 --> 04:05:53,333
the timing of things, certain things have

3142
04:05:53,333 --> 04:05:59,933
to take place. We can't do it in the middle of

3143
04:06:01,333 --> 04:06:06,333
the administration. But I still would trust that as we are

3144
04:06:06,333 --> 04:06:11,333
looking at the salaries of the human resources would have what would

3145
04:06:11,333 --> 04:06:14,333
be comparable salaries that would be information, talking about what

3146
04:06:14,333 --> 04:06:17,333
comparable salaries or the study for those type

3147
04:06:17,333 --> 04:06:20,333
of ideas. I don't think that we would be, the

3148
04:06:20,333 --> 04:06:23,333
council would be charged with just pulling

3149
04:06:23,333 --> 04:06:26,333
a number out of the air and approving it. But I think that

3150
04:06:26,333 --> 04:06:29,333
compensation would be, would be brought before

3151
04:06:29,333 --> 04:06:31,733
the council in order to evaluate what those

3152
04:06:31,733 --> 04:06:32,533
salaries are.

3153
04:06:32,533 --> 04:06:37,333
>> I just am sitting here, I know that

3154
04:06:38,333 --> 04:06:41,333
they would bring that to us, I'm not sure what our expertise would

3155
04:06:41,333 --> 04:06:41,867
be in it,

3156
04:06:41,867 --> 04:06:45,467
>> I would contend that we don't

3157
04:06:46,333 --> 04:06:49,333
have any. We don't have any with any of the things that come before

3158
04:06:49,333 --> 04:06:53,333
us, but we trust the professionals to go out, and I don't think that

3159
04:06:53,333 --> 04:06:58,333
the city, that the city administration itself would do the compensation

3160
04:06:58,333 --> 04:06:59,333
study. There are companies that they would access the professionals who are familiar

3161
04:06:59,333 --> 04:07:02,333
with the industry, with those practices, that

3162
04:07:02,333 --> 04:07:05,333
would go out and do the compensation study.

3163
04:07:05,333 --> 04:07:08,333
that's my thinking. Councilwoman johnson?

3164
04:07:11,333 --> 04:07:17,333
>> chair, my question is similar to dr. Warren. Is this the

3165
04:07:17,333 --> 04:07:23,333
only time, where this can take place? I was clear that this

3166
04:07:23,333 --> 04:07:26,333
is the only time the mayor's salary could be addressed,

3167
04:07:26,333 --> 04:07:30,333
is that true of all the appointees, the

3168
04:07:30,333 --> 04:07:35,333
council, appointed salary? This is the only time we can authorize

3169
04:07:35,333 --> 04:07:37,333
it?

3170
04:07:38,333 --> 04:07:40,333
>> right.

3171
04:07:44,333 --> 04:07:48,333
>> we're not setting any salaries, we're just allowing to have the opportunity in the future. Okay. Thank you

3172
04:07:48,333 --> 04:07:50,333
for the clarity, thank you.

3173
04:07:50,333 --> 04:07:52,333
>> vice chair smiley? >> I don't

3174
04:07:52,333 --> 04:07:55,333
necessarily know if I need to be in the queue at this point. I feel

3175
04:07:55,333 --> 04:08:00,333
like councilman jones did a good job addressing the questions and concerns.

3176
04:08:00,333 --> 04:08:06,333
what I would like the council to consider is, we are

3177
04:08:06,333 --> 04:08:11,133
less than, less than 12 days from having a

3178
04:08:12,333 --> 04:08:15,333
new mayor, and I'm not sure if the mayor, at this point, has in his entire

3179
04:08:15,333 --> 04:08:19,333
administration. Some of the difficulties, some of the difficulties the mayor is currently

3180
04:08:19,333 --> 04:08:23,333
experiencing were filling some of his potential

3181
04:08:23,333 --> 04:08:24,400
employments is the difficulty in salary.

3182
04:08:24,400 --> 04:08:30,400
and in order to give the mayor an opportunity to

3183
04:08:32,333 --> 04:08:36,333
be successful, and I believe this is council's responsibility to

3184
04:08:36,333 --> 04:08:39,333
show the administration some grace, and to allow him to be able to

3185
04:08:39,333 --> 04:08:45,333
go out and get the best talent and the difficulty is are you going to the

3186
04:08:45,333 --> 04:08:48,333
private sector, those salaries are significantly more than

3187
04:08:48,333 --> 04:08:51,333
city government can pay for, but we want, we do want to be able to properly compensate people. I think

3188
04:08:51,333 --> 04:08:57,333
mr. Massey spoke to it, we gave, we gave increases

3189
04:08:57,333 --> 04:09:00,333
to sanitation, we gave increases to police, we gave increases down the board, but

3190
04:09:00,333 --> 04:09:05,333
we have not contemplated as a body is, what does it look like

3191
04:09:05,333 --> 04:09:06,333
to attract the best talent? And we have to give

3192
04:09:06,333 --> 04:09:12,933
ourselves an opportunity, once hr gives us the wage comparison, I

3193
04:09:13,333 --> 04:09:16,333
think this gives an opportunity to bring in the best talent of the city

3194
04:09:16,333 --> 04:09:19,333
of memphis. You see what we did with our

3195
04:09:19,333 --> 04:09:24,400
staff and I'm going to echo the words of someone else, that council has put together some of

3196
04:09:24,400 --> 04:09:27,333
the best staff they've ever seen. And it's because we were able

3197
04:09:27,333 --> 04:09:30,333
to give our staff the

3198
04:09:33,333 --> 04:09:35,333
necessary increase.

3199
04:09:35,333 --> 04:09:38,333
>> this is a referendum ordinance.

3200
04:09:39,333 --> 04:09:41,333
yes.

3201
04:09:42,333 --> 04:09:48,333
yes. This was mainly for the council itself to set their salaries. But, we had to, this will not

3202
04:09:48,333 --> 04:09:51,933
kick in come january 1st. This

3203
04:09:52,333 --> 04:10:00,733
is going to be a ballot item. Because, I guess city council salaries to

3204
04:10:03,333 --> 04:10:05,333
the county commission,

3205
04:10:09,333 --> 04:10:12,333
and includes the mayor, the council, and

3206
04:10:12,333 --> 04:10:17,133
I would still contend, though, once this is

3207
04:10:19,333 --> 04:10:21,333
in place, come 2027 when there is an election, they will be a compensation

3208
04:10:21,333 --> 04:10:27,333
study for the then council to say we approve what the

3209
04:10:27,333 --> 04:10:31,333
salaries are. But this was done to address the council's

3210
04:10:31,333 --> 04:10:36,333
salary, not tying it whatever the county commission does. But this is

3211
04:10:36,333 --> 04:10:42,867
referendum only. This is a referendum item so the vote, the voters vote

3212
04:10:42,867 --> 04:10:43,733
on it.

3213
04:10:43,733 --> 04:10:48,333
>> I was trying to play by the rules,

3214
04:10:48,333 --> 04:10:50,333
but yes.

3215
04:10:51,333 --> 04:10:52,333
the mayor's salary must be set before the term

3216
04:10:52,333 --> 04:10:54,333
begins, or it cannot be changed during the term.

3217
04:10:54,333 --> 04:10:55,333
>> that was the previous one.

3218
04:10:55,333 --> 04:10:57,333
>> the directors of salary cannot be changed in the middle of the fiscal

3219
04:10:57,333 --> 04:11:00,333
year, which is where we are, which was the issue. Which is

3220
04:11:00,333 --> 04:11:05,133
unrelated but to set us all on, set

3221
04:11:06,333 --> 04:11:09,333
level. So, if mayor elect young has somebody

3222
04:11:09,333 --> 04:11:12,333
he wants to bring in, hypothetically, so-and-so wants

3223
04:11:12,333 --> 04:11:18,333
to come in and they are salaried today $175,000, but they've agreed

3224
04:11:18,333 --> 04:11:20,333
to do hundred $10,000, he's going to figure

3225
04:11:20,333 --> 04:11:23,333
out somewhere in the budget to give them a

3226
04:11:23,333 --> 04:11:24,400
bonus of sorts. Or some other compensation mechanism. To councilman jones point,

3227
04:11:24,400 --> 04:11:27,400
I can't remember when it

3228
04:11:30,333 --> 04:11:33,333
was sometime, I see edmund ford junior back there, he

3229
04:11:33,333 --> 04:11:36,333
would probably remember, but sometime in the early, mid to

3230
04:11:36,333 --> 04:11:39,333
thousands it got attached as an escalator by referendum, by the

3231
04:11:39,333 --> 04:11:45,333
vote of the people, to the county commission. This is on doing

3232
04:11:45,333 --> 04:11:47,333
that, and it's broad because it's required to

3233
04:11:47,333 --> 04:11:48,333
be, to bring it home to chairman jones points, all you're doing is putting

3234
04:11:48,333 --> 04:11:50,467
the question on the ballot, and that's

3235
04:11:50,467 --> 04:11:50,900
that.

3236
04:11:50,900 --> 04:11:53,300
>> okay. Seeing no other

3237
04:11:56,333 --> 04:12:00,333
members in the queue to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will you please

3238
04:12:00,333 --> 04:12:02,733
prepare the voting screen.

3239
04:12:06,333 --> 04:12:08,333
I move, yes.

3240
04:12:24,400 --> 04:12:26,333
>> carlisle, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes,

3241
04:12:26,333 --> 04:12:29,933
logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson, yes,

3242
04:12:30,333 --> 04:12:34,933
excuse me. Vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes,

3243
04:12:34,933 --> 04:12:35,967
warren, yes.

3244
04:12:35,967 --> 04:12:43,767
>> thank you. That item passes. Okay. Madam comptroller, will you please show mr.

3245
04:12:45,333 --> 04:12:49,933
cole that as a yes vote on that item? Yes. Madam

3246
04:12:49,933 --> 04:12:53,533
comptroller, will you please call item 30.

3247
04:12:54,670 --> 04:12:57,670
>> item number 30 is a resolution

3248
04:13:02,333 --> 04:13:06,333
for approval of parade or race routes per ordinance

3249
04:13:06,333 --> 04:13:11,100
number 5675, all council districts, this resolution is sponsored by the engineering

3250
04:13:11,100 --> 04:13:11,767
division.

3251
04:13:11,767 --> 04:13:14,767
>> thank you. Vice chair smiley?

3252
04:13:16,333 --> 04:13:19,333
>> committee member recommended approval and I

3253
04:13:19,333 --> 04:13:21,333
so move.

3254
04:13:22,333 --> 04:13:27,733
>> item number 30 has been moved by vice chair smiley,

3255
04:13:28,333 --> 04:13:31,333
seconded by councilmember swearengen-washington, seeing the

3256
04:13:31,333 --> 04:13:40,333
members in the queue to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will you please prepare the voting

3257
04:13:40,333 --> 04:13:42,333
screen..

3258
04:13:51,333 --> 04:13:53,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes,

3259
04:13:53,333 --> 04:13:58,333
morgan, yes, robinson, yes, vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington,

3260
04:13:58,333 --> 04:14:01,333
yes, warren, yes, chairman jones, yes,

3261
04:14:01,333 --> 04:14:04,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will

3262
04:14:04,333 --> 04:14:06,333
you please call

3263
04:14:10,333 --> 04:14:12,333
item 35.

3264
04:14:16,333 --> 04:14:19,333
>> item number 35 is a resolution to reallocate and

3265
04:14:19,333 --> 04:14:22,333
re-appropriate $3 million in capital improvement

3266
04:14:22,333 --> 04:14:25,933
plan funds previously earmarked for mud

3267
04:14:27,333 --> 04:14:32,133
island contract construction. All council districts. This resolution

3268
04:14:33,333 --> 04:14:35,100
is sponsored by german jones. And there is a

3269
04:14:35,100 --> 04:14:36,300
request for same night minutes.

3270
04:14:36,300 --> 04:14:38,333
>> thank you. Councilman carlisle?

3271
04:14:38,333 --> 04:14:40,333
>> thank you.

3272
04:14:43,333 --> 04:14:44,333
iso move.

3273
04:14:44,333 --> 04:14:49,333
>> item number 35 has been moved and seconded. Seeing the members in

3274
04:14:49,333 --> 04:14:52,333
the queue to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will

3275
04:14:52,333 --> 04:14:55,333
you please prepare the voting screen.

3276
04:14:55,333 --> 04:14:57,333
>> seconded by swearengen-washington.

3277
04:15:01,333 --> 04:15:03,333
>> thanks.

3278
04:15:15,333 --> 04:15:19,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes,

3279
04:15:19,333 --> 04:15:23,333
logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson, yes, vice chairman

3280
04:15:23,333 --> 04:15:27,533
smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, chairman

3281
04:15:29,800 --> 04:15:31,167
jones, yes.

3282
04:15:31,167 --> 04:15:33,167
>> okay.

3283
04:15:34,333 --> 04:15:36,333
councilwoman logan?

3284
04:15:37,333 --> 04:15:39,733
your mike wasn't on.

3285
04:15:41,333 --> 04:15:42,967
>> I'd like to abstain from

3286
04:15:42,967 --> 04:15:43,733
this note.

3287
04:15:43,733 --> 04:15:47,333
>> madam comptroller, will you please show

3288
04:15:49,333 --> 04:15:52,333
that councilwoman logan's vote is an abstention on

3289
04:15:52,333 --> 04:15:54,333
that item.

3290
04:15:55,333 --> 04:15:57,333
>> abstained.

3291
04:16:01,333 --> 04:16:03,333
>> okay. >> we have it for the record.

3292
04:16:03,333 --> 04:16:07,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will you please call

3293
04:16:07,333 --> 04:16:09,333
item 36?

3294
04:16:10,333 --> 04:16:13,333
>> item number 36 is a resolution to amend the memphis

3295
04:16:13,333 --> 04:16:16,333
city council rules of procedure. All council districts.

3296
04:16:16,333 --> 04:16:20,533
this resolution is sponsored by councilmembers carlisle

3297
04:16:22,333 --> 04:16:25,333
and smiley. And there is a request for same night minutes.

3298
04:16:25,333 --> 04:16:28,333
>> okay. Vice chair smiley. >> I just wanted to make note that this

3299
04:16:28,333 --> 04:16:33,733
is the previous resolution that this body passed, a

3300
04:16:34,333 --> 04:16:37,333
meeting ago, we previously met in committee today, we amended this, I

3301
04:16:37,333 --> 04:16:39,467
want to note, this is being moved

3302
04:16:39,467 --> 04:16:40,967
as amended earlier today.

3303
04:16:40,967 --> 04:16:42,967
>> okay.

3304
04:16:43,333 --> 04:16:45,670
item number 36 is being moved

3305
04:16:45,670 --> 04:16:45,900
as amended.

3306
04:16:45,900 --> 04:16:49,500
>> thank you, mr. Chairman. >> seeing no

3307
04:16:53,333 --> 04:16:55,333
councilmembers to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will you please prepare the

3308
04:16:55,333 --> 04:16:57,333
voting screen.

3309
04:16:58,333 --> 04:17:00,333
>> thank you.

3310
04:17:16,333 --> 04:17:19,333
carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson,

3311
04:17:19,333 --> 04:17:21,733
yes, logan, yes, robinson,

3312
04:17:24,400 --> 04:17:28,333
yes. Vice chairman smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, chairman jones, yes.

3313
04:17:28,333 --> 04:17:31,333
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will you

3314
04:17:31,333 --> 04:17:32,967
please call item

3315
04:17:32,967 --> 04:17:33,600
38.

