Charleston City Council adopts contracts for Coliseum point-of-sale, crowd barriers, park cameras and court lighting

The Charleston City Council on Sept. 8 adopted four finance-committee resolutions authorizing contracts for the Coliseum and other city facilities.

The council approved Resolution 25-081 to renew a five-year point-of-sale subscription with Clover Sport for the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. "This is, to update the, quickly outdated, systems currently used at the Charleston Coliseum And Convention Center," Councilmember Jenkins said. Jenkins told the council the contract includes newer hardware and "approximately about a 100, units" to be used across the Coliseum and Convention Center; the resolution lists first-year costs of $44,328 and approximately $37,500 in years two through five. The finance committee recommended approval and the council adopted the resolution by voice vote.

Councilmembers also adopted Resolution 25-082, clearing purchase of crowd-control barriers from Mountaineer Productions for the Coliseum & Convention Center. The clerk's reading showed the contract amount as $50,125 pursuant to a competitive bid process. Jenkins said the purchase "updates the crowd barriers, used during events at the convention center, to industry standard." The finance committee recommended approval and the council adopted the measure by voice vote.

Resolution 25-083 authorizes a competitively sourced contract with Motorola Solutions for the purchase and installation of security cameras at city-owned parks for $245,907.49. Jenkins said CPD and Chad Jones, director of Homeland Security, identified parks that need coverage; he noted some parks (including Danner Meadow) are not yet covered because of concurrent upgrades and may be considered for future installation once upgrades are complete. The finance committee recommended approval and the council adopted the resolution by voice vote.

The council adopted Resolution 25-084 to authorize the mayor and city manager to contract with T.W. Reed Construction for purchase and installation of new tennis-court lighting at the Kanawha City Recreational Center. Jenkins described the project as an upgrade to LED, more energy-efficient fixtures. The agenda included a contract amount, but the numeric figure in the meeting transcript is unclear; that amount is recorded in the official agenda packet and procurement documents and was not discussed at length on the floor.

Clerk-reported items included a municipal court report for the month ending July 2025 and a City of Charleston payroll rates analysis (April–June 2025); both were received and filed.

The meeting also included proclamations commemorating 988 Day (National Suicide Prevention Day) and September as Hunger Action Month; Mountaineer Food Bank representatives thanked the council and invited volunteers to support local distributions.

Councilmember Pepper updated the body on a recent Public Service Commission matter, saying public comment limited an electric utility rate increase to roughly a third of the originally requested amount and that low-income customers remain eligible for assistance through the Dollar Energy Fund. The mayor closed the meeting after final roll call.

Actions taken at the meeting were via voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes provided.