071822 Council Mtg Mins Adopted North
Augusta
South Carolina's Muerfront
MINUTES OF JULY 18, 2022
Briton S. Williams, Mayor
J. Robert Brooks, Councilmember
Pat C. Carpenter, Councilmember
Jenafer F. McCauley, Councilmember
David W. McGhee, Councilmember
Eric H. Presnell, Councilmember
Kevin W. Toole, Councilmember
•
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The Public Power Hour was streamed for public viewing online at: "City of North Augusta—Public
Information" on www.Facebook.com and "City of North Augusta Public Information" on
www.YouTube.com.
PUBLIC POWER HOUR
The July 18, 2022 Public Power Hour began at 5:30 p.m. Members present were Mayor Williams,
Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, McGhee, Presnell, and Toole. Councilmember McCauley
was absent. Also in attendance were Ricky Jones, Manager of Information Technology; and
Sharon Lamar, City Clerk.
1. Suzanne Swygert spoke to Council about a shade sail for the playground at Riverview Park.
2.Jared Littrell spoke to Council about the City of North Augusta Public Safety towing rotation.
3. Rachel Griffin spoke to Council about the alley behind her business, North Augusta School of
Dance.
• The Public Power Hour concluded at 5:54 p.m.
• REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of North Augusta of July 18, 2022 having been
duly publicized was called to order by Mayor Williams at 6:00 p.m. and also streamed online for
public viewing at"City of North Augusta—Public Information' on www.Facebook.com and on the
City youTube page: "City of North Augusta Public Information" then adjourned at 6:23 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 Williams rendered the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members present were Mayor Williams, Councilmembers Brooks, Carpenter, McGhee, Presnell,
and Toole. Councilmember McCauley was absent.
Also in attendance were James S. Clifford, City Administrator; Kelly F. Zier, City Attorney;John C.
Thomas, Director of Public Safety; Thomas L. Paradise, Director of Planning and Development;
Ricky L.Jones, Manager of Information Technology; and Sharon Lamar, City Clerk.
• The minutes of the Virtual Study Session of June 13, 2022; the regular City Council meeting of
June 20, 2022; and the Study Session of July 11, 2022 were approved by general consent.
ITEMS. PROCLAMATION: Parks and Recreation Month—July 2022
Mayor Williams recognized July 2022 as Parks and Recreation month in the City of North
Augusta.
PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this
country, including North Augusta, South Carolina, and
WHEREAS, our parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the
quality of life in our communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and contributing to the
economic and environmental well-being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs build healthy, active communities that aid in the
prevention of chronic disease, provide therapeutic recreation services for those who are mentally
or physically disabled, and also improve the mental and emotional health of all citizens; and
•
• WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic prosperity through
increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the attraction and
retention of businesses, and crime reduction, and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta Parks and Recreation Department laid the foundation of
fundamentals and sportsmanship in our youth who joined five North Augusta High School Varsity
sports teams- Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Boys Golf, Girls Softball, and Boys Track and Field- to
compete in 2022 Class 4A State Playoffs with the Girls Softball team and the Boys Track and Field
High Jump participant bringing home State Championships; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta recognizes the many benefits derived from parks and
recreation resources.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Augusta,
South Carolina that July 2022 is recognized as Park and Recreation Month in the city of North
Augusta.
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 18th day of July, 2022.
• ITEM 6 COMMUNITY PROMOTION: Keep Aiken County Beautiful Collective Impact Award
At the "Keep Aiken County Beautiful: Affiliate Birthday and Volunteer Luncheon" on Friday, June
17, 2022 the City of North Augusta was presented with the Community Impact Award. Mayor
Williams announced the City's awarding of the Community impact Award. The Community
Impact Award is for a business, school, civic group, organization or municipality that has shown
support for Keep Aiken County Beautiful initiatives in a BIG way! The recipient of this award has
done at least one of the following: donated to beautification efforts, coordinated and conducted
litter pickups, participated in a KASB community cleanup, beautification project or other event.
Michael Canady, Environmental Technician, represented the City by attending the luncheon and
receiving the trophy for delivering commendable results by leveraging the power of collaboration
during the first ever "CSRA Trash Bash at the Border" in Aiken County in 2021. Michaela was also
instrumental in organizing and facilitating the inaugural event. Keep Aiken County Beautiful
Board member, Lauren Alston was also in attendance.
