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City of Charleston Committee on Ways and Means Meeting 9/13/22
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A
A
B
Let
us
look
to
the
lord
in
prayer,
our
father
and
our
god.
We
do
come
into
your
presence
on
this
day
once
again,
with
praise
and
thanksgiving
thanking
you
for
this
day
that
you
have
so
graciously
bestowed
upon
us.
We
thank
you
father
for
everyone
who
is
here
on
this
day.
We
thank
you
how
you
have
protected
them
from
danger,
seen
and
unseen,
and
we
humbly
ask
god
now
that,
as
we
begin
this
meeting,
that
your
holy
spirit
will
continue
to
lead
us
and
guide
us,
we
thank
you
for
every
council
member.
B
B
We
thank
you,
father
for
all
the
constituents
and
for
everyone
who
continues
to
draw
strength
from
yourself
as
wealth
as
from
each
other,
and
we
humbly
ask
that,
as
we
discuss
the
business
that
you
have
already
set
before
us,
that
god,
you
will
continue
to
be
glorified
and
edified.
We
thank
you
and
we
love
you,
for
it
is
in
jesus
our
blessed
redeemer's
name.
We
do
pray,
amen,
amen,.
A
Do
I
hear
a
motion
for
the
august
16th
second
moved
and
properly
seconded
any
discussion,
all
in
favor
say
aye,
I,
the
eyes:
have
it
bids
and
purchases
for
approval,
moved
and
properly
seconded
any
discussion
on
bids
and
purchases,
all
in
favor
say
aye
the
eyes.
Have
it
I'm
going
to
turn
to
item
4
on
our
agenda
and
it's
going
to
be
a
presentation
on
the
emmanuel
9
memorial
and
I'm
going
to
ask
kimball
and
david
who
is
the
director
of
what
the
foundation
did.
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C
C
Unfortunately,
we
know
that
continues
to
plague.
Our
nation
continues
to
plague
our
state
and
community,
but
this
memorial
will
represent
love,
it
will
represent
forgiveness,
and
it
will
also
represent
hope
and
inspiration
that
we
all
can
overcome
such
awful
tragedies
and
move
forward
together
as
one
and
with
that
being
said,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
mr
michael
arad
who's
going
to
take
us
through
this
presentation
and
again.
Thank
you
all
for
your
support.
E
D
D
It
is
literally
the
center,
but
also
figuratively
the
center.
It
is
something
that
I
remember,
pastor
manning
telling
me
on
day,
one
that
whatever
we
do,
we
have
to
keep
the
church
at
the
center
of
this,
and
one
of
the
first
things
we
did
was
create
a
place
for
the
memorial
by
creating
a
memorial
courtyard
to
the
left
of
the
church
and
a
survivor's
garden
to
the
right
of
the
church.
D
Behind
those
two
charleston
singles,
the
memorial
is
really
composed
of
a
number
of
different
spaces,
so
the
memorial
courtyard
I'll
go
into
detail
on
that
on
one
second,
and
then
you
have
the
survivor's
garden.
In
addition
to
that,
we
have
created
another
path
that
runs
from
henrietta
street,
all
the
way
to
calhoun
street
we're
calling
it
septima's
path.
It's
located
near
a
marker
on
henrietta
street
that
honors,
her
birthplace.
D
It
was
right
there,
so
here's
an
elevation
showing
the
church.
You
can
see
a
reconstructed
wrought
iron
fence,
flanking
the
the
main
stair
leading
up
to
the
church.
The
entrance
to
the
memorial
will
be
through
that
large
gate
on
the
left,
and
there
are
a
couple
smaller
gates
which
lead
into
the
survivor's
garden
on
the
right.
D
D
D
Once
you
walk
through
that
gate,
you
will
see
to
your
left
an
80
foot
long
bench
rising
about
9
feet
in
height
to
the
right,
a
60
foot
long
bench
and
then
that
fountain
at
the
center
that
I
described
earlier
about
13
feet
by
seven
feet.
Made
of
a
single
piece
of
marble
here
is
a
planned
view
on
the
right
and
an
elevation
on
the
left
of
that
memorial
courtyard.
