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You're watching the Charlotte City Council Public Forum & Business Meeting for February 24, 2020. Thanks for joining us!
A
Gues
we
have
enough
Council
members
to
call
this
meeting
to
order.
Welcome
to
the
February
24th
meeting
of
the
Charlotte
City
Council,
our
business
meeting.
Also
the
eve
of
Fat
Tuesday
for
you
Cajuns
and
the
Catholics
out
there.
I
am
we're
gonna.
Do
our
introductions,
but
I
want
to
just
say
that
mayor
Lyles
will
be
returning
she's
doing
a
little
bit
of
double
duty
this
evening
as
mayor,
but
she'll
be
back
shortly.
So
with
that
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
start
with
our
city
clerk
for
introductions,
Stephanie,
Kelly
city
clerk,
Matt.
E
A
You
and
with
that
I
have
the
invocation
tonight,
so
let
me
find
it
and
our
invitations
are
just
an
opportunity
to
have
some
blessings
and
to
Samas
our
proceedings.
We
can
some
people
have
a
prayer,
some
people
have
poems
and
you
are
welcome
to
join
in
and
pray
with
us
stance.
It,
however
you'd
like,
but
afterwards
we
will
have
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
We
ask
that
everybody's
stand
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
pray
tonight
in
particular,
we
do
a
lot
of
the
work
we
do
around
the
Dyess.
A
We
think
about
the
adults
in
our
communities,
but
we
don't
talk
about
our
excuse
me,
our
at-risk
kids
enough,
so
tonight,
I'm
gonna,
ask
that
we
pray
and
keeping
our
minds
and
our
hearts
the
children
of
our
community
that
are
most
at
risk
here.
This
humble
prayer,
Oh
God
for
the
homeless
or
the
troubled
children
in
our
community
for
our
at-risk
youth
that
are
abused,
misguided
and
vulnerable
for
children
who
yearn
for
nothing
more
than
the
encouraging
words
and
a
loving
touch
for
any
that
have
broken
society's
laws
and
are
lost
and
frightened.
A
A
Okay,
so
tonight
is
our
business
meeting,
but
we
start
with
our
public
forum,
which
is
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
come
down
and
speak.
What's
on
their
mind,
you
normally
have
three
minutes.
If
it's
under
ten
speakers
I
think
that
we've
had
some
that
were
added
to
the
agenda.
This
is
not
tonight
or
no.
E
A
So
for
the
public
forum,
we're
still
at
four
speakers,
so
you'll
each
have
three
minutes,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
come
down
to
what
you
would
like
to
say.
The
council
doesn't
respond
to
you,
but
if
you
do
have
questions
or
information
that
you
need
we'll
take
that
information,
somebody
from
staff
will
get
back
to
you.
So
first
down
is
Laura
Gallagher
to
speak
about
national
reading
month
and
we're
gonna
switch
the
order
a
little
bit
and
have
Peggy
Thomas
right
after
her,
because
he's
also
gonna
be
speaking
about
national
reading
month.
J
You
Mayor
Pro,
Tem
March
is
national.
Reading
month
we
had
assistance,
League
of
Charlotte
share
a
goal
of
the
cities
to
seek
and
implement
both
time-tested
and
innovative
solutions
to
inspire
readers,
to
have
love
of
learning.
That
inspiration
will
improve
upward
mobility
in
our
city
and
prepare
our
children
and
their
children
to
thrive
in
the
future.
J
Thousands
of
books
are
distributed
by
our
nonprofit
organization
each
year,
but
books
are
not
enough.
Assistance,
leagues,
multifaceted
approach
to
feed,
clothe,
educate
and
mentor
represents
a
comprehensive
approach
that
strengthens
families
and
their
children
in
our
community.
In
2019,
our
efforts
made
a
meaningful
difference
to
more
than
10,000
children
and
their
families
in
Mecklenburg
County
through
our
collaborative
partnerships
with
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
School
District.
We
are
confident
that
we
are
reaching
the
children
and
the
families
who
need
us
the
most.
We
thank
the
representatives
from
CMS
for
tonight.
Their
support
and
advice
is
critical
and
appreciated.
J
Our
vision
is
that
every
child
has
the
opportunity
and
the
resources
to
succeed.
A
census
league
programs
focus
on
all
elements
to
change
lives,
child
by
child,
each
program,
utilizes
processes
with
measurable
goals
and
evaluations
of
effectiveness.
Working
with
partners,
we
tinker
with
tweak
and
we
grow
to
meet
ever-changing
needs
of
the
community
with
a
budget
of
nearly
1
million
dollars.
Our
staunch
supporters
and
our
177
remarkable
volunteers
foster
positive
change.
More
than
80
cents
on
every
contributed
and
earned
dollar
goes
directly
to
our
four
programs.
J
K
Good
evening,
how
do
we
do
all
that
we
do?
Assistance
League
implements
evidence-based
programs
that
are
evaluated
and
updated
to
have
the
greatest
impact
on
children
and
families.
We
clothe
operation,
school
bell,
outfits,
2,000,
children
from
27,
Elementary,
School's
and
new
school
uniforms,
socks,
underwear,
shoes
and
even
a
warm
coat.
They
also
go
home
with
new
books.
We
are
in
year
two
of
a
program:
expansion
to
provide
school
clothes
for
middle
school
students,
new
clothing
impacts,
confidence
and
school
attendance
and
removes
barriers
to
success.
We
also
feed
operation
check.
K
Hunger,
provides
18,000,
take-home
book
packs
of
food.
Hunger
is
a
barrier
to
learning.
As
we
know,
mobile
pantries,
held
at
high
need
schools,
allow
families
to
select
fresh
produce,
bread,
meat,
eggs
and
canned
items
and
working
with
Second
Harvest
Foodbank.
We
also
provide
twenty
thousand
servings
of
beef
or
chicken
to
the
community
every
year
and
we
thank
Cathy
Helms
from
Second
Harvest
for
being
with
us
tonight.
Our
newest
effort,
part
of
the
home,
provides
new
Habitat
for
Humanity
homeowners
with
five
hundred
dollars
of
new
kitchen
items
for
their
home.
K
We
mentor
since
1995
Jean
Court
has
kept
first-time
offenders
out
of
the
court
systems
through
creative
sentencing
for
youth
who
admit
guilt
and
take
responsibility.
These
teens
are
tried
and
sentenced
by
their
peers
and
complete
sentences
that
include
jury,
duty
and
community
service,
and
we
educate
and
2019.
We
awarded
over
fifty
thousand
scholarships
based
in
part
on
community
service
to
students,
attending
North,
Carolina
universities
and
CPCC,
and
an
additional
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
scholarships
provided
arts,
education
and
summer
camps
for
children
this
year.
K
K
L
Assistants
League
has
served
Charlotte
for
nearly
30
years.
The
majority
of
our
funding,
nearly
a
half
a
million
dollars
comes
from
our
best
in
Charlotte
thrift,
shop,
strategic
planning,
collaborative
partnerships
and
the
use
of
short
and
long
term
goals
ensure
our
relevancy
in
the
community.
Our
dedicated
members
are
never
satisfied
with
status
quo.
That
is
why
our
efforts
achieve
continued
growth
in
breadth,
depth
and
impact.
As
you
as
Peggy
outlined,
we
help
children
at
risk
of
failing.
L
We
measure
success
by
the
numbers,
served
and
also
the
outcomes
such
as
improve
school
attendance
and
staying
out
of
the
court
system,
but
we're
not
alone
our
supporters,
founders,
faith,
organizations
and
thrift
shop.
Customers
are
all
on
board
because
we
have
a
shared
vision
as
we
prepare
for
national
reading
month.
We
acknowledge
our
founders
and
partners
who
make
it
possible
to
address
the
pressing
needs
of
our
children.
Speedway
children's
charities
has
been
a
continuous
donor
since
1992
our
very
first
year
of
operation,
George
K
Ellis
here
representing
Speedway.
Thank
you
George.
L
The
morangias
foundation
is
also
a
long-standing
donor
and
they
helped
us
purchase
our
Center
where
we
house
our
thrift
shop
and
our
programs.
Other
major
donors
include
the
Leon
Levine
foundation,
Mecklenburg
bar
Foundation
Blumenthal
foundation,
the
Philip
van
Avery
foundation,
Publix
Uwharrie
Bank
Barnes
&
Noble's,
st.
Gabriel,
st.
Peter
and
st.
Matthew
Catholic
churches.
What
can
you
do
donate
shop
or
join
working
together?
Assistance
league,
our
partners
and
the
City
of
Charlotte
can
and
will
change
the
trajectory
of
our
families
in
need.
A
M
We
really
have
a
huge
need
for
a
green
jobs
workforce
here
in
Charlotte.
We
we
have
an
opportunity
to
take
advantage
of
federal
funding,
to
kick-start
this
residential
home
retrofit
program
and
to
try
and
to
get
the
thousands
that
were
going
to
need
to
really
do
this
work
in
the
coming
years.
Trained
up
on
the
job
and
and
put
to
work
and
the
federal
funding
really
comes
from
the
first
step,
act
and
I
know.
M
Mayor
Lyle's
has
has
has
mentioned
that
we
have
10,000
re-entering
citizens
coming
back
to
Charlotte
from
you
know
this
year
due
to
good
conduct
early
release,
and
you
know
basically,
they
come
with.
Many
of
them
come
with
federal
funding
for
training,
on-the-job
experience
and
insurance,
and
it's
really
a
way
with
some
of
the
residential
proposals
we
brought
before
staff,
really
what
we
are.
What
we
would
like
to
do,
these
folks
are
coming
out
starting
this
year.
We
haven't,
we
have
a
need
to
employ
them.
M
A
A
A
O
Now,
therefore,
I
Alexander
Laos,
Mary
Charlotte,
do
do
hereby
proclaim
February
25th
through
29th
2020,
as
CI
double
a
week
and
Charlotte,
and
commend
its
observation
to
all
the
citizens
witnessed
by
the
hand
and
the
fish'll
seal.
The
City
of
Charlotte.
All
right
ours
done
allows
Mayor
of
the
City
of
Charlotte
Thank.
A
P
O
A
personal
note,
I
just
want
to
again
thank
the
CI
devil
way
for
their
involvement
in
our
community.
For
the
last
15
years,
I've
really
enjoyed
the
opportunity
of
pulsing
down.
