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Administration Department
Interoffice Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jim Clifford, City Administrator
DATE: December 6, 2024
SUBJECT: Study Session Date of Monday, December 9, 2024
A study session of the North Augusta City Council has been scheduled for Monday, December 9,
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 December 16, 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. Economic Development – Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry - Council Update
ii. Update on Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
(B) Mayor Williams will share reflections and announcements related to current City
events and opportunities
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DRAFT AGENDA: CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 16, 2024 – 6:00 p.m. – Municipal Center – 100 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers
The Public Hearing and Regular 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 December 2, 2024
• Study Session minutes of December 9, 2024
5. COMMUNITY PROMOTION: Recognition of the Winners of the 2024 Mayor’s Writing Contest
6. PERSONNEL: Public Safety Officer John Rutland, Retirement – Recognition of Service to the City of
North Augusta
OLD BUSINESS
7. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2024-27 Adopting a Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 Containing Estimates of
Proposed Revenues and Expenditures by the City of North Augusta, South Carolina, for the Budget Year
Beginning January 1, 2025, and Declaring that Same Shall Constitute the Budget of the City of North
Augusta for Such Budget Year – Second Reading
8. FINANCE: Ordinance No. 2024-28 Levying the Annual Tax on Property in the City of North Augusta, South
Carolina, for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025, and Ending December 31, 2025 – Second Reading
9. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2024-29 To Approve the General Development Plan for the
24.14 ± Acre Bentley Place Planned Development Located Generally on the North Side of Walnut Lane
Approximately 800 Feet West of US 25 – Second Reading
ATTACHMENT #1
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10. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Ordinance No. 2024-30 To Change the Corporate Limits of the City of North
Augusta by Accepting the Petition Requesting Annexation by the Landowners and Annexing ± 18.57 Acres
of Property Located at Edgefield Road/Hwy 25 & Ascauga Lake Road Tax Parcel Number 011-07-01-010
Owned by Summers Family LLLP – Second Reading
11. ADMINISTRATION: Ordinance No. 2024-31 Amending Section 2-21(B) of the City Code for the City of
North Augusta Establishing a Specific Time in the Council Meeting for Newly Elected Officers to Take
Office – Second Reading
NEW BUSINESS
12. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: Resolution No. 2024-57 Accepting a Deed of Dedication for the Mast Arm
Traffic Signal, Utilities, and Associated Easements and Rights of Way, Along with a Maintenance
Guarantee and Letter of Credit, for QuikTrip
13. PARKS & RECREATION: Resolution No. 2024-58 Authorizing the City of North Augusta to Accept the Low
Bid from Sport Surface Pros, LLC for the Riverview Park Tennis Court Resurfacing
14. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Appointments – Recommendations by Mayor
15. CITY COUNCIL: City of North Augusta City Council Meeting Schedule and Notice for January 2025 through
December 2025
16. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
a. Update on Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
17. 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
18. ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENT #1