Town Council

Town of Summerville Council Meeting Council Chambers - Annex Building – 200 South Main Street Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 6:00 p.m. **Masks are required in Town buildings. Your temperature will be taken upon arrival.** The meeting will be livestreamed from the Town’s web site: www.summervillesc.gov AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - Councilman Terry Jenkins 3. Proclamations 4. Special Presentations 5. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings a. Town Council meeting minutes – April 8, 2021 b. Special Council Meeting – April 26, 2021 c. Special Council Meeting (Budget Retreat) – May 5, 2021 d. Standing Committee meeting minutes – May 10, 2021 6. Hearing for business license appeal of calculation of fees 7. Public Comment – For items on the May 13, 2021 Town Council meeting agenda only 8. Petitions a. Petition by Thomas M. Ervin to annex Dorchester Co. TMS# 136-00-00-105, located at 908 Central Avenue and totaling approximately one (1) acre. Currently zoned CG General Commercial in Dorchester County and will be zoned G-B General Business, upon annexation into the Town of Summerville’s municipal limits. (Council District 1) Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation for approval at their meeting on April 19, 2021. Planning and Development Committee voted to move the item to full Council with a recommendation for approval at their May 10, 2021 meeting 9. Pending Bills and Resolutions: a. Second and final reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 8 – Businesses, Section 8-33 – Purpose and Duration to change the calendar end date from May 31 to April 30. Town Council Agenda – May 13, 2021 b. Second and final reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 8 – Businesses, Appendix A, 8.7 NAICS 524127-Insurance Companies for Article I, Article II, and Article III so that license taxes for insurance companies shall now be due and payable on or before April 30 in each year. c. Second and final reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 16 – Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article I – In General, by adding a new Section 16-18 – Home Detention, to provide for a home detention program as an alternative to incarceration in certain cases in the Town of Summerville. 10. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions a. First reading of an ordinance to adopt an operating budget for the Town of Summerville, SC for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022. b. First reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 14 – Fire Prevention and Protection to change the chapter title to “Public Safety.” c. First reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-42 – Appointment of Officers. d. First reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-44 – Board of Trustees of Firefighter’s Insurance and Inspection Fund e. First reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 14 to add Article III entitled “Police Department” to include new Section 14-49 – Composition and new Section 14-50 – Appointment and Removal of Officers f. First reading of an ordinance to authorize the Mayor or Town Administrator to execute a quit-claim deed to Mary Jo Swanson for all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, a 0.11 Acre of land lying adjacent to South Laurel Street and TMS# 137-06-08-009 shown as Parcel A in Square 24 on Detmold’s Plan in Summerville. g. First reading of an ordinance to authorize the Mayor or Town Administrator to execute a quit-claim deed to Berniece G. Ball A Life Estate for all that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, a 0.28 Acre of land lying adjacent to South Laurel Street and TMS# 137-06-08-003 shown as Parcel B in Square 24 on Detmold’s Plan in Summerville. h. First reading of an ordinance to rezone TMS#136-00-00-117, located at 123 Harvest Way, approximately 4.97 acres, and owned by William H. and Laura Ashley White, from PUD, Planned Development District, to GR-2, General Residential. (Council District 4) Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation for approval at their meeting on April 19, 2021. Planning and Development Committee voted to move the item to full Council with a recommendation for approval at their May 10, 2021 meeting. i. First reading of an ordinance to authorize and establish the “Summerville Open for Business Program” to encourage economic development and private investment in the Town of Summerville, South Carolina, and other matters related thereto. Planning and Development Committee voted to move this item to full Council with a recommendation for approval at their meeting on May 10, 2021. Town Council Agenda – May 13, 2021 j. First reading of an ordinance to establish a Business License Tax Incentive Program to encourage business development and expansion in the Town of Summerville, South Carolina, amending the Town’s Code of Ordinances to incorporate such amendments and other matters related thereto. Planning and Development Committee voted to move this item to full Council with a recommendation for approval at their meeting on May 10, 2021. 11. Miscellaneous a. Consideration of donation of Saul Alexander Playground equipment to Alston Middle School and the Alston Heritage Group b. Consideration of approval of the 2021 CDBG Annual Action Plan c. Consideration of a license agreement with the Office of the Adjutant General for the use of the property adjacent to the Jerry Blackwell Sports Complex 12. Public Comment - Open 13. Executive Session: Personnel, legal and contractual matters a. Personnel matter related to Board of Architectural Review open seat b. Personnel matter related to Finance Department c. Personnel matter related to Town policy regarding face masks in Town facilities d. Legal matter related to Employee Handbook e. Receive legal advice regarding removal of bridge over ditch on Allison Lane f. Legal matter related to 207 East 5th North Street and 215 East 5th North Street properties g. Contractual matter regarding sale of Town owned real property described as follows: 213 W. Second St. South – TMS# 137-07-04-007; 208 Cedar St., TMS# 137-07-04-005; 210 W. Richardson Ave., TMS# 137-07-04-002. 14. Other Business a. Action to be taken by Council related to Executive Session 15. Adjourn