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Lark W. Jones, Mayor
James M. Adams, Jr., Councilmember
I Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
Kenneth J. McDowell, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of November 21, 2016, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Jones at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 8:45 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; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Thomas C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering
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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 November 7, 2016, and special called
meeting minutes of November 14, 2016, and special called study session meeting minutes of
November 14, 2016, were approved by general consent.
ITEM 1. FINANCE: Proposed Annual Consolidated Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 —
Ordinance, Third and Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember Brooks,
Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on third and final reading to adopt the
proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Budget.
Please see the minutes of October 17, 2016, for the proposed ordinance text.
ITEM 2. FINANCE: Taxes, Fiscal Year 2017 — Ordinance, Third and Final Reading
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember McGhee, Council
unanimously adopted on third and final reading an ordinance establishing the tax
rate on all taxable property within the City of North Augusta for the Fiscal Year
2017.
The period for which the tax levy is due on all taxable property, except for
motorized vehicles, shall be from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016. The
period for which the tax levy is due for all motorized vehicles which are required
to be licensed by Section 53-3-110, Codes of Laws of South Carolina, shall be
from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017.
The tax levy imposed upon all taxable property shall be 70.50 mills.
Please see the minutes of October 17, 2016, for the proposed ordinance text.
ITEM 3. SANITATION: Amendment of Article IV, Section 14-123 Titled
"Sanitation Services Fees" of the City Code of the City of
North Augusta, South Carolina — Ordinance, Third and
Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on third and final reading amending
Article IV, Section 14-123 titled "Sanitation Services Fees" of the City Code of
the City of North Augusta, South Carolina.
Please see the minutes of October 17, 2016, for the proposed ordinance text.
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ITEM 4. UTILITIES: Establishing Wastewater Service Charges by Revising Section
14-68, Titled "Schedule of Monthly Wastewater Service
Charge." of the City Code of the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina—Ordinance, Third and Final Reading
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember Dickert, Council
unanimously adopted an ordinance on third and final reading establishing
wastewater service charges by revising section 14-68, titled "Schedule of Monthly
Wastewater Service Charge," of the City Code of the City of North Augusta,
South Carolina.
Please see the minutes of October 17, 2016, for the proposed ordinance text.
ITEM 5. ANNEXATION: Property located on Austin Graybill Road, Tax Parcel
Number 011-05-06-001, 6.89 ± Acres — Ordinance, Third
and Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Brooks,
Mayor and Council unanimously adopted on third and final reading an ordinance
to effect the annexation of 6.89 ± acres of property located on "Austin Graybill Road,
Tax Parcel Number 011-05-06-001.
The zoning classification recommended for this property, R-7, Small Lot, Single
Family Residential, is consistent with the future land use classification of the
property, Low Density Residential, as specified in the Land Use Element of the
2005 Comprehensive Plan.
Please see the minutes of November 7, 2016, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 6. FINANCE: Providing for the Issuance and Sale of a Tax Increment
Revenue Bond of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina,
and Other Matters Relating Thereto — Ordinance, Third and
Final Reading
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Mayor Jones, Council adopted
an ordinance on third and final reading providing for the issuance and sale of a
Tax Increment Revenue Bond of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, and
other matters relating thereto.
Voting for the ordinance on first reading were: Mayor Jones and
Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert, McDowell, and McGhee. Voting
against the ordinance on first reading was Councilmember Adams.
The ordinance passed with a 6/1 vote.
Please see the minutes of the Special Called Meeting of November 14, 2016, for
the ordinance text.
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ITEM 7. COMMUNITY PROMOTION: Arbor Day, December 2, 2016 -
Proclamation
Mayor Jones proclaimed December 2, 2016 as Arbor Day in the City of North
Augusta.
The proclamation text is as follows:
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ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture
that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and
WHEREAS, the holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more
than a million trees in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water,
lower our heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and
provide habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes,fuel for
our fires and countless other wood products; and
WHEREAS, trees in our City increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of
business areas, and beauti our community; and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Lark W. Jones, Mayor of the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina, do hereby proclaim December 2, 2016, as "Arbor Day" in North Augusta, South Carolina, and
urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
further, I urge all citizens to plant and care for trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of
this and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City
of North Augusta, South Carolina, to be affixed this day of November, 2016.
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ITEM 8. ELECTIONS: 2017 Municipal Election — Establishing Dates — Ordinance,
First Reading
On motion by Councilmember Brooks, second by Councilmember McDowell,
Council unanimously passed an ordinance on first reading establishing the dates
for the 2017 Municipal election for Mayor and three members of City Council.
The terms of Mayor Lark W. Jones and Councilmembers Pat C. Carpenter,
Fletcher L. Dickert, and David W. McGhee will expire on May 1, 2017.
Mayor Jones asked City Clerk, Donna Young, to find out the number that would
equal 5% of the qualified electors and the names of the Democratic and
Republican Party Chairs for the City of North Augusta and report the info to
Mayor and Council.
The proposed ordinance text is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-26
COMPLYING WITH SECTIONS 10-1 AND 10-2 OF THE
CODE OF LAWS OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
BY SETTING THE DATES FOR MUNICIPAL PARTY PRIMARIES, CONVENTIONS,
AND GENERAL ELECTION, TIMES FOR FILING OF NOMINATING PETITIONS,
CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES BY PARTIES, AND
CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES BY MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED AND BY
THE AUTHORITY THEREOF, THAT:
The 2017 Municipal General Election for Purposes of electing the mayor and
three members of City Council for the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, on
Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
II. The filing and certification dates are hereby set for the 2017 Municipal Party
Primaries and General Election as follows:
A. The time for entry of candidates into party primaries or conventions shall
commence at 9:00 A. M., January 3, 2017, and shall end at 12:00 Noon,
January 10, 2017. Entries shall be made to the chairperson of the respective
parties.
