South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau delivers last address weeks after announcing he won't seek re-electi
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.560', 'text': 'Focused on growth, evolution, and the'}, {'start': '2.720', 'end': '6.319', 'text': 'future, the city of South Fulton'}, {'start': '4.560', 'end': '8.080', 'text': 'celebrated its 8-year anniversary'}, {'start': '6.319', 'end': '10.639', 'text': 'tonight, and Mayor Khalif Kamau'}, {'start': '8.080', 'end': '12.559', 'text': 'delivering his last address to the city'}, {'start': '10.639', 'end': '14.960', 'text': 'weeks after announcing that he will no'}, {'start': '12.559', 'end': '17.039', 'text': 'longer be seeking re-election. 11'}, {'start': '14.960', 'end': '19.439', 'text': "Alive's Angelina Salceto was there. She"}, {'start': '17.039', 'end': '21.199', 'text': 'is live now from the Southwest Arts'}, {'start': '19.439', 'end': '22.960', 'text': 'Center in South Fulton. Angelina, both'}, {'start': '21.199', 'end': '24.800', 'text': 'the mayor and the city manager spoke and'}, {'start': '22.960', 'end': '28.160', 'text': 'they each focused on some major'}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '29.599', 'text': 'accomplishments over the last year.'}, {'start': '28.160', 'end': '31.119', 'text': 'Well, Jennifer, they did, and it was not'}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '33.200', 'text': 'without acknowledging the scrutiny that'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '34.880', 'text': 'the city has been under with the city'}, {'start': '33.200', 'end': '36.880', 'text': 'council and the mayor going back and'}, {'start': '34.880', 'end': '38.879', 'text': 'forth over the last several months, but'}, {'start': '36.880', 'end': '41.120', 'text': "they really did highlight the city's"}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '42.879', 'text': 'growth in revenue and the reduction of'}, {'start': '41.120', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'crime and the acquirement of land as'}, {'start': '42.879', 'end': '46.559', 'text': 'well. Perhaps the biggest announcement'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '48.079', 'text': 'coming from the mayor at the end of his'}, {'start': '46.559', 'end': '50.320', 'text': 'speech. They acquired two different'}, {'start': '48.079', 'end': '52.399', 'text': 'pieces of land. One that will house its'}, {'start': '50.320', 'end': '55.680', 'text': 'municipal court and the other that will'}, {'start': '52.399', 'end': '58.440', 'text': 'house its permanent city hall. People in'}, {'start': '55.680', 'end': '61.800', 'text': 'programs like the many highlighted here'}, {'start': '58.440', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'tonight make it easy for me to'}, {'start': '61.800', 'end': '68.040', 'text': 'report that the state of South Fulton is'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '69.760', 'text': 'strong.'}, {'start': '68.040', 'end': '71.520', 'text': '[Applause]'}, {'start': '69.760', 'end': '73.680', 'text': 'Now, this event really was a celebration'}, {'start': '71.520', 'end': '75.920', 'text': 'of what the mayor and city council have'}, {'start': '73.680', 'end': '77.759', 'text': 'consistently celebrated as the blackest'}, {'start': '75.920', 'end': '79.680', 'text': 'city in America. With musical'}, {'start': '77.759', 'end': '81.200', 'text': 'presentations before and during both'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '83.680', 'text': 'speeches, you will see our very own'}, {'start': '81.200', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'Jennifer Bellamy, who was the MC of this'}, {'start': '83.680', 'end': '88.000', 'text': 'event. Each council member showcased the'}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '89.759', 'text': 'improvements in each of their districts.'