City Council - Regular Meeting

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ANY QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL, A PUBLIC NOTICE ABOUT OPENINGS ON OUR PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE ARE TWO TERMS, THESE TERMS ARE ENDING AND ONE OF THOSE IS VANESSA ECHOLS. THE COUNCIL MIGHT REMEMBER THAT MS. ECHOLS TAKING OVER AFTER THE PASSING. SHE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR WOULD SAY SHE'S BEEN BEEN INVESTED AND I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO SUSPEND THE RULES FOR US TO REAPPOINT MS. ECHOLS IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

IF WE DO IT, WOULD THAT BE A SERVICE OF FIRST TERM? FIRST FULL TERM WHICH IS SIX YEARS. YOU'LL DO THAT JULY 7TH WHEN YOU MAKE THE OTHER APPOINTMENT. SINCE YOU HAVE A WHOLE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND SHE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THAT.

THE OTHER POSITION IS M MS. REESE. SHE IS PLANNING AS COMMISSIONER AND BE RETIRING. WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CITIZEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHICH WOULD INVOLVE GOING THROUGH INTERVIEWS. WOULD THAT BE OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL? WE CONSIDER THE MS. ECHOLS. MOVED TO ADJOURN. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE REGULAR MEETING RIGHT AT 6:00. THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE FREE TO TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES.

WE'LL CALL IN ORDER TONIGHT'S AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WELCOME THOSE WATCHING OUR STREAMING SERVICES. WITH THE ROLL CALL? ADAMS? COBLENTZ? DAWSON? GRISWOLD? MOREMAN? WITTEN? ANDERS?

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND KEEP STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE BE SEATED. IT IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH AND WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND OTHERS WITH THE SERVICE AWARDS.

WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ART MAY EMPLOY A MONTH AND I HAVE OUR MEMORANDUM FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN. I'M PLEASED TO NOMINATE KATIE ROBINSON FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF HER PROFESSIONALISM, RELIABILITY IN THE CITY OF AUBURN. SERVES AS A PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT WHERE SHE NOT ONLY ORGANIZE AND LEAD TO MEETINGS BUT DETAILED RECORDS. HER CAREFUL DOCUMENTATION HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR STAFF AND OUR DEPARTMENT'S EFFICIENCY. SET A HIGH STANDARD FOR ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT. NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING COMPLEX ISSUES. HER WILLINGNESS TO HELP COMBINED WITH HER DEEP KNOWLEDGE MAKES HER AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE. IN ADDITION TO HER DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSE ABILITIES KATIE LIVED THE CONFERENCE OF UPDATE TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, SIGNIFICANT PROJECT BUILT ON DEPARTMENTAL NOTES, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, INTERNAL REVIEW, AND DETAILED ORDINANCE PROVISIONS. THESE REGULATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTAL AND IMPACT PROPERTY OWNERS CITYWIDE. KATIE APPROACHED HIS WORK WITH THOROUGHNESS AND COMMITMENT, EARNING RESPECT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. KATIE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND STAYING LATE TO HELP WITH REQUESTS OR CASEWORK TO ENSURE DEADLINES ARE MET. HER DEDICATION TO ACCURACY, SERVICE, TEAMWORK EXEMPLIFIES THE BEST OF OUR DEPARTMENT. KATIE'S LEADERSHIP AND RELIABILITY ELEVATE OUR WORK AND STRENGTHEN THE DEPARTMENT. I'M PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF HER AND HONORED TO NOMINATE FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO KATIE ROBINSON FOR DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND BEING RECOGNIZED AS OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. ALL THE BEST AS THEY MOVE INTO RETIREMENT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING US W WELL. EARLIER TONIGHT THERE WAS NO BUSINESS FOR THE COUNCIL. OFFICIAL BUSINESS TO CONSIDER. I DID ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER REAPPOINTING VANESSA ECHOLS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SHE HAS SERVED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT'LL APPEAR ON JULY 7TH AGENDA. AT THIS TIME I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE SO PLEASE BE PATIENT AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE AUBURN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM WHICH BECAME THE STATE CHAMPIONS AND VERY PROUD OF THEM. A NUMBER OF YOUNG LADIES WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AS WELL AS THE DISCUS THROWER STATE CHAMPION AS WELL. VERY PROUD OF THEM. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SOCCER TEAM PLAYED IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS THIS WEEKEND UP IN HUNTSVILLE AND BOTH BASEBALL TEAMS ARE IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS NOW. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY COMPETE ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY TEAM. THIS YEAR THERE WERE ALL OVER FOUR TIMES I SPENT WITH THE STAFF WITH THE AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE THE PRINCIPAL AND STAFF TO BE A PART OF THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE VISITS OVER TO AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. VERY ENCOURAGING TO SPEAK AND BE AROUND THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL BE THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF BRIGHT SHINING FACES, SMART PEOPLE OVER AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. ALL THE BEST OF THE SENIORS AS THEY GET READY TO GO THROUGH GRADUATION. RECENTLY MET WITH OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THEY DO A GREAT JOB ON OUR VETERANS EVENTS DURING THE YEAR. CERTAINLY AS WE RECOGNIZE VETERANS DAY AND THE MAYOR'S MEMORIAL DAY, THEY WERE MEETING ABOUT THAT BREAKFAST AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR MEMORIAL DAY MORNING. THE PRACTICE WILL BE HELD AT MEMORIAL CONFERENCE CENTER AND WILL DO A RELAY AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. IT IS A GREAT EVENT WHERE YOU RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THE MOST FOR OUR FREEDOMS AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND THE VETERANS 'COMMITTEE THAT WORK ON THIS. THIS WEEK I WENT OVER TO THE DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. I WANT TO THINK THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STUDENTS FOR THE PROGRAM THAT THEY PUT ON. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN A VERY ENCOURAGING ATMOSPHERE FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIT THE WALL AND NEED THAT SUPPORT THAT COMES ON THE DEVELOPMENT. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF THERE THAT SERVE THOSE PEOPLE WELL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO PART IS ABATED IN RELAY FOR LIFE. A NUMBER OF OUR PEOPLE INCLUDING OUR MAYOR PRO TEM WALKING THE BLOCK TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH. WHAT A HORRIBLE DISEASE THAT HAS AFFECTED EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND I APPRECIATE THE LOCAL INFLUENCE OF RECOGNIZING THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE AND THE EFFORT TO GET RID OF THAT DISEASE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS ACADEMY WHO CAME BY FOR A VISIT. I'M THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE CITIZENS WHO WANT TO GIVE UP A DAY A MONTH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IT IS HE AN ENGAGED WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO WITH THE EAGLES PROGRAM, ANOTHER PROGRAM.

I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT AUBURN UNIVERSITY PUT EMPHASIS ON THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE A CURRICULUM FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH. THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF WHAT THEY GET TO DO IN THE EAGLES PROGRAM AND IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO BE AROUND THE STAFF AND THEY'VE GOT A NICE FACILITY IN THE NEW COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO AUBURN STUDENT AFFAIRS. A COUPLE OF SUNDAYS AGO, THE STUDENT MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD. THERE WERE FOUR STUDENTS WHO PASSED AWAY THE LAST ECONOMIC YEAR. IT WAS A VERY SOMBER SERVICE AS WE TALK ABOUT THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AUBURN. WE'LL BE COMING BY THE CITY ON THURSDAY AND WILL BE VISITING WITH MYSELF AND THE CITY MANAGER AND I APPRECIATE THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TIME TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE COUNTY WORKS. FROM OUR INDUSTRIES, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. THERE IS NUMBER OF THINGS THEY SPEND TIME LOOKING AT. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS THIS THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY AND THE CITY OF AUBURN PASTORS WILL HAVE A SERVICE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. I BELIEVE IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO STOP AND PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE WORKING HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO THURSDAY IS THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB GALA. ORGANIZATION DOING GREAT WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR PEOPLE. I'M SURE THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE. ANYONE ELSE?

YES?