I
want
to
wish
all
the
CI
la
schools
a
wonderful
week
in
Charlotte,
especially
the
school
that
that's
on
100
days
for
Road
wears
blue
and
gold.
A
O
P
Q
E
P
P
A
S
T
A
P
E
So
Madame
may
approach
him.
What
I
have
in
front
of
you
is
the
next
30-day
memo
and
it's
consistent
with
goal
that
we've
had,
which
is
to
utilize
the
strategy
sessions,
as
well
as
the
budget
workshops,
in
order
to
give
the
information
that
you
requested
during
the
annual
strategy
meeting.
There
are
no
questions.
That's
the
end
of
my
report.
E
A
R
R
Right
now
we
have
sub
buckets
for
affordable
housing,
comprehensive
immigration,
reform,
transportation,
infrastructure
and
urban
area
security
initiative,
and
then
on
the
state
level,
we
have
affordable
housing,
local
control,
minimum
housing
standards
and
North
Carolina
search-and-rescue
teams
I
believe
we
probably
need
to
start
with
with
emotion,
I
think
we
discussed
earlier
what
that
motion
might
look
like
in
them.
Madam
mayor
pro-tem,
you
may
call
for
a
conversation
before
a
decision.
I.
R
The
specific
wording
would
be
with
the
exception
of
in
affordable
housing
under
the
state
legislative
agenda
to
put
a
period
after
persons
and
then
remove
for
displacement,
assistance
and
gentrification
mitigation,
which
will
be
a
second
recommendation
and
then
I
think.
The
other
item
was
to
remove
local
control.
A
A
D
The
light
that
the
General
Assembly
does
not
convene
until
April
28th
and
we
are
not
going
to
present
our
legislative
agenda
until
April.
It
was
March
14th,
as
was
said
upstairs,
and
the
fact
that
two
items
on
that
legislative
agenda
still
need
work.
I
would
like
to
make
a
substitute
motion
to
defer
voting
on
our
state
legislative
agenda
until
the
final.
A
O
You
near
Pro
Tem,
as
I
said
earlier
during
today,
I
firmly
believe
in
the
spirit
of
the
requests
and
if
I
thought
that
waiting
at
number
45
days
30
days
would
would
resolve
my
immediate
concern.
I
would
go
along
with
it,
I,
don't
think
it
will,
and
so
I'm
a
maxima
colleagues
to
defeat
the
substitute
motion
and
to
support
the
main
motion
on
the
floor,
which
deletes
the
affordable
housing
as
as
well
as
the
the
local
control.
F
A
Other
discussion,
all
right,
I,
need
a
vote
before
we
have
a
motion.
A
substitute
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor
of
the
substitute
motion,
say
aye
any
against
okay,
so
that
substitute
motion
fails
three
two.
How
many
are
we
tonight
seven
and
with
that
we
go
back
to
the
original
motion
to
accept
the
state
legislative
agenda,
with
the
exception
of
the
affordable
housing
item,
an
issue
of
local
control.
H
H
D
So,
for
those
that
are
at
home
and
might
not
have
been
upstairs
one
of
the
issues,
one
of
the
the
issues
that
came
out
of
committee
recommendations
for
us
to
consider
was
putting
Home
Rule
requesting
Home
Rule,
approaching
it
from
a
macro
and
a
micro
perspective,
and
if
you're
not
a
really
a
policy
wonk,
you
don't
really
understand
what
that
means.
I
guess
we
are
a
state
that
in
by
which
our
General
Assembly
can
preempt
any
decisions
that
we
make
down
here
from
the
diets.
D
Why
often,
we
find
ourselves
in
a
very
intensive
process
of
going
up
to
the
General,
Assembly
and
begging
and
pleading
for
authority
to
deal
with
issues
on
our
streets
is
use
around
land-use
issues
around
the
way
we
regulate
criminal
justice
reform
in
our
city
and
my
proposal
and
the
proposal
that
came
out
of
committee
was
to
say:
hey
look,
let's
not
do
this
every
time,
let's,
let's
try
to
change
and
make
changes
that
modernize
and
get
us
to
a
place
where
we
need
to
be.
For
instance,
we
voted
on
something
in
our
our
consent
agenda.
D
This
afternoon
this
evening,
where
we,
where
we
took
back
control
over
7th
Street
and
McDowell
Street,
those
are
state
maintained
roads.
Now
we
can
make
changes,
improvements
to
safety
without
going
and
asking
permission
to
the
state.
We
already
have
a
couple
of
items
on
our
legislative
agenda
that
deal
with
increasing
the
minimum
housing
standards
as
well
as
affordable
housing
issues.
D
We've
asked
for
this
in
the
past,
in
addressing
our
lack
of
authority
for
our
citizens
review
board,
to
exercise
subpoena
power,
a
lack
of
authority
to
revise
our
good-faith
efforts
and
establish
veteran
owned
business
preferences
in
our
Charlotte
business
inclusion
program.
We
have
a
lack
of
authority
to
require
city
contractors
to
pay
living
wages
to
their
employees.
We
have
a
lack
of
authority
to
enact
new
sources
of
revenue
to
improve
local
roads.
D
We
have,
we
don't
have
authority
for
local
governments
to
act
or
amend
or
disease
related
to
private
employment
practices
like
living
wages
or
working
conditions
or
public
accommodations
as
what
was
done
in
a
non-discrimination
ordinance
a
couple
years
back
upstairs.
Everybody
agreed
around
this
Dyess
that
this
is
a
good.
D
This
is
a
good
thing
that
we
want
to
do
this,
but
there's
a
fear
of
putting
more
work
on
our
legislators
or
taking
on
more
work,
to
explain
this
and
build
coalitions
around
the
state
to
do
this,
there's
a
fear
that
that
we
might
offend
somebody
by
by
by
trying
to
do
the
right
thing
for
people
of
Charlotte
and
therefore
that
is
not
good
politics.
There
was
a
fear
that
this
had
never
been
done
before
quite
like
this.
So
why
should
we
try
something
new
now
and
moving
forward?
D
I
would
suggest
that
if
we
are
true,
if
we
are
truly
trying
to
change
the
way
things
get
done
in
our
city
in
our
state
and
our
nation,
we
have
to
actually
try
to
do
things
differently.
I
hope
that
that
we
will
not
vote
this
down
but
I'm
from
from
what
I
can
tell
we
are,
but
I
hope
that
we
can
actually
express
courage
from
behind
the
diets
on
doing
the
right
thing
and
making
taking
common-sense
approaches
to
change
in
the
status
quo
of
how
we
do
business.
C
So,
thank
you,
madam
April
time
support
all
the
things
that
my
colleague
mr.
Winston
has
mentioned.
Why
we
need
a
change
in
the
way
they
operate.
This
is
the
item
that
was
approved
at
the
committee
level.
Hence
it
came
in
front
of
us
as
a
full
council
and
I
say
that
let
our
delegation
decide
what
they
can
deliver
and
what
they
cannot
deliver.
I
know
when
we
were
upstairs
in
room
267.
We
talked
about
the
process
about.
C
There
are
certain
things
that
our
legislators
cannot
champion
or
they
cannot
deliver
on,
but
I,
don't
think
that's
our
job
to
decide.
I
think
we
got
to
ask
for
everything
that
we
need
to
be
successful
to
address
issues
that
our
residents
are
facing,
but
at
the
same
time
we
have
to
ask
for
things
now,
rather
than
just
waiting
so
I
would
say
this
is.
This
is
something
that
we
have
to
put
in
the
plate
of
our
delegation
and
let
them
decide
whether
this
is
something
they
can
accomplish
or
not.
C
G
G
Obviously
we
were
all
a
part
of
the
conversation
upstairs
and
I
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
the
sentiment
that
I
expressed
and
that
my
colleagues
expressed
was
not
a
sentiment
of
fear,
we're
not
afraid
to
go
and
fight
for
what
it
is
that
we
know
that
we
need
as
a
city.
The
question
is
not
if
we
want
it,
it's
a
question
of
how
can
we
be
most
effective?
Activism
has
its
place
so
to
strategy,
and
so
does
diplomacy
and
to
eliminate
those
two
in
in
favor
of
activism
is
not
courage.
G
Our
role
is
to
understand
what
specifically
and
actually,
we
need
to
be
able
to
present
to
our
delegation
so
that
they
can
actually
get
it
accomplished
so
that
we
can
deliver
results
for
our
constituents
can
be
strong
and
we
can
be
wrong
or
we
can
allow
ourselves
the
time
and
the
information
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
deliver
an
effective
strategic
and
tactical
plan
to
deliver
results,
and
that
is
the
position
that
I
hold
and
that
I
heard
many
of
my
colleagues
hold
and
that's
the
position
I
plan
to
vote
for
tonight.
Thank.
A
You
I'd
like
to
make
a
comment.
Mrs.
Mira
mentioned
the
committee
had
passed
this
out
of
committee
and
mr.
Mitchell
councilmember
Mitchell,
who
couldn't
be
here
tonight,
is
on
that
committee.
He
initially
voted
to
send
this
to
the
full
council,
but
he'd
like
to
he
submitted
a
letter
to
all
of
us
that
stated
colleagues
since
our
last
intergovernmental
committee
meeting
I've
had
additional
conversations
about
home
rule,
although
I
voted
to
support
it,
I
now
feel
that
additional
discussion
is
needed
prior
to
its
inclusion
in
our
legislative
conversation
this
year.
A
O
None
of
those
things,
none
of
them,
none
of
them
zero,
Home
Rule.
That
was
it.
So
if
there's
some
actionable
items
that
can
take
and
vote
on,
I'm
going
to
do
that
before
a
broad
statement
of
home
understanding,
the
political
environment,
win,
I,
think
that's
a
community.
We
should
be
playing
chess
and
not
checkers.
H
A
A
Q
A
O
D
A
R
A
V
V
Discussion
tonight
we'll
go
ahead
and
begin
with
our
speakers
list.
For
this
time
we
have
22
people
signed
up,
and
so
we're
gonna
have
90
seconds
for
each
person
to
speak,
I
recognize
the
number
of
people
in
the
audience,
thanks
for
being
back
and
always
standing
for
what
you
believe
in
and
so
with
that.
S
V
S
V
S
V
W
W
W
W
W
Okay,
thank
you,
so
Lauren
Hart
orange
Charlotte,
Charlotte
resident
and
I
support
a
strong
ban
on
animals.
