City Council - Special Meeting

in Christ Ministries will serve as our chaplain of the day. The pledge of allegiance will be led by Councilman Clunch. Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you to please stand and remain standing through the pledge of allegiance. Let us pray. Lord, we thank you today for life and health. We thank you for the ability to be involved in useful work and for the honor of bearing appropriate responsibilities. In the scriptures, you have said that citizens ought to obey the governing authorities since you have established those very authorities to promote peace and order and justice. Therefore, I pray for our mayor and for the various levels of city officials and in particular this assembled council. I'm asking that you would graciously grant them wisdom to govern amid the conflicting interests and issues of our times. bring clarity in this time of discussion today and let your will be done. Lead this council and guide them to make decisions that are best for all of our citizens. This I pray in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. 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. Members, please register your attendance. Madame clerk, please take the role. All members are present with the exception of Councilman Hollerman.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. The only item on our agenda today is resolution 64 2025. Members, I'm going to read the resolution. I'm going to ask for a motion in a second in order to get it in front of us. Uh and then with without objection, I would like to ask Michelle Austin, the director of neighborhood and community services department to come up and give us a brief presentation, answer any questions, and then we'll proceed from there. So item A, resolution 64, 202526, a resolution authorizing the city of Clarksville to enter into a ground lease agreement with SAYR Incorporated for the development of affordable senior housing at 625 Frosty Morn Drive. I'll entertain a motion in a second.

Motion been made and properly seconded. Without objection, council will ask Miss Austin to please come up and give us a short presentation description and then answer questions. Miss Austin, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. I know I've provided many of you um a lot of information already, but please bear with me as I um read through all the particulars that I wanted to ensure is on the record. First of all, I want to thank all of you for coming together tonight at this special session. Um, I also want to express my appreciation to those council members who have reached out to me by phone, email, or we've had one-on-one conversations regarding this project. I truly appreciate the time and the thoughtful questions that you have asked regarding this item. I also want to apologize that this request is coming before you at a special session. As we have worked to finalize the requirements for this upcoming low-income housing tax credit application, we are bringing forward the items necessary for the developer to demonstrate site control and zoning readiness. Um, I also appreciate your willingness to consider this request on an accelerated timeline as we work to position Clarksville competitively for these funding opportunity. And I do want to mention that there has been a lot of conversations that have taken place at the state level to ensure Clarksville, McGomery County is more competitive for these tax credits. We haven't had a development like this approved in some years and we're really excited and we think this is that big project here for Clarksville. Tonight, the resolution before you authorizes the city to enter into a long-term ground lease for the development of Frostymore Drive of 625 Frosty Drive. This site has remained vacant for many years, and this proposal presents an opportunity to transform that underutilized property into 65 units of affordable housing for seniors aged 62 and older. And I know this body, here's the word affordable quite a bit, but I just want to say affordable is not a word that I throw around loosely. Affordable is in my from my office that works towards low and moderate income residents. We are seeing we see identify

affordable housing as something that is affordable for our residents who are under 80% or even 60% average median income here in Clarksville. And for this project, affordable means incomebased. So this is based specifically on the income of those seniors who apply for it. The only other facility that we have here in Clarksville that compares to this project is South Central Villages. And I know I have talked to many of you regarding South Central Villages through the years and some of the challenges that you have had with that site. One of those challenges is that 9-month waiting list. So we know that that demand is here in Clarksville. And this project responds, you know, as we mentioned to this very real growing housing challenge here in Clarksville. According to our recent housing study, um, housing needs assessment from 2024, our community is projected to face a housing gap of more than 15,000 units by the year 2029. 15,000 units. Of those 15,000 units, 35% of those are sorry, within that number, the largest area of need is among older adults. Approximately 35% of those are future households are expected to have a head of household over the age of 65 years. 35% of those households in that housing gap over the age of 65. So creating safe, stable, and affordable housing options for seniors allows them to remain in the community that that that they help build while maintaining independence and dignity. The redevelopment concept before you would convert the site Frosty Horn site into 65 units, primarily one-bedroom apartments with a smaller number of two-bedroom units. The development would also include supportive services such as space for meals on wheels, transportation coordination, and age and place services through the MidCumberland Human Resources Agency.