TODAY I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MY COUSIN'S FUNERAL AND A LOT OF YOU MAY KNOW MS. EVANS. A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE AUBURN SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SHE PASSED AWAY IN THE FUNERAL WAS TODAY. ONE OF THE THINGS I SALUTE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT IS HOW SHE HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT AND MY DAD WAS ONE. ADDING THEM TO READ AND WRITE. SHE WAS A LEGEND IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHE WILL BE WELL MISSED.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SPEAK OF THE NEXT THIS COUNCIL MEETS IS A 19TH OF MAY AND THAT'S ELECTION DAY. IT'LL BE A PRIMARY. AND A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. NEVERTHELESS VERY IMPORTANT. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL REMEMBER TO VOTE. I WAS AXING A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WE WILL STILL BE MEETING THAT NIGHT AT 6:00. ANYONE ELSE?

I HAVE A COUPLE. THIS AFTERNOON A MAJORITY OF US WERE INVITED TO SPEAK TO THE REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF EAST ALABAMA LUNCHEON AND THAT WAS A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR CANDY COUNTY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, MAX, TYLER, AND I HAD THE HONOR TO ATTEND THE DERBY DAY MATCHING FUNDS FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVE EQUINE FUNDS.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS. ARE YOU HERE? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS ANDREW FAIRCLOTH AND I I'M EXCITED TO SHARE GOOD NEWS AND FUN THINGS WE HAVE ON THE HORIZON. I WANT TO TOUCH ON SGA'S UP ALL NIGHT TRADITION. WE WRAPPED UP THE SEMESTER AND LAST WEEK WAS FINAL EXAMS AND A WAY THAT SGA LIKES TO HOST STUDENT BODY IS THIS WEEKLONG EVENT WE GO TO THE LIBRARY IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT AND SERVE FREE DOUGHNUTS TO THE STUDENTS WORKING HARD AND OVERALL IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE AND SERVE. AN ENCOURAGING VOICE TO STUDENTS AS IT WAS A RELATIVELY TOUGH WEEK AND MOVING ON TO SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS, THIS PAST WEEKEND AUBURN WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND GUESTS AS ALL BURDEN GRADUATED IN ITS CLASS IN HISTORY MORE THAN 5,500 DEGREES WERE GIVEN OUT AND THIS ADDS TO AUBURN'S GLOBAL ALUMNI NETWORK OF THE RIDGE OF 40,000. OVERALL IT'S A GREAT WEEK AND FOR FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE THIS EXPERIENCE AS IT MARKS A MILESTONE FOR THE FAMILIES NOT ONLY JUST THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MENTORS. AS WE SHIFT OUR FOCUS FROM GRADUATION AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR WONDERFUL ORIENTATION PROGRAM. WE HAVE 6,000 STUDENTS REGISTERED AND NEARLY 8,000 GUESTS TO ATTEND THIS SUMMER. I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AS A CAMP COUNSELOR AND I ASSURE YOU THAT OUR FEMORAL DOLOMITE COUNSELORS MAKE THIS VERY PRACTICAL ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED. LAST TIME WE HAVE SPOKEN, KNOCKING OFF THE NUMBER 14 OKLAHOMA SOONERS AT HOME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND TAKING DOWN THE NUMBER SEVEN TEXAS A&M

AGGIES. THAT'S ALL FOR ME TONIGHT AND WAR EAGLE. WAR EAGLE. WE MOVE FORWARD ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THIS WILL BE ONLY ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA TIME TO COME FORWARD AND WE ASK YOU TO GIVE OUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU ALL HAVE 5 MINUTES. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE AHEAD.

UNDER CITY MANAGER'S THIS EVENING WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONE VACANCY FOR A TERM THAT BEGINS JUNE 22ND AND THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE JUNE 2ND MEETING. THE INCUMBENT HAS -- IS THAT THEIR FINAL TERM. YOU ALSO DISCUSSED EARLIER THAT THERE ARE TWO VACANCIES FOR TERMS THAT BEGIN AUGUST 1ST AND JULY 31ST 2 2032 APPOINTMENTS WL BE MADE AND WILL BE SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS LATER IN JUNE AS SCHEDULES DICTATE. ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS ONLY SERVING FOR A YEAR AND YOU'D LIKELY APPLY ADDED INDIVIDUAL. ALSO UNDER MY COMMUNICATIONS IT'S TIME FOR A MORATORIUM UPDATE. JUST A REMINDER, YOU REQUESTED A PERIODIC STATUS UPDATE ON VARIOUS ANALYSES BEING CONDUCTED DURING THIS TEMPORARY MORATORIUM. I'LL REMIND YOU THAT IT'S ALL MULTIPLE UNIT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE URBAN CORE. YOU ADOPTED THIS 2025 AND IT SET TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30TH 2026. ON THE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT OF CAN WE WARN D THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE CIY BUT WE WERE FOCUSING EARLIER ON THE URBAN CORE AND URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOOD WEST NEIGHBORHOODS. THE INITIAL ACCOUNTS ON ALL INTERCEPTIONS AND VARIOUS STUDY ZONES TO PROJECT TRAFFIC VOLUME. ALONG WITH THE CONSULTANT WE'VE OBTAINED PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT DATA AND THEY ARE WORKING TO PRIORITIZE A LIST OF INTERSECTIONS TO PERFORM A MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS. A PUBLIC SURVEY EXPECTED TO LAUNCH IN THE NEW FUTURE FOR CITY WIDE AND NOT THE URBAN C

CORE. THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THE AREA. CHANGES IN EVALUATION UPDATES, I REMIND YOU WE CONTRACTED WITH WHITE SMITH AND CUSINO TO MEET WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND STAFF TO ADDRESSED UPDATES. HAVE MET WITH STAFF WHO WORKED WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO IDENTIFY CONCERNS WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED AND IS PART OF THE EVALUATION THEY ALSO FOCUS ON THE URBAN CORE ZONING CRITERIA. THE CONSULTANTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS INPUT WHILE WE GET WITH THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO GAIN INSIGHTS AND CONCERNS RELATED TO ZONING ORDINANCE. AS FOR STORM WATER WE CONDUCTED OF PROJECT MEETING. STAFF HAS TRANSMITTED ALL RELEVANT INFRASTRUCTURE DATA TO NEIL SCHAEFER. WE'VE SHARED ADDITIONAL RELEVANT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS IN PRIOR STUDIES ONGOING. OUR MODELING SOFTWARE, THE DELINEATION AND SYNTHESIZING STORMWATER NETWORK OR FIELD REVIEW WITH THE MORATORIUM FOOTPRINT. THAT'S A LOT OF TECHNICAL JARGON. YOU'LL NOTICE SOON THAT WE ARE APT TO MAKE UP PAIRED MAGNOLIA AVENUE. THERE IS A STORM DRAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED BETWEEN NOW AND WORLD CUP FRIENDLY SOCCER MATCH. IT'S LIKELY WE WILL GET MAGNOLIA QUITE TORN UP. AND HAVE TO BE MADE WITH SEWER WORK. UNEXPECTED SITUATION THAT HAPPENED AND THAT'S NOT ABNORMAL. THAT'LL BE A PIECE THAT'S

HAPPENING IN THE STUDY AREA BUT WASN'T NECESSARILY BEING ACTIVELY STUDIED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. NO THAT'S COMING IN A LITTLE B EMERGENCY REPAIR. 30 SANITARY SEWER MONITORS INCLUDING OUR MORATORIUM FOOTPRINT FOR 90 DAYS AND APRIL, MAY, JUNE 4 DATA COLLECTION PERIOD. PROVIDING LIVE DATA FOR THE MODEL BASIN AND CURRENT AND HISTORICAL PROPERTY USAGE DATA BEING COLLECTED CRITICALLY IN THE SETTING AREA FOR REVIEW AND SORTED FOR INPUT IN THE MODEL. THAT'S OUR MORATORIUM UPDATE. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD?

OVERALL, MEGAN, WOULD YOU CATEGORIZE OUR STATUS TO BE ON SCHEDULE, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, NONSCHEDULE?

