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          [1. CALL TO ORDER]
          [00:00:04]
          ALL RIGHT. 
          LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, THIS MEETING TO ORDER A LIVE WEBCAST OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. 
          THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON WITH ONE OF THE, UH, SALMON COLORED SPEAKER SLIPS AT THE BACK OF THE AUDITORIUM HERE, OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE. 
          OH, GOOD. 
          UH, BEFORE THE MEETING, ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. 
          WITH THAT, CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. 
          PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE. 
          MAYOR MORRISON PRESENT AND VICE MAYOR BUSH IS CURRENTLY ABSENT. 
          WE HAVE A FORUM. 
          ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A FORM. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT, IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          I'LL ASK, UH, MEMBER RODRIGUEZ IF HE WOULD LEAVE US PLEASE. 
          OVER YOUR HEART. 
          READY BEGIN PLEDGE. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WAGE HANDS. 
          ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. 
          OKAY. 
          [4. PUBLIC COMMENT]
WE WILL NOW HEAR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA. 
          AND DO WE OH, WE HAVE ONE. 
           COULDN'T LET YOU JUST SIT OUT THERE, MR. NETTO. 
          I THINK THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THE LOBBY. 
          THEY'RE READY TO COME IN. 
          JUST, JUST KIDDING. 
           ? NO. 
          UM, I CAME HERE BECAUSE, UH, I WANT TO TELL YOU AGAIN, I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF WHATEVER DISCUSSIONS IT HAS. 
          IF YOU CAN DESCRIBE WHAT THE EFFECT IS ON THE $4.8 MILLION UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. 
          BECAUSE FROM THE CITIZEN'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE ON THE TABLE THAT YOU CAN PAY. 
          USE TO PAY FOR WITH WHAT? NEGOTIATIONS. 
          CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AND I'VE ASKED EVERYBODY BUT NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT ME. 
          SO THE OTHER THING IS I EVEN TALKED TO, UM, JEREMY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HE TOLD ME, UM, I SAID IT AND HE TOLD ME I WAS WRONG. 
          UM, THAT IT IS A HEALTHY, FUN BALANCE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GOT THAT FROM, BUT, UM, . 
          BUT UM, HE SAID YOU'D GET BACK TO ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT IT AND CORRECT ME, BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK, SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST ANXIOUS TO HEAR WHAT, NOT THE MERITS OF IF IT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA PAY HIM, BUT WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT GONNA PAY HIM? HOW CAN WE AFFORD THIS? OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, THAT'S IT. 
          [5. CLOSED SESSION]
WITH THAT WE WILL BE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION. 
          WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION THIS AFTERNOON AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO INTRODUCE THAT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UH, THE ONE ITEM WE HAVE IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS. 
          UH, AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE MEA, NATIONAL CITY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND THE UNREPRESENTED GROUPS, EXECUTIVE CONFIDENTIAL AND MANAGEMENT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AND WITH THAT WE ARE INTO CLOSED SESSION. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL I DON'T HAVE TO CLAIM IT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, NOT AT ALL. 
          THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. 
          WE'VE GOT, UH, WHERE'S DTAS? DTAS, CAN WE JUST CLOSE OUT THOUGH? LET'S GET OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. 
          WE HAVE SILENT ROLL CALL WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT ON THE, ON THE DAAS. 
          UH, WITH THAT WE ARE, UH, WE'VE COME OUT A CLOSED SESSION. 
          WE'LL BE REPORTING OUT AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING AND WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR.
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