Council Members

District 1:  Terry Graham

District 2:  Charlene McGriff

District 3:  Billy Mosteller, Secretary

District 4:  Jose Luis

District 5:  Steve Harper, Chair

District 6:  Allen Blackmon

District 7:  Brian Carnes, Vice-Chair

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County Administrator

Dennis E. Marstall

 

County Attorney

Ginny L. Merck-Dupont

 

Clerk to Council

Sherrie Simpson


September 11, 20235:15 PM

101 North Main Street

Lancaster, SC 29720


 

LANCASTER COUNTY COUNCIL

County Council Chambers, County Administration Building, 101 North Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29720

 

AGENDA

 
     
1.Call to Order / Executive Session / Items Requiring a Vote Following Executive Session
a.Two Items:

 

1.   Receipt of legal advice subject to the attorney-client privilege

      regarding the Issuance of Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds.

 

2.   Receipt of legal advice subject to the attorney-client privilege 

      regarding an Economic Development discussion: Project E3.

2.Welcome and Recognition - Chairman Steve Harper - 6:00 p.m.
3.Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation - Council Member Allen Blackmon
4.Approval of the Agenda
[deletion and additions of non-substantive matter]
5.Citizens Comments

[Lancaster County Council welcomes comments and input from citizens who may not be able to attend Council meetings in person. Written comments may be submitted via mail to ATTN: Sherrie Simpson, Post Office Box 1809, Lancaster, SC, 29721, by email to Sherrie Simpson at ssimpson@lancastersc.net or by online submission by selecting the "Citizens Comments" quick link located on the County website homepage at https://www.mylancastersc.org/. Comments must be no longer than approximately 3 minutes when read aloud. Comments received will be acknowledged during the Citizens Comments portion of the meeting. Comments will need to be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Please use the same link above in order to submit input/comments for Public Hearings. *Please note that any handouts presented to Council or Council Boards and Commissions become an official part of the record and a copy is attached to the legal minutes for the meeting.]

6.Consent Agenda
[Items listed under the Consent Agenda have previously been discussed by Council and approved unanimously. As such, these items are normally voted on as a group through a single vote rather than with a Council vote for each individual item. However, any Council member may remove any item on the Consent Agenda for individual discussion and vote]
a.Approval of Minutes from the February 12, 2020 Lancaster County Trail Advisory Committee Meeting
b.Approval of Minutes from the August 16, 2023 County Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
c.Approval of Minutes from the August 28, 2023 County Council Regular Meeting
d.3rd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1862 regarding Rezoning Property Located at 165 Brooklyn Avenue from MDR To NB (Applicant Barby Barchu)

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Official Zoning Map Of Lancaster County To Rezone Approximately 0.30 Acres (TM# 0081H-0C-013.00) Located At 165 Brooklyn Ave, From Medium Density Residential (MDR) District To Neighborhood Business (NB) District. - Planning Department Case Number: RZ-2023-0739. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0 and staff also recommended approval of the rezoning request. Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023  County Council Meeting. Passed 7-0 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Allison Hardin

e.3rd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1863 regarding Rezoning Property Located at 1743 Lynwood Drive from INS to MDR (Applicants Ronald Woods and Rev. Matthew Alexander on behalf of Grace-Lynwood United Methodist Church)

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Official Zoning Map Of Lancaster County To Rezone Approximately 5.819 Acres (TM# 0087G-0C-004.00) Located At 1743 Lynwood Dr, From Institutional (INS) District To Medium Density Residential (MDR) District. - Planning Department Case Number: RZ-2023-0831. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0 and staff also recommended approval of the rezoning request. Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. Passed 7-0 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Allison Hardin

f.3rd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1867 regarding Amending the County Code Relating to Parliamentary Procedures for Council Meetings

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Lancaster County Code, Relating To Parliamentary Procedures For Council Meetings To Provide For The Committee Of The Whole And Ad Hoc Committees In Order To Comport With Existing Lancaster County Practices And Procedures. - Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. Passed 7-0 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Dennis Marstall / Ginny Merck-Dupont

7.Non-Consent Agenda
a.1st Reading of Ordinance 2023-1874 regarding Approval of the Issuance of Certain Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance Authorizing Lancaster County, South Carolina,  To Enter Into A Base Lease And Conveyance Agreement And An Installment Purchase And Use Agreement Each Between The County And Lancaster County Public Facilities Corporation; Approving The Form And Terms Of A Trust Agreement Between Lancaster County Public Facilities Corporation And Regions Bank, As Trustee, In Connection With The Issuance Of Certain Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds (Lancaster County Project) In One Or More Series; Consenting To The Issuance Of Such Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds;  Providing For An Exemption From The County’s Procurement Code; Delegating Authority To The Chairman Of County Council And The County Administrator, Or Either Of Them Acting Alone, To Approve And Determine Certain Matters; And Other Matters Relating Thereto- Dennis Marstall / Frannie Heizer / Brian Nurick

b.Public Hearing and 3rd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1846 regarding Establishing a Policy and Procedure for Naming Rights

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance Establishing A Policy And Procedure For Naming County-Owned Properties Or Structures. - At the April 11, 2023 Council Meeting, 1st Reading was Postponed until the June 12, 2023 County Council Meeting. At the June 12, 2023 Council Meeting, 1st Reading was Postponed until the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. 1st Reading Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. 2nd Reading Passed 7-0 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Dennis Marstall / Chris Clouden

c.Public Hearing and 3rd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1868 regarding Amending the Lancaster County Code Related to the Residency Requirement for Certain Management Positions

