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good evening and welcome to our

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August 2nd meeting.

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We will provide one of our

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prayer by commissioner puckett.

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We'll introduce ourselves and

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then we'll get right into our

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agenda.

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>> join me in prayer if you

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would, please.

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>> heaven's father we thank you

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for bringing us to this place.

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We thank you for this great

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honor that you give those on

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this dais and do the work of

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this county.

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We thank you for the citizens

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who populate mecklenberg.

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We ask that you give us whiz

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come and discernment, that you

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give us patience, that you open

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up our hearts and our minds to

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debate and to understanding that

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we find ways to find common

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ground even though we start from

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different places.

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We ask that you continue to

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bless this county and this state

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and this nation.

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And we pray that you will always

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keep us in the palm of your hand

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and that we May always do thy

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will.

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In the jesus christ that I pray,

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amen.

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>> amen.

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Please join me in the pledge of

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allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the united states of america,

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and to the republic for which it

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stands, one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> Chair: introductions.

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>> I'm george dunlap elected by

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the people of district 3.

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Bill james county commission 6.

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>> good evening.

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My name is trevor fuller and I'm

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honored and privilege to serve

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as a county commissioner at

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large which means that I

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represent the more than one

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million people who live in this

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great county of mecklenberg.

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Thank you for being with us in

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the chaim

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mber tonight.

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Thank you for watching us online

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and on the government channel.

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My name is jim puckett.

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I'm representing district 1.

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Since commissioner leake isn't I

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am the most powerful district of

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mecklenberg county.

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And good evening I'm ella

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scarborough county commissioner

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at large and I would like to say

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commissioner leake we Miss Her

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tonight.

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But godspeed she'll be with us

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soon.

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I'm pat cotham.

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And see our chamber.

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It's full of a lot of our

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advocates for parks and

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greenways and so I know we have

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a lot of people watching at

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home.

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I got a text message from robert

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dawkins who is community

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organizer with safeco lition and

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he's watching along with other

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people.

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This is an important meeting and

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we're so glad you're here and

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I'm very proud to serve you.

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Good evening everyone.

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My name is matthew ridenhour.

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I represent district 5.

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And as we do.

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But I just want to say publicly

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thank you all for and those at

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home who have called and sent

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messages and tweets and, the

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greenways and the stadium have

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been something we've talked

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about a lot.

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Thank you for being involved.

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So few people get involved in

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local government, and it's

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government is closest to the

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people.

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I just want to say thank you

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very much.

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>> good evening.

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I'm dumont clarke.

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I'm glad to see everyone here

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tonight.

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Thank you for your passion.

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>> good evening.

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I'm dena diorio.

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>> good evening.

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I'm marvin by the way

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ethune county

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attorney.

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>> Chair: we'll get to our

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public appearance.

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And we have excuse me, two.

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We will go to our

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recommendations and

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proclamations

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proclamations.

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We're going to do those at this

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time.

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I have a proclamation for the

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following.

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One for child support awareness

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and commissioner cotham is going

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to do that.

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I also have a proclamation for

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women's oncology day that is

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commissioner fuller and then

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another proclamation for the pga

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and commissioner ridenhour is

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going to do that.

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proclamations for preventive

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domestic violence week, we also

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have one for the senior

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awareness insurance insurance

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program and also we have one for

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transportation involuntary

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committed residents.

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So we have all those

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proclamations.

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>> thank you Madam Chair.

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I'm reading a proclamation of

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mecklenberg county, north

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carolina proclamation.

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it's very beautiful.

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I'm sure we're going to present

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it to joan kennedy.

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Stand over there.

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She leads this department.

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It's a very important department

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as it deals with children.

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So this proclamation which was

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signed by our chair ella

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scarborough, reads whereas

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mecklenberg county has operated

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a high child support enforcement

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department since July 2010 when

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the staff and customers of the

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program were entrusted to the

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county by the state of north

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carolina, and whereas former

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President Bill clinton first

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proclaimed August as the child

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support awareness month in 1995

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to demonstrate the importance of

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child support as a sustainable

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means of well-being for our

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nation's children.

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Children living in poverty are

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more vulnerable, educational and

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safety risks and more likely to

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have cognitive and behavioral

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and socioemotional problems

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throughout their lifetime.

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foundation for a life to

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children who're dependent on

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them for their daily financial

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mornl and physical growth.

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Whereas mecklenberg county is

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comphied to insuring the safety,

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health and well-being of our

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children by supporting families

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through programs designed to

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help parents remain engaged in

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their children's lives.

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Whereas mecklenberg county

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promotes a proactive and

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productive and engaging

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community by taking a

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collaborative and holistic

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approach to help family benefit

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from coparenting.

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This is a very important

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paragraph.

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In mecklenberg county there are

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71,450 children in custodial

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parents who receive more than

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$50 million in child support.

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I mean that is a lot of money

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that this department collects

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led under joan kennedy, and that

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goes into our economy.

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It's for our children.

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So this is a tremendous benefit.

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So again it's fun,450 children

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in custody

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ial parents who receive

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more than $50 million in child

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support annually through the

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efforts of this county's child

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support professionals.

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support also contributes to the

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welfare of our local economy by

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adding -- avoiding local care

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costs and moving families into

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economic self-sufficiency by

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reducing dependence on other

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public assistance programs.

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And whereas these local efforts

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are provided by 117 mecklenberg

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county staff workers who work

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diligently to uphold the

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county's customer service and

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account

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accountability members.

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They also help fathers get jobs

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and have interview clothes.

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They do a bang-up job.

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Now therefore be the resolved

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the mecklenberg county board of

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county commissioners hereby

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proclaim August of 2017 as the

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child support awareness month.

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And it's signed by ella

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>> Madam Chair I want to make a

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motion that we approve that

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before you give it away.

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>> Chair: all in favor please

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denote by aye.

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mr. Fuller.

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>> I have the privilege of

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bringing forward a proclamation

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from both the city of charlotte

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and mecklenberg county and it is

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signed by both the mayor of the

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city of charlotte and our chair

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ella scarborough of the board of

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county commissioners.

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And this relates to women's

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equality day.

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And it reads as follows.

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Whereas August 26th, 2017 marks

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the 97th easterns of women in

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the united states gaining the

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right to vote with the

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ratification of the 19th

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amendment to the constitution.

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And whereas the call for women's

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right to vote was first voiced

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in 1848 and the slid fication of

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right into law was the result of

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decades of work by sufficient

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raw gists.

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And they let their feet speak

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when their voices alone were not

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alone.

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Protesting and marching for

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their fund mnl right to vote in

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the face of heckling and jail

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and abuse.

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Their efforts led to enormous

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progress, millions upon millions

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of women have since used the

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power of the ballot to help

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shape our nation.

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And whereas at a time when women

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were meant to be seen and not

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heard the sufficient gists and

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by speaking out on behalf of all

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women and organized for their

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rights.

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And whereas to these committed

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and determined women, voting was

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not the end of the journey

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fourie quality but the beginning

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of a new air

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era in the advancement

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of our union.

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These brave and tenacious women

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challenged our nation to live up

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to its founding principles.

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Partnership have identified the

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scene for the 2017 women's 's

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equality day program and event.

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That theme to be overcoming

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shame, how to deal with body

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image.

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Whereas this year's event will

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be held at the main campus of

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the university of north

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carolina, charlotte and the

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public are invited and

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encouraged to participate in

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this free and wonderful

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celebration.

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Now therefore we jennifer

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w. Roberts, mayor of charlotte

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and ella scarborough chair of

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the mecklenberg county board of

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county commissioners do hereby

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proclaim August 26th, 2017 as

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women's equality day in

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charlotte and mecklenberg county

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and command its observance to

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all the citizens of our county.

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Witness our hands and the

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official seal of the city of

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charlotte and mecklenberg county

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county.

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We have the women's advisory

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board representative.

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You want to come to the

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microphone.

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Do you want to say a word or

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two.

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We just want to acknowledge this

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97th

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97th anniversary know that

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women's rights are human rights.

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>> Chair: all in favor please

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denote by aye.

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>> thank you for being here.

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So the women's advisory board is

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partnering with the un crchlt

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c women's

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girls research alliance.

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As you stated the theme this

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year was actually selected

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jointly by the women's advisory

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board and alliance so to be

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overcoming shame.

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There are 197 preregistered for

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the event and we want

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commissioner guess unz and the

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audience.

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Our mission to promote the

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credit

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critical and urgent need for

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women.

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It was sent in error and thanks

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to the partnership with unc

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charlotte providing the kohn and

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of juice coffee and muffins

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there are no additional funds

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needed.

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>> thank you all, so much.

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Would you come down and receive

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the proclamation.

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(Applause)

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>> thank you.

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Next proclamation will be

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women's equality day.

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No I'm sorry, pga.

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We just did that one.

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Commissioner ridenhour.

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Thank you very much.

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I understand Mr. Jason men gull

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from the professional golfer's

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association is here.

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Proclamation.

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I wanted to pull this one and

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read it.

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It's an event that occurs in

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district 5 fairly close to home.

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I wanted to pull this one.

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I appreciate the amount of time

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to read it.

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Whereas the professional

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golfer's association pga of

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america will celebrate its 99th

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pga championship.

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In professional golf the final

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major championship of the year.

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And includes the top gall turs.

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The quail hollow club will for

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the and whereas the this global

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sporting event will attract over

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200,000 gall

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olfers over a seven-day

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tournament period, and be

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broadcast in over 200 countries.

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And

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and whereas the pga championship

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provides a positive impact for

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the charlotte mecklenberg area

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through economic benefits to

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hotels.

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Restaurants, rental companies,

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temporary employment and in clu

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inclusive exposure to the game

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of golf.

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Now therefore we jennifer watson

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roberts, mayor of charlotte, and

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ella scarborough chair of the

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mecklenberg county board of

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county commissioners do hereby

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August 7th, 2017 as the pga

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championship week in charlotte

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and mecklenberg county.

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And command its observance to

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all hands.

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>> move approval.

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>> Chair:

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>> Chair: all in favor please

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denote by aye.

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Opposers nay.

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>> we're excited about it.

429
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We're excited too.

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Congratulations to the other

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recipients tonight.

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Doing great work in the

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community.

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Thank you for the welcome.

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The southern hospitality, and

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certainly the support along the

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way.

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An event this size and scope

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requires cooperation and frankly

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the guidance of the numerous

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entities within this community

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we've interacted with.

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I've got to say that really over

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the past two years the support

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that many you have provided us

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we wouldn't be able to get

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through next week without it.

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Thank you so much.

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Here we are just days away from

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the eyes of the sporting world.

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for the golf world after the

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final putt drops at brookdale

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where jordan spieth won the open

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championship.

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00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:09,267
You know, in many years the

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success of the pga championship

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will be numbered by what goes at

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quail hollow.

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The fact that we hand out the

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wannamaker trophy on sunday

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night.

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Millions of dollars in tax

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revenue will be generated.

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Over 1,100 temporary jobs will

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be created around this event.

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Not just week.

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There's folks working for months

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up to the event and after the

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events.

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That's just the economic impact.

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You know that the pga

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championship is one of the most

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telecast events.

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28 hours of live television

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coverage.

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It's going around the world to

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200 countries and territories

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over the household north of half

479
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a billion.

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That's a lot of eyeballs on this

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community.

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On a standpoint on a day-to-day

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basis the staff and the

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professional is doing a great

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job in this community.

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Pga hope this is our military

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program.

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Our junior league golf which is

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comment to the next generation.

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And on behalf of the behalf the

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entire pga community.

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Can't say thank you enough.

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I have one final request.

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That we have 85

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and sunshine

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all next week.

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I don't know if we need to add

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an amendment to the proclamation

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but thank you so much.

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>> Chair: okay.

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we will now go to our public

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hearing appearance.

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Okay.

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We have several.

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Let me read our little

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intro into it.

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This is a time during the

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meeting when the public can

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appear to address the board on

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any matters that is not

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appearing on the agenda.

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However, persons cannot address

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the board concerning someone's

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candidacy for office or make a

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budget request.

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Anyone desiring to speak on a

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matter that's on the agenda May

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speak on the matter when it

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comes up for discussion.

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There will be three minutes

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allowed

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allowed per speaker unless

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there's four or more spae

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eakers on

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a groups.

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In which case 10 minutes will be

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allowed for these groups.

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Members of the board will not

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engage members of the board will

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not engage in dialogue.

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With the public appearance

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comments will be received and

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followed up as applicable.

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By the county manager staff

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and/or members of the board.

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Handouts and/or tokens May be

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given to the clerk for

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distribution to the board at the

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end of the meeting.

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At this time we have the

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following speakers.

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I have ricky hall.

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David dalin.

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Lest

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leslie

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>> good evening.

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Thank you for allowing me to

548
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speak.

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I am gwen kim.

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I'm coming to present the

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million father March.

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And I also want to thank dunlap.

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00:25:56,753 --> 00:25:57,200
In thetion null to earn better

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00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,755
grades.

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00:25:58,755 --> 00:26:01,525
Score higher on tests, and a

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more likely to graduate from

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high school.

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00:26:05,396 --> 00:26:07,131
And in 2006 the key father

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initiative it kicked off the

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00:26:08,999 --> 00:26:10,868
school year with the west

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charlotte and oak lawn and the

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list goes on.

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We are continuing this process

564
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for 2017 so I'm very excited

565
00:26:18,542 --> 00:26:20,542
about that.

566
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And okay we need all schools to

567
00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:25,917
participate, men's, uncles.

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Grandfathers to go to your

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children's school.

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If you have any question contact

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me.

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A child needs direction if the

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direction is clear, the child

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will succeed.

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And also I want to leave this

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with you.

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A March to movement is a March

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having begun.

579
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At the end movement is ongoing.

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And can I just pause with that

581
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and just say I do support the

582
00:27:04,768 --> 00:27:04,805
parks and greenway I worked

583
00:27:04,805 --> 00:27:07,225
there for 30 years so when I saw

584
00:27:07,225 --> 00:27:09,127
you all, oh my gosh, so parks

585
00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:09,827
and greenways.

586
00:27:09,827 --> 00:27:10,795
Yes.

587
00:27:10,795 --> 00:27:12,264
>> Chair: thank you very much.

588
00:27:12,264 --> 00:27:15,264
And thank you so much.

589
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:18,801
Clayton porter is the next

590
00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,208
speaker.

591
00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:28,440
He is not here.

592
00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:30,483
So that ends our public speaking

593
00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:32,483
list.

594
00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:37,385
So at this time ads I read

595
00:27:40,426 --> 00:27:43,426
earlier we will now do

596
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,101
appointments.

597
00:27:53,105 --> 00:27:55,505
For the historic landmark

598
00:28:01,747 --> 00:28:03,747
commission.

599
00:28:06,552 --> 00:28:08,552
[Multiple people speaking]

600
00:28:09,255 --> 00:28:10,857
>> Chair: historic landmark

601
00:28:10,857 --> 00:28:12,857
commission.

602
00:28:13,459 --> 00:28:15,859
>> before we start nominating

603
00:28:16,950 --> 00:28:18,300
people or voting, I did take the

604
00:28:18,300 --> 00:28:20,466
time to look at the makeup of

605
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:22,702
the historic committee, and this

606
00:28:22,702 --> 00:28:25,702
board has done an outstanding

607
00:28:26,473 --> 00:28:29,109
job in terms of trying to

608
00:28:29,109 --> 00:28:30,610
diversify various committees.

609
00:28:30,610 --> 00:28:33,610
We understand there are some

610
00:28:33,913 --> 00:28:36,913
committees are primarily made up

611
00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:39,453
of people of average dissent.

612
00:28:39,453 --> 00:28:40,887
There are some primarily made up

613
00:28:40,887 --> 00:28:42,887
of caucasians.

614
00:28:44,391 --> 00:28:44,691
This happens to be 100%

615
00:28:44,691 --> 00:28:46,691
caucasian.

616
00:28:48,528 --> 00:28:51,300
We still need to diversify by

617
00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:51,331
including more women on this

618
00:28:51,331 --> 00:28:53,331
committee.

619
00:28:53,766 --> 00:28:57,966
I ask you that you take that

620
00:29:01,174 --> 00:29:03,276
into consideration as you vote.

621
00:29:03,276 --> 00:29:04,211
Brit

622
00:29:04,211 --> 00:29:06,211
britney glens.

623
00:29:07,470 --> 00:29:10,647
>> are there any of the nominees

624
00:29:11,510 --> 00:29:14,510
that in the audience tonight.

625
00:29:15,489 --> 00:29:15,956
Did anyone come here to attend

626
00:29:15,956 --> 00:29:17,458
tonight.

627
00:29:17,458 --> 00:29:19,858
>> Chair: you have one.

628
00:29:20,961 --> 00:29:23,764
>> there is one hand up there.

629
00:29:23,764 --> 00:29:25,899
We often consider it a sign of

630
00:29:25,899 --> 00:29:28,299
interest that they're here.

631
00:29:31,572 --> 00:29:34,572
>> Chair: what's your name, sir.

632
00:29:40,581 --> 00:29:41,815
>> advocate for tom eakin.

633
00:29:41,815 --> 00:29:43,351
>> Chair: any other advocates.

634
00:29:43,351 --> 00:29:45,419
I received a letter.

635
00:29:45,419 --> 00:29:48,689
I don't know if you all did from

636
00:29:48,689 --> 00:29:50,689
peter jenkins.

637
00:30:06,708 --> 00:30:08,708
Mr. Jones.

638
00:30:09,511 --> 00:30:10,779
And she's worked on a lot of

639
00:30:10,779 --> 00:30:12,779
historic preservation projects,

640
00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:18,353
and she's in district 5.

641
00:30:18,353 --> 00:30:20,353
>> Chair: other advocates.

642
00:30:25,260 --> 00:30:26,461
Is there a motion?

643
00:30:26,461 --> 00:30:28,130
I'm sorry.

644
00:30:28,130 --> 00:30:29,398
Why don't we go through the list

645
00:30:29,398 --> 00:30:31,398
and vote.

646
00:30:35,637 --> 00:30:36,104
>> Chair: I'll start with diane

647
00:30:36,104 --> 00:30:38,104
alterhouse.

648
00:30:48,116 --> 00:30:50,116
All in favor.

649
00:30:51,721 --> 00:30:54,121
Anyone for jennifer coates.

650
00:30:57,592 --> 00:30:59,992
Any for don Mcduffie.

651
00:31:01,630 --> 00:31:04,630
we can vote for two.

652
00:31:06,902 --> 00:31:09,302
We have thomas egan.

653
00:31:10,105 --> 00:31:13,175
I think we have our two.

654
00:31:13,175 --> 00:31:17,375
>> you've got to do all of them.

655
00:31:20,783 --> 00:31:24,383
>> Chair: I will ask the others

656
00:31:25,421 --> 00:31:28,591
who have applied would you look

657
00:31:28,591 --> 00:31:31,527
to our minutes and apply again.

658
00:31:31,527 --> 00:31:34,431
We already have two and we

659
00:31:34,431 --> 00:31:36,599
appreciate diane alterhouse and

660
00:31:36,599 --> 00:31:38,168
also thomas egan.

661
00:31:38,168 --> 00:31:38,701
Thank you very much at this

662
00:31:38,701 --> 00:31:40,701
time.

663
00:31:43,106 --> 00:31:46,706
Our next -- moving right along.

664
00:32:05,395 --> 00:32:08,395
We have our application for

665
00:32:11,935 --> 00:32:13,737
these are votes.

666
00:32:13,737 --> 00:32:16,137
>> Chair: this is for

667
00:32:19,509 --> 00:32:20,977
information service and

668
00:32:20,977 --> 00:32:22,612
technology.

669
00:32:22,612 --> 00:32:25,120
One can be nominated.

670
00:32:25,382 --> 00:32:28,982
And that is frank benson and

671
00:32:29,860 --> 00:32:31,860
vicky --

672
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:35,392
>> I'd like to advocate and I'm

673
00:32:35,392 --> 00:32:38,392
not sure I'm saying the

674
00:32:39,796 --> 00:32:41,796
gentleman's name d

675
00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:43,400
e vchlt

676
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:43,868
dev ichlt

677
00:32:43,868 --> 00:32:44,902
I

678
00:32:44,902 --> 00:32:46,902
devicic.

679
00:32:47,905 --> 00:32:49,240
He's asian and he has a computer

680
00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,240
in computer science.

681
00:32:51,242 --> 00:32:54,780
And he has 25 years experience

682
00:32:54,780 --> 00:32:57,780
in management and she has

683
00:32:57,147 --> 00:32:57,481
special skills in solution

684
00:32:57,481 --> 00:32:59,481
engineering.

685
00:33:02,954 --> 00:33:03,221
He lives in district 1 in

686
00:33:03,221 --> 00:33:04,255
hunters

687
00:33:04,255 --> 00:33:06,157
huntersville

688
00:33:06,157 --> 00:33:07,225
huntersville.

689
00:33:07,225 --> 00:33:09,225
There's one slot.

690
00:33:13,497 --> 00:33:13,831
Someone want to make a motion.

691
00:33:13,831 --> 00:33:15,831
>> Chair:

692
00:33:16,801 --> 00:33:17,868
>> Chair: all in favor of frank

693
00:33:17,868 --> 00:33:20,268
benson raise your hand.

694
00:33:24,742 --> 00:33:27,742
All in favor of don.

695
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:30,880
He is nominated.

696
00:33:31,215 --> 00:33:32,717
We've got one person from

697
00:33:32,717 --> 00:33:34,418
hunters

698
00:33:34,418 --> 00:33:36,418
huntersville.

699
00:33:37,990 --> 00:33:41,590
Our next nominees have to be

700
00:33:42,861 --> 00:33:45,261
from the planning commission.

701
00:33:45,664 --> 00:33:47,664
and planning commission

702
00:33:49,234 --> 00:33:51,234
recommended

703
00:33:51,769 --> 00:33:54,600
>> I'll be happy to read it.

704
00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,309
And I'm reading this report on

705
00:33:57,309 --> 00:34:00,309
behalf of commissioner leake who

706
00:34:00,646 --> 00:34:03,460
chaired the planning commission

707
00:34:03,215 --> 00:34:05,615
ad hoc appointment committee.

708
00:34:06,718 --> 00:34:08,920
The members consisted of our

709
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,920
chairperson commissioner leake

710
00:34:12,591 --> 00:34:16,191
and myself and on monday July

711
00:34:16,328 --> 00:34:18,964
17th, the planning commission ad

712
00:34:18,964 --> 00:34:20,566
hoc appointment committee

713
00:34:20,566 --> 00:34:21,700
interviewed five candidates for

714
00:34:21,700 --> 00:34:23,700
appointment consideration.

715
00:34:23,835 --> 00:34:24,369
One vacancy on the planning

716
00:34:24,369 --> 00:34:26,204
commission.

717
00:34:26,204 --> 00:34:27,739
The committee was -- I already

718
00:34:27,739 --> 00:34:29,375
did that.

719
00:34:29,375 --> 00:34:31,310
The committee interviewed the

720
00:34:31,310 --> 00:34:33,310
following candidates who're

721
00:34:33,946 --> 00:34:36,515
nominated at the June 20th, 2017

722
00:34:36,515 --> 00:34:39,850
meeting of the board of county

723
00:34:39,850 --> 00:34:41,850
commissioners.

724
00:34:48,461 --> 00:34:49,280
They included their

725
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,280
and after

726
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:52,165
interviewing the candidates the

727
00:34:52,165 --> 00:34:54,565
committee voted unanimously to

728
00:34:54,867 --> 00:34:58,467
recommend to the full board the

729
00:35:00,739 --> 00:35:03,139
appointment of keable samuels.

730
00:35:05,645 --> 00:35:05,979
To expire 2020 on the planning

731
00:35:05,979 --> 00:35:07,800
commission.

732
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,800
>> Chair: all right.

733
00:35:09,582 --> 00:35:11,885
Are there other nominations.

734
00:35:11,885 --> 00:35:12,118
If not I'll just go down the

735
00:35:12,118 --> 00:35:14,118
list.

736
00:35:15,321 --> 00:35:18,321
>> I move to appoint keable

737
00:35:24,564 --> 00:35:26,564
samuels.

738
00:35:30,971 --> 00:35:31,871
>> I did receive a call from

739
00:35:31,871 --> 00:35:33,871
daniel broom.

740
00:35:35,740 --> 00:35:36,876
He is interested in serving.

741
00:35:36,876 --> 00:35:38,344
He must have known -- well I can

742
00:35:38,344 --> 00:35:40,214
tell you.

743
00:35:40,214 --> 00:35:40,547
I can give you all of the

744
00:35:40,547 --> 00:35:42,547
background.

745
00:35:44,851 --> 00:35:47,955
Of the people that we considered

746
00:35:47,955 --> 00:35:48,588
there were three who had no

747
00:35:48,588 --> 00:35:49,923
clue.

748
00:35:49,923 --> 00:35:51,923
Just being honest.

749
00:35:54,794 --> 00:35:58,394
The two that stood out was

750
00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:02,469
keable samuels who is a young

751
00:36:02,469 --> 00:36:05,539
person who has vast amount of

752
00:36:05,539 --> 00:36:07,341
knowledge, researched on her

753
00:36:07,341 --> 00:36:09,741
own, background information and

754
00:36:10,878 --> 00:36:13,881
the choice was between her and

755
00:36:13,881 --> 00:36:16,881
darryl broom who has previously

756
00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,520
served two terms.

757
00:36:24,358 --> 00:36:25,493
>> Chair: there a motion to --

758
00:36:25,493 --> 00:36:27,493
okay.

759
00:36:28,629 --> 00:36:31,290
We have darryl broom.

760
00:36:31,166 --> 00:36:31,866
I need omar carter.

761
00:36:31,866 --> 00:36:33,435
How many people.

762
00:36:33,435 --> 00:36:35,435
No hands.

763
00:36:37,939 --> 00:36:39,939
What about hasting.

764
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,800
How about nair.

765
00:36:46,981 --> 00:36:48,981
Keable samuels.

766
00:36:50,452 --> 00:36:52,452
That's eight.

767
00:36:52,721 --> 00:36:55,390
That makes keable samuels is

768
00:36:55,390 --> 00:36:56,891
elected to -- I think she's here

769
00:36:56,891 --> 00:36:58,393
tonight

770
00:36:58,393 --> 00:36:59,494
tonightment

771
00:36:59,494 --> 00:36:59,961
tonightment.

772
00:36:59,961 --> 00:37:01,396
>> congratulations.

773
00:37:01,396 --> 00:37:03,396
>> stand up.

774
00:37:06,335 --> 00:37:07,502
Thank you.

775
00:37:07,502 --> 00:37:09,902
Thank you very much.

776
00:37:12,708 --> 00:37:13,842
Next one is the women's advisory

777
00:37:13,842 --> 00:37:15,842
advisory.

778
00:37:17,779 --> 00:37:18,379
>> I received several contacts

779
00:37:18,379 --> 00:37:20,379
about this.

780
00:37:23,418 --> 00:37:23,652
One in particular from hare's

781
00:37:23,652 --> 00:37:25,652
jones

782
00:37:29,491 --> 00:37:31,491
jones' daughter.

783
00:37:39,968 --> 00:37:41,968
Other nominations.

784
00:37:42,104 --> 00:37:44,104
Any other advocacy?

785
00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:48,143
If not, make a motion.

786
00:37:48,143 --> 00:37:49,440
We'll vote the list.

787
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:49,612
Co-

788
00:37:49,612 --> 00:37:51,612
coley.

789
00:37:52,114 --> 00:37:54,114
Anyone for coley.

790
00:37:55,170 --> 00:37:55,617
What about jones.

791
00:37:55,617 --> 00:37:57,617
Okay.

792
00:37:58,888 --> 00:38:01,288
She is voted unanimously.

793
00:38:03,192 --> 00:38:06,192
You are duly elected Madam.

794
00:38:12,968 --> 00:38:14,968
Moving right along.

795
00:38:16,406 --> 00:38:20,600
>> Madam Chair I move that we

796
00:38:20,943 --> 00:38:22,345
reappoint marcus heckler for air

797
00:38:22,345 --> 00:38:24,345
quality commission.

798
00:38:25,848 --> 00:38:26,749
>> all in favor of.

799
00:38:26,749 --> 00:38:28,749
Any opposers.

800
00:38:31,187 --> 00:38:35,387
I move that we waive our policy

801
00:38:38,194 --> 00:38:41,194
and reappoint kerry lansdale and

802
00:38:42,650 --> 00:38:44,650
must grath.

803
00:38:45,101 --> 00:38:48,710
Madam Chair for nursing home

804
00:38:48,710 --> 00:38:48,771
visry that we reappoint robert

805
00:38:48,771 --> 00:38:50,771
bruton.

806
00:38:52,643 --> 00:38:56,243
>> all in favor please denote by

807
00:38:57,781 --> 00:38:59,781
aye.

808
00:39:01,685 --> 00:39:03,687
Waste management board we

809
00:39:03,687 --> 00:39:05,687
reappoint ishmael sanchez.

810
00:39:06,890 --> 00:39:07,900
>> all in favor please denote by

811
00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,900
aye.

812
00:39:11,862 --> 00:39:13,862
Any opposers nay.

813
00:39:14,531 --> 00:39:17,531
So that ends our nominations.

814
00:39:17,735 --> 00:39:18,869
We will now go to public

815
00:39:18,869 --> 00:39:20,869
hearings

816
00:39:26,444 --> 00:39:28,212
hearings.

817
00:39:28,212 --> 00:39:30,147
The manager's report.

818
00:39:30,147 --> 00:39:30,915
>> thank you Madam Chair.

819
00:39:30,915 --> 00:39:33,217
There are several item.

820
00:39:33,217 --> 00:39:35,953
The first is a presentation by

821
00:39:35,953 --> 00:39:38,856
our county assessor ken joiner

822
00:39:38,856 --> 00:39:41,256
to demonstrate the newcomer

823
00:39:42,192 --> 00:39:44,592
service module that we're

824
00:39:46,263 --> 00:39:48,263
implementing called modria.

825
00:39:48,900 --> 00:39:49,167
We start to manage the appeals

826
00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:51,167
process.

827
00:39:51,302 --> 00:39:53,302
>> thank you dena.

828
00:39:53,871 --> 00:39:55,740
>> commissioners, Madam Chair.

829
00:39:55,740 --> 00:39:57,908
I'm excited to be here tonight.

830
00:39:57,908 --> 00:40:00,912
This is a great night for our

831
00:40:00,912 --> 00:40:04,512
office as we step forward and

832
00:40:05,350 --> 00:40:08,350
start being more transparent and

833
00:40:09,854 --> 00:40:11,890
moving towards our 2019

834
00:40:11,890 --> 00:40:13,224
revaluation, and offering our

835
00:40:13,224 --> 00:40:15,360
citizens more and more options

836
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,395
as they go through the re-

837
00:40:17,395 --> 00:40:19,795
reappraisal process with us.

838
00:40:20,650 --> 00:40:21,466
Tonight we have our online

839
00:40:21,466 --> 00:40:23,466
resolution portal.

840
00:40:24,302 --> 00:40:26,702
It went live yesterday.

841
00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:28,673
So we wand to make sure that our

842
00:40:28,673 --> 00:40:30,508
board got an opportunity to see

843
00:40:30,508 --> 00:40:32,577
what the product will do, the

844
00:40:32,577 --> 00:40:33,378
power that it has the

845
00:40:33,378 --> 00:40:35,713
opportunities it will provide us

846
00:40:35,713 --> 00:40:38,417
and the citizens of mecklenberg

847
00:40:38,417 --> 00:40:42,170
county as we go through and

848
00:40:42,487 --> 00:40:44,487
towards our 2019 revaluation.

849
00:40:46,758 --> 00:40:49,461
So as we start off the modria

850
00:40:49,461 --> 00:40:49,728
tour it is an online resolution

851
00:40:49,728 --> 00:40:51,629
portal.

852
00:40:51,629 --> 00:40:54,660
It starts with a couple of

853
00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:56,335
products that one of the product

854
00:40:56,335 --> 00:40:59,335
we already have in mecklenberg

855
00:41:03,175 --> 00:41:04,877
county which is our spatialest

856
00:41:04,877 --> 00:41:07,877
product look at properties and

857
00:41:07,946 --> 00:41:09,448
sales and other items as they

858
00:41:09,448 --> 00:41:11,217
are trying to look at their

859
00:41:11,217 --> 00:41:14,217
value and make a determination

860
00:41:14,554 --> 00:41:17,289
of the fairness of what we bring

861
00:41:17,289 --> 00:41:19,289
forward in 2019.

862
00:41:23,929 --> 00:41:26,165
The link here as it says is

863
00:41:26,165 --> 00:41:28,165
mecklenbergn crchlt

864
00:41:30,170 --> 00:41:32,170
mecklenbergnc.Gov/assessoroffice

865
00:41:32,939 --> 00:41:34,939
.

866
00:41:37,410 --> 00:41:40,580
On so on the back end you come

867
00:41:40,580 --> 00:41:42,615
to welcome to the mecklenberg

868
00:41:42,615 --> 00:41:43,382
county

869
00:41:43,382 --> 00:41:45,170
county.

870
00:41:45,170 --> 00:41:47,487
You'll start your journey by

871
00:41:47,487 --> 00:41:49,656
entering your parcel number.

872
00:41:49,656 --> 00:41:51,691
You can look it up by address.

873
00:41:51,691 --> 00:41:53,994
Also by owner name.

874
00:41:53,994 --> 00:41:54,260
So we've got multiple options

875
00:41:54,260 --> 00:41:56,260
there.

876
00:41:56,830 --> 00:42:01,670
So you will go in and you will

877
00:42:01,670 --> 00:42:02,935
put in your parcel number and up

878
00:42:02,935 --> 00:42:04,935
comes your property.

879
00:42:05,372 --> 00:42:07,574
From here you can see your

880
00:42:07,574 --> 00:42:09,443
parcel account information,

881
00:42:09,443 --> 00:42:11,611
location, you've got a map

882
00:42:11,611 --> 00:42:14,110
showing your property there.

883
00:42:15,382 --> 00:42:18,381
You come down the screen and

884
00:42:18,381 --> 00:42:18,584
make an inquiry.

885
00:42:18,584 --> 00:42:21,355
This is one of the entrances

886
00:42:21,355 --> 00:42:23,324
into the dispute resolution

887
00:42:23,324 --> 00:42:26,560
where if you do have questions

888
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:27,627
you can go in and talk about it.

889
00:42:27,627 --> 00:42:28,796
There's some other important

890
00:42:28,796 --> 00:42:31,196
links on the page.

891
00:42:31,965 --> 00:42:32,299
Under the map it says view

892
00:42:32,299 --> 00:42:34,670
sales.

893
00:42:34,670 --> 00:42:37,337
You can look at all of the sales

894
00:42:37,337 --> 00:42:39,240
in a table format for both your

895
00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:41,375
neighborhood and your area.

896
00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:42,509
You can also go and look at a

897
00:42:42,509 --> 00:42:44,509
larger scale map.

898
00:42:46,780 --> 00:42:47,915
You can look at the aerial

899
00:42:47,915 --> 00:42:50,915
photography or you can enter

900
00:42:51,285 --> 00:42:53,620
into what we call the comper

901
00:42:53,620 --> 00:42:56,357
which is a sales portal where

902
00:42:56,357 --> 00:42:58,126
you can visually see those on a

903
00:42:58,126 --> 00:43:00,526
map and make selections.

904
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:01,295
We'll show you that in just a

905
00:43:01,295 --> 00:43:03,295
minute.

906
00:43:04,131 --> 00:43:07,401
Below lower on that screen you

907
00:43:07,401 --> 00:43:07,768
also have an some additional

908
00:43:07,768 --> 00:43:09,768
information.

909
00:43:09,803 --> 00:43:12,373
Talk about the age of your home.

910
00:43:12,373 --> 00:43:14,276
What type of structure how we've

911
00:43:14,276 --> 00:43:16,276
got it classified.

912
00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:18,279
This is two and one and a half

913
00:43:18,279 --> 00:43:18,580
stories.

914
00:43:18,580 --> 00:43:20,580
Electric.

915
00:43:21,549 --> 00:43:24,218
Some of the basic physical

916
00:43:24,218 --> 00:43:26,618
characteristics of the property.

917
00:43:27,210 --> 00:43:28,723
You can link down and look just

918
00:43:28,723 --> 00:43:30,624
at the land details.

919
00:43:30,624 --> 00:43:32,260
You can see permits.

920
00:43:32,260 --> 00:43:33,895
You can see sales history.

921
00:43:33,895 --> 00:43:37,495
You can view the tax bill.

922
00:43:37,732 --> 00:43:40,301
You can go to the county site

923
00:43:40,301 --> 00:43:41,869
polaris or you can go to the

924
00:43:41,869 --> 00:43:43,638
print property record card and

925
00:43:43,638 --> 00:43:46,174
you can view a lot of that

926
00:43:46,174 --> 00:43:47,675
information in an easy to read

927
00:43:47,675 --> 00:43:49,812
format there as well.

928
00:43:49,812 --> 00:43:51,613
We also have highlighted the

929
00:43:51,613 --> 00:43:52,814
sketch of the property.

930
00:43:52,814 --> 00:43:54,816
You can click on that.

931
00:43:54,816 --> 00:43:56,816
Make it larger.

932
00:43:59,540 --> 00:44:00,455
Look at the actual physical

933
00:44:00,455 --> 00:44:02,855
dimensions of the property.

934
00:44:02,991 --> 00:44:04,926
So again let's go back and let's

935
00:44:04,926 --> 00:44:05,193
imagine you are doing an

936
00:44:05,193 --> 00:44:07,193
inquiry.

937
00:44:08,364 --> 00:44:08,697
So you're going to start your

938
00:44:08,697 --> 00:44:10,697
case.

939
00:44:13,335 --> 00:44:13,602
Once you've hit the make an

940
00:44:13,602 --> 00:44:15,602
inquire

941
00:44:16,939 --> 00:44:17,539
inquiry by entering some basic

942
00:44:17,539 --> 00:44:19,539
information.

943
00:44:19,541 --> 00:44:21,409
Here we've used tony public.

944
00:44:21,409 --> 00:44:23,809
And file a case.

945
00:44:23,913 --> 00:44:25,548
Then we're going to ask some

946
00:44:25,548 --> 00:44:26,515
basic information.

947
00:44:26,515 --> 00:44:28,515
Who are you.

948
00:44:28,784 --> 00:44:30,920
Are you the owner the an

949
00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:33,920
attorney agent for the property

950
00:44:34,557 --> 00:44:36,224
relative or other.

951
00:44:36,224 --> 00:44:38,224
phone number.

952
00:44:38,493 --> 00:44:40,228
Secondary phone number and some

953
00:44:40,228 --> 00:44:42,628
other additional information for

954
00:44:43,266 --> 00:44:45,340
us to have on record as to who

955
00:44:45,340 --> 00:44:46,536
you are.

956
00:44:46,536 --> 00:44:49,538
Then there are two routes that

957
00:44:49,538 --> 00:44:51,640
you go through the process.

