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City of Charleston Committee on Public Safety 12/12/22
A
All
right
are
we
ready
to
go
all
right
good
afternoon,
everybody
we've
got
a
call
to
order
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
this
12th
day
of
December
12
12
22.
I
thought
all
the
all
the
twos
were
in
the
this
meeting
notice
for
the
day.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us
mayor,
I'm,
gonna
call
on
you.
If
you
don't
mind
either
leading
Us
in
the
invocation
or
a
moment
of
silence.
B
Oh
well,
thank
you
Heavenly
Father.
We
ask
you
to
we
thank
you
for
the
many
blessings
that
you've
you've,
given
us
as
a
city
as
a
community
and
as
a
nation,
and
ask
you
to
watch
over
us
and
protect
us
and
particularly
protect
those
who,
on
the
front
lines
of
providing
Public
Safety
for
our
city
and
for
our
citizens.
In
your
name.
We
pray,
amen.
A
Amen,
thank
you,
mayor
yeah,
so
the
next
order
of
business
is
approved.
Around
minutes,
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
our
minutes
from
November
of
2022
November
7th
move
for
approval.
Second,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
Indiana
I
always
have
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
The
mayor
was
mentioning
before
we
went
live.
We
had
today
the
Charleston
Police,
Department,
Awards
and
promotion
ceremony.
A
It
was
a
always
a
wonderful
thing
that
the
mirror,
of
course,
was
there
and
I
is
out
there
sitting
next
to
him
doing
this.
One
of
the
things
that
were
mentioned
repeatedly
was
the
number
of
years
of
service
that
we
had
from
these
members
of
our
Police
Department,
our
wonderful
Police
Department
for
those
who
retired
I
think
Chief
correct
me.
It
was
like
112
or
113
years
of
EX
cumulative
service
and
those
who
were
promoted
was
over
200
years
of
cumulative
service.
A
C
A
A
We're
used
to
Amy
broch
and
turn
90..
This
is
a
different
type
of
program
for
for
folks
who
have
been
convicted
of
various
criminal
offenses
and
so
was
Garner
I
just
thought
it
would
be
a
great
idea
if
you
could
just
sort
of
give
this
committee
a
rundown
and
a
synopsis
of
which
your
program
entails,
and
what?
What
does
the
service
you
do
to
your
community?
It's
a
wonderful
program.
C
Right,
thank
you
councilman.
Thank
you
for
having
me,
my
name
is
Patsy
Gardner
and
I
am
the
executive
director
of
a
second
chance
Resource
Center
here
in
North
Charleston
South
Carolina.
We
serve
the
Tri-County
and
I'm
happy
to
announce
that
I.
Do
we
work
very
closely
with
Amy
she's,
my
colleague,
but
what
we
do
here
at
a
second
chance.
We
provide
a
holistic
approach,
meaning
we
serve
the
whole
family.
We
serve
the
whole
person.
C
C
Okay
and
what
you
will
see
there
you'll
see
a
list
of
the
services
we
provide.
We
are
a
501c
non-profit.
We
we
started
in
2015
as
a
non-profit
and
also
before
I
go
into
our
services
a
little
bit.
I
just
would
like
to
tell
y'all
that
a
second
chance,
Resource
Center,
is
one
of
the
12
recipients
that
just
was
awarded
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
city
of
North
Charleston
to
help
with
the
Stop,
the
Violence,
the
youth
program,
and
the
reason
for
that
is
because
we
we
have
a
after-school
team
program.
C
What
makes
us
a
little
different
than
some
of
our
colleagues
is
because
when
we
do
our
assessment-
and
we
do
our
intake-
that
individual
family
treatment
plan
is
derived
looking
at
all
of
the
whole
family
as
a
whole,
so
we
may
start
with
our
relink
program
or
our
Pathway
to
home,
which
is
usually
the
adult,
which
is
that
Mom,
that
Dad
or
that
caregiver
and
from
that,
then
it
trickles
down
to
working
with
the
youth.
So
because
of
that
we
have
our
relink
program.