WE ARE STUDYING THINGS IN TERMS OF ANALYSIS. WE ARE NOT AT THAT PHASE. PRELIMINARY DATA STARTING TO TRICKLE IN AND STAFF IS SITTING DOWN REGULARLY TRYING TO INDICATE THAT. WE GET PRELIMINARY DATA AND WE ASKED THEM TO TAKE A FURTHER LOOK. SO MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE CAN FINISH OUR STUDIES WITH THE COUNCIL TO MAKE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU FOR YOU TO DETERMINE TO PERCEIVE CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE OPTIONS AND I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD IDEA YET IF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MUCH SOONER THAN THE FINAL. WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO THE FALL AS WE CONTINUE TO PROCESS DATA INTERNALLY. THE OUTCOME WE CAN GET AND WE CAN GET IT, IT'S THE DIFFERENT CHOICES THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT CHANGES THAT MAY NEED TO BE MADE FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT. I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THOSE WOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. GOING TO DEPEND ON PUBLIC INPUT, PLANNING COMMISSION, OTHER FOLKS THAT NEED TO WEIGH IN. CAN'T SAY IT WON'T BE DONE BUT CAN'T SAY IT WILL BE DONE.

THAT SURVEY, IS IMPACTED AT ALL WITH THE UNIVERSITY BEING OUT? PERTAINING TO THE WORK ON MAGNOLIA? NELL, THE FLOW MONITORING WE ARE DOING. SO THAT'S OUT FOR THAT TIME FRAME, WILL THAT IMPACT THE DATA? IT SHOULDN'T IMPACTED THAT MUCH. THE THING THAT WOULD IMPACTED MORE IS THE LACK OF RAINFALL BECAUSE WE ARE MISSING THAT COMPONENT. AND INFILTRATION.

IF WE DON'T SEE THINGS IN THE DATA, WE SEE ANOMALIES THAT CAN BE RECALIBRATED. BUT STUDENTS WERE HERE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. OKAY. ARE FIRST I DOES ANY MEMBERWANT TO REMOVE AE CONSENT AGENDA AND DEAL WITH IT INDIVIDUALLY? AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION FOR A PROBE COURSE SUBSCRIPTION

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. THE MOTION IS SECONDED. AS I SEE GREG NELSON ON TOP OF THIS I'M REMINDED THAT HE DOES MORE THAN SUPPORT US ON THE NIGHTS OF COUNCIL PEACE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A DISSERTATION ON WHY WE ARE DOING THIS, HE TOLD ME EARLIER.

IT'S WAS LIKE BUNDLING IF I UNDERSTAND. WE ARE BRINGING A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER IN THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE TO FACILITATE NOT ONLY THE JOB OF CITY STAFF BUT ALSO THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO DO BUSINESS WITH AUBURN ALL AROUND. I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT A GAME CHANGER MUCH LIKE THOSE DRONES FROM LAST MEETING. I'VE GOT A 35,000-FOOT LEVEL HERE AND I WONDERED IF WE COULD TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

TALK MORE ABOUT IT BUT ALSO WE WOULDN'T BE AT THIS POINT IF OUR CURRENT PROVIDER WASN'T GOING TO QUIT SUPPORTING IT. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A RISK OF DATA TO DATE THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR US. I ACTUALLY... GREG COULD TALK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL SIDE AND HE LEFT TO DO THAT AS YOU CAN TELL. I'M GOING TO HAVE SCOTT TALK ABOUT IT FROM A PROJECT MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT AND HOW WE GAIN EFFICIENCIES LIKE WHY WOULD WE BE DOING THIS AND WHAT DATA ARE WE COLLECTING AND WHY DO WE NEED THOSE EFFICIENCIES SO I CAN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.

WE HAVE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT WOULD HELP US, SCHEDULING AND STORING PROCESS, KEEPING UP WITH PROJECT STATUS AND THROUGHOUT OUR OWN PROJECT THROUGH FINAL CONSTRUCTION. I LOOKED AT MANY OPTIONS. WE SELECTED A MICROSOFT PROJECT WHICH IS THE PROJECT WEB APP THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING. WE LEARNED AFTER ESTABLISHING THE PROJECT WE ARE RENEWING THINGS IN OCTOBER. THAT PROJECT SINCE THEN WE KNEW WAS SUN SETTING AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SUN SETTING THIS YEAR. PLANNING AND WORKING WITH STAFF WHICH WE HAD ALREADY DONE. WE ACCELERATED THAT PROCESS TO BEGIN DIVING INTO THIS. ONE THING I DO WANT TO APPLAUD IS THE FACT THAT A LOT OF THE EFFORT AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE THIS TONIGHT AND PROCEED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACTUALLY CAME FROM OUR STAFF OR PROJECT MANAGERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL OF WHICH USE THIS TOOL AND WHAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS PROCESS INFORMATION, SHARE INFORMATION WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AS WE BEGIN TO EVALUATE THIS TOOL AND REALLY SAW THAT IT WAS A TOOL THAT WE COULD TAKE FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE. IT'S A TOOL THAT ACTUALLY KEEPS THE ARCHIVE AND WE CAN GO BACK AND GET INTO IT. ON OUR FACILITIES, FOLKS WORKING ON DEALING WITH SOMETHING IN THIS BUILDING HERE, OUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN GO BACK IN AND LOOK AT HOW WE DEVELOP AND GET THE PRODUCT. THEY CAN PULL FROM A LOT OF THE ARCHIVE DATA. NOT TO SAY WE COULDN'T DO THAT TODAY, IT JUST MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THINGS BEING STORED IN SO MANY

DIFFERENT AREAS. ALL THIS IS PROCESSED WITH AIDEN THE ENVIR WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT PLATFORM. THE CONSTRUCTION BASE TODAY WE GOT 15,000 RECORDS SCORED. THAT IS PHOTOS. THAT'S EMAILS. THAT'S ALL THIS COMMUNICATIONS WE HAVE BACK HAVE BACK-AND-FORTH REFERRED TO IT AS OUR FIVES, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. ALL OF THIS IS ACTUALLY PROCESSED ON EXTERNAL EMAILS AND THINGS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED. BUT ANYTHING STORED WITHIN THAT ENABLES US TO KEEP THAT DATA, TO HAVE IT EASILY ARCHIVED. ABLE TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND ISSUES AS OPPOSED TO WEEKS AND MONTHS. WE HAVE ALL THAT DATA WE CAN ACCESS REALLY EASILY. ONE THING GOOD FOR US ACROSS THE BOARD, IT KEEPS OUR PROJECT MANAGERS DOING THE WORK THEY NEED TO BE DOING THE WORK AND PROCESSING THE PAPERWORK TO KEEP THIS STUFF IN LINE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET TO IT. IT'S ALL HOUSED IN THIS PACKAGE. THE OTHER THING IS FOLKS LIKE MICHAEL, MEGAN, AND I BURNING THE WEEDS DAY IN AND DAY OUT CAN GET EASY ACT IS TO GO CHECK THE STATUS MUCH EASILY THAN WE CAN NOW AND WE ARE ABLE DO THAT ON OUR PHONES OR MOBILE DEVICES AND THEY'D CATCH THAT. THE INTERVIEW WOULD HAVE MUCH MORE RESPONSES TO THAT AND COUPLED WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT DATA THAT WE PROVIDE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE LOOKED AT THAT AND MONITORED THE TRACK WITH WHAT THEY ARE DOING THERE.

ALL THE INFORMATION COMES FROM A TOOL LIKE THIS AND REGARD KNOW THOSE PHOTOS OUT OF THE SOFTWARE AND INTO THAT PUBLIC FACING ENVIRONMENT TO GIVE YOU THOSE UPDATES. HOPEFULLY THAT'S A VERI IT DOES CHANGE EVERYTHING IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC.

WE WERE AWARE OF THIS PACKAGE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I USE THIS PACKAGE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND IS IN FACT A GAME CHANGER IN OUR INDUSTRY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

WHAT ALTERNATIVES WERE LOOKED AT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALMOST A 40% INCREASE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS VERSUS WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. SO WHAT IS IT? I KNOW IT'S WONDERFUL. IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL WERE DOING -- YOU COULD USE EVERY BIT OF IT. DO YOU NEED EVERY BIT OF IT? IS THERE GOLD PLATING INVOLVED IN THIS? RATHER INVOLVED FROM $80,000 A YEAR... THAT'S TREMENDOUS.