Wild
animals
in
circuses,
I'm,
a
progressive
voter,
I
vote
in
primaries,
I'm
happy
to
say
that
everybody
I
voted
for
in
the
last
election
is
currently
serving
on
the
Charlotte
City
Council
I
appreciate
good
work
that
all
of
you
do.
I
appreciate
that
you
are
leaders
on
a
variety
of
issues:
I
try
and
speak
up
for
a
variety
of
issues.
W
W
What's
already
been
noted
in
these
discussions
about
our
pure
cities,
who
have
already
enacted
bans
and
restrictions
on
the
use
of
wild
animals
and
circuses
to
point
out
that
they're,
actually
like
dozens
and
dozens
of
cities
and
counties
and
states
and
nations
across
the
world
that
have
passed,
restrictions
and
bans,
so
I
submitted
those,
but
just
a
list
a
few.
Before
my
time
runs
out,
countries
include
Austria,
Belgium,
Bolivia,
Colombia,
Costa,
Rica,
Croatia,
Denmark,
Ecuador,
seven
US
states
have
full
or
partial
bands,
including
New
Jersey
Hawaii
California
Illinois
New
York
Mississippi.
V
Q
Evening,
Mary,
Lyles
and
councilmembers,
my
name
is
Rick
carpenter.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
on
an
issue.
That's
very
important
to
me.
I
urge
you
to
enact
an
ordinance
to
prohibit
the
use
of
wild
animals
and
traveling
exhibits.
Bullhook
bans
do
not
address
the
cruelty
endured
by
other
wild
animals
that
are
returning
using
the
traveling
shows
in
numerous
places
that
have
passed.
Bullhook
bans,
elv,
endures,
elephant
handlers
have
simply
carried
something
else,
such
a
piece
of
pipe.
In
the
same
way,
they
would
carry
a
bull
hood.
Q
Any
interim
committee
uses
a
weapon
once
the
hem
was
been
taught
to
fear
the
device
in
order
to
instill
fear.
I
could
stand
here
and
read
you
fact
after
fact,
and
give
you
every
reason
to
pass
a
ban
on
traveling
exotic
animals,
but
when
it
comes
down
to
it,
you
know
that
you
know
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
Please
stop
listening
to
those
who
profit
from
the
abuse
of
these
animals
and
listen
to
your
heart
and
listen
to
your
conscience.
You
know
these
animals
need
to
be
heard.
Q
Q
V
X
Please,
okay,
my
name
is
Andrea
Gunn
I'm,
the
executive
vice
president
of
an
international
animal
protection
organization
called
the
humane
lake
at
the
Cherokee.
Bear
zoo
for
grizzly
bears,
have
lived
their
entire
20
plus
years
in
barren
concrete
pits
without
shade
or
vegetation.
Numerous
attempts
to
improve
their
welfare
have
failed
because
their
conditions
are
in
compliance
with
the
Animal
Welfare
Act
in
2016.
Researchers
at
the
University
of
Missouri
poured
acid
into
the
eyes
of
puppies
in
what
has
been
known
as
one
of
the
most
troubling
experiments
on
dogs
in
modern
memory.
X
This
study
was
in
compliance
with
the
Animal
Welfare
Act
in
1999
employees
of
Ringling
Brothers
filed
complaints
of
elephant
abuse,
though
USD,
and
that
USDA
investigators
found
evidence
of
inappropriate
use
of
bullhooks.
The
case
was
closed,
with
no
action
against
Ringling.
The
Animal
Welfare
Act
is
the
only
federal
law
that
directly
regulates
the
use
of
animals
and
circuses.
It
provides
vague,
very
minimal
standards
and
is
inconsistently
enforced.
There
is
no
legal
definition
for
the
extent
to
which
the
misuse
of
a
bull
hook
violates
federal
law.
X
When
circuses
are
found
in
violation,
the
only
punishment
is
a
fine
and
no
matter
how
many
violations
the
circus
receives
or
how
severe
the
USDA
approves
any
and
all
requests
for
future
licenses.
In
the
80s
zoo
keepers
at
the
San
Diego
Wild
Animal
Park
disciplined
an
elephant
by
chaining
her
feet,
hauling
her
down
to
her
knees
and
repeatedly
smacking
her
on
top
of
the
head
with
the
handle
of
an
axe
and
the
wooden
end
of
the
bull
hook.
X
Y
Please
my
name
is
Karen
Moyer
and
I
am
a
citizen
of
Charlotte
I
am
here
today,
because
I
am
brokenhearted
about
the
way
that
wild
animals
are
treated
in
traveling
circus
shows
in
the
wild
animals
such
as
elephants,
have
a
strong
bond
with
their
families
and
females
spend
their
whole
lives
with
their
mothers.
They
have
a
sophisticated
means
of
communication
and
a
type
of
intelligence
beyond
our
own.
In
many
ways,
elephants
in
the
circus
will
never
know
this
life.
Y
It
is
a
story
that
begins
when
elephants
are
torn
away
from
their
mothers
and
forced
to
start
training
for
circus
performances.
There
are
videos
showing
terrified
baby
elephants
being
stretched
out
gouged
with
bull
hooks
and
shocked
with
electric
prods.
They
scream
cry
and
struggle
to
be
forced
into
painful
positions
necessary
for
circus
tricks.
The
amount
of
suffering
these
animals
endure
to
insane
anyone's
five-year-old
for
15
minutes
is
a
crime.
Several
groups
and
individuals
have
sent
you
detailed
information
documenting
the
abuse
of
these
animals
at
the
hands
of
circus
trainers.
Y
Have
you
watched
the
videos
documenting
this
abuse,
or
have
you
turned
a
blind
eye
to
their
suffering?
Have
you
read
the
answers
that
we
have
been
provided
to
the
questions
you
have
raised
and
the
concerns
you
have
voiced
about
enacting
an
ordinance?
It
seems
impossible
that
one
could
watch
these
videos
and
read
the
documentation
and
still
not
not
feel
that
a
ban.
Thank
you
so
much
miss
Moorea.
Z
I'm
Jennifer
Santos
good
evening,
mayor
Lyles
and
councilmembers
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
address
you
tonight
as
a
citizen
of
Charlotte
I
support
a
full
prohibition
on
the
use
of
wild
animals
and
traveling
exhibits.
Such
an
ordinance
will
promote
animal
welfare
and
protect
public
safety.
Simply
banning
bullhooks
is
not
sufficient,
not
only
because
it
will
not
truly
protect
animals,
but
because
it
does
not
take
into
account
wild
animals,
including
tigers,
bears
primates,
who
also
endure
the
miserable
conditions
inherit
to
life
on
the
road.
Z
All
wild
animals
used
in
circuses
and
other
traveling
shows
are
cruelly
trained
and
are
subjected
to
months
of
extreme
confinement
and
grueling
travel.
They
are
also
denied
everything
that
is
natural
to
them.
There
is
ample
documentation
that
these
animals
suffer
and
and
and
that
existing
laws
do
not
sufficiently
protect
them,
and
animal
exhibitors
are
required
to
be
licensed
by
the
US
Department
of
Agriculture,
which
enforces
the
federal
Animal
Welfare
Act,
but
the
acts
guidelines
are
extremely
minimal
and
with
it
widely
acknowledged
that
it
is
poorly
enforced.
Z
Yet,
even
with
poor
enforcement
of
weak
regulations,
most
exhibitors,
including
those
who
have
appeared
in
Charlotte,
have
been
repeatedly
cited
for
serious
violations
of
the
Act
prohibiting
wild
animals.
Displays
altogether
would
be
also
would
also
be
much
simpler
to
enforce
than
the
bullhook
ban.
Law
enforcement
officials
cannot
be
on-site
24/7
when
a
traveling
show
is
in
town,
which
is
exactly
what
would
be
needed
to
adequately
enforceable
have
been
all
while
the
animals.
Thank
you.
V
AA
P
AA
Name
is
Martha
Levesque
good
evening,
mayor
Lyles
and
councilmembers.
Thank
you
for
being
here
tonight
again.
My
name
is
Martha
I've
been
a
resident
of
Charlotte
since
1992
I'm
in
district
1,
currently
mr.
Eccleston's
district
and
I'm
here
to
support
a
change
to
our
city's
ordinances
to
prohibit
devices
that
inflict
pain
on
exotic
and
wild
animal
performances
in
Charlotte.
AA
This
has
been
on
the
agenda
for
a
few
months
now.
I
guess
at
this
point.
What
more
do
you
need
to
come
and
see
that
this
ban
is
needed
for
Charlotte
in
2020?
By
now,
you've
received
numerous
emails
and
heard
from
other
concerned
Charlotte
residents
on
why
the
detail
why
wild
animals
have
no
place
in
performing
acts,
attending
a
circus
or
other
performance
is
often
a
family
tradition
and
holds
cherished
memories
of
a
new
and
exciting
experience.
AA
There
are
many
successful
circuses
now
that
still
capture
the
excitement
and
awe
with
amazing
and
diverse
talent,
and
leave
the
outdated
practice
of
torturing
animals
out
of
it
and
allow
us
to
educate
younger
generations
on
compassion
and
kindness
to
all
living
beings.
As
evidence
of
Ringling
Brothers
closing
in
the
many
cities,
states
and
even
countries
banning
performing
wild
animal
acts
are
growing
in
dynamic
city
needs
to
be
on
that
same
path.
Do
you
support
the
ban?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AB
You
are
good
evening,
mayor,
Lyles
and
councilmembers.
My
name
is
Lauren
mulish
I
am
here
as
a
resident
of
Charlotte
to
urge
you
to
forego
the
idea
of
a
bullhook
ban
and
instead
take
the
progressive
and
compassionate
step
of
prohibiting
traveling
exhibits
with
wild
animals
altogether.
I
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
some
compelling
information
provided
by
Ed
Stewart
co-founder
of
the
United
States
first
elephant
sanctuary.
He
notes
that,
in
order
to
circumvent
laws
prohibiting
the
use
of
bull
hooks,
some
circuses
are
using
other
implements
to
control
elephants
during
performances
and
states.
AB
While
the
device
is
used
to
dominate
elephants
may
change,
circuses
are
not
changing
their
training
practices.
They
continue
to
use
the
same
negative
reinforcement
methods
just
with
different
devices.
These
devices
carry
the
same
psychological
impact
as
a
bull
hook.
In
fact,
they
must
have
the
same
impact,
otherwise
they
would
be
ineffective
in
controlling
an
elephant.
