Spartanburg
County Council met on
In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, notice of this meeting was provided in advance to the local news media and other interested parties.
I.
Chairman Horton called the meeting to order.
Invocation was rendered by Chaplain Jerry Clevenger. Honorable Dale Culbreth led in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
II.
No
presentations were scheduled. Chairman
Horton expressed his thanks and appreciation to Honorables Steve Parker, Frank
Nutt, and Ken Huckaby for their years of service. Mr. Parker expressed his appreciation to
Administration and Staff for their help during his term on Council. Mr. Britt also expressed his appreciation to
the other Council Members for their public service. Mr. Nutt expressed his thanks and
appreciation to
III.
A. Chairman Horton declared open a public hearing to consider an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement and an Infrastructure Finance Agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Echostar DBS Corporation with respect to certain economic development property in the county, whereby such property will be subject to certain payments in lieu of taxes and Echostar DBS Corporation will receive certain infrastructure credits in respect of its investment in related infrastructure; and other matters related thereto. No one appeared, and the matter was closed.
B.
Chairman Horton called open a public hearing to
consider an Ordinance amending
Spartanburg County Ordinance No. O-06-05
IV.
No appearances were scheduled.
V.
Economic Recruitment and Development Committee – (Honorable David Britt, Chairman)
A.
Motion made by Mr. Britt to adopt a Resolution
authorizing the execution and delivery of an inducement and millage rate
agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and the owner of
the industrial project known as Project
Littlejohn, whereby, under certain conditions, Spartanburg County will
execute a fee in lieu of tax agreement with said owner with respect to said
project in the county, whereby the project would be subject to certain fees in
lieu of taxes; and providing for related matters. Motion seconded by Mr. Nutt and carried. Project Littlejohn is a code name being used
for first reading. This company is being
recruited, and there are some matters that have not been concluded. The company will be identified before second
reading. This is about an $11 million
investment and about 30 jobs.
B. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render first reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in lieu of tax agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina and the owner of the project known as Project Littlejohn with respect to certain economic development property, whereby such property will be subject to certain payments in lieu of taxes; and other matters related thereto. Motion seconded by Mr. Nutt and carried.
C. Motion made by Mr. Britt to adopt a Resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of an Inducement Agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Liberty Property Limited Partnership, whereby, under certain conditions, Spartanburg County will provide certain infrastructure credits with respect to public infrastructure investment in respect of the establishment of an industrial and business park in the county; and providing for related matters. Motion seconded by Mr. Huckaby and carried.
D. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render first reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of an Infrastructure Finance Agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Liberty Property Limited Partnership, in respect of the establishment of an industrial and business park in the county; and providing for related matters. Motion seconded by Mr. Huckaby and carried.
E. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render first reading to an Ordinance to develop a jointly owned and operated industrial and business park in conjunction with Union County, such industrial and business park to be geographically located in Spartanburg County and established pursuant to Sec. 4-1-170 of the South Carolina Code of Laws 1976, as amended; to provide for a written agreement with Union County to provide for the expenses of the park, the percentage of revenue application, and the distribution of fees in lieu of ad valorem taxes to the counties and relevant taxing entities; and to permit a user fee in lieu of ad valorem taxation. (Liberty Property Limited Partnership) Motion seconded by Mr. Nutt and carried.
Public Health and Human Services Committee (Honorable Johnnye Code Stewart, Chairman)
A.
Ms. Kathy Rivers, Interim Director, CED,
presented information in reference to a Resolution amending Resolution R-04-04
for the purpose of supporting the Housing Authority of the City of
Personnel and Finance Committee (Honorable Ken Huckaby)
A.
Captain Mark Barry, Sheriff’s Office, presented
information in reference to a request from School District One to create two
additional School Resource positions.
Lieutenant Kingsmore, Sheriff’s Office, and Dr. Goodwin, District One
Schools, were also present. One of the
Resource Officers will be place at
B. Mr. Stan Halliday, McAbee, Talbert, Halliday & Co., presented the results of annual financial audit (fiscal year 2006). The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the Auditors’ Communication Letter, and the presentation are included in backup.
C. Updated financial and personnel vacancy reports were received.
Recreation Committee – (Honorable Jeff Horton, Chairman)
A.
Mr. Jeff Hardee, Parks and Recreation Commission
Chairman, presented a Parks and Recreation Commission Update. Mr. Parker stated that our Parks and
Recreation Department will now be more independent and more public. More public and private funds will be joined
together to better our Recreational facilities in
Public Safety and Judiciary Committee – (Honorable Rock Adams, Chairman)
A.
Mr. Chris Story presented information in
reference to authorizing
B. Information received regarding activities of the Building Codes Department.
Land Use Committee (Honorable David Britt, Chairman)
A. Updated Planning Department Reports on Development Activity were received.
A. Information received regarding activities of the Public Works Department.
VI.
A. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render third reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of an amendment to a lease purchase agreement between Spartanburg County and Milliken & Company, so as to extend the initial investment period to ten years for investments in excess of the initial commitment. Motion seconded by Mr. Adams and carried.
B. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render second reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in lieu of tax agreement between Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as lessor, and Blue Ridge Log Cabins, LLC; and other matters relating thereto including, without limitation, payment of a fee in lieu of taxes and granting certain infrastructure credits to Blue Ridge Log Cabins, LLC. Motion seconded by Mr. Huckaby and carried.
C.
Motion made by Mr. Britt to render second
reading to an Ordinance to amend the jointly owned and operated
D. Motion made by Mr. Britt to render third reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in lieu of tax agreement and an infrastructure finance agreement by and between Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Echostar DBS Corporation with respect to certain economic development property in the county, whereby such property will be subject to certain payments in lieu of taxes and Echostar DBS Corporation will receive certain infrastructure credits in respect of its investment in related infrastructure; and other matters related thereto. Motion seconded by Mr. Nutt and carried.
E.
Motion made by Mr. Huckaby to render second
reading to an Ordinance amending the
Fiscal Year 2006-2007
VII.
No items scheduled.
VIII.
All resolutions, ordinances,
agreements, petitions and related documents which were read and approved by
Council at this meeting for the financing of certain industrial or similar
revenue bonds or notes, are incorporated in these minutes by reference as if
fully set forth herein. The reference is
to all such documents showing execution by the county on the date of this
meeting included in the office of the Clerk of Court for
IX.
Mr. Breed stated that a couple of
months ago, several employees decided to do a countywide philanthropic
fundraiser for
X.
Motion made by Mr. Britt to approve minutes of
XI.
Meeting adjourned.
By:______________________________
Jeffrey A. Horton, Chairman
Attest:
__________________________
Deborah C. Ziegler
Clerk to Council