Economic Development Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · March 4, 2019
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
MINUTES
Members Present: Kathy Landing, Chair; Bob Brimmer and Joe Bustos
Members Absent: Rick Crosby (MPW)
Staff Present: Eric DeMoura, Town Administrator; John Holladay,
Business Development Manager
Ms. Landing called the meeting to order at 11:49 a.m.
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
Mr. Bustos moved for approval; seconded by Mr. Brimmer. All present
voted in favor.
2. Public Comments
[None]
3. Consideration of an economic development incentive grant
a. Executive Session - discussion of a contractual matter related to an
Economic Development Grant
Mr. Brimmer moved to adjourn into executive session; seconded by Mr.
Bustos. All present voted in favor.
Committee adjourned into executive session at 11:50 a.m.
b. Post executive session
Committee may take action on any item, including any subsection of
any section, listed on an executive session agenda or discussed in an
executive session during a properly noticed meeting
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Committee reconvened at 12:02 p.m.
Ms. Landing declared that no action or votes were taken during
executive session.
Mr. Bustos made a motion to recommend approval of the topic
discussed in executive session to full Council; seconded by Mr.
Brimmer. All present voted in favor.
4. Update on proactive efforts to reach out to landholders and/or
developers to collaborate on building Economic Development projects
Ms. Landing stated that this was brought up at the last Committee
meeting and will continue to do so. She is hoping that it becomes more
and more defined. She had a meeting with the Town’s Business
Development Manager, John Holladay. They discussed the various small
parcels of land and some large parcels in Mount Pleasant that are still
available. She said these parcels were not necessarily what they had in
mind for greenspace or parks. She said some are four or five acres. She
said for those who reside in the northern end of Town, once you turn left
on Highway 41, there is a huge building, which will be a storage unit. She
is not putting down any businesses, but when you drive down Johnnie
Dodds, there is another very large storage building. She said in several
people’s mind, there are better uses. She said many have asked her how
this happens. She said it is because these properties are unincorporated
properties that are in the County. Storage units are easy to build and
easily approved by lenders. It only takes approximately 60% occupancy to
be profitable. She said the Town’s job is to get out and talk to landowners
and developers who are considering doing something with land in Mount
Pleasant. She said economic development is the best way, because it
brings in jobs and revenue that would have otherwise gone somewhere
else. This means new money and new jobs to Mount Pleasant.
Mr. Holladay stated that they spoke with commercial real estate agents
looking at some of the GIS that is already available and suggested
incorporating an overlay of a commercial MLS. He said if there is a list of
available properties, within a week, it changes. He said it has to be
consistently updated. He said MLS does consistently keep these up. He
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stated that those properties on the market, he would like to have
available on the Town’s website. He said he would like to fill those in that
are not on the market, but are developable, but maybe not yet for sale.
Ms. Landing stated that one of their great resources, thanks to
Councilman Bustos, is that many of those properties are listed through
Avison Young, and Alan Bolduc is the head of the Mayor’s Economic
Development panel. She said they would love to get guidance from Mr.
Bolduc.
Mr. Brimmer stated that he believes Ms. Landing’s comments are on
target; however, a major component that was alleviated was the
availability of sewer services. He said one of the reasons why storage
facilities are so attractive in the County properties is because when they
are not able to have sewer extended, then a storage facility is something
they are able to build easily. He said they do need to have a conversation
about the recent discussions with Mount Pleasant Waterworks and the
County on extending water and sewer in places where it is not currently
available. He said this can have a huge effect, positive or negative, on
economic development on those properties. He said this has to be part of
the discussion
Ms. Landing stated that this is an excellent point. She said this is like a
jigsaw puzzle, especially when there is limited land available. She said
there is also limited resources, because the Town is not able to bring in
manufacturing plants that use up our aquifer. She said the Town must be
very thoughtful in this process. She also asked how we can solve the
problem with so many residents having to leave the Town to go
elsewhere for their jobs. She said high end, high paying jobs on the
Mount Pleasant side helps with this and shortens car trips and keeps
people on this side of the bridge. Also, how are people going to be able to
afford our high cost of housing prices. She said if they are making higher
incomes, it makes a significant difference. She said regarding there being
so many unincorporated areas, including those on US 17, there is an
actual bill HB-3158, the Enclave Bill, that has been stuck in sub-
committee. She said it appears controversial, but the idea is to
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incorporate, if passed, places that are within the Town limits and have
been for at least five years that are 25,000 acres or less, into the Town.
She said this is not to force people, especially those in the historic
settlement communities, to do something they do not want to do. She
said this is about frontage property in major commercial zones. She said
there is a great deal to this and anyone who has thoughts or input, she
would like to know. She wanted to make people aware that they were
working on this. She and John Holladay conducted a meeting with
someone who was seriously considering building a storage unit in a
prominent place in Mount Pleasant. She said if they are able to
encourage them to turn this into a wonderful economic development
project that helps the Town, it is a win-win for all.
Mr. Holladay stated that as he does talk with business owners, the
unincorporated county properties, it does cause confusion to business
owners, because they want to do things that their neighbors can do, but
their neighbor may not be in the Town. He said it is also confusing to the
public about what the Town’s standards are and what is acceptable.