The site is also located within the Red River Legacy neighborhood, one of five low-income census tracks. The department, my department, has identified as priority areas for expanding affordable housing opportunities. Just a few blocks away is Lincoln Homes, a property owned by the Clarksville Housing Authority, which was also recently approved for redevelopment. From a planning perspective, the site is well positioned for this type of redevelopment. The property is located near the Vulcan opportunity zone and surrounding area has been identified as mixeduse in the city's future growth plan supporting reinvestment and thoughtful redevelopment in this part of our community. The resolution before you tonight pertains specifically to the ground lease structure. Under this model, the city retains ownership of the land while the developer, who is with us tonight, finances, constructs, and manages the housing community through a 75-year ground lease. At the end of that term, ownership of the improvements returned to the city or is available to the developer at the appraised rate. Importantly, this lease agreement is contingent upon the developer receiving those tax credits I mentioned, meaning the project only proceeds if the financing is successfully secured. Later this month, this body will also consider a planned unit development zoning request that would allow the coordinated design and supportive services associated with this development. This proposal represents an opportunity to redevelop a long vacant industrial site, expand housing options for seniors living on fixed incomes, and leverage outside investment to meet the growing community need. Thank you again for your time and consideration and I would love to answer any questions you have regarding this item.

Okay. Thank you, Councilman Streetman. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Miss Austin, mine's not so much a question as it is a comment. I want to thank you for your work on this. You and your entire department for bringing this forward to us tonight and spending the time over the last nine months working to put this together. And even prior to that, I know this was this is something that's very important to you and you've discussed the need for our seniors, especially in that low income range, to be able to have a place to to to live. So, I thank you for that and listening to council person or counciloman Mclofflin when she brought this up in the as a budget amendment last June and she specifically stated creating it as a need for I'm almost positive she created it said as a need for senior housing low income. So, thank you for everything that you have done and we appreciate your diligence in bringing this back to us.

Thank you for that. And I know I mentioned that in the email but I didn't mention that in my talking points. was something that this body specifically requested of my department to work on. So, I'm very excited less than a year later to bring it back to you. Councilman Smith, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Miss Austin, for calling me today. Um, well, um, this going to be a pud setup, PUB. Yes, ma'am. So, are we going to guarantee that's what they gonna put there? Absolutely. That's that's the whole idea of going into that planned unit development is to ensure that everything stays I think there's a variable of 10% but that's the whole purpose of the pud development.

So if it's income based and someone makes let's say $50,000 a month what would the be the rent oh I I can't tell you that right now. It would be 30% 30% of that. Yes ma'am. Yeah, I know some people are severely overburdened uh paying their uh rental 62% of our population.

Yeah. Well, it says 18% and then 8% of homes are overburdened uh severely overburden paying their rent. Uh so um we know that uh nothing was mentioned in the born uh national research that said that we had a shortage on um senior homes. There was nothing in this article and um

in the in the formal um assessment it was in section 4-13. Well, it says here while there are home gaps among all affordability incomebased levels of both rental and for sale products, the rental gap is the greatest for products with rent between 1,600 to 2,400 while sale housing gap is the greatest. So the the greatest gap is for the houses for sale and we know the rental properties are too but uh we have 18% of them overburden uh and are severely overburdened in paying um rent. Um

yes it says the study says that nearly 18% of clash for rental houses and 8% of home uh owner houses are considered severely costburden which means those people are paying more than 50% of their income. So the renters is about 5,400 renters and 3,73 homeowners within closer area that are paying more than 50%. So the greatest burden is on those for home ownership and uh rental property, but there was never anything mentioned particularly that there was a shortage uh on the um senior citizens building. And I done some research and it showed that um there was several we have about 17 to 20 senior senior living facilities in Clarksville. And uh we we know that Bill Place I can name a whole lot of them but I'm not going to do that take up too much time. But there are Those are probably nursing homes and assistant living.

