Stern FOIA Part1
Stern FOIA Part1
Stern FOIA Part1
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Solidarity with Charlottesville rally in Cedar Rapids tomorrow. Share this if you
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Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OyKArnPXRaGb
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 9:21 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Council; Baxter, Andrew
Subject: Appreciation
Here is a good article on land banks. My question is could a land bank be used to buy depreciated shopping center
sites, junk yards and underutilized surface parking lots, clean them up and then prepare them for sale to a private
developer with community benefit conditions attached, such as a certain number of units must be affordable and that
the project will generates this many local middle skill jobs? I ask because each of the 12 small area plans designated
by the 2013 comprehensive plan is dominated by these kinds of sites.
https://urbanland.uli.org/development-business/land-banks-helping-rebuild-legacy-foreclosure/
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 7:04 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: As Portland Police Stand By, Alt-Right and Antifa Protesters Beat Each Other Bloody -
Willamette Week
http://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/08/06/as-portland-police-stand-by-alt-right-and-antifa-protesters-beat-each-
other-bloody/
Hello Everyone,
As all of you know the “Unite the Right” rally scheduled for this weekend has generated quite a bit of
anxiety in our community. I do want to assure you that our police department, with the assistance of
the state police and our regional partners, is ready for any circumstance that may arise. They have been
working around the clock to prepare, and will have hundreds of law enforcement officials present to
protect our City.
I have attached a statement from Captain Victor Mitchell from the police department detailing
the road closures this weekend.
While the City of Charlottesville has approved a permit for the rally at McIntire Park, there is still
the potential for large crowds of people in Downtown Charlottesville.
The City of Charlottesville Police Department is preparing for the possibility of people gathering
at both McIntire and Emancipation Parks. These plans may involve road closures on Saturday,
August 12.
With large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing beliefs, there is also
the potential for conflict. Those who live and work in the area of these events should exercise
their best judgment on the day of the rally and should avoid the area if they have concerns. Err
on the side of caution if in doubt.
CPD and their law enforcement partners, primarily the Virginia State Police, will have a visible
presence in the City over the weekend for the purpose of ensuring this remains a peaceful
assembly, and for the safety and protection of people and property.
There will be increased law enforcement patrols in neighborhoods adjacent to McIntire Park and
in Downtown Charlottesville.
As logistical information is finalized and available, it will be released to the media and available
to the public online at the City’s website www.charlottesville.org under our “news” heading.
On the day of the event, releases will be posted online to our regional emergency management
community website www.communityemergency.org
Updates will also be posted throughout the day of August 12 via social media on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/charlotteville-police-department and Twitter at @cvillecityhall
I thank all of you who have participated in the planning for this weekend. This has been a true team
effort and reflects the values of our organization. Our City is dedicated to protecting the constitutional
rights of free assembly and free speech. The City has an obligation to protect not only those rights but
the people who seek to exercise them peacefully, and the broader community. We will do just that this
weekend. I would ask that you keep our public safety personnel and our community in your thoughts
and prayers as we continue to serve our City.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Charlottesville Police Department
606 East Market Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Telephone Number [434] 970-3280
Fax Telephone Number [434] 970 3502
Alfred S. Thomas
Chief of Police
MEDIA RELEASE
Statement by Captain Victor Mitchell
We know there are questions about where this rally will take place. Mr. Kessler
applied for a permit at Emancipation Park. The permit was granted for McIntire Park.
We also want to point out that we still have a city to protect. I want to assure the
citizens of this city - if you call 911 for an emergency - a police officer will respond. We
have enlisted the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department and the
University of Virginia Police Department. If you live in the city and call the police,
someone from one of the two agencies showing up to assist. Non-emergency calls for
service will be held by the Emergency Communications Center until conclusion of the
event.
There will be no road closures around McIntire Park other than the entrance to
McIntire Park from the Bypass next to the fire station. That will be closed. Parking for Mr.
Kessler’s group will be available in the park. Parking for counter demonstrators will be
available at Charlottesville High School. Those parking at CHS should arrive by taking the
250 bypass to Melbourne Rd entering CHS from the Melbourne entrance.
There may still be crowds downtown that will necessitate the road closures
surrounding Emancipation Park, we will be putting these in place as a precaution.
************************
Temporary no-parking signs have been installed in the designated areas and
towing will be enforced on 8/11-12/17 during the restricted times.
Alfred S. Thomas
Chief of Police
MEDIA RELEASE
Statement by Captain Victor Mitchell
We know there are questions about where this rally will take place. Mr. Kessler
applied for a permit at Emancipation Park. The permit was granted for McIntire Park.
We also want to point out that we still have a city to protect. I want to assure the
citizens of this city - if you call 911 for an emergency - a police officer will respond. We
have enlisted the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department and the
University of Virginia Police Department. If you live in the city and call the police,
someone from one of the two agencies showing up to assist. Non-emergency calls for
service will be held by the Emergency Communications Center until conclusion of the
event.
There will be no road closures around McIntire Park other than the entrance to
McIntire Park from the Bypass next to the fire station. That will be closed. Parking for Mr.
Kessler’s group will be available in the park. Parking for counter demonstrators will be
available at Charlottesville High School. Those parking at CHS should arrive by taking the
250 bypass to Melbourne Rd entering CHS from the Melbourne entrance.
There may still be crowds downtown that will necessitate the road closures
surrounding Emancipation Park, we will be putting these in place as a precaution.
************************
Temporary no-parking signs have been installed in the designated areas and
towing will be enforced on 8/11-12/17 during the restricted times.
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Charlottesville Police Department
606 East Market Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Telephone Number [434] 970-3280
Fax Telephone Number [434] 970 3502
Alfred S. Thomas
Chief of Police
MEDIA RELEASE
Statement by Captain Victor Mitchell
We know there are questions about where this rally will take place. Mr. Kessler
applied for a permit at Emancipation Park. The permit was granted for McIntire Park.
We also want to point out that we still have a city to protect. I want to assure the
citizens of this city - if you call 911 for an emergency - a police officer will respond. We
have enlisted the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department and the
University of Virginia Police Department. If you live in the city and call the police,
someone from one of the two agencies showing up to assist. Non-emergency calls for
service will be held by the Emergency Communications Center until conclusion of the
event.
There will be no road closures around McIntire Park other than the entrance to
McIntire Park from the Bypass next to the fire station. That will be closed. Parking for Mr.
Kessler’s group will be available in the park. Parking for counter demonstrators will be
available at Charlottesville High School. Those parking at CHS should arrive by taking the
250 bypass to Melbourne Rd entering CHS from the Melbourne entrance.
There may still be crowds downtown that will necessitate the road closures
surrounding Emancipation Park, we will be putting these in place as a precaution.
************************
Temporary no-parking signs have been installed in the designated areas and
towing will be enforced on 8/11-12/17 during the restricted times.
CPD will hold a final briefing for law enforcement officials tomorrow.
Media/Community Relations
In addition to the aforementioned press conference, we are tentatively working on a presser for
tomorrow afternoon to provide some additional information to the public.
2-2-1 Meetings
Chief Thomas, Chief Baxter and I met with three of the five Councilors today (2 in one meeting
and one in the other) to provide an update on the planning for the event. We will meet with the
final two Councilors tomorrow.
Charlottesville Police Department
606 East Market Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Telephone Number [434] 970-3280
Fax Telephone Number [434] 970 3502
Alfred S. Thomas
Chief of Police
MEDIA RELEASE
Statement by Captain Victor Mitchell
We know there are questions about where this rally will take place. Mr. Kessler
applied for a permit at Emancipation Park. The permit was granted for McIntire Park.
We also want to point out that we still have a city to protect. I want to assure the
citizens of this city - if you call 911 for an emergency - a police officer will respond. We
have enlisted the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department and the
University of Virginia Police Department. If you live in the city and call the police,
someone from one of the two agencies showing up to assist. Non-emergency calls for
service will be held by the Emergency Communications Center until conclusion of the
event.
There will be no road closures around McIntire Park other than the entrance to
McIntire Park from the Bypass next to the fire station. That will be closed. Parking for Mr.
Kessler’s group will be available in the park. Parking for counter demonstrators will be
available at Charlottesville High School. Those parking at CHS should arrive by taking the
250 bypass to Melbourne Rd entering CHS from the Melbourne entrance.
There may still be crowds downtown that will necessitate the road closures
surrounding Emancipation Park, we will be putting these in place as a precaution.
************************
Temporary no-parking signs have been installed in the designated areas and
towing will be enforced on 8/11-12/17 during the restricted times.
CPD will hold a final briefing for law enforcement officials tomorrow.
Media/Community Relations
In addition to the aforementioned press conference, we are tentatively working on a presser for
tomorrow afternoon to provide some additional information to the public.
2-2-1 Meetings
Chief Thomas, Chief Baxter and I met with three of the five Councilors today (2 in one meeting
and one in the other) to provide an update on the planning for the event. We will meet with the
final two Councilors tomorrow.
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 4:14 PM
To: Daly, Brian; Ikefuna, Alexander
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Robertson, Lisa; Rice, Paige
Subject: Belmont Lofts condominium association (BLCA)_ status of a city-owned parcel
Attachments: C2 Letter Final 4-28-2008.pdf; ATT00001.txt; Tolbert C2 Letter 8-25-2008.pdf;
ATT00002.txt
Last week I met with several people from the Belmont Lofts condominium association (BLCA) about the status of a
city-owned parcel (referred to as C2) that the BLCA has maintained since 2008 (see letters attached that I received
from the BLCA.) Evidently a developer has met with the Belmont Carlton neighborhood association (with some
BLCA members present) to talk about "by right" development plans in the vicinity of the lofts that somehow involve
this parcel. Several members of the BLCA are concerned about the future use and ownership of this open space as a
result. I recall that the disposition of parcel C2 came before council awhile ago but I can't remember what transpired.
To clarify matters, I would like to meet with you both to discuss this situation sometime within the next couple of
weeks. Paige is copied on this email to assist with scheduling.
Many thanks.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
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Joshua Rady
Vice President
The Belmont Lofts Company
202 Douglas Ave, Unit 2F
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Jim Tolbert
Director of Neighborhood Development Services
City of Charlottesville
P.O. Box 911
Charlottesville, VA 22902
4/28/2008
Mr. Tolbert,
In the Staff Report to City Council November 5, 2001 on the subject of rezoning
the CSX property, of which the C2 property was part, says “The City portion along the
creek will be maintained on its upper plateau, along with the rest of the common space,
by the [Belmont Lofts Condominium] Association.” Our understanding of this
commitment, as conveyed to us by the property’s developer Stonehaus Development, is
that in return for this maintenance we would be allowed recreational use of the property.
No structures were to be erected nor any modifications made that were inconsistence with
the Va DEQ’s remediation plan. Our association’s organizing documents incorporate this
understanding and commit us to the maintenance of the property.
Currently the property is unattractive. Several attempts to reseed the grass that
was originally planted have not been very effective. Without vegetation coverage the
property is subject to slow erosion, which will slowly weaken the topsoil barrier that
contains the contaminated subsoil, buried on the site. If this continues, in time runoff will
begin to contaminate the adjacent stream.
Our interest is to beautify and protect the property and improve the neighborhood
environment by expanding and enhancing the existing green-space. We also hope to
ensure the continued safety of the C2 property by reinforcing the stability of the topsoil
containment grading.
We believe that by planting some additional trees and shrubs we will be able to do
all these things. Trees and shrubs may grow where grass has thus far done poorly, and
1 of 2
should help stabilize the topsoil. Currently the plateau of the C2 property looks little
more than an empty lot. Some careful plantings will reclaim this sterile space and provide
the immediate neighborhood with more natural appearing green space.
We are eager to work with the city to achieve our mutual goals of maintaining the
property in a safe and attractive manner. We would like the guidance and expertise of the
Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation on how best to achieve this. Our
goal is to continue the role of stewardship, set out when our property was rezoned, in a
responsible manner. We believe that making some improvements to the C2 property’s
landscaping is consistent with this and will benefit the mutual interests of the City, the
neighborhood, and the residents of the Belmont Lofts.
Thank you for your time and attention in this matter. I respectfully request that
you send us a response so that we might know that our plans are in keeping with our
agreements with the city.
Sincerely,
Joshua M. Rady
For the Belmont Lofts Company
2 of 2
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
"A World Class City"
Thank you for your letter regarding the Belmont lofts Condominium Association desire to use
the·city-owned property adjacent to yours (Charlottesville Tax Map 57, Parcel 145C) known' as the "C2
Property". I believe the proposal that you have made to plant this site in order to stabilize and beautify
is quite appropriate. I have researched the approvals given to the property ,and you are correct that
while it remains City property, your association has the right to maintain and use the property as
recreation space.
Please be advised that should the association invest in any improvement and upkeep of the
property, while that is appreciated, it is done at the risk that the City may at some point need the
property for other uses. If that is the case, the association will not be compensated for your investment.
Although we do not anticipate a need for the property, there is that outside chance.
Thank you for your desire to maintain the property in a safe and attractive manner. I am
forwarding a copy of this letter to Mike Svetz, Director of Parks and Recreation so that he is aware of our
conversation. Please feel free to contact him for advice on how to best maintain the site.
JET:sdp'
Jim Tolbert
Director of Neighborhood Development Services
City of Charlottesville
P.O. Box 911
Charlottesville, VA 22902
4/28/2008
Mr. Tolbert,
In the Staff Report to City Council November 5, 2001 on the subject of rezoning
the CSX property, of which the C2 property was part, says “The City portion along the
creek will be maintained on its upper plateau, along with the rest of the common space,
by the [Belmont Lofts Condominium] Association.” Our understanding of this
commitment, as conveyed to us by the property’s developer Stonehaus Development, is
that in return for this maintenance we would be allowed recreational use of the property.
No structures were to be erected nor any modifications made that were inconsistence with
the Va DEQ’s remediation plan. Our association’s organizing documents incorporate this
understanding and commit us to the maintenance of the property.
Currently the property is unattractive. Several attempts to reseed the grass that
was originally planted have not been very effective. Without vegetation coverage the
property is subject to slow erosion, which will slowly weaken the topsoil barrier that
contains the contaminated subsoil, buried on the site. If this continues, in time runoff will
begin to contaminate the adjacent stream.
Our interest is to beautify and protect the property and improve the neighborhood
environment by expanding and enhancing the existing green-space. We also hope to
ensure the continued safety of the C2 property by reinforcing the stability of the topsoil
containment grading.
We believe that by planting some additional trees and shrubs we will be able to do
all these things. Trees and shrubs may grow where grass has thus far done poorly, and
1 of 2
should help stabilize the topsoil. Currently the plateau of the C2 property looks little
more than an empty lot. Some careful plantings will reclaim this sterile space and provide
the immediate neighborhood with more natural appearing green space.
We are eager to work with the city to achieve our mutual goals of maintaining the
property in a safe and attractive manner. We would like the guidance and expertise of the
Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation on how best to achieve this. Our
goal is to continue the role of stewardship, set out when our property was rezoned, in a
responsible manner. We believe that making some improvements to the C2 property’s
landscaping is consistent with this and will benefit the mutual interests of the City, the
neighborhood, and the residents of the Belmont Lofts.
Thank you for your time and attention in this matter. I respectfully request that
you send us a response so that we might know that our plans are in keeping with our
agreements with the city.
Sincerely,
Joshua M. Rady
For the Belmont Lofts Company
2 of 2
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
"A World Class City"
Thank you for your letter regarding the Belmont lofts Condominium Association desire to use
the·city-owned property adjacent to yours (Charlottesville Tax Map 57, Parcel 145C) known' as the "C2
Property". I believe the proposal that you have made to plant this site in order to stabilize and beautify
is quite appropriate. I have researched the approvals given to the property ,and you are correct that
while it remains City property, your association has the right to maintain and use the property as
recreation space.
Please be advised that should the association invest in any improvement and upkeep of the
property, while that is appreciated, it is done at the risk that the City may at some point need the
property for other uses. If that is the case, the association will not be compensated for your investment.
Although we do not anticipate a need for the property, there is that outside chance.
Thank you for your desire to maintain the property in a safe and attractive manner. I am
forwarding a copy of this letter to Mike Svetz, Director of Parks and Recreation so that he is aware of our
conversation. Please feel free to contact him for advice on how to best maintain the site.
JET:sdp'
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement
8/8/2017
Present: Mel Wilson, Gretchen Ellis, Matthew Murphy, Kristin Szakos, Wes Bellamy (via
phone)
Kaki, Gretchen and Matthew Murphy will do a phone interview with all 7 and recommend
2-3 finalists for panel interviews.
1) Evening: Wes Bellamy, Kristin Szakos, Rosa Atkins, Mike Gore, Eric Irizarry, Kaki
Dimock, Ella Jordan?
2) Adam Evans, Rafael Holland, Harold Folley and some kids/young men?
New Business: As co-chair Sarad Davenport has moved to Washington, we need to elect
another co-chair for the Steering Committee. This will be discussed at the next meeting.
Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement
8/8/2017
Present: Mel Wilson, Gretchen Ellis, Matthew Murphy, Kristin Szakos, Wes Bellamy (via
phone)
Kaki, Gretchen and Matthew Murphy will do a phone interview with all 7 and recommend
2-3 finalists for panel interviews.
1) Evening: Wes Bellamy, Kristin Szakos, Rosa Atkins, Mike Gore, Eric Irizarry, Kaki
Dimock, Ella Jordan?
2) Adam Evans, Rafael Holland, Harold Folley and some kids/young men?
New Business: As co-chair Sarad Davenport has moved to Washington, we need to elect
another co-chair for the Steering Committee. This will be discussed at the next meeting.
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 8:40 AM
To: Brown, Craig
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam; Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW)
Subject: Body cameras question
Emil understands I'm going to be asked today about media access to body camera footage. What is the
answer on this? Are they exempt by FOIA?
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 7:14 PM
To: Murphy, Mike; 'Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW)'; Baxter, Victoria (WAS-WSW); Jones, Maurice;
CLERK OF COUNCIL, x3113; Brown, Craig; Dickler, Miriam
CC: Massey, Paul (WAS-WSW); anntaylor49@gmail.com; Files, John (WAS-WSW); Leslie
Greene Bowman; emilyblout@gmail.com
Subject: Call tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
All:
Emil and I just spoke. We would like to do a 10:30 a.m. conference call tomorrow where we can discuss
this further. He may send proposed documents out beforehand.
Thanks,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:00 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Pleasants, Gary; Murphy, Mike
Subject: CBI concerns
This is a special request regarding Congregation Beth Israel. I just spoke with Rabbi Tom Gutherz
there. Their current plans are to have a single outside security guard on Friday night and during the day
on Saturday. They have services at 6:15 p.m. on Friday night and 9-11 a.m. on Saturday. They are
obviously right next to Emancipation Park.
The rhetoric on the online sites right now is quite intensely anti-Semitic. This post on Daily Stormer
about the rally ends reads, "Next stop: Charlottesville, VA. Final stop: Auschwitz." This post on Daily
Stormer reads, "the cops are siding with us over the evil Jew Mayor Michael Singer and his Negroid
Deputy Wes Bellamy. We have it on good authority that the Chief of police is going to ensure that the
protest goes through as planned, regardless of what the ruling kike/Negroid powers are attempting." I
listened to a podcast yesterday with two of the organizers and they referred negatively to Jews and to the
fact that a synagogue was "two blocks away" from the rally. They also talked about how on Friday night
roving bands of ralliers will be defying restaurants who deny them service. This could add an element of
unpredictability on Friday night as well.
Given all of these variables I feel it would be prudent for us to have a more overt police presence near
CBI. Rabbi Gutherz suggested a car stationed in front of the building, and an offer nearby, which is the
customary practice during High Holidays services.
I would be grateful if I could connect someone from CPD to Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's Executive Director
Kathyrn Mawyer (I just forwarded you a message she sent).
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 7:18 PM
To: Michael.Collins@mail.house.gov
CC: David.Bowman@mail.house.gov; Ruth.Riley@mail.house.gov; Leslie Greene Bowman;
Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Charlottesville invitation
Michael:
Leslie Bowman has shared with me her correspondence with your office regarding an invitation for
Congressman Lewis to visit our town during August 12. Please know that that we would welcome
Congressman Lewis and his long and extraordinary career with welcome arms.
If I can do anything to encourage this possibility, please call me direct on my cell -- 434-284-2588. I
would be happy to talk with Congressman Lewis himself as well to give him more background and explain
our interest in his attendance.
Mike Signer
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 2:15 PM
To: alison.detuncq@uvacreditunion.org
CC: Jones, Maurice; Ikefuna, Alexander; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Charlottesville west Main Street follow up
I hope this finds you well and enjoying your summer. We have been "busy beavers" here in Charlottesville, acting
on your recommendations ever since you and Greg toured West Main Street with us on June 28. First, Alex
convened a meeting with Chuck Proctor which resulted in some very useful guidance on our applications to
VDOT. Second, I reached out to Delegate David Toscano, who is more than happy to meet with me, Mayor Signer,
city staff and your colleague on the CTB, Carlos Brown to discuss costs associated with under grounding utilities (a
third of the project budget). The latter is the reason for my email however.
Would you advise that I first contact Mr. Brown either by phone or email, to explain the purpose of our meeting,
before sending him an invitation to this meeting? If you have other suggestions, those too would be
appreciated. Many thanks for all of your assistance to date on this important project.
Best Regards,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 7:54 AM
To: Council
Subject: Command Center Update
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great
majority of the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement
response was coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and
were told they had “ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by
UVA. That occurred pretty much after the altercation between the alt right group and the
counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:09 PM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: Comment
Mr. Mayor,
“We are angry about what happened in our City today. This is not the Charlottesville that we know and
love. This is not the Charlottesville that welcomes people of all backgrounds and cherishes our diversity.
We ask our residents to join us in praying for those who were injured in the heartbreaking incident on
Water Street. And for everyone’s safety as we continue to address this emergency situation.”
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:59 PM
To: Nelson, Louis P. (ln6n); Leslie G. Bowman; emilyblout@gmail.com; Joshua DuBois
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Connections
Louis -- in the event that UVA does not become the location for UnityCville programming, I wanted to
connect you with Leslie Bowman at Monticello, who has played a leading role in recent weeks in leading
the community to develop proactive steps about the activities the community has on 8/12 and the story
that is told, and my wife Emily Blout, also an incoming Media Studies professor at UVA, who has a lot of
experience in these matters. We just got off a call with Joshua Dubois, who had previously put us in
touch with Reverend Barber, also included here. All, Louis is Vice Provost for Outreach at UVA and has
done a ton of work advocating internally for them playing a role.
Louis, we brainstormed on our call a bit about alternative locations and the potential speakers still in the
mix, and were thinking about a UVA leader with bandwidth and energy to help put together
activities. Especially if Grounds doesn't work out, you naturally leaped to mind. So I just wanted to
make the quick connection now. We still have invitations out to John Lewis and Michelle Obama and
others as well. One possible new location that came up is Piedmont Virginia Community College, which
could certainly handle a couple of thousand people who might see a major speaker. I'm reaching out to
Frank Friedman as well.
Feel free to update us, and we will send around news as different invitees come back in. I'm also looping
Maurice and Mike with the City so they're informed.
Thanks,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:45 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Council; Thomas, Al
Subject: Council briefings
Maurice,
Is anybody on council getting briefed on preparations or intelligence gathered for this
weekend?
Bob
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:28 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al
Subject: Crisis Communications
All:
I just got off a conference call with Leslie Bowman and Monticello and Joshua Dubois, who runs Value
Partnerships. Leslie has taken an especially strong interest in the image that the region comes out of
August 12 with. I've briefed Maurice and Mike on this before. They are strongly recommending, given
our experience from July 8, that we consider retaining a crisis communications firm to help us over the
next week to help craft the image that the City comes out of this week and next weekend with.
They can help with social media. They could pitch op-eds, guide media that comes out of the weekend,
and direct more coverage and video toward unity-related events. Joshua, for instance, pointed out that
the USA Today story does feature a young girl holding up a hope
sign: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/07/08/kkk-holds-rally-virginia-and-met-
protesters/462146001/ We want more of that. And of course they can help handle unanticipated crises
that come up.
I've asked to receive three proposals by noon tomorrow. The expected range of expense would be
between $5,000 and $15,000. I expect that Council would support this. I will send you what I hear
next.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:23 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Thomas, Al
Subject: Curfew question
Hello Maurice,
Does chief Thomas still have the power to establish a curfew at will, today and/or tonight if necessary,
should he and his officers see groups equipped with shields, clubs and other weapons starting to
coalesce downtown again?
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference lasted less than
five minutes. Apparently he was assaulted when the crowd converged on him.
One person was arrested for punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into
City Hall before being escorted to his car.
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the
scene.
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our
other local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations
around Emancipation and McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers
responded to a number of fights in and around the park and the City. You can see video
of some of this response on the Virginia State Police Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard
many anectdotes alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the
street fighting unless they were ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that
would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And
were there specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in
case of fighting in the streets?
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685 West Rio Road
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direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:14 AM
To: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; Engel, Chris
CC: Rice, Paige
Subject: Dewberry/parking
Craig, Maurice, Chris -- in calmer waters, I received a call from Jason Hicks today, Dewberry's
attorney. This was about the bid that would need to happen for the parking piece to go forward. He
was advising that an ordinance needs to be passed, and Council choose a bid, and an advertisement
placed ahead of time, and a couple of other pieces I'm probably unaware of. All that seems fine to
me. The main concern he had was time (the minimum seems to be two months) and making sure that
this gets into process and our planned agendas sooner rather than later, which I also strongly support.
I of course would like to know any complexities or issues of which I'm unaware, but setting those aside,
this is a request to all parties that we expedite Council's consideration in upcoming meetings of the items
necessary to the parking part of the agreement for the redevelopment of the Landmark Hotel. If we could
get started in September I think that would be ideal.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:39 PM
To: Murphy, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: DOJ Community Relations Service
Mike, Maurice -- did anyone reach out to their office after the call with Grande Lum on 7/21? If so, what
happened? If not, should one of us call right now?
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 3:35 PM
To: Council
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: draft statement of economic principles for a Creative, Equitable, Place-based economy
Attachments: CreativeEquitablePlaceBased_GALVIN080317.docx; ATT00001.htm
Hello Council,
The “three legged stool” of Creative, Equitable and Place-Based was actually born
out of our discussions last year during the City/County Summit in October 2016.
Again, please just respond to me so as to avoid violating open meeting laws. Many
thanks.
Best,
Kathy
WHEREAS the Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan’s vision for economic sustainability is built upon a competitive
workforce; innovation; strengthening existing businesses and community partnerships; tourism and the downtown mall;
WHEREAS the City embraces creativity, innovation and growing a diverse, skilled workforce and entrepreneurial class;
WHEREAS the City is committed to equity and ensuring that economic mobility, opportunity and shared prosperity are
available to all citizens, regardless of age, gender, gender preference, race, religion or ethnicity;
WHEREAS the City is a healthy, sustainable and authentic place that thrives while safeguarding the health of our planet.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council adopts the following principles for a creative, equitable, place-based economy.
#1: Grow, diversity and support a local creative economy in a wide array of sectors, including but not limited to
innovation, technology, health, manufacturing, construction, local foods, beverages and crafts, finance, hospitality,
retail, education and government in order to generate self-sustaining, career-ladder employment and entrepreneurship
opportunities for all citizens, most especially minorities, people of color and women.
#2: Promote greater family self-sufficiency by ensuring that a broad range of excellent affordable housing,
transportation and childcare opportunities are available throughout the city for all households at various stages of life.
#3: Create a globally competitive workforce by promoting life-long learning tied to excellent, affordable educational and
workforce development programs as well as paid apprenticeships for youth and adults.
#4: Use strategic planning and public investment to pursue equitable, and inclusive, redevelopment that: diversifies the
city’s tax base; produces local jobs; fosters business growth; builds more supported affordable and workforce housing
without displacement or isolating poverty; coordinates and “leverages” private investment in the City; and regularly
engages the full community in the process.
#5: Build upon Charlottesville’s unique physical character and commitment to sustainability that make it a healthy,
walkable, bike-able, authentic and attractive place to live work, and play by; investing in street improvements and public
spaces; promoting planning, development and design excellence that respects and promotes inclusive neighborhoods;
safeguarding historic, natural and cultural landscapes and expanding multi-modal transportation options.
#6: Develop and monitor performance indicators on cost of living, business growth, local workforce competitiveness,
social-economic mobility and poverty reduction, and returns on public investment (i.e. unemployment rates, median
incomes, wages, homeownership rates and educational attainment by socio-economic groups; sales and business-
related tax receipts; building starts; assessments; median home prices and rental rates; commercial occupancy/vacancy
rates; etc.) so as to identify trends on a quarterly or biennial basis in keeping with the City’s Strategic Plan.
#7: Promote active partnerships at the local, regional and state level between the City of Charlottesville and other
community institutions, organizations and agencies such as: Albemarle County; Central Virginia Partnership for
Economic Development, Piedmont Workforce Network, Chamber of Commerce, Diversity Business Council,
Charlottesville Investment Collaborative, Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, Thomas Jefferson Planning
District Commission, Public Schools, University of Virginia, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Albemarle Technical Education Center, Adult Career and Education Center, Literacy Volunteers of America, private
industry and others so as to promote economic mobility within a thriving economy for the benefit of all citizens.
Resolution: Principles for a Creative, Equitable, Place-based Economy “Galvin Draft”-08/04/17
WHEREAS the City of Charlottesville [herein referred to as the City] has a Strategic Plan that calls for: 1.) a community of
self-sufficient and resilient residents; 2.) a healthy and safe city; 3.) a beautiful and sustainable natural and built
environment; 4.) a strong and diversified economy; and 5.) a well-managed and responsive government.
WHEREAS the Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan’s vision for economic sustainability is built upon a competitive
workforce; innovation; strengthening existing businesses and community partnerships; tourism and the downtown mall;
WHEREAS the City embraces creativity, innovation and growing a diverse, skilled workforce and entrepreneurial class;
WHEREAS the City is committed to equity and ensuring that economic mobility, opportunity and shared prosperity are
available to all citizens, regardless of age, gender, gender preference, race, religion or ethnicity;
WHEREAS the City is a healthy, sustainable and authentic place that thrives while safeguarding the health of our planet.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council adopts the following principles for a creative, equitable, place-based economy.
#1: Grow, diversity and support a local creative economy in a wide array of sectors, including but not limited to
innovation, technology, health, manufacturing, construction, local foods, beverages and crafts, finance, hospitality,
retail, education and government in order to generate self-sustaining, career-ladder employment and entrepreneurship
opportunities for all citizens, most especially minorities, people of color and women.
#2: Promote greater family self-sufficiency by ensuring that a broad range of excellent affordable housing,
transportation and childcare opportunities are available throughout the city for all households at various stages of life.
#3: Create a globally competitive workforce by promoting life-long learning tied to excellent, affordable educational and
workforce development programs as well as paid apprenticeships for youth and adults.
#4: Use strategic planning and public investment to pursue equitable, and inclusive, redevelopment that: diversifies the
city’s tax base; produces local jobs; fosters business growth; builds more supported affordable and workforce housing
without displacement or isolating poverty; coordinates and “leverages” private investment in the City; and regularly
engages the full community in the process.
#5: Build upon Charlottesville’s unique physical character and commitment to sustainability that make it a healthy,
walkable, bike-able, authentic and attractive place to live work, and play by; investing in street improvements and public
spaces; promoting planning, development and design excellence that respects and promotes inclusive neighborhoods;
safeguarding historic, natural and cultural landscapes and expanding multi-modal transportation options.
#6: Develop and monitor performance indicators on cost of living, business growth, local workforce competitiveness,
social-economic mobility and poverty reduction, and returns on public investment (i.e. unemployment rates, median
incomes, wages, homeownership rates and educational attainment by socio-economic groups; sales and business-
related tax receipts; building starts; assessments; median home prices and rental rates; commercial occupancy/vacancy
rates; etc.) so as to identify trends on a quarterly or biennial basis in keeping with the City’s Strategic Plan.
#7: Promote active partnerships at the local, regional and state level between the City of Charlottesville and other
community institutions, organizations and agencies such as: Albemarle County; Central Virginia Partnership for
Economic Development, Piedmont Workforce Network, Chamber of Commerce, Diversity Business Council,
Charlottesville Investment Collaborative, Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, Thomas Jefferson Planning
District Commission, Public Schools, University of Virginia, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Albemarle Technical Education Center, Adult Career and Education Center, Literacy Volunteers of America, private
industry and others so as to promote economic mobility within a thriving economy for the benefit of all citizens.
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Murphy, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: Emil
Just let me know he still hasn't heard about the contract they sent this morning.
I wanted you both to see the background of Emil Hill, our senior advisor at Powell Tate. You can see his
bio here and below. He's worked for seven years on the Kellogg Foundation's Truth, Racial Healing, and
Transformation project, which has worked in 14 communities around the country.
He will be in Charlottesville on Thursday and Friday. I highly recommend carving out some time to meet
with him. I will give you a call to follow-up. Thanks.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 7:27 AM
To: Council
Subject: Fundraiser for Susan Bro by Felicia Venita Correa : Our Sister's Keeper #HeatherHeyer
Council, FYI:
https://www.gofundme.com/our-sisters-keeper-heatherheyer
Pupil Transportation
Dear CAT,
I hope you can consider shutting down tomorrow, 8/12. The nazis are planning on using CAT
buses, as well asthe anarchists. (https://bbs.dailystormer.com/t/charlottesville-
logistics/127206/43)
The potential for violence is high and won't be restricted to the parks. Please consider shutting
down all service.
Thanks,
Evan Knappenberger
Charlottesville Center For Peace and Justice
--
E.K. Knappenberger
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 10:58 AM
To: Lewis, Wendy
Subject: FW: ACLU lawsuit
Attachments: Notice of Complaint Filed, Kessler v. City of Charlottesville, et al.
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Chris: I am currently reviewing the allegations of their Complaint and awaiting their additional filings
(see attached email).
I wasn’t part of the conversations you reference so I can’t comment on them. I won’t have anything else
before tomorrow.
Craig
Craig,
We got a hold of this ACLU lawsuit at the end of business today .. I’m working late. I figured I’d at least
try to reach out to see if you could provide a statement.
There are claims in the lawsuit that the city went back and forth with Kessler on whether it would
provide security at Emancipation Park. Not sure whether you, Maurice or Chief Thomas could refute or
attest to that.
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Hope Amezquita
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:08 PM
To: Brown, Craig
CC: Doug R. McKusick; John W. Whitehead; Leslie Mehta; vmg@robinhoodesq.com; Claire
Gastanaga
Subject: Notice of Complaint Filed, Kessler v. City of Charlottesville, et al.
Attachments: KesslerComplaint20170810.pdf; Summons- Maurice Jones, City Manager.pdf;
Summons-City of Charlottesville.pdf
Importance: High
Mr. Brown:
Please find attached the complaint we have just filed in the Western District of Virginia. We will be filing
an expedited motion and memo shortly. If you have any questions, please call Claire Gastanaga 804-
523-2146.
Sincerely,
Hope
Hope R. Amezquita
Staff Attorney & Legislative Counsel
ACLU of Virginia
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
■ o 804.523.2151 ■ hamezquita@acluva.org
■ f 804.649.2733
www.acluva.org
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Leslie Mehta/Hope Amezquita, ACLU of Virginia, 701 E. Franklin Street, S. Craig Brown, City Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 911, Charlottesville,
Suite 1412, Richmond, VA 23219, 804-644-8080; Victor Glasberg, Victor VA 22902, (434-970-3101)
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VERIFIED COMPLAINT
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1. The First Amendment guarantees political speech, including protest, the highest
level of protection—and the right to speak out is most robust in traditional public fora, including
public parks and streets. Since this country’s founding, people have taken to the parks, streets, and
sidewalks to make their voices heard on matters of public concern. This case is about viewpoint
discrimination by Defendants against Plaintiff. Plaintiffs views are highly controversial and have
evoked strong protests and demands heard by City Council that his permit be revoked.
specifically, his opposition to the City’s decisions to rename the Park, which was previously
known as “Lee Park,” and its plans to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from the Park.
4. On June 13, 2017, Defendants granted Plaintiff a permit to hold his rally in the Park
on August 12, 2017. In the following weeks. Defendants granted organizations that oppose
Plaintiffs message permits to counter-protest in other public parks just blocks away from the Park.
5. On August 7, 2017, less than a week before the long-planned and permitted event
in the Park, however, Defendants notified Plaintiff in a press conference and by letter (Exhibit B)
that they were revoking Plaintiffs permit and “modif{yingj” their permission to allow Plaintiff to
hold his rally in Mclntire Park only. Mclntire Park is not connected to Plaintiffs message, and is
6. In the August 7 letter, Defendants explained their decision by saying that “it [camel
to the City’s attention that many thousands of individuals are likely to attend the demonstration.”
Defendants further asserted that the City would be “unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful
the Park in the past, and the events have proceeded without incident. The Charlottesville Police
Department has never before suggested that it would be unable to handle crowds downtown during
festivals held in Emancipation Park that have drawn many thousands of people.
8. While the government may impose narrowly-drawn time, place, and manner
restrictions on the exercise of the rights to speak, petition or assemble, including permit
requirements, the First Amendment prohibits the government from blocking a protest based on its
content or viewpoint, or based on how the government anticipates others will respond to the
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protest. The revocation of Plaintiffs permit was based on his viewpoint and was not necessary to
9. Plaintiffs constitutional rights will be violated, and irreparable harm will result, if
the Court does not provide immediate relief enjoining Defendants from preventing or impeding
PARTIES
10. Plaintiff Jason Kessler is an adult natural person who resides in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
Commonwealth of Virginia.
12. Defendant Maurice Jones is an adult natural person who is the City Manager for
the City of Charlottesville in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At all times relevant, Defendant
Jones acted and continues to act under color of state law. Defendant Jones is sued in his official
13. This case arises under the United States Constitution and the laws of the United
States. The case presents a federal question within this Court’s jurisdiction under Article III of
the Constitution and 28 U.S.C. § 1331; this Court also has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3)
to redress the deprivation, under color of state law, of any right, privilege, or immunity secured
14. The case seeks remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and 2202,42 U.S.C. § 1983
and 1988, and Fed. R. Civ. P. 65. This Court may issue a temporary restraining order and
part of the events or omissions giving rise to Plaintiffs claims occurred in this District.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
16. The City of CharlottesvilLe owns the park bounded by Jefferson Street, First Street
17. HistoricalLy, the Park was known as “Lee Park.” On June 5,2017, the City renamed
18. Emancipation Park houses a statue of Robert E. Lee. The City plans to sell the
19. The City’s decision to rename the Park and sell the statue have resulted in a number
of protests in the Park, one involving a gubernatorial candidate and another an unpermitted
nighttime torchlit march on May 13, 2017 in which Plaintiff and others who plan to attend the
12h
August rally participated.
20. Plaintiff opposes both the name change and the planned removal of the statue. To
communicate his political message, Plaintiff sought to organize a “Unite the Right” rally in the
21. Plaintiffs choice of location is critical to the message of the rally, which
specifically opposes two City policy choices about the Park. Holding the protest elsewhere would
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22. Defendants require persons wishing to exercise their First Amendment rights on its
public land to obtain a permit from the City’s Events Coordinator. See City of Charlottesville
23. Wishing to exercise his right, Plaintiff duly submitted an application to the City of
Charlottesville on May 30, 2017. Plaintiff applied for a permit to hold a “[f]ree speech rally in
support of the Lee monument” in the Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (Exhibit A).
24. In the permit application, Plaintiff estimated that approximately four hundred
25. Pursuant to City of Charlottesville SOP § 3.4.6(b), the City granted Plaintiffs
26. On August 7, 2017, more than a month after granting the permit and less than a
week before the planned rally—Defendant Maurice Jones sent Plaintiff a letter on behalf of the
27. In the Letter, Defendants “denied” or “revoke[d]” the permit for the demonstration
28. Defendants also purported to “modiflyf Plaintiffs permit “to specify that the
demonstration take place at Mclntire Park,” rather than the Park. (Exhibit B)
29. Mclntire Park is not connected to Plaintiffs message, which centers on the City’s
policy decisions regarding Emancipation Park and the Lee statue in the Park.
30. In addition, Mclntire Park is located more than a mile away from Emancipation
Park.
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3!. Relocating to Mclntire Park would substantially undermine Plaintiff’s ability to
communicate his message about the renaming of Emancipation Park and the decision to remove
32. Defendants say they revoked the permit for Emancipation Park because “it [came)
to the City’s attention that many thousands of individuals are likely to attend the demonstration.”
Defendants did not identify the source of this estimate. Based on the unsupported crowd estimate,
Defendants asserted that the City would be “unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful crowd
of this size” in Emancipation Park, and that “the presence of such a large demonstration in
Emancipation Park would . . . lead[ Ito massive traffic congestion[.j” (Exhibit B).
33. Defendants have acknowledged that “[t)he use of Mclntire Park will still require
34. Moreover, the City Police Department is now preparing for the possibility that
people will gather at both parks during the rally. The City has announced that it plans to deploy
resources in the downtown area at and around Emancipation Park, negating any possible safety or
35. In the August 7, 2017 letter, Defendants said that holding the rally in Emancipation
Park would “lead[ to massive traffic congestion” due to road closures. Moving the rally to
Mclntire Park has not alleviated this concern. Instead, the City’s preliminary plans for managing
the August 12 events include the possibility of road closures during the rally. (Exhibit B)
36. The City granted permits for demonstrations opposing Plaintiffs views to occur on
August 12, 2017 in Justice and McGuffey Parks locatedjust blocks away from Emancipation Park
in the same downtown area. Those demonstrations are said to be organized to protest “the messages
of racial intolerance and hatred advocated by” the persons attending the demonstration in the Park.
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Upon information and belief, the organizers of these other events have encouraged and expect an
37. Despite their allegation that the decision to revoke Plaintiffs permit was not based
on the views he wishes to express, but on the numbers of possible participants, Defendants have
taken no action to modify or revoke the permits issued for demonstrations by (hose with opposing
views.
38. The City’s concerns about holding the rally in the Park appear to stem, at least in
part, from fears of how counter-protesters will respond to the rally. In explaining its plans to
prepare for rallies at both Emancipation Park and Mclntire Park, the City explained that “[wjith
large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing beliefs, there is also the
potential for conflict.” See City preparing for large crowds Saturday, Daily Progress (Aug. 9,
satLIaIa\/artiLlc 94U I Nc(ic-EH7 Ic 1)(}ILjLj ;,jc9i b.htnil (emphasis added). This builds on
the City’s experience during the Ku Klux Rally in downtown Charlottesville on July 8, 2017,
during which the Charlottesville Police Department asserted that counter-protesters were involved
39. The Defendants claim that the decision to revoke and modify Plaintiffs permit was
a “numbers” decision based on a belief that “many thousands” of people both supportive of
Plaintiff and opposed to Plaintiff would attend. No information about the basis for this belief was
given by Defendants although some have cited a Facebook event for the demonstration which
currently indicates that 700 plus people are “goingS’ and another 1,300 people are “interested.”
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40. This Park has been for many years a traditional forum for the exercise of First
Amendment rights. Numerous other groups have protested and demonstrated and held other events
in the Park. Defendant has provided no information about the capacity of the Park, although the
August 7, 2017 letter says that the Park is just over one acre in size. This court may take judicial
notice of the facts that an acre is 4840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet and average adults (50-
50 male-female) take up a cross-sectional area of about 1.5 to 2.0 square feet at chest or hip level.
Taking those facts and applying basic math (dividing the number of square feet in an acre by the
area taken up by average adults) an estimate of the number of people that could be accommodated
standing on an acre of land would be between 29,040 and 21,780 people per acre.
41. The Charlottesville Police Department has the ability to deploy not only its own
officers to provide protection of PlaintifFs exercise of his First Amendment rights but also officers
from the Virginia State Police, other local law enforcement agencies, and, potentially, the Virginia
National Guard. This was demonstrated during the July 8,2017 Ku Klux Klan rally.
42. At the press conference held on August?, 2017 at which the Defendants announced
the decision to revoke PlaintifFs permit, the Charlottesville Police Chief never said that his
department could not provide adequate protection for Plaintiff’s proposed rally at Emancipation
Park using City’s active duty police force and, if necessary, additional local, state and federal
forces. The ChieFs statement included information about why his department felt that having the
demonstration in Mclntire Park would be “safer” but did not say that the Department would be
“unable” to protect the safety of demonstrators, counter-demonstrators and the public in the
downtown Emancipation Park location, especially if the City enacts the preliminary plans for road
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43. The City can rely on other local, state and federal forces to adequately manage the
rally if necessary. On August 9, 2017, the City announced that its police department has been
working with other police agencies, including the Virginia State Police, to prepare for the rally and
that the local and state forces together intend to “have a visible presenc&’ at the rally. While
members of the National Guard have not yet been called upon, the City stated that the National
44. The City’s claim that it cannot safely manage a demonstration involving 400 people
and possibly “thousands” is belied by the fact that the City routinely manages crowds of up to
3,500 people at the Sprint Pavilion on the Downtown Mall and previously has granted permits for
rallies and events with “thousands” of attendees in Emancipation Park without incident or
intervention from the City. For example, in 2013, 2014 and 2015 an estimated minimum 2,000
people attended the Cville Pride Festival in Emancipation Park each year. Upon information and
belief, thousands of people attend an annual Spring block party in Emancipation Park. On May 14,
2016, it was reported that “thousands” of people gathered in Lee Park [sicj [or a Festival of
45. People also have been allowed to demonstrate in the Park without permits in
circumstances where the number of potential participants could not be forecast. On May 14, 2017
after a torch lit demonstration the previous night protesting the renaming of Emancipation Park
and proposed removal of the Lee Statue, a candlelight vigil was held in the Park by counter
46. The City has also allowed at least one event promoting a progressive point of view
supported by the Mayor to take place on public grounds in a downtown area smaller than
Emancipation Park without a permit. On January 31, 2017, there was a demonstration in front of
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Charlottesville City Hall (not sponsored by the City) at which Mayor Michael Signer proclaimed
Charlottesville the “Capital [sic] of the Resistance” after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The
event drew as many as seven hundred attendees. No permit was obtained by the organizers in
advance nor was there any response by Defendants after the fact to sanction the organizers for
holding such a rally without the required City permit. Leading up to this event, a Facebook event
page listed 487 people as “going” and another 951 as being “interested.” (Exhibit H). Mayor Signor
remarked after the event that he was “stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout on such short
notice which I think is evidence of how strongly folks feel about standing up for American values.’
47. The City has expressed a preference for the counter-protesters. On August 9,2017,
a spokeswoman for the City encouraged individuals to “consider attending [events on counter
programming to the rally].” The City has never encouraged individuals to consider attending
Plaintiff’s rally.
48. Members of the City Council who have the authority to hire and fire Defendant
Jones have made clear their opposition to Plaintiff’s political viewpoint. On June 21, 2017, Mayor
bigoted.” (Exhibit C). Previously, after a candlelight vigil held as a counter protest to a “torch” lit
demonstration against the Park renaming decision the night before, Mayor Signer issued a public
statement saying that “intolerance is not welcome here” and the next day tweeted a picture of the
May 14, 2017 vigil with the caption, “Candlelight vigil against hatc in Cvillc. These arc the kind
of”torches” I like to see.” (Exhibit F and Exhibit E). On August 2,2017, Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy
responded to a tweet from the Twitter handle “Solidarity Cville,” which described the “Unite the
Right” rally as “fascism” and called for confronting the event, with “this is dope! #Resist.” (Exhibit
J)
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49. At the Charlottesville City Council meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017, 13 of the
15 people who spoke during the public comment period either criticized the actions of the
Charlottesville Police Department and the Virginia State Police during and after the Ku Klux Klan
rally on July 8 or advocated that the permit granted to Plaintiff for the August 12u1
demonstration
be revoked or reissued for Mclntire Park because of their opposition to the Plaintiff’s message or
both. When the City Manager began to respond to the public comments about the police actions at
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the July event taken against counter-demonstrators during and after the Ku Klux Klan
representatives were demonstrating, the crowd became disruptive, yelling “liar,” and the Mayor
suspended the meeting rather than have police personnel remove those who were disrupting the
50. On July 27, 2017,43 downtown businesses wrote a letter to Council demanding
that the City treat the planned August l2 demonstration like a public event and impose additional
requirements on the organizer and that it consider moving the event because of the risk to public
safety and their businesses. One business owner who signed the letter said that “the organizer and
other would-be attendees” at the demonstration had “crossed the line from free speech to basically
51. In an interview with CBS l9News on July 12” Plaintiff said that he “absolutely
intends to have a peaceful rally.” Plaintiff added that he expected 400 people from around the
country to attend and promised that his group would “avoid violence.” In the same news story,
critics of Plaintiff said that they would encourage their members to show up “in large numbers”
and argued that the police should not show up because they “put people in danger.”
52. Despite representations that the decision to revoke the Plaintiffs permit was made
by Defendant City Manager, there was a closed three-hour meeting of City Council on August 2,
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2017 at which Defendant City Manager, the City Attorney and other staff including some
representatives of law enforcement were present. Council issued a statement that evening about
the subject of the meeting: “This evening, Charlottesville City Council met in closed session to
consult with legal counsel and staff regarding the best options to keep the community safe during
the August 12 Unite the Right Rally while preserving the 1st amendment rights of participants.”
53. The Plaintiff met with Defendant City Manager Maurice Jones, Park’s Business
Operations Supervisor Michelle Christian and Police Captain Wendy Lewis the morning of
Monday, August 7th. At the meeting, the Defendant City Manager asked the Plaintiff to accept the
City’s decision to modify his permit for Mclntire Park. Plaintiff asked the City Manager what the
occupancy limit for Emancipation Park would be and asked if the permit could be kept in place if
he agreed to keep the crowd size within that limit. The Defendant would or could not give Plaintiff
an occupancy limit number. Then, Plaintiff asked Defendant whether he could maintain the permit
if he agreed to have the attendance limited to 400. The Defendant City Manager did not respond
and proceeded to implement his decision to revoke and modify the permit as described in the
August 7 letter without providing an answer or seeking to resolve any legitimate public safety
concerns Defendants might have about hoLding the demonstration in Emancipation Park.
54. Later on August 7th, after the press conference where the City announced that the
permit for Emancipation Park was revoked, Plaintiff entered a closed door meeting with Captain
Lewis, Chief of Police Al Thomas and Incident Commander Captain Victor Mitchell. Plaintiff
asked if the police would still enforce previously agreed upon security arrangements for the Unite
the Right demonstration in the Park whether there was a permit for that site or not. The Chief of
Police indicated in the affirmative. Plaintiff asked the Chief if the police would still keep counter
demonstrators out of the park prior to the Unite the Right demonstration and he indicated in the
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affirmative. Plaintiff also asked Chief Thomas if the police would still set up barricades around
the park and allow Unite the Right to control access into the park via two entrance points on the
Market Street side of the park as was previously agreed upon. He indicated in the affirmative.
55. The next day on Tuesday, August 8th Plaintiff met with Captain Lewis, Captain
Mitchell and one other police official. They told Plaintiff that Chief Thomas changed his mind and
that the Plaintiffs demonstration would receive none of the protections in Emancipation Park
promised the day before. The police representatives also told Plaintiff that the police would only
keep people out of Lee Park until 6am when it typically opens instead of allowing Unite the Right
to restrict access to their demonstrators as had previously been agreed. The police said that the
Park would be divided in half between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators. Plaintiff asked
how the police intended to tell one from the other or to preserve distinct areas for demonstrators
with opposing views. The police representatives told Plaintiff that there was no plan for them to
do that, so theoretically the counter-demonstrators would not only still have permits for the two
other parks in the area (McGuffey and Justice) but also be allowed to occupy all of Emancipation
56. Before Leaving the meeting on August 8th. PLaintiff asked if Parks and
Recreation would allow use of the power or water in the park and they said no. Plaintiff asked
why all these changes had been made to security and the policy of Parks and Rec and if this was
due to political pressure. Capt. Lewis indicated affirmatively with her facial expression and body
language.
57. Thus, with his scheduled rally only two days away, Plaintiff does not have a permit
downtown permits and the ability to occupy Emancipation Park without a permit.
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58. Unless Defendants and their agents are enjoined, Plaintiff, other similarly-situated
protesters who share his views, and other members of the public will be irreparably harmed as they
will be prevented from peacefully gathering to express their views on pressing issues of public
59. The foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint are incorporated by reference as if each
this Court, will continue to violate—Plaintiff’s rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and petition
as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
61. The Defendants’ revocation of Plaintifrs permit was based on his viewpoint and
was not necessary to achieve any compelling government interest, in violation of the First and
Fourteenth Amendments;
62. To the extent that the revocation of the permit was based on crowd size, the
revocation was not narrowly tailored to a substantial government interest, and did not leave open
2017 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;
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B. Enter a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants to
from 12pm to 5pm and to provide such security as may be necessary to protect the rights
C. Award Plaintiff his costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees in this action;
D. Grant Plaintiff such other and further relief, including damages for the violation of
Plaintifrs constitutional rights, as the Court may deem just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,
JASON KESSLER
By Counsel
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CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. p. 65, counsel certifies that he will attempt to give notice to
VERIFICATION
1, Jason Kessler. the plaintiff herein, declare under penalty of perjury that I am
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and that the allegations in these paragraphs are true to the best of my knowledge,
Jason Kessler
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in an amount not less than $1 million dollars, naming the City of Charlottesville, its officers, officials, employees
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I write on behalf of the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation in reference to your
May 30, 2017 application for a permit to conduct a demonstration in Emancipation Park on
August 12, 2017. While demonstrations are typically handled through that Department, the
unprecedented size and scope of your rally at its proposed Downtown location requires me, as
the City official charged with the general supervision and control of City property, to review
your request in light of its significant impact on the community.
Your permit application states that the demonstration will consist of approximately 400
people. However, in recent days it has come to the City’s attention that many thousands of
individuals are likely to attend the demonstration. Because Emancipation Park is a relatively
confined space of just over one acre in a densely populated urban area with limited parking
space, it is unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful crowd of this size. The City’s law
enforcement, fire and emergency medical services personnel cannot adequately protect people
and property in and around Emancipation Park due to the number of anticipated attendees trying
to occupy such a small and confined space. The Police Department also anticipates that the
presence of such a large demonstration in Emancipation Park would require the closing of a
section of East Market Street, leading to massive traffic congestion and shutting down a principal
means of ingress and egress, for the duration of the 5 hour rally.
EHIBIT
Mr. Kessler
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A large demonstration at Mclntire Park does not present the same problems. The use of
Mclntire Park will still require the deployment of considerable law enforcement resources, but
the size, layout and other features of the Park will better enable the City’s law enforcement and
other emergency personnel to protect the attendees and the public. In contrast, holding such a
large rally at Emancipation Park poses an unacceptable danger to public order and safety.
In our last conversation you were insistent that the rally take place at Emancipation Park.
We ask that you reconsider that position. The City reserves all rights should you decide not to
abide by the terms of your approved permit.
Sincerely,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
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A January 31 “Capital of the Resistance [1]” rally in downtown Charlottesville [2], convened
by Mayor Michael Signer [3], was held without a permit, according to City spokesperson,
Miriam Dickler—and apparently without the payment of legally codified costs and fees.
Media reports [4] estimated attendance anywhere from “several hundred” to seven hundred
people.
City “Standard Operating Procedures” policy #100-04, “Special Events Regulation [5]”
stipulates:
That the process is in place to “...ensure public convenience in the use of city streets and
outdoor areas, the preservation of public order and safety, and the defraying of
administrative expenses associated with certain types of uses.” [Section 1.0 Purpose]
That the City Manager (Maurice Jones [6]) is responsible for managing such events, and that
City departments (police, fire, public works, and Neighborhood Development Services)
review event applications. [Section 2.0 City Departments/Organizations Affected]
That Signer’s event would likely be classified a “demonstration” or “non-commercial
expression protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution (such as
picketing, political marches, speechmaking, vigils, walks, etc.) conducted on public property;
the conduct of which has the effect, intent or propensity to draw a crowd...” [Section 3.1.3
Definitions]
That an event of this magnitude “may be held only pursuant to a permit issued by the
Events Coordinator...” [Section 3.2 Permit Requirements]
That applications for events on the Downtown Mall be submitted in writing at least 10
business days “in advance of any proposed demonstration...” [Section 13.2 Permit
Applications]
That a permit application fee be paid “by the sponsor of every proposed demonstration...”
[Section 3.4.3]
That “all City ordinances and State statutes limiting the use or obstruction of fire lanes,
emergency routs and pedestrian walkways must be observed. No person(s) participating in a
demonstration...shall block any entrances to or exits from City buildings...” [Section 3.5.3 No
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Signer calls on residents to defend American values, declares City a “Capital of the
Resistance”
Mayor to convene faith, civic leaders for announcement Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE — On Tuesday, January 31, Mayor Mike Signer will convene area leaders
and a growing number of Charlottesville residents for a special announcement and rally
outside City Hall. The purpose of the event is to send a clear signal to all those alarmed by
Signer and numerous religious and civic leaders of Charlottesville hope to offer a bulwark
against fear, division, and uncertainty in the wake of the president’s action last Friday, and
in light of Trump’s call for “a ban on all Muslims entering the country,” during his election
campaign.
“Our strength lies in our values of diversity, tolerance, and shared humanity,” said Signer.
“Charlottesville, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, must stand up
for these American values and be a Capital of the Resistance.”
“I have met with dozens of political refugees, recent immigrants, and university students
who identify as Muslim or hail from the countries targeted by the executive order,” said
Signer.
“They have expressed confusion about the implications for their immigration status, concern
about whether they have simply escaped from one tyranny to another, and fear about
whether the United States remains, in the poet Emma Lazarus’ words, a place that embraces
‘your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’.”
1. Work with Virginia’s Congressional delegation to get specific help for Charlottesville’s
immigrant and refugee community regarding urgent visa and travel questions
2. Join Cities for Action’s coalition of mayors demanding progress on immigration issues
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3. Ask Charlottesville’s City Manager to advise City Council on legal and policy options to
provide added protections for immigrants and political refugees
*Mayor Signer will be speaking in his individual capacity, as one elected member of City
Council, not for City Council as a whole.
For updates, follow Mayor Mike on Twitter @mikesigner and Facebook
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In a February 14 email to The Schilling Show, Signer pled ignorance and contradicted fact:
I was frankly stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout on such short notice, which
I think is evidence of how strongly folks feel about standing up for American values against
the combination of intolerance and incompetence seen in the recent executive order, which
has now been stayed by multiple federal courts on Constitutional grounds. [emphasis added]
No City personnel? The Charlottesville Police Department confirmed to The Schilling Show
that they had assigned “10 police officers and 2 Community Service Officers” to the event,
for about an hour and a half (approximately 18 man-hours); this, in addition to Signer’s use
of City Council Clerk , Paige Rice, as an official “contact” for the press conference.
As to the Mayor’s claim that he was “stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout,” a
Facebook event page, set up by Signer himself, indicated tKat 487 people had confirmed
attendance in advance, and 951 people were “interested” in attending. Signer certainly had
information available indicating this would be a very large event. (See graphic below.)
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hundreds of dollars in delineated fees and payments, and he may have inappropriately
utilized City staff to promote a non-City event.
But there may be a legal price ($250 171)—outside of the pro forma financial costs—for such
wanton disregard of rules and laws. According to Charlottesville Code:
(a) No parade or procession of any kind shall be held or conducted in any city
rights-of-way without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.
(b) The city manager is authorized to require permits for the use of city rights-of-way for
special events and community events (as defined within section 28-29(c) of the City Code),
and for other activities that may affect the safety or convenience of the general public. The
city manager is authorized to promulgate regulations to govern the time, place and manner
of such activities, and to establish reasonable fees, charges and rentals therefor. A violation
of any of the rules and regulations established hereunder shall constitute a Class 4
misdemeanor. [emphasis added]
Will Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer pay the costs (in arrear) that any average citizen or
organization would bear (in advance) for holding such an event?
Will Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer issue an apology to his constituents for
violating their trust (and potentially, the law)?
Or will lawlessness [8], oligarchy [9], cronyism 110], demagoguery [111, chaos [12], inequity
[13], mobocracy [14],
and double-standards [15] continue to prevail in Michael Signer’s
Charlottesville—the self-declared “Capital of the Resistance.”
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AO 140 (Rev 0l09) (12/09 WD/VA) Summons in a Civil Action
Jason Kessler
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City of Charlottesville and Maurice Jones,
ChaottesviIle Qfly Manager -
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To: flJeTh,dc,,,t c name mid (Ide/tess) Maurice Jones, Charlottesville City Manager
S. Craig Brown, City Attorney
City Attorney’s Office
P.O. Box 911
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) or 60 days ifyou
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are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3)— or 120 days for Social Security Cases filed pursuant to 42 USC 405(g) you must serve on the
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plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney, whose name and address are:
Hope R. Amezquita
Leslie C. Mehta
American Civil Liberties Foundation of Virginia, Inc.
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
lfyou fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must tile your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date: 08/10/2017
Signat;oe a/C VerA a” Depuri C/ark
AO 140 (Rev 02/09) (2/09 WD/VA) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
PROOF OF SERVICE
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Date:
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Jason Kessler
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Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) or 60 days if you
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are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) —or 120 days for Social Security Cases filed pursuant to 42 USC 405(u)— you must serve on the
plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney, whose name and address are:
Hope R. Amezquita
Leslie C. Mehta
American Civil Liberties Foundation of Virginia, Inc.
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
Ifyon fail to respond. judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must file your answer or motion wilh the court,
CLERK OF COURT
Date: 08/10/2017
Signature of Clerk or De;in/i (7erk
AU 440 (Rn 02/09) (12/09 WO/VA) Summons in a CwiI Action (Page 2)
PROOF OF SERVICE
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Date:
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VERIFIED COMPLAINT
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1. The First Amendment guarantees political speech, including protest, the highest
level of protection—and the right to speak out is most robust in traditional public fora, including
public parks and streets. Since this country’s founding, people have taken to the parks, streets, and
sidewalks to make their voices heard on matters of public concern. This case is about viewpoint
discrimination by Defendants against Plaintiff. Plaintiffs views are highly controversial and have
evoked strong protests and demands heard by City Council that his permit be revoked.
specifically, his opposition to the City’s decisions to rename the Park, which was previously
known as “Lee Park,” and its plans to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from the Park.
4. On June 13, 2017, Defendants granted Plaintiff a permit to hold his rally in the Park
on August 12, 2017. In the following weeks. Defendants granted organizations that oppose
Plaintiffs message permits to counter-protest in other public parks just blocks away from the Park.
5. On August 7, 2017, less than a week before the long-planned and permitted event
in the Park, however, Defendants notified Plaintiff in a press conference and by letter (Exhibit B)
that they were revoking Plaintiffs permit and “modif{yingj” their permission to allow Plaintiff to
hold his rally in Mclntire Park only. Mclntire Park is not connected to Plaintiffs message, and is
6. In the August 7 letter, Defendants explained their decision by saying that “it [camel
to the City’s attention that many thousands of individuals are likely to attend the demonstration.”
Defendants further asserted that the City would be “unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful
the Park in the past, and the events have proceeded without incident. The Charlottesville Police
Department has never before suggested that it would be unable to handle crowds downtown during
festivals held in Emancipation Park that have drawn many thousands of people.
8. While the government may impose narrowly-drawn time, place, and manner
restrictions on the exercise of the rights to speak, petition or assemble, including permit
requirements, the First Amendment prohibits the government from blocking a protest based on its
content or viewpoint, or based on how the government anticipates others will respond to the
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protest. The revocation of Plaintiffs permit was based on his viewpoint and was not necessary to
9. Plaintiffs constitutional rights will be violated, and irreparable harm will result, if
the Court does not provide immediate relief enjoining Defendants from preventing or impeding
PARTIES
10. Plaintiff Jason Kessler is an adult natural person who resides in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
Commonwealth of Virginia.
12. Defendant Maurice Jones is an adult natural person who is the City Manager for
the City of Charlottesville in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At all times relevant, Defendant
Jones acted and continues to act under color of state law. Defendant Jones is sued in his official
13. This case arises under the United States Constitution and the laws of the United
States. The case presents a federal question within this Court’s jurisdiction under Article III of
the Constitution and 28 U.S.C. § 1331; this Court also has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3)
to redress the deprivation, under color of state law, of any right, privilege, or immunity secured
14. The case seeks remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and 2202,42 U.S.C. § 1983
and 1988, and Fed. R. Civ. P. 65. This Court may issue a temporary restraining order and
part of the events or omissions giving rise to Plaintiffs claims occurred in this District.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
16. The City of CharlottesvilLe owns the park bounded by Jefferson Street, First Street
17. HistoricalLy, the Park was known as “Lee Park.” On June 5,2017, the City renamed
18. Emancipation Park houses a statue of Robert E. Lee. The City plans to sell the
19. The City’s decision to rename the Park and sell the statue have resulted in a number
of protests in the Park, one involving a gubernatorial candidate and another an unpermitted
nighttime torchlit march on May 13, 2017 in which Plaintiff and others who plan to attend the
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August rally participated.
20. Plaintiff opposes both the name change and the planned removal of the statue. To
communicate his political message, Plaintiff sought to organize a “Unite the Right” rally in the
21. Plaintiffs choice of location is critical to the message of the rally, which
specifically opposes two City policy choices about the Park. Holding the protest elsewhere would
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22. Defendants require persons wishing to exercise their First Amendment rights on its
public land to obtain a permit from the City’s Events Coordinator. See City of Charlottesville
23. Wishing to exercise his right, Plaintiff duly submitted an application to the City of
Charlottesville on May 30, 2017. Plaintiff applied for a permit to hold a “[f]ree speech rally in
support of the Lee monument” in the Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (Exhibit A).
24. In the permit application, Plaintiff estimated that approximately four hundred
25. Pursuant to City of Charlottesville SOP § 3.4.6(b), the City granted Plaintiffs
26. On August 7, 2017, more than a month after granting the permit and less than a
week before the planned rally—Defendant Maurice Jones sent Plaintiff a letter on behalf of the
27. In the Letter, Defendants “denied” or “revoke[d]” the permit for the demonstration
28. Defendants also purported to “modiflyf Plaintiffs permit “to specify that the
demonstration take place at Mclntire Park,” rather than the Park. (Exhibit B)
29. Mclntire Park is not connected to Plaintiffs message, which centers on the City’s
policy decisions regarding Emancipation Park and the Lee statue in the Park.
30. In addition, Mclntire Park is located more than a mile away from Emancipation
Park.
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3!. Relocating to Mclntire Park would substantially undermine Plaintiff’s ability to
communicate his message about the renaming of Emancipation Park and the decision to remove
32. Defendants say they revoked the permit for Emancipation Park because “it [came)
to the City’s attention that many thousands of individuals are likely to attend the demonstration.”
Defendants did not identify the source of this estimate. Based on the unsupported crowd estimate,
Defendants asserted that the City would be “unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful crowd
of this size” in Emancipation Park, and that “the presence of such a large demonstration in
Emancipation Park would . . . lead[ Ito massive traffic congestion[.j” (Exhibit B).
33. Defendants have acknowledged that “[t)he use of Mclntire Park will still require
34. Moreover, the City Police Department is now preparing for the possibility that
people will gather at both parks during the rally. The City has announced that it plans to deploy
resources in the downtown area at and around Emancipation Park, negating any possible safety or
35. In the August 7, 2017 letter, Defendants said that holding the rally in Emancipation
Park would “lead[ to massive traffic congestion” due to road closures. Moving the rally to
Mclntire Park has not alleviated this concern. Instead, the City’s preliminary plans for managing
the August 12 events include the possibility of road closures during the rally. (Exhibit B)
36. The City granted permits for demonstrations opposing Plaintiffs views to occur on
August 12, 2017 in Justice and McGuffey Parks locatedjust blocks away from Emancipation Park
in the same downtown area. Those demonstrations are said to be organized to protest “the messages
of racial intolerance and hatred advocated by” the persons attending the demonstration in the Park.
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Upon information and belief, the organizers of these other events have encouraged and expect an
37. Despite their allegation that the decision to revoke Plaintiffs permit was not based
on the views he wishes to express, but on the numbers of possible participants, Defendants have
taken no action to modify or revoke the permits issued for demonstrations by (hose with opposing
views.
38. The City’s concerns about holding the rally in the Park appear to stem, at least in
part, from fears of how counter-protesters will respond to the rally. In explaining its plans to
prepare for rallies at both Emancipation Park and Mclntire Park, the City explained that “[wjith
large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing beliefs, there is also the
potential for conflict.” See City preparing for large crowds Saturday, Daily Progress (Aug. 9,
satLIaIa\/artiLlc 94U I Nc(ic-EH7 Ic 1)(}ILjLj ;,jc9i b.htnil (emphasis added). This builds on
the City’s experience during the Ku Klux Rally in downtown Charlottesville on July 8, 2017,
during which the Charlottesville Police Department asserted that counter-protesters were involved
39. The Defendants claim that the decision to revoke and modify Plaintiffs permit was
a “numbers” decision based on a belief that “many thousands” of people both supportive of
Plaintiff and opposed to Plaintiff would attend. No information about the basis for this belief was
given by Defendants although some have cited a Facebook event for the demonstration which
currently indicates that 700 plus people are “goingS’ and another 1,300 people are “interested.”
