2026-10-26 - Committee on Real Estate

00:06And I think you're good to go. Um

00:09whenever you like to start and Donna's

00:10going to take over hosting the meeting.

00:13>> Okay.

00:16All right, it is 3:11 on Monday, October

00:1926th. I'm going to call the

00:22Committee on Real Estate order. Uh

00:24Council member Greg, if you could start

00:26with the invocation.

00:30>> Uh let's just do a brief moment of

00:31silence. Thank you.

00:42Thank you.

00:45>> Thank you. Uh on to approval of the

00:47minutes of September 21st, 2026.

00:50I got a motion. Is there a second?

00:53Um motion properly seconded. Any

00:56comments, questions,

00:58additions, deletions?

01:01Hearing none, all in favor, please

01:02signify by saying I.

01:04>> I.

01:06>> Any opposed?

01:07The eyes have it.

01:09On to item A, authorization for the

01:12mayor to execute a lease agreement

01:13between Landmarks for Families and the

01:15Heron Institute to operate a learning

01:17lab

01:18on the premises at

01:20555 Lackawanna Boulevard. I got a

01:24motion. Do I have a second?

01:26>> Second.

01:29>> Okay. Uh does any anyone to

01:32give us a little background on this one

01:33or

01:34>> Yes, sir. Um thank you, Council member

01:37Tinckler. Um what this uh just as a

01:39little bit of history, we used to own

01:41this property up in North Charleston. We

01:43sold it back in 1987

01:46uh to a nonprofit that was known as

01:48Charleston Orphanage House at that time.

01:51Uh Charleston Orphanage House is now

01:53known as Landmarks for Families.

01:56Um when we sold the property, we

01:58retained a reversionary interest in the

02:01property.

02:02Um, and as part of that reversionary

02:04interest, we have to approve any leasing

02:07of the property to a third party.

02:10So, uh, we are joining to approve this

02:13lease, not as a party, but just to

02:14consent because of our reversionary

02:16interest. Uh, what the lease is is, uh,

02:20Landmarks for Families will be leasing

02:22the property to the Heron Institute, and

02:25it will be used as a learning lab up in

02:27that area.

02:30>> Okay, any questions for Miss Dinwiddie?

02:35Hearing none, uh,

02:38guess we'll call the question. Uh, all

02:39in favor, please signify by stating aye.

02:42>> Aye.

02:43>> Any opposed?

02:46Hearing none, that item passes. Thank

02:48you. Um,

02:50item B, authorization for the mayor to

02:51execute a memorandum of understanding

02:53with Longborough Owners Association

02:57>> Move for approval.

02:58>> access to the water.

03:00>> Second.

03:00>> I have a motion seconded.

03:03Uh,

03:04who do we have to present this? Miss

03:05Dinwiddie, you going to present this as

03:07well?

03:08>> Yes, sir. I'm I'm happy to, unless the

03:10mayor wanted to, uh, add anything first.

03:13Um,

03:14>> Go ahead,

03:15just you got it.

03:17>> Sure. Essentially, what this is is the

03:19city was in a dispute with the, uh,

03:22Longborough Association in 2019. They

03:25had reached a settlement agreement. Um,

03:27and all of those dates have passed, and

03:30it's just not enforceable anymore. Uh,

03:32so, as a way to resolve this, uh, as

03:35kind of a once and for all,

03:37um,

03:39end to the dispute, uh, what we'd like

03:41to do is request this committee's

03:43approval and council's approval for an

03:46offer to make to the association. Uh,

03:49this will be kind of our our final

03:50offer. Um,

03:52what we're offering to do is pay the

03:55association $1 million,

03:57and in exchange, what they would do is

04:00they would be responsible for

04:02subdividing a portion of their owned

04:05property and conveying it to the city.

04:08That also includes a crabbing dock and

04:12the property in the crabbing dock would

04:14be used as a public public park that

04:17would be accessible to everybody to use.

04:20Um

04:21we would pay

04:2225,000 in earnest money as part of this

04:26deal which they could use they would be

04:30responsible for the subdivision plat.

04:33They're also seeking uh

04:36to have the critical line redrawn. Um

04:39and they're looking to have that done in

04:42order to get their own private dock. Um

04:45so in order to do that they have to get

04:48a lot of survey work done. We're

04:49allowing them to use the earnest money

04:51for that purpose. However, if this deal

04:54terminates for any reason we would get

04:56all of the earnest money back. Um some

05:00of the reasons why this deal may

05:01terminate is if they don't get the

05:03subdivision plat approved in time.