3316
04:17:33,600 --> 04:17:39,000
>> item number 38 is a resolution to transfer simmons bank

3317
04:17:43,333 --> 04:17:46,333
liberty stadium and allocate $120 million of

3318
04:17:46,333 --> 04:17:50,333
state grant funds for sports facilities improvements to

3319
04:17:50,333 --> 04:17:55,133
university of memphis auxiliary services foundation. All council

3320
04:17:55,333 --> 04:17:58,933
districts. This resolution is sponsored by

3321
04:18:01,333 --> 04:18:03,333
the administration.

3322
04:18:03,333 --> 04:18:04,333
and there is a request for same night minutes.

3323
04:18:04,333 --> 04:18:06,333
>> okay, I have councilman carlisle in the queue.

3324
04:18:06,333 --> 04:18:11,733
>> first, mr. Chairman, hold on, let me look at

3325
04:18:13,333 --> 04:18:16,333
my notes. The committee did meet, it did recommend approval, as you can

3326
04:18:16,333 --> 04:18:18,333
imagine, mr. Chairman, there has been lots of discussion

3327
04:18:18,333 --> 04:18:22,333
since then. I'm going to move the item to

3328
04:18:22,333 --> 04:18:24,233
the floor, and you've got comment cards,

3329
04:18:24,233 --> 04:18:25,000
mr. Chairman.

3330
04:18:25,000 --> 04:18:26,300
>> I do. >> I'll yield back.

3331
04:18:26,300 --> 04:18:29,333
>> I have three comment cards. The first

3332
04:18:29,333 --> 04:18:32,333
comment card is from mr.

3333
04:18:35,333 --> 04:18:37,333
fred jones.

3334
04:18:40,333 --> 04:18:43,933
>> thank you, mr. Chairman. Members of

3335
04:18:47,333 --> 04:18:50,933
the council. I'm really concerned about

3336
04:18:52,333 --> 04:18:54,500
>> mr. Jones, name and

3337
04:18:54,500 --> 04:18:57,367
address for the record, please.

3338
04:18:57,367 --> 04:18:59,767
>> fred jones, junior. 1030 dumaine

3339
04:19:02,333 --> 04:19:04,333
place, 38106.

3340
04:19:05,333 --> 04:19:08,333
I received this amendment to

3341
04:19:13,333 --> 04:19:20,333
the agreement, I was on route here, around 2:50. Been expecting it really for

3342
04:19:20,333 --> 04:19:22,333
the last couple

3343
04:19:24,400 --> 04:19:30,333
days. And I was, you know, hadn't had enough time to really evaluate it

3344
04:19:30,333 --> 04:19:35,333
and evaluate it from a standpoint of how much this is going

3345
04:19:35,333 --> 04:19:38,333
to affect. My council, has

3346
04:19:41,333 --> 04:19:44,333
seen it, and we have come to the conclusion that we really have a problem and

3347
04:19:44,333 --> 04:19:49,333
we need to really evaluate what is this going to cost us,

3348
04:19:49,333 --> 04:19:50,333
based on the way it's being written.

3349
04:19:50,333 --> 04:19:52,733
the document is not

3350
04:19:55,333 --> 04:19:59,333
very supportive of the southern heritage classic,

3351
04:19:59,333 --> 04:20:04,333
at all. Even though I've heard different versions of

3352
04:20:04,333 --> 04:20:08,333
the extensions from three years to five years,

3353
04:20:08,333 --> 04:20:12,533
the documents, after the first year which

3354
04:20:14,333 --> 04:20:16,333
was 2024.

3355
04:20:20,333 --> 04:20:23,933
if you want an extension, that

3356
04:20:25,333 --> 04:20:30,733
we would have the right to request an extension

3357
04:20:35,333 --> 04:20:40,133
by the people who really would be running

3358
04:20:41,333 --> 04:20:44,333
the stadium the people running the stadium. So you don't have autonomy

3359
04:20:44,333 --> 04:20:46,333
to move forward

3360
04:20:49,333 --> 04:20:53,333
pass that. Then there were some changes in terms

3361
04:20:53,333 --> 04:20:59,333
of what the city was saying that they were no

3362
04:20:59,333 --> 04:21:02,333
longer provide we don't know what that is and we haven't

3363
04:21:02,333 --> 04:21:05,333
had time to evaluate it, with our present contract

3364
04:21:05,333 --> 04:21:08,333
to see how that applies, to what they're

3365
04:21:08,333 --> 04:21:11,333
talking about, here. They are simply saying

3366
04:21:11,333 --> 04:21:14,333
they are going to take

3367
04:21:17,333 --> 04:21:19,333
it away.

3368
04:21:19,333 --> 04:21:23,333
with this document that was presented to us,

3369
04:21:23,333 --> 04:21:28,133
in item number five, it says once the

3370
04:21:29,333 --> 04:21:34,133
transfer happens, it automatically goes to the people,

3371
04:21:35,333 --> 04:21:37,333
the foundation even

3372
04:21:40,333 --> 04:21:45,133
our one-year deal with the city would be

3373
04:21:45,333 --> 04:21:50,333
negated in essence this document is not very helpful to

3374
04:21:50,333 --> 04:21:56,333
this process at all. Okay. I want to make that very clear,

3375
04:21:56,333 --> 04:21:58,733
on the record with

3376
04:22:00,333 --> 04:22:08,333
that. It would be very, very detrimental to us, the southern heritage classic, we

3377
04:22:08,333 --> 04:22:11,333
don't know what, financially, is going to impact, yet,

3378
04:22:11,333 --> 04:22:17,333
because we haven't had a chance. Hopefully the same day has

3379
04:22:17,333 --> 04:22:23,333
been requested for this, they will give us a little time, two or three days

3380
04:22:23,333 --> 04:22:29,933
to really analyze this, because right now, on the surface, it's

3381
04:22:31,333 --> 04:22:33,333
very detrimental to the southern heritage classic, and to the

3382
04:22:33,333 --> 04:22:38,333
existence of the classic, I want to be very clear about that. The way this

3383
04:22:38,333 --> 04:22:41,333
is written, and the way it is structured. So I want to be clear

3384
04:22:41,333 --> 04:22:42,867
as far as that goes, thank you

3385
04:22:42,867 --> 04:22:43,500
very much.

3386
04:22:43,500 --> 04:22:45,333
>> okay, I have councilwoman logan,

3387
04:22:45,333 --> 04:22:49,330
councilman carlisle, and vice chair smiley in the queue. Councilmember logan.

3388
04:22:49,330 --> 04:22:51,330
>> thank you,

3389
04:22:53,333 --> 04:22:56,333
chair. Colleagues, we've discussed at length on a number of occasions not

3390
04:22:56,333 --> 04:22:58,733
having information for us

3391
04:23:04,333 --> 04:23:07,333
to look at and discuss, and I know we've been round and

3392
04:23:07,333 --> 04:23:08,333
round and talked about this a lot.

3393
04:23:08,333 --> 04:23:12,333
my only concern, I've stated several times but

3394
04:23:12,333 --> 04:23:14,333
I definitely want to see this happen, but first and foremost, I think we should

3395
04:23:14,333 --> 04:23:20,333
be fair and it's not fair to mr. Jones or the

3396
04:23:20,333 --> 04:23:22,733
other gentleman, I'm sorry.

3397
04:23:23,333 --> 04:23:28,333
ehrhardt, mr. Ehrhardt, for us to have given them

3398
04:23:28,333 --> 04:23:32,333
this today in the 11th hour and expect them to answer to

3399
04:23:32,333 --> 04:23:35,333
it. I'm opposed to that part. I do want them to be able to sign

3400
04:23:35,333 --> 04:23:38,933
this in good faith and with

3401
04:23:40,333 --> 04:23:42,333
total understanding, and to make certain that we, as a

3402
04:23:42,333 --> 04:23:47,333
community, are going to continue to experience the classic and the liberty

3403
04:23:47,333 --> 04:23:50,333
bowl as we've had in the past, and I hear them saying they just

3404
04:23:50,333 --> 04:23:54,333
got this and he hasn't been able to look

3405
04:23:54,333 --> 04:23:56,333
at it. And that some of the things look different

3406
04:23:56,333 --> 04:24:00,333
for him. I think we should give them that time. It's not their fault or

3407
04:24:00,333 --> 04:24:06,333
our fault that we just got this today. And I think that we,

3408
04:24:06,333 --> 04:24:10,533
moving forward, have to change that behavior.

3409
04:24:14,333 --> 04:24:18,333
if there is a way that somebody can sit with them and go through it today, line

3410
04:24:18,333 --> 04:24:21,333
by line, I wish that would have happened before we got here, right now,

3411
04:24:21,333 --> 04:24:23,333
but I don't want to force it down their throat. I don't want to force

3412
04:24:23,333 --> 04:24:27,333
it down the city's throat. Because, in terms

3413
04:24:27,333 --> 04:24:31,333
of the community, and the people, I don't want to come

3414
04:24:31,333 --> 04:24:34,333
up and have been one of the ones to sign this, then we no

3415
04:24:34,333 --> 04:24:37,333
longer are able to have the classic or the liberty bowl. So, unless I

3416
04:24:37,333 --> 04:24:41,233
hear something subsequent to this, I will not be supporting this.

3417
04:24:41,233 --> 04:24:42,000
thank you.

3418
04:24:42,000 --> 04:24:45,600
>> thank you, councilmember logan. Councilman carlisle.

3419
04:24:48,333 --> 04:24:51,333
>> thank you, hopefully I can say something subsequent

3420
04:24:51,333 --> 04:24:54,333
to your comments to get your support.

3421
04:24:54,333 --> 04:24:57,333
there's no doubt, it's been a very fast-paced moving deal, we, unfortunately,

3422
04:24:57,333 --> 04:25:00,333
only meet every other tuesday, and we're at

3423
04:25:00,333 --> 04:25:06,333
the end of the year. And this is not, this

3424
04:25:06,333 --> 04:25:09,333
is actually not what's before the body. The point that I want to

3425
04:25:09,333 --> 04:25:12,333
make is, I'm not trying to play games, I'm just trying to

3426
04:25:12,333 --> 04:25:15,333
put say, this is something that this body, you and others and

3427
04:25:15,333 --> 04:25:21,333
myself included, for both the southern heritage classic and the autozone

3428
04:25:21,333 --> 04:25:26,133
liberty bowl want to be successful. So does

3429
04:25:27,333 --> 04:25:29,333
the university. The extension is very fair, and it's pursued between

3430
04:25:29,333 --> 04:25:31,333
both the autozone liberty bowl and the southern

3431
04:25:31,333 --> 04:25:35,533
heritage classic. Mr. Jones is absolutely correct,

3432
04:25:38,333 --> 04:25:39,333
his understanding, you're talking about in-kind services, historically what's

3433
04:25:39,333 --> 04:25:42,333
that been able to cost has been, the university

3434
04:25:42,333 --> 04:25:45,333
wants to see those events be equally successful,

3435
04:25:45,333 --> 04:25:48,333
and I'm happy to bring them up here to get on the

3436
04:25:48,333 --> 04:25:51,333
record and say that, that they want these events to last and they

3437
04:25:51,333 --> 04:25:54,333
want them to be successful.

3438
04:25:55,333 --> 04:25:58,333
the concern, and you mentioned the term good faith, and here's the

3439
04:25:58,333 --> 04:26:01,333
reality. We've got this resolution, we are going to

3440
04:26:01,333 --> 04:26:06,133
attach that the auxiliary services board has signed

3441
04:26:08,333 --> 04:26:11,333
off on, that to be clear is going to extend them

3442
04:26:11,333 --> 04:26:12,333
for three years, on the same terms and conditions, and five one-year options

3443
04:26:12,333 --> 04:26:15,333
for both parties. Where they've got together,

3444
04:26:15,333 --> 04:26:18,333
to be fair to both these two entities in the

3445
04:26:18,333 --> 04:26:20,333
university of memphis is to understand the future

3446
04:26:20,333 --> 04:26:24,400
cost of in-kind services, like setting up

3447
04:26:24,400 --> 04:26:29,333
the halo, parking, how this, and the city has already

3448
04:26:29,333 --> 04:26:31,333
agreed, here, to negotiate directly with, and to be clear, the stadium,

3449
04:26:31,333 --> 04:26:37,333
the university is only taking the city is going to control

3450
04:26:37,333 --> 04:26:40,333
everything else. Really, what they've got to work out is, after these first

3451
04:26:40,333 --> 04:26:44,333
couple years where they know what the costs are going to be, what those

3452
04:26:44,333 --> 04:26:46,333
costs are going to be, and there is no real way to determine what

3453
04:26:46,333 --> 04:26:49,333
they're going to be, they've got to work out language between the

3454
04:26:49,333 --> 04:26:54,333
parties that is fair and equal, and they've agreed to work in good faith to

3455
04:26:54,333 --> 04:27:00,333
do that. I think that you can support that, moving forward. Furthermore, the mayor,

3456
04:27:00,333 --> 04:27:04,333
the mayor isn't here to agree to this, but we

3457
04:27:04,333 --> 04:27:06,333
can approve this tonight, and the mayor and the university and these entities

3458
04:27:06,333 --> 04:27:09,333
can work before the resolution is executed, and

3459
04:27:09,333 --> 04:27:12,333
I believe strongly that he's going to do that,

3460
04:27:12,333 --> 04:27:15,333
and especially the smith family, who is an ardent supporter of the

3461
04:27:15,333 --> 04:27:18,333
university, ardent supporter of the autozone liberty

3462
04:27:18,333 --> 04:27:21,333
bowl and a key sponsor for the southern heritage

3463
04:27:21,333 --> 04:27:26,333
classic wants to see all those events succeed. So

3464
04:27:26,333 --> 04:27:29,333
I recognize mr. Jones representing his organization has

3465
04:27:29,333 --> 04:27:33,333
issues, because there are unknowns to him, and that's a

3466
04:27:33,333 --> 04:27:34,333
very fair point.

3467
04:27:34,333 --> 04:27:37,333
we, unfortunately, have to make a decision whether or not we want to transfer

3468
04:27:37,333 --> 04:27:44,333
the stadium, or potentially forgo $50 million and or put this back in

3469
04:27:44,333 --> 04:27:47,333
the hands of the state of tennessee general assembly to split the baby down

3470
04:27:47,333 --> 04:27:51,333
the middle which is 175, 175. Which creates a huge problem for

3471
04:27:51,333 --> 04:27:53,333
the grizzlies.

3472
04:27:53,333 --> 04:27:54,333
it's a very, and also, the tigers.

3473
04:27:54,333 --> 04:27:57,333
the tigers play in the fedex forum. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances

3474
04:27:57,333 --> 04:28:03,333
that we are at the end of the year, but, I think, at

3475
04:28:03,333 --> 04:28:05,733
some point, there's enough

3476
04:28:14,333 --> 04:28:16,333
within the parameters of the loi to come together and negotiate,

3477
04:28:16,333 --> 04:28:20,333
and council miley, vice chair smiley, correct me if I'm wrong. Any material changes to the loi

3478
04:28:20,333 --> 04:28:23,333
requires this to come back before the body.

