Finance Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · May 2, 2022
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Minutes
Members Present: Jake Rambo, Chairman;
Howard Chapman, Gary Santos
Brenda Corley
Staff Present: Eric DeMoura, Marcy Cotov
1. Mr. Rambo called the meeting to order at 9:38 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
Mr. Santos moved to approve; seconded by Ms. Corley. All present
voted in favor.
3. Public Comments
Howard Chapman – 824 Natchez Circle – A check was given to former
Council member, Thomasena Stokes-Marshall in the amount of
$25,000. Mr. Chapman received an email from Ms. Stokes-Marshall
asking if the money could be used to create a Foundation for the Senior
Center in her name. Mr. Chapman will also bring this item to the
Recreation Committee.
Lauren Collar, 309 Hobcaw Point – Ms. Collar stated that she was the
Hobcaw Point representative asking for the Committee to provide funds
for a study for the underground powerlines. She stated they lose power
often.
Fred Fabian, 202 Molasses Lane - Mr. Fabian presented the following
handout and asked for consideration to fund this study for underground
powerlines.
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Herb Sass, 413 Hobcaw Drive – Mr. Sass asked to please fund the study.
Beth Clifton, 1025 Cliffwood Dr. – Ms. Clifton stated that we are running
out of time, and the study needs to be done before all the trees are cut
down.
Ann Whittemore, 986 Lakeview Drive – Ms. Whittemore stated that she
has a beautiful live oak in front of her house and is requesting any help the
Town can give.
Linda Balzac, 422 Hobcaw Dr. – Ms. Balzac stated that she is the
President of the Homeowners’ Association and has been for ten years.
She asked the Town to move the mission along and stated that the older
neighborhoods like the Groves and Hobcaw have the most beautiful trees
around and wants to keep them.
Lee German,1020 Tall Pine Road - Mr. German stated that we need to
consider the power lines, poles, and cable companies. They lose power a
lot and asked if we could please push this along.
Rachel Isaac, 178 Hobcaw Drive – Ms. Isaac stated that there are
possible health side effects for above line power lines. She stated that no
definitive study has proved it, but there are possible risks. She also stated
that property values are lower with above ground lines.
Jane Deierlein, 1018 Lakeview Drive – Ms. Deierlein stated that she
wanted the feasibility study directed at directional drilling and not open
trench. She stated that it is more expensive, but she is afraid Dominion will
do open trench if the study goes through.
Caitlin Hammer, 1002 Lakeview Drive. Ms. Hammer supports the
feasibility study to protect their live oaks. She stated that she would like the
Town to work with Dominion for alternatives.
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4. Discussion and possible action regarding funding
Feasibility Studies for the undergrounding of powerlines in
neighborhoods
Mr. Santos moved to ask staff to participate in funding a feasibility
study for the undergrounding of powerlines in neighborhoods as
mentioned by our citizens (Hobcaw and The Groves); seconded by
Mr. Chapman.
There was discussion between Committee and staff.
Ms. Cotov presented the following slides.
There was discussion between committee and staff.
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All present voted in favor. Motion passed.
5. Adjourn
There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 10:07 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gina Artrip
May 2, 2022
Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Monday, May 2, 2022
Bids & Purchases Committee 8:45 a.m.
Public Services Committee 9:00 a.m.
Finance Committee 9:30 a.m.
Health, Recreation & Events Committee 10:00 a.m.
Human Resources Committee 10:45 a.m.
Fire Committee 11:00 a.m.
Police, Judicial & Legal Committee 11:15 a.m.
Budget Committee 12:30 p.m.
Water Supply and Resources Committee 1:30 p.m.
Economic Development Committee 2:15 p.m.
Planning Committee 2:45 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Flood Resilience Committee
Transportation Committee
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
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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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BIDS & PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
8:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Award of a Contract for Two Semi-Automated Residential
Packers
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.
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PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Presentation by Charleston County Environmental Management
regarding recycling
5. Overview of Town Waste Management Division
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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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
9:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and possible action regarding funding Feasibility
Studies for the undergrounding of powerlines in neighborhoods
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.
