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From YouTube: Aiken Planning Commission Meeting: February 9, 2016
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A
A
We
will
now
call
to
order
the
regular
MIDI
meeting
of
the
city
of
Aiken
Planning
Commission
for
its
februari
9
2016
meeting.
If
there's
anyone
the
audience
who
has
not
been
here
before,
let
me
share
that
the
first
rule
is
we
ask
that
you
turn
your
cell
phones
off
or
put
them
on
vibrate
at
a
respect
for
whoever
is
speaking
and
if
I
will
ask
that
for
those
who
wish
to
speak
regarding
an
application.
A
If
you
would
like
to
be
heard,
please
step
up
to
the
podium
state,
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
and
then
address
the
Commission
after
you
have
finished,
making
your
points,
if
you
would
pause
for
a
moment
to
see
if
there
are
any
questions
from
the
Commission
after
that,
we'll
ask
if
anybody
would
like
to
speak
in
opposition
to
an
application
and
the
same
process
will
apply
at
the
end.
Anyone
who
would
like
to
speak
in
any
rebuttal
may
certainly
do
so.
A
B
A
B
D
A
In
favor,
all
right
I'd
like
to
entertain
a
motion
to
change
the
order
of
the
agenda
and
move
item.
C2
item
a
now.
I
have
a
motion
to
do
so,
remove
second,
all
right,
all
in
favor
all
right,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
talk
about
the
capital
improvement
program
and
I
see
we
have
everyone
ready
to
answer
some
questions.
Would
you
like
to
speak
to
that.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
threw
you
to
the
members
of
the
Planning
Commission.
We
very
much
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
appear
before
you
again
to
discuss
our
long-range
capital
needs.
I
know
that
you
have
already
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
time
reviewing
the
materials
from
our
department
heads
and
very
much
looking
forward
to
your
recommendations.
That
I
assure
you
that
your
recommendations
by
me
is
your
new
city
manager
is
not
only
appreciated,
but
they
will
be
valued
and
we
will
forward
those
to
our
City
Council
for
their
consideration.
E
When
we
go
through
the
budgetary
process,
you
know
each
year
we
appear
before
you
to
ask
for
your
recommendations
on
a
wide
array
of
projects,
but,
as
we
mentioned
in
our
earlier
workshop,
the
kind
of
is
a
inconvenient
truth
here
in
Aiken,
and
that
is
for
too
many
years.
While
we
have
gone
through
this
annual
process.
E
The
truth
is,
is
that
the
the
largest
of
all
capital,
prod
I,
have
gone
under
dressed,
and
it
is
our
desire
and
I
am
extraordinarily
thankful
to
all
of
you
for
your
commitment
and
your
willingness
to
work
with
us
in
partnership
over
the
next
three
to
five
years
in
addressing
those
long
neglected
capital
needs.
What
the
why
the
reason
was
that
my
decisions
were
made
in
the
past
to
kind
of
kick
the
can
down
the
road
really
at
this
point
is
not
important.
I
guess.
E
The
bad
news
is
that
we
have
neglected
our
major
infrastructure
needs
for
too
long.
The
good
news
is
that
the
truth
is
that
we
still
have
time
in
a
responsible
way
to
answer
these
needs
and
a
lung
term
approach.
Obviously,
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
I
hope
that
I
can
count
on
all
of
you
to
work
in
partnership
with
us
to
try
to
address
these
needs.
E
So
what
are
those
needs,
and
what
do
we
know,
and
what
do
we
not
know
truth
is-
is
that
we
don't
really
know
the
true
edition
of
our
major
infrastructure
assets,
whether
they
be
our
stormwater
prod,
stormwater,
our
wastewater,
our
drinking
water
infrastructure,
our
roads.
The
truth
is
is
that
there
hasn't
been
a
comprehensive
analysis
done
that
would
indicate
to
us
in
the
first
instance
what
the
present
condition
of
our
infrastructure
is,
and
we
need
to
do
that
and
tonight
once
again.
E
George
grinning
from
engineering
and
utilities
will
make
a
brief
presentation
to
you
and
to
our
citizens
about
approaching
that
complex
issue
and
what
we
plan
to
do
over
the
next
year
or
two
in
addressing
that,
so
that,
once
and
for
all,
we
have
a
full
assessment
and
a
full
understanding
of
what
our
infrastructure
needs
are,
because
we
don't
have
a
true
assessment
of
what
our
needs
are.
