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From YouTube: Aiken City Council Meeting April 9, 2018
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Join us live for the Aiken City Council meeting Tonight, APRIL 9TH at 7PM. Preview the agenda here: https://edoc.cityofaikensc.gov/weblink/0/doc/400691/Page1.aspx
A
A
B
Gracious
will
and
merciful
Heavenly
Father.
Once
again,
you
have
allowed
us
to
assemble
at
this
appointed
place,
we're
asking
Lord
if
it
is
not,
will
that
I
would
best
our
gathering
and
whatever
said
and
done
will
be
done
to
the
glory
and
honor
of
that
name.
Where
ask
that
you
bless
our
governing
body,
I'll,
see
the
council
members
and
bless
the
citizen
of
the
city
of
Aitkin
bless
those
our
Father
nationwide.
All
these
blessings
we
ask
in
the
name
of
Jesus
our
Christ.
A
Everyone
out
to
our
meeting
tonight
like
to
just
review
our
God
guidelines
of
our
meetings
at
this
time.
Meetings
are
a
public
forum
in
which
many
opinions
are
expressed
and
the
business
of
the
city
must
be
conducted
as
such.
Disciplined
honorable
and
professional
decorum
is
paramount.
Courteous
and
respectful
communication
is
expected
during
the
public
hearings.
All
questions
and
statements
from
the
public
shall
be
directed
to
me.
If
you
wish
to
speak,
please
raise
your
hand
and
I'll
certainly
recognize
you.
A
Please
approach
the
podium
and
state
your
name
and
address
in
order
to
allow
the
opportunity
for
everyone
who
wishes
to
address
council
speakers
should
limit
their
comments
to
the
subject
being
discussed.
Each
speaker
will
be
given
five
minutes
to
address
an
issue.
It
may
only
address
an
issue
once
unless
questions
from
Council
are
posed
to
the
speaker,
and
we
appreciate
your
adhering
to
our
guidelines,
but
that
I
would
like
to
recognize
our
mayor,
pro-tem
Councilwoman
Diggs
for
any
additions
or
deletions
to
the
Agenda
Council
on
the
dais.
A
C
A
F
Thank
you
tonight
we
have
two
appointments
for
councils.
Consideration
councilmember
price
is
recommending
the
reappointment
of
Angela
key
to
the
accommodations
tax
committee
and
she's
also
recommending
the
reappointment
of
Brenda
Hallman
to
the
senior
commission
and
those
two
appointments
are
up
for
councils
consideration
tonight.
C
A
H
H
A
You
moving
down
old
business
number
two.
This
is
a
second
reading
of
public
king
of
an
ordnance
annex
and
zone
property,
the
15:13
pine
log
Road,
as
residential
single-family
rs.15
by
tile
an
ordnance
annex
property
located
at
1513
pine
log
Road
and
is
on
the
same
residential
single-family
rs.15.
Is
there
a
motion.
C
C
F
A
H
F
You
mr.
mayor,
the
Design
Review
Board
reviewed
the
city
code,
the
special
tax
assessment
for
rehabilitation
of
historic
properties,
and
currently
this
allows
the
assessed
value
of
property.
It
freezes
it
when
improvements
greater
than
20%
of
the
appraiser
assessed
value
are
made,
and
it
has
felt
that
the
city
code
does
need
to
be
amended
to
provide
some
additional
clarification.
F
What
the
Planning
carby
approved
this
in
January
at
their
January
meeting,
the
Planning
Commission
approved
this
March
13th
and
City
Council,
then
considered
it
and
approved
it
at
first
reading
on
March,
26th
and
essentially
I
know,
there
were
several
questions
at
the
last
meeting
and
and
I
will
attempt
to
answer
them
and
I
know.
Mr.
F
A
A
C
F
You
mayor
these,
all
they
can
design
design
guidelines
do
regulate
exterior
improvements
and
appearances
within
the
downtown
business
district,
which
is
under
the
purview
of
the
design
review
board
and
as
more
branding
a
businesses
as
it
becomes
more
commonplace.
We're
seeing
more
and
more
of
the
window.
Graphics
in
this
area,
and
currently
the
storefronts
are
allowed
signage,
no
greater
than
50%
of
the
window
coverage.
F
The
amendment
would
allow
for
exceptions
for
coverage
to
screen
utility
mechanical
office
space
waiting
areas
in
vacant
spaces,
where
the
sign
would
still
address
pedestrian
traffic
and
not
detract
from
the
architecture
of
the
building,
and
it
would
also
allow
for
external
application
of
the
signage.