He
further
notes
striking
an
elephant
with
a
PVC,
pipe
or
wooden
cane
on
or
around
the
ears
chin,
eyes,
anus
or
other
sensitive
areas
will
cause
pain.
AB
A
cane
can
have
a
hidden
nail
or
other
sharpened
metal
object
attached
to
the
bottom
of
it
and
can
be
used
to
stab
an
elephant
during
training
and
performances.
This
has
been
seen
before
in
circuses.
He
also
expressed
his
concern
that
handlers
may
use
powerful
electric
shock
devices
to
teach
elephants
to
associate
devices
other
than
bull
hooks
with
pain
and
concludes.
Thank
you
very
much.
AC
Hi,
my
name
is
Megan
Beltran
and
I'm
here
to
propose
the
ban
of
circuses.
Circuses
that
use
wild
animals
claim
that
their
animals
were
all
cared
for,
that
they
are
trained
using
positive
reinforcement
methods
and
that
the
animals
are
happy
and
thriving.
Universal
circus
has
stated
that
they
have
no
tolerance
policy
towards
animal
abuse.
AC
One
universal
exhibitor
was
fined
six
thousand
dollars
for
two
tiger
escapes
that
took
place
while
cheering
in
February
of
2017,
while
Universal
was
performing
in
its
home
city
of
Atlanta,
a
county
which
a
bull
hook
ban
is
in
place
by
the
way
an
inspection
found
that
elephants
were
made
to
stand
on
concrete,
despise
their
brute
despite
their
bruised
feet
and
had
no
water.
Both
elephants
had
wounds
and
Wonder
dust.
T
AD
Madam
mayor
City
Council,
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
come
before
you.
My
name
is
Benjamin
Johnson
I
am
with
the
universal
circus.
We
are
here
because
the
language
of
the
of
the
ordinance
was
was
published
on
Friday
late
morning.
We
have
done
our
best
to
review
it
and
send
out
some
alternative
language
to
all
of
the
council
have
had
the
pleasure
to
meet
with
some
of
you
and
talk
to
some
of
you
about
that.
Our
concern
is
that
the
language
is
too
broad
and
too
vague
in
terms
of
what
it
says.
AD
What
we're
hoping
to
do
again
is
have
a
dialogue
with
the
council
so
that
we
can
reach
a
conclusion
that
would
allow
us
to
continue
to
come
to
the
city
of
Charlotte
to
do
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
here
for
20
years
and
as
we
tour
the
country.
Please
note
that
on
dozens
of
occasion
throughout
the
year
every
year
that
we
tour
we're
seen
by
multiple
veterinarians,
we're
seen
by
multiple
animal
control,
inspectors
were
seen
by
multiple
officials,
and
so
as
we
work
with
it.
Thank.
P
AE
Name
is
sedis
I
brought
you
all
a
gift.
It's
over
there.
I
am
a
mother
of
two
and
Charlotte
has
been
my
home
for
22
years,
I'm
here
to
request
a
ban
on
traveling,
while
the
animal
acts
I
only
have
90
seconds
now
so
to
to
state
my
grievance.
So
I
respectfully
ask
you
to
please
give
me
your
attention.
AE
AE
They
quoted
the
African
elephant
specialist
group,
who
said
they
believe
the
only
appropriate
and
acceptable
destination
for
life.
Wild
elephants
are
instant
to
conservation
programs
within
their
wild
natural
range.
Forty-Six
nations
have
been
traveling
wild
animal
acts,
including
my
birth
country.
Brazil.
All
of
these
nations
comprise
a
wide
spectrum
of
socio-economic,
cultural
diversity
around
the
world.
People
of
all
cultures,
people
of
all
colors
and
economies,
are
turning
away
from
this
torture.
AE
AF
My
name
is
Thomas
I'm
16
years
old.
I
am
here
to
support
a
ban
on
traveling
wild
animal
acts.
This
is
not
education
or
conservation.
These
acts
misinformed
the
public
and
portray
wild
animals
as
toys
which
harms
animals,
humans
and
wild
populations.
The
Federation
of
veterinarians
of
aira
declared
and
I
quote
this
is
little
or
no
educational
conservation
or
research
or
economic
benefit,
derived
from
the
use
of
wild
mammals
and
traveling
circuses
that
might
justify
their
use.
AF
Parents
buying
tickets
for
their
kids
to
take
photos
of
tigers
or
to
ride
on
an
elephant's
back
have
no
way
of
knowing
the
animals
history.
Training
escape
risk
triggers
injury
or
illness.
Wild
animals
aren't
playthings,
they'll
seek
to
be
free
and
to
follow
their
natural,
even
predatory
instincts
to
use
wild
animals
as
pets
is
especially
disturbing,
as
so
many
are
stolen
to
be
sold
for
the
pet
trade
and
are
forcefully
bred
as
unnatural
rates.
AF
True
conservation
demands
that
you
teach
future
generations
what
a
wild
animal
really
is,
and
that
is
not
a
least
prop
for
photo
ops
or
entertainment.
No
valid
conservation
education
program
does
this
science
proves
that
proves,
and
so
is
that
the
best
the
most
efficient
conservation
occurs
in
the
wild
kids
are
inheriting
a
planet
from
this
generation
that
is
filled
of
challenges.
We
face
climate
change
and
extinction.
Thank.
AG
Solan,
okay,
thank
you
for
having
me
this
evening
and
listening
to
me.
I
also
would
strongly
urge
you
to
think
about
banning
the
exotic
animals
in
circus
acts.
It's
all
about
exploitation
of
these
animals.
They
have
strong
feelings,
they're
taken
stolen,
basically
out
of
their
natural
habitat,
taken
away
from
their
family,
their
mothers
and
then
brought
into
this
horrible
upheaval.
I,
don't
know
it's
just
it's
crazy!
AG
What
happens
to
the
next
they're
in
cages
constantly
and
cold
weather
in
the
heat
there
they're
abused,
backstage,
probably
right
in
front
of
people
at
the
circus
and
yet
again
it's
all
about
exploitation
and
how
much
money
they
can
make
off
of
these
animals
it's
wrong.
It
really
is,
and
the
circus
could
still
go
on
without
these
animals.
That's
just
it.
AG
AH
My
name
is
Charles
Robinson
and
thank
you
for
having
me
tonight
real
quick.
We
want
you
to
just
listen.
Our
constituents
are
utilizing
the
circus,
our
kids
and
our
families
are
going
to
the
circus
and,
as
you've
heard,
the
animals
are
covered
and
protected
by
folk
coming
by,
and
so
this
circus
is
operating
within
the
law,
and
so
we
saw
a
thing
about
the
law.
We
just
want
to
make
sure
the
verbage
protects
those
animals
and
protects
the
circus
from
coming
to
make
sure
we
can
keep
the
circus
in
Charlotte.
AH
This
is
one
of
the
circus
that
my
community
has
the
opportunity
to
take
many
kids
and
has
done
so
for
many
years,
even
when
we
couldn't
afford
to
get
the
kids
when
they
first
moved
to
East
them
all.
This
circus
gave
Hidden
Valley
an
entire
show
for
free.
These
are
kids
that
are
at
risk,
the
ones
you
talked
about
when
first
came
in,
and
we
saw
a
thing
about
Liberty.
This
company
should
be
free
to
come
in
this
place
as
long
as
they
operate
within
the
law.
AH
If
they're
not
breaking
any
law,
let
them
come
back
change
the
verbage.
So
that
you
guys
can
do
your
job
and
that
allows
them
to
do
their
job.
Why
they're
here,
which
is
exactly
for
everybody,
just
simply
be
fair,
not
about
our
feelings
but
about
the
law.
The
law
says
this:
if
we're
gonna
operate
within
the
law,
not
how
we
feel
that
we
should
do
so.
If
not,
then
we
shouldn't,
we
shouldn't,
write
this
at
all.
Let's
just
cut
it
all
up
and
say:
let's
ban
all
animals,
that's
not
the
law!
Thank
you.
AI
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council
persons,
my
name
is
diana
Brogan
I've
been
involved
with
animal
rescue.
My
entire
adult
life
I
have
supported
elephant
aid,
international,
the
elephant
sanctuary
and
the
Sheldrick
Wildlife
Trust
I
am
also
affiliated
with
the
Sheldrick
Wildlife
Trust
I
urged
banning
the
use
of
bull
hooks
and
whips
and
circuses
in
the
City
of
Charlotte
I.
Ask
you.
The
progressive
and
enlightened
leaders
of
our
great
city
to
consider
the
following
in
the
wild
size
determines
who's
the
boss.
This
is
especially
true
of
lions,
tigers
and
elephants.
AI
A
human
being
is
only
able
to
dominate
these
animals
through
the
animals,
fear
of
pain
and
the
consequence
for
disobedience.
The
bull
hook
is
an
instrument
used
goat,
an
elephant
to
do
things
that
would
never
do.
Naturally,
an
elephant
does
not
stand
on
its
head
twirl
nor
sit
on
a
tub
unless
it
is
prodded
to
do
so.
An
elephant's
skin
is
paper-thin
in
certain
areas
well
known
to
elephant
handlers,
for
example
behind
the
ear
the
anus,
the
mouth
and
underarms.
Consider
that
an
elephant's
feet,
mouth
and
trunk
are
particularly
sensitive.
AI
Elephants
have
no
escape
from
the
pain
of
the
bull
hook.
Circuses
use
a
substance
called
wonder
dust
to
cover
up
the
marks
left
by
bull
hooks
on
elephant
skin,
an
elephant
or
wild
animal
has
likely
spent
many
in
a
train
car
or
a
semi-truck
prior
to
arrival
in
Charlotte
upon
exiting
the
vehicle.
Elephants
are
immediately
jabbed,
with
bull
hooks,
to
force
them
to
climb
down
and
walk
to
the
destination,
dominance,
training
and
constant.
Thank
you
very
much.
AJ
Hello,
my
name
is
Megan
I'm,
an
animal
behavior
specialist
I
had
my
degree
in
zoology
and
I've
specialized
in
ethology,
which
is
animal
behavior
I'm
here
to
speak
about
how
wrong
it
is
to
exploit
any
animal
for
those
selfish
purposes
of
money,
momentary,
entertainment
and
zero
education
of
the
true
essence
of
these
animals.
I
think
this
is
done
at
the
expense
of
a
lifetime
of
a
spirit
taken
from
these
creatures.