Then
we
don't
have
in
a
long
range
plan
plan
in
place
to
maintain
that
infrastructure.
E
And
lastly,
we
don't
have
a
financing
plan,
a
funding
mechanism
in
place
to
to
address
those
needs,
as
I
said,
the
bad
that
that
is
the
bad
news.
But
the
good
news
is
that
there
is
time
and
akin
to
correct
the
situation
and
put
us
back
in
a
strong
footing
so
that
we
don't
pass
on
to
our
children
and
our
grandchildren
a
totally
unacceptable
burden
that
they
would
have
to
deal
with
at
a
later
date.
E
And
so
I
would
like
to
turn
to
to
George
griten
for
a
short
presentation
and
once
again
thank
all
of
you
for
your
willingness
to
work
with
us.
I
look
forward
to
a
long
term
working
relationship
in
a
commitment,
I
believe
that
you
and
your
role
as
members
of
our
Planning
Commission
understand
probably
better
than
most.
E
C
F
For
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
our
infrastructure,
when
John
first
challenged
us
with
doing
an
assessment
asking
when
he
when
he
first
came,
asked
us
where
we
were
and
basically
were
anywhere,
he
challenged
us
then
with
well.
How
do
you
develop
a
plan?
So
what
we
did
is
we
went
out
and
we
evaluated
how
other
cities
are
assessing
infrastructure,
and
we
realize
that
what
the
very
first
thing
we
needed
really
was
a
database
of
what
we
have
an
accounting
for
what
we
have.
F
We
do
have
a
GIS
system,
which
is
a
great
asset,
but
it
needed
to
be
updated.
It
needs
to
be
expanded
for
the
various
infrastructure
and
then,
in
conjunction
with
some
appropriate
software
program
that
where
we
can
reside
the
information
we
can
analyze
the
information.
We
can
create
a
probability
of
failure.
A
consequence
of
failure,
and
therefore
you
can
come
up
with,
is
get
a
prioritization
of
what
are
the
projects
you
want
to.
F
Do
it's
a
big
daunting
task,
but
you
need
to
know
where
to
start,
and
if
you
put
the
information
in
a
logical
sequence,
you
can
figure
out
where
your
priorities
are
and
where
we
get
started.
So
that's
what
we're
doing
so.
Let
me
give
you
a
little
bit
of
information
as
to
where
we
are
the
city
operates
and
maintains
281
miles
and
sanitary
sewer
lines.
We
have
four
hundred
nine
miles
of
water
lines
and
we
have
99
miles
of
water
laterals
that
that
that
do
everything
that
we
need
to
do
for
the
city.
F
Eighty
percent
of
the
information
for
sanitary
sewer
has
been
gathered
and
updated
in
our
GIS
and
sixty
percent
for
water.
We
as
part
of
our
effort
we
have
taken
the
as-built
drawings,
we
scanned
them
and
then
we've
had
our
GIS
consultants,
putting
them
into
our
software
so
that
we
can
identify
each
segment.
We
know
what
it's
ages,
we
know
what
his
material
is.
We
know
where
it's
located
and
then
the
software
can
tell
us
where
our
priorities
are,
and
that
is
what
we
did
to
evaluate
our
needs
for
the
our
five-year
capital
plan.
F
Now,
in
in
specific
detail,
we
have
60
miles
of
sanitary
sewer
lines
that
have
reached
or
exceeded
their
50-year.
Projected
expected
life
of
that
28
miles
have
actually
exceeded
their
expected
life
by
25
years,
so
that
really
identifies
our
priorities.
For
us,
the
first
priority
is
to
examine
the
28
miles
and
develop
projects
to
rehabilitate
those
those
28
miles.
The
second
priority
have
is,
for
the
remaining
miles.
F
This
is
a
little
bit
of
a
picture.
You
know
picture
tat
since
a
thousand
words.
Well,
what
you
see
there
is
the
60
miles
that
are
in
the
red
are
the
miles
that
are
have
already
reached
and
they're
expected
useful
life.
If
you
look
in
the
yellow,
the
yellow
is
the
next
ten
years.