No, this is not a nursing home. These are independent living spaces. I looked up the village at the river club. That's on Warfield Boulevard. That's an independent living. Uh you have uh as you said, South Vish, the vining, which is independent living. We have uh Brookdale u Memorial Drive and that is a care place, but there are assistant living places like the Walking Horse, Dogwood, Ben. It's several many homes uh for senior citizens uh to rent. Um, and so Boowing Research did not mention a gap or a lack in senior citiz. We know that uh we need affordable houses on all levels, not just in one area and so the home owners has a big gap. Okay. All right. Thank you.

Would you like for me to respond to that? Yeah. Okay. So um the the data regarding that gap by age parameters it's in like 10 to 20 years age parameters that is in section four of the full need housing needs assessment and page 13 of section 4. There's a chart that's really easy to follow and a lot of the facil facilities that you mentioned just now none of them are income based. They may be that's tied to assisted living or you know Medicare or something like that but they are not income based the the type that we're talking about here. Yes they are. Okay. Thank you for that information.

Based on the income I've called to make sure and we have about 17 to 20 senior citizen living facilities that are available for citizens to rent. Thank you council. Yes ma'am. You're welcome. Councilman Lovado, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, I don't have a question. Um, but first I do want to say thank you for everything that you've done. You've worked very diligently in bringing this to us quickly and this is a needed service. We know that there is a gap in affordable incomebased senior living and so I'm greatly appreciative. Um, I will be a yes vote tonight, but I do have some concerns before we go to the resoning. And so I do not promise a a yes vote. Um, my concerns are environmental ones. The council has not been provided the most recent environmental study for that area. Um, part two of my concern is all of the M1 zoning around this area. So if we put our seniors in this area that could potentially be more industrial, what are we exposing them to? So I'm not sure if that is a request of the RPC to do an overlay study, but those are things that I would want to explore before we have our resoning. That's all I have. Thank you.

Councilman Chandler, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Uh I had the written down the same concerns that uh Miss Lovado, you know, When was the last time, if any, environmental impact studies have been done? Uh, you know, I got a little bit of history when I was in the JC's. We had it at the haunted house. Uh and there was a lot of runoff from the foundry that was coming across the parking lots and uh so and I just remember back then the

the color of the water from the foundry that would run off into it. Plus they piled up some kind of millings right there beside the road. Uh I'm concerned about the the foundry being there and what we're put trying to put people into. Mhm. Uh and uh another thing is is is there a dollar amount that is going to cost the city for this to go forward?

No, they're actually going to pay us for the lease. That's not I'm talking about, you know, according to the contract, we're responsible for the uh to make sure that we don't have any hazardous materials. Uh you know, they have to be this stuff has to be run and certified. Mhm.

Uh you know, I think there was one part in here about uh well, I'm just sitting here looking at it. the granter will deliver all these things and is there a just a rough ballpark figure what we might have to spend on our end. uh you know those things can get quite expensive when you start talking. One of the things here as has there been any kind of uh trying to think exactly how it was worded. Uh, but it basically hold something that would hold water or and I know for a fact at one time in that plant was a huge vat that the cows and the pigs were drugged through after they were killed. And then uh I had one more written down somewhere. Just please bear with me just for a second. Oh, when do when when do is this going to go before the RPC?

It's going to the formal regional planning. I think on the 26th. It's their end of April meeting. Okay. And again, I got concern that we're kind of putting the cart before the horse. Usually, it's the RPC does something then brings it to us. Mhm. Uh because you know we sit here and we go through all this and we say yes and then it gets turned down the RPC and comes back. We even going to have more questions then.

Right. This is just for the lease agreement. So the PUD will come before this body later in the month. This is just your approval of this relationship between the city of Clarksville and the developer. All of it is contingent on that PUD approval and the LITC award. Thank you. You're welcome. Councilman Clunch, you're recognized. Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Again, Miss Austin, thank you for presenting this. I didn't know the back history of it, but I would be remiss to say I appreciate the different perspectives. It's why we're here. We shouldn't all agree on everything. Mhm.

