VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIS MEADOWS SID CATES PAYNE

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1 County of Greenville, South Carolina County Council Minutes JUNE 18, 2013 JUNE 18, 2013 MINUTES GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6:14 p.m. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, notice of the meeting date, time, place and agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the County Square and made available to the newspapers, radio stations, television stations and concerned citizens. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIRMAN BOB TAYLOR LOTTIE GIBSON VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIS MEADOWS SID CATES JOE DILL FRED PAYNE JOE BALDWIN DAN RAWLS JIM BURNS BUTCH KIRVEN XANTHENE NORRIS COUNCIL MEMBER(S) ABSENT: LIZ SEMAN STAFF PRESENT: JOE KERNELL, County Administrator MARK TOLLISON, County Attorney JOHN HANSLEY, Deputy County Administrator THERESA KIZER, Clerk to Council REGINA MCCASKILL, Deputy Clerk to Council JEFF WILE, Assistant County Attorney PAULA GUCKER, Assistant County Administrator, Public Works SANDRA YUDICE, Assistant to the County Administrator BOB MIHALIC, Governmental Relations Officer SHANNON HERMAN, Assistant to the County Administrator GENE SMITH, Executive Director, Recreation District OTHERS PRESENT: NONE CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bob Taylor INVOCATION Reverend Dr. Virgil Sullivan NJ Brockman School of Theology PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Item (4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES ACTION: Councilor Meadows moved to approve the June 4, 2013 County Council minutes. Motion carried unanimously by all County Council Members present.

2 Item (5) PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) FY 2014 Budget for Greenville County A public hearing was held for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding an ordinance to adopt the County of Greenville Fiscal Year Budget. There being no speakers, Councilor Meadows declared the public hearing closed. (b) FY 2015 Budget for Greenville County A public hearing was held for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding an ordinance to adopt the County of Greenville Fiscal Year Budget. There being no speakers, Councilor Meadows declared the public hearing closed. (c) Greenville County Library/FY 2014 Budget A public hearing was held for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding an ordinance to approve the appropriation of funds for the Greenville County Library System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014; and to authorize the annual Ad Valorem property tax millage levy for library purposes. There being no speakers, Councilor Meadows declared the public hearing closed. (a) Greenville County Recreation District Dissolution A public hearing was held for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding the proposal to dissolve the Greenville County Recreation District and accept the District s transfer of its assets and liabilities to the County of Greenville, South Carolina. Wayne McCall, 121 Williams Road, Travelers Rest appeared in favor of the proposed Hoyt Bynum, 211 N. Main Street, Simpsonville - appeared in opposition to the proposed Allen Smith, 111 Trade Street, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Wryley Bettis, 103 Jackson Street, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Chris Bailey, 50 Airpark Court, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Brown Garrett, 316 S. Main Street, Simpsonville - appeared in opposition to the proposed Jan Williams, 6 Crabapple Court, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Belle Coxe-Mercado, 315 Riverside Chase Circle, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Amanda Somers, 222 N. Main Street, Greer - appeared in opposition to the proposed Perry Eichor, Almond Circle, Simpsonville appeared in opposition to the proposed Judy Albert, 5 Meadow Springs Lane, Greer appeared in opposition to the proposed Pat Taylor, 311 Poplar Lane, Greer appeared in opposition to the proposed There being no further speakers, Councilor Meadows declared the public hearing closed. Item (6) APPEARANCES Terry Hightower, 116 Mtn. View Lane, Marietta appeared regarding the River Falls Fire District Brenda Brooks, Blythe Shoals Road, Cleveland appeared regarding the River Falls Fire District Item (7) CONSENT AGENDA (a) Community Project Applications 1. Canebrake Fire Department / $4,000 - Training Site 2. Lake Cunningham Fire Department / $5,000 - Hydrant Installation 3. River Falls Fire Department / $55,500 - Demolition of Building and Asbestos Abatement 4. Berea Fire Department / $5,724 - Purchase Personal Protective Equipment 5. South Greenville Fire District / $8,000 - New Fire Station