ITEM 7 ANNEXATION: Ordinance No 2022-10—To Change the Corporate Limits of the City
of North Augusta by Accepting the Petition Requesting Annexation by the Landowners and
Annexing t 25 Acres of Property at 205 Thaxton Court and Owned by Lucviov Investments, LLC;
Ordinance—Second Reading
• On the motion of Councilmember Presnell, second of Councilmember Brooks, Council agreed to
consider an ordinance on second reading to change the corporate limits of the City of North
• Augusta by accepting the petition requesting annexation by the landowners and annexing ±.25
acres of property located at 205 Thaxton Court and Owned by Lucyjoy Investments, LLC. There
were no comments from citizens. Council voted unanimously 6-0 to approve the second reading
of the ordinance.
Please see a copy of the proposed ordinance below.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-10
TO CHANGE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA
BY ACCEPTING THE PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION BY THE LANDOWNERS AND ANNEXING
± 0.25 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 205 THAXTON CT AND OWNED BY LUCYJOY INVESTMENTS, LLC
WHEREAS, Section 5-3-150(3) of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina
provides that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections(1) and (2)of this section, any area
or property which is contiguous to a municipality may be annexed to the municipality by filing
with the municipal governing body a petition signed by all persons owning real estate in the area
requesting annexation. Upon the agreement of the governing body to accept the petition and
annex the area, and the enactment of an ordinance declaring the area annexed to the
municipality, the annexation is complete"; and
• WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Augusta, have reviewed
the petition of the landowners requesting that their property be annexed into the City and
determined that such Petition should be accepted and the property annexed into the City; and
WHEREAS,the zoning classification recommended for the properties proposed for
annexation has been reviewed for consistency with the Future Land Use Classification of the
properties as specified in the Land Use Element of the North Augusta 2017 Comprehensive Plan;
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 Council hereby accepts the Petition for Annexation as submitted by the
Property owner.
IL The following described property shall be annexed into the City of North Augusta:
All those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land with any improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being partially in the City of North Augusta, in the County of
Aiken, State of South Carolina and being shown and designated as Lot 11, Block C
of Bradley Terrace Subdivision all as shown upon a plat of said Subdivision
recorded in the Office of the RMC for Aiken County, South Carolina in Plat Book 4
• at Page 138. Reference is hereby made to said plats for a more complete and
• accurate description as to the metes, bounds and exact location of the within
conveyed property.
Derivation: Being the same property conveyed to Key & Basket Investments, LLC
by Deed from Bradleyville, LLC dated 03/15/2007, recorded on 03/26/2007 in
Book 4126, Page 676, in the Office of the Register of Deed for Aiken County, South
Carolina.
Parcel No: 012-14-06-072
The property to be annexed is also shown on a map identified as "Exhibit A" titled
"Map of Property Sought to be Annexed to the City of North Augusta" prepared
by the City of North Augusta.
III. The zoning classification shall be R-7, Small Lot Single-Family, as shown on a map
identified as "Exhibit B" titled "R-7 Zoning of Property Sought to be Annexed to
the City of North Augusta" dated May 25, 2022, and prepared by the City of North
Augusta.
IV. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed.
• V. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption on second
and final reading.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF
12022.
ITEM 8 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2022-11—To Approve the General
Development Plan for the 1368+ Acre Highland Springs Planned Development Generally
Located East of US 25 and South of Ascauga Lake Road; Ordinance—First Reading
On the motion of Councilmember Brooks, second of Councilmember Presnell, Council agreed to
consider an ordinance on first reading to approve the general development plan for the 1368±
acre Highland Springs Planned Development generally located East of US 25 and South of Ascauga
Lake Road. James Dean with Cranston Engineering answered questions from Council related to
the planned apartment units. He shared the general location of those units. Councilmember
Carpenter expressed some concerns for the development's impact on the Aiken County Public
Schools District. Jim Clifford, City Administrator, stated the City and the Developer have been in
communication with the district about these plans. Councilmember Brooks said he liked the
• planned access roads and thoroughfares. Councilmember Presnell asked for clarification of the
• potential commercial impact to the development. There were no comments from citizens.
