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City of Charleston City Council 2/9/22
B
C
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
I
do
want
to
announce.
I
think
everybody
knows
this,
but
just
in
case
the
very
unlikely
event
that
we
would
have
to
vacate
the
building.
We've
just
got
these
two
doors
from
the
main
council
chambers
here
and
there's
one
door
from
the
room
to
my
right.
The
two.
If
that
were
to
occur,
please
don't
use
the
elevator
but
use
the
steps.
There
are
two
steps
going
down
and
then
only
the
one
exit
out
to
the
front.
That's
how
to
get
out
if
we
need
to
next.
A
I
would
like
to
recognize
our
brave
firefighters
and
first
responders
who
responded
to
just
an
incredible
fire
monday
morning
at
the
palm
departments:
wes
ashley,
it's
I
I
consider
it
a
miracle
of
god
that
no
one
was
injured
or
killed.
I
was
over
there,
council,
member
shade
was
and
the
fire
was
incredible.
A
In
the
morning,
people,
police
officers
and
fire
firefighters
were
knocking
on
doors,
getting
people
out
of
their
apartments
as
quick
as
they
can.
So
people
woke
up,
they
had
their
pajamas
on,
they
might
have
thrown
on
coat
and
they
they
went
out
and
everything
all
their
belongings
were
burned
obliterated
in
the
fire
in
56
units
56
units,
those
those
people
and
families
had
all
their
belongings
taken
away.
Now,
there's
been
an
outpouring
already
in
our
community.
I'm
thankful
for
the
red
cross
is
coordinating.
A
Many
houses
of
faith
have
stepped
forward
other
community
organizations.
I
was
out
there
this
afternoon.
They
had
to
bring
in
some
of
those
portable
rental
units
just
to
hold
all
the
donations
that
are
coming
in
very
thankful
for
that
we
got
to
keep
it
up
because
it's
one
thing
in
the
first
few
days
and
then
maybe
they
got
another
apartment,
they
got
to
stay
in
a
hotel
for
a
little
while,
but
but
think
about
it.
A
These,
like
I
said
these
folks,
had
everything
wiped
out
and
we
want
to
follow
them
for
the
next
few
months
and
really
help
them
get
re-situated
wherever
they
get
moved
to,
and
I
think
it's
going
to
take
a
real
community
effort.
There
are
two
places
that,
if
you're
not
giving
clothes
or
some
non-perishable
item
that
you
can
donate,
one
would
be
redcross.org
and
the
other
would
be
our
own
homeless
to
hope
fund,
that's
managed
by
the
palmetto
project.
So
it's
all
charitable
donations.
A
D
D
D
D
D
It
was
just
like
all
of
a
sudden
the
fire
stopped
because
of
that,
so
our
hats
off
to
those
brave
men
and
women
who
responded
and
what
you
mentioned,
mr
mayor,
about
the
full
cooperation
from
the
other,
responding
neighborhood,
saint
andrews,
public
service,
district,
north
charleston,
ems,
american
red
cross,
the
volunteer
rescue
squad
and
then
just
our
citizens
who
come
together.
It's
just
sort
of
interesting
how,
in
a
time
of
a
crisis
this
is
unifying
for.
So
I
just
want
to
echo
your
comments
mayor.
D
Thank
you,
you
and
I
were
out
there
going
grocery
shopping
later
that
morning
and
just
to
get
some
juice
and
doughnuts
to
these
folks,
because,
as
you
said,
they
woke
up
and
all
of
a
sudden
it
was
nine
o'clock,
they
had
anything
to
eat
or
drink.
So
I
appreciate
all
your
efforts
on
what
you've
done
to
being
out
there
and
responding
as
well
to
the
publix
near.
A
Peter's
house
or
the
harris
teeter
at
seven
and
sixty
one
thank
them.
I
drove
over
there
and
they
just
they
crammed
my
car
full
of
stuff,
but
anyway,
thank
you.
Harris
teeter
in
publix
everybody's
been
pitching
in
so
next
I'd
like
to
recognize
our
newest
council
member
boyd
greg
he's
the
victor
of
a
special
election
that
we
had
in
district
one
mostly
over
on
daniel
island,
but
also
a
part
of
the
peninsula,
and
normally
we
would
have
him
sworn
in
now
at
a
council
meeting.
A
F
F
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
former
councilwoman
marie
del
chapo.
She
served
this
district
well
and
certainly
set
a
high
standard
for
me
to
uphold,
but
also
like
to
thank
my
family,
three
of
whom
are
sitting
over
there,
in
particular
my
wife
and
children.
They
went
door
to
door
during
the
christmas
season,
not
probably
on
their
list
of
favorite
things
to
do,
but
they
did
it
enthusiastically
and-
and
they
love
me
so
I
am
would
like
to
just
acknowledge
all
their
effort
and
support
to
me.
F
F
Lastly,
I
would
just
say:
hold
me
accountable
to
everybody
in
district
one
and
in
the
city,
I'm
honored
to
to
serve
this
city,
that
we
all
love
with
you.
Lastly,
you
know
prayer
for
my
life.
It
comes
from
micah
6
8.
What
does
the
lord,
your
god
ask
of
you,
but
but
to
do
justice,
love
mercy
and
walk
humbly,
and
it's
a
good
message
for
for
us
here
in
this
chamber.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
His
funeral
is
tomorrow
in
atlanta,
where
much
of
his
family
was
from
dr
rivers,
as
I
mentioned
in
the
resolution,
served
on
the
charleston
water
system
board
for
the
last
10
or
12
years,
or
maybe
a
little
more
and
I'll
mention
here.
It's
kind
of
remarkable
he's.
The
first
african
american
that
was
ever
elected
to
citywide
office
in
the
city
of
charleston.
A
Dr
rivers
holds
that
distinction,
so,
whereas
the
city
of
charleston
wishes
to
recognize
one
of
its
most
dedicated
citizens,
dr
david
e
rivers
and
dr
rivers
earned
his
undergraduate
and
graduate
degrees
in
urban
affairs
political
science,
public
administration
at
georgia
state
university.
He
was
a
graduate
graduate
of
national
urban
fellows
program
in
public
administration
at
yale
university
and
a
graduate
of
riley
institute
at
furman
university.
A
Before
beginning
his
professional
career.
He
served
in
the
united
states
army
for
three
years.
Dr
rivers
joined
musc's
faculty
in
1995
and
served
in
many
capacities
of
promoting
partnerships
between
academic
institutions,
government
agencies,
elected
officials,
business
industries,
faith-based
groups
and
community
activists
to
build
healthier
communities
under
his
leadership.
The
public
information
and
community
outreach
initiative
at
musc
conducted
nationwide
community
leaders,
institutes
to
direct
address
the
impact
of
health
disparities
and
environmental
justice
issues.
A
He
led
the
national
conference
on
health
disparities
from
2007
until
just
last
year
in
2021,
which
provided
a
national
dialogue
to
share
progress
in
building
healthy
communities.
The
conference
grew
and
sharpened
its
focus
on
the
role
of
social
determinants
of
health,
housing,
quality,
public
safety,
as
well
as
mental
health,
substance
abuse
and
human
trafficking
as
public
health
issues,
whereas
in
in
2009,
dr
rivers
became
the
first
african-american
to
hold
a
city-wide
elected
office
in
the
city
of
charleston.
He
served
as
commissioner
of
public
works
now
known
as
charleston
water
system
for
the
city
of
charleston.
A
Since
2003,
I
believe
he
was
initially
appointed
to
the
position
where
he
also
served,
as
vice
chairman,
he
was
re-elected
unopposed
in
2015
and
again
just
this.
Last
november,
dr
rivers
was
re-elected
to
his
office.
He
had
multiple
leadership
positions
and
served
on
many
boards
and
institutions
commissions
in
this
community.
His
work
within
the
community
will
continue
to
leave
a
huge
impact.
A
G
G
C
G
C
His
political
instinct,
unbelievable
there's
so
much
that
he
brought
to
our
city
that
most
people
will
never
know,
but
the
the
one
one
thing
that
he
helped
with
was
ashley
tower,
and
that
was
400
million
dollars
coming
to
the
medical
university
to
develop.
That
and
david
was
also
the
kind
of
person.
Okay,
we've
got
the
400
million.
C
A
Remember
and
I
had
the
honor
and
the
pleasure
to
serve
with
him
on
the
charleston
water
service
board,
and
I
knew
him
mostly
through
that
connection,
and
he
was
a
remarkable
man
really
was
so.
Thank
you
all
for
that.
Next
up
is
our
approval
of
city
council
minutes
from
both
january
11th
and
just
the
11.
A
Jessie
alone,
I'm
sorry
all
right.
Any
changes,
edition
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
and
the
oppose
the
eyes.
Have
it
next
up
we're
already
at
our
citizens
participation
period.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
and
sharing
with
us.
I
spoke
with
councilmember
waring
about
this
just
before
the
meeting,
because
I
thought
we
had
a
bigger
number.
We
have
42
people
total
here
and
online.
A
E
A
If
it
were
60
or
70
or
80
yeah
at
42.,
yeah,
all
right
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed
the
honest
habit.
