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From YouTube: City of Charleston City Council Meeting 3/28/23
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City of Charleston City Council Meeting 3/28/23
C
E
F
F
H
Mayor
piggybacking
on
with
council
member
Bowden
said
about
the
tragedy
that
took
place
recently
down
in
Nashville
land.
Picking
up
with
the
mayor
said
that
I'll
last
real
estate
and
Public
Works
meeting
my
heart
kind
of
fell
on
children
and
wondered
what
what
did
the
Bible
say
about
children?
Let
us
pray.
H
H
Open
your
mouth
judge
righteously,
defend
the
rights
of
the
poor
and
the
needed.
With
these
words,
we
ask
with
questions
special
prayers
for
those
families.
Those
children
keep
them
in
your
grace
and
we
pray
that
this
does
not
become
The
New
Normal.
Let
us
take
the
action
steps
to
do
what
is
righteous?
These
prayers
we
offer
in
your
name,
let
us
all
say,
amen,
amen,.
F
First
up
is
a
proclamation
recognizing
Ernestine
C
Fellers,
and
this
was
requested
by
council
members
shade
and
Parker
and
I'm
going
to
ask
Miss
Fellers
who's,
99
years
old,
everyone
and
she
recently
retired
after
45
years
of
service,
with
the
City
of
Charleston
Miss
Ernestine.
Would
you
please
come
forward
and
council
member
shade
and
Parker
join
us
and,
along
with
Jennifer
Cook
Meg
Bohan
who's
our
records
management,
which
is
where
Miss
Ernestine
worked
for
many
years
and
Susan
Welch,
who
also
worked
in
that
part
department?
F
G
Whereas
Ernestine
C
Fellers
was
born
on
October,
8th
1923
and
was
raised
on
wadmala
island
and
whereas
Ernestine
sea
feathers
has
been
a
devoted
and
tireless
City
employee,
with
a
records
management
division
previously
known
as
City
archives
and
Records
Division
since
1978
and
whereas
Ernestine
is
a
treasure.
Trove
of
knowledge
regarding
Charleston,
including
the
livability
history
and
city
government
and
whereas
ernestine's
uplifting
energy,
lasting
memory
and
enduring
love
for
Charleston
have
made
her
a
treasured
asset
to
her
Division
and
the
city
as
a
whole.
And
whereas
Ernestine
is
a
proud
mother,
grandmother
and
great-grandmother.
G
And
whereas
Ernestine
has
been
a
member
of
the
Edisto
Island
Presbyterian
church
and
an
active
member
of
various
Civic
organizations,
including
first
families
of
South,
Carolina
Daughters
of
the
American
colonists,
Daughters
of
the
American
Revolution
and
the
National
Society
of
the
colonial
Dames
and
the
state
of
South
Carolina.
And
whereas,
during
a
long
and
productive
lifetime.
Ernestine
C
Fellers
has
demonstrated
in
countless
ways
her
dedication
to
the
welfare
of
others
and
has
earned
the
respect
and
affection
of
people
from
all
walks
of
life
in
all
ages.
And
whereas
Ernestine
has
officially
retired
from
the
city.
I
I
F
J
Is
it
surpasses
anything
I
know
she
can
recall
anything
about
history
from
the
time
that
she
was
born
practically
and
for
the
time
that
I've
been
with
the
city,
Ernestine
has
been
working
on
something
that
we
call
the
General
collection,
which
was
sort
of
a
vertical
files
collection
of
City
records.
Newspaper
clippings,
some
might
call
it
odds
and
ends,
but
it
really
is
sort
of
our
Google
or
our
encyclopedia.
J
It's
a
guide
path
to
a
lot
of
what
we
have
in
records
and
to
us
in
records,
the
name
general
collections,
just
didn't,
do
it
justice,
and
so
in
December,
when
Ernestine
retired,
we
in
records
renamed
the
collection,
the
Ernestine,
Fellers,
City
reference
collection
and
we're
going
to
frame
it
and
put
it
on
a
plaque
in
records
management.
It
just
imbues
her
spirit
and
and
her
love
for
the
city.
Thank
you.
G
K
You
shouldn't
have
given
me
the
mic,
because
I
don't
know
when
to
shut
up,
but
I
first
would
like
to
thank
Peter
and
Caroline
and
I'm
old
enough
to
call
you
all
that,
because
I've
got
my
two
great-grandsons
just
turned
23
and
24.
this
last
week
anyway.
The
only
thing
I
want
to
tell
you
is
I
have
been
blessed.
K
But
in
the
meantime
they
were
built
in
Thompson,
Memorial,
Hospital
maternity,
and
he
nicknamed
it
Riverside,
which
was
the
all
rule
book,
but
I
had
to
be
born
somewhere
and
cousin.
George
said
that's
going
to
be
the
maternity
hospital.
Thompson
Memorial
is
finished,
so
I
have
been
here
and
I
never
wanted
to
leave
it
because,
for
those
of
you
I
feel
sure
most
of
you
in
this
room
know
if
you
have
a
smell,
pluck
mud
at
low
tide.
You
love
Charleston,.
K
K
We
have
he
just
we
descend
from
him
and
directly
with
the
Bailey
man,
and
my
mother
had
the
billionaire
and
I
had
the
middle
Billy
name,
but
we
go
right
back
to
that
man,
and
so
that
makes
me
feel
so
much
closer
with
a
lot
of
others
for
this
city.
But
I
was
fortunate
with
this
job
and
go
hush,
but
that
when
I
came
to
work,
we
work
for
Cedar
6
000
a
year.
How
many
of
you
all
think
you're
poor?
K
K
She
was
fresh
out
of
the
College
of
Charleston
and
was
getting
her
a
masters
in
Columbia
on
weekends
and
that
young
woman
put
this
together
by
the
state
and
that's
how
we
started
it,
but
anyway,
I
love,
history.
Everything
I
did
was
for
the
city
and,
as
Meg
said,
what
I
call
Little
social
files
and
all
the
little
stuff
that
was
Municipal
is
what
she's
referring
to
that
is.
It
has
made
a
nice
collection
anyway.
I
was
allowed
to
come
to
the
cedar.
Job
and
I
did
so
well.
K
They
looked
for
microfilma
and
they
didn't
have
one
and
I
said
and
I
loved
that
man
too
and
I
said
I
can
microfilm.
Oh
Lord
we'd
have
thought
we
got
three
more
people,
but
anyway
it
was
the
history
that
kept
me
and
his.
This
is
what
I,
why
I'm
still
I
was
here,
but
I
still
feel
like
I
am,
but
the
thing
about
it
was
when
you're
working
in
a
place
where
you
were
born,
and
you
created
one
of
the
oldest
cities
and
doing
that
you're
just
blessed.
C
So
Ernestine
I
just
want
you
to
keep
this
in
in
mind.
We
just
commemorated
the
350th
settlement
of
Charleston,
so
you
were
one-third
as
old
as
a
city
she's,
an
incredible
woman
and
a
true
Treasurer
and
I
thought
that,
with
the
help
of
our
wonderful
clerk
that
we
needed
to
do
something
to
recognize
45
years
of
Public
Service
to
the
City
of
Charleston
has
an
incredible
feat,
and
we
can
only
say
thank
you
for
your
continued
loyalty
and
dedication
to
public
service.
Thank
you.
So
much.
F
Well,
that
was
a
delight
y'all.
Next
up
we
have
a
holocaust
remembrance,
Proclamation
and
I
would
like
to
invite
the
members
of
the
Charleston
Jewish
Federation
to
please
come
forward
along
with
council
member
Ross
Appel
who
I've
asked
to
read
the
proclamation.
Today
we
have
a
natanya
Miller
with
the
Federation
and
I.
Think
we
also
have.
Is
this
Carla?
Yes,
it
is
Carla
cook
is
Joe,
engel's,
cousin
and
I
know
if,
if
Joe
were
still
with
us,
he
would
be
with
us
here
this
evening
on
this
Podium
council,
member
of
hell.
L
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
for
everyone
from
the
community
for
coming
out
this
evening.
Whereas
the
Holocaust
was
the
state-sponsored
systemic
persecution,
an
annihilation
of
European
jewry
by
Nazi
Germany
and
its
collaborators
between
1933
and
1945.
And
whereas
we
remember
with
sadness
the
11
million
people,
including
six
million
Jews,
who
were
victims
of
Hitler's
Final
Solution,
along
with
those
who
were
persecuted
for
their
religious
and
political
beliefs,
sexual
orientation
and
physical
disabilities.
M
And
whereas
we
remember
with
admiration,
the
resistors
and
Rescuers
known
and
unknown,
who
risked
and
lost
their
lives
to
save
others.
And
whereas
we
remember
with
respect
the
survivors
who
escaped,
were
sheltered
or
who
were
freed
and
who
lived
to
contribute
so
much
to
our
community
and
to
our
world.
And
whereas
the
history
of
the
Holocaust
offers
an
opportunity
to
reflect
on
the
moral
responsibilities
of
individual
societies
and
governments.
And
whereas
we
have
an
obligation
to
ensure
that
the
memory
and
Legacy
of
lives
lost,
are
forever
changed
in.
This
horrific
event
are
never
forgotten.
M
And
whereas
we
remember
and
honor
the
liberators
of
the
World
War
II
concentration
camps
78
years
ago,
and
whereas
I
encourage
all
citizens
to
remember
and
honor
the
victims,
our
Holocaust
Survivors
and
liberators
during
the
community-wide
Yom
hashawa
Holocaust
remembrance
program,
which
will
be
held
at
the
Gilyard
Center
on
April
23rd.
This
year's
theme
is
through
their
voices
stories
of
survival
carried
on
from
from
generation
to
generation
and
will
and
will
display
the
importance
of
action
through
generational
remembrance
and
mayor.
Take.
F
It
away
now,
therefore,
I
John
Jay
tecklenburg,
mayor
of
the
City
of
Charleston,
on
behalf
of
city
council,
do
hereby
proclaim
the
week
of
April
7th
through
the
17th
through
the
23rd
to
be
the
week
of
remembrance
and
memory
of
the
victims,
survivors,
Rescuers
and
liberators
of
the
Holocaust.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us
and
natanya.
Would
you
like
to
say
a
few
words.
B
Good
evening,
mayor
council
members,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
My
name
is
natanya
Miller
and
I'm.
The
director
of
educational
initiatives
at
the
Charleston
Jewish
Federation
tonight
I
come
to
you
as
the
granddaughter
of
a
holocaust
Survivor
and
as
one
of
the
professional
team
members
for
the
remember
program,
which
consists
of
Holocaust
Survivors,
their
descendants,
Educators
and
community
members,
many
of
whom
are
here
with
us
tonight.
B
N
Good
evening
I'm,
Fred,
Volkman
and
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
remember
committee
and
I,
think
most
people
have
the
yellow
candles
that
your
tableside
Miguel
Candle
was
created
to
keep
alive
the
memory
of
the
Six
Million
who
perished
in
Nashua
the
candles
model
after
traditional
Jewish
Memorial
yard
side
candle
it
burns
for
24
hours
during
the
periods
of
morning
you
know
USA
anniversary
or
family
member.
The
candles
yellow
wax
reminds
us
of
the
yellow
armband
that
the
Jews
were
forced
to
wear
during
the
Nazi
regime.
As
we
light
this
yellow
candle
we've
all.