Essentially,
is
the
playing
director
and
I
were
discussing
earlier.
F
These
are
just
general
standards.
We
cannot
regulate
the
common
regulating
the
content
and
taste
is
entirely
not.
The
intent
of
this
and
council
did
approve
this
ordinance
on
first
reading
at
the
March
26th
meeting.
After,
of
course,
the
Planning
Commission
recommended
its
passage
at
their
March
13th
meeting.
All.
H
A
A
H
F
Thank
you.
We
need.
We
have
a
need
to
make
a
repair
to
the
well
at
citizens,
Park,
which
went
down
in
February
this
well
irrigates
our
fields,
it
parks,
2
and
4,
and
we
did
receive
bids
for
this.
The
lowest
responsible
bidder
was
Austin
drilling
of
Columbia
and
we're
wrecking
needed
repairs.
We
need
to
make
a
budget
adjustment
for
this
expenditure
from
the
hospitality
tax.
As
noted
in
the
cover
memo-
and
this
is
for
councils,
consideration
and
second
reading-
to
provide
the
funding
for
the
needed
repair.
D
F
J
J
F
C
D
F
Typically,
we
do
when
we
get,
we
typically
go
with
the
lowest
dollar
bid.
We
do
have
a
local
vendor
preference
and
the
it
is
capped
at
$3,000.
If
you're
an
in
the
city
business,
it
is
5%
off
your
bid
capped
at
3,000
if
you're
a
county
business,
it's
3%
of
the
your
bid
capped
at
$3,000.
Again,
the
the
local
vendor
would
still
be
bill
us
the
full
amount
of
what
their
bid
is,
but
in
terms
of
will
determine
the
lowest
bid.
We
use
that
that
criteria,
and
that
is
in
our
purchasing
code.
Okay,.
D
A
Reading
what
you're,
thinking
or
six
under
old
business
is
a
second
reading
and
public
hearing
of
an
ordinance
to
approve
the
sale
of
721.
This
is
that
Vincent
Avenue,
North,
East
and
crawls
in
part
by
title
and
ordinance
approving
the
sale
of
721,
Vincent,
Avenue,
north
east
and
crawls
and
park
subdivision.
Is
there
a
motion?
I.
F
F
G
This
is
the
last
one:
correct
wait.
Last
one
of
the
houses
you
know,
I'd
go
back
on.
This
I
was
asked
to
appraise
these
houses
right
after
it
they
came
on
the
market.
I
guess
2010
was
when
the
first
one.
So
it's
it's
minimal.
Eight
years
ago
it
was
unfortunate.
I
came
after
the
fact
it
was
already
underway.
This
is
a
project
that
was
done
for
really
good
intentions
and
it
just
didn't
work
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
was
when
I
saw
it.
G
I
said
this
won't
work
because
you're
trying
to
force
it
and
it's
not
the
subdivisions
fault,
it
is
what
it
is
and
the
values
are
where
they
are,
but
you
can't
try
to
double
the
value
of
homes
that
are
already
existing
on
that
minor
level.
Now,
if
we've
done
all
600
in
the
subdivision,
then
maybe
a
different
story.
But
again
you
learn.
Let's
just
learn
from
what
happened
here.
You
don't
do
things
just
to
have
good
intentions
and
that's
not
giving
up
on
Crossing
Park
either
we
can
do
some
things
but
going
forward.
G
That's
correct
during
the
market
pack
on
market
is,
it
was
what
it
is
and
we
can
take
that
on
any
subdivision.
The
values
within
the
market
or
of
the
subdivision
are
what
they
are
and
you
go
and
put,
let's
just
say,
the
value
of
the
subdivision.
Each
home
is
worth
four
hundred
thousand
and
you
build
an
eight
hundred
thousand
dollar
home.
It's
not
gonna
work.
So
again,
it's
just
learned
from
the
mistakes
of
that
and
and
one
block
then
yeah
you
might
be
able
to
do
it
all
together.
I
think.
G
A
E
F
That
line
needs
some
replace
it
needs
replacing,
and
the
total
cost
will
be
a
million
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars.
And
we
did
have
this
item
for
council
consideration
and
first
reading
on
November
27th
and
we
are
bringing
it
back
for
second
reading
for
councils
consideration.
So
we
can
begin
these
projects
that
are
needed
as
part
of
our
anniversary.
F
D
F
D
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H
D
D
L
D
H
M
These
are
two
of
the
lift
stations
that
pump
out
of
our
system
into
the
county
PSA
system.
