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From YouTube: City of Charleston City Council Meeting 9/29/22
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City of Charleston City Council Meeting 9/29/22
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Amen
so,
as
has
been
noted,
the
impact
on
Florida
has
been
a
tragedy,
possibly
with
hundreds
of
people
killed,
terrible
and,
and
thankfully
some
of
the
wind
has
been
taken
out
of
the
sales
of
hurricane
Ian
and
at
this
point,
just
predicted
to
remain
a
tropical
storm,
but
I
wouldn't
count
on
it.
Given
that
it's
going
to
be
back
over
the
Waters
of
the
Atlantic.
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Unfortunately,
predictions
are
that,
what's
left
of
the
impact
you
know,
of
of
this
storm
is
headed
directly
to
Charleston,
so
it
won't
be
anything
near
a
category
for
a
hurricane,
but
it's
it's
headed
right
towards
us.
So
first
I'd
like
to
ask
our
new
emergency
manager,
Ben
almquist,
to
give
us
an
update,
Ben.
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With
that
it
is
estimated
we
will
see
between
four
and
eight
inches
of
rain.
However,
some
areas
may
receive
as
much
as
12
inches
we're
looking
at
three
to
five
foot,
storm
surge
and
we
are
looking
at
impacts
coming
around
high
tide,
especially
tomorrow.
So
this
will
be
a
significant
flooding
event
for
us.
Fortunately,
City
staff
is
well
trained
in
how
to
deal
with
this.
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We
are
following
a
suit
with
Charleston
County
as
far
as
their
opcon
status
goes
just
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
that
continuity
between
levels
of
government.
We
are
in
constant
contact
with
both
Charleston
and
Berkeley
County
and
the
state,
as
well
as
private
sector,
non-profit
organizations,
all
of
our
stakeholders,
we're
making
sure
that
we've
got
everybody
involved
that
we
could
possibly
need.
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So,
unfortunately,
right
now
the
prediction
of
the
highest
wind
and
and
surge
would
be
at
midday
tomorrow,
which
also
happens
to
be
high
tide
in,
in
conjunction
with
that,
if
you
happen
to
get
which
we
will
of
the
significant
rain
that
forecasts
the
water
is
going
to
have
nowhere
to
go.
In
fact,
water
from
the
harbor
and
the
and
the
Atlantic
will
be
coming
coming
in
to
us.
So
as
mentioned
it
could
be
a
significant
flooding
event
similar
to
what
we
saw
in
Matthew
and
Irma.
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We
would
expect,
frankly,
that
the
low
battery
sea
wall,
which
hadn't
been
completed
yet
that
that
you
know
water
will
likely
be
flowing
over
it,
so
we're
going
to
have
some
water
in
the
city
tomorrow,
folks
and
and-
and
we
want
to
urge
everybody
just
to
when
they
go
home
tonight-
just
stay
home
stay
put
stay
inside
hunker
down,
you
know
for
the
for
the
duration.
It's
it's
going
to
pass
pretty
quickly,
which
is
with
good
news,
but
come
Friday.
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All
right
any
other
questions
for
for
Ben,
so
we
have
three
emergency
ordinances.
We'd
ask
for
your
approval.
We
we
know
that
we'll
be
closing
roads
tomorrow.
The
the
the
ordinances,
however,
follow
the
governor's
declaration
yesterday
of
emergency
for
the
City
of
Charleston.
This
is
needed
for
a
number
of
reasons.
Number
one:
the
severity
of
the
impact
calls
for
it,
but
it
also
enables
us
to
qualify,
for
you
know
some
FEMA
reimbursements
and
some
Financial
reasons.
We
know
we
will
need
to
close
roads,
but
it
formalizes.
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B
You,
okay,
you
got
me
back
I
think
we
finally
got
the
other
system
up,
so
pardon
the
feedback,
so
the
other
ordinances
really
just
give
us
the
tools
in
the
toolbox.
In
the
event
we
need
them.
We
don't
anticipate
calling
a
curve
queue
or
you
know,
closing
major
sections
of
the
city,
although,
depending
on
the
flooding
that
that
that
may
be
necessary.
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B
We
we're
going
to
ask
everyone,
we're
picking
up
garbage
and,
and
we
we
think,
we're
going
to
make
the
full
pass
through
the
city.
The
the
county,
land.
Landfilling
is
closing
at
two
o'clock
today,
so
so
we're
going
to
try
to
make
a
run
out
to
the
landfill
before
they
close
and
empty
our
trucks
and
and
pick
up
as
much
of
the
as
we
can
beyond
that.
I
will
be
asking
everybody
at
the
end
of
the
day
when
they
get
home.
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If,
for
whatever
reason
there
can
and
their
County
recycling
cans
have
not
been
picked
up,
please
bring
them
in
and
secure
them,
because
it's
just
going
to
create
mess
for
everybody
to
have
to
clean
up,
but
I
also
want
to
assure
you,
the
full
team
of
City
staff
is
here
this
morning,
they're
engaged
our
fire
department,
police,
Public,
Service,
Parks
everybody's
engaged,
we're
on
the
12-hour
more
shifts.
It's
it's
an
amazing
team
that
we
have.
We
should
be
proud
of
councilmember
Greg.
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If
you,
if
you
go
around
your
district
and
you
see
some
of
something
you
can
handle,
that's
great
call
us
if
you
see
something
you
can't
handle,
but
every
everything
as
clear
as
possible
certainly
is
great.
Unfortunately,
midday
tomorrow,
the
water
won't
have
anywhere
to
go.
That's
one
of
our
problems,
but
any
anyone
else.
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No
I
just
would
reiterate
what
Ben
said
what
you
said:
everybody's
on
12-hour
shifts
starting
today,
everybody
and
thankfully,
all
the
events
have
been
canceled
schools
and
other
things.
So
we
have
our
people
ready
and
and
and
I
think
have
a
good
plan
in
place
and
and
the
mioc
is
is
rolling
and
everybody's
is,
is
ready
to
to
make
sure
that
we're
protecting
our
citizens
and
our
city
and
I
have
received
a
lot
of
calls
from
Chief.
B
Hey
y'all,
our
our
customer
service
line
is
open,
now
24
hours,
724-7311
for
non-emergency
requests
and
reports
of
any
kind.
So,
of
course,
if
there's
an
emergency,
please
please
let
folks
know
always
call
9-1-1,
but
we
are
open.
24
7
right
now,
with
the
customer
service
line
for
any
Communications.
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B
Holler
at
us,
if
you
need
us
and
we'll
be
in
touch,
we'll,
be
sending
out
a
notice
later
this
morning
with
a
recap
of
of
everything
we've
just
been
talking
about,
and
some
more
Michaela
and
Jack
will
be
sending
that
out
late
this
morning
and
then
another
one
this
evening,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
whatsoever
or
need
some
resources.
Give
us
give
us
holler.
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I
do
have
one
question:
yes,
prayerfully.
If
we
make
it
through
this,
you
know
and
get
good
order.
I
mean
our
region,
our
city,
our
region.
Maybe
we
can
begin
to
think
about
how
our
city
can
respond
and
help
some
of
those
folk
down
in
Florida
on
the
other
side
of
this,
and
we
can
put
some
thought
into
that.
Well,.
B
Absolutely
and
I
I
had
that
conversation
with
Chief
Reynolds
yesterday,
as
a
matter
of
fact
that
again
presuming
we've
taken
care
of
our
our
own
impact
here.
I
I
truly
would
like
for
Charleston
to
get
together
a
team
of
folks
to
send
down
to
the
Naples
region
because
wow
they
got
whacked
yesterday
so
badly.
They.