958
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:53,809
As we ask you questions there

959
00:44:53,809 --> 00:44:56,945
are some that will route you

960
00:44:56,945 --> 00:44:58,915
directly to the end of your

961
00:44:58,915 --> 00:45:00,417
inquiry and others that will

962
00:45:00,417 --> 00:45:02,817
take you another step.

963
00:45:03,530 --> 00:45:07,253
So the first time that do not

964
00:45:07,557 --> 00:45:10,226
route through the sales comper

965
00:45:10,226 --> 00:45:12,862
search there are errors on my

966
00:45:12,862 --> 00:45:13,662
property's physical

967
00:45:13,662 --> 00:45:15,662
characteristics.

968
00:45:16,633 --> 00:45:17,768
And I have issues regarding an

969
00:45:17,768 --> 00:45:19,768
exemption or deferment.

970
00:45:20,170 --> 00:45:22,172
If you highlight one of those it

971
00:45:22,172 --> 00:45:23,506
will take you more towards the

972
00:45:23,506 --> 00:45:25,575
completion of the process.

973
00:45:25,575 --> 00:45:27,710
But if you choose one of the

974
00:45:27,710 --> 00:45:29,512
other 3 I recently purchased the

975
00:45:29,512 --> 00:45:32,348
property for a different amount,

976
00:45:32,348 --> 00:45:34,885
I have a recent appraisal or

977
00:45:34,885 --> 00:45:36,787
other properties like mine have

978
00:45:36,787 --> 00:45:39,723
recently sold at a different

979
00:45:39,723 --> 00:45:42,920
price range those types of

980
00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:42,959
inquiries will lead you into our

981
00:45:42,959 --> 00:45:44,894
comper feature.

982
00:45:44,894 --> 00:45:47,264
It will send you to this page

983
00:45:47,264 --> 00:45:49,799
and please launch the comper.

984
00:45:49,799 --> 00:45:52,360
When you do that you can see the

985
00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:52,303
little red house is the actual

986
00:45:52,303 --> 00:45:54,380
subject.

987
00:45:54,380 --> 00:45:56,607
All of these other properties

988
00:45:56,607 --> 00:45:59,607
that are highlighted there are

989
00:46:00,611 --> 00:46:03,110
sales within that neighborhood

990
00:46:03,213 --> 00:46:04,214
that have been confirmed arms's

991
00:46:04,214 --> 00:46:06,214
length transaction.

992
00:46:06,817 --> 00:46:08,953
On the left-hand side you see a

993
00:46:08,953 --> 00:46:11,953
picture and the address, what

994
00:46:12,456 --> 00:46:14,425
they sold for, and you as the

995
00:46:14,425 --> 00:46:17,194
taxpayer can look at that

996
00:46:17,194 --> 00:46:20,130
information and select I believe

997
00:46:20,130 --> 00:46:20,497
this property is comparable to

998
00:46:20,497 --> 00:46:22,266
mine.

999
00:46:22,266 --> 00:46:24,868
You can go down and find another

1000
00:46:24,868 --> 00:46:25,235
one and from those make your

1001
00:46:25,235 --> 00:46:27,235
selections.

1002
00:46:27,905 --> 00:46:29,874
As you see here we selected the

1003
00:46:29,874 --> 00:46:31,874
first three.

1004
00:46:32,777 --> 00:46:33,110
Highlighted those as

1005
00:46:33,110 --> 00:46:35,110
comparables.

1006
00:46:35,479 --> 00:46:37,982
You can select more than three.

1007
00:46:37,982 --> 00:46:39,817
However you feel are applicable

1008
00:46:39,817 --> 00:46:41,817
on that inquiry.

1009
00:46:42,386 --> 00:46:45,386
Once you've highlighted you can

1010
00:46:46,191 --> 00:46:46,624
go up to the top and save my

1011
00:46:46,624 --> 00:46:48,624
comparables.

1012
00:46:49,761 --> 00:46:50,940
It will put it into an easy

1013
00:46:50,940 --> 00:46:52,940
form.

1014
00:46:52,697 --> 00:46:55,833
And that will attach to your

1015
00:46:55,833 --> 00:46:57,802
inquiry and can be sent via

1016
00:46:57,802 --> 00:47:00,802
electronic digital format to our

1017
00:47:02,974 --> 00:47:05,374
office to an appraisal.

1018
00:47:07,279 --> 00:47:11,479
Also you can go into the system

1019
00:47:11,616 --> 00:47:13,184
and attach other documents.

1020
00:47:13,184 --> 00:47:14,686
You can scan items in.

1021
00:47:14,686 --> 00:47:16,554
Attach those.

1022
00:47:16,554 --> 00:47:18,954
Send those to us.

1023
00:47:19,491 --> 00:47:20,125
You can send questions to our

1024
00:47:20,125 --> 00:47:22,125
office.

1025
00:47:22,628 --> 00:47:24,863
So it's a portal basically for

1026
00:47:24,863 --> 00:47:27,466
us to open up another way to

1027
00:47:27,466 --> 00:47:29,340
communicate with our citizens.

1028
00:47:29,340 --> 00:47:31,403
I think that will be very

1029
00:47:31,403 --> 00:47:34,372
powerful as we move forward.

1030
00:47:34,372 --> 00:47:37,900
Ads you can see here, once you

1031
00:47:37,900 --> 00:47:39,945
have gone through and you've put

1032
00:47:39,945 --> 00:47:42,281
in your comparable sheets or

1033
00:47:42,281 --> 00:47:44,149
finished your inquiry you can

1034
00:47:44,149 --> 00:47:46,685
continue the process and that

1035
00:47:46,685 --> 00:47:48,153
will take you to your

1036
00:47:48,153 --> 00:47:49,655
confirmation that you have filed

1037
00:47:49,655 --> 00:47:51,655
your case.

1038
00:47:53,559 --> 00:47:56,696
Then we will send you an email

1039
00:47:56,696 --> 00:48:00,296
that will give you a link.

1040
00:48:00,366 --> 00:48:00,600
It will just like sent to your

1041
00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:02,501
gmail.

1042
00:48:02,501 --> 00:48:03,936
You click on the link and it

1043
00:48:03,936 --> 00:48:04,770
will take you into the

1044
00:48:04,770 --> 00:48:06,770
discussions page.

1045
00:48:06,939 --> 00:48:11,139
So this allows you to see where

1046
00:48:11,344 --> 00:48:12,512
your inquiry was made as other

1047
00:48:12,512 --> 00:48:14,912
communications are made back

1048
00:48:15,181 --> 00:48:18,150
from us from the taxpayer, they

1049
00:48:18,150 --> 00:48:20,853
will all be displayed there.

1050
00:48:20,853 --> 00:48:22,988
It allows them as you see at the

1051
00:48:22,988 --> 00:48:25,791
bottom to post a message.

1052
00:48:25,791 --> 00:48:27,526
They can type in's message

1053
00:48:27,526 --> 00:48:29,526
there, hit enter.

1054
00:48:30,960 --> 00:48:32,310
That will also be sent.

1055
00:48:32,310 --> 00:48:33,967
Once the initial inquiry is made

1056
00:48:33,967 --> 00:48:37,470
we will have that sent to

1057
00:48:37,470 --> 00:48:39,739
someone on our staff who will

1058
00:48:39,739 --> 00:48:42,139
actually assign that case.

1059
00:48:43,176 --> 00:48:43,442
It will go to a particular

1060
00:48:43,442 --> 00:48:44,777
appraise

1061
00:48:44,777 --> 00:48:45,712
appraisers based on the parcel

1062
00:48:45,712 --> 00:48:47,712
numbers.

1063
00:48:48,849 --> 00:48:49,883
It will go the appraiser who is

1064
00:48:49,883 --> 00:48:51,718
working that area.

1065
00:48:51,718 --> 00:48:54,321
They will have the opportunity

1066
00:48:54,321 --> 00:48:54,621
to respond and work with our

1067
00:48:54,621 --> 00:48:56,621
citizens.

1068
00:48:56,623 --> 00:48:58,325
Our initial inquiry when you're

1069
00:48:58,325 --> 00:49:01,270
on that page says that the

1070
00:49:01,270 --> 00:49:02,963
county assessor's office will

1071
00:49:02,963 --> 00:49:03,297
respond within two business

1072
00:49:03,297 --> 00:49:05,297
days.

1073
00:49:07,468 --> 00:49:10,470
So we would expect to reply to

1074
00:49:10,470 --> 00:49:12,739
our citizens let them know we've

1075
00:49:12,739 --> 00:49:14,708
received it within two days.

1076
00:49:14,708 --> 00:49:17,510
Right now on the far side of the

1077
00:49:17,510 --> 00:49:20,348
screen we would expect for them

1078
00:49:20,348 --> 00:49:24,548
to work with our citizens over a

1079
00:49:24,618 --> 00:49:28,818
two week period and come to some

1080
00:49:30,424 --> 00:49:30,724
type of resolution on an initial

1081
00:49:30,724 --> 00:49:32,724
question.

1082
00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:35,795
>> but that's the process that

1083
00:49:35,795 --> 00:49:37,795
we're starting there.

1084
00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:40,968
So again, someone would have a

1085
00:49:40,968 --> 00:49:41,836
trail of the emails that come

1086
00:49:41,836 --> 00:49:42,703
through

1087
00:49:42,703 --> 00:49:44,703
through.

1088
00:49:45,106 --> 00:49:46,507
The appraiser marked this

1089
00:49:46,507 --> 00:49:47,942
inquiry complete.

1090
00:49:47,942 --> 00:49:48,242
Mecklenberg appointed an

1091
00:49:48,242 --> 00:49:50,242
appraiser.

1092
00:49:51,712 --> 00:49:53,681
This type of information at each

1093
00:49:53,681 --> 00:49:56,618
step through the process would

1094
00:49:56,618 --> 00:49:58,419
trigger another email to our

1095
00:49:58,419 --> 00:50:00,588
citizens so that they've got

1096
00:50:00,588 --> 00:50:01,456
that information as a record for

1097
00:50:01,456 --> 00:50:03,456
them as well.

1098
00:50:04,759 --> 00:50:05,760
This is a copy of an initial

1099
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:07,760
that secure link.

1100
00:50:07,929 --> 00:50:11,529
If they click that link when

1101
00:50:11,565 --> 00:50:13,869
they open their email that will

1102
00:50:13,869 --> 00:50:16,869
take them directly into the

1103
00:50:28,650 --> 00:50:30,452
discussion page.

1104
00:50:30,452 --> 00:50:31,920
We're hoping to get our citizens

1105
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:33,555
interested in the product to

1106
00:50:33,555 --> 00:50:35,955
understand the product well

1107
00:50:36,992 --> 00:50:37,259
before notices go out in late

1108
00:50:37,259 --> 00:50:39,259
2018.

1109
00:50:40,128 --> 00:50:42,970
We also would love to have our

1110
00:50:42,970 --> 00:50:43,832
citizens provide us information

1111
00:50:43,832 --> 00:50:46,568
if there are corrections that

1112
00:50:46,568 --> 00:50:49,370
are necessary as we go through

1113
00:50:49,370 --> 00:50:52,370
the process at this point.

1114
00:50:52,741 --> 00:50:54,510
We sent out the tax bills in

1115
00:50:54,510 --> 00:50:56,779
conjunction with neal's office

1116
00:50:56,779 --> 00:50:58,647
the collector's office this past

1117
00:50:58,647 --> 00:51:02,847
week and there was an insert in

1118
00:51:04,190 --> 00:51:06,889
each of the tax bills that high

1119
00:51:06,889 --> 00:51:08,889
highlighted modria.

1120
00:51:09,191 --> 00:51:10,926
Revaluation 2019 is coming.

1121
00:51:10,926 --> 00:51:13,295
Help us help you.

1122
00:51:13,295 --> 00:51:14,830
So we're trying to get our

1123
00:51:14,830 --> 00:51:15,464
citizens moving in this

1124
00:51:15,464 --> 00:51:17,464
direction.

1125
00:51:18,534 --> 00:51:19,668
I can tell you we hope many will

1126
00:51:19,668 --> 00:51:21,668
take that opportunity.

1127
00:51:22,504 --> 00:51:25,800
I know today our first what I

1128
00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:28,800
would consider full-day where I

1129
00:51:28,744 --> 00:51:31,470
feel everybody has their bill we

1130
00:51:31,470 --> 00:51:31,447
had 20 inquiries filed with

1131
00:51:31,447 --> 00:51:33,416
information.

1132
00:51:33,416 --> 00:51:36,850
We're hopeful that will continue

1133
00:51:36,850 --> 00:51:38,485
to build the momentum.

1134
00:51:38,787 --> 00:51:41,791
That means they went all the way

1135
00:51:41,791 --> 00:51:43,791
through the process.

1136
00:51:44,728 --> 00:51:47,130
We're hoping that many went

1137
00:51:47,130 --> 00:51:50,990
through comper and can be a

1138
00:51:50,990 --> 00:51:53,469
better partner with us as we try

1139
00:51:53,469 --> 00:51:56,469
to go through the next

1140
00:51:59,876 --> 00:52:01,876
revaluation.

1141
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:05,150
For modria a convenient tool to

1142
00:52:05,150 --> 00:52:07,116
share information, and build

1143
00:52:07,116 --> 00:52:09,516
relationships in our community

1144
00:52:10,420 --> 00:52:12,589
and as we said on our inserts

1145
00:52:12,589 --> 00:52:13,956
somewhere we found in another

1146
00:52:13,956 --> 00:52:14,724
jurisdiction we were going to

1147
00:52:14,724 --> 00:52:16,724
nab it.

1148
00:52:17,461 --> 00:52:18,795
It's called a fairness engine.

1149
00:52:18,795 --> 00:52:21,195
It's an opportunity for

1150
00:52:21,498 --> 00:52:23,433
everybody to see that sales

1151
00:52:23,433 --> 00:52:24,968
information, to have access to

1152
00:52:24,968 --> 00:52:26,968
this information.

1153
00:52:27,937 --> 00:52:30,540
We know all of our citizens will

1154
00:52:30,540 --> 00:52:34,140
not have access to a computer.

1155
00:52:34,278 --> 00:52:36,714
But at a public library, some

1156
00:52:36,714 --> 00:52:38,682
other facility, through their

1157
00:52:38,682 --> 00:52:40,150
church we're hoping there will

1158
00:52:40,150 --> 00:52:42,150
be additional opportunities.

1159
00:52:42,486 --> 00:52:45,880
For the paper copies that we

1160
00:52:45,880 --> 00:52:47,900
receive in 2019, we will be

1161
00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:49,490
keying that information into

1162
00:52:49,926 --> 00:52:51,595
modria so that we can track the

1163
00:52:51,595 --> 00:52:54,595
information even if it's coming

1164
00:52:54,998 --> 00:52:59,198
through on a paper copy so we've

1165
00:53:00,337 --> 00:53:03,574
got an ability how many at any

1166
00:53:03,574 --> 00:53:03,841
given time we have in the

1167
00:53:03,841 --> 00:53:05,841
process.

1168
00:53:06,310 --> 00:53:06,543
What type of steps are being

1169
00:53:06,543 --> 00:53:08,479
made.

1170
00:53:08,479 --> 00:53:10,482
We'll know all of the appeals

1171
00:53:10,482 --> 00:53:11,816
that are going on in a

1172
00:53:11,816 --> 00:53:13,685
particular neighborhood so that

1173
00:53:13,685 --> 00:53:16,287
we can look at and work through

1174
00:53:16,287 --> 00:53:19,857
all of those issues at one time

1175
00:53:19,857 --> 00:53:20,124
versus working them one at a

1176
00:53:20,124 --> 00:53:21,458
time.

1177
00:53:21,458 --> 00:53:22,993
So I'm excited.

1178
00:53:22,993 --> 00:53:25,396
I think this is a great thing

1179
00:53:25,396 --> 00:53:27,650
for our community.

1180
00:53:27,650 --> 00:53:28,900
Manager's office.

1181
00:53:28,900 --> 00:53:31,200
Commissioners through the budget

1182
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:34,572
process your support to help us

1183
00:53:34,572 --> 00:53:35,773
bring this to frew

1184
00:53:35,773 --> 00:53:36,708
uition working

1185
00:53:36,708 --> 00:53:37,442
with I

1186
00:53:37,442 --> 00:53:38,843
c

1187
00:53:38,843 --> 00:53:41,579
ics as we've gone through

1188
00:53:41,579 --> 00:53:41,846
the testing, and quality u

1189
00:53:41,846 --> 00:53:43,682
shurens.

1190
00:53:43,682 --> 00:53:46,117
It's been a definite mecklenberg

1191
00:53:46,117 --> 00:53:47,118
county team effort to bring this

1192
00:53:47,118 --> 00:53:49,118
forward.

1193
00:58:21,630 --> 00:58:23,630
Any questions.

1194
00:58:23,300 --> 00:58:24,668
Anyone we've got the ability

1195
00:58:24,668 --> 00:58:26,736
let's say someone were to retire

1196
00:58:26,736 --> 00:58:28,705
in the middle of the process.

1197
00:58:28,705 --> 00:58:30,807
We can change and move those

1198
00:58:30,807 --> 00:58:32,775
cases to another appraiser.

1199
00:58:32,775 --> 00:58:35,440
So we would have other people

1200
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:36,379
with rights that could get into

1201
00:58:36,379 --> 00:58:38,379
that information.

1202
00:58:38,414 --> 00:58:41,118
It would be other people within

1203
00:58:41,118 --> 00:58:42,419
the appraisal division.

1204
00:58:42,419 --> 00:58:44,419
Last question.

1205
00:58:47,230 --> 00:58:48,825
When a resident uploads some

1206
00:58:48,825 --> 00:58:51,394
documents through the portal and

1207
00:58:51,394 --> 00:58:53,329
that gets sent to your office

1208
00:58:53,329 --> 00:58:56,329
and somebody downloads it prints

1209
00:58:56,833 --> 00:58:58,903
it or whatever, and they -- how

1210
00:58:58,903 --> 00:59:01,638
do we insure that or is there

1211
00:59:01,638 --> 00:59:03,941
even a way to get that record

1212
00:59:03,941 --> 00:59:05,809
mixed up so that I don't upload

1213
00:59:05,809 --> 00:59:07,778
a document and then it

1214
00:59:07,778 --> 00:59:08,812
accidentally -- how is the

1215
00:59:08,812 --> 00:59:10,812
system configured.

1216
00:59:13,283 --> 00:59:16,153
Could I upload and someone click

1217
00:59:16,153 --> 00:59:17,988
mistake and upload my records

1218
00:59:17,988 --> 00:59:19,590
from the past home.

1219
00:59:19,590 --> 00:59:21,659
Are they stored in separate

1220
00:59:21,659 --> 00:59:22,293
areas and there's no way to get

1221
00:59:22,293 --> 00:59:24,293
that information.

1222
00:59:24,828 --> 00:59:27,228
>> it's a cloud solution.

1223
00:59:28,599 --> 00:59:29,333
So we would both be going into

1224
00:59:29,333 --> 00:59:31,333
the same link.

1225
00:59:31,868 --> 00:59:33,804
So when you upload the record on

1226
00:59:33,804 --> 00:59:36,173
your end through the secure

1227
00:59:36,173 --> 00:59:38,900
link, when you're on the site,

1228
00:59:38,900 --> 00:59:40,611
we would both be going into the

1229
00:59:40,611 --> 00:59:42,346
cloud to the same property so

1230
00:59:42,346 --> 00:59:43,647
there would be no moving or

1231
00:59:43,647 --> 00:59:45,647
switching the property.

1232
00:59:48,318 --> 00:59:51,918
The only thing we might do

1233
00:59:52,230 --> 00:59:53,758
switch the actual appraiser

1234
00:59:53,758 --> 00:59:57,358
assigned to the case must be.

1235
00:59:58,496 --> 01:00:00,496
>> totally makes sense.

1236
01:00:01,980 --> 01:00:03,534
And then your team goes in and

1237
01:00:03,534 --> 01:00:06,300
puts it into a permanent file.

1238
01:00:06,300 --> 01:00:09,174
More hands it passes through it

1239
01:00:09,174 --> 01:00:09,741
could get -- that makes perfect

1240
01:00:09,741 --> 01:00:11,476
sense.

1241
01:00:11,476 --> 01:00:14,476
I've got no further questions

1242
01:00:15,313 --> 01:00:17,313
about the security.

1243
01:00:18,683 --> 01:00:19,830
>> first of all, ken this is

1244
01:00:19,830 --> 01:00:21,830
amazing.

1245
01:00:21,252 --> 01:00:23,120
It's amazing how far we've come

1246
01:00:23,120 --> 01:00:24,823
in the last few years.

1247
01:00:24,823 --> 01:00:27,823
It's been your leadership and

1248
01:00:29,940 --> 01:00:30,620
your team that have done a great

1249
01:00:30,620 --> 01:00:32,620
job.

1250
01:00:32,764 --> 01:00:34,666
Are individuals allowed to not

1251
01:00:34,666 --> 01:00:36,701
have this be public.

1252
01:00:36,701 --> 01:00:39,701
I'm thinking about our judges

1253
01:00:41,605 --> 01:00:41,646
for somebody who has a domestic

1254
01:00:41,646 --> 01:00:44,460
violence restraining order that

1255
01:00:45,100 --> 01:00:45,277
doesn't want this information

1256
01:00:45,277 --> 01:00:46,578
public.

1257
01:00:46,578 --> 01:00:48,180
I'm thinking about our judges.

1258
01:00:48,180 --> 01:00:50,580
Tell me about that.

1259
01:00:50,616 --> 01:00:52,851
The only individuals that are

1260
01:00:52,851 --> 01:00:55,251
currently allowed to be

1261
01:00:56,870 --> 01:00:58,890
taking -- that we're required to

1262
01:00:58,890 --> 01:01:00,659
take off their record we receive

1263
01:01:00,659 --> 01:01:02,395
information from the attorney

1264
01:01:02,395 --> 01:01:04,795
general's office from an

1265
01:01:05,764 --> 01:01:05,998
individual and we will remove

1266
01:01:05,998 --> 01:01:06,598
those

1267
01:01:06,598 --> 01:01:08,598
those.

1268
01:01:09,234 --> 01:01:11,270
Besides that there's been talk

1269
01:01:11,270 --> 01:01:12,700
about taking out law enforcement

1270
01:01:12,700 --> 01:01:14,700
and judges.

1271
01:01:14,573 --> 01:01:16,575
But the legislature has never

1272
01:01:16,575 --> 01:01:17,777
taken one of those bills.

1273
01:01:17,777 --> 01:01:18,378
That's handled through the

1274
01:01:18,378 --> 01:01:19,312
attorney general's office.

1275
01:01:19,312 --> 01:01:21,312
>> yes, ma'am.

1276
01:01:23,649 --> 01:01:25,649
>> thank you.

1277
01:01:26,850 --> 01:01:27,720
That same issue did come up 10

1278
01:01:27,720 --> 01:01:29,720
or 11 years ago.

1279
01:01:30,222 --> 01:01:32,424
I was looking at the recent

1280
01:01:32,424 --> 01:01:34,694
sales like in an area.

1281
01:01:34,694 --> 01:01:36,763
I just noticed they come it

1282
01:01:36,763 --> 01:01:39,165
appears -- they appear to come

1283
01:01:39,165 --> 01:01:39,799
up in order of distance from

1284
01:01:39,799 --> 01:01:41,000
your property.

1285
01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:43,000
>> yes, sir.

1286
01:01:43,136 --> 01:01:45,136
>> is that correct.

1287
01:01:45,838 --> 01:01:47,673
>> I just want to point out I

1288
01:01:47,673 --> 01:01:50,673
was looking at the different

1289
01:01:50,977 --> 01:01:52,679
columns and under year built,

1290
01:01:52,679 --> 01:01:54,414
every single property shows up

1291
01:01:54,414 --> 01:01:55,615
at 2017.

1292
01:01:55,615 --> 01:01:56,916
I don't know if that's some

1293
01:01:56,916 --> 01:01:59,316
glitch in the system.

1294
01:02:01,121 --> 01:02:02,722
But you might want --

1295
01:02:02,722 --> 01:02:04,691
>> it could be.

1296
01:02:04,691 --> 01:02:04,958
We went through some of the

1297
01:02:04,958 --> 01:02:06,958
testing.

1298
01:02:07,393 --> 01:02:09,595
One of the links actually

1299
01:02:09,595 --> 01:02:12,132
expired on the first day.

1300
01:02:12,132 --> 01:02:14,201
So we were able to quickly move

1301
01:02:14,201 --> 01:02:17,437
the key with one of the partners

1302
01:02:17,437 --> 01:02:19,239
and get that link back up.

1303
01:02:19,239 --> 01:02:21,700
It's quite possible.

1304
01:02:21,700 --> 01:02:21,941
Maybe it's something I could

1305
01:02:21,941 --> 01:02:23,977
have a discussion after the

1306
01:02:23,977 --> 01:02:25,779
meeting and take a look at

1307
01:02:25,779 --> 01:02:26,312
exactly what you're looking at

1308
01:02:26,312 --> 01:02:28,312
there.

1309
01:02:29,416 --> 01:02:31,352
>> I just cure

1310
01:02:31,352 --> 01:02:32,252
ious why it showed

1311
01:02:32,252 --> 01:02:34,252
up that way.

1312
01:02:35,322 --> 01:02:37,791
>> also I wondered if you can

1313
01:02:37,791 --> 01:02:41,391
sort -- I mean it automatically

1314
01:02:41,695 --> 01:02:43,290
comes up at proximity to your

1315
01:02:43,290 --> 01:02:45,290
property.

1316
01:02:46,330 --> 01:02:49,603
I wondered if it's possible to

1317
01:02:49,603 --> 01:02:49,870
sort it by sale date within that

1318
01:02:49,870 --> 01:02:51,870
subset.

1319
01:02:53,741 --> 01:02:55,509
>> I'll have to look at it and

1320
01:02:55,509 --> 01:02:56,477
actually see if that is one of

1321
01:02:56,477 --> 01:02:58,477
the options.

1322
01:02:58,879 --> 01:03:02,784
I know it's a very powerful tool

1323
01:03:02,784 --> 01:03:04,318
and gives us a lot of flex

1324
01:03:04,318 --> 01:03:07,318
flexibility how we go about

1325
01:03:56,405 --> 01:03:57,806
looking at it.

1326
01:03:57,806 --> 01:03:59,541
>> thank you very much.

1327
01:03:59,541 --> 01:04:01,543
I appreciate that ken.

1328
01:04:01,543 --> 01:04:03,445
>> I know before you leave I do

1329
01:04:03,445 --> 01:04:03,945
want to thank you and the

1330
01:04:03,945 --> 01:04:04,913
manager

1331
01:04:04,913 --> 01:04:06,648
manager.

1332
01:04:06,648 --> 01:04:08,917
I appreciate this and I would

1333
01:04:08,917 --> 01:04:10,952
also ask our residents who do

1334
01:04:10,952 --> 01:04:13,255
not have computers at home and

1335
01:04:13,255 --> 01:04:17,455
can't look at to please use our

1336
01:04:18,327 --> 01:04:20,327
public libraries.

1337
01:04:20,863 --> 01:04:22,698
>> or they can come to our

1338
01:04:22,698 --> 01:04:23,932
office and use the terminals at

1339
01:04:23,932 --> 01:04:25,434
the office.

1340
01:04:25,434 --> 01:04:26,902
We can help them with the

1341
01:04:26,902 --> 01:04:28,902
process themselves.

1342
01:04:29,337 --> 01:04:31,107
I've gone through a lot of the

1343
01:04:31,107 --> 01:04:33,507
process on my own.

1344
01:04:35,311 --> 01:04:36,312
If you have a phone you can do

1345
01:04:36,312 --> 01:04:38,312
it.

1346
01:04:38,614 --> 01:04:42,551
I want to be very accessible to

1347
01:04:42,551 --> 01:04:44,551
our citizens.

1348
01:04:45,420 --> 01:04:47,123
>> Chair: thank you very much.

1349
01:04:47,123 --> 01:04:49,123
>> Madam Manager.

1350
01:04:50,393 --> 01:04:51,761
We'd like to recognize naco

1351
01:04:51,761 --> 01:04:53,761
achievement winners.

1352
01:04:54,830 --> 01:04:56,299
These winners were presented

1353
01:04:56,299 --> 01:04:58,299
during naco.

1354
01:05:00,369 --> 01:05:00,703
And I want to start very special

1355
01:05:00,703 --> 01:05:02,703
honors.

1356
01:05:02,838 --> 01:05:05,838
The county best in category.

1357
01:05:06,242 --> 01:05:08,642
And 100 brilliant ideas building

1358
01:05:09,612 --> 01:05:11,281
with our veterans program.

1359
01:05:11,281 --> 01:05:13,160
On the screen you will see a

1360
01:05:13,160 --> 01:05:14,500
photo from the awards

1361
01:05:14,500 --> 01:05:16,450
presentation that I attended

1362
01:05:16,652 --> 01:05:17,190
with some of you at the

1363
01:05:17,190 --> 01:05:19,190
conference.

1364
01:05:19,922 --> 01:05:21,424
We instituted this program to

1365
01:05:21,424 --> 01:05:23,824
help with code enforcement

1366
01:05:24,795 --> 01:05:27,795
services and help our veterans

1367
01:05:30,267 --> 01:05:31,801
with new career paths.

1368
01:05:31,801 --> 01:05:34,103
And building with our veterans

1369
01:05:34,103 --> 01:05:36,673
is a unique and collaborative

1370
01:05:36,673 --> 01:05:38,908
and initiative that pairs

1371
01:05:38,908 --> 01:05:41,780
qualified veterans for code

1372
01:05:41,780 --> 01:05:43,478
official training allowing these

1373
01:05:44,948 --> 01:05:47,500
men and women to continue their

1374
01:05:47,500 --> 01:05:48,451
service with honor and

1375
01:05:48,451 --> 01:05:50,530
integrity.

1376
01:05:50,530 --> 01:05:52,389
It is seeing tremendous success

1377
01:05:52,389 --> 01:05:52,922
in the second year of its

1378
01:05:52,922 --> 01:05:54,922
program.

1379
01:05:56,593 --> 01:05:56,860
We have been getting multiple

1380
01:05:56,860 --> 01:05:58,860
awards.

1381
01:06:00,397 --> 01:06:02,766
It's been a home run.

1382
01:06:02,766 --> 01:06:06,966
I want to thank all the staff

1383
01:06:07,638 --> 01:06:09,638
for that.

1384
01:06:10,340 --> 01:06:13,477
And now I'll turn it over to our

1385
01:06:13,477 --> 01:06:15,279
public information danny diehl

1386
01:06:15,279 --> 01:06:17,148
to recognize our other

1387
01:06:17,148 --> 01:06:19,148
outstanding award winners.

1388
01:06:20,251 --> 01:06:22,651
>> I am danny diehl.

1389
01:06:24,221 --> 01:06:26,221
Public information director.

1390
01:06:28,792 --> 01:06:29,726
Medic employees received several

1391
01:06:29,726 --> 01:06:31,726
awards.

1392
01:06:32,300 --> 01:06:33,865
And those winning programs

1393
01:06:33,865 --> 01:06:36,300
include the civic education and

1394
01:06:36,300 --> 01:06:37,301
public information category,

1395
01:06:37,301 --> 01:06:39,301
earned media.

1396
01:06:39,770 --> 01:06:42,770
Putting the storm in stormwater

1397
01:06:44,675 --> 01:06:45,309
from louisa's stormwater

1398
01:06:45,309 --> 01:06:47,309
services.

1399
01:06:47,411 --> 01:06:49,811
To educate residents commuters

1400
01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:53,480
and the public about flooding

1401
01:06:53,351 --> 01:06:54,719
safety and water quality and

1402
01:06:54,719 --> 01:06:56,719
volunteering opportunities.

1403
01:06:58,356 --> 01:07:00,756
Starting in 2015 staff devised

1404
01:07:01,250 --> 01:07:03,561
strategies to match or exceed

1405
01:07:03,561 --> 01:07:03,828
previous paid media campaign

1406
01:07:03,828 --> 01:07:05,828
budgets.

1407
01:07:06,164 --> 01:07:07,199
The strike that we was to

1408
01:07:07,199 --> 01:07:09,199
establish stormwater services

1409
01:07:10,102 --> 01:07:13,702
staff as the go to subject

1410
01:07:15,941 --> 01:07:17,750
matter when storms are forecast

1411
01:07:17,750 --> 01:07:19,750
and occur.

1412
01:07:19,244 --> 01:07:21,980
The strategy has been effective

1413
01:07:21,980 --> 01:07:24,980
and since March of 2015 staff

1414
01:07:25,500 --> 01:07:27,252
have conducted 97 interviews for

1415
01:07:27,252 --> 01:07:29,880
142 published stories.

1416
01:07:29,880 --> 01:07:32,880
The results do not include

1417
01:07:32,191 --> 01:07:34,591
stories that aired multiple

1418
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:35,193
times on multi-

1419
01:07:35,193 --> 01:07:36,428
ple

1420
01:07:36,428 --> 01:07:38,428
multiple news casts.

1421
01:07:39,831 --> 01:07:41,834
It is a minimum of 1

1422
01:07:41,834 --> 01:07:43,834
$177,000

1423
01:07:47,440 --> 01:07:49,840
based on household rates.

1424
01:07:50,643 --> 01:07:54,243
And this is for the hybrid

1425
01:07:55,948 --> 01:07:57,948
collaborative delivery team.

1426
01:08:00,953 --> 01:08:03,823
Tcdt which is part of louisa.

1427
01:08:03,823 --> 01:08:05,591
The hcdt and provides an

1428
01:08:05,591 --> 01:08:07,593
alternative way to deliver plan

1429
01:08:07,593 --> 01:08:09,161
reviews and inspections.

1430
01:08:09,161 --> 01:08:11,263
It is especially for customers

1431
01:08:11,263 --> 01:08:13,265
who use collaborative delivery

1432
01:08:13,265 --> 01:08:15,501
meth scpueds emerging trend in

1433
01:08:15,501 --> 01:08:17,901
construction along with building

1434
01:08:18,238 --> 01:08:20,507
information modeling bim that

1435
01:08:20,507 --> 01:08:22,410
creates 3d construction plans.

1436
01:08:22,410 --> 01:08:23,743
The process brings all parties

1437
01:08:23,743 --> 01:08:24,911
in the construction process

1438
01:08:24,911 --> 01:08:26,911
together.

1439
01:08:27,513 --> 01:08:29,913
Owner designer contractor and

1440
01:08:31,984 --> 01:08:32,218
code official in a collaborative

1441
01:08:32,218 --> 01:08:33,519
trans

1442
01:08:33,519 --> 01:08:35,755
transparent manner from the

1443
01:08:35,755 --> 01:08:38,155
project's start until its

1444
01:08:38,258 --> 01:08:40,258
finish.

1445
01:08:40,693 --> 01:08:41,861
And using the h

1446
01:08:41,861 --> 01:08:43,630
c

1447
01:08:43,630 --> 01:08:45,630
hcdt means that

1448
01:08:47,500 --> 01:08:49,736
the same team do everything and

1449
01:08:49,736 --> 01:08:51,370
guide customers through all

1450
01:08:51,370 --> 01:08:52,840
regulatory issues insuring

1451
01:08:52,840 --> 01:08:54,274
consistency and stronger

1452
01:08:54,274 --> 01:08:54,574
relationships throughout the

1453
01:08:54,574 --> 01:08:55,742
project.

1454
01:08:55,742 --> 01:08:57,711
We believe that mecklenberg

1455
01:08:57,711 --> 01:08:59,412
county is the first code

1456
01:08:59,412 --> 01:09:02,412
enforcement agency in the nation

1457
01:09:02,449 --> 01:09:04,517
to offer a permitting and

1458
01:09:04,517 --> 01:09:06,917
inspection process for customers

1459
01:09:07,220 --> 01:09:07,754
using bim with collaborative

1460
01:09:07,754 --> 01:09:09,623
delivery.

1461
01:09:09,623 --> 01:09:11,759
The process especially benefits

1462
01:09:11,759 --> 01:09:13,594
advanced builders by offering

1463
01:09:13,594 --> 01:09:14,761
more options increasing

1464
01:09:14,761 --> 01:09:17,161
efficiency and better protecting

1465
01:09:18,532 --> 01:09:20,701
the public's welfare and safety.

1466
01:09:20,701 --> 01:09:21,535
In the county raw

1467
01:09:21,535 --> 01:09:23,535
esiliency energy

1468
01:09:25,500 --> 01:09:27,405
and sustainability category we

1469
01:09:30,745 --> 01:09:33,745
have another from louisa storm

1470
01:09:36,283 --> 01:09:37,785
stormwater department.

1471
01:09:37,785 --> 01:09:40,185
Many mecklenberg county homes

1472
01:09:47,510 --> 01:09:47,880
were trucketed in flood prone

1473
01:09:47,880 --> 01:09:47,126
areas.

1474
01:09:47,126 --> 01:09:47,165
Despite mitigation by stormwater

1475
01:09:47,165 --> 01:09:49,330
services and others since then

1476
01:09:49,330 --> 01:09:50,731
nearly 2,600 remain in the

1477
01:09:50,731 --> 01:09:51,999
floodplain and at-risk of a

1478
01:09:51,999 --> 01:09:53,999
flooding disaster.

1479
01:09:54,835 --> 01:09:56,604
The retrofit flood proofing

1480
01:09:56,604 --> 01:09:59,400
program reduces future flood

1481
01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:03,400
losses by developing an on-site

1482
01:10:03,244 --> 01:10:05,580
program to provide local

1483
01:10:05,580 --> 01:10:07,882
competitive grant fund as well

1484
01:10:07,882 --> 01:10:09,882
as customized technical

1485
01:10:19,361 --> 01:10:21,761
assistance for property owners.

1486
01:10:21,863 --> 01:10:24,990
Upon approval the program

1487
01:10:24,990 --> 01:10:25,800
identified on-site mitigation

1488
01:10:25,800 --> 01:10:27,235
strategies and best practices

1489
01:10:27,235 --> 01:10:29,635
eligible for grant funding.

1490
01:10:29,770 --> 01:10:31,706
And an online application was

1491
01:10:31,706 --> 01:10:34,106
developed to verify eligibility

1492
01:10:34,108 --> 01:10:35,943
and initial funding was approved

1493
01:10:35,943 --> 01:10:36,611
by you the board of county

1494
01:10:36,611 --> 01:10:38,611
commissioners.

1495
01:10:41,683 --> 01:10:44,830
Public outreach the applications

1496
01:10:44,353 --> 01:10:46,455
were accepted during specific

1497
01:10:46,455 --> 01:10:48,757
time frames maximizing the

1498
01:10:48,757 --> 01:10:51,157
staff's ability to respond.

1499
01:10:51,192 --> 01:10:53,592
A technical assistance protocol

1500
01:10:55,297 --> 01:10:58,297
was developed for each inquiry.

1501
01:10:58,434 --> 01:11:00,169
204 property owners applied for

1502
01:11:00,169 --> 01:11:01,470
technical assistance of the

1503
01:11:01,470 --> 01:11:03,470
those 79 properties were

1504
01:11:04,730 --> 01:11:05,707
identified as eligible for

1505
01:11:05,707 --> 01:11:08,107
assistance and 57 of those

1506
01:11:09,344 --> 01:11:11,113
property owners received flood

1507
01:11:11,113 --> 01:11:13,113
mitigation strategies.

1508
01:11:15,117 --> 01:11:18,117
Of those nine property owners

1509
01:11:19,188 --> 01:11:19,522
and five were approved for 3

1510
01:11:19,522 --> 01:11:21,522
33,000

1511
01:11:24,660 --> 01:11:26,660
$33,000 in grant funding.

1512
01:11:28,130 --> 01:11:30,130
And $406,000 in grants.

1513
01:11:30,200 --> 01:11:33,200
Funding for this program is

1514
01:11:36,706 --> 01:11:38,941
forecast to continue through.

1515
01:11:38,941 --> 01:11:41,941
Under the health category an

1516
01:11:43,679 --> 01:11:46,790
ambulance redesign with med.

1517
01:11:46,282 --> 01:11:49,282
And recently embarked on a

1518
01:11:49,886 --> 01:11:51,454
program completely revamping the

1519
01:11:51,454 --> 01:11:53,454
ambulance design.

1520
01:11:54,357 --> 01:11:55,925
By newly ground vehicle safety

1521
01:11:55,925 --> 01:11:57,994
standards published by the

1522
01:11:57,994 --> 01:11:59,629
commission accreditation of

1523
01:11:59,629 --> 01:12:01,629
ambulance services.

1524
01:12:01,897 --> 01:12:05,497
The agency also sought a more

1525
01:12:05,969 --> 01:12:07,471
patient friendly and erring

1526
01:12:07,471 --> 01:12:09,871
ergonomically model in addition

1527
01:12:13,677 --> 01:12:17,877
to a the prime proved design was

1528
01:12:18,348 --> 01:12:20,748
completely by 200 caregivers to

1529
01:12:21,484 --> 01:12:23,884
make these ambulances their

1530
01:12:25,322 --> 01:12:27,291
office each and every day.

1531
01:12:27,291 --> 01:12:30,291
My total health enriching the

1532
01:12:31,361 --> 01:12:31,661
whole employee with from human

1533
01:12:31,661 --> 01:12:32,562
resources.

1534
01:12:32,562 --> 01:12:34,562
Mecklenberg county human

1535
01:12:35,265 --> 01:12:37,934
resources goal is to provide

1536
01:12:37,934 --> 01:12:40,334
healthcare benefits that are

1537
01:12:40,404 --> 01:12:42,404
affordable and efficient.

1538
01:12:42,773 --> 01:12:44,174
The total wellness initiative

1539
01:12:44,174 --> 01:12:46,174
provides employees with

1540
01:12:46,176 --> 01:12:46,543
information about health

1541
01:12:46,543 --> 01:12:48,543
alternatives.

1542
01:12:49,179 --> 01:12:52,282
Helps them to choose a health

1543
01:12:52,282 --> 01:12:53,817
plan that works best for them.

1544
01:12:53,817 --> 01:12:55,385
And health related activities

1545
01:12:55,385 --> 01:12:57,880
and events.

1546
01:12:57,880 --> 01:12:57,788
Involvement in my total health

1547
01:12:57,788 --> 01:12:59,788
is voluntary.

1548
01:13:03,127 --> 01:13:03,294
The purpose is to emphasize and

1549
01:13:03,294 --> 01:13:04,895
in

1550
01:13:04,895 --> 01:13:06,363
incentivize wellness and educate

1551
01:13:06,363 --> 01:13:07,865
employees about their health

1552
01:13:07,865 --> 01:13:09,865
plan choices.

1553
01:13:11,168 --> 01:13:12,936
My total health includes a

1554
01:13:12,936 --> 01:13:15,936
proactive to raise awareness and

1555
01:13:17,675 --> 01:13:19,444
in essentialtives for competing

1556
01:13:19,444 --> 01:13:20,912
health initiatives and lunch and

1557
01:13:20,912 --> 01:13:22,912
learn environments.

1558
01:13:23,314 --> 01:13:24,682
Team health challenges and free

1559
01:13:24,682 --> 01:13:26,682
health prevention opportunities.

1560
01:13:27,170 --> 01:13:28,919
The county has added a health

1561
01:13:28,919 --> 01:13:31,322
savings benefits plan to go

1562
01:13:31,322 --> 01:13:32,190
along with the ppo.

1563
01:13:32,190 --> 01:13:34,190
H

1564
01:13:35,560 --> 01:13:38,560
hr conducts ongoing to explain

1565
01:13:39,264 --> 01:13:41,566
the two plans and allow employ

1566
01:13:41,566 --> 01:13:43,268
employees to determine what's

1567
01:13:43,268 --> 01:13:45,268
best for them.

1568
01:13:47,380 --> 01:13:48,974
Medical engagement cigna had

1569
01:13:48,974 --> 01:13:50,142
increased

1570
01:13:50,142 --> 01:13:52,142
increased.

1571
01:13:53,440 --> 01:13:55,147
Cigna reported a 10% in

1572
01:13:55,147 --> 01:13:57,315
engagement with the chronic care

1573
01:13:57,315 --> 01:13:59,784
population to account for 79% of

1574
01:13:59,784 --> 01:14:02,184
the county's healthcare costs.

1575
01:14:03,354 --> 01:14:05,754
During the open enrollment

1576
01:14:06,257 --> 01:14:08,227
session last 26% of our health

1577
01:14:08,227 --> 01:14:08,527
savings plan option for

1578
01:14:08,527 --> 01:14:09,862
coverage.

1579
01:14:09,862 --> 01:14:12,970
I'd like to congratulate all of

1580
01:14:12,970 --> 01:14:12,731
the winners on all of the

1581
01:14:12,731 --> 01:14:14,433
groups.

1582
01:14:14,433 --> 01:14:17,433
If there are any representatives

1583
01:14:17,702 --> 01:14:21,302
in the audience please stand up

1584
01:14:22,941 --> 01:14:24,110
and be recognized now for your

1585
01:14:24,110 --> 01:14:26,110
efforts.

1586
01:14:31,116 --> 01:14:33,116
(Applause)

1587
01:14:33,285 --> 01:14:35,285
>> Chair: Mr. Dunlap.

1588
01:14:35,888 --> 01:14:38,690
Since I promised to provide an

1589
01:14:38,690 --> 01:14:41,260
update of our conference I was

1590
01:14:41,260 --> 01:14:43,229
tasked to do that I think this

1591
01:14:43,229 --> 01:14:44,464
would be an appropriate time to

1592
01:14:44,464 --> 01:14:46,464
do.

1593
01:14:54,907 --> 01:14:57,876
If ueda lough me to do so.

1594
01:14:57,876 --> 01:14:59,813
It web site great.

1595
01:14:59,813 --> 01:15:02,813
>> thank you maeds um chair.

1596
01:15:05,840 --> 01:15:09,284
Next item is under my fy2018 to

1597
01:15:09,522 --> 01:15:10,123
fy2023 capital improvement

1598
01:15:10,123 --> 01:15:12,570
program.

1599
01:15:12,570 --> 01:15:14,427
Parks and greenway projects.

1600
01:15:14,427 --> 01:15:16,463
As you know we have amended our

1601
01:15:16,463 --> 01:15:18,863
original request to include

1602
01:15:18,999 --> 01:15:20,734
funding to begin all the 13

1603
01:15:20,734 --> 01:15:23,734
projects that were in the 2008

1604
01:15:25,939 --> 01:15:26,639
bond that were not yet fully

1605
01:15:26,639 --> 01:15:28,639
funded.

1606
01:15:29,375 --> 01:15:32,780
And mark foster is here and we

1607
01:15:32,780 --> 01:15:33,279
have plenty of speakers to talk

1608
01:15:33,279 --> 01:15:35,820
about this.

1609
01:15:35,820 --> 01:15:37,784
Something that happened at the

1610
01:15:37,784 --> 01:15:39,619
city council's economic develop

1611
01:15:39,619 --> 01:15:41,619
development committee either

1612
01:15:43,623 --> 01:15:43,857
when marcus presented to the

1613
01:15:43,857 --> 01:15:45,525
team.

1614
01:15:45,525 --> 01:15:47,761
One of the things they talked

1615
01:15:47,761 --> 01:15:49,462
about were all of the community

1616
01:15:49,462 --> 01:15:51,297
benefits that they were

1617
01:15:51,297 --> 01:15:54,297
committed to providing to this

1618
01:15:54,768 --> 01:15:55,690
community as part of mls

1619
01:15:55,690 --> 01:15:57,690
franchise.

1620
01:15:57,704 --> 01:15:59,907
This is something we learned in

1621
01:15:59,907 --> 01:16:02,209
dallas with the chamber of

1622
01:16:02,209 --> 01:16:04,478
commerce and meeting with the fc

1623
01:16:04,478 --> 01:16:06,878
dallas ownership group how

1624
01:16:07,214 --> 01:16:09,584
important it is for the mls to

1625
01:16:09,584 --> 01:16:11,819
partner with the community.

1626
01:16:11,819 --> 01:16:12,419
And commissioner scarborough was

1627
01:16:12,419 --> 01:16:14,121
there.

1628
01:16:14,121 --> 01:16:14,588
Mls for c lchlt

1629
01:16:14,588 --> 01:16:16,457
l

1630
01:16:16,457 --> 01:16:18,959
clt really came back and

1631
01:16:18,959 --> 01:16:20,994
put together a fairly robust of

1632
01:16:20,994 --> 01:16:23,664
community benefits that did not

1633
01:16:23,664 --> 01:16:25,666
get any attention when they were

1634
01:16:25,666 --> 01:16:29,266
at the city council meeting just

1635
01:16:31,472 --> 01:16:34,472
a week or so ago.

1636
01:16:34,976 --> 01:16:35,509
I'll go through those pretty

1637
01:16:35,509 --> 01:16:36,176
quickly.

1638
01:16:36,176 --> 01:16:38,176
Franchise.

1639
01:16:40,381 --> 01:16:40,714
And through the U.S. Soccer

1640
01:16:40,714 --> 01:16:42,583
foundation.

1641
01:16:42,583 --> 01:16:45,583
And mls for charlotte is

1642
01:16:50,992 --> 01:16:53,795
committed to doing a number of

1643
01:16:53,795 --> 01:16:56,195
infrastructure and the double

1644
01:16:57,498 --> 01:17:00,935
oaks park to provide soccer, and

1645
01:17:00,935 --> 01:17:03,935
multipurpose field for hope in

1646
01:17:04,206 --> 01:17:05,740
our community.

1647
01:17:05,740 --> 01:17:08,376
About opportunities to use a

1648
01:17:08,376 --> 01:17:11,713
portion of the eastland mall as

1649
01:17:11,713 --> 01:17:12,780
a training facility for the mls

1650
01:17:12,780 --> 01:17:14,780
franchise.

1651
01:17:15,283 --> 01:17:15,884
i think that's another

1652
01:17:15,884 --> 01:17:17,884
tremendous opportunity.

1653
01:17:19,540 --> 01:17:20,923
On the soccer side one is to

1654
01:17:20,923 --> 01:17:23,959
under write the cost of the

1655
01:17:23,959 --> 01:17:25,827
program and serve as premier of

1656
01:17:25,827 --> 01:17:27,827
street soccer.

1657
01:17:27,829 --> 01:17:30,132
Soccer program for homeless

1658
01:17:30,132 --> 01:17:32,532
individuals in our community.

1659
01:17:32,667 --> 01:17:34,336
They're committed to developing

1660
01:17:34,336 --> 01:17:36,736
a special olympics team.

1661
01:17:38,407 --> 01:17:41,944
As part of the urban eagle

1662
01:17:41,944 --> 01:17:44,847
players live and provide meant

1663
01:17:44,847 --> 01:17:46,847
mentoring departments.

1664
01:17:48,884 --> 01:17:51,253
And mls for clt has to urban

1665
01:17:51,253 --> 01:17:52,587
eagles participation in the

1666
01:17:52,587 --> 01:17:54,587
charlotte 's

1667
01:17:55,491 --> 01:17:57,491
eagles youth program.

1668
01:17:59,261 --> 01:18:01,530
They have agreed to create a

1669
01:18:01,530 --> 01:18:02,931
scholarship program.

1670
01:18:02,931 --> 01:18:05,931
And they've also agreed to

1671
01:18:07,200 --> 01:18:08,871
partner with the police athletic

1672
01:18:08,871 --> 01:18:11,871
league to provide for coaches,

1673
01:18:15,544 --> 01:18:17,944
and pal soccer teams.

1674
01:18:18,247 --> 01:18:21,500
Also interested in the U.S.

1675
01:18:21,500 --> 01:18:23,450
Soccer soccer for success

1676
01:18:24,887 --> 01:18:27,890
program that is help kids to

1677
01:18:27,890 --> 01:18:29,890
develop healthy habits.

1678
01:18:30,961 --> 01:18:34,764
And mls for clt as agreed to

1679
01:18:34,764 --> 01:18:36,764
work with.

1680
01:18:37,867 --> 01:18:40,690
And the finally mls for clt has

1681
01:18:40,690 --> 01:18:42,238
agreed to partner with local

1682
01:18:42,238 --> 01:18:44,238
arenaing signifies.

1683
01:18:44,607 --> 01:18:47,607
Apprentice ships or mentor ships

1684
01:18:48,111 --> 01:18:48,478
to area leaders.

1685
01:18:48,478 --> 01:18:50,478
Cms.

1686
01:18:51,140 --> 01:18:53,414
The charlotte housing authority

1687
01:18:53,883 --> 01:18:56,883
the mls national sales center

1688
01:18:57,620 --> 01:18:59,355
that provides ticket.

1689
01:18:59,355 --> 01:19:00,456
I thought it was important that

1690
01:19:00,456 --> 01:19:02,625
they have talked are put out

1691
01:19:02,625 --> 01:19:03,590
there for the community to hear

1692
01:19:03,590 --> 01:19:04,995
about.

1693
01:19:04,995 --> 01:19:09,195
With that I guess we want to

1694
01:19:11,501 --> 01:19:11,735
turn it over to the people to

1695
01:19:11,735 --> 01:19:13,735
speak.

1696
01:19:14,471 --> 01:19:16,807
>> I'm willing to make if I

1697
01:19:16,807 --> 01:19:18,807
could a motion.

1698
01:19:22,580 --> 01:19:25,580
I appreciated the county manager

1699
01:19:26,550 --> 01:19:29,550
coming forward with a strategy

1700
01:19:29,887 --> 01:19:31,255
for funding for these parks and

1701
01:19:31,255 --> 01:19:33,255
greenway projects.

1702
01:19:35,659 --> 01:19:37,294
But my motion goes a little

1703
01:19:37,294 --> 01:19:39,330
beyond that and what I would

1704
01:19:39,330 --> 01:19:41,432
move is the following.

1705
01:19:41,432 --> 01:19:43,432
It's three parts.

1706
01:19:44,869 --> 01:19:48,469
First, I move that we approve

1707
01:19:50,174 --> 01:19:51,642
including in our next c ichlt

1708
01:19:51,642 --> 01:19:52,342
I pchlt

1709
01:19:52,342 --> 01:19:54,342
cip49

1710
01:19:55,446 --> 01:19:57,115
million to fully fund completing

1711
01:19:57,115 --> 01:19:59,500
all of the parks the greenways

1712
01:19:59,500 --> 01:20:01,486
and other park and recreation

1713
01:20:01,486 --> 01:20:04,486
projects approved by the voters

1714
01:20:09,160 --> 01:20:11,495
in the 2008 bond referendum.

1715
01:20:11,495 --> 01:20:13,932
And a vote on including in our

1716
01:20:13,932 --> 01:20:17,435
next cip any funding relating to

1717
01:20:17,435 --> 01:20:19,838
the proposal to rebuild memorial

1718
01:20:19,838 --> 01:20:21,906
stadium until such time as the

1719
01:20:21,906 --> 01:20:26,100
city of city council and of city

1720
01:20:26,100 --> 01:20:27,478
of charlotte has approved and

1721
01:20:27,478 --> 01:20:29,878
leased $30 million of direct

1722
01:20:30,748 --> 01:20:31,116
funding of the cost of willed a

1723
01:20:31,116 --> 01:20:33,116
stadium.

1724
01:20:33,752 --> 01:20:37,255
And three, that we authorize the

1725
01:20:37,255 --> 01:20:39,658
county manager to discuss with

1726
01:20:39,658 --> 01:20:42,658
the city manager the feasibility

1727
01:20:43,828 --> 01:20:46,698
of a path that would potentially

1728
01:20:46,698 --> 01:20:48,466
allow the city to control any

1729
01:20:48,466 --> 01:20:50,466
new memorial stadium.

1730
01:20:50,702 --> 01:20:53,702
What I'm essentially moving that

1731
01:20:54,773 --> 01:20:55,640
we approve in the cip all of the

1732
01:20:55,640 --> 01:20:57,640
2008 projects.

1733
01:20:58,343 --> 01:20:59,878
That would fund it completely in

1734
01:20:59,878 --> 01:21:01,878
our next cip.

1735
01:21:02,347 --> 01:21:02,647
All 2008 voter approved

1736
01:21:02,647 --> 01:21:04,647
projects.

1737
01:21:06,619 --> 01:21:10,219
And second, that we defer voting

1738
01:21:11,157 --> 01:21:12,958
on any proposal for rebuilding

1739
01:21:12,958 --> 01:21:15,600
memorial stadium until the city

1740
01:21:15,600 --> 01:21:17,363
of charlotte takes a vote.

1741
01:21:17,363 --> 01:21:20,963
And three, that we authorize the

1742
01:21:21,233 --> 01:21:23,168
manager to discuss with the city

1743
01:21:23,168 --> 01:21:25,972
manager the feasibility of a

1744
01:21:25,972 --> 01:21:29,572
path that would allow the city

1745
01:21:32,111 --> 01:21:33,245
to control memorial stadium.

1746
01:21:33,245 --> 01:21:35,245
>> Chair: any discussions.

1747
01:21:45,125 --> 01:21:45,358
I'm going to start.

1748
01:21:45,358 --> 01:21:47,358
Okay.

1749
01:21:48,461 --> 01:21:51,397
We have people on the sign up

1750
01:21:51,397 --> 01:21:52,432
list to speak.

1751
01:21:52,432 --> 01:21:54,432
here we go.

1752
01:22:04,277 --> 01:22:05,845
We have a group.

1753
01:22:05,845 --> 01:22:06,846
I have the following people to

1754
01:22:06,846 --> 01:22:08,381
speak.

1755
01:22:08,381 --> 01:22:10,381
Vicky holmes.

1756
01:22:12,719 --> 01:22:14,719
David dawell.

1757
01:22:15,455 --> 01:22:17,455
Leslie dwyer.

1758
01:22:17,858 --> 01:22:19,858
Elaine powell.

1759
01:22:20,627 --> 01:22:22,627
Megan sensor.

1760
01:22:23,296 --> 01:22:25,296
Jesse lusum.

1761
01:22:30,770 --> 01:22:32,839
And beth michael land.

1762
01:22:32,839 --> 01:22:35,239
Ment are you here.

1763
01:22:36,377 --> 01:22:39,977
>> is there a group within this

1764
01:22:47,921 --> 01:22:49,389
group?

1765
01:22:49,389 --> 01:22:50,857
You have 10 minutes total

1766
01:22:50,857 --> 01:22:53,857
because you're speaking on the

1767
01:22:55,529 --> 01:22:57,980
same thing.

1768
01:22:57,980 --> 01:22:59,990
>> I think it's my understanding

1769
01:22:59,990 --> 01:23:02,336
there's a group of six people

1770
01:23:02,336 --> 01:23:04,938
that are here to speak for 10

1771
01:23:04,938 --> 01:23:06,938
minutes.

1772
01:23:11,946 --> 01:23:13,946
Is that right.

1773
01:23:17,510 --> 01:23:20,510
We normally have groups out.

1774
01:23:21,255 --> 01:23:21,489
>> Chair: I don't have that

1775
01:23:21,489 --> 01:23:21,989
list.

1776
01:23:21,989 --> 01:23:22,523
List

1777
01:23:22,523 --> 01:23:23,691
list.

1778
01:23:23,691 --> 01:23:26,691
I would recommend that if

1779
01:23:28,697 --> 01:23:29,300
there's a group to peak for

1780
01:23:29,300 --> 01:23:31,300
ten-minute.

1781
01:23:31,766 --> 01:23:34,766
I would assume that remainder

1782
01:23:39,440 --> 01:23:41,440
are individuals.

1783
01:23:41,943 --> 01:23:46,143
>> so there's a group of six or

1784
01:23:46,848 --> 01:23:50,251
group -- can that group come

1785
01:23:50,251 --> 01:23:51,820
down and tell us who your names.

1786
01:23:51,820 --> 01:23:54,220
We have a list.

1787
01:23:54,656 --> 01:23:58,856
And we don't know who the group

1788
01:24:08,136 --> 01:24:09,871
and who're the individuals.

1789
01:24:09,871 --> 01:24:12,774
Would you give us your names and

1790
01:24:12,774 --> 01:24:15,174
what you're speaking on.

1791
01:24:16,478 --> 01:24:18,447
Elaine powell.

1792
01:24:18,447 --> 01:24:18,814
Park and recreation

1793
01:24:18,814 --> 01:24:20,182
infrastructure

1794
01:24:20,182 --> 01:24:22,182
infrastructure.

1795
01:24:22,451 --> 01:24:24,520
>> diana cooke parks and rec.

1796
01:24:24,520 --> 01:24:26,221
Dine

1797
01:24:26,221 --> 01:24:28,221
diana cooke.

1798
01:24:31,126 --> 01:24:31,793
>> fully support the 2008 bond

1799
01:24:31,793 --> 01:24:33,793
project.

1800
01:24:36,899 --> 01:24:38,899
>> michael limlel.

1801
01:24:38,901 --> 01:24:40,200
alternative transportation.

1802
01:24:40,200 --> 01:24:42,200
Ricky holler.

1803
01:24:46,208 --> 01:24:48,608
The west neighborhood coalition.

1804
01:24:51,847 --> 01:24:54,847
>> you have 10 minutes to speak.

1805
01:24:56,919 --> 01:24:59,155
>> hello my beth kouvey.

1806
01:24:59,155 --> 01:25:02,124
So I wanted to start this you

1807
01:25:02,124 --> 01:25:03,425
have and I want to talk about

1808
01:25:03,425 --> 01:25:05,361
talking about the value.

1809
01:25:05,361 --> 01:25:07,296
The creation of value through

1810
01:25:07,296 --> 01:25:09,296
parks and greenways.

1811
01:25:09,965 --> 01:25:12,535
There's many local and national

1812
01:25:12,535 --> 01:25:13,970
studies that parks and greenways

1813
01:25:13,970 --> 01:25:16,139
have in our communities.

1814
01:25:16,139 --> 01:25:16,940
In cities across this nation are

1815
01:25:16,940 --> 01:25:18,808
doing that.

1816
01:25:18,808 --> 01:25:21,808
They understand the value that

1817
01:25:21,878 --> 01:25:24,113
can be brought by measuring

1818
01:25:24,113 --> 01:25:26,315
social cohesion, improved health

1819
01:25:26,315 --> 01:25:27,717
and economy and the environment.

1820
01:25:27,717 --> 01:25:29,186
In mecklenberg county we have a

1821
01:25:29,186 --> 01:25:32,186
lot to be proud of.

1822
01:25:32,823 --> 01:25:33,990
As one of the lowest funded park

1823
01:25:33,990 --> 01:25:35,425
and recreation system per capita

1824
01:25:35,425 --> 01:25:37,594
in the nation we have a

1825
01:25:37,594 --> 01:25:40,630
department that works very hard

1826
01:25:40,630 --> 01:25:41,498
to support our public needs to

1827
01:25:41,498 --> 01:25:43,898
provide high quality programs,

1828
01:25:44,434 --> 01:25:45,301
parks and greenways and nature

1829
01:25:45,301 --> 01:25:47,301
preserves.

1830
01:25:48,710 --> 01:25:49,873
But because it is underfunded we

1831
01:25:49,873 --> 01:25:51,808
are falling further and further

1832
01:25:51,808 --> 01:25:52,880
behind.

1833
01:25:52,880 --> 01:25:53,677
Increase

1834
01:25:53,677 --> 01:25:55,846
increasing funding to our park

1835
01:25:55,846 --> 01:25:57,948
and rec system is a critical

1836
01:25:57,948 --> 01:26:00,317
investment that has to be made

1837
01:26:00,317 --> 01:26:03,621
to be able to capture the value

1838
01:26:03,621 --> 01:26:05,456
the value of a economically

1839
01:26:05,456 --> 01:26:07,791
vibrant and connected community.

1840
01:26:07,791 --> 01:26:09,927
So we need to make a concerted

1841
01:26:09,927 --> 01:26:13,130
effort on a county level to be

1842
01:26:13,130 --> 01:26:15,732
able to compete to make this an

1843
01:26:15,732 --> 01:26:16,233
attractive place to live and to

1844
01:26:16,233 --> 01:26:18,233
work.

1845
01:26:19,403 --> 01:26:22,673
Please continue to listen to the

1846
01:26:22,673 --> 01:26:25,730
community and increase the

1847
01:26:25,710 --> 01:26:27,711
funding now and in the future to

1848
01:26:27,711 --> 01:26:28,412
build more parks and greenways.

1849
01:26:28,412 --> 01:26:30,412
>> good evening.

1850
01:26:30,614 --> 01:26:34,814
My name is elaine powell and i

1851
01:26:35,452 --> 01:26:35,819
am the chair of you are the

1852
01:26:35,819 --> 01:26:37,421
parks and rec

1853
01:26:37,421 --> 01:26:39,821
parks and recreation commission.

1854
01:26:40,325 --> 01:26:43,925
Here we are in 2017 begging for

1855
01:26:44,929 --> 01:26:45,229
our own 2008 bond project to be

1856
01:26:45,229 --> 01:26:46,764
completed.

1857
01:26:46,764 --> 01:26:47,965
We are behind.

1858
01:26:47,965 --> 01:26:49,433
Park and recreation is a

1859
01:26:49,433 --> 01:26:51,302
community priority.

1860
01:26:51,302 --> 01:26:53,771
It is such an important priority

1861
01:26:53,771 --> 01:26:56,441
that it is even included as a

1862
01:26:56,441 --> 01:26:58,430
core responsibility in your bocc

1863
01:26:58,430 --> 01:27:00,430
mission and vision.

1864
01:27:00,145 --> 01:27:01,946
Even though we have some of the

1865
01:27:01,946 --> 01:27:03,615
nicest parks in north carolina

1866
01:27:03,615 --> 01:27:05,450
the park and recreation

1867
01:27:05,450 --> 01:27:07,850
department is way behind.

1868
01:27:09,620 --> 01:27:11,422
There is citizen outcry and the

1869
01:27:11,422 --> 01:27:13,422
alarms are sounding.

1870
01:27:13,425 --> 01:27:15,425
Park

1871
01:27:17,162 --> 01:27:19,562
park and recreation is

1872
01:27:20,599 --> 01:27:22,233
significantly behind to serve

1873
01:27:22,233 --> 01:27:23,802
our population.

1874
01:27:23,802 --> 01:27:26,802
Let alone the population we

1875
01:27:28,706 --> 01:27:30,108
anticipate in 2030.

1876
01:27:30,108 --> 01:27:32,108
13 years.

1877
01:27:32,211 --> 01:27:33,712
The parks commission unanimously

1878
01:27:33,712 --> 01:27:35,514
identified the top two

1879
01:27:35,514 --> 01:27:35,881
priorities for capital

1880
01:27:35,881 --> 01:27:37,881
improvements.

1881
01:27:38,500 --> 01:27:39,117
Number one is tay

1882
01:27:39,117 --> 01:27:41,486
king care all of

1883
01:27:41,486 --> 01:27:43,886
the unfunded 2008 projects in

1884
01:27:44,189 --> 01:27:45,657
the current cip including the

1885
01:27:45,657 --> 01:27:48,260
remaining money that was

1886
01:27:48,260 --> 01:27:50,426
earmarked for land acquisition.

1887
01:27:50,563 --> 01:27:52,963
Priority number two dedicating

1888
01:27:56,602 --> 01:27:59,602
and protecting every dollar of

1889
01:27:59,938 --> 01:28:02,338
$6.6 million earmarked for park

1890
01:28:02,875 --> 01:28:03,750
and recreation land acquisition.

1891
01:28:03,750 --> 01:28:04,142
Park

1892
01:28:04,142 --> 01:28:05,430
park and recreation is a

1893
01:28:05,430 --> 01:28:06,145
community priority that

1894
01:28:06,145 --> 01:28:08,545
thousands of residents support

1895
01:28:10,583 --> 01:28:11,651
and that all citizens deserve.

1896
01:28:11,651 --> 01:28:14,651
Park and recreation is already

1897
01:28:15,388 --> 01:28:16,255
way behind.

1898
01:28:16,255 --> 01:28:16,555
Land acquisition will be

1899
01:28:16,555 --> 01:28:18,555
critical.

1900
01:28:18,557 --> 01:28:19,892
We need your attention and your

1901
01:28:19,892 --> 01:28:20,592
leadership now.

1902
01:28:20,592 --> 01:28:22,494
Thank you.

1903
01:28:22,494 --> 01:28:23,997
>> Chair: thank you.

1904
01:28:23,997 --> 01:28:25,997
>> good evening.

1905
01:28:26,399 --> 01:28:28,399
I'm meg spencer.

1906
01:28:29,803 --> 01:28:32,803
And the more than 2,000 people

1907
01:28:35,740 --> 01:28:36,976
including 1,700 mecklenberg

1908
01:28:36,976 --> 01:28:37,576
petition that you have before

1909
01:28:37,576 --> 01:28:39,576
you.

1910
01:28:40,279 --> 01:28:40,981
In 2008 they approved the 2

1911
01:28:40,981 --> 01:28:42,981
$250

1912
01:28:48,621 --> 01:28:50,560
million package to approve the

1913
01:28:50,560 --> 01:28:52,456
park and recreation program.

1914
01:28:53,726 --> 01:28:56,726
It's almost 2018 and there are

1915
01:28:59,133 --> 01:28:59,366
still 13 projects that are not

1916
01:28:59,366 --> 01:29:00,968
done.

1917
01:29:00,968 --> 01:29:02,703
We ask you to immediately honor

1918
01:29:02,703 --> 01:29:04,871
the will of mecklenberg voters

1919
01:29:04,871 --> 01:29:06,173
and complete all of the

1920
01:29:06,173 --> 01:29:08,173
remaining 2008 bond projects.

1921
01:29:08,775 --> 01:29:11,211
We ask you to commit to

1922
01:29:11,211 --> 01:29:13,611
dedicating an $6.6 million per

1923
01:29:13,913 --> 01:29:16,183
year to the park and rec budget

1924
01:29:16,183 --> 01:29:17,852
to acquire the land to expand

1925
01:29:17,852 --> 01:29:20,252
our parks and greenways.

1926
01:29:20,321 --> 01:29:22,256
A generation of children and

1927
01:29:22,256 --> 01:29:24,256
neighborhoods through

1928
01:29:24,358 --> 01:29:26,493
mecklenberg county have grown

1929
01:29:26,493 --> 01:29:28,893
into adulthood since their

1930
01:29:29,960 --> 01:29:31,496
parents and grandparents voted

1931
01:29:33,834 --> 01:29:35,236
for these projects.

1932
01:29:35,236 --> 01:29:36,771
Will you allow another

1933
01:29:36,771 --> 01:29:40,371
generation of kids to Miss Out

1934
01:29:40,474 --> 01:29:40,975
on parks and greenways in their

1935
01:29:40,975 --> 01:29:42,975
neighborhoods.

1936
01:29:44,278 --> 01:29:44,612
Or will you make a decision

1937
01:29:44,612 --> 01:29:46,480
tonight.

1938
01:29:46,480 --> 01:29:48,849
While staff new proposal is a

1939
01:29:48,849 --> 01:29:51,849
step in the right direction.

1940
01:29:52,453 --> 01:29:54,853
Seven of the 13 currently

1941
01:29:56,991 --> 01:29:57,358
unfunded projects would only

1942
01:29:57,358 --> 01:29:59,358
advance.

1943
01:30:01,696 --> 01:30:04,696
So 15 after the 2008 vote they

1944
01:30:05,320 --> 01:30:07,432
still wouldn't be built.

1945
01:30:08,103 --> 01:30:09,370
We ask that you build the 13

1946
01:30:09,370 --> 01:30:10,505
projects immediately.

1947
01:30:10,505 --> 01:30:12,505
>> good evening.

1948
01:30:12,907 --> 01:30:14,907
I'm diana cook.

1949
01:30:17,678 --> 01:30:20,782
I'd like to share the of behalf

1950
01:30:20,782 --> 01:30:22,650
of american heart association.

1951
01:30:22,650 --> 01:30:25,650
we feel it's important to

1952
01:30:26,540 --> 01:30:28,454
complete the 2008 projects and

1953
01:30:28,523 --> 01:30:32,123
fulfill the will of the voters.

1954
01:30:33,695 --> 01:30:35,130
Nearly 80% of adults and 70%

1955
01:30:35,130 --> 01:30:38,130
adolescents do not get the

1956
01:30:38,900 --> 01:30:39,200
weekly amount of aerobic

1957
01:30:39,200 --> 01:30:41,200
exercise.

1958
01:30:41,636 --> 01:30:43,605
Environments that are safe with

1959
01:30:43,605 --> 01:30:45,674
physical visits are correlated

1960
01:30:45,674 --> 01:30:48,674
with lower body weights and

1961
01:30:48,944 --> 01:30:50,944
reduced cardiovascular disease.

1962
01:30:51,112 --> 01:30:52,280
People who have parks or

1963
01:30:52,280 --> 01:30:54,439
recreational and live in

1964
01:30:54,439 --> 01:30:56,618
communities with bell connected

1965
01:30:56,618 --> 01:30:59,618
streets, exercise much more than

1966
01:31:00,540 --> 01:31:00,422
those who do not have easy

1967
01:31:00,422 --> 01:31:02,422
access.

1968
01:31:02,792 --> 01:31:05,127
Research indicates that building

1969
01:31:05,127 --> 01:31:06,795
bike and pedestrian trails

1970
01:31:06,795 --> 01:31:08,795
reduce healthcare costs

1971
01:31:09,965 --> 01:31:10,465
associated with physical in

1972
01:31:10,465 --> 01:31:11,400
inactivity.

1973
01:31:11,400 --> 01:31:13,400
Additional research indicates

1974
01:31:14,202 --> 01:31:17,202
for every dollar invest in

1975
01:31:18,774 --> 01:31:21,174
building trails nearly $3 in

1976
01:31:21,544 --> 01:31:23,679
medical costs can be achieved.

1977
01:31:23,679 --> 01:31:25,815
It is a win win for our county

1978
01:31:25,815 --> 01:31:27,850
and it is a win for health.

1979
01:31:27,850 --> 01:31:29,585
Now is the time for the quount

1980
01:31:29,585 --> 01:31:29,885
to support the remaining

1981
01:31:29,885 --> 01:31:31,885
projects.

1982
01:31:33,689 --> 01:31:36,326
Thank you for your time.

1983
01:31:36,326 --> 01:31:37,961
I'm michael limbler.

1984
01:31:37,961 --> 01:31:40,463
I would like to take a look at

1985
01:31:40,463 --> 01:31:43,432
the parks and greenway system

1986
01:31:43,432 --> 01:31:46,432
here in mecklenberg county not

1987
01:31:46,769 --> 01:31:49,769
just as a fantastic amenity.

1988
01:31:51,140 --> 01:31:55,940
In here in the county we have a

1989
01:32:04,754 --> 01:32:06,789
number of pedestrian islands.

1990
01:32:06,789 --> 01:32:06,956
So for example when getting all

1991
01:32:06,956 --> 01:32:08,956
f

1992
01:32:15,866 --> 01:32:17,767
of the cats or the link system

1993
01:32:17,767 --> 01:32:20,503
for example there's a lot of

1994
01:32:20,503 --> 01:32:23,503
locations where people will be

1995
01:32:23,740 --> 01:32:26,140
walking right down sidewalks

1996
01:32:26,275 --> 01:32:27,777
right next to high-speed traffic

1997
01:32:27,777 --> 01:32:30,313
or on the shoulder of roads.

1998
01:32:30,313 --> 01:32:33,851
I think that the greenway system

1999
01:32:33,851 --> 01:32:36,253
is really an amenity pull people

2000
01:32:36,253 --> 01:32:38,822
off of these dangerous walkways

2001
01:32:38,822 --> 01:32:40,757
and take advantage of this

2002
01:32:40,757 --> 01:32:42,757
alternative use of

2003
01:32:42,792 --> 01:32:44,792
transportation.

2004
01:32:46,630 --> 01:32:49,630
For example you've seen the

2005
01:32:52,903 --> 01:32:55,303
oodle sugar creek parkway.

2006
01:32:55,806 --> 01:32:58,750
Getting cars off the road means

2007
01:32:58,750 --> 01:33:00,750
better air quality.

2008
01:33:00,377 --> 01:33:02,777
Whole slew of benefits.

2009
01:33:02,779 --> 01:33:05,316
I think we should make this a

2010
01:33:05,316 --> 01:33:06,517
priority right away.

2011
01:33:06,517 --> 01:33:09,153
And at the same time we would

2012
01:33:09,153 --> 01:33:12,230
love to use our parks and

2013
01:33:12,230 --> 01:33:13,824
greenways as beacon to attract

2014
01:33:13,824 --> 01:33:15,626
professional talent who's coming

2015
01:33:15,626 --> 01:33:16,930
to the area to start their

2016
01:33:16,930 --> 01:33:17,228
lives.

2017
01:33:17,228 --> 01:33:19,228
Thank you.

2018
01:33:19,563 --> 01:33:22,233
>> I'm ricky hall and I'm

2019
01:33:22,233 --> 01:33:24,435
verdict vunt in the corridor and

2020
01:33:24,435 --> 01:33:26,170
I'm here to lend my voice in

2021
01:33:26,170 --> 01:33:28,172
supporting all of the parks

2022
01:33:28,172 --> 01:33:30,208
projects and greenways projects

2023
01:33:30,208 --> 01:33:32,208
in the 2008 cip.