3479
04:28:23,333 --> 04:28:27,333
so, we've given them, again, the parameters to work within and negotiate and we've got

3480
04:28:27,333 --> 04:28:30,333
to let them go do that, but this body can authorize them

3481
04:28:30,333 --> 04:28:32,333
to do that. Almost every lease, like the management agreement,

3482
04:28:32,333 --> 04:28:36,333
is us authorizing the administration to go and do

3483
04:28:36,333 --> 04:28:38,333
that necessary job. We try to do here and just

3484
04:28:38,333 --> 04:28:42,333
ran out of time was to have as much of that work done, and hoped to be

3485
04:28:42,333 --> 04:28:45,333
completed but we ran out of time, before the council had to vote,

3486
04:28:45,333 --> 04:28:48,933
and it's pretty far along. It's

3487
04:28:50,333 --> 04:28:53,333
just, no one is going to be able to tell you what it costs to operate the

3488
04:28:53,333 --> 04:28:57,333
stadium in 2028. It's not possible. You can have an idea. So, I hope

3489
04:28:57,333 --> 04:29:00,933
that the university, the city of

3490
04:29:01,333 --> 04:29:03,333
memphis, the autozone liberty bowl and the southern heritage classic will

3491
04:29:03,333 --> 04:29:07,333
work in good faith, and I believe they will, to come to an

3492
04:29:07,333 --> 04:29:10,333
agreement that works for them on the amendment, and if not, I have

3493
04:29:10,333 --> 04:29:13,333
no doubt that this body and the body that will be seated january

3494
04:29:13,333 --> 04:29:16,333
1 will take issue with that, but I implore

3495
04:29:16,333 --> 04:29:19,333
you, I implore this body to vote on the $120 million grant, and the transfer of

3496
04:29:19,333 --> 04:29:24,733
the stadium so that we do not put that

3497
04:29:25,333 --> 04:29:28,100
in jeopardy. With that, I yield my comments, thank

3498
04:29:28,100 --> 04:29:29,330
you, mr. Chair.

3499
04:29:29,330 --> 04:29:32,330
>> thank you, vice chair smiley.

3500
04:29:33,333 --> 04:29:37,333
>> okay. I just want to remind this body where

3501
04:29:37,333 --> 04:29:42,133
we started. So, when we started talking about

3502
04:29:42,333 --> 04:29:46,333
the transfer of liberty bowl stadium, this body had absolutely no input.

3503
04:29:46,333 --> 04:29:52,333
we were basically being told what to do, and this is in the best interest

3504
04:29:52,333 --> 04:29:55,333
in the city of memphis without any information. I this council expressing

3505
04:29:55,333 --> 04:29:58,333
its deepest concerns about the transfer,

3506
04:29:58,333 --> 04:30:03,333
what transpired is this body having a say on

3507
04:30:03,333 --> 04:30:06,933
what the steel ultimately looks like.

3508
04:30:07,333 --> 04:30:09,333
we've had extensive conversations, me having

3509
04:30:09,333 --> 04:30:13,333
good conversations with mr. Jones, at first he

3510
04:30:13,333 --> 04:30:16,333
started off with one year remaining on his contract, it went from one

3511
04:30:16,333 --> 04:30:19,333
year remaining on his contract to four years on his contract, and

3512
04:30:19,333 --> 04:30:23,533
after that, another conversation with mr. Jones,

3513
04:30:24,400 --> 04:30:26,333
he said, I need more assurances than that.

3514
04:30:26,333 --> 04:30:31,333
now, where we are now is, I think it's three years and

3515
04:30:31,333 --> 04:30:32,333
the option of four more years.

3516
04:30:32,333 --> 04:30:37,333
I think that's what it is. I may be wrong on the timeline, but

3517
04:30:37,333 --> 04:30:40,333
he has more time now than he had previous to when we started this

3518
04:30:40,333 --> 04:30:43,333
conversation. In addition to that, when we talk about

3519
04:30:43,333 --> 04:30:46,333
what happens with the liberty bowl stadium,

3520
04:30:46,333 --> 04:30:49,333
we went from no advisory board meeting,

3521
04:30:49,333 --> 04:30:52,333
we have nothing to do with the liberty bowl, the university of

3522
04:30:52,333 --> 04:30:57,333
memphis will act at its own volition without really

3523
04:30:57,333 --> 04:31:02,333
any type of mechanism for this body to still have some say

3524
04:31:02,333 --> 04:31:04,333
so, some input on what happens with the liberty bowl that ultimately impacts the

3525
04:31:04,333 --> 04:31:06,333
assets around it.

3526
04:31:07,333 --> 04:31:10,333
in addition to that, pursuant to the concerns by

3527
04:31:10,333 --> 04:31:13,333
dr. Warren and councilman ford, concerns about what happens if the

3528
04:31:13,333 --> 04:31:16,333
university of memphis decides to

3529
04:31:22,333 --> 04:31:25,333
fail this back to the state of memphis. What this body decided to do was, if we're

3530
04:31:25,333 --> 04:31:28,333
going to transfer it to you for free, you should give it back to us for

3531
04:31:28,333 --> 04:31:30,767
free. It's not free. It's a nominal cost of one dollar.

3532
04:31:30,767 --> 04:31:32,633
I think we've made significant progress.

3533
04:31:32,633 --> 04:31:34,633
and I'm

3534
04:31:35,333 --> 04:31:39,333
very critical of things that I don't believe to be

3535
04:31:39,333 --> 04:31:43,333
right. And like I said I like a good argument. One thing that's abundantly

3536
04:31:43,333 --> 04:31:47,533
clear to me, not to give the

3537
04:31:49,333 --> 04:31:52,333
university of memphis too much credit, here, I had some really direct

3538
04:31:52,333 --> 04:31:55,333
conversations with them and I think you all know I speak

3539
04:31:55,333 --> 04:32:01,933
very frank all the time, and they met my frankness with

3540
04:32:02,333 --> 04:32:04,333
essentially acquiescence to most of the terms this body demanded. What I

3541
04:32:04,333 --> 04:32:07,333
believe the university of memphis will do,

3542
04:32:07,333 --> 04:32:09,333
they will act in good faith and ultimately make

3543
04:32:09,333 --> 04:32:12,333
it right. And if they don't, I'm sure that mr. Jones will have no

3544
04:32:12,333 --> 04:32:15,333
problem letting us know it's not right, and then we will have to figure

3545
04:32:15,333 --> 04:32:17,333
out, how are we going to move accordingly? But I don't think we

3546
04:32:17,333 --> 04:32:20,333
should be taking a position, now, since we can all see

3547
04:32:20,333 --> 04:32:25,333
that there is progress being made, taking a position now saying, it's not

3548
04:32:25,333 --> 04:32:27,333
perfect yet. We agreed to the material terms.

3549
04:32:27,333 --> 04:32:31,333
it's up to the administration to come back with

3550
04:32:31,333 --> 04:32:32,333
an agreement that, ultimately, that's amicable to

3551
04:32:32,333 --> 04:32:36,333
mr. Jones, because we want to put him in a good position.

3552
04:32:36,333 --> 04:32:40,333
that's amicable to mr. Ehrhardt, we want to put

3553
04:32:40,333 --> 04:32:43,333
him in a good position. But we agreed to the material terms, and

3554
04:32:43,333 --> 04:32:46,333
what I hope this body does to vote for, and if the administration doesn't

3555
04:32:46,333 --> 04:32:49,333
put them in a better position, we hold the administration's

3556
04:32:49,333 --> 04:32:51,733
feet to the fire.

3557
04:32:52,333 --> 04:32:55,333
it will be on mayor young to make sure it happens, and if

3558
04:32:55,333 --> 04:32:58,333
it's not mayor young, it'll be on jim strickland. But if we're going

3559
04:32:58,333 --> 04:33:01,333
to do this, it's time to do it now.

3560
04:33:01,333 --> 04:33:02,100
>> thank

3561
04:33:02,100 --> 04:33:03,700
you. Councilman warren.

3562
04:33:03,700 --> 04:33:08,500
>> thank you, mr. Chair. I guess I have

3563
04:33:10,333 --> 04:33:15,333
a question. To the university of memphis and mr. Jones and

3564
04:33:15,333 --> 04:33:19,333
mr. Ehrhardt. I think it makes sense, we pass

3565
04:33:19,333 --> 04:33:22,333
this tonight, do you think two weeks is enough time

3566
04:33:22,333 --> 04:33:25,333
for you to work out your differences were everyone can feel safe that this

3567
04:33:25,333 --> 04:33:28,333
is an agreement that's going to make you happy? Because we

3568
04:33:28,333 --> 04:33:32,533
have to approve the minutes before its

3569
04:33:33,333 --> 04:33:36,333
official. So we pass it tonight, you have a two

3570
04:33:36,333 --> 04:33:39,333
week timeframe. Is that long enough time to be able to come up

3571
04:33:39,333 --> 04:33:43,333
and make sure, mr. Moody, could you talk

3572
04:33:43,333 --> 04:33:49,333
to that? Is that enough time that you guys could possibly get

3573
04:33:49,333 --> 04:33:51,333
this done?

3574
04:33:51,333 --> 04:33:56,733
just, I mean, I'm hoping that that's the case.

3575
04:33:57,333 --> 04:34:01,333
it sounds like everybody here wants it to work. Everybody here wants to make

3576
04:34:01,333 --> 04:34:04,333
sure everyone is successful. It seems to me that we

3577
04:34:04,333 --> 04:34:07,330
don't have the paperwork right, and we haven't

3578
04:34:07,330 --> 04:34:08,700
dealt with the small details.

3579
04:34:08,700 --> 04:34:12,900
>> number one, the way that things are

3580
04:34:13,333 --> 04:34:18,133
going, now, we are getting this on the

3581
04:34:18,333 --> 04:34:22,333
back end, of the discussion about what's going to happen.

3582
04:34:22,333 --> 04:34:24,333
>> that's how.

3583
04:34:34,333 --> 04:34:40,333
>> for the classic it had to be while this is

3584
04:34:40,333 --> 04:34:42,333
going forward.

3585
04:34:42,333 --> 04:34:49,533
and expect to go back and make it right for the classic.

3586
04:34:51,333 --> 04:34:55,333
based on the paperwork, when it's been presented.

3587
04:34:55,333 --> 04:35:00,333
>> I get it that what you've been presented isn't working for you. So, you'll have

3588
04:35:00,333 --> 04:35:02,367
two weeks for you to be able to get something

3589
04:35:02,367 --> 04:35:03,100
that's working.

3590
04:35:03,100 --> 04:35:07,333
>> it wouldn't take that long. We just didn't have

3591
04:35:07,333 --> 04:35:08,333
enough time. We were presented this document.

3592
04:35:08,333 --> 04:35:10,333
>> I think,

3593
04:35:11,333 --> 04:35:16,133
>> so, I'm just saying, you're going to vote

3594
04:35:17,333 --> 04:35:20,333
for this, and then we are going to hopefully get something done. I'm saying

3595
04:35:20,333 --> 04:35:26,333
that we need to have a clear understanding in order for this to

3596
04:35:26,333 --> 04:35:32,333
go forward, in a unison way that we need to be taken care of and considered

3597
04:35:32,333 --> 04:35:34,333
now, as opposed to later.

3598
04:35:34,333 --> 04:35:37,333
>> so, what we're looking at is if

3599
04:35:37,333 --> 04:35:39,333
we pass this tonight, what we're doing is

3600
04:35:39,333 --> 04:35:42,333
passing it and there's two weeks left before its

3601
04:35:42,333 --> 04:35:47,333
official. And if it's not you're going to come back and tell

3602
04:35:47,333 --> 04:35:50,333
us before our next meeting, that we have a problem, here, and at that

3603
04:35:50,333 --> 04:35:53,333
point, we can pull it off the minutes and we can bring it back

3604
04:35:53,333 --> 04:35:56,333
and discuss it and make it right. The fact that we move it forward today

3605
04:35:56,333 --> 04:35:59,333
doesn't mean that you will not be able to

3606
04:35:59,333 --> 04:36:04,133
work and get this correct. Mi, is this

3607
04:36:07,333 --> 04:36:10,333
correct, chase? I'm going through my real estate guy, here.

3608
04:36:10,333 --> 04:36:11,333
>> yes. Mr.

3609
04:36:11,333 --> 04:36:13,333
chair, may I?

3610
04:36:15,333 --> 04:36:20,333
thank you. The answer is, yes, the body has the option to approve the

3611
04:36:20,333 --> 04:36:23,333
vote tonight. Here are our options. The body, here's what

3612
04:36:23,333 --> 04:36:24,400
we can decide.

3613
04:36:24,400 --> 04:36:26,333
the body can approve the vote tonight and ratify the minutes on the ninth,

3614
04:36:26,333 --> 04:36:29,333
it gives you three weeks to work out

3615
04:36:29,333 --> 04:36:36,333
a deal, the body can recess and come back in 48 hours by the end of the week with same night

3616
04:36:36,333 --> 04:36:37,333
minutes if everybody is available.

3617
04:36:37,333 --> 04:36:41,333
thursday would be great, friday isn't a good one for me. Four

3618
04:36:41,333 --> 04:36:44,333
next week. But I'll be gone, but, the longer, hold

3619
04:36:44,333 --> 04:36:47,433
on, brooke, easy. Getting into next week

3620
04:36:47,433 --> 04:36:49,330
gets more difficult.

3621
04:36:49,330 --> 04:36:51,330
>> I'll be gone.

3622
04:36:53,333 --> 04:36:55,333
>> so what I would suggest is 48 hours

3623
04:36:55,333 --> 04:36:59,333
for them to work out the details, or it passes with

3624
04:36:59,333 --> 04:37:01,167
same night minutes tonight, and the mayor doesn't sign

3625
04:37:01,167 --> 04:37:01,733
the resolution.

3626
04:37:01,733 --> 04:37:05,333
those of the options. As I see it. Or you vote it down.

3627
04:37:05,333 --> 04:37:10,133
>> thank you, councilman carlisle. I think it would

3628
04:37:11,333 --> 04:37:14,333
be wise for us, in my mind, to go ahead and move forward

3629
04:37:14,333 --> 04:37:17,333
with this, and vote for it, knowing we have good

3630
04:37:17,333 --> 04:37:18,333
faith in you, and mr.

3631
04:37:18,333 --> 04:37:23,333
ehrhardt and mr. Moody, we think you're going to get a

3632
04:37:23,333 --> 04:37:25,333
deal that's going to be good for all of

3633
04:37:25,333 --> 04:37:28,333
us, because everyone wants the same thing. And if it's not, we'll

3634
04:37:28,333 --> 04:37:32,333
pull it from the minutes on the ninth, and

3635
04:37:32,333 --> 04:37:35,333
we can reassess it and vote it down, if it's not where

3636
04:37:35,333 --> 04:37:38,333
we wanted to be. So I think it behooves everyone to

3637
04:37:38,333 --> 04:37:43,133
work together, because you want to have the

3638
04:37:44,333 --> 04:37:47,333
classic there, too. You want to have the liberty bowl and we want to have

3639
04:37:47,333 --> 04:37:51,333
memphis to have a stadium. In my mind, if we

3640
04:37:51,333 --> 04:37:54,333
vote this down, vote it up today, I don't want you to think we're not

3641
04:37:54,333 --> 04:37:56,333
listening to your concerns. We think you will have your concerns fixed. By

3642
04:37:56,333 --> 04:37:59,333
the time we have to ratify the minutes on the

3643
04:37:59,333 --> 04:38:02,333
ninth. Thank you, mr. Chair.

3644
04:38:02,333 --> 04:38:08,333
>> I want to make sure that I'm on the record with this. This is a very

3645
04:38:08,333 --> 04:38:12,333
critical time for the southern heritage classic. I

3646
04:38:12,333 --> 04:38:16,333
want to make sure that we're clear with that. As

3647
04:38:16,333 --> 04:38:19,333
much as that stadium needs the repair and

3648
04:38:19,333 --> 04:38:23,333
everything else, but if we do not have a deal

3649
04:38:23,333 --> 04:38:27,333
in place the correct way that takes

3650
04:38:27,333 --> 04:38:32,333
into consideration what the classic has done and means to

3651
04:38:32,333 --> 04:38:35,333
this community, I want to make sure that we are on the record with that.

