031521 Virtual Study Session Mins Adopted • North
Augusta
South Carolina's Riuerfront
MINUTES OF MARCH 15, 2021
Robert A. Pettit, Mayor
J. Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Fletcher L. Dickert, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
Eric H. Presnell, Councilmember
Kevin W. Toole, Councilmember
ORDER OF BUSINESS
• VIRTUAL STUDY SESSION
The virtual study session for the City Council meeting of the City of North Augusta of March 15,
2021, having been duly publicized,was called to order by Mayor Pettit at 6:00 p.m. and streamed
online for public viewing at the City Facebook page:"City ofNorth Augusta—Public Information"
and City YouTube page: "City of North Augusta Public Information." The study session
adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Per Section 30-4-80(e) notice of the meetings was sent out by email 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, Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, Dickert, McGhee,
Presnell, and Toole.
Also in attendance were James S. Clifford, City Administrator; Rachelle Moody, Assistant City
Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney; Cammie T. Hayes, Chief Financial Officer; Thomas
C. Zeaser, Director of Engineering and Public Works; Richard L. Meyer, Director of Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism; Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges,Director of Planning and Development; J.D.
McCauley, Manager of Human Resources; Ricky Jones,Manager of Information Technology and
• Sharon Lamar, City Clerk.
Minutes of Study Session of March 15,2021
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Items on the March 15, 2021 Council
• Aeenda- Council Discussion
City Administrator, Jim Clifford, led Council's discussion of the March 15, 2021 regular meeting
agenda.
ITEM 2. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: West Martintown Road Corridor
Study and Plannins Commission Recommendation—Council Discussion
Libby Hodges, Director of Planning and Development, and Ryan Eckenrode, Project Manager,
Senior Traffic Engineer with AECOM, led Council in a discussion of the West Martintown Road
Corridor Study and Planning Commission Recommendation. The top five priorities suggested by
the Planning Commission were discussed. Mr. Eckenrode stated that citizen comments, safety,
and SCDOT regulations were among the considerations for the priorities. Ms. Hodges commented
public comments are still being accepted and will continue to be accepted up until the time Council
acts on the study. Council received a copy of the study and recommendation at the March 1, 2021
regular City Council meeting. All documents are included in the March 1, 2021 meeting backup
materials and adopted minutes. See ATTACHMENT #2 for copies of the three primiary slides
shared by Mr. Eckenrode.
The study session adjourned at 7:00 pm.
• APPROVED THIS 5*D Y OF Respectfully submitted,
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