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From YouTube: City of Charleston City Council Meeting 12/1/20
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City of Charleston City Council Meeting 12/1/20
Agenda:
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12012020-6064
A
It
looks
like
we
got
all
our
council
members
signed
on.
A
B
A
Well,
I'm
sure
he'll
be
able
to
join
us
in
a
moment.
I
think
we
can
proceed.
I
just
caught
talk
to
him
mayor.
A
Welcome
councilmember
shade,
okay.
I
would
like
to
call
this
december
first
2020
meeting
of
charleston
city
council
to
order
madame
clerk.
Would
you
please
call
the
roll.
D
F
F
G
H
A
Here
now,
if
you
would
like
to
join
us
council,
member
appel
will
lead
us
with
an
invocation.
I
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
One
of
my
grandparents
might
be
watching
so
I
I
gotta
I
gotta.
Do
this
one
justice.
I
thought
I
would
share
with
everybody
tonight
a
jewish
prayer
that
is
a
prayer
for
the
sick
and
given
what
we're
dealing
with
right
now
in
this
country,
as
we
continue
to
belabor
through
coven
19
and
the
increased
hospitalizations
and
some
of
the
other
impacts
we're
seeing.
I
thought
it
was
timely.
The
name
of
the
prayer
is
called
refua.
I
I
won't
read
it
in
hebrew,
but
I'll
read
it
in
english.
It
goes
heal
us
adonai
and
we
shall
be
healed,
save
us
and
we
shall
be
saved,
for
you
are
our
praise
bring
complete
healing
for
all
of
our
ailments
because,
god,
king,
a
faithful
and
compassionate
healer,
are
you
blessed?
Are
you
lord
who
heals
the
sick
of
his
people,
israel
and
everybody
else?
I
added
that
part
again.
I
Everybody
else
and
a
cool
thing
about
this
prayer
is
jews
that
are
observant,
say
this
prayer
three
times
a
day
every
day
it's
part
of
the
daily
prayers
and
the
prayer
is
really
for
the
entire
community
in
the
entire
world.
So,
let's
that,
let's
let
that
carry
us
into
into
this
meeting
in
a
in
a
spirit
of
charity
and
praise
for
everybody.
Thank
you.
A
A
Visible,
thank
you
so,
once
again,
with
councils
and
dolphins,
I
would
like
to
add
a
brief
recognition
and
presentation.
I
guess
first,
I
would
like
to
also
recognize
our
staff
led
by
christopher
garden.
A
A
We
stepped
up
to
the
plate
this
year
to
do
so
because,
with
cobia
19,
some
of
the
traditional
warming
shelter
locations
did
not
open
this
year,
and
so
I
got
to
tell
you,
I
went
by
there
last
night
and
it
was
so
uplifting.
A
You
could
just
see
the
warmth,
the
light
shining
through
from
our
staff
from
our
volunteers,
who
were
serving
a
home-cooked
meal
to
homeless
individuals,
men,
women
and
children,
who
came
for
a
warmer
place
to
stay
last
night,
and
so
I
just
want
to
shout
out
to
christopher-
and
I
can't
name
all
the
names,
but
all
the
staff
who
made
that
possible
and
our
volunteers,
hibben
united
methodist
church
from
mount
pleasant,
help
us
really
with
the
whole
setup
and
their
system
that
they're
accustomed
to
running
and
last
night.
A
G
Councilmember
griffin,
I
do
think,
mr
mayor
that
you'll
have
more
there
tonight,
because
I
actually
got
a
call
from
a
couple
of
vendors
down
at
the
market
today
and
a
few
of
the
homeless
people
that
are
that,
hang
out
down
there.
Quite
often
they
didn't
really
understand
the
whole
procedure,
and
I
you
know
it's
important
to
give
a
big
shout
out
to
carter
as
well,
because
they're
running
a
free
shuttle
to
get
people
to
the
home
to
the
warming
shelter.
G
So
I
I
made
sure
to
let
those
individuals
know
that
they
can
hop
on
the
bus
they
can
get
over
there
to
the
shelter
and
they'll
be
taken
care
of.
I
know
we
only
had
37
and
we
have
a
capacity
of
80.,
so
hopefully
everybody
on
the
peninsula,
you
know
had
that
opportunity.
I'd
hate
for
anybody
to
sleep
outside
it's
been
severely
cold.
The
wind
has
been
brutal.
A
A
So
the
other
recognition,
I'm
not
sure.
If,
council
all
council
members
know
this,
it's
a
bittersweet
situation
that
our
our
dear
deputy
chief,
naomi
broughton,
is
retiring
from
the
charleston
police
department
and
joining
our
our
sister
organization,
the
department
at
the
college
of
charleston.
So
I
kind
of
feel
like
they're,
an
adjunct
department
now
with
chip
searson
over
there
and
now
naomi
joining
him
as
well,
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together.
A
But
I
I
prepared
a
proclamation
for
the
remarkable
service
that
naomi
has
given
not
just
to
our
department
but
to
our
city
and
our
citizens.
So
if
you'll
indulge
me,
whereas
the
city
of
charleston
deputy
police
chief,
naomi
broughton,
was
born
and
raised
in
charleston
and
attended
shakura
high
school,
that
brings
back
memories
where
she
developed
an
early
interest
in
law
enforcement
through
conversations
with
the
school's
officer.
Whereas
naomi
later
attended
baptist
college,
she
received
a
bachelor
of
science
degree
in
criminal
justice
with
a
minor
and
pe
later
weber
university.
A
Whereas
naomi
made
charleston
police
department
history
through
her
later
promotions
to
captain
major
deputy
police
chief
becoming
the
first
woman
to
ever
serve
the
department
in
those
positions
and
whereas
in
her
current
role
as
deputy
police
chief
naomi,
serves
the
bureau
commander
of
the
operations
bureau,
special
events
secondary
employment
and
special
operations,
whereas
over
her
many
years
with
cpd
naomi,
has
represented
the
department
in
many
national
and
international
exchange
programs,
including
australia,
holland,
israel
and
the
united
states.
A
Additionally,
she
served
the
city
of
charleston
as
a
department's,
lgbt
liaison
and
whereas,
in
addition
to
her
35
years
of
service
to
the
charleston
police
department,
naomi
is
a
retired
chief
marine
science
technician
in
the
united
states
coast
guard
reserve
in
her
23
years
of
service.
She
obtained
the
rank
of
chief
petty
officer
and
was
chosen
as
part
of
the
first
coast
guard
group
to
assist
the
army
in
operation
iraqi
freedom
in
april
2003.
A
K
K
I
have
had
opportunities
that
no
one
in
their
whole
life
will
ever
have
I've
represented
charleston
police
department
to
the
best
of
my
ability
and
in
return,
have
received
numerous
opportunities
to
receive
some
of
the
best
training
in
this
country
and
internationally.
I
just
thank
the
city
of
charleston
for
giving
me
those
opportunities.
K
I
have
forged
friendships
that
I
will
cherish
for
the
rest
of
my
life
and
hope
in
my
new
career
will
will
work
closely
with
the
college
of
charleston
to
make
charleston
the
best
city
that
it
can
be
and
continue
the
liaison
with
the
police
department
and
I'm
always
available
for
anything.
I
can
do
to
help
anyone
and
look
forward
to
that
relationship
to
continue.
Thank
you.
So
very
much
god
bless.
A
You,
I
think,
of
the
rotary
motto
service
above
them.
Naomi
is
selfless
in
her
service
to
her
brothers
and
sisters
into
this
city.
She
really
always
put
others
before
herself
truly
and
we
were
just
blessed
to
have
had
naomi
as
part
of
our
organization.
God
bless
you
good
luck
to
you.
A
All
right
next
is
our
public
hearings.
We
have
four
on
the
agenda.
They're,
really
requirements
of
our
budget
process
to
have
these
four
budget
related
items
up
for
public
comment
and
if
it
pleases,
council
we'll
just
take
all
four
of
them
together
since
they're
related
to
the
budget
and
jennifer
allow
anyone
who's
signed
up
to
speak
on
any
budget
matters
to
to
come
forward.
B
All
right
and
mr
mayor,
we
have
six
citizens
who
are
signed
up
to
speak.
We
had
on
the
budget
public
hearings.
We
had
an
additional
six
citizens
that
signed
up
to
speak
but
didn't
indicate
which
item
they
wanted
to
speak
to.
Would
you
like
to
set
a
time
limit.
B
Thank
you
all
right.
Our
first
person
who
has
signed
up
to
speak
is
emily
walter
and
miss
if
you're
on
the
line,
if
you
could
press
star,
sticks.
