OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF SAVANNAH CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 15, 2009
CITY GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 15, 2009
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
The regular meeting of Council was held this date at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of City Hall. Mayor Johnson called the meeting of the Savannah City Council to order.
Alderman Jackson gave an inspirational message afterwards there was a moment of
silence before the city council meeting of January 15, 2009, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes from the meeting of January 6, 2009 were approved
upon motion of Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alderman Jones and carried.
Upon motion of Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alderman Jones, the summary minutes
of the City Council Workshop and the City Manager’s Briefing of January 6, 2009 were
approved.
Alderman Johnson stated before the City Council meeting this morning the Savannah
City Council went into an Executive Session to discuss personnel specifically
appointments to boards, commissions and authorities. No votes were taken and upon
motion of Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Felser and carried, Mayor Johnson
was authorized to sign the affidavit and resolution. Mayor Johnson stated he had a
motion and a second that he is empowered to certify that there was an executive session
today for the purpose of discussing appointments to the Historic District Board of Review
and that no votes were taken at that meeting. (SEE“RESOLUTIONS”).
PRESENT: Mayor Otis S. Johnson, Presiding
Mayor Pro-Tem Edna B. Jackson
Alderman Tony Thomas, Chairman of Council
Alderman Van Johnson, II, Vice-Chairman of Council
Aldermen Clifton Jones, Jeff Felser, Mary Osborne, Mary Ellen Sprague
and Larry Stuber
City Manager Michael B. Brown
City Attorney James B. Blackburn
Asst. City Attorney Lester B. Johnson, III
ABSENT: Asst. City Attorney William W. Shearouse
PRESENTATIONS
Appearance by Savannah Youth Council Members. Mayor Johnson stated we have
with us today as a part of the youth council leadership development in government
program three young people who will be observing us today. We have Calvin Harrison
who is a seventh grader at Calvary Baptist Day School, Matthew Hodge, an eighth grader
at Shuman Middle School and Fern Hodge, a sixth grader at Shuman Middle School. We
want to welcome you to the city council today. We hope that you will leave with a better
understanding of how your city government works. Thank you for your participation.
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United Way Campaign Employee Recognition. Mayor Johnson stated we are so proud
today that we can honor and recognize people that work for us and who as the folks say,
felt it not robbery to donate to our recent United Way Campaign Fund. He asked the city
manager to please ask these folks to come forward. We had a special little challenge this
year for departments. Some time ago if you remember we received a little thank you
from the United Way. Today we are saying thank you to those who went above the call
of duty in the various departments. We have the city manager’s United Way award
winners and we ask them to come forward please, Mr. City Manager. City Manager
Brown stated if Iris Ellsberry-Smith and Joy Kerkhoff or other representatives need to
come forward. This year in order to increase our already substantial and progressive
giving, we had to be creative to find ways to set higher goals and meet them. It was this
group’s idea to give some special awards so that those parts of the city government that
had very high participation could get special recognition. The Mayor’s Award is to
recognize those were at 100%. The City Manager’s Award is to give recognition to those
departments. Ms. Joy Kerkhoff stated Mr. Mayor, Mr. City Manager and city council, we
designed this awards program in order to increase our participation by our city employees
to give them some motivation and to foster some competition. It seems to have worked.
We are very proud today to tell you that we had the Mayor’s Award which is for the
highest bureau participation rate. We have a tie. It is amazing because both bureaus had
100% employee participation which is outstanding. Those bureaus are Facilities
Maintenance and the bureau of Public Development; when you consider the number of
people employed in those departments somewhere around she believed around three
hundred total that is awesome that you have three hundred contributors out of those two
bureaus. We would like to recognize those bureaus. Ms. Rochelle Small-Toney is here
to accept on behalf of Public Development and Mr. Bill Hodgins on behalf of Facilities
Maintenance. Mayor Johnson stated outstanding. Mrs. Iris Ellsberry-Smith stated the
Mayor’s Award says the City of Savannah 2008 United Way Campaign to recognize the
highest employee participation by a bureau, Public Development and Facilities
Maintenance. Congratulations. Applause was given. Ms. Kerkhoff stated on the next
level we have the city manager’s award. This award is to recognize each department that
has 100% participation by their employees. Now of course we have departments that
have two people and we have departments that have seven hundred people so sometimes
it is a little bit easier to reach those goals than others. We had thirty departments that
were able to achieve 100% participation which is an increase from sixteen last year so the
motivation worked. She is just going to go through and read the names so you will know
who is here. We have several representatives from the various departments within the
Facilities Maintenance Bureau – we have the Director’s Office headed by Bob Scanlon,
Traffic Engineering with a department head of Mike Weiner, Stormwater Management,
Bill Hodgins who is in attendance, Street Maintenance, Buddy Bishop and then
Cemeteries Director is Jerry Fleming and Mike Irwin is here to accept that award. In the
General Administration area, the Clerk of Council’s Office had a 100% participation as
did the City Manager’s Office and the Citizen’s Liaison Office headed by Susan Broker.
Within the Leisure Services Bureau, the Directors Office headed by Joe Shearouse had a
100% participation, Athletics overseen by Barry Baker, Adult Day Care who is headed
by Pam Trawick and the Afterschool Program, Sally Cook. Within the Management and
Financial Services Bureau, the Assistant City Manager’s Office headed by Chris Morrill
had a 100% participation, Purchasing is headed by Peggy Joyner, Recorders Court is
headed by Prince Johnson and Research Library headed by Glenda Anderson. Within the
Public Development Bureau of course that is another one of those bureaus that had 100%
participation, the Assistant City Manager’s Office headed by Rochelle Small-Toney,
Development Services headed by Peter Shonka who is here, Community Services and
Community Development headed by Taffanye Young who is also here, Property
Maintenance headed by Luke Gardner, Landbank Administration headed by Leron
Mitchum, Real Property Services headed by Dianne Clabaugh, the Step Up Savannah
Program with Daniel Dodd, Neighborhood Planning and Community Development also
headed by Taffanye Young, Housing, Martin Fretty, Economic Development,
Marronde’Lotson and the Coastal Workforce Development headed by Cindy Landolt.
