* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. CURTIS. [1. Welcome] [00:00:05] ALL RIGHT GUYS. WE'RE LIVE NOW ON OUR MICS AND WE'RE FIXING TO GET STARTED. WELCOME TO THE STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UM, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING FROM THE, UM, DIOCESE UP HERE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO THE MICROPHONE SO YOU CAN BE HEARD. IF YOU NEED TO PULL IT CLOSER TO YOU CAN. OKAY. UM, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UM, MR. BILLY MOORE TO COME UP AND GIVE US PRAYER FOR THIS MEETING. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. LET'S LOOK TO OUR FATHER FATHERING, GOD OF ALL CREATIONS, WE COME TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST SUBMIT, FATHER, OUR EFFORTS AND ALL OF OUR WORKS AND STRATEGIES TO YOU RIGHT NOW. WE ASK THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL COME AND HAVE ITS WAY. WE ASK YOU TO LEAD GOD AND DIRECT US AS YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE. WE THANK YOU. WE PRAISE YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY. WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM AND TO KEEP THEM AND TO LET YOUR FACE SHINE UPON US. SO GOD, AND BE GRACIOUS TO US. WE ASK FOR WISDOM THAT WE MAY DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO GO FORTH IN THIS GREAT WORK THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN OUR HANDS TO DO. WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU FOR EVERYONE, FOR EVERY EFFORT. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LIFE, THE LEGACY OF STANLEY A WHITE. SO FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEGUN, THAT YOU WILL BRING IT TO COMPLETION, AND THAT WE WILL BE, BE FOR OUR GOOD AND BE FOR YOUR GLORY. THESE THINGS THAT ALL WE ASK IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU MR. MOORE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO STAND AND, UM, RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FIRE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ALLIE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE GO THROUGH THE ROLL CALL. SURE. LEANER MORGAN JR. HERE, LINA MASSEY. JAMES WOOD, PRESENT. CURTIS STEWART? HERE. BERNARD WHITE. HERE. REGINALD PENDERS. HERE. ELIJAH BROWN JR. HERE. BARBARA LEE, ALDERMAN, HAZEL ROYAL. AND CARRIE WARREN HERE. ALL [5. Approve Minutes] RIGHT. UM, SO LAST TIME WE MET WAS JUNE AND I BELIEVE ALLIE HAS PRESENTED A COPY OF THE MINUTES TO EVERYONE, UM, FOR REVIEW IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES OR NOT. I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES TO REVIEW. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT [6. History Wall Design Presentation] THING ON OUR AGENDA IS THE HISTORY WHILE DESIGN PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, KIM PAUL, WITH THREE 10 ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNS TO COME UP AND, UM, PRESENT TO US THE DESIGN THAT THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOR US. UM, I'M VERY EXCITED. I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL BE PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY'VE CREATED. UM, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO KIM. GREAT. THANK YOU CARRIE. UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING TODAY. UM, MY NAME IS KIM POLLIS. UM, I WORK WITH THREE 10 ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS. UH, WITH ME TODAY IS PAUL FOX. HE'S ONE OF OUR PRINCIPALS. UM, I BELIEVE YOU MET OUR OTHER PRINCIPAL THE LAST TIME WE MET. UM, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH TERRY AND THE, UH, THE CITY TO DESIGN AN EXHIBITION WALL THAT COMMEMORATES STANLEY'S LIFE. AND WE'VE NARROWED DOWN, UH, DESIGN TO FIT WITHIN THE PROJECT GOALS, UH, WITHIN THE BUDGET AND TIMELINES. AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO SHOW YOU THE DESIGN TODAY. UM, NOT ONLY THAT, HONORS STANLEY WHITE'S EXTRAORDINARY LIFE, BUT, UH, ALSO BRINGS HIS STORY TO LIFE IN A WAY [00:05:01] THAT ENGAGES AND INSPIRES, UM, THE HISTORY OF WALLS CRAFTED TO NOT ONLY REFLECT, UH, THE LEGACY OF STANLEY, THE MAN, CHIEF WHITE, BUT ALSO GUIDE FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH HIS JOURNEY, UM, AND SHARE THE LASTING IMPACT THAT HAS ON THIS COMMUNITY. UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FUN STUFF, UM, WE HAVE TO ALSO LOOK AT WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND THERE'S BEEN A, A LOT OF PLANNING AND A LOT OF RESEARCH BEHIND THIS 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS DESIGN GOOD. UM, AND DESIGN CAN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THIS. WE SPENT A GREAT DEAL SPEAKING WITH A LOT OF THE MEMBERS, HIS FAMILY, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY, VISITING A LOT OF INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE LIBRARY, UM, HISTORICAL SOCIETY. UM, AND IT HASN'T BEEN SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN JUST EASILY FIND ONLINE. A LOT OF THIS GOES BACK INTO THE PAST. SO IT'S, IT'S WITHIN BOOKS. IT'S WITHIN BINDERS