2024
01:33:32,843 --> 01:33:35,479
And I'm also here to remind you

2025
01:33:35,479 --> 01:33:38,150
that not only do they contribute

2026
01:33:38,150 --> 01:33:41,150
to the vibrancy and liveability

2027
01:33:41,753 --> 01:33:43,188
of our cities as you in your

2028
01:33:43,188 --> 01:33:45,588
deliberations talk about issues

2029
01:33:48,526 --> 01:33:51,290
of social and economic mobility,

2030
01:33:51,290 --> 01:33:53,498
the parks and greenways would

2031
01:33:53,498 --> 01:33:53,731
certainly enhance areas like

2032
01:33:53,731 --> 01:33:55,731
mine.

2033
01:33:56,201 --> 01:33:58,937
We were ecstatic earlier in the

2034
01:33:58,937 --> 01:34:01,173
year when for example one of the

2035
01:34:01,173 --> 01:34:03,573
projects was included involving

2036
01:34:04,275 --> 01:34:07,875
abilene and plan ton road back

2037
01:34:08,813 --> 01:34:10,810
in March of 2007 and we were

2038
01:34:10,810 --> 01:34:13,810
saddened it dropped below the

2039
01:34:13,118 --> 01:34:15,621
line in May of year as well.

2040
01:34:15,621 --> 01:34:19,221
And so we would certainly like

2041
01:34:19,892 --> 01:34:22,560
to see it's been more than 20

2042
01:34:22,560 --> 01:34:23,995
some odd years since the land

2043
01:34:23,995 --> 01:34:26,995
was acquired for this project

2044
01:34:28,199 --> 01:34:30,135
and if we continue to delay it

2045
01:34:30,135 --> 01:34:31,771
then it will certainly have an

2046
01:34:31,771 --> 01:34:33,839
impact on the liveability and

2047
01:34:33,839 --> 01:34:35,240
quality of life in the west

2048
01:34:35,240 --> 01:34:37,240
boulevard corridor.

2049
01:34:39,111 --> 01:34:41,111
>> Chair: thank you.

2050
01:34:41,446 --> 01:34:43,348
>> Madam Chair that the public

2051
01:34:43,348 --> 01:34:45,748
cip that you've approved

2052
01:34:47,586 --> 01:34:47,920
includes $6.6 million for land

2053
01:34:47,920 --> 01:34:49,589
acquisition.

2054
01:34:49,589 --> 01:34:51,591
If there's a misunderstanding

2055
01:34:51,591 --> 01:34:52,458
about that I wanted to make sure

2056
01:34:52,458 --> 01:34:54,458
that's clear.

2057
01:34:54,927 --> 01:34:56,927
>> Chair: thank you.

2058
01:35:00,299 --> 01:35:03,899
Our next set of speakers this

2059
01:35:12,512 --> 01:35:14,912
would be individual speaking.

2060
01:35:15,281 --> 01:35:15,481
David dowell.

2061
01:35:15,481 --> 01:35:17,481
Less

2062
01:35:27,930 --> 01:35:27,827
leslie dwyer.

2063
01:35:27,827 --> 01:35:29,262
You May come down.

2064
01:35:29,262 --> 01:35:31,662
The names I called.

2065
01:35:32,332 --> 01:35:35,601
Come on down so we can stack up

2066
01:35:35,601 --> 01:35:36,350
at the mic.

2067
01:35:36,350 --> 01:35:36,769
Yes, sir.

2068
01:35:36,769 --> 01:35:38,769
Good afternoon.

2069
01:35:38,971 --> 01:35:42,571
Thank you for allowing me to

2070
01:35:43,243 --> 01:35:45,643
speak again dave dowell.

2071
01:35:46,130 --> 01:35:47,314
I'm iraqi and afghanistan

2072
01:35:47,314 --> 01:35:49,314
veterans activist.

2073
01:35:51,585 --> 01:35:54,487
Back in January I spoke about a

2074
01:35:54,487 --> 01:35:54,788
vision about the memorial

2075
01:35:54,788 --> 01:35:56,788
stadium.

2076
01:35:58,392 --> 01:36:00,261
Today I'm here to update on a

2077
01:36:00,261 --> 01:36:02,261
growing veteran service

2078
01:36:02,663 --> 01:36:04,464
organizations that are paying

2079
01:36:04,464 --> 01:36:07,464
attention to this vote this

2080
01:36:07,701 --> 01:36:08,201
evening and the memorial stadium

2081
01:36:08,201 --> 01:36:10,201
project.

2082
01:36:10,403 --> 01:36:12,239
In the next week or the north

2083
01:36:12,239 --> 01:36:15,239
carolina american legion will be

2084
01:36:15,476 --> 01:36:16,544
in shelby north carolina for

2085
01:36:16,544 --> 01:36:18,512
their world series events.

2086
01:36:18,512 --> 01:36:20,714
They're going to begin

2087
01:36:20,714 --> 01:36:22,583
discussion on how they can be

2088
01:36:22,583 --> 01:36:25,219
involved with this, and it will

2089
01:36:25,219 --> 01:36:27,621
be on their agenda for their

2090
01:36:27,621 --> 01:36:29,621
fall meetings.

2091
01:36:30,490 --> 01:36:32,490
In October.

2092
01:36:33,127 --> 01:36:35,496
Here locally the charlotte

2093
01:36:35,496 --> 01:36:38,733
bridge home which is -- which

2094
01:36:38,733 --> 01:36:41,733
reaches out to veterans all

2095
01:36:42,103 --> 01:36:43,437
across the metro area they are

2096
01:36:43,437 --> 01:36:44,739
aware of.

2097
01:36:44,739 --> 01:36:46,574
Discussions have been taking

2098
01:36:46,574 --> 01:36:50,110
place with their staff it will

2099
01:36:50,110 --> 01:36:52,460
be before their board.

2100
01:36:52,460 --> 01:36:53,681
Other national groups like iraqi

2101
01:36:53,681 --> 01:36:55,984
and afghanistan veterans of

2102
01:36:55,984 --> 01:36:58,419
america and the wound warrior

2103
01:36:58,419 --> 01:37:01,419
project are where this and

2104
01:37:03,240 --> 01:37:07,224
seeing what they can do to be

2105
01:37:07,561 --> 01:37:10,561
involved or lend some support.

2106
01:37:10,632 --> 01:37:12,367
So many city leaders have said

2107
01:37:12,367 --> 01:37:15,303
they haven't heard from the

2108
01:37:15,303 --> 01:37:16,471
veterans community, scp

2109
01:37:16,471 --> 01:37:18,471
and it

2110
01:37:18,740 --> 01:37:21,740
normally we're a community that

2111
01:37:21,776 --> 01:37:22,760
stays quiet, doesn't ask for a

2112
01:37:22,760 --> 01:37:24,760
lot.

2113
01:37:24,178 --> 01:37:26,982
Be informed local and national

2114
01:37:26,982 --> 01:37:29,170
veteran leaders are paying

2115
01:37:29,170 --> 01:37:30,419
attention and will have

2116
01:37:30,419 --> 01:37:30,686
something to say relatively

2117
01:37:30,686 --> 01:37:32,686
soon.

2118
01:37:33,755 --> 01:37:36,357
So hopefully your vote can allow

2119
01:37:36,357 --> 01:37:38,193
us to continue to work while

2120
01:37:38,193 --> 01:37:39,928
other aspects of this project

2121
01:37:39,928 --> 01:37:41,928
are squared away.

2122
01:37:43,232 --> 01:37:46,335
Your vote -- you finally keep

2123
01:37:46,335 --> 01:37:49,710
the commitment to the veteran

2124
01:37:49,710 --> 01:37:51,471
that your predecessors promised

2125
01:37:53,342 --> 01:37:55,742
well, well decades before 2008

2126
01:37:56,110 --> 01:37:57,846
and I would hope you would

2127
01:37:57,846 --> 01:37:58,446
continue your support.

2128
01:37:58,446 --> 01:38:00,446
Thank you.

2129
01:38:24,640 --> 01:38:26,242
>> Chair: thank you.

2130
01:38:26,242 --> 01:38:28,242
Good evening.

2131
01:38:28,844 --> 01:38:31,130
I want to thank you first

2132
01:38:31,130 --> 01:38:31,247
because I didn't this last

2133
01:38:31,247 --> 01:38:33,247
month.

2134
01:38:34,850 --> 01:38:36,486
I want to thank you for the

2135
01:38:36,486 --> 01:38:38,886
mecklenberg support plus and

2136
01:38:39,756 --> 01:38:42,892
helping to bring soccer to us.

2137
01:38:42,892 --> 01:38:47,920
I will say I have enjoyed seeing

2138
01:38:47,897 --> 01:38:51,670
those young men to do yoga.

2139
01:38:51,670 --> 01:38:53,904
It's very entertaining to watch.

2140
01:38:53,904 --> 01:38:57,504
But honestly I had really hoped

2141
01:38:57,874 --> 01:39:00,744
we would see why we should tie

2142
01:39:00,744 --> 01:39:02,479
up $115 million of our money in

2143
01:39:02,479 --> 01:39:04,347
something like this.

2144
01:39:04,347 --> 01:39:06,249
And so far the biing

2145
01:39:06,249 --> 01:39:08,249
ggest reason we

2146
01:39:09,752 --> 01:39:11,789
actually got out loud at the

2147
01:39:11,789 --> 01:39:13,789
economic development meeting

2148
01:39:17,127 --> 01:39:19,290
were the idea what this does.

2149
01:39:19,290 --> 01:39:20,964
And also I want to talk about

2150
01:39:20,964 --> 01:39:24,134
the leadership we saw in the

2151
01:39:24,134 --> 01:39:27,134
bond referendum for parks when

2152
01:39:28,139 --> 01:39:30,808
we did bring the knights came

2153
01:39:30,808 --> 01:39:32,808
here.

2154
01:39:33,100 --> 01:39:35,279
In 2004 the bond referendum

2155
01:39:35,279 --> 01:39:37,181
before the one you heard about

2156
01:39:37,181 --> 01:39:38,982
very specifically this

2157
01:39:38,982 --> 01:39:40,851
commission chose to give the

2158
01:39:40,851 --> 01:39:43,251
referendum that included the

2159
01:39:43,620 --> 01:39:44,955
words parks and recreation

2160
01:39:44,955 --> 01:39:47,124
facilities other than is a

2161
01:39:47,124 --> 01:39:47,825
stadium for professional

2162
01:39:47,825 --> 01:39:49,825
baseball.

2163
01:39:49,861 --> 01:39:51,861
That's what happened.

2164
01:39:52,129 --> 01:39:52,596
We did not pay for the stayed

2165
01:39:52,596 --> 01:39:52,930
dium

2166
01:39:52,930 --> 01:39:54,265
itself.

2167
01:39:54,265 --> 01:39:56,265
That's important.

2168
01:39:58,350 --> 01:39:59,690
Then a couple of years later the

2169
01:39:59,690 --> 01:40:01,690
economy tank.

2170
01:40:01,138 --> 01:40:01,605
We had to cut libraries and that

2171
01:40:01,605 --> 01:40:03,308
hurt.

2172
01:40:03,308 --> 01:40:04,876
We had to cut parks and schools

2173
01:40:04,876 --> 01:40:06,876
and that hurt.

2174
01:40:07,545 --> 01:40:10,448
We needed to do because we were

2175
01:40:10,448 --> 01:40:12,150
tightening our belts.

2176
01:40:12,150 --> 01:40:15,150
Shortly okay we'd create a

2177
01:40:16,720 --> 01:40:18,956
little cushion and now we're

2178
01:40:18,956 --> 01:40:20,920
being asked to throw it a

2179
01:40:20,920 --> 01:40:22,920
professional stadium.

2180
01:40:27,265 --> 01:40:29,665
It's about bragging rights.

2181
01:40:30,234 --> 01:40:31,569
And 50th in upward mobility.

2182
01:40:31,569 --> 01:40:33,569
This is clear.

2183
01:40:34,639 --> 01:40:38,210
That means if a child in our

2184
01:40:38,210 --> 01:40:41,210
community is born into poverty,

2185
01:40:41,413 --> 01:40:43,148
this is the worst city to be in

2186
01:40:43,148 --> 01:40:44,783
if they want out f

2187
01:40:44,783 --> 01:40:45,583
of those 50

2188
01:40:45,583 --> 01:40:47,583
cities.

2189
01:40:50,255 --> 01:40:52,490
I've used minot so inside voice

2190
01:40:52,490 --> 01:40:54,525
and I promised you a new story.

2191
01:40:54,525 --> 01:40:56,962
That's being in college in a

2192
01:40:56,962 --> 01:40:59,264
village in the amazon where

2193
01:40:59,264 --> 01:41:01,566
people came together and let me

2194
01:41:01,566 --> 01:41:03,335
I love soccer.

2195
01:41:03,335 --> 01:41:04,970
These people came together and

2196
01:41:04,970 --> 01:41:07,139
we played soccer together.

2197
01:41:07,139 --> 01:41:09,674
Their idea of a school.

2198
01:41:09,674 --> 01:41:12,674
Remember no sanitation, and yet

2199
01:41:13,312 --> 01:41:15,414
they had a school that did

2200
01:41:15,414 --> 01:41:17,814
exactly a part shelter.

2201
01:41:18,317 --> 01:41:19,818
they came together every night.

2202
01:41:19,818 --> 01:41:21,818
They played soccer.

2203
01:41:21,887 --> 01:41:24,887
And honestly these little kids

2204
01:41:25,290 --> 01:41:28,890
with no shoes kicked our tails.

2205
01:41:28,927 --> 01:41:31,497
We had steele toed work boots

2206
01:41:31,497 --> 01:41:34,333
and they beat us senseless.

2207
01:41:34,333 --> 01:41:34,867
That is my favorite memory of

2208
01:41:34,867 --> 01:41:36,867
soccer.

2209
01:41:37,670 --> 01:41:38,270
If we can do that we can do

2210
01:41:38,270 --> 01:41:40,720
better.

2211
01:41:40,720 --> 01:41:43,720
>> Chair: thank you very much.

2212
01:41:56,122 --> 01:41:58,157
Our next speaker is diane cooke.

2213
01:41:58,157 --> 01:42:00,157
>> good evening.

2214
01:42:01,126 --> 01:42:02,828
I'm hoping that you will vote

2215
01:42:02,828 --> 01:42:05,828
tonight to continue the dialogue

2216
01:42:06,233 --> 01:42:08,101
with the city and with the team.

2217
01:42:08,101 --> 01:42:10,101
Regarding the stadium.

2218
01:42:11,171 --> 01:42:13,306
In June the city hadn't weighed

2219
01:42:13,306 --> 01:42:16,342
in and you deferred the funding

2220
01:42:16,342 --> 01:42:17,977
that seemed to be appropriate

2221
01:42:17,977 --> 01:42:19,450
activity considering they hadn't

2222
01:42:19,450 --> 01:42:21,450
taken any action.

2223
01:42:21,481 --> 01:42:22,950
Two weeks ago they did begin.

2224
01:42:22,950 --> 01:42:23,250
They asked a series of

2225
01:42:23,250 --> 01:42:24,718
questions.

2226
01:42:24,718 --> 01:42:27,621
And I think that the county

2227
01:42:27,621 --> 01:42:30,157
would benefit from hearing the

2228
01:42:30,157 --> 01:42:31,425
answers that the city gets in

2229
01:42:31,425 --> 01:42:33,425
those discussions.

2230
01:42:33,827 --> 01:42:35,996
I think the information from the

2231
01:42:35,996 --> 01:42:38,996
city discussions has already led

2232
01:42:39,465 --> 01:42:41,535
to the change in the financial

2233
01:42:41,535 --> 01:42:42,102
recommendation from the county

2234
01:42:42,102 --> 01:42:44,102
manager.

2235
01:42:44,772 --> 01:42:48,108
So I think that's all positive.

2236
01:42:48,108 --> 01:42:49,643
I'll point out in 2003 when Dr.

2237
01:42:49,643 --> 01:42:52,245
Dr. Morrell wrote the survey

2238
01:42:52,245 --> 01:42:54,514
that the historical designation

2239
01:42:54,514 --> 01:42:57,170
of memorial stadium was based

2240
01:42:57,170 --> 01:43:00,421
upon he stated that the civil

2241
01:43:00,421 --> 01:43:01,322
commitment to the site has begun

2242
01:43:01,322 --> 01:43:03,322
to wane.

2243
01:43:03,791 --> 01:43:04,458
That was 14 years ago.

2244
01:43:04,458 --> 01:43:06,458
2003.

2245
01:43:07,261 --> 01:43:09,229
So as you consider what to do I

2246
01:43:09,229 --> 01:43:10,898
hope you'll see there is a

2247
01:43:10,898 --> 01:43:13,366
memorial as well as a stadium.

2248
01:43:13,366 --> 01:43:13,634
There's been a lot of talk about

2249
01:43:13,634 --> 01:43:15,634
stadium.

2250
01:43:16,271 --> 01:43:20,471
I want to make sure there's an

2251
01:43:24,478 --> 01:43:26,478
actual memorial.

2252
01:43:26,914 --> 01:43:28,649
We need a true memorial.

2253
01:43:28,649 --> 01:43:30,649
Something that's elegant.

2254
01:43:31,418 --> 01:43:32,520
Something that people will go to

2255
01:43:32,520 --> 01:43:33,188
see.

2256
01:43:33,188 --> 01:43:35,423
Something that's accessible from

2257
01:43:35,423 --> 01:43:38,560
the park, from the greenway that

2258
01:43:38,560 --> 01:43:40,528
you can go and become a focal

2259
01:43:40,528 --> 01:43:42,230
point for patriotic expressions

2260
01:43:42,230 --> 01:43:44,630
here in the city.

2261
01:43:45,199 --> 01:43:46,934
We have a large stadium at bank

2262
01:43:46,934 --> 01:43:48,934
of america stadium.

2263
01:43:51,339 --> 01:43:52,774
It's too large for minor or

2264
01:43:52,774 --> 01:43:54,774
major league soccer.

2265
01:43:54,876 --> 01:43:57,312
And incidental I hope each of

2266
01:43:57,312 --> 01:43:58,580
you will go and see it this

2267
01:43:58,580 --> 01:44:00,215
saturday because charlotte is

2268
01:44:00,215 --> 01:44:02,215
hosting the national

2269
01:44:02,283 --> 01:44:04,683
championship game for the

2270
01:44:06,421 --> 01:44:09,421
amateur pdl soccer and the

2271
01:44:11,930 --> 01:44:14,930
charlotte eagles are playing on

2272
01:44:15,970 --> 01:44:18,970
saturday at our brand-new sports

2273
01:44:18,266 --> 01:44:20,266
sportsplex.

2274
01:44:20,936 --> 01:44:24,536
But we need a mid-sized stadium

2275
01:44:24,706 --> 01:44:27,476
too so the additional 20 mls

2276
01:44:27,476 --> 01:44:27,810
games we can have 20 community

2277
01:44:27,810 --> 01:44:29,810
events.

2278
01:44:31,547 --> 01:44:34,183
Keep bringing the high school

2279
01:44:34,183 --> 01:44:34,883
marching band competitions.

2280
01:44:34,883 --> 01:44:36,284
Festivals.

2281
01:44:36,284 --> 01:44:36,785
Collegiate tournaments and so

2282
01:44:36,785 --> 01:44:38,785
forth.

2283
01:44:39,287 --> 01:44:41,256
There's no reason that the parks

2284
01:44:41,256 --> 01:44:42,190
department can't build and

2285
01:44:42,190 --> 01:44:44,590
restore memorial stadium to

2286
01:44:45,628 --> 01:44:47,830
bring the art deco that was

2287
01:44:47,830 --> 01:44:50,799
referred to in the report but

2288
01:44:50,799 --> 01:44:51,670
this time with a wider playing

2289
01:44:51,670 --> 01:44:53,670
service.

2290
01:44:54,870 --> 01:44:57,270
The stadium is anion-year-old

2291
01:44:57,306 --> 01:44:59,706
building that includes plumbing

2292
01:45:00,443 --> 01:45:03,443
and electrical systems that were

2293
01:45:05,810 --> 01:45:07,810
built for 50 years.

2294
01:45:08,217 --> 01:45:10,153
There's been a lot of talk about

2295
01:45:10,153 --> 01:45:11,887
deferring things but memorial

2296
01:45:11,887 --> 01:45:14,887
stadium had been deferred also.

2297
01:45:17,694 --> 01:45:20,694
>> Chair: thank you very much.

2298
01:45:24,734 --> 01:45:28,334
>> I want to thank Mr. Clarke

2299
01:45:32,475 --> 01:45:35,110
for his innovative motion but

2300
01:45:35,110 --> 01:45:36,280
there are a couple of about

2301
01:45:36,280 --> 01:45:38,515
things about that I don't like.

2302
01:45:38,515 --> 01:45:39,216
I'm going to offer up a

2303
01:45:39,216 --> 01:45:41,216
substitute motion.

2304
01:45:42,652 --> 01:45:44,821
If I get a second to it I'll

2305
01:45:44,821 --> 01:45:46,821
speak to it.

2306
01:45:49,893 --> 01:45:52,429
One, I would like to move that

2307
01:45:52,429 --> 01:45:55,429
we authorize to deed the

2308
01:45:55,566 --> 01:45:55,766
property memorial stadium to the

2309
01:45:55,766 --> 01:45:56,300
city

2310
01:45:56,300 --> 01:45:58,300
city.

2311
01:46:06,283 --> 01:46:06,386
They have the option to accept

2312
01:46:06,386 --> 01:46:06,489
that or not.

2313
01:46:06,489 --> 01:46:06,593
Secondly, we would limit the

2314
01:46:06,593 --> 01:46:07,410
county's participation to the

2315
01:46:07,410 --> 01:46:07,744
donation of the prort

2316
01:46:07,744 --> 01:46:09,744
perty.

2317
01:46:11,782 --> 01:46:15,382
And third, that we would fully

2318
01:46:15,652 --> 01:46:18,355
fund by an appropriation of $49

2319
01:46:18,355 --> 01:46:19,923
million the remainder of the

2320
01:46:19,923 --> 01:46:21,923
2008 bond projects.

2321
01:46:22,559 --> 01:46:23,927
If I get a second I will speak

2322
01:46:23,927 --> 01:46:24,194
to it.

2323
01:46:24,194 --> 01:46:25,229
Second.

2324
01:46:25,229 --> 01:46:27,629
>> Chair: there's a second.

2325
01:46:27,932 --> 01:46:30,340
>> again, it's not significantly

2326
01:46:30,340 --> 01:46:32,340
different than commissioner

2327
01:46:33,871 --> 01:46:35,606
clarke's other than his is a bit

2328
01:46:35,606 --> 01:46:38,600
too open-ended for me.

2329
01:46:39,677 --> 01:46:41,612
I am fully supportive of fully

2330
01:46:41,612 --> 01:46:42,846
supporting funding all of the

2331
01:46:42,846 --> 01:46:44,846
bonds, all f

2332
01:46:45,316 --> 01:46:47,716
of the bond projects.

2333
01:46:48,686 --> 01:46:50,686
All of the 2008.

2334
01:46:51,322 --> 01:46:54,192
Once you do that, then that

2335
01:46:54,192 --> 01:46:57,161
takes an awful lot of capital

2336
01:46:57,161 --> 01:47:00,761
available and it leaves open if

2337
01:47:01,699 --> 01:47:04,350
we don't cap our participation

2338
01:47:04,350 --> 01:47:06,838
tonight that we don't know what

2339
01:47:06,838 --> 01:47:08,907
that leads to in the future that

2340
01:47:08,907 --> 01:47:10,375
somehow or another take those

2341
01:47:10,375 --> 01:47:12,775
moneys back away again.

2342
01:47:13,544 --> 01:47:16,114
I want to put them out there and

2343
01:47:16,114 --> 01:47:17,782
nail the box shut and make sure

2344
01:47:17,782 --> 01:47:20,782
that the dollars are captured.

2345
01:47:21,153 --> 01:47:23,188
The other problem there is still

2346
01:47:23,188 --> 01:47:24,323
an awful lot of unknowns for

2347
01:47:24,323 --> 01:47:26,323
this project.

2348
01:47:26,525 --> 01:47:28,293
We don't know what the

2349
01:47:28,293 --> 01:47:30,395
renovation the two renovations

2350
01:47:30,395 --> 01:47:31,396
that we have to approve are

2351
01:47:31,396 --> 01:47:33,264
going to be.

2352
01:47:33,264 --> 01:47:36,864
We've asked for eight months to

2353
01:47:37,469 --> 01:47:41,690
get some details what might be

2354
01:47:41,573 --> 01:47:43,973
and how they recaptured.

2355
01:47:44,543 --> 01:47:46,712
I've never been given any

2356
01:47:46,712 --> 01:47:49,712
information how we would handle

2357
01:47:50,148 --> 01:47:50,916
the unknown cost related to this

2358
01:47:50,916 --> 01:47:52,751
project.

2359
01:47:52,751 --> 01:47:55,854
That has to be covered by

2360
01:47:55,854 --> 01:47:57,854
property tax dollars.

2361
01:47:58,591 --> 01:48:00,993
I don't think we're in the pro

2362
01:48:00,993 --> 01:48:02,995
sports business so we shouldn't

2363
01:48:02,995 --> 01:48:05,264
put ourselves at-risk for that.

2364
01:48:05,264 --> 01:48:08,660
By placing the stadium back in

2365
01:48:08,660 --> 01:48:12,105
the hands of the city we place

2366
01:48:12,105 --> 01:48:14,407
the asset back in the hands who

2367
01:48:14,407 --> 01:48:17,143
do this for a living.

2368
01:48:17,143 --> 01:48:19,110
They manage bojangles stadium.

2369
01:48:19,110 --> 01:48:21,447
We have a division in the city

2370
01:48:21,447 --> 01:48:21,714
that deals with pro sports

2371
01:48:21,714 --> 01:48:23,714
centers.

2372
01:48:24,183 --> 01:48:27,183
With these types of venues.

2373
01:48:29,288 --> 01:48:31,157
They have we don't have a

2374
01:48:31,157 --> 01:48:32,892
dedicated revenue stream for

2375
01:48:32,892 --> 01:48:34,427
entertainment and can be used

2376
01:48:34,427 --> 01:48:36,427
for pro sports.

2377
01:48:36,463 --> 01:48:38,463
Amateur sports, entertainment.

2378
01:48:41,167 --> 01:48:43,200
So they have both the expertise

2379
01:48:43,200 --> 01:48:44,103
and the funding stream to deal

2380
01:48:44,103 --> 01:48:46,103
with that.

2381
01:48:46,205 --> 01:48:48,875
County wants to be a partner,

2382
01:48:48,875 --> 01:48:51,478
and we own the asset and the

2383
01:48:51,478 --> 01:48:55,780
city has said they are reluctant

2384
01:48:55,415 --> 01:48:58,751
to make a major investment into

2385
01:48:58,751 --> 01:49:00,887
an asset they don't control.

2386
01:49:00,887 --> 01:49:03,189
So I'm willing to give that

2387
01:49:03,189 --> 01:49:04,925
asset to the people who can make

2388
01:49:04,925 --> 01:49:07,925
the best use of it.

2389
01:49:09,296 --> 01:49:12,499
And if the deal is as good as we

2390
01:49:12,499 --> 01:49:13,333
hear it is, the city should jump

2391
01:49:13,333 --> 01:49:15,333
at it.

2392
01:49:17,770 --> 01:49:20,730
If the city in their analysis

2393
01:49:20,730 --> 01:49:22,176
and they have far more

2394
01:49:22,176 --> 01:49:24,780
experience than we do at this

2395
01:49:24,780 --> 01:49:26,413
decides it's not worth it, they

2396
01:49:26,413 --> 01:49:27,748
are the people who're in a

2397
01:49:27,748 --> 01:49:30,748
better position to say whether

2398
01:49:32,686 --> 01:49:36,886
this is a good deal or not.

2399
01:49:39,125 --> 01:49:39,760
This is our first foray into pro

2400
01:49:39,760 --> 01:49:41,760
sports.

2401
01:49:42,430 --> 01:49:44,999
chairman scarborough and I have

2402
01:49:44,999 --> 01:49:45,366
been on different sides since

2403
01:49:45,366 --> 01:49:47,366
January.

2404
01:49:49,637 --> 01:49:52,239
We've talked about it a bunch of

2405
01:49:52,239 --> 01:49:55,839
times how we can participate and

2406
01:49:56,978 --> 01:49:59,280
but stay to our core values.

2407
01:49:59,280 --> 01:50:01,583
A few days ago.

2408
01:50:01,583 --> 01:50:03,417
She understands that that's how

2409
01:50:03,417 --> 01:50:05,252
capable they are and she was the

2410
01:50:05,252 --> 01:50:07,388
person that said maybe we ought

2411
01:50:07,388 --> 01:50:08,589
to give it to them.

2412
01:50:08,589 --> 01:50:10,824
Let them run it.

2413
01:50:10,824 --> 01:50:13,427
And I went it's a great idea.

2414
01:50:13,427 --> 01:50:14,328
It's the county we will

2415
01:50:14,328 --> 01:50:16,328
participate.

2416
01:50:17,432 --> 01:50:20,201
It's a very valuable asset.

2417
01:50:20,201 --> 01:50:23,801
So anyone who says we're not

2418
01:50:24,772 --> 01:50:27,772
pramting in a high level.

2419
01:50:28,876 --> 01:50:32,114
It's a rather simple motion to

2420
01:50:32,114 --> 01:50:34,514
authorize or to authorize

2421
01:50:35,550 --> 01:50:37,119
deeding the stadium and grady

2422
01:50:37,119 --> 01:50:39,519
shoal to the city.

2423
01:50:40,880 --> 01:50:40,789
They can choose to accept it or

2424
01:50:40,789 --> 01:50:42,789
not.

2425
01:50:42,991 --> 01:50:45,393
Making sure we communicate we

2426
01:50:45,393 --> 01:50:48,393
are capping our participation at

2427
01:50:48,796 --> 01:50:50,796
our donation.

2428
01:50:51,100 --> 01:50:53,500
And authorizing $49 million into

2429
01:50:53,969 --> 01:50:56,805
the cip to fully fund what we

2430
01:50:56,805 --> 01:50:59,107
promised the people we would do

2431
01:50:59,107 --> 01:50:59,574
in 2008 fully fund all f

2432
01:50:59,574 --> 01:51:01,574
of the

2433
01:51:01,776 --> 01:51:03,110
park and greenway projects.

2434
01:51:03,110 --> 01:51:05,110
Thank you.

2435
01:51:05,380 --> 01:51:06,983
>> Chair: is there a second to

2436
01:51:06,983 --> 01:51:08,983
that.

2437
01:51:13,956 --> 01:51:15,257
>> comments.

2438
01:51:15,257 --> 01:51:16,759
James.

2439
01:51:16,759 --> 01:51:17,626
Dunlap.

2440
01:51:17,626 --> 01:51:19,626
Ridenhour.

2441
01:51:23,865 --> 01:51:27,690
>> I was going to if we end up

2442
01:51:27,690 --> 01:51:29,839
voting on the first 1 I wanted

2443
01:51:29,839 --> 01:51:32,942
to bifurcate it so that I could

2444
01:51:32,942 --> 01:51:35,811
vote for the 2008 bond but not

2445
01:51:35,811 --> 01:51:38,580
vote on the stadium deal.

2446
01:51:38,580 --> 01:51:42,780
It's not in the cip at the

2447
01:51:42,886 --> 01:51:43,186
moment but it's hanging over our

2448
01:51:43,186 --> 01:51:45,186
heads.

2449
01:51:46,990 --> 01:51:49,559
Like the sword of damocles.

2450
01:51:49,559 --> 01:51:49,792
Hanging over there ready to

2451
01:51:49,792 --> 01:51:51,160
drop.

2452
01:51:51,160 --> 01:51:53,129
I don't make any secrets I don't

2453
01:51:53,129 --> 01:51:56,729
think that the county should be

2454
01:51:57,967 --> 01:52:00,770
in the business of funding pro

2455
01:52:00,770 --> 01:52:03,170
sports, for profit sports.

2456
01:52:04,441 --> 01:52:05,909
But I do think that we need to

2457
01:52:05,909 --> 01:52:07,909
resolve this.

2458
01:52:10,179 --> 01:52:12,248
However the majority of us

2459
01:52:12,248 --> 01:52:14,248
decide.

2460
01:52:14,784 --> 01:52:19,584
We have a lot of money tied up

2461
01:52:20,624 --> 01:52:24,161
in the idea of mls the soccer

2462
01:52:24,161 --> 01:52:27,163
stadium because the board took a

2463
01:52:27,163 --> 01:52:29,650
vote in January and then

2464
01:52:29,650 --> 01:52:32,650
tinkered with it later on.

2465
01:52:33,903 --> 01:52:36,303
If the 2008 bonds are $49

2466
01:52:36,740 --> 01:52:39,900
million the total amount

2467
01:52:39,900 --> 01:52:39,343
allocated is for mls $150

2468
01:52:39,343 --> 01:52:41,343
million.

2469
01:52:42,546 --> 01:52:43,880
It's a big number.

2470
01:52:43,880 --> 01:52:45,880
125, 28.

2471
01:52:48,285 --> 01:52:51,121
But the point is fun the 2008

2472
01:52:51,121 --> 01:52:54,121
bonds and leaving mls hanging

2473
01:52:55,590 --> 01:52:58,590
over this debate does a

2474
01:52:58,620 --> 01:52:59,496
disservice to a whole lot of

2475
01:52:59,496 --> 01:52:59,896
projects we haven't talked

2476
01:52:59,896 --> 01:53:01,896
about.

2477
01:53:03,434 --> 01:53:05,235
This debate is should be going

2478
01:53:05,235 --> 01:53:07,635
to 2008 parks or mls.

2479
01:53:09,807 --> 01:53:13,407
The next debate should be should

2480
01:53:14,111 --> 01:53:16,514
we fund for schools or mls.

2481
01:53:16,514 --> 01:53:16,948
More for certain projects or

2482
01:53:16,948 --> 01:53:18,948
mls.

2483
01:53:19,583 --> 01:53:22,253
We keep continuing this debate

2484
01:53:22,253 --> 01:53:24,421
because there's a lat lack of

2485
01:53:24,421 --> 01:53:27,580
clarity not so much on our part

2486
01:53:27,580 --> 01:53:29,427
but on the the part of the city

2487
01:53:29,427 --> 01:53:32,196
and the partners that are

2488
01:53:32,196 --> 01:53:35,196
generally believed to have more

2489
01:53:37,835 --> 01:53:39,670
of an understanding of this.

2490
01:53:39,670 --> 01:53:41,806
So I'm in favor of the $49

2491
01:53:41,806 --> 01:53:44,206
million for the 2008 bond.

2492
01:53:44,743 --> 01:53:48,179
I think we need to resolve ie in

2493
01:53:48,179 --> 01:53:50,615
my opinion remove the dollars,

2494
01:53:50,615 --> 01:53:53,150
the money for mls.

2495
01:53:54,752 --> 01:53:58,352
Now, should we give them the

2496
01:53:59,290 --> 01:54:01,225
stadium the city stadium if they

2497
01:54:01,225 --> 01:54:03,128
want to do it.

2498
01:54:03,128 --> 01:54:05,397
Well, that's an option.

2499
01:54:05,397 --> 01:54:08,997
Frankly if you're going to have

2500
01:54:11,135 --> 01:54:12,470
a choice between somebody $150

2501
01:54:12,470 --> 01:54:15,470
million versus we'll give you

2502
01:54:16,400 --> 01:54:17,108
some land that we bought 100

2503
01:54:17,108 --> 01:54:19,108
something years ago.

2504
01:54:19,478 --> 01:54:21,878
The city bought it.

2505
01:54:22,514 --> 01:54:22,948
Then I choose to donate the

2506
01:54:22,948 --> 01:54:24,948
land.

2507
01:54:25,784 --> 01:54:28,187
I think cash is too scars a

2508
01:54:28,187 --> 01:54:31,787
commodity to just hand out in

2509
01:57:04,445 --> 01:57:06,180
something like this.

2510
01:57:06,180 --> 01:57:08,316
I think us getting out from

2511
01:57:08,316 --> 01:57:08,583
under this thing is a smart

2512
01:57:08,583 --> 01:57:10,583
move.

2513
01:57:11,185 --> 01:57:14,256
I appreciate that there are in

2514
01:57:14,256 --> 01:57:16,256
limits on discussions.

2515
01:57:16,592 --> 01:57:18,590
Either way you look at it both

2516
01:57:18,590 --> 01:57:20,590
motions are similar.

2517
01:57:21,930 --> 01:57:22,731
They're probably one distinct

2518
01:57:22,731 --> 01:57:25,131
difference between the two.

2519
01:57:25,133 --> 01:57:26,634
And I want to talk about that.

2520
01:57:26,634 --> 01:57:28,436
I think there are a lot of

2521
01:57:28,436 --> 01:57:31,720
things that have happened as it

2522
01:57:31,720 --> 01:57:32,775
relates to the overall

2523
01:57:32,775 --> 01:57:33,375
discussion that have been

2524
01:57:33,375 --> 01:57:35,375
misleading.

2525
01:57:35,711 --> 01:57:36,445
For many people this is about

2526
01:57:36,445 --> 01:57:38,445
mls.

2527
01:57:39,140 --> 01:57:39,715
For me personally it's about

2528
01:57:39,715 --> 01:57:41,715
memorial stadium.

2529
01:57:41,983 --> 01:57:44,953
I think people have lost sight

2530
01:57:44,953 --> 01:57:47,353
what it's really about.

2531
01:57:47,589 --> 01:57:48,256
And I've always made it clear

2532
01:57:48,256 --> 01:57:49,224
for mae

2533
01:57:49,224 --> 01:57:49,592
e it was about memorial

2534
01:57:49,592 --> 01:57:51,592
stadium.

2535
01:57:51,694 --> 01:57:55,197
I grew up in this community.

2536
01:57:55,197 --> 01:57:56,932
I remember when we had the

2537
01:57:56,932 --> 01:57:59,932
shrine bowl at memorial stadium.

2538
01:58:00,969 --> 01:58:03,969
I remember on easter sunday

2539
01:58:05,707 --> 01:58:06,843
being in the grady cole being in

2540
01:58:06,843 --> 01:58:08,843
memorial stadium.

2541
01:58:10,713 --> 01:58:11,147
I remember attending events at

2542
01:58:11,147 --> 01:58:13,147
memorial stadium.

2543
01:58:16,819 --> 01:58:18,254
I'd love for our and because

2544
01:58:18,254 --> 01:58:20,289
we're responsible for park.

2545
01:58:20,289 --> 01:58:22,689
It's our responsibility to

2546
01:58:24,260 --> 01:58:25,128
maintain that memorial as a park

2547
01:58:25,128 --> 01:58:27,128
and recreation facility.

2548
01:58:27,430 --> 01:58:31,300
Too many people want to separate

2549
01:58:31,467 --> 01:58:32,268
that facility from parks and

2550
01:58:32,268 --> 01:58:34,268
greenways

2551
01:58:34,570 --> 01:58:35,204
greenways.

2552
01:58:35,204 --> 01:58:38,107
And I don't think there's a

2553
01:58:38,107 --> 01:58:40,709
person on this person who

2554
01:58:40,709 --> 01:58:43,109
doesn't fully support fully

2555
01:58:43,546 --> 01:58:45,946
funding the 2008 parks bonds.

