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>> EVERYBODY GOOD? WELL, WE MADE IT! WE GOT THROUGH IT TOGETHER AS A
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COMMUNITY, WE GOT THROUGH IT TOGETHER AS A CITY, A COUNTY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.
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ONE OF THE BIGGER RUBS FOR GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS IT'S VERY IMPERSONAL.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT STATS AND DATA. THIS WEEKEND I THINK DISPROVED LOT OF THEORY, TREMENDOUS
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STORIES THAT CAME OUT OF THIS WEEKEND, WORK THAT INVOLVED PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR
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GOVERNMENT HELPING PEOPLE IN OU COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE STORIES LIKE A COUPLE OF OFFICERS TO MY LEFT FROM
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METRO DIVISION, STOPPING A SEMI
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CONSCIOUS DRIVER WHO WAS HAVING A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION FRO PLOWING OVER POTENTIAL COMMUNIT MEMBERS IN OUR CENTER CITY.
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YOU HAD FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE MOBILIZED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, LITERALLY PULLING PEOPLE OUT OF HOMES THAT WERE FLOODING.
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YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN ON THEIR DAYS OFF, PEOPLE WORKING LONG, LONG HOURS UNDER NOT THE
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BEST OF CONDITIONS. THESE ARE PROBABLY THE STORIES YOU DON'T HEAR ENOUGH, STORIES WHEN GOVERNMENT I INVOLVED BUT
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YOU SHOULD HEAR ABOUT THE STORIES TODAY. WE HAVE A LINE UP JUST LIKE WE DID OVER THE WEEKEND, IMPORTANT
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LINEUP, SOMETHING ABOUT LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY, A BIG PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS OPERATION WAS DUE TO A LOT OF
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THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE IN THE ROOM LEADING, SHEPHERDING, SPEARHEADING THESE EFFORTS FOR
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COUNTY AND CITY WORKERS. WE HAVE THE MAYOR, MS. LYLES,
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SHE IS HERE AND SHE WILL KICK I OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF OTHER MEMBE FROM CITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR
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ROLE IN THE EQUATION. >> THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
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THE COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL, AND YOU MAD A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT, BUT THIS
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AFTERNOON WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS I CAN'T BE MORE PROUD OF CHARLOTTE'S RESIDENTS THAN I
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COULD EVER BE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WE TALKED ABOUT STAYING AT HOME, BE CAREFUL, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR
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NEIGHBORS. SWEEP OUT THE STORM DRAINS. WHEN I LOOKED AT YOUR REPORT AN
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SAW PEOPLE FOLLOWING THOSE REQUESTS, DOING THINGS TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT, I WAS JUST VERY
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PROUD. OF COURSE, I'M CERTAINLY PROUD OF THE PEOPLE THAT STAND BEHIND ME AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY
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REPRESENT. WHEN YOU ARE A MAYOR OF A LARGE CITY LIKE CHARLOTTE, YOU ARE
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OVER 850,000 PEOPLE STRONG, WHA YOU THINK ABOUT IS WHAT'S PERSONAL ABOUT THE CITY, WHAT
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MAKES US STAND OUT, AND EVERYON HAS ALWAYS SAID CHARLOTTE IS A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE YOUR FAMILY
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AND WE HAD A BIG FAMILY THIS WEEKEND. WE ALL HELPED EACH OTHER. AND THEN I WANT TO SAY THAT THI
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WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME. WE DID A LOT OF PLANNING, AND W WERE PREPARED AND THAT MAKES A
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TRUE DIFFERENCE. AND FINALLY, AS WE GET READY TO CONSOLIDATE OUR SHELTERS AND LOOK AT PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING
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HERE FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE THE FLOODWATERS ARE DEEP AND THE HOUSES ARE VERY DAMP AN
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WET, I AM PROUD TO BE MAYOR OF CITY THAT IS INVITING THOSE FOLKS TO COME HERE AND THEY ARE
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BEING WELL CARED FOR BY OUR RED CROSS. WHEN I STAND TO SAY I'M MAYOR O
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CHARLOTTE, IT'S NOT JUST TALKIN ABOUT CHARLOTTE, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE HEART AND SOUL OF A COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE
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HAD THIS WEEKEND. SO THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE IN A WAY
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THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARCUS
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STONES OUR CITY MANAGER. >> THIS IS TEAM CHARLOTTE. SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING AS WE
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START TO THINK ABOUT THE PLANNING STAGE UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE HAD A GAME PLAN.
