Economic Development Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · June 3, 2019
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, June 3, 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 11:14 a.m.
1. Approval of Minutes from the May 6, 2019 meeting
Mr. Bustos moved for approval; seconded by Mr. Crosby. All present
voted in favor.
2. Public Comments
[None]
3. Update on Business Development Office activities and outreach
Mr. Holladay updated Committee members on April’s new business
licenses compared to last year, as well as year-to-date figures this year
compared to last year. He also updated Committee members on ribbon
cuttings in the Town.
Ms. Landing asked if the Town was seeing any change due to the higher
impact fees that went into effect January 2019. She asked Mr. Holladay
to review with Committee members some of the mitigation of impact
fees for businesses.
Mr. Holladay explained the different ways to mitigate impact fees.
Mr. Bustos discussed the short-term rental ordinance currently being
drafted to include those with these home owners with rentals to
purchase a business license.
4. Mapping of economic and business development properties
Mr. Holladay reviewed with Committee members a map presentation
he collaborated on with the Planning Department, to the Mayor’s
Economic Development panel on redevelopment and development
properties.
5. Update on business license activity and impact fees
Mr. Holladay stated that in response to Mr. Brimmer’s request at the
last Committee meeting, he reviewed the different points in time versus
discounts offered on the impact fees once implemented in the Town. He
stated that he is not seeing a correlation between impact fees and
business licenses.
Mr. Brimmer asked Mr. Holladay if he would provide a graph, by month,
showing when impact fees were in place and then by month, how many
business licenses. He said he would also be interested in knowing the
difference between large employers versus small local businesses. He
mentioned the number of “help wanted” signs displayed all over the
Town and the inability of workers to be able to live and work in Mount
Pleasant hurts small businesses. He stated that this is a serious issue for
restaurants and the hospitality industry.
Ms. Landing stated that the mapping will need to be updated regularly
because it will be changing all the time. She asked Mr. Holladay for a map
to display at the next Committee meeting and each month thereafter.
Mr. Bustos asked about the ability of sufficient technology for home
businesses and to bring high tech businesses into the Town. He asked if
the utilities are sufficient for the homeowners and businesses. He asked if
this is something the Town needs to be concerned with.
Mr. Holladay stated that it can certainly become an issue in pockets of
Mount Pleasant. He said when looking for a location for an IT company,
he wanted to ensure there was sufficient technology. He said this is a
concern in some areas.
Mr. Bustos stated that there was discussion previously about a tower and
asked if the Town should begin looking at areas based on need, for the
tower.
Ms. Landing mentioned the small cell towers previously discussed. She
believes it was AT&T that addressed Committee. She asked to have AT&T
come in and address Committee.
6. Summary of Economic Development Panel meeting
Ms. Landing stated that many of the items covered in the advisory
panel were items that were addressed in today’s agenda. She reviewed
what the advisory panel does for the Town. She also reviewed the role of
the Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) and how they may
assist with businesses coming to the Town.
Mr. Brimmer asked Mr. Holladay and Ms. Wolfe-Miller to look at ways to
let the community know what is going on with the economic
development and business side and that we do have a robust economy.
7. Adjourn
There being no further business, Committee adjourned at 11:39 a.m.
Respectfully,
Barbara Ashe
June 3, 2013
Agenda
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Monday, June 3, 2019
Planning and Development Committee 8:15 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 9:15 a.m.
Transportation Committee 9:45 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Bids and Purchases Committee 8:30 a.m.
Finance Committee 8:45 a.m.
Recreation Committee 9:45 a.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Fire Committee
Human Resources Committee
Public Services Committee
Water Supply Committee
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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
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, June 3, 2019
8:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Employee years of service recognition
4. Annexations
a. Case A-9-19, 518 Coaxum Road, Request to annex a tract of land
located at 518 Coaxum Road, identified by TMS No. 556-00-00-114
and depicted in Plat Book DA, page 261, recorded by the Charleston
County ROD Office
5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from the May 22,
2019 meeting
a. Proposal to amend Chapter 156 of the Mount Pleasant Code of
Ordinances by removing Telecommunications Towers as a Special
Exception in PI-2, Public Institutional-2 Zoning District, as provided in
Section 156.118, and allowing them as a Conditional Use, subject to
the Conditional Use Provisions in Section 156.117. Also proposed is
to amend Section 156.118 to clarify the language pertaining to
Telecommunications Towers for public or quasi-public service
providers.
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b. R-12-19, Request to amend the Dunes West PD, Planned
Development District Ordinance, adopted in 1990, to reduce the
number of residential units in Park West by 2,030, from 5,281 to
3,251 units.
c. R-13-19, Request to rezone one parcel from R-1, Single Family
Residential District, to CC, Community Conservation District, located
at 1570 Mathis Ferry Road and known as Grace Bible Church. TMS
No. 559-00-00-080
d. R-14-19, Request to rezone one parcel from NC, Neighborhood
Commercial District, to R-1, Single Family Residential District. Current
CB-OD, Coleman Boulevard Overlay District zoning to remain in
place, located at 1208 Schirmer Avenue. TMS No. 532-07-00-143
e. R-15-19, Request to rezone one parcel from CC, Community
Conservation District, to R-3, Medium Density Residential District
located at 2183 Annie Laura Lane. TMS No. 558-00-00-326
6. Continued discussion of hotels, self-storage facilities, and zoning
regulations
7. Discussion of tree trimming near power lines
8. Review of Draft Comprehensive Plan
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.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, June 3, 2019
9:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
b. Discussion of rideshare safety issues
4. Judicial matters
No agenda items
5. Legal matters
a. Approval to waive attorney-client privilege and release
councilmember requests for information
b. Executive Session regarding approval to waive attorney-client
privilege and release councilmember requests for information
c. 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.
6. Adjourn
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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
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, June 3, 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 May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Highway 41 Corridor Improvements Update
4. Update on South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans
for weekend lane closures/reversals on the Wando River Bridge
5. Continued discussion of Hobcaw Bluff Drive/Lone Tree Drive Connector
Road
6. Review of All-American Boulevard project and its relation to the Laurel
Grove neighborhood
7. Discussion of Ben Sawyer Bridge closure
8. Update – ongoing projects
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
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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
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, June 3, 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 May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Update on Business Development Office activities and outreach
4. Mapping of economic and business development properties
5. Update on business license activity and impact fees
6. Summary of Economic Development Panel meeting
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
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 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 April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Award of a Contract for the Park West Boulevard Widening
4. Award of a Contract for Carolina Park Phase 3 design services
5. Award of a Contract for landscape maintenance services
6. Award of Contract for Health Insurance Stop Loss Coverage
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
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 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 May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Presentation of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting
4. Discussion of and possible action on a potential referendum for open
space
5. Request from Thomas and Hutton Engineering to purchase Town
property
6. Discussion and possible action on the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park
pier extension project
7. Request from The Harbor Entrepreneur Center for financial support
8. Discussion of and possible action to amend Chapter 38 of the Town
procurement code to allow for “pay as you go” financing
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
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
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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
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 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 May 6, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Recognition of the Mount Pleasant Special Olympics Powerlifting and
Swim Teams
4. High level overview presentation of the Recreation Department
5. Program/projects update
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.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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