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MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
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
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of September 17, 2018, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Pettit at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:30 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 Pettit rendered the invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members present were Mayor Pettit and Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert,
McDowell, and McGhee. Councilmembers Adams was out of town.
Also in attendance were B. Todd Glover, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney;
Carnmie 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
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
and Public Works; James E. Sutton, Director of Public Services; Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges,
Director of Planning and Development; J. D. McCauley, Manager of Human Resources; and
Donna B. Young, City Clerk.
The minutes of the regular and study session minutes of August 20, 2018, were approved by
general consent.
ITEM 1: COMMUNITY PROMOTION: Constitution Week — Se,tember 17 — 23
2018 —Proclamation
In cooperation with the Martintown Road Chapter of the D.A.R. Mayor Pettit
proclaimed the week of September 17 - 23, 2018, as Constitution Week in the
City of North Augusta.
The proclamation text is as follows:
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, our Founding Fathers, including South Carolinians, Pierce Butler, Charles
Pinckney, John Rutledge, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, risked their fortunes, and some even their lives, to
secure the blessings of liberty for themselves and their posterity, did ordain and establish a Constitution for the
United States of America; and
WHEREAS, September 17, 2018, marks the two hundred and thirty-first anniversary of the
drafting of the Constitution of the United States by the Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution provides an historic opportunity
for all Americans to learn about and recall the achievements of our Founders, and to reflect on the rights and
privileges of citizenship as well as its attendant responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the independence guaranteed to the American people by the Constitution should be
celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and activities during Constitution Week, September 17 through 23, 2018, as
designated by proclamation of the President of the United States of America in accordance with Public Law 915.
NOW THEREFORE, 1, RobertA. Pettit, Mayor of the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, do
hereby proclaim September 17-23, 2018, as
CONSTITUTION WEEK
in the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, and urge all our citizens to reflect during that week on the many
benefits of our Federal Constitution and the privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of North
Augusta, South Carolina, to be affixed this 17th day of September, 2018.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
ITEM 2. PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM: Resolution No. 2018-19 - A
Resolution Committing the City of
North Augusta to Provide a Local
Match for a Municipal Association
of South Carolina Hometown
Economic Development Grant
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council unanimously passed a resolution committing the City of North Augusta
to provide a local match for a Municipal Association of South Carolina
Hometown Economic Development Grant.
The resolution text is as follows: Please note that all complete exhibits and
attachments are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-19
A RESOLUTION COMMITTING THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA TO PROVIDE A LOCAL
MATCH FOR A MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOMETOWN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GRANT
WHEREAS, the City is aware of a grant program through the South Carolina Municipal
Association that could provide funds to be utilized for the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department
Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the grant program requires a minimum match for funding by the grant
recipient in the amount of 15%. Such match must be in the form of cash; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism has recommended that the
City apply for a$25,000 grant, which is the maximum grant available; and,
WHEREAS, after considering the matter, the Mayor and City Council have determined
that such request is appropriate and it would be in the best interest of the City that the City apply for said
grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 following
is authorized:
1. The Parks. Recreation, and Tourism Department is authorized to apply for a$25,000
South Carolina Hometown Economic Development Grant to be used by the City for
funding for the preparation of a new Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department
Master Plan.
2. The City Administrator is authorized to execute any documents necessary to apply
for said grant.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
3. The City commits to a local cash match of$25,000 in the event that the City is
awarded the grant.
4. The funding for the $25,000 cash match will come from the Parks, Recreation, and
Tourism budget.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
, 2018.
ITEM 3. PARKS, RECREATION, & LEISURE : Resolution No. 2018-20 - A
Resolution Authorizing Funding
for the Design Fees for the
Riverfront Park Project
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council considered a resolution authorizing funding for the design fees for the
Riverfront Park Project.
On motion by Mayor Pettit, second by Councilmember Brooks, a motion to
amend the resolution by striking the words Sales Tax 2 and 3 funds and replacing
it with 2017 B Project Fund in the fourth paragraph was made.
WHEREAS,funding for these design services shall he from the Sales Tax 2 and 3
.mss 20:7 B Project Fund;
The motion to amend passed unanimously. Vote was then taken on the original
motion and the resolution unanimously passed.
The resolution text is as follows: Please note that all complete exhibits and
attachments are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-20
AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE
DESIGN FEES FOR THE RIVERFRONT PARK PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council in Resolution 2012-21 authorized the City
Administrator to negotiate with the firm of W.R. Toole Engineers for services associated with the
Riverfront Park project, subject to Council's final approval, including programming, site selection, design
and construction; to sign agreements for services; make payments, and to sign all other documents related
thereto:
WHEREAS, W.R. Toole Engineers presented the concept design for the park to Mayor
and City Council at the study session on August 6, 2018;
WHEREAS, W.R. Toole Engineers has presented a design proposal to the City
Administrator for the following services:
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
Summary _ Total Cost
Schematic Design Phase $25,600
Design Document Phase $39,800
Construction Document Phase $54,000
Construction Administration Phase $34,600
Permitting & Submittal Fees Cost+ 15%
TOTAL DESIGN FEES _ $154,000
WHEREAS, funding for these design services shall be from the 2017 B Project Fund;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have reviewed the proposed design fees and
find that such contract is satisfactory and that it is appropriate and in the best interest of the City that the
City move forward with the execution and entering into of said contract;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 City
Administrator is authorized to execute the contract with W.R. Toole Engineers for the Riverfront Park
Project.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2018.