That
is,
the
west
bench
measuring
about
80
feet
in
length.
D
We
worked
with
a
graphic
design,
firm,
called
pentagram
to
develop
a
font
that
is
unique
to
this
project.
They
were
inspired
by
the
hand-drawn
lettering
and
the
stained
glass
windows
of
the
church
and
using
that
sort
of
black
letter,
gothic
type
of
font.
We're
using
this
font
very
sparingly
here
at
the
names
fountain
to
display
the
names
of
the
nine
and
you'll
see
it.
D
Also
in
the
survivor's
garden,
the
fountain
itself
has
a
cross-shaped
cut
at
the
bottom
of
it,
and
the
water
actually
wells
up
from
that
cut
over
the
edge
of
the
fountain
across
the
names
and
the
soft
geometry
of
that
curve
allows
the
water
to
adhere
to
the
underside
of
the
bowl
and
you'll,
see
a
couple
of
images
of
a
mock-up.
We've
done.
D
This
is
a
mock-up
that
we
did
at
our
office.
You
can
see
on
the
image
of
the
top
right,
the
water
level
as
it
comes
over
the
edge
of
the
fountain
and
then
adheres
to
the
underside.
What
you
don't
see
here,
because
it's
not
a
video,
is
the
beautiful
effect
of
that
water,
cascading
sort
of
on
the
underside
of
that
lip.
Where
the
names
will
appear
you
can
see,
we
are
going
to
put
a
light
fixture
right
around
the
perimeter
of
the
entire
fountain.
D
So
here's
another
model
of
that
fountain
and
the
two
benches
flanking
it
really
creating
that
space
for
community
and
congregation
the
benches
are
made
of
marble
and
they're,
actually
solid
load-bearing
structures,
which
is
quite
unusual.
We're
used
nowadays
to
see
marble
as
a
cladding
material,
but
this
is
being
used
almost
as
masonry.
Essentially,
and
so
we
worked
with
a
very
accomplished
structural
engineer,
gene
ordenson
to
develop
the
geometry
of
each
piece
and
we've
always
called
them
fellowship
benches.
D
But
as
we
worked
with
ghee
on
this,
the
geometry
of
each
piece
actually
interlocks
with
a
piece
next
to
it,
so
any
lateral
forces,
wind
and
so
on
that
push
on
any
single
piece.
That
piece
is
bolstered
by
the
piece
to
the
left
and
the
right
to
it.
So
there's
something
very
evocative
and
carrying
that
notion
of
fellowship
that
we're
all
supported
by
the
person
to
our
left
and
our
right
when
we
are
here,
we
built
a
mock-up
earlier
this
year,
a
full-scale
mock-up
of
that
bench
to
test
the
fabrication
techniques.
The
tolerances.
D
This
markup
was
over
nine
feet
tall
and
close
to
six
feet
wide,
and
it
was
composed
of
four
discrete
pieces.
As
you
can
see
here,
it
is
milled
with
a
robot,
as
you
can
see
here,
and
here
is
that
mock-up
put
together.
You
can
see
in
the
image
on
the
bottom
right.
There's
a
little
purple
highlight
indicating
the
size
of
that
mock-up
relative
to
the
overall
bench.
So
remember
that
bench
is
about
80
feet
long.
D
D
So,
in
addition
to
the
fellowship
benches
and
the
names
found
in
one
other
important
element,
if
the
memorial
courtyard
is
what
we're
calling
the
contemplation
base,
there
was
a
request
that
we
look
at
creating
a
place
that
was
more
private
for
quiet
contemplation,
almost
like
a
small
chapel,
if
the
courtyard
overall
is
a
large
church.
This
is
a
small
chapel
on
the
side
where
you
can
sit
in
quiet,
individual
prayer
leave
an
offering
on
these
steps.
D
D
D
Complementing
the
memorial
courtyard
is
a
survivor's
garden,
which
is
on
the
other
side
of
the
church,
to
the
east
of
the
church
behind
those
two
charleston
singles,
and
this
is
a
space
that
is
meant
to
honor
the
survivors,
but
also
provide
for
other
activities
that
might
occur
here,
outreach
gatherings
and
even
joyful
gatherings.
