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From YouTube: City of Charleston City Council Meeting 4/12/2022
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City of Charleston City Council Meeting 4/12/2022
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So,
thank
you
all
for
being
with
us
this
evening
in
person
and
what
a
beautiful
day
it
is
in
charleston.
A
I
just
feel
terrific
that
we
have
some
really
of
great
community
recognitions
to
make
this
evening
and
we're
going
to
start
with
a
proclamation
recognizing
and
honoring
judge,
brucey
hendricks
and
I'd
like
to
ask
judge,
hendricks
and
her
husband
and
if
I
may,
ask
gil
kerlikowske
and
his
wife
to
come,
join
me
up
on
the
podium
and-
and
I
think,
deputy
chief
jack
wiese
is
going
to
join
us
and
make
a
few
remarks
on
behalf
of
our
police
department.
A
Please
just
come
on
up
behind
me
and
and,
and
chief
reynolds
may
make
a
few
remarks
as
well
online.
I
think
he's
listening
in
so
if
I
may
start
your
honor
with
making
a
proclamation
for
for
all
to
hear,
whereas
the
city
of
charleston
wishes
to
recognize
one
of
its
most
dedicated
citizens,
judge
brucey,
hendricks
and
judge
hendricks
presides
over
the
district
of
south
carolina's
federal
drug
court.
A
The
act
force
consisting
of
law
enforcement,
public
health
treatment,
emergency
medical
response
and
many
more
organizations
to
reduce
the
incidence
of
overdose,
injury
and
death.
Whereas
the
city
of
charleston
and
charleston
police
department
have
been
active
leaders
in
the
act
force
and
the
successful
submission
of
a
grant
application
has
resulted
in
additional
resources
being
brought
to
charleston
county.
A
Most
recently,
the
charleston
model
has
been
recognized
by
the
white
house
officer
of
national
drug
control
policy
and
its
director,
dr
rahul
gupta,
came
to
charleston
to
see
firsthand
the
work
of
the
act
force
and
whereas
the
city
of
charleston
would
like
to
recognize,
judge
bruce
hendricks
for
being
a
true
charlestonian
community
leader.
Now,
therefore,
I
john
j
taklenberg
mayor
to
city
charleston,
do
hereby
proclaim
today
tuesday
april
12th
is
judge
brucey
hendricks
day
in
the
city
of
charleston.
How
about
that.
A
So
so
I
would
like
to
ask
first
deputy
chief
jack
wiese
to
make
a
few
comments
on
behalf
of
the
charleston
police
force.
If
you
would
like.
E
G
Bringing
us
all
together
to
do
collaborative
work
during
this
epidemic,
which
our
city
has
been
plagued
by,
like
everywhere
else
in
this
country
and
she's,
brought
us
all
together
to
the
table,
because
it's
not
something
we
like.
We
always
say
you
can't
arrest
your
way
out
of
a
drug
crisis
and
bringing
all
the
resources
into
one
room,
taking
part
in
case
reviews,
seeing
what
we
may
have
been
able
to
do
better
and
have
an
honest,
open
conversation
further
down
the
road
to
save
lives
in
our
city.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
to
the
mayor
and
everyone
who
had
a
hand
in
this.
I
have
some
reasonable
suspicion
as
to
who
may
have
conspired,
but
let
me
just
start
out
by
saying
my
general
philosophy
has
been
since
I
started
this
job
that
I
do
believe
that
a
courtroom
can
both
punish
and
heal,
and
that
is
my
overriding
philosophy.
H
The
assistant
united
states
attorneys,
the
federal
public
defenders
and
the
united
states
magistrate
judges
that
pour
their
souls
into
this
work.
Moreover,
I'd
like
to
highlight
and
honor
the
unsung
unseen
heroes,
the
sponsors,
the
mentors
and
the
family
members
that
so
sacrificially
come
alongside
drug
court
participants.
Those
suffering
from
the
ravages
of
fentanyl
and
substance
use
disorder
to
ensure
that
they're
truly
successful
in
their
endeavor
toward
recovery,
and
that's
where
the
real
work
of
recovery
is
done.
H
It's
in
the
families,
it's
in
alcoholics,
anonymous
in
narcotics,
anonymous
meetings
with
the
boss,
someone
who
takes
on
someone
who's
in
recovery
because
they
know
what
it's
like
to
struggle
with
addiction
themselves.
They
do
it.
We
all
do
it,
because
it's
perhaps
the
most
redemptive
thing
happening
in
the
federal
court
system,
watching
a
life
be
transformed
from
the
brink
of
incarceration
for
criminal
activity
connected
to
addiction.
H
All
the
way
to
full
recovery,
employment
and
successful
living
in
the
community
is
nothing
short
of
a
beautiful
thing.
I'm
honored
to
play
a
small
part
in
it,
but
most
of
all
to
see
those
transformations
become
a
reality.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
all
the
people
in
the
community.
Who've
helped
pull
together
to
create
the
act
force.
H
Chief
reynolds
has
been
a
linchpin
chief,
reggie
burgess.
The
mount
pleasant
chief,
the
sheriff
mr
karlakowski,
who
is
the
former
director
of
the
office
of
national
drug
control
policy
under
president
obama,
has
been
key
and
been
the
glue
to
hold
this
all
together.
So
we
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do.
H
A
Mr
mayor,
you
may
I
did.
I
did
the
judge
introduced
gil
kerlikowski
and
his
behind
the
scenes
role
in
all
this,
and
I'm
just
going
to
say
before
you
walk
off,
that
charleston
is
very
honored
and
blessed
to
have
you
and
your
lovely
wife
as
charlestonians
now,
and
thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
country
and
to
our
community
ongoing
thanks.
Thank
thank
you.
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C
C
Okay,
I
just
I
just
want
to
add
to
what
you
just
said
for
judge
hendricks
and
I'm
sorry,
I'm
not
there
in
person
to
to
say
this.
But,
as
you
said,
when
we
first
talked
about
honoring,
the
judge
she's
a
true,
I
think,
quoting
you
a
true
charlestonian
leader,
a
person
who
loves
this
city
loves
the
people
that
she
works
with
and
she
is
a
true
collaborator.
F
Judge
hendricks
you're
not
going
to
get
away
from
this
courtroom.
First
of
all,
mayor
and
city
council
behind
me
is
next
to
me.
What's
up
magistrate
judge
molly,
cherry's
also
with
us.
F
I've
said
this
to
other
folks
who
will
recognize
that
they
are
sons
of
charleston.
You
are
a
daughter
of
charleston
and
we
mean
that
sincerely.
So
thank
you
for
all
that
you
have
done,
and
this
is
a
well-deserved
recognition
and
I'm
just
sorry.
I
didn't
come
up
with
the
idea
that
chief
littles
did
it
ahead
of
me.
So
she
beat
me
to
the
punch.
Congratulations,
okay,
all
right!
F
My
senior
council
member
took
me
out
of
my
chair.
I.
I
I
Fellow
council
members,
I
can't
let
this
moment
go
without
making
just
a
few
very
brief
comments.
You
know
every
now
and
then
and
it's
rare,
but
every
now
and
then
someone
comes
along
and
rises
to
a
place
where
they
can
do
so
much
good
in
their
community
and
beyond.
I
I
have
known
judge
hendricks
long
before
she
was
elevated
to
the
lofty
position
of
judge
hendricks
back
in
the
days
when
we
traveled
to
richmond,
and
we
would
argue
in
the
fourth
circuit,
the
arguments
lasted
about
two
minutes.
By
the
time
we
got
back.
The
decision
was
already
made,
another
win
for
judge
hendricks,
then
u.s
attorney
hendricks.
But
what
she's
done
with
a
lifetime?
Appointment
and
a
rare
opportunity
is
unique.
I
I
mean
we
just
don't
hear
about
things
like
this
in
our
community
in
our
country
every
day
and
there's
a
reason,
because
there
aren't
many
people
like
ted
centrics
and
what
she's
done
in
our
community
to
take
on
what
is
something
that
is.
It
affects
all
of
us
every
day,
whether
you
know
it
or
not
affects
all
of
us,
and
she
has
been
the
leader
in
addressing
it,
not
in
a
way
that
you
might
think
a
judge
would
do
by
dispensing
sentences.
I
She
has
dispensed
something
way
better
than
justice,
and
that
is
compassion
and
understanding
and
there's
no
doubt
that
she
was
destined
to
be
sitting
on
the
bench
for
a
lifetime
and
in
these
chambers
and
in
our
community,
doing
what
she's
doing
so.
I'm
honored
to
I've
known
her
for
a
long
time
to
call
her
both
your
honor
and
friend,
and
it's
a
proud
moment
for
all
of
us
that
you're
here
judge.
So
thank
you.
So
much
all
right.
A
Next,
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
south
carolina
state
guard
and
we
have
some
more
distinguished
guests
with
us.
If
you
would
join
me,
please
on
the
podium,
brigadier
general
leon,
lott,
lieutenant
colonel
david
preston,
warrant
officer,
michael
northrup,
command,
sergeant,
major
james
guest,
private,
robert
ashley
and
private
kyle
caston.
A
Thank
you
for
being
with
us
all
this
evening,
and
the
occasion
rose
as
requested
by
fellow
south
carolina
guardsman
carl
brady,
that,
on
the
occasion
of
the
cooper
river
bridge,
run
that
for
many
many
years
the
south
carolina
guard
has
come
to
help
volunteer
as
we
conduct
that
big
event,
but
believe
you
me-
and
I
guess
I'll
mention
this
in
the
proclamation
that
there's
so
much
more.
The
south
carolina
state
guard
does
and
we're
so
thankful
for
what
you
do
for
public
safety
and
to
watch
an
out
force
in
this
state.
A
So,
whereas
the
city
of
charleston
wishes
to
recognize
one
of
our
state's
most
dedicated
organizations,
the
south
carolina
state
guard
and
the
state
guard
authorized
by
the
south
carolina
code
of
laws
is
a
professional
military
organization
component
of
south
carolina
military
department.
That
supports
a
variety
of
critical
functions
of
state
county
and
municipal
governments
such
as
disaster
relief,
assistance
to
communities
and
local
first
responder
agencies,
and
whereas
the
south
carolina
state
guard
traces,
its
early
origins
to
the
formation
of
the
charleston
militia.
A
A
Before
you
come
forward,
if
you
don't
mind,
I'd
like
to
ask
council
member
brady
one
of
your
colleagues
and
fellow
guardsmen,
although
I
understand
he
is,
might
get
a
demerit
the
same
name
for
having
not
shaving
properly
councilmember.
J
Okay,
I'm
in
between
drills,
it's
okay,
so
I
want
to
thank
mayor
tecquenberg
and
my
fellow
colleagues
on
council
for
letting
us
recognize
the
state
guard
today.
I
think
a
lot
of
the
comments
that
I'd
originally
gotten
were
that
people
didn't
know
a
lot
about
the
state
guard.
I'm
sure
brigadier
general
lot
can
can
fill
everyone
in,
but
I'm
honored
that
we
were
able
to
do
this
today
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
general
who
definitely
outranks
me.
G
Thank
you,
mayor
council.
I
want
to
thank
y'all
for
recognizing
the
south
carolina
state
guard,
your
south
carolina
state
guard,
as
the
mayor
said,
we're
in
our
352nd
year.
This
was
the
very
first
military
organization
in
the
state
of
south
carolina.
Now
you
can
see
we
all
look
different,
but
we
have
one
thing
in
common:
that's
the
love
that
we
have
for
just
state
and
the
citizens
and
we
serve
because
of
that
and
the
bridge
run
is
just
one
of
those
opportunities
to
give
us
that
opportunity
to
go
out
here
and
serve.
G
So
we
appreciate
that
opportunity.
We
will
continue
to
be
here
to
serve
you.
I
hope
we
don't
get
called
for
a
hurricane
anytime
soon,
but
if
it
happens,
we're
trained
and
we're
ready,
that's
our
motto,
trained
and
ready
so
mayor.
Thank
you
so
much
so
much,
but
I
would
also
like
to
give
you
our
coin.
Our
350th
anniversary
coin,
it's
two
years
past,
but
we're
going
to
give
it
to
you
today.
Thank
you,
god.
A
That
is
a
big
coin.
Now
all
right!
Thank
you.