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40. This Park has been for many years a traditional forum for the exercise of First
Amendment rights. Numerous other groups have protested and demonstrated and held other events
in the Park. Defendant has provided no information about the capacity of the Park, although the
August 7, 2017 letter says that the Park is just over one acre in size. This court may take judicial
notice of the facts that an acre is 4840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet and average adults (50-
50 male-female) take up a cross-sectional area of about 1.5 to 2.0 square feet at chest or hip level.
Taking those facts and applying basic math (dividing the number of square feet in an acre by the
area taken up by average adults) an estimate of the number of people that could be accommodated
standing on an acre of land would be between 29,040 and 21,780 people per acre.
41. The Charlottesville Police Department has the ability to deploy not only its own
officers to provide protection of PlaintifFs exercise of his First Amendment rights but also officers
from the Virginia State Police, other local law enforcement agencies, and, potentially, the Virginia
National Guard. This was demonstrated during the July 8,2017 Ku Klux Klan rally.
42. At the press conference held on August?, 2017 at which the Defendants announced
the decision to revoke PlaintifFs permit, the Charlottesville Police Chief never said that his
department could not provide adequate protection for Plaintiff’s proposed rally at Emancipation
Park using City’s active duty police force and, if necessary, additional local, state and federal
forces. The ChieFs statement included information about why his department felt that having the
demonstration in Mclntire Park would be “safer” but did not say that the Department would be
“unable” to protect the safety of demonstrators, counter-demonstrators and the public in the
downtown Emancipation Park location, especially if the City enacts the preliminary plans for road
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43. The City can rely on other local, state and federal forces to adequately manage the
rally if necessary. On August 9, 2017, the City announced that its police department has been
working with other police agencies, including the Virginia State Police, to prepare for the rally and
that the local and state forces together intend to “have a visible presenc&’ at the rally. While
members of the National Guard have not yet been called upon, the City stated that the National
44. The City’s claim that it cannot safely manage a demonstration involving 400 people
and possibly “thousands” is belied by the fact that the City routinely manages crowds of up to
3,500 people at the Sprint Pavilion on the Downtown Mall and previously has granted permits for
rallies and events with “thousands” of attendees in Emancipation Park without incident or
intervention from the City. For example, in 2013, 2014 and 2015 an estimated minimum 2,000
people attended the Cville Pride Festival in Emancipation Park each year. Upon information and
belief, thousands of people attend an annual Spring block party in Emancipation Park. On May 14,
2016, it was reported that “thousands” of people gathered in Lee Park [sicj [or a Festival of
45. People also have been allowed to demonstrate in the Park without permits in
circumstances where the number of potential participants could not be forecast. On May 14, 2017
after a torch lit demonstration the previous night protesting the renaming of Emancipation Park
and proposed removal of the Lee Statue, a candlelight vigil was held in the Park by counter
46. The City has also allowed at least one event promoting a progressive point of view
supported by the Mayor to take place on public grounds in a downtown area smaller than
Emancipation Park without a permit. On January 31, 2017, there was a demonstration in front of
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Charlottesville City Hall (not sponsored by the City) at which Mayor Michael Signer proclaimed
Charlottesville the “Capital [sic] of the Resistance” after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The
event drew as many as seven hundred attendees. No permit was obtained by the organizers in
advance nor was there any response by Defendants after the fact to sanction the organizers for
holding such a rally without the required City permit. Leading up to this event, a Facebook event
page listed 487 people as “going” and another 951 as being “interested.” (Exhibit H). Mayor Signor
remarked after the event that he was “stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout on such short
notice which I think is evidence of how strongly folks feel about standing up for American values.’
47. The City has expressed a preference for the counter-protesters. On August 9,2017,
a spokeswoman for the City encouraged individuals to “consider attending [events on counter
programming to the rally].” The City has never encouraged individuals to consider attending
Plaintiff’s rally.
48. Members of the City Council who have the authority to hire and fire Defendant
Jones have made clear their opposition to Plaintiff’s political viewpoint. On June 21, 2017, Mayor
bigoted.” (Exhibit C). Previously, after a candlelight vigil held as a counter protest to a “torch” lit
demonstration against the Park renaming decision the night before, Mayor Signer issued a public
statement saying that “intolerance is not welcome here” and the next day tweeted a picture of the
May 14, 2017 vigil with the caption, “Candlelight vigil against hatc in Cvillc. These arc the kind
of”torches” I like to see.” (Exhibit F and Exhibit E). On August 2,2017, Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy
responded to a tweet from the Twitter handle “Solidarity Cville,” which described the “Unite the
Right” rally as “fascism” and called for confronting the event, with “this is dope! #Resist.” (Exhibit
J)
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49. At the Charlottesville City Council meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017, 13 of the
15 people who spoke during the public comment period either criticized the actions of the
Charlottesville Police Department and the Virginia State Police during and after the Ku Klux Klan
rally on July 8 or advocated that the permit granted to Plaintiff for the August 12u1
demonstration
be revoked or reissued for Mclntire Park because of their opposition to the Plaintiff’s message or
both. When the City Manager began to respond to the public comments about the police actions at
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the July event taken against counter-demonstrators during and after the Ku Klux Klan
representatives were demonstrating, the crowd became disruptive, yelling “liar,” and the Mayor
suspended the meeting rather than have police personnel remove those who were disrupting the
50. On July 27, 2017,43 downtown businesses wrote a letter to Council demanding
that the City treat the planned August l2 demonstration like a public event and impose additional
requirements on the organizer and that it consider moving the event because of the risk to public
safety and their businesses. One business owner who signed the letter said that “the organizer and
other would-be attendees” at the demonstration had “crossed the line from free speech to basically
51. In an interview with CBS l9News on July 12” Plaintiff said that he “absolutely
intends to have a peaceful rally.” Plaintiff added that he expected 400 people from around the
country to attend and promised that his group would “avoid violence.” In the same news story,
critics of Plaintiff said that they would encourage their members to show up “in large numbers”
and argued that the police should not show up because they “put people in danger.”
52. Despite representations that the decision to revoke the Plaintiffs permit was made
by Defendant City Manager, there was a closed three-hour meeting of City Council on August 2,
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2017 at which Defendant City Manager, the City Attorney and other staff including some
representatives of law enforcement were present. Council issued a statement that evening about
the subject of the meeting: “This evening, Charlottesville City Council met in closed session to
consult with legal counsel and staff regarding the best options to keep the community safe during
the August 12 Unite the Right Rally while preserving the 1st amendment rights of participants.”
53. The Plaintiff met with Defendant City Manager Maurice Jones, Park’s Business
Operations Supervisor Michelle Christian and Police Captain Wendy Lewis the morning of
Monday, August 7th. At the meeting, the Defendant City Manager asked the Plaintiff to accept the
City’s decision to modify his permit for Mclntire Park. Plaintiff asked the City Manager what the
occupancy limit for Emancipation Park would be and asked if the permit could be kept in place if
he agreed to keep the crowd size within that limit. The Defendant would or could not give Plaintiff
an occupancy limit number. Then, Plaintiff asked Defendant whether he could maintain the permit
if he agreed to have the attendance limited to 400. The Defendant City Manager did not respond
and proceeded to implement his decision to revoke and modify the permit as described in the
August 7 letter without providing an answer or seeking to resolve any legitimate public safety
concerns Defendants might have about hoLding the demonstration in Emancipation Park.
54. Later on August 7th, after the press conference where the City announced that the
permit for Emancipation Park was revoked, Plaintiff entered a closed door meeting with Captain
Lewis, Chief of Police Al Thomas and Incident Commander Captain Victor Mitchell. Plaintiff
asked if the police would still enforce previously agreed upon security arrangements for the Unite
the Right demonstration in the Park whether there was a permit for that site or not. The Chief of
Police indicated in the affirmative. Plaintiff asked the Chief if the police would still keep counter
demonstrators out of the park prior to the Unite the Right demonstration and he indicated in the
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affirmative. Plaintiff also asked Chief Thomas if the police would still set up barricades around
the park and allow Unite the Right to control access into the park via two entrance points on the
Market Street side of the park as was previously agreed upon. He indicated in the affirmative.
55. The next day on Tuesday, August 8th Plaintiff met with Captain Lewis, Captain
Mitchell and one other police official. They told Plaintiff that Chief Thomas changed his mind and
that the Plaintiffs demonstration would receive none of the protections in Emancipation Park
promised the day before. The police representatives also told Plaintiff that the police would only
keep people out of Lee Park until 6am when it typically opens instead of allowing Unite the Right
to restrict access to their demonstrators as had previously been agreed. The police said that the
Park would be divided in half between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators. Plaintiff asked
how the police intended to tell one from the other or to preserve distinct areas for demonstrators
with opposing views. The police representatives told Plaintiff that there was no plan for them to
do that, so theoretically the counter-demonstrators would not only still have permits for the two
other parks in the area (McGuffey and Justice) but also be allowed to occupy all of Emancipation
56. Before Leaving the meeting on August 8th. PLaintiff asked if Parks and
Recreation would allow use of the power or water in the park and they said no. Plaintiff asked
why all these changes had been made to security and the policy of Parks and Rec and if this was
due to political pressure. Capt. Lewis indicated affirmatively with her facial expression and body
language.
57. Thus, with his scheduled rally only two days away, Plaintiff does not have a permit
downtown permits and the ability to occupy Emancipation Park without a permit.
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58. Unless Defendants and their agents are enjoined, Plaintiff, other similarly-situated
protesters who share his views, and other members of the public will be irreparably harmed as they
will be prevented from peacefully gathering to express their views on pressing issues of public
59. The foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint are incorporated by reference as if each
this Court, will continue to violate—Plaintiff’s rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and petition
as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
61. The Defendants’ revocation of Plaintifrs permit was based on his viewpoint and
was not necessary to achieve any compelling government interest, in violation of the First and
Fourteenth Amendments;
62. To the extent that the revocation of the permit was based on crowd size, the
revocation was not narrowly tailored to a substantial government interest, and did not leave open
2017 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;
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B. Enter a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants to
from 12pm to 5pm and to provide such security as may be necessary to protect the rights
C. Award Plaintiff his costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees in this action;
D. Grant Plaintiff such other and further relief, including damages for the violation of
Plaintifrs constitutional rights, as the Court may deem just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,
JASON KESSLER
By Counsel
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and that the allegations in these paragraphs are true to the best of my knowledge,
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I write on behalf of the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation in reference to your
May 30, 2017 application for a permit to conduct a demonstration in Emancipation Park on
August 12, 2017. While demonstrations are typically handled through that Department, the
unprecedented size and scope of your rally at its proposed Downtown location requires me, as
the City official charged with the general supervision and control of City property, to review
your request in light of its significant impact on the community.
Your permit application states that the demonstration will consist of approximately 400
people. However, in recent days it has come to the City’s attention that many thousands of
individuals are likely to attend the demonstration. Because Emancipation Park is a relatively
confined space of just over one acre in a densely populated urban area with limited parking
space, it is unable to accommodate safely even a peaceful crowd of this size. The City’s law
enforcement, fire and emergency medical services personnel cannot adequately protect people
and property in and around Emancipation Park due to the number of anticipated attendees trying
to occupy such a small and confined space. The Police Department also anticipates that the
presence of such a large demonstration in Emancipation Park would require the closing of a
section of East Market Street, leading to massive traffic congestion and shutting down a principal
means of ingress and egress, for the duration of the 5 hour rally.
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Mr. Kessler
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A large demonstration at Mclntire Park does not present the same problems. The use of
Mclntire Park will still require the deployment of considerable law enforcement resources, but
the size, layout and other features of the Park will better enable the City’s law enforcement and
other emergency personnel to protect the attendees and the public. In contrast, holding such a
large rally at Emancipation Park poses an unacceptable danger to public order and safety.
In our last conversation you were insistent that the rally take place at Emancipation Park.
We ask that you reconsider that position. The City reserves all rights should you decide not to
abide by the terms of your approved permit.
Sincerely,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
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A January 31 “Capital of the Resistance [1]” rally in downtown Charlottesville [2], convened
by Mayor Michael Signer [3], was held without a permit, according to City spokesperson,
Miriam Dickler—and apparently without the payment of legally codified costs and fees.
Media reports [4] estimated attendance anywhere from “several hundred” to seven hundred
people.
City “Standard Operating Procedures” policy #100-04, “Special Events Regulation [5]”
stipulates:
That the process is in place to “...ensure public convenience in the use of city streets and
outdoor areas, the preservation of public order and safety, and the defraying of
administrative expenses associated with certain types of uses.” [Section 1.0 Purpose]
That the City Manager (Maurice Jones [6]) is responsible for managing such events, and that
City departments (police, fire, public works, and Neighborhood Development Services)
review event applications. [Section 2.0 City Departments/Organizations Affected]
That Signer’s event would likely be classified a “demonstration” or “non-commercial
expression protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution (such as
picketing, political marches, speechmaking, vigils, walks, etc.) conducted on public property;
the conduct of which has the effect, intent or propensity to draw a crowd...” [Section 3.1.3
Definitions]
That an event of this magnitude “may be held only pursuant to a permit issued by the
Events Coordinator...” [Section 3.2 Permit Requirements]
That applications for events on the Downtown Mall be submitted in writing at least 10
business days “in advance of any proposed demonstration...” [Section 13.2 Permit
Applications]
That a permit application fee be paid “by the sponsor of every proposed demonstration...”
[Section 3.4.3]
That “all City ordinances and State statutes limiting the use or obstruction of fire lanes,
emergency routs and pedestrian walkways must be observed. No person(s) participating in a
demonstration...shall block any entrances to or exits from City buildings...” [Section 3.5.3 No
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Signer calls on residents to defend American values, declares City a “Capital of the
Resistance”
Mayor to convene faith, civic leaders for announcement Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE — On Tuesday, January 31, Mayor Mike Signer will convene area leaders
and a growing number of Charlottesville residents for a special announcement and rally
outside City Hall. The purpose of the event is to send a clear signal to all those alarmed by
Signer and numerous religious and civic leaders of Charlottesville hope to offer a bulwark
against fear, division, and uncertainty in the wake of the president’s action last Friday, and
in light of Trump’s call for “a ban on all Muslims entering the country,” during his election
campaign.
“Our strength lies in our values of diversity, tolerance, and shared humanity,” said Signer.
“Charlottesville, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, must stand up
for these American values and be a Capital of the Resistance.”
“I have met with dozens of political refugees, recent immigrants, and university students
who identify as Muslim or hail from the countries targeted by the executive order,” said
Signer.
“They have expressed confusion about the implications for their immigration status, concern
about whether they have simply escaped from one tyranny to another, and fear about
whether the United States remains, in the poet Emma Lazarus’ words, a place that embraces
‘your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’.”
1. Work with Virginia’s Congressional delegation to get specific help for Charlottesville’s
immigrant and refugee community regarding urgent visa and travel questions
2. Join Cities for Action’s coalition of mayors demanding progress on immigration issues
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3. Ask Charlottesville’s City Manager to advise City Council on legal and policy options to
provide added protections for immigrants and political refugees
*Mayor Signer will be speaking in his individual capacity, as one elected member of City
Council, not for City Council as a whole.
For updates, follow Mayor Mike on Twitter @mikesigner and Facebook
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Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
ricep@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
In a February 14 email to The Schilling Show, Signer pled ignorance and contradicted fact:
I was frankly stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout on such short notice, which
I think is evidence of how strongly folks feel about standing up for American values against
the combination of intolerance and incompetence seen in the recent executive order, which
has now been stayed by multiple federal courts on Constitutional grounds. [emphasis added]
No City personnel? The Charlottesville Police Department confirmed to The Schilling Show
that they had assigned “10 police officers and 2 Community Service Officers” to the event,
for about an hour and a half (approximately 18 man-hours); this, in addition to Signer’s use
of City Council Clerk , Paige Rice, as an official “contact” for the press conference.
As to the Mayor’s claim that he was “stunned by the huge, spontaneous turnout,” a
Facebook event page, set up by Signer himself, indicated tKat 487 people had confirmed
attendance in advance, and 951 people were “interested” in attending. Signer certainly had
information available indicating this would be a very large event. (See graphic below.)
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hundreds of dollars in delineated fees and payments, and he may have inappropriately
utilized City staff to promote a non-City event.
But there may be a legal price ($250 171)—outside of the pro forma financial costs—for such
wanton disregard of rules and laws. According to Charlottesville Code:
(a) No parade or procession of any kind shall be held or conducted in any city
rights-of-way without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.
(b) The city manager is authorized to require permits for the use of city rights-of-way for
special events and community events (as defined within section 28-29(c) of the City Code),
and for other activities that may affect the safety or convenience of the general public. The
city manager is authorized to promulgate regulations to govern the time, place and manner
of such activities, and to establish reasonable fees, charges and rentals therefor. A violation
of any of the rules and regulations established hereunder shall constitute a Class 4
misdemeanor. [emphasis added]
Will Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer pay the costs (in arrear) that any average citizen or
organization would bear (in advance) for holding such an event?
Will Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer issue an apology to his constituents for
violating their trust (and potentially, the law)?
Or will lawlessness [8], oligarchy [9], cronyism 110], demagoguery [111, chaos [12], inequity
[13], mobocracy [14],
and double-standards [15] continue to prevail in Michael Signer’s
Charlottesville—the self-declared “Capital of the Resistance.”
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AO 140 (Rev 0l09) (12/09 WD/VA) Summons in a Civil Action
Jason Kessler
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City of Charlottesville and Maurice Jones,
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To: flJeTh,dc,,,t c name mid (Ide/tess) Maurice Jones, Charlottesville City Manager
S. Craig Brown, City Attorney
City Attorney’s Office
P.O. Box 911
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) or 60 days ifyou
—
are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3)— or 120 days for Social Security Cases filed pursuant to 42 USC 405(g) you must serve on the
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plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney, whose name and address are:
Hope R. Amezquita
Leslie C. Mehta
American Civil Liberties Foundation of Virginia, Inc.
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
lfyou fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must tile your answer or motion with the court.
CLERK OF COURT
Date: 08/10/2017
Signat;oe a/C VerA a” Depuri C/ark
AO 140 (Rev 02/09) (2/09 WD/VA) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
PROOF OF SERVICE
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Jason Kessler
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Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) or 60 days if you
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are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) —or 120 days for Social Security Cases filed pursuant to 42 USC 405(u)— you must serve on the
plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The
answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney, whose name and address are:
Hope R. Amezquita
Leslie C. Mehta
American Civil Liberties Foundation of Virginia, Inc.
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
Ifyon fail to respond. judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must file your answer or motion wilh the court,
CLERK OF COURT
Date: 08/10/2017
Signature of Clerk or De;in/i (7erk
AU 440 (Rn 02/09) (12/09 WO/VA) Summons in a CwiI Action (Page 2)
PROOF OF SERVICE
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This summons for (name of nidnidual and title. (a,n’
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Maurice FYI-
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:02 AM
To: 'reevess@albemarle.org'
Cc: 'lantzr@albemarle.org'; 'carrk@albemarle.org'; 'stoddardm@albemarle.org'; Mitchell, Victor; Lewis,
Wendy
Subject: RE: Albemarle County Police Department Support
Lieutenant Reeves,
Thank you for clarifying the role of the 12 ACPD Officers who will assist with calls for service in the City
on August 12th from 1100-1900hrs. You have made it very clear that ACPD Officers will not assist CPD
with any activities related to the Alt Right Rally. Furthermore, I realize your officers will not respond to
Emancipation Park, Justice Park, and McGuffey Park to assist with calls for service.
I will reach out to the City Manager today to formalize the MOU; I can add the aforementioned language
in the memorandum if needed.
Thanks again for your assistance and commitment to our professional partnership.
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Captain Mitchell,
As we are approaching the planned rallies, protests and counter-protests
scheduled for August 11-13, 2017, I wanted to take a moment in advance to make
sure that the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) is provided documentation
reflecting the support that the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) is
offering to CPD during the aforementioned dates. I specifically would like to
clarify the role of the 12 uniformed ACPD police officers who will be responding
to Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls for service (CFS) in the City of Charlottesville.
Per the August 4, 2017 agreement between Chief Ron Lantz, ACPD, and Chief Al
Thomas, CPD, these 12 ACPD officers are responsible for answering CFS not
related to the protest/rally from 1100 hours to 1900 hours. This includes not
responding to CFS at McIntire, Justice, Emancipation, and McGuffey Parks, as
well as the area of the Downtown Mall and Pavilion. Our officers have been
instructed that they may need to be held over to continue to assist with CFS in the
City, if requested.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field Force staged at
the County Office Building on McIntire Road (COB McIntire) in the event they
are needed to assist CPD, or respond to incidents in the County. COB McIntire
will be secured on the morning of the August 11, 2017 (potentially sooner) and
the parking lots will be made available to all first responders during the event
dates. COB McIntire has been identified by ACPD as a rally/deployment area in
the need that CPD requests more assets from ACPD. In addition, this area will be
used by Fire & Rescue personnel for staging, patient care and triage. The
Emergency Communications Center (ECC) and the University of Virginia Police
Department’s (UPD) Captain McGee have been briefed on the role of ACPD
during this event. ACPD Lieutenant Miller Stoddard will be sending you a copy
of the ACPD Operational Order in the near future. Thank you and please feel free
to contact me if you have any questions.
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 10:51 AM
To: Thomas, Al; Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David
Subject: FW: Alt-right Rally
FYI if needed.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Maurice:
We would like to offer the IX property as a staging ground for the police, National Guard,
Emergency Service workers and whomever else from the City would need it. We have more
than enough parking, internet, and we'd be willing to open up the event space so they have access
to a cool space and bathrooms at no charge to the City. It would help us by discouraging unruly
folks from congregating down there and we'd be helping you by giving you what I imagine is
very needed parking space.
--
Susan Krischel, Esq.
(434) 249-3274
Hampshire Investments Ltd
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
skrischel@hampshireinvest.com
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 1:20 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: An Important Message from President Teresa A. Sullivan Regarding August 12
Importance: High
FYI
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Dear Maurice and Miriam- the following message from President Sullivan was distributed to the University
community. Please share this message with city leadership as you deem appropriate.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Anthony
On August 12, several groups are planning to participate in the “Unite the Right” rally in Emancipation Park in
downtown Charlottesville. Although the groups represent a variety of ideologies and agendas, many of them
express beliefs that directly contradict our community’s values of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect.
UVA is public in the most profound and meaningful sense of that word; we are committed to the public good,
and we seek to recognize and represent the great diversity of the public in our Commonwealth and in the
country. We believe that diversity is an essential element of excellence, and that intolerance and exclusion
inhibit progress. We also support the First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly. These rights
belong to the “Unite the Right” activists who will express their beliefs, and to the many others who disagree
with them.
One may stand up for one’s beliefs without physical confrontation. I urge students and all UVA community
members to avoid the August 12 rally and avoid physical confrontation generally. There is a credible risk of
violence at this event, and your safety is my foremost concern.
Moreover, to approach the rally and confront the activists would only satisfy their craving for spectacle. They
believe that your counter-protest helps their cause. One advocate of the rally said, “We should aim to draw
the SJWs [social justice warriors] out in Charlottesville and create a massive polarizing spectacle in order to
draw as huge a contrast as possible. They will reveal themselves to be violent, intolerant, opposed to free
speech, the insane enforcers of political correctness, etc.” The organizers of the rally want confrontation; do
not gratify their desire.
I encourage you to participate in events on Saturday, August 12, that are open to the community and
planned by UVA. A group of faculty and staff will be prepared to facilitate discussions on topics such as
constitutional rights and citizenship; community dynamics and polarization; and local history. Several
University libraries will be open. Athletics has two free events scheduled on Saturday. The men’s soccer team
will host Wright State in Klockner Stadium at 1:00 p.m., and beginning at 4:00 p.m., Athletics will host its Fall
Sports Meet-the-Teams event followed by Scott Stadium Movie Night. Additional details about these and
other events scheduled for August 12 will be announced early next week. I encourage participation in these
UVA-sponsored events.
With the August 12 rally coming just a few weeks after the KKK rally in July and amid the continued divisive
rancor in our national discourse, we are reminded that the struggle for equality, inclusion, and civility
requires a prolonged and persistent effort. Let’s do our part to continue this important work.
Teresa A. Sullivan
President
This email was approved for distribution according to the Mass Electronic Mailings Policy, IRM-006, available
at http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/IRM-006
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 8:00 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Daly, Brian
Subject: Fw: Aug 12
Attachments: Aug 12
Maurice,
If a copy of the permit was sent it got lost in the ether. Please resend.
Bob
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:49 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Robertson, Lisa; Council; Daly, Brian
Subject: Aug 12
Maurice,
Please forward a copy of the event permit. Who made the final determination on approval
and was this vetted by you or anyone on council?
Bob
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:49 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Robertson, Lisa; Council; Daly, Brian
Subject: Aug 12
Maurice,
Please forward a copy of the event permit. Who made the final determination on approval
and was this vetted by you or anyone on council?
Bob
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 4:13 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor
Subject: FW: August 12
FYI-
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I thought this sounds like a good idea so am forwarding it. Julian owns
Bittersweet and property on the mall; you can reach him at 996-3745.
David
Hi David,
As a property and business owner on the Downtown Mall I have some thoughts
that you may want to pass along to city hall. It may be a good idea to close off all
access to the mall from the Market Street side. This may give some feeling of
security for the businesses and its customers. Let me know your thoughts on this.
Thanks
Julian
Sent from my iPhone
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:35 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David
Subject: FW: August 12th March Request/Don Gathers
Attachments: 20170801154509207.pdf
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Mr. Murphy
I spoke with Mr. Gathers regarding his request for a march on August 12th. I expressed the concerns that
the city had with his request to close 4th , Preston, and High Street and not being about to provide
police resources. I suggested an alternative route starting at the Freedom of Speech Wall. Mr. Gathers
said he would consider and would call me this evening. An email was sent this afternoon from CBRE to
all the tenants stating that the march would start at Jefferson City Center. This event has not been
approved but it looks like they will be moving forward with their original plan without approval.
Thanks,
Michelle
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 2:58 PM
To: Lewis, Wendy
Subject: FW: CBI concerns
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
This is a special request regarding Congregation Beth Israel. I just spoke with Rabbi Tom Gutherz
there. Their current plans are to have a single outside security guard on Friday night and during the day
on Saturday. They have services at 6:15 p.m. on Friday night and 9-11 a.m. on Saturday. They are
obviously right next to Emancipation Park.
The rhetoric on the online sites right now is quite intensely anti-Semitic. This post on Daily Stormer
about the rally ends reads, "Next stop: Charlottesville, VA. Final stop: Auschwitz." This post on Daily
Stormer reads, "the cops are siding with us over the evil Jew Mayor Michael Singer and his Negroid
Deputy Wes Bellamy. We have it on good authority that the Chief of police is going to ensure that the
protest goes through as planned, regardless of what the ruling kike/Negroid powers are attempting." I
listened to a podcast yesterday with two of the organizers and they referred negatively to Jews and to the
fact that a synagogue was "two blocks away" from the rally. They also talked about how on Friday night
roving bands of ralliers will be defying restaurants who deny them service. This could add an element of
unpredictability on Friday night as well.
Given all of these variables I feel it would be prudent for us to have a more overt police presence near
CBI. Rabbi Gutherz suggested a car stationed in front of the building, and an offer nearby, which is the
customary practice during High Holidays services.
I would be grateful if I could connect someone from CPD to Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's Executive Director
Kathyrn Mawyer (I just forwarded you a message she sent).
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Hatter, Joe
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 3:18 PM
To: Signer, Mike
CC: Lewis, Wendy; Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: CBI concerns
Mr. Signer,
I would be happy to speak with Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's Executive Director Kathyrn Mawyer. Please
pass along my name and number to them.
Thanks,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
The rhetoric on the online sites right now is quite intensely anti-Semitic. This post on
Daily Stormer about the rally ends reads, "Next stop: Charlottesville, VA. Final
stop: Auschwitz." This post on Daily Stormer reads, "the cops are siding with us over the
evil Jew Mayor Michael Singer and his Negroid Deputy Wes Bellamy. We have it on good
authority that the Chief of police is going to ensure that the protest goes through as
planned, regardless of what the ruling kike/Negroid powers are attempting." I listened to
a podcast yesterday with two of the organizers and they referred negatively to Jews and
to the fact that a synagogue was "two blocks away" from the rally. They also talked
about how on Friday night roving bands of ralliers will be defying restaurants who deny
them service. This could add an element of unpredictability on Friday night as well.
Given all of these variables I feel it would be prudent for us to have a more overt police
presence near CBI. Rabbi Gutherz suggested a car stationed in front of the building, and
an offer nearby, which is the customary practice during High Holidays services.
I would be grateful if I could connect someone from CPD to Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's
Executive Director Kathyrn Mawyer (I just forwarded you a message she sent).
Thanks in advance,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:53 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: City Statement Regarding Court Ruling
FYI
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
March is starting @HenryGraff: RT @seantubbs: Here is a live stream from @EmilyGorcenski of the
march currently underway. This is not a neutral feed. https://t.co/yIZH9XJejR
...
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision.
The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of
demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown and the public safety needs
of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will
now turn their full attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's
events."
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 7:56 AM
To: LEADTEAM
Subject: FW: Command Center Update
FYI
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:18 AM
To: LEADTEAM
Subject: FW: Command Center Update
FYI
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:32 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: FBI Richmond/United States Attorney's Office - WDVA joint press release
regarding Charlottesville Incident
Attachments: August 12, 2017.doc
FYI
Dee Rybiski
“The Richmond FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US
Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia have opened a civil
that occurred earlier Saturday morning. The FBI will collect all available
facts and evidence, and as this is an ongoing investigation we are not able
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond Division
1970 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
___________________________________________________________________
Public Relations Office, (804) 261-1044 August 12, 2017
Public Affairs Specialist: Dee Rybiski
“The Richmond FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US
Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia have opened a civil
that occurred earlier Saturday morning. The FBI will collect all available
facts and evidence, and as this is an ongoing investigation we are not able
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From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:15 PM
To: Thomas, Al
CC: Brown, Craig
Subject: FW: Flyer on car
Attachments: IMG_2424.JPG; ATT00001.txt; IMG_2425.JPG; ATT00002.txt
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kavit [mailto:mkkav3@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Cc: Signer, Michael; Szakos, Kristin; Fenwick, Bob; Kathy Galvin
Subject: Flyer on car
They are here. Found this flyer on my wife car when I arrive home tonight. On Altamont St.
Sent from my iPhone
Sent from my iPhone
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:59 AM
To: Lantz, Emily
Subject: FW: Flyer on car
Attachments: IMG_2424.JPG; ATT00001.txt; IMG_2425.JPG; ATT00002.txt
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
________________________________________
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:14 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Cc: Brown, Craig
Subject: FW: Flyer on car
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kavit [mailto:mkkav3@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Cc: Signer, Michael; Szakos, Kristin; Fenwick, Bob; Kathy Galvin
Subject: Flyer on car
They are here. Found this flyer on my wife car when I arrive home tonight. On Altamont St.
Sent from my iPhone
Sent from my iPhone
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:46 PM
To: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice
Subject: FW: From the City Website
________________________________________
From: Tristan Kerr [tdrkerr@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 1:45 PM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: From the City Website
Dear Sir,
Please do not allow the Aug 12th Lee Statue protest to be held in Emancipation Park. The potential for disruption to
traffic and businesses is unfair! The previous KKK rally held downtown had an extremely negative impact on
attendance at the Saturday Market hurting farmers. McIntire is a far more suitable and less volatile venue. Thank
you for your continued work for our city.
Best
Tristan, Tanya, and Dr Anthony Kerr
1710 Yorktown Dr, Charlottesville
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Charlottesville Police Department needs to respond to the claims made in here by Jason Kessler ASAP.
"I had a meeting with the Chief of Police right after this announcement was made, and I told him, "Look, we're
going to have this rally, one way or the other. This is our Civil Right, and we're going to do that, can we still
expect the same level of police support? Can we still expect the barricades? Can we still expect that antifa are
not going to be occupying the park before we go to do our rally?" And he said, "Yes, that's the case." So, if we
demand that we're going to have the rally, permit or no, the police are still going to protect us, and they're still
going to keep out, keep the park for us, and keep the antifa out."
#DefendCville #NoNewKKK
Jason Kessler tells Christopher Cantwell that Chief of Police Al Thomas told him
that permit or no permit, the police intend to keep counter-protesters away from…
RESTORINGTHEHONOR.BLOGSPOT.COM
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:02 PM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: FW: Idea
FYI
Thanks Tim. Let's chat some time this week. What is a good number to reach you?
Maurice/Mike,
Thanks for your leadership during the difficult times we’ve had of late. I
appreciate all you’ve done to provide calm voices of reason in the midst of this
tumult.
I’d be interested in discussing this idea with you both and anyone else who might
be involved in a decision to pursue an independent inquiry. Please let me know if
there’s a time we could meet to discuss. I’ll make myself available at your
convenience.
Thanks again for all you’ve done. Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Tim Heaphy
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:15 PM
To: Council
Subject: FW: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 12:55 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 3:11 PM
To: Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW)
CC: emilyblout@gmail.com; Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: FW: Interview Request - Story on March
Emil -- FYI.
Mike
Hi,
My name is Peter Moskowitz. I'm a reporter writing a story on the "Unite the Right" rally for Splinter News (FKA Fusion
– SplinterNews.com. If you're not familiar, it's part of Univision, a national news outlet reaching tens of millions of
readers a month). I'll be coming down to Charlottesville on Saturday, but I was wondering if we could have a phone
conversation, either before Saturday or the following Monday or Tuesday, about the general mood in Charlottesville, and
how people are responding to the rally.
FYI
Council,
We have received confirmation that Jason Kessler's group is planning a "march" tonight on
UVA's grounds. UVA police will handle the event on grounds. We are monitoring the situation
with the state police.
Maurice
FYI
Council,
Mr. Kessler's group carried torches through the grounds this evening. Some were involved in
altercations with counter protesters. Eventually UVA police declared an unlawful
assembly. Last I heard the crowds were dispersing.
Maurice
Council,
We have received confirmation that Jason Kessler's group is planning a "march" tonight on
UVA's grounds. UVA police will handle the event on grounds. We are monitoring the situation
with the state police.
Maurice
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 1:50 PM
To: Shifflett, David
Subject: FW: More ADA violations_thanks Zach and meet after August 12
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Please let me know your availability for this meeting by completing this scheduling poll.
Thanks,
Paige
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
First of all I want to acknowledge Zach's diligent efforts to address the problems facing Ms.
pool, a sight impaired pedestrian. As Zach's email points out, our police officers recognize that a
sidewalk obstruction, could pose an emergency risk. It is not just a law enforcement problem in
other words. For that reason I have copied chief Baxter.
As Zach has also identified, many people with disabilities are pedestrians and therefore it is
incumbent upon the city to enable walking as a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of
transportation. That brings up the question of sidewalks, crosswalks and crossing distances and
the overall layout of streets and intersections within the public right of way. That involves Alex
ikefuna, the NDS director, Brennen Duncan, our engineer and Paul oberdorfer director of public
works. Again, this isn't just an enforcement issue.
In short, these persistent public complaints about road infrastructure beginning last May (most
especially west main since it has two (2) major construction projects west of the Drewary Brown
bridge underway at the same time, with two (2) more coming on line east of the bridge) cry out
for a new systematic and proactive approach in my view. The need for such an approach will
only grow exponentially as the demand for bike-pedestrian safety increases daily and multiple
construction projects come on line at the same time across town, be it west main, water or
Preston.
To that end, sometime after August 12, but before September 18, I would like to meet with you,
Mr. Ikefuna, Mr. Duncan, Chief Baxter, Chief Thomas and Mr. Oberdorfer to get an update on
west Main Street and other corridors in terms of 1.) their adaptability to new multi-modal
demands and 2.) readiness for more construction projects without compromising bike-pedestrian
safety. Since, a "streets that work" implementation update is on the city council meeting
calendar for September 18, a discussion about a concerted, cross-departmental plan for both
implementing bike-pedestrian improvements and coping with construction projects seems timely.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Today I met with an officer from the Police Department to discuss the situation
with vehicles parking on the sidewalk, and I want to let you know where we
stand.
The Police Department is fully aware that this issue exists. However, given the
size of the force, it's unrealistic to believe they will see every illegally parked
vehicle immediately. Therefore, the police rely on residents like yourself to report
issues when they see them first. The best way to do this is to call the number that I
shared with you last week (434-977-9041). This is the City's non-emergency
phone line and is ideal for reporting problems like this to be resolved ASAP.
Nonetheless, if a vehicle is parked illegally and creating an obstruction, you
should call 911. The officers recognize that a sidewalk obstruction preventing a
person from getting to a doctor appointment etc. is a legitimate concern and will
treat these issues as emergencies. That said, they must use discretion when
determining the highest priorities (i.e. active violent crime as compared to illegal
parking). As soon as a complaint is filed through one of these phone numbers, it is
documented (leaving a paper trail) and an officer is dispatched right away. From
there they will ticket and/or tow as necessary to get the issue resolved.
I say all this mainly to provide insight into the process. After meeting with the
officer, I can assure you they take every complaint seriously and will get to them
as soon as possible. This doesn't always mean the situation will be corrected
immediately, but it does mean they are actively moving to provide a solution.
Finally, I want to reiterate how seriously I take this issue as well. Many people
with disabilities travel primarily as pedestrians and it's important we enable this as
a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of transportation. Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 11:11 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
I reached out to the Police Department yesterday on this particular issue and also
anticipate a meeting to figure out ways we can prevent this from happening in the
future. Have a great afternoon.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 6:08 PM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: Re: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
After I emailed you, my husband flagged down a police officer and asked him to
take care of the situation. The officer said he would.
This afternoon at almost 6pm, the truck was still there and it did not have a ticket.
As my husband walked by he was able to flag down another officer.
This time, the officer talked to the owner of the truck.
So this makes at least two civil rights violations by the police today.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:15 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
I have made the police department aware of the issue. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:12 AM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Subject: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
You guessed it- more cars parked on the sidewalk. This one is on Market Street
just west of Meade Avenue.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Cox
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:07 AM
To: Sarah Pool
Emil: I'm not sure at this point how many people from your shop to include in emails like the below
regarding quick-breaking requests relevant to August 12, so I will start with you on your end, and Paige
Rice, our clerk of Council, my wife Emily, our City Manager Maurice, assistant City Manager Mike, and
communications director Miriam. Please advise on how to handle and any other thoughts. Please loop in
any others and advise on process going forward.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mayor,
We’d love to have you join us on on MSNBC’s Politics Nation this Sunday the 13th at 8:15amET. The show
is hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and we’d like to discuss the impact of the “Unite the Right” rally being held
in your city. It would be live, about 7 minutes long and we can do it from a local studio.
Thanks,
Sam
Samantha Been | Politics Nation | Booking Producer | Mobile: 646.303.2878 | Office: 212.664.4736
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:32 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam
Subject: FW: No Court Decision Yet
The judge has ruled in favor of Mr. Kessler. He will be allowed to hold his event in
Emancipation Park. I have not seen the judge's ruling but I do know that Craig and his team did
an extraordinary job of preparing this case.
Council,
I just wanted you to know that we are still waiting to hear back on the decision related to the
Kessler lawsuit. We will let you know as soon as we do.
Mike
Joe - We typically work with our professional staff to address press questions on City actions and policy,
such as during this weekend. I may be up for talking with you but am looping our appropriate staff, and
would appreciate knowing the questions you'd like to ask us, so we can get our ducks in a row. Many
thanks.
Mike
Joe - yes, I'm happy to talk. What's your deadline? I'm in meetings up until 4 but could
call you then or a little after.
Mike
Thank you,
Joe
Joe Heim
Staff writer
The Washington Post
202-334-4305
Twitter: @joeheim
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 3:42 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: FW: Preparation for Alt Right Rally
I would like to share this response with Council tonight - your thoughts.
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Chief,
I have outlined the challenges we have faced since preparations for this event began below:
I started lining up areas for us to use starting the week of July 9th. Within a short amount of time we had
secured a number of locations for our purposes to include:
Assistance was also secured from local agencies in addition to the Virginia State Police. The plan was to
house 3 VSP Mobile Field Forces immediately around the park in order to provide immediate response if
necessary. We had placed a mobile field force in Hill and Wood, Christ Episcopal Church and the library.
On July 25th I received a message from John Halliday, the director at the library. He stated that the board
for the library had met on the day before and had voted to rescind the offer for us to utilize the building
for personnel. We were able to relocate the VSP mobile field force from that location to City Space. This
move created a number of problems to include:
On today’s date clergy from the Episcopal Church arrived at my office. We were informed that the board
from the church had met and by unanimous decision revoked our permission to utilize the church and
it’s properties. This, in conjunction with losing the library is catastrophic to our planning process and
greatly increases our risk for both property damage and injury to both public safety personnel and
civilians.
The most recent loss of Christ Episcopal Church forces us to relocate the second MFF to the Omni Hotel.
This cuts our immediate MFF response down to one platoon of 56 officers. Although there will be many
other officers on the ground they will not be adequately equipped to handle a large crowd should large
scale violence erupt. We had plans in place that would allow officers to re-group in the public safety
zone once the MFF(s) were deployed so they could don their protective equipment. If one MFF proves
to be inadequate we will have an extended period of time before another force can get into place to
allow us to accomplish this goal.
In addition to these losses we also have experienced reduction in personnel from both ACPD and UVA.
Both agencies are assisting us with calls for service throughout the day but will have no involvement
with the actual event. We originally had 15-20 officers from UVA to assist with the event itself. This offer
has since been rescinded. A request was made for their command vehicle to use at the event site which
was denied.
There has also been discussions of moving this event to McIntire Park. This move would put a further
strain on the resources we have dedicated to the protection of both property and persons. This action is
not recommended for the following reason:
Attempting to relocate this event in the final stages of planning coupled with the limited
amount of resources will present a logistical challenge
Dividing our personnel and resources for two separate operations will pose a tremendous
public safety challenge.
CPD will have no additional command staff to allocate to two operations
Revoking the permit for Emancipation Park will not eliminate the need for the same if not more
preparation and resources. On the contrary, it will require much more resources than currently
available to us.
The only advantage to moving the event to McIntire Park would be the potential for a decrease in
property damage. That of course is assuming the event in its entirety would move to that location. We,
of course, know this will not happen. Had this been decided upon in the earlier stages the benefits
would outweigh the cost. At this point it is simply not feasible or recommended.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 2:52 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor
Subject: Preparation for Alt Right Rally
Captain Mitchell,
As you know Council is holding a closed session this afternoon to discuss details of the Alt Right Rally on
August 12th. The Mayor is considering a possible change of the venue from Emancipation Park to
McIntire Park. Please forward me a list of potential advantages and concerns if this request is approved.
Thanks,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:38 AM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: Press Release and Press Conference from Unite the Right Organizers
JASON KESSLER
jason@unityandsecurity.org
Charlottesville, Virginia – Jason Kessler, the organizer of the “Unite the Right”
rally, has disavowed the political violence that resulted in the death of at least one
person and the injuries of many others.
“The blame for today’s violence is primarily the result of the Charlottesville
government officials and the law enforcement officers which failed to maintain
law and order by protecting the First Amendment rights of the participants of the
‘Unite the Right’ rally,” Kessler said. “We networked with law enforcement
officials and safety arrangements were made months ago, but despite this, the
Charlottesville Police Department not only failed to act per the plan but
exacerbated the violence: they did not separate the demonstrators and counter-
demonstrators, they were poorly underequipped for the situation, they stood idly
by when violent counter-protesters attacked the participants of the rally and then
they forced our demonstrators out of Lee Park and into a melee with Antifa.”
Despite the safety plan that was in place, the Charlottesville government backed
out of it at the last minute, and a federal lawsuit was filed the day before the rally
and an emergency temporary restraining order was procured to require the
Charlottesville government to permit the rally to occur at Emancipation Park
(formerly known as Lee Park).
“Charlottesville violated the federal court’s order by shutting down the rally at
Lee Park after left-wing agitators began throwing bricks at us,” Kessler
said. “Our right to free speech was violated when the police officers acquiesced
to the unconstitutional ‘heckler’s veto’ raised by our detractors.”
“Due to the police not maintaining order, many people were hurt,” Kessler
added. “The media is not showing who instigated the violence.”
FYI
JASON KESSLER
jason@unityandsecurity.org
“The blame for today’s violence is primarily the result of the Charlottesville
government officials and the law enforcement officers which failed to maintain
law and order by protecting the First Amendment rights of the participants of the
‘Unite the Right’ rally,” Kessler said. “We networked with law enforcement
officials and safety arrangements were made months ago, but despite this, the
Charlottesville Police Department not only failed to act per the plan but
exacerbated the violence: they did not separate the demonstrators and counter-
demonstrators, they were poorly underequipped for the situation, they stood idly
by when violent counter-protesters attacked the participants of the rally and then
they forced our demonstrators out of Lee Park and into a melee with Antifa.”
Despite the safety plan that was in place, the Charlottesville government backed
out of it at the last minute, and a federal lawsuit was filed the day before the rally
and an emergency temporary restraining order was procured to require the
Charlottesville government to permit the rally to occur at Emancipation Park
(formerly known as Lee Park).
“Charlottesville violated the federal court’s order by shutting down the rally at
Lee Park after left-wing agitators began throwing bricks at us,” Kessler
said. “Our right to free speech was violated when the police officers acquiesced
to the unconstitutional ‘heckler’s veto’ raised by our detractors.”
“Due to the police not maintaining order, many people were hurt,” Kessler
added. “The media is not showing who instigated the violence.”
Mr Kessler will be holding a press conference today on the downtown mall at
2pm behind Charlottesville City Hall along with Richard Spencer and other
speakers and attendees of the planned rally.
Regards,
Just an FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
In addition, we have heard increased concerns that Prospect Ave and Greenstone on 5th may be
specifically targeted by alt-right on Friday or Saturday night.
Dear councilors,
As you contemplate strategies for the upcoming crisis I hope you will consider what efforts can be taken
to protect public housing neighborhoods and Friendship Court from the influx of hostile participants in
the UTR rally.
Please consider parking strategies that will decrease the likelihood of alt-right/resident contact during
the weekend. I suggest disallowing on street parking on Garret St, 2nd St SE, Monticello Ave, Sixth St,
South First Street.
Additionally, efforts to direct foot and vehicle traffic around that area towards downtown should be in
place so that violent extremists are not parking on Avon and walking through the area to reach
downtown.
Thank you for your consideration
Brandon Collins
Organizer, Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR)
Office: (434) 984-3255
Cell: (434) 249-3312
1000 Preston Ave, Suite C
Charlottesville, Va 22903
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:23 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: Rally Update
Attachments: August 12 Operational Rundown.docx
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:24 PM
To: Lantz, Emily
Subject: FW: Rally Update
Attachments: August 12 Operational Rundown.docx
FYI
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:50 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David; Mitchell, Victor; Brown,
Craig
Subject: FW: Richard Spencer's YouTube video
I saw a posting on Facebook that led me to this YouTube video, posted by Richard Spencer, where he talks about the
change in venue for the Alt-Right march on August 12.
You are probably already aware of it but sending it just in case. He adamantly states that they WILL be marching in
Emancipation Park, regardless of what the city wants and they have no plans to move to McIntire Park. He sounds
like he doesn't care if things get ugly which is quite worrisome for the safety of our town and visitors.
Sincerely,
Ann Fox
Cismont, VA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gESPuCzOzAs&sns=em
FYI
Council,
We have developed some talking points for your consideration if you feel compelled to respond to
reporters’ questions in the next 24 hours. We will be providing additional details in the next day or so. I
hope they help.
What the world saw yesterday in our city is not Charlottesville. The hatemongers who traveled
from other places around the country do not represent us. They represent a worldview that,
despite their declarations, is on the brink of extinction. Although we support free speech and
assembly our community will to voice its opposition to the hate and violence that invaded our
City yesterday.
We mourn the loss of life in our community and pass along our condolences to the families of -
Heather Heyer, a resident of Charlottesville, who was standing up to hate when she was mowed
down in a vicious and despicable terrorist attack. Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke Bates, who
perished in the crash of a Virginia State Helicopter. Our hearts are saddened by their deaths.
Charlottesville is a wonderful and resilient City. We have had a great deal of tragedy in recent
years especially for a community of our size, but yet we continue to grow and prosper. Our City
will rebound from this terrible day in our history. I know we will be stronger because we will
come together. We will continue to send a strong message against the hate we experienced
yesterday and we will celebrate our diversity.
There have been a number of questions criticizing the police for moving too slowly in responding to the
fights that broke out. Here are a few points to consider. The first one is quote Chief Thomas gave to the
New York Times on Saturday night.
“Law Enforcement did respond to and break up various fights in and around Emancipation Park prior to
the unlawful assembly declaration. Once the unlawful assembly was declared, we gave people sufficient
opportunity to disperse. When circumstances warranted, our officers moved back into the park to
address those who had not complied. Law Enforcement and National Guard personnel were staged
throughout the City for the remainder of the day for comprehensive response, answering approximately
250 calls for service as well as addressing issues they observed or were asked to assist with by the
public.” – Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas
The Charlottesville Police Department was the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and
our other local partners. Officers responded to numerous physical altercations in and around the
Emancipation Park and the City. Video of some of the responses can be found on the Virginia State
Police Facebook page.
Unlawful Assembly
Once the unlawful assembly was declared we had a number of groups that were abiding by the
commands and leaving the area. The police wanted to give them time to disperse without risking arrest
Obviously we are all grieving for the loss of life in our community yesterday. It was a tragic day for
Charlottesville. Considering the sheer size of the crowd we had in Downtown, combined with the
number of weapons in and around Emancipation Park and the tension between many of the protestors I
believe our police department, along with the Virginia State Police, managed a highly volatile situation
with great professionalism and skill. They balanced the rights of everyone involved with the general
public safety of our community under trying circumstances.
In the days and weeks ahead the City will thoroughly review our response from this weekend in an effort
to identify what we did well and areas where we can improve.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 9:55 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: FW: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Sorry to overwhelm, but it sounds like this is a pretty urgent matter from their perspective. But this is above my
paygrade. I'd like to be able to respond by cc'ing both of you and asking them to address with you. But obviously
only after hearing your thoughts first.
Thanks,
Mike
________________________________________
From: George H Kastendike [george@threenb.com]
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 7:47 AM
To: Signer, Mike; Rice, Paige
Cc: Scott roth; Brad Backof
Subject: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Mike, Paige
On Friday we heard word from the City's civil engineer that he believes we have broken a site code stipulation on
area disturbance that could potentially push our opening date back 6 months to a year (time frame estimated by my
team) by requiring the US Army Corp of Engineers to approve our water management plan. We specifically
engineered our construction plan to keep within the disturbance limits so this is surprising news to me.
As you will likely presume, we have already hired most of our team and are incurring the expenses to run our
operation already. Any delay in our opening will certainly put our business at risk as we have taken down bank debt
to fund part of our operation and we will certainly break covenants that will put the business in technical default
should we significantly miss plan. To put things to scale for you, our current hiring plan calls for close to 120 part
time workers to manage front and back of house operations and over half of these are already filled - many who
have given notice to current employers and would be left with out income should our opening be significantly
delayed.
Chris Engel and Jason Ness are helping us navigate the waters to identify ways to keep our opening date of the 19th
and receive inspection certs as scheduled. However, if they cannot reach a reasonable solution for us in the next 24
hours then I wanted to see if we could steal 10-15 minutes of your time to discuss our options.
Best,
George H. Kastendike
404-432-7197 - M
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:37 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: FW: "Unite the Right" Demonstration Permit / Demand Letter
Attachments: 8-8-17 Unite the Right Permit Revocation Statement.pdf
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Dear members of the Charlottesville City Council and City Manager Jones:
Attached please find a letter from The Rutherford Institute and the ACLU of Virginia regarding the
revocation of the permit of “Unite the Right” to hold a demonstration in Emancipation Park on August
12, 2017.
As organizations committed to protecting constitutional and civil rights, we demand that the City
withdraw its letter to Jason Kessler of August 7, 2017, revoking and otherwise rescinding the permit for
that demonstration and provide assurances that the City will allow the “Unite the Right” demonstration
as previously planned and approved by operation of law. We will need a response to this letter by noon
(12:00 p.m.) August 9, 2017.
Sincerely,
Legal Department
The Rutherford Institute
P.O. Box 7482
Charlottesville, Virginia 22906
This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended
addressee (or authorized to receive for the intended addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to
anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in
error, please advise the sender by reply at legal@rutherford.org and delete the message. Thank you very
much.
August 8, 2017
The City of Charlottesville’s belated demand that the “Unite the Right” demonstration scheduled
for August 12 move from its planned and approved location in Emancipation Park raises serious
First Amendment concerns.
1. Opposition can be no basis for government action that would suppress the First Amendment
rights of demonstrators, no matter how distasteful those views may be
Both the timing and justification for the demand that organizers accept a move to McIntire Park
show a callous disrespect for the rights of free speech and assembly, forcing an 11th-hour relocation
of the rally from the place chosen specifically because of its importance to the message of the rally
organizers. While the message of the “Unite the Right” rally may raise strong feelings of
opposition among area residents and political leaders, that opposition can be no basis for
government action that would suppress the First Amendment rights of demonstrators who have
acted according to the law.
The last-minute relocation by the City appears to be an attempt to undermine the ability of
demonstrators to effectively communicate their message. Although event organizers submitted
their application for the rally in Emancipation Park two months ago, the City is only now asserting
that the event cannot be safely conducted in the park, a place chosen specifically by event
organizers because of the symbolic significance of the Lee statute. This belated action by the City
seriously undermines the ability of organizers to protect their legal rights to enforce their permit
Mike Signer, Mayor, et al.
August 8, 2017
Page 2
to rally in the park, a permit that was plainly approved under section 3.4.6 of the City’s Special
Events Regulations. 1
3. City must provide factual evidence to support its attendance estimate and justify revoking the
permit to demonstrate in Emancipation Park
It is also questionable whether the City’s demand, which is effectively a revocation of the permit
to demonstrate in Emancipation Park, is justified by any provision of the Special Events Regulation.
Revocation could only be justified under section 3.4.7 of the regulation on the basis that the event
“presents a danger to public safety” or “cannot reasonably be accommodated in the particular area
applied for[.]” 2 While the City relies upon a forecast that “many thousands” will attend the event,
it has not disclosed the sources of the information it is relying on for that estimate and whether
such sources have any factual basis. When First Amendment rights are at stake, the City should
be transparent about the evidence and information underlying its action so that citizens can be sure
that fears of overcrowding are not simply a pretext for censorship and meet the requirement for
proof that a compelling government interest underlies its decision. 3 Moreover, demonstration
organizers should be allowed to know the basis for the City’s crowd projections so that they can
defend the rights granted by the permit by challenging and rebutting the City’s unilateral
conclusion that the event poses a danger to public safety.
The City’s justification for revocation appears more specious in light of the City’s approval of
permits for opposing demonstrations on August 12 in Justice and McGuffey Parks which will
reportedly expect attendance of greater than 1000 persons. Furthermore, “Unite the Right”
organizers reportedly offered to allow City officials to limit access to Emancipation Park during
their event to prevent overcrowding. Thus, fears of overcrowding that would lead to public safety
concerns appear to be a pretext for silencing the “Unite the Right” demonstration.
4. If the City is justifying its relocation of the rally elsewhere based on the presence of
counterdemonstrators, that constitutes an unconstitutional “hecklers’ veto”
To the extent the City is relying on the presence of counterdemonstrators for its revocation of the
Emancipation Park permit, it is violating the fundamental principle that the rights of speech and
assembly may not be restricted because demonstrators may be met by opposition. There is no
place for a “hecklers’ veto” under the First Amendment. 4 Any decision that the demonstration
under the permit poses a threat to public safety should be based solely on the plans and actions of
the “Unite the Right” organizers, not of those who plan to be present in opposition. Otherwise,
1
That section provides “[a]ll requests for demonstration permits shall be DEEMED GRANTED, subject to all
applicable limitations and restrictions, unless denied within ten business days following the application for a permit[.]”
City of Charlottesville Standard Operating Procedure Policy No. 100-04.
2
Id.
3
National Socialist White People’s Party v. Ringers, 473 F.2d 1010, 1014 n.4 (4th Cir. 1973). See also, Christian
Knights of KKK v. District of Columbia, 972 F.2d 365 (D.C. Cir 1992).
4
Christian Knights of Ku Klux Klan Invisible Empire, Inc. v. Stuart, 934 F.2d 318 (4th Cir. 1991).
Mike Signer, Mayor, et al.
August 8, 2017
Page 3
hecklers and counterdemonstrators could always shut down speech they disagree with by
manufacturing threats to public safety.
5. The City must act in accordance with the law, no matter how distasteful that may be to members
of the community
The City must act in accordance with the law, even if doing so is distasteful to members of the
community who disagree with the views espoused by the “Unite the Right” organizers. At the
very least, the City must explain in more than just generalities its reasons for concluding that the
demonstration cannot safely be held in Emancipation Park. It must allow the organizers the
opportunity to dispel fears or concerns about the rally. Otherwise, it appears that the City’s
revocation of the permit is based only upon public opposition to the message of the demonstration,
which would constitute a violation of the organizers’ fundamental First Amendment rights.
As organizations committed to protecting constitutional and civil rights, we demand that the City
withdraw its letter to Jason Kessler of August 7, 2017, revoking and otherwise rescinding the
permit for a demonstration in Emancipation Park on August 12, 2017, and provide assurances that
the City will allow the “Unite the Right” demonstration as previously planned and approved by
operation of law. We will need a response to this letter by noon (12:00 p.m.) August 9, 2017.
Sincerely,
The City of Charlottesville’s belated demand that the “Unite the Right” demonstration scheduled
for August 12 move from its planned and approved location in Emancipation Park raises serious
First Amendment concerns.
1. Opposition can be no basis for government action that would suppress the First Amendment
rights of demonstrators, no matter how distasteful those views may be
Both the timing and justification for the demand that organizers accept a move to McIntire Park
show a callous disrespect for the rights of free speech and assembly, forcing an 11th-hour relocation
of the rally from the place chosen specifically because of its importance to the message of the rally
organizers. While the message of the “Unite the Right” rally may raise strong feelings of
opposition among area residents and political leaders, that opposition can be no basis for
government action that would suppress the First Amendment rights of demonstrators who have
acted according to the law.
The last-minute relocation by the City appears to be an attempt to undermine the ability of
demonstrators to effectively communicate their message. Although event organizers submitted
their application for the rally in Emancipation Park two months ago, the City is only now asserting
that the event cannot be safely conducted in the park, a place chosen specifically by event
organizers because of the symbolic significance of the Lee statute. This belated action by the City
seriously undermines the ability of organizers to protect their legal rights to enforce their permit
Mike Signer, Mayor, et al.
August 8, 2017
Page 2
to rally in the park, a permit that was plainly approved under section 3.4.6 of the City’s Special
Events Regulations. 1
3. City must provide factual evidence to support its attendance estimate and justify revoking the
permit to demonstrate in Emancipation Park
It is also questionable whether the City’s demand, which is effectively a revocation of the permit
to demonstrate in Emancipation Park, is justified by any provision of the Special Events Regulation.
Revocation could only be justified under section 3.4.7 of the regulation on the basis that the event
“presents a danger to public safety” or “cannot reasonably be accommodated in the particular area
applied for[.]” 2 While the City relies upon a forecast that “many thousands” will attend the event,
it has not disclosed the sources of the information it is relying on for that estimate and whether
such sources have any factual basis. When First Amendment rights are at stake, the City should
be transparent about the evidence and information underlying its action so that citizens can be sure
that fears of overcrowding are not simply a pretext for censorship and meet the requirement for
proof that a compelling government interest underlies its decision. 3 Moreover, demonstration
organizers should be allowed to know the basis for the City’s crowd projections so that they can
defend the rights granted by the permit by challenging and rebutting the City’s unilateral
conclusion that the event poses a danger to public safety.
The City’s justification for revocation appears more specious in light of the City’s approval of
permits for opposing demonstrations on August 12 in Justice and McGuffey Parks which will
reportedly expect attendance of greater than 1000 persons. Furthermore, “Unite the Right”
organizers reportedly offered to allow City officials to limit access to Emancipation Park during
their event to prevent overcrowding. Thus, fears of overcrowding that would lead to public safety
concerns appear to be a pretext for silencing the “Unite the Right” demonstration.
4. If the City is justifying its relocation of the rally elsewhere based on the presence of
counterdemonstrators, that constitutes an unconstitutional “hecklers’ veto”
To the extent the City is relying on the presence of counterdemonstrators for its revocation of the
Emancipation Park permit, it is violating the fundamental principle that the rights of speech and
assembly may not be restricted because demonstrators may be met by opposition. There is no
place for a “hecklers’ veto” under the First Amendment. 4 Any decision that the demonstration
under the permit poses a threat to public safety should be based solely on the plans and actions of
the “Unite the Right” organizers, not of those who plan to be present in opposition. Otherwise,
1
That section provides “[a]ll requests for demonstration permits shall be DEEMED GRANTED, subject to all
applicable limitations and restrictions, unless denied within ten business days following the application for a permit[.]”
City of Charlottesville Standard Operating Procedure Policy No. 100-04.
2
Id.
3
National Socialist White People’s Party v. Ringers, 473 F.2d 1010, 1014 n.4 (4th Cir. 1973). See also, Christian
Knights of KKK v. District of Columbia, 972 F.2d 365 (D.C. Cir 1992).
4
Christian Knights of Ku Klux Klan Invisible Empire, Inc. v. Stuart, 934 F.2d 318 (4th Cir. 1991).
Mike Signer, Mayor, et al.
August 8, 2017
Page 3
hecklers and counterdemonstrators could always shut down speech they disagree with by
manufacturing threats to public safety.
5. The City must act in accordance with the law, no matter how distasteful that may be to members
of the community
The City must act in accordance with the law, even if doing so is distasteful to members of the
community who disagree with the views espoused by the “Unite the Right” organizers. At the
very least, the City must explain in more than just generalities its reasons for concluding that the
demonstration cannot safely be held in Emancipation Park. It must allow the organizers the
opportunity to dispel fears or concerns about the rally. Otherwise, it appears that the City’s
revocation of the permit is based only upon public opposition to the message of the demonstration,
which would constitute a violation of the organizers’ fundamental First Amendment rights.
As organizations committed to protecting constitutional and civil rights, we demand that the City
withdraw its letter to Jason Kessler of August 7, 2017, revoking and otherwise rescinding the
permit for a demonstration in Emancipation Park on August 12, 2017, and provide assurances that
the City will allow the “Unite the Right” demonstration as previously planned and approved by
operation of law. We will need a response to this letter by noon (12:00 p.m.) August 9, 2017.
Sincerely,
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Per our conversation a few minutes ago, this is some of the information we received from Brazos
Tacos.
Hi Erin,
I am away getting married so will not be reachable pretty soon, so I wanted to let you know our
plans.
We announced our pre-emptive closing all day Saturday last Friday and immediately drew the ire
of the Nazis. They are planning to target Brazos tomorrow.
I have notified the CPD that we are targets and they said they'd give Brazos and IX some extra
attention Friday evening.
Best,
Peter
twitter.com/occdissent/status/894800382672719872
twitter.com/don_chump/status/894925313850966020
restoringthehonor.blogspot.com/2017/08/alt-right-threatens-to-integrate-brazos.html
Attached is a letter to talk through some of the details regarding the "Unite the Right" rally planned for August 12th in our
city. There is a lot of information in the attachment, but I wanted to share as much information as possible so that each
business and individual can make the best decision for themselves.
Best,
Erin
--
Erin Hill
(434) 249-9061
Property Manager
Hampshire Investments, Ltd.
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
erinhill@hampshireinvest.com
--
Erin Hill
(434) 249-9061
Property Manager
Hampshire Investments, Ltd.
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
erinhill@hampshireinvest.com
--
Susan Krischel, Esq.
(434) 249-3274
Hampshire Investments Ltd
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
skrischel@hampshireinvest.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 3:35 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam
Subject: FW: UVA News: University Provides Details on Day of ³Reflective Conversation²
Importance: High
FYI
Miriam will be finalizing information concerning this Saturday tonight. It will include info on other
events in the area like this.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
The University just announced the academic programming and schedule of events for this
Saturday. Please see http://www.news.virginia.edu/content/university-provides-details-day-
reflective-conversation
You may wish to share this information with other city leadership.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Anthony
Anthony P. de Bruyn
University Spokesperson
Office of University Communications
E adebruyn@virginia.edu
P 434.924.1400
F 434.924.0938
University of Virginia
400 Ray C. Hunt Drive
P.O. Box 400229
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4229
From: Ehman, Doug
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:13 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Daly, Brian; Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David;
Mitchell, Victor; Durrette, Tito; Brown, Craig
Subject: FW: Water & Power at Lee
Importance: High
Fyi
The water and power is officially on and Dennie showed Officer Jager #59 how to reset the
power.
Thanks...
So the city lost the case in Federal Court. We need the power turned on and the water spigot
unlocked in Emancipation Park first thing in the morning. Mike and Dennie need to do this first
thing Saturday. They need to call me when both actions are done. I don't care what time it is
and in no case is it later than 7:00 am. We are under Federal court order.
Doug
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:54 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council
Subject: Fwd: 2017 FREEDOM FUND BANQUET INFORMATION
Attachments: 2017 patron letter on NAACP Letterhead revised.docx; newest NAACP FFB
2017 flyer.doc
Maurice, et al. - I hope the city can take out an ad in the NAACP program book.
On a related note, I would also request an ad in the program book for the upcoming Charter
Ceremony for the new Charlottesville area chapter of 100 Black Women. I can forward details
for this.
Thanks!
- Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
MEMBERS,
IF YOUR BUSINESS ORGANIZATION OR CLUB WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE OUT
AN AD IN OUR SOUVENIER BOOKLET, DONATE OR SOLICIT ITEMS FOR OUR
SILENT AUCTION, PLEASE CONTACT LYNN M. BOYD AT lboyd3@hotmail.com
Your support would be appreciated!
Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch NAACP
P.O. Box 1522
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
(434) 220-1493
August, 2017
2017-2019
Dear Friends,
OFFICERS
& On Friday, September 29, 2017 the Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NAACP will host its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the Doubletree Hotel, located at
990 Hilton Heights Road off 29-N in Charlottesville. The evening will begin
PRESIDENT
at 5:45 p.m. with a silent auction and cash bar in the lobby of the hotel.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Our featured speaker for the evening will be
JANETTE B. MARTIN
King Salim Khalfani, President of Commonwealth Consultation, LLC, and former Executive
Director for the NAACP Virginia State Conference.
SECRETARY Other highlights of the evening include the introduction of the fifth recipient of the Virginia
LYNN BOYD Banks Carrington Humanitarian Award, recognition of the 2017 Federal Executive
Institute/NAACP Scholarship recipient and the announcement of the Silent Auction results.
TREASURER
JANICE SPELLMAN
The Freedom Fund Banquet is the major fund raising event for all branches
LEGAL REDRESS of the NAACP. Your contributions and donations allow us to offer valuable
JAMES HINGELEY workshops, scholarships and activities for our youth and adult membership as
L. D. PERRY well as for the larger community that we serve. Your contributions and donations
also make it possible for our branch to have representation at state, regional,
JANETTE MARTIN
and national conferences where members receive important information and
M. RICK TURNER
training that promote civil rights and justice for all!
EDUCATION Individual tickets may be purchased for a donation of $75. A table for eight may
ELLA JORDAN be purchased for a donation of $575. We would also appreciate your donation of items for
our silent auction. In addition, contributions will be accepted at the following levels:
PRESS & PUBLICITY
KATHY MALLORY-CHAVERS BRONZE ..........$60
SILVER ............$80
UVA CHAPTER PRESIDENT GOLD ...............$100
PLATINUM .......$100 AND ABOVE
Contributors and sponsors will be recognized in the souvenir program booklet.
Please make checks payable to: Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP.
Please be sure to forward contributions by Friday, August 26, 2017 to:
ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE NAACP
P.O. Box 1522
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
For further information, please call any member of the Freedom Fund Banquet Committee:
Lynn Boyd – 434-975-0661,
Kathy Mallory-Chavers – 434-607-7913
Janice Spellman – 434-465-4680
We appreciate your patronage and support!
Sincerely,
NAACP
presents its annual
Guest Speaker
KING SALIM KHALFANI
Americans Resisting Minority & Ethnic Discrimination Founding Director
Former Executive Director for the NAACP Virginia State Conference
TICKETS $75
Contributions or gifts to this unit are generally not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
August, 2017
2017-2019
Dear Friends,
OFFICERS
& On Friday, September 29, 2017 the Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NAACP will host its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the Doubletree Hotel, located at
990 Hilton Heights Road off 29-N in Charlottesville. The evening will begin
PRESIDENT
at 5:45 p.m. with a silent auction and cash bar in the lobby of the hotel.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Our featured speaker for the evening will be
JANETTE B. MARTIN
King Salim Khalfani, President of Commonwealth Consultation, LLC, and former Executive
Director for the NAACP Virginia State Conference.
