Police, Judicial, Legal Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · August 5, 2019
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 2019
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
Minutes
Members Present: Mayor Will Haynie, Chair, Gary Santos, Joe Bustos, G.M.
Whitley
Staff Present: Eric DeMoura, Levica Kirvin, Chief Carl Ritchie, Christine
Barrett
Also Present: David Pagliarini, Corporation Counsel
Mayor Haynie called the meeting to order at 11:36am
1. Approval of Minutes from the July 1, 2019 meeting
Mayor Haynie asked that the minutes from July 1, 2019 meeting be
approved. Mr. Bustos made the motion for approval of the minutes;
seconded by Mr. Santos. Motion carried unanimously.
2. Public Comments
Steve Brock of 34 Hopetown Road read a notice from the newspaper
regarding a previous agenda item. He stated that agenda items need to be
clear and concise to ensure the public is receiving proper notice of what the
agenda item will address. He stated that speaking in plain language as
opposed to formal jargon will certify that the public is better informed. Mr.
Brock proposed having several Town employees read the public notice
before it is published in the newspaper to see if, based on what is to be
printed, they can convey what will be discussed at the meeting.
3. Police matters
No agenda items.
4. Judicial matters
No agenda items.
5. Legal matters
a. Progress update on efforts to provide more information on
council agenda
Mr. DeMoura stated that the Town goes above and beyond the
standard for providing information to the public; however, he stated that
there is always room for growth. Mr. DeMoura detailed that upon receiving
information from a citizen, Ms. Barrett devised an easier way for the public
to access information.
Ms. Barrett stated that starting with August 13, 2019 agenda, links will
be provided for the draft ordinances that will be coming up for
consideration during council meetings. Upon clicking the ordinance number,
citizens will be taken directly to the corresponding draft ordinance.
Mr. Santos inquired as to how citizens who do not have computer
access will be able to get that same information. Mr. DeMoura stated that
should that situation arise, the citizen could come to Town Hall and request
a printed copy of the information.
Mayor Haynie asked if an abbreviated description in layman’s terms
could be added to public notices and agenda items so that the public has a
better understanding of what is to be addressed.
Mr. Pagliarini stated that over the last 6-8 months in working on their
revisions, they have focused on titles and making them more readable and
finding a balance between providing too lengthy of a description versus not
enough information.
b. Update on legislation governing small cell technology
Mayor Haynie stated that after attending the Municipal Association
Conference in Greenville, he wanted to bring this matter to council’s
attention. He stated that if local discretion is limited, which bill H4262 would
do, it could negatively impact area aesthetics.
Mayor Haynie stated that Myrtle Beach was able to find a middle
ground with the utility companies and that he has forwarded a copy of
Myrtle Beach’s ordinance on to legal and Council members.
Mr. DeMoura stated that staff and legal spent a significant amount of
time fashioning an arrangement that would please the utility providers and
the Town only to find out about H4262 and how that could halt what they
had crafted.
Mr. DeMoura stated that they will continue to monitor the bill and
work with the Municipal Association.
c. Review of local and state laws governing tree trimming
around power lines
Mayor Haynie commended staff on issuing the stop work order and
working out an agreement with utilities.
Discussion ensued regarding tree trimming time frames and the potential it
would create for cuts to be less drastic.
Mr. Bustos stated that residents are expected to uphold certain
regulations regarding historic trees, yet Dominion acts on their own accord.
Mayor Haynie inquired from legal and Mr. DeMoura as to what role the
Town can play in avoiding this scenario come the next cycle of tree
trimming.
Discussion commenced regarding the path the Town has proposed.
d. Discussion and possible action with regard to the US Army
Corps of Engineers Crab Bank renourishment project
A picture was projected showing the narrow channel, at low tide, that
commercial and recreational vessels must stay within as well as Crab Bank,
the area for the proposed renourishment project.
The Army Corps of Engineers currently plans to dump 880,000 cubic
yards of dredged spoil in the Crab Bank area which could have significant
ramifications for the Town of Mount Pleasant. Council created a
$100,000.00 fund to hire an outside consultant to come up with a working
model to minimize the risk to the Town of Mount Pleasant, both for
commercial fleets in the federally regulated channel and Hog Island channel
for recreational boat traffic.
Mayor Haynie led a discussion regarding the model the Town’s
consultant came up with and the placement of the dredged spoil being
placed back where Crab Bank was originally positioned, not where it has
moved now as studies show the Bank moving 50 yards per year.
Mr. DeMoura stated that one of the main concerns is that the
placement of the dredged spoil will accelerate the connection between Crab
Bank and Hog Island which could create dire consequences for the
community and Crab Bank including establishing a land bridge which would
allow predators access to the Bank. A land bridge would also prevent
recreational boaters from being able to get out to the water and would
force them into a channel that is already congested, which ultimately
creates a safety issue.
The consulting group hired by the Town produced an alternative model
which was presented to the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps then
countered the Town’s proposal; however, new depth data has been
presented that needs to be reconsidered. The $100,000.00 allotment has
been exhausted and it would be an additional $20,000.00 to look at the
alternative placement offered by the Corps and revise the Town’s model
based on the new depth data information. Doing so would allow the results
to be presented to the US Army Corps of Engineers but would also put the
Town in a good position should additional action need to be taken. The
money could come from a current budget year line item that was allocated
for environmental and safety incidentals, which this matter would fall under.
Discussion ensued.
e. Executive Session to receive legal advice regarding Crab Bank
Mayor Haynie stated that rather than going into Executive Session, it
was the will of the Committee to direct the Town Administrator to confer
with legal to gather all potential legal options.
f. Post Executive Session
None.
6. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:10PM.
Minutes submitted by:
Jocelyn Campbell
August 6, 2019
Agenda
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Monday, August 5, 2019
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Bids and Purchases Committee 8:30 a.m.
Recreation Committee 9:00 a.m.
Education Committee 9:30 a.m.
Human Resources Committee 10:00 a.m.
Transportation Committee 10:30 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 11:15 a.m.
Finance Committee 12:45 p.m.
Economic Development Committee 1:45 p.m.
Planning and Development Committee 2:15 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Fire Committee
Public Services Committee
Water Supply 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 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
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Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 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 July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Award of lease-purchase financing for vehicles and equipment
4. Award of a contract for two (2) automated side load refuse trucks
5. Award of a contract for one (1) residential refuse packer
6. Award of a contract for athletic uniforms for the Town’s Recreation
Department
7. Award of a contract to remove and replace the Queen Street tennis
courts
8. Local Vendor Quarterly Report
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
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the June 4, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Discussion of field and facility rental fees
4. Program/projects update
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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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 2019
9:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Presentation on potential structure of a Town of Mount Pleasant Youth
Council
4. 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
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 2019
10:00 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 regarding staff recruitment and retention
4. 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
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 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 June 3, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Consideration of findings and recommendations regarding Stockdale
Street
4. Discussion of Long Point Road/Needlerush Parkway roundabout
5. Coleman Boulevard update
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.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 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 July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Police matters
No agenda items
4. Judicial matters
No agenda items
5. Legal matters
a. Progress update on efforts to provide more information on Council
agenda
b. Update on legislation governing small cell technology
c. Review of local and state laws governing tree trimming around
power lines
d. Discussion and possible action with regard to the US Army Corps of
Engineers Crab Bank renourishment project
e. Executive Session to receive legal advice regarding Crab Bank
f. 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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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, August 5, 2019
12:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Request for funding to support the National Medal of Honor Heritage
Center
4. Discussion and potential action regarding CARTA FY19-20 proposed
budget
5. Discussion and potential action regarding parking meters at
Memorial Waterfront Park
6. Approval of Mount Pleasant Waterworks State Revolving Fund series
ordinance authorizing a water and sewer system parity bond
evidencing a loan from the Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority
to the Town for sewer improvements
7. Review of Economic Indicators
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
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
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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, August 5, 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 July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Review of economic development impact of the National Medal of
Honor Heritage Center
4. Discussion of impact fee and business license fee rates
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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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, August 5, 2019
2:15 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the July 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Annexations
a. A-10-19: Rifle Range Road. Request to annex an approximately 0.017
acre tract of land located on Rifle Range Road, identified as being a
part of TMS No. 578-00-00-801 and depicted as New Right-Of-Way
Parcels #2 and #3 on a plat recorded by Charleston County ROD
Office in Plat Book L18, Page 0411.
4. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from the July 24,
2019 meeting
a. R-19-19: 1228 Melvin Bennett Road. Request to rezone one parcel
from R-1, Low Density Residential District, to OP, Office Professional
District. Also request to include subject parcel in the BOD, Boulevard
Overlay District. TMS No. 560-02-00-020
b. R-20-19: 1218-1220 Schirmer Avenue. Request to rezone one parcel
from NC, Neighborhood Commercial District, to R-1, Low Density
Residential District. Subject parcel is proposed to remain in the BOD,
Boulevard Overlay District. TMS No. 532-07-00-142
c. R-18-19: Patriots Point Road. Request to rezone from PD, Planned
Development District Ordinance, to WG-C, Cooper River Waterfront
Gateway District, a 30.32 acre portion of a larger 162.86 acre tract of
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land and amend the official building height Plan map to allow up to
80 feet in building height. TMS No. 517-00-00-001
d. Request approval of an impact assessment and conceptual plan of a
30.32 acre portion of a larger 162.86 acre tract of land, located on
Patriots Point Road, known as Patriots Annex. TMS No. 517-00-00-
001
5. Review and potential action regarding a proposed Development
Agreement for Patriots Annex
6. Referred from Town Council back to Planning Committee
a. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 156, Zoning Code, of the Mount
Pleasant Code of Ordinances by adding a new section entitled Short
Term Rentals. The purpose of this new section is to define and
regulate the use of residential units as short term rentals in order to
protect the integrity and character of the Town’s existing
neighborhood, as well as the health and safety of occupants of Short
Term Rental Units. (Ord. No. 19048)
b. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 156 of the Mount Pleasant Code of
Ordinances by adding language in Section 156.225(E) to allow
payment into the Tree Bank in lieu of planting when the amount
cannot be adequately accommodated on site. (Ord. No. 19051)
c. An Ordinance to amend the Town of Mount Pleasant Comprehensive
Plan 2009-2019 (2014 Update) Future Land Use Map pertaining to an
approximately 1.84 acre tract of land comprised of three parcels,
located at 1729 Halls Pond Road and 1740 and 1724 LaCannon Lane
and depicted on a plat recorded by the Charleston County ROD
Office in Plat Book S19, Page 0029 and Book W, Page 145, by
changing the land use recommendation from Community
Conservation to Commercial. (Ord. No. 19021)
7. Continued discussion of building heights in the Johnnie Dodds and
Chuck Dawley portions of the Boulevard Overlay District
8. Adoption: A Resolution providing for the addition of 125 Pitt Street to
the List of Historic Properties and Structures located in the Old Village
Historic District (Staff Report)
9. Update on Building Permit Allocation System (BPAS)
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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
www.tompsc.com
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