So
then,
in
addition
to
those
recognitions,
we
have
a
couple
of
city
of
charleston
employees
that
have
received
community
recognition
since
our
last
meeting,
and
I
would
like
to
recognize
them
first
paul
weeders,
please
come
forward
along
with
irv
batten,
who's,
a
race
director
of
the
cooper
river
bridge,
run
speaking
of
cooper
ridge,
river
bridge
run,
and
we
also
have
two
other
board.
A
Members
of
of
the
cooper
river
bridge
run
our
own
council
member,
mike
seekings
and
laurie
yarborough,
head
of
our
recreation
department
of
yell,
would
all
come
forward.
I
would
appreciate
it
so
I
was
at
the
little
opening
luncheon
that
they
have
for
the
cooper
river
bridge
thursday
a
week
ago.
I
think
it
was
time
flies
and
was
so
felt
so
proud
and
honored
that
city
of
charleston's
own
paul
weeders
was
recognized
by
the
cooper
river
bridge
run
with
their
joseph
p
riley
award.
A
A
I
was
working
there
at
the
same
time
he
was
head
of
the
recreation
department
and
has
more
than
15
years
now,
specifically
focused
on
health
and
wellness.
He
served
as
the
president
of
south
carolina
parks
and
recreation
association,
member
of
the
scprt
commission,
the
nrpa
southern
regional
board
member.
Each
smart
move
more
south
carolina
board
of
directors,
tri-county
e-s-m-m-s-e
board.
I
don't
even
know
what
that
one
is
eat.
A
Smart,
move,
more
cooper,
river
bridge,
run
board
of
directors
serves
as
the
lead
for
the
city's
health
and
wellness
advisory
committee
as
a
foreign,
and
also
a
former
president
of
his
church.
Congregation
he's
been
instrumental
in
developing
the
lighten
up
charleston
initiative
in
charleston
and
partnering
with
musc
in
his
free
time.
Believe
it
or
not.
He
enjoys
clemson
football
and
he
also
enjoys
spending
time
with
his
wife
marty
and
his
children,
who
are
wonderful.
A
So
I'm
going
to
ask
irv
batten
now
to
come
forward
and
make
a
re-presentation
of
this
very
small
award
that
trophy
that
they
presented
to
paul
just
a
few
weeks
ago.
Irv
and
thank
you
for
your
service
irv
in
making
sure
the
bridge
cooper,
river
bridge
run,
runs
so
well.
You
did
a
terrific
job
this
year
or
bad.
G
Well,
I
just
want
to
say
everything
that
I
do
has
always
been
a
team
effort.
I
I've
had
great
mentors
over
my
career,
starting
with
dr
reed
and
bad
bell
and
then
marcus
newberry,
and
it
just
continues
on
and
it's
all
about
us
talking
and
listening
and
then
finding
ways
to
make
a
difference
in
our
community
and
with
your
help
through
the
health
and
wellness
advisory
committee.
Through
lighting
up
charleston,
we've
been
able
to
start
that
process,
and
I
really
can't
thank
you
enough.
G
I
had
30
years
in
parks
and
recreation
and
then
I
always
knew
there
was
more
than
parks
and
recreation
and
it
was
in
health
and
wellness
where
we
really
can
take
a
deeper
look
into
how
we
change
lives,
and
so
I'm
honored
to
be
a
part
of
the
city's
team,
and
I
look
forward
to
more
years
to
come
and
as
a
great
football
coach
in
south
carolina
says
we're
all
in
this
together.
All
off
of
one.
A
I
I
did
want
to
just
share
that:
paul's
entire
life
has
been
dedicated
to
well-being
of
others.
Listen
to
this.
If
you
call
paul-
and
he
doesn't
pick
up
the
phone,
even
his
voicemail
says
quote,
it
is
a
great
day
in
charleston
get
out
and
exercise
and
eat
healthy.
A
And
and
then
lastly,
although
the
news
was
broken
in
our
ways
and
means
committee
that
wasn't
on
the
agenda,
we'd
like
to
recognize
gianna,
shaw,
johnson,
the
2022
country
woman
of
the
year
gianna,
would
you
and
your
husband
please
come
forward.
A
And
eddie
bynes
and
other
staff
and
family
y'all,
please
come
forward
so
y'all
for
the
last
few
years,
wcbd
news
2
count
on
two
has
been
highlighting
local
women
who
make
a
difference
in
their
community
with
their
remarkable
women
campaign
and
each
year
over,
a
hundred
nominations
are
made
and
they
have
a
six-person
committee.
That
goes
through
all
the
nominations
and
selects
someone
on
three
criteria:
community
contribution,
self-achievement
and
family
impact.
H
H
I
have
an
amazing
family,
a
supportive
husband,
lieutenant
colonel
johnson
he's
the
quiet
one
of
the
two
of
us
he's
with
us
tonight.
My
siblings
are
here
tonight
as
well
at
least
two
of
them
and
my
grandnieces
and
members
of
the
staff
of
the
department
of
housing
and
community
development.
I
know
I
don't
look
like
a
granod,
but
I
am
so
I
could
not
do
what
I
do
on
a
daily
basis.
H
Without
my
team
members,
eddie
bynes
who's
been
with
the
city
now
30
plus
years,
eddie
latasha
jenkins
flood,
who
council
approved
last
year
for
us
to
hire
latasha.
It
will
direct
the
hope
center,
currently
called
the
navigation
center
for
the
hope,
center
she's
with
us
tonight
as
well
and
other
team
members
who
cannot
be
here.
I
want
to
acknowledge
them
as
part
of
the
success,
because
again
I
could
not
do
it
without
them
and
finally,
I
accept
this
acknowledgement
and
recognition
on
behalf
of
my
awesome
parents,
benny
and
thelma
shaw.
H
H
They
taught
us
a
great
deal
about
honoring
god,
hard
work,
loving
one
another
and
respecting
our
fellow
man,
and
I
would
say
in
these
days
and
times
these
are
characteristics
that
we
can
carry
on
and
hopefully
allow
generations
to
come
to
experience
those
same
things.
So
god
bless
you,
members
of
council
and
thank
you
all
for
your
support
tonight.
A
All
right,
and
just
when
you
thought
all
our
recognitions
were
over,
I
did
want
to
present
a
10-year
employment
pin
to
madam
clerk.
Jennifer
cook
is
now
here's
your
10-year
service.
E
A
Good,
okay,
oh-
and
I
did
also
want
to
share
with
council,
because
the
family
had
requested
it
not
be
a
big
media
event,
but
council
member
mitchell
and
I
joined
the
earl
drayton
family
today
he
was
one
of
our
fallen
firefighters
from
the
charleston
nine.
He
grew
up
on
amherst
street,
on
the
east
side
and
at
the
corner
of
nassau
and
amherst
street.
A
Please
go
by
there
sometime
soon
and
note
the
sign
that
we've
honored
the
memory
of
this,
this
brave
firefighter
the
earl
drayton
way
at
the
corner
of
amherst,
the
block
that
he
and
his
family
kind
of
owned
when
he
was
growing
up-
and
it
was
very
nice
memorial
not
only
to
to
earl
but
to
all
of
our
charleston
firefighters.
A
We
had
a
really
terrific,
showing
there
today
councilmember
mitchell.
Do
you
want
to
add
anything.
E
This
mayor,
that
a
lot
of
the
people,
the
family,
thought
this
would
never
be
done
because
this
was
going
on
for
the
past
for
probably
four
years-
and
you
know
after
colbert
came
everything
just
kind
of
slacked
down,
and
so
when
the
chief
called
me
cheaper,
called
me-
and
I
said
well,
let's
go
ahead,
get
it
done
and
he's
we
got
it
done.
We
had
the
color
guards
out
there
today.
E
We
have
also
the
fire
truck
that
the
last
truck
that
he
rolled
on,
which
is
what
119
stage
119
he
that
was
there
and-
and
it
was
a
beautiful
occasion
with
the
family
there.
You
know
recognizing
you
know
that
him
he
died,
but
he
gave
his
life.
E
You
know
to
help
and
assist
the
people
in
this
community.
So
we
have
to
always
remember
that,
and
I
told
the
family
the
same
thing
I
know
he's
looking
down
and
smiling,
although
he's
not
hearing
presence
but
in
spirit
he
is
here,
but
he
gives
his
life
for
the
residents
for
the
city
of
charleston.
So
they're
going
to
be
proud
of
that.
You
know,
although
he's
not
here
and
going
on
his
daughters
with
daughter,
was
here
some
of
her
sisters
and
brothers
was
there,
and
so
it
was
a
beautiful
occasion.
A
All
right
so
we're
going
to
move
ahead
with
our
agenda.
First
up
is
approval
of
city
council
minutes
from
march
22nd
any
additions,
deletions,
corrections,
hearing
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
and
he
opposed
the
odds.
Have
it
next?
Is
our
citizens
participation
period?
Madam
clerk.
A
G
G
He
you
know
he
who
knows
that
he
knows
his
wives,
anthony
g
bryant,
request
under
the
south
climate
foyer
act
procedure
accurate
and
regarding
a
copy
of
our
officer
involved
critical
incident
guidelines
due
to
the
public
notice
expressed
by
scarlett,
rose
in
the
9th
circuit
on
march,
29
2022
expressed
copy
to
sled
captain
ryan
neal
special
agent,
rebecca
greg
ironically
bryant
versus
the
bishop
office
u.s
attorney's
office
of
the
same
day
march
29th
2020
puts
a
political
reprisal
against
me,
so
I
take
it
very
personal.
G
What
I
stand
for
as
far
as
prohibition
being
a
failure
and
destroying
black
lives
throughout
this
whole
country
1970
to
now
it
was
embarrassing
to
hear
that
mitigating
ridiculous
nonsense.
It
has
had
no
effect
on
the
lives
of
poor
black
folk
in
this
country.
We
have
been
destroyed
by
those
those
crime
bills
and
still
being
controlled
by
these
crime
bills.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
on
this
list
for
the
record.
G
G
They
said
one
word,
they
said.
One
picture
is
more
expressive
than
a
thousand
words.
So
when
you
look
at
this
picture,
where
people
are
looking
at
a
man
being
hung-
and
you
look
at
this
picture
of
philip
simmons,
a
great
ironworker,
a
great
citizen
of
charleston
beneath
a
tree,
it
looked
like
he's
being
held.
So
we
want
to
put
on
that
site
a
multi-purpose.
G
My
name
is
hilary
smith
born
and
raised
right
here
in
charleston,
I'm
referencing
the
rezoning
of
prop
two
properties
on
folly
road,
the
gist
of
it
is.
Is
we've
been
fighting
this
battle
with
mr
bennett
for
two
or
three
years
they
weren't
following
the
zoning
policies
that
you
all
had
set
forth
and
he
had
to
go
in
and
redo
some
things
we
didn't
know
about
the
request
that
was
read
a
month
or
two
back,
which
was
the
first
reading.
G
We
weren't
notified,
didn't
know
anything
about
it,
so
we're
just
real
distrustful
of
a
lot
of
the
things
that
he
says
he's
doing
and
going
to
do
never
saw
a
sign
saying
that
it
was
but
there's
so
many
signs
on
the
lot
and
you're
going
by
at
40
miles
an
hour
and
it
was
it
was
facing
the
road
it
wasn't
perpendicular.
B
G
K
B
L
Good
evening,
mr
mayor
members
of
council,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
well,
I
work
for
the
charleston
charleston
firefighter.
I
also
live
at
759
roller
jab
apartment
d,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
pan
retention
issue
plaguing
the
charleston
fire
department.
As
we
spoke
last
time,
one
of
our
comparables
for
our
pace,
study
that
we
gave
y'all
was
durham.
They
received
14.3
percent
increase
in
january,
we're
roughly
29
days
out
from
the
90
day.
Pay
review
for
first
responder
pay,
so
we're
eagerly
awaiting
the
results
of
that.
L
Hopefully,
that's
all
public
knowledge.
At
that
point,
I've
been
in
the
fire
service,
full-time
fourteen
and
a
half
years.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
ever
heard
of
a
department.
Iso
one
department,
like
the
city
of
charleston,
have
to
reopen
their
lateral
hiring
process
due
to
lack
of
applications.
L
This
should
be
a
destination
department
with
the
rich
history.
Our
equipment
is
good.
