Mayor Russ Touchberry Council Members: Aaron Brown Tiffany Johnson-Wilson Richard G. Waring, IV Kima Garten-Schmidt Bob Jackson Matt Halter  Town. Administrator Lisa Wallace Town Clerk Beth Messervy Town Attorney G.W.] Parker  1847 ERVILLES  @  TOWN of SUMMERVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  June 13, 2024  ATTENDANCE  Present: Mayor Russ Touchberry, Councilmembers Kima Garten-Schmidt, Aaron Brown, Tiffany Johnson-Wilson, Matt Halter and Richard G. Waring, IV. Bob. Jackson was absent. Also in attendance were' Town. AdministratorLisa Wallace, Town Attorney GW: Parker, and Town Clerk Beth Messervy. A quorum was: met. Public and press were duly notified. The meeting took placei in Council Chambers at  200 South Main Street and was livestreamed from the' Town's website.  CALLTOORDER  Mayor Touchberry called the meeting to order at 6:00pm on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Councimember  Matt Halter gave thei invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.  EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION  Mayor Touchberry recognized Brandon Yeager, the Parks and Recreation Department's) Facilities Manager, for his hard work and dedication to thel Parks and Recreation Department.  PROCLAMATIONI PRESENTATIONS  Mayor Touchberry presented proclamations honoring Dr.. Adrian Fox, the! Summerville High School Girls  Softball Team State Champions, Juneteenth, and Bike/Walk Summerville Month.  WEB SITE PRESENTATION  Chris Makowski, the Town's Public Information Officer, presented the newly revamped Town of  Summerville Economic Development webs site.  PUBLIC: HEARING  Mayor Touchberry opened the public hearing for the municipal budget for fiscal year. July 1,2 2024-J June 30,2025. There being no comments from thej public, Mayor Touchberry closed this part oft the meeting.    Town Council Meeting Minutes- June 13, 2024  Page 2  APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS  Mr. Waring made a motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to approve the minutes ofthe May 9, 2024 Council meeting, the June 3, 2024 Special Council Meeting, and the. June 10, 2024 Standing Committee meetings. The motion carried unanimously, and thei minutes were accepted into record.  PUBLIC COMMENT - JUNE 13,2024 AGENDA ITEMS would change the character oft the neighborhood.  Troy Long spoke in opposition of the proposed rezoning of twoj parcels on Wylie Street. He stated that it David and. Jabria Boccabella spoke in opposition oft thej proposed rezoning oft two parcels on Wylie Street. Mr. Boccabella stated that the plans show 6 visitor spaces for 71 townhomes, meaning that there would be  visitors parking on their street. PETITIONS No petitions) for. June.  PENDING BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 2025. The motion carried unanimously.  Mr. Brown made ai motion, seconded' by) Mr. Halter, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to adopt an operating budget for the' Town of Summerville for the fiscal year running July 1, 2024-J June 30, Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded' by Ms. Johnson-Wilson, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 2, Section 2.3.6.A- Encroachments; Chapter 4, Section 4.2.5-1 Frontage Encroachments; Chapter 13, Section 13.7.1 - Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Johnson-Wilson, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 3, Section 3.3- Table of Permitted Uses and Section 3.4.5.E- Tobacco/Tobacco Alternatives Sales Store; Chapter 15, Section Mr. Halter made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend the Summerville Unified: Development Ordinance, Chapter 9-Lighting, Section 9.3 - Design Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 13, Section 13.7.2- Building Permit and Section 13.7.3- - Certificate ofOecupancyOcupaney Permit. The motion carried Ms. Garten-Schmidt made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Waring, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 14, Section 14.2.4- Notice ofViolation and 14.2.5-] Failure to Correct Violation. The motion carried 5-1 with Ms. Johnson- Mr. Waring made a: motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to give second and final reading to an ordinance to amend Chapter 6- Building and Building Regulations; Article I; Division 2- Construction and Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals; Section 6-61, to allow, in addition to citizens, those: individuals who own a business and/or real property or individuals with a unanimous vote of Council, to serve. as a  Zoning/Development Permit. The motion carried unanimously.  15.3-Definition ofTerms. The motion carried unanimously.  Standards. The motion carried unanimously.  unanimously.  Wilson voting in opposition.    Town Council Meeting Minutes- June 13, 2024  Page3 3 unanimously.  