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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the August 24th meeting of the AICAN City Council. If you're inclined, please rise for the implication followed by the pledge of allegiance.

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Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, send down upon those who old office in the city of AICAN, the spirit of wisdom, charity and justice that was said past purpose, they may faithfully serve in their offices to promote the well-being of all people. In your name, we pray. Amen.

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would you lead us in the pledge of allegiance?

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We can counsel the mayor.

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Appledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

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And to one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice.

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As the meeting begins, I will review the guidelines.

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Meetings are public forums in which many opinions are expressed

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and the business of the city must be conducted.

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As such, discipline, honorable, and professional decorum is paramount.

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Courteous and respectful communication is required.

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During public meetings, all questions and statements from the public should be directed

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to the chair.

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If you wish to speak, raise your hand and I will recognize you.

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Please approach the podium and state your name and address.

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In order to allow an opportunity for everyone who wishes to address council, speakers should

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limit their comments to the subject being discussed.

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Each speaker will be given five minutes to address an issue and may only address an

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issue once and less questions from Council are opposed to the speaker.

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During the non-agenda public comment section, each speaker has three minutes and can only

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speak once.

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We now move to additions and deletions to the agenda.

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I recognize Mayor Pro Tem, Cable for this item.

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Thank you, Mayor Miller.

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Good evening, everyone.

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We're glad to have you here this evening.

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There are no additions or deletions, Madam Mayor, so I move that we accept the agenda

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and as it was printed.

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Thank you.

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She made the motion.

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Council on role made the motion.

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May I have a second?

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I accept.

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Good.

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That's good.

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She avoids.

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Oh girl.

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Girls and boys.

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Oh.

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I heard him first, so Councilman Messina made the second.

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All those in favor.

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Thank you.

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The minutes were provided to council for review prior to the meeting. Is there a motion for approval of the minutes?

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So moved Madam Mayor. Councilman Waldo made that motion. I second. A second from councilwoman Morgan.

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Any comments or changes?

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All those in favor.

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There are two presentations tonight. The first is the

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presentation of the Municipal Association Achievement Award. We'll miss from, hi how are you?

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So from the Desiree Fargo, so from the Municipal Association of South Carolina come and tell us about that.

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Hi, good evening. May your members of Council, soared, Mary Lacks always so treated to see you all.

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My name is Desiree Fargo, so and I am the Field Services Manager for the Low Country with the Municipal Association.

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I am here this evening to present to you all with the local presentation of these this years winner for the Public Works category of our Municipal Achievement Award.

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It is my pleasure to present to you all formally before you all in the community receipt of this award.

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We presented this officially formally to the mayor and the staff at our luncheon at in Greenville earlier this well last month

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It feels like it was the ages ago, right?

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At our luncheon where a lot of our

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members

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Representatives from other state cities and towns were there and hopefully got inspired

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We have a little video that we want to show you all that we shared with with folks at the luncheon

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that explains the award and explains the project that won this award.

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As with many cities in a fast growing state,

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Aiken has faced development that puts pressure on its infrastructure and its existing community character.

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Through a partnership with the Aiken Land Conservancy,

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the city purchased 2,657 acres around Aiken's Mason Branch Reservoir,

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placing it under a conservation easement

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and permanently protecting this critical drinking water source from development.

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We definitely have embraced the conservation efforts for the people that are coming to

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Aiken and because a lot of them are interested in outdoor recreation.

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And one of our major concerns is having clean drinking water and with this conservation

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effort that will be definitely provided to them.

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When the property known as the Brunswick Track was listed for sale and was under consideration

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for private development, including commercial space and 4,300 housing units, the city decided

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to purchase it for $5.25 million. It used fund reserves and engaged in some

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inner fund borrowing to be paid off over 10 years to do this. With a $1.9 million grant

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to help manage the land from the SC Conservation Bank, the city was able to preserve the property

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in its entirety. This conservation partnership is essential to the city for our future growth

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and for our current residents people move here because they value the nature that we have and the

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beautiful natural resources and planning for the future growth that's coming. South Carolina

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continues to be on the top growing lists in the country of population growth and so we need to be

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forward thinking about how we're going to preserve these natural landscapes that people value and in

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addition to that it protects our water source. We need to provide clean quality water utility for our

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for our customers. And protecting this land, well, it's a challenging thing to do. It's

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expensive and it requires some resources. It allows us to make sure that we're protecting

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this utility and providing the quality that our customers expect.

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By protecting a water source, the project contributes to ACON's focus on water infrastructure resiliency,

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an effort that also recently included a new $70 million water treatment plan and upgrades

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to aging downtown water infrastructure.

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Conservation is rarely a bad idea.

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I haven't seen many instances

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where a community regretted conserving land.

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In turn, I've seen many instances

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where communities in this palace

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have regretted not conserving land.

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The other thing is the water quality benefits

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of this project can't be overstated.

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Not only is the reservoir protected,

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which is the source of drinking water,

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so are the wetlands that feed it.

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So are the wetlands that come out of it.

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So is the frontage on Shaw's Creek

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that provides, you know, habitat and water resources to folks downstream all

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the way to the Etistone in turn in the Atlantic Ocean. By protecting the land

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from development, the city is able to promote forest health, offer passive

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recreation access, provide groundwater recharge benefits to four aquifers, and

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protect wildlife habitat. The city is working with the ALC on several grant

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projects to improve songbird habitat and re-forest native long-leaf pines.

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Congratulations, this project, as you all know, and can see stands as a

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an incredible example of responsible stewardship

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and strategic planning,

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and really highlighting the importance of partnerships.

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So congratulations,

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and I hope that you continue to be forward thinking

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and pursuing projects that improve the quality

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of life of the community here in Egan.

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Thank you so much.

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And I would like to say, Madam Mayor,

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this project is one that is individually means a lot

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because it goes back up 10 years. I invited Dr. Harry Shealy here because to come

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tonight because he played an instrumental role along with several other people

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Laura Bagwell, Joanna Samson, Sharon Richardson, Alan Conger,

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Rhett Coleman and Ben Christensen surveyed the property, 93 corners they had to

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stake, which is a pretty large undertaking for the 2,500 acres.

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And many others, staff-wise, I know Mary Catherine Waltony now works for the M.A.S.C.

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When the property was purchased and then Mary Tilton had done a good job with shepherding

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this and Peter Kleinhence has been such a wonderful advocate for the project and it's something

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I think we're all very proud of and I know it started with Harry coming

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gosh ten years ago when John Klim was city manager and it took about four years

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to get this to fruition and I know at one time Harry and I were probably the only people

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that thought that it could happen before we broached the subject with counsel

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But because it was a big deal, five million dollar investment, I just knew there would

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be in the community concern and aggravation but there was none, and that was very gratifying.

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And I know Peter, your first day on the job was when we voted to put the entire property

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a conservation easement with the state and that is leading to a lot of great things that

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we're now sort of working on in discussions with the Forestry Commission and

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preservation of other property that is adjacent to this that's not part of that's not owned

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by the city but certainly the community writ large will benefit from and it's just a wonderful thing

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and also it's nice to see the city of Akin's name on there four times or four

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times out of the last five years. We won this award and we won it. We won it

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almost 25 times 24 times since 1990 so why not make it 25 times.

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Thank you for

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that. Our next second presentation is a quarterly report on the water treatment

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plan.

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Oh, yes. I guess we should take a photo down front with everybody getting the trophy

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here at home just as we did out in the lobby of the hotel.

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It

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can provide some good perspective of just how long it took to get here.

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Stuart was mistaken

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about when we started, I started my interest in when Fred Kavanaugh was elected mayor back in the 90s,

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I think I took him out there to show him that and I said Fred the city needs to acquire

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this at least get some easements around Mason branch pond and nothing happened.

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In 2000 the property came up for sale and I came to counsel and tried to convince him

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that they needed to buy because of the water that was my main emphasis and if nothing else

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to save the riparian area around the creek but nothing happened and then John

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Klam came and we tried one more time and it was very successful but the the

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interest in that land has been there since the since the 90s I think so I just

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wanted to give some perspective to it but that's my first time out there was with

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Fred Kavanaugh I said Fred the city out about this land he said he didn't say

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And I want you to know that in 2000, we could have gotten $5,000 acres for $5 million instead of $2,500 acres for $5 million.

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That's what the price was, so thank you.

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And I appreciate y'all doing all this stuff. Thank you for giving me a chance.

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The second presentation is a quarterly report on the water treatment plant construction.

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Then Nicholas Winkler, assistant project manager from Harper General Contractors, will

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give us our report.

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Yeah, so as you said, I'm Nicholas Winkler with Harper General Contractors. I'm happy to give a presentation on the progress of the Shaw's Creek Water Treatment Plant that we're happy to build. Here's a little bit of an outline for the presentation. My hope is that it helps paint a picture as to the progress on site so far.

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Last time we gave a presentation was January of this year. You can see that that photo on the left is from that time.

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and then the photo on the right is from a couple weeks ago.

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Hopefully you can see some pretty substantial progress,

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especially with some equipment being installed

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and some buildings nearing completion,

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especially with the admin building,

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the chemical building and the electrical building.

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And hopefully overall this site just looks

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a little more complete.

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Here's an aerial view, very similar photo.

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However, this photo shows in the bottom right-hand corner

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the utilities building area. You can see back in January, the two slabs for both

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storage building 1 and 2 have now become complete buildings that are nearly done

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as well as a good amount of stone in preparation for asphalt. What you can

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not see in this photo that hopefully you find interesting is to date we have

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installed approximately 7200 linear feet of pipe that is just below ground pipe

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moving on to key accomplishments I do want to recognize that in addition to Harper

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there has been a good number of trade partners to help us get to this point.

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I looked into the numbers today as of last Friday 116,000 main hours that have been spent on this project

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since we mobilized December 9th of 2024.

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for.

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So what's been accomplished today, some chemical equipment has been installed since

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our last presentation. Retreatment equipment has been installed, which you can see very

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well in this photo. You can see the flocculators at the head of the plant moving to the sed basins,

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which is plate settlers and trackbacks, as well as the washwater troughs, which are the green

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equipment in the five-base closest to the metal building. In addition, all the

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structural concrete is complete. Still got a little more concrete but it's not

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structural so that's exciting and the utility and administration buildings are

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both dried in which is a huge accomplishment for our team.

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Looking ahead, as I

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touched on, we will be paving at the utilities building here in a couple

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weeks and then from there we will move to the plant site which is what you can see in this photo here.

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Following that we will do permanent fencing as well as tying the raw water pump station

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into the treatment train which will allow us the water needed to do plant start-up.

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So we'll work

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through some photos hopefully I can provide a little context or explain what's going on in these photos

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to give some understanding. Here we've got the filter pipe gallery, so this is

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where the water comes from the filters themselves and then goes to the clear

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walls for storage. The filters are located on that common wall on the right and

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then the wall on the left on the other side of that is the bulk chemical storage

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area.

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Here we have the high-service pump station and raw water pump station. You can

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see all the flange piping is done as well as all 10 pumps have been set.

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So there's a lot going

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on in this photo in the in the foreground you've got the two clear wells for storage you've got

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the high service pump station and then on the right you have the chemical building just to the left

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of that is the chemical storage area which is connected to the treatment train which is the heart of

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the plant and then the administration building to the right of that and then if you can make out in

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the photo at the very top that's the utility's building area with the two

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storage buildings.

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Here you've got another photo of the chemical building and

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admin building left to right respectively. This was taken a couple weeks prior

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to the previous photo which is why there's no roof on the metal building in the

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back.

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Here we have the interior of the utility's building. You can see that we've

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We've got door frames and windows installed as well as case work and lighting.

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We've still got some flooring to put down, but this building is getting pretty close to being done.

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So the building we were just in is that brick building kind of in the center of the photo.

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That's the utilities building with the two storage buildings just behind it.

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And like I said, this area is pretty close to being ready for pavement,

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which will really make this part of the site look complete

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moving in to

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schedule. So our original contract duration was 791 days. To date we've had

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nine weather days. We have not asked for those to be added to the contract at

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this point. So we're still working with the 791 days excuse me. 623 have a

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lapsed, which means there's only 168 days remaining for our target date of substantial

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completion, February 8th of 2027, which we still feel confident in.

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Are there any questions?

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Madam Mayor.

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Thank you.

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So we're on target and on budget, right?

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That's right.

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That's what we'd love to hear.

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Yeah.

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How many million gallon storage is there?

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Storage?

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There are two million gallons.

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That's similar. Oh, million age, is it?

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Yeah, one million, one million per tank, right?

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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And now we open the floor to public comments

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on non-agenda items.

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Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker,

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and for a total of 30 minutes.

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Yes, sir.

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Good evening.

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I'll watch myself.

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As we got kicked out, the speaker.

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So anyway, good evening, Madam Mayor.

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I see a council, my name's Kurt Johnson, 1-1-1 Stonington Lane, Aiken.

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I am the pastor of the Law Sheet Ministry and we are the outreach for the homeless and

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the ones that are getting to that point.

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One of the things I want to bring up today is it's probably 95 degrees out here today but

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where you're coming up on a winter.

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And the way that they're trying to track it,

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it's gonna be a wetter and colder winter for us this year.

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So this is something that we need to be proactive about

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and this happens to go with the city and our other partners.

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But we want to make sure that we don't run in

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to situations we've had in the past

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where we've still got people out on the street

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because there's no room in the end so that's one thing that we want to discuss over the next couple

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months so that we can see what we can do to alleviate some of that issue. The other issue that we've

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had in the past is people living in hotels during the masters. A lot of these people, they're one

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Just one paycheck, not paycheck, but they only have one paycheck coming in for the adults.

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And they've got kids living in hotels too.

