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City of Charleston Committee on Ways and Means 7/19/22
A
B
B
B
C
C
C
D
Mr
chairman,
the
world
is
an
awfully
noisy
place
right
now,
so
let's
take
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
C
Amen
item
two
approval
of
the
june
21st
20.,
moved
in
properly
seconded
any
discussion
on
the
minute,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
hi
the
eyes
have
it
bids
and
purchases
super
approval.
Second,
okay,
just
just
for
the
record
so
that
we
can
have
a
good
good
sense
of
what
these
are.
C
The
public
can
can
know.
Most
of
them
are
maintenance
for
our
I.t
division
and
also
approval
of
the
low
country
senior
center,
which
really
needs
some
uplift
and
attention.
C
We
also
have
the
police
department
to
increase
their
existing
contact
with
vehicle
uplift
from
200
000
to
240
000
in
the
amount
of
40
000
with
dana
safety,
4601
broad
river
road
columbia.
Any
questions
on
bids
and
purchases
at
this
point,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
eyes
have
it
resiliency
and
sustainability.
C
D
Thank
you,
mr
mr
chairman,
if
I
might
just
for
a
minute
give
you
all
just
a
couple
highlights,
this
council
has
been
incredibly
supportive
of
carta
ron
mitchum.
Our
executive
director
is
here
tonight.
D
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
him
in
a
second
to
make
just
a
few
comments,
but
before
I
do
I'd
just
like
to
point
out
a
few
things,
if
you
all
don't
mind
about
what's
cooking
at
carter
these
days,
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
important
to
know
is
that
our
ridership
really
has
continued
to
rebound
from
cove
at
19..
We're
seeing
gains
every
single
month
you
may
have
read
about,
maybe
even
participated
in
no
pay.
D
May
it
was
an
initiative
that
allowed
all
of
our
passengers
to
ride
free
of
charge
for
the
entire
month
of
may.
We
do
in
fact
track
ridership,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
the
ridership
went
through
the
roof
with
no
payment,
so
it
introduced
people
to
our
system,
all
of
it.
So
I
think
that
that's
going
to
pay
some
long-term
benefits.
D
We
just
recently
received
500
million
federal,
grant
funding
to
develop
a
downtown
restoration
plan
and
to
improve
the
post
pandemic
ridership.
So
on
top
of
no
payment,
I
think
you'll
see
a
lot
of
improvements
on
the
peninsula.
Councilmember
lewis
is
one
of
our
biggest
ambassadors.
He
still
sits
on
the
board
and
he's
probably
one
of
our
most
active
writers
knows
more
about
carter
than
probably
anybody
out
there
and
we're
happy
to
have
him.
D
Our
budget,
which
we're
asking
you
to
prove
tonight,
is
actually,
if
you've
been
here
for
a
while
lower
than
it
was
last
year.
There's
a
reason
for
that.
Last
year
we
had
built
in
our
budget
a
whole
bunch
of
money,
I
might
say
a
whole
bunch,
millions
of
dollars
to
buy
in
a
electric
fleet
of
buses.
Those
are
coming
this
year
and
when
we're
done,
we
will
transition
ultimately
to
100
battery
electric
fleet
and
you'll,
see,
I
think,
ron
up
to
20
on
the
road
this
year
and
ironically,
getting
the
buses.
D
Have
really
hit
that
we
approved
our
first
ever
elected
bus
master
plan,
like
I
said,
we're
currently
operating
the
beach
reach
for
the
first
time
ever,
we've
now
got
cashless
payment.
We've
gotten
technology
wild
in
some
ways,
so
we're
doing
a
lot
two
other
things
really
quick.
Before
I
turn
over
to
mr
mitchum.
You've
been
reading
about
low
country,
rapid
transit.
It
is
coming
it's
coming
sooner.
Rather
than
later.
We
just
got
noticed
from
the
fta
to
proceed
with
the
next
level
of
final
design,
which
is
really
good
news.
D
They're,
our
funding
partner,
the
county,
has
funded
half
of
it.
The
fta
is
going
to
fund,
we
believe
up
to
about
375
million
dollars,
which
is
an
enormous
amount
of
money.
So
when
we
break
ground
on
this
project,
we
will
do
it
with
cash
in
hand
and,
finally,
just
the
point
of
privilege
before
mr
mitchum
takes
the
microphone.