05:06Uh they would have 60 days to have that

05:09done and approved by the city.

05:11Another reason why it might terminate

05:14>> It's 6 months.

05:15>> I think 6 months.

05:16>> Okay.

05:17>> Uh yeah and that matches up because the

05:19other reason this agreement may

05:21terminate is if they are unable to

05:24secure the permit that's needed for

05:26their private dock. Um

05:29if I could just share my screen real

05:31quick. I probably should have done this

05:33from the start.

05:36But just to give you guys a visual.

05:41>> And while she's doing that, I mean just

05:42for clarity guys this is something we've

05:44been working on for 15 years.

05:47Uh we thought we owned that spit of

05:49land. We don't. We lost the case. So

05:53it's private and there's no public

05:55access to it right now to the water.

05:57Um so what this is is uh

06:02a settlement or compromise if you will

06:05where they could build their own dock.

06:08It would be private. We would have

06:09permanent public access

06:12with the crab dock there. And that is

06:15something that I know is incredibly

06:17important for

06:19um the residents in Wagner Terrace to be

06:22able to utilize. So, this is going

06:24around and around and around. We have

06:26money sitting in our capital

06:28improvements project list to do this.

06:32Um

06:33and you know, this is something that if

06:36we can't

06:37get this solution done, then

06:40I think we we try and find another

06:42location for public access, but uh and

06:45and transfer those um funds somewhere

06:47else.

06:50>> Right.

06:51So, if y'all can see my screen, what

06:53I've outlined in blue is the portion

06:55that would be subdivided off um because

06:58it's actually uh connected here. And I

07:01believe this little piece over here is

07:03all part of the same TMS. So, they would

07:06subdivide this blue portion off. And

07:09then right where the red line is, or

07:10approximately, they would subdivide that

07:13as well. So, they're going to create two

07:15new tracks.

07:16They would retain I've been calling this

07:19the finger uh where they would build

07:21their own private dock.

07:23And then they would convey to the city

07:25this portion uh this primary portion

07:28right here, including the crab dock. Uh

07:32they would also be required to make all

07:34improvements to the crab dock uh to

07:37bring it up to I think ADA standards.

07:40The drive here, Mary Ellen, is a public

07:45right-of-way. So, parking to access

07:48would be along Mary Ellen uh around this

07:51area.

07:52There's a walking trail to get up uh

07:54here to the crab dock. So, it would be a

07:56nice little area. And they uh would

07:59request a gate be installed. They would

08:01be doing that at their own expense. Um

08:04because this park would close at night.

08:07Uh but they would retain a private

08:10easement in order to access at night and

08:12go through their private gate in order

08:14to get to their private dock.

08:17I'm happy to answer any other questions

08:20that you might have.

08:22>> All right, Council Member Paultra.

08:25>> Yes, thank you.

08:26>> [clears throat]

08:27>> What is the

08:28disposition of the

08:30portion of the track that is connected

08:33to has the

08:35connection next to TMS 463 102073

08:39so the one that's to the right to the

08:41top right of you zoom back out.

08:43>> Right here?

08:44>> No, no, zoom back out. You said you said

08:47there was a little piece up there to the

08:48top right that's part of this as well as

08:50one that's further away.

08:52>> Yes, sir.

08:52>> What's going to happen to those under

08:53this agreement?

08:54>> The HOA would retain those. So if I were

08:57to highlight this entire parcel, you see

08:59how it includes this little triangle

09:02portion?

09:03>> Okay.

09:03>> They would retain that and it also

09:05includes this little guy over here for

09:07some reason. They would retain that.

09:10It's listed as just HOA green space or

09:13open space right now.

09:15>> Got you.

09:19>> All right, any more questions for Ms.

09:21Dinwiddie?

09:23>> I do.

09:24Ms. Dinwiddie

09:26You're right, this one

09:28been around since I had black hair.

09:30Okay, so

09:31>> [laughter]

09:35>> Um

09:36Yeah, I'm going to go with the

09:37compromise get it done, but let me can

09:39we can we access the the end of St.

09:42Margaret Street on this screen Ms.

09:44Dinwiddie? Can you pull it up?

09:46>> The end of Market Street?

09:48>> No, Mar- St. Margaret Street. I'm sorry,

09:50St. Margaret Street.

09:53>> St. Margaret Street?

09:54>> No, St. Mar- Margaret like

09:56>> Oh, I'm so sorry.

