Remarks by Councilmember Jennie Vaught
19 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
I would like to pull item number five. Okay.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So item number five, can I ask if there's a representative here for the applicant tonight?
Sure. Can you clarify if Complete Square Capital LLC is connected in any way to the prior or current owners, managers, or operators of Sports Stadium?
OK. All right. Thank you. So will the prior owners have any day-to-day operations to deal with this?
He's not doing any of the operations Okay, neither is their mother Okay So and do you know if and any Our safeguards have been put in place or changes For the new application to address the problems that led to the prior revocation of this the license at this location
I mean, there has definitely been improvement since the closing of that property. The numbers don't lie about that. But did you say he did? So is there a plan for keeping the property secure and preventing the homeless encampment or trespassing?
Okay. I move to approve item number five.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I am just going to forth what they said about love where you live, Indy cleanup, because I think it's that important. And what I like most about this campaign was that it gives people a reason to come together and take pride in their own neighborhoods. Sometimes it only takes a few people deciding that they care to get others involved. So I hope this keeps growing because clean neighborhoods matter, but so does knowing your neighbors. and looking out for one another and feeling proud of the place that we call home. So I wanted to thank everyone who was involved and help…
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So I just want to say that during the Love Where You Live week, which is in a couple weeks and beyond, it's a good reminder that loving where you live is not always about big things. Sometimes it's the small things that make the biggest difference. So picking up trash just in your own neighborhood on occasions, helping a neighbor, reporting a streetlight outage, simply taking pride in your neighborhood, things like that. We can do that anytime. And I also want residents to know that you can reach out to your council members when you have an issue or a concern. I really…
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to approve item number 18. I second.
Yeah, sorry. So I know council has already voted on much of this project, but I do still have some questions that I would like to get. Could we hear how this roundabout will affect emergency vehicle access being single lane?
Okay, so since I, well, maybe not for Chief Walker, but since I assume that a fire truck can go through, that would also mean that a bus could make it through that roundabout.
Okay, and then can I have an explanation as to why Sheely Road was chosen for the roundabout?
Okay. And this probably is for you also. So if we postpone this change order tonight, what work stops and what work would continue?
Okay. And cost savings, would there be a result in cost savings with not going with the change order?
I want to make a motion to postpone indefinitely.
Just to evaluate that multimodal component a little bit more.
Okay. Yes, I move to withdraw my motion to approve and make a motion to postpone indefinitely.
Thank you, Mayor. So I would like to just give a quick update to residents about Fire Station 5. The station is closed now. It closed July 31st for demolition and construction, construction of a new state-of-the-art facility designed with both community safety and the well-being of our firefighters. Construction is expected to take about 18 months, and during that time, The Station 5 crew has been relocated to Station 1, and Stations 3 and 4 will also provide coverage. Kansas City Fire Department will also be available for mutual aid from its station at 47th and Sterling to cover the southern…