3 6. Greenville County Recreation District / $18,000 - Para-cyclist Access to Swamp Rabbit Trail in Berea Community 7. Greenville County Recreation District / $7,000 - Kiosks and Signage at Gateway Park in Travelers Rest 8. Dunklin Fire Department / $4,000 - AED Upgrades & Replacements 9. Piedmont Fire Department / $4,000 - Department Building Renovations 10. Altamont Forest Sewer / $16,930 - Sewer and Drainage 11. Boiling Springs Fire District / $22,949 - Thermal Imaging Camera 12. Duncan Chapel Fire Department / $9, Enforcer Foam Fire Extinguishing System 13. Historic Preservation Commission / $31,834 - Historic Preservation Projects (b) S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control /Lease Agreement Councilor Meadows moved to vote on Item (7) (a-11)separately in order for him to recuse himself. Without objection, Item (7) (a-11) would be voted on separately. Chairman Taylor stated of the $31,834 for Item (13) was to be used for Pelham Mill, which was overseen by Mr. Joe Kernell, County Administrator. ACTION: Councilor Dill moved to approve the remaining Consent Agenda Items. Motion to approve Item (7) (a 1-10, 12, 13) and (b) carried unanimously by all County Council Members present. Motion to approve Item (7)(a-11) carried with one written abstention (Meadows). Item (8) RESOLUTION (a) Greenville County Recreation District Dissolution ACTION: Councilor Meadows moved for adoption a resolution for the purpose of dissolving the Greenville County Recreation District and accepting the District s transfer of its assets and liabilities to the County of Greenville, South Carolina. ACTION: Councilor Rawls moved to hold the item because citizens did not understand the proposed dissolution. Councilor Baldwin stated although there was discussion on the matter during a previous meeting, County Council did not currently understand the full implications of the proposed. Councilor Payne asked in lieu of holding the item, if it were possible for an educational discussion to be held during the present meeting. Motion to hold was denied by a roll call vote of five in favor (Cates, Dill, Baldwin, Meadows, Rawls), six in opposition (Payne, Burns, Taylor, Norris, Gibson, Kirven) and one absent (Seman). Councilor Kirven stated after researching the proposed, he realized the divergence began years ago between the cities and the County s various recreation programs. He stated the proposed dissolution would position the parks and recreation system of the entire County on a sound footing. He stated a lack of understating made the proposed seem onerous. He stated it would benefit the cities and the County. He then suggested everyone in attendance attend the next Greenville County School Board meeting to oppose the School District s upcoming proposed tax increase. He stated he would be voting in favor of the proposed dissolution of the Recreation District. Councilor Meadows asked Mr. Kernell to address the amount of the tax increase. Mr. Kernell stated the current millage for Greenville County was about 47 mils,

4 the Recreation District s portion was 4.7 mils, with 0.1 mils of that being used toward debt service. He stated citizens would not receive the perceived 9% increase in property taxes, they would potentially notice a 2.0% tax increase. Councilor Baldwin stated Greenville County had control of 47 mils of the budget, increasing the millage by 4 mils was in fact a 9% tax increase. He did not agree with raising citizens taxes by 9%. Councilor Burns stated the proposed resolution would not set millage. The proposed was revenue neutral until August/September when millage was set. He stated the proposed resolution was a procedural vote to accept the assets and liabilities of the Recreation District. He stated in moving forward, there would be an opportunity to help increase citizen understanding of the proposed. Councilor Payne stated merging the Recreation District with Greenville County was a win-win situation. He stated city residents had improved access to County recreation services at lesser fees. Councilor Dill stated currently if you were not a citizen of the City of Greer, you would not be able to rent Greer City Hall Park without an additional fee. He also questioned why the Chamber of Commerce was involved in the matter. He stated he planned on voting in favor of the proposed resolution. Councilor Gibson called the question. Without objection the question was called. The motion as presented carried by a roll call vote of nine in favor (Burns, Dill, Payne, Taylor, Meadows, Cates, Norris, Gibson, Kirven), two in opposition (Baldwin, Rawls) and one absent (Seman). Item (9) ORDINANCES THIRD READING (a) FY 2014 Budget for Greenville County ACTION: Councilor Meadows moved for adoption at third reading an ordinance to adopt the County of Greenville Fiscal Year Budget. Motion carried by a roll call vote of eleven in favor (Dill, Baldwin, Meadows, Cates, Burns, Taylor, Norris, Gibson, Rawls, Kirven, Payne) and one absent (Seman). (b) Greenville County Library / FY 2014 Budget ACTION: Councilor Meadows moved for adoption at third reading an ordinance to adopt the County of Greenville Fiscal Year Budget. Item (10) ORDINANCES SECOND READING (a) Zoning Ordinances 1. CZ , Property of Brad Doyle located on Easley Bridge Road requesting rezoning from R-M20 and C-3 to O-D. The Planning Commission and Committee recommended approval. 2. CZ , Applicant Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, of property located at the North Pleasantburg Drive & Furman Hall Road intersection requesting rezoning from R-12, C-2 and S-1 to C-3. The Planning Commission and Committee recommended approval. ACTION: Councilor Norris moved to allow amendments at third reading.