B
L
Okay,
wonderful
I'll
go
ahead
and
dive
in
so
in
the
past
seven
months
there
have
been
constant
calls
for
transparency
from
both
the
charleston
police
department
and
the
city
of
charleston
from
the
police.
Brutality
on
sunday
may
31st
the
calls
from
the
community
to
shift
funding
away
from
the
harmful
police
department.
These
calls
have
not
only
gone
unanswered.
They
have
been
completely
unacknowledged
in
the
strengthening
charleston
report.
There
is
no
mention
of
violence
perpetrated
against
protesters
during
public
comment
on
the
report.
L
City
council
members
on
the
public
safety
committee
and
cpv
ignored
calls
from
multiple
individuals
describing
the
brutality
experience
on
that
day.
It
is
mind-boggling
to
know
there
will
be
a
three
million
dollar
allocation
of
cpd
for
new
body-worn
cameras
when
those
devices
did
not
seem
to
prevent
any
violence
in
may.
Nor
has
that
footage
been
released.
This
lack
of
transparency
is
not
surprising,
considering
the
fact
that
there
is
no
detailed
line
on
a
budget
for
the
police
department.
L
That's
available
online
beside
the
2020
budget
draft
document,
and
this
only
covers
broad
categories
such
as
weapons
or
care
from
care
for
animals,
both
of
which
have
been
allocated
over
twenty
thousand
dollars.
On
the
contrary,
it
seems
that
the
preventative
programs
have
only
been
allocated
two
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
since
2018..
L
M
E
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
frank:
knack:
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
aclu
of
south
carolina
and
a
resident
of
charleston.
I
live
on
james
island
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
all
tonight,
so
we
are
here
in
support
of
the
call
of
the
charleston
people's
budget
coalition
for
a
reallocation
of
five
million
dollars
from
the
police
department
to
community
centered
programs,
the
list
of
which
has
been
sent
to
the
council
members
and
throughout
this
process
we've
been
asked
consistently.
E
You
know
why
five
million
dollars,
where
what
is
this
going
to
do
to
the
overall
public
safety
system
in
in
charleston
and
at
the
same
time,
there's
been
no
effort
to
hold
or
to
ask
the
charleston
police
department
that
same
question,
and
so
we
think
that
the
the
question
has
been
improperly
asked
this
whole
time
that
instead
of
asking
us
why
this
five
million
dollars
needs
to
come
out
of
the
police
department
budget,
which
we've
shown
multiple
ways
on
why
it
should
the
police
department
comes
every
year
to
this
council
and
asks
for
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
this
year,
almost
53
or
approximately
53
million
dollars,
and
there's
no
corresponding
audit
of
how
they're
going
to
spend
that
money
or
how
that
money
is
going
to
better
impact
public
safety.
E
And
yet
you
know
just
looking
at
the
last
couple
years
of
crime
rates
in
charleston
and
overlaying
that
with
the
budget
allocations,
there
is
no
correlation
at
all
between
how
much
money
the
city
is
spending
on
cpd
and
corresponding
crime
rates.
So
we
think
it's
it's
important
that
this
city
council
take
a
deep
look
at.
E
Why
they're
thinking
about
giving
over
50
million
dollars
to
the
charleston
police
department
this
year,
when
one
in
three
people
in
this
city
has
to
choose
between
a
roof
over
their
head
or
other
basic
needs,
when
we
have
an
acute
shortage
of
psychiatric
beds,
when
we
have
some
of
the
least
safe
pedestrian
ways
in
the
entire
country,
those
things
that
are
actually
undermining
community
safety
on
a
daily
basis.
Thank
you
so
much
for
considering
our
request.
N
Xana
hinkle,
can
you
hear
me
we
can
all
right?
Yes,
I
am
here
to
talk
about
the
police
budget,
a
lot
of
great
things
that
have
already
been
said,
but
discussing
you
know
how
there
are.
53
million
funds
are
going
to
the
police,
the
police
this
year,
where
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
be
funding
new
initiatives
that
don't
prove
that
they're
going
to
prevent
crime
that
they're
going
to
hold
police
accountable
when
they
are
not
held
accountable.
N
Even
when
there
is
even
when
there
is
proof,
video
proof
of
police
brutality,
so
there
should
be
more
efforts
made
in
order
to
prevent
crime
like
creating
affordable
housing
like
creating
a
living
wage
for
all
city
workers,
creating
more
youth
education
programs,
making
a
lot
more
resources
available
to
citizens
so
that
they're
not
forced
to
create
or
to
commit
crimes
because
crime
comes
from
need.
Not
from.
I
want
to
do
this
basic
needs.
Needs
of
citizens
are
not
being
met
because
we
don't
have
reliable,
affordable
housing.
N
A
one-bedroom
apartment
in
public
housing
is
a
thousand
dollars
which
is
not
even
reasonable.
When
you
get
paid
seven,
twenty
five
dollars
an
hour,
the
minimum
wage
and
it's
not
reasonable
when
your
employer
prohibits
you
from
unionizing.
So
you
cannot
have
a
living
wage
and
it's
not
helpful
when
congress
can
continues
to
block
bills
that
provide
the
universal
health
care
in
a
pandemic
and
just
goes
home
for
thanksgiving
instead
of
passing
more
relief
bills
to
enable
americans
to
stay
home
instead
of
working
in
the
high-risk
industries,
because
they're
not
protected
from
eviction.
N
N
H
Yes,
I
am
thank
you.
Thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
the
council,
I'm
david
hansen,
I'm
an
associate
professor
of
entrepreneurship
and
change
making
at
the
college
of
charleston.
I
want
to
say
that
I,
along
with
prior
speakers
here,
support
the
charleston
people's
budget
as
an
entrepreneurship
professor.
I
specifically
want
to
point
out
that
any
money
diverted
from
the
charleston
police
budget
towards
supporting
entrepreneurship,
particularly
in
african-american
communities,
will
more
than
pay
for
themselves.
H
Their
american
express
does
report
annually
on
women-owned
businesses.
Women
start
more
businesses
than
men,
women
of
color
start
more
businesses
than
white
women
and
african-americans
start
african-american.
Women
start
more
businesses
than
anybody
else,
but
they
make
the
least
amount
of
money
because
they
get
the
least
amount
of
support.
H
The
the
city
could
do
so
much
to
help
particularly
women
of
color
in
starting
businesses
and
keeping
the
businesses
alive,
growing
businesses,
which
then
leads
to
jobs
and
and
role
models,
and
I
know
that
the
college
of
charleston
people
like
myself
would
be
more
than
happy
to
work
with
the
city
on
trying
to
make
a
difference
in
that
way.
Thank
you.
O
We
can
yes,
I
am
okay,
great,
thank
you.
I'm
yeah,
I'm
here
today,
because
I'm
upset
that
the
city
has
not
used
this
budget
season
to
try
and
work
towards
a
safer
and
more
equitable
city.
The
proposed
budget
attached
to
the
agenda
allocates
about
more
than
a
quarter
to
the
police
department,
while
an
early,
similar
percentage
of
charleston
residents
are
facing.
Housing
and
security.
O
Temples
made
dismissive
comments
about
external
sources
of
funding
to
affordable
housing
being
enough,
but
here's
the
thing
outside
of
the
city's
55
million
it's
next
impossible
to
keep
track
of
the
money
cpd
receives
from
other
sources.
I
know
that
the
city
has
so
much
more
to
offer
than
putting
a
quarter
of
its
budget
into
policing,
and
I'm
asking
you
to
do
better
policing.
Experts
have
shown
that
increased
police
presence
does
not
actually
make
communities
safer
and
neither
do
increased
security
cameras
instead.
O
That
style
of
policing
builds
a
culture
of
surveillance,
confirmation,
bias,
fear
and
risk
police
presence
in
schools
does
not
make
students
any
safer
either.
In
my
district,
more
than
half
of
youth
arrests
take
place
in
schools
and
for
things
like
disorderly
conduct
and
disturbing
school.
This
does
not
set
an
example
of
responsibility,
only
examples
of
fear
and
distrust.
O
What
does
data
say?
Policing
actually
gets
us
in
charleston.
More
than
a
quarter
of
the
city
fund
is
going
towards
making
arrests
for
low-level
non-violent
incidents
at
a
rate
of
over
86
percent.
It's
going
towards
arresting
black
individuals
for
low-level
offenses
at
a
highly
disproportionate
rate,
including
6.7
times
the
rate
of
white
people
for
marijuana
possession.
Despite
similar
usage
rates,
black
community
members
are
almost
three
times
more
likely
to
face
use
of
force.
O
I
believe
that
charleston
has
the
potential
to
become
a
safer
place
for
everybody,
but
it
can't
get
there
with
so
much
of
the
budget
aiding
harmful
practices.
Instead,
the
55
million
dollars
could
go
towards
a
diversified
and
flexible
network
of
first
responders,
affordable
housing,
youth,
educational
programs,
revitalizing
our
environment
to
keep
city
blocks
from
sinking
ending
food,
apartheid
and
more.
O
I
believe
that
diversifiesing,
how
we
spend
our
money
and
how
we
think
public
safety
truly
considering
the
needs
of
our
community
is
the
only
way
we
can
ensure
charleston
is
a
livable
city
that
is
safe
for
its
citizens
and
appealing
to
visitors
for
generations
to
come,
and
I
support
the
people
budget
coalition's
request
to
allocate
five
million
dollars
from
cpd
to
community
affirming
items.
Thank
you
thank.
A
B
B
Q
P
Okay,
thank
you.
Sorry,
my
phone
was
messing
up.
My
name
is
aj
and
I
am
a
student
at
the
college
of
charleston.
I
am
also
a
team
leader
with
the
charleston
area,
justice
ministry,
and
I
am
here
speaking
on
behalf
of
kjem
in
october.
We
hope
we
held
our
annual
community
problems
assembly
where
over
600
people
gathered
to
cast
their
votes
on
what
problem
we
wanted
to
tackle
together
this
year.
P
We
joined
this
coalition
because
every
year
as
an
organization,
we
find
ourselves
attempting
to
tackle
serious
community
problems
that
could
be
solved
with
a
shift
in
budgeting
priorities.
The
number
one
excuse
given
year
after
year
for
why
best
practices
are
unable
to
be
implemented
across
the
city,
is
a
lack
of
funding.
We
believe
our
city
budgets
are
truly
moral
documents.
When
you
hear
that
our
city
spends
343
dollars
per
person
on
policing
and
three
dollars
per
person
on
housing
and
economic
development,
your
response
should
be
one
of
shock.
P
How
did
we
get
here
in
the
recent
article
from
the
post
and
courier
chief
reynolds
shared
that
violent
crime
was
currently
on
the
rise
he
said,
cutting
the
police
budget
at
this
time
would
make
the
city
less
safe.
To
me,
that
statement
implies
that
during
quote-unquote
safer
times,
the
police
budget
would
decrease.
But
that
is
not
the
case.
When
you
look
at
the
history
of
funding
of
the
police
in
the
city
of
charleston,
even
when
crime
was
low
or
when
crime
was
dropping,
the
budget
for
the
charleston
police
department
was
increasing.
Why
would
that
be?
P
What
does
that
prioritization
tell
the
residents
of
charleston
that
no
matter
what
their
tax
dollars
will
continue
to
inflate
a
budget
year
after
year?
That
has
not
proven
to
keep
them
safe.
What
does
keep
us
safe,
housing,
health
care,
sidewalks,
education,
a
living
wage?
One
might
even
argue
that
the
increase
of
the
police
budget
year
after
year
after
year
has
helped
cause
an
increase
in
violent
crime,
because
we
have
failed
to
invest
in
proven
strategies
that
actually
make
communities
safer.
P
We
agree
with
the
chief
that
officers
on
the
street
need
to
be
well
trained
and
must
conduct
themselves
in
a
way
that
is
just
unfair.
We
also
believe
that,
by
taking
a
critical
look
at
a
53
million
dollar
budget,
we
could
easily
redirect
5
million
toward
community-led
initiatives
that
will
truly
reduce
crime
in
our
city.
Thank.
R
B
B
S
Hey
so
yeah,
my
name
is
joe
suthers,
I'm
a
resident
of
charleston.
I
like
most
of
the
other
people
on
the
call
just
want
to
voice
my
support
for
the
charleston
people's
budget
yeah.
I
don't
think
that
five
million
dollars
is
really
that
big
of
an
ask.
To
be
honest,
I
think
that
that
money
could
be
used
a
lot
better
and
be
put
towards
stuff
in
the
community.
S
S
Sorry,
but
what's
changed
since
then,
the
police
department
acquired
two
units
in
the
gaston
green
public
housing
complex
when,
as
of
a
few
weeks
ago,
there
were
500
families
waiting
for
placement
in
public
housing
cover
19,
a
disease
that
disproportionately
kills
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color
is
spreading
uncontrollably.
S
Like
I
said,
5
million
is
a
small
ask
when
you
consider
all
the
violence
perpetuated
by
police
in
charleston
and
the
rest
of
the
united
states
and
make
no
mistake
that
number's
going
to
only
go
up
with
time.
For
now
this
is
just
a
start.
The
institution
of
policing
has
had
centuries
to
show
that
they're
capable
of
doing
what's
right,
yet
they
failed
to
do
so
at
nearly
every
turn.
I
think
it's
time
to
try
something
different,
so
thanks
thank.
M
Hello,
yes,
this
is
leslie
armstrong
and
I
am
here
to
speak
about
the
budget.
Like
a
lot
of
the
other
callers,
I
support
the
charleston
people's
budget.
I
want
my
tax
dollars,
I'm
a
citizen
of
charleston.
I
pay
taxes,
I
own
property
here,
and
I
want
my
tax
dollars
to
be
spent
to
achieve
real
public
safety.
I
don't
want
money
just
to
be
thrown
at
the
police
department
and
I
realized
when
I
realized
that
25
percent
of
the
city's
budget
goes
to
the
police
department
and
such
a
small
amount
goes
to
public
service.
M
I
find
that
very
disturbing.
We've
got
problems
in
the
city,
real
problems
with
affordable
housing,
reliable
public
transportation,
a
living
wage
and
those
things
are
not
going
to
be
solved
by
throwing
money
at
the
police
department,
and
we
all
know
that
research
proves
that
using
resources
to
address
those
social
issues
is
a
much
more
effective
way
than
spending
more
money
on
the
police,
and
we
need
to
start
realizing
that
and
acting
on
it.
M
M
I
regularly
stand
with
those
peaceful
protesters
who
had
pepper
spray
and
tear
gas
shot
out
at
them,
and
they
speak
out
because
they
care
about
racial
and
social
injustice,
but
those
young
women
and
men
I
have
met
while
I
stand
with
them
for
racial
and
social
justice
are
some
of
the
finest
people
I've
ever
known.
Some
of
those
young
people,
many
of
those
young
people
who
are
considered
thugs
and
troublemakers
by
many
city
officials,
are
the
same
ones,
who
every
single
weekend,
hand
out
food
and
blankets
and
closing
clothing
to
those
in
need.
B
All
right
and
then
we
received
some
comments
mayor.
We
had
nine
people
who
said
not
to
raise
taxes
and
to
spend
time
investigating
where
there
can
be
better
control
over
spending
and
prioritize
the
most
at-risk
constituents.
B
B
Five
people
said
to
reallocate
five
million
dollars
from
public
safety
by
reinvesting
in
communities
that
have
experienced
centuries
of
harm,
and
two
people
said
they
were
against
cutting
funds
for
public
safety
workers
and
those
were
all
the
comments
that
we
received
and
I
believe
someone
was
on
the
line
trying
to
speak.
Pastor
mcdonald.
F
I
F
Want
to
go
ahead
and
hit
that
in
the
bud
I
have
had.
I
can't
count
on
one
hand
how
many
people
who
have
lost
a
gun,
violence
and
a
lot
of
the
kids
that
we
mentor
and
a
lot
of
kids.
We
work
with
have
lost
even
more
and
there
still
haven't
even
turned
the
age
18.
So
it's
something
that
we
fully
understand,
and
I
just
want
to
urge
city
council
y'all-
are
pleasing
that
five
million
dollars
being
depressed
from
the
police
are
falling
on
a
lot
of
deaf
ears.
F
Unfortunately,
but
I
do
want
to
urge
urge
urge
earth
city
council
to
please
if
you
want
to
make
cities
safe,
do
not
cut
things
in
regards
to
the
youth
budgets
and
we
need
to
put
money
into
these
things,
because
there's
so
many
different
times
where
we
see
a
lot
of
the
people
who
are
in
these
communities
who
do
a
lot
of
this
work?
Who
get
so
underfunded
and
at
the
same
time
you
have
these.
You
know
police
budgets
are
tremendously
under
tremendously.
F
I
hope
they
get
they've
been
given
so
much
fun
and
so
many
resources
and
you
leave
people
like
I'm,
not
going
to
name
job
but
people
in
these
community
centers
who
have
to
like
pay
off
their
own
salaries
to
like
buy
stuff
for
the
kids
and
go
on
field
trips.
