082123 Council Mtg Discussion Items with Attachments
DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR
AUGUST 21, 2023
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The documentation provided herewith consists of advance draft materials for review by Mayor
and City Council. Such documents may be revised prior to the actual Council meeting before any
formal consideration of same by Mayor and City Council. Said documents may also be revised by
way of a proper amendment made at the Council meeting. These documents are informational
only and not intended to represent the final decision of the Council.
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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: August 18, 2023
SUBJECT: Regular City Council Meeting of August 21, 2023
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 5. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2023-32 Accepting a Deed of Dedication for the
Streets, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater Collection and Fire Suppression Systems, and Associated
Easements and Rights of Way, Along with a Maintenance Guarantee and Letter of Credit, for Austin
Heights Section II
A resolution has been prepared for Council’s consideration to approve Accepting a Deed of Dedication for
the Streets, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater Collection and Fire Suppression Systems, and Associated
Easements and Rights of Way, Along with a Maintenance Guarantee and Letter of Credit, for Austin
Heights Section II.
Please see ATTACHMENT #5 for a copy of the proposed resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32
ACCEPTING A DEED OF DEDICATION FOR THE STREETS,
SANITARY SEWER, STORMWATER COLLECTION AND FIRE SUPPRESSION
SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY, ALONG WITH A
MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE AND LETTER OF CREDIT,
FOR AUSTIN HEIGHTS SECTION II
WHEREAS, Summerfield SC, LLC developed Austin Heights, Section 2 according to the
requirements of the North Augusta Planning Commission; and the City, and owns the streets,
utilities and easements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to §5.8.4.3 of the North Augusta Development Code, the Director
of Planning and Development and the City Engineer approved the final subdivision plat for
recording on June 8, 2023; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City that, upon approval of a final subdivision plat, the
City will, following inspection by the City's Engineering department, accept a deed of dedication
for the streets, utilities, etc. for the purpose of ownership and maintenance when said deed is
accompanied by a maintenance guarantee; and
WHEREAS, a maintenance guarantee and supporting letter of credit accompany the deed;
and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has made final inspection of the subject improvements and
these improvements meet City standards.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the City of
North Augusta, South Carolina, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof, do hereby
accept a deed of dedication for:
ALL those strips or parcels of land, and appurtenances to said premises belonging or in
anywise appertaining therewith, situate, lying and being in the City of North Augusta,
Aiken County, South Carolina, in Austin Heights, Section II, being 50’ Right of Ways
known as Greyton Circle, Bakerville Lane, and Kingburgh Lane, as more particularly
shown and described on that certain plat of survey prepared by H&C Surveying, Inc. for
Summerfield SC, LLC dated December 6, 2022 and recorded in Plat Book 65, Pages 24-
26, in the Office of the RMC of Aiken County, South Carolina. Reference is hereby made
to said Plat for a complete and accurate description of said property hereby conveyed.
ALSO, all and singular, those certain sewage collection systems, including but not limited
to all pipes, mains, manholes, and other improvements and appurtenances in any way
connected therewith, excluding service lines from the lot lines to the improvements located
thereon developed or extending within the lot lines of undeveloped lots situate, lying and
being in Aiken County, South Carolina, in Austin Heights Subdivision, Section II, being
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more fully shown and designated on that plat prepared by H&C Surveying, Inc. for
Summerfield SC, LLC.
ALSO, all sanitary sewer easements and appurtenances to said premises belonging or in
any way incident or appertaining as shown on the above referenced plats.
ALSO, all easements and appurtenances to said premises belonging or in any way incident
or appertaining, as shown on the above referenced plats, including but not limited to:
Easement No. 1 – 4,332 S.F. or 0.10 AC
Easement No. 2 – 4,441 S.F. or 0.10 AC
Easement No. 3 – 6,500 S.F. or 0.15 AC
Easement No. 4 – 7,369 S.F. or 0.17 AC
This being a portion of the same property conveyed to Summerfield SC, LLC by deed of
Dottie Berniece Summers, as Trustee of the Summers Family Trust dated July 11, 1985,
on January 22, 2019, and being recorded in the Office of the RMC in Aiken County, South
Carolina, in Book 4760, Pages 1122-1124.
Tax Parcel No: a portion of 011-05-01-001
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Maintenance Guarantee and letter of credit in the
amount of $127,571.00 are hereby accepted.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS ________ DAY OF AUGUST,
2023.
Briton S. Williams, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jamie Paul, City Clerk
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