member oft the Construction and Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The motion carried  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ANDI RESOLUTIONS  Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to give first reading to an ordinance to first reading ofan ordinance to amend the' Town of Summerville Code of Ordinances Chapter 2, Article II, Division 3, Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Halter, to deny first reading of an ordinance to rezone TMS#s 130-14-13-001 and -002, located at 110 and 112 Wylie Street, totaling approximately one acre, and owned by Wendy G. Taylor, from GR-5, General Residential (5 units/acre), to N-MX, Neighborhood  Section 2-98(b) - Addressing Council. The motion carried unanimously.  Mixed-Use (Council District 1). The motion carried unanimously.  MISCELLANEOUS unanimously.  Mr. Waring made a1 motion, seconded' by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to approve the State Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee'srecommendations for 2024 funding to organizations. The: motion carried Town Engineer Bonnie Miley explained that the Arbor Walk HOA: requested ai three way stop sign on Goldfinch and Dolphin Drive, because residents are concerned with the speeding there. She reported that the Summerville Police Department did a speed study there, but that the findings did: not warrant a stop sign for traffic calming purposes. Some discussion followed. Ms. Garten-Schmidt made ai motion, seconded byl Ms.. Johnson-Wilson, to approve the requested stop signs and crosswalk at the intersection. Mr. Browni made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Waring, to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with First Citizens Bank fort the sponsorship and naming rights oft the splash pad at Doty Park. The motion Ms. Johnson-Wilson: made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Waring, to accept the agreement with Gilbert and Lee Construction for boring under the' Town's parking garage as related to the renovation of118 West Richardson Avenue. Some discussion followed. Ms. Johnson-Wilson withdrew her motion. Mr. Halter made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to accept the agreement with an indemnification clause protecting the' Town against damage to thej parking garage. The motion carried unanimously. Ms. Garten-Schmidt made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to accept a quit claim deed from P.R. Properties of Summerville, LLC conveying aj portion ofTrolley Rd. Extension which will be repaved by Dorchester County and brought up to standards. Once that portion ofTrolley Rd. Extension is accepted by the Town, the Town will bei responsible for maintenance. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, toj postpone the quit claim deed from the SCDOT for aj portion of West 2nd South Street inl between Main Street and Central Avenue until the. July  The motion carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  meeting. The motion carried unanimously.    Town Council Meeting Minutes - June 13, 2024  Page 4  PUBLIC COMMENTS (open)  Mayor Touchberry opened thei floor for public comments on any topic.  Andrew Price, Executive Director of the Summerville Orchestra, spoke on the different concerts and activities that the organization has had over thej past year, as well as al look into the future. Dr. Showalter Johnson read a statement about Dr. Adrian Fox, recommending Dr. Fox for aj proclamation.  EXECUTIVE SESSION:  Mr. Waring made a1 motion, seconded by Ms. Johnson-Wilson, to enter into Executive Session to discuss Personnel matter: related to appointments to Construction and Code Board of Appeals The motion carried unanimously, and Council entered into Executive Session at 7:02pm. Council reconvened at 7:28pm. Town Attorney GW: Parker stated no action was taken inl Executive  a. b. C.  Personnel matter related to Town Administrator search Personnel matter related to thej position ofl Building Official  Session when Council met to discuss:  a. b. C.  Personnel matter: related to' Town Administrator search Personnel matter related to thej position of Building Official  Personnel matter related to appointments to Construction and Code Board of Appeals  OTHER BUSINESS:  Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmid, to instruct the Town Administrator search committee to take the list of applicants down to 3: finalists. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Halter made ai motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to appoint the following to the Construction and Code Board of Appeals: Chris Ackerman, Steve Hatton, Carlos Federico Martinez, Edward Tupper, Paul Lawton, Todd Wilson, and! Mark Watson. The motion carried 5-0, with Ms. Johnson-Wilson recusing Ms.. Johnson-Wilson made ai motion, seconded by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to affirm the Town Administrator's recommendation ofRebecca Brown tol bet thel Building Official, moving Don Brown to thel Deputy Building Official position, effective the first pay period ofJuly 2024. The motion carried  herself from the vote.  unanimously. ADJOURN:  Mr. Waring made ai motion, seconded' by Ms. Garten-Schmidt, to adjourn. The motion carried  unanimously, and thel Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:30pm.  Respectfully Submitted,  APPROVED:  / T9  PAuMpeRVp Beth Messervy, Town Clerk  Russ' Touchberry, Mayor