City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council meeting and council committee meetings are broadcast live and may be viewed live by the public on Optum TV. Um a rebarcast may be viewed on Optum cable channel 4 in the city um of Alexandria website. We have the invocation by um Councilman Fer and the pledge by Councilman Johnson. Heavenly Father, please bless this name. Look over us to make the best decision we can name. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Take the flag. I pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call, please. Mr. Johnson, here. Mel, Mr. Green, present. Mr. Fowler, Mr. Yes. Mr. Lord, here. Merry here. Madam President, um, approval of the minutes. A motion. Move. Second.

Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Baloid. Um, any public comments? public comments um of the written minutes would like to be would like you to make comments on it if not in the written minutes there will be no discussion or comments on the minutes consent and calendar I'm sorry discussion all in favor any opposed motion carried

consent calendar number one introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low be submitted for patrol petroleum products and chemical agitants for Warzilla engine at DG Hana Power Plant. Number two, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to renew the existing contract for underground electric construction unit pricing. Number three, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a corporate endeavor agreement and co-sponsor the man house program Coca-Cola Dr. Peppa Open Anaka Women's All Pro Golf Tournament scheduled for April the 13, 2026. Number four, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to promote the city of Alisia by entering to all contracts with bands and vendors for 2026 events and other matters with respect there too. Number five, introduction of an ordinance relative to the Alexander Healthcare Initiative, LSUA, to authorize the mayor to execute on behalf of the city those necessary or desirable in a governmental cooperative endeavor and joint services agreement and other contract related to the Jackson Straight Allied Health Downtown Health Service Services Central Improvements. more particularly described as local or other non-state capital project matches to authorize the project. LSUA downtown help number 1 1960 622301 if 1 F1 9002498 authorizing the expenditure and encumberance of budget and prioritize fund authorizing agreements commitments and draw down with the drawdowns with the state of Louisiana through the division of administration and or through the board of supervisors

of Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College, LSU and other or through and with LSU Alexandria Foundation and other related parties and contracts and otherwise providing with respect there too. Number six, introduction of an ordinance authorizing an annexation of 6.896 896 plus minus acres track of land located at 2711 North Macarthur Drive and part of lots 54 and 55 of Experiment Plantation situated in sections 18 and 19 of Township for NOV range one west Rapis Parish Louisiana AC1 Limited Commercial District MFO Multifamily Overlay District Zoning classification is requested upon annexation for the development of a nursing home.

I need a motion, please. A second. Second. Moved by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Johnson. Any items to committee? Yes. Uh four and five illegal. Can we do six to committee? And what's six? Uhhuh. What committee? 6 a.m. All right. G resolution number seven. Resolution to co-sponsor Zeta by Zeta Founder Community Foundation Scholarship Workshop at the Bolton Avenue Community Center. I need a motion. Please move.

Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Lombardane. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. H. Ordinances for final adoption subject to public hearing. Number eight. To consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for treaty footp. I need a motion. Please move. A second. Second. Move by Councilman Void. Second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments. Mr. White. Thank you, Madam President. You're welcome.

My name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Uh 71302 and my phone number is area code 318-4466934. I know Jules Green had brought it up about this treated wood because in our area they had the creassole plant. So, I don't know if y'all looked into this and see if we could put anything other than this treated wood, maybe steel poles or I looked into it, Mr. You did look into it.

Yes, I did. I spoke about it at a previous meeting. I went to Pineville. I talked to a supervisor over there who actually um work with those poles and those chemicals. Um the people that I spoke with have been there like 30 and 40 plus years. They say they don't have anything. Noir, no environmental. Um, yes. So, well, see, that's that's good. See, that's really good. People can appreciate that. And let's pray for Joe Fuller's family cuz he was a city council. Yes, he was. Thank you, sir. Thank you. All in favor?

Any opposed? Motion carried. Number nine, to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for a minimum of one rear loading refuge truck 25 cubic yard capacity. A motion please move second. Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 10 to consider follow adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for a minimum of one gravel truck for the sanitation department. Motion please. Move. I need a second. Second. Motion by Council Member Malloy. Second by Councilman Fowler. Public comments, discussion.

