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From YouTube: City of Charleston Council Meeting - October 10, 2017
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City of Charleston Council Meeting - October 10, 2017
C
Rodney,
the
prayer
first,
dear
lord,
please
place
your
blessings
over
this
wonderful
gathering
of
citizens
of
great
city
of
Charleston,
the
city
of
Charleston
staff
and
the
councilmembers
who
are
in
attendance
tonight.
We
ask
for
your
direction
and
guidance
as
we
go
about
doing
the
business
of
this
great
city,
as
this
esteemed
body
makes
decisions
that
potentially
will
affect
the
day
they
lies
of
each
and
every
one
of
our
citizens,
also
their
Lord.
We
ask
tonight
that
you
keep
in
your
thoughts
and
under
your
eyes
of
protection.
C
The
many
many
women
and
men
of
the
great
city
of
Charleston,
who,
day
in
day
out
rain
or
shine,
provides
services
continuing
this
wonderful
city
in
its
dedication,
and
this
purpose
was
no
better
demonstrated
than
it
has
been
over
the
last
several
years
and
more
recently
with
the
storm
events
that
we
continue
to
have,
unfortunately,
their
Lord.
We
give
thanks
and
I
name
and
ask
you
to
bless
our
daily
bread
and
I
name,
amen,
amen,.
D
A
Thank
you
so
this
evening,
to
start
with,
we
are
very
honored
to
have
a
special
guest
with
us
this
evening,
all
the
way
from
Greenville
and
Columbia
South
Carolina
Justice
John
Kittredge,
who
is
a
Justice
of
our
Supreme
Court
of
South
Carolina.
He
was
born
in
Greenville
and
graduated
I
noted
from
University
summa
laude,
the
very
highest
academic
honors
and
after
law
school.
A
So
judge
Kittredge
is
here
because
he's
involved
with
kaliya,
which
is
the
Commission
for
accreditation
of
law
enforcement
agencies
and
when
he
saw
the
report
that
came
back
this
year
for
the
RIA
credit,
a
ssin
of
our
city
of
Charleston,
Police,
Department,
well,
he'll
share
with
you
himself,
but
I
believe
he
was
so
impressed
with
our
credentials
that
he
wanted
to
come
and
make
a
special
presentation.
So
I
give
you
Supreme
Court
Justice,
John
Kittredge.
E
Mr.
mayor,
thank
you
for
those
kind
and
generous
remarks
to
you.
Mr.
mayor
members
of
council
chief
Taylor,
madam
clerk,
thank
you
for
inviting
me
to
present
the
clea
re-accreditation
award
to
your
outstanding
Police
Department,
the
Charleston
Police
Department.
As
the
mayor
said,
CLE
an
acronym
that
stands
for
the
Commission
for
the
accreditation
of
law
enforcement
agencies.
E
It's
the
gold
standard
for
public
safety
agencies
in
the
United
States
I
won't
tell
you
just
a
little
bit
about
clip.
It
was
formed
in
1979
when
the
founding
organizations
recognized
they
need,
within
the
law
enforcement
community,
to
develop
professional
standards
to
enhance
the
delivery
of
police
services
throughout
the
communities
that
the
agencies
serve.
E
Since
its
inception,
Kalea
has
accredited
agencies
under
standards
developed
by
many
of
the
the
best
Public
Safety
practitioners
and
leaders,
and
these
standards
serve
as
a
modern
management
model
that
provides
the
framework
for
recognizing
professional
excellence
within
public
safety
CLIA
in
a
sense
forces.
A
law
enforcement
agency
to
confront
its
weaknesses
for
no
organization
is
perfect.
This
is
tied
to
the
adage.
E
When
weak
institutions
come
together,
they
speak
only
of
their
strengths,
but
when
a
strong
institution
comes
together,
it
talks
about,
and
indeed
confronts,
its
weaknesses.
Does
kaliya
certification
guarantee
a
professional
law
enforcement
agency?
No,
it
absolutely
does
not
Kalia
and
its
standards
are
to
be
sure,
an
important
part
of
the
successful
formula,
but
the
best
standards
will
not
lead
to
success
unless
the
other
part
of
the
equation
is
present.
E
That
is,
there
can
be
no
real
success
in
law
enforcement
without
quality
individuals,
good
leaders,
folks
with
character
integrity
and
an
uncompromising
commitment
to
do
the
right
thing
in
the
right
ways.
The
Charleston
Police
Department
has
been
successful
because
of
leaders
previous
and
current
leaders
and
many
individuals
committed
to
serve
the
public
good
and,
yes,
quite
frankly,
I
have
to
refer
to
chief
Taylor
to
the
command
staff
and
the
officers
throughout
the
ranks,
but
I
want
to
also
refer
to
You
mr.
E
E
This
does
not
happen
without
a
supportive
partnership
with
city
council,
City
Council,
who
shares
and
promotes
a
vision
for
the
optimum
and
professional
and
accountable
law
enforcement
and
I'd
be
remiss
mr.
mayor
if
I
did
not
acknowledge
your
role
in
that
of
your
esteemed
council.
Permit
me
to
briefly
give
some
context
concerning
CLE
accreditation.
There
are
approximately
18,000
law
enforcement
agencies
in
America.
E
Only
5%
are
accredited,
many
agencies
want
to
be
creditors
and,
while
many
espouse
professionalism,
only
a
few
agencies
accomplish
the
goal.
The
certificate
that
has
been
prepared
and
I
will
present
to
the
mayor
and
the
chief
in
just
a
few
moments.
It's
a
certificate,
but
let
me
tell
you
folks:
it
represents
so
much
more.
It
represents
a
true
commitment
by
true
professionals
such
as
your
own,
the
exceptional
chief
Taylor,
whose
highly
regarded
in
law
enforcement
circles
in
America.
