1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,040 we uh we're over okay we're live 2 00:00:10,559 --> 00:00:16,460 painting is now called to order what everybody please rise for the Pledge of 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,460 Allegiance 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:23,000 I pledge allegiance to your father the United States of America 5 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:35,940 one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice 6 00:00:30,779 --> 00:00:35,940 thank you welcome citizens 7 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:45,480 near and far that lens cap looks like it's so long but it's not 8 00:00:42,059 --> 00:00:48,300 um so we uh has everybody had a chance to look at the minutes from October 11th 9 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:52,440 yes do I have a motion to approve 10 00:00:50,340 --> 00:00:55,440 motion Drew proof I have a motion of a second 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,020 uh motion a second any further discussion 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,180 all in favor aye opposed 13 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:07,200 okay all right with no unfinished business 14 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:11,700 we'll move on to new business and um the big one that we've worked hard on over 15 00:01:10,140 --> 00:01:17,939 the last several months thank you everybody for working on that Wendy 16 00:01:13,979 --> 00:01:22,979 uh supervisors finance committee City Council 17 00:01:19,020 --> 00:01:29,040 we have a balanced 2023 budget which I believe everybody has in front of them 18 00:01:25,740 --> 00:01:34,979 with the one amendment that we made at The Retreat adding fourteen hundred and 19 00:01:31,979 --> 00:01:36,979 seventy dollars into um 20 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:43,520 I'll find it give me a second 21 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:53,780 admin roof 22 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,780 I'm looking for the number 23 00:01:57,310 --> 00:02:02,220 [Applause] what are we looking what are we looking 24 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:05,659 for is this the this is yeah I'm just looking for the specific line item 25 00:02:06,060 --> 00:02:14,879 [Applause] 2023 budget yeah 26 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:18,980 the the slide Edition yeah yeah it's in I'm looking for the line I'm just to 27 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:25,040 clarify okay yeah say it again page three fifteen 28 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,040 hundred 29 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:38,760 51-1100 51 Point 1100 uh 25 470 from 24 000. great excellent yeah so that's in 30 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:43,560 our latest revision we're good yep so that's 31 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:48,000 it this is the latest revision and um that's the only 32 00:02:45,060 --> 00:02:50,840 um revision to the to the budget posted so 33 00:02:49,260 --> 00:02:57,180 um if council is willing I would entertain a 34 00:02:53,160 --> 00:03:00,660 motion to adopt the 2023 budget so moved I have a motion to have a second second 35 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:05,280 I have a motion a second any further discussion all in favor 36 00:03:03,420 --> 00:03:10,700 aye all opposed great good work everybody 37 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,700 number one duty 38 00:03:11,099 --> 00:03:16,560 um tonight 2021 audit 39 00:03:15,060 --> 00:03:22,140 um I'd like to go ahead and just vote to approve this we've seen it we've had the 40 00:03:18,239 --> 00:03:27,360 report from the auditor from Keith um so if I'll entertain a motion to approve 41 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:31,080 the 2021 audit so moved I have a motion of a second 42 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:36,019 second promotion a second any further discussion all in favor 43 00:03:33,239 --> 00:03:36,019 aye opposed 44 00:03:36,780 --> 00:03:46,019 great nice to put that to rest as well um and Mark is on vacation and I have 45 00:03:44,580 --> 00:03:51,120 not heard back from him he was back today so we will 46 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:54,780 um just have to put this on next week's agenda 47 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:59,099 um there was no vote called for tonight so we will there's no need to table 48 00:03:57,180 --> 00:04:02,220 anything I'll just put this on the December agenda our December workshop 49 00:04:01,019 --> 00:04:06,959 and we'll try to get the Regional Commission in for a full update 50 00:04:04,739 --> 00:04:10,500 um including the cdbg grant opportunity is that okay with everybody do we need 51 00:04:08,819 --> 00:04:15,360 to motion the table since it says vote on the agenda on number four number four 52 00:04:12,959 --> 00:04:21,120 oh yeah we'll need number four to be table I move that we table item four 53 00:04:18,299 --> 00:04:24,060 okay I have a motion of a second second I have a motion a second any further 54 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:31,139 discussion all in favor all opposed tabled until 55 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:36,010 December or postponed right Wendy Tim 56 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:39,089 [Music] [Applause] 57 00:04:39,419 --> 00:04:42,020 okay 58 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:49,199 Marigold Collective proposal and Community initiative funds and I put 59 00:04:47,340 --> 00:04:53,100 that in there because we had talked about 60 00:04:49,979 --> 00:05:01,460 at our Retreat carving out a little bit of Reserve from arpa if needed for any 61 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:07,380 initiatives Citywide but the discussion around the marigold 62 00:05:04,199 --> 00:05:12,060 Collective certainly initiated that so we've talked about it we've discussed it 63 00:05:09,540 --> 00:05:16,979 has anybody ready to make a motion to approve this important proposal using 64 00:05:14,820 --> 00:05:21,419 Harper funds that motion to approve 65 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,419 do we have a total amount or we just saying we're approving what the what was 66 00:05:22,740 --> 00:05:28,620 in the arpa request so 67 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:32,639 the latest proposal okay I was looking for that total number yeah I'd like to 68 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:37,940 put the total number in there um sorry there's been so many emails I'm 69 00:05:34,380 --> 00:05:37,940 not finding the number yet hold on 70 00:05:38,220 --> 00:05:45,979 I did the math it was like 120 something I think but I I'd