Madam
clerk
will
call
your
name
when
you
come
to
the
microphone.
Please
clearly
give
us
your
name
and
address
and
I'm
afraid
we
can
only
limit
it
to
one
minute
each
given
the
number
of
folks
who've
come
out
tonight,
but
thank
you
for
sharing
with
us,
madam
clark.
So.
B
I
South
carolina
29403
and
we
definitely
want
to
end
no
knock
warrants
throughout
the
country
in
minnesota.
What
just
happened
after
u.s
mayor's
conference
of
mayor's
conference
in
terms
of
promoting
these
very
serious
draconian
policies
that
affect
by
and
large
black
folk?
Like
me,
okay,
this
is
from
the
u.s
district
court.
I
don't
have
any
children,
I'm
not
married,
so
I'm
I'm
singling.
I
don't
care
so
this
is.
I
This
is
baltimore's
ice
right
here
is
the
u.s
marshal's
office
703.,
I'm
going
to
afford
requests
on
that
this
one's
from
fresno,
california,
it's
the
criminal
division
of
the
irs.
That's
here
with
john
kazakowski.
I
did
an
inspector
general
report.
I
requested
for
no
knock
warrants
in
our
community
throughout
the
country.
The
john
kasich
scouts
with
the
homeland
security
department
regarding
these
issues
also
another
one
to
bcd
cog.
I
live
in
the
city
of
charleston
born
and
raised
no
place
else.
So
therefore
these
documents
go
to
them.
E
I
good
evening,
mayor
and
council
members,
I'm
here,
as
you
can
probably
imagine,
to
ask
you
or
thank
you
in
advance
for
voting
yes
to
adopt
the
third
reading
of
the
the
ordinance
that
will
create
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation
commission,
along
with
the
what
is
now
called
the
amendment,
a
section
it's
in
your
pocket
under
l1
little
a.
I
thank
you
thank
those
of
you,
especially
who
this
commission
did
not
come.
I
B
I
E
Good
evening
nathan,
gates,
759
rolla
jav,
also
a
city
employee.
I
work
with
the
fire
department.
Some
of
them
were
here
with
me
tonight,
as
you
mentioned
earlier,
mr
mayor
instance,
our
own
community
and
wells
around
the
country
show
the
need
for
a
professional,
well-trained
and
experienced
fire
department.
As
you
know,
we
have
45
vacancies
in
the
fire
department.
Currently,
we
had
six
leaves
since
january.
First
we're
trying
to
remedy
that
by
bringing
up
our
entry
level
away
from
1288
an
hour
upward.
E
A
J
E
K
K
L
Rainey
forsberg
840
with
spring
north
drive
in
august
of
2021.
The
final
report
of
the
previous
racial
conciliation
committee
was
rejected
by
council
and
the
commission
was
terminated
in
response
to
overwhelming
public
requests
for
clarification.
City
council
wisely
deferred
the
vote
on
the
newly
named
commission
in
order
to
revise
and
ensure
that
terminology
clearly
reflects
the
intentions
of
this
newly
amended
policy
council
has
repeatedly
and
publicly
stated
that
it
rejects
critical
race
theory,
monument
removal
reparations
along
with
other
and
redirection
of
police
funds,
along
with
other
radical
recommendations.
L
B
E
Good
evening
george
temple,
I
live
at
758
sprague
street
on
james
island,
and
I
petitioned
to
be
in
the
city
of
charleston,
along
with
two
other
properties
that
I'm
affiliated
with
I'm
here,
to
support
the
commission
and
to
ask
you
to
reject
any
of
the
amendments
in
one
b
support
it
vote
for
it
in
its
stan
in
its
current
form.
Thank
you.
I
I'm
joined
by
over
70
businesses
around
the
city
of
charleston
that
support
the
human
relations
and
racial
conciliation
committee.
Without
further
amendment,
the
commission
began
as
a
strong
reflection
of
the
needs
of
our
community.
Now,
after
outside
influences,
have
spent
thousands
of
dollars
spreading
misinformation.
I
I
have
a
question
who
is
being
prioritized:
brett,
berry,
councilmember,
shaheed,
the
feelings
of
the
white
conservative
groups
that
also
tend
to
march
at
the
battery
with
the
confederates
who
is
being
prioritized
and
how
much
longer
shall
we
compromise
with
these
groups
in
the
1800s
it-
and
this
is
some
black
history
for
you-
that
they
erased
parts
of
the
bible
that
talked
about
exodus
that
talked
about
freedom.
This
is
history,
repeating
itself
where
we're
eliminating
parts
of
our
document.
I
I
I
recognize
that
you
represent
a
lot
of
rich
white
people
on
daniel
island,
but
what
you
spoke
about
today
about
crossing
paths
with
people
from
different
backgrounds.
I
really
want
you
to
take
that
to
heart
and
to
listen
to
bipop
community
members
who
are
asking
for
this
commission
without
amendment.
This
is
a
chance
for
us
to
for
the
city
to
actively
be
anti-racist
and
I
vote.
I
urge
you
and
all
of
the
council
members
here
to
vote
in
favor
of
the
commission
without
restrictive
amendments.
Thank
you.
B
E
E
I'm
here
in
support
of
the
commission
and
I'd
like
to
voice
blanket
opposition
to
any
amendments
that
would
restrict
or
limit
the
terms
and
topics
that
the
commission
could
discuss.
If
the
study
were
to
come
out
saying
that
repairing
homes
in
underserved
communities
did
more
to
reduce
crime,
increasing
the
police
budget
year
to
year,
so
the
commission
bury
that
report.
E
K
I
You
as
city
council
members,
have
the
leadership
ability
to
make
this
the
best
city
that
it
can
possibly
be,
and
you
can't
do
that
by
dividing
the
community
and
taking
away
the
rights
of
some
people
and
giving
it
to
others,
everybody
is
equal.
You
need
to
get
rid
of
the
marxist
racist,
crt
and
1619
policy.
I
L
I
I
want
to
be
here
in
full
support
of
the
passage
of
the
commission
and
hope
that
I
know
that
a
lot
of
work
went
into
the
the
amendments
that
were
put
forward
by
councilman
shaheed,
and
I
want
to
encourage
your
passage
of
this
so
that
we
can
get
to
work.
We
look
forward
to
being
a
very
vested
partner
in
helping
our
community
become
better
for
all
of
our
citizens.
Thank
you.
B
M
Not
perfect
is
better
than
what
is
proposed
in
one
b,
one
b
with
silence
people
the
note
and
center
unnecessarily
voices
that
don't
understand
that
there's
a
error
is
a
consistent
interaction
and
relationship
between
african-american
experiences
and
white
experiences.
The
city
of
charleston
can
be
made
better.
We
have
work
to
do
and
if
education
is
necessary,
I
brought
copies
of
these
board
department
of
education's
black
history
calendar
to
give
to
each
of
the
council
pages
persons
to
begin
their
education.
E
E
I
think
the
council,
members
and
groups
within
our
community
who
have
fought
to
keep
this
commission
alive
still
is
becoming
increasingly
clear
that
the
goal
of
certain
council
members
is
to
add
restrictive
amendments
to
water
down
and
eventually
dissolve
this
committee.
At
this
point,
the
fact
that
we're
even
having
to
fight
to
form
a
committee
on
racial
equity
in
charleston
shows
just
how
much
work
we
have
to
do
in
order
to
move
forward.
E
It
also
indicates
where
certain
council
members
stand
when
it
comes
to
uplifting
the
community
and
upholding
the
very
duties
that
they
were
elected
on.
It's
disappointing
that
certain
council
members
are
letting
campaign
politics
and
propaganda
clout,
their
vision
for
this
city.
I'll
end
with
this,
my
fellow
community
members
and
I
ask
y'all
to
do
the
common
sense
thing-
fixing
racial
disparity
within
charleston
by
ensuring
equal
opportunity,
safety.
N
N
I
don't
deserve
those
opportunities
any
more
than
my
black
or
brown
colleagues
do.
The
current
system
is
not
equitable.
The
data
shows
us
this
and
our
fellow
citizens
are
telling
us
this
through
their
experiences.
Please
vote
yes
to
establishing
this
commission
without
restrictive
amendments.
Thank
you.
E
Okay,
charles
stevens
james
island
district,
six
councilman
gregory's
district
wanted
to
start
out
by
clarifying
the
record
last
meeting
I
heard
councilman
gregory
said
he
had
received
no
pushback
from
any
of
his
constituents
on
this
commission.
I've
spoken
at
least
at
two
prior
meetings
about
it
and
my
neighbors
outright
oppose
this
commission
as
well.
E
But
since
there's
going
to
be
a
vote
on
it
tonight,
we
ask
for
the
council
to
strongly
support
councilman,
parker's
councilwoman
parker's
amendments,
because
we
think
councilman
shade's
amendments
simply
don't
go
far
enough
and
we
don't
believe
that
what
we
heard
around
here
last
week
last
time
that
most
of
you
would
agree
with
the
content
of
councilman
park,
councilman
parker's
amendment.
So
we
ask
for
her
for
your
support
for
her
amendments.
Thank
you.