E
That
commitment
must
be
and
remain
strong
or
the
goal
will
not
be
reached,
and
importantly,
the
goal
will
not
be
maintained.
Kalea
accreditation
is
reserved
for
the
few
agencies
like
yours,
that
demonstrate
excellence.
Let
me
take
it
just
a
moment
as
step
further
I
noted
only
5%
of
all
law
enforcement
agencies
in
America
are
accredited.
E
That's
pretty
select
company,
but
I
tell
you
that,
within
that
5%
York
Police
Department
is
right
there
at
the
top
and
I
think
this
is
what
motivated
me
mr.
mayor,
to
get
my
car
and
drive
down
this
afternoon
at
Kalia.
We
permit
agencies
to
undergo
even
more
rigorous
scrutiny
and
for
the
few
that
make
it
that
agency
will
receive
the
highest
level
of
certification.
E
The
gold
standard
with
excellence
Kalia
during
the
assessment
period
noted
that
the
Charleston
Police
Department
had
every
file
in
order
had
zero
standards
in
what
we
call
in
Kalia
non-compliance.
Folks,
that's
almost
unheard
of
and
within
that
select
group
of
five
percent
of
their
credit
agencies.
The
Charleston
Police
Department
embraced
the
challenge
and
saw
the
additional
Kalia
accreditation
at
the
highest
level.
The
gold
standard
with
excellence.
Your
Police
Department
met
that
challenge
and
is
in
very
rare
and
select
company
at
the
Kalia
conference.
E
This
past
July
in
Rhode
Island,
where
had
the
pleasure
of
reacquainting
myself
with
chief
Taylor
and
his
group,
came
to
Rhode
Island,
the
Charleston
Police
Department
was
again
RIA,
credited
with
top
honors
with
excellence.
The
best
of
the
best
in
the
assessment
of
the
Charleston
Police
Department
was
furnished
to
all
of
the
Kalia
commissioners
and
I
just
want
to
share
with
you
how
their
report
concluded
and
I
quote.
The
Charleston
Police
Department's
core
values
are
honor
excellence,
accountability,
respect
and
teamwork.
E
It
is
readily
apparent
that
the
Charleston
Police
Department
utilizes
the
Kalia
process
to
maintain
those
values
and
provide
the
community.
It
serves
with
the
highest
quality
law
enforcement
possible.
Close
quote:
Kalia
salutes
you
chief
Taylor.
It
salutes
the
fine
accreditation
manager
as
well,
and
all
the
fine
men
and
women
of
your
outstanding
agency
and
mr.
F
F
F
A
A
Maybe
a
little
competitive
spirit
here
not
to
be
outdone.
I
did
want
to
also
announce
that
our
fire
department
has
received
a
favorable
rating
on
its
annual
compliance
report
with
the
Center
for
Public
Safety
excellence.
Evaluation
by
this
group
found
the
department
to
be
in
full
compliance
with
240
core
competencies
for
a
second
year
in
a
row.
A
A
A
A
So
that
makes
a
huge
difference.
Folks,
when
we
go
to
the
bank,
to
borrow
money
when
I
say
go
to
the
bank
issue
bonds
for
well,
not
only
our
own
purposes,
but
our
sister
organization,
Charleston
water
services
and
the
money
that
we
save
compared
to
other
cities
and
jurisdictions
around
the
country
is
really
substantial.
So
having
a
great
credit
rating
means
means
a
great
deal
to
our
city.
So
next
is
our
citizens
participation
period,
and
we
only
have
one
microphone
tonight
working
for
some
reason.
A
G
H
H
G
Mr.
mayor
and
members
of
the
council
and
when
I
fell
upon
stony
ins,
and
yes,
my
name
is
Larry
Carter,
Center
and
I
came
here
to
urge
this
city
to
reclaim
its
world
leadership
in
1833
on
Christmas
Day.
The
best
friend
of
Charleston
ran
from
the
city
to
Somerville,
and
it
ran
in
a
continuing
way
until
1962
when
I
was
10
years
old.
G
There
is
a
proposal
not
well
drafted
to
resume
that
basic
line
from
Charleston
to
Somerville.
Only
it
will
be
a
bus
line
on
rubber
wheels
in
a
dedicated
depressed
roadway,
so
it
will
only
turn
at
Somerville
and
turned
down
there
Charleston
and
just
run
straight
real
fast
and
get
a
lot
of
traffic
all
5:26
and
serve
commuters
and
sewer
or
tourists.
Well,
the
problem
is
that
the
designers
have
put
a
poison
pill
on
the
plant
and
they
are
trying
to
run
the
last
mile
or
so
down
the
middle
of
median
straight.
G
A
I
I
The
witness
saw
it
right
unfold
right
behind
me,
I
hate,
to
say
this
about
the
police
department,
because
I
have
all
the
respect
of
police
department,
but
the
offending
driver
got
no
citation
and
apparently
there's
always
office
of
discretion
about
who
gets
the
ticket
about,
but
any
rate
this
person,
because
they
did
not
get
a
citation,
did
not
have
to
come
to
court.
I
didn't
get
my
day
in
court
and
the
other
driver
didn't
have
to
come
in
to
explain
why
the
accident
happened.
I
They
obviously
was
no
attention
being
paid
to
the
flashing
red
light
that
she
came
through
and
slammed
me
and
so
texting.
It
seems
to
me
if
we
don't
have
somebody
getting
a
citation
having
to
come
to
court
having
to
say
why
they
didn't
get
got
in
an
accident.
If
we
don't
look
for
texting,
we're
not
gonna
find
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you,
sir.
J
Good
evening
here
we
are
you're.
Gonna
spend
money
on
a
bike
way
again.
You
know
what
moronic
idiot
figured
this
out,
that
you
know
you
could
spend
money
on
something
when
you
got
people's
being
flooded
all
over
city,
especially
off
these
ferry.
You
know
you
really
need
to
anticipate
where
you
need
to
put
your
money.