Within the Sanitation Bureau, the Director’s Office headed by Stephanie Cutter had a
100% participation and then within the Water and Sewer Bureau, the Director’s Office at
that time headed by Harry Jue. These are all of the departments within your city
organization that had 100% employee participation. Congratulations to all of you.
Applause was given. Mayor Johnson stated while they are passing those out he would
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like to thank you so much for heading up the campaign. We know that without the hard
work of the leadership things do not get done. Thank you so much for doing this. The
United Way is very pleased with our progress. We did better this year than we have ever
done before and the way that the different bureaus and departments responded was just
tremendous. He wants them to know on behalf of the council how much they appreciate
it because sooner or later as he said at the kickoff everyone of us will have a family
member who will need the services of a United Way agency and it is in our best interest
to make sure that those agencies are strong and well funded and what you have done will
help those agencies be strong and well funded so they can respond to your needs when
you are in need so thank you very much.
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS
As advertised, the following alcoholic license petitions were approved upon motion of
Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alderman Jackson and carried:
Joe D. Morgan, Jr. for MHM Management, LLC, d/b/a Residence Inn Savannah
Battlefield Park, requesting a beer and wine (hotel, drink and package) license with
Sunday sales at 500 W. Charlton Street, which is a new location in District 1.
David Stephon Frazier d/b/a Phat Cats, requesting a beer, wine and liquor (drink)
license at 1721 Waters Avenue, which had a 2008 liquor, beer and wine (drink) license
and is located between 34th and 33rd Streets in District 2.
Mitul B. Patel for D & J Tex-Mex, Inc. d/b/a Salsaritas Fresh Cantina, requesting a
beer and wine (drink) license with Sunday sales at 5205 Waters Avenue, which is located
in District 4.
Mayor Johnson asked the city manager to take us through the alcoholic beverage license
hearings please. City Manager Brown stated we have three petitions today. Joe D.
Morgan for MHM Management at the Residence Inn adjacent to the Battlefield Park is
requesting a new license because this is a new location. David Stephon Frazier d/b/a Phat
Cats which is at 1721 Waters Avenue between 34th and 33rd. This is a transfer. Mitul B.
Patel d/b/a Tex-Mex Salsaritas Fresh Cantina which is at 5205 Waters Avenue in the
vicinity of 67th and 66th Streets. These meet all of the tests and we recommend approval.
Mayor Johnson stated we need a motion to close the hearings for these items. Alderman
Johnson made a motion to close the hearings, seconded by Alderman Felser. The motion
carries. Alderman Osborne made a motion to approve all three licenses per the city
manager’s recommendation, seconded by Alderman Jackson and carried.
PETITIONS
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in regular meeting of Council assembled, that the foregoing
recommendation is hereby adopted and approved upon motion of Alderman Johnson,
seconded by Alderman Felser and carried.
Dee Manor, President of Barklow, Inc. – Petition 120055, requesting to redeem a
vacant property on Hagood Street near the intersection with Mundy Street. The property
is identified as Western Half Lot 5 Block K Jasperville Subdivision Brantley Ward, PIN
2002206004, also known as 0 Hagood Street. Recommend approval of a resolution
authorizing the City Manager to issue a Quit Claim Deed to Barklow, Inc. The petitioner
acquired the property from the Land Bank Authority. All fees and taxes owed on this
property have been paid. (See “RESOLUTIONS”.)
City Manager Brown stated we have a petition from Dee Maner, President of
BARKLOW, Inc. asking to redeem a property on which the taxes have been paid. We
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recommend approval. Alderman Johnson made a motion to approve the city manager’s
recommendation, seconded by Alderman Felser. The motion carries.
ORDINANCES
First and Second Readings
Stop Signs - Cathy Street at Cynthia Street. An ordinance to authorize making Cathy
Street stop for Cynthia Street. (Traffic Engineering Report approved January 6, 2009.)
Alderman Johnson made a motion on agenda item number seven, Stop Signs on Cathy
and Cynthia street, he moved that the first reading be considered the second and this
ordinance placed upon its passage and passed, seconded by Alderman Osborne. The
motion carries.
Ordinance read for the first time in Council, January 15, 2009, then by unanimous
consent of Council, read a second time, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved
upon motion of Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Osborne and carried.
AN ORDINANCE
To Be Entitled
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX I, SECTION 210 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (2003),
PERTAINING TO SECTION 7-1026 OF SAID CODE, TO
PROVIDE THAT THE STREETS NAMED HEREIN SHALL BE
DESIGNATED YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS; TO
REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES:
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, in
regular meeting of Council assembled and pursuant to lawful authority thereof:
SECTION 1: That Appendix I, Section 210 of the Code of the City of Savannah,
Georgia (2003), pertaining to Section 7-1026 of said Code, as amended, shall be amended
as follows:
AMEND SECTION 210, YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY INTERSECTIONS TO INCLUDE:
DELETE
Cynthia Street YIELDS FOR Audubon Drive.
Cynthia Street YIELDS FOR Cathy Street.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED: JANUARY 15, 2009.
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Ordinance read for the first time in Council, January 15, 2009, then by unanimous
consent of Council, read a second time, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved
upon motion of Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Osborne and carried.