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Lancaster County Code Related To The Residency Requirement For Certain Management Positions - Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. Passed 7-0 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Dennis Marstall

d.2nd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1873 regarding an Easement for Duke Energy Located on Aviation Boulevard

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Approve An Easement Grant To Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Upon Real Property Owned By Lancaster County And Located At 286 Aviation Boulevard Bearing Tax Parcel Number 0066-00-027.00 And To Authorize County Officials To Take Such Actions As Are Necessary To Effectuate The Grant Of The Easements And To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Ordinance. - Passed 6-1 at the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting (Allen Blackmon Opposed). - Dennis Marstall

e.Resolution 1244-R2023 regarding an Inducement Resolution for Economic Development Project E3

Resolution Title: A Resolution To State The Commitment Of Lancaster County To Enter Into A Fee Agreement With Project E3 Including The Provision Of Special Source Revenue Credits; To Express The Willingness Of Lancaster County To Enter Into A Conveyance Agreement With Project E3 For The Conveyance To Project E3 Of Certain Property; To Provide The General Terms Of The Fee Agreement; And To Provide That This Resolution Is An Inducement Resolution For Purposes Of The Fee In Lieu Of Tax Simplification Act; And To State The Commitment Of Lancaster County To Place Property Owned Or Leased By Project E3 In A Multi-County Park. - At the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting, the Resolution was Postponed until the September 11, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Brian Fulk

f.1st Reading of Ordinance 2023-1866 regarding Approval of a Fee In Lieu of Tax and Incentive Agreement with Project E3 Providing for the Payment of a Fee-In-Lieu of Taxes and the Provision of Special Source Revenue Credits

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Authorize And Approve The Execution And Delivery Of A Fee In Lieu Of Tax And Incentive Agreement Between Lancaster County, South Carolina And Project E3 Providing For The Payment Of A Fee-In-Lieu Of Taxes And The Provision Of Special Source Revenue Credits; To Express The Intention Of Council To Provide Monies To The Economic Development Fund; To Approve A Property Conveyance Agreement Relating To The Conveyance Of Approximately 16.62 Acres Of Real Property Owned By Lancaster County And Located In The Lancaster Business Park To Project E3 Or An Entity To Be Designated By It; And To Provide For Other Matters Related Thereto. - At the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting, the 1st Reading was Postponed until the September 11, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Brian Fulk

g.Public Hearing and 1st Reading of Ordinance 2023-1869 regarding Rezoning Property Located at 2458 Mineral Mining Road, Kershaw, from Light Industrial (LI) to Agricultural Residential (AR) District (Applicants Charles and Ruth Strunk)

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Official Zoning Map Of Lancaster County To Rezone Approximately 6.60 Acres (TM# 0098-00-037.01) Located At 2458 Mineral Mining Road, Kershaw, From Light Industrial (LI) District To Agricultural Residential (AR) District. - Planning Department Case Number: RZ-2023-1197. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-2;  however, the Planning staff recommended denial of the rezoning request. - Ashley Davis

h.Public Hearing and 1st Reading of Ordinance 2023-1871 regarding Amending the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) related to Chapter 2, 5, and Chapter 10 to add Auction House as a Conditional Use

 

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”) Chapters 2, 5, And 10 To Include A New Use Definition For “Auction,” To Create “Auction” As A Conditional Use, And To Establish The Conditions For The Use, On The Effective Date Of This Ordinance - Planning Department Case Number: UDO-TA-2023-1163. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-1. - Ashley Davis

i.1st Reading of Ordinance 2023-1875 regarding Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend Ordinance No. 2023-1849, Relating To The Appropriation Of Funds And The Approval Of A Detailed Budget For Lancaster County For The Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2023 And Ending June 30, 2024 (FY 2023-2024), To Further Provide For Revenues And Expenditures During The Fiscal Year; And To Provide For Matters Related Thereto. - Dennis Marstall

8.Discussion and Action Items
a.Public Notice and Citizen Comment Period for the U.S. Department of Justice Grant for the Lancaster County Sheriff's Department
b.Nomination and Approval of Appointments to the Indian Land Consolidated Fire Commission
  • Richard Vander Kaay to fill an initial term that would end on 12/31/2024 (Previous Pleasant Valley Fire District Fee Board Member)
  • Heather Burford to fill an initial term that would end on 12/31/2024
  • Mark Edward Scheiring to fill an initial term that would end on 12/31/2024 (Previous Indian Land Fire District Fee Board Member)
  • Brian Endres to fill an initial term that would end on 12/31/2026 (Previous Pleasant Valley Fire District Fee Board Member)
9.Status of items tabled, recommitted, deferred or held
a.HELD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 MEETING - 2nd Reading of Ordinance 2023-1864 regarding Amending the Unified Development Ordinance Related to Section 6.5 Street Classification and Design)

Ordinance Title: An Ordinance To Amend The Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”) Sections 4.4.1 (Cluster Subdivision Overlay District), 6.14 (Road Construction Standards), And 10.4 (Definitions), All Pertaining To Street Definition And Design, On The Effective Date Of This Ordinance - Planning Department Case Number: UDO-TA-2023-0975. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-0 and the Planning staff also recommended approval of the text amendment. Passed 7-0 at the August 14, 2023 County Council Meeting. At the August 28, 2023 County Council Meeting, the 2nd Reading was Postponed to the September 25, 2023 County Council Meeting. - Allison Hardin

10.Adjournment

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