F
And
what
have
you
and
that's
really
how
you
ensure
these
kids
aren't
on
the
streets
and
they're
doing
their
education
and
that's
what
really
matters
the
most,
and
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
these
you
know
having
70
police,
80,
more
police
isn't
going
to
make
this
city
safer.
We've
seen
that
before
that
in
2020
we've
seen-
and
I
do
want
to
quote
chief
reynolds
on
this-
yes,
we've
seen
a
rise
of
violent
crime,
but
that's
because
of
the
pandemic
and
people
are
poor
and
people
are
struggling.
F
Like
that's
what
that's
the
real
issue,
the
issue
is:
isn't
that
we
don't
have
police
on
every
corner.
The
issue
is
that
people
are
hungry.
If
you
are
going
through
stuff
and
you
don't
have
the
funds
to
meet
the
next,
you
know
rant
like
you
might
go
out
and
do
a
scam.
You
might
go
out
a
lot
of
people
and
you
know
granted.
I
don't
condone
crime.
I
don't
condone
people
doing
that.
But
yes,.
F
F
A
Be
back
for
the
other
public
participation
in
just
a
minute,
but
that
wraps
up
our
public
hearings
in
terms
of
hearing
from
the
public.
Now
our
protocol
for
for
these
four
items
is
to
go
ahead
and
take
a
first
reading
on
them,
because
their
ordinance
form
and
the
first
two
we
pass
unanimously
and
ways
and
mean
so.
Could
I
entertain
a
motion,
will
take
one
and
two
together.
A
A
You
opposed,
you
guys,
have
it
next.
I
think
we
all
voted
the
same
way
on
three
and
four.
If
we
could
take
three
and
four
together
so
move.
B
C
I
did,
and
I
just
wanted
to
I
I
know
we
spoke
about
it
at
ways
and
means,
but
I
just
wanted
to
put
it
on
the
record
for
people
who
weren't
tuning
in
at
four
o'clock,
and
just
several
of
us
are
gonna
vote
no
on
this,
including
myself,
but
you
know
I
just
wanted
to
to
speak
to
this
budget.
C
Amendment
does
not
include
pay
cuts
for
staff,
and
you
know
it's
not
to
denigrate
what
our
staff
have
contributed,
but
I
know
just
there's
people
here
on
council
who
have
had
their
jobs
affected.
I
work
for
non-profits
we've
taken
it
on
the
chin
on
the
budgets
even
musc,
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic,
when
they
canceled
their
profitable
service
lines,
my
wife
had
to
take
a
15
pay
cut.
C
The
executives
took
a
20
pay
cut
and
those
are
frontline
workers
at
the
hospital,
treating
covid
patients
and
if
we've
asked
them
to
sacrifice
and
our
nonprofit
folks
have
had
to
sacrifice
the
service
industry
has
been
decimated
to
to
not
ask
the
city
to
do.
The
same
thing,
I
think
is,
is
something
that
the
public
is
looking
at
and
watching,
and
I
think
you
know
to
council
members
seeking
point
from
ways
and
means
we
can
do
better,
and
this
is
just
the
first
reading.
C
We
do
have
another
chance
coming
up
in
two
weeks
and
we'll
continue
to
look
for
it.
So
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you
any
other
comments.
Did
we
record
a
vote
on
that
already
jennifer?
Are
we
good
on
that.
G
A
Is
anybody
voting
differently
than
we
voted
at
ways
and
means?
Is
that
one
way
to
handle
it?
Okay,
we'll
let
the
record
show
that's
a
seven
six
vote
with
the
with
the
same
same
same
council
members
voting
passing.
A
Okay,
so
next
would
be
our
citizens
participation
period
and
I
think
we
covered
most
people
already
in
the
public
hearings.
But
I
bet
there's
a
few
others
out
there
who
would
like
to
be
heard.
E
D
A
Right
well,
thank
you.
I'm
sorry,
those
folks
didn't
weren't
able
to
log
on
this
evening.
So
next
up
is
our
participation,
petitions
and
communications.
We
have
just
two
appointees
to
the
tourism
commission.
I
do
want
to
join
second.
U
A
V
A
You
guys
have
it
next
we're
going
to
discuss
a
proposed
settlement
agreement.
I
believe
julia
copeland
is
going
to
lead
our
discussion
on
this
julia.
W
Absolutely
good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
the
requ
the
proposed
settlement
on
the
agenda
tonight
is
a
product
of
mediation,
and
that
is
a
result
of
an
appeal
from
a
bar
denial.
W
W
We
mediated
this
two
weeks
ago
with
staff,
and
we
came
to
this
conclusion,
which
staff
has
approved
or
not
approved,
but
they
were
recommending
approval
by
the
council,
wherein
the
applicant
will
retain
one
of
the
five
engineering
firms
that
we
proposed
and
if
that
engineer
corroborates
an
opinion
that
they've
already
provided
from
their
own
engineer,
that
the
copper
roof
is
actually
better
for
the
structure
itself,
in
that
it's
lighter
and
doesn't
damage
the
infrastructure
that
they'll
be
allowed
to
put
copper
on
this
particular
structure.
D
J
Mr
mayor,
I'm
a
little
eating
asking
a
question.
I
mean
I'm
in
february,
but
this
advocate
had
to
go
and
basically
make
an
appeal:
get
the
right
to
put
a
a
metal
standing
roof
on
it
on
his
house
or
whatever
the
structure
is.
A
It
was
a
tile
cement,
tile,
roof
right.
T
A
Council
member
appel.
I
Thank
you,
mr
marin.
Thank
you,
miss
copeland.
For
that
explanation.
I
just
had
a
question:
where
was
this
property
located.
A
President
and
moultrie
street
right
across
from
hampton
park.
I
Got
it
got
it,
so
I
just
think
that
you
know:
we've
we've
had
the
budget
dominate
our
time
over
the
last
several
weeks,
but
you
know
when
we
come
out
of
this
and
we
start
getting
back
into
some
of
these
zoning
regulatory
reform
measures.
You
know,
let's,
let's
maybe
you
know,
flash
this
image
in
our
mind
of
this
case
and
talk
about
whether
we
need
to
have
such
stringent
architectural
regulations
near
hampton
park.
I
get
it
south
abroad
hampton
park,
I
don't
know,
maybe
a
question
worth
having.
W
Know
I
have
been
talking
to
staff
and
there
are
some
proposed
amendments.
We
would
like
to
suggest
to
council
down
the
line
about
this
particular
zoning
ordinance
that
gives
the
bar
a
little
bit
more
freedom
to
grant
these
kind
of
requests
without
having
to
go
through
all
of
these
hoops.
A
So
I
used
to
live
next
door
and
it
was
a
beautiful
tile
roof.
A
T
V
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
want
to
belabor
this,
but
julie.
I
just
really
quickly,
if
you're
still
there,
if
you
could
come
back
into
view
as
with
anything
when
we
have
these
pieces
of
litigation
involving
the
bar
before
we
get
any
amendments
to
the
ordinance,
that's
already
out
there
that
you
might
be
proposing
to
counsel
going
forward,
I'm
always
interested
in.
I
think
many
of
us
are
particularly
on
the
peninsula,
where
the
bear
does
a
lot
of
work
most
of
its
work
in
precedent
setting
and-
and
are
we
doing
anything
here
by
approving
the
settlement?
V
W
Sure,
thank
you
councilman,
seeking
good
question,
and
that
is
something
we
were
concerned
about
going
forward
with
this
mediation,
but
I
think
this
one
is
a
little
different
in
that
the
cement
tile
the
weight
of
it
is
actually
damaging
the
interior
structure
of
the
house.
So
this
is
why
we
came
to
this
this
proposal,
but
I
think
the
amendments
that
I
think
that
we're
going
to
be
trying
to
push
will
help
with
that
particular
issue
that
you're
raising
right
there.
V
I
To
my
council
member
seeking
this
point,
there's
actually
language
in
the
planning
act
that
specifically
says
that
the
settlement
agreements
that
come
out
of
zoning
appeal
mediations
set
no
precedent
legally
now
practically
that's
a
whole
other
conversation,
but
there's
actually
some
statutory
language
on
point
here
that
I've
I've
certainly
dealt
with
over
the
years
and
is,
I
think,
intended
by
the
legislature,
to
capture
this
issue.
Thanks.
T
I
A
Y
So
here
we
can
see
this
is
our
daily
cases
and
the
kind
of
rolling
seven
day
average
of
cases
at
the
at
the
zip
code
level
in
the
city.
