2026-09-21 - City Council

00:00Peas from school system. Pleased to have

00:02you with us. From the chamber, Miss

00:04Ashley Crawford. Nice having you with us

00:07this evening. We also welcome uh any of

00:10the press in attendance or watching on

00:14uh any of our social media website or

00:17YouTube. Uh we welcome all those of you

00:21joining us there.

00:26I've just been handed a note that the

00:29new superintendent, Dr. Savage, is here

00:31as well. Okay, there you are. Nice

00:35meeting you. [applause]

00:42>> Thank you.

00:45Our first item of business this evening

00:47will be additions or deletions to our

00:49agenda. Mr. City Manager. Good evening,

00:53Mayor, councel.

00:55The uh I have one deletion from the

00:57agenda. I'm requesting I'm uh to remove

01:00item 6B, consideration revised special

01:04event permit application and process to

01:07send that back to the personnel finance

01:09committee for October for further

01:10review.

01:12That is my only uh requested change.

01:16>> Okay, council, you've heard this uh

01:18change. Uh what's the pleasure of

01:20councel?

01:20>> Mr. Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion to

01:22approve the agenda as amended by our

01:24city manager.

01:25>> Second.

01:26>> Okay. I have a motion and a second.

01:29So, you may record your vote.

01:37Have 70. So, the uh agenda has been

01:40approved unanimously.

01:43We're now down to our public forum.

01:46It'll be two-minute time limit for the

01:48subject of the speaker's choice. when I

01:50call your name, if you would just come

01:52to the podium and please state your name

01:54again for the clerk, please. Uh, first

01:58on the list is Dustin Bingham.

02:16Name is Dustin Bingham. subject again is

02:19ALPRs.

02:21I'm going to ask questions that may seem

02:23redundant, but given that national

02:24backlash continues to grow against ALPRs

02:27in general, not just Flock, but Axon,

02:29Recor, Motorola Solutions, etc. I feel

02:32it important to ask all of you these

02:33questions.

02:36From what do you derive your power?

02:41You've been reading from the

02:42Constitution. You should know the

02:44consent of the governed.

02:46Did you get the fully informed

02:49democratic consent of the citizens of

02:52Thomasville before erecting an AI

02:54dragnet surveillance system in our city

02:57that we pay taxes for?

03:02Carpenter v. United States sets

03:04precedent that we have a reasonable

03:06expectation of privacy in the whole of

03:09our physical movements, including in our

03:11cars. Is that controversial to anyone?

03:20The right of the people to be secure in

03:22their persons, houses, papers, and

03:23effects against unreasonable searches

03:25and seizures shall not be violated, and

03:28no warrant shall issue, but upon

03:29probable cause, supported by oath or

03:31affirmation, and particularly describing

03:34the place to be searched, and the

03:36persons or things to be seized. What do

03:38you believe is insufficient in the plain

03:39language of the Fourth Amendment of the

03:40Constitution regarding ALPRs?

03:47Your silence says enough.

03:52Has anyone considered, and with all due

03:54respect,

03:56one of our council members is married to

03:58an officer in Thomasville that regarding

04:00ALPRs that represents a conflict of

04:03interest?

04:06Your silence says enough. How much

04:08revenue has been generated through these

04:09ALPRs by using them to flag and site

04:11petty traffic infractions like

04:14out-of-date tags or broken tail lights?

04:20What makes you think that postcoid where

04:22police were stationed in some states

04:24outside of churches to record license

04:26plates of people meeting to worship

04:28for monitoring for quarantining that

04:31given some other national emergency

04:32alops won't be used for the same exact

04:35nefarious purposes.

04:37Finally, have you all read Matthew 23

04:40and 1984?

04:42That's all I have to say. I would like

04:44answers to these questions.

04:48Uh before we proceed, I would just like

04:51to do a response. Uh this is a public

04:54forum. The public has a right to come

04:57and speak and say what they wish. The

04:59council does not respond to anybody in

05:02public in public forum because it's

05:05their time. So, I just wanted to make

05:07that clear. Uh, the next speaker is Ryan

05:11Johnson.

05:17[clears throat]

05:19So, I'm not going to waste your time.

05:20I'm going to get right to it.

05:23Gentlemen back there, he mentioned a

05:24couple cases, but what he failed to

05:26mention was Tre versus United States,

05:28which says that I have the right to

05:29travel to and from within the city

05:31limits or wherever I'm traveling without

05:33it being monitored. It's called geo

05:35fencing without a warrant. The second

05:38thing is you spent over $80,000 if not

05:40more on these surveillance cameras. You

05:43only own eight. There's approximately 12

05:45to 13 within the city. Where's the other

05:47five cameras data going to? Who owns the

05:50other five? What are you doing with this

05:53information? The other thing is what's

05:55the return on investment? What's the

05:57numbers preflock versus post flock? If

06:00you're going to spend my money, be

06:02accountable to where that money is

06:03going. Show me the data, not what

06:05somebody else is telling you, but show

06:07me the data where the numbers are

06:08saying. These were the crime rates prior

06:10to um um the flock cameras. These are

06:13the numbers post flock cameras. You

06:16deserve the citizens deserve to know

06:17where that money is being spent. When

06:19you look around the city, what do we

06:20see? Infrastructure tow up, drains

06:22clogged up. But you found $80,000 plus

06:25to spend on cameras that don't derive

06:28any return. You know why? because the

06:30analytical data says that's not how they

06:32measure the statistics of the numbers

06:34because if they did then it wouldn't it

06:36wouldn't come back favorable. Last but

06:38not least, um, in the state of

06:41California,

06:4370% of the stops that are made by Flock

06:46and the data that came back that they

06:47gave police came back invalid when the

06:50when the police pulled them over versus

06:52a felony stop, guns drawn, whole nine

06:54yards when they ran the tags they from

06:57the police car came back. It was

06:59misinformed information.

07:01You owe it to the citizens

07:04to get out and do your due diligence.

07:06When I ask the people in public about

07:08flock, 90% of them don't have an answer.

07:10You know why? Because we think

07:11information is programmed to these four

07:13walls. You need to be outside in the

07:15public telling the people what's going

07:16on.

07:18That's where the heart of the city is

07:19at. Not in these corners. Outside, no

07:23faith-based ministry has raised their

07:24hands and said, "Councilman, been by my

07:27church and told my congregation."

07:28>> Thank you very much, sir. Thank you.

07:30>> Thank you for your time.

07:32>> Next speaker is Rosa Vicorta.

07:49Good evening, mayor and city council

07:51members. My name is Rosa Via Corta and

07:55I'm the founder of Connect Interculture.

