WEBVTT - 12-16-25 Sloan with Anna Albi

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to be an Americans got flown back on

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred wlw welcome to it. We are out of

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<v Speaker 1>the deep freeze into just the regular freeze right now,

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<v Speaker 1>starting off today, the city has reversed it's a controversial

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<v Speaker 1>eleven PM cut off for food trucks. I know, not

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<v Speaker 1>too many people lining up for a slice of pie

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<v Speaker 1>at two o'clock in the morning when it's thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand degrees below zero. But nonetheless things have been right

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<v Speaker 1>I guess wrongs have been righted here. Initially you may

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<v Speaker 1>recalls a public safety issue because of crime. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a city manager office just issued an edict and declared

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<v Speaker 1>that's it. You got to shut everything down at eleven

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<v Speaker 1>mero on the bar's rubble at two o'clock and if

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<v Speaker 1>you want something to eat when you're leaving at closing time,

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<v Speaker 1>your sol The complaint was that too many people were

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<v Speaker 1>gathering and causing problems and having street beefs. And again

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds like an enforcement issue. Why punish the vendor.

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<v Speaker 1>But at least a little bit of common senses have

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<v Speaker 1>been restored, and she's been leading the charge on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Council Member Anna Alby, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 2>How you been good. Thanks so much for having me

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<v Speaker 2>this story.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like a win, doesn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>It does? It does. No, I'm glad that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>working with the administration, we were able to hit this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of compromise to move the the end time go

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<v Speaker 2>back to one am on Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays. Yeah. Great.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems so punitive too that and it was sure

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<v Speaker 1>a long city manager just simply said this is the

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<v Speaker 1>way it's going to be, you know, kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>an executive order almost, And that's the part that struck

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<v Speaker 1>me is awful is the fact that there was no input.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no input from the food truck vendors, There

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<v Speaker 1>was no input from businesses or people. They simply move

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<v Speaker 1>forward as like an emergency order. That was the troubling

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<v Speaker 1>part about this because none of it made sense, but

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<v Speaker 1>only to share a loan.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I totally agree. And right now we're in a

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<v Speaker 2>phase where the administrations having active conversations with the Food

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<v Speaker 2>Truck Association, which is something that it comes to member

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Jeffries, Vice Mary Michelle when McCarney and I were

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<v Speaker 2>all like, hey, have you talked to the food truck

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<v Speaker 2>And initially when this edict as you call it, came

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<v Speaker 2>down at the eleven pm cutoff. They hadn't they hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>yet talked to them, and in fact, it took a

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<v Speaker 2>handful of weeks in coordination through City Council to actually

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<v Speaker 2>get the administration and the food Truck Association in contact.

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<v Speaker 2>They even have these conversations, so they are chatting now,

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<v Speaker 2>and my understanding is there could be more changes coming.

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<v Speaker 2>But to me, it's this open dialogue and looking at

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<v Speaker 2>this holistically and not just coming down with this like

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<v Speaker 2>big eleven pm cut off without the broader conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it makes sense. Did you look at any

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<v Speaker 1>did you have any data or analysis that convinced you

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<v Speaker 1>eleven o'clock wasn't justified?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Absolutely. So that was another thing that I really

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<v Speaker 2>hounded administration on the very first time they showed up

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<v Speaker 2>the Council, because they came and gave kind of an

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<v Speaker 2>oral presentation. I said, hey, where's the data. So they

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<v Speaker 2>did come back to us with some data points about

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<v Speaker 2>a couple hotspot areas where food trucks typically gather. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be honest, the numbers were not compelling. They kind

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<v Speaker 2>of compared a year over year before and after this,

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<v Speaker 2>eleven PM was put in place, and at best it

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of a neutral implementation, and that was really

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<v Speaker 2>what led me and couple member Jeffreys to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>push back to say, hey, this data is not supporting that,

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<v Speaker 2>this is making it different. Now, there could still be

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<v Speaker 2>issues that you mentioned at the top here that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there were some issues of people gathering. Great, let's look

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<v Speaker 2>at the enforcement and what's actually causing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Something I've been interested in is is there something happening

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<v Speaker 2>at the bars nearby? Is they're over serving? Are there

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<v Speaker 2>other things happening not that that are separate from the

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<v Speaker 2>food trucks?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? And bars can hopital two o'clock, but the food

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<v Speaker 1>trucks can't. And I guess this this compromise is a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit better here too. So it's one o'clock as

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<v Speaker 1>opposed to three am after the bar is closed. But

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<v Speaker 1>what happens if all of a sudden, hey, we start

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<v Speaker 1>having fights and problems around the food trucks. To me,

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<v Speaker 1>that seems more whether it's you know, one am or

