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A
Good
evening,
everyone
a
good
afternoon,
I
think
it's
still
afternoon.
I
want
to
call
the
April
27
2020
count
City
Council
meeting
for
the
City
of
Charlotte
to
order
tonight's
meeting
is
being
held
as
a
virtual
virtual
meeting
in
accordance
to
the
with
the
electronic
meeting
statute.
The
requirements
of
notice,
access
and
minutes
are
being
met
through
electronic
means.
The
public
and
the
media
are
invited
to
join
us
on
the
government.
A
F
G
K
A
With
that,
we
usually
begin
I'm,
sorry
miss
Harris,
Bree
Harris,
with
strategy
and
budget.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
usually
start
our
meeting
with
an
invocation.
That's
really
about
our
discussions
and
how
we
manage
our
proceedings
and
tonight's
invocation
is
being
given
by
mr.
Newton.
We
will
follow
that
invocation
with
a
pledge
of
allegiance
by
led
by
over
the
page
of
Allegiance,
will
be
recited
by
a
council
member
Johnson.
I
You,
madam
mayor,
we
are
living
in
an
unprecedent
at
a
time
and
in
unprecedented
times,
unprecedented
action
is
necessary
to
safeguard
and
protect
everyone's
well-being.
In
this
case,
we
are
assailed
by
an
unprecedented
global
pandemic
and
to
do
our
part
to
take
the
unprecedented
action
we
want
us
to
pay.
We
must
stay
home
unless,
of
course,
you
have
to
engage
in
an
essential
life,
sustaining
activity
for
an
essential,
essential
business
activity
to
everyone.
I
In
that
latter
group
are
doctors,
nurses,
police
and
fire
personnel,
our
sanitation
and
transit
workers,
grocery
store
employees,
truckers
postal
workers,
everyone
else
on
the
front
line
to
all
of
you.
Thank
you
for
your
courage
and
your
sacrifice.
We
are
all
in
this
together
and
in
order
to
come
out
of
this
together.
Have
you
lost
as
few
members
of
our
community
as
possible?
We
must
unite
by
staying
apart.
I
We
will
get
through
this,
but
it
will
take
all
of
us
putting
the
public's
interest
in
front
of
our
own,
as
we
direct
our
attention
to
the
issues
on
our
agenda
tonight.
I
ask
that
you
all
join
me
in
bowing
your
head
and
pray
or,
if
you
so
choose
with
that,
let
us
pray
silently
together
each
according
to
our
individual
beliefs.
Let
us
do
so
with
a
philanthropic
heart,
charity
and
service
in
mind.
Let
us
offer
thanks
for
our
daily
bread
and
blessings
for
one
another.
I
Let
us
seek
to
be
a
source
of
hope
for
those
in
need
and
guide
us.
In
truth,
fairness,
goodwill,
friendship
and
concern
for
others.
Let
us
City
Councilmembers,
give
gratitude
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
our
great
city
and
may
we
have
the
strength
to
make
the
right
decisions
and
let
the
feelings
of
love,
kindness
and
he
well
directed
yet
gentle
spirit
always
be
reflected
in
all.
We
do
in
this.
We
pray
amen.
I
H
A
You-
and
this
is
our
first
virtual
public
forum
night,
and
we
have
a
number
of
speakers
that
have
signed
to
call
in
so
we're
glad
that
people
are
still
participating
in
our
forum
and
welcome
our
first
speaker
mr.
James
Lee
hee.
Mr.
Lee
has
not
called
down
yet
so
we'll
go
to
the
next
person
on
our
list.
N
N
Okay
am
I
on
go,
you
are
okay,
my
name
is
Evelyn
Richardson
and
the
reason
why
I'm
calling
is
because
we
have
a
huge
problem
because
of
this
unprecedented
and
this
pandemic
I
live
in
public
housing.
Right
now,
there's
been
a
very
small
public
housing,
complex
or
four
nation
sport,
which
is
called
sweet
or
not.
For
the
last
few
months
there
have
been
criminals
coming
into
our
community
because
they
know
there
is
no
one
here
and
Charlotte.
N
Housing
Authority
has
cut
back
staffing
with
their
resident
safety
investigators
and
we
used
to
have
a
real
good
working
relationship
with
the
MPD
and
Charlotte
Mecklenburg,
Police
Department
and
right
now.
What
I
want
to
do
is
I
want
to
thank
the
MPD
for
coming
to
help
us
during
this
time,
because
right
now
we
don't
have
security
and
we
don't
have
staffing
on-site.
So
we
have
people
who
used
to
be
here
years
ago.
N
Last
year
we
had
a
whole
bunch
of
murders
here
in
this
city,
and
a
lot
of
it
was
our
young
people
and
I
am
out
here
now
speaking
I
spoke
before
the
Board
of
Commissioners
GHA
Board
of
Commissioners
I
refused
to
call
a
Libyan
I
have
smoked
before
tha
Board
of
Commissioners
twice
had
a
conference
call
with
mr.
Meacham
and
someone
from
legal
their
what
their,
what
their?
What
their
priority
is
right
now
is
evicting
the
head
hassle.
N
Well,
right
now
we
know
we
can
evict
the
head
of
house,
but
we
have
criminals
running
around
in
our
community
selling
drugs,
shooting
guns
and
every
day
in
the
into
the
summer.
It's
going
to
get
worse
but,
as
I
said,
I
want
to
say
see
MPD,
but
I
also
need
for
somebody
within
cncd
to
go
to
Charlotte,
Housing
Authority
and
say
what
happened
to
the
relationship
with
you
sad
well.
We
had
unauthorized
bandgaps
who
have
been
arrested
on
a
property.
A
A
N
A
O
O
You've
there
there
very
obvious
signs,
but
that
happening
to
where
there
are
trees,
the
healthy
trees
and
they're
dying
over
a
course
of
a
couple
and
towers
being
put
in
the
side
of
it,
and
all
the
scientific
evidence
has
has
has
talked
about
the
fact
that
it,
it
disrupts
the
natural
functions
of
human
and
animal
and
plant
life.
There's
another
consideration
here
that
that
you
all
need
to
take
take
under
your
under
your
wings,
and
that
is
privacy
considerations,
the
5g
technology,
its
ultimate
purpose
of
reason.
O
What
the
reason
wife,
then
put
in
telecommunication
purposes
is
because
it
provides
greater
interpret
interconnectivity
for
the
Internet
of
Things,
and,
as
all
of
you
are
aware,
you
know
there
are
massive
privacy
violations
across
this
country
by
lots
and
lots
of
tech
companies,
and
this
will
only
increase
that
and
it
would
make
it
more
prevalent
simply
because
of
the
geospatial
sort
of
imaging
capabilities
that
comes
with
this
technology,
I.
Think
of
it
sort
of
like
sonar
or
radar.
O
It
allows
it
allows
to
where
the
signals
would
be
pains
all
across
the
areas
where
it's
located
and
it's
going
to
it's
going
to
be
a
more
invasive
violation
of
privacy.
And
the
third
thing
I
want
you
to
consider
is
the
fact
that
this
is.
This
is
an
oscillation
device,
meaning
the
fact
that
it's
the
waves
and
it
operates
upon
our
knots
fixed.
O
A
A
P
You
I
first
would
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
the
City
of
Charlotte
council
members
during
these
difficult
times.
Also
would
like
to
thank
you
for
giving
me
a
chance
to
speak
on
some
on
bond
cap,
some
of
the
hotel
owners
here
in
Charlotte,
not
throwing
up
for
those
that
don't
know
me.
My
name
is
Nash
Patel
I'm,
the
owner
of
seven
different
hotels.
Here
in
the
Charlotte
area,
I
own
motels
hotels
and
extended
stays
I've
been
designated
to
speak
on
behalf
of
our
concern
community.
P
I'm
here
representing
myself,
along
with
some
of
the
colleagues
in
the
same
industry
who
own
and
manage
their
own
hotels,
motels
and
extended
stay
lodges.
Those
are
located
here
in
and
around
trade
areas,
I
understand
that
these
are
difficult
times
and
all
the
businesses
are
doing
their
part
to
help
out.
During
the
pandemic,
the
hotels,
motels
and
the
extended
lodges
are
doing
their
parts
to
house
the
half
and
those
in
need.
Those
are
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
society
to
take
care
of
them.
P
We're
in
the
hospitality
business,
so
we
want
to
take
care
of
them.
We
typically
have
typically
housed
individuals
who
have
been
affected
individuals
who
are
escaping
the
massive
file
but,
most
importantly,
we're
currently
housing
a
lot
of
currently
housing
for
people
that
have
nowhere
to
call
home,
which
is
just
the
homeless
population
in
general.
P
This
is
creating
major
issues
for
us
in
a
sense
that
a
lot
of
it,
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
our
guests,
have
just
simply
stopped
paying
because
one
they
don't
have
the
financial
means
and
they've
been
unemployed,
unemployed
or
or
whatever
other
various
reasons
there
may
be.
That
may
be
associated
with
their
financial
situation.
So
I'm
here
today
to
ask
the
council
members
to
consider
additional
funding,
or
even
you
know,
increasing
the
capacity
or
create
capacity
to
assist
those
businesses
that
are
affected
by
Kovach
making
businesses
such
as
hotels,
motels
and
extended
States.
P
My
colleagues
and
I
haven't
curved
massive
losses,
massive
losses
and
since
the
April
3rd
letter
it
is
escalating
even
further.
As
you
can
imagine,
the
travel
industry
has
been
just
hammered.
I
called
it
19,
so
we're
facing
an
eminent
closing
of
our
hotels
and
extended-stay
lodges
because
of
that
letter
from
April
3rd,
our
customers
and
our
guests
have
figured
out
that
we
can
take
them.
A
A
You
very
much
mr.
Patel.
Let
me
go
back
and
if
mr.
love
has
called
in
okay,
so
those
are
the
remain.
Those
are
all
of
our
speakers
that
we
have
signed
up
for
the
public
forum.
A
number
of
people
did
call
them,
but
they
would
prefer
when
we
start
having
physical
meetings
again
to
be
included
in
the
public
forum.
So
now
we'll
go
to
the
consent
agenda.
A
If
you
would
make
a
fault
the
following
notes:
item
61
has
been
settled
as
a
property
settle
transaction,
that's
been
settled:
item
62
has
been
deferred
by
the
staff
and
councilmember
Braxton
Winston
requested
a
separate
vote
on
item
number
39
and
Miss
Harris
is
here:
does
everyone
have
the
report
that
she
prepares
for
us
on
the
council
agenda
items
in
front
of
him?
There
are
several
that
on
the
consent
agenda,
mr.
A
A
Have
a
motion
and
a
second
all
in
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Okay
with
that
now,
the
remaining
items
that
miss
Harris
has
prepared
has
been
before
you
are
there.
Any
questions
on
the
report
that
she
has
given
to
you
updated,
as
at
12:45
today.
Is
that
blades
a
three-point
took
345.
Excuse
me,
the
345
report,
any
questions
on
that
raise
your
hand
and
we'll
get
that
addressed,
or
we
can't
address
them
as
we
go
through
the
agenda
as
well.
Q
D
D
A
M
We
will
also
add
to
that
updates
from
the
municipal
service
district
reports.
That
typically,
would
be
a
part
of
the
budget
process,
as
well
as
an
update
from
the
crba,
the
visitors
authority,
and
we
will
have
Tom
here
to
discuss
that
and
Mayor
before
I
turn
it
over
to
the
to
the
Chiefs
I'd
like
to
do
a
little
bit
of
product
placement.
M
So
I
want
to
say
thanks
to
everyone
in
Charlotte
water
and
the
innovation
and
creativity,
as
we
are
developing
hand,
sanitizer,
and
so
a
big
shout
out
for
all
the
folks
at
Charlotte
water
and
the
city
attorneys.
Looking
at
me,
we're
not
selling
it.
It's
just
something
that
we're
doing
to
keep
themselves
safe.
