GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

May 6, 2014

6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers - County Square 

 

 

 

 

1.     CALL TO ORDER

 

Chairman Bob Taylor  

2.     INVOCATION  -  Introduced by Chairman Bob Taylor

Dr. Bruce McAlister

 

3.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

         a.     April 1, 2014 - Regular County Council meeting

 

5.     PROCLAMATION

 

a.        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week

Councilor Liz Seman

6.      PUBLIC HEARING

 

         a.      Greenville / Anderson Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement

                  Amendment / Carbon Resources Recovery SC LLC and CRR-SC SPE, LLC

                  (formerly Project Gamma)

Councilor Willis Meadows

         b.      Unattended Donation Receptacles

 

 

Councilor Fred Payne

         c.      Conveyance of County-Owned Real Property / Holiday Lake and Holiday

                  Lake Dam – CANCELLED

 

 

 

7.     APPEARANCES

 

                  Current Agenda Items

 

8.      CONSENT AGENDA

 

a.          Initiate Process for Text Amendment / Wedding Chapels and Special Events in

         Residential Areas  (P&D)

 

 

b.        Initiate Process for Amendment to the Greenville County Comprehensive Plan /

 to Include the New Washington Heights Community Plan  (P&D)

 

 

c.          TIGER Discretionary Grant (Finance)

 

d.        BJA FY2014 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (Finance)

 

e.         FY2015 Used Oil Grant (Finance)

 

f.         FY2015 Waste Tire Grant (Finance)

 

g.         FY2015 Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant (Finance)

 

h.        2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant (Finance)

 

i.          Lead the Wave Grant – EMS  (Finance)

 

j.          Dunklin Fire Department / Amendment to Lease Agreement (Finance)

 

k.        Greenville County Redevelopment Authority / FY2014 Annual Action Plan (Finance)

 

 

 

9.      RESOLUTIONS

 

         a.      Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant / Westside Park Rehabilitation

Councilor Willis Meadows

A resolution to commit county funds to match a grant from the National Park Service United States Department of the Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund to Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, a department of the County of Greenville, South Carolina.

 

 

                  Resolution

                  Application

 

 

 

         b.      Precision Valve / Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement

Councilor Willis Meadows

A resolution to approve and consent to the assignment and transfer of an Inducement Agreement and Millage Rate Agreement dated November 21, 2006 and a Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement between Greenville County, South Carolina and Precision Valve Corporation dated May 20, 2008, as amended.

 

 

                  Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         c.      Project Foundation / Inducement Resolution

Councilor Willis Meadows

An inducement resolution with respect to Project Foundation.

 

 

                  Resolution

 

 

 

10.    ORDINANCES – THIRD READING

 

         a.      Greenville / Anderson Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement

                  Amendment / Carbon Resources Recovery SC LLC and CRR-SC SPE LLC

                  (formerly Project Gamma) **

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to amend an agreement for the development of a joint county industrial and business park (2010 Park) of Anderson and Greenville Counties so as to enlarge the park. 

 

 

                  Ordinance

 

 

11.    ORDINANCES - SECOND READING

 

         a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

                  1.      CZ-2014-6,  Camperdown Academy Inc., 501 Howell Road (Council

                                                 District 22), R-20 to R-M20

 

 

                  2.      CZ-2014-7,   Brent Edgerton and Jenny Hawkins, 319 E. Warehouse Court

                                                 (Council District 20), I-1 to S-1

 

 

                  3.      CZ-2014-13, Eunice Rickard, 125 Old Grove Road (Council District 25)

                                                  R-MA to C-3

 

 

         b.      Unattended Donation Receptacles **

Councilor Fred Payne

                  An ordinance prohibiting unattended donation receptacles in Greenville County.

