City of Aiken, SC City Council Meetings, 25 Oct 2021

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City Council Meeting
October 25, 2021
7 PM

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
GUIDELINES
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

MINUTES:
1) Consideration of the Minutes for the Work Session and Regular Meeting of October 11, 2021

OLD BUSINESS: Further Consideration of:
1) Approval of Appointments and Discussion of Appointees.
2) Second Reading and Public Hearing of an Ordinance to Adjust the 2021-22 Budget to Include Additional Funding for the School Resource
Officer at Schofield Middle School.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF
AIKEN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021, AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.
3) Second Reading and Public Hearing of an Ordinance to Sell Property to SC Highway Department for Right of Way for U.S. 1 [Columbia Highway North] Bridge Replacement.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF AIKEN TO
CONVEY REAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

NEW BUSINESS: Consideration of:
1) First Reading of an Ordinance for an Installment Purchase Transaction to Finance the Municipal Building and Approve the Base Lease Agreement and Issuance of Bonds by the Aiken Public Facilities
Corporation.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF AIKEN, SOUTH
CAROLINA TO ENTER INTO AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE
TRANSACTION TO FINANCE THE COSTS RELATING TO THE
ACQUISITION AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW CITY HALL
FACILITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SUCH
TRANSACTION INCLUDING THE BASE LEASE AGREEMENT
AND THE INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AND USE AGREEMENT;
APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $6,000,000
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF INSTALLMENT
PURCHASE REVENUE BONDS BY THE AIKEN PUBLIC
FACILITIES CORPORATION; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING
THERETO.
2) First Reading of an Ordinance to Set the City Property Tax Millage Rate for Fiscal Year 2021- 22 Due to Reassessment.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021.
3) First Reading of an Ordinance to Annex Property Owned by the City of Aiken Located off Toolebeck Road.
AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF AIKEN CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE
CITY OF AIKEN AND TO ZONE THE SAME RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE- FAMILY ( RS- 6).
4) First Reading of an Ordinance to Annex Property at 614 Boardman Road and Zone it Residential Single- Family ( RS- 10).
AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX PROPERTY LOCATED AT 614
BOARDMAN ROAD AND TO ZONE THE SAME RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE- FAMILY ( RS- 10).
5) First Reading of an Ordinance to Annex 135 Springwood Drive and
Zone it Residential Single- family ( RS- 15).
AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX PROPERTY LOCATED AT 135
SPRINGWOOD DRIVE AND TO ZONE THE SAME RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE- FAMILY ( RS- 15),
6) First Reading of an Ordinance to Annex 1408 Moultrie Drive and Zone it Residential Single-family (RS-15).
AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1408
MOULTRIE DRIVE AND TO ZONE THE SAME SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL ( RS- 15).
7) First Reading of an Ordinance Approving Incentives Application for
Great Southern Homes for a 316 Unit Duplex Development off York
Street NE / US 1 North.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO.
08132018 OF THE CITY OF AIKEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, FOR
A PROJECT DEVELOPED BY GREAT SOUTHERN HOMES -
JESSE BRAY, PALOMINO OAKS (FORMERLY BUSHWILLOW
CIRCLE); APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INDUCEMENT AND INCENTIVE AGREEMENT; AND OTHER
MATTERS RELATED THERETO.
8) First Reading of an Ordinance Approving Incentives Application for
Jesse Bray for 146 Single Family Homes in Portrait Hills located on
University Parkway.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO.
08132018 OF THE CITY OF AIKEN CODE OF ORDINANCES, FOR
A PROJECT DEVELOPED BY JESSE BRAY - PORTRAIT HILLS;
APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDUCEMENT
AND INCENTIVE AGREEMENT; AND OTHER MATTERS
RELATED THERETO.
9) First Reading of an Ordinance to Sell Lot at 820 Barnwell Avenue NE to Kristen and Luis Galvan.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 820 BARNWELL AVENUE TO KRISTEN AND LUIS
GALVAN.
10) First Reading of an Ordinance to Sell Lot at 534 Newberry Street NW to Jose R. Cornejo.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 534 NEWBERRY STREET NW TO JOSE R.
CORNEJO.