D
E
E
Hopefully
you
had
a
chance
to
look
at
the
budget,
as
the
chairman
mentioned
it's
a
little
bit
lower
than
last
year,
and
that's
because
we
took
the
liberty
of
those
buses
last
year,
all
those
buses
that
the
chairman
mentioned.
It's
actually
27
battery
electric
buses.
We
were
able
to
hear
with
discretionary
federal
funds,
so
those
are
dollars.
We
competed
for
we're
able
to
receive
and
have
those
buses
now
pretty
much
in
hand.
E
As
the
chairman
mentioned,
we
we
do
have
one
little
hiccup
in
the
plan.
It's
coveted
related.
Obviously,
the
battery
electric
buses
require
a
charging
system.
We
have
a
smaller
system,
but
we
needed
a
larger
system
to
be
able
to
accommodate
the
entire
fleet
being
charged
overnight
continuously
we're
missing
something
called
a
switchgear
somewhere
out
there.
E
I
can
tell
you
if
it's
six
inches
or
six
feet
tall.
I
have
no
idea,
but
we
can't
get
it.
So
we
pretty
much
have
everything
ready
as
soon
as
that
piece
comes
in
we'll
be
able
to
pop
it
in
place
and
be
able
to
operate
50
chargers.
So
what
we're
having
to
do
right
now
is
take
what
we
have
and
really
work
hard
to
maneuver
buses
around
and
a
lot
more
effort
manually
to
get
that
done
to
keep
those
buses
rolling.
E
So
you
will
start
to
see
a
lot
of
the
older
buses
start
to
phase
out
at
the
end
of
the
year
as
we
bring
those
new
buses
online.
So
a
lot
of
those
two-tone
buses
that
go
back
to
the
96
olympics
and
for
those
of
you
who
might
be
kind
of
new
to
the
transit
world.
The
typical
lifespan
of
a
bus
is
500
000
miles
or
12
years.
So
do
the
math,
96
plus
12.,
we're
way
past
that
plus
we're
you
know
a
million
plus
on
almost
all
the
all
those
buses.
E
Some
of
them
were
we're
almost
a
million
200
300
400
000,
depending
on
which
bus
you
look
at
so
we
have
definitely
got
our
money's
worth,
but
it
is
time
to
to
put
them
to
rest,
and
so
we've
been
working
hard
to
do
that.
All
in
all,
things
are
well,
as
the
chairman
mentioned,
budget's
stable
operations
are
stable.
Things
have
continued
to
trend
back
up
when
it
comes
to
ridership
we're
heading
that
direction,
so
we're
feeling
really
good
about
the
way
things
are
going.
E
I'll,
also
point
out
that
we
are
adding
air
filtration
systems
to
all
of
our
vehicles
that
are
capable
of
killing
98.9
percent
of
all
the
bad
stuff,
not
just
covet,
but
typical
flu,
all
that
other
airborne
stuff.
So
it's
an
added
benefit
that
sort
of
come
out
of
cova
that
I
think
it'll
make
it
safer
and
healthier
for
people
to
ride
the
bus.
So
we're
excited
about
that
too,
and
once
again
those
were
discretionary
funds.
We
were
able
to
obtain.
C
I
think
it's
important
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership,
because
I
have
seen
what
I
thought
was
a
little
country.
Bus
line
really
turned
into
a
21st
century
operation.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
all
that
you've
done
and,
of
course,
the
chairman
as
well.
A
Chairman
I'd
also
like
to
add
my
thank
yous
to
ron
on
numerous
levels:
jakarta,
low
country,
rapid
transit
cog,
helping
with
the
funding
for
the
ashley
river
crossing.
Thank
you
on
on
all
fronts.
I
would
ask-
and
I
know
councilmember
seeking
just
mentioned-
the
federal
funding
below
country
rapid
transit,
but
just
because
we're
not
in
this
every
day,
could
you
give
us
a
little
further
briefing
on
that
and
remind
everyone
of
the
time
frame,
even
though
it's
a
few
years
out
still
of
low
country,
rapid
transit
line,
yeah.
E
What's
happened
now
is
we've
had
to
go
through
a
very
intensive
process
of
evaluation
with
fta
and
looking
at
the
preliminary
design,
looking
at
our
capabilities,
our
financial
situation
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
and
they
have
a
rating
system
that
they
rate
your
project.
It
determines
whether
you
get
to
move
forward.
E
You
have
to
have
at
least
a
medium
ranking,
we
ranked
a
medium
high,
so
they
felt
pretty
strongly
about
our
project.
