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A
A
You
have
send
in
your
financials
to
them
manually
things
like
that
when
you
have
a
bank
that
provides
you
with
the
lowest
interest
rate,
and
you
know
prepayment
flexibility
and
pretty
straightforward
terms
and
conditions.
You've
got
your
checking
all
the
boxes.
You've
got
a
home
run
and
that's
not
always
the
case
and
many
times
the
lowest
interest
rate
provider
has
kind
of
a
crazy
term
or
condition
or
covenant
there.
A
In
your
case,
with
the
city,
the
bank
that
provided
the
lowest
rate,
BB&T
was
also
had
a
very
clean
term
sheet
in
terms
of
the
standard
terms
and
conditions
that
we
would
expect
they're
providing
the
city
with
prepayment
flexibility
on
that
loan,
and
so
you
can
see
the
five
bids
in
terms
of
the
interest
rate,
the
lowest
as
I
mentioned.
Bb&Amp;T
two
point:
five,
one
percent
the
highest
was
two
point:
nine
five
percent
we
had
several
in
between
there
BBT,
you
all
recognize,
I'm
sure
some
of
the
other
banks,
Key
Bank,
Pinnacle
Bank.
A
Those
are
two
banks
that
are
not
really
located
in
South
Carolina,
how
many
branches
or
stores
here
they
are
really
just
interested
in
lending
to
municipalities,
and
so
they
are
banks
that
are
just
on
our
list.
We've
worked
with
them
before
Capital
One
same
as
from
the
credit
card
commercials.
They
also
do
lending
to
municipalities
in
Sterling
National
Bank,
new
york-based
Bank.
That
also
does
lending
and
we've
they've
done
several
deals
in
South
Carolina
as
well,
and
so
those
were
the
five
in
and
BB&T
lowest
rate.
A
A
Think
the
other
rates
are
very
good
as
well,
but
we
were
happy
with
getting
in
five
proposals
doing
a
15
year,
financing
kind
of
weeds
out
certain
banks,
because
many
don't
want
to
lend
that
long
on
a
fixed
rate
basis
really
really
happy
to
get
in
five
proposals
and
very
happy
at
the
2:51
rate
and
so
I
think
it's
a
great
deal
for
the
city
and
again
helps
you
all
get
kick-started
on
your
stormwater
needs
and
locked
in
locked
in
interest
cost
for
a
15
year
period
at
a
really
low
low
rate.
I.
B
A
That
call
provision
is
for
you
all.
Actually,
that
is
for
you.
You
all
have
the
flexibility
to
prepay
that
loan
should
you
choose
to
to
either
lower
your
interest
rate
or,
if
you
wanted
to
just
pay
it
off
sooner,
and
so
that
is
a
prepayment
flexibility
for
you
all.
They
cannot
take
that
loan
away
from
you
that
loans
locked
in
for
15
years.
B
C
D
A
Is
for
your
review
and
then
the
ordinance
that
you
may
remember
from
first
reading
that
provided
certain
not-to-exceed
parameters
and
gary
will
be
better
explains,
but
the
you
all
delegated
to
city
manager
to
determine
the
bank
and
the
rate
again
subject
to
certain
not
to
exceed
parameters
which
these
all
fit
well
under.
There's.
C
C
F
Thank
you,
a
mayor
council,
our
city
manager,
for
your
most
important
participation.
So
thank
you
today
we're
here
to
present
where
we
are
with
Aiken
stat.
As
you
know,
several
months
ago,
we
move
forward
with
the
purchase
of
some
software
and
to
better
determine
the
location
of
a
more
accurate
depiction
of
the
crime
that
is
actually
going
on
in
real-time
in
Aiken,
and
our
IT
department,
as
well
as
Jennifer
within
our
department,
have
been
working
with
BCS.
Who
is
headquartered
here
in
Aiken
the
software
vendor
and
they're,
going
to
give
you
a
little
snapshot
of.
F
What's
where
we
are.
We
still
have
some
implementation
before
we're
able
to
move
forward
once
that
implementation
has
been
completed
with
the
software,
then
there's
an
expected
time
for
training
throughout
the
department,
as
well
as
some
policy
development.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Jennifer.
G
As
soon
as
you
there's
a
little
disclaimer
that
you
would
have
to
go
through
versus
just
basically
explains
a
little
bit
about
the
limitations
of
the
data
and
where
it
comes
from,
you
would
click
OK,
and
then
it
would
send
you
to
this
screen.
It
defaults
to
the
city
of
Athens
and
limits,
and
it
shows
that
right
there
have
been
kind
of
the
left
corner,
assess
city
limits.
That's
what
you're
searching
on
your
search
options
at
this
time.
It
was
city
limits,
everything
inside
the
city
and
it
tells
you
the
date
range
there.
G
Underneath
that
you're
looking
at
October
23rd
to
October
30,
you
can
change.
Those
date
ranges
if
you
like,
you,
can
just
select
the
drop-down
and
they'll.
Give
you
some
different
options.
There
just
select
different
date
ranges
if
you
buddy
and
then
under
that
it's
asking
you
which
types
of
crimes
you
would
like
to
search
on.
You
can
limit
your
results
to
specific
things
or
you
can
search
on
everything
and
then
you
would
just
hit
search
and
then
your
summary
results
show
up
down
here.
G
What
you're,
seeing
on
the
right-hand
side
is
just
a
geographical
representation
of
what
you
would
see
in
your
summer.
So
if
you
just
like
to
kind
of
see
what
things
look
like
see
where
the
crimes
are
very
you've,
got
your
geographical
or
presentation
there.
Each
dot,
Stila
up
here,
looks
like
a
little
money
bag.
That's
a
crime,
you
can
click
on
it.
It's
a
little
bit.
More
information
will
come
up
there
for
you
telling
you
exactly
what
type
of
problems
are
coming
against
property.
It
was
a
larceny.
G
G
Basically,
how
we
have
it
set
up
currently,
as
you
see
how
you
can
zoom
in
and
get
a
little
closer,
this
is
as
close
as
you
and
you're
going
to
be
able
to
zoom.
We've
tried
to
create
a
little
bit
of
a
balance
there
between
being
able
to
see
exactly
where
they
are
to
address
is
to
create
a
little
bit
of
privacy
for
victims,
but.