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So what we're doing, and we're going to talk with our other partners, but we want to

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see what we can do to come up with some shelter for these people while the master's is going

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on.

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and the reason we want to do this is so that they don't have to go to Columbia to get

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a place to stay and then possibly lose their job here. We've got some ideas about that but

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these are things that we want to talk with all of you about so we will be calling you up.

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This week we're still seeing a lot of influx of people that aren't from here

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So if you see him, please call, please call so we can start doing something.

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Councilwoman Morgan called me that last week so that we could find out about a gentleman.

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We found out he was still in jail, so that was probably a good thing for him.

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But there are people out there and they're not bad people.

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They've done some bad things and they're in a bad situation.

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But there's a possibility that we can start working with them so that that we can get them off the street, so that's all I've got.

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Anybody?

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No.

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Thank you.

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Good evening, Lex.

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Good evening, City Council.

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Does anyone else know?

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I'm Lex Perry, pastor of C4MPAC, 1526 South Boundary Avenue, Southeast.

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I wanted to share first of all some good news, praise report.

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Oh, by the way, Mayor, thank you so much for your visit.

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I greatly appreciate that.

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We always have open door policy that anybody can come by and come by and visit and see

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us.

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We always enjoy having you there.

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So far as a van, from Belgrove, missionary Baptist Church, did a donated van.

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We got a little work to do it to it, but looks like we'll have that on the road next week

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Praise guy. So

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The bear to transport some of those are 15 passenger ban

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So that's that's a wonderful thing last month. We had a scheduled 133 rides

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Last month and we are on target to do more this month

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And but this is gonna enable us to do that a little bit easier and having having someone who designated to drive

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And it's going to give us a little bit more time to do more of the case management that we need to do.

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We have three openings currently.

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They are being, people are interviewing for them by the way.

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But at the moment we have three spaces open.

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As Kurt was alluding to, we are trying to change gears a little bit.

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We do have another house that we could possibly move in.

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But I'm kind of holding off on that just a little bit right now because we need to start preparing for the winter.

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We do have, I have a proposal that I like to send you all if you're willing to receive it.

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Some ideas that we have, so far as the winter months coming up as an overflow, as well as for the masters.

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We're always thinking very forward thinking about these things.

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And so you can always count on us to try to come up to the answers because we are your front line.

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We're going to have some ideas. Is it perfect? I'm not saying it is.

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But if you'd be willing to look at it and give us your ideas or some feedback from it, what we can and cannot do, that would be wonderful.

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Okay, so I'm just asking if you would be willing to at least look it over to see what's possible as all I'm asking

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From from you and I know that

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Madam mayor

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Mr. Beanbar, it's thing wish council members. I'm Rob Johnston

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916 South Boundary and I'm here to talk about the bigger picture. We all know we have a problem

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I was introduced to Lex and C4 impact only within the last two weeks and after about 45 years in Atlanta and time here

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I have not met any agency that's willing to do the heavy lifting from somebody that's

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homeless, jobless, friendless, hungry, they're at rock bottom.

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And I've only seen one situation where one person was willing to do it all.

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And I think their goal is to make everyone who's in that category, a productive citizen of

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they can tax paying with self dignity and respect.

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And I was so impressed with what they're doing.

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I had to run my big mouth up here

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because I have no complaints, no request,

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but I want Akin to be the best that it possibly could be

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and it all starts and ends with how we treat our fellow Akin

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night and there was a great want.

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Count on me to help.

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Thank y'all.

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Madam Mayor, can I say something?

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Yes.

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God works in mysterious ways.

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I was trying to help Diane.

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Diane wanted to do a fundraiser for C4 impact.

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And I was telling her about Rob and Pam Johnson.

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And I said, I'll introduce you to them.

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They don't vacation now, but when he gets back,

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I'll introduce you.

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Well, Diane prepared a letter telling you about C4 impact.

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Now, I didn't know Rob was going to be here the night dying, but when I looked out

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and saw Rob sitting with you guys, I'm like, oh my God, that ain't nothing but the Lord,

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because he came from the back and sat right next to you and you already made the connection.

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And I'm going to tell you, Rob Johnson is a man of his word.

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If he said he's going to help, he's going to help.

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So y'all in the right place at the right time and Rob, so are you.

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Thank you so much.

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Good evening, everyone. My name is Sherry Taylor. I live at 910, Barnwell Avenue, Northeast, and

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Aiken. I'm here to get some clarity on who is responsible to mow a strip of land

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that abuts my property. When purchasing our house, we were told that we were not responsible

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for mowing this piece of land because we did ask. We were looking for a small piece of land.

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After a month, the strip had not been mowed.

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I spoke to a city vacant worker when I noticed he was mowing the median on Barnwell Avenue

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Northeast.

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I asked him about the mowing on Williamsburg, which I live at the corner of Barnwell Avenue

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Northeast and Williamsburg.

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I asked him about that strip there.

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And he told me that he would go get a supervisor, a supervisor was down the road.

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He brought a supervisor down, and forgive me, but I can't remember his name.

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And I asked him about it, and he told me that they expect the homeowner to mow this.

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So I called the realtor, the listing agent, and tried to get some clarity from her again.

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I said, you told me that this was not our property and were not responsible to mow it.

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And she said, well, the South Carolina Department of Transportation is supposed to do that.

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So my husband and I went to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

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And we were told that Williamsburg Street is not on their list either to Moe.

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So I'm just looking for some clarity on this.

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You know, it's like an eighth of an acre and we moved here because we had a small plot.

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We have less than a quarter of an acre. We don't have much to mo. We don't want much to mo

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And I just want to know who is supposed to keep this up. Well, I know that staff will find out for you

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Okay, all right. I appreciate that

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Thank you.

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One more time. I don't see anyone else. We will go on to

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Approval of the consent agenda, Mr. Bidinbo. Will you please read the titles of the items on the consent agenda?

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Yes, thank you Madam Mayor. We have eight items for tonight's consent agenda

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No one has reached out and and asked that any of these items be addressed

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Or or pulled off the agenda by the appropriate time

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Those items are the following an ordinance to annex property located at 11-21 Conger Drive and zone the same

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residential single-family RS-15

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2nd is an ordinance to annex property located at 108 Small Ridge Street and Zone the same residential single-family RS-10.

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3rd an ordinance to annex property located at 5-0-5 Chatham Street and Zone the same residential single-family RS-10.

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4th an ordinance to annex property located at 608 Timber Lane Road and Zone the same residential single-family RS-15.

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15th and ordinance amending the zoning of real estate located at 1, 2, 1, 3 park avenue

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southeast from L.I. light industrial to R.M.L. residential multifamily low density.

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6th and ordinance amending section 44-85 of the A.C.N. city code regarding grease oil or

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sand and fats oil and grease control. 7th and ordinance to amend section 4.6.1 of the

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The City of Akinzoning Ordnance regarding parking space requirements and multifamily properties

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and 8th an ordinance to amend section 5.2.2 of the City of Akinzoning Ordnance regarding

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historic property designation.

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That is a consent agenda this evening, Madam Mayor.

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Thank you for all of those.

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Is there a motion, please?

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So move, Madam Mayor.

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Councilwoman Price made the motion.

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second, I'll second that man a mere second from Councilman Brough since there's no comment

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on the consent agenda. We will go straight to a vote. All those in favor. Thank you.

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We now have approval and discussion of appointees to various city boards, committees, and commissions.

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Thank you. For boards and commissions this evening, we have sorry

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for the pregnant

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Paul's with a reappointment of William Hall to the General Aviation Commission.

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That is before Council this evening.

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Thank you.

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Do I have a motion to accept his nomination?

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So moved Madam Mayor.

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Councilman Waldo and second from Councilwoman Morgan.

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Comments from the public.

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Comments from Council.

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Those in favor.

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Thank you.

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are there any nominations to consider at our next meeting?

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Yes, Madam Mayor.

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I would like to reappoint John Owing to the General Aviation Commission.

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And Madam Mayor, I would like to reappoint Angela Fleming to the Community Development Committee

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and Dr. Encermo Arthur to the General Aviation Commission.

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Madam Mayor, I'd like to reappoint Joshua Bowling to the Parks and Recreation.

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And also, let's go point Harrison, how to the housing authority.

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Mayor, I'd like to re-appoint Josh Reigns to the recreation committee.

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Thank you.

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The next item under old business is second reading and public hearing of an ordinance to approve a concept plan for property at Whiskey Road, Stratford Drive, and Mammoth Pass, Mr. Dean.

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Thank you.

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You have read the title of the ordinance.

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We do have this project before Council, and at the last meeting, we had discussion regarding the property.

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We sent the traffic study we received one week ago today, as well as the on-call engineers comments.

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We supplied the comments to the agenda packet by our own call engineer there dated August 16th of 26th.

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The full study was over 100 pages, so to conserve paper we provided a link to you to review the study and members of the public.

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I know we received a Councilman Waldo sent questions to us to review that we attempted

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to answer, and I'll go over if I may, the questions and the answers.

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The question he asked the City Attorney to clarify whether traffic safety, existing

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infrastructure cumulative development impacts in plan, but not yet completed roadway improvements

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or factors that Council may consider in its decision.

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And essentially, the city attorney in a very short sense said, yes, you can consider

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those.

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Let's see.

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Also, could we summarize how the intersection performs under the 2030 build scenario without

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the Plan DOT improvements, particularly any significant changes in level of service delays

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or cues?

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And we answered based on a conversation with the traffic consultant that it will not have a significant impact to those to the level of service delays or keys this proposed development.

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What is the timeline and funding status for the plan DOT improvements at Whiskey, Powderhouse and Stratford Hall Drive.

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DOT and again they tell us that they will start those improvements in 2028. So that's

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over a year from now.

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SCDOT identified prohibitive turning movements at

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whiskey road and mammoth pass and recommended a raise median. Is that

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improvement required as part of this development who is responsible for it and

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when will it be completed and that was a condition put on as part of this

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process by the planning commission and the developer will be responsible for paying for an installing

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that raised median on whiskey road that would prohibit a full-turning movement out of the

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property there. And if readily available, can public safety provide the five-year crash history

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for powderhouse roadstrap for drive and the adjacent mammoth pass area, including total crashes

455
00:40:22,300 --> 00:40:27,200
is injuries and fatalities and the answer was according to public safety record zero.

456
00:40:30,260 --> 00:40:40,800
And that answer questions that Councilman Waldo asked of Council just in the last day

457
00:40:41,380 --> 00:40:45,360
and we were providing answers throughout the day.

458
00:40:46,130 --> 00:40:50,980
Also, as I stated, we've provided this summary.

459
00:40:50,980 --> 00:40:54,300
We know there's representatives here from the applicant.

460
00:40:55,060 --> 00:41:06,320
This project was approved by planning at their meeting on July 14th and it was by a vote of five to two with the conditions read into the record at the last meeting.

461
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:17,600
And Council heard this for first reading on August 10th and approved by a vote of four in favor and three opposed to bring it forward for a second reading.

462
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:24,580
and it's now before you for a second reading and consideration this evening, Madam Mayor and Council.

463
00:41:25,580 --> 00:41:30,780
Thank you. Do you have a motion to prove this concept plan?

464
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,600
Madam Mayor, I make a motion to accept the concept plan.

465
00:41:35,220 --> 00:41:40,680
Councilman Missina made the motion. I'll second, Madam Mayor. Second from Councilwoman Broll.

466
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:44,880
Any comments from the public?

467
00:41:52,710 --> 00:41:53,530
Good evening.

468
00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,720
Again, my name is Ben Dinges, I'm with Whole Barrett, and I represent the developer.

469
00:42:01,060 --> 00:42:06,360
This is Steve Jenkins with McNight Engler on behalf of the developer, and we are seeking

470
00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:11,340
approval of the conceptual site plan for the subject property.

471
00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:20,580
The only concern that we are aware of relates to the traffic impact of the development in

472
00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:29,240
general and not a specific tenant use or tenant in general. There has been no public objection

473
00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:33,880
or opposition to our intended development, and in fact, we've received vocal support

474
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:40,300
at the Planning Commission meeting on July 14th. I don't believe there was any public comment

475
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:44,560
on the August 10th meeting.

476
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:51,200
Developer met with the Springstone and Stratford Hall HOA

477
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:54,580
to understand and address concerns, and it is our understanding

478
00:42:54,580 --> 00:42:56,900
that all of those concerns have been met and addressed.

479
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:01,660
The developer engaged, Kimlee Horn, and you guys have a copy

480
00:43:01,660 --> 00:43:05,660
of that extensive traffic study that has been reviewed by the

481
00:43:05,660 --> 00:43:08,820
the SCDOT and AC and city traffic consultant.

482
00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:11,780
And they've identified the median

483
00:43:11,780 --> 00:43:14,320
as an appropriate mitigating measure for the traffic.

484
00:43:15,740 --> 00:43:17,740
We're here to answer any questions

485
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:20,100
that you guys may have about them.

486
00:43:30,550 --> 00:43:31,350
Thank you very much.

487
00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,000
Any other comments from the public?

488
00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:39,020
Yes, sir.

489
00:43:46,700 --> 00:43:47,160
Good evening.

490
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:51,340
Little councilor Clayton Clarkson,

491
00:43:51,500 --> 00:43:52,620
125 Gatewood Drive,

492
00:43:52,900 --> 00:43:54,380
vacant South Carolina, 29801.

493
00:43:54,860 --> 00:43:56,540
This is actually my first time speaking to council

494
00:43:56,540 --> 00:43:58,320
So thank you all for the opportunity with that.

495
00:43:58,340 --> 00:43:58,900
From that side.

496
00:43:59,140 --> 00:44:01,900
Speaking of things, thank you, Councilman Waldo,

497
00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:05,360
for speaking up about the traffic issues on whiskey

498
00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:06,260
at the last meeting.