have to do it again to 71 00:05:42,539 --> 00:05:45,979 get the number if we need that 72 00:05:46,030 --> 00:05:49,130 [Applause] 73 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:55,380 and I don't have my normal laptop that I work from because I grabbed the long 74 00:05:53,460 --> 00:05:59,539 backpack I had my work laptop which is not 75 00:05:56,220 --> 00:05:59,539 useful to me at the moment 76 00:06:02,940 --> 00:06:06,560 all right hold on 77 00:06:12,199 --> 00:06:18,440 all right this is the version 78 00:06:19,139 --> 00:06:24,860 I'm looking too all right 79 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,860 um 80 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,759 this is dated 81 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:39,259 yes okay this is yesterday's version 82 00:06:43,620 --> 00:06:52,580 okay 129 144. so I'm sorry that sounds right 83 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,539 okay um 84 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:05,539 based on the November 6th 7th version sorry whatever 85 00:07:02,340 --> 00:07:05,539 yesterday's date was 86 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:09,259 40 the 40 hours a week 87 00:07:10,020 --> 00:07:14,840 version okay um 88 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:28,380 so let me so you've made a motion to approve that latest uh that latest 89 00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:31,740 proposal at 129 144 dollars is that correct yes 90 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:38,039 okay would we like to add 91 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:44,759 um earmark community and some funds from arpa in that to make sure that we set 92 00:07:41,639 --> 00:07:49,139 aside anything I believe 50 uh what's what we were talking about yeah I have a 93 00:07:46,979 --> 00:07:54,960 comment on that before and maybe a substitute motion that um I I 94 00:07:52,620 --> 00:07:58,139 I know these are kind of ties tied to Marigold and that's where we may use 95 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:02,639 some of this but we're labeled as Community initiative funds I would like 96 00:08:00,900 --> 00:08:07,380 if it requires a motion to vote on those separately so that is this not directly 97 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:10,500 tied to the marigold Collective if there are other community initiatives that we 98 00:08:08,940 --> 00:08:13,380 can use that money for and we don't need it for the marigold Collective I would 99 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:19,860 like flexibility there and that's fine yeah okay so we'll keep the motion to 100 00:08:16,460 --> 00:08:22,680 129 144 for the latest proposal for the marigold Collective 101 00:08:21,180 --> 00:08:26,340 all right I have a motion to have a second second I have a motion a second 102 00:08:24,539 --> 00:08:33,080 any further discussion um yes just to mention that we were 103 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:33,080 gonna 104 00:08:33,539 --> 00:08:41,760 um add some parameters and add a one-year check-in based on the sun had 105 00:08:39,959 --> 00:08:45,620 that built in already yeah it was March and 106 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:50,459 semi-annual is what dinner that's a good point though okay yeah no 107 00:08:48,660 --> 00:08:52,459 it's worth mentioning yes um 108 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:04,980 let me ask David a question about that if we've got a check in for a two-year 109 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:09,899 proposal from using Harper funding do we need to include in the motion that city 110 00:09:06,420 --> 00:09:14,700 council reserves the right to um 111 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:19,680 end the program if it's not meeting the metrics or do we can we do that I mean 112 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:22,980 at the end of the day yeah one city council can't buy the future one so 113 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:30,120 right so it wouldn't hurt to do that sure okay 114 00:09:26,660 --> 00:09:34,380 okay so could we a man amend yeah would you like 115 00:09:32,580 --> 00:09:38,540 to amend your motion I amend my motion to include the language to 116 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:44,279 um not bind for future sessions to this order okay to include a 117 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:49,200 one-year check-in um review of the review and the 118 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:55,019 commitment okay is that we want to do it one year we want to do 119 00:09:51,360 --> 00:10:01,320 a semia I think that we're going to do those anyway okay so as far as stepping 120 00:09:57,540 --> 00:10:05,760 on tasks okay but I think the one year um 121 00:10:02,100 --> 00:10:12,120 checkpoint to revoke the project okay if you will because uh reevaluate protects 122 00:10:09,060 --> 00:10:17,700 the city and the funding agreed okay so I have a I have an amended 123 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:21,260 motion do I have a second second I have amended Motion in a second do I have any 124 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:25,620 any further discussion all in favor 125 00:10:23,399 --> 00:10:30,959 aye aye all opposed okay that's a big deal 126 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:34,740 that's a transformative project using arpa funding and 127 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:37,500 um very proud to be a part of that and and thanks for all the hard work you all 128 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:42,060 done in getting the collective 129 00:10:40,260 --> 00:10:46,740 um to the point where we could approve that funding for two years and just so 130 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:51,959 citizens know this project includes the marigold market and the marigold food 131 00:10:49,140 --> 00:10:58,079 Hub and food prep kitchen so that we can repurpose food for the food insecure in 132 00:10:54,420 --> 00:11:05,640 our community so it's a big deal and if this Collective can sustain itself after 133 00:11:02,399 --> 00:11:11,160 two years and continue on on its own bringing Revenue enough Revenue in to 134 00:11:08,220 --> 00:11:15,180 stand on its own and provide that same support for the food insecure in our 135 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:18,720 city and even more than we've done a good thing here I think we've done a 136 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:23,579 good thing here anyway but we'll certainly have done a good thing if it 137 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:27,779 can if it can last for 10 20 30 years so that's a transformative project so you 138 00:11:25,980 --> 00:11:32,519 should