G
G
G
The
next
two
portals
are
our
internal
or
public
safety
corners.
Only
they
would
be
ones
that
only
officers
would
be
able
to
access
and
the
first
one
is
our
own
vehicle
monitor
you
see
on
other
little
blue
dots
there,
those
represent
the
vehicle
so
that
we
have
this.
It's
live
so
to
speak.
So
we
have
you
see
where
all
of
our
vehicles
are
along
the
screen
there,
this
little
blue
box
here
is
it's
at
a
glance.
It
allows
you
to
see.
G
I
G
J
G
G
K
G
The
last
one
that
we
gotta
treat
time
is
just
fully
call
our
concept
portal,
and
this
is
basically
we've
been
on
a
weekly
basis
or
our
most
common
Alice's,
so
to
speak
activities.
It
shows
that
at
glance,
the
city
we
can
Chum
change
that
to
show
our
beats.
We
have
five
patrol
beats
that
we
use
to
assign
units.
So
we
can
turn
that
on.
We
can
turn
on
the
city
as
a
whole
and
basically
the
features
over.
G
If
it's
red
it's
closed,
if
it's
green,
it's
something
you
can
get
a
little
more
information
there
by
clicking
on
that
again,
it's
the
same
information
again
in
just
over
more
flat
data
type
of
representation
versus
the
geographically
and
then
lastly,
you
can
add
a
glance
see
as
far
as
assaults
go.
You.
C
G
B
G
B
F
C
F
Information
to
be
able
to
use
in
role
calls
to
use
during
the
shift
to
use
the
night
before
the
week
before
to
see
those
trends.
So
we
can
make
sure
we're
pinpointing
the
extra
patrols
that
we
need
to
be
making
to
see
in
those
trends
in
the
in
that
crime,
and
so
hopefully-
and
it's
been
proven
in
other
places,
it
would
be
more
proactive
in
the
prevention
of
crime.
Thank.
E
M
I'd
like
to
add,
if
I
could
mr.
mayor
that
I
want
to
applaud
our
chief
and
senior
staff,
who
have
been
very
open,
absolutely
very
open
to
implementing
this
system
of
data
management,
a
Jennifer
haze
has
done
a
great
job
at
really
learning
this
system
and
kind
of
an
interesting
story.
We
were
looking
for
success
stories
around
the
country
in
database
management.
M
Certainly,
we
know
that
the
the
well-known
stories
in
New
York,
City
and
others,
but
we
were
looking
for
a
software
package
that
might
assist
us
in
the
gathering
of
data
in
the
utilization
of
data,
come
to
find
out.
One
of
the
real
success
models
came
from
a
business
person
who
lives
in
a
place
called
the
Deacons
of
Carolina.
This
was
kind
of
an
interesting
twist
that
we
were
able
to
utilize
the
services
of
a
local
business
person
who
has
a
wonderful
product.
This
is
going
to
allow
us
just
to
utilize
data
more
effectively.
M
It
should
empower
officers
and
Public
Safety
to
offer
suggestions
to
make
changes
the
neck.
Then
the
bottom
line
is
our
goal
is
to
reduce
crime.
So
the
data
allows
us
to
consider
strategies
from
the
chief
on
down
where
our
staff
should
be
encouraged
to
to
to
innovate,
to
be
creative,
to
see
what
works
in
real
real
time
fashion.
This
is
really
exciting,
and
this
is
working
all
across
the
country
and
I
cannot
say
enough
about
our
chief
and
our
leadership
team,
who
so
quickly
embraced
this
in
as
well.
J
F
Sir,
this
is
only
our
CAD
and
records
management.
We
have
been
working
with
the
Sheriff's
Office
on
figuring
out
way
to
share
that
information
faster
and
better.
As
we
looked
at
our
new
software
package,
we
were
actually
working
with
the
Sheriff's
Office
to
be
able
to
come
alongside
with
us
and
go
into
the
same
package,
so
we
could
share
it
easier.
We
haven't
gotten
to
that
point
yet,
but
it
we're
still
in
conversation.
C
M
Council
hadn't
that
has
nineteen
pending
appointments
to
fill
vacancies
on
our
various
committees
and
commissions.
No
appointments
were
presented
for
councils
consideration
this
evening,
although
we
did
receive
the
attached
letter
of
resignation
from
mr.
Patton
Nitti
from
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals
and
of
course
he
is
a
valuable
and
valued
member
of
that
board.
We
were
saddened
to
see
his
resignation,
but
that
will
need
to
be
filled
soon.
C
E
C
All
right
moving
down
old
businesses
number
two
number
two
is
a
second
reading
of
public
hearing
of
an
ordinance
for
the
issuance
of
stormwater
system
revenue
bonds
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
by
title,
a
series
ordinance
providing
for
the
issuance
and
sale
of
a
stormwater
system
revenue
bond
to
be
designated
series
2017
in
the
principle
amount
of
not
exceeding
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
the
city
of
Aiken,
South,
Carolina
and
other
matters
related
thereto.
Is
there
a
motion
so.
M
Mr.
mayor,
as
part
of
our
downtown
infrastructure
improvements
project,
we
have
for
council
consideration
tonight
a
series
of
revenue
bonds
to
be
paid
from
budgeted
stormwater
fees
collected
from
our
customers.
These
bonds
are
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
point
five
million
dollars
and
will
allow
us
to
pay
for
the
cost
of
engineering,
design
and
construction
of
certain
improvements
to
our
stormwater
infrastructure,
primarily
in
the
downtown
area,
as
well
as
administrative
costs.
L
I
P
Course
we've
got
the
downtown
infrastructure
improvements
at
which
we're
defining
is
phase
one.
We've
got
1a
and
1b
for
the
stormwater
improvements,
and
it's
bounded
by,
of
course,
Richland
Park,
Avenue,
Newberry
and
Lawrence
streets
for
our
downtown
core,
and
then
we're
also
proposed
and
that's
the
majority
of
the
cost.
Then
we
have
Parsons
Circle,
stormwater
repair
and
replacement.
That's
proposed
as
well
as
Kennedy
colony
and
we've
added
McCormick
Street,
where
we
had
a
recent
incident.
Repair.
Okay,
I
want
to
make
sure
we
get
that
done
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
C
C
N
E
M
M
Property
was
originally
approved
for
sale
by
the
council
in
2015,
but
the
buyer
asked
to
have
his
bid
for
$32,000
withdrawn.