Council approved the first reading of the ordinance with a 6-0 vote.
Please see a copy of the proposed ordinance below.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-11
TO APPROVE THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE 1,368±ACRE HIGHLAND SPRINGS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF US 25 AND SOUTH OF ASCAUGA LAKE ROAD
WHEREAS, within the guidelines of the North Augusta Zoning and Development
Standards Ordinance, a major modification of the General Development Plan authorized by
Ordinance 2001-05 for property within a designated Planned Development zone (PD) and such
major modification requires Planning Commission review and subsequent recommendation to
City Council for review and approval; and
WHEREAS, an application has been received from Hunter 34, LLC requesting
approval for a major modification of a General Development Plan for a tract of land zoned
Planned Development (PD) containing 1,368±acres located generally east of US 25 and south of
Ascauga Lake Road; and
• WHEREAS, the developer, Hunter 34, LLC, of Spartanburg, South Carolina
proposes a mixed use development on seven tracts in twenty-five phases; and
WHEREAS, the North Augusta Planning Commission, at its January 25, 2001
regular meeting, reviewed the subject application and voted to recommend that City Council
approve the General Development Plan for the 1,368± acre Highland Springs Planned
Development.
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 General Development Plan for the 1,368± acre Highland Springs Planned
Development is hereby approved as outlined below and as shown on the attached
plat and identified as 'Exhibit A' as prepared by Cranston Engineering Group, PC,
dated May 9, 2022, and revised on May 27, 2022. The General Development Plan
Narrative for Highland Springs as prepared by Cranston Engineering Group, PC,
dated October 2000, revised January 2001 and May 2022, attached hereto as
'Exhibit B', represents the intent of Hunter 34, LLC, and addresses the
requirements of the Zoning and Development Standards Ordinance for a Planned
• Development.
• A. Scope of Development: The scope of development described in the General
Development Plan for the Highland Springs Planned Development and
described herein shall be the maximum level of development allowed. The
land uses permitted in the Highland Springs Planned Development shall be
limited to those described in this ordinance.
1. Minor Modifications: Minor modifications to the development plan and
program for valid land use planning reasons, i.e. mix of uses, number and
location of buildings, development schedule, setbacks, parking, and
landscaping, etc., may be approved by the Planning Commission at the
time of concept plan approval for a tract, subdivision approval for any
portion of a tract or site plan approval for an individual parcel.
2. Flex Units: Up to five (5%) percent of the total residential density allocated
to a tract may be deducted from the total permitted for that tract and
redistributed to one or more other tracts provided the total density of a
flex unit recipient tract is not increased by more than ten (10%) percent.
Tracts B,Village Center, and G, General Commercial, may be the recipients
of flex units.
• B. Development Program:
Plan Former Descriptio Area in Maximum Average
Desianatio Tract n Acres Density Densit
n Designation Intensi
A A, B, C Heavy 257 17,424 sf N/A
Commercia per acre
I / Light (40%)
Industrial
B D Village 25 21,780 sf N/A
Center per acre
(50%)
C F, G, H Mixed- 569 8 dua 4 dua
Residential
D E, I Mixed 198 15 dua 6 dua
Residential
E J Mixed 156 15 dua 6 dua
Residential
isF K Greenspac 143 3 dua 1.5 dua
e
G L General 20 21,780 sf N/A
Commercia per acre
I (50%)
Development Program Definitions:
Dua—dwelling units per acre
Maximum density—The maximum number of units that may be constructed per
acre on a parcel or in a single subdivision excluding open space.
Average Density—The total number of units that may be constructed per gross
acre.
Total Density—The total number of units that may be constructed on a tract.
Intensity—The total number of gross square feet of non-residential building that
may be constructed per acre.