ONE KEY THINGS IS IT EBBS AND FLOWS ON THE AMOUNT OF THE VALUE OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WE ARE DOING SO IT'S NOT A SET RATE. SO DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WE ARE WORKING ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, THAT IS WHAT DRIVES OUR ANNUAL COSTS. WE ARE GIVING ESTIMATES BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR CAPITAL PROJECT AT THAT TIME. SCOTT WILL ANSWER THE REST OF YOUR QUESTION BUT I WANT YOU UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT LIKE $30,000 FLAT OR $80,000 FLAT. IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS BEING UTILIZED.

THAT IS A GOOD POINT AND THAT IS THERE COST BASE. THE COSTING IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECT INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE MAKING. IF THAT GOES DOWN OUR ANNUAL FEE COULD GO DOWN. WHY IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT? IT DOES SO MUCH MORE. IT'S NOT THE LATEST BELLS AND WHISTLES APPLICATION WE WERE GOING FOR. IT'S NOT WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. I LIKE TO SAY THAT IT WAS SOMETHING RECOMMENDED FROM OUR P.M. STAFF OR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT STAFF ACTUALLY WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS. THE EASE OF TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE ON THAT WOULD MAKE IMPLEMENTATION FLOW MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO. THE TOOL PROVIDES US WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL OUR COMMUNICATION AND DATA THROUGHPUT FROM DESIGN THROUGH MID PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION P PHASE. IT DOES PROVIDE A LOT MORE, THE TOOL WE HAVE NOW IS CONFINED TO WHAT WE CAN DO. THROUGH OUR BRAND STAFF, WE HAVE FORCED WAYS TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE AND PACKAGE WE USE NO WORK THROUGH SOME OF OUR TOOLS FROM MICROSOFT BECAUSE THEY EXCHANGE DATA. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES YOU REALLY DON'T SEE IN THAT THAT DON'T FIGURE INTO THAT COST. PRO CORD IS THAT ALL IN ONE PACKAGE AND TO MANY PLAYED THE OTHER THINGS TO MAKE THINGS WORK.

HOW MANY OTHER VENDORS DID WE EVALUATE? I KNOW WE LOOKED AT WHAT WOULD COME AFTER THIS AS FAR AS THE MICROSOFT PRODUCT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT BUT THOSE THREE ARE THE ONES WE HONED IN ON BECAUSE WE WERE CURRENTLY USING A MICROSOFT PRODUCT AND THAT ACTUALLY, THE IMPLEMENTATION WAS MORE FOR PRO CORE BECAUSE OF THE INTEGRATION AND MIGRATION OF DATA TO THE NEW PLATFORM AND ADDITIONAL FEE THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE.

THE EXISTING DATABASE OR WHATEVER MIGRATE? WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN PLACE RIGHT NOW IT WILL BASICALLY SUNSET THAT USE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARCHIVED THAT DATA. WE'LL TRY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE BRINGING THIS TO YOU NOW IS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS KICKING OFF. WE'VE GOT DONAHUE, SEVERAL PARTS WOULD LIKE TO GET IN ON THAT PLATFORM WORKING. SO ACTUALLY NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR TRANSITION WITH OUR PRO PROJECTS.

YOU STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE PREVIOUS INFORMATION TO REFER BACK TO. TO START OFF TO THE NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN? WE WOULD. YES.

LIKE I SAID, ANOTHER PIECE TO THE CAUSE. THIS IS BRINGING ALL THIS INFORMATION OUT. JUST BEING UP A LITTLE BIT. IT'LL BRING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OUT OF OUR DATA CENTERS TODAY AND WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SERVERS SO THERE'S ALSO THE ADDED PEACE FROM AN OPERATIONAL COST. TRYING TO GET OFF THIS LEGACY SYSTEM IN TIME AND ONCE WE COME OUT OF SUPPORT AND WE HAVE SUPPORT ISSUES, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CALL ON IT. SO IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS IS A 40% INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY?

YEAH. I DEFINITELY THINK SO. LOOK AT TOOLS LIKE THIS. THEY COST MORE. BUT IT'S HARD TO NECESSARILY BRING ABOUT, COST SAVINGS IS GOING TO BRING IT TO US. WE CAN'T PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WHAT WE ARE ABLE GOING TO FUNCTION AS A RESULT OF HAVING THIS. IT'S ACTUALLY A TOOL THAT ENABLES US TO DO MORE AND IT BE MORE EFFECTIVE. MANAGING PROJECTS AND THE DATA AND RECORDS. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION SO EASILY ACCE ACCESSIBLE. TRACEABLE IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE OF CONFLICT. WE HAVE IT ALL THE TIME ON CONSTRUCTION SITES. YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. BUT HAVING THIS TOOL AND STAFF, TESTIMONY AFTER TESTIMONY OF HOW HAVING ALL THIS DATA, GETTING TO THESE RESOLUTIONS.

THE CHALLENGE FOR ME IS IT WOULDN'T BE ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU TO CONSIDER NOT BUDGETING IN THE FISCAL YEAR. IT WAS NOT BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING HAVING TO MOVE FORWARD SO SOON FROM AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT THERE IS LOTS OF DATABASES I HAVE ACCESS TO AND A LOT OF THE INFORMATION I'M PROVIDING TO YOU AND THE CONSENSUAL INSULATOR AT NIGHT AND ON THE WEEKENDS SIMILAR TO THIS IN OUR BUILDING PERMITTING SYSTEMS AND THE OTHER THINGS WE WERE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE AND GET INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IT TOOK A LOT OF CONVINCING TO ME TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE AGENDA AND THE REASON IT'S HERE IS THE THREAT OF THE DATA MOVING FORWARD AND LACK OF SUPPORT AS YOU GO INTO DONAHUE AND OTHER THINGS. YOU COULD JUST KEEP WORKING ON A LEGACY PROGRAM AND HOPING NOTHING GOES WRONG WITH IT. BUT IF WE LOSE MASSIVE PRODUCTS, I DO UNDERSTAND IT IS UNEXPECTED EXPENSE IN THE FISCAL YEAR. IT'S A BETTER LONG-TERM POSITION FOR US.

THIS COVERS IMPLEMENTATION AND IS THAT SEPARATED IN THIS QUOTE OR IS IT BAKED IN? WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A LOT OF TIMES IN THESE AGREEMENTS, THERE WILL BE A HIGHER COST. THIS IS YEAR ONE. IT'LL BE LOWER IN THE ADULT YEARS BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAMP-UP.

I THINK TO YOUR POINT, YES, THE COST FOR ALL THE START OF COMPONENTS TO THIS IS INCLUDED IN THAT TOTAL. ROUGHLY I THINK THE ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $80,000. 80,000 OF OUR OWN ONGOING COSTS? YES.

CURRENTLY WE ARE PAYING ABOUT $35,000 A YEAR IN OUR INITIAL CSET UP COSTS. IN MARCH 20 WE STARTED THAT WAS 168,536.

WE GOT A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I AYE.MOTION CARRIES. MOTION IS SECONDED. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. BEFORE WE GO IN RESOLUTIONS I'D LIKE TO IF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE SIX ABATEMENTS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. THIS IS A BIG EXCITING TIME AND BIG EXCITING NEWS BUT I WAS UP IN THE NAVY YARD, A DIRECTOR COULD US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOME OF THESE COME DOWN THAT COMPANIES AND WHY THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE SO IMPORTANT.

MAYOR, IT JUST TO CLARIFY YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN OVERVIEW FOR EACH OF THESE COMPANIES, WHAT THEY DO? SOME THAT ARE NEW TO MARK MARKET.>> HOW THE PROGRAM IS WOO PROVIDE US WITH THESE COMPANIES TO OFFER.