O
E
O
Number
five,
which
does
not
place
a
ban
on
critical
race
theory
for
the
commission.
The
vague
language
will
only
ban
the
commission
from
using
the
words
critical
race
theory
in
their
recommendations.
The
amendment
shockingly
allows
the
commission
to
continue
to
intertwine
this
racist
ideology
into
their
recommendations,
as
they
did
in
the
previous
report.
You
cannot
ban
critical
race
theory
just
as
a
term
without
defining
it.
The
only
amendments
that
truly
ban
crt
are
parker's
amendments
two
and
three.
Please
pass
parker's
amendments
in
full.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
P
P
P
L
Hello,
I'm
sarah
fitzellen,
I'm
39
alberta,
I'm
a
member
of
cajun
and
I
support
establishing
the
commission
tonight.
It
is
noteworthy
that
those
have
stood
in
favor
of
the
commission
over
the
past.
Several
weeks
are
both
young
and
old,
both
rich
and
poor,
both
black
and
white,
both
religious
and
not,
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
these
folks-
represent
our
city's
diversity,
our
community
and
its
future,
and
those
who
have
both
voiced
their
opposition
mostly
seem
to
be
older
white
people
which
are
the
decreasing
segment
of
our
community.
D
O
A
business
owner
I
used
to
think
that
my
team
of
employees
weren't
overly
diverse,
because
the
talent
pool
wasn't
that
was
lazy
and
ignorant
on
my
part,
once
I
put
in
the
time
and
effort
to
educate
myself,
expand
my
privileged
circles
and
change
my
hiring
practices,
I
realized
that
I
was
wrong.
I
was
a
participant
in
systemic
racism.
O
The
fact
that
people
are
awaiting
feedback
from
a
small,
vocal
minority
who
have
concerns
about
their
kids
learning
history
over
the
historical
and
documented
disadvantages
and
discrimination
of
a
large
part
of
our
community
is
also
systemic
racism.
Everyone
believes
they're,
not
racist,
it's
not
enough
to
be
not
racist.
You
have
to
be
anti-racist,
I'm
a
white
privileged
business
owner
and
literally
the
last
person
who
should
be
explaining
racism.
But
what
I
do
know
about
is
leadership.
Leadership
is
about
walking
the
talk.
How
can
we
expect
our
citizens
to
make
anti-racist
choices?
P
It
is
2022
and
our
city
is
still
defined
by
racial
disparities.
That's
not
a
radical
statement.
That's
not
crt!
It's
fact.
It's
the
gods,
honest
truth,
which
this
council
knows,
because
it
created
a
special
commission
to
study
the
subject,
it's
time
to
do
right
by
our
community,
and
I
want
to
thank
in
advance
all
of
the
city
council
members
who
are
voting
yes
to
establish
the
harcc
today.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
support
and
please
do
not
vote
in
favor
of
l1b.
N
O
Hi,
I'm
dr
we
gotta,
live
on
bobby
baker,
live
on
meeting
street.
I've
spent
the
last
few
weeks
discussing
with
certain
council
members
regarding
the
whole
issue
of
the
commission,
and
it's
clear
that
the
report
that
came
out
in
august
is
what
stimulated
a
lot
of
the
concern
and
and
discussion
among
everyone,
and
it's
clear
that
most
people
believe
including
council
members,
that
the
many
of
the
recommendations
were
were
not
ever
going
to
make
it
to
policy
because
they
didn't
meet
the
standards
to
become
policy.
O
B
N
Can
I
speak
or
do
you
want
to
call
on
me
again
that
didn't
star
six
doesn't
work
well,
suzanne
hardy
32,
prelu
street,
the
months-long
effort
to
squash
the
commission
and
or
water
it
down
to
minimize
its
impact
on
reducing
systemic
racism
are
really
disappointing
and
even
disturbing?
What
are
we
afraid
of?
N
We
in
charleston
see
every
day
how
a
rising
tide
floats
all
boats,
it's
time
to
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
start
working
together
in
a
way
that
makes
all
of
us
us
and
our
city
rise
up
as
we
raise
the
tide
of
opportunity
for
all
of
us.
Please
vote
to
establish
the
commission
tonight
and
strike
down
the
1b
amendments,
which
are
clearly
designed
to
thwart
the
commission's
impact.
N
Naomi
matthews,
what
this
avenue
as
an
immigrant
and
a
great
granddaughter
of
a
slave,
I
approve
of
caroline
parker's
amendments.
Caroline
is
compassionate,
sensible,
wise
and
rational.
Caroline
cares
about
all
the
residents
of
charleston
and
she
puts
the
welfare
and
well-being
of
the
people
over
any
political
agenda.
Make
her
amendments.
B
N
B
N
The
letter
has
since
been
shared
by
over
600
diverse
community
members,
who
also
support
the
commission
in
the
past.
You've
delayed
this
process
by
saying
you're
taking
time
to
listen
to
what
your
constituents
want.
This
should
make
it
clear
that
the
community
wants
this
commission
to
happen
without
amendments
that
would
hinder
its
effectiveness.
N
This
is
renee
brockington
129
south
battery
as
more
people
learn
about
the
commission.
The
more
opposition
grows,
roughly
75
of
comments
on
the
city
website
are
in
favor
of
caroline
parker's
amendments
less
than
one
percent
support
the
shade
amendments,
which
is
likely
due
to
the
fact
that
they
include
a
fake
crt
ban.
N
N
My
name
is
elizabeth
sadd
and
I
live
on
state
street
downtown
and
I
strongly
support
council
member
parker's
amendments
to
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation.
Commission.
The
parker
amendments
are
the
only
amendments
that
clearly
include
a
definition
for
critical
race
theory.
Unlike
the
state
amendments
which
neither
define
nor
ban
the
racially
explosive
crt
ideology,
the
parker
amendments
are
also
the
only
amendments
that
halt
future
monument,
removals
and
redirection
of
funding
away
from
the
police.
N
N
N
B
N
Okay,
thank
you,
ashley
smith,
16
norman
street.
I
fully
support
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation
commission
and
I
urge
the
council
to
establish
it
tonight
without
any
restrictive
amendments.
You
all
hear
the
words,
equity,
inclusion,
accountability
and
you
get
scared
for
what
you
have
residents
that
have
continued
to
show
up
and
voice
their
support,
plus
and
60,
plus
businesses
that
find
an
open
letter
showing
their
support
for
this
commission,
but
by
ignoring
your
residents
deferring
or
voting.
No,
you
are
adhering
to
and
supporting
white
supremacy
and
systemic
racism.
N
Also,
caroline
parker,
I'm
a
kindergarten
teacher
for
the
last
two
years.
My
five
and
six-year-olds
have
had
no
problem
wearing
a
mask
required
or
not,
because
they're,
more
empathetic
and
understanding
of
the
pandemic,
if
they
can
wear
a
mask
without
complaining
for
eight
hours
a
day.
So
can
you
thank
you
and
vote?
Yes
for
the
commission
without
amendments.
J
My
name
is
michael
16th
church
street.
On
behalf
of
the
coalition
for
racial
harmony,
I
again
submit
our
petition
with
over
1560
signatures
from
diverse
black
brown
and
white
citizens
of
this
city.
I
now
support
it
with
a
second
supplementary
petition
with
600
signatures
in
support
of
the
parker
amendments.
J
B
B
P
P
P
I'm
only
24,
but
to
me
part
of
becoming
an
adult
and
becoming
a
better
person
means
to
honor
the
truth,
whether
I
like
it
or
not,
because
I've
come
to
learn
that
the
only
way
to
correct
something
we
aren't
proud
of
is
to
not
feel
guilt
or
taken.
Personally,
you
aren't
a
product
of
your
past
you're,
a
product
of
how
you
react
to
it.
I
say
this
to
make
the
point
for
any
opposition
to
the
creation
of
this
commission.
P
B
E
Hi,
my
name
is
bill.
Hecht
one
meeting
street
stand
and
talk
about
the
commission
on
racial
affairs.
I'd
like
to
compliment
council
what
they've
done
the
last
two
weeks.
I've
had
first-hand
experience
in
the
negotiations
to
be
able
to
get
to
a
place
where
amendments
could
hopefully
be
acceptable
is
by
a
bipartisan
group
of
people
that
work
diligently
for
nearly
a
full
day
to
get
there.
Is
it
perfect?
E
E
N
I'm
a
downtown
resident
in
an
interview
with
live
five
week.
Two
weeks
ago,
caroline
parker
spoke
about
being
asked
to
leave
chambers
when
she
refused
to
comply
with
a
math
requirement.
She
stated
it's
an
already
uncomfortable
situation,
so
why
am
I
going
to
do
something
that
makes
me
more
uncomfortable?
As
a
member
of
the
city's
disabled
community?
I
thought
I
would
share
some
things
that
make
me
and
other
marginalized
groups
feel
uncomfortable.
N
First
ableist
council
members
who
view
mask
mandates
as
tyrannical
measures,
despite
evidence
showing
how
they
benefit
benefit
marginalized
groups
benefit
from
these
protections,
like
myself.
Second
council
members
who
interrupt
updates
on
the
city's
covid
response
with
q
and
on
rhetoric.