SECRETARY Other highlights of the evening include the introduction of the fifth recipient of the Virginia
LYNN BOYD Banks Carrington Humanitarian Award, recognition of the 2017 Federal Executive
Institute/NAACP Scholarship recipient and the announcement of the Silent Auction results.
TREASURER
JANICE SPELLMAN
The Freedom Fund Banquet is the major fund raising event for all branches
LEGAL REDRESS of the NAACP. Your contributions and donations allow us to offer valuable
JAMES HINGELEY workshops, scholarships and activities for our youth and adult membership as
L. D. PERRY well as for the larger community that we serve. Your contributions and donations
also make it possible for our branch to have representation at state, regional,
JANETTE MARTIN
and national conferences where members receive important information and
M. RICK TURNER
training that promote civil rights and justice for all!
EDUCATION Individual tickets may be purchased for a donation of $75. A table for eight may
ELLA JORDAN be purchased for a donation of $575. We would also appreciate your donation of items for
our silent auction. In addition, contributions will be accepted at the following levels:
PRESS & PUBLICITY
KATHY MALLORY-CHAVERS BRONZE ..........$60
SILVER ............$80
UVA CHAPTER PRESIDENT GOLD ...............$100
PLATINUM .......$100 AND ABOVE
Contributors and sponsors will be recognized in the souvenir program booklet.
Please make checks payable to: Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP.
Please be sure to forward contributions by Friday, August 26, 2017 to:
ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE NAACP
P.O. Box 1522
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
For further information, please call any member of the Freedom Fund Banquet Committee:
Lynn Boyd – 434-975-0661,
Kathy Mallory-Chavers – 434-607-7913
Janice Spellman – 434-465-4680
We appreciate your patronage and support!
Sincerely,
NAACP
presents its annual
Guest Speaker
KING SALIM KHALFANI
Americans Resisting Minority & Ethnic Discrimination Founding Director
Former Executive Director for the NAACP Virginia State Conference
TICKETS $75
Contributions or gifts to this unit are generally not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
Possible $5 million grant to “solve one of your community’s critical problems”. Interested? -
Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Kristin,
My niece, Katie Appel Duda, works for Bloomberg and asked me if
Charlottesville would like to apply for this.
Can you please forward to the appropriate person(s)? The application is due this
month.
http://mayorschallenge.bloomberg.org/
Let me know if you need to get in touch with her.
Thanks, Libba
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 1:28 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Fwd: 3:30 Press Conference
I am not prepared for this press conference. Do you have a few mins to discuss?
Al
We are planning for a 3:30 press conference in chambers. I just sent word to the media.
Thanks!
Miriam
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Is there something we councilors could send out to our constituents under the city
government/city council banner that would explain what is happening leading up to August 12
and on August 12? It would project a unified organization and voice. I have forwarded this
email message from delegate Toscano as an illustration.
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
A Local Action;
A National Moment
Tuesday, August 8:
— 7:00 pm “Know The Process: Arrest/Court 101 - Charlottesville
Procedures” presentation, hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice.
www.facebook.com/events/134568223805726
[The “Unite the Right” rally group has a permit to be in McIntire Park
(moved from Emancipation Park) from 12 noon to 5 pm.]
DavidToscano.com
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From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:20 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David
Subject: Fwd: ACLU lawsuit
Attachments: image001.png; image002.png; image003.png; image004.png; image005.png
Craig,
We got a hold of this ACLU lawsuit at the end of business today .. I’m working late. I
figured I’d at least try to reach out to see if you could provide a statement.
There are claims in the lawsuit that the city went back and forth with Kessler on
whether it would provide security at Emancipation Park. Not sure whether you, Maurice
or Chief Thomas could refute or attest to that.
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 1:25 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Fwd: Albemarle County Police Department Support
FYI
Chief Thomas,
In response to your e-mail, please include the following language from my initial
correspondence in the MOU:
The 12 uniformed ACPD officers are responsible for answering CFS not
related to the protest/rally from 1100 hours to 1900 hours.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field Force
staged at the County Office Building on McIntire Road (COB McIntire)
in the event they are needed to assist CPD with the planned rallies,
protests and counter-protests. These assets will deploy at the request of
CPD.
COB McIntire will be secured by ACPD personnel during the event, and
the parking lots at this location will be made available to all first
responders during the event dates.
Lieutenant Reeves,
Thank you for clarifying the role of the 12 ACPD Officers who will assist with calls for
service in the City on August 12th from 1100-1900hrs. You have made it very clear that
ACPD Officers will not assist CPD with any activities related to the Alt Right
Rally. Furthermore, I realize your officers will not respond to Emancipation Park, Justice
Park, and McGuffey Park to assist with calls for service.
I will reach out to the City Manager today to formalize the MOU; I can add the
aforementioned language in the memorandum if needed.
Thanks again for your assistance and commitment to our professional partnership.
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Captain Mitchell,
As we are approaching the planned rallies, protests and counter-
protests scheduled for August 11-13, 2017, I wanted to take a
moment in advance to make sure that the Charlottesville Police
Department (CPD) is provided documentation reflecting the
support that the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) is
offering to CPD during the aforementioned dates. I specifically
would like to clarify the role of the 12 uniformed ACPD police
officers who will be responding to Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls
for service (CFS) in the City of Charlottesville. Per the August 4,
2017 agreement between Chief Ron Lantz, ACPD, and Chief Al
Thomas, CPD, these 12 ACPD officers are responsible for
answering CFS not related to the protest/rally from 1100 hours to
1900 hours. This includes not responding to CFS at McIntire,
Justice, Emancipation, and McGuffey Parks, as well as the area of
the Downtown Mall and Pavilion. Our officers have been
instructed that they may need to be held over to continue to assist
with CFS in the City, if requested.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field
Force staged at the County Office Building on McIntire Road
(COB McIntire) in the event they are needed to assist CPD, or
respond to incidents in the County. COB McIntire will be secured
on the morning of the August 11, 2017 (potentially sooner) and the
parking lots will be made available to all first responders during
the event dates. COB McIntire has been identified by ACPD as a
rally/deployment area in the need that CPD requests more assets
from ACPD. In addition, this area will be used by Fire & Rescue
personnel for staging, patient care and triage. The Emergency
Communications Center (ECC) and the University of Virginia
Police Department’s (UPD) Captain McGee have been briefed on
the role of ACPD during this event. ACPD Lieutenant Miller
Stoddard will be sending you a copy of the ACPD Operational
Order in the near future. Thank you and please feel free to contact
me if you have any questions.
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:52 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Fwd: And this from Iowa
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Solidarity with Charlottesville rally in Cedar Rapids tomorrow. Share this if you
want. https://www.facebook.com/events/1119364828196523/?acontext=%7B%2
2ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%
22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2217%22%2C%22action_history%22%3
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Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OyKArnPXRaGb
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 8:21 AM
To: Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David
Subject: Fwd: Aug. 12 Event - Insurance
Attachments: Lee Park Insurance Policy.pdf; ATT00001.htm; Certificate of Insurance.pdf; ATT00002.htm;
Priority Mail Envelope.pdf; ATT00003.htm; Notification Letter.pdf; ATT00004.htm
All-
FYI:
This morning, a letter was delivered to the Parks office at Pen Park and addressed to
Doug Ehman. The letter was sent from an address in Utah with the sender listed at
Citadel Insurance.
The enclosed letter has a Markel logo on the header and the Evanston Insurance
Company on the footer. The letter notes the accurate insurance policy number and
other information and indicates that the insurance policy is no longer in effect.
-Brian
State Specific Wording
Alabama
“This contract is registered and delivered as a surplus line coverage under the Alabama
Surplus Line Insurance Law.”
Alaska
“This is evidence of insurance procured and developed under the Alaska Surplus Lines Law,
AS 21.34. It is not covered by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act, AS 21.80.”
Arizona
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 20-401.1, Sub-Section B, Paragraph 1, this
policy is issued by an insurer that does not possess a certificate of authority from the
Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. If the insurer that issued this policy
becomes insolvent, insureds or claimants will not be eligible for insurance guaranty fund
protection pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 20.
Arkansas
This contract is registered and delivered as a surplus line coverage under the Surplus Lines
Insurance Law, and it may in some respects be different from contracts issued by insurers
in the admitted markets, and, accordingly, it may, depending upon the circumstances, be
more or less favorable to an insured than a contract from an admitted carrier might be. The
protection of the Arkansas Property and Casualty Guaranty Act does not apply to this
contract. A tax of four percent (4%) is required to be collected from the insured on all
surplus lines premiums.
California
Colorado
"This contract is delivered as surplus line insurance under the Non-admitted
Insurance Act. The insurer issuing this contract is not admitted in Colorado but is
an approved non-admitted insurer. There is no protection under the provisions of
the Colorado Insurance Guaranty Association Act. "
"This policy is a claims-made policy which provides liability coverage only if a claim
is made during the policy Period or any applicable extended reporting Period."
"This policy is issued by an insurance company that is not regulated by the Colorado
Division of Insurance. The insurance company may not provide claims service and
may not be subject to service of process in Colorado. If the insurance company
becomes insolvent, insured’s or claimants will not be eligible for protection under
Colorado insurance law."
Connecticut
NOTICE
Delaware
"This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Delaware Insurance
Laws by an insurer neither licensed by nor under the jurisdiction of the
Delaware Insurance Department."
Florida
“THIS INSURANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA SURPLUS LINES LAW. PERSONS INSURED BY
SURPLUS LINES CARRIERS DO NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY
ACT TO THE EXTENT OF ANY RIGHT OF RECOVERY FOR THE OBLIGATION OF AN INSOLVENT
UNLICENSED INSURER.”
“SURPLUS LINES INSURERS’ POLICY RATES AND FORMS ARE NOT APPROVED BY ANY FLORIDA
REGULATORY AGENCY.”
Hawaii
"This insurance contract is issued by an insurer which is not licensed by the State of
Hawaii and is not subject to its regulation or examination. If the insurer is found
insolvent, claims under this contract are not covered by any guaranty fund of the
State of Hawaii."
Idaho
THIS SURPLUS LINE CONTRACT IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE IDAHO INSURANCE
LAWS BY AN INSURER NOT LICENSED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE. THERE IS NO COVERAGE PROVIDED FOR SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE
BY EITHER THE IDAHO INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION OR BY THE IDAHO
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.
Anthony Eardley #266711
Illinois
Iowa
"This policy is issued, pursuant to Iowa Code section 515.120, by
a nonadmitted company in Iowa and as such is not covered by
the Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association."
Kansas
THIS POLICY IS ISSUED BY AN INSURER NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN KANSAS AND, AS SUCH,
THE FORM, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RATES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF INSURANCE AND THE INSURED IS NOT PROTECTED BY ANY GUARANTY FUND.
Kentucky
"This insurance has been placed with an insurer not licensed to transact
business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky but eligible as a surplus lines
insurer. The insurer is not a member of the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty
Association. Should the insurer become insolvent, the protection and
benefits of the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association are not available."
Louisiana
NOTICE
This insurance policy is delivered as a
surplus line coverage under the
Insurance Code of the State of Louisiana.
Maryland
"This insurance is issued by a non-admitted insurer not under the jurisdiction
of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner"
Massachusetts
The surplus lines insurer with whom the insurance was placed is not licensed
in Massachusetts and is not subject to Massachusetts regulations; and In the
event of the insolvency of the surplus lines insurer, losses will not be paid by
the state insurance guaranty fund.
Michigan
This insurance has been placed with an insurer that is not licensed by the
state of Michigan. In case of insolvency, payment of claims may not be
guaranteed.
Minnesota
“THIS INSURANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE MINNESOTA SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE
ACT. THE INSURER IS AN ELIGIBLE SURPLUS LINES INSURER BUT IS NOT OTHERWISE
LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY, PAYMENT OF CLAIMS IS
NOT GUARANTEED.”
Mississippi
"NOTE: This insurance policy is issued pursuant to Mississippi law covering surplus lines insurance. The company
issuing the policy is not licensed by the State of Mississippi, but is authorized to do business in Mississippi as a
nonadmitted company. The policy is not protected by the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association in the event
of the insurer's insolvency."
Missouri
"This is evidence of insurance procured and developed under the Missouri Surplus Lines Laws. It is NOT covered by
the Missouri Insurance Guaranty Association. This insurer is not licensed by the state of Missouri and is not subject
to its supervision."
Montana
Inspection Fee
Premium Tax
Fire Tax
Stamping Fee
Nebraska
“This policy is issued by a nonadmitted insurer, and in the event of the insolvency of such insurer, this
policy will not be covered by the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance
Guaranty Association.”
Anthony Eardley
Citadel Insurance Services
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84003
Citadel License #: 372006
Nevada
This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Nevada insurance laws by an insurer neither
licensed by nor under the supervision of the Division of Insurance of the Department of
Business and Industry of the State of Nevada. If the insurer is found insolvent, a claim under
this contract is not covered by the Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association Act.
License #: 612942
New Hampshire
“The company issuing this policy has not been licensed by the state of New Hampshire and the rates charged
have not been approved by the commissioner of insurance. If the company issuing this policy becomes
insolvent, the New Hampshire insurance guaranty fund shall not be liable for any claims made against the
policy.”
New Jersey
“This policy is written by a surplus lines insurer and is not subject to the filing or approval requirements of the New
Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Such a policy may contain conditions, limitations, exclusions and
different terms than a policy issued by an insurer granted a Certificate of Authority by the New Jersey Department
of Banking and Insurance. The insurer has been approved by the Department as an eligible surplus lines insurer, but
the policy is not covered by the New Jersey Insurance Guaranty Fund, and only a policy of medical malpractice
liability insurance as defined in N.J.S.A. 17:30D-3d or a policy of property insurance covering owner-occupied
dwellings of less than four dwelling units are covered by the New Jersey Surplus Lines Guaranty Fund.”
New Mexico
NEW MEXICO SURPLUS LINES BROKER’S COUNTERSIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT THIS
ENDORSEMENT MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE POLICY AS PART OF THE INSURANCE
CONTRACT
"This policy provides surplus lines insurance by an insurer not otherwise authorized to transact business in
New Mexico. This policy is not subject to supervision, review or approval by the superintendent of
insurance. The insurance so provided is not within the protection of any guaranty fund law of New Mexico
designed to protect the public in the event of the insurer's insolvency."
POLICY #:
NAME OF INSURED:
CERTIFICATE #:
DATE POLICY SIGNED:
UNDERWRITING COMPANY:
Anthony Eardley
Citadel Insurance Services
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84003
New York
"THE INSURER(S) NAMED HEREIN IS (ARE) NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NOT
SUBJECT TO ITS SUPERVISION, AND IN THE EVENT OF THE INSOLVENCY OF THE INSURER(S),
NOT PROTECTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE SECURITY FUNDS. THE POLICY MAY NOT BE
SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO
POLICY FORMS."
North Carolina
“The insurance company with which this coverage has been placed is
not licensed by the State of North Carolina and is not subject to its
supervision. In the event of the insolvency of the insurance
company, losses under this policy will not be paid by any State
insurance guaranty or solvency fund."
North Dakota
"THIS POLICY IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE NORTH DAKOTA SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE STATUTE
UNDER THE SURPLUS LINES PRODUCER LICENSE OF CITADEL INSURANCE SERVICES. THE INSURER
IS A QUALIFIED SURPLUS LINES INSURER, BUT IS NOT OTHERWISE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA INSURANCE GUARANTY
ASSOCIATION."
DATE:
Ohio
THE INSURANCE HEREBY EVIDENCED IS WRITTEN BY AN APPROVED NONdLICENSED INSURER IN THE
STATE OF OHIO AND IS NOT COVERED IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY BY THE OHIO INSURANCE GUARANTY
ASSOCIATION.
Oklahoma
The insurance hereby evidenced is written by an approved non-licensed insurer in the state
of Oklahoma and is not subject to the protection of any guaranty association in the vent of
liquidation or receivership of the insurer.
Oregon
"This insurance was procured and developed under the Oregon surplus lines laws.
It is NOT covered by the provisions of ORS 734.510 to 734.710 relating to the
Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association. If the insurer issuing this insurance
becomes insolvent, the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association has no obligation
to pay claims under this insurance."
Pennsylvania
"The insurer which has issued this insurance is not licensed by the Pennsylvania
Insurance Department and is subject to limited regulation. This insurance is NOT
covered by the Pennsylvania Insurance Guaranty Association."
Rhode Island
NOTICE
THIS INSURANCE CONTRACT HAS BEEN PLACED WITH AN INSURER NOT LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE
OF RHODE ISLAND BUT APPROVED AS A SURPLUS LINES INSURER. THE INSURER IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
RHODE ISLAND INSURERS INSOLVENCY FUND. SHOULD THE INSURER BECOME INSOLVENT, THE PROTECTION
AND BENEFITS OF THE RHODE ISLAND INSURERS INSOLVENCY FUND ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
South Carolina
"This company has been approved by the director or his designee of the South
Carolina Department of Insurance to write business in this State as an eligible
surplus lines insurer, but it is not afforded guaranty fund protection."
South Dakota
…"THIS INSURANCE CONTRACT IS ISSUED BY A NONADMITTED INSURER WHICH IS NOT
LICENSED BY NOR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA INSURANCE DIRECTOR."
Tennessee
"This insurance contract is with an insurer not licensed to transact insurance in
this state and is issued and delivered as a surplus line coverage pursuant to the
Tennessee insurance statutes."
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84058
Texas
This insurance contract is with an insurer not licensed to transact insurance in this state and is
issued and delivered as surplus line coverage under the Texas insurance statutes. The Texas
Department of Insurance does not audit the finances or review the solvency of the surplus lines
insurer providing this coverage, and the insurer is not a member of the property and casualty
insurance guaranty association created under Chapter 462, Insurance Code. Chapter 225,
Insurance Code, requires payment of a 4.85 percent tax on gross premium.
Utah
“The insurer issuing this policy does not hold a certificate of authority to do business in this state and
thus is not fully subject to regulation by the Utah insurance commissioner. This policy receives no
protection from any of the guaranty associations created under Title 31A, Chapter 28.”
Vermont
"The company issuing this policy has not been licensed by the state of Vermont
and the rates charged have not been approved by the commissioner of insurance.
Any default on the part of the insurer is not covered by the Vermont Insurance
Guaranty Association."
Virginia
Attach SLB-9 Form to POLICY
Washington
"This contract is registered and delivered as a surplus line coverage under the
insurance code of the state of Washington, Title 48 RCW. It is not protected by any
Washington state guaranty association law."
Anthony Eardley
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
This insurance is with an insurer which has not obtained a certificate of authority to transact a regular
insurance business in the state of Wisconsin, and will be issued and delivered as a surplus lines coverage
pursuant to s. 618.41, Stats. The insurance is regulated by the Commissioner of Insurance only as
provided in ss. 618.41 and 618.43, Stats. Section 618.43 (1), Stats. requires payment by the policyholder
of a 3% tax on gross premium
Wyoming
“This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Wyoming Insurance Laws by an insurer neither licensed
by nor under the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Insurance Department.”
A STOCK COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
Coverage afforded by this policy is provided by the Company (Insurer) and named in the Declarations.
In Witness Whereof, the company (insurer) has caused this policy to be executed and attested and
countersigned by a duly authorized representative of the company (insurer) identified in the Declarations.
Secretary President
PRIVACY NOTICE
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy. We understand your concerns regarding the privacy of your nonpublic
personal information. No nonpublic personal information is required to be collected when you visit our websites; however,
this information may be requested in order to provide the products and services described. We do not sell nonpublic per-
sonal information to non-affiliated third parties for marketing or other purposes. We only use and share this type of infor-
mation with non-affiliated third parties for the purposes of underwriting insurance, administering your policy or claim and
other purposes as permitted by law, such as disclosures to insurance regulatory authorities or in response to legal pro-
cess. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may use this information for the purpose of marketing our own products and ser-
vices to you.
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms;
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; and/or
Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies and inspection reports.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers/claimants or former customers/claimants to
anyone, except as permitted by law.
We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to the following types of third parties:
Service providers, such as insurance agents and/ or brokers and claims adjusters; and/or
Other non-affiliated third parties as permitted by law.
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our customers/claimants to those individuals who need to
know that information to provide products and services to our customers/claimants or as permitted by law. We maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Residents of California:
You may request to review and make corrections to recorded non-public personal information contained in our files. A
more detailed description of your rights and practices regarding such information is available upon request. Please con-
tact your agent/broker for instructions on how to submit a request to us.
You may call EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY Usted puede llamar al numero de telefono gratuito
toll-free telephone number for information or to make a de EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY para obtener
complaint at: informacion o para presentar una queja al:
1-800-507-7626 1-800-507-7626
You may write to: Usted tambien puede escribir a:
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
Markel Legal Department Markel Legal Department
Ten Parkway North Ten Parkway North
Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Deerfield, Illinois 60015
You may contact the Texas Department of Insurance Usted puede comunicarse con el Departamento de
to obtain information on companies, coverages, rights Seguros de Texas para obtener informacion sobre
companias, coberturas, derechos, o quejas al:
or complaints at:
1-800-252-3439 1-800-252-3439
You may write the Texas Department of Insurance at: Usted puede escribir al Departamento de Seguros de
Texas a:
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Department of Insurance
Consumer Protection (111-1A) Consumer Protection (111-1A)
P.O. Box 149091 P.O. Box 149091
Austin, TX 78714-9091 Austin, TX 78714-9091
FAX # (512) 490-1007 FAX # (512) 490-1007
Sitio web: http://www.tdi.texas.gov
Web: http://www.tdi.texas.gov
E-mail: ConsumerProtection@tdi.texas.gov
E-mail: ConsumerProtection@tdi.texas.gov
DISPUTAS POR PRIMAS DE SEGUROS O
PREMIUM OR CLAIM DISPUTES: Should you have a RECLAMACIONES: Si tiene una disputa relacionada
dispute concerning your premium or about a claim, you con su prima de seguro o con una reclamacion, usted
should contact the agent or the company first. If the debe comunicarse con el agente o la compania primero.
Si la disputa no es resuelta, usted puede comunicarse
dispute is not resolved, you may contact the Texas con el Departamento de Seguros de Texas.
Department of Insurance.
ADJUNTE ESTE AVISO A SU POLIZA: Este aviso
ATTACH THIS NOTICE TO YOUR POLICY: This es solamente para propositos informativos y no se
notice is for information only and does not become a convierte en parte o en condicion del documento
adjunto.
part or condition of the attached document.
ENDORSEMENTS
Forms and Endorsements applying to this Coverage Part and made part of this policy at time of issue:
These declarations, together with the Policy Conditions and Coverage Form(s) and any
Endorsement(s), complete the above numbered policy.
Countersigned: By:
Date 01/03/2017 BC AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
MONTANA CHANGES
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
A. With respect to other than the Farm Property – (d) Substantial breaches of contractual
Farm Dwellings, Appurtenant Structures And duties, conditions or warranties;
Household Personal Property Coverage Form, (e) Determination by the Commissioner
Paragraph 2. of the Cancellation Common Policy of Insurance that continuation of the
Condition is replaced by the following: policy would place us in violation of
2. Cancellation Of Policies the Montana Insurance Code;
a. Midterm Cancellation (f) Financial impairment of us; or
We may cancel this policy based on the (g) Such other reasons that are ap-
provisions below, by mailing or delivering proved by the Commissioner of In-
written notice to the first Named Insured at surance.
least 10 days before the effective date of (3) If this policy has been issued for a term
cancellation: longer than one year, and if either the
(1) If this policy has been in effect for less premium is prepaid or an agreed term is
than 60 days, except as provided in guaranteed for additional premium con-
Paragraph 2.a.(3) below, we may cancel sideration, we may cancel this policy on-
for any reason. ly for one or more of the reasons stated
(2) If this policy has been in effect for 60 in Paragraph 2.a.(2) above.
days or more, we may cancel this policy b. Anniversary Cancellation
prior to the expiration of the agreed term We may cancel any policy with a term of
or prior to one year from the effective more than one year by mailing or delivering
date of the policy or renewal, whichever to the first Named Insured written notice of
is less, only for one or more of the fol- cancellation at least 45 days before the an-
lowing reasons: niversary date of the policy. Such cancella-
(a) Failure to pay a premium when due; tion will be effective on the policy's anniver-
(b) Material misrepresentation; sary date.
(c) Substantial change in the risk as-
sumed, except to the extent that we
should reasonably have foreseen the
change or contemplated the risk in
writing the contract;
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is re- b. You have failed to pay a premium when
placed by the following: due, whether the premium is payable di-
CANCELLATION rectly to us or our agents or indirectly under
a premium finance plan or extension of
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara- credit. Notice of cancellation will be mailed
tions may cancel this policy by writing or giving at least 15 days before the effective date of
notice of cancellation. cancellation.
2. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect For Less c. A condition, factor or loss experience mate-
Than 60 Days rial to insurability has changed substantially
We may cancel this policy by mailing or deliver- or a substantial condition, factor or loss ex-
ing to the first Named Insured written notice of perience material to insurability has become
cancellation at least 30 days before the effec- known during the policy period. Notice of
tive date of cancellation. cancellation will be mailed or delivered at
least 60 days before the effective date of
3. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect For 60
cancellation.
Days Or More
If this policy has been in effect for 60 days or
d. Loss of reinsurance or a substantial de-
crease in reinsurance has occurred, which
more or if this policy is a renewal of a policy we
loss or decrease, at the time of cancella-
issued, we may cancel this policy only for one
tion, shall be certified to the Insurance
or more of the following reasons:
Commissioner as directly affecting in-force
a. You have made a material misrepresenta- policies. Notice of cancellation will be
tion which affects the insurability of the risk. mailed or delivered at least 60 days before
Notice of cancellation will be mailed or de- the effective date of cancellation.
livered at least 15 days before the effective
date of cancellation.
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is re- 3. Cancellation of policies in effect for 60 days or
placed by the following: more.
Cancellation a. If this policy has been in effect for 60 days
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara- or more or this is a renewal of a policy we
tions may cancel this policy by mailing or deliv- issued, we may cancel this policy by giving
ering to us advance written notice of cancella- you written notice of cancellation at least:
tion. (1) 10 days before the effective date of can-
2. Cancellation of policies in effect for less than cellation if we cancel for one or more of
60 days. the following reasons:
If this policy has been in effect for less than 60 (a) Nonpayment of premium;
days and is not a renewal of a policy we is- (b) Conviction of a crime arising out of
sued, we may cancel this policy for any reason acts increasing the hazard insured
by giving you written notice of cancellation at against;
least: (c) Discovery of fraud or material mis-
a. 10 days before the effective date of cancel- representation by you in obtaining
lation if we cancel for nonpayment of premi- the policy or in perfecting any claim
um; or thereunder;
b. 30 days before the effective date of cancel- (d) Discovery of any willful or reckless
lation if we cancel for any other reason. act or omission by you increasing the
hazard insured against; or
PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE
An Insurance Company, its agents, employees, or The Act does not apply:
service contractors acting on its behalf, may provide 1. If the injury, death or loss occurred during the
services to reduce the likelihood of injury, death or actual performance of the services and was
loss. These services may include any of the following caused by the negligence of the Insurance Com-
or related services incident to the application for, pany, its agents, employees or service contrac-
issuance, renewal or continuation of, a policy of in- tors;
surance:
2. To consultation services required to be performed
1. Surveys; under a written service contract not related to a
2. Consultation or advice; or policy of insurance; or
3. Inspections. 3. If any acts or omissions of the Insurance Com-
The "Insurance Consultation Services Exemption Act" pany, its agents, employees or service contractors
of Pennsylvania provides that the Insurance Com- are judicially determined to constitute a crime, ac-
pany, its agents, employees or service contractors tual malice, or gross negligence.
acting on its behalf, is not liable for damages from
injury, death or loss occurring as a result of any act or
omission by any person in the furnishing of or the
failure to furnish these services.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 1
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Member is defined as a natural person who has completed a membership application for a new
or renewing membership with the Promotion, Event and Prize Purchasing Group dba Event
Helper.com, which membership payment included consideration for the inclusion of liability
insurance and who has been named as an Insured on a valid Certificate of Insurance, under
the terms and conditions of this policy.
Membership period is defined as the period of twelve (12) months commencing with the date
on which the Member's application for enrollment in the Promotion, Event and Prize
Purchasing Group dba Event Helper.com is approved by the Company's underwriter and which
membership period is reflected on the Insured's Certificate of Insurance by a start date
and an end date. The start date for each member, as stated on the Insured's Certificate
of Insurance, must be a date within this policy period.
Policy period is defined as the period from the inception date of this policy to the
policy expiration date as stated on the Common Policy Declarations page, or its earlier
cancellation or termination date.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 2
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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In consideration of premium charged it is understood and agreed upon the following
warranty: The statements in the application for insurance that is provided under this
policy are your representations and are deemed material. This policy is issued based on
truth, accuracy and completeness of such representations. Upon the binding of coverage,
such application and all information that has been provided by you or by any
representative of yours to supplement such application is incorporated in the Policy and
becomes part of this Policy by reference.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 3
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Form MEGL 023 01 09 - Animal Exclusion Endorsement - does not apply to the following
events:
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 4
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions of SECTION 1 - COVERAGE A
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY:
This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the
operation performed by you, or for you by others, with respect to ownership, sponsorship,
storage, handling, displaying, exhibiting, emplacement, or igntion of:
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 5
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Form CG 00 01 12 07
Section 2. Exclusions, Part j. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY is changed to:
Paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to property damage (other than
damage by fire) to premises, including the contents of such premises, rented to you for a
period of the length of the individual policy, as shown on the individual Certificate of
Insurance. A seperate limit applies to Damage to Premises Rented to YOU as described in
Section III - Limits of Insurance.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 6
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
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Mechanical Amusement Ride or Device - Exclusion
The coverage under this policy does not apply to "bodily injury", "property damage",
"personal and advertising injury" or any injury, loss or damage arising out of the
ownership, maintenance, operations, or use of any mechanical amusement ride, device, or
mechanical ride of any type.
SERVICE OF SUIT
Except with respect to any policy issued in any state in which the Insurer is licensed as an admitted insurer to transact
business, it is agreed that in the event of the failure of the Company to pay any amount claimed to be due hereunder, the
Company, at the request of the Named Insured, will submit to the jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the
United States and will comply with all requirements necessary to give such court jurisdiction and all matters arising
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the law and practice of such court. Nothing in this clause constitutes or
should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Company's rights to commence an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a United States District Court or to seek a transfer of a case to
another court as permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. It is further agreed that
service of process in such suit may be made upon Secretary, Legal Department, Markel Midwest, Ten Parkway North,
Deerfield, Illinois 60015 and that in any suit instituted against the Company upon this policy, the Company will abide by the
final decision of such Court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.
Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the
Company hereby designates the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other official specified for that
purpose in the statute, or his/her successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be
served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Named Insured or any
beneficiary hereunder arising out of this policy, and hereby designates the above-named as the person to whom the said
officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.
The following modifies all coverage forms and coverage parts attached to this policy.
If this insurance policy is cancelled at your request, there will be a Minimum Earned Premium retained by us of
$ or 100 % (percent) of the premium, whichever is the greater. Cancellation for nonpayment of
premium is considered a request by the first Named Insured for cancellation of this policy.
MEIL 1211 06 10 Includes copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc. Page 1 of 1
with its permission.
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITS OF INSURANCE
General Aggregate Limit (other than Products/Completed Operations) $2,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Aggregate Limit $1,000,000
Personal and Advertising Injury Limit $1,000,000 Any One Person or Organization
Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000
Damage to Premises Rented to You Limit $100,000 Any One Premises
Medical Expense Limit $5,000 Any One Person
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Gross Total
Receipts (e) Each (o) Other Advance $ 3.00
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Premium
These declarations, together with the Common Policy Conditions and Coverage Form(s) and any Endorsement(s),
complete the above numbered policy.
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Premium for
Gross Receipts (e) Each (o) Other:
this
Supplemental
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Declarations $ 8.00
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Premium for
Gross Receipts (e) Each (o) Other:
this
Supplemental
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Declarations $ 3.00
1. The insurance does not apply: C. Under any Liability Coverage, to "bodily injury"
A. Under any Liability Coverage, to "bodily injury" or "property damage" resulting from "hazard-
or "property damage": ous properties" of "nuclear material", if:
(1) With respect to which an "insured" under (1) The "nuclear material" (a) is at any "nuclear
the policy is also an insured under a nu- facility" owned by, or operated by or on be-
clear energy liability policy issued by Nu- half of, an "insured" or (b) has been dis-
clear Energy Liability Insurance Associa- charged or dispersed therefrom;
tion, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability (2) The "nuclear material" is contained in
Underwriters, Nuclear Insurance Associa- "spent fuel" or "waste" at any time pos-
tion of Canada or any of their successors, sessed, handled, used, processed, stored,
or would be an insured under any such pol- transported or disposed of, by or on behalf
icy but for its termination upon exhaustion of an "insured"; or
of its limit of liability; or (3) The "bodily injury" or "property damage"
(2) Resulting from the "hazardous properties" arises out of the furnishing by an "insured"
of "nuclear material" and with respect to of services, materials, parts or equipment in
which (a) any person or organization is re- connection with the planning, construction,
quired to maintain financial protection pur- maintenance, operation or use of any "nu-
suant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or clear facility", but if such facility is located
any law amendatory thereof, or (b) the "in- within the United States of America, its terri-
sured" is, or had this policy not been issued tories or possessions or Canada, this ex-
would be, entitled to indemnity from the clusion (3) applies only to "property dam-
United States of America, or any agency age" to such "nuclear facility" and any
thereof, under any agreement entered into property thereat.
by the United States of America, or any 2. As used in this endorsement:
agency thereof, with any person or organi-
zation. "Hazardous properties" includes radioactive, toxic
or explosive properties.
B. Under any Medical Payments coverage, to
expenses incurred with respect to "bodily in- "Nuclear material" means "source material", "spe-
jury" resulting from the "hazardous properties" cial nuclear material" or "by-product material".
of "nuclear material" and arising out of the op-
eration of a "nuclear facility" by any person or
organization.
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is c. If this policy has been in effect for 60 days
replaced by the following: or more, or is a renewal of a policy we is-
CANCELLATION sued, we may cancel only for one or more
of the following reasons:
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara-
tions may cancel this policy by mailing or deliv- (1) Nonpayment of premium;
ering to us advance written notice of cancella- (2) Misrepresentation or fraud made by or
tion. with your knowledge in obtaining the
2. Cancellation Requirements policy, when renewing the policy, or in
presenting a claim under the policy;
a. We may cancel this policy, by mailing or de-
livering to the first Named Insured and any (3) Acts or omissions by you that substan-
loss payee written notice of cancellation at tially change or increase the risk in-
least: sured;
(1) 30 days before the effective date of can- (4) Determination by the Commissioner that
cellation if we cancel due to loss of rein- the continuation of the policy would
surance coverage; jeopardize our solvency or would place
us in violation of the insurance laws of
(2) 10 days before the effective date of can- this or any other state;
cellation if we cancel for any other rea-
son. (5) You have acted in a manner which you
knew or should have known was in vio-
b. If this policy is a new policy and has been in lation or breach of a policy term or con-
effect for less than 60 days, we may cancel dition; or
for:
(6) Loss of reinsurance, subject to d. below.
(1) Loss of reinsurance, subject to d. below;
or d. We may cancel due to loss of reinsurance
which provides coverage to us for a signifi-
(2) Any other reason. cant portion of the underlying risk insured,
but only if the Commissioner determines
that such cancellation is justified.
All references to “spouse” or “family member” in any Coverage Part or policy form made part of this insurance shall
include a party to a civil union or domestic partnership law recognized under any applicable statute.
This policy is issued by a nonadmitted or surplus lines insurer. Insurance may only be purchased from nonadmitted
insurers if the full amount, kind, or class of insurance cannot be obtained from insurers who are admitted to do business
in the State of Alaska. Your broker or the surplus lines broker has determined that this was true on the date the policy
was placed. Before issuing a renewal policy or extending this policy, remarketing is required. To avoid intentional or
unintentional extension of coverage in the surplus lines market when an admitted market for that coverage exists, a
nonadmitted insurer is prohibited from the automatic renewal or extension of a policy without remarketing by your broker
or the surplus lines broker.
In order to comply with the Alaska Administrative Code, the following notice is given:
You are hereby notified that, under 3 AAC 25.050, your policy will terminate effective no later than the date
and time of its expiration. We reserve the right to cancel this policy sooner than the expiration date by
giving you notice of cancellation as required in AS 21.36.220. You may request through your broker that a
new policy from the surplus lines broker be concurrent with the effective date of the termination of this
policy.
You are also notified that a new policy, if issued by us, is subject to rerating, which may result in a
premium increase of more than ten percent (10%). As required by 3 AAC 25.050, you are hereby notified
that any subsequent policy issued by us may be subject to a ten percent (10%) or more increase in
premium. The actual premium will be based upon rates that apply at the time a subsequent policy, if any,
is issued and will be made available to you before the effective date of the new policy, or the date
subsequent coverage is bound, whichever occurs first.
Various provisions in this policy restrict coverage. (2) The "bodily injury" or "property damage"
Read the entire policy carefully to determine rights, occurs during the policy period; and
duties and what is and is not covered.
(3) Prior to the policy period, no insured listed
Throughout this policy the words "you" and "your" under Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is
refer to the Named Insured shown in the An Insured and no "employee" authorized
Declarations, and any other person or organization by you to give or receive notice of an
qualifying as a Named Insured under this policy. The "occurrence" or claim, knew that the "bodily
words "we", "us" and "our" refer to the company injury" or "property damage" had occurred,
providing this insurance. in whole or in part. If such a listed insured
The word "insured" means any person or organization or authorized "employee" knew, prior to the
qualifying as such under Section II – Who Is An policy period, that the "bodily injury" or
Insured. "property damage" occurred, then any
continuation, change or resumption of such
Other words and phrases that appear in quotation "bodily injury" or "property damage" during
marks have special meaning. Refer to Section V or after the policy period will be deemed to
–Definitions. have been known prior to the policy period.
SECTION I – COVERAGES c. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which
COVERAGE A – BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY occurs during the policy period and was not,
DAMAGE LIABILITY prior to the policy period, known to have
1. Insuring Agreement occurred by any insured listed under
Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is An Insured
a. We will pay those sums that the insured or any "employee" authorized by you to give or
becomes legally obligated to pay as damages receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim,
because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" includes any continuation, change or
to which this insurance applies. We will have resumption of that "bodily injury" or "property
the right and duty to defend the insured against damage" after the end of the policy period.
any "suit" seeking those damages. However,
we will have no duty to defend the insured d. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" will be
against any "suit" seeking damages for "bodily deemed to have been known to have occurred
injury" or "property damage" to which this at the earliest time when any insured listed
insurance does not apply. We may, at our under Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is An
discretion, investigate any "occurrence" and Insured or any "employee" authorized by you
settle any claim or "suit" that may result. But: to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or
claim:
(1) The amount we will pay for damages is
limited as described in Section III – Limits (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "bodily
Of Insurance; and injury" or "property damage" to us or any
other insurer;
(2) Our right and duty to defend ends when we
have used up the applicable limit of (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or
insurance in the payment of judgments or claim for damages because of the "bodily
settlements under Coverages A or B or injury" or "property damage"; or
medical expenses under Coverage C. (3) Becomes aware by any other means that
No other obligation or liability to pay sums or "bodily injury" or "property damage" has
perform acts or services is covered unless occurred or has begun to occur.
explicitly provided for under Supplementary e. Damages because of "bodily injury" include
Payments – Coverages A and B. damages claimed by any person or
b. This insurance applies to "bodily injury" and organization for care, loss of services or death
"property damage" only if: resulting at any time from the "bodily injury".
(1) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" is
caused by an "occurrence" that takes place
in the "coverage territory";
(c) Which are or were at any time (iii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage"
arising out of heat, smoke or fumes
transported, handled, stored, treated,
from a "hostile fire".
disposed of, or processed as waste by
or for: (e) At or from any premises, site or location
on which any insured or any contractors
(i) Any insured; or
or subcontractors working directly or
(ii) Any person or organization for whom indirectly on any insured's behalf are
you may be legally responsible; or performing operations if the operations
are to test for, monitor, clean up,
remove, contain, treat, detoxify or
neutralize, or in any way respond to, or
assess the effects of, "pollutants".
FLORIDA CHANGES –
CANCELLATION AND NONRENEWAL
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
A. Paragraph 2. of the Cancellation Common Policy (2) The policy was obtained by a material
Condition is replaced by the following: misstatement;
2. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect (3) Failure to comply with underwriting
a. For 90 Days Or Less requirements established by the insurer
within 90 days of the effective date of
If this policy has been in effect for 90 days coverage;
or less, we may cancel this policy by
mailing or delivering to the first Named (4) A substantial change in the risk covered
Insured written notice of cancellation, by the policy; or
accompanied by the reasons for (5) The cancellation is for all insureds under
cancellation, at least: such policies for a given class of
(1) 10 days before the effective date of insureds.
cancellation if we cancel for nonpayment If we cancel this policy for any of these
of premium; or reasons, we will mail or deliver to the first
(2) 20 days before the effective date of Named Insured written notice of
cancellation if we cancel for any other cancellation, accompanied by the reasons
reason, except we may cancel for cancellation, at least:
immediately if there has been: (a) 10 days before the effective date of
(a) A material misstatement or cancellation if we cancel for
misrepresentation; or nonpayment of premium; or
(b) A failure to comply with the (b) 45 days before the effective date of
underwriting requirements cancellation if we cancel for any of
established by the insurer. the other reasons stated in
Paragraph 2.b.
b. For More Than 90 Days
B. Paragraph 3. of the Cancellation Common Policy
If this policy has been in effect for more Condition is replaced by the following:
than 90 days, we may cancel this policy
only for one or more of the following 3. We will mail or deliver our notice to the first
reasons: Named Insured at the last mailing address
known to us.
(1) Nonpayment of premium;
The following is added to the Other Insurance (2) You have agreed in writing in a contract or
Condition and supersedes any provision to the agreement that this insurance would be
contrary: primary and would not seek contribution
Primary And Noncontributory Insurance from any other insurance available to the
additional insured.
This insurance is primary to and will not seek
contribution from any other insurance available
to an additional insured under your policy
provided that:
(1) The additional insured is a Named Insured
under such other insurance; and
SCHEDULE
Additional Premium: $
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to 2. This insurance does not apply to:
include as an additional insured any state or a. "Bodily injury", "property damage" or
governmental agency or subdivision or political "personal and advertising injury" arising out
subdivision shown in the Schedule, subject to the of operations performed for the federal
following provisions: government, state or municipality; or
1. This insurance applies only with respect to b. "Bodily injury" or "property damage"
operations performed by you or on your behalf included within the "products-completed
for which the state or governmental agency or operations hazard".
subdivision or political subdivision has issued a
permit or authorization. B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
additional insureds, the following is added to
However: Section III – Limits Of Insurance:
a. The insurance afforded to such additional If coverage provided to the additional insured is
insured only applies to the extent permitted required by a contract or agreement, the most we
by law; and will pay on behalf of the additional insured is the
b. If coverage provided to the additional amount of insurance:
insured is required by a contract or 1. Required by the contract or agreement; or
agreement, the insurance afforded to such
additional insured will not be broader than 2. Available under the applicable Limits of
that which you are required by the contract Insurance shown in the Declarations;
or agreement to provide for such additional whichever is less.
insured.
This endorsement shall not increase the applicable
Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
include as an additional insured any person(s) or vendors, the following additional exclusions apply:
organization(s) (referred to throughout this 1. The insurance afforded the vendor does not
endorsement as vendor) shown in the Schedule, apply to:
but only with respect to "bodily injury" or "property
damage" arising out of "your products" shown in a. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for
the Schedule which are distributed or sold in the which the vendor is obligated to pay
regular course of the vendor's business. damages by reason of the assumption of
liability in a contract or agreement. This
However: exclusion does not apply to liability for
1. The insurance afforded to such vendor only damages that the vendor would have in the
applies to the extent permitted by law; and absence of the contract or agreement;
2. If coverage provided to the vendor is required b. Any express warranty unauthorized by you;
by a contract or agreement, the insurance c. Any physical or chemical change in the
afforded to such vendor will not be broader product made intentionally by the vendor;
than that which you are required by the
contract or agreement to provide for such d. Repackaging, except when unpacked solely
vendor. for the purpose of inspection,
demonstration, testing, or the substitution of
parts under instructions from the
manufacturer, and then repackaged in the
original container;
SCHEDULE
(If no entry appears above, information required to complete this endorsement will be shown in the Declarations
as applicable to this endorsement.)
WHO IS AN INSURED (Section II) is amended to in- This insurance does not apply to:
clude as an insured the person or organization shown 1. Any "occurrence" which takes place after you
in the Schedule but only with respect to liability arising cease to lease that land;
out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part
of the land leased to you and shown in the Schedule 2. Structural alterations, new construction or demoli-
and subject to the following additional exclusions: tion operations performed by or on behalf of the
person or organization shown in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
include as an additional insured the person(s) or additional insureds, this insurance does not apply
organization(s) shown in the Schedule, but only to any "occurrence" which takes place after the
with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property equipment lease expires.
damage" or "personal and advertising injury" C. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
caused, in whole or in part, by your maintenance, additional insureds, the following is added to
operation or use of equipment leased to you by Section III – Limits Of Insurance:
such person(s) or organization(s).
If coverage provided to the additional insured is
However: required by a contract or agreement, the most we
1. The insurance afforded to such additional will pay on behalf of the additional insured is the
insured only applies to the extent permitted by amount of insurance:
law; and 1. Required by the contract or agreement; or
2. If coverage provided to the additional insured is 2. Available under the applicable Limits of
required by a contract or agreement, the Insurance shown in the Declarations;
insurance afforded to such additional insured
will not be broader than that which you are whichever is less.
required by the contract or agreement to This endorsement shall not increase the applicable
provide for such additional insured. Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Description of Operations:
(If no entry appears above, information required to complete this endorsement will be shown in the Declarations as
applicable to this endorsement.)
With respect to any operations shown in the Schedule, this insur ance does not apply to "bodily injury" to any per-
son while practicing for or participating in any sports or athletic contest or exhibition that you sponsor.
A. Exclusion 2.g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft under This Paragraph g.(2) applies even if the
Section I – Coverage A – Bodily Injury And claims against any insured allege
Property Damage Liability is replaced by the negligence or other wrongdoing in the
following: supervision, hiring, employment, training
2. Exclusions or monitoring of others by that insured, if
the "occurrence" which caused the
This insurance does not apply to: "bodily injury" or "property damage"
g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft involved the ownership, maintenance,
use or entrustment to others of any
(1) Unmanned Aircraft
aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft"),
"Bodily injury" or "property damage" "auto" or watercraft that is owned or
arising out of the ownership, operated by or rented or loaned to any
maintenance, use or entrustment to insured.
others of any aircraft that is an
This Paragraph g.(2) does not apply to:
"unmanned aircraft". Use includes
operation and "loading or unloading". (a) A watercraft while ashore on
premises you own or rent;
This Paragraph g.(1) applies even if the
claims against any insured allege (b) A watercraft you do not own that is:
negligence or other wrongdoing in the (i) Less than 26 feet long; and
supervision, hiring, employment, training
or monitoring of others by that insured, if (ii) Not being used to carry persons
the "occurrence" which caused the or property for a charge;
"bodily injury" or "property damage" (c) Parking an "auto" on, or on the ways
involved the ownership, maintenance, next to, premises you own or rent,
use or entrustment to others of any provided the "auto" is not owned by
aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". or rented or loaned to you or the
(2) Aircraft (Other Than Unmanned insured;
Aircraft), Auto Or Watercraft (d) Liability assumed under any "insured
"Bodily injury" or "property damage" contract" for the ownership,
arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of aircraft or
maintenance, use or entrustment to watercraft; or
others of any aircraft (other than
"unmanned aircraft"), "auto" or
watercraft owned or operated by or
rented or loaned to any insured. Use
includes operation and "loading or
unloading".
A. The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2., B. The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2.,
Exclusions of Section I - Coverage A - Bodily Exclusions of Section I - Coverage B - Personal
Injury And Property Damage Liability: And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to: This insurance does not apply to:
"Bodily injury" to: "Personal and advertising injury" to:
(1) A person arising out of any: (1) A person arising out of any:
(a) Refusal to employ that person; (a) Refusal to employ that person;
(b) Termination of that person's employment; or (b) Termination of that person's employment; or
(c) Employment-related practices, policies, acts (c) Employment-related practices, policies, acts
or omissions, such as coercion, demotion, or omissions, such as coercion, demotion,
evaluation, reassignment, discipline, evaluation, reassignment, discipline,
defamation, harassment, humiliation, defamation, harassment, humiliation,
discrimination or malicious prosecution discrimination or malicious prosecution
directed at that person; or directed at that person; or
(2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of
that person as a consequence of "bodily injury" that person as a consequence of "personal and
to that person at whom any of the advertising injury" to that person at whom any of
employment-related practices described in the employment-related practices described in
Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed. Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed.
This exclusion applies: This exclusion applies:
(1) Whether the injury-causing event described in (1) Whether the injury-causing event described in
Paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above occurs before Paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above occurs before
employment, during employment or after employment, during employment or after
employment of that person; employment of that person;
(2) Whether the insured may be liable as an (2) Whether the insured may be liable as an
employer or in any other capacity; and employer or in any other capacity; and
(3) To any obligation to share damages with or (3) To any obligation to share damages with or
repay someone else who must pay damages repay someone else who must pay damages
because of the injury. because of the injury.
Exclusion f. under Paragraph 2., Exclusions of (2) Any loss, cost or expense arising out of any:
Section I - Coverage A - Bodily Injury And Property (a) Request, demand, order or statutory or
Damage Liability is replaced by the following: regulatory requirement that any insured
This insurance does not apply to: or others test for, monitor, clean up,
f. Pollution remove, contain, treat, detoxify or
neutralize, or in any way respond to, or
(1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which
assess the effects of "pollutants"; or
would not have occurred in whole or part but
for the actual, alleged or threatened (b) Claim or suit by or on behalf of a
discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, governmental authority for damages
release or escape of "pollutants" at any time. because of testing for, monitoring,
cleaning up, removing, containing,
treating, detoxifying or neutralizing, or in
any way responding to, or assessing the
effects of, "pollutants".
A. The following exclusion is added: b. The act is a violent act or an act that is
This insurance does not apply to: dangerous to human life, property or
infrastructure and is committed by an
TERRORISM individual or individuals as part of an effort
"Any injury or damage" arising, directly or to coerce the civilian population of the
indirectly, out of a "certified act of terrorism". United States or to influence the policy or
affect the conduct of the United States
B. The following definitions are added:
Government by coercion.
1. For the purposes of this endorsement, "any
injury or damage" means any injury or damage
C. The terms and limitations of any terrorism
exclusion, or the inapplicability or omission of a
covered under any Coverage Part to which this
terrorism exclusion, do not serve to create
endorsement is applicable, and includes but is
coverage for injury or damage that is otherwise
not limited to "bodily injury", "property
excluded under this Coverage Part.
damage", "personal and advertising injury",
"injury" or "environmental damage" as may be
defined in any applicable Coverage Part.
2. "Certified act of terrorism" means an act that is
certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
accordance with the provisions of the federal
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, to be an act of
terrorism pursuant to such Act. The criteria
contained in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
for a "certified act of terrorism" include the
following:
a. The act resulted in insured losses in excess
of $5 million in the aggregate, attributable to
all types of insurance subject to the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; and
The definition of "insured contract" in the Definitions Paragraph f. does not include that part of any
section is replaced by the following: contract or agreement:
"Insured contract" means: (1) That indemnifies a railroad for "bodily injury"
a. A contract for a lease of premises. However, or "property damage" arising out of
that portion of the contract for a lease of construction or demolition operations, within
premises that indemnifies any person or 50 feet of any railroad property and
organization for damage by fire to premises affecting any railroad bridge or trestle,
while rented to you or temporarily occupied by tracks, road-beds, tunnel, underpass or
you with permission of the owner is not an crossing;
"insured contract"; (2) That indemnifies an architect, engineer or
b. A sidetrack agreement; surveyor for injury or damage arising out of:
c. Any easement or license agreement, except in (a) Preparing, approving, or failing to
connection with construction or demolition prepare or approve, maps, shop
operations on or within 50 feet of a railroad; drawings, opinions, reports, surveys,
field orders, change orders or drawings
d. An obligation, as required by ordinance, to and specifications; or
indemnify a municipality, except in connection
with work for a municipality; (b) Giving directions or instructions, or
failing to give them, if that is the primary
e. An elevator maintenance agreement; cause of the injury or damage; or
f. That part of any other contract or agreement (3) Under which the insured, if an architect,
pertaining to your business (including an engineer or surveyor, assumes liability for
indemnification of a municipality in connection an injury or damage arising out of the
with work performed for a municipality) under insured's rendering or failure to render
which you assume the tort liability of another professional services, including those listed
party to pay for "bodily injury" or "property in (2) above and supervisory, inspection,
damage" to a third person or organization, architectural or engineering activities.
provided the "bodily injury" or "property
damage" is caused, in whole or in part, by you
or by those acting on your behalf. However,
such part of a contract or agreement shall only
be considered an "insured contract" to the
extent your assumption of the tort liability is
permitted by law. Tort liability means a liability
that would be imposed by law in the absence
of any contract or agreement.
A. Paragraph 1. Insuring Agreement of Section I is (2) Prior to the policy period, no insured
replaced by the following: listed under Paragraph 1. of Section II –
1. Insuring Agreement Who Is An Insured and no "employee"
authorized by you to give or receive no-
a. We will pay those sums that the insured tice of an "injury" or claim, knew that the
becomes legally obligated to pay as dam- "injury" had occurred, in whole or in part.
ages because of "injury" to which this insur- If such a listed insured or authorized
ance applies if liability for such "injury" is "employee" knew, prior to the poli cy pe-
imposed on the insured by reason of the riod, that the "injury" occurred, then any
selling, serving or furnishing of any alco- continuation, change or resumption of
holic beverage. We will have the right and such "injury" during or after the policy
duty to defend the insured against any period will be deemed to have been
"suit" seeking those damages even if the al- known prior to the policy period.
legations of the "suit" are groundless, false
or fraud lent. However, we will have no c. "Injury" which occurs during the policy pe-
duty to defend the insured against any riod and was not, prior to the policy period,
"suit" seeking damages for "injury" to which known to have occurred by any insured
this insurance does not apply. We may, at listed under Paragraph 1. of Section II –
our discretion, investigate any "injury" and Who Is An Insured or any "employee" au-
settle any claim or "suit" that may result. thorized by you to give or receive notice of
But: an "injury" or claim, includes any continua-
tion, change or resumption of that "injury"
(1) The amount we will pay for damages is after the end of the policy period.
limited as described in Section III – Lim-
its Of Insurance; and d. "Injury" will be deemed to have been known
to have occurred at the earliest time when
(2) Our right and duty to defend end when any insured listed under Paragraph 1. of
we have used up the applicable limit of Section II – Who Is An Insured or any "em-
insurance in the payment of judgments ployee" authorized by you to give or receive
or settlements. notice of an "injury" or claim:
No other obligation or liability to pay sums (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "injury" to
or perform acts or services is covered un- us or any other insurer;
less explicitly provided for under Supple-
mentary Payments. (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or
claim for damages because of the "in-
b. This insurance applies to "injury" only if: jury"; or
(1) The "injury" occurs during the policy (3) Becomes aware by any other means
period in the "coverage territory"; and that "injury" has occurred or has begun
to occur.
A. Paragraph 2. Exclusions of Section I - Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property Damage Liability and Coverage B –
Personal And Advertising Injury Liability are revised as follows:
1. The following Exclusion:
a. Is added to Coverage A; and
b. Replaces the Breach Of Contract exclusion in Coverage B:
This insurance does not apply to:
Breach Of Contract
Claims arising out of breach of contract, whether written or oral, express or implied, implied-in-law, or
implied-in-fact contract.
2. The following Exclusions are added:
This insurance does not apply to:
Cross Suits
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by any Named Insured covered by
this policy initiating causes of action or allegations against any other Named Insured covered by this policy.
Discrimination
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by discrimination of any kind, actual
or alleged.
Fines, Penalties And Punitive Or Exemplary Damages
Fines, penalties, and punitive or exemplary damages, or any expenses or any obligation to share such damages
or repay another. However, this exclusion does not apply to punitive damages from wrongful death brought under
Alabama’s Wrongful Death Statute.
Hazardous Or Toxic Materials
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by ”hazardous or toxic materials”:
(1) Whether arising out of actual, alleged or threatened inhalation of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to,
existence of, presence of, discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, infiltration, infestation, release, escape,
growth, production or reproduction of or toxic substances from “hazardous or toxic materials”. This applies
regardless of source, including but not limited to, from any goods, products or structures containing
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"hazardous or toxic materials”, or the existence of “hazardous or toxic materials” in any form, in occupancy,
construction, manufacture, sale, transportation, handling, storage, disposal, distribution or removal; and
(2) Regardless of supervision, instructions, recommendations, requests, warnings or advice given or which
should have been given, as well as any costs, including but not limited to, abatement, mitigation, removal,
containment, treatment, detoxification, neutralization, or disposal of ”hazardous or toxic materials”, or in any
way respond to assess the effects of ”hazardous or toxic materials”.
Coverage does not apply to any loss, cost or expenses arising out of the abating, testing for, monitoring, cleaning
up, removing, containing, treating, detoxifying, neutralizing, remediating or disposing of, or in any way, responding
to, or assessing the effects of ”hazardous or toxic materials” by any insured or by any other person or entity.
Legionellae
(1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which would not have occurred, in whole or in part, but for the actual,
alleged or threatened inhalation or aspiration of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to, existence of, or
presence of any legionellae, regardless of whether any other cause, event, material or product contributed
concurrently or in any sequence to such injury or damage.
(2) "Personal and advertising injury" which would not have taken place, in whole or in part, but for the actual,
alleged or threatened inhalation or aspiration of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to, existence of, or
presence of any legionellae, regardless of whether any other cause, event, material or product contributed
concurrently or in any sequence to such injury.
(3) Any loss, cost or expense arising out of the abating, testing for, monitoring, cleaning up, removing,
containing, treating, detoxifying, disinfecting, neutralizing, remediating or disposing of, or in any way
responding to, or assessing the effects of, legionellae, by any insured or by any other person or entity.
Movement Of Land Or Earth
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by movement of land or earth
regardless of whether it emanates from, is aggravated by, or is attributable to any operations performed by or on
behalf of any insured whether the first manifestation occurs during the policy period or prior or subsequent
thereto. Movement of land or earth includes instability, subsidence, settling, sinking, slipping, falling away, caving
in, shifting, eroding, rising, tilting, bulging, cracking, mud flow, mudslide, earthquake, shrinking or expansion of
ground, slabs, footings, foundations, walls, roofs, floors, ceilings or any other real property or part thereof.
Professional Liability
Professional liability, errors, omissions, negligent acts, malpractice or acts of any type including rendering or
failure to render any type of professional service, unless such coverage is specifically endorsed onto the policy.
B. The following is added to Section II – Who Is An Insured:
When coverage does not apply for the Named Insured, no coverage or defense shall be afforded to any Additional
Insured under this policy.
C. All references in this policy to minimum premium, deposit premium and premium audit are replaced by the following:
1. The premium shown as advanced premium is both a deposit premium and a minimum premium for the policy
term. At the close of each audit period, we will compute the earned premium for that period. If the earned is more
than the advanced premium, then the amount by which the earned exceeds the advanced premium is due and
payable on notice to you. If the earned premium is less, the advanced premium applies as the minimum premium
with no return premium payable to you.
2. If this policy is cancelled, the pro rata or short rate of the minimum and deposit premium will apply for the policy
term, subject to an absolute minimum earned premium of 25% of the total advanced premium unless final audit
develops a premium greater than 25% of the total advanced premium. If your business is seasonal, the minimum
premium then becomes fully earned at the end of your season.
D. Section V – Definitions is amended to add the following:
“Fungi” means any type or form of fungus, including mold or mildew and any mycotoxins, spores, scents or
byproducts produced or released by “fungi”. However, this exclusion does not apply to any “fungi” or bacteria that are
on, or are contained in, a good or product intended for bodily consumption.
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“Hazardous or toxic materials” means asbestos, lead, silica dust, toxic dust, “fungi”, bacteria, organic pathogens,
bio-organic growth or systemic chemical poison.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Continuous Or Progressive Injury Or Damage
“Bodily injury”, “property damage” or “personal and advertising injury” which:
(1) First occurred, first began to occur, or is alleged to have first occurred;
(2) Is alleged to be in the process of occurring to any degree; or
(3) Is caused by or alleged to have been caused by incremental, continuous or progressive injury or damage arising from
an "occurrence" or offense which first occurred, began to occur, or is alleged to have first occurred,
prior to the effective date of this policy.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
Please refer to each coverage form to determine which terms are defined. Words shown in quotations on
this endorsement may or may not be defined in all coverage forms.
SCHEDULE
Person or Entity: Any person or organization to whom you are obligated by valid written contract to provide
such coverage.
WHO IS AN INSURED is amended to include the person or entity shown in the Schedule above as an Additional Insured
under this insurance, but only as respects negligent acts or omissions of the Named Insured and only as respects any
coverage not otherwise excluded in the policy. Our agreement to accept an Additional Insured provision in a contract is
not an acceptance of any other provisions of the contract or the contract in total.
When coverage does not apply for the Named Insured, no coverage or defense shall be afforded to the Additional In-
sured.
No coverage shall be afforded to the Additional Insured for injury or damage of any type to any “employee” of the Named
Insured or to any obligation of the Additional Insured to indemnify another because of damages arising out of such injury
or damage.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
EXCLUSION – ANIMALS
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Animals
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, or “personal and advertising injury” arising out of, caused by, or any way involving an
animal, regardless of whether owned by you, in your care, or on your premises.
This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision,
hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the “occurrence” which caused the “bodily injury” or
“property damage”, or the offense which caused the “personal and advertising injury”, in any way involved animals.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
A. Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property Damage Liability of
the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM, and Section I – Liquor Liability Coverage of the
LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM is amended as follows:
1. Paragraph a. Expected Or Intended Injury is replaced by the following:
This insurance does not apply to:
Expected Or Intended Injury
"Injury" expected or intended from the standpoint of the insured.
2. The following exclusion is added:
This insurance does not apply to:
Assault Or Battery
“Injury” arising out of “assault or battery”, or any act or omission in connection with the prevention or
suppression of “assault or battery”, whether caused by or at the instigation or direction of:
(1) Any insured;
(2) Any “employee” of the insured;
(3) A patron of the insured; or
(4) Any other person.
This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the
supervision, hiring, employment, training, monitoring of others, or failure to protect or warn others, by a
person described in Paragraphs (1) through (4) above.
B. The following is added to the Definitions section:
1. The following definition is added to the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM and LIQUOR
LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM:
“Assault or battery” means:
a. Any attempt or threat to inflict “injury” to another person or the property of another person including any
conduct or action that would reasonably place such person in apprehension of such “injury”; or
b. The intentional or reckless physical contact with or any use of force against a person without his or her
consent that results in “injury” or offensive or abusive touching, whether or not the actual “injury” inflicted was
intended or expected. The use of force includes, but is not limited to, the use of a weapon.
“Assault or battery” includes “injury” resulting from the use of reasonable force to protect persons or property.
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2. The following definition is added to the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM:
"Injury" means damages because of "bodily injury" and "property damage", including damages for care, loss of
services or loss of support.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
This insurance applies only to “bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” and medical expenses
arising out of those operations specified in the application for insurance on file with us and described in the Classification
section of the Declarations.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
DEDUCTIBLE ENDORSEMENT
SCHEDULE
5. Professional Liability $ $
6. Other (describe): $ $
A. Our obligation to pay damages on your behalf under Bodily Injury Liability, Property Damage Liability, Personal and
Advertising Injury Liability, Professional Liability, or Liquor Liability, or any other coverage under this policy referenced
above, applies only to the amount of damages in excess of any deductible amounts stated in the Schedule above.
B. For coverages other than Liquor Liability, the deductible amount will be on either a per “claim” or a per "occurrence"
basis. For Liquor Liability, the deductible applies on an Each Common Cause basis. Your deductible applies to the
coverage option and to the basis of the deductible indicated by the placement of the deductible amount in the Sched-
ule above and will include loss payments, adjustment, investigative and legal fees and costs, whether or not loss pay-
ment is involved.
a. Under Bodily Injury Liability Coverage, to all damages sustained by any one person because of "bodily injury";
b. Under Property Damage Liability Coverage, to all damages sustained by any one person because of "property
damage"; or
c. Under Bodily Injury Liability and/or Property Damage Liability Coverage Combined, to all damages sustained by
any one person because of:
d. Under Personal and Advertising Injury Liability, to all damages sustained by any one person because of “per so-
nal and advertising injury”; or
e. Under Professional Liability, to all damages sustained by any one person because of an injury, offense, wrong-
ful act, or any other covered cause of loss as stated in the coverage form; as the result of any one “occur-
rence.” If damages are claimed for care, loss of services or death resulting at any time from "bodily injury", a
separate deductible amount will be applied to each person making a “claim” for such damages. With respect to
"property damage", person includes an organization.
2. PER OCCURRENCE BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above is on a "per occurrence"
basis, that deductible amount applies as follows:
a. Under Bodily Injury Liability Coverage, to all damages because of "bodily injury";
b. Under Property Damage Liability Coverage, to all damages because of "property damage"; or
c. Under Bodily Injury Liability and/or Property Damage Liability Coverage Combined, to all damages because of:
d. Under Personal and Advertising Injury Liability, to all damages because of “personal and advertising injury”; or
e. Under Professional Liability, to all damages because of an injury, offense, wrongful act, or any other covered
cause of loss as stated in the Professional Liability coverage form attached to this policy as the result of any
one "occurrence", regardless of the number of persons or organizations who sustain damages because of that
"occurrence".
3. EACH COMMON CAUSE BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above is on an Each Com-
mon Cause basis, that deductible amount applies to all damages because of an “injury” as the result of the selling,
serving, or furnishing alcoholic beverages.
4. ANY OTHER BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above applies to another coverage de-
scribed in the Schedule above which is on any other basis, that deductible amount applies to all damages because
of a covered loss on the same basis as the coverage described in the Schedule above.
1. Our right and duty to defend the insured against any "suits" seeking those damages; and
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D. We may pay any part of or the entire deductible amount to effect settlement of any “claim” or "suit" and, upon notifica-
tion of the action taken, you shall promptly reimburse us for such part of the deductible amount as has been paid by
us.
E. In the event that you do not promptly reimburse us for the deductible amount demanded, then any cost we incur in
collection of the deductible amount shall be added to and applied in addition to the applicable deductible amount with-
out limitation to such costs. These costs shall include, but not be limited to, collection agency fees, attorneys’ fees,
and interest.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
SCHEDULE
General Aggregate Limit $50,000
Each Occurrence Or Offense Limit $25,000
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f. Defenses costs;
because of all “bodily injury”, “property damage” and “personal and advertising injury” resulting from the "occurrence"
or offense.
The General Aggregate Limit shown in the Schedule of this endorsement is the most we will pay for all "occurrences"
and offenses during the policy period.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
SCHEDULE
Name Of Person Or Organization:
Any person(s) or organization(s) with whom the Named Insured agrees, in a written contract
executed prior to the "occurrence", to waive rights of recovery
Additional Premium: $ See Cert
The following is added to Condition 8. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery Against Others To Us under Section IV –
Commercial General Liability Conditions:
We waive any right of recovery we may have against any person or organization shown in the Schedule of this
endorsement. This waiver applies only to the person or organization shown in the Schedule of this endorsement.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
EXCLUSION – EXPLOSIVES
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions of Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Explosives
“Bodily injury” or “property damage” in any way involving the use, transportation, handling or storage of any explosives.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
SCHEDULE
Set-up Dates: From: To:
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
A. The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And
Property Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability of the Commercial General
Liability Coverage Form:
This insurance does not apply to:
Entertainers, Participants Or Equipment
“Bodily injury”, “property damage” or “personal and advertising injury”:
(1) To any entertainer, stage hand, crew, independent contractor, audience member, patron or customer of the
insured as a result of participating in a demonstration, show, competition, contest or athletic event; or
(2) To property or equipment belonging to anyone listed in Paragraph A.(1) above.
B. The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Liquor Liability of the Liquor Liability Coverage
Form:
This insurance does not apply to:
Entertainers, Participants Or Equipment
“Injury” to:
(1) Any entertainer, stage hand, crew, independent contractor, audience member, patron or customer of the insured
as a result of participating in a demonstration, show, competition, contest or athletic event; or
(2) Property or equipment belonging to anyone listed in Paragraph B.(1) above.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Aircraft Or Hot Air Balloon Rides, Demonstrations Or Shows
"Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of any aircraft or hot air balloon rides,
demonstrations or shows.