We
can
imagine
a
wedding
being
held
here,
for
example,
so
it's
meant
to
counterbalance
the
solemnity
of
the
memorial
courtyard.
D
D
Here's
another
view
where
you're
looking
west
towards
the
church
and
if
you
are
eagle-eyed
enough,
you
can
probably
even
spot
the
couple
that
is
being
married
in
this
illustration
here,
the
courtyard
I'm
sorry,
the
survivor's
garden
is
essentially
a
a
simple
rectangle
of
lawn
with
these
six
benches,
one
honoring
each
survivor
and
one
honoring.
The
church
is
surviving
in
itself
and
those
five
live
oak
trees.
D
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
some
of
the
milestones
that
we
were
able
to
hit
in
2022
and
my
vision
is
not
good
enough
to
read
all
of
them
from
where
I'm
standing,
but
as
of
this
morning
that
last
checkbox
that
you
see
stormwater
division.
We
got
a
green
light
on
that,
so
we
have
drc
approval,
we
have
bar
approval
and
we
have
trc
approval.
The
remaining
items
on
our
trc
hearing
are
just
there
for
can
be
resolved
at
the
staff
level
through
paperwork.
D
We
don't
have
to
go
back
to
a
fourth
for
a
fourth
hearing,
so
I
think
we've
managed
to
to
make
a
lot
of
progress
in
that
regard.
The
other
item
that
you
see
pending
on
the
right
hand,
side
there
is
our
capital
goal
of
raising
seven
million
dollars
for
the
purchase
of
the
the
marble
package.
Essentially,
we
are
looking
to
start
that
package
on
its
own
schedule,
so
that
quarian
can
begin
on
site.
D
D
D
F
F
F
It
is
the
I
don't
know
how
to
describe
it.
It's
just
the
lynching
memorial,
I
guess,
and
if
you
haven't
been
there,
I
would
urge
all
of
us
to
make
a
special
trip
there,
and
I
mentioned
it
because
the
that
memorial
does
two
things.
It
is
a
visual
the
depiction
of
the
horror
of
our
country's
history
when
we
lynch
people
and
the
they
suspend
these
blocks
from
a
ceiling
and
on
these
blocks
are
the
names
of
the
victims
who
were
winched
over
time.
F
F
It
is
also
a
reminder
that
we
need
to
be
educated
and
reminded
of
certain
things
of
our
history
and
our
past,
and
I
look
forward
to
this
reuben
cutting
this
groundbreaking
and
being
able
to
visit
this
one
it's
completed.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
just
wanted
to
share
those
thoughts
with
you
and
I
think
the
public
needs
to
be
behind
us
in
in
support
of
100.
Well.
Thank
you
very
much.
G
To
the
man
yeah,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
couple
of
brief
comments.
I
want
to
thank
team
here
this
evening
for
the
presentation
I
I
did
want
to
share
with
council.
If
you
didn't
know
the
credentials
of
this
amazing
designer
michael
arad
and
speaking
of
other
memorials,
he
designed
the
world
trade
center
memorial
in
new
york
city,
which
I
visited
a
year
or
two
after
I
met
this
young
man
and
it's
very
powerful,
and
this
memorial
will
be
very
powerful
as
well.
H
H
I
this
is
the
first
presentation
that
I've
seen
of
the
memorial
and
it
hearkened
me
back
to
those
of
us
who
were
in
this
town
and
that
night
and
the
following
day,
if
you
remember
they
had
a
church
service
at
morris,
brown,
ame
and
the
crowd
float
mars
brow
for
you.
All
who
may
not
know
is
on
mars
street
between
king
and
phillips
street
kind
of,
like
in
the
middle
of
the
block,
the
crowd
overflowed
out
the
church
all
into
the
street
surrounding
the
parking
lots.
H
The
crowd
was,
you
know
like
somewhat
monitored
by
the
highway
patrol
and
occurrence
councilman
I
mean
congressman
cliven
and
others
spoke,
but
before
they
spoke,
the
word
came
back
from
the
bond
hearing
that
those
families
forgave
and
that
forgiveness
ran
through
that
crowd
like
lightning
they
forgave
they
forgave
the
families
we
gave.