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WE FOLLOWED THE GAME PLAN. WE HAD A GAME PLAN WITH JUST TH PLANNING STATES BUT ALSO THE
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RECOVERY STATES AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE INSTITUTING RIGHT NOW. AS WE START TO REFLECT BACK THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THERE ARE
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BUNCH OF GREAT STORIES WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR, WE WON'T LET OUR GUARD DOWN BUT THERE ARE GREAT
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STORIES. THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS FROM SOLI WASTE THAT WERE DOING TREE
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REMOVAL. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A,
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SOMEWHAT OF A CELEBRATION OF COLLABORATION. IT'S A SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE.
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>> THANK YOU MR. JONES, CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THE FIREFIGHTER HAS WORKED
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TIRELESSLY TO PREPARE A PLAN AN RESPOND TO FLORENCE. WE HAVEN'T DONE IT ON OUR OWN. WE HAVE DONE IT WITH THE HELP O
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OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, STATE,
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FEDERAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. IT'S BEEN A SUCCESS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE
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CONSUMERS. AS WE MOVE FROM OUR RESPONSE MORE INTO A RECOVERY AND EVENTUALLY A DEMOBILIZATION OF
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THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE MEMBERS.
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I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO SERIOUS
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STORM-RELATED INJURIES REPORTED THIS WEEKEND. WE WANT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE T
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STAY OFF THE ROADS. I THINK THAT REALLY PLAYS BIG INTO THAT. CHARLOTTE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
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CONJUNCTION WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN ASSISTING NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THIS
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PROCESS. WE HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE NC HEART TEAM.
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WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS OF INT MOV
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WE WILL GO TO DIRECTOR MIKE DAVIS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU, CHIEF.
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OUR CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THIS IS AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL RESPONS TO THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING, AN
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SO WHEN WE HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THIS IN CHARLOTTE, OBVIOUSLY ON OF THE BIG IMPACTS IS ON TREES,
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SO WE ARE CONCENTRATING A LOT O STAFF EFFORT ON TREE REMOVAL, AND THAT WORK BEGAN ON FRIDAY.
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IT'S BEEN A 24/7 OPERATION SINC THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT.
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WITH THE WEATHER CLEARING NOW I GIVES US OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY T BEGIN TO RESPOND TO THE ISSUES
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AND LIKE ANYTHING ELSE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THAT ON A PRIORIT BASIS. OUR TOP PRIORITY IS TO KEEP
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STREETS OPEN AND WITHIN THAT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING THE MAJOR STREETS OPEN AND WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
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TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT T EXPECT THROUGH THE WEEK, WE WIL IN MANY CASES CUT UP TREES AND
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REMOVE THEM IN ONE OPERATION. THERE MAY ALSO BE TIMES BASED O THE VOLUME OF WORK WE ARE
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RESPONDING TO WHERE WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS TREES REMOVED FROM THE STREET. THEY MAY BE TACKED TO THE SIDE
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AWAITING FOR WHEN WE HAVE THE CREW CAPACITY TO COME BACK AND DO THAT AS DEBRIS REMOVAL LATER.
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WHAT WE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO IS CONTINUE TO USE 911 IF TO CALL
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IN A TREE IN THE STREET. THAT TRIGGERS ALL OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN TO MAKE SUR THE WORK IS DONE QUICKLY AND
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SAFELY. ONE OTHER THING YOU MAY BE INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND IS WE WILL DO OUR TREE REMOVAL WORK ONLY WHEN IT IS STAFF FOR THOSE
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CREWS TO DO THAT, AND SO PARTLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS SOMETIMES THERE IS DOWN POWER LINES THAT
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OCCUR WITH TREES WHEN THEY COME DOWN, SO WE COORDINATE WITH OTHER UTILITY COMPANIES TO MAKE
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SURE THE AREA IS SAFE AND THAT' THE FIRST THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE COME IN AND DO REMOVAL.
