Minutes York County Council Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The York County Council met on the above date at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers,
Agricultural Building, 6 South Congress Street, York SC with the following members present: Britt Blackwell, Chairman; Joe Cox, Vice Chairman; William "Bump" Roddey, Chad Williams, Michael Johnson, and Curwood Chappell; Council member Bruce Henderson was absent; Also present were County Manager, Bill Shanahan; Assistant County Manager, David Larson;
Assistant County Manager, Anna Moore; County Attorney, Michael Kendree and Executive Assistant to the County Manager, Teria Sheffield.
Notice of the meeting was forwarded to members of Council, the news media, to staff, to the York County Library and all branches, to citizens requesting notification and posted to the county's web page.
Chairman Britt Blackwell called the meeting to order and Council member Michael Johnson led the invocation. Council followed with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Oath of Office for newly appointed Board and Commission Members Marc Howie - Economic Development Board
Appearances None
Public Forum Session (limited to thirty (30) minutes, two (2) minutes per person) (6:02pm) Alex Haefele, 3108 Lake Wylie Drive, Rock Hill, South Carolina appeared before Council in opposition to the proposed rezoning request by HMS River Stop LLC regarding property located at 3900 Mt. Gallant Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mr. Haefele expressed that the current convenience store located on the property was grandfathered in and that approximately eleven years ago a previous rezoning request to change the property from single family use to business use was denied by the Council. Mr. Haefele advised that he owns land surrounding the property and expressed concern regarding the impact that proposed rezoning could have on his investment.
Public Hearing(s) None
1. (6:04pm) Motion was made by Council member Michael Johnson and seconded by Council member William "Bump" Roddey to give 3'd reading to an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ORDINANCE AND OFFICIAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MAP(S) OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 2.01+/· ACRES of a 96+/·ACRE TRACT OF LAND (Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc, Applicant and Property Owner) LOCATED AT 2001 COLTHARP ROAD, IN THE FORT MILL COMMUNITY REFERENCED BY TAX MAP 6530000015P, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARD MAP(S), BY REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION (AGC) TO RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT II (RD·II). Motion Carried.
2. (6:04pm) Motion was made by Council member Chad Williams and seconded by Council member Joe Cox to give 3'd reading to AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHAPTER 151, SECTIONS 151.05, 151.23(A)(1 ), 151.24(B) and (K), 151.36(A), (B), (D), (M), (N), and (N)(3), 151.37(E), 151.39(B)(3), 151.52, 151.53, 151.54, 151.55, 151.56, 151.57, AND 151.58 IN ORDER TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AS MANDATED BY SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (SCDNR); TO PROVIDE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING; AND, TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. Motion carried.
New Business
1. (6:06pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member William "Bump" Roddey to approve a reduction in the amount of $30,081.00 to Change Order #2 (FINAL) with NCM Demolition for abatement of asbestos containing materials, fungal growth and lead·based paint at the York County Courthouse.
Motion carried.
2. (6:06pm) Motion was made by Council member Michael Johnson and seconded by Council member Chad Williams to accept the following roads into the county maintenance system:
Crystal Lakes II, Phase 2- Dalkeith Ave. (1096', 21 lots) Crystal Lakes II, Phase 2 - Lambrusco Point, (203', 4 lots) Crystal Lakes II, Phase 2 - Dantzler Court (654', 18 lots) Crystal Lakes II, Phase 2- Andreone Way (543', 12 lots) Crystal Lakes II, Phase 2- Challis Court (574', 6 lots)
The motion carried with a vote of 5 to 1. Council member Chad Williams, Council member Britt Blackwell, Council member William "Bump" Roddey, Council member Michael Johnson, and Council member Curwood Chappell voted in favor. Council member Joe Cox voted in opposition of the motion. Motion carried.