PETITIONS AND REQUESTS:
none

INFORMATION
a) Issues and Updates.
b) Board of Zoning Appeals Minutes for March 23, 2021.
c) Design Review Board Minutes for July 29, August 3, and September 7, 2021.
d) Aiken Municipal Development Commission Minutes for September 14
and 22, 2021.
e) Engineering & Utilities Report for September, 2021.
f) Utilities Manager Report for September, 2021.
g) Public Services Department Report for September, 2021.

ADJOURNMENT

A

Good evening and welcome to the aitkin city council october 25th meeting we're going to call it to order at this time. That's right we're going to open with an invitation and a pledge, if you're so inclined, please feel free to stand with us as we give our invitation.

A

Let's pray, father, we're thankful for this day for this time disappointing for us to come together and tend to the business of our city. We just ask that your blessings would be upon everything. That's said and done in this meeting, that wisdom would be given to those who are in the position of making decisions. That would be the best for those we represent.

A

We ask your blessing and protection upon those who are protecting and serving on behalf of the city and the citizens they represent. We just ask that you would be with us tonight in your name. We pray, amen, amen, I'd like to ask chief ferranco. If you would come up and give us put chief good evening, mayor council.

A

With liberty and justice for all, thank you chief. That's a good picture on social media.

A

I want to go over our guidelines at this time. Meetings or public forums in which many opinions are expressed in the business of the sea must be conducted and, as such, discipline, honorable and professional decorum is paramount. Courteous and respectful communication is expected during public hearing all questions and statements from the public shall be directed to the chair. If you wish to speak, please raise your hand, and I will certainly recognize you. Please approach the podium and state your name and address in order to allow an opportunity for everyone who wishes to address counsel.

A

Speakers should limit their comments to the subject being discussed. Each speaker will be given five minutes to address an issue and may only address an issue once unless questions from counsel are opposed to the speaker, and with that we'll move down to additions and deletions to the agenda and I'll recognize our mayor pro tem pro tim price councilwoman.

B

Thank you, mr mayor, um with our agenda. For this evening october 25th. We have no additions or deletions um uh to our agenda items. So with that, I am moving that we approve the agenda as presented to aiken city council.

A

Very good, thank you. um Is there a second.

B

A second thank.

A

You councilwoman diggs all those in favor of the agenda as presented. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you. The minutes were distributed to council before our meeting, so they could review them this time. I would entertain a motion for the acceptance of the minutes and approval.

B

A

Thank you, councilwoman brawl. Is there a second.

B

Five seconds thank.

A

You councilwoman diggs, all those in favor of approving the minutes as presented. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

We moved down to old business, I'm I'm number one is approval of appointments and discussion of appointees and I will recognize our city manager. Mr stewart biedenbaugh good evening, mr b good evening.

C

Mayor and council uh we have the following: uh we are recommending uh council man waltz is recommending the reappointment of james finley to the building code, appeals committee, butch roberson to the general aviation committee, margaret copped, to the senior commission and uh councilwoman pro uh price is recommending the reappointment of leroy leroy myrick to the community development committee and councilman. Gerardo, is uh nominating and recommending scott truitt for appointment to the senior commission. All right.

A

Very good is there a motion for the approval of these nominations.

B

A

B

A

Councilwoman price made a motion, councilman seconded all right, all those in favor. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you. At this time we will take names to be considered for appointments at our next meeting.

A

Miss mayor, I'm going to reappoint josh stewart to the design review board all right. Thank you, councilman, any others.

A

Okay, I have three that I'd like to reappoint um to design review board mcdonald's law to general aviation royal robbins and to the planning commission, mr jason raven.

A

All right, very good: we move down to old business item number two. This is the second reading and public hearing of an ordinance to adjust the 2021-22 budget to include additional funding for the school resource officer at scofield middle school by title and ordinance amending the budget of the city of aitkin for the fiscal year beginning july, 1, 2021 and ending june 30th 2022..

A

Is there a motion approved? Thank you. Councilman jarrod was there a second.

B

A

Okay, thank you, councilwoman uh comments from staff. Thank you. um We.

C

Did have it in our budget, uh forty seven thousand three hundred and thirty dollars in uh a grant from the depart state department of public safety for a school resource officer at schofield.