AND BOXES AND PEOPLE'S HOMES AND PEOPLE'S MINDS. SO THE RESEARCH WE CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH IS A BIG STRATEGY TO THIS, AND VERY IMPORTANT, UM, MORE SO EVEN THAN THE DESIGN. UM, AND THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE FELT THAT WE, EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER MET STANLEY, WE FELT A HUGE CONNECTION WITH HIM. AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS GONNA MAKE THIS DESIGN REALLY, REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL. SO, TO BEGIN, THE OVERALL CONCEPT IS MORE OF THAT. IT'S A BOOK ABOUT STANLEY. IT'S MADE WITH THESE HYPOTHETICAL OR CONCEPTUAL CHAPTERS AND PAGES WITHIN THEM. UM, AND IT'S ALSO MADE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER SO PEOPLE CAN READ IT FROM THE WAY THEY APPROACH IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. UM, AND THE STORY BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION ABOUT NEW BERN, ABOUT HIS LIFE, PUTTING HIM INTO THE, INTO THE PLACE, GOES THROUGH HIS EARLY LIFE, HIS LATER LIFE, HIS FAMILY, UM, AND ALSO THE HISTORY OF THE DUFFY FIELD RECREATION CENTER. 'CAUSE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM AS WELL. UM, AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO READ THIS IN THEIR OWN PACE. SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO READ A LOT, OTHERS DON'T. AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. UM, AND HAVING EVERYTHING DIVIDED INTO THESE CHAPTERS ESSENTIALLY LETS THEM COME BACK TO IT. THEY NEED MORE TIME. THEY CAN REMEMBER WHERE THEY LEFT OFF, THEY CAN READ AT ANY PACE THEY WANT TO. SO IT'S, IT'S A WALL FOR EVERYONE. AND THIS IS THE BUILDING PLAN. THE SOLID LINE THAT YOU SEE WAS THE ORIGINAL SCOPE. UM, AND WE DID SOME SIGHT LINE STUDIES, AND WE FOUND THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A BIT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S TUCKED AWAY AND HIDDEN AWAY. AS YOU COME IN THROUGH THE LOBBY WHERE YOU SEE THE, THE PINK DOT AND THE VISIBILITY, NO ONE WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S BEHIND THESE WALLS. SO WE ASKED TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO ACTUALLY EXTEND THE SCOPE FURTHER. UM, THEY AGREED TO IT. SO WHAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IS SOME WE'LL PLACE, LIKE A VERY NICE CAPTURING IMAGE THERE THAT PEOPLE WON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT'S BEHIND HIS WALL, BUT THEY'LL BE DRAWN TO IT AND THEY'LL SEE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. AND THIS IS A RENDERING. AND, UM, GIMME A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. BUT THIS IS FROM THE RECEPTION AREA, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT DOES CAPTURE THIS CORNER VERY WELL. UM, IT'S A NICE CAPTIVATING IMAGERY OF STANLEY, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND THE WALLS, BUT AS SOON AS THEY START APPROACHING IT, THEY START SEEING MORE AND MORE. AND THIS IS THE FULL WALL. I'LL GO INTO MORE ZOOMED IN IMAGES AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYTHING IN A HOLISTIC VIEW. AND WE TOOK MANY OF YOUR IDEAS AND DESIRES, UM, INCLUDING, INCLUDING THEM DESIGNS I READ IN PREVIOUS EMAILS AND, UH, MEETING MINUTES THAT IT WAS, YOU GUYS WANTED BIG IMAGERY AND, AND BIG TEXTS AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, CAPTIVATING INFORMATION. AND YOU'LL, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE INCLUDED ALL OF THOSE IDEAS INTO THE DESIGN. UM, AND I'LL GO THROUGH BULLET POINTS IN HERE IF YOU CAN'T SEE 'EM VERY WELL. BUT, UM, WE HAVE IMAGERY AND INFORMATION THAT WILL BE CREATED ON DIFFERENT PANELS. UM, THEY'RE ALL DIMENSIONAL. IT'S AGAINST A PAINTED DARK RECTANGULAR, SO IT, IT FRAMES THE INFORMATION VERY NICELY. AND ABOVE EACH OF THOSE INFORMATION PANELS ARE LARGE COLLAGES OF DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF STANLEY AND HIS FAMILY. UM, THESE INDIVIDUAL PANELS ACTUALLY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU EVER WANNA UPDATE CLEAN THEM, UM, IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO WITHOUT HAVING TO REDO THE ENTIRE THING. AND WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE A, A REPLICA INFORMATION OF, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT ARTIFACTS IN HIS LIFE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HOUSED IN PRODUCTIVE CASING. SO GET INTO MORE OF THE DETAIL. UH, THIS IMAGE YOU SAW EARLIER, IT'S THE ONE THAT'S YOU'LL SEE FROM THE CORNER. IT'LL BE A FLAT BACKGROUND GRAPHIC WITH A PANEL LIKE A LIFE-SIZE PANEL OF STANLEY HIMSELF AND DIMENSIONAL LETTING ABOVE HIM. SO THESE FEATURES, NICKNAMES, AS WELL AS HIS FULL NAMES. UM, AND THIS SERVES A GREAT WAY TO CAPTURE THE AUDIENCE, BUT ALSO LIKE A GREAT, UH, PLACE FOR ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE LIKE A SELFIE MOMENT WITH HIM. AND THEN THE NEXT PANEL, THE WHOLE WALL GOES INTO A PREAMBLE, [00:10:01] WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY. UM, THERE'S A LOT TO READ HERE, SO, I MEAN, IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE US HOURS FOR ME TO READ IT ALL OUT LOUD. BUT, UH, I'LL GO THROUGH AN OVERVIEW TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT EVERY PANEL SAYS. AND THE FIRST PANEL TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF NEW BERN, AND BEGINS TO PUT STANLEY IN A TIMELINE. IT TALKS ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AT THAT TIME. THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILT THEIR PLACE TO BE A PLACE THAT THEY WANNA ENJOY AND THAT THEIR CHILDREN ENJOY. AND THIS IS REALLY WHAT INSPIRED STANLEY TO BE THE PERSON THAT HE IS. AND IT STARTS TO INTRODUCE STANLEY, THE HISTORY WALL, WHY IT EXISTS. UM, THIS, THE FACT THAT THE CENTER'S NAMED AFTER HIM, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR ANYONE THAT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING OF HIM, THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S HERE FOR A REASON. AND THAT'S THIS, THE RECREATION, THE RECREATION CENTER WAS NAMED AFTER HIM. AND WHY, AND ACTUALLY WE WILL READ THE BOTTOM PARAGRAPH OF THIS FOR YOU SO YOU HAVE A MORE DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT SAYS, THE BUILDING YOU'RE STANDING IN RIGHT NOW. I FOUND HIS NAMESAKE THROUGH STANLEY WHITE. STANLEY WAS MORE THAN JUST A NAME. HE WAS A POWERFUL PRESENCE, A TALENTED ATHLETE, A DEVOTED COACH, A FEARLESS LEADER, AN UPLIFTING ROLE MODEL, ANYONE WHO KNEW HIM. AND YOU'LL HEAR STORIES FULFILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION FOR A MAN WHO CHANGED LIVES THROUGH HIS KINDNESS AND GUIDANCE WITHIN THESE WALLS. YOU CAN EXPLORE THE CHAPTERS OF STANLEY'S LIFE, HIS SCHOOL DAYS, THE FOUNDING OF THE NEW BERN GIANTS BASEBALL TEAM, HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION AS AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF NEW BERN, HIS JOURNEY IS ONE OF PERSEVERANCE AND COMPASSION, A STORY THAT TO INSPIRE ALL WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TO HEAR IT. SO THAT GIVES YOU A BIT OF A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THIS FIRST WHITE PANEL REALLY TALKS ABOUT. AND CONTINUING ON. IT GOES INTO HIS EARLY LIFE, HIS HIGH SCHOOL DAYS, HOW HE GOT INVOLVED IN SPORTS, UH, HIS FAITH WITHIN THE CHURCH AND HIS DEDICATION. AND THERE'S MORE SIDE STORIES AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT TO SAY ABOUT HIM, BUT IT'S ALSO THE PLACES THAT HE TOUCHED AND THE THINGS THAT HE TOUCHED. SO THERE'S ESSENTIALLY THESE SIDE STORIES, BEGINNING WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE WEST STREET HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS ZER, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SO THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT TWO PANELS THERE. AND THEN IT GOES INTO HIS EARLY ADULTHOOD WITH COLLEGE. THAT HIS TIME IN THE ARMY, UH, BEGINNING HIS CAREER IN SPORTS AS WELL. HE MENTORED CHILDREN, HELPED WITH GAMES. HE ORGANIZED CHURCH LEAGUES THROUGH BASKETBALL, UH, SOFTBALL, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL. SO ALL THAT INFORMATION IS IN THIS FIRST WALL HERE. AND THE CENTRAL PANEL REALLY GOES INTO THE LEGACY THAT HE BUILT AT THIS POINT. THE STORY IS NOW ABOUT HIM BEING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT CEDAR STREET. UM, AND HE HAS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE AND ALSO MANY IMPORTANT DUTIES. BUT HE ALSO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS ROLE. AND IT'S BECAUSE HE TRULY CARED ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT HIS COMMUNITY. UM, SO IT WAS MORE TO HIM THAN JUST A JOB. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY, REALLY DEEPLY CARED ABOUT. UM, WE ALSO INTRODUCED THE NEWBURN GIANTS A BIT MORE, AS WELL AS THE HISTORY OF KAFER PARK BELOW THIS. AND AT THIS POINT, UM, YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, AND IT TALKS ABOUT MORE ABOUT THE RECREATION CENTER THAT HE HAD DREAMED OF. UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HE DID NOT LIVE TO SEE ITS CREATION. UM, BUT IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE DETAILS OF HIS PASSING. IT DOES TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT HIS FUNERAL, ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY ALL CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR HIM AND HIS LIFE. AND ALTHOUGH STANLEY IS NO LONGER WITH US, THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT HIS LEGACY IS LIVED ON THROUGH PLACES AND THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. SO THIS IS A PANEL THAT IS DEDICATED. YEAH, AS YOU SEE THE NEW BERN GIANTS AND CFER PARK, WHICH WAS HIS LEGACY THAT CONTINUED TO MOVE ON. AND THE NEXT SECTION IS ESSENTIALLY STANLEY'S PHOTO ALBUM. UH, IT TALKS ABOUT INFORMATION OF HIM MEETING CLEO, UH, BEING A FATHER AND SHORT, BI SHORT BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. AND THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL PHOTOS, UH, PHOTOS OF HIS PARENTS, UH, HIMSELF WITH CLEO AND HIS CHILDREN AS WELL. AND THIS OTHER CENTRAL PANEL IS WHERE YOU SEE THE MEMORABILIA. AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THESE RECREATED IN DETAIL. WE DIDN'T WANNA TAKE AWAY THE ORIGINALS FROM THE FAMILY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KEEP THEM. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, THE TEAM ACTUALLY CREATE PERFECT REPLICAS OF EVERYTHING AND INCLUDES THE FOLDED AMERICAN FLAG FROM HIS MILITARY SERVICE, UH, A PICTURE OF HIM IN HIS UNIFORM FROM THE ARMY. AND BELOW THAT, IT'S A PLACEHOLDER. WE SEE ALL WHITE, BUT THESE WILL BE HIS KOREAN WAR MEDALS. IT ALSO INCLUDE HIS PLAQUE THAT RECEIVED FROM, UH, BEING INDUCTED TO THE HALL OF FAME, THE, UH, THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. UH, RIGHT ABOVE THAT, THERE'LL BE A PICTURE OF HIS DAUGHTER, PAMELA, UH, THAT'S ACCEPTING THE WORD ON HIS BEHALF. UM, NEXT OVER IS A PATCH THAT HE DESIGNED HIMSELF FOR [00:15:01] THE NEW PER GIANTS. AND BELOW THAT, IN THE WHITE SHE AREA, THAT IS A PAGE'S OBITUARY, UM, FEATURING A POEM, A VERY BEAUTIFUL POEM THAT HIS FAMILY DEDICATED. AND SO THESE WILL BE ALL, AGAIN, PROTECTED WITHIN A CASE. UM, SO THERE WON'T BE ANY DAMAGE TO THEM AS, AS WELL. AND THE FINAL WALL, WE START TO END, WE HAVE ALL THE STORIES ABOUT STANLEY, THE, THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS, UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HIS FAMILY. AND THE OTHER PART THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM WERE THE RECREATION CENTERS. AND THIS IS A FULL WALL DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY, BEGINNING WITH CEDAR STREET RECREATION CENTER, WHICH IS NOW JASPER HAYES. UM, BELOW THAT IS THE ORIGINAL STANLEY WHITE RECREATION CENTER, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE TO IT, UM, THE UNFORTUNATE DESTRUCTION TO IT, AND THEN LEADING INTO THE NEW STANLEY, A WHITE RECREATION CENTER, WHICH FEATURES IMPORTANT FACTS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, UM, CONSTRUCTION AND THE ARTIST RENDERING AS WELL. AND THE FINAL PANEL WHERE YOU SEE IT SAYS FUTURE IS YOU, THIS IS MORE OF A TALKING POINT TO THE READER. THEY'VE UNCOVERED ALL THESE, ALL THIS INFORMATION ABOUT STANLEY LEARNED ABOUT HIS VALUES, THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE HE SET. AND THIS IS STARTING TO LEAD INTO HOW THEY CAN START TO BUILD THEIR OWN FUTURE LEARNING FROM HIM. SO IT'S A GREAT, IMPORTANT MESSAGE. UM, IT TALKS ABOUT ANYONE CAN SET GOALS, ANYONE CAN SET DREAMS. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE YOUNG, IT'S FOR ANY AGE, ANY BACKGROUND. IT ALL, THE POWER IS WITHIN YOU. SO IT'S, IT'S SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THEM. ANYONE THAT REALLY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING, THIS IS THEIR CHANCE TO GO AND START DOING IT. UM, SO IT'S A VERY INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE. UM, AND BELOW THAT IS A THANK YOU MESSAGE TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED US THROUGH THE RESEARCH, THROUGH THE WHOLE PLANNING, ALL THE INSTITUTIONS, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SAW IN THE, IN THE FIRST TWO PAGES, UM, INCLUDING AS WELL AS EVERY PERSON, ADVISOR MEMBER. SO EVERYONE'S NAME IS ON IT BELOW LOW AND GREAT. AND YES, THAT'S THE DESIGN FOR THE STANLEY WHITE HISTORY WALL. UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE AND MEETING WITH US. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS VISION COME TO LIFE, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE UNVEILING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THIS TO YOU IN MORE DETAIL. I'M BE FREE TO BE ABLE TO READ IT IN MORE DETAIL AS WELL. BUT YEAH, AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. MM-HMM, . ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I GOT ONE. I HAVE ONE. UH, WE HAD IN OUR EARLY DISCUSSION, UH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. WHAT, WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED, BUT I STILL, UH, HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING. WE, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, A RECORDING, LIKE A, A SLIDE SHOW OR WHATEVER OF THE HISTORY OF STANLEY WHITE IN ITSELF, NARRAT RATE WHERE SOMEBODY COULD GO AND PUSH A BUTTON AND, AND LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY DON'T READ. EVERYBODY JUST SUPPORT A LIFE THEY CAN'T READ. AND, AND THAT'LL BE A GOOD WAY THAT THEY COULD GET IT. ALSO, YOU MIGHT HAVE A BLIND PERSON COME IN THERE AND SOMEBODY MAY HAVE TO HIT IT FOR THEM. THEY COULD LISTEN AT IT. SO WE, WE NEED TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY. I UNFORTUNATELY THAT, THAT THAT PART NEED TO BE IN THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A BUDGET TO WORK. WE HAD, AND SO SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS GO WE BEYOND WHAT OUR BUDGET WAS, WHAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH ON THIS PROJECT. SO MAYBE LATER WE CAN LOOK AT ADDING THAT IN. BUT FOR THE INITIAL PROJECT, IT WOULD'VE PUT US ABOVE OUR BUDGET. MM-HMM. . AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT EVERYTHING BEING PENALIZED IS THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THINGS CAN MOVE AROUND. WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO IT LIKE, LIKE CARRIE MENTIONED. THAT'S IT. I HAVE A QUESTION. MM-HMM. , I HAVE A QUESTION AND, UH, YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN OVER THIS QUESTION AND YOU TOLD IT TO US. I DON'T GET THE FULL UNDERSTANDING. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN IT AGAIN TO ME AND THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE WALL. AND WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS THIS PART HERE. MM-HMM. . AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GIMME A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT ON IT. SURE, OF COURSE. UM, AS I MENTIONED, THE ORIGINAL SPOTS WAS FURTHER DOWN. IT, IT WAS FOR THE PANELS THAT ARE MORE ESSENTIAL. UM, AND WE FELT AS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH IT, YOU CAN'T SEE THOSE AT ALL. AND THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THEM IS TO ACTUALLY START APPROACHING THE GYM ITSELF. THERE COULD BE OTHER AREAS THEY GO TO AND THEY WOULD NEVER GET A GLIMPSE OF IT. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO EXPAND THAT AREA, UM, AND USE THAT WALL, NOT JUST SHIFT EVERYTHING, BUT ACTUALLY TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE WALL INSTEAD. UM, AND WE FELT THE BEST WAY WAS TO JUST PUT SOMETHING THERE TO REALLY ENTICE THEM AND GRAB THEM. AND WE THOUGHT IT'D BE REALLY APPROPRIATE TO USE THE, THE VERY FAMOUS PHOTO OF HIM WITH HIS UNIFORM THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE SN THEM PLEASE. SO, BECAUSE EACH [00:20:01] PANEL DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF ILLUMINATION BEHIND THE PANEL, IS THAT CORRECT? THERE ARE NO LIGHTS BEHIND THE PANEL? NO, THERE'S NOT. THAT WILL LIGHT UP. SO IS THERE GONNA BE ANYTHING COMING FROM THE CEILING THAT WILL BE ANGLED DOWN TO HIGHLIGHT, TO MAYBE GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OOMPH? MM-HMM. TO WHAT WE'RE DOING? OR ARE THEY JUST GONNA BE THE REGULAR LIGHTS THAT'LL JUST BE SHINING DOWN AND NOTHING TO REALLY ACCENT THE, UH, PANELS? YES. FOR RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE ONES THAT ARE PLANNED THERE. WE LOOKED INTO SPECIFIC LIGHTING TO ADD INTO. UM, AND WE DID VISIT THE SITE JUST BEFORE THIS. WE FOUND THAT UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE WIRING AND THE CONDUIT WORK IN THE CEILING, THEY POSITIONED IT WAY TOO LOW. UM, SO THERE'S NOT ANY MORE ROOM FOR ANY MORE RECESS LIGHTING. UM, BUT WE SENT THE INFORMATION, WE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH OUR VENDORS THAT DO SPECIALIZED SPOTLIGHTING AND WE SENT A LOT OF EXAMPLES OVER TO CARRIE AND FOSTER. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT. YEAH, WE'LL LOOK AT INSTALLING THOSE AFTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. MM-HMM. . ANYBODY ELSE? RANDY, MR. WOODS? NO, I, I LIKE IT. UH, JUST WAITING, UH, FOR EVERYTHING TO GET STARTED TO GET IN THERE. . YEAH, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL DESIGN. I MEAN, I GO THROUGH THERE PROBABLY WEEKLY LOOKING AND ANXIOUS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE GET A CHANCE TO GO IN AND GET IN THERE. THAT'S IT. YEP. OKAY. CURTIS, YOU HAVE ANY LISTEN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU KIM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [7. Stanley White Recreation Center Construction Update] ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE, UM, AN UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION. UM, AS YOU CAN TELL, IF YOU'VE RODE BY, THERE'S QUITE A BIT BEEN DONE. UM, THE BUILDING IS DRIED IN NOW. THE FLOORS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR THE GYM FLOOR, BUT OTHER FLOORS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND POLISHED. UM, ALL THE SHEET ROCK IS IN, UM, WINDOWS INSIDE ARE BEING INSTALLED. WE HAVE A STOREFRONT WINDOW THAT'S BEING INSTALLED. THE ELEVATOR SHAFT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. UM, TRYING TO THINK OF PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING OTHER THAN FINISHING TOUCHES AND GETTING SOME OF THOSE FINAL THINGS IN TO FINISH IT UP. THE CABINETRY STARTED GOING IN, IN THE KITCHEN AND IN SOME OF THE OFFICE SPACE. UM, BASKETBALL GOALS ARE IN. UM, IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO MY PLAN IS TO HAVE A DAY THAT WE CAN GO. THE COMMITTEE CAN GO IN AROUND THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER AND DO A TOUR. UM, THEY'VE ABOUT GOT ALL THE HAZARDOUS THINGS OUT OF THE WAY, BUT AS WE WERE IN THERE TODAY, THERE WERE STILL QUITE A BIT OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT INSIDE THAT THEY WERE MOVING AROUND. SO, UM, WHENEVER WE GET TO THAT POINT, I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW OF A DATE TIME. IF THERE'S ANY DATE THAT'S BETTER FOR YOU THAN OTHERS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. UM, OR TIME OF DAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. MM-HMM. , UH, YOU SAID PUT THE FLOOR IN THE GYM, WHAT TYPE OF FLOORING THEY PUT IN. IT IS A SOFT TYPE OF FLOORING THAT'LL BE ROLLED OUT AND THEN THEY SORT IT TOGETHER SOMEHOW. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY, BUT IT HAS A BETTER LIFETIME ON IT THAN JUST YOUR WOOD FLOORS. UM, IT IS NEW AGE SOMETHING THEY'RE USING. UM, I DON'T KNOW THE NAME EXACTLY, BUT THE FLOOR, I'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE TAPE FLOORS, BUT I JUST WANT, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AT THIS POINT? BUT I MEAN, CAN'T WE BE GUARANTEED THAT WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN OCTOBER? WE, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO? WELL, DEPENDING ON SITUATION AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WHATEVER COME UP. OKAY. OKAY. SO, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE FLOORING, UM, AND ANY INFORMATION THAT WE COULD GET THAT, THAT WE COULD DO OUR OWN RESEARCH ON THAT TYPE OF FLOORING? YEAH, I CAN SEE IF I CAN GRAB, GET THE BAG. THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON, ON THE ANKLE, THE KNEES OF FEET OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S CONCRETE UNDER IT, RIGHT? MM-HMM. . AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL IS IT GONNA BE ENOUGH CUSHION TO PROTECT THOSE THAT'S GONNA BE PLAYING ON THAT, [00:25:01] YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO LIKE COPPER TYPE, UH, 'CAUSE IT'S MAKING, THEY MADE IT OUT LIKE A MULTI MULTIPURPOSE ONE. UH, SO I WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF EFFECT IT HAS ON, ON THOSE KIDS. OKAY. LONG TIME. MM-HMM. INCUR. IS THE DESIGN FOR THE WALL, IS THIS THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE GOING WITH? OR IS THERE A POSSIBILITY CHANGES DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE WON'T KNOW ABOUT OR NO, THERE AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO CHANGES. THIS IS THE DESIGN. UM, UNLESS THERE'S MINOR, LIKE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED ON THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS IF SOMETHING'S NOT ACCURATE. OKAY. WELL I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I MEAN THE, THE CONCEPT THAT, THAT'S THE CONCEPT AND THAT'S THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE GONNA GO WITH. YEAH. UM, IN FACT, I, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE GETTING IN CLOSE TO PRINTING, RIGHT? YES. SO WE SENT OVER THE DETAILED CONTENT TO CARRIE FOSTER AS WELL AS WILLIAM TO LOOK OVER TO FACT CHECK IT, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ACCURATE. UM, SO WE HAVE THEIR FEEDBACK WITH US NOW AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE FABRICATOR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING FITS WITHIN THE SPACE. 'CAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE NUANCES AND THINGS THAT HAPPEN WITH CONSTRUCTION. SO IT'S MORE ABOUT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANELS AT THIS POINT. UM, BUT IT WILL BE SENT OFF SOON TO START THE PRINTING OF EVERYTHING AND INSTALLATION. WE'RE LOOKING INTO WORKING ALONG WITH THE CONTRACTORS SCHEDULE. SO HOPING EVERYTHING WILL BE UP BEFORE THEY LEAVE. SO IT'LL BE MID-NOVEMBER. WELL, I, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, MORE CONCERNED THAT OKAY, WE, WE KIND OF ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS, IT'S, IT'S WHAT WE LIKE. MM-HMM. . AND THEN SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE CONCEPTUAL CHANGES, THE IIE DESIGN MONEY, DA DA DA DA. BUT UM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS AS CLOSE TO THIS AS WE HAVE SEEN. MM-HMM. POSSIBLE. YES. THAT, THAT WHAT YOU'VE SEEN TODAY IS WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE. OKAY. THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WOULD POSSIBLY IS MAYBE THE PANELS WOULD SHIFT A LITTLE BIT 'CAUSE THERE'S A CONDUIT IN THE WAY. IT WOULD BE MORE THINGS LIKE THAT. GOT, I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. I, I'M NOT, THAT'S NOT MY MAIN MM-HMM. . BUT EVERYTHING YOU'VE SEEN, THAT'S WHAT IT'LL LOOK. THE CONTENT IS WHAT'S GONNA BE, RIGHT? MM-HMM. EXCUSE ME. TWO OTHER QUESTIONS REAL QUICK. WHAT IS THE FINISH GOING TO BE? IS IT GONNA BE LAMINATED SHELLACKED OR SMOOTH, GLOSSY? WHAT IS IT GONNA BE ON THE ACTUAL WALL? AND THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE PROTRUDING OFF OF THE WALL? YES. SO THE, LET ME GO BACK TO IT. , THERE WE GO. SO YOU CAN SEE THE DARK AREAS. SO THAT WILL BE ACTUALLY PAINTED AGAINST THE WALL. EVERYTHING BEHIND IT WILL BE THE WALL AS IT IS GO INTO HERE. UM, AND THE PANELS THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE THE, THE WHITE AND THE BLUE AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THOSE WILL ACTUALLY BE DIMENSIONAL PANELS. THERE'LL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE FIVE EIGHTHS OF AN INCH THAT COME OUT. UM, SO IT'S ALL WITHIN A DA COMPLIANCE. IT'S ALL AT THE, THE AVERAGE LEVEL, THE READING LEVEL. UM, AND SAME WITH THE BIG PANEL ABOVE THAT WILL BE THE SAME TYPE OF MATERIAL. SO THE BACKING OF IT WILL BE LIKE A PVC SPACER AND THE ACTUAL PANEL ITSELF WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE A P 99 ACRYLIC. SO IT'S A NON-GLARE ACRYLIC. UM, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE REVERSE PRINTED. SO IF ANY KID GETS HOLD OF A MARKER BY CHANCE AND STARTS DOING SOMETHING, IT ALLOWS EVERYTHING TO BE CLEANED REALLY EASILY TO HAVE THAT EVERYTHING REVERSE PRINTED. OKAY. LET'S GO TO THE SHADOW BOX. MM-HMM. WITH THE, UM, WITH THE MEMORIALS AND THE FLAG CASE, IS THAT GONNA BE IN FLAG CASE ACTUALLY GONNA BE AFFIXED? YES. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE IN LIKE A TRADITIONAL, UH, WOODEN BOX, THE FLAG, EVERYTHING ELSE FIXED TO THE WALL. SORRY. AND IT'S GONNA BE AFFIXED TO THE WALL. YES. YES. AND THOSE METALS ARE GONNA BE THE ACTUAL METALS THAT ARE GONNA BE AFFIXED INSIDE OF A CASING, CORRECT. TO THE WALL? CORRECT. OKAY. AND THE CASING WILL BE A STURDY ACRYLIC AS WELL? UH, THE TOP WILL BE OPEN, I MEAN NOT OPEN, BUT IT'LL BE CLEAR. THE SIZE WILL BE MORE, UH, COLORED BECAUSE IT'LL BE DIFFICULT. THAT WAY THEY CAN HIDE ALL THE MECHANICS. UM, SO YOU GET LIGHT THAT WILL SHINE THROUGH THE TOP. UM, BUT THE SIZE, THE RETURNS WILL BE ALL MORE SOLID, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE FACE WILL BE CLEAR. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEY'VE TAKEN ALL OF THOSE AND HAD EXACT REPLICAS MADE BASED ON WHAT MS. CLEO HAD THAT THEY COULD SEE AND GET REPLICAS MADE OFF OF. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU DO KNOW THE METALS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE REPLICAS. YOU CAN DEPART PETITION THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND THEY WILL SEND YOU THE ACTUAL METALS. OKAY. YES. WE KNOW. UM, THE ONES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S A COUPLE PLACES THAT DO EXACT REPLICAS, BUT THAT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION AS WELL. [00:30:01] YEAH. THEY DO THE, THE FLAG OR YOU, UM, I DUNNO WHO THE FLAG CAME FROM. MOST OF THE TIME THE VETERAN BURIED THE COMES THE WHITE HOUSE CAN, THEY CAN GET WHITE HOUSE. GOTCHA. BUT I DUNNO WHO CONTACT MM-HMM. . THEY ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE POST OFFICE. SAY AGAIN? THEY ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH, THROUGH THE, UH, POST OFFICE. WELL, MOST OF THE FLAGS THAT VETERANS ARE GETTING THAT LIKE, THAT COME, THEY'VE FLOWN OVER THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT MAKES 'EM UNIQUE. THOSE THAT WE PRESENT AS WELL. FAMILIES AT THE TIME OF DEATH. MM-HMM. COME THROUGH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL OFFICE AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC, UH, DIAMETER. RIGHT. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FROM THE COMMITTEE? ALL RIGHT. AT [8. Public Comment] THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT OR HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY REGARDING THE DESIGN. PRAISE THE LORD. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD. MY NAME IS ET SAMPSON, OLD TIME VILLE MOTHER. AND BEEN THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FIRST THING YOU HAD UP THERE. GOD SAW MY NAME UP THERE. MM-HMM. . YOU PROBABLY SEE IT IF YOU DON'T MIND. YOU WANNA SEE IT AGAIN? YEAH. THE TOP, THE FIRST ONE. UHHUH. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU STILL HAVE THE CLICKER UP THERE WHERE WE CAN? I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT FROM HERE. THERE WE GO. YES, MY NAME. YOU'RE UP HERE. YOUR, YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THE PANEL, BUT YOUR NAME IS LORD . ALRIGHT. OKAY. BUT I, BUT, BUT I NOTICED THAT, UM, SEE, I WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I, WE WOULD ALWAYS PARTICIPATE THE STANDARD WITH, BECAUSE THE, THE GYM AND THE RECREATIONS CENTER. MM-HMM. . BUT I DIDN'T SEE YOU. WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT BOOKER T BOOKER T BRYANT BECAUSE WITH ALL THOSE LITTLE, THE BOYS, SOMETIMES THEY WOULD BE WAYWARD. AND MY, DURING THAT TIME, MY BABY BOY WAS ONE OF THE CHILDREN USED TO GO OUT THERE ALL THE TIME. DAVID S SAMSON AND BOOKER T WAS THE ONE THAT KEPT THOSE BOYS ON THE BOY WHEN THEY GET OUTTA HAND. HE KNEW HOW TO GET 'EM TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING. AND, AND I, I KNOW YOU GOT MR. MARTIN UP THERE BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. I REMEMBER ALL THAT. BUT I'M SO HAPPY AND PLEASED AND THANK Y'ALL FOR PUTTING MY NAME UP THERE. 