City Council Business Meeting on 2025-02-10 5:00 PM - Feb 10, 2025
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What topics are covered in the roll call and introductory motions?
Um Manager saying let's roll to our consent and action review um this afternoon. So I'm gonna call this meeting to order. Let's begin with our introductions and we'll start with Miss Brown.
Well it certainly is a pleasure to be here, Mayor. Thank you. See you on a brown Charlotte City Council District Three. Hello, everybody. Good evening. I am going to say Happy Eagles Black History Month. As well as Kendrick Lamar's Black History Month. I am Lawana Mayfield. I serve you on Charlotte City Council as a at large member.
Tarp regardition six. Malcolm Graham District Two. Marcus Jones, City Manager.
By Laues, Mayor. I see. Temple Ajmara at large. Good
evening, Marjorie Molina, District Five. Good evening, Renee
Johnson, District Four. Um and I wanna wish my grandbaby a happy birthday.
Happy birthday.
Yeah. Okay
Anthony F Anthony Fox, interim city attorney.
Billy Thomas, Deputy City Clerk. It's back.
Okay. Mr. Driggs, would you like to introduce yourself?
Ed Driggs, District Seven. Good evening.
All right, thank you very much. Um So now I think Tark has already did you al ready put
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That's what it is. Yeah. So that's okay. All right, let's move it on. All right, so are there any consent items um for a separate vote or comment? Miss Johnson. I'd like to pull item number thirty four, please. Okay, thirty four. For a separate vote or for notes? Or just a comment? All right. And item forty-three. Okay. Anyone else? Miss Mayfield, yes?
Thank you. So we do have a speaker tonight. Yes. So are we going to pull out thirty seven, thirty eight, and thirty nine? Or do you need me to add that into my
Um my understanding and Mr um Ant ms I'm sorry, Mr. Anthony. If you would remind us this is a lawyer and I would my understanding is he would like to speak at one time on all three items.
Right. Uh yeah, Mayor and Council, you're uh you're correct. This item uh is uh related to uh condemnations t to be filed by the city with regards to a public purpose for acquisition of property that's important for the public good. The attorney in this matter has been notified that this item is on your agenda this e for dinner agenda. agenda and that action may be taken by the council prior to his comments and he's aware of that.
So then I would like to pull thirty seven, thirty eight, and thirty nine for separate for discussion. and vote because I think that's a challenge if we're if we move forward with a decision in this room but then when we get downstairs He's so he'll be able to speak in this room. Yes.
So I just
wanted to make sure that there was the opportunity to hear. But just for the sake of the records, then I will pull thirty-seven, thirty eight, and nine for separate vote.
Okay, thank you. All right. So do I have item number forty three as well as thirty seven, thirty-eight, and thirty-nine. Anyone else have anything that they'd like to have? Separately. All right. So the clerk n understands and has the information that she needs. And I'd like to address um Mr. Odom. If you would join us at the dais or peer and the so that we can have you on the record and you are going to address Charlotte Water property transactions, Davison Eastern Rocket Rock Rocky River Road Sanitary Sewer Outfall. is item number thirty seven. Item thirty eight is Charlotte Water Property Transactions, Rocky River Sanitary Sewer Outfall. And the same for item thirty nine. Mr. Odom, you have three minutes.
Um thank you, Mayor. Uh Mayor Pro Tim, City Council members. My name is Tommy Odom. I'm an attorney here. I represent the May family. The Hinenhausen family and the Davis family. And I emailed all of the city council members with a summary of what I was gonna say tonight. And I want to make it short because I know that you're you're busy. But we believe this is a very serious matter that we believe to condemn these three families' properties for a private developer. Um would be unlawful and unconstitutional. And we are asking the city council to take a stand today and vote not to do that and instead have the developer who has some fifty acre project in the town of Davison to go and acquire what he needs in the free market like everyone else does.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What topics are covered in the roll call and introductory motions?
3:19–25:01
2
How does the council address the condemnation and legal issues for the sewer project?
25:01–41:01
3
What decisions are made regarding the consent items and item 43?
41:01–1:33:27
4
How does the public‑safety series frame violence as a public‑health crisis?
1:33:27–1:58:59
5
What are the recidivism rates and effectiveness of the current prevention programs?
1:58:59–2:16:17
6
How is the need for 24‑hour hospital coverage and expanded staffing being addressed?
2:16:17–3:00:23
7
Why is the City Council debating a new Arts, Science & Culture governance board and its funding?
3:00:23–3:27:20
8
What motions and votes are being taken to approve the arts board and other agenda items?
3:27:20–3:49:46
Speakers
8 identified
LaWana Mayfield 59 min
Vi Lyles 16 min
Marcus Jones 16 min
Dimple Ajmera 11 min
Malcolm Graham 8 min
Ed Driggs 5 min
Stephanie Kelly 1 min
James Mitchell
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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