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MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5, 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 November 5, 2018, having been duly publicized, was called to order by
Mayor Pettit at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:21 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. Councilmember Adams was out of town. Mayor Pettit left at the
conclusion of the business part of the meeting to attend a Veterans' event.
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, &
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Tourism; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Thomas C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering
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 October 15, 2018, and study session
minutes of October 22, 2018 (Envision 2018B, Part 2) were approved by general consent.
ITEM 1. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2018-09 — Adopting a Budget for Fiscal
Year 2019 Containing Estimates of Proposed Revenues and
Expenditures by the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina, for the Budget Year Beginning January 1, 2019,
and Declaring that same shall Constitute the Budget of the
City of North Augusta for such Budget Year — Ordinance,
Second Reading
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council passed an ordinance on second reading to adopt the proposed Fiscal Year
2019 Consolidated Budget.
Please see the minutes of October 15, 2018, for the ordinance text.
ITEM 2. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2018-10 — Levying the Annual Tax on
Property in the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, for
the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2019, and Ending
December 31, 2019 — Ordinance, Second Reading
On motion by Councilmember Brooks, second by Councilmember Dickert,
Council unanimously passed an ordinance on second reading establishing the tax
rate on all taxable property within the City of North Augusta for the Fiscal Year
2019.
The period for which the tax levy is due on all taxable property, except for
motorized vehicles, shall be from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. 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, 2019, to December 31, 2019.
The tax levy imposed upon all taxable property shall be 73.50 mills.
Please see the minutes of October 15, 2018, for the ordinance text.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of 11/05/18
ITEM 3. STREETS AND DRAINS: Resolution No. 2080-25 — Reprioritizing North
Augusta Projects for the Aiken County Capital Projects Sales Tax II
On motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Dickert,
Council unanimously passed a resolution reprioritizing North Augusta pr jrCtm for
the Aiken County Capital Projects Sales Tax II.
The resolution text is as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 2018'25
RE-PRIORITIZING NORTH AUGUSTA PROJECTS FOR THE
AIKEN COUNTY CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX II
WHEREAS, in November 2004 the citizens of Aiken County approved the Capital
Project Sales Tax (CPST) l| referendum; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta had $19,350,000 in projects on the CPST II
ballot, and
WHEREAS there remains approximately $1,400,000 of unexpended funds in the CPST II
program, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and members of City Council wish to expend remaining funds in
CPST 11; and
WHEREAS, some projects on thcCP87 [} ballot are no longer viable, and
WHEREAS, by law, CPST 11 funds can only be expended on p jcctn listed on the ballot,
and
WHEREAS, the following projects were all listed on the CPST II ballot and Council
wishes to appropriate the corresponding amount of funds
• New fire truck $500,000
• Splash Pad at Riverview Park $250,000
• Street lighting at entrances of Riverview Park $175,000
• Georgia Avenue and Five Notch intersection improvements $475,000
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council for the City of
North Augusta in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof that the p jects listed above
from CPST II be given priority in funding and that the funding recommended above be expended for
those p jncto,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should any particular cpst p ject not equal or
exceed tlìe above stated cost, staff is given the authority to move the remaining funds to any other
project on the above list.
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DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
, 2018.
ITEM 4. EASEMENT: Ordinance No. 2018-11 — An Ordinance Granting
Easements to Wide Open West, Inc. for Placement of
Facilities Related to the Construction of Riverside Village
at Hammond's Ferry—Ordinance, First Reading
On motion by Councilmember Brooks, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council unanimously passed an ordinance on first reading granting easements to
Wide Open West, Inc. for placement of facilities related to the construction of
Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry.
The ordinance text is as follows: Please note that all complete exhibits and
attachments are available in the Office of the City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-11
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING EASEMENTS TO
WIDE OPEN WEST, INC. FOR PLACEMENT OF FACILITIES RELATED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF RIVERSIDE VILLAGE AT HAMMOND'S FERRY
WHEREAS, the City and private developers are working to construct the project
known as Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry; and
WHEREAS, as part of the construction, Wide Open West, Inc. has requested that
the City grant to it easements upon and across City property that would allow for the provision of
data services to various proposed facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have reviewed this matter, to include
the proposed Deed of Easement and find that it is in the best interest of the citizens of North
Augusta that such easement be granted.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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:
I. The City grant to Wide Open West, Inc. an easement over and across City
property known as Tax Parcel Numbers 007-18-05-001 and 007-18-05-003.
II. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute the Deed of Easement and
any other documents necessary in order to complete this matter.
III. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption on third and
final reading.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF .HE CITY •F NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS /7 DAY OF
ast,/iu,. , 2018.
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ITEM 5. EASEMENT: Ordinance No. 2018-11 — An Ordinance Granting
Easements to Wide Open West, Inc. for Placement of
Facilities Related to the Construction of Riverside Village
at Hammond's Ferry— Ordinance, Second Reading
On motion by Councilmember Carpenter, second by Councilmember McGhee,
Council unanimously passed an ordinance on second reading granting easements
to Wide Open West, Inc. for placement of facilities related to the construction of
Riverside Village at Hammond's Ferry.
Please see Item no. 4 above for the ordinance text.
ITEM 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Speaker Forms Submitted November 5, 2018
Council Meeting
Please see the attached Speaker Forms completed by citizens for the November 5,
2018 Council meeting.
Nancy Walls
Al LaFavor
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
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