I
think
probably
you
all
were
aware
that
we
had
you
know,
kind
of
a
little
jump
in
cases
november
25th.
If
you
see
this
this,
this
nice
little
blue
piece,
sticking
up
right
here
that
was
kind
of
the
biggest
daily
number
that
we've
had
really
since
july
23rd.
Y
So
it's
been
quite
a
while,
since
we'd
seen
a
number
that
high-
and
so
I've
been
talking
to
you-
know
kind
of
our
medical
folks,
our
partners
and
really
interesting
talking
about
you
know
how
that's
you
know,
kind
of
just
a
function
of
people
getting
tested
before
heading
home,
for
thanksgiving
and
and
kind
of
it
really
illustrates
the
prevalence
of
asymptomatic
cases
and
kind
of
the
need
for
the
need
for
more
testing
in
general.
So
I
thought
that
that
was
kind
of
interesting
to
share.
Y
We
are
rolling
out
or
migrating
to
a
new
dashboard,
so
here's
kind
of
a
look
at
one
of
the
screens
of
that
dashboard.
It
really
focuses
this.
One
really
focuses
in
on
the
indicators
that
we're
using
and
just
as
a
reminder
we
are
currently
in
phase
three
of
a
four
phased
approach.
Y
You
can
see
kind
of
three
of
our
four
indicators
right
now
are
in
that
yellow
zone.
So
obviously
we're
kind
of
using
that
stop
light
approach,
so
green
is
good.
Yellow
is
cautious
and
red
is
like
well,
let's
put
on
the
brakes,
so
we've
got
a
couple
of
things
in
yellow
a
few
things
in
yellow
here
you
know
we're
still
just
in
that
really
steady,
mild
kind
of
burn
of
inclining
cases.
Y
Those
have
really
remained
static
as
well,
so
employee
cases
remain
remain
really
really
really
good,
so
you
know
kind
of
just
in
summary,
you
know
local
hospital,
coveted
census
is
very
low,
remains
low,
which
is
which
is
good,
so
we're
not
concerned
about
that,
but
it
is
a
lagging
indicator.
So
once
we
start
to
see
the
impact
on
hospitals,
things
are
already
starting
to
escalate.
So
that
is
something
to
keep
in
mind.
Y
It's
definitely
good
to
check
in
with
the
hospitals
and
know
how
they're
doing,
of
course,
but
it
is
kind
of
a
lagging
indicator.
There's
really
concern
from
our
you
know:
kind
of
medical
advisors.
If
you
will
that
if
we
do
see
an
increase
due
to
thanksgiving
activities,
that
could
be
the
beginning
of
a
double
wave
since
we're
right
here
in
the
holidays
that
could
be
could
be
pretty
dangerous.
Y
We
don't
know
if
we're
going
to
see
that
yet,
of
course
we
just
have
to
the
next.
I
think
we
can
week
to
week
and
a
half
will
be
pretty
informative
for
that.
So
you
know
the
message
that
I'm
hearing
from
all
of
our
medical
advisors
is
really.
You
know
that
it's
really
important
right
now
that
we
stay
the
course
continue.
The
mask
wearing
physical
distancing
hand
washing.
That's
all
just
you
know
extremely
critical.
Y
We
all
have
coveted
fatigue,
but
we
you
know
now
is
the
time
to
really
kind
of
stick
to
our
guns.
Also,
you
know,
I
think
everybody
knows.
Vaccine
progress
is,
is
extremely
encouraging,
but
again
we
need
to
keep
keep
with
those
preventative
measures
to
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
our
community
transmission
low.
Hopefully
it
will
start
to
flatten.
That
would
be
wonderful
and
not
when
we
get
off
this
kind
of
mild
trajectory
upwards,
but
that's
where
we
are
today
happy
to
help
answer
any
questions.
If
anybody
has
any.
A
Y
Y
Y
R
Yes,
good
evening,
mayor
council
members
hope
everyone
is
doing
well.
We
are
asking
for
an
extension
of
two
ordinances
and
to
extend
them
to
january
15th
of
2041.
The
first
one
is
ordinance
20
21
34,
previously
passed,
which
had
to
do
with
restrictions
regarding
conditions
and
restaurant
operations.
It
also
had
to
do
with
face
coverings
and
masks
in
public
places
and
amplified
music
after
11
pm.
R
The
second
one
is
2020
135
having
to
do
with
extending
the
emergency
regulations
allowing
outdoor
dining
two
things.
I
wanted
to
mention
real
quickly
for
those
of
you
who
get
emails
from
the
municipal
association.
R
They
forwarded
to
the
members
today,
a
letter
from
south
carolina
dhec
applauding
local
governments
for
their
covet
19
efforts
in
and
urging
local
governments
to
continue
to
take
steps
to
help
minimize
the
impacts,
including
mass
ordinances
and
social
distancing.
So
I
did
want
to
mention
that
letter
from
d
heck.
I
thought
it
was
important
with
regard
to
number
134
on
135.
R
I
wanted
to
give
you
a
heads
up
that
chip
has
been
working
diligently
with
planning
and
the
zoning
folks,
and
there
will
be
an
ordinance
for
first
reading
on
the
next
agenda
that
will
propose
a
permanent
permanent
rules
and
regulations
for
outdoor
dining
in
the
city,
and
so
that
would
be
given
first
reading
at
the
next
meeting,
ideally
second
and
third,
meeting
reading
at
our
first
meeting
in
january,
at
which
time
it
would
replace
this
temporary
ordinance.
R
So
I
would
ask
your
support,
in
both
of
these
ordinances,
to
be
extended
to
january
15,
19
2021.
Thank
you.
Approval.
Z
A
A
And
one
day,
thank
you.
So
next
is
our
council
committee
reports.
First
up
is
public
works
council
member
waring.
J
J
Thank
you.
Next
on
the
agenda,
you
see
the
storm
water
management
update
a
couple
of
grants
on
there.
I'm
gonna
ask
mr
fountain
to
come
on
and
particularly
to
address
the
aspects
of
the
earhart
tunnel
where
councilman
c
king
spoke
of
with
trying
desperately
councilman
seeking
to
get
additional
funding,
which
will
probably
be
one
of
the
most
cost
effective
major
drainage
projects
on
that
peninsula.
If
we
can
get
that
extension
from
the
medical
district
to
the
springfish
bearing
tunnel,
mr
fountain.
X
Yeah,
thank
you.
Counseling
waring,
the
the
grant
applications
were
for
the
earhart
shaft
that
we
we
refer
to
sometimes
as
medical
district
tunnel
extension
extending
the
deep
tunnel
system
on
the
spring
fishburn
us-17
september,
clark,
parkway
drainage
project,
basically
down
into
a
27-acre
basin
of
medical
district
centered
on
earhart
street
kind
of
including
the
emergency
rooms
along
jonathan
lucas
and
dowdy
street
corridor.
X
X
The
only
portion
of
the
design
work
left
at
this
point
is
just
finalizing
the
easements
with
musc,
which
are
going
to
their
december
board
meeting
for
review,
but
the
actual
design
work
is
all
completed.
We
have
basically
final
plans
that
are
biddable
at
this
point
for
for
construction
work.
If
we
need
to
the
two
grant,
applications
are
through
two
different
funding
agencies.
The
first
is
is
through
a
hud
grant
and
mitigation
grant
under
the
cdbg
program.
X
The
second
grant
application
is
for
a
new
fema
grant
the
brick
program,
which
is
something
that
probably
most
people
have
heard
about
at
this
point,
it's
a
very
heavily
advertised
grant.
This
will
be
their
first
year
doing
this.
It
replaces
a
previous
pdm
grant.
That
was
very
hard
to
successfully
apply,
for
I
mean
that
the
the
restrictions
on
the
program
were
so
that
such
that
it
was
very
hard
for
anyone
to
find
fundable
projects.
X
So
fema
had
trouble
handing
out
the
money
most
years
on
that
work,
they've
kind
of
reset
the
whole
program
into
this
new
brick
program.
It's
funded
about
500
million
dollars.
Typically,
it's
targeted
at
states
that
have
had
national
or
I'm
sorry
that
have
had
federal
disaster
declarations.
X
This
year
is
a
little
bit
unusual
in
that,
since
the
coronavirus
has
been
a
a
disaster
declaration
in
every
state
in
the
country,
everyone
is
eligible
to
apply
for
brick
dollars,
so
that
500
million
is
theoretically
split
among
the
entire
country.