3652
04:38:35,333 --> 04:38:37,333
thank you.

3653
04:38:38,333 --> 04:38:40,333
>> thank you. >> mr. Ehrhardt?

3654
04:38:40,333 --> 04:38:44,333
>> since you called me up, to clarify our

3655
04:38:44,333 --> 04:38:47,333
position and on behalf of steve ehrhardt, representing

3656
04:38:47,333 --> 04:38:53,333
the autozone liberty bowl, the liberty bowl festival association, and

3657
04:38:53,333 --> 04:38:56,333
I think part of the real problem is the communication, which I

3658
04:38:56,333 --> 04:38:59,333
know I learned about from you, because even to this moment I have

3659
04:38:59,333 --> 04:39:01,333
not seen some

3660
04:39:02,333 --> 04:39:04,333
of the resolution, and I gather that some of that has changed already in the

3661
04:39:04,333 --> 04:39:09,733
last few hours, and councilman carlisle, had expressed to

3662
04:39:11,333 --> 04:39:14,333
me that the extension, which was critical to our

3663
04:39:14,333 --> 04:39:17,333
association, we're in the middle of negotiating long-term contracts right now, that the resolution

3664
04:39:17,333 --> 04:39:19,733
of this council, tonight,

3665
04:39:23,333 --> 04:39:26,933
would include a three-year agreement, three-year

3666
04:39:27,333 --> 04:39:31,333
addendum, and then five one-year options, which was exactly what was in our prior

3667
04:39:31,333 --> 04:39:35,333
contract. So we were not asking for anything unusual. That there's

3668
04:39:35,333 --> 04:39:41,333
a three year firm agreement after our 24 year, and then five one-year options

3669
04:39:41,333 --> 04:39:45,533
which is exactly the language. And then

3670
04:39:47,333 --> 04:39:50,333
the other issues that I think mr. Jones, and I certainly agree with him, we haven't had that

3671
04:39:50,333 --> 04:39:56,333
chance to determine some of the actual specifics. But I feel in

3672
04:39:56,333 --> 04:40:01,333
good faith, one of the ones this council, the new administration since parking is being cut aside from

3673
04:40:01,333 --> 04:40:04,333
the stadium, that will be managed by

3674
04:40:04,333 --> 04:40:10,333
the city. So you can't have football games and big gatherings without

3675
04:40:10,333 --> 04:40:14,333
parking. It will take a negotiation with the city, with you all

3676
04:40:14,333 --> 04:40:19,133
about how to integrate parking to put on

3677
04:40:20,333 --> 04:40:23,333
our games. With that, I think if that's the resolution, then we're

3678
04:40:23,333 --> 04:40:26,333
certainly willing to work diligently as quick as we can, and

3679
04:40:26,333 --> 04:40:31,133
we don't have much time. This sunday, on

3680
04:40:32,333 --> 04:40:33,333
christmas eve, iowa state university is

3681
04:40:33,333 --> 04:40:37,533
showing up, here, christmas eve, with thousands

3682
04:40:39,333 --> 04:40:41,333
of people that are going to be here next week. Hopefully we

3683
04:40:41,333 --> 04:40:45,333
can roll out the red carpet for our visitors from out of town. Thank you.

3684
04:40:45,333 --> 04:40:50,133
>> thank you. We will have, I just wanted

3685
04:40:51,333 --> 04:40:56,133
to make some general comments. From the onset,

3686
04:40:57,333 --> 04:41:02,733
this was the city, the city on this property,

3687
04:41:03,333 --> 04:41:06,333
and there were multiple stakeholders. University

3688
04:41:06,333 --> 04:41:07,333
of memphis was a stakeholder, the autozone liberty bowl

3689
04:41:07,333 --> 04:41:12,133
was a stakeholder. Southern heritage classic was a

3690
04:41:12,333 --> 04:41:15,333
stakeholder. But there were only two people that went to

3691
04:41:15,333 --> 04:41:18,333
the table and talked about this without

3692
04:41:18,333 --> 04:41:24,333
any consideration for the other two stakeholders in this. So,

3693
04:41:24,400 --> 04:41:26,400
I just see,

3694
04:41:30,333 --> 04:41:32,333
I just see,

3695
04:41:36,333 --> 04:41:41,733
the mighty powerful university of memphis, and something that

3696
04:41:42,333 --> 04:41:45,333
two organizations that are equally important, to this community,

3697
04:41:45,333 --> 04:41:50,133
but they were not part of this. This

3698
04:41:51,333 --> 04:41:57,333
is something, this is something that is essentially, in my words,

3699
04:41:57,333 --> 04:42:00,333
are being shoved down their throats. Versus having them as

3700
04:42:00,333 --> 04:42:02,333
true stakeholders

3701
04:42:05,333 --> 04:42:09,333
and saying, how will this affect the liberty bowl? How

3702
04:42:09,333 --> 04:42:12,333
will this affect the southern heritage

3703
04:42:12,333 --> 04:42:17,133
classic? This was not done. And so, from

3704
04:42:18,333 --> 04:42:21,333
the onset, there was no good faith.

3705
04:42:21,333 --> 04:42:24,400
for you not to have all stakeholders, to be at the table to

3706
04:42:24,400 --> 04:42:27,333
talk about this. It's not only affecting the

3707
04:42:27,333 --> 04:42:32,133
university of memphis. This affected the southern heritage

3708
04:42:32,333 --> 04:42:37,333
classic, this affected the autozone liberty bowl, and they

3709
04:42:37,333 --> 04:42:39,333
were not at the table, and they were stakeholders in this, and I think that that's, this

3710
04:42:39,333 --> 04:42:43,533
has been unfair from the beginning. We

3711
04:42:45,333 --> 04:42:48,333
can hear from athletic director.

3712
04:42:51,333 --> 04:42:54,333
>> I just want to say thank you for being

3713
04:42:54,333 --> 04:42:58,333
here on one of the biggest nights in tiger

3714
04:42:58,333 --> 04:43:00,333
basketball of the season. I saw you watching on your phones, I appreciate it.

3715
04:43:00,333 --> 04:43:02,333
>> last I checked we were winning.

3716
04:43:02,333 --> 04:43:06,333
>> I wanted to come up and echo councilman carlisle's comments,

3717
04:43:06,333 --> 04:43:08,733
summons miley's comments. From

3718
04:43:12,333 --> 04:43:15,333
the beginning, we have had every intention to move forward

3719
04:43:15,333 --> 04:43:18,333
in good faith, just has been suggested. I do believe, confidently,

3720
04:43:18,333 --> 04:43:22,333
given the time that councilmember warren has mentioned,

3721
04:43:22,333 --> 04:43:25,333
that we can come together and find resolution. I think this is more of

3722
04:43:25,333 --> 04:43:30,733
a function of the speed and magnitude of the

3723
04:43:33,333 --> 04:43:36,333
entire affair, and we would look forward to that opportunity as has been suggested,

3724
04:43:36,333 --> 04:43:37,333
to sit down over the next couple weeks and come

3725
04:43:37,333 --> 04:43:41,333
together with all four parties to help make

3726
04:43:41,333 --> 04:43:42,600
this happen. I know it's an important decision and I

3727
04:43:42,600 --> 04:43:43,200
appreciate the efforts.

3728
04:43:43,200 --> 04:43:45,333
>> thank you. Councilwoman johnson?

3729
04:43:45,333 --> 04:43:51,333
>> let me hear what you said. You said in the next

3730
04:43:51,333 --> 04:43:52,333
four weeks? Three weeks?

3731
04:43:52,333 --> 04:43:54,333
>> he sang ratifying the minutes on the ninth.

3732
04:43:54,333 --> 04:43:57,933
>> reporter: so it's like granting an

3733
04:43:58,333 --> 04:44:00,333
extension? Okay. My question was,

3734
04:44:00,333 --> 04:44:03,333
>> you are next in the queue. You are next in the queue.

3735
04:44:03,333 --> 04:44:06,333
>> my question was, what was the urgency?

3736
04:44:06,333 --> 04:44:08,967
why do we have to get this done by

3737
04:44:08,967 --> 04:44:11,933
a certain date? Has that been explained?

3738
04:44:11,933 --> 04:44:13,933
>> multiple

3739
04:44:16,333 --> 04:44:17,800
times. Gift expires december 31st of this year.

3740
04:44:17,800 --> 04:44:18,700
>> what gift? >> $50 million.

3741
04:44:18,700 --> 04:44:20,333
>> are we certain of that you mark

3742
04:44:20,333 --> 04:44:21,400
>> yes, ma'am.

3743
04:44:21,400 --> 04:44:22,267
yes, ma'am.

3744
04:44:22,267 --> 04:44:28,267
>> I don't know about that. I heard different, but okay.

3745
04:44:30,333 --> 04:44:33,333
>> so, to that point, and as I said earlier, I'm not familiar with

3746
04:44:33,333 --> 04:44:35,333
anybody's finances. Along

3747
04:44:39,333 --> 04:44:43,533
these lines. But, to make a charitable

3748
04:44:44,333 --> 04:44:49,733
contribution, to get the tax benefit and the tax

3749
04:44:50,333 --> 04:44:54,333
write off, I've never seen it tied to the transfer of a stadium. I

3750
04:44:54,333 --> 04:44:56,333
just haven't.

3751
04:44:57,333 --> 04:45:03,333
and that's, I'm looking at it blindly. I just haven't seen

3752
04:45:03,333 --> 04:45:06,333
that. If we look at the generosity of the smith family to

3753
04:45:06,333 --> 04:45:09,333
the university of memphis in the past,

3754
04:45:09,333 --> 04:45:11,733
that's not going away.

3755
04:45:14,333 --> 04:45:19,733
and so, I just, I simply don't buy the

3756
04:45:20,333 --> 04:45:21,333
fact that, if we don't transfer the stadium that their generosity is all

3757
04:45:21,333 --> 04:45:24,400
of a sudden going to dry up. I haven't

3758
04:45:24,400 --> 04:45:30,333
had any conversations. That's just my opinion without having any knowledge

3759
04:45:30,333 --> 04:45:33,333
about that. I'm not going to go to mr. Smith and say what you going

3760
04:45:33,333 --> 04:45:35,333
to do with your money?

3761
04:45:35,333 --> 04:45:37,333
no. I'm saying based upon what I've seen and

3762
04:45:37,333 --> 04:45:42,333
the generosity that has taken place in the past, I'm

3763
04:45:42,333 --> 04:45:47,133
just skeptical of it being contingent upon the

3764
04:45:48,333 --> 04:45:50,333
transfer.

3765
04:45:51,333 --> 04:45:53,100
>> okay. The only thing I want to say is, I definitely want to

3766
04:45:53,100 --> 04:45:54,400
see these organizations be treated fairly.

3767
04:45:54,400 --> 04:45:57,333
in this process. If they can wait three

3768
04:45:57,333 --> 04:46:00,333
weeks and that won't be the end of their project, let's give

3769
04:46:00,333 --> 04:46:05,133
them the three weeks. Because they need to

3770
04:46:06,333 --> 04:46:09,333
have an opportunity to look at that contract, I'm just sorry they

3771
04:46:09,333 --> 04:46:12,333
gave me two different documents, I said what am I looking at? Nobody

3772
04:46:12,333 --> 04:46:18,333
explained the documents to me. Thank you for telling me. I have

3773
04:46:18,333 --> 04:46:21,933
no idea. But I just think

3774
04:46:23,333 --> 04:46:26,333
that, I also feel like memphis estate university of

3775
04:46:26,333 --> 04:46:30,333
memphis should be in control of the management of the stadium's. That's

3776
04:46:30,333 --> 04:46:32,333
not the issue with me.

3777
04:46:32,333 --> 04:46:36,333
the issue is making sure that everybody feels comfortable. We want the community

3778
04:46:36,333 --> 04:46:42,333
to know that we did not mistreat mr. Jones in

3779
04:46:42,333 --> 04:46:46,333
any capacity. And that the liberty bowl fans got everything that

3780
04:46:46,333 --> 04:46:50,333
they were looking for. And it's just

3781
04:46:50,333 --> 04:46:52,333
not worth it if it's a couple days, I'm willing to come back for that special

3782
04:46:52,333 --> 04:46:55,333
meeting, whatever it takes to make it happen. But we need to make sure

3783
04:46:55,333 --> 04:46:56,333
everybody is in agreement, thank you.

3784
04:46:56,333 --> 04:46:58,333
>> thank you.

3785
04:46:58,333 --> 04:47:00,333
chief fry?

3786
04:47:04,333 --> 04:47:06,733
>> one inquiry, are you

3787
04:47:09,333 --> 04:47:11,333
all opposed to the council saying there is no same

3788
04:47:11,333 --> 04:47:16,333
night minutes, and trying to spend their time between

3789
04:47:16,333 --> 04:47:19,333
today and the next, today

3790
04:47:19,333 --> 04:47:23,533
and the next council meeting working it

3791
04:47:25,333 --> 04:47:28,333
out? Or, I think councilwoman johnson wants

3792
04:47:28,333 --> 04:47:33,733
to do some more work before she rolls off

3793
04:47:34,333 --> 04:47:39,733
this body. Or would it be prudent, prudent to

3794
04:47:40,333 --> 04:47:43,333
all parties involved to say, if we can't get it done, that just

3795
04:47:43,333 --> 04:47:46,333
resets it and come back?

3796
04:47:49,333 --> 04:47:51,333
tomorrow, thursday?

3797
04:47:51,333 --> 04:47:55,700
although, holed up. Go ahead, go ahead and speak to

3798
04:47:55,700 --> 04:47:56,400
that.

3799
04:47:56,400 --> 04:48:00,000
>> we would be, we would be

3800
04:48:05,333 --> 04:48:09,333
okay with the recess, that would be great for us to get everything resolved by

3801
04:48:09,333 --> 04:48:13,333
the end of the year. I believe we could

3802
04:48:13,333 --> 04:48:16,367
live with having the minutes on the first

3803
04:48:16,367 --> 04:48:17,667
council meeting.

3804
04:48:17,667 --> 04:48:24,267
>> I'll tell you, I would tell you based on, it's the

3805
04:48:25,333 --> 04:48:31,333
holidays, et cetera, to give, here's the good news. If

3806
04:48:31,333 --> 04:48:35,333
we recess, mr. Chairman. If we recess, getting everybody

3807
04:48:35,333 --> 04:48:40,133
back together at the holidays might be difficult,

3808
04:48:41,333 --> 04:48:44,333
including staff. By voting this through and having the minutes come

3809
04:48:44,333 --> 04:48:46,333
on the ninth, well it does take authority away from some sitting councilmembers

3810
04:48:46,333 --> 04:48:49,333
to approve the minutes, it gives them the clock.

3811
04:48:49,333 --> 04:48:52,333
you can say 48 hours gives them the clock but

3812
04:48:52,333 --> 04:48:59,533
they may need another 48, so, I think, I think the prudent thing

3813
04:49:01,333 --> 04:49:04,333
to do is to vote this up or down. I'm going to be voting

3814
04:49:04,333 --> 04:49:09,333
it up, and let it follow the ordinary course, and

3815
04:49:09,333 --> 04:49:12,333
between now and the end of the year, we will reach out

3816
04:49:12,333 --> 04:49:16,333
to the smith family and I'm sure that they will acquiesce a nine

3817
04:49:16,333 --> 04:49:19,333
day total. But there are many reasons, and

3818
04:49:19,333 --> 04:49:22,333
I can produce the letter. It's a matter of public record at this

3819
04:49:22,333 --> 04:49:25,333
point. It was sent to the university of memphis is to

3820
04:49:25,333 --> 04:49:30,333
be living the reason why the gift was tied at 2:00. It wasn't

3821
04:49:30,333 --> 04:49:32,333
necessarily arbitrary. The general assembly is seated on the

3822
04:49:32,333 --> 04:49:36,333
11th or the 12th, so I think we've got time, but,

3823
04:49:36,333 --> 04:49:41,133
I'm tired. These organizations are going to work

3824
04:49:43,333 --> 04:49:46,333
it out. I would encourage us to take this note and we will ratify the

3825
04:49:46,333 --> 04:49:51,333
minutes on the ninth and that gives them three full weeks to work

3826
04:49:51,333 --> 04:49:53,333
it out. If they can't work it out then, and this deal

3827
04:49:53,333 --> 04:49:55,333
doesn't go through, then we have a bad stadium and mr. Jones and mr.