A
R
R
Excuse
me
that,
yes,
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
to
those
folks,
as
well
as
all
the
essential
employees
that
continue
to
come
to
work
every
day,
to
make
sure
that
the
city,
county
and
town
services
are
continuing
to
be
provided
to
the
citizens
here.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
a
chief
Cindy
Bonham
for
an
update.
T
S
S
Char
mech
response
coalition
or
volunteers,
active
in
disasters
has
been
outstanding,
have
not
heard
anything
else
in
the
state
going
on
like
we
have
have
it
here.
They
continue
to
provide
volunteer
opportunities
for
groups
and
individuals.
Many
of
these
efforts
are
related
to
delivering
food.
There's
a
PPE
drought
going
on
throughout
the
county,
there's
eight
YMCA
locations
that
are
drop-off
points
and,
as
of
today,
there's
been
worth
more
than
15,000
items
that
have
been
donated.
There's
a
website.
S
Char
mech
responds
org,
char,
max
response,
org,
where
volunteers
can
sign
up
for
various
things,
I
think
sometimes
events
have
been
full.
So
it
looks
like
that
there
is
nothing
available,
but
it
is
rolling
calendar.
So
if
someone
comes
across
that
just
keep
trying-
and
there
will
be
other
events
on
there-
so
here
are
some
some
numbers
associated
with
what
we've
done
so
far.
Total
donations
to
date
through
help
sharma
gorg,
is
spend
sixteen
point:
six
million
dollars.
The
total
number
of
organizations
in
this
coalition
is
94.
S
There's
been
over
2700
volunteers
that
have
been
mobilized.
Parks
and
Rec
has
been
operating
three
facilities
for
child
care
for
emergency,
responders
and
essential
workers.
Today
they
had
41
children
in
these
facilities.
The
YMCA
is
operating,
operating,
nine
facilities
for
children,
health,
health
care
workers,
and
they
have
168
children
today,
so
usually
on
a
weekday
200
children
are
being
cared
for,
and
this
was
set
up
within
the
first
week
of
our
operation
and
I'm,
very
proud
of
that.
S
Yesterday,
CMS
provided
nearly
37,000
mills
that
was
on
a
Sunday
to
date.
There
have
been
eight
hundred
twenty-seven
thousand
five
hundred
eighteen
mills
that
have
been
served
by
CMS
and
some
partnering
agencies,
and
that
is
outstanding
to
make
sure
our
children
have
been
fed.
There
have
been
two
thousand
seven
hundred
meals
delivered
to
people
in
quarantine
and,
along
with
health
and
medical
needs.
S
There
are
nine
long-term
facilities
that
have
outbreaks
and
outbreak
is
two
or
more
than
two,
so
three
or
more
individuals
with
Kevin
or
any
specific
diseases,
an
outbreak,
and
so
there
are
non
long-term
facilities
and
two
facilities
under
investigation
within
the
county
and
I
want
to
pass
on
to
chief
Graham,
who
has
followed
following
our
probably
most
pressing
issue
or
the
biggest
issue
coming
down.
The
pike
he's
been
talking
about
it
for
a
couple
weeks.
Q
Because
I
want
to
talk
about
just
for
a
second
the
sharper
microscope,
what
what
are
a
massive,
the
big
deal
that
is
so
that
it's
fantastic
I
only
know
one
other
area
in
the
country.
That
has
something
like
that
and
they
stood
that
up
during
this
event
and
said.
That
is
one
of
those
blessings
that
comes
out
of
disasters
and
194
organizations
being
part
of
that.
It
will
be
there
forever
so
that
organizations
they
stood
it
up
for
each
disaster.
Q
Moving
forward,
we'll
be
there
to
support
our
community
and
it
is
truly
amazing
to
watch
them
work.
But
we
do
continue
to
monitor
our
supply
chain.
Northcom
emergency
management
reported
that
five
of
the
200
meet
processing
facilities
in
North
Carolina
have
been
impacted.
John
Tyson
of
the
Tyson
food
company
pulled
full-page
ads
in
the
New
York
Times
and
The
Washington
Post
yesterday
discussing
their
issues
with
their
meat
processing
facilities,
one
that
they
continue
to
have.
Q
Workers
are
affected
by
cope
in
nineteen
and
two
because
of
the
shutdowns
that
their
overall
stock
that
their
point
four
will
be
reduced
for
some
time
to
come.
That
has
driven
not
just
that,
but
we've
been
monitoring
this
for
several
weeks.
Fema
created
a
task
force
to
look
at
our
supply
chain,
specifically
nationally
North
Carolina
mergency
management
also
has
a
working
group,
and
here
locally
emergency
management
and
the
emergency
operation
center.
Q
It
is
a
priority
for
us,
our
food
pantries
and
our
food
bank,
which
pulls
you
know,
originally
gets
the
food
bank
at
Second,
Harvest
and
moosa'
food
pantries.
So
we
have
field
observers
on
the
field
every
day,
working
to
look
at
look
at
our
supply
chain,
not
only
there,
but
also
in
our
stores
across
the
county.
North
Col,
National
Guard
was
requested
and
they're
currently
working
with
Second
Harvest
to
move
supplies
from
the
food
bank
into
letters
and
fishes,
which
is
one
of
our
primary
food
pantries
in
our
county.
Q
71%
remain
our
distance
remain
without
disinfectants
within
the
community,
so
that
that
is
a
I
would
say.
Our
supply
chain
at
this
point
is
just
as
high
priority
as
other
things
that
the
EOC
is
looking
at.
So
number
one
one
identify
the
problem.
We
continue
to
do
that
every
single
day,
but
then
number
two
number
three
have
plans
and
contingency
plans
to
ensure
that
those
who
are
the
neediest
are
able
to
receive
food
in
our
communities.
Q
R
Marion
Council,
just
to
kind
of
pinpoint
that
our
goal
is
one
of
the
things
we
need
to
do.
An
emergency
management
is
always
look
ahead
as
to
what
hazards
are
coming
the
long
term
care
facilities
are
one
that
we've
been
monitoring
as
well
as
the
food
chain,
but
these
are
our
two
highest
priorities
at
this
point.
To
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
monitor
those
just
in
case
and
then
we've
been
working
with
the
state
quite
a
bit
on
both
of
those
situations,
so
that
is
the
report
are
coded
report.
I.
Think.
A
U
D
R
Councilmember
Winston,
we
do
normally
keep
track
of
that,
but
as
far
as
basically
our
first
responders,
we
keep
track
of
emergency
medical
professionals,
but
we
don't
keep
track
of
all
of
this
city
and
numbers
that
sometimes
becomes
an
HR
issue
and
concern.
So
we
don't
always
share
that
information
as
well.
But
if
we
have
it,
we
can
provide
some.
S
Q
So
I
was
talking
to
give
you
Harris
about
this
today
and
originally
we
were
at
two
weeks
and
now
we're
at
24
to
48
hours
to
get
someone
tested
so
we're
able
to
to
handle
that
a
little
bit
quicker
and
move
them
through
the
process.
So
that's
why
I
might
go
from
60
something
to
35
in
a
24-hour
period.
So.
H
Yeah
is
there
any
I've,
seen
reports
that
we're
tracking
numbers
for
positive
cases
and
long-term
care
facilities,
but
are
we
tracking
positive
cases
in
the
other
stores
that
are
considered
essential,
such
as
grocery
stores
and
gas
stations,
home
improvement
stores?
The
food
pantry
is
the
EOC
trafficking
cases
in
those
places
that
where
the
public
has
a
lot
of
exposure,
I.
R
Don't
think
we're
capturing
that
information
specifically
for
those
type
of
locations.
We
can
easily
try
to
determine
that
information.
The
reason
we're
keeping
tracking
the
long-term
care
facilities
no
different
than
the
jail
is
that
those
occupants
don't
always
have
an
opportunity
to
leave
and
go
so
they
are
like
petri
dishes
ready
to
just
explode,
so
we
really
do
need
to
pay
more
attention
there.
But
your
question
is
valid
and
that's
something
that
we
can
look
at
gathering
more
information.
Okay,.
V
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
I,
also
want
to
thank
chief
Johnson
and
she's
Graham
for
all
the
work
that
they're
doing
along
with
all
the
the
other
first
responders.
My
question
is
the
reference
to
when
and
how
are
we
peaking?
Can
you
talk
about
Mecklenburg,
County
and
I
understand?
The
peak
is
now
May
early
June.
Am
I
right
in
that
assessment,
or
is
there
a
a
new
timeline
for
peaking
for
the
county?
They
still
know
the
field
work
that
we're
doing
on
social
distancing.
So.
R
I'll
start
off
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
other
two
chiefs
to
to
probably
clean
it
up
a
little
bit.
But
the
reality
is
when
you
start
talking
about
data
and
the
information
we're
getting,
our
positive
cases
are
always
going
to
continue
to
go
up,
because
that's
just
counting
the
number
of
people
that
become
positive
as-tested.
R
Some
of
the
other
data
we're
looking
at
and
I
believe
if
you
go
to
the
Mecklenburg
County
Public
Health,
that
has
a
lot
of
data
there
that's
available
as
well,
but
we've
been
looking
at
hospitalization
and
that's
kind
of
what
we've
been
getting
information
from
the
hospitals
and
that's
been
relatively
flat
now
for
about
7
plus
days
and
so
the
more
we
social
distance.
The
peak
that
you're
talking
about
originally
was
in
mid-april
the
more
we
social
distance
and
the
stay-at-home
order.
That
kind
of
spreads
it
out
a
little
bit.
R
So
if
you
think
of
a
wave,
it
could
either
be
a
tidal
wave
or
it
can
slowly
trickle
down
and
trickle
down,
which
kind
of
pushes
the
date
out
and
originally
the
or
the
last
time
I
think
I
spoke
to
you
all.
The
the
date
was
like
mid-may
I,
think
now
we're
into
June.
Why
you
know
people
may
say
well,
why
is
it
getting
spread
out?
Well,
the
reality
is
it's
getting
spread
out
so
that
our
hospitals
and
our
medical
facilities
have
the
capability
of
treating
that
number
of
patients
instead
of
looking
for
a
possible.
R
You
know:
alternative
mass
care
facility,
like
we
discussed
before
now,
we're
within
the
range
where
the
hospitals
can
take
care
of
the
number
of
patients
within
their
own
walls.
At
that
point,
so
I
think
right
now
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
think
we're
looking
sometime
late,
May
and
June
right
now.
Q
Yeah
Mr
Graham,
it's
good
to
see
it's
always
good,
to
see
a
Graham
yeah
talk
to
me,
give
you
Harris
this
morning.
We
were
talking
about
that
same
issue.
So
there's
a
couple
things:
one
Novant
and
atrium
as
we
look
at
the
numbers,
it
appears
and
we
were
looking
at
the
dirt
because
we're
getting
experience
in
treating
code
with
19
patients
they're
doing
a
better
job.
Q
So
the
number
of
cases
that
result
in
someone
being
on
a
ventilator
which
in
this
case
would
be
significantly
bad,
has
dropped,
and
so
we're
happy
to
see
that
also
the
the
hospitalizations
are
leveling
off,
but
that
doesn't
mean
they're
going
down.
Our
numbers
continue
to
rise
and
so
giving
pointing
out
that
our
peak
is
moving
into
June.
But
if
we
look
at
the
Spanish
flu
that
had
three
peaks,
we
don't
know.
If
that's
going
to
be
our
future
or
not
we're
just
on
Tiffa
cating
on
what
could
possibly
be
down
the
road.
Q
We
don't
have
a
vaccine
we're
doing
a
better
job
at
treating
our
patients,
we
believe,
but
we
may
have
a
peak
and
then
it
it
diminished
and
then
another
wave
as
it
comes
through.
So
we're
going
to
be
in
this.
We
believe
for
the
long
haul
and
the
st.
as
we
look
at
restrictions
and
pulling
back
from
restrictions,
there's
going
to
be
a
period
when
we're
going
to
have
to
look
as
we
pull
those
restrictions
away.
What
does
the
data
show
in
our
community
and
are
we
being
effective
with
that?