N
F
And
then,
lastly,
we
have
a
Proclamation
recognizing
Americorps
week,
I'd
like
to
invite
Mindy
Sturm
from
our
staff
and
a
Vista
leader,
Louis
boria,
to
join
us
and
also
councilman
sachrin,
and
we
have
one
other
guest
and
I'm
going
to
let
either
Lewis
or
Mindy
introduce
her
in
a
minute.
Councilmember
Sacrament
will
read
this
Proclamation.
O
Whereas
in
Charleston
South
Carolina,
more
than
65
Americorps
members
and
Americorps
senior
volunteers
of
diverse
ages
and
backgrounds
are
helping
to
meet
local
needs
by
tutoring,
mentoring,
Children
and
Youth.
Providing
financial
literacy
services
and
resources,
combating
homelessness,
building
sustainability
and
resilience.
Providing
mentoring
supports
and
more
and
whereas
Americorps
members
and
Americorps
senior
volunteers
encourage
collaboration
and
Partnerships
leveraging
millions
of
Volunteers
in
Service
and
acquiring
the
support
of
businesses,
foundations
and
other
local
Partners
to
increase
the
effectiveness
of
their
initiatives.
O
And
whereas
Americorps
members
and
Americorps
senior
volunteers
demonstrate
commitment,
dedication
and
patriotism
by
making
intensive
commitment
to
service
a
commitment
that
remains
with
them
in
their
future
endeavors,
whereas
through
their
service,
Americorps
members
and
Americorps
senior
volunteers,
strengthen
the
lives
of
their
families,
communities
and
South
Carolina
as
a
whole.
And
whereas
national
service
represents
unique
public-private
partnership
that
invests
in
community
Solutions
and
leverages
non-federal
resources
to
strengthen
Community
impact
and
increase
the
return
on
taxpayer
dollars.
F
P
Dear
council
members
on
our
guest
mayor,
my
name
is
Louise
boria
I'm,
the
Americorps
Christian
leader
working
with
Mindy
over
at
the
mayor's
office
for
children,
youth
and
Families.
Thanks
to
this
body
and
the
many
dedicated
employees
throughout
the
City
of
Charleston,
we've
been
able
to
have
a
miracle
program
here
with
the
city
for
the
past
13
years.
P
We
could
not
do
this
work,
there's
much
needed
and
important
in
our
city
without
your
sport,
so
on
behalf
of
the
partners,
beneficiaries
and
Americorps
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
the
Charleston
Community.
Thank
you
for
this
honor
today
and
thank
you
for
the
ongoing
commitment
to
fight
poverty
in
our
city.
F
So
I'll
add
a
quick
thing,
because
this
has
been
going
on
y'all
in
the
City
of
Charleston,
since
2010
and
Mindy
compiled
just
a
few
quick
facts.
Since
that
time
see
we
administered
the
program
in
our
region
and
Mindy
does
a
terrific
job
doing
that.
So
since
that
time,
we've
employed
in
in
a
way
262
Americorps,
Vista
members
right
into
Charleston
community
and
that
has
equated
I,
guess:
Mindy's
kept
track
of
every
hour.
F
372
320
volunteer
hours
of
service
to
the
Charleston
community
at
a
value
of
8.8
million
dollars
involving
45
different
sites.
So
every
year
we
advertise
who
would
be
interested
in
receiving
a
Year's
service
from
a
Vista
Americorps
member
and
they
get
awarded
the
organization,
so
I
won't
name
them
all.
But
there's
40.
F
You
were
thankful
for
for
Charleston,
School,
District
being
one
but
everything
from
kids
on
point
to
metanoia
to
Our
Lady
of
Mercy
community
outreach
to
Lowcountry
food
bank
to
reading
Partners,
South
Carolina
to
the
city
to
many
different
City
of
Charleston
initiatives.
You
all
have
helped
us
serve
this
community
and
we
really
thank
you
for
it.
It's
really
a
great
program.
How
about
another
hand
for
a
miracle?
Q
Next,
yes,
sir
may
I
just
take
a
couple
of
comments.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
hi
to
Christy
I
used
to
sit
in
front
of
her
try
to
get
United
Way,
but
I
I
want
to
thank
all
the
Americorps
members
for
their
service.
I
was
an
American
member
when
I
did
Teach
for
America
on
the
west
side
of
Atlanta
many
moons
ago,
but
I
just
want
to
for
everyone
certification.
Q
F
F
F
R
Right,
thank
you.
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council.
Okay
number
one
is
39
Riverdale,
it's
a
recent
annexation
into
the
city
from
January
of
this
year.
The
zoning
recommended
for
the
site
would
be
sr1
in
the
city
and
we
have
an
image
of
it
of
the
property
right
here.
For
you,
it's
in
the
midst
of
properties
that
were
in
Charleston
County,
that
was
on
R4
and
sr1,
is
the
most
compatible
City
District
to
bring
in
properties
that
were
R4
in
the
county,
and
we're
going
to
take
these
together.
R
R
Sorry
here
we
go
here,
we
go
okay,
then
we
go
to
the
next
one
is
for
eating
Magnolia.
This
was
also
annexed
in
January
of
this
year,
and
this
is
also
coming
into
the
city
as
sr1,
and
it's
also
in
the
midst
of
other
R4
from
Charleston
County
you're
zoning
we're
just
talking
about
a
couple
plan,
gets
a
lot
of
comp
plan
and
just
an
image
of
property
and
Planning
Commission
did
recommend
for
this
as
well,
and
are
we
skipping
number
three
for
the
moment?
Okay,
okay,
so
I
will
skip
over
that.
R
And
then
we've
got
this
is
155
Meeting,
Street
and
there's
several
different
requests
on
the
site,
so
I'll
kind
of
go
through
these
and
I'll
have
a
number
of
images,
because
a
big
part
of
height
changes
in
the
city
is
the
surrounding
context
and
that
the
zoning
ordinance
requires
an
analysis.
Those
surrounding
contacts
to
justify
height
changes.
R
It's
in
our
city
center
designation
in
our
comprehensive
plan.
So
this
is
the
designation
that
calls
for
the
greatest
Heights,
the
greatest
intensities
of
density
in
the
city,
and
it
is
also,
of
course,
between
King
and
Meeting
Street.
So
that
helps
justify
the
extra
hype
request
in
this
location
as
well,
and
here's
just
what
city
center
explains
and
then
it
also
is
currently
in
the
accommodations
overlay.
It
would
go
from
the
A1
area
of
accommodation
overlay
which
would
limit
it
to
50
rooms.
R
The
applicant
needs
to
understand
and
the
property
would
be
subject
to
this-
that
there
would
be
a
10
foot,
deep
sidewalk
on
also
on
any
side
that
faces
a
four-story
or
greater
building
or
a
seven-story
building
also
use
the
current
conditions
on
the
street.
Some
of
these
are
images
from
the
applicant,
and
the
applicants
are
here
tonight
and
I
assume
they
will
speak
to
and
we
can
pull
these
back
up
as
they're
speaking
but
I'm
just
going
to
zip
through
these
as
well.
R
What
you
see
in
the
bottom
image
is,
of
course,
the
Liberty
Center
I
believe
it
is
office
building
that
is
six
stories
up
on
Meeting
Street
and
then
has
a
seventh
story
in
a
penthouse
area.
That's
a
mechanical
Penthouse,
almost
an
eight
story
really
back
there
and
then
what
you
see
is
the
five-story
portion
of
the
meeting
Street
site.
This
would
be
with
this
zoning
change
and
at
the
corner
of
meeting
in
horribeck
alley.
R
Here
you
see
a
direct
view
across
hurlbeck
alley
that
shows
that
same
office
building
and
the
five
stories
here
so
slightly
lower
than
that
area.
And
of
course
you
do
have
Horlick
alley
and
they
would
be
required
to
have
a
10-foot
sidewalk
back
there,
and
in
fact
that
was
one
of
the
conditions
of
well.
That
was
one
of
the
recommendations
of
Planning
Commission.
Is
that
it'd
be
a
full
10
feet
back
from
the
existing
property
line?
R
To
accommodate
that
sidewalk,
because
right
now
there
really
isn't
much
of
a
sidewalk
on
horbeck
alley
and
here's
just
an
image
that
would
show
you.
If
you
backed
up
the
current
buildings,
you
see
that
yellow
line
that
gives
you
a
sense
of
how
much
the
buildings
are
right
up
on
the
edge
of
hurlback
and
how
much
extra
sidewalk
area
we
would
gain
from
this,
just
by
virtue
of
basic
codes
that
we
operate
under
for
our
Heights
today.
R
This
is
just
a
plant
of
the
property
and
then
again,
this
is
the
applicant's
requested,
height
districts,
and
then
the
applicant
has
provided
these
slots
I'm
going
to
zip
through
these.
But
if
the
applicant,
again,
let's
go
back
through
them,
we
can
I
believe
these
are
giving
some
of
the
context.
This
just
gives
you
a
location
of
the
site
again
at
hurlbeck
and
meeting
some
of
the
other
buildings
that
are
in
close
proximity
and
then
gives
you
an
aerial
overview.
R
We
have
a
three-story
building
to
the
North
and
the
days
inside
it
present
and
the
hero
back
alley
pictures
again
and
just
the
context
along
Meeting
Street
here
you've
got
a
range
of
heights
from
Charleston
places,
Greater
Heights
to
Heights
down
at
the
Mills
house
and
then
smaller
buildings
in
between
and,
of
course,
the
the
Liberty
Center
just
to
the
south
of
this
one
and
here's
a
concept
of
the
layout
of
the
hotel.
Again,
this
is
not
part
of
the
rezoning
it
present.
R
It
will
still
have
to
go
through
the
TRC
and
the
bar
process,
and
that
could
change
how
the
hotel
is
laid
out.
But
the
applicants
have
provided.
This
is
just
to
give
a
sense
of
how
it
might
operate
yeah
and
that's
the
existing
zoning
mass
and
it
is
allowed.
It
would
have
had
four
stories
along
the
front.
R
Instead
with
this
rezoning,
they
would
have
five
stories
on
the
southern
part
of
the
Eastern
side
and
then
three
stories
on
the
Northern
end
and
then
seven
stories
in
the
middle
and
then
be
backed
up
from
hurlback
alley.
10
feet:
here's
just
a
cross
section
through
there
and
it
shows
what
you
would
be
able
to
see
from
Meeting
Street.
R
This
is
King
Street
from
this
North
looking
South
the
two
blocky
buildings
in
the
middle
or
what
the
heights
would
allow
for
in
that
location,
and
there
you
see
again
the
three-story
and
five-story
segments
running
out,
Meeting,
Street
and
again
up
a
little
bit
closer
and
then
straighten
on.
That's
not
really
a
view
anybody
would
be
able
to
have
because
it's
so
far
away,
but
it
shows
the
five
story:
three
story,
segments
and
five
and
three
and
then
hurlback
alley
and
here's
from
the
south
looking
North
and
all
the
way
down,
Meeting
Street.
R
So
and
then
that
is
the
request
existing
and
the
proposed.
So
Planning
Commission
reviewed
all
this.
They
recommended
approval
of
the
accommodations
overlay
from
A1
to
85,
and
they
did
recommend
approval
with
a
10-foot
setback
from
the
property
line
on
hurlback
for
the
height
District
changes
from
six
to
seven
and
from
four
to
five
and
then
also
the
segment
that
goes
down
to
three
and
with
that
comes
before
city
council.