We
recently
listed
the
property
for
sale
through
a
realtor
partner
with
a
listed
price
of
25,000.
If
council
approves
the
sale,
will
we
will
replant
the
existing
point?
Seven
acre
parcel
into
two
parcels:
one
parcel
owned
by
the
city
and
one
owned
by
the
buyer.
We
received
eight
offers
for
the
property.
We,
the
staff,
recommend
recommendations
that
we
accept
the
cash
offer
of
$31,000
to
Corey
posting
proceeds.
Q
Q
You
already
know
a
lot
of
the
information
that
I'm
gonna
tell
you
about
I
typed
it
down
here,
so
I
can
just
kind
of
do
not
lose
track
of
what
I
want
to
say.
My
wife
Susan,
while
we're
getting
some
several
of
you
may
know
her.
She
was
on
County
Council
for
a
couple
of
terms.
Few
years
back
citizen
was
born
and
raised
in
this
house.
Her
her
mother
passed
away.
Eight
six,
her
father
worked
at
the
Savannah
River
plant
and
he
works
yet
for
he
remarried
at
age,
12
at
her
age
of
12.
Q
In
1968
he
passed
away
in
November
of
2012
Susan.
We
were
notified
by
her
stepmother
in
December
of
13
that
the
property
was
gonna,
be
sold
to
the
city
of
Aiken
for
the
purpose
of
its
mr.
plan,
mentioned,
extending
on
Kristi
place
on
through
into
the
public
shopping
center
to
I,
guess,
ease
traffic
concerns
off
the
Doherty
Road.
Q
She
didn't
have
any
say
or
giving
an
opportunity
of
any
discussion
with
the
stepmother
about
sale,
her
lifetime
home.
She
contacted
the
then
current
city
manager,
who
was
Richard
Pierce
at
the
time
about
going
to
the
house
to
look
outside
for
special
items
and
told
that
was
okay.
To
do
that
later
again,
Susan
contacted
the
den
city
manager,
which
is
Roger,
would
do
about
going
to
the
house
inside
the
house
to
look
for
any
sentimental
items
because
she
didn't
have
the
opportunity
to
do
this,
their
situation,
and
that
was
arranged.
Q
She
did
that
at
the
time
she
expressed
interest
at
that
time.
In
buying
the
house
from
the
city,
the
house
was
growing
up
at
the
time
it
looked
bad,
so
she
she
expressed
interested
buying
the
house
from
the
city
as
the
actual
house
property
would
not
interfere
with
the
placement
of
the
Christie
place.
Extension
through
the
property.
The
house
is
going
to
be
torn
down.
That's
what
the
city
had
planned
at
the
time.
Crips
had
already
been
made
that
punched
holes
in
the
walls
and
the
floors
took
samples
for
environmental
concerns,
asked
bestest
hazards.
Q
Q
The
city
would
benefit
from
this
now
by
receiving
some
tax
revenue
from
the
property
and
the
property
being
kept
up
this
far.
Yes,
it
had
grown
up
very
badly,
as
I
mentioned.
The
next
thing
citizen
was
told
was
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
bid
process,
but
not
given
any
guidance
of
how
the
process
would
work
for
the
requirements
for
a
minimum
amount
required
for
a
bit.
She
did
turn
in
a
bid
to
miss
right
out
for
911
dollars.
Q
It
sounds
like
a
small
amount
compared
to
what
we're
talking
about,
but
that
deal
it
was
a
sentimental
thing.
There
was
an
address,
was
911
or
Avenue
didn't
think
she,
the
money,
was
really
an
issue,
since
she
had
already
been
told
that
letter
was
probably
all
she
needed
was
she
had
submitted
at
some
point
later.
It
was
found
out,
the
bid
of
$32,000
had
been
accepted,
had
been
accepted
by
the
city
only
to
later
be
pulled
back.
Q
Probably
you
know
in
our
thoughts,
because
what
anything
in
the
paper
about
that,
because
the
city
couldn't
get
approval
to
go
into
the
public
shopping
center,
what
the
road
don't
know
that,
but
that's
just
an
assumption
in
the
original
purpose
course
for
the
purchases.
The
property
was
to
do
that
and
maybe
just
turned
out
that
it
may
be
willing
to
be
a
wise
investment.
Maybe
don't
know
why
the
bid
was
pulled
out,
but
the
city
never
contacted
Susan
being
one
of
the
bidders
for
the
property.
Q
Q
We
found
out
about
it,
and
so
they
we
called
the
real
estate.
Moive
called
the
real
estate
office,
and
they
said
in
the
lady
she
talked
to
you.
There
didn't
wasn't
aware
of
really
what
was
going
on,
but
she
said
I'll
check
on
call
back
a
couple
hours
and
said
that
it
was
a
bid
process
and
the
bids
were
due
by
Monday
at
3
o'clock.
Q
It
seemed
pretty
quick,
you
know,
but
that's
that's
what
we
had
so
she
submitted
a
bid
on
Monday
of
27900,
$11
and
19th
at
rest
and
was
thought
later
to
the
same
day
that
a
bit
of
$31,000
had
won
out.
I
noticed
on
the
agenda
item
number
three
in
the
contract
of
the
sale
of
the
house
and
the
purchase
price.
Q
I,
don't
know
if
you
put
that
up
on
the
screen,
but
it
had
$26,000
on
the
offer
sheet,
which
was
struck
through
not
initial
or
dated
31,000
written
beside
it
in
the
26,000
still
printed
out
on
the
right-hand
side
of
the.
It
almost
appears
that
somebody
knew
that
they
need
to
bump
the
be
it
up
a
little
bit
to
get
it
above.
You
know
bid
that
maybe
we
put
in
somebody
else
put
in
I,
don't
know
that,
but
that's
just
kind
of
kind
of
odd
how
that
looks
on
that
contract
sheet
Curt.
Q
Q
C
R
We
we
listed
the
property
with
Aiken
properties,
they
did
a
market
or
an
analysis
and
estimated
the
value,
because
it
had
been
prepared
for
demolition
and
testing
at
$25,000
and
the
in
order
to
move
forward
on
this,
because
this
property
had
sat
and
the
city
was
having
to
maintain
it.
