FINAL AGENDA

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

GENERAL SESSION

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

4:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order………………………………Honorable Jeff Horton, Chairman

II. Receive information and take desired action regarding various Boards and Commissions:

A. Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee

B. Building Code Board of Appeals and Adjustments

C. Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee

D. Cooley Springs/Fingerville Fire Service Area

E. Disabilities and Special Needs Board

F. Domestic Violence Board

G. Health Services District Board

H. Piedmont Community Actions

III. Receive information in reference to the new Spartanburg Veteran’s Clinic. (Gerald Kiehl, Spartanburg County Veterans Affairs’ Officer, to present)

IV. Report from Council’s Air Quality Advisory Committee and Presentation of Proposed FY08 Air Quality Program of Work (Mr. Don Woodward, Advisory Committee Chair, and Dr. Jeff Silliman, Vice-Chair, to present)

V. Adjourn

AGENDA

ECONOMIC RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. David Britt, Chairman

Hon. Jeff Horton, Member

Hon. Dale Culbreth, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

No items scheduled.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

PUBLIC HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order - Hon. Johnnye Code-Stewart, Chairman

Hon. Rock Adams, Member

Hon. O’Neal Mintz, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

No items scheduled.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

PERSONNEL and FINANCE COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. Dale Culbreth, Chairman

Hon. Johnnye Code-Stewart, Member

Hon. Tom Foster, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

A. Receive updated financial data and personnel vacancy report.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

LIVABILITY COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. Tom Foster, Chairman

Hon. David Britt, Member

Hon. Johnnye Code-Stewart, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

A. Receive information and take desired action on proposed Complete Streets Resolution. (Mr. Chris Story to present)

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

PUBLIC SAFETY and JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. Rock Adams, Chairman

Hon. Johnnye Code-Stewart, Member

Hon. O’Neal Mintz, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

A. Receive information regarding activities of Building Codes Department.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

LAND USE COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. Jeff Horton, Chairman

Hon. Tom Foster, Member

Hon. Rock Adams, Member

II. Matters before Committee

A. Receive Planning Department Reports on Development Activity.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

AGENDA

PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE

SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING

I. Call to Order- Hon. O’Neal Mintz, Chairman

Hon. Rock Adams, Member

Hon. David Britt, Member

II. Matters before Committee:

A. Receive information regarding activities of Public Works Department.

III. Other

IV. Adjourn

MAIN AGENDA

County Council Meeting

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007, 5:30 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, SPARTANBURG, SC

1. Call to Order.................…................…............... Hon. Jeff Horton, Chairman

Invocation ………………………………………….……... Rev. Tom Sawyer Gateway Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

2. Presentations:

A. Resolutions proposed by the Air Quality Advisory Committee recognizing local entities for special efforts and achievements in improving county air quality.

· Resolution recognizing the Williams Company’s Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation for investing in significant technological upgrades to improve local air quality.

· Resolution recognizing BMW Manufacturing Corporation for its methane gas recycling program which reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

· Resolution recognizing QS1 Corporation for constructing the largest U.S. Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) certified structure in South Carolina.

B. Resolution expressing recognition and appreciation for the pride and honor bestowed upon Spartanburg County by the achievements of the Landrum High School Baseball Team for winning the 2007 Class A State Championship Title. (Coach Henson and team to receive)

3. Conduct Public Hearings Pertaining to the Following:

A. To consider an Ordinance prohibiting loitering for purposes of soliciting prostitution or engaging in illegal drug activity in Spartanburg County.

B. To consider an Ordinance to prohibit the sale, manufacture, possession or delivery of certain drug paraphernalia in Spartanburg County.

C. To consider proposed adoption of an Ordinance authorizing an agreement for the development of a Joint County Industrial and Business Park by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and Union County, South Carolina and authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Easton Marketplace – Lan-Yair Redevelopment)

D. To consider an Ordinance to provide for a special property tax assessment for rehabilitated historic property in Spartanburg County.

4. Appearing Before Council:

A. National Weather Service to recognize Spartanburg County as a Storm Ready Community. (Doug Bryson, Coordinator, Spartanburg County Office of Emergency Management, to receive.)

5. Committee Reports:

(Committee Meetings to be held at 4:00 p.m.)

ECONOMIC RECRUITMENT and DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE –

Hon. David Britt, Chairman

No items scheduled.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE –

Hon. Johnnye Code Stewart, Chairman

No items scheduled.

PERSONNEL and FINANCE COMMITTEE - Hon. Dale Culbreth, Chairman

A. Receive updated financial data and personnel vacancy report.

LIVABILITY COMMITTEE - Hon. Tom Foster, Chairman

A. Receive information and take desired action on proposed Complete Streets Resolution.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE –

Hon. Rock Adams, Chairman

A. Receive information regarding activities of Building Codes Department.

LAND USE COMMITTEE - Hon. Jeff Horton, Chairman

A. Receive Planning Department Reports on Development Activity.

PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS and GROUNDS COMMITTEE –

Hon. O’Neal Mintz, Chairman

A. Receive information regarding activities of Public Works Department.

6. Old Business:

A. Render third reading to an Ordinance prohibiting loitering for purposes of soliciting prostitution or engaging in illegal drug activity in Spartanburg County.

B. Render third reading to an Ordinance to prohibit the sale, manufacture, possession or delivery of certain drug paraphernalia in Spartanburg County.

C. Render third reading to an Ordinance amending the Spartanburg County Unified Land Management Ordinance (ULMO), Ordinance No. O-99-015, as amended, to require the removal of signs from within the right-of-way of any highway, county road, or public road, to establish procedure for such removal and to make other editorial corrections.

D. Render second reading to an Ordinance authorizing the development of a Joint-County Industrial and Business Park in Spartanburg County in conjunction with Union County, a written agreement with Union County to provide for the manner by which expenses and revenues from such park will be allocated, and a written agreement with the City of Spartanburg relating to the allocation and payment of certain fee-in-lieu of tax revenues from said park. (Easton Marketplace – Lan-Yair Redevelopment)

E. Render second reading to an Ordinance to provide for a special property tax assessment for rehabilitated historic property in Spartanburg County.

7. New Business

No items scheduled.

8. Reading and approval of resolutions, ordinances, agreements, petitions, and other documents for the financing of certain industrial facilities through the issuance of Spartanburg County, industrial development or similar bonds or notes, or Fee-In-Lieu of Tax (FILOT) agreements.

9. Miscellaneous Council/Administrative Matters

10. Approval of Minutes: June 16, 2007 (Regular Meeting)

11. Adjourn