The
personnel
are
good,
but
we
are
just
struggling
to
attract
and
maintain
experienced
members
with
our
entry
level
pay
and
the
retention
pay
of
our
members.
Since
we
last
spoke
city
of
north
charleston,
they
raised
their
pay
for
entry
level
and
across
the
board,
our
qualified
members
same
qualifications
were
getting
paid
hundred
and
seventeen
dollars
less
starting
out
as
our
as
our
partners
up
north.
L
E
Good
evening,
I'm
michael
maher,
I'm,
the
ceo
of
the
west
edge
foundation,
nonprofit
foundation,
working
on
the
west
edge
district,
recognizing
that
there
are
a
few
new
new
council
members.
West
edge
would
like
to
give
you
kind
of
a
gentle
reminder
and
update
about
the
process
we've
been
going
through
for
the
permit,
and
that
is
necessary
for
addressing
the
ongoing
and
increasing
tidal
flooding
issues
along
haygood
avenue
and
within
the
west
side
in
gas
and
green
homes.
E
This
effort
began
in
2007
continued
from
2013
working
with
the
corps
of
engineers
and
with
south
carolina
dhec.
I
had
two
public
hearings
in
2015,
2019
and
city
council
review
in
2020
and
culminated
this
past
summer
in
a
determination
by
south
county
heck
and
ocrm
that
the
proposed
work
is
appropriate
under
south
carolina
regulations.
We're
now
in
litigation
by
way
of
update
for
you
to
protect
the
permit
that
makes
this
remedy
possible.
E
The
hearing
is
this
june
at
the
south
carolina
administrative
law
court.
This
issue
will
have
its
day
in
court,
and
the
chief
justice
of
the
alc
will
make
a
legally
binding
ruling
based
on
the
facts
of
the
situation.
Our
work
is
always
guided
by
an
ethic
of
facts
based
analysis
and
engineering
to
arrive
at
a
legal,
feasible
and
fundable
solution
for
complex
challenges
such
as
this
flooding
issue,
that
is
on
the
west
side.
G
D
Good
evening
my
name
is
john
pchomsky.
I've
been
a
member
of
the
charleston
fire
department
for
over
four
years
now,
I'm
here
today,
because
during
my
time
here
the
city
has
failed
to
address
the
department's
pain
retention
issues.
I'm
currently
at
48
vacancies
in
the
department
and
forcing
people
to
work
has
been
an
ongoing
problem,
I'm
likely
to
be
forced
again
on
easter
sunday
and
possibly
throughout
the
week.
I
hope
you
never
have
to
make
the
disappointing
phone
calls
to
your
children,
telling
them
that
you're
not
going
to
be
home
to
celebrate
holidays
again.
D
It
is
constantly
told
to
us
our
hourly
wages
is
decreased
due
to
the
requirement
of
working
more
hours
being
required
to
work
more
hours
is
not
a
privilege
but
sacrifice.
Our
time
should
not
be
devalued,
because
emergencies
do
not
only
happen
between
the
hours
but
nine
and
five
currently
charleston
has
used
a
stepping
stone
for
me
to
obtain
certifications
and
getting
experience
in
order
to
get
hired
by
better
paying
departments.
This
ongoing
cycle
is
costing
the
taxpayers
of
charleston
lots
of
money,
ignoring
the
fact
that
these
issues
are
directly
correlated
to
firefighter.
M
M
He
called
for
a
coming
together
to
create
a
vision
imploring
us
to
understand
that
water
is
not
to
be
viewed
as
the
enemy,
but
as
a
resource
we
do
otherwise
at
our
own
peril.
In
january
of
2020,
the
city
council
unanimously
approved
the
dutch
dialogues
final
report,
a
report
that
was
unequivocal
and
is
in
its
insistence
that
gadsden
creek
not
be
filled.
Noting
the
history
of
worsened
flooding
in
charleston
every
single
time,
a
tidal
creek
has
been
filled.
I
am
simply
calling
on
the
city
to
engage
in
practices.
It's
already
approved.
B
H
H
I'm
here
to
speak
to
you
not
as
a
expert
on
environmental
systems
or
water,
but
as
a
concerned
citizen
and
a
researcher
of
racial
disparities
here
in
both
charleston
and
nationally,
and
I'd
like
you
to
consider
the
impact
of
the
filling
of
the
gadsden
creek
on
the
community
and
the
historical
role
that
the
destruction
to
the
that
area
has
had
on
the
people
of
charleston.
H
And
I
encourage
you
to
look
at
the
research
by
the
coastal
carolina
conservation
league
as
well
as
your
own
research
done
here.
To
look
at
the
best
practices
in
which
to
restore
the
creek
and
restoration.
There
means
not
only
restoration
of
a
creek,
but
it's
a
restoration
of
a
people
that
has
been
systematically
discriminated
against
going
back
over
100
years.
H
This
creek
once
brought
fish
and
livelihood
and
was
the
center
of
a
vibrant
and
flowing
community
we'd,
just
like
to
see
that
brought
back
and
in
the
most
environmental
and
safe
way,
while
respecting
the
ongoing
business
interests
and
the
development
of
this
historic
and
beautiful
city.
I
think
everyone
would
agree
that
thriving
people
of
all
backgrounds
and
cultures
and
nations
are
better
than
having
divisions,
and
I
think
it
needs
more
study,
and
I
appreciate
the
time.
B
A
A
A
Group
just
to
let
you
all
know
that
if
you
have
questions
during
the
second.
C
Council
mayor,
mr
brady,
thank
you
very
much
for
that
traffic
study,
but
it's
fairly
flawed.
For
example,
if
there's
over
a
thousand
cars
and
averaging
16
miles
an
hour
in
a
25
mile,
an
hour
speed
limit
zone,
doesn't
that
tell
you
that
it's
because
there's
a
ton
of
traffic
and
then
there's
no
traffic?
If
you
average
together,
three
cars
going
five
miles
an
hour,
one
going
30
miles
an
hour:
45
that's
going
to
equal
about
16
miles
an
hour
which
is
exactly
the
data
you
got.
C
You
asked
the
question:
is
there
any
way
to
alleviate
traffic?
You
used
to
be
on
inverness,
there's
no
traffic
on
everness.
Why
didn't
you
put
that
black
box
on
burning
tree
road
on
inverness
or
fairway
drive?
And
let's
see
where
that
traffic's
really
going,
let's
find
out
where
the
people
are
going,
and
I
don't
know
that
I
would
agree
with
you.
I
think
11
000
cars
without
being
able
to
count
1100
cars
without
being
able
to
count
the
ones
that
are
in
traffic
for
the
school,
because
almost
200
250
a
day
go
to
the
school.
C
So
that's
750.!
How
did
you
get
1100
when
you
have
750
cars
in
three
days,
picking
up
from
school,
your
numbers
don't
match.
People
are
speeding,
I'd
like
to
see
what
there
is
between
10
at
10
at
night
and
4
in
the
morning.
That's
when
they're
flying
down
the
road.
They
can't
fly
down
the
road
during
the
day,
because
there's
traffic
they'll
run
into
somebody.
That's
why
the
average
speed
limit
is
16
miles
an
hour
over
a
three
day
weekend
or
four
day
weekend.
C
However
long
you
judge
it
for
that's
the
problem
and
it's
still
illegal
to
close
rows,
and
if
it
wasn't
so
bad,
why
are
they
screaming,
mr
seeking?
Why
is
charles
rivers
writing
to
you,
sir?
Why
do
you
keep
saying
that
this
is
okay?
It's
not!
Okay!
You
told
me
when
I
met
with
you,
I
have
to
sue
you
to
get
you
to
enforce
the.
B
G
I'm
here
as
a
member
of
the
charleston
area,
justice
ministry-
I
thank
those
members
of
council
who
attended
our
recent
nehemiah
action
and
I
encourage
other
members
of
council
to
stand
with
them
to
restore
and
revitalize
gaston
creek.
I
make
that
request
as
pastor
of
nichols
chapel
a
me
church
on
the
west
side
adjacent
to
gaston
and
green,
where
the
flooding
is
getting
worse.
Instead
of
better,
restoring
and
revitalizing,
the
crete
will
be
compatible
with
the
recommendations
of
the
city's
dutch
dialogues.
G
O
N
N
M
Hi,
my
name
is
courtney.
Kozelski
I'll,
be
commenting
on
agenda
item
l4.
I
live
at
1605
shandon
street
and
share
a
property
line
with
1144
folly
road,
I'm
requesting
that
the
city
council.
Please
deny
the
rezoning
of
both
1144
and
1150
folly
road.
First,
no
matter
the
owner
of
this
property
upzoning
is
not
compatible
with
our
neighborhood.
We
have
a
quiet
neighborhood
where
many
toddlers,
kids
people
they
ride
their
bikes
and
they
walk
throughout
the
neighborhood.
M
The
lb
zoning
will
increase
the
traffic
and
the
noise
in
the
neighborhood.
The
business
hours
would
extend
up
to
11
p.m.
The
larger
business
allowances
would
meet
for
more
traffic
cars.
Trucks,
even
dumpsters
may
be
emptied
on
the
property
we
already
hear,
blackmagic
cafes
dumpster
emptied
at
4am.
Sometimes
the
general
livability
conditions
will
be
negatively
impacted.
We
love
our
backyards
and
there
are
no
setbacks
in
lb
zoning.
M
The
shopping
center,
where
garage
75
is
located,
is
an
example
of
a
limited
business
zone
and
there
are
quite
a
mixture
of
business
uses
there
that
are
not
typically
allowed
under
lb,
and
we
can
already
hear
that
so
we're
opening
up
a
can
of
worms.
If
we
move
to
lb
zoning
second,
I
would
like
to
have
I'd
like
to
know
when
the
last
visit
from
city
zoning
was
done
at
the
properties.
M
I
already
know
that
they
are
in
violation
of
our
o
zoning
to
this
day
and
for
several
months,
so
I
would
again
urge
you
to
deny
rezoning
at
both
these
properties
and,
if
you're,
unable
to
deny
please
defer
until
the
residents
have
had
the
opportunity
for
meaningful
participation.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
G
G
G
M
P
I'm
calling
to
support
the
residents
of
gadsden
creek
and
to
urge
council
and
the
mayor
to
prevent
west
edge
from
destroying
these
wetlands
on
january
14
2020,
the
city
united
in
support
of
the
dutch
dialogue.
I
remember
watching
there
was
excitement
in
council
chambers
at
night.
It
was
a
community
effort
involving
musc,
cws,
cfc,
the
nature
conservancy
and
the
aquarium
to
name
a
few
chief
resiliency
officer
mark
wilber,
kept
repeating
natural
systems
matter
and
safety.
First,
you
don't
put
people
in
harm's
way.
These
were
the
biggest
takeaways
from
the
report.
P
Mark
also
stated
we're
really
really
keen
on
preserving
our
history
in
the
beauty
of
charleston
council
agreed
and
voted
unanimously
to
adapt
these
recommendations.
Most
of
you
who
voted
then
are
still
serving
today,
and
most
of
you
ran
your
campaigns
with
a
promise
to
address
flooding
when
affluent
areas
flood
the
city
works
tirelessly
to
mitigate
the
problem.
But
if
council
refuses
to
restore
the
creek
in
this
historically
black
community,
then
let's
call
this
what
it
is
environmental
racism,
because
whose
history
and
beauty
are
you
really
interested
in
preserving?
Thank
you.
G
I
can't
add
anything
better
than
what
my
daughter
spoke
about
on
this,
but
I
would
like
for
you
to
take
into
consideration
that
the
person
who
owns
this
property
has
tried
on
numerous
occasions
to
deceive
us
and
has
in
fact
succeeded.
For
example,
when
the
zoning
change
was
announced,
he
put
several
signs
in
his
yard,
so
we
wouldn't
notice.
Currently,
I
think,
he's
got
five
mailboxes
rents
out
five
offices
and
I
think
there
are
still
two
rvs
on
the
property
that
may
be
occupied.
It's
he.
D
Good
evening,
mr
mayor
city,
council,
my
name
is
cameron
wilder.
I
live
at
65
congress
street
in
downtown
charleston.
I
used
to
live
on
the
west
side
and
just
down
the
way
from
gaston
creek.
When
I
heard
about
the
filling
of
when
I
heard
about
the
creek
in
july
of
2020,
and
that
this
council
voted
to
move
forward
with
the
filling
of
gas
and
creed,
I
learned
about
the
detox
to
the
community.