499
00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:08,080
And speaking of the last meeting,

500
00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:10,360
I know there was some of the things

501
00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:14,060
that went on around 2% hospitality tax in regards

502
00:44:14,060 --> 00:44:15,280
to the parking garage.

503
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,800
And I remember one thing that you guys talked about,

504
00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:18,780
that really struck me.

505
00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:21,700
I remember Ms. Morgan, Ms. Price, Gail,

506
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:23,780
who of you talked about the process with that

507
00:44:24,140 --> 00:44:25,520
when it came to transparency,

508
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:32,280
currency when it came to communication, public input, and that's what I think might be good

509
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:38,240
for Whiskey Road right now, because we're going to have, later on in the agenda, another

510
00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:41,720
development coming up on Whiskey Road, right off of hundreds, go ahead and just a couple

511
00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:46,360
hundred yards from this development. Do they need to have this kind of not full traffic

512
00:44:46,360 --> 00:44:50,120
report? Do they need to have the extra reports from public safety? You know, what are we

513
00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:55,320
looking for? Might there be a moratorium? Might there not be? Just a little bit more clear

514
00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:58,880
understanding about what we're looking to do. I know things are it's hard to walk

515
00:44:58,880 --> 00:44:59,920
and chew bubble gum at the same

516
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:28,340
Any time, because we're constantly getting new developments in while simultaneously trying to figure out a process. I just want to know whether be my capacity as a planning commissioner or rather just be a citizen. What council is looking for and not looking for when it comes to developments that should or should not happen on the whiskey vote. I don't need to talk too much about this specific development because I think what's been talked about agnasium for you. You all have that information, but it's more just about that general process because we saw that process worked at the last meeting.

517
00:45:28,340 --> 00:45:32,440
There are certainly people who spoke again certain things when it comes to that 2% or

518
00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:36,560
4% but I don't think anybody would say that process was bad or that they weren't heard

519
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:40,740
or that they didn't know what was going on and just kind of having that in other areas

520
00:45:40,740 --> 00:45:42,160
of the city might be nice as well.

521
00:45:42,580 --> 00:45:42,860
Thank you all.

522
00:45:43,980 --> 00:45:45,680
Thank you very much for your comment.

523
00:45:49,020 --> 00:45:50,480
Any comments from council?

524
00:45:51,500 --> 00:45:51,900
Madam Mayor.

525
00:45:52,500 --> 00:46:00,760
Yes, as this project is in my district, I had been aware of my past tense on the planning

526
00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:05,600
commission about other types of developments that have been proposed for this one corner

527
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:12,380
and the concerns of the adjacent neighborhood concerning that.

528
00:46:13,580 --> 00:46:19,200
The one thing that strikes me here after seeing several different types of intensive developments

529
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:25,820
here, it appears from what's being proposed this evening is a very low intensity used from

530
00:46:25,820 --> 00:46:34,260
a traffic perspective. A dental office or a medical office, a small drive-through coffee that's

531
00:46:34,260 --> 00:46:39,880
going to be probably seven in the morning to 20 a.m. you and I'll answer who buys coffee after that.

532
00:46:40,620 --> 00:46:47,580
A medical office doesn't have hours late at night or hour a weekend so I think what's being

533
00:46:47,580 --> 00:46:53,460
proposed this evening for this one sensitive corner is the best I think that we're ever going to see

534
00:46:53,460 --> 00:46:59,960
And I think we should embrace that for its less intense traffic generation.

535
00:47:00,860 --> 00:47:08,900
The project does, the developer has agreed to limit access to the site.

536
00:47:09,300 --> 00:47:12,720
You only have access from mammoth and the back area.

537
00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:19,700
There will be a, they've agreed to a barrier along the entrance by mammoth so you can't

538
00:47:19,700 --> 00:47:22,500
make the left turn into the site.

539
00:47:22,500 --> 00:47:27,600
So I think they're doing everything that's would be required of them.

540
00:47:28,340 --> 00:47:34,440
There's also comment at the last meeting concerning, why don't we wait till the DOT does their work.

541
00:47:35,020 --> 00:47:40,720
I looked at the traffic report and it looks like the improvements that are being proposed

542
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:43,280
are really on point for here.

543
00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:48,540
They're going to improve a northbound by turnling, well that's nothing to do with this.

544
00:47:48,540 --> 00:47:53,020
They're going to improve a Westbound approach, which has nothing to do with this.

545
00:47:53,720 --> 00:47:58,860
There's two other recommendations in terms of Northbound and Southbound left turn lanes,

546
00:47:59,140 --> 00:48:01,360
which really have very little to do with this.

547
00:48:02,060 --> 00:48:11,320
I think the key that, no, I know the Plenty Commission has extensively reviewed this and has granted approval.

548
00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:28,300
And one answer to Mr. Clarkson is that one of the comments that were raised at the last meeting is trying to change the process of the Planning Commission and that traffic impact studies are required at the application stage and traffic

549
00:48:30,180 --> 00:48:35,640
The comments from our own traffic consultant are received prior to some coming here.

550
00:48:36,260 --> 00:48:40,520
So when it comes to the City Council, we say, okay, they prepared a traffic study, our

551
00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:44,580
traffic consultant has reviewed it, our traffic consultant says, yeah, your name.

552
00:48:45,180 --> 00:48:51,080
And that's a big help for us to understand if the traffic is going to work.

553
00:48:51,080 --> 00:49:01,020
So what we've seen from the BL engineering is that the no concerns on the project was a very extensive report from Kimberly Horn.

554
00:49:01,220 --> 00:49:10,700
My background is in traffic engineering. I was quite impressed with the extent of their analysis and also the BL review.

555
00:49:11,020 --> 00:49:15,520
So from my perspective, I think it's a good use for this property.

556
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:18,580
Thank you. Anyone else?

557
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:28,000
Yeah, I want to, Madam Mayor and Council, clear about my position with this project because

558
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:33,020
I think it's a little misconception about no way, shape or form, do I believe this is

559
00:49:33,020 --> 00:49:39,380
a bad development, but I do believe that it's a bad timing for this particular project.

560
00:49:40,280 --> 00:49:45,400
But I support, you know, responsible growth in private investment in Akin and my opposition

561
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:50,640
is not directed at a developer or the business that's being proposed.

562
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:56,980
Staff has advised us that individual projects is not expected to significantly change

563
00:49:56,980 --> 00:50:01,780
the level of service delays or cues which are received today so I appreciate staff

564
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:06,340
or gathering that information but my concern is bigger than just the one project.

565
00:50:07,220 --> 00:50:12,060
Significant roadway improvements are already planned for this area and we still do not have

566
00:50:12,060 --> 00:50:13,860
an updated timeline for their completion.

567
00:50:13,860 --> 00:50:18,640
The traffic review also identified prohibited attorney movements and recommended a physical

568
00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:19,920
safety improvement.

569
00:50:21,020 --> 00:50:26,140
And I think at some point we have to stop looking at whiskey rolled as one parcel at a time.

570
00:50:27,260 --> 00:50:32,980
One project may be manageable but also we have to consider what continued development collectively

571
00:50:32,980 --> 00:50:34,960
means for this particular corridor.

572
00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:41,920
So that's why I believe Council should have a serious conversation about a temporary moratorium

573
00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:46,660
and other appropriate planning tools that allow us to comprehensively evaluate growth,

574
00:50:47,120 --> 00:50:50,940
traffic, safety, infrastructure, long, whiskey, rope.

575
00:50:52,300 --> 00:50:57,860
So I support growth, but infrastructure keep up with the pace of growth and not continuously

576
00:50:57,860 --> 00:50:58,400
chase it.

577
00:50:58,580 --> 00:51:01,800
So, for me, it's not yet.

578
00:51:02,340 --> 00:51:04,880
And again, this is not a bad development at all.

579
00:51:05,420 --> 00:51:07,020
I just really did this bad time.

580
00:51:07,020 --> 00:51:09,780
So, for that reason, I'll be going to know tonight.

581
00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:11,900
Thank you.

582
00:51:14,420 --> 00:51:14,860
Yes.

583
00:51:16,060 --> 00:51:17,380
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

584
00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:23,820
I just wanted to comment a little bit about our safe streets for all initiative.

585
00:51:25,000 --> 00:51:30,660
Because I think we all know, especially those of us new to council,

586
00:51:31,180 --> 00:51:35,700
how much traffic on Whiskey Road was a concern for pretty much everybody.

587
00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:46,940
and we have some good news. We've won an award to get safe streets for all to look at what has

588
00:51:46,940 --> 00:51:53,860
happened between Whiskey Road, between Pine log and Chucker Creek. Just for the record, they know

589
00:51:53,860 --> 00:52:01,260
that there's been 11 people killed or seriously injured. It's called a KSI crashes during a study period.

590
00:52:01,260 --> 00:52:05,960
We know we have a problem, and I know we can work together to do it.

591
00:52:06,060 --> 00:52:11,680
Nobody's against growth, but we are about to open up the powerhouse connector, the

592
00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:12,600
Tribute Parkway.

593
00:52:12,940 --> 00:52:16,020
We don't really know the influence on that at this time.

594
00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:17,280
We really don't.

595
00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:28,100
And what I'm reading is we have been awarded some money to look at that, to identify this

596
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:33,920
high-endering network, and to make a serious plan to be accountable to look at it so that

597
00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:41,560
suicide lanes are not bad, and I know we're going to be doing that, and there's going

598
00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:47,900
to be a cost to it, but we need to have those discussions about it, because I know a lot

599
00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:55,180
of people don't like to go past fine log. Now, I will thank Mr. Russ for telling me to

600
00:52:55,180 --> 00:53:00,460
go out and look, and I did, and some other people in this room. I drove it, I drove it a lot.

601
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:06,000
I didn't know all that, all those residences were back there. I was delighted to see how

602
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:11,760
lovely they were. And then I tried to figure out what's the right thing to do. And I realized

603
00:53:11,760 --> 00:53:16,320
it really isn't stratford hall, it's the problem, because as Russ explained to me, they have

604
00:53:16,320 --> 00:53:21,420
the unnamed road, there are different options for those residents to come and go, and it

605
00:53:21,420 --> 00:53:26,640
make sense, and it is better than some of the plans that were voted down previously,

606
00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:27,540
the Parker's Kitchen.

607
00:53:28,680 --> 00:53:33,800
But I am concerned that it isn't just a strafford hallside, it is that major intersection

608
00:53:33,800 --> 00:53:40,500
at Powderhouse, and I'm not sure we're being really responsible about fixing it first.

609
00:53:41,300 --> 00:53:46,620
And I've read a lot of the work that was done, I was appreciative of the traffic studies,

610
00:53:46,620 --> 00:53:50,340
But like Councilman Messina said, you know, we got it a week ago.

611
00:53:51,220 --> 00:53:58,000
We need this beforehand and I'm requesting that we get some of this safe streets for

612
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:02,880
all policy studies that they tell us what we need.

613
00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:04,660
They do.

614
00:54:05,820 --> 00:54:11,760
I just wanted to clarify, we did adopt, the Council adopted the action plan for the safe streets

615
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:18,020
for all and the implementation grant we received, which is a 10 million with match, we'll

616
00:54:18,020 --> 00:54:23,380
go to those specific things that were identified as safety concerns along Whiskey Road.

617
00:54:23,580 --> 00:54:25,800
So we're working toward it.

618
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:33,920
And I think that's the transparency and accountability we need to have as we look at the numbers, Council

619
00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:37,300
and Messina said, how many new residences in that area?

620
00:54:37,980 --> 00:54:38,760
Quite a few.

621
00:54:40,040 --> 00:54:42,540
not on the track for, but the whole.

622
00:54:42,540 --> 00:54:43,340
It's more on the north side.

623
00:54:43,760 --> 00:54:45,760
Yeah, and on the tribute parkway.

624
00:54:46,540 --> 00:54:47,660
And tribute parkway.

625
00:54:47,740 --> 00:54:49,340
Yes, and that's going to flow in.

626
00:54:49,700 --> 00:54:57,480
So my concern is that we need to take a look and be a little better about not against this development whatsoever,

627
00:54:58,740 --> 00:55:01,160
especially given the length of time.

628
00:55:01,420 --> 00:55:05,720
But I also think I kept looking at different time frames.

629
00:55:05,720 --> 00:55:12,160
they were saying when they were going to implement the traffic corrections and I am concerned about

630
00:55:13,140 --> 00:55:19,620
council having a really good idea with the responsible developer about what's going to happen

631
00:55:19,620 --> 00:55:25,940
and why. So it's not against you all. It's about are we planning appropriately? Do we really understand

632
00:55:25,940 --> 00:55:33,620
that that meeting is going to be four feet tall? I'm sorry, the four foot tall. I mean, there's a lot

633
00:55:33,620 --> 00:55:39,300
going on here that well they agree I agree to that yeah that's right and I think

634
00:55:39,300 --> 00:55:43,320
there's there's some things that we need to know when is it going to be done

635
00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:48,480
it would probably be done prior to occupancy it will be part of the

636
00:55:48,480 --> 00:55:53,900
condition of the approval right but if it's if it's required by planning they

637
00:55:53,900 --> 00:55:57,660
can't go and just do whatever they want it's required they would not get a

638
00:55:57,660 --> 00:56:01,020
certificate of occupancy that's right so all the traffic improvements have been

639
00:56:01,020 --> 00:56:09,160
And what I want to add to this is, I don't disagree with doing a study of whiskey, but I agree with Commissioner Messina.

640
00:56:10,140 --> 00:56:16,400
You know, we're looking at this and all we have to base most of this on is what we have seen in our experience.

