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MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2016
Lark W Jones, Mayor
James Al. Adams, Jr., Councilmember
J Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
Kenneth J. McDowell, Councilmember
David W McGhee, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Public Hearing on the Question of the
Establishment of the Ballpark Village
Municipal Improvement District
The public hearing of April 18, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to
order by Mayor Jones at 7:05 p.m. The purpose of the hearing was to receive
comments from the citizens of North Augusta pertaining to the establishment of
the Ballpark Village Municipal Improvement District.
Members present were Mayor Jones and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks, and
Carpenter, Dickert, McDowell, and McGhee.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City
Attorney; Cammie T. Hayes, Director of Finance; Richard L. Meyer, Director of
Parks, Recreation, & Tourism; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety;
Thomas C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering and Public Works; James E. Sutton,
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Director of Public Services; Diana H. Miller, Manager of Human Resources; and
Donna B. Young, City Clerk.
Public comments were made by the following individuals:
Bob Pettit, 70 Fulton Street, North Augusta, South Carolina
Richard Fletcher, 1 Shadowmoor Court, North Augusta, South Carolina
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of April 18, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Jones at 7:16 p.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the
meeting 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 meeting
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.
Mayor Jones rendered the invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members present were Mayor Jones and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks, and Carpenter,
Dickert, McDowell, and McGhee.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney;
Cammie T. Hayes, Director of Finance; Richard L. Meyer, Director of Parks, Recreation, &
Tourism; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Thomas C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering
and Public Works; James E. Sutton, Director of Public Services; Diana H. Miller, Manager of
Human Resources; and Donna B. Young, City Clerk.
The minutes of the regular and study session meetings of April 4, 2016 were approved by
general consent.
ITEM 1. ZONING: North Augusta Development Code, Proposed Text Amendment
(Application RZT 16-003) — Ordinance, Third and Final
Reading - Tabled
This item was not removed from the table.
ITEM 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Authorizing the City Administrator to
Execute a Contract with Brassfield and
Gorie, LLC Related to the Construction
of the Stadium within Project Jackson -
Resolution
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This item was not removed from the table.
ITEM 3. PUBLIC SAFETY: Adoption of the Update of Aiken County's Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2016 - Resolution
On motion by Councilmember Brooks, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council considered the resolution adopting the update of Aiken County's Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2016.
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Mayor Jones, a motion to table
the item was made. No vote was taken at this time. Council requested a copy of
the plan be forwarded to them for their review.
The proposed resolution text is as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-14
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATE OF AIKEN COUNTY'S
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR 2016
Be it resolved, we the City of North Augusta City Council herby resolve by
resolution that the Lower Savannah Council of Governments in conjunction with the South
Carolina Emergency Management Division and FEMA Region IV has prepared an updated
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for Aiken County; and
WHEREAS, an adopted and updated Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is required
in order for Aiken County and its participating municipalities to be eligible to receive Pre-
Disaster Mitigation funding providing for pre-disaster mitigation planning and implementation of
cost-effective mitigation projects prior to a disaster event; and
WHEREAS, FEMA has approved the updated Aiken County Hazard Mitigation
Plan with final approval being subject to adoption by the County and the affected communities
within the County along with a final public hearing;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the
City of North Augusta, South Carolina, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof,
that this Resolution to hereby adopt the updated Aiken County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is
passed.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
April, 2016.
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There being no further business, Council adjourned.
APPROVED THIS Z DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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Donna B. Young
Lark W. Jones, Mayor