Three
council
members
who
choose
to
illegally
operate
a
vehicle
because
reasonable
combinations
offered
weren't
satisfactory
enough.
O
O
O
It
will
turn
this
city
on
a
test.
The
best
choice
is
to
shut
the
door
in
the
now.
Please
vote
in
favor
of
historic
preservation
and
vote
no
to
the
commission.
By
the
way
I
own
five
businesses
and
I'm
young,
not
old.
If
you
must
vote
in
favor
of
something
tonight
at
least
adopt
the
reasonable
parker
amendments.
Thank
you.
O
Hi,
this
is
hilary
hutchinson.
I
live
at
285
coinbase
circle
in
mount
pleasant,
but
I
worship
downtown
at
the
unitarian
church.
I
believe
we
should
adopt
the
harcc
tonight.
I
honestly
cannot
believe
how
long
this
has
dragged
on
and
the
efforts
to
block
it
are
truly
horrifying.
This
is
one
small
step
on
the
road
to
healing
the
racial
divides
of
our
history
and
moving
to
a
brighter
future
for
everyone
in
charleston.
O
P
Hey
this
is
this:
is
joel
sather,
downtown
resident
and
co-owner
of
sightsee
shop.
It
involves
real
risk
as
a
business
owner
to
take
a
public
stance
on
something
as
contentious
as
systemic
racism.
So
how
important
must
it
be
then,
to
the
charleston
business
community
to
establish
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation
commission
without
these
highly
restrictive
amendments?
When
have
you
ever
seen,
a
larger
or
more
diverse,
cross-section
of
the
charleston
economy
speak
out
with
one
voice
on
any
topic
as
what
you've
seen
this
week,
we
are
not
radical
marxist
infiltrators.
P
We
are
the
good
folks
responsible
for
just
about
every
reason.
People
love
this
city,
not
to
mention
so
much
of
the
tax
revenue
you
all
enjoy.
If
you
aren't
going
to
listen
to
all
the
support,
you've
gotten
so
far,
listen
to
us
trust
us
we're
not
scatter,
shot
copy
and
paste
public
commenters.
We
have
skin
in
this
game.
Thank
you.
N
My
name
is
latonya
mueller
and
I
am
a
representative
of
charleston
playhouse,
which
is
a
brand
new
professional
equity
theater.
Here
in
charleston,
we
are
proud
to
support
deia
in
the
theater
industry
of
our
community,
developing
jobs
as
part
of
our
staff
that
focus
on
diversity
and
making
sure
the
importance
of
the
work
is
consciously
being
developed
and
implemented.
We
want
to
voice
our
support
for
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation
committee
and
hope
to
hear
more
positive
steps
in
the
near
future.
Thank
you.
N
I
urge
you
to
listen
to
joel
allison,
matthew,
megan,
suzanne
and
judy
hayward
ben
sarah
ashley,
and
I've
lost
count
of
the
rest
of
the
people
and
myself
and
the
60
plus
area
businesses
asking
for
you
to
vote
for
the
permanent
establishment
of
this
commission.
Without
the
restrictive
amendments
proposed
by
council
member
karen
line,
parker
council
member
parker,
and
those
of
you
that
are
speaking
to
support
her
amendments,
your
racism
is
showing.
B
B
B
We
received
a
letter
from
the
league
of
women
voters
for
the
charleston
area
that
endorsed
the
formation
of
the
human
affairs
and
racial
conciliation.
Commission
147
residents
supported
councilmember
parker's
amendments,
130
non-residents
or
residents,
who
did
not
give
an
address
that
could
be
verified
to
be
within
the
city
of
limits,
supported
council
member
parker's
amendments
three.
B
Said
they
supported
council
member
parker's
amendments
and
opposed
the
vaccine
and
mask
mandate,
two
non-residents
or
residents
who
did
not
give
an
address
that
could
be
verified
to
be
within
the
city
limits,
supported
council
member
parker's
amendments
and
opposed
the
vaccine
and
mass
mandate.
Four
residents
supported
councilmember
shades
amendments.
B
B
Seven
residents
did
not
support
the
commission,
29
non-residents
or
residents
who
did
not
or
people
who
did
not
given
an
address
that
could
be
verified
to
be
within
city
limits,
supported
the
commission
and
opposed
restrictive
amendments,
eight
non-residents
or
residents
who
did
not
give
an
address
that
could
be
verified
to
be
within
the
city
limits.
Support
of
the
commission,
six
non-residents
or
residents
who
did
not
give
an
address
that
could
be
verified
within
senate
limits
did
not
support
the
commission.
B
One
non-resident
supported
both
amendments.
One
non-resident
supported
the
commission,
but
was
concerned
that
the
commission
has
been
deferred
multiple
times
and
also
cited.
The
rules
for
masks
inside
city
hall.
One
resident
asked
for
online
information
to
be
updated
and
said.
The
covid19
measures
were
unbelievable
and
asked
at
the
mandate.
Speed
draw
one
resident
said
that
most
of
the
current
elected
council
members
were
willing
to
allow
the
rhetoric
of
those
who
wanted
the
commission
to
fail.
B
Instead
of
the
work
of
those
who
had
invested
in
the
commission
and
that
the
commission
was
no
longer
worth
the
fight
one
non-resident
said
they
did
not
support
defending
the
police
and
that
racial
disparities
and
arrests
were
not
due
to
racism
and
said
they
were
scared
to
go
downtown
at
night.
One
on
residents
said
crt
was
necessary
for
an
intelligent,
well-informed
and
successful
future.
B
G
A
And
he
posed
the
honest
habit.
Next
is
a
revised
resolution
certifying
94
shepherd
street
was
an
abandoned
building,
so
it
qualifies
for
some
state
incentives.
I
believe
any
discussion,
one
favorite,
please
say
aye
and
close
the
eyes
have
it
next
will
be
a
brief
update
on
the
city's
response
to
coba
19
as
tracy
mckee
is
with
us.
I
I
According
to
musc,
the
charleston
area
peaked
on
january,
the
15th
and
since
then
cases
have
decreased
81
percent
in
our
area.
Yes,
I
know
I
think
musc
does
have
a
high
number
of
cova
patients
but
they're
starting
to
see
a
decline
in
those
as
well.
So
that's
also
a
good
sign,
despite
the
encouraging
significant
declining
cases
and
now
decrease
in
hospitalizations
transmission
is
still
high,
and
our
friends
and
medical
experts
at
musc
recommend
that
the
public
maintain
mitigation
efforts
for
just
a
little
while
longer,
but
all
the
evidence
is
very
encouraging.
I
A
All
right
any
questions
from
council
for
miss
mckee
hearing
none
we'll
move
on
next
is
our
council
of
communications.
We
have
requests
from
council
member
caroline
parker
for
discussion
regarding
the
vaccine
and
mass
mandate
for
attendance
and
council
chambers
and
city
buildings,
as
well
as
for
city
employees,
council,
member
parker.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
asked
for
this
discussion
to
be
added
to
our
agenda,
because
I
am
very
unclear
as
to
the
process
of
this
particular
mandate,
as
well
as
many
citizens
who
have
reached
out
to
me.
I
hope
that
council
or
legal
we
will
request
an
opinion
from
our
attorney
general.
I
hope
that
can
be
our
next
step.
Q
I
know
myself
and
citizens
would
like
clarification
as
far
as
the
mandates
in
council
chambers,
as
well
as
for
our
employees,
myself
and
a
certain
number
of
our
citizens
have
yet
to
be
provided
with
documentation
on
what
power
and
which
the
mayor
has
to
impose
a
measure
like
this.
There
was
no
vote
by
council,
it
was
just
implemented.
So
again
I
just
asked
what
is
the
process?
Q
Q
Mr
mayor,
I
apologize
for
calling
you
out
right
now,
but
a
lot
of
people
texted
me
photos
of
you
know
you
out
and
about
in
indoor
building
settings
throughout
the
week,
and
I
just
you
know
again.
I
I
just
kind
of
circle
back
to
you
know
the
hypocrisy
of
all
of
it.
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
You
know
it
just
seems
like
in
council
chambers,
there
are
different
rules
and
other
buildings
in
the
city.
There
are
not.
Q
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we,
you
know
again.
I've
asked
that
this
be
discussed
over
the
growing
number
of
people
who
have
contacted
me
that
are
both
current
staff
and
those
have
who
have
been
forced
out
due
to
these
mandates.
I
learned
things
that
I
wasn't
aware
of
you
know
for
12
weeks,
even
those
employees
with
exemptions
have
been
have.
You
know
they
have
to
get
weekly
tests
and
the
restrictions
on
the
testing
sites,
and
things
like
that
are
very
restrictive
to
our
already
understaffed,
underpaid
departments.
Q
This
was
news
to
me,
so
I
just
I,
I
found
it
very
alarming
again.
I
just
hope
that
we
can
all
see
the
hypocrisy
here,
I'm
sitting
behind
plexiglass
this
evening.
Someone
mentioned
a
school,
you
know
a
teacher,
I
guess
now.