Definitely
not
a
bike
way
and
let's
say
I
want
to
pay
for
it.
I
prefer
they
pay
for
it.
I
mean
having
to
dodge
them
all
day.
Around
town
is
horrible.
J
J
B
K
This
is
great.
These
are
two
projects
that,
in
the
long
run,
are
gonna.
Be
amazing
really
appreciate
these
first
steps.
I
also
wanted
to
just
submit
for
the
record,
obviously
the
support
letter
from
Charleston
moves,
but
also
from
the
Charleston
Area
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau
senator
Marlin,
kimsen
MUSC
west
edge,
the
East
Coast
Greenway
Alliance,
the
coastal
conservation
league,
Historic,
Charleston
foundation,
geo
sense
and
boomtown.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
L
Good
evening,
winslet
hasty
I'm
sort
of
wearing
two
hats
tonight.
First,
my
hat
with
the
historic
Halston
Foundation
I
do
want
to
submit
our
support
for
the
tiger
grant
application
for
the
National
River
Bridge
multi-use
stand-alone
project.
We're
very
excited
that
maybe
we
could
break
that
logjam
and
get
a
solution
to
connect
the
two
very
important
parts
of
our
city.
Secondly,
also
the
President
of
the
Board
of
the
Friends
of
the
Lowcountry
Lowline.
L
We
had
a
very
excellent,
robust
discussion
earlier,
both
in
the
real
estate
committee
as
well
as
ways
and
means-
and
we
were
feeling
excited
about
where
we're
headed
with
that,
but
we
urge
your
support
moving
forward
with
these
that
very
important
project
again.
Both
of
these
are
all
about
connecting
our
community
and
and
reuniting
our
divided
neighborhoods,
and
so
we
look
forward
to
moving
forward
to
the
next
phase
of
the
low
line,
which
is
the
fun
part.
L
M
M
The
mission
of
the
land
trust
is
protect
important,
open
spaces
across
the
entire
low
country
of
South
Carolina
in
the
urban
and
in
the
rural
areas,
and
I
just
want
to
commend
Mike
and
jenni
Messner
and
Friends
of
the
low
line
for
their
vision.
They've
had
quite
a
bit
of
perseverance
so
that
for
this
project
and
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership
of
City
Council
and
the
mayor
in
support
of
this
project.
It
is
absolutely
critical.
It's
a
very
rare
opportunity
to
come
across
a
project
like
this
within
the
city
of
Charleston
and
I.
M
N
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council
I'm
Lauren
gallant,
Lee
I'm,
the
community
development
director
with
low
country
local
first.
Thank
you
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
low
country,
local
first
staff
and
board
of
directors
this
evening
to
speak
in
support
of
two
different
projects.
First,
for
the
city's
contribution
to
the
purchase
of
the
low
line
and
secondly,
for
the
Ashley
bridge,
bike
and
pedestrian
path.
We
feel
as
an
organization
that
both
of
these
projects
offer
significant
opportunities
for
economic
benefit
for
local
businesses
and
also
benefits
for
employers
to
help
their
people
get
to
their
jobs.
O
Good
evening,
I
want
to
start
with.
Thank
you.
Everyone,
mayor
council
person's
staff,
it's
all
good
to
see
you
again:
I'm
Frank,
class-b
and
I
live
in
Wagner,
Terrace
and
I
rode.
My
bike
here
tonight
and
I
wanted
to
just
give
the
briefest
request,
low
country,
low
line,
livability
and
life.
Thank
you.
E
P
Evening
merit
eckleburg
City
Council
and
our
fellow
Charlestonians
Fred
McKay
principal
the
Charleston
Catholic
school
at
888,
King
Street,
we're
about
one
block
from
the
proposed
location
of
the
Lowcountry
low
line
linear
park
and
would
like
to
express
support
for
this
project.
I
think
it
will
enhance
our
neighborhood
near
our
school
and
if
they
can
offer
the
students
at
our
school
various
opportunities
with
the
running
and
pedestrian
path
that
it
will
create
so
merge,
Council
and
Mayor
to
support
this
project.
Thank
you.
I.
Q
Think
the
bankers
had
to
leave
their
parents
at
my
school
okay,
I'm
Mary
Carmichael,
the
principal
at
Charleston
charter
school
for
math
and
science,
the
parents
that
were
to
go
before
me.
They
have
four
kids
at
our
school
and
lives.
Just
a
few
blocks
from
the
school,
so
they're
very
excited,
I,
know
about
being
able
to
safely
get
up
and
down
a
different
Avenue
than
just
King
Street.
Q
So
we've
got
many
of
the
kids
that
go
back
to
Grandma's,
house
or
aunties
house
in
the
afternoon,
and
having
that
green
way
behind
the
school
would
be
excellent.
We've
got
kids
that
have
already
been
working
with
the
low
line
committees
to
do
stewardship
of
that
land
and
are
excited
to
have
gardening
spaces
and
other
things
there.
So
we
look
forward
to
hopefully
being
good
partners
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
R
Good
evening,
mayor,
Jacqueline,
Bergen
City
Council
on
here
on
representing
the
cannon
borough,
Elliott
Borough,
Neighborhood
Association,
and
we
also
want
to
give
our
complete
support
and
endorsement
to
the
low
line
project
we
think
will
be
a
great
asset
to
our
community
in
the
way
we'll
tie
the
Upper
Peninsula
together
and
make
us
actually
better
neighbors.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
A
S
Yes,
good
evening,
I
am
Chris,
Cody
and
I'm
here.
This
represent
Historic
Charleston
foundation
and
I'm
here
this
evening
to
express
our
full
support
for
the
low
line
project
we'd
like
to
congratulate
the
friends,
the
low
line
and
everyone
else
in
this
room.