To
use
force
is
a
sign
of
ignorance
in,
in
this
case
greed.
AJ
We
have
come
a
long
way
over
the
years,
understanding
childhood
development
and
how
to
raise
a
calm,
happy
positive
human,
so
I
asked
why
is
it
still
acceptable
to
use
barbaric,
torturous
methods
to
break
any
animal
for
the
humans?
We
are
trying
to
raise
peacefully
just
a
set
a
good
example.
These
animals
are
put
through
so
much
abuse
abusers
would
try
to
call
this
training.
This
would
be
extremely
incorrect
using
force,
pain,
fear,
intimidation
and
torturous
devices
is
only
breaking
an
animal
into
the
state.
We
called
learn
helplessness.
AJ
P
AK
You
DVD
honorable
City
Council
members
really
appreciate
community
speak
upon
this
issue.
I've
actually
worked
in
the
circuses.
I
was
an
elephant
handler
I've
worked
I.
Would
my
job
was
to
water
feed
clean
up
after
the
elephants
and
I've
been
there
in
the
training
sessions?
Part
of
my
job?
We
supply
the
Wonder
dust.
In
fact,
in
fact,
bleeding
wounds
which
wonder
dust
and
mud
facts
are
stubborn
things,
elephants
and
animals
are
beaten
to
perform.
There's
no
getting
around
those
facts.
AK
AK
AK
Seen
multiple
elephants
electrocuted
with
you
with
the
cattle
prods
with
the
mighty
mites
and
every
corporate
sir
every
office
of
their
body
and
I
mean
every
orifice
of
their
body
well,
chained
up
so
spin
their
while
when
TB
tests
were
faked,
the
veterinarian
dropped
off
the
vials,
and
then
we
couldn't
get
from
certain
elephants.
So
we
just
got
multiple
stops
us
from
another
elephant.
Usda
I've
been
there
when
USDA
shows
up.
Usda
is
not
there
to
see
the
training.
The
USDA
has
never
seen
an
actual
training
of
an
elephant
going
I
guarantee
you.
AL
AL
I
would
urge
the
council
to
revisit
the
language
in
Section
373.
It
is
overly
vague
from
a
legal
standpoint,
it's
almost
negating
itself
and
what
it
is
requesting
of
the
circus
to
be
it's
also
very
subjective,
and
since
it
goes
beyond
the
laws
that
are
already
in
place,
while
there's
definitely
a
need
to
make
sure
the
animals
are
not
harmed,
you
have
to
balance
that
with
this
is
the
livelihood
for
people.
So
the
balance
between
the
two
would
be
nice.
It
there's
a
lot
of
accusations
of
animal
cruelty.
AL
T
AM
AM
Okay,
that
was
correct
owner
a
positive
youth
transformation
was
provides
free,
tutoring
for
elementary
school
kids
here
in
Mecklenburg
County
for
people
who
may
not
know
me,
hello,
okay,
this
circus,
brung,
kids
and
sent
us
this
circus
brings
families
together
for
low-income
families,
I'm
sure.
Probably
everyone
is
sitting
in
these
seats
right
here.
AM
Low-Income
families
cannot
but
what
they
can't
afford.
There's
a
circus
ticket
in
order
to
bring
their
families
to
the
circus,
a
family
of
four
you're,
looking
at
probably
roughly
250
or
more
to
an
NFL
football
game,
we're
talking
about
zoo
and
a
circus
and
speaking
of
zoo
as
well
I
feel.
If
you're
gonna
ban
circuses,
we
should
ban
all
North
Carolina
zoos
as
well.
Let's
just
put
everything
on
the
line:
all
animals
are
being
trained:
you're,
an
animal
you're,
an
animal
you're,
an
animal
I'm,
an
animal
we
all
were
trained
by
parents.
AM
Okay,
next
thing
is
communities.
We
got
communities
that
are
coming
out
to
these
events,
whether
it's
the
east
side,
whether
it's
the
West,
Side
south
side,
north
side
communities
are
coming
to
this
event.
It's
national
reading
lunch
was
the
American
League,
that's
a
wonderful
thing,
but
when
we
give
us
synonyms
to
kids
and
they
learned
it
from
these
incentives
and
they're
bringing
their
families
to
Circus
and
we're
bringing
families
together,
that's
the
most
important
part
Thank.
U
P
S
AN
Good
evening
and
good
night,
I
am
dr.
Blanche,
Penn
and
I.
Am
a
researcher
and
I
want
to
talk
about
protecting
this
circus
I
hear
what
they're
saying
over
here,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
about
our
families
being
a
part
and
connect
it
together.
Now,
yes,
you
need
to
look
at
the
language
of
a
lot
of
some
of
this
stuff
that
we
got
going
on,
but
our
families
are
important.
We
talk
about
homeless.
AN
We
talk
about
housing,
we
talk
about
all
of
this
stuff,
but
then
we
have
all
these
people
talking
about
animal
cruelty
and
all
of
this
in
wild
animal,
but
guess
what
every
time
I
take
my
13
grandchildren
there.
Those
animals
are
treated
well
now,
do
we
be
a
part
of
the
training?
No,
do
we
go
back
there
and
see
it
a
lot
of
us
no,
but
they
have
laws
that
they
need
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
decent
and
in
order
so
I
understand
what
they're
saying
because
of
research.
AN
I,
do
research
too,
so
I
tell
you
what,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
got
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
the
circus
here.
The
universal
circus
is
a
good
thing
for
our
family
I'm,
not
sure
how
many
of
them
have
been
to
the
circus
and
seeing
that
particular
acts
and
everybody
talked
about
money,
money
money,
but
it's
about
what
our
children
enjoy.
AN
They
enjoyed
this
and
I
worked
at
a
Recreation,
Center
and
trust
me
believe
those
kids
enjoy
what
was
going
on
and
yes,
I
saw
the
dogs,
I
saw
elephants,
I
saw
horses
and
there
are
many
horses
that
run
around
Charlotte,
North,
Carolina
and
I.
Don't
hear
anybody
talking
about
that,
but
let
me
think
Thank.
AO
Hi
I'm,
Frieda,
Henley
and
I
am
here
today,
probably
one
of
three
or
four
people
in
the
room
that
has
traveled
with
the
universal
circus.
I
have
seen
firsthand
the
training,
as
well
as
the
treatment
of
the
animals,
but
I'm,
not
here
as
a
fan
and
I'm,
not
here
as
an
employee
I'm
here
as
a
mother
of
a
son
with
autism,
my
son
has
autism
and
his
first
trip
to
the
circus.
Where
I
took
him
to
see.
You
know
some
old
friends
of
mine.
AO
But
this
circus,
the
universe,
Seoul
Circus,
puts
people
to
work
in
our
city.
They
put
me
to
work
right
after
college
and
they
also
give
an
opportunity
and
and
in
a
relationship
between
the
autism
community
and
the
black
and
brown
community.
So
I
just
hope
that
everyone
in
this
room
holding
signs
and
everyone
in
this
room
fighting
for
certain
animals
keep
the
same
energy.
When
black
and
brown
men
and
women
are
being
murdered
on
the
streets
of
Charlotte
and
being
murdered
on
the
streets
of
North
Carolina,
this
circus
is
helpful.
AO
AP
My
name
is
Robin
woods
good
evening.
Council
I
am
here
in
support
of
the
universal
circus.
I
have
an
organization
called
drills
of
Hope,
marching
thunder.
They
allowed
us
to
actually
perform
at
the
circus
and
be
a
part
of
the
great
time
that
we
offer
for
the
families
also.
They
also
afforded
us
tickets
to
where
our
families
would
not
necessarily
afford
the
to
go
to
the
circus.
So
I
am
just
saying
I
know.
AP
V
Anyone
else
all
right,
we've
had
all
of
our
speakers
all
right.
So
now
we
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
adopt
an
amendment
to
the
animals
ordinance,
the
state
of
purpose
being
the
protection
of
animals
from
abuse.
The
proposed
amendment
is
an
update
on
the
handling
of
exotic
and
wild
animals.
Do
we
have
any
discussion?
Mr.
Engel
wait
well
I'm
gonna
start
with
mr.
Ellison
and
I'll
come
back
around
I'll.
F
Be
very
brief:
I
just
want
to
point
out
two
folks
that
came
and
have
signs
and
say
protect
the
circus
that
I'm
gonna
support.
This
I
think
it's
gonna
pass.
No
one
is
attempting
to
ban
the
circus
I.
Think
even
some
of
the
folks
who
spoke
in
favor
of
this
stronger
language
pointed
out
that
some
of
the
best
parts
of
the
circus
don't
even
involve
animals
and
so
I
think.
F
F
Just
don't
want
anybody
who
attends
a
circus
works
with
the
circus,
whatever
you
think
we're
trying
to
be
antagonistic
towards
the
circus.
I
think
we're
just
trying
to
put
in
language
that
better
protects
the
animals
that
are
part
of
the
circus,
and
so
we're
not
we're.
Not
banning
the
circus
and
I
want
that
to
be
clear,
because
I'm
not
sure
that
it
is
alright.
T
B
You,
madam
mayor,
yes,
so
I
was
going
to
start
by
by
mentioning
the
point
that
councilmember
Eccleston
just
mentioned.
This
is
in
no
way
shape
or
form
should
ban
the
circus.
We
had
asked
about
two
weeks
ago,
our
city
staff,
to
put
in
the
research
and
the
time
to
draft
an
ordinance
for
us
here
tonight.
B
They
did
that
by
reviewing
at
least
55
ordinances
across
the
United
States,
and
this
language
is
actually
language
that
was
taken
from
many
of
those
ordinances
ordinances
that
were
and
are
enforceable
and,
at
the
same
time,
locations
where
the
circus
regularly
still
attends
or
or
occurs.
So.
The
idea
that
else
adopting
this,
particularly
in
light
of
the
greater
way
of
the
evidence,
would
somehow
ban
or
prevent
the
circus
from
existing,
just
isn't
supported
by
the
facts.
B
Having
said
that,
allowing
animals
to
be
harmed
or
tortured
for
our
pleasure
and
enjoyment
is
wrong,
and
it's
not
educational
for
our
children
unless
we
want
to
teach
our
children
that
these
majestic
animals
elephants,
tigers,
bears,
are
subservient.