all be proud of your city council members for voting through this uh this 139 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:35,700 important Initiative for the city and um 140 00:11:34,019 --> 00:11:39,360 and I'm appreciative of everybody that works for the marigold Collective and on 141 00:11:37,740 --> 00:11:42,300 on behalf of the marigold Collective and everybody 142 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:47,459 that supports the marigold Collective like you 143 00:11:45,300 --> 00:11:53,480 I see you there every Saturday in the same spot 144 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:53,480 so thank you Martha 145 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:02,940 yep so um do we want to vote separately on that yeah if I can also motion to 146 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:06,660 approve a allocation of 50 000 in funds for a community initiative fund all 147 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:11,459 right have a motion I have a second second I have a motion in a second any 148 00:12:09,060 --> 00:12:17,240 further discussion all in favor 149 00:12:12,959 --> 00:12:17,240 aye all opposed great 150 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:27,660 that's also arpa correct yes correct yes awesome okay now um moving 151 00:12:26,519 --> 00:12:32,220 on to um I have an official vote on the 152 00:12:28,980 --> 00:12:35,279 auditorium porch floor coding uh fifteen hundred dollars I need a motion to 153 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:39,180 approve that spending from the 2020 splost under the auditorium project 154 00:12:36,899 --> 00:12:42,839 bucket so moved I have a motion to have a second second I have a motion a second 155 00:12:41,220 --> 00:12:47,160 any further discussion all in favor 156 00:12:44,459 --> 00:12:51,899 aye all opposed motion carries thank you City committees 157 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:57,959 Timothy Pierce Tomlin did I get it right Public Safety and Public Finance okay so 158 00:12:55,079 --> 00:13:01,740 um I think let's we can rearrange all these committees by 159 00:13:00,420 --> 00:13:06,779 voting Tim on to these two and acknowledging 160 00:13:05,279 --> 00:13:10,680 that those serving on the other committees will be acquiescing to his 161 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:18,600 service on those committees is that appropriate is that fine 162 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:22,440 um so I had can I have a motion uh to approve Timothy Pierce tomlin's service 163 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:26,399 on the public safety and finance committees for the city of Winterville 164 00:13:24,540 --> 00:13:30,120 so moved I have a motion to have a second second I have a motion this 165 00:13:27,959 --> 00:13:35,779 second any further discussion all in favor 166 00:13:31,860 --> 00:13:35,779 aye aye all opposed 167 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:47,160 too late now but too late now okay um does that suffice David I think it 168 00:13:43,980 --> 00:13:47,160 should okay 169 00:13:47,519 --> 00:13:53,339 um Wendy you got it straight back there we'll get it straight tomorrow I'll let 170 00:13:50,399 --> 00:13:57,920 you know who's on all the Committees now um thank you for your service 171 00:13:55,079 --> 00:13:57,920 absolutely 172 00:13:57,959 --> 00:14:04,620 um and glad you're okay after last night yeah so Moving On Wellness project do we 173 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:11,220 have a dollar do we have a number or request yeah so I'd like to ask Council 174 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:15,360 to support uh via some arpa funds our next Winterville Wellness project which 175 00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:20,459 is going to be um beginner martial arts all ages 176 00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:24,420 location to be determined in the city I'm not sure which building it'll take 177 00:14:22,079 --> 00:14:31,920 place in just yet but stay tuned for details looking at six weeks of two 178 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:37,940 classes a week so I'd like to ask for up to 1 000. okay 179 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,940 foreign 180 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:45,480 motion to approve all right I have a motion to approve do I have a second 181 00:14:43,260 --> 00:14:48,360 second I have a motion and a second any further discussion 182 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:53,639 all in favor aye all opposed 183 00:14:50,279 --> 00:14:58,139 motion carries all ages right all ages that's great so I can take the class 184 00:14:55,560 --> 00:15:06,860 with Lucas yes because I need to figure out how to defeat him 185 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:06,860 spread the word in our evening battles 186 00:15:09,980 --> 00:15:16,980 see so um all right thank you for that and putting that together 187 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:22,079 um so uh moving on the last item on the new 188 00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:25,560 business under new business tree commission member Andy Burke we've got a 189 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:29,760 recommendation from the tree commission so I'll entertain a motion to approve 190 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,480 his service to the commission 191 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:42,660 I have a motion I'll second then a second from Bruce any further discussion 192 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:47,519 all in favor aye all opposed 193 00:15:44,519 --> 00:15:52,320 motion carries great job Council that was a lot a whole lot of good stuff 194 00:15:49,459 --> 00:15:57,779 and yeah in the 18 minutes it looks really easy 195 00:15:53,720 --> 00:16:01,980 paper love you good job um 196 00:15:59,699 --> 00:16:05,410 so we're moving on to committee reports Public Finance Council persons Timothy 197 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:08,549 Pierce Tomlin [Applause] 198 00:16:09,380 --> 00:16:14,779 and that ink just appears yeah 199 00:16:15,860 --> 00:16:21,779 it's like she knew we're really fine this comedian and as as we've talked 200 00:16:20,399 --> 00:16:25,260 about it's been more of a team effort as the budget's grown but um that with our 201 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:30,779 Focus lately has been getting this budget ready and and so a big deal 202 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:34,079 tonight was passing the 2023 budget and overall looking at profit and loss 203 00:16:32,579 --> 00:16:39,300 statements we're looking good at this time of year and of course as usual you 204 00:16:36,060 --> 00:16:43,199 can review