The Fayetteville City Council met on October 23, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber. The meeting included recognitions, public comments, a consent agenda, a public hearing for annexation, an evidentiary hearing for a special use permit, and administrative reports. Key outcomes included approval of the annexation and remand of the special use permit to staff.
Our invocation will ask that Pastor Terrell Brown from the Trinity Four Gospel Ministries if he would come give us the prayer acts that all would stand immediately following that. If we could repeat the Pledge of Allegiance together. Pastor, how are you? Thank you, Mayor Coven, and greetings to all. Let us pray. Father, we bless and we thank you for this day, for it's truly a day that you have made. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life. I pray for the mayor and the council members that you would grant them with wisdom and a discerning heart. To bring order, stability, and prosperity to this community. This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Um again, I am Pastor Brown. I'm the pastor of Trinity Full Gospel Ministries. Um, with the leadership of Pastor Jimmy and overseer Marjorie B. Brown, and of course, the support and love of my lovely wife, Gloria Brown, and my awesome Trinity family. I've served in the United States Navy on the submarine force for four years. Whatever aspect that we can help in. Um, I'm a graduate of 71st High School. I've attended Shaw Divinity School, graduated also at international seminary school. And now we're forming uh a team as we wanted to partnership. And uh when I came in, I saw up on the sign, it said Fedville, America can do city. Well, I looked and I said, Well, we're Trinity. We're Fed Villes will do ministry, and we will do our part to serve and support the community. And it's an honor to all the council members and to the mayor that I'm able to stand here. So thank you very much for this privilege and for this honor. God bless you. Thank you, Pastor, for that. At this time, we would have some recognition. So we'll we'll go to uh the announcements by Councilmember Thompson and Ingram. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. First, I'd like to recognize that the 26th and 27th of this month, we will have the WIDU celebration. On Thursday, the WIDU will have the women's empowerment with Pastor Ruby Holland and Ghostbull artist, Mr. Anthony Brown. That luncheon will be starting at 12 o'clock and it will be at the Crown Coliseum. On Friday would be the prayer breakfast, where there has uh Sakari Cortez and Bishop McKinsack, who will be giving a word. And on Friday night will be the traditional night held at Kingdom Global Ministries starting at 6:30 p.m. For all those who are looking for tickets, please call 483-6111 or go to the WIDU uh radio facility. Next week, the first through the 4th of November, the city will proclaim that that will be the first week of November of every week, Men's to Men Empowerment Week. That is an empowerment that started back in last year that has its first year, and it is recognized to extend the growth that is much needed with organizations, communities, elected officials, athletic clubs, fraternities, and community groups in order to take this non-traditional faith-based men's conference to the next level. The goal is to connect with youth to ignite and empower at least 500 men. I'm gonna say that again. Everybody to get involved. If you're concerned about the well-being of our youth, they need to be connected to this conference. For more information, you can go to Eventbrite and just backslash ManToMan 2023. There are sponsors from all over the city that's going to help these youth get on track. For more information, you can contact 803-546-1047. Thank you, and God bless you. Thank you, Councilmember Thompson. Councilmember Ingram.