Q
Are
we
are
we
doing
well,
if
we're
not,
and
if
our
numbers
spike,
we
may
very
well
be
back
in
the
same
boat
again,
so
we
want
to
be
let
the
data
drive
us,
what
we're
doing
and
and
constantly
evaluating
where
we
are
as
a
community
and
then
working
together
and
I
will
say
that
when
you
come
to
the
EOC
and
mr.
Winston
was
there
the
other
day
and
unfortunately,
I
was
at
the
new
year
see
because
I
heard
he
came
down
next
time.
He's
gonna
bring
us
some
coffee,
which
is
gonna,
be
great.
Q
But
when
you
come
to
us
see
you
got
the
county
in
the
city
and
then
on
our
towns
every
morning
on
that
10
o'clock
call
that
this
morning
was
an
hour
long.
We're
constantly
discussing
these
things,
but
Gibby
sits
with
us
in
the
command
room.
Now
there
every
single
day
and
her
staff
is
readily
available.
Q
V
B
There
we
go.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
chief,
thank
you
I'd,
my
appreciation
to
what
my
council
members
have
said
for
the
work
that
you
all
are
doing
and
I'm
sure
you've
had
lots
of
sleepless
nights
and
you're
sort
of
running
on
fumes
right
now,
and
we
really
appreciate
all
that
you're
doing.
I
do
have
a
question
about
going
back
to
the
char
mech
response
coalition
did.
B
Could
you
repeat
the
email
address
or
the
website
for
if
people
want
to
do
something
in
terms
of
make
a
donation
of
paper,
towels
or
toilet
tissues
or
whatever,
is
there
sort
of
a
central
repository
that
people
could
bring
that
to
because
I
do
hear
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
help
on
that
and
in
addition
to
making
monetary
donations?
So
is
there
a
way
to
do
that.
L
Q
And
so
the
problem
with
in
donation
of
goods
in
any
disaster,
they're
looking
for
PPE
right
now,
the
actual
global
goods
may
be
problematic
for
them.
You
can
get
a
website
and
look
but
and
just
like,
we
do
in
hurricanes
the
best.
The
best
type
of
donation
is
a
financial
donation
or
donation
of
time,
because
it
allows
them
to
use
the
funds
and
the
manner
that
they
see
fit.
Q
B
Cheap,
are
you
comfortable
that
there
is
sort
of
this
a
centralized
procurement
effort
for
masks
because
I'm
sure
you
get
me
a
million
phone
calls
a
day
from
from
people
that
want
to
donate
masks,
whether
they're,
homemade
or
they're
procured
from
businesses
that
are
making
them
now
or
overseas,
but
I
seem
to
hear
there's
that
there's
a
disconnect
between
the
number
that
you've
been
able
to
procure
and
and
people
that
want
to
help
out
with
that,
are
you
satisfied
that
you
can
procure
what
you
need
for
PPE?
Yes,.
R
I'm
feeling
a
lot
more
comfortable
today
than
I,
probably
say
several
weeks
ago
and
are
I
have
to
tip
our
hat
to
chief
Owens
who's.
Our
logistics
section
chief
they've,
been
doing
double
duty,
they've
been
doing
logistics
for
the
Charlotte
Fire
Department
and
as
also
responding
to
this
emergency
and
their
Emergency
Operations
Center.
So
I
look
at
it
and
twofold
I.
Look
at
it
as
the
logistics
section
is
purchasing
PPE
as
much
as
they
can
get.
R
A
lot
of
that
request
comes
from
through
the
web
EOC
portal
and
those
that
want
to
donate
in
I
know
you
and
I've
had
some
some
conversations.
The
donation
part
needs
to
go
through
the
char.
Mech
responds
org,
and
what
happens
is
right
now?
What
we're
purchased
in
PPE,
we're
focused
on
first
responders
and
that
type
of
Avenue,
but
some
of
the
donated
goods
may
be
able
to
help
out
other
non-essential
employees
or
help
at
the
nursing,
home
facilities,
etc.
So
we
try
to
cross
link
those
two
so
that
we're
able
to
check
those
boxes.
W
A
L
C
A
M
E
E
E
You
mr.
manager,
a
second
question
I,
have
is
around
a
shelter
so
I
know.
One
of
our
speakers
had
mentioned.
Love,
hotels
and
motels
are
incurring
huge
losses
because
we
have
hotels
and
motels
are
being
used
currently
to
provide
shelters
to
those
who
do
not
have
it
and
what
I'm
concerned
about
that.
Some
of
these
folks,
if
hotels
and
motels
bars
do
go
out
of
business,
they
would
have,
they
would
be
on
the
streets
they
might
end
up
on
streets.
E
R
We
do
have
some
numbers
and
we
continue
to
work
with
the
county.
We
do
have
a
section
within
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
that
actually
tries
to
help
in
managing
the
homeless.
So
we
do
have
hotels
that
are
available
to
assist
us
in
social
distancing.
Obviously,
when
your
social
distance
in
our
current
homeless,
shelters
that
decreases
the
capacity
so
that
we
have
almost
200
people
in
in
one
of
these
hotels
and
I
think
that
we
are
in
conversation
with
the
county
about
expanding
that
number.
All.
E
M
Council
member
ash
Mira
what
I
like
to
do?
What
I
will
do
is
get
to
all
of
the
council
members
of
the
mayor
tonight.
An
update
that
Anthony
Troutman
gave
the
County
Board
last
Wednesday
I
believe
that
basically
outlines
some
of
the
many
things
that
the
county
is
doing
in
the
space.
So
I'd
like
to
get
that
to
you,
so
you
can
see
what
is
occurring
and,
as
we
talked
last
week,
I
will
follow
up
with
Dina
and
Angelo
will
continue
to
follow
up
with
Anthony
to
see
what's
happening
in
that
space.
No.
E
I
didn't
also
I'd
like
to
see
there.
We
have
seen
emails
where
folks,
who
were
getting
shelter
there.
Nonprofit
agencies
were
paying
for
their
shelter
for
a
day
or
two,
but
beyond
that
there
are
no
reimbursement
to
hotels
and
motels
to
continue
to
provide
shelters
and
in
that
case,
hotels
will
eventually,
sooner
or
later.
If
there
is
no
payment
coming
in
there,
they
are
still
having
to
plead
or
pay
their
employees
and
provide
shelter.
They
might
go
out
of
business,
so
we
do
need
to
find
a
solution
for
that.
G
He
mayor
chief
I,
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
the
chorus
of
appreciation
for
emergency
response
and
for
everything
you're
doing.
My
question
has
to
do
with
the
fact
that
what
I'm
seeing
is
people
are
starting
to
get
impatient
and
restless
and
there's
some
discussion
out
there
about
whether
what
we're
doing
is
absolutely
necessary.
I
think
some
people
have
the
impression,
because
the
steps
we've
taken
are
working
and
I've
slowed.
The
growth
of
the
virus,
they're
probably
actually
didn't
need
to
take
those
steps,
but
that's
clearly
a
discussion
I
think
for
others.
R
Well,
I
would
not
excuse
me,
sir
I
would
not
be
able
to
answer
the
compliance
portion.
I
think
see.
Mpd
could
talk
a
little
bit
more
about.
Maybe
the
number
of
complaints
they
received,
or
the
number
of
calls
they've
had
to
run.
I
would
say
that
that
our
numbers
of
hospitalization
shows
that
this
has
worked
and
that
people
are
still
being
compliant.
Our
hospitalization
has
not
gone
up
and
we
are
in
discussion
as
to
you
know
what
our
future
holds.
G
Right,
I
just
think
that
almost
is
a
PR
observation
and
there
are
people
who
think
that,
because
this
hasn't
grown
as
fast
as
we
feared,
that
means
it
wasn't
as
bad
as
we
feared,
and
we
need
to
make
clear
to
everybody
that
any
lack
of
vigilance
on
our
part
could
lead
to
an
acceleration
again.
And
there
has
been
talk
about
a
possible
rebound
later
this
year.
So
I
just
want
to
point
that
out
and
be
interested
to
know
mr.
G
R
Can
I
just
add
one
thing
here
because
I
think
it's
very
important
for
people
if
they
look
outside
of
Charlotte
and
look
outside
of
the
state
of
North
Carolina
I
think
they
can
see
those
particular
locations.
That
did
not
take
decisive
action
right
away
and
they
could
take
a
look
at
those
numbers
and
determine
that
the
decisions
that
were
made
early
here
I
think
were
needed
and
have
paid
off
in
a
positive
manner
and.
M
H
A
U
U
I
see
the
policy
referral
regarding
the
topics
to
the
tap
committee,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
understand.
I,
see
that
background
information
here
is
the
is
this
to
serve
as
the
answer
to
the
December
piece,
or
is
that
going
to
come
baked
into
the
budget
request
or
I?
Just?
Can
you
give
me
a
little
bit
of
context
for
this?
That
I
had
my
yes.
M
Yes,
so
councilmember
Watlington,
yes
and
yes,
so
this
is
a
response
to
the
December
request
and
instead
of
just
stopping
here,
the
mayor
has
made
a
referral
to
the
Tran
Transportation,
Planning
and
Environment
Committee,
and
also
this
is
serving
as
a
baseline
for
a
portion
of
the
budget
that
will
deliver
to
you
next
week.
Okay,
all.
H
R
H
H
And
then
I
wanted
to
follow
up
on
what
miss
Ashe
mirror
was
talking
about
the
hotel.
I
know
I've
been
talking
about
that.
The
last
three
meetings
but
I
know
that
you
said
you
would
talk
to
the
the
county
Marcus
about
it,
but
that
is
a
critical
issue,
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
being
collaborated
with
with
the
county,
because
they're
considered
homeless.
But
this
is
more.
This
was
for
individuals
who
who
had
permanent
residents
in
the
hotel
and
if
the
hotels
are
not
receiving
reimbursement,
as
we
know
that
they're
not
as
mr.
H
Patel
spoke
and
we've
received
numerous
emails
that
we've
all
received.
I
just
think
it's
should
be
at
the
top
of
our
list
for
discussion,
because
this
is
one
of
these
families
out
in
the
cold.
I
think
the
hotels
are
being
villainized
for
evicting
folks,
but
it
needs
to
be
said
that
they
are
not
receiving
payments.
H
Probably
sixty
percent
or
more
of
them
have
not
received
payments
in
over
a
month.
So
if
we
could
really
address
that
as
the
city
of
city
leaders,
I
think
it's
very
important
because
there's
a
there's
a
domino
effect
not
just
from
the
small
businesses,
but
also
from
the
individuals
who
are
who
are
applicants
they're
a
resident
there.
M
A
Right
so
then,
we'll
go
to
the
next
agenda.
Item
agenda
item
number:
seven,
which
is
an
ordinance
to
govern
permitting
of
events
on
public
property
for
the
Republican
National
Convention,
and
the
reaction
recommended
as
adopt
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
city
manager
is
his
or
his
designee
to
implement
content-neutral,
permitting
procedures
for
allocating
city,
streets
and
city
property
during
the
2020
Republican
National
Convention
do
I
have
a
motion.
G
A
K
K
This
is
a
relic
of
the
2012
Democratic
National
Convention,
where
there
was
an
extraordinary
events,
ordinance
that
was
put
in
place
that
gave
the
city
manager
at
that
time
the
authority
to
change
the
permitting
process
for
public
spaces
during
the
Democratic
National
Convention.
At
that
time,
the
the
chosen
process
was
to
go
forward
with
a
lottery
system
that
seemed
to
be
the
fairest
system
in
terms
of
allowing
people
an
opportunity
to
secure
space
to
express
themselves
rather
than
having
one
particular
entity.
K
Take
up
all
the
space
by
signing
up
in
advance
right
now,
you're
permitting
process
is
a
first-come
first-served.
So
if
you
want
to
reserve
a
park
or
a
public
space,
the
first
person
who
reserves
it
gets
the
the
space
assuming
they
they
meet
all
the
other
qualifications
and
again,
based
on
our
experience
back
in
2012,
we
felt
that
a
more
fair
and
equitable
process
would
be
the
a
essentially
to
do
it
in
a
random
lottery
situation,
which
is
what
we
have
here.
The
actual
ordinance
doesn't
doesn't
direct
the
manager
to
do
a
lottery.
K
If
there
are
changes
to
that
schedule,
the
the
ordinance
would
change
two
to
three
days
before
and
three
days
and
one
day
after
the
the
convention.
If
the
convention
is
canceled,
then
the
ordinance
would
never
come
into
play
at
all.
But
there
have
been
some
questions
about
that.
Additional
language
could
be
added
to
specifically
state
that,
in
the
event
of
the
ordinance,
the
ordinance
will
cease
to
be
effective
upon
the
official,
closing
or
cancellation
of
the
2020
Republican
National
Convention.
A
D
Yes,
thank
you,
mr.
Baker,
madam
mayor
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
am
overall
in
favor
of
this
permitting
and
ordinance
change
as
I
having
conversations
with
mr.
Baker.
The
understanding
is
that
this
is
trying
to
ensure
First
Amendment
rights
for
all
homes.
The
idea
was,
as
the
permitting
process
stands.
D
I
did
ask
for
some
additional
language
in
it,
though
I
was
actually
asking
more
in
the,
whereas
as
the
first
four,
whereas
statements
come
set
the
agenda
for
what
we
are
expecting
to
be,
and
we
are
things
to
be
in
a
global
pandemic
during
the
Republican
National,
Convention
and
I.
Think
that
should
be
acknowledged
in
the
ordinance
I
do
appreciate.
The
additional
language
and
I
would
make
a
motion
to
update
for
the
amended
language.
K
The
language
that
I
have
and
keep
in
mind
that
what
actually
appears
in
the
ordinance
books
comes
after
the
warehouses
and
then
comes
after
the
parts
of
now.
Therefore,
be
it
ordained,
that's
the
language
that
will
actually
be
on
the
books
and
section
four
based
on
my
conversations
with
mr.
Winston.
If
the
council
was
so
inclined,
I
would
add
at
the
end
of
that
section,
one
more
sentence
that
reads.
In
any
event,
this
ordinance
will
cease
to
be
effective
upon
the
official,
closing
or
cancellation
of
the
twenty
twenty
Republican
National
Convention.
A
A
A
D
A
K
So
what
I
understand
is
that
mr.
Winston
wants
to
make
a
motion,
which
would
be
a
substitute
motion
at
this
stage
to
add
the
language
that
I
just
read
in
at
the
end
of
section
four,
but
I
further
understand
that
mr.
Winston
would
like
to
hear
from
the
rest
of
his
colleagues
as
to
whether
or
not
to
acknowledge
the
global
pandemic
in
the.
Whereas
section
document.
Sorry.
U
U
So
I
guess
I
just
want
to
some
further
clarity.
What
because
I
heard
mr.
Baker
say
that's
the
actual
piece
of
the
motion
that
are
the
piece
the
ordinance
is
actually
going
to
be
entered
into
the
record.
Only
that
page
after
that,
therefore,
so
I'm
not
exactly
sure
how
then
to
address
the,
whereas
assumptions
I
appreciate
them,
the
Senate's
that
you've
offered
up,
but
it
doesn't
sound
like
it,
acknowledges
in
the
event
that
it's
not
a
cancellation,
but
maybe
modification
of
the
method
of
the
convention.
I
know
right
now
that
we
aren't.
U
You
haven't
addressed
a
plan
B
if
you
will,
but
if
there's
some
kind
of
virtual
component
or
something
to
that
effect,
I,
don't
hear
that
idea
it
either
or
either
we
go
forward
under
the
assumptions
of
the
whereas
or
it's
cancelled,
and
so
the
ordinance
is
obsolete.
So
that
would
be
the
only
additional
piece
I
would
have.
Is
how
do
we?
How
would
we
operate?
That's
some
kind
of
adjustments
in
a
provision
that
doesn't
fall
under
the
initial
four
statements,
so.
K
I
would
say
that
and
obviously
we're
we're
dealing
with
a
situation
to
where
I
can't
tell
you
what
that
conventions.
Gonna
look
like
in
August
if
there's
gonna
be
a
convention
in
August,
so
the
language
that
we
have
here
I
think
gives
us
flexibility
both
for
the
dates
and
the
type
of
convention
that
was
contemplated
at
the
time
the
contract
was
entered
into.
It
also
contemplates
a
potential
postponement
if,
in
fact
it
is
rescheduled
the
section
floor
would
cover
that,
and
then
the
additional
language
addresses
the
fact
that
the
ordinance
would
never
go
into
effect.
G
K
K
Thinking
of
virtual
convention
is
somehow
tied
to
Charlotte,
where
the
the
virtual
nature
of
the
convention
is
occurring
in
Charlotte,
but
if,
for
instance,
it's
determined
that
the
convention
can't
be
hosted
safely
under
the
pandemic
that
we
have
now
and
that
the
RNC
hosts
a
virtual
convention,
that's
run
out
of
their
DC
office,
assuming
that
there
is
a
DC
office
than
than
that
the
ordinance
wouldn't
apply,
because
there
would
be
no
need
to
have
a
permitting
ordinance
here
or
to
make
changes
to
the
permitting
ordnance.
Here,
if
there's
actually
no
physical
convention
in
Charlotte.
G
Right:
okay
got
that
as
far
as
councilmember
Winston's
other
comment
about
an
acknowledgment
of
the
virus
or
of
komen
I'm
wondering
what
that
looks
like
and
how
that
bears
on
the
effectiveness
or
the
provisions
of
this
particular
motion.
So,
in
other
words,
what
would
we
say
about
the
virus
if
we
did
take
that
on
board?
Mr.
A
A
D
D
Yes,
ma'am,
so
oh
one,
the
first
one,
two
three
four
five
statements
it
in
in
the
ordinance,
whereas
statements
kind
of
set
up
what
we
are
expecting
to
be
dealing
with
in
late
August
in
our
city,
which
is
setting
up
the
reason
that
we
are
having
this
ordinance
and
the
and
we
are
adding
link.
My
question
to
the
colleagues
I
believe
that
this
is
so,
but
should
be
acknowledged.
D
You
know
is
that
something
that
we
should
acknowledge
as
we
are
putting
together
this
process
to
provide
for
the
constitutional
rights
of
people
who
are
in
Charlotte,
but
also
taking
in
the
public
safety
aspect
of
it.
If
there
is
a
reason,
for
instance,
that
currentness
are
not
for
mass
gatherings
are
not
given.
One
thing
I
will,
you
know
foresee,
is
those
decisions
being
challenged
by
folks,
so
I
would
like
to
take
every
opportunity
to
acknowledge
that
that
hey
there's
a
very
good
chance
that
we
will
be
in
a
public
health
crisis.
G
And
regulations
to
come
so
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
that
I.
Just
just
in
terms
of
drafting
the
document
Oh.
Mr.
Baker,
maybe
you
could
help
here
we
put
in,
for
example,
another
warehouse,
and
it
says
where
has
the
current
coated
and
by
a
virus
situation
could
mean
that
plans
for
the
convention
have
to
be
substantially
altered
or
that
a
cancellation
thereof
is
called
for?
G
K
Doesn't
change
the
authority?
That's
been
given
it's
just
another
warehouse
to
set
up.
Why
we're
doing
what
comes
after
the
now,
therefore,
be
it
ordained
portion
of
the
document,
so
the
White
House
has
really
just
set
up
what
it
is
that
you're
about
to
do
and
it
wouldn't
impact
the
the
permitting
process.
So.
G
K
G
Right
on
that
basis,
they
don't
have
an
objection
to
it.
I
think
we
can
acknowledge.
There's
uncertainty,
I
just
don't
want
us
to
try
in
this
to
legislate
every
contingency
and
to
modify
whatever
authority.
The
manager
has
based
on
this
circumstance
or
that
circumstance,
but
I
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
acknowledging
that
the
plans
could
unfold
differently
from
the
description
and
merely
we're
asses.
Thank
you
all.
A
U
I'm,
just
real
quick
and
maybe
it's
a
more
general
question
as
a
relation,
whereas
I
agree
with
what
mr.
Drake
stands
so
I
make
sure
sure
that
I'm
clear
in
the
event
that,
whereas
because
the,
whereas
is
just
the
setup
of
the
motion,
if
something
changes
that
is
different
than
the
word
asks,
does
that
call
us
to
then
come
back
and
take
a
lovely
look
at
the
ornaments
or
would
that
take
some
other
separate
action
being
that
the?
Whereas
is
not
a
part
of
the
record
I?
Don't.
K
Believe
there
would
be
a
need
to
come
back
and
change
the
ordinance,
because,
ultimately,
what
you're
doing
is
you're
allowing
the
manager
in
a
very
limited
authority
to
make
changes
to
the
current
permitting
process.
So
the
conditions
of
the
convention
or
what
potentially
happens
I,
don't
think
is
that
is
necessarily
contingent
upon
the
authority
that
you're
giving
to
the
manager
so
I,
don't
think
you'll
need
to
come
back
if
the.
If
the
virus
goes
away
completely
tomorrow,
I,
don't
think
you
have
to
make
it.
You
do
not
have
to
make
any
changes.
Okay,.
K
K
The
kovat
virus
being
in
a
situation
where
it
may
impact
and
potentially
cancel
the
the
event
and
what
we'll
do
if
it's
okay
with
council,
is
that
we'll
read
back
the
language
that
mr.
Driggs
spoke
into.
The
record.
I
think
that
that
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
/
mr.
Winston's
comments
and
we'll
just
add
that
as
they,
whereas
to
the
document.
Okay,.
A
D
D
A
We
have
a
second
Miss
Watlington
good,
miss
Watlington.
Are
you
okay?
Yes,
all
right.
So
all
in
favor
of
the
ordinance
to
govern
the
permitting
of
events
on
public
property
for
the
Republican,
National
Convention,
please
say
aye
all
right
is
there.
Anyone
opposed
hearing
that
oppose.
We
go
to
the
next
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
item
number
eight.
T
A
I
think
I
heard
mr.
Mitchell,
so
second,
okay,
I,
would
expect
that
everyone
wants
to
speak
on
this
item.
So
I
was
thinking
about
this
today,
I
thought
I
would
start
as
we
aligned
up
with
as
we
seed
at
the
diocese
and
I
thought.
I
would
start
with
mr.
Mitchell
and
we
would
go
around
the
Dyess
from
there
and
that
way
everyone
would
get
a
chance
to
be
able
to
speak,
and
that
would
be
mr.
Mitchell
would
be
first,
who
sits
next
to
mr.
mr.
mr.
as
Mara
and
then
mr.
T
A
K
Mayor
members
of
council,
what
you
have
before
you
in
this
item
is
the
50
million
dollar
grant
that
was
contemplated
in
the
contract
that
was
executed
to
bring
the
Republican
National
Convention
into
Charlotte
this
year.
This
is
50
million
dollars
to
provides
financial
assistance
to
the
city
for
reimbursement,
reimbursable
cost
in
fulfilling
the
city's
obligations
and
for
the
purposes
of
this
contract.
Those
obligations
are
around
the
areas
of
security,
emergency
medical
services,
technology
and
insurance.
K
Again,
this
is
the
50
million
dollars
that
has
been
contemplated,
that
the
city
would
have
to
fulfill
its
obligations
and
allows
us
to
do
so
under
the
contract.
I
know
that
I've
received
a
number
of
questions
from
folks
and
and-
and
let
me
just
hit
some
of
the
the
major
ones,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
kovat
19
and
the
concerns
of
the
pandemic,
that
we're
dealing
with
now.
K
Another
question
was
what
happens
that
the
city
declines
the
grant?
If
we
declined
the
grant,
we
would
need
to
identify
another
source
of
funds
to
perform
our
duties
and
obligations
under
the
contract.
It
would
not
relieve
our
obligations
under
the
car
tract
so
I.
The
gist
is
that
if
he
declined
the
grant,
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
convention
won't
happen
when
it
when
it
happens,
and
it
could.