3828
04:49:55,333 --> 04:49:58,333
ehrhardt are left with one year left on mr.

3829
04:49:58,333 --> 04:50:01,333
jones agreement, and I don't know, two years or three years on mr. Ehrhardt's

3830
04:50:01,333 --> 04:50:04,333
agreement. They're in a worse position, too, because the stadium

3831
04:50:04,333 --> 04:50:07,333
is retained by us, then it's at the will of the

3832
04:50:07,333 --> 04:50:12,733
city administration whether or not what deal they want

3833
04:50:13,333 --> 04:50:16,333
to strike. I point is, it's not a threat, is to demonstrate that all parties

3834
04:50:16,333 --> 04:50:18,333
are induced to work something out.

3835
04:50:18,333 --> 04:50:22,333
to the benefit. Thank you, mr. Chairman, I'm sorry that I went over.

3836
04:50:22,333 --> 04:50:26,533
>> I have councilwoman logan, swearengen-washington in the

3837
04:50:26,900 --> 04:50:27,633
queue.

3838
04:50:27,633 --> 04:50:30,633
>> thank you, chair. We had

3839
04:50:34,333 --> 04:50:39,333
three options. And I didn't know if we were going, are those

3840
04:50:39,333 --> 04:50:43,333
the options for us, or the options for the

3841
04:50:43,333 --> 04:50:47,533
two gentlemen? Okay. Well, I just want

3842
04:50:49,333 --> 04:50:54,333
to stress the fact that we have known all along what our

3843
04:50:54,333 --> 04:50:58,333
concerns were. It hasn't been a big u.s. It has

3844
04:50:58,333 --> 04:51:00,333
not been

3845
04:51:02,333 --> 04:51:07,333
hidden. We've said this looks wonderful, everyone wants to do this, the only thing

3846
04:51:07,333 --> 04:51:10,333
we ask for was to get with those two parties to make

3847
04:51:10,333 --> 04:51:12,333
sure everything was included, and that was

3848
04:51:12,333 --> 04:51:17,400
not done. It still hasn't done. Not to where they can

3849
04:51:17,400 --> 04:51:18,967
understand it.

3850
04:51:18,967 --> 04:51:20,100
>> let her get her comments

3851
04:51:20,100 --> 04:51:20,433
out.

3852
04:51:20,433 --> 04:51:25,333
>> I don't feel that they understand and are comfortable with

3853
04:51:25,333 --> 04:51:28,333
what they received today. Some of my colleagues have

3854
04:51:28,333 --> 04:51:31,333
heard are not comfortable with what they've heard

3855
04:51:31,333 --> 04:51:36,733
today, however, this has been going on for two

3856
04:51:37,333 --> 04:51:40,333
council meetings. It's not rocket science. It

3857
04:51:40,333 --> 04:51:43,333
could have been sent to us before now. And then, to me, what I

3858
04:51:43,333 --> 04:51:48,133
hear them saying is, they don't know what

3859
04:51:50,333 --> 04:51:54,333
this means for their organizations. They're not just going to sign a piece of paper

3860
04:51:54,333 --> 04:51:58,333
saying yes, on good faith. To them it's business, to us it's politics. My

3861
04:51:58,333 --> 04:52:03,733
thing is, we said that we could give them

3862
04:52:04,333 --> 04:52:07,333
48 hours to come to an agreement that they understand, put

3863
04:52:07,333 --> 04:52:10,333
it in writing, come back and vote on it in 48 hours, why are we changing

3864
04:52:10,333 --> 04:52:13,333
that now? Because they want to see it before they sign, and

3865
04:52:13,333 --> 04:52:16,333
I think that's there. That's the only thing left

3866
04:52:16,333 --> 04:52:23,533
to consider. Everyone else here is on board with the transaction. The

3867
04:52:24,400 --> 04:52:27,333
only thing that's not is there agreement, which that's what we've been saying

3868
04:52:27,333 --> 04:52:32,333
for two meetings. Is not something we just pulled out the hat. I

3869
04:52:32,333 --> 04:52:36,333
would recommend remove that we recess for

3870
04:52:36,333 --> 04:52:40,333
those 48 hours, give them time to put in writing what everybody is

3871
04:52:40,333 --> 04:52:43,333
agreeing on, they know, they have their attorney to sign it, and then

3872
04:52:43,333 --> 04:52:46,233
we come back in 48 hours and vote and

3873
04:52:46,233 --> 04:52:47,670
go home.

3874
04:52:47,670 --> 04:52:49,670
>> councilwoman swearengen-washington.

3875
04:52:53,333 --> 04:52:56,333
>> my question is, or statement, or concern

3876
04:52:56,333 --> 04:53:01,333
is, if it was that important, why is it at 9:00

3877
04:53:01,333 --> 04:53:05,333
this morning that fred jones did not have

3878
04:53:05,333 --> 04:53:08,333
a contract? And if it's that important by 2:45, he still hadn't

3879
04:53:08,333 --> 04:53:13,133
gotten the contract. If it's such a sense

3880
04:53:14,333 --> 04:53:18,333
of urgency and the deal had to be made, why weren't all

3881
04:53:18,333 --> 04:53:21,100
parties included so that an agreement could be made? It

3882
04:53:21,100 --> 04:53:22,200
seems disrespectful.

3883
04:53:22,200 --> 04:53:24,200
>> may I respond?

3884
04:53:27,333 --> 04:53:30,333
there have been several documents passed back and forth. I would call attention to a

3885
04:53:30,333 --> 04:53:34,333
document dated december 12th that was sent to both mr. Erica hart and mr.

3886
04:53:34,333 --> 04:53:37,333
jones detailing what the university was willing

3887
04:53:37,333 --> 04:53:38,333
to do at the last council meeting.

3888
04:53:38,333 --> 04:53:42,533
the conversation was about giving those two

3889
04:53:48,333 --> 04:53:50,333
entities reassurances that the university would want to work with them, and

3890
04:53:50,333 --> 04:53:54,533
would have good faith effort in working

3891
04:53:56,333 --> 04:53:58,333
with them. And the university produced that document, they

3892
04:53:58,333 --> 04:54:00,333
produced it on december 12th. Last week.

3893
04:54:00,333 --> 04:54:05,333
then, from that conversation, it shifted and it keeps shifting two

3894
04:54:05,333 --> 04:54:08,333
different terms and deal points. And we've been trying

3895
04:54:08,333 --> 04:54:11,333
to work with them to iron out, and we've had

3896
04:54:11,333 --> 04:54:14,333
a lot of help and

3897
04:54:15,333 --> 04:54:17,333
support from members trying to help us along this journey to bring it

3898
04:54:17,333 --> 04:54:21,533
all together, but that is what has

3899
04:54:23,333 --> 04:54:28,333
been happening. It looks like the narrative is nothing that was

3900
04:54:28,333 --> 04:54:29,333
produced today as if it was haphazard.

3901
04:54:29,333 --> 04:54:32,333
there have been several conversations.

3902
04:54:50,333 --> 04:54:58,733
it started at five years, that was four years, then 5+3, we got the five

3903
04:54:59,333 --> 04:55:01,333
+3, 3+5, and

3904
04:55:05,333 --> 04:55:10,133
to these points, to make this, to resolve

3905
04:55:11,333 --> 04:55:17,333
this issue. And that's where we are wanting, we would love to have a

3906
04:55:17,333 --> 04:55:20,333
vote today, so we can resolve the rest of these

3907
04:55:20,333 --> 04:55:22,333
terms.

3908
04:55:26,333 --> 04:55:29,333
my fear I don't want to keep moving the date if

3909
04:55:29,333 --> 04:55:32,333
possible, so that we can get everybody nailed down and

3910
04:55:32,333 --> 04:55:35,333
just finish the negotiations for this piece. But, we just came up with a

3911
04:55:35,333 --> 04:55:36,333
document today.

3912
04:55:36,333 --> 04:55:41,333
it's been a lot of conversations back and forth.

3913
04:55:41,333 --> 04:55:43,333
>> thank you, councilman carlisle.

3914
04:55:43,333 --> 04:55:47,333
>> thank you, mr. Chairman. I'll yield the floor.

3915
04:55:47,333 --> 04:55:52,733
if you don't mind. I've spoken on this matter,

3916
04:55:53,333 --> 04:55:58,333
I guess. I just, before I do, I have to

3917
04:55:58,333 --> 04:56:04,933
acknowledge the fact that this is an symbol. What councilman smiley

3918
04:56:05,333 --> 04:56:08,333
said is accurate. There is a deal to transfer

3919
04:56:08,333 --> 04:56:11,333
the stadium by and between the city and the

3920
04:56:11,333 --> 04:56:14,333
auxiliary services foundation, for them

3921
04:56:14,333 --> 04:56:17,333
to care for. It was only after the council said it's important that

3922
04:56:17,333 --> 04:56:24,400
these events, through the body, get extensions or some sort of certainty,

3923
04:56:24,400 --> 04:56:29,333
it's actually not even really part of the deal that's before us, but it's

3924
04:56:29,333 --> 04:56:32,333
something we're trying to do. Be careful, because what you're going to do is you're going

3925
04:56:32,333 --> 04:56:35,333
to put all the negotiating power in those two entities hands, if that's

3926
04:56:35,333 --> 04:56:38,333
what your vote is contingent on. If I'm in that position

3927
04:56:38,333 --> 04:56:41,333
that I'm going to take everything I need and more in order to get

3928
04:56:41,333 --> 04:56:43,733
what I want. So,

3929
04:56:50,333 --> 04:56:52,333
that is why you can't negotiate where it's like, we're

3930
04:56:52,333 --> 04:56:53,333
only going to vote yes if you get everything you want because the field

3931
04:56:53,333 --> 04:56:56,333
goals and posts keep moving. What has occurred,

3932
04:56:56,333 --> 04:56:58,333
and I want to reiterate this. Under today's

3933
04:56:58,333 --> 04:57:02,333
current situation, we maintain and on the

3934
04:57:02,333 --> 04:57:05,333
liberty bowl, and the southern heritage classic

3935
04:57:05,333 --> 04:57:11,333
has a one year left on their term. It's likely to get renewed,

3936
04:57:11,333 --> 04:57:14,333
but it could get renewed under worse terms, because they don't have a

3937
04:57:14,333 --> 04:57:16,333
deal. And we don't have an improved stadium.

3938
04:57:16,333 --> 04:57:19,333
I'm going to say this again. Nobody, hours and hours and hours conversations

3939
04:57:19,333 --> 04:57:23,333
and meetings, alan wake got on the zoom call

3940
04:57:23,333 --> 04:57:26,333
from mexico. To try and hammer this deal out, and the

3941
04:57:26,333 --> 04:57:29,333
reality is it's because this gift came at the end of the year in

3942
04:57:29,333 --> 04:57:32,333
order to make it happen to avoid a cataclysmic outcome for the

3943
04:57:32,333 --> 04:57:35,333
city of memphis. We have an opportunity to

3944
04:57:35,333 --> 04:57:40,133
do something very simple, and ultimately, you're saying,

3945
04:57:41,333 --> 04:57:44,333
I don't think of the university of memphis is telling

3946
04:57:44,333 --> 04:57:46,333
the truth, and that the administration is telling the

3947
04:57:46,333 --> 04:57:49,333
truth, that they want these two organizations to last and be fruitful for the

3948
04:57:49,333 --> 04:57:56,333
city. To be frankly honest, we lose money on the southern heritage

3949
04:57:56,333 --> 04:57:59,333
classic and on a direct basis supporting it, but it's

3950
04:57:59,333 --> 04:58:05,333
important because of the indirect impact to the city from a visibility standpoint and economic

3951
04:58:05,333 --> 04:58:08,333
development standpoint. No one wants to mess that up, the only way we will mess

3952
04:58:08,333 --> 04:58:12,333
this up is continually trying to kick this can until every tiny detail in the agreement

3953
04:58:12,333 --> 04:58:16,333
as to the satisfaction of one or two people. That is no way

3954
04:58:16,333 --> 04:58:20,333
to negotiate. They have all the parameters in the letter

3955
04:58:20,333 --> 04:58:22,233
of intent, that they need to go and finalize

3956
04:58:22,233 --> 04:58:22,933
this deal, mr.

3957
04:58:22,933 --> 04:58:27,133
jones and mr. Ehrhardt now have from 2024 25

3958
04:58:27,333 --> 04:58:31,333
three years guaranteed under the same terms and conditions,

3959
04:58:31,333 --> 04:58:35,533
and five one-year options. They now have

3960
04:58:36,333 --> 04:58:37,333
nine years.

3961
04:58:37,333 --> 04:58:41,333
the only thing that they've got to work out, this is where the rub

3962
04:58:41,333 --> 04:58:44,333
is coming, is all of the in-kind services that the city has provided over the

3963
04:58:44,333 --> 04:58:47,333
years that the university is willing to provide to

3964
04:58:47,333 --> 04:58:52,733
some degree inside the liberty bowl, and we will

3965
04:58:54,333 --> 04:58:56,333
provide outside.

3966
04:58:57,333 --> 04:59:00,333
the reason you can't iron it out is no one knows what it's going to cost

3967
04:59:00,333 --> 04:59:02,333
to operate the liberty bowl post renovation, or what it's

3968
04:59:02,333 --> 04:59:06,333
going to cost for a vendor to do something in the locker room in 10 or six years

3969
04:59:06,333 --> 04:59:09,333
or six or seven years. So you have to figure

3970
04:59:09,333 --> 04:59:11,333
out, to put some mechanism in there that it's fair and equal.

3971
04:59:11,333 --> 04:59:14,933
that is something their attorneys can

3972
04:59:15,333 --> 04:59:18,333
do in pretty good form. I'm going to say this again. We

3973
04:59:18,333 --> 04:59:21,333
need to move forward on this boat, and they need to do their

3974
04:59:21,333 --> 04:59:27,333
job and work it out in the near term. I'm going to repeat what

3975
04:59:27,333 --> 04:59:29,333
councilman smiley said, because it's important. If there's a material change

3976
04:59:29,333 --> 04:59:33,333
to the loi which sets the ground rules, it's got

3977
04:59:33,333 --> 04:59:36,333
to come back to the body anyway. With that, I move the previous question, I

3978
04:59:36,333 --> 04:59:38,600
recognize there are members in the queue for a vote this

3979
04:59:38,600 --> 04:59:39,330
evening.

3980
04:59:39,330 --> 04:59:42,333
>> okay. We do have comment cards, the first comment card I

3981
04:59:42,333 --> 04:59:45,333
have is from joe kant.

