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City of Charleston Committee on Ways and Means 11/10/2020
Agenda:
https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11102020-5984
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A
F
G
A
B
B
B
A
I
J
B
Thank
you
chair
and
be
honored.
Lord
jesus,
forgive
us
for
the
times.
You've
entered
a
conversation
without
really
listening.
Show
us
how
to
listen
to
opening
humble
hearts,
especially
to
people
different
from
us
help.
Our
leaders
do
the
same.
Teach
us
as
a
nation
to
focus
less
on
getting
our
way
and
more
on
loving
our
neighbors,
especially
the
most
vulnerable.
Among
us,
lord,
give
our
leaders
and
prospective
leaders
the
strength
to
be
humble,
soft-hearted
and
willing
to
listen
to
every
voice,
amen.
A
C
C
B
A
D
G
E
E
So
this
is
a
preliminary
proposal
to
the
arc
terrorists
place
based
opportunity,
zone
investment
initiative,
which
would
provide
approximately
20
million
dollars
to
fund
the
acquisition,
development
and
preservation
of
affordable
housing
in
the
areas
near
the
future
bill
country
low
line.
This
initiative
was
discovered
by
meg
thompson
in
the
business
and
neighborhood
services
department,
and
we
worked
with
her
office
to
develop
this
proposal
as
the
low
country
low
line
moves
ahead.
D
G
H
G
Yes,
sir,
there
are
a
few.
We
are
working
with
the
planning
department.
They've
set
up
a
database
for
us
that
allows
us
to
determine
how
many
parcels
are
out
there.
Of
course,
there
are
also
some
parcels
that
are
currently
owned
by
the
housing
authority
that
are
close
to
the
low
line
as
well,
but
we
have
seen
where
there
are
some
available.
H
I
I
just
want
to
thank
staff
for
being
on
the
lookout
for
any
opportunities
like
this,
and
you
know
some
of
them
will
get
some
of
them.
We
won't
but
we're
out
there
trying
we're
out
there
asking
for
stormwater
projects
for
affordable
housing,
even
smoke,
alarms.
Thank
you
councilmember
sheila
and
state
farm.
But
anyway
we
we've
been
asking
for
a
lot
of
grant
money
lately
and
it's
some
of
them
will
will
pay
off
and
and
I'm
real
proud
that
we're
pursuing
those.
A
B
I
C
B
C
F
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
just
wanted
to
mention
how
how
excited
I
am
to
see
this
dupont
wahpu
drainage
study
implementation
start
to
take
shape.
This
is
a
great
collaboration
between
the
city
and
the
county
on
stormwater,
and
this
is
a
project
that
impacts
my
district
as
well
as
councilman
brady's
and
I
believe,
councilman
waring's
as
well,
if
not
maybe
another
west
ashley
councilman
somewhere,
but
this
is
just
an
awesome
example
of
what
the
city
of
charleston
is
doing
now
and,
of
course,
councilman
shead.
J
A
D
H
H
I
think
he
came
back
without
the
idea
of
mayor
from
his
first
attendance
at
the
national
league
of
cities
that
was
held
in
washington
dc
came
back
with
that
one
idea
and
look
what
it's
leading
to
so
those
meetings
do
matter
and
we
do
bring
back
fruitful
information
that
helped
to
propel
the
city
forward.
So
thanks
again,
mr
councilman
sheila.
A
C
Yes,
sir,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
so
much
the
committee
on
real
estate
yesterday
afternoon
for
the
full
quorum.
We
had
several
items
of
business
to
take
out.
The
first
item
was
to
approve
a
lease
agreement
for
10
parking
spaces
at
our
local
garage,
with
which
we,
I
think,
we're
still
trying
to
buy
as
a
matter
of
fact
but
spaces.
I'm
sorry
40
spaces
over
a
10-year
period,
at
a
rate
of
125
a
month,
councilmember
waring
brought
up
a
issue
and
we've
asked
staff
to
investigate
this.
C
For
us
that
rate
of
125
is
what
we
call
the
city
normal
rate
for
spaces.
There's
no
acceleration
clause
in
this
agreement,
so
we've
asked
staff
to
explore
the
idea
of
providing
for
future
garage
space
leasing
that
we
have
the
ability
to
increase
that
rate
over
a
period
of
time.
According
to
market
value
that
it
got
approved
unanimously.
A
C
Well,
that's
going
to
be
a
good
question,
mr
chairman,
and
I
think
from
my
legal
hat
sales
tells
me
we
probably
will
have
some
problem
with
that.
However,
that's
something
I
think
we've
asked
our
staff
to
investigate
for
us
to
see
if
we
can
either
amend
this
agreement.
Folks,
who
are
using
occupying
the
spaces
are
required
to
have
parking
spaces.
This
is
sort
of
an
ongoing
issue
with
msp
741
meeting
street.
D
I
So
so
this
agreement
says
they're,
the
the
40
spaces
are
at
the
business
rate,
which
happens
to
be
now
125
dollars
a
month.
But
if
council
were
to
improve
a
change
in
that
rate,
say
next
year,
235
dollars
a
month,
then
that's
what
the
tenant
will
pay
they
they.
The
agreement
is
for
the
the
existing
business
rate,
no
matter
what
that
amount
is.
It
happens
to
be
125
right
now,
but
over
the
10-year
period.
If
council
changes
the
standard
business
rate,
it
would
it
would
change
for
this
tenant.
C
I
C
C
H
Yeah,
well,
you
know
councilman
gregory
the
mayor's
right
and
so
was
councilman
she
ate
on
that
one.
The
reason
I
asked
was
obviously
we
have
a
surplus
of
parking
spaces
today,
but
five
years
from
now,
prayerfully,
that's
not
going
to
be
the
case,
and
you
know
you
want
to
make
sure
the
revenue
you
generate
off.
The
garage
is
sufficient
to
pay
off
the
bond
we're
going
to
have
to
issue
to
buy
this
garage.
So
we
have
the
flexibility,
flexibility.
H
A
C
Item
b
was
also
passed
unanimously.
This
was
to
renew
a
one-year
agreement.
We
have
with
the
old
exchange
building
commission
to
manage
that
wonderful
facility
and
by
the
way,
if
you,
if
you
haven't
been
there,
there's
several
unique
exhibits
at
the
commission,
the
exchange
building
that
I
would
recommend
you
taking
some
time
to
go
over
that
that
got
approved
unanimously.
C
We
also
approved
unanimously
item
c,
which
is
addendum
to
the
city
market
management
agreement
item
d.
This
is
a
lease
agreement
for
the
use
of
a
pool
at
st
andrews,
while
the
w
alex
even
school
and
council
mcgregor.
I'm
sure
you're
familiar
with
your
recreation
committee
of
the
issues
dealing
with
the
w
stephen
pool.
C
We've
been
a
short-term
winner
for
the
youtube
city
residents
at
a
cut
rate
of
2268
dollars.
That
also
was
approved
unanimously,
and
I
know
this
is
going
to
upset
councilmember
mitchell.
But
we
did
approve
item
e
for
the
right-of-way
interest
for
the
construction
related
to
the
improvements
for
drainage
at
king
street.