I
mean
people
were
just
repeating
it
throughout.
It
was
almost
an
amazement.
I
got
to
be
frank.
At
the
same
time,
I
crashed
my
own
christianity.
H
But
the
message
of
forgiveness
was
rampant
throughout
our
community.
I
am
so
thankful
to
you
to
have
that
as
an
important
part
of
this
memorial
for
heaven
today-
and
I
too
have
been
to
those
memorials
that
you
all
talked
about.
I've
been
to
the
world
trade
center
memorial
and
it
is
powerful
for
all
of
us
who
had
the
chance
to
to
visit
them.
I
want
to
thank
councilmember
gregory
for
his
leadership,
because
I
did
not
know
that
it
was
two
million
dollars
short.
If
you
will
well,
we
need
a
two
million
dollars
in
short
periods.
H
The
world
should
never
forget,
and
our
country
in
the
world
should
never
forget
what
happened
at
mother
emanuel
and,
in
particular
the
awesome
story
of
forgiveness
and
that's
being
captured
here.
So
thank
you
very,
very
much.
Thank
you
to
this
council
councilman
gregory,
the
mayor
of
all
of
you
all
who
are
part
of
this.
I
J
Understood,
thank
you.
So
not
only
are
we
raising
money
for
the
memorial
and
the
the
capital
budget,
we're
also
raising
money
for
the
outreach
programs,
so
within
our
capital
budget.
Specifically,
we
have
about
5.3
million
dollars
currently
and
with
this
two
million
dollars
that
does
get
us
the
ability
to
order
that
stone,
and
that
puts
us
on
the
proper
path.
I
J
H
E
E
When
I
heard
that
I
almost
failed
out
on
the
street,
because
you
know
I
didn't
think
he
was
there
and
the
young
lady
who
was
with
me,
that
was
her
grandmother.
Susie
jackson
was
there
and
she
failed
out
by
on
the
street,
and
I
grabbed
her
and
riley
was
there
we
held
her
up
during
that
time
and
it
was
a
tr.
It
was
a
big
tragedy.
E
I
mean
sometime
if
you
said
that
you
couldn't.
He
realized
the
tragedy
that
was
there.
Unless
you
were
standing
there,
you
couldn't
even
realize
what
they
were
going
through.
I
mean
we
talked
about
it
when
we
hear
it
but
to
be
standing
right
there
and
you
see
when
they
were
bringing
these
bodies
out.
It
was
really
a
tragedy
there
and
the
fbi
took
us
and
put
us
up
because
they
said
they
didn't
know.
If
someone
was
targeting
us,
so
they
put
us
in
the
mirror
at
that
night.
E
E
E
E
That's
why
I
tell
people
every
day
you
hear
me
says
a
lot
you
don't
have
to
like
me,
but
let's
respect
one
another
and
respect
I'm
respecting
is
showing
love
to
me
and
I'm
showing
love
to
you
and
that's
what
I
live
for
the
respecting
of
one
another,
and
sometimes
I
go
off
sometime,
but
I'm
still
have
that
respect
and
that
love
for
my
individual
and
that's
where
that's
the
way
I
live.
When
you
come
with
the
foolishness,
then
you
see
me,
I
leave
you
alone.
E
That's
the
way
that
this
is
what
it
is,
but
I'm
happy
to
see
that
we're
going
forward
with
this
and
we
can
do
whatever
we
can
and
I'd
like
to
thank
my
colleague
for
seeing
the
vision
of
going
forward
that
we
here
knowing
what's
happening,
that
we
want
to
see
things
move
forward
in
our
lifetime.
Thank
you.
A
A
K
K
I
think
it'd
be
a
pretty
good
idea
for
us
to
know
what
we're
getting
into
and
what,
where
is
going
to
be
expected
of
us
and
what
the
scope
of
these
renovations
and
additions
to
our
baseball
field
is
and
what
it's
going
to
cost
us
now.
I
know
that,
probably
all
that
isn't
answerable
yet
and
that's
why
we're
about
to
vote
to
fund
a
study
to
that.
But
I
think
this
is
something
we
should
keep
a
very
close
eye
on.