At
this
point,
so
we've
tailored
our
application
to
an
amount
that
we
think
would
be
potentially
winnable.
X
The
air
heart
shaft
is
a
very
strong
application
for
that
project
and
that
it
focuses
the
brick
granite
is
basically
saying
it's
focused
on
community
lifelines,
which
well
somewhat
undefined
at
this
point,
really
look
at
kind
of
primary
transportation
corridors,
hospitals,
major
major
basic
arteries
of
the
city.
X
X
We
think
we
have
a
very
good
truck,
very
strong
application,
but
it's
first
year
of
an
application
process,
so
it'll
be
interesting
to
see
how
that
how
that
does
play
out,
but
as
a
councilman
warren
mentioned
we're,
you
know
we're
we're
continuing
to
push
hard
on
the
earhart
project,
as
we
think
it's
the
fastest
most
cost
effective
and
substantive
way
to
improve
drainage
in
the
medical
district
that
we
have
at
our
our
disposal.
X
The
other
items
on
the
agenda
were
the
the
design
work
for
spring
fish
burn
phase.
Five.
Now
that
we
have
the
21.5
million
dollar
award
from
the
south
carolina
transformation
infrastructure
bank.
X
This
is
basically
the
final
design
work
to
update
the
pump
and
mechanic
associated
mechanical
and
optical
infrastructure,
with
the
pumps
for
the
updates
to
air
emission
standards
and
some
other
building
code
revisions
have
been
made.
Since
the
original
project
came
in
place,
this
will
basically
go
through
the
purchase
procurement
of
those
pumps.
They
tip.
X
Some
of
the
manufacturers
will
have
a
12
to
18
month
lead
time,
so
these
are
typically
purchased
and
ordered
in
advance
of
a
contractor
being
brought
on
board
and
then
used
as
owner
supplied
equipment
to
keep
the
project
moving
seamlessly
on
a
time
frame
instead
of
adding
an
extra
12
to
18
month
delay.
So
that's
that
portion
of
the
project
the
and
then
the
church
creek
flood
storage.
This
is
the
kind
of
the
dutch
dialogue
approach
towards
church
creek
of
looking
at.
X
So
this
will
be
the
the
design
work
to
get
started
on
where,
where
are
the
right
properties
and
options?
And
what
are
the
approaches
for
this?
It's
in
coordination
with
the
national
fish
and
wildlife
foundation
grant
work.
There's
roughly
1.5
million
dollars
of
federal
money
coming
in
is
matching
dollars
for
this.
This
project
work
and
we'll
have
a
second
professional
service
contract
coming
forward
from
the
water
institute
of
the
gulf
for
the
public
outreach.
X
Is
there
their
sub
grantee
with
us
on
this
project,
I'm
basically
making
it
a
real
focal
point
for
getting
the
word
out
to
the
community
about
what
we're
doing
in
the
basin
and
how
you
can
extend
that
into
hoa
properties
and
on
the
private
properties
and
other
commercial
properties
in
here
as
well
and
councilman
warren?
I
know
if
you
want
me
to
run
through
the
project
updates
just
very
briefly
or
not.
J
J
X
Thank
you.
So
we
did
touch
on
the
airheart
project.
That's
at
100
design
at
this
point,
we're
just
looking
for
the
funding
to
move
to
construction
on
that
one
spring
fishburn
phase
four,
which
is
the
wetwell
and
outfall
excavation
work
that
you
see
between
the
west,
ashley
bridges.
Excavation
work
continues.
We
will
have
most
of
our
support
of
excavation
the
struts
and
bracers
are
fabricated
and
just
about
finished.
X
That's
been
installed
at
this
point,
we're
in
the
surface
finishings
we're
working
on
railing
installations,
granite,
curb
sidewalk
and
then
we'll
be
resurfacing,
the
or
reinstalling
not
just
resurfacing,
but
actually
completely
reinstalling
the
asphalt
roadway
on
both
sides
of
the
road
adding
in
speed
tables
and
some
other
components
of
the
project
that
is
still
on
track
to
be
complete
in
january
2021.
So
in
the
next
two
months,
low
battery
phase
two
is
currently
being
bid
by
the
pre-qualified
contractors.
X
So
we
would
look
to
see
that
phase
basically
moving
smoothly
into
construction
following
the
completion
of
phase
one
construction,
king
eugene
phase,
one,
that's
the
surface
drainage
improvements
in
preparation
to
bring
more
water
to
where
we
will
install
the
pump
station
is
phase
two.
X
That
project
is
is
out
for
bid
right
now,
so
we'll
be
again
looking
to
award
that
contract
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
move
into
construction
on
the
the
first
phase
of
that
project
as
well
phase
two
is
in
its
final
design
and
permanent
work
right
now
we
have
we're,
through
our
30
plans
and
into
kind
of
full-fledged
final
design
and
permitting
work
which
will
continue
for
the
next
year
or
so
on
that
project
forest
acres,
the
utility
relocation
is
now
in
progress
at
t,
is
on
playground.
X
Road
relocating
their
utility
work.
That'll
continue
for
roughly
the
next
10
months,
which
will
then
follow
with
the
city
project
to
install
the
drainage
improvements
to
that
area.
X
X
The
cooper
jackson,
drainage,
improvement
evaluation,
that's
the
east
side,
drainage
work.
We
did
complete
the
rehabilitation
of
approximately
ten
000
feet
of
drainage
pipe
throughout
that
neighborhood.
So
there
should
be
some
some
immediate,
short-term
improvements
in
drainage.
It
certainly
is
not
going
to
fix
the
flooding
problems,
but
it
should
be
some
significant
improvement
based
on
how
much
sediment
were
removed.
X
The
surveyor
started
yesterday
doing
their
their
final
survey,
work
to
basically
build
the
the
data
set
to
do
computer
modeling
of
what
improvement
projects
will
then
be
necessary
and
we
will
identify
some
spots
where
we
can
do
some
additional
pipe
cleaning
for
short-term
improvement
as
those
surveyors
work
through
the
the
basin
as
well.
X
X
The
johns
island,
drainage,
drainage
system,
evaluation,
which
is,
is
basically
expanding
with
it
with
again
the
national
fish
wildlife
foundation.
The
dutch
dialogue
work
of
looking
at
different
zones
of
drainage
on
johns
island
areas
for
preservation
and
areas
for
rehabilitation,
so
basically,
where
we
need
where
we
need
drainage
easement,
where
we
need
more
drainage,
easement
and
where
we
need
to
take
areas
that
have
been
impacted
and
have
projects
to
recreate
the
drainage.
The
historical
drainage
patterns
that
is
now
in
in
progress
data
collections
occurring
on
that
work,
the
windemere
drainage,
improvement
evaluation.
X
The
survey
work
is
actually
the
initial
survey
work
is
now
actually
completed
on
that
one
and
we're
starting
to
build
stormwater
models.
So
that's
that
was
a
change.
Even
from
yesterday's
committee
meeting
that
we've
basically
got
our
initial
survey
field
work
done,
they're,
starting
to
build
out
the
computer
modeling
work
to
see
what
improvement
projects
are
a
good
option
in
that
area
as
well
dupont
wapu
the
improvement
projects.
There
were
into
the
coordination
with
some
of
the
property
owners
and
initial
design
and
permanent
work
on
the
first
four
improvement
projects.
X
The
concord
street
pump
station
retrofit
we're
in
our
conceptual
work
now
looking
at
what
can
be
done
to
upfit
that
pump
station
and
bring
it
up
to
full
reliability
again.
The
church
creek
flood
storage
projects.
Again
we
just
we
just
touched
base
on
that
scope
that
passed
it
ways.
It
means
today
for
the
plumber,
yeah
preliminary
engineering
work
on
that
project.
The
limehouse
brick
arch
rehabilitation,
pilot
project,
those
those
contracts
were
approved
last
week
at
council,
we're
in
contact
with
our
contractors
and
are
planning
to
start
that
at
the
beginning
of
2021.
X
To
start
some
construction
work
already
rehabilitating
that
arch
and
again
we
talked
about
that
last
week,
but
that's
a
that's
a
really
exciting
project
to
leverage
some
existing
infrastructure
and
shift
it
from
you
know:
liability
into
a
significant
asset
for
us,
the
central
park,
drainage
improvements,
we're
negotiating
some
scope
options
with
our
design
consultant
and
the
county
is
preparing
an
rfq
for
the
engineering
work,
that's
basically
being
funded
out
of
the
city's
ctc
request
for
the
last
ctc
project
round
and
that's
that's
improvement.
Work
on
one
of
the
central
park.
