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MINUTES OF OCTOBER 3, 2016
Lark W. Jones, Mayor
James M. Adams, Jr., Councilmember
.1 Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dicker', Councilmember
Kenneth J. McDowell, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of October 3, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Jones at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:20 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, 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; Scott L. Sterling, Director of Planning and Development; John C. Thomas, Director of
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Public Safety; Thomas C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering and Public Works; James E. Sutton,
Director of Public Services; and Diana H. Miller, Manager of Human Resources.
The minutes of the regular and study session meetings of September 19, 2016, study session
meeting of September 20, 2016, and special called meeting minutes of September 26, 2016, were
approved by general consent.
ITEM 1. CITY PROPERTY/AGREEMENT: Nonexclusive Access Agreement to
WTC Enterprises, LLC —
Ordinance, Third and Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on third and final reading granting to
WTC Enterprises, LLC a nonexclusive access agreement across property
belonging to the City of North Augusta located in the general area of US Highway
25 and Walnut Lane.
Please see the minutes of September 19, 2016, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 2. FINANCE: Franchise Agreement to Crown Castle NG East, LLC —
Ordinance, Third and Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember McGhee, second by Councilmember Brooks,
Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on third and final reading authorizing
the City of North Augusta to grant a franchise agreement to Crown Castle NG
East, LLC in connection with the provision of telecommunications service.
Please see the minutes of September 19, 2016, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 3. ZONING: North Augusta Development Code, Proposed Map Amendment
(Application RZM 16-002) — Ordinance, Third and Final
Reading
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Mayor Jones, Council
unanimously adopted an ordinance on first reading to amend the Zoning Map of
the City of North Augusta, South Carolina by rezoning +3.75 acres of land
located at the southwest intersection of Edgefield Road and Walnut Lane, Tax
Parcel Number 010-14-04-014, from PD, Planned Development, to GC, General
Commercial.
Please see the minutes of September 19, 2016, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 4. FINANCE: Authorizing Funding for the Property Maintenance Division to
Replace Trees — Resolution
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Carpenter,
Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the Property Maintenance
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Division to replace trees utilizing funds from the Transportation Improvement
Fund and the Capital Projects Fund.
The resolution text is as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29
AUTHORIZING THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE DIVISION TO REPLACE TREES
UTILIZING FUNDS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FUND AND THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
WHEREAS, the Property Maintenance Division has discovered 74 trees that are
in need of replacement and past their maintenance guarantee period (45 in Wando Woodlands,
10 in Bergen Place West, 7 in the Village at Bergen Place, and 12 on Georgia Avenue); and
WHEREAS, the total estimated cost is not to exceed $36,600 which includes a
tree root barrier to aid in the prevention of sidewalk and curb heaving; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 budget does include funds for tree replacement, but those
funds have been dedicated to tree replacement in other areas of the City; and
WHEREAS, Wando Partners has paid $60,500 to the Transportation
Improvement Fund for Martintown Road access improvements that cannot be done at this time,
and these payments would not cover the cost of the road access project; and
WHEREAS, there is also funding available in the Capital Projects Fund that can
be used towards tree replacement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED AND
BY THE AUTHORITY THEREOF, THAT:
The Property Maintenance Division is hereby authorized to replace 74 trees with
funding not to exceed $25,000 from the Transportation Improvement Fund and
not to exceed $13,000 from the Capital Projects Fund.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
, 2016.
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There being no further business, Council adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 1-7 DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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