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<v Speaker 1>three am, that's a criminal enforcement issue shouldn't be on

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<v Speaker 1>the food truck vendors.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, And the one am the concept there is,

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<v Speaker 2>give the CPD and everyone about an hour to clear

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<v Speaker 2>out before the bar is closed, right, right, So get

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<v Speaker 2>people home because part of the issue was people were

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<v Speaker 2>getting out of the bars, going to the food truck

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<v Speaker 2>and then hanging out for hours longer, well into the

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<v Speaker 2>morning time. So this actually has that cut off a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit before the bars get out, so people can

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<v Speaker 2>go home and kind of clear out. So hopefully that will,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, handle that issue with the crowds. But if

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<v Speaker 2>there are issues going forward, to your point, let's look

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<v Speaker 2>at what's happening, what's causing it. You know, since time police,

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<v Speaker 2>we pride ourselves on being problem solvers, and to me,

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<v Speaker 2>this just takes a little bit more problem solving and

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<v Speaker 2>investigations to really figure out what's going on. If there

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<v Speaker 2>are issues, I'm not convinced there will be knock on words. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully everyone will be on their good behavior and we

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<v Speaker 2>can enjoy everything food trucks bring to our city.

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<v Speaker 1>Right you mentioned you know, maybe there's further discussions here

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<v Speaker 1>with the Food Truck Association specifically, could could you wind

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<v Speaker 1>up extending hours at some point?

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<v Speaker 2>I think everything's on the table right now. One of

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<v Speaker 2>the questions even to who's responsible kind of the areas

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<v Speaker 2>around you know, how do we make sure we understand

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<v Speaker 2>where food trucks are setting up, who's responsible in the

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<v Speaker 2>perimeter of the food truck, you know, trash or litters

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<v Speaker 2>left behind? So all those things are in conversation now

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<v Speaker 2>and again at the end of the day. My goal

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<v Speaker 2>here is one absolutely ensure safety, but two make sure

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<v Speaker 2>these small businesses have an opportunity to grow and thrive. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>our food trucks are often the first step into getting

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<v Speaker 2>a brick and mortar and these are a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>small businesses, very narrow margins, right, They're independent operators who

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<v Speaker 2>are just trying to get a leg up here. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hoping that in these conversations we can figure out

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<v Speaker 2>for both sides here, right, public safety, the public spicks,

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<v Speaker 2>but also say, the food truck you know, what does

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<v Speaker 2>this industry need to grow and thrive while so making

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<v Speaker 2>sure everyone's safe at.

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<v Speaker 1>The end of the day and all, but we're still

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<v Speaker 1>going to have crime. And it's a big city, so

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<v Speaker 1>you will have that. But I think by any metric,

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<v Speaker 1>any measure, and any you know, it doesn't pass a

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<v Speaker 1>sniff test. As how we've been approaching crime in the

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<v Speaker 1>city for a long time now, and it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>the things starting to turn to the right way as

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<v Speaker 1>opposed to giving people, you know, enough elbow space and

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<v Speaker 1>free birth to do what they want. The problem is

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<v Speaker 1>it just victimizes business. I bring this up because in Madisonville,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you heard the story not, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>place called the Cheese Kkery and Liz Field is the

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<v Speaker 1>owner there. She started her business looks like a nice

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<v Speaker 1>little shop in that she said she's gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>close now. And the reason she has to close is

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<v Speaker 1>because of what we're talking about here, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>an element that is causing her employees to quit and drow.

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<v Speaker 1>She can't stay open now. Part of this, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>is the economic climate. We can't ignore the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>their sales are down significantly because of the economy. But

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't help when largely female workers there are being

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<v Speaker 1>harassed by teenagers who are running around, screaming, throwing things,

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<v Speaker 1>stealing from the store, leaving trash around, threatening employees because

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<v Speaker 1>they're not giving them free items. You have homeless people

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<v Speaker 1>or homeless man confronting employees and customers makes them feel unsafe.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not just her, it's other businesses on the

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<v Speaker 1>street there Madisonville, let's see the same thing. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>not isolated. And I bring this up because Lempika by

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Ruby is closing and part of the concern there

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<v Speaker 1>with safety downtown. So whether it's downtown in the central

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<v Speaker 1>Business District or right next to the aaronof Center or

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<v Speaker 1>in Madisonville, it's part of a bigger problem here and

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<v Speaker 1>that is crime that is helping destroy business. In the

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<v Speaker 1>food truck thing didn't help relative to Madisonville. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you're aware of this, and if you're on only informed

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<v Speaker 1>you that's not a good look for the city.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this is Liza the Chief Sakries is a

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<v Speaker 2>neighbors So when I saw her do her initial post

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<v Speaker 2>on Facebook, I reached out immediately and we had CPD

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<v Speaker 2>in contact with her. And you know, I think with

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<v Speaker 2>the Sunday night, by Monday morning, they're reaching out and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think ultimately she posted last night or yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that she's been working with a mentor and

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<v Speaker 2>the decision she's making is frankly, to simplify her business.