 

                  Ordinance

 

 

 

12.    ORDINANCES - FIRST READING

 

         a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

                  1.      CZ-2014-11, D. Alan Chastain, 310 Clearview Drive (Council District 25)

                                                  R-S to C-3

 

 

                  2.      CZ-2014-14,  Ellis O. Meredith Sr., Morton Road and McKinney Road

                                                  (Council District 27), R-S to R-15

 

 

                  3.      CZ-2014-16, Culvin Enterprises, LLC, Joe Brookshire III and Natalie

                                                  Brookshire, Locust Hill Road (Council District 18),

                                                  NC to C-1

 

 

 

         b.     Anderson / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Amendment -

                 Project Current

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to amend an agreement for the development of a joint county industrial and business park (2010 Park) of Anderson and Greenville Counties so as to enlarge the park.

 

 

                 Ordinance

 

 

 

         c.     Laurens / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Amendment

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to amend the agreement for development of a joint county industrial park, by and between Laurens County, South Carolina and Greenville County, South Carolina, providing for the development of a jointly owned and operated industrial/business park, so as to include additional property in Laurens County as part of the joint county industrial park.

 

 

                 Ordinance

 

 

 

         d.     Anderson / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement –

                 Project Choco

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to develop a joint county industrial and business park (Project Choco) in conjunction with Anderson County, such industrial and business park to be geographically located in the town of Pendleton, in Anderson County and established pursuant to Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution, and South Carolina Code of Laws of 1976 §4-1-170, et sequitur, as amended; to provide for a written agreement with Anderson County providing for the expenses of the park, the percentage of revenue application, and the distribution of fees-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes to the counties and relevant taxing entities; to provide that jobs tax credits allowed by law be provided for businesses locating in said park; to permit a user fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxation within said park; and other matters related thereto.

 

 

                 Ordinance

 

 

 

         e.      Project Foundation

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance authorizing pursuant to Chapter 44 of Title 12, South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, the execution and delivery of a fee agreement between Greenville County, South Carolina and Project Foundation; the application of an infrastructure credit to fee-in-lieu of tax payments; and matters relating thereto.

 

 

                 Memo

                 Ordinance

 

 

 

         f.      Transportation Projects Funding Referendum Ordinance

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to levy and impose a one percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax, subject to a referendum within Greenville County pursuant to Section 4-37-30 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended; to define the purposes and designate the projects for which the proceeds of the tax may be used; to provide the maximum time for which such tax may be imposed; to provide the estimated cost of the projects to be funded from the proceeds of the tax; to provide for a county-wide referendum on the imposition of the sales and use tax and prescribe the contents of the ballot question; to provide for the conduct of the referendum by the Greenville County Election Commission; to provide for the administration of the tax, if approved; and other matters relating thereto. 

 

                 Ordinance

 

 

         g.      Hospitality Tax Refunding Bond

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance authorizing Greenville County, South Carolina, to execute documents including a second supplement to lease agreement by and between Greenville County, South Carolina and Greenville County Tourism Public Facilities Corporation; consenting to the issuance of refunding Certificates of Participation in the second supplement to lease agreement in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $29,300,000; approving the form of a second supplement to trust agreement between Greenville County Tourism Public Facilities Corporation and the Trustee named thereunder; authorizing a pledge of and lien on the Hospitality Tax revenues to secure the payment of the base rent under the lease agreement; and other matters relating thereto.

 

 

                  Memo

                  Ordinance

                  Lease Agreement

                  Trust Agreement

 

 

 

         h.      University Center Public Facilities Corporation / Refunding Certificates of

                  Participation

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance authorizing Greenville County, South Carolina, to execute documents including a second supplement to lease agreement by and between Greenville County, South Carolina and University Center Public Facilities Corporation; consenting to the issuance of Refunding Certificates of Participation in the second supplement to lease agreement in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $5,500,000; approving the form of a second supplement to trust agreement between University Center Public Facilities Corporation and the Trustee named thereunder; and other matters relating thereto.

 

 

                  Memo

                  Ordinance

 

 

 

 

 

13.    COMMITTEE REPORTS

  

 

a.         Committee of the Whole

Councilor Willis Meadows

1.       Board and Commission Nominations

 

 

 

14.    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

 

15.    ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

 

16.    REQUESTS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

17.    ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

*    denotes items that have had a public hearing and are not eligible for public comments this evening

**  denotes items that have public hearings scheduled on the evening’s agenda