641
00:56:17,100 --> 00:56:19,640
And Pete has more experience than any of us.

642
00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:27,900
And the fact that we've had our traffic study and our traffic engineer.

643
00:56:27,900 --> 00:56:34,820
year. So if we're not going to trust them and follow what they say, then we just don't

644
00:56:34,820 --> 00:56:43,900
do anything. And, you know, I'm not willing to do that. We pay people to give us this

645
00:56:43,900 --> 00:56:48,380
advice. And having been a planning commissioner, I was a planning commissioner for seven years

646
00:56:48,380 --> 00:56:57,700
before I was a council person. This is a good development. And there have been others

647
00:56:57,700 --> 00:57:03,460
that have been rejected that's water under the bridge but I'm looking at this

648
00:57:03,460 --> 00:57:08,100
and judging it fairly and I'm going to support it tonight.

649
00:57:11,110 --> 00:57:11,850
Thank you.

650
00:57:16,090 --> 00:57:16,450
And I

651
00:57:16,450 --> 00:57:22,170
just want to add one more comment to that. The work that they put in to get us

652
00:57:22,170 --> 00:57:27,630
hot information for this project well taken and I really do appreciate that but my

653
00:57:27,630 --> 00:57:32,410
concern is I have a constituent base that is very very concerned about the whiskey

654
00:57:32,410 --> 00:57:37,610
be called over right now and I have to bring their concerns with me as I make that decision

655
00:57:37,610 --> 00:57:39,170
so they want to put that on the record as well.

656
00:57:39,970 --> 00:57:45,290
Madam, I also, in that regard, my consistent face is directly affected.

657
00:57:45,490 --> 00:57:51,650
They live on strafford and the fact that they were not very, not vocal at the planning commission

658
00:57:51,650 --> 00:57:53,450
meeting, they're not vocal tonight.

659
00:57:54,510 --> 00:58:01,050
The developer and has met with them, I'm aware of that home association.

660
00:58:01,050 --> 00:58:08,670
and they have to agree that this is the least intense traffic generation that they're ever going to see here.

661
00:58:09,550 --> 00:58:22,810
And so I would prefer to approve this then wait till some comes in with another Parker's kitchen and another gas station or whatever and try to force it down or throw it.

662
00:58:22,810 --> 00:58:26,670
It takes something that's low key, it works,

663
00:58:27,390 --> 00:58:31,290
it doesn't, they direct a traffic away from the intersection

664
00:58:31,830 --> 00:58:34,070
by the way of their regress points.

665
00:58:34,490 --> 00:58:38,510
It's a very low generation project,

666
00:58:38,950 --> 00:58:40,290
traffic generation project.

667
00:58:40,770 --> 00:58:44,730
Again, our traffic consultant has stated it's acceptable.

668
00:58:45,090 --> 00:58:49,290
So any council member has a question

669
00:58:49,290 --> 00:58:53,510
of that traffic report, please raise it right now.

670
00:58:56,680 --> 00:59:02,300
My biggest concern with the traffic report is the increase from the Tribute Parkway

671
00:59:02,300 --> 00:59:08,400
once it opens up, and how that's going to affect everything along that area.

672
00:59:09,460 --> 00:59:17,380
And I'm not saying what I'm voting, yay or nay, I am saying that as a council person and

673
00:59:17,380 --> 00:59:23,180
And as a person responsible for what we hear in the community, traffic is a problem.

674
00:59:23,960 --> 00:59:30,020
And I think the city should do a corridor study, traffic study.

675
00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:34,620
And I still question the tribute study.

676
00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:41,700
But now that we have more and more impact, yeah, let's do that with any future, build

677
00:59:41,700 --> 00:59:45,020
an analysis on Westview Road, specifically looked at.

678
00:59:45,020 --> 00:59:52,020
But we have an application before this evening that, again, I can't say there are enough times.

679
00:59:52,020 --> 00:59:55,600
This is a low generation, trip generation number.

680
00:59:55,600 --> 00:59:59,490
or I can imagine.

681
01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:11,740
And may I add one more thing, madameer? If I'm in this military, please correct me if I'm incorrect. But in reading the bill engineering,

682
01:00:13,770 --> 01:00:15,770
the, it says,

683
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:32,020
this is currently in the engineering phase by SCDOT. It's also included in the arts transportation improvement program. The preliminary engineering is happening right now.

684
01:00:32,020 --> 01:00:41,140
Now, right away, acquisitions are planned for fiscal 2027, $360,000, and construction

685
01:00:41,140 --> 01:00:46,500
plan for 2028, $1,560, okay, so that's construction in 2028.

686
01:00:46,940 --> 01:00:53,220
This particular development, it says on the page before, will not be completed till 2030.

687
01:00:53,820 --> 01:01:01,220
So that intersection should be well underway or finished before this particular development

688
01:01:01,220 --> 01:01:03,940
that comes into fruition.

689
01:01:04,120 --> 01:01:05,760
Am I understanding that correctly?

690
01:01:05,880 --> 01:01:06,740
It's the way I would read that.

691
01:01:07,140 --> 01:01:08,160
Thank you very much.

692
01:01:10,020 --> 01:01:12,400
In addition to that, there is a note

693
01:01:12,840 --> 01:01:15,900
on that bottom of that other intersection improvement.

694
01:01:16,180 --> 01:01:19,560
It does say note that in recent discussion with SCDOT,

695
01:01:19,720 --> 01:01:22,540
the timing and phasing for that intersection

696
01:01:22,540 --> 01:01:24,260
has not been fully determined yet.

697
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:26,280
There is an old one there.

698
01:01:26,460 --> 01:01:28,400
But timing and phasing is something you can do

699
01:01:29,100 --> 01:01:30,180
in relation to a cookie.

700
01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:31,420
I used to do that for a living.

701
01:01:31,420 --> 01:01:34,020
It's a very, very simple process to do

702
01:01:36,680 --> 01:01:38,000
that tomorrow.

703
01:01:46,080 --> 01:01:52,060
I just feel like I have to say something that this parcel of land is for sale.

704
01:01:53,080 --> 01:02:01,800
So previously there was a business that wanted to come and the people of Stratford were

705
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:02,880
very upset.

706
01:02:03,340 --> 01:02:11,420
And if I saw a room here full of people that were belligerent and upset and scared about

707
01:02:11,420 --> 01:02:17,600
about something I would be much more inclined to vote against.

708
01:02:18,220 --> 01:02:22,340
However, I think this is a very good project and I do have to say that

709
01:02:22,340 --> 01:02:26,380
Aiken is growing and if there's a parcel of land somewhere that looks like

710
01:02:26,380 --> 01:02:31,220
it can be used for a project, it's going to get sold.

711
01:02:32,860 --> 01:02:34,540
So that is my feelings.

712
01:02:41,120 --> 01:02:44,100
We'll take a vote now, all those in favor.

713
01:02:44,100 --> 01:02:56,840
So I have Council, there'll be four, four, the main projects that are named, and those

714
01:02:56,840 --> 01:03:03,600
are the, are you, I'm sorry, five for the project and all those vote against,

715
01:03:06,160 --> 01:03:06,760
I'm

716
01:03:06,760 --> 01:03:08,320
sorry, I'm seeing.

717
01:03:09,240 --> 01:03:14,560
So Councilman Waldo is our opposed and Councilman Morgan is abstaining.

718
01:03:15,340 --> 01:03:18,860
Thank you so much, that is

719
01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:21,820
the vote count.

720
01:03:23,940 --> 01:03:24,660
Thank you, gentlemen.

721
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:34,420
Next item under old business, the second reading of an ordinance to amend the concept plan for 199 willow on road to being bill.

722
01:03:35,700 --> 01:03:46,840
Thank you, this is an ordinance amending the concept plan for property located at 199 willow run road and owned by SBCA Albrecht Center for Animal Wellness.

723
01:03:46,840 --> 01:04:06,160
This project does require a concept plan approval to allow a accessory building detached accessory structure for residential use as well as meeting space on this almost 10 acre parcel.

724
01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:17,280
and Council heard this at first reading, August 10th, and a private unanimously to second reading.

725
01:04:17,820 --> 01:04:25,040
And that was after the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval at their meeting in July.

726
01:04:25,720 --> 01:04:29,800
This is before Council tonight for second reading, Madam Mayor.

727
01:04:30,860 --> 01:04:31,660
Thank you.

728
01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:35,920
Is there a motion to amend the consent plan?

729
01:04:35,980 --> 01:04:36,920
I still move.

730
01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:41,800
Councilwoman Diggs and a second from...

731
01:04:42,580 --> 01:04:43,600
I'll second, Madam Mayor.

732
01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:44,960
Councilwoman Browell.

733
01:04:46,100 --> 01:04:47,880
Are there any comments from the public?

734
01:04:50,120 --> 01:04:51,140
Any comments from Council?

735
01:04:52,620 --> 01:04:53,740
All those in favor?

736
01:04:55,900 --> 01:04:56,300
Thank you.

737
01:04:57,140 --> 01:04:57,700
unanimous.

738
01:05:00,190 --> 01:05:01,690
Fourth item under old business.

739
01:05:01,690 --> 01:05:05,950
the second reading of a master bond ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of hospitality

740
01:05:05,950 --> 01:05:11,670
fee revenue bonds of the city of Aiken, defining the terms and security for such bonds and

741
01:05:11,670 --> 01:05:13,650
other matters relating there to Mr. B.

742
01:05:14,590 --> 01:05:15,430
Thank you.

743
01:05:18,890 --> 01:05:22,670
We do have second

744
01:05:25,640 --> 01:05:34,080
reading and this is a master bond ordinance as you describe providing

745
01:05:34,080 --> 01:06:03,240
Starting for the issuance and sale of hospitality fee revenue bonds of the city of Aiken defining the terms and security for such bonds and other matters related there to this is the master bond ordinance that following this would be a series bond ordinance but what we have is amending the master bond ordinance which will allow a series bond ordinance to be issued.

746
01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:07,920
for construction of a parking deck and related matters.

747
01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:13,420
So, I guess we'll be doing the master bond ordinance first,

748
01:06:13,700 --> 01:06:15,920
and followed by a series bond ordinance.

749
01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:20,900
So, I know Mr. Pope is here who is our bond council,

750
01:06:21,500 --> 01:06:26,720
and I think there may be more questions as it relates to the second reading

751
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:29,300
of the series ordinance.

752
01:06:29,300 --> 01:06:37,280
But we need to have the master bond ordinance for consideration first and this is second reading of that Madam Mayor.

753
01:06:38,140 --> 01:06:41,520
Thank you. Is there a motion to accept this?

754
01:06:43,540 --> 01:06:47,680
I so move Madam Mayor. Councilwoman Role made the motion.

755
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:50,500
Second. Second from Councilman Waldo.

756
01:06:53,340 --> 01:06:54,400
Comments from the public.

757
01:06:56,460 --> 01:07:00,460
Comments from Council. All those in favor?

758
01:07:02,360 --> 01:07:08,180
Thank you, unanimous, much like the other.

759
01:07:08,380 --> 01:07:10,880
This is the final item under old business.

760
01:07:11,080 --> 01:07:13,260
Second reading of a series ordinance of the City of

761
01:07:13,260 --> 01:07:15,920
Acan, South Carolina, providing for the issuance and sale of

762
01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:19,600
hospitality, revenue bonds and the aggregate principal amount of

763
01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:21,920
not exceeding $7 million.

764
01:07:22,680 --> 01:07:23,460
Mr. Beanbow.

765
01:07:23,960 --> 01:07:24,340
Thank you.

766
01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:26,540
This is the series ordinance of the City of

767
01:07:26,540 --> 01:07:29,660
Acan, South Carolina, providing for the issuance and sale of

768
01:07:29,660 --> 01:07:39,440
hospitality fee revenue bonds and the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $7 million authorizing an amendment to the parking deck development contract and

769
01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:49,640
amending the fiscal year 202627 budget to the city of Akin to appropriate funds for the parking deck project and providing for other matters related there too.

770
01:07:50,260 --> 01:07:57,200
What we have is this is part of the development agreement that was passed in December 2025.

771
01:07:57,200 --> 01:08:07,720
five. The project we're looking at now, I mean the cost is very, I got another number

772
01:08:07,720 --> 01:08:17,300
that's lower than the 11.35 million that was updated in the Memorandum. But we are

773
01:08:17,300 --> 01:08:26,700
looking to put down $4.5 million. The source of the funding is interest that has a crude

774
01:08:26,700 --> 01:08:34,740
from plutonium funds for this down payment we would look at financing either 10

775
01:08:34,740 --> 01:08:40,160
to 20 years depending on when we get when the request for proposals come in

776
01:08:40,160 --> 01:08:47,840
in the next few weeks. Our hope is we would be able to finance this over a 10

777
01:08:47,840 --> 01:08:56,160
year period. We're optimistic that based on expected cost and annual payments

778
01:08:56,160 --> 01:09:02,560
that will fit in with what we would be looking at with revenue from the hospitality tax.

779
01:09:04,140 --> 01:09:12,520
Again, we don't, the cost should not rise above this 11.35 million. I had a meeting at four

780
01:09:12,520 --> 01:09:19,000
o'clock this afternoon with Oliver in that number after some value engineering has gone down

781
01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:27,360
back to around 10.9 million based on some value engineering again being very

782
01:09:27,360 --> 01:09:33,080
cautious they have contingency in light items and contingency and just as a

783
01:09:33,080 --> 01:09:41,080
overall line item in the budget. So again we have this before you this

784
01:09:41,080 --> 01:09:48,040
evening for second reading and I see Mr. Pope has moved up here to the front if

785
01:09:48,040 --> 01:09:53,740
There are any questions about the mechanics of this. Certainly, we would come back to Council

786
01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:56,660
assuming this passes with

787
01:09:57,220 --> 01:10:00,200
RFP and a recommendation for Council's approval

788
01:10:01,020 --> 01:10:07,300
And that okay, so that would we would go ahead and report that to Council. This accounts for that, but

789
01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:09,760
I'm going to let you take over

790
01:10:11,500 --> 01:10:14,940
About a mayor members of Council nice to be with you Gary Pope

791
01:10:15,640 --> 01:10:22,040
One two things I wanted to just note in the ordinance first is a, this delegates authority

792
01:10:22,040 --> 01:10:26,320
to U.S. City Manager and the mayor to execute the transaction with the parameters that

793
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:27,960
are set forth in the series ordinance.

