040521 Virtual Study Session Mins Adopted North
Augusta
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MINUTES OF APRIL 5,2021
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 April 5,
2021, having been duly publicized, was called to order by Mayor Pettit at 6:03 p.m. and streamed
online for public viewing at the City Facebook page: "City of North Augusta—Public Information"
and City YouTube page: "City of North Augusta Public Information." The study session
adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
Per Section 304-80(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, and
Toole. Councilmember Presnell was absent.
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; John C. Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Lillian E. (Libby) Hodges,
Director of Planning and Development; James E. Sutton, Director of Public Services; J.D.
• McCauley, Manager of Human Resources; Ricky Jones,Manager of Information Technology and
Sharon Lamar, City Clerk.
Minutes of Study Session of April5,2021
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA: Hens on the April 5, 2021 Council
• Arenda- Counci4 Discussion
City Administrator, Jim Clifford, led Council's discussion of the April 5, 2021 regular meeting
agenda.
ITEN12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Development Code Re-Write Project
Audit Report Council Discussion
Libby-Hodges, Director of Planning and Development,along with Robert Barber and Carol Rheam
consultants with Orion Planning + Design, LLC, led Council in a discussion of the Development
Code Re-Write Project Audit Report. The consultants have taken an extensive look at the City's
current Code and have received citizens' comments through public outreach. Mr. Barber
commented the City's Development Code is unnecessarily complex in many areas. He stressed
the need for "clarity of purpose" and to "illustrate it well" as the Code Re-Write continues. He
shared how the use of information tables can be helpful. The Development Code Re-Write Project
Audit Report can be found on the City website at http :Uau%+.north:. I.
piojects/dewelopment-code-rma Tite The consultants will continue with the projcct and report back
to Council at a later date for more discussion and approval.
The study session adjourned at 6:57 pm.
• AP RO ED THIS DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
2021.
Sharon Lamar
Robeft A. Pettit, Mayor City Clerk
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