MINUTES
January 25, 2010
Spartanburg
County Council met on Monday, January 25, 2010, in the
County Council Chambers, 366
N. Church Street, Spartanburg, SC,
at 5:30 p.m. The following attended: Honorable Jeff Horton,
Chairman; Honorables Michael Brown, O’Neal
Mintz, Jane Hall, Dale Culbreth, and Tom
Foster, Council Members; along with Glenn Breed, County
Administrator; and Edwin Haskell, County
Attorney. Honorable David
Britt was absent.
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. Nathan
McDowell, First Baptist Spartanburg Boy Scout Troop 5, led in reciting the
Pledge of Allegiance.
II.
A.
Motion made by Mr. Mintz to adopt a Resolution expressing
recognition and appreciation for the pride and honor bestowed upon Spartanburg
County by the dedicated service of Bobby
Joe Humphries to the Mayo Fire Department.
Motion seconded by Mr. Culbreth and carried.
B.
Motion made by Mr. Culbreth to adopt a
Resolution expressing recognition and appreciation for the pride and honor
bestowed upon Spartanburg County by the exceptional and meritorious service of Chief
John Hall, Chief Phill Jolley, Assistant Chief
Edward Cooley, Chief Eddie McNeill and Chief
Dale Worthy for their years of commitment to the Spartanburg County Fire
Prevention and Protection Advisory Committee.
Motion seconded by Mr. Mintz and carried. Chief Phill
Jolley was unable to attend.
III.
A.
Chairman Horton declared open a public hearing
to consider an Ordinance to authorize the execution and delivery of various
documents in order to fund a portion of the costs associated with the environmental
cleanup of property known as the Victor Mill project; to authorize the
execution and delivery of those documents in connection therewith; and other
matters relating thereto. Mr. Tom
McAbee, President, Victor Mill Community Association, expressed the gratitude
of the Victor Mill Community Association to members of County
Council for their support in the cleaning
up of the Victor Mill site, to Representative Harold Mitchell for seeking
federal funds, and to County
Administration for
their diligent work on this project.
They believe the Victor Mill site has potential for economic
development. The Victor Mill Community
Association requested authorization of the loan documents that are needed to fund
the clean up of the Victor Mill site.
The matter was closed.
B.
Chairman Horton declared open a public hearing
to consider an Application for special Public Event Exclusion from the Noise
Ordinance requested by Greer Dragway
from 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2010 until midnight for a drag race at 1792
Dragway Road, Greer. No one appeared, and the matter was closed.
C.
Chairman Horton declared open a public hearing
to consider an Application for special Public Event Exclusion from the Noise
Ordinance requested by Greer Dragway from
4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010 until midnight for a drag race at 1792
Dragway Road, Greer. No one appeared, and the matter was closed.
IV.
No appearances were scheduled.
V.
Economic Recruitment and Development Committee – (Honorable David
Britt, Chairman)
- Motion made by Mr. Horton to adopt Resolution
authorizing the execution and delivery of an Inducement Agreement by and
between Spartanburg County, South Carolina
and Cooper-Standard Automotive,
Inc., whereby, under certain conditions, Spartanburg County will
execute a fee in lieu of tax agreement for a project involving not less
than six million dollars ($6,000,000) investment and Spartanburg County
will provide an infrastructure tax credit.
Motion seconded by Mr. Brown and carried.
- Motion made by Mr. Horton to render first
reading to an Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in
lieu of tax agreement between Spartanburg County,
South Carolina,
and Cooper-Standard Automotive,
Inc.; and other matters relating thereto including without limitation,
payment of a fee in lieu of taxes and granting certain infrastructure
credits to Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. Motion seconded by Mr. Brown and
carried.
- Motion made by Mr. Horton to render first
reading to an Ordinance to amend the jointly owned and operated industrial
business park in conjunction with Cherokee
County,
dated as of April 20, 2009;
such industrial/business park being located in Spartanburg
County and established
pursuant to the South Carolina Code of
Laws of 1976 Section 4-1-170, et. sequitur, as
amended; to provide for a written agreement with Cherokee
County providing for the expenses of the park, the
percentage of revenue application, and the distribution of fees in lieu of
ad valorem tax to the counties and relevant taxing entities; and, to
provide that jobs tax credits allowed by law be provided for industries
locating in said park, and to permit a user fee in lieu of ad valorem
taxation. (Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.)
Motion seconded by Mr. Brown and carried.