AN ORDINANCE
To Be Entitled
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX I, SECTION 227 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (2003),
PERTAINING TO SECTION 7-1121 OF SAID CODE, TO PROVIDE
THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS SHALL BE ERECTED AT THE
WITHIN INTERSECTIONS; TO REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES:
BE IT ORDAINED by Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, in regular
meeting of Council assembled and pursuant to lawful authority thereof:
SECTION 1: That Appendix I, Section 227 of the Code of the City of Savannah,
Georgia (2003), pertaining to Section 7-1121 of said Code, as amended, shall be amended
as follows:
AMEND SECTION 227, TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS TO INCLUDE:
ENACT
Cathy Street shall STOP for Cynthia Street.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED: JANUARY 15, 2009.
RESOLUTIONS
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in regular meeting of Council assembled, that the foregoing
recommendation is hereby adopted and approved upon motion of Alderman Jackson,
seconded by Alderman Jones and carried.
Quit Claim Deed – Barklow, Inc. A resolution to authorize issuing a Quit Claim Deed
to Barklow, Inc. for the property identified as Western Half Lot 5 Block K Jasperville
Subdivision Brantley Ward, PIN 2002206004, also known as 0 Hagood Street. (See
“PETITIONS”.) Recommend approval. Barklow, Inc. acquired the property from the
Land Bank Authority. All fees and taxes owed on the property have been paid.
Alderman Jackson made a motion to approve the city manager’s recommendation on
agenda item number eight, Quit Claim Deed for BARKLOW, Inc., seconded by
Alderman Jones. The motion carries.
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A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ISSUING A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO
BARKLOW, INC. FOR THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS WESTERN HALF
LOT 5 BLOCK K JASPERVILLE SUBDIVISION BRANTLEY WARD, PIN
2002206004, ALSO KNOWN AS 0 HAGOOD STREET.
WHEREAS, on the 15th day of January, 2009, the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, upon petition of BARKLOW, INC. to redeem the property identified
as Western Half Lot 5 Block K Jasperville Subdivision Brantley Ward, PIN 20022
06004, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, and that said property be conveyed to
BARKLOW, INC., upon the payment of all taxes and/or assessments due; and
WHEREAS, the granting of said conveyance by Quit Claim Deed is approved
upon evidence that all taxes and assessments have been satisfied on said property; and the
petitioner has ownership interest in said property.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and approved by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah assembled that a Quit Claim Deed be executed conveying
Western Half Lot 5 Block K Jasperville Subdivision Brantley Ward, PIN 20022 06004,
situated in the City of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, and the City Manager and
Clerk of Council are hereby authorized and directed to execute such a Quit Claim Deed
as is necessary to effectuate the transfer of all of the rights, title, interest, and equity the
City of Savannah has in and to said property.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED: JANUARY 15, 2009
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in regular meeting of Council assembled, that the foregoing
recommendation is hereby adopted and approved upon motion of Alderman Jackson,
seconded by Alderman Felser and carried.
Mayor Johnson stated at our last meeting he was instructed to craft a resolution to express
our concerns about the announced closing of Georgia Regional Hospital. He has done
that. You have that resolution before you and if it meets your approval he will need a
motion to approve that resolution and we will transmit it to the Governor and our
legislative delegation and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
Alderman Johnson asked that it be read into the record or at least summarized so that
people understand the gravity of what we are asking the state to do. Mayor Johnson
stated a resolution to oppose the proposed closing of Georgia Regional Hospital, whereas
Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah is part of a series of mental health hospitals in the
state intended to decentralize mental health services and offer patient treatment as close
to home as possible and whereas, Georgia Regional provides psychiatric care to more
than 2,000 mentally ill adults and emotionally disturbed children annually from
throughout Southeast Georgia and whereas, the State Department of Human Resources
unveiled a plan in December that would consolidate hospital populations and privatize
mental health services in Georgia and whereas, as a part of that plan the state has
proposed closing Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah and whereas, there is no
comparable mental health facility in Savannah and whereas, a significant portion of the
community’s criminal offenders suffer from mental health illnesses and whereas, the
closure of Georgia Regional Hospital’s forensic service and long term care unit would
force local law enforcement to transfer mentally ill inmates to facilities outside the region
for evaluation at significant local costs and expense of manpower and whereas, closure of
Georgia Regional would adversely affect the quality of care for mentally ill persons
especially children with psychological needs, increase the workload of local police and
social service agencies, overload local hospital emergency rooms with mentally ill
patients and adversely impact public safety. Now therefore, be it resolved, that the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah oppose the proposed closing of Georgia
Regional Hospital and urge Governor Purdue, the Chatham County Delegation to the
General Assembly and the Director of the Department of Human Resources to keep this
vital mental health facility open. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be
provided to the aforementioned officials of the State of Georgia. Alderman Jackson
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made a motion to approve the recommendation, seconded by Alderman Felser. The
motion carries. Mayor Johnson thanked everyone so much.