D
I
learned
how
the
city
has
used
this
land
over
and
over
again
to
disadvantage
its
surrounding
community
from
seizing
the
land
from
the
largest
group
of
black
homeowners
dumping
municipal
waste
and
letting
this
thriving
creek
turn
into
a
polluted
mess.
I
love
charleston.
I
love
the
people
that
make
up
this
beautiful
city.
D
I
love
our
diversity.
I
love
that
our
community
offers
and
with
just
another
step,
disadvantaging
the
community
and
what
is
left
of
the
black
community
in
on
the
peninsula.
You
know
many
of
whom
are
descendants
of
the
enslaved
folks
who
built
the
city
whose
culture
the
city
continues
to
advertise
and
profit
from
the
filling
of
gaster
creek.
For
yet
another
deep
pocketed
investor
who
does
not
care
about
the
people,
but
profit
cannot
be
allowed.
D
We
love
to
tout
our
preservation
of
history
in
the
city
and
that
that's
what
attracts
so
many
folks
to
charleston
to
visit
and
to
live.
This
creek
holds
so
much
important
history
and
so
important
to
the
telling
of
the
story
of
charleston.
P
D
D
Yet
the
gel
report,
funded
by
the
city
in
2020
reports
that
the
surface
water
quality
in
gaskin
creek
does
not
appear
to
be
significantly
degraded
and
is
similar
to
the
ashley
river
contamination
levels
are
not
any
worse
than
those
in
shim
creek,
james
island,
creek
or
the
ashley
river.
Yet
the
plan
for
those
is
not
to
fill
them
in.
There
are
local
experts
with
alternative
plans
for
gadsden
creek
other
than
the
one
that
has
been
presented
by
west
edge
that
allow
development
to
proceed
without
filling
the
creek.
O
Good
evening
my
name
is
marcus
mcdonald
and
I'm
a
concerned
citizen
of
the
city
of
charleston
very
concerned.
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
cajun
against
the
feeling
at
gaston
creek.
Have
we
learned
nothing
in
our
cities?
The
over
350
year,
history
failing
in
wetlands,
is
not
a
sustainable
city
plan.
O
Unfortunately,
prioritizing
private
interest
over
environmental
community
concerns
is
a
path
well
traveled
by
this
body.
Unfortunately,
and
I
find
it
hypocritical
and
ingenuous
that
many
elected
officials
who
ran
on
tickets
to
address
flooding
have
remained
silent
on
this
issue,
save
gaston
creek
and
protect
this
the
back
to
green
community.
O
Furthermore,
it
has
come
to
my
attention
that
amber
johnson
has
resigned
as
equity,
inclusion
and
reconciliation
manager
before
I
continue
amber
johnson
if
you're
in
the
crowd,
if
you're
listening
right
now,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
on
the
special
commission
on
equity
inclusion,
rich
conciliation
report.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work,
creating
the
racial
equity
map.
Thank
you
for
putting
the
human
affairs
and
reconciliation
commission
on
the
right
track
to
be
successful.
O
Your
presence
and
leadership
will
be
missed
with
that
being
said,
I
urge
the
mayor
and
city
council
to
do
their
best
to
find
the
most
qualified
and
the
most
effective
leaders
to
not
only
take
the
reins
as
a
manager,
but
also
become
a
strong
and
respectful
support
group
with
that
within
that
department
and
the
soon
to
be
a
service
commission.
Although
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
firm
believers
of
christ
at
cajun,
I
don't
want
charleston
to
see
any
great
floods
or
famines
do
right.
P
The
men
who
gather
at
the
battery
nearly
every
sunday
morning
to
wave
their
confederate
flag
have
never
posted
a
required
signage.
Yet
charleston
police
refused
to
enforce
this
ordinance
against
this
group
and
instead
welcome
back
them
to
the
battery.
Every
sunday
morning.
The
group
of
men
continue
to
violate
multiple
sections
of
the
ordinance
that
charleston
police
regularly
refuse
to
speak
with,
walk
away
from
and
threaten
to
arrest
citizens
who
request
their
assistance
enforcing
this
law
that
was
so
urgently
passed
by
you
almost
a
year
ago.
Are
there
groups
or
individuals
who
are
exempt
section?
P
2544
item
7
states
that
if
the
demonstration
is
to
be
solely
on
the
sidewalk,
the
demonstration
shall
be
in
single
file
only
of
persons
participating
with
no
vehicles
or
other
non-human
objects,
except
reasonably
sized
signs
individually
carried.
This
group
not
only
includes
a
vehicle
but
also
an
enormous
flag
that
is
not
individually
carried.
Does
anyone
have
the
authority
to
exempt
anyone
from
the
law
section
2554
b
states
that
if
one
group's
demonstration
repeats
more
than.
P
P
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council
members
last
week,
I
met
with
the
mayor
to
discuss
the
first
amendment
ordinance.
I
reminded
him
that
each
week
the
city
of
charleston
police
department
issues
a
permit
to
the
group
flags
across
the
south
and
each
week
that
group
violates
the
permit,
which
in
turn
violates
the
first
amendment
ordinance.
However,
the
police
department
still
continues
to
issue
these
permits
to
flags
across
the
south.
I
asked
the
mayor
to
look
into
these
violations
and
find
out
why
these
permits
are
still
being
issued.
P
Now,
I'm
asking
council
to
get
with
the
mayor
and
lieutenant
bruder
to
stop
issuing
this
permit.
The
mayor
was
sent
a
full
list
of
violations.
I'm
sure
he'd
share
that
with
each
of
you.
The
city
has
my
phone
number
and
email
address.
If
anyone
wants
to
reach
out
to
me
personally
for
more
information.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
B
B
B
B
K
Good
evening,
I'm
lynne
cool
j,
7269,
commodore
road
city
council
mayor,
I'm
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
restoring
and
revitalizing
gadsden
creek
and
join
my
fellow
citizens
and
demanding
reparations
for
the
gadsden
creek
community.
K
I'm
a
member
of
cajun,
I'm
an
ally
of
friends
of
gadsden
creek,
and
I
was
at
the
2019
public
meeting
that
the
ceo
of
west
edge
mentions
there
was
overwhelming
opposition
to
the
developers,
plans
and
filling
in
the
creek.
K
In
the
past
few
years,
you've
adopted
several
reports,
including
the
dutch
dialogues,
the
city,
comprehensive
plan,
the
storm
water
design
guidelines
and
the
climate
action
plan.
All
four
of
these
reports
explicitly
state
a
commitment
to
natural
drainage
solutions
that
work
with
wetlands
to
address
flooding
these
reports.
I
cite
gadsden
creek
as
a
prime
example
of
a
tidal
wetland.
That's
an
invaluable
resource
that
should
not
be
destroyed
in
favor
of
an
engineered
drainage
solution.
We
ask
that
the
city
keep
with
its
promises
and
commitments
and
reverse
its
support
of
the
west
edge
permit
application.
K
H
B
And
those
were
all
the
speakers
that
we
had
signed
up.
We
did
receive
some
comments.
We
had
one
person
that
said
every
excuse
for
the
illegal
road
closures.
Was
this
proven
the
group
that
claimed
to
be
the
majority
only
represented
43
out
of
93
residents.
The
city's
attorney
said
only
temporary
blockades
were
authorized,
not
the
closing
of
streets.
B
B
One
person
said
the
city
closed,
two
streets
that
forced
traffic
and
congestion
near
a
senior
citizen's
home.
There
was
no
explanation
or
legal
argument
put
forth
by
the
city.
Two
people
said
for
the
well-being
and
quality
of
life
for
the
gaston
green
community.
It
was
critical.
The
city
did
not
proceed
with
their
plan
to
fill
in
gadsden
creek.
The
creek
was
naughty,
ditch
and
was
an
integral
part
of
fighting
flooding
on
the
peninsula.
B
One
person
asked
that
there
be
a
report
from
the
director
of
planning
with
details
on
the
status
of
the
rfq
from
the
consulting
community,
with
expertise
to
draft
comprehensive
revisions
to
the
city's
zoning
code.
Three
people
said
to
listen
to
the
residents
and
do
not
fill
in
gaston
creek.
One
person
asked
that
city
council
announce
and
implement
a
process
to
identify
a
timeline
for
nominating
betting
and
seating
commissioners
to
the
harp.
He
congratulated
amber
johnson
and
the
city
gis
for
creating
the
racial
equity
story
map.
B
I
Member
sinkings,
if
you
don't
mind,
mr
mayor,
if
we're
about
to
move
on
from
public
comment,
I
just
I
want
to
sort
of
put
on
the
record.
We've
heard
now
over
the
course
of
several
weeks
from
some
of
our
firefighters
and
tonight
I
heard
mr
gates
talk
about
all
the
wonderful
assets
and
all
the
good
things
in
the
charleston
fire
department.
The
reasons
why
people
should
come
here-
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
firefighters
know,
if
you
all
have
any
grievances,
it
shouldn't
be
with
your
chief.
I
He
fights
like
crazy
for
y'all,
it's
probably
the
best
team
player
we've
got
in
the
city
chief
curious.
If
there's
a
grievance,
it's
with
us
around
this
table.
So
please
know
that
he's
out
there.
One
of
his
jobs
is
to
make
sure
we're
informed
as
to
what's
going
on
and
he
does
it
he
just
flat
out.
Does
it
and
he
fights
for
you
also.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
know
that
we're
listening.
I
We
get
it,
but
if
you're
thinking
about
coming
to
be
a
firefighter
in
chelsea,
there's
no
better
leader
to
work
for
than
chief
carrier.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
I
put
that
on
the
record.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
E
Councilmember
gregory
yeah,
mr
mir.
I
would
like
to
sort
of
mimic
what
council
member
seeking
just
said
with
regard
to
our
firefighters
and
our
chief,
but
I
also
like
to
remind
everybody
that
the
city,
our
staff,
is
currently
doing
a
90-day
study
to
make
some
determinations
with
regard
to
salaries
for
firefighters.
E
So
it's
not
as
though
we're
not
listening,
we're
just
trying
to
wait
until
the
results
of
those
studies
come
in,
so
that
we
can
make
recommendations
accordingly.
I
just
want
the
record
to
reflect
that.
Mr
mirren,
I
think
you
placed
that
90
day.
That's
correct,
okay
and
I
think
we're.
A
Well
into
that,
yes,
we
are
yeah,
so
when
that
report
is
ready
just
to
let
everyone
know
who's
who's
interested,
it
will
go
to
the
human
resources
committee
of
council
first
for
review,
and
then
recommendations
can
be
made
to
the
full
council
right
all
right.
So
next
up
is
our
petitions
and
communications.
We
have
appointments
to
the
charleston
county
aviation
authority.
A
A
Of
course,
there
is
a
process
for
for
further
steps
or
final
approval
for
council
member
seeking
I
I
did
as
noted
here
wanted
to
announce
and,
and
I'm
able
to
do
this
without
any
other
approvals,
I'm
appointing
joan
robinson
berry
as
my
permanent
proxy
on
the
authority,
and
she
is
a
wonderful
person
if
you
haven't
met
her,
but
her
experience
with
avionics
is
a
part
of
excellence,
as
I
may
say,
and
I'm
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
her,
representing
not
just
me,
but
all
of
us
on
on
the
aviation
authority
in
addition
to
council
members
seeking
so
next
up,
is
our
update
on
the
council
member.
F
Just
a
quick
update
as
well,
we
also
are
trying
to
get
some
west
asheville
revitalization
commission's
commissioners
appointed.
So
I
don't
know
where
the
delay
has
been
with
getting
that,
but
I
will
check
with
your
office
to
see
what
we're
doing,
and
I
think
that
we
all
just
need
to
take
one
other
recognition
that
we
went
through
this
process
about
four
years
ago
with
our
representative
for
the
aviation
authority,
and
it
was
very
controversial.
F
A
F
A
Yes,
sir,
so
next
up
is
our.
I
think,
we'll
be
very
brief,
update
on
the
city's
response
to
cover
19.
tracy.
You
might
have
a
couple
of
slides
for
us,
tracy
mckee.
M
Thank
you,
mayor
and
good
evening,
council
members.
I
will
try
to
make
this
very
brief.
The
good
news
continues,
as
far
as
cases
go
for
covert
19
up
at
the
top
the
top
chart.
