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THE 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS ACCOUNTED FOR RIGHT NOW, WHEN I SAY ACCOUNTED FOR THEY'RE EITHER HERE IN PERSON OR ONLINE, UH, WE DO HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF COUNTY COUNCIL ON NINE, MR. SOMERVILLE AND MR.
I SAID MR. SOMERVILLE AND MR.
THE ONLY ONE WE'RE MISSING IS MR. HERVIS SHAWN RIGHT NOW.
WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
UH, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS A LITTLE RED ON IT.
YOU'LL GOING TO HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN IT GREEN SO THAT YOU, YOUR VOICE CAN BE RECORDED.
[4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ]
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA? MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. RODMAN MAKES THE MOTION A SECOND PLEASE.OH, MR. MCKELLEN, I'M LOOKING AT MR. CUNNINGHAM.
UH, THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT ANY OBJECTIONS AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.
[5. AGENDA REVIEW ]
OKAY.WE'RE READY TO REVIEW THE AGENDA OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING.
I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT IS RATHER SHORT THIS EVENING, WHICH MEANS WE'LL BE ASKING FOR SOMEONE TO ELONGATE THE MEETING.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS A QUESTION ABOUT ANY ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND THE CONSENT AGENDA, ESPECIALLY THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT A COUNCIL WISHES TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION,
[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE ITEMS, NUMBER SEVEN AND EIGHT, WHICH ARE PURSUANT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH 4 78 TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 14 0 17 AND 1600 WILMINGTON STREET AND MATTERS RELATING TO ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE, UH, THE SCRATCH GULF LITIGATION.SO MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION? SO MOVE, SIR.
MR. MCKELLEN MAKES THE MOTION AND MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SEEING NONE? UH, WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4 35.
UH, WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO TAKE A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE WE RETURNED.
WHERE ARE WE GOING? WE'RE GOING TO GO.
WE HAVE RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO ITEMS CONDUCTED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE ANY HAVING WORKED FOR A SECOND FLEET? MY, I WANT TO REGISTER THE PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE SECTION MYSELF AND MR. SUMMER ROWER WALKED OUT.
WE WERE AUDIO WAS GARBLED AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TALK, NOT ANYTHING HERE VERY WELL.
QUITE FRANKLY, IT WAS A WASTE OF MY TIME.
AND WHEN I STARTED DIRECT TO THE RIGHT SUBJECT MATTER, WHICH JUST FOR THE RECORD WAS NOT INVITING SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO PRIVILEGE.
IN FACT, DID ANYBODY AT ALL WANTS TO CALL ME AND FIND OUT WHAT I HEARD? YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO
AS SOON AS YOU KNEW THAT I COULD HAVE TALKED OR THAT ANYBODY ELSE ON THE REMOTE SUMMER ROADS WERE HAVING TROUBLE HEARING, YOU SHOULD HAVE LED DURING THAT EXECUTIVE DETECTED UNTIL WE HAD THE RIGHT AND THE PRIVILEGE TO
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EXERCISE OUR CONSTITUENTS.YOU COULD CONTINUE THAT, THAT CONCESSION WITHOUT US IN ATTENDANCE AND QUITE FRANKLY, CAUSE IT TRACKS, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU THINK YOU ARE.
YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
UM, WHATEVER ELSE BEING TALKED ABOUT.
AND I HAVE NO IDEA BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN MEETING, UH, AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETING.
I THINK IT'S NEVER BE
UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER ACTION? I DO BELIEVE, UM, TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON, PLEASE.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, AND I REALIZED THAT NO, NO, I'M NOT SAYING ALL I WAS SAYING WAS I BELIEVE THAT THE SUBJECT MATTER DID LEND ITSELF TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OKAY, WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THAT IN OPENSTACK.
WHAT I HEARD WAS A REDEVELOPMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AN AREA OF DECENT PROPERTY ON THE NORTHWEST, TAKING IT BACK TO THE NORTHWEST DOWNTOWN, THE FIRST, UH, PIECE OF PROPERTY
I HEARD ABOUT A REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY AND ALL I HEARD.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE ELECTRONICS DIDN'T WORK, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A CONTRACTUAL DISCUSSION THAT WAS APPROPRIATE TO HAVE IT'S UNFORTUNATE ABOUT THE ELECTRONICS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT TYPE OF THING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS SEEING NONE? THE CAUCUS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
WE WILL COME BACK FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:00 PM.