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HEALTH, RECREATION & EVENTS COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and possible action on a Recreation Capital Project
Referendum
5. Discussion and possible action on a Recreation Advisory
Commission
6. Program/projects update
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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HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
10:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and possible action regarding an amendment to
Section 30.34 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances entitled
Executive Session
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
FIRE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Review and approval regarding automatic aid agreements with
surrounding communities
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
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
11:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
5. Judicial matters
No agenda items
6. Legal matters
a. Discussion and possible action regarding an amendment to
Section 30.34 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances
entitled Executive Session
b. Discussion and possible action related to public comment
and allotted time during public meetings
c. Discussion and possible action on a proposed ordinance
regarding decorum during public meetings
d. Discussion and possible action regarding an amendment to
Section 51.092 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances
entitled Annexation for Sewer Service
e. Executive session for the receipt of legal advice related to the
proposed amendment of Section 51.092 of the Mount Pleasant
Code of Ordinances entitled Annexation for Sewer Service.
f. Post Executive Session
Committee may take action on any item, including any
subsection of any section, listed on an executive session
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agenda or discussed in an executive session during a
properly noticed 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
BUDGET COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
12:30 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the March 30, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Review and Recommendation of FY 2023 Budget Revenues and
Expenditures
5. Resolution making declaration of intent to enter into Lease
Purchase Agreements
6. Resolution to adopt the Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal
years 2023 through 2027
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
WATER SUPPLY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
1:30 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Mount Pleasant Waterworks updates
5. Discussion and possible action regarding an amendment to
Section 51.092 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances
entitled Annexation for Sewer Service
a. Executive session for the receipt of legal advice related to
the proposed amendment of Section 51.092 of the Mount
Pleasant Code of Ordinances entitled Annexation for Sewer
Service.
6. 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.
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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
2:15 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion regarding potential uses for Faison Road property
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
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Monday, May 2, 2022
2:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 4, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Annexations
A. A-9-22, 1533 West Palmetto Fort Drive. Request to annex a
parcel located at 1533 West Palmetto Fort Drive, identified
by TMS No. 577-14-00-008 and depicted as Lot 8 on a plat
recorded by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book
S15, Page 219
B. A-10-22, 1545 North Lakeshore Drive. Request to annex a
parcel located at 1545 North Lakeshore Drive, identified by
TMS No. 577-14-00-010 and depicted as Lot 2 on a plat
recorded by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book
BQ, Page 139.
C. A-11-22, 1549 North Lakeshore Drive. Request to annex a
parcel located at 1549 North Lakeshore Drive, identified by
TMS No. 577-14-00-011 and depicted as Lot 3 on a plat
recorded by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book
BQ, Page 139
D. A-12-22, 2309 Ruffin Road. Request to annex a parcel
located at 2309 Ruffin Road, identified by TMS No. 577-14-
00-009 and depicted as Lot 1 on a plat recorded by the
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book BQ, Page 139
5. Review of Planning Commission Recommendation from April 20,
2022 meeting
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A. R-07-22, Request to rezone the parcel located at 653 Bank
Street from R-1, Low-Density Residential District, to R-2,
Low Density Residential District. Subject parcel is
approximately 0.35-acres and identified by TMS No. 532-06-
00-198
B. R-08-22, Request to rezone the parcel located at 1498 Old
Rosebud Trail from R-1, Low Density Residential District, to
RC-2, Rural Conservation -2 District. Subject parcel is in the
Pepper Plantation Subdivision and consists of
approximately 2.50-acres and identified by TMS No. 615-00-
00-311. Parcel is not incorporated in the Pepper Plantation
PD, Planned Development District, there is no request to do
so at this time.
6. Update on Zoning Code Rewrite and Livability Division efforts
7. Executive session – Receipt of legal advice related to pending
litigation entitled WIN515 vs. Town of Mount Pleasant, Civil Case
No. 2021CP1005653 and 2021CP1005703.
8. 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.
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
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