Oh,
this
doesn't
work,
shows
the
daily
cases
in
charleston
county
and
then
the
chart
the
lower
chart
actually
shows
the
daily
desk,
the
seven-day
moving
average
for
charleston
county.
M
So
you
can
see,
cases
are
doing
very
well,
but
the
deaths
are
still
a
little
bit
volatile
following
the
latest
surge
that
we
experienced
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
and
we
see
the
same
trend
happening
in
berkeley
county,
but
cases
cases
continue
to
look
really
good,
some
other
some
more
double
zeros
for
employee
cases,
which
is
which
is
excellent
news
for
everyone.
M
Yes,
and
so
from
the
cdc,
our
kovid
19
community
level
is
low
and
that's
for
both
charleston
and
berkeley
counties.
So
with
communities
that
have
a
low
classification,
the
biggest
recommendation
is
for
citizens
to
stay
up
to
date
with
their
coven
19
vaccine
vaccines.
M
So
just
a
little
information
about
the
efficacy
of
vaccinations.
This
is
from
the
most
recent
data
from
the
cdc,
so
this
is
cove
in
19
cases
by
vaccination
status
and
booster
dose.
So
you
can
see
that
the
black
line
on
this
are
number
of
cases
for
unvaccinated.
M
The
dashed
blue
line
is
vaccinated
with
a
primary
series
only
and
then
the
the
solid
blue
line
is
vaccinated
with
a
primary
primary
series,
as
well
as
a
booster
dose,
and
then
we
can
see
here.
The
same
data
looks
at
deaths,
though
based
off
of
vaccination
status,
and
I
apologize
for
the
typo
not
covet
10
but
covered
19.,
but
in
january
unvaccinated
individuals,
12
and
older
were
21
times
more
at
risk
from
dying
from
cove
in
19..
So
that's
that's
data
that
was
just
from
january
of
this
year.
M
So,
just
a
few
few
points
on
what
the
current
recommendations
are
for
vaccine
and
booster
guidance
from
the
cdc.
Obviously,
as
with
all
other
diseases,
people
are
best
protected
against
infection
when
they
stay
up
to
date
on
their
vaccinations.
M
So
here's
just
the
general
guidance,
but
essentially
anyone
over
the
age
of
12
can
receive
a
booster
after
their
primary
series
and
in
general
the
mrnas
can
be
received
five
months
after
their
primary
c
series
for
the
first
booster
and
for
the
second
booster
they're
right
now
recommending
that,
if
you're
50
and
over-
and
you
can
have
that
as
early
as
four
months
after
your
second
booster
and
all
the
boosters,
they
do
recommend
that
it's
an
mrna
vaccine
as
well
slightly
different
for
if
your
primary
series
was
johnson
and
johnson,
but
generally
generally
the
same
and
as
always.
M
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Yes,
just
wanted
to
put
this
on
again,
just
to
kind
of
give
you
an
update.
I
am
working
on
an
ordinance
with
our
legal
team
and
I
hope
to
just
bring
y'all
something
once
I
have
it,
but
just
wanted
to
give
you
that
update
just
going
to
hopefully
be
talking
to
you
all
in
the
future
and
see
what
we
might
be
able
to
do
or
what
we
might
agree
on
as
far
as
the
process
moving
forward.
Okay,.
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
member
shade.
Just
so
you
know,
I
mean
I
understanding
the
rules.
I
felt
that
since
this
was
shared
with
the
entire
council,
I
thought
it
best
be
discussed
openly
here
in
chambers.
So
I
you
questioned
why
I
brought
up
an
issue
that
is
important.
You
know
that
you
might
not
feel
is
important
to
be
discussed,
hey
again,
council.
I
I
really
don't
want
to
go
backwards.
I
want
to
move
forward,
which
is
the
whole
idea
with
the
ordinance
in
the
process
council.
Member
shade.
N
I
do
wish
that
you
had
reached
out
to
me.
I
was
a
little
taken
aback
by
the
email.
N
I
certainly
will
always
continue
to
bring
up
issues
that
arise,
that
citizens
bring
to
my
attention
and,
as
you
know,
it
affected
me
as
well.
That's
why
I
am
continuing
to
work
on
something
of
an
ordinance
or
a
process.
Why
is
it
that
my
questions
disturb
you
so
much?
Our
opinions
may
differ,
but
it
certainly
doesn't
mean
that
you
are
right
and
I
am
wrong.
I'm
allowed
to
ask
questions
and
have
an
opinion.
N
The
challenge
to
this
policy
has
not
been
fully
litigated,
validated
and
resolved.
Fact.
I've
read
the
orders.
You
felt
the
need
to
share
with
me
prior
to
raising
the
question
and
asking
the
ag
for
an
opinion.
City
council
is
not
bound
by
a
judge's
orders
and
asking
for
the
ag's
opinion
seems
perfectly
reasonable
in
my
opinion.
N
So
no
the
question
has
not
been
answered
when
these
administrative
laws
were
written.
A
pandemic
like
covid19,
were
obviously
not
taken
into
consideration.
So
council
member
sheed,
I
will
respectfully
decline
your
request
to
cease
raising
the
issue.
To
think
that
a
question
and
conversation
would
confuse
our
citizens
is
downright
insulting.
When
so
many
have
asked
for
answers
and
policy
change.
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time,
but
I
I
you
can
I'm
always
available
by
phone.
Thank.
F
You
councilmember
shane.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Thank
you,
members
of
council,
councilman
parker.
I
thought
that
is
the
appropriate
way
to
address
your
continuing
bringing
up
this
question.
The
the
answer
has
been
resolved.
You
may
not
like
the
answer
that
judge
norton
gave
in
two
orders.
He
has
fully
litigated
this
question
and
you
can
seek
an
attorney
general's
opinion
and
we'll
get
an
attorney
general
opinion.
Maybe
maybe
not,
but
it
doesn't
change
anything
about
the
mayor's
authority
and
what
he
did.
We
may
not
like
the
way
he
did
it.
F
We
may
disagree
with
the
way
he
did
it.
We
may
disagree
with
the
policy,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
the
answer
has
been.
The
question
has
been
answered
and
this
is
not
a
popularity
contest
among
council.
I
give
you
the
opportunity
to
talk
to
anytime.
You
want
councilmember,
I'm
available
for
you
to
come
see
me
come
talk
to
me.
I
try
to
reach
out
to
you
personally
one
time
and
you
rebuke
my
efforts.
I'm
sorry
you
did
that.
That's
not
I'm
not
here
for
a
personality
conflict
with
you,
that's
not
the
issue.
F
He's
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
city,
the
ordinance
substantiates
that
state
law
substantiates
that
and
when
the
firefighters
and
police
officers
and
other
city
employees
challenge
the
mayor's
authority,
it
got
resolved
it's
over
and
we
are
bound
by
that.
The
city
employees
are
bound
by
that
council
has
vowed
by
that
order.
It
has
been
addressed
and
if
an
issue
comes
up
again
similar
to
what
the
mayor
did,
then
we
would
have
what's
called
starry
decisions.
F
That
means
the
issue.
The
issue
has
been
resolved.
It's
been
collaterally
assaulted,
so
you
bring
it
up
all
you
want.
I
think
it's
important
for
the
community
to
understand
that,
in
spite
of
your
efforts,
the
issue
and
the
challenge
against
the
mayor's
authority
under
the
home
rule
act
and
our
city
ordinance
has
been
validated
and
it's
over.
Let's
continue
to
bring
it
up,
we'll
address
it
again.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
N
It's
not
about
undermining
the
mayor's
administrative
laws.
Like
I
said
when
the
administrative
law
was
written,
it
didn't
take
covet
19
into
account.
N
You
all
also
mentioned
at
a
previous
meeting
that
a
lot
of
folks
didn't
remember
what
they
voted
on
during
copen
19
and
when
these
laws
were
enacted
or
laws
or
mandates
or
things
put
into
place.
So
again
I
say
again,
I
I
hear
you
I
understand,
I
respect
your
opinion,
but
I
also
hope
that
you
respect.
N
A
F
You,
mr
mayor,
first
of
all
I'll
remind
everybody
when
our
wonderful
clerk
tells
you
you
need
an
hour
and
a
half
for
a
committee
meeting.
You
better,
listen
to
her,
because
she's
she's
dead,
all
right
about
that.
My
apologies
to
shannon
staff
and
to
chief
couria.
We
did
not
get
to
item
c
and
d
of
the
agenda
and
we
I
wanted
to
have
that
available
for
council,
particularly
from
chief
curry,
on
the
fire
department
update,
but
we
will
do
that
at
our
next
committee
meeting.
F
Hopefully
in
two
weeks,
so
we
received
an
update
from
our
wonderful
turn:
90
director
amy
marsh.
F
She,
if
you
don't
know
her
program,
it
used
to
be
called
turning
leaf,
but
since
she
has
sort
of
hit
a
more
of
a
national
standing
to
trademark,
her
name
is
now
called
turn
90..
She
has
been
involved
with
the
city
as
a
partner
for
seven
years.
F
For
folks
who
coming
out
of
the
prison
system,
she
is
located
at
lee's
avenue,
she's,
opened
an
office
in
columbia
and
is
working
on
opening
office
up
in
the
upstate
in
the
upcoming
months.
She
addresses
those
folks
who
have
been
recently
released
from
prison
to
try
to
stop
the
pipeline
from
prison
released
back
into
into
prison.
F
F
F
Now,
then,
that
is
because
we
pay
14
an
hour
starting
pay,
and
the
private
sector
is
paying
a
little
bit
higher
that
she
is
working
with
us
and
her
model
in
charleston
has
been
replicated
throughout
the
state
we
next
we
had
a
very
comprehensive
report
from
chief
courier
and
the
police
department.
I'm
not
going
to
go
over
the
entire
report.
F
I'll
send
you
if
you,
if
you
wish
the
powerpoint
presentation,
but
the
areas
that
he
covered
were
crime,
statistics,
collision
statistics,
community
outreach,
staffing,
investigative
and
partnership
efforts,
initiatives
and
update
on
the
racial
bias
audit
status,
the
annual
banquet
and
other
priorities
that
are
coming
along
I'll.
Just
give
you
some
really
quick
numbers.
He
gave
us
a
crime.
Statistical
reports
that
stretched
from
2013
to
2022.
F
F
All
other
property
crime
has
also
increased
from
2020
from
2013,
just
under
1986
to
2014
1514..
There's
one
thing
that
we
have
been
emphasizing
over
and
over
again
with
property
crimes.
Lock
your
cars,
please
lock
your
cars,
a
lot
of
property
crimes
are
related
to
thefts
out
of
automobiles
and
take
your
valuables,
particularly
your
firearms,
out
of
your
car.
F
When
you
leave
for
the
night,
he
also
gave
us
an
update
on
accident
fatalities
that
too
has
increased
from
2013
from
a
low
of
10
to
20
21
24
and
of
this
year.
Just
just
two,
we
talked
about
staffing.
The
department
is
allotted
400
456
sworn
employees.
That
number
is
currently
at
49
with
47
vacancies.
F
There
is
an
ejected
vacancy
of
30
after
the
june
swearing
in
of
officers,
so
by
as
he
stated,
by
running
hard
we're
staying
in
place
pretty
much
with
a
number
of
sworn
officers,
our
number
of
civilian
staff
positions
114.
We
only
have
88
of
those
filled
with
26
vacancies.
F
F
It
will
provide
for
a
curfew,
hours
and
then
120
day,
review
period
to
see
where
this
is
leading.
We're
going
to
take
this
at
a
slow
start
and
try
to
build
it
up,
but
this
is
an
opportunity
that
those
who
are
released
on
bond
that
we
are
protecting
the
community
knowing
where
they
are
and
and
what
they're
doing
so,
it's
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
the
city
to
be
involved
and
monitoring.
Folks
who
are
arrested,
who
are
after
they've,
been
arrested
where
they
are
located.
F
You
all
heard
about
the
amount
of
patrol
thanks
to
our
helen
hill
and
our
partners.
That's
been
fully
funded
for
one
year.
They
also
had
a
councilmember
sheila
was
president.
I
was
there
for
a
short
time.
F
The
annual
banquet
recognizing
those
officers
who
received
certain
awards
and
I
had
a
bug
out
little
early,
but
it
was
a
wonderful
event
and
I
think
they're
planning
that
for
another
year
they
may
run
over.