I have a question. Uh mayor, overall, uh how is our S sanitation equipment looking? overall. Yeah. I don't know. You give me a maybe a next meeting to answer it. This is a bid. Okay. I I'm just just curious. Just like to know just overall kind of give us an assessment of how our equipment looks so that the people can can uh when you say looks status of it, the status of it, workmanship, if we're short or Yeah. If we're short, what do we need? We're worried some garbage trucks. I don't know if we just want to get an idea of where we are with that. All right. You said you would get that information for him.

Yeah. Yes. An inventory or I'll reach out and see exactly what he wants and then we'll do a report on. All right. Thank you. Thank you. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 11. to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the loia submitted for a minimum of one shuttle truck for sanitation department. Motion please move. Second, please. Second. Motion by Councilman Lloyd. Second by Councilman Johnson. Any of any discussions? All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 12 to consider upon adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for basonic court sports.

A motion please move. Second, please. Second. Motion by council member Lloyd. Second by Councilwoman Felter. Public discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 13. to consider foundation of an ordinance authorizing the city attorney to settle and compromise the disputes in the matter at the ninth jist district court entitled Terry Holmes versus city of Alexandria docking number 273418 and other matters related there too motion please move second please second

move by councilman second by councilman Johnson public comments discussion you want to discuss this Mr. Um, excuse me if you don't mind. I don't mind. Okay. The only thing and my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Zip 71302. My phone number is area code 318-4466934. Now, on these judgments and y'all go in executive session, when do we get to see how much goes out or do we ever get to see how much goes out? It's in the ordinance. It's

It's in the ordinance. Title of the ordinance $37,642. Okay, that's fine. That's that's all I wanted to know. Thank you. Thank you. Discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 14 to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the proposal to receive from util serves LLC for water distribution flushing programs. Motion please move. Second. Second. Motion by Councilman Balo. Second by Councilman Fowler. Public comments. Mr. White. Yes ma'am. Thank you madam president. You're welcome.

Again I'm Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. My address is 363810th Street in Alexandria. My zip is 71302. My phone number is area code 3184466934. Now on this now, the mayor was talking about we'll probably be seeing brown water in our uh water and it'll be good to drink. So will they be periodic testing and everything? I don't this this ordinance um you said to tell you what the man said. You can look at the tape you know what he said.

Mr. White, I'm going to tell you this water distribution flushing program is for the firemen to go out to flush the um fire fire um hydrants. Yes. To make sure that it gets all the residue or whatever may be inside the water. And that is why we do that so that we cannot have brown water. What was the other thing where the brown water when he You don't know nothing about it. This is saying this is this is totally different from that. That's what you're saying? This doesn't have anything to do with the brown water that we discussed. No, no, but there's a flush. No, no, hold up. I'm just asking about

Okay. This is a second flushing that we're having. Mr. Mr. White I'm trying to find out this is routine flushing fire is routine not only what was what's this other flushing flushings are based based on the same thing Mr. white. When you flush the fire hydrants, you're flushing out the residue. You're flushing out whatever. Yes. Whatever may be inside so that you can have water, decent water that is not brown that you're um asking about.

Well, I'm just asking. Okay. I understand what you're saying. This is the routine cuz I've seen the fire department come by cuz I've got a hydrant on my corner spot. So, I come by. But the other flushing, what about that? That's the same thing when you put the same thing. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you, M. All right, Madam President. Yes, sir. Just one question. Uh, you did answer the wares for the fire hydrogens. What is the occurrence of those flushings? Mayor, mayor can answer that. What do you mean the occurrence? How often flush?

We're flush. The fire department is constantly in a state of flushing. That's what uh is part of keeping our fire rating number one, which we've achieved for the first time. Uh we also have several other projects that flush that are separate from uh the fire department flushing that we've gone over quite a few times this year included where we have the unidirectional flushing. So you're pushing sediment one way. We have several different programs that overlap. uh two of those uh programs were already approved I think this year and this the fire hydrant flushing is something that is a constant all the time. Yes. And so what happens is sometimes debris is stirred up by flushing. Right.