07:58I feel it is my duty to give this report

08:01because of the support I have received

08:03from the city of Thomasville. Our city

08:06leaders, police department, fire

08:08department, parks and reccks, local

08:10organization, businesses and community

08:13members have helped us from the

08:15beginning. I want you to know what your

08:18support has helped us to accomplish.

08:21During our six week art workshop, one of

08:24our child was not fluent in English. We

08:27were able to translate everything for

08:29him because our our assistant Lego is

08:31bilingual. So, and the family also felt

08:34welcome because everyone's Wednesday was

08:37an interpreter on site.

08:40This work continued until last Saturday

08:42at a local community event. Connecting

08:45to culture provide a team of

08:47interpreters to help family to

08:49communicate. One person on our team is

08:52speak eight languages. They show the

08:55wonderful skill and talents that are

08:57already exist in our community.

09:00We also preparing to begin our bilingual

09:03youth core and we have raay 80% of the

09:06funding we need. We are continue to work

09:09toward the full funding so every child

09:12has the opportunity to participate. The

09:15coro begins this Thursday, se September

09:1724 at 6 pm at Memorial because we are

09:20proud to continue our partnership with

09:22the arts academia at Memorial and also

09:25with a part and right here in

09:27Thomasville. Together we are creating

09:29opportunities for children to learn,

09:32build confidence, celebrate the culture

09:34and make new connection. I want to say

09:36thank you because you make this

09:38possible.

09:43>> [applause]

09:53>> Thank you

09:56very much.

10:10Our next speaker is Teresa White.

10:36Good evening

10:38My name is Theesa White and I am a

10:41licensed therapist and a registered

10:43drama therapist and I have um wanted to

10:46share about the drama club that I'm

10:48starting here in Thomasville for

10:50adolescence and for adults to be able to

10:54use um drama and performing arts for

10:57healing purposes and to be able to um do

11:00some community events and fundraisers um

11:04for the purpose of healing. We have a

11:06production coming up in October as well

11:09on domestic violence where we have been

11:11partnering with some other um therapists

11:14in the area to be able to come and share

11:16some resources to our attendees um as

11:19well as giving information about

11:21domestic violence resources.

11:24Would definitely love to have anyone

11:26who's interested to be able to um come

11:29and be a part um and also help out. So,

11:32thank you so much for your time. I have

11:34information for anyone who would like to

11:37um see me um afterward. Thank you.

11:40>> Thank you.

11:58>> We're now down to recognitions and

12:00presentations.

12:02Uh our first uh present or first

12:05proclamation is Hispanic Heritage Month.

12:08Uh this will be u Mayor Pro Tim Hunter

12:11Thrift.

12:17>> We have some folks from the community

12:18who are going to join us up front for

12:21this.

12:24>> Do we have the microphone?

12:26>> Is it in there?

12:30>> Yo, come on. Come on.

12:40>> It's working.

12:50>> All right. Proclamation Hispanic

12:52Heritage Month, September 15th through

12:54October 15th.

12:57Whereas Hispanic Heritage Month is a

12:59time to recognize and celebrate the rich

13:01histories, cultures, and profound and

13:03lasting contributions of Americans whose

13:05ancestors come from Spain, Mexico, the

13:08Caribbean, Central America, and South

13:10America. And whereas the observation of

13:13Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 is

13:16Hispanic Heritage Week under President

13:19Lyndon B. Johnson and was expanded by

13:21President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover

13:23a 30-day period starting on September

13:2615th and ending on October 15th. And

13:29whereas September 15 is significant as

13:32it is the anniversary of independence

13:33for many Latin American countries. And

13:36whereas the city of Thomasville proudly

13:37honors the achievements and heritage of

13:39Hispanic Americans and recognize the

13:42organizations whose support and

13:45involvement promote inclusion, cultural

13:47appreciation, and stronger community.

13:50And whereas this year's national theme

13:51for 2026, Together We Are More,

13:54represents a celebration of the history

13:57and heritage of Hispanic Latino

13:59Americans. And now, therefore, Mayor

14:01Ryior Jr. hereby proclaims September

14:0415th through October 15th as Hispanic

14:06Heritage Month in the city of

14:08Thomasville, North Carolina, and

14:09encourages all residents to celebrate

14:11the history, culture, and contributions

14:13of Hispanic Americans with appropriate

14:15programs, ceremonies, and activities.

14:18And it is signed by our mayor, York with

14:20the city of Thomasville seal on there.

14:24>> Thank you so much. We are very grateful

14:27to the opportunity for the different

14:28organizations that support this such as

14:30Latino Association of Davidson County.

14:32You just saw connecting through culture

14:34in terms of their programs CIS

14:36communities and schools and Thomasville

14:38City Schools. So we are very grateful to

14:40have this opportunity and we're going to

14:41proceed to read it in Spanish. Before I

14:43do that, there are some handouts over

14:45there at the podium whenever you came in

14:47that has a list of four to five events

14:49that are free to the community during

14:50Hispanic Heritage Month that we hope

14:52that you come and enjoy as part of this

14:54community. We are going to have two of

14:55our members, two of our board members

14:57for Latino Association of Davidson

14:58County read the part in Spanish. One of

15:01them will be Ara Pledo who is the owner

15:03of Papa Place here on downtown

15:05Thomasville, but she's also running the

15:07nonprofit Empowerment Bridges. And the

15:09second half will be written read by

15:11Galia Benvdes who is one of the owners

15:14over at bakery Pandef Bakery on National

15:17Highway. So we're going to go ahead and

15:19let them go ahead and read it in

15:21Spanish. Thank you.

15:48Central America.

15:52Okay.

16:02Lindo Bay Johnson.

16:27Latinos.

16:41particip

17:34>> [applause]

17:39[applause]

17:40>> Thank Thank you all so much for your

17:41contributions and everything you do in

17:43our community. We're we're very proud.

17:45So, thank you all for being here

17:46tonight.

17:47>> Thank you.

18:30Next proclamation.

18:45May I see Miss Mary D. Oscar and Chris

18:50Brown and Lauren Holler,

18:54would you come and join me please

18:59for the breast cancer awareness month

19:01proclamation 2026

19:11proclamation breast cancer awareness

19:13month October 2026

19:16whereas breast cancer is the most

19:18commonly diagnosed cancer among women in

19:21the United States and remains one of the

19:23leading cause of cancer related deaths.

19:26And whereas early detection through

19:28regular screenings and mamograms

19:31significantly increases the chances of

19:33successful treatment and survival. And

19:36whereas advance in medical research,

19:39treatment options, and public awareness

19:42campaigns have contributed to improve

19:44[clears throat] outcomes and support for

19:46those affected by breast cancer. And

19:49whereas National Breast Cancer Awareness

19:52Month provides an opportunity to honor

19:55the carriage, the strength of survivors,

19:58remember those we have lost, and support

20:01the ongoing fight against this disease.