09:58>> Yeah.

10:00All right, it's my West Ashley Broad

10:01lesson.

10:07>> Where we going?

10:07>> I I I

10:08uh

10:09Councilman Paultra and uh cuz

10:11DeLoach-Sanders is not here, so I

10:13why not just create a a civil war while

10:16we can, right? So

10:17>> Sure. Let's Let's do it.

10:19>> Uh I wanted to look at the end of St.

10:20Margaret Street because

10:22uh you know, spending a million bucks.

10:26Man, if you could run a dock right up

10:27from here to the Ashley,

10:29uh

10:30it would be great. I don't know whether

10:31we have access to Grove Street, either.

10:34But, um

10:36I Years ago, that was talked about, and

10:38I never knew how it was finalized. But,

10:41um

10:43um

10:44Yeah, I think I think Grove Street has a

10:47right down in in this area, too.

10:49Eventually out to the marsh,

10:51um

10:52you know, so if this thing falls

10:54through, I I agree uh the people in

10:56Wagner Terrace would be great if they

10:57had access to the water, but um

11:01It's apparent these people don't want uh

11:04they don't want those folk in their

11:05neighborhood, basically. It's a NIMBY

11:07thing, Mr. Mayor, that we spoke uh about

11:10earlier today that

11:11>> Yeah.

11:12>> that is an armor.

11:13Um

11:14but uh and plus, well, even when we get

11:16this done,

11:18it's going to be very, very limited

11:19parking, frankly. Um

11:22as it is now.

11:23Um but anyway, I think the city has a

11:25couple of other options.

11:27>> Agreed.

11:27>> We locate the money elsewhere to

11:29something that would benefit the larger

11:32community, and and potentially be even

11:34better. So, anyway, I just kind of

11:35wanted to Food for thought. With

11:37Councilman Porcher, since

11:39we had the magical map up here, and Ms.

11:41Dinwiddie, who knows how to use it, so

11:43>> Yeah.

11:45>> I think we have alternatives. Let's put

11:47it like that.

11:47>> Agreed. Agreed.

11:51>> Any other questions for Ms. Dinwiddie?

11:56I I've got a couple. Um

11:59I guess the first question is

12:02uh

12:03the the 25,000 earnest money payment, is

12:07that

12:08is that secured by anything?

12:11>> Um other than the agreement, you mean

12:14like if they're giving us collateral for

12:16that?

12:17>> any collateral Yeah, any any I mean is

12:19it cuz I mean all right, the

12:21understanding is that they would they

12:22would use that money or could could use

12:24that money

12:26to to

12:28do the surveys and whatnot. Um, but

12:30>> Sure.

12:30>> there's no

12:31>> the property, their HOA property and the

12:33HOA itself.

12:34>> Right. So we we

12:36we need to get a judgment. Um,

12:39Okay. Well, um,

12:41and I think um,

12:45well, that's that that's really the only

12:47question I had. Oh, well, no, I mean you

12:49mentioned that this was a

12:51it was a proposal.

12:52Uh, have do we have a tentative

12:54agreement with the the homeowners

12:56association yet or this is just an offer

12:58that we're offering?

13:00>> Yes, sir. Um, this would be an offer

13:02that we would make to them, um, kind of

13:05as a I understood from the mayor's point

13:07of view, this is kind of a our best

13:09offer.

13:11Um,

13:11so this isn't something these terms are

13:14not everything that they've agreed to.

13:16Uh, some of them are, some of them

13:18aren't, so.

13:20>> Okay.

13:21All right, any other questions for the

13:24mayor or Ms. Dinwiddie?

13:27Hearing none, uh, all in favor, please

13:29>> Wait, before we vote, I just wanted to

13:31say something real quick. Uh, it was in

13:33the form of a question, Mr. Chairman.

13:35Um, I spoke with Councilman

13:37D'Alessandro, um, and I absolutely

13:40respect the hard work over the many

13:42years that folks have put into this

13:44issue. I'm not in the position to

13:46second-guess that work

13:48or to

13:50um, nitpick, um, but due to the fact

13:53that I grew up in this neighborhood, um,

13:55and a

13:57uh, long-standing matter of conscience,

14:00um, I won't be able to support this.

14:02>> Fair enough.

14:08Okay. Um,

14:11let's see. Well,

14:12I guess we'll go ahead and call the

14:13question. Um, all in favor, please

14:15signify by stating I.

14:17>> I.