F
H
T
I'm
hearing
it
much
more
because
I
was
at
a
County
council
meeting
and
a
County
council
member
said
Mr
Moody
said
that,
and
this
is
a
comprehensive
plan
that
basically
you
vote
on.
What
specifically
is
in
front
of
you
I
served
on
the
board
for
years.
You
don't
you
vote
on
the
overall,
how
this
puzzle,
how
this
property
is
fit
in
the
puzzle
of
the
whole
city.
I
want
that
to
be
clear
in
terms
of
when
something
comes.
Somebody
comes
with
a
general
purpose
of
the
whole
area.
Okay,
this
is
my
name.
T
Anthony
G
Bryant,
make
sure
you're
clear
in
terms
of
this
in
the
IRS.
They
got
this
back
today,
so
I
am
Anthony
G
Brown
I'm,
the
guy
I'm
going
Quentin's
close-up,
that's
pretty
cool
little
thing,
I
did
with
the
young
brother,
but
let's
talk
in
terms
of
this
for
a
second,
the
state
does
not
to
deal
with
financial
hardship.
T
You've
got
Daniel's,
Island.
You've
got
all
these
districts
all
these
areas
with
all
these
property
values
extremely
high.
When
someone
comes
before
a
board,
they
say
well,
we
can't
consider
your
financial
hardship.
You
can't
afford
to
put
this
or
that
or
whatever,
on
your
property
or
paint
your
house
a
certain
way
or
whatever
I
think
something
come
from
the
floor
in
terms
of
the
state
saying
we
got
to
consider
financial
hardship.
Now
we
have
no
choice
because
people
are
being
affected
by
these
zonings
from
a
value
standpoint.
Okay,
you
don't
consider
value.
T
They
don't
say
that
property
is
where
it's
going
to
be
worth
after
renovations:
five
billion
dollars,
five
million
dollars.
Well,
the
Ports
Authority
worth
38
billion
dollars,
how's
that
going
to
affect
the
kids
on
the
east
side,
the
Housing
Authority
how's
it
going
to
affect
their
lives
their
rent
whatever
so
I
want
you
to
understand
that
we
need
to
try
to
get
the
state
to
consider
financial
hardship
people
being
affected
by
these
new
developments.
G
E
E
E
It
started
a
long
time
ago,
so
we're
going
to
be
working
diligently
to
show
the
unbalanced
again.
It's
not
a
black
and
white
thing,
because
we
have
three
City
councilmen,
who
is
on
the
council
here
and
they've,
been
here
for
a
long
time,
along
that
it's
not
a
male
and
a
female.
Thank
you.
We
have
a
female
hair
on
City
Council,
it's
a
unbalanced
thing
and
the
mayor
talk
about
his
staff,
but
we
have
to
remember
the
staff
turned
into
a
snake
and
that's
how
our
first
father
and
mother
lost
the
garden.
Thank
you.
F
E
G
U
U
But
this
is
just
the
latest
in
a
trouble.
A
troubling
trend
of
dramatic
upzonian
requests
like
this
proposed
without
any
compelling
public
interest.
We
have
a
very
serious
concern
that
the
repeated
approval
of
height
District
deviations
is
changing
the
character
and
human
scale
of
this
city.
Now
up
zoning
does
have
its
place
nowadays.
You
often
hear
it
about
it
with
increasing,
affordable
housing
density,
but
Charleston
is
already
experiencing
dramatic
impacts
from
increasingly
intense
tourism-related
developments,
and
this
one
in
the
heart
of
the
historic
district
downtown
has
the
potential
to
amplify
existing
livability
issues.
U
Furthermore,
these
piecemeal
changes
to
the
zoning
map
erode
the
predictability
of
new
growth
and
development
and
contributes
to
the
perception
that
a
developer
can
max
out
their
entitlements.
Ask
for
more
and
potentially
get
it
now.
City
council
is
under
no
obligation
to
approve
the
rezoning
requests
just
because
they're
requested-
and
this
is
a
valuable
piece
of
property
in
Charleston's,
historic
district
and
even
the
most
Craven
business-minded
owners
are
not
simply
going
to
walk
away
now.
U
This
project
team
has
been
more
forthcoming
than
most
and
we
sincerely
appreciate
that,
but
as
public
officials,
you
need
to
be
diligent
in
weighing
whether
the
public
is
best
served
with
existing
zoning
in
place
or
exceptions,
tailored
specifically
to
expand
the
developable
property
in
our
dense,
Urban
landscape.
No
property
owner
is
entitled
to
upzoning
by
right,
and
we
urge
you
to
consider
that
when
considering
this
proposal
at
155
meeting
thanks.
V
Thank
you,
I'm
James
Wilson,
with
wobble
Von
Dickinson
here
on
behalf
of
the
applicant
speaking
about
155
Meeting
Street,
a
few,
a
few
quick
points
I'd
like
to
make
the
first
is
we
are
asked
there
are
two
requests
here:
one
is
to
change
from
the
A1
to
the
A5
accommodation
zone.
Right
now
there
is
a
124
room,
Hotel
on
the
site,
we're
asking
to
be
allowed
to
go
to
150
rooms,
we're
adding
about
50
percent
additional
land
to
the
existing
site.
That
land
is
already
in
the
A1
Zone
allowed
for
50
rooms.
V
So
we
believe
it's.
The
expansion
of
the
site
going
from
124
to
150
is
a
very
reasonable
approach.
With
regard
to
height
again,
we
think
it's
a
pretty
reasonable,
balanced
request
that
we're
making
right
now
we're
zone
four
and
six
stories.
We're
asking
and
right
now
the
first
front.
50
feet
is
four
stories.
V
We're
gonna
basically
balance
that
out,
so
that
we
have
five
stories
for
the
first
100
feet:
the
seven
they're
going
from
six
to
seven
stories
at
the
center
of
the
site,
we're
setting
that
back
a
hundred
feet
from
Meeting
Street
and
100
125
feet
from
King
Street
to
make
it
not
visible
from
most
of
the
streets
around
us.
The
northeast
corner,
we're
actually
going
to
take
it
down
from
four
to
three
stories
to
more
appropriately
fit
with
a
meeting
Street.
In
a
couple
things
we
were
adding
pedestrian
open
space
on
the
ground
level.
V
V
G
W
Good
evening,
I'm
Stephen
Ramos
I'm,
an
architect
in
Charleston
and
I'm.
Also
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
applicant
for
155
Meeting
Street
been
working
with
Mr
Wilson
and
a
big
group
of
Architects
crafting
this
project.
It's
a
significant
project.
It
is
in
the
Heart
of
the
City.
We
feel,
like
that's
the
appropriate
place,
to
put
density
and
sometimes
height.
The
response
that
we've
developed
is
crafted
to
the
context.
It's
not
about
the
existing
zoning.
Sometimes
existing
zoning
can
be
improved
and
we
think
that
that
is
the
case
for
this
particular
site.
W
We've
studied
the
immediate
context,
as
well
as
the
length
of
Meeting
Street,
and
we
feel
like
lowering
the
property
on
Meeting
Street,
specifically
adjacent
to
the
Meeting
Street
Inn,
which
is
three
stories,
is
appropriate,
which
we're
putting
forth
at
the
intersection
of
meeting
and
throwback
the
buildings
exist.
Today
are
four
stories,
five
stories
and
six
stories
we're
proposing
five
stories.
So
again,
we
feel
like
that,
is
most
appropriate
and
the
additional
height
the
rear,
requesting
of
seven
stories
in
the
center
of
the
site.
W
F
Y
Mr
Mayor
membership,
Council
cash
and
drolet
Charleston
Foundation
I'm
speaking
on
155
Meeting
Street,
as
Mr
Morgan
mentioned.
There
are
a
couple
of
asks
within
the
application.
Our
position
is
sort
of
a
hybrid
one,
we're
supportive
of
the
height
District
change
from
four
and
six
on
the
meeting
Street
facing
portions
of
the
site
to
go
to
Five.
We
think
that
makes
really
great
sense.
Architecturally
will
produce
a
better
building
the
change
from
A1
to
A5.
We
are
also
supportive
of
that.
Y
We
are
typically
reticent
of
increasing
the
accommodations
presence
on
the
peninsula,
but
increasing
from
125
to
150
sleeping
rooms.
We're
okay
with
that
as
well.
What
I
would
want
to
speak
in
opposition
to
would
be
the
height
District
changed
from
six
to
seven,
with
the
potential
to
go
to
eight
with
architectural
Merit.
We
just
we
feel
that
this
is
just
too
much
High
south
of
Calhoun
Street,
particularly
this
location
is
south
of
Market
Street,
and
we
think
that
that
would
establish
a
bad
precedent
to
include
an
eight-story
building
South
of
Market
Street.
F
L
Well,
just
just
briefly:
Mr
Mayor
I
think
it
Bears
commenting
on
number
three
155
Meeting
Street.
You
know
if
you've
been
here
for
a
long
time
and
you've
walked
down
Meeting
Street
and
you
close
your
eyes.
You
walk
past
that
site.
It
is
naturally
and
in
your
mind's
eye
its
Hotel,
it
has
been
forever
and
124
rooms
were
there.
I
think
what's
proposed
here
is
consistent.
What
goes
on
and
Christopher?
Can
you
show
the
the
overhead
view
the
sort
of
Sky
View
that
was
put
in
there
by
the
applicant?
L
If
you
look
down
that
Corridor
and
you
look
at
Charleston
Place
coming
backwards,
it
really
fits
into
the
skyline
pretty
well
and
I.
I
would
like
to
point
out.
This.
Corridor
is
a
really
good
example
of
where
the
bar
can
give
us
a
lot
of
help.
151
meeting,
which
is
that
building
to
the
South
to
the
left
on
this
picture
is
really
with
all
due
respect.
L
I
would
also
point
out:
I
I
hadn't
picked
up
on
this
in
the
presentations
that
the
development
team
has
given
to
us
over
the
course
of
this
process,
but
there's
124
rooms
there
now
and
then
you've
added
another
piece
of
property
on
this
development,
which
is
already
entitled
to
50..
So
actually
it's
pretty
much
for
rooms,
a
one
for
one
exchange
and-
and
the
last
thing
I'll
point
out
is
it's
very
obvious:
Mondays
are
now
no
different
than
Fridays.
If
you're
in
downtown
today,
would
you
all
work
to
come
to
council
yesterday?
L
Charleston
is
full
I
mean
there's
people
all
over
the
place
and
they're
going
to
continue
to
come
and
it's
what
we
do
with
them
as
they
come
onto
the
peninsula
and
and
last
night.
Actually
Mr
Hasty
came
and
spoke
to
my
class,
and
he
talked
about
the
tourism
heat
mapping.
Put
a
heat
map
on
tourism
in
Charleston.
Where
would
you
see
the
reddest
portions
and
it's
right
in
this
corridor
all
the
way
down
through
East
Bay,
Street
to
White,
Point
Gardens,
the
market
and
a
little
bit
of
East
Bay
Street?
L
Putting
people
in
beds
in
that
heat
area
is
a
very
good
idea:
they're
not
going
to
get
in
their
car
most
likely
and
go
anywhere.
Are
we
calling
Ubers
to
go
to
White,
Point
garden
they're
going
to
be
in
their
place
for
the
now
average
four
days
that
they
stay
here?