Who's
helped
bring
this
tremendous
opportunity
before
the
city,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
this
opportunity
to
create
what
truly
will
become
something
that
I
believe
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
S
We
know
of
the
many
benefits
that
have
already
been
touted
that
it
will
bring
and
we
continue
to
discover
new
ones
such
as
drainage
and
Newmarket
Creek,
and
we
are
confident
that,
as
we
move
forward
with
this
project,
even
more
benefits
for
our
city
will
be
brought
forth.
So
we
urge
you
to
continue
to
support
this
project
and
thank
everyone
involved
for
making
this
incredible
opportunity
possible.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
T
T
We
have
our
annual
Winthrop
Civic
Forum
this
year
focused
on
resiliency,
and
we
have
as
our
keynote
speaker
mr.
Janie
Springer
from
H
RNA
advisors,
who
worked
on
resilience
strategies
for
cities
of
New,
York,
New,
Orleans,
Boston
Norfolk.
It's
going
to
be
really
a
very
important,
timely
event
and
Councilman
sneaking's
will
also
be
sitting
on
the
panel,
so
I
encourage
you
all
to
attend
and
they'll
be
at
the
French
sign
at
5:30.
Thank
you.
U
I'm
LuAnn
Rosen's
wife
from
the
Charleston
area
justice
ministry
last
week,
cajon
requested
a
meeting
with
mayor
tech
Lumbergh
to
share
our
concerns
about
the
qualifications
of
RTI,
mayor
tech,
Limburg
included
in
that
meeting,
Julia
Novak,
a
representative
from
RTI
and
councilmember
shade.
In
that
meeting,
we
expressed
our
concern
that
RTI
was
not
qualified
to
conduct
the
promised
audit
of
the
Charleston
Police
Department.
Perhaps
part
of
the
problem
is
that
we
have
a
higher
standard
for
what
it
means
for
a
company
to
be
qualified.
U
V
V
We
are
interested
in
interested
in
solving
the
problem
to
do
that,
we
must
have
recommendations
and
our
meeting
with
the
mayor
and
miss
Novak
within
the
meeting
with
the
mayor,
miss
Novak
stated
that
her
bias
had
been
to
research
for
academic
research
and
sub-sub
contracts,
neither
either
of
them
neither
than
the
police
and
for
the
police
auditing
firm.
This
statement
by
Miss
Novak
perfectly
clarified
the
problem
we
have
had.
With
this
entire
process.
We
asked
for
a
police
auditor,
you
are
providing
us
with
an
I'm,
a
cadet
academic
researchers.
Thank
you.
W
And
Birdseye
Charleston
Area
Justice
Ministry.
There
is
a
very
distinct
difference
between
an
academic
study
and
a
police
audit
for
racial
bias.
A
police
audit
for
racial
bias
does
not
only
analyze
the
data
of
traffic
and
pedestrian
stops
and
all
it
looks
at
the
unwritten
policies
and
practices
that
lead
to
these
stops
and
how
people
are
treated
after
they
are
stopped.
An
audit
examines
hiring
promotion
and
training
policies
and
the
impact
of
the
reward
system.
W
An
audit
investigates
how
complaints
and
critical
incidents
are
handled,
the
state
of
departmental
culture
and
officer
morale,
as
well
as
the
lived
experiences
of
community
members
and
their
interactions
with
the
police.
Finally,
real
police
auditors
go
deep
to
the
root
of
why
there
is
mistrust
of
the
police,
making
all
these
things
transparent
and
offering
strong
recommendations
for
improvement
based
on
us
practices.
Academic
researchers
simply
do
not
do
all
these
things
hi.
They
are
not
equipped
to.
Thank
you
very
much.
X
Jamie
George
was
Charleston
area,
justice,
ministries,
RTA's,
prior
work
and
policing
only
used
one
methodology
to
analyze
a
traffic.
Stop
data
police,
auditing
firms,
use
multiple
methodologies
and
frameworks
to
ensure
that
there
is
consistency
in
their
findings.
This
is
why
RTI's
limited
analysis
of
the
Fayetteville
Police
Department
found
no
racial
disproportionality,
while
the
Department
of
Justice's
extensive
assessment
found
racial
bias,
none
of
RTI's
reports
have
had
recommendations
for
improvement.
X
Y
Eugene
Charleston
Area
Justice
Ministry
in
our
meeting
last
week.
Miss
Novak
also
stated
that
Novak
consulting
still
plans
to
do
three-quarters
of
the
work.
Miss
Novak
broke
the
work
down
into
four
sections:
understanding
community
experience,
understanding
the
police,
experience,
understanding
the
data
offering
recommendations
to
address
the
problems.
Miss
Novak
shared
that
the
only
part
of
the
work
that
RTI
will
be
doing
is
the
piece
about
understanding
the
data
and
that
her
firm
would
complete
the
rest
of
the
work.
Y
Z
Suzanne
honey
I
live
in
Gary
White's
district.
At
a
meeting
last
Thursday,
we
asked
about
the
cost
of
the
work.
Neither
the
mayor,
Novak
or
RTI
could
provide
answers,
citing
that
the
scope
of
the
work
was
still
not
defined.
We
first
raised
the
alarm
with
the
mayor
in
November
of
2016
about
a
proper
scope
of
work
needing
to
be
defined
in
the
RFP,
so
that
a
firm
that
was
qualified
would
be
hired.
We
provided
examples
at
that
time,
but
the
inadequate
RFP
led
to
that
led
to
the
hiring
of
Novak.
Z
We
raise
the
alarm
again
about
the
scope
of
work
before
the
hiring
of
RTI.
The
scope
of
work
is
vital.
It
ensures
that
companies
are
not
given
a
blank
check
for
the
work
and
it
also
ensures
that
the
company
that
the
city
hires
a
company
with
qualifications
to
do
that
work.
The
city
wastes
our
taxpayer
dollars
when
it
hires
companies
before
they're
certain.