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<v Speaker 2>So they need to grow, so they're going to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on their one storefront and Anderson. You know, it is,

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<v Speaker 2>to your point, is a tough economic clignment right now

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<v Speaker 2>for small businesses, So expanding having to deal with two

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<v Speaker 2>storefronts is obviously going to be a bigger lift than one.

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<v Speaker 2>So the post she put most recently on Facebook was

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<v Speaker 2>all around kind of focusing their efforts in that one

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<v Speaker 2>store in Anderson, really kind of simplifying their operations. So

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<v Speaker 2>I hope the best privilege. Like I said, she's a friend,

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<v Speaker 2>she's a neighbor. I love the Chiefe Cakery. My parents

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<v Speaker 2>live in Anderson, so I'll still be able to enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>her products when i go down to visit them, So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm hoping the best for her. And you know, ultimately,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Cincinnati, we are tackling, you know, all public

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<v Speaker 2>safety across the board head on. And we've actually in Madisonville,

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<v Speaker 2>our crime stats have looked really good for the year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm actually very proud of kind of what our

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<v Speaker 2>neighborhood has done over the past decades plus where we

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<v Speaker 2>are a safe neighborhood where people are out and about,

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<v Speaker 2>And really what I'm excited for in our business district

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<v Speaker 2>is actually more businesses in the vacant storefronts, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>really what's going to activate the Madisonvilleusiness District is getting

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<v Speaker 2>more people into that space, more businesses, more vitality. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I want in every neighborhood, right, Like when

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<v Speaker 2>I picture kind of what a city is, right, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to stay kind of people bustling around, going into

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<v Speaker 2>storefronts and all of that. So that is my goal

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<v Speaker 2>for here at Madisonville, but across the entire city.

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<v Speaker 1>I think part of the problem too, talking too CPD

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<v Speaker 1>officers there and you may know this as well, in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>one homeless person individual is causing a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>problems as well in cops quite honestly because of the

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<v Speaker 1>Irish rawleys, because of the homeless coalitions and the like.

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<v Speaker 1>If they start running those people off, individuals like that off,

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<v Speaker 1>then you bear their wrath. And the administration seems to

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<v Speaker 1>lean on the side of you know, the homeless and

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<v Speaker 1>the indigen as opposed to business owners. That I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's also part of the problem. Is that starting to change.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we starting to have more balance or is that

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<v Speaker 1>just simply incorrect from police officers.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let me just talk about so we have a

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<v Speaker 2>gentleman in our neighborhood and he struggles with mental health.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a known person in our neighborhood and frankly, many

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<v Speaker 2>of the neighbors, residents, store owners here take care of him.

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<v Speaker 2>He has frequent in other places like mad MoMA and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll get coffee, you know, keep them warm. He'll often

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<v Speaker 2>go into our public library that's right there. They are

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<v Speaker 2>the staff, They're familiar with him. He is a part

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<v Speaker 2>of our community, and frankly, having mental issues is not

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<v Speaker 2>a crime, right Like I am not here to criminalize

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<v Speaker 2>people who are struggling. We need to make sure we're

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<v Speaker 2>connecting them with the care and services they need. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>when I contact the CPD in the city administration about

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<v Speaker 2>this whole chiefcake free thing, I made sure that we

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<v Speaker 2>understood that this gentleman it was put in touch with

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<v Speaker 2>the people he needed to to make sure that he

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<v Speaker 2>was on his care plan and getting what he needs.

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<v Speaker 2>Because again, at the end of the day, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure everyone is safe in our community and

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<v Speaker 2>those who are struggling with mental illnesses, so we got

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<v Speaker 2>to get them into the care that they need so

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's face and feels comfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fine with what you said was getting someone in

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<v Speaker 1>need care. I mean, we just saw what happened with

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<v Speaker 1>Rob Bryner and his wife was just terrific. Mental health

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<v Speaker 1>looks like a significant mental health crisis. There are issues

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<v Speaker 1>for sure with I don't know the full story yet,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, at some point we will uh in getting

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<v Speaker 1>the people. You know, and this is a whole separate

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<v Speaker 1>topic about mental health, which is a big deal for me.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I focus some some of the portion

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<v Speaker 1>of the show on that weekly because it is a

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<v Speaker 1>problem in America.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know that that attitude is great, but at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, you have to look at it and go, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if they're harming and they're threatening people, they don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>safe and workers are quitting. To me, that crosses the