This
is
the
last
basically
last
stop
before
it
goes
to
the
county
with
this
injection
of
putting
an
oxygen
and
it
will
then
reducing
the
amount
of
toxic
and
I,
don't
say
toxic,
but
a
chemical
into
the
system.
Oxygen,
of
course,
is
not
toxic.
So
doing
this,
we're
gonna
then
it'll
be
easier
on
the
system
itself.
M
The
pipes,
yes,
we
did
realign
the
pipes
or
Ted
Jones
did
while
back
around
fire
station,
for
it
helped
the
extending
the
life
of
the
pipes
and
the
facility,
but
we
still
have
an
odor
problem
which
many
you
probably
hear
about,
but
anyways
with
the
oxygen
put
in
it
will
reduce
the
chemicals
expenditure
that
we're
doing
which
we
had
to
even
increase
that
budget
this
year,
because
we're
started
running
out
of
chemicals.
So
the
offset
of
having
to
spend
it,
sir,
for
the
chemicals
compared
to
not
having
to
buy
that
and
then
there's
upfront
money.
M
Picture
with
the
sewer
modeling
that
we're
doing
right
now
we
have
a
consultant
doing
the
sewer
modeling
for
us,
along
with
the
water
modeling.
That
will
show
other
areas
where
we
may
have
issues.
We
picked
these
two
for
one
for
the
odor
and
the
corrosiveness
plus
they're.
The
last
stops
before
it
runs
out
of
our
system
into
the
county's
PSA.
So
that's
where
we're
helping
to
control
our
system
there
mm-hmm
once
the
modeling
is
done.
M
We
may
find
other
areas
where
we
have
to
do
similar
things,
but
we
don't
have
that
many
route
stations
and
we
don't
have
any
wastewater
treatment
plants
we're
basically
passing
passing
the
buck
on
to
the
county.
So
once
the
modeling
is
done.
Yes,
we
may
have
other
areas
where
we
have
to
address
in
the
sewer
and
maybe
even
even
in
the
water
but
they're
they're
underway.
Now
and
we'll
know.
Probably
you
know
by
the
end
of
the
year.
A
H
F
F
As
the
fact
that
we
are
an
enterprise
fund,
we
must
be
run
as
a
self-supporting
entity
as
the
attached
documentation
shows
in
August
2016.
We
were
notified
by
the
county
that
they
were
undergoing
a
40
million.
Excuse
me
a
50
million
dollar
upgrade
to
their
40-year
old
plant
and
that
our
share
annual
share
of
their
debt
service.
They
were
borrowing
to
do.
This
was
going
to
be
about
a
million
twenty-six
thousand
dollars
per
year,
and
the
county
will
build
this
as
part
of
their
monthly
fee
that
they
send
us
again.
F
A
portion
of
every
users
sewer
bill
pays
for
that
to
discharge
the
waste
from
our
system
into
the
Horse
Creek
water
treatment
facility,
and
we've
been
discussing
this.
The
county
did
give
us
the
the
deference
of
notifying
us
almost
two
years
in
advance
of
this,
so
we've
been
preparing
to
bring
this
to
councils
since
we
were
notified,
so
approximately
9%
of
the
sewer
rate
increase
will
be
related
to
this
debt
that
our
portion
of
the
costs
to
upgrade
the
system.
F
The
and,
in
addition,
we
are
recommending
as
part
of
our
discussion
that
we
had
with
our
rate
study
that
began
late
last
summer.
We
have
not
had
a
rate
study
in
over
25
years,
a
water
rate
increase
of
2%,
so
I
guess
from
a
dollars
and
cents
perspective
for
the
users,
an
average
residential
customer
would
see
their
water
rate
rise
about
24
cents
a
month.
Should
council
approve
this
and
I
define.
We
define
an
average
water
user.
As
someone
using
800
cubic
feet
of
water
per
month,
their
charge
would
rise
from
1650
one
to
$16.75.
F
The
average
suet
residential
sewer
customer
eight
hundred
cubic
feet
of
sewer
a
month
would
see
their
rate
rise,
30
dollars
and
one
cent
to
33
14.
So
that
would
mean
the
total
bill
which
currently
is
billed
at
forty
six
dollars
and
52
cents
per
month
would
rise
to
49.89
since
a
month.
We
are
following
kind
of
the
model
just
over
the
years.
For
example,
in
2015
we
absorbed
a
modest
increase
from
the
Public
Service
Authority,
but
again
as
an
Enterprise
Fund,
we
feel
like
we
need
to
bring
to
council
anytime
this.