If
we
don't
identify
another
source
of
funds,
it
could
be
viewed
as
an
anticipatory
breach
of
contract
by
one
or
more
of
the
partners
to
the
contract.
K
Last
question
was:
will
Co
vat19
be
factored
into
the
RNC
planning
and
I
know
that
it
already
has
I
am
speaking
more
from
from
the
legal
perspective
that
we
have
had
conversations
with
counsel
from
the
RNC
about
developing
a
plan
B
or
even
a
plan
C.
Depending
on
how
this
all
plays
out
and
I
know.
The
administration
is
working
with
folks
with
our
partners
as
well
as
it
relates
to
potential
alternatives
to
the
planned
convention
that
that
was
anticipated
when
the
contract
was
put
out
and
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
all.
A
C
M
C
M
M
So
much
like
the
DNC,
you
had
given
me
the
authority
to
make
certain
purchases
and
we
started
those
in
November
of
2019
and
the
grant
is
being
voted
on
tonight.
The
biggest
purchase
so
far
has
been
insurance,
okay
and
there's,
and
that's
something
that
we
had
to
do
so.
The
insurance
has
been
the
largest
purchase
up
to
this
point,.
H
H
M
H
H
M
L
M
Council,
member
Johnson
I'll
start
off
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
to
the
C
attorney
an
anticipation
of
this
question
tonight.
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
county
manager
because
there
was
a
question
or
request
whether
or
not
doc,
Givi
Harris
would
come
tonight
and
talk
a
bit
about
this
and,
as
we
discussed
it,
it's
not
that
someone
can
tell
us
tonight
what
the
conditions
will
be
in
late
August
or
what
the
conditions
will
be
in
mid,
July
or
even
mid
June.
M
K
D
Yes,
my
first
question
is
for
the
mayor.
Actually,
we
learned
over
the
past
few
weeks
that
the
county
is
not
able
to
call
to
limit.
For
instance,
public
gatherings
I
mean
the
county
is
not
to
limit
public
gatherings
in
cities.
The
mayor
have
to
agree
to
certain
things
to
absolute
order
from
the
governor.
When
would
you
be
comfortable
on
what
conditions
where
we
have
to
have
in
the
City
of
Charlotte,
for
you
to
be
comfortable
not
to
call
a
ban
on
public
gatherings
of
large
public
gatherings,
giving
our
current
public
health
crisis?
That's.
A
It
that's
a
great
question,
because
I
think
that
we
are
having
that
debate
right
now
with
five
or
six
other
mayor's
in
this
county,
and
what
my
position
has
always
been.
Is
that
we're
going
to
follow
the
guidance
of
our
public
health
director
and
the
two
hospitals
that
are
actually
responsible
for
that
so
when
they
say
that
we
need
to
do
something,
that's
the
way
that
I
would
see
action
being
taken.
Of
course,
there
are
other
people
other
mayor's
in
this
county
that
don't
necessarily
agree
with
me
and
that
debate
is
taking
place
now.
A
D
M
So
so,
if
I
understand
your
question,
council
member
Winston,
the
concept
behind
the
grant
was
such
that
the
grant
would
cover
the
public
safety
elements
of
having
the
R
and
C
in.
It's
been
our
goal
all
to
make
sure
that
we
utilized
the
grant
to
its
fullest
to
cover
those
costs
and
I
believe
we
submitted
a
budget
back
in
January
that
would
have
provided
us
with
a
number
of
items
that
would
be
funded
by
the
grant
and
not
the
general
fund.
If
that's
what
your
question
is.
M
I'll
start
off
and
then,
if
I
go
into
off,
the
rails
of
Patrick
will
bring
me
back
in.
So
we
didn't
have
a
provision
or
we
do
have
a
provision
in
this
agreement
that
if
we
had
certain
items
that
were
related
to
public
safety
for
the
RNC
that
went
over
and
above
the
50
million
dollars
and
there
weren't
items
per
se
that
we
kept
here
in
the
City
of
Charlotte.
That
there
would
be
a
provision
that
the
host
committee
would
cover
those
costs.
K
K
K
X
Yes,
especially
given
where
we
are
now
they're,
always
a
part
of
the
conversation
and
in
consultation
and
there,
as
you
know,
the
EOC,
they
are
part
of
the
Emergency
Operations
Center,
which
also
is
a
part
of
the
planning
process
for
the
RNC.
So,
yes,
they
would
always
be
consulted,
especially
if
we're
still
in
the
pandemic
come
August.
D
X
Has
not
been
about
the
planning
for
the
RNC
in
particular,
this
has
been
about
us
navigating
the
pandemic
currently
and
again
if
it
continues
into
August.
Those
conversations
would
continue
right
now,
what's
around
us
enforcing
the
order
in
particular,
and
making
adjustments
as
they
adjust
the
order,
and
that
will
continue
as
well
right
up
into
the
convention
if
the
pandemic
continues
through
the
month
of
August.
D
So
mr.
Baker,
as
I,
understand
the
contract.
The
only
way
that
this
you
know
the
city
or
the
state
or
the
county
can
compel
the
traditional
physical
convention
from
from
not
happening
in
his
current
form
is
is
is
if
that
governor's
order
gets
extended
through
the
duration
of
said
event.
This
case
the
RNC.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,.
K
If
the
governor's
order
prevents
a
mass
gathering
from
occurring
in
the
state
of
North,
Carolina
and
you're
talking
about
a
mass
gathering
of
50,000
people
or
10,000
people
or
whatever
the
number
is,
then
I
would
believe,
based
on
on
that
hypothetical,
that
that
would
not
be
able
to
comply
with
the
laws
of
the
state
of
North
Carolina.
If
that
was
in
place
and
that's
why
I
use
the
hypothetical
of
if
the
RNC
was
supposed
to
start
tomorrow,
we
simply
could
not
have
that
under
the
clause.
K
D
Hypothetically,
given
given
the
way
our
recent
history
has
been
going
with
the
stay
at
home,
orders
and
the
emergency
declarations
have
really
been
reassessed
on
a
two-week
basis
and
extended
from
there.
So
should
we
be,
should
we
be
under
the
hypothetical
situation
that
we
won't
get
any
guidance
from
the
governor's
office
or
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
probably
not
until
about
two
weeks
before
the
convention
is
supposed
to
start.
That's.
K
Well,
in
advance
of
the
two
weeks
before
the
convention,
for
instance,
they
need
to
get
access
to
the
Spectrum
Center
or
that
that
starts
unlimited
access,
July,
the
17th
and
the
Convention
Center
is
is
August
the
3rd
and
if
they
can't
proceed
with
construction
activity
or
or
it's
or
it
seems
to
be
pretty
clear,
you
know
if
we
get
another
spike
in
our
numbers,
where
there's
no
reason
to
believe
that
there's
going
to
be,
you
know,
the
the
mass
gatherings
will
be.
The
mass
gathering.
D
K
Keep
in
mind
that
the
the
host
committee
has
raised
a
good
bit
of
money
as
well,
and
if
it
appears
that
where
money
is
being
spent
for
an
event
that
has
no
chance
of
occurring,
then
the
parties
may
make
some
changes
to
that,
regardless
of
the
construction
piece
of
it.
These
are
factors
that,
as
we
continue
on
getting
closer
to
the
the
event
that
the
parties
will
be
taking
into
account,
I
didn't
mean
to
suggest
that
the
can
the
the
construction
was
was
a
trigger
point.
It's
it's.
X
D
D
M
D
M
D
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
ask
my
questions
and
just
at
the
constituents
out
that
we'll
be
voting
no
on
this
and
you
know
I
think
you
know
tens
of
thousands
of
people
in
this
country.
Many
countries
around
the
world
have
lost
their
lives
because
governments
have
resisted
from
speaking
matter-of-factly
as
far
in
advance
as
possible
to
this
virus.
I
think
we
have
to
be
honest
with
our
constituents.
We
will
not
be
having
mass
gatherings
of
any
sort,
whether
they
be
political,
whether
they
be
entertainment,
wise
in
late
summer
and
for
the
foreseeable
future.
D
D
Unfortunately,
we
have
wasted
a
lot
of
time
to
do
that.
So
I
make
this
decision
enough.
From
a
political
standpoint,
I
would
like
to
speak
to
the
City
of
Charlotte,
to
the
City
of
Milwaukee,
to
the
DNC,
to
the
RNC,
to
both
both
host
committees
and
to
everybody
involved.
We
need
to
stop
this
charade
right
now.
We
should
not
tell
our
city
staff
or
see
MPD,
to
use
our
resources
to
plan
for
something
that
we
know.
We
know
that
it
is
not
going
to
happen
and
for
democracy's
sake.
D
We
all
need
to
come
together
to
figure
out
how
to
make
virtual
conventions
work.
The
Republican
National
Committee
for
as
far
as
I'm
concerned
is
welcome
to
come
to
Charlotte
to
figure
out
how
to
make
that
happen,
but
it
is
ridiculous
for
us
to
not
make
a
statement
to
be
honest,
so
I
I
hope
that
we
can
leave
and
leave
this
meeting
tonight
and
figure
out
for
democracy's
sake
how
to
make
this
work,
but
it
sends
a
bad
message
to
everybody
that
we
are
supposed
to
make
decisions
in
mind
for
to
do
this.
D
You
know
our
number
one
responsibility
of
a
government
is
to
ensure
the
public
safety
and
as
anybody
that
knows
me
knows
that
I
look
for
alternative
methods
from
traditional
policing
to
do
that,
and
I
think
that
we
can
make
a
bold
statement
for
Public
Safety
tonight
to
say:
let's
drop
the
charade,
we
will
not
have
mass
gatherings
in
in
August
and
we
have
to
figure
out
a
better
way
to
do
this.
Thank
you
all.
X
E
Thank
You
chief,
that
answers
my
question
so
I
had
asked
another
question
about
outbreak.
We
have
seen
what
has
happened
in
New
Orleans
with
Mardi
Gras
Festival,
ready
became
quickly
became
a
hard
sport
because
of
the
visitors
and
because
of
heavy
visitors
in
in
the
city,
good
insurance
or
would
grant
cover
or
would
R&C
cover.
If
there
is
an
outbreak
of
Kovach
19.
K
E
K
E
K
I
Yes,
madam
mayor
mayor,
I,
I,
don't
know
if
I
have
a
question
I
think
a
lot
of
great
questions
have
already
been
asked,
I'm
sure
more
great
questions
or
want
to
be
asked
that
I
I
just
can't
help
but
reflect
on
on
the
contract.
Hind
side,
of
course,
is
always
20/20,
but
but
maybe
it
is
about
time
that
we
went
back
to
the
drawing
board
on
this.
We.
I
In
new
you
know
a
new
world
you're
a
new
paradigm.
We
don't
want
to
be
the
epicenter
of
the
next
outbreak.
We
don't
want
to
offer
up
our
city
as
a
petri
dish.
We
don't
want
to
be
more
eager.
All
we
don't
want
to
be
some
new
orleans.
We
don't
want
to
be.
You
know
Miami
after
South
Beach,
so
I
I
do
have
major
concerns
and
questions
pertaining
to
this
grant.
I
I
don't
know,
given
the
scope
of
where
you
know,
dekappa
that
the
task
at
hand
here,
knowing
that
we're
going
to
need
so
many
more
things
than
we
could
have
ever
contemplated
before
I
mean
I've,
heard
PPE,
I,
think
I'm,
hearing
containment,
ensuring
social
distancing,
all
of
which
I
think
are-
are
not
just
hills
to
climb
them.
We're
talking
about
the
equivalent
of
you
know,
Mount
Everest
here
for
us
to
be
prepared,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
make
those
comments
and
and
I'm
waiting.
I
B
I
supported
the
convention,
because
I
felt
that
if
we
want
to
say
that
we
are
an
inclusive
city,
then
we
have
to
be
welcoming
and
you
can
debate
whether
that's
fair
or
not.
But
that
was
my
vote.
However,
my
condition
for
the
for
the
acceptance
of
this
responsibility
was
that
we
would
have
a
clause
in
there.