any Financial uh documents that we have here including the budget 205 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:48,360 at City Hall yep that concludes my report yeah and just to reiterate for 206 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:52,199 the World Wide Web that those numbers are yours citizens so Wendy has them 207 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:54,959 right here at City Hall all you got to do is come ask 208 00:16:53,339 --> 00:16:58,380 and your numbers um thank you does that conclude your 209 00:16:56,519 --> 00:17:04,799 report it does all right Public Safety Council persons Mooney and oh who's that 210 00:17:00,660 --> 00:17:09,839 MP Pierce come on Magic yeah I'll wear it out so 211 00:17:06,679 --> 00:17:12,439 dad jokes right well they get funnier the fifth time 212 00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:21,780 well we had a last minute snafu to some Public Safety news 213 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:26,040 um but we haven't really had time to talk about it 214 00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:30,120 yeah oh it has to do with the sale of the old fire truck so 215 00:17:28,559 --> 00:17:35,100 um we'll get together on that and figure out I'd love to hear what kind of what 216 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:37,690 direction you want to go in what do you think is best 217 00:17:37,620 --> 00:17:42,419 um [Music] 218 00:17:39,620 --> 00:17:46,860 and let's see um we're also preparing some fires some 219 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:51,780 like citizen fire safety for the winter coming up here soon 220 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:55,740 um I think Ray's gonna come present cool and 221 00:17:53,340 --> 00:18:01,620 um that's all I have for Public Safety did you wanna 222 00:17:58,020 --> 00:18:05,580 add anything all right yeah 223 00:18:03,020 --> 00:18:13,440 but just everybody be mindful as winter cranks up to you know space heaters and 224 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:18,179 fire make sure those chimneys super safe okay does that conclude your report it 225 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:22,980 does thank you Public Works Council Parsons Johnson and Metzger I don't know 226 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:27,539 that we have a lot going on for the but I'd like to talk about the solar 227 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:31,080 um yeah we could have a couple things uh with public well the solar we got some 228 00:18:29,580 --> 00:18:36,360 we finally got our interconnection agreement which allows us to finally uh 229 00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:40,500 go forward with the uh witness test and cut over but we do have some issues with 230 00:18:39,179 --> 00:18:44,700 the form we may have to make some slight adjustments just to correct some contact 231 00:18:42,059 --> 00:18:47,940 information but we're working on that um I also just want to mention that 232 00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:53,580 again we're doing a lot of stuff in the city Tom's working on with uh the 233 00:18:51,539 --> 00:18:57,720 doctrine Museum there's a storage shed going up there's the garden going up 234 00:18:56,700 --> 00:19:00,780 um and there's a lot of other things going on with the city and Tom's driving 235 00:18:59,340 --> 00:19:05,160 that and Tom do you have anything to add okay 236 00:19:03,299 --> 00:19:09,360 with that that concludes my report on public works and I do want to say um 237 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:13,260 regarding Public Safety I'm I'm not having to resign from the Public Safety 238 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:16,980 Committee to to make room from Tim it's right in his real house and I had too 239 00:19:15,299 --> 00:19:21,720 many committees but I do want to say I really enjoyed working with you guys and 240 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:25,880 uh you and and chief painter of course because I'm not on the committee uh we 241 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:30,419 don't have to be strangers great thank you and you're in good hands 242 00:19:28,260 --> 00:19:34,919 thank you for that report Communications committee Council purses Mooney and 243 00:19:32,220 --> 00:19:38,039 Metzger yep so we met last week with our other two people that are on our 244 00:19:36,780 --> 00:19:43,380 committee with us um and we have a couple of initiatives 245 00:19:41,039 --> 00:19:47,820 in the works we are coming out with a new version of the cassette we'll be 246 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:52,799 probably looking for some volunteers to help with that project and then 247 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:55,260 um we're also working on potentially a grant do you want to talk about that for 248 00:19:54,000 --> 00:20:00,179 a second yeah he's not in the committee but he's honorary yeah so uh rural 249 00:19:58,140 --> 00:20:04,440 broadband internet uh is really coming to Georgia in the near future and it's 250 00:20:01,919 --> 00:20:08,100 in a different way uh we're looking at a lot of Federal grant money that's about 251 00:20:06,179 --> 00:20:09,960 to come down so really working with the communication committee I'm really 252 00:20:09,059 --> 00:20:14,640 excited it's one of the things I'm really focused on for my ten years 253 00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:18,360 improving internet access in Winterville um so uh you know moving forward we 254 00:20:16,679 --> 00:20:23,100 really want to be set up and prepared to get that Grant and fund money so if 255 00:20:21,299 --> 00:20:27,900 we're first in line then we're gonna get the most so trying to get there 256 00:20:25,020 --> 00:20:32,160 sweet good job put out a call that we could 257 00:20:29,700 --> 00:20:37,620 another I would say member or two I'm a Communications committee so if you or 258 00:20:34,679 --> 00:20:41,220 anyone that you know is looking for a way to get involved that's not super 259 00:20:39,179 --> 00:20:44,580 time consuming we do meet quarterly right now but yeah things like The 260 00:20:43,380 --> 00:20:49,320 Gazette um just you know kind of spread the news 261 00:20:46,380 --> 00:20:53,640 of City happenings and certain work on the Broadband Grant are kind of our 262 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:56,580 major uh projects right now and so potentially 263 00:20:54,660 --> 00:21:00,539 um photos from the community articles from the community that sort of thing 264 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:03,980 yeah um would be great so we'll put an official call out on social media 265 00:21:04,039 --> 00:21:10,940 great so does that conclude your report yes okay 266 00:21:08,940 --> 00:21:10,940 