GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

January 17, 2012

6:09 p.m.

Council Chambers - County Square

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE JANUARY 17, 2012 COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING

(This is not an official transcript. It is intended for internal use only.)

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. December 6, 2011 – Regular Council Meeting		Approved
RECOGNITION		Recognized Rev. Jesse Jackson
5. PRESENTATION
a. Spare the Air Award	Awards were presented to Greenville County and to Sandra Yudice
6. APPEARANCES
Current Agenda Items
Ed Paxton, 1 York Circle, Greenville - appeared regarding County Council minutes and the Greenville Water System
7. RESOLUTIONS
a. Greenville Water System / Surface Water Withdrawal Permit		Adopted
A resolution in support of the Greenville Water System’s application for a surface water withdrawal permit.
Resolution
8. ORDINANCES – THIRD READING
a. North Greenville Fire District / General Obligation Bonds **		Adopted
An ordinance finding that North Greenville Fire District, South Carolina may issue not exceeding $1,750,000 General Obligation Bonds; to authorize the Board of Fire Control of the North Greenville Fire District, South Carolina to issue such bonds and to provide for the publication of notice of the said finding and authorization.
Ordinance
9. ORDINANCES - SECOND READING
a. Zoning Ordinances
1. CZ-2011-33, Taylors Plant, LLC, Mill Street at Taylors Mill (Council District 18), I-1 to PD Major Change		Approved
2. CZ-2011-34, Plantation Federal Bank, East North Street (Council District 22), R-M20 to C-1		Approved
10. ORDINANCES - FIRST READING
a. Zoning Ordinances		Presented for first reading then referred to the Planning and Development Committee
1. CZ-2012-1, Jack Cochran, Grove Road at White Horse Road (Council District 24), R-MA, C-2 and S-1 to C-3
2. CZ-2012-2, Vulcan Lands, Inc., Brown Road (Vulcan Quarry) (Council District 25), R-S to I-1
3. CZ-2012-3, Text Amendment to amend Condition 28 of Section 6:2 of the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance
11. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Committee of the Whole
1. Greenville County Sheriff’s Office / Mutual Aid Agreement with Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office		Approved
Agreement
2. Tourism Ad Hoc Committee Report		Approved
CVB - Performance Objectives Recreation District - Performance Objectives
12. APPEARANCES BY CITIZENS
Items not listed on the current agenda “No matter shall be heard by Council unless it is within Council’s authority or jurisdiction.” – County Council Rules
Shane Inman, 110 Montana Road, Greenville - appeared regarding the City View streetlights Bob Davis, 6 Setinel Court, Greer - appeared regarding American needs re-education Janice Simpson, 810 Cardinal Drive, Greenville - appeared regarding the City View streetlights Linda Kotowski, 109 McDade Street, Greenville - appeared regarding the City View streetlights Milas Officer, 30 Fleetwood Drive, Greenville - appeared regarding Fleetwood Manor
13. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT		No Report
14. REQUESTS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Councilor Seman stated SCTAC had again been recognized by Greenville Magazine in their annual edition of the 50 Most Influential Business Leaders. She also stated the SCTAC Board sent their thanks to County Council for Council’s support in SCTAC’s economic development initiatives. Councilor Norris stated she had represented County Council at the MLK event at the TD Convention Center. She then invited the people who came from City View to get together with herself and Councilor Rawls after the meeting to discuss their area. Councilor Burns stated in November he brought up some issues regarding the Council’s relationship with the State. He stated Mr. Meadows informed him that he would be taking up some of the aforementioned State Budget issues in his committee. Mr. Burns also reiterated his earlier concerns with Greenville Tech receiving funds from the County but the Council had no authority and no say so in the way those funds were being spent. He felt they needed to deal with that matter. Councilor Cates asked when the lights would be turned off in City View. (February 7^th). He then expressed his concern with the threat of increased crime costing the County more than the cost of maintaining the lights. He asked if the County could come up with funding to keep the City View lights on until a tax district could be created. County Administrator Joe Kernell stated they would check into that possibility. He stated the expense could possibly be recouped once the district was formed. County Attorney Mark Tollison stated the critical issue at this point was for the community to come up with some leadership and moving forward with a petition drive to create the district. Councilor Taylor inquired about the ownership of the properties in City View; owners v/s renters. Attorney Tollison stated the research had been done and he could provide Council with those statistics. Mr. Tollison recommended steering the community toward creating a County Improvement District due to the area’s high rental numbers. Councilor Dill stated in regard to City View, he encouraged the speaker to notify Ms. Norris, Mr. Rawls or the County’s Codes Enforcement Department with the addresses of those properties that were not up to code. Mr. Dill then stated he, Councilor Meadows and John Hansley were asked to speak earlier that day to the sub-committee of the Ways and Means in Columbia on the Local Government Fund. He encouraged his colleagues to speak to their counter-parts on the Delegation regarding this matter.
Councilor Meadows wished Mr. Baldwin a Happy Birthday. Councilor Dill wished Joe Kernell a Happy Birthday.
15. ADJOURNMENT	Meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m.