This
is
where
the
next
row,
the
next
sewer
lines,
will
will
be
reached
their
useful
life
and
become
a
problem.
The
green
then,
are
further
down
the
road
and
not
going
to
be
an
immediate
problem.
F
The
gray
area
is
sewer
lines
that
we
don't
have
good
information
on,
and
so
one
of
the
things
we're
going
to
have
to
do
is
send
people
out
look
at
it
and
investigate
it,
so
it'll
be
another
portion,
and
then
that
will
get
us
from
eighty
percent
up
to
closest
two
hundred
percent
as
we
can
get
the
this
is
a
graph
of
a
table
of
what
our
costs
should
be.
If
you
look
at
the
2016,
this
cost
is
kind
of
the
accumulative
effect
of
what
has
already
gone
beyond
its
expected
life.
F
These
are
replacement
costs
and
this
would
be
what
we
would
consider
a
wastegate
of
worst
case
scenario.
We
would
expect
that
we
could
rehabilitate
a
lot
of
the
roads
or
keep
saying
roads
a
lot
of
the
sewers,
and
so
the
real
cost
might
be
forty
percent
might
be.
Seventy
percent
might
be
eighty
percent.
In
some
situations
you
will
be
replacing,
you
know
particularly
bad
lines,
and
so
it
we
we
have
a
five
year
projected
cumulative
cost.
As
time
goes
on
you
have.
F
You
continue
to
have
more
sewer
lines
coming
of
age
as
it
were,
the
red
represents
the
present
day,
cost
estimate
for
rehabilitation
of
those
lines.
The
blue
starts
to
project
inflation.
So
if
there's
a
four
percent
increase
in
inflation
for
costs,
then
that's
where
the
costs
you
know
start
start
going
out
too.
F
Turning
now
to
water,
we
have
25
miles
of
lines
that
have
reached
their
projected
useful
life
and
in
water,
there's,
actually
some
lines
that
have
a
much
longer
expected
life
than
you
would
think.
In
1911,
the
city
opened
the
spring:
the
shilo
Springs
water
treatment
plant
and
started
delivering
water
to
its
citizens
that
pipes
105
years
old.
Now
it's
a
14
inch
line
that
came
from
on
the
other
side
of
the
interstate
now
and
it
actually
went
to
a
tank
that
was
between
the
present
day,
public
safety
building
and
the
post
office.
F
Where
that
gazebo
is
so
from
there.
There
was
a
10
inch
line
that
went
and
looped
around
the
the
city,
went
down
to
Highland,
Park,
up,
lancaster
and
and
came
back
and
another
line
came
out
and
throughout
the
main
part
of
the
city,
you
have
six
inch
norwich,
two-inch
lines.
This
is
all
cast
iron
very
thick
pipe.
It's
actually
very
good.
We've
taken
a
small
section
in
a
small
sample
and
done
some
leak
detection
and
it
actually
is
holding
up
pretty
well.
So
that's
an
example
of
with
water.
F
It's
a
little
tougher
to
tell
just
how
long
the
useful
life
of
these
systems
will
be,
but
we
know
that
in
the
next
10
years,
60
more
miles
of
water
lines
will
reach
their
useful
life.
We
do
have
a
certain
amount
of
asbestos-containing
material.
That
was
something
that
was
put
in
the
60
70
s
and
that
we'd
like
to
get
that
out
of
the
ground.
F
So
what
we're
recommending
is
that
we
do
a
citywide
leak
detection
evaluation
and
determine
where
our
biggest
problems
are
and
then
use
that,
as
our
our
point
of
identifying
priority,
we're
also
recommending
that
we
do
a
hydraulic
model
of
the
water
distribution
system
and
what
that
will
do
for
us.
It
basically
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
evaluate
where
we
can
make
improvements.
F
Where
would
be
the
best
paced
place
to
locate
a
pressure
reduction
valve
system
to
improve
the
the
performance
of
the
water
system
and
not
be
so
hot
tough
on
our
on
our
pipes?
So
that
is
something
else
that
we
working
on
and
then
this
is
a
similar
picture.
You
can
see
the
red
line,
basically
the
red
line
that
extends
on
up.