B
That
said,
if
Congress
did
not
appropriate
the
fifty
million
dollar
security
grant,
that
the
City
of
Charlotte
could
back
out
of
this,
because
we
should
not
have
to
take
the
responsibility
to
secure
our
city
against
whatever
could
happen,
and
we-
and
we
know
this-
is
a
different
convention
than
most,
and
so
they
included
that
in
the
contract.
So
this
is
the
continuation
of
that,
essentially,
is
to
say
we
are
not
going
to
pay
for
the
security
of
this
convention
and
we're
at
this
point
now
where,
as
I'm
hearing
mr.
B
Baker
say
tonight
is
not
an
opportunity
to
back
out
of
the
convention.
Tonight
is
an
opportunity
and
I
think
the
manager
called
it
an
opportunity,
I
see
it
as
a
responsibility
to
the
city.
We
have
a
fiscal
responsibility
to
the
city
that
if
this
thing
comes
here
in
some
form
that
we
shouldn't
have
to
pay
to
keep
our
city
safe
and
to
keep
our
first
responders
safe
and
for
all
of
the
security
needs
that
come
with
it
so
I'm
hearing
that
we
have
a
deadline
to
do
that.
Is
that
correct
mr.
M
M
B
B
That
I
just
feel
it
would
be
really
dangerous,
especially
when
we
know
we're
gonna,
take
a
hit
to
our
budget
because
of
kovat
19
to
then
say
we're
on
the
hook
for
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
for
this
convention.
So
that's
my
first
point
and
my
second
point
is:
if
we're
talking
about
the
safety
of
people
and
the
health
and
the
well-being
of
people
and
social
distancing,
should
we
not
be
then
talking
about
every
convention?
B
That's
on
the
books,
that's
coming
to
Charlotte
between
now,
and
you
know,
if
the
estimates
that
there's
a
vaccine
in
12
to
18
months
and
if
somebody
doesn't
want
to
have
a
convention
here
until
we
have
a
vaccine,
then
we've
got
to
treat
every
convention
the
same
and
we've
got
to
think
about
every
gathering
that
we
have
booked
to
bring
to
Charlotte
so
I.
You
know,
I,
think
that
we've
got
to
be
fair
about
this,
that
this
isn't.
B
You
know
we
can
not
like
the
convention-
okay
I'm
in
that
camp
too,
but
it's
a
convention
and
if
we're
gonna
say
that
for
one
convention
then
we've
got
to
be
fair
to
every
other
convention.
Is
you
know
treat
it
the
same
way
so
I
guess
those
are
the
only
two
comments
I
have,
but
I
would
implore
my
colleagues
to
understand
the
financial
risk
that
is
at
stake
here.
Should
we
decide
not
to
vote
on
this
prior
to
May
6
and
accept
this
grant?
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
similar
sentiments
to
the
Mayor,
Pro
Tem,
but
I
think
there's
a
bit
of
a
false
premise
and
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
have
been
asked
to
this
point,
which
is
that
a
no
vote
tonight
does
not
cancel
the
convention
a
no
vote
tonight
or
even
whether
the
answer
to
some
of
those
questions
about
what
the
grant
can
and
can't
pay
for.
The
answer
to
those
questions
is
a
bit
irrelevant
because
it's
going
to
get
paid
for
one
way
or
another
if
it
is
necessary
that
we
spend
money
on
those
things.
F
The
question
that's
being
asked
tonight
is:
if
we
have
financial
obligations
to
host
this
convention,
in
whatever
form
it
and
shape
it
takes
I
concur
with
mr.
Winston
that
it
will
likely
this
and
the
DNC
and
Milwaukee
will
likely
look
very
different
than
any
convention.
That's
ever
taken
place,
certainly
very
different
than
the
convention
we
hosted
here
in
2012,
but
whatever
form
and
fashion
it
does
take
place
if
any
costs
are
incurred
for
the
RNC
to
take
place.
F
Even
if
it's
just
a
hundred
people
here
in
Charlotte,
the
Vojnovic
tonight
essentially
said,
if
we'd
rather
paid
through
those
costs
with
local
taxpayer,
dollars
that
with
federal
dollars.
That's
what
we're
voting
on
tonight.
So
you
know
I
agree
with
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
that
in
a
year
where
we
know
we're
going
to
have
significant
revenue
shortfalls
because
of
this
virus,
we'll
come
a
time
where
the
decision
will
have
to
be
made.
Can
the
convention
be
held
and,
if
so,
in
what
fashion
that
decision
will
be
made
by
Roy.
F
Cooper
will
be
made
by
me
and
atone
and
they'll
be
made
by
tobe
Harris
and
I
haven't
faith
in
them
that
don't
make
a
decision
based
on
data
and
based
on
what's
best
for
the
public
health
interest
there.
If
this
decision
were
being
made
by
the
President
or
the
head
of
the
Republican
National
Committee,
obviously
they
might
have
other
motivations
but
or
getting
from
mr.
F
Watson's
point
DNC
should
be
included
in
this
conversation
too,
it's
being
made
by
people
whose
best
interests
are
and
the
people
of
charlatans
and
the
people
of
Mecklenburg
County
in
North
Carolina,
but
when
they
make
that
decision,
we've
got
to
be
as
prepared
as
possible
to
do
this
in
whatever
form
or
fashion
that
takes
place,
and
we
need
to
be
doing
it
with
federal
dollars
not
trying
to
dig
into
a
budget.
That's
already
going
to
be
very
short
of
where
we
had
hoped
it
would
be
on
the
revenue
side.
F
V
You,
madam
mayor
and
members
of
council,
right
from
the
very
beginning
this
Republican
National
Convention,
was
not
going
to
be
an
ordinary
convention,
certainly
not
like
we
had
with
the
DNC
based
on
the
who's
coming
the
president,
who
was
also
the
the
head
of
the
RNC.
It
goes
without
saying.
My
public
position
on
the
convention
is
well
known.
V
If
I
were
a
member
of
council
when
the
vote
was
taken
and
which
I
was
not
I
would
have
voted,
no
I,
don't
think
that
the
head
of
the
RNC
shares
the
same
values
we
have
in
our
community
in
terms
of
diversity
and
inclusion,
honesty,
integrity,
I
can
go
on
and
on.
Why
we
are,
we
should
have
said
no,
even
if
there
was
another
corporation
looking
to
relocate,
Jiali
but
those
same
type
of
values.
V
We
should
say
no
to
that
as
well,
but
I
made
a
commitment
to
some
of
my
friends
on
the
other
side
of
the
aisle
that
I
would
support
moving
forward
with
the
convention
from
a
business
perspective,
because
the
decision
was
already
made
it
was
not
made
by
me.
It
was
made
by
a
previous
council
I
disagree
with
that
decision,
but
I
think
there
is
a
tradition
or
responsibility
to
move
forward
with
supplying
the
necessary
means
and
methods
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
success.
I
don't
have
any
questions.
V
I
kind
of
asked
all
my
questions
earlier
in
the
week
when
I
talked
to
John
Lassiter,
who
was
the
chairman
of
the
local
organizing
committee
for
the
RNC,
spoke
with
Tom
Murray
out
of
Convention
and
Visitor's
Center,
the
manager,
the
mayor
and
others
about
not
only
the
RNC
specifically
but
I,
think
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
hit
it
by
the
neck
on
edge.
All
the
other
conventions
that
are
coming
to
our
city
and
I
have
a
listing
front
of
me
for
the
month
of
July,
August
and
September.
There
is
19
events.
V
Obviously
the
RNC
is
by
far
the
largest,
but
there's
on
the
events
that
will
be
bringing
15,000
folks,
RNC
is
expected
for
the
convention
center
itself,
25,000
3,000
7500.
So
there
are
a
number
of
other
events
all
coming
to
our
community
within
the
next
45
60
days.
That
I
think
we
all
should
be
really
concerned
about
on
one
hand
we
want
to
embrace
them.
V
We
want
them
to
come
because
the
business
opportunity
for
our
hotels,
restaurants,
on
those
individuals
wanting
to
get
back
to
work,
is
real,
and
we
need
to
do
that,
but
there's
also
a
real
public
health
concern
that
we
should
be
all
worried
about,
because
there
is
no
testing.
There
is
no
tracking
and
there's
no
tracing
and
from
Washington
there's
no
truth
telling
about
where
we
are
with
this
virus
and
so
I
think
locally
that
we
have
to
be
really
really
concerned
in
the
life
of
the
city.
Four
years
is
not
a
long
time.
V
Certainly,
three
months
is
a
sprint
and
so
I
think
is
really
appropriate.
That
council
members
I
accidentally
appropriate
questions
in
terms
of
what's
going
to
happen
within
the
next
90
days.
If
we
do
some
forward
thinking
and
planning
for
our
community,
because
it's
just
not
about
the
RNC,
it's
about
all
the
other
events
and
all
the
end
users
along
the
way.
The
folks
at
the
airport,
the
baggage
handle
is
the
uber
driver
or
the
taxi
driver.
V
Those
working
in
our
hotels,
motels
the
arena
of
the
Convention
Center
unless
there
is
a
plan
in
place
that
talks
about
conventions
in
general
and
specifically
the
RNC
specifically
then
aren't
very,
very
uncomfortable
I
know
for
sure,
not
for
fact,
I
guess
from
deductive
reasoning.
There
won't
be
50,000
those
coming
to
the
RNC
in
Charlotte
in
August
I
enough
they
do
come.
Then
we
really
really
ought
to
be
concerned.
Because
again
there
is
no
testing.
There's
no
tracking.
V
So
now,
not
only
can
we
protect
our
citizens
from
a
public
safety
/
perspective
and
that's
what
the
grant
is
all
about,
but
also
from
a
public
health
perspective,
those
who
will
be
directly
interfacing
with
our
convention
ears
from
all
over
the
country
and
with
the
RNC
all
over
the
world.
If
you
take
the
organizers
word
as
truth
that
there'll
be
50,000
folks
and
7,500
volunteers,
I,
don't
think
that's
going
to
happen.
But
that's
what
they're
saying.
V
In
terms
of
where
do
we
go
from
here
over
the
next
90
days,
in
terms
that
insuring
that,
if
these
conventions
do
come
to
our
community,
that
there
are
some
public
health
standards
that
will
be
determined
by
the
Health
Director
and
the
governor
and
those
executive
orders?
But
certainly
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
balance
trying
to
give
those
revenues
for
our
city
against
the
public
health
of
the
community
as
a
whole
and
those
frontline
workers
that
will
be
servicing
of
the
conventioneers
and
so
I'll
vote.
V
Yes
tonight,
but
and
and
I'll
hold
my
nose
reference
to
the
RNC
specifically,
but
in
general,
I
think
that
from
a
convention
and
visitors
perspective
that
we
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
elf.
In
fact
and
I'm.
Looking
at
this
again
with
19
events,
we
need
the
economic
impact,
but
it
certainly
you
know
we
need
to
make
sure
that
every
step
along
the
way
that
there's
some
safety
involved
with
those
who
are
involved
in
processing
the
attendees
and
the
general
health
of
the
city
as
a
whole.
V
As
we
invite
tens
of
thousands
of
people
into
our
community
from
all
over
the
world
and
I'm
talking
specifically
about
the
RNC,
which
I
think
deductive
reasoning
suggests
that
it
will
take
a
different
form
or
should
take
a
different
form,
because,
while
we're
not
fortune
tellers
in
terms
of
what
this
virus
is
doing,
I
think
we
all
can
agree
that
we
are
in
a
marathon
not
a
sprint
and
that
this
virus
will
still
be
around
in
July
in
August
and
September.
We
need
to
acknowledge
that
and
make
preparations
to
plan
for
that.
J
You,
madam
mayor,
this,
is
about
as
simple
as
a
topic
gets.
We
can
either
accept
the
federal
security
grant,
that's
provided
to
us
for
hosting
the
RNC,
or
we
can
vote
it
down
tonight
and
figure
out
where
to
find
50
million
dollars
in
our
general
fund
to
fulfill
our
contractual
obligation.