C
C
He
was
a
federal
Justice
involved,
individual,
and
so
with
that
we
started
looking
at
his
family.
The
referral
came
from
our
community
partner,
Voc
Rehab.
He
that's,
who
initially
that's
how
he
came
to
us.
Had
we
had
known
about
him
prior,
he
could
have
came
in
through
our
pathway
program.
That's
our
Pathway
to
home,
where
we
actually
start
working
with
that
person.
C
Pre-Release
we
identify,
we
do
an
assessment,
we
identify
the
needs
that
they
may
need,
while
they're
coming
back
to
the
community
and
we'll
try
to
set
up
and
administer
as
many
programs
while
they're
still
in
incarcerated.
So
when
they
come
back
to
the
community,
it
is
a
warm
handoff
and
if
there's
any
children
that
is
involved
with
that
family,
we
immediately
start
working
with
them,
because
we
look
at
statistics.
Statistics
shows
that
children
that
have
Justice
and
fall
Injustice
involved
caregivers
or
a
parent
or
three
to
five
times
likely
to
follow
that
path.
C
So
that's
where
I'll
give
a
chance
program
comes
in
at
because
we
try
to
be
preventive
and
and
and
give
them
the
support
that
they
will
need
to
help
them
not
go
down
to
that
hope
program.
Our
whole
program
is
the
program
where
the
youth
has
already
been
involved,
so
we
we
try
to
go
in
to
try
to
stop
that
process
as
much
as
we
can,
so
they
won't
graduate
to
a
Department
of
Corrections
or
a
bureau
of
prison
or
the
graveyard.
C
C
C
When
an
individual
comes
in
whether
it's
an
adult
individually
or
they
bringing
their
family
their
youth,
we
have
a
One-Stop
shop
that
we're
trying
to
daily
Bill
upon
and
what
happens
inside
there.
We
are
a
SC
strive
bank.
So
if
an
individual
needs
to
apply
for
food
stamps
for
Medicaid
any
veterans
any
well
booster,
they
need
they
need
help
with
getting
their
medication
and
stuff.
We
have
all
of
that.
There
same
thing
with
any
trainings
any
certifications.
We
have
various
programs
with
that
as
well.
C
This
morning,
we
we
we
were
on
the
line,
doing
a
zoom
with
SC.
Do
that's
the
South
Carolina
Department
of
Employment?
We
have
been
one
been
awarded,
we're
one
of
the
recipients
where
our
Outreach
Center
will
serve
in
the
community
as
a
standpoint
connection.
What
does
that
mean?
What
it
means
is
any
individual
throughout
the
Tri-County,
that's
Berkeley,
Dorchester
or
Charleston.
If
they
need
assistance
with
being
able
to
come
in
and
apply
for,
unemployment
do
resume
building
any
of
that
and
they
cannot
get
to
a
local
unemployment
office,
the
state
office.
C
They
can
come
to
our
Outreach
Center
I'm
gonna.
Stop
there
I'm,
not
sure
how
much
time
I
have
but
I'm
gonna
stop
there
I
ask
you
to
visit
our
website
and
I'm,
asking
that
the
council,
the
Public
Safety
Committee,
will
look
at
our
agency
as
seeing
if
there
is
any
funding
that
y'all
will
be
able
to
help
us
with
with
the
Direct
Services
that
we
provide.
A
Thank
you,
Miss,
God
and
I
just
want
to
Echo.
She
said
this
word
holistic,
I,
think
three
or
four
times
and
that's
a
very
good
summary
of
what
they
do
and
with
my
particular
client
and
employment.
Wasn't
a
huge
issue
with
him,
and
so
they've
worked
very
closely
with
him
to
make
sure
he
was
gainfully
employed
and
he
didn't
and
him
to
be
a
productive
citizen.
So
mayor,
Chief,
Reynolds
I
think
this
is
something
we
may
want
to
look
into
for
future
funding.
Foremost
Gardens
program.
A
If
there's
something
we're
interested
in
it's
just
I
was
unaware
of
it.
