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MINUTES OF JULY 24, 2017
Robert A. Pettit, 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 July 24, 2017, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Pettit at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Conference room on the third floor of the Municipal
Center and adjourned at 8:00 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 Pettit and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert,
McDowell, and McGhee.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Charles B. Martin, Interim
Director of Planning and Development; Diana H. Miller, Manager of Human Resources; and
Donna B. Young, City Clerk.
Minutes of Study Session of July 24,2017
ITEM 1. FINANCE: Contract with CEC, Development, LLC, Related to Utilization
of Solar Energy— Council Discussion
Kevin Morse, Vice President of Sales, Clean Energy Collective, and Scott Neely,
Economic Development Local Government Manager with SCANA Corporation
updated Mayor and Council with info regarding the proposed contract with CEC
Development, LLC for utilization of solar energy.
It was the general consensus of Mayor and Council that the proposed ordinance
should be brought off the table for consideration by Council at the next scheduled
Council meeting.
ITEM 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Facilities in Riverside Village at
Hammond's Ferry—Council Update
James Dean, the City's Owner's Representative updated Mayor and Council on
progress in the Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry Project. However, aspects
of the discussion were held in executive session.
ITEM 3. LEGAL: Executive Session—Request of the City Administrator
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Carpenter,
and in compliance with Section 30-4-70 (a) (5) the City Administrator requested
an executive session for the purposes 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 Riverside Village leasing
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Dickert, the
executive session was adjourned.
There was no action to report out.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
APPRO ED THIS 7 DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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Donna B. Young
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor City Clerk