A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CLOSING OF GEORGIA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah is part of a series of mental health
hospitals in the state intended to decentralize mental health services and offer patient
treatment as close to the home as possible; and
WHEREAS, Georgia Regional provides psychiatric care to more than 2,000 mentally ill
adults and emotionally disturbed children annually from throughout southeast Georgia;
and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Human Resources unveiled a plan in December
that would consolidate hospital populations and privatize mental health services in
Georgia; and
WHEREAS, as part of that plan, the State has proposed closing Georgia Regional
Hospital in Savannah; and
WHEREAS, there is no comparable mental health facility in Savannah; and
WHEREAS, a significant portion of the community’s criminal offenders suffer from
mental health illness; and
WHEREAS, closure of Georgia Regional Hospital’s forensic service and long-term care
unit would force local law enforcement to transfer mentally ill inmates to facilities
outside the region for evaluation, at significant local cost and expense of manpower; and
WHEREAS, closure of Georgia Regional would adversely affect the quality of care for
mentally ill persons, especially children with psychological needs; increase the workload
of local police and social service agencies; overload local hospital emergency rooms with
mentally ill patients; and adversely impact public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah oppose the proposed closing of Georgia Regional Hospital and urge
Governor Perdue, the Chatham County delegation to the General Assembly, and the
Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources, to keep this vital mental health
facility open.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be provided to the
aforementioned officials of the State of Georgia.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED: JANUARY 15, 2009
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in regular meeting of Council assembled, that the foregoing
recommendation is hereby adopted and approved upon motion of Alderman Johnson,
seconded by Alderman Felser and carried.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
SAVANNAH AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AFFIDAVIT OF
EXECUTIVE SESSION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah as
follows:
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At the meeting held on the 15th day of January, 2009 the Council entered into a
closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel and appointments to
boards, commissions and authorities.
At the close of the discussions upon this subject, the Council reentered into open
session and herewith takes the following action in open session:
1. The actions of Council and the discussions of the same regarding the
matter set forth for the closed session purposes are hereby ratified;
2. Each member of this body does hereby confirms that to the best of his or
her knowledge, the subject matter of the closed session was devoted to matters
within the specific relevant exception(s) as set forth above;
3. The presiding officer is hereby authorized and directed to execute an
affidavit, with full support of the Council in order to comply with O.C.G.A. §50-
14-4(b);17
4. The affidavit shall be included and filed with the official minutes of the
meeting and shall be in a form as required by the statute.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2009 UPON
MOTION OF ALDERMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN
FELSER AND CARRIED.
MISCELLANEOUS
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in regular meeting of Council assembled, that the foregoing
recommendation is hereby adopted and approved upon motion of Alderman Osborne,
seconded by Alderman Felser and carried.
Surplus Property Request – Georgia Power. Recommend declaring surplus a 2.45 acre
parcel located between Truman Parkway and Varnadoe Drive and offering the property
for sale via a Request for Proposal for a use consistent with public benefit and
infrastructure or utility improvements. This property, lying north of Montgomery Cross
Road near Memorial Stadium, has been identified as a possible site for a new Georgia
Power Substation. The City is not currently utilizing the property, has no long-term plans
for its use, and the property is suited for a public service/utility use. Georgia Power
needs a new substation on the south side of Savannah to meet the needs for expanded
services in the area and reliable uninterrupted power. Georgia Power identified potential
sites, several of which are owned by the City. Georgia Power representatives met with
City staff to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these sites. The primary mutual
goal was to identify a site which will minimize any affect on residents while meeting the
energy needs of the community. Both Georgia Power and City staff agreed that the site
which best met these criteria was the property adjacent to Truman Parkway. A substation
on this site will not negatively impact City services and will not disrupt access to the
nearby recreational facilities or neighboring residences. Georgia Power would be able to
tie its transmission line on Skidaway Road into the new substation with minimal impact
to the neighborhood. If Georgia Power is awarded the property, they have agreed to
provide extensive landscaping, to the City’s satisfaction, in order to minimize the visual
impact. Recommend declaring the property surplus and offering it for sale via a Request
for Proposal for a use consistent with public benefit and infrastructure or utility
improvements. Proposers must be willing to work with the City on a landscaping plan
that will provide a substantial buffer between any proposed facility and nearby
recreational and residential areas. The City will set a bid amount based on the property’s
fair market value as established by appraisal and based on acceptable design terms for the
facility.
City Manager Brown stated agenda item number nine is a request to declare a property
surplus that is a 2.45 acre parcel adjacent to the Truman Parkway at Montgomery
Crossroads and Varnedoe Drive. The Georgia Power Company approached us because
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they need to improve the power transmission capability in that general vicinity of the city
and Chatham County. This means they need a site that is about two to three acres to
locate transmission transformers and other electrical equipment. This would be sort of a
rectangular plot, hopefully well buffered from view from the various perspectives. When
they came to us they had identified some tentative sites and they continued through their
process of picking the best site. They must do that site selection using criteria and
procedures specified by the Public Service Commission. That is what they did but then
they proposed that we actually sell them this parcel. As most of you know we just don’t
up and sell our parcels, we have to go through some procedure to either swap land which
we considered in this case with Georgia Power or to declare property surplus. We could
not identify any real legitimate swap that we needed at this time so declaring this
particular property surplus is the recommended way to go. Today we are recommending
that we declare it surplus but that is not the last step in enabling them to purchase it and
use it. They will have to go and respond to our request for proposals. We will stipulate
in that they have to pay fair market value or more. They have to specify the site plan for
the area and meet any criteria that we establish, any reasonable for the sale. That is the
next step. They will have to go through the public notification process about the site and
the ultimate purchase and use. Today he recommends approval of this declaration of
surplus so this process can be initiated. Alderman Osborne stated she would like to add
at the presentation today not only is this property going to be appropriately buffered by
greenery and the like of the surrounding area but the question of them being transformers;
there will be no intrusive noises to the surrounding neighborhoods which she thinks is
significant for people to know. Some of the existing poles that are already in that area
will be coming down. Alderman Osborne made a motion to approve the city manager’s
recommendation, seconded by Alderman Felser. The motion carries. Mayor Johnson
stated he had a motion and a second that we approve declaring this 2.45 acre parcel
between Truman Parkway and Varnedoe Drive as surplus property and negotiations will
begin with Georgia Power to enable them to place a substation on this property. All in
favor of the motion say aye. All opposed. The motion carries. City Attorney Blackburn
stated the minutes should be clarified that the only thing that you are doing today is
declaring this surplus to your needs. It will have to be an RFP and others may be
interested because it will be open to the public and hopefully we will get a proposal and
in which event the staff will evaluate that proposal. The only thing today is to declare it
surplus and available. Mayor Johnson thanked the city attorney for the clarification.