Toys
not
worthy
of
humane
conditions,
conditions
outside,
of
course,
there
are
natural
habitats
and
exist
to
give
us
rides,
which,
as
we
heard
tonight,
can
be
dangerous
and
perform
tricks
for
us
that
harm
that
torture.
B
They
can
also
occur
via
prong
collars
muscle,
muzzles
pipes,
other
instruments
that
we
might
not
even
be
aware
of
today
right
and
that's
why
the
language
here
Inc,
it's
all
that
as
well
short,
so
of
course,
the
best
way
to
address
all
this
and
I
think
what
we've
heard
tonight
and
what
we've
heard
literally
over
the
past,
what
five
months
or
so
right
plenty
of
opportunity
for
everyone
to
be
engaged
be
involved,
give
their
opinions.
Of
course,
what
we
for!
B
We
all
received
information
that
really
broke
down
the
ineffectiveness
of
the
act
in
the
need
for
the
strengthening
of
provisions
in
our
city,
and
this
isn't
something
outside
the
ordinary.
Let
me
be
clear
about
this
right:
we've
only
looked
at
55
other
cities.
That
doesn't
mean
it
ends
there.
There
are
plenty
other
cities,
and
we've
also
heard
the
fact
that
there
are
plenty
of
nations
across
the
country,
the
world
that
have
implemented
very
similar
measures.
B
You
know
our
staff,
so
I
mentioned
this
is
a
moment
ago
did
look
at
55
cities.
This
was
at
our
direction.
We
told
them
to
do
this
a
few
weeks
ago
and
I
would
ask
my
colleagues
that
we
stick
to
the
commitments
we
made.
Two
weeks
ago
we
did
receive
so
I
want
to
mention
this
too.
We
did
receive
her
proposal
to
strike
some
of
the
language
from
the
ordinance
that
we're
considering
tonight.
B
There
was
no
substitute
language
provided
to
that
simply
put
that
proposal
was
an
attempt
to
render
the
entirety
of
this
provision
in
front
of
us
ineffective.
The
language
put
together
by
our
staff
is
not
vague.
It's
not
ambiguous,
it
is
what
exists
elsewhere
in
striking
our
language
would
allow
the
you
mean
inhumane
means
listed
in
their
provision
to
be
used
to
have
animals
perform
and
to
handle
or
train
animals
in
an
inhumane
way.
I
think
that
the
facts
are
clear.
B
T
C
So
I
struggled
with
this
decision
I
had
to
do
a
lot
of
research
on
this.
I
grew
up
going
to
circuses
because
that's
all
my
family
could
afford
I've
been
part
of
the
culture
that
have
elephants
at
the
weddings.
Have
elephants
me?
That's
part
of
the
culture
and
at
the
same
time,
I
was
raised
as
someone
who
had
to
allow
someone
who
is
vegetarian
but
at
the
same
time
caring
for
animals.
So
this
was
a
very
difficult
decision
for
me.
C
Knowing
that
I
have
gone
to
circuses,
I
have
been
to
weddings
where
I
have
written,
elephants
and
I've
enjoyed
it
at
the
same
time,
having
done
the
research
and
how
they're
being
treated
and
how
they
are
trained,
with
bull
hook,
bull
hooks
and
other
our
tools
that
harms
animals
I
cannot
not
support
this,
so
I'll
be
supporting
the
ordinance,
but
at
the
same
time
I
want
to
tell
Universal
circus
that
I.
We
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do
in
providing
tickets
to
those
who
cannot
afford
to
attend
me.
C
Other
events
and
I
know
you
make
that
possible
for
many
many
of
our
youth
in
our
community,
and
we
appreciate
that
this
is
not
a
ban
for
the
circus.
This
is
a
ban
to
abuse
that
we
are
seeing.
It
may
not
be
that
you
are
treating
your
animals
certain
way,
but
I
think
this
place
is
important
protection
in
our
ordinance
to
ensure
that
not
just
Universal
circus,
but
anyone
cannot
treat
our
animals
that
harms
in
a
way.
C
D
I've
had
a
lot
of
questions
on
why
we're
even
talking
about
this.
This
is
not
on
our
priority
lists
around
affordable
housing,
economic
development,
transportation,
other
things
as
well.
Well,
I'll
tell
you
I'll
tell
you
why?
Because
we
live
in
a
representative
democracy,
one
thing
when
I
go
around
the
city
and
around
the
region,
I
tell
folks
that
we
are.
The
government
is
a
tool.
D
They
have
been
highly
organized
over
months
and
months
and
months,
and
what
we
are
considering
right
now
is
not
everything
that
they
wanted
to
have
on
the
table.
But
that
is
why
we
are
here
today
and
I
congratulate
our
citizens
for
organizing
and
using
government
as
a
tool
that
it
is
supposed
to
be.
D
D
And
I
will
also
say
that
the
organizing
around
the
issues
that
I
just
mentioned
often
fall
on
the
shoulders
of
young,
black
and
brown
people.
It
would
be
very
helpful
if
some
of
these
middle-aged
white
faces
would
show
up
with
the
same
sustained
Civic
vigor
that
has
been
displayed
over
the
past
few
months
around
this
important
issue,
so
I
will
be
voting
in
support
of
this
I
think
this
is
common
sense,
but
I
would
like
us
to
think
about
the
hips
hypocrisy
that
we
all
have
exhibited
throughout
this
process.
AQ
So
I
I
was
one
of
the
ones
that
had
the
pleasure
to
speak
with
mr.
Johnson,
the
CEO
of
the
universal
soul
circus
and
what
he
was
proposing.
The
language
that
he's
asking
to
be
tweaked
we've
not
been
working
on
for
five
months.
That
really
was
just
we
asked
for
it
in
the
February
third
and
it
was
just
drafted
I
think
last
week.
So
I
think
that
it's
a
fair
ask
to
allow
the
subject
matter:
expert
who's.
AQ
We
are
not,
and
the
subject
matter,
expert
to
at
least
weigh
in
on
what
the
language
says,
because
this
language
is
not
banning
animals.
It's
not
gonna
make
everyone
happy
if
you
notice,
when
when
when
they
mentioned,
let's
ban
the
zoo.
There
was
a
pause
for
that,
so
this
ban
is
not
going
to
make
the
everyone
happy
and
it
will
harm
the
universal
soul,
circus.
So
I
think
we
need
to
be
careful
with
that.
AQ
We
all
went
to
the
75th
celebration
for
the
seei
there
boy
we're
losing
that
we've
lost
the
Battle
of
the
Bands,
so
I
think
we
need
to
be
very
considerate
when
we're
thinking
about
this
fan
and
if
they're
asking
for
time
to
weigh
in
on
the
decision
and
I,
think
that
that's
a
fair
ask.
So
if
that's
not
an
option,
then
I
will
be
voting
against
the
band
tonight.
G
I
actually
group,
my
colleague,
councilmember
Thompson,
for
the
simple
reason
that
she
suggested
I
do
think
that
it
is
our
responsibility
to
do
due
diligence
and
given
that
the
language
was
released
last
week,
and
that
proposal
has
been
made
and
even
as
I
sit
here
and
read.
This
and
I
see
things
like
further:
the
use
of
bullhooks,
electric
prods
whips
or
physical
or
other
devices,
which
is
unnamed
and
extremely
vague
to
me
to
handle,
train
or
otherwise
interact
with
elephants.
G
None
of
that
directly
says
anything
that
has
to
do
with
specific
interactions
that
cause
a
suffering.
That's
saying
you
can't
use
a
flashlight
to
interact
with
the
elephant.
I,
don't
think
that's
too
broad
for
where
we
are
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
take
some
time
to
really
comb
through
the
language
from
a
policy
standpoint,
particularly
because
I
agree
with
the
points
that
that
the
speaker
over
here
addressed
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
offer
a
substitute
motion
to
defer
to
give
us
time
to
actually
comb
through
the
language
and
come
up
with
something.
G
V
V
F
I
can
appreciate
the
comments
of
my
colleagues,
but
I
think
that
we
should
keep
in
mind
that
every
week
we
keep
putting
off
decisions
on
things
like
this
is
a
week
that
we
don't
spend
putting
the
appropriate
time
behind
things
like
housing
and
transportation
economic
mobility.
This
is
taken
up
an
obscene
amount
of
our
time
already.
I
think
that
there
is
general
agreement
on
which
direction
to
move
here.
F
V
We
put
this
to
bed.
I
would
like
to
ask
the
city
attorney
about
the
wording
in
the
ordinance
that
has
been
prepared
and
heard
some
of
the
comments
by
folks
I
think
the
question
has
been
around
how
concise
and
enforceable
it
is
so
I
really
like
to
hear
from
the
city
attorney
if
there
is
room
for
improvement
or
if
there
is,
if
this
is
just
the
way,
it's
always
done
and
everybody
kind
of
gets
it
so.
I
To
answer
that
question
I
would
say
that
there
there's
always
an
opportunity
to
be
more
precise
in
certain
language
but
eh,
but
I
also,
you
know
when
two
weeks
ago,
when
we
were
asked
to
come
up
with
this
language,
we
were
given
the
outcome
that
counsel
desired,
at
least
by
a
majority
of
you.
So
that's
the
language
that's
been
put
together.
I
V
I
And
the
precision,
let
me
be
clear
for
for
the
body
and
for
the
the
audience
is
being
precise
to
the
the
prevention
of
using
any
devices
to
abuse
or
to
injure
the
animals.
That's
the
precision
that
I'm
talking
about
not
not
going
backwards,
but
to
be
very
specific
to
not
using
any
of
these
devices
to
abuse
the
animals
so.
V
City
Attorney
has
just
handed
it
around
a
copy
and
because
you
have
sat
here,
I'm
gonna
read
what
it
says
so
that
I'm
sorry.
This
is
a
dialogue
around
the
diets.
I'm.
Neither
gonna
ask
the
city
attorney
to
read
it
or
I'll.
Read
it
mister
after
Baker.
Please
would
you
please
read
the
ordinance,
as
you
have
said
so.
I
The
second
sentence,
the
original
that
we
proposed
is
in
addition
to
meeting
these
minimum
standards,
no
permanent
or
transient
animal
exhibition
or
circus
shall
induce
or
encourage
animals
to
perform
through
the
use
of
chemical,
mechanical
electrical
or
manual
devices
in
a
manner
that
is
likely
to
cause
physical
injury
or
suffering
suffering.