I
know
how
the
kids
at
ccsc
felt
last
year,
and
it's
I
I
it's
disappointing,
but
we
are
two
years
in
we
are
discussing
fairness,
inclusion,
etc.
Tonight
we
are
again
dividing
our
citizens,
our
staff
members,
our
elected
officials.
Q
We
are
segregating
them,
people
are
being
treated
unfairly,
singled
out
and
sometimes
discriminated
against.
Within
our
you
know,
our
own
city
staff.
We
cannot
be
in
a
perpetual
mass
mandate.
We
are
all
adults
who
are
able
to
make
choices
at
this
point
with
all
that
is
now
available
to
combat
this
virus.
So
again,
I
please
just
ask
counsel,
ask
legal:
maybe
we
can
reach
out
to
the
attorney
general
and
really
just
get
some
clarification
here.
I
know
a
lot
of
people,
including
myself,
want
that
so.
A
A
We've
continued
to
do
that
through
this
day,
you've
requested
verbally
and
in
writing
legal
opinions
from
our
staff
they've,
provided
that
I've
seen
a
copy
of
it.
I
presume
you
got
a
copy
of
it.
It
seems
very
clear
to
me
if
it's,
if
it's
not
clear
to
you
and
you
want
to
proceed
to
request
an
additional
opinion
from
the
attorney
general
that
certainly
you're
right,
please
defeat,
but
we
feel
like
we're
acting
the
best
interests
of
our
citizens
and
our
employees.
D
A
Two
years
past
the
pandemic,
we
saw
this
huge
rise
in
cases
again
with
the
omicron
variant.
Thankfully
god
bless
it
wasn't
as
virulent
or
or
strong
as
the
prior
most
folks
didn't
get
us
sick
and
die,
but
just
the
numbers
were
so
high
that
hospitalizations
did
about
reach
what
they
were
doing
delta
in
south
carolina
and-
and
the
number
of
deaths
frankly
has
has
continued.
I
think
today
was
report.
Probable
and
confirmed
was
was
nearly
40
or
50
deaths.
A
Again
I
mean
we're
over
15
000
people
have
died
in
the
state
of
south
carolina,
so
I
think
it's
appropriate
and
reasonable
to
use
the
mitigation
that
healthcare
professionals
recommend
that
includes
getting
a
vaccine
getting
a
booster,
you
know
and
and
wearing
a
mask
when
appropriate,
when
you're
gonna
be
in
a
setting
like
this,
where
people
are
frankly
pretty
closely
gathered
together.
If
you
can't
social
distance,
we
thought
it
was
appropriate
to
recommend
that,
thankfully
the
numbers
are
coming
down
and
we've
listened
to
our
professionals.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
The
public
safety
committee
met
yesterday.
I'm
sorry,
I
think
today's
tuesday
every
day's
a
little
off
like
having
another
extended
vacation
during
the
holidays.
I
guess
this
is
wednesday.
The
committee
met
on
monday
afternoon.
We
had
a
very
well
thought
out
discussion
regarding
our
noise
ordinance.
I
appreciate
legal
counsel
providing
us
with
information.
They
did
a
comparison,
other
jurisdictions
on
how
they
address
controlling
noise
ordinance
and
they
broke
it
down
into
pride,
such
as
music.
D
Is
a
methods,
as
opposed
to
arbitrary,
are
using
subjective
standards
to
make
any
modifications
to
those
ordinances?
But
no
action
was
taken
on
that.
The
approval
for
eighteen
thousand,
sixty
nine
dollars
between
the
city
of
charleston
and
the
local
services
was
sweet
and
then
approval
of
an
mou
between
police
department
and
u.s
department
of
veterans
affairs,
which
is
another
extension
of
that.
D
For
that
to
be
approved
as
well,
then
we
had
a
report.
Finally,
from
agent
cash
from
the
homeland
security
outlining
the
corporation
in
coordination
between
u.s
homeland
security
and
our
charleston
police
department
on
addressing
human
trafficking
in
the
location.
He
went
through
a
bunch
of
statistics
and
information
on
that.
It's
one
of
those
things
that
I
think
that
we're
just
not
fully
aware
of
the
the
large
impact
that
it
has
in
this.
The
community,
the
charleston
community,
is
not
a
need
from
victimization
of
several
folks
dealing
with
human
trafficking.
D
Our
municipal
court
staff
family
is
doing
a
magnificent
job
of
getting
our
numbers
and
addressing
our
court
system.
As
you
know,
the
chief
justice
of
the
south
carolina
supreme
court
is
the
supreme
supervisor
over
the
court
systems
and
over
us,
lawyers
have
been
used
to
a
number
of
policies
and
orders
issued
by
him
addressing
how
courts
can
operate
for
the
past
two
years.
In
some
instances,
courts
have
just
been
literally
shut
down
but
or
they've
been
operating.
D
Virtually
I
was
in
court
today
and
judge
jefferson
was
in
one
court
room
and
I
was
in
another
and
the
solicitor
was
in
another
courtroom.
The
probation
officer
was
in
another
courtroom.
It
was
done
throughout
this,
the
virtual
setting,
but
we
don't
have
that
luxury
in
our
court
system,
but
I
can
tell
you
this
when
we
started
looking
into
this
and
our
committee
was
engaged
in
this
process
of
looking
at
our
numbers.
They
were
extremely
high.
D
D
I
think
our
oldest
case
now
is
in
october
of
20
october
2020
case,
but
a
number
of
jury
trials
have
gone
down.
A
number
of
cases
in
both
livability
dui
and
general
crimes
has
gone
down
as
well.
So
it's
a
good
report
and
I
was
very
pleased
to
have
had
all
of
our
judges
participate
in
providing
this
update
and
I
think
our
new
judge,
susan
fedina,
is
happy
to
be
where
she
is.
G
M
What
their
backlog
cases
were
all
that
asks.
Well,
when
was
the
last
time
you
came
and
gave
city
council
an
update
on
how
things
are
going
in
the
court
and
the
deputy
clerk
of
the
court
said
well,
I've
worked
here
since
the
late
70s
and
we've
never
ever
come,
and
given
a
report
to
city
council,
they
then
went
on
and
proceeded
to
tell
us
about
an
amazing
backlog
of
cases.
M
If
you
did
the
math,
if
they
worked
as
hard
as
they
could
would
have
been
a
decade
in
the
making
to
clear
up,
they
went
right
back
to
work,
gave
us
a
great
report
and
now
are
coming
back
to
us
regularly,
and
so
we
have
some
communication
and
it's
not
for
purposes
of
getting
in
the
way
of
the
judicial
system,
it's
for
purposes
of
giving
them
support
and
understanding
what's
going
on
over
there.
So
for
the
first
time
in
decades
we
now
know
what's
going
on
in
the
court
system,
we
can
act
as.
M
Through
the
public
safety
committee
will
increase
the
court
system
and
make
it
a
better
place
for
look.
The
citizens
of
the
world
who
come
and
touch
in
contact
with
judicial
systems
and
courtrooms
99
of
them
is
through
municipal
city
level
courts.
It's
the
place.
We
should
be
our
best
and
letting
them
do.
That
really
is
a
huge
service
to
our
community.
So
I
just
wanted
to
sort
of
give
you
that
historic
context
and
let
you
know,
I
think,
that
they're
doing
a
great
job,
and
I
do
echo
what
councilmember
shade
said.
D
Then
I'll
decide
that
one
thing
along
those
lines
I'm
customizations
will
chime
in,
but
one
of
the
things
they
talked
about
was
they
called
for
a
jury,
trial
and
you've
got
to
have
a
pool
of
at
least
x
number
of
people
in
order
to
do
a
jury
trial
in
municipal
court.
All
you
need
is
six
jurors,
or
maybe
one
alternate
as
opposed
to
12
in
general
sessions,
court
or
civil
court
or
in
federal
court.
D
D
D
It
may
be
a
trespasser,
it
may
be
a
a
girlfriend
or
a
spouse
with
a
domestic
violence
charge,
and
so
they
have
a
right
to
that
case
being
heard
as
well,
and
so,
if
you've
got
a
too
late
two
year
delay
on
that
case
being
not
heard,
you
are
depriving
the
victim
of
justice
as
well.
So
it
is
critically
important
critically
important
that
these
cases
move
at
a
much
better
place.
M
If
I
might
just
one
more
thing
that
I
remember
seeking
councilman
forgot
one
reason
and
it's
not
the
only
reason
why
they
don't
get
jurors
there.
One
reason
is
because
guess
how
much
we
pay
our
jurors
a
day,
five
dollars,
five
dollars,
five
dollars
who
the
heck
is
gonna
split,
don't
live
on
the
peninsula,
not
riding
your
bike.
You
can't
afford
to
get
there
on
five
dollars
right.
I
guess
we
took
a
car
down.
We
let
you
on
for
two
bucks,
but
so
it
has
been
suggested.
M
Those
of
you
on
the
budget
committee,
please
be
warned
that
we
up
the
fee
daily
for
those
on
the
jury.
The
suggestion
was
to
double
it,
to
10.,
councilmember,
shea
being
the
generous
guy
he
is
goes
well.