I'LL HAVE MR. DUNLAP COME UP AND JUST AS SECOND. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WITH TAX ABATEMENTS IS THE COMPANY HAS A CHOICE. THEY CAN INVEST IN AUBURN OR THEY CAN INVEST IN SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF THEY INVEST IN SOMEWHERE ELSE WE GET ZERO TAXES AND ZERO ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM THE PAYROLLS OF THAT ECONOMY AND WE MAY HAVE THEM NOW AND WE MAY NOT GET THE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR EXPANSION SO A TAX ABATEMENTS ARE ALWAYS HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND FOR GIVING AWAY SOMETHING WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING AND WHAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY I ORDER SOME PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE HOWEVER AFTER TEN YEARS SOMETHING LIKE THE BUILDING COMES ON THIS AND AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS WINS THE MOST BECAUSE NONE OF THEM ARE DEBATED. WE COUNTED THE ABATEMENT WINDS AND EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY ALSO WINS BECAUSE NONE OF THOSE TAXES ARE ABATED. OUR INDUSTRIES HEAVILY FUND OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE REFERRED TO AS OUR CHILDREN'S HOME AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT NOTION. DOES NOT GET ALL THE DIRECT PROPERTY TAXES THAT HE COULD GET. HOWEVER THE PAYROLLS, NOTHING ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR EARNINGS AND OCCUPANT OCCUPATIONAL, THEYGET GAS AND W. THE BASIC THEORY BUT CAN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW. PHILIP?

I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS. I THINK MEGAN COVERED IT VERY WELL. SHE WAS IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS SO SHE UNDERSTANDS THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE UTILIZATION AND I WOULD AT THIS POINT, THE SINGLE BEST, THERE ARE TWO GREAT CENTERS IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. THE AIG TEAMS, THE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN THE STATE, AND THE USE OF TAX ABATEMENTS WHICH ARE USED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND IT'S TIME. THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T ARBITRARILY SAY CAN WE GO ABATE TAXES FOR THIS BUSINESS? IT HAS TO BE A CERTAIN CODE WHICH ARE INDUSTRIAL MAKES CODES. THEY AMEND THAT PERIODICALLY FOR DATA CENTERS, FOR HIGH-TECH AND CORPORATIONS. AND SHE'S RIGHT. WHY IS THIS SUCH A GREAT INCENTIVE? YOU AREN'T GIVING AWAY ONE NICKEL. THAT'S THE INCENTIVE. SO IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE INVESTMENT, YOU DON'T GET -- THEY AREN'T COMING. YOU AREN'T GIVING AWAY ANYTHING. WE DO A VERY GOOD JOB. WHEN I CAME TO AUBURN IN 19841 OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I'M THE ONE AND ONLY DIRECTORY THERE HAD, I STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND ONE OF THE FIRST CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH THE DENSITY MANAGER WAS I DIDN'T THINK WE SHOULD ABATE ANY SCHOOL TAXES AND I DIDN'T THINK WE SHOULD ABATE ANY COME A COMPANY SHOULD PAY THOSE PAIR THAT WAS BEFORE THE '92 CHANGE OF THE LAW THAT ELIMINATED THE

ABILITY TO ABATE SCHOOL TAXES. PRIOR TO 1992, CITY POLICY COULD HAVE ABATED 100% OF THE TAXES AND THEY COULD REMAIN ON THE LEASE FOR 100 YEARS. THERE WAS NEVER ANY TAXES PAID BY THE INDUSTRY. WHY DID THEY DO THAT? BECAUSE ECONOMIES FUNCTION BECAUSE YOU HAVE CERTAIN ECONOMIC GENERATORS IN THOSE ECONOMIES. WE DO NOT HAVE A MILITARY BASE. IT'S A PRIMARY ECONOMIC GENERATOR. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF EMPLOYEES, THEY GET PAID TAXES. THEY GET PAID SALARY AND TAX MONEY SUPPORTS IT. WHAT DO WE HAVE IN OUR UNIVERSITY? WE HAD AUBURN UNIVERSITY BUT 800 JOBS IN MANUFACTURING WE HAD NINE COMPANIES IN OUR PARKS BUT ONLY FOUR INDUSTRIES. WE HAD 825 JOBS AND THEY HAD 12,000 JOBS OF MANUFACTURING. THAT WAS IN 1984. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THAT COUNCIL AND THAT LEADERSHIP DID I TODIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY AND TART SPECIFICALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURING BASED TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER TECH THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM CLOSE PROXIMITY. WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW SAYS AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS A BIG ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND THAT'S HUGE FOR US BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT WE SIT ON A QUARTER BETWEEN GEORGIA TECH AND AUBURN. ALL THOSE ENGINEERING TALENTS UP AND DOWN THAT CORRIDOR. WE ARE IN A GREAT LOCATION. THE PHILOSOPHY WAS WEED UTILIZES

KIND OF TECHNIQUE, BUT WE'D MAKE SURE THAT THEY MADE SENSE WITH US. WE DO INTERNAL VALUATION VERY POWECAREFULLY. WE EVALUATE THEM IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS AND WHEN WE DO A TAX ABATEMENT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS JOB CREATION, TAX IMPACT, AND IT RESULTS IN POSITIVES FOR THE ECONOMY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I DID A LITTLE ANALYSIS FOR THESE COMPANIES TONIGHT SO THEY ARE FIVE ABATEMENTS. I'LL TELL YOU THE REASON FOR THAT AND A SECOND. BUT THESE COMPANIES, THESE FIVE PROJECTS RESULT IN A $70 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADDING TO JOBS ON THE MARKET AND THE ANGLED PAYROLLS OF THESE COMPANIES WHICH ARE SMALL TO MEDIUM ON TARGET TECHNOLOGY-BASED IS ABOUT 11-POINT -- I'M BLIND. LET ME GET MY GLASSES. I'M GETTING OLD. $11 MILLION A YEAR IN PAYROLLS. WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR US? DIRECT TAXES ARE COMING TO THE CITY WHEN YOU APPROVE THIS, YOU'LL RECEIVE ANNUALLY THROUGH TO $60,000 DIRECTLY TO THE CITY. INDIRECT WHEN WE TAKE THE PAYROLLS AND WE RUN IN TURNOVER EFFECT ON SALES TAX AND OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE BUY AND TOUCH ON IT, THAT'LL BE ANOTHER 130 SO WE CAN SEE WE GET ANOTHER HALF-MILLION A YEAR ON THESE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE ANNOUNCING TODAY. AND THEN WE'LL GET ONE TIME ONLY SALES AND USE TAXES AND WE CALL THOSE TRANSACTION TAXES. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE ABATEMENT YOU'LL GET ABOUT 300,000 BECAUSE THAT'S A DIFFERENT TAX RATE FOR EQUIPMENT IN THE ABATEMENT. WE'LL GET THAT.

THE BIG WINNER AS MEGAN SAYS IS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THEY'LL GENERATE ALMOST 500,000 A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW IF I USE THE RULE OF 10% THAT 500,000 A YEAR WILL ADVERTISE, HOW MUCH? 5 MILLION BUCKS. 5 MILLION BUCKS WILL PAY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

THE POINT I'M MAKING, I LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT. HOW WE ARE DOING THAT. SO WHEN YOU PUT THESE TAXES IN THE ARE SIGNIFICANT. THEY HELP PAY FOR A NEW REC CENTER, A NEW PROGRAM. THIS KIND OF IMPACT RESULTS A TARGETING SPECIFIC PROJECTS YOU WANT TO DO. I DIDN'T MEAN TO ADD THIS. BUT THE SCHOOLS ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE A 1% COUNTY TAX UNRELATED DIVIDED BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO AUBURN AND LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS, AUBURN WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM THAT TAX. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, T THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO GENERATE OVER $150,000 A YEAR IN TAXES.

AFTER THE ABATEMENT.

DURING THE 10-YEAR PERIOD FOR THE ABATEMENT, WHEN THE ABATEMENT EXPIRES, THAT GOES ON SO IT'S 100%. THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY DO AFTER ABOUT SEVEN YEARS, IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DEPRECIATION YOU ARE GOING TO FIND AN OUTLET EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE IN ABATEMENT. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS IT'S PRETTY MUCH ADVERTISED AND THAT EQUIPMENT HAS GOT A BASIS THAT GOES DOWN LIKE THAT SO YOU REALLY AREN'T GETTING A LOT OF TAXES DIRECTLY. BUT WHAT DOES THE COMPANY DO? THEY COME BACK AND THEY SAY WE HAVE TO RETOOL AFTER TEN OR 12 YEARS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE ANOTHER ABATEMENT TO FACILITATE RETOOLING. WHY DID WE WANT TO DO THAT? BECAUSE IF THEY ARE AT EQUAL AND THEY HAVE MULTIPLE SITES AND THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THAT, BUT WHAT YOU DO IS YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT YOU DON'T WANT THIS TO BE IN TENNESSEE, GOD FORBID -- I'M JUST KIDDING. IYOU HAVE TO REALIZE WE HAVE TO HELP THEM RECRUIT. WE HAVE TO HELP THEM RECRUIT. THAT EXPANSION TO AUBURN, WE HAVE TO DO THAT. IT MAKES SENSE. WE AREN'T THE ONLY GUYS DOING THIS. YOU NAME A SEATING AND I'LL TELL YOU WHO RUNS THEIR PROGRAM AND WHO DOES THEIR ABATEMENTS. THE INTERESTING THING IS WE LEGALLY HAVE THE RIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL TIME BECAUSE WE ARE A CLASSIC CITY WE LEGALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO 15 YEAR TAX ABATEMENTS. WE DON'T NECESSARILY DO THAT. WE'VE DONE THAT ONCE OR TWICE IN 30 YEARS WHEN THAT'S ELIGIBLE. I'LL ADD ONE OTHER CAVEAT. IN ALABAMA WHEN THEY DO THE JOBS

ACT CHANGES A FEW YEARS AGO, THEY ALLOWED US TO DO A 20 TAX ABATEMENT. ANY CITY AROUND US DO 20 YEAR TAX ABATEMENTS. WE FELT TEN YEARS WAS ENOUGH FOR A BUILDING. WE'VE GIVEN THEM A HELPING HAND FOR THE START UP. THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO GET THAT BUILDING UP AND OPERATIONAL AND RUNNING. AND WE HAVE HELP WITH THAT SO WE END UP GETTING THAT STABILIZED AND AFTER TEN YEARS WE PUT THAT ON THE TAX CODE AND THAT'S BEEN THE PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERY COUNSEL PRIOR AND THAT'S WHAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THESE THINGS. SO THAT GIVES YOU THE QUICK THING AS A COMPANY. I'LL TELL YOU REAL QUICK. ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE TIMELINE. THIS COMPANY COMING IN FOR THE SAME LEASE AND THEY SUPPLY IT TO YOU. I DO NOT WANT TO GO IN A LOT MORE DETAIL. THEY DO THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED. IT'S A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS. THERE WILL BE A PRESS RELEASE TOMORROW ANNOUNCING THAT BIG INVESTMENT. TWO OF THESE UNDERCUTS MEANS THERE'LL BE A PRESS RELEASE IS THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WE FINALIZE THE OTHERS. THEY ARE BRAND-NEW TO THE MARKET. LOOK AT ANOTHER PROJECT, A SISTER CITY. THIS COMPANY IS DOING COMPONENTS LIKE RELAYS, CONTROL VALVES. WHAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS ANOTHER ROUNDED A LITTLE SLOW BUT YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SEE THIS TOWARDS ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE

SOUTHEAST. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE THESE BIG BATTERY PLANTS NEAR TUSCALOOSA. A BIG ONE OVER NEAR SAVANNAH BECAUSE LITHIUM BATTERIES IS WHERE THEY ARE GOING. THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THIS IS GOING. THE NEXT ONE, THERE ARE TOOL ABATEMENTS HERE. ONE IS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET THEM ON YOUR WAY, THEY'LL START BUILDING IN THE SUMMER AND A NEW PARK WE ARE BUILDING. THAT'LL BE 55, 60,000 SQUARE FEET. THAT IS OWNED BY A SEPARATE CORPORATION WHICH BURIED IN COMMON HAVE A PURPOSE ENTITY ON REAL ESTATE. WE STRUCTURED THAT TO SUPPORT HIM ON THAT. BUT THE OTHER ABATEMENT, THEY ARE ALREADY STARTING IN OUR SYSTEM, AND THEY ARE BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND THAT'S WHY THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ABATEMENTS FOR THEM. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE A COMPANY VERTEX AND THAT WILL BE REALLY JUST COMPONENTS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. A VERY UNIQUE PROJECT BECAUSE THEY MAKE CHANGE DRIVES, CHAIN CONVEYOR SYSTEMS. AND ONE I ALWAYS USES ONE OF THE BEST MYSTIC EXAMPLES EVER. WHENEVER YOU GO ON A ROLLER COASTER AND YOU HEAR THAT CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, AND YOU HELP THE CHAIN DOESN'T BREAK? YOU CAN THINK THESE BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING THOSE CHANGE DRIVES.

FOR ROLLER COASTERS.

FOR ROLLER COASTERS. CONVEYOR SYSTEMS. THEY HAD A CHAIN-LINK LONGER THAN ME THAT LOOKS LIKE A BICYCLE CHAIN-LINK. BUT IMAGINE ONE ON A BIG CHAIN THAT WEIGHS TONS DRIVING A BIG CONCRETE TUMBLER. AND THESE PARTS CANNOT BREAK. THEY ARE SAFETY CRITICAL. A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING. TOLD NOT TO LOOK AT ME BUT I CAME IN AT '84. THEY PAYROLLS IN OUR PARKS WAS $20 MILLION. THAT WAS THE MOST FOR THE PAYROLL. TODAY WE HAVE 72 DIFFERENT COMPANIES. ALL THE MANUFACTURERS, AND ARE PARTS THAT WE HAVE SPACE FOR, THOSE PAYROLLS TOP $270 MILLION A YEAR. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE. THAT'S 270 MILLION. WHEN THE PAYROLL COMES INTO THE ECONOMY IT IS SPENT. A LOT OF IT GOES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, BASIC NECESSITIES, BUT NOT ONLY AT ALL BOARD, IT SPENT IN THE WHOLE AREA. THAT WILL TURN OVER ROUGHLY SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. WE HAVE A FORMULA WE USE WE CAN CALCULATE WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. YOU'LL SEE IT IN ONE OF THE BUDGET PAGES BACK-TO-BACK. THE KEY POINT IS YOU CANNOT LOOK AND SAY, WELL, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THAT INVESTMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TURNOVER FROM THE PAYROLLS AND THE IMPACTS AND THE JOBS AND THE FAMILIES.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOME GUY LIKE ME IS STILL HERE AT MY AGE. I LIKE WALKING IN AND SEEING ALL THOSE PEOPLE WORKING IN THOUGH THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE TO DO WITH THAT. WELL, I DO NOT LIKE BEING IN THE PICTURES. A WHALE NEVER GETS HARPOON. THAT'S IT, REALLY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I THINK -- SORRY, I WAS OUT OF TOWN. BUT IT WAS PERFECT. IT'S EXACTLY ACCURATE.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. BE GLAD TO HELP YOU IN ANYWAY. RESOLUTIONS? ITEM TEN A AUTHORIZES AN AMENDMENT FOR CNJ INCORPORATED LOCATED AT 265T COURT. THE MACHINE INTO HIS BAITED WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE ABATEMENT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL COST OF THE MACHINERY. THE ADDITIONAL COST OF 3.9 MILLION AND AN EXTENSION OF THREE MONTHS. THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST $1.29 MILLION AND ADD NEW EMPLOYEES.

MOTIONED TO THE SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. AUTHORIZING ATTACKS ABATEMENT LOCATED AT 2001 RILEY STREET FOR NEW MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST $20.85 MILLION AND ADD 23 NEW EMPLOYEES. MOTIONED TO THE SECOND. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY SPEED 21. THE MOTION CARRIES.