A
universal
has
objected
to
the
language
induce
or
encourage
animals
to
perform
through
the
use
and
then
in
a
manner
that
is
likely.
I
They'd
like
that
tightened
up,
and
what
I
am
proposing
is
language
that
reads
in
addition
to
meeting
these
minimum
standards,
no
permanent
or
transient,
animal
exhibition
or
circus
shall
cause
physical
injury
to
or
suffering
of
its
animals
through
the
use
of
chemical,
mechanical
electrical
or
manual
devices.
So
specific
to
you
know
getting
away
from
language
of
induce
or
encourage
animals,
because
this
was
language
we
were
focused
on
the
training
of
the
animals
and
to
get
the
animals
to
do
that.
That's
where
the
injuries
have
occurred,
but,
but
if
counsel
is,
is,
is
interested.
I
We
can
just
focus
on
the
creating
injury
to
the
animal
as
opposed
to
worrying
about
the
training
aspect
of
it.
The
third
sentence
in
original
reads:
further:
the
use
of
bull
hooks,
electric
prods,
whips
or
other
devices
to
handle,
trained
or
otherwise
interact
with
elephants,
felines
and
primates,
when
they're
on
display,
performing
or
being
trained,
is
prohibited
and
Universal
has
objected
to
the
language
of
or
other
devices
to
handle,
train
or
other
otherwise
interact
with.
I
So
what
I
proposed
in
the
revised
language
is
further
the
use
of
bullhooks,
electric
prods,
whips
or
other
devices
to
cause
physical
injury
or
suffering
to
animals
or
elephants,
felines
and
primates,
when
they're
on
display
performing
or
being
trained,
is
prohibited.
Now,
there's
still
the
language
about
or
other
devices
and
for
the
reasons
that
Universal
objected
to
that
use
in
the
first
place.
V
P
A
A
So
I'd
like
to
just
point
out
to
the
council:
what
else
does
it
do
if
you
use
a
bull
hook
on
an
elephant?
I
mean
I'm
not
comfortable
with
this
language,
because
I
don't
know
how
you
use
a
bull
hook,
an
electric
prod
or
a
whip,
and
do
anything
but
cause
physical
injury
or
suffering
so
I,
don't
know
where
we
go
from
here,
but
you
know
when
we
had
this
discussion
two
weeks
ago.
We
specified
these
instruments
and
I,
don't
know
how
we
got
so
far
away
from
it.
A
I
don't
like
other
devices,
because
that
just
leaves
it
wide
open.
But
it's
not
fair
to
say
we
just
got
this
and
I
mean
we.
We
got
the
exact
language
on
Friday,
but
we've
been
having
this
too
gushin
for
weeks,
so
I'm
frustrated
that
we're
at
this
point,
I
hate,
as
I
said
before
I
hate
having
to
make
a
decision
at
the
Dyess
under
this
kind
of
stress,
where
everybody's
having
to
think
women.
What
is
this
saying?
P
B
Agree
with
I
would
agree
with
mayor
pro-tem
on
that
point
and
I
think
the
exact
motion
was
other
devices
that
could
lead
to
physical
injury,
harm
of
the
animal
suffering
etc,
and
that's
why
I
think
an
you
know
that
language
incorporates
a
number
of
things
that
that
does,
you
know,
could
extend.
I
mean
I,
think
we
heard
some
of
these
earlier,
some
of
the
instrumentalities
that
could
extend
beyond
just
the
bull
hooks
electric
prods,
the
whips
or
anything
we
might
not
even
know
about
today.
V
G
I'll
say:
I.
Disagree
with
that
statement
simply
because
again,
when
you
talk
about
using
devices
to
handle
Trainer,
otherwise
interact,
I
think
that
that
would
assume
that
any
type
of
handling,
training
or
interaction
would
lead
to
physical
injury
or
suffering,
which
may
be
fine.
If
you
know
that
bull
hooks
are
electric
prods
do
that,
but
when
you
leave
this
other
devices,
I
think
that
opens
it.
However,
I
do
think
that
the
amended
language,
though
it
leaves
other
device,
it's
very
specific,
to
causing
physical
injury
or
suffering
and
based
on
what
I've
heard
here.
V
V
G
AQ
T
AQ
Or
have
them
suffer?
He
just
wants
very
specific
language
and
keep
in
mind.
We
have
an
ordinance
that
talks
about
abuse
of
animals,
three-section,
3.62
or
62.
That's
specific,
so
I
believe
my
understanding
of
his
request
is
he's
asking
for
more
specificity
than
less.
When
you
talk
about
manual
device.
What
does
that
mean?
AQ
Well,
we
don't
know
what
what
devices
can
be
used
to
hurt
animals,
but
we
also
don't
know,
what's
used
to
train
them,
so
I
just
think
that
again,
if
that's
my
I
would
I
would
ask
that
we
are
very
deliberate
and
considering
what
he's
asking
for
it's
been
in
our
community
for
20
years,
it's
helped
a
lot
of
our
our
residents
and
I.
Just
think
we
but
I
I
want
to
stand
up
and
do
what
I
can
to
keep
it
in
the
community.
F
F
Other
devices
as
well
other
devices
used
to
cause
physical
injury
or
harm
or
when
used
to
cause
physical
injury
or
suffering,
will
be
banned,
essentially
saying
that,
like
the
three
things
that
the
Mayor
Pro
ten
point,
it
out
really
have
no
altruistic
use
for
banning
them
explicitly,
but
we're
saying
other
devices
which
are
not
necessarily
as
binary
and
whether
or
not
they're
used
to
abused
animals
or
not
are
not
prohibited,
but
they
are.
It
is
prohibited
to
use
them
to
cause
injury
or
suffering.
Does
that
make
sense
to
everybody?
F
V
B
Had
one
more
point
of
clarification
on
that
that
sounds
good.
Having
said
that,
I
I
wanted
to
ask
so
in
its
it's
my
understanding
that
the
original
language
was
adopted
from
other
the
other
cities
I'm
assuming
it
was
vetted
through
our
legal
department.
Now
having
said
that,
there
is
a
portion
that,
instead
of
referring
to
exotic
animals,
which
you
know
we've
already
predefined,
it
limits
the
the
language
to
elephants,
felines
and
primates
and
I
wanted
to
ask
once
ask
the
city
attorney
about
that.
I
P
O
My
colleagues
or
where
we
are
if
the
emails
I
am
too
but
I
think
this
is
the
exception.
That
should
not
be
the
rule
of
how
we
deliberate
and
we're
actually
making
policy
on
the
fly
and
I
think
we
can
do
a
lot
better
than
that
and
so
I
don't
know
where
we
are
with
the
motions,
I
kind
of
lost
track
about
20
minutes
ago.
That
I
I
think
we
need
to
maybe
take
a
step
backwards
to
move
forward.
AF
V
As
revised
has
been
accepted,
I'm
gonna
go
the
City
Attorney
a
few
minutes
to
get
this
put
together
and
then
we'll
come
back
to
it.
We're
gonna
go
to
our
business
agenda
items
we're
gonna
table
this,
go
to
our
business
agenda
and
I'm.
Coming
back
to
this,
when
we
have
something
that's
written,
the
people
can
read
and
see
as
well.
D
V
R
F
V
Purpose
of
this
change
is
simply
to
remove
the
mission
statement
from
the
ordinance,
so
there's
administrative
flexibility
in
the
future
to
update
or
improve
the
mission
statement
based
on
organizational
need.
The
city
is
also
making
a
few
updates
to
the
ordinance
to
be
consistent
with
the
update
at
2018
north
carolina
state
fire
code
language.
What.
AR
Basically,
every
five
years
we
go
through
a
strategic
plan
planning
process
that
involves
the
citizens
as
well
as
our
internal
stakeholders.
We
look
at
our
mission
statement
and
review
it
to
see
if
it's
still
applicable
or
for
something
we
could
change.
What
we
found
is
the
mission
statement
actually
is
in
Chapter
eight,
so
it's
in
code.
So
what
we're
wanting
to
do
is
just
remove
that
out
of
code
so
that
we
can
change
it
every
five
years.
If.
AR
V
V
V
This
is
a
resolution
rerouting
a
portion
of
North
Carolina
Highway
27
along
7th
Street
McDowell
and
Morehead
I
77
between
the
freedom
drive,
access,
ramp
and
independence
Boulevard,
and
to
support
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Transportation
amendment
to
the
new
United
States
and
North
Carolina
highway
system
Maps
accordingly,
and
approving
a
municipal
agreement
to
reimburse
NCDOT
for
up
to
$40,000
for
rerouting
signage
is,
do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second.
We
have
a
second
any
discussion
all
right.
Mr.
winston,
I
just.
D
Like
to
point
out
that
this
is
an
example
of
getting
more
local
control
of
our
roads,
this
was
a
six
month
process
that
staff
had
to
embark
on
to
get
control
over
seventh
street
McDowell
Street
Morehead
Street
around
277,
again
I,
don't
think
I
think
it's
onerous
to
try
to
get
control
over
our
roads
in
a
six
month
process.
Every
time
we
want
to
do
something
to
improve
the
infrastructure
that
is
necessary
for
our
growing
dense
urban
city.
V
All
right
any
further
discussion
on
this
item.
All
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
opposed
all
right.
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
item
19-
and
this
is
for
the
Duke
Energy
GreenSource
advantage
program
up
authorizing
manager
and
negotiator,
and
the
executed
service
agreement
for
solar
energy
generation
with
Duke
Energy
and
Olin
Creek
farms,
solar
with
their
respective
subsidiaries
and
affiliates
for
the
city's
participation
in
the
Duke
Energy
GreenSource
advantage
program
and
authorizing
the
manager
to
amend
the
agreement
consistent
with
the
purpose
for
which
the
agreement
was
approved.
V
Earlier
today
we
had
an
update
on
our
what
I
call
our
climate
change
plan.
We
call
it
the
C
app
for
a
lot
of
reasons,
just
quicker,
but
what
this
is
I
think
is
a
step
towards
the
idea
that
we
would
create
solar
energy
for
our
buildings
and
look
forward
to
actually
seeing
some
good
results
here.
So
is
there
a
motion
to.
P
V
All
right
item
20
is
a
grant
for
solar
powered
electric
vehicle
charging
stations
authorizing
the
manager
to
accept
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
245,000
from
the
North
Carolina
Clean
Energy
Technology
Center
for
the
purchase
of
these
vehicle
charging
stations
approving
the
contract
for
the
purchase,
approving
the
purchase
of
mobile
solar-powered
electric
vehicle
stations
by
the
sole
source
exemption
and
adopting
a
budget
ordinance
appropriating
the
same
amount.