794
01:10:28,480 --> 01:10:34,160
The other item I wanted to note was that in section 4.01, we currently, not 4.01, 4.03,

795
01:10:34,400 --> 01:10:40,440
we currently note $4 million being appropriated, and if that's 4.5 from the agenda, we would

796
01:10:40,440 --> 01:10:45,600
just want to make sure that figure is adjusted in that document if we need to.

797
01:10:45,720 --> 01:10:49,960
Yeah, if we, the number, that's the thing is the number keeps, again,

798
01:10:50,160 --> 01:10:53,460
it's based on cost of materials and value engineering.

799
01:10:54,540 --> 01:11:01,680
I do believe maybe adding an up to 4.5 would be the appropriate approach

800
01:11:01,680 --> 01:11:07,860
because of material cost, however, after today,

801
01:11:07,860 --> 01:11:12,200
and there'll be some additional value engineering coming up.

802
01:11:14,760 --> 01:11:16,880
I'm optimistic that it'll be

803
01:11:16,880 --> 01:11:22,840
in that four million number. I just wanted to note that and for Gary however we need to do the

804
01:11:22,840 --> 01:11:26,660
amendment if you do want to take it to four and a half or

805
01:11:31,260 --> 01:11:32,020
leave it as is.

806
01:11:38,420 --> 01:11:42,440
I just didn't want to

807
01:11:42,440 --> 01:11:46,760
I think we would be okay.

808
01:11:47,060 --> 01:11:53,880
Again, after the report I got about four and a half hours ago, I think we would be okay leaving it at four million.

809
01:11:54,520 --> 01:11:58,840
But based on a call last week, that's why the number increased.

810
01:12:05,820 --> 01:12:07,260
Did you want to add anything, too?

811
01:12:07,700 --> 01:12:11,080
No, I think we'll be fine as written in the ordinance.

812
01:12:12,920 --> 01:12:13,860
Okay, then.

813
01:12:14,620 --> 01:12:16,260
Do I hear a

814
01:12:18,280 --> 01:12:18,540
motion?

815
01:12:18,920 --> 01:12:20,580
We would need a motion in this second.

816
01:12:20,580 --> 01:12:22,280
Do I hear a motion?

817
01:12:22,940 --> 01:12:24,220
I still moved Madam Mayor.

818
01:12:24,900 --> 01:12:25,220
Thank you.

819
01:12:25,500 --> 01:12:26,160
Councilman Roll.

820
01:12:28,980 --> 01:12:29,120
Second.

821
01:12:29,780 --> 01:12:30,740
Councilman Waldo.

822
01:12:30,980 --> 01:12:31,160
Second.

823
01:12:32,580 --> 01:12:33,840
Comments from the public.

824
01:12:36,190 --> 01:12:37,290
Comments from Council.

825
01:12:56,850 --> 01:12:58,870
That number's gone back down.

826
01:13:00,190 --> 01:13:01,350
It's gone up.

827
01:13:01,790 --> 01:13:04,750
It's up about $150,000 now.

828
01:13:04,750 --> 01:13:05,530
I think we quoted.

829
01:13:05,990 --> 01:13:07,790
It's about $10.9 million.

830
01:13:08,150 --> 01:13:10,590
Again, when I wrote the memo,

831
01:13:10,590 --> 01:13:20,970
I had a meeting with everyone and with cost of materials, with inflation, it had gone

832
01:13:20,970 --> 01:13:24,990
up however they did a value engineered out.

833
01:13:27,690 --> 01:13:30,290
A fair good amount of money almost half

834
01:13:30,290 --> 01:13:35,550
a million dollars, conservatively about half a million dollars to get it down to 10.9

835
01:13:35,550 --> 01:13:41,090
million and again that was information I received about four o'clock this afternoon right before we

836
01:13:41,090 --> 01:13:48,890
stepped into our work session so I do believe that leaving the down payment, leaving the ordinance

837
01:13:48,890 --> 01:13:56,730
written as four million plus this information I feel comfortable with how we have everything laid

838
01:13:56,730 --> 01:14:03,590
out for council this evening and I don't believe the number will, I think we're pretty fixed at 10.9.

839
01:14:03,590 --> 01:14:06,270
So, you don't think it's going to fluctuate with this?

840
01:14:06,630 --> 01:14:09,110
It could, if it does, it might fluctuate slightly down.

841
01:14:09,330 --> 01:14:09,550
Okay.

842
01:14:09,710 --> 01:14:12,310
But I don't believe it will fluctuate upwards.

843
01:14:13,710 --> 01:14:18,290
But I guess if I could say with a hundred percent certainty, I would, you know.

844
01:14:18,890 --> 01:14:21,590
But I feel very comfortable saying that.

845
01:14:21,830 --> 01:14:22,030
Okay.

846
01:14:22,770 --> 01:14:23,510
Thank you.

847
01:14:27,100 --> 01:14:27,640
Thank you.

848
01:14:29,300 --> 01:14:31,000
Any other comments from the council?

849
01:14:32,760 --> 01:14:33,880
All those in favor.

850
01:14:36,240 --> 01:14:36,860
Thank you.

851
01:14:36,860 --> 01:14:37,820
unanimous.

852
01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:43,720
We now move to new business. The first item is first reading of an

853
01:14:43,720 --> 01:14:47,860
ordinance to rezone five acres located at 102 gas in road northeast from

854
01:14:47,860 --> 01:14:52,520
industrial to plain commercial and approve a concept plan Mr. Bidenville. This

855
01:14:52,520 --> 01:14:55,680
is an ordinance. Thank you Madam Mayor and ordinance amending the zoning

856
01:14:55,680 --> 01:14:59,960
a property located at 102 gas and red northeast from eye and dust.

857
01:15:27,940 --> 01:15:29,960
I'm not sure if you have any questions or questions, but I would like to ask you a few questions. I would like to ask you a few questions.

858
01:15:29,960 --> 01:15:35,420
commercial zoning, which requires a concept plan to be reviewed by the Plenty Commission

859
01:15:35,420 --> 01:15:36,720
and approved by City Council.

860
01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:44,800
There would be the applicant is proposing to bill four dueplex units, two units with

861
01:15:44,800 --> 01:15:47,020
two bedrooms and two units with three bedrooms.

862
01:15:47,580 --> 01:15:53,320
Guests that frequent this high fields will find onsite lodging and enhancement for their

863
01:15:53,320 --> 01:15:57,020
stay with the City Pave Road access, off of gas and road.

864
01:15:57,020 --> 01:16:06,900
guest find easy access in a quiet environment and with short term event driven guest occupancy the trip volume will be minimal once guests arrive there

865
01:16:06,900 --> 01:16:16,740
They will be on the 75 acre facility and can access their stabled horses or the concert venue on foot or by golf cart without access to public roads

866
01:16:16,740 --> 01:16:21,000
The parcel is currently developed with an office building, which will remain

867
01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:26,700
The concept plan proposes a parking area in the middle of the duplex buildings, which

868
01:16:26,700 --> 01:16:31,940
appears to provide 16 spaces, which is too less than the parking text amendment recently

869
01:16:31,940 --> 01:16:38,440
approved by Council on first reading and subsequent second reading tonight on the consent

870
01:16:38,440 --> 01:16:38,920
agenda.

871
01:16:39,280 --> 01:16:43,720
The plan does not provide for passive or active recreation, but the parcel is adjacent

872
01:16:43,720 --> 01:16:49,240
to Highfield's equestrian and music events facility for which the housing is associated.

873
01:16:49,240 --> 01:16:56,020
PC projects require any free standing signs to be monument type, the located, the proposed

874
01:16:56,020 --> 01:17:01,880
duplexes, and parking lot will significantly reduce existing tree canopy, an existing

875
01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:07,100
tree survey and landscaping plan will be provided, will be required to confirm that the

876
01:17:07,100 --> 01:17:13,100
tree canopy will be replaced by conserved and proposed new trees, the concept plan shows

877
01:17:13,100 --> 01:17:20,400
the shared driveway with the existing on-site office building, which services Gaston Road,

878
01:17:20,800 --> 01:17:27,420
which is service by Gaston Road and pedestrian traffic between the two properties since they're

879
01:17:27,420 --> 01:17:37,240
interconnected with the event center would be anticipated. They have city sewer, sanitary sewer and

880
01:17:37,240 --> 01:17:45,500
lines available, sewer capacity will be contemplated and considered for approval by

881
01:17:45,500 --> 01:17:47,900
Aiken County's public service authority.

882
01:17:48,520 --> 01:17:54,040
The concept plan does not denote the proposed open space percentage, but staff estimates

883
01:17:54,040 --> 01:17:57,140
about 75% of the property will remain undeveloped.

884
01:17:57,300 --> 01:18:03,400
The concept plan shows a minimal 30-foot separation between the proposed duplexes, which complies

885
01:18:03,400 --> 01:18:06,020
with the separation standards that are required.

886
01:18:06,020 --> 01:18:12,020
The property is not adjacent to any property zone or used residentally, so landscape screening

887
01:18:12,020 --> 01:18:13,380
buffers are not required.

888
01:18:13,640 --> 01:18:18,920
A planning strip varying in length between 10 feet and 25 feet and street trees are required

889
01:18:18,920 --> 01:18:25,000
along Gaston Road frontage and daily trip generation will depend upon events at the adjacent

890
01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:25,800
event center.

891
01:18:26,940 --> 01:18:32,620
Those present at the Planning Commission's August 11th meeting unanimously voted to reason

892
01:18:32,620 --> 01:18:37,740
done from industrial eye to PC playing commercial with the following conditions that the number

893
01:18:37,740 --> 01:18:42,540
of parking spaces and parking lot dimensions comply with the applicable zoning ordinance

894
01:18:42,540 --> 01:18:47,580
standards. Second, that either the existing single lane section of the driveway be improved

895
01:18:47,580 --> 01:18:55,200
for two-way traffic with SCDOT permit or striped and posted for one-way movement. Third, that

896
01:18:55,200 --> 01:19:01,200
in all weather pedestrian path be provided along the duplexes and the northern property

897
01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:05,680
30 line 4th at the development complies with the required minimum building setbacks.

898
01:19:06,340 --> 01:19:10,920
Fifth at the development complies with all applicable tree preservation and landscaping

899
01:19:10,920 --> 01:19:12,400
standards at the zoning ordinance.

900
01:19:12,640 --> 01:19:17,560
Six at the applicant submits a revised concept plan saying the conditions of approval and

901
01:19:17,560 --> 01:19:23,280
seventh, an agreement stating the conditions of approval signed by the applicant.

902
01:19:23,900 --> 01:19:30,820
And this is a consideration of an ordinance to reason five acres at 102 Gaston Road, northeast

903
01:19:30,820 --> 01:19:40,620
from eye industrial to PC playing commercial and approval of the concept plan with the conditions recommended by the planning commission as before you this evening.

904
01:19:41,140 --> 01:19:44,200
Thank you so much. Do I have a motion to explain?

905
01:19:44,820 --> 01:19:45,480
I still move.

906
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:46,340
Second.

907
01:19:47,000 --> 01:19:47,820
Wait a minute.

908
01:19:48,320 --> 01:19:48,860
I was second.

909
01:19:49,140 --> 01:19:49,300
Oh.

910
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:52,540
Councilwoman Morgan made the motion.

911
01:19:52,720 --> 01:19:54,060
I'll gail make the motion.

912
01:19:54,280 --> 01:19:54,680
I'm sorry.

913
01:19:55,160 --> 01:19:55,900
It'll make the motion.

914
01:19:56,980 --> 01:19:57,580
Councilwoman.

915
01:19:57,580 --> 01:19:58,720
It's a district, sir.

916
01:19:59,480 --> 01:20:03,440
Councilwoman Diggs made the motion and Councilwoman Morgan's second the motion.

917
01:20:04,140 --> 01:20:06,060
Are there any comments from the public?

918
01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:09,970
Are there any comments from Council?

919
01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:17,900
I personally would like to say I think this is a fantastic idea and great use of space.

920
01:20:18,420 --> 01:20:24,700
And thank you for planning this and repurposing a property.

921
01:20:27,780 --> 01:20:28,560
Yes, of course.

922
01:20:28,580 --> 01:20:32,240
Yeah, it's a great, it's the middle property, is that right?

923
01:20:33,120 --> 01:20:41,240
What a wonderful way to celebrate what you can have right next to Highfields.

924
01:20:41,360 --> 01:20:42,120
I mean, it's awesome.

925
01:20:42,680 --> 01:20:43,660
This is Rick Cram.

926
01:20:43,880 --> 01:20:44,200
Yeah, I know.

927
01:20:44,260 --> 01:20:46,480
Yeah, Richard Cram, 118 Surrey Circle.

928
01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:47,300
Good evening.

929
01:20:47,460 --> 01:20:48,800
Thank you, Madam Mayor, Council.

930
01:20:51,140 --> 01:21:01,640
We acquired the Biddle Real Estate Office last winter and had been trying to figure out what would be the great purpose for that and my daughter graduates.