So
if
this
was
a
site
that
was
anything
other
than
a
hotel
from
its
Inception?
Maybe
it's
a
different
conversation,
but
but
this
one
has
been
thought
thought
about.
L
It
just
fits
the
Mind's
Eye
as
a
hotel
and
I
would
just
say
this
to
particularly
Mr
Ramos
is
here.
This
is
your
opportunity
van
for
a
career
and
for
generations
to
make
a
huge
difference
in
this
Corridor
and
the
show
the
world.
What
sort
of
a
Hospitality
feel
look
on
a
large
scale
is
in
Charleston,
South
Carolina,
so
I'm
gonna
vote
in
favor
of
this
and
keep
a
really
close
eye
on
what
happens
as
you
conceive
it
going
forward.
I'd
be
really
careful
on
looking
at
more
height
in
there.
L
S
V
Back
yes,
sir
Mr
Mitchell.
Thank
you
thank
you
I.
You
know
I
think
really
the
way
that
we've
approached
it
is
taking
the
existing
124
room
hotel
and
then
adding
about
50
percent
more
land
area
that
we
we're
acquiring
and
leasing
on
the
back
of
the
property
that
is
already
zoned
for
at
least
one
50
room
hotel.
We
actually
feel
like
we're
we're
we're
pretty
much
kind
of
in
the
middle
of
the
road
on
that.
V
In
other
words,
you
could
have
this
124
room,
Hotel
plus
another
50,
or
you
know
a
couple:
30
room,
hotels
back
there,
something
like
that,
so
we
think
we're
kind
of
in
the
middle
middle
ground
on
that
you
know.
Fortunately,
Charleston's
obviously
done
survived
well
through
recessions.
I,
don't
quite
know
how
hotels
would
be
repurposed
knock
on
wood.
For
the
meantime.
Obviously,
we've
got
lots
of
folks
who
want
to
come
here,
but
but
we
do
think
that
this
is
a
sort
of
a
reasonable
Middle
Ground.
V
S
V
We
do
believe
that
it
yields
a
a
better
design.
Part
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
part
of
it's
required,
but
part
of
it
is
voluntary
that
we're
trying
to
add
more
ground
level,
pedestrian,
open
space
and
connections.
So
not
only
will
there
be
the
10-foot
setback
along
hurlback
and
create
a
new
sidewalk
where
there
isn't
one
today,
but
we're
also
creating
a
pedestrian
thoroughfare
at
the
rear
of
the
property
between
the
new
hotel
and
the
existing
King
Street
buildings
that
we're
optimistic
is
going
to
create
a
great
new.
V
R
D
D
R
Z
Two
I
would
say
that,
with
regards
to
the
height
I
mean
if
we
look
over
two
blocks
to
the
north,
the
Charleston
Place,
they
have
eight
and
nine
stories
there.
So
this
you
know
whether
this
is
six
or
seven
or
eight
I
mean
there
is
there's
context
for
that
being
eight
or
nine
stories
that
they're
maxed
out
at
eight.
So
that
doesn't
concern
me
at
all
again.
This
is
a
straddling
councilman
seekings
and
my
district
right
now,
but
it'll
it'll
be
in
District
8
here
shortly.
Z
Q
R
C
N
C
C
R
R
Yeah,
they
have
a
slide
that
shows
the
survey
plant
that
shows
that
they
have
10
feet
out
in
front
at
present
there
there
it
is-
and
this
shows
right
here-
they've
actually
got
11
feet
from
the
existing
buildings
to
the
curb
line,
11
feet,
4
inches,
so
they're.
Definitely
getting
the
10
feet
there,
but
there's
virtually
no
sidewalk
on
hurlback.
It
might
be
a
foot
or
two
so
there'll
be
a
substantial
increase.
Yeah.
C
Though
the
the
improval
Callback
is
going
to
be
tremendous
I'm
just
concerned
about,
what's
on
the
meeting
Street
side
as
far
as
the
sidewalk
will
not
shrink?
Okay,
the
second
question
I
have
is
The
Meeting
Street
in
is
three
stories
as
I
understand,
so
how?
What
is
a
setback
between
the
meeting
Street
in
and
the
buildings
on
that
property?
What
will
be
the
diff?
The
distance
between
the
two.
R
Well,
some
of
that
could
come
from
the
bar
process
on
the
surface.
There
isn't
a
required
setback
from
that,
but
they
have
proposed
in
their
height
changes,
to
go
to
three
stories
up
in
that
Northeastern
Corner,
Against,
The,
Meeting,
Street,
Inn
and
I
know
that
they've
got
some
hypothetical
site
plan
layouts
that
show
more
of
a
setback.
And,
let's
see
here
we
go.
This
is
what
they're,
showing
as
a
hypothetical
setback
a
hypothetical
site
Planet
present.
X
C
And
that's
one
of
my
concerns
because
that
building
has
a
a
porch,
a
portico
on
the
on
its
South
Side.
You
know
that
building
comes
close
enough
to
it.
It's
going
to
it's
going
to
hide
that
beautiful
building,
which
is
the
main
character
of
that
existing
structure
and
I'm
sure
it's
got.
It
must
have
some
historic
significance
to
it.
So
is
the
only
way
to
acquire
them
that
there's
a
setback
off
of
that,
so
that
we
don't
lose
the
character
of
of
that
building
of
Meeting
Street
in.
R
So
yeah
here
you
see
how
the
there
is
the
The
Piazza
that
you
were
talking
about
here
right,
there's
a
good
bit
of
distance
on
their
own
property.
Not
not
the
155
I
mean
the
property,
but
the
ends
property.
That
I
don't
know
the
exact
number
of
feet
and
the
design
team
may
know
the
exact
number
of
feet.
So
there's
a
good
bit
of
room
there
and
then,
if
can't
again,
they
are
setting
it
back
a
little
bit.
But
that
is
one
of
the
things
that
I
know.
R
V
Yes,
sir
Mr
State,
we
do
intend
to
set
back
from
the
property
line,
as
Mr
Morgan
said.
There
already
is
property
on
the
South
Side
open
space
on
the
south
side
of
the
meeting
Street
in
on
their
property,
we're
going
to
set
back
further
from
that
we
don't
have
an
exact
number,
but
what
we
intend
is
something
like
five
plus
the
to
set
back
from
that
property
line.
V
Yes,
sir,
that
northeast
corner,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
actually
reducing
our
height
Zone
on
that
corner
right
now,
it's
four
and
we're
going
to
take
it
down
to
three
stories
for
the
very
purpose
that
you're
saying
to
respect
and
and
be
appropriate
relative
to
that.
The
meeting,
Street
and
historic
building.
C
It's
very
popular.
It
had
been
very
popular
anyhow.
So
as
long
as
we're
taking
and
picking
out
the
10
feet
on
hold
back
alley,
because
I
can't
tell
you
that
photograph,
you
had
Mr
Morgan
of
the
horse
carriage
that
when
those
characters
tried
to
go
down
that
ball
back
alley
with
that
existing
area,
there's
no
safe
place
for
any
pedestrians
to
to
walk
down
the
hallback
alley.
C
Those
townhouses
those
those
townhouses
are
right
up
on
that
sidewalk
and
there's
so
much
you
can
do
because
of
the
the
current
existence
of
there
was
buildings
that
are
on
hardback
alley
now,
but
whatever
Improvement
we
make
on
that,
sidewalk
is
going
to
be
a
safety
issue
for
a
lot
of
folks
and
it
adds
probably
a
lot
to
the
to
the
overall
eye
appeal
they're,
looking
at
it
on
hold
back
alley.
So
thanks
for
answering
my
questions,
those
are
my
concerns.
L
H
L
Briefly,
Mr
Mayor
I,
just
look
at
my
notes:
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
Planning
Commission
on
this
one,
because
it
did
something
I
think
is
very
important
and
I
hope.
They'll.
Look
at
this
with
other
infield
developments
that
are
enlarging
scale
like
this,
and
that
is
that
hallback
alley
setback.
That's
that's!
Actually,
a
big
deal
you're
reclaiming
10
feet
of
public
space
on
a
street
that
literally,
if
you
walk
down
that
street
today
at
some
point
you
have
to
walk
in
the
road.
L
There
is
no
direct
way
across
hallbeck
alley,
which
is
the
connection
between
meeting
and
King
Street
in
a
very
heavily
traveled
area
that
you
can't
walk
down,
except
in
the
middle
of
the
street.
You've
got
carriages,
you've
got
cars.
You've
got
a
parking
garage
there,
so
good
for
the
Planning
Commission
for
having
that
vision
and
and
working
within
their
parameters
for
and
having
those
kind
of
setbacks
of
reclaiming
some
public
space
for
things
other
than
sleeping
for
getting
around
I.
Think
it's
it's
a
nice
precedent
to
have
as
there's
gonna.
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
and
James,
and
Steve
y'all
did
a
great
job
with
the
presentation.
This
all
looks,
wonderful
and
I
think
it's
a
great
opportunity
to
sort
of
breathe
some
light
and
life
into
this.
This
this
area
of
Meeting
Street.
My
question
has
to
do
with
what
councilman
seekings
just
talked
about
and
I
couldn't
agree
more
I
think
this
10-foot
area
on
horbeck
is
a
wonderful
idea,
it'll
really
add
to
the
streetscape
and,
frankly,
the
safety
in
pedestrian
walkability
in
that
area.
M
My
question
is
more
of
a
technical
one:
I,
don't
know
how
we
can
place
conditions
on
zoning
changes
and
so
I,
don't
think
we
really
can
do
this.
I
I
would
suggest.
I
would
suggest
that
maybe
the
bza-
let's
not
forget,
not
only
does
this
have
to
go
before
the
bar
for
Architectural
Review.
It
has
to
go
before
the
bza
for
special
exception
review.
I
would
like
to
and
I
mean
and
I
know,
that
the
developer
and
this
team,
their
their
word,
is
their
bond,
but
just
to
make
sure
that
this
is
legally.
M
R
I
could
just
real
quickly
sure,
so
it
was
not
really
a
condition.
It
was
asking
and
it
was
stating
that
they
were
not
approving
a
height
change
for
that
first
10
feet
in.
In
other
words,
they
were
backing
it
up.
They
backed
the
lineup,
which
has
been
very
common
with
Planning
Commission
to
back
some
lines
up
on
height
changes,
so
that
is
what
they
did.
Is
they
recommended
that,
on
the
horror
back,
it'd
be
at
least
10
feet
back
before
you
got
to
extra
height,
but.
V
So
Mr
fell
said
the
first.
The
first
10
feed
right
there
at
Oral
back
in
meeting
will
remain
its
current
four
store
four
stories
and
then
it'll
go
up
to
five.
So
the
effect
of
it
is
that
the
five-story
building
will
be
set
back
10
feet,
but
you're
right.
It's
not
a
it's,
not
a
condition
on
the
rezoning
which
we
couldn't.
We
lawyers
couldn't
couldn't
do
foreign.
V
M
F
Increase
and
how
you
would
increase
The,
Pedestrian
connectivity
and-
and
someone
mentioned-
there's
not
much
public
benefit
here,
but
there
is
some
in
addition
to
the
sidewalk
along
horbeck
alley,
this
possibility
or
reality
of
creating
a
pedestrian
walkway
through
the
middle
of
the
block.