20:03And whereas we recognize the vital of

20:07health care providers, researchers,

20:09advocates, and community organizations

20:12and raising awareness and promoting

20:14education, prevention, and access to

20:16care. Now, therefore, Raleigh York Jr.,

20:20Mayor of the city of Thomasville hereby

20:23proclaims October 2026 as breast cancer

20:27awareness month in Thomasville, North

20:30Carolina and encourages residents and

20:33visitors to support those affected,

20:35contribute to the ongoing efforts to

20:37find a cure or participate in activities

20:41that promote awareness such as the Pink

20:44Day Street Festival here in Thomasville

20:47on October the 3 and witness

20:50of I have here unto set my hand and cost

20:53a seal of the city of Tomsville to be

20:56affixed this the 14th day of September

20:592026. Raleigh York Jr. and Wendy Martin,

21:04city clerk. Thank you. And we want to

21:07say thank you for all you do.

21:08>> Thank you. And I just had a few words.

21:11>> Um good evening. My name is Mary Deasker

21:14and I'm the radiology manager here at

21:15Novant Health Thomasville Medical

21:17Center. I have with me Lauren Holler

21:19who's one of our outstanding

21:20mimographers and our hospital president

21:22Chris Brown. Um I wanted to thank Mayor

21:26Raleigh York and Mayor Pro team Hunter

21:29Thrift for inviting us here this evening

21:32and for this proclamation that aware

21:34that raises awareness for breast cancer.

21:37By a show of hands, just how many people

21:39here have been affected by breast cancer

21:42either personally or by a loved one?

21:45And me personally,

21:48my mother and grandmother both passed

21:50from breast cancer when I was still a

21:51teenager. And their experiences

21:54ultimately led me into my career in

21:56radiology for the last 40 years. Um, and

21:59here at Thomasville Medical Center, we

22:01perform an average of 7,000 mammograms,

22:04breast ultrasound exams each year. And

22:06in the year 2025,

22:08we diagnose 69 patients with breast

22:11cancer. These are local women here in

22:14our community. These are our mothers,

22:16our sisters, our friends, and our

22:18neighbors. So, please encourage the

22:20women in your life to perform monthly

22:22breast self- exams and to schedule their

22:24annual mammograms. Also know that

22:26screening mammograms do not require a

22:29physician order. You can do it self-ch

22:32through my chart. I have a little QR

22:34code here. You can go on and do your own

22:37self-chuling. We offer appointments

22:39Monday through Friday as early as 6:15

22:42a.m. A a.m. up until 6 pm. We also offer

22:46Saturday appointments for your

22:47convenience, one Saturday a month from

22:507:30 to 4:30

22:52just for an added convenience. And thank

22:55you again for partnershiping with us and

22:57helping raise awareness. And always

22:59remember, the best protection is early

23:01detection. And together we can make a

23:04meaningful difference in the lives of

23:05our patients and our community. Thank

23:07you. Thank you so much. [applause]

23:13[applause]

23:40Item C is present by CP regarding

23:45>> Start over. Item C is presentation by

23:48CPL regarding update on Carver Park

23:51Strickland Center uh redevelopment. I'll

23:54recognize our recreation director, Cory

23:56Tobin.

24:01Good evening, mayor and council. We're

24:02excited tonight to come with you to the

24:05culmination of the design and conceptual

24:07design process for the Regginal

24:08Strickland Center and Carver Park

24:10design. U we have Gabriel Steel Stefel

24:12here with CPL, our architect, and also

24:14Andy Phyllis with the landscape

24:16engineer. Uh they have an overview of

24:18the process we went through over the

24:20last six months of community engagement

24:22and input along with design and working

24:24with our interior team with our

24:26community as well as our stakeholders

24:27within the city. So, without further

24:29ado, I'll hand the mic to Gabrielle.

24:31She's gonna send y'all all through all

24:33the different things in the community as

24:34well to update on the good news of this

24:36project and how it's going.

24:38>> All right. Thank you, Corey.

24:41All right. So, we wanted to just quickly

24:43touch on how we got to where we are

24:45today. Um, so we started with the

24:47project kickoff April 21st. Um, on May

24:515th, we met with a group of shareholders

24:53in three different sessions. Um on May

24:567th through June 22nd, we did an online

25:00survey where we um pulled different um

25:03it was open to the entire public and we

25:05had 190 total participants. Um of those

25:09178 were the city of Thomasville

25:11residents. Um on June 11th we did

25:15in-person um community engagement at the

25:18Reginald uh Strickland Center in Carver

25:21Park. And then of course that brings us

25:23to today where we are presenting to you

25:25all where we ended up. Um we've talked

25:29to Corey and the team about just next

25:31steps beyond um what you'll see today is

25:33just the conceptual design for the

25:35building um and taking that into SD CDs

25:39DD um for a final permit and bidding

25:43package for a contractor to begin

25:45construction. Um and so we've proposed

25:48uh a tenative schedule here um dependent

25:51upon of course getting started which is

25:53why um the notice to proceed date is

25:56highlighted there um assuming we could

25:58get started very quick um in early

26:00October that brought us to around April

26:0330th to be able to complete um the

26:06design drawings and um bidding for a

26:09contractor

26:11and um Andy's going to take you through

26:13the existing conditions of the site. All

26:16right. Thank you. Uh we're very excited

26:18to be part of this process and to help

26:20you all bring this project to life. Uh

26:22so as Gabrielle said, I'm talk a little

26:24bit to the existing conditions of the

26:26site. Uh as you can see, the existing

26:28building sits just to the east of the

26:31site when once you pull in. And I don't

26:33know how many of you all have been out

26:35to the site, but there is quite a bit of

26:37topog topography out there. And so you

26:40come down into the site and then it goes

26:42down either direction to your left and

26:44to your right. And so it is a beautiful

26:46site, but it also has its challenges.

26:48And so that's been a fun fun thing to

26:50explore as we're going through the

26:52design process. Um, so in addition to

26:54the building, there's a picnic shelter

26:56sitting on the site, uh, where the old

26:58pool used to be. There's a couple of

27:00existing basketball courts as well as an

27:03existing playground, which I'll get into

27:05a little bit more once we get into the

27:06site design, but those currently sit

27:08within a flood plane. um which proposed

27:11which provided another challenge for us

27:13to overcome early on in this feasibility

27:16stage stage of the project. Uh a couple

27:18things we heard from the meetings was

27:19the lack of parking. So we'll address

27:21that once we get into the conceptual

27:23site plan and talk a little bit more to

27:25that. But that's the general overlay of

27:28the site. Uh it's right off of Salem

27:31Street. And a couple of things that we

27:33noticed throughout this process was

27:35visibility from Salem Street. There's

27:38quite a bit of ve vegetation between our

27:40site and Salem Street. So, how can we

27:42make the site more visible and draw more

27:45folks in the community into the site?