So
here's
the
critical
point
that
every
member
of
the
Charlotte
community
right
now
needs
to
understand
and
know.
J
This
is
not
the
decision
point
for
having
the
RNC
in
Charlotte
or,
if
it's
going
to
look
like
the
one
in
2012
there's
something
very
different,
regardless
of
what
some
folks
here
might
have.
You
think
with
their
comments.
So,
instead
of
wasting
time
imagining
what
the
city
is
going
to
look
like
in
four
months,
when
there's
going
to
be
dozens
of
stakeholders
and
experts
and
others
that
are
going
to
help
us
make
that
decision.
J
U
U
We
got
to
hurry
up
and
figure.
This
out,
I
think
is
we're
already
in
the
wrong
position.
That
being
said,
what
I'd
like
to
see
is
data
to
understand
what
are
the
additional
costs
over
and
above
what
we
would
think
is
a
50
milli
and
that's
for
the
contract
that
some
have
already
said.
That
really
is
the
game-changer
here.
If
the
question
becomes
over
and
above
the
50
million,
what
more
money
or
how
much
more
money
do
we
need
to
ensure
Public
Safety,
which
would
be
encumbered
by
the
host
committee?
U
U
I
did
read
through
the
contract
and
I
know
that
I've
spoken
with
you
mister
think
about
this
already,
but
frankly,
I'm
uncomfortable
with
all
of
these
presumptions
that
went
into
the
contract
in
regards
to
assuming
that
the
city
has
to
pay
for
this,
but
also
assuming
that
we're
going
to
get
a
grant
and
assuming
that
it's
going
to
be
50
million
dollars.
I
think
there's
too
many
things
that
were
written
into
the
contract
under
assumption
that
we're
not
expressive
stated
at
this
point.
U
I
feel
like
it
would
be
irresponsible
to
continue
spending
any
money
in
this
environment,
especially
considering
we
don't
have
any
contingency
plans,
because
everything
that
we
are
spending
at
this
point
is
on
the
assumption
that
we're
going
to
have
a
convention
that
we
know
has
very
little
probability
of
actually
occurring
and
I.
Think
that's.
U
This
I
mean
you're
responsible,
whether
it's
local
dollars
of
federal
dollars,
so
I'd
be
interested
to
understand
what
specific
activities
are
on
the
critical
path
and
how
much
time
would
we
really
have
to
have
this
conversation,
because
I
would
be
more
inclined
to
have
the
discussion
with
our
federal
government
representatives
understand
we
understand,
we've
got
a
timeline.
Is
it
arbitrary?
What
does
it
link
to
what
are
our
real
choices
there
and
I?
Don't
think
that
we've
done
due
diligence
to
really
understand
how
we,
at
that
situation,
we're
just
trying
to
jam
a
choice.
U
Now
our
focus
today
how
I
feel
about
the
situation?
I
also
like
to
understand
what
are
the
damages
to
each
party
if
we
did
get
into
a
situation
where
we
no
longer
felt
that
this
would
be
safe
in
a
situation
where
it's
no
longer
than
vehicle
to
have
mass
gatherings,
we
don't
feel
it's
in
the
best
interest
and
safety
of
our
constituents.
I
think
that
this
conversation
we
need
to
be
prepared
to
have
when
we
think
about
what
is
the
current
executive
order
and
the
timeline
to
reopen
in
North
Carolina.
U
We're
talking
about
90
weeks
from
now.
Is
that
too
late
to
make
to
have
any
kind
of
contingency
plans
before
the
convention
at
that
point?
I
think
so
so
I,
don't
think,
then
we
should
continue
going
forward
and
waiting
to
see.
Assuming
that
it's
going
to
happen
in
a
perfect
circumstance,
I
would
like
to
enter
a
substitute
motion
to
accept
the
money,
but
take
no
significant
fiscal
or
procurement
action
until
those
answers
are
had
I,
don't
know
that
that
were
half
support,
so
that's
all
I
have
to
say
over
there
tonight.
Thank
you,
Miss.
A
U
U
U
Difference
between
the
Union
blend,
which
and
the
obligation
to
have
a
reasonable
effort
to
execute
contracts
in
WSPD
I,
found
that
a
little
bit
interesting
that
there
was
a
seem
to
be
a
harder
commitment
to
go
with
union
contracts
which
I
support,
but
not
within
the
SPE.
I
also
have
a
question
in
regards
to
the
city.
U
U
U
The
other
piece
I
saw
in
the
contract
was
that,
while
the
host
community
has
agreed
to
allow
the
City
of
Charlotte
sort
of
senior
security
grant,
it
appears
that
there
is
another
way
to
modify
or
get
out
of
this
contract
when
it
does
not
require
a
breach,
and
that
is
that
all
parties
can
reassign
the
security
grant
to
another
city.
So
that
is
absolutely
an
option
and
I'd
like
to
understand.
If
that
discussion
has
been
had
given
the
landscape
to.
U
The
other
piece,
the
other
quote,
oh
I'd,
like
to
understand
if
there
was
a
which
the
convention
should
not
happen,
what
what
are
the
losses
to
date
on
all
party
stocks
just
again
about
quantifying
the
losses,
because
your
question
there
is
about
about
order
of
magnitude
we're
talking
about
fifty
million
dollars
in
terms
of
security
grant
and
spit.
It
sounds
like
that
around
nine
million
today,
I'm
just
curious
as
to
what
other
obligations
that
the
other
parties
have
encumbered,
so
they
just
trying
to
again
understand
exactly
what
the
situation
is.
U
That
would
give
me
with
that
and
then.
Finally,
my
other
question
is:
what
are
the
critical
path
activities
so,
in
the
event
that
we
accepted
the
money
but
would
like
to
get
these
things
flushed
out
before
we
started
spending
any
more
money
or
making
any
other
procurement?
What
is
the
critical
path?
Do
we
need
to
execute
within
nine
months?
U
I
understand
that
the
insurance
piece
looks
like
it
requires
us
to
have
insurance
by
five
twenty
four,
so
I
get
that
we
bought
in
advance,
but
it
appears
that
we
only
had
to
have
it
three
months
in
it,
man
that
being
said
to
council
member
and
his
nearest
point.
Do
we
need
additional
insurance?
That's
another
question
that
I
have
in
regards
to
this,
and
will
we
be
able
to
get
it
by
5:24,
given
the
current
pandemic
conditions
and
if
we
can't
get
anybody
to
cover
us
for
that?
M
Jones,
okay,
Thank
You
mayor
mr.
Watlington
I'll,
try
to
encompass
the
questions
you
have
and
give
you
a
little
bit
of
a
timeline
that
may
help
a
little
bit.
So
if
we
go
back
to
July
of
2018,
when
this
was
approved
and
using
the
DNC
in
2012
as
the
example
there
is
this
expectation
that
certain
things
would
start
to
be
procured
when
the
grant
period
opens
up,
which
is
in
that
fall
time
frame
that
September
October.
We
received
a
little
bit
about
the
liability
insurance.
M
I
think
the
other
thing
that's
important
is
I
don't
want
you
to
think
that
we
actually
rushed
this
on.
We
didn't
get
the
notice
until
march
23rd
and
basically,
you
have
45
days
to
accept
the
grant,
and
I
mentioned
on
the
april
13th
meeting.
I
believe
in
my
memo
that
we
would
ask
you
to
vote
on
the
grant
on
the
27th,
so
we
were
always
under
the
assumption
that
we
had
to
get
this
done
by
the
end
of
april,
because
that
was
a
business
meeting.
So.
U
But
I
think
to
your
point:
the
grant
cycle
opened
in
october.
We
started
to
see
rumblings
of
cobras
around
January
February
timeframe
globally,
so
I'm
not
I'm,
not
saying
that
you
didn't
make
every
effort.
What
I
am
saying
is
that
I
think
that
to
say
now
that
we
have
to
do
this
or
we
have
to
do
that.
I
feel
like
what
I
was
trying
to
articulate
is
that
we
created
this
situation
of
urgency.
Okay,
yeah.
M
All
I
would
suggest:
is
that
definitely
not
my
recommendation,
but
you
don't
have
to
receive
this
grant.
Is
it
but
we're
still
on
the
hook
to
prevent
to
have
the
event
in
some
form
or
fashion,
whether
it's
virtual
or
whether
it's
something
larger
than
that
so
I
do
know
that
some
of
the
things
that
are
required
need
a
lead
time,
so,
in
other
words,
if
you're
purchasing
vehicles
or
equipment,
you
can't
do
that
in
August.
M
U
Intuitively
it
sounds
like
you
believe
that,
but
what
we
don't
know
is
what
the
actual
many
times
are.
So
if
that
means
that
hey,
we
really
got
to
make
a.
We
really
got
to
understand
more
in
depth
within
the
next
two
weeks.
Well,
then,
that's
what
it
is,
but
to
say
that
I
just
would
like
to
see
more
detail
in
regards
to
what
is
on
the
critical
path
versus
I,
don't
wanna,
say
assuming,
but
presuming
that
we
don't
have
any
time
to
spit
to
take
a
step
back
and
really
really
sure.
M
That's
really
gonna
drive
a
lot
of
the
cost
thats
related
to
this,
and
that's
there's
the
chief
said:
that's
the
main
cost
and
as
we
move
forward,
how
many
we
need
would
be
dependent
upon
the
chief
and
his
professional
opinion,
the
scale
of
it.
So
if
you
start
to
think
about
this
with
that
being
such
a
big
driver
and
not
necessarily
the
lead
time
as
a
truck,
but
that's
some
flexibility
and
how
we
work
through
this
I
get
that
right.
Yes,
sir,
okay.
A
G
You
mayor
I,
wanted
to
say
first
I
think
it's
pretty
obvious
to
everybody
that
there's
a
good
chance
that
the
convention
is
going
to
have
to
be
modified
or
possibly
even
canceled,
so
I
think
it's
fortuitous
to
suggest.
There's
an
honesty
issue
here,
we're
all
very
upfront
about
it.
We
know
what's
going
on
and
the
Republican
Party
itself
has
made
it
very
clear
that
they
intend
to
comply
with
all
applicable
regulations
and
directives.
G
In
effect,
they
have
no
interest
in
trying
to
host
a
convention
that
is
not
entirely
safe
and
I
expect
full
cooperation
from
them.
On
that
I
think
it
was
bound
to
happen
that
any
agenda
item
that
mentioned
the
convention
was
going
to
give
rise
to
a
lot
of
discussion
on
council
and
particularly
in
the
context
of
the
virus.
But
a
lot
of
what
has
been
talked
about
tonight
is
outside
the
scope
of
the
particular
agenda
item
that
we
have
before
us,
and
it's
really
a
very
simple
question.
So
mr.
G
attorney
can
I
just
ask
you
to
clarify
a
candidate.
Is
our
acceptance
of
this
grant
place
any
additional
burden
upon
us?
That
is
not
already
there.
As
a
result
of
the
contracts
with
an
entity
we've
entered
into
with
the
Republican
Party,
no,
it
does
not,
and
would
our
denial
of
this
grant
in
any
way
relieve
us
of
any
obligations
that
we
have
as
a
result
of
our
contracts
with
the
Republican
Party.
No,
it
would
not
and
fruit.
G
So
we
have
a
very
simple
question
here
and
that
is
we
have
a
grant
that
reimburses
us
if
and
when
we
incur
any
costs
related
to
security
at
a
convention,
whatever
shape
it.
I
take
that's
the
question:
if
we
incur
these
costs,
we
can
get
reimbursed
by
the
federal
government
or
we
could
vote
tonight
not
to
and
I
think
the
idea
that
anybody
would
simply
say
entertaining
the
thought
of
cutting
off
our
nose
to
spite
our
face
by
turning
this
down.
It's
just
unthinkable.
G
I,
don't
understand,
I
mean
I,
do
understand
a
lot
of
the
controversy
and
the
emotion
around
the
convention
and
so
on,
but
the
suggestion
that
we
might
contemplate
not
accepting
this
grant
is
just
beyond
reason.
So
I'm
very
hopeful,
they'll
thin.