We
put
a
time
frame
in
three
o'clock
on
the
given
day
and
we
took
bids
and
received
eight
bids
and
accepted
the
highest
bid
that
was
offered
to
the
city
through
the
real
estate.
Agent
is.
R
R
R
The
closing
date,
because
we
had
to
go
to
two
readings
through
council,
so
initially
we
were
going
to
try
to
do
the
closing
I
guess
in
October,
but
it's
been
changed
to
move
cause
of
the
second
reading.
Initially
we
were
not
going
to
have
I
guess
the
second
meeting
in
October
and
we
added
this
second
meeting
to
October
30th.
J
S
What
when
we,
when
we
listed
this
with
Aiken
properties,
it
has
been
multiple
listing
service
and
they
started
getting
inquiries
pretty
fast
and
furious.
Our
real
estate
partners
suggested
that
we
take
the
best
and
final
bid
by
three
o'clock.
That
was
that
Monday,
and
so
my
understanding
is
that
they
that
it
was
amended
and
I
believe
there's
a
notation
of
1225
of
when
Miss
Osteen
changed
her
her
price.
But
that
was
on
the
recommendation
of
our
real
estate
partner,
because
that
we
had
so
much
interest
on
that
property.
S
S
J
S
T
So
I
was
the
second
bidder
and
I
wanted
to
I
had
spoken
with
them
and
I
asked
them.
Do
you
have
other
offers
coming
in
and
they
said
you
know
we
might
have
one
or
two
so
I've
been
on
a
Friday
and
then
I
was
on
Monday
I
called
back
and
I
said
you
know.
What's
the
situation
either?
Are
there
more
offers?
They
said?
Yes,
we
have
seven
offers
at
that
point,
and
so
I
said.
T
Whatever
time
I
wrote
myself
there,
that's,
when
I
went
and
put
in
my
highest
bid
that
I
was
willing
to
pay,
and
then
I
was
told
that
the
person
who
had
spoken
they
came,
and
they
came
in
last
so
I
heard
it
the
story
and
it
was
heart-wrenching
so
yeah.
That's
that's
exactly
how
there's
two
different
prices,
but.
T
L
T
I
don't
know
what
anybody
else
has
been,
except
for
hearing
today
now
I'm
aware
of
what
their
bid
was,
but
I
didn't
know
what
anybody
else's
bid
was
I
just
made
my
bit
higher,
because
I
I
was
only
competing
against
one
other
person
at
the
time
when
I
put
my
bid
in
so
by
the
time,
I
heard
that
there
were
seven
other
bidders.
That's
when
I
came
back
and
put
another
bet
in
that
was
higher
Stuart.
L
R
C
T
We
have
two
to
three
young,
ladies,
that
will
be
graduating
a
program
called
faith
home,
that's
in
Abbeville
for
for
drug
and
alcohol
addiction,
one
of
which
is
our
daughter
and
two
of
them
for
sure
are
graduating
November
25th,
and
so
the
hope
was
that
we'd
be
able
to
rehabilitate
the
home
and
have
them
in
it
so
that
they
can
continue
through
our
program
through
Millbrook,
closely
related
to
our
pastor
who's.
That
going
to
be
the
director
of
recovery
read
when
it's
actually
established
in
place.
T
We
will
be
opening
recovery,
Road
ministries
and
can
County
in
the
very
beginning
of
the
year
January,
where
right
now
we're
working
on
securing
our
location,
and
so
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
offer
was
we're.
Gonna,
be
the
first
residential
drug
and
alcohol
treatment
facility
in
Aiken,
County
and
so
I'm,
hoping
that
everybody
would
be
able
to
attend
the
ribbon-cutting
when
we
do
open.
So
that
was
all
my
comments
and
I'm,
not
sure
I,
don't
know
how
to
react
to.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
L
Mayor
what
I
want
to
add
to
miss
Osteen,
though
this
is
not
an
issue
that
you
need
to
apologize
for
it
is.
It
is
one
that
we
have
to
to
work
with
with
the
process
to
ensure
that
mr.
Giddings,
whoever
your
bid
process,
stood
that
there
is
no
doubt
that
you
would
know
or
anybody
else,
whether
you're
bidding
for
more
properties
or
not
in
our
in
our
town.
But
it
should
be
a
flawless
process
and
that's
what
we
strive
to
do.
So
that's
there's
no
need
for
you
to
apologize
for
submitting
I.
I
T
I
C
C
J
M
Mayor
through
you
to
the
members
of
the
council,
as
you
know,
we
had
a
very
informative
workshop
recently
where
an
alternative
long-range
pension
plan
I
was
presented.
There
were
many
questions
by
the
council.
It
was
stated
that
we
could
make
sure
we
take
an
adequate
amount
of
time
to
review
this.
This
wasn't
about
making
a
fast
decision
who
was
about
making
the
right
decision
at
the
end
of
the
earring
and
I
replayed
it
last
night,
just
to
make
sure
that
our
memory
was
factual.
We
were
asked
by
you,
mr.
mayor,
along
with
mr.
M
There
was
a
decision
to
make
it
a
resolution,
but
I
think
one
of
the
intents
of
presenting
an
initial
resolution
tonight
is
is
to
act
for
all
intents
and
purposes
as
first
reading.
There
are
some
decision
points
that
have
to
be
made
if
you
do
want
to
go
forward
and
we
listed
those
in
the
resolution.
There-
probably
many
others,
but
these
are
the
major
ones,
one
of
the
eligibility
criteria
going
to
be
for
new
employees.
What
is
the
appropriate
employee
and
city
contribution
rates?
M
What
about
the
vesting
schedule
for
plan
participants
options
for
current
employees
to
leave
the
existing
defined
benefit
plan?
We
had
originally
made
a
recommendation
that
folks,
on
the
35
or
under
a
certain
number
of
years
of
service,
be
given
the
option
of
going
to
the
defined
contribution
of
staying
with
the
defined
benefit
plan.
M
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
begin
implementation
of
the
Centauri
of
18.
It
could
be
July
1st
of
18.
We
don't
know
what
kind
of
questions
the
new
council
are
going
to
have
we
reflow
with
information
to
them
in
terms
of
the
minutes
and
the
documents
to
the
potential
or
the
new
council
members,
because
they'll
alter
when
they
have
to
take
a
vote.