27:47So, with that, I'll give it back to

27:48Gabrielle.

27:50>> Thank you. All right. So, just a quick

27:54highlight of some of the um process

27:56again. So, um as we talked about

27:59initially, we met with stakeholders and

28:01did stakeholder engagement sessions. Um,

28:04and these are a couple images here of we

28:07put a board of the site in front of the

28:09groups and we asked them to help us

28:12pinpoint areas of the site and where

28:15they saw um the future building going um

28:18just an opportunity for where the

28:20playground would be best situated. Um

28:23where we could utilize some of the

28:24program as they saw fit for the site. Um

28:28and it we put these two images on here

28:31just to show that it really did inspire

28:34the final design. You can see here in

28:36both of the images the sh um the

28:38stakeholders pinpointed the new building

28:40location really centrally located at the

28:43bottom of the site here um where the

28:46existing picnic shelter is currently

28:48located. And they also pinpointed in

28:51both of these images that the playground

28:53be um on the east here closer to Salem

28:55Street. Like Andy um pointed out, this

28:58would um really highlight the playground

29:00along Salem Street and more activate it,

29:03make it more visible to people down

29:05Salem Street so that you could see that

29:07there was a playground here and and that

29:09there were exciting things happening at

29:11the site. And those did um really inform

29:14our design. And you can see some of the

29:16other um sticky notes here like

29:18increased parking like Andy pointed out.

29:20So and on the right here is an image of

29:22of one of those sessions in in progress.

29:25And then the survey results um just

29:28highlighting a few there were many

29:29questions on the survey. Just a few of

29:31the results from the survey um again

29:33that really informed the design. You can

29:36see here um what activities, events and

29:39spaces would you like to see and just

29:41how highly rated a flexible flexible

29:44event space was um from the public. Um

29:48and that really was the central piece of

29:50the current design as we have it

29:52proposed. So, um, and then also just

29:55some of the key, um, design

29:57considerations that were highlighted.

29:59Um, wanting to continue the community

30:02aspect of the park and building, um, a

30:04multi-purpose building that's flexible

30:07and modern and then also just

30:10highlighting the history of the site

30:12because the site does have a really rich

30:13history. Um, and, uh, providing

30:17opportunity for the public to engage

30:19with the site and all of the public. Um

30:22and again this is an image from the

30:24community inerson event at the center.

30:27Um and again you can see here it was

30:30just really interesting across all of

30:32our engagement. Just the same themes

30:35kept really coming out which was how

30:37important the history of this site is.

30:40Um how important it is to include the

30:43community and have it be for the entire

30:45community. and then parking and um the

30:49picnic shelter accessibility to the site

30:52which has been a key part of Andy's

30:54design um the site design and the

30:56building itself and lighting. So you can

30:59see here these were um critical to our

31:01design as we looked at it holistically.

31:04Um and then at the end of these um as

31:08we've proposed the design, we did do a

31:10cost estimate. Um this included a small

31:14VE exercise to bring the cost down. And

31:17where we stand today with the design

31:18that we'll go over shortly, um the new

31:21building construction came in at about

31:232.9 million. the site um cost came in

31:27around 1.7 million with a total

31:30construction cost of around 46

31:334.7 million. Um and you can see at the

31:36bottom there just a couple of the items

31:38that were not included with that that we

31:40will want to consider which is soft

31:43costs um contingency construction

31:46manager fees

31:48and then Andy's going to talk through

31:50the new site concept design.

31:52>> Great. Thank you. Uh yeah, so going back

31:55to a little bit uh with the existing

31:57conditions that we talked about um and

32:00the results from our survey and the

32:02community engagement phase of the

32:03project. Uh as you can see with this new

32:07site design, uh we've taken some of

32:09those things to heart and literally

32:11we've added more parking. The current

32:13site has about 33 to 35 parking spaces.

32:16With this new design, we're proposing

32:18about 55 spaces. So getting about 20

32:21more. Um we know that folks park over

32:25there for the church services as well on

32:27Sundays. Um so keeping that in mind of

32:30how we could also cater to those uh

32:34folks coming off from the site. Um so

32:37we've added a significant amount of

32:39parking uh in this design. As you come

32:41into the site, the grading would be very

32:44similar to what it is now. The plan left

32:47side of the site. we would keep that

32:50parking as it is to help save on cost.

32:52That was part of our VE exercise when we

32:54did our cost estimate and it actually

32:56worked out quite nicely with our current

32:58design. Um, and then on the east side of

33:01the parking lot, uh, we would propose to

33:04get rid of that roundabout to create a

33:06nicer drop off zone for that

33:08accessibility into the building. Uh,

33:10it's currently a very tight turn and so

33:12we wanted to open that up a little bit.

33:15Should there be fire truck access that

33:17needs to get in there, this design

33:19accommodates that as well as any sort of

33:22um maybe school buses for smaller field

33:24trips or whatnot. Um so we wanted to

33:27make sure we're accommodating those

33:28things as well because we expect that

33:30this event center would get a lot of

33:31use. Um, so in that area, and one thing

33:36I forgot to mention with the existing

33:37conditions, when you come into the site,

33:39there's the flag pole in the middle and

33:41there's a World War II memorial and

33:43plaque sitting in within that

33:45roundabout. So, we wanted to make sure

33:46we honor that. Some of the feedback we

33:48got from the community was to have keep

33:51that where it is or keep it on site

33:53somewhere. So, with this design, we're

33:56keeping it toward the front of the site

33:58when you pull in in that little square

34:00area, a little flagpole memorial plaza.

