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TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 6, 2019 MINUTES Attachment 1—HUD Income Requirements Present: Joseph Wren, Chair, Roy Neal, George Gates, DeAudre Gregg, John McNeill, Kathy Smith, Rodly Millet. Absent: Peter Lehman, Tripp Cuttino. Staff: Jeff Ulma, Brad Morrison, Liz Boyles, Michele Canon, Hillary Repik, Kevin Mitchell, Austin Rutherford, Lynnette Lynes Mr. Wren called the meeting to order at 11:00 am. 1. Approval of the Agenda Mr. Millet moved for approval of the agenda. Ms. Smith seconded the motion. All in favor. 2. Public Comment Period There being no comments, Mr. Wren continued with the agenda. 3. Review of the Draft Comprehensive Plan, including issues and public comments Ms. Boyles reviewed the draft plan. She stated that some information on affordable housing was distributed at the beginning of the meeting (attachment 1). She stated that this is the income information that Housing For All—Mount Pleasant is using as well. Ms. Boyles reviewed the location of the proposed hubs with the Commission. The Commission discussed financial resiliency and asked that some updated information be provided for reference in the Comp Plan similar to what was done for transportation (page 4-41). Mr. Ulma briefly reviewed the current budget figures with the Commission. They discussed the possibility of having incentives to encourage commercial redevelopment, affordable housing, etc.  Special Planning Commission February 6, 2019 Page 2 of 3 Mr. Morrison reviewed the Mobility Element with the Commission. Ms. Gregg discussed the need for affordable housing to decrease the number of outside trips. Mr. Neal asked if there are a number of BCDCOG or SCDOT funded transportation projects that are not funded and how this would affect the Town. Mr. Morrison stated that there are several projects that do not have funding identified at this time such as the eastern portion of I-526. Mr. Neal asked if the projected slow- down of revenue would affect the amount of transportation impact fees. Mr. Morrison answered that the recently increased impact fees might not necessarily discourage a developer from building as it could be financed over a matter of time, but the amount of impact fees available during a given year could be impacted. He stated that the Finance Division regularly reviews these trends. Mr. Neal asked how to move forward and what recommendations can be made when many of these decisions are made by Town Council based on available funding. Mr. Wren stated that following the transportation portion of the plan, the land uses would be reviewed. He suggested that the Commission should make their recommendations after a complete review of the draft plan. Ms. Gregg asked about the extension of Longpoint Road and what this would entail. Mr. Morrison answered that there would be a realignment and connector road from US17 to Rifle Range Road, crossing Billy Swails Blvd. The Commission convened for a short break at 12:13 pm and reconvened at 12:23 pm. Mr. Gates referred to 4-2 table and what information was included. He expressed concern with crash information in regard to additional future bike and pedestrian pathways. Mr. Morrison answered that he would provide some additional information for the Commission at their next meeting. Mr. Wren asked about adaptive traffic signals. Mr. Morrison answered that adaptive signals are on US17 and will soon be installed on Coleman Blvd. He stated that there are adaptive signals on Longpoint Road as well. He stated that all roadways would be migrated to the adaptive signals. Ms. Boyles reviewed the network plans with the Commission.  Special Planning Commission February 6, 2019 Page 3 of 3 The Commission discussed the need for a cultural arts center and suggested that it could be incorporated with the Charleston County/Town property. Ms. Repik gave a brief description of how stormwater is managed within the Town. Ms. Boyles discussed adding a water management network that would better address the issue of Stormwater, sea level rise, flooding, water quality, etc. The Commission agreed that this should be included. Ms. Boyles reviewed the land use categories and what the goals are for each one. Mr. Millet suggested that the height plan should be reviewed. Ms. Smith suggested that the height would be reviewed in context of the special area plans. Ms. Boyles stated that if desired, a recommendation could be made to review the height plan in relation to the special area plans and land uses. Mr. McNeill agreed and suggested that this would include design requirements such as setbacks. 4. Confirmation of next meeting date/time – February 13, 2018 11-2:00 pm Mr. Wren stated that the Commission would focus on the land uses at the next meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm. Submitted by, L. Lynes SpPlanComsn02062019