um 267 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:16,799 I forgot to talk about something up in in new business but we'll move on to uh 268 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:22,260 Community Center and we do not have a report from the 269 00:21:19,799 --> 00:21:25,100 community center tonight so we'll move into doctor's Museum 270 00:21:23,940 --> 00:21:30,600 report okay thank you all 271 00:21:27,780 --> 00:21:34,620 um well as as Bruce alluded to in four days of work Tom and his crew have moved 272 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:40,559 the storage and collections building from a slab to a building with Rafters 273 00:21:37,740 --> 00:21:44,700 and almost a full route so things are just preceding at a blistering pace and 274 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:49,679 I could not be happier or more proud of what these guys are doing they are rock 275 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:52,679 stars when the building is finished we do hope to have an open house 276 00:21:50,820 --> 00:21:57,419 celebration and fundraising event just to let people see you know what's going 277 00:21:54,840 --> 00:22:01,700 in there it will be more than a shed Bruce 278 00:21:59,539 --> 00:22:08,100 storage facility storage and conservation 279 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:11,039 so very excited about that I know what that'll let us do for the back half the 280 00:22:09,419 --> 00:22:16,140 museum as well um I got the garden gate installed this 281 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:21,480 the past couple days which finishes up that side of that project the fence came 282 00:22:18,299 --> 00:22:25,740 in at about 60 under budget so I was very happy for that oh speaking of Tom's 283 00:22:23,940 --> 00:22:30,980 identified other cost saving measures of the new building too so again another 284 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:35,400 Feathering his cap let's see oh we've identified 17 plants 285 00:22:33,900 --> 00:22:37,919 it looks like early spring is probably going to be best for planting rather 286 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:41,880 than fall um I think everybody knew that about me 287 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:45,840 so we're gonna have those going in shortly and then I'll update the 288 00:22:43,919 --> 00:22:50,820 grantees the Jordan Humanities information about that throughout the 289 00:22:48,539 --> 00:22:55,020 course of the Year 2022 we brought in sixteen hundred dollars in donations and 290 00:22:52,919 --> 00:23:00,120 sales that was through our weekly fundraisers and donations from citizens 291 00:22:56,940 --> 00:23:05,159 so that money went entirely to paying off the upgrades and Renovations we did 292 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:08,460 in the spring and going forward now all additional Revenue goes straight to the 293 00:23:06,659 --> 00:23:13,200 city for that um because we will continue to do those 294 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:16,500 you know just in perpetuity uh we've had several soft opening tours over the past 295 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:21,900 couple of weeks we're gonna have our first paying Tour on November 16th uh we 296 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:27,120 got some students from uh UGA archeology lab coming out to tour the facility so 297 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:31,799 that'll be another source of Revenue I'm also currently writing third and fifth 298 00:23:28,980 --> 00:23:34,980 grade social study tours as well as high school science tours based on the 299 00:23:33,419 --> 00:23:39,360 Georgia standards of excellence so we'll start to have tours coming through here 300 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:43,799 hopefully about 60 to 80 students at a time volunteers will be helping with 301 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:47,880 those as well we have a new exterior sign that I picked up today because you 302 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:51,480 probably all seen the janky open sign we have out there 303 00:23:48,980 --> 00:23:55,140 so we're having a much nicer thing going there this week 304 00:23:53,179 --> 00:23:58,740 and lastly um I'm starting putting out some video 305 00:23:56,460 --> 00:24:03,299 updates on the proceedings at the Museum so people can understand what all this 306 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:07,200 flurry of activity is and what our plans are and just trying to make people have 307 00:24:04,919 --> 00:24:11,039 some ownership in this little Museum in their community and that's my report 308 00:24:09,659 --> 00:24:15,780 great thank you for that that's exciting 309 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:22,500 we went over and checked it out the other day it's great so thank you Tom as 310 00:24:18,179 --> 00:24:26,400 well and Steve and David So Okay um 311 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:31,980 the Sherry is out of town but probably very happy right now 312 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:35,039 um Library report Deidra [Music] 313 00:24:36,260 --> 00:24:42,840 development day and all the professional libraries 314 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:48,840 [Music] um we had our first ever adult pain 315 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:56,460 night my assistant Sam facilitated that and it filled up like that and we had a 316 00:24:52,200 --> 00:25:03,360 waiting list we had 16 people attending um they had to learn to mix their pain 317 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:07,620 they were not happy but at first and we didn't provide orange paint for the 318 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:13,440 pumpkin bitings they had to mix something around in you and 319 00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:19,440 um it made them turn out a lot nicer everybody was 320 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:23,520 very pleased at the end so we hope to be doing more path 321 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:29,039 um when someone might have something going 322 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:32,279 with coil metal now uh School library and they aren't dropped 323 00:25:31,380 --> 00:25:42,120 by car Library we have a nice chat and 324 00:25:36,900 --> 00:25:49,799 um she invited me to their Fall Festival and we ought to be doing some Outreach 325 00:25:45,659 --> 00:25:55,860 um Sam is going to go over there Sam has a lot of experience with working with 326 00:25:51,720 --> 00:26:00,360 teens from co-working Hawkinsville so she'll be going over there either to 327 00:25:58,260 --> 00:26:05,059 uh give a program or just work side by side 328 00:26:08,279 --> 00:26:14,700 and let's see what else um we're starting an additional book 329 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:21,600 club um we've had several of our members 330 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:25,559 request a daytime book club because they don't want to drive at 331 00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:29,400 night so um that'll probably take a while to get 332 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:33,779 going but it is to go and we hope to start in January and meet on the second 333 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:42,020 Wednesday of each month at 12 30. 