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GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.[CALL TO ORDER]
SCHEDULED PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2024.HOPEFULLY EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT LISTENING AND VIEWING AUDIENCE IS ABLE TO STAY WARM DURING THESE COLD TEMPERATURES.
[1. 23-01435 Case 56-23 662 South Foster Drive]
UH, WITH ITEM ONE, CASE FIVE SIX DASH 23 66 2 SOUTH FOSTER DRIVE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT.UH, DISTRICT SEVEN PLANNING COMMISSION WAS TO DENY, UH, FIVE ONE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN THIS APPLICATION, UH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
HE HAS WITHDRAWN THE APPLICATION AND I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DELETE THIS ITEM, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, SO IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, BUT THE ITEM IS GONNA BE DELETED.
SO THERE'S A MOTION TO DELETE AND THERE'S A SECOND, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON IT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME ON TO THE MICROPHONE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS CHARLES SHAW, 6 6 1 BIENVILLE STREET.
OKAY, ARE Y'ALL NOT TAKING A VOTE ON IT? Y'ALL ARE NOT GONNA VOTE TO DENY, YEAH, DENY THIS TO DELETE THE ITEM.
DENY, YEAH, BUT, UH, WILL IT COME BACK TO US? WILL IT COME BACK AGAIN ON THE, UH, SKIT OR, OH, I, UNLESS Y'ALL TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHETHER HE'LL BRING IT BACK, BUT HE WITHDREW IT, SO WE'RE GOING DELETE IT.
HE WITHDREW THE REQUEST TO I UNDERSTAND THAT.
OKAY, SO Y'ALL CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON IT AT THIS POINT OR Y'ALL WELL, I GOTTA CHECK THE LEGAL ON THAT.
IF HE WITHDREW, THEY, THEY CAN MAKE A MOTION TO DELETE THE ITEM.
THE APPLICANT RYAN CAN CORRECT ME IS GONNA HAVE TO RESUBMIT AN APPLICATION IF THEY WANT IT TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN.
AND EVEN AFTER ALL THIS, THEY CAN STILL RESUBMIT AND WE HAVE TO STILL GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN.
I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH RYAN, BUT I DO THINK THAT THEY WANT TO, THEY CAN.
MAYOR PRO PRO ATTEND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE APPLICANT HAS FORMALLY REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE DELETED.
THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES, UH, SINCE IT WAS DENIED OR RECOMMENDED DENIAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY HAVE TO WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, AND THEN THEY COULD SUBMIT REPAY NEW FEES AND, AND SUBMIT AFTER THAT TIME HAS EXPIRED.
IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THE ACTION WOULD BE FORWARDED ON TO THIS COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.
SO IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE GO BACK TO COUNCIL MOTION TO BE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
REAL QUICKLY, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED 10 EMAIL COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM ONE.
MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERTY MOTION AND SECONDED TO DELETE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM ONE HAS BEEN DELETED.
[2. 23-01443 ISPUD-2-23 Goodwood Villa]
GOODWOOD VILLA, THE REZONED PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, SMALL PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT LOTS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, WEST OF COLONIAL DRIVE.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE GO TO? COUNSEL.
IS THERE A MOTION? JOHN ENGELMAN.
JOHN ENGELMAN, YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS, UH, I'M IN OPPOSITION.
I'M A RETIRED LAWYER AND FOR 18 YEARS I WAS CITY COURT JUDGE IN BAKER.
I'M ALSO AN OLD SOLDIER, US ARMY COMBAT VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
IN 2010, KATHY AND I, MY WIFE, DECIDED TO MOVE FROM, UH, BAKER TO BATON ROUGE AND WE LIKED THE MID-CITY AREA.
WE LIKED THE GOODWOOD VILLA SUBDIVISION.
AND SO WE MOVED INTO A HOUSE WHERE WE'RE LIVING IN TODAY, 10 19 COLONIAL.
THAT'S ABOUT HALF A BLOCK AWAY FROM THIS, UH, PROJECT THAT THE A BEARS WANT TO DO.
I ASSURE YOU, IF WE HAD, UH, LOOKED AT THE HOUSE THAT WE'RE LIVING IN AND NEXT DOOR THERE WAS A LOT WITH THREE HOUSES ON IT, THERE IS NO WAY WE WOULD'VE MOVED INTO GOODWOOD VILLA SUBDIVISION.