That
would
connect
Charleston
Place
through
city
property
right
here
behind
the
back
of
the
hotel
and-
and
this
is
a
maybe
but
we're
going
to
try
to
work
it
out
to
come
behind
this
parking
garage
and
connect
with
the
new
park.
F
The
new
Urban
Park
here
that
be
my
hospitality,
is
going
to
purchase
and
develop
for
us
and
then
right
at
the
southern
end
of
that,
Park
is
where
you
get
into
that
pedestrian
walkway.
That
goes
east
west
from
the
church
that
is
over
on
Archdale
over
to
the
churches
over
on
Church
Street.
So
it
could
create
this
most
interesting,
pedestrian,
walkway
and
Maze
right
in
this
central
part
of
the
city,
which
I
think
would
be
a
great
public
benefit
all
right,
any
other
comments
or
questions.
This
is
just
first
reading.
C
I
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Clark
and
Mr
Morgan.
We
got
the
slides
that
was
presented
at
the
Planning,
Commission
and
I'm
going
to
say
that
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world
for
us
to
look
at
the
visual,
at
least
for
me
anyhow
I'm
Seattle,
and
so
thank
you
for
doing
that,
and
it's
just
a
big
benefit.
We
can
go
through
what
Planning
Commission
saw.
So
please
continue
to
provide
us
with
those
slides.
L
H
F
G
Q
F
F
D
R
This
is
1776
and
1766
Ashley
River
Road.
It
is
a
property
that
has
been
pending
for
annexation,
they
had
first
read
for
annexation
and
they
went
through
our
whole
review
process
for
building
a
new
Parker's
convenience
store
on
this
site.
That's
currently
the
old
Wachovia
site
branch
and
they
have
gotten
the
approvals
that
they
were
interested
in.
They
also
went
to
the
drb,
and
now
they
are
bringing
it
back
for
second
and
final
reads,
and
of
course
this
is
the
public
hearing
for
the
zoning
on
the
property.
R
The
zoning
that
is
recommended
for
the
property
would
be
General
business.
The
Planning
Commission
has
reviewed
that
it's
also
a
site
that,
in
our
comprehensive
plan,
is
neighborhood
Edge,
so
that
is
more
compatible
based
on
the
current
zoning,
with
having
General
business
on
the
site
with
the
CC
in
Charleston
County
again
that
points
to
General
business.
R
The
current
site
is
this
older
bank
that
is
not
occupied
at
present
and
it
will
be
torn
down
in
new
Parker's
convenience
store
built
there,
and
it
has
been
going
through
our
site
plan
review.
Our
technical
review
process
and
drb
and
Planning
Commission
did
recommend
approval.
7-0
for
the
general
business
on
this
cycle.
A
Thank
you:
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council,
I'm,
Daniel,
Benin,
Israel,
real
estate
development
manager
for
the
Dayton
Parker
companies
and
partners
kitchen
we're
delighted
to
have
this
property
annexed
into
the
city.
We're
looking
forward
to
beginning
construction
or
our
second
location
in
the
City
of
Charleston.
We're
approaching
April
6th
I
think
is
our
which
we'll
we'll
hopefully
be
our
last
or
final
TRC
meeting,
but
we're
getting
close
to
getting
all
of
our
approvals
and
we're
looking
forward
to
getting
the
site
off
to
bed
and
under
construction.
Hopefully
in
June.
Thank.
F
You
all
right,
thank
you,
sir.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
be
heard
on
this
matter
and
I
would
note
to
Council
we're
going
to
vote
on
this
after
we
get
the
second
readings,
because
we've
got
to
approve
the
annexation
officially
first
before
the
zoning,
but
any
questions
or
comments
from
Council
council
member
Shea.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
and
there's
a
little
bit
of
history
with
with
this
property
and
this
application,
and
it
goes
back
to
when
councilmember
truly
brought
to
my
attention
that
Parkers
had
intended
to
build
the
this
facility
on
playground,
Road
and
Saint.
Andrews,
Boulevard
and
part
of
that
requirement
included
the
demolition
of
a
building,
and
so
it
went
before
drb
and
dob
denied
that
that
application-
and
we
were
working
with
the
applicant
and
somehow
I'm-
not
sure
how
it
eventually
got
to
that
point.
C
But
we
were
looking
at
this
parcel
the
Wells
Fargo
building
which
had
been
abandoned.
So
this
is
a
better
location,
we're
glad
that
they're
coming
into
the
into
the
city-
and
we
were
working
with
some
other
components
on
this
particular
project,
so
I'm
glad
we're
moving
it
over
here
and
I
had
challenged
councilman
we're
wearing
because
his
his
district
has
a
Burger
King
across
the
street,
so
we're
taking
care
of
this
particular
abandoned
site.
C
And
hopefully
this
will
have
a
positive
impact
on
making
the
improvements
on
Sam
Rittenberg
on
diagonally
across
the
side
of
that
that
old,
Burger
King.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
applicant
for
the
work.
This
has
been
a
collaborative
effort,
thank
councilman
bashili
when
this
indirectly
got
the
ball
rolling
on
this
I
guess
when
we
were
addressing
the
playground,
Road
property
instead,
so
very
good
Improvement
on
this
overall
and
which
shows
what
we
can
do
when
you
have
a
collaborative
effort
with
the
Private
Industry
and
all
the
safe
levels
move
for.
F
Q
F
We
got
a
motion
to
approve
any
changes,
deletions
additions,
hearing
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
the
odds
have
it
next
is
our
citizens
participation
period
and
so
glad
we
have
many
guests
here
and
you're
welcome
to
share
any
comments
with
us.
We've
got
a
few
people
signed
up.
Yes,.
G
T
I
made
comment
contact
with
the
Real
Estate
Commission
about
my
reactivation
of
my
broker
and
charge
license
and
let
sit
for
a
while
now
what
what
happened?
I
did
a
faith-based
public
comment
for
popular
faith-based
organizations,
because
I
served
in
the
board
is
only
appeals.
I
was
concerned
about
overlay
districts,
military
districts
and
I
heard
in
the
Berkeley
County
Sheriff
Who's
record
City
of
Charleston
Police,
Department
and
others
have
defined
me
as
unpopular.
T
In
my
points
of
view,
which
I
like
I,
went
to
the
state
Force
Authority
board.
Meeting
after
that
board
meeting
I
found
out,
it
was
reversionary
Clause
that
Joel
rally
removed
the
revert,
the
property
back
to
the
city
of
Charleston
reverted
back.
The
impact
it
would
have
on
black
folk
would
be
great.
We
got
the
property
back
in
our
possession,
but
we
didn't
so
what
happened
to
remove
that
reversionary
clause?
What's
the
impact
there?
T
Secondly,
I
was
told
to
Jim
clyburned
Tim
Scott
Marlon
kimson,
both
of
them
made
from
three
they
made
from
the
peninsula
Charleston.
He
had
no
business
on
my
speech
at
all.
I.
Don't
support
that
paramedic
Building
200
million
dollars.
The
African-American
museum
is
a
metaphor
to
a
pyramid:
okay,
it's
a
tombstone
for
Black
Folk,
who
was
hit
one
time,
and
so
let
our
people
go.
We're
gone.
Here's
the
museum!
T
So
that's
my
position
on
this
whole
thing
with
these
black
folk
who
sell
people
out
in
our
community
for
a
few
dollars
where
the
black
people
at
where
are
they
in
the
museum,
100
million
dollars
for
affordable
housing
in
the
museum.
We're
gonna
live
in
there
we
gonna,
be
there.
That's
my
speech,
that's
my
point
of
view:
brothers
and
sisters,
Marlon
Timpson
and
Jim
Clyburn
and
Jim
Scott,
who
ain't
grew
up
in
the
peninsula.
I
did.
X
X
They
brought
in
a
huge
caterpillar
shovel
and
found
they
couldn't
use
the
shovel
because
there
was
foliage
rose
bushes,
some
trees,
small
trees,
all
of
it
blocking
it
from
the
bank,
so
they
bring
in
another
piece
of
equipment
to
take
out
all
of
the
trees
and
the
bushes
rose
bushes
Etc
to
get
the
shovel
to
the
bank.
They
get
the
shovel
to
the
bank
and
you
realize
that
it's
chewing
up
the
bank
I
say
well
you're
going
to
reseed
the
bank.
No
we're
not
going
to
do
that.
X
X
They
left
the
place
as
a
disgrace.
I
lived
right.
There
200
feet
from
it
with
all
due
respect,
mayor
I,
think
that
this
is
a
disrespectful
way
to
treat
the
environment,
to
treat
the
creek
and
to
treat
the
citizens
that
live
in
that
area.
I
brought
photographs
that
I
asked
to
pass
around
to
the
council
to
see
what
I'm
talking
about
I
would
ask
the
council
to
consider
appointing
some
concerned.
Citizens
like
myself
to
have
an
input
in
this
area,
because
it's
vital
to
us
my
street
floods.
X
I
AA
I'm
here,
for
two
reasons:
first,
to
support
the
proclamation
for
the
passage
of
the
Reverend
Clinton
career.
You
know
what
I
mean
put
them
in
the
picnic
playground.
Bill
too
often,
not
seeing
many
of
you
use
the
massacre
to
manual
to
gain
political
points
again,
even
those
even
against
those
fighting
for
racial
justice,
as
I
said
before,
that
is
so
disrespectful
to
the
families
and
those
fighting
for
justice.
Today,
my
great
grandmother
who
lived
and
died
in
the
city
passed
away
at
102
and
was
a
survivor
of
the
red
summer
of
1919..
AA
Some
of
y'all
don't
know
about
that
where,
even
here
in
Charleston
there's
a
race
Wyatt
led
by
white
soldiers
that
went
through
Morris,
Street
and
throughout
the
peninsula.
This
wasn't
400
years
ago.
Having
Kumbaya
moment
is
nice,
but
you
can't
Kumbaya
race
to
the
spirit
is
your
way.
Action
and
policy
are
the
only
meaningful
way
to
progress
as
a
city.
AA
On
that
note,
I'm
also
here
to
speak
up
for
Coach
Edward
Jones
who's
been
doing
amazing
work
on
the
east
side
and
all
over
Charleston
for
years,
anything
from
bad
grades
at
schools
to
building
preservations
to
a
shooting
at
the
park.
Coach
Jones
is
always
there
removing
him
from
position,
you're
robbing
the
people
of
an
Irreplaceable
asset
and
an
advocate.
We
do
food
giveaways,
every
third
Thursday
at
3
pm
at
Martin
Park.
If
you
want
to
see
a
glimpse
of
the
work
he
does
or
you
can
just
go
to
the
end,
ask
anybody
about
them.
AA
AB
E
We
were
told
here
in
this
console
that
hotel
was
not
going
on
higher
than
three
stories
high
by
the
form
of
mail
and
received.
That
is
not
the
case.
It's
going
to
attend
stories,
maybe
higher
than
that,
and
it
is
the
work
of
man
behind
you
can
see
the
creation
of
God.
All
we
can
see
is
man
work
and,
if
Jesus
said
the
work
the
world
this
world
endowments,
and
he
said,
I'm
off
the
world
I'm
in
the
world,
but
not
off
the
world.
E
AC
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
Council
mayor
I'm,
starting
to
think
you're,
not
gonna,
open
those
rows
up,
I,
don't
know.
Maybe
two
and
a
half
years
keep
in
mind.
Your
lawyer
told
you
that
only
things
was
authorized
was
a
temporary
barricade.