334 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:42,020 and uh 335 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:51,680 that's a that's that was about highlight um 336 00:26:48,580 --> 00:26:51,680 [Music] 337 00:26:53,779 --> 00:27:01,820 thank you for that report and all you do appreciate it clerks report Wendy 338 00:27:00,059 --> 00:27:06,360 good good amazing so you're trying to support this 339 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:11,880 evening good okay um my report so one thing we needed to 340 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:17,279 uh or we need to discuss briefly is just the public hearing the uh Planning and 341 00:27:14,279 --> 00:27:22,740 Zoning recommended to city council um that we do rezone and the PD they 342 00:27:20,220 --> 00:27:26,159 they they recommended that two City councils so we'll need to have our 343 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:32,480 public hearing next December 344 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:32,480 Workshop when do you have that date 345 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:42,539 six one two three four five and that's the um 346 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:45,440 the red brick garage the detail shop on the corner and that property combining 347 00:27:44,039 --> 00:27:51,299 those lots and creating the PD 348 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:54,659 there they've forwarded that on to us so we'll need to have that public hearing 349 00:27:53,159 --> 00:27:58,559 and we can go ahead and set that 350 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:03,480 for a workshop do I need to be there for that nope I 351 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:06,960 haven't to be in another County that night so I just want you don't I just 352 00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:09,720 need to make sure and I know and I always forget but I know it's okay that 353 00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:13,260 we just schedule that and there's never needed for that we just schedule that 354 00:28:11,340 --> 00:28:16,140 public hearing and move on from there so let's go to everybody okay with 355 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:19,740 scheduling that for six o'clock on Workshop 356 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:22,460 December Workshop December 6th right yep yep yep 357 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:32,940 um Wendy go ahead and advertise please thank you 358 00:28:30,779 --> 00:28:37,559 um okay so um Holiday Lights contest is kicking off 359 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:41,700 for the Winterville Arts Council so go on their web all right check out the 360 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:45,960 Winterville Arts Council Facebook and sign up for that people are already 361 00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:50,279 sending in their applications to be on the on the tour of Holiday Lights 362 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:55,919 Christmas in the Park will be we'll move that back we had some issues some 363 00:28:53,220 --> 00:28:59,880 concerns about the amount of people in the lighting from last year until we get 364 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:05,220 that addressed fully we're going to move it back into pittard Park 365 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:12,960 um for Christmas in the Park this year and Santa Claus will be down 366 00:29:07,620 --> 00:29:14,900 Santa Claus will be down in right he's coming 367 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:22,200 um to the lower Pavilion uh so 368 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:28,140 um that will be exciting uh George Arbors Association through tree climbing 369 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:35,100 event is two weeks from now um the 19th yeah 19th looking forward to 370 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:41,340 that I did uh meet with the principal um Winterville Elementary School and our 371 00:29:38,460 --> 00:29:45,059 um our partnership with them has resulted in these little mini libraries 372 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:50,039 25 of these that will go in local businesses they'll go in City Hall in 373 00:29:47,460 --> 00:29:55,039 the library hopefully with little books that the kids can come and get a photo 374 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:59,940 opportunity and they get a bookmark to uh to promote reading throughout the 375 00:29:58,140 --> 00:30:03,480 holidays so when they're home from school we want to drive them and we'll 376 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:08,940 talk about that if you're okay with that but City Hall for sure Community Center 377 00:30:05,820 --> 00:30:12,559 for sure local businesses a window cling goes with that so that's a great 378 00:30:10,340 --> 00:30:18,840 promotion for Winterville is a buzzing for reading 379 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:22,260 whatever the program was called um 380 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:26,039 and also another opportunity for us that she brought to me which is great that 381 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:31,260 will kick off in the spring hopefully if Council wants to um partner with the 382 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:34,500 school again one book one family one Community One Love 383 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:39,360 and they're going to pick a book and they're going to have yard signs for 384 00:30:35,820 --> 00:30:45,299 each family each citizen to do read this specific book the entire city and then 385 00:30:42,919 --> 00:30:48,539 create a Project based around the book put a sign in your yard that created the 386 00:30:46,860 --> 00:30:52,679 project and then you get a plant to plant in your yard and having done that 387 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:57,720 and they want to do this annually and we might kick it off on Arbor Day so I 388 00:30:55,620 --> 00:31:03,179 talked to