What
that
allows
us
to
do
now
is
is
go
forward
and
and
secure
a
designer.
An
engineering,
firm,
consulting
team
is
what
what
it
will
be
to
design
the
final
design
and
tickets
to
construction.
So
we
still
have
some
some
work
to
do
and
that'll
take
us
about
a
year
and
a
half
two
years
depending
on
you
know
a
lot
of
places.
It
might
be
a
little
bit
less
than
two
years
here.
E
People
will
ride
it,
so
I
think
it'll
probably
take
us
about
two
years
to
get
to
final
design
and
get
the
construction
contractor
on
board.
So,
but
what
it
means
is
typically,
when
you
get
to
this
phase
unless
something
goes
horribly
wrong,
which
I
don't
anticipate
that,
because
we've
already
done
the
environmental
review
and
that's
typically,
where
we
see
problems
with
projects
we'll
enter
into
what's
called
a
full
funding
grant
agreement
and,
as
the
chairman
mentioned,
we're
looking
at
375
million,
which
right
now
is
is
60
of
sort
of
our
worst
case
cost
estimate.
E
And
by
that
I
mean
we
went
through
two
series
of
risk
workshops
where
we
bring
in
all
kinds
of
disciplines,
professionals
to
basically
tell
us
what
can
go
wrong,
identify
things
that
can
wrong
and
we
attach
dollar
amount
timeline
to
that
and,
ultimately,
a
price
tag.
Because
what
happens?
Is
you
ask
for
a
dollar
amount
based
on
your
project?
In
this
case,
it's
60
is
what
we
could
qualify
for,
so
that
turns
out
to
375
million.
E
That's
the
amount
the
feds
are
going
to
give
us
when
we
enter
to
a
full
funding
grant
agreement.
So
you
want
your
cost
to
be
high
to
make
sure
you've
set
that
number
high
so
that
anything
that
comes
up.
That's
weird
or
unique
that
you
have
to
address
that
has
a
cost
doesn't
throw
your
budget
out
of
balance
or
out
of
whack.
So
you
know.
Obviously
we
anticipated
the
timeline,
the
inflationary
factors,
all
those
sorts
of
things,
but
I
think
we're
in
pretty
good
position
to
be
able
to
move
forward.
E
I
don't
see
any
any
major
problems
or
issues
or
even
significant,
but
we
will
of
course
be
coming
back
and
talking
with
the
city
as
we
get
into
design
issues
downtown,
we
pretty
much
have
worked
through
sort
of
the
on
the
grand
scale.
What
we
think
things
are
going
to
look
like
and
how
it's
going
to
happen,
but
they're
probably
going
to
be
those
one
or
two
issues.
We
need
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
details
about
about
how
we
navigate
this
intersection
of
that
intersection.
E
I
also
mentioned
we've
been
working
with
robbie
somerville
and
you
know
on
the
chat
side,
going
to
put
some
funding
into
retiming
traffic
signals
on
the
peninsula
and
that
you
know
that's
good
for
the
transit
system,
but
it's
also
good
for
the
average
person
who's
just
driving
on
the
peninsula.
Those
signals
to
be
timed,
and
so
all
those
things
are
kind
of
working
together
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
successful
lcrt
project,
but
also
improve
things
for
folks
who
might
not
be
writing
lcrt.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
going
to
have
to
talk
here
but
talk
to
you.
So
in
a
few
of
our
intergovernmental
meetings,
we've
discussed
the
folly
trolley,
you
know,
is
there
any
room
in
this
23
budget,
or
is
that
going
to
be
something
that
we
look
at
for
24.?
B
I
know
we've,
we've
sort
of
just
been
we've
really
just
at
the
beginning
phase
of
trying
to
put
something
together,
I
think,
comes
when
we're
seeking.
So
we
spoke
very
briefly
working
on
some
meetings
with
tool,
design
and
things
like
that.
But
just
can
you
clarify
that
for
me.
E
Yeah,
it's
not
currently
in
the
budget,
but
keep
in
mind
our
budget.
This
budget
actually
goes
from
october
to
september,
but
because
we
have
to
go
to
each
jurisdiction
and
present
the
budget,
we
have
to
start
really
early.
So
you
know
we
we're
guessing
about
some
things
in
this
budget.