C

uh Have the state uh is uh funding an additional thirty three thousand two hundred twenty dollars, which makes the grant of eighty thousand five fifty because of the extra thirty three thousand two hundred and twenty dollars. We must uh do a budget adjustment, and this is before you uh tonight uh for second and final reading. All.

A

Right. Thank you, mr bill. Any comments from the audience comments, questions from counsel hearing on all those in favor on second reading. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you. Moving down old business to item number three. This is the second reading and public hearing of an ordinance to sell property to south carolina highway department for right of way on us-1 columbia, highway, north bridge replacement by title and ordinance authorizing the city of aitkin to convey real property to the south carolina department of transportation. Is there a motion thanks.

B

A

Right, thank you. Councilwoman diggs is there a second.

B

A

Okay, thank you. Councilwoman price uh comments from staff. Thank you.

C

uh As we know, the dot is planning to replace the bridge over shaw's creek, which is a us-1 adjacent to the both the parcels that house, the existing water plant and the future water plant and as part of this reconstruction of the bridge, they uh are having to acquire several bits of right-of-way from property owners, including the city, in our case, a total of a little less than 87 hundredths of an acre, and they are offering us a total of six thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars for the two pieces on either side of the highway, and it is before you for second reading this evening.

C

A

Moon any comments from the audience, okay comments or questions from counseling hearing done all those in favor on the second reading. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

Moving down to new business, I'm number one.

A

This is the first ring of an ordinance for an installment purchase transaction to finance the municipal building and approve the base lease agreement and issuance of bonds by the aitkin public facilities corporation by title, an ordinance authorizing the city of aitkin south carolina to enter into an installment purchase transaction to finance the costs relating to the acquisition and equipping of a new city hall facility authorizing the execution and delivery of various documents relating to such transactions, including the base lease agreement and the installment purchase and use agreement approving the issuance and not exceeding six million dollars.

A

Aggregate principal amount of installment purchase revenue, bonds by the aiken public facilities corporation and other matters relating there too. Is there a motion so moved? Thank you. Councilman jarrod owes their second.

B

A

Okay, councilwoman diggs. Thank you comments from staff. Thank.

C

You in august of 2019 council approved an ordinance allowing the city to enter into this uh a to a purchase and sale agreement for property at 111 chesterfield street south that was formerly occupied by regions bank. This construction is substantial expected to be substantially complete in november, with a closing a real estate closing to follow.

C

We heard at our work session earlier that we had submitted out requests for proposals and we received the lowest responsive proposal that we're recommending, based on the advice of our financial advisor david cheatwood of first tryon and our bond council, gary pope of pope flynn, that we council consider passage of this ordinance, which would allow for a installment purchase revenue bond with sterling national bank as the lender at a 20-year term in the amount in an amount of six million dollars at a rate of 2.25 or two and a quarter percent uh no prepayment made uh in the first five years year.

C

Six through eight one percent prepayment penalty, and then uh after year, eight uh there is no prepayment penalty.

C

This fits within our annual debt service costs that we have, but that, with expected revenue from our franchise fee fund, which in this amount would be approximately hundred and seventy four thousand five hundred dollars a year, we will pay any closing costs that are uh uh accrued with cash on hand from that fund. So we will not be putting any of those costs rolling those into the loan, and we have david and gary here this evening, as council considers this the first reading all right.

A

Thank you, mr beasley. Any comments. Questions will count from the audience. Excuse me.

A

I know we covered some a lot of most of this in the work session, but any further comments or questions on council.

B

Just one quick question: man: yes yesterday, I noticed in this that um we have that atm lease that that we're still honoring regardless. How long does that go on.

C

I will need to confirm this, but I believe, if I remember correctly, it's it. It's we're about a year and a half to two years into a 10-year lease that has renewable options, but it would initially be a thousand dollars a month of revenue to the city. For that lease.

A

Okay hearing another all those in favor of first reading, please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

Moving down to item number two in our new business. This is the first ring of an ordinance to set the city property tax, millage rate for fiscal year, 2021-22 due to reassessment by title and ordinance to amend the millage rate for the fiscal year beginning july, 1 2021.. Is there a motion?

A

Thank you, councilwoman price! Is there a second.