I
mean
the
chief
went
over
other
issues
that
were
emergency
concern,
but
that's
pretty
much.
A
very
quick
reader's
digest
summary
of
about
an
hour-long
presentation
by
the
the
chief.
So
I
appreciate
everyone's
participation
with
that,
and
this
is
always
very
good.
F
We've
tried
to
create
this
sort
of
state
of
the
department
report
and
we'll
get
chief
courier
and
shannon's
update
two
weeks
and
my
apologies
against
you
for
not
getting
into
you
in
time,
and
I
just
want
to
echo
one
more
thing
that
my
two
colleagues
mentioned
about
chief
couria.
That's
why
I
wanted
his
report
to
come
out
today,
just
that
he
has
been
a
tremendous
defender
for
his
his
firefighters
he's
working
with
them
very
closely,
and
we
are
a
better
city
because
of
men
like
chief
toys.
E
Thanks
for
the
update
on
turn
90.,
that
was
something
that
I've
requested.
Yes,
I
appreciate
that.
I
know
that
there's
a
dashboard
for
the
audit
that
you
can
go
in.
Could
you
just
give
us
a
sense
of
where
we
are
with
respect
to
that
audit
in
terms
of
the
implementation.
F
Please
contact
with
the
community
police
arrest
in
certain
areas,
and
so
those
are
raw
numbers,
and
I
think
that
that
dashboard
needs
a
little
more
interpretation
and
more
refining
that
we're
getting
to
that
point.
So
we
should
have,
I
think,
within
30
or
60
days,
another
quarter
report
that
will
be
available
for
the
public
to
join
in.
F
I
know
that
the
charleston
area
justice
ministry
has
been
very
active
and
vocal
with
that,
so
we're
following
through
with
the
report-
and
I
can
give
you
an
update-
hopefully
in
the
next
month
or
two
about
where
we
are
with
that
portable
report,
any
other.
D
F
F
They
will
be
working
with
the
magistrate
judges
who
are
setting
the
bond
to
advise
them
of
this
program
when
they
get
the
print
out,
they
will
supply
that
printout
to
the
solicitor's
office
if
they
think
there's
a
violation
into
the
magistrate
judge
if
they
think
there's
a
violation.
So
they're
not
going
to
go
back
out
and
arrest
somebody
if
they
think
it's
a
violation,
they're
going
to
just
make
the
report
to
those.
F
Yes,
anyone
else-
and
I
just
want
one
more
comment
about
that-
the
county
tried
to
do
this
about
five
or
six
years
ago
and
they
literally
bit
off
too
much
that
they
could
chew
and
it
fell
apart.
So
we're
doing
this
incrementally
we'll
see
how
this
review
period
comes
out
after
six
months.
I'll
give
you
an
update
and
on
that,
but
bonding
companies
make
a
tremendous
amount
of
money
off
of
these
gps
systems
down,
and
it
really
is
a
customer
about.
It
could
probably
address
a
little
bit
better
than
I
can.
F
It
has
a
disparity
element
to
it.
So
if
you
can
afford
to
do
it,
you
can
get
out
of
jail,
be
on
a
gps
monitor
and
you
are
relying
on
a
private
entity
to
make
the
report
so
councilman
bowden's
question
here.
We
have
a
police
department,
who's
monitoring
this
and
there
will
be
on
top
of
it.
So
there
is
a
violation.
F
There's
more
of
an
urgency
need
to
have
that
report
presented
to
the
solicitor's
office
and
also
a
magistrate
judge
which
gives
the
community
a
little
bit
better
sense
of
security.
Of
what's
going
on,
and
it's
not
going
to
cost
everything,
it
takes
away
that
economic
disparity
issue
that
I
think
that
we're
concerned
about
all
right.
Thank
you
for
the
short
report
very
shortly.
O
No
just
kidding
all
actionable
items
on
the
public
works
report
were
passed
unanimously
by
the
committee
and
I
moved
their
approval
here
today.
O
There
were
a
couple
of
informational
items.
I
think
all
council
members
should
be
aware
of.
On
the
we
had
a
wonderful
update
on
calhoun
west
project.
There
were
a
couple
of
nice
what
I
call
small
victories
that
may
be
in
hand
as
opposed.
I
know.
Sometimes
calhoun
west
is
an
awesome
project.
O
You
know
somewhere
around
five
six
hundred
million,
if
you
take
the
take
the
big
number
and
sometimes
that
big
number
keeps
you
from
doing
actionable
items,
but
the
mayor
and
councilmember
seeking
spoken
some
possibilities
on
calhoun
street
that
I
hope
I
know
we'll
we'll
follow
up
with
so
a
couple
of
small
steps
of
big
victories
and
a
big
project
that
I
think
we
can
move
forward
on
councilman
mitchell
cooper
jackson
was
very
good
update
on
that.
O
We
found
out
that
over
10
000
feet
of
piping
in
the
cal
in
the
cooper
cooper
jackson
district
has
been
clean
over
ten
thousand
feet
of
piping,
okay,
very
impressive,
south
street.
All
of
that
in
that
area-
and
I
think
mr
mr
mr
fountain
and
his
team
certainly
needs
to
be
more
than
an
attaboy
on
that
I
mean
they're,
getting
it
done.
O
There
was
a
presentation
on
small
projects
and
it's
a
benefit
being
on
that
committee,
but
the
truthful
part
about
it
is
all
12
council
members
need
to
know
about
this.
It
is
a
limited
budget,
but
these
small
projects
have
big
big
impacts
in
neighborhoods.
O
You
know
ditches
being
put
in
when
they
once
worked:
new
pipes
being
cleaned
where
pipes
are
broken.
O
O
I
know
mr
fountain
is
sending
you
all
that
information
out,
but
this
is
the
time
to
say
what
about
my
neighborhood
and
your
district
and
the
last
thing
old
business
that
we
need
to
update
on
and
I'm
gonna
refer
to,
councilman
sheely,
who
attended
county
council
and
what
we
appropriated
money
on
last
meeting
here
about
the
glenn,
mcconnell
expansion
and
late
daughter.
Councilman
sheila,
thank
you.
E
Mr
chairman
yeah,
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
helped
support
this
and
helped
reach
across
to
the
county
as
well.
There
were
a
couple
of
us
that
did
that,
but
you
know
both
councilman
waring
and
I
went
to
the
finance
committee
meeting
when
they
first
voted
on
this
and
it
went
through
unanimously.
E
I
was
very
humbled
and
surprised
that
that
they
were
committing
this.
They
they
felt
like.
E
It
also
made
sense
to
do
this,
but-
and
chairman
pryor
did
say
you
know,
listen,
we
want
to
manage
this,
handle
any
contingencies,
anything
like
that,
but
we
just
need
a
check
from
the
city
and
we
will
take
it
from
there
and
it'll
be
done
so
so
you
know
a
great
thing
and
again
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
supported
it,
but
I
I
think
it
was
a
great
collaboration
between
county
and
city,
so.
O
O
All
right,
mr
man,
he
specifically
said
if
the
city
would
cut
a
check
for
1.3
million,
we'll
take
it
from
there,
okay,
so
and
with
that
problem,
and
with
that
and
amy's
approval,
that's
the
extent
of
my
report.
A
I
do
believe
we've
still
got
to
get
a
permit
for
it,
but
no
contingency.
O
D
Thank
you
mayor.
I
just
wanted.
I
I
did
have
a
few
minutes
yesterday
to
pop
in
on
that
meeting
that
that's
chaired
by
keith
and-
and
I
just
want
to
say
it's
you're
right
when
you're
not
on
that
committee,
and
you
hear
all
the
reports
and
you
hear
all
the
great
things
that
are
happening.
It's
it's
remarkable.
The
other
thing
I
do
want
to
just
recognize
is
mr
fountain.
In
his
office
anytime,
I
need
information
from
from
matt.
He
gets
to
me.
D
I
think
it's
important,
because
the
requests
that
I've
made
are
just
you
know
what
would
have
been
some
updates
on
on,
particularly
the
peninsula
west
side.
Neighborhood
ellenborough
canonboro
wagner
terrace
and
he
breaks
it
all
down.
Hopefully,
matt,
I'm
not
putting
more
work
on
your
plate,
but
it's
tremendously
helpful
to
be
able
to
share
that
with
constituents,
because
it's
the
little
things
that
they
don't
see
a
lot
of
times.
These
trucks
are
working
late
at
night
off
weird
hours,
so
matt.
D
O
You
may
want
to
tell
them
that
joining
that
committee,
the
price
to
tapping
that
zoom
meeting,
is
very
affordable.
A
So,
mr
chairman,
if
I
would
just
add
one
comment
to
the
report-
was
on
the
cooper
jackson,
drainage
basins,
that,
even
though
we
have
the
the
hooray
for
the
10
000
feet
of
cleaning,
that's
occurred.
The
stormwater
department
and
mr
fountain
are
recommending
going
forward
that
we
upsize
a
number
of
pipes
in
the
two
drainage
basins.
That
will
be
a
significant
future
project.
We
hadn't
priced
it
out,
but
it
will
be
millions
of
dollars
to
upgrade
the
pipe
sizes
in
in
that
part
of
the
city.
A
So
I
just
just
want
y'all
to
know
that
that'll
be
coming,
maybe
later
this
year
or
next
year,
before
those
those
specific
requests
along
with
others.
You
know
that
will
work
through
work
through
the
system.
O
A
And
charleston
water
service
might
have
another
piece
of
property
we'll
be
interested
in.
You
know,
council
member,
shade.
F
I
Council
members,
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
heard
a
rumor
that
there
were
some
pictures
of
it
on
the
front
of
the
paper
today.
I
didn't
see
it,
but.
I
We
gathered
at
the
low
battery
at
rutledge
and
low
battery
to
see
the
final
product
of
phase
two
of
low
battery
seawall,
which
now
takes
it
from
the
coast
guard
station
200
200.
I
It's
really
been
tremendous,
they've
done
it
on
budget
on
time
and
essentially
we're
at
halftime
right.
So
we
not
only
do
we
see
the
product
of
those
two
phases.
We
then
cut
a
ribbon
on
phase
three,
which
is
the
longest
phase
going
forward,
another
eighteen
hundred
feet
when
it's
done.
It
really
will
be
an
amazing
amenity
for
the
city
and
what
I
thought
was
interesting.
I
Yesterday
we
had
some
of
the
of
people
who
lived
around
there
sort
of
come
and
join
in
with
us
just
their
amazement
of
what
they
saw
and
all
of
them,
not
taking
pictures
of
us.
Talking
of
this
project
and
that
to
me,
I
thought
was
really
telling
we
were
talking
and
they
were
photographing
a
really
beautiful
project
that
is
going
to
be
out
there
in
the
public
for
a
long
time.
So
it
was
really
satisfying
to
be
there
and
see
what
we
can
do
on
a
couple
of
fronts.
I
Amy
has
been
really
terrific
about
that,
and
this
is
a
project
that's
being
paid
for
with
hospitality
dollars
and
that's
just
a
really
a
good
thing
and
we
we're
a
tourism
city.
People
always
say:
where
did
that
money
go
well,
you
can
go
and
take
a
look
at
it
and
I
think
you
can
take
a
look
at
it.
You
can
take
a
walk
on
it,
and
so,
mr
mayor,
it
was
a
really
great
day.
I
don't
know
who's
in
charge
of
the
weather.
Who's
gonna
take
credit
for
that,
but
it
was.
I
It
was
spectacular
out
there
yesterday,
and
so,
if
you
haven't
been
rick,
rix
rickshack
they're
taking
credit
for
it.
If
you
haven't
been
out
there
just
go
ahead
and
take
a
walk,
just
go,
take
a
walk
on
it
and
see,
and
then
finally-
and
I
think
the
mayor
probably
should
talk
about
this
a
little
more
than
me-
we
did
see
for
the
first
time
the
unveiling
of
a
plaque
that
also
represents
perhaps
some
opportunity
we'll
have
in
the
future
to
elevate
the
wall.
I
If
we
need
to
do
that
as
seize
rise
and
tides
become
more
frequent
and
that
was
sort
of
a
big
deal
too,
we
all
saw
it
for
the
first
time
so
to
those
sitting
around
this
table
that
stuck
with
this
project
from
the
get-go
and
particularly
to
the
two
to
my
right,
who've
been
there
from
the
beginning,
council
members
gregory.
