080116 Study Session Mins Adopted o rt
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South Carolina's Riverfront
MINUTES OF AUGUST 1, 2016
Lark W. ,Jones, Mayor
James M. 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
The study session meeting of August 1, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to order
by Mayor Jones at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Conference room on the third floor of the Municipal
Center; recessed at 6:55 p.m.; reconvened at 7:25 p.m.; and adjourned at 7:40 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, Carpenter, Dickert,
and McGhee. Councilmember McDowell was out of a town on a business trip.
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; Scott L. Sterling, Director of Planning and Development; 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.
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the August 1, 2016 Council Agenda —
Council Discussion
Council reviewed the items scheduled for the August 1, 2016 meeting.
Minutes of Study Session of August 1, 2016
ITEM 2. MUNICIPAL CENTER: Security within the Municipal Center —
Council Discussion
City Administrator, Todd Glover, briefed Mayor and Council on the steps being
taken to make sure the employees and citizens of the City of North Augusta are
safe within the Municipal Center.
After review, it was the general consensus of Mayor and Council that security and
citizen access were a challenge, but that steps needed to be taken to keep our
employees safe.
ITEM 3. LEGAL: Executive Session —Request of the City Administrator
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Councilmember McGhee, and
in compliance with Section 30-4-70 (a) (5) the City Administrator requested an
executive session for the purpose of:
(5) Discussion of matters relating to the proposed location, expansion, or the
provision of services encouraging location or expansion of industries or other
businesses in the area served by the public body.
Discussion of Project Jackson's Master Development Agreement
Only Mayor and Council; City Administrator, Todd Glover; Director of
Finance, Cammie Hayes; Manager of Human Resources, Diana Miller;
and City Clerk, Donna Young attended the executive session.
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember Dickert, the executive
session was adjourned. There was no action to report out.
APPROVED THIS S DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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Donna B. Young
Mayor Lark W. Jones City Clerk