Quite
frankly,
for
instance,
we
have
an
application
for
a
grant
for
replacing
the
super
stop
in
north
charleston
with
a
new
transfer
facility
as
part
of
the
county's
facility
there,
where
the
new
teddy
prior
buildings
being
built.
E
I
expect
that
will
get
funded,
which
means
we'll
have
to
amend
this
budget
to
include
that.
So
we
do
do
mid-year,
budget
reviews
and
revisions,
and
so
if,
if
that
continues
to
progress-
and
it
looks
like
something
we're
going
to
do
for
next
summer-
then
we
would
certainly
address
it
in
the
budget.
But
yeah
we've
had
some
conversations,
look
forward
to
continuing
to
have
those
conversations
and
see
how
we
can
make
that
happen
and
be
successful.
C
C
F
C
Have
it
item
six
any
discussion
on
the
office
of
cultural
affairs?
Did
I
hear
this
for
approval
okay,
moved
and
properly
seconded?
Do
I
hear
any
discussion
on
the
approvals
except
the
grant
of
five
six
eight
five
for
our
office
of
cultural
affairs?
If
not
all
in
favor
say
I
have
it
item,
seven
move
for
approval.
C
Second,
second,
any
discussion
with
regard
to
50
000
from
the
national
endowment
for
the
arts
to
support
public
initiatives
in
the
second
half
of
2023
and
the
first
half
of
2024.,
no
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
eyes
have
it
item
eight.
We
take.
C
We're
taking
eight
and
nine
and
nine
together,
and
I
heard
a
second
to
take
them
together.
Okay,
I
again,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
public
is
aware
of
what
we're
voting
on,
and
this
is
for
sea
rock
seawall
repairs
phase
three
of
the
low
battery
and
it
is
a
change
order.
C
Any
discussion,
if
not
that's
for
eight
number.
Nine
number.
Nine-
is
for
the
conceptual
study
development
relevant
to
the
next
phases
of
the
low
seed,
low
seawall.
C
A
The
phase
four
in
the
case
of
low
battery
seawall
is
is
the
final
phase,
the
last
part
of
the
project.
So
it's
certainly
encouraging
that
we're
moving.
C
Any
more
discussion,
if
not
all
in
favor,
on
items,
eight
and
nine
say
I
I
have
it-
storm
water
management
approval,
grant
application
for
300,
960,
000
grand
and
there
is
a
city
match,
okay
removed
and
properly
seconded,
and
this
is
for
acquisition
activities
of
battery
woods,
drainage,
improvement
project.
Yes,
mr
mayor.
A
Mr
chairman,
this
was
amended
yesterday
at
committee
meeting
to
only
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
grant
request
due
to
the
fact
that
there
was
some
communications
directly
with
the
grant
giving
organization
and
they
indicated
we'd
probably
be
successful
at
that
level,
but
not
at
this
level.
So
we're
amending
this
application
for
a
hundred
thousand.
Instead.
C
Any
discussion
with
regard
to
item
10
as
amended,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye.
Thank
you,
mr
mir
item
11
approval
of
construction
contract
for
wapo,
creek
drive
and
the
amount
of
forty
three
thousand
eight
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
dollars
for
approval
and
properly
seconded
any
discussion
on
item
eleven.
C
A
Just
wanted
to
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
for
your
leadership
on
getting
this
little
neighborhood
park
and
memory
of
susie
jackson
done.
I
don't
know
if
y'all
have
been
over
there,
but
it's
quite
the
family
that
lives
nearby
they're,
so
appreciative
the
fountain
is
very
nice.
This
was
a
partnership
with
us
and
the
charleston
county
and
the
library,
charleston
county
library
system,
and
it's
just
a
delightful
addition
to
the
neighborhood
and
a
fitting
memorial
to
susie
miss
jackson.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and.
C
B
I
know
we've
mentioned
county
council,
but
I
know
councilman
pryor
was
very
involved
with
that
as
well,
so
very
much
to
them
as
well,
but
you're
right,
mr
miller,
job
well
done.
C
And
and
above
the
hundred
and
thousand
50
a
little
over
50
000
was
raised
from
private
funds,
including
donations
from
the
family,
any
further,
all
in
favor,
say
hi
hi
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you
item
13
for
approval.
Second,
okay,
any
discussion
with
regard
to
johns
island
fire
station
number
23..
C
C
In
a
second
remember,
councilmember
bowden,
and
then
you
thank
you.
G
So
I'm
gonna
vote
in
favor
of
this
tonight.
