10 Sep 2012 Review Council Full Formal

18, September, 2012

20120910CF 3:39 Council – Formal Session – 2012 Sep 10 Conner – Member Graziano – President Hilbert – Member Jewell – Member Newbille – Member Robertson – Vice President Samuels – Member Trammell – Member Tyler – Member
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0:00										CALL TO ORDER [skipped?]
0:01										ROLL CALL [skipped]
0:02										APPOINTMENTS
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0:04										Public Hearing (no speakers)
0:05	T									[clerk asks for motion to "accept the agenda"] T: Motion; Vote: Adopted
				G						G: I think we’re voting on the appointments.
0:06										9/11 EVENT
0:07										AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS
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0:32										AGENDA AMENDMENTS
0:33						R				R: Motion; Vote: Adopted
0:34										CONSENT AGENDA [Graziano failed to ask clerk to announce items]
0:35										Public Hearing:
										Speaker 1: 2012-101 Opposes. Parking.
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0:37					J					Notice
0:38					J					Ownership
0:39					J					Leasing
0:40										Speaker 2: Point of order. Clerk did not read consent agenda.
0:41										[clerk announces consent agenda]
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0:45										Public Hearing:
										Speaker 1: 2012-R89 Supports.
0:46										Clerk did not read names of tax emption applicants.
0:47										2012-157 “Terminal Place” was renamed. [Council did not respond.]
										Speaker 3: 2012-132 Opposes. Applicant is under criminal investigation.
0:48										Speaker 4: 2012-101 Supports. Parking.
0:49										Speaker 5: Tax exemptions. Why?
0:50				G						Tax exemptions [did not explain why]
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0:52				G	J					Initiated to help Byrd Theatre.
0:53					J					Non-profits need help.
0:54					J					City is not hurting financially at all.
0:55					J					We’re in fat city.
0:56					J					[ranting]
0:57					J					2012-R72
0:58								T		Tax exemptions. Want more to apply.
0:59	T									Tax exemptions. Supports. Has changed opinion.
1:00	T									Poverty level.
1:01	T									Amount of existing exempt property.
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1:04			H							Wants to reinstate moratorium.
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1:06			H							Will cost taxpayers.
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1:08			H							Burdens on local governments will continue to increase.
1:09		S								Supports.
1:10									C	Supports.
							N			Supports.
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1:12						R				Wants to reinstate moratorium.
1:13						R				Criteria. Supports all applications on agenda.
1:14					J					2012-157 “Terminal Place”
1:15		S								That’s a special use permit.
1:16										[No motion] Vote: Adopted, J: no on “item 3″ [2012-101].
1:17										CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD
1:18										Speaker 1: absent; Speaker 2: absent
										Speaker 3: Mental health in city jail; legal system.
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1:22								T		Need more outreach.
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1:24				J						People fall through the cracks.
1:25				J						May need to examine efforts.
1:26										Speaker 4: Chickens.
1:27										Speaker 5: Chickens.
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1:30										Speaker 6: Chickens.
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1:33										Speaker 7: Chickens.
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1:36								T		Issues still to be examined.
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1:39										Speaker 8: Chickens.
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1:41					J					Compliments speakers.
1:42										REGULAR AGENDA
										Tax exemptions.
				G						No confidentiality.
1:43	T		H							Disclosures.
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1:45										[clerk announces agenda items]
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1:48										Public Hearing:
1:49										Speaker 1: Opposes. Applicants are not benefiting neighborhoods.
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1:51										Speaker 2: Opposes. Applicants are not benefiting neighborhoods.
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1:55										Speaker 3: Opposes. 12 of 14 applications are for two organizations.
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1:57										Speaker 4: Supports.
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2:00								T		Who are the property owners. [listed in ordinances]
2:01										Speaker 5: Supports.
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2:03				J						Planned Parenthood does good work.
2:04										Speaker 6: Supports.
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2:09										Speaker 7: Supports.
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2:11										Speaker 8: Supports.
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2:15										Discussion:
						R				Boaz and Ruth. Supports.
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2:20						R				Will not support 2012-134, 2012-135, 2012-138.
2:21						R				Will co-patron moratorium.
2:22				J						[rhetoric]
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2:26									C	Lack of information.
2:27									C	Will not support 2012-124, 2012-127, 2012-134, 2012-135, 2012-138.
2:28								T	C	Lack of information.
2:29					G		N			” “
2:30			H				N		C	H: Will not support items on regular agenda.
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2:32							N			Will not support items 2012-124, 2012-127, 2012-134, 2012-135, 2012-138.
2:33	T									Exemption is not a lot of money.
2:34	T
2:35		S								Law mandates criteria.
2:36		S								[rhetoric]
2:37		S								[rhetoric]
2:38		S		J						Law is open-ended.
2:39				J						3-year “sunset”
2:40				J						Motion to continue 2012-124, 2012-127, 2012-134, 2012-135, 2012-138.
2:41						R				Will not support motion.
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2:43			H							Will not support motion.
2:44										Vote: Failed. No: S, H, R, N, Ty, G. (Ty abstains on 2012-138)
2:45					G					[reads statement]
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2:47				J	G					J: interrupts.
2:48					G					Criteria
2:49			H		G					3-year “sunset”; exempt in perpetuity.
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2:51	T				G					Accounting/Budget
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2:53				J	G	R				J: We did this in the worst possible way. It was sloppy.
2:54				J		R				R: Motion to approve all but 2012-134, 2012-135, 2012-138. J: Second.
2:55				J	G	R				G: Friendly amendment: add 2012-124, 2012-127. R: Yes. [improper procedure] J: Withdraw second.
					G					G: We have a second.
2:56										C: yes, S: yes, H: no, R: yes, J: no, N: [interrupts voting to comment] yes, Tr: Yes, Ty: Yes, except 2012-138, G: [confused] yes. Adopted.
2:57										EXPEDITED RESOLUTION 2012-R17
			H			R				R: Motion to expedite. H: Second.
2:58										Vote: Adopted. Public Comment:
										Speaker 1: (You approved that paper with the wrong street address.) Supports.
2:59										Vote: Adopted.
3:00			H							Point of order. Papers that were not approved have not been voted.
3:01				J	G					[No motion] Vote: [confusion]
3:02	T			J						Vote: Failed J: yes. Ty: abstains on 2012-138; corrects prior vote?.
3:03										APPROVAL OF MINUTES
						R				I think there are some major corrections that need to be made [clerk interrupts]
					G	R	N			N: Motion. R: Second. G: All in favor… OK, we need to vote on that; go ahead.
3:04										Vote: Adopted. Ty: absent?
3:05									C	REPORTS
3:06		S								Clean and Safe Program: “no cost to the taxpayer“
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3:39										ADJOURNED

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