The
letters
I
gave
you
from
Drake
Rogers.
The
last
time
I
was
here
said
our
only
interest
was
keeping
traffic
away
from
our
homes.
That's
your
friend!
Those
are
the
people
that
you
worked
for.
They
say
they
represent
the
whole
neighborhood.
They
only
represent
a
third.
AC
The
law
is
clear:
you
cannot
close
a
road
if
it
doesn't
benefit
everyone,
you
can't
close
it
without
devoted
city
council.
You
don't
have
any
of
those,
so
I
I
can't
imagine
what
rationale
there
is
for
having
the
roads
still
closed,
and
it's
got
to
be
that
you
must
be
thinking,
there's
going
to
be
votes,
there's
no
nobody's
ever
given
me
a
logical
reason,
a
legal
reason
or
anything
of
why
the
road
should
remain
closed.
AC
Now,
of
course,
I
went
and
saw
the
emails
from
Ross
Appel
and
saw
the
dirty
work
that
he
was
doing
behind
the
scenes,
which
is
shameful,
yet
nobody's
ever
called
him
out
on
it.
Nobody
said
this
is
not
who
charlestonians
are.
This
is
not
who
we
represent.
I,
see
your
your
slogans
that
go
out
to
people
coming.
We
welcome
you
to
the
city
unless,
of
course,
you're
a
veteran
yeah,
we're
not
so
sure
about
it
unless
of
course,
you're
elderly,
like
my
father,
unless
you're
a
stroke
victim
not
so
concerned
about
those.
AC
Maybe
that's
only
two
votes
but
I
can
tell
you.
People
are
coming
up
to
me
on
the
street
they're
asking
me
what's
going
on.
They
ask
me
what
the
problem
is
and
I
don't
know
what
to
tell
them.
So
would
somebody
send
me
a
legal
definition
of
why
I'm
wrong
or
open
up
the
roads?
Those
are
the
two
choices.
Thank
you.
G
Corey
gladstein
all
right,
we'll
move
on
to
our
comments
that
were
submitted
online.
This
is
just
a
summary
of
comments
received
by
citizens
who
have
not
already
spoken.
All
comments
were
sent
to
city
council
and
Poll
for
their
review.
Prior
to
the
council,
meeting
Jerome
Harris
urged
Council
to
vote
in
favor
of
the
resolution
to
advocate
for
the
enactment
of
hate
crime
legislation
for
South
Carolina.
This
was
a
recommendation
of
the
human
Affairs
and
racial
conciliation
commission
and
had
been
Advanced
by
council
member
sakron
and
Waring.
G
He
also
urged
approval
of
the
three
appointments
to
CPAC.
We
also
received
a
joint
comment
from
the
coastal
conservation,
League
historic
Charleston
foundation
and
Southern
environmental
law
Center,
requesting
approval
of
the
bill
to
prohibit
the
use
of
certain
Foundation
types
in
the
city's
100-year
regulatory
floodplain.
As
Charleston
continued
to
grow.
It
was
critical
that
it
did
so
in
a
resilient
manner
without
over
developing
vulnerable
locations
susceptible
to
flooding.
F
Hey
thank
you.
Did
we
miss
anyone?
Anybody
would
like
to
be
heard.
The
floor
is
open,
thank
you
for
being
with
us
tonight
and
we
appreciate
those
who
made
comments.
So
next
up
on
our
agendas,
petitions
and
Communications.
We
have
some
appointments,
but
staff
respectfully
would
like
to
defer
item
one
four
until
our
next
meeting.
So
we
have
one
two
and
three
being
the
citizens:
police,
advisory
council
members,
the
commission
on
disability
issues
and
the
resiliency
and
sustainability
advisory
committee.
Members.
AD
AC
C
F
C
F
That's
easy,
we'll
get
that
to
you
tomorrow.
Thank
you
all
right.
Any
other
comments
on
one
two
and
three
hearing:
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
next
up
boy
am:
are
we
pleased
and
honored
to
have
a
report
from
the
new
president
and
CEO
of
the
Charleston
gillyard
Center
she's,
a
remarkable
leader
she's,
been
on
the
job
I
think
about
a
year
now?
Has
it
been
that
long
and
y'all
there's
been
a
Renaissance
at
the
gillyard
she's
doing
a
fabulous
job?
F
F
Thank
you
for
coming
and
giving
giving
us
report
and-
and
let
me
just
I-
know
you're
probably
gonna
introduce
Charlton
as
a
part
of
the
team,
but
everyone
knows
I
think
that
Charlton
Singleton
is
the
new
artistic
director
of
the
Mojo
festival
and
congratulations,
and
we
welcome
you
for
in
that
role
as
well.
Y'all.
F
AE
I
also
want
to
recognize
all
of
our
board
members
here.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us.
Please
maybe
stand
up
and
be
recognized
all
of
you
we're
so
delighted
to
have
so
many
board
members
joining
us
here
today
and
also
grateful
to
have
the
mayor
and
council
member
wearing
on
our
board
as
well.
So
thank
you
so
much
I
think.
Most
of
you
know
that
the
GMC
was
established
as
a
non-profit
in
2015
to
run
the
Gilead
Center
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
our
community.
AE
But
for
this
one
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
most
passionate
about
is
producing
and
presenting
work.
That
features
untold
stories
and
whenever
we
can
Charleston
or
Southern
stories
and
allows
us
to
spark
conversation
in
the
community
Through
the
Arts.
So
we
did
this
last
summer
with
the
Denmark
VC
Bicentennial,
where
we
with
the
international
African-American
Museum
and
the
mother
Emanuel
Church
shed
a
spotlight
on
this
important
figure,
a
historic
figure
in
our
community
and
I
hope,
Sparks
conversation
in
a
way.
AE
That
was
that
only
the
Arts
can
do,
and
we
stood
on
the
shoulders
of
a
number
of
council
members
here
and
people
in
our
community
who
created
a
wonderful
foundation
for
that
conversation.
But
I
I
was
proud
of
how
that
the
conversation
at
the
gliard
was
even
different
from
that.
We
also
in
a
very
different
way.
AE
We
sparked
conversation
through
our
partnership
with
the
South
Carolina
Aquarium,
bringing
National
Geographic
speakers
to
our
stage
to
discuss
issues
of
climate
change
and
the
effects
on
our
oceans,
and
we
shed
the
spotlight
on
some
of
the
many
extraordinary
artists
in
our
community.
Through
Charlton
spiegeltan
show
homegrown
nationally
known,
which
focused
on
many
of
The
talenting
Talented
artists
in
South
Carolina,
and
you
all
are
some
of
the
first
to
know
that
we
are
producing
our
first
theatrical
work
on
Robert
Smalls
in
October
of
2023,
we're
very,
very
proud
of
this
exciting
project.
AE
AE
AE
Our
fearless
director
jamika
Holloway,
uncovered
this.
It
was
it's
an
interpretation
by
a
French
artist
actually,
but
she
thinks
that
it
represents
the
type
of
Robert
that
we
want
to
showcase
for
our
kids
and
for
our
community
and
I
have
to
say
about
this
project.
It
doesn't
end
there
with
the
6
000
students
from
the
Low
Country.
AE
So
our
second
commitment
is
to
Quality
and
creativity,
and
this
is
a
world-class
facility.
It
was
built
to
show
off
the
best
artists
could
offer
from
the
local
to
the
international
and
we
intend
to
bring
Charleston
the
best
artists
in
the
world,
but
it
also
means
committing
to
the
artists.
In
my
mind,
our
currency
is
the
creative
expression
of
these
artistic
minds,
and
we
feel
strongly
that
cultural
centers
should
invest
in
the
artists
that
we
present.
AE
So
we
did
this
last
year
when
we
committed
to
commissioning
a
new
work
with
the
dance
theater
of
Harlem
with
the
international
African-American
Museum,
and
one
of
the
benefits
of
doing
this
is
that
you
get
closer
with
the
artists
and
so
there's
an
opportunity
to
engage
even
deeper
with
the
community.
For
this
program
alone,
we
had
four
master
classes
with
members
of
the
Charleston
dance
Community,
we
had
a
community
dance
class
on
the
lawn.
You
can
see
some
of
our
community
members
raising
their
arms.
We
had
a
panel
discussion.
AE
We
had
pre
and
post
show
events
with
donors
who
helped
support
the
work
and
we
had
a
sold
out
1500
students
in
attendance
student
only
matinee
of
the
production.
So
it's
programs
like
these
that
allow
us
to
get
closer
with
the
artists,
and
while
we
can't
commission
all
of
all
of
our
work,
we
intend
to
do
that
with
the
touring
artists
as
well,
so
that
we
create
an
even
even
deeper
engagement
for
our
community.
AE
AE
These
are
some
pictures
sort
of
hot
off
the
press
from
Stephen
Hayes
casting
the
hands
of
community
members
for
this
fountain
that
will
appear
on
the
Gilead
grounds
in
the
next
year.
We're
so
excited
about
this
and
we're
really
delighted
that
the
Gilead
is
going
to
be
the
stewards
of
the
education
program
that
goes
along
with
this
piece
of
art.
AE
In
our
case,
this
also
means
activating
our
campus
and
making
sure
the
Arts
feel
accessible
to
the
whole
community,
so
we
sold
95
000
tickets
last
year,
70
to
tri-country
patrons.
This
is
all
of
your
constituents
and
we
want
to
make
sure
everyone
feels
welcome.
So
last
year
we
started
a
partnership
with
a
number
of
local
organizations.
Just
a
couple
of
them
are
mentioned
on
the
side
of
the
slide
that
have
access
to
free
or
deeply
discounted
tickets
through
our
community
access
and
student
access
funds.
AE
It
also
creates
a
network
of
community
organizations
that
come
together
to
the
Gilead
to
make
sure
that
everyone
feels
as
if
they're
welcome
in
our
Institution
we're
Distributing
thousands
of
tickets
through
this
program
and
through
the
vetix
program
and
we'd
love
to
know
if
there
are
other
community
groups
or
or
others
in
your
community.
That
would
be
interested
in
participating
in
this
program.
We'd
love
to
welcome
them
to
the
Gilead.
AE
And
finally,
we
have
a
commitment
to
lead
through
our
commitment
to
Arts
education,
oops
and
I'm,
going
to
pass
it
over
to
Charlton
in
a
second.
But
this
just
shows
some
of
the
statistics
that
we
have
about
that
program.
We've
serviced,
120
000
students,
since
we
opened
our
doors,
25
000
students
in
this
season
alone,
85
percent
of
Charleston
elementary
schools
attend
programs
at
the
Gilyard,
and
these
are
not
just
field
trips.
AE
We
offer
in-school
workshops
for
every
single
school
that
decides
to
come
to
the
Gilead
for
a
field
trip
to
put
a
curriculum
context
on
the
work,
and
we
also
offer
completely
barrier-free
programs.
So
this
is
free
for
anybody
who
wants
to
come.
We
provide
the
buses
and
the
tickets,
so
I
thought,
whoever
who
would
be
better
to
talk
about
this
program
than
Charlton
Singleton,
who
has
been
involved
in
our
education
program.
AF
AF
There's
at
least
24
performances
that
that
come
through
every
every
season
that
we've
had
so
far,
and
there
are
a
few
of
them
that
are
near
and
dear
to
me,
for
example,
like
jazz
day
for
kids
jazz
day
for
kids,
we
fill
the
auditorium
up.