The
great
majority
of
us
will
get
together
and
accept
this
grant
and
then
go
back
to
addressing
a
lot
of
the
very
valid
questions
that
have
been
raised
tonight
in
the
proper
forum.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
L
A
A
A
L
A
All
right,
so
the
motion
passes.
Thank
you
very
much.
Let's
go
to
the
next
item.
Item
number:
nine
acquisition,
rehabilitation,
resale
of
home
ownership
program
contracts.
This
item
is
to
approve
contracts
in
the
amount
of
750,000
for
single-family
acquisition,
rehab
and
resale
of
ownership
owners,
home
ownership
programs.
For
our
time
of
one
year
to
the
following
organizations:
Habitat
for
Humanity,
red
cedar,
hats,
ass
urban
trends
and
authorize.
The
manager
knew
the
contracts
for
up
to
two
one-year
terms
with
possible
price
adjustments.
Do
I
have
a
motion
motion.
V
Please
I
am
pleased
that
tonight
we
have
a
an
opportunity
to
prove
contracts
for
the
acquisition,
rehabilitation
and
resale
or
ownership
program.
This
program
is
consistent
with
the
council's
approved
housing
framework
that
allows
us
to
work
with
two
of
our
affordable
housing
partners
to
preserve
existing
single-family
homes
and
create
affordable
home
ownership.
This
is
a
new
program
with
the
goal
of
acquiring
of
the
fitting
and
reselling
twelve
pounds
to
Crate
of
affordable
home
ownership
and
I
hope
that
council
vote
passed.
It
and
moving
forward
do
I
move
motion
a
and
B
all.
D
A
Any
opposed
there,
ain't
no
opposed
to
boat
is
unanimous.
The
next
item
is
agenda.
Item
10,
affordable
housing,
development
support
request.
The
first
action
to
is
to
approve
18.9
million
and
trust
fund,
and
that's
for
in
housing,
trust
fund
and
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
fund
for
the
allocations
that's
listed
in
your
agenda
and
to
authorize
the
city
managers
staff
to
continue
to
work
with
the
developer
for
the
new
Brooke
Hill
development
and
lists
to
determine
the
viability
of
the
new
project
of
the
new
Brooke
Hill
project
development.
A
A
Yes,
okay.
I
am
so
sorry
that
we
just
went
right
into
that
motion,
but
we
are
not
going
to
hear
from
Hannah
Murray
if
I
hope,
I
said
this
correctly
waffle.
That's
great
look.
Thank
you
and
I
and
I
know
we're
tip
apart
is
as
well
so
Oh
miss
waffle.
Please
we
like
him,
hear
from
you
on
this
agenda
item.
A
W
So,
yes,
my
name
is
Hannah
Murray,
Warfel
and
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
homeless
services
network.
I
am
a
social
worker
at
the
Salvation
Army
women's
shelter,
on
Statesville
Avenue,
well,
Spratt
Street,
but
we're
right
next
to
Stateville,
Avenue
and
in
this
agenda
item
there
is
a
request
to
approve
$800,000
for
a
new
shelter
building
on
Statesville
Avenue
for
the
men's
shelter.
So
the
men's
shelter
has
a
location
on
North
Tryon
and
they
also
have
a
in
location
on
Statesville
Avenue.
W
But
with
this
new
building,
there
will
be
some
more
space
and
a
few
more
beds
does
make
a
difference,
because,
even
though
it
may
not
be
solving
all
of
the
street
population
homeless
issue
right
now,
every
person
who
gets
one
of
those
beds
is
really
thankful
for
it
and
they
also
have
safety.
The
dignity
of
living
indoors
and,
like
I,
said
before
they
have
more
access
to
services,
which
is
excellent.
The
Statesville
shelter
right
now
has
beds
put
aside
for
medical
they're
called
medical
beds
and
they're
set
aside
for
medically
fragile
homeless
individuals.
A
Okay,
miss
waffle;
your
yes
have
a
three-minute
lemon
on
this
time.
I
think
you
certainly
made
your
point.
Okay,
and
so
thank
you
very
much
for
staying
with
us
and
and
watching
this
time.
I
want
you
to
know
how
much
we
appreciate
the
I'm
homeless,
services,
Network
and
I
want
to
also
say
in
addition
to
the
Statesville
Avenue
shelter.
We
are
also
looking
at
the
second
project
that
I
believe
Urban
Ministries
has
on
their
agenda,
which
is
the
the
property
that's
going
to
have,
what
we
call
naturally
affordable
housing
and
Windsor
part.
A
So
I've
spoken
with
Kathy
Izzard
recently,
and
the
third
thing
that
they
would
like
to
have
is
another
more
place
and
we're
looking
at
that
to
figure
out
how
we
can
make
some
of
that
work.
We
really
care
deeply
about
our
community
and
our
residents
and
the
city
support
for
the
capital
fund
and
the
services
that
you
provide,
along
with
the
county,
to
make
sure
that
we
can
house
those.
We
think
that
that
partnership
works
well.
A
W
V
V
You
for
thank
you,
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
these
all
the
proposals.
Oh,
it's
really
a
great
package
of
proposals
as
in
front
of
the
council
tonight,
including
helping
Charlotte's
homeless
residents,
which
we
just
got
to
talking
about
this
naturally
preserving
affordable
housing,
this
construction
of
new
affordable
units,
all
of
which
are
greatly
needed
in
our
city.
Now
and
as
we
go
through
this
post
covet
19
period,
the
staff
and
I
listed
a
great
job
in
terms
of
the
valuating
all
the
application.
V
We
still
have
an
opportunity
to
work
with
Brookfield
to
try
to
get
that
over
the
finish
line
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
there
will
be
eleven
hundred
and
fifty
five
new,
affordable
housing
units
and
a
hundred
and
ninety
four
shelter
beds
to
the
city's
already
existing,
affordable
housing
supply,
so
I
think
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
I'm
really
excited
about
this
and
I
hope
the
council
will
support
you.
Alright,.
D
Yes,
I
will
be
voting
to
support
this,
although,
as
I
have
ate
it
in
the
past,
I
still
have
a
lot
of
concerns
about
how
we
are
making
our
decisions
specifically
around
housing,
giving
our
new
situation,
for
instance
our
approach
to
affordable
housing.
We
have
not
adjusted
well.
We
should
use
common
sense
to
understand
because
of
what
is
happening
to
the
job
market
or
a
mizar
area.
Median
income
will
change.
So
how
do
these
deals
really
actually
line
up
with
our
our
new
realities?
D
D
If
those
allies
are
going
down
how
affordable
will
those
rents
actually
be
at
the
current
structure,
we
know
that
in
the
best
of
times
last
year,
as
we
were
dealing
with
our
Convention
Center
and
construction
there,
we
knew
that
HVAC
companies
were
going
out
of
business,
so
that
was
driving
construction
costs
up.
We
don't
understand
yet
how
the
market
is
going
to
respond,
as
it
relates
to
small
business
and
the
ability
to
see
some
of
these
projects
to
fruition.
We
also
have
not
adjusted
our
priorities.
D
How
we
spend
these
dollars,
while
all
of
these
are
excellent
projects,
all
in
all
our
most
immediate
need
is
supportive
and
transitional
housing.
We
do
a
I
deal
with
that
in
a
delegate
courts
phase,
one
the
Statesville,
Avenue
shelter
and
the
Windsor
Park
deal,
but
again
I
just
don't
know
giving
our
Nuria
this.
This
definitely
lines
up
for
the
framework
that
we
created
many
years
ago,
but
I
don't
know
if
this
is
the
wisest
and
most
effective
and
efficient
spend
for
our
housing
dollars.
Given
our
current
conditions,
Thank.
A
You
mr.
Winston
I
want
I
want
to
say
just
a
few
things
and
it's
great
because
in
2018,
when
we
talked
about
doing
50
million
dollars
for
affordable
housing,
a
number
of
people
on
the
council
questioned
whether
or
not
we
had
the
ability
and
then
we
build
a
framework,
and
we
had
to
really
work
hard
to
get
partnerships,
and
we
did
more
in
the
private
sector
that
matched
and
MIT
gave
us
opportunities
that
really
aren't
available
in
a
number
of
communities,
and
we've
now
referred
to
our
committee
that
framework
to
say,
especially
in
the
houses.
A
We
talk
about
the
Charlotte
recovery
efforts.
How
should
we
do
housing
and
the
things
that
mr.
Winston
talked
about
adjustments,
for
it
shows
that
we're
ready
to
be
flexible
and
nimble
as
we
can,
but
the
thing
that
I
want
to
say,
most
importantly,
is
to
the
sixty
nine
percent
of
the
Charlotte
voters
that
support
it,
the
50
million
dollars.
We
couldn't
have
done
this
without
you.
You
helped
us
lift
up
people
that
were
homeless,
people
that
were
living
on
the
edge
and
the
possibilities
that
you
gave
us
and
entrusted
us
to
do.
A
A
Thank
you.
The
next
item
is
agenda
number
11,
the
knight
Foundation
grant
for
the
North
End
smart
district.
The
action
is
to
authorize
the
city
manager
to
accept
a
grant
from
the
knight
foundation
for
the
north
end
smart
district
and
appropriate,
or
adopt
a
budget
ordinance
for
appropriating
$60,000
for
the
knight
from
the
knight
foundation
to
the
north
end.
Smart
district
in
the
neighborhood
grant
fun
I'm
doing.
A
A
D
A
We've
got
some
Airport
bond
anticipation,
notes
this
item,
12
adopted
initial
funding
of
resolution
and
authorized
the
CFO
to
make
appropriate
applications
to
the
local
government
Commission
for
anticipation
notes
not
to
exceed
300
million
dollars.
A
dr.
resolution
setting
a
public
hearing
on
May
11,
as
required
by
the
IRS,
do
I
have
a
motion.
A
Hearing
no
discussion,
all
in
favor,
say:
aye.
Okay.
Anyone
opposed
next
item
is
agenda
item
13,
Charlotte,
regional
transportation,
planning
organization
funding,
usually
called
carpeau
except
the
Surface
Transportation
Block
Grant
direct
the
tribunal
funds
in
the
amount
of
329
thousand
from
the
FHA
for
additional
planning
funds,
as
identified
in
the
Charlotte
regional
transportation
planning.
Organizational
annual
unified
work
program
adopt
an
ordinance
appropriate
on
that
three
hundred
and
twenty
nine
thousand
to
the
general
Grant's
fund
do
I
have
a
motion.
A
Second
Circuit
have
a
motion
and
a
second
any
discussion.
Hearing
no
discussion,
all
in
favor
say
aye
aye.
Any
opposed.
Next
item
is
14.
A
municipal
agreement
for
Ottawa
Road
Monroe
Road
intersection
project,
look
adopt
a
resolution
authorizing
the
manager
to
execute
the
municipal
agreement
with
the
NCDOT
to
accept
Surface,
Transportation
Block
Grant
funds
for
the
intersection
at
Iowa
and
Monroe
Road
and
approach
to
budget
ordinance.
Appropriating
4.2
million
from
the
NCDOT
for
the
project
do
I
have
a
motion.
T
I
T
T
A
The
next
item
is
item
16,
a
municipal
agreement
for
Wes
Malott,
Creek,
Church,
Road
multi-use
path
project.
A
dr.
resolution
authorizing
the
manager
to
execute
admissible
agreement
with
the
Department
of
Transportation
at
north
at
the
state
to
accept
Surface,
Transportation
Block
Grant
funds
for
West
Mallett,
Creek,
Church
Road
multi-use
project
and
adopt
an
ordinance
appropriating
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
project
if
they're
emotionally.
A
T
T
A
Opposed
next
item
is:
agenda:
item
number
17,
appropriate
private
developer
funds
for
an
agreement
with
100
West
Third
LLC
4100
metal
oak
LLC,
verdad,
really
state
an
arboretum
retail
LLC
for
traffic
signal
modifications,
adopting
a
budget
ordinance
appropriating
$82,000
for
those
same
improvements.
Do
I
have
a
motion.