And so if you know the if you see the fire department flushing in your area while it's necessary it can turn upset uh by doing it. But that is a necessary thing to keep those fire hydrants and the pressure and everything correct. It also as madame president said actually has a salute it has an effect on also keeping things moving. So while it's not part of the uni direction and other programs we do schedule in a way to follow that. So you try to we're trying to maintain a process to push any settlement if we think we've caught somewhere out or identify where it is.

I have a question mayor. Now, when we're when we flush those hydrants, are those hydrants connected to mains that also run water to the homes or is it just a separate system just for the fire five fire hydrants? It's all one system. Okay. All right. And madam, I have May I ask? Okay, you're done. Fine, madam. All right. Thank you. Time. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 15 to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to award the engine overhaul service contract for DG Hana units 567 and 8 to motor service Yugo Stamp Inc. as backup service provider.

Motion second. Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Baloy. Public comments discussion yes. Yes, in reading the fact sheet, it says uh we're currently in dispute over uh with Warzilla. There's no other explanation for the dispute. May someone please tell me why we're in dispute with the manufacturer of the said items that we purchased.

Um I didn't know they had used the word dispute, but they do. Uh so right now we have in our Wartzilla engines. Uh Wartzilla was the low bidder and Wartzilla who built those engines and actually supplies its own parts. Uh the city under the public bid law has to bid all of our parts. And so part of bidding uh as all of you know you can't necessarily bid uh I want a Dodge truck that is sold at such and such place because reading the bid law, you'd have to say the specs and Ford and Chevy could both bid on it.

You know, they could both bid on it. And while everybody may want one kind of truck, it doesn't work that way. In a similar way, uh, but in a much more, I guess I would just say a less practical issue because you're getting into very unique parts that are constructed with certain tensil strength. So, how much heat they take, it could be off by just the tiniest amount and it would be a problem. Unfortunately, our bid law in Louisiana does not make any exception for parts even for our utility system uh at that level. So, when we bid the parts, we get back on a separate bid whoever's the low bidder and they will bid in nonoem parts. And all of you know that's non-original equipment manufacturer parts. So, just like when you have a I can't think of the name of the most popular one, but uh the one that ensures your car and you go and you call your warranty in and you go to the spot, they can use nonoem parts. And you say, "No, I have this nice car. I want you to buy new ones." And they say, "We don't have to. We can go get these parts." And you may take that to the shop where you're going to do it. And they don't want to use that part. They want you to get a BMW part or a Mercedes part for whatever your nice car is. You get into a battle about it. In a very similar way, that's what's happening here. We have a situation where Wartzilla manufactures the parts and Wartzilla happened to come in as the low bidder. So, we had a separate bid for the parts and then Wartzilla came in as a low bidder. Unfortunately, we can't hire Wartzilla who built everything in a professional service agreement to use only its parts. The bid law doesn't allow that. So, Wartzilla for the first time because this is we've been using nonoems for a while said, "We're not going to work on engines unless you use

our parts dispute." Uh, so we have them finishing engine five. We worked out a deal with them. These are for your other engines. Um my concern will always be and remains and Marcus and I are working through this having the asurances that nonoems for the type of asset we have will work but then a car has to work at the same level and all of you will know this too at this level there are international grading agencies if you will and they look at the parts and they determine that it's been tested and it has the same tensility or tensil strength the ability to withstand force and all of those different things are in place. While I'm convinced that we're doing it right and these guys are doing the right thing, I remain a little concerned because of the unique nature of the Wartzilla engines and what I know to be the uh level of Wartzilla is a a fine company. I mean, these guys are are doing the best in the world at this. And so, if they don't want to warrant other part, it's not warranty. So, remember those are those are old. We're out of warranty. One of the questions I should have settled for you first is will this void a warranty? No, we're way out of time on that. But, I still have to worry about the integrity of the engines and if any part that we use isn't. So, remember, these are big companies that make them exactly the same. So, you could have big manifolds. These are like a giant Rolls-Royce car engine if you would imagine, but as big as this room. So, all of those different things have to be looked at. They're handling number five, which tells you a little bit about the dispute. The fact that they're willing to use certain things to do five is a little bit of a tell, if you will, on well, why not do the others, but they want you to use their parts, bottom

line. So, we're trying to work that out with them.