3982
04:59:46,333 --> 04:59:49,333
>> joe kant, 5111 from mango, please grant the stadium for the

3983
04:59:49,333 --> 04:59:53,533
university of memphis terms to the u

3984
04:59:54,333 --> 04:59:57,333
of m and run, run, run from any board seats. Following

3985
04:59:57,333 --> 05:00:01,333
the grant, place a resolution, perform and recognize yourself and memphis taxpayers

3986
05:00:01,333 --> 05:00:06,133
as truthfully the most generous city by far

3987
05:00:06,333 --> 05:00:09,333
of any in the nation.

3988
05:00:10,333 --> 05:00:12,333
we're number one. Give us a hand.

3989
05:00:12,333 --> 05:00:15,333
number one. Then offer another grant to the university

3990
05:00:15,333 --> 05:00:18,333
of memphis in the granting

3991
05:00:19,333 --> 05:00:21,333
of which upon waiting the $2.5 million owed to the city by the university,

3992
05:00:21,333 --> 05:00:24,933
we will let that go, make

3993
05:00:26,333 --> 05:00:28,333
this offer as they are talking about being in professional

3994
05:00:28,333 --> 05:00:34,333
terms to memphis. Keep in mind, there is no where

3995
05:00:34,333 --> 05:00:36,333
for any spectators to sit. While also knowing, with confidence, that left

3996
05:00:36,333 --> 05:00:39,333
which peaked out the day it opened to the public. Immediately

3997
05:00:39,333 --> 05:00:42,933
offer two grant that will take

3998
05:00:45,333 --> 05:00:50,333
it, immediately, and in add-on item today. Give that

3999
05:00:50,333 --> 05:00:53,333
away, too. Where's my client? After the former, don't

4000
05:00:53,333 --> 05:00:59,333
grant the u of m another public local dollar. Not

4001
05:00:59,333 --> 05:01:01,333
another one. You are number one by far in the united states,

4002
05:01:01,333 --> 05:01:08,333
and don't collaborate on any research, either, as the u of m is

4003
05:01:08,333 --> 05:01:10,333
corporate slop. Corporate socialist slop.

4004
05:01:10,333 --> 05:01:15,333
keep in mind that not granting the u of m another local dollar is actually

4005
05:01:15,333 --> 05:01:18,333
in the interest of the u of m. But no the idiotic u of m board

4006
05:01:18,333 --> 05:01:20,333
of trustees lack the ability to connect the dots

4007
05:01:20,333 --> 05:01:24,400
between vital civic evolution and the success of the

4008
05:01:24,400 --> 05:01:27,333
university. They don't have it.

4009
05:01:27,333 --> 05:01:29,333
these businesses, in

4010
05:01:31,333 --> 05:01:35,333
the image of jack black himself, you know the u of m board is a band

4011
05:01:35,333 --> 05:01:39,333
of civic idiots, I promise you, they're always. Finally, appeal after the

4012
05:01:39,333 --> 05:01:42,333
grant, and ask them to not behave like rednecks in bullying

4013
05:01:42,333 --> 05:01:45,333
the taxpayers out of more tax dollars. Don't give them another dollar,

4014
05:01:45,333 --> 05:01:48,333
don't sponsor any grant applications, public grant applications,

4015
05:01:48,333 --> 05:01:52,333
unless you have them take no more than 20%. You will have to

4016
05:01:52,333 --> 05:01:54,333
negotiate hard. They're negotiating hard, you're going to have to negotiate hard

4017
05:01:54,333 --> 05:01:56,733
with them. And one

4018
05:02:00,333 --> 05:02:03,333
more thing, district one said they didn't have information for this.

4019
05:02:03,333 --> 05:02:07,533
brooks had zero information that you voted

4020
05:02:09,333 --> 05:02:11,333
on that. You had no information on that, I'd like to see

4021
05:02:11,333 --> 05:02:15,333
the contract that you approved after the meeting. District 1 for brooks.

4022
05:02:15,333 --> 05:02:18,333
>> thank you, mr. Kent. Next comment card

4023
05:02:18,333 --> 05:02:20,733
is from pamela moses.

4024
05:02:39,333 --> 05:02:41,300
>> what does it profit a man to gain the

4025
05:02:41,300 --> 05:02:42,467
world and lose his soul.

4026
05:02:42,467 --> 05:02:46,667
>> name name and address, please. Pamela moses, 2383

4027
05:02:48,333 --> 05:02:51,333
jackson. You don't care nothing about my life, that's why y'all conspired

4028
05:02:51,333 --> 05:02:56,333
to try to harm you when I leave every time. But god knows who all

4029
05:02:56,333 --> 05:03:00,333
of you are, and just like the lady from chickasaw said that we are at

4030
05:03:00,333 --> 05:03:06,333
a crossroads, you could continue could to cut deals out there in the foyer.

4031
05:03:06,333 --> 05:03:09,333
mr. Carlisle. But don't forget who was murdered on front

4032
05:03:09,333 --> 05:03:12,933
street. If you want to reduce

4033
05:03:15,333 --> 05:03:19,333
crime, you invest in people, and not corporations. How much has

4034
05:03:19,333 --> 05:03:23,333
simmons bank spent in hollywood? How much have they spent on any of

4035
05:03:23,333 --> 05:03:24,400
the poor communities surrounding them?

4036
05:03:24,400 --> 05:03:29,800
not a dime. The love of money is the

4037
05:03:30,333 --> 05:03:35,333
root of all evil. Mr. Morgan, you can give them gates, but you

4038
05:03:35,333 --> 05:03:39,333
can't get resolutions, I'm sorry, patrice robinson for reparations,

4039
05:03:39,333 --> 05:03:41,733
but the chickasaw folks

4040
05:03:43,333 --> 05:03:45,333
have no indians, but you don't know this, they're on stolen land. This

4041
05:03:45,333 --> 05:03:47,333
man gave you 30

4042
05:03:50,333 --> 05:03:53,333
years of the southern heritage classic, and if you ain't willing to

4043
05:03:53,333 --> 05:03:58,133
give him 30 more years, then it's not a

4044
05:04:00,333 --> 05:04:02,333
good deal, and I say that for all the people that travel

4045
05:04:02,333 --> 05:04:07,333
from tsu, gsu, and arkansas every year for that event. If

4046
05:04:07,333 --> 05:04:09,333
he ain't getting what he been getting,

4047
05:04:09,333 --> 05:04:13,333
he getting nothing, and you sold the city out for the last time. I can't wait

4048
05:04:13,333 --> 05:04:15,333
till all of you are gone and we get some change in this city.

4049
05:04:15,333 --> 05:04:18,933
>> next comment card is from mr.

4050
05:04:22,333 --> 05:04:24,333
fred dors.

4051
05:04:34,333 --> 05:04:37,333
>> my name is fred dors, 3268

4052
05:04:39,333 --> 05:04:43,333
northland. Memphis, tennessee, 38111. I stand before you because I was sitting back in

4053
05:04:43,333 --> 05:04:47,333
the back and I got very concerned.

4054
05:04:47,333 --> 05:04:52,333
it appears that we are putting the cart before the host horse. If

4055
05:04:52,333 --> 05:04:54,333
you vote tonight in the favor of university

4056
05:04:54,333 --> 05:04:58,333
of memphis, which I attended memphis state. If you

4057
05:04:58,333 --> 05:05:01,333
vote in favor of that tonight, you're putting fred jones,

4058
05:05:01,333 --> 05:05:04,333
the southern classic heritage, and the african

4059
05:05:04,333 --> 05:05:10,333
american community, who have been a recipient of so many of the

4060
05:05:10,333 --> 05:05:13,333
offspring dollars that trickle down effect of the southern classic heritage that

4061
05:05:13,333 --> 05:05:16,333
are not being spoken or addressed here tonight.

4062
05:05:16,333 --> 05:05:19,933
we cannot do this. Once we

4063
05:05:22,333 --> 05:05:26,333
vote tonight, they will not do what they said, but you

4064
05:05:26,333 --> 05:05:31,333
put the power in their hand that they don't even have to speak

4065
05:05:31,333 --> 05:05:36,333
to mr. Jones. That is what I am mostly concerned. It's not

4066
05:05:36,333 --> 05:05:40,333
put the cart before the horse. Let's keep the playing

4067
05:05:40,333 --> 05:05:45,133
field level. Let's keep the playing field level.

4068
05:05:47,333 --> 05:05:49,333
if everybody is operating in good faith, and I don't know the deals

4069
05:05:49,333 --> 05:05:52,333
about the $50 million. I confess to that. But, I

4070
05:05:52,333 --> 05:05:58,333
think if it's here for now, if you can't give them

4071
05:05:58,333 --> 05:06:01,333
a place next year, then so be it.

4072
05:06:01,333 --> 05:06:04,333
memphis grizzlies say grid and grind. Memphis has been gritting and

4073
05:06:04,333 --> 05:06:08,333
grinding for a long time, and especially we in the african american

4074
05:06:08,333 --> 05:06:11,333
community. Let's not vote against the legacy of

4075
05:06:11,333 --> 05:06:15,333
fred jones brought to this city and to our community as

4076
05:06:15,333 --> 05:06:22,333
a whole, and to the state of tennessee, even mississippi. Three jackson

4077
05:06:22,333 --> 05:06:27,133
state, and now arkansas. Their sister states. I

4078
05:06:27,333 --> 05:06:30,333
encourage you to hold this and let them go back

4079
05:06:30,333 --> 05:06:33,333
to the table, and try to work it out and

4080
05:06:33,333 --> 05:06:36,133
come back for whatever deal they think is there.

4081
05:06:36,133 --> 05:06:36,867
thank you.

4082
05:06:36,867 --> 05:06:39,867
>> colleagues. The question has been

4083
05:06:40,333 --> 05:06:42,733
called on this item.

4084
05:06:46,333 --> 05:06:48,333
mr. Smiley.

4085
05:06:49,333 --> 05:06:51,333
>> all right.

4086
05:06:54,333 --> 05:06:58,333
I think people know I have an affinity for mr. Dors, but I think your

4087
05:06:58,333 --> 05:06:59,333
argument is flawed for several use reasons.

4088
05:06:59,333 --> 05:07:02,333
I don't think it's putting mr. Jones in a bind. This is the councils saying,

4089
05:07:02,333 --> 05:07:04,333
telling the university of memphis, you've got two weeks to get it done.

4090
05:07:04,333 --> 05:07:07,333
if you screw it up, the council has the authority

4091
05:07:07,333 --> 05:07:10,333
to essentially kill the deal. It's also telling jones, you've got

4092
05:07:10,333 --> 05:07:13,933
to come in with the spirit

4093
05:07:16,333 --> 05:07:19,333
of understanding that you all have to work together. I think

4094
05:07:19,333 --> 05:07:22,333
this body has been very clear and over the past year that both entities

4095
05:07:22,333 --> 05:07:26,533
have to work together. It's not saying

4096
05:07:27,333 --> 05:07:29,333
mr. Jones is in a lesser position, is not putting the university of memphis

4097
05:07:29,333 --> 05:07:31,333
in a better position. You have two weeks to get it done. If you don't

4098
05:07:31,333 --> 05:07:34,333
get it done, the council, trust me, this

4099
05:07:34,333 --> 05:07:40,933
new council will be different. The council will take corrective action,

4100
05:07:42,333 --> 05:07:45,333
and I don't think you want the council to take corrective action. It's putting

4101
05:07:45,333 --> 05:07:49,333
the onus on the inner city of memphis to get the job done but also

4102
05:07:49,333 --> 05:07:52,333
telling mr. Jones, come to these meeting rooms when you talk to the university of

4103
05:07:52,333 --> 05:07:54,333
memphis, and operate in good faith, and I

4104
05:07:54,333 --> 05:07:58,333
think he's done that. For me, I was critical of these deals

4105
05:07:58,333 --> 05:08:01,333
at the beginning. I think university of memphis has operated

4106
05:08:01,333 --> 05:08:04,333
in good faith. What we have, here, is an agreement by this

4107
05:08:04,333 --> 05:08:07,333
body of the loi, which is the principal terms. Now they have

4108
05:08:07,333 --> 05:08:12,333
two weeks from today till the next council meeting to get

4109
05:08:12,333 --> 05:08:14,333
it together. And if they don't, this new body will

4110
05:08:14,333 --> 05:08:19,333
take corrective action, and it's not putting anybody in a better

4111
05:08:19,333 --> 05:08:22,333
position. It's saying, get it

4112
05:08:24,400 --> 05:08:27,333
done. That's where we are now. Get it done, figure it out. They have

4113
05:08:27,333 --> 05:08:31,333
two weeks, three weeks because it's january 9th. That's more time. And

4114
05:08:31,333 --> 05:08:34,333
I see mr. Jones coming to the podium, I think your hand has

4115
05:08:34,333 --> 05:08:37,133
been going up all the time, and I will note,

4116
05:08:37,133 --> 05:08:38,000
it is 8:15.

4117
05:08:38,000 --> 05:08:42,200
>> we've got to be out of here.

4118
05:08:43,333 --> 05:08:45,967
>> it's 8:15. So what I would like to hear from you. Are

4119
05:08:45,967 --> 05:08:47,667
you committed to getting it done?

4120
05:08:47,667 --> 05:08:49,333
you have three weeks.

4121
05:08:49,333 --> 05:08:51,333
>> I mean,

4122
05:08:55,333 --> 05:08:58,333
I really don't like that, I'll be quite

4123
05:08:58,333 --> 05:09:02,533
honest. Because I have worked really hard

4124
05:09:04,333 --> 05:09:11,533
on this, trying to get some clarity on what was going with

4125
05:09:13,333 --> 05:09:16,333
this. Okay? And I want to make sure that I'm clear, on

4126
05:09:16,333 --> 05:09:21,733
the record. I did not receive any document until

4127
05:09:22,333 --> 05:09:24,333
this afternoon.

4128
05:09:24,400 --> 05:09:29,200
I want, the people that are listening to

4129
05:09:30,333 --> 05:09:34,333
this, nothing. Nobody is giving me a document to reach an loi that you're

4130
05:09:34,333 --> 05:09:37,933
talking about. I read it in

4131
05:09:41,333 --> 05:09:42,367
[ inaudible ]

4132
05:09:42,367 --> 05:09:44,933
they have the whole document, there.

4133
05:09:44,933 --> 05:09:47,933
>> when did you read it?

4134
05:09:49,333 --> 05:09:51,333
>> whatever day the letter is from peer

4135
05:09:51,333 --> 05:09:54,333
>> you just made a statement you didn't receive any documents until today, but now you're

4136
05:09:54,333 --> 05:09:56,333
saying, holed up, holed up. No, sir.

4137
05:09:56,333 --> 05:09:58,333
>> mr. Smiley, he has the floor. To your point,

4138
05:09:58,333 --> 05:10:00,733
>> I was very clear. [

4139
05:10:05,333 --> 05:10:07,333
inaudible ]

4140
05:10:07,333 --> 05:10:11,333
>> pardon me for one second. He's a party to this. What

4141
05:10:11,333 --> 05:10:13,333
he's saying is it should be the newspaper. If he's part of these

4142
05:10:13,333 --> 05:10:15,333
negotiations, he shouldn't have to rely on the

4143
05:10:15,333 --> 05:10:19,333
daily memphian to get this. That's what I think

4144
05:10:19,333 --> 05:10:23,333
he's saying. That's unfair to us, too.

4145
05:10:23,333 --> 05:10:29,333
>> to his point, he's been having communications, there may not

4146
05:10:29,333 --> 05:10:31,333
have been a document but there's been multiple conversations

4147
05:10:31,333 --> 05:10:33,333
for mr. Jones talking about how much time do you need him

4148
05:10:33,333 --> 05:10:36,333
at first you said you wanted one, then it went to four,

4149
05:10:36,333 --> 05:10:38,333
because he was having communications with the administration. That's true.