Uh I always learn from from my fellow council members anytime that I'm up here. But there is a need for housing for our elderly that potentially could open up housing if the elderly move into this housing for opportunities to buy other houses that they vacate.

Uh understanding there's concerns about the the soil and what is there. Uh but again I will always defer back to what is the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Is it the end all beall? We'll find out. Uh but I will be a yes on this understanding there are some other underlying issues that probably need to be looked at. But I appreciate your time and putting this together and the patience with meeting with me with the conversations. And then also there are programs for people buying houses through Clarksville Neighborhood and Community Services with financial support. Absolutely. To help offset their income so that they can purchase homes.

Thank you for bringing that up. And actually just across the street from this site is over a hundred vacant lots that we are actively working to try and acquire to activate for affordable housing with some of our nonprofits. So, as we sit here and we talk about concerns about environmentals and things like that, just know that there are already hundreds of households that are living across the street from all of this low-income neighborhoods that we're actively working to improve and add more single family housing. Oh, yes, ma'am. I think it's fantastic. Last thing I'll say is there was a couple questions on the book of Face about uh amenities at that complex and there is a walking trail, there is gardens. Yes. It is not a concrete jungle of a building and a parking lot.

No, sir. And I would say the railroad, the abandoned railroad bed right next to it is part of parks and recreation's long-term greenway plan. So, um there's going to be a tiein there eventually. And we also have a plan through the Red River neighborhood to connect that this property, Vulcan property, to Austin P and Lincoln Home. So, there's a lot of really cool things that are actively in works for that neighborhood. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Did you say book of face? Is that what you said? Okay. Make sure I got it. Councilman Smith, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, I just want to make some statements. It's nothing to you respectfully. I just want to say this and I want to thank those who talked about the environmental conditions. Yes. There if we build houses in Frost morning building that sits close proximity across the street. I went out today and walked across and counted the steps. Mhm.

It is approximately 15 steps close to the foundry which has very bad pollution. So we're building affordable we want to build affordable homes in a place in an environment that could be detrimental to the health of the seniors. I have as you talked about there were some people that lived across the street there. Those were my kin people that died of cancer. They couldn't even grow flowers because every year they grow flowers. I watch them. They die. Why? Because of the pollution from the foundry. They all died of cancer. So what I'm saying is this. If we put these people in a place because we want to make sure we get this building sealed up or something.

I don't mean sealed up in a way. I'm talking about put some houses there to just to accommodate trying to get this done. We're putting senior citizens in a place that is detrimental to their health. That foundry, you're going to have loud noises. You got the stinky pinky across the street. We know what that is. You have all of these buildings across the morning sits in the middle of all of these businesses. Mhm.

And right down the street from Craft Street, which is a congested street, I live right up the street from I live over there. The environment there is not beneficial to put affordable homes there. No, but I understand you've done your work, but you got to look at the environment.

You got to look at where you placing these people. It's going to be noisy. We got big trucks coming in and out. They're delivering and they're unloading. You got machines operating all day. That's a noisy environment. There's no peace in that environment. A great neighborhood for anybody, especially seniors, should consist of a serene environment that is calm, peaceful, tranquil space that promotes a feeling of safety and relaxation so that they can have a good night's sleep. It's it's a noisy, busy I live right up the street from it. I'm just telling you what I know. I live there.

It is pollution. It's not a safe environment to build affordable homes. I don't know why we would want to build over there. I I don't know, but this is not safe. Also, I think that smart growth is something that's one of my principles that I'm running on. It says that Smart Growth helps to design healthy, vibrant, and durable neighborhoods that improve the quality of life and health of the residents. And we're building affordable homes because we can. We're not thinking about the health of the seniors.

Seniors are already have poor health mostly. So why I mean just based up on income I don't think I think what we need to do and I'll tell you that when I do my after this I I'll wait till we get ready to vote on this and I'll say my spill there. But I think that we need to have a meeting with these seniors. Let them give input about the development and where it should be located. Would they want to live over there? Really what they want to live over there. Okay,

we need to have we need to have a meeting with the community as we did when we was dealing with the whale when we was dealing with um Frost the morning when we was getting ready to set it up for uh uh a multi-purpose center. I think the multi multi-purpose center would be the best thing to put in there because it's already surrounding other business, commercial businesses, noise, traffic, and congestion in the area. Thank you.