So
we
put
forward
a
path.
We
were
asked
to
put
a
path
forward.
M
That's
what
this
is
we're,
hoping
that
by
December
31st
we've
had
enough
workshops
and
information
that
you
can
make
a
decision
under
this.
If
you
don't
you
don't
if
we
need
to
go
into
January
in
February
next
year,
we
do,
but
this
is
a
resolution
to
get
us
a
path
going
forward
and
we'll
see
where
it
goes
from
there
all.
B
It
was
originally
concerned
with
a
resolution
that,
having
read
the
resolution,
it's
it's
fine.
We
need
more
work
sessions,
I
think
Werner
Anthony
said
he
would
give
us
a
list
of
questions
that
we
needed
to
ask,
and
it's
critical
that
we
have.
Those
I
had
asked
finance
for
a
couple
of
pieces
of
information
to
the
median
pension
and
a
list
of
not
by
name
but
highly
low
on
the
current
people.
Receiving
pensions
I
still
have
some
serious
questions.
B
Underfunding,
I
mean
I,
just
I
I'm
going
to
need
expert
help
to
understand
them,
but
this
thing
we're
not
gonna
get
any
money
out
of
it.
The
first
year
we're
going
to
get
very
little
out
of
it,
the
second
year
and
and
so
forth.
So
I
hope
we
do
have
another
work
session,
the
sooner
the
better.
Quite
frankly,
return.
M
To
you
in
terms
of
availability
of
dates,
you
have
assembled
a
very
impressive
team.
If
we
want
to
get
the
actuary
back,
the
lawyers
back
and
whatever
we
run
just
there's
no
set
we'll
have
one,
and
if
we
need
three
more
we'll
have
three
more
until
this
is
an
important
vote,
you
absolutely
need
to
make
sure
you
understand
it.
You
know
exactly
what
it
says
and
so
so
I'm
pleased
that
you're
digging
into
this,
and
we
commit
to
you
that
there's
no.
B
Next
Tuesday
we'll
know
for
sure
the
makeup
and
the
new
count
so
on
they
can
come
on
a
volunteer
basis.
I'll
take
I
hope
they
do.
I
I
see
one
with
us
tonight
and
there's
two
of
them
tied
up
in
a
debate,
but
but
we
need
to
move
quickly
on
this
because
I've
been
after
this
for
ten
years,
so
I'd
like
to
see
it
happen
if
we
can
make
it
happen.
Thank
you.
I
have.
E
E
You
know
for
the
first,
they
said
five
years,
which
five
years
or
so
that
they'll
need
some
kind
of
funding
to
get
it
set
up
and
within
five
years
you
would
have
a
certain
number
of
employees
based
on
our
past
experience.
So
I
can
accept
that.
But
us
one
of
these
work
sessions
and
obviously
they'll
be
after
I'm
off
council,
but
I
think
that
estimated
calls
needs
to
come
in.
E
We
sit
here
and
listen
to
the
people
that
have
done
these
and
they
should
be
able
to
come
in
with
what
does
it
cost
to
set
up
the
plan?
The
first
year
you
got
zero
dollars,
obviously,
to
deal
with.
The
second
thing
is,
and
Warner
forgot
his
last
name.
Anthony
Warner
Anthony
had
mentioned
that
he
would.
He
could
take
out
the
which
is
page
163
item
F
and
our
current
agenda.
E
E
E
C
U
Yes,
sir,
when
you
asked
me
to
forward
it
to
mr.
Anthony
I
did
do
that.
I
have
not
heard
back
from
him,
yet
I
will
follow
up
with
him
this
week.
The
numbers
that
you
refer
to
in
the
audit
include
the
cost
that
the
city
pays
our
contribution
into
the
pension
plan,
okay
and
that's
calculated
by
the
actuary,
the
manager
phone
familiar
and
then
the
administrative
cost
is
what
is
taken
from
the
plan
assets
to
pay
the
Morgan,
Stanley
and
CCM.
Managing
that
money.
The
city
doesn't
pay
that
administrative
cost.
E
E
E
U
E
U
The
cost
that
comes
out
of
the
plan
for
what
you
call
operating
costs
the
fees
to
the
CCM
and
Morgan
Stanley.
It's
called
administrative
costs.
The
cost
to
have
a
pension
plan
includes
the
contribution,
the
1.2
million
dollars
that
the
city
budgets
and
puts
into
the
plan
of
that
about
half
or
the
five
hundred.
Ninety
thousand,
in
that
particular
audit
period
that
you
refer
to
is
the
service
cost
for
the
employees
that
still
work
here.
Our
service
for
that
year,
the
other
more
or
less
half
six
hundred
thousand.
C
E
J
U
E
C
L
C
C
M
Mr.
mayor,
the
applicant
in
owners
are
requesting
that
the
property
at
103
Thomas,
Street
and
silver
Bluff
estates
be
rezone
from
residential
single-family
to
office.
Pending
approval
of
the
rezoning
request,
the
applicant
plans
to
purchase
the
property
and
open
a
hair
salon.
The
Planning
Commission
at
their
October
10th
meeting.
Consider
the
request.
After
reviewing
the
Planning
Commission
unanimously
recommended
to
council
that
the
property
be
rezone
to
office
institutional
City,
Council
consideration
is
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
rezone
property
at
103,
Thomas
Street
from
residential
single-family
to
office,
institutional.
B
C
E
E
If
you
look
down
what's
on
Silver
Bluff,
there's
very
few
residences
that
are
left
there
and
as
the
estate's
get
sold
out
so
I
think
it'd
be
worth
Burton
in
the
planning
director
to
take
a
look
at
that
and
talk
to
the
county
a
little
bit
about
their
policies,
because
the
county
is
changing
from
residents
to
businesses
along
the
street
as
well
as
some
of
the
side
streets.
So
I
think
that
would
be
good
information
for
council
to
know
as
you
look
forward
to
the
other
changes.
Thank
you
very.
C
K
Could
even
run
yeah
mr.
mayor
council,
so
no
we,
we
hadn't,
heard
any
additional
comments
from
from
anybody
in
the
neighborhood.
The
county
does
allow
rather
flexible
zoning
in
their
portion
of
the
neighborhood.