This exclusion applies regardless of whether the event or activity is professional, semi-professional, amateur or any other
level or ranking.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
SCHEDULE
Description Of Amusement Device Or Ride
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Unscheduled Amusement Devices Or Rides
"Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of or in any way involving the use or
operation of any amusement devices and rides, including but not limited to circus and carnival rides, inflatable amusement
devices and trampolines.
This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision,
hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the “occurrence” which caused the “bodily injury” or
“property damage”, or the offense which caused the “personal and advertising injury”, involved the use or operation of any
device or ride excluded above.
However, this exclusion does not apply to any Amusement Device Or Ride described in the Schedule of this
endorsement.
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CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE 06/05/2017
DATE (MM/DD/YYYY)
INSURER E:
COVERAGES
THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR
MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH
POLICIES. AGGREGATE LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.
INSR ADD'L POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICY EXPIRATION
LTR INSRD TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER DATE (MM/DD/YY) DATE (MM/DD/YY) LIMITS
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY
COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT $
ANY AUTO (Ea accident)
HIRED AUTOS
BODILY INJURY $
NON-OWNED AUTOS (Per accident)
PROPERTY DAMAGE $
(Per accident)
DEDUCTIBLE $
RETENTION $ $
WC STATU- OTH-
WORKERS COMPENSATION AND TORY LIMITS ER
EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY
E.L. EACH ACCIDENT $
ANY PROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE
OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? E.L. DISEASE - EA EMPLOYEE $
If yes, describe under
SPECIAL PROVISIONS below E.L. DISEASE - POLICY LIMIT $
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Alaska
“This is evidence of insurance procured and developed under the Alaska Surplus Lines Law,
AS 21.34. It is not covered by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act, AS 21.80.”
Arizona
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 20-401.1, Sub-Section B, Paragraph 1, this
policy is issued by an insurer that does not possess a certificate of authority from the
Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. If the insurer that issued this policy
becomes insolvent, insureds or claimants will not be eligible for insurance guaranty fund
protection pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 20.
Arkansas
This contract is registered and delivered as a surplus line coverage under the Surplus Lines
Insurance Law, and it may in some respects be different from contracts issued by insurers
in the admitted markets, and, accordingly, it may, depending upon the circumstances, be
more or less favorable to an insured than a contract from an admitted carrier might be. The
protection of the Arkansas Property and Casualty Guaranty Act does not apply to this
contract. A tax of four percent (4%) is required to be collected from the insured on all
surplus lines premiums.
California
Colorado
"This contract is delivered as surplus line insurance under the Non-admitted
Insurance Act. The insurer issuing this contract is not admitted in Colorado but is
an approved non-admitted insurer. There is no protection under the provisions of
the Colorado Insurance Guaranty Association Act. "
"This policy is a claims-made policy which provides liability coverage only if a claim
is made during the policy Period or any applicable extended reporting Period."
"This policy is issued by an insurance company that is not regulated by the Colorado
Division of Insurance. The insurance company may not provide claims service and
may not be subject to service of process in Colorado. If the insurance company
becomes insolvent, insured’s or claimants will not be eligible for protection under
Colorado insurance law."
Connecticut
NOTICE
Delaware
"This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Delaware Insurance
Laws by an insurer neither licensed by nor under the jurisdiction of the
Delaware Insurance Department."
Florida
“THIS INSURANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA SURPLUS LINES LAW. PERSONS INSURED BY
SURPLUS LINES CARRIERS DO NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY
ACT TO THE EXTENT OF ANY RIGHT OF RECOVERY FOR THE OBLIGATION OF AN INSOLVENT
UNLICENSED INSURER.”
“SURPLUS LINES INSURERS’ POLICY RATES AND FORMS ARE NOT APPROVED BY ANY FLORIDA
REGULATORY AGENCY.”
Hawaii
"This insurance contract is issued by an insurer which is not licensed by the State of
Hawaii and is not subject to its regulation or examination. If the insurer is found
insolvent, claims under this contract are not covered by any guaranty fund of the
State of Hawaii."
Idaho
THIS SURPLUS LINE CONTRACT IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE IDAHO INSURANCE
LAWS BY AN INSURER NOT LICENSED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE. THERE IS NO COVERAGE PROVIDED FOR SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE
BY EITHER THE IDAHO INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION OR BY THE IDAHO
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.
Anthony Eardley #266711
Illinois
Iowa
"This policy is issued, pursuant to Iowa Code section 515.120, by
a nonadmitted company in Iowa and as such is not covered by
the Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association."
Kansas
THIS POLICY IS ISSUED BY AN INSURER NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN KANSAS AND, AS SUCH,
THE FORM, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RATES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF INSURANCE AND THE INSURED IS NOT PROTECTED BY ANY GUARANTY FUND.
Kentucky
"This insurance has been placed with an insurer not licensed to transact
business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky but eligible as a surplus lines
insurer. The insurer is not a member of the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty
Association. Should the insurer become insolvent, the protection and
benefits of the Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association are not available."
Louisiana
NOTICE
This insurance policy is delivered as a
surplus line coverage under the
Insurance Code of the State of Louisiana.
Maryland
"This insurance is issued by a non-admitted insurer not under the jurisdiction
of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner"
Massachusetts
The surplus lines insurer with whom the insurance was placed is not licensed
in Massachusetts and is not subject to Massachusetts regulations; and In the
event of the insolvency of the surplus lines insurer, losses will not be paid by
the state insurance guaranty fund.
Michigan
This insurance has been placed with an insurer that is not licensed by the
state of Michigan. In case of insolvency, payment of claims may not be
guaranteed.
Minnesota
“THIS INSURANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE MINNESOTA SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE
ACT. THE INSURER IS AN ELIGIBLE SURPLUS LINES INSURER BUT IS NOT OTHERWISE
LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY, PAYMENT OF CLAIMS IS
NOT GUARANTEED.”
Mississippi
"NOTE: This insurance policy is issued pursuant to Mississippi law covering surplus lines insurance. The company
issuing the policy is not licensed by the State of Mississippi, but is authorized to do business in Mississippi as a
nonadmitted company. The policy is not protected by the Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association in the event
of the insurer's insolvency."
Missouri
"This is evidence of insurance procured and developed under the Missouri Surplus Lines Laws. It is NOT covered by
the Missouri Insurance Guaranty Association. This insurer is not licensed by the state of Missouri and is not subject
to its supervision."
Montana
Inspection Fee
Premium Tax
Fire Tax
Stamping Fee
Nebraska
“This policy is issued by a nonadmitted insurer, and in the event of the insolvency of such insurer, this
policy will not be covered by the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance
Guaranty Association.”
Anthony Eardley
Citadel Insurance Services
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84003
Citadel License #: 372006
Nevada
This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Nevada insurance laws by an insurer neither
licensed by nor under the supervision of the Division of Insurance of the Department of
Business and Industry of the State of Nevada. If the insurer is found insolvent, a claim under
this contract is not covered by the Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association Act.
License #: 612942
New Hampshire
“The company issuing this policy has not been licensed by the state of New Hampshire and the rates charged
have not been approved by the commissioner of insurance. If the company issuing this policy becomes
insolvent, the New Hampshire insurance guaranty fund shall not be liable for any claims made against the
policy.”
New Jersey
“This policy is written by a surplus lines insurer and is not subject to the filing or approval requirements of the New
Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Such a policy may contain conditions, limitations, exclusions and
different terms than a policy issued by an insurer granted a Certificate of Authority by the New Jersey Department
of Banking and Insurance. The insurer has been approved by the Department as an eligible surplus lines insurer, but
the policy is not covered by the New Jersey Insurance Guaranty Fund, and only a policy of medical malpractice
liability insurance as defined in N.J.S.A. 17:30D-3d or a policy of property insurance covering owner-occupied
dwellings of less than four dwelling units are covered by the New Jersey Surplus Lines Guaranty Fund.”
New Mexico
NEW MEXICO SURPLUS LINES BROKER’S COUNTERSIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT THIS
ENDORSEMENT MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE POLICY AS PART OF THE INSURANCE
CONTRACT
"This policy provides surplus lines insurance by an insurer not otherwise authorized to transact business in
New Mexico. This policy is not subject to supervision, review or approval by the superintendent of
insurance. The insurance so provided is not within the protection of any guaranty fund law of New Mexico
designed to protect the public in the event of the insurer's insolvency."
POLICY #:
NAME OF INSURED:
CERTIFICATE #:
DATE POLICY SIGNED:
UNDERWRITING COMPANY:
Anthony Eardley
Citadel Insurance Services
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84003
New York
"THE INSURER(S) NAMED HEREIN IS (ARE) NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NOT
SUBJECT TO ITS SUPERVISION, AND IN THE EVENT OF THE INSOLVENCY OF THE INSURER(S),
NOT PROTECTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE SECURITY FUNDS. THE POLICY MAY NOT BE
SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO
POLICY FORMS."
North Carolina
“The insurance company with which this coverage has been placed is
not licensed by the State of North Carolina and is not subject to its
supervision. In the event of the insolvency of the insurance
company, losses under this policy will not be paid by any State
insurance guaranty or solvency fund."
North Dakota
"THIS POLICY IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE NORTH DAKOTA SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE STATUTE
UNDER THE SURPLUS LINES PRODUCER LICENSE OF CITADEL INSURANCE SERVICES. THE INSURER
IS A QUALIFIED SURPLUS LINES INSURER, BUT IS NOT OTHERWISE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTH DAKOTA INSURANCE GUARANTY
ASSOCIATION."
DATE:
Ohio
THE INSURANCE HEREBY EVIDENCED IS WRITTEN BY AN APPROVED NONdLICENSED INSURER IN THE
STATE OF OHIO AND IS NOT COVERED IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY BY THE OHIO INSURANCE GUARANTY
ASSOCIATION.
Oklahoma
The insurance hereby evidenced is written by an approved non-licensed insurer in the state
of Oklahoma and is not subject to the protection of any guaranty association in the vent of
liquidation or receivership of the insurer.
Oregon
"This insurance was procured and developed under the Oregon surplus lines laws.
It is NOT covered by the provisions of ORS 734.510 to 734.710 relating to the
Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association. If the insurer issuing this insurance
becomes insolvent, the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association has no obligation
to pay claims under this insurance."
Pennsylvania
"The insurer which has issued this insurance is not licensed by the Pennsylvania
Insurance Department and is subject to limited regulation. This insurance is NOT
covered by the Pennsylvania Insurance Guaranty Association."
Rhode Island
NOTICE
THIS INSURANCE CONTRACT HAS BEEN PLACED WITH AN INSURER NOT LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE
OF RHODE ISLAND BUT APPROVED AS A SURPLUS LINES INSURER. THE INSURER IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
RHODE ISLAND INSURERS INSOLVENCY FUND. SHOULD THE INSURER BECOME INSOLVENT, THE PROTECTION
AND BENEFITS OF THE RHODE ISLAND INSURERS INSOLVENCY FUND ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
South Carolina
"This company has been approved by the director or his designee of the South
Carolina Department of Insurance to write business in this State as an eligible
surplus lines insurer, but it is not afforded guaranty fund protection."
South Dakota
…"THIS INSURANCE CONTRACT IS ISSUED BY A NONADMITTED INSURER WHICH IS NOT
LICENSED BY NOR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA INSURANCE DIRECTOR."
Tennessee
"This insurance contract is with an insurer not licensed to transact insurance in
this state and is issued and delivered as a surplus line coverage pursuant to the
Tennessee insurance statutes."
826 E. State Rd. Suite 100
American Fork, UT 84058
Texas
This insurance contract is with an insurer not licensed to transact insurance in this state and is
issued and delivered as surplus line coverage under the Texas insurance statutes. The Texas
Department of Insurance does not audit the finances or review the solvency of the surplus lines
insurer providing this coverage, and the insurer is not a member of the property and casualty
insurance guaranty association created under Chapter 462, Insurance Code. Chapter 225,
Insurance Code, requires payment of a 4.85 percent tax on gross premium.
Utah
“The insurer issuing this policy does not hold a certificate of authority to do business in this state and
thus is not fully subject to regulation by the Utah insurance commissioner. This policy receives no
protection from any of the guaranty associations created under Title 31A, Chapter 28.”
Vermont
"The company issuing this policy has not been licensed by the state of Vermont
and the rates charged have not been approved by the commissioner of insurance.
Any default on the part of the insurer is not covered by the Vermont Insurance
Guaranty Association."
Virginia
Attach SLB-9 Form to POLICY
Washington
"This contract is registered and delivered as a surplus line coverage under the
insurance code of the state of Washington, Title 48 RCW. It is not protected by any
Washington state guaranty association law."
Anthony Eardley
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
This insurance is with an insurer which has not obtained a certificate of authority to transact a regular
insurance business in the state of Wisconsin, and will be issued and delivered as a surplus lines coverage
pursuant to s. 618.41, Stats. The insurance is regulated by the Commissioner of Insurance only as
provided in ss. 618.41 and 618.43, Stats. Section 618.43 (1), Stats. requires payment by the policyholder
of a 3% tax on gross premium
Wyoming
“This insurance contract is issued pursuant to the Wyoming Insurance Laws by an insurer neither licensed
by nor under the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Insurance Department.”
A STOCK COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
Coverage afforded by this policy is provided by the Company (Insurer) and named in the Declarations.
In Witness Whereof, the company (insurer) has caused this policy to be executed and attested and
countersigned by a duly authorized representative of the company (insurer) identified in the Declarations.
Secretary President
PRIVACY NOTICE
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy. We understand your concerns regarding the privacy of your nonpublic
personal information. No nonpublic personal information is required to be collected when you visit our websites; however,
this information may be requested in order to provide the products and services described. We do not sell nonpublic per-
sonal information to non-affiliated third parties for marketing or other purposes. We only use and share this type of infor-
mation with non-affiliated third parties for the purposes of underwriting insurance, administering your policy or claim and
other purposes as permitted by law, such as disclosures to insurance regulatory authorities or in response to legal pro-
cess. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may use this information for the purpose of marketing our own products and ser-
vices to you.
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms;
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; and/or
Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies and inspection reports.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers/claimants or former customers/claimants to
anyone, except as permitted by law.
We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to the following types of third parties:
Service providers, such as insurance agents and/ or brokers and claims adjusters; and/or
Other non-affiliated third parties as permitted by law.
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our customers/claimants to those individuals who need to
know that information to provide products and services to our customers/claimants or as permitted by law. We maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Residents of California:
You may request to review and make corrections to recorded non-public personal information contained in our files. A
more detailed description of your rights and practices regarding such information is available upon request. Please con-
tact your agent/broker for instructions on how to submit a request to us.
You may call EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY Usted puede llamar al numero de telefono gratuito
toll-free telephone number for information or to make a de EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY para obtener
complaint at: informacion o para presentar una queja al:
1-800-507-7626 1-800-507-7626
You may write to: Usted tambien puede escribir a:
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
Markel Legal Department Markel Legal Department
Ten Parkway North Ten Parkway North
Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Deerfield, Illinois 60015
You may contact the Texas Department of Insurance Usted puede comunicarse con el Departamento de
to obtain information on companies, coverages, rights Seguros de Texas para obtener informacion sobre
companias, coberturas, derechos, o quejas al:
or complaints at:
1-800-252-3439 1-800-252-3439
You may write the Texas Department of Insurance at: Usted puede escribir al Departamento de Seguros de
Texas a:
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Department of Insurance
Consumer Protection (111-1A) Consumer Protection (111-1A)
P.O. Box 149091 P.O. Box 149091
Austin, TX 78714-9091 Austin, TX 78714-9091
FAX # (512) 490-1007 FAX # (512) 490-1007
Sitio web: http://www.tdi.texas.gov
Web: http://www.tdi.texas.gov
E-mail: ConsumerProtection@tdi.texas.gov
E-mail: ConsumerProtection@tdi.texas.gov
DISPUTAS POR PRIMAS DE SEGUROS O
PREMIUM OR CLAIM DISPUTES: Should you have a RECLAMACIONES: Si tiene una disputa relacionada
dispute concerning your premium or about a claim, you con su prima de seguro o con una reclamacion, usted
should contact the agent or the company first. If the debe comunicarse con el agente o la compania primero.
Si la disputa no es resuelta, usted puede comunicarse
dispute is not resolved, you may contact the Texas con el Departamento de Seguros de Texas.
Department of Insurance.
ADJUNTE ESTE AVISO A SU POLIZA: Este aviso
ATTACH THIS NOTICE TO YOUR POLICY: This es solamente para propositos informativos y no se
notice is for information only and does not become a convierte en parte o en condicion del documento
adjunto.
part or condition of the attached document.
ENDORSEMENTS
Forms and Endorsements applying to this Coverage Part and made part of this policy at time of issue:
These declarations, together with the Policy Conditions and Coverage Form(s) and any
Endorsement(s), complete the above numbered policy.
Countersigned: By:
Date 01/03/2017 BC AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
MONTANA CHANGES
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
A. With respect to other than the Farm Property – (d) Substantial breaches of contractual
Farm Dwellings, Appurtenant Structures And duties, conditions or warranties;
Household Personal Property Coverage Form, (e) Determination by the Commissioner
Paragraph 2. of the Cancellation Common Policy of Insurance that continuation of the
Condition is replaced by the following: policy would place us in violation of
2. Cancellation Of Policies the Montana Insurance Code;
a. Midterm Cancellation (f) Financial impairment of us; or
We may cancel this policy based on the (g) Such other reasons that are ap-
provisions below, by mailing or delivering proved by the Commissioner of In-
written notice to the first Named Insured at surance.
least 10 days before the effective date of (3) If this policy has been issued for a term
cancellation: longer than one year, and if either the
(1) If this policy has been in effect for less premium is prepaid or an agreed term is
than 60 days, except as provided in guaranteed for additional premium con-
Paragraph 2.a.(3) below, we may cancel sideration, we may cancel this policy on-
for any reason. ly for one or more of the reasons stated
(2) If this policy has been in effect for 60 in Paragraph 2.a.(2) above.
days or more, we may cancel this policy b. Anniversary Cancellation
prior to the expiration of the agreed term We may cancel any policy with a term of
or prior to one year from the effective more than one year by mailing or delivering
date of the policy or renewal, whichever to the first Named Insured written notice of
is less, only for one or more of the fol- cancellation at least 45 days before the an-
lowing reasons: niversary date of the policy. Such cancella-
(a) Failure to pay a premium when due; tion will be effective on the policy's anniver-
(b) Material misrepresentation; sary date.
(c) Substantial change in the risk as-
sumed, except to the extent that we
should reasonably have foreseen the
change or contemplated the risk in
writing the contract;
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is re- b. You have failed to pay a premium when
placed by the following: due, whether the premium is payable di-
CANCELLATION rectly to us or our agents or indirectly under
a premium finance plan or extension of
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara- credit. Notice of cancellation will be mailed
tions may cancel this policy by writing or giving at least 15 days before the effective date of
notice of cancellation. cancellation.
2. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect For Less c. A condition, factor or loss experience mate-
Than 60 Days rial to insurability has changed substantially
We may cancel this policy by mailing or deliver- or a substantial condition, factor or loss ex-
ing to the first Named Insured written notice of perience material to insurability has become
cancellation at least 30 days before the effec- known during the policy period. Notice of
tive date of cancellation. cancellation will be mailed or delivered at
least 60 days before the effective date of
3. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect For 60
cancellation.
Days Or More
If this policy has been in effect for 60 days or
d. Loss of reinsurance or a substantial de-
crease in reinsurance has occurred, which
more or if this policy is a renewal of a policy we
loss or decrease, at the time of cancella-
issued, we may cancel this policy only for one
tion, shall be certified to the Insurance
or more of the following reasons:
Commissioner as directly affecting in-force
a. You have made a material misrepresenta- policies. Notice of cancellation will be
tion which affects the insurability of the risk. mailed or delivered at least 60 days before
Notice of cancellation will be mailed or de- the effective date of cancellation.
livered at least 15 days before the effective
date of cancellation.
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is re- 3. Cancellation of policies in effect for 60 days or
placed by the following: more.
Cancellation a. If this policy has been in effect for 60 days
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara- or more or this is a renewal of a policy we
tions may cancel this policy by mailing or deliv- issued, we may cancel this policy by giving
ering to us advance written notice of cancella- you written notice of cancellation at least:
tion. (1) 10 days before the effective date of can-
2. Cancellation of policies in effect for less than cellation if we cancel for one or more of
60 days. the following reasons:
If this policy has been in effect for less than 60 (a) Nonpayment of premium;
days and is not a renewal of a policy we is- (b) Conviction of a crime arising out of
sued, we may cancel this policy for any reason acts increasing the hazard insured
by giving you written notice of cancellation at against;
least: (c) Discovery of fraud or material mis-
a. 10 days before the effective date of cancel- representation by you in obtaining
lation if we cancel for nonpayment of premi- the policy or in perfecting any claim
um; or thereunder;
b. 30 days before the effective date of cancel- (d) Discovery of any willful or reckless
lation if we cancel for any other reason. act or omission by you increasing the
hazard insured against; or
PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE
An Insurance Company, its agents, employees, or The Act does not apply:
service contractors acting on its behalf, may provide 1. If the injury, death or loss occurred during the
services to reduce the likelihood of injury, death or actual performance of the services and was
loss. These services may include any of the following caused by the negligence of the Insurance Com-
or related services incident to the application for, pany, its agents, employees or service contrac-
issuance, renewal or continuation of, a policy of in- tors;
surance:
2. To consultation services required to be performed
1. Surveys; under a written service contract not related to a
2. Consultation or advice; or policy of insurance; or
3. Inspections. 3. If any acts or omissions of the Insurance Com-
The "Insurance Consultation Services Exemption Act" pany, its agents, employees or service contractors
of Pennsylvania provides that the Insurance Com- are judicially determined to constitute a crime, ac-
pany, its agents, employees or service contractors tual malice, or gross negligence.
acting on its behalf, is not liable for damages from
injury, death or loss occurring as a result of any act or
omission by any person in the furnishing of or the
failure to furnish these services.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 1
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
Member is defined as a natural person who has completed a membership application for a new
or renewing membership with the Promotion, Event and Prize Purchasing Group dba Event
Helper.com, which membership payment included consideration for the inclusion of liability
insurance and who has been named as an Insured on a valid Certificate of Insurance, under
the terms and conditions of this policy.
Membership period is defined as the period of twelve (12) months commencing with the date
on which the Member's application for enrollment in the Promotion, Event and Prize
Purchasing Group dba Event Helper.com is approved by the Company's underwriter and which
membership period is reflected on the Insured's Certificate of Insurance by a start date
and an end date. The start date for each member, as stated on the Insured's Certificate
of Insurance, must be a date within this policy period.
Policy period is defined as the period from the inception date of this policy to the
policy expiration date as stated on the Common Policy Declarations page, or its earlier
cancellation or termination date.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 2
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
In consideration of premium charged it is understood and agreed upon the following
warranty: The statements in the application for insurance that is provided under this
policy are your representations and are deemed material. This policy is issued based on
truth, accuracy and completeness of such representations. Upon the binding of coverage,
such application and all information that has been provided by you or by any
representative of yours to supplement such application is incorporated in the Policy and
becomes part of this Policy by reference.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 3
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
Form MEGL 023 01 09 - Animal Exclusion Endorsement - does not apply to the following
events:
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 4
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions of SECTION 1 - COVERAGE A
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY:
This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the
operation performed by you, or for you by others, with respect to ownership, sponsorship,
storage, handling, displaying, exhibiting, emplacement, or igntion of:
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 5
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
Form CG 00 01 12 07
Section 2. Exclusions, Part j. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY is changed to:
Paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to property damage (other than
damage by fire) to premises, including the contents of such premises, rented to you for a
period of the length of the individual policy, as shown on the individual Certificate of
Insurance. A seperate limit applies to Damage to Premises Rented to YOU as described in
Section III - Limits of Insurance.
POLICY CHANGES
Policy Change
Number 6
POLICY NUMBER POLICY CHANGES COMPANY
EFFECTIVE
3DS5455 02/01/2017 EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CHANGES
Mechanical Amusement Ride or Device - Exclusion
The coverage under this policy does not apply to "bodily injury", "property damage",
"personal and advertising injury" or any injury, loss or damage arising out of the
ownership, maintenance, operations, or use of any mechanical amusement ride, device, or
mechanical ride of any type.
SERVICE OF SUIT
Except with respect to any policy issued in any state in which the Insurer is licensed as an admitted insurer to transact
business, it is agreed that in the event of the failure of the Company to pay any amount claimed to be due hereunder, the
Company, at the request of the Named Insured, will submit to the jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the
United States and will comply with all requirements necessary to give such court jurisdiction and all matters arising
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the law and practice of such court. Nothing in this clause constitutes or
should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Company's rights to commence an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a United States District Court or to seek a transfer of a case to
another court as permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. It is further agreed that
service of process in such suit may be made upon Secretary, Legal Department, Markel Midwest, Ten Parkway North,
Deerfield, Illinois 60015 and that in any suit instituted against the Company upon this policy, the Company will abide by the
final decision of such Court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.
Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the
Company hereby designates the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other official specified for that
purpose in the statute, or his/her successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be
served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Named Insured or any
beneficiary hereunder arising out of this policy, and hereby designates the above-named as the person to whom the said
officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.
The following modifies all coverage forms and coverage parts attached to this policy.
If this insurance policy is cancelled at your request, there will be a Minimum Earned Premium retained by us of
$ or 100 % (percent) of the premium, whichever is the greater. Cancellation for nonpayment of
premium is considered a request by the first Named Insured for cancellation of this policy.
MEIL 1211 06 10 Includes copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc. Page 1 of 1
with its permission.
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITS OF INSURANCE
General Aggregate Limit (other than Products/Completed Operations) $2,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Aggregate Limit $1,000,000
Personal and Advertising Injury Limit $1,000,000 Any One Person or Organization
Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000
Damage to Premises Rented to You Limit $100,000 Any One Premises
Medical Expense Limit $5,000 Any One Person
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Gross Total
Receipts (e) Each (o) Other Advance $ 3.00
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Premium
These declarations, together with the Common Policy Conditions and Coverage Form(s) and any Endorsement(s),
complete the above numbered policy.
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Premium for
Gross Receipts (e) Each (o) Other:
this
Supplemental
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Declarations $ 8.00
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
*(a) Area *(c) Total Cost *(m) Admissions *(p) Payroll *(s) Gross Sales (u) Units *(r) Premium for
Gross Receipts (e) Each (o) Other:
this
Supplemental
Premium Basis identified with a “*” is per 1000 of selected basis. Declarations $ 3.00
1. The insurance does not apply: C. Under any Liability Coverage, to "bodily injury"
A. Under any Liability Coverage, to "bodily injury" or "property damage" resulting from "hazard-
or "property damage": ous properties" of "nuclear material", if:
(1) With respect to which an "insured" under (1) The "nuclear material" (a) is at any "nuclear
the policy is also an insured under a nu- facility" owned by, or operated by or on be-
clear energy liability policy issued by Nu- half of, an "insured" or (b) has been dis-
clear Energy Liability Insurance Associa- charged or dispersed therefrom;
tion, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability (2) The "nuclear material" is contained in
Underwriters, Nuclear Insurance Associa- "spent fuel" or "waste" at any time pos-
tion of Canada or any of their successors, sessed, handled, used, processed, stored,
or would be an insured under any such pol- transported or disposed of, by or on behalf
icy but for its termination upon exhaustion of an "insured"; or
of its limit of liability; or (3) The "bodily injury" or "property damage"
(2) Resulting from the "hazardous properties" arises out of the furnishing by an "insured"
of "nuclear material" and with respect to of services, materials, parts or equipment in
which (a) any person or organization is re- connection with the planning, construction,
quired to maintain financial protection pur- maintenance, operation or use of any "nu-
suant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or clear facility", but if such facility is located
any law amendatory thereof, or (b) the "in- within the United States of America, its terri-
sured" is, or had this policy not been issued tories or possessions or Canada, this ex-
would be, entitled to indemnity from the clusion (3) applies only to "property dam-
United States of America, or any agency age" to such "nuclear facility" and any
thereof, under any agreement entered into property thereat.
by the United States of America, or any 2. As used in this endorsement:
agency thereof, with any person or organi-
zation. "Hazardous properties" includes radioactive, toxic
or explosive properties.
B. Under any Medical Payments coverage, to
expenses incurred with respect to "bodily in- "Nuclear material" means "source material", "spe-
jury" resulting from the "hazardous properties" cial nuclear material" or "by-product material".
of "nuclear material" and arising out of the op-
eration of a "nuclear facility" by any person or
organization.
A. The Cancellation Common Policy Condition is c. If this policy has been in effect for 60 days
replaced by the following: or more, or is a renewal of a policy we is-
CANCELLATION sued, we may cancel only for one or more
of the following reasons:
1. The first Named Insured shown in the Declara-
tions may cancel this policy by mailing or deliv- (1) Nonpayment of premium;
ering to us advance written notice of cancella- (2) Misrepresentation or fraud made by or
tion. with your knowledge in obtaining the
2. Cancellation Requirements policy, when renewing the policy, or in
presenting a claim under the policy;
a. We may cancel this policy, by mailing or de-
livering to the first Named Insured and any (3) Acts or omissions by you that substan-
loss payee written notice of cancellation at tially change or increase the risk in-
least: sured;
(1) 30 days before the effective date of can- (4) Determination by the Commissioner that
cellation if we cancel due to loss of rein- the continuation of the policy would
surance coverage; jeopardize our solvency or would place
us in violation of the insurance laws of
(2) 10 days before the effective date of can- this or any other state;
cellation if we cancel for any other rea-
son. (5) You have acted in a manner which you
knew or should have known was in vio-
b. If this policy is a new policy and has been in lation or breach of a policy term or con-
effect for less than 60 days, we may cancel dition; or
for:
(6) Loss of reinsurance, subject to d. below.
(1) Loss of reinsurance, subject to d. below;
or d. We may cancel due to loss of reinsurance
which provides coverage to us for a signifi-
(2) Any other reason. cant portion of the underlying risk insured,
but only if the Commissioner determines
that such cancellation is justified.
All references to “spouse” or “family member” in any Coverage Part or policy form made part of this insurance shall
include a party to a civil union or domestic partnership law recognized under any applicable statute.
This policy is issued by a nonadmitted or surplus lines insurer. Insurance may only be purchased from nonadmitted
insurers if the full amount, kind, or class of insurance cannot be obtained from insurers who are admitted to do business
in the State of Alaska. Your broker or the surplus lines broker has determined that this was true on the date the policy
was placed. Before issuing a renewal policy or extending this policy, remarketing is required. To avoid intentional or
unintentional extension of coverage in the surplus lines market when an admitted market for that coverage exists, a
nonadmitted insurer is prohibited from the automatic renewal or extension of a policy without remarketing by your broker
or the surplus lines broker.
In order to comply with the Alaska Administrative Code, the following notice is given:
You are hereby notified that, under 3 AAC 25.050, your policy will terminate effective no later than the date
and time of its expiration. We reserve the right to cancel this policy sooner than the expiration date by
giving you notice of cancellation as required in AS 21.36.220. You may request through your broker that a
new policy from the surplus lines broker be concurrent with the effective date of the termination of this
policy.
You are also notified that a new policy, if issued by us, is subject to rerating, which may result in a
premium increase of more than ten percent (10%). As required by 3 AAC 25.050, you are hereby notified
that any subsequent policy issued by us may be subject to a ten percent (10%) or more increase in
premium. The actual premium will be based upon rates that apply at the time a subsequent policy, if any,
is issued and will be made available to you before the effective date of the new policy, or the date
subsequent coverage is bound, whichever occurs first.
Various provisions in this policy restrict coverage. (2) The "bodily injury" or "property damage"
Read the entire policy carefully to determine rights, occurs during the policy period; and
duties and what is and is not covered.
(3) Prior to the policy period, no insured listed
Throughout this policy the words "you" and "your" under Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is
refer to the Named Insured shown in the An Insured and no "employee" authorized
Declarations, and any other person or organization by you to give or receive notice of an
qualifying as a Named Insured under this policy. The "occurrence" or claim, knew that the "bodily
words "we", "us" and "our" refer to the company injury" or "property damage" had occurred,
providing this insurance. in whole or in part. If such a listed insured
The word "insured" means any person or organization or authorized "employee" knew, prior to the
qualifying as such under Section II – Who Is An policy period, that the "bodily injury" or
Insured. "property damage" occurred, then any
continuation, change or resumption of such
Other words and phrases that appear in quotation "bodily injury" or "property damage" during
marks have special meaning. Refer to Section V or after the policy period will be deemed to
–Definitions. have been known prior to the policy period.
SECTION I – COVERAGES c. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which
COVERAGE A – BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY occurs during the policy period and was not,
DAMAGE LIABILITY prior to the policy period, known to have
1. Insuring Agreement occurred by any insured listed under
Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is An Insured
a. We will pay those sums that the insured or any "employee" authorized by you to give or
becomes legally obligated to pay as damages receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim,
because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" includes any continuation, change or
to which this insurance applies. We will have resumption of that "bodily injury" or "property
the right and duty to defend the insured against damage" after the end of the policy period.
any "suit" seeking those damages. However,
we will have no duty to defend the insured d. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" will be
against any "suit" seeking damages for "bodily deemed to have been known to have occurred
injury" or "property damage" to which this at the earliest time when any insured listed
insurance does not apply. We may, at our under Paragraph 1. of Section II – Who Is An
discretion, investigate any "occurrence" and Insured or any "employee" authorized by you
settle any claim or "suit" that may result. But: to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or
claim:
(1) The amount we will pay for damages is
limited as described in Section III – Limits (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "bodily
Of Insurance; and injury" or "property damage" to us or any
other insurer;
(2) Our right and duty to defend ends when we
have used up the applicable limit of (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or
insurance in the payment of judgments or claim for damages because of the "bodily
settlements under Coverages A or B or injury" or "property damage"; or
medical expenses under Coverage C. (3) Becomes aware by any other means that
No other obligation or liability to pay sums or "bodily injury" or "property damage" has
perform acts or services is covered unless occurred or has begun to occur.
explicitly provided for under Supplementary e. Damages because of "bodily injury" include
Payments – Coverages A and B. damages claimed by any person or
b. This insurance applies to "bodily injury" and organization for care, loss of services or death
"property damage" only if: resulting at any time from the "bodily injury".
(1) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" is
caused by an "occurrence" that takes place
in the "coverage territory";
(c) Which are or were at any time (iii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage"
arising out of heat, smoke or fumes
transported, handled, stored, treated,
from a "hostile fire".
disposed of, or processed as waste by
or for: (e) At or from any premises, site or location
on which any insured or any contractors
(i) Any insured; or
or subcontractors working directly or
(ii) Any person or organization for whom indirectly on any insured's behalf are
you may be legally responsible; or performing operations if the operations
are to test for, monitor, clean up,
remove, contain, treat, detoxify or
neutralize, or in any way respond to, or
assess the effects of, "pollutants".
FLORIDA CHANGES –
CANCELLATION AND NONRENEWAL
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
A. Paragraph 2. of the Cancellation Common Policy (2) The policy was obtained by a material
Condition is replaced by the following: misstatement;
2. Cancellation Of Policies In Effect (3) Failure to comply with underwriting
a. For 90 Days Or Less requirements established by the insurer
within 90 days of the effective date of
If this policy has been in effect for 90 days coverage;
or less, we may cancel this policy by
mailing or delivering to the first Named (4) A substantial change in the risk covered
Insured written notice of cancellation, by the policy; or
accompanied by the reasons for (5) The cancellation is for all insureds under
cancellation, at least: such policies for a given class of
(1) 10 days before the effective date of insureds.
cancellation if we cancel for nonpayment If we cancel this policy for any of these
of premium; or reasons, we will mail or deliver to the first
(2) 20 days before the effective date of Named Insured written notice of
cancellation if we cancel for any other cancellation, accompanied by the reasons
reason, except we may cancel for cancellation, at least:
immediately if there has been: (a) 10 days before the effective date of
(a) A material misstatement or cancellation if we cancel for
misrepresentation; or nonpayment of premium; or
(b) A failure to comply with the (b) 45 days before the effective date of
underwriting requirements cancellation if we cancel for any of
established by the insurer. the other reasons stated in
Paragraph 2.b.
b. For More Than 90 Days
B. Paragraph 3. of the Cancellation Common Policy
If this policy has been in effect for more Condition is replaced by the following:
than 90 days, we may cancel this policy
only for one or more of the following 3. We will mail or deliver our notice to the first
reasons: Named Insured at the last mailing address
known to us.
(1) Nonpayment of premium;
The following is added to the Other Insurance (2) You have agreed in writing in a contract or
Condition and supersedes any provision to the agreement that this insurance would be
contrary: primary and would not seek contribution
Primary And Noncontributory Insurance from any other insurance available to the
additional insured.
This insurance is primary to and will not seek
contribution from any other insurance available
to an additional insured under your policy
provided that:
(1) The additional insured is a Named Insured
under such other insurance; and
SCHEDULE
Additional Premium: $
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to 2. This insurance does not apply to:
include as an additional insured any state or a. "Bodily injury", "property damage" or
governmental agency or subdivision or political "personal and advertising injury" arising out
subdivision shown in the Schedule, subject to the of operations performed for the federal
following provisions: government, state or municipality; or
1. This insurance applies only with respect to b. "Bodily injury" or "property damage"
operations performed by you or on your behalf included within the "products-completed
for which the state or governmental agency or operations hazard".
subdivision or political subdivision has issued a
permit or authorization. B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
additional insureds, the following is added to
However: Section III – Limits Of Insurance:
a. The insurance afforded to such additional If coverage provided to the additional insured is
insured only applies to the extent permitted required by a contract or agreement, the most we
by law; and will pay on behalf of the additional insured is the
b. If coverage provided to the additional amount of insurance:
insured is required by a contract or 1. Required by the contract or agreement; or
agreement, the insurance afforded to such
additional insured will not be broader than 2. Available under the applicable Limits of
that which you are required by the contract Insurance shown in the Declarations;
or agreement to provide for such additional whichever is less.
insured.
This endorsement shall not increase the applicable
Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
include as an additional insured any person(s) or vendors, the following additional exclusions apply:
organization(s) (referred to throughout this 1. The insurance afforded the vendor does not
endorsement as vendor) shown in the Schedule, apply to:
but only with respect to "bodily injury" or "property
damage" arising out of "your products" shown in a. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for
the Schedule which are distributed or sold in the which the vendor is obligated to pay
regular course of the vendor's business. damages by reason of the assumption of
liability in a contract or agreement. This
However: exclusion does not apply to liability for
1. The insurance afforded to such vendor only damages that the vendor would have in the
applies to the extent permitted by law; and absence of the contract or agreement;
2. If coverage provided to the vendor is required b. Any express warranty unauthorized by you;
by a contract or agreement, the insurance c. Any physical or chemical change in the
afforded to such vendor will not be broader product made intentionally by the vendor;
than that which you are required by the
contract or agreement to provide for such d. Repackaging, except when unpacked solely
vendor. for the purpose of inspection,
demonstration, testing, or the substitution of
parts under instructions from the
manufacturer, and then repackaged in the
original container;
SCHEDULE
(If no entry appears above, information required to complete this endorsement will be shown in the Declarations
as applicable to this endorsement.)
WHO IS AN INSURED (Section II) is amended to in- This insurance does not apply to:
clude as an insured the person or organization shown 1. Any "occurrence" which takes place after you
in the Schedule but only with respect to liability arising cease to lease that land;
out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part
of the land leased to you and shown in the Schedule 2. Structural alterations, new construction or demoli-
and subject to the following additional exclusions: tion operations performed by or on behalf of the
person or organization shown in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Information required to complete this Schedule, if not shown above, will be shown in the Declarations.
A. Section II – Who Is An Insured is amended to B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
include as an additional insured the person(s) or additional insureds, this insurance does not apply
organization(s) shown in the Schedule, but only to any "occurrence" which takes place after the
with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property equipment lease expires.
damage" or "personal and advertising injury" C. With respect to the insurance afforded to these
caused, in whole or in part, by your maintenance, additional insureds, the following is added to
operation or use of equipment leased to you by Section III – Limits Of Insurance:
such person(s) or organization(s).
If coverage provided to the additional insured is
However: required by a contract or agreement, the most we
1. The insurance afforded to such additional will pay on behalf of the additional insured is the
insured only applies to the extent permitted by amount of insurance:
law; and 1. Required by the contract or agreement; or
2. If coverage provided to the additional insured is 2. Available under the applicable Limits of
required by a contract or agreement, the Insurance shown in the Declarations;
insurance afforded to such additional insured
will not be broader than that which you are whichever is less.
required by the contract or agreement to This endorsement shall not increase the applicable
provide for such additional insured. Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations.
SCHEDULE
Description of Operations:
(If no entry appears above, information required to complete this endorsement will be shown in the Declarations as
applicable to this endorsement.)
With respect to any operations shown in the Schedule, this insur ance does not apply to "bodily injury" to any per-
son while practicing for or participating in any sports or athletic contest or exhibition that you sponsor.
A. Exclusion 2.g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft under This Paragraph g.(2) applies even if the
Section I – Coverage A – Bodily Injury And claims against any insured allege
Property Damage Liability is replaced by the negligence or other wrongdoing in the
following: supervision, hiring, employment, training
2. Exclusions or monitoring of others by that insured, if
the "occurrence" which caused the
This insurance does not apply to: "bodily injury" or "property damage"
g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft involved the ownership, maintenance,
use or entrustment to others of any
(1) Unmanned Aircraft
aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft"),
"Bodily injury" or "property damage" "auto" or watercraft that is owned or
arising out of the ownership, operated by or rented or loaned to any
maintenance, use or entrustment to insured.
others of any aircraft that is an
This Paragraph g.(2) does not apply to:
"unmanned aircraft". Use includes
operation and "loading or unloading". (a) A watercraft while ashore on
premises you own or rent;
This Paragraph g.(1) applies even if the
claims against any insured allege (b) A watercraft you do not own that is:
negligence or other wrongdoing in the (i) Less than 26 feet long; and
supervision, hiring, employment, training
or monitoring of others by that insured, if (ii) Not being used to carry persons
the "occurrence" which caused the or property for a charge;
"bodily injury" or "property damage" (c) Parking an "auto" on, or on the ways
involved the ownership, maintenance, next to, premises you own or rent,
use or entrustment to others of any provided the "auto" is not owned by
aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". or rented or loaned to you or the
(2) Aircraft (Other Than Unmanned insured;
Aircraft), Auto Or Watercraft (d) Liability assumed under any "insured
"Bodily injury" or "property damage" contract" for the ownership,
arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of aircraft or
maintenance, use or entrustment to watercraft; or
others of any aircraft (other than
"unmanned aircraft"), "auto" or
watercraft owned or operated by or
rented or loaned to any insured. Use
includes operation and "loading or
unloading".
A. The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2., B. The following exclusion is added to Paragraph 2.,
Exclusions of Section I - Coverage A - Bodily Exclusions of Section I - Coverage B - Personal
Injury And Property Damage Liability: And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to: This insurance does not apply to:
"Bodily injury" to: "Personal and advertising injury" to:
(1) A person arising out of any: (1) A person arising out of any:
(a) Refusal to employ that person; (a) Refusal to employ that person;
(b) Termination of that person's employment; or (b) Termination of that person's employment; or
(c) Employment-related practices, policies, acts (c) Employment-related practices, policies, acts
or omissions, such as coercion, demotion, or omissions, such as coercion, demotion,
evaluation, reassignment, discipline, evaluation, reassignment, discipline,
defamation, harassment, humiliation, defamation, harassment, humiliation,
discrimination or malicious prosecution discrimination or malicious prosecution
directed at that person; or directed at that person; or
(2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of
that person as a consequence of "bodily injury" that person as a consequence of "personal and
to that person at whom any of the advertising injury" to that person at whom any of
employment-related practices described in the employment-related practices described in
Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed. Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed.
This exclusion applies: This exclusion applies:
(1) Whether the injury-causing event described in (1) Whether the injury-causing event described in
Paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above occurs before Paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above occurs before
employment, during employment or after employment, during employment or after
employment of that person; employment of that person;
(2) Whether the insured may be liable as an (2) Whether the insured may be liable as an
employer or in any other capacity; and employer or in any other capacity; and
(3) To any obligation to share damages with or (3) To any obligation to share damages with or
repay someone else who must pay damages repay someone else who must pay damages
because of the injury. because of the injury.
Exclusion f. under Paragraph 2., Exclusions of (2) Any loss, cost or expense arising out of any:
Section I - Coverage A - Bodily Injury And Property (a) Request, demand, order or statutory or
Damage Liability is replaced by the following: regulatory requirement that any insured
This insurance does not apply to: or others test for, monitor, clean up,
f. Pollution remove, contain, treat, detoxify or
neutralize, or in any way respond to, or
(1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which
assess the effects of "pollutants"; or
would not have occurred in whole or part but
for the actual, alleged or threatened (b) Claim or suit by or on behalf of a
discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, governmental authority for damages
release or escape of "pollutants" at any time. because of testing for, monitoring,
cleaning up, removing, containing,
treating, detoxifying or neutralizing, or in
any way responding to, or assessing the
effects of, "pollutants".
A. The following exclusion is added: b. The act is a violent act or an act that is
This insurance does not apply to: dangerous to human life, property or
infrastructure and is committed by an
TERRORISM individual or individuals as part of an effort
"Any injury or damage" arising, directly or to coerce the civilian population of the
indirectly, out of a "certified act of terrorism". United States or to influence the policy or
affect the conduct of the United States
B. The following definitions are added:
Government by coercion.
1. For the purposes of this endorsement, "any
injury or damage" means any injury or damage
C. The terms and limitations of any terrorism
exclusion, or the inapplicability or omission of a
covered under any Coverage Part to which this
terrorism exclusion, do not serve to create
endorsement is applicable, and includes but is
coverage for injury or damage that is otherwise
not limited to "bodily injury", "property
excluded under this Coverage Part.
damage", "personal and advertising injury",
"injury" or "environmental damage" as may be
defined in any applicable Coverage Part.
2. "Certified act of terrorism" means an act that is
certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
accordance with the provisions of the federal
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, to be an act of
terrorism pursuant to such Act. The criteria
contained in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
for a "certified act of terrorism" include the
following:
a. The act resulted in insured losses in excess
of $5 million in the aggregate, attributable to
all types of insurance subject to the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; and
The definition of "insured contract" in the Definitions Paragraph f. does not include that part of any
section is replaced by the following: contract or agreement:
"Insured contract" means: (1) That indemnifies a railroad for "bodily injury"
a. A contract for a lease of premises. However, or "property damage" arising out of
that portion of the contract for a lease of construction or demolition operations, within
premises that indemnifies any person or 50 feet of any railroad property and
organization for damage by fire to premises affecting any railroad bridge or trestle,
while rented to you or temporarily occupied by tracks, road-beds, tunnel, underpass or
you with permission of the owner is not an crossing;
"insured contract"; (2) That indemnifies an architect, engineer or
b. A sidetrack agreement; surveyor for injury or damage arising out of:
c. Any easement or license agreement, except in (a) Preparing, approving, or failing to
connection with construction or demolition prepare or approve, maps, shop
operations on or within 50 feet of a railroad; drawings, opinions, reports, surveys,
field orders, change orders or drawings
d. An obligation, as required by ordinance, to and specifications; or
indemnify a municipality, except in connection
with work for a municipality; (b) Giving directions or instructions, or
failing to give them, if that is the primary
e. An elevator maintenance agreement; cause of the injury or damage; or
f. That part of any other contract or agreement (3) Under which the insured, if an architect,
pertaining to your business (including an engineer or surveyor, assumes liability for
indemnification of a municipality in connection an injury or damage arising out of the
with work performed for a municipality) under insured's rendering or failure to render
which you assume the tort liability of another professional services, including those listed
party to pay for "bodily injury" or "property in (2) above and supervisory, inspection,
damage" to a third person or organization, architectural or engineering activities.
provided the "bodily injury" or "property
damage" is caused, in whole or in part, by you
or by those acting on your behalf. However,
such part of a contract or agreement shall only
be considered an "insured contract" to the
extent your assumption of the tort liability is
permitted by law. Tort liability means a liability
that would be imposed by law in the absence
of any contract or agreement.
A. Paragraph 1. Insuring Agreement of Section I is (2) Prior to the policy period, no insured
replaced by the following: listed under Paragraph 1. of Section II –
1. Insuring Agreement Who Is An Insured and no "employee"
authorized by you to give or receive no-
a. We will pay those sums that the insured tice of an "injury" or claim, knew that the
becomes legally obligated to pay as dam- "injury" had occurred, in whole or in part.
ages because of "injury" to which this insur- If such a listed insured or authorized
ance applies if liability for such "injury" is "employee" knew, prior to the poli cy pe-
imposed on the insured by reason of the riod, that the "injury" occurred, then any
selling, serving or furnishing of any alco- continuation, change or resumption of
holic beverage. We will have the right and such "injury" during or after the policy
duty to defend the insured against any period will be deemed to have been
"suit" seeking those damages even if the al- known prior to the policy period.
legations of the "suit" are groundless, false
or fraud lent. However, we will have no c. "Injury" which occurs during the policy pe-
duty to defend the insured against any riod and was not, prior to the policy period,
"suit" seeking damages for "injury" to which known to have occurred by any insured
this insurance does not apply. We may, at listed under Paragraph 1. of Section II –
our discretion, investigate any "injury" and Who Is An Insured or any "employee" au-
settle any claim or "suit" that may result. thorized by you to give or receive notice of
But: an "injury" or claim, includes any continua-
tion, change or resumption of that "injury"
(1) The amount we will pay for damages is after the end of the policy period.
limited as described in Section III – Lim-
its Of Insurance; and d. "Injury" will be deemed to have been known
to have occurred at the earliest time when
(2) Our right and duty to defend end when any insured listed under Paragraph 1. of
we have used up the applicable limit of Section II – Who Is An Insured or any "em-
insurance in the payment of judgments ployee" authorized by you to give or receive
or settlements. notice of an "injury" or claim:
No other obligation or liability to pay sums (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "injury" to
or perform acts or services is covered un- us or any other insurer;
less explicitly provided for under Supple-
mentary Payments. (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or
claim for damages because of the "in-
b. This insurance applies to "injury" only if: jury"; or
(1) The "injury" occurs during the policy (3) Becomes aware by any other means
period in the "coverage territory"; and that "injury" has occurred or has begun
to occur.
A. Paragraph 2. Exclusions of Section I - Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property Damage Liability and Coverage B –
Personal And Advertising Injury Liability are revised as follows:
1. The following Exclusion:
a. Is added to Coverage A; and
b. Replaces the Breach Of Contract exclusion in Coverage B:
This insurance does not apply to:
Breach Of Contract
Claims arising out of breach of contract, whether written or oral, express or implied, implied-in-law, or
implied-in-fact contract.
2. The following Exclusions are added:
This insurance does not apply to:
Cross Suits
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by any Named Insured covered by
this policy initiating causes of action or allegations against any other Named Insured covered by this policy.
Discrimination
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by discrimination of any kind, actual
or alleged.
Fines, Penalties And Punitive Or Exemplary Damages
Fines, penalties, and punitive or exemplary damages, or any expenses or any obligation to share such damages
or repay another. However, this exclusion does not apply to punitive damages from wrongful death brought under
Alabama’s Wrongful Death Statute.
Hazardous Or Toxic Materials
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by ”hazardous or toxic materials”:
(1) Whether arising out of actual, alleged or threatened inhalation of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to,
existence of, presence of, discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, infiltration, infestation, release, escape,
growth, production or reproduction of or toxic substances from “hazardous or toxic materials”. This applies
regardless of source, including but not limited to, from any goods, products or structures containing
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"hazardous or toxic materials”, or the existence of “hazardous or toxic materials” in any form, in occupancy,
construction, manufacture, sale, transportation, handling, storage, disposal, distribution or removal; and
(2) Regardless of supervision, instructions, recommendations, requests, warnings or advice given or which
should have been given, as well as any costs, including but not limited to, abatement, mitigation, removal,
containment, treatment, detoxification, neutralization, or disposal of ”hazardous or toxic materials”, or in any
way respond to assess the effects of ”hazardous or toxic materials”.
Coverage does not apply to any loss, cost or expenses arising out of the abating, testing for, monitoring, cleaning
up, removing, containing, treating, detoxifying, neutralizing, remediating or disposing of, or in any way, responding
to, or assessing the effects of ”hazardous or toxic materials” by any insured or by any other person or entity.
Legionellae
(1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" which would not have occurred, in whole or in part, but for the actual,
alleged or threatened inhalation or aspiration of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to, existence of, or
presence of any legionellae, regardless of whether any other cause, event, material or product contributed
concurrently or in any sequence to such injury or damage.
(2) "Personal and advertising injury" which would not have taken place, in whole or in part, but for the actual,
alleged or threatened inhalation or aspiration of, ingestion of, contact with, exposure to, existence of, or
presence of any legionellae, regardless of whether any other cause, event, material or product contributed
concurrently or in any sequence to such injury.
(3) Any loss, cost or expense arising out of the abating, testing for, monitoring, cleaning up, removing,
containing, treating, detoxifying, disinfecting, neutralizing, remediating or disposing of, or in any way
responding to, or assessing the effects of, legionellae, by any insured or by any other person or entity.
Movement Of Land Or Earth
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” or any injury, loss, or damage, including
consequential injury, loss or damage, arising out of, caused or contributed to by movement of land or earth
regardless of whether it emanates from, is aggravated by, or is attributable to any operations performed by or on
behalf of any insured whether the first manifestation occurs during the policy period or prior or subsequent
thereto. Movement of land or earth includes instability, subsidence, settling, sinking, slipping, falling away, caving
in, shifting, eroding, rising, tilting, bulging, cracking, mud flow, mudslide, earthquake, shrinking or expansion of
ground, slabs, footings, foundations, walls, roofs, floors, ceilings or any other real property or part thereof.
Professional Liability
Professional liability, errors, omissions, negligent acts, malpractice or acts of any type including rendering or
failure to render any type of professional service, unless such coverage is specifically endorsed onto the policy.
B. The following is added to Section II – Who Is An Insured:
When coverage does not apply for the Named Insured, no coverage or defense shall be afforded to any Additional
Insured under this policy.
C. All references in this policy to minimum premium, deposit premium and premium audit are replaced by the following:
1. The premium shown as advanced premium is both a deposit premium and a minimum premium for the policy
term. At the close of each audit period, we will compute the earned premium for that period. If the earned is more
than the advanced premium, then the amount by which the earned exceeds the advanced premium is due and
payable on notice to you. If the earned premium is less, the advanced premium applies as the minimum premium
with no return premium payable to you.
2. If this policy is cancelled, the pro rata or short rate of the minimum and deposit premium will apply for the policy
term, subject to an absolute minimum earned premium of 25% of the total advanced premium unless final audit
develops a premium greater than 25% of the total advanced premium. If your business is seasonal, the minimum
premium then becomes fully earned at the end of your season.
D. Section V – Definitions is amended to add the following:
“Fungi” means any type or form of fungus, including mold or mildew and any mycotoxins, spores, scents or
byproducts produced or released by “fungi”. However, this exclusion does not apply to any “fungi” or bacteria that are
on, or are contained in, a good or product intended for bodily consumption.
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“Hazardous or toxic materials” means asbestos, lead, silica dust, toxic dust, “fungi”, bacteria, organic pathogens,
bio-organic growth or systemic chemical poison.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Continuous Or Progressive Injury Or Damage
“Bodily injury”, “property damage” or “personal and advertising injury” which:
(1) First occurred, first began to occur, or is alleged to have first occurred;
(2) Is alleged to be in the process of occurring to any degree; or
(3) Is caused by or alleged to have been caused by incremental, continuous or progressive injury or damage arising from
an "occurrence" or offense which first occurred, began to occur, or is alleged to have first occurred,
prior to the effective date of this policy.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
Please refer to each coverage form to determine which terms are defined. Words shown in quotations on
this endorsement may or may not be defined in all coverage forms.
SCHEDULE
Person or Entity: Any person or organization to whom you are obligated by valid written contract to provide
such coverage.
WHO IS AN INSURED is amended to include the person or entity shown in the Schedule above as an Additional Insured
under this insurance, but only as respects negligent acts or omissions of the Named Insured and only as respects any
coverage not otherwise excluded in the policy. Our agreement to accept an Additional Insured provision in a contract is
not an acceptance of any other provisions of the contract or the contract in total.
When coverage does not apply for the Named Insured, no coverage or defense shall be afforded to the Additional In-
sured.
No coverage shall be afforded to the Additional Insured for injury or damage of any type to any “employee” of the Named
Insured or to any obligation of the Additional Insured to indemnify another because of damages arising out of such injury
or damage.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
EXCLUSION – ANIMALS
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
The following is added to Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property
Damage Liability and Coverage B – Personal And Advertising Injury Liability:
This insurance does not apply to:
Animals
“Bodily injury”, “property damage”, or “personal and advertising injury” arising out of, caused by, or any way involving an
animal, regardless of whether owned by you, in your care, or on your premises.
This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision,
hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the “occurrence” which caused the “bodily injury” or
“property damage”, or the offense which caused the “personal and advertising injury”, in any way involved animals.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
A. Paragraph 2. Exclusions under Section I – Coverages, Coverage A – Bodily Injury And Property Damage Liability of
the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM, and Section I – Liquor Liability Coverage of the
LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM is amended as follows:
1. Paragraph a. Expected Or Intended Injury is replaced by the following:
This insurance does not apply to:
Expected Or Intended Injury
"Injury" expected or intended from the standpoint of the insured.
2. The following exclusion is added:
This insurance does not apply to:
Assault Or Battery
“Injury” arising out of “assault or battery”, or any act or omission in connection with the prevention or
suppression of “assault or battery”, whether caused by or at the instigation or direction of:
(1) Any insured;
(2) Any “employee” of the insured;
(3) A patron of the insured; or
(4) Any other person.
This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the
supervision, hiring, employment, training, monitoring of others, or failure to protect or warn others, by a
person described in Paragraphs (1) through (4) above.
B. The following is added to the Definitions section:
1. The following definition is added to the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM and LIQUOR
LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM:
“Assault or battery” means:
a. Any attempt or threat to inflict “injury” to another person or the property of another person including any
conduct or action that would reasonably place such person in apprehension of such “injury”; or
b. The intentional or reckless physical contact with or any use of force against a person without his or her
consent that results in “injury” or offensive or abusive touching, whether or not the actual “injury” inflicted was
intended or expected. The use of force includes, but is not limited to, the use of a weapon.
“Assault or battery” includes “injury” resulting from the use of reasonable force to protect persons or property.
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2. The following definition is added to the COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM:
"Injury" means damages because of "bodily injury" and "property damage", including damages for care, loss of
services or loss of support.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
This insurance applies only to “bodily injury”, “property damage”, “personal and advertising injury” and medical expenses
arising out of those operations specified in the application for insurance on file with us and described in the Classification
section of the Declarations.
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COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
POLICY NUMBER: 3DS5455
DEDUCTIBLE ENDORSEMENT
SCHEDULE
5. Professional Liability $ $
6. Other (describe): $ $
A. Our obligation to pay damages on your behalf under Bodily Injury Liability, Property Damage Liability, Personal and
Advertising Injury Liability, Professional Liability, or Liquor Liability, or any other coverage under this policy referenced
above, applies only to the amount of damages in excess of any deductible amounts stated in the Schedule above.
B. For coverages other than Liquor Liability, the deductible amount will be on either a per “claim” or a per "occurrence"
basis. For Liquor Liability, the deductible applies on an Each Common Cause basis. Your deductible applies to the
coverage option and to the basis of the deductible indicated by the placement of the deductible amount in the Sched-
ule above and will include loss payments, adjustment, investigative and legal fees and costs, whether or not loss pay-
ment is involved.
a. Under Bodily Injury Liability Coverage, to all damages sustained by any one person because of "bodily injury";
b. Under Property Damage Liability Coverage, to all damages sustained by any one person because of "property
damage"; or
c. Under Bodily Injury Liability and/or Property Damage Liability Coverage Combined, to all damages sustained by
any one person because of:
d. Under Personal and Advertising Injury Liability, to all damages sustained by any one person because of “per so-
nal and advertising injury”; or
e. Under Professional Liability, to all damages sustained by any one person because of an injury, offense, wrong-
ful act, or any other covered cause of loss as stated in the coverage form; as the result of any one “occur-
rence.” If damages are claimed for care, loss of services or death resulting at any time from "bodily injury", a
separate deductible amount will be applied to each person making a “claim” for such damages. With respect to
"property damage", person includes an organization.
2. PER OCCURRENCE BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above is on a "per occurrence"
basis, that deductible amount applies as follows:
a. Under Bodily Injury Liability Coverage, to all damages because of "bodily injury";
b. Under Property Damage Liability Coverage, to all damages because of "property damage"; or
c. Under Bodily Injury Liability and/or Property Damage Liability Coverage Combined, to all damages because of:
d. Under Personal and Advertising Injury Liability, to all damages because of “personal and advertising injury”; or
e. Under Professional Liability, to all damages because of an injury, offense, wrongful act, or any other covered
cause of loss as stated in the Professional Liability coverage form attached to this policy as the result of any
one "occurrence", regardless of the number of persons or organizations who sustain damages because of that
"occurrence".
3. EACH COMMON CAUSE BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above is on an Each Com-
mon Cause basis, that deductible amount applies to all damages because of an “injury” as the result of the selling,
serving, or furnishing alcoholic beverages.
4. ANY OTHER BASIS. If the deductible amount indicated in the Schedule above applies to another coverage de-
scribed in the Schedule above which is on any other basis, that deductible amount applies to all damages because
of a covered loss on the same basis as the coverage described in the Schedule above.
1. Our right and duty to defend the insured against any "suits" seeking those damages; and
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D. We may pay any part of or the entire deductible amount to effect settlement of any “claim” or "suit" and, upon notifica-
tion of the action taken, you shall promptly reimburse us for such part of the deductible amount as has been paid by
us.
E. In the event that you do not promptly reimburse us for the deductible amount demanded, then any cost we incur in
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Please have someone contact him ASAP. The march is ending at McGuffey Park, and they need
to know what to expect. Same with Justice - and McIntire, if they move there. Thanks! - K
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
I am getting concerned. I have reached out to Chief, Maurice to get details on our
permitted park plans. I need some coordination for public safety.
At this point should I communicate to the city manager and police chief through
the media?
I need to know what the police plan is for McGuffey and Justice.
I need to know what emergency services will be located near these parks.
I have needs for doing my part to enhance public safety while allowing for free
speech and assembly.
Walt
Sent from my iPhone
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 5:17 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy
Subject: Fwd: CBI concerns
Regards,
Kathryn Mawyer
Executive Director
Congregation Beth Israel
From: Signer, Mike [mailto:msigner@charlottesville.org]
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 3:33 PM
To: Hatter, Joe <hatter@charlottesville.org>
Cc: Lewis, Wendy <lewis@charlottesville.org>; Thomas, Al
<thomasa@charlottesville.org>; Rabbi Tom Gutherz <rabbitg@cbicville.org>; Kathryn
Mawyer <cbi_admin@cbicville.org>
Subject: Re: CBI concerns
Mr. Signer,
Thanks,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Thanks in advance,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:37 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; ehill@webershandwick.com; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: City Statement Regarding Court Ruling
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision.
The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of
demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown and the public safety needs
of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will
now turn their full attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's
events."
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 12:27 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Signer, Mike
CC: Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam; Kathleen M. Galvin
Subject: Fwd: Comms Support/Powell Tate
This email from Leslie Lake of Powell Tate raises a lot of questions for me.
1.) Why is an outside consultant inviting individual councilors to use their services "to provide any
communications help needed?"
2.) Why would individual councilors need "communications help" at this point when we should all be
going through Miriam and Chief Thomas? If this assistance is something specifically requested by
staff, than I would feel better about that.
3.) Aren't they consultants to the city government, not individual councilors?
4.) Isn't it critical right now for councilors to be of one voice and as Maurice said yesterday, to let staff
do their job? Again if this assistance is something specifically requested by staff than I would feel better
about it. Still I find it hard to see how we would project one voice with five different councilor
communication plans.
5.) What is the baseline contract amount for services provided by Powell Tate and what is added cost to
the city to provide each councilor with their own communications help?
Hi all –
As you are aware, the City of Charlottesville has retained Powell Tate to assist with
communications efforts this week. My colleague, Emil Hill (cc’d here), and I are here
from Powell Tate onsite at City Hall and available to answer questions or provide any
communications help needed. Right now, we’re in the 2nd floor conference room in the
City Manager’s office.
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
Joan - I'm on vacation, back tomorrow. It's important that all the parties CC'd
here see your message. We are planning fact sheets to go out this week and a
press conference for next Monday. I agree we need to be even more proactive
with the downtown business community about plans.
Stay tuned.
Mike
Mike,
I have tried not to bother you about August 12, as I am sure you
are inundated. However, I really need your help on this.
Thank you for any help you can provide in this matter.
Yours,
Joan
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 8:31 AM
To: Siebert, Rick; Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Engel, Chris; Signer, Mike
Subject: Fwd: downtown parking
Sorry that none of us on council were able to attend what appeared to be an informative, we'll
run meeting on parking last night. Ms. maupin's email however, suggests that she will be
paying "parking fees of $5-10" which does not seem possible unless she is leaving her car in one
of our garages all day. Would one of you mind responding to her?
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: <momaupin@comcast.net>
Date: August 3, 2017 at 8:08:23 AM EDT
To: <kgalvin@charlottesville.org>, <msigner@charlottesville.org>,
<kscakos@charlottesville.org>
Subject: downtown parking
Reply-To: <momaupin@comcast.net>
Good Morning,
I have not ever contacted you regarding your decisions or actions! This is
a first. I have been a resident of Albemarle County for 47 years! I'm
asking you to consider studying the parking situation in Harrisonburg as a
model. There are Lots of lots of free parking available so shopping in
downtown H'burg can be really easy. I know we have lots of really
wealthy folks in our community for whom parking fees of $5-10 is no big
deal. I'm not one of them! I don't go to city market because I'm not going
to pay for parking. I avoid downtown because of parking issues.
You choose. Maybe there are no other folks like me. Maybe there are
plenty. I think for a vibrant downtown you should consider having more
lots, convenient lots, and free parking for shoppers.
Margaret Maupin
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:27 PM
To: Lewis, Wendy; Mitchell, Victor; Shifflett, David
Subject: Fwd: draft statement/logistics update
FYI
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's
decision. The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park
to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with
the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the
projected number of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown. It
was strictly based on the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City
will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite
the Right Rally in McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample
room for attendees to exercise their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and
more accommodating space, we will abide with the court’s decision and allow the rally
to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in
Emancipation Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information
provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Mr. Martin's experience yesterday with Route 8, does beg the questions he raises. I realize you
typically copy council on responses, and for that I am very grateful. I just want to underscore my
interest in your response to Mr. Martin however, especially since we are trying to not only retain
bus ridership, but grow it.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kenneth Martin
222 Lankford AV
22902
434-296-7667
Virus-free. www.avast.com
Kenneth Martin
222 Lankford AV
22902
234-296-7667
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 6:28 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
Subject: Fwd: driver passing too close
Chief,
Lt. Durrette
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Mr. Deviney,
My name is Officer H. Pedro and I work in the Traffic Unit with the
Charlottesville Police Department. Your email about a driver passing too close,
violating the 3 foot law, made its way to my attention. I attempted to locate the
owner of the vehicle but was not successful. I could not get the license plate to
come back and I tried various combinations trying to figure it out. The license
plate appears to be personalized so during my travels if I come across a vehicle
with the first 5 letters matching the picture I will have a talk with the driver. If
you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
V/r,
Traffic Unit
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
Pedro already handled it and reported back to Ms. Galvin and the complainant.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
___________________
What is the status on this so I can report back?
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 1:01 PM
To: Durrette, Tito
Cc: Pleasants, Gary
Subject: FW: driver passing too close
Lieutenant Durrette,
Please contact Kathy regarding the bike safety concerns listed below. I will try to follow
up with her next week.
Thank you
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I know you have an awful lot on your plate these days, and please know I am very
grateful for everything that you and your officers are doing to keep us safe. A bike
safety issue has been brought to my attention however, and I would like advice on
how best to handle this when you have a moment.
The incident described below by Mr. Deviney concerns the fairly common
occurrence of motorists ignoring the 3' law and tailgating cyclists on city streets,
although in this case the license plate was captured on film. The incident was
reported to the University police (along with these images) but no response has
been received. Should this incident call have been sent to the city police instead of
UVA, since Maury Avenue is a city street?
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
The car appeared to have a UVA hang tag and a portion of the
license plate is clear in one of the photos.
Perhaps you could contact the driver and give him a friendly
reminder about the 3 foot law.
Thanks!