34:03And then as you go down into the site,

34:06like I mentioned, the topography, so

34:07we're going to have to make up that

34:08grade. So, we have somewhat of a grand

34:10staircase that goes about six feet down

34:12into the site as well as our accessible

34:14ramp. And then you come into your main

34:17gathering plaza in front of the

34:18building. Uh, and then going down the

34:21next level, we have proposed more stairs

34:24to get down there or an alternative,

34:26more fun way to get down would be a

34:28hillside slide. Um, there's a couple

34:31slides on here that you can see in that

34:33area. We also have a spiral slide coming

34:34down from the deck. Uh, and you'll be

34:37able to see those and a couple of 3D

34:38renderings here toward the end of our

34:40presentation. But that's something we

34:42talked about with Corey and his team and

34:43the community. It's just it's just

34:45another way for the community to

34:47interact. parents can walk down the

34:49stairs, kids can go down the slide, or

34:51vice versa. It would be something for

34:53everybody. So, just a fun way to get the

34:56community engaged out there. Um, you'll

34:59notice in the bottom of the site, in the

35:02upper north west of the site where we

35:04have sort of this meadow with a mode

35:06path, we were initially planning to do

35:09some design down in there, but there is

35:11a restrictive covenant in that area now

35:13due to a flood plane. So there will be

35:16no development going on down in there

35:17and it's minimally invasive design and a

35:21way we when we pivoted away from our

35:23initial design, we decided it would be a

35:26good idea to do some sort of passive

35:28recreation in that area. So it could be

35:30somewhat of a prairie with a mode path

35:32throughout there. The site is very

35:34natural. It's beautiful in the fall. So

35:36it would be another way for people to

35:37enjoy the nature while they're out

35:38there. Um the basketball court on the

35:43west side of the site would remain and

35:45then when you go to the east side of the

35:47site as Gabriel Gabrielle mentioned we

35:49wanted to have some sort of nice

35:52playground that you might be able to see

35:53from Salem Street. So we moved the

35:55playground to the east side of the site.

35:58Uh and that could be you can let your

36:01imagination go with what that playground

36:02looks like. We're not too sure at this

36:04time. But in that area, we would also

36:06propose portable restrooms and move the

36:09existing picnic shelter over there for

36:12birthday parties, events, whatnot, right

36:14next to the playground. So, going back

36:18to the beginning, the main focus was

36:21parking accessibility, and we felt like

36:23this design really brought all those

36:26things together, and it still creates a

36:27nice circulation throughout the site.

36:30And then we one other thing I forgot to

36:32mention was the rain garden in front of

36:34the building as well. There will need to

36:36be some sort of storm water component.

36:37We're not too sure what the size of that

36:39looks like, but that would be a really

36:42nice area to at least have some sort of

36:44feature [snorts] out in front of the

36:45building to kind of complement the

36:47aesthetic of the building as well. So

36:49with that, I'll turn it over to

36:50Gabrielle to talk a little bit more

36:52about the building.

36:53>> Thank you. All right.

36:56So this is the floor plan for the

36:58proposed building. Um you can see here

37:01this is the main entry into there's a

37:04lobby vestibule area that's around 400

37:07or so square ft. Um there's two doors

37:10that bring you into the main event space

37:12that's um multi-purpose open um space.

37:16Again back to the community engagement

37:18just how important that um event space

37:21was to the community. Um, we have

37:24included storage off of that. There's a

37:26mechanical room. There's also this

37:28restroom that's a family restroom

37:30independent of the restrooms inside the

37:32building that can be accessed and um,

37:36open to the public um, by use of say the

37:39playground or the park um, when the

37:41building itself is not open. Um, there's

37:44two there's a men and a women's

37:46restrooms. Um, they have double doors.

37:50The nice thing about that is that if the

37:52event space is not open, but you or say

37:55it's not open yet because you want

37:56people to mingle in the lob, mingle in

37:58the lobby before an event, um you can

38:02have these restrooms that are open to

38:04just the lobby in that event or open to

38:07both or just open to the event space.

38:09So, there's flexibility with that

38:11design. Um there's also a warming

38:13kitchen that um will have a pass through

38:16window between the warming kitchen and

38:18the event space. What we've included in

38:20the warming kitchen so far is a

38:22refrigerator, freezer, sink, microwave,

38:25and ice maker um for hosting those

38:28events. And then um off the back here,

38:31you can see these three um open um

38:35foldable garage doors that um allow

38:38really some indooroutdoor connection for

38:40this um elevated second floor patio that

38:43is off of the event space. And that's

38:47um the main features of the building

38:49design. Um these are some exterior views

38:52of of the building. Um here in front of

38:56you is an opportunity for signage um

38:58that would read the regional Strickland

39:00Center. Um, and then there's these, um,

39:03the building itself kind of angles up

39:06both to the entry and, um, back towards

39:10the event space for a really high

39:12ceiling opportunity in the event space.

39:15Um, some high glass in the event space.

39:18um to really capture the beautiful views

39:22of um Carver Park and um some

39:26opportunity for just highlighting those

39:28windows and um making that event space

39:31again just really capture the indoor

39:33outdoor feel. And um more views here.

39:36This is the backside that shows that

39:38mechanical room that um door into the

39:41outdoor um restroom for the park. And

39:44then this is um the front of the

39:46building as you um come down to the

39:48building from the site and just a large

39:50glass um window in the main lobby space.

39:54Um I also forgot to to mention in the um

39:58floor plan itself, we have a couple

39:59opportunities that were important for a

40:02history wall. Again, um just the

40:04importance of the history of this park

40:07and the regional Strickland Center. um

40:10what we heard a lot in the engagement,

40:12we did interviews with the community and

40:15they told us um the story of the park

40:17and and how um far back it has dated and

40:20um just how important it's been to the

40:22history of Thomasville. So, we wanted to

40:25have an opportunity to highlight that in

40:27the building. Um and also like the

40:30jersey of Regginald Strickland that's in

40:32the current building now, his um

40:34football jersey. Um that would be an

40:36opportunity to bring that into the

40:38building again. But we haven't

40:40determined what exactly that wall and

40:42and how exactly all of this history will

40:44be showcased, but just that it's

40:46important to highlight it in the new

40:48building. Um, and then just to leave you

40:52all with a couple of the views, um, we

40:55have proposed mainly um, fiber cement

40:58siding with a brick water table around

41:01the building. Um and again this um deck

41:05here you can see the elevated um aspect

41:07of the building that really does

41:09highlight the views around Carver Park

41:11and um the slides like Andy mentioned to

41:15bring [snorts] you down to um the meadow

41:16below and then the final view here just

41:19of the of the building itself and um

41:23yeah I think that wraps up our

41:25presentation.

41:27>> Thank you.

41:28>> Thank you all.

41:31>> [applause]

41:35>> Is this yours?

42:20We are now down to the consent agenda. I

42:23recognize Deputy City Manager Eddie

42:25Bowling.

42:26>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, so we have

42:28several items on the consent agenda for

42:29this evening. Item A is the minutes from

42:32the August 10th, 2026 briefing and

42:35committee meetings. Um item B is August

42:3817, 2026 council meeting minutes. Item C

42:42is the consideration of the amendment to

42:44the city's ordinance governing the

42:45acceptance and handling of coin payments

42:47for city services. Item D is

42:50consideration of approval of a source

42:52well cooperative purchasing contract

42:54with Bars Recreation for resurfacing

42:56improvements at Do Park in the amount of

42:59$137,63262.