I
don't
have
to
remember
mitchell
too
sorry.
I
can't
see
you
councilmember
mitchell,
gregory
waring.
I
This
is
not
in
their
districts,
but
they
recognized
how
important
it
was
for
this
entire
city,
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
your
vision
came
to
fruition
yesterday
and
more
coming.
So
with
that,
mr
maya,
let
you
talk
about
the
new
addition
down
there
10
feet.
A
Of
the
plaque,
oh
the
panel
yeah
so
well,
there
was
a
picture
of
that
in
the
paper
this
morning
and
you
know
that
we
did
the
engineering
for
the
whole
wall
so
that
you
can
build
up
higher
without
having
to
re-pilot
and
redo
the
foundation.
A
It
will
support,
even
more
so
as
looking
to
the
future,
which
is
what
we
try
to
do
as
sea
level
rises,
we'll
be
able
to
protect
our
city
even
more
and
and
one
possibility
is
to
install
glass
and
when
I
say
glass,
you
think
about
a
window
or
something
that
glass
is
about
three
or
four
inches
thick.
A
I
mean
it's
really
a
panel
of
glass
that
would
that
would
hold
up,
and
you
could
literally
install
panels
of
glass
up
and
down
the
the
battery
whereby
you
could
still
see
the
view
see
the
water
enjoy,
the
charleston
harbor
and
the
river,
as
we
do
now,
and
get
about
another
two
to
thirty
inches
of
protection
for
the
future,
without
having
to
rebuild
the
whole
thing.
A
And
if
I
not
to
belabor
the
point,
if
I
may
add,
if
we
have
not
proven
that
you
can
protect
the
city
and
do
it
in
a
functional
way
where
people
can
recreate
and
run
and
repose
and
enjoy
themselves
and
in
a
beautiful
way
as
in
a
linear
park,
as
we've
done,
you
just
need
to
go
down
there
and
see
it
because
this
city
can
do
it.
That
way.
A
We
we
don't
build
junk
here
in
the
city
of
charleston
and
we
can
protect
ourselves
and
be
beautiful
and
be
multifunctional
at
the
same
time
and
that's
the
whole
essence
of
the
lessons
from
the
dutch
dialogues
and
our
trip
to
the
netherlands
a
few
years
ago.
So
it's
quite
an
accomplishment
thanks,
so
everybody
for
supporting
it
and
the
dollars
from
hospitality,
as
noted
that
are
able
to
pay
for
this
without
raising
people's
property.
Taxes
is
an
important
facet
of
it
as
well.
I
One
more
thing
very
briefly,
because
I
I
cannot
pass
this
up
the
one
person-
that's
not
here
tonight,
but
really
has
been
there
day
in
and
day
out.
I
mean
for
two
and
a
half
years
watching
over
this
and
making
sure
that
every
deal
details
attended.
To
is
frank
newham
I
mean
it's
been
incredible.
What
he
has
done
down
there-
and
I
will
tell
you
remember
where
this
wall
is
being
built.
I
That
is
a
group
that
has
been
there
watching
for
two
and
a
half
years
so
not
only
had
to
manage
design
construction
and
very
complicated.
He
has
managed
the
group.
F
I
Are
my
friends
and
neighbors
and
constituents,
but
they
have
their
moments
as
well,
so
to
frank,
thank
you.
Stick
around.
We
got
a
lot,
we're
not
done
yet.
So
he's
really
been
amazing.
What
he's
done
down
there?
Council.
F
There's
one
more
comment
that
at
the
press
conference
you
read
from
historical
account
as
to
the
construction
of
the
original
wall.
It's
one
thing
to
sort
of
keep
in
mind
that
over
the
past
100
years,
there's
been
almost
zero
maintenance
on
that
wall.
It
is
held
up
as
councilmember
councilmembers
mentioned,
being
110
years
old,
held
up
without
the
city,
paying
much
attention
to
it,
so
what
they
did,
and
it's
really
a
marvel.
F
What
the
four
bears
did
on
that
wall
and,
as
you
said
mayor,
we
do
things
right
in
charleston
and
I
think
that
this
project
also
reflect
us
doing
it
right.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
who
was
involved
in
that
it
was
quite
an
educational
tour
for
me
being
down
there
with
you
all.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
and
I
talked
to
some
of
the
engineers
of
what
they're
doing
it
really.
F
We
should
be
very
proud
about
this
and
that's
why
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
mayor
you
and
councilmember
seakeys
made
some
comment
about
it,
because
this
is
something
that
is
an
amazing
accomplishment
that
everybody
in
the
city
has
been
engaged
in
our
budget
office.
Our
public
works
and
stormwater
department,
so
thank
you
all.
J
That's
why
we're
going
to
keep
playing
ahead
with
this
one,
so
we
had
two
applications
for
a
certificate
of
public
convenience
and
necessity,
one
for
a
limousine
service
and
one
for
a
taxi.
Those
are
both
approved
unanimously.
J
We
received
an
update
on
the
frampton
street
in
the
police
department
traffic
study,
which
is
a
follow-up
from
a
public
hearing
that
was
held
before
our
committee.
In
january.
There
were
two
signs
on
frampton
street
warning:
no
idling
or
standing
we've
been
in
touch
with
the
charleston
county
school
district.
J
J
That
way,
you
didn't
see
the
po
in
posting,
your
speed
or
anything
and
an
officer
didn't
have
to
sit
out
there,
but
the
box
could
record
the
traffic
count
and
the
speed
over
the
three-day
period
that
that
was
from
january
26
to
january
30th
and
it
monitored
in
both
directions,
I'm
going
away
from
the
school
and
going
towards
the
school
just
for
council
certification.
If
you
were
going
away
from
the
school,
it
was
950
vehicles
with
an
average
speed
of
16.8
miles
per
hour.
J
J
That
has
not
been
completed
yet,
but
you
know
that
is
something
that
we
are
working
to
mitigate
knowing
some
of
the
inconveniences
that
that
causes
and
then
lastly,
we
had
a
presentation:
approval
of
the
charleston
county
transportation
sales
tax
for
a
raised,
crosswalk
request
for
cummings
street
st
phillips
street
on
the
college
of
charleston
greenway
councilmember
seekings
was
quite
excited
about
this
project
and
we've
been
working
on
it
for
over
10
years,
and
the
city
does
not
have
to
put
up
any
funding
for
that.
J
So
that
is
always
a
good
thing,
and
with
that
I
would
ask
for
approval
of
items.
Three
four
and
six.
A
Any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
the
eyes
haven't
next
up.
Is
our
committee
on
ways
and
means
second,
any
discussion
on
any
of
those
hearing?
None
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
and
you
oppose
the
eyes.
Have
it
next
up
is
our
bills
for
second
reading
we
have
ten
items:
council,
member
appel,.
L
I
have
the
sense
that
we're
about
to
go
on
light
speed
here.
So
I'd
just
like
to
note
for
the
record,
I
have
to
defer
on
item
number
10
under
second
reading.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
N
A
A
N
Apologize
number
two
nay
item
two
on.
A
Number
two:
I
apologize:
yes,
councilmember,
parker
votes,
nay,
okay
and
so
now
for
third
reading
and
ratification
of
one
through
three
and
five
through
ten.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
floor,
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
and
he
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it.
A
Council
member
palace
recused
from
number
10
correct,
and
so
then
I
just
thought
we
would
consider
number
four
separately.
I
know
we
gave
it
first
reading
at
last
meeting,
but
we
had
a
couple
of
comments
here
this
evening
that
I
think
raised
a
couple
of
questions
and
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
defer,
maybe
so
that
we
would
have
time
to
go
back
to
our
planning
department
and
ask
them
a
few
questions
that
were
raised
tonight.
But
I
said
the
pleasure
of
council
council
member
parker.
N
Sure,
if
you
all
would
like
me
to
speak
on
this
quickly,
all
right
so
after
the
first
reading,
you
know,
prior
to
the
first
reading
I
had
received,
you
know,
no
public
comment,
nothing
in
regards
to
being
opposed
to
this.
The
day
after
our
march
22nd
meeting
a
constituent
reached
out
to
me.
So
then
I
spoke
briefly
with
mr
morgan
and
we
discussed
the
various
zoning.
You
know
items
and
you
know
within
that
area.
I
will
say
yes,
I
I
I
truly.
N
I
spoke
with
the
constituent
yesterday,
the
constituent
that
was
here
she
you
know
that
person
was
the
only
one
that
reached
out
to
me.
I'm
certain
that
there
is
history
here,
but
the
way
that
I
you
know
seeing
that
they
approved
it.
The
board
approved
it
three
to
two.
I
believe
it
passed
a
first
reading
in
the
presentation.
N
Also
from
what
I
understand
and
looking
at
the
maps
with
mr
morgan,
there
is
other
lv.
You
know
we
already
have
lb
in
that
you
know
corridor.
I
I
truly
believe
just
personally
that
I
always
knew
that
this
was
going
to
be
the
most
difficult
part
of
this
job
and
you
guys
can
help
me
there,
but
I
certainly
it's
always
I.
I
would
love
to
make
everybody
happy,
and
I
just
I
don't
know
if
this
is
a
situation
that
we
can
stop
from
happening
on
folly
road.
N
You
know
when
you
look
at
the
comp
plan
and
rethink
polyroad,
I
mean,
unfortunately,
these
these
zoning
changes
are
coming
up
and
development
is
happening.
I
will
say,
as
I
told
the
constituent,
as
all
of
you
may
know
as
well,
that
you
know
this
folly,
road
overlay
district,
you
know
there
are
certain
requirements.
There
are
limitations.
N
N
You
know
if,
if
they
were
to
sell,
I
understand
that,
but
for
what
this
owner
is
saying
that
they're
going
to
do
with
the
property,
whether
it's
true
or
not,
I
I
agree
with
the
board.
You
know
the
committee-
and
I
agree
with
mr
morgan-
that
lb
other
lb
parcels
already
exist
in
this
area,
so
I'm
I'm
okay
with
moving
forward
with
second
reading.
I
don't
I,
as
I
told
the
constituent
yesterday,
my
vote's,
probably
not
going
to
change.
That's
all.
I
can
say
on
that:
okay.
F
F
A
I
mean
you,
can
you
can
approve
the
motion
or
you
or
turn
it
down
or
we.
You
can
have
a
motion
to
defer.
It's
a
pleasure
council.
I
thought
I
thought
it
was
reasonable,
given
some
new
concerns,
but
I
haven't
investigated,
as
you
have
councilmember
parker
back
to
you.
Oh
I'm
sorry,
councilmember,
mitchell
and
then
brady.
Let
me.
E
Ask
questions
about
customer
from
parker.
You
just
want
to
give
us
give
a
second
reading
and
then
let
them
take
a
look
at
what,
if
you
want
to
give
a
second
and
third
reason,
I
don't
know
what
you
know.
The
motion.
A
J
I
was
just
going
to
add
yeah.
That
was
going
to
be
my
question
as
well
councilmember
mitchell,
but
we're
under
no
obligation
to
upzone
a
property.
You
know
so
just
because
the
one
of
the
our
constituent
appointed
boards
gives
a
recommendation
we're
under
no
obligation
to
follow
that.
Nor
do
we
have
to
upzone
the
property
and
with
what
the
comments
that
the
constituents
have
said,
you
know
I
don't
think,
there's
any
need
to
rush
into
this
to
upzone
it.
J
I
would
ask
that
we
just
give
it
second
reading
and
then
you
know
let
people
come
and
make
further
comments
on
it
if
they
want,
or
I
would
love
to
have
livability
if
what
some
of
them
are
saying
is
true,
I'd
love
to
see
livability
go
out
and
come
back
with
a
report
as
well.
So
if
we're
going
to
upzone
and
potentially
help
somebody
get
rich
and
sell
the
property,
let's
do
the
due
diligence
on
our
side.
It's
the
city
before
we
move
kind
of
head
headlong
into
that.
O
Councilmember
waring.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Mr
morgan,
could
you
come
to
the
microphone
please
because
I
think
I
asked
this
question
on
first
reading
and
I
think
I
know
the
answer,
but
I
think
you
gave
the
answer,
but
I
think
it's
been
repeating
again.