Thank you for that feedback. I I just want to add because these are tied to LITC like tax credits, there's env lots of environmental testing that's going to have to happen before that gets approved through THDA. And again, Beacon ZAR, they're here tonight and they have been actively working at the site. They've been there. They know the history of the site. So, they're very informed and our state's going to ensure that that happens.

Yeah, I understand that. But before we vote on this, I think that we need to have all this already done so we would know. We don't want to put the what do you say the horse before the cot, the cot before the horse. We need to know these things before we vote on something. That's wise. That's being wise and that's being using smart growth to develop the area. Not just because we can do it, but we need to make sure we're putting people in right places at the right time where the environment I wouldn't want my mama to live over there. I wouldn't want my dog to stay there because of the environment. It's too polluted. And we need to know these things before we bring something to vote on uh for these seniors because uh you know seniors like I said they're frail. Um you know we need to know all of this stuff before we vote on something that's just being smart and wise. Smart growth is creative and trying to make sure that we're putting people in the right places and that we're allowing the seniors to have a voice, you know, a voice in what they want. Do they want to live over there? We might not even make a dime over there. But if we make it a multi-purpose center, we can make revenue, bring in revenue, increase the budget. We can do a lot of things. Tourists can come in. We looked at several plans for this. And I still think it needs to be a multi-purpose center instead of place for homes. Thank you.

This is enabling legislation allowing the developer to move forward with the next step in the process. Um there are a lot of steps that we have to take before we enter into a lease or we approve the resoning. So this is purely to enable us to enter a lease and all of the lease provisions are there. So anyway, thank you for that. Councilman Streetman, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um I know I've already talked once, so this will be my second time talking. I know we only get two times to speak. Um, but first of all, um, I want to clarify a few things because there's been a lot of negative things said just in the last few minutes about the Clarksville Foundry, which is a longtime locallyowned business that we have here. Um, they do have to submit storm water samples annually to TEK and because they do have a storm water permit. So to say that they are polluting the area is an untrue statement because again if they were t deck would have come back and not allowed them to continue to have their permit. Also as the mayor stated this is a first step in the process. We're not actually putting the cart before the horse here. It would make sense that we do this part first before we requested the reszoning to the pud which will be held April 28th with the RPC. The RPC does not get to they can they can only approve either recommend it for approval or recommend it for disapproval. This council this body just like any other zoning case gets the final say. So this is not a subdivision plan or anything along those lines. This is a planned unit development and it would change that zoning from the current zoning to the planned unit development which wouldn't make sense to do if this council wasn't supportive of the first step which I absolutely hope the council is supportive of that step. I had an additional question but the mayor covered that in what he was saying. So I just wanted to clarify that for this council as well as for the public so that they understand that we are following the proper procedures here in order to get this done. And I know it was also referenced that what this should be. It should be the community center that had originally been planned for it. Well, I don't understand how it would be if there was truly which there are not. If there were truly environmental issues, then the same environmental issues would be there regardless of what we were talking about. So, I can't see being supportive

of one and not being supportive of the other. And again, this body supported that change to be made. The amendment was made that was taken out of the capital project. So, that's no longer on the table. This is what's on the table for us to be able to move forward. And again, we've already heard the importance of why this is needed. and I will again say thank you for everything that you have done to get it to this point. Thank you, Mayor. Councilman Lovato, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. I just feel the need to reiterate what my concerns were and what the request was. Um, I am not asking for all future environmental studies be done before the resoning. I just would like to see what the most recent one has said and I'd like a discussion with the RPC to protect that um should this go forward and I hope that it does to protect that senior center from any future development around it. That's all. Yeah, we will provide the council all of the documentation that we have that's been done on that 65year-old building. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Marquee. You're recognized.

