(cheerful music) - [Narrator] You're watching highlights of the Chattanooga city council meeting, a production of WTCI PBS.

- [Chairman Henderson] Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to our Tuesday, June the 29th city council meeting.

I now call this meeting to order.

All right, sir, we have no special presentations this afternoon.

Could I have a motion on the minutes?

We have a motion to approve the minutes with a proper second.

Any questions or comments before we vote?

If not, madam clerk roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Councilwoman Coonrod] Yes.

- [Clerk] First Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] The odds have it, moving now into ordinances on final reading, Madam clerk, would you read 5A alternate version.

- [Clerk] In ordinance to a mandate operations budget ordinance number 13558, known as the fiscal year 2020 through 2021 operations budget amending section six, the west to appropriate additional funds for the fiscal year activities from the narcotics fund reserves.

- [Chairman Henderson] What does pleasure counsel?

- [Male] Second, - [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion on the floor to approve 5A with a proper second questions or comments before we vote.

Roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrad?

Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?, - [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?.

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?.

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] First Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] Motion to approve carries.

Now moving into ordinances.

First reading under public works 6A, please.

- [Clerk] An ordinance to amend Chattanooga city code part 2, chapter 14, article 2, division three, section 1475.

Application for examination require contents and qualifications in section 1481 licenses and certificates required and chapter 24, article 1, section 24-1 in general definitions, intelligent transportation systems.

- [Chairman Henderson] Councilman Hester.

- [Councilman Hester] We have a motion on the floor to approve item 6A with a proper second.

Questions or comments before we vote?

Roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Clerk] First Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] So moved.

Now we'll move into resolutions.

We're going to take off the bat 7A and I'll tell you what.

Madam go ahead and read the caption of 7A please.

- [Clerk] The resolution to repeat a resolution number 2914 to adopt an August 8th, 2017 and adopting new rules of operation for the Chattanooga city council.

- [Chairman Henderson] And madam attorney, could you please read what we have removed from the resolution that was a tweak to earlier.

- [Madam Attorney] We removed the time of the meetings, and left the date.

Public notice will be satisfied by listing the time on the posted agendas.

And we corrected a portion limiting public comment.

- [Chairman Henderson] Okay.

And there is, there's no limit to twice a week on the public comments, is that correct?

- [Madam Attorney] Yes sir, the new limit is once per day, at a public meeting.

- [Chairman Henderson] Okay.

All right.

Here in those changes council, what's the privilege of the council.

- [Male] We have approval - [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second.

Any questions or comments before we vote?

Madam clerk, roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes - [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes - [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes - [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes - [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes - [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes - [Clerk] First Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes - [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes - [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] Motion to approve 7A carries.

Now let's take B, D, E, F and G at this time.

- [Woman] Yes.

- [Clerk] Item B: the resolution authorizing the mirror or as does need to enter into a first agreement to excise option, to renew with Chattanooga Fly and Disc Club, Inc.

In substantially the form attached for disc golf courses as city public parts for daily use and tournament play for an additional term of one year for the term through June 30th, 2022.

Item D: A resolution authorized in the department of information technologies, chief information officer to renew the existing blanket agreement, PO number 554187 with BG Staffing, Inc. for 12 additional months, beginning May 29th, 2021 and ending May 28th, 2022.

The second renewal two optional renewals for an amount not to exceed 1.1 million each.

Item E: A resolution authorizing the department of information technologies, chief information officer to extend the existing blanket agreement PO number 551492 with Data Driven, LLC for 12 additional month beginning, July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022 with an annual spend limit not to exceed $90,000.

Item F: a resolution authorizing the department of information technologies, chief information officer to renew the city's contract 549256 with Smart Homes, Inc. DBA Smart Systems as providers or systems automation and technology installation services for one additional year, beginning, May 16th, 2021 through May 15th, 2022 for an amount not to exceed $250,000 per contract year.

Item G: a resolution authorizing the department of information technologies, chief information officer to renew the city's contract 554393 with new Origin Systems, Inc. As providers, a geospatial systems, GIS field and mobile applications maintenance and support for the water quality program for one additional year beginning June 17th, 2021 through June 16th, 2022 for an amount not to exceed $40,000 per contract year.

- [Chairman Henderson] What is the pleasure of the council?

- [Male] Approval - [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion on the floor to approve items Seven B D E F and G with a proper second.

Any questions or comments before we vote?

Madam clerk, roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] All right, madam clerk, let's take 7C.

- [Clerk] A resolution authorizing the mirror or designee to enter into a conservation services agreement for 2021 through 2022 with the trust for public land and substantially the former task for a term of one year from July 1, 2021 through June 30th, 2022 for an amount not to exceed $100,000 to be paid in four quarterly installments at $25,000.

