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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: April 26, 2024
SUBJECT: Study Session Date of Monday, March 25, 2024
A study session of the North Augusta City Council has been scheduled for Monday, April 29, 2024 at
6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers.
The Study Session will be streamed for public viewing online at:
• “City of North Augusta – Public Information” on www.Facebook.com
• “City of North Augusta Public Information” on www.YouTube.com
The following items are among the topics for discussion and review:
ITEM 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
Council will discuss and provide guidance on the proposed items for the May 6, 2024 City Council
meeting.
Please see ATTACHMENT #1 for a copy of the DRAFT items.
ITEM 2. DEPARTMENT DETAILS:
City department directors and managers will share departmental updates.
ITEM 3. MAYOR’S MATTERS:
(A) FOCUS ITEM(S):
i. City Attorney – Overview of State Supreme Court Order from Holcomb vs City of North
Augusta Case
ii. Economic Development - Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry - Council Update
iii. Public Safety – Community Action Team (CAT) Overview
(B) Mayor Williams will share reflections and announcements related to current City events and
opportunities
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PUBLIC POWER HOUR
May 6, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. - Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 6, 2024 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The Public Power Hour and City Council meeting will be streamed for public viewing online at:
• “City of North Augusta – Public Information” on www.Facebook.com
• “City of North Augusta Public Information” on www.YouTube.com
CITIZEN COMMENTS: Citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council on each item listed on this agenda. The Mayor will call
for comments prior to Council’s discussion. Speakers shall give their name and address in an audible tone of voice. Speaker
Forms are provided on the credenza at the entrance for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council
on a specific topic. The form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments are limited to five
minutes.
CITIZEN ASSISTANCE: Individuals needing special assistance or sign interpreter to participate in the meeting, please notify the
Administration Department 48 hours prior to the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
• Regular City Council Meeting minutes of April 15, 2024
• Study Session minutes of April 29, 2024
5. RECOGNITION: Garden Club Presentation
6. PROCLAMATIONS:
a. 55th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week, May 5 – May 11, 2024
b. National Travel and Tourism Week, May 19 – May 25, 2024
7. PERSONNEL: Employee of the Quarter – January, February, and March 2024 – TBD
8. YOUTH APPRECIATION: Recognition of North Augusta High School Participants – Sponsored by the
Optimist Club of North Augusta
ATTACHMENT #1
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NEW BUSINESS
9. PARKS & RECREATION: Receipt of Information – Parks Master Plan
10. ADMINISTRATION: Resolution No. 2022-43 A Resolution Authorizing Funding for Removal of City Bald
Cypress Trees Through the Use of Fiscal Year 2022 Funds – Remove from Table
11. ADMINISTRATION: Resolution No. 2024-16 A Resolution Authorizing Funding for Removal of City Bald
Cypress Trees Through the Use of Fiscal Year 2024 Funds
12. ADMINISTRATION: Resolution No. 2024-17 A Resolution Authorizing Expenditure of Coronavirus State
and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – Expenditure Request 12
13. FINANCE: Resolution No. 2024-18 Authorizing Funding for the Beautification Foundation
14. FINANCE: Resolution No. 2024-19 Authorizing Funding for the Public Safety Foundation
15. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2024-20 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, or Butler
Pond Townhomes
16. ENGINEERING: Resolution No. 2024-21 Authorizing the City of North Augusta to Enter into a
Contract with John M. Bailey & Associates, P.C. to Perform Land Surveying Services
17. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
18. PRESENTATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/RECOGNITION OF VISITORS:
A. Citizen Comments: At this time, citizens may speak to Mayor and City Council regarding matters not
listed on the agenda. Speakers shall give their name and address for the records. Speaker Forms are
provided on the credenza for speakers desiring that the minutes indicate that they addressed Council
on a specific topic. The form will be included as part of the minutes of the meeting. Citizen comments
are limited to five minutes.
B. Council Comments:
19. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENT #1