031819 Study Session Mins Adopted North
Augusta
South Carolina's Riuerfront
MINUTES OF MARCH 18. 2019
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 OFBUS7NESS
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The study session for the City Council meeting of the City of North Augusta of March 18,2019,
having been duly publicized, was called to order by Mayor Pettit at 6:01 p.m. in the Council
Conference room on the third floor of the Municipal Center and adjourned at 7:00 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, Carpenter,Dickert,McDowell,
and McGhee. Councilmember Brooks was absent.
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
and Public Works; James E. Sutton, Director of Public Servies, Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges,
Director of Planning and Development; J. D. McCauley, Manager of Human Resources; and
Sharon Lamar, City Clerk.
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the March 18, 2019 Council Agenda—
CCouncil Discussion
Council reviewed the items scheduled for the March 18,2019 meeting.
Minutes of Study Session of March 18,2019
ITEM2. EXECUTIVE SESSION—Request of the City Administrator
COn motion by Councilmember McDowell, second by Councilmember Dickert, and
in compliance with Section 30-4-70 (a) (2) the City Administrator requested an
executive session for the purpose of.
(1) 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.
Discussion relating to Riverview Park land
Only Mayor and Council: City Administrator, Todd Glover; City Attorney, Kelly
Zier; Director of Planning and Development, Libby Hodges; Director of Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism, Rick Meyer; Manager of Human Resources, J.D.
McCauley; and City Clerk, Sharon Lamar were in attendance for the first discussion.
Discussion related to land for provision ofwater services and treatment
Only Mayor and Council: City Administrator, Todd Glover; City Attorney, Kelly
O Zier; Director of Finance and Support Service, Cammie Hayes; Director of Public
Services, James Sutton; Director of Engineering and Public Works, Tom Zeaser;
Manager of Human Resources, J.D. McCauley, and City Clerk, Sharon Lamar were
in attendance for the second discussion.
Upon the motion of Councilmember McDowell and second by Councilmember
McGhee, executive session was adjourned.
No action was taken on matters discussed in executive session. There being no
further business, Council adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
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SharonLamar
Robert A.Pettit, Mayor City Clerk
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