- [Chairman Henderson] Councilman Ledford - [Councilman Ledford] Thank you, Chairman.

A move to defer this item to July 6.

- [Male] Second - [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion on the floor to defer 7C until July the sixth for the proper second.

Questions or comments before we vote?

Roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] Motion to defer until July the sixth carries nine zero.

Now council, if there are no objections, we will take items Seven H, I, J and K as a bundle.

- [Clerk] Item H: a resolution authorized in office of the city attorney to renew purchase contract number 548221 with Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. For insurance brokerage services, athletic liability, commercial auto out-of-state auto public officials bond hit start auto for the third of three 12 month renewal terms options for an amount not to exceed $125,385.

Item I: a resolution authorizing the fire chief extend the supplemental fire services agreement with Track Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. for three-year term period, ending June 30th, 2024 for the continued fire protection of the annex Ooltewah area, reference and ordinance number 10966 to be paid in quarterly increments, subject to an annual increase of 5% for a total amount of $454,257.

Item J: A resolution authorized by chief of police to apply for, and if awarded, accept a fiscal year 2021 law enforcement mental health and wellness act grant through the office of community oriented policing services, cop's office to assist and develop a peer support team use for officer's resilience, training, family resources, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, training, and technology resources for a grant period beginning October 1, 2021 into September 30, 2023 for an amount not to exceed $124,360.

Item K: a resolution authorized chief of police to reimburse the Hamilton County 911 for police service center security upgrade to include access control reader plus cars and fire alarm upgrade for a one-time reimbursement for an amount not to exceed $60,000.

- [Chairman Henderson] What's the pleasure of the council?

- [Male] Move approval.

- [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion floor to approve item Seven H, I, J and K with a proper second.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

Madam clerk, roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] So moved.

Now council moving into public works.

Madam clerk, if there are no objections, let's take 7L through 7S please.

- [Clerk] Item L: a resolution authorizing the administrative for the department of public works to approve change order number one final for First Place Finished, Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tennessee where listed the contract number R20017201 summon a softball complex improvements from the eastern tornado, 2020 demolition and removal for the decreased amount of $2,614 and 25 cents to release the remaining contingency amount of $3,000 for revised contract amount of $27,213 and 35 cents.

Item M: a resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works to close out project for contract number R20017201 summoned a softball complex improvements from the eastern tornado 2020 fire poles replacement with river city athletic fields of Saturdays in Tennessee to release contingency amount of $5,000 for a final contract amount of $54,400 Item N: a resolution authorized an administrative for the department of public works, who a contract is S21001201 Canon avenue drainage improvements of the Thomas Brothers Construction Company, Inc. of Hixson, Tennessee for the contract amount $297,600 plus contingency amount of $30,000 for an amount not to exceed $327,600.

Item O: a resolution to amend resolution number 30758.

So as to correct the contractor name to reflect Porter Roofing Contractors, LLC, with Chattanooga, Tennessee for the award, a contract number E19011201 blanket contract for roof inspections, repairs and maintenance.

Item P: a resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works to award contract number W21001201 raise and lower manholes for Tennessee state paving projects to Professional Concrete Finishing, Inc. attending a tendency for the contract amount of $145,500.

Plus a contingency amount of $15,000 for an amount not to exceed $160,500.

Item Q: a resolution authorizing the administrative for department public works to enter into a joint funding agreement JFA with the US geological service USGS and the city of Chattanooga to operate seven continuous real-time stream gauges located on north Chickamauga Creek, south Chickamauga Creek, Chickamauga Creek, Mount Chattanooga creek, Mountain Creek, Wolf Creek, Lookout Creek, and forest branch for the period beginning, April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 with the contribution of $10,875 from the USTS and $89,625 from the city of Chattanooga for a total cost of $100,500.

Item R: a resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works award contract number S20012101 professional services for the city of Chattanooga Hamilton county water quality monitoring project contract to Wolper Inc of Columbia, South Carolina, for a contract amount, $285,000.

Item S: a resolution authorizing the approval of change order number two for Tyler Construction Company, Inc. are listed the contract number T20002 for construction services associated with citywide resurfacing for an increase amount of $1,016,100, a revised contract amount of $10,383,224 and 48 cents.

- [Chairman Henderson] Thank you, Madam clerk.

What's the pleasure of the council?

- [Male] Give approval - [Chairman Henderson] We have a motion on the floor to approve items 7L through S with a proper second.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

Roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] Motion to approve 7L through S carries, nine zero.

Now moving into purchases.

Madam clerk, we're going to give you a rest.

We're going to ask Julia to come up and read our purchases this afternoon.

- [Julia] Good evening, council.

