Health, Recreation & Events Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · July 6, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
11:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Minutes
Members Present: Gary Santos, Chair; Jake Rambo, G. M. Whitley
Staff Present: Eric DeMoura, Steve Gergick
1. Call to order
Mr. Santos called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
Ms. Whitley made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 5,
2021, meeting. Mr. Rambo seconded the motion. All were in favor.
3. Public Comments
None
4. Employee years of service recognition
Mr. Gergick recognized Ms. Jessica Smith for five years of service
with the Town in the Recreation Department.
Mr. Gergick recognized Ms. Melissa Estrada for 15 years of service
with the Town in the Recreation Department.
5. Program/projects update
Mr. Gergick introduced Mr. Greer Hanlon who organized a lacrosse
tournament that was held June 12 and 13 at Carolina Park.
Mr. Hanlon said he was with the Holy City Lacrosse Invitational and
Charleston Elite Lacrosse. He thanked Mr. Santos, Mr. Gergick, the
Recreation staff, Mr. Andy Weis, and Public Services staff for the support
of the tournament. He said boy’s tournament welcomed 32 teams with
640 players from numerous towns and had approximately 1,800
spectators. He said all the hotel rooms for the tournament were in Mount
Pleasant. He said they hope to be welcomed back for other events and
add a girl’s tournament.
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Mr. Gergick gave a program update. He said Flag Football was very
popular and did very well with over 400 people signing up. He said the
Senior Center participation numbers were down, but they expect by late
fall that will increase. He said that Summer Camps were going well and
continue until August 13. Mr. Gergick reviewed some of the upcoming
events.
Mr. Santos said the Culture, Arts & Pride Commission (CAP)
approved the commission of two murals at the Jones Center. He said
they are also launching a project to revitalize the sweetgrass basket
stands along Highway 17.
Mr. Gergick said some of the projects taking place were to finish the
design process on Carolina Park Phase III with construction to begin in
October or November and to begin building the baseball field at Cario
Middle School to allow Lucy Beckham High School use of the Town’s field
at Wando South. He said they also would begin the Memorial Waterfront
Park Phase III project and he shared the different elements. He said the
First Responders Monument was beginning construction that day.
Mr. Rambo asked if they were still waiting on South Carolina
Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to approve the use of the
Memorial Waterfront Park land.
Mr. Gergick said they are working with SCDOT to show them each
design element for the project. He also said that the renovation of the
Town Hall Track was under way.
Mr. Gergick said the CAP Commission had Mr. Frank Sonntag, a
member, pass away recently.
6. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Bedenbaugh, 7/6/21
Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex
Council Chambers or Committee Meeting Room
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Council Chambers – 1st Floor
Human Resources Committee 8:30 a.m.
Transportation Committee 9:00 a.m.
Planning and Development Committee 9:45 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 11:00 a.m.
Recreation Committee 11:45 a.m.
Committee Meeting Room – 3rd Floor
Economic Development Committee 12:45 p.m.
Finance Committee 1:30 p.m.
Water Supply Committee 2:15 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Bids and Purchases Committee
Education Committee
Flood Resilience Committee
Fire Committee
Public Services 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
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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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HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
8:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the January 4, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion of performance assessment for the position of General
Counsel
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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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the May 3, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Overview of traffic light sequencing
5. Update on the repaving of Pitt Street
6. Update – ongoing projects
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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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
9:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the June 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Old Business
a. A-07-21. Joe Rouse Road / Julius Robertson Road Request to
annex an approximately 9.05-acre tract of land comprised of two
parcels, located between Joe Rouse Road and Julius Robertson
Road and at the terminus of Hopkins Road in Covington at Park
West, identified by TMS No.’s 583-00-00-007, and –236, an
depicted on a plat recoded by Charleston County ROD Office in
Plat Book M47, Page 283.