--
Frank A Deviney Jr
--
Frank A Deviney Jr
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 8:14 AM
To: Shifflett, David
Subject: Fwd: Emergency Declaration Drafts
Attachments: DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY_Cvillecity_draft.docx; ATT00001.htm;
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY_AlbCo_Draft.docx; ATT00002.htm; DECLARATION OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY_Cvillecity.docx; ATT00003.htm
Chief Thomas:
Attached are three draft Declaration Documents that we used in the past. Please let me
know if you need anything else. Hopefully we can chat for a few minutes tomorrow.
Tom
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Charlottesville does hereby find
that:
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
city of Charlottesville will face dangerous conditions;
City of Charlottesville
City Council
Maurice Jones
City Manager
Attest: __________________________________
City Council
City of Charlottesville
Commonwealth of Virginia
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
Albemarle County will face dangerous conditions;
Board of Supervisors
Albemarle County
Tom Foley
County Executive
Attest: __________________________________
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Charlottesville does hereby find
that:
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
the City of Charlottesville will face dangerous conditions;
City of Charlottesville
City Council
Maurice Jones
City Manager
Attest: __________________________________
City Council
City of Charlottesville
Commonwealth of Virginia
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Charlottesville does hereby find
that:
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
city of Charlottesville will face dangerous conditions;
City of Charlottesville
City Council
Maurice Jones
City Manager
Attest: __________________________________
City Council
City of Charlottesville
Commonwealth of Virginia
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
Albemarle County will face dangerous conditions;
Board of Supervisors
Albemarle County
Tom Foley
County Executive
Attest: __________________________________
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Charlottesville does hereby find
that:
1. Due to the severe storms expected during the evening of 1 October 2015
and the potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin through 5 October 2015, will
result in significant flooding, tree damage, blocked roads and power outages,
the City of Charlottesville will face dangerous conditions;
City of Charlottesville
City Council
Maurice Jones
City Manager
Attest: __________________________________
City Council
City of Charlottesville
Commonwealth of Virginia
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:55 PM
To: Wendy Lewis; Victor Mitchell
Subject: Fwd: FBI Richmond/United States Attorney's Office - WDVA joint press release
regarding Charlottesville Incident
Attachments: August 12, 2017.doc; ATT00001.htm
FYI
Dee Rybiski
“The Richmond FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US
Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia have opened a civil
that occurred earlier Saturday morning. The FBI will collect all available
facts and evidence, and as this is an ongoing investigation we are not able
Page 1 of 1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond Division
1970 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
___________________________________________________________________
Public Relations Office, (804) 261-1044 August 12, 2017
Public Affairs Specialist: Dee Rybiski
“The Richmond FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US
Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia have opened a civil
that occurred earlier Saturday morning. The FBI will collect all available
facts and evidence, and as this is an ongoing investigation we are not able
Page 1 of 1
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:18 PM
To: Lewis, Wendy; Mitchell, Victor; Shifflett, David; Hatter, Joe
Subject: Fwd: Flyer on car
Attachments: IMG_2424.JPG; IMG_2425.JPG
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kavit [mailto:mkkav3@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Cc: Signer, Michael; Szakos, Kristin; Fenwick, Bob; Kathy Galvin
Subject: Flyer on car
They are here. Found this flyer on my wife car when I arrive home tonight. On
Altamont St.
Sent from my iPhone
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:38 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Kelley, Brenda; Ikefuna, Alexander; Haluska, Brian
Subject: Fwd: Friendship Court update
Hello Mike,
I'm not sure how to respond to Sunshine. On July 20 I requested a meeting with Frank Stoner, Oliver
Platts-Mills, Barbara Wilson, Brenda, Brian, me and you to discuss next steps on friendship court's
master plan; design details, financing, vouchers, and resident engagement. (I also sent sketches to
illustrate my concern with the building massing and scale as currently depicted on the master plan.) At
that time, Barbara responded to me by saying they (the board) would like to wait until Sunshine came
on board. The point of the meeting however, wasn't to be introduced to Sunshine but to get an idea
where the PHA board was on the master plan. We still need that.
My preference therefore, would be to not postpone the meeting since we are already having a
community prep meeting on 8/30 for the form based code in the SIA, followed by the Charrette itself
9/11-9/14. If you agree, I think the response to Sunshine should come from city staff.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Given the meetings that I have scheduled with many of you and the “catching up”
process I am engaging over the next couple of weeks, does it make sense to have this
meeting next week? Though I’ll defer to your opinion(s), my thought is that it would be
more fruitful if scheduled for 1-2 weeks later.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
Creating housing opportunities and building community through education, lending and
development.
From: kelleybr@charlottesville.org
When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM August 17, 2017
Subject: Friendship Court update
Location: NDS conference room
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 9:47 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: Group photo
Attachments: DSC_0061.JPG
Chief,
Here is the one I feel is the best of the group shots. Next year I will bring the
better camera!
45
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:02 AM
To: Mitchell, Victor
Subject: Fwd: heinecke
FYI
As Craig knows, Terry Sullivan called and asked whether we could move for
reconsideration based on new evidence. Craig said no, with the assets of our
office. I talked to Chief Deputy AG Cynthia Hudson who is considering this - she
would talk with the AG and then delegate a litigator from their office early
tomorrow morning. She is talking to Terry now. If they move forward we would
need to be co-counsel I assume.
Police protection
After dean Grives and I ushered the students out of the hateful
Mob to the other side of the statue to rally and get medical
attention and the alt right fascists had left the scene, the police
moved in declared unlawful assembly and the students left. The
students were engaging in non violence surrounding the statue and
were viciously attacked by the neo Nazis and white supremacists.
As Craig knows, Terry Sullivan called and asked whether we could move for reconsideration based on new
evidence. Craig said no, with the assets of our office. I talked to Chief Deputy AG Cynthia Hudson who is
considering this - she would talk with the AG and then delegate a litigator from their office early tomorrow
morning. She is talking to Terry now. If they move forward we would need to be co-counsel I assume.
>
> Fwd from Prof. Walt Heinecke:
>
> Police protection
>
> Tonight as students protesters from the University of Virginia were assaulted by the Right Jack boots my students
and I were maced by neo-Nazis at the foot of the Statue of Thomas Jefferson. They came about 100 pm 200 with
torchlights to intimidate in the fashion of the KKK. They chanted ugly slogans. The 30 students surrounded the base
of the statue and yelled “black lives matter” in a peaceful non-violent fashion. There were no police in sight to
protect the students from the mob of hateful white supremacists. Kessler stood on the sidelines grinning. I called
911 and no response though I had seen police in the area. Then the white supremacists attacked the students
throwing their torches and macing the students. Still no police intervention. Dean of Students Allen Groves and I
entered the neo-Nazi mob in an attempt to see if any students wanted to leave for safety. Then the brawl started by
the fascists began with a throwing of torch and macing of the students which is assault. Still no police intervention.
>
> After dean Grives and I ushered the students out of the hateful
> Mob to the other side of the statue to rally and get medical attention and the alt right fascists had left the scene, the
police moved in declared unlawful assembly and the students left. The students were engaging in non violence
surrounding the statue and were viciously attacked by the neo Nazis and white supremacists.
>
> If this is a sign of things to come, the White supremacists will be violent tomorrow. I want police protection at
Mcguffey and Justice parks.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Fwd: I just received this information
Attachments: image001.png
https://itsgoingdown.org/charlottesville-va-unite-right-plans-friday-surprise-torchlit-
rally-uva/
Michael Gibson
Chief of Police
University of Virginia Police Department
2304 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 924-8838 Phone
(434) 982-2817 Fax
magibson@virginia.edu
http://uvapolice.virginia.edu/
FYI.
Thank you so much for the extremely kind invitation for Mrs. Obama to attend your
event this month in Charlottesville.
Unfortunately, due to what is an already busy fall schedule and Mrs. Obama still trying
to spend as much time as possible with her family we will have to regret this invite. Mrs.
Obama asked me to pass along her personal regrets and wishes you the best with your
event.
Again, thank you for your invitation and we wish you the best of luck with your event.
Sincerely,
MacKenzie Smith
Office of Michelle Obama
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 9:38 AM
To: Mitchell, Victor
CC: Lewis, Wendy
Subject: Fwd: KKK Rally and Holy Comforter Catholic Church
Thanks for your email. I brought up your question about whether or not Holy
Comforter Catholic Church on East Jefferson Street, should hold a 5PM Mass on
the 12th of August with our city manager, Maurice Jones yesterday. He advised
me that you should discuss this directly with our police department. By way of
copy to Chief Thomas and Captain Wendy Lewis, I am alerting them to your
serious question. Someone from the Charlottesville Police Department will get
back to you very soon.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Hi Kathy,
Thanks!
Theresa Lynch
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:27 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; lenmuel.terry@vsp.virginia.gov
Subject: Fwd: link
https://www.dailystormer.com/heather-heyer-woman-killed-in-road-rage-incident-was-a-fat-childless-32-
year-old-slut/
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:55 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam; Leslie Lake; ehill@webershandwick.com; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Fwd: Media Schedule - Sunday AM
Attachments: image1.PNG
All - I am going on several national shows tomorrow-the schedule is below. We have my major talking
points worked out but I would appreciate knowing extra suggestions and especially any new intelligence
regarding the car driver, the arrests, and the VSP casualties (and anything that happens tonight). I will
be up at 6 am tomorrow ready to digest more. Please send anything you can.
Mike
On Aug 12, 2017, at 9:54 PM, Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT) <LLake@powelltate.com> wrote:
Hi Mayor Signer,
Below, please find your interview schedule for tomorrow AM. I’ll be
onsite for all of these.
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
<mime-attachment>
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can
handle it if you are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us
bridge some of the communication gaps after the July 8 event, and is an
internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling this meeting will only
erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this meeting. Please
reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants
may not be able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given
the time-sensitive nature of the issue I would be in touch with you.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the
phone or in person if that's easier.
Take care,
Rachel
FYI
I don't have a lot of info on the meeting. Gary worked on this but had emergency
oral surgery and asked me to attend on short notice. I had already committed to
the closed council meeting. He wasn't comfortable sending someone else after
reviewing the questions.
I reached out to Wendy (she was out today-oral surgery) and she may be able to
attend. My Captains are worn out and continue to work hard for August 12. We
may not be able to participate in outside events next week, I need them focused
and at their best. I'll let you know if Wendy can attend.
Best
Al
Chief,
Thanks.
Maurice
Best,
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Take care,
Rachel
Rachel Wahl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Program in Social Foundations
Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy
Curry School of Education
University of Virginia
Ruffner Hall, Room 280
405 Emmet Street South
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Recently published:
FYI
I want you to be aware of this voicemail from Brian Daly. Al, just want you to
hear this to see how this matches up with our intelligence. Maurice, I don't think
that keeping the tournament at McIntire matches our current legal strategy so I
would encourage Brian to still look at other sites. Please let me know your
feedback. I'll see you both at the Violet Crown at 8:30.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
Per your request, attached on the two documents we continue to update. The first
we prepared and posted on VEOCI in the Human Services Room. It needs to be
updated once Alisson Farole confirms a reunification site.
The second document is an internal CDSS document with our action planning,
status, and responsible parties’ initials.
Hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you need any clarifications or have
any questions.
Diane E. Kuknyo
Director
Charlottesville Department of Social Services
120 7th Street, N.E.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Office: 434-970-3410
Fax: 434-970-3555
kuknyo@charlottesville.org
Alt-right Rally Human Services Planning August 2017
Confirmed Red Cross will be Done-Red Cross will come with a laptop.
on hand for Safe and Well DSS staff will also have laptop.
registration, and will provide Red Cross will provide canteen/food for site
comfort food
SM
Need to check on other available computers
for Safe and Well registration in case need
exceeds capacity.
CDSS staff standby for Friday 1 administrator for Friday on standby (SM) DK/MAR
opening if necessary; and 1 administrator on site for Saturday (SM)
onsite for Saturday 8-8. 1 manager (JJ), 2 supervisors standby
Saturday
2 other staff on standby if needed
Standby team for shelter staffing if
necessary
Stage 1 DSS vehicle at Carver, Amanda Micelli and Stephen Glliand are on
consider moving on-call call. Need to confirm which vehicles will be JJ
vehicle off site located where
Offer town hall for staff Thursday 8/10 12:30 4th floor; completed DK
input/questions
Confirmed Red Cross will be Done-Red Cross will come with a laptop.
on hand for Safe and Well DSS staff will also have laptop.
registration, and will provide Red Cross will provide canteen/food for site
comfort food
SM
Need to check on other available computers
for Safe and Well registration in case need
exceeds capacity.
CDSS staff standby for Friday 1 administrator for Friday on standby (SM) DK/MAR
opening if necessary; and 1 administrator on site for Saturday (SM)
onsite for Saturday 8-8. 1 manager (JJ), 2 supervisors standby
Saturday
2 other staff on standby if needed
Standby team for shelter staffing if
necessary
Stage 1 DSS vehicle at Carver, Amanda Micelli and Stephen Glliand are on
consider moving on-call call. Need to confirm which vehicles will be JJ
vehicle off site located where
Offer town hall for staff Thursday 8/10 12:30 4th floor; completed DK
input/questions
First of all I want to acknowledge Zach's diligent efforts to address the problems
facing Ms. pool, a sight impaired pedestrian. As Zach's email points out, our
police officers recognize that a sidewalk obstruction, could pose an emergency
risk. It is not just a law enforcement problem in other words. For that reason I
have copied chief Baxter.
As Zach has also identified, many people with disabilities are pedestrians and
therefore it is incumbent upon the city to enable walking as a legitimate, safe, and
consistent mode of transportation. That brings up the question of sidewalks,
crosswalks and crossing distances and the overall layout of streets and
intersections within the public right of way. That involves Alex ikefuna, the NDS
director, Brennen Duncan, our engineer and Paul oberdorfer director of public
works. Again, this isn't just an enforcement issue.
To that end, sometime after August 12, but before September 18, I would like to
meet with you, Mr. Ikefuna, Mr. Duncan, Chief Baxter, Chief Thomas and Mr.
Oberdorfer to get an update on west Main Street and other corridors in terms of
1.) their adaptability to new multi-modal demands and 2.) readiness for more
construction projects without compromising bike-pedestrian safety. Since, a
"streets that work" implementation update is on the city council meeting calendar
for September 18, a discussion about a concerted, cross-departmental plan for
both implementing bike-pedestrian improvements and coping with construction
projects seems timely.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
I say all this mainly to provide insight into the process. After
meeting with the officer, I can assure you they take every
complaint seriously and will get to them as soon as possible. This
doesn't always mean the situation will be corrected immediately,
but it does mean they are actively moving to provide a solution.
Finally, I want to reiterate how seriously I take this issue as well.
Many people with disabilities travel primarily as pedestrians and
it's important we enable this as a legitimate, safe, and consistent
mode of transportation. Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 11:11 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 6:08 PM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: Re: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
After I emailed you, my husband flagged down a police officer and
asked him to take care of the situation. The officer said he would.
This afternoon at almost 6pm, the truck was still there and it did
not have a ticket. As my husband walked by he was able to flag
down another officer.
This time, the officer talked to the owner of the truck.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:15 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:12 AM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Subject: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
You guessed it- more cars parked on the sidewalk. This one is on
Market Street just west of Meade Avenue.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Cox
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:07 AM
To: Sarah Pool
Thoughts?
Laura V. here from The Post. We talked back in May about white supremacists’ protests
in Charlottesville and related threats you had received.
I hear Gov. McAuliffe is preparing to send in the National Guard on Saturday. Are you
available to discuss?
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 12:05 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor
Subject: Fwd: Parking Saturday
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Hi Maurice, I know you have a lot of law enforcement folks coming downtown
Saturday, if you need any additional parking they are welcome to park at Water St
Garage for the day and I will instruct our booth attendants to waive their fee when
they exit. Good luck. Dave
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 12:47 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Murphy, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: Fwd: Potential retirees
Miriam, you said in our meeting yesterday that you did not feel that these events were hurting
our reputation. The email below belies that idea and highlights the urgency of a broader strategic
image effort, as we are working on with the new project soon to get underway. I hope we can be
on the same page about this as Council shares this concern as well.
My husband and I were in your beautiful community this past year looking at
Charlottesville as a potential place to retire in order to be near our children who
live in the D.C. area. Imagine our consternation in discovering that the
Charlottesville area is home to so many white supremacists and that they will be
holding a public rally this weekend. While we acknowledge their legal right to do
so, and applaud your efforts to move forward away from that history and to work
toward a more inclusive community, we will not be retiring in Charlottesville.
Sincerely,
Christine Webb
Albany, Oregon
Retromom@gmail
All:
This chain includes relevant parties at the City, the University, the Clergy Collective, and
the Police Department.
All, Emil Hill of Weber Shandwick is helping the City with short-term PR needs. In a
conversation this afternoon, Emil's strong suggestion is that we should do press
availability on Saturday morning, perhaps at 10 a.m. to set the stage for the press both
on the City and community's efforts and to start telling our story for beyond 8/12.
At the availability, the speakers would provide brief and direct information to the public
about:
2) the City's viewpoint on the weeks ahead, healing, and civility (with myself speaking),
4) information about the Clergy Collective's efforts (with Pastor Dr. Alvin Edwards
speaking).
This would be quick, 3 minutes each, with no questions. For various reasons, Emil
suggested that we do the event at the University instead of CitySpace on the downtown
mall. We should be wrapped up by 10:30 a.m. at the latest.
Pat, Anthony, and Louis: there were initial discussions about using Robertson Hall, which
I believe can fit 190 people. But we would not need nearly that many as this would
primarily be press. Please advise on whether this or another Grounds location could be
provided and any other constraints that would maximize comfort.
Emily also suggested doing a quick conference call about this on Thursday or Friday with
participants, to get on the same page.
Thank you,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:49 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor
Subject: Fwd: Press conference on Saturday morning -- response requested
Just adding one additional note: Katie Couric will be here Thursday through Saturday for
a National Geographic documentary that will be coming out next spring on the effort to
address history here. She will be interviewing me tomorrow (Thursday) for a couple of
hours. I just talked with our clerk of council Paige, cc'd here, and she says that Ms.
Couric might be interested in coming to this on Saturday and also covering UVA's
efforts. I just wanted to highlight that element as it might be of particular interest given
the University's impressive efforts with the Reflective Conversations program.
Anthony, Paige can further connect you with Ms. Couric's team.
Thanks,
Mike
All, Emil Hill of Weber Shandwick is helping the City with short-term PR needs. In a
conversation this afternoon, Emil's strong suggestion is that we should do press
availability on Saturday morning, perhaps at 10 a.m. to set the stage for the press both
on the City and community's efforts and to start telling our story for beyond 8/12.
At the availability, the speakers would provide brief and direct information to the public
about:
2) the City's viewpoint on the weeks ahead, healing, and civility (with myself speaking),
4) information about the Clergy Collective's efforts (with Pastor Dr. Alvin Edwards
speaking).
This would be quick, 3 minutes each, with no questions. For various reasons, Emil
suggested that we do the event at the University instead of CitySpace on the downtown
mall. We should be wrapped up by 10:30 a.m. at the latest.
Pat, Anthony, and Louis: there were initial discussions about using Robertson Hall,
which I believe can fit 190 people. But we would not need nearly that many as this
would primarily be press. Please advise on whether this or another Grounds location
could be provided and any other constraints that would maximize comfort.
Emily also suggested doing a quick conference call about this on Thursday or Friday
with participants, to get on the same page.
Thank you,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
--
Alvin Edwards, Ph.D
Senior Pastor
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:45 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam; ehill@webershandwick.com; Rice, Paige
Subject: Fwd: Press conference on Saturday morning -- response requested
Pat Hogan at UVA called this morning. He and President Sullivan and their team met this
morning. They have decided there is too much risk to the University to be involved in a press
conference in any way. They will not host or provide a speaker. They will only provide a
statement for us to read.
Thank you!
Anthony, Paige can further connect you with Ms. Couric's team.
Thanks,
Mike
This chain includes relevant parties at the City, the University, the Clergy Collective,
and the Police Department.
All, Emil Hill of Weber Shandwick is helping the City with short-term PR needs. In a
conversation this afternoon, Emil's strong suggestion is that we should do press
availability on Saturday morning, perhaps at 10 a.m. to set the stage for the press both
on the City and community's efforts and to start telling our story for beyond 8/12.
At the availability, the speakers would provide brief and direct information to the public
about:
2) the City's viewpoint on the weeks ahead, healing, and civility (with myself
speaking),
4) information about the Clergy Collective's efforts (with Pastor Dr. Alvin Edwards
speaking).
This would be quick, 3 minutes each, with no questions. For various reasons, Emil
suggested that we do the event at the University instead of CitySpace on the
downtown mall. We should be wrapped up by 10:30 a.m. at the latest.
Pat, Anthony, and Louis: there were initial discussions about using Robertson Hall,
which I believe can fit 190 people. But we would not need nearly that many as this
would primarily be press. Please advise on whether this or another Grounds location
could be provided and any other constraints that would maximize comfort.
Emily also suggested doing a quick conference call about this on Thursday or Friday
with participants, to get on the same page.
Thank you,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
--
Alvin Edwards, Ph.D
Senior Pastor
--
Alvin Edwards, Ph.D
Senior Pastor
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:42 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: Public Housing/parking Aug 11-13
Hello Mike,
Shouldn't Brandon be told that the city has already reached out to Crha and PHA and provided
management with information to distribute? Also I had asked Miriam earlier if extra patrols would be
deployed south of water street to add an extra layer of protection to the south side neighborhoods. She
deferred to chief Thomas. Wait to hear.
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
In addition, we have heard increased concerns that Prospect Ave and Greenstone on 5th
may be specifically targeted by alt-right on Friday or Saturday night.
Please consider parking strategies that will decrease the likelihood of alt-right/resident
contact during the weekend. I suggest disallowing on street parking on Garret St, 2nd St
SE, Monticello Ave, Sixth St, South First Street.
Additionally, efforts to direct foot and vehicle traffic around that area towards
downtown should be in place so that violent extremists are not parking on Avon and
walking through the area to reach downtown.
Brandon Collins
Organizer, Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR)
Office: (434) 984-3255
Cell: (434) 249-3312
1000 Preston Ave, Suite C
Charlottesville, Va 22903
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:32 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Fwd: Solidarity
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
Roanoke will hold a peace vigil tomorrow at our Martin Luther King bridge as a
show of solidarity for brothers and sisters of Charlottesville
We join you in prayer - Anita Price, Roanoke city councilor
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
First, Ms. Bennis makes a good point, especially since many who now come to the podium to
speak refuse to give their address for safety reasons. I am both sympathetic to their concerns
about personal safety, yet concerned about the breaking of established rules of conduct in council
chamber. What Ms. Bennis suggests may be a way to protect both personal safety and city
council functioning. If her solution is not technically possible, is there some other solution that
is, like simply writing down addresses on the sign up sheet, but not requiring that they be
verbalized in public?
Second, I asked this question about two or three weeks ago; can council give preference to city
residents during matters by the public? If not why not? If we can, then how? If there is no local
preference than why do we even require street address information? I can certainly see the
mandatory recording of street addresses if this practice is tied to a local residency preference rule
for Charlottesville residents (and possibly Albemarle county residents.)
Of course any protocol changes would have to be reviewed and approved by the full council.
These are simply questions, relative to Ms. Bennis' email. Many thanks.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
--
Kate Bennis
Presentation Coach | Communication Coach
Nia Brown Belt, AEA, SAG, LCSW
Kate Bennis Coaching
Movius Consulting
434.906.4142
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:55 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Signer, Mike
Subject: Fwd: Tomorrow
FYI
Thank you.
Walt Heinecke
825-1896
Walt Heinecke
Sent from my iPhone
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:09 PM
To: Lewis, Wendy
Subject: Fwd: "Unite the Right" rally details and resources for safety this weekend (IX Tenants)
FYI
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Per our conversation a few minutes ago, this is some of the information we
received from Brazos Tacos.
Hi Erin,
I am away getting married so will not be reachable pretty soon, so I wanted to let
you know our plans.
We announced our pre-emptive closing all day Saturday last Friday and
immediately drew the ire of the Nazis. They are planning to target Brazos
tomorrow.
I have notified the CPD that we are targets and they said they'd give Brazos and
IX some extra attention Friday evening.
Best,
Peter
twitter.com/occdissent/status/894800382672719872
twitter.com/don_chump/status/894925313850966020
restoringthehonor.blogspot.com/2017/08/alt-right-threatens-to-integrate-
brazos.html
Greetings all,
Attached is a letter to talk through some of the details regarding the "Unite the Right" rally planned for
August 12th in our city. There is a lot of information in the attachment, but I wanted to share as much
information as possible so that each business and individual can make the best decision for themselves.
Best,
Erin
--
Erin Hill
(434) 249-9061
Property Manager
Hampshire Investments, Ltd.
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
erinhill@hampshireinvest.com
--
Erin Hill
(434) 249-9061
Property Manager
Hampshire Investments, Ltd.
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
erinhill@hampshireinvest.com
--
Susan Krischel, Esq.
(434) 249-3274
Hampshire Investments Ltd
P.O. Box 359
Keene, VA 22946
skrischel@hampshireinvest.com
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Fwd: UPD Support on August 12
FYI
Captain Mitchell,
UPD will not respond to calls for service within the street closure areas CPD has
identified for August 12th. This includes Emancipation, Justice, McGuffey and
McIntire Parks or the Downtown Mall. Our departmental resources, staffing
levels and expectations to maintain our ongoing level of service to the University
of Virginia and the Medical Center creates this necessity to limit our assistance.
Additionally, the University has scheduled alternative events such as a women’s
soccer match and football “meet the team” day that coincide with rally times.
These events require police staffing.
Respectfully,
Don McGee
Captain
University of Virginia Police Department
2304 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, Va. 22903
(434) 924 – 8840
(434) 982 – 2817 Fax
dhm@virginia.edu
Louis - great talking with you today and thanks so much for your hard work on behalf of our
shared community so far. Per our discussion, please see below a draft of a press release of this
second iteration of the community-led Unity Cville effort. Please send any edits. Unless we
hear differently from you, I'll plan on sending this out as either a City or Mayoral communication
soon.
Thanks again,
Mike
MEDIA ADVISORY
- Discussions
- Mini-lectures
- Workshops
- Panel presentations
- Film showing
- Music
- Break-out sessions
WHY:
- Learn about the history of the so-called “alt right,” white supremacy and white
nationalism
WHO:
- Special guests
###
I wanted to write to you, as many of the stakeholders who have been involved in both
the Unity Cville events on July 8, and in discussions about similar efforts on August 12,
with an update.
As she announced today in an email to the UVA community, President Sullivan, working
with Associate Vice Provost for Outreach Louis Nelson, has decided that the University
will offer on 8/12 a day of faculty-led dialogues on topics of interest to the
community. Included on this email is Professor Nelson. He has so far secured three
library spaces and has a couple of dozen faculty who are interested in offering
discussions on various topics between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Grounds. I am extremely
encouraged by this development as it will provide another opportunity for a loving and
tolerant community to transcend the hatred and intolerance that many outsiders will be
bringing to our City on August 12. I am also cc'ing here on City staff City Manager
Maurice Jones, Chief of Police Al Thomas, Communications Director Miriam Dickler, and
Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy so they are apprised of this important effort.
I'm writing both to let you know about this effort and to invite and encourage you to be
in touch with Louis with any and all ideas and offerings you might be able to provide to
support as local leaders and stakeholders. You can reach Louis at
ln6n@virginia.edu. We will plan on announcing at least some of the events in a press
conference on Monday and on making more information available to the community
during the course of the week.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Murphy, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:07 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: Water & Power at Lee
FYI
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
Fyi
Fyi
Thanks,
Doug
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 8:29 PM
To: Mitchell, Victor; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David
Subject: Fwd: Work Release Walk Off
FYI
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
To all,
I regret to inform you that Work Release Inmate Bobby Dale Via walked
off his job-site at Vanderline Recycling yesterday afternoon. An escape
warrant has been obtained and we are working with the Albemarle
County Police Department to resolve this as quickly as possible.
This email below makes me wonder, when will we be putting our communication strategy in
place and in action? It was my understanding that councilors were to recover scripts and
speaking assignments and that key staff were holding press conferences. If possible I would like
to discuss this tomorrow at our 4:30 pm meeting. Many thanks.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Ten days before rally weekend- no word from the police, no response to the
petition you have in your hands.
COMMUNICATE, INFORM.
You have left everyone with no direction - AND all the vulnerable populations
with no information.
The police chief, city manager, mayor and council will be seeing their names in
national news for how you literally abandoned your city at the most vulnerable
time in recent history.
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 12:16 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Engel, Chris; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: Your decisions and your reliance on the police
I am getting a lot of incoming regarding the business community and messaging about August
12.... have we locked plans for the presser next Monday? Has the statement and fact sheets that
were planned last week gone out? What are the communications plans the next couple of days?
Are you reading all this? Can you still just be silent and allow your city to fall
apart on August 12?
Are you thinking of running for re-election?
DO SOMETHING!!
Assuming you all are taking into consideration that if the S--t hits the fan, you
will be calling the police.
To take into consideration what the police will be managing (at best)- and that
each of them is a human being who wants anything but to have to be at that
rally, or the related incidents. When there is a major weather incident, we are all
asked to stay home, so that the rescue folks don't have to rescue us.
Assuming you all know that there are anarchist groups coming from across the
mountain to engage the nazi groups at the rally. This is not hearsay, but
news from a local business owner who is connected to these groups. (Yes, that is
a contradiction, he calls himself a bad anarchist.)
Best to you all - believing your lives and limbs are the most precious part of
Cville.
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 8:57 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Signer, Mike
CC: Thomas, Al; 'LLake@powelltate.com'; 'ehill@webershandwick.com'
Subject: FYI
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-accused-inflaming-racial-tensions-
violent-clashes-in-charlottesville-virginia-white-a7890351.html
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
https://www.facebook.com/AvialaeDevi/videos/1897357693837414/?hc_location=ufi
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 8:41 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al
CC: Brown, Craig
Subject: FYI - From Facebook
Charlottesville Police Department needs to respond to the claims made in here by Jason Kessler ASAP.
"I had a meeting with the Chief of Police right after this announcement was made, and I told him, "Look, we're
going to have this rally, one way or the other. This is our Civil Right, and we're going to do that, can we still
expect the same level of police support? Can we still expect the barricades? Can we still expect that antifa are
not going to be occupying the park before we go to do our rally?" And he said, "Yes, that's the case." So, if we
demand that we're going to have the rally, permit or no, the police are still going to protect us, and they're still
going to keep out, keep the park for us, and keep the antifa out."
#DefendCville #NoNewKKK
Jason Kessler tells Christopher Cantwell that Chief of Police Al Thomas told him
that permit or no permit, the police intend to keep counter-protesters away from…
RESTORINGTHEHONOR.BLOGSPOT.COM
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 2:53 PM
To: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al
Subject: Governor
Called today and offered the resources of his Counsel Carlos and the Attorney General. Carlos is calling soon. I
will let you know when I know more.
A group of parents and kids are planning a play afternoon at Tonsler on August 12, and are
wondering if they should be worried about their safety. I trust there will be some police
available on call for these outside-downtown events. Thoughts? - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:38 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: hospital visits?
Should someone be planning to visit the folks who were seriously injured to offer the city’s
support? - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 12:02 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
CC: Thomas, Al; Brown, Craig; Signer, Mike
Subject: Inform friendship court and public housing residents about August 12
Last Saturday at Westhaven day, I spoke with Tami Wright who is both a PHAR employee and the chair of the
friendship court steering committee and resident association. She relayed to me that residents are feeling extremely
vulnerable and in the dark as to how they will be kept safe on August 12. She felt it would be very important if
someone from staff and the police department could meet with residents this week to give them an overview of what
is going on. All I said was that I would look into it and get back to her.
Now that there is a new PHA executive director in place, Sunshine Mahon, would it be possible to work with him
and Grant Duffield to pull together a short information meeting for public housing and friendship court residents in
the SIA (which is close to the downtown)? I have no meetings scheduled at night this week, and as the council's
friendship court steering committee representative, I would very much like to be there. I would also like to be able to
get to Tami Wright with an answer.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:59 PM
To: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; skaplan@bsfllp.com
Subject: Introductions
This is a quick note to introduce you to each other. Craig and Maurice, Sam Kaplan is the attorney at
Boies Schiller who was recommended to us by Leslie Kendrick at UVA. We just had a 45 minute long call
where we talked through many of the issues presented to us. I explained to him our form of government
as well and the importance of connecting with both of you. He is going to be running conflicts checks
and talking with his colleagues about the case and the timeline.
One important note: Because of the compression here and bandwidth issues, we discussed that one
possible role would be Boies Schiller could be consulting of counsel on the case, advising for instance on
doctrine, but not necessarily direct litigation, as litigation could occur as soon as next week and litigators
may not be available.
Another important note: to understand the cost and scope of the engagement. Boies could discount their
rates, but only partially. I requested that Sam get us a proposal with potential terms for the engagement
envisioned and we work from there.
One possibility, after he's had some more time to think this over, would be for Sam to be on our call
tomorrow for 15 minutes or so to talk about his view of the issues and case so far and talk about what
his work as outside counsel might entail. Council could ask him questions, and then could separately
decide on retention (including considering the potential cost).
For all of these reasons, I recommended that Sam connect with Craig sometime tonight or tomorrow, as
Craig oversees the work of outside counsels and can advise more directly on all of these process issues.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:21 PM
To: Council
Subject: Kessler March this Evening
Council,
We have received confirmation that Jason Kessler's group is planning a "march" tonight on
UVA's grounds. UVA police will handle the event on grounds. We are monitoring the situation
with the state police.
Maurice
Thanks for your email. I brought up your question about whether or not Holy Comforter Catholic Church on East
Jefferson Street, should hold a 5PM Mass on the 12th of August with our city manager, Maurice Jones yesterday. He
advised me that you should discuss this directly with our police department. By way of copy to Chief Thomas and
Captain Wendy Lewis, I am alerting them to your serious question. Someone from the Charlottesville Police
Department will get back to you very soon.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Theresa Lynch
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:42 AM
> To: galvink@cstone.net
> Cc: Reception
> Subject: KKK Rally
>
> Hi Kathy,
>
> We're having a debate at Holy Comforter about 5PM Mass on the 12th of August. We've heard that the rally will
last for 5 hours, but we'd like to know which hours these are.
>
> Do you feel that we should cancel Mass on the 12th?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Theresa Lynch
>
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 8:19 AM
To: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice
Subject: Legal help
Craig -- I know the counsel's office is strapped with Lisa out. If it would be helpful, I wanted to volunteer
my services for any labor that would be helpful. After a shift at WillowTree this morning, I have several
hours this afternoon and evening and can do research, drafting, editing, etc., whatever's helpful, of
course under your command and direction. Just let me know.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:39 AM
To: Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy; Mitchell, Victor
Subject: Levy Building Lot
Chief,
Thanks.
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:29 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Danforth Hill, Heather; Henry, Chris, 2nd address; Rylander, Mark; Richard Price; Rice,
Paige; Bentley, Terry
Subject: Managing Growth and development in Charlottesville
Hello Maurice,
I realize recent events have taken up a lot of your time and that of your staff. Please know your efforts are much
appreciated. Since last March however, I have met with countless individuals, neighborhood groups and developers
who have become increasingly anxious about Charlottesville's growth and development. The two residents and two
developers copied on this email, have key perspectives to share on that issue.
I would therefore like to meet with you, Ms. Hill, Mr. Rylander, Mr. Henry and Mr. Price between now and August
21, before council discusses a proposed new position in NDS.
Many thanks for your attention, especially during these exceptionally trying times.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
PS note to Paige-I will make Friday 8/11 and 8/18 available from 8:30-11:30 am.
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 7:26 AM
To: Council
CC: Leslie Lake
Subject: Mine on Facebook this morning
Our hearts today are heavy, and our prayers are with the families of the three people who died as a
result of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville yesterday: Heather Heyer of
Charlottesville, Lt. H. Jay Cullen of Midlothian, and Trooper Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton.
Heather was killed crossing the street when a man drove his car into a crowd on Fourth Street
between the Downtown Mall and Water Street. The two State Police pilots were killed when the
helicopter they were flying as part of the law enforcement response to the rally crashed in Albemarle
County.
This from my friend Andrea Rupert Ross: “Heather Heyer always stood up for others all the way
back in elementary school. She lost her life caring for what is right and fighting hate.”
I want to personally thank not only the State Police but the City and neighboring police and other first
responders who helped to keep our city safe during this terrible time. While we are heartbroken at
the loss of life and the injuries and emotional trauma of many more, we know it could have been
much worse.
Thanks, too, to all who peacefully assembled to demonstrate the beautiful diversity and solidarity of
our community.
Across the nation, communities will be gathering tonight in solidarity with the people of
Charlottesville as we deal with the attack on our city and the devastating losses of these three
people. We thank them for their support.
We are all stunned and saddened by the violence that came to our city yesterday. I hope in the days
ahead we will be able to comfort one another, be there for one another, and recommit ourselves to
the work of making this city a beautiful community where all are able to thrive and feel welcome.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 3:27 PM
To: Thomas, Al
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: My actions on Saturday
Al:
When you have time, I would appreciate guidance and any support you can offer on what I should do on
Saturday. It will be tough not to go to the site of the protest for a half-hour or so, but I think I would need to be
accompanied by an officer for safety. I also would appreciate being in the command center at some point. Finally, I
would plan on going to the other events.
I haven't received any specific or general threats. My apologies for adding this onto your stack. Thanks in advance.
Mike
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 11:46 PM
To: Murphy, Mike; 'Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW)'; Baxter, Victoria (WAS-WSW); Jones, Maurice;
CLERK OF COUNCIL, x3113; Brown, Craig; Leslie Greene Bowman; emilyblout@gmail.com;
Dickler, Miriam
CC: Massey, Paul (WAS-WSW); anntaylor49@gmail.com; Files, John (WAS-WSW)
Subject: Next steps
(All, I know this is familiar territory to you, but please keep in mind that all emails to us are subject to
FOIA).
Emil, it was good to talk with you today with Mike and Miriam on the phone. I'm hopeful that tomorrow
an agreement can be finalized and that we can have a strategic call in the late morning. If that does
work out, I wanted to get a head start on giving you a few stories that might help in the mission of
putting the best possible light on Charlottesville before, during, and after this weekend.
I have talked with my colleagues on Council and here are several stories that are coming up. I also am
pasting a list below of events, also available here. The UVA events (which I have been heavily involved
in organizing) ar here. unitycville.com is the website and branding we used on July 8, and even though it
is community-run they would like to be involved with this.
- A blood drive by Black Lives Matter at Champion Brewery during the rally on Saturday (I believe starting
at 12 p.m.)
- A prayer vigil at First African Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday
- The peace training by the Clergy Alliance on Friday night, where Cornel West will be in attendance
- Two women who run Victory Hall Opera, a small new company here in town focused on social and
political themes, would like to do a performance of some sort and need some guidance
- All the "Reflective Conversations" events at UVA, including teach-ins by many prominent professors on
many important themes and a community potluck
We also need help strategizing the tentative press conference on Saturday morning, where currently the
speakers will be Khizr Khan, Dr. Alvin Edwards, myself, and perhaps one or two other speakers. Nothing
has been announced yet. We are waiting to get a final word from Rep. John Lewis, but that does not
look promising. The themes could be healing, unity, etc. Also, as confirmed today, Dr. Edwards will be
available the whole weekend for specific stories.
Mike
Here's the list of events cut and pasted from the Unity Cville website:
[The “Unite the Right” rally group has a permit to be in McIntire Park
(moved from Emancipation Park) from 12 noon to 5 pm. ]
http://www.cvilleclergycollective.org/
EVENTS PLANNED FOR AUGUST
12
On Saturday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the University is offering a day of events
displaying its commitment to mutual respect and inclusion. Faculty and staff will facilitate
discussions on constitutional rights and citizenship; community dynamics a nd polarization;
local history; and other related topics, all focused around the overarching theme of peaceable
democracy. The discussions are free and open to the public.
A helpful map of the libraries hosting our speakers and parking deck locations can b e found
here:
Visitors are invited to bring a dish to pass to a community potluck on the Clemons Library
Terrace from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tables, water, and service items are provided.
Potluck organizers include the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Mulholland
Society, Latino Medical Student Association, qMD and UVA Health System's Discriminatory
Behavior Committee and Task Force; and Graduate Medical Education. The Offices of
Diversity of the School of Medicine, McIntire, Darden and Engineering donated funds.
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 6:31 PM
To: Council
Subject: No Court Decision Yet
Council,
I just wanted you to know that we are still waiting to hear back on the decision related to the
Kessler lawsuit. We will let you know as soon as we do.
On Sunday Aug 13 at 8:00pm, Indivisible Nebraskans will host a Vigil at Turner Park at Midtown
Crossing in unity with the protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. We join together to mourn the loss of
life and to demonstrate the celebration of diversity in the Metro area. The rally is organized by
Indivisible Nebraskans with the support of members for Omaha Women's March, local Indivisible
Iowa Chapters and other groups and individuals. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who suffer
from discrimination of any kind.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 3:47 PM
To: Brown, Craig
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Outside counsel
Craig -- Leslie Kendrick put in some calls today and has secured a potential outside counsel -- Sam
Kaplan at Boies Schiller -- who could help with both the 1st amendment and potential litigation, bringing
in substantial expertise from DOJ: https://www.bsfllp.com/lawyers/samuel-c-kaplan.html. I will call him
now and hopefully connect. I will of course ask him to talk with you as well. They would provide a
discount but I'm sure it would still be costly. In the event we cross wires (I am still on vacation and my
schedule is choppy this afternoon), his work is (202) 274-1163 and his cell is 703-371-5139. I will send
an update when I have more.
Thanks,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:24 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Phone died
Al, I'm sorry, I was talking in my car and my phone died and it's taking a while to get charged back
up. Thanks for the time tonight. I'm with you. You're doing a great job. Thanks for hearing me out on
all my ideas. Think about my ideas for the press conference(s)!
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 12:17 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Signer, Mike
CC: Murphy, Mike; Kuknyo, Diane; Erika Viccelio; Cathy Smith Train; Barbara Hutchinson
Subject: Postpone the early childcare agenda item
Last Monday 7/31/17, I had a very productive meeting with Diane kuknyo and staff from United Way to discuss the
early childcare needs of our low income and working poor households in Charlottesville. In the process, we soon
realized that more time was needed to develop a set of sound, actionable policy prescriptions for council review and
possible adoption. It would also give Diane and our community partners in human and social services, more time to
reach out to our city's allied professionals in workforce development.
That said, since I was the city councilor who requested this council agenda item in the first place, I now request on
behalf of our DSS staff and community partners that we postpone the August 21 presentation until further
notice. This group with convene again in late September, so it is not being put on a back burner; more like a slow
cooker.
Many thanks.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:16 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Powell Tate
Maurice, Mike - I have been handling the Powell Tate relationship myself so far but really think it would be better
for them to have additional direction from the top of the government, i.e. Maurice as well. It is very confusing to
them who they are working for, and I can't speak, for instance, on the services they can offer CPD (which are
substantial) not only on positive messages but on responding to crisis situations. I hope that you all will reach out to
them separate from me. Thanks.
Mike
Paige, I think you or Maurice needs to invite Council to a press conference that will be held at Zehmer Hall at 6
pm. Also notice a meeting. Maurice will clarify with you. Thanks.
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd.
If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 1:41 PM
To: Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW); Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT); Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam
CC: Rice, Paige
Subject: Press conference?
Just checking in on thoughts about a press conference today. I'm all set for one and planning on 3:30 or
4 p.m. or whenever works (I've got an interview at 3 p.m. that also could be moved).
Thanks,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 2:40 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Signer, Mike; Thomas, Al
CC: 'ehill@webershandwick.com'; 'Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT)'; Murphy, Mike; Rice, Paige
Subject: Press Conference
Thanks.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
All:
This chain includes relevant parties at the City, the University, the Clergy Collective, and the Police
Department.
All, Emil Hill of Weber Shandwick is helping the City with short-term PR needs. In a conversation this
afternoon, Emil's strong suggestion is that we should do press availability on Saturday morning, perhaps
at 10 a.m. to set the stage for the press both on the City and community's efforts and to start telling our
story for beyond 8/12.
At the availability, the speakers would provide brief and direct information to the public about:
1) the Police Department's approach to balancing public safety and freedom of expression over the day
(with Chief Thomas or a deputy speaking),
2) the City's viewpoint on the weeks ahead, healing, and civility (with myself speaking),
3) information about UVA's "Reflective Conversations" that would be happening that afternoon (with
Louis Nelson or someone else speaking), and
4) information about the Clergy Collective's efforts (with Pastor Dr. Alvin Edwards speaking).
This would be quick, 3 minutes each, with no questions. For various reasons, Emil suggested that we do
the event at the University instead of CitySpace on the downtown mall. We should be wrapped up by
10:30 a.m. at the latest.
Pat, Anthony, and Louis: there were initial discussions about using Robertson Hall, which I believe can fit
190 people. But we would not need nearly that many as this would primarily be press. Please advise on
whether this or another Grounds location could be provided and any other constraints that would
maximize comfort.
Emily also suggested doing a quick conference call about this on Thursday or Friday with participants, to
get on the same page.
Thank you,
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 3:13 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Press release?
Miriam, Council hasn't received any word of the press conference -- when/where, etc. Did a press
release go out? Can you make sure we've received?
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:22 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Rally Update
Attachments: August 12 Operational Rundown.docx
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
August 9th City Council Update
Law Enforcement
Chief Thomas, his command staff and the leadership from the Virginia State Police (VSP) are
finalizing the details of their operational plan for McIntire Park, Emancipation Park, Downtown
and the neighborhoods adjacent to the parks.
We anticipate 400+ law enforcement officers in the City on Saturday. While most of our officers
and the state police will be focused on the protest sites, officers from the University of Virginia
and Albemarle County will be providing coverage in other parts of the City.
Our officers and VSP troopers have also been involved with additional de-escalation training
during the past couple of weeks.
Emergency personnel from the Fire Department, EMS and the Virginia Department of
Emergency Management have also been involved with the planning for the event. Our local
EOC held a meeting yesterday to discuss emergency planning for Saturday.
Street Closures
As mentioned before the City is still preparing for a possible demonstration in Downtown.
Therefore streets will be closed around the park. We have sent out information on some of the
street closures while others may wait until there is a legal decision on the permit.
Legal
Craig and his team have been working around the clock to prepare for the legal challenge of the
decision to move the event to McIntire Park. We anticipate receiving the filing either tonight or
tomorrow. We will let you know when we have received the document.
Media Relations
Miriam has been working for several weeks with our partners to establish a joint information
center (JIC) to be staffed by her, Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, two of her staff,
with assistance from the ACPD PIO and the County communications team. We will be offering
a couple briefings to the press in the next few days leading up to the event. We will be using this
web site - www.communityemergency.org – to provide live, real time updates on activities on
Saturday.
We are working with a national media relations firm to provide assistance with national news
media and messaging for this weekend and early next week.
Community Relations
We have sent out a series of emails today to neighborhood associations that are most affected by
the event, providing links to additional information. We have also sent that information to the
housing authority and PHA to pass along to their residents.
Chief Thomas and I spoke to a group of folks from the DBAC this morning about what to expect
in the coming days. Mike Murphy and Jason Ness from Economic Development were also in
attendance. The discussion was well received.
Staff has had conversations this week with organizers of the Unite the Right rally, the McGuffey
and Justice Parks events, the Clergy Collective and the organizers of the Downtown march
which is scheduled for Saturday morning.
I had a phone call this week with Charles Phillips from the Justice Department’s Community
Relations Division. He will be in town for the event and is prepared to work with us in the days
and weeks ahead.
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:16 PM
To: Szakos, Kristin
CC: Murphy, Mike; Lee, Hollie; Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: 2017 Mayors Challenge: The Time is Now
Yes. Someone else sent to me as well. Probably best to focus on next week.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Kristin,
My niece, Katie Appel Duda, works for Bloomberg and asked me
if Charlottesville would like to apply for this.
Can you please forward to the appropriate person(s)? The
application is due this month.
http://mayorschallenge.bloomberg.org/
Let me know if you need to get in touch with her.
Thanks, Libba
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:27 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam; ehill@webershandwick.com; Leslie Lake;
Thomas, Al
Subject: RE: 4 pm
Thanks Mr. Mayor. I'll know more about that in the next 30 minutes.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Folks, there is a change in plans. The Governor would like to be involved with the presser. He
needs time to get here so we are now looking at 6:00. This is all confidential. We will not make it
official with the media until 5:30.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Folks, there is a change in plans. The Governor would like to be involved with the presser. He
needs time to get here so we are now looking at 6:00. This is all confidential. We will not make it
official with the media until 5:30.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need instructions on time
and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
Starting a thread re the 4 pm presser. Emil is on the case and will be at the pre-meeting. Need
instructions on time and place. Talking points and frame will come out.
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 3:06 PM
To: Galvin, Kathy
CC: Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al; Brown, Craig
Subject: Re: A Local Action; A National Moment
Thanks Kathy. I agree this would be a good idea as well - a round up of events with narrative at
the top of what our recommendations to citizens are regarding attending and going to
alternatives.
Also, I understand that there will be an article in UVA Today coming out this afternoon
describing the "community dialogues" featuring 35 professors. That's an additional thing to
share information about.
Miriam, if you could let us know the City's plans to publicize such events I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Mike
Is there something we councilors could send out to our constituents under the city
government/city council banner that would explain what is happening leading up
to August 12 and on August 12? It would project a unified organization and
voice. I have forwarded this email message from delegate Toscano as an
illustration.
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
A Local Action;
A National Moment
This Saturday, members of the so-called “Alt Right” will descend on
Charlottesville to bring attention to their vision of white nationalism,
racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and supposed cultural superiority.
Though there has been inflammatory rhetoric on social media, few
know exactly how many will actually appear or how they plan to
behave. But one thing is clear—the nation will be watching us,
and our responsibility to speak truth and love to their
messages of hate and division is stronger than ever before.
That means so many things. It means nonviolence if confronted with
violence or efforts to incite violence. It means respect for police who
are just trying to do their jobs and protect citizens exercising their
rights. It means unity in the face of division. It means confronting, in
a pastoral way, those whose views differ from ours and who would
impose their values and worldview on us. And it means joining and
supporting our friends and neighbors in a disciplined, respectful,
nonviolent response.
Tuesday, August 8:
— 7:00 pm “Know The Process: Arrest/Court 101 - Charlottesville
Procedures” presentation, hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice.
www.facebook.com/events/134568223805726
[The “Unite the Right” rally group has a permit to be in McIntire Park
(moved from Emancipation Park) from 12 noon to 5 pm.]
DavidToscano.com
Forward To A Friend
Thank you so much. At times like this, we are truly one community, and the support and re-
affirmation of shared values are much appreciated. - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Diantha
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DATE: Thursday, August 10, 2017
We strongly support the First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly for those
who choose to peacefully assemble and express their opinions. These rights belong to
the “Unite the Right” activists who will express their beliefs, and to the many others
who disagree with them. However we do not recognize any individual or group’s right to
incite violence, cause harm or destroy property regardless of ideology. County public
safety professionals will be working in close partnership with local, regional and state
officials to take all necessary steps to protect public safety and order.
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Communications Specialist
County of Albemarle
Office of the County Executive
Mike
Thank you so much. At times like this, we are truly one community, and the
support and re-affirmation of shared values are much appreciated. - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Diantha
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DATE: Thursday, August 10, 2017
<image004.png>Jody Saunders
Communications Specialist
County of Albemarle
Office of the County Executive
Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the 1995 Police Mutual Aid Agreement I am formally requesting
the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department’s (ACPD) personnel on Saturday August 12,
2017. Our police department is specifically requesting to utilize the ACPD’s personnel, with coordinated
approval by Chief Lantz and his command staff, to respond to calls for service within the City during the
duration of the events of the day.
We are grateful for the collaborative spirit demonstrated once again by our two police departments as
we prepare for tomorrow’s events. Thank you for your consideration of our request.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:03 AM
To: Jones, Maurice
Cc: Murphy, Mike
Subject: FW: Albemarle County Police Department Support
Maurice FYI-
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:02 AM
To: 'reevess@albemarle.org'
Cc: 'lantzr@albemarle.org'; 'carrk@albemarle.org'; 'stoddardm@albemarle.org'; Mitchell, Victor; Lewis,
Wendy
Subject: RE: Albemarle County Police Department Support
Lieutenant Reeves,
Thank you for clarifying the role of the 12 ACPD Officers who will assist with calls for service in the City
on August 12th from 1100-1900hrs. You have made it very clear that ACPD Officers will not assist CPD
with any activities related to the Alt Right Rally. Furthermore, I realize your officers will not respond to
Emancipation Park, Justice Park, and McGuffey Park to assist with calls for service.
I will reach out to the City Manager today to formalize the MOU; I can add the aforementioned language
in the memorandum if needed.
Thanks again for your assistance and commitment to our professional partnership.
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Captain Mitchell,
As we are approaching the planned rallies, protests and counter-protests
scheduled for August 11-13, 2017, I wanted to take a moment in advance to make
sure that the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) is provided documentation
reflecting the support that the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) is
offering to CPD during the aforementioned dates. I specifically would like to
clarify the role of the 12 uniformed ACPD police officers who will be responding
to Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls for service (CFS) in the City of Charlottesville.
Per the August 4, 2017 agreement between Chief Ron Lantz, ACPD, and Chief Al
Thomas, CPD, these 12 ACPD officers are responsible for answering CFS not
related to the protest/rally from 1100 hours to 1900 hours. This includes not
responding to CFS at McIntire, Justice, Emancipation, and McGuffey Parks, as
well as the area of the Downtown Mall and Pavilion. Our officers have been
instructed that they may need to be held over to continue to assist with CFS in the
City, if requested.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field Force staged at
the County Office Building on McIntire Road (COB McIntire) in the event they
are needed to assist CPD, or respond to incidents in the County. COB McIntire
will be secured on the morning of the August 11, 2017 (potentially sooner) and
the parking lots will be made available to all first responders during the event
dates. COB McIntire has been identified by ACPD as a rally/deployment area in
the need that CPD requests more assets from ACPD. In addition, this area will be
used by Fire & Rescue personnel for staging, patient care and triage. The
Emergency Communications Center (ECC) and the University of Virginia Police
Department’s (UPD) Captain McGee have been briefed on the role of ACPD
during this event. ACPD Lieutenant Miller Stoddard will be sending you a copy
of the ACPD Operational Order in the near future. Thank you and please feel free
to contact me if you have any questions.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 11:05 AM
To: Fenwick, Bob
CC: Jones, Maurice; Council; Baxter, Andrew
Subject: Re: Appreciation
Thank You!
Brad,
Thank you for the considered, personal email. You have encapsulated many things very
well. We are as ready as we can be and I appreciate your thoughts at this time. You have my
respect and I am certain if you were in this situation you would serve your community with
dignity and with the common good foremost in your mind. See you soon.
Bob
I have no words of wisdom or advice to share for what you have faced and will face this weekend. The
only things I offer is my respect, admiration and thoughts of support.
I believe the Council and Mr. Jones did a great job handling the events leading up to and after the KKK
Rally. Watching from the outside, and with a small understanding of being in that political role, I can’t
imagine doing any better of a job. I commend Mr. Jones and his staff. I know I would have failed
significantly if I had to face that same challenge.
As for this Saturday, my thoughts of support are with you. I can only imagine how disruptive, distracting
and difficult it has been to prepare and lead the community. Not only are your dealing with preparations
and contingencies, but the loud (But, by far very minority) criticism compounds the stress. There are
nights I loss sleep just thinking about the small things to make the region successful, I can’t imagine
carrying this burden.
As you are very well aware, I wear many hats these (but only for 143 more days). But, with this issue,
the one that is most important to me is as a resident of our community. Events like these do not care
about jurisdictional lines. The threat of well-being does not discriminate between City or County
residents.
Because of that and as a resident of our community, I appreciate your leadership and engagement in
leading the community through this unprecedented difficult time.
Regards,
Brad Sheffield
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Rio District
p. 434-989-5562
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Diantha McKeel; Council; Jones, Maurice
CC: Board of Supervisors members; Doug Walker
Subject: Re: Aug 12, My Thoughts are with you and your residents
Diantha,
Thank you for the personal response. In this time of turmoil when sometimes it feels like we
stand alone it is very special to turn and see friends and colleagues standing with you.
Bob
Thank you Brad. We are all hopeful that our community will emerge from this challenge stronger and
our local partnerships strengthened.
Best,
Diantha
I have no words of wisdom or advice to share for what you have faced and will face this weekend. The
only things I offer is my respect, admiration and thoughts of support.
I believe the Council and Mr. Jones did a great job handling the events leading up to and after the KKK
Rally. Watching from the outside, and with a small understanding of being in that political role, I can’t
imagine doing any better of a job. I commend Mr. Jones and his staff. I know I would have failed
significantly if I had to face that same challenge.
As for this Saturday, my thoughts of support are with you. I can only imagine how disruptive, distracting
and difficult it has been to prepare and lead the community. Not only are your dealing with preparations
and contingencies, but the loud (But, by far very minority) criticism compounds the stress. There are
nights I loss sleep just thinking about the small things to make the region successful, I can’t imagine
carrying this burden.
As you are very well aware, I wear many hats these (but only for 143 more days). But, with this issue,
the one that is most important to me is as a resident of our community. Events like these do not care
about jurisdictional lines. The threat of well-being does not discriminate between City or County
residents.
Because of that and as a resident of our community, I appreciate your leadership and engagement in
leading the community through this unprecedented difficult time.
Regards,
Brad Sheffield
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Rio District
p. 434-989-5562
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:55 AM
To: Diantha McKeel
CC: Council; Jones, Maurice; Board of Supervisors members; Doug Walker
Subject: Re: Aug 12, My Thoughts are with you and your residents
Sincerely,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Thank you Brad. We are all hopeful that our community will emerge from this challenge
stronger and our local partnerships strengthened.
Best,
Diantha
I have no words of wisdom or advice to share for what you have faced and will face this
weekend. The only things I offer is my respect, admiration and thoughts of support.
I believe the Council and Mr. Jones did a great job handling the events leading up to and
after the KKK Rally. Watching from the outside, and with a small understanding of being
in that political role, I can’t imagine doing any better of a job. I commend Mr. Jones and
his staff. I know I would have failed significantly if I had to face that same challenge.
As for this Saturday, my thoughts of support are with you. I can only imagine how
disruptive, distracting and difficult it has been to prepare and lead the community. Not
only are your dealing with preparations and contingencies, but the loud (But, by far very
minority) criticism compounds the stress. There are nights I loss sleep just thinking
about the small things to make the region successful, I can’t imagine carrying this
burden.
As you are very well aware, I wear many hats these (but only for 143 more days). But,
with this issue, the one that is most important to me is as a resident of our community.
Events like these do not care about jurisdictional lines. The threat of well-being does not
discriminate between City or County residents.
Because of that and as a resident of our community, I appreciate your leadership and
engagement in leading the community through this unprecedented difficult time.
Regards,
Brad Sheffield
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Rio District
p. 434-989-5562
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:35 AM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Council; Creasy, Missy
Subject: Re: Aug 8 / Sep 12 Planning Commission
Hello Paige,
I start teaching this fall semester on Tuesdays and the class ends at 6:30 pm which means I can't get to
the planning commission meeting until 6:45-7:00 pm. I would be happy to relieve a councilor at that
time if that helps. It also means that I will not be able to attend a closed session on Tuesday 9/5/17 due
to the Labor Day holiday.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but it was the only slot that worked this semester and it is my livelihood.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Councilors,
Due to a high number of public hearings, it is important that we have Council quorum at
the September 12 Planning Commission meeting. Please confirm attendance with me at
your earliest convenience.
The August 8 Planning Commission meeting will not have any public hearings. As
always, you are invited to attend if you wish.
Thanks,
Paige
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 2:00 PM
To: Brown, David
CC: Jones, Maurice; Julian Calvet; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: August 12
I thought this sounds like a good idea so am forwarding it. Julian owns
Bittersweet and property on the mall; you can reach him at 996-3745.
David
Hi David,
As a property and business owner on the Downtown Mall I have some thoughts
that you may want to pass along to city hall. It may be a good idea to close off all
access to the mall from the Market Street side. This may give some feeling of
security for the businesses and its customers. Let me know your thoughts on this.
Thanks
Julian
Thanks, Maurice. - K
p.s. - Another
event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1274728502649426/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A
%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%
22%3A%22null%22%7D
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Please have someone contact him ASAP. The march is ending at McGuffey Park,
and they need to know what to expect. Same with Justice - and McIntire, if they
move there. Thanks! - K
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Begin forwarded message:
I need to know what the police plan is for McGuffey and Justice.
Walt
All - Please follow this link for the CPD Facebook page, there is a link error below. Thank you for all of
your hard work. Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Hello Everyone,
As all of you know the “Unite the Right” rally scheduled for this weekend has generated quite a bit of
anxiety in our community. I do want to assure you that our police department, with the assistance of
the state police and our regional partners, is ready for any circumstance that may arise. They have been
working around the clock to prepare, and will have hundreds of law enforcement officials present to
protect our City.
I have attached a statement from Captain Victor Mitchell from the police department detailing
the road closures this weekend.
While the City of Charlottesville has approved a permit for the rally at McIntire Park, there is still
the potential for large crowds of people in Downtown Charlottesville.
The City of Charlottesville Police Department is preparing for the possibility of people gathering
at both McIntire and Emancipation Parks. These plans may involve road closures on Saturday,
August 12.
With large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing beliefs, there is also
the potential for conflict. Those who live and work in the area of these events should exercise
their best judgment on the day of the rally and should avoid the area if they have concerns. Err
on the side of caution if in doubt.
CPD and their law enforcement partners, primarily the Virginia State Police, will have a visible
presence in the City over the weekend for the purpose of ensuring this remains a peaceful
assembly, and for the safety and protection of people and property.
There will be increased law enforcement patrols in neighborhoods adjacent to McIntire Park and
in Downtown Charlottesville.
As logistical information is finalized and available, it will be released to the media and available
to the public online at the City’s website www.charlottesville.org under our “news” heading.
On the day of the event, releases will be posted online to our regional emergency management
community website www.communityemergency.org
Updates will also be posted throughout the day of August 12 via social media on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/charlotteville-police-department and Twitter at @cvillecityhall
I thank all of you who have participated in the planning for this weekend. This has been a true team
effort and reflects the values of our organization. Our City is dedicated to protecting the constitutional
rights of free assembly and free speech. The City has an obligation to protect not only those rights but
the people who seek to exercise them peacefully, and the broader community. We will do just that this
weekend. I would ask that you keep our public safety personnel and our community in your thoughts
and prayers as we continue to serve our City.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:34 PM
To: Paul Perrone; Greg Scharer; Nelson, Louis P. (ln6n); David Hofert
CC: White, Rebecca (Becca) (rwc6j); Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Rice, Paige;
randy.castleman@outlook.com
Subject: RE: Autonomous Driver Event
Paul, Greg:
We are all really excited for the event on September 30. As you know, Governor McAuliffe and Secretary
of Technology Karen Jackson will both be there, the Governor keynoting. Many other pieces are in place,
including the UVA police making arrangements. However, I have heard concerning news from Louis
Nelson that you have asked for a delay to October.
I am not sure this is workable given what's already in place. I would like to do a call tomorrow to
understand what's going on. The worst case scenario might be that we just drop the Perrone piece and
focus on the policy discussions that are already planned, though that would be unfortunate.
I'm free to talk tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. Paige can arrange.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
I look forward to the event. As a Graduate Engineering school alum, I can imagine how thrilled I
would've been to be getting autonomous rides around campus and town back in the day. Aside
from the safety factor, it was a long walk to the parking lot from Thornton Hall :).
I hope that that this event also fuels interest in bringing autonomy to our community soon. More
than a few cities are putting a lot of time and money into this. Some have reached out to us. We
have a solution that could yea verily bring autonomous local electric vehicles to the area NOW
for use by students, faculty, and citizens, and at the same time serve as a tremendous research
platform. We hope this event is the inspirational spark to bring autonomy to our town.
Best regards,
Paul
--------------------------------
Paul J. Perrone
Perrone Robotics
Founder/CEO
(703) 728-0115
paul@perronerobotics.com
www.perronerobotics.com
I’m writing all three of you as I’m not sure who will be taking the lead on logistics. I have been in touch
the appropriate folks here at UVA and we have approval to run the Autonomous Vehicle Demonstration
to be held on Sept 30th on the Grounds here at UVA. As we have discussed, running the program on
UVA-owned/managed roads will drastically reduce the complexities of running the event on public
roads.
I have now been asked to put you in touch with Becca White, copied, who will help to make the
arrangements from the UVA side. She is aware that we are hoping to have a demonstration that runs on
roads, rather than cones in a parking lot, in order to provide a more realistic experience, but to do so
she will need to work to reroute busses, etc., for the duration of the day.
I’ve copied both Mike and Tom to keep them apprised.
Thanks to you all for partnering with us on this very exciting event.
Louis Nelson
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 3:12 PM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: b-roll for Katie Couric
Thanks Paige. Per the earlier message, I definitely want Craig, Maurice, Miriam, and Mike aware of
this. This is an interview with Katie Couric for a National Geographic documentary that was arranged
several weeks ago and that would be presented next spring, I believe. But their timing is impeccable. I
believe by Friday I should have all my talking points in order but just wanted everyone to be
aware. Thanks.
Mike,
Katie Couric has asked to gather some b-roll of you meeting with City officials, etc. for their show.
They’re looking at this Friday and Saturday. This is just an FYI for now, but please let me know if you
have any meetings in mind where they could attend and shoot for a few minutes.
FYI, Joe is meeting with her folks to scout locations for Thursday’s interview. I’ll let you know where to
meet as soon as I find out.
Thanks,
Paige
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 2:51 PM
To: Ogden, David
CC: Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Call
David, great to talk with you and Kelly today (sp? Please cc as well). I'm looping our City Attorney Craig Brown
here and City Manager Maurice Jones. In the event Wilmer is interested in spending 15 minutes with Council on a
call between 5 and 6:30 today describing potential representation and answering questions Craig is the one to
arrange that. If there is an engagement letter or proposal, even a draft, that we could see beforehand, even
better. Sorry for the haste on all of this. Thanks again for the time.
Mike
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 8:44 PM
To: Lewis, Wendy
Subject: Re: call tomorrow @ 11am
Maurice and I discussed it this afternoon, no problem with the call, I'll update you tomorrow.
Hi Wendy,
Thanks,
Paige
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 3:33 PM
To: Hatter, Joe
CC: Lewis, Wendy; Thomas, Al; Rabbi Tom Gutherz; cbi_admin@cbicville.org
Subject: Re: CBI concerns
Mr. Signer,
I would be happy to speak with Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's Executive Director Kathyrn
Mawyer. Please pass along my name and number to them.
Thanks,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 4:00 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al; Pleasants, Gary; Murphy, Mike
Subject: CBI concerns
The rhetoric on the online sites right now is quite intensely anti-
Semitic. This post on Daily Stormer about the rally ends reads, "Next
stop: Charlottesville, VA. Final stop: Auschwitz." This post on Daily
Stormer reads, "the cops are siding with us over the evil Jew Mayor
Michael Singer and his Negroid Deputy Wes Bellamy. We have it on
good authority that the Chief of police is going to ensure that the protest
goes through as planned, regardless of what the ruling kike/Negroid
powers are attempting." I listened to a podcast yesterday with two of the
organizers and they referred negatively to Jews and to the fact that a
synagogue was "two blocks away" from the rally. They also talked about
how on Friday night roving bands of ralliers will be defying restaurants
who deny them service. This could add an element of unpredictability on
Friday night as well.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Kathryn Mawyer
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 4:35 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Hatter, Joe
CC: Lewis, Wendy; Thomas, Al; Rabbi Tom Gutherz; Alan Zimmerman
Subject: RE: CBI concerns
Regards,
Kathryn Mawyer
Executive Director
Congregation Beth Israel
Mr. Signer,
I would be happy to speak with Rabbi Gutherz and CBI's Executive Director Kathyrn
Mawyer. Please pass along my name and number to them.
Thanks,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
The rhetoric on the online sites right now is quite intensely anti-
Semitic. This post on Daily Stormer about the rally ends reads, "Next
stop: Charlottesville, VA. Final stop: Auschwitz." This post on Daily
Stormer reads, "the cops are siding with us over the evil Jew Mayor
Michael Singer and his Negroid Deputy Wes Bellamy. We have it on
good authority that the Chief of police is going to ensure that the protest
goes through as planned, regardless of what the ruling kike/Negroid
powers are attempting." I listened to a podcast yesterday with two of the
organizers and they referred negatively to Jews and to the fact that a
synagogue was "two blocks away" from the rally. They also talked about
how on Friday night roving bands of ralliers will be defying restaurants
who deny them service. This could add an element of unpredictability on
Friday night as well.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:13 PM
To: Estrada, Alyssa; Council
CC: Rice, Paige; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: RE: CBS News Request- Monument Fact Check
Alyssa,
If someone has not already contacted you, I am writing to confirm the accuracy of your reporting
below.
Good afternoon,
My name is Alyssa Estrada with CBS News. I am working on a piece for our morning show CBS
This Morning, which touches on the events which have recently unfolded in Charlottesville as
well as across the country involving Confederate monument removals.