We've got two purchases this evening.

The first is from the waste resources division of public works, an increase of $130,000 for liquid oxygen.

Increase needed to cover services through contract renewal due to issues at the oxygen building.

The total annual estimated spend is $260,000.

The second purchase is for the mayor's office.

This is a change order to increase the chat and emergency purchase order for May 11th, 2021 by $5,000 to a new total of $24,200.

The May 11th, 2021 emergency purchase was for a non congregate shelter for vulnerable individuals, experiencing homelessness with underlying medical conditions.

This increases the total expense from $36,712 to $41,712.

- [Chairman Henderson] Okay.

What's the pleasure of the council and the purchases this afternoon?

- [Male] Second.

- [Chairman Henderson] Okay.

We have a motion on the floor to approve, tonight's purchases with a proper second questions or comments before we vote?

Madam clerk, roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Clerk] Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Nine yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] So moved.

Then we have some requests for purchases, I think.

- [Julia] Yes, we have two RFPs recommended for approval.

This evening, we're requesting approval to issue these RFPs, not approval to award any contracts at this time.

An RFP is necessary as opposed to a sealed bidding process because there is more than one solution to the scope requested and competitive proposals will assist in selecting the best solution.

The first is from the mayor's office, an RFP for chief of police executive search firm.

Since there may be many executive search firms that would compete based on price alone, but few that could deliver the best candidate for chief of police.

The firms should also compete on the basis of their competence approach and qualifications to fill this position.

The second is also an RFP from the mayor's office for a human resources consultant.

Consultants are to be compared based on competence, approach, qualifications and price.

- [Chairman Henderson] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Second.

- [Chairman Henderson] Okay, we have a motion on the floor to approve the RFP or Q?

- [Julia] P. - [Chairman Henderson] I thought you said Q.

Okay.

The RFP request with a proper second.

Any questions or comments before we vote?

Roll call please.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Coonrod?

- [Chairman Henderson] What?

Okay.

- [Clerk] Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Berz?

- [Councilwoman Berz] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Hester?

- [Councilman Hester] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilman Ledford?

- [Councilman Ledford] Yes.

- [Clerk] Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Yes.

- [Clerk] Vice Chairman Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] Yes.

- [Clerk] Chairman Henderson?

- [Chairman Henderson] Yes.

- [Clerk] Okay, that's eight yeses.

- [Chairman Henderson] Motion to approve the RFP carries eight one I guess that would be.

All right, now moving to our committee reports.

We'll just go around the horn.

Councilwoman Coonrod.

- [Councilwoman Coonrod] Thank you Chair, we had a great presentation from Jermaine and Mr. Dees on paragraph eight that's coming to Chattanooga and district seven, creating 300 jobs in the annual average wages of 42,000 a year.

- [Chairman Henderson] Thank you, ma'am.

Councilman Byrd?

Councilman Byrd.

(laughter) Okay, thank you, sorry.

Councilwoman Dotley?

- [Councilwoman Dotley] No report.

- [Chairman Henderson] Vice Chair Smith?

- [Chairman Smith] No report, Mr.

Chair.

- [Chairman Henderson] Councilwoman Berz?

(laughter) (inaudible speaking) Councilman Hester?

(inaudible speaking) Thank you.

Councilman Ledford?

Councilwoman Hill?

- [Councilwoman Hill] Nothing to report - [Chairman Henderson] Thank you.

All right.

We now move to the time in our agenda, where we recognize the persons wishing to address the council by show of hands.

Do we have any in the audience this afternoon that would like to address the council?

All right, very well.

I want to ask the city attorney if she would read the rules to address the council, Madam attorney.

- [Madam Attorney] Thank you.

Yes, each speaker wishing to address the council shall be recognized by the chairman and speak at this microphone, you can line up.

The speaker may address the council regarding matters within the legislative and quasi judicial authority of the council and you are limited to three minutes and that's all.

- [Chairman Henderson] All right.

If you'd like to address the council at this time, if you'll please approach the podium.

Give us your name and district please.

- [Male] Three minutes.

Joshua Capelish.

I'm a veteran and American citizen.

And I love this city.

I think we all do, that's all why we're here.

We care.

Our first amendment allows us to assemble peacefully and to express a needs.

Basically why I'm here today is because we've got a situation just a few blocks down the street here where homeless folks don't have access to water.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs states that we should have clean air, water, food, and shelter, to be able to self-actualize and be able to do other things in this world.

I believe firmly that we all created equal.

Whether we are disabled physically or mentally or however we see it, regardless of anything.

And so today I took it upon myself to make all these calls.

I called the red cross, I called the Hamilton county health department.

I called the city of Chattanooga mayor's office.