So
from
my
understanding
of
what
I'm
voting
for-
and
I
have
somebody
will
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong-
this
is
to
have
the
money
available
in
case
the
grant
comes
through
to
expand
this.
I
I
do
hope
that
approval
to
expand
it
will
come
back
before
us.
I
I
think
this
is
a
great
program.
G
F
G
Ways,
and
so
I
really
want
to
see
how
this
program
works
out.
We
know
it's
a
pilot
right
now,
so
I'd
like
to
see
the
results
of
that,
but
what
we
can't
lose
sight
of
and
what
I
have
expressed
to
cpd
and
I'm
still
waiting
to
see
that
final
policy
on
this
topic
is
whether
a
warrant
is
required
to
access
this
data.
G
And
again,
that's
pretty
complicated,
probably
not
entirely
the
subject
matter
of
this
committee,
but
we
can
never
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
in
stopping
crime
in
the
short
term,
we've
got
to
get
convictions.
Once
we
arrest
people,
the
poston
courier,
writes
an
article.
The
media
reports
anytime
there's
an
arrest.
Nobody
ever
follows
that
through
the
process,
if
that
ends
up
getting
dismissed,
it
does
irreparable
harm
to
trust
in
our
systems.
It
it
drags
victims
needlessly
through
a
process
that
they
never
should
have
been
dragged
through
in
the
pro
in
the
first
place.
G
If
if
the
work
had
been
done
on
the
front
end
and
it's
it's
a
false
promise
to
the
people
who
rely
on
police
to
solve
these
problems,
and
so
if
we
are
using
faulty
evidence
in
the
front
end,
it
will
result
in
massive
problems
on
the
back
end,
and
so,
while
I
am
all
in
favor
of
this
program,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
it
right.
I
believe
that
cpd
is
totally
on
board
with
that.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
councilman
bowden
for
those
comments
and
he's
right,
of
course,
regarding
the
need
for
bail
reform
in
this
community
and
in
the
state.
I've
talked
with
lieutenant
keith
king
about
this
project.
F
It
is
an
unfair
system
that
we're
dealing
with
right
now
and
I
just
have
to
applaud
lieutenant
king
on
taking
the
initiative
with
this
project
and,
of
course,
our
chief
luther
reynolds.
F
If
this
thing
can
go
up
and
be
successful
and
we
get
this
grant,
it
is
going
to
make
a
huge
improvement
on
the
criminal
justice
system
and
that's
what
the
idea
is
for.
All
of
us
here
is
to
have
a
very
fair
and
efficient
criminal
justice
system,
and
this
is
a
sort
of
part
of
that
process,
so
I
just
wanted
to
re-emphasize.
This
is
a
grand
application.
F
B
C
B
C
We're
on
we're
on
item
15.,
which
is
a
grant
for
37
000
for
a
portable
laser
investigation
device
which
will
do
technical
enhancements
for
our
our
police
department's
forensic
function.
Any
discussion
on
15..
We
need
a.
C
C
C
Moved
and
properly
seconded
that
we
approved
the
submission
for
requesting
a
75
thousand
dollar
grants
and
funds
with
an
option
optional
match
of
25
000
to
support
community
education,
outreach
and
historic
surveys
of
african-american
settlement
communities
interested
in
pursuing
national
register
nomination,
which
I
think
is
a
good
thing,
and
I
really
really
think
that
our
planning
department
has
really
been
doing
a
great
job
on
our
settlement
communities
and
recognizing
them
any
discussion.
A
I'm
going
to
share
mr
chairman
that
this
past
update
of
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
was
in
fact
the
first
time
that
city
had
recognized
these
settlement
communities
and
so
now
to
go
the
next
step
and,
and
you
know,
carry
forth
with
some
some
some
action
items
after
that
comprehensive
plan
is
is
a
very
positive
time.
Thank.
C
You
thank
you
and
the
planning
department.
I
went
to
a
couple
of
their
meetings
on
it
and
and
and
they're
pretty
thorough
in
what
they
do
any
further
discussion,
if
not
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
the
eyes
have
it
item
18.?
No,
is
it
18
or
19.?
18.
item
18
right?
C
All
in
favor
say
I
item
20
any
discussion
sector.
I
have
a
here
a
second
okay,
mr
mia
yeah.