THREE HOUSES ON ONE LOT, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT ACREAGE, BUT REGULAR SUBDIVISION LOTS MEANS THREE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE, THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF CARS, THREE TIMES THE NOISE, THREE TIMES THE PETS, THREE TIMES THE GARBAGE.
AND THERE IS VERY LIKELY TO BE A RENT HOUSE, UH, AMONG ONE OF THOSE THREE HOUSES.
AND, UH, THERE WILL BE PARKING PROBLEMS, THERE WILL BE PEOPLE PARKING ON COLONIAL DRIVE, WHICH WILL MAKE TURNS
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FROM GOODWOOD BOULEVARD MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.THIS PLAN IS SIMPLY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GOODWOOD VILLA SUBDIVISION.
OUR SUBDIVISION RESTRICTIONS CALL FOR ONE LOT ONE HOUSE.
WE HAVE 178 LOTS IN GOODWOOD VILLA SUBDIVISION.
177 OF THEM HAVE OR ONE LOT WITH ONE HOUSE IN THE A BEARS.
WANT TO, UH, PUT THREE HOUSES CRAMMED TOGETHER ON A SUBDIVISION LOT IN OUR SUBDIVISION AND WE DON'T WANT IT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, PLEASE ASK YOURSELVES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN A SUBDIVISION WHERE A DEVELOPER DEVELOPER COULD PUT THREE HOUSES ON THE LOT NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE.
WE KNOW WE WOULDN'T AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD EITHER.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM TWO? OWEN COPE.
BELAN THORN, F-E-L-I-N-T-H-O-R-N.
GLAD IT'S WARM AND NOT LEAKING WATER IN THIS PLACE.
UH, I LIVE AT 1200 COLONIAL DRIVE.
I'M ALSO HERE REPRESENTING MOST OF MY ELDERLY NEIGHBORS WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S TOO COLD EVEN OFTEN TO DRIVE SOMETHING THEY JUST CAN'T GET OUT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
SO I'M ABOUT A BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY FROM THE LOT IN QUESTION AND IT'S CORRECT.
WE'RE ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
THEY BUILT A ONE STREET SUBDIVISION IMMEDIATELY BY MY BEHIND MY HOME A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND YOU ONLY APPROVED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THE SAME SIZE LOT AT THE END OF GOODWOOD AND COLONIAL.
THAT'S GONNA BE ROUGH BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS GONNA WIND UP BACKING OUT ONTO COLONIAL DRIVE, ONTO, UH, GOODWOOD BUBA.
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL IN ITSELF, BUT APPARENTLY IT ISN'T TO BACK OUT ONTO A TWO LANE STREET.
THREE HOUSES ON A LOT LESS THAN THAT, HALF AN ACRE THREE.
AND THEY DON'T FIT WITH ANY OF THE 176 HOUSES IN THE SUBDIVISION, WHICH ARE ALL ACADIAN STYLE HOUSES OTHER THAN MINE.
'CAUSE I LIVE IN THE ODD BOAR HOUSE THAT THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED FOR THE RABBI.
BUT EVEN MY HOUSE FROM THE STREET LOOKS LIKE MY NEIGHBORS.
WHEN YOU STEP INTO MY COURTYARD IN THE BACK, IT LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
BUT FROM THE STREET, IT LOOKS LIKE MY NEIGHBORS.
THESE ARE GARAGE SHOTGUN HOUSES.
ALL YOU WILL SEE FROM THE FRONT IS A GARAGE AND A FRONT DOOR.
TWO OF THEM FACING COLONIAL DRIVE, ONE OF THEM ON GOODWOOD BOULEVARD.
IT DOES NOT FIT WITH ANYTHING.
EVEN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE VERY STREET ON COLONIAL, ON THE OTHER SIDE ON GOODWOOD BOULEVARD IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
NOW WE HAVE BUSINESSES TO THE RIGHT BUSINESSES TO THE LEFT, BUT THE DEFINING PART OF GOOD OF GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, THAT IS GOODWOOD VILLA IS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES.
EVERYBODY EXTENDED AN KNOWLEDGE BRANCH TO THE DEVELOPER AND SAID, IF YOU WANT TO BUILD ONE, EVEN BUILD TWO, EVERYONE WILL BE IN CONSENSUS AND LET YOU DO IT.