Sincerely,
Alyssa
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 3:00 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Closed Session
Chief Thomas has informed me that the Virginia State Police are willing to have a
representative here tomorrow evening to provide a 20 minute briefing to the full
Council on the current intelligence re: the 8/12 event. Chief Thomas favors this, and I
would like to hear if you have any concerns and seek your approval. Please let me
know so that the Chief can coordinate with our partners at VSP.
Many thanks
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 4:48 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Mitchell, Victor; Upman, Steve
Subject: Re: closures
Ok thanks
All –
Maurice asked that the street closure release not go out today. Al, give me a call if
you’d like to discuss.
Thanks.
Miriam
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Good morning--
Checking in on timing/ details on today's planning press conference for Saturday's protests.
Chuck
Chuck Johnston
CNN News
404-827-1511
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 2:43 PM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: CNN wants to speak with you
Yes, but only after consultation and advice with Miriam, Craig, Maurice, and Mike. I think we should get
the questions in advance and know the angle of the interview and how long it's predicted to
be. Obviously if we are bringing on communications help this should be synched with them.
I suggest tentatively scheduling it with them. We can make decisions on Thursday after the week's
events are clear about what we're OK with me saying, and cancel it if we're not comfortable doing it at
all.
Mike
Mike,
CNN wants to speak with you Friday morning – do you have availability and are you willing? Please let
me know what time(s) if so.
Thanks,
Paige
404-827-4876 office
404-275-0058 cell
Tristan.smith@turner.com
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 8:09 AM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: CNN wants to speak with you
Paige -- please tell them I won't be able to do the interview as I will need to be focusing all my time on
preparing for the August 12 event, which is the next day.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Mike,
We will basically be asking about the statue controversy, what his stand has been on it, and how he has
dealt with the controversy since. We would like for the Mayor to put things in context as to the
discussions going on throughout the South about confederate statues and memorials, and the reaction
to both sides of the debate. Not looking for any “gotchas” or anything like that.
He’s also asked for additional information on the City’s planning for the protest and asked to be kept
informed about the protest location; I’ve directed him to Miriam’s office for those issues.
Thanks,
Paige
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
Yes, but only after consultation and advice with Miriam, Craig, Maurice, and Mike. I think we should get
the questions in advance and know the angle of the interview and how long it's predicted to
be. Obviously if we are bringing on communications help this should be synched with them.
I suggest tentatively scheduling it with them. We can make decisions on Thursday after the week's
events are clear about what we're OK with me saying, and cancel it if we're not comfortable doing it at
all.
Mike
Mike,
CNN wants to speak with you Friday morning – do you have availability and are you willing? Please let
me know what time(s) if so.
Thanks,
Paige
404-827-4876 office
404-275-0058 cell
Tristan.smith@turner.com
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:28 AM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
CC: Ikefuna, Alexander; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: CNU Accreditation
Hello Zach,
Thank you for reaching out to seek my professional perspective and advice. Speaking as a registered
architect with the CNU accreditation, it is a worthwhile credential. It also requires holders to attend
conferences and webinars to maintain this credential, thereby keeping one up to date on best
practices. It is not a terribly difficult exam. If you haven't already you could also get more information
from the New Urbanism Division of the American Planning
Association. https://www.planning.org/divisions/newurbanism/
As is our unwritten policy, any of my communications with staff, even those not initiated by me,
should be copied to the city manager and the immediate supervisor. Thanks again for contacting me
and showing such initiative!
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
The reason I’m emailing is because I’m considering seeking CNU Accreditation and am
wondering how you feel about it. I saw that you’re accredited and figured you could
provide good insight. There are obviously many certifications and credentials these days,
some of which I’m confident are more valuable than others. All that to say, I want to hear
from someone that’s been through the process and has experience with it. Any
information you can give is much appreciated. Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
ADA Coordinator/GIS Planner
Neighborhood Development Services
434-970-3185
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 8:12 PM
To: Baxter, Andrew
Subject: Re: Command and General Staff Meeting Tomorrow
I am currently available at 10:00 however Maurice is trying to arrange 3 separate meetings with
council tomorrow which will likely book up my schedule. I'll let you know. Thanks for reaching
out.
Al
Chief,
If you are available tomorrow for a 10 am Command and General Staff briefing at
Fontaine 3rd Floor Classroom with the IMT we would love to have you join us.
Understand completely if you have other obligations.
Best,
Andrew
Please attend a meeting at 10 in the 3rd floor IMT room tomorrow if you are available. It was
called by the IMT Liaison, Chris, and he invited Allison and Wendy as well. No word on Wendy
yet but I'll see if I can nudge her.
-----Original Message-----
From: Warriner, Christopher D., 1/Sgt. [mailto:christopher.warriner@vsp.virginia.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 6:02 PM
To: Pelliccia, Emily
Subject: Re: Command and General Staff Meeting Tomorrow
I think we will need to meet upstairs as I am inviting everyone from today. Can you pass the word
to Roger, Joe, and Chief Baxter? I am hitting the road!
This is just a suggestion and it may sound a bit arcane but has anyone considered calling a curfew in the
City at dark or maybe even 8:00 PM?
Pupil Transportation
FYI
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:01 PM
To: Jones, John; LEADTEAM
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
This is just a suggestion and it may sound a bit arcane but has anyone considered calling a curfew in the
City at dark or maybe even 8:00 PM?
Pupil Transportation
FYI
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 8:32 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
TD is on site
Pupil Transportation
FYI
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:35 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:09 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
All the Best,
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:12 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
All the Best,
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:30 AM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Command Center Update
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have
broken out with some injuries.
Maurice
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30
minutes. It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long
weapons walking toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state
of Virginia to open carry their weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:32 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:49 AM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
We are close to declaring an unlawful assembly.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 7:54 AM
To: Council
Subject: Command Center Update
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:06 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are working to drive
folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be reconvening for
another run later today.
Maurice
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Bellamy, Wes
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:09 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council
Subject: Re: Command Center Update
Wes Bellamy
Vice-Mayor, City of Charlottesville
Sent From My iPhone, Please Excuse Any Typos
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are
working to drive folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be
reconvening for another run later today.
Maurice
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the
last 30 minutes. It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long
weapons walking toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state
of Virginia to open carry their weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:28 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are working to drive
folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be reconvening for
another run later today.
Maurice
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:30 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Just confirming that the National Guard was called in to assist today.
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are working to drive
folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be reconvening for
another run later today.
Maurice
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
Here’s your first update of the day:
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:37 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
There is a large group of people in McIntire Park. We believe it's an alt right group heading from
downtown to their vehicles at McIntire.
Just confirming that the National Guard was called in to assist today.
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are working to drive
folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be reconvening for
another run later today.
Maurice
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 12:55 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Command Center Update
Council,
The PIOs are working on a press release that provides some details about today/m's activities.
Miriam and I will be working on talking points for the Council as soon as things settle down.
Maurice
There is a large group of people in McIntire Park. We believe it's an alt right group heading from
downtown to their vehicles at McIntire.
Just confirming that the National Guard was called in to assist today.
Council,
We are still securing the park and the vicinity around the park. The police are working to drive
folks back to where they parked.
This will take awhile. We also are concerned that there are groups that may be reconvening for
another run later today.
Maurice
Council,
The City, County and UVA are jointly declaring a local state of emergency.
Maurice
Council,
The situation is increasing volatile near Emancipation Park. A number of fights have broken out
with some injuries.
Maurice
Council,
The crowd both in and around Emancipation Park has grown significantly in the last 30 minutes.
It's hard to estimate how many folks are here but it is filling up.
No injuries or arrests so far.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Council,
Just an update. We have a militia group (approximately 50) who are carrying long weapons walking
toward Emancipation Park. As you know they have a right in the state of Virginia to open carry their
weapons. We will continue to monitor them.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
The Command Center is up and running in Downtown. Representatives from the Police
Department, City Manager’s Office (Mike and I), Virginia State Police, and our Regional
Emergency Operations Center are present.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) is also open in Downtown with Public Information Officers
from the City and Virginia State Police overseeing communications.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also open at Zehmer Hall
Last night’s march resulted in a couple of minor injuries and one arrest. As the great majority of
the march occurred on the grounds of the University the law enforcement response was
coordinated by UVA police. We offered assistance yesterday evening and were told they had
“ample” resources. We provided assistance once called upon by UVA. That occurred pretty
much after the altercation between the alt right group and the counter protestors.
The streets around Emancipation Park have been closed. City and State Police are located
throughout downtown. We will have a significant presence today.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:26 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Leslie Lake; ehill@webershandwick.com
Subject: Re: Comment
“We are angry about what happened in our City today. This is not the
Charlottesville that we know and love. This is not the Charlottesville that
welcomes people of all backgrounds and cherishes our diversity. We ask our
residents to join us in praying for those who were injured in the heartbreaking
incident on Water Street. And for everyone’s safety as we continue to address this
emergency situation.”
Maurice
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 1:16 PM
To: Signer, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam; Kathleen M. Galvin
Subject: Re: Comms Support/Powell Tate
Kathy, in case Maurice doesn't have a chance to respond - the firm is reaching out to us
at the direction of Maurice's office and with guidance and unified talking points that
have been run through him. This is an effort to help different people achieve what you
suggest, which is some unanimity and common talking points and to help us get there
(given that we're coming from different perspectives). This is quite common work in
their field, to meet with and advise different stakeholders inside a client. I had my
conversation with them last night and it was tremendously helpful in both interviews
and conversations I've had since then. Emil Hill has a lot of experience in
communicating both on security and race and I can't recommend the experience
enough. I hope you choose to meet with them!
(Our engagement with them includes advice both to staff and to electeds, all under the
umbrella of the City Manager's engagement through his office).
Mike
This email from Leslie Lake of Powell Tate raises a lot of questions for
me.
Hi all –
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
Kathy, in case Maurice doesn't have a chance to respond - the firm is reaching out to us
at the direction of Maurice's office and with guidance and unified talking points that
have been run through him. This is an effort to help different people achieve what you
suggest, which is some unanimity and common talking points and to help us get there
(given that we're coming from different perspectives). This is quite common work in
their field, to meet with and advise different stakeholders inside a client. I had my
conversation with them last night and it was tremendously helpful in both interviews
and conversations I've had since then. Emil Hill has a lot of experience in
communicating both on security and race and I can't recommend the experience
enough. I hope you choose to meet with them!
(Our engagement with them includes advice both to staff and to electeds, all under the
umbrella of the City Manager's engagement through his office).
Mike
This email from Leslie Lake of Powell Tate raises a lot of questions for
me.
Hi all –
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
Kathy, in case Maurice doesn't have a chance to respond - the firm is reaching out to us at the direction
of Maurice's office and with guidance and unified talking points that have been run through him. This is
an effort to help different people achieve what you suggest, which is some unanimity and common
talking points and to help us get there (given that we're coming from different perspectives). This is
quite common work in their field, to meet with and advise different stakeholders inside a client. I had
my conversation with them last night and it was tremendously helpful in both interviews and
conversations I've had since then. Emil Hill has a lot of experience in communicating both on security
and race and I can't recommend the experience enough. I hope you choose to meet with them!
(Our engagement with them includes advice both to staff and to electeds, all under the umbrella of the
City Manager's engagement through his office).
Mike
This email from Leslie Lake of Powell Tate raises a lot of questions for me.
1.) Why is an outside consultant inviting individual councilors to use their services "to
provide any communications help needed?"
2.) Why would individual councilors need "communications help" at this point when we
should all be going through Miriam and Chief Thomas? If this assistance is something
specifically requested by staff, than I would feel better about that.
3.) Aren't they consultants to the city government, not individual councilors?
4.) Isn't it critical right now for councilors to be of one voice and as Maurice said
yesterday, to let staff do their job? Again if this assistance is something specifically
requested by staff than I would feel better about it. Still I find it hard to see how we
would project one voice with five different councilor communication plans.
5.) What is the baseline contract amount for services provided by Powell Tate and what
is added cost to the city to provide each councilor with their own communications help?
Hi all –
As you are aware, the City of Charlottesville has retained Powell Tate to
assist with communications efforts this week. My colleague, Emil Hill
(cc’d here), and I are here from Powell Tate onsite at City Hall and
available to answer questions or provide any communications help
needed. Right now, we’re in the 2nd floor conference room in the City
Manager’s office.
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
Councilor,
Our staff met with Emil and Leslie this morning. We recommended that they offer each Councilor the
opportunity to meet with them to discuss our messaging in the next couple of days. We are working
closely with them to discuss how best to navigate through the communications waters this weekend. I
still believe it’s best for official communications to come from the City for most of this weekend
however we wanted all of you to have access to some communications assistance if you felt compelled
to be part of the narrative. The cost of Powell Tate’s services to the City is $4,900.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
This email from Leslie Lake of Powell Tate raises a lot of questions for me.
1.) Why is an outside consultant inviting individual councilors to use their services "to provide any
communications help needed?"
2.) Why would individual councilors need "communications help" at this point when we should all be
going through Miriam and Chief Thomas? If this assistance is something specifically requested by
staff, than I would feel better about that.
3.) Aren't they consultants to the city government, not individual councilors?
4.) Isn't it critical right now for councilors to be of one voice and as Maurice said yesterday, to let staff
do their job? Again if this assistance is something specifically requested by staff than I would feel better
about it. Still I find it hard to see how we would project one voice with five different councilor
communication plans.
5.) What is the baseline contract amount for services provided by Powell Tate and what is added cost to
the city to provide each councilor with their own communications help?
Hi all –
As you are aware, the City of Charlottesville has retained Powell Tate to assist with
communications efforts this week. My colleague, Emil Hill (cc’d here), and I are here
from Powell Tate onsite at City Hall and available to answer questions or provide any
communications help needed. Right now, we’re in the 2nd floor conference room in the
City Manager’s office.
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 2:44 PM
To: Nelson, Louis P. (ln6n)
CC: Leslie G. Bowman; emilyblout@gmail.com; Joshua DuBois; Jones, Maurice; Murphy,
Mike
Subject: Re: Connections
I'm heading out the door but this is great news! Thanks.
Very quickly as my next appointment is here, but I have just received the green light
from President Sullivan to host a five hour event on Grounds called “Community
Conversations” to run from noon to 5 on the 12th. This will be a series of discussions,
workshops and some lectures led by UVA faculty, staff and students and I have also just
begun to extend invitations to community leaders. Most of the topics are to be current
issues: first amendment rights, the history of KKK in Charlottesville, etc..
SO, if there are folks who would like to contribute some kind of session to that event
you would be most welcome to do so. We will be holding these events in all three of our
libraries simultaneously and we are hoping to run a film series in Small Auditorium as
part of the program (“I am Not your Negro” to get top billing, but others as well).
That said, we probably do not have space for a singular high profile speaker. If such a
speaker were to accept an invitation, I’ll need to circle back to Terry Sullivan. I’m very
happy to do that, of course.
Louis
Louis -- in the event that UVA does not become the location for UnityCville programming,
I wanted to connect you with Leslie Bowman at Monticello, who has played a leading role
in recent weeks in leading the community to develop proactive steps about the activities
the community has on 8/12 and the story that is told, and my wife Emily Blout, also an
incoming Media Studies professor at UVA, who has a lot of experience in these
matters. We just got off a call with Joshua Dubois, who had previously put us in touch
with Reverend Barber, also included here. All, Louis is Vice Provost for Outreach at UVA
and has done a ton of work advocating internally for them playing a role.
Louis, we brainstormed on our call a bit about alternative locations and the potential
speakers still in the mix, and were thinking about a UVA leader with bandwidth and
energy to help put together activities. Especially if Grounds doesn't work out, you
naturally leaped to mind. So I just wanted to make the quick connection now. We still
have invitations out to John Lewis and Michelle Obama and others as well. One possible
new location that came up is Piedmont Virginia Community College, which could certainly
handle a couple of thousand people who might see a major speaker. I'm reaching out to
Frank Friedman as well.
Feel free to update us, and we will send around news as different invitees come back
in. I'm also looping Maurice and Mike with the City so they're informed.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 2:32 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Council; Dickler, Miriam; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Cost to City for July 8
I have spoken with Chief Thomas and his experience no charge is typically assessed by
the State Police, and we are not expecting one for 7/8. Council and the public will be
informed should that change.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
Hello Mike,
Thanks for this information. So the city did not have to pay for the state police? If we
did, what was that amount? If we didn't, that's great. Thanks again.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
On Aug 1, 2017, at 12:36 PM, Murphy, Mike <murphym@charlottesville.org> wrote:
Council,
Good afternoon. I wanted to make you aware that the costs for CPD
have been generated for the July 8 event. We have had numerous
requests for this information over the past three weeks, and Miriam will
share this information with anyone who has inquired later
today. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
<KKK_Rally_Expenses.pdf>
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 12:41 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Council; Dickler, Miriam; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Cost to City for July 8
Hello Mike,
Thanks for this information. So the city did not have to pay for the state police? If we did, what was
that amount? If we didn't, that's great. Thanks again.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
Good afternoon. I wanted to make you aware that the costs for CPD have been
generated for the July 8 event. We have had numerous requests for this information
over the past three weeks, and Miriam will share this information with anyone who has
inquired later today. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
<KKK_Rally_Expenses.pdf>
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 4:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Curfew question
Thank goodness. Many thanks to you and Chief Thomas, Maurice for all of your hard work these past 3
days. Hope you can get some rest.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kathy,
I believe he does but based on the lack of support shown at Mr. Kessler's press
conference we believe most of his supporters have left the City and there will not be
significant disturbances tonight.
Maurice
Hello Maurice,
Does chief Thomas still have the power to establish a curfew at will, today and/or
tonight if necessary, should he and his officers see groups equipped with shields, clubs
and other weapons starting to coalesce downtown again?
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
On Aug 13, 2017, at 2:39 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG>
wrote:
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference
lasted less than five minutes. Apparently he was assaulted when
the crowd converged on him. One person was arrested for
punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into City Hall
before being escorted to his car.
Councilors,
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any
level yesterday.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally
yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes alleging that or that police had
orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD
Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al Thomas? A VSP commander?)
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Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
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From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 4:45 PM
To: Galvin, Kathy
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Curfew question
Thank You!
Al
Thank goodness. Many thanks to you and Chief Thomas, Maurice for all of your hard
work these past 3 days. Hope you can get some rest.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kathy,
Maurice
Hello Maurice,
Does chief Thomas still have the power to establish a curfew at will,
today and/or tonight if necessary, should he and his officers see groups
equipped with shields, clubs and other weapons starting to coalesce
downtown again?
Many thanks.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Councilors,
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for
the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes alleging
that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of
the street fighting unless they were ordered to do so …
by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt.
Victor Mitchell? Chief Al Thomas? A VSP commander?)
<image001.png>
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
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From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:42 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig
Subject: Re: Destruction and Terror
I totally agree.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
We have all endured enough at the hands of thugs. I urge you in the strongest
possible terms to find some way to stop this press conference. Ask that the
emergency order be extended, something.... They have shown by their actions
and words, they are about destruction, not speech. It is known that they planned
for violence. Before anyone else gets killed, stop this press conference! Please!
Tom Bowe
Kellytown
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:27 PM
To: Fenton, Joan
Subject: RE: Downtown and the community needs a statement from the City
Joan,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Fenton [mailto:fenton.joan@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:43 PM
To: Michael Signer
Cc: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Engel, Chris; Dickler, Miriam; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Downtown and the community needs a statement from the City
The emails in the business community are escalating and there is a real demand for information
I have informed them of what you, Mike, said in this email and I would strongly strongly urge you all to issue
some sort of update tomorrow, even if it says very little, other than to say you are working on it.
I have also told them that I requested the City host meeting on Aug 9th to talk directly to the downtown business
owners. I hope you will put that in place and confirm a time and date. That would also be really helpful and again
an announcement of that , and there there will be a chance to communicate before Aug 11-13 would be great.
I appreciate all the intricacies of what you are working on ,but please be proactive and work with us, to make sure
that a lack of information does not compound that situation.
Yours
Joan
Joan - I'm on vacation, back tomorrow. It's important that all the parties CC'd here see your message. We are
planning fact sheets to go out this week and a press conference for next Monday. I agree we need to be even more
proactive with the downtown business community about plans.
Stay tuned.
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 31, 2017, at 9:14 PM, Joan Fenton <fenton.joan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have tried not to bother you about August 12, as I am sure you are inundated. However, I really need your help
on this.
>
> Downtown is swirling with rumors. We have people coming into stores telling shopkeepers that the City and / or
/police are telling people to close Aug 11-13, Others are saying the police are telling people to board up our store
fronts etc. I keep getting emails form people asking if this is true, asking what is going on etc. No one knows what
to believe, whether to stay open or close etc.
>
> At the meeting with Maurice and Chief Thomas on July 24 they promised to keep me and DBAC updated as
plans develop. At this time I have heard nothing that I can share with members and other businesses, while the
rumors keep circulating.
>
> I realized that nothing is final yet. But we are desperately in need of some information, even if it is a simple
statement that says ‘ At this time we do not have a statement nor instructions to make regarding Aug 12. We will
inform the public once we have plans we can share”
>
> Thank you for any help you can provide in this matter.
>
> Yours,
>
> Joan
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 10:07 AM
To: Siebert, Rick
CC: momaupin@comcast.net; Jones, Maurice; Engel, Chris; Signer, Mike; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: downtown parking
Thanks so much for your very thorough response to Ms. Maupin. I especially appreciate your
insight on the connection between excess surface parking lots, low land value and a successful
downtown. Have a great weekend.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Every municipality is different and faces different challenges as a result. I am not very
familiar with Harrisonburg but I looked up parking on their website and reviewed aerial
images from Google Earth. Harrisonburg does have the luxury of lots of open surface
parking lots that make parking easy. Unfortunately lots of open surface parking lots also
means land is not very valuable and is typically a sign that the downtown is less
successful than it might be otherwise. We here is Charlottesville have a very compact
urbanized area around the Downtown Mall with very few surface parking lots in
comparison. As a result we have a great deal of competition for the limited on-street
parking and two public parking garages that are very busy.
The City is addressing the parking issue with a multi-pronged approach. As I hope you
are aware the City recently made a significant investment in the purchase of a piece of
property across from City Hall where currently the Lucky 7 convenience store is
located. This land was purchased with the specific intention of creating additional
public parking. The City is not, however, simply planning to build more parking. In
addition, the City is seeking to better manage the existing public parking. We are doing
so by installing metered parking as a 6 month test program in the immediate area of the
Mall. In conjunction with the new parking meters changes are also coming to the
Market Street Garage. On September 5, 2017 when the meter test starts the rates will
also change in the garage. The first hour of garage parking will become free and the
parking rate will be reduced from $2.50 per hour to $1.50 per hour. So you could come
Downtown, park in the garage for 2 hours, shop and walk and only pay $1.50 for your
parking. In addition, some other changes will be made to encourage Mall employees to
park in the garage and not on the street so more on-street parking will be available to
Mall customers. You can read all about the pending changes on-line at
http://www.charlottesville.org/parking.
All the parking changes are designed to reduce traffic and improve the availability and
predictability of parking Downtown. I encourage you to come to the Downtown Mall
and experience for yourself all the diverse shops and restaurants as well as the City
Market. I think you will find it a lot of fun.
Thanks again for writing. You can contact me directly any time.
Sincerely,
Rick Siebert
Parking Manager
City of Charlottesville| Office of Economic Development
P: 434.970.3030 | siebertr@charlottesville.org
www.charlottesville.org/econdev
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Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: <momaupin@comcast.net>
Date: August 3, 2017 at 8:08:23 AM EDT
To: <kgalvin@charlottesville.org>,
<msigner@charlottesville.org>, <kscakos@charlottesville.org>
Subject: downtown parking
Reply-To: <momaupin@comcast.net>
Good Morning,
You choose. Maybe there are no other folks like me. Maybe
there are plenty. I think for a vibrant downtown you should
consider having more lots, convenient lots, and free parking
for shoppers.
Margaret Maupin
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:20 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of
our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in
McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise
their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with
the court’s decision and allow the rally to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation
Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to
Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of
our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in
McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise
their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with
the court’s decision and allow the rally to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation
Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to
Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's
decision. The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park
to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with
the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the
projected number of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown. It
was strictly based on the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City
will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
Please use the logistical information provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite
the Right Rally in McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample
room for attendees to exercise their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and
more accommodating space, we will abide with the court’s decision and allow the rally
to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in
Emancipation Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information
provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Looks good.
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's
decision. The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park
to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with
the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the
projected number of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown. It
was strictly based on the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City
will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: draft statement/logistics update
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite
the Right Rally in McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample
room for attendees to exercise their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and
more accommodating space, we will abide with the court’s decision and allow the rally
to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in
Emancipation Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information
provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown, and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of
our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in
McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise
their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with
the court’s decision and allow the rally to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation
Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to
Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Am I good to send?
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown, and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of
our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation
Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to
Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Yes.
Am I good to send?
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown, and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The
goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more
accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the
demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators
expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of
our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn
their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in
McIntire Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise
their right to free speech and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with
the court’s decision and allow the rally to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation
Park on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to
Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Looks good.
________________________________________
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:30 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
Yes.
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:29:45 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
Am I good to send?
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The goal in moving the
Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had
nothing to do with the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number
of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown, and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
Sent with Good (www.good.com<http://www.good.com>)
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:21:21 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The goal in moving the
Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had
nothing to do with the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number
of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of our
community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38:45 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig
Subject: FW: draft statement/logistics update
Sorry Craig, forgot to copy you. See below.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: draft statement/logistics update
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in McIntire
Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise their right to free speech
and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with the court’s decision and allow the rally
to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation Park on
Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org<mailto:dickler@charlottesville.org>
Thanks Craig. And thanks for everything. You are an artist with a legal brief.
Looks good.
________________________________________
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:30 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
Yes.
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:29:45 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
Am I good to send?
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The goal in moving the
Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had
nothing to do with the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number
of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown, and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:21:21 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: draft statement/logistics update
This is fine with me. Once you all okay it, I will send it out and post it online.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thoughts?
"While the City is disappointed by tonight's ruling we will abide by the judge's decision. The goal in moving the
Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had
nothing to do with the content of the demonstrators' speech. The decision was made based on the projected number
of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown. It was strictly based on the public safety needs of our
community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full
attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow's events."
________________________________
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38:45 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig
Subject: FW: draft statement/logistics update
Sorry Craig, forgot to copy you. See below.
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
From: Dickler, Miriam
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:38 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: draft statement/logistics update
While the City of Charlottesville stands by the decision to grant a permit for the Unite the Right Rally in McIntire
Park rather than Emancipation Park in order provide ample room for attendees to exercise their right to free speech
and assembly in a larger and more accommodating space, we will abide with the court’s decision and allow the rally
to take place in Emancipation Park.
In line with the ruling of the court today, Mr. Kessler will be permitted to hold his rally in Emancipation Park on
Saturday, August 12, 2017. Please use the logistical information provided in regards to Emancipation Park.
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org<mailto:dickler@charlottesville.org>
Thanks for getting to the bottom of this! Also, thanks for keeping our users like Mr. Martin,
current on all information regarding the closures and service disruptions at BRSC.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Thank you for your response. I had no idea that any work was being done at
BRSC.
Kenneth Martin
222 Lankford AV
22902
434-296-7667
Mr. Martin,
The stop will reopen when the construction at BRSC is completed. The anticipated date
for this is, as of this morning, August 15,2017. The construction company has been
having difficulty with all repairs and reconstruction at BRSC so this is subject to be
changed on or before August 15.
We will do our best to keep our users current on all information regarding the closures
and service disruptions at BRSC.
Regards,
City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA 22902
jonesjo@charlottesville.org
V. (434) 970-3844
F. (434) 970-3841
Looking in the new bus schedule released August 5, 2017, I notice that the
Barracks Road Shopping Center bus stop in front of CVS, now closed, is
listed. Is this to suggest that that stop will be re-opened sometime in the near
future?
Best,
Kathy
Kenneth Martin
222 Lankford AV
22902
434-296-7667
Virus-free. www.avast.com
Kenneth Martin
222 Lankford AV
22902
234-296-7667
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:06 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Kelley, Brenda; Ikefuna, Alexander; Haluska, Brian
Subject: Re: Friendship Court update
Hello Mike,
As the other city council appointed representative on the friendship court steering committee, I made
sure you were included on my original 7/20/17 request for a meeting. The progress of this project
would definitely benefit from your presence.
Yes, the meeting is Thursday, 8/17 at 4:30 pm in the second floor conference room. Thanks so much
with following up with Brenda and Sunshine tomorrow.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kathy,
I agree that assembling the group next week would be preferable. I would be happy to
discuss with Sunshine. I should note that I did not receive a meeting notice or get
included on the email. Is the meeting Thursday at 4:30? I will talk to Brenda and reach
out to him tomorrow.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
Hello Mike,
I'm not sure how to respond to Sunshine. On July 20 I requested a
meeting with Frank Stoner, Oliver Platts-Mills, Barbara Wilson, Brenda,
Brian, me and you to discuss next steps on friendship court's master
plan; design details, financing, vouchers, and resident engagement. (I
also sent sketches to illustrate my concern with the building massing
and scale as currently depicted on the master plan.) At that time,
Barbara responded to me by saying they (the board) would like to wait
until Sunshine came on board. The point of the meeting however,
wasn't to be introduced to Sunshine but to get an idea where the PHA
board was on the master plan. We still need that.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: kelleybr@charlottesville.org
When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM August 17, 2017
Subject: Friendship Court update
Location: NDS conference room
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 10:23 AM
To: Mathon, Sunshine; Murphy, Mike
CC: Kelley, Brenda; Haluska, Brian; Beth Kennan; Karen Reifenberger; Stoner, Frank; Barbara Brown
Wilson; Oliver Platts Mills; Jones, Maurice; Ikefuna, Alexander
Subject: Re: Friendship Court Update Meeting 8/17
Just to refresh everyone's memory, my questions date back to a 7/20/17 email to board chair Frank
Stoner and members, requesting a meeting. In response, Vice Chair Barbara Wilson recommended that
we include the new ED and we in the City readily agreed.
We also understand that physical design and community engagement questions cannot be answered
independent of resolving other issues namely:
-financing;
-development strategies including but not limited to a discussion about public/private partnerships with
groups like EYA and Jonathan Rose; and
-securing vouchers.
I hope this summary of issues helps to clarify our hopes for the meeting on 8/17/17. As Mike stated in
his earlier email, others can certainly add whatever agenda items they think may be important. Many
thanks to all. Please let me know of anyone would like me to forward those sketches again.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Creating housing opportunities and building community through education, lending and
development.
Good Morning Sunshine. I wanted to share on behalf of the City representatives that
we would like to keep the scheduled meeting on 8/17. As you know, finding a time
with so many full schedules can be a challenge. The City has planned events to discuss
the broader development in the area that come soon after our scheduled meeting. I
understand that you have a number of individual and group meetings scheduled, but I
believe they will be a bit different than this. If we can get a general update, and
responses to Ms. Galvin’s specific questions, that would be very helpful. Others can add
whatever agenda items may be important.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 6:57 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: FYI
We are investigating a bomb threat at the PD. Does not appear credible.
Al
> On Aug 13, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Dickler, Miriam <dickler@charlottesville.org> wrote:
>
> I have received multiple injuries about a "credible threat confirmed by cpd" of a threat to the Heather Heyer vigil
that caused it to be cancelled. I think I traced it to ABC national. Don't worry, I've already yelled at them. Might
have said something like, "since I would have been the one confirming a credible threat for CPD, I'm not sure who
the hell you're getting that from."
>
> Also, Joe Thomas emailed to say he was getting reports of bomb threats to cpd.
>
> Just a regular 7pm on Sunday.
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:27 AM
To: Szakos, Kristin
CC: Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig
Subject: Re: FYI - From Facebook
That statement doesn't support his claim that we are violating his rights.
Charlottesville Police Department needs to respond to the claims made in here by Jason
Kessler ASAP.
"I had a meeting with the Chief of Police right after this announcement was made, and I told
him, "Look, we're going to have this rally, one way or the other. This is our Civil Right, and
we're going to do that, can we still expect the same level of police support? Can we still
expect the barricades? Can we still expect that antifa are not going to be occupying the park
before we go to do our rally?" And he said, "Yes, that's the case." So, if we demand that we're
going to have the rally, permit or no, the police are still going to protect us, and they're still
going to keep out, keep the park for us, and keep the antifa out."
#DefendCville #NoNewKKK
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:41 AM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: FYI - From Facebook
:-)
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
That statement doesn't support his claim that we are violating his rights.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
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From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:33 PM
To: Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: RE: Group photo
Chief,
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 9:47:24 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Fwd: Group photo
Chief,
Here is the one I feel is the best of the group shots. Next year I will bring the
better camera!
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 10:29 AM
To: Danforth Hill, Heather
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Bright, Jon; Galvin, Kathy;
mindy.goodall@cvillepolicefoundation.org; Collier, Otis
Subject: Re: Guidance for and Dissemination of Information to North Downtown Residents Re. Weekend
Events
Thank you, Heather. I'm glad the meeting this morning was helpful. I strongly agree with your request
that City staff provide the guidance you request to NDRA (and I think the other neighborhood
associations as well) soonest. Thanks again.
This morning I attended the DBAC meeting where Maurice and Chief Thomas provided
additional information and took questions from downtown businesses and stakeholders,
including the North Downtown Residents Association. I inquired about guidance from
the City that our association can then share with North Downtown residents in
preparation for the weekend’s events. Chief Thomas indicated you would be the most
appropriate point of contact to field this inquiry.
As you know, the parks where multiple events are anticipated fall within our
neighborhood’s boundaries and hundreds of residents are within the immediate
perimeter, whether they be in single family homes or condominiums/apartments.
I know that Jon Bright raised our concerns during the July quarterly City Manager
meeting with neighborhood leaders, however to date we have not received any
communications from the City with guidance we should in turn be providing to residents
that may both ensure their safety as well as minimize additional efforts on the part of
law enforcement in supporting our neighborhood.
It was mentioned that a website containing relevant and up to date information is being
deployed. Can you confirm when this will be available as well as who may be the most
appropriate point of contact for working with our association to develop guidelines for
residents in close vicinity to the events? We certainly have the resources to disseminate
this information both electronically through our distribution list as well as door to door
with printed flyers.
I will also be reaching out with a separate email to Mindy Goodall (on .cc) with the
Police Foundation to determine what ways our neighborhood may be able to support
the officers on the ground, whether it be with refreshments, restrooms, or simply a cool
space. If the City has thoughts on this, we would certainly welcome them.
Knowing some changes were underway earlier this week, we have done our best to be
patient in awaiting a communication from the City to our neighborhood, however we
are now three days away and anxiety among residents is increasing. I am targeting to
provide a communication via social media, email, and our website by Thursday evening
and would appreciate any information that the City can provide for this communication.
Thank you to you, your team, our City’s leadership and law enforcement for the
tremendous efforts to prepare for these unique circumstances.
Sincerely
Heather Hill
President, NDRA
Captain Mitchell referenced this at the press conference today, we will have officers from UVA and
ACPD answering calls for service. Citizens can dial 911 for all public safety related concerns.
Al
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Miriam,
Thank you for the information shared yesterday. I did want to follow up to confirm if
there was a direct number I can provide to North Downtown residents if incidents may
arise among residential properties? Yesterday at the DBAC meeting it was mentioned
that a number would be provided to downtown businesses as there would be someone
leading the assigned officers to the Mall. If a similar process is being followed for other
areas, namely residential streets surrounding the parks, it would be great for me to
include in communications to North Downtown residents.
Lastly, and related, if there are any specific tips for how residents should immediately
respond if there is unwelcome activity on or around their property that may help ensure
safety and ensure law enforcement is notified when appropriate, they would be
welcomed.
Sincerely,
Heather Hill
Hello all – Please see below for some information we will be releasing shortly to the
press and public that may be of use to you. We will be sending additional information
tomorrow, including traffic plans as they are finalized. Thank you for your
patience. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks! Miriam
While the City of Charlottesville has approved a permit for the August 12, 2017
“Unite the Right” rally at McIntire Park, there is still the potential for large
crowds of people in Downtown Charlottesville.
The City of Charlottesville Police Department is preparing for the possibility of
people gathering at both McIntire and Emancipation Parks. These plans may
involve road closures on Saturday, August 12. Further information regarding
traffic plans will be released on Thursday, August 10, 2017
With large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing
beliefs, there is also the potential for conflict. Those who live and work in the
area of these events should exercise their best judgment on the day of the rally
and should avoid the area if they have concerns. Err on the side of caution if in
doubt.
CPD and their law enforcement partners, primarily the Virginia State Police, will
have a visible presence in the City over the weekend for the purpose of ensuring
this remains a peaceful assembly, and for the safety and protection of people
and property. These law enforcement agencies have been working together in
preparation for the August 12 event.
There will be increased law enforcement patrols in neighborhoods adjacent to
McIntire Park and in Downtown Charlottesville.
We remind our community that people are guaranteed the right to assemble
peacefully in public spaces and express their opinions.
A number of community organizations are arranging events as counter
programming to the rally. Please consider attending those events.
As logistical information is finalized and available, it will be released to the
media and available to the public online at the City’s website
www.charlottesville.org under our “news” heading.
On the day of the event, releases will be posted online to our regional
emergency management community website www.communityemergency.org
Updates will also be posted throughout the day of August 12 via social media on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/charlotteville-police-department and Twitter
at @cvillecityhall
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Thank you, Miriam. We will await your response and in the meantime I will forward this
information on to adjacent neighborhood leaders.
Sincerely,
Heather
We appreciate your patience as we work out the logistical details of this event. As soon
as I have received feedback on the points I have put together from our folks over here, I
will be sharing them.
Regards,
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
This morning I attended the DBAC meeting where Maurice and Chief Thomas provided
additional information and took questions from downtown businesses and stakeholders,
including the North Downtown Residents Association. I inquired about guidance from
the City that our association can then share with North Downtown residents in
preparation for the weekend’s events. Chief Thomas indicated you would be the most
appropriate point of contact to field this inquiry.
As you know, the parks where multiple events are anticipated fall within our
neighborhood’s boundaries and hundreds of residents are within the immediate
perimeter, whether they be in single family homes or condominiums/apartments.
I know that Jon Bright raised our concerns during the July quarterly City Manager
meeting with neighborhood leaders, however to date we have not received any
communications from the City with guidance we should in turn be providing to residents
that may both ensure their safety as well as minimize additional efforts on the part of
law enforcement in supporting our neighborhood.
It was mentioned that a website containing relevant and up to date information is being
deployed. Can you confirm when this will be available as well as who may be the most
appropriate point of contact for working with our association to develop guidelines for
residents in close vicinity to the events? We certainly have the resources to disseminate
this information both electronically through our distribution list as well as door to door
with printed flyers.
I will also be reaching out with a separate email to Mindy Goodall (on .cc) with the
Police Foundation to determine what ways our neighborhood may be able to support
the officers on the ground, whether it be with refreshments, restrooms, or simply a cool
space. If the City has thoughts on this, we would certainly welcome them.
Knowing some changes were underway earlier this week, we have done our best to be
patient in awaiting a communication from the City to our neighborhood, however we
are now three days away and anxiety among residents is increasing. I am targeting to
provide a communication via social media, email, and our website by Thursday evening
and would appreciate any information that the City can provide for this communication.
Thank you to you, your team, our City’s leadership and law enforcement for the
tremendous efforts to prepare for these unique circumstances.
Sincerely
Heather Hill
President, NDRA
Miriam Dickler, our communications director, is the right person for your question.
Hello Mayor Singer. Bernie of Reuters here. Can you answer this
question from subject line and/or let me know whom to call at the
police department? I noticed your statement in screenshot posted
on Twitter. Thanks, Bernie
Bernie Woodall
Correspondent, U.S. General News
Reuters
I do not think we have the time. Even if we were to get another hearing and win during the next
six hours, we would have to attempt to redeploy our assets once again. That's if Mr. Kessler and
his associates cooperate and move to McIntire. Which, based on their behavior last night, is
highly unlikely.
As Craig knows, Terry Sullivan called and asked whether we could move for reconsideration based on new
evidence. Craig said no, with the assets of our office. I talked to Chief Deputy AG Cynthia Hudson who is
considering this - she would talk with the AG and then delegate a litigator from their office early tomorrow
morning. She is talking to Terry now. If they move forward we would need to be co-counsel I assume.
>
> Fwd from Prof. Walt Heinecke:
>
> Police protection
>
> Tonight as students protesters from the University of Virginia were assaulted by the Right Jack boots my students
and I were maced by neo-Nazis at the foot of the Statue of Thomas Jefferson. They came about 100 pm 200 with
torchlights to intimidate in the fashion of the KKK. They chanted ugly slogans. The 30 students surrounded the base
of the statue and yelled “black lives matter” in a peaceful non-violent fashion. There were no police in sight to
protect the students from the mob of hateful white supremacists. Kessler stood on the sidelines grinning. I called
911 and no response though I had seen police in the area. Then the white supremacists attacked the students
throwing their torches and macing the students. Still no police intervention. Dean of Students Allen Groves and I
entered the neo-Nazi mob in an attempt to see if any students wanted to leave for safety. Then the brawl started by
the fascists began with a throwing of torch and macing of the students which is assault. Still no police intervention.
>
> After dean Grives and I ushered the students out of the hateful
> Mob to the other side of the statue to rally and get medical attention and the alt right fascists had left the scene, the
police moved in declared unlawful assembly and the students left. The students were engaging in non violence
surrounding the statue and were viciously attacked by the neo Nazis and white supremacists.
>
> If this is a sign of things to come, the White supremacists will be violent tomorrow. I want police protection at
Mcguffey and Justice parks.
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 6:13 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Information for CRHA and PHA residents for 8/12
Take care,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Good afternoon. Last Saturday at Westhaven day Councilor Galvin spoke to a resident
with connections to Friendship Court and the CRHA properties. She shared that your
residents are feeling vulnerable and lack information about how they will be kept safe
on August 12. We would be happy to talk with you about a communication strategy for
your residents. We do have limited resources but we could provide information for a
flyer, meet with staff in your organization, meet with block captains in Friendship Court
or PHAR representatives, or hold a short meeting for residents in a community
center. Obviously time is short and you know best how to get information to your
tenants. Please get back to me directly if you see any need and to discuss alternatives.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:03 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Mathon, Sunshine; Claudette Grant; Duffield, Grant; Murphy, Mike; Karen Reifenberger; Jones,
Maurice; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Information for CRHA and PHA residents for 8/12
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
I am working on information to get out to folks, with the aim of having it available by
the end of the day. I will pass it along to this group as soon as I am able.
Thanks!
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Agreed. Thanks for thinking of our residents. Frankly, I have had similar concerns. Please
pass the flyer on to me as well.
Thank you.
Mike,
Thank you for providing this information to us. I agree with Grant, a flyer would be
great. We would also get it out to all of the residents at Friendship Court before
Saturday. Thank you for letting us know about the concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike -
Thank you so much for this offer. If you could forward me flyer content, I can see
that each CRHA household receives the information prior to the 12th.
Thanks again -
Grant
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
Good afternoon. Last Saturday at Westhaven day Councilor Galvin spoke to a resident
with connections to Friendship Court and the CRHA properties. She shared that your
residents are feeling vulnerable and lack information about how they will be kept safe
on August 12. We would be happy to talk with you about a communication strategy for
your residents. We do have limited resources but we could provide information for a
flyer, meet with staff in your organization, meet with block captains in Friendship Court
or PHAR representatives, or hold a short meeting for residents in a community
center. Obviously time is short and you know best how to get information to your
tenants. Please get back to me directly if you see any need and to discuss alternatives.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:35 AM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Mathon, Sunshine; Claudette Grant; Duffield, Grant; Murphy, Mike; Karen Reifenberger; Jones,
Maurice; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Information for CRHA and PHA residents for 8/12
Thanks so much for providing this information to the administrative leadership of the CRHA and PHA.
When your message states that, "There will be increased law enforcement patrols in neighborhoods
adjacent to McIntire Park and in Downtown Charlottesville," will that include increased patrols to
promote safety and a sense of security in neighborhoods south of Water street?
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Hello all - Please see below for some information we will be releasing shortly to the
press and public that may be of use to you. We will be sending additional information
tomorrow, including traffic plans as they are finalized. Thank you for your
patience. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks! Miriam
While the City of Charlottesville has approved a permit for the August 12, 2017
“Unite the Right” rally at McIntire Park, there is still the potential for large
crowds of people in Downtown Charlottesville.
The City of Charlottesville Police Department is preparing for the possibility of
people gathering at both McIntire and Emancipation Parks. These plans may
involve road closures on Saturday, August 12. Further information regarding
traffic plans will be released on Thursday, August 10, 2017
With large crowds of individuals with strongly held and potentially opposing
beliefs, there is also the potential for conflict. Those who live and work in the
area of these events should exercise their best judgment on the day of the rally
and should avoid the area if they have concerns. Err on the side of caution if in
doubt.
CPD and their law enforcement partners, primarily the Virginia State Police, will
have a visible presence in the City over the weekend for the purpose of ensuring
this remains a peaceful assembly, and for the safety and protection of people
and property. These law enforcement agencies have been working together in
preparation for the August 12 event.
There will be increased law enforcement patrols in neighborhoods adjacent to
McIntire Park and in Downtown Charlottesville.
We remind our community that people are guaranteed the right to assemble
peacefully in public spaces and express their opinions.
A number of community organizations are arranging events as counter
programming to the rally. Please consider attending those events.
As logistical information is finalized and available, it will be released to the
media and available to the public online at the City’s website
www.charlottesville.org under our “news” heading.
On the day of the event, releases will be posted online to our regional
emergency management community website www.communityemergency.org
Updates will also be posted throughout the day of August 12 via social media on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/charlotteville-police-department and Twitter
at @cvillecityhall
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Agreed. Thanks for thinking of our residents. Frankly, I have had similar concerns. Please
pass the flyer on to me as well.
Thank you.
Creating housing opportunities and building community through education, lending and
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From: Claudette Grant <CGrant@piedmonthousing.org>
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 10:24 PM
To: "Duffield, Grant" <duffieldg@charlottesville.org>, "Murphy, Mike"
<murphym@charlottesville.org>, Sunshine Mathon
<smathon@piedmonthousing.onmicrosoft.com>, Karen Reifenberger
<KReifenberger@piedmonthousing.org>
Cc: "Galvin, Kathy" <kgalvin@charlottesville.org>, "Jones, Maurice"
<MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG>, "Thomas, Al"
<thomasa@charlottesville.org>, "Dickler, Miriam" <dickler@charlottesville.org>
Subject: RE: Information for CRHA and PHA residents for 8/12
Mike,
Thank you for providing this information to us. I agree with Grant, a flyer would be
great. We would also get it out to all of the residents at Friendship Court before
Saturday. Thank you for letting us know about the concerns.
Sincerely,
Mike -
Thank you so much for this offer. If you could forward me flyer content, I can see
that each CRHA household receives the information prior to the 12th.
Thanks again -
Grant
Good afternoon. Last Saturday at Westhaven day Councilor Galvin spoke to a resident
with connections to Friendship Court and the CRHA properties. She shared that your
residents are feeling vulnerable and lack information about how they will be kept safe
on August 12. We would be happy to talk with you about a communication strategy for
your residents. We do have limited resources but we could provide information for a
flyer, meet with staff in your organization, meet with block captains in Friendship Court
or PHAR representatives, or hold a short meeting for residents in a community
center. Obviously time is short and you know best how to get information to your
tenants. Please get back to me directly if you see any need and to discuss alternatives.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:02 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:05 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the scene.
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:39 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference lasted less than five minutes.
Apparently he was assaulted when the crowd converged on him. One person was arrested for
punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into City Hall before being escorted to his car.
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the scene.
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Can you please help clear the air on this?
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:45 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
FYI
We have heard that the march and vigil for tonight that was supposed to start at the Rotunda and
go to Washington Park has been cancelled at the request of the family. They want to postpone it
to another day when other family members could be there.
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference lasted less than five minutes.
Apparently he was assaulted when the crowd converged on him. One person was arrested for
punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into City Hall before being escorted to his car.
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the scene.
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 5:27 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
Council,
Final update. We have closed the Command Center and Emergency Operations Center. Thank
you for your support and prayers this weekend. We will be debriefing a lot over the next few
days. We will also be developing a community relations plan as we move forward.
Representatives from the Department of Justice's Community Relations Division will be working
with us beginning tomorrow.
Also, it's a beautiful night in Charlottesville. I walked down the Mall a little while ago and there
were lots of folks out enjoying what our wonderful city has to offer. A reminder, I
optimistically hope, of better days ahead.
FYI
We have heard that the march and vigil for tonight that was supposed to start at the Rotunda and
go to Washington Park has been cancelled at the request of the family. They want to postpone it
to another day when other family members could be there.
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference lasted less than five minutes.
Apparently he was assaulted when the crowd converged on him. One person was arrested for
punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into City Hall before being escorted to his car.
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the scene.
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our other
local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations around Emancipation and
McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers responded to a number of fights in and
around the park and the City. You can see video of some of this response on the Virginia State Police
Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard many anectdotes
alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the street fighting unless they were
ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al
Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And were there
specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in case of fighting in the streets?
Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 7:04 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council
Subject: Re: Inquiries about emergency declaration, police orders Saturday
Hello Maurice,
I too can attest to the beauty in Charlottesville tonight. I rode my bike along the Rivanna; not to get to
any meeting or event, but just to be there along our lovely River in the long evening light. Thanks for
the hopeful message.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
Final update. We have closed the Command Center and Emergency Operations
Center. Thank you for your support and prayers this weekend. We will be
debriefing a lot over the next few days. We will also be developing a community
relations plan as we move forward. Representatives from the Department of
Justice's Community Relations Division will be working with us beginning
tomorrow.
Also, it's a beautiful night in Charlottesville. I walked down the Mall a little while
ago and there were lots of folks out enjoying what our wonderful city has to
offer. A reminder, I optimistically hope, of better days ahead.
FYI
We have heard that the march and vigil for tonight that was supposed to start at
the Rotunda and go to Washington Park has been cancelled at the request of the
family. They want to postpone it to another day when other family members could
be there.
The event is over near City Hall. Mr. Kessler's press conference lasted less than
five minutes. Apparently he was assaulted when the crowd converged on him.
One person was arrested for punching Mr. Kessler. He had to be taken briefly into
City Hall before being escorted to his car.
The crowd converged on Mr. Kessler and he is now being escorted away from the
scene.
Councilors,
Mr. Kessler's event has begun. Sizable but manageable crowd. Peaceful so far.
Maurice
FYI
Hi Chris –
There was no such order issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
Charlottesville Police is the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and our
other local partners. Law enforcement personnel were staged in multiple locations
around Emancipation and McIntire Park and road closures for rapid response. Officers
responded to a number of fights in and around the park and the City. You can see video
of some of this response on the Virginia State Police Facebook page.
Miriam
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Corinne,
I hope you’re OK. I have a few questions about what happened yesterday.
Did VSP and local police receive ‘stand down’ orders for the rally yesterday? I’ve heard
many anectdotes alleging that or that police had orders to not intervene in any of the
street fighting unless they were ordered to do so … by someone. Not sure who that
would be. (CPD Capt. Victor Mitchell? Chief Al Thomas? A VSP commander?)
Who was in charge of the scene in Emancipation Park, the general downtown area? And
were there specific orders to LEO assigned to the area about what should be done in
case of fighting in the streets?
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Staff Writer
Christopher Suarez
685 West Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
direct 434 978 7274 | mobile 571 722 3640
csuarez@dailyprogress.com | www.dailyprogress.com
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From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 11:05 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Thomas, Al; Baxter, Andrew
Subject: RE: Kessler March this Evening
As far as we could tell there were no serious injuries out of the melee this evening at UVA.
Council,
Mr. Kessler's group carried torches through the grounds this evening. Some were involved in
altercations with counter protesters. Eventually UVA police declared an unlawful
assembly. Last I heard the crowds were dispersing.
Maurice
Council,
We have received confirmation that Jason Kessler's group is planning a "march" tonight on
UVA's grounds. UVA police will handle the event on grounds. We are monitoring the situation
with the state police.
Maurice
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
From: Jones, John
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 11:18 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; LEADTEAM
Subject: RE: Kessler March this Evening
CAT detoured Trolley service for the remainder of the evening to avoid this area.
FYI
Council,
Mr. Kessler's group carried torches through the grounds this evening. Some were involved in
altercations with counter protesters. Eventually UVA police declared an unlawful
assembly. Last I heard the crowds were dispersing.
Maurice
Council,
We have received confirmation that Jason Kessler's group is planning a "march" tonight on
UVA's grounds. UVA police will handle the event on grounds. We are monitoring the situation
with the state police.
I will provide additional details when I know more.
Maurice
Hello Maurice,
Thank goodness. Appreciate the updates...as well as your and your staff's dedication to our city.
Hope you all can get some sleep tonight.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
As far as we could tell there were no serious injuries out of the melee this evening
at UVA.
Council,
Mr. Kessler's group carried torches through the grounds this evening. Some were
involved in altercations with counter protesters. Eventually UVA police declared
an unlawful assembly. Last I heard the crowds were dispersing.
Maurice
Council,
Maurice
Hello Maurice,
Thank goodness. Appreciate the updates...as well as your and your staff's dedication to our city.
Hope you all can get some sleep tonight.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
As far as we could tell there were no serious injuries out of the melee this evening
at UVA.
Council,
Mr. Kessler's group carried torches through the grounds this evening. Some were
involved in altercations with counter protesters. Eventually UVA police declared
an unlawful assembly. Last I heard the crowds were dispersing.
Maurice
Council,
Maurice
Al
>
> Thanks again for thinking to ask me for assistance.
>
> Best,
> Kathy
> Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
> Charlottesville City Councilor
>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Theresa Lynch
>> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:42 AM
>> To: galvink@cstone.net
>> Cc: Reception
>> Subject: KKK Rally
>>
>> Hi Kathy,
>>
>> We're having a debate at Holy Comforter about 5PM Mass on the 12th of August. We've heard that the rally will
last for 5 hours, but we'd like to know which hours these are.
>>
>> Do you feel that we should cancel Mass on the 12th?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Theresa Lynch
>>
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:14 AM
To: Thomas, Al
CC: osgarlynch@gmail.com; Lewis, Wendy; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: KKK Rally and Holy Comforter Catholic Church
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
>>
>> Thanks again for thinking to ask me for assistance.
>>
>> Best,
>> Kathy
>> Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
>> Charlottesville City Councilor
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Theresa Lynch
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:42 AM
>>> To: galvink@cstone.net
>>> Cc: Reception
>>> Subject: KKK Rally
>>>
>>> Hi Kathy,
>>>
>>> We're having a debate at Holy Comforter about 5PM Mass on the 12th of August. We've heard that the rally
will last for 5 hours, but we'd like to know which hours these are.
>>>
>>> Do you feel that we should cancel Mass on the 12th?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Theresa Lynch
>>>
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 2:27 PM
To: Talhelm, Matt
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Brown, Craig
Subject: Re: Letter from ACLU/Rutherford
Matt: As this is a matter of City policy and refers to legal issues, I'm referring your question to
our professional staff, CC'd here.
Thanks,
Mike
Good afternoon -
Hope you're doing well during this busy week. I'm sure you've seen the letter
from the ACLU/Rutherford Institute demanding an answer from the city about
moving the rally permit. If not, it's attached.
Any comment?
--
Matt Talhelm
Anchor/Reporter
Email: mtalhelm@nbc29.com
(C): 573.289.4015
(O): 434.220.2970
Follow: @MattTalhelm
Like: https://www.facebook.com/MattTalhelmNews
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From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:46 AM
To: Mitchell, Victor
CC: Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy
Subject: RE: Levy Building Lot
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Chief,
Thanks.
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:46 AM
To: Mitchell, Victor
CC: Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy
Subject: RE: Levy Building Lot
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Chief,
Thanks.
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 12:24 AM
To: Signer, Mike; Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam; Leslie Lake; ehill@webershandwick.com; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: Media Schedule - Sunday AM
Thanks Mike. I will be at the Command Center by 7:00. We can get you the latest updates soon after I
arrive.
All - I am going on several national shows tomorrow-the schedule is below. We have my major talking
points worked out but I would appreciate knowing extra suggestions and especially any new intelligence
regarding the car driver, the arrests, and the VSP casualties (and anything that happens tonight). I will
be up at 6 am tomorrow ready to digest more. Please send anything you can.
Mike
On Aug 12, 2017, at 9:54 PM, Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT) <LLake@powelltate.com> wrote:
Hi Mayor Signer,
Below, please find your interview schedule for tomorrow AM. I’ll be
onsite for all of these.
Network Show Time Format Host Location
NBC Sunday TODAY with 8:00am live Willie Guest Zehmer
Willie Geist
MSNBC Politics Nation 8:15am Live Al Sharpton Zehmer
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
<mime-attachment>
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:49 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
DATE: August 12, 2017
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:50 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:51 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
I want to be careful. The driver of the car has been engaged. Not sure if the person is a suspect or
not.
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
DATE: August 12, 2017
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:55 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
We have between 12 and 15 people on the ground being treated at this moment.
I want to be careful. The driver of the car has been engaged. Not sure if the person is a suspect or
not.
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:57 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
We are receiving reports that there were two cars involved in the incident on Water Street.
We have between 12 and 15 people on the ground being treated at this moment.
I want to be careful. The driver of the car has been engaged. Not sure if the person is a suspect or
not.
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:00 PM
To: Council
Subject: RE: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
We are receiving reports that there were two cars involved in the incident on Water Street.
We have between 12 and 15 people on the ground being treated at this moment.
I want to be careful. The driver of the car has been engaged. Not sure if the person is a suspect or
not.
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A suspect
has been engaged.
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 3:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Council
Subject: Re: MEDIA UPDATE - 1:00pm
Maurice,
I saw one vehicle that had rear ended another at the intersection with a number of people on
the ground. Many people on scene and agitated. Your information is very good considering the
size of the crowd and the confusion. Unsubstantiated rumors about injuries.
Bob
We have between 12 and 15 people on the ground being treated at this moment.
I want to be careful. The driver of the car has been engaged. Not sure if the person is a suspect
or not.
A car just struck a group of protestors on Market Street. First responders are on scene. A
suspect has been engaged.
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
FYI
We continue releasing information as it becomes available, please remember to check our social media
channels as we are updating those regularly.
At 11:55 a.m., Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville “to aid in the
response to violence” at the rally.
As of 12:30 p.m., a single arrest has been reported. Emergency Medical Personnel have responded to
eight injuries related to the event.
Law enforcement will continue to monitor the situation and respond as appropriate.
###
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 4:24 PM
To: 'Wahl, Rachel L. (rlw4ck)'; Chief
CC: Dolly Joseph; Dolly Joseph; Deutsch, Nancy L. (nld7a); Szakos, Kristin; Murphy, Mike;
Jones, Maurice
Subject: RE: Meeting with Community
Professor Wahl,
I understand you have been working with Major Pleasants on this meeting for a while now;
unfortunately he is out of the country for a few weeks. I will not be available next week to participate
and hope you can reconnect with Major Pleasants when he returns to reschedule the meeting. I am also
hopeful that my schedule will allow me to participate as well sometime in late August.
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants may not be able to respond to
email at this time, so I thought that given the time-sensitive nature of the issue I would be in touch with
you.
I understand that it was necessary to postpone the meeting last night due to the city council
meeting. How about the following Wednesday, August 9th, at 6pm? I think setting a new date right
away will help us communicate to the community that the police are indeed committed to the meeting.
I also really want to emphasize that nobody expects you to prepare complete answers to the questions
prior to the meeting. We all understand that these questions are complicated and many do not have
easy answers. My co-organizers and I asked the group if we could share these questions with you in
advance only because we thought it might be helpful for you to know ahead of time what people are
thinking about. It was really just meant to be a friendly heads up, not an added burden.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the phone or in person if that's
easier.
Thank you for your commitment to community relations. I know how much is on your shoulders at the
moment and I appreciate your dedication.
Take care,
Rachel
Recently published:
Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police. 2017. Stanford University
Press.
http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25811
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 4:50 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Meeting with Community
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can handle it if you
are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us bridge some of the communication
gaps after the July 8 event, and is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling
this meeting will only erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this
meeting. Please reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
I understand you have been working with Major Pleasants on this meeting for a while
now; unfortunately he is out of the country for a few weeks. I will not be available next
week to participate and hope you can reconnect with Major Pleasants when he returns
to reschedule the meeting. I am also hopeful that my schedule will allow me to
participate as well sometime in late August.
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants may not be
able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given the time-sensitive nature of
the issue I would be in touch with you.
I understand that it was necessary to postpone the meeting last night due to the city
council meeting. How about the following Wednesday, August 9th, at 6pm? I think
setting a new date right away will help us communicate to the community that the police
are indeed committed to the meeting.
I also really want to emphasize that nobody expects you to prepare complete answers to
the questions prior to the meeting. We all understand that these questions are
complicated and many do not have easy answers. My co-organizers and I asked the
group if we could share these questions with you in advance only because we thought it
might be helpful for you to know ahead of time what people are thinking about. It was
really just meant to be a friendly heads up, not an added burden.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the phone or in
person if that's easier.
Thank you for your commitment to community relations. I know how much is on your
shoulders at the moment and I appreciate your dedication.
Take care,
Rachel
Recently published:
Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police. 2017.
Stanford University Press.
http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25811
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 5:36 PM
To: Kristin Szakos
BCC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: Meeting with Community
Best,
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can handle it if you
are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us bridge some of the communication
gaps after the July 8 event, and is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling
this meeting will only erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this
meeting. Please reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
I understand you have been working with Major Pleasants on this meeting for a while
now; unfortunately he is out of the country for a few weeks. I will not be available next
week to participate and hope you can reconnect with Major Pleasants when he returns
to reschedule the meeting. I am also hopeful that my schedule will allow me to
participate as well sometime in late August.
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants may not be
able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given the time-sensitive nature of
the issue I would be in touch with you.
I understand that it was necessary to postpone the meeting last night due to the city
council meeting. How about the following Wednesday, August 9th, at 6pm? I think
setting a new date right away will help us communicate to the community that the police
are indeed committed to the meeting.
I also really want to emphasize that nobody expects you to prepare complete answers to
the questions prior to the meeting. We all understand that these questions are
complicated and many do not have easy answers. My co-organizers and I asked the
group if we could share these questions with you in advance only because we thought it
might be helpful for you to know ahead of time what people are thinking about. It was
really just meant to be a friendly heads up, not an added burden.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the phone or in
person if that's easier.
Thank you for your commitment to community relations. I know how much is on your
shoulders at the moment and I appreciate your dedication.
Take care,
Rachel
Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police. 2017.
Stanford University Press.
http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25811
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 6:51 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Meeting with Community
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Best,
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can
handle it if you are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us
bridge some of the communication gaps after the July 8 event, and is an
internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling this meeting will only
erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this meeting. Please
reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants
may not be able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given
the time-sensitive nature of the issue I would be in touch with you.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the
phone or in person if that's easier.
Recently published:
Chief,
Which community meeting was this supposed to be? Who was to be involved?
Thanks.
Maurice
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 5:35:45 PM
To: Szakos, Kristin
Subject: RE: Meeting with Community
Best,
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can handle it if you
are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us bridge some of the communication
gaps after the July 8 event, and is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling
this meeting will only erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this
meeting. Please reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
I understand you have been working with Major Pleasants on this meeting for a while
now; unfortunately he is out of the country for a few weeks. I will not be available next
week to participate and hope you can reconnect with Major Pleasants when he returns
to reschedule the meeting. I am also hopeful that my schedule will allow me to
participate as well sometime in late August.
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants may not be
able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given the time-sensitive nature of
the issue I would be in touch with you.
I understand that it was necessary to postpone the meeting last night due to the city
council meeting. How about the following Wednesday, August 9th, at 6pm? I think
setting a new date right away will help us communicate to the community that the police
are indeed committed to the meeting.
I also really want to emphasize that nobody expects you to prepare complete answers to
the questions prior to the meeting. We all understand that these questions are
complicated and many do not have easy answers. My co-organizers and I asked the
group if we could share these questions with you in advance only because we thought it
might be helpful for you to know ahead of time what people are thinking about. It was
really just meant to be a friendly heads up, not an added burden.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the phone or in
person if that's easier.
Thank you for your commitment to community relations. I know how much is on your
shoulders at the moment and I appreciate your dedication.
Take care,
Rachel
Recently published:
Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police. 2017.
Stanford University Press.
http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25811
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 9:54 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Meeting with Community
I don't have a lot of info on the meeting. Gary worked on this but had emergency oral surgery
and asked me to attend on short notice. I had already committed to the closed council meeting.
He wasn't comfortable sending someone else after reviewing the questions.
I reached out to Wendy (she was out today-oral surgery) and she may be able to attend. My
Captains are worn out and continue to work hard for August 12. We may not be able to
participate in outside events next week, I need them focused and at their best. I'll let you know if
Wendy can attend.
Best
Al
Chief,
Which community meeting was this supposed to be? Who was to be involved?
Thanks.
Maurice
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 5:35:45 PM
To: Szakos, Kristin
Subject: RE: Meeting with Community
Best,
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Al - This was to be a meeting before August 12. Is there anyone else who can
handle it if you are unavailable? Rachel has volunteered her time to help us
bridge some of the communication gaps after the July 8 event, and is an
internationally recognized expert in this field. Cancelling this meeting will only
erode the trust that was built up in the process of planning this meeting. Please
reconsider. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Professor Wahl,
Best Regards,
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
I hope this email finds you very well. I understand that Captain Pleasants
may not be able to respond to email at this time, so I thought that given
the time-sensitive nature of the issue I would be in touch with you.
Let me know your thoughts. I am happy to talk more about this on the
phone or in person if that's easier.
Take care,
Rachel
Recently published:
Thanks
Al
The reunification location was discussed at the meeting on Tuesday. It was decided to
be 4th and Market St. An officer is already located at that location. Lt. Sandridge will be
in the EOC center at Zehmer Hall and possibly a VSP Commander
Capt. V. G. Mitchell
Diane E. Kuknyo
Director
Charlottesville Department of Social Services
120 7th Street, N.E.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Office: 434-970-3410
Fax: 434-970-3555
kuknyo@charlottesville.org
<SKM_364e17081014550.pdf>
<Human Services Planning document 8.10.17.docx>
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 4:39 PM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Murphy, Mike; Lantz, Emily; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve; Jones, Maurice;
Oberdorfer, Paul; Baxter, Andrew; Lofton, Zachary T
Subject: Re: More ADA violations_thanks Zach and meet after August 12
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
> Subject: Re: More ADA violations_thanks Zach and meet after August 12
>
>
> Good morning Mike M.,
>
> First of all I want to acknowledge Zach's diligent efforts to address the problems facing Ms. pool, a sight impaired
pedestrian. As Zach's email points out, our police officers recognize that a sidewalk obstruction, could pose an
emergency risk. It is not just a law enforcement problem in other words. For that reason I have copied chief Baxter.
>
>
> As Zach has also identified, many people with disabilities are pedestrians and therefore it is incumbent upon the
city to enable walking as a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of transportation. That brings up the question of
sidewalks, crosswalks and crossing distances and the overall layout of streets and intersections within the public
right of way. That involves Alex ikefuna, the NDS director, Brennen Duncan, our engineer and Paul oberdorfer
director of public works. Again, this isn't just an enforcement issue.
>
> In short, these persistent public complaints about road infrastructure beginning last May (most especially west
main since it has two (2) major construction projects west of the Drewary Brown bridge underway at the same time,
with two (2) more coming on line east of the bridge) cry out for a new systematic and proactive approach in my
view. The need for such an approach will only grow exponentially as the demand for bike-pedestrian safety
increases daily and multiple construction projects come on line at the same time across town, be it west main, water
or Preston.
>
> To that end, sometime after August 12, but before September 18, I would like to meet with you, Mr. Ikefuna, Mr.
Duncan, Chief Baxter, Chief Thomas and Mr. Oberdorfer to get an update on west Main Street and other corridors
in terms of 1.) their adaptability to new multi-modal demands and 2.) readiness for more construction projects
without compromising bike-pedestrian safety. Since, a "streets that work" implementation update is on the city
council meeting calendar for September 18, a discussion about a concerted, cross-departmental plan for both
implementing bike-pedestrian improvements and coping with construction projects seems timely.
>
>
> I have copied Paige to help schedule this. Many thanks.
>
> Best,
> Kathy
> Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
> Charlottesville City Councilor
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Lofton, Zachary T
<loftonz@charlottesville.org<mailto:loftonz@charlottesville.org>> wrote:
>
> The Police Department is fully aware that this issue exists. However, given the size of the force, it's unrealistic to
believe they will see every illegally parked vehicle immediately. Therefore, the police rely on residents like yourself
to report issues when they see them first. The best way to do this is to call the number that I shared with you last
week (434-977-9041). This is the City's non-emergency phone line and is ideal for reporting problems like this to be
resolved ASAP. Nonetheless, if a vehicle is parked illegally and creating an obstruction, you should call 911. The
officers recognize that a sidewalk obstruction preventing a person from getting to a doctor appointment etc. is a
legitimate concern and will treat these issues as emergencies. That said, they must use discretion when determining
the highest priorities (i.e. active violent crime as compared to illegal parking). As soon as a complaint is filed
through one of these phone numbers, it is documented (leaving a paper trail) and an officer is dispatched right away.