Should
this
property
be
zoned
with
the
motion,
can
you
talk
about
the
buffer
zones
that
would
be
required
for
this
owner
to
put
in
place,
in
particular
on
the
back
of
the
property
between
it
and
his
neighbors
sure.
G
Because
the
folly
road
overlay
has
extra
buffers
as
part
of
its
requirements
and
I'm
going
to
turn
to
the
let's
see
if
I
can
find
the
requirements,
I
believe
it's
about
a
25
foot
buffer
at
the
rear
that
we
discussed
at
the
last
meeting.
I'm
just
going
to
double
check
that.
O
I'm
pretty
sure
that's
what
it
is
for
25
years.
I
just
thought
that,
yes,
repeating
for
some
of
the
neighbors
that
buffer
zone
is
not
in
place
right
now
not
come
on
right
right
with
the
zoning
it
would.
It
will
be
in
place
between
the
neighbors,
in
particular,
to
the
rarest
property
and
now
so
it's
actually
going
to
put
a
little
bit
more
protections
in
place
for
for
the
neighbors,
but
that's
worth
pointing
out
councilmember.
A
L
Just
to
briefly
piggyback
on
what
councilmember
waring
said,
you
know
assuming
that
buffer
exists,
which
I
have
no
doubt
that
it
does
it
it
wouldn't
just
materialize
by
itself,
just
by
dent
of
the
rezoning.
Of
course,
it
would
actually
have
to
take
a
new
site
development
plan
to
initiate
that
through
the
trc
process.
So
what
I'm
maybe
concerned
about-
and
I
come
from
the
school
of
thought
that
says
you
know,
council
member
parker
knows
her
district
better
than
any
of
us
and
I
defer
heavily
heavily
to
her.
L
That
ought
to
be
something
we
know
about
because,
because
the
buffers
all
sound
great,
the
buffers
don't
just
come
along,
because
you
know
we
upzone
a
piece
of
property
and
carl
could
not
have
been
more
more
correct.
Nobody
has
a
right
to
a
rezoning
under
any
circumstances.
It's
an
entirely
legislative
decision,
that's
fully
vested
with
our
discretion.
L
So
I
you
know,
I'm
not
opposed
to
the
limited
business
zoning
in
in
theory,
but
I
do
think
that
a
little
bit
more
ought
to
be
known
about
the
plans
here
in
the
current
status
of
any
enforcement
issues
on
the
property,
because,
if
we're
going
to
up
zone
this,
we
as
a
council
better
be
sure
that
buffer
is
coming
along
in
the
near
future,
because
I
do
think
that
on
the
whole,
that
could
very
well
be
a
net
benefit
for
the
neighborhood.
L
But
you
know
that
buffer
may
never
come
if
this
property
may
never
be
developed
according
to
the
limited
business
zoning
district.
In
other
words,
this
rezoning
may
be
simply
sought
to
cure
existing
zoning
violations,
and
I
know
in
the
county-
and
lord
knows:
I've
had
some
clients
deal
with
this
over
the
years.
You
can't
even
seek
a
rezoning
if
there's
an
active
violation
on
your
property.
They
rate
they
red
tag
that
property
so
fast.
Nobody
will
talk
to
you
over
there
until
you
fix
it.
L
So
I
just
think
maybe
we
ought
to
get
a
little
bit
more
information
on
this.
So
I'm
happy
to
give
it
second
reading
tonight
and
then,
maybe
you
know,
push
third
reading
out,
so
we
can
maybe
get
some
more
information.
A
D
D
G
So
there
is,
there
are
two
former
single-family
residences
on
the
on
the
property
that
are
being
used
for
office
use
because
it's
got
the
ro
designation
residential
office
and
it's
my
understanding
that
they
want
to
have
a
workout
type
facility
that
does
not
fit
within
residential
office
as
one
of
the
tenants
not
the
whole
facility,
but
then
to
get
that
business
license.
Of
course,
they
would
have
to
meet
all
the
standards
that
would
be
associated
with
the
limited
business
category.
N
Yes,
so
again
it
there's
no
construction
being
planned.
It's
it's
really
just
about
the
use
of
the
current
property
and
from
what
I
understand
it's
going
to
be
some
type
of
gem.
You
know
for
children
again,
if
that,
if
they
sell
the
property
and
develop
it
later
on,
I
mean
you
know,
but
again,
all
of
those
overlays
and
things
buffers
and
all
that
would
come
into
play
again.
The
I
I
don't
know
the
violations
I
don't
know
like.
N
I
said
there
is
a
history
between
a
previous
council
member
and
this
particular
property
owner
the
neighbors.
Again
I
haven't
heard
from
an
abundance
of
neighbors.
As
you
know
where
that
property
is,
I
mean
we
we
line
up
on
folly
road.
N
We
have
neighborhoods
behind
a
lot
of
lb
zone
properties
right
behind.
They
were
opposed
to.
I
believe
black
magic
cafe
as
well.
You
know
it's,
it's
not
something!
That's
easily.
You
know
easy
for
me
to
digest
to
say:
okay
yeah,
this
is
you
know
this
is
okay,
but
I
don't
see
a
problem
with
it.
You
know
I
don't
if
they
have
concerns
you
know
personally
and
if,
if
this
business
becomes
an
issue
then
certainly
and
like
I
said,
I
don't
believe
there
are
violations
on
the
property.
G
Well,
yeah:
we
had
not
heard
complaints
about
any
of
the
issues
that
were
raised
today
and
we
have
forwarded
those
to
our
enforcement
personnel
to
investigate.
We
don't
know
if
what
they're
talking
about
is
going
on.
I
think
there
were
some
vehicles
that
they
said
that
were
parked
that
were
not
supposed
to
be
parked
there,
that
kind
of
thing
that
if
it
is
in
fact,
easily
remedied
yeah
so.
D
This
will
be
brief.
I
just
want
to
say
that,
as
we
go
through
this
process,
if
we
apply
the
same
criteria
that
we've
applied
to
other
potential
folks
and
we're
not
doing
anything,
you
know
egregious
or
doing
something,
because
we've
heard
from
from
constituents
which
is
important,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we're
applying
the
same
consistent
criteria
for
other
folks
that
have
gone
through
this
process.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
so
we
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
approve
give
a
second
reading
and
a
second
any
further
discussion.
All
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
now.
Do
you
want
to
take
a
a
a
motion
for
third
reading
and
we've
got
a
second?
Can
I
respectfully
make
a
motion
to
defer?
A
F
Think
mayor
that
when
it
comes
back
up,
I'd
like
to
hear
from
the
applicant
again
and
for
the
citizens
who
raised
these
questions
to
answer
some
of
the
answers,
some
of
the
issues
that
we
just
brought
up,
that's
why
I
heard
from
councilmember
wearing
councilmember
us
through
these
bumpers
and
whether
or
not
it's
correcting
in
an
illegal
practice
on
that
property.
I'd
like
to
get
a
full
report
on
what's
going
on
and
why
we
should
approve
this.
So
I
support
the
motion
to
defer.
Thank
you.
I'd
like
to
hear
about
from
the
application.
Let's.
I
Back
to
council
member
sacramento's
observation,
I
just
think
we
got
to
be
really
careful.
This
isn't
a
place
to
air
grievance
between
people
who
are
not
happy
with
each
other.
If
there's
a
process,
like
mr
morgan
said
that
we
can
send
our
enforcement
team
over
there
to
investigate
that's
fine,
I
just
think
you
know
we're
putting
off
doing
what
we're
asked
to
do,
which
is
vote
on
rezonings
that
have
been
brought
to
us
through
the
process.
To
then
have
grievances
aired
back
up
again,
and
I
worry
about
setting
that
precedent.
I
A
Well,
well,
I
hear
you
and-
and
I
do
resonate
with
councilmember
appel's
remarks
a
minute
ago-
that
there
were
some
comments
made
tonight.
I
would
just
like
to
personally
satisfy
myself
as
to
the
answers
to
some
of
those
questions
before
voting
affirmatively
on
the
matter
yeah.
Mr.
E
E
Agree
with
you,
but
you
know
if
there
are
violations
and
whatever
we
should
have
a
record
of
it.
If
there
were
any
complaints,
we
should
have
a
record
of
it
and
one
would
assume
that
our
planning
department,
I
would
take
those
things
into
consideration
and
share
them
with
us,
but
we
can
go.
We
can
go
through
the
process,
you
know,
but
I
I'm
just
assuming
that
if
there
have
been
violations,
okay,
there
should
be
a
record
somewhere
and
I
cannot
hear
any.
E
I
did
not
hear
any
of
the
folks
who
are
opposed
to
it.
That
said
anything
specifically
about
evaluation
of
our
ordinance.
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
us
doing
what
we're
going
to
do,
but.
E
N
You
councilmember
gregory,
I
once
again
I
just
feel
like
exactly
like.
You
said.
I
just
hope
that
this
personal
grievances
situation,
isn't,
you
know,
isn't
coming
into
council
they've
gone
through
the
process.
There
are
certainly
plenty
of
rezonings
that
come
up
that
constituents
are
not
happy
about.
We
vote
on
them
all
the
time.
N
I
certainly
don't
think
that
that's
our
duty
to
you
know
re-bring
those
up,
and
there
are
things
that
you
know
I
I
won't
bring
to
council
regarding
some
of
these
zoning
issues
and
I'm
sure
if
we
let
the
owner
do
that
and
the
neighbors
do
that.
I
mean,
if
that's
what
you'd
prefer,
but
it's
I
have
to
say
that
you
know
I'm
disappointed.
It
seems
like
one
rezoning
in
my
district
and
I
understand
that
you
want
a
deferral
but.
A
A
B
A
Before
the
deferral
any
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
name
the
eyes
have
it.
O
John's
island,
mr
mead,
prior
to
going
into
executive
session,
I
thought
about
this
doing.
Council
communications,
but
I
got
a
call
today
from
well
yesterday
from
councilman
wendell,
not
councilman,
former
councilman
and
current
representative
wendell
gilliard.
It's
about
the
hate
crimes
bill
that
this
body
has
supported
passage
in
the
past,
and
certainly
you
spoke
to
recently
over
at
the
at
door,
ticks
it
is
going
to
be
presented
in
front
of
the
senate
soon
and
would
like
he
would
like
whatever
support
letters
or
otherwise,
maybe
even
another
resolution.
O
But
there
are
nine
senators.
That's
holding
up
in
the
south.
Carolina
senate
is
past
the
house.
It's
now
in
the
senate
and
he's
asked
for
our
support,
and
I
know
we
would
want
to
give
that
it
is
we're
coming
up
on
the
anniversary
of
the
mother
manual
tragedy.
There's
an
example
for
hate
crimes.
O
Building
48
states
in
the
union
has
passed
the
hate
crimes,
legislation
at
two
states
that
have
it,
I
believe
it's
wyoming
and
the
great
state
of
south
carolina
so
we're
trying
to
get
it
through
and
whatever
we
can
do.
As
a
city.
I
like
the
idea
of
putting
it
on
the
agenda
over
the
next
two
weeks.
People
can
think
about
that
and
interim
whatever.
O
We
need
to
do
to
send
I'll
give
the
list
to
the
senators
who
are
standing
in
opposition
in
the
south
carolina
senate
against
it
to
you,
but
prayerfully
our
council
will
don't
have
we
do
what
we've
done
in
the
past
and
support
passage
of
this
piece
of
legislation
in
south
carolina.
I
mean
general
assembly,
a
okay.
A
Thank
you,
sir,
so
I
must
ask,
I
believe
we
had
a
resolution
supporting
the
state
hate
crime
bill
that
we
adopted.
I
E
E
A
And
if
it's
simply
a
matter
of
pulling
that
up
and
and
resending
it,
those
folks,
I
mean
we've
already
given
it
ourselves,
but
it
would
be
good
to
send
that.
A
A
We
will
be
more
than
happy
to
do
that.
So
thank
you,
council
and
now
back
to
our
request
for
an
executive
session.
Can
I
entertain
a
motion
executive
session.
We.
A
But
it
to
re
repeat:
this
is
executive
session
to
receive
legal
advice
on
the
next
steps
related
to
the
municipal
improvement
district
on
john's
island.
So
do
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
the
odds
have
it.
A
So
it
may
be
council
that
we
can
just
stay
in
place
for
this.