931
01:21:01,640 --> 01:21:09,640
some UGA this December and wants to be a CPA so I think that that's going to lend a place

932
01:21:09,640 --> 01:21:18,460
for her to maybe put up a shingle there but the duplex we've been asked for years by our clientele

933
01:21:18,460 --> 01:21:23,900
why don't we do tiny houses why don't we have you know somewhere for these folks to stay on site

934
01:21:23,900 --> 01:21:32,780
and I found they just decided that maybe that's what I've probably proposed so I'm excited that

935
01:21:32,780 --> 01:21:34,140
do you think that this is a great idea?

936
01:21:35,800 --> 01:21:36,580
It's great.

937
01:21:38,600 --> 01:21:39,340
Thank you.

938
01:21:39,680 --> 01:21:40,120
Thank you.

939
01:21:40,360 --> 01:21:41,700
Thank you for coming north.

940
01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:42,560
Absolutely.

941
01:21:46,640 --> 01:21:47,180
Okay.

942
01:21:47,360 --> 01:21:48,120
All those in favor.

943
01:21:49,800 --> 01:21:50,520
Thank you.

944
01:21:50,620 --> 01:21:51,500
It's unanimous.

945
01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:57,200
The next item is first reading and public hearing of an ordinance to prove a historic

946
01:21:57,200 --> 01:22:00,580
designation for 524 Cogros Springs Road, Southwest.

947
01:22:04,180 --> 01:22:04,800
Thank you.

948
01:22:04,800 --> 01:22:30,940
You read the title of the ordinance and the applicant has requested that contributing historic designation be provided or be applied to this property and the definition of contributing is, quote, structures that are 50 or more years old or that have aesthetic or historic historical importance are normally classified as contributing, contributing properties are board of the preservation.

949
01:22:30,940 --> 01:22:38,960
but are often more tolerant of change in properties eligible for landmark status, partial demolition or relocation might be allowed.

950
01:22:39,460 --> 01:22:46,900
This allows the DRB to determine what structural changes are appropriate of it if demolition and

951
01:22:46,900 --> 01:22:50,700
part or in whole would be considered with a historic designation.

952
01:22:50,980 --> 01:22:58,520
Even with a contributing status change to the interior of a structure or not under the purview of the DRB

953
01:22:58,520 --> 01:23:03,880
and do not require a certificate of appropriateness only changes proposed to the exterior that

954
01:23:03,880 --> 01:23:08,520
are visible from the public right of way or under the purview of the DRB or a contributing

955
01:23:08,520 --> 01:23:16,480
structure. The DRB met on July 7th and considered this request. This property was not included in the

956
01:23:16,480 --> 01:23:22,520
2010 historic resource survey and was not given a designation even though it is located in a historic

957
01:23:22,520 --> 01:23:29,780
District 2. This property is located within the District Historic Overlay District and Historic

958
01:23:29,780 --> 01:23:36,240
District 2 in his own single-family stable RSS. The assessors report lists the construction day

959
01:23:36,240 --> 01:23:43,620
of the stables as 1978. The property does not have a historic resource survey card. At the DRB

960
01:23:43,620 --> 01:23:49,160
meeting on July 7th, the Board approved a recommendation and at the Planning Commission meeting,

961
01:23:49,160 --> 01:23:54,140
the commission recommended the contributing historic designation and it is now

962
01:23:54,140 --> 01:23:59,800
before you for first reading this evening. Thank you. This is our motion. So move

963
01:23:59,800 --> 01:24:02,920
Mr. Madam Mayor. Councilman Price made the motion.

964
01:24:05,410 --> 01:24:06,690
Councilman Morgan had her

965
01:24:06,690 --> 01:24:09,670
hand up. I'm sorry.

966
01:24:12,700 --> 01:24:16,820
We'll have to ring bells here. I don't mind with sending

967
01:24:29,940 --> 01:24:37,960
I'll make the motion there she second the motion. Okay. Are there any comments from the public comments

968
01:24:42,920 --> 01:24:51,560
from the council about a mayor if the owners are doing an incredible job fixing up this property.

969
01:24:51,780 --> 01:24:58,820
They've willingly wanted it to be contributing to match the Ron point historic property that it's adjacent to

970
01:24:58,820 --> 01:25:01,700
So this is a great news for our neighborhood.

971
01:25:20,800 --> 01:25:24,420
Thank you unanimous the next item is first reading a public hearing event

972
01:25:24,420 --> 01:25:28,820
Or in this to annex 915 ospin drive and zone at residential single-family

973
01:25:28,820 --> 01:25:36,100
15 Mr. Dean Bell. Thank you. You have read the title of the ordinance and this is approximately 1.3 acres

974
01:25:36,100 --> 01:25:41,520
and it is located in the Acan North neighborhood and those present at the

975
01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:47,100
Planning Commission August 11th recommended annexing and zoning RS-15

976
01:25:47,100 --> 01:25:49,160
residential single-family.

977
01:25:52,750 --> 01:25:57,250
Thank you. Is there a motion to accept this

978
01:25:57,250 --> 01:26:01,990
ordinance to annex? So move Madam Mayor. Councilman Christy. Councilman Gailiwa.

979
01:26:02,990 --> 01:26:03,630
second.

980
01:26:06,110 --> 01:26:07,350
Second the motion.

981
01:26:08,810 --> 01:26:14,990
Comments from the public. Comments from Council. All those in favor.

982
01:26:16,750 --> 01:26:17,370
Thank you.

983
01:26:18,470 --> 01:26:23,050
Next we have first reading in public hearing an ordinance to annex 1115 conquer

984
01:26:23,050 --> 01:26:26,190
drive and zone at residential single family RS 15 Mr.

985
01:26:26,190 --> 01:26:34,490
Thank you. You've read the title of the ordinance and this product per D is approximately one and a 10th acres and

986
01:26:35,550 --> 01:26:40,590
The recommendation is to zone at residential single-family RS-15

987
01:26:40,590 --> 01:26:43,990
It's located in Akina States in the Congerwoods neighborhood

988
01:26:44,670 --> 01:26:49,210
Those present at the Planning Commission's August 11th me unanimously recommended

989
01:26:50,610 --> 01:26:54,890
the annexation and zoning RS-15 is before you for first reading

990
01:26:56,190 --> 01:27:02,310
Thank you. Do I have a motion, please add a mayor. I so move councilman Morgan made the motion

991
01:27:02,310 --> 01:27:04,610
I need a second please

992
01:27:05,830 --> 01:27:06,950
second second

993
01:27:06,950 --> 01:27:09,170
Councilman Waldo second the motion

994
01:27:09,870 --> 01:27:11,170
comments from the public

995
01:27:12,670 --> 01:27:15,850
comments from council all those in favor

996
01:27:17,090 --> 01:27:23,070
Thank you to unanimous next item is first reading a public hearing of an ordinance to annex 909

997
01:27:23,070 --> 01:27:26,350
and Zonet residential single-family RS-15.

998
01:27:26,830 --> 01:27:30,890
Thank you. This is approximately 1.13 acres

999
01:27:31,890 --> 01:27:36,550
and the recommendation is to Zonet residential single-family RS-15

1000
01:27:37,070 --> 01:27:40,810
and those present at the Planning Commission unanimously voted

1001
01:27:41,890 --> 01:27:48,070
at August 11th, meeting to Zonet, RS-15 and annex it into the city

1002
01:27:48,070 --> 01:27:49,850
just before you for first reading.

1003
01:27:50,730 --> 01:27:54,810
Thank you. Is there a motion to accept this ordinance to annex?

1004
01:27:57,340 --> 01:28:01,700
I so move Madam Mayor, Councilwoman Browell, made the motion.

1005
01:28:02,520 --> 01:28:03,600
I second Madam Mayor.

1006
01:28:03,940 --> 01:28:05,460
Second from Councilwoman Morgan.

1007
01:28:06,760 --> 01:28:07,820
Comments from the public.

1008
01:28:09,260 --> 01:28:10,480
Comments from Council.

1009
01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:12,580
All those in favor.

1010
01:28:13,620 --> 01:28:14,440
Thank you.

1011
01:28:14,860 --> 01:28:15,460
It's unanimous.

1012
01:28:15,580 --> 01:28:20,920
The next item is first reading and public hearing of an ordinance to annex 1104 Hampton Avenue

1013
01:28:20,920 --> 01:28:24,460
Northwest and zone at residential single-family RS-10.

1014
01:28:25,960 --> 01:28:26,740
Mr. Beaton.

1015
01:28:26,800 --> 01:28:27,280
Thank you.

1016
01:28:27,380 --> 01:28:30,820
This is in the Pinecrest Avenue Area Neighborhood.

1017
01:28:31,180 --> 01:28:33,480
It's approximately 6,300 Sivanaker.

1018
01:28:34,210 --> 01:28:40,560
The planning commission at their August 11 meeting unanimously voted to annex the property

1019
01:28:40,560 --> 01:28:45,140
and zone at residential single-family RS-10 is before Council this evening.

1020
01:28:46,360 --> 01:28:47,340
Thank you.

1021
01:28:47,500 --> 01:28:48,160
I need a motion.

1022
01:28:48,160 --> 01:28:49,220
motion, please. Motion.

1023
01:28:50,200 --> 01:28:53,940
I have second. Motion made to a done Madam Mayor.

1024
01:28:54,780 --> 01:28:57,560
Council in price and councilman digs second the motion.

1025
01:28:58,120 --> 01:29:02,900
Comments from the public. Comments from council. All those in favor.

1026
01:29:03,840 --> 01:29:06,360
Thank you. Again, new manimists.

1027
01:29:07,220 --> 01:29:11,000
The final item under new business is first reading of an ordinance to waive right a first

1028
01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:17,100
review for property at 65 Wyndon Boulevard owned by Havara Management Services LLC, Mr.

1029
01:29:17,100 --> 01:29:20,380
being bill. Thank you. This is an ordinance authorizing the City of

1030
01:29:20,380 --> 01:29:24,200
Acan DeWave. It's right. A first refusal in the property owned by Vera

1031
01:29:24,200 --> 01:29:29,180
Management Services LLC and located in Acan Airport industrial park. You may

1032
01:29:29,180 --> 01:29:35,480
remember over a year ago, this property was before you for this same reason for a

1033
01:29:35,480 --> 01:29:47,020
liquid nicotine factory. Well that fell through. So now we have a, I've

1034
01:29:47,020 --> 01:29:53,860
found out over the weekend post-publishing of this memorandum that the firm that wants

1035
01:29:53,860 --> 01:29:59,960
to purchase it as Union Agener Incorporated, which is a biotechnology for...

1036
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:08,660
It was termed dedicated to animal health. They would like to purchase these three parcels that formerly house

1037
01:30:08,660 --> 01:30:17,740
Glaxo Smith Klein, Smith Klein Beacham, Beacham, as the name changed over many, many years. And it was last

1038
01:30:17,740 --> 01:30:28,980
Avara, which manufactured pharmaceuticals. This will be pharmaceuticals except for animals. And since it is in the

1039
01:30:28,980 --> 01:30:34,860
city's industrial park per the of Marines industrial park per the covenants we have the right

1040
01:30:34,860 --> 01:30:44,280
of first refusal to purchase the property back and it is recommended we don't exercise

1041
01:30:44,280 --> 01:30:51,560
the option to purchase an empty pharmaceutical plant back and see if union agent or incorporated

1042
01:30:51,560 --> 01:31:00,480
would purchase it from Avara and this waving of the right of first refusal is before City Council this evening.

1043
01:31:02,140 --> 01:31:05,380
Thank you. Could I entertain a motion, please?

1044
01:31:06,040 --> 01:31:06,660
So moved.

1045
01:31:07,240 --> 01:31:08,220
Councilwoman Price.

1046
01:31:08,460 --> 01:31:08,740
Second.

1047
01:31:09,520 --> 01:31:11,300
And Councilwoman Waldo, second the motion.

1048
01:31:12,260 --> 01:31:13,360
Comments from the public.

1049
01:31:14,680 --> 01:31:16,340
Any comments from the council?

1050
01:31:17,480 --> 01:31:18,660
All those in favor?

1051
01:31:19,680 --> 01:31:20,420
Thank you.

1052
01:31:20,600 --> 01:31:21,420
It's unanimous.

1053
01:31:22,800 --> 01:31:26,040
We have three items for petitions and requests tonight.

1054
01:31:26,720 --> 01:31:30,460
First item is approval of a resolution to provide water and sanitary sewer services.

1055
01:31:30,700 --> 01:31:32,580
26-20 and 26-22.

1056
01:31:32,740 --> 01:31:34,500
Columbia Highway, North, Mr. Beanville.

1057
01:31:34,980 --> 01:31:38,740
Thank you. You did read the title of the resolution.

1058
01:31:39,400 --> 01:31:45,280
This is an application for a parcel of approximately two and three quarters acres.

1059
01:31:45,280 --> 01:31:54,040
Since it is outside the city, but is requesting water and sewer service, we do have a policy

1060
01:31:54,040 --> 01:32:01,620
for said provision, which establishes the process decision criteria and conditions for this development.

1061
01:32:02,140 --> 01:32:09,940
It is on US-1 Columbia Highway North near the exit 22 interchange to interstate 20.

1062
01:32:09,940 --> 01:32:15,940
There is city water service and sanitary sewer service available and all

1063
01:32:15,940 --> 01:32:21,000
materials associated with said systems must conform to the city standards

1064
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:23,740
and the design approved by the city engineer.