I
think
we
should
do
25
or
50.
well,
I
will
just
tell
you:
the
committee
objected
to
that
because
that's
more
than
we
make
of
this
council
so
somewhere
between
10
and
50
bucks
looks
like
what
you're
gonna
get
asked
to
approve
and
we
really
do
need
to
give
them
a
little
bit
of
a
stipend
five.
C
M
A
You,
for
that,
do
we
need
to
take
action
on
this
committee
report.
Mr
chairman,
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
report
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
All
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
oppose
the
eyes
you'll.
Allow
me
just
two
quick
comments
because
they're
just
related
items,
we
had
our
mentoring
volunteer,
fair
at
the
arthur
christopher
gym
last
saturday.
A
I
bring
that
up
because
of
this
item
between
the
city
of
charlton
and
low
country
youth
services.
They
were
one
of
about
15
organizations
there.
It
was
very
successful.
Of
course,
we
could
have
used
a
few
more
volunteers
coming
through,
but
we
had
a
goodly
number
and
promoting
mentoring,
our
young,
our
youth
in
the
city
of
charleston
this
year.
So
that
was
a
good
step
forward.
Thanks
to
staff
and
and
mandy,
I
mean
mindy
stern,
who
who
helped
put
that
on.
A
B
A
G
G
That's
going
to
be
such
a
wonderful
benefit
in
an
underserved
community
right
now,
but
one
of
the
things
I
discussed
briefly
with
the
meal
prior
to
the
meeting
was
what
a
wonderful
opportunity
if
we
can
collaborate.
I
didn't
think
about
this
in
yesterday's
meeting
to
expand
that
councilmember
to
at
least
eight
feet
to
make
it
a
bike.
G
Pedestrian
back
anybody,
that's
familiar
with
bees,
ferry
road
after
the
county
and
the
state
expansion
is
a
wonderful
eight
to
ten
foot
bike
pedestrian
passed
and
I'm
telling
you
man
that
community
uses
that
left
and
right
eventually
the
county
will
have
wonderful
long
savannah
park
when
they
get
that
done.
But
if
we're
going
to
put
a
five
foot
sidewalk,
why
don't
we
just
go
ahead
and
put
the
bike
pedestrian
path?
Now,
so
I
mean,
let's
have
the
conversations
beyond
this
meeting.
G
G
You
see
item
c
one
two
and
three
in
particular
all
deal
with
a
project
that
we
have
lived
with
from
administration
to
now
your
administration
council
member
seekings
in
his
district,
and
you
all
work
along
with
the
governor
to
include
the
medical
tunnel.
That's
going
to
tap
into
it.
I
can't
tell
you
what
kind
of
victory
that
is.
G
I
think
I
saw
in
the
picture
paper
today
with
a
gentleman
who
had
two
prosecutors
wading
through
the
medical
district
of
water.
I
mean
didn't
that
tell
at
all
the
picture
told
it
all,
but
this
12
million
dollars
to
expand
that
tap
into
what
is
a
200
million
dollar
project
state
of
the
art.
Nobody
in
the
state
of
south
carolina
is
doing
anything
like
that
and
drainage.
A
We
had
some
comments
earlier
today
at
ways
and
means
committee
before
you
got
here,
and
I
in
fact
I
mentioned
this
matter
to
the
secretary
of
veterans
affairs
today
that
tonight
we
will
be
taking
up
this
issue
that
would
provide
real
relief
to
the
veterans
hospital
area.
So
he
appreciated
that
councilmember,
shade
and.
D
D
We
all
came
together
and
made
sure
that
thing
which
was
once
off
track,
got
back
on
track
and
we
were
we
are
where
we
are
because
of
a
collective
effort
by
everybody
pitching
in
and
making
sure
we
got
it.
We
got
it
done
right.
So
I
just
wanted
to
just
reflect
a
little
bit
on
that
past
history
with
this
project
and
thank
god
that
we
are
where
we
are
today.
A
Thank
you
for
that
comment.
You
mentioned
the
staff
and
I
I
want
to
name
names
and
that's
matt
fountain
our
director,
but
also
steve
kirk
and
frank
newham.
Both
worked
on
this
project
and-
and
I
thank
city
council
because
we
proceeded
with
real
expenditure
of
on
this
project
for
the
design
and
engineering
before
we
knew
we,
we
would
get
the
help
from
governor
mcmaster
that
he
promised
us
and
he
followed
through
on
so
council.
A
You
know
really
really
put
it
out
there
to
continue
that
funding,
so
that
the
timing
of
this
would
work
out
in
sync,
with
the
bigger
spring
fish
burn
project
which,
as
it
turns
in
it's
tight,
but
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna
be
right
in
there
under
under
the
wire
along
with
it.
So
it's
all
good
any
other
comments
or
questions
hearing
on
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
pose
the
odds
have
it.
Thank
you.
Councilmember
warren
next
up
our
committee
on
ways
and
means
councilmember
gregory.
A
D
C
M
A
A
D
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
brief
background
on
this.
Mr
mayor
and
members
of
council.
The
original
ordinance
was
proposed
back
in
december
of
2021
and
as
we're
going
through
the
second.
Before
we
got
to
the
third
amendment
third
reading,
I
should
say
I
received
a
email
from
some
folks
calling
themselves
the
coalition
for
racial
harmony
that
came
on
a
friday.
A
D
D
We
then,
at
our
council
meeting,
gave
second
reading
approval
and
waited
to
have
a
third
reading
at
a
later
council
meeting
in
between
that
we
met
several
of
us
met
in
my
office
on
friday.
Taking
these
original
amendments
that
came
from
that
group,
this
coalition
for
racial
harmony,
taken
those
requests
and
provided
the
framework
for
what
has
been
now
called
the
shade
amendments.
D
D
D
D
D
One
of
the
major
substantive
changes
on
this
is
that
it
expanded
the
number
of
commission
members
or
13
with
three
members
to
be
from
council
and
then
those
who
are
not
on
council
have
can
make
a
nomination
from
that
to
include
diversity
of
that
of
that
makeup
of
that
commission.
So
I
appreciate
the
work
that
went
in
with
all
the
folks
engaged
in
this.
It
was
hard
it
was
exhausting,
but
I
would
ask
that
we
give
unanimous
approval
to
these
amendments.
Thank
you.
E
E
P
I
A
A
Q
P
D
A
Q
I
mean
we
heard
all
of
the
comments
tonight
so
to
completely
dismiss
these
amendments
outright
is
a
really
disappointing
move.
We've
you've
heard
the
outpouring
of
support
for
my
amendments.
I
think
it
would
be
fair,
as
council
and
for
citizens
to
do
what
we
were
elected
to
do
to
listen
to
our
citizens
and
have
a
roll
call
on
all
of
the
all
of
these
amendments.
It's
disappointing.
I
I
thought
I
had
your
commitment
to
this.
I
understand
that
this
would
have
you
know,
was
a
possibility,
but
it's
really
unfortunate.
E
Member
bowdoin.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
think
this
is
the
appropriate
way
to
handle
it.
You
know
a
lot
of
these
really
conflict
with
the
the
amendments
that
we
just
agreed
to
take
on
as
as
a
whole,
so
we're
creating
a
lot
of
problems
by
sort
of
doubling
up
on
on
some
of
these
things.
Just
as
a
sort
of
you
know,
that's
a
that's,
I
think
a
big
issue,
but,
more
importantly,
councilman
shades
amendments
are
the
product
of
a
deliberative
process.
E
That
is
what
we
came
here
to
do.
This
is
weeks
long.
This
is
not
being
rammed
through
this
is
this
is
well
thought
out.
It
has
taken
a
ton
of
input
into
consideration.
It
has.
It
has
gone
through
the
hard
work
of
refining
language
to
to
make
this
something
that
you
know
plenty
of
people
aren't
happy.
I'm
not
happy
with
all
of
these
amendments.
I'm
gonna
vote
for
them
because
it
ultimately
this
is.
E
M
I
do
think
we
should
take
them
up
one
at
a
time
just
because
I
don't
think
all
of
them
are
in
conflict
with
what
we
just
passed.
There's
some
that
I'm
inclined
to
vote
for
and
some
I'm
not,
and
if
we
don't
do
it
that
way,
I'm
going
to
explain
my
vote
on
the
back
side,
so
I
think
we
should
take
them
up
one
by
one
and
we've
heard
from
enough
people
tonight
who
wanted
to
be
heard.
I
think
I
would
I
would
commend
to
this
counselor
at
the
end
of
a
long
process.
G
I'm
in
agreement
with
council
woman,
parker
and
seeking
I
know
it's
been
a
long
process
and
I
know
my
colleague
and
a
lot
of
us
want
to
move
forward.
But
if
one
thing
I
want
to
be
protective
of
is
freedom
of
speech,
I
know
robert
rose
order
would
allow
us
to
move
forward
as
a
group,
but
I
would
ask
that
we
hear
these
amendments
one
by
one
and
respectfully
have
a
roll
call
on
each
one.
A
If
that,
if
that's
his
wish,
that
would
be
councilmember
shade.
Okay,
we
draw
withdraw
the
motion
and
take
them
together.
Take
them
one
by
one.