BUT THREE, THAT'S PURE AGREED.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.
THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSES BY ANY MANNER.
THAT COULD BE A DIFFERENT ISSUE.
BUT I WOULD JUST ASK YOU, PLEASE DON'T LET THEM WRECK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THAT.
YOU CAN TELL THEM, NO, LET'S MAKE IT A PARK.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING BUT NOT THREE AND NOT BACKING OUT ONTO GOODWOOD BOULEVARD AND NOT DESTROYING HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THERE A LONG TIME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM TWO? WE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. SO I WANNA, I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR COMING, UM, TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.
AND I ALSO DID, YOU KNOW, WATCH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND LISTEN, LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS THERE.
UM, SO, UH, JUST TO ORIENT EVERYONE, UM, THIS LOT, UH, THE,
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THE WIDE SIDE OF THIS LOT FACES GOODWOOD BOULEVARD.UM, WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN GOODWOOD BOULEVARD, OVERWHELMINGLY, UM, IT IS NOW, IT IS NOW COMMERCIAL.
THIS, THIS LOT IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO, UM, TO GEC AND UM, THIS LOT HAS BEEN VACANT.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE, THE SUBDIVISION WAS DEVELOPED.
OKAY, THE SIX, THE MID SIXTIES.
UM, SO THIS LOT HAS BEEN, UM, IT'S BEEN ZONED A ONE SINCE THAT TIME.
AND I THINK I BELIEVE THAT IT'S BEEN ALWAYS ZONED A ONE AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT HAS NEVER, UM, IT HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED.
AND WHAT, WHAT WE SEE, UM, WITH LOTS LIKE THIS, THAT, THAT DO NOT, UM, GET INTO COMMERCE UNDER THEIR, THEIR ZONING AFTER THAT WOULD BE FIVE DECADES, UM, IS THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY, IT'S PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO BE, UM, UH, DEVELOPED, UM, IN, IN AN A ONE FASHION WITH, UH, THE PRICE OF THE, THE, THE LOT, THE PRICE OF LAND, UM, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS.
UM, WHEN I PURCHASED MY HOUSE IN JEFFERSON TERRACE AND JEFFERSON TERRACE HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF, OF INFILL AND, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD CALL THIS INFILL, I GUESS ON, AND TECHNICALLY IN A WAY IT IS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE PURCHASED OUR HOUSE.
WE THOUGHT, UH, WE WERE GONNA HAVE WOODS BEHIND US AND SIX MONTHS LATER, UH, EV JUST ABOUT EVERY TREE GOT GOT KNOCKED DOWN AND WE GOT, UM, THREE SUBDIVISIONS BEHIND US.
SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY THINKING THAT AROUND YOU IS GONNA BE ONE WAY.
AND THEN, AND THEN THERE, THERE IS A CHANGE.
UM, SO THE, UH, THE, THE LOT THAT, UM, WOULD EXIT ONTO GOODA BOULEVARD DOES HAVE A TURNAROUND, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE, THE TWO CAR GARAGE.
SO, UM, SO CARS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BACK IN AND THEN, AND THEN TURN OUT, UM, FORWARD FACING.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, UM, EXTERIOR, THE BOUNDARIES OF, OF SUBDIVISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ABUT COMMERCIAL, UH, IT IS VERY TYPICAL THAT WE SEE SOMETHING THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSIVE.
THAT IS THE BOUNDARY, UM, BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL AND THE A ONE RESIDENTIAL.
UM, I WOULD SAY THAT AN ICE BUD WITH THREE HOMES IN IT IS CERTAINLY THE LESS INTENSIVE.
UM, I THINK IF THIS, THIS LOT CONTINUES TO, TO, TO REMAIN THERE OUT OF COMMERCE, UM, THE PRICE OF THE LAND WILL INCREASE.
AND I WOULD SEE IN THE, THE FUTURE, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, AS THE LIGHT, THERE'S THE, THE COST OF THE LAND INCREASES THAT IT WOULD JUST BECOME, UM, POSSIBLY A TOWNHOUSE, UM, DEVELOPMENT OR IT WOULD GO INTO COMMERCIAL, WHICH I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN VERY OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL EVEN, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE COMMERCIAL.