We
have
a
live
performing
band
on
stage,
so
the
kids
are
actually
there
to
hear
and
see.
It
all
happen.
AF
Right
in
front
of
them,
as
we
give
some
commentary
about
what
they're
listening
to
and
explaining
how
things
work,
which
is
something
that
goes
also
into
how
we
go
out
into
the
classrooms
and
speak
to
students
to
make
sure
that
they're
getting
a
better
understanding
as
well
as
the
teachers,
because
the
teachers
learn
a
lot
about.
What's
going
on
as
well
Jazz
day
for
kids
is
always
a
big
big
seller,
I
should
say:
there's
usually
a
long
list
of
schools
that
want
to
come,
and
so
we
look
forward
to
that.
AF
Every
year
we
also
offer
summer
camps
in
our
summer
camps.
We
have
two
theater
camps,
we
have
a
dance
camp
and,
of
course,
we
have
a
jazz
Camp.
The
youth
Jazz
Orchestra
Camp
takes
place
for
a
week.
We
have
middle
school
and
high
school
students
that
sign
up
and
they
come,
and
they
have
instruction
from
various
local
professionals
and
Educators
from
our
area.
AF
The
camp
culminates
with
a
public
concert
and
on
a
few
occasions,
we've
actually
had
the
students
to
come
back
during
the
year
and
perform
with
some
of
the
artists
that
have
come
and
performed
on
the
main
stage
at
the
gillyard.
So
that's
been
a
treat
for
them
to
be
able
to
perform
with
some
of
these
legendary
folks
side.
Note
about
that.
AF
The
the
camp
this
year
I'm
extremely
proud
to
say
that
we
have
an
instructor
that
is
going
to
be
new
to
our
camp
as
an
instructor,
but
this
young
man
was
one
of
our
Campers
at
our
first
Camp.
So
it's
come
kind
of
Full
Circle,
which
is
a
very
good
feel-good
moment.
We
also
have
our
raising
the
volume
series
that
is
curated
by
myself
and
Marcus.
AF
Amaker
I
was
very
thankful
to
the
gillyard
for
allowing
us
to
curate
this
series,
where
Marcus
and
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
interview
some
of
the
I
call
them
older
hierarchy
in
town,
as
well
as
some
of
the
new
movers
and
shakers,
and
we
discuss
stories
and
things
that
are,
as
Alyssa
said,
some
of
them
Untold
in
our
community
new
initiatives
that
may
be
happening
that
people
don't
know,
but
it's
actually
given
us
this
platform,
where
we
can
actually
have
discussions
open
discussions.
These
are
recorded,
they
are
uploaded
and
we
have.
AF
AE
My
clothes
I
want
to
reiterate
how
grateful
we
are
to
the
city
for
the
support
that
you
give
us
and
it's
extremely
important
to
us
now,
and
it's
also
going
to
be
extremely
important
as
we
grow
and
we
are
growing
with
our
board.
We
have
developed
a
four-year
plan
for
the
growth
of
the
institution,
which
will
increase
our
operating
budget
by
50
percent
and
it'll.
AE
AE
And
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
extremely
proud
and
optimistic
about
where
the
Gilead
is
now
and
I've
spoke
a
lot
about
how
important
Partnerships
are
the
partner
with
this
ship
with
the
city
is
the
most
important
one.
When
we
look
around
at
other
cities
with
successful
Arts
programs,
we
they
only
happen
in
cities
where
the
the
city
is
contributing
and
excited
about
the
cultural,
the
culture
and
the
community
and
values
that
and
I
feel
Humber
humbled
and
honored
to
be
leading
an
institution
in
the
city
that
does
that
for
Charleston.
H
I
had
the
pleasure
of
serving
on
the
search
commit
committee
with
Ted
Legacy.
Could
you
stand
up
Ted?
He
chaired
a
wonderful
process
and
I
got
to
tell
you.
Previously.
We
had
silos
between
the
Gaillard,
the
foundation
spaledo
the
symphony
and
what
I
call
the
next
best
CEO
who
came
to
town
Melissa
Franco
knocked
down
those
silos
knocked
down
those
Chinese
walls.
H
We
have
a
bullet
and
I
know
you
all
stood,
but
please
stand
again.
We
have
a
board
at
the
gillyard,
these
that
has
Fortune
500
Talent
and
when
they
come
to
board
meetings,
you've
been
there
Mr
Mayor
Rick
jerus
been
there.
Certainly
I
had
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
Tiger
Woods
says
they
come
with
a
again.
H
It's
a
race
to
the
top,
with
better
ideas
to
keep
the
gear
yard
in
the
black
to
raise
the
quality
of
life.
In
this
area,
I
wrote
down:
95
000
tickets
sold
last
year,
Mike
seeking's
Gilyard
I
mean
Mike
C
Kings
councilman
Gregory,
myself,
councilmember
Mitchell.
Remember
when
the
Gilyard
was
dark.
Okay,
we
were
losing
almost
a
million
dollars
a
year.
H
We
now
have
world-class
performances
that
we
used
to
have
to
get
on
a
plane
fly
to
New
York
Boston
Chicago,
some
of
the
finest
cities
in
the
world
stay
in
New,
York,
hotels,
eat,
New,
York,
food
or
Chicago
Food
fly
back
home.
Now
we
can
get
that
world-class
Talent
eat,
Charleston,
food
and
sleeping
on
bed
at
night
and
sleeping
in
our
own
beds
at
night.
That's
a
pretty
good
deal,
that's
a
pretty
good
deal.
H
AG
N
P
AG
O
Mayor
I
will
be
brief,
so
we've
been
I've
been
on
Council
for
three
years
and
we
get
all
sorts
of
presentations
that
come
to
the
chambers
and
I
have
to
say
that
you
all
put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is.
It's
remarkable
and
it's
it's
rare
that
I've
I
feel
this
sense
of
Mission
from
an
organization,
particularly
around
your
serving
youth.
O
It's
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
stats
that
you
shared
about
the
kids.
You
all
work
with.
You
also
be
applauded
because
it's
it's
it's
that
enrichment
Gap,
that
students
don't
necessarily
get
to
see
and
it
and
it's
remarkable
to
see
an
organization
lean
into
that.
It's
rare,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
everything.
O
Y'all
are
doing
you're,
not
a
great
leadership
with
councilman
Waring
on
your
board,
but
I
can
tell
just
by
the
looks
and
faces
of
the
current
board
members
that
you
all
have
a
a
top-notch
set
of
Executives
that
lead
that
and
I'll
put
a
final
plug-in
if
anyone
steps
off
I'd
be
happy
to
to
step
on
and
help
because
you
guys
are
remark.
It's
remarkable.
F
Right
well,
thank
you
again
for
being
with
us,
let's
that
so
sincerely.
Thank
you
for
coming
to
Charleston
and
for
your
leadership.
Thank
you
for
the
service
of
of
all
the
board
members
here
and
not
here
and
I'm.
Just
going
to
read
your
byline
here
as
good
as
this
report
is,
the
best
is
yet
to
come
right.
F
Thank
you
for
being
with
us
this
evening.
All
right!
Next
up,
we
have
a
commission
on
History
quarterly
update.
It's
a
written
report.
It's
in
your
agenda
package
I
will
it's
very
short.
You
can
read
in
a
minute
I'll
ask
councilmember
shade
if
he
wants
to
add
anything
to
it.
As
our
council
member
who
serves
on
the
commission.
C
AG
C
They
are
very
meticulous
on
the
work
that
they
do
in
the
review,
particularly
on
things
that
coming
with
wording
on
plaques
absu,
where
a
comma
should
go
where
an
eye
should
be
dotted
and
my
involvement
have
been
with
them
on
a
limited
basis.
But
when
we
came
up
with
the
wording
on
the
plaque
and
honorable
Judge
fields
and
recently
on
this
plaque
with
the
ride
of
1919,
the
work
goes
on
unnoticed
and
it's
very
educational.
From
my
standpoint.
C
F
Right,
thank
you,
Mr
Mayor.
Thank
you,
sir.
All
right
next
up
is
our
Council
Communications.
We
have
two
items
that
are
related.
One
is
a
resolution
encouraging
the
South
Carolina
governor
and
South
Carolina
Senate
to
adopt
the
hate
crime
Bill
requested
by
council
member
Sacramento.
Thank
you
letter
from
councilman
two
represented
a
Wendell
Gilyard
for
his
work
on
this
matter,
also
requested
by
council
member.
F
Where
and
if
it's
without
objection,
we'd
take
two
items
together
since
they're
together,
we've
got
a
motion
to
approve
the
two
items
and
I
think
it's
pretty
self-evident.
This
Council
has
made
a
similar,
similar
resolution
three
two
or
three
times
in
the
past,
and
we
hope
it
gets
over
the
top
this
time.
Would
anyone
like
to
make
any
remarks
council,
member
wearing
I'm.
H
N
H
Now
he's
a
representative
girl,
yeah
I,
remember
when
he
was
alone
Champion,
that's
I
mean
South
Carolina
is
but
one
of
two
states.
48
states
in
the
union
has
already
passed
hate
crimes,
legislation,
South
Carolina,
remains
with
I,
guess,
49th
and
50th,
who
have
it
again
the
day
I
prayed
and
we
prayed
for
those
students.
H
It
has
been
marshalled
through
the
house.
It
is
an
incentive
right
now
virtually
about
to
be
debated.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
those
who
have
helped
Marshall
that
this
far
and
ask
those
who
will
yet
to
debate
it
to
put
the
most
serious
consideration
and
actions
towards
passage
and
certainly
wanted
to
do
that
in
unison,
with
you,
Mr
Mayor
and
all
our
colleagues
on
Council.
So
so
thank.
C
This
Council
passed
our
own
hate
crime,
ordinance
and
part
of
that
was
a
support
of
of
this
proposed
statute
and
not
having
this
pass
by
the
general
assembly
is
a
it's
a
crime.
It
ended
up
itself,
it's
just
a
crime
and
we've
got
to
get
this
thing
done
and
anything
we
can
do
to
promote
it
to
spread
pressure
on
our
members
of
our
general
assembly,
it's
in
the
Senate.
Now
it
has
died
several
times.
It's
got
to
get
passed
to
go
later.
F
All
right,
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
resolution
and
send
a
thank
you
to
representative
gayyard,
all
in
favor
of
police
AI
any
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
that
forward.
Next
is
our
Council
committee
report.
First
up
is
our
committee
on
Community
Development,
council
member
Mitchell,
the.
S
Community
Development
on
March
17th
at
3,
P.M
I
only
had
one
item
to
deal
with
was
with
number
one
review
of
the
approval
for
23
24
Community
Development
block
grant
and
that
was
approved
in
I
too,
was
just
a
presentation
by
the
planning,
preservation,
sustainability
staff
and
they
will
be
coming
back
to
us
with
some
other
information
dealing
with
residential
uses
for
a
density
for
commercial.
It's
on
property,
so
that
guy
saw
approval
for
those
that
committed
for
the
report.
F
AH
You
Mr
Mayor
to
committee
on
Recreation
met
last
week,
Monday
March
20th.
We
discuss
the
next
steps
for
the
Park
and
Recreation
master
plan.
We
had
a
formal
letter
drafted.
That's
now
gone
out
to
pokeen
begin
hanahan's
to
get
the
trust.