BIDS, CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
Upon the motion of Alderman Thomas, seconded by Alderman Johnson and carried, the
following bids, contracts and agreements were approved:
Alderman Thomas stated under bids, contracts and agreements, he made a motion to
approve the city manager’s recommendation of items eleven through twenty-two unless
there be any hold-outs. He is pulling ten out for explanation. The motion was seconded
by Alderman Johnson. The motion carries.
Traffic Sign Blanks – Annual Contract – Bid No. 08.299. Awarded an annual contract
to procure traffic sign blanks from Osburn Associates in the amount of $60,957.60. The
signs blanks will be used by Traffic Engineering's Sign Shop for traffic signage
throughout the city. Bids were received November 25, 2008. This bid has been
advertised, opened and reviewed. Delivery: As Required. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidders were:
L.B.(D) Osburn Associates, Inc. $ 60,957.60
US Standard Sign Company (Partial Bid) $ 49,027.10
Vulcan Signs $ 63,134.60
Custom Products Corporation $ 70,838.90
Newman Traffic Signs $ 74,807.30
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(F) Garden State Highway Products, Inc. $ 76,684.50
Municipal Supply & Sign Co. $ 84,277.90
Funds are available in the 2008 Budget, Account No. 101-2102-51340. A Pre-Bid
Conference was conducted and no vendors attended. (D) Indicates non-local non-
minority owned business; (F) Indicates non-local woman owned business.
Annual Maintenance for Records Management and Computer Aided Dispatch
System – Sole Source – Requisition No. 187583. Approved to procure software
maintenance services for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Records Management system and the Computer Aided Dispatch system for a one year
period from Tiburon, Inc. in the amount of $102,067.00. The reason why a sole source
vendor is required is that the software maintenance is only available from the software
publisher. The offer was received December 9, 2008. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net-
30 Days.
The bidder was:
S.S.(D) Tiburon, Inc. $ 102,067.00
Funds are available in the 2008 Budget, Account No. 611-9240-51510. A Pre-Bid
Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source purchase. (D)Indicates non-local
non-minority owned business.
Additional Tiburon Licenses – Sole Source – Requisition No. 187593. Approved to
procure additional software licenses from Tiburon, Inc. in the amount of $69,700.00. The
additional licenses are needed for mobile data terminals which allow police officers in the
field to write incident reports. The reason for the sole source is that Tiburon, Inc. is the
provider of the records management system currently in use at the Savannah-Chatham
Metropolitan Police Department.
The bidder was:
S.S.(D) Tiburon, Inc. $ 69,700.00
Funds are available in the 2008 Budget, Account No. 611-1140-51251. A Pre-Bid
Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source purchase. (D)Indicates non-local
non-minority owned business.
Fence Replacement At Paulson Softball Complex – One Time Purchase – Bid No.
08.337. Approved to procure fencing services from SS Property Pros in the amount of
$70,978.72. The services will be utilized by Buildings and Grounds to replace the fencing
on all of the softball fields at the Paulson Complex. The low bidder Rogers Construction
withdrew their bid due to an error in calculation of material costs. This bid has been
advertised, opened and reviewed.
The bidders were:
L.B.(F) SS Property Pros, Inc. $ 70,978.72
+ Rickie Rogers Construction, Inc. $ 38,580.72
Long Fence & Supply $ 76,000.00
Rolands Fence & Supply $ 78,000.00
Graybar Electric $ 81,907.00
(F) United Fence Company $ 89,467.00
(F) C & C Fence Company $ 89,777.00
Maner Builders Supply Co. $ 97,150.00
Funds are available in the 2008 Budget, Account No. 311-9207-52842-PB324. A Pre-Bid
Conference was conducted and 12 vendors attended. +Indicates bidder withdrew bid,
(F)Indicates non-local minority owned business.
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Sludge Removal from Drying Bed at I & D Water Treatment Plant – Bid No.08.320.
Approved to procure sludge removal from Sandhill ALS Construction, Inc. in the amount
of $192,000.00. The work includes removal of sludge from the drying bed at the I & D
(Industrial and Domestic) Water Treatment facility and hauling it to a landfill for
disposal. The Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) goals for this project
were 18%; 10% MBE and 8% WBE. The recommend contractor submitted participation
of 100%; 92% MBE being self-performed and 8% WBE utilizing C.L. Lee Trucking.
Bids were received December 23, 2008. This bid has been advertised, opened and
reviewed. Delivery: 180 Days. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidders were:
L.B. (C) Sandhill ALS Construction $ 192,000.00
(C) Garrett Consulting, Inc. $ 208,450.00
(F) Extreme Hauling Services, Inc. $ 214,500.00
(E) E & D Contracting Services $ 225,833.00
(C) Delmonico Restoration & Development, LLC $ 229,300.00
Good Earth Environmental, Inc. $ 276,750.00
Funds are available in the 2009 Budget, Account No. 531-2581-5250. A Pre-Bid
Conference was conducted and 13 vendors attended. (C)Indicates non-local minority
owned business; (E)Indicates local woman owned business; (F)Indicates non-local
woman owned business.