C. Permitted Uses:
Plan Former Descriptio Uses
• Designatio Tract/ n
n
Designation
A A, B, C Heavy Permitted — Professional,
Commercia medical and financial office;
I / Light Educational Institutions
Industrial (primary through graduate,
public and private); Churches,
places of worship, religious
institutions; Bed and breakfast
inns; Hotels and motels;
Restaurants and fast food;
Commercial trade and technical
schools; General business
services including duplicating,
printing, mailing services,
blueprinting, film development;
Public and private
transportation services and
facilities; Commercial
recreation; Commercial or
• public parking; Armories
including military training; Auto
• and truck sales and rental
including indoor repairs and
disassembly; Light assembly of
premanufactured parts —
wholesale and retail;
Distribution businesses —
wholesale and retail; Light
manufacturing including
processing and assembly;
Research laboratories;
Warehousing; Primary,
secondary and convenience
retail; and Accessory uses to any
permitted use.
Prohibited — Heavy
manufacturing; hazardous
material storage; salvage
operations; adult
entertainment; outdoor sales
and service of any construction
material or heavy equipment;
• any outdoor storage or sales
other than auto and truck sales.
For all uses noise, odor,
vibration, glare, vapor, fumes,
dust, etc. shall meet or exceed
the performance standards
prescribed in the applicable
Development Codes in effect
when submitted for site plan
approval.
B D Village Permitted — Professional,
Center medical and financial office;
primary, secondary and
convenience retail, restaurant;
child day care facility; laundry;
and multi-family residential flex
units above the first floor if
allocated.
Prohibited — Drive-through
retail, gasoline service stations
• and auto oriented businesses.
• C F, G, H, Mixed Permitted — Single-family
Residential residential including detached
patio homes; townhouses;
neighborhood commercial as
permitted in the Village Center;
schools and churches.
Accessory uses to any permitted
use.
D E, I Mixed Permitted — Multi-family
Residential residential including duplexes,
townhouses, apartments,
condominiums, single-family,
and education. Accessory uses
to any permitted use.
E J Mixed Permitted — Single-family
Residential residential including detached
patio homes; townhouses;
neighborhood commercial as
• permitted in the Village Center;
schools and churches.
Accessory uses to any permitted
use.
F K Green Permitted — Single-family
Space detached residential;
townhouses; condominiums;
commercial recreation.
Accessory uses to any permitted
use.
G L General Permitted —Any uses permitted
Commercia in the General Commercial
I District and accessory uses to
any permitted use as prescribed
in the applicable Development
Code in effect at the time of
plan submittal. Multi-family
residential flex units above the
first floor will be permitted if
• allocated.
D. Development Standards: Applicable to individual parcel site plans.
Minimum Setbacks
Impervious Open
Rear Side Height Area Space
Front (Feet) (Feet) (Feet) (Max.) (Min.
Use (Feet) (Max.) )
General 25 20 10 45 75% 25%
Commercial
Light 50 25 25 60 65% 25%
Industrial
Commercial 50 25 25 35 35% 85%
Recreation
Village Center 25 20 10 45 80% 20%
Residential
Single Family 20 20 5 40 N/A N/A
Patio Homes 20 20 0/8 35 50% 10%
Duplexes 20 20 0/8 35 50% 10%
• Townhouses 20 20 0/10 40 60% 20%
20 20 0/20 50 60% 20%
Condominium
s
Apartments 20 35 30 50 60% 25%
E. Plan Approval Process: subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance the
following plan approval steps shall be required in the order listed prior to the
issuance of any building permits.
1. Master Utility Plan — Master plans for water distribution, sewage
collection and stormwater drainage and detention shall be developed in
conjunction with the City Utilities Department and City Engineer and
approved prior to or coincidental with the initial tract concept plan. The
level of detail provided in the master utility plans shall be determined by
the Project Engineer, City Engineer and Utilities Director.
2. Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation — A wetlands delineation, permit
and any mitigation plans approved by SCDHEC and the US Army Corps of
Engineers shall be submitted prior to or coincidental with a Concept Plan
• for any Tract that contains jurisdictional wetlands.
• 3. Tract Concept Plan — A concept plan for each tract identified in the
General Development Plan shall be prepared for Planning Commission
review and approval prior to or coincidental with the first preliminary plat
application for each tract. The tract concept plan shall include an overall
circulation system design, utility systems designs, anticipated mix and
intensity/density of uses, proposed or draft master covenants and
restrictions for the tract, and buffer delineation. The tract concept plan
must indicate how the development of the tract will interrelate with the
other tracts in the Highland Springs development.
