City of Charleston SC Committee on Real Estate, 25 Sep 2023

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City of Charleston Committee on Real Estate 9/25/23

A

To do the invocation too, oh yeah yeah, you got double duty.

B

um Do you have the um the agenda with you? Will you conduct this meeting for us? Please.

A

Sir, yes, sir I've already told Mr um a pale that his app says: I'll fill in for him great.

B

A

You all right good job afternoon, everybody. It is a little bit after 3 30 and I'm gonna call to order the real estate committee meeting to the City of Charleston and I'm gonna ask councilman mcgreg if he would do the honors of providing either an invocation or a moment of silence. Silence please.

B

A

B

Right very good, thank.

A

You, sir, thank you all right. The um approval of minutes for September 11 2023, some.

B

A

Approval second, whichever any.

B

A

Discussion all in favor, say aye.

B

Any opposed hi.

A

Well, there's only only three of us I figured I was gonna, say yes and I thought y'all would as well. So all right. um First item of meat is the approval of the terms and a purchase and sale agreement for 2.0 Acres off of Maybank Highway 35 46.

A

um authorizing them here to execute on behalf of the city. So Molina I understand that you're going to lead us in this discussion. Yes,.

C

Sir uh good afternoon, council members, um what I'm presenting to you today is a proposed contract for the purchase of approximately two acres of land from Dr Anthony Ross. This property is located at 3546, Maybank Highway. It backs up to the Johns Island Park, which the city already owns, and what this acquisition would be used for would be to either expand that Park as a location for the recreation center, which would be in alignment with the parks department master plan.

C

Alternatively, this lot does give us a nice location. In the event, the fire station on Bohicket can't be used because of the County's Road Project there. If that fire station needed to be relocated. This would give us an X excellent option for the relocation of that fire station. I did share the appraisal with the real estate committee, as well as all the council members. You can see that the acquisition or the purchase price is uh 1.15 million.

C

In this, uh the appraisal does confirm that we are right on the money for the fair market value for this portion of the property. We are currently in the process of working with the owner to prepare a subdivision plot which would show the exact location but attached to the PSA. You will find an exhibit that shows the approximate uh subdivision of the slot. The city already has an easement along the eastern boundary of the lot to provide us with access to the park. um That's behind it, the Johns Island Park.

C

um So we do have that easement in place. uh There's no curb at this location. It would be very easy to put in any additional access point if we, if we need to so that is all a bonus. The uh the money for this purchase would come from the uh General uh funds. Reserve is the plan right now. Another great opportunity here is that if we do use it for the expansion of the park, we have the opportunity to also apply to the county to be reimbursed for the purchase price through the green belt program.

C

So that is another potential option for us in the future. I'm happy to answer any questions that Council or sorry that real estate committee may have.

A

Very good, thank you for, for that, and I will open up with councilmember Greg just first, you have any questions concerning this. No.

D

Questions. Thank you for sending the uh appraisal you're.

C

A

Mayor questions comments yes, sir, so Milena.

B

I'm looking at the subject, property little um tax map parcel shown and um it's got an aerial view- I don't know if I can share it or not actually I think I can.

B

Did that come up the map yep, we got it yep, we see it. So um apparently it's just the parcel on the right and when you go on to the partial I'm, just remembering back from when they used to use this space for farmers market and some other events like that, I mean you, you get onto the property and you feel like that open space to the left behind his office building. It feels like one space, I, don't I, don't guess we had any conversation with the good doctor about.

B

um You know that portion of his other parcel did we.

C

From what my understanding is, there's a bit of a history uh behind you know trying to acquire this property and Dr Ross has been a little uh remiss to part with it, which I understand it's a very nice piece, um but I do understand that we've asked about that section as well, and what he's willing to part with right now is that uh the eastern half of it gotcha.

A

So it got married since you brought this up um I'm trying to get my my bearings on this there's a big old blue arrow, pointing I to my right. So can you would you mind just identifying us the property that we're buying based on that? Where that blue arrow is located.

C

It would be if you can see the uh the dividing line, that's about halfway between the highlighted portion. That would be the dividing line that comes uh down and then kind of angles down to the right. So the blue arrow is just indicating the right hand, side of that dividing line. If that answers your question, yeah.

A

So, with with the the point of the arrow, is that's the property we're buying? Yes,.

C

Everything to the right of that line, that's splitting it in the middle yeah.

A

C

The line yes yeah.

A

And so on, the left bottom left hand corner like you, you can't just clearly understand it, but it looks like there's some kind of structure there in a driveway. What is that building? That's.

C

Correct I believe that is a chiropractic uh chiropractor's office. If I'm, uh recalling correctly, that is not a portion of this acquisition, uh there's no structure, the portion that we would be acquiring is vacant. There's no structure on that. Okay,.

A

So where is our Park uh in relation to this parcel.