14:18>> I.

14:20And

14:21Mr. Polkey.

14:22>> Yeah.

14:23>> Rene, um, any any more in opposition?

14:27Okay, hearing none,

14:29uh, the item passes.

14:32Um,

14:35all right, on to item C, uh,

14:37authorization for the mayor to execute a

14:39purchase and sale agreement to purchase

14:4128.86

14:42acres for 8 million

14:45over in Berkeley County.

14:48And who do we Mr. Woody, are you going

14:50to help us with this one?

14:51>> Yes, sir. This is going to be me again.

14:54Um, just to remind everybody, I'm going

14:56to share my screen one more time.

15:00Okay.

15:02This property that I have highlighted

15:04right here is about halfway down

15:06Clements Ferry Road. Uh, this would be

15:09the location of our fire station 22, um,

15:14as well as one of the CPD teams. I want

15:17to say it's team 10 if I'm recalling

15:19correctly. So, it'd be a joint station.

15:21Uh, I believe that we would also be have

15:24the opportunity to use it use it for

15:26public works or public service storage.

15:29Um, we just recently closed on this

15:33middle out parcel, uh, right here, which

15:36we call the Emney parcel, which is

15:38approximately

15:404 acres. Uh,

15:42so, with the Micassa which is 28 acres,

15:45about 15 acres of high ground, we're

15:48looking at 20 acres of high ground right

15:50here, uh, in the middle of Clements

15:53Ferry. Um, we've already received

15:56council approval to purchase this

15:58property. Uh, the reason why we're

16:01bringing it back to real estate in

16:03council is because the owners decided

16:06that they wanted to change the purchase

16:08price, uh, before we were able to get an

16:11agreement signed. Uh, we both both

16:14sides, uh, received appraisals. The

16:17original purchase price was for 7.5.

16:21Their appraisal came back at 8.5. Ours

16:23came back around eight, I believe, or

16:267.7, sorry. And we met in the middle at

16:30eight. We agreed to meet in the middle

16:32at eight. So, the reason why we're

16:34coming back is because of that increase

16:37in the purchase price that was

16:38originally authorized. Again, originally

16:41authorized from 7.56,

16:44and now we're requesting authorization

16:46for eight.

16:47>> Mr. Chairman, move for approval.

16:49>> Second.

16:51>> All right.

16:54Any Any questions for Ms. Dinwiddie?

16:57>> I got a question. I mean,

17:00how how long of a time passed

17:03um

17:04or or was it just

17:05I mean, you said we couldn't get it

17:07executed.

17:08>> So, I can I can answer that. I guess

17:11from

17:12Greg.

17:13The property's owned by three different

17:15people.

17:16>> Yeah, I'm I'm aware. I'm aware.

17:17>> And we had

17:19um

17:20agreement with

17:22I guess two of the three, and

17:26the third one

17:28blocked it.

17:29>> Who was the third?

17:31>> Um well, it was represented through Is

17:35it Smith?

17:36>> Jeffrey Smith is their counsel.

17:40>> Can you say I mean, what was the third

17:42property owner that that wasn't

17:43agreeing?

17:44>> Bocker, but I'm not 100% but I think

17:46that's who it was.

17:48>> Who?

17:49>> Tony Bocker.

17:51>> [sighs]

17:51>> All right.

17:53Um

17:55disappointing.

17:57>> Yep.

17:57>> Bear in mind for future dealings with

18:00with that individual.

18:01>> I think

18:02>> I have a long memory.

18:05>> Yeah, we need the We need a fire station

18:07though, right?

18:08>> Yeah [snorts] Yes, sir. And I I will say

18:10it's a a great bit of property and an

18:13area where the inventory is quickly

18:16quickly evaporating, so.

18:22>> Okay, any other questions for Ms.

18:25Dinwiddie?

18:30Hearing none, uh we'll we'll call this

18:32to question.

18:33All in favor, please signify by stating

18:35aye.

18:36>> Aye.

18:38>> Any opposed?

18:40Hearing none, the item passes.

18:43Uh on to item D, authorization for the

18:46mayor to execute a non-exclusive

18:49easement to Dominion

18:51uh to underground utilities for a

18:52project at 216 Spring Street near some

18:56dry headed facilities. Uh

18:58do I get a motion? Uh

19:00>> Move for approval.

19:00>> Second.

19:02Is there a second?

19:03>> Second.

19:04>> Second.

19:05>> All right.