43:04Item E is consideration of ordinance

43:06authorizing temporary street closures

43:08necessary for Light of the Holiday

43:10scheduled for November 21st from 2 p.m.

43:13to 9:00 p.m. and the Thomasville

43:15Christmas parade scheduled for December

43:1712th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. which

43:19includes event setup operations and

43:21public safety. And last item is uh

43:24consideration of approval of resolution

43:26recognizing retiring law enforcement

43:27officer Captain Brad Saint and

43:30authorizing the award of his badge and

43:31service sidearm in recognition of his

43:34service to the city. North Carolina

43:36general statutes 20-187.2

43:38provides that retiring members of

43:40municipal law enforcement agencies may

43:42receive at the time of their retirement

43:44the badge worn or carried up by them

43:47during their service with the

43:48municipality. Also, North Carolina

43:50General Statute 20-187.2 to further

43:53provides that the governing body of the

43:55municipal law enforcement agency may in

43:56its discretion award to a retiring

43:58member the service sidearm of said

44:00member and Captain Brad Saintson has

44:02served the city of Thomas police

44:03department for more than 29 years.

44:05That's your consent agenda for this

44:06evening.

44:07>> Thank you very much. What's the pleasure

44:08of councel?

44:10>> Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we

44:11approve the consent agenda as presented

44:13by our deputy city manager.

44:15>> Second.

44:16>> All right. I have a motion to second.

44:17Any discussion?

44:20Okay. You may

44:23vote. We have 70 zeros. So, the consent

44:25agenda has been approved.

44:28We're now down to our regular agenda.

44:31Item A is consideration of amendment uh

44:33to the lease agreement with the High

44:35Toms Baseball Club. Going to recognize

44:38our city attorney, Mr. Whitman, for

44:40this.

44:41>> Good evening, Mayor.

44:42>> Good evening.

44:42>> Uh you have before you a first amendment

44:44to the lease agreement between the city

44:45of Thomasville and the um HPT Highs LLC.

44:50the high Tom's contract that you had

44:52signed with them uh went for several

44:55more years and it was contingent or

44:57contingent upon them remaining a member

45:00of the Coastal Plains League. Um they

45:03have uh expressed an interest in

45:05removing themselves from the Coastal

45:07Plains League and hopefully joining a

45:11similar league in the future. But the

45:13purposes of this contract would be to

45:15allow them to operate uh on the same

45:18terms just and play uh collegiate level

45:22games but not be affiliated with a

45:25league this summer. However, they must

45:27regain their affiliation with a similar

45:30league next year moving forward. So

45:33that's what the amendment addresses and

45:34I have um updated the contract to

45:36reflect all of that.

45:39>> Okay. Having heard this, what's the

45:40pleasure of councel?

45:42>> Mr. Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion to

45:43approve uh the amendment to the lease

45:45agreement with the High Toms Baseball

45:47Club.

45:48>> Is there a second?

45:49>> Second.

45:50>> Now, is there any discussion?

45:52>> So, this is just a Sorry.

45:55>> So, this is just a one-year stop gap.

45:59>> Correct. So, the contract still remains

46:01in force as long as it was in force

46:03before, but they're only allowed this

46:06provision for one year.

46:07>> One year. Okay. Perfect. Any

46:11further discussion or questions?

46:15Okay, you may record your vote.

46:18And we have 70. So that has been

46:21unanimously approved. Item B, as uh as

46:25noted earlier, has been deleted. So

46:27we'll go to item C, consideration of uh

46:30first amendment to the water tower lease

46:33agreement with Verizon Wireless. Uh Mr.

46:36city manager.

46:39>> Thank you, Mayor.

46:41The contract presented before you is a

46:44um extension of a of a current lease

46:47that expires uh in 2020, excuse me,

46:512030. The current annual rent for the

46:54water tower by Verizon is $35,17

46:59and that increase is 2% annually until

47:02that ex till that September 30th uh

47:04except excuse me 2030 uh year. The

47:08extension that they're requesting from

47:10Verizon is that the annual rent after uh

47:15September 15, 2030 would be start at

47:18$36,000

47:20and then increase 3% per year over a

47:2410-year period.

47:26Um the if you were to map that out, the

47:32city actually will receive a little bit

47:34less money but for a longer period of

47:36time under contract. Um and uh be about

47:40$3,400 over 10 years uh difference. Um

47:47Verizon and other wireless carriers are

47:49changing the way that they're providing

47:51their antenna services. It used to be

47:54that they would capture the highest

47:56point in a city or town uh and or build

47:59very tall towers and broadcast over a

48:02wide area because the network was a was

48:05a a larger wave that that could go a

48:09long way but not carry as much

48:11information. Well, as the numbers

48:13change, you know, that you see the the

48:15the uh G the threes, the fours, the

48:19fives, well, those are wavelengths that

48:22are getting narrower and narrower, which

48:24carry more and more data, but over less

48:26area. So, what they're moving towards

48:30are uh more localized antenna locations.

48:35And while I don't know of any of them in

48:38this in Thomasville yet, but in larger

48:40cities, you'll notice that there are

48:43things that almost look like a cigarette

48:45um because they have a what looks like a

48:47filter on the top of about a 20 foot

48:49pole. Uh sometimes they've got light

48:52fixtures on them, sometimes they've got

48:53other fixtures on it, but that is that

48:56is the new method of doing antennas. So

49:00they don't have to be as large, they

49:02don't have to carry as much distance. So

49:04over time, we're going to see less and

49:07less reliance on the big tower sites

49:11like our water tower, like the tower out

49:13at uh our golf course. So they're not as

49:16valuable. So that's why what they're

49:18wanting to do is extend the lease. They

49:20still want it, but they don't have as

49:22much value in it. So by taking advantage

49:25of what they're requesting now is better

49:28than them not renewing at all in two

49:31years when they determine that they

49:32don't need that site at all. They they

49:35do want to uh control that that tower

49:37that they have now. So we do take a

49:39little bit less money over the 10 years.

49:41Uh but we guarantee that we have 10 10

49:44more years in the new contract plus the

49:47few years before then.

49:50So we're asking for your approval of

49:51this contract.

49:53Okay. What's the pleasure of councel?

49:57>> Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we

49:58approve the first amendment to the water

50:01tower lease agreement with Verizon

50:03Wireless.

50:04>> Is there a second?

50:06>> Second.

50:07>> Now, is there any discussion?