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THE OTHER THING I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU IS THIS IS A VERY HIGH WE ARE EXPERIENCING A VERY HIGH
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RATE OF SERVICE REQUESTS WITH THIS EVENT, SO IT WILL TAKE SOM TIME TO WORK THROUGH IT. EVERY TIME WE CHECK THE DATA,
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CHECK THE NUMBERS WE ARE FINDIN THAT MANY HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AN MANY NEW ONES ARE COMING IN, SO WE WOULD ASK FOR PATIENCE AND W
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WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT IF THERE ARE ANY NE HAZARDS THAT YOU SEE TO REPORT
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THEM TO 911. AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN IT OVE TO ANGELA LEE, CHARLOTTE WATER
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DIRECTOR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. OUR WATER AND WASTE WATER SYSTEMS HAVE PERFORMED WELL
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DURING THE STORM. CHARLOTTE WATER AND WASTE WATER
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TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE TREATED WHAT WE THINK TO BE HISTORIC FLOWS DURING THE STORM AND WE
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HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ENVELOPAL STANDARDS. SOME OF OUR FOLKS WITHOUT POWER
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AT HOME HAVE BEEN WORKING 24/7 TO ENSURE THE ONABILITY OF OUR
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WATER AND WASTE WATER SYSTEMS, WHEN OUR FOLKS ARE WORKING LIKE THAT, THEY ARE WORKING FROM A
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COMMON THREAD, AND THAT COMMON THREAD IS THE LOVE OF WATER AND THE DEDICATION TO THIS COMMUNIT
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AND REGION. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK OUR PRESENT CITY COUNCIL AND
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PREVIOUS COUNCILS AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR INVESTMENT INTO
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OUR FACILITIES. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE CAPACITY TO WEATHER THIS STORM THE WAY WE
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HAVE. WE HAVE REALLY DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
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WHAT WE WILL MOVE TO I AN ASSESSMENT PHASE OF OUR PIPELIN INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE WILL
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BE OUT SURVEYING OUR SYSTEM AND THEN WE WILL BE RESPONDING TO
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SERVICE CALLS. SO TO DO THAT, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, IF ANYONE IS OUT OF WATER, WE PRESENTLY DON'T HAVE
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ANYONE RIGHT NOW, JUST REMEMBER TO CALL 311.
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AND ON BEHALF OF 950 CITY EMPLOYEES OF CHARLOTTE WATER, W
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE JUST HONORED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH THIS
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ESSENTIAL SERVICE. SO I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO
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KERR PUTNEY, HE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ALL
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QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I THINK I NEED A NAP.
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I AM WITH CPD. I WANT TO GIVE YOU BRIEF STATISTICS. WE OPENED OUR COMMAND CENTER AT
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POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT 6:00, CLOSED IT YESTERDAY AT ABOUT
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8:30. DURING THAT TIME OUR COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL ANSWERED OVER 6100 CALLS FOR
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SERVICE. JUST TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT, IT'S DOWN ABOUT 7% VERSUS THE SAME TIME A WEEK AGO WHICH IS A GOOD
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THING. IT SHOWS HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNITY HEEDED OUR MESSAGES. OUR PEOPLE RESPONDED TO OVER 44
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ROAD, BLOCKED ROAD CALLS, WHICH IS QUITE A BIT OF CALLS, 122
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TIMES WE HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC, 156 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. EVERYBODY WAS OUT, OFF THE ROAD
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BUT A LOT MORE PEOPLE WEREN'T WERE, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SAFETY A
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THE SHELTERS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS DISPEL A RUMOR THAT WENT AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT A COUPLE
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OF OFFICERS WHO DID SOME FANTASTIC WORK. IT WAS PORTRAYED AS IF WE RANDOMLY SOUGHT OUT A DRIVER AN
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TRIED TO SMASH HIS WINDOW. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IS OUR OFFICERS SAW A DRIVER IN NEED,
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STOPPED THE CAR, HAD TO EXTRACT THE PERSON AT LEAST TO STOP THE
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CAR AND MAKE ENTRY INTO THE CAR SO THEY DID SMASH THE WINDOW, AND THEY POTENTIALLY SAVED AT
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LEAST ONE LIFE IF NOT MORE. THIS DRIVER WAS SEMI CONSCIOUS,
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COULD HAVE EASILY PLOWED INTO CITIZENS. THEY ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO
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TALK TO YOU TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS SO I OVEN COURAGE - ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO THEM
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AFTER THIS IS DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY AS ALWAYS. THEY DID FANTASTIC WORK HEEDING
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ADVICE AND STAYING PUT, SHELTERING IN PLACE THAT HELPED THE EMERGENCY RESPONERS DO THEIR JOB.