From there they will ticket and/or tow as necessary to get the issue resolved.
>
> I say all this mainly to provide insight into the process. After meeting with the officer, I can assure you they take
every complaint seriously and will get to them as soon as possible. This doesn't always mean the situation will be
corrected immediately, but it does mean they are actively moving to provide a solution. Finally, I want to reiterate
how seriously I take this issue as well. Many people with disabilities travel primarily as pedestrians and it's
important we enable this as a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of transportation. Thanks for your help.
>
> Have a great afternoon.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Zack Lofton
> Neighborhood Development Services
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lofton, Zachary T
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 11:11 AM
> To: Pool, Sarah
> Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
> Subject: RE: More ADA violations
>
> Good morning, Ms. Pool:
>
> I reached out to the Police Department yesterday on this particular issue and also anticipate a meeting to figure out
ways we can prevent this from happening in the future. Have a great afternoon.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Zack Lofton
> Neighborhood Development Services
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 6:08 PM
> To: Lofton, Zachary T
> Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
> Subject: Re: More ADA violations
>
> Mr. Lofton:
> After I emailed you, my husband flagged down a police officer and asked him to take care of the situation. The
officer said he would.
>
> This afternoon at almost 6pm, the truck was still there and it did not have a ticket. As my husband walked by he
was able to flag down another officer.
> This time, the officer talked to the owner of the truck.
>
> So this makes at least two civil rights violations by the police today.
>
> Sarah Pool
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lofton, Zachary T
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:15 AM
> To: Pool, Sarah
> Subject: RE: More ADA violations
>
> Good morning, Ms. Pool:
>
> I have made the police department aware of the issue. Thanks again.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Zack Lofton
> Neighborhood Development Services
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:12 AM
> To: Lofton, Zachary T
> Subject: More ADA violations
>
> Mr. Lofton:
> You guessed it- more cars parked on the sidewalk. This one is on Market Street just west of Meade Avenue.
>
> Just another Monday, just another ADA violation.
>
> Sarah Pool
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Cox
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:07 AM
> To: Sarah Pool
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> <meeting.ics>
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 9:29 AM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve; Jones, Maurice; Oberdorfer, Paul; Baxter,
Andrew; Lofton, Zachary T; Rice, Paige
Subject: Re: More ADA violations_thanks Zach and meet after August 12
First of all I want to acknowledge Zach's diligent efforts to address the problems facing Ms.
pool, a sight impaired pedestrian. As Zach's email points out, our police officers recognize that a
sidewalk obstruction, could pose an emergency risk. It is not just a law enforcement problem in
other words. For that reason I have copied chief Baxter.
As Zach has also identified, many people with disabilities are pedestrians and therefore it is
incumbent upon the city to enable walking as a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of
transportation. That brings up the question of sidewalks, crosswalks and crossing distances and
the overall layout of streets and intersections within the public right of way. That involves Alex
ikefuna, the NDS director, Brennen Duncan, our engineer and Paul oberdorfer director of public
works. Again, this isn't just an enforcement issue.
In short, these persistent public complaints about road infrastructure beginning last May (most
especially west main since it has two (2) major construction projects west of the Drewary Brown
bridge underway at the same time, with two (2) more coming on line east of the bridge) cry out
for a new systematic and proactive approach in my view. The need for such an approach will
only grow exponentially as the demand for bike-pedestrian safety increases daily and multiple
construction projects come on line at the same time across town, be it west main, water or
Preston.
To that end, sometime after August 12, but before September 18, I would like to meet with you,
Mr. Ikefuna, Mr. Duncan, Chief Baxter, Chief Thomas and Mr. Oberdorfer to get an update on
west Main Street and other corridors in terms of 1.) their adaptability to new multi-modal
demands and 2.) readiness for more construction projects without compromising bike-pedestrian
safety. Since, a "streets that work" implementation update is on the city council meeting
calendar for September 18, a discussion about a concerted, cross-departmental plan for both
implementing bike-pedestrian improvements and coping with construction projects seems timely.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
On Aug 3, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Lofton, Zachary T <loftonz@charlottesville.org> wrote:
Today I met with an officer from the Police Department to discuss the situation
with vehicles parking on the sidewalk, and I want to let you know where we
stand.
The Police Department is fully aware that this issue exists. However, given the
size of the force, it's unrealistic to believe they will see every illegally parked
vehicle immediately. Therefore, the police rely on residents like yourself to report
issues when they see them first. The best way to do this is to call the number that I
shared with you last week (434-977-9041). This is the City's non-emergency
phone line and is ideal for reporting problems like this to be resolved ASAP.
Nonetheless, if a vehicle is parked illegally and creating an obstruction, you
should call 911. The officers recognize that a sidewalk obstruction preventing a
person from getting to a doctor appointment etc. is a legitimate concern and will
treat these issues as emergencies. That said, they must use discretion when
determining the highest priorities (i.e. active violent crime as compared to illegal
parking). As soon as a complaint is filed through one of these phone numbers, it is
documented (leaving a paper trail) and an officer is dispatched right away. From
there they will ticket and/or tow as necessary to get the issue resolved.
I say all this mainly to provide insight into the process. After meeting with the
officer, I can assure you they take every complaint seriously and will get to them
as soon as possible. This doesn't always mean the situation will be corrected
immediately, but it does mean they are actively moving to provide a solution.
Finally, I want to reiterate how seriously I take this issue as well. Many people
with disabilities travel primarily as pedestrians and it's important we enable this as
a legitimate, safe, and consistent mode of transportation. Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 11:11 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
I reached out to the Police Department yesterday on this particular issue and also
anticipate a meeting to figure out ways we can prevent this from happening in the
future. Have a great afternoon.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 6:08 PM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Cc: Galvin, Kathy; Pleasants, Gary; Thomas, Al; Upman, Steve
Subject: Re: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
After I emailed you, my husband flagged down a police officer and asked him to
take care of the situation. The officer said he would.
This afternoon at almost 6pm, the truck was still there and it did not have a ticket.
As my husband walked by he was able to flag down another officer.
This time, the officer talked to the owner of the truck.
So this makes at least two civil rights violations by the police today.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton, Zachary T
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:15 AM
To: Pool, Sarah
Subject: RE: More ADA violations
I have made the police department aware of the issue. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Zack Lofton
Neighborhood Development Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Pool [mailto:sarahpool59@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:12 AM
To: Lofton, Zachary T
Subject: More ADA violations
Mr. Lofton:
You guessed it- more cars parked on the sidewalk. This one is on Market Street
just west of Meade Avenue.
Sarah Pool
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Cox
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:07 AM
To: Sarah Pool
Sam - thanks for your email. I'd be happy to do this. Cc'd here are our Clerk of Council Paige Rice, who
will work with you on scheduling, our Communications Director Miriam Dickler, and our City Manager
Maurice Jones. Please keep them on the email chain going forward. There's a studio at Zehmer Hall at
UVA we frequently use, and also NBC29 in town, but I'm not sure how they both work on Sunday
mornings. FYI my cell is 434-284-2588.
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Hi Mayor,
We’d love to have you join us on on MSNBC’s Politics Nation this Sunday the 13th at 8:15amET. The show
is hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and we’d like to discuss the impact of the “Unite the Right” rally being held
in your city. It would be live, about 7 minutes long and we can do it from a local studio.
Thanks,
Sam
Samantha Been | Politics Nation | Booking Producer | Mobile: 646.303.2878 | Office: 212.664.4736
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 4:54 PM
To: Signer, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: My actions on Saturday
I will give this some thought. Arranging a visit to the command post shouldn't be a problem, providing an escort
may be difficult. I'll contact you later in the week when our plans are confirmed.
Al
>
> I haven't received any specific or general threats. My apologies for adding this onto your stack. Thanks in
advance.
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 5:04 PM
To: Thomas, Al
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: My actions on Saturday
Thanks.
>
> Al
>
> Sent from CP1 iPhone
>
>> On Aug 8, 2017, at 3:26 PM, Signer, Mike <msigner@charlottesville.org> wrote:
>>
>> Al:
>>
>> When you have time, I would appreciate guidance and any support you can offer on what I should do on
Saturday. It will be tough not to go to the site of the protest for a half-hour or so, but I think I would need to be
accompanied by an officer for safety. I also would appreciate being in the command center at some point. Finally, I
would plan on going to the other events.
>>
>> I haven't received any specific or general threats. My apologies for adding this onto your stack. Thanks in
advance.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 4:49 PM
To: Vozzella, Laura
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: National Guard
Laura, I'm CC'ing several essential folks here who will need to be the first line for your questions, as our
professional staff addresses questions of City policy and action. City Manager Maurice Jones, Police
Chief Al Thomas, Communications Director Miriam Dickler and Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy are
all CC'd here.
Thanks,
Mike
Sorry to keep pestering. We have some locals on the record saying the Guard is already
a visible presence in Charlottesville. Any chance you can discuss?
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
Laura V. here from The Post. We talked back in May about white supremacists’ protests
in Charlottesville and related threats you had received.
I hear Gov. McAuliffe is preparing to send in the National Guard on Saturday. Are you
available to discuss?
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 4:51 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam
CC: Signer, Mike; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: National Guard
Al
I will give her a call. We have directed other inquiries about the guard to their PIO.
Thanks!
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Laura, I'm CC'ing several essential folks here who will need to be the first line for your
questions, as our professional staff addresses questions of City policy and action. City
Manager Maurice Jones, Police Chief Al Thomas, Communications Director Miriam
Dickler and Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy are all CC'd here.
Thanks,
Mike
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
Laura V. here from The Post. We talked back in May about white
supremacists’ protests in Charlottesville and related threats you had
received.
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 4:52 PM
To: Thomas, Al
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: National Guard
Thanks Miriam. I will need to know what is happening here from someone and what our response is.
Al
I will give her a call. We have directed other inquiries about the guard
to their PIO.
Thanks!
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Laura, I'm CC'ing several essential folks here who will need to be the
first line for your questions, as our professional staff addresses
questions of City policy and action. City Manager Maurice Jones, Police
Chief Al Thomas, Communications Director Miriam Dickler and Assistant
City Manager Mike Murphy are all CC'd here.
Thanks,
Mike
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
I’m at 202-578-4255.
Regards,
Laura
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 10:10 PM
To: Haney, Robert
CC: Murphy, Mike; Council; POLICE, X3280; LEADTEAM; mindy.goodall@cvillepolicefoundation.org;
Thomas, Al; Keesecker, Kurt; Alfele, Matthew
Subject: Re: National Night Out
It was a beautiful evening! Thank you so much for this opportunity to simply enjoy each other's
company. May there be more such occasions.
I concur with Mike, and I would like to thank you all for your support in making this first
event a huge success. We could not have pulled this off without your support and
resources.
Sincerely,
Good evening. I want to thank each of you who made National Night Out a
success. Our community, and maybe each of us, needed this positive event. Thank you
for tonight, and all that you do every day to make our City a better place.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Bellamy, Wes
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 10:11 PM
To: Galvin, Kathy
CC: Haney, Robert; Murphy, Mike; Council; POLICE, X3280; LEADTEAM;
mindy.goodall@cvillepolicefoundation.org; Thomas, Al; Keesecker, Kurt; Alfele, Matthew
Subject: Re: National Night Out
All,
Wes Bellamy
Vice-Mayor, City of Charlottesville
Sent From My iPhone, Please Excuse Any Typos
It was a beautiful evening! Thank you so much for this opportunity to simply enjoy each
other's company. May there be more such occasions.
I concur with Mike, and I would like to thank you all for your support in
making this first event a huge success. We could not have pulled this off
without your support and resources.
Sincerely,
Good evening. I want to thank each of you who made National Night
Out a success. Our community, and maybe each of us, needed this
positive event. Thank you for tonight, and all that you do every day to
make our City a better place.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:21 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: No Court Decision Yet
Thanks.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
> On Aug 11, 2017, at 6:31 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> Council,
>
> I just wanted you to know that we are still waiting to hear back on the decision related to the Kessler lawsuit. We
will let you know as soon as we do.
>
> All the Best,
> Maurice
>
>
>
> Sent with Good (www.good.com)
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:40 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: No Court Decision Yet
Shoot! Is that a final ruling or an injunction? Do we know what legal consequences there will be
to the city? - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
The judge has ruled in favor of Mr. Kessler. He will be allowed to hold his event
in Emancipation Park. I have not seen the judge's ruling but I do know that Craig
and his team did an extraordinary job of preparing this case.
Council,
I just wanted you to know that we are still waiting to hear back on the decision
related to the Kessler lawsuit. We will let you know as soon as we do.
Please advise the time of the hearing. Please have someone in your office call 981-
2298. Thanks.
Bob
To all:
Attached please find the federal court lawsuit filed tonight by attorneys representing Jason Kessler. It
appears from the email below that they will be filing a motion for an expedited hearing
tomorrow. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Craig Brown
City Attorney
Mr. Brown:
Please find attached the complaint we have just filed in the Western District of Virginia. We will be filing
an expedited motion and memo shortly. If you have any questions, please call Claire Gastanaga 804-
523-2146.
Sincerely,
Hope
Hope R. Amezquita
Staff Attorney & Legislative Counsel
ACLU of Virginia
701 E. Franklin St., Ste. 1412
Richmond, VA 23219
■ o 804.523.2151 ■ hamezquita@acluva.org
■ f 804.649.2733
www.acluva.org
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From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:43 PM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig
Subject: RE: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING - August 2
No, we do not know. I don't expect that Council will be talking to the media separate from any advice
from Maurice, Craig, and Miriam re same. There were plans in place for a press conference next Monday
that was going to be coordinated by Miriam. Miriam, can you advise on how to answer Sandy's question?
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
Do you know whether the mayor and/or council members plan to speak with
the media afterward?
Sandy Hausman
Virginia Public Radio
WVTF and RadioIQ
434-293-2515 / 434-989-8121
-----Original Message-----
From: Rice, Paige <ricep@charlottesville.org>
Sent: Tue, Aug 1, 2017 12:06 pm
Subject: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING - August 2
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
______________________________
Paige Rice
Clerk of Council
Charlottesville, Virginia
clerk@charlottesville.org
(434) 970-3113
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:25 PM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: Re: Phone died
Best
Al
Al, I'm sorry, I was talking in my car and my phone died and it's taking a while to get
charged back up. Thanks for the time tonight. I'm with you. You're doing a great
job. Thanks for hearing me out on all my ideas. Think about my ideas for the press
conference(s)!
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:32 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: RE: Phone died
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2017 11:25 PM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: Re: Phone died
Best
Al
Al, I'm sorry, I was talking in my car and my phone died and it's taking a while to get
charged back up. Thanks for the time tonight. I'm with you. You're doing a great
job. Thanks for hearing me out on all my ideas. Think about my ideas for the press
conference(s)!
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 12:08 PM
To: Heim, Joe
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Rice, Paige; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: phone interview?
Joe - We typically work with our professional staff to address press questions on City actions and policy,
such as during this weekend. I may be up for talking with you but am looping our appropriate staff, and
would appreciate knowing the questions you'd like to ask us, so we can get our ducks in a row. Many
thanks.
Mike
Joe - yes, I'm happy to talk. What's your deadline? I'm in meetings up until 4 but could
call you then or a little after.
Mike
Thank you,
Joe
Joe Heim
Staff writer
The Washington Post
202-334-4305
Twitter: @joeheim
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 1:58 PM
To: Doug Walker
CC: Amanda Farley; Greg Kamptner; Ron Lantz; Catlin, Lee; Thomas, Al; Brown, Craig; Doug
Walker
Subject: RE: Police Mutual Aid Agreement - August 12th Rally
Maurice,
This is to acknowledge activation of the Police Mutual Aid Agreement between our two jurisdictions for
specific support as indicated in your request for mutual aid. With this activation, ACPD will continue its
close coordination with CPD in support of City law enforcement efforts related to the scheduled “Unite
the Right” event and any other matters arising on Saturday, August 12th. I am aware of the significant
planning and preparation work that has already occurred by and between our respective police
departments and others and am confident that reasonable measures are in place to assure the health,
safety and welfare of our community.
We value this opportunity to demonstrate together our commitment to cooperation and collaboration
in serving the public interest.
Doug
Douglas C. Walker
Interim County Executive
Albemarle County, Virginia
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.296-5841, Ext. 3400
Doug,
We greatly appreciate your thoughts and support as we prepare for what will be a challenging day for
our community.
Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the 1995 Police Mutual Aid Agreement I am formally requesting
the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department’s (ACPD) personnel on Saturday August 12,
2017. Our police department is requesting to utilize the ACPD’s personnel, with coordinated approval
by Chief Lantz and his command staff, to respond to calls for service within the City during the duration
of the events of the day. In consultation with Captain Sean Reeves of the ACPD, we are specifically
requesting that:
ACPD will provide 12 uniformed patrol officers who will be responsible for responding to
Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls for service (CFS) in the City of Charlottesville.
The 12 uniformed ACPD officers are responsible for answering CFS not related to the
protest/rally from 1100 hours to 1900 hours.
These 12 uniformed ACPD officers may be required to respond to CFS past 1900 hours, at the
request of CPD.
The 12 uniformed ACPD officers will not respond to CFS at McIntire, Justice, Emancipation, and
McGuffey Parks, as well as the area of the Downtown Mall and Pavilion.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field Force staged at the County Office
Building on McIntire Road (COB McIntire) in the event they are needed to assist CPD with the
planned rallies, protests and counter-protests. These assets will deploy at the request of CPD.
COB McIntire will be secured by ACPD personnel during the event, and the parking lots at this
location will be made available to all first responders during the event dates.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Doug Walker [mailto:dwalker3@albemarle.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 12:50 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Cc: Doug Walker; Amanda Farley; Greg Kamptner; Ron Lantz; Catlin, Lee
Subject: Police Mutual Aid Agreement - August 12th Rally
Maurice,
The Albemarle County Police Department is prepared to provide support to the Charlottesville Police
Department pursuant to the governing Police Mutual Aid Agreement between our two jurisdictions. I
understand that Chief Lantz and Chief Thomas have established a clear understanding of the specific
nature of that support including how and when such assistance will be provided. To this end, I believe
protocol calls for the City Manager, in this case, to request activation of the Agreement as was done in
advance of the July 8th event. Once that request is received, activation of the Police Mutual Aid
Agreement will be acknowledged by the County. I know this may be a very small detail in a much bigger
operational endeavor but do want to be sure that we don’t miss an opportunity on the front end to
clarify the legal basis of our mutual aid and law enforcement support.
Regardless of our formal protocols, please know that Albemarle County stands ready to support our
shared interest in public safety. Please let me know how else we can seek to collaborate in this regard.
Doug
Douglas C. Walker
Interim County Executive
Albemarle County, Virginia
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.296-5841, Ext. 3400
From: Doug Walker
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:30 AM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Amanda Farley; Greg Kamptner; Ron Lantz; Catlin, Lee; Thomas, Al; Brown, Craig; Doug
Walker
Subject: RE: Police Mutual Aid Agreement - August 12th Rally
Maurice,
This is to acknowledge activation of the Police Mutual Aid Agreement between our two jurisdictions for
specific support as indicated in your request for mutual aid. With this activation, ACPD will continue its
close coordination with CPD in support of City law enforcement efforts related to the scheduled “Unite
the Right” event and any other matters arising on Saturday, August 12th. I am aware of the significant
planning and preparation work that has already occurred by and between our respective police
departments and others and am confident that reasonable measures are in place to assure the health,
safety and welfare of our community.
We value this opportunity to demonstrate together our commitment to cooperation and collaboration
in serving the public interest.
Doug
Douglas C. Walker
Interim County Executive
Albemarle County, Virginia
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.296-5841, Ext. 3400
Doug,
We greatly appreciate your thoughts and support as we prepare for what will be a challenging day for
our community.
Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the 1995 Police Mutual Aid Agreement I am formally requesting
the assistance of the Albemarle County Police Department’s (ACPD) personnel on Saturday August 12,
2017. Our police department is requesting to utilize the ACPD’s personnel, with coordinated approval
by Chief Lantz and his command staff, to respond to calls for service within the City during the duration
of the events of the day. In consultation with Captain Sean Reeves of the ACPD, we are specifically
requesting that:
ACPD will provide 12 uniformed patrol officers who will be responsible for responding to
Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls for service (CFS) in the City of Charlottesville.
The 12 uniformed ACPD officers are responsible for answering CFS not related to the
protest/rally from 1100 hours to 1900 hours.
These 12 uniformed ACPD officers may be required to respond to CFS past 1900 hours, at the
request of CPD.
The 12 uniformed ACPD officers will not respond to CFS at McIntire, Justice, Emancipation, and
McGuffey Parks, as well as the area of the Downtown Mall and Pavilion.
ACPD will have the ACPD SWAT Team and ACPD Mobile Field Force staged at the County Office
Building on McIntire Road (COB McIntire) in the event they are needed to assist CPD with the
planned rallies, protests and counter-protests. These assets will deploy at the request of CPD.
COB McIntire will be secured by ACPD personnel during the event, and the parking lots at this
location will be made available to all first responders during the event dates.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Maurice,
The Albemarle County Police Department is prepared to provide support to the Charlottesville Police
Department pursuant to the governing Police Mutual Aid Agreement between our two jurisdictions. I
understand that Chief Lantz and Chief Thomas have established a clear understanding of the specific
nature of that support including how and when such assistance will be provided. To this end, I believe
protocol calls for the City Manager, in this case, to request activation of the Agreement as was done in
advance of the July 8th event. Once that request is received, activation of the Police Mutual Aid
Agreement will be acknowledged by the County. I know this may be a very small detail in a much bigger
operational endeavor but do want to be sure that we don’t miss an opportunity on the front end to
clarify the legal basis of our mutual aid and law enforcement support.
Regardless of our formal protocols, please know that Albemarle County stands ready to support our
shared interest in public safety. Please let me know how else we can seek to collaborate in this regard.
Doug
Douglas C. Walker
Interim County Executive
Albemarle County, Virginia
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.296-5841, Ext. 3400
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 12:53 PM
To: Galvin, Kathy
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Kuknyo, Diane; Erika Viccelio; Cathy Smith Train;
Barbara Hutchinson; Rice, Paige
Subject: Re: Postpone the early childcare agenda item
Kathy, thanks. This is fine with me. Looping Paige so she can address in our agenda drafts. Thanks again.
Mike
>
> That said, since I was the city councilor who requested this council agenda item in the first place, I now request
on behalf of our DSS staff and community partners that we postpone the August 21 presentation until further
notice. This group with convene again in late September, so it is not being put on a back burner; more like a slow
cooker.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Best,
> Kathy
> Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
> Charlottesville City Councilor
>
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:02 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Dickler, Miriam
CC: Murphy, Mike
Subject: RE: Potential retirees
Mr. Mayor,
There have been plenty of emails sent from numerous people around the country during the last 18
months declaring they are not coming to or shopping in Charlottesville because of “perceptions” related
to recent decisions by the City or recent events (removal of statues, sanctuary city declarations or rallies
held by the KKK). No one is doubting the need to develop a way to re-frame the narrative after this
Saturday however we need to strike a careful balance between communicating to our local public during
the next four days and engaging in a marketing campaign after Saturday’s event.
Charlottesville is not the only city that has had to endure this type of an event. New Orleans, Portland
and Berkeley have all had ugly scenes of violence in recent months. And as far as I can tell they have not
suffered irreversible damage as a result. I’m confident we will survive as well and will be able to tell our
impressive story in a positive way.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Miriam, you said in our meeting yesterday that you did not feel that these events were hurting
our reputation. The email below belies that idea and highlights the urgency of a broader strategic
image effort, as we are working on with the new project soon to get underway. I hope we can be
on the same page about this as Council shares this concern as well.
My husband and I were in your beautiful community this past year looking at
Charlottesville as a potential place to retire in order to be near our children who
live in the D.C. area. Imagine our consternation in discovering that the
Charlottesville area is home to so many white supremacists and that they will be
holding a public rally this weekend. While we acknowledge their legal right to do
so, and applaud your efforts to move forward away from that history and to work
toward a more inclusive community, we will not be retiring in Charlottesville.
Sincerely,
Christine Webb
Albany, Oregon
Retromom@gmail
Mr. Jones:
Thanks for your note. I agree 100% with what you write. However, your note is belied by the alarming
conversation we had yesterday, where Miriam attempted to block the hiring of this firm, stated that she
would not communicate with them on Saturday, stated that she would rather have a positive Daily
Progress story than a positive USA Today one (as if the two are mutually exclusive), stated that this
whole thing should somehow be Council's responsibility (though we only received talking points, after a
week's delay, last night), stated that the only message that she was prepared to off on 8/12 was about
public safety, offered no specifics about being able to pitch or develop any other stories, stated that she
is an expert on crisis communications and did not need help, and admitted that July 8 did not go well, but
offered no suggestions of what could have been done differently.
This bordered on insubordination, as it contradicted both your consent to a PR firm and Council's clear
desire for one, and was exhausting for me to deal with, as the typical response from anyone being
offered special expertise help in an unusual situation (such as when I bring in outside counsel in my
professional job, for instance), is to welcome the assistance.
And it further helped explain the remarkable passivity from our communications shop in recent weeks,
despite urgent pressing from nearly every Councilor for more proactive, creative, and energetic
communications.
I don't want to add this onto your pile, but it was really an alarming conversation. At the end, Miriam
agreed to work with the firm only on the condition that they do not contact her directly on August 12 and
that they primarily work with Councilors.
I cannot understand the defensiveness and turf consciousness, as we should be all in this together, and
as a city of 50,000 people clearly does not (nor should have) the staffing to handle two international-
media scrums in less than 2 months. While Miriam seemed to think that her communications approach
would enhance public safety, the response from the Councilors I spoke with afterward is that it will do
the opposite. See the concerning letter from the NDRA today complaining about not having received a
single word of guidance, with the event now three days away.
Again, nobody should take this personally. I would not expect Miriam to be able to do much more than
handle incoming and deal with drinking from a firehose, even with the team of PIOs she'll have. But to
actively fight back against expert help, particularly when it's desired by the governing body and assented
to by the City Manager, and when it is affordable, was both confounding and not in the best interests of
the City.
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Mr. Mayor,
There have been plenty of emails sent from numerous people around the country during the last 18
months declaring they are not coming to or shopping in Charlottesville because of “perceptions” related
to recent decisions by the City or recent events (removal of statues, sanctuary city declarations or rallies
held by the KKK). No one is doubting the need to develop a way to re-frame the narrative after this
Saturday however we need to strike a careful balance between communicating to our local public during
the next four days and engaging in a marketing campaign after Saturday’s event.
Charlottesville is not the only city that has had to endure this type of an event. New Orleans, Portland
and Berkeley have all had ugly scenes of violence in recent months. And as far as I can tell they have not
suffered irreversible damage as a result. I’m confident we will survive as well and will be able to tell our
impressive story in a positive way.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Miriam, you said in our meeting yesterday that you did not feel that these events were hurting
our reputation. The email below belies that idea and highlights the urgency of a broader strategic
image effort, as we are working on with the new project soon to get underway. I hope we can be
on the same page about this as Council shares this concern as well.
My husband and I were in your beautiful community this past year looking at
Charlottesville as a potential place to retire in order to be near our children who
live in the D.C. area. Imagine our consternation in discovering that the
Charlottesville area is home to so many white supremacists and that they will be
holding a public rally this weekend. While we acknowledge their legal right to do
so, and applaud your efforts to move forward away from that history and to work
toward a more inclusive community, we will not be retiring in Charlottesville.
Sincerely,
Christine Webb
Albany, Oregon
Retromom@gmail
Mr. Mayor,
I had emailed Emil this morning to schedule a phone call this afternoon. We chatted at 2:00. Emil and Leslie will
both be here in Charlottesville tomorrow. We plan to meet in person then.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:16 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Powell Tate
Maurice, Mike - I have been handling the Powell Tate relationship myself so far but really think it would be better
for them to have additional direction from the top of the government, i.e. Maurice as well. It is very confusing to
them who they are working for, and I can't speak, for instance, on the services they can offer CPD (which are
substantial) not only on positive messages but on responding to crisis situations. I hope that you all will reach out to
them separate from me. Thanks.
Mike
> On Aug 10, 2017, at 2:45 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> Mr. Mayor,
>
> I had emailed Emil this morning to schedule a phone call this afternoon. We chatted at 2:00. Emil and Leslie will
both be here in Charlottesville tomorrow. We plan to meet in person then.
>
> All the Best,
> Maurice
>
> Maurice Jones
> City Manager
> City of Charlottesville
> (434) 970-3101
> www.charlottesville.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Signer, Mike
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:16 AM
> To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
> Subject: Powell Tate
>
> Maurice, Mike - I have been handling the Powell Tate relationship myself so far but really think it would be better
for them to have additional direction from the top of the government, i.e. Maurice as well. It is very confusing to
them who they are working for, and I can't speak, for instance, on the services they can offer CPD (which are
substantial) not only on positive messages but on responding to crisis situations. I hope that you all will reach out to
them separate from me. Thanks.
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 4:10 PM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam; ehill@webershandwick.com
Subject: Re: Press conference
It's moved to 6 now but lots undecided. Should know more shortly.
> On Aug 12, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Rice, Paige <ricep@charlottesville.org> wrote:
>
> Let me know what you need from me. I'm fully operational from home w/City computer. Text is best, as
voicemails have been crashing my email.
>
> Paige Rice
> Clerk of Council
> (434) 970-3113
>
>> On Aug 12, 2017, at 3:36 PM, Signer, Mike <msigner@charlottesville.org> wrote:
>>
>> Paige, I think you or Maurice needs to invite Council to a press conference that will be held at Zehmer Hall at 6
pm. Also notice a meeting. Maurice will clarify with you. Thanks.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
From: Bellamy, Wes
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 4:29 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Press Conference
I'll be there.
Wes Bellamy
Vice-Mayor, City of Charlottesville
Sent From My iPhone, Please Excuse Any Typos
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk
about today's events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council
Chambers at City Hall. This is highly confidential. We will not be sending out
information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the number of protestors who
may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd. If you plan
to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
> On Aug 12, 2017, at 4:12 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> Council,
>
> We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's events. We are
now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly confidential. We will not be
sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the number of protestors who may attend. Once it
comes out on social media it may attract a crowd. If you plan to attend please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maurice
>
>
>
> Sent with Good (www.good.com)
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:04 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig
Subject: RE: Press Conference
Council,
We have learned that a helicopter has crashed in Albemarle County. We believe it was one of the
VSP choppers.
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd.
If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
The location of the press conference has moved yet again, this time to the Lane Auditorium at
the County Office Building. At 6:00. Please let me know if you received this email.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
We have learned that a helicopter has crashed in Albemarle County. We believe it was one of the
VSP choppers.
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd.
If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
We have learned that a helicopter has crashed in Albemarle County. We believe it was one of the
VSP choppers.
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd.
If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
We have learned that a helicopter has crashed in Albemarle County. We believe it was one of the
VSP choppers.
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd.
If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
The location of the press conference has moved yet again, this time to the Lane
Auditorium at the County Office Building. At 6:00. Please let me know if you
received this email.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk
about today's events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council
Chambers at City Hall. This is highly confidential. We will not be sending out
information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the number of protestors who
may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a crowd. If you plan
to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 5:17 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council; Thomas, Al; Brown, Craig; Dickler, Miriam; Murphy, Mike; Beauregard, Leslie
Subject: Re: Press Conference
Hello Maurice,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Just checking in on thoughts about a press conference today. I'm all set for one and planning on 3:30 or
4 p.m. or whenever works (I've got an interview at 3 p.m. that also could be moved).
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 2:10 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW); Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT); Dickler, Miriam;
Brown, Craig
CC: Rice, Paige
Subject: RE: Press conference?
Stating the obvious, but Emil and Leslie, the court hearing is at 2:30 p.m. so please we should be
prepared to talk about both scenarios of winning and losing (assuming the court has announced by
then). Including City Attorney Craig Brown here as he should probably be involved in anything we say at
4:30 related to the case.
Thanks,
Mike
Just checking in on thoughts about a press conference today. I'm all set for one and planning on 3:30 or
4 p.m. or whenever works (I've got an interview at 3 p.m. that also could be moved).
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 5:14 PM
To: Brown, Craig; Signer, Mike; Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW); Lake, Leslie (WAS-PWT); Dickler,
Miriam
CC: Rice, Paige
Subject: RE: Press conference?
Thanks Craig.
Stating the obvious, but Emil and Leslie, the court hearing is at 2:30 p.m. so please we should be
prepared to talk about both scenarios of winning and losing (assuming the court has announced by
then). Including City Attorney Craig Brown here as he should probably be involved in anything we say at
4:30 related to the case.
Thanks,
Mike
Just checking in on thoughts about a press conference today. I'm all set for one and planning on 3:30 or
4 p.m. or whenever works (I've got an interview at 3 p.m. that also could be moved).
Thanks,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 4:20 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Press Conference
Is this instead of the 430 press conference that Leslie Lake mentioned before?
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
> On Aug 12, 2017, at 4:12 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> Council,
>
> We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's events. We are
now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly confidential. We will not be
sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the number of protestors who may attend. Once it
comes out on social media it may attract a crowd. If you plan to attend please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Maurice
>
>
>
> Sent with Good (www.good.com)
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 4:25 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Press Conference
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
Yes.
Is this instead of the 430 press conference that Leslie Lake mentioned before?
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
Ah.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
Yeah, I sent this at 3:56 but there was a problem with delivery apparently.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
Yes.
Is this instead of the 430 press conference that Leslie Lake mentioned before?
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
I’ll be there.
Bob
Council,
We are tentatively planning a press conference for this evening at 6:00 pm to talk about today's
events. We are now planning to hold it in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. This is highly
confidential. We will not be sending out information about the presser until 5:30 to limit the
number of protestors who may attend. Once it comes out on social media it may attract a
crowd. If you plan to attend please let me know.
Thanks.
Maurice
Just adding one additional note: Katie Couric will be here Thursday through Saturday for a National
Geographic documentary that will be coming out next spring on the effort to address history here. She
will be interviewing me tomorrow (Thursday) for a couple of hours. I just talked with our clerk of council
Paige, cc'd here, and she says that Ms. Couric might be interested in coming to this on Saturday and also
covering UVA's efforts. I just wanted to highlight that element as it might be of particular interest given
the University's impressive efforts with the Reflective Conversations program.
Anthony, Paige can further connect you with Ms. Couric's team.
Thanks,
Mike
This chain includes relevant parties at the City, the University, the Clergy Collective, and the Police
Department.
All, Emil Hill of Weber Shandwick is helping the City with short-term PR needs. In a conversation this
afternoon, Emil's strong suggestion is that we should do press availability on Saturday morning, perhaps
at 10 a.m. to set the stage for the press both on the City and community's efforts and to start telling our
story for beyond 8/12.
At the availability, the speakers would provide brief and direct information to the public about:
1) the Police Department's approach to balancing public safety and freedom of expression over the day
(with Chief Thomas or a deputy speaking),
2) the City's viewpoint on the weeks ahead, healing, and civility (with myself speaking),
3) information about UVA's "Reflective Conversations" that would be happening that afternoon (with
Louis Nelson or someone else speaking), and
4) information about the Clergy Collective's efforts (with Pastor Dr. Alvin Edwards speaking).
This would be quick, 3 minutes each, with no questions. For various reasons, Emil suggested that we
do the event at the University instead of CitySpace on the downtown mall. We should be wrapped up
by 10:30 a.m. at the latest.
Pat, Anthony, and Louis: there were initial discussions about using Robertson Hall, which I believe can
fit 190 people. But we would not need nearly that many as this would primarily be press. Please advise
on whether this or another Grounds location could be provided and any other constraints that would
maximize comfort.
Emily also suggested doing a quick conference call about this on Thursday or Friday with participants, to
get on the same page.
Thank you,
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
--
Alvin Edwards, Ph.D
Senior Pastor
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 1:02 PM
To: Council; Dickler, Miriam; Brown, Craig
Subject: RE: Press Release and Press Conference from Unite the Right Organizers
Council,
We are increasingly concerned about the Kessler press conference. We still have the support of
the VSP and our regional partners and we know the numbers will be smaller than yesterday but
we are hearing that some groups are coming to support and protest the presser. We're just not
sure of the numbers but we are preparing for a large crowd.
FYI
JASON KESSLER
jason@unityandsecurity.org
Charlottesville, Virginia – Jason Kessler, the organizer of the “Unite the Right”
rally, has disavowed the political violence that resulted in the death of at least one
person and the injuries of many others.
“The blame for today’s violence is primarily the result of the Charlottesville
government officials and the law enforcement officers which failed to maintain
law and order by protecting the First Amendment rights of the participants of the
‘Unite the Right’ rally,” Kessler said. “We networked with law enforcement
officials and safety arrangements were made months ago, but despite this, the
Charlottesville Police Department not only failed to act per the plan but
exacerbated the violence: they did not separate the demonstrators and counter-
demonstrators, they were poorly underequipped for the situation, they stood idly
by when violent counter-protesters attacked the participants of the rally and then
they forced our demonstrators out of Lee Park and into a melee with Antifa.”
“Charlottesville violated the federal court’s order by shutting down the rally at
Lee Park after left-wing agitators began throwing bricks at us,” Kessler
said. “Our right to free speech was violated when the police officers acquiesced
to the unconstitutional ‘heckler’s veto’ raised by our detractors.”
“Due to the police not maintaining order, many people were hurt,” Kessler
added. “The media is not showing who instigated the violence.”
Regards,
John - I am cc-ing your e-mail to our Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy and our Housing
Program Coordinator, Stacy Pethia, for their response to your question. - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
I understand there are laws regarding how many unrelated people can live in a
single residence. Can you more fully explain these laws to me? What is the
purpose of these laws?
Thanks for your help! I look forward to hearing back from you.
Hello,
I haven't heard back yet ... any word on the mayor's availability for tomorrow
(Fri.) morning at 9:05?
Thank you,
Trey Yeatts
iHeartMedia Richmond
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Hello,
I produce the morning news program on WRVA in Richmond and I'm hoping that
either Maurice Jones or Mike Signer can join us Friday at 9:05 AM to discuss the
preparations for the weekend's events. It would be a five-to-ten minute phone
interview.
Thanks,
Trey Yeatts
Executive Producer, The Jimmy Barrett Show
NewsRadio 1140 WRVA
iHeartMedia Richmond
3245 Basie Road; Richmond, VA 23228
804 690 6370
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:23 AM
To: Signer, Mike
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Rice, Paige
Subject: RE: Radio interview Friday AM?
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Hello,
I haven't heard back yet ... any word on the mayor's availability for tomorrow
(Fri.) morning at 9:05?
Thank you,
Trey Yeatts
iHeartMedia Richmond
**************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
Office 434.970.3129
Cell 434.260.2433
Hello,
I produce the morning news program on WRVA in Richmond and I'm hoping that
either Maurice Jones or Mike Signer can join us Friday at 9:05 AM to discuss the
preparations for the weekend's events. It would be a five-to-ten minute phone
interview.
Trey Yeatts
Executive Producer, The Jimmy Barrett Show
NewsRadio 1140 WRVA
iHeartMedia Richmond
3245 Basie Road; Richmond, VA 23228
804 690 6370
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:25 PM
To: Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam
Subject: RE: Rally Update
Council,
Unless it is already public information released through our Communications Office please keep the
information in the document I sent confidential.
Thanks.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:27 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: RE: Rally Update
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
FYI
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:27 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Re: Rally Update
Hello Maurice,
Many thanks for the clarification and for this comprehensive strategy.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
Thanks.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We
will update this rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I
on Thursday or Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1
meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily
Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Bob Fenwick
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:41 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Council
CC: Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Re: Rally Update
Maurice,
Appreciate it. Slot me in when it’s convenient and I’ll move my work around.
Bob 981-2298
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:56 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Rice, Paige
Subject: Re: Rally Update
Hi Maurice,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We
will update this rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I
on Thursday or Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1
meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily
Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We will update this
rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I on Thursday or
Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1 meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley
from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
--
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Council
h: 434-984-4022
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:22 AM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Dickler, Miriam; Rice, Paige
Subject: Re: Rally Update
Council,
I have attached a memo with the latest information on prep for Saturday’s events. We
will update this rundown each day leading up to the weekend.
I would also like to offer you the opportunity for you to meet with Chief Thomas and I
on Thursday or Friday to provide a face to face update. I envision these being 2-2-1
meetings. I will ask Terry Bentley from my office to coordinate with Paige and Emily
Lantz from the Chief’s office.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Leslie, I’m sharing this request with Ruth Riley in our district office. I don’t think he will be
able to attend but wanted to run it pass him one more time.
Thanks
Michael
I wanted to update you on plans for the Aug. 12 alt-right rally in Charlottesville. I spoke with
the Mayor this morning and the city is consumed with safety issues, as the projections of
numbers mount for alt-right sympathizers and counter-protests. The need for a major figure of
hope and unity is greater than ever. Khizr Khan will participate, and Governor McAuliffe has
volunteered to participate. I’m told the Governor is inviting Jesse Jackson. Dr. Cornel West
will be in town Friday night as part of the Clergy Collective’s call for 1000 faith leaders to
come to Charlottesville in opposition to the alt-right.
I write in hopes that no news from you is good news, and that we might still hear that
Congressman Lewis will come to Charlottesville that Saturday. We will work with whatever
time his schedule allows. The alt-right rally will be held from 12 – 5, and a unity event could
happen before or during those hours.
I look forward to hearing from you, with hope that he will help us turn the corner on hate,
Leslie
President
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.984.9801
434.977.7757
lbowman@monticello.org
www.monticello.org
Ms. Bowman, we will share this request with Congressman Lewis and get back in touch with
you asap.
Thank you,
Michael
You have already done us the immense honor of visiting Monticello and drawing on Thomas
Jefferson’s powerful aspiration for equality as well as his failure to confront and release the
nation from the abominable sin of slavery. It is at once, the best and worst of America.
I am reaching out to you today on another matter. White nationalists have targeted the city of
Charlottesville, VA for demonstrations opposing the community’s decision to remove the
1920’s statue of General Robert E. Lee. We have already endured the ignominy of the Ku Klux
Klan rally on July 8th. But a far bigger rally is planned for Aug. 12, mounted by Richard
Spencer and the Alt-right.
I write you now to ask if you could consider coming to Charlottesville on the morning of that
rally on Aug. 12, to offer a speech and stand with Mayor Mike Signer, and a coalition of
community organizations who are deeply committed to making Charlottesville among the first
cities to meet this with a resolve to turn the corner on hate in America. We are also inviting
Rev. William Barber and other key leaders to join us in Charlottesville.
If your schedule is incompatible, we understand of course, and will seek other advocates for
equality. If you could even consider it, I will put you in touch with Mayor Signer so you can
learn more about his vision to hold a press conference that morning, launching “a year of living
democracy”, drawing and building on efforts already in place at Monticello, UVA, and the
community, to illuminate the mistakes of our past and chart a future closer to Jefferson’s
immortal words in the Declaration.
With admiration,
Leslie
President
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.984.9801
434.977.7757
lbowman@monticello.org
www.monticello.org
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 10:16 AM
To: Rice, Paige
CC: Council; Chip Boyles
Subject: Re: Route 29 / Hydraulic Road update
Many thanks Paige, as well as thanks to Chip Boyles for arranging this important meeting.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
City council representative on the Hydraulic Planning Advisory Panel (HPAP)
>
> Paige Rice
> Clerk of Council
> Charlottesville, Virginia
> clerk@charlottesville.org
> (434) 970-3113
>
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 5:20 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam; Council
Subject: RE: STATEMENT FOR YOUR USE
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Council –
Per your request, I have written up the below statement for you to use as you see fit. Maurice has
reviewed this as well and will be sharing some events of which we are aware that you may include at
your discretion.
Thank you.
Miriam
“As we approach August 12, we recognize that there is a good deal of tension and trepidation
surrounding the events of that day.
We urge the community to find alternate events on August 12. Many groups in Charlottesville are
planning events during the day to educate, entertain and build relationships. Please consider attending
some of this programming.
To those who plan to participate in these demonstrations or counter-demonstrations - you have a right
to do so - peacefully. Saturday is set to be a day in which people with strongly held beliefs gather in the
same place. It is our hope that, when they come together, they do so with a mind toward nonviolence
and community.
Charlottesville Police and their law enforcement partners have been working together for many weeks
to prepare for August 12. We are grateful for the work that they have done and continue to do.
Charlottesville has much to be proud of, and these contentious days are only a part of our
story. Together, we will continue to write our history. We have faith that our story will continue to be
one of a community that is filled with respectful dialogue and thoughtful individuals.”
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Beautiful! I'm so grateful for the last paragraph, especially. Thanks so much Miriam
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council –
Per your request, I have written up the below statement for you to use as you see
fit. Maurice has reviewed this as well and will be sharing some events of which we are
aware that you may include at your discretion.
Thank you.
Miriam
“As we approach August 12, we recognize that there is a good deal of tension and
trepidation surrounding the events of that day.
We urge the community to find alternate events on August 12. Many groups in
Charlottesville are planning events during the day to educate, entertain and build
relationships. Please consider attending some of this programming.
Charlottesville Police and their law enforcement partners have been working together
for many weeks to prepare for August 12. We are grateful for the work that they have
done and continue to do.
Charlottesville has much to be proud of, and these contentious days are only a part of
our story. Together, we will continue to write our history. We have faith that our story
will continue to be one of a community that is filled with respectful dialogue and
thoughtful individuals.”
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Council,
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Per your request, I have written up the below statement for you to use as you see
fit. Maurice has reviewed this as well and will be sharing some events of which we are
aware that you may include at your discretion.
Thank you.
Miriam
“As we approach August 12, we recognize that there is a good deal of tension and
trepidation surrounding the events of that day.
We urge the community to find alternate events on August 12. Many groups in
Charlottesville are planning events during the day to educate, entertain and build
relationships. Please consider attending some of this programming.
Charlottesville Police and their law enforcement partners have been working together
for many weeks to prepare for August 12. We are grateful for the work that they have
done and continue to do.
Charlottesville has much to be proud of, and these contentious days are only a part of
our story. Together, we will continue to write our history. We have faith that our story
will continue to be one of a community that is filled with respectful dialogue and
thoughtful individuals.”
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
He did a great job - particularly in managing and responding to the questions. Thanks! - Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
All –
Attached you will find Captain Mitchell’s statement from this afternoon as well as a list
of street closures and parking restrictions. I have put the map of closures at this link in
order to preserve file size.
Please DO NOT share that link, if it gets too many visits, Dropbox will boot me. Please
download it instead. The green lines indicate roads open to traffic. Red and blue lines
are where closures will be in place.
Thanks.
Miriam
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Thank you
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
All –
Attached you will find Captain Mitchell’s statement from this afternoon
as well as a list of street closures and parking restrictions. I have put the
map of closures at this link in order to preserve file size.
Please DO NOT share that link, if it gets too many visits, Dropbox will
boot me. Please download it instead. The green lines indicate roads
open to traffic. Red and blue lines are where closures will be in place.
Thanks.
Miriam
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Here's mine:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10155547064030629&id=51200715628
I am getting requests for the statements to be posted online. Is it possible for you all to
send me what you read earlier?
Thanks!
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Here’s mine.
Good afternoon everyone, thank you for coming out today. Chief Thomas, Mayor Signer and I will just
be making statements this afternoon but there will be plenty of information sent out to the media
and the public during the course of the next couple of days.
On May 30, Mr. Jason Kessler applied for a permit to hold a demonstration in Emancipation Park on
August 12. We have given considerable thought and attention to Mr. Kessler’s application. The size
and nature of the demonstration have evolved considerably since the time of Mr. Kessler’s
application. Based on information provided to me by law enforcement officials, the City has decided
to approve Mr. Kessler’s application for a permit to hold a demonstration on the day and at the times
requested, provided that he use McIntire Park, rather than Emancipation Park, for the demonstration.
There is no doubt that Mr. Kessler has a First Amendment right to hold a demonstration and to
express his views. Nor is there any doubt that we, as a City, have an obligation to protect those rights,
the people who seek to exercise them, and the broader community in which they do. We have
determined that we cannot do all of these things effectively if the demonstration is held in
Emancipation Park.
The City has serious concerns about ensuring the safety of the expected demonstrators in
Emancipation Park, expected counter-demonstrators and the public, and to protect against public and
private property damage, among other concerns. We believe that the proposal to move the
demonstration to McIntire Park strikes an appropriate balance between Mr. Kessler’s right to organize
a demonstration, on the one hand, and the City’s obligations to maintain public safety and protect
public and private property, on the other.
Finally, I would remind everyone who plans to participate in these demonstrations or counter-
demonstrations that you have a right to do so peacefully. You have no right to incite violence or to
compromise public safety. I urge everyone to be safe and respectful. We are proud of this
community, and we will protect it.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
Thanks!
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council –
The statements made at the press conference today are online here:
http://www.charlottesville.org/Home/Components/News/News/8406/635.
Miriam
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Victoria, thanks for this. I'm looping three other people on City staff - our Assistant City
Manager Mike Murphy, Communications Director Miriam Dickler, and City Attorney Craig
Brown.
Thanks again,
Mike
Hi all,
Here is a Master Service Agreement and a proposed SOW against the budget outlined
below. By way of introduction, I am also cc’ing two of my colleagues Emil Hill and John
Files who will be working on this as well. Emil will be able to be onsite on the 12th (and
the 11th, if need be, as outlined in the SOW).
Let us know if this meets your needs. If so, we’d like to plan a call for Monday to get
started.
Victoria
Victoria Baxter
Senior Vice President/Management Supervisor
T 202-585-2128
C 202-262-5065
Evbaxter@webershandwick.com
W www.webershandwick.com
Weber Shandwick, 733 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
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Leslie, thanks for this. Victoria and Paul, nice to virtually meet you. My wife
Emily Blout, CC'd here, is a professor of media studies at UVA and volunteer to
my office. She will call you this morning regarding developing a proposal we can
receive hopefully by noon. Our clerk Paige Rice can also help with the
proposal. Please note that our City Manager Maurice Jones, also CC'd here,
advises that the proposal cannot exceed $10,000 per our contracting rules.
Thank you,
Mike
Leslie
Dear Victoria,
We had a phone call with Mayor Mike Signer an hour ago. We've
encouraged him to reach out to you for a proposal on crisis
support. See the suggested scope I sent him below.
Happy to discuss, am in a meeting until 5 but call Alex Ball if you
need me sooner.
Ann
Best,
Ann
Leslie, thanks for this. Victoria and Paul, nice to virtually meet you. My wife Emily Blout,
CC'd here, is a professor of media studies at UVA and volunteer to my office. She will call you
this morning regarding developing a proposal we can receive hopefully by noon. Our clerk
Paige Rice can also help with the proposal. Please note that our City Manager Maurice Jones,
also CC'd here, advises that the proposal cannot exceed $10,000 per our contracting rules.
Thank you,
Mike
Thanks Leslie. We’re happy to be a resource here and appreciate that this is quick
moving situation. We will look for an email or call from the mayor’s office so we can
better clarity on where we could potentially be most helpful to them and discuss
resourcing further.
Leslie
Dear Victoria,
We had a phone call with Mayor Mike Signer an hour ago. We've encouraged
him to reach out to you for a proposal on crisis support. See the suggested scope
I sent him below.
Happy to discuss, am in a meeting until 5 but call Alex Ball if you need me
sooner.
Ann
We recommend Victoria Baxter and her colleague who specializes in crisis planning,
John Files. Victoria's email is VBaxter@webershandwick.com and John is
jfiles@powelltate.com.
Best,
Ann
Thanks, Mike -- there may still be a path forward but I will need to ask some questions to someone on
the phone first. I just left a voicemail for Victoria. Anyone can call me at 434-284-2588. Thanks.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Good afternoon. Our staff has given your proposal a great deal of consideration, and we are not
prepared to go forward at this time. Based on the dollar amount of your proposal, and the type of
service, I believe the City of Charlottesville would be obligated to solicit additional quotes. In addition,
our Director of Communications will be coordinating a team of up to 10 PIOs on the day of the
event. Our local and State partners have been working together for a number of weeks and it would be
very challenging to onboard new team members at this time. We are very appreciative of your interest
and we will make you aware if we are soliciting quotes for this type of service.
Mik
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
From: Hill, Emil (WAS-WSW) [mailto:ehill@webershandwick.com]
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:49 AM
To: Signer, Mike; Baxter, Victoria (WAS-WSW); Jones, Maurice; CLERK OF COUNCIL; Murphy, Mike;
Brown, Craig
Cc: Massey, Paul (WAS-WSW); anntaylor49@gmail.com; Files, John (WAS-WSW)
Subject: RE: Strategic Communications and Crisis Support
Thanks Emil: I am adding here two important people -- Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy and City
Attorney Craig Brown. I am removing Leslie Bowman and Emily Blout to keep this a communication
between your firm and City personnel. I know that Mike was working over the weekend on how we can
work with an outside firm and on this timeline given our contracting rules. Given the number of other
things going on today, he and Miriam are probably your best bet for receiving an answer on your
questions below.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi all,
Here is a Master Service Agreement and a proposed SOW against the budget outlined below. By way of
introduction, I am also cc’ing two of my colleagues Emil Hill and John Files who will be working on this as
well. Emil will be able to be onsite on the 12th (and the 11th, if need be, as outlined in the SOW).
Let us know if this meets your needs. If so, we’d like to plan a call for Monday to get started.
Victoria
Victoria Baxter
Senior Vice President/Management Supervisor
T 202-585-2128
C 202-262-5065
E vbaxter@webershandwick.com
W www.webershandwick.com
Weber Shandwick, 733 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Thank you,
Mike
Thanks Leslie. We’re happy to be a resource here and appreciate that this is quick
moving situation. We will look for an email or call from the mayor’s office so we can
better clarity on where we could potentially be most helpful to them and discuss
resourcing further.
Leslie
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Ann Taylor" <anntaylor49@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 3, 2017 2:36 PM
Subject: Fwd: Strategic Communications and Crisis Support
To: <vbaxter@webershandwick.com>, "Leslie Greene Bowman"
<lesliegreenebowman@gmail.com>, "Alex Ball" <alexandra.ball88@gmail.com>
Cc:
Dear Victoria,
We had a phone call with Mayor Mike Signer an hour ago. We've encouraged
him to reach out to you for a proposal on crisis support. See the suggested scope I
sent him below.
Happy to discuss, am in a meeting until 5 but call Alex Ball if you need me
sooner.
Ann
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ann Taylor <anntaylor49@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Strategic Communications and Crisis Support
To: Leslie Greene Bowman <lesliegreenebowman@gmail.com>, Joshua DuBois
<joshua@valuespartnerships.com>, bandrews@valuespartnerships.com,
msigner@charlottesville.org, ricep@charlottesville.org
Utilizing the City's social and digital media monitoring information, provide
recommendations for local media outreach and national digital activations
(including Twitter, Reddit, etc. and redirecting audiences to social
media/sponsored ads supporting the City’s positive messages.)
We recommend Victoria Baxter and her colleague who specializes in crisis planning,
John Files. Victoria's email is VBaxter@webershandwick.com and John is
jfiles@powelltate.com.
Best,
Ann
Thanks Emil: I am adding here two important people -- Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy and City
Attorney Craig Brown. I am removing Leslie Bowman and Emily Blout to keep this a communication
between your firm and City personnel. I know that Mike was working over the weekend on how we can
work with an outside firm and on this timeline given our contracting rules. Given the number of other
things going on today, he and Miriam are probably your best bet for receiving an answer on your
questions below.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi all,
Here is a Master Service Agreement and a proposed SOW against the budget outlined below. By way of
introduction, I am also cc’ing two of my colleagues Emil Hill and John Files who will be working on this as
well. Emil will be able to be onsite on the 12th (and the 11th, if need be, as outlined in the SOW).
Let us know if this meets your needs. If so, we’d like to plan a call for Monday to get started.
Victoria
Victoria Baxter
Senior Vice President/Management Supervisor
T 202-585-2128
C 202-262-5065
E vbaxter@webershandwick.com
W www.webershandwick.com
Weber Shandwick, 733 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Leslie, thanks for this. Victoria and Paul, nice to virtually meet you. My wife Emily Blout,
CC'd here, is a professor of media studies at UVA and volunteer to my office. She will call you
this morning regarding developing a proposal we can receive hopefully by noon. Our clerk
Paige Rice can also help with the proposal. Please note that our City Manager Maurice Jones,
also CC'd here, advises that the proposal cannot exceed $10,000 per our contracting rules.
Thank you,
Mike
Thanks Leslie. We’re happy to be a resource here and appreciate that this is quick
moving situation. We will look for an email or call from the mayor’s office so we can
better clarity on where we could potentially be most helpful to them and discuss
resourcing further.
Leslie
We had a phone call with Mayor Mike Signer an hour ago. We've encouraged
him to reach out to you for a proposal on crisis support. See the suggested scope I
sent him below.
Happy to discuss, am in a meeting until 5 but call Alex Ball if you need me
sooner.
Ann
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ann Taylor <anntaylor49@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Strategic Communications and Crisis Support
To: Leslie Greene Bowman <lesliegreenebowman@gmail.com>, Joshua DuBois
<joshua@valuespartnerships.com>, bandrews@valuespartnerships.com,
msigner@charlottesville.org, ricep@charlottesville.org
Advise on and assist with managing advance and day-of communications for
possible August 12 press conference or "unity" event featuring national and
state leaders;
Coordinate messages with community partners, as needed, including local
law enforcement, the County of Albemarle and the University of Virginia, and
local faith-based coalitions;
Utilizing the City's social and digital media monitoring information, provide
recommendations for local media outreach and national digital activations
(including Twitter, Reddit, etc. and redirecting audiences to social
media/sponsored ads supporting the City’s positive messages.)
We recommend Victoria Baxter and her colleague who specializes in crisis planning,
John Files. Victoria's email is VBaxter@webershandwick.com and John is
jfiles@powelltate.com.
Best,
Ann
Kate,
I remember that evening well and have always thought we missed, then and now, an
important opportunity to show a youngster that her government is for everybody. You have
raised a very important question. Giving the address verbally is really pointless since we let so
many out of area people speak and who knows if they are giving a true address? Once we get
past Aug 12 this will be one of a number of issues related to our present public climate that the
community will have to address.
Bob
Hello Councilors,
When my daughter was six, she wrote a letter to City Council and
was asked to read it during a meeting.
This was my first time in council chambers and I had a sick feeling
in my stomach when my daughter was asked to speak her home
address aloud on live TV.
Of course, we teach children never to give away their home
addresses! But in this case, it was required and broadcast to the
public.
I've had the exact same thought every time I've spoken or
observed others as they speak. In this crazy political time, many
are afraid, with good reason, to give away their home address.
Suggestion:
Would it be enough for people to show a license to the Clerk of
Court, who could then mark either "City" or "County?" Would
that give you the information you need? Why is this a requirement
at all?
Thank you, Kate Bennis
City of Charlottesville
--
Kate Bennis
Presentation Coach | Communication Coach
Nia Brown Belt, AEA, SAG, LCSW
Kate Bennis Coaching
Movius Consulting
434.906.4142
Kathy" <kgalvin@charlottesville.org>, "Bellamy, Wes"
<wbellamy@charlottesville.org>, "Szakos, Kristin"
<kszakos@charlottesville.org>, Bob Fenwick
<bfenwick@mindspring.com>, "Rice, Paige"
<ricep@charlottesville.org>, "CLERK OF COUNCIL"
<clerkofcouncil@charlottesville.org>, <clerk@charlottesville.org>
Subject: Street Address Requirement at City Council
Hello Councilors,
When my daughter was six, she wrote a letter
to City Council and was asked to read it
during a meeting.
This was my first time in council chambers
and I had a sick feeling in my stomach when
my daughter was asked to speak her home
address aloud on live TV.
Of course, we teach children never to give
away their home addresses! But in this case, it
was required and broadcast to the public.
I've had the exact same thought every time
I've spoken or observed others as they
speak. In this crazy political time, many are
afraid, with good reason, to give away their
home address.
Suggestion:
Would it be enough for people to show a
license to the Clerk of Court, who could then
mark either "City" or "County?" Would that
give you the information you need? Why is
this a requirement at all?
Thank you, Kate Bennis
City of Charlottesville
--
Kate Bennis
Presentation Coach | Communication Coach
Nia Brown Belt, AEA, SAG, LCSW
Kate Bennis Coaching
Movius Consulting
434.906.4142
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:24 PM
To: Dickler, Miriam; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Brown, Craig
CC: Shifflett, David
Subject: RE: Street Closures
Miriam I concur, we will have something ready for the 2:30 meeting.
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
In addition to the list of points I sent you a bit ago, I would like to put out information regarding
downtown street closures/other logistics today. Is it possible to do that? I believe that the public
discourse around Mr. Kessler holding his rally in Emancipation regardless/potential legal actions allow us
latitude to say something like,
“Recognizing that there is still the potential for large groups of people to be in downtown Charlottesville
in and around Emancipation Park on Saturday, August 12, the City of Charlottesville will be closing the
following streets beginning at 8:30am on Saturday morning as a precaution.”
We can also announce CAT detours and any other important safety information.
As you all know, this is stuff we need to get out yesterday/last week. I realize we have been hamstrung
and that we are in an unfamiliar position but we have got to put out some solid logistics for folks. Doing
so will go a long way to calming some nerves in the community.
Thoughts?
*****************************************
Miriam I. Dickler
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville, Virginia
cell: 434.260.2433
work: 434.970.3129
dickler@charlottesville.org
Visit us online at www.charlottesville.org
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 8:25 AM
To: Baxter, Andrew; Thomas, Al; Murphy, Mike; Beauregard, Leslie
CC: Farole, Allison
Subject: RE: Sunday
Did we get a final number on injuries related to yesterday's events? I know we have the stats on
the people involved with the crash. But do we have others?
Good Morning,
We will start the day with a briefing at the EOC. The National Capital Region Incident
Management Team has assumed planning role at Fontaine. A significant presence of mutual aid
assets are still in our area.
We will develop Incident objectives for today. Areas of emphasis will include:
Ops plan
Demob plan
Behavioral health support
Documentation
Internal messaging
Be well,
Andrew
Sent with Good (www.good.com)
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 6:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council
Subject: Re: Talking Points for the Next Day or So
> On Aug 13, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Jones, Maurice <MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
>
> or
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 6:57 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Council
Subject: Re: Talking Points for the Next Day or So
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Council,
We have developed some talking points for your consideration if you feel compelled to
respond to reporters’ questions in the next 24 hours. We will be providing additional
details in the next day or so. I hope they help.
What the world saw yesterday in our city is not Charlottesville. The
hatemongers who traveled from other places around the country do not
represent us. They represent a worldview that, despite their declarations, is on
the brink of extinction. Although we support free speech and assembly our
community will to voice its opposition to the hate and violence that invaded our
City yesterday.
We mourn the loss of life in our community and pass along our condolences to
the families of - Heather Heyer, a resident of Charlottesville, who was standing
up to hate when she was mowed down in a vicious and despicable terrorist
attack. Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke Bates, who perished in the crash of a
Virginia State Helicopter. Our hearts are saddened by their deaths.
“Law Enforcement did respond to and break up various fights in and around
Emancipation Park prior to the unlawful assembly declaration. Once the unlawful
assembly was declared, we gave people sufficient opportunity to disperse. When
circumstances warranted, our officers moved back into the park to address those who
had not complied. Law Enforcement and National Guard personnel were staged
throughout the City for the remainder of the day for comprehensive response,
answering approximately 250 calls for service as well as addressing issues they observed
or were asked to assist with by the public.” – Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas
The Charlottesville Police Department was the lead agency with support of the Virginia
State Police and our other local partners. Officers responded to numerous physical
altercations in and around the Emancipation Park and the City. Video of some of the
responses can be found on the Virginia State Police Facebook page.
Unlawful Assembly
Once the unlawful assembly was declared we had a number of groups that were abiding
by the commands and leaving the area. The police wanted to give them time to
disperse without risking arrest
Obviously we are all grieving for the loss of life in our community yesterday. It was a
tragic day for Charlottesville. Considering the sheer size of the crowd we had in
Downtown, combined with the number of weapons in and around Emancipation Park
and the tension between many of the protestors I believe our police department, along
with the Virginia State Police, managed a highly volatile situation with great
professionalism and skill. They balanced the rights of everyone involved with the
general public safety of our community under trying circumstances.
In the days and weeks ahead the City will thoroughly review our response from this
weekend in an effort to identify what we did well and areas where we can improve.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:28 AM
To: Szakos, Kristin; Mitchell, Victor
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: RE: Thoughts and prayers
Thank You
Al
Al S. Thomas
Chief of Police
Charlottesville Police Department
(434) 970-3289
Know that I am thinking of (and praying for) you this weekend. The cookies I delivered
yesterday are meant to convey to your department how much I, personally, and we as Council
appreciate the hard work you do every day and how difficult this weekend will be for
them. Good luck - stay safe - and know that we appreciate it.
- Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 2:33 PM
To: Murphy, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: RE: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Thanks. I wasn't really comfortable paraphrasing your email so just replied cc'ing you. Thanks again.
Mike
________________________________________
From: Murphy, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 2:30 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Jones, Maurice
Subject: RE: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Mayor Signer,
Our NDS staff has really extended themselves to provide a solution keep them on their timeline. We have spoken to
the project's engineer on his vacation about the steps that need to be taken. Our staff is prepared to act very quickly,
but we believe we will not receive what we need until next Monday, 8/14. If Mr. Kastendike has specific questions
we are prepared to respond.
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 9:55 AM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: FW: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Sorry to overwhelm, but it sounds like this is a pretty urgent matter from their perspective. But this is above my
paygrade. I'd like to be able to respond by cc'ing both of you and asking them to address with you. But obviously
only after hearing your thoughts first.
Thanks,
Mike
________________________________________
From: George H Kastendike [george@threenb.com]
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 7:47 AM
To: Signer, Mike; Rice, Paige
Cc: Scott roth; Brad Backof
Subject: Three Notch'd Brewing Site Plan
Mike, Paige
On Friday we heard word from the City's civil engineer that he believes we have broken a site code stipulation on
area disturbance that could potentially push our opening date back 6 months to a year (time frame estimated by my
team) by requiring the US Army Corp of Engineers to approve our water management plan. We specifically
engineered our construction plan to keep within the disturbance limits so this is surprising news to me.
As you will likely presume, we have already hired most of our team and are incurring the expenses to run our
operation already. Any delay in our opening will certainly put our business at risk as we have taken down bank debt
to fund part of our operation and we will certainly break covenants that will put the business in technical default
should we significantly miss plan. To put things to scale for you, our current hiring plan calls for close to 120 part
time workers to manage front and back of house operations and over half of these are already filled - many who
have given notice to current employers and would be left with out income should our opening be significantly
delayed.
Chris Engel and Jason Ness are helping us navigate the waters to identify ways to keep our opening date of the 19th
and receive inspection certs as scheduled. However, if they cannot reach a reasonable solution for us in the next 24
hours then I wanted to see if we could steal 10-15 minutes of your time to discuss our options.
Best,
George H. Kastendike
404-432-7197 - M
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 10:21 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Re: Tiki torchers
Friends are reporting hundreds of torches, a few dozen protesters, and NO police. I’m sure
they’re there somewhere, but others are reporting that the torches are beating people up. -
Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Thank you
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:30 PM
To: Legal; Brown, Craig; Jones, Maurice
CC: John W. Whitehead; Claire Gastanaga
Subject: RE: "Unite the Right" Demonstration Permit / Demand Letter
On a quick read, this letter also contains a reference to a "Lee statute." There is, of course, no such
thing. You may want to re-send a final version.
Mike Signer
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
Dear members of the Charlottesville City Council and City Manager Jones:
Attached please find a letter from The Rutherford Institute and the ACLU of Virginia regarding the
revocation of the permit of “Unite the Right” to hold a demonstration in Emancipation Park on August
12, 2017.
As organizations committed to protecting constitutional and civil rights, we demand that the City
withdraw its letter to Jason Kessler of August 7, 2017, revoking and otherwise rescinding the permit for
that demonstration and provide assurances that the City will allow the “Unite the Right” demonstration
as previously planned and approved by operation of law. We will need a response to this letter by noon
(12:00 p.m.) August 9, 2017.
Sincerely,
Legal Department
The Rutherford Institute
P.O. Box 7482
Charlottesville, Virginia 22906
This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended
addressee (or authorized to receive for the intended addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to
anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in
error, please advise the sender by reply at legal@rutherford.org and delete the message. Thank you very
much.
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 6:43 AM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: Update
Thanks, Maurice. That’s very good news. The State Police have released the number of arrests
they made, and I see one arrested by the city police for failure to disperse, but were there any
other arrests?
When are we issuing a statement of condolences to the families of the three who died
yesterday? I notice the county did it yesterday. Thanks for any clarity you can offer.