50:09>> I definitely appreciate you, Michael,

50:10for giving us that thorough explanation

50:12for this and also to our community to

50:14really understanding where we're moving

50:16forward with this in the future.

50:18Any

50:21more comments or questions?

50:24Okay, you may record your vote.

50:27And we have 70. So, that has been

50:30unanimously approved. We're now down to

50:33uh committee reports and assignments.

50:36I'll start with Mayor Pro Tim under

50:38threat.

50:39>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um it's been a a

50:42busy month. It's a busy few weeks here.

50:45Uh, I did want to mention that I I had

50:47the opportunity to step in for the mayor

50:49uh and deliver a proclamation at the

50:52Holly Hills uh remembers 25 years later

50:55uh 911 memorial service that they had

50:57out there. Um I'm just extremely proud

50:59of our community and especially our our

51:02city and how well represented the city

51:04of Thomasville was. Our police

51:05department, our fire department, so many

51:07of our department heads and staff were

51:09there. Um and and thank you to those

51:11folks at Holly Hill and the Crease Davis

51:13Junior Home for for putting that event

51:15on. I I um it was a good event um to to

51:20take the appropriate time to remember

51:22what happened 911 25 years ago. Um also

51:25wanted to mention October 10th is Murder

51:28and Mayhem, right TJ? That's all right.

51:31So that's uh historic preservation and

51:33pace uh that we'll be putting that on.

51:35So put that on your calendar. and I have

51:37submitted a copy of my activities to the

51:39clerk and I will let that stand as my

51:41report.

51:41>> Thank you, Council Member Pton Williams.

51:45>> Thank you, mayor. Um, it's hard to

51:46believe that everybody's night and

51:48everybody's day are almost here again,

51:50but that's happening this weekend, so I

51:52hope everybody will come out. Um,

51:54everybody's night is going to be super

51:56fun. There's going to be food trucks and

51:57dancing and music, and I'll be there, so

52:00I hope that everybody else will be

52:02there, too. Um,

52:03>> dancing,

52:04>> maybe. We'll see. uh what kind of

52:06alcohol will be present will determine a

52:09lot of that. Um it's also September is

52:12when we think about voter registration.

52:14I believe voter registration day just

52:16happened. Um check your voter

52:17registration. Make sure that you are

52:19registered. Make sure you have a plan to

52:21vote because elections will be here in

52:23no time. You will need a photo ID and

52:25the board of elections can help you with

52:27that if you don't have one. So now is

52:29the time to start thinking about it

52:30because it will be here very soon. Also,

52:33I sent my activities to Wendy

52:35approximately 30 minutes before this

52:36meeting. So, I will let that stand as my

52:39report.

52:40>> Thank you, Council Member Lisa Shell.

52:42>> Commander, Mr. Mayor, I have submitted a

52:45copy of my activities report. Please,

52:47everyone remember everybody's night,

52:50everybody's day. Um,

52:54I also wanted to mention

52:57what took place at Holly Hill Cemetery

52:59on 911 was absolutely beautiful. If you

53:03wasn't there, you missed a very nice

53:06event. I'd like to thank Megan and her

53:08husband Eric, you know, along with our

53:11police department, fire department. um

53:14along with council member Dana Long,

53:16Hunter Thrift, Erica Sanders for being

53:18there. Uh Michael, Eddie, you know,

53:21appreciate everybody that come out. Um

53:25it was just a very nice event. Please

53:28plan to go next year and I'll let that

53:30stand as my report.

53:32>> Thank you, Council Member Erica Sanders.

53:35>> I would also like to

53:44I would also like to say that September

53:4711, 25 anniversary me remembrance was

53:50really uh awesome. It was really awesome

53:53and I really loved it and I plan to be

53:55there next year and I hope other people

53:57will come out too. Um

54:01that will stay as my report for this

54:04evening.

54:05>> Thank you very much. Council member Doug

54:07Hunt.

54:08I'll keep it short and sweet. I've

54:10submitted a copy to the clerk of my

54:12activities. I'll let that stand as my

54:14report.

54:15>> Thank you, Council Member Jacquz

54:17Johnson.

54:18>> Thank you so much, Mayor York. I have

54:19submitted a copy of my activities to our

54:21clerk. Um, and it has been a great

54:23month. Uh, we got to welcome her as she

54:26uh walked in, but I definitely want to

54:27give her another shout out. We are super

54:29excited to have in Thomasville City

54:31Schools our new superintendent. Um, she

54:33is no stranger to Thomasville, though.

54:34Uh, Dr. Savage joining us here in uh the

54:37Bulldog community again. And uh I got

54:39the chance to uh join this board as they

54:41welcome her in Thomasville. And I'm

54:43really excited about that partnership to

54:45really be able to not only support her

54:47in this new role, but also support our

54:49teachers and our administrators as we

54:50move into this new school year. So I

54:52will let that stand as my report.

54:54>> Thank you, Council Member Dana Lamba.

54:57Um, I have submitted my report to Wendy

55:00and again the 911 U memorial at Holly

55:05Hill was wonderful. Uh, there was not a

55:09dry eye in the house. Megan knows how to

55:12bring out the waterworks. Um, but it was

55:15wonderful. Um, and I want to say thank

55:18you to them and Davis Funeral Home for

55:21um, putting that on. That was great.

55:23Again, just like multiple other people

55:26have said, everybody's night will be

55:29this Friday starting at 5:30. Um, we are

55:33going to have the largest line dance

55:35that you can [laughter]

55:37possibly see. So, we are going to have

55:40drones in the sky. We are um gearing up

55:43and getting ready for that. Also,

55:45everybody's day, make sure that you stop

55:46by the depot. Um, we are having a

55:49station where you can write letters to

55:50soldiers. So, please um make sure that

55:53you bring kids out and they can write

55:55letters. Um but I'll let that stand as

55:58my report.

55:59>> Thank you.

56:01>> Uh last month I've had to miss several

56:04events uh for family uh issues

56:09and uh but I did manage to do a few

56:12things. I had a ribbon cutting at uh

56:14Hopebridge Home Center on National

56:17Highway during the last month. We also

56:20had a ribbon cutting at Cunningham

56:21Custom Cycles on College Street. Uh I I

56:26did attend the uh meeting of the

56:27Thomasville Housing Authority. Uh they

56:30had had a fire down there some time back

56:32and the uh the new uh building is that

56:36that's replaced that one is well on the

56:39way and looking real good. So that's an

56:42accomp accomplishment there. Uh this

56:45past Saturday, uh it was my pleasure to

56:48do another ribbon cutting uh at Gareway

56:50Incorporated. That's Joe Gray down on uh

56:53East Main Street. Uh he's he provides

56:56insurance down there. You go by and see

56:58him for your insurance needs. And uh

57:01also checked in with uh Pastor Calvin

57:05Smith at First Missionary Baptist Church

57:08for the Ron Brighton Community Funday.

