Transportation Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · November 30, 2020
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
1:30 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
MINUTES
Transportation Committee Presentation
Members Present: Mayor Will Haynie, Chair; Howard Chapman,
Kathy Landing, Brenda Corley
Staff Present: Brad Morrison (via teleconference), Eric DeMoura
1.Call to order
Mayor Haynie called the meeting to order at 1:30 pm.
2.Approval of Minutes form the October 5, 2020 meeting
Mr. Chapman moved for approval of the minutes; motion seconded by
Ms. Landing. Motion carried unanimously.
3.Public Comments
Jim Berg, 402 Patjens Lane, stated that he was representing the
property owners residing on Patjens Lane and the property owners are
interested in having the Patjens Lane right-of-way deeded to them to
prevent future parking issues.
Pamela Jouan-Goldman, 704 Gate Post Drive, provided an update relating
to her safety and flooding concerns on Long Point Road and asked staff to
keep Long Point Road in mind during upcoming conversations with the
South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) because it is clear
the road needs to be upgraded.
4.Update on Maritime Port District transportation improvements to
include the entrance at Hobcaw Creek neighborhood
Mr. Morrison provided an update on the Maritime Port District study,
stating that, based on the public information meeting, Hobcaw Creek
Plantation residents indicated a preference for the three-lane approach.
There are potential impacts to the sign and median at the entrance of the
neighborhood that can be resolved in the detailed design. Staff met with
the Homeowners Association (HOA) to discuss options and several
solutions appear to be obtainable, with one option to include a sidewalk
along Hobcaw Bluff Drive within the project. Staff is obtaining additional
survey data for the design of the sidewalk. Once a concept level design is
complete and approved by the HOA, the final design plans can be
completed, and the project construction scheduled to begin in June 2021.
Discussion between the Committee and staff regarding Maritime Port
District transportation improvements, to include the entrance at the
Hobcaw Creek Plantation neighborhood.
5.Discussion and possible action regarding a request from Patriots Point
Development Authority to abandon a portion of Patriots Point Road
right-of-way
Referring to a graphic, Mr. Morrison stated that a request from
Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) to abandon a portion of
excess right-of-way on Patriots Point Road was received on October 26,
2020. The area encompasses a portion of the old road right-of-way that
includes the entrance that was reconstructed in the early 2000s. The
Town does not need to retain the area and the area is not used by the
general travelling public.
Mayor Haynie asked Bob Howard, PPDA, to explain why Patriots Point is
requesting this portion of Patriots Point Road right-of-way.
Mr. Howard stated that PPDA has been in communication with a group
interested in building a medal of honor museum and the group is
interested in this area. The land was surveyed and this piece of land is
necessary to proceed with the negotiations.
Mayor Haynie asked for clarification that staff has determined there is no
public use for the right-of-way.
Mr. DeMoura replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Pagliarini referred to a graphic displaying state law requirements and
explained that if it is determined to be excess right-of-way and there is
only one property that abuts the area, it does not appear that a formal
process is needed and two (2) ordinance readings by Council would be
necessary for transfer of the deed.
Mr. Chapman moved to recommend to Town Council approval of
abandonment of a portion of Patriots Point Road right-of-way; motion
seconded by Ms. Corley. Motion carried unanimously.
6.Discussion and possible action regarding a request from property
owners to abandon Patjens Lane right-of-way
Mr. Morrison provided an overview relative to a request by the
residents on Patjens Lane for the Town to abandon the Patjens Lane right-
of-way. The residents are aware that the road would become private and
no public funds would be available for maintenance or improvements.
Mayor Haynie asked for clarification that the abandonment would include
anything that is currently public from the cul-de-sac to the Whilden Street
access.
Mr. Morrison replied in the affirmative.
Discussion between the Committee and staff regarding the request from
property owners to abandon the Patjens Lane right-of-way.
Discussion between the Committee and Mr. Berg, representative for the
Patjens Lane residents, regarding the request from property owners to
abandon the Patjens Lane right-of-way.
Mayor Haynie asked if the Committee was ready to move to Executive
Session.
Mr. Pagliarini referred to a presentation and explained the procedure on
how the right-of-way for Patjens Lane is different than the abandonment
procedure for Patriots Point Road. The interested parties are required to
petition the South Carolina Circuit Court to formally approve the
abandonment and closure. In most circumstances, this is done by the
requesting parties.