'CAUSE I WAS MISS, UM, NEW AND DIED TO THE QUEEN . THAT'S AWESOME. AND EVEN THIS, THIS SUNDAY, WE, WE HAD PLAYED, THEY HAD A GAME IN VILLE TO, TO THE, UH, KIT MURPHY BALLPARK. AND EVERY WEEK WE GOT HOME THAT EVENING. HAVE YOU FOUND OUT THAT FAMILY HE GOT ELECTROCUTED? I REMEMBER VERY, VERY, IT WAS ON SUNDAY EVENING. AND THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT SON HAD BILLY MOORE. HE WAS A, A STAR DURING THE DAYS AT, AT THE SCHOOL. AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT, IT IS JUST ALWAYS RELATING. AND I, I REALLY, I'M PROUD. ONE TIME I DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA WHEN, WHEN YOU MOVED AWAY, BUT THEN I REALIZED IT WAS FOR THE BEST AND IT LOOKED REAL GOOD. AND I'M PROUD OF IT. AND I'M PROUD OF SEEN ALL OF Y'ALL HERE BECAUSE TWO OR THREE TIMES THEY HAVE MEETING NOBODY. I DIDN'T SEE NOBODY. BUT ROBERT DIDN'T GO BECAUSE I STAYED WITH HIM RIGHT NOW, . OKAY. AND, AND, BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW I'M PROUD OF Y'ALL AND I KNOW EVERYBODY UP THERE AND THAT LITTLE REST THERE, HE WAS, UH, ON MAIN STREET, . THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MS. SAMSON. I'LL SEE YOU IN THE HOUSE. . SHE'S THE QUEEN. GOOD EVENING COMMITTEE. GOOD EVENING. I'M JUST, UH, THRILLED AND HAPPY OVER THE, THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS AND THE PRAYERS, UH, THAT YOU AND OTHERS, UH, PUT IN TO, UM, PUT THE STAND IN HIS RIFLE REPLACED. AND I FEEL AS, UM, UM, ONE OF THE PASTORS OF, UM, I, I CAME [00:35:01] DOWN TO, UM, STAND, UM, UH, UM, FORMER PASTOR EBENEZER CHURCH AND PASTOR, THAT PARTICULAR CHURCH AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR 44 YEARS OF MY LIFE. AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH STANLEY WHITE AND, UH, HIS, HIS LEGACY AND WHAT LIES THAT HE TOOK, TOUCHED, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT HIS COMMUNITY AND ALL. AND MY CONCERN IS NOW THE MISSION OF STANDING WHITE CENTER. I FEEL THAT IT IS, IT'S SITTING IN THE, IN THE RIGHTFUL PLACE. AND TO ME, I SEE IT AS BEING THE, THE CENTRAL MEETING PLACE FOR THE WHOLE CITY. MM-HMM. . AND I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, THAT THE SANTA FE CENTER WOULD NOT, UM, BE SAID, IS ALL THIS IN, IN, YOU KNOW, UH, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, BUT IS THERE BECAUSE WE FEEL THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT PLACE FOR IT TO BE IN ORDER FOR THIS CENTER TO CONTINUE TO BE A BEACON LIGHT IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO, UM, I'M SAYING THAT I HOPE THAT THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT SANTA WHITE CENTER WILL, WILL GO OUT TO THE CITY AND, AND SURROUNDINGS COMMUNITIES AS THE CENTER, STANDARD CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. THAT WE ALL HAVE A STAKE IN THE CENTER AND THEY ALL ARE WELCOME TO, UH, TO COME TO THE STANDARD CENTER. SO I KNOW I HAVEN'T, UH, HEARD MUCH, YOU KNOW, SAID ABOUT THE MISSION OF IT, BUT YOU KNOW, I FEEL, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, WHATEVER THE MISSION IS, THAT I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE, UH, UH, THE MISSION FOR THE WHOLE CITY WHERE, WHERE EVERYBODY FEEL THAT WE CAN ALL COME AND, AND ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES AND THE PROGRAMS THAT THE CENTER WILL BE OFFERED TO ALL OF US. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU REVEREND JOHNSON. UH, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GIVING HONOR TO GOD, I'M SO GLAD THAT WE FINALLY HERE READY TO SEE STAND WHITE UP AND GOING. AND MY MAIN FOCUS IS ALWAYS, I KNOW ANYTIME THE CITY HAVE BUILDING ANYTHING, THEY ALWAYS WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SELF-SUFFICIENT. AND I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHARGE PRICES OR DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T REALLY AFFORD SOME OF THE MISSION CRISIS OR SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU'LL MAKE WAY FOR THEM. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE GRANTS OUT THERE, DIFFERENT GRANTS OUT THERE FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT. AND I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU ALL FINALLY GETTING EVERYTHING GOING. AND MY THING. AND I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION, WHEN IS THE FIRST DAY OR FOR THE MONTH THAT IT WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHOOTING FOR JANUARY THE VERY BEGINNING. RIGHT AFTER NEW YEAR'S. OKAY. THAT'S THE PLAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. P TO ANYONE ELSE? NO. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL END THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION. ALRIGHT. TO MY COMMITTEE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? JUST THE, UM, I KNOW YOU WERE SAYING YOU WERE PLANNING A DATE MID-OCTOBER. UH, CAN WE KIND OF MAKE IT WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU GUYS AFTER THE 15TH, PLEASE? OKAY. AFTER THE 15TH OF OCTOBER? YES. OKAY. IS THERE A PARTICULAR DAY THAT WORKS BETTER THAN OTHERS? THAT, THAT DAY ON THE 18TH? YOU SAID WHAT? NOT ON THE 18TH, RIGHT? NOT THE 18TH WEEKEND. THAT'S THAT'S, THAT'S THE AUTUM FOLK. THE GREENSBORO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO ANYTIME [00:40:01] AFTER 15TH, BUT NOT THE 18TH. WHAT ABOUT THE WEEK OF THE 21ST THROUGH THE 25TH? THAT'S ALRIGHT. ANY OBJECTIONS? ALRIGHT. IT'S A GOOD WEEK FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE, BUT THAT'S A GOOD WEEK. OKAY, WELL I CAN SEND OUT A EMAIL AND PEOPLE CAN LET ME KNOW WHAT'S GOOD OR NOT. ALRIGHT. IF I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE, UM, DID I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. ALRIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.