1065
01:32:24,240 --> 01:32:28,760
The site will have to comply with city of aching standards for tree protection

1066
01:32:28,760 --> 01:32:34,380
and landscaping, signage regulations, open space, separation building separation

1067
01:32:34,380 --> 01:32:39,020
requirements, utility design, access management requirements and traffic study

1068
01:32:39,020 --> 01:32:43,880
the impact analysis, all those present at the planning commissions, all of us, 11th meeting,

1069
01:32:44,080 --> 01:32:48,120
unanimous, we voted to recommend approval with the following conditions.

1070
01:32:48,720 --> 01:32:53,960
First, at the property under selects, acute an agreement for the property to be annexed

1071
01:32:53,960 --> 01:32:58,900
into the city, at the city's discretion when the property becomes contiguous to the city limits.

1072
01:32:59,400 --> 01:33:06,720
Second, that the development plan complies with the landscaping provisions of zoning ordinance 4.6.7.

1073
01:33:06,720 --> 01:33:11,960
third, that the development's freestanding signs shall comply with the city's signage regulations

1074
01:33:11,960 --> 01:33:18,040
fourth, that the cross easement, cross-access easements shall be provided in accordance with

1075
01:33:18,040 --> 01:33:24,720
the zoning ordinance section 4.8.9, that the fifth, that the traffic impact study shall be approved

1076
01:33:24,720 --> 01:33:30,360
by SDOT and the city's traffic consultant, and that the developer shall construct any traffic

1077
01:33:30,360 --> 01:33:35,420
mitigating measures that are identified as necessary. Six, that the applicant shall sign an

1078
01:33:35,420 --> 01:33:37,600
in agreement stating the conditions of approval.

1079
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:40,440
Seventh, the applicant submit the revised plan

1080
01:33:40,440 --> 01:33:42,080
for approval by City Council.

1081
01:33:43,540 --> 01:33:44,900
And this is before you,

1082
01:33:45,820 --> 01:33:48,780
as in the form of a resolution to provide

1083
01:33:49,340 --> 01:33:52,160
water and sanitary sewer utility services.

1084
01:33:52,680 --> 01:33:53,360
Thank you.

1085
01:33:53,780 --> 01:33:54,400
Thank you.

1086
01:33:54,620 --> 01:33:56,600
Is there a motion to approve this resolution?

1087
01:33:57,260 --> 01:33:57,900
I so move.

1088
01:33:58,740 --> 01:34:00,660
Councilwoman Diggs made the motion.

1089
01:34:01,220 --> 01:34:01,900
Second.

1090
01:34:01,900 --> 01:34:10,830
from councilwoman price comments from the public comments from council I have a

1091
01:34:10,830 --> 01:34:22,380
question if mr. Patel is in the room are you good evening my name is Peter Patel

1092
01:34:22,380 --> 01:34:31,680
I address his 518 seminar place Augusta Georgia 397 thank you just out of

1093
01:34:31,680 --> 01:34:33,680
You may not want to respond to this.

1094
01:34:33,780 --> 01:34:38,180
Any idea of the use of this property that you're looking at?

1095
01:34:38,480 --> 01:34:40,120
Sure, it will be a dunk in dollars.

1096
01:34:40,920 --> 01:34:42,780
Okay, one of the users is dunk in dollars.

1097
01:34:43,300 --> 01:34:44,860
This way to be sure.

1098
01:34:45,120 --> 01:34:48,820
So that's a good location to have the business.

1099
01:34:49,040 --> 01:34:49,320
Thank you.

1100
01:34:49,600 --> 01:34:49,940
Thank you.

1101
01:34:50,600 --> 01:34:55,620
As a man of mayor, if I may, Mr. Patel, if I'm looking at this,

1102
01:34:55,960 --> 01:34:58,940
correctly, there's going to be four businesses there.

1103
01:34:58,940 --> 01:35:04,940
One is the currently would be just dunking daughters and then there'll be a future development future development

1104
01:35:04,940 --> 01:35:09,840
Do you haven't signed those as of yet? Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much

1105
01:35:11,580 --> 01:35:14,540
Madam Mayor just one brief comment

1106
01:35:16,160 --> 01:35:17,880
I'm normally not in

1107
01:35:21,840 --> 01:35:26,220
Would like to approve extending water and sewer outside of the city

1108
01:35:26,840 --> 01:35:29,580
And we're extending water and sewer into the county

1109
01:35:29,580 --> 01:35:39,220
I think that's a discussion for another day, but we're using the city's resources of water and

1110
01:35:39,220 --> 01:35:45,420
center for the county. However, in this situation, you got water and sewer right and you're going

1111
01:35:45,420 --> 01:35:50,460
through the property, so we're not extending it to them. It's already there. I don't know why it's already

1112
01:35:50,460 --> 01:35:58,380
there, but it is. So a discussion for another day, but I'd like to really discuss

1113
01:35:58,380 --> 01:36:07,130
know why we're extending water and sewer to other areas beside ourselves in the future soapbox

1114
01:36:07,130 --> 01:36:09,630
comment any

1115
01:36:12,760 --> 01:36:14,780
other comments from council all

1116
01:36:18,270 --> 01:36:25,050
those in favor thank you and I can say I think the

1117
01:36:25,050 --> 01:36:31,430
reason why you have the water and sewer there is the shawl plant that was built in the early 1990s

1118
01:36:31,430 --> 01:36:37,890
I think that's how we ended up with the water and sewer service on that side of the highway.

1119
01:36:38,090 --> 01:36:42,130
We also have it obviously in the industrial park as well.

1120
01:36:42,330 --> 01:36:46,810
It kind of flows all through there, but it was initially put in, I think,

1121
01:36:46,910 --> 01:36:49,510
in the early 1970s as part of potential industrial industrial.

1122
01:36:55,360 --> 01:37:01,660
The next item is approval of a resolution to provide water and sanitary sewer services to 10.54 acres

1123
01:37:01,660 --> 01:37:04,080
at Whiskey Road and Hunter's Glen Road, Mr. Beade.

1124
01:37:04,080 --> 01:37:28,140
Thank you. This is a request for Water and Sanitary Sewer Service for approximately ten and a half acres on Whiskey Road at Hunters Glen Road, and as the prior item, the policy for the provision of Water and Sanitary Sewer Service to unincorporated areas applies here.

1125
01:37:29,220 --> 01:37:36,200
The applicant, the development lotus park of Aiken would be an independent living community

1126
01:37:36,200 --> 01:37:42,740
with 34 individual two bedroom homes constructed in 17 duplex residential buildings and one

1127
01:37:42,740 --> 01:37:49,100
four story structure that it would include 120 independent living homes, 84 one bedroom

1128
01:37:49,100 --> 01:37:51,520
units and 36 two bedroom units.

1129
01:37:51,520 --> 01:37:57,520
The plan to minted these include a slope-nentry pool walking pass, a theater, fitness studio,

1130
01:37:57,800 --> 01:38:02,140
salon, bistro, elevated dining experience, dog park, and community garden.

1131
01:38:02,780 --> 01:38:10,600
This property is in the College Acres Water Service area, the chairman of the College Acres

1132
01:38:10,600 --> 01:38:14,860
Public Works States that they would allow the city of Aiken to serve water to this project.

1133
01:38:15,140 --> 01:38:20,500
Since we have an existing 12-inch water main on the west side of Whiskey Road, the developer

1134
01:38:20,500 --> 01:38:25,920
would extend a water main to the project and install a master meter to service the domestic

1135
01:38:25,920 --> 01:38:27,080
needs of the project.

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01:38:29,220 --> 01:38:34,060
Fire lines would also be included that will include provide fire

1137
01:38:34,060 --> 01:38:41,920
protection for all community based on the City of Aakins Department of Public Safety requirements.

1138
01:38:42,640 --> 01:38:46,760
We have a 10-inch sanitary sewer main which runs through the middle of the property.

1139
01:38:49,800 --> 01:38:50,480
You

1140
01:38:50,480 --> 01:38:55,340
been in communication with the city's engineering and utilities department about the project

1141
01:38:55,340 --> 01:39:00,400
and confirm that the existing systems in the city of Akin has the capacity to service

1142
01:39:00,400 --> 01:39:05,980
the project, but it would be subject to approval by the county's public service authority.

1143
01:39:06,160 --> 01:39:08,600
It is within our city's fire district.

1144
01:39:09,100 --> 01:39:14,660
Those present at the Planning Commission's Office 11th meeting unanimously voted to recommend

1145
01:39:14,660 --> 01:39:16,720
approval with the following conditions.

1146
01:39:16,720 --> 01:39:26,360
First, that the property owners shall execute an agreement for the property to be annexed into the city at the city's discretion when the property becomes contiguous to the city limits.

1147
01:39:26,860 --> 01:39:33,520
Second, that the development plan shall comply with the landscaping provisions of zoning ordinance 4.6.7.

1148
01:39:34,420 --> 01:39:39,380
Third, that the development's freestanding sign shall comply with the city's signage regulations.

1149
01:39:39,380 --> 01:39:44,280
4th, the landscape-divided median shall be provided at the development entrances.

1150
01:39:44,700 --> 01:39:49,300
5th, the developer shall provide an agreement from the college acres, public works district

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01:39:49,300 --> 01:39:52,760
for the city to provide water service to the proposed development.

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01:39:53,460 --> 01:39:58,560
6th, the turn lane review for the project driveway shall be reviewed and approved by

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01:39:58,560 --> 01:40:03,420
SEDOT in the city's traffic consultant and that the developer shall construct any

1154
01:40:03,420 --> 01:40:06,480
traffic mitigating measures that are identified as necessary.

1155
01:40:06,480 --> 01:40:15,160
7th the building separations shall meet the improvement of the city's fire marshal 8th at the applicant's signs and agreement stating said conditions.

1156
01:40:15,160 --> 01:40:18,520
This is before you tonight for consideration.

1157
01:40:20,060 --> 01:40:22,140
Thank you. Do I have a motion, please?

1158
01:40:24,520 --> 01:40:25,500
So moved Madam Mayor.

1159
01:40:26,040 --> 01:40:28,420
Councilman Waldo made the motion.

1160
01:40:30,870 --> 01:40:31,210
Second.

1161
01:40:32,410 --> 01:40:32,950
Second.

1162
01:40:33,790 --> 01:40:35,370
Second from Councilwoman Diggs.

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01:40:36,130 --> 01:40:37,510
comments from the public?

1164
01:40:39,960 --> 01:40:44,020
Any comments from council? Oh, I'm sorry, it's

1165
01:40:46,170 --> 01:40:48,890
too fast. Good evening

1166
01:40:48,890 --> 01:40:49,210
gentlemen.

1167
01:40:52,400 --> 01:40:57,800
My name is David Banks. I'm the project engineer of concept plan. I prepared

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01:40:57,800 --> 01:41:02,980
the concept plan. It's not a concept plan, but the plan which works for me plan to submit

1169
01:41:02,980 --> 01:41:09,040
the city. I'm really here to answer any questions y'all may have on the project. It was about

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01:41:09,040 --> 01:41:16,120
about two years ago today that this council, maybe not the same group, approved water and sewer extension of this property.

1171
01:41:17,540 --> 01:41:22,800
And my client, Mr. Patel, signed that petition, but we've made some changes to that.

1172
01:41:23,000 --> 01:41:28,320
So we're here requesting just basically a revision of that, obviously it's a new approval.

1173
01:41:28,780 --> 01:41:33,060
But we have, we have gone through this process full with the very similar type project.

1174
01:41:34,560 --> 01:41:36,620
Do you have any questions? We'll be here to answer.

1175
01:41:37,400 --> 01:41:45,600
Thank you, thank you, comments from anyone. Thank you, John, and comments from council.

1176
01:41:46,620 --> 01:41:53,540
I just have a question and I'm yielding to the city managers to help me here regarding

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01:41:53,540 --> 01:42:02,560
the difference. I'm in support of this and the question regarding the 10.5 acres of

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01:42:02,560 --> 01:42:05,880
on whiskey and hundreds of land for water and

1179
01:42:06,400 --> 01:42:07,980
sanitary sewer services.

1180
01:42:08,980 --> 01:42:11,040
And the previous one, this is on the south side.

1181
01:42:11,480 --> 01:42:17,780
The previous question was on the north side for water and

1182
01:42:17,780 --> 01:42:22,940
sewer services, Mr. Cosswell and Pete, that you asked and

1183
01:42:22,940 --> 01:42:28,680
what's the difference in the services that based on the

1184
01:42:28,680 --> 01:42:29,780
question being asked.

1185
01:42:29,780 --> 01:42:42,620
Well, the first we do our water and sewer districts are larger than the city limit boundaries.

1186
01:42:43,620 --> 01:42:47,100
Those are approved ultimately by county council.

1187
01:42:49,280 --> 01:42:59,730
We provide water and sewer if council approves it in the planning, both the plan, it goes

1188
01:42:59,730 --> 01:43:06,570
of the Plain Commission they make a recommendation to Council and then the Council would approve it or not

1189
01:43:06,570 --> 01:43:12,510
approve it and in the past there have been occasions where it has been approved and sometimes it has

1190
01:43:12,510 --> 01:43:21,330
not been. I think a classic example is the hotel just across Hunters Glen Road from here in 2002

1191
01:43:22,490 --> 01:43:28,930
Council was asked to provide sewer to the property or water.

1192
01:43:29,130 --> 01:43:34,550
They were asked to provide a utility to the property, and the Council rejected it.

1193
01:43:34,990 --> 01:43:41,310
So the developer of the hotel went to City of New Wellington and they ran the line up

1194
01:43:41,310 --> 01:43:43,410
and it got developed and built.

1195
01:43:43,410 --> 01:43:54,770
So when we have projects like this, those applicants, whether it's commercial or residential

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01:43:54,770 --> 01:44:00,670
pay the full water and sewer rate, whereas if you're inside the city, you pay half of

1197
01:44:00,670 --> 01:44:01,890
what the full rate is.