SO, UM, I, I KNOW IT'S, IT'S NOT, UH, NECESSARILY WHAT, WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WANT, BUT I I THINK IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GONNA, UM, GET FOR THAT LOT.
AND I AM CONCERNED IF IT, IF THAT LOT REMAINS THAT WE WOULD SEE SOMETHING EVEN MORE INTENSE.
UM, WANT TO GO IN, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
SO I'M GONNA MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION THERE.
THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THERE, A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER M THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ON THE MOTION ITEMS? THREE AND FOUR, EXCUSE ME.
ITEMS TWO, ITEM TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Items 3 & 4]
TO ITEMS THREE AND FOUR WE'RE GONNA TAKE TOGETHER IT REQUIRES EIGHT VOTES.PA ONE FIVE DASH 2 3 7 3 GREENWELL STREET TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FROM PARK COMMERCIAL LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENWELL STREET WEST OF LOWERING DRIVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE SEVEN ZERO BY THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN ITEM FOUR, CASE SIX SIX DASH 2373 GREENWOOD STREET TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LIGHT COMMERCIAL TWO LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENWOOD STREET, WEST OF LOWING DRIVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE SEVEN ZERO BY COMMISSION.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THREE AND FOUR? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, JR.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS THREE AND FOUR HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[5. 23-01731 RV-4-23 A. J. Kleinpeter Tract (760 @ Industriplex) Revocation and Relocation]
RB FOUR DASH TWO THREE.AJ KLINE PETER TRACK SEVEN 60 AT INDUSTRIAL PLEX REVOCATION AND RELOCATION.
A REQUEST TO REVOKE AND RELOCATE AN 80 FOOT PUBLIC DRAINAGE SERVITUDE LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF INDUSTRIAL PLEX BOULEVARD.
DISTRICT 11, NO HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUIRED PER TO UDC SECTION THREE, 6.3.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM FIVE? WHEN NOT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[6. 23-01739 Case 67-23 15356 Old Hammond Highway, Suite B]
CASE SIX SEVEN DASH 2 3 1 15 3 5 6 OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY PB TO REZO PROPERTY FROM RURAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE[00:15:01]
RESTAURANT, CAB ONE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY WEST OF SHA SHADY GLEN DRIVE, COUNCIL DISTRICT A COMMISSION.IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MS. AMAROSA, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, RYAN? WE DIDN'T GET ANY OPPOSITION ON THIS, DID WE? OKAY.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM SIX HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[7. 23-01743 Case 68-23 5555 Burbank Drive]
SEVEN, CASE SIX EIGHT DASH 2 3 5 5 5 5 BURBANK DRIVE THE REZONE PROPERTY FROM MIKE COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT, CAB ONE LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF BURBANK, DRIVE WEST TO WEST LEE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT 12.IS THERE ANY OB EXCUSE ME, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROCK.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM SEVEN HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[8. 23-01744 PUD-3-23 Suburb South Baton Rouge Concept Plan]
PUD DASH THREE DASH TWO THREE SUBURB SOUTH BATON ROUGE CONCEPT PLAN THE REONE PROPERTY FROM PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO PED AND PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF MEDIUM DENSITY, SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL LIGHT AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES.LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NICHOLSON, DRIVE NORTH OF MAGNOLIA MOUND, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN MOTION TO APPROVE SEVEN ZERO BY THE COMMISSIONS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCMAN, SECONDED BY CH BY COUNCILOR MAYOR MOROSA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM EIGHT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
COUNCIL MEMBER OSA, THERE'S A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
HEY, SO Y'ALL GOT A T-SHIRT, MAN.
WE HAVE A, UM, THANK YOU LUNCHEON AT THE CHARLES KELLY CENTER ON THE 31ST.
IT'LL BE, UH, SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, DEPARTMENT HEADS, UM, SPEARHEADED BY OUR GROUP AND, AND THE, AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, DPW HAS BEEN AN AMAZING RESOURCE TO HELP US SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THEIR, UH, UNDERPAID AND ALSO UNDERAPPRECIATED.
SO THIS IS OUR WAY OF SHOWING 'EM THEIR VALUE AS WE FIGHT TO GET INCREASED PAY.
SO I'D INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN ATTEND.
UH, COUNCILMAN MO, YOU BUYING ALL THE DRINKS?