4150
05:10:38,333 --> 05:10:44,333
and also true is, I need more than four years,

4151
05:10:45,333 --> 05:10:47,333
and this is the conversation that I have, and I have the text message

4152
05:10:47,333 --> 05:10:50,333
to prove it, that I need at least eight.

4153
05:10:50,333 --> 05:10:53,333
we got to eight. He's been in communication. The council, he's

4154
05:10:53,333 --> 05:10:56,333
been in communication with the

4155
05:10:57,333 --> 05:11:02,333
administration, and maybe, I'm not going to say maybe, the administration

4156
05:11:02,333 --> 05:11:05,333
should have operated differently. I will agree to that

4157
05:11:05,333 --> 05:11:08,333
point, because this body didn't have all the information. So surely he cannot have all

4158
05:11:08,333 --> 05:11:11,333
the information. But, I think

4159
05:11:17,333 --> 05:11:20,333
it's difficult for me to sit here and say there was no information shared.

4160
05:11:20,333 --> 05:11:23,333
he got information. Maybe not a written document, because the same

4161
05:11:23,333 --> 05:11:26,333
loi that we all received, guess when we received it? Today.

4162
05:11:26,333 --> 05:11:29,333
guess what mr. Jones received it? Today. However, all of the other

4163
05:11:29,333 --> 05:11:32,333
points that have been addressed, mr. Jones was

4164
05:11:32,333 --> 05:11:37,133
privy to that. The nuances of this, that's

4165
05:11:37,333 --> 05:11:39,333
something different. And what this body is

4166
05:11:39,333 --> 05:11:44,333
asked to do is, what happens in the next three weeks? That's a very valid concern

4167
05:11:44,333 --> 05:11:47,333
of his. We're not, we're not here to address what happens, they have to work

4168
05:11:47,333 --> 05:11:50,567
it out, and I agree with that. But I mean, I

4169
05:11:50,567 --> 05:11:52,200
just have a hard time.

4170
05:11:52,200 --> 05:11:54,200
>> mr. Jones,

4171
05:11:56,333 --> 05:12:01,733
>> I want to make sure I'm clear, all due

4172
05:12:02,333 --> 05:12:05,333
respect. There has been conversation. The fact that I had conversation about

4173
05:12:05,333 --> 05:12:10,133
what's going on, what's going on with this

4174
05:12:11,333 --> 05:12:14,333
whole thing was a conversation. There was never a document

4175
05:12:14,333 --> 05:12:18,533
that was presented to me regarding this.

4176
05:12:20,333 --> 05:12:22,333
at all.

4177
05:12:23,333 --> 05:12:26,333
until this afternoon. I had conversation with

4178
05:12:26,333 --> 05:12:29,933
many members of this body, but

4179
05:12:30,333 --> 05:12:35,333
never the document. And I've asked for that time and

4180
05:12:35,333 --> 05:12:41,333
time again. So I want to make sure it's clear, I've

4181
05:12:41,333 --> 05:12:44,333
had conversation. That is part of what running a big organization

4182
05:12:44,333 --> 05:12:49,133
like the southern heritage classic and autozone liberty

4183
05:12:50,333 --> 05:12:52,333
bowl, talking to steve ehrhardt, we are

4184
05:12:52,333 --> 05:12:56,333
talking about that, to have a document that states what's going

4185
05:12:56,333 --> 05:12:58,333
to happen.

4186
05:12:59,333 --> 05:13:03,533
was not received until today. There never

4187
05:13:05,333 --> 05:13:07,733
has been. Only conversations.

4188
05:13:08,333 --> 05:13:10,733
talking about the loi.

4189
05:13:12,333 --> 05:13:14,333
if it's going to change again, it never came from anybody else other than

4190
05:13:14,333 --> 05:13:17,333
what was in the paper,

4191
05:13:19,333 --> 05:13:22,400
which was, all of us had that same, they could have gotten the

4192
05:13:22,400 --> 05:13:23,670
same thing.

4193
05:13:23,670 --> 05:13:28,333
>> thank you, mr. Jones, let me hear from mr. Johnson and then

4194
05:13:28,333 --> 05:13:29,333
we will figure out what we're going to do.

4195
05:13:29,333 --> 05:13:33,533
>> I have a question for clarification. I

4196
05:13:34,333 --> 05:13:38,333
don't have a copy of the loi in front of me, but, where in the

4197
05:13:38,333 --> 05:13:44,333
loi does it say that we have to make sure

4198
05:13:44,333 --> 05:13:47,333
these third-party issues of been addressed?

4199
05:13:47,333 --> 05:13:52,133
and we can use it to come back?

4200
05:13:52,333 --> 05:13:56,533
>> paragraph e. >> can you read it, please?

4201
05:14:02,333 --> 05:14:05,333
>> it says the city will convey the property to on or before december

4202
05:14:05,333 --> 05:14:06,133
30th 2023,

4203
05:14:06,133 --> 05:14:07,333
contemporaneously

4204
05:14:07,333 --> 05:14:11,333
>> slowdown, please, please slow down, I'm trying to hear

4205
05:14:11,333 --> 05:14:13,333
it.

4206
05:14:14,333 --> 05:14:17,333
>> contemporaneously, okay, with such conveyance,

4207
05:14:20,333 --> 05:14:22,333
the asf will assume the city's rights and obligations

4208
05:14:22,333 --> 05:14:25,333
under all existing contracts that affect the property

4209
05:14:25,333 --> 05:14:29,333
and execute an assignment and assumption agreement for each

4210
05:14:29,333 --> 05:14:34,333
contract as may be required, to the extent that such contracts

4211
05:14:34,333 --> 05:14:38,333
are assignable, without fees being assessed against the city. Asf will

4212
05:14:38,333 --> 05:14:41,333
be allowed to conduct its own due diligence

4213
05:14:41,333 --> 05:14:46,333
with regard to any contracts to be assumed, and reserves any rights it

4214
05:14:46,333 --> 05:14:52,333
may have regarding the continuation of those contracts provided, however,

4215
05:14:53,333 --> 05:14:56,333
that regardless of the foregoing, the asf shall fully

4216
05:14:56,333 --> 05:15:01,333
assume the existing contract between the city and mfa populace and barton marlow, each

4217
05:15:01,333 --> 05:15:05,333
as hereinafter defined and provided that the asf

4218
05:15:05,333 --> 05:15:08,933
shall commit for a period of

4219
05:15:11,333 --> 05:15:16,133
five years execution date of the definitive agreements

4220
05:15:17,333 --> 05:15:21,333
to use good faith efforts to continue the existing contractual

4221
05:15:21,333 --> 05:15:26,733
relationships with usfl league llc, liberty bowl venture inc.,

4222
05:15:27,333 --> 05:15:30,333
for the liberty bowl festival association and summit management

4223
05:15:30,333 --> 05:15:32,333
corporation.

4224
05:15:32,333 --> 05:15:35,333
>> okay. So they did say that they're going to

4225
05:15:35,333 --> 05:15:40,133
extend the time on the contract. That's in

4226
05:15:40,333 --> 05:15:45,333
that. But I'm not sure what other items that they may be

4227
05:15:45,333 --> 05:15:46,333
looking at.

4228
05:15:46,333 --> 05:15:51,333
that's how I understood that, that they would grant that particular

4229
05:15:51,333 --> 05:15:56,133
contract and extend it. No, I thought they

4230
05:15:57,333 --> 05:15:58,333
said they were going to give it to them.

4231
05:15:58,333 --> 05:16:03,133
>> the city does not have the ability to

4232
05:16:04,333 --> 05:16:09,333
force upon a non-city entity to do city tasks.

4233
05:16:09,333 --> 05:16:12,333
so, they can't force, if you look at the amendment, they can't force

4234
05:16:12,333 --> 05:16:17,333
the university to do something at tiger lane when

4235
05:16:17,333 --> 05:16:20,333
the city controls tiger lane. I'm going to say

4236
05:16:20,333 --> 05:16:24,400
this as clearly as I can. The stipulation, the biggest

4237
05:16:24,400 --> 05:16:26,800
issue here is, we

4238
05:16:29,333 --> 05:16:33,333
don't get to review mr. Jones or mr. Ehrhardt's financials. They could be making $1

4239
05:16:33,333 --> 05:16:36,333
million a year, we wouldn't know.

4240
05:16:36,333 --> 05:16:37,333
>> but we don't ask for memphis states either.

4241
05:16:37,333 --> 05:16:39,733
>> memphis estate is a

4242
05:16:42,333 --> 05:16:43,333
public entity it's a matter of public record.

4243
05:16:43,333 --> 05:16:45,333
>> I'm talking about the expenses of the game.

4244
05:16:45,333 --> 05:16:48,333
>> I'm just making the point

4245
05:16:51,333 --> 05:16:54,333
to you, [ inaudible ] and then you say let me see your financials and they say, no, be careful. All I'm saying

4246
05:16:54,333 --> 05:16:59,133
to you is, what's really at issue, here,

4247
05:16:59,333 --> 05:17:03,333
are the expenses. All the fringe benefits that

4248
05:17:03,333 --> 05:17:09,333
are provided either by the city directly, like public safety

4249
05:17:09,333 --> 05:17:12,600
is a good one. We provide both events, sheriff's department,

4250
05:17:12,600 --> 05:17:15,883
mpd support, and they don't pay us a dime for that. That's a

4251
05:17:15,883 --> 05:17:18,683
real cost. There are other things that are in-kind

4252
05:17:18,683 --> 05:17:21,333
contributions by the city that are currently in

4253
05:17:21,333 --> 05:17:23,333
the agreement that either the university can't, because

4254
05:17:23,333 --> 05:17:28,133
they wouldn't have the legal ability to enforce,

4255
05:17:30,333 --> 05:17:33,333
or that in four or five years, the university doesn't

4256
05:17:33,333 --> 05:17:36,333
know what the cost of those are going to be, so why would you agree

4257
05:17:36,333 --> 05:17:39,333
to something that you don't know the cost of? What they have to figure

4258
05:17:39,333 --> 05:17:42,333
out, it's not political. This is straight business. Straight business. Is,

4259
05:17:42,333 --> 05:17:45,333
what parameters are you going to put in

4260
05:17:45,333 --> 05:17:46,333
place, not knowing the hard dollar number.

4261
05:17:46,333 --> 05:17:50,333
I'll give you a few examples. You can cap the exposure of expenses

4262
05:17:50,333 --> 05:17:54,333
to one party of the other. Could have noncumulative

4263
05:17:54,333 --> 05:17:58,333
expense caps. What you're trying to do is make sure that both

4264
05:17:58,333 --> 05:18:03,333
organizations and the university are financially viable. The city has been

4265
05:18:03,333 --> 05:18:06,933
picking those costs up for years.

4266
05:18:11,333 --> 05:18:13,333
so there is no way to quantify what they are, outside of maybe

4267
05:18:13,333 --> 05:18:18,333
two or three years specifically once the liberty bowl has been

4268
05:18:18,333 --> 05:18:21,333
fully renovated. Theoretically, some cost should come down, but they could go up,

4269
05:18:21,333 --> 05:18:24,400
and they won't know that until they finalize the design and get feasibility

4270
05:18:24,400 --> 05:18:26,333
studies on this. These attorneys and their partners, their

4271
05:18:26,333 --> 05:18:28,333
principles, have to get together and say, here's the

4272
05:18:28,333 --> 05:18:33,333
framework in which we are willing to work. Three weeks

4273
05:18:33,333 --> 05:18:39,333
is enough time to do that. Jb has said this, and I cannot

4274
05:18:39,333 --> 05:18:41,333
agree more. Nobody is going to screw this

4275
05:18:41,333 --> 05:18:42,333
up given the amount of publicity that has.

4276
05:18:42,333 --> 05:18:47,333
in my question is, I want to be assured, if you're using

4277
05:18:47,333 --> 05:18:52,733
the loi as a document that we can come

4278
05:18:54,333 --> 05:18:56,333
back to. And say you have violated this document.

4279
05:18:56,333 --> 05:18:57,333
>> if there are material changes to that.

4280
05:18:57,333 --> 05:19:02,733
>> based on what she read was very vague. The

4281
05:19:03,333 --> 05:19:06,333
only thing she addressed was the contract.

4282
05:19:06,333 --> 05:19:08,333
that's my concern.

4283
05:19:09,333 --> 05:19:12,333
>> what is referencing is the actual lease

4284
05:19:12,333 --> 05:19:15,333
agreement. That's the problem. First off, the university today doesn't have the ability to

4285
05:19:15,333 --> 05:19:17,333
negotiate anything. Period.

4286
05:19:18,333 --> 05:19:20,733
they have no authority.

4287
05:19:24,400 --> 05:19:27,333
what we're asking, this is the reality of what's happening. We are asking the

4288
05:19:27,333 --> 05:19:30,333
city to try and amend, this is what the council asked.

4289
05:19:30,333 --> 05:19:31,400
we wanted the city to amend, with the council's approval,

4290
05:19:31,400 --> 05:19:31,967
before the transfer occurred.

4291
05:19:31,967 --> 05:19:33,333
>> that didn't work?

4292
05:19:33,333 --> 05:19:36,333
>> we are out of time. Hours of meetings have taken

4293
05:19:36,333 --> 05:19:38,333
place.

4294
05:19:39,333 --> 05:19:42,333
we have two options. Give them more time to

4295
05:19:42,333 --> 05:19:46,533
work on the amendment before the minutes

4296
05:19:48,333 --> 05:19:51,333
are ratified, or have the lease assigned to the university with transfer and let

4297
05:19:51,333 --> 05:19:52,333
the university do it which doesn't seem like that's very tenable for this group.

4298
05:19:52,333 --> 05:19:56,633
>> where we out of time in regards to

4299
05:19:56,633 --> 05:19:58,633
transferring the lease?

4300
05:19:59,233 --> 05:20:00,167
>> we have covered that

4301
05:20:00,167 --> 05:20:00,667
ad nauseam.

4302
05:20:00,667 --> 05:20:04,333
>> we said of the 50 million can be extended.

4303
05:20:04,333 --> 05:20:07,100
>> no one has said that. What we said is we hope

4304
05:20:07,100 --> 05:20:08,633
that if we make this vote.

4305
05:20:08,633 --> 05:20:10,767
>> you can go talk

4306
05:20:10,767 --> 05:20:15,733
to mr. Smith and try to get those nine days.

4307
05:20:15,733 --> 05:20:16,467
>> that's not

4308
05:20:16,467 --> 05:20:16,900
fair.

4309
05:20:16,900 --> 05:20:21,100
>> it's non-debatable. I'm calling for it and

4310
05:20:21,333 --> 05:20:22,333
I'm going to enforce the rules of this body.

4311
05:20:22,333 --> 05:20:26,533
>> madame comptroller will you please repair the

4312
05:20:26,633 --> 05:20:28,670
voting screen?

4313
05:20:28,670 --> 05:20:32,267
>> this is for this agreement, without same

4314
05:20:33,333 --> 05:20:35,333
night minutes.

4315
05:20:36,333 --> 05:20:39,333
as amended. Without same night minutes. So, in essence, we

4316
05:20:39,333 --> 05:20:44,133
are giving the parties time to come up

4317
05:20:46,333 --> 05:20:48,333
with it.

4318
05:20:52,333 --> 05:20:54,333
the motion.

4319
05:20:56,333 --> 05:20:59,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes,

4320
05:20:59,333 --> 05:21:04,333
logan, abstained, organ, yes, robinson, yes, warren, yes, german

4321
05:21:04,333 --> 05:21:08,333
jones, no, councilmember smiley as yes, and please

4322
05:21:08,333 --> 05:21:11,333
show councilmember swearengen-washington is no.