In the meantime, no. No, absolutely no litigation. That's why I was surprised they use the word dispute. No litigation. Wartzilla is doing that. What I think we're trying to work out is to to make them change their mind and do it. We've done it in the past. Uh I'd like to see Wartzilla do it. This other group who is not Wartzilla came in a little over I think it's 300,000 for the next responsible bidder. They've worked for us before. They've serviced the engines before. The reason we want to do this now is belt and suspenders. Because of our requirements with MYO to stay on time and have our engines fire as they're called on every day and be compliant with MYO, we want to have both in place. We'll continue to talk to them. There is no legal dispute. Wartzilla is not saying we're suing you or anything. They're just saying we won't work unless you buy our parts. We're constrained by a bid law that in this case I think

antiquated is not the right word. I don't think the bid law it is not the norm for cities to have a fuel a full mun as we do Mr. Ldane as you know. So it's just not something they consider. You can imagine that over the decades people have argued this about vehicles too and that doesn't make it because people say a Chevy and a Ford. We're not going to let you only get a Chevy cuz that's what your guys want or only get a Ford. Typically these guys, this is different. These are different kinds of parts, but typically these guys can make these moves with private companies and yes, and since we are municipality, that's correct. It doesn't quite job.

A private company can elect and say, "We're not going to risk it. We're only using work parts and they're at the mercy then of however that bid is because even though they're not required to bid as we are, they bid, right? they get. So we we shot uh our cannon over the bow and we're seeing what we can do about it. Well, our equal has to be our equal. It can't be anything else. So these are certified by international organizations. Gary, if you imagine they have some tube or part that goes on a this giant I don't know, give me a name of part on it. What's the one we were talking about earlier? Maker. That's one that uses that.

I'm trying to give them a car comparison. Give me something like that having a car.

It we do have big spark. It is. There's a system of that. I was going to say I was going to say carburetor, but I don't want to say that. That's how it works. So, so a water pump. So, they would test that. They would test that strength of that pump at all of those same pressures would tensil the tensil strength of that has to operate the same. So, they're going to apply that force. They're going to have an international rating agency say this nonoem aftermarket part meets the same strength as that one. That's 100% an accurate report. So, there's no dispute in that. Wartzilla just doesn't want to do it. So, if you're me or you're Marcus, then your next question has to be why not? and is does Warsilla do a set of tests that are more rigorous and and is something we have to worry about? We have had a rebuild already. It has not been an issue, but I would never say nor would the utility director say that we don't both think that warts parts are better for warts engines than nonwartzilla parts. The issue is we don't have a choice in the law. So we can't what we'd love to do is you'd hire Wartzilla in some sort of professional service since it's the one doing it and they would use their parts within it. We can't do that. We'd love to. But if everyone could do that, everyone would get around the bid law. You'd enter into a car lot uh management agreement, they would send you only their cars. That would be circumventing the bid law. You would never be allowed to. So that's where we are on.

All right. So you're saying so when we when part of this council voted for these wars engines back this was not seen to be a upcoming problem and when you were using the analysis of cars I'm looking at if I buy a Cadillac and I go and they want to put a Chevy part on I'm have a problem with that. So that's what you said. They the NO NOPS non- original parts. So and they're going to test them and they should work comfortably. And all I'm reason I'm asking all these question because I read dispute. I didn't write the fact sheet but I read dispute and I was wondering where we were going with that. So if you all are comfortable using these NOP parts

and to make uh that's fine. I just want I just wanted the explanation of why dispute was in the statement. Mr. Green, I think what you're saying is perfectly logical and I think it's a good catch that you made, but just look at the sentence is currently in dispute over utilization of low bid nonom. So it's we're not in a dispute with them. There's no issue with us and warts. It's that wartsilla doesn't want to work on the engines without using their parts. And without disparaging work, I would say one of these two guys said it. They're playing a bit of a hard ball game to see if what we'll do to say we won't do it unless you do that. We were your low bidder. But the next

that's a difference without a distinction. I actually I mean, you know, if if our if our engines need to be worked on and something breaks and they're saying, "Hey, we won't make the repairs unless you use these equipments." It kind of has to over barrel. Wouldn't you agree? No. I You said difference without a distinction. It's a difference. That's a difference. Here's the distinction. There's another group that can work on it.