What
we're
going
to
ask
them
to
do.
The
city
wastes
our
tax
dollars
when
it
hires
companies
before
determining
whether
they
are
qualified
to
do
the
work.
Z
AA
I'm
Brendan
Chapman
and
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Charleston
Area
Justice
Ministry,
the
Sator
ordered
thorough
scope
of
work
for
the
efficiency
portion
for
the
work
that
Novak
is
doing
when
it
comes
to
performance
in
process
improvement
assessments,
Novak
consulting,
is
among
the
best
in
the
field.
Mr.
mayor,
this
is
why
we
were
from
externa
fissures
the
auditor.
AA
The
city
is
proposing
the
least
efficient
route
for
the
police
audit,
rather
than
hire
one
of
the
best
police
auditing
firms,
with
all
the
skills
and
personnel
analysis
to
conduct
an
audit,
we're
passing
out
parsing
out
the
work
in
a
piecemeal
fashion
to
different
firms
who
have
checkered
experience.
Thank.
AB
Am
Deborah
Gore
tabby,
and
you
said
that
very
well.
Thank
you
very
much
I'm
having
here
who,
with
Kaija
just
want
to,
let
you
know
Novak
in
our
tea
I,
have
much
to
gain
they'll
be
able
to
pad
their
resumes
with
racial
bias.
Study
of
Charleston
South
Carolina
cities
across
the
country
will
be
interested
in
hiring
a
company
with
the
experience
of
doing
a
racial
bias
study
of
Charleston
South
Carolina.
What
do
we
get?
Well,
since
we've
never
done
this
before
we
get
to
be
their
training
ground
with
our
history
of
race
in
Charleston.
AB
Do
we
really
want
to
be
guinea
pigs
for
them
to
do
this?
This
work
the
first
time?
Why
is
it
that,
when
it
comes
to
issues
that
impact
the
african-american
community,
most
the
city
cuts
corners
and
what
will
it
take
for
Charleston
to
finally
do
the
right
thing
and
give
us
a
real
audit,
not
a
study?
What
will
it
take
for
Charleston
to
give
us
the
audit
that
our
community
deserves
right?
The
sinking
ship
we're
given
we've,
given
you
many
ways
that
this
vital
work
can
be
salvaged?
We
ask
that
you
act.
Thank
you.
Ma'am.
AC
I'm
off
the
McFarland
Cajun
board
member
in
order
to
have
a
credible
audit,
the
City,
Police,
Department
and
community
can
all
trust.
We
need
to
hire
specialized
police
auditor
to
address
this
serious
issue
since
miss
Novak
indicated
additional
partners
may
be
hired.
We
strongly
suggest
that
additional
consultants
be
hired
from
experienced
police
auditing
firm
to
advise
Novak
in
filling
the
large
gaps
in
the
current
study
and
turned
it
into
a
real
audit.
We
previously
provided
a
list
of
expert
police
auditors
and
racialised
that
are
suitable
to
draw
from.
AC
We
have
attached
some
of
those
all
of
those
names
to
the
letters
that
we've
given
you
today.
These
are
police
auditing
firms
that
are
already
bedded
and
trusted.
We
recommend
adding
one
of
them
to
the
project,
to
give
the
work
the
credibility
it
needs
to
be
trusted
by
this
community.
Thank
you,
sir.
We.
AD
AD
It
also
exacerbates
flooding,
which
is
a
significant
problem
in
various
areas,
especially
on
John's
Island
and
overburdens,
the
roads
and
the
existing
transportation
infrastructure
council
has
received
excellent
recommendations
about
growth
and
about
zoning,
but
these
are
not
codified
into
our
city
ordinances.
So
I
urge
the
council
to
undertake
measures
to
make
these
recommendations
more
than
something
can
be
casually
observed,
but
become
city
ordinances.
Thank
you.
AE
Happy
to
be
here
happy
to
see
all
my
loved
ones.
The
illumination
project
has
brought
a
lot
of
love
to
the
city
and
I
think
the
next
session
it's
going
to
be
at
Bishop
Gadson,
look
forward
to
being
there.
The
laughs
well
we're
out
of
town
before
well.
I
don't
have
time
to
go
into
that,
but
the
thing
is
I'm
on
Tuesday
nights.
B
AE
AE
B
A
A
That's
just
coming
out
called
same
kind
of
different
as
me,
and
the
theater
has
agreed
to
show
it
on
as
many
screens
as
folks
want
to
come,
and
it's
a
grand
opening
and
6:30
next
Wednesday
and
invite
everybody
to
come,
see
Google
same
kind
of
different
as
me
and
I.
Think
you'll
be
can't
make
it
next
one.
So
please
come
another
time
no
charge
to
come
in
you're.
Welcome,
council
member
Wilson.
AF
AF
We
agreed
as
a
committee
that
cajon
would
certainly
be
a
part
of
those
conversations
and
we've
talked
about
the
illumination
project
and
all
of
that
in
reading
many
of
these,
these
areas
of
assessment,
there's
some
very
reasonable
stuff
here
and
I,
would
like
to
call
a
meeting
of
Public
Safety.
Department
I
would
like
to
discuss
this
in
a
little
more
depth,
see
what
we
might
take
from
this
and
continue
this
process
of
the
scope
of
work
beyond
at
the
police
department.
With
with
these
recommendations
and
taking
that
could
look
at
them
and
the
greater
conversation.
AF
A
AG
You,
mr.
mayor,
the
committee
of
traffic
and
transportation
met
today
at
about
323.
We
began
with
a
moment
of
silence,
and
that
was
about
it
for
quiet.
In
that
meeting,
we
took
up
two
matters
that
need
approval
from
this
council.
The
first
was
amending
a
part
of
our
city
code,
which
is
chapter
19,
article
8
division
1,
which
essentially
is
a
one
line
change
which
makes
it
clear
that,
if
you
are
in
violation
of
our
parking
ordinances
in
the
city
of
Charleston,
you
may,
but
not
necessarily
will
be
subject
to
towing.