B

Second, mr mayor, okay,.

A

Thank you, councilwoman um comments from staff. Thank.

C

You, ms council, is aware: aiken county completed reassessment of all county real estate earlier this year. They do this reassessment by state law around every five years. Our last reassessment was in 2016., aiken county provided us several weeks ago, the 2021 appraised and assessed values to use in our calculations for our city taxes. For this fiscal year in accordance with state law, we must review our tax rate and adjust the millage rate as applicable based on federal cpi and population growth. Our millage cap for increasing millage is about 1.68 percent.

C

We have had our millage rate set at 62 mil since 2011.

C

our tax digest. We based on cumulative values. We are not allowed by state law to keep our millage at 62, so we must adjust our I found out this afternoon from. um I guess all the information that we just received from the assessor of all the parcels in the city.

C

Since uh 85 percent of our parcels increased value, ten percent had a decrease in their value and five percent stayed approximately the same. So uh the overwhelming majority of property in the city reflects. I guess what the real estate market is, showing that values are going up in all areas of of the city, so rollback uh or reduction is necessary.

C

Staff is recommending uh that we rolling we roll our millage back from 62 mils to 60 mils, a residential property valued at 200 000 would, with this millage, would have a city tax bill of 480 and then, if a resident over age 65 qualifies for the homestead exemption, that bill would be reduced by an additional amount of 120 dollars, so the bill would be 360 dollars. 200 000 is a more apt number to look at now. uh For many years it was 100 000 assessed value, but I think 200 is a more appropriate.

C

The homestead exemption for any property that has a value of 50 000 would continue to, for everyone be 120 dollars. If you reach that birthday, 65th birthday, um we have not raised millage since 1989, so it's been 32 years since uh the millage was raised.

C

This is, if any reduction that is done by council, which we will have to do a reduction of some amount. This will be the sixth millage reduction that we have done since 1989..

C

uh This will also at 60 mils, give the city us the necessary revenue to make up for loss of the road maintenance fee.

C

As we know uh begin 2017, we begin assessing a 20 per uh title motor vehicle charge for on every vehicle titled in the city, with the supreme court case that the supreme court handed down june 30th of this year, council rescinded that back uh several months ago and uh refund checks were mailed out a little less than two weeks ago, because I've heard word that people have already started receiving refunds, those that have paid since july, first uh as a sidebar.

C

So this would give us uh this would give us revenue of uh conservatively estimated of about 470 a little less than 475 thousand dollars. I would recommend, um should council want to go this route that we pursue proceed with a budget amendment um at a as early as the next meeting? We begin that process to dedicate funds for this.

C

So again uh we have to address that we have to address the millage again because of reassessment we have to reduce the millage to comply with state law, we're recommending we roll it back, two mills uh and uh any dedicated funds, uh or we dedicate up to four hundred seventy five thousand uh for uh what so-called road maintenance.

C

A

Mr beanville, um I just wanna clarify it does show 60 okay, the ordinance does have 60 in it. We're gonna have to plug that in okay, very good, all right. Thank you, sir. Any comments from the audience.

A

Comments from counsel hearing, none all those in favor of first reading, please raise your hand very good, stuart. I do want to say a special thanks to you and I know the finance staff for uh working through this. I know it's been a big push and appreciate that we can.

C

Thank you and um just from a timing standpoint. We are following the last reassessment that was done in 2016. We had first reading the last meeting in october and a second reading at the first meeting in november and tax bills went out within approximately a week after that. So this will not affect uh any of that notification.

C

A

Good job, all right, I am number three in our new business. This is the first ring of an ordinance to annex property owned by the city of akin, located off toolbec road by title, an ordinance to annex to the corporate limits of the city of aiken, certain properties owned by city of aitkin and to zone the same residential single family rs6.

A

Is there a motion so move? Thank you councilman jared! Oh! Is there a second councilman waltz? Thank you, sir comments from staff.

C

You counsel may remember: we purchased this little strip of property from dominion which will allows us to get appropriate and legal contiguity from the city limits over to a large undeveloped track to property off of tool bag where a new uh housing development, the same developers that did diodr we'll be building. uh I believe tulbeck commons is what they're calling it on the other side of toolbeck road.

