City Council Business Meeting on 2025-09-22 5:30 PM - Sep 22, 2025

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What opening remarks and invocation set the tone for the council meeting?

Vi Lyles 0:00

Thank

Victoria Watlington 0:06

you. Is it okay to call you mom? Of course you can.

Quindella Walker 0:25

I don't think that many kids in my son's school even do it.

Elaine Alexander 0:30

Get your head out of the cloud.

Unknown 0:32

Talk to your kid about vaping. Visit talkaboutvaping.org.

4:11

Thank you.

5:22

We'll be right back.

Vi Lyles 6:01

Thank you so much for joining.

Edwin Peacock 6:03

Good

Vi Lyles 6:05

evening

Edwin Peacock 6:06

everyone.

Vi Lyles 6:07

Thank you so very much for joining us here in person and for those who are watching us online for the September 22nd business meeting of the Charlotte City Council. I'd like to get started with first our introductions around the dais and we'll start with Ms. Ajmera. Good evening and welcome. Dimple Ajmera at large. Good evening. I'm Dr. Victoria Watlington, and I have the pleasure of serving you as a council member at large. Good evening. Luana Mayfield, council member at large.

Ed Driggs 6:36

Edwin Peacock, District 6. Ed Driggs, District 7. Malcolm Graham, District 2.

Vi Lyles 6:41

Vi Lyles, Mayor.

Marcus Jones 6:42

Marcus Jones, City Manager. Good evening, everyone. James Mitchell at large.

Vi Lyles 6:46

Renee Johnson, District 4.

Anthony Fox 6:49

Anthony Fox, Interim City Attorney.

Vi Lyles 6:52

Good evening. Stephanie Kelly, City Clerk. Before we move... to the invocation this evening, I'd like to recognize that tonight marks 30 days since Irena was tragically killed on one of our train systems. You know, both any one of us that have been mothers, even if you've done that in a way that matters, I think we all understand that our hearts go out to her and to her family And a tragedy can sometimes good people do not really actually have the ability to become who they are. So I'd like to say before as our invocation tonight that we take a moment of silence and just remember Irena has been a part of us and what we can do better to make it better. So if you would bow your heads for us for a moment.

Vi Lyles 7:53

Thank you. Dear God, please help us understand what you have taken and what you may make of her. Because going to heaven is not something that we thought was things that she would do. We looked at her and said, look at how much she can live and how much she can grow. But now that growth belongs to you, God. Let us please be aware that you have her in your hands. I ask you for that peace and presence. Amen.

Victoria Watlington 8:25

Amen.

Vi Lyles 8:29

All right. I want to take a moment, again, as we begin with our invocation. I think that you know that all of us are here, and what we do in terms of what we're trying to achieve is that we have a pledge of allegiance, and we have scouts that come and help us do this process. I'm going to ask Mr. Peacock. to address the Scouts and get them ready for our Pledge of Allegiance.

Edwin Peacock 8:58

We have tonight Troop 1 from Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. We'd like for these three gentlemen to come down and lead

Vi Lyles 9:03

us. Okay, if everyone, if you choose to stand, please do for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Edwin Peacock 9:13

We'll just come on down here, right here. Face the plaque and y'all lead us off.

Brent Cagle 9:25

Vi Lyles 9:25

America, and to

Ed Driggs 9:27

the Republic for which it

Vi Lyles 9:28

stands,

Edwin Peacock 9:29

one

Vi Lyles 9:30

nation, under

Edwin Peacock 9:31

God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you all.

Vi Lyles 9:36

Thank you very much.

Edwin Peacock 9:38

Stick around as long as you want. Go

Vi Lyles 9:41

home and get something done pleasant, more pleasant than this. So thank you very much for being here. So now we have had our pledge of allegiance. I want to say that we're going to start with our formal agenda consideration of our consent agenda. And so with that, Ms. Jones, do we have anyone? Oh, Ms. Marie, thank you very much. Good evening, thank you. Let's lead us in the way of consent agenda Qs and As. Thank you. And I've had an opportunity to

Victoria Watlington 10:16

speak with several of you this evening. But at this time, I'd like to take any other questions that you have on information on the consent items.

Vi Lyles 10:27

Ms. Mayfield. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Marie, I do appreciate you giving a response, but I do want us to highlight 36, 37, and 38 for a question that I have, as well as ask a question. This is question later, but specifically around 36, 37, and 38, Mayor. All right. So, Ms.

How does the council address the consent agenda and related questions?

Vi Lyles 10:55

Mayfield, let me make sure that I've got this. I hear some, I hear music. You were, again, if you would repeat that you wanted to have a consent. Separate discussion for 36, 37, and 38. 36.

Hallie Pister 11:07

But I

Vi Lyles 11:08

can speak, 37 and 38, but I can't speak to them at one time.