X
Road
crossings
on
the
western
portion
of
the
basin,
the
sherwood
drainage
improvement
project-
we
did
remove
the
final
tree
that
was
causing
some
challenges
with
drainage
in
the
area.
So
at
that
point
the
project
is
complete,
we'll
continue
with
stabilizing
that
system
and
evaluating
it
over
the
next
couple
of
months.
But
it
looks
like
we're
already
seeing
some
significant
improvements
from
the
recent
heavy
rainstorms
in
that
area,
and
then
two
new
projects
that
are
underway
are
the
dowden
area,
evaluation
and
the
west
pawnee
area
evaluations.
J
Councilman
gregory
yeah.
T
Question
I
can't
remember
which
meeting
but
a
couple
of
meetings
ago,
we
talked
about
the
fact
that
utility
companies
sometimes
hold
up
our
projects
considerably
and
as
a
result
of
that,
our
cost
goes
up.
And
I
thought
that
we
were
going
to
look
into
whether
or
not
as
a
result
of
these
delays
that
these
utility
companies
may
have
some
liability.
J
Oh,
no,
our
legal
can
touch
based
on
this,
but
my
understanding
is
when
we
revisit
the
franchise
agreements.
That
type
aspect
can
be
written
into
it.
J
J
Long,
I
know
it's
been
a
long
report
on
this
part,
but
that
report
basically
touched
almost
every
council
district
in
the
city
of
charleston.
It's
an
opportunity
for
all
of
us
to
keep
up
so
when
people
say
we're
not
doing
anything
in
drainage.
You
can
say
well
no,
and
let
me
tell
you
why
councilman
shaheed
yeah.
Z
And
going
back
to
what
you
have
talked
about
before
councilmember
wearing-
and
I
just
haven't-
checked
the
website
recently,
generally-
that
we
can
just
sort
of
list
these
on
the
city's
website,
with
the
value
that
it
has
cost
value
on
it
in
the
district
that
it
has,
because
you
know
I
kind
of
commented
wasn't
exciting,
but
it
is
important.
This
is
critical
work
that
we're
doing
for
all
of
our
citizens
throughout
the
city.
Z
Z
Some
of
these
are
small,
but
the
impact
is
tremendous
on
every
one
of
these
for
our
citizens,
and
so,
if
we
had
a
an
ongoing
list
and
sort
of
like
a
moving
target
progress
report
that
where
these
things
are
from
time
to
time,
I
don't
want
to
tax
matt
any
more
than
we
need
to
do
that.
But
it
certainly
is
just
important
for
the
community
to
know
what
we're
doing
and
the
progress
that
these
things
are
going
through.
Z
Well,
like
you
said
a
few
moments
ago,
unless
you're
on
the
public
works
committee,
we
we
get
these
almost
every
other
week.
These
updates,
and
so
we're
used
to
hearing
these
things
from
that,
but
for
the
general
public
and
for
our
other
colleagues
having
this
readily
available
would
be
a
big
help
to
everybody.
I
think.
J
You're
so
right,
mr
councilman
armist,
mr
mayor,
that's
the
extent
of
our
report
and
thank
you,
mr
fountain,
for
your
depth
of
knowledge
on
all
these
projects.
J
D
Thank
you
here.
I
just
want
to
echo
peter
our
council
council
on
member
shades
point
being
able
to
post
that
stuff
in
a
digestible
format
for
for
constituents
extremely
helpful,
and
I
know
matt
you've
been
really
good
engaging
with
some
of
my
constituents
and
when
you
do-
and
I
read
those
emails,
it's
clear
work
is
getting
done.
So
I
guess
how
do
we?
How
can
we
package
that
in
a
way
that's
it's
it's
easily
digestible,
so
we
could
share
it
with
our
folks.
X
I
can
certainly
jump
in
mr
mayor
and
we
have
yes,
we
we've.
We
basically
have
been
working
through
templates
to
update
the
whole
kind
of
website
to
present
a
more
citizen,
user-friendly
interface.
There
is
information
on
there
now,
but
it
can
be
hard
to
find.
We
have
done
the
spring
fish
burn
project
and
the
low
battery
project
are
very
kind
of
well
laid
out.
You
know
attractive,
informative
websites
and
now
what
we're
doing
is
working
on
expanding
that
into
all
of
the
other
projects
as
well.
X
So
those
were
kind
of
our
templates
that
we
were
able
to
set
up
and
use
as
examples
and
now
we're
working
with
a
dedicated
staff
member
to
basically
do
that
for
all
of
the
project
work
we
have
so
we
can
see
it
and
it
can
be
readily
available
and
viewed
because
you're
right,
it's
it's
important.
If
we're
not.
If
we're
doing
all
this
work
and
no
one
knows
we're
doing
because
it's
all
below
ground,
it's
hard
to
remind
people
how
how
helpful
it
is
thanks.
Man.
X
My
my
target
is
first
quarter
of
next
year.
It
a
little
bit
starts
to
be
like
juggling
and
and
how
many
times
can
you
grab
the
ball
and
throw
it
back
up
in
the
air
before
you
drop
it?
But,
yes,
I
think
we
do
have
someone
set
up
at
this
point
to
basically
work
on
this
at
least
half
half
of
their
time
in
the
office.
So
I
I
think,
we'll
have
a
very
good
shot
at
getting
the
vast
majority
of
this
up
and
running
by
end
of
first
quarter.
C
Yeah
and
just
a
follow-up
request
on
that,
would
it
be
possible
to
break
it
down
by
areas
of
the
city
so,
as
people
are
looking
at
the
projects
that
are
taking
place,
do
it
by
area
and
then
what
council
districts
are
impacted
by
that?
I
think
you
know
when
we
run
down
a
list,
especially
at
the
wreath
we've
had
people
moving
to
the
city
and
what
they
may
not
completely
know
what
the
areas
are
in
the
council
districts.
But
I
think
it
would
would
help
kind
of
delineate
that
for
people.
X
T
Mr
mayor
councilman
brady
just
brought
up
a
point
that
I've
been
started
grappling
with
for
years.
T
T
It
would
be
easy
access
for
each
each
councilman
to
say
this
is
the
amount
of
dollars
that
has
been
spent
in
district
x,
and
this
is
what's
been
spent
on
and
I
think
that's
what
councilman
brady
is
getting
to,
but
I
think
that
if
we
could
try
to
come
up
with
that-
and
it's
it's
not
that
easy
to
do,
especially
when
you
you.
You
start
talking
about
police
departments,
fire
departments
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
T
But
at
least
we
can
say
what
stations
are
where
et
cetera
et
cetera,
but
I
think
it
would
really
be
helpful
to
each
one
of
us
if
we
had
some
kind
of
cheat
sheet
so
that
when
we
are
talking
to
our
constituents
we
can
be
a
little
more
specific
just
a
suggestion.
I
don't
know
how
difficult
difficult
that
could
be
across
the
board,
but
mayor
would
be
great
if
we
can
look
into
something
like
that.
V
A
T
For
approval
second,
mr
mayor,
I
moved
for
approval
as
amended,
and
I
would
request
that
the
clerk
of
council
would
reflect
the
voting
with
regard
to
the
budget,
particularly
those
that
were
in
opposition,
absolutely
approval,
as
amended.
Second.
A
So
I
guess
having
our
meeting
so
close
together,
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
committee
meetings.
That's
all
for
our
committee
meetings.
Next,
we.
A
G
A
Z
AA
V
Right
on
that,
council
member,
so
mr
mayor
and
those
I
don't
know
who
made
the
most
executive,
but
I
would
ask
you
to
accept
a
amended
motion
on
that
and
that
would
be
move
for
approval,
not
as
amended
but
as
originally
read
before
this
committee
for
first
reading.
Counseling.
A
We'll
be
with
you
in
just
second
councilmember,
I'm
sorry,
third,
third
reading
and
ratification
of
items,
one
through
four,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Z
V
G
A
Can
we
can
we
keep
amendment
or
keep
the
ordinance
as
it
was
originally
proposed
to
us
and
not
the
amended
version?
I
call
this
door
number
one
versus
door
number
two
councilman.
A
Sure
thank
you
who
would
like
to
handle
that,
for
susan
or.
A
R
A
Q
Be
me,
I
think
I
think,
I'm
on
the
hot
seat,
so
ordinance
number
one
that
was
the
sampling
ban
in
the
very
limited
area
there
on
king
street.
That
was
originally.
G
Q
Second,
ordinance
is
a
sampling
permit
ordinance.
