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South Carolina's Riverfront
MINUTES OF APRIL 4, 2016
Lark W. Jones, Mayor
James M. Adams, Jr., Councilmember
J. Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pal C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickers, Councilmember
Kenneth J McDowell, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The study session meeting of April 4, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Jones at 6:15 p.m. in the Council Conference room on the third floor of the Municipal
Center; and adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the meetings by email was sent out to the current maintained
"Agenda Mailout" list consisting of news media outlets and individuals or companies requesting
notification. Notice of the meetings was also posted on the outside doors of the Municipal
Center, the main bulletin board of the Municipal Center located on the first floor, and the City of
North Augusta website.
Members present were Mayor Jones and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks, and Carpenter.
Councilmembers Dickert, McDowell, and McGhee were out of town.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Richard L. Meyer, Director of
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Diana H. Miller,
Manager of Human Resources; and Donna B. Young, City Clerk.
Minutes of Study Session of April 4, 2016
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the April 4, 2016 Council Agenda —
Council Discussion
Council reviewed the items scheduled for the April 4, 2016 meeting.
ITEM 2. PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM: North Augusta FORWARD
Presentation — Council Discussion
Representatives from North Augusta Forward and the 2016 Leadership North
Augusta Class discussed a potential dog park for the City of North Augusta. The
dog park is the class project for Leadership North Augusta. After discussion, it
was the general consensus of Mayor and Council, and the representatives from
North Augusta FORWARD that the old Waterworks Park was the best location
for a dog park. Mayor Jones asked that they investigate the parking situation,
determine the final cost prior to fundraising, and properly sign the area.
ITEM 3. LEGAL: Executive Session — Request of the City Administrator
Upon the request of the City Administrator and in accordance with Section 30-4-
70 (a) (5) and on motion by Councilmember Brooks, second by Councilmember
Carpenter, City Council unanimously voted to go into executive session for the
purpose of:
Discussion of Project Jackson's Master Development Agreement
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember Carpenter, a motion to
adjourn the executive session was unanimously passed.
There was no action to report out of executive session.
APPRQVED THIS I8 DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
N)t'; , 2016.
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Donna B. Young
Mayor Lark W. Jones City Clerk