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LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR CIVILIAN STAFF DID FANTASTIC WORK UNDER
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CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. WE TURNED THEIR LIVES UPSIDE DOWN AGAIN AND TOOK THEM AWAY
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FROM THEIR FAMILIES WE APPLAUD THEM FOR MAKING THE SACRIFICE T MS. THOMPSON, OUR PARTNER FROM
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DUKE ENERGY. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF PUTNEY, AND I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
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WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAMS DO OUT THERE EVERY DAY. I CONSIDER OUR LINE AND SERVICE CREWS FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL,
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SO WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. WELL, THE WIND IS GONE, THE RAI IS GONE, BUT DUKE ENERGY HAS A
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LOT OF WORK TO DO. FIRST, LET ME THANK YOU, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS IN
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. WE KNOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE STORM AND ANTICIPATING IT
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FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE ARE GLA THAT IT'S FINALLY PASSED. AS OF 1:00 P.M. TODAY THERE WER
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11,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITHOUT POWER IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY. WE ARE CONTINUING TO RESTORE POWER AND WE ARE WORKING AROUND
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THE CLOCK TO DO THAT. BUT WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE OUTAGE
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LASTING UNTIL WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED RESOURCES TO TACKLE THE OUTAGES. NONE OF OUR CREWS WILL BE
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RELEASED TO GO TO OTHER LOCATIONS UNTIL ALL CUSTOMERS WHO CAN RECEIVE SERVICE WILL RECEIVE SERVICE.
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IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO STILL DOES NOT HAVE SERVICE PLEASE CALL 1-800-POWER ON.
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NOW, SOME WORDS OF CAUTION. FLOODING AND HIGH WATER REMAIN CONCERN FOR THE REGION.
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OVER THE PAST WEEK, DUKE ENERGY HAS AGGRESSIVELY MOVED WATER THROUGH OUR RIVERS AND LAKES.
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WE HOPE THIS REDUCES THE IMPACT OF THE STORM THAT WITH THE RAIN THAT WE HAD AND ANY STORMS THAT
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MAY COME UP. CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT, LISTEN TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IF THEY
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TELL YOU TO EVACUATE. THERE ARE AREAS THAT REMAIN FLOODED. USE CAUTION AS THERE COULD BE
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HIDDEN DANGERS. THERE COULD BE LIVE ELECTRICAL LINES UNDER THAT WATER.
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KEEP AWAY FROM DOWNED OR SAGGIN POWER LINES, KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THAT TOO.
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I KNOW YOU ARE EAGER TO CLEAR THE TREES AND THE BRANCHES, BUT FIRST ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NOT
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ELECTRICAL LINES THAT ARE IN THAT DEBRIS. ASSUME THAT ALL LINES ARE ENERGIZED, AND CALL DUKE ENERGY.
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BE CAREFUL, AND STAY SAFE. I TURN IT OVER TO OUR PARTNERS AT RED CROSS.
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>> I'M GOING TO FIX YOUR MIC. THE COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHI
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OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY HAS BEEN AMAZING.
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THE RED CROSS COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CLIENTS THAT WE ARE ASSISTING AT THE MOMENT WITHOUT
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THESE WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIPS. IT'S BEEN TRULY INSPIRATIONAL. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONSOLIDATING
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AND RELOCATING OUR SHELTERS TO THE GRADY COAL CENTER. THOSE ARE THE FIVE SHELTERS THA
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HAVE BEEN OPEN SINCE WEDNESDAY AT MECKLENBURG COUNTY. OUR JOB IS TO TAKE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE EVACUATED
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FROM AREAS AFFECTED BY THE STOR AND TO HELP THEM START THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
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ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS AND WE HAVE ALL PARTNER AGENCIES ON STAND B AND THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
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THE SHUTTER TO TAKE CARE OF ANY NEEDS THAT ANY OF THE CLIENTS MAY HAVE.
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>> ROTELY CLUB -- ROW TARRY
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CLUB. PLEASURE TO BE HERE,, TH LAST 72 HOURS OF THE PAST WEEK HAVE TAUGHT US A GREAT DEAL.
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MOST IMPORTANT, I THINK THEY HAVE TAUGHT US THAT OUR PLANNIN PAYS OFF, AND OUR COLLABORATION
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IN EXECUTING HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE THIS WEEK. SO SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT WE
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DODGED A BULLET. FORECAST TO ME, I TREAT THEM AS REAL. SO IT'S NOT THAT WHAT WAS
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FORECASTED DID NOT HAPPEN. WE TAKE THE FORECAST AND WE PUT OUR PLANS TOGETHER, AND THAT IS
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WHY OUR COMMUNITY WAS SAFE AND PROTECTED. IT WASN'T BECAUSE CONDITIONS CHANGED OR THINGS HAPPENED BY
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CHANCE. PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND MANY MORE INSIDE OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY AR
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PARTNERS AROUND THE REGION WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THIS WORK, SO THE CITY AS A LEADER
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HAS DONE FANTASTIC AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS HAVE PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL.
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SO THE THING THAT I WANT TO TAK AWAY FROM THIS IS THE LEARNING, AND I'M CERTAIN WE WILL HAVE AN
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AFTER ACTION REPORT ABOUT THIS
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WHEN WE ARE DONE BECAUSE WE HAV UPCOMING EVENTS, CERTAINLY MORE WEATHER TO COME IN OUR FUTURE,
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BUT OTHER BIG EVENTS IN OUR FUTURE TOO WE HAD OBSTACLES TO
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NAVIGATE, I WANT TO SAY AT OUR MORNING BRIEFING THIS MORNING I LEARNED THAT WE HAD THE BEST
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PRIORITY ONE RESPONSE TIME PERFORMANCE OFFER, AND THAT WAS
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97.55 ARRIVED IN OUR GUIDELINES THAT ARE IMPOSED UPON US FOR RESPONSE.
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AND THE COMMUNITY IS HONORING OUR REQUEST TO STAY OFF THE ROADS WAS HELPFUL. WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND
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CERTAINLY IT WAS THE EXECUTION THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND THOUGH THE STORM HAS PASSED
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HERE, WE CELEBRATED RATHER LATE LAST NIGHT THE RETURN OF A STRIKE TEAM AND WE SEPTEMBER
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AGAIN TODAY ANOTHER STRIKE TEAM TO THE EAST COAST. SO THERE IS TWO BUSES FROM
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, A AMBULANCE, AND A OPERATIONS MANAGER THAT WILL OVERSEE THAT MISSION.
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THEY ARE STAGED AT RALEIGH DURHAM AND WILL GO THERE FROM THEIR -- TO THEIR MISSION.
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A PLANNED EVENT THAT HAPPENED WEST OF HERE IS SOME OF OUR CREWS WERE THERE THIS WEEKEND
27:56
TOO, AND ACTUALLY A SUCCESSFUL CARDIAC ARREST RESUSCITATION. SO I'M VERY HAPPY WITH HOW OUR
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SYSTEM PERFORMS LOCALLY, AND PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE THAT AND
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CREDIT ALL OF THE PARTNERS INVOLVED IN MAKING THAT WORK. WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THIS EXCESS
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WEATHER EVENT AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS, AND TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THAT'S TREMENDOUS.
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I ENJOY BEING THE LEADER OF MEDIC AND TRULY SPOILED BY THE PEOPLE I GET TO WORK WITH HERE
28:30
BEHIND ME AND ALSO EVERY DAY IN MY JOB, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT, AND LASTLY, I WANT TO
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THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT NE BUILDING THAT YOU BUILT US, BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FO
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ME TO IMAGINE THIS WEEKEND AND TRYING TO RESPOND AND BE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AND TAK
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CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT OUR OL BUILDING. SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR THE
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BUILDING. >> WHAT WOULD A PREFERENCE
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CONFERENCE BE WITHOUT BRINGING UP CARLOS RODRIGUEZ. WE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS
29:06
CONCERNING CARLOS. HE IS THRILLED THAT HE IS NOW KNOWN AS THE MEDIA DARLING. I'M HEARING HE IS GETTING A LOT
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OF RAVE REVIEWS FROM SOME OF TH FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS OUT AT ENGINE 28 AND AROUND THE REST O
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THE DEPARTMENT. EVERYBODY ASKS IS THIS GUY A SPOKESMAN. NO, THIS IS A FIREFIGHTER.
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ENGINE 28 IS UP BY NORTH LAKE. WHEN HE WAS DONE, COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY TO THE SPANISH COMMUNITY EARLIER, HE GOT RIGHT
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ON THE TRUCK. SO IT'S PEOPLE LIKE CARLOS KEEPING US STRAIGHT AND HE HAD
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WORDS FOR OUR SPANISH COMMUNITY THIS AFTERNOON. CARLOS.
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>> QUESTIONS?
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COLLEEN, I THINK YOU HAD SOMETHING. >> YES, MAYOR AND MANAGER, COUL
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ONE OR BOTH OF YOU TALK IN TERM OF WHAT YOU ARE HEARING FROM
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CDOT WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ROADWAYS, ANY REPORTS OF EROSION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
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OR UNDERNEATH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR
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CREWS ARE SEEING, WHAT THE STOR DID IN TERMS OF EROSION,
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INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE TO THE ROADS OR BRIDGES? >> SURE, SO WE SENT CREWS OUT TODAY AS THE WEATHER IS NICE, A
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YOU CAN SEE, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. I DON'T HAVE REPORTS BACK ON THAT NOW, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY DOING WHAT WE CAN TO BE
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PREVENTIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT W ARE ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES THAT WE SEE. >> HAVE YOU GOTTEN REPORTS OF,
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BECAUSE WE SAW (INAUDIBLE) AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE QUESTION -- EVEN THOUGH THE ROA
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MIGHT LOOK FINE, BUT THE SIDE O THE ROAD MIGHT BE COMPROMISED, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S GRAT ADVICE TO FOLLOW.
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WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THOSE ISSUES. CERTAINLY AS THE WATER HAS SUBSIDED WE HAVE GONE BACK OUT
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TO THOSE LOCATIONS AND LOOKED A THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IF WE SEE ANY OF THAT, WE WILL MAKE THOSE REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY.
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>> SINK HOLES ARE ALWAYS A CONCERN FOR US, AND WE HAVE
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PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR SYSTEM, BUT EVEN WITH THOSE MEASURES, SOMETIMES INCIDENTS
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CAN OCCUR, AND SO AS PEOPLE SEE THOSE, CERTAINLY A SINK HOLE, I IT'S BIG ENOUGH, CALL IT INTO
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911 SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE OUT THERE.
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>> CHARLOTTE WATER, COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE PRESSURE LEAK?
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THE WASTE WATER SPILL THAT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY? CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC I GENERAL TERMS WHAT HAPPENED AND
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WHY THE PUBLIC WAS NEVER IN DANGER? >> YES, THE PRESS RELEASES REQUIRED BY NORTH CAROLINA DEQ
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WHEN WE FIND A MANHOLE THAT IS OVERFLOWING. SO THE WAY THE SEWER SYSTEM
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WORKS, IT WORKS BY GRAVITY, AND SOME OF OUR MANHOLES ARE NEAR CREAKS. AND SO WHEN THE CREAKS LEVELS
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RISE, SOMETIMES WE GET WATER INTO OUR MANHOLES. SO WHEN OUR FOLKS WERE OUT
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INSPECTING OUR SYSTEM, THEY FOUND ABOUT EIGHT THAT WERE OVERFLOWING. NOW, THE MAJORITY OF THE WATER
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WAS RAIN WATER. IT WAS NOT WASTE WATER. BUT WE STILL HAVE TO REPORT IT BECAUSE IT'S COMING OUT OF OUR
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WASTE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM O SEWER PIPES. ANOTHER WAY TO SAY THAT.