It
would
allow
you
to
sample
anywhere
in
the
central
business
district
until
you've
received
two
written
violations
of
the
city
code,
and
then
that
would
put
you
into
a
permit
situation
where
you
would
have
to
install
cameras
to
to
record
your
sales
on
the
public
right-of-way
to
ensure
that
you
were
following
the
city's
ordinances.
U
Q
Q
U
And
how?
How
would
you
all
predict
that
those
violations
you
know
would
be
cited
would
would
the
customers
need
to
complain?
Would
would
it
just
be
random
chance
that
livability
would
be
vicinity
and,
in
terms
of
you
know,
trying
trying
to
actually
put
out,
or
you
know,
to
regulate
the
the
worst
of
the
behaviors
that
we
were,
that
this
ordinance
is
intending
to.
AA
Yeah,
yes,
sir,
the
option
number
one
would
be
the
most
inclusive,
the
the
the
option
that
would
be
more
productive
versus
the
second
option.
We
would
be
able
to
enforce
it
at
our
standpoint
with
photographs
more
easily
if
it
was
a
total
ban
versus
the
permitting
process.
AA
Now
the
permitting
process
is,
is
nice,
but
it's
much
more
difficult
to
gather
the
evidence
and
create
a
case
against
the
particular
business
versus
the
total
ban
would
be
very
productive
for
us
to
be
able
to
enforce,
gather
evidence
and
prosecute.
AA
X
A
G
Griffin,
I
just
want
to
say
I
am
just
sick
and
tired
of
banning
things.
I've
never
dealt
with
a
government
that
bans
so
many
things
to
me.
It's
just
ridiculous.
We're
supposed
to
be
giving
our
citizens
rights
not
taking
them
away.
So
I
I
mean
I
would,
I
would
probably
go
for
the
whole
permit
thing,
but
these
bans
all
the
time
and
looking
for
ways
to
write
tickets
and
make
money
and
just
to
me,
it's
just
cheap,
so
I'm
going
to
vote
against
it.
If
we're
going
to
go
that
route
well,.
V
Very
briefly,
in
response
to
that-
and
I
generally
agree,
but
in
this
instance,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
limiting
a
predatory
practice
that
hurts
business
in
our
most
key
and
central
business
district.
Our
billion-dollar
corridor
and
all
of
the
businesses
save
the
ones
that
are
engaged
in
the
predatory
practice
have
asked
for
it
and
if
there's
ever
a
time
that
we
should
install
something
that
helps
our
business
grow
back
to
where
it
was
now's.
Z
Sir,
I
just
want
to
echo
what
councilman
seeking
just
said
this
is
to
protect
commerce,
to
make
sure
that
our
entrepreneurs
are
protected
from
predatory
practices.
A
You
so,
and
I
would
just
offer
that
you
know
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
pass
one
one
or
the
other
of
these
versions.
A
But
honestly,
I
think
for
the
offense
that
it's
a
it's
it's
a
bit
bureaucratic
and
complicated
and
as
councilmember
gregory
pointed
out
when
this
matter
first
came
to
council
some
weeks
ago
that
you
know
if
we
pass
the
the
simplified
version.
If,
if
we,
if
there
are
any
unintended
consequences,
we
can
always
come
back
and
put
the
permitted
version
in
place
or
some
modification
thereof,
but
I
I
would
recommend
we
go
ahead
with
the
simpler
version
and
and
get
something
done
on
this
councilmember
rappel.
A
I
On
mute,
sorry
about
that,
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
would
just
point
out
that
this
is
a
measure.
This
is
an
ordinance
that
developed
out
of
the
central
business
improvement
district,
the
commission
that
was
set
up
this
summer
and
one
of
the
big
knocks
you
know
you
hear
from
time
to
time
about
commissions
is
that's
where
you
just
get
a
bunch
of
people
sitting
around
and
talking
and
nothing
ever
comes
out
of
it
well.
I
This
is
something
discreet
that
came
out
of
that
commission
that
didn't
come
from
my
you
know,
brain
or
any
other
elected
person.
Necessarily
it
came
from
the
merchant
stakeholders
on
king
street.
This
is
something
that
they
have
spoken
about.
This
is
an
issue
that
they
deal
with
every
day,
where
people
get
unfortunately
harassed
on
the
street
and
people
have
to
literally
cross
the
street
and
avoid
businesses
and
entire
stretches
of
king
street.
I
To
do
it,
and
I
think
that
there's
been
some
news
reporting
recently,
some
actually
some
very
impressive
local
news
investigative
journalism
over
some
of
these
issues.
I
think
they
speak
for
themselves
and
the
city
is
is
is
going
about
addressing
this
issue
in
a
direct
way.
I
I
tend
to
agree
with
council
members
seeking,
I
think
door
number
one
as
the
mayor
put,
it
is
much
more
direct.
Much
more
elegant
will
involve
much
less
staff
time
resources.
I
You
know
we
had
a
long
discussion
earlier
today
about
the
budget
and
staff
time
and
things
of
that
nature.
This
is
a
lot
more
elegant
and
we
ban
things
all
the
time
you
can't
open
a
strip
club
on
king
street.
You
can't
open
a
short-term
rental
unless
you
satisfy
20
different
requirements
depending
on
where
you
are
in
the
city.
The
city
has
been
banning
things
and
regulating
things.
I
Probably
since
the
united
states
was
founded
to
be
honest,
so
we
ban
things
all
the
time.
It's
a
part
and
parcel
of
government.
This
is
nothing
different,
we're
responding
to
a
very
discreet
problem
and
and
and
just
want
to
thank
the
central
group
business
improvement
district
stakeholders
for
coming
up
with
this
working
through
these
issues
and
there's
more
to
come
minimum
parking
requirements,
for
example,
you
may
have
heard
of
it.
I
A
All
right,
councilmember
jackson
and
then
we'll
try
to
call
the
question.
U
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Yes,
I
I
totally
agree
that
the
door
number
one
is
the
is
the
right
choice
for
us
to
make
tonight
and
for
all
the
reasons
that
my
colleagues
have
expressed
so
procedurally,
how
do
we
go
about
that?
A
A
And
that
will
be
second
reading
correct
and
we'll
give
it
third
and
before
we
vote,
I
do
want
to
thank.
I
see
your
picture
meg
thompson
for
leading
that
central
business
district
commission
she's
been
doing
a
terrific
job,
any
other
comments
or
questions
I'll
call
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye,
any
opposed
a
you
guys.
Have
it
now
for
third
reason:
ratification.
A
J
G
A
The
opposed,
nay,
we
have
no
bills
up
again
for
first
reading,
so
unless
there's
something
further
to
become
for
us
tonight,
our
next
regular
meeting
will
be
december
15th
in
two
weeks.
B
Yes,
sir,
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
item
in
one
under
bills
up
for
first
reading
that
is
going
to
be
withdrawn
because
it's
gone
past
the
365
day
limit.
So
that
will
be
that
will
be
coming
off
of
the
agenda.
It's
noted
as
to
be
withdrawn.
A
F
G
Question,
mr
mayor,
can
can
you
can
you
get
the
dates
on
some
of
these
deferred
things?
So
we
know
because
a
couple
of
them
we
may
want
to
bring
back
up
before
they
fall
off.
B
For
tonight
yes-
and
I
believe,
mandy's
on
the
line
as
well,
I
think
it
only
applies
to
amendments
to
the
zoning
ordinance.
Some
of
the
other
ordinances
that
rule
does
not
apply.
I
don't
know
if
mandy
is
still
on,
so
it's
it's
different
depending
on
what
the
ordinance
is.
W
Z
Z
No,
no,
I
just
was
saying
that
councilman
griffin
had
a
you
know.
A
D
Quick
question
mask
ordinance:
when
does
it
expire.
A
January
15th,
we
just
extended
it
to
january
15th.
Thank
you,
councilmember
pal.
I
Thank
you,
mr
real
real,
quick,
just
want
to
remind
everybody
or
anybody.
That's
still
listening
the
budget's,
not
final.
We
still
have
time
to
come
up
with
some
additional
cuts,
potentially,
if
anybody's
very
interested
about
two
mills
and
not
having
that
happen,
the
challenge
is
on
the
gauntlet
has
been
thrown,
come
up
with
it
and,
let's
take
it
up.
A
Okay,
well,
having
heard
that,
could
I
respectfully
ask
that
council
members,
if
you
have
some
specific
recommendation
to
please
go
ahead
and
send
it
to
us,
so
we
can
have
a
little
time
to
review
it.
So,
by
the
close
of
day
on
friday,
please
either
send
us
something
or
let
us
know
you
got
something
coming
I'd
appreciate.
It
that'd
be
great.