GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

August 19, 2014

6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers - County Square 

 

 

 

 

1.     CALL TO ORDER

 

Chairman Bob Taylor 

2.     INVOCATION  -  Introduced by Councilor Lottie Gibson

Rev. Echoles Nix

Nicholtown Presbyterian Church

 

 

3.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

         a.     July 8, 2014 - Regular County Council meeting

 

5.     PRESENTATION

 

         a.     Greenville County Library System / Association of Specialized and

                 Cooperative Library Agencies Award

 

Beverly James

Executive Director

Greenville Library System

 

6.     PROCLAMATION

 

         a.     Recognition of the GreenVillages and Personal Rapid Transit

                 Advisory Committee (GCEDC)

 

Councilor Fred Payne

         b.     Honoring Lisa Stevens

 

 

Chairman Bob Taylor

7.     PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

         a.     Greater Greenville Sanitation District Annexation / Drexel Terrace

                 Subdivision

Councilor Fred Payne

         b.     Creation of Brutontown Special Tax District

Councilor Willis Meadows

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

Councilor Willis Meadows

         d.     Ashwicke Special Tax District / Millage Request

 

 

Councilor Willis Meadows

8.     APPEARANCES

 

                 Current Agenda Items

 

 

 

9.     CONSENT AGENDA

 

         a.     FY2014 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (Finance)

 

         b.     Graham Foundation Grant – The Cat’s Meow (Finance)

 

         c.     SC Nonpoint Source Program – 319 Grant (Finance)

 

         d.     Build America Grant – 2014 (Finance)

 

         e.     Community Project Application - City of Travelers Rest / Farmer’s Market

                 $1,000  (Finance)

 

 

 

10.    RESOLUTIONS

 

         a.     Greater Greenville Sanitation District Annexation / Drexel Terrace

                 Subdivision **

Councilor Fred Payne

A resolution to enlarge the boundaries of the Greater Greenville Sanitation District to include certain properties located in the Drexel Terrace Subdivision, and to provide for public notice thereof.

 

 

                 Resolution

                 Exhibit A  

                 Map

 

 

 

11.   ORDINANCES – THIRD READING

 

         a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

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

                              S-1 to R-S

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

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

 

 

         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 Co. 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

 

 

12.    ORDINANCES - SECOND 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

 

 

13.    ORDINANCES – FIRST READING

 

         a.      Zoning Ordinances *

Councilor Joe Dill

1.     CZ-2014-30, LSTB LLC, Lot #6 Augusta Acres (Council District 25),

R-12 to C-2

 

 

2.     CZ-2014-31, Timmy Gibbs, 21 Rosemond Drive (Council District 25),

S-1 to R-S

 

 

3.     CZ-2014-33, Harpreet Kaur Chahal, 2821 Poinsett Highway (Council District 19), R-10 to O-D

 

 

4.     CZ-2014-34, Nellie T. King, 819 Log Shoals Road (Council District 24),

R-S to R-12

 

 

5.     CZ-2014-35, Roger H. Patterson, Jr., Corner of Donaldson Road and Kascar

Place (Council District 25), C-2 to S-1

 

 

6.     CZ-2014-36, Jim S. Kimbell, 525 W. Parker Road (Council District 23)

O-D to R-7.5

 

 

         b.     Foothills Fire Service Area / Millage Request

Councilor Willis Meadows

An ordinance to provide for an increase to the millage rate levied by the Foothills Fire Service Area.

 

 

                 Ordinance

                 Letter

 

 

14.    COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

 

15.    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

 

 

16.    ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

 

17.    REQUESTS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

 

         a.     Reopen Application Process for Donaldson Fire Service Area

Councilor Lottie Gibson

         b.     Resolution Authorizing the County to File a Road Closing Action / Verner Rd

Councilor Willis Meadows

                 Memo

                 Resolution

 

 

18.    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