AG
AG
Those
are
the
three
highlights
of
the
changes
that
were
all
approved
by
the
committee
unanimously.
We
also
took
up
a
discussion
of
the
tiger
discussion,
I
grant,
which
you
heard
about,
and
the
last
thing
we
did
after
I'd
like
to
move
for
adoption
of
the
two
matters
that
need
to
come
before
the
council.
But
the
last
thing
we
did
was
you
heard
an
update
on
the
citywide
transportation
plan
for
mr.
AG
AH
Practitioners
like
myself
or
small
business
people
like
myself,
because
I
use
that
space
to
load
and
unload
stuff
with
my
office
and
it's
it's
I,
need
it
and
so
do
other
folks
and
sort
of
them.I
same
boat.
So
what
kind
of
commercial
marking
are
you
expected
for
a
law
office
to
have
or
any
other
kind
of
small
business
to
have
in
order
to
be
in
compliance
with
disorders?
That's
sort
of
the
question
I
have
with
this
I
mean
I.
AH
AG
We
need
you
have
to
identify
yourself
as
a
small
business.
If
you
have
a
P
tag,
you
can
put
a
placard
in
the
front
of
your
car.
You
can
put
a
magnet
on
I
mean
you're,
an
app
you're,
not
a
lawyer.
People
want
to
know
who
you
are,
but
yeah
just
something
that
identifies
you
as
engaged
in
commercial
activity
in
that
commercial
parking
space,
because,
as
you
know,
I
mean
we
have
a
huge
dearth
of
available
places
for
people
act
in
commercial
activity
to
do
that.
AG
This
will
help
you,
if
you're
in
commercial
activity
and
will
stop
people
from
parking
in
places
they
shouldn't.
We
have
a
problem
with
it.
We've
done
the
study
and
we're
gonna
do
more
by
the
way
we
have
a
large-scale
parking
study
in
the
city.
So
we'll
look
at
this
again,
but
this
is
something
that
isn't
it
and.
AH
AH
It
is
a
huge
problem,
but
I
think
perhaps
something
along
this
in
this
orders
needs
to
be
clear
as
to
that
that
placard
or
that
barking,
so
that
we're
in
compliance
with
with
that-
and
maybe
it's
just
a
simple
sign-
would
do
it,
but
also
I
think
that
that
not
using
the
zone
loading
zones,
if
you
are
a
commercial
vehicle
and
you
taking
up
metered
spaces
or
blocking
intersections,
needs
to
be
part
of
this
enforcement
protocol
as
well.
So.
AG
I
think
I'm
briefly,
that
is
a
separate
part
of
the
ordinance
which
we
adopted
some
time
ago.
Now
we
actually
have
times
for
delivery
and
the
spine
of
the
city,
especially
in
the
King
Street
corridor,
where
the
large
delivery
trucks
are
supposed
to
deliver
and
they're
supposed
to
be
in
designated
areas
off
of
King
Street
to
the
side
streets.
So
that's
a
separate
issue
and
if
we
need
some
enforcement
on
that,
we'll
get
it
as
to
the
shuttles.
AJ
Young
heir
to
our
gentlemen,
called
me
today
pertaining
to
that
this
he'll
be
the
next
council
meeting,
but
they
have
what
they
call
a
p
tag
himself
and
you
have
a
business
on
King
Street,
but
they
use
it
when
they
pull
up
this
to
do
unloading
and
leaving.
But
he
said
you
know
the
previous
I
think
previous
orders
said
you
had
30
minutes
or
something
like
that
before
they
can
hop
in
leave.
That's
a
loading
zone,
yet
loading
zones
for
the
young
so
again
they're
still
gonna
be
the
same
MO
with
the
permanent
P
tags.
A
AI
Purposes
we
I
mean
our
our
our
flexibility
with
this
is
very
minuscule.
This
is
dictated
by
the
state.
Alright,
so
in
terms
of
the
tags
that
are
assigned
so
for
parking
enforcement
officers,
I
think
the
piece
of
it
is:
how
do
they
make
sure
that
we
have
that
turnover
happening
in
the
quick
enough
time
where
people
are
able
to
get
in
and
do
their
deliveries
and
otherwise
alright?
AI
So
we
don't
have
you
know
piece
of
this
parking
is
also
congestion
mitigation
right
that
morning
of
these
trucks
being
in
the
way
and
not
being
able
to
use
those
commercial
loading
zones,
as
they
should
being
in
a
way
of
the
street
corridors
and
causing
more
traffic.
So
how
does
this
play
into
that
portion
as
well?
Online
of
flexibility
is
very
small.
At
the
city
level
is
really
stated
any.
AG
You
have
a
P
tag
and
what
they
need
to
do
is
take
a
piece
of
paper
and
identify
their
business,
maybe
put
some
plastic
over
it
and
put
it
in
their
car
when
they're
gonna
be
up
there,
a
truck
whatever.
So
we
know
that
there
ain't
business
engaged
in
local
business
activity,
it's
not
particularly
onerous
and
it's
going
to
be
very
beneficial
to
them,
because
they
will
actually
get
to
use
the
loading
zones
in
and
around
their
business
legitimately,
which,
right
now
it's
not
happening.
The
me.
AK
D
I
just
have
a
request
of
cost
of
them
were
seeking
it
for
the
travel
Transportation
Committee.
Yes,
sir,
concerning
the
parking
garages,
you
know,
you're
gonna
use
parking
garages
now
and
it
got
signed,
seeing
it
gonna,
be
automated
I
think
it's
constantly
to
be
updated
on
which
garages
will
be
automated,
who
authorized
it
because
we
know
with
the
D
garages
of
have
a
private
contractor
to
run
it,
but
it's
still
owned
by
the
city
and
what's
gonna
happen
to
those
employees,
I
mean
these.