4. Preliminary Plat — Preliminary plats for sections or phases of each tract
will be processed and reviewed in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Development Code in effect at the time of submittal,this
ordinance and the General Development Plan Narrative for Highland
Springs
5. Final Plat — Final plats for sections or phases of each tract will be
processed and reviewed in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Development Code in effect at the time of submittal and the approved
preliminary plat.
• 6. Site Plan —Site Plans for individual parcels approved in a final plat for any
portion of a tract will be processed and reviewed in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Development Code in effect at the time of
submittal,this ordinance and the General Development Plan Narrative for
Highland Springs.
6. a. The development will be mass graded to accommodate the
density of commercial and residential units as approved in PD.
6.b Lot sizes are not defined for the Highland Springs Development.
The lot size will be a function of the maximum and average
densities as provided, herein.Townhomes will have a minimum
lot width of 20 feet.
7. Architectural Standards
7.a. Concrete slab construction is allowed.
7.b. Exterior construction for the residential uses include masonry,
fiber cement siding, and vinyl siding or any combination thereof.
7.c. Garages
7.c.1 Single Family, detached, garage size, placement, and
access will be decided and regulated by the developer and/or
builder.
• 7.c..2 Townhome and multi-family, front loaded garages will be
allowed as follows: for units less 24 feet in width an 8 foot garage
• is allowed; for units greater than or equal to 24 feet in width a 16
foot garage is allowed.
F. Land Dedication: Land dedicated to the City in conjunction with the
development will include road rights-of-way, utility lift stations, utility
easements and riparian buffers in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the Development Code in effect and the time of dedication. The Contract
for Services and Annexation between the Blanchard Tract property owners
and the City dated May 7, 1985 and the General Development Plan Narrative
for Blanchard Park also address the land to be dedicated to the City. Additional
dedications will include:
1. Public Safety Facility—Three and one half(3%) acres.
2. Parks — Appropriate land for neighborhood parks in the ratio of not less
than seven hundred (700) square feet per gross acre of residential
development in the locations generally shown on the General
Development Plan. Land to be dedicated for parks shall be located in close
proximity to residential areas, may be located within or adjacent to
required buffers, and should be located on pedestrian walkways and
trails. The location of land to be dedicated shall be determined mutually
• by the City and Hunter 34, LLC at the time of Tract Concept Plan
submission. Parks shall be developed by the City.
G. Vehicular Access and Circulation: Primary access to the Highland Springs
Development shall be via US 25 and Interstate 520 along the spine road to Old
Sudlow Lake Road. . Additional access to the several residential tracts will be
provided via Old Sudlow Lake Road. Interconnectivity between the various
tracts of the development and between the development and neighboring
tracts and subdivisions shall be provided wherever feasible and practicable.
Truck traffic from the light industrial and commercial tracts through the
residential tracts or through adjacent residential areas will be discouraged
through roadway, access and circulation system design.
H. Pedestrian Circulation: All roads in the development shall include pedestrian
paths on each side. For the majority of the site this will be concrete sidewalks,
however, a multi-use trail will be provided on one side of the arterial road and
connector roads in lieu of the concrete sidewalk. This will provide
interconnectivity between the various residential tracts with each other, the
Village Center Tract, the General Commercial Tract, parks, commercial
recreation uses and any other pedestrian trails in the vicinity.
• I. Buffers and Landscaping: Landscaped buffers, site landscaping and parking lot
landscaping shall be provided in the development as described herein.
• Landscaping and buffer requirements and standards applicable to each use
and tract of the development and not otherwise prescribed in the General
Development Plan or this ordinance shall be as prescribed the applicable
Development Code in effect at the time of plan submittal. All buffers shall be
landscaped with existing natural vegetation or new plant material or both to
create a visually impenetrable screen. Title to the required buffers shall be
retained by a property owners' association or deed-restricted to prevent a
change of use. Minimum buffer requirements between tracts and uses are:
1. Light Industrial / Residential — Not less than fifty (50) feet of landscaped
buffer shall be provided on all Light Industrial tracts as separation from all
residential, open space, Village Center and commercial recreation tracts
and uses, both internal and external to Highland Springs.
2. Residential/Residential—Not less than forty(40)feet of landscaped buffer
shall be provided as separation between residential tracts, both internal
and external to Highland Springs.
3. Spine Road — The two-lane divided primary roadway in the development
(Arterial Road on the General Development Plan shall be bordered by a
• landscaped setback/buffer within the Mixed-Residential (Pod C) tracts of
not less than forty (40) feet. In all other tracts the landscaped
setback/buffer from the spine road shall be not less than twenty-five (25)
feet.
4. US 25 —The landscaped setback/buffer from US 25 shall be not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in accordance with the provisions of the Highway
Corridor Overlay District.
K. Parking Requirements: All uses shall provide on-site parking as required by
the Development Code in effect when submitted for approval The Planning
Commission may approve or require less than the minimum specified by the
applicable code when an adequate shared parking supply is available and
when desirable to minimize or reduce impervious surfaces.
L. Applicable Standards for Review: The information contained in the General
Development Plan and the General Development Plan Narrative for Highland
Springs shall supplement the provisions of this ordinance and shall be used in
the review of tract concept, subdivision and site plans for projects within
Highland Springs. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this
• ordinance and the content of the General Development Plan or the General
Development Plan Narrative for Highland Springs, the provisions of this
• ordinance shall prevail. General design criteria and development standards
(parking, landscaping, etc.) applicable to each phase of the development and
not otherwise prescribed in the General Development Plan, the General
Development Plan Narrative or this ordinance shall be as prescribed in the
Development Code in effect on the date of submittal.
M. The Traffic Impact Analysis titled "Traffic Impact Study Highland Springs
Development" for Cranston Engineering Group, PC dated May 18, 2022 is
included in this ordinance by reference
IL All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are,to the extent of such
conflict, hereby repealed.
III. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption on second
reading.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS DAY OF 2022
ITEM 9 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2022-31—Authorizing the City of
• North Augusta to Enter into a Professional Engineering Services contract with Kimlev-Horn and
Associates Inc to Perform Design Services for the Georgia Avenue Traffic Calming and
Pedestrian Access Study
On the motion of Councilmember Toole, second of Councilmember Presnell, Council agreed to
consider a resolution authorizing the City of North Augusta to enter into a professional
engineering services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Ind. to perform design services
for the Georgia Avenue Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Access Study. There were no comments
from citizens. Council approved the resolution with a 6-0 vote.
Please see a copy of the proposed resolution below.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-31
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA
TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND
ASSOCIATES INC. TO PERFORM DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE GEORGIA AVENUE TRAFFIC
CALMING ANDPEDESTRIAN ACCESS STUDY
WHEREAS,the City of North Augusta desires to retain the services of KIMLEY-
HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. to provide services related to the evaluation and design of
potential transportation infrastructure needs along Georgia Ave; and
•
• WHEREAS, two (2) firms responded to a "Request for Proposals" and were
reviewed by a committee consisting of the Director of Planning and Development, the Assistant
City Administrator, Director of Engineering and Public Works, Aiken County Planning Director,
Aiken County Transportation Planner and representatives of South Carolina Department of
Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, based upon the ranking of the firms, it has been determined that
KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. was the preferred contractor; and
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 is authorized to enter into professional engineering services contract with KIMLEY-HORN
AND ASSOCIATES, INC. to provide transportation study services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Administrator is authorized to execute
such documents as necessary to enter into said contracts for an amount not to exceed $50,000
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 80% of contract cost will be reimbursed by ARTS
MPO Planning Funds,with a 20% match for funding for the transportation study services shall be
from the Planning & Development Professional Services budget line item.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
• OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS_DAY OF 2022.
ITEM 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
None
ITEM 11 PRESENTATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
A. Citizen Comments:
None
B. Council Comments:
• Councilmember Carpenter and Mayor Williams both encouraged citizens to support the
Nike Peach Jam this week being held at the Riverview Park Activity Center to see the "best
of the best"
• Mayor Williams reminded everyone this week on Thursday, July 21 is Third Thursday
Downtown. The theme this month is Christmas in July.
• ITEM 12. ADJOURNMENT
• The regular City Council meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 65t DAY OF Respectfully submitted,
2022.
Sharon Lamar
Briton i iams City Clerk
Mayo
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