F
That's
the
hundred
five
year
old
cast
iron
line
from
Shiloh
circling
the
plant
you've
got
a
few
other
pipes
that
are
in
the
red
that
have
exceeded
their
reaching
their
useful
life,
but
they
were
later
installed,
so
they
were
installed
in
the
50,
so
they're
they're
expected.
You
know
50
year
life
same
thing,
you
have
the
green
in
the
yellow,
yellow
being
the
next
ten
years,
but
we
also
have
a
larger
number
of
gray
pipes.
F
In
this
situation
we
only
have
sixty
percent
the
you
can
see
again
the
the
cost
estimates
for
replacement
and
a
little
bit
of
a
visual
graph
of
the
same.
So
this
is
what
our
water
analysis
software
is
able
to
do
some
water
sewer.
We
can
also
apply
it
to
roads.
We
have
85
miles
of
Aiken
roads
in
the
city.
We
have
153
miles
that
our
state
maintained.
We
have
four
miles
of
country,
roads,
48
miles
of
private
and
one
mile
of
private
drives.
F
I'm
not
sure
why
that
has
a
different
distinction,
but
we're
we're
we're
concerned
with
the
85.
If
you
look
at,
we
just
recently
probably
pay
for
the
first
time
using
city
funds,
and
I
don't
know
well
since
I've
been
here,
I've
been
with
the
city
four
and
a
half
years
now
and
we
had
not
done
any
repaving
until
this
summer
this
past
summer.
F
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
will
be
doing
is
putting
this
information
into
gif
system
in
analyzing
with
our
in
ovine
software,
and
then
this
will
allow
us
do
the
same
thing
with
roads
as
we're
trying
we're
doing,
with
sanitary
sewer
and
and
with
the
other,
with
water.
And
lastly,
we
have
storm
sewer.
We
have
not
yet
started
putting
storm
water
in
the
GIS
data
that
we
had
was
was
probably
the
weakest
for
storm
water.
F
So
we
we
wanted
to
tackle
the
other
two
first
and
we
will
put
the
objective
into
putting
that
into
the
system.
Next
year
we
had
100,
we
have
estimated
about
121
miles
of
storm
water
lines
and
we
projected
it
for
the
capital
budget
process.
It's
just
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
which
is
really
just
an
estimate
of
you
know.
How
much
could
we
do
if
we
we
started
focusing
on
on
some
storm
water?
So
will
we
will
also
do
the
same?
F
E
You
not
sure
by
reminding
you
that,
unfortunately,
everything
we've
talked
about
tonight
is
about
maintaining
that
which
we
are
have.
In
addition,
as
all
of
you
know,
we
have
other
problems
that
need
to
be
resolved
and
the
resolution
of
those
problems
might
be,
for
example,
the
addition
of
new
roadways
that
come
at
a
cost.
E
They
say
a
journey
of
a
thousand
miles,
starts
with
a
single
step
and
we're
trying
to
take
that
single
step
and
I
hope
that
the
Planning
Commission
with
your
very
busy
schedule,
will
play
a
major
role
in
helping
us
push
this
ball
down
the
field.
As
you
know,
we
have
a
list,
a
laundry
list
of
projects
for
your
consideration.
We
have
our
department
heads
here
this
evening
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
thank.
C
C
It's
not
no
need
harping
on
issues
that
we
can't
do
anything
about,
but
but
you
have
done
at
least
you
have
been
looks
like
to
me.
At
least
you
have
a
plan
to
determine
what
kind
of
problems
you
got
and
that's
where
you
got
to
start
I
mean.
Obviously
you
look
at
these
numbers
they're
just
bottle
of
a
mind
when
you
start
looking
at
you
know
half
of
five
hundred
million
dollars
and
this
kind
of
enormous
numbers
over
the
next
10
15
years,
its
bottle
of
a
mind,
but
you've
done
what
you
need
to
do.
C
I
think
as
far
as
trying
to
determine
the
extent
of
the
problem
and
that's
where
you
got
to
start
and
it's
not
it's
not
a
sexy
topic,
but
it's
a
topic
that
we
are
not
only
it's
a
my
aching.
It's
just
a
microcosm
of
the
whole
country.
The
whole
country
has
got
this
problem
big
time,
and
all
we
can
do
here
locally
is
try
to
work
on
our
little
corner
of
the
world.