So
a
number
of
the
residents,
including
two
that
were
across
the
street,
had
been
historically
commercial
properties
that
are
residential
in
appearance,
so
designers
and
we
had
not
received
any
comment
other
than
from
the
applicant
at
the
Planning
Commission
meeting.
E
C
C
I
C
Items
four
and
five
were
continued
at
the
beginning
of
them
of
the
meeting
moving
down
to
number
six.
This
is
first
ring
of
Norden,
cementing
the
property
maintenance
code
by
title
and
ordnance
amending
section,
10
four
of
the
Aitkin
city
code
regarding
dwelling
unfit
for
human
habitation,
boarded
structures
and
property
maintenance
is
their
emotion.
N
M
No,
we
have
been
working
over
the
last
several
months
with
entities
neighborhood
groups
from
around
the
city
and
the
Aiken
Council
on
of
neighborhoods,
to
come
up
with
amendments
to
our
city
code
regarding
property
maintenance
and
boarded
up
structures.
As
you
know,
we
have
consistently
been
receiving
complaints
from
many
areas
around
the
city
that
feel
the
city
has
not
been
responsive
enough,
that
our
ordinances
are
not
comprehensive
enough
to
answer
some
issues
that
really
impact
the
quality
of
life.
M
In
some
of
our
neighborhoods
a
hearing
a
workshop,
it
was
very
well
attended
where
we
invited
three
cities
from
around
South
Carolina
that
have
been
cited
as
model
communities
to
see
what
has
worked
and
what
hasn't
worked
in
their
communities
very
informative
workshop,
and
from
that
we
asked
our
legal
staff
to
draft
some
ordinances
for
our
consideration.
That
would
be
responsive
to
some
of
the
concerns
that
would
have
the
raised
by
our
citizens.
M
We
offer
tonight
a
draft
and
would
like
to
consider
it
a
first
reading
really
for
the
purpose
of
getting
a
document,
a
draft
document
onto
the
record
that
people
can
respond
to.
It
is
our
recommendation
and
working
closely
with
the
Aiken
Council
of
neighborhoods
that
we
have
at
least
one
more
workshop,
if
not
more,
allowing
additional
input.
M
We
certainly
want
to
hear
from
people
that
own
rental
units,
because
it
is
not
anyone's-
did
that
desire
to
implement
onerous
regulations
that
are
going
to
penalize
the
good
landlords
that
that
exist
in
our
city,
and
there
are
many,
but
we
have
a
considerable
amount
of
net
neighborhoods
around
the
city
that
are
really
asking
us
to
to
strengthen
our
ordinances
and
our
staff
to
be
more
responsive.
So
that's
we
didn't
present
this
tonight
to
have
a
lot
of
discussion
or
debate.
M
We
just
wanted
to
get
a
document
onto
the
record
if
you
so
choose
to
approve
this
in
first
reading.
I
would
ask
our
friends
from
the
Aiken
Council
of
neighborhoods
to
continue
to
work
with
us
as
sponsors
of
at
least
one
more
workshop,
so
that
we
can
get
as
much
input
as
possible
before
we
bring
this
back
for
second
reading
to
your
consideration.
Thank.
V
I
want
to
take
just
a
moment
and
thank
you
for
tackling
a
subject
that
I
know
is
touchy.
This
subject
that
directly
affects
me.
It
directly
affects
a
number
of
people
in
this
in
this
community
and
I'm
glad
to
see
the
the
City
Council
has
stepped
up
and
said
something
needs
to
be
done
back
in
Council
of
neighborhood
stands
behind
you
and
tackling
this
and
is
willing
to
work
with
you
in
any
way.
We
can.
V
V
It
needs
to
be
right
when
it's
when
it's
presented
and
approved,
we
don't
need
to
find
ourselves
in
the
same
position,
we're
in
now
with
ordinances
that
just
don't
meet
the
needs
of
the
citizens.
We
will
work
with
you.
We
will
do
whatever
we
can
and
by
we
I'm
referring
to
the
Council
of
neighborhoods.
V
C
E
B
I
mean
just
take
the
comment
that
vehicles
in
and
I
didn't
think
of
furniture
in
the
air
that
needs
to
be
in
here.
You
know
the
next
item
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
rental
units.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
on
that
as
well.
That's
all
right.
It's
all
I
had
we
need
to
have
vehicles
and
furniture
and
yards
covered
I.
Think.
E
The
other
thing
there
was
several
comments
during
the
work
session.
You
know,
there's
the
plans
we
looked
at,
even
though
one
of
them
was
only
about
a
year
into
it.
They
were
working
and
they
hadn't
been
challenged
in
court,
but
they
were
working.
So
we
want
to
be
sure
we
don't
water,
something
down.
That
is
working
good.
C
N
M
Mayor
the
hours
getting
late,
the
comments
that
I
have
this
is
the
same
as
the
previous
comments
we're
working
with
the
Council
of
neighborhoods
in
the
area
of
licensing
of
residential
rental
units.
There
are
some
issues
that
need
further
review,
whether
there's
going
to
be
a
be
some
people
or
a
favor
of
us.
Some
people
are
against
it.
Some
people
want
to
have
the
first
inspection
needs
to
be
follow-up,
then
charge
for
the
follow-up,
and
so
there's
still
some
issues
that
need
to
be
vetted.
M
W
C
W
Sorry,
my
name
is
William
Moore,
my
wife
and
I
own,
a
number
of
rental
properties
and
the
city
of
Aiken,
primarily
in
the
downtown
historic
district,
we're
very
much
in
favor
of
this.
This
proposal,
a
few
things
I'd
like
to
say
in
that
regard
there
might
be.
This
is
a
technical
issue.
It's
not
a
big
deal
to
me
about
just
happened
to
notice
it
in
terms
of
the
windows
as
I
say
it's
relatively
minor,
but
it's
it
could
come
up
in
inspections.
W
It
requires
that
all
windows
is
if
I
read
it
correctly.
All
windows
need
to
be
operable
if
that
includes
every
single
and
every
single
house,
there'll
be
a
collision
on
the
in
that
regard
with
historic
board,
because
a
lot
of
the
historic
properties
do
not
have
when
is
that
they're
optional,
but
but
or
operable,
but
nevertheless,
they're
required
to
keep
those
because
they're
historical
ones.