Do
I
have
a
motion
motion.
V
Second,
any
discussion
all
in
favor
say
aye
all
right.
The
next
item
is
item
21,
an
interlocal
agreement
for
lakewood
water
quality
improvement
projects,
adopting
a
resolution
approving
an
interlocal
agreement
between
the
city
and
the
county
for
the
reimbursement
of
up
to
2.5
million
to
the
county
for
construction
costs
of
the
lakewood
water
quality
improvement
project.
There
have
a
motion:
please
have
a
second
any
discussion
hearing,
none
we're
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed.
F
V
V
Agenda
item
23,
which
is
the
lease
of
city-owned
property
at
Stateville
Avenue
landfill
to
envision
Charlotte.
Again
we
heard
about
this
today
earlier
with
the
idea
of
I'm
having
20
acres
of
the
clone
states,
though
Avenue
landfill,
a
three-year
lease
agreement
with
three
one-year,
with
one
three-year
extension
option
to
envision,
Charlotte
or
nonprofit
that
deals
with
clean
air
and.
P
V
V
F
V
Item
26
is
the
Lynx
Blue
Line
extension.
Civil,
a
closeout
agreement
approve
a
contract
amendment
number
six
for
one:
approximately
1
million
dollars
to
balfour
beatty
infrastructure,
also
blight
development,
confit
venture
for
civil
construction
of
segment,
a
of
the
Lynx
Blue
Line.
We
had
a
session
on
this
earlier
before
it
came
to
our
agenda
that
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
a
second
second,
any
discussion.
All
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
V
Okay,
we
have
one
opposed.
Mr.
Winsett
should
be
recorded.
So
as
such.
The
next
item
is
item
27
for
bond
issuance
approval
for
Evoque
living
at
westerly
owes
apartment,
adopt.
The
resolution
granting
in
libyan,
formerly
known
as
the
charlotte
housing
authority
request,
issued
multi-family
housing
revenue
bonds
in
the
amount
not
to
exceed
18
million
dollars
to
finance
the
development
of
an
affordable
housing
development
known
as
evoke
living
at
westerly
Hills
Apartments.
Do
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to.
V
Item
28
bond
issuance
approval
for
north
cross
town
homes,
adopted
resolution
granting
and
live
II
informally
known
as
the
housing
Charlotte
Housing
to
start
authority
to
request
the
issuance
of
multifamily
housing
revenue
bonds
in
the
mountain
not
to
exceed
thirteen
point.
Five
million
to
finance
the
acquisition
in
rehab
at
affordable
housing
development
known
as
north
cross
townhomes
do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve.
F
V
The
second
taking
a
second
any
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
item.
29
is
a
bond
issuance
approved
for
spring
books.
Brook
apartment
homes
adopt
a
resolution
granting
in
Livi
informally
known
as
the
Housing
Authority
request
to
issue
multifamily
revenue
bonds
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
twenty
eight
point:
five
million
to
finance
the
development
of
affordable
housing
known
as
Springbrook
apartment
homes.
Is
there
any?
Is
there
emotion,
safety
discussions
are
in
favor,
say
aye
all
right,
I
am
looking,
madam
clerk
for
the
sheet
that
you
gave.
V
Tonight,
the
council
will
make
appointments
and
the
council
members
voted
by
ballot
and
submitted
their
ballots
earlier
to
the
clerk.
During
the
review
action
review
meeting,
we
had
any
nominee
receiving
six
or
more
votes.
It's
automatically
appointed
if
no
nominee
receives
at
least
six
votes,
a
runoff
will
be
necessary
and
council
will
be
asked
to
vote
tonight
to
determine
the
highest
vote
getter
and
that
person
will
be
appointed
to
the
board.
All
appointments
will
be
recorded
in
the
official
minutes
of
this
meeting.
N
V
N
T
N
F
N
V
F
F
F
V
P
N
Citizens
review
board
libecki
row
received
ten
votes:
okay
for
the
Community
Relations
Committee.
There
were
two
positions
available,
Gary
leak
received
nine
votes
and
there
are
three
other
individuals
that
there
needs
to
be
a
runoff
Lucy
brown
received
one
vote,
money
for
Drayton
received
four
and
Stephanie
Tyson
received
one.
V
N
P
V
H
V
N
A
one
appointment
for
a
three-year
term
for
the
city
within
a
city
tenant
incumbent,
Regina,
Tisdale,
receives
nine
votes
and
is
appointed
or
the
chief
Charlotte
beautiful.
There
are
two
appointments.
Lili
taylor
received
five
votes
at
a
Berto
Torres
received
four
votes
and
Charlie
Lunan
received
three
votes.
There
are
two
appointments:
I
have.
S
N
P
F
V
F
Remind
council
that
we've
now
twice
received
a
memo
from
that
board,
stating
that
they
would
prefer
to
see
different
people
on
the
Omegas
named
strong,
charlotte
area,
transit
advisory
board
or
something
in
the
there's,
a
transit
there's,
two
transit
groups,
and
he
was
on
one
of
them.
This
is
the
other.
They
said
they
prefer
to
have,
and
the
same
thing
happened
with
mr.
Carnahan
yahu.
We
appointed
to
the
other
transit
advisory
board
two
weeks
ago.
Those
boards
have
said
that
they
prefer
to
have
different
voices
on
those
instead
of
the
same
people
on
them.
F
N
AM
E
So
mayor
and
members
of
council,
the
city
attorney
is
still
working
on
language
and
I'm,
not
sure
I
heard
a
lot
from
the
dies
tonight
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
that
is
where
you'd
like
to
be
right
now,
as
opposed
to
either
working
with
the
original
language
or
waiting.
But
I,
don't
know
if
it's
good
for
the
body
as
Patrick
is
trying
to
put
together
language
now.
T
V
G
V
B
H
T
V
N
V
Kind
of
last-minute
discussion
of
anything
in
a
meeting
you
know
we
worked
so
hard
on
citizen
engagement.
We
worked
so
hard
on
trying
to
be
open
to
what
we
were
trying
to
do,
but
it's
the
council
vote.
It
did
not
pass
I
would
vote
for
a
deferral
until
we
can
have
the
materials
in
front
of
us
by
which
to
do
that.
Now.
N
V
H
G
Right
this
one
are
two
things,
first
of
all,
as
the
pleasure
of
having
our
first
neighborhood
showcase
in
district
3
last
week,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
staff,
particularly
housing,
your
neighborhood
services
and
the
office
of
constituent
services
and
all
of
the
partners
who
participated
and
other
City
departments
that
came
out.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that.
You,
you
were
amazing
and
then
the
second
piece
is
next
month.
March
19th
at
6:30
location
TVD,
will
be
doing
our
still
Creek
Transportation
Town
Hall.
F
AQ
Just
a
reminder
that
on
March
23rd
city's
gonna
be
observing
Brain
Injury
Awareness
Month
we're
going
to
have
a
resolution
and
so
I
invite
all
survivors
of
traumatic,
brain
injury,
acquired
brain
injury,
that's
stroke
or
sudden
brain
injury.
I'd
like
you
to
come
to
the
March
23rd
meeting
to
speak,
if
you
like,
or
just
to
show
the
prevalence
in
the
community.
There's
there,
studies
that
say
one
and
two
homeless
individuals
have
a
brain
injury.
It's
prevalent
in
the
criminal
justice
system
and
in
the
courts.
So
we're
really
asking
you
to
come
out.
D
It's
a
reminder
that
we
are
still
in
early
voting
period
so
for
the
folks
out
there
that
are
watching
voting
is
one
of
our
most
basic,
but
one
of
our
most
important
civic
duties
that
we
have.
We
live
in
a
Republican
democracy
and
we
need
people
to
participate
and
not
enough
people
do
participate
in
our
democracy
and
therefore
it
is
in
trouble.
If
you
have
not
registered
to
vote
and
you
live
in
Mecklenburg
County,
you
can
register
at
your
early
voting
site.
You
cannot
register
and
vote
on
the
same
day
during
election
on
Election
Day.
D
If
you
are
17
currently
17,
but
you
will
turn
18
by
November
3rd,
which
is
our
National
Election
Day,
and
you
can
participate
in
next
Tuesday's
primary
if
you
have
been
convicted
of
a
crime,
misdemeanor
or
felony,
and
you
have
completed
your
debt
to
society,
meaning
that,
obviously
you
are
not
incarcerated
at
this.
At
this
moment
you
are
not
on
probation
or
you
are
not
on
parole.
If
you
have
completed
all
of
those
things,
you
are
eligible
to
vote
automatically
in
Mecklenburg
County.
You
do
not
have
to
fill
out
a
form.
D
B
Wanted
to
take
a
moment
so
I
think
it's
all
me
now.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
and
remember
a
24
year
old
young
man
who
was
recently
struck
and
killed
bicycling
home
on
Harrisburg
Road.
His
name
was
Franklin
David,
Leal
I
think
that
this
underscores
the
need,
particularly
in
areas
on
the
outskirts
of
our
city,
to
make
sure
that
we
pay
attention
to
infrastructure
and
transportation
oriented
concerns,
particularly
as
we
review
the
rezoning
that
come
before
us,
so
I
would
call,
and
certainly
this
is
not
unique.
B
We
have
a
program
right
now
that
was
implemented
adopted
by
this
council
about
two
years
ago,
called
vision,
zero.
The
idea
is
to
completely
eliminate
tragic
circumstances
like
like
this
deaths
on
our
city,
streets
and
I.
Would
just
ask
my
colleagues,
particularly
in
the
name
of
Franklin
David
Leal,
that
we
not
forget
that
as
we
move
forward
in
areas
where
much
like
Harrisburg
Road,
we
may
have
two
lanes:
no
lights,
no
bike
lanes
and
limited
infrastructure
and
no
plans
for
the
future.
B
Because,
as
we
allow
development
to
continue
to
happen
in
those
areas,
there
could
be
tragic
results
and
also
more
dimension
to
so.
Please
don't
forget,
it
is
early
vote
and
when
you
go
out
to
the
polls
you
can
go
out
to
Hickory
Grove
library,
which
is
an
early
vote
site
this
year.
I
just
voted
there
today,
so
I
don't
want
to
be
the
only
one.