5. Adjourn
There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 12:11 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Ashe
March 4, 2019
Agenda
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Monday, March 4, 2019
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Bids and Purchases Committee 8:30 a.m.
Public Services Committee 8:45 a.m.
Finance Committee 9:45 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 10:30 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 11:15 a.m.
Planning and Development Committee 12:15 p.m.
Transportation Committee 1:45 p.m.
Fire Committee 2:45 p.m.
Special Town Council Meeting 3:30 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Human Resources Committee
Recreation Committee
Water Supply Committee
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the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
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Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
8:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the January 3, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Review of the Construction Manager at Risk Process
4. Award of contract for adaptive signal control system upgrades on
Coleman Boulevard
5. Local Vendor Quarterly Report
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
8:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the January 3, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Review of Public Services Department Facilities Master Plan
4. Update on Old Village Drainage Improvement Project design
5. Consideration of amendments to the Environmentally Acceptable
Packaging and Products ordinance
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
9:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Employee years of service recognition
4. Discussion regarding the purchase of a fire ladder truck and pumper
from Fund Balance
5. Discussion regarding the pursuit of a SAFER grant for the hiring of
firefighters
6. Presentation by East Cooper Land Trust
7. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
10:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
4. Judicial matters
No agenda items
5. Legal matters
a. Consideration of a firefighter staffing ordinance
b. Consideration of a resolution supporting H3355 also known as the
hands free while driving bill
c. Review of recommendations to improve the structure of the Town
Council agenda
d. Discussion of liquor store densities in Mount Pleasant
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
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would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
11:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Consideration of an economic development incentive grant
a. Executive Session - discussion of a contractual matter related to an
Economic Development Grant
b. Post executive session
Committee may take action on any item, including any subsection of
any section, listed on an executive session agenda or discussed in an
executive session during a properly noticed meeting
4. Update on proactive efforts to reach out to landholders and/or
developers to collaborate on building Economic Development projects
5. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
12:15 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Old Business
a. R-01-19, Request to rezone from PI-2, Public Institutional-2 District,
to LI, Light Industrial District, one parcel in its entirety located at 520
King Street between Greenwich and Simmons Street, Parcel ID TMS
No.: 532-01-00-227
4. Annexations
a. A-4-19: 1593 Boston Grill Road. Request to annex an approximately
0.86 acre tract of land located at 1593 Boston Grill Road, identified
by TMS No. 577-00-00-078 and depicted on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book BQ, Page 32
5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from the February
20, 2019 meeting and any associated annexations
a. A-3-19: Labor Camp Road. Request to annex an approximately 0.977
acre tract of land located on Labor Camp Road, identified by TMS No.
558-00-00-944 and depicted as Lot 4 on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book L18, Page 0563.
b. R-04-19, Request to zone PI-2, Public Institutional-2 District, an
approximately 0.98 acre tract of land located on Labor Camp Road,
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identified by TMS No. 558-00-00-944, and depicted on a plat
recorded by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book L18, Page
0563.
c. Proposal to amend Chapter 156 of the Mount Pleasant Code of
Ordinances, Section 156.325 (C), Principal Use Table, to allow Duplex
Dwellings, Multi-Family Dwellings and Single Family Dwellings as a
Conditional Use in any nonresidential zoning district, subject to the
conditions of Section 156.326 (C)(2)(e), as proposed to be amended,
and to amend Section 156.326 (C)(2)(e), Principal Use Conditions, to
include Duplex Dwellings and Single-Family Dwellings as a
Conditional Use, subject to the conditions enumerated therein.
d. Proposal to repeal sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of Paragraph (A) of
Section 156.224 of Chapter 156 of the Mount Pleasant Code of
Ordinances pertaining to tree conditions as the basis of providing
exceptions to tree removal and replacement, and replace the same
with new language addressing the same topic.
e. Update on Comprehensive Plan
6. Consideration of extending 2017 Moratorium on Multi-Family Structures
7. Discussion of hotels, storage unit buildings, and zoning regulations
8. Discussion of building heights in the Johnnie Dodds and Chuck Dawley
portions of the Boulevard Overlay District
9. Discussion of draft of Short Term Rental regulations
10. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
1:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the February 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Presentation of Design Concepts for the Park West Boulevard and
Stockdale Drive Intersection
4. Presentation of Design Concepts for the Long Point Road Maritime
District
5. Status of possible improvements at Park Avenue/Faison Road
intersection
6. Review of Residential Parking Permit Study
7. Discussion of Lucy Beckham High School bicycle and pedestrian access
8. Project Updates
9. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be
provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than
English. If you would like accessibility or language accommodation,
please contact the Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the
meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
FIRE COMMITTEE
Monday, March 4, 2019
2:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the December 3, 2018 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Consideration of a firefighter staffing ordinance
4. Discussion with regard to placing fire department strategic plan in a
priority funding position
5. Discussion regarding the purchase of a fire ladder truck and pumper
from Fund Balance
6. Discussion regarding the pursuit of a SAFER grant for the hiring of
firefighters
7. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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