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REGULAR MEETING September 28, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis- The issue regarding IDs and Councilman Davis’ bill. When will <br />we hear it? I know there is some clarity with the budget issue and with Councilman Davis’ bill. <br />It is confusing to people how can we get that cleared up? <br /> <br />Councilmember Henry Davis- I don’t know I specifically asked the Mayor when he was here to <br />work with us and didn’t get a clear answer to whether he was interested or not. He said if you <br />have a better way of doing it give it to him. I did I filed a bill that has a comprehensive approach <br />to do some of things he’s talking about doing? It’s a different philosophy, sure. The Council is <br />the legislative body of this city government. Dude I don’t know man. Some of is really <br />frustrating that you asked and it’s not happening. I don’t know what the Council President feels <br />about that I guess we need to lean up on his leadership on how he feels on how does the Council <br />forge a conversation with Mayor’s Office? So that this is a shared effort. So, that it can get <br />completed for the best intentions for the Council, the people and also the Mayor’s Office. <br /> <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis- There is a lot of people who came here tonight thinking they were <br />going two different ways. One is thinking the budget and the others thinking that there was <br />going to be some bill presented. I am getting emails and texts and they want to know about the <br />bill and I am saying they are two different things. It’s not the same thing. I don’t want to confuse <br />people that we are just going to put $18,000 into a budget they’ll be happy because they are <br />getting IDs and then there’s no IDs and then they get mad at all of us for fooling them. <br /> <br />Council President Tim Scott- I am asking the co-sponsor of the bill and the administration to get <br />together and work it out. <br /> <br />Councilmember Henry Davis- There are eight (8) sponsors not one (1) sponsor. <br /> <br />Council President Tim Scott- I am asking the sponsor to get together and work it out with the <br />Administration. Get it together come to a solution. <br /> <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis- Can we get an email on that? On what the suggestion is? And we <br />can put something together. Also, can we get an update, we setup a committee, this is almost the <br />end of the year, regarding Martin Luther King Jr. we nominated and one of our nominees is <br />sitting right out there. I don’t believe one meeting has been called for the street renaming MLK <br />and our nominees are ready to go. We look like we aren’t doing our job. What can we do to add <br />more teeth to the situation? Should we tie it to the budget? The budget is not passed before this is <br />done. I think it’s unfair for us to have people go through the nomination process, interview all <br />these people bring them down here. Put them on a committee and then wait till next year <br />different people will sitting up here. Whatever happens I think this is unfair. <br /> <br />Council President Tim Scott- I will ask that we send a letter to the administration asking what <br />their status is on it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis- I appreciate that can you CC all of us on it? <br /> <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />Councilmember Henry Davis- Has the October meeting notice gone out for the Charles Black <br />Center? <br /> <br />Council Attorney- It is my understanding that it’ll go out tomorrow. The time is 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis- What day? <br /> <br />rd <br />Councilmember White- This coming Thursday October 3, 2015. This will be our last off-site <br />meeting. <br /> <br />PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR <br /> <br />43 <br /> <br /> <br />