- Motion made Mr. Horton to render first reading
to an Ordinance authorizing a Trust Indenture, Loan Agreement and Mortgage
up to $6,500,000 Spartanburg County Revenue Bonds (Country Club Road ALF,
LLC Project), Series 2010A and $800,000 Spartanburg County Revenue Bonds (Country Club Road ALF, LLC Project),
Taxable Series 2010B. The bonds to
be issued in this project shall be limited obligations of the county,
payable solely from the revenues and other amounts derived from the
project and shall not under any circumstances be deemed to constitute a
general obligation of the county.
The bonds do not and shall never constitute an indebtedness of the
county within the meaning of any state constitutional provisions or
statutory limitation and shall never constitute nor give rise to a
pecuniary liability of the county or a charge against its general credit
or taxing power. Motion seconded by
Mr. Brown and carried.
Public Health and Human Services Committee (Honorable Jeff
Horton, Chairman)
No items scheduled.
Personnel and Finance Committee (Honorable Dale Culbreth, Chairman)
A.
Mr. Cole Alverson, Program Evaluation Manager,
presented the FY 2009/10 2nd Quarter Capital Improvement Plan Status
Report. Presentation and Capital
Projects Status Report are included in backup.
No action was taken.
B.
Budget Presentation made by Mr. Glenn Breed. Presentation included in backup.
C.
Updated financial and personnel vacancy reports
were received.
Livability Committee – (Honorable Tom Foster,
Chairman)
No items
scheduled.
Public Safety and Judiciary Committee
– (Honorable Jeff Horton, Chairman)
A.
Updated
information received regarding activities of Building Codes Department.
Land Use Committee (Honorable Jeff Horton,
Chairman)
A.
Updated Planning Department Reports on
Development Activity were received.
Public Works, Buildings and Grounds Committee (Honorable O’Neal
Mintz, Chairman)
A.
Chairman Mintz presented information in
reference to a request from Renewable Water Resources regarding a proposed
Resolution endorsing the 2009 Upstate Roundtable’s 20 year strategic plan. On October 19, 2009 Mr. Glen
McManus, Director of Operations, Renewable Water Resources,
presented information in reference to the 2009 Upstate Roundtable Report
(20-year strategic plan). County Council
must approve all water and sewer projects.
Motion made by Mr. Mintz to adopt Resolution endorsing the 2009 Upstate
Roundtable’s 20 year strategic plan.
Motion seconded by Mr. Culbreth. Ms.
Hall stated that with the Appalachian Council of Governments this past week, it
was advised to table this Resolution from ACOG perspective until some other
further investigation could be done. Ms.
Hall recommended holding off on taking action on this item until hearing from the
ACOG committee as to how they feel about this Resolution. Mr. Mintz stated that he also serves on the
Appalachian Council of Governments, and he asked Mr. Dirk Reis, Appalachian
Council of Governments, immediately after the meeting what his thoughts were
regarding if Council should go ahead and pass this Resolution. Spartanburg
has such a very small part in the Enoree basin, Mr.
Reis suggested Council adopting Resolution.
The questions some of the Appalachian Council of Governments committee
had were referring mostly to Greenville
and possibly Pickens. Mr. Mintz also spoke
with Mr. Breed and Ms. Sue Schneider, General Manager, Spartanburg Sanitary
Sewer District. Ms. Schneider approved
passing this Resolution as long as everyone understands that County
Council does have the final approval on all
water and sewer projects. Mr. Breed
stated that for the record County Council
has the final say on any water and sewer projects. Ms. Hall stated that Spartanburg Sanitary
Sewer District does not come down into the Enoree
basin which feeds into the Woodruff and Enoree
area. Ms. Hall recommended holding until
further investigation is done on the Appalachian Council of Governments
level. Mr. Culbreth withdrew his second. This item will be carried over until
Appalachian Council of Governments states its position on this item.
B.
Information received regarding activities of the
Public Works Department.
VI.
A.
Motion made by Ms. Hall to render second reading
to an Ordinance to authorize the execution and delivery of various documents in
order to fund a portion of the costs associated with the environmental cleanup
of property known as the Victor Mill project; to authorize the execution and
delivery of those documents in connection therewith; and other matters relating
thereto. Motion seconded by Mr. Culbreth
and carried.
B.
Motion made by Mr. Brown to render second
reading to an Ordinance to repeal Ordinance O-09-20 relating to provisions for
False Alarms in its entirety. Motion
seconded by Mr. Culbreth and carried.
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 Spartanburg
County.
IX.
February Council meeting has been
moved to Monday, February 8, 2010.
X.
Motion made by Mr. Mintz to approve minutes of December 21, 2009 (Regular
Meeting). Motion seconded by Ms. Hall and
carried.
XI.
Meeting adjourned.
SPARTANBURG
COUNTY COUNCIL
By:______________________________
Jeffrey
A. Horton, Chairman
Attest:
__________________________
Deborah C. Ziegler
Clerk to Council