Rotary Drum Screen Units – One Time Purchase – Bid No. 08.318. Approved to
procure two rotary drum screen units from Dontech Industries in the amount of
$148,400.00. The drum screen units, including controls and connections, will be installed
at the Georgetown Water Reclamation Plant to remove solids from the influent entering
the treatment process. Bids were received December 16, 2008. This bid has been
advertised, opened and reviewed. Delivery: 60 Days. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidders were:
L.B.(D) Dontech Industries $ 148,400.00
Southern Water Technologies $ 151,800.00
Vulcan Industries, Inc. $ 158,000.00
Westech Engineering, Inc. $ 190,210.00
Parkson Corp. $ 228,434.00
Funds are available in the 2009 Budget, Account No. 311-9207-52842. A Pre-Bid
Conference was conducted and no vendors attended. (D)Indicates non-local non-minority
owned business.
Front Loading Refuse Truck – One Time Purchase – Requisition No.09188116.
Approved to procure one front loading refuse truck from Freightliner of Savannah in the
amount of $194,900.00. The truck will be used by Sanitation to replace unit 3710 which
is no longer economical to repair or operate. Freightliner was awarded bid 08.148 in
October 2008 and has offered to hold the bid price for this purchase. The reason for not
selecting the low bidder, Bunch Truck, is that the equipment they offered did not meet
the specifications for engine size and torque. The reason for not selection the second low
bidder, Peterbuilt, is that we currently have two of the units offered and have had
increased expense and down time due to continuous problems with the fan clutch.
Peterbuilt's bid is also a partial bid as they did not submit pricing on the optional body
service access component which is included in the other bidder’s prices. Bids were
received June 22, 2008. This bid has been advertised, opened and reviewed. Delivery: 90
Days. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidders were:
L.B.(D) Freightliner of Savannah $ 194,900.00
(D)+ Bunch Truck and Equipment $ 194,379.00
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+ Peterbuilt of Savannah $ 194,683.00
Volvo and GMC Truck Center of Carolina $ 228,568.00
Funds are available in the 2009 Budget, Account No. 613-9230-51515. A Pre-Bid
Conference was not conducted. (D)Indicates non-local non-minority owned business;
+Indicates low bidder not selected.
Pickup Trucks ½-Ton – One Time Purchase – Bid No. 08.340. Approved to procure
three pickup trucks from Allan Vigil Ford in the amount of $56,837.00. The trucks are
fleet additions to be used by Sanitation in the recycling and yard waste programs. Bids
were received December 30, 2008. This bid has been advertised, opened and reviewed.
Delivery: 60-90 Days. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidders were:
L.B.(D) Allan Vigil Ford $ 56,837.00
Rick Hendrix Chevrolet $ 57,528.00
Gordon Chevrolet $ 59,340.96
(F) Ravenel Ford $ 60,905.00
(C) Legacy Ford Mercury, Inc. $ 60,983.00
J.C. Lewis Ford $ 61,052.25
Harry Lewis Chrysler, Plymouth, Inc. $ 63,539.00
Whiteside Chevrolet, Inc. $ 64,163.00
Funds are available in the 2008 Budget, Account No. 613-9230-51515. A Pre-Bid
Conference was not conducted. (C)Indicates non-local minority owned business;
(D)Indicates non-local non-minority owned business; (F)Indicates non-local woman
owned business.
Information Search Services for Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police
Department – Sole Source – Requisition No. 08184716. Approved an annual contract
for information search services from LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group in
the amount of $67,080.00. This service provides information from multiple sources
which can be used to find people, addresses, vehicles, and property associated with an
individual. The contract will cover 5 years of service. By paying the full five years in
advance, through grant funding, the City will save approximately 3% each year from the
standard annual increase. The reason for the sole source is that the provider is the only
known source of the full range of data on the national and international level. The offer
was received December 10, 2008. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net-30 Days.
The bidder was:
S.S.(D) LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group $ 67,080.00
A Pre-Bid Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source purchase. (D)Indicates
non-local non-minority owned business.
Rescue Truck for Savannah Fire Department – Sole Source – Requisition
No.09188118. Approved to purchase a 2002 Pierce Fire Rescue Truck from the Borough
of East Rutherford, New Jersey in the amount of $380,000.00. The truck has been
declared surplus by East Rutherford. A comparable new truck outfitted with the same
equipment would cost approximately $644,000.00 so this represents a substantial savings
to the City. Personnel from Savannah Fire and Vehicle Maintenance inspected the truck
and determined it to be in excellent shape. The offer was received December 22, 2008.
The offer was reviewed. Delivery: As Needed.
The bidder was:
S.S.(D) Borough of East Ruthford, NJ $ 380,000.00
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Funds are available in the 2009 Budget, Account No. 613-9230-51515. A Pre-Bid
Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source purchase. (D)Indicates non-local
non-minority owned business.
Water and Sewer Agreement – 4501 Montgomery Street. Lisa Adams received
approval for a water and sewer agreement for 4501 Montgomery Street. The water and
sewer systems have adequate capacity to serve this 2.64-equivalent residential unit
development at 4501 Montgomery Street. The agreement is consistent with policy
directives given by the Mayor and Aldermen and has been reviewed and approved by the
City Attorney for legal format.
Water and Sewer Agreement – Montgomery Hall Townhomes. Hall Street
Investments, Inc. received approval for a water and sewer agreement for Montgomery
Hall Townhomes. The water and sewer systems have adequate capacity to serve this 8-
equivalent residential unit development at Hall and Montgomery Streets. The agreement
is consistent with policy directives given by the Mayor and Aldermen and has been
reviewed and approved by the City Attorney for legal format.