the principal about connecting her with tree commission community 389 00:31:00,419 --> 00:31:06,240 garden folks to maybe make this our community-wide initiative that we can do 390 00:31:04,740 --> 00:31:11,039 annually where beautifies the city while promoting 391 00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:17,100 literacy and reading and young ones and adults pretty cool program 392 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:21,720 so a lot of uh a lot of good stuff coming from Winterville Elementary 393 00:31:18,419 --> 00:31:25,260 School and the new Administration there um 394 00:31:22,740 --> 00:31:29,640 movie night in the auditorium December 9th I mean first December is coming up 395 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:36,120 quick so December 9th is movie night we have a lot of uh 396 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:39,679 um concerts and and events in the auditorium before the end of the year so 397 00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:44,760 check those out on the Winterville Auditorium website but movie night we 398 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:49,559 haven't decided on a movie night or yet but what it's I thought it was always 399 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:53,940 going to be It's a Wonderful Life it can be but I don't know 400 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:57,539 I talked to Lisa Mindy today and she said she would come do a question q a 401 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:02,159 um about 402 00:31:58,860 --> 00:32:07,679 um uh God the Bill Murray movie um Scrooge Scrooged that she's in 403 00:32:05,059 --> 00:32:13,220 she's in that movie and she's gonna come introduce it and then do a q a for that 404 00:32:10,140 --> 00:32:20,539 movie so we'll talk about it yeah anyway I believe when is Christmas 405 00:32:18,299 --> 00:32:26,580 in the Park first Friday in December 406 00:32:24,260 --> 00:32:32,899 are there any other that concludes my my report any public 407 00:32:30,299 --> 00:32:32,899 comments 408 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:37,520 uh any announcements anything I've left off 409 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:49,930 that you sent me to last week okay go go for it quick quick because you guys I'm 410 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:53,029 very impressed with the efficiency [Applause] 411 00:32:53,240 --> 00:33:00,899 because it was just an idea and now it's happening it happened so fast it 412 00:32:58,679 --> 00:33:03,880 sprouted during covet um 413 00:33:02,820 --> 00:33:06,979 sometimes [Music] 414 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:20,940 so um just a quick fact Georgia is number five state in population growth 415 00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:26,159 right now so that means Winterville um I went to a really great three round 416 00:33:22,919 --> 00:33:33,179 table and what I come out of that knowing was as far as developers and 417 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:38,820 plans we have to follow the process and Trust the process we have a good tree 418 00:33:35,399 --> 00:33:45,960 ordinance in place if it fails us or if it leaks in some way we address that we 419 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:49,140 upgrade and the um the arborist from Alpharetta was there he was currently 420 00:33:47,820 --> 00:33:54,720 the president of the Georgia tree Council and he views his tree ordinance 421 00:33:51,720 --> 00:34:01,260 as a living document and he just keeps amending it and changing it so that it's 422 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:07,080 always current so that was really great um I got some really great contact 423 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:12,379 information I applied for a grant for us for Community urban forestry technical 424 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:18,119 support for 2012 three green infrastructure is all the buzz 425 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:23,760 right now um so like green corridors and our 426 00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:29,520 Firefly Trail we had some really great speakers the conference was in Rome and 427 00:34:27,060 --> 00:34:33,300 Rome's a really cool and awesome place I had never been there they have an 428 00:34:31,260 --> 00:34:39,780 arboretum they call theirs an arboretum like our row of commemorative trees is 429 00:34:35,879 --> 00:34:43,980 very similar to their Arboretum so if we wanted to spice it up and add a little 430 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:49,220 variety of maybe some under plantings we too could have an arboretum along the 431 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,220 Firefly Trail 432 00:34:49,980 --> 00:34:55,980 something to think about because one thing we've talked about in the tree 433 00:34:54,540 --> 00:34:59,520 council is like well we're running out of space to plant trees but you could 434 00:34:57,660 --> 00:35:07,520 have a commemorative shrub or a commemorative Daisy or you know 435 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:07,520 we a commemorative literacy award plan 436 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:17,460 um so there that we also had to talk oh and in Rome they've had a tree ordinance 437 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:21,720 since um 1996 and they've got some really 438 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:27,359 great um streetscaping so it all began with a 439 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:33,000 concept plan and when I was at your meeting on December on October 24th uh I 440 00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:38,220 forgot her name from The Downtown Development Authority had 441 00:35:36,119 --> 00:35:42,599 um as stressed her need to have a concept plan and I think one of the 442 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:47,579 ladies at that meeting was gonna hook her up with an architect so when we get 443 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:52,859 the concept plan of what we want downtown Winterville to look like I mean 444 00:35:50,700 --> 00:35:57,420 just like the marigold Collective that's the way it's going to happen and the way 445 00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:02,280 they've made it thriving downtown in both Rome and Greenville is to get the 446 00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:07,200 cars out of downtown and make it walkable so we were talking about 447 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:11,460 parking for the Firefly Trail that's just something to keep in mind as we 448 00:36:08,820 --> 00:36:16,260 move forward that when people are driving around they don't see all the 449 