K
Mr
chairman,
because
this
is
a
big
number,
I
suspect,
and
we
got
other
big
numbers
coming
down
there.
So
I
think
this
one
which
keep
an
eye-
and
I
don't
know
if
there's
anything
that
we
can
learn
tonight
about
this
other
than
we're
hiring
a
consultant
to
sort
of
look
at
this
and
tell
us
how
to
negotiate
with
major
league
baseball.
Is
that
what
we're
doing.
G
Any
can
share
a
lot,
but
I
think
you
all
know
that
when
major
league
baseball
took
over
the
minor
leagues
a
year
and
a
half
or
so
ago,
I'll
let
amy
give
the
details.
I
just
give
the
backdrop
that
there
were
a
lot
of
requirements
on
the
ballparks
that
major
league
baseball
has
put
on
the
parks
and
so
amy
details.
I
So
we
asked
them
to
go
and
get
a
better
design
and
better
numbers
towards
what
the
total
project
would
be,
so
we
could
negotiate
with
them
a
better
deal
for
you
know
that
was
more
equal
to
the
city
and
to
the
river
dogs
set
answer.
So
it's
really
a
contract.
The
river
dogs
have,
with
ls3p
to
go,
do
a
better
design,
get
a
further
design
at
a
higher
percentage.
So
we
have
a
better
idea
of
what
the
full
cost
of
the
project
would
be.
K
I
L
So
this
is
kind
of
off
the
cuff.
We
do
have
a
matrix
that
major
league
baseball
has
provided
and
the
requirements
are
for
things
like
male
and
female,
umpire
locker
rooms.
So
there's
a
lot
of
diversity
in
the
ranks
these
days
in
major
league
baseball
and
minor
league
baseball.
So
right
now
everything
is
kind
of
single
gender
gender
catered.
L
There
are
a
number
of
requirements
to
provide
for
those
sorts
of
things,
there's
additional
like
weight,
training
spaces
and
there
again
a
very
long
matrix
of
requirements
that
they
go
through
over
the
next
three
to
five
years
that
are
required
to
get
done
again.
That's
off
the
cuff.
That's
basically
it
there's
pulling
umpires
out
away
from
the
teams,
so
they
can
access
the
field
during
a
game
and
they're
not
close
together.
L
Right
now,
the
river
dogs
have
negotiated
the
contract
with
the
river
dogs.
Of
course,
we're
always
at
the
table
kind
of
working
with
them
to
go
through
the
process
and
what
we've
told
them
is
that
this
work
needs
to
meet
the
requirements
of
the
matrix
and
nothing
else.
So
it's
kind
of
a
joint
process.
If
you
will.
I
F
F
This
facility,
I've
met
with
some
folks
regarding
plans
for
the
exterior
part
of
the
building,
what
they
want
to
do
to
expand
the
footprint
sort
of
into
another
venue,
entertainment
venue,
so
I
think
we're
just
sort
of
touching
the
top
layer
of
this
iceberg
and
what's
below
the
water
line,
we
may
be
surprised
down
the
road,
but
let's,
let's
get
through
number
eight
and
get
this
part
of
it
taken
care
of.
So
we
can
maybe
answer
some
more
questions
that
my
colleagues
will
bring
out.
Council.
M
A
I
M
Got
it
so
major
league
baseball
ownership?
I
am
not
a
country
finally
is
interested
in
players
and
and
the
player
experience,
but
they
want
municipalities,
not
the
billionaires
that
run
these
organizations
to
pay
for
it.
I
know
you
all
can't
comment
on
that,
just
a
kind
of
a
comment
I'm
making,
but
if
you'd
like
to
comment
tee
off
mix
our
sports
analogies
here.
M
The
other
thing
I
would
just
say
is
that
you
know
we've
got
the
daniel
island
center
or
whatever
the
you
know,
credit
one
is
that
what
they're
calling
it
music
credit
one
stadium.
I
think
that
was
a
really
interesting
example
of
a
public-private
partnership
on
how
we
could
take
a
city
facility
to
the
next
level.
There
might
be
some
perhaps
opportunities.
Oh
sounds
like
y'all
are
way
ahead
of
me
on
that
good,
good
job,
we'll
talk
more
about
it.