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Upon the motion of Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alderman Jackson and carried, the
following bid, contract and agreement was approved:
Consulting Services for Disparity Study – RFP No. 08.118. Approved to procure
consulting services to conduct a disparity study for Chatham County, Savannah Chatham
County Public School System and the City of Savannah in the amount of $487,840. The
cost of the project will be shared equally by all of the agencies so that the City portion
will be $162,613. Proactive pursuit of Minority owned and Woman owned Business
Enterprise (MWBE) participation must be based on fact-base economic analysis which
documents disparities and justifies remedial actions. The purpose of the study is to
document any disparities between the number of minority owned and woman owned
businesses that are ready, willing, and able to perform construction, professional services,
and goods and services contracts and the numbers of these same business types who are
actually participating in these same types of contracts with the agencies. The study will
review the procurement policies and practices of each agency and make
recommendations to improve the participation of businesses owned by minorities and
women with the agencies. The City, County and Public Schools issued a request for
proposals in May, 2008. Nine proposals were received on June 10, 2008. Proposals were
evaluated by a selection committee consisting of staff from the City, County and Public
Schools. The selection committee considered qualifications, experience, methodology,
fees and MWBE participation. Three proposers were selected for further consideration
and interviews were conducted with each of the finalists. Miller3 was selected by all
agencies as the highest ranked proposer. Miller3 is a 100% MBE and will use Savannah
State for 13% of the work and MJNH Consulting, a local WBE, for 19%.
The finalists were:
B.P.(C) Miller 3 Consulting $ 487,840.00
(C) Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. $ 485,036.00
(C) MGT of America $ 449,821.00
A Pre-Proposal Conference was conducted and 16 consultants attended. (C)Indicates
non-local minority owned business. (Deferred from January 6, 2009.) One or two
protests were received about the proposal award. With assistance from the City
Attorney’s office, the protests are being formally reviewed in conjunction with the
County and Public Schools. The Mayor and Aldermen will receive a formal
recommendation and briefing addressing the protest and the overall conduct of the
study.
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City Manager Brown stated item ten as you note is the proposed award of a contract for a
private firm to conduct a disparity study. What is a disparity study? What it does is look
at the market in Savannah. To look at the minority and female owned businesses in that
market and to compare them to the rest of the marketplace in our area. The purpose of
that exercise is to determine the justification and the mechanism for a minority and
women owned vendor program. In other words in order to do proactive steps of setting
goals for participation in our contracts and also he might note in the contracts of the
Board of Education and with Chatham County if we are going to set proactive goals and
have a program of assistance and compel our contractors to perform certain duties in their
contracting you have to have the economic justification to do that. That is what a
disparity study does. We have previously done one for the city but we need a new one
also the county and the schools should ideally participate in this so that we can look at the
public expenditures of all three agencies. To that end we worked with the schools and
the county, issued a request for proposals and those were received and evaluated. In late
November we recommended that the Miller 3 firm be selected as the best proposer and
that we make a contract award to them and that the three agencies, city, county and
schools would participate equally in the funding of that contract, however, in late
November and just before this item was to be considered we received information more
or less from an anonymous source saying that there were problems with an award to the
Miller 3 firm. Based on that submission, he asked that the item be delayed and it has
been delayed. Since that time we have received written objections from a firm located in
Oakland, California who was one of the proposers and then we received and subsequently
had a withdrawal of a protest from a local firm partnering with one of the other proposers
but at any rate we followed the city’s dispute resolution procedure for purchases other
than allowing a late protest. We allowed them to specify in writing and we conducted an
oral hearing on their protest. * (Withdrawal letter from SBL Management Inc., by Roy L.
Jackson was filed with the council papers of this meeting.) We went through each of the
items in the protest. He won’t go back through that again but we briefed you on that this
morning, each of the elements of the protest and we believed that in summary that even
though there was some factual information in the protest that those facts do not impair,
impugn or disable the Miller 3 firm for conducting this nor did any of those assertions
change the scores that were granted to each of the three finalists. He believed that Miller
3 has its work cut out for it but that its partnership with Savannah State University and a
female owned business will allow us to collect good data in our marketplace to then
analyze that data and propose a program of proactive requirements and assistance for
vendors as we go in the next year to year and a half. He thinks Mr. Mayor, he can
honestly say we did everything possible to give fair consideration to the protest but he
thinks having giving them that the recommendation and the rating stand. He
recommends that we award at least that the city agrees to participate in the study and then
we will await word from the County and the Board of Education but we make this award
to Miller 3 Consulting as recommended. Alderman Johnson stated just an editorial
comment to add to what the city manager said, when you are diagnosing a body to help
heal it you have to know what is actually going on within that body. He would submit to
you that the disparity study is kind of a cat scan if you will, a snapshot of the condition
that is not based on rumors, innuendo, emotions or conjecture but a real-time analysis of
what our economic situation is, what are the actual disparities if any exist in this
community. It gives us an opportunity to have a clear roadmap by how to address that.
What he thinks is most significant about this project is that the city is not going at it alone
as the city manager said. The county and the school board, we are hoping, are going to
commit. They have already helped us with this. Hopefully this community will be better
because three major public entities will all be using the same information by which to
create remedies to be able to help address economic disparities as they exist currently.
He wanted to thank the staff because certainly they have put in a lot of work over the last
couple of weeks in particular since November to be able to make sure due diligence was
given and all concerns and complaints were heard. Mayor Johnson asked any other
comments. Alderman Osborne stated she would like to add to that, she would like to
applaud the city manager, even though it was presented irregularly for taking the time out
and the council, to delay this for the proper investigation and findings could be validated
on both sides of the protest. In fact both entities were offering a 48% minority
participation. She supports the proposal made by the city manager and she moved for
approval, seconded by Alderman Jackson. Mayor Johnson stated he had a motion and a
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second that the city manager’s recommendation of Miller 3 as the firm to do our disparity
study be approved, all in favor say aye. All opposed. The motion carries.
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Mayor Johnson stated Alderman Felser has asked for an opportunity to express to council
but before we do; we had an executive session this morning to interview applicants for
the Historic Board of Review. The council is making a recommendation for Reed L.