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<v Speaker 1>line and there's got to be more strict intervention on that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it doesn't mean you're cruel because you're segregating someone

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<v Speaker 1>or punishment or whatever it might be. I think you

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<v Speaker 1>also can you know, have two two kid glove a

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<v Speaker 1>feel where I mean, it's not entirely the reason why

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<v Speaker 1>the cheese cakeory is closing, but make no mistake about it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a it's a part of the reason you

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<v Speaker 1>can't keep employees because they're afraid of this one individual.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't have that.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, And you know, in this situation, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know all the reasons. You know, it's made her decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds like she's working with a mentor. Now. Like what

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<v Speaker 2>I can say is there are other businesses and organizations

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<v Speaker 2>in Madisonville that are familiar with this gentleman and have

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<v Speaker 2>not had the same issues and he and frankly, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be honest. I the next day received many calls from

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<v Speaker 2>Madisonville community leaders, community council, the business chamber, the development corporation,

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<v Speaker 2>many of them who were worried about this gentleman safety

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<v Speaker 2>himself because posts online were so threatening towards this man

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<v Speaker 2>that people were going to hunt him down, that people

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<v Speaker 2>were worried about his safety. So you know, again, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to create any hype of environment where anyone put.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, she is a council member, Anna, I'll be on

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<v Speaker 1>the show. We have a new food truck law in Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>They have eased back on the restrictions closing stuff down

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<v Speaker 1>eleven o'clock and where you can congregate, and like, is

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<v Speaker 1>that also part of the issue too, is where the

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<v Speaker 1>food truck set up because it seems to me the

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<v Speaker 1>whole purpose of the food truck is putting the parking

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<v Speaker 1>the truck where people are. We talked about different zones

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<v Speaker 1>and areas, but uh, you know, I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>within reason, it should be up to the person who

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<v Speaker 1>owns the truck or drive truct determine where the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>is to feed them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and right now, the ordinance that council pass right

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<v Speaker 2>before I got on opened up those parking to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of anywhere there's a parking space food trucks can go.

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<v Speaker 2>They still congregate in places where you would sink right

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<v Speaker 2>ear bars in your activities, right, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be off, you know, far away from everything. But I

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<v Speaker 2>do think it's worth a conversation with the administration because

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<v Speaker 2>if one of the questions is how do we make

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<v Speaker 2>the areas around food truck safer, well, do we need

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<v Speaker 2>to consolidate and come back to food truck zone that

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<v Speaker 2>are in those you know, fun area areas of the

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<v Speaker 2>town to make sure that we can have you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe extra patrols in that space, or that we're actually

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<v Speaker 2>providing additional safety with a well lisp spot. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's probably a middle ground here right somewhere between,

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<v Speaker 2>go wherever you want, and you can only be in

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<v Speaker 2>this one spot that somehow gives us a balance into Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we want you to be close to where all the

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<v Speaker 2>fun things are happening, but we also want to have

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<v Speaker 2>an idea of where you're going to be. That way,

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<v Speaker 2>we can make sure that you're in a spot that

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<v Speaker 2>has you know, good lighting cameras. Maybe we have an

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<v Speaker 2>extra officer patrol nearby just in case. So I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 2>the conversations with the city administration, the food Truck Association

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<v Speaker 2>can talk through all this because I think that is

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<v Speaker 2>what will hopefully get us to the best outcome at

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<v Speaker 2>the end.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, ultimately, once you right size the police staff right

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<v Speaker 1>where one hundred and fifty officers short, now we're working.

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<v Speaker 1>We're behind the eight ball, working to try and get

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<v Speaker 1>more on the street. But that's part of the problems.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have patrols out there to saturate areas where

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<v Speaker 1>people congregate, and so you just respond and you chase

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<v Speaker 1>calls as opposed to having a visible presence. Every time

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<v Speaker 1>I'm downtown, I do see more mark units, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>CPD or sheriff's vehicles that are just simply parked there,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a deterrent I would think for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people because they think, you know, obviously an officer

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<v Speaker 1>is close by, and so adding more patrols and officers

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<v Speaker 1>is going to help remedy the situation and everyone can

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<v Speaker 1>have fun again in our city and that's what it

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<v Speaker 1>should be about. And I'll be a council member. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining the show this morning. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you. And happy holidays.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks so much, Happy holidays, Take care.

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<v Speaker 1>All the best. I got to get a news update

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<v Speaker 1>in in just minutes on the Big one seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>WLW when we return here on the Scott Slan Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Just made me think of something, how this is related

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<v Speaker 1>to what happens Sunday at pay Corpse Stadium. Wait, what

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<v Speaker 1>what do food trucks have to do with pay Corpse Stadium?

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you coming up after news on seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>WW