C

They already have a signed annexation agreement, so we will be able to get that property in the city uh before it gets fully replated and developed, but before we do that we must annex our parcel in, and that is what this would do.

C

Planning commission heard this at their october 12th meeting and voted unanimously to recommend the council. Consider passing this annexation request all right.

A

Thank you, mr b mo any comments from the audience.

A

Comments: questions from council hearing, then all those in favor of this first reading to annex please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

Going down to new business side number four. This is the first ring of an ordinance annexed property at 614, boardman, road and zona residential single-family rs-10. By title, an orange stand next property located at 614 boardman road into zone the same residential single-family rs-10. Is there a motion so moved? Thank you councilman jared! Oh! Is there a second all right? Thank you. Councilwoman uh comments from staff. Thank you.

C

uh The applicants have requested annexation of the dr of the property at the address is approximately 33 hundredths of an acre we're recommending zoning at residential single family rs 10, which is consistent with surrounding uses and zoning, and the planning commission unanimously recommended this annexation at their october 12 2021 meeting all right.

A

Thank you, sir. Any comments from the audience.

A

Comments, questions from council hearing that all those in favor of I'm number four first reading. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you. Moving down to item number five under new business. This is the first ring of an ordinance to annex 135, springwood, drive and zone at residential single family. Rs15 uh by title is the same.

A

Is there a motion all right? Thank you. Councilwoman diggs! Is there a second.

B

A

All right, thank you. Councilman price comments from staff. Thank you.

C

The applicant is requesting annexation of this property. uh It is approximately 87 hundredths of an acre staff and the planning commissioner, recommending it be zoned rs, 15, residential single family, which is consistent with surrounding uses and zoning and again the planning commission uh unanimously recommended this annexation.

A

Very good any comments from the audience.

A

And comments questions from council hearing, none all those in favor of this first reading to annex. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you. Moving to new business eye number six. This is the first reading of an ordinance to annex 1408, moultrie drive and zone it residential single family rs15 by tylan ordinance, annex property located at 1408, multi-drive design, the same the zone, the same single family, residential rs15, is our motion so move.

A

Thank you, councilman jared oser. Second,.

B

A

Okay, thank you, councilwoman roll uh comments from staff. Thank you. The.

C

Applicant uh wreck is requesting annexation of approximately forty six hundreds of an acre rs-15 is zoning is consistent with the surrounding uses. The planning commission unanimously recommended to council that annexation be granted all right.

A

Thank you any comments from the audience.

A

Comments, questions from counseling hearing on all those in favor of this first reading. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

I'm number seven is the first ring of an ordinance approving incentives, applications for great southern homes for a 316 unit, duplex development off york street northeast us-1 north by title and ordinance authorizing certain economic development incentives pursuant to ordinance number 08132018.

A

Of the city of aitkin code of ordinances, for a project developed by great southern homes, jesse bray, palum, polo palomino oaks, formerly bush willow circle, approving an economic development, inducement and incentive agreement and other matters related. There too, is there a motion all right. Thank you, councilwoman price is there a second.

B

A

Right, thank you. Councilwoman diggs comments from staff. Thank you.

C

uh We do have an economic development incentive ordinance. This is for the 316 unit development located off of york street u.s, one north across the road from the entrance to crossland park. The budget for construction is approximately nine million dollars. The construction site is approximately 47 and a quarter acres.

C

The our incentives will allow for projects to be reimbursed for a period of up to five years. However, since this is a just a this is a construction project and not a traditional brick and mortar business. We're recommending one year's worth of expenses to be reimbursed.

C

uh The bulk of expenses for the investor will be in the first year. Fees and expenses will be reimbursed at a rate of 50 percent and will be available beginning one year after a certificate of occupancy is issued for all units. The city will make the reimbursement in three equal payments over a three-year period, which includes permit fees, business, license fees and water and sewer tap fee reimbursements in the amount not to exceed 243 520.

C

The municipal development commission reviewed this application uh for incentives at their october 12th meeting and unanimously recommended approval of this incentive agreement. As outlined above.

A

Okay, very good any comments from the audience.

A

Comments, questions from council.

B

That's glad to see this.

B

In this location,.