2556
01:58:46,916 --> 01:58:47,283
Let me tell you how we got

2557
01:58:47,283 --> 01:58:49,283
there.

2558
01:58:53,923 --> 01:58:55,458
Whether it was inside evidence

2559
01:58:55,458 --> 01:58:57,426
what our commission was to

2560
01:58:57,426 --> 01:58:59,826
approve other projects that

2561
01:59:00,297 --> 01:59:04,497
weren't even on the bonds and I

2562
01:59:18,315 --> 01:59:20,715
can name a few.

2563
01:59:20,784 --> 01:59:21,285
All of those projects cost

2564
01:59:21,285 --> 01:59:23,285
money.

2565
01:59:24,540 --> 01:59:27,157
And they were not listed when

2566
01:59:27,157 --> 01:59:27,591
the 2008 bonds project were

2567
01:59:27,591 --> 01:59:29,425
passed.

2568
01:59:29,425 --> 01:59:31,461
So I don't want anybody going

2569
01:59:31,461 --> 01:59:33,196
out here thinking that all all

2570
01:59:33,196 --> 01:59:35,966
of a sudden the county just

2571
01:59:35,966 --> 01:59:37,802
isn't going to pay for things.

2572
01:59:37,802 --> 01:59:38,200
That's how we got to where we

2573
01:59:38,200 --> 01:59:40,200
are.

2574
01:59:41,605 --> 01:59:43,273
We're in a situation now where

2575
01:59:43,273 --> 01:59:44,675
we can do what we promised back

2576
01:59:44,675 --> 01:59:45,942
in 2008.

2577
01:59:45,942 --> 01:59:46,376
But there are other issues with

2578
01:59:46,376 --> 01:59:48,376
that.

2579
01:59:48,612 --> 01:59:51,549
When the bonds were aprophet

2580
01:59:51,549 --> 01:59:53,518
fredded moo 2008 there was not

2581
01:59:53,518 --> 01:59:55,518
an escalation factor.

2582
01:59:57,255 --> 01:59:59,323
So those bonds in 2008 wouldn't

2583
01:59:59,323 --> 01:59:59,657
have paid for all of the

2584
01:59:59,657 --> 02:00:01,657
projects.

2585
02:00:02,159 --> 02:00:04,328
There are other issues so let's

2586
02:00:04,328 --> 02:00:07,970
be fair and talk about what the

2587
02:00:07,970 --> 02:00:08,967
real issues are.

2588
02:00:08,967 --> 02:00:10,568
Either going to do a memorial

2589
02:00:10,568 --> 02:00:12,568
stadium or not.

2590
02:00:13,271 --> 02:00:16,400
Some people would rather make it

2591
02:00:16,400 --> 02:00:17,275
mls stadium because they know

2592
02:00:17,275 --> 02:00:19,577
people don't like it.

2593
02:00:19,577 --> 02:00:21,512
If we talk about memorial

2594
02:00:21,512 --> 02:00:23,447
stadium then that's different.

2595
02:00:23,447 --> 02:00:24,982
Somebody we were talking about

2596
02:00:24,982 --> 02:00:27,219
memorial stadium 12 years ago.

2597
02:00:27,219 --> 02:00:29,219
12 years ago.

2598
02:00:30,210 --> 02:00:31,890
The today we still haven't done

2599
02:00:31,890 --> 02:00:33,489
anything with memorial stadium.

2600
02:00:34,993 --> 02:00:36,961
Part of the facility caved in

2601
02:00:36,961 --> 02:00:39,961
because of a water problem.

2602
02:00:41,699 --> 02:00:45,437
If you go there today you can

2603
02:00:45,437 --> 02:00:46,939
see that.

2604
02:00:46,939 --> 02:00:49,339
The facility has aged.

2605
02:00:50,208 --> 02:00:52,544
Either way you cut it my hope is

2606
02:00:52,544 --> 02:00:53,278
we will still do something with

2607
02:00:53,278 --> 02:00:55,180
memorial stadium.

2608
02:00:55,180 --> 02:00:57,180
It's our facility.

2609
02:00:57,181 --> 02:00:59,417
Now, I'm not opposed to giving

2610
02:00:59,417 --> 02:01:00,918
it to city if in fact the city

2611
02:01:00,918 --> 02:01:02,788
is going to do something with

2612
02:01:02,788 --> 02:01:02,826
it.

2613
02:01:02,826 --> 02:01:04,456
We're not going to give it to

2614
02:01:04,456 --> 02:01:04,757
the city just to give it to the

2615
02:01:04,757 --> 02:01:06,757
city.

2616
02:01:08,600 --> 02:01:09,695
It's a value

2617
02:01:09,695 --> 02:01:11,597
able asset.

2618
02:01:11,597 --> 02:01:12,764
Both proposals fully fund the

2619
02:01:12,764 --> 02:01:14,764
2008 projects.

2620
02:01:14,766 --> 02:01:16,835
No problem with that.

2621
02:01:16,835 --> 02:01:19,235
Difference between the other,

2622
02:01:19,338 --> 02:01:23,538
one puts limits on funds that we

2623
02:01:25,143 --> 02:01:25,578
can allocate to repair memorial

2624
02:01:25,578 --> 02:01:27,546
stadium.

2625
02:01:27,546 --> 02:01:29,546
I'm totally opposed.

2626
02:01:31,216 --> 02:01:34,186
Because if we don't have a mls

2627
02:01:34,186 --> 02:01:35,921
stadium I still hope we will

2628
02:01:35,921 --> 02:01:37,590
refurbish and rebuild memorial

2629
02:01:37,590 --> 02:01:41,790
stadium so it would be honor to

2630
02:01:43,296 --> 02:01:46,232
the veterans of our community.

2631
02:01:46,232 --> 02:01:48,167
>> Chair: our next speaker is

2632
02:01:48,167 --> 02:01:49,168
Mr. Ridenhour.

2633
02:01:49,168 --> 02:01:51,437
Thank you very much.

2634
02:01:51,437 --> 02:01:53,837
I appreciate the time.

2635
02:02:03,750 --> 02:02:05,852
So I made a comment on twitter.

2636
02:02:05,852 --> 02:02:07,653
Every day.

2637
02:02:07,653 --> 02:02:10,623
Every day of the month.

2638
02:02:10,623 --> 02:02:11,691
31 days in a month you hear from

2639
02:02:11,691 --> 02:02:12,993
constituents well it's a figure

2640
02:02:12,993 --> 02:02:14,993
of speech.

2641
02:02:15,362 --> 02:02:17,998
But I hear from folks.

2642
02:02:17,998 --> 02:02:19,732
I've had someone tweet at me.

2643
02:02:19,732 --> 02:02:21,732
I'm checking.

2644
02:02:22,569 --> 02:02:25,569
Have you heard from someone.

2645
02:02:27,390 --> 02:02:31,239
I can actually since I sent that

2646
02:02:32,579 --> 02:02:36,149
tweet I've spoken to mls every

2647
02:02:36,149 --> 02:02:38,149
day.

2648
02:02:39,119 --> 02:02:41,187
But you know, being elected

2649
02:02:41,187 --> 02:02:43,220
official I can't pass up the

2650
02:02:43,220 --> 02:02:46,226
opportunity to say a few words.

2651
02:02:46,226 --> 02:02:47,194
no I just take a few moments.

2652
02:02:47,194 --> 02:02:48,429
I agree.

2653
02:02:48,429 --> 02:02:50,829
Memorial stadium and the

2654
02:02:52,299 --> 02:02:55,836
condition it's in right now is

2655
02:02:55,836 --> 02:02:59,436
doing a disservice to the world

2656
02:03:00,730 --> 02:03:02,473
war 1 veterans who's it's

2657
02:03:07,381 --> 02:03:09,381
dedicated to.

2658
02:03:14,540 --> 02:03:16,560
And no doubt it is a fated

2659
02:03:16,560 --> 02:03:19,560
shadow what it once was.

2660
02:03:19,159 --> 02:03:21,559
It does need something.

2661
02:03:23,970 --> 02:03:26,467
I'd love to see mls come to town

2662
02:03:26,467 --> 02:03:27,335
and love to see it to memorial

2663
02:03:27,335 --> 02:03:29,360
stadium.

2664
02:03:29,360 --> 02:03:31,380
But I followed it up I don't

2665
02:03:31,380 --> 02:03:31,639
want the taxpayers to pay for

2666
02:03:31,639 --> 02:03:33,639
it.

2667
02:03:38,450 --> 02:03:41,450
Would it matter with baseball.

2668
02:03:42,517 --> 02:03:45,653
And I always say it doesn't

2669
02:03:45,653 --> 02:03:49,157
matter whether it's mlb or mls.

2670
02:03:49,157 --> 02:03:50,959
I have a fundamental with tax

2671
02:03:50,959 --> 02:03:52,293
taxpayer savings.

2672
02:03:52,293 --> 02:03:54,662
I would challenge anybody at

2673
02:03:54,662 --> 02:03:58,862
home or in the audience pull out

2674
02:03:59,301 --> 02:04:02,301
of your smartphones and google

2675
02:04:03,205 --> 02:04:05,205
publicly funded stadiums.

2676
02:04:06,410 --> 02:04:08,343
They're over wellingly they're

2677
02:04:08,343 --> 02:04:08,643
not a good deal for the

2678
02:04:08,643 --> 02:04:10,178
taxpayer.

2679
02:04:10,178 --> 02:04:13,682
You hear all the claims about

2680
02:04:13,682 --> 02:04:14,683
the economic impact and it's

2681
02:04:14,683 --> 02:04:16,385
just doesn't happen.

2682
02:04:16,385 --> 02:04:18,687
The development typically would

2683
02:04:18,687 --> 02:04:20,687
have occurred anyways.

2684
02:04:20,889 --> 02:04:23,289
They May be located.

2685
02:04:25,360 --> 02:04:25,827
They May choose to be close to a

2686
02:04:25,827 --> 02:04:27,827
stadium.

2687
02:04:29,164 --> 02:04:32,764
But they don't city stk decide

2688
02:04:34,690 --> 02:04:36,939
to open a new complex.

2689
02:04:36,939 --> 02:04:38,307
If it's part of the site

2690
02:04:38,307 --> 02:04:40,307
selection process.

2691
02:04:42,744 --> 02:04:45,113
If mecklenberg county but I did

2692
02:04:45,113 --> 02:04:47,113
math rough math.

2693
02:04:47,348 --> 02:04:49,886
It would have taken when we did

2694
02:04:49,886 --> 02:04:52,286
talking about the $43 million

2695
02:04:52,321 --> 02:04:55,921
commitment for us in sales tax

2696
02:04:58,600 --> 02:05:00,930
to recoup $43 million so what we

2697
02:05:00,930 --> 02:05:02,731
can capture is the new sales tax

2698
02:05:02,731 --> 02:05:04,500
revenue you're going to be

2699
02:05:04,500 --> 02:05:07,500
selling hot dogs and jerseys.

2700
02:05:07,670 --> 02:05:11,207
So our portion of the sales tax

2701
02:05:11,207 --> 02:05:13,607
revenue to recoup $43 million

2702
02:05:13,976 --> 02:05:15,911
would require almost $2 billion

2703
02:05:15,911 --> 02:05:17,911
in sales.

2704
02:05:20,282 --> 02:05:23,180
How many decades does it take of

2705
02:05:23,180 --> 02:05:26,890
hot dogs and jerseys to recoup

2706
02:05:26,890 --> 02:05:27,490
$2 billion in sales to recoup

2707
02:05:27,490 --> 02:05:29,490
the $43 million.

2708
02:05:30,560 --> 02:05:33,663
These are not just facts that

2709
02:05:33,663 --> 02:05:34,970
somebody in the opposition comes

2710
02:05:34,970 --> 02:05:36,970
up.

2711
02:05:37,233 --> 02:05:38,134
Anybody can pull this research

2712
02:05:38,134 --> 02:05:40,134
up online.

2713
02:05:40,603 --> 02:05:41,710
It's easily and readily

2714
02:05:41,710 --> 02:05:43,710
available.

2715
02:05:43,607 --> 02:05:47,807
So I've had a problem with this

2716
02:05:55,351 --> 02:05:57,751
just from that perspective.

2717
02:06:01,525 --> 02:06:05,725
But I was never talented at the

2718
02:06:06,196 --> 02:06:08,196
skilled sports.

2719
02:06:12,836 --> 02:06:15,138
But you know and you know you're

2720
02:06:15,138 --> 02:06:17,138
correct commissioner dunlap.

2721
02:06:18,809 --> 02:06:20,444
I think it was you that said

2722
02:06:20,444 --> 02:06:22,680
there's not a lot of difference

2723
02:06:22,680 --> 02:06:24,810
between the two motions.

2724
02:06:24,810 --> 02:06:26,810
The distinguishing difference

2725
02:06:26,183 --> 02:06:27,951
between the two commissioner

2726
02:06:27,951 --> 02:06:29,920
puckett 's

2727
02:06:29,920 --> 02:06:32,320
puckett's makes it final.

2728
02:06:36,894 --> 02:06:38,930
It gives some some sort of

2729
02:06:38,930 --> 02:06:40,831
finality to conversation we've

2730
02:06:40,831 --> 02:06:43,367
had for over six months.

2731
02:06:43,367 --> 02:06:43,968
I feel that the community is

2732
02:06:43,968 --> 02:06:46,368
taxed at this point.

2733
02:06:47,271 --> 02:06:50,741
I hear in the emails we get.

2734
02:06:50,741 --> 02:06:53,311
Emails are five to 1 opposed to

2735
02:06:53,311 --> 02:06:56,114
the mls deal and in support of

2736
02:06:56,114 --> 02:06:56,647
parks or schools or fill in the

2737
02:06:56,647 --> 02:06:58,647
blank.

2738
02:07:00,251 --> 02:07:02,386
And I feel like the commission

2739
02:07:02,386 --> 02:07:04,355
the staff, county staff, the

2740
02:07:04,355 --> 02:07:07,355
residents of the community, I

2741
02:07:07,458 --> 02:07:09,461
think folks are just taxed tired

2742
02:07:09,461 --> 02:07:11,663
of the question looming over

2743
02:07:11,663 --> 02:07:13,665
their heads what about this

2744
02:07:13,665 --> 02:07:14,632
memorial stadium saying deal

2745
02:07:14,632 --> 02:07:16,632
with the mls.

2746
02:07:17,369 --> 02:07:19,370
I understand that the passion

2747
02:07:19,370 --> 02:07:21,370
that soccer players.

2748
02:07:21,672 --> 02:07:23,675
I was probably the only elected

2749
02:07:23,675 --> 02:07:25,309
official that went to the mls

2750
02:07:25,309 --> 02:07:27,309
for charlotte rally.

2751
02:07:29,181 --> 02:07:32,181
i met Mr. Newsom there.

2752
02:07:32,484 --> 02:07:33,318
I'm not opposed to soccer coming

2753
02:07:33,318 --> 02:07:35,318
to town.

2754
02:07:35,620 --> 02:07:37,822
I understand the passion behind

2755
02:07:37,822 --> 02:07:38,857
the sport and folks that want to

2756
02:07:38,857 --> 02:07:39,758
bring it here.

2757
02:07:39,758 --> 02:07:41,758
I really do.

2758
02:07:42,260 --> 02:07:42,327
When you look at the overall

2759
02:07:42,327 --> 02:07:43,963
community.

2760
02:07:43,963 --> 02:07:45,397
When you look at this board.

2761
02:07:45,397 --> 02:07:47,432
When you look at the city

2762
02:07:47,432 --> 02:07:50,432
council and what they're doing.

2763
02:07:50,468 --> 02:07:51,970
The emails we're doing from the

2764
02:07:51,970 --> 02:07:53,605
community there's not that fever

2765
02:07:53,605 --> 02:07:55,605
around this deal.

2766
02:07:58,977 --> 02:08:01,581
And but what we do hear is the

2767
02:08:01,581 --> 02:08:03,981
excitement over building --

2768
02:08:04,750 --> 02:08:07,750
fulfilling our promises to build

2769
02:08:08,530 --> 02:08:10,453
out parks and greenways.

2770
02:08:11,189 --> 02:08:12,758
I will support commissioner

2771
02:08:12,758 --> 02:08:15,158
puckett's motion because I

2772
02:08:15,294 --> 02:08:18,330
believe if we city if you want

2773
02:08:18,330 --> 02:08:19,650
to do mls here's the asset which

2774
02:08:19,650 --> 02:08:21,650
you do.

2775
02:08:21,233 --> 02:08:22,635
If you don't we'll take the

2776
02:08:22,635 --> 02:08:23,970
stadium back.

2777
02:08:23,970 --> 02:08:26,906
We had another option on the

2778
02:08:26,906 --> 02:08:27,273
table a while back with

2779
02:08:27,273 --> 02:08:29,273
independence.

2780
02:08:30,900 --> 02:08:33,245
And we'll cross that bridge and

2781
02:08:33,245 --> 02:08:35,470
we'll tackle that problem then.

2782
02:08:35,470 --> 02:08:37,917
I think it's time for us to

2783
02:08:37,917 --> 02:08:40,386
reach a final decision on the

2784
02:08:40,386 --> 02:08:42,786
mls stadium deal, memorial

2785
02:08:42,822 --> 02:08:44,290
stadium.

2786
02:08:44,290 --> 02:08:46,290
>> thank you.

2787
02:08:49,162 --> 02:08:52,762
For all the citizens who're here

2788
02:08:53,199 --> 02:08:54,668
today and I agree with our

2789
02:08:54,668 --> 02:08:57,680
commissioner puckett that his

2790
02:08:58,405 --> 02:09:00,673
deal -- that his is more final.

2791
02:09:00,673 --> 02:09:02,275
I do believe commissioner

2792
02:09:02,275 --> 02:09:04,244
ridenhour we need to take this

2793
02:09:04,244 --> 02:09:06,644
off of our plate.

2794
02:09:06,746 --> 02:09:09,549
It's kind of unbelievable this

2795
02:09:09,549 --> 02:09:11,385
is the first time we've we've

2796
02:09:11,385 --> 02:09:13,754
talked about it publicly.

2797
02:09:13,754 --> 02:09:16,490
We talked about a very short

2798
02:09:16,490 --> 02:09:16,757
time in at our retreat in

2799
02:09:16,757 --> 02:09:18,458
January.

2800
02:09:18,458 --> 02:09:20,493
And we were frustrated then.

2801
02:09:20,493 --> 02:09:22,893
many of us frustrated.

2802
02:09:22,996 --> 02:09:23,864
So this process hasn't been

2803
02:09:23,864 --> 02:09:25,864
good.

2804
02:09:26,466 --> 02:09:29,270
I don't think it was -- we have

2805
02:09:29,270 --> 02:09:30,337
have -- I would say to say the

2806
02:09:30,337 --> 02:09:32,337
manager also.

2807
02:09:32,940 --> 02:09:36,377
Dena I value your work but I

2808
02:09:36,377 --> 02:09:39,846
think it hasn't been -- I would

2809
02:09:39,846 --> 02:09:41,748
have liked to be more neutral.

2810
02:09:41,748 --> 02:09:43,950
I know you were doing what you

2811
02:09:43,950 --> 02:09:45,950
thought was best.

2812
02:09:45,987 --> 02:09:46,254
I think we've given one side

2813
02:09:46,254 --> 02:09:48,254
heavily.

2814
02:09:48,355 --> 02:09:51,955
I think that the people have

2815
02:09:52,793 --> 02:09:53,193
spoken out and whoa, hold on a

2816
02:09:53,193 --> 02:09:55,193
moment.

2817
02:09:57,898 --> 02:10:00,898
Don't use my tax dollars.

2818
02:10:02,869 --> 02:10:03,136
I won't be able to afford to go

2819
02:10:03,136 --> 02:10:05,136
this.

2820
02:10:07,108 --> 02:10:08,750
That again, it isn't we're

2821
02:10:08,750 --> 02:10:09,510
against soccer.

2822
02:10:09,510 --> 02:10:12,510
They're against this deal and

2823
02:10:12,513 --> 02:10:15,513
the priority is the parks.

2824
02:10:15,750 --> 02:10:16,650
And again, our core

2825
02:10:16,650 --> 02:10:19,500
responsibility here at the

2826
02:10:20,870 --> 02:10:21,422
county are human services and

2827
02:10:21,422 --> 02:10:23,422
park and recreation

2828
02:10:23,825 --> 02:10:25,825
park and recreations.

2829
02:10:26,294 --> 02:10:27,962
And but the city council and the

2830
02:10:27,962 --> 02:10:28,763
city is better equipped to

2831
02:10:28,763 --> 02:10:30,763
handle this.

2832
02:10:30,965 --> 02:10:33,670
I hope they do accept it.

2833
02:10:33,670 --> 02:10:36,667
I hope they do accept it.

2834
02:10:38,774 --> 02:10:39,441
But if they don't I think as

2835
02:10:39,441 --> 02:10:41,841
commissioner ridenhour we will

2836
02:10:43,678 --> 02:10:47,582
as a board will come together to

2837
02:10:47,582 --> 02:10:49,982
structure something to renovate

2838
02:10:50,285 --> 02:10:52,685
to commissioner dunlap and

2839
02:10:55,356 --> 02:10:56,250
create some new memories for our

2840
02:10:56,250 --> 02:10:58,250
young people.

2841
02:10:58,493 --> 02:10:59,194
But the thing we need to end

2842
02:10:59,194 --> 02:11:01,194
this.

2843
02:11:02,631 --> 02:11:05,667
This is like I love soccer but

2844
02:11:05,667 --> 02:11:08,603
I'm sosic of soccer because I'm

2845
02:11:08,603 --> 02:11:08,803
hearing about it every fricking

2846
02:11:08,803 --> 02:11:10,803
day.

2847
02:11:10,939 --> 02:11:11,806
There's a lot of misinformation

2848
02:11:11,806 --> 02:11:13,806
out there.

2849
02:11:14,176 --> 02:11:16,278
But they email us.

2850
02:11:16,278 --> 02:11:17,847
Well let me clarify ma'am and i

2851
02:11:17,847 --> 02:11:18,981
have to explain to them

2852
02:11:18,981 --> 02:11:20,981
different thing.

2853
02:11:21,750 --> 02:11:22,284
I'm sure my colleagues have as

2854
02:11:22,284 --> 02:11:24,284
well.

2855
02:11:24,520 --> 02:11:27,322
People are riled up as well.

2856
02:11:27,322 --> 02:11:28,560
We need to take this off our

2857
02:11:28,560 --> 02:11:30,560
plate.

2858
02:11:30,692 --> 02:11:34,892
And ask the city to take this

2859
02:11:37,900 --> 02:11:39,900
on.

2860
02:11:41,403 --> 02:11:41,770
Who were won awards and from

2861
02:11:41,770 --> 02:11:43,770
naco.

2862
02:11:44,473 --> 02:11:47,376
In the beginning I called naco

2863
02:11:47,376 --> 02:11:48,878
and I called naco this is the

2864
02:11:48,878 --> 02:11:50,878
association of county

2865
02:11:51,470 --> 02:11:53,283
commissioners and they referred

2866
02:11:53,283 --> 02:11:54,984
me to different people across

2867
02:11:54,984 --> 02:11:56,520
the country.

2868
02:11:56,520 --> 02:11:58,187
Everywhere they referred all

2869
02:11:58,187 --> 02:12:00,756
over the country don't do this.

2870
02:12:00,756 --> 02:12:02,358
This is not a good deal and then

2871
02:12:02,358 --> 02:12:03,759
we certainly saw tremendous

2872
02:12:03,759 --> 02:12:06,663
amount of articles about this

2873
02:12:06,663 --> 02:12:07,897
it's not a good value for

2874
02:12:07,897 --> 02:12:10,897
taxpayers to be involved in.

2875
02:12:10,967 --> 02:12:14,270
I hope that Mr. Smith if he

2876
02:12:14,270 --> 02:12:15,772
wants to do he certainly has

2877
02:12:15,772 --> 02:12:17,873
enough money to do this.

2878
02:12:17,873 --> 02:12:20,420
That would be great.

2879
02:12:20,420 --> 02:12:22,545
I don't want it to be on the

2880
02:12:22,545 --> 02:12:24,945
backs of the taxpayers.

2881
02:12:25,782 --> 02:12:27,284
In the last few weeks we've all

2882
02:12:27,284 --> 02:12:29,786
heard from so many people.

2883
02:12:29,786 --> 02:12:32,880
We have talked among ourself.

2884
02:12:32,880 --> 02:12:33,790
All I can think of in the

2885
02:12:33,790 --> 02:12:35,458
meantime we're out in the

2886
02:12:35,458 --> 02:12:37,994
community doing our job and

2887
02:12:37,994 --> 02:12:40,994
talking about our county issue.

2888
02:12:42,900 --> 02:12:44,434
We haven't been talking about

2889
02:12:44,434 --> 02:12:46,270
county issues, scp

2890
02:12:46,270 --> 02:12:48,270
and we've been

2891
02:12:49,840 --> 02:12:51,208
talking about non-county issue.

2892
02:12:51,208 --> 02:12:52,409
We have a lot of serious

2893
02:12:52,409 --> 02:12:54,477
problems in our community.

2894
02:12:54,477 --> 02:12:55,110
And we're not talking about

2895
02:12:55,110 --> 02:12:57,110
that.

2896
02:12:57,781 --> 02:12:59,817
And we need to get back -- the

2897
02:12:59,817 --> 02:13:01,518
people need us to get back to

2898
02:13:01,518 --> 02:13:03,200
their issues and the only way

2899
02:13:03,200 --> 02:13:05,656
that we can get back to talking

2900
02:13:05,656 --> 02:13:07,624
about the issues that affect our

2901
02:13:07,624 --> 02:13:08,726
citizens is to take this off of

2902
02:13:08,726 --> 02:13:10,726
our plate.

2903
02:13:19,971 --> 02:13:20,638
I do believe that kooems

2904
02:13:20,638 --> 02:13:20,905
commissioner

2905
02:13:20,905 --> 02:13:22,905
puckett.

2906
02:13:23,874 --> 02:13:25,976
And commissioner clarke has

2907
02:13:25,976 --> 02:13:27,770
stand with us about fully

2908
02:13:27,770 --> 02:13:29,770
funding the bonds.

2909
02:13:29,246 --> 02:13:31,815
I appreciate what he has done.

2910
02:13:31,815 --> 02:13:33,718
I do believe this other one is

2911
02:13:33,718 --> 02:13:34,586
stronger and it takes it off of

2912
02:13:34,586 --> 02:13:36,586
our plate.

2913
02:13:37,455 --> 02:13:39,855
We're done with soccer.

2914
02:13:40,570 --> 02:13:40,458
We don't have to talk about it

2915
02:13:40,458 --> 02:13:42,458
anymore.

2916
02:13:42,560 --> 02:13:42,827
If it happens maybe I'll buy a

2917
02:13:42,827 --> 02:13:44,827
ticket.

2918
02:13:45,496 --> 02:13:48,899
In the meantime I really --

2919
02:13:48,899 --> 02:13:49,199
there's a lot of misery in our

2920
02:13:49,199 --> 02:13:51,199
community.

2921
02:13:52,771 --> 02:13:55,607
I've seen a lot of misery up

2922
02:13:55,607 --> 02:13:55,907
close and personal the last few

2923
02:13:55,907 --> 02:13:57,875
weeks.

2924
02:13:57,875 --> 02:14:00,778
The people need us to do the

2925
02:14:00,778 --> 02:14:03,714
work of the county commissioners

2926
02:14:03,714 --> 02:14:06,317
and we haven't been doing it

2927
02:14:06,317 --> 02:14:07,552
because we've been distracted by

2928
02:14:07,552 --> 02:14:10,552
soccer and we're talking about

2929
02:14:17,128 --> 02:14:19,528
it all the time.

2930
02:14:19,664 --> 02:14:22,267
The it's just like we need to

2931
02:14:22,267 --> 02:14:23,234
get back to our work and stay in

2932
02:14:23,234 --> 02:14:25,203
our lane.

2933
02:14:25,203 --> 02:14:27,373
Hopefully the city will take it

2934
02:14:27,373 --> 02:14:28,907
and make it into something

2935
02:14:28,907 --> 02:14:30,576
wonderful and we can at least

2936
02:14:30,576 --> 02:14:32,770
know we were a part of it.

2937
02:14:32,770 --> 02:14:34,747
Again I thank you for the time

2938
02:14:34,747 --> 02:14:38,683
and I thank you for Mr. Puckett

2939
02:14:38,683 --> 02:14:40,419
for putting this out there, and

2940
02:14:40,419 --> 02:14:42,888
let's hope we can do the right

2941
02:14:42,888 --> 02:14:46,488
thing for our people and support

2942
02:14:46,692 --> 02:14:46,926
the bonds, support the bonds,

2943
02:14:46,926 --> 02:14:48,661
parks.

2944
02:14:48,661 --> 02:14:50,429
We have to do that.

2945
02:14:50,429 --> 02:14:53,429
We have to do that.

2946
02:14:54,199 --> 02:14:54,433
We have to do.

2947
02:14:54,433 --> 02:14:56,433
Waive

2948
02:14:57,200 --> 02:14:58,971
wave your sign.

2949
02:14:58,971 --> 02:15:03,171
Then we have to get back to

2950
02:15:05,211 --> 02:15:07,211
being county commissioners.

2951
02:15:09,749 --> 02:15:12,518
>> well, Madam Chair I haven't

2952
02:15:12,518 --> 02:15:13,719
been talking much about this

2953
02:15:13,719 --> 02:15:15,520
publicly

2954
02:15:15,520 --> 02:15:17,520
publicly.

2955
02:15:18,191 --> 02:15:20,260
Primarily because the

2956
02:15:20,260 --> 02:15:22,295
temperature and political nature

2957
02:15:22,295 --> 02:15:24,997
of the conversation has really

2958
02:15:24,997 --> 02:15:27,397
gotten out of hand.

2959
02:15:28,501 --> 02:15:31,501
The conversation has now become

2960
02:15:31,904 --> 02:15:34,573
so absurd so the solution is to

2961
02:15:34,573 --> 02:15:38,173
try to get rid of memorial

2962
02:15:38,745 --> 02:15:40,880
stadium and give it to the city.

2963
02:15:40,880 --> 02:15:43,880
Not asking whether the city

2964
02:15:44,651 --> 02:15:47,487
wants it, don't care about that.

2965
02:15:47,487 --> 02:15:48,755
Just want to give it to somebody

2966
02:15:48,755 --> 02:15:50,755
else.

2967
02:15:52,240 --> 02:15:54,494
Now that sounds like abdication

2968
02:15:54,494 --> 02:15:56,162
of responsibility to me.

2969
02:15:56,162 --> 02:16:00,133
It is a facility that has been

2970
02:16:00,133 --> 02:16:03,733
in the county's hands for years.

2971
02:16:05,238 --> 02:16:08,408
And now when it needs to be

2972
02:16:08,408 --> 02:16:11,408
refurbished, when we need to

2973
02:16:13,247 --> 02:16:13,447
spend money to make it a real

2974
02:16:13,447 --> 02:16:15,149
vet

2975
02:16:15,149 --> 02:16:17,149
veterans memorial.

2976
02:16:17,618 --> 02:16:18,151
Now the solution is give it to

2977
02:16:18,151 --> 02:16:19,486
city.

2978
02:16:19,486 --> 02:16:20,354
They'll figure out what to do

2979
02:16:20,354 --> 02:16:22,354
with it.

2980
02:16:23,560 --> 02:16:25,225
I hear these political arguments

2981
02:16:25,225 --> 02:16:27,260
that people make to get on tv

2982
02:16:27,260 --> 02:16:28,562
and get in the newspaper about

2983
02:16:28,562 --> 02:16:30,562
this issue.

2984
02:16:31,232 --> 02:16:31,832
They don't want to stop talking

2985
02:16:31,832 --> 02:16:33,832
about it.

2986
02:16:34,368 --> 02:16:35,102
They want to keep talking about

2987
02:16:35,102 --> 02:16:35,703
it.

2988
02:16:35,703 --> 02:16:37,703
For mae

2989
02:16:38,739 --> 02:16:41,175
e it has never been about

2990
02:16:41,175 --> 02:16:43,175
mls per se.

2991
02:16:43,310 --> 02:16:45,980
It's not been about soccer.

2992
02:16:45,980 --> 02:16:48,380
It's been honoring our

2993
02:16:49,417 --> 02:16:51,686
commitment to memorial stadium.

2994
02:16:51,686 --> 02:16:53,754
We have for decades allowed that

2995
02:16:53,754 --> 02:16:55,754
facility to languish.

2996
02:16:56,230 --> 02:16:57,858
We all know that we have to do

2997
02:16:57,858 --> 02:16:59,460
something with that facility.

2998
02:16:59,460 --> 02:17:01,328
Just giving it to city is not

2999
02:17:01,328 --> 02:17:02,898
going to answer that question.

3000
02:17:02,898 --> 02:17:05,867
We're going to have to spend

3001
02:17:05,867 --> 02:17:07,435
money on that facility.

3002
02:17:07,435 --> 02:17:09,435
Period.

3003
02:17:10,205 --> 02:17:11,105
So the question how do we do

3004
02:17:11,105 --> 02:17:13,105
that?

3005
02:17:14,776 --> 02:17:18,279
So we've had some estimates of

3006
02:17:18,279 --> 02:17:21,879
what it May cost and those

3007
02:17:22,451 --> 02:17:23,151
estimates are in the 25, $30

3008
02:17:23,151 --> 02:17:25,151
million range.

3009
02:17:26,454 --> 02:17:28,456
And that's just for the stadium.

3010
02:17:28,456 --> 02:17:30,792
We haven't talked about grady

3011
02:17:30,792 --> 02:17:32,861
cole and what it would take to

3012
02:17:32,861 --> 02:17:33,940
bring that to a reasonable

3013
02:17:33,940 --> 02:17:35,940
place.

3014
02:17:36,597 --> 02:17:40,197
So we're not going to escape

3015
02:17:42,938 --> 02:17:46,538
having to usury sources to bring

3016
02:17:47,776 --> 02:17:51,376
these things back to where they

3017
02:17:57,190 --> 02:17:58,954
need to be.

3018
02:17:58,954 --> 02:18:01,490
Proposal that we use essentially

3019
02:18:01,490 --> 02:18:04,226
the same amount of money, maybe

3020
02:18:04,226 --> 02:18:07,462
a little bit more I admit, and

3021
02:18:07,462 --> 02:18:11,620
with that investment we not only

3022
02:18:11,933 --> 02:18:14,537
get a stadium that's to be a

3023
02:18:14,537 --> 02:18:16,537
true jewel, 175

3024
02:18:16,539 --> 02:18:18,274
$175 million stadium

3025
02:18:18,274 --> 02:18:20,276
that would have to be a

3026
02:18:20,276 --> 02:18:21,977
professional soccer team that

3027
02:18:21,977 --> 02:18:23,977
would generate economic

3028
02:18:24,947 --> 02:18:27,947
development along 7th street and

3029
02:18:30,285 --> 02:18:32,285
along the stadium.

3030
02:18:32,922 --> 02:18:34,857
If you're going to have to spend

3031
02:18:34,857 --> 02:18:36,857
the money anyway.

3032
02:18:37,860 --> 02:18:38,327
To me it's not about soccer per

3033
02:18:38,327 --> 02:18:40,327
se.

3034
02:18:41,430 --> 02:18:44,199
It's about what is our comment

3035
02:18:44,199 --> 02:18:46,199
to memorial stadium.

3036
02:18:47,360 --> 02:18:50,607
And I don't hear that at all in

3037
02:18:50,607 --> 02:18:52,675
this conversation at all.

3038
02:18:52,675 --> 02:18:54,144
We have a commitment we ought to

3039
02:18:54,144 --> 02:18:56,120
honor that commitment.

3040
02:18:56,120 --> 02:18:56,879
It will take resources for us to

3041
02:18:56,879 --> 02:18:58,879
do that.

3042
02:18:59,382 --> 02:19:01,782
No doubt about it.

3043
02:19:02,285 --> 02:19:04,685
Through this conversation we

3044
02:19:08,325 --> 02:19:11,828
have now found a way to fund the

3045
02:19:11,828 --> 02:19:12,896
remainder of the project in the

3046
02:19:12,896 --> 02:19:14,831
2008 bond.

3047
02:19:14,831 --> 02:19:16,433
That's a great result.

3048
02:19:16,433 --> 02:19:19,636
And we can do both things.

3049
02:19:19,636 --> 02:19:22,238
We don't have to choose.

3050
02:19:22,238 --> 02:19:24,975
And let's remember, right now

3051
02:19:24,975 --> 02:19:26,577
we're just in a proposal stage.

3052
02:19:26,577 --> 02:19:27,511
We're not entering into an

3053
02:19:27,511 --> 02:19:29,313
agreement today.

3054
02:19:29,313 --> 02:19:30,314
We're not negotiating terms of

3055
02:19:30,314 --> 02:19:32,314
an agreement.

3056
02:19:33,830 --> 02:19:35,685
All we're doing is positioning

3057
02:19:35,685 --> 02:19:38,154
ourselves for the opportunity to

3058
02:19:38,154 --> 02:19:40,154
consider a proposal.

3059
02:19:40,958 --> 02:19:42,460
No team is here.

3060
02:19:42,460 --> 02:19:44,610
We haven't awarded a team.

3061
02:19:44,610 --> 02:19:44,361
We're not talking about the

3062
02:19:44,361 --> 02:19:46,361
agreement.

3063
02:19:48,132 --> 02:19:50,601
We're simply saying let's give

3064
02:19:50,601 --> 02:19:50,968
ourselves a chance to consider

3065
02:19:50,968 --> 02:19:52,968
this.

3066
02:19:54,838 --> 02:19:57,474
If we close it down now it's

3067
02:19:57,474 --> 02:19:59,474
done.

3068
02:20:02,790 --> 02:20:03,247
And I don't think that's a true

3069
02:20:03,247 --> 02:20:04,915
honoring of our commitment to

3070
02:20:04,915 --> 02:20:06,915
the community.

3071
02:20:07,484 --> 02:20:09,486
As elected officials we have to

3072
02:20:09,486 --> 02:20:12,486
have courage sometimes to see

3073
02:20:13,424 --> 02:20:16,728
the bigger picture and to say

3074
02:20:16,728 --> 02:20:18,563
that despite all the

3075
02:20:18,563 --> 02:20:21,563
misinformation that is in the

3076
02:20:22,400 --> 02:20:24,836
public sphere, that we have to

3077
02:20:24,836 --> 02:20:27,710
think clear-eyed about this and

3078
02:20:27,710 --> 02:20:29,340
see where it is that we're

3079
02:20:29,340 --> 02:20:31,642
trying to get and be courageous

3080
02:20:31,642 --> 02:20:33,178
to take the steps to get there.