A
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
to
everyone
that,
as
you
can
see
from
the
funding
sources
for
this,
this
is
by
the
way
to
approve
some
undergrounding
of
utilities
near
our
affordable
housing
development,
james
lewis
departments
and
due
to
the
fact
that
we
changed
our
protocol
for
undergrounding
approvals,
we
were
able
to
come
forward
from
time
to
time
with
with
a
approval
like
this,
so
you'll
note
that
119
756
dollars
for
this
undergrounding
will
be
funded
by
dominion
and
that's
a
good
thing.
A
Every
119
000
we
save
on
something
or
we
can
get
someone
else
to
fund
is
is
good,
so
this
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
work
of
tracy
mckee,
and
I
think
council
member
appel
served
on
that
committee,
where
we
came
up
with
that
new
protocol
for
for
the
non-standard
service
funding,
as
they
say.
So
I
just
thought
I'd
point
that
out
that
we
saved
some
money
here
appreciate.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
can
y'all
hear
me.
Okay,.
B
H
Okay,
great
the
real
estate
committee
met
yesterday
at
three
o'clock.
We
had
a
very
long
agenda,
but
we
were
able
to
get
through
it
in
pretty
short
order.
The
first
matter
we
took
up
was
an
extension
to
the
mou
between
the
city
of
charleston
and
the
epic
center
that
passed
unanimously.
H
The
next
thing
we
discussed
was
an
extension
of
a
lease
over
at
22
west
edge
for
the
charleston
digital
corridor
found
out
foundation
that
was
extended
to
a
month
a
month
for
no
more
than
12
months.
That
was
approved
unanimously
as
well.
H
Items
c
and
d
all
pertain
to
a
joint
county
industrial
park,
with
properties
on
johns
island
and
elsewhere.
In
the
city
we
were
able
to
get
some
in
real
time.
Number
crunching
from
our
cfo
turns
out
that
the
bottom
line
impacts.
The
city
are
pretty
de
minimis
on
this.
This
passed
unanimously
as
well.
H
We
then
approved
a
lease
agreement
with
the
marina
variety
store
in
the
city
of
charleston,
and
we
approved
a
permit
with
the
national
park
service
for
the
first
day
festival
over
down
by
the
aquarium,
and
then
finally,
we
extended
an
mou
with
landmark
enterprises
involving
the
sumar
street
redevelopment
project
over
in
west
ashley,
and
then
we
got
to
the
annexation
portion
of
the
program.
H
I
had
to
recuse
myself
from
the
first
two
items,
but
all
of
these
annexations
were
approved
and
our
annexation
coordinator,
molly
jones,
is
doing
a
fantastic
job
in
getting
folks
incentivized
to
annex
into
the
city
of
charleston.
We
had
a
good
discussion
at
the
committee
yesterday
about
ways
that
we
can
encourage
and
incentivize
properties,
especially
six
percent
commercial
properties,
to
annex
into
the
city.
We
got
to
find
ways
to
make
ourselves
attractive.
H
It's
a
competition.
Do
you
develop
in
the
county?
Do
you
develop
in
the
public
service
district?
Or
did
you
come
into
the
city
of
charleston?
And
you
know
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
you
know
cut.
You
know
developers
and
businesses
checks
like
state
government
does
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
we
can
make
it
worth
our
while
and
and
we
can
provide
incentives
for
developers
in
the
form
of
zoning.
Our
development
review
processes,
things
of
that
nature,
and
I
think
we
had
a
really
good
discussion
about
that.
H
Councilman,
waring
and
councilman
shade
had
some
very
good
converse
conversations
as
it
related
to
the
specific
property
that
was
discussed
at
the
west
ashley
revitalization
commission
meeting
last
week,
the
old
hyundai
dealership
over
there
and
a
lot
of
good
stuff
happening.
So
we
got
a
lot
of
exciting
developments
going
on
in
west
ashley.
We
had
two
that
we
discussed
at
committee
meeting
yesterday,
epic
center
sumar
street
a
lot
of
exciting
stuff
happening,
and
that
concludes
my
report
and
I'll
move
to
adopt.
It.
C
F
B
Thank
you,
chair
just
a
quick
question.
I
didn't
see
this
in
the
ways
and
means
agenda,
but
I
did
get
it
in
the
packet.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
the
performance
assessment
consulting
services.
That's
it
that's
in
there,
okay,
yeah!
That's.
B
C
A
Employee
surveys
that
we're
due
we're
do
every
other
year,
so
we'll
be
utilizing
them
for
that
purpose
as
well
right.
Thank
you.
Yeah.