Things
are
happening
and
we
sitting
here.
AG
AG
Think
that
comes
under
our
purview,
councilmember
and,
as
you
know,
I
was
at
a
meeting
with
you,
council,
member,
wearing
councilmember
Mitchell
I.
Think
it
was
another
council
member
they're
talking
with
the
employees
in
this
parking
garages,
so
we
will
put
it
on
our
agenda
to
have
a
discussion.
We
would
like
to
invite
you
to
come
to
that
meeting
as
well
and
we
will
take
up
the
automation.
What
the
schedule
is
where
we
are
with
all
that
and
how
it's
all
gonna
work.
AI
I'm,
sorry
for
the
record,
I
have
my
first
meeting
with
all
the
managers
of
ABM,
who
is
the
company
that
is
managing
a
lot
of
the
garage
is
supposed
to
be
also
picking
up
our
our
coins
from
our
meters
and
otherwise
to
talking
about
routes
pickups
their
service
to
their
employees
and
in
parking
in
general.
So
I'm
supposed
to
have
that
in
today's.
AI
AJ
My
little
part
in
drawings,
azam,
you
know,
I
met
I,
think
councilmen
are
wearing
and
I
met
with
with
them,
and
they
said
it
wasn't
gonna.
Do
it
certain
time.
I
said:
wasn't,
gonna
do
automation
and
they
say:
oh
no,
we're
gonna
have
somewhere
in
the
booth
when
people
come
by.
We
part
ourself
in
the
city
of
Charleston,
with
customer
service.
There's
not
gonna,
be
anyone
there
and
see.
AJ
I
got
a
problem
in
anybody
like
I
mean
I'm
gonna
get
lied
to
me,
that's
it
I,
don't
have
any
use
for
them
anymore
and
that's
what
they
did
to
me
when
I
met
with
the
gentleman
from
out
of
town
on
the
arm,
who
was
the
president,
our
Chairman
whomever
it
was
and
we
met
with
them,
but
then
we
also
have
churches
that
we,
as
a
city
of
Charleston,
have
given
churches
to
be
able
to
park
there
until
two
o'clock
with
a
church
services.
What
a
nickel
automation
the
church
is
not
going
to
be
there.
AJ
Particles
like
it's
like
the
tray
table
belongs
to
weasely
stamp,
our
validate
a
ticket.
There's
nobody
gonna
be
there
to
do
that.
So
these
particular
things
that
we
have
to
look
into
to
see.
What's
going
on
with
the
automation,
see
all
those
things
a
lot
of
things.
People
are
not
looking
at
because
most
of
these
churches
are
using
those
garages
because
we're
the
city
give
them
that
permission
to
do
it
up
until
two
o'clock
after
two
o'clock,
if
you
go
there,
you
have
to
pay
so
so.
AJ
AI
As
you
know,
we
haven't
done
a
parking
look
at
our
parking
since
1998
this
past
Monday.
We
released
the
RFQ
to
do
an
entire
parking
study
with
dollars
that
were
allocated
in
last
year's
budget.
I
mean
it's
gonna,
be
looking
at
everything.
Our
garages
or
revenues
are
our
density
every
piece
about
it,
so
that
we
can
have
a
better
understanding
from
other
best
practices
from
other
cities.
AJ
This
in
the
meantime,
if
we
prove
that
and
they
do
it
with
automation,
all
these
churches
gonna
be
out
of
hot
place
too
far,
because
if
they
go
in
that
garage,
they're
not
gonna
be
able
to
get
on
unless
they
pay
and
see.
If
we
got
a
I
got
a
problem
with
that
and
they're
not
gonna
have
a
big
problem
and
I
told
ABM.
That
night
said
if
you
come
here
with
the
cop
with
the
contract
with
City,
Council
I
will
board
against
it,
because
you
are
putting
people
out
of
a
job
onami.
AJ
Not
yes,
they
are
you
see
and
you
know,
I
can
see
it
and
I
go
to
this
garages
all
the
time,
even
with
the
city
garage
right
right
auditorium.
Now
they
have
the
big
sign
automation
coming
soon.
We
as
councilmember,
took
me
constant
wearing
it
took
me
almost
10
minutes
to
get
out
of
there.
I
have
to
put
the
card
in
call
them,
they
have
given
the
phone
and
call
me
back.
Take
the
car
dog.
Give
me
the
tip.
Look
on
the
back
of
the
car
looking,
but
give
me
the
date.
AJ
Give
me
the
time
and
then
they'll
say:
okay,
you
know
you
know
it's,
this
crazy.
Do
we're
doing
this
now
and
I
said
we
got
to
do
better.
Like
I
said
we
power
up
the
customer
service.
This
is
not
good
customer
service
so
far
as
I'm
concerned.
Yes,
so
we
got
looked
at
very
seriously.
Cuz
I'll
rally
the
board
against
it
and
they
can
think
that
contract
with
somebody
else
with
it.
Okay
cause,
they
know,
they're
not
doing
what
the
x-axis
city
was
going
to
do,
ability.
AD
AK
I
went
yes
and
for
your
benefit,
mr.
mayor
there's,
some
institutional
knowledge,
that's
not
being
passed
along
when
we
had
the
last
RFQ
that
resulted
in
ABM
getting
this
contract,
they
were
comparisons
done
with
the
surface
parking
lots,
parking
garages,
man's
bag,
all
the
farting
councilmen
white,
myself
and
Councilman.
At
the
time
Alexander
served
on
that
committee.
The
final
three
companies
came
in
may
have
been
a
fault,
but
I
know
three
came
and
made
presentations.
AK
There
was
one
out
of
Chicago
that
want
to
go
automation
on
all
of
those.
Oh
no
parking
garages
that
we
have
specifically
that
committee
voted
against
that
company,
because
we
did
not
want
to
go
all
the
way
automated
because
there
are
times
when
believe
it
or
not.