Discussion between the Committee and staff regarding how to proceed
with the request from property owners to abandon Patjens Lane right-of-
way.
Mayor Haynie stated that Executive Session was not necessary based on
the procedure the homeowners would need to follow to proceed with the
request.
7.Executive Session – Legal advice regarding a request from property
owner to abandon Patjens Lane right-of-way
[The Committee did not enter into Executive Session.]
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
[No action taken.]
9.Update – Ongoing projects
Mr. Morrison provided updates on the Patriots Point Gateway
Intersection Improvements, Billy Swails Boulevard 4B, US 17 to Long Point
Connector Road and the Park West Boulevard Widening projects.
Mr. Chapman asked what the anticipated schedule is for the project area
from the Park West Boulevard roundabout to Bessemer Road.
Mr. Morrison replied that he did not have the specific schedule for that
project area, but it is anticipated that the entire project is to be completed
in March 2021.
Discussion between Mr. Chapman and Mr. Morrison regarding updates
from the contractor and his discussion with the hospital regarding the Von
Kolnitz Road and Mathis Ferry Road project area.
Mr. Chapman requested for staff to contact East Cooper Hospital to help
expedite completion of the project.
Ms. Landing stated that the County has deferred the Highway 41 project
for one month so that the engineers can try to identify a more compatible
alternative in the Phillips Community and that includes addressing both
Horlbeck Creek and Colonnade turning issues.
Ms. Landing asked Mr. Morrison if the County was going to try and vote in
December.
Mr. Morrison replied that it is his understanding that nothing will be
presented in December.
10.Adjourn
With there being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
2:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Cathy Godsey
12/3/2020
Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meetings)
Recreation Committee 8:30 a.m.
Bids and Purchases Committee 9:15 a.m.
Fire Committee 9:30 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 10:00 a.m.
Water Supply Committee 12:30 p.m.
Special Town Council Meeting 1:00 p.m.
Transportation Committee 1:30 p.m.
Flood Resilience Committee 2:15 p.m.
Economic Development Committee 3:00 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Human Resources Committee
Planning and Development 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
be provided in accessible formats, and provided in languages other
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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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
8:30 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 October 5, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and possible action regarding a bird sanctuary at Rifle
Range Road Park
5. Discussion and possible action regarding parking at Memorial
Waterfront Park
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
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BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
9:15 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 November 2, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee years of service recognition
5. Award of contract for a Daycab road tractor for the Public Services
Department
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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FIRE COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
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 August 4, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Review of Accreditation Annual Compliance Report
5. Discussion of Automatic Aid Agreements
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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POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
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 November 2, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
5. Legal matters
a. Review of Town ordinance titled Chapter 41: Civil Emergencies
b. Discussion and possible action to amend Chapter 140 of the
Town of Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances entitled
Abandoned Watercraft
6. Judicial matters
a. Executive Session
Personnel matter – Committee will conduct interviews for
Municipal Judges
b. 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
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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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WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
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 October 5, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion of water quality in the Shem Creek watershed
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 TOWN COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, November 30, 2020, 1:00 PM
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment
III. Executive Session
Consideration of applications submitted to serve as Municipal
Judges
IV. Post Executive Session
Council 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.
V. 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
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
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 October 5, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Update on Maritime Port District transportation improvements to
include the entrance at Hobcaw Creek neighborhood
5. Discussion and possible action regarding a request from Patriots
Point Development Authority to abandon a portion of Patriots
Point Road right-of-way
6. Discussion and possible action regarding a request from
property owners to abandon Patjens Lane right-of-way
7. Executive Session – Legal advice regarding a request from
property owners to abandon Patjens Lane right-of-way
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. Update – Ongoing projects
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
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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
FLOOD RESILIENCE COMMITTEE
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
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 October 5, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Continued discussion regarding examples of comprehensive
community-wide mitigation efforts involving landscaping, rain
gardens, tree plantings, etc.
5. Continued discussion and update on process of examining a tiered
system for stormwater fees.
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
Monday, November 30, 2020
(December Committee meeting)
3:00 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 November 2, 2020 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Presentation regarding the Medal of Honor Museum and Heritage
Center
5. Review of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance Regional
Scorecard
6. Overview of economic development business successes in Mount
Pleasant
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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