4323
05:21:13,333 --> 05:21:15,333
>> that item passes.

4324
05:21:18,333 --> 05:21:22,333
no same night minutes. Madame comptroller, will you

4325
05:21:22,333 --> 05:21:24,333
please call item 38.

4326
05:21:31,333 --> 05:21:33,333
39. 39 was withheld.

4327
05:21:36,333 --> 05:21:40,533
madame comptroller, will you please call item 32.

4328
05:21:49,333 --> 05:21:52,333
>> item number 32 was a resolution requesting

4329
05:21:52,333 --> 05:21:57,133
the approval to transfer a 6.95 acre parcel, parcel

4330
05:21:58,333 --> 05:22:00,333
number 069004 00174 two the

4331
05:22:04,333 --> 05:22:07,333
memphis shelby county board of education in memphis, shelby county, tennessee.

4332
05:22:07,333 --> 05:22:10,333
district 7, super district 8. This revolution

4333
05:22:13,333 --> 05:22:16,333
is sponsored by general services.

4334
05:22:16,333 --> 05:22:20,933
>> vice chair smiley is not here. Item number

4335
05:22:20,933 --> 05:22:21,633
32.

4336
05:22:21,633 --> 05:22:26,433
>> swearengen-washington, will you please call item number 32 approved

4337
05:22:27,367 --> 05:22:28,600
in committee?

4338
05:22:28,600 --> 05:22:31,000
>> thank you, chair, the

4339
05:22:35,333 --> 05:22:38,733
committee met, the committee met, recommended approval, and I

4340
05:22:38,733 --> 05:22:39,367
so move.

4341
05:22:39,367 --> 05:22:43,333
>> item number 32, will you move it electronically,

4342
05:22:43,333 --> 05:22:45,333
please? Has been

4343
05:22:47,333 --> 05:22:52,333
moved, okay, I'm sorry. This item has been moved by councilman

4344
05:22:52,333 --> 05:22:55,333
carlisle, seconded by councilman warren, madame comptroller, will

4345
05:22:55,333 --> 05:22:58,933
you please prepare the voting screen.

4346
05:23:08,333 --> 05:23:13,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, logan, yes, organ, yes, robinson,

4347
05:23:13,333 --> 05:23:16,933
yes, swearengen-washington, yes, german jones, yes.

4348
05:23:19,333 --> 05:23:22,333
>> that item passes. Madame comptroller, will you

4349
05:23:22,333 --> 05:23:24,333
please call item 31.

4350
05:23:25,333 --> 05:23:30,733
>> item number 31 is a resolution approving the sale of

4351
05:23:31,333 --> 05:23:34,933
city-owned property, pardon me. In the

4352
05:23:37,333 --> 05:23:39,333
amount of $3500.

4353
05:23:43,333 --> 05:23:45,333
mr.

4354
05:23:46,333 --> 05:23:49,933
chairman, jones is saying I did

4355
05:23:52,333 --> 05:23:54,333
31. Know?

4356
05:23:58,333 --> 05:24:01,333
item number 31 is the resolution approving the sale of a city-owned property in the amount

4357
05:24:01,333 --> 05:24:07,333
of $3500, known as 927 little weaver lane come in memphis, tennessee,

4358
05:24:07,333 --> 05:24:09,333
38109. Parcel I.d.

4359
05:24:13,333 --> 05:24:15,333
number 07508700556.

4360
05:24:15,333 --> 05:24:19,333
district 6, super district date. This resolution is sponsored by general services.

4361
05:24:19,333 --> 05:24:21,333
>> thank you.

4362
05:24:25,333 --> 05:24:26,433
councilwoman swearengen-washington, will you please

4363
05:24:26,433 --> 05:24:26,733
announce this?

4364
05:24:26,733 --> 05:24:28,333
>> thank you, chair, the committee met, recommended approval, and

4365
05:24:28,333 --> 05:24:30,333
I so move.

4366
05:24:30,333 --> 05:24:31,333
>> thank you. Item number 31 has been moved by

4367
05:24:31,333 --> 05:24:36,733
councilwoman swearengen-washington, seconded by councilmember carlisle, madame comptroller, will

4368
05:24:37,333 --> 05:24:40,933
you please prepare the voting screen.

4369
05:24:52,333 --> 05:24:58,333
>> carlisle yes, colvett yes, logan yes, morgan, yes, robinson, yes,

4370
05:24:58,333 --> 05:25:01,333
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german jones, yes.

4371
05:25:01,333 --> 05:25:04,333
>> that item passes. Madame comptroller, will you

4372
05:25:04,333 --> 05:25:06,333
please call item

4373
05:25:06,500 --> 05:25:08,670
number 33.

4374
05:25:08,670 --> 05:25:10,467
>> item number 33 is a

4375
05:25:16,333 --> 05:25:18,733
resolution transferring $450,000 from fleets

4376
05:25:19,333 --> 05:25:22,333
unreserved fund balance to cover the unexpected

4377
05:25:22,333 --> 05:25:26,333
need for a lease for general services fleet maintenance body and paint

4378
05:25:26,333 --> 05:25:31,333
shops until their permanent location is completed at the former coke property. District

4379
05:25:31,333 --> 05:25:33,333
6, super district date.

4380
05:25:33,333 --> 05:25:34,333
this resolution is sponsored by general services.

4381
05:25:34,333 --> 05:25:35,567
>> thank you. Councilwoman

4382
05:25:35,567 --> 05:25:36,633
swearengen-washington.

4383
05:25:36,633 --> 05:25:40,333
>> thank you, chair. The committee met, recommended approval, and

4384
05:25:40,333 --> 05:25:42,333
I so move.

4385
05:25:46,333 --> 05:25:49,333
>> item number 33 has been moved by councilwoman swearengen-washington,

4386
05:25:49,333 --> 05:25:52,333
seconded by councilman warren. Madam comptroller, will you please prepare the

4387
05:25:52,333 --> 05:25:54,333
voting screen..

4388
05:26:07,333 --> 05:26:10,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes,

4389
05:26:10,333 --> 05:26:13,333
logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson,

4390
05:26:14,333 --> 05:26:16,333
yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german jones, yes.

4391
05:26:16,333 --> 05:26:18,133
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller, will you

4392
05:26:18,133 --> 05:26:18,900
please call item 34.

4393
05:26:18,900 --> 05:26:22,333
>> item number 34 is resolution transferring allocations

4394
05:26:22,333 --> 05:26:25,333
and appropriations for cip projects

4395
05:26:28,333 --> 05:26:32,533
number cd 01101, raleigh vehicle repair shop and

4396
05:26:34,333 --> 05:26:38,333
gs 01032 city of memphis phase two, totaling $1

4397
05:26:38,333 --> 05:26:43,733
million to cip project number gs 01049 coke facility adaptive

4398
05:26:44,333 --> 05:26:50,333
reuse to help fund the completion of the fleet fueling station and

4399
05:26:50,333 --> 05:26:53,333
administration building. District 6, super district 8. This resolution

4400
05:26:53,333 --> 05:26:55,333
is sponsored by general services.

4401
05:26:55,333 --> 05:26:56,333
>> thank you, councilwoman swearengen-washington.

4402
05:26:56,333 --> 05:26:58,333
>> thank you,

4403
05:27:02,333 --> 05:27:04,133
chair, the committee met, there was a favorable recommendation for

4404
05:27:04,133 --> 05:27:04,800
approval, and I so move.

4405
05:27:04,800 --> 05:27:07,333
>> item number 34 has been moved by councilwoman

4406
05:27:07,333 --> 05:27:09,333
swearengen-washington, seconded by councilman

4407
05:27:09,333 --> 05:27:11,333
warren, seeing the numbers to speak on this item, madam comptroller, will

4408
05:27:11,333 --> 05:27:14,333
you please prepare the voting

4409
05:27:17,333 --> 05:27:19,333
screen.

4410
05:27:33,333 --> 05:27:39,933
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, logan, yes, morgan, yes, robinson,

4411
05:27:43,333 --> 05:27:46,667
yes, swearengen-washington, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german

4412
05:27:46,667 --> 05:27:47,267
jones, yes.

4413
05:27:47,267 --> 05:27:50,267
>> that item passes. Madam comptroller,

4414
05:27:50,333 --> 05:27:53,333
will you please call item 37.

4415
05:27:59,333 --> 05:28:01,733
>> item number 37 is a

4416
05:28:02,333 --> 05:28:08,333
resolution to require city administration to seek council approval prior

4417
05:28:08,333 --> 05:28:11,333
to nonemergency street closures that last more than 24 hours

4418
05:28:11,333 --> 05:28:15,333
in the city of memphis and are

4419
05:28:15,333 --> 05:28:20,267
not covered by existing ordinances. This resolution is sponsored by

4420
05:28:20,267 --> 05:28:21,700
councilman smiley.

4421
05:28:21,700 --> 05:28:23,700
>> vice chair smiley.

4422
05:28:25,333 --> 05:28:26,333
>> thank you, german jones.

4423
05:28:26,333 --> 05:28:29,333
the committee met, recommended approval, and I so

4424
05:28:29,333 --> 05:28:31,333
move.

4425
05:28:32,333 --> 05:28:34,333
>> okay. Electronically, please.

4426
05:28:35,333 --> 05:28:40,333
thank you. Item number 37 has been moved by vice chair smiley,

4427
05:28:40,333 --> 05:28:43,333
seconded by councilwoman swearengen-washington, seeing no members in the queue to speak on this

4428
05:28:43,333 --> 05:28:48,733
item, madam comptroller, will you please prepare the voting

4429
05:28:50,333 --> 05:28:52,333
screen.

4430
05:28:59,333 --> 05:29:02,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson,

4431
05:29:02,333 --> 05:29:05,333
yes, morgan, abstained, robinson, yes,

4432
05:29:05,333 --> 05:29:09,533
swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german jones, yes.

4433
05:29:11,333 --> 05:29:13,333
>> that item passes.

4434
05:29:20,333 --> 05:29:24,100
mr. Vice chair, will you please read our same night minute items into

4435
05:29:24,100 --> 05:29:24,900
the record?

4436
05:29:24,900 --> 05:29:29,333
>> thank you mr. Chair. The same night minute items

4437
05:29:29,333 --> 05:29:31,333
are 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 35,

4438
05:29:38,333 --> 05:29:41,333
36, 40, 41, 42, and 44. And I so move.

4439
05:29:41,333 --> 05:29:43,333
>> our same night

4440
05:29:45,333 --> 05:29:49,333
minutes have been moved by vice chair smiley, seconded by

4441
05:29:49,333 --> 05:29:51,333
councilman carlisle. Seeing no members in the queue to speak on this item,

4442
05:29:51,333 --> 05:29:56,133
madam comptroller, will you please prepare the voting

4443
05:29:59,333 --> 05:30:01,333
screen.

4444
05:30:07,333 --> 05:30:10,333
>> carlisle, yes, colvett, yes, ford, yes, johnson, yes, morgan, yes,

4445
05:30:10,333 --> 05:30:14,670
vice chair smiley, yes, swearengen-washington, yes, warren, yes, german

4446
05:30:14,670 --> 05:30:14,767
jones, yes.

4447
05:30:14,767 --> 05:30:16,767
>> that item passes.

4448
05:30:17,333 --> 05:30:20,933
that brings us to our public

4449
05:30:23,333 --> 05:30:25,333
comment section.

4450
05:30:25,333 --> 05:30:32,333
we have just two comment cards, the first one is for mr.

4451
05:30:32,333 --> 05:30:33,433
raymond neil.

4452
05:30:33,433 --> 05:30:36,670
mr. Neal? Okay. We don't have mr.

4453
05:30:36,670 --> 05:30:38,670
neal here. Before

4454
05:30:40,333 --> 05:30:44,333
we announce, I wanted to announce that

4455
05:30:44,333 --> 05:30:49,133
the university of memphis beat the university of

4456
05:30:50,333 --> 05:30:56,333
virginia 77-54. University of virginia was ranked in the top 25.

4457
05:30:56,333 --> 05:30:58,333
rate job. Okay.

4458
05:31:02,333 --> 05:31:04,333
okay.

4459
05:31:05,333 --> 05:31:11,333
okay. So, we're at the point of our meeting where this

4460
05:31:11,333 --> 05:31:15,333
is my last meeting as chair. So, what I'll do, at

4461
05:31:15,333 --> 05:31:19,333
this point, I'm going to pass the gavel for

4462
05:31:19,333 --> 05:31:23,333
the chairmanship, for the memphis city council

4463
05:31:23,333 --> 05:31:27,533
to chairman elect, mr. Jb smiley jr.

4464
05:31:29,333 --> 05:31:31,333
>> applause mac

4465
05:31:36,333 --> 05:31:41,333
>> although my gavel is not as shiny, I appreciate it. And to my friend, my brother,

4466
05:31:41,333 --> 05:31:45,533
current chair of the memphis city council,

4467
05:31:46,333 --> 05:31:47,333
sherman jones, I want to open it up, because it's amazing.

4468
05:31:47,333 --> 05:31:49,333
>> thank you.

4469
05:31:56,333 --> 05:31:58,333
[ applause ]

4470
05:32:05,333 --> 05:32:09,667
>> so, you have the gavel now, what you can do, you can call up mr. Walter

4471
05:32:09,667 --> 05:32:10,200
brody.

4472
05:32:10,200 --> 05:32:13,200
>> all right, now. Get used

4473
05:32:14,333 --> 05:32:15,333
to it. Mr. Brody? The floor is yours, sir.

4474
05:32:15,333 --> 05:32:20,333
>> good evening, my name is walter brody, I said

4475
05:32:20,333 --> 05:32:23,333
memphis tennessee, 38109, and I've got this scripture, right

4476
05:32:23,333 --> 05:32:27,333
here, and it's going to be a scripture, and it got

4477
05:32:27,333 --> 05:32:32,133
deuteronomy chapter and verse, and it says you

4478
05:32:32,333 --> 05:32:35,333
have passed this mountain long enough, turn you north. Just

4479
05:32:35,333 --> 05:32:39,533
a test that you have went through,

4480
05:32:40,333 --> 05:32:44,333
all the old and the new, the coming in, I'm

4481
05:32:44,333 --> 05:32:49,333
just going into prayer right now, it's been a long day. Heavenly

4482
05:32:49,333 --> 05:32:53,333
father, I want to thank you. I want to thank for everything. Father god,

4483
05:32:53,333 --> 05:32:57,333
continue to bless all the city council members, father god. Less

4484
05:32:57,333 --> 05:33:00,333
the old and the new, father god, continue

4485
05:33:00,333 --> 05:33:02,333
to bless the staff members who are working

4486
05:33:02,333 --> 05:33:06,333
real hard behind the scenes, father god, father

4487
05:33:06,333 --> 05:33:08,717
god, continue to bless wade, bless everybody who come

4488
05:33:08,717 --> 05:33:11,650
down here to voice their opinion. Father god, continue to bless

4489
05:33:11,650 --> 05:33:13,650
both are mayors, continue to bless the city

4490
05:33:13,650 --> 05:33:15,883
council commission, bless our president, our vice

4491
05:33:15,883 --> 05:33:18,267
resident, every republican, democrat, bless everybody

4492
05:33:18,267 --> 05:33:21,350
in this city, every saint, every sinner, bless everybody all around

4493
05:33:21,350 --> 05:33:23,667
the world. Father god, we thank you, we glorify you

4494
05:33:23,667 --> 05:33:25,667
in the mighty name of jesus, amen and amen.

4495
05:33:25,667 --> 05:33:28,670
>> is that emotion? Adjourned.