G
Just
to
quickly,
if
I
may
echo
what
mr.
hunter
said
this,
this
really
is,
in
my
opinion,
I've
been
here
21
years,
a
watershed
in
city
thinking,
which
is
not
only
a
paramount
that
we
get
started
on
this
just
based
on
the
presentation,
but
just
just
this.
The
philosophy
of
needs
before
wants
and
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
people
out
there
in
the
community
that
that
myself
included,
maybe
over
the
years
I,
don't
know
if
our
voices
are
clearly
heard
on
on
water,
leaks
and
things
of
that
nature.
G
But
this
to
me
is
just
a
watershed:
change
in
the
way
the
city
does
business
on
behalf
of
its
citizens,
so
I
would
say
for
those
people
at
home.
Clearly,
you
can
hear
from
the
presentations.
The
city
has
heard
your
voices,
and
so
is
the
Planning
Commission.
So
we're
very
excited
about
this
going
forward
and
again
that
was
an
excellent
presentation.
Mr.
mr.
Grimm,
well.
A
A
We
have
never
heard
a
presentation
both
in
the
work
session
and
here
this
evening
that
comes
close
to
being
not
only
as
comprehensive
but
as
accurate
and
as
forward-thinking
as
we
have
heard
and
I
know
that
that
is
in
in
part
due
to
the
new
leadership,
but
it
also
speaks
well
for
it.
I
know
the
amount
of
work
that
each
of
you
department
heads
have
to
do
to
accomplish
this,
so
I
want
to
commend
you
and
thank
you
and
this
time
we're
looking
at
this
a
little
bit
differently.
A
A
I
think
we
can
say
you
have
educated
the
Commission
very
well
and
now
I
think
we
need
to
roll
that
out
to
the
community,
because
I
will
tell
you
that
I
do
not
believe
the
community
has
a
sense
of
just
how
extensive
and
expensive
some
of
our
issues
are.
I
think
that
will
be
the
next
big
challenge,
but
I
want
to
commend
all
of
you
for
the
hard
work
on
this
all
right
now
we
are,
we
need
to
have
a
motion
and
will
speak
to
the
priority
section,
so
it
is
back
to
the
Commission.
C
C
B
C
A
A
H
A
D
D
A
D
My
concern
is
has
been
to
a
great
degree,
a
laid
by
having
a
copy
of
this.
That
shows
that
there's
no
large
massive
student
exits
right
across
the
street,
where
we
have
people
with
disabilities
living.
It
is
going
to
probably
increase
some
of
the
traffic
on
dupont
drive
because
that
that
parking
lot,
that
is
showing
up
on
rutland
dupont
I,
don't
have
a
major
objection
to
that.
D
I
just
didn't
want
a
lot
of
students
pulling
out
making
a
right
turn
right
across
the
street,
from
where
we
would
be
coming
out
with
15
passenger
van
making
a
left
turn
just
didn't
think
that
would
be
safe
right
now.
There
is
already
some
parking
very
close
to
where
we're
located,
but
it's
minimal
and
according
to
the
plan
that
I've
received
today,
it
would
continue
to
be
minimal,
but
I'm
seen
there's
only
about
ten
parking
places.
I
would
assume
that
would
be
for
maintenance
or
some
of
the
faculty
is.
B
A
D
Not
a
lot
of
cars
and
I
also
since
its
conceptual
I,
wanted
to
make
sure
that
at
some
point
the
little
drive
around
the
retention
didn't
become
a
shortcut
for
students
to
access,
because
that
would
access
that
I
DuPont
by
cutting
the
corner
since
its
conceptual
I
would
just
like
it
stay
like
it
is.
That's
it's
not
an
objection.
I'm.
A
B
H
H
A
I
My
name
is
David
husband,
our
own
property
on
dupont
right
by
the
nursing
home
I
live
there
for
48
years.
Go
traffic
has
never
been
a
big
problem
and
that
retention
pond
there's
no
way
in
the
student
could
drive
through
it
causes
fenced
around
and
if
it
did,
it
go
in
a
big
hole
like
this
and
I.
Don't
think
that
would
be
any
problem,
but
I
love
the
plan
that
you
have
here
and
I
think
it'd
be
a
great
asset
to
the
city
and
the
county
of
a
kid.
Thank.