AUTHORIZING A NEW COMPANY DELL MY COMPANY LOCATED AT 155 ALABAMA STREET FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW EQUIPMENT. THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST $9.2 MILLION AND ADD 56 NEW EMPLOYEES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. MOTION TO SECOND. COMMENTS? SPEAK OF THE PRESS RELEASES, WHERE WOULD THEY BE RELEASED? THEY'LL BE RELEASED ON CITY SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS I'LL MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO SEND THEM TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE THEY GET RELEASED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WOMAN CARRIES.

AUTHORIZES A TAX ABATEMENT FOR KETTENWULF INCORPORATED WHO WILL OCCUPY A FACILITY AT PUMPHREY AVENUE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW EQUIPMENT. THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST EIGHT MILLIONS AND THE HIGHER 40 NEW EMPLOYEES. MOTION TO SECOND PERIOD COMETS OR QUESTIONS? ALL OF FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WOMAN CARRIES. AUTHORIZES AN ABATEMENT FOR KETTENWULF PROPERTY FOR A NEW FACILITY AT 3101 HAYGOOD COURT. PLANS TO INVEST $3.1 MILLION IN THE BUILDING AND WILL LEASE THE BUILDING TO KETTENWULF INCORPORATED ONCE COMPLETE.

MOTIONED TO SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WOMAN CARRIES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST ITEM SIX FOR VERTEX INNOVATIONS LLC LOCATED AT 2270 RILEY STREET FOR IMPROVEMENTS T TO A NEW BUILDIN. PLANS TO INVEST $18.5 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. MOTION TO SECOND. COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

10B IS A REIMBURSEMENT TO MAKE AND ACQUIRE INSTALL AND EQUIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE, APPLICATION OF WAR ENDS EXCESS OF $75 MILLION PER THIS REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION COVERS THE INITIAL EXPENDITURES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND HIGH SCHOOL. SECOND. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

HIM AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT THAT RESTOCON LLC TO PERFORM VARIOUS REPAIRS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO THE WRIGHT STREET PARKING DECK. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ANY COMMONS OR QUESTIONS. NOT RELATED TO THIS BUT WE HAD A LOT GOING ON WITH WRIGHT STREET AND ITS ACTIVE, CORRECT? YES. THE PARK MOBILE APP? SO IT'S EASIER TO GET IN THEY'LL? THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M CURIOUS TO THINK IF WILL EXPECT THAT HALF-MILLION DOLLAR BILL EVERY FOUR YEARS. HAVING TO POUR ANOTHER HALF-MILLION INTO IT MAY BE FIVE YEARS IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT? MAYBE WE OUGHT TO VALUE IT IT EVERY EIGHT YEARS. TO LESSEN THE IMPACT. YOU KNOW. THE ASSESSMENT SAID ITS MINOR REPAIRS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. IT STILL GOING TO BE HALF-MILLION DOLLARS SO I'M CURIOUS IF WE ARE GOING TO EXPECT HALF-MILLION EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR A PARKING DECK. IT'S ALMOST NEW.

WE EXPECTED THIS WHEN WE BUILT THE DECK AND THE CURRENT DECK. I'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE, A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THAT. IF YOU'VE EVER SPENT TIME THERE AND IT RAINS ON YOU WE HAVE SEALED THAT UP MULTIPLE TIMES. IT STILL STARTS TO LEAK. PARKING DECKS ARE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. THIS IS FOR CONCRETE DECK BUT IT'S DIFFERENT. WE KNEW THAT MAINTENANCE WOULD BE MUCH AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH WATER. ALSO IN A FALL CONDOMINIUM AGREEMENT. THEY HAVE A FACILITY HOUSED WITHIN THE DECK AND CERTAIN MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT. THE WHOLE GOAL OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DELAY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM THAT YOU SO DESIRE. BUT WE ARE DOING THIS TO MAINTAIN THE DECK AND ITS LONGEVITY AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS EVERY FIVE YEARS IN YEAR SIX AND SEVEN, WE COMBINE YEARS IN ONE AND TWO. WE ARE SAVING OUT OF FISCAL YEAR '27 UNDER THIS $1 AMOUNT. WE EXPECT ANOTHER $400 PLUS IN YEAR SIX AND SEVEN. CAN'T SAY FOR SURE IT GOES THAT LONG BUT IT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT WHERE WE STAND TODAY. WE ARE DOING THIS, THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, I'M GOING TO HAVE KEITH WILLIAMS TALK MORE ABOUT IT. WE BELIEVE IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. TO ECHO YOUR COMMENTS, WE ARE IN YEAR FIVE OF THIS. OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL IS TO PRESERVE OUR OWN LIFE SPAN THE STRUCTURE. OUR GOAL AND INTENT WAS TO MAKE THIS LAST IS FUNCTIONALLY LONG AS POSSIBLE. ONE OF THIS IS GOING DOWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF THAT. IT'S ALSO WORTH KNOWING WHERE YEAR FIVE HAS 185 SQUARE FEET. ONLY A COUPLE OF SQUARE FEET TO MAINTAIN THIS DECK. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR A STRUCTURE THAT SIZE.

IS THIS A KEEPING WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES? THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DECKS THAT ARE AROUND. IS THIS NUMBER IN KEEPING WITH HOW MUCH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY TO KEEP UP THEIR DECKS? ABSOLUTELY A's. THE STAFF HIRED CONSULTING WHICH SPECIALIZES MIRRORING THAT OF OTHER STRUCTURES ON THAT AGE AND WHAT THEY'VE RECOMMENDED IS PRIMARILY PREVENTATIVE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES IN THE FUTURE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THERE WERE TWO BIDS, TO CONTRACTORS WHO ABATED ON THIS AND TWO OF THEM WERE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER TO GO OVER AS SUCH. THERE JUST AREN'T MANY PEOPLE WHO DO THIS KIND OF MAINTENANCE. THERE ARE FIVE BIDS BUT THREE DID NOT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA AND THERE IS THAT. THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF THE SCOPE AND THEY WERE READY TO DO THAT.

I WOULD SAY WITH THE EXISTING DECKS, THEY ARE KNOWN AS A REGULAR MUNICIPAL DECK AND THERE WERE TIMES OF HAD TO HUNT CONTRACTORS DOWN TO DO THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS AND I WAS SURPRISED WHEN WE GOT FIVE INITIAL BIDDERS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUES QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. ONE NAY. THOSE ARE ALL THIS EVENING.

WILL OPEN CITIZENS OPEN FORUM YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANY TOPIC. COME FORWARD AND YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. PLEASE SHARE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

REAL QUICK, THEY HEARING ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA STREET EMERGENCIES WERE EMERGENCY SEWER IN FRONT OF THE BLOCK. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO START? I KNOW IT'S EMERGENCY WORK SO IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE A SET END DATE. BUT IS THE ROAD GOING TO BE COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF? JUST SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. IS THAT ONE OF THE SIX INCH SEWER LINES? THAT'S MY QUESTION. DO WE HAVE QUICK ANSWERS TO ANY OF THOSE?

MAYER, THIS IS STILL AN EVOLVING PROJECT. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S IN FRONT OF THE LEGENDS BUILDING. IT'S A RUN THE BUSINESS BUILDING FROM CHIPOTLE TO DONAHUE. I'VE BEEN INFORMED DURING THE MEETING THAT BASED ON CONCERNS OF CONTRACTORS IT'S POSSIBLE WE WON'T BE DOING THIS WORK UNTIL AFTER THE SOCCER GAME. I'M NOT FULLY PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THE LINE SIZE AND I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AT A LATER DATE. WHO WILL BE NEXT?

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS CAM HUNT AND I'M RUNNING FOR SHERIFF YEAR. I'M GRADUATE OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND I SPENT MY LIFE TO SERVICE THEM LIKE I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF PURSUING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH AUBURN AND OUR LOCAL INDUSTRIES. WHEN PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALIGNED SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE CITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE IN THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND WAR EAGLE.