That group has already worked on our engines in the past. They just didn't win the bid this time. They're second low and responsible and responsive. Now, they get a chance by what you do because Wartzilla decided for the first time ever to play hard ball. So, it's the opposite of a difference without a distinction. It's just the difference. So just trying to get over I'm just concerned that that that you know we look at one day and we can't produce power because we have motors that engines generators that are down.

Well there there's a there's a million reasons that could happen that have nothing to do with parts. There's catastrophic loss. There's all kind of things. No one can guarantee against that. But the question is when we built this structure would you ever see these things happen? Of course you do. This is the constraint of our bid law. But we've already used this company in the past and nonoem parts in the past without any problems. So okay. Okay. Cool. Cool. So you do have a backup FY Zilla does it.

I think what I would want to disclose to y'all in in total cander is I just in in my heart of hearts you you'd want work cuz they designed it and you'd want work parts. But I would tell Mr. green. If you're bringing your Cadillac, your Mercedes, your BMW in after the fact that you've got a aftermarket insurance policy, you can tell them all day that you only want a brand new BMW part, but you ain't getting one. And there's no way you can make them do it if you have that after after you've run your regular warranty period. You bought the what's the extended warranty? The extended warranty company that advertised. That's where we are. We're after all that, Tom. What is it? Endurance.

Endurance. So, so we're after that. Endurance. Or you can pay the difference or you can pay the difference. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 16 to consider following adoption of an ordinance authorizing the reszoning of property at 3220 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria Parish Peace, Louisiana from C2 General Commercial to I2 general industrial district to allow heavy industrial retail sales. Motion please move. Second.

Motion by council Lloyd, second by Councilman Fowler. Um, public comments, Mr. Laflur, Eric, I'm here. Yes, ma'am. Okay, we can have your three minutes. Yes, sir. Uh, good evening, members of the council. So, uh, I'm Eric Lafleur. U, I'm from New Orleans, but I'm really from Bill Plat. Hello.

So, uh, we are here. I'm here rep on behalf of Progressive Tractor and Implement Company. uh I serve as their general counsel. Um they are have we have asked for a zoning change in order for us to locate uh uh and setup shop here in Alexandria. Um Progressive Tract and Implement Company uh is the third largest case agriculture dealer in the United in North America. Uh the owner is Thomas Swallow from down the street in Bunky. Uh he's originally from Vilplat as you might figure figured that. Um and uh we uh we were invite the the the way the zoning was set up. It it wouldn't allow us to operate uh a dealership um to sell and service uh and and instruct in uh equipment. Um so we're asking for a change in it. Um, we did agree uh with the zoning uh commission to to to impose in uh restrictive covenants on the use of the land in the event that we would ever sell it to someone else so that we would only use it strictly for what our intended purposes uh are. Um and so I just I don't know I guess you have the ordinance but we did work with them and get all of that uh that straight. I don't know if they gave the I think y'all got the draft.

So, I just would say normally uh what the senator is saying is correct. Eric's an a former longtime state senator. I think most of you know that. Normally with out of zoning, we can't force a deal, but in this case, they've offered something that has been accepted. So, there's an offer on the table to put the restrictive covenant in and we accept. the council will accept by this ordinance and they're doing us a favor. So, while they need the additional uh zoning uh increase in ability to have commercial, they have put all the things that they would never sell that property and not include in this restrictive covenant. And it's a whole bunch of things that I y'all would agree with. So,

similar to a deed restriction. It's a deed restriction. So, that's what they're offering and that we're accepting. This is how it's supposed to work. It's a It's a good neighbor thing to have local people come uh open this up here, create opportunity for us, and then do this. I have a question, Mr. Floyd. How many jobs do you think this is going to create? Um I think initially we probably would probably only have maybe a dozen at the very beginning. Uh good. The uh but the reason why we want to come to Alexandria is the same reason you have sinnabation central Louisiana. I don't know if you still have that, but

u for a company our size with 33 locations and a bunch of locations in Louisiana, this was a this was the ideal location for us. Uh and it opens up the door to do the what you're thinking of, which is be this would be much more than a a small operation, but much larger operation. It might have to include possibly uh the England um England uh is it England Air Force Base? airport.