So
next
up
is
amendment
number
two
any
we
have
a
motion
to
take
amendment
number
two:
do
we
have
a
second?
Second?
All
right.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
amendment
number
two
we'll
just
take
a
roll
call
vote
on
each
one.
Madam
clerk,
councilmember
gray,
aye.
I
Q
A
E
C
A
Q
Q
A
A
Q
E
E
B
E
Q
Discussion,
yes,
just
some
again,
I
noticed
some
votes,
yours
in
particular,
mr
mayor,
your
vote,
in
particular
with
reparations
reallocating
resources
from
the
police.
I
know
we
stated
in
a
previous
meeting
of
yourself
and
other
council
members.
You
know
made
mention
that
we
cannot
do
those
things
that
in
council.
So
I
just
ask
if
we
you've
already
discussed
that
and
folks
have
already
expressed
you
yourself-
that
we,
you
would
not
take
away
money
from
the
police,
you
have
increased
their
budget.
Q
A
F
A
B
Council
member
greg
aye
council
member
shealy
council
member
saccharin
councilmember
mitchell,
councilmember
brady
councilmember
gregory
councilmember
waring
councilmember,
seekings,
councilmember,
shane,
councilmember,
bowden,
councilmember,
appel,
councilmember,
parker,
aye,
mayor
teklenberg,
nay.
The
motion
fails.
A
M
Q
Sure,
yes,
part
of
the
commission
report
did
did
include
putting
you
know:
teaching
crt
in
our
schools
and
again
at
a
previous
council
meeting,
both
both
our
mayor
and
multiple
council.
Members
said
that
we
do
not
have
that
authority
to
teach.
You
know
to
do
that,
so
I'm
strictly
putting
the
boundary
there.
In
the
amendment.
E
A
Have
commissions
that
focus
on
various
areas
other
than
the
one
we're
considering
tonight,
for
example
the
commission
on
women
that
you've
just
been
appointed
to
and
the
purpose
I
read
from
our
ordinance
from
2019.
The
purpose
of
the
city
of
charleston
commission
on
women
is
to
work
to
eliminate
barriers
and
reduce
gender-based
inequalities,
to
assure
the
full
opportunity
of
economic,
educational,
social,
health,
legal
and
political
equality
for
the
women
of
charleston.
A
Q
Again
again,
we
had
a
discussion
in
council.
You
know,
specifically,
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
a
lot
of
constituents.
That
said
they
do.
You
know
they
do
not
want
crt
in
schools.
So
that
was
a
big,
a
big
topic
right.
We
heard
that
over
and
over
and
over
again
so
again,
I
think
that
is
the
the
big
reason
it's
there
is
that
it's
just
removing
that
option
from
even
being
discussed.
We
don't
have
the
authority
to
do
that
anyway.
So
that's
why
it's
there.
E
A
E
A
Q
C
C
M
And
just
finally,
just
a
matter
of
procedure:
we've
gone
through
these
amendments,
one
by
one,
which
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
think
amendment
number
three
deals
with
that.
I
think
this
amendment
is
a
little
bit
different
and
broader,
and
I
just
I
I'll
explain
that
in
advance,
for
when
I
vote
on
this.
Thank
you
all
right.
B
E
D
This
has
been
one
of
the
amendments
that
bothered
me
the
most
that
were
presented
and
I'm
gonna
call
on
councilman
warren
to
help
me
out
on
this
one
a
little
bit
not
too
long
ago.
We
had
a
very
spirited
discussion
about
the
planning
commission
and
the
ability
to
override
a
planning
commission
port
by
two-thirds
majority
of
council
75,
35
and
council
member
waring
sort
of
carried
the
banner
on
that,
and
I
initially
was
not
on
board
with
with
that,
because
I
had
a
different
feeling.
D
G
Thank
you,
my
colleague,
I
couldn't
address
that
better
than
you,
but
while
I
sat-
and
I
listened
to
the
comments
over
the
months
on
this,
in
particular
the
night,
I
thought
about
the
1787
compromise,
where
the
constitution
came
together
and
they're
trying
to
figure
out
books.
He
had
this
big
population
of
slaves
in
the
south,
and
obviously
white
elected
officials
wanted
to
enhance
their
position
in
the
house
of
representatives.
In
our
congress.
G
Learned
people
figured
out
that
this
compromise
you
would
count
three-fifths
of
every
african-american.
Now
they
couldn't
vote,
but
for
you
to
be
able
to
get
a
seat
in
congress,
we're
going
to
account
them.
For
that,
then
we
came
along
with
the
dred
scott
decision,
which
said
a
free
african-american
and
he's
already
bought
himself
out
of
slavery.
G
G
Plessy
versus
ferguson,
learned
people
on
the
supreme
court
came
forward
and
said
separate
was
equal.
I
didn't
send
any
of
their
kids
to
the
dilapidated
education
facilities,
but
learning
people.
These
were
not
ignorant.
People
said
that
separate
was
equal
in
this
united
states.
Now
today
we
know
that's
not
the
case,
thank
god
for
brown
v
border
education.
G
And
then
I
thought
about
when
I
was
12
years
old,
we
integrated
san
andreas
junior
high
school
right
here
in
west
ashland
and
when
under
creation
took
place,
you
had
kids
from
first
grade.
My
sister
was
the
first
child
african-american
child
to
integrate
orange
grove
school,
that's
right
and
as
a
six-year-old,
she
got
egg
by
older
kids
waiting
for
my
mother
to
come
and
pick
her
up.
G
E
P
G
G
G
They
were
flat-out
professors
that
the
only
reason
they
made
it
clear
that
you
were
in
that
classroom,
because
the
law
said
you
could
be
there.
It
wasn't
because
they
wanted
you
now
I've
fast
forward,
a
generation
and
my
children
have
since
gone
on
to
the
university
of
south
carolina.
Their
experience
was
entirely
different
from
mine.
G
They
feel
that
gamecock
spirit
I
felt
relief
getting
out,
not
because
I
didn't
have
good
grades,
the
stress
of
going
to
a
class
in
college
and
the
professor
doesn't
want
you
to
even
be
seated
in
the
class.
That's
the
experience
that
stays
with
you
for
the
rest
of
your
life.
But
what
corrects
that
is
when
your
children
go
and
the
experience
was
positive,
you
don't
teach
that
negative
experience
to
your
children.
G
G
Is
it
death?
Is
it
20
years?
Is
it
life
in
prison?
How
weird
on
the
city
council
going
to
enforce
when
an
american
invokes
a
constitutional
right?
One
of
the
reasons
I
spoke
about
taking
these
amendments
one
at
a
at
a
time.
Yes,
our
robert
rules,
the
order
we
could
have
done
this
and
blanket
saved
a
lot
of
time,
but
miss
parker
has
the
right
to
be
heard
on
those
issues,
and
I
will
fight
and
support
the
americans
right
to
speak
and
be
heard
necessary
that
I
have
to
agree
with
them.
G
G
G
Q
And
mr
councilman
waring,
thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
that
and
that
that
was
a
you
know.
Thank
you
for
sharing
that
story
and
mr
shade,
just
so
you
know
I
I
don't
want
the
it
was
never
meant
to
be
discriminatory
again,
rules
of
order.
The
way
I
understand
it,
some
council
votes
are
two-thirds
majority
right.
Q
C
A
B
Member
greg
councilmember
shealy
council
member
saccharin,
councilmember
mitchell,
councilmember
brady,
councilmember,
gregory,
councilmember,
waring,
council
member
seeking
councilmember
shade
councilmember
bowden
councilmember
powell,
councilmember
parker
aye
mayor
teklenberg
nate.
The
motion
fails.
A
F
F
I
read
through
the
initial
report
and
felt
like
there
were
some
very
good
recommendations
in
that
report
that
we
could
take
action
on
right
now
and
believe
that's
what
we
should
be
spending
our
time
on
is
taking
the
recommendations
from
that
report
and
making
and
taking
action
on
them,
and
I
believe
that
this
commission
is
just
delaying
some
of
the
actionable
things
that
we
need
to
be
doing
to
to
improve
these
communities
and
these
these
people
that
we're
trying
to
help
so
I'm
gonna
vote.
No.
I
would
like
to
also.
F
Would
like
to
also
speak
to
amendments
three
through
eight.
I
didn't
read
that
as
a
restriction
on
free
speech,
I
just
read
that,
as
the
the
commission
wouldn't
be
allowed
to
produce
policy
which,
which
discussed
these
things.
So
that's
that's
where
I
stand
on
the
issue.
I
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there
before.
H
H
As
I
talked
to
councilman
shade
and
councilman
pale,
I
work
at
those
stores
that
their
grandparents
own
and
their
family
owned
on
king
street
every
store
on
king
street.
I
work
as
a
tailor
because
I
went
to
burke
school,
which
was
a
high
school
more.
These
are
the
things
that
we
had
to
help
people
to
be
productive.
They
took
all
that
others.