b. R-06-21: Dunes West PD Amendment. Application to amend the
Dunes West PD, Planned Development District ordinance, to
incorporate into the PD an approximately 9.05-acre tract of land
comprised of two parcels located between Joe Rouse Road and
Julius Robertson Road and at the terminus of Hopkins Road in
Covington at Park West. Proposed is to designate the parcels
similar to Covington Phases 1 and 2, as DW-PD R-3 within the
PD, but to utilize the DW-PD R-1 minimum lot size and lot
coverage
5. Annexations
a. A-11-21: Snowden Road. Request to annex an approximately
0.35-acre tract of land located off Snowden Road, identified by
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TMS No. 556-00-00-318 and depicted on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book BB, Page 067.
b. A-12-21: 459 Gurley Street. Request to annex an approximately
0.35-acre tract of land located at 459 Gurley Street, identified by
TMS No. 556-00-00-316 and depicted on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book BB, Page 067.
c. A-13-21. 1224 Venning Road. Request to annex an approximately
0.45-acre tract of land located at 1224 Venning Road, identified
by TMS No. 562-14-00-024 and depicted on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book H, Page 026.
d. A-14-21. 1754 Snowden Road. Request to annex an
approximately 0.45-acre tract of land located at 1754 Snowden
Road, identified by TMS No. 556-00-00-317 and depicted on a
plat recorded by Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book BB,
Page 067.
e. A-15-21. 3804 Gardenhill Road. Request to annex an
approximately 1.0-acre tract of land located at 3804 Gardenhill
Road, identified by TMS No. 614-00-00-041 and depicted on a
plat recorded by Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book CC,
Page 006.
6. Review of Planning Commission Recommendations from the June
23, 2021 Meeting
a. Rezoning Case R-07-21. Request to rezone from OP, Office
Professional District, to AB, Areawide Business District, an
approximately 1.0-acre tract of vacant land located on the corner
of Highway 17 North and McKnight Road, identified by TMS No.
578-00-00-034. Parcel is located within the Sweetgrass Basket
Overlay District (SB-OD). There is no request to remove from
this designation.
b. Annexation Case A-10-21 and Zoning Case R-08-21. Request to
annex and zone Dunes West PD, Planned Development District,
an approximately 9.9-acre tract of land located between Joe
Rouse Road and Julius Robertson Road, identified by TMS No.
583-00-00-008 and depicted on a plat recorded by Charleston
County ROD Office in Plat Book T, Page 086. Proposed is to
designate the parcel DW-PD-R-3 within the PD, adhering to the
development standards utilized by Covington Phase 1 and 2.
7. Presentation of Draft Shem Creek Zoning District
8. 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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POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
11:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the May 3, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
b. Discussion and possible action regarding Mount Pleasant Code
of Ordinances Chapter 94, Parades, Demonstrations, Public
Assemblies and Picketing
5. Judicial matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
6. Legal matters
a. Discussion and possible action regarding the renewal of a lease
agreement with Charleston County regarding the Whilden Street
Library
b. Presentation on status of Patjens Lane removal from the Town
road system
c. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 42 titled DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES of the Mount
Pleasant Code of Ordinances related to the Building Official
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.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
11:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers - 1st Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee years of service recognition
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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
12:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room - 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the June 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Further discussion regarding the 1% fee that is paid to the Town
from Mount Pleasant Waterworks and implications for Economic
Development
5. Update on procurement of an economic development consultant
6. Discussion and possible action regarding a purchase of property
for economic development
7. Executive session regarding a purchase of property for economic
development
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
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
1:30 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room – 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the June 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and possible action regarding fees for towing services
5. Discussion and possible action regarding a purchase of property
for economic development
6. Executive session regarding a purchase of property for economic
development
7. 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.
8. 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 COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
2:15 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room - 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the June 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Executive Session - legal advice on the Memorandum of
Understanding between the Town of Mount Pleasant and Mount
Pleasant Waterworks
5. 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. Discussion and possible action to approve a one-year extension to
the Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Mount
Pleasant and Mount Pleasant Waterworks
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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