B. Primary elections, if selected by a party, shall be held on February 7, 2017,
with a run-off, if necessary, on February 21, 2017.
C. Conventions, if selected by a party, shall be held no later than February 7,
2017.
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D. The deadline for filing nominating petitions to the Municipal Election
Commission shall be 12:00 Noon, February 7, 2017. Candidates may file by
petition with no less than 5% of qualified electors.
E. The deadline for parties to certify candidates selected by primary or
convention to the Municipal Election Commission shall be 12:00 Noon,
February 24, 2017.
F. The certification of the candidates by petition, primary, or convention by the
Municipal Election Commission shall be no later than 12:00 Noon, March 6,
2017.
III. All ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed.
IV. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption on third
reading.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
, 2016.
ITEM 9. ELECTIONS: 2017 Municipal Election — Establishing Dates — Ordinance,
Second Reading
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember Dickert, Council
unanimously passed an ordinance on second reading establishing the dates for the
2017 Municipal election for Mayor and three members of City Council. The
terms of Mayor Lark W. Jones and Councilmembers Pat C. Carpenter, Fletcher L.
Dickert, and David W. McGhee will expire on May 1, 2017.
Mayor Jones asked City Clerk, Donna Young, to find out the number that would
equal 5% of the qualified electors and the names of the Democratic and
Republican Party Chairs for the City of North Augusta and report the info to
Mayor and Council.
Please see Item No. 8 above for the ordinance text.
ITEM 10. PERMIT: Request for Permit for Christmas Parade December 11, 2016
by North Augusta Lions Club
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember McDowell, Mayor and
Council granted the permit for the Christmas Parade to be held on December 11,
2016, at 2:00 p.m.
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ITEM 11. STREETS AND DRAINS: Deed of Dedication for Three Detention Ponds
Located in the Village at Bergen Place
Subdivision, Phases I and III—Resolution
On motion by Mayor Jones, second by Councilmember Carpenter, Council
unanimously passed a resolution accepting a deed of dedication for three
detention ponds located in the Village at Bergen Place Subdivision, Phases I and
III.
The resolution text is as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-33
ACCEPTING DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR THREE DETENTION PONDS LOCATED IN
THE VILLAGE AT BERGEN PLACE SUBDIVISION, PHASES I AND III
WHEREAS, Metro Homesites, LLC, developed The Village at Bergen Place,
Phases I and III, subdivision according to the requirements of the North Augusta Planning
Commission and the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to §5.8.4.3 of the North Augusta Development Code, the
Director of Planning and Development and the City Engineer approved the final subdivision plat
for recording on June 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Bergen Village Association, Inc. has requested that the City accept
three detention ponds that were constructed as a part of the subdivision infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has inspected the detention ponds and determined
that they meet City standards.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the
City of North Augusta, South Carolina, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof,
do hereby accept a deed of dedication for:
All that piece, parcel or lot of land, and appurtenances to said premises belonging
or appertaining herewith, situate, lying and being in the City of North Augusta,
Aiken County, South Carolina, in The Village at Bergen Place, Phase I, being
shown and designated as "Detention Pond", 1.51 acres, more or less, on a plat of
survey prepared by Southern Partners, Inc., for Bergen Village Association, Inc.,
dated July 13, 2016, and recorded in Plat Book 59, Page 398, in the Office of the
RMC of Aiken County South Carolina. Reference is hereby made to said Plat for
a complete and accurate description of said property hereby conveyed.
Tax Map and Parcel No.: 005-10-12-008
Also, all that lot of land situate, and appurtenances to said land, lying and being in
Aiken County, South Carolina, in The Village at Bergen Place, Phase I, being
shown and designated as "Detention Pond", 0.61 acres, more or less, on a plat of
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survey prepared by Southern Partners, Inc. for Bergen Village Association, Inc.,
dated July 13, 2016, and recorded in Plat Book 59, Page 399, in the Office of the
RMC of Aiken County, South Carolina. Reference is hereby made to said Plat for
a complete and accurate description of said property hereby conveyed.
Tax Map and Parcel No.: 005-15-04-002
Also, all that lot of land situate, and appurtenance to said land lying and being in
Aiken County, South Carolina, in The Village at Bergen Place, Phase III, being
shown and designated as "Detention Pond", 0.48 acres, more or less, on a plat of
survey prepared by Southern Partners, Inc., for Bergen Village Association, Inc.,
dated July 13, 2016, and recorded in Plat Book 59, Page 400, in the Office of the
RMC of Aiken County, South Carolina. Reference is hereby made to said Plat for
a more complete and accurate description of said property hereby conveyed.
Tax Map and Parcel No.: 005-14-07-001
This being the same property conveyed to Bergen Village Association, Inc., a
South Carolina nonprofit corporation by Village at Bergen Keystone, LLC and
Metro Homesites, LLC, on December 2, 2008, and being recorded on December
10, 2008 in the Office of the RMC in Aiken County, South Carolina, in Book
4232, Page 1454.
This resolution shall become effective upon receipt of executed deeds of
dedication, attorney title certificate, and any other required items.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
, 2016.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 5 DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
Dec¢ �oer 2016. 2 6-
Donna B. Young
Lark W. Jones, Ma r