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01:44:02,530 --> 01:44:10,370
So we offer those services, typically the lines already run there.

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01:44:11,630 --> 01:44:20,470
So it's adjacent because certainly running new service, especially sanitary sewer, can be quite cost prohibitive to a developer.

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01:44:21,350 --> 01:44:23,930
These lines have been here a number of years.

1201
01:44:25,770 --> 01:44:40,350
And as Mr. Banks said, this is a project that came before council some years ago, two years ago, and I guess they had to make modifications to the plan which necessitated the coming year.

1202
01:44:40,350 --> 01:44:44,790
back to the Planning Commission and subsequently to Council for consideration.

1203
01:44:45,350 --> 01:44:45,830
Thank you.

1204
01:44:48,330 --> 01:44:50,070
Any other comments from Council?

1205
01:44:53,410 --> 01:44:54,210
All those in favor?

1206
01:44:56,910 --> 01:44:58,290
Thank you. It's unanimous.

1207
01:45:00,430 --> 01:45:05,230
Final item on tonight's agenda is approval of a resolution adopting the Lower Savannah Regional

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01:45:05,230 --> 01:45:12,130
Hazard Mitigation Plan, Mr. Boone. Thank you. We collaborated with representatives from Lower

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01:45:12,130 --> 01:45:18,910
Savannah to develop this plan. Historically, this has been done by Aiken County's emergency management

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01:45:19,770 --> 01:45:28,890
division, but as Hurricane Helene showed, these sort of responses to weather events and other

1211
01:45:28,890 --> 01:45:38,290
disasters don't know county boundaries and a hazard mitigation plan regional

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01:45:38,290 --> 01:45:42,570
plan involving the counties that make up Lower Savannah Council of

1213
01:45:42,570 --> 01:45:48,770
Governments region was put together as well as municipal governments. Those

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01:45:48,770 --> 01:45:52,990
counties include Aiken, Alendell, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties

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01:45:52,990 --> 01:45:57,950
with all the municipalities. Adoption to this plan will maintain our

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01:45:57,950 --> 01:46:02,710
eligibility for certain federal hazard mitigation funding opportunities. We've

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01:46:02,710 --> 01:46:07,930
gotten monies in the past through this program to do a number of projects.

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01:46:09,070 --> 01:46:19,110
And this is time to review the five-year plan. As we lasted it in 2021, this

1219
01:46:19,110 --> 01:46:25,550
proposed updated plan will remain in effect for five years. We attach the summary

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01:46:25,550 --> 01:46:33,350
document as the full plan is 737 pages, so we did not want to publish a 1300 page agenda,

1221
01:46:33,890 --> 01:46:39,090
but we did provide a hyperlink in the memo for members of the public and council

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01:46:39,090 --> 01:46:45,990
to review the entire plan. This is before council this evening in the form of resolution,

1223
01:46:45,990 --> 01:46:51,090
Madam Mayor. Madam Mayor, before we do that, I need to be accused myself because of being a board

1224
01:46:51,090 --> 01:47:01,380
Okay. Thank you for saying that. Councilwoman Price is going to be absent for this, a resolution.

1225
01:47:02,920 --> 01:47:07,940
Do you have a motion, please, to accept this. I move Madam Mayor.

1226
01:47:08,220 --> 01:47:09,800
Councilwoman Morgan. Second.

1227
01:47:11,180 --> 01:47:13,100
Councilwoman Digg, second motion.

1228
01:47:13,260 --> 01:47:17,680
Any comments from the public? Not many.

1229
01:47:24,300 --> 01:47:25,220
Oh, that's for a lesson.

1230
01:47:28,840 --> 01:47:34,640
Not too many people left to make comments, so comments from Council?

1231
01:47:35,440 --> 01:47:35,660
Comments?

1232
01:47:41,320 --> 01:47:41,760
Oh, sure.

1233
01:47:48,240 --> 01:47:51,500
I was just going to say, Madam Mayor, it's coming up next.

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01:47:52,580 --> 01:47:59,860
I wanted to mention Dr. Molnar from COG was here during our work session and I had asked

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01:47:59,860 --> 01:48:06,700
a question he was very good at explaining. Doing this as a region gives us more leverage

1236
01:48:07,350 --> 01:48:14,180
and we get more funding. So it makes a lot of sense to do it this way. So I was happy

1237
01:48:14,180 --> 01:48:18,680
to hear his explanation when she did a great job with. Thank you.

1238
01:48:19,740 --> 01:48:25,800
Thank you for that comment. Any other comments? All those in favor?

1239
01:48:30,880 --> 01:48:31,360
Thank you.

1240
01:48:31,360 --> 01:48:33,860
and is 6-0 with one abstention.

1241
01:48:34,040 --> 01:48:39,420
Right, 6-0 with Councilwoman Parice absent from the vote.

1242
01:48:39,740 --> 01:48:41,460
We accused herself from the vote.

1243
01:48:42,980 --> 01:48:43,660
Thank you.

1244
01:48:43,780 --> 01:48:47,000
I will wait for her to come back before our

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01:48:52,820 --> 01:48:53,220
next.

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01:48:55,940 --> 01:48:57,900
We will now open the floor to public comments.

1247
01:48:58,080 --> 01:48:59,040
I'm not agenda items.

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01:48:59,180 --> 01:49:01,000
Comments are limited to three minutes for speaker

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01:49:01,000 --> 01:49:02,380
and for a total of 30 minutes.

1250
01:49:02,900 --> 01:49:03,540
Ms. Teresa,

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01:49:05,940 --> 01:49:06,580
you're ready.

1252
01:49:10,000 --> 01:49:11,660
Thank you for being so patient.

1253
01:49:11,660 --> 01:49:21,400
Thank you for having me there, Madame, here, Petty, also Teresa Isle-Agan,

1254
01:49:22,180 --> 01:49:31,260
say, Tutu, Washington Circle. I'm here to my entourage. They left me. They left

1255
01:49:31,260 --> 01:49:38,310
because they're very disappointed. I told them I would stay and go over some of

1256
01:49:38,310 --> 01:49:48,070
same things I guess that we are asking for but it says though there's not a lot that can be

1257
01:49:48,070 --> 01:49:54,210
done I guess but there is a lot that need to be done and that's where I come back again with

1258
01:49:54,210 --> 01:50:01,370
the donut hose that we're all trying to fight and fix and trying to find a solution we go to

1259
01:50:01,370 --> 01:50:07,370
the county council and you have the way to the very end of their meetings to address

1260
01:50:07,370 --> 01:50:13,950
anything. There's none agenda. I've gone to code enforcement and I'll wait two hours

1261
01:50:13,950 --> 01:50:20,010
for somebody to come in and code enforcement to address certain houses that are dilapidated

1262
01:50:20,010 --> 01:50:25,570
et cetera. That's in the county because it's not city. You have three, four houses, county,

1263
01:50:25,570 --> 01:50:31,250
city, to city, et cetera, et cetera. I've had city thanks to Teddy. I'm

1264
01:50:31,250 --> 01:50:36,030
said, and I can't think about the guy's name. There's a house directly behind me

1265
01:50:36,030 --> 01:50:39,850
where the homeless and I advocate for the homeless by the way. So I'm not

1266
01:50:39,850 --> 01:50:44,790
terrified of them. However, there's another house that's directly behind me

1267
01:50:44,790 --> 01:50:49,310
where they're not all the bricks out and they live underneath the house. And so

1268
01:50:49,310 --> 01:50:53,970
now they start grilling in the house, which is which are scary. So they've came

1269
01:50:53,970 --> 01:50:55,670
and read like that the other day.

1270
01:50:56,030 --> 01:50:57,850
They told me to just stop going over

1271
01:50:57,850 --> 01:51:00,110
and trying to mitigate the problem myself

1272
01:51:00,110 --> 01:51:01,850
and to kind of just kind of take law enforcement,

1273
01:51:01,970 --> 01:51:03,530
but you get tired of calling law enforcement

1274
01:51:03,530 --> 01:51:06,290
because it's the same repetition of stuff

1275
01:51:06,290 --> 01:51:07,230
that you're calling for

1276
01:51:07,230 --> 01:51:09,670
and I know they have bigger fish to fry

1277
01:51:09,670 --> 01:51:11,570
so I try to mitigate the problem myself

1278
01:51:12,230 --> 01:51:14,370
and I probably should be scared, but I'm not.

1279
01:51:14,890 --> 01:51:17,130
Which is how I look like I look most of the time.

1280
01:51:17,250 --> 01:51:19,010
I know how to dress, I have clothes, I promise you.

1281
01:51:19,550 --> 01:51:22,850
But I stay comfortable because I'm never comfortable

1282
01:51:22,850 --> 01:51:32,390
that makes sense. And so if we could somehow possibly get county and city together because of this,

1283
01:51:32,930 --> 01:51:39,850
just like Marty Sawyer mitigated the problem over at the across from the YZ,

1284
01:51:40,470 --> 01:51:43,970
where there are apartments, where all the drugs, and you got 50 to 100 people deep

1285
01:51:44,510 --> 01:51:51,790
in that one area that most people were scared to pass by. I've even talked to a lot of our college

1286
01:51:51,790 --> 01:51:57,710
other students that will not come through Hampton Avenue because of Hampton Avenue being

1287
01:51:57,710 --> 01:52:05,670
what it is in a slum area. I've addressed a lot of people that own homes there that are

1288
01:52:05,670 --> 01:52:15,990
out of state. They are listening. We'll see, TBD, but I have, you know, burnt to their attention.

1289
01:52:16,170 --> 01:52:21,290
If you own the property, please fix the property up because otherwise we're out there cleaning

1290
01:52:21,290 --> 01:52:27,670
up what need to be cleaned up because Cali is so huge that don't have time to just focus on

1291
01:52:27,670 --> 01:52:33,810
Hampton Avenue. Does that make sense what I'm saying? So if we can come up with a solution for

1292
01:52:33,810 --> 01:52:35,750
Hampton Avenue that

1293
01:52:38,730 --> 01:52:42,710
would be part of the problem. That would be a half a tackle itself right there.

1294
01:52:43,050 --> 01:52:49,350
I don't know what we can do. Thank you. Your time is up. Man, I think three and a half minutes.

1295
01:52:49,350 --> 01:52:55,730
Yeah, I'm sorry I know my time is up, but I'm thank y'all for listening y'all have a good night. Thank you

1296
01:52:55,730 --> 01:52:59,630
Maybe we can come together and do something, but it's a nightmare where we are pretty much still

1297
01:53:00,190 --> 01:53:01,610
Thank y'all y'all have a good night

1298
01:53:13,520 --> 01:53:20,180
Are there any items from the city manager? I do have multiple items. I want to report that

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01:53:22,040 --> 01:53:22,480
Thursday

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01:53:23,220 --> 01:53:25,100
Dirty road will be closed

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01:53:25,100 --> 01:53:35,600
close. A portion of Dirty Road will be closed at 9.30 p.m. until Friday morning 6 a.m.

1302
01:53:37,120 --> 01:53:45,120
We will be doing a water line repair. Dirty Road in this area around 9.21. Dirty will

1303
01:53:45,120 --> 01:53:51,940
be closed to through traffic in the work area while the repair is being completed. We will

1304
01:53:51,940 --> 01:53:58,140
have a detour in place and we'll get that publicized out but again we expect

1305
01:53:58,140 --> 01:54:04,280
minimal inconvenience to our motorists in that area as it will be closed

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01:54:04,280 --> 01:54:10,660
starting at 9.30 in the evening and reopening no later than 6 a.m. Friday August

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01:54:10,660 --> 01:54:11,160
28.

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01:54:13,260 --> 01:54:24,500
Also we had as reported southboundary the DOT was nice enough to install a

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01:54:24,500 --> 01:54:31,800
three-way stop sign. We had no notification that was going to happen but we

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01:54:31,800 --> 01:54:39,480
appreciate the efforts of Senator Young and the DOT told him that it would be

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01:54:39,480 --> 01:54:43,480
installed before the end of the month, then they surely met that mark.

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01:54:45,500 --> 01:54:50,160
So public safety was out today doing some enforcement.

1313
01:54:51,420 --> 01:54:59,180
We asked EOT to complete some flashing signals on South Boundary in either direction as it

1314
01:54:59,180 --> 01:55:04,340
was a new phenomena to voterists to have stop signs on South Boundary.

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01:55:05,940 --> 01:55:20,400
We will be getting with you later this week on a ribbon cutting date for the first phase of tribute parkway, which will provide much needed traffic relief to Whiskey Road as was discussed earlier.

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01:55:21,380 --> 01:55:28,960
That will take place the week of September 28th and will get an exact date and time to you.

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01:55:28,960 --> 01:55:42,520
And last but not least, I want to note the police athletic leagues Blue Night Run 5K will take place October 9th at Citizens Park.

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01:55:42,520 --> 01:55:50,640
There'll be a one mile fun run at 6.30 that evening and a 5K race at 7 p.m. that evening.

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01:55:52,440 --> 01:56:05,960
So, you can register for this at achingdpspael.org, achingdpspael.org and, again, well, that's

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01:56:05,960 --> 01:56:11,280
going to have been posted on appropriate social media pages.

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01:56:11,840 --> 01:56:16,240
So, that's all I have in the way of announcements today, Madam Mayor.

1322
01:56:17,160 --> 01:56:23,220
Thank you for the updates is your motion to adjourn tonight's meeting so move

1323
01:56:23,220 --> 01:56:30,940
Madam Mayor second councilwoman digs made the motion councilman Waldo second

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01:56:30,940 --> 01:56:31,460
in the motion.

1325
01:56:32,660 --> 01:56:33,840
Meeting is adjourned.

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01:56:33,920 --> 01:56:34,440
Thank you all.