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>> WHERE THE WINDS DOWN AND THE
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RAIN STOP, HOW LONG DOES THE THREAT REMAIN FOR THE TREES TO TOP WILL OVER.
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>> ONE THING TO BE AWARE OF IN TERMS OF HOW TREES RESPOND IN EVENTS LIKE THIS IS THERE IS
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SORT OF A COMBINED RISK THAT COMES FROM NOT JUST WIND BUT SATURATED SOIL, SO WE HAVE HAD
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LOT OF RAIN. PART OF WHAT THAT IS GOING TO D IS EXPOSE WHERE IF THERE ARE TREES THAT MIGHT HAVE NATURAL
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WEAKNESSES DUE TO AGE OR OTHER DAMAGE, THESE ARE SOMETIMES THE EVENTS THAT WILL BRING THEM DOWN, THAT'S WHY I URGED EARLIE
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TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN WALKING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BE MINDFUL THAT WE MIGHT HAVE SOME
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NEW EVENTS IN TERMS OF TREES DROPPING BRANCHES OR FOLLOWING. SO IT SHOULD I WOULD THINK IN
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THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WE WILL SEE THE SOIL DRY OUT AS THE WEATHER CLEARS UP. UNTIL THEN BE MINDFUL WE COULD
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STILL SEE NEW BRANCHES OF TREES CREATING PROBLEMS FOR US. >> DO YOU HAVE A LIST BACK AT
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YOUR OFFICE TO SEE HOW MANY TREES THEY HAVE HAD TO RESPOND TO? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE CONSTANTL MONITORING NEW
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REQUESTS THAT COME IN AND ONES THAT ARE RESOLVED. I'M HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU OFF LINE IF YOU WANT THAT DATA.
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>>
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>> WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE PLA AND THE PLAN WORKED. IT'S GOING BEHIND THE SCENES. WE STARTED LAST MONDAY, AND SO
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THERE IS ALWAYS A PLAY BOOK, BU THERE IS ALSO INNOVATION.
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SO IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, THERE ARE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM
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DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT CAME INTO PLAY, SO LITERALLY, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO DAYS
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WE HAVE BEEN, MANY OF US IN A ROOM TOGETHER, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT AS SCENARIOS COME UP,
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WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE SCENARIOS USING OUR PHONE EXPERIENCE USING THE PLAY BOOK, BUT ALSO USING BEST PRACTICES W
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FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE LIKE ANGELA LEE IS MUCH MORE THAN A WATER DIRECTOR AND THE POLICE CHIEF I THINK SOMETIMES IS A
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PSYCHOLOGIST, SO IT ALL WORKED WELL TOGETHER.
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>> I THINK THAT COLLEEN AND SOM OF HER COLLEAGUES.
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>> SURE, SO THERE WAS A CALL FO SERVICE, I CAME IN AN INDIVIDUA CALLED IN AND SAID, HEY, THERE
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IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S IN A BLAC MERCEDES BENZ THAT'S PASSED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
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INTERSECTION. I WAS LISTENING TO THE CALL.
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AS I WAS HEADING TO THE CALL, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE HEADING INBOUND, AND AT THAT POINT, I IMMEDIATELY KNEW SOMETHING WAS
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WRONG BECAUSE OF HOW HE WAS OPERATING HIS VEHICLE. I TURNED AROUND, GOT BEHIND HIM AND THEN I INITIATED MY FIRST
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TRAFFIC STOP AT THE 1500 BLOCK.
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SO ONCE I INITIATED THE TRAFFIC STOP, HE SLOWED HIS VEHICLE
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DOWN. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE, I TRIE TO MAKE CONTACT. I OBSERVED THAT HE, AT THAT POINT IN TIME, HE WAS
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UNCONSCIOUS. I KNOCKED ON THE WINDOW. HE WOKE UP, LOOKED AT ME AND
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THEN SPED OFF. SO THEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME, KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAD TO GET BACK IN MY VEHICLE
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CATCH BACK UP TO HIM AND REPEAT THAT PROCESS NUMEROUS AMOUNTS O TIMES.