But
it
seems
like
it's
a
successful
program.
We
keep
convicted
felons
out
of
jail
back
being.
We
said
to
this:
it's
a
win
for
everybody
in
the
community,
so
Ms,
Gardner,
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
had
any
questions
for
for
her
Amir.
B
B
We
believe
that
God
wants
to
give
folks,
Second,
Chances
and
another
opportunity
we
often
hire
from
our
partners
with
turning
leave
from
Amy
and
from
Delancey
Street
and
other
organizations
such
that
so
I
I
see
you
have
a
focus
here
on
a
job
placement
and
training,
and-
and
we
are
hiring
people
right
now
as
well
so
yeah.
It
sometimes
for
direct
funding,
I'll
admit
to
you.
It
takes
a
while
to
get
into
our
cycle
and
a
little
bit
of
work,
but
we
we.
D
C
A
D
C
A
E
A
B
B
E
Most
definitely
so
this
agreement
will
it
pulls
together:
Charleston
North,
Charleston,
James,
Island,
John's,
Island,
Saint,
Andrews,
Mount,
Pleasant
and
Isle
of
Palms.
So
initially
the
assistance
for
Isle
of
Palms
would
logically
come
from
Mount
Pleasant,
but
then
the
Autumn,
almost
the
automatic
thing,
would
be
for
Charleston
to
backfill
into
Mount
Pleasant.
To
make
sure
we
distribute
fire
protection
evenly
across
the
region.
A
The
way
I
discuss
it
with
Chief
Korea,
it's
like
a
zone,
defense
you're,
just
sort
of
Shifting,
your
your
zone,
defense
down
the
court
a
little
bit,
so
that
makes
sense
yeah
yeah,
when
all
problems
needs
help
my
pleasure
covers
and
then
we're
covering
Mount
Pleasant
but
their
assistance.
So
all
right,
I
think
we
voted
on
that
right.
We
got
a
approval.
We
did.
Okay,
all
right
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
consolidate
items.
Five,
six
and
seven
for
consideration
move
for
approval.
Second,
second,
all
right:
oh
the
discounts.
A
Remember
Mitchell!
Thank
you!
Councilman
Mitchell,
all
right
items,
five,
six
and
seven-
is
a
all.
Those
are
famous
to
identify
by
saying
I,
I,
yeah,
five,
six
and
seven
are
just
simply
that
we're
donating
working
apparatus
and
equipment
that
the
fire
department
uses
that
has
become
I,
don't
want
to
say,
obsolete,
but
maybe
not
as
advantageous
use
for
the
Department
because
of
equipment
and
replacement
parts,
and
it
may
not
be
suitable
for
us.
A
So
five,
six
and
seven
are
just
taking
these
items
and
making
a
donation
to
the
Berkeley
County
Fire
Department,
one
to
the
Somerville
fire
department
and
the
other
one's
the
St
John's,
which
will
help
in
the
recruiting
process
with
getting
more
young
people
interested
and
trained
for
future
firefighting
career.
So
Chief
did
I
summarize
that,
accurately
enough,
you.
A
E
Certainly
so
to
reinstitute
a
version
of
the
board
of
firemasters,
it's
going
to
require
a
revision
of
chapter
13
of
the
city
code
So.
Currently
we
we
have
received
the
word
version
of
chapter
13,
so
we
can
make
modifications.
The
police
department
already
has
a
Citizens
advisory
committee.
So
last
week
I
was
in
communication
with
Chief
Reynolds
see.
E
If
we
can
lean
on
the
lessons
that
the
police
department
has
to
offer,
you
know
for
the
fire
department's
benefit
with
bringing
a
a
board
back
or
a
committee
back,
so
we've
got
that
meeting
lined
up
for
December
the
19th,
and
after
that
we
should
be
able
to
move
forward
and
I
realize
it's
been
sitting
out
there
for
a
couple
of
months
now.
So
we'll
make
every
effort
to
get
it
back
to
you
in
a
couple
of
weeks.