THANK YOU. WHO WILL BE NEXT? ANYONE? OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL? MR. DUNLAP, IF YOU ARE STILL HERE, I DO NOT THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY VERTEX. MAYBE I MISSED IT. BUT I THINK THAT IS AN AUBURN GRAD AS WELL? HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR 43 YEARS IN HIS INDUSTRY.

PLEASE SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE -- YOU CAN COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. BECAUSE WE ARE BROADCASTING THE BODY ON THE RADIO OR TV CAN HEAR YOU NOBODY ON THE RADIO OR TV CAN HEAR YOU.

IT'S A BRAND-NEW COMPANY. I DON'T BELIEVE -- I DO NOT THINK IT'S A LOCAL COMPANY. IT IS INJECTION MOLDING. SO IT IS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION. THERE IS A CHEMTECH ELSEWHERE THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COMPANY. THEY COME UP WITH A NEW NAME, A NEW CORPORATION AND THEY COME UP TO YOU.

I'LL SAY THAT SINCE YOU ARE HERE AND NOW THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, 167 NEW JOBS AND $77 MILLION IS A GOOD DAY FOR AUBURN SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR. THIS IS ALL WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE SO YOU'LL BE SEEING A FEW MORE THINGS COMING FAIRLY SOON. IT'S GOING TO BE A BANNER YEAR FOR AUBURN AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. LET ME SAY THIS ONE THING AND I'LL SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP EXHIBITED BY COUNSEL BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORK AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A PERSON IN MY OPINION AND I'M PREJUDICED, I KNOW, WE HAVE A PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS FULLY WHAT IT TAKES TO RECRUIT BUSINESS. BECAUSE SHE HAS DONE THAT. SHE SITS OVER HERE AND TALKS ABOUT SEWERS AND PIPELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT I'VE SEEN HER BE INVOLVED WITH ME AND SITTING IN FRONT OF CEOs ALL OVER THE WORLD. YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE HERE AND I'M GOING TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT. I'M NOT GETTING A RAISE SO IT WON'T DO ME ANY GOOD. WE GOT AN EXECUTIVE HERE WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT. THE ENTIRE STAFF I THINK FEELS VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THAT. WE ARE VERY PRUDENT TO HAVE LEADERSHIP ON THIS CO COUNCIL AD OUTSTANDING MINISTRY TO STAFF.

THANK YOU, PHILIP. I WOULD SAY THAT I THOROUGHLY ENJOY OUR COLLEAGUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE HEADING TO ATLANTA HAVE TO PASS THROUGH AUBURN AND SEE ALL OUR INDUSTRIES AND WE GET QUITE A FEW COMMENTS FROM THEM THAT THEY WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF THEY'D SEND US THINGS OUR WAY SO WE WANT EVERYONE IN THE STATE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. BUT WE HAVE A UNIQUE PROGRAM AND I'M VERY PROUD OF IT. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE COME IN. RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC GENERATORS IN ALL TIME BEYOND INDUSTRIES.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. Y'ALL REALLY BANKED ME UP ON THIS. I'D LIKE TO BRING HIM FORWARD WITH ONE MORE THING. GOOD FOR HIM.

RECENTLY WE HAD A GREAT GROUNDBREAKING THAT WE HAD TO HAVE INSIDE FOR THE NEW RFID CENTER THAT WILL BE BUILT ON CAMPUS AND WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME THE TOWN RELATIONSHIP AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER AND WE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES THAT WE'VE GOT THE SITTING UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND HOW UNUSUAL THAT IT IS. BUT THIS PROJECT IS REALLY TAKING THAT RELATIONSHIP TO NEW LEVEL. I WAS HELPING MR. DUNLAP CAN GIVE US A VERY SHORT 10,000-FOOT EXPLANATION.

YOU ARE READY TO PUT THE CLOCK ON. I THINK HE'S UP FOR IT.

RFID STANDS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AND SO WHEN YOU HAD THAT CENTER FOR YEARS, BILL GRAVES BROUGHT IT HERE TO AUBURN A FEW YEARS AGO AND SINCE -- WILL CURRENTLY STILL IS, THEY CAN CONFIGURE THAT SO THE CUSTOMERS THEY HAVE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH, DELTA, McDONALD'S, WALMART. YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. I ALWAYS USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE. THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE RFID TAG THAT YOU DEAL WITH EVERY TIME WE FLY. WHEN YOU PUT THAT BANK TAG YOU DON'T REALIZE THE TAG WHEN THEY SEAL IT HAS A CHIP IN IT. THEY KNOW THAT CHIP IS PROGRAMMED WHEN THEY DRIVE IT IN THE MACHINE AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING WHEN YOU SEE THAT AND THAT'S EVERY SINGLE CLOTHING, INVENTORY, PROCESS CONTROL. IT'S A REALLY AMAZING TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT REFLECTS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY AND THE ADMINISTRATION. WE SIGNED AN MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY, THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT MOU AGREE THAT WE WILL DO RECRUITING FOR AU. OUR TARGET IS KNOWLEDGE-BASED INDUSTRY THAT WILL TAKE US TO ANOTHER LEVEL IN THE FUTURE AS WE BUILD A KNOWLEDGE BASE UP WHICH IS HIGHER PAID VERY SOPHISTICATED JOBS RESERVED TO WHATEVER BACK OFFICE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S THE KIND OF BASE WE ARE BUILDING. WE HAVE TO GET TO CRITICAL MASS SO WE CAN MARKET THE IDEA TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

IF THEY LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THERE IS SOMETHING TO DO. THEY HAVE TO HAVE GOOD SCHOOLS AND THINGS TO THAT NATURE. DON'T TELL MY CONCLUDING PICKING THE TRASH. SO THE POINT IS IT ALL GOES TOGETHER TO DEAL WITH THAT OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY IN EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE HAS A ROLE IN THAT. THEY DON'T REALIZE IT. BUT THIS RFID IS TREMENDOUS. BECAUSE THE PARK, ALREADY LOOKING AT TWO OR THREE OTHER PROJECTS. WE CAN PUT THEM TOGETHER THAT'LL MAKE NEW KNOWLEDGE BARS IN THIS COMMUNITY. PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY, THAT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

IMPORTANT COMPONENT IS THE INDUSTRIAL ROAD IS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND AN PARTNERSHIP IN THE RESEARCH PART TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ONE OF THE TOOLS IN ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT HELPS US WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR LARGEST EMPLOYER WHO DOESN'T PAY PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THEY DO BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON TO PARTNER TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO GROW TECHNOLOGY, TO FEED THE UNIVERSITY COME TO USE OUR LEGISLATORS THAT VOTED FOR THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO HELP THE UNIVERSITY GROW INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY IS A BIG DEAL.

WHAT WE ARE DOING IS REALLY UNIQUE. AND IF YOU TALK TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES YOU'LL FIND OUT THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TOWN AND GOWN THAT DOESN'T REALLY EXIST HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH AU AND IT PORTENDS TO OUTSTANDING COOPERATIVE IN THE FUTURE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. ANYTHING ELSE? I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO COME BACK UP AND TALK MORE -- [LAUGHTER] ASK HIM ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. [LAUGHTER]

ONE FINAL THING THAT I WANT TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY OF IS THE ELECTION ON THE 19TH, PART OF THE BALLOT IS THERE IS A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS AND I ASKED YOU CONSIDER AMENDMENT ONE WHICH IS THE EXTENSION OF TIGHTENING THE SCREWS ON ACTIVITIES THAT A JUDGE CAN HOLD ABOUT A CRIMINAL IN JAIL FOR. THAT INCLUDES CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER, SOLICITATION, AND ALSO DISCHARGING A FIREARM INTO A HOME OR AUTOMOBILE, TRUCK, OR AN OCCUPIED BUILDING. THE LAW HAS WORKED FOR OUR STATE AND I BELIEVE THIS AMENDMENT IS WORTH CONSIDERING AND I STRONGLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT. IT'LL MAKE IT ALL SAFER FOR ALL OF US. ANYONE ELSE. IS THERE A MOVE TO ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED.