CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITY OFF FORTVALLEY THURSDAY, APRIL1 18, 2024, AT6:30PM CITY HALL: 204 WEST CHURCH STREET  Attended: Mayor. JefferyLundy, Councilman Fred Van Hartesveldt, Councilwoman Juanita Bryant, Councilwoman Councilwoman Laronda Eason, Council Sandra B. Marshall, Council HenryHoward  Jr., Recorder-Heather Mathis Interim City Clerk  I. II. Il.  CALLTOORDER 6:31PM. INVOCATION- MAYOR JEFFERY LUNDY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE IV. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  Mayor Lundy -Once again we welcome to our meeting at this time Council you have an outline oft today's agenda at this time. We need a motion for agenda is copied Councilwoman- Bryant-excuse me can we addi two things to the agenda? We need and the approval fori the Master plan and we need to advertisement for historic preservation  Tisha Horton can write up the ad fort the newspaper. Council Marshall-Sandra Marshall second  MayorLundy-dolhave a second with the amendment tot the agenda?  Mayor Lundy-now! PUI be ready for the discussion For the master plan we., just got this this master plan contract. Itl has not been looked at by an attorney that! Iknow the city attorneyt that Iknow and so before we even approve a master plan that I'm just going through it with some those Ideal with the cost that the city will be obligated top pay 75,0001 for, Ithink it would not be beneficial for usi tot for ust to put this ont the agenda for  approval or out having to look at our city attorney (Eason, Van Hartsvelt and Bryant raised hands)  Council' Vanhartevet-tnougnt Mr. Lee was here to discuss the plan Council Bryant-no he went with Mr. Phillips is here his place to1 tatk  VanHartesvelt- -Idefendi that this is the part where we're making a decision and it seems appropriate that the person who oversaw this process be here to discuss it and answer questions andi if he's not, Ithink that'sa a reason to delay. I have no problem with the master plan, but we had to be able to hear, and have questions answered fromi the  person who actually oversaw1 the process.Idon'tsee Mr. Lee.    Bryant- no it was not Mr. Lee. It was Mr. Phillips and he has been before the council Mayor Lundy- let me find out this, so let mei find out this before we move anyt further so that every person gives up ont the counçil has an opportunityt to address (Easonr rising hand )that so that we allow this opportunity not to debate back-and-forth but to hear everybody's points of view everybody on council point of viewv who has something1 to Put Eason- we did receive feedback from the attorneywho went over the contract...  twice.  toi this debate yes ma'am (tol Ms, Eason) Mayor which attorney did that? Eason, our attorney, Mr. Elliot Mayor Mr Elliot??  Carla, if we're going to spend that kind of money, aren't we: supposed to have bids? and thisi is the only one that brought one Ford, if we had other bits before us before we spend  $75,000 Eason- Is not al bid  Mayor- Ms. Marshall you had your hand up..  Marshall-well just to be honest about it. We just signed a contract. We signed a contract for a fair that's coming here next week and council member never had any input on it before it went. You know we didn'thave an opportunity to took at it to expect it so I'm tryingt to see, event though the lawyer had an opportunity tol look at the contract as this as well. I'mi trying to see what's the difference that we' re doing here.Imean you did sign a contract fort the fair were here that looked at and Mr. Phillips has been here too and three times has been a presentation and I'mj just trying to see what the difference and Mayor -to) your point, the attorney look at1 thei fair contract right with some amendment to that which included some things that you said you wanted to amend to that that were added to that contract because of the timeframe withi that there was a executive decision that was made that was necessary that was madei for1 the executive decision  what ways andi fort the ways of debate.    that was signed after attorney was to look at this wasj just permitted to me whenlgotu up on the beach and prior conversations about this master plan. It was said that there will be no calls to the city of Fort' Valleyi in this contract compensation says that to1 the service rendered the developer should accept as complete payment at total of1 fee of  $75,000, so if our attorney saw this Bryant -we're not we' re going to eliminate this Mayor welli is our attorney oni the line by chance Bryant - that was eliminated also something about  Mayor- this is a contract that brought before the sign councilwoman Bryant Bryant- excuse me, the contract was sent to the attorney. We went over the contract and it was stated eveni in here with Philip and somebodyldon't) know when they came in and presented us the master plan that stated that there will be no cost to the city that will be on the end that's been corrected byt the attorney and no projects should not be done if  not approved by the city. Mayor -your point is well taken Bryant- thank you  Mayor- but at1 the same time iti is a contract for signatures and its stays. Ijustr read estate $75,000 sO that I'm waiting to see if my city attorney who you all said the contract and gave the approval of that contract andI I've been conversing with emaits all day today and Ihaven't seen this. This just hit up here as we are will knowi in ar minute. Bryant-this is the second copy of this because when het first came, he was outside he  came in. He gave us a copy of the master plan.  Mayor- they didn't give us ac contract. This is al binding contract. Bryant- exactly but we had the contract int the master plan Mayor- this is the first time I'm seeing this Bryant- No, this is not thei first time you're seeing this contract Mayor- First time I've seen this contract Bryant-we hadi ith before Mayor- any other discussion?.  butIthink. at some point the challenges have to  come in up heret from the bench complaint at this complaint likei that sO thaty we can some point beyond being able to hear. Pm hoping to hear from the attorney, because you said that they said that this was an acceptable contract, and I'm saying Ijust got    This right now l'mj just looking ati itj just seeni it briefly andj just noticing that the city and thei taxpayers $75,000 and then being told there would be no cost on the back end but this goes even deeper than that when you start trying to read (Bryant raise hand )and Bryant- we need to wait till the attorney gets on here so1 that he can give us thet facts and Howard- my1 thing is mayor We can't! keep stalling. because this it can put a contract that will get started while waiting on the decision for1 the payment of 75000 Bryant- we can also puti int the contract that there is no upfront fee andi ify youv weret told  seeing things that need1 to come off here hei is not on the line as ofyet?  that we was no upfront money Mayor -whoi told y'all that?  Bryant -Phillip He said that the money that they would make, they will come back here that can be scratched out of the contract. (Fred raise hand) There's al lot of things need Vanhartsevelt-Ad contract can't be changed by oft the signatures. The contract has to be changed to be agreed upon by both of the signatures if the developers are willing to write in that we don't have to pay then that's finel but we have to handle thati from them.  to get started City Hall, etc., etc. etc.....  Secondly, can we vote on1 these two pieces separately? Bryant- of course that's how enter them separately  Mayor- Well, we on the master plan now, and so1 the dialogue part the debate parti is you knowy you know we have rights the University of Georgia program putting together been put together that will address some of our changes that are gonna bet taking place with Fort Valley with citizens input from the community and sO we've beent told and Idone heard myself, and I've been asking that from the beginning part of this up to now how much would this cost this citizen the city off fort valley and nowi browsing throughy you all have even with the different perspectives about the need that we keep prolonging these are tax players dollars so1 to make sure that legals followed rather than continue to make eternity decisions at the last minute without because we've been working ont the agenda Bryant -OKIwould tike tol would likei to retract that addition until the attorney comes on  part ofi it since Tuesday  the line    Eason-he just he should be on. He's on, on the line.  Bryant- that way! he can go over the contract he know the contract and the  master plan  VanHartesvett-lhave a question Lawyer Elliot mayor and council  VanHartvelt- like the mayor saidi if this is a valid contact that doesn't mean this contracti represents City was told what's going to happen obligated under the law to execute he's not gonna say whether or not (E Bryant well let's just ask! him) that's what we were told ori if the proposal well we can ask him well that's what lawyers do  Lawyer-Counci Mary Lundy, Mayor and counselor members  Mayor-yes Council- yes  Lawyer-this is Jim Elliott's let mej just sayt this, Ireceived a copy of the contract this morning. Iwas able to review. early this afternoon. Ihad some problems with the version Iwas sent something involving fiber optics al long-term commitment thatl don'tidon't: think is allowed for under the state law and understand that section has been removed ori is being removed again? I'mj just acting on when I'mi told. but what would Iwill say regarding the master plan provision part of the contract, and to your point mayor does provide for a $75,000 fee specified services whether those services are what the city needs or want that's not something within my preview but the contract is legally binding upon both parties if you adopt it to provide the services that are provide the service service that are forth fori in our opposition, always is to review the legal aspects of a contract, but we can'ta address the business aspect we would defer to you to determine whether what the other party commits to do is within what you want them to do for that amount of money VanHartsevel-t's al binding contract what we understood from the proposal from Mr. Phillips Iremember being told there will be no upfront cost are the lawyer saying that if you signed this contracty you're going to have to pay the $75,000 and there's  no one here to explain why the change Lawyer- -1 that's correct that's correct  Bryant lwould like to remove itt from the agenda until Mr. Phillips can come in and explain itt to the mayor and counsel to explain why he said there is no charge and    there is a charge sO we can strikei it off the agenda for tonight, butIstill wanti to leave  the historic preservation  Fred-there has to be a second for that the second has to agree  Eason: 2nd  Fred you have to sayyou agreed to removing that part of the motion  Bryant raised hand Easonl...  Marshall lagree to remove that part about their approval for the master plan Mayor ok that would be removed from today's agenda our next part is a motion to amend for1 the historic preservation an ad places in the paper our next parti in motion  tot for historic ad to be placed Marshall-/motion Howard 2nd  Mayor-copy after that motion we need to add that to be amended to the agenda all  the favor let that be brought the wordl  ALLSAIDI  Mayor-Get to the agenda, now we will review let me say this the agenda Has been  reviewed with the proper amendments next we have Fred- you need motion to approve the amended agenda Mayor -need motion to approve the amended agenda  Fred-Imotion  Mayor- do we have a second Marshall- 2nd  Mayor- ok 2nd alli ini favor sayl  ALLISAIDI    Mayor motion carries, thank you Sir team work make the dream work next item on the agenda the review of the minutes item number five you should have the minutes iny your packet from the work session meeting in March need approval of that of the  minutes Carla-Imotion  Mayor- dolhave a second?  Bryant,lsecond that motion with any necessary changes.  Mayor- all ini favor sayl (Everybodysaid 1)  Mayor-has the same motion carries ANNOUNCEMENIS:  V.  Mayor Lundy- announcements greetings Maire Lundy and council members. Iprayt this letter finds youwell. on behalf of the Saint peters AME Church. And the conference.lam pleased to extend an invitation fory you to join. Us for a special welcoming. Honoring Reginald Bishop. Jackson. at thei fort Valley State University, agricultural technology conference center. this date is April 29. Timei is 61 PM. meeting is once again at Fort Valley State University. agricultural technology conference center. Bishop regional Jackson will be visiting Fort' Valley. what 41st section of the middle Georgia annual  conference.  Carla- is thati thel building that has the entrance to the  Mayor- Yes, other announcements once again southside day, water wars Sunday, April 21 700 Spruce St., Fort' Valley, Georgia all ages welcome free, food drinks, face, painting, bouncy houses and much more from 3 PMto 8 PM1 the middle Georgia community action agency Headstart Park fest food fun games hula hoops barbecue basketball water guns bouncy house bubbles jump Rope game truck bring your whole family let's celebrate a great school year. This will be Saturday. April 20,2024:11AM.102PMI North Peach Park. 401 White Rd., Byron, GA. any additional announcements?7 Fred- Flower fantasy we at the garden we will be having something since my wife drove me out of bed. lexpect everybodyt to bet there. ifaf fundraiser for1 the Garden club. among other things provide thet flowers for the baskets. they hang from my light post. and    enormous work for our. Christmas. celebration and since I've been over there, I've seen Bryant- will bej jobi fair hosted by robins Air Force Basej job fair will bei hosted at1 the museum of aviation 1442andlencourage yout to go out because they're hiring for all types of positions and the second one is we' 're going to present Bishop. Jackson wife with a proclamation fromi the city Saturday and her name is Christy Davis, Jackson Carla-the Garden club won a state award for their work that wasi in the Christmas parade. The garden club. Thei information will bei int the garden club magazine may or let Mayor- thank you that's ar nice award additional announcements Peach County Spring fling Tuesday through Thursday! 5 PM1 to 10PM Friday Saturdayt tomorrow physical Park the 23rd: 20/27 that ist thet fair 31 Luther King Dr., Fort' Valley, Georgia asa this Saturday at Lane pack and wel have the autism walk 5K walk will bei taking place at 9 o'clock for those that want to come out and participate with that sO come out and just join the fellowship being there al lot of different folks that have autism and go out and walk and get al better shape on that day than it did that day! before and we look forward to seeing you any other announcements7/-m oh that Saturday that Democratic form will be this Saturday at: 30 o'clock?. ...12-2 I'm sorry. No other announcements?  this work. Andi it's really amazing.  me make surel get your copy of the magazine.  VI. Employee of the Month-  Mayor- next will bet the employee oft the month for1 the month of March 20241 from Public Works department is Diana. Johnson fire department is. Jackie' Williams and the police department is Mr. pounds will start with Mr. Roy pounds first. we were asked for each employ to come down as you present these awards. make an offer for these outstanding employees. Roy pounds from the police department. yeahl can congratulate him. Chief Flores- ladies and gentlemen mr. Powers has been with usi for a little bit under a year and this time everysingle month, Mr. Powell has continued to provide service hei is probably one oft the fastest guys wel have oni the force rightr now every chance that he has done to African criminals, he has caught and he does the he goes above and beyond to reduce crime int the city of Fort valley and wet thank him for all his services  Mayor- from thet fire department we have. Jackie' Williams    ChiefWoodard- we chose Miss Williams fort this month employee oft the month because a couple of weeks agolg got one of those emails that you're not always necessarily looking for as a chief yeah, wel had an audit coming upi from the GBIItold Miss Jackie for the email. Itold her we're goingt to start spinning al lot of time int the officeldon'tk knowif ity was the threat of spending a lot of time int the office but whenlcame back down, she said chief. Ijust need your signature on a couple of sheets of paper. I'm almost done. Needed to say we did great on the audit. I keep that thread spending time ini the office in my back pocket and Ijust want to thank yout for doing an excellent job andi iti took the  weight of the word off my shoulders.  Mayor- public works we have Miss Deanna Johnson.  Walter. Johnson- Miss Deanna Johnson iti is al honor and a great opportunity to work with Deanna. Johnson at public' Works miss. Jessica started her work with Polar works in 2022 as a custody dane move her way upi to the ranks oft the city of Fort Valley and moved over to the police department as it investigator. Al Mianai is now public works administrative assistant? she started in public works and she go in at public works. Welcome home Mayor-that's when my hightights every month to see the employees of the month. The ones that go above and beyond and certainly department has been able to elect somebody who sit there day and day out sO we commend you all ofyou on the accompushment. and you continue to do thej job that you do to make your department  his job al lote easier. VII. Resolutions  Mayor-next thing ont the agenda as a resolutions. Item number one approval fort the  purchase of uniforms for thet fire department Mayor- proper mothini for 2nd question  Fred approved  Bryant-lwould like to make a motioni to approve the purchase of uniforms for the fire  department Eason-Isecond  Mayor- the chair recognizes Kalsman Ben Hartsville motion, Mr. Dr. Fredd, if youwould  wrapi iti in approval approval  Fred-laccept Miss Bryant there your second    Mayor -I will use those ini favori for of resolution number one sayl  All saidI  Mayor- all same motion carries next itemi is to approval to appoint Gary! Lee as interim city Bryanti i'lL make the motion to appoint Gary Lee as an interim city administrator  administrator motion floor  Eason -Second  Mayor- now PLL be ready for the discussion  Fred-well let mej just say this Iwas a little late this evening because WMAZ was questioning  Gary Leel Ithink it's wrong  Eason-v we need to go in executive session  Bryant -yeah that's something that needs to be said in executive session Fred-no this is public information. There's no need. we don'thave to go in executive  session. Thisi is public information.  Mayor-let me hit the gabble so1 that! Ican once again ask that we respect each other we're going to allow, the chair to recognize who's going to say something sO that wayy we don't get  in a debate (Bryant raise hands)  Mayor- we're on Dr. Fred' Van Hartsevlet and then we were acknowledge you Dr.  VanHartesvelt what were you saying?  Fred-WMAZ had a profile of whichicompletely don't agree with, But the objects are there we impulsively hired Jonathan Harris, and found out there was al lot of baggage now impulsively hiring Mr. Lee, who Iwould sayi is at friend, but we're doing thatimpulsively) just like we did with Mr. Harris if there's anything they speak toi the Public concerns that we make another mistake we need toi follow the process. we need an application. A background check. any chance for the council tot talk to the candidate. we could do that with Mr. Lee or we can do that with some of the or one of the candidates that from GMAI see Miss Stanley is ap pair here. Online. Atl least she can provide us with a neutral outside candidate what to simply with no no process simply because some people like him to  make that choice is a mistake.    Bryant- show me a policy which what you saw on TV which thaty you were discussing that should be discussing executive session And Iwould like to make a motion to move to  executive session so that we can discuss your concerns  Eason-Isecond  Mayor-wait we have emotion oni the floor that's noti for executive session the discussion  part ofiti is we're talking about item number two Bryant- motion to go executive session  Eason -right  Mayor- youg guys are out of order Bryant- you called me  Mayor yes I'm saying by trying to goi ini to move away is to go to executive session. We're in the discussion part oft this right now sO what I'm saying any other council person wants to make this part of the discussion let it be identified at this time. (Carla raise hand)Gowen Carla-I lagree with Mr. Van Hartesveldt. We'rej jumping too fast. We asked GMA1 for suggestions and nowwe're just going toi ignore them. We need bad positions int the past and look where has gotten us back howwe've done in the past we get GMA we do before  we go on with one person. (Bryant and Howard raise hands.)  Mayor- the chair recognizes Marshall  Marshall-I respect my counsel. This man has been working for the city for the last three years from my understanding therefore, if anything came up, all of that should've came in with the last three years. and! Ithink it'sr really disinfection for us to sit here and discuss the way they were doing now in1 the public therefore, he' s not a rehire he's not a. He's already hired. He's! been with the city for three years upon the woods. He was al he assistant. There was no backlash or discussion att that point when he was was assistedi therefore, you know we need to end this respectfully to Mr. Garrett Lee and any other employees in the city for valley to sit here and talk about our employee on this bitch is verydisrespecttu. Thank you  Mayor points will noted let me say this  Ity was under the recommendation of council to reach out to GMA1 the council The council asked to do such that night when Miss Stanleyi in the audience that was implemented    (Bryant raises hand) posted by those things by council. Bryant, they gave us a listto choose fromi from GMA and we have had the opportunity to see that list...  Bryant- this needs to be discussed in private...  Mayor -well this is, we. seen those things but how soon we start we start forgetting that we asked for those things when other entities without any kind of any kind oflcalli it relationships conflict of interest things oft that nature that wej just overlooked all of that we Bryant- Wheny'all suggested that that Steve be appointed, we overlooked all of that we Mayor- what I'ms saying is we asked for that to happen we reach out to them for that we reach out to GMA1 for seven different different things and then once again whatever we came about who knows it gets toi this point that we want to amend the agenda and things like that to keep satisfying too whatever the reason behind it let mej just say this on record there's 's some ongoing things taking place and them ongoingt things taking place have nothing to do with today's vote on what we're trying to doj just know that just know those kind oft things and so I'm a record to saying just that to the media to anyone else that there are: some ongoing things that has nothing to do with anything other than making sure that things that are being which are being reported that they are being carried out (Bryant raise Bryant-would like to make a motion to appointment Mr. Gary Lee as interim city  just gonna take  were int the resolution is the samei thing  his hand)G Go head administrator  Mayor- that's already on the floor Fredd -That's on the floor Bryant- it's been over 10 minutes  Mayor -is still on1 the floor...only in discussion any further discussion now we're ready for the vote all int favor for appointing, GaryLee and city and minerals, etc.. Let me know by  show hands.  (Eason, Marshall, Howard, and Bryant raise hands)  All of the oppose do the same (Gowen, Mayor, and Fred raise hands)  Mayor motion carried    VIII. Reports From Departments  Mayor- First we have the Fire Department  ChiefWoodward- Fire Department has seven motor vehicle accident wel had one elevator incident one elevator inspection, especially this month for the apartments for the services storage fittings or finance American furniture fire drills completed this month were Fort' Valley State University, Fort Valley senior center. The learning choice for valley! Hart for events that citizens Academy one Methodist Church. The fire department itself doesn'thave any events coming up. This month buti for the month of. June, we have our smoke detector, blitz and we'll have movies on the yard. We did some 40 hours completed by Lieutenant oats and wel had 40 hours completed and leadership of Lieutenant Walker 16 hours of personal protecting equipment 15 hours of ropes and knots 15hours of tools and 16 hours of ventilation that conclude the fire department reporta any Marshall- chief have you got any SMS about your popcorn machine yet? Chief-I Ihave been looking over some and they need to speak with the mayor  questions  because we need to get for Mayor- have a question Bryant  Bryant- no we had an application from Stinky when he was here. It was not complete, because he was not given the right information. It has been Miss Titi. everything has been checked off as of on his application, because they didn't give him the right information. It's not his fault. Lieutenant Jackson, but she's Mayor- we put them ont for next month wej just went through this on Tuesday Bryant-Iknow, but he was not giving the rightinformation: and now that she  made everything gright.  saying that he's completed that Mayor -again likelsaid Bryant- all right  Mayor- we already approved this agenda and that's just forir information Chief Flores- Mayor, council, this past weekend we responded to 159 call services and in those calls for services wei investigated to death a total 03  purposes next ist the police department    assault we may win rest 5/5 death by taking a motor vehicle was born as Mrs purchase was one and damaged property had a total 408 hours that was completed byl Mr. Tyler Rogers, who graduated from the police Academy and is currently in the process. We alsol havet three officers they to dot the class and successfully passed it. and theyj just has finished their final completion oft the speeding yeah but it slow down. We have three cadets in the police Academy at this state and they're in their second week so they passed the first two test and they've moved on to the third week. this past month we corrected fines with the for 26,000 577,000 for the year today thousand and 82,839. We also have had the interest program that we had this past month with the juveniles to teach them how to, reduce violence in the community and also on how to reduce the dealings with individuals more assessable officers int the community. The only thing that we have through the day will be workdays will be spring fling festival that we have all officers that will be at the event and what wel have done this past month that changed our process ati the police department to add more officers ont the road sO we have more visibility of the officers on the road and the  reduction of crime and that's whatlhave  Mayor we saw a lot of them rush out. Is everything OK?  Chief Flores- it was just a disturbance that happened at one oft the stores were we previously had ai incidenti that happened in last Friday because we'ret trying to  get over there so thank you Mayor- Public Works  Walter. Johnson- good afternoon council ini the city of Fort' Valley. The report from public works are gonna start off with sanitation will the lake Goodwill and Oaklawn cemeteries if you notice there has been remarkable improvement and each one of those cemeteries everybody's designated to the graves and loans are great, great and in peace when you go out there just visit your loved ones. You can sit back there and you can see the improvement withi things to City account for getting his nice equipment to maintain those cemeteries and we also cross ther roadways on Taylor Road and Chris Road and Highway 49 we trick JAMES on daily when we can't cook grass and we maintain the report fort the month for park throughout the city for valley we cut the grass is each of our parts you can see a remarkable improvement throughout all the cities of Fort valley and maintain for Val they are beautiful and they are thriving and al lot of people walk by and theyjustt take pictures of the beautiful roses but the stormwater report for 18 and 1064. We picked up the community cut the grass ont the curb clean up the gutters and all that collection stormwater driveway Road for 122 hours cross raitroad Street North St., Macon Street 4th St. and Broadway and street sweeping 52 street hanging baskets we' 're gonna hang in the baskets with the different flowers that the club gave us will put them downtown and we puta a    new spruce and we can test to that and and we put up a privacy fence at the city of Fort' Valley Public' Works sO that the Bri and stuff won't go all overt the yard and the shop report for the month. We came ont four police cars, two sides and charge air filters for police car and we put upi ai fence like Isaid we put up a fence bid and replace all tires up int the tires for thet tracks for the shop and the sanitation reportfor the month because we had 702' West St. 400 and Samuel Dr. and for the service calls for Cox we work 371 for picking up yard debris throughout the city, Fort valley and those are the things that we did with the knuckle blower! help landfill help with the front loaders to house demo demo removal building maintenance replace all air throughout the city for valley and the code enforcement. Awful put al light in Shop and the bathrooms at Fassel Parka and then unclogged the drains. We put replace four lightbulbs barrels on ACUand wel had 14 pounds of Freon and lighting and the backside of the park works, like Isaid might be gave you some pictures soy'all can look at well that concludes the port for the month for the city of Fort' Valley. Dolhave any Howard -did you get the road bump going to South Peach Park? Johnson -working on that process we put some out and over by the Peri extension and they were planning on coming up to the stop. We're goingd down.  questions?  Howard -to South peach Park  Johnson- we have some more wel have to add to it and on Cathoun Street Marshall- we really do appreciate: you all Mr. Walter with everythingy'alldoto help with the City. Ireally do appreciate the fence or the duplex apartment they're going to have behind public works so the fence is on that line. Walter- fence, one of the wood fences on the property so they won't! have to look at our debris and stuffi int the back. Int the meantime we did move a lot of our debris because of that apartment complex that they're putting over there and that will keep down the smell sO we have to do that daily to make sure they make Marshall -another thing it was straight and you could see the nail oni the Johnson -they were it was street too sO that should bei fixed Marshall -yes sir thank youl Ijust wanted to make sure thank you sir Fred-Mayor, Iwanti to come in you guys. Ithoughtlwas doing something thank you Mayorl Lundy andlsaid whatldid on person Street. They've been cutting in  sure nothing out there and everything is covered up.    the road and stuff like that and whenlg got close to home, Iseen the line that was cutlwant to say thank you for keeping our street looking that good and you! had mentioned about about the baskets ini the garden club. They! had requested that we tried to ward them twice a week sO that the ones ini the basket theywill  continue to bloom and blossom. Walter-yes sir, we can make that happen Mayor- Economic Development  Bryant- he (GaryLee) is not here, but we have he didi ini the project that he was worked on, but once we get the information we get all we will gladly share  XII. Executive Session  Mayor- meeting for executive session  Eason- you didn'tg go over finance The finance Directoris not here but we Completed on our: 2020 audit that we should be gettingareport Mayor that's good news very good news. Very good news. We come ini the finance department to make sure thatin next citizen council meeting that we ask our finance department to be in. Imean thank you sO much,  Mayor- motion that we: are: adjournment,  Marshall-1st Mayor- the second Bryant 2nd  Mayor-motion carried out oft the same thank you guys for coming.  Meeting end