}, {'start': '88.000', 'end': '93.119', 'text': "With the city's revenue growing by more"}, {'start': '89.759', 'end': '94.880', 'text': 'than $165 million with just this'}, {'start': '93.119', 'end': '97.600', 'text': 'administration, Mayor Kamau says that'}, {'start': '94.880', 'end': '99.680', 'text': 'they have used $63 million to fix roads'}, {'start': '97.600', 'end': '102.240', 'text': "and blighted properties. They've also"}, {'start': '99.680', 'end': '104.479', 'text': 'reduced crime by 26% and increased'}, {'start': '102.240', 'end': '107.520', 'text': 'emergency response times by investing'}, {'start': '104.479', 'end': '110.320', 'text': 'money in both police and fire. We faced'}, {'start': '107.520', 'end': '113.200', 'text': 'some challenges too from mold related'}, {'start': '110.320', 'end': '115.520', 'text': 'closure of city hall to hurricane Helen,'}, {'start': '113.200', 'end': '117.600', 'text': 'severe weather events, ice, snow, wind,'}, {'start': '115.520', 'end': '120.560', 'text': 'torrential rain, and yes, we may have'}, {'start': '117.600', 'end': '123.759', 'text': 'had a few media problems, but we'}, {'start': '120.560', 'end': '126.560', 'text': 'remained steady, responded swiftly and'}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '128.879', 'text': 'kept services uninterrupted. As has been'}, {'start': '126.560', 'end': '131.599', 'text': 'widely noted in the media, I will not be'}, {'start': '128.879', 'end': '134.280', 'text': 'seeking another term. Serving this city'}, {'start': '131.599', 'end': '137.280', 'text': 'has been one of the great honors of my'}, {'start': '134.280', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'life. And rather than spending time'}, {'start': '137.280', 'end': '143.440', 'text': 'campaigning to get myself reelected, I'}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '145.520', 'text': 'want to focus these last seven months'}, {'start': '143.440', 'end': '147.680', 'text': 'working to make sure that our citizens'}, {'start': '145.520', 'end': '149.040', 'text': 'win.'}, {'start': '147.680', 'end': '150.400', 'text': 'Now, when it comes to those last seven'}, {'start': '149.040', 'end': '152.239', 'text': 'months, the mayor says that he wants to'}, {'start': '150.400', 'end': '153.440', 'text': 'focus on three different things. When'}, {'start': '152.239', 'end': '155.440', 'text': "he's talking about those three different"}, {'start': '153.440', 'end': '156.800', 'text': 'things, he wants to see the Camelot'}, {'start': '155.440', 'end': '157.840', 'text': 'property taken care of. That is'}, {'start': '156.800', 'end': '160.160', 'text': 'something that he has talked about'}, {'start': '157.840', 'end': '162.560', 'text': 'consistently during his time in office.'}, {'start': '160.160', 'end': '164.000', 'text': 'He also wants to address speed bumps in'}, {'start': '162.560', 'end': '166.000', 'text': 'the city. He wants to see those placed'}, {'start': '164.000', 'end': '167.519', 'text': 'in different areas so that way he can'}, {'start': '166.000', 'end': '169.360', 'text': 'reduce the number of fines that are'}, {'start': '167.519', 'end': '172.080', 'text': 'given out for speeding. He also wants to'}, {'start': '169.360', 'end': '173.360', 'text': 'see a moratorum passed so that way'}, {'start': '172.080', 'end': '174.879', 'text': 'people who are currently going through'}, {'start': '173.360', 'end': '177.120', 'text': 'the court process who have not been'}, {'start': '174.879', 'end': '179.120', 'text': 'found guilty will not get their property'}, {'start': '177.120', 'end': '180.720', 'text': "and their cash seized if they haven't"}, {'start': '179.120', 'end': '182.800', 'text': 'been found guilty yet will be checking'}, {'start': '180.720', 'end': '184.480', 'text': 'in within the next seven months to see'}, {'start': '182.800', 'end': '186.720', 'text': "how all of that goes. We're live tonight"}, {'start': '184.480', 'end': '190.720', 'text': 'in South Fulton. Angelina Salceto, 11'}, {'start': '186.720', 'end': '190.720', 'text': 'Alive News. All right, Angelina, thank'}]