3081
02:20:33,178 --> 02:20:35,246
There is nothing about this

3082
02:20:35,246 --> 02:20:35,580
substitution motion that is

3083
02:20:35,580 --> 02:20:37,580
courageous.

3084
02:20:38,483 --> 02:20:40,719
It is simply trying to pass off

3085
02:20:40,719 --> 02:20:43,119
a responsibility to someone

3086
02:20:44,522 --> 02:20:45,957
else, and look, even that effort

3087
02:20:45,957 --> 02:20:48,250
is not really legitimate.

3088
02:20:48,250 --> 02:20:49,894
They know full well that the

3089
02:20:49,894 --> 02:20:50,663
city doesn't want the

3090
02:20:50,663 --> 02:20:50,929
responsibility for memorial

3091
02:20:50,929 --> 02:20:52,929
stadium.

3092
02:20:56,801 --> 02:20:57,836
They know that.

3093
02:20:57,836 --> 02:20:59,638
I did.

3094
02:20:59,638 --> 02:21:00,839
>> that's not true.

3095
02:21:00,839 --> 02:21:02,839
>> really.

3096
02:21:05,543 --> 02:21:06,844
Have they committed to it.

3097
02:21:06,844 --> 02:21:08,844
>> great to know.

3098
02:21:09,648 --> 02:21:11,648
Great to know.

3099
02:21:12,217 --> 02:21:15,217
I haven't heard anybody say

3100
02:21:18,223 --> 02:21:20,223
that.

3101
02:21:20,492 --> 02:21:22,600
>> do I have the floor or not.

3102
02:21:22,600 --> 02:21:22,360
>> we're just answering a

3103
02:21:22,360 --> 02:21:24,360
question.

3104
02:21:28,367 --> 02:21:30,503
>> it was a rhetorical question.

3105
02:21:30,503 --> 02:21:32,370
Look, let's just be honest about

3106
02:21:32,370 --> 02:21:33,605
what's going on here.

3107
02:21:33,605 --> 02:21:35,574
This has been a political fight

3108
02:21:35,574 --> 02:21:37,574
from the beginning.

3109
02:21:38,610 --> 02:21:38,911
That's all it's been from the

3110
02:21:38,911 --> 02:21:40,911
beginning.

3111
02:21:42,247 --> 02:21:44,884
This is not a fight how best to

3112
02:21:44,884 --> 02:21:45,385
honor our commitment to memorial

3113
02:21:45,385 --> 02:21:47,385
stadium.

3114
02:21:48,870 --> 02:21:48,855
That's not what it's been about

3115
02:21:48,855 --> 02:21:50,855
at all.

3116
02:21:51,230 --> 02:21:51,958
It's been a political fight from

3117
02:21:51,958 --> 02:21:53,958
the beginning.

3118
02:21:55,294 --> 02:21:57,730
We ought to acknowledge that.

3119
02:21:57,730 --> 02:22:00,366
I think if we're being

3120
02:22:00,366 --> 02:22:03,366
clear-eyed about it looking at

3121
02:22:03,670 --> 02:22:03,903
all of the facts, all of the

3122
02:22:03,903 --> 02:22:04,104
facks

3123
02:22:04,104 --> 02:22:06,104
ts

3124
02:22:06,773 --> 02:22:09,242
facts, that we would say that it

3125
02:22:09,242 --> 02:22:12,242
is at least a reasonable

3126
02:22:12,845 --> 02:22:17,450
opportunity for us to be able to

3127
02:22:18,180 --> 02:22:21,180
improve our community, to honor,

3128
02:22:22,522 --> 02:22:24,570
truly honor our veterans at a

3129
02:22:24,570 --> 02:22:25,992
refurbished beautiful memorial

3130
02:22:25,992 --> 02:22:27,494
stadium, and that we have an

3131
02:22:27,494 --> 02:22:28,995
opportunity to get some

3132
02:22:28,995 --> 02:22:30,960
additional benefits other than

3133
02:22:30,960 --> 02:22:30,897
just fulfilling that

3134
02:22:30,897 --> 02:22:32,897
responsibility.

3135
02:22:33,366 --> 02:22:36,103
And I think it would be wrong

3136
02:22:36,103 --> 02:22:40,903
for us to turn our nose, to turn

3137
02:22:48,247 --> 02:22:51,247
our backs on that opportunity

3138
02:22:55,880 --> 02:22:57,524
just as when -- well I think it

3139
02:22:57,524 --> 02:22:59,259
would make us moving backwards

3140
02:22:59,259 --> 02:22:59,593
when we should be moving

3141
02:22:59,593 --> 02:23:01,593
forward.

3142
02:23:01,795 --> 02:23:02,696
>> Chair: thank you.

3143
02:23:02,696 --> 02:23:04,696
Commissioner clarke.

3144
02:23:05,665 --> 02:23:08,650
Appreciate it Madam Chairman.

3145
02:23:08,235 --> 02:23:09,202
I'm just going to speak to the

3146
02:23:09,202 --> 02:23:11,202
substitute motion.

3147
02:23:12,940 --> 02:23:15,843
First of all I do want to say to

3148
02:23:15,843 --> 02:23:16,277
the veterans who're here

3149
02:23:16,277 --> 02:23:17,878
tonight.

3150
02:23:17,878 --> 02:23:20,278
I caution my colleagues.

3151
02:23:20,881 --> 02:23:23,170
i think there's -- I'm very

3152
02:23:23,170 --> 02:23:25,417
surprised that the veterans

3153
02:23:25,552 --> 02:23:25,786
community is quite supportive of

3154
02:23:25,786 --> 02:23:27,786
this.

3155
02:23:27,956 --> 02:23:30,324
Ooh I believe that the two

3156
02:23:30,324 --> 02:23:31,259
veterans are telling us

3157
02:23:31,259 --> 02:23:33,259
something very important.

3158
02:23:33,261 --> 02:23:35,596
Our veterans in mecklenberg and

3159
02:23:35,596 --> 02:23:37,598
throughout this area are paying

3160
02:23:37,598 --> 02:23:37,798
very close attention to this,

3161
02:23:37,798 --> 02:23:39,798
scp

3162
02:23:42,203 --> 02:23:45,674
and I think we should pay close

3163
02:23:45,674 --> 02:23:47,575
attention what they have to say.

3164
02:23:47,575 --> 02:23:50,110
I believe I've heard to give

3165
02:23:50,110 --> 02:23:51,913
them some more time so that they

3166
02:23:51,913 --> 02:23:54,849
can have their leadership focus

3167
02:23:54,849 --> 02:23:55,616
on this proposal to rebuild

3168
02:23:55,616 --> 02:23:57,616
memorial stadium.

3169
02:23:57,952 --> 02:24:00,821
It is out there and to be able

3170
02:24:00,821 --> 02:24:03,625
to have the opportunity to weigh

3171
02:24:03,625 --> 02:24:05,160
in and I really do appreciate

3172
02:24:05,160 --> 02:24:08,960
gentlemen you being here tonight

3173
02:24:08,960 --> 02:24:11,233
and speaking, and I look forward

3174
02:24:11,233 --> 02:24:12,767
from hearing others in the

3175
02:24:12,767 --> 02:24:14,767
veterans community.

3176
02:24:17,105 --> 02:24:20,105
I've received some phone calls

3177
02:24:21,760 --> 02:24:24,760
from some veterans who're paying

3178
02:25:26,108 --> 02:25:26,876
remarkably close attention to

3179
02:25:26,876 --> 02:25:28,811
this.

3180
02:25:28,811 --> 02:25:29,440
No uncertainty.

3181
02:25:29,440 --> 02:25:30,981
None.

3182
02:25:30,981 --> 02:25:34,551
It would be in our bond.

3183
02:25:34,551 --> 02:25:36,951
In our capital improvement

3184
02:25:37,487 --> 02:25:40,823
program for the next four years.

3185
02:25:40,823 --> 02:25:43,920
All 2008 projects bond projects

3186
02:25:43,920 --> 02:25:45,461
would be in there to be funded

3187
02:25:45,461 --> 02:25:46,896
and completed in that time

3188
02:25:46,896 --> 02:25:48,432
frame.

3189
02:25:48,432 --> 02:25:49,800
No uncertainty.

3190
02:25:49,800 --> 02:25:51,868
I didn't appreciate the fact

3191
02:25:51,868 --> 02:25:54,204
that you were trying to

3192
02:25:54,204 --> 02:25:54,538
introduce the fact of the

3193
02:25:54,538 --> 02:25:56,538
uncertainty.

3194
02:25:57,274 --> 02:25:59,409
I'm the maker of the motion and

3195
02:25:59,409 --> 02:25:59,943
I want it clear what my motion

3196
02:25:59,943 --> 02:26:01,943
stated.

3197
02:26:04,547 --> 02:26:06,350
I also want to say that people

3198
02:26:06,350 --> 02:26:08,285
say I've heard my colleagues

3199
02:26:08,285 --> 02:26:08,552
we're not in the business of

3200
02:26:08,552 --> 02:26:10,552
sports.

3201
02:26:11,989 --> 02:26:12,189
our core function is parks and

3202
02:26:12,189 --> 02:26:13,624
rec.

3203
02:26:13,624 --> 02:26:15,993
We have a lot of function.

3204
02:26:15,993 --> 02:26:18,128
We have a lot of core function.

3205
02:26:18,128 --> 02:26:18,829
We're very important part of

3206
02:26:18,829 --> 02:26:20,829
local government.

3207
02:26:21,431 --> 02:26:23,434
I want to remind all of my

3208
02:26:23,434 --> 02:26:25,403
colleagues and those listening

3209
02:26:25,403 --> 02:26:28,403
by television tonight and those

3210
02:26:29,140 --> 02:26:31,540
here tonight, minor league

3211
02:26:32,476 --> 02:26:34,876
baseball would be languishing

3212
02:26:37,314 --> 02:26:39,483
somewhere in the -- I got to be

3213
02:26:39,483 --> 02:26:39,750
careful about my south carolina

3214
02:26:39,750 --> 02:26:41,750
friends.

3215
02:26:42,453 --> 02:26:45,453
Somewhere in the outlying areas

3216
02:26:48,580 --> 02:26:51,658
of a southern york county with

3217
02:26:52,960 --> 02:26:53,898
maybe six or 700 people going

3218
02:26:53,898 --> 02:26:55,898
down there.

3219
02:26:56,667 --> 02:26:56,967
Instead it's in the city of

3220
02:26:56,967 --> 02:26:58,967
charlotte.

3221
02:26:59,804 --> 02:27:01,139
There's been extraordinary

3222
02:27:01,139 --> 02:27:03,539
development around that stadium

3223
02:27:03,708 --> 02:27:05,810
and the people, the people of

3224
02:27:05,810 --> 02:27:08,210
mecklenberg county are packing

3225
02:27:08,546 --> 02:27:11,820
that stadium and having a

3226
02:27:11,820 --> 02:27:15,870
terrific time and it is a very

3227
02:27:15,870 --> 02:27:16,210
important part of the charlotte

3228
02:27:16,210 --> 02:27:18,210
mecklenberg scene now.

3229
02:27:18,790 --> 02:27:21,993
And it would not be there but

3230
02:27:21,993 --> 02:27:23,495
for the persistence and the

3231
02:27:23,495 --> 02:27:23,828
efforts of the county

3232
02:27:23,828 --> 02:27:25,828
commission.

3233
02:27:27,265 --> 02:27:30,865
Not the city of charlotte but

3234
02:27:31,369 --> 02:27:34,306
mecklenberg county and it has

3235
02:27:34,306 --> 02:27:35,741
been an extraordinary success.

3236
02:27:35,741 --> 02:27:39,341
I don't know really know whether

3237
02:27:39,778 --> 02:27:43,248
the proposal -- whether the mls

3238
02:27:43,248 --> 02:27:45,650
would be similar to that.

3239
02:27:45,650 --> 02:27:48,553
I would hope it would.

3240
02:27:48,553 --> 02:27:50,189
I hope it offers the same kind

3241
02:27:50,189 --> 02:27:52,458
of social bringing people

3242
02:27:52,458 --> 02:27:54,458
together to in

3243
02:27:55,270 --> 02:27:57,270
enjoy time together

3244
02:27:57,362 --> 02:27:57,863
out on nice warm summer

3245
02:27:57,863 --> 02:27:59,164
evenings.

3246
02:27:59,164 --> 02:28:01,564
Enjoying food and drink.

3247
02:28:16,515 --> 02:28:18,550
And even the microbreweries.

3248
02:28:18,550 --> 02:28:19,718
Our county dollars contribute

3249
02:28:19,718 --> 02:28:22,721
that we would contribute to the

3250
02:28:22,721 --> 02:28:24,723
cost of the stadium has gone

3251
02:28:24,723 --> 02:28:27,427
down by $50 million since we

3252
02:28:27,427 --> 02:28:29,827
last talked about this.

3253
02:28:29,996 --> 02:28:30,363
It's already $15 million

3254
02:28:30,363 --> 02:28:32,980
cheaper.

3255
02:28:32,980 --> 02:28:34,233
I have always looked at this and

3256
02:28:34,233 --> 02:28:37,236
I have heard from lots and lots

3257
02:28:37,236 --> 02:28:37,970
people wanting us to fund the

3258
02:28:37,970 --> 02:28:39,305
2008 projects.

3259
02:28:39,305 --> 02:28:41,305
It's doing it.

3260
02:28:42,542 --> 02:28:43,910
Second thing I want to make sure

3261
02:28:43,910 --> 02:28:46,212
people understand there has been

3262
02:28:46,212 --> 02:28:48,514
a lot of misinformation out

3263
02:28:48,514 --> 02:28:50,914
there about this proposal.

3264
02:28:52,985 --> 02:28:54,854
And the charlotte observer what

3265
02:28:54,854 --> 02:28:56,122
you need to know about the

3266
02:28:56,122 --> 02:28:58,522
memorial stadium the mls

3267
02:28:59,425 --> 02:29:02,425
proposal and they left the

3268
02:29:04,300 --> 02:29:06,990
impression they wrote if it as

3269
02:29:06,990 --> 02:29:08,868
if the team would be in complete

3270
02:29:08,868 --> 02:29:11,738
control of it and anyone using

3271
02:29:11,738 --> 02:29:14,641
it would have to pay rent on it.

3272
02:29:14,641 --> 02:29:18,345
I wrote a letter to the editor.

3273
02:29:18,345 --> 02:29:20,470
That's not entirely correct.

3274
02:29:20,470 --> 02:29:20,981
We have one of the deal points

3275
02:29:20,981 --> 02:29:24,151
it would be available for the

3276
02:29:24,151 --> 02:29:25,419
city and the county to use for

3277
02:29:25,419 --> 02:29:27,819
public functions, programmed by

3278
02:29:28,288 --> 02:29:30,790
the city and the county for a

3279
02:29:30,790 --> 02:29:33,790
total of 20 days a year.

3280
02:29:33,793 --> 02:29:34,270
You can argue whether that's

3281
02:29:34,270 --> 02:29:34,729
enough

3282
02:29:34,729 --> 02:29:35,429
enough.

3283
02:29:35,429 --> 02:29:37,965
You can argue whether it's the

3284
02:29:37,965 --> 02:29:41,101
right days or the wrong days.

3285
02:29:41,101 --> 02:29:42,135
It's material information that

3286
02:29:42,135 --> 02:29:44,135
the paper omitted.

3287
02:29:46,600 --> 02:29:48,408
I want to make people understand

3288
02:29:48,408 --> 02:29:50,430
we're trying -- I frankly want

3289
02:29:50,430 --> 02:29:52,780
to make sure that people

3290
02:29:52,780 --> 02:29:54,478
understand this as well.

3291
02:30:00,870 --> 02:30:01,555
We are upfronting the money to

3292
02:30:01,555 --> 02:30:03,555
build the stadium.

3293
02:30:06,627 --> 02:30:09,731
The smiths are paying rent for

3294
02:30:09,731 --> 02:30:11,699
the use of the stadium.

3295
02:30:11,699 --> 02:30:14,235
But I think -- the reason I

3296
02:30:14,235 --> 02:30:16,404
support this and I've come

3297
02:30:16,404 --> 02:30:17,872
around to say I recognize what

3298
02:30:17,872 --> 02:30:20,842
people want about the greenways

3299
02:30:20,842 --> 02:30:21,309
and finishing these 2008 bond

3300
02:30:21,309 --> 02:30:23,309
projects.

3301
02:30:24,110 --> 02:30:27,282
i think we need to leave the

3302
02:30:27,282 --> 02:30:29,518
door open and I think we want to

3303
02:30:29,518 --> 02:30:33,118
leave it open to do something

3304
02:30:34,589 --> 02:30:36,357
with a minor league team.

3305
02:30:36,357 --> 02:30:38,359
And I'd like the county to be in

3306
02:30:38,359 --> 02:30:40,261
control of this facility.

3307
02:30:40,261 --> 02:30:43,364
I don't want to giver it away.

3308
02:30:43,364 --> 02:30:46,680
For that reason I'm going to

3309
02:30:46,680 --> 02:30:48,468
vote against the substitute

3310
02:30:50,438 --> 02:30:51,640
motion.

3311
02:30:51,640 --> 02:30:53,800
>> Chair: I want to thank you

3312
02:30:53,800 --> 02:30:55,800
all of you.

3313
02:30:55,310 --> 02:30:58,310
We've been very patient tonight.

3314
02:31:03,452 --> 02:31:05,852
Let me say something.

3315
02:31:05,921 --> 02:31:09,521
From 1989 I served on the city

3316
02:31:11,526 --> 02:31:14,526
council from '89 to '98.

3317
02:31:16,731 --> 02:31:17,131
And I felt in this room that dau

3318
02:31:17,131 --> 02:31:18,600
de

3319
02:31:18,600 --> 02:31:20,200
ja vu because the same

3320
02:31:20,200 --> 02:31:22,200
identical conversation I've

3321
02:31:22,370 --> 02:31:23,939
heard tonight is the same

3322
02:31:23,939 --> 02:31:25,974
conversation when we got to do

3323
02:31:25,974 --> 02:31:28,310
the panther stadium and bring

3324
02:31:28,310 --> 02:31:29,211
the panthers here, scp

3325
02:31:29,211 --> 02:31:30,379
and bring

3326
02:31:30,379 --> 02:31:32,379
football and basketball.

3327
02:31:34,917 --> 02:31:35,350
And the same conversation was

3328
02:31:35,350 --> 02:31:37,510
narrow-minded

3329
02:31:37,510 --> 02:31:38,654
narrow-mindedness not understand

3330
02:31:38,654 --> 02:31:41,791
that the tax dollars that comes

3331
02:31:41,791 --> 02:31:44,260
in the city will support all of

3332
02:31:44,260 --> 02:31:44,226
these things you say we can't

3333
02:31:44,226 --> 02:31:46,226
do.

3334
02:31:47,696 --> 02:31:50,933
You support -- look at your

3335
02:31:50,933 --> 02:31:53,735
larger major cities where you

3336
02:31:53,735 --> 02:31:54,360
spend your vacations in other

3337
02:31:54,360 --> 02:31:56,360
cities.

3338
02:31:56,239 --> 02:31:58,308
When it comes to your hometown

3339
02:31:58,308 --> 02:32:00,843
you don't want to do it.

3340
02:32:00,843 --> 02:32:03,243
That's ironic to me.

3341
02:32:03,746 --> 02:32:05,715
Here is I must say this.

3342
02:32:05,715 --> 02:32:07,316
On the city council we had

3343
02:32:07,316 --> 02:32:09,185
people who did not understand

3344
02:32:09,185 --> 02:32:12,422
what the tax dollars were going

3345
02:32:12,422 --> 02:32:12,756
to bring when it came down to

3346
02:32:12,756 --> 02:32:14,756
football.

3347
02:32:15,425 --> 02:32:16,826
They didn't understand what the

3348
02:32:16,826 --> 02:32:18,826
whore

3349
02:32:21,464 --> 02:32:21,764
hornets would bring when they

3350
02:32:21,764 --> 02:32:23,764
came.

3351
02:32:25,268 --> 02:32:27,437
and I want people to understand

3352
02:32:27,437 --> 02:32:31,370
yes, we can still protect where

3353
02:32:31,441 --> 02:32:31,642
you think it needs protect.

3354
02:32:31,642 --> 02:32:32,809
Dog

3355
02:32:32,809 --> 02:32:35,345
doggone it if you're going to be

3356
02:32:35,345 --> 02:32:35,879
a major city let's be a major

3357
02:32:35,879 --> 02:32:37,879
city.

3358
02:32:38,480 --> 02:32:40,717
Soccer is the one of the major

3359
02:32:40,717 --> 02:32:43,653
things that needs to happen in

3360
02:32:43,653 --> 02:32:43,987
this county to well round this

3361
02:32:43,987 --> 02:32:45,987
county.

3362
02:32:47,570 --> 02:32:49,393
Say what you want to say but

3363
02:32:49,393 --> 02:32:51,462
soccer needs to come here and

3364
02:32:51,462 --> 02:32:53,462
tax dollars.

3365
02:32:53,830 --> 02:32:56,830
Every time somebody buys a

3366
02:32:57,868 --> 02:32:59,868
ticket tax.

3367
02:33:00,504 --> 02:33:02,706
And we will spend money and get

3368
02:33:02,706 --> 02:33:03,840
tax dollars off all of the food

3369
02:33:03,840 --> 02:33:05,142
and beverages.

3370
02:33:05,142 --> 02:33:07,542
Let's be real people.

3371
02:33:07,545 --> 02:33:11,281
If we want to be a small city

3372
02:33:11,281 --> 02:33:12,616
some of you need to move across

3373
02:33:12,616 --> 02:33:14,616
the county line.

3374
02:33:14,885 --> 02:33:16,420
Go to south carolina or

3375
02:33:16,420 --> 02:33:18,420
somewhere else.

3376
02:33:18,789 --> 02:33:20,357
And I feel you.

3377
02:33:20,357 --> 02:33:21,525
I understand you.

3378
02:33:21,525 --> 02:33:23,528
Because I've been there.

3379
02:33:23,528 --> 02:33:25,129
Done that.

3380
02:33:25,129 --> 02:33:27,365
But when I was on city council

3381
02:33:27,365 --> 02:33:29,400
I'm telling you the chamber was

3382
02:33:29,400 --> 02:33:31,400
just at full.

3383
02:33:31,669 --> 02:33:32,837
I will urge my colleagues to

3384
02:33:32,837 --> 02:33:35,139
understand what this means.

3385
02:33:35,139 --> 02:33:37,541
It means that the tax dollars

3386
02:33:37,541 --> 02:33:42,341
you don't have to go up on your

3387
02:33:44,682 --> 02:33:46,500
house taxes and your food taxes.

3388
02:33:46,500 --> 02:33:47,510
I know some of you can't

3389
02:33:47,510 --> 02:33:49,510
understand it.

3390
02:33:51,823 --> 02:33:52,924
I know some of you don't have to

3391
02:33:52,924 --> 02:33:54,910
understand it.

3392
02:33:54,910 --> 02:33:57,620
Let me share with you.

3393
02:33:57,620 --> 02:33:57,863
When you see all of this money

3394
02:33:57,863 --> 02:34:00,263
coming into mecklenberg county

3395
02:34:00,832 --> 02:34:03,134
and you see your revenues are

3396
02:34:03,134 --> 02:34:06,400
not raised you understand the

3397
02:34:06,400 --> 02:34:09,730
more sports you get, the moore

3398
02:34:09,730 --> 02:34:11,800
you will get, the less you will

3399
02:34:11,800 --> 02:34:13,644
have to pay for other thing.

3400
02:34:13,644 --> 02:34:16,810
I urge all of us to bring soccer

3401
02:34:16,810 --> 02:34:18,583
to mecklenberg county and to

3402
02:34:18,583 --> 02:34:18,917
make charlotte what we say

3403
02:34:18,917 --> 02:34:20,585
mecklenberg.

3404
02:34:20,585 --> 02:34:21,619
We said we are a big city and do

3405
02:34:21,619 --> 02:34:23,619
big things.

3406
02:34:29,761 --> 02:34:30,328
And but we have to small-minded.

3407
02:34:30,328 --> 02:34:32,328
Commissioner puckett.

3408
02:34:33,966 --> 02:34:34,600
>> I commit to being a small

3409
02:34:34,600 --> 02:34:36,600
mind.

3410
02:34:36,802 --> 02:34:37,636
I just want to clarify a few

3411
02:34:37,636 --> 02:34:39,636
things.

3412
02:34:39,805 --> 02:34:43,174
When I first spoke I was rather

3413
02:34:43,174 --> 02:34:45,510
brief and to the point.

3414
02:34:45,510 --> 02:34:47,446
Commissioner scarborough is

3415
02:34:47,446 --> 02:34:49,446
right.

3416
02:34:49,715 --> 02:34:51,517
Everybody at this dais

3417
02:34:51,517 --> 02:34:53,452
understands what that will do

3418
02:34:53,452 --> 02:34:55,452
for this community.

3419
02:34:56,550 --> 02:34:59,655
My motion simply says that the

3420
02:34:59,858 --> 02:35:02,294
city of shirt as she eloquently

3421
02:35:02,294 --> 02:35:04,763
are the people who do this best

3422
02:35:04,763 --> 02:35:07,500
and we should put it in the

3423
02:35:07,500 --> 02:35:11,100
hands in the people who're able

3424
02:35:11,170 --> 02:35:12,380
to do it best and make the best

3425
02:35:12,380 --> 02:35:14,380
of it.

3426
02:35:14,273 --> 02:35:16,273
>> commissioner fuller talked

3427
02:35:19,145 --> 02:35:21,213
about a few facts.

3428
02:35:21,213 --> 02:35:21,580
He talked about the minor league

3429
02:35:21,580 --> 02:35:23,580
baseball.

3430
02:35:23,849 --> 02:35:25,285
And I wasn't here when it

3431
02:35:25,285 --> 02:35:27,285
finally voted on.

3432
02:35:27,454 --> 02:35:29,823
If I remember correctly our

3433
02:35:29,823 --> 02:35:32,358
contribution to the minor league

3434
02:35:32,358 --> 02:35:34,627
baseball was land donation.

3435
02:35:34,627 --> 02:35:38,227
Did we donate any dollars to

3436
02:35:39,799 --> 02:35:43,999
that proposal or was it a land

3437
02:35:46,273 --> 02:35:48,273
swap?

3438
02:35:48,575 --> 02:35:48,908
Commissioner clarke spoke about

3439
02:35:48,908 --> 02:35:50,908
uncertainty.

3440
02:35:51,377 --> 02:35:54,948
I clearly don't want him to

3441
02:35:54,948 --> 02:35:57,500
think that I question his

3442
02:35:57,500 --> 02:35:59,500
commitment to that.

3443
02:35:59,218 --> 02:36:02,556
I will merely say it's unlike

3444
02:36:02,556 --> 02:36:04,956
what commissioner dunlap spoke

3445
02:36:05,125 --> 02:36:07,940
of which is when you make a

3446
02:36:07,940 --> 02:36:09,290
commitment oftentimes other

3447
02:36:09,290 --> 02:36:12,290
things get in the way.

3448
02:36:13,499 --> 02:36:16,603
So my whole point of putting an

3449
02:36:16,603 --> 02:36:18,506
end to this and give it to the

3450
02:36:18,506 --> 02:36:20,975
city I don't want the unknown

3451
02:36:20,975 --> 02:36:24,575
that will come up in the $170

3452
02:36:25,245 --> 02:36:25,779
million stadium we're going to

3453
02:36:25,779 --> 02:36:27,779
build.

3454
02:36:29,283 --> 02:36:30,183
What happens the cost overruns

3455
02:36:30,183 --> 02:36:32,183
happen.

3456
02:36:32,753 --> 02:36:35,753
What happens when what happens

3457
02:36:37,425 --> 02:36:39,593
if the smiths decide they want

3458
02:36:39,593 --> 02:36:41,128
to default on it.

3459
02:36:41,128 --> 02:36:43,631
Then there are serious costs and

3460
02:36:43,631 --> 02:36:46,433
we have to take care of them.

3461
02:36:46,433 --> 02:36:48,836
Those are the types of things

3462
02:36:48,836 --> 02:36:50,771
that come back and derail things

3463
02:36:50,771 --> 02:36:53,171
like parks and greenways.

3464
02:36:55,310 --> 02:36:59,313
So I'm simply saying I want to

3465
02:36:59,313 --> 02:37:00,715
give this to the city and give

3466
02:37:00,715 --> 02:37:02,715
them the decision.

3467
02:37:03,718 --> 02:37:07,918
It falls to their them and their

3468
02:37:10,250 --> 02:37:12,250
dedicated revenue stream.

3469
02:37:13,161 --> 02:37:16,161
It's than unknown millions of

3470
02:37:16,931 --> 02:37:19,167
dollars in overruns and un for

3471
02:37:19,167 --> 02:37:19,434
unforeseen changes that put it

3472
02:37:19,434 --> 02:37:21,302
at-risk.

3473
02:37:21,302 --> 02:37:24,302
We talk about the veteran.

3474
02:37:26,340 --> 02:37:26,875
Look my grandfather served in

3475
02:37:26,875 --> 02:37:28,875
world war I.

3476
02:37:30,512 --> 02:37:32,380
He rode a horse across europe.

3477
02:37:32,380 --> 02:37:34,582
Nobody appreciates the history

3478
02:37:34,582 --> 02:37:36,251
of memorial stadium than what

3479
02:37:36,251 --> 02:37:38,353
more than I do.

3480
02:37:38,353 --> 02:37:39,521
I will say we haven't done a

3481
02:37:39,521 --> 02:37:41,322
very good job of it.

3482
02:37:41,322 --> 02:37:43,658
We are the ones that need to fix

3483
02:37:43,658 --> 02:37:44,860
it we are the ones that let it

3484
02:37:44,860 --> 02:37:47,290
get where it it is.

3485
02:37:47,290 --> 02:37:49,431
But we have to recognize that

3486
02:37:49,431 --> 02:37:51,831
this particular contract as

3487
02:37:55,303 --> 02:37:57,305
presented to us, we waiver our

3488
02:37:57,305 --> 02:37:59,305
naming rights policy.

3489
02:38:03,245 --> 02:38:04,213
So it will all in likely

3490
02:38:04,213 --> 02:38:06,213
veterans memorial stadium.

3491
02:38:06,548 --> 02:38:07,449
It May be coors stadium.

3492
02:38:07,449 --> 02:38:09,418
That's fine.

3493
02:38:09,418 --> 02:38:12,488
I don't want people to rally

3494
02:38:12,488 --> 02:38:15,423
behind this we are renovating

3495
02:38:15,423 --> 02:38:16,291
veterans stadium because we kind

3496
02:38:16,291 --> 02:38:18,291
of aren't.

3497
02:38:19,195 --> 02:38:21,797
The very best deal was with the

3498
02:38:21,797 --> 02:38:24,660
minor league team that this

3499
02:38:24,660 --> 02:38:26,736
pulled the rug from under.

3500
02:38:26,736 --> 02:38:29,736
That would have been a $24

3501
02:38:29,938 --> 02:38:32,938
million project that allowed us

3502
02:38:35,770 --> 02:38:37,380
to keep the naming rights.

3503
02:38:37,380 --> 02:38:39,780
Commissioner fuller it would

3504
02:38:42,251 --> 02:38:45,188
cost is $24 million to renovate.

3505
02:38:45,188 --> 02:38:48,257
The county manager when I said

3506
02:38:48,257 --> 02:38:51,627
to bring the stadium to a usable

3507
02:38:51,627 --> 02:38:54,264
up to where it needs to be is 10

3508
02:38:54,264 --> 02:38:56,264
to $12.

3509
02:38:56,699 --> 02:38:59,990
The $24 million is renovation

3510
02:38:59,869 --> 02:39:03,390
where we would put in a minor

3511
02:39:03,390 --> 02:39:05,439
league soccer would put.

3512
02:39:05,475 --> 02:39:08,944
For $24 million we can get a

3513
02:39:08,944 --> 02:39:12,544
renovated stadium or we can pay

3514
02:39:15,752 --> 02:39:19,352
a $170 million and get a similar

3515
02:39:19,656 --> 02:39:21,656
renovated stadium.

3516
02:39:23,994 --> 02:39:26,950
This proposal funds half of the

3517
02:39:26,950 --> 02:39:28,950
2008 bonds.

3518
02:39:32,369 --> 02:39:34,704
You got a question?

3519
02:39:34,704 --> 02:39:36,173
I'm in charge.

3520
02:39:36,173 --> 02:39:39,173
I can gavel myself out.

3521
02:39:40,100 --> 02:39:42,112
We're not giving up anything.

3522
02:39:42,112 --> 02:39:44,470
Commissioner fuller hey I don't

3523
02:39:44,470 --> 02:39:44,347
understand the political part of

3524
02:39:44,347 --> 02:39:46,347
this.

3525
02:39:47,451 --> 02:39:48,652
I've got democrats and

3526
02:39:48,652 --> 02:39:50,652
republicans agreeing and

3527
02:39:50,755 --> 02:39:53,155
disagreeing with each other.

3528
02:39:53,490 --> 02:39:55,590
We've debated this.

3529
02:39:55,590 --> 02:39:55,459
I don't understand the

3530
02:39:55,459 --> 02:39:56,960
political.

3531
02:39:56,960 --> 02:39:57,161
It's a financial decision for

3532
02:39:57,161 --> 02:39:59,161
me.

3533
02:40:01,298 --> 02:40:04,502
And it is a county tax dollar

3534
02:40:04,502 --> 02:40:07,710
should not be property tax.

3535
02:40:07,710 --> 02:40:10,710
Taking money from people who

3536
02:40:10,740 --> 02:40:11,742
have property to invest a pro

3537
02:40:11,742 --> 02:40:12,877
sports team isn't the right

3538
02:40:12,877 --> 02:40:14,877
thing to do.

3539
02:40:16,413 --> 02:40:20,417
The city in their wisdom has a

3540
02:40:20,417 --> 02:40:21,820
tax that is specific for this so

3541
02:40:21,820 --> 02:40:23,721
they understand that and they

3542
02:40:23,721 --> 02:40:26,121
can make the choice.

3543
02:40:26,257 --> 02:40:29,494
So implore us at the end of the

3544
02:40:29,494 --> 02:40:32,494
day what commissioner clarke and

3545
02:40:32,497 --> 02:40:34,265
I have both proposed all that

3546
02:40:34,265 --> 02:40:36,265
terribly different.

3547
02:40:36,434 --> 02:40:38,569
I appreciate him kind of half

3548
02:40:38,569 --> 02:40:40,569
meeting on this.

3549
02:40:40,705 --> 02:40:42,874
Just the significant difference

3550
02:40:42,874 --> 02:40:47,740
for me it gives our donation to

3551
02:40:52,250 --> 02:40:54,250
the city.

3552
02:40:56,287 --> 02:40:57,189
The smiths the city and the

3553
02:40:57,189 --> 02:41:00,580
major league soccer can do the

3554
02:41:00,580 --> 02:41:02,995
best thing for them and this

3555
02:41:02,995 --> 02:41:04,796
city and we get back to taking

3556
02:41:04,796 --> 02:41:06,932
care of the health of our

3557
02:41:06,932 --> 02:41:08,633
community and we leave

3558
02:41:08,633 --> 02:41:11,330
professional sports in the

3559
02:41:12,938 --> 02:41:13,237
competent hands of city of

3560
02:41:13,237 --> 02:41:14,573
charlotte.

3561
02:41:14,573 --> 02:41:14,840
>> Chair: the question has been

3562
02:41:14,840 --> 02:41:16,840
called.

3563
02:41:16,942 --> 02:41:18,844
The motion is on the floor.

3564
02:41:18,844 --> 02:41:21,130
>> what is the floor.

3565
02:41:21,130 --> 02:41:23,130
>> the substitute motion.

3566
02:41:23,810 --> 02:41:23,348
>> can someone repeat the

3567
02:41:23,348 --> 02:41:25,348
motion.

3568
02:41:25,617 --> 02:41:26,885
>> there's the person right

3569
02:41:26,885 --> 02:41:28,787
beside you.

3570
02:41:28,787 --> 02:41:31,187
>> the substitute motion moves

3571
02:41:31,757 --> 02:41:33,359
to deed the property known as

3572
02:41:33,359 --> 02:41:34,600
memorial stadium and gray

3573
02:41:34,600 --> 02:41:36,600
dy cole

3574
02:41:37,290 --> 02:41:38,931
to the city as an option should

3575
02:41:38,931 --> 02:41:40,933
they choose to accept it.

3576
02:41:40,933 --> 02:41:43,333
Limit the county's participation

3577
02:41:44,470 --> 02:41:47,470
in the major league soccer

3578
02:41:47,706 --> 02:41:47,940
project to the donation of the

3579
02:41:47,940 --> 02:41:49,709
prort

3580
02:41:49,709 --> 02:41:51,709
property, and appropriate $49

3581
02:41:52,278 --> 02:41:56,478
million to our cip to fully fund

3582
02:41:57,450 --> 02:41:59,850
the remaining 2008 park bond

3583
02:41:59,850 --> 02:42:01,850
projects.

3584
02:42:01,287 --> 02:42:03,687
>> question has been called.

3585
02:42:03,689 --> 02:42:07,289
>> Chair: all in favor of the

3586
02:42:23,242 --> 02:42:26,242
motion please denote by aye.

3587
02:42:31,584 --> 02:42:34,654
You just voted the opposite way.

3588
02:42:34,654 --> 02:42:35,722
>> it does include soccer.

3589
02:42:35,722 --> 02:42:37,722
>> it says limit.

3590
02:42:38,291 --> 02:42:40,860
>> it gives it to the city and

3591
02:42:40,860 --> 02:42:42,596
the city promotes soccer.

3592
02:42:42,596 --> 02:42:44,596
>> no.

3593
02:42:44,831 --> 02:42:45,165
That's not what your motion

3594
02:42:45,165 --> 02:42:47,165
says.

3595
02:42:50,737 --> 02:42:53,974
>> the motion says that the only

3596
02:42:53,974 --> 02:42:56,374
contribution is the land.

3597
02:42:58,478 --> 02:42:59,546
>> it says memorial stadium and

3598
02:42:59,546 --> 02:43:01,515
grady cole.

3599
02:43:01,515 --> 02:43:02,316
That's our participation into

3600
02:43:02,316 --> 02:43:04,316
soccer.

3601
02:43:04,618 --> 02:43:05,419
we will not take away funds from

3602
02:43:05,419 --> 02:43:07,419
something else.

3603
02:43:07,587 --> 02:43:07,787
We will give them the asset to

3604
02:43:07,787 --> 02:43:09,623
use.

3605
02:43:09,623 --> 02:43:12,230
That is the motion.

3606
02:43:12,326 --> 02:43:14,961
>> if you vote for this motion

3607
02:43:14,961 --> 02:43:16,697
you essentially voting mls?

3608
02:43:16,697 --> 02:43:18,320
>> yes.

3609
02:43:18,320 --> 02:43:20,320
>> you are.