-K
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
Council,
Just a quick update. It was a relatively quiet night in Charlottesville. The Chief
did not have to utilize the authority you granted him to restrict assembly last
night. It is our hope that our community will remain quiet this morning and we
will be able to close down the Command Center and stand down the Emergency
Operations Center. I will let you know when that happens.
Thank you for your support in the last couple of days. The Chief and I appreciate
it greatly. More to come soon on next steps for healing in our community.
Our hearts today are heavy, and our prayers are with the families of the three people
who died as a result of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville
yesterday: Heather Heyer of Charlottesville, Lt. H. Jay Cullen of Midlothian, and
Trooper Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton.
Heather was killed crossing the street when a man drove his car into a crowd on
Fourth Street between the Downtown Mall and Water Street. The two State Police
pilots were killed when the helicopter they were flying as part of the law enforcement
response to the rally crashed in Albemarle County.
This from my friend Andrea Rupert Ross: “Heather Heyer always stood up for
others all the way back in elementary school. She lost her life caring for what is right
and fighting hate.”
Across the nation, communities will be gathering tonight in solidarity with the people
of Charlottesville as we deal with the attack on our city and the devastating losses
of these three people.
I want to personally thank not only the State Police but the City and neighboring
police and other first responders who helped to keep our city safe during this terrible
time. While we are heartbroken at the loss of life and the injuries and emotional
trauma of many more, we know it could have been much worse.
Thanks, too, to all who peacefully assembled to demonstrate the beautiful diversity
and solidarity of our community.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
On Aug 13, 2017, at 6:33 AM, Jones, Maurice
<MJONES@CHARLOTTESVILLE.ORG> wrote:
Council,
Just a quick update. It was a relatively quiet night in Charlottesville. The Chief
did not have to utilize the authority you granted him to restrict assembly last
night. It is our hope that our community will remain quiet this morning and we
will be able to close down the Command Center and stand down the Emergency
Operations Center. I will let you know when that happens.
Thank you for your support in the last couple of days. The Chief and I appreciate
it greatly. More to come soon on next steps for healing in our community.
Leslie - thanks. You can send notes like this directly to Miriam in the future. She can best
address. Thanks again.
Mike
Hi Mayor Signer –
I was reading the most recent update on Charlottesville’s news page about the Aug. 12th
events and wanted to flag that the link to the Charlottesville Police Department’s
Facebook account isn’t working – it looks like the URL is misspelled.
Best,
Leslie
Leslie Lake
Powell Tate
o: 202.585.2015
c: 864.590.3974
llake@powelltate.com
I've received a call from Pat Hogan requesting that we hold this until the University decides how
to communicate, which we will do. Importantly, we are planning on doing a press conference on
Monday and we would like to include information there and presentations on alternative
community events and would really hope for Uva to have someone describing these events,
however UVA would like to describe them. Miriam Dickler will be handling details of the press
conference.
Thanks,
Mike
Good afternoon-
I respectfully ask that the City hold this release and its distribution until I have
had an opportunity to confer with University leadership.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Anthony
Thanks so much,
Alex Rebhorn
Alexandra Rebhorn
Communications Manager
E arebhorn@virginia.edu
P 434.982.2852
M 434.409.4149
University of Virginia
Office of the EVP-Provost
provost.virginia.edu
Louis - great talking with you today and thanks so much for your
hard work on behalf of our shared community so far. Per our
discussion, please see below a draft of a press release of this
second iteration of the community-led Unity Cville effort. Please
send any edits. Unless we hear differently from you, I'll plan on
sending this out as either a City or Mayoral communication soon.
Thanks again,
Mike
- Discussions
- Mini-lectures
- Workshops
- Panel presentations
- Film showing
- Music
- Break-out sessions
WHY:
- Special guests
###
I'm writing both to let you know about this effort and
to invite and encourage you to be in touch with Louis
with any and all ideas and offerings you might be able
to provide to support as local leaders and stakeholders.
You can reach Louis at ln6n@virginia.edu. We will plan
on announcing at least some of the events in a press
conference on Monday and on making more
information available to the community during the
course of the week.
Mike
-----
Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 4:13 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Re: UVA News: University Provides Details on Day of ³Reflective Conversation²
Importance: High
2) Inter-faith worship service this evening at University Baptist Church, 1223 West Main St., at
7pm.
3) Local groups are planning a Civil Rights-style march to gather at the Jefferson School on 4th
Street, from 8-11am.
4) The NAACP is holding an event (11am-2pm Saturday) at Burley Middle School on Rose Hill
Drive.
5) On Friday evening at 8pm, Dr. Cornel West is speaking at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
6) On Saturday morning at 6am, Dr. West will be speaking at a sunrise service at Fist Baptist
Church on West Main St.
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
FYI
Miriam will be finalizing information concerning this Saturday tonight. It will include
info on other events in the area like this.
All the Best,
Maurice
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
The University just announced the academic programming and schedule of events for this
Saturday. Please see http://www.news.virginia.edu/content/university-provides-details-
day-reflective-conversation
You may wish to share this information with other city leadership.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Anthony
Anthony P. de Bruyn
University Spokesperson
Office of University Communications
E adebruyn@virginia.edu
P 434.924.1400
F 434.924.0938
University of Virginia
400 Ray C. Hunt Drive
P.O. Box 400229
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4229
From: Murphy, Mike
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 5:17 PM
To: Thomas, Al; Mitchell, Victor; Brown, James
CC: Jones, Maurice; Kuknyo, Diane
Subject: RE: Veoci Task Assignment - Need security for Family Unification Center. Request 2
people, in case we need to separate groups.
Gentlemen,
With this shifting picture on the unification center can you please call me about any security/PD/sheriff
who may provide assistance at Key.
Thanks
Mike
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
As per the voicemail message I left, Allison Farole told us she was working on this. She has
now passed it our way and we need assistance in getting security to the Key Rec center
tomorrow morning in order to open the Family Unification Center. Sue Moffett and a Red Cross
volunteer will be there to begin set up at 8 a.m.
Diane E. Kuknyo
Director
Charlottesville Department of Social Services
120 7th Street, N.E.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Office: 434-970-3410
Fax: 434-970-3555
kuknyo@charlottesville.org
From: Veoci [mailto:room@veoci.com]
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 4:59 PM
To: Kuknyo, Diane
Subject: Veoci Task Assignment - Need security for Family Unification Center. Request 2 people, in case
we need to separate groups.
A task has been assigned to you by Sue Moffett (CDSS) in Human Services - Operations in main
room Unite the Right Rally Weekend.
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From: Thomas, Al
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:14 PM
To: Murphy, Mike
CC: Jones, Maurice; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Re: Water & Power at Lee
Thanks, we will work on repositioning the barricades at emancipation park and demobilizing the
McIntire operation and reallocating staff appropriately. Going to be a long night!
FYI
Michael C. Murphy
Assistant City Manager
City of Charlottesville
PO BOX 911
Charlottesville, VA. 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3116
Cell: (434) 989-5515
murphym@charlottesville.org
Fyi
Fyi
So the city lost the case in Federal Court. We need the power
turned on and the water spigot unlocked in Emancipation Park first
thing in the morning. Mike and Dennie need to do this first thing
Saturday. They need to call me when both actions are done. I
don't care what time it is and in no case is it later than 7:00
am. We are under Federal court order.
Thanks,
Doug
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:19 AM
To: Ehman, Doug; Murphy, Mike; Daly, Brian; Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy; Shifflett, David;
Mitchell, Victor; Durrette, Tito; Brown, Craig
Subject: RE: Water & Power at Lee
Thanks everyone.
Fyi
The water and power is officially on and Dennie showed Officer Jager #59 how to reset the
power.
Thanks...
So the city lost the case in Federal Court. We need the power turned on and the water spigot
unlocked in Emancipation Park first thing in the morning. Mike and Dennie need to do this first
thing Saturday. They need to call me when both actions are done. I don't care what time it is
and in no case is it later than 7:00 am. We are under Federal court order.
Thanks,
Doug
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:14 PM
To: Ikefuna, Alexander
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Re: West Main Street Utilities Undergrounging: Meeting with Delegate David Toscano
and Carlos Brown of Dominion Power and CTB
Hello Alex,
As I suggested in my email, chip Boyles should know, or chuck proctor, since this is all wrapped
up with CTB, MPO and VDOT funding. Thanks for looking into this.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kathy:
Good afternoon!
We will work with Elliot to coordinate some information. On a related note, l don’t have
any contact information on Carlos Brown.
Alex
I just got off the phone with David, and he is more than happy to join a meeting
with the City of Charlottesville and Carlos Brown of Dominion Power who is also
on the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). The two-fold purpose of this
meeting will be to first, shed light on the importance of under-grounding utilities
to the West Main Street improvement project and second, find ways to lessen the
cost burden of doing so (which currently stands at about a third of this entire $31
million infrastructure project.)
Attendees should include: David Toscano, Carlos Brown, Kathy Galvin, Mike
Signer, Maurice Jones, Alex Ikefuna, and Elliot Rhodeside. I do not have contact
information for Mr. Brown but I suspect Alex or Chip Boyles from the TJPDC
could assist.
In preparation, it would also be helpful if City staff along with the consultant
assembled a package of relevant background material and made it available to
participants ahead of time, such as the:
David requested that paper copies of any background material be mailed to him.
Many thanks for helping us orchestrate this very important meeting.
Best Regards,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
(434) 249-6404
Hello Elliot,
Thanks for your email. Both David Toscano and Carlos brown are coming to this project
cold. That's why a package of background info (that includes key documents like I listed on my
earlier email) is important. In fact David asked me this morning, "where is the report for this
project" so he could prepare for this meeting. He specifically requested a paper copy so he could
write notes on it.
Once Paige and Jane get a date for the meeting, I suggest that you, Alex and Carrie confer about
what key documents need to be in this package and pull it together. I recommend that it be both
in notebook form with paper copies and also in web form accessible by link to a folder labeled
specifically for this meeting so there is no confusion or lost time perusing the website. I gave
you my suggested list of key documents already, in the earlier email.
Kathy and Alex, we are ready to pull together data for this effort. Please let me know
when you’d like to speak about what you need and when. I would also suggest that
we direct CTB and Dominion Power to the GO WEST MAIN website. It has a lot of
valuable information.
Elliot
Kathy:
Good afternoon!
We will work with Elliot to coordinate some information. On a related note, l don’t have
any contact information on Carlos Brown.
Alex
I just got off the phone with David, and he is more than happy to join a meeting
with the City of Charlottesville and Carlos Brown of Dominion Power who is also
on the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). The two-fold purpose of this
meeting will be to first, shed light on the importance of under-grounding utilities
to the West Main Street improvement project and second, find ways to lessen the
cost burden of doing so (which currently stands at about a third of this entire $31
million infrastructure project.)
Attendees should include: David Toscano, Carlos Brown, Kathy Galvin, Mike
Signer, Maurice Jones, Alex Ikefuna, and Elliot Rhodeside. I do not have contact
information for Mr. Brown but I suspect Alex or Chip Boyles from the TJPDC
could assist.
In preparation, it would also be helpful if City staff along with the consultant
assembled a package of relevant background material and made it available to
participants ahead of time, such as the:
David requested that paper copies of any background material be mailed to him.
Many thanks for helping us orchestrate this very important meeting.
Best Regards,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
(434) 249-6404
Hello Alex,
Please let me know when you secure Mr. Brown's contact information.
In the meantime I will be reaching out to Alison DeTuncq via email, to seek her advice on how
best to make the initial contact with Mr. Brown, who is her colleague on the CTB. It may be that
a phone call or email prior to sending him an invitation to this meeting with Delegate Toscano,
would be in order.
Hello Alex,
As I suggested in my email, chip Boyles should know, or chuck proctor, since this
is all wrapped up with CTB, MPO and VDOT funding. Thanks for looking into
this.
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Kathy:
Good afternoon!
Alex
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 12:05 PM
To: Rice, Paige; Jane Dittmar
Cc: Ikefuna, Alexander; Signer, Mike; Jones, Maurice; David J. Toscano;
Elliot Rhodeside
Subject: West Main Street Utilities Undergrounging: Meeting with
Delegate David Toscano and Carlos Brown of Dominion Power and CTB
I just got off the phone with David, and he is more than happy to
join a meeting with the City of Charlottesville and Carlos Brown
of Dominion Power who is also on the Commonwealth
Transportation Board (CTB). The two-fold purpose of this
meeting will be to first, shed light on the importance of under-
grounding utilities to the West Main Street improvement project
and second, find ways to lessen the cost burden of doing so (which
currently stands at about a third of this entire $31 million
infrastructure project.)
Kathy,
With the Council's decision to consider moving the event we felt it was premature to put
information out to the public that would be obsolete within two days.
We plan to release information once a plan to move forward has been established.
Maurice
This email below makes me wonder, when will we be putting our communication strategy in
place and in action? It was my understanding that councilors were to recover scripts and
speaking assignments and that key staff were holding press conferences. If possible I would like
to discuss this tomorrow at our 4:30 pm meeting. Many thanks.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
COMMUNICATE, INFORM.
You have left everyone with no direction - AND all the vulnerable populations
with no information.
The police chief, city manager, mayor and council will be seeing their names in
national news for how you literally abandoned your city at the most vulnerable
time in recent history.
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:53 PM
To: Signer, Mike; Murphy, Mike; Engel, Chris; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: RE: Your decisions and your reliance on the police
Mr. Mayor, in light of the Council's desire to change the venue of the rally we decided to wait
until a decision was made to send out any information.
Maurice
I am getting a lot of incoming regarding the business community and messaging about August
12.... have we locked plans for the presser next Monday? Has the statement and fact sheets that
were planned last week gone out? What are the communications plans the next couple of days?
Are you reading all this? Can you still just be silent and allow your city to fall
apart on August 12?
Are you thinking of running for re-election?
DO SOMETHING!!
Assuming you all are taking into consideration that if the S--t hits the fan, you
will be calling the police.
To take into consideration what the police will be managing (at best)- and that
each of them is a human being who wants anything but to have to be at that
rally, or the related incidents. When there is a major weather incident, we are all
asked to stay home, so that the rescue folks don't have to rescue us.
Assuming you all know that there are anarchist groups coming from across the
mountain to engage the nazi groups at the rally. This is not hearsay, but
news from a local business owner who is connected to these groups. (Yes, that is
a contradiction, he calls himself a bad anarchist.)
Best to you all - believing your lives and limbs are the most precious part of
Cville.
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 2:03 PM
To: Jones, Maurice
CC: Murphy, Mike; Engel, Chris; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Re: Your decisions and your reliance on the police
Ok, let's make sure that we lock and announce the two major components that Council
unanimously supports - the press conference and the public information session and Q&A led by
staff - by Thursday at the latest (once Council has met tomorrow). We know we need to do
these, irrespective of what's said (and we will have more news to announce if the City moves
ahead with relocation).
Mr. Mayor, in light of the Council's desire to change the venue of the rally we
decided to wait until a decision was made to send out any information.
Maurice
Are you reading all this? Can you still just be silent and allow
your city to fall apart on August 12?
Are you thinking of running for re-election?
DO SOMETHING!!
Assuming you all are taking into consideration that if the S--t hits
the fan, you will be calling the police.
Assuming you all know that there are anarchist groups coming
from across the mountain to engage the nazi groups at the rally.
This is not hearsay, but news from a local business owner who is
connected to these groups. (Yes, that is a contradiction, he calls
himself a bad anarchist.)
Best to you all - believing your lives and limbs are the most
precious part of Cville.
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 8:33 AM
To: Leslie Lake; Dickler, Miriam
CC: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike
Subject: Review a statement from councilor galvin
I will be putting together a statement today. Could I run it by you both first before I post it on facebook and email it
to my constituents? I will be at church this morning, and in all honesty I am still processing the news in today's
progress and post. So it wouldn't be ready until this afternoon.
I'd also like advice on how to respond to the press. The Wall Street journal for instance, has contacted me (I gave
them a phone interview months ago with regards to the statue controversy.) I know I must respond, but it must be
done with prudence and wisdom.
So please let me know how you can help this city councilor navigate these shoals without further hurting the city we
all love. Thanks so much.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:49 AM
To: Lantz, Emily
CC: Thomas, Al; Lewis, Wendy; Pleasants, Gary; Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Rice, Paige
Subject: Scheduling visits with the CPD
Hello Emily,
Thanks so much again for helping out with the National Night Out. I think it was a great event. As I
discussed with chief Thomas that night, I would like to personally thank the members of the CPD for the
hard work they do. Could you help me figure out how to do that? I suspect the timing might be related
to shift changes and I want to touch base with everyone over time. I have also copied Paige rice on this
who is our clerk of council and the keeper of our calendars. She is the best one to help you coordinate
these visits for me. Thanks again Emily.
Best,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
Hello Everyone:
Today is the day! We look forward to seeing you at 5:30PM in front of the Police
Department. Below is the trolley assignments (Trolley A & Trolley B). For those of you
driving to the Police Department, please park in the Market Street garage so we can
validate 2-hours of free parking for you.
-Emily
*Denotes Unconfirmed
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:30 PM
To: Council
Subject: Solidarity
Roanoke will hold a peace vigil tomorrow at our Martin Luther King bridge as a show of solidarity for brothers and
sisters of Charlottesville
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
From my high school friend, Alison Unger: Kristin Layng Szakos we were driving in Minneapolis today, and there
were people on overpasses with signs and banners "we stand with Charlottesville" and "no place for hate". So,
know that like-minded people across the nation are rallying behind you and your work for peace and
equality. (Sorry, no photo, we were on the interstate.)
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
434-987-1042
STATEMENT FROM DIANTHA MCKEEL, CHAIR OF THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
REGARDING EVENTS OF AUGUST 12, 2017
On behalf of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and County staff, I would like to offer sincere
condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of the victims of the violence that occurred in our
community today. We are extremely distressed and dismayed by the actions of those who acted in
ignorance and hate, and we condemn those actions in the strongest of terms. We appreciate the
courage and professionalism of the many public safety officers and our own local residents and others
who stepped into frightening and chaotic situations throughout the day to offer aid and care. They
represented the true spirit of our community by acting with grace and compassion in the most trying of
circumstances. While this evening we are rightfully focused on caring for those in need and ensuring
our community’s immediate safety, we also are mindful of the need for reflection and healing in the
days to come. We urge everyone to remain alert and respectful as this weekend will continue to be a
time for vigilance in our community.
Lee P. Catlin
Assistant County Executive
Albemarle County
401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA
(434)296-5841, ext. 3425 – office/ /(434)531-8092, mobile
There are so many ways to stay engaged:
Facebook - Twitter - Engage Albemarle - County "A-Mail"
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 7:50 AM
To: Signer, Mike
Subject: Talking Points
Mike,
What the world saw yesterday in our city is not Charlottesville. The hatemongers who traveled
from other places around the country do not represent us. They represent a worldview that,
despite their declarations, is on the brink of extinction. Although we support free speech and
assembly our community will to voice its opposition to the hate and violence that invaded our
City yesterday.
We mourn the loss of life in our community and pass along our condolences to the families of -
Heather Heyer, a resident of Charlottesville, who was standing up to hate when she was mowed
down in a vicious and despicable terrorist attack. Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke Bates, who
perished when the Virginia State Police helicopter that was working to keep us safe
crashed. Our hearts are saddened by their deaths.
Our City will rebound from this terrible day in our history. I know we will be stronger because
we will come together. We will send a strong message against the hate we experienced
yesterday and we will celebrate our diversity. It is an important part of the cultural fabric of
Charlottesville.
In case you receive a question criticizing the police response here is the quote we crafted for the Chief
last night:
“Law Enforcement did respond to and break up various fights in and around Emancipation Park prior to
the unlawful assembly declaration. Once the unlawful assembly was declared, we gave people sufficient
opportunity to disperse. When circumstances warranted, our officers moved back into the park to
address those who had not complied. Law Enforcement and National Guard personnel were staged
throughout the City for the remainder of the day for comprehensive response, answering approximately
250 calls for service as well as addressing issues they observed or were asked to assist with by the
public.” – Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas
Numerous other injuries associated with the violence but we do not have a final count yet.
Council,
We have developed some talking points for your consideration if you feel compelled to respond to
reporters’ questions in the next 24 hours. We will be providing additional details in the next day or so. I
hope they help.
What the world saw yesterday in our city is not Charlottesville. The hatemongers who traveled
from other places around the country do not represent us. They represent a worldview that,
despite their declarations, is on the brink of extinction. Although we support free speech and
assembly our community will to voice its opposition to the hate and violence that invaded our
City yesterday.
We mourn the loss of life in our community and pass along our condolences to the families of -
Heather Heyer, a resident of Charlottesville, who was standing up to hate when she was mowed
down in a vicious and despicable terrorist attack. Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke Bates, who
perished in the crash of a Virginia State Helicopter. Our hearts are saddened by their deaths.
Charlottesville is a wonderful and resilient City. We have had a great deal of tragedy in recent
years especially for a community of our size, but yet we continue to grow and prosper. Our City
will rebound from this terrible day in our history. I know we will be stronger because we will
come together. We will continue to send a strong message against the hate we experienced
yesterday and we will celebrate our diversity.
There have been a number of questions criticizing the police for moving too slowly in responding to the
fights that broke out. Here are a few points to consider. The first one is quote Chief Thomas gave to the
New York Times on Saturday night.
“Law Enforcement did respond to and break up various fights in and around Emancipation Park prior to
the unlawful assembly declaration. Once the unlawful assembly was declared, we gave people sufficient
opportunity to disperse. When circumstances warranted, our officers moved back into the park to
address those who had not complied. Law Enforcement and National Guard personnel were staged
throughout the City for the remainder of the day for comprehensive response, answering approximately
250 calls for service as well as addressing issues they observed or were asked to assist with by the
public.” – Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas
Stand Down Order
There was no order to “stand down” issued at any time by any authority or at any level yesterday.
The Charlottesville Police Department was the lead agency with support of the Virginia State Police and
our other local partners. Officers responded to numerous physical altercations in and around the
Emancipation Park and the City. Video of some of the responses can be found on the Virginia State
Police Facebook page.
Unlawful Assembly
Once the unlawful assembly was declared we had a number of groups that were abiding by the
commands and leaving the area. The police wanted to give them time to disperse without risking arrest.
Obviously we are all grieving for the loss of life in our community yesterday. It was a tragic day for
Charlottesville. Considering the sheer size of the crowd we had in Downtown, combined with the
number of weapons in and around Emancipation Park and the tension between many of the protestors I
believe our police department, along with the Virginia State Police, managed a highly volatile situation
with great professionalism and skill. They balanced the rights of everyone involved with the general
public safety of our community under trying circumstances.
In the days and weeks ahead the City will thoroughly review our response from this weekend in an effort
to identify what we did well and areas where we can improve.
Maurice Jones
City Manager
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3101
www.charlottesville.org
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:24 AM
To: Thomas, Al; Mitchell, Victor
CC: Jones, Maurice
Subject: Thoughts and prayers
Know that I am thinking of (and praying for) you this weekend. The cookies I delivered
yesterday are meant to convey to your department how much I, personally, and we as Council
appreciate the hard work you do every day and how difficult this weekend will be for
them. Good luck - stay safe - and know that we appreciate it.
- Kristin
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Kristin Szakos
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:32 PM
To: Thomas, Al
Subject: Tiki torchers
Just a heads up tiki torch guys have posted up at the Dell basketball court in front of the education building and UVA
and are walking down the street in front of mem gym
Kristin Szakos
Charlottesville City Councilor
1132 Otter St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-4022
434-987-1042
k.szakos@embarqmail.com
From: Hendrix, Scott
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 8:29 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Baxter, Andrew; Thomas, Al
Subject: Tough Day
I've got a prayer for group that will go to battle for you,...if you want. Even if it's that you can sleep well
tonight...LMK. Hang in.
Y'all, the state police, and the City are certainly in my prayers today.
Very Respectfully,
Scott Hendrix
From: Jones, Maurice
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 6:33 AM
To: Council
CC: Thomas, Al; Dickler, Miriam
Subject: Update
Council,
Just a quick update. It was a relatively quiet night in Charlottesville. The Chief did not have to
utilize the authority you granted him to restrict assembly last night. It is our hope that our
community will remain quiet this morning and we will be able to close down the Command
Center and stand down the Emergency Operations Center. I will let you know when that
happens.
Thank you for your support in the last couple of days. The Chief and I appreciate it greatly. More
to come soon on next steps for healing in our community.
Dear all:
I wanted to write to you, as many of the stakeholders who have been involved in both the Unity Cville
events on July 8, and in discussions about similar efforts on August 12, with an update.
As she announced today in an email to the UVA community, President Sullivan, working with Associate
Vice Provost for Outreach Louis Nelson, has decided that the University will offer on 8/12 a day of
faculty-led dialogues on topics of interest to the community. Included on this email is Professor Nelson.
He has so far secured three library spaces and has a couple of dozen faculty who are interested in
offering discussions on various topics between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Grounds. I am extremely
encouraged by this development as it will provide another opportunity for a loving and tolerant
community to transcend the hatred and intolerance that many outsiders will be bringing to our City on
August 12. I am also cc'ing here on City staff City Manager Maurice Jones, Chief of Police Al Thomas,
Communications Director Miriam Dickler, and Assistant City Manager Mike Murphy so they are apprised of
this important effort.
I'm writing both to let you know about this effort and to invite and encourage you to be in touch with
Louis with any and all ideas and offerings you might be able to provide to support as local leaders and
stakeholders. You can reach Louis at ln6n@virginia.edu. We will plan on announcing at least some of the
events in a press conference on Monday and on making more information available to the community
during the course of the week.
Mike
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Signer, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:28 PM
To: Jones, Maurice; Murphy, Mike; Brown, Craig; Thomas, Al
Subject: UVA concerns
I wanted everyone to know that I spoke at length with Pat Hogan, COO of UVA tonight. He said that UVA has such
grave concerns about the event on 8/12 in its present location that they have canceled all elective surgeries on
Thursday and Friday so that as many beds are free as possible. That strikes me as content-neutral and another factor
to consider from our largest stakeholder.
Thanks,
Mike
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/charlottesville-readies-for-a-white-nationalist-rally-on-
saturday/2017/08/10/cff4786e-7c49-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.c1c3d3c8728b
Would be nice to get another bite at the apple with the talking points about confidence and preparation
we discussed last night and that I'm using today. Is there any chance of Heim doing another article? He
was on the case during July 8.
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Mayor Mike Signer
City of Charlottesville
(434) 970-3113
A World-Class City
From: Galvin, Kathy
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:05 PM
To: Rice, Paige; Jane Dittmar
CC: Ikefuna, Alexander; Signer, Mike; Jones, Maurice; David J. Toscano; Elliot Rhodeside
Subject: West Main Street Utilities Undergrounging: Meeting with Delegate David Toscano and
Carlos Brown of Dominion Power and CTB
Attachments: LEGISLATIVErequestCITY_nov2016.pdf
I just got off the phone with David, and he is more than happy to join a meeting with the City of
Charlottesville and Carlos Brown of Dominion Power who is also on the Commonwealth
Transportation Board (CTB). The two-fold purpose of this meeting will be to first, shed light on
the importance of under-grounding utilities to the West Main Street improvement project and
second, find ways to lessen the cost burden of doing so (which currently stands at about a third
of this entire $31 million infrastructure project.)
Attendees should include: David Toscano, Carlos Brown, Kathy Galvin, Mike Signer, Maurice
Jones, Alex Ikefuna, and Elliot Rhodeside. I do not have contact information for Mr. Brown but
I suspect Alex or Chip Boyles from the TJPDC could assist.
In preparation, it would also be helpful if City staff along with the consultant assembled a
package of relevant background material and made it available to participants ahead of time,
such as the:
David requested that paper copies of any background material be mailed to him. Many thanks for
helping us orchestrate this very important meeting.
Best Regards,
Kathy
Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect AIA
Charlottesville City Councilor
(434) 249-6404
Data shows that the impact of electrical utility line burial reduces outages
during storms, and that the value of economic and social benefits of utility
line burial is more than $2 for every dollar spent on an
undergrounding project. In August 2016, the State Corporation
Commission (SCC) approved a pilot program for Dominion Virginia Power
to recover its costs for burying lines through billing customers. We
encourage legislators to support doubling the scope of Dominion Virginia
Power’s Pilot Program for Undergrounding Utility lines, either by legislation
or by approval of state funding. We encourage legislators to authorize
Dominion Virginia
Power to spend up to 10% of their revenue on undergrounding lines and
to include an “open ditch” policy allowing the burial of power lines either
within or adjacent to a public Right of Way ROW. Dominion should
be allowed to impose a surcharge on affected customers, if
undergrounding is requested by a locality to coincide with local projects
removing and replacing natural gas, water and sewer lines within a public
ROW.
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Background:
Each year, the localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District region adopt legislative statements and
positions on issues of importance and concern to local governments. These positions form the basis for local
advocacy efforts during the General Assembly session each winter. The City Attorney’s Office works in
conjunction with TJPD’s legislative liaison during the session to provide advocacy on behalf of the City’s
interests.
Additionally each year, City Council establishes a statement of legislative positions, as a means of
communicating to legislators (i) issues of concern and interest to Council, and (ii) requests, if any, for
legislative action items.
Discussion:
TJPDC Program—The TJPDC legislative program has been drafted based on discussions with and input from
the six localities in the region. The recommendations, requests and positions in the program cover a range of
issues and topics that are anticipated to become the subject of proposed legislation or the state budget during the
upcoming session, and that may be of concern to the region or to individual localities in the region.
City Position Statement—The City position statement has been drafted to reflect ongoing issues of concern and
interest specifically to Council. We try not to repeat positions that are repetitive of those advocated within the
RJPDC Program, but where City Council has a slightly different position than TJPDC as a whole, it’s
appropriate to include it within Council’s position statements.
Community Engagement:
Generally, the preparation of these draft position statements is done collaboratively between City Council’s
Legislative Committee and the City Attorney’s Office. This year, however, one issue has been offered for
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Council’s consideration, after being vigorously advocated by a local citizen: the proposed Legislation
authorizing Charlottesville to implement a photo speed monitoring system.
Budgetary Impact:
None
Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the attached position statements, with any edits that Council may desire.
Alternatives:
None proposed
Attachments:
Draft City Council Legislative Position Statements
Attachment 1: Proposed Legislation for Speed Monitoring System
Attachment 2: Proposed Legislation for Contracted Parking Enforcement
Attachment 3: Proposed Legislation for to Exempt City Trail and Sidewalk Projects from VSMP
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LEGISLATIVE POSITION STATEMENTS
FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
(2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION)
Affordable housing
We support any legislative action that would allow localities greater flexibility in the establishment of local
housing programs, and in the use of public funding, for the promotion and establishment of affordable housing.
Data shows that the impact of electrical utility line burial reduces outages during storms, and that the value of
economic and social benefits of utility line burial is more than $2 for every dollar spent on an undergrounding
project. In August 2016, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a pilot program for Dominion
Virginia Power to recover its costs for burying lines through billing customers. We encourage legislators to
support doubling the scope of Dominion Virginia Power’s Pilot Program for Undergrounding Utility lines,
either by legislation or by approval of state funding. We encourage legislators to authorize Dominion Virginia
Power to spend up to 10% of their revenue on undergrounding lines and to include an “open ditch” policy
allowing the burial of power lines either within or adjacent to a public Right of Way ROW. Dominion should be
allowed to impose a surcharge on affected customers, if undergrounding is requested by a locality to coincide
with local projects removing and replacing natural gas, water and sewer lines within a public ROW.
We appreciate the state’s willingness to work with localities to coordinate land use and transportation planning,
including multi-modal transportation planning. We ask legislators to provide state funding and incentives to
support localities’ acquisition, preservation and maintenance of open space.
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Stormwater management; water quality
The City of Charlottesville asks legislators to oppose any legislation which would require a locality to waive
stormwater utility fees, or to exempt railroad companies or other entities from the requirement to pay local
Stormwater utility fees--all landowners should be required to share in the cost of stormwater utility programs.
The state should substantially increase funding for the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF), the
program that provides matching grants to localities for stormwater management projects. The state should also
provide reliable state funding for Agriculture Best Management Practices Cost-Share programs. We ask your
support for the provision of adequate funding and training as well as an expansion of allowable stormwater
management “best practices” (including, but not limited to, the use silva cell technology to filter stormwater
runoff while sustaining street trees that would enable the State and local governments to meet total daily
maximum load (TMDL) nutrient reduction requirements, and ongoing costs associated with local stormwater
management programs that became effective in 2014). We encourage our legislators to oppose any legislation
that would result in new or expanded mandates or requirements.
We support legislation that would authorize localities to participate in virtual (electricity) net-metering
programs. The net metering program requirements should be amended to allow for oversizing, when a locality
can demonstrate projected growth/ use of electricity over a 5-year period. We support legislation that would
allow local governments to aggregate the electric loads of their buildings, facilities and governmental operations
for the purpose of net metering, and we request legislators to support action that would raise the net-metering
limit from 1,000 kilowatts to 2,000 kilowatts for non-residential customers.
Public Safety
Firearms--we encourage the General Assembly to consider reasonable firearms regulations in densely
populated localities, including expanding the list of urban localities in which the state prohibits individuals from
carrying certain loaded semi-automatic rifles and pistols, and certain shotguns, in public places. In densely
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populated areas, such as Charlottesville and the other localities already listed in this existing state statute, the
carrying of such firearms presents special risks and hazards—and the General Assembly has already
acknowledged this within 18.2-287.4. We encourage legislation allowing urban localities enhanced authority to
regulate the discharge of firearms.
Cell Phone Use While Driving--according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and a 2013 study by
the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, distracted driving accounts for 10% of all fatal motor vehicle
accidents. Reaching for a phone, checking contacts, and dialing makes an accident three times more likely.
Given practical limitations of enforcing Virginia’s “no-texting-while-driving” law we ask legislators to consider
enacting a flat ban on drivers using handheld phones (exempting only the use of a GPS device which can be
monitored by police).
Procurement
We oppose any legislative action that would restrict our ability to make local procurement decisions that are
best for the citizens we serve. Any erosion of local authority to implement the policies of the Virginia Public
Procurement Act, through means tailored at the local level to assure acquisition of the best goods and services at
the most competitive rates, is contrary to fiscal responsibility objectives.
We ask legislators to continue to support any legislation that would authorize use of preferences by public
bodies for goods, services, and construction produced in the locality in which the public body is located, and
that would authorize preferences for award of contracts to persons, firms, or corporations having principal
places of business in the locality in which the procuring public body is located. We also ask you to support any
legislation that would allow localities the ability to procure goods and services by competitive negotiation, in
situations where job creation and tax base expansion would be part of a “best value” analysis of competitive
proposals.
Likewise, we request our legislators to change the manner in which transportation funding is provided to
localities; localities should have flexibility to apply transportation funding in a manner that they deem most
beneficial to their own communities. Localities should have the right to determine whether allocations of state
funding should be spent for maintenance of existing streets or for new construction.
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so, state legislators would harm traditional local businesses and deprive local governments of stable and reliable
sources of revenue.
(1) Speed Cameras (suggested draft legislation, Attachment 1): We ask our legislators to sponsor a bill that
would enable certain local governments to adopt policies regarding the deployment of automated speed cameras
in school zones and residential neighborhoods at no cost to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The City of
Rockville, Maryland (comparable in size to Charlottesville, VA) implemented a photo speed monitoring system,
and that City’s data shows that the number of vehicles regularly traveling at speeds more than mph above the
posted speed limit has been reduced by 50 percent, and the number of vehicle collisions has been reduced by 35
percent. We have several residential neighborhoods, and school zones, experiencing significant traffic safety
hazards due to motorists traveling at speeds well above posted limits—at levels which enhanced enforcement
and enhanced penalties have not deterred.
(2) Contract Parking Enforcement (suggested draft legislation, Attachment 2): We ask our legislators to
sponsor a bill that would enable the City of Charlottesville to contract with an outside company to provide
parking enforcement. Contractor personnel issuing parking tickets would be required to wear a uniform while
engaged in enforcement activities. Having the ability to contract this function to an outside entity has potential
to reduce the City’s overall costs of parking enforcement, and to assure a comprehensive strategy for managing
available parking resources can be implemented.
(3) Exempt Public Greenway Trails, Paths and Sidewalks from state VSMP requirements—currently,
these public projects are subject to state regulations requiring the provision of Stormwater management
facilities (addressing water quantity and water quality technical criteria). It is the opinion of the City’s Parks and
Engineering staff that applying the VSMP technical criteria to this type of linear public project is an expense
that does not yield significant water protection benefits. In fact, the requirement to implement stormwater
measures for a trail project is more detrimental to the environment because it often requires the collection and
concentration of stormwater to a concentrated outfall as opposed to allowing it to remain in overland
flow. Installation of necessary features demands a level of clearing and land disturbance that would otherwise
not be required to establish a natural trail. Unlike development or road projects, trail projects are sometimes
located in remote areas on challenging terrain such as along rivers, through wooded areas, floodplains or on
steep slopes and there is no infrastructure to provide access for construction equipment to construct or maintain
these facilities.
A simple 10’ wide multi use trail is typically a few inches of crushed stone and sometimes topped by a couple
inches of asphalt. An upgraded design of a multiuse trail that would be able to withstand construction
equipment to maintain the facility could likely double the cost of a trail project. Sidewalks and other roadside
bicycle/ pedestrian improvements are usually squeezed in the available ROW. The requirement for SWM
measures is often challenging to fit inside existing ROW and often requires difficult negotiations with adjoining
property owners for the needed land to construct/maintain.
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ATTACHMENT 1: LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS
A. The speed of any motor vehicle may be determined by the use of (i) a laser speed determination device, (ii)
radar, (iii) a microcomputer device that is physically connected to an odometer cable and both measures and
records distance traveled and elapsed time to determine the average speed of a motor vehicle, or (iv) a
microcomputer device that is located aboard an airplane or helicopter and measures and records distance
traveled and elapsed time to determine the average speed of a motor vehicle being operated on highways within
the Interstate System of highways as defined in § 33.2-100, or (v) a device with one or more motor vehicle
sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles (“speed monitoring systems”), in accordance with
§46.2-882.1. The results of such determinations shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the speed of such
motor vehicle in any court or legal proceeding where the speed of the motor vehicle is at issue.
In any court or legal proceeding in which any question arises about the calibration or accuracy of any laser
speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as described in this section used to determine the
speed of any motor vehicle, a certificate, or a true copy thereof, showing the calibration or accuracy of (i) the
speedometer of any vehicle, (ii) any tuning fork employed in calibrating or testing the radar or other speed
determination device or (iii) any other method employed in calibrating or testing any laser speed determination
device, and when and by whom the calibration was made, shall be admissible as evidence of the facts therein
stated. No calibration or testing of such device shall be valid for longer than six months.
The driver of any such motor vehicle may be arrested without a warrant under this section if the arresting
officer is in uniform and displays his badge of authority and if the officer has observed the registration of the
speed of such motor vehicle by the laser speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as
described in this section, or has received a radio message from the officer who observed the speed of the motor
vehicle registered by the laser speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as described in this
section. However, in case of an arrest based on such a message, such radio message shall have been dispatched
immediately after the speed of the motor vehicle was registered and furnished the license number or other
positive identification of the vehicle and the registered speed to the arresting officer.
Neither State Police officers nor local law-enforcement officers shall use laser speed determination devices or
radar, as described herein in airplanes or helicopters for the purpose of determining the speed of motor vehicles.
State Police officers may use laser speed determination devices, radar, and/or microcomputer devices as
described in this section.
All localities may use radar and laser speed determination devices to measure speed. The Cities of Alexandria,
Charlottesville, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax,
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Loudoun, and Prince William and towns within such counties may use microcomputer devices and speed
monitoring systems as described in this section.
The Division of Purchases and Supply, pursuant to § 2.2-1112, shall determine the proper equipment used to
determine the speed of motor vehicles and shall advise the respective law-enforcement officials of the same.
Police chiefs and sheriffs shall ensure that all such equipment and devices purchased on or after July 1, 1986,
meet or exceed the standards established by the Division.
(1) “speed monitoring system” means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing
recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 10 miles per hour above the posted speed
limit.
(ii) Showing:
A. The rear of a motor vehicle;
B. At least two time–stamped images of the motor vehicle that include the same stationary
object near the motor vehicle; and
C. On at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible identification of the entire
license registration plate number of the motor vehicle.
(3) “Erroneous violation” means a potential violation submitted by a speed monitoring system contractor
for review by a locality that is apparently inaccurate based on a technical variable that is under the
control of the contractor. Erroneous violation includes a potential violation based on:
(i) A recorded image of a registration plate that does not match the registration plate issued
for the motor vehicle in the recorded image;
(ii) A recorded image that shows a stopped vehicle or no progression;
(iii) An incorrectly measured speed for a motor vehicle;
(iv) A measured speed of a motor vehicle that is below the threshold speed that would subject
the owner to a civil citation under this section;
(v) A recorded image that was taken outside of the hours and days that speed monitoring
systems are authorized for use in school zones; and
(vi) A recorded image that was taken by a speed monitoring system with an expired calibration
certificate.
(b) A speed monitoring system may not be used in a locality under §46.2-882(B), unless its use is
authorized by the governing body by ordinance enacted after notice and a public hearing.
(c) Speed monitoring systems may be used only in the following areas:
Any violation for which a citation is issued as a result of a speed monitoring system shall be considered a
traffic violation.
(d) An ordinance adopted by the governing body of a locality shall provide that, if the locality moves or
places a speed monitoring system to or at a location where a speed monitoring system had not previously
been moved or placed, the locality may not issue a citation for a violation recorded by that speed
monitoring system:
(1) Until signage is installed in accordance with subparagraph (vii) of this paragraph; and
(2) For at least the first 15 calendar days after the signage is installed.
Before activating a speed monitoring system at any location, a locality shall publish notice of the location
of the speed monitoring system on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation within the
locality.
(e) A locality that authorizes a program of speed monitoring systems shall designate an official or
employee to investigate and respond to questions or concerns about the local jurisdiction’s speed
monitoring system program. The local designee shall be an officer or employee of the locality.
(1) The local designee shall review a citation generated by a speed monitoring system if the person
who received the citation requests review before the deadline for contesting liability under this
section.
(2) If the local designee determines that the citation is an erroneous violation, the local designee shall
void the citation. A local designee may not determine that a citation is an erroneous violation
based solely on the dismissal of the citation by a court.
(3) If the local designee determines that a person did not receive notice of a citation issued under this
section due to an administrative error, the local designee may resend the citation or void the
citation.
(4) On receipt of a written question or concern from a person, the local designee shall provide a
written answer or response to the person within a reasonable time.
(f) A locality utilizing a speed monitoring system shall employ a technician (“system operator”), who
shall:
(1) Complete training by the manufacturer of the speed monitoring system in the procedures for
setting up and operating the speed monitoring system. The manufacturer shall issue a signed
certificate to the speed monitoring system operator on completion of the training. The certificate
of training shall be admitted as evidence in any court proceeding for a violation of this section.
(2) Fill out and sign a daily set–up log for a speed monitoring system that: states that the speed
monitoring system operator successfully performed or reviewed and evaluated the manufacturer–
specified daily self–test of the speed monitoring system prior to producing a recorded image. This
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log shall be kept on file and shall be admissible as evidence in any court proceeding in which a
citation is contested.
(g) A speed monitoring system shall undergo an annual calibration check performed by an independent
calibration laboratory that is selected by the locality and unaffiliated with the manufacturer or the speed
monitoring system. The independent calibration laboratory shall issue a signed certificate of calibration
after the annual calibration check that: Shall be kept on file; and shall be admitted as evidence in any
court proceeding for a violation of motor vehicle speed limits.
(h) Proof of a violation shall be evidenced by information obtained from the speed monitoring system
referenced in subsection (a). A certificate, sworn to or affirmed by the locality’s system operator, or a
copy of such a certificate provided pursuant to Va. Code §8.01-XX, that is based on inspection of
photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images or electronic data produced by the
photo-monitoring system shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein. Any photographs,
microphotographs, videotape, or other recorded images or electronic data evidencing such a violation
shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for such violation under this
section. A citation issued under this section, which describes a vehicle that, on the basis of a certificate
referenced in this paragraph, is alleged to have been operated in violation of posted speed limits shall be
prima facie evidence that such vehicle was operated in violation of such posted speed limits.
(i) Any contract with for procurement of a speed monitoring system by a locality shall include the
following provisions:
(1) The contractor shall provide a representative to review inquiries from a local designee, and shall
assist the local designee in determining whether a violation is an erroneous violation, within 48
hours of receiving such request;
(2) The contractor’s fee may not be contingent on a per–ticket basis on the number of citations issued
or paid;
(3) If more than 5% of the violations in a calendar year are erroneous violations, then the contractor
shall be subject to liquidated damages for each erroneous violation equal to at least 50% of the
fine amount for the erroneous violation, plus reimbursements, if any, paid by the local
jurisdiction; and
(4) The locality may terminate a contract with a contractor if (i) erroneous violations exceed a
threshold specified in the contract; or (ii) contractor repeatedly fails or refuses to meet the 48-
hour response time for investigating a possible erroneous violation.
(j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation or summons issued in person by a police
officer at the time of the violation, the owner or the driver of a motor vehicle, shall be subject to a civil
penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by a speed monitoring system while being operated in violation of
a posted speed limit. No civil penalty shall exceed $50.
(k) The locality and its General District Court shall prescribe a uniform citation form that includes:
name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; license registration number of the motor vehicle
involved in the violation; the violation charged; the location where the violation occurred; the date and
time of the violation; a copy of the recorded image; the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date
by which the civil penalty should be paid; information advising the manner and time period in which
liability as alleged in the citation may be contested in the local general district court, and advising that
failure to either pay the civil penalty or to timely contest liability is an admission of liability.
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(l) A locality shall mail a citation to the registered owner of a vehicle, at the address specified on the
registration. The locality shall not mail a citation to a person other than the registered owner of a motor
vehicle, except when:
(m) Information collected by a speed monitoring system shall be limited exclusively to that information
that is necessary for identifying those drivers who violate posted speed limits in school crossings, work
zones, or residence districts. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs,
microphotographs, electronic images, or other data collected by speed monitoring system shall be used
exclusively for the identification of violators and shall not (i) be open to the public; (ii) be sold or used for
sales, solicitation, or marketing purposes; (iii) be disclosed except as may be necessary for determination
of erroneous violations, the identification of violators, or to a vehicle owner or operator as part of a
challenge to the imposition of a civil penalty; or (iv) be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding,
unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation for which a citation has been issued.
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ATTACHMENT 2: PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE
CHARLOTTESVILLE AND COMPARABLY SIZED CITIES TO CONTRACT
FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking,
stopping, and standing of vehicles within its limits, including, but not limited to, the regulation of any vehicle
blocking access to and preventing use of curb ramps, fire hydrants, and mailboxes on public or private property.
Such ordinances may also include the installation and maintenance of parking meters. The ordinance may
require the deposit of a coin of a prescribed denomination, determine the length of time a vehicle may be
parked, and designate a department, official, or employee of the local government to administer the provisions
of the ordinance. The ordinance may delegate to that department, official, or employee the authority to make
and enforce any additional regulations concerning parking that may be required, including, but not limited to,
penalties for violations, deadlines for the payment of fines, and late payment penalties for fines not paid when
due. In a city having a population of at least 90,000 40,000, the ordinance may also provide that a
summons or parking ticket for the violation of the ordinance or regulations may be issued by law-enforcement
officers, other uniformed city employees, or by uniformed personnel serving under contract with the city.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the governing bodies of Augusta, Bath, and
Rockingham Counties may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of
vehicles within their limits, but no such ordinance shall authorize or provide for the installation and
maintenance of parking meters.
No ordinance adopted under the provisions of this section shall prohibit the parking of two motorcycles in
single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles. The governing body of any
county, city, or town may, by ordinance, permit the parking of three or more motorcycles in single parking
spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles.
If any ordinance regulates parking on an interstate highway or any arterial highway or any extension of an
arterial highway, it shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Highways.
In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof that the vehicle described in the
complaint, summons, parking ticket citation, or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation,
together with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as required by
Chapter 6 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.) of this title, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed the violation. Violators of local ordinances
adopted by Chesterfield County or James City County pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality's general fund.
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ATTACMENT 3: PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EXEMPT CERTAIN
PUBLIC GREENWAY TRAIL AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS FROM THE
REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL VSMP PERMITS AND REQUIREMENTS
A….
…….
G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following activities are required to comply with the
soil erosion control requirements but are not required to comply with the water quantity and water quality
technical criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law:
1. Activities under a state or federal reclamation program to return an abandoned property to an agricultural or
open land use;
2. Routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original
construction of the project. The paving of an existing road with a compacted or impervious surface and
reestablishment of existing associated ditches and shoulders shall be deemed routine maintenance if performed
in accordance with this subsection; and
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CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Background:
Each year, the localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District region adopt legislative statements and
positions on issues of importance and concern to local governments. These positions form the basis for local
advocacy efforts during the General Assembly session each winter. The City Attorney’s Office works in
conjunction with TJPD’s legislative liaison during the session to provide advocacy on behalf of the City’s
interests.
Additionally each year, City Council establishes a statement of legislative positions, as a means of
communicating to legislators (i) issues of concern and interest to Council, and (ii) requests, if any, for
legislative action items.
Discussion:
TJPDC Program—The TJPDC legislative program has been drafted based on discussions with and input from
the six localities in the region. The recommendations, requests and positions in the program cover a range of
issues and topics that are anticipated to become the subject of proposed legislation or the state budget during the
upcoming session, and that may be of concern to the region or to individual localities in the region.
City Position Statement—The City position statement has been drafted to reflect ongoing issues of concern and
interest specifically to Council. We try not to repeat positions that are repetitive of those advocated within the
RJPDC Program, but where City Council has a slightly different position than TJPDC as a whole, it’s
appropriate to include it within Council’s position statements.
Community Engagement:
Generally, the preparation of these draft position statements is done collaboratively between City Council’s
Legislative Committee and the City Attorney’s Office. This year, however, one issue has been offered for
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Council’s consideration, after being vigorously advocated by a local citizen: the proposed Legislation
authorizing Charlottesville to implement a photo speed monitoring system.
Budgetary Impact:
None
Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the attached position statements, with any edits that Council may desire.
Alternatives:
None proposed
Attachments:
Draft City Council Legislative Position Statements
Attachment 1: Proposed Legislation for Speed Monitoring System
Attachment 2: Proposed Legislation for Contracted Parking Enforcement
Attachment 3: Proposed Legislation for to Exempt City Trail and Sidewalk Projects from VSMP
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LEGISLATIVE POSITION STATEMENTS
FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
(2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION)
Affordable housing
We support any legislative action that would allow localities greater flexibility in the establishment of local
housing programs, and in the use of public funding, for the promotion and establishment of affordable housing.
Data shows that the impact of electrical utility line burial reduces outages during storms, and that the value of
economic and social benefits of utility line burial is more than $2 for every dollar spent on an undergrounding
project. In August 2016, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a pilot program for Dominion
Virginia Power to recover its costs for burying lines through billing customers. We encourage legislators to
support doubling the scope of Dominion Virginia Power’s Pilot Program for Undergrounding Utility lines,
either by legislation or by approval of state funding. We encourage legislators to authorize Dominion Virginia
Power to spend up to 10% of their revenue on undergrounding lines and to include an “open ditch” policy
allowing the burial of power lines either within or adjacent to a public Right of Way ROW. Dominion should be
allowed to impose a surcharge on affected customers, if undergrounding is requested by a locality to coincide
with local projects removing and replacing natural gas, water and sewer lines within a public ROW.
We appreciate the state’s willingness to work with localities to coordinate land use and transportation planning,
including multi-modal transportation planning. We ask legislators to provide state funding and incentives to
support localities’ acquisition, preservation and maintenance of open space.
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Stormwater management; water quality
The City of Charlottesville asks legislators to oppose any legislation which would require a locality to waive
stormwater utility fees, or to exempt railroad companies or other entities from the requirement to pay local
Stormwater utility fees--all landowners should be required to share in the cost of stormwater utility programs.
The state should substantially increase funding for the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF), the
program that provides matching grants to localities for stormwater management projects. The state should also
provide reliable state funding for Agriculture Best Management Practices Cost-Share programs. We ask your
support for the provision of adequate funding and training as well as an expansion of allowable stormwater
management “best practices” (including, but not limited to, the use silva cell technology to filter stormwater
runoff while sustaining street trees that would enable the State and local governments to meet total daily
maximum load (TMDL) nutrient reduction requirements, and ongoing costs associated with local stormwater
management programs that became effective in 2014). We encourage our legislators to oppose any legislation
that would result in new or expanded mandates or requirements.
We support legislation that would authorize localities to participate in virtual (electricity) net-metering
programs. The net metering program requirements should be amended to allow for oversizing, when a locality
can demonstrate projected growth/ use of electricity over a 5-year period. We support legislation that would
allow local governments to aggregate the electric loads of their buildings, facilities and governmental operations
for the purpose of net metering, and we request legislators to support action that would raise the net-metering
limit from 1,000 kilowatts to 2,000 kilowatts for non-residential customers.
Public Safety
Firearms--we encourage the General Assembly to consider reasonable firearms regulations in densely
populated localities, including expanding the list of urban localities in which the state prohibits individuals from
carrying certain loaded semi-automatic rifles and pistols, and certain shotguns, in public places. In densely
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populated areas, such as Charlottesville and the other localities already listed in this existing state statute, the
carrying of such firearms presents special risks and hazards—and the General Assembly has already
acknowledged this within 18.2-287.4. We encourage legislation allowing urban localities enhanced authority to
regulate the discharge of firearms.
Cell Phone Use While Driving--according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and a 2013 study by
the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, distracted driving accounts for 10% of all fatal motor vehicle
accidents. Reaching for a phone, checking contacts, and dialing makes an accident three times more likely.
Given practical limitations of enforcing Virginia’s “no-texting-while-driving” law we ask legislators to consider
enacting a flat ban on drivers using handheld phones (exempting only the use of a GPS device which can be
monitored by police).
Procurement
We oppose any legislative action that would restrict our ability to make local procurement decisions that are
best for the citizens we serve. Any erosion of local authority to implement the policies of the Virginia Public
Procurement Act, through means tailored at the local level to assure acquisition of the best goods and services at
the most competitive rates, is contrary to fiscal responsibility objectives.
We ask legislators to continue to support any legislation that would authorize use of preferences by public
bodies for goods, services, and construction produced in the locality in which the public body is located, and
that would authorize preferences for award of contracts to persons, firms, or corporations having principal
places of business in the locality in which the procuring public body is located. We also ask you to support any
legislation that would allow localities the ability to procure goods and services by competitive negotiation, in
situations where job creation and tax base expansion would be part of a “best value” analysis of competitive
proposals.
Likewise, we request our legislators to change the manner in which transportation funding is provided to
localities; localities should have flexibility to apply transportation funding in a manner that they deem most
beneficial to their own communities. Localities should have the right to determine whether allocations of state
funding should be spent for maintenance of existing streets or for new construction.
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so, state legislators would harm traditional local businesses and deprive local governments of stable and reliable
sources of revenue.
(1) Speed Cameras (suggested draft legislation, Attachment 1): We ask our legislators to sponsor a bill that
would enable certain local governments to adopt policies regarding the deployment of automated speed cameras
in school zones and residential neighborhoods at no cost to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The City of
Rockville, Maryland (comparable in size to Charlottesville, VA) implemented a photo speed monitoring system,
and that City’s data shows that the number of vehicles regularly traveling at speeds more than mph above the
posted speed limit has been reduced by 50 percent, and the number of vehicle collisions has been reduced by 35
percent. We have several residential neighborhoods, and school zones, experiencing significant traffic safety
hazards due to motorists traveling at speeds well above posted limits—at levels which enhanced enforcement
and enhanced penalties have not deterred.
(2) Contract Parking Enforcement (suggested draft legislation, Attachment 2): We ask our legislators to
sponsor a bill that would enable the City of Charlottesville to contract with an outside company to provide
parking enforcement. Contractor personnel issuing parking tickets would be required to wear a uniform while
engaged in enforcement activities. Having the ability to contract this function to an outside entity has potential
to reduce the City’s overall costs of parking enforcement, and to assure a comprehensive strategy for managing
available parking resources can be implemented.
(3) Exempt Public Greenway Trails, Paths and Sidewalks from state VSMP requirements—currently,
these public projects are subject to state regulations requiring the provision of Stormwater management
facilities (addressing water quantity and water quality technical criteria). It is the opinion of the City’s Parks and
Engineering staff that applying the VSMP technical criteria to this type of linear public project is an expense
that does not yield significant water protection benefits. In fact, the requirement to implement stormwater
measures for a trail project is more detrimental to the environment because it often requires the collection and
concentration of stormwater to a concentrated outfall as opposed to allowing it to remain in overland
flow. Installation of necessary features demands a level of clearing and land disturbance that would otherwise
not be required to establish a natural trail. Unlike development or road projects, trail projects are sometimes
located in remote areas on challenging terrain such as along rivers, through wooded areas, floodplains or on
steep slopes and there is no infrastructure to provide access for construction equipment to construct or maintain
these facilities.
A simple 10’ wide multi use trail is typically a few inches of crushed stone and sometimes topped by a couple
inches of asphalt. An upgraded design of a multiuse trail that would be able to withstand construction
equipment to maintain the facility could likely double the cost of a trail project. Sidewalks and other roadside
bicycle/ pedestrian improvements are usually squeezed in the available ROW. The requirement for SWM
measures is often challenging to fit inside existing ROW and often requires difficult negotiations with adjoining
property owners for the needed land to construct/maintain.
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ATTACHMENT 1: LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS
A. The speed of any motor vehicle may be determined by the use of (i) a laser speed determination device, (ii)
radar, (iii) a microcomputer device that is physically connected to an odometer cable and both measures and
records distance traveled and elapsed time to determine the average speed of a motor vehicle, or (iv) a
microcomputer device that is located aboard an airplane or helicopter and measures and records distance
traveled and elapsed time to determine the average speed of a motor vehicle being operated on highways within
the Interstate System of highways as defined in § 33.2-100, or (v) a device with one or more motor vehicle
sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles (“speed monitoring systems”), in accordance with
§46.2-882.1. The results of such determinations shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the speed of such
motor vehicle in any court or legal proceeding where the speed of the motor vehicle is at issue.
In any court or legal proceeding in which any question arises about the calibration or accuracy of any laser
speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as described in this section used to determine the
speed of any motor vehicle, a certificate, or a true copy thereof, showing the calibration or accuracy of (i) the
speedometer of any vehicle, (ii) any tuning fork employed in calibrating or testing the radar or other speed
determination device or (iii) any other method employed in calibrating or testing any laser speed determination
device, and when and by whom the calibration was made, shall be admissible as evidence of the facts therein
stated. No calibration or testing of such device shall be valid for longer than six months.
The driver of any such motor vehicle may be arrested without a warrant under this section if the arresting
officer is in uniform and displays his badge of authority and if the officer has observed the registration of the
speed of such motor vehicle by the laser speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as
described in this section, or has received a radio message from the officer who observed the speed of the motor
vehicle registered by the laser speed determination device, radar, or microcomputer device as described in this
section. However, in case of an arrest based on such a message, such radio message shall have been dispatched
immediately after the speed of the motor vehicle was registered and furnished the license number or other
positive identification of the vehicle and the registered speed to the arresting officer.
Neither State Police officers nor local law-enforcement officers shall use laser speed determination devices or
radar, as described herein in airplanes or helicopters for the purpose of determining the speed of motor vehicles.
State Police officers may use laser speed determination devices, radar, and/or microcomputer devices as
described in this section.
All localities may use radar and laser speed determination devices to measure speed. The Cities of Alexandria,
Charlottesville, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax,
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Loudoun, and Prince William and towns within such counties may use microcomputer devices and speed
monitoring systems as described in this section.
The Division of Purchases and Supply, pursuant to § 2.2-1112, shall determine the proper equipment used to
determine the speed of motor vehicles and shall advise the respective law-enforcement officials of the same.
Police chiefs and sheriffs shall ensure that all such equipment and devices purchased on or after July 1, 1986,
meet or exceed the standards established by the Division.
(1) “speed monitoring system” means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing
recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 10 miles per hour above the posted speed
limit.
(ii) Showing:
A. The rear of a motor vehicle;
B. At least two time–stamped images of the motor vehicle that include the same stationary
object near the motor vehicle; and
C. On at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible identification of the entire
license registration plate number of the motor vehicle.
(3) “Erroneous violation” means a potential violation submitted by a speed monitoring system contractor
for review by a locality that is apparently inaccurate based on a technical variable that is under the
control of the contractor. Erroneous violation includes a potential violation based on:
(i) A recorded image of a registration plate that does not match the registration plate issued
for the motor vehicle in the recorded image;
(ii) A recorded image that shows a stopped vehicle or no progression;
(iii) An incorrectly measured speed for a motor vehicle;
(iv) A measured speed of a motor vehicle that is below the threshold speed that would subject
the owner to a civil citation under this section;
(v) A recorded image that was taken outside of the hours and days that speed monitoring
systems are authorized for use in school zones; and
(vi) A recorded image that was taken by a speed monitoring system with an expired calibration
certificate.
(b) A speed monitoring system may not be used in a locality under §46.2-882(B), unless its use is
authorized by the governing body by ordinance enacted after notice and a public hearing.
(c) Speed monitoring systems may be used only in the following areas:
Any violation for which a citation is issued as a result of a speed monitoring system shall be considered a
traffic violation.
(d) An ordinance adopted by the governing body of a locality shall provide that, if the locality moves or
places a speed monitoring system to or at a location where a speed monitoring system had not previously
been moved or placed, the locality may not issue a citation for a violation recorded by that speed
monitoring system:
(1) Until signage is installed in accordance with subparagraph (vii) of this paragraph; and
(2) For at least the first 15 calendar days after the signage is installed.
Before activating a speed monitoring system at any location, a locality shall publish notice of the location
of the speed monitoring system on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation within the
locality.
(e) A locality that authorizes a program of speed monitoring systems shall designate an official or
employee to investigate and respond to questions or concerns about the local jurisdiction’s speed
monitoring system program. The local designee shall be an officer or employee of the locality.
(1) The local designee shall review a citation generated by a speed monitoring system if the person
who received the citation requests review before the deadline for contesting liability under this
section.
(2) If the local designee determines that the citation is an erroneous violation, the local designee shall
void the citation. A local designee may not determine that a citation is an erroneous violation
based solely on the dismissal of the citation by a court.
(3) If the local designee determines that a person did not receive notice of a citation issued under this
section due to an administrative error, the local designee may resend the citation or void the
citation.
(4) On receipt of a written question or concern from a person, the local designee shall provide a
written answer or response to the person within a reasonable time.
(f) A locality utilizing a speed monitoring system shall employ a technician (“system operator”), who
shall:
(1) Complete training by the manufacturer of the speed monitoring system in the procedures for
setting up and operating the speed monitoring system. The manufacturer shall issue a signed
certificate to the speed monitoring system operator on completion of the training. The certificate
of training shall be admitted as evidence in any court proceeding for a violation of this section.
(2) Fill out and sign a daily set–up log for a speed monitoring system that: states that the speed
monitoring system operator successfully performed or reviewed and evaluated the manufacturer–
specified daily self–test of the speed monitoring system prior to producing a recorded image. This
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log shall be kept on file and shall be admissible as evidence in any court proceeding in which a
citation is contested.
(g) A speed monitoring system shall undergo an annual calibration check performed by an independent
calibration laboratory that is selected by the locality and unaffiliated with the manufacturer or the speed
monitoring system. The independent calibration laboratory shall issue a signed certificate of calibration
after the annual calibration check that: Shall be kept on file; and shall be admitted as evidence in any
court proceeding for a violation of motor vehicle speed limits.
(h) Proof of a violation shall be evidenced by information obtained from the speed monitoring system
referenced in subsection (a). A certificate, sworn to or affirmed by the locality’s system operator, or a
copy of such a certificate provided pursuant to Va. Code §8.01-XX, that is based on inspection of
photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images or electronic data produced by the
photo-monitoring system shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein. Any photographs,
microphotographs, videotape, or other recorded images or electronic data evidencing such a violation
shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for such violation under this
section. A citation issued under this section, which describes a vehicle that, on the basis of a certificate
referenced in this paragraph, is alleged to have been operated in violation of posted speed limits shall be
prima facie evidence that such vehicle was operated in violation of such posted speed limits.
(i) Any contract with for procurement of a speed monitoring system by a locality shall include the
following provisions:
(1) The contractor shall provide a representative to review inquiries from a local designee, and shall
assist the local designee in determining whether a violation is an erroneous violation, within 48
hours of receiving such request;
(2) The contractor’s fee may not be contingent on a per–ticket basis on the number of citations issued
or paid;
(3) If more than 5% of the violations in a calendar year are erroneous violations, then the contractor
shall be subject to liquidated damages for each erroneous violation equal to at least 50% of the
fine amount for the erroneous violation, plus reimbursements, if any, paid by the local
jurisdiction; and
(4) The locality may terminate a contract with a contractor if (i) erroneous violations exceed a
threshold specified in the contract; or (ii) contractor repeatedly fails or refuses to meet the 48-
hour response time for investigating a possible erroneous violation.
(j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation or summons issued in person by a police
officer at the time of the violation, the owner or the driver of a motor vehicle, shall be subject to a civil
penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by a speed monitoring system while being operated in violation of
a posted speed limit. No civil penalty shall exceed $50.
(k) The locality and its General District Court shall prescribe a uniform citation form that includes:
name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; license registration number of the motor vehicle
involved in the violation; the violation charged; the location where the violation occurred; the date and
time of the violation; a copy of the recorded image; the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date
by which the civil penalty should be paid; information advising the manner and time period in which
liability as alleged in the citation may be contested in the local general district court, and advising that
failure to either pay the civil penalty or to timely contest liability is an admission of liability.
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(l) A locality shall mail a citation to the registered owner of a vehicle, at the address specified on the
registration. The locality shall not mail a citation to a person other than the registered owner of a motor
vehicle, except when:
(m) Information collected by a speed monitoring system shall be limited exclusively to that information
that is necessary for identifying those drivers who violate posted speed limits in school crossings, work
zones, or residence districts. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs,
microphotographs, electronic images, or other data collected by speed monitoring system shall be used
exclusively for the identification of violators and shall not (i) be open to the public; (ii) be sold or used for
sales, solicitation, or marketing purposes; (iii) be disclosed except as may be necessary for determination
of erroneous violations, the identification of violators, or to a vehicle owner or operator as part of a
challenge to the imposition of a civil penalty; or (iv) be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding,
unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation for which a citation has been issued.
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ATTACHMENT 2: PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE
CHARLOTTESVILLE AND COMPARABLY SIZED CITIES TO CONTRACT
FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking,
stopping, and standing of vehicles within its limits, including, but not limited to, the regulation of any vehicle
blocking access to and preventing use of curb ramps, fire hydrants, and mailboxes on public or private property.
Such ordinances may also include the installation and maintenance of parking meters. The ordinance may
require the deposit of a coin of a prescribed denomination, determine the length of time a vehicle may be
parked, and designate a department, official, or employee of the local government to administer the provisions
of the ordinance. The ordinance may delegate to that department, official, or employee the authority to make
and enforce any additional regulations concerning parking that may be required, including, but not limited to,
penalties for violations, deadlines for the payment of fines, and late payment penalties for fines not paid when
due. In a city having a population of at least 90,000 40,000, the ordinance may also provide that a
summons or parking ticket for the violation of the ordinance or regulations may be issued by law-enforcement
officers, other uniformed city employees, or by uniformed personnel serving under contract with the city.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the governing bodies of Augusta, Bath, and
Rockingham Counties may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of
vehicles within their limits, but no such ordinance shall authorize or provide for the installation and
maintenance of parking meters.
No ordinance adopted under the provisions of this section shall prohibit the parking of two motorcycles in
single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles. The governing body of any
county, city, or town may, by ordinance, permit the parking of three or more motorcycles in single parking
spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles.
If any ordinance regulates parking on an interstate highway or any arterial highway or any extension of an
arterial highway, it shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Highways.
In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof that the vehicle described in the
complaint, summons, parking ticket citation, or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation,
together with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as required by
Chapter 6 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.) of this title, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the
registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed the violation. Violators of local ordinances
adopted by Chesterfield County or James City County pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality's general fund.
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ATTACMENT 3: PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EXEMPT CERTAIN
PUBLIC GREENWAY TRAIL AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS FROM THE
REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL VSMP PERMITS AND REQUIREMENTS
A….
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G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following activities are required to comply with the
soil erosion control requirements but are not required to comply with the water quantity and water quality
technical criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law:
1. Activities under a state or federal reclamation program to return an abandoned property to an agricultural or
open land use;
2. Routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original
construction of the project. The paving of an existing road with a compacted or impervious surface and
reestablishment of existing associated ditches and shoulders shall be deemed routine maintenance if performed
in accordance with this subsection; and
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