3. (6:11pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member Michael Johnson to give 1" reading to an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ORDINANCE AND OFFICIAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MAP(S) OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.58+/· TRACT OF LAND (HMS River Stop LLC,Applicant, HMS River Stop, LLC Property Owner) LOCATED AT 3900 MT. GALLANT ROAD, IN THE
ROCK HILL COMMUNITY REFERENCED BY TAX MAP 5860000117, ZONING AND
DEVELOPMENT STANDARD MAP(S), BY REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION I (RC-I)TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Ill (BD-111).
The motion carried with a vote of 5 to 1. Council member Chad Williams, Council member Britt Blackwell, Council member Joe Cox, Council member Curwood Chappell, and Council member Michael Johnson voted in favor. Council member William "Bump" Roddey voted in opposition of the motion. Motion carried. 4. (6:12pm) Motion was made by Council member Michael Johnson and seconded by
Council member Joe Cox to give 1 '' reading to an ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ORDINANCE AND OFFICIAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MAP(S) OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY REZONING APPROXIMATELY 13.71+/-TRACT OF LAND (Brian lagnemma and/or Keith Rains Applicant, Property Owner) LOCATED AT 930 Stone Village Drive, IN THE FORT MILL COMMUNITY REFERENCED BY TAX MAP 6500101001, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARD MAP(S), BY REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT I (RD-1). Motion carried.
5. (6:14pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member William "Bump" Roddey to approve reservation policy and cancelations policy regarding public usage of Ebenezer Park. Motion carried.
6. (6:15pm) Motion was made by Council member Chad Williams and seconded by Council member Joe Cox to authorize the application of and acceptance if awarded, a South Carolina Coordination Council grant in the amount of $100,000 to assist York County with site improvements for Project Pulcra II. Motion carried.
7. (6:15pm) Motion was made by Council member Chad Williams and seconded by Council member Michael Johnson to authorize the execution and delivery of a Fee In Lieu of Ad Valorem Taxes Agreement to provide a negotiated fee incentive to Project Rainbow and other related matters. Motion carried.
8. (6:15pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member William "Bump" Roddey to adopt the 2014-2015 Budget Calendar.
Motion carried.
9. (6:20pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member Chad Williams to authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for and accept if awarded a federal fiscal year Department of Public Safety 2015 Highway Safety Grant totaling approximately $161 ,000 for funding of personnel and necessary operating expenditures. There is no local match requirement for the grant. Motion carried. 10. (6:20pm) Motion was made by Council member Chad Williams and seconded by Council
member Joe Cox to ratify the submittal by the Sheriff's Office of a Department of Public Safety JAG Grant application and authorize to accept, if awarded a grant in the amount of $104,153 with a local grant requirement of 10 percent ($10,415) for the purchase of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System workstation. Motion carried.
11. (6:22pm) Motion was made by Council member Chad Williams and seconded by Council member Joe Cox to ratify the submittal by the Sheriff's Office of a Department of Public Safety JAG Grant application and authorize to accept, if awarded a grant in the amount of $15,000 with a local match requirement of 10 percent ($1,500) for the purchase of a new software program. Motion carried.
12. (6:22pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member Michael Johnson to approve contract for Riverview Rural Ta.x District to purchase in the name of York County approximately 1.16 acres of land for purposes of establishing a fire substation within its Fire Tax District. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
(6:23pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member Chad Williams to approve the Consent Agenda and approve the minutes of the January 6, 2014 Council Meeting. Motion carried.
Committee and Other Reports None
Council Member New/Non-agenda Comments
(6:23pm) Council member William "Bump" Roddey requested an update regarding potential sites for the Convention and Visitors Bureau and also provided favorable comments regarding attendance at the Annual MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on January 20, 2014.
(6:27pm) Council member Curwood Chappell requested a staff review regarding rezoning of inherited property.
(6:32pm) Council Chairman Britt Blackwell addressed the Council regarding upcoming C Funds allocations.
Executive Session:
(6:35pm) Motion was made by Council member Joe Cox and seconded by Council member Chad Williams to discuss the following items in executive session: Receipt of Legal Advice and Contractual Matters. Motion carried.
No action was taken after Council reconvened from Executive Session