5 Motion to amend carried unanimously by all County Council Members present. Motion as amended carried unanimously by all County Council Members present. 3. CZ , Property of Barbara Morris located on E. North Street requesting rezoning from R-M20 to C-1. The Planning Commission and Committee recommended approval. ACTION: Councilor Meadows moved to hold the item until the next County Council meeting. Motion to hold carried unanimously by all County Council Members present. 4. CZ , Property of William Hammond located on Woodruff Road requesting rezoning from C-1 to C-3. The Planning Commission and Committee recommended approval. Item (11) ORDINANCES FIRST READING (a) Zoning Ordinances Councilor Dill presented for first reading Zoning Dockets CZ through CZ Chairman Taylor referred the items to the Planning and Development Committee. (b) Donaldson Center Fire Service Area/FY2014 Budget Councilor Meadows presented for first reading an ordinance to provide for the millage rate to be levied by the Donaldson Fire Service Area. Chairman Taylor stated the item would remain on the floor until (c) Greenville / Anderson Multi County Industrial Business Park Agreement Councilor Meadows presented for first reading an ordinance to develop a jointly owned and operated industrial/business park (General Machine of Anderson, Inc.) in conjunction with Anderson County, such industrial/business park to be geographically located in Anderson County and established pursuant to South Carolina Code of Laws of 1976, as amended; to provide for a written agreement with Anderson County providing 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; to provide that job tax credits allowed by law be provided for businesses locating in said park; and to permit a user fee in lieu of Ad Valorem taxation within said park. Chairman Taylor stated the item would remain on the floor until (d) River Falls Fire District / General Obligation Bonds Councilor Meadows presented for first reading an ordinance to provide for the issuance and sale of a not exceeding $950,000 Greenville County, South Carolina, General Obligation Bond (River Falls Fire District Project), Series 2013 ; to prescribe the purposes for which the proceeds shall be expended; to provide for the payment thereof; and other matters relating thereto. Chairman Taylor referred the item to the Finance Committee. (e) Greenville Technical College / General Obligation Bonds Councilor Meadows presented for first reading an ordinance to provide for the issuance and sale of not exceeding $25,000,000 Greenville County, South Carolina, General Obligation Bonds (Greenville Technical College Project), Series 2013e; to prescribe the purposes for which the proceeds shall be expended; to provide for the payment thereof; and other matters relating thereto.

6 Chairman Taylor stated the item would remain on the floor until Item (12) COMMITTEE REPORTS (a) Committee of the Whole (1) Removal of a Board Member / Historic Preservation Commission ACTION: On behalf of the Committee, Councilor Meadows moved to remove Mr. Tom Riddle from the Historic Preservation Commission due to excessive absences from board meetings, and ask the Clerk to include this vacancy in the next board cycle. Item (13) APPEARANCES Spencer Bennett, 9 Enoree Heights, Taylors appeared regarding rezoning Jim Hargett, 359 Reedy Fork Road, - appeared regarding law enforcement response time Item (14) ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT There was no Administrator s Report. Item (15) REQUESTS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS Councilor Payne reminded Council Members of the GCEDC meeting on Wednesday at 12:00 noon. He invited his colleagues to join the Committee for an overview session for new Advisory Committee members that would be working with them. Councilor Dill recognized his neighbors from the River Falls Fire District who had joined them for the meeting. He then wished Ms. Gibson a Happy Birthday. Chairman Taylor thanked his colleagues for the work that was done with the budget. He felt Greenville County would continue to have strong financial stability. He then thanked the County Administrator for coming up with a budget they could pass. Councilor Norris thanked staff for working closely with her and the community in regards to the proposed Walmart to be built at N. Pleasantburg Drive & Furman Hall Roads. Councilor Gibson stated last Friday, they kicked off the 107 Days of Non-Violence campaign. She thanked those who participated and supported their program. Item (14) ADJOURNMENT ACTION: Councilor Kirven moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 p.m. Motion carried unanimously by all County Council Members. Respectfully submitted: Theresa Kizer, Clerk to Council Disclaimer: This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality. American Legal Publishing Corporation provides these documents for informational purposes only. These documents should not be relied upon as the definitive authority for local legislation. Additionally, the formatting and pagination of the posted documents varies from the formatting and pagination of the official copy. The official printed copy of a Code of Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken. For further information regarding the official version of any of this Code of Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at American Legal Publishing Corporation techsupport@amlegal.com