Some
of
these
parking
attendants
of
many
ambassadors
in
our
community
when
people
all
these
tours
come
through
and
they
need
a
direction
or
some
other
query
when
they
come
to
the
pay.
Those
people
give
a
customer
service
and
I
think
that's
as
somehow
being
done
without
undermine.
AK
AK
First
week
of
July
the
booth
was
gone
and
the
attendant
was
standing
on
the
concrete
median
now
I'm,
what
kind
of
working
conditions
that
anybody
want
to
work
in
and
that
assistant
people
going
in
and
out
of
the
garage,
the
what
was
the
air-conditioned
booth
has
been
removed
and
the
attendant
was
standing
on
that
concrete
median
with
all
exhaust
fumes
and
the
in
that
case
the
July
first
week
of
July
heat
she
didn't
know,
I
was
a
councilman
I
asked
her
how
long
you
been
doing
it.
She
said.
AK
I,
don't
know,
but
I
can't
be
doing
this
too
long
and
she's
right.
That's
a
worker's
comp
clean,
sucking
in
column
monoxide
like
that
going
in
and
up
so
this
is
being
done
without
council
approval
and
that's
something
I
needed
could
come
up
to
the
council
level,
not
only
traffic
and
transportation
committee.
It
was.
They
got
the
contract
because
they
said
they
were
going
to
keep
the
employees
and
that's
not
happening.
So
it
is
an
issue
that
needs
to
bubble
up
to
this
level
and
a
vote
being
taken
to
say
what
direction
we
gonna
go.
AI
A
S
AI
So
all
of
you
should
have
received
in
your
email
and
also
in
your
mail,
the
invitation
to
the
Charette
that
we're
doing
for
the
city
watch
transportation
plan
October
25th
to
27th.
The
goal
in
this
process
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
accounting
for
the
qualitative
data,
which
is
the
people's
voice,
so
we're
excited
about
hosting
at
boomtown
arm
and
at
the
harbour
entrepreneurship
Center.
AI
To
give
you
a
sense,
as
I
stated
to
users,
because
I
know
it
has
to
be
quick,
but
that
evening
of
the
25
fish,
that's
the
public
engagement
session,
but
during
the
day
on
the
25th
and
also
throughout
the
day
on
the
26
there'll
be
specific
stakeholder
engagement
sessions
over
the
last
two
days
have
sent
out
over
over
300
stakeholder
emails
and
calls
to
particular
stakeholder
groups
to
get
them
engaged
in
there.
Just
to
give
it
to
you.
AI
So
you
know
times
and
locations
on
the
25th
from
10:00
to
11:00
as
our
startup
second
business
from
1
to
2
is
sed
ot.
Both
Charleston
and
Berkeley,
County,
Charles,
T,
Charleston
city
staff
and
also
the
cog
3
to
4
is
art,
preservation,
education
and
health.
On
the
26th
is
biped
and
transit
1
to
2
is
land
owners
and
developers
and
then
from
5
to
6:30
is
neighborhood
councils
face
based
groups
of
civil
rights
and
community
associations.
AI
AL
AI
So
a
part
of
a
part
of
what
my
obligation
was
before
we
even
sat
with
the
consultants
was
to
provide
that
information.
When
I
came
on
board,
there
was
like
three
shells
of
reports,
all
the
way
backs
in
1982
I'm,
very
adamant
that
I
don't
want
this
to
be
a
visioning
process.
I
really
want
this
to
be
a
prioritization
process
and
holding
our
feet
to
the
fire
to
the
accountabilities
that
were
set
before
we
set
forth
for
a
complete
Street
policy
back
in
2008-2009
that
outlined
how
we
should
be
looking
at
things.
AI
AL
AI
AG
A
B
B
AJ
R
A
M
A
B
A
B
B
A
We
got
a
motion
and
a
second
any
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
and
he
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
now
for
third
reading
and
ratification
of
items.
One
through
eight
did
you
capture
who
moved
and
seconded
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
and
he
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
now
we
have
no
reading
and
if
y'all
will
indulge
me
just
a
minute,
I've
got
I
just
saw
in
my
name
eight
times.
Mr.
AL
Mayor
while
you,
while
you're
sending
your
name,
is
weir,
remember
Gregory
yeah,
we're
at
miscellaneous
business
I
would
like
to
well
council
member
Wilson
and
I
I
would
like
to
play
something
on
our
next
agenda.
Yes,
we're
developing
a
funding
strategy
for
drainage
and
flooding
in
the
area
and
we'd
like
to
present
that
to
this
body
for
discussion
at
our
next
meeting.
AL
AE
AL
A
AL
A
That
matter
came
up,
I,
think
from
councilmember
Lewis
and
I've
asked
our
director
of
human
HR
to
say
that,
through
that
the
chief
should
either
live
or
be
proximate
to
the
city
of
Charleston,
which
would
leave
some
judgment
to
it.
I
mean
you
know.
Even
if
you
live
west,
actually
you
might
be
in
a
neighborhood,
that's
that's
not
in
the
city
or
Avondale.
You
got
one
property,
that's
in
the
city
and
one
that's
not,
but
I
mean
we
wouldn't
want
to
hire
a
chief.
That's
living
in
Greenville,
so
I
mean
they're.
AK
AK
AK
I
asked
councilmen
seeking
was
the
Zimmerman
at
meeting
yesterday
and
he
said
no
I,
don't
remember
seeing
you
but
I
know
you
did
a
lot
of
work
and
we
all
know
you
did
a
lot
of
work
involved
with
the
low
line
and
obviously
the
bike
paths
and
things
like
that,
even
up
in
Berkeley
County
with
the
COG,
and
all
of
that.
So
I
really
appreciate
your
communication
skills
bringing
people
together.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Miss
Anna.