W
So
there
could
be
a
collision
in
terms
of
that
enforcement
should
be
clarified,
I
think
for
the
inspector
and
for
the
for
people
who
have
historic
properties,
as
we
do
in
a
number
of
cases
like
in
our
case,
we
have
windows
that
were
that
we're
never
operable
could
not
be
made
now
operable
with
it.
But
in
terms
of
this
sort
preservation,
we
were
asked
to
keep
the
windows
even
so
that
does
not
include
a
bathroom.
When
did
that?
W
Always
this
all
has
to
be
operable
and
even
in
the
case
of
historic
property,
so
all
of
our
bathrooms
haven't
have
either
a
window
or
been
are
an
active
electrical
ventilation
system.
So
I
think
that's
the
basic
code.
I,
don't
think
Building
Code
requires
every
single
window
to
be
operable
and
in
any
case
so
I.
You
know
that
may
be
what
you
wish
for
and
as
I
say,
you'll
have
to
you'll
have
to
adjust.
You'll
have
to
figure
out
some
kind
of
way.
W
W
Painted
shut
yeah
and
extremely
so
in
some
cases,
and
there
have
been
warping
expansion,
contraction
and
so
to
replace
them
is
to
ruin
them
is
to
destroy
them.
So
that's
that's
not
necessarily
something
that
comes
up
every
day,
but
it
will
come
up
in
the
expect,
certainly
not
property.
So
if
the
feeling
is
that
sure
we
were
specifically
requested
to
not
change,
I
offer
to
change
them,
because
they're
not
very
energy-efficient,
but
there's
discussion
on
that
that
people
have
accommodated
that
there's
a
back
and
forth.
W
So
it's
something
to
keep
in
mind
as
you
go
forward
with
it
as
I,
say:
I
think
it
does
exceed
normal
code,
as
I
say
before
in
the
bathroom.
It
must
be
an
operable
window
or
have
a
ventilation
system,
but
elsewhere
doesn't
I,
don't
think
normal
building
code
for
a
storage
building
in
particular
does
not
require
every
single
window
to
be
operable
yeah.
So
that's
just
food
for
thought.
It's
not
a
big
deal.
W
I
have
basically
the
same
comment
on
this
as
I
would
have
had
if
there
had
been
more
time,
if
they're
in
more
serious
in
terms
of
your
demolition-
and
that
is,
thankfully,
you
have
a
great
deal
of
new
staff
in
the
city.
That's
going
to
be
looking
at
this
in
past
years,
there
was
a
great
deal,
an
absolute
great
deal
of.
W
W
There
are
a
number
of
historic
properties
and
nice
properties
all
over
the
city
that
some
attention
should
be
given
to
that
are
that
are
being
demolished
by
neglect
and
they've,
been
around
on
trial
by
definition,
they've
been
around
a
long
time
and
there's
some
important
buildings
and
through
demolition
by
neglect,
and
there
was
a
great
deal
of
attention
and
time
given
to
that.
I
personally
was
involved
in
some
of
those
discussions
and
I
don't
want
to
rehash
the
past.
W
This
is
not
trying
to
be
resentful,
but
assurances
were
given
to
me
personally
that
the
building
would
be
preserved
under
any
circumstances,
and
they
were
not.
You
know
they
were
not.
Other
people
were
given
the
same
instructions.
If
you
want
to
buy
this
property,
that's
fine,
but
you're
gonna
have
to
restore
this
building
this
building
in
this
building
and
before
you
and
preserve
trees,
and
preserve
this,
and
do
this
and
before
you
know
what
the
whole
place
is
flattened.
W
You
know
it's
it's
it's
very
frustrating
if
the
if
the
ordinances
are
enforced
fairly
and
across
the
board,
with
transparency,
that's
fantastic!
If,
if
we
go
back
to
where
exceptions
are
made
sort
of
I'm,
not
in
any
respect,
accusing
anybody,
even
in
the
past
of
corruption
or
anything
like
that,
but
it's
just
a
matter
of
concentration.
It's
a
matter
of
of
being
straight
with
everybody
that
walks
in
the
door,
no
matter
who
they
are.
There
should
not
be
exceptions
or
combats
everybody
should
play
by
the
same
rules.
W
It
should
be
highly
transparent,
it
should
be
highly
transparent
in
terms
of
various
neighborhoods.
There
are
beautiful
buildings
in
every
neighborhood
in
town
and
there
should
be
transparent
discussions
on
how
best
to
preserve
it
what's
best
for
the
community,
what
kind
of
uses
they
should
have?
It
should
not
be
done
in
secret
and
because
other
people
can
be
involved
in
it.
There
are
churches.
There
are
preservation,
minded
people
in
town
who
are
interested
in
this
stuff
and
if
it's
done
in
secret,
nobody
has
a
chance
to
come
out
and
say
hey.
C
Ward
I
think
you'll
find
this
council
agrees
with
what
you're
saying
and
there
will
be
a
certainly
open
transparency.
But
what
we
have
found
on
this
particular
issue
is
it's
not
one
neighborhood
one
side
of
town.
It
affects
all
the
neighborhoods,
that's
why
we
have
the
Council
on
neighborhoods
are
so
far
behind
and
involved
in
in
this
process,
but
but
I
can
tell
you
just
listen
to
the
passion
of
your
of
your
speech.
I
think
you
certainly
would
be
an
asset
to
us
to
work
on
this
and
make
sure
the
product
we
have.
W
I
W
Impression
here,
because
I've
held
my
I
think
John
knows
I've
held
my
voice
on
there
and
I
have
not
tried
to
go
public
with
it.
I
don't
want
recriminations,
I,
don't
want
to
divide
the
community,
but
if
we're
gonna
do
this
now,
that's
to
do
it
right
and
that's
that's
don't
come
up
with
just
sounds
a
little
bit.
M
M
If
your
business
guys
will
allows
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
Beth
and
Gary
out
behind
you,
but
if,
if
we
can
impose
upon
you
one
more
time,
I
don't
think
that
there's
another
person
in
this
city
that
knows
more
about
being
a
quality
landlord
and
knows
more
about
old
buildings.
You
look
at
some
of
his
work
and
his
wife's
work.
They
are
stunning
in
terms
of
the
value
of
what
they
have
done
and
I
hope
that
you
can.
We
can
call
upon
you
once
again
to
help
us.
N
I
W
Right
and
the
same,
the
same
principle
will
go
with
this
landlord
registration.