Republic
lands
engaged
to
help
us
with
the
surveying
and
communicating
with
the
community.
We
will
need
input
from
each
one
of
our
council
members
on
the
needs
in
and
around
each
district,
so
that
we
make
sure
every
District
receives
attention.
AH
We
have
a
large
list
of
projects,
some
on
a
large
project
list.
Some
are
on
small
project
lists.
Jason
kronsberg
has
that
list,
and
so
I
asked
the
council
members
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
an
email
from
Jason
with
more
information
in
the
next
few
days.
Look
over
those
projects
and
be
prepared
to
have
a
a
workshop
discussing.
You
know
getting
down
a
little
bit
more
in
the
nitty-gritty
than
we
did
in
the
last
Council
Workshop
meeting.
AH
We
had
a
discussion
on
Carl,
Richardson,
Park
y'all
know
it's
a
beautiful
pitcher
picturesque
park
being
used
as
a
neighborhood
park
right
now.
Recreation
is
also
accepting
permit
applications
to
use
the
facility.
There's
no
designated
staff
out
there,
so
someone
using
the
facility
would
have
to
pay
a
fee
for
Staffing
for
rental
and
also
for
cleanup,
there's
still
a
question
of
whether
we'll
allow
alcohol
at
events
and
and
how
exactly
how
that,
how
that
will
be
used,
there's
a
question
of
whether
it
should
be
under
Recreation
or
maybe
bfrc.
AH
For
now,
we're
going
to
lean
toward
keeping
it
under
Recreation
I
think
is
what
we
had
discussed.
Neighborhood
events
and
kids
birthday
parties
and
Laura
Yarbrough
is
going
to
reach
out
to
Julia
Copeland
and
come
up
with
some
guidance.
There
are
some
guidelines
on
on
how
we
should
use
that,
so
our
Charleston
County
Greenbelt
subcommittee
met
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
They
unanimously
approved
the
Bradham
track
and
Woodmere
the
Woodmere
track
has
that
application
has
been
updated.
AH
Some
good
news,
the
beach
company
who
owns
the
island
and
a
body
of
water
adjacent
to
the
Woodmere
tract,
has
donated
that
property
to
us,
which
is
valued
at
over
400
000.
That's
helped
our
Green
Belt
application
by
showing
that
we
have
an
almost
100
percent
match,
which
is
going
to
help
our
score
for
for
getting
that
green
belt
money.
So
Fort
Pemberton
we've
received
LC
WF
funds
and
we've
we've
accepted
those
and
they
did
require
some
deed
restrictions
to
be
placed
on
the
property.
AH
We've
presented.
The
concept
plans
to
the
Greenbelt
Advisory
Board
and
they've
recommended
for
approval
to
the
Charleston
County
Council
finance
committee.
So
wpal
park
is
moving
along.
We've
got
a
proposal
underway,
Consultants
are
working.
The
environmental
survey
is
complete.
We
should
have
all
survey
work
back
within
the
next
month,
we'll
schedule
some
additional
Community
engagement.
That's
going
to
drive
the
development
of
conceptional
plan,
so
we
think
late
third
quarter
early
fourth
quarter.
AH
We
should
have
a
fully
vetted
plan
with
construction
documents
ready
and
we
could
be
able
to
start
that
bidding
process,
hopefully
by
the
end
of
the
year.
So
we
got
a
staffing
update.
Parks
has
116
filled
positions
of
160
budgeted,
so
it's
about
a
27
vacancy
there's
been
some
promotions
within
they're,
fairly
steady
from
a
net
standpoint,
both
with
parks
and
with
Recreation
recreation.
AH
Still
kind
of
struggling
with
the
part-time
positions,
but
they've
combined
some
part-time
positions
into
full-time
and
Lori
had
mentioned
that
the
new
pay
plan
has
helped
attract
some
new
candidates
and
we've
got
some
applications
in
so
we're
working
on
it.
I
think
Lori,
Yarbrough
and
Jason
cronsberg
are
doing
a
great
job
and
I
appreciate
their
work.
So
thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
nothing
to
vote
on,
though.
Thank
you.
C
Couple
questions
regarding
the
car
witches
and
park
and
anybody
who's
not
yet
been
out
there
please
go
out.
It
is
absolutely
beautiful.
You
know
magnificent
point
of
view
from
the
Ashley
River
over
to
the
peninsula
part.
It's
just
what
a
gift
we
have
to
the
to
the
community.
A
couple
questions:
Mr
chairman,
the
That
Hideous
abandoned
blue
building.
F
C
C
C
AI
AJ
Good
evening,
so
the
the
inter
historical
interpretation
and
the
recognized
neighborhood
individuals
is
in
works.
It
wasn't
part
of
the
original
contract,
so
it's
kind
of
coming
in
behind
so
we're
working
on
it,
we're
working
with
the
consultant
to
design
the
display
boards
and
then
get
the
arts
and
history
Arts.
Sorry,
the
history
commission
paperwork
pulled
together,
so
we
can
kind
of
keep
moving
that
along.
C
C
I
would
just
recommend
Mr
Mayor
that
when
you
go
down
to
the
Maryville
National,
unless
you
are
familiar
with
the
terrain
out
there
and
I've
been
out
there
so
many
times,
I've
got
it
down
pretty
pretty
good,
but
it
may
be
worthwhile
if
we
start
putting
out
some
signs
directing
people
how
to
get
to
the
to
the
park
same
same
with
Higgins
Pier.
It's
unless
you
live
there
and
understand
around
it.
It
may
be
worthwhile
to
explore
some
ideas
about
some
directional
signs.
I'll
do
this.
F
F
H
K
H
H
F
F
H
H
It's
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
done
with
a
lot
of
entities
and
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
who
came
together
on
this
one.
They
know
who
they
are,
but
it
didn't
come
easy.
How
long
has
it
been
in
Works
four
years
three
four
years,
and
now
it's
coming
to
the
point
for
the
first
reading
of
approval
and-
and
we
have
an
echo
in
the
room
so
that
that
tells
you,
people
were
heard,
changes
were
made
and
great
compromises
are
about
to
take
place.
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
H
H
Every
Council
district
has
been
touched
with
these
small
projects
that
have
been
and
improvements
if
you're
in
an
area
that
needed
those
small
improvements.
You
think
you
you
thank
you
star,
that
they're
being
done
and
I
I
thank
Mr,
Fountain
and
his
staff,
and
all
involved
with
that,
because
it's
making
a
difference,
but
that
request
a
motion
to
adopt
the.
F
H
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
councilmember
Waring
and
the
Public's
work,
Public,
Works
and
utilities
committee,
because
I
know
my
folks
on
John's
Island.
This
has
been
something
that
the
slab
on
grade
in
100
Year
floodplain,
has
been
something
that
they've
been
pushing
for
for
a
while
and
our
mutual
constituents
with
councilmember
Sheely
councilmember
Bowden
myself
in
the
church,
Creek
area
as
well.
Q
So
I
greatly
appreciate
your
leadership
on
this,
and
this
should
make
a
remarkable
impact
going
forward
as
it
kind
of
gets,
phased
in
for
resilience
or
for
flood
resiliency
in
the
city,
especially
in
vulnerable
areas.
I
should
note
that
you
know.
John's
Island
has
many
special
protection
areas
under
our
new
storm
water
management
plan,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
step
forward.
So
thank
you.
M
I'm
just
going
to
be
real,
quick-
and
you
know
if
you're
just
tuning
in
on
YouTube
or
maybe
following
at
home-
and
you
hear
slab
on
grade
that
might
not
immediately
jump
to
your
mind-
is
something
that
you've
heard
about.
So
let
me
give
a
little
bit
of
other
context
to
this.
To
this
ordinance,
we've
heard
people
say,
ban,
fill
and
build
right.
We've
heard
that
it's
on
bumper
stickers,
it's
on
social
media.
It's
it's
around
Banning
fill
and
build
is
a
slogan.
M
It's
not
a
policy,
it's
not
an
ordinance!
It's
not
something!
That's
well
thought
out
this
ordinance
that
we
are
giving
first
reading
to
that's
the
culmination
of
four
years
of
hard
work
is
what
Banning
fill
and
build
looks
like
as
a
pragmatic,
realistic,
sound,
balanced
policy
and
councilman
waring's,
not
going
to
name
the
names
but
I'm
going
to
give
it
a
shot.
M
N
M
Z
I
had
spoiled
mood
here,
but,
as
you
all
know,
I
represent
an
area
in
the
city.
That's
you
know
my
neighbors
all
live
in
slab
on
grade
houses
in
the
floodplain
two
doors
down
for
me,
Three
Doors
Down.
For
me,
they
all
live
in
slab
on
great
construction.
I
understand
a
lot
of
work's
gone
into
this
I
I'm
gonna.
Let
you
know
I'm
gonna
vote
against
it
because
you
know
I've
seen
my
neighbor's
houses,
they
don't
flood.
Z
We
have
a
really
good
stormwater
system
on
Daniel
Island
and
in
the
cane
Hoy
Peninsula.
It
works.
Additionally,
if
you
live
in
Berkeley
County
and
there
are
plenty
of
donut
holes
As,
you
move
up.
Clements
Ferry
Road
on
the
cane
Hoy
Peninsula.
They
are
going
to
continue
to
be
able
to
build
slab
on
great
houses.
Z
It's
a
you
know,
I
view
this
as
a
this
is
another
reason
why
those
folks
in
those
donut
holes
are
not
going
to
Annex
into
the
city,
so
I'm
gonna
vote
against
it
I
appreciate
all
the
works.
That's
been
done.
I
understand
that
I
don't
have
the
contacts
to
the
work.
That's
been
done
here
for
the
last
four
years,
but
I
didn't
want
to
let
you
know
why.
Thank.
AD
O
O
It's
this
stuff
that
gets
passed
and
I
appreciate
you
mentioning
the
process,
thanking
councilman,
Waring
and
hopefully
folks
in
our
media
report
on
these
things,
because
this
is
the
stuff
that
just
flies
by
and
then
it
you
know,
has
a
tremendous
impact
on
people's
lives,
so
I
just
want
to
chime
in.
For
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
F
Seven
there
you
go
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
the
odd
Savage
next
Bills
for
a
second
reading
week.
Second
13
items:
does
anybody
need
to
take
any
separately?
You
know
any
discussion
or
questions
on
any
of
one
through
thirteen
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Yes,
have
it
now
for.
F
And
third
breeding
and
ratification
any
questions
or
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
Now
we
go
back
to
our
public
hearings
number
three.
Second
for
the
rezoning
of
1776
and
1766
Ashley
River
Road.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
any
discussion.
This
is
for
second
reading,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
the
odds
haven't
now
for
third
reading
of
the
same
matter.
Any
questions
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye,
so
y'all
hang
tight
for
just
a
minute.
F
G
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
everyone
know
that
this
Friday
March
31st
at
11
in
the
council
chamber,
will
be
having
a
press
conference
announcing
the
artist
for
Vanessa
Turner
maybanks
portrait
for
the
council
members
who
were
here
around
the
end
of
2020.
You
might
remember
that
when
Vanessa
retired
councilmember
Waring
and
the
mayor
announced
that
we
would
be
having
a
portrait
made
of
Vanessa
and
so
we'll
be
having
a
press
conference
announcing
the
artist's
Friday
councilmember
Waring
will
be
here.