Um because this would be retail, possibly corporate, but the the fact that uh Alexandria had is centrally located with highways going everywhere and a airport that has capacity for potentially for us to use it as our uh logistics center to ship out to stores that we have in Alex in Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and even in soon. Well, we thank you for bringing your company here. Even if you're hiring 12 employees initially on the stepping stone, so yeah, we thank you for that, Mr. Leaf. If there's anything we can do to help the process, please let us know.

But the company's growing and it's it's probably doubled in size in the last six or seven years. And so we have been looking for a place like this where we have the potential to that was council. What's that? I was cur legal counsel double. Thank you Mr. Lefur. We look forward to having your business here. Um all in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Before we adjourn,

I miss the um opportunity to um remember Mr. Fuller. So at this time, can we please have a moment of silence for Mr. Joe Fuller? Thank you. And I also would like um everyone I'm bragging about my brother and my sister-in-law. Would you please stand? They're back home from Korea. THEY'RE STATION and they have made my week tremendously well due to the fact that it was home for death. But just having my brother and my sister-in-law here with me ease the pain some.

Um I think before we join I think Mr. Johnson has so y'all remember when I got elected and I came up here bragging about how good a basketball player I was. Oh brother I said well my brother's been broken and tonight in about an hour my grandson get a chance to make his thousand points. He's six he's six points away from thousand. So he averaged more points than me, but he he never would catch how many points I scored. Basketball to your grandson.

Also, before I want to I also want to dubtail on Mr. Joe Fuller. Um, a mighty man. He's leaving a tremendous legacy. Um, he was my dad's coffee drinking partner. And early in my legal career, I used to try to ear hustle on the conversations. He would put me out the office, but as I got older, I was allowed to state and listen to those conversations. Um, he leaves quite a legacy. Chuck, you and I served with him.

Jules, you served with him. I served with him for a year. And during that time, I um I learned a tremendous amount from that from him. Um, he leaves a legacy. I believe he was the community director under Mayor Schneider and was also chief of staff under Mayor Schneider. And then from there he went to the police jury and served several years and then from there worked for Buddy Caldwell the AG's office and then he came back to serve as a city councilman from 2016 to 2020. Um he leaves an incredible legacy. Um, and in the days to come, oh, I've also learned about some of his accomplishments. Um, when he was on a police jury, and this was back in the 80s, our airport was at Esler, but he along with uh Mr. Lawson were instrumental in bringing the airport from Pineville to Alexandria.

So, um, and he was also a champion for affordable housing. He was also known for taking trips and going elsewhere and bringing back knowledge that helped improve central Louisiana, especially the web board. So, uh, he lives leaves quite a legacy. A mighty mighty oak has fallen. So, um, in days to come, I will be asking each of my council members to support an initiative to to honor, uh, the Honorable Joe Fuller. Um, we're throwing around some ideas, but I'm going to speak with the family. And, um, I think it's only fitting that a man of his stature be recognized and memorialized in our city. So, in days to come, I will be speaking to each of each one of you and asking for your support. Um, I think he's a man who's earned it and it should be it should happen. So, um, let's all pray for Mr. Fuller's family.

Amen. Um, it it's it this one really hurts me because I've I've lost my father and now I'm losing a father figure. So um he he Okay, Madame President. Joe. Yes, sir. Thank y'all. Uh to the general public, Mr. Fuller services, November the 22nd, this Saturday 2:00 p.m. New Birth Baptist Church located on Enterprise Road, pastored by Reverend Errol Dorsy. Interament will be Garden of Memory. Thank you.

Thank Thank you, Mr. Yeah, I'm good. Thank you. This made it.