3610
02:43:20,267 --> 02:43:22,667
That's who whole point.

3611
02:43:23,537 --> 02:43:26,506
Now you're trying you haven't

3612
02:43:26,506 --> 02:43:26,740
been trying to say no to this

3613
02:43:26,740 --> 02:43:28,740
deal.

3614
02:43:29,276 --> 02:43:29,577
So your motion is in favor of

3615
02:43:29,577 --> 02:43:31,311
mls.

3616
02:43:31,311 --> 02:43:33,311
>> if no.

3617
02:43:34,515 --> 02:43:37,515
My original motion -- my

3618
02:43:37,552 --> 02:43:41,152
opposition was not to give up

3619
02:43:42,290 --> 02:43:44,926
memorial stadium and grady cole.

3620
02:43:44,926 --> 02:43:45,693
And I don't think we should fund

3621
02:43:45,693 --> 02:43:45,993
soccer.

3622
02:43:45,993 --> 02:43:47,328
However,

3623
02:43:47,328 --> 02:43:48,195
>> did you hear that.

3624
02:43:48,195 --> 02:43:50,195
Madam Chair.

3625
02:43:51,198 --> 02:43:53,802
>> however, with this motion I

3626
02:43:53,802 --> 02:43:55,303
have now said I am willing to

3627
02:43:55,303 --> 02:43:57,703
give up memorial stadium.

3628
02:43:58,840 --> 02:43:59,207
I'm willing to give up grady

3629
02:43:59,207 --> 02:44:01,207
cole.

3630
02:44:01,242 --> 02:44:04,111
I only say we put it in the

3631
02:44:04,111 --> 02:44:07,111
hands of city of charlotte.

3632
02:44:08,148 --> 02:44:09,384
Originally I said I didn't want

3633
02:44:09,384 --> 02:44:11,686
to do anything with them.

3634
02:44:11,686 --> 02:44:14,256
Put it in the hands of the city

3635
02:44:14,256 --> 02:44:15,390
and they can make the deal with

3636
02:44:15,390 --> 02:44:17,390
major league soccer.

3637
02:44:20,128 --> 02:44:22,697
And fund the bond projects.

3638
02:44:22,697 --> 02:44:24,599
That's the second part of it.

3639
02:44:24,599 --> 02:44:28,199
>> I just want to make sure.

3640
02:44:31,340 --> 02:44:33,609
>> if you vote for this.

3641
02:44:33,609 --> 02:44:35,444
>> Chair: I want clarity.

3642
02:44:35,444 --> 02:44:37,844
Hold on a second.

3643
02:44:41,820 --> 02:44:42,651
>> the first motion was to fund

3644
02:44:42,651 --> 02:44:44,651
soccer --

3645
02:44:46,188 --> 02:44:46,956
>> it doesn't have anything to

3646
02:44:46,956 --> 02:44:48,956
do with funding.

3647
02:44:51,226 --> 02:44:53,128
>> jim has a substitute motion.

3648
02:44:53,128 --> 02:44:53,662
>> Chair: I understand that

3649
02:44:53,662 --> 02:44:55,662
part.

3650
02:44:56,498 --> 02:44:59,498
>> voting yes for jim's motion

3651
02:44:59,802 --> 02:45:02,739
is essentially saying no mls.

3652
02:45:02,739 --> 02:45:04,600
>> no, it isn't.

3653
02:45:04,600 --> 02:45:05,508
>> no, it is not.

3654
02:45:05,508 --> 02:45:07,376
>> it is.

3655
02:45:07,376 --> 02:45:09,776
>> who're we kidding here?

3656
02:45:10,212 --> 02:45:11,814
>> tell me what you don't know.

3657
02:45:11,814 --> 02:45:13,814
Who're we kidding?

3658
02:45:16,185 --> 02:45:16,952
>> that's exactly what he's

3659
02:45:16,952 --> 02:45:18,952
saying.

3660
02:45:18,988 --> 02:45:19,355
>> Chair: let me hear from the

3661
02:45:19,355 --> 02:45:21,355
commissioner.

3662
02:45:22,580 --> 02:45:25,580
>> all I would say Madam

3663
02:45:25,328 --> 02:45:28,928
Chairman I think that it clearly

3664
02:45:29,932 --> 02:45:31,967
says a complete no to any county

3665
02:45:31,967 --> 02:45:34,367
participation to help make

3666
02:45:36,673 --> 02:45:39,673
soccer happen other than saying

3667
02:45:41,208 --> 02:45:41,243
we're giving away county

3668
02:45:41,243 --> 02:45:42,245
property to the city.

3669
02:45:42,245 --> 02:45:44,480
I do think commissioner trevor

3670
02:45:44,480 --> 02:45:46,880
fuller and commissioner dunlap

3671
02:45:48,150 --> 02:45:52,350
is correct if you vote for the

3672
02:45:53,726 --> 02:45:53,764
substitute motion you're closing

3673
02:45:53,764 --> 02:45:54,725
the door on the county being a

3674
02:45:54,725 --> 02:45:56,360
partner with the city in making

3675
02:45:56,360 --> 02:45:58,595
soccer come to charlotte.

3676
02:45:58,595 --> 02:46:01,231
If you're interested in soccer

3677
02:46:01,231 --> 02:46:03,866
coming to charlotte I would say

3678
02:46:03,866 --> 02:46:04,134
vote against the substitute

3679
02:46:04,134 --> 02:46:06,134
motion.

3680
02:46:07,904 --> 02:46:10,304
It's just that simple.

3681
02:46:10,740 --> 02:46:13,740
If you're interested in soccer

3682
02:46:14,645 --> 02:46:15,846
coming I would vote against it.

3683
02:46:15,846 --> 02:46:17,846
Debate has ended.

3684
02:46:21,451 --> 02:46:24,387
I would ask that it was called,

3685
02:46:24,387 --> 02:46:27,387
and the vote was made.

3686
02:46:27,824 --> 02:46:30,594
Now you are chastising her vote.

3687
02:46:30,594 --> 02:46:32,594
We are now.

3688
02:46:33,630 --> 02:46:36,100
She was unclear on her vote.

3689
02:46:36,100 --> 02:46:38,335
She has the right to get clear.

3690
02:46:38,335 --> 02:46:38,769
>> so we're debating this at

3691
02:46:38,769 --> 02:46:40,769
this point.

3692
02:46:40,971 --> 02:46:41,739
>> Chair: I'm going to cut off

3693
02:46:41,739 --> 02:46:43,739
the debate.

3694
02:46:44,541 --> 02:46:47,311
I'm going to ask our attorney to

3695
02:46:47,311 --> 02:46:49,614
give us a clear reading what the

3696
02:46:49,614 --> 02:46:50,648
two motions do if you don't

3697
02:46:50,648 --> 02:46:52,648
mind, sir.

3698
02:46:57,154 --> 02:46:58,789
>> well apparently that's a

3699
02:46:58,789 --> 02:47:01,250
matter of some debate.

3700
02:47:01,250 --> 02:47:02,660
But the question of what affect

3701
02:47:02,660 --> 02:47:05,630
each of the two motions I

3702
02:47:05,630 --> 02:47:07,465
believe that's a matter for this

3703
02:47:07,465 --> 02:47:09,167
board to decide not for me.

3704
02:47:09,167 --> 02:47:12,167
I understand what the words.

3705
02:47:15,439 --> 02:47:17,908
The words in the second motion

3706
02:47:17,908 --> 02:47:19,777
deed the memorial stadium and

3707
02:47:19,777 --> 02:47:22,777
grady cole to the city.

3708
02:47:24,490 --> 02:47:26,851
And fully fund the 2008 bond

3709
02:47:26,851 --> 02:47:27,685
projects in the amount of $49

3710
02:47:27,685 --> 02:47:29,685
million.

3711
02:47:32,223 --> 02:47:33,558
Now I'm not trying to tell you

3712
02:47:33,558 --> 02:47:35,958
what the effect is.

3713
02:47:36,261 --> 02:47:38,329
That is more of a subjective as

3714
02:47:38,329 --> 02:47:39,331
opposed to a objective

3715
02:47:39,331 --> 02:47:41,331
determination.

3716
02:47:42,467 --> 02:47:44,903
I've heard Mr. Puckett take one

3717
02:47:44,903 --> 02:47:46,738
position and I've heard

3718
02:47:46,738 --> 02:47:47,239
commissioner fuller take another

3719
02:47:47,239 --> 02:47:49,239
position.

3720
02:47:50,475 --> 02:47:52,875
I like both commissioners.

3721
02:47:54,479 --> 02:47:57,490
I have my only person opinion.

3722
02:47:57,490 --> 02:47:58,750
But I'm not elected to make

3723
02:47:58,750 --> 02:48:00,750
these determinations.

3724
02:48:03,880 --> 02:48:06,880
>> well, Mr. Attorney, could the

3725
02:48:07,893 --> 02:48:10,862
Chairman Ask for a motion -- ask

3726
02:48:10,862 --> 02:48:11,363
for a vote to re-

3727
02:48:11,363 --> 02:48:12,664
consider to vote

3728
02:48:12,664 --> 02:48:14,664
on the motion.

3729
02:48:16,468 --> 02:48:18,504
>> was the vote 5-4 in favor of

3730
02:48:18,504 --> 02:48:20,504
the motion.

3731
02:48:21,307 --> 02:48:23,208
>> that's what I'm challenging.

3732
02:48:23,208 --> 02:48:24,643
>> did you ever announce the

3733
02:48:24,643 --> 02:48:26,945
results of the vote.

3734
02:48:26,945 --> 02:48:28,945
>> she did not.

3735
02:48:29,114 --> 02:48:31,751
Then normally until the Chairman

3736
02:48:31,751 --> 02:48:34,487
Has nouns the result of the vote

3737
02:48:34,487 --> 02:48:38,870
the motion isn't declared to be

3738
02:48:42,895 --> 02:48:44,895
passed.

3739
02:48:45,664 --> 02:48:49,864
If indeed the result of the vote

3740
02:48:51,104 --> 02:48:53,720
is five-3, and then any one

3741
02:48:53,720 --> 02:48:55,341
person who voted in favor can

3742
02:48:55,341 --> 02:48:57,510
make a motion to reconsider.

3743
02:48:57,510 --> 02:48:59,111
But I haven't heard whether the

3744
02:48:59,111 --> 02:49:00,747
Chairman Has said that the vote

3745
02:49:00,747 --> 02:49:02,747
was 5-3.

3746
02:49:04,500 --> 02:49:06,450
I saw five hands.

3747
02:49:10,757 --> 02:49:11,910
That's the chair's job not the

3748
02:49:11,910 --> 02:49:12,259
parking lot

3749
02:49:12,259 --> 02:49:13,360
parliamentarian.

3750
02:49:13,360 --> 02:49:15,829
>> I think that the chair should

3751
02:49:15,829 --> 02:49:18,598
then ask for clarity on the vote

3752
02:49:18,598 --> 02:49:21,434
by asking all persons in favor

3753
02:49:21,434 --> 02:49:25,634
of it to raise their hand again.

3754
02:49:25,973 --> 02:49:26,440
Then declare the results.

3755
02:49:26,440 --> 02:49:28,440
>> Chair:

3756
02:49:28,442 --> 02:49:29,420
>> Chair: please state the

3757
02:49:29,420 --> 02:49:31,420
motion again.

3758
02:49:32,646 --> 02:49:34,514
I need to hear first the motion

3759
02:49:34,514 --> 02:49:36,783
that was made first.

3760
02:49:36,783 --> 02:49:39,319
That was dumont's and then I

3761
02:49:39,319 --> 02:49:42,319
need to hear puckett's motion.

3762
02:49:42,389 --> 02:49:42,690
My interpretation is different

3763
02:49:42,690 --> 02:49:44,690
evidently.

3764
02:49:47,161 --> 02:49:47,461
>> my motion was to do the

3765
02:49:47,461 --> 02:49:49,461
following.

3766
02:49:49,596 --> 02:49:52,596
My motion to approve including

3767
02:49:53,333 --> 02:49:56,136
in our next cip the amount of

3768
02:49:56,136 --> 02:49:58,536
money $49 million for such

3769
02:49:59,340 --> 02:49:59,507
greater shall to fully fund all

3770
02:49:59,507 --> 02:50:01,507
f

3771
02:50:03,944 --> 02:50:05,946
of the parks and greenways in

3772
02:50:05,946 --> 02:50:07,946
the 2008 bond referendum.

3773
02:50:09,950 --> 02:50:14,150
Defer a vote on including in our

3774
02:50:14,354 --> 02:50:17,892
next cip any funding to the

3775
02:50:17,892 --> 02:50:20,128
propose the refunding of the

3776
02:50:20,128 --> 02:50:23,128
memorial stadium until the city

3777
02:50:24,980 --> 02:50:26,868
of shirt at least $30 million of

3778
02:50:26,868 --> 02:50:27,335
direct cost of rebuild the

3779
02:50:27,335 --> 02:50:28,836
stadium.

3780
02:50:28,836 --> 02:50:31,236
Authorizing the county manager

3781
02:50:31,572 --> 02:50:33,273
the feasibility with a fees path

3782
02:50:33,273 --> 02:50:36,273
that would potentially allow the

3783
02:50:36,745 --> 02:50:37,812
city to control any new memorial

3784
02:50:37,812 --> 02:50:39,113
stadium.

3785
02:50:39,113 --> 02:50:41,513
>> Chair: your motion sir.

3786
02:50:46,254 --> 02:50:49,490
>> my motion is to authorize the

3787
02:50:49,490 --> 02:50:52,490
county to deed memorial stadium

3788
02:50:52,928 --> 02:50:55,831
and grady cole to the city.

3789
02:50:55,831 --> 02:50:58,231
Our participation in bringing

3790
02:51:00,234 --> 02:51:02,704
major league soccer here capping

3791
02:51:02,704 --> 02:51:05,974
it at that so that we don't

3792
02:51:05,974 --> 02:51:06,908
have -- we don't know the rest

3793
02:51:06,908 --> 02:51:08,908
of it

3794
02:51:10,279 --> 02:51:10,512
>> tell her what the motion

3795
02:51:10,512 --> 02:51:12,512
says.

3796
02:51:14,249 --> 02:51:16,451
My motion is to deed memorial

3797
02:51:16,451 --> 02:51:18,753
stadium and grady cole to the

3798
02:51:18,753 --> 02:51:19,488
city should they choose to

3799
02:51:19,488 --> 02:51:21,488
accept it.

3800
02:51:21,923 --> 02:51:25,523
To develop it for major league

3801
02:51:25,560 --> 02:51:28,560
soccer or whatever else they're

3802
02:51:28,631 --> 02:51:30,631
going to do.

3803
02:51:32,201 --> 02:51:35,201
Cap our participation at the

3804
02:51:35,537 --> 02:51:38,537
very generous donation of the

3805
02:51:40,750 --> 02:51:42,475
stadium and grady cole.

3806
02:51:42,911 --> 02:51:44,547
Give the stadium to the city to

3807
02:51:44,547 --> 02:51:45,448
decide whether it's a good deal

3808
02:51:45,448 --> 02:51:47,448
or not.

3809
02:51:47,984 --> 02:51:49,785
Let us be done with it so that

3810
02:51:49,785 --> 02:51:53,189
they decide that so we end it

3811
02:51:53,189 --> 02:51:54,423
with the donation and fully fund

3812
02:51:54,423 --> 02:51:56,423
the bonds.

3813
02:52:06,402 --> 02:52:08,402
>> Chair: okay.

3814
02:52:08,838 --> 02:52:09,710
I'm going to vote the way I

3815
02:52:09,710 --> 02:52:11,700
want.

3816
02:52:11,700 --> 02:52:11,273
>> but the question has been

3817
02:52:11,273 --> 02:52:13,273
called.

3818
02:52:13,809 --> 02:52:15,344
>> Chair: let me finish with my

3819
02:52:15,344 --> 02:52:18,130
colleagues and then we'll vote.

3820
02:52:18,130 --> 02:52:20,350
>> I just want to say I don't

3821
02:52:20,350 --> 02:52:22,118
want to speak to motions.

3822
02:52:22,118 --> 02:52:22,419
I don't think shameful what is

3823
02:52:22,419 --> 02:52:24,419
occurring.

3824
02:52:24,654 --> 02:52:27,540
A vote has occurred.

3825
02:52:28,357 --> 02:52:31,957
Now we're sitting here whether a

3826
02:52:34,163 --> 02:52:36,563
vote has been called.

3827
02:52:36,833 --> 02:52:39,703
I came for a good open debate of

3828
02:52:39,703 --> 02:52:41,505
ideas and exchange of ideas.

3829
02:52:41,505 --> 02:52:44,505
This motion has been presented

3830
02:52:44,975 --> 02:52:47,210
and discussed it was the chair's

3831
02:52:47,210 --> 02:52:48,645
idea and suggestion to give this

3832
02:52:48,645 --> 02:52:50,613
over to the city.

3833
02:52:50,613 --> 02:52:52,810
So this is not sprung on

3834
02:52:52,810 --> 02:52:53,851
somebody at the last moment.

3835
02:52:53,851 --> 02:52:56,753
Some of you knew that the chair

3836
02:52:56,753 --> 02:52:58,622
was going to vote in this manner

3837
02:52:58,622 --> 02:53:00,424
prior to meeting.

3838
02:53:00,424 --> 02:53:02,492
Yet because you're not satisfied

3839
02:53:02,492 --> 02:53:05,228
with the result of the vote

3840
02:53:05,228 --> 02:53:06,630
you're going to berate the chair

3841
02:53:06,630 --> 02:53:08,630
over her vote.

3842
02:53:09,366 --> 02:53:10,902
You're trying to confuse what

3843
02:53:10,902 --> 02:53:12,902
the vote means.

3844
02:53:14,380 --> 02:53:15,373
I'm appalled this is how we're

3845
02:53:15,373 --> 02:53:18,373
conducting when we're not happy

3846
02:53:22,613 --> 02:53:24,613
with the vote.

3847
02:53:25,148 --> 02:53:25,482
>> Chair: I will take one more

3848
02:53:25,482 --> 02:53:27,482
comment.

3849
02:53:28,252 --> 02:53:31,890
>> you can't get on your high

3850
02:53:31,890 --> 02:53:31,489
horse because you play the

3851
02:53:31,489 --> 02:53:33,489
political.

3852
02:53:33,591 --> 02:53:35,991
>> I learned from you.

3853
02:53:37,161 --> 02:53:39,430
>> Madam Chair if I May argue to

3854
02:53:39,430 --> 02:53:40,431
you if you absencing

3855
02:53:40,431 --> 02:53:41,398
ccept commissioner

3856
02:53:41,398 --> 02:53:42,967
puckett's motion.

3857
02:53:42,967 --> 02:53:44,967
>> I am.

3858
02:53:46,137 --> 02:53:46,571
>> it essentially means saw

3859
02:53:46,571 --> 02:53:47,705
occer

3860
02:53:47,705 --> 02:53:49,641
is not coming.

3861
02:53:49,641 --> 02:53:52,210
It is what it means.

3862
02:53:52,210 --> 02:53:55,479
The reason it means that because

3863
02:53:55,479 --> 02:53:56,347
number one, commissioner

3864
02:53:56,347 --> 02:53:58,649
puckett's intention from the

3865
02:53:58,649 --> 02:54:01,485
beginning of this discussion has

3866
02:54:01,485 --> 02:54:04,485
been to kill this deal.

3867
02:54:09,600 --> 02:54:09,294
>> Chair: why are you telling

3868
02:54:09,294 --> 02:54:11,294
him

3869
02:54:11,529 --> 02:54:14,529
>> let's be honest what the

3870
02:54:15,330 --> 02:54:17,330
intentions are here.

3871
02:54:17,835 --> 02:54:18,690
Let's at least be honest with

3872
02:54:18,690 --> 02:54:20,690
that.

3873
02:54:21,600 --> 02:54:21,239
He doesn't want us to do the

3874
02:54:21,239 --> 02:54:23,239
deal.

3875
02:54:25,344 --> 02:54:26,545
So his motion is aimed at us not

3876
02:54:26,545 --> 02:54:28,545
doing the deal.

3877
02:54:28,613 --> 02:54:32,617
If you vote in favor of his

3878
02:54:32,617 --> 02:54:34,752
motion you are killing the deal.

3879
02:54:34,752 --> 02:54:37,152
That's all I'm saying.

3880
02:54:37,655 --> 02:54:39,655
>> can I explain.

3881
02:54:41,627 --> 02:54:44,329
When this was brought to us in

3882
02:54:44,329 --> 02:54:46,498
January in closed session.

3883
02:54:46,498 --> 02:54:48,898
While commissioner fuller and

3884
02:54:50,680 --> 02:54:52,471
the chair and the county manager

3885
02:54:52,471 --> 02:54:55,273
known for three full months and

3886
02:54:55,273 --> 02:54:59,473
so when we talk about open and

3887
02:54:59,812 --> 02:55:01,213
honest discussion -- according

3888
02:55:01,213 --> 02:55:01,914
to the people from major league

3889
02:55:01,914 --> 02:55:02,248
soccer.

3890
02:55:02,248 --> 02:55:03,816
>> Chair:

3891
02:55:03,816 --> 02:55:05,351
>> Chair: excuse me.

3892
02:55:05,351 --> 02:55:07,219
One people

3893
02:55:07,219 --> 02:55:07,620
>> I don't like people accusing

3894
02:55:07,620 --> 02:55:09,620
me.

3895
02:55:10,155 --> 02:55:10,522
>> I'm not here for your

3896
02:55:10,522 --> 02:55:12,522
interrogation.

3897
02:55:12,958 --> 02:55:13,158
>> major league soccer said you

3898
02:55:13,158 --> 02:55:15,158
did.

3899
02:55:16,129 --> 02:55:18,865
So if they're a liar then I

3900
02:55:18,865 --> 02:55:21,634
apologize for being a liar.

3901
02:55:21,634 --> 02:55:23,603
>> yes I said you met with major

3902
02:55:23,603 --> 02:55:26,300
league soccer in October.

3903
02:55:26,472 --> 02:55:27,339
It was January before I heard

3904
02:55:27,339 --> 02:55:29,208
about it.

3905
02:55:29,208 --> 02:55:31,678
In January I said no.

3906
02:55:31,678 --> 02:55:34,140
I have absolutely no interest in

3907
02:55:34,140 --> 02:55:36,414
tearing down memorial stadium.

3908
02:55:37,650 --> 02:55:40,650
Tearing down grady cole stadium

3909
02:55:42,655 --> 02:55:43,256
and for us to build a pro soccer

3910
02:55:43,256 --> 02:55:45,256
franchise.

3911
02:55:47,193 --> 02:55:50,397
I have since said I will

3912
02:55:50,397 --> 02:55:52,666
compromise I'm not in writing a

3913
02:55:52,666 --> 02:55:54,666
blank check.

3914
02:55:55,602 --> 02:55:59,539
Ooh I am now willing to donate

3915
02:55:59,539 --> 02:56:00,707
the stadium and grady cole to

3916
02:56:00,707 --> 02:56:02,876
the city so that they can

3917
02:56:02,876 --> 02:56:05,876
continue to pursue major league

3918
02:56:05,913 --> 02:56:08,913
soccer and they who're far

3919
02:56:14,855 --> 02:56:15,948
better then that's their

3920
02:56:15,948 --> 02:56:17,858
problem.

3921
02:56:17,858 --> 02:56:18,558
But they can't do it without our

3922
02:56:18,558 --> 02:56:20,558
stadium.

3923
02:56:21,561 --> 02:56:23,129
If we voted if we voted to not

3924
02:56:23,129 --> 02:56:24,398
participate at all.

3925
02:56:24,398 --> 02:56:24,665
That would kill major league

3926
02:56:24,665 --> 02:56:26,665
soccer.

3927
02:56:26,800 --> 02:56:29,103
No I don't want to kill it dead.

3928
02:56:29,103 --> 02:56:31,772
I'm willing to give them the

3929
02:56:31,772 --> 02:56:33,974
stadium give them grady cole and

3930
02:56:33,974 --> 02:56:34,375
let them make the best deal they

3931
02:56:34,375 --> 02:56:36,375
can.

3932
02:56:37,277 --> 02:56:39,780
That's the change I made since

3933
02:56:39,780 --> 02:56:41,780
January.

3934
02:56:42,416 --> 02:56:42,950
I am willing to give them the

3935
02:56:42,950 --> 02:56:43,851
asset.

3936
02:56:43,851 --> 02:56:45,851
>> Chair: okay.

3937
02:56:49,223 --> 02:56:51,292
Let me again say that as long as

3938
02:56:51,292 --> 02:56:53,127
I have been an elected official

3939
02:56:53,127 --> 02:56:53,727
and I served 10 years on the

3940
02:56:53,727 --> 02:56:55,727
city council.

3941
02:56:56,897 --> 02:56:59,133
Let me say that again.

3942
02:56:59,133 --> 02:57:01,133
When professional basketball

3943
02:57:01,769 --> 02:57:03,871
came, and football, I served on

3944
02:57:03,871 --> 02:57:06,107
both of those councils.

3945
02:57:06,107 --> 02:57:06,841
I will tell you they have done

3946
02:57:06,841 --> 02:57:07,108
very well for mecklenberg

3947
02:57:07,108 --> 02:57:09,108
county.

3948
02:57:09,176 --> 02:57:12,130
I call for the question.

3949
02:57:12,130 --> 02:57:12,246
I call for the vote all over

3950
02:57:12,246 --> 02:57:13,914
again.

3951
02:57:13,914 --> 02:57:15,784
substitute motion.

3952
02:57:15,784 --> 02:57:18,453
All in favor of the substitute

3953
02:57:18,453 --> 02:57:21,453
motion please denote by aye.

3954
02:57:22,557 --> 02:57:24,557
Raise your hands.

3955
02:57:24,718 --> 02:57:25,993
Okay.

3956
02:57:25,993 --> 02:57:27,462
We have five votes for.

3957
02:57:27,462 --> 02:57:29,462
It does pass.

3958
02:57:29,897 --> 02:57:32,990
And so the vote passes.

3959
02:57:32,990 --> 02:57:35,360
I thank you all f

3960
02:57:35,360 --> 02:57:37,436
of you for your

3961
02:57:37,439 --> 02:57:38,406
indulgence.

3962
02:57:38,406 --> 02:57:40,406
>> Chair: all against.

3963
02:57:41,676 --> 02:57:44,312
I forgot to call for all

3964
02:57:44,312 --> 02:57:46,312
against.

3965
02:57:50,919 --> 02:57:52,919
Three hands against.

3966
02:57:53,756 --> 02:57:56,756
It's dunlap and fuller and

3967
02:57:57,959 --> 02:57:58,960
clarke.

3968
02:57:58,960 --> 02:58:00,960
Move on.

3969
02:58:01,630 --> 02:58:03,331
Thank you very much for

3970
02:58:03,331 --> 02:58:04,132
indulging us.

3971
02:58:04,132 --> 02:58:06,132
>> thank you chair.

3972
02:58:07,168 --> 02:58:08,504
I'm still on my manager's

3973
02:58:08,504 --> 02:58:09,772
report.

3974
02:58:09,772 --> 02:58:11,772
>> Chair: go ahead.

3975
02:58:11,907 --> 02:58:13,842
>> I have mark foster that on

3976
02:58:13,842 --> 02:58:16,345
the votes we need to move

3977
02:58:16,345 --> 02:58:18,113
forward with our school bonds.

3978
02:58:18,113 --> 02:58:19,248
>> thank you Madam Chair and

3979
02:58:19,248 --> 02:58:21,648
members of the board.

3980
02:58:24,190 --> 02:58:27,560
As you recall the fy2019 to 2023

3981
02:58:27,560 --> 02:58:29,560
capital improvement program

3982
02:58:31,627 --> 02:58:33,627
throughing $922 million of

3983
02:58:33,696 --> 02:58:35,598
charlotte million through

3984
02:58:35,598 --> 02:58:37,633
general obligation school bonds.

3985
02:58:37,633 --> 02:58:40,633
These school bonds must be

3986
02:58:41,700 --> 02:58:44,174
approved by in a voters in

3987
02:58:44,174 --> 02:58:44,507
November 2017 county wide

3988
02:58:44,507 --> 02:58:45,909
referendum.

3989
02:58:45,909 --> 02:58:47,610
There are couple of actions that

3990
02:58:47,610 --> 02:58:49,946
the board will take to get to

3991
02:58:49,946 --> 02:58:51,214
the November 7th vote.

3992
02:58:51,214 --> 02:58:53,316
One which is tonight.

3993
02:58:53,316 --> 02:58:54,683
And next will be at September

3994
02:58:54,683 --> 02:58:56,683
5th meeting.

3995
02:58:56,953 --> 02:58:57,953
Tonight's action will adopt

3996
02:58:57,953 --> 02:58:59,953
three resolutions.

3997
02:59:01,658 --> 02:59:03,626
The first resolution to make --

3998
02:59:03,626 --> 02:59:06,260
is making requirement findings

3999
02:59:09,766 --> 02:59:12,166
related to the $922 million,

4000
02:59:21,211 --> 02:59:22,779
0085 school bond order.

4001
02:59:22,779 --> 02:59:23,347
>> Madam Chair.

4002
02:59:23,347 --> 02:59:25,347
>> Chair: yes.

4003
02:59:25,415 --> 02:59:27,830
>> I move that we adopt the

4004
02:59:27,830 --> 02:59:29,483
resolution making the rirmed

4005
02:59:31,855 --> 02:59:33,857
finding to the $922 million

4006
02:59:33,857 --> 02:59:35,358
school bond order.

4007
02:59:35,358 --> 02:59:38,358
>> Chair: is there a second.

4008
02:59:40,264 --> 02:59:40,464
>> all in favor please denote by

4009
02:59:40,464 --> 02:59:42,464
aye.

4010
02:59:43,400 --> 02:59:45,469
I move we adopt the resolution

4011
02:59:45,469 --> 02:59:48,469
to introduce bond order as

4012
02:59:48,605 --> 02:59:50,840
presented in our package.

4013
02:59:50,840 --> 02:59:51,541
>> Chair: is there any

4014
02:59:51,541 --> 02:59:53,541
discussion.

4015
02:59:55,613 --> 02:59:59,213
All in favor please denote by

4016
03:00:03,320 --> 03:00:05,320
aye.

4017
03:00:06,456 --> 03:00:09,459
All in favor please denote by

4018
03:00:09,459 --> 03:00:11,396
aye.

4019
03:00:11,396 --> 03:00:13,796
>> that's all I got.

4020
03:00:14,131 --> 03:00:17,131
Mary next on the agenda.

4021
03:00:17,435 --> 03:00:21,635
>> Madam Chair I had asked to do

4022
03:00:22,540 --> 03:00:24,540
the report.

4023
03:00:24,608 --> 03:00:27,608
>> Chair: go right ahead sir.

4024
03:00:28,480 --> 03:00:30,515
>> the our wards that the

4025
03:00:30,515 --> 03:00:32,915
mecklenberg county received from

4026
03:00:33,918 --> 03:00:36,154
the naco were a part of the

4027
03:00:36,154 --> 03:00:36,387
highlights which you've already

4028
03:00:36,387 --> 03:00:38,387
heard.

4029
03:00:41,336 --> 03:00:42,460
I'd like to report our own

4030
03:00:42,460 --> 03:00:44,262
sheryl emmanuel did a

4031
03:00:44,262 --> 03:00:44,795
presentation at the catholic

4032
03:00:44,795 --> 03:00:46,795
church.

4033
03:00:47,732 --> 03:00:51,932
I want to say publicly she did

4034
03:00:52,437 --> 03:00:53,271
an outstanding job to talk about

4035
03:00:53,271 --> 03:00:55,671
mecklenberg county does to

4036
03:01:02,547 --> 03:01:05,547
provide a healthy lifestyle for

4037
03:01:06,785 --> 03:01:08,785
our seniors.

4038
03:01:11,122 --> 03:01:14,722
We also had the opportunity to

4039
03:01:17,996 --> 03:01:22,196
listen to -- let me back up.

4040
03:01:23,469 --> 03:01:26,469
Various speakers to include the

4041
03:01:28,173 --> 03:01:31,173
usda secretary sonny purdue to

4042
03:01:32,611 --> 03:01:35,611
listen to -- welcome people

4043
03:01:39,352 --> 03:01:41,721
listened to lou dobbs.

4044
03:01:41,721 --> 03:01:43,622
As she shared her story about

4045
03:01:43,622 --> 03:01:45,424
what's happening in the criminal

4046
03:01:45,424 --> 03:01:47,424
justice system.

4047
03:01:48,427 --> 03:01:52,270
And our own trevor fuller also

4048
03:01:53,320 --> 03:01:54,533
presented on early childhood

4049
03:01:54,533 --> 03:01:55,300
education at the national

4050
03:01:55,300 --> 03:01:57,300
catholic church.

4051
03:01:57,337 --> 03:01:58,905
and people from all across the

4052
03:01:58,905 --> 03:02:01,107
nation had the opportunity to

4053
03:02:01,107 --> 03:02:03,507
hear him as well.

4054
03:02:06,278 --> 03:02:09,278
In addition, our cront dena

4055
03:02:15,255 --> 03:02:15,555
diorio is reappointed to the luc

4056
03:02:15,555 --> 03:02:17,555
committee.

4057
03:02:17,724 --> 03:02:19,725
The large urban committee.

4058
03:02:19,725 --> 03:02:21,127
I will be serving as vice-chair

4059
03:02:21,127 --> 03:02:23,463
on the juvenile justice

4060
03:02:23,463 --> 03:02:25,863
committee and our national

4061
03:02:28,334 --> 03:02:30,734
President Has 10 appointments to

4062
03:02:31,238 --> 03:02:32,906
the national board of directors.

4063
03:02:32,906 --> 03:02:35,306
For the whole country.

4064
03:02:35,976 --> 03:02:38,611
And I served last year on our

4065
03:02:38,611 --> 03:02:40,713
former President And I was

4066
03:02:40,713 --> 03:02:43,416
fortunate this year to be

4067
03:02:43,416 --> 03:02:46,185
reappointed by the in coming

4068
03:02:46,185 --> 03:02:48,488
parent from tarrant county,

4069
03:02:48,488 --> 03:02:51,425
texas to serve on as one of the

4070
03:02:51,425 --> 03:02:52,590
10 members on the national board

4071
03:02:52,590 --> 03:02:53,460
of directors.

4072
03:02:53,460 --> 03:02:55,696
Mecklenberg county had good

4073
03:02:55,696 --> 03:02:56,897
representation and fared well at

4074
03:02:56,897 --> 03:02:58,310
the catholic church.

4075
03:02:58,310 --> 03:03:00,310
>> Chair: commissioner fuller.

4076
03:03:00,967 --> 03:03:03,503
>> I just want to affirm what

4077
03:03:03,503 --> 03:03:05,306
Mr. Commissioner dunlap said and

4078
03:03:05,306 --> 03:03:07,706
how proud we were.

4079
03:03:08,909 --> 03:03:12,509
In fact our whole north carolina

4080
03:03:13,614 --> 03:03:15,549
the fact that commissioner

4081
03:03:15,549 --> 03:03:18,549
dunlap was reappointed to the

4082
03:03:18,685 --> 03:03:22,285
board of naco and the vice-chair

4083
03:03:23,900 --> 03:03:23,391
of the criminal justice steering

4084
03:03:23,391 --> 03:03:25,391
committee.

4085
03:03:27,228 --> 03:03:30,828
And want to affirm that his

4086
03:03:31,465 --> 03:03:33,865
comments about sheryl emmanuel.

4087
03:03:35,369 --> 03:03:38,380
And we're in the this

4088
03:03:38,380 --> 03:03:40,275
competition for national cities

4089
03:03:40,275 --> 03:03:41,976
put on by aetna.

4090
03:03:41,976 --> 03:03:43,976
There's another entity.

4091
03:03:45,913 --> 03:03:47,715
It's a nationwide competition,

4092
03:03:47,715 --> 03:03:49,584
and so they had three

4093
03:03:49,584 --> 03:03:52,584
presentations from some of the

4094
03:03:53,587 --> 03:03:55,256
top counties and if I May say

4095
03:03:55,256 --> 03:03:57,656
sheryl's presentation was far

4096
03:03:58,360 --> 03:04:00,262
and away the best of all of the

4097
03:04:00,262 --> 03:04:01,763
presentations that were done

4098
03:04:01,763 --> 03:04:04,132
from other counties with respect

4099
03:04:04,132 --> 03:04:06,132
to healthy cities.

4100
03:04:06,167 --> 03:04:07,268
We were very proud to be for

4101
03:04:07,268 --> 03:04:09,668
mecklenberg county and anyway

4102
03:04:10,404 --> 03:04:12,573
kaw, north carolina has the

4103
03:04:12,573 --> 03:04:14,973
highest representation of people

4104
03:04:15,978 --> 03:04:17,879
at the naco conference of all

4105
03:04:17,879 --> 03:04:18,680
states in the country which is

4106
03:04:18,680 --> 03:04:20,680
hard to believe.

4107
03:04:21,549 --> 03:04:23,718
But we had the most and our

4108
03:04:23,718 --> 03:04:26,718
delegation did very, very well

4109
03:04:26,721 --> 03:04:26,955
as a state appointment for the

4110
03:04:26,955 --> 03:04:28,955
naco.

4111
03:04:29,490 --> 03:04:31,492
I want to thank commissioner

4112
03:04:31,492 --> 03:04:34,263
dunlap for all of his work

4113
03:04:34,263 --> 03:04:36,465
representing us at naco both in

4114
03:04:36,465 --> 03:04:37,933
his work and on the board of

4115
03:04:37,933 --> 03:04:39,933
this national organization.

4116
03:04:40,936 --> 03:04:43,336
>> thank you very much.

4117
03:04:43,772 --> 03:04:45,772
At this time

4118
03:04:46,274 --> 03:04:47,475
>> yes we have our department

4119
03:04:47,475 --> 03:04:49,475
report tonight.

4120
03:04:50,313 --> 03:04:53,313
That would be presentation from

4121
03:04:53,349 --> 03:04:55,349
joan deny

4122
03:05:12,101 --> 03:05:12,701
keen de.

4123
03:05:12,701 --> 03:05:14,701
Madam Chair.

4124
03:05:14,804 --> 03:05:15,104
Staff and members of the

4125
03:05:15,104 --> 03:05:16,238
audience.

4126
03:05:16,238 --> 03:05:18,507
Good evening and thank you for

4127
03:05:18,507 --> 03:05:20,420
your time tonight.

4128
03:05:20,420 --> 03:05:22,611
You May notice I'm having a

4129
03:05:22,611 --> 03:05:26,211
little problem with my voice now

4130
03:05:26,916 --> 03:05:28,584
so I ask for your indulgence.

4131
03:05:28,584 --> 03:05:30,320
I commit to be brief in the

4132
03:05:30,320 --> 03:05:30,853
interest of your time and my

4133
03:05:30,853 --> 03:05:32,853
voice.