57:11This is the third year that uh that has

57:14been down there. That's always a big

57:16event and I I was down there with him

57:18for a for a little while. If you just

57:21give me a a moment for personal

57:23reflection. Um I'd like to thank uh all

57:28those uh who have made visits and sent

57:32cards and calls uh during the passing of

57:35my brother Richard York. Um,

57:39since uh since that happened, I like I

57:42said, I've had to miss several events.

57:44Uh, but uh I just wanted to make mention

57:47of that and just tell you that he was a

57:50a wonderful man and a wonderful brother.

57:53Uh, he was actually 13 and a half years

57:56older than me. So, uh, I always known

57:59him as being grown. So, my dad died over

58:0230 years ago. Uh, so my brother sort of

58:06stepped in to that role. He wasn't my

58:08dad, but he was really we were really

58:10close. But I I thank my staff at city

58:14hall. I know y'all had to cover a lot of

58:16things for me. Mayor Pro Tim took care

58:18of some things, but I just appreciate

58:21what everybody did very much. Thank

58:23y'all. Okay, we'll go now to our city

58:26manager, Michael Brandt.

58:29>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, of course this is

58:31the official start of fall this week and

58:34as has already been mentioned,

58:35everybody's night is this uh Friday and

58:38uh with the hopefully the largest line

58:41dance book a world records attempt uh

58:44that evening. Uh and then everybody's

58:47day of course on Saturday. Uh I'm not

58:49sure how many years this has been going

58:51on but it it is technically the oldest

58:53street fair in the North Carolina. So,

58:57uh, we're very proud to have that within

58:59our, uh, town and the work that the

59:01Chamber of Commerce does to put it on

59:02every year. Um, we have October 1st is a

59:07fall party in the park at Memorial Park.

59:09So, that's next Thursday. And to be

59:12clear, the murder and mayhem is not

59:14what's going to happen on the 10th of

59:16October. Uh, that is a that is a a

59:19walking tour of events that took place

59:21within our city limits that actually set

59:24state law. uh regarding uh certain

59:28instances. So uh regarding um insanity

59:32please in North Carolina. So so it's a

59:35history walk uh of things that happened

59:37in our community. Uh not what we're

59:40going to do downtown. Just want to make

59:43sure.

59:44>> Um

59:46>> uh fall sports are underway. Uh we have

59:48flag football for uh young children

59:51co-ed. We also have flag football for

59:53older girls and tackle football for

59:56older boys and of course cheerleading.

59:58Uh it's also a great time to get out and

60:00play some golf. Uh Winding Creek is

60:02beautiful during the the fall. Uh it

60:05looks very much like a mountain uh uh

60:07play. And this year we have a new uh

60:10item that you can play. It's the Bogey

60:12Barn. Not the Boogie Barn. That's on

60:14Friday, Friday night. The Bogey Barn is

60:17a uh a new facility that you can rent

60:20that US utilizes a simulator and you can

60:23play over 80 courses and other games uh

60:28all via the the internet. Uh so whether

60:31it's raining or or uh cold outside, you

60:34can gather your friends, go down there

60:36and and rent out that facility and and

60:38practice some golf and and play Pebble

60:40Beach and and other uh courses. So I

60:43hope people will do that. Uh, it's a

60:45little bit like Top Golf, but without

60:47the price and without the drive.

60:49>> There you go.

60:51>> And I'll leave that stand as my report.

60:53>> Thank you. Uh, city attorney, Mr. Dy

60:56Whitman.

60:58>> Thank you. I just want to ask a

60:59question. Did I hear you right that

61:01you're aiming for the largest line

61:04dance?

61:05>> So, I just looked up just as a fact

61:08nerd. So, the largest one in the world

61:11was 18,431

61:13people.

61:14>> Joe,

61:15>> let's go.

61:16>> And then the largest one in the US was

61:20the largest Cupid Shuffle in Atlanta in

61:232007 with 17,000 people.

61:27>> So, I will have to show up apparently

61:29because we're all needed. But, um I'll

61:32see if I can bring some friends.

61:34[laughter]

61:35>> A lot.

61:36>> A lot. Yes. Um, now I don't really have

61:39a public report for this evening, but I

61:41just thought that was very interesting

61:42and sparked a lot of interest. So, I'll

61:44see what I can do. Thank you.

61:47>> Yeah, I'm gonna have to put a a a thing

61:49out to High Point University and see if

61:50I can get all those kids.

61:52>> We'll see what we can do. Thank you.

61:54>> Okay. Thank you, uh, Deputy City Manager

61:57Eddie Bowling.

61:58>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, before we

62:00finish up tonight, I do want to take a

62:01moment and recognize several people who

62:03have represented our community

62:04exceptionally well over the last few

62:06weeks. First, I want to recognize

62:08Captain Brad Saints scene and thank him

62:10for his many years of dedicated service

62:11to the citizens of Thomasville um and to

62:14the Thomasville Police Department. We

62:15appreciate the leadership,

62:16professionalism, and commitment that

62:18he's given to our community throughout

62:20his career over the last 29 years. I

62:22also want to thank Holly Hill Memorial

62:24Park, uh Secret Davis Funeral Home, and

62:26our participating public safety

62:28agencies, city employees, and everyone

62:30else who helped make the Thomasville's

62:3125th anniversary remebrance of September

62:3411th such a meaningful event. It was an

62:36appropriate tribute to those we lost and

62:38those who answer the call to serve. I'm

62:40especially thankful for Eric and Megan

62:41Anderson to not only doing the service

62:43but doing it right and very much

62:46representing the reverence of the event.

62:48Finally, uh this weekend we have two

62:50of's greatest traditions. Everybody's

62:52night, everybody's day. I want to thank

62:54Thomasville Tourism, Thomas Area Chamber

62:56of Commerce, it staff and volunteers,

62:58our city departments, local businesses,

63:00sponsors, and everyone else who has

63:02spent months preparing for these two

63:03events. We hope that everyone will come

63:05downtown, enjoy what makes Thomas such a

63:07special community. That's my report.

63:09>> Thank you.

63:11We're now down to item eight, additions

63:14and updates. Are there any to come for

63:17council this evening?

63:20Not hearing any. Uh I'll call for

63:22adjournment.

63:24>> So moved.

63:25>> Second.

63:27>> You may record your votes.

63:3170. We are adjourned.

63:40Right.

63:42>> Not bad. Not bad.

63:46No, not

63:49actual salance.