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:20,160 little shops or all the little they don't see 450 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:23,400 so when people are walking they see and another thing that was really 451 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:28,020 interesting to me to me from the Greenville speaker there was a town 452 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:32,940 called Travelers Rest adjacent to Greenville and you like look 453 00:36:30,660 --> 00:36:38,339 like you know the story so we're the little town adjacent to Athens now when 454 00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:41,540 the Firefly gets completed I'm going to draw a nodding I don't have to continue 455 00:36:41,579 --> 00:36:48,540 so that was great um breweries big money that was your 456 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:53,520 take home from the Greenville South Carolina 457 00:36:50,420 --> 00:36:57,740 get the cars out of downtown um things to attract people in like the 458 00:36:56,040 --> 00:37:03,180 doctor's Museum festivals wide sidewalks which are 459 00:37:01,140 --> 00:37:06,900 things that we have and we could have more of them I was gonna plug that if 460 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:10,380 you didn't mention because it sets it out to me it's in there it's all in 461 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:13,800 there and that was all about just pedestrians like the wide sidewalks 462 00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:16,220 right for pedestrian traffic absolutely it's all about 463 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:32,400 um through the Forestry Department and other sources is this Justice 40. 464 00:37:27,420 --> 00:37:38,040 um and it is 40 to underserved populations to help mitigate climate 465 00:37:35,220 --> 00:37:43,740 change the money will be available soon and we can apply for it 466 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:49,800 um if we have projects that will serve the underserved and mitigate climate 467 00:37:46,140 --> 00:37:59,460 change as well as Ira money that's the inflation reduction act so there is 1.5 468 00:37:54,960 --> 00:38:02,940 billion dollars in money that will go to the underserved and I have a website 469 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:08,099 here um there it they don't have the money 470 00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:12,900 yet she's like don't quarter me up I don't have the money but it's it's going 471 00:38:10,140 --> 00:38:18,359 to be available soon and I also learned about this uh I had already known about 472 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:24,000 lead Platinum building standards lead gold lead silver so sites you guys might 473 00:38:21,240 --> 00:38:29,160 know this also is for sustainable land design and development so that's the way 474 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:36,060 of the future where you have carbon neutrals structures and the cement 475 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:43,380 you've got Fergus impervious proportions to run off and also one more 476 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:48,320 thing and I'm going to wrap it up so I had a lot to think about as we move 477 00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:56,339 forward to weave into our plans I met Jesse McMillan who is the Athens 478 00:38:53,099 --> 00:39:02,339 tree Council chairperson who is also won The Rising Star Award at the conference 479 00:38:59,579 --> 00:39:09,300 and we talked about getting together on this tree sale so that the way Susan had 480 00:39:06,359 --> 00:39:13,980 done it in Jefferson is we have the tree sale and then the homeowners get a 481 00:39:11,579 --> 00:39:17,520 credit for their storm water well Athens has to give them that credit but Jesse 482 00:39:15,780 --> 00:39:23,339 said that she was very interested in getting that going on in Athens as well 483 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:28,859 so then we could produce our storm water runoff plant more trees and everybody 484 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:33,180 saves a little money so that's something that we're going to be working on 485 00:39:30,119 --> 00:39:40,440 together I also met Roger Roger yeah that's it that's right 486 00:39:36,859 --> 00:39:45,420 so that was cool and also need to let you know that there were six people 487 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:51,599 closely tied to Winterville in this Statewide conference so we were very 488 00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:56,940 well represented as well as Seth Hawkins who you guys remember Susan Russell who 489 00:39:54,599 --> 00:40:03,900 I did not know was the president of the Georgia tree commission Council last 490 00:40:00,119 --> 00:40:09,420 year during covid and of course Lee and Roger and myself yeah so great team here 491 00:40:07,619 --> 00:40:15,780 we go thank you for coming thank you for going thank you a lot of information and 492 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:19,640 um I didn't I asked Wendy to email this to you guys did you get to do that for 493 00:40:18,180 --> 00:40:28,020 them yeah that's where I saw your watch 494 00:40:23,099 --> 00:40:33,300 so all the links are in there and if you have any questions I do want to talk to 495 00:40:30,359 --> 00:40:38,480 you more about this EMC network of electric cooperatives absolutely sure 496 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:43,880 let's get together great thank you 12 times meeting I think 497 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:48,599 I can do one more time no thank you both good stuff good stuff 498 00:40:46,980 --> 00:40:54,900 thank you yeah thanks for going and thanks for that report that's great all 499 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:58,380 good stuff so um any other announcements okay with that I'll entertain a motion 500 00:40:57,060 --> 00:41:03,420 to drink great work tonight everybody it's been a long year um the budget the 501 00:41:01,079 --> 00:41:06,720 marigold Collective this is a big night um for the city and for the community 502 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:09,180 for sure so thank you all for that hard work 503 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:12,599 um and with that I'll entertain a motion to adjourn so move I have a motion do 504 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:15,780 you have a second I have a motion a second any further 505 00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:20,160 discussion all in favor 506 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:22,339 aye all opposed thank you all for being here 507 00:41:25,460 --> 00:41:31,820 I know but no he said it's really crazy [Music]