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>> SO THAT WAS AT 16th.
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ONCE I MADE, THE NEXT TIME I MADE CONTACT, I OBSERVED THAT H WAS KIND OF AWAKE, HE WAS STILL
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SEMI CONSCIOUS, HE LOOKED AT ME TOOK OFF AGAIN, BUT AS HE TOOK OFF I OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS
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ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING. SO AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I WAS LIKE WELL I HAVE TO GET INTO THIS CAR.
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THAT WAS, SO THEN I STARTED TO
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MAKE ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE BY BREAKING OUT THE WINDOW. >> SO YOU WERE RUNNING OUTSIDE AND HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.
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>> AT FIRST, YES, TO GET HIM TO TRY TO GET HIM TO STOP, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT HIS VEHICLE WAS
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STILL ROLLING. >> HOW DID YOU GET HIM TO STOP? >> WELL, THAT TOOK PLACE --
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>> THAT WAS AT ABOUT THIRD, WE REALIZED WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HIM TO STOP SO I PU
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MY PATROL VEHICLE IN FRONT OF M CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK. >> AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE SOFTED ALL OF OUR OPTIONS SO WE
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FIGURED THAT WAS THE BEST THING WE COULD DO AT THAT POINT IN TIME TO SAVE HIS LIFE AND
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ANYBODY ELSE'S. >> SO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?
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WAS IT A MEDICAL ISSUE? >> WE CAN'T GET INTO WHAT HIS SPECIFIC MEDICAL ISSUE WAS
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BECAUSE OF HIPAA, BUT IT WAS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. >> WAS THAT TRAINING?
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DID YOU LEARN THAT IN THE POLIC ACADEMY OR WAS THAT YOUR INSTINCT AND JUST YOUR
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ADRENALINE? >> I THINK IT WAS SOME OF EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW.
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DOING THIS TYPE OF JOB, YOU ARE FORCED, YOU KNOW, STUFF FALLS I YOUR LAP ALL OF THE TIME AND YO
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JUST GOT TO DO, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU CAN TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY WITH THE POLICE TRAININ
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AND YOUR GUT INSTINCT AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I HAD TO GE INSIDE THE CAR, SO THAT'S WHY I
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TRIED TO BUST OUT THE WINDOW. >>
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EMOTIONALLY WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? >> YOU KNOW, ME PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF UNTIL I GET HOME, TAKE OF
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THE VEST, AND THEN MY MIND STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN I START TO THINK ABOUT IT.
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BUT AT THIS POINT IT'S JUST SAVING LIVES IS AN EVERYDAY THING NOW, AND IT'S ONLY THE
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GRACE OF GOD THAT HE WAS ABLE T PUT MYSELF AND MY CO-WORKERS AT
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THE RIGHT POINT IN TIME TO HANDLE THAT SITUATION.
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>> YES, WE HEARD ABOUT IT. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD WE ARE
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UP HERE NOW SO WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE TRUTH OF WHAT ACTUALL HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HEARD THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF RUMORS O
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GOING AROUND. >> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT. YOUR INITIAL REACTION THAT SOMEONE TOOK A PART OF THAT AND
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IT WENT VIRAL. GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT.
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>> I THINK THAT'S JUST SO COMMO THAT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HAPPEN THESE DAYS.
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IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET OUT THERE AND GIVE TON TEXT. >> WE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE CONTEXT OFF LINE HERE.
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SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE DO BREAK UP
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HERE, BOTH OF THEM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE OFFS AS WE DISCUSSED, SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO GET OUT IN FRONT
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OF. I KNOW THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER AT THE LAST MINUTE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT ALL OF THE PLAYERS IN THE ROOM.
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APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE TO MEMBERS OF OUR DEAF COMMUNITY, WE USUALLY HAVE INTERPRETERS. THIS IS BEING CARRIED WITH
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CLOSED CAPTIONS SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON. SEE THE OFFICERS OR ANYONE ELSE
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YOU WANT TO DO ONE OFFS WITH, AND WE APPRECIATE THE TURNOUT THIS AFTERNOON.