4134
03:05:35,858 --> 03:05:36,626
I am joan kennedy director of

4135
03:05:36,626 --> 03:05:37,660
child support enforcement in

4136
03:05:37,660 --> 03:05:39,660
mecklenberg county.

4137
03:05:39,929 --> 03:05:42,231
This past month child support

4138
03:05:42,231 --> 03:05:44,631
enforcement celebrated its 7th

4139
03:05:44,935 --> 03:05:47,700
year as a county department.

4140
03:05:47,700 --> 03:05:49,672
You May recall in fy11 we

4141
03:05:49,672 --> 03:05:52,542
started with a vision to move

4142
03:05:52,542 --> 03:05:53,877
this new department towards

4143
03:05:53,877 --> 03:05:55,211
excellence recognizing to do so

4144
03:05:55,211 --> 03:05:57,547
we must have a plan.

4145
03:05:57,547 --> 03:06:00,317
In our case one that aligned to

4146
03:06:00,317 --> 03:06:01,785
the county's strategic business

4147
03:06:01,785 --> 03:06:03,320
plan.

4148
03:06:03,320 --> 03:06:05,989
What we will share with you

4149
03:06:05,989 --> 03:06:08,691
tonight how we put together that

4150
03:06:08,691 --> 03:06:11,294
plan based on our strongly held

4151
03:06:11,294 --> 03:06:12,862
belief that if you build it they

4152
03:06:12,862 --> 03:06:14,862
will come.

4153
03:06:15,531 --> 03:06:18,102
And our goal was to build a

4154
03:06:18,102 --> 03:06:20,871
customer focused agency that was

4155
03:06:20,871 --> 03:06:22,439
supported by technology, clab

4156
03:06:22,439 --> 03:06:24,808
collaborations with key partners

4157
03:06:24,808 --> 03:06:27,100
and recruitment and retention of

4158
03:06:27,100 --> 03:06:27,311
highly skilled and well trained

4159
03:06:27,311 --> 03:06:29,311
staff.

4160
03:06:30,280 --> 03:06:33,880
Some of whom you see sitting

4161
03:06:35,252 --> 03:06:37,252
behind me tonight.

4162
03:06:37,421 --> 03:06:39,421
Excuse me.

4163
03:06:40,691 --> 03:06:43,527
Though not all inclusive our

4164
03:06:43,527 --> 03:06:44,261
plan has been based on six key

4165
03:06:44,261 --> 03:06:46,261
building blocks.

4166
03:06:47,464 --> 03:06:49,299
You see that on the slide.

4167
03:06:49,299 --> 03:06:51,299
Has been intentional.

4168
03:06:51,468 --> 03:06:53,304
It has been aggressive and it's

4169
03:06:53,304 --> 03:06:55,304
been inclusive.

4170
03:06:59,277 --> 03:07:01,545
From a high of 140 thou cases to

4171
03:07:01,545 --> 03:07:03,514
the current 34 thou current

4172
03:07:03,514 --> 03:07:04,648
cases we have relied on best

4173
03:07:04,648 --> 03:07:06,584
practices the support of our

4174
03:07:06,584 --> 03:07:08,852
leadership and the assistance of

4175
03:07:08,852 --> 03:07:10,588
the incredible support resources

4176
03:07:10,588 --> 03:07:14,188
that we have here in mecklenberg

4177
03:07:14,659 --> 03:07:14,993
county such as our own I.T.

4178
03:07:14,993 --> 03:07:16,828
Department.

4179
03:07:16,828 --> 03:07:18,828
Public information, county

4180
03:07:18,830 --> 03:07:20,830
attorney's office, clerk's

4181
03:07:22,660 --> 03:07:24,466
office, family port, self-serve

4182
03:07:24,802 --> 03:07:25,336
center, and many, many many

4183
03:07:25,336 --> 03:07:27,336
more.

4184
03:07:28,640 --> 03:07:31,576
We no longer have to search for

4185
03:07:31,576 --> 03:07:33,178
our customers and partners prior

4186
03:07:33,178 --> 03:07:35,178
to fy11.

4187
03:07:35,747 --> 03:07:37,882
They are coming to us now.

4188
03:07:37,882 --> 03:07:40,752
We have become a model child

4189
03:07:40,752 --> 03:07:42,752
support agency.

4190
03:07:43,121 --> 03:07:45,521
Other child support agencies

4191
03:07:45,557 --> 03:07:47,557
seek our guidance.

4192
03:07:47,860 --> 03:07:49,795
So let's briefly review each of

4193
03:07:49,795 --> 03:07:50,228
the building blocks I

4194
03:07:50,228 --> 03:07:52,228
referenced.

4195
03:07:52,497 --> 03:07:55,000
I encourage you to visit us when

4196
03:07:55,000 --> 03:07:57,400
you have some time.

4197
03:07:58,436 --> 03:08:00,772
See how these are manifesting

4198
03:08:00,772 --> 03:08:02,772
within our agency.

4199
03:08:03,976 --> 03:08:06,976
But we welcome your involvement.

4200
03:08:07,179 --> 03:08:08,881
The first of these building

4201
03:08:08,881 --> 03:08:11,881
blocks not necessarily in the

4202
03:08:13,510 --> 03:08:14,753
order of implementation is dual

4203
03:08:14,753 --> 03:08:16,753
notice process.

4204
03:08:17,522 --> 03:08:18,230
I'm not going to read this to

4205
03:08:18,230 --> 03:08:20,230
you.

4206
03:08:20,693 --> 03:08:24,893
It's a process by which we allow

4207
03:08:25,264 --> 03:08:27,700
our customers to settle their

4208
03:08:27,700 --> 03:08:28,300
differences prior going to

4209
03:08:28,300 --> 03:08:30,300
court.

4210
03:08:31,360 --> 03:08:31,303
In many instances avoid going to

4211
03:08:31,303 --> 03:08:33,303
court.

4212
03:08:33,472 --> 03:08:34,740
We're very procedured of this

4213
03:08:34,740 --> 03:08:36,740
particular building block.

4214
03:08:37,677 --> 03:08:40,790
In fy, if any, when we started

4215
03:08:40,790 --> 03:08:42,849
the due notice process we were

4216
03:08:42,849 --> 03:08:44,817
able to triple the notice

4217
03:08:44,817 --> 03:08:46,719
through this dual notice process

4218
03:08:46,719 --> 03:08:48,719
or establishment.

4219
03:08:49,388 --> 03:08:51,624
The second building block is one

4220
03:08:51,624 --> 03:08:54,193
that invests in the training and

4221
03:08:54,193 --> 03:08:55,495
development of our staff.

4222
03:08:55,495 --> 03:08:57,495
Mediation certifications.

4223
03:08:59,766 --> 03:09:03,366
All of our case management staff

4224
03:09:04,471 --> 03:09:05,605
are working becoming certified

4225
03:09:05,605 --> 03:09:07,605
media tirs.

4226
03:09:10,977 --> 03:09:12,479
We're moving toe win to lose

4227
03:09:12,479 --> 03:09:14,879
going to win win.

4228
03:09:15,182 --> 03:09:18,782
When October we hope to have

4229
03:09:19,853 --> 03:09:20,853
trained and have certified 2 of

4230
03:09:20,853 --> 03:09:22,853
our staff.

4231
03:09:23,423 --> 03:09:25,859
So they can begin how to use

4232
03:09:25,859 --> 03:09:27,260
those skills to help our

4233
03:09:27,260 --> 03:09:29,362
customers make decisions about

4234
03:09:29,362 --> 03:09:31,965
their cases on their own.

4235
03:09:31,965 --> 03:09:34,868
The third building block is

4236
03:09:34,868 --> 03:09:37,268
called second chance amnesty.

4237
03:09:39,106 --> 03:09:41,700
Some of you who previously

4238
03:09:41,700 --> 03:09:43,710
served on the health and human

4239
03:09:43,710 --> 03:09:45,345
services of the board we shared

4240
03:09:45,345 --> 03:09:48,945
with you we had completed our

4241
03:09:49,550 --> 03:09:51,550
first amnesty program.

4242
03:09:52,119 --> 03:09:55,556
And the opportunity to come in

4243
03:09:55,556 --> 03:09:56,190
to the agendas and get back on

4244
03:09:56,190 --> 03:09:57,691
track.

4245
03:09:57,691 --> 03:09:59,159
I believe it was commissioner

4246
03:09:59,159 --> 03:10:01,294
dunlap it might be a good

4247
03:10:01,294 --> 03:10:04,310
opportunity to consider doing a

4248
03:10:04,310 --> 03:10:07,310
second chance amnesty project in

4249
03:10:07,568 --> 03:10:08,169
the latter part of the fiscal

4250
03:10:08,169 --> 03:10:09,970
year.

4251
03:10:09,970 --> 03:10:11,939
we did this past June.

4252
03:10:11,939 --> 03:10:15,109
What you see is the difference

4253
03:10:15,109 --> 03:10:16,877
we've been able to make in terms

4254
03:10:16,877 --> 03:10:19,877
of collections and engaging in

4255
03:10:20,347 --> 03:10:21,382
the noncustodial in the fiscal

4256
03:10:21,382 --> 03:10:23,382
year.

4257
03:10:25,553 --> 03:10:27,555
As of June 2017 over 300 non-

4258
03:10:27,555 --> 03:10:29,555
noncustodial parents have

4259
03:10:30,558 --> 03:10:32,958
visited our offices voluntarily.

4260
03:10:36,630 --> 03:10:39,300
123 custodial parents and we

4261
03:10:44,506 --> 03:10:45,507
have collected over $35,000.

4262
03:10:45,507 --> 03:10:47,775
This is particularly important

4263
03:10:47,775 --> 03:10:49,777
what the data indicates to us

4264
03:10:49,777 --> 03:10:50,245
that most non-

4265
03:10:50,245 --> 03:10:52,245
custodial parents

4266
03:10:53,214 --> 03:10:54,949
want to engage with their

4267
03:10:54,949 --> 03:10:55,516
children both financially and

4268
03:10:55,516 --> 03:10:57,352
emotionally.

4269
03:10:57,352 --> 03:10:59,540
The next building block is

4270
03:10:59,540 --> 03:11:01,540
community outreach.

4271
03:11:01,156 --> 03:11:02,691
We're very fortunate to have

4272
03:11:02,691 --> 03:11:05,691
staff here in mecklenberg county

4273
03:11:06,194 --> 03:11:08,630
who want to be highly

4274
03:11:08,630 --> 03:11:10,630
professional service providers

4275
03:11:10,999 --> 03:11:11,266
as well as the good community

4276
03:11:11,266 --> 03:11:13,266
steward.

4277
03:11:14,735 --> 03:11:17,735
Our staff have developed their

4278
03:11:21,443 --> 03:11:23,843
own community outreach program.

4279
03:11:24,513 --> 03:11:26,114
The mom as gateway not

4280
03:11:26,114 --> 03:11:28,514
gatekeeper works with custodial

4281
03:11:28,650 --> 03:11:30,151
moms who're the partners on

4282
03:11:30,151 --> 03:11:33,389
child support cases to help them

4283
03:11:33,389 --> 03:11:36,389
understand the im account packet

4284
03:11:36,392 --> 03:11:39,695
they have on the child support

4285
03:11:39,695 --> 03:11:43,295
case as gatekeepers and the role

4286
03:11:44,660 --> 03:11:46,168
they can in facilitating the

4287
03:11:46,168 --> 03:11:48,168
relationship between the

4288
03:11:48,236 --> 03:11:49,137
noncustodial parent and the

4289
03:11:49,137 --> 03:11:51,137
children.

4290
03:11:51,574 --> 03:11:53,509
And the second one I wanted to

4291
03:11:53,509 --> 03:11:56,509
highlight is the relationship we

4292
03:11:58,214 --> 03:11:59,214
have with albermarle road

4293
03:11:59,214 --> 03:12:01,214
elementary school.

4294
03:12:03,519 --> 03:12:06,488
They're using their own funds to

4295
03:12:06,488 --> 03:12:09,488
purchase school supplies for the

4296
03:12:11,728 --> 03:12:14,630
children of albermarle road.

4297
03:12:14,630 --> 03:12:17,367
Another one I want to highlight

4298
03:12:17,367 --> 03:12:18,334
is the annual employer's

4299
03:12:18,334 --> 03:12:20,334
roundtable luncheon.

4300
03:12:20,670 --> 03:12:21,837
We had the third one this year.

4301
03:12:21,837 --> 03:12:24,837
severely of you have been

4302
03:12:25,275 --> 03:12:26,576
participated in the employees

4303
03:12:26,576 --> 03:12:27,878
roundtable to include

4304
03:12:27,878 --> 03:12:29,878
commissioner cotham.

4305
03:12:30,380 --> 03:12:34,451
We are honored this past June to

4306
03:12:34,451 --> 03:12:38,651
have our own trevor a fuller to

4307
03:12:41,391 --> 03:12:43,791
be our keynote speaker.

4308
03:12:45,562 --> 03:12:49,162
We want to recognize them for

4309
03:12:49,533 --> 03:12:50,433
employing in a non-

4310
03:12:50,433 --> 03:12:51,868
custodial

4311
03:12:51,868 --> 03:12:53,868
children.

4312
03:12:54,804 --> 03:12:56,873
On the next page which continues

4313
03:12:56,873 --> 03:12:59,209
the community outreach we do I

4314
03:12:59,209 --> 03:13:01,609
wanted to highlight the

4315
03:13:01,679 --> 03:13:02,146
environmental sustainability

4316
03:13:02,146 --> 03:13:04,146
training.

4317
03:13:04,848 --> 03:13:06,884
Our staff created their own

4318
03:13:06,884 --> 03:13:08,585
letter of commitment for

4319
03:13:08,585 --> 03:13:09,886
participating and working green

4320
03:13:09,886 --> 03:13:11,886
in mecklenberg county.

4321
03:13:12,990 --> 03:13:15,826
And we were featured in

4322
03:13:15,826 --> 03:13:17,762
employees now for what they did.

4323
03:13:17,762 --> 03:13:19,764
They're excellent employees in

4324
03:13:19,764 --> 03:13:21,399
mecklenberg county but they're

4325
03:13:21,399 --> 03:13:23,333
excellent community stewarted.

4326
03:13:23,333 --> 03:13:25,803
The next building block is

4327
03:13:25,803 --> 03:13:26,870
called the responsible father

4328
03:13:26,870 --> 03:13:28,870
fatherhood program.

4329
03:13:29,390 --> 03:13:31,439
It has been recognized

4330
03:13:31,642 --> 03:13:33,143
throughout the state as being an

4331
03:13:33,143 --> 03:13:35,143
award winning program.

4332
03:13:36,314 --> 03:13:38,714
It's been recognized nationwide.

4333
03:13:39,350 --> 03:13:41,886
Many of our staff have

4334
03:13:41,886 --> 03:13:43,221
participated in support with

4335
03:13:43,221 --> 03:13:45,323
collaborations in south carolina

4336
03:13:45,323 --> 03:13:47,625
with the south carolina center

4337
03:13:47,625 --> 03:13:49,693
for families in north carolina

4338
03:13:49,693 --> 03:13:51,795
with many, many other programs

4339
03:13:51,795 --> 03:13:53,131
that focus on responsible

4340
03:13:53,131 --> 03:13:55,131
fatherhood as well.

4341
03:13:56,100 --> 03:13:59,370
Most recently a child support

4342
03:13:59,370 --> 03:14:01,873
program in maryland asked for us

4343
03:14:01,873 --> 03:14:04,873
to collaborate with them and

4344
03:14:05,760 --> 03:14:08,676
give them advice on setting up

4345
03:14:10,715 --> 03:14:11,116
their responsible fatherhood

4346
03:14:11,116 --> 03:14:13,116
initiative.

4347
03:14:13,385 --> 03:14:14,586
We do this in addition to the

4348
03:14:14,586 --> 03:14:16,321
regular duties because they have

4349
03:14:16,321 --> 03:14:19,257
the passion and the commitment

4350
03:14:19,257 --> 03:14:21,257
to the service.

4351
03:14:23,328 --> 03:14:25,728
just recently we spawn

4352
03:14:26,464 --> 03:14:28,464
onsored a

4353
03:14:28,801 --> 03:14:29,670
evening with dad just to have

4354
03:14:29,670 --> 03:14:31,670
dinner.

4355
03:14:31,503 --> 03:14:33,905
Fellowship and can any questions

4356
03:14:33,905 --> 03:14:35,600
May thif and just have fun with

4357
03:14:35,600 --> 03:14:36,474
their children.

4358
03:14:36,474 --> 03:14:37,709
Fathers don't get an opportunity

4359
03:14:37,709 --> 03:14:39,709
to do that.

4360
03:14:40,145 --> 03:14:43,145
With the investment we're making

4361
03:14:45,217 --> 03:14:47,286
in our mom as great way not

4362
03:14:47,286 --> 03:14:49,621
gatekeeper program and the

4363
03:14:49,621 --> 03:14:50,823
responsible fatherhood

4364
03:14:50,823 --> 03:14:52,157
initiative program we're hoping

4365
03:14:52,157 --> 03:14:54,157
to make investments.

4366
03:14:56,428 --> 03:15:00,280
The last of the building blocks

4367
03:15:00,565 --> 03:15:03,402
and I just lost my building

4368
03:15:03,402 --> 03:15:04,300
block.

4369
03:15:04,300 --> 03:15:06,300
There we go.

4370
03:15:06,272 --> 03:15:07,807
So the last of the building

4371
03:15:07,807 --> 03:15:10,900
blocks is child support

4372
03:15:10,900 --> 03:15:13,312
awareness month and I can think

4373
03:15:13,312 --> 03:15:14,379
of no more point time to be

4374
03:15:14,379 --> 03:15:17,215
talking about the investment and

4375
03:15:17,215 --> 03:15:19,840
the return on investment you've

4376
03:15:19,840 --> 03:15:20,320
made in child support here in

4377
03:15:20,320 --> 03:15:22,255
mecklenberg county than this

4378
03:15:22,255 --> 03:15:24,255
month of August.

4379
03:15:24,657 --> 03:15:27,593
Because this is nationally child

4380
03:15:27,593 --> 03:15:29,593
support awareness month.

4381
03:15:30,363 --> 03:15:33,365
I want you to notice for each of

4382
03:15:33,365 --> 03:15:37,565
the weeks of August is a series

4383
03:15:40,106 --> 03:15:42,800
of events tailored to each.

4384
03:15:42,800 --> 03:15:44,800
The first week.

4385
03:15:46,713 --> 03:15:48,713
Custodial parent week.

4386
03:15:50,450 --> 03:15:52,151
The next children week.

4387
03:15:52,151 --> 03:15:54,151
Staff recognition week.

4388
03:15:57,291 --> 03:15:59,691
And finally noncustodial parent

4389
03:15:59,926 --> 03:16:01,828
week culminating with our

4390
03:16:01,828 --> 03:16:03,828
noncustodial orientation program

4391
03:16:04,697 --> 03:16:07,634
and with our annual training

4392
03:16:07,634 --> 03:16:10,634
retreat which is held courtesy

4393
03:16:11,700 --> 03:16:13,474
of our own parks department at

4394
03:16:13,474 --> 03:16:16,410
rita creek park and then we

4395
03:16:16,410 --> 03:16:18,612
present the supplies that our

4396
03:16:18,612 --> 03:16:21,114
staff have donated to the

4397
03:16:21,114 --> 03:16:23,514
children of albermarle children.

4398
03:16:24,317 --> 03:16:27,287
What you see on this slide is

4399
03:16:27,287 --> 03:16:29,255
our performance compared to the

4400
03:16:29,255 --> 03:16:31,255
current in fy11.

4401
03:16:32,426 --> 03:16:34,861
you can see we are making major

4402
03:16:34,861 --> 03:16:37,261
improvements in every area.

4403
03:16:37,331 --> 03:16:38,899
We intend to keep doing that.

4404
03:16:38,899 --> 03:16:41,435
Our vision is to become the best

4405
03:16:41,435 --> 03:16:43,435
in the state.

4406
03:16:44,771 --> 03:16:49,571
And we feel like we can do it.

4407
03:16:49,744 --> 03:16:52,947
Last year we talked to you about

4408
03:16:52,947 --> 03:16:54,947
being the third 50

4409
03:16:55,616 --> 03:16:57,616
$50 million

4410
03:16:59,854 --> 03:17:01,854
club.

4411
03:17:02,220 --> 03:17:04,257
And we intend to stay in the $50

4412
03:17:04,257 --> 03:17:04,559
million club because it helps

4413
03:17:04,559 --> 03:17:06,559
children.

4414
03:17:07,395 --> 03:17:08,262
It gives children what they need

4415
03:17:08,262 --> 03:17:08,696
financially as well as

4416
03:17:08,696 --> 03:17:10,696
emotionally.

4417
03:17:11,933 --> 03:17:14,735
So in closing, when you see our

4418
03:17:14,735 --> 03:17:16,904
building blocks will come full

4419
03:17:16,904 --> 03:17:18,904
circle nationally and

4420
03:17:19,306 --> 03:17:20,808
international data support our

4421
03:17:20,808 --> 03:17:22,210
experience that most

4422
03:17:22,210 --> 03:17:24,610
noncustodial parents want to

4423
03:17:25,347 --> 03:17:27,747
support their children both

4424
03:17:30,919 --> 03:17:32,919
financially and emotionally.

4425
03:17:33,888 --> 03:17:34,856
Unemployment, underemployment.

4426
03:17:34,856 --> 03:17:36,856
Homelessness.

4427
03:17:38,726 --> 03:17:40,726
Alit rocky.

4428
03:17:41,596 --> 03:17:42,831
Histories of incarceration.

4429
03:17:42,831 --> 03:17:45,231
At mecklenberg county child

4430
03:17:45,434 --> 03:17:47,834
support enforcement the building

4431
03:17:47,902 --> 03:17:50,171
which we are working has many

4432
03:17:50,171 --> 03:17:52,374
doors and every day we work to

4433
03:17:52,374 --> 03:17:54,776
make it easier for our customers

4434
03:17:54,776 --> 03:17:55,844
to walk through those doors for

4435
03:17:55,844 --> 03:17:57,844
their children.

4436
03:17:59,348 --> 03:17:59,748
So again, I ask you to join with

4437
03:17:59,748 --> 03:18:01,748
us.

4438
03:18:02,985 --> 03:18:04,553
Because we believe if you build

4439
03:18:04,553 --> 03:18:04,953
it they will come.

4440
03:18:04,953 --> 03:18:05,654
Thank you.

4441
03:18:05,654 --> 03:18:07,654
>> Chair: thank you.

4442
03:18:08,757 --> 03:18:10,757
>> May I.

4443
03:18:12,961 --> 03:18:16,265
These are some of the people who

4444
03:18:16,265 --> 03:18:18,670
make it happen.

4445
03:18:18,670 --> 03:18:19,702
>> Chair: thank you.

4446
03:18:19,702 --> 03:18:22,237
Thank you for making it happen.

4447
03:18:22,237 --> 03:18:23,238
>> I want to thank them for

4448
03:18:23,238 --> 03:18:25,238
their patience.

4449
03:18:27,843 --> 03:18:31,346
They are like this in every way.

4450
03:18:31,346 --> 03:18:31,646
May I answer any questions for

4451
03:18:31,646 --> 03:18:33,646
you.

4452
03:18:35,151 --> 03:18:37,520
Ms. Kennedy, I'm so glad you're

4453
03:18:37,520 --> 03:18:40,422
here right now because after a

4454
03:18:40,422 --> 03:18:42,822
rather contentious period of

4455
03:18:43,926 --> 03:18:45,594
time, it is delightful to have

4456
03:18:45,594 --> 03:18:48,594
someone talk about the things

4457
03:18:48,697 --> 03:18:51,697
that everybody at this dais

4458
03:18:53,937 --> 03:18:55,304
agrees.

4459
03:18:55,304 --> 03:18:57,704
Commissioner fuller the work

4460
03:18:57,874 --> 03:19:00,576
you're doing is far more

4461
03:19:00,576 --> 03:19:03,546
important than all the things we

4462
03:19:03,546 --> 03:19:06,181
disagree about and for the

4463
03:19:06,181 --> 03:19:07,450
matter most of the things we

4464
03:19:07,450 --> 03:19:09,450
agree about.

4465
03:19:09,886 --> 03:19:10,453
It is a nice reminder what

4466
03:19:10,453 --> 03:19:12,453
mecklenberg county does.

4467
03:19:12,589 --> 03:19:15,792
We are in the people business

4468
03:19:15,792 --> 03:19:16,893
and we are most assuredly in the

4469
03:19:16,893 --> 03:19:18,893
children business.

4470
03:19:19,596 --> 03:19:21,430
Thank you for patience and your

4471
03:19:21,430 --> 03:19:22,865
professionalism and bring is

4472
03:19:22,865 --> 03:19:24,865
back to reality.

4473
03:19:27,704 --> 03:19:30,974
I will remind that the billboard

4474
03:19:30,974 --> 03:19:32,509
over the parking deck now has

4475
03:19:32,509 --> 03:19:34,909
the child support awareness

4476
03:19:34,911 --> 03:19:37,714
month poster and it says

4477
03:19:37,714 --> 03:19:38,140
children are our number one

4478
03:19:38,140 --> 03:19:40,140
priority.

4479
03:19:41,919 --> 03:19:43,520
So that's a reminder we want to

4480
03:19:43,520 --> 03:19:44,855
tell everybody today.

4481
03:19:44,855 --> 03:19:46,855
>> Chair: thank you.

4482
03:19:48,358 --> 03:19:50,758
Thank you so much.

4483
03:19:52,262 --> 03:19:56,333
>> now we're going to move on to

4484
03:19:56,333 --> 03:19:58,333
commissioner reports.

4485
03:20:01,572 --> 03:20:04,572
Are we doing Ms. Leake's.

4486
03:20:05,142 --> 03:20:08,780
Commissioner leake had put in an

4487
03:20:08,780 --> 03:20:10,478
application to change hoskins

4488
03:20:11,782 --> 03:20:13,984
park and rename it to the ae

4489
03:20:13,984 --> 03:20:15,785
eva

4490
03:20:15,785 --> 03:20:17,785
b. Hoskins park.

4491
03:20:18,489 --> 03:20:20,489
I would absencing

4492
03:20:20,825 --> 03:20:22,825
cknowledge receipt of

4493
03:20:24,662 --> 03:20:28,262
anvil ma d. Leake of hoskins

4494
03:20:28,766 --> 03:20:29,734
charlotte north carolina 282028

4495
03:20:29,734 --> 03:20:31,734
that 's

4496
03:20:33,137 --> 03:20:34,339
that's voluntary b. Barber

4497
03:20:34,339 --> 03:20:36,339
neighborhood park.

4498
03:20:36,875 --> 03:20:38,877
At 6:30 P.M. To receive public

4499
03:20:38,877 --> 03:20:41,877
comment on the proposed of

4500
03:20:46,651 --> 03:20:48,219
hoskins to sirah b. Barber park.

4501
03:20:48,219 --> 03:20:50,219
>> Chair: any discussion?

4502
03:20:51,210 --> 03:20:53,210
All n

4503
03:20:54,126 --> 03:20:55,293
in favor please denote by

4504
03:20:55,293 --> 03:20:57,293
aye.

4505
03:20:58,396 --> 03:21:00,899
>> Madam On the chair there's a

4506
03:21:00,899 --> 03:21:01,566
policy on probleming plations in

4507
03:21:01,566 --> 03:21:03,566
awards.

4508
03:21:04,836 --> 03:21:06,604
When we had our commissioner

4509
03:21:06,604 --> 03:21:08,573
puckett we had on go forward

4510
03:21:08,573 --> 03:21:11,573
moving all of proclamation to

4511
03:21:11,643 --> 03:21:14,780
the front of the agenda because

4512
03:21:14,780 --> 03:21:18,380
we end up moving them anyway.

4513
03:21:21,319 --> 03:21:24,919
We need to change board policy.

4514
03:21:25,590 --> 03:21:28,894
If that's the will of the board.

4515
03:21:28,894 --> 03:21:31,894
>> Chair: is there a motion.

4516
03:21:32,631 --> 03:21:34,933
>> I want to weigh in on this

4517
03:21:34,933 --> 03:21:36,868
first.

4518
03:21:36,868 --> 03:21:38,670
>> there might not be one.

4519
03:21:38,670 --> 03:21:40,670
That's the point.

4520
03:21:41,273 --> 03:21:42,974
>> I move to make the board

4521
03:21:42,974 --> 03:21:44,243
policy change.

4522
03:21:44,243 --> 03:21:47,843
>> Chair: is there a second to

4523
03:21:51,183 --> 03:21:53,183
that motion.

4524
03:21:54,190 --> 03:21:56,322
>> now can I talk about it?

4525
03:21:56,322 --> 03:21:58,322
>> yes.

4526
03:21:59,424 --> 03:22:00,580
There's nothing we need to talk

4527
03:22:00,580 --> 03:22:01,827
about.

4528
03:22:01,827 --> 03:22:03,696
>> well for a second.

4529
03:22:03,696 --> 03:22:05,310
There's some history behind

4530
03:22:05,310 --> 03:22:07,310
that.

4531
03:22:07,567 --> 03:22:10,670
Years ago when I served as

4532
03:22:10,670 --> 03:22:11,503
chairperson of the efficient and

4533
03:22:11,503 --> 03:22:13,503
effective government committee

4534
03:22:16,509 --> 03:22:19,980
along with the bill but anyway,

4535
03:22:19,980 --> 03:22:23,450
and we had hours of discussion

4536
03:22:23,450 --> 03:22:25,585
and these proclamations being

4537
03:22:25,585 --> 03:22:29,122
moved at the beginning of the

4538
03:22:29,122 --> 03:22:30,957
meeting had continuous

4539
03:22:30,957 --> 03:22:32,957
conversations that pushes

4540
03:22:34,527 --> 03:22:36,595
everything else back out that

4541
03:22:36,595 --> 03:22:38,732
people won't agree with this

4542
03:22:38,732 --> 03:22:40,660
causes the meeting to end up

4543
03:22:40,660 --> 03:22:42,660
even longer.

4544
03:22:42,268 --> 03:22:43,436
In addition to that all

4545
03:22:43,436 --> 03:22:45,639
proclamations are not read.

4546
03:22:45,639 --> 03:22:48,208
But if you put them at the front

4547
03:22:48,208 --> 03:22:50,243
of the agenda it encourages

4548
03:22:50,243 --> 03:22:52,645
somebody to want to read all of

4549
03:22:52,645 --> 03:22:55,820
them because they want tv time.

4550
03:22:55,820 --> 03:22:57,984
I'm just being honest with you.

4551
03:22:57,984 --> 03:22:58,285
so I'm just suggest that we not

4552
03:22:58,285 --> 03:23:00,285
do that.

4553
03:23:03,924 --> 03:23:05,924
>> Chair: okay.

4554
03:23:09,763 --> 03:23:10,300
>> I agree with commissioner

4555
03:23:10,300 --> 03:23:12,300
dunlap.

4556
03:23:12,330 --> 03:23:12,633
I was also on the committee as

4557
03:23:12,633 --> 03:23:14,633
he said.

4558
03:23:15,936 --> 03:23:18,906
The problem when you put at the

4559
03:23:18,906 --> 03:23:21,842
beginning of the meeting besides

4560
03:23:21,842 --> 03:23:25,212
dragging the meeting out it also

4561
03:23:25,212 --> 03:23:28,515
allows the policy to be abused.

4562
03:23:28,515 --> 03:23:30,515
People contact commissioners

4563
03:23:30,651 --> 03:23:32,386
about putting their pet

4564
03:23:32,386 --> 03:23:34,386
resolutions and proclamations

4565
03:23:36,230 --> 03:23:36,357
and they bring a pride of

4566
03:23:36,357 --> 03:23:38,357
people.

4567
03:23:40,661 --> 03:23:43,610
It is lacking decorum.

4568
03:23:43,697 --> 03:23:46,660
The commission is the time got

4569
03:23:46,660 --> 03:23:49,666
so frustrated with the length of

4570
03:23:51,773 --> 03:23:54,542
the meeting and with the circus

4571
03:23:54,542 --> 03:23:57,542
atmosphere that emanated from it

4572
03:23:59,447 --> 03:24:00,915
that we actually in a bipartisan

4573
03:24:00,915 --> 03:24:04,515
fashion got together and came up

4574
03:24:07,155 --> 03:24:08,890
with a solution in order to help

4575
03:24:08,890 --> 03:24:09,891
the meetings become more

4576
03:24:09,891 --> 03:24:11,891
efficient.

4577
03:24:12,961 --> 03:24:14,595
Now, I agree moving

4578
03:24:14,595 --> 03:24:17,310
proclamations up is a problem.

4579
03:24:17,310 --> 03:24:18,599
But the problem is lack of

4580
03:24:18,599 --> 03:24:20,568
fortitude on the part of

4581
03:24:20,568 --> 03:24:21,335
commissioners not to move them

4582
03:24:21,335 --> 03:24:23,335
up.

4583
03:24:23,639 --> 03:24:24,373
The problem isn't the current

4584
03:24:24,373 --> 03:24:26,373
policy.

4585
03:24:27,642 --> 03:24:30,211
It's that everybody says, okay,

4586
03:24:30,211 --> 03:24:31,613
sure, we'll move it up instead

4587
03:24:31,613 --> 03:24:33,815
of saying no you should have a

4588
03:24:33,815 --> 03:24:36,718
good reason to move it up.

4589
03:24:36,718 --> 03:24:39,121
It shouldn't just be oh you know

4590
03:24:39,121 --> 03:24:39,655
I'd like to talk about this for

4591
03:24:39,655 --> 03:24:41,655
10 minutes.

4592
03:24:42,224 --> 03:24:44,159
If all of you did that we didn't

4593
03:24:44,159 --> 03:24:45,694
get to the regular business

4594
03:24:45,694 --> 03:24:47,694
until 8:00.

4595
03:24:48,730 --> 03:24:52,330
That would be bad for everybody.

4596
03:24:52,667 --> 03:24:54,302
I am not good after nine.

4597
03:24:54,302 --> 03:24:57,340
From my perspective I would like

4598
03:24:57,340 --> 03:25:00,142
to keep the policy the way it is

4599
03:25:00,142 --> 03:25:03,450
but just remind the board as

4600
03:25:03,450 --> 03:25:04,847
nicely there is a reason why

4601
03:25:04,847 --> 03:25:06,782
we're supposed to have a good

4602
03:25:06,782 --> 03:25:09,782
reason to move it up.

4603
03:25:10,520 --> 03:25:12,821
If we just all followed the

4604
03:25:12,821 --> 03:25:14,891
policy this would be a

4605
03:25:14,891 --> 03:25:16,891
non-issue.

4606
03:25:19,328 --> 03:25:20,429
>> I appreciate george and

4607
03:25:20,429 --> 03:25:22,829
bill's history on that.

4608
03:25:23,165 --> 03:25:26,765
I'm the one who suggested only

4609
03:25:28,537 --> 03:25:30,572
because in the last year I think

4610
03:25:30,572 --> 03:25:32,609
every single proclamation we've

4611
03:25:32,609 --> 03:25:33,476
had had been pulled and moved

4612
03:25:33,476 --> 03:25:35,476
up.

4613
03:25:37,113 --> 03:25:37,380
So every proclamation goes into

4614
03:25:37,380 --> 03:25:39,380
consent.

4615
03:25:40,683 --> 03:25:42,752
We have to have a motion out of

4616
03:25:42,752 --> 03:25:44,820
consent and put it at the front.

4617
03:25:44,820 --> 03:25:46,756
They all end up there.

4618
03:25:46,756 --> 03:25:49,526
Now, I will defer to your wisdom

4619
03:25:49,526 --> 03:25:50,927
and experience that if in fact

4620
03:25:50,927 --> 03:25:53,927
leaving them there cuts that

4621
03:25:55,565 --> 03:25:55,832
number down, then that's a valid

4622
03:25:55,832 --> 03:25:57,133
concern.

4623
03:25:57,133 --> 03:25:59,402
I think you're right.

4624
03:25:59,402 --> 03:26:00,904
I think perhaps we May need to

4625
03:26:00,904 --> 03:26:03,904
talk about limiting the number

4626
03:26:04,140 --> 03:26:05,808
of proclamations any one

4627
03:26:05,808 --> 03:26:08,211
commissioner can do in a course

4628
03:26:08,211 --> 03:26:09,679
of a year.

4629
03:26:09,679 --> 03:26:12,790
I appreciate your history

4630
03:26:13,483 --> 03:26:16,483
because that does make sense.

4631
03:26:16,753 --> 03:26:19,753
Ours seemed to make sense.

4632
03:26:22,725 --> 03:26:25,280
>> I agree -- I can't agree with

4633
03:26:25,280 --> 03:26:26,931
both of these 2 on this issue

4634
03:26:26,931 --> 03:26:29,967
because if we can make it harder

4635
03:26:29,967 --> 03:26:32,102
for us to bring proclamations up

4636
03:26:32,102 --> 03:26:33,170
I think that would benefit us.

4637
03:26:33,170 --> 03:26:35,170
>> I'm with you.

4638
03:26:35,672 --> 03:26:38,672
>> leave them in consent because

4639
03:26:38,708 --> 03:26:41,708
it requires unanimous vote but

4640
03:26:42,246 --> 03:26:45,583
move them up on the agenda so if

4641
03:26:45,583 --> 03:26:49,860
you've got to do that every time

4642
03:26:49,860 --> 03:26:50,321
all it takes one person to say

4643
03:26:50,321 --> 03:26:52,321
no.

4644
03:26:59,530 --> 03:27:01,930
Maybe it will stop.

4645
03:27:02,667 --> 03:27:05,670
>> Chair: we have one-monthly

4646
03:27:09,673 --> 03:27:10,908
meeting

4647
03:27:10,908 --> 03:27:12,509
meeting.

4648
03:27:12,509 --> 03:27:14,509
All right.

4649
03:27:15,546 --> 03:27:15,979
We've going to do the consent

4650
03:27:15,979 --> 03:27:17,979
agenda.

4651
03:27:18,583 --> 03:27:20,151
may I have a motion. Approve

4652
03:27:20,151 --> 03:27:22,151
the consent item.

4653
03:27:23,121 --> 03:27:24,856
>> other than.

4654
03:27:24,856 --> 03:27:26,856
>> Chair: that's wonderful.

4655
03:27:28,493 --> 03:27:30,893
>> that's fine with me.

4656
03:27:36,340 --> 03:27:39,634
All in favor please denote aye.

4657
03:27:44,609 --> 03:27:46,544
All opposers nay.

4658
03:27:46,544 --> 03:27:48,944
I move to adjourn.

4659
03:27:49,580 --> 03:27:53,180
All in favor please denote by

4660
03:27:54,253 --> 03:27:55,754
aye.

4661
03:27:55,754 --> 03:27:56,210
Opposers nay.

4662
03:27:56,210 --> 03:27:56,788
Okay.

4663
03:27:56,788 --> 03:27:58,788
We're adjourned.