Engle be appointed to a three year term. He needs a motion to that affect. Alderman
Jackson made a motion for Reed L. Engle be appointed to the Historic District Board of
Review, seconded by Alderman Sprague. The motion carries. Alderman Osborne asked
to be indulged for one moment, she wanted to say one of the reasons that we have gone
into interviewing for this very significant board is that we want to ensure that we select
the correct persons and get the right mix to serve on these boards. She added all four of
our applicants this morning were very qualified. It was a difficult decision and she would
also encourage those persons to continue to apply for certain boards. Mayor Johnson
asked did he carry that motion?
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Mayor Johnson stated on yesterday we received a fax from the city manager concerning
Club Exclusive at 2501 Bull Street; that has been something that the media has been
asking him about at every instance. He is sure that they have been asking you about it
and he would like to read this memo from Buddy Clay, our Revenue Director to the City
Manager. He was advised late in the afternoon on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by Mr.
Leron Smalls, the license holder of Club Exclusive that the owners have closed their
business and will not seek renewal of the alcohol beverage license for 2009. They have
removed their personal property from the location and surrendered their keys to the
owner of the property; since his office has not received a 2009 renewal application from
this business he contacted the license holder to determine if it was his intention to renew
the license. He indicated that he and his business partner, Mr. Kevin Albright had
decided to permanently close Club Exclusive. That should end it. We should not have
anymore comments on it because in fact the place is out of business. Anything else?
Alderman Johnson stated only our condolences to the gentleman’s family. He was
working at the club from what he understood and was doing what we asked those to do if
people are unruly inside of establishments to escort them out of the establishments.
Obviously the gentleman came back but he wanted to send out condolences to the
gentleman’s family. Alderman Thomas asked one question if they surrender the license,
those applicants surrendered the license for Club Exclusive, will that incident be
considered in future licenses that would be granted to the same applicants if they make
application? City Manager Brown stated he thinks that it would both for anyone
associated with this license or at this location. We had begun the process of looking at
the operation of this place to see did the club in any way contribute to or allow this kind
of event so we would have to consider that both at that location and in any other location.
He does not think we made a conclusion yet but that information is certainly not mute. It
would have to be considered and he thinks especially to say any kind of a club or
operation that wants to go back to that location what could we do to avoid this type of
problem in the future. Alderman Osborne stated she would just like to make a comment
from her reading of what happened and she trust that it was correct; she believed that the
owners did what they were expected to do, have someone inside to take care of their
patrons. It is her understanding that this patron went outside the club to retrieve the
revolver and all of this happened outside of the club. She thinks when we are looking at
any kind of future licensures we have to examine very carefully who is at fault, the
patrons or the owners. She does not think we need to be punitive. She thinks they need
to be open-minded; to look at the situation for what it was. Alderman Thomas stated he
agreed with Alderman Osborne but he also thinks we ought to be cognizant of the issues
that we have had there in the past as well. City Attorney Blackburn stated in response to
the inquiry, this license for 2008; the license which expired December 31st. The owners
have indicated they would not request a renewal of the license in which event you could
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have of course had a hearing and made that determination but this particular business in
this particular license is out of business. The license has expired thus any new applicant
for a license would have to make application and have a public hearing. That being the
case you would have to judge the new applicant based upon the legal criteria that you
have. He would strongly suggest that in any such hearing and in the past hearing on this
particular location, issues were raised as to the appropriateness of the land use that is the
type of use that held this license. If you choose or you think that perhaps that is one of
the difficulties that you have faced at this location under the present zoning, he would
suggest that you might want to have the city manager ask the planning commission staff
to take a look at the location and the appropriateness of this type of license at that
location. Now is the appropriate time because you do not have a license holder that
might raise questions as to their due process and property rights. So if you want to look
at it, this is the appropriate time. The way to do that, if it is your will would be to suggest
to the city manager to have such a study made by the planning commission in a
recommendation. Alderman Osborne stated maybe she is not grasping everything the
city attorney is saying because he is talking about one spot but let us acknowledge that
there is a business right next door to that and it has had no problems whatsoever. All the
zoning business against one person that is a bad organization right next to one that has
operated very safely in the community should not be penalized by any kind of zoning
ordinances. Thank you. Mayor Johnson asked is there anything else?
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Alderman Felser stated on behalf of his family, the Felser family and myself particularly
his brother, Paul and his sister, Felice express their deep heartfelt thanks to you, each one
of his colleagues sitting up there for their repeated visits to them while his mom was in
the hospital who suffered a sudden and tragic stroke in her brain stem. It showed him
what ten minutes means in a lifetime and how we take it for granted. It was a year that
they thought they had brought to an end but it still had more to play out unfortunately.
The hospital visits, the attendance to the funeral on New Years Day during their
vacations when they could have been with their family and friends and enjoying much
more joyous occasions. He understood. It meant a great deal to him and his family as
well as their visits to the house, the telephone calls by each and everyone of them and the
public at large, the neighborhood presidents, the family and friends all across Savannah,
he just said thank you and God bless each and everyone of you. You know the food,
donations and cards and all of that have been fantastic. He knows time will not make
things better when you have lost a parent. He knows that from losing his dad but he does
have faith in God that there must have been a reason for it. Love is eternal so she may
not be at home watching him on city council today and he can not call her up and tell her
how things went at the workshop this morning but he thinks she knows and she
appreciates each and every one of you and the members of our community. Thank you.
Mayor Johnson thanked Alderman Felser. You know that we support you and anything
that we can do to help you through this very trying time just let us know. Alderman
Felser thanked Mayor Johnson.
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There being no further business, Mayor Johnson declared this meeting of Council
adjourned.
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Dyanne C. Reese
Clerk of Council
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