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June 27, 2023  Mr. Moody voiced his concern with the inconsistencies in determining what section of sewer lines are the responsibility of the citizen and/or the City. Mr. Moody also noted the meaningful differences of the distance that one citizen may be responsible for maintaining the sewer line, within the same neighborhood and asked that Interim City Manager Terry report back on this issue.  Dr. Whitaker asked that Interim City Manager Terry include the City offering free tree removal as a service to its citizens in her report back on trash removal.  Dr. Whitaker asked for a consensus of City Council to have City Attorney Graham- Williams provide amended language that aligns with Robert’s Rules of Order regarding the removal of City Councilmembers and/or citizens to be placed on the upcoming agenda for City Council consideration.  Mr. Barnes raised a point of order that the Chair recognize the consensus requested by Councilman Whitaker to have City Attorney Graham-Williams provide amended language that aligns with Robert’s Rules of Order regarding the removal of City Councilmembers and/or citizens to be placed on the upcoming agenda for City Council consideration.  Mayor Glover ruled that the point of order raised by Councilman Barnes would not be recognized.  Mr. Barnes appealed the ruling of the Chair, and the ruling of the Chair was overturned by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Lucas-Burke, Tillage, Whitaker Nays: Hugel, Moody, Glover  There was general discussion and agreement on reviewing the Council Rules at future work sessions, and Dr. Whitaker asked for a consensus of City Council to have the next Work Session include a discussion of language to be drafted by the City Attorney regarding the process for removal of Councilmembers from the Chamber, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None  Mayor Glover spoke on the involvement of college students as part of the Multi Agency Craft Conference. 23 - 226 - Report on Pending Items  There were no pending items. 23 - 227 - Non-Agenda Speakers 1. Shirley Pettiford-Cherry, 949 Vermont Avenue, voiced her concern with the lack of support from the City after witnessing a shooting in front of her daycare and asked for help to deal with trauma. 2. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, cleared up a misunderstanding about the organization he established and its purpose. 3. Rosalind Hutton, 850 Crawford Parkway, voiced her concern with deplorable conditions of some of the properties in Sugar Hill. She also asked that City Council return Sugar Hill properties to the rightful owners. 4. William Britt, 510 Moonlit Avenue, voiced his concern with the crime in the City.