A
A
N
Level
number
one
city
of
Aitkin
and
I've
been
down
here
six
years,
and
this
is
about
the
water
naturally,
and
within
the
first
three
or
four
years
of
living
on
Shawnee
I
had
no
less
than
seven
water
main
breaks
all
within
a
quarter
mile,
and
it
prompted
me
to
put
a
water
filter
in
my
house.
You
can't
believe
how
often
I
have
to
change
that
thing.
That
being
said
with
this
2%
raise
in
water
rates,
even
though,
admittedly,
you
just
talked
about
a
million-dollar
surplus
in
water.
N
Can
I
expect
that
two
percent
to
do
something
about
the
rusty
pipes
and
abed
waters
system
here
in
Aiken,
or
is
this
just
an
ongoing
thing?
You're
gonna
get
more
money
and
not
do
anything
to
fix
it.
The
pipes
are
bad,
they
mean
I'm
set
seven
times.
I
was
almost
on
our
first-name
basis,
with
the
repair
guys
that
one
in
front
of
my
house,
both
my
neighbors
across
the
street,
around
the
corner
and
I
wish
I
would
have
saved
my
old
water
filter
and
brought
it
in
here
and
laid
that
in
a
new
one.
N
A
We're
on
that
we're
working
on
the
rusty
pipes
in
the
system
of
the
war.
We
we
certainly
recognize
and
over
the
last
I
say
I
know
two
years.
We've
all
been
dealing
with
that.
So
your
point
is
well-taken.
This
is
essentially
handling
the
Passover
of
what
we're
having
to
pay
in
addition
to
for
the
water
and
for
the
treatment
of
the
sewer,
what
we,
what
we've
done
in
relation
to
the
pipe
so
I'm
in
our
last
last
year's
budget,
we
have
11
million
dollars
earmarked
for
replacement
and
it's
you
know.
A
A
A
A
year
to
go
through
it
throughout
the
civil
service
and
and
they
did
basically
a
color
cutting
I'd-
be
glad
to
get
you
information
later
and
send
it
to
you,
but
of
where
the
pipes,
probably
the
neighborhoods
you're
talking
about,
would
be
a
red.
We're
essentially
fixing
it
on
almost
a
worse
first
time.
N
A
N
A
H
I
would
say,
sir,
that
we've
identified
almost
200
million
dollars
worth
of
water
and
sewer
projects
that
need
to
be
done.
You're,
not
alone,
with
a
lot
of
repairs
on
your
street.
I
live
in
hindsight
North,
which
is
probably
one
of
the
newer
communities
and
in
the
past
two
months,
have
already
had
three
repairs:
we're
living
that
life
that
were
there.
We.
H
In
the
past
three
weeks,
we've
had
three
different
areas
in
town
where
we've
had
to
have
boil
water
advisories.
This
is
what
you
get
when
you
don't
do
anything
for
30
years
with
infrastructure
and
now
we're
playing
catch-up
and
we're
doing
the
best
we
can.
We
have
37
million
dollars
identified
in
CPS
t4,
which
we
hope
to
voters
will
support,
because
we
just
need
that
money
to
repair
our
infrastructure.
Okay,
not
like
the
school
board,
we're
not
going
out
to
a
bond
Thank.
D
D
We
could
do
it
all
within
a
couple
years,
but
it's
going
to
take
years
to
repair
the
problems
that
we
have,
that
we
have
ignored
as
council
and
the
war
said
for
some
time
and
the
problem
has
been
we've
just
pushed
it
down
the
road
over
and
over
and
over,
and
not
focusing
on
just
taking
the
big
licks
and
going
and
doing
some
major
repairs.
It
would
be
expensive.
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A
Okay,
Stuart.
My
question:
yeah
I
got
a
couple
of
comments.
Alan
I
won't
ask
him
one
one
thing:
first,
okay:
Stuart:
when
we
did
the
rate
study
I
know
they
came
in
with
an
with
a
recommendation
of
a
two
percent
increase.
What
did
that?
Do
they
look
at
it?
Efficiencies.
Do
an
efficiency
study
also
as
to
see
what
areas
we
might
could
save
on.
They.
F
B
F
A
F
Again
as
part
of
that,
they
took
the
rates,
our
existing
rates
wanted
to
simplify
the
structure
and
also
made
some
suggestions,
but
what
this
ultimately
will
do
mayor
is.
It
allows
us
to
capture
costs
that
I
guess
we've
absorbed
over
the
years
as
best
we
can
without
passing
them
on
to
the
consumers
or
to
the
users
and
but
but
the
one
thing
it
didn't
address,
I
regret
to
say,
is
in
terms
of
infrastructure.