H
To
call
birth,
but
it's
not
a
burke
school
so
far
as
I'm
concerned,
so
people
sitting
here
and
talking
about
these
things,
they're
talking
a
lot
of
things,
but
they
don't
even
know
what
people
went
through
in
the
city
of
charleston,
people
went
through
the
city
of
charleston
what
my
even
kids,
going
through
the
city
of
charleston
right
now,
while
they
move
out
of
the
city
of
charleston,
so
I
left
here
and
went
to
new
york
university
and
came
back.
Oh
yeah,
I
had
a
good
education,
one
of
the
thesis
college
in
the
united
states.
H
H
We
as
a
people.
What
are
we?
You
know?
We,
as
people
of
color,
went
through
in
this
city
of
charleston
all
those
years
and
people
coming
up
and
saying?
Oh
this?
Is
that
don't
want
this?
You
want
that
we're
not
going
to
put
that
in
place.
What
are
they
afraid
of?
We
did
a
whole
lot.
City
of
charleston
played
a
big
part
in
slavery.
Go
to
regional
history.
H
If
the
slave
master
could
not
take
care
of
their
slave,
give
them
who
did
it
the
city
of
charleston,
we
whipped
them
to
death,
we
beat
them.
The
man
stood
up
there
right
there
on
that
podium
and
read
all
of
that.
Some
of
the
information
I
didn't
even
know
read
about
it.
I
was
here
in
the
city
of
charleston
always
to
bring
people
together.
I
got
a
very
diverse
district.
Anyone
to
tell
you
I
work
in
my
district.
H
H
H
H
It
discusses
me
because
everybody
who
is
doing
this,
not
people,
look
like
me,
but
they
said
we're
going
to
work
together,
but
they
say.
Is
there
no
racism
here
in
city
of
charleston?
Where
are
they
coming
from?
Where
are
they?
What
are
they?
Looking
at
these
things,
james
out,
john's
island,
my
family
go
back
400
years
on.
H
H
H
H
I
wasn't
going
to
even
be
here,
but
I
wanted
to
come
here
tonight
just
to
listen
the
dialogue,
so
I
could
be
in
it.
We
have
to
be
about
our
business.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
when
we
get
these
agendas
that
we
be
prepared
when
we
come
to
this
council
maybe
reading
through
these
agendas,
we
got
to
be
prepared
as
city
council
members
go
and
learn.
What
type
government
that
we
are
under
right
here
in
city
of
charleston
home
rule
sets
us
what
we
can
do.
We
can't
do
nor
these
things
I've
been
hit.
H
H
So
you
can
learn
a
lot
of
things.
What
the
council
is
all
about,
what
this
local
elective
issues
is
all
about
and
not
using
to
top
it
here,
because
it
doesn't
work,
because
if
you
can't
get
your
colleagues
here
to
vote
with
you
you're
going
to
hurt
your
constituents
and
yourself
that's
what
it
takes.
Seven
votes
in
here:
the
fascinating
seven
votes.
H
So
this
is
what
I'm
saying
to
you
all.
We
have
to
be
about
our
business
to
work
together
in
the
foolishness.
I
always
tell
all
my
colleagues
and
you
know
political.
I
don't
care
what
you
democrat
republican,
independent,
doesn't
matter
to
me.
Leave
the
outsider
doing
the
hall
when
you
come
to
this
council
members,
because
we're
dealing
with
everyone
in
the
city
of
charleston
leave
your
political
preference
out
here.
C
H
C
C
E
C
I'm
just
saying
in
the
future:
okay,
when
you
use
those
kinds
of
terms:
okay,
it
kind
of
lights,
a
little
fire.
I
apologize
no
problem
and
the
second
the
last
thing
is-
and
I
think
you
asked
a
legitimate
question
when
you
said
if
we
are
in
fact
implementing
some
of
the
recommendations,
because,
as
you
read
them,
you
thought
that
some
of
them
were
very,
very
good.
C
D
Some
of
the
highlights
to
illuminate
those
disparities
included
the
following.
I'm
going
to
just
pick
a
few
of
them.
There
was
a
growing
gap
between
high
earners
and
low
earners
within
charleston
county.
The
economic
gulf
between
black
and
white
residents
that
was
present
50
years
ago
has
not
disappeared.
D
D
D
Whether
you
do
that
tonight
is
your
own
vote.
I
will
respect
it,
but
in
the
spirit
of
unanimous
spirit
of
coming
together
in
the
spirit
of
turning
back
these
voices
who,
for
no
other
reason
want
to
see
this
commission
fail,
no
matter
what
we
do,
no
matter
how
many
times
we
meet
when
how
many
times
we've
taken
consideration
their
objections,
they
want
this
thing
to
fail.
D
K
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
you
know,
I've
said
at
various
points
during
this
process
that
I
support
a
commission
and
I
was
regrettably
voting.
No
because
I
wanted
to
see
some
additional
improvements
made,
and
I
guys
I
just
can't
tell
you
how
proud
I
am
of
everybody
that
I
serve
with
on
this
council.
I
mean
lord
knows
how
many
conversations
and
meetings
we've
had
to
work
through
all
these
issues.
K
K
Sometimes
it
can
be
a
little
difficult
to
get
to
where
you
want
to
be,
but
when
you
get
when
you
get
there,
there's
a
beautiful
thing
at
the
end
of
the
process,
and
I
could
not
be
more
proud
than
to
vote
for
this
commission
tonight
and
I'm
going
to
do
it
as
amended
with
councilman
shayd's
amendments,
and
I
hope
that
you
know.
I
think
that
asking
for
13
is
a
is
a
very
aspirational
goal.
K
It
would
be
wrong
for
us
to
just
declare
victory.
You
know
it.
The
work
is
not
over.
It
is
just
beginning
and
councilman
greg
made
a
wonderful
point.
You
know
we
got
to
do
our
job
as
as
legislators,
you
know
the
the
commission,
the
first
iteration
in
in
this
new
iteration
they're,
going
to
be
giving
us
stuff
to
chew
on
now,
some
of
it
we're
not
going
to
want
to
keep
in
our
mouth
too
long.
K
Other
stuff
is
going
to
be,
you
know
common
sense
and
things
that
we
ought
to
be
working
on,
but
it's
our
job
to
push
those
things
forward.
It's
our
job
for
those
of
us
around
this
table
that
serve
as
committee
chairs.
To
advocate
for
these
measures
to
be
put
on
the
agendas
you
know
all
this
great,
you
know
work.
We
we
did
to
get
this
commission
ordinance
established.
K
You
know,
let's
consider
that
training
for
how
we're
going
to
legislate
amongst
peers.
You
know
moving
forward.
Let's
come
up
with
an
idea,
let's
put
it
on
paper,
let's
meet
with
each
other.
Let's
talk
to
each
other:
let's
not
just
throw
a
ordinance
out
on
an
email
without
talking
to
anybody.
That's
not
how
legislation
works.
It's
not
how
democracy
works.
So
I
want
to
challenge
everybody
that,
after
this
commission
passes
this
evening,
that
we
go
through
the
report.
K
It's
going
to
take
us
acting
and
sometimes
we're
going
to
need
to
collaborate
with
our
partners,
but
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
that
we
can
do
in
the
city
of
charleston
and
I'm
not
gonna
go
without
mentioning
zoning.
This
is
a
humongous
area
of
low-hanging
fruit
that
we
have
before
us
and
I
would
love
nothing
more
than
to
see
the
city
of
charleston
become
a
national
leader
and
a
national
model
on
zoning
reform
unwinding
some
of
the
discriminatory
structures
that
are
set
into
place
and
some
of
our
land
use
policies.
K
So
we
can
truly
become
an
affordable
housing,
mecca
that
we
can
become
a
diverse
community
and
that
we
can
begin
to
write
the
wrongs
of
the
past
so
with
that
being
said,
I
look
forward
to
voting
for
this
tonight
and
getting
started
working
hard
tomorrow
on
moving
some
of
these
important
initiatives
forward
to
become
law.
Thank
you.
E
And
I'm
not
going
to
belabor
the
point,
but
winston
churchill
once
said
that
a
camel
is
a
horse
made
by
a
committee
and
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
council
members.
Members
of
the
public
who
gave
us
their
opinions
for
helping
us
make
this.
The
best
camel
that
it
could
be
a
lot
of
us
would
have
rather
had
a
thoroughbred
racehorse,
and
I
don't
blame
people
that
wanted
their
own
version
of
the
thoroughbred.
E
But
camels
can
lead
you
through
the
desert
wilderness
and
get
you
to
water
and
get
you
out
of
the
desert,
and
I
think
that's
what
this
camel
is
going
to
do.
This
commission
will
help
us
do
that.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
their
opinions
tonight
and
for
weighing
in
and
their
consideration
and
help
in
getting
this
camel
formed.
Thank
you.
E
I
think
my
mic
never
works.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
commission
members,
the
special
commission
members.
This
process
has
has
created
a
situation
where
a
lot
of
them
have
been
vilified.
The
recommendations
have
been
vilified,
so
I
just
want
to
be
very
clear
and
on
the
record
tonight.
I
thank
you
all
for
your
service
to
the
city.
I
thank
you
all
for
sticking
with
us
and
being
here,
I'm
looking
out
tonight,
and
many
of
you
are
here
in
the
room.
That's
perseverance!
That's
dedication!