A
L
And
just
just
a
a
little
bit
of
a
response
and
like
amy
said
it's
a
lot
more
than
I
didn't
realize,
I
was
unprepared
to
answer
these
questions,
but
basically
the
concourse
level
in
order
to
do
what
the
matrix
requires.
Everything
under
those
stands
gets
rearranged
walls,
move
and
then
there's
also
facilities
that
don't
exist.
L
I
G
Yeah
texan
bergen,
so
I
just
wanted
to
re
reiterate
that
none
of
the
bells
and
whistles
that
council
member
shade
referred
to
like
a
walkway
around
the
outfield.
None
of
that
is
included
in
this.
Only
the
things
that
major
league
baseball
is
saying
you
must
do
in
order
to
maintain
your
major
league
partnership.
That's
all
we're
looking
to
do.
A
A
I
A
I
L
Oh,
I'm
sorry,
there's
actually
two
agenda
items.
One
is
to
accept
the
grant
from
pard
it's
a
little
bit
late
in
coming
this
year,
so
we
were
already
kind
of
had
the
project
teed
up.
Okay,
so
sorry
yeah,
so
that
the
first
one
is
to
accept
the
grant.
The
second
one
is
the
vendor
contract
for
the
actual
playground,
equipment
replacement.
A
A
D
A
A
A
Any
discussion,
not
all
in
favor,
say
I
are
the
eyes:
have
it
item
21.,
moved
and
properly
seconded
any
discussion
on
the
stormwater
management
approval
for
professional
services,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
the
eyes
have
it
item
22
second,
moved
and
properly
seconded
any
discussion
on
item
22,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
the
eyes
have
it.
I
will
now
call
on
chairman
appel
to
go
over
their
real
estate
committee.
M
M
We
then
approved
a
conveyance
of
public
space
related
to
the
morrison
yard
development
under
our
zoning
code,
in
exchange
for
certain
development
incentives
and
and
density
entitlements.
They
have
to
provide
public
amenities.
This
is
the
public
amenity,
make
sure
the
public
utilizes
that
amenity.
I
think
that's
a
very
important
that
that
was
unanimously
approved.
M
We
then
voted
to
relocate
a
city
access
easement
over
there
off
of
saint
andrews
boulevard,
where
the
old
ryans
used
to
be.
This
is
related
to
the
new
development.
That's
coming
there
and
access
to
ackermann
park
that
was
approved
unanimously
as
well,
and
we
approved
a
two-year
renewable
license
agreement
with
an
entity
for
the
access
of
a
curb
cut
over
at
five
and
a
half
alexander
street.
This
is
near
the
gill
yard.
M
M
That's
quite
a
project
up
there,
councilman
greg-
and
I
chatted
about
that-
a
little
bit
of
recent,
but
that
was
just
a
minor
technical
change
to
sort
of
include
some
different
parcels
as
part
of
that
development
agreement.
Then,
finally,
we
approved
the
mayor's
execution
of
the
necessary
documents
to
facilitate
substantial
rehabilitation
of
three
drew's
court
downtown.
This
is
to
prevent
a
affordable
housing
structure
from
going
into
foreclosure
and
city
losing
all
the
equity.
M
So
this
is
a
good
investment,
especially
given
the
appreciation
of
that
property,
and
then
finally,
we
approved
four
more
annexations
into
the
city
of
charleston
and
that,
of
course,
passed
unanimously
as
well,
and
we
concluded
the
meeting
with
an
executive
session
item
to
discuss
a
property
acquisition
matter
and
that
may
or
may
not
be
coming
to
council
in
the
future,
depending
on
how
things
go.
And
that
concludes
my
report
and
I
move
to
have
it
accepted.
M
M
M
Storming
back
and
we've
been
running
a
tight
ship
on
the
expenditure
side
of
things,
and
we
just
need
to
keep
doing
what
we're
doing,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
money
on
hand
in
case
of
an
emergency,
and
things
are
beginning
to
look
up
for
the
city
of
charleston.
We
got
to
keep
that
going
so
thanks
to
amy
and
her
team
and
for
everything
they
do
to
keep
us
running
in
a
very
good
manner.