GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

July 8, 2014

6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers - County Square 

 

 

 

 

1.     CALL TO ORDER

 

Chairman Bob Taylor 

2.     INVOCATION  -  Introduced by Councilor Liz Seman

 

 

3.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

         a.      June 17, 2014 - Regular County Council meeting

 

5.     PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

         a.      Laurens / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Amendment –

                  Flame Spray North America Inc.

 

Councilor Willis Meadows

         b.      General Electric Company and GE Gas Turbines (Greenville) LLC

                  (formerly Project Foundation) / Fee In Lieu of Tax Agreement     

 

Councilor Willis Meadows

c.       Pickens / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement

                  Amendment – General Electric Company and GE Gas Turbines

                  (Greenville) LLC  

 

Councilor Willis Meadows

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

 

 

Councilor Willis Meadows

6.     APPEARANCES

 

                  Current Agenda Items

 

7.     CONSENT AGENDA

 

         a.       Greenville County Workforce Investment Board – Program Year 2014

                   Funding Recommendation / WIA Youth Proposal  (Finance)

      

 

         b.       Community Project Application / River Falls Fire Department –

                   Operating Expense - $539.00  (Finance)

 

 

 

8.     RESOLUTIONS

 

         a.     Greater Greenville Sanitation District Annexation / Drexel Terrace

                 Subdivision – Request for Public Hearing

Councilor Fred Payne

A resolution to hold a public hearing to consider enlarging the Greater Greenville Sanitation District to include certain properties located in the Drexel Terrace Subdivision.

 

 

                 Resolution  

 

 

         b.     Project Infinium / Inducement Resolution

Councilor Willis Meadows

 An inducement resolution with respect to Project Infinium.

 

 

                 Resolution

 

 

 

9.     ORDINANCES – THIRD READING

 

         a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

1.       CZ-2014-12,  Lewis McDonald, Woodruff Road and S. Bennett’s Bridge

                       Road (Council District 27), R-S to R-M4

 

2.       CZ-2014-18,  John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels, 897 N. Main Street and

                       Knollwood Drive (Council District 24), R-12 to S-1

 

3.       CZ-2014-19,  Charles C. Chadwick, 300 Five Forks Road and Roberts

                       Road (Council District 27), R-12 to R-S

 

 

4.       CZ-2014-22,  Washington Partners LLC, 490 – 498 Garlington Road

                       (Council District 21), I-1 to S-1

 

 

         b.      Text Amendment to allow Banquet Hall, Chapel Commercial and Wedding

                  Chapel Commercial (CZ-2014-17) *

 

Councilor Joe Dill

An ordinance to amend Article 4 Definitions, Table 6.1 Uses Permitted, and Section 6:2 Use Conditions of the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance, relating to special event facilities.     

 

 

                  Ordinance

 

 

 

         c.      Comprehensive Plan Amendment to include the New Washington Heights

                  Community Plan (CP-2014-1) *

 

Councilor Joe Dill

An ordinance to adopt the New Washington Heights Community Plan as an amendment to the Greenville County Comprehensive Plan.

 

 

                  Ordinance

 

         d.      Conveyance of County-Owned Real Property / Holiday Lake and Dam **

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to authorize and approve the conveyance of approximately12.08 acres of county-owned real property including Holiday Lake and Holiday Lake dam and to direct the Chairman of County Council and the County Administrator to execute appropriate deeds and agreements related thereto.

 

 

                  Ordinance

 

 

 

         e.     Laurens / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Amendment –

                 Flame Spray North America Inc.  **

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

 

 

 

         f.      General Electric Company and GE Gas Turbines (Greenville) LLC

                  (formerly Project Foundation) / Fee In Lieu of Tax Agreement  **

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 General Electric Company and GE Gas Turbines (Greenville) LLC; the application of a special source revenue credit to fees-in-lieu of tax payments, and providing for other matters relating thereto.

 

                  Ordinance

                  Agreement

 

 

10.    ORDINANCES - SECOND READING

 

a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

1.       CZ-2014-21, Withdrawn by applicant

 

 

                  2.    CZ-2014-23,  Pedro Mateo, 1325 Brushy Creek Road (Council District 20)

                                                POD to PD and R-15

 

                  3.     CZ-2014-24, Greer State Bank, 164 Old Pelzer Road (Council District 26),

                              S-1 to R-S

 

 

                  4.     CZ-2014-25, Cypress Equities, Old Buncombe Road and Duncan Chapel

                                                 Road (Council District 19), C-1 to C-3

 

 

                  5.     CZ-2014-26, Samuel Duane Phillips, W. Phillips Road and Johns Road

                                                 (Council District 21), R-S to S-1

 

 

                  6.     CZ-2014-27, Tango Alpha Management Company, Hunter Road (Council

                                                 District 27), R-S to R-12

 

 

         b.      Creation of Brutontown Special Tax District

Councilor Fred Payne

An ordinance to create the Brutontown Special Tax District; to define the boundaries of the District and the purpose for which it is created; to establish the Brutontown Special Tax District as an administrative division of Greenville County; and to impose an annual fee of $50.00 on all improved real property located within the District and an annual fee of $25.00 on all unimproved real property located within the District.

 

 

                  Ordinance

                  Exhibit A

                  Map

 

 

 

         c.      Pickens / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement

                  Amendment – General Electric Company and GE Gas Turbines (Greenville)

                  LLC **

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to amend the agreement for development of joint county industrial park dated November 4, 1996 by and between Greenville County, South Carolina and Pickens County, South Carolina, providing for the development of a jointly owned and operated industrial/business park and established pursuant to South Carolina Code of Laws of 1976 Section 4-1-170, et sequiter, as amended; so as to include additional property and to further describe such property in that portion of the joint county industrial park geographically located in Greenville County, South Carolina, and other matters related thereto.

 

 

                  Ordinance

                  Agreement

 

 

 

11.    ORDINANCES – FIRST READING

 

         a.      Anderson / Greenville Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance authorizing and approving (1) the development of a joint county industrial and business park pursuant to Section 4-1-170 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, as amended, in conjunction with Anderson County (the “park”), such park to be geographically located in Anderson County; (2) the execution and delivery of a written park agreement with Anderson County as to the requirement of payments of fee in lieu of ad valorem taxes with respect to park property and the sharing of the revenues and expenses of the park; (3) the distribution of revenues from the park within Greenville County; and (4) other matters related thereto.

 

 

                  Ordinance

                  Agreement

 

               

 

         b.      Caesar’s Head Fire Service Area / Millage Request

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to provide for an increase to the millage rate levied by the Caesar’s Head Fire Service Area. 

 

                  Ordinance

                  Attachments

 

         c.      Ashwicke Special Tax District / Millage Request

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to provide for an increase in the tax millage to be levied by the Ashwicke Special Tax District. 

 

 

                  Ordinance

                  Attachments

 

 

 

12.    COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

 

13.    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

 

 

14.    ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

 

15.    REQUESTS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

16.    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