C

uh Yes, sir, it is actually directly behind so this area I'm moving my mouse as if you could see, but the the wooded area directly behind the highlighted parcel is the beginning of um the property owned by the city and then actually mayor. Do you mind if I could share my screen for just one? Second.

B

Absolutely all.

C

Right I am looking for the share screen button there. It is.

C

Okay, if you can see my screen, I've got this on the County GIS. This um portion right here is the entire parcel and we would be acquiring this half of it. This parcel behind us is owned by the city and right here we also have. This is all owned by the city. This is the uh John's Island Park and um I'm, not certain if this parcel 681 has begun to be developed, but that was acquired in 2021, also from Dr Ross.

C

This was acquired through the county Greenbelt program for the purpose of adding it into the Johns Island Park.

A

So I mean this: this was a wonderful way. You've got several homes backing up to this park and then so the city would have like a L-shaped configuration of this continuous land, so um Melinda just to make sure I'm clear the parcel 062 is the city's is a parcel 291 above that part of the city as well. That's part of the city too. That's probably all right, and then the city has I, think 681 correct and then we're going to subdivide zero. Five. Nine, yes,.

C

Yes, essentially,.

A

C

And we get that.

A

Whole chunk of land that would be pretty cool.

C

A

I think it opens.

C

Up a lot of opportunities for us here as well yep.

B

So Mr chairman, this will give us the first direct access off of Maybank highway to our city park. Property I mean you can go by Hay Road, obviously as you do now, but um if in the hope that we build a recreation center and um on parcel 681 to have a direct driveway coming off of a Maybank Highway to that facility would be um more than nice. It'd be um it'd, be terrific, so um I I.

B

We will proceed I'd like to proceed with this purchase, hopefully with council's support, um but um if the good doctor would ever consider the back half of that other parcel, uh we're still uh we're still interested.

A

C

A

Well and Molina looks like you: have access I think you mentioned that off of the highway as it stands right now, we would need a.

C

um We do have an easement to access along the right hand, side of the road. um Sorry, along the right hand, side of the parcel. There is a driveway about halfway in the parcel right now, as we're talking about the subdivision of this. The subdividing line would be directly to the right of that uh driveway.

C

um But again, there is no curb at this location. If we had to add another driveway, we don't have to worry about that at least.

A

Okay, all right there's any further discussions on this matter. uh Well, our two members of the committee mayor or Mr Greg, seeing that I call for a vote all those in favor of approving item a on our agenda signify by saying aye, aye aye any opposed the eyes have it very good. I will certainly entertain the motion that we take all of Item B as one item for these annexations not.

B

To cut Molly off.

A

Second, there's a motion: a second: we take all of item b. Molly. Are you with us? Yes,.

E

A

Would you want to turn your screen on for us? Please hi there. You are very good, so um all of these are Residential Properties.

E

Nope um so the first and the last one are commercial properties. The rest of them are going to be single family homes, okay, so the first one is in Avondale area. It is currently vacant commercial, I'm, going to be a bank and then at the end we have all these properties number seven 3085 Maybank Highway. Those items are in John's Island. They are going to be for hospital. So those are the only two items that are not single family.

A

All right, I'll entertain a motion that we approve all of um B um the first and the last are commercial. The Russell residential was the pleasure of the committee.

A

Second, all right any further discussion, seeing that all in favor say I I any opposed the eyes have it um Molly. You made me happy with the number of District 9 spots have been filling in. Thank you very much good. Thank you. Thank you. All right um item C appears to be deferred to good before the full city council. Is that my understanding Julia somebody that is correct.

A

Thank you all right, so uh C is deferred and we're going to item F and I know that Scott Watson was trying to call me a little bit earlier today. So Scott, I presume, d, e and f are pretty consistent.

D

Yes, sir, and they are great breaking only because we thought we weren't going to need the spaces, but then there were additions to the Mojo program. So this is.

A

A new camera on too please.

D

Parked safely on right, which Avenue Scott Watson.

D

um So these are three quick uses: um Festival Hall by way of our relationship with Florida Festival USA for an event during the festival, the Camden room, with explore Charleston for an extension of our moja on King block party on October 5th and then Festival Hall again for the annual community tribute luncheon on the 21st.

D

So it's really just about putting the paperwork in place, but letting us make use of these great uh spaces as part of Mojo.

A

Very good I will entertain a motion to con. Take d e and f as one so moved. Is there a second second all right, any further questions or discussion with Mr Mr Watson? Regarding the approval of these three facilities for the Mojo Festival um and uh coming up in the next couple of weeks, CNN I'll call the vote. All those in favor say: aye aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it um and Madam clerk I don't see any other business um any other business from our other two committee members excellent work, Mr chairman 17..

A

You just tell uh the chairman that we know how to run a committee report on real estate and we get things done because we got a wonderful staff and Scott. Thank you and Molly and Molina. Thank you all for participating, and um we will see a good number of you folks, I think at five o'clock, so there'll be no for the business. We are hereby adjourned. Thank.