There was talk of big national issues like immigration reform, but the rubber met the road when this year’s Gainesville City Council candidates addressed issues impacting local African-Americans and Latinos during a final forum Tuesday at St. Michael Catholic Church. Sponsored by the local Newtown Florist Club and the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, candidates from Ward 3 — André Cheek, Lemuel Betancourt, Barbara Brooks and Montine Whelchel Smith — and Ward 2 candidate Emory Turner focused their comments on at-large voting, minority hiring and community development. Turner’s opponent, Zack Thompson, was not present.