F
H
K
Yes,
sir,
before
we
take
this
to
a
second
reading,
I
really
think
we
need
to
look
at
it
again.
As
you
said,
you
know
what
efficiencies
do
we
have
when
when
we
first
were
presented
this
thing,
one
of
the
questions
was:
what
can
we
do
to
be
more
efficient
in
our
system
in
ourselves?
I
haven't
seen
a
response
to
that
question.
I
think
we
owe
that
their
citizens
to
get
that
response.
It
was
indicated
for
doing
some
infrastructure
stuff
that
might
save
us
some
money.
K
How
do
we
figure
that
in
there
and
if
we
look
at
the
money
that
we're
spending
we're
talking
about
about
2%
this
year?
But
right
now
wants
2%
a
year
for
the
next
five
years,
correct
correct,
so
we
look
at
the
net
present
value
of
$1
that
cheaper
now
to
have
a
little
higher
increase
in
offset
and
down
the
road
increase
further
down
there.
Those
calculations
I,
don't
know
if
they've
been
made
I,
don't
think
we
have
enough
information
to
move
this
forward
at
this
point,
that
we
have
another
work
session
and
look
at
it.
K
I,
don't
think
it's
fair
to
tax
our
citizens
more
money.
Until
we
look
at
questions
where,
how
can
we
save
money?
What
can
we
do
to
help
them
at
and
I
think
we
need
to
do
that
long
before
we
just
pass
it
because
I
think
the
guy
when
I
asked
him.
The
question
said
well,
this
is
what
we
do.
You
raise
your
rates.
Well,
I,
don't
go
along
with
we
just
raise
rates.
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
ways
to
save
money.
First,
what.
H
H
K
H
A
A
A
A
C
Q
My
brain
surgery,
I
said
I
lost
my
filter
but,
as
you
all
know,
January
or
July
2016
I
was
diagnosed
with
the
malignant
brain
tumor
and
I've
been
going
to
do,
carry
8
weeks
since
then,
and
I
really
I
love
the
place.
You
know
I
hate
how
I've
gotten
there,
but
it's
been
an
interesting
journey.
I
met
a
lot
of
other
people
from
aching,
believe
it
or
not
to
go
to
Duke
as
well
and
I
thought
you
know
how
can
I
help.
So
this
has
become
my
calls
like
I
know:
miss
Diggs,
there's
lupus
walks.
Q
Every
year,
she's
got
a
cause
and
passion.
So
you
know
I've
tried
to
find
something.
I
can
do
to
raise
money
for
not
just
my
brain
tumor
center
at
Duke,
but
the
entire
time.
One-
and
you
know
it's
South
Carolina.
We
have
over
400
of
these
specialty,
license
plates
schools,
universities,
all
kinds
of
things,
so
it
takes
68
hundred
dollars
to
get
it
through
the
state
so
I'm
trying
to
raise
that
sixty
eight
hundred
dollars
to
get
to
do
so.
We
can
get
this
tag
made
available
for
patients
supporters,
anybody
in
South
Carolina.
Q
Q
Well,
it's
all
decided
on
the
calls,
like
I,
think
University
charge
seventy
dollars
for
some
of
theirs
and
they
make
an
astronomical
amount
of
money.
Each
year
off
of
this,
we
were
looking
about
thirty
dollars.
Keep
it
reasonable
figure.
Two
thousand
people
I
have
multiple
cars,
family
members.
The
potential
is
there
to
be
a
good.
D
H
H
C
Just
to
thank
you,
whoever
is
responsible
for
clearing
out
a
property
over
at
the
african-american
African
American
Cultural,
Arts
Center
used
to
be
what
trees
you
couldn't
see
anything
but
trees,
and
there
was
no
way
you
could
possibly
have
a
festival
or
anything
on
that
site,
and
now
it
looks
good.
So
thank
you
whoever
it
was
I
had.
K
One
other
thing
I'd
like
to
thank
Stewart
and
Tim
O'brien
two
weeks
ago
was
the
first
time
I've
ever
been
downtown
and
deist
didn't
see
a
city
car
parked
on
the
street.
They
were
all
parking
parking
lights
that
we
own,
which
gave
more
parking
for
people
downtown
I.
Think
staff
should
keep
doing
that
I
didn't
think
was
just
a
one
weekend
deal,
but
I
want
to
thank
you
for
doing
that.
A
lot
of
people
notice
that
we.