Thank you. Um I guess I'll keep this short. Uh thank you, Miss Austin, for everything you've done. I really like the direction this project is heading um based on the pictures um that have been put out of the design idea for it. I really like the green space and the common area and the walking trail that is um something that is also very important uh for seniors be to get their exercise in a safe manner and the the gardening area. Uh again that's also very therapeutic. So, I like that these things were incorporated into this development uh project. Um, so thank you all for your work and developers, please do a great job there. Thank you.

Thank you for that and thank you for mentioning that. And that is something that of course is so valuable for senior housing, but also that is something that speaks to the developer that they know that those things are necessary and they also know that those those amenities add extra points. So again, there's a lot of work that's going into making sure that this project rates high for those very competitive credit. So thank you for that. Councilman Shicob, you're recognized.

Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Um not so much of a question, but um I had some some things written down. I was going to wait until after the presentation, but um two of my concerns and this is a good um a good start, but what I would like to see is this same type of of setup here, but in areas where there's a Walmart or a neighborhood mark or some medical facilities or some needed amenities for seniors. Uh because when we look at where it's at right now and you look around that, what are the amenities that senior citizens need? So, I would like that same type of concept, but this concept in areas where the support for those seniors are located. Thank you.

Yeah, if you wait about 15 minutes, a Dollar General store may appear. Oh gosh. Might might not. Just might not. Um I I agree to that. Absolutely. This happened to be a site that we were trying to activate for a purpose just like this. Um, in order for a project like this to work, that that land or some type of city contribution has to be added to it in order to make that affordable housing feasible um, and sustainable. So, this is a property that we had that was ready and ripe to be activated, but in the future, I would love to hear from developers that have some property that might be earmarked for this and enter into some conversations about opportunities. Councilman Chandler, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. It's not that I'm against it at all, but my number one job is to protect the entire city. That's why I ask, has there been any studies done on any type of contamination? You know good and well back when this place was built, there was asbests in it. No doubt in my mind. I just don't want to see us cuz it's in the contract that if we get this these studies back and it says well you've got to remove 60% of the dirt that is not cheap. Uh I think back when uh the uh remodeling of the offices at Frosty Morn that the tiles and the floor were as best as tiles and it raised the cost to have it removed. That's all I'm concerned with is not it's a bad idea. I just don't want and I is like I said it's my duty to protect the entire city and I don't want to get in here and in 6 months and 7 months well we're going to have to spend a million and a half dollars to clean up the place because it's in the contract.

Thank you mayor. Thank you. Any more comment or question for Miss Austin? Thank any closing remarks for us? No, sir. Thank you all very much.

Thank you. Okay, we are now in the discussion part among our council members. Anybody wish to make a comment or ask a question about this resolution? Councilman Smith, you're recognized. Well, I'm I'm going to say um I want to say this and then I'm going to make a proposal. Uh that November the 20th, 2021, the city hosted a meeting to get public feedback on restoring the Frost One building led by the mayor and me at the Burkaw Community Center. Many many citizens came out and shared their thoughts and ideas and completed a survey. That survey showed that majority of the people at that meeting wanted it to be a multi-purpose center. The mayor and I even had a meeting with some college students that came in from Nashville, Tennessee, showed us their designs, their project design. They did it for class and they were awesome. They were hoping that one would come to fruition. And I say that putting a multi-purpose center there would be better than someone living there. You're not gonna be at the multi-purpose center all all day, all night, eight hours. You ain't going to sleep there. So having some a facility where you can go in and enjoy some things and eat, meet, greet, uh walk, talk, but we know that pollution is there and but we're not gonna be there all day. And so at this time I'm going to make a uh I mean I'm going to make a proposal that we postpone this until we have a meeting with the seniors just like we had meetings with about everything else. We need to meet with the seniors to see if this is a good place. That's called smart growth. It encourages us to schedule a meeting with our seniors. So, I'm making a a a

proposal to postpone this until June the 4th uh so that we can have a community meeting with the citizens uh about this uh setup uh to put affordable homes down there at Frost De Mo in the Frost De Mo. That's a motion. A motion.