A

Well said, all right, all those in favor of this first reading, please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you moving down to I'm number eight under new business. This is the first ring of an ordinance approving incentives, application for jesse bray for 146 single-family homes and portrait hills located on university parkway by title and ordinance authorizing certain economic development incentives pursuant to ordinance number 08132018 at the city of aitkin code of ordinances, for a project developed by jesse, bray, portray hills, approving an economic development, inducement and incentive agreement and other matters related.

A

There, too, is there a motion, so moved councilman, jared osir. Second,.

B

A

All right, thank you. Councilwoman price comments from staff. Thank you.

C

This project on approximately 41 acres off of university parkway as an extension to the grand oaks subdivision, will has a budget of approximately four million dollars for construction.

C

The project will be phased and provide 146 market rate houses in aitkin on the north side.

C

What we're proposing here is a uh as with the prior one, one year's worth of expenses to be reimbursed with the uh at a rate of 50 and be available beginning one year after a certificate of occupancy is issued for all units. Three equal payments over a three year period uh in an amount not to exceed 112 661 dollars. The municipal development commission reviewed this application at their october 12 2021 meeting and unanimously recommended that it be sent on to council for consideration all right. Thank.

A

You, mr beanville, any comments from the audience.

A

Some comments, questions from council hearing, none all those in favor of this first reading. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous. Thank you.

A

Moving down to item number nine under new business, this is the first ring of an ordinance to sell lot at 820, barnwell avenue northeast to kristen and louis galvin, by title and ordinance approving the sales property located at 820 barnwell avenue to christian and louis galvin. Is there a motion?

A

Okay, thank you. Councilman jared. It was our second.

B

A

Okay, um I'm sorry right, yeah, councilman christ.

A

I thought I recognized.

C

um Congressman staff, thank you, the miss price to you, the the camp. uh Excuse me. The prospective uh buyers offered four thousand five hundred dollars in a cash transaction. They own the adjacent lot uh to uh and lit. They live in the home adjacent to this property and uh we recommend any net proceeds go into our lock cleanup building demolition fund. We acquired this lot from the county forfeited land commission uh several years ago. Okay, very.

A

Good um any comment from the audience comment: a question from counsel: you've done all those in favor of this first reading. Please raise your hand and that you need to thank you moving down to item number 10 under new business. This is the first ring of an ordinance to sell lot a lot at 534 newbury street northwest to jose r cornejo and an ordinance approving the sale of property located by title and ordinance approving the sale property located at 535 newberry street north west jose ar cornejo.

A

Is there a motion.

B

A

All right, thank you very much. Councilwoman broll is there a second.

B

A

All right, councilwoman dix. Thank you comments from staff. Thank you. The.

C

Purchaser or proposed purchaser has offered four thousand dollars in a cash transaction and plans to construct a single family residence on the lot, and it is uh again as with the prior uh par parcel, we would place net proceeds in building demolition. We acquired this lot from the forfeited land. Commission, okay,.

A

Very good, thank you, mr beanville. Any comments from the audience comments, questions from counsel hearing, none all those in first reading of this ordinance. Please raise your hand and that's unanimous.

A

We have nothing under petitions and requests anything for issues and updates under information.

C

Yes, one item additional item, mr mayor, beginning next week: trimming of the city as part of our partnership with the land, conservancy and aiken streetscapes uh a collins tree uh trimming and will be trimming on colleton avenue, starting on newbury street by the wilcox heading east towards charleston street. uh This is a preventative and proactive trimming.

C

As we know, the the that is a controversial topic or a lot of our arboretum is uh down collaton. So it's a lot of proactive trimming of of limbs, uh limbing up taking off dead limbs, etc.

C

So this will begin on november. 1St traffic will be blocked off block by block by the contractor, and we will be issuing a press release. We have a video that will be distributed through our social media and um and others as well, but that work is sanctioned and sponsored by the city and the land, conservancy and aiken streetscapes very.

A

Good we'll have our arborist overseeing that. Yes,.

C

Very good, yes, we uh bid it out. So, yes, we will be doing that. Okay,.

A

Very good, thank you for that anything for the good.

B

A

Go braves, yes,.

B

A

With that I'll look for a motion to adjourn councilwoman price. Thank you this prize and this role should make.

A