ITEM 4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2018-21 - A Resolution
Authorizing the City to Amend the
Owner's Representative Agreement
among the City, North Augusta Public
Facilities Corporation and Greenstone
Development Services, LLC. Such
Deductive Amendment Related to the
Owner's Representative Providing a
Credit to the City
On motion by Councilmember Dickert, second by Councilmember McDowell,
Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the City to amend the
Owner's Representative Agreement among the City, North Augusta Public
Facilities Corporation and Greenstone Development Services, LLC. Such
deductive amendment is related to the Owner's Representative providing a credit
to the City.
The resolution text is as follows: Please note that all complete exhibits and
attachments are available in the (Vice of the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-21
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO .AMEND THE OWNER'S
REPRESENTATIVE AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY, NORTH AUGUSTA PUBLIC
FACILITIES CORPORATION AND GREENSTONE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LLC.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
SUCH DEDUCTIVE AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE
PROVIDING A CREDIT TO THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to a Master Development Agreement approved by
the City by ordinance adopted on January 30, 2017, constructed a minor league baseball stadium
within the area generally referred to as Project Jackson; and
WHEREAS, related to the Master Development Agreement, the City has
responsibilities related to improvements within the project and specifically involving the land,
the stadium, the site improvements and the tenant improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that it was in the City's best interest, to include
matters of expediency and cost, to employ an Owner's Representative to assist in overseeing the
various aspects of construction of the stadium; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council approved the Owner's Representative
Agreement on February 6, 2017, (Resolution 2017-02), and find that a deductive amendment in
the amount of$96,896 to such Agreement is reasonable and in the best interest of the City.
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:
1. The Mayor and City Council approve amending the Owner's
Representative Agreement, as attached hereto, marked "Amendment to the
Owners Representative Agreement" and incorporated by reference and
authorizes the City to enter into such Amendment.
2. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute such document on
behalf of the City.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS THE 171" DAY OF SEPTEMBER,2018.
ITEM 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2018-22 - A Resolution
Authorizing the City to Amend the
Stadium License Agreement with
Green Jackets Baseball, LLC for the
Minor League Baseball Stadium to be
Constructed by the City within the
Area Bounded Generally by Georgia
Avenue, West Railroad Avenue,
Center Street and the Savannah
River
On motion by Councilmember McGhee, second by Councilmember McDowell,
Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the City to amend the
Stadium License Agreement with Green Jackets Baseball, LLC for the minor
league baseball stadium to be constructed by the City within the area bounded
generally by Georgia Avenue, West Railroad Avenue, Center Street, and the
Savannah River.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
The resolution text is as follows: Please note that all complete exhibits and
attachments are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-22
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO AMEND THE
STADIUM LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH GREEN JACKETS BASEBALL, LLC
FOR THE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM
TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE CITY WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED GENERALLY BY
GEORGIA AVENUE, WEST RAILROAD AVENUE CENTER STREET AND THE SAVANNAH
RIVER
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to a Master Development Agreement approved by the
City by ordinance adopted on January 30, 2017, is to construct a minor league baseball stadium within the
area generally referred to as Project Jackson; and
WHEREAS, the City has negotiated a Stadium License Agreement for the utilization of
the stadium by Green Jackets Baseball, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the City and Green Jackets Baseball, LLC have negotiated the Stadium
License Agreement to allow for the usage of the stadium by Green Jackets Baseball, LLC under specific
terms and conditions as set forth in the Stadium License Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the North Augusta City Council approved said agreement on February 20,
2017, and
WHEREAS, the City and Green Jackets Baseball, LLC have negotiated on final costs to
allow the City to close out the construction contract with Brasfield and Gorrie, and
WHEREAS, Green Jackets Baseball, LLC has agreed to remunerate the City in the
amount of$132,413 for costs incurred during construction that were costs associated directly to the team
and not the City; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council upon review of the Addendum No. 2 to
Stadium License Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked as "Addendum No. 2 to Stadium
License Agreement" and incorporated by reference, do believe that such Agreement represents a
reasonable business arrangement by the City with Green Jackets Baseball, LLC and that such Amendment
should be approved and entered into by the City.
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:
1. The Addendum No. 2 to Stadium License Agreement, as attached hereto, is
approved and the City is authorized to enter into such Agreement.
2. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute such document on behalf
of the City.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA,ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,2018.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 09/17/18
ITEM 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Speaker Forms Submitted for September 17,
2018 Council Meeting
Please see the attached Speaker Forms completed by citizens for the September
17, 2018 Council meeting.
Bill Harville
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
APPQV ! / DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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