Do I hear a second? Fails for lack of a second. All right. Anyone else have a comment or question regarding this resolution? Just in closing, but for the availability of $35 million, we would be on the path to creating a multi-purpose center in this building. Uh because there's a great need for housing, affordable, true affordable housing, not just affordable housing to get your zoning case reone, but true affordable housing. Uh we have to make hard choices and this is a hard choice, but this is the next best option and we look forward to seeing this development happen. Councilman Shikina, you're recognized. Yes, mayor. I have I have a question for you. Yes, sir.

So, this evening we're voting to enter contract with the developer. This is still going to the RPC. This evening we are we are we are considering enabling legislation to allow us to enter into a lease agreement for the with this developer for this property. M but it's still going to the RPC at the end of the month for proposed resoning there is because it has to be resoneed. Yes, that application is at the RPC and they'll consider it as you heard at their meeting later this month. Okay.

And if that fails, then I'm not sure what happens next. If the low-income housing tax credit application is not approved, then this project is off the table as it currently exists. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Councilman Chandler, you're recognized. Call for the question. Any any uh objection to ceasing discussion and voting on this resolution? I hear none. I see none. We're voting on resolution 64. We're voting on resolution 64. All members, please cast your vote. Every member voted. Any member wish to change their vote. Madame clerk, please take the vote. 10 yes, two no, zero abstain.

Resolution 64 is adopted. We're now ready for public comment. Any member of the public wish to address the council? Yes. if you would give us your name and you have five minutes.

Hi, my name is Deanna Mclofflin. Um I live in Clarksville. Um I just want to um publicly um reiterate what some other of the council members said about Miss Austin. She took the ball and ran with this. um she has worked hard to try to find a great opportunity for a private developer to come in and provide this project for the people in our community. And as a senior citizen, because ARP sends me mail all the time, um if I were on a fixed income, I would like to have an opportunity to live independently in affordable housing area. Um so, thank you all for passing this. Um, I know you all look forward to more information, but uh I just want to commend um Miss Austin for her hard work on this and thank you mayor for supporting it and others. Thank you. That concludes my report.

All right. Thank you. Waiting for that. Anyone else wish to address the council? If you'll give us your name and you have five minutes. My name is Billy Lang. Um, and I just wanted to make a comment about the Frosty War. Um, am I allowed to do that?

I feel like I'm kind of with Joe on this. If we're going to do senior development, that's what I do every day. I deal with senior citizens every day. And I think it's a good idea. I think Miss Austin did a real great job on trying to boost that side of the senior living because we really do not have but one other community in this town that takes Medicare basically. Um it's usually you pay out of your pocket and that would be Dogwood Bin. And I think a state maybe will do that too. I'm not really sure. I know I work at a senior living center and we do not take government funding at all. Um, so I do think that this is a need, but I also think that it needs to be closer around an area where the seniors can get out and go to Walmart and go to the doctor's appointments and things like that because it's going to be a big expense on the city if we're funding it or even if a private person is doing that. If you figure a 75 year lease on a piece of property at 65 units, that gives them a revenue of 1.3 million a year if you figure it that away on normal senior dollars. Um, not unless they get money from the city. So for me, I feel like before they voted all the way through, which we got to remember Vulcan's over there, too. when Vulcan was there, they had it was a rubber plant, which is nobody's ever dug that soil up and never tested it either, even though it's beside the foundry. Um, so for me, before that project goes all the way through as a citizen, I feel like we really need to look at the environment because it would be detrimental to the seniors to live in that environment. So, that's all I really got.

Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else wish to address the council? Yes, ma'am. Again, our code allows for three people, so you're third and save the best for last. Please come forward, give us your name, and you have five minutes. I'm Janet Bworth, and I live in Sango area. I want to thank uh all the city council members and uh you, Mayor Pittz, and my old boss, James Halpford, before he started working for you. I work for him. Oh, that works.

Okay. And uh I want to thank uh uh Wanda Smith for looking out for the seniors in our community and all the rest of you that supported it. And I think you all do and uh thank you. That's all. Okay. Thank you. The purpose for which this special session of the Clarksville City Council, having been accomplished, I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. Motion been made properly second. Without objection, we are adjourned. Thank you.