This
will
affect
us
directly
and
we
are
in
favor
of
it.
We
are
in
favor
of
it.
The
only
thing
is
with
the
with
with
a
big
note
here
that
we
don't
want
it.
We
and
a
few
other
landlords.
Don't
want
be
the
old
ones
in
town
that
are
subject
to
it.
You
can
come
and
investigate
my
stuff.
You
know
all
day
long.
W
L
W
That
I
have
to
say
the
in
past
years.
The
the
door
only
opens
when
somebody
tries
to
do
something
and
then
the
whole
the
whole
furies.
The
whole
nature
of
the
universe
falls
on
that
person,
who's
actually
trying
to
make
some
improvements.
Meanwhile,
next
door
I
hear
this
from.
We
were
OK
on
that,
but
you
know
that
people
tell
me
like
you
next
door.
The
house
is
falling
down,
they
don't
say
anything
about
that
and
that
that
is
a
I
mean
people
don't
come
in
with
a
plane
about
it,
and
maybe
they
should
do
it.
W
C
W
Make
sure
that
it's
a
transparent
process-
and
it's
done
you
know
across
the
board
and
if
one
person,
even
if
a
person
only
has
one
house
and
can
just
it,
can
disrupt
the
street
right,
absolutely
it
could
become
a
center
for
a
for
criminal
activity,
demoralize
the
rest
of
the
neighborhood.
And
so
though,
even
just
one
house.
Yes.
W
So
if
the
inspector
and
focuses
in
on
people
that
you
know
that
have
10
houses
or
5
houses
and
bla
bla
bla
or
somebody
that
just
took
out
a
new
building,
permit
that
let
the
building
inspector
handle
that.
But
the
chief
city
inspector
should
be
around
here
and
trying
to
address
some
of
these
tremendous
problems
that
we
have
in
the
city
and.
C
W
C
From
Council
I
think
that
was
well
said,
absolutely
all
right,
all
those
in
favor
on
first
reading
and
that's
unanimous.
Thank
you
moving
down
to
assume
you
numeral
five
petitions
and
requests
number
one
is
a
request
for
approval
of
a
resolution
to
provide
city
water
service
to
12:09
banks.
Mill
Road.
Is
there
a
motion?
M
Mayor
at
the
applicant
and
owners
are
requesting
city
water
service
to
12:09
banks,
Mill
Road,
the
proposed
a
proposed
to
renovate
an
existing
residential
dwelling
into
office
and
showroom
space
for
Carolina,
carpentry
and
Christian.
Tile
is
also
anticipated
that
the
renovated
building
will
house
a
salon.
They
also
intend
to
build
a
warehouse
and
workspace
and
futures
Phase.
Two
and
three
of
the
site.
M
Planning
Commission
reviewed
the
request
and
unanimously
recommended
the
provisions
of
water
service
to
12:09
banks,
Mill
Road,
with
the
conditions,
as
listed
in
the
agenda
for
City
Council
consideration
as
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
to
provide
city
water
service
to
12:09.
Banks
fill
rows
with
the
conditions
recommended
by
the
Planning
Commission
to.
C
C
Number
number
two
is
a
request
to
hang
Christmas
and
hope.
--Lens
and
Christmas
crafts
show
banners
in
the
downtown
area.
Number
three
is
a
request
for
permission
to
place:
banners
in
the
downtown
area
to
promote
st.
Thaddeus,
home
and
garden
tour
number
four
is
a
request
by
Heart
Association
for
permission
to
place
red
ribbons
in
the
downtown
area
to
promote
heart
and
mount
month.
Number
five
is
a
request
to
place
banners
in
the
downtown
area,
promoting
joy
and
ache
in
2018
festival.
C
B
X
M
F
B
H
Y
Mr.
Klem
and
the
City
Council
for
your
tremendous
support,
we
couldn't
do
what
we
do
without
you.
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
our
request
for
the
placement
of
banners
also
includes
dyeing
the
fountains
red
during
the
week
of
the
festival,
so
I
did
I
just
didn't
want
that
to
get
missed
in
your
vote.
Okay
and
I
was
assured
that
they
could
be
done,
that
red
dye
could
be
purchased
and
we're
happy
to
purchase
that
okay.
C
L
C
B
The
question
with
regard
to
conditions
that
require
annexation,
the
assessor's
office
drops
to
six
percent
down
to
four
in
the
case
of
a
senior
passing
away,
but
the
title
doesn't
change
because
it's
in
probate
and
I
I
guess
is
my
patient-
is
that
the
length
of
probate
is
header
pretty?
Is
that
a
defined
period
in
state
law?
Eight.
D
K
So
we
have
a,
we
have
a
can
interim
step
where
we
they'll
assign
an
acknowledgment
of
the
policy
form
they'll
go
on
a
log,
and
this
is
for
a
number
of
kind
of
similar
cases
like
that,
and
we
just
we
have
a
staff
person
that
researches
that
weekly
to
see
which
deeds
on
that
log
have
been
filed.
So
the
property
you
basically
just
gets
searched
every
week
or
every
other
week
to
ensure
that,
and
once
we
see
the
property
transfer,
then
we
approach
the
official
new
owner
value
to
be
annexation
or
annexation.
Agreement
well.
B
K
B
K
K
K
C
E
M
We're
we're
in
total
agreement
with
councilmember
Abner
that
additional
action
is
necessary
were
all
in
favor
of
this
project,
we're
going
to
need
up
to
an
additional
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars,
and
so
we've
outlined
three
options
for
your
consideration:
use
storm
water
funding,
use
hospitality,
tax
funding
and
user
Corps
use
accommodations
tax
funding.
Probably
hospitality
makes
the
most
sense,
I
think
well.
E
We
originally
approved
five
hundred
and
twenty
something
thousand
somewhere
and
I.
Could
I
didn't
research
enough
to
find
out
what
we
took
the
original
money,
but
one
would
think
we
would
add
it
to
that
account
unless
it's
empty,
but
I
would
say
it
ought
to
be
on
here,
because
that
the
letter
said
they
wanted
to
award
the
contract
January
1st
of
2018.
So
we
need
two
readings
correct
to
do
that,
so
we
need
to
have
it,
but
on
both
readings
of
the
November
council
meeting.
Okay,
thank.