0918&1917 Study Session Mins Adopted N0rth /Augusta
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South Carolina's Riverfront
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18 AND 19, 2017
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
James M Adams, Jr., Councilmember
J. Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
Kenneth I McDowell, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
The study session meeting of September 18, 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; recessed at 7:00 p.m.; reconvened at 8:20 p.m.; and adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
The study session meeting of September 19, 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 8:15 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 at both meetings were Mayor Pettit and Councilmembers Adams, Brooks,
Carpenter, Dickert McDowell, and McGhee.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Cammie T. Hayes, Director of
Finance; Richard L. Meyer, Director of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism; Amanda J. Sievers,
Interim Director of Planning and Development; 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.
Minutes of Study Sessions of September 18 and 19, 2017
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the September 18, 2017 Council
Agenda—Council Discussion
Council reviewed the items scheduled for the September 18, 2017 meeting.
ITEM 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry
— Council Update
James Dean, the City's Owner's Representative, presented the following update to
Mayor and Council on the Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry project.
City of North Augusta
SRP Park at Riverside Village
City Council - Monthly Progress Update
September 18, 2017
• Stadium
a. Time Schedule — good progress; completion date projected as 4/10/17.
b. Concourse — Seating area concrete & underground MEP @ 90%.
c. Suite Level — Steel and floor decking @ 90%; concrete floor @ 40%.
d. First Base Line Buildings — Steel, underground plumbing, masonry & concrete
slabs @ 75%.
e. Third Base Line Buildings — Enclosed building absent of brick; stairwell
installed;
interior metal studs, ductwork, and electrical in progress.
f. Home run porch — steel structure to start soon.
g. Outfield Wall & Wet Well Systems —Wet well area excavation & installation
this week.
h. Right Field Restaurant (A2) — steel structure and decking largely complete;
tenant build documents completion soon for pricing
will add outside 2nd level terrace and exterior stair.
i. Left Field Building:
Lower level columns and walls placed: elevated concrete slabs starting soon.
Clubhouse available in April 2018; apartment completion shortly thereafter.
• Other Projects in Riverside Village
a. Stadium Deck — Permit documents complete;
b. Office — preleasing efforts continue; no definitive start date.
c. Residential over Retail/ RR Ave — final plans in progress after adjustments
for wetlands buffer and further HFDRC coordination of exterior. Projected for
October/November start.
d. Residential over Retail/ River — Planning Commission will not require
hearing, as they are pleased with HFDRC adjustments. Projected for
October/November start.
e. Hotel Deck — Construction start next week.
f. Hotel — final preconstruction efforts in progress; start October, occupancy YE
2018.
Minutes of Study Sessions of September 18 and 19, 2017
g. Single Family Homes — design refined; construction start early 2018.
h. Apartments — LIV/LandSouth completed site pad needs, underground MEP
and foundations.
I. Senior Living — negotiations continue.
ITEM 3. LEGAL: Executive Session— Request of the City Administrator
(9/19/17 Meeting)
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Brooks,
and in compliance with Section 30-4-70 (a) (2) (5) the City Administrator
requested an executive session for the purpose of:
(2) Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and
proposed sale or purchase of property, the receipt of legal advice where the legal
advice relates to a pending, threatened, or potential claim or other matters covered
by the attorney-client privilege, settlement of legal claims, or the position of the
public agency in other adversary situations involving the assertion against the
agency of a claim.
(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 at Hammond's Ferry
Only Mayor and Council; City Administrator, Todd Glover; Director of Finance,
Cammie Hayes; Manager of Human Resources, Diana Miller, and City Clerk,
Donna Young were in attendance for the executive session.
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Brooks, the
executive session was adjourned.
There was nothing to report out.
ITEM 4. FINANCE: Proposed Annual Consolidated Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 —
Council Review
Council began its review on September 18, 2017, and concluded its review of the
proposed Annual Consolidated Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 on September 19,
2017.
Following the review, Mayor Pettit directed City Administrator, Todd Glover, and
Director of Finance, Cammie Hayes to implement the following proposal into the
proposed 2018 budget.
Increase Hospitality Tax 1%
Provides an additional $700,000 revenue in the Riverfront/Central Core
Fund,
S400,000 designated for Tourism activities currently part of the General
Fund to be transferred to the Riverfront/Central Core Fund to remove the
Minutes of Study Sessions of September 18 and 19,2017
$350,000 shortfall in the General Fund and add 0.5 mills back to the
Capital Projects Fund that was previously transferred to the General
Fund to balance.
$150,000 designated for tennis courts at Riverview Park;
$100,000 designated for a potential new economic development
opportunity in Riverside Village;
Balance available for one time purchases of tourism related purchases as
approved by Council;
Increase millage rate 3.0 mills
Provides $285,000 to the General Fund;
Designated for vehicle/equipment replacement and purchases;
Maintains the same level of service provided by the City as the 2017
Budget;
He further directed them to review fees and costs within the departments and to
make any appropriate changes to such fees and costs.
The proposed Annual Consolidated Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 will be
submitted for Council's formal consideration on first reading at the October 16,
2017, meeting. A public hearing will be held prior to first reading.
There being no further business, Council adjourned the September 18, 2017
meeting at 10:00 p.m. and the September 19, 2017 at 8:15 p.m.
APPROV D1THIS 2 DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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Robert A. Pettit, Mayor City Clerk