I called the Chattanooga fire department, Tennessee department of human services, Chattanooga fire, excuse me, I already said that.

The food bank, the community kitchen, and also 911.

I did all this while working.

You understand?

And I don't get paid to do this.

My son and I handed out 452 bottles of water.

We were donated some money to help out with that.

That's 59 gallons at 85 cents a gallon, which it comes out to out of my pocket.

I shouldn't have to do that, but I can't sleep at night because of this.

Okay.

And this can be solved simply by having and bathrooms, you know, porta-potties, tents.

And beyond that, we can all work together and figure this out.

We are smart people.

We are Americans and we should be working together and it breaks my heart to travel down the street here.

And to see that.

This is the first time I've been in air conditioning all day, we've been sunburned and really struggling to help folks out.

Just last week, I went to the city attorney's office.

Before that I went up to the mayor's office.

And two years ago, I applied to be the homeless coordinator.

I applied twice.

Then they needed three applications.

They never got the third one.

So I was passed over.

I've got three college degrees, one from Chattanooga university of Tennessee here.

And they said I was overqualified.

I've never been over qualified for anything.

I've been underpaid, but you know, I'm not going to stand by while I come home from war and find more devastation right here in my own streets.

They're burning t-shirts down there to cook food with, okay, you can smell it.

And I don't want to be walking down there to find dead bodies.

You know what I'm saying?

Heat exhaustion happens pretty quick.

If they've got to walk three miles to get a bottle of water and walk back home, not bottled waters, hot, you know, I don't know what to say about that, but that's what brought me here.

The gentleman down there actually told me about this meeting and that brought me here.

I put in a full day's work.

And my second job, you know, coming out here is taking a toll on me personally.

And I hope that you can hear me.

I don't know if I'm over three minutes.

So I guess I got 30 seconds to, to speak some more.

But over in the Tennessee river park, they've got big tents over there, set up for the, you know, the vaccine stuff.

I believe they're taking them down.

They got port-a-potties over there.

Six of them, you know, and I've been driving for five years for the fallen five I've driven across the country with a flag folded on my dash from that shooting site and I brought to the veteran, or excuse me, golden gate bridge three times folded up and brought it home.

Two years ago, I deployed to Chattanooga and lived out of that truck for two weeks to feed and water homeless folks and last year I ran the flag five miles and I'm going to do it again this year.

But before I do that, I don't want to find people out there, you know, in the bushes.

So y'all need to help me somehow, some way we can work together.

I spoke, the only call I got back was from the fire department.

I'm not saying anybody else- - [Chairman Henderson] Let me, unless council wants to give you additional time, I've got to slow you down right there.

Councilman Byrd?

- [Councilman Byrd] Thank you, Chair.

Our hearts in this council, I know really empathize with what you guys are saying, you can go on my Facebook page, I've been out to that site.

Several times.

Went live where I've dropped off water, where I've been turned down with a couple of people didn't want the water.

And a couple of people did.

I've been talking to Joda.

Are you hear Joda?

Yeah.

Our homeless service department.

Could you stand up for a second, sir?

Our homeless services department.

I think we've housed like 365 people or plus.

And we are also doing a trash pickup where we will pay people to pick up trash around their communities.

- [Joda] We've expanded our cash for trash program.

- [Councilman Byrd] You've expanded it?

- [Joda] Yeah.

So we originally did a pilot and we have since expanded it to extend the length of time that it is available.

And I also believe that our water fountains at Miller park have been turned back on.

They were shut down for a little bit for repairs.

And then additionally at homeless health care, there's availability for water for the folks on 11th street.

But we certainly recognize that this is an unsustainable issue over the longterm and that folks need a place to stay.

And that the Kelly administration's position is that we have a housing first solution and, and approach to homelessness.

So the thing that solves homelessness over the long run is a home.

And that's something that we're prioritizing over the long run.

- [Councilman Byrd] And I thank you so much and I've seen it.

And chairman, we do have a committee meeting coming up here soon to address panhandling and to address homelessness and to address a lot of these issues.

Then we have that coming up.

We spoke on that today.

- [Chairman Henderson] Well, I think we talked about having a strategic plan in something that would address panhandling.

I'm not sure that we mentioned in that particular instance, homelessness, but that's something that we can certainly bring forward if you'd like.

- [Councilman Byrd] I think Councilwoman Hill also spoke on that earlier today, too, so we can address it.

So you all have been heard and we do empathize and appreciate you coming down.

So thank you.

Thank you, Chair.

- [Chairman Henderson] Anyone else that would like to address the council this afternoon?

Council, I'm not seeing any hands.

What's the pleasure of the council?

- [Male] Will be adjourned - [Chairman Henderson] We're adjourned.

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