19:07Uh Ms. Dinwiddie, you you're going to

19:09you're going to help us with this one,

19:10too?

19:10>> Uh yes, sir. This is um pretty

19:13straightforward. We own 212 Spring

19:15Street. Uh 212 does have access to a

19:19deep water uh storm water tunnel located

19:21on that site. The adjoining site, 216,

19:25they're building, I believe, workforce

19:26housing apartments

19:28um to help facilitate their project,

19:30they're needing uh utility connections

19:33for Dominion. So, we have worked closely

19:36with our storm water team to ensure that

19:39this easement will not interfere with

19:41the access to the deep water uh storm

19:43water tunnel.

19:45Uh so, the location was approved by our

19:47storm water team, and uh we are

19:50requesting just authorization to approve

19:52this easement agreement.

19:55>> [clears throat]

19:56>> All right. Any questions on that one?

20:01Okay. All in favor, please signify by

20:03stating aye.

20:04>> Aye.

20:05>> Aye.

20:07>> Any in opposition?

20:09Hearing none, that item passes.

20:12All right. On to uh annexations.

20:17Um

20:20Let's see. I guess

20:23I know we've been getting some emails

20:24about uh about

20:28E E 1

20:30Um

20:33So

20:34I think um

20:37But if we could just go ahead and take

20:38that one separately maybe

20:40um

20:42See, can I can I get a motion to put

20:44that one on the floor?

20:46>> Move for move to uh

20:49Well, if we is it number what number is

20:52it Mr. Wynn?

20:52>> E E little Roman numeral 1.

20:56Is this is the one on

20:57>> first and then

20:59>> Yeah, I mean we can Yeah, I I I think

21:02Miss Connor was going to maybe talk a

21:03little bit on that one. So I mean

21:06if we um

21:07y'all want to start and do the um just

21:10go through

21:11>> I I'll make a motion to do everyone but

21:14that one for approval.

21:15>> Okay, so

21:17>> They're together but for approval except

21:18for

21:19>> E E 2 through

21:21Was it 8?

21:23together and for approval.

21:25Do I hear a second?

21:26>> Second.

21:27>> All right.

21:29Um all in favor please signify by

21:31stating I.

21:32>> I.

21:33>> All right. Uh that those pass. Let's go

21:37to E

21:39little Roman numeral 1. Miss Connor, are

21:42you are you on?

21:43>> Yes, I am.

21:44>> Okay. Um I know

21:47Well, if we maybe get a motion to put

21:49this one on the floor.

21:50>> Move for approval.

21:53>> Is there a second?

21:54>> Second.

21:55>> Okay.

21:56Um and I I I guess I just I know that

21:59there's been some

22:01concern

22:02uh

22:04citizens reaching out about this

22:06particular one. Um I think there there

22:08may just be a misunderstanding.

22:10But if if I can get Miss Connor just to

22:12kind of give us a little

22:14um bit of a background on this property

22:17and and um what exactly is going on

22:20here.

22:21>> Sure, I'm happy to talk about um

22:24what the property looks like and what it

22:26is going to be when it comes into the

22:28city. Um, and if you have additional

22:30questions about the comprehensive plan

22:32or anything like that, Christopher is

22:34ready to speak to that. Um, I if am able

22:38can share my screen with some additional

22:40images.

22:44>> Sure.

22:46>> Okay.

22:50This is the property, um,

22:53and it has been vacant since 2023 when

22:56it was foreclosed upon uh, by the bank

23:00and at that time it was occupied by, um,

23:04some squatters and then the current

23:08owner purchased the property. That was

23:10all in 2023.

23:12Um, it is located within the Folly Road

23:14overlay which has been adopted by both

23:16the county and the city, so it will

23:18remain within that overlay.

23:21Um, the existing structures that you're

23:23seeing the images of, they are not

23:26changing.

23:28Um,

23:28they were slightly renovated in the

23:31county permitted and everything, but

23:34moving forward, the property owner would

23:37like to work in the city. You can see

23:39from these pictures that this is a

23:41contractor company, Unique Constructors,

23:45um, and they

23:47do all of their work as

23:50people that handle permits in the city,

23:51so,

23:52um, they are going to finish up the

23:55little bit of work that they have to do,

23:57just uh, adding an ADA ramp for

24:01accessibility so that folks can get

24:03into, um, the office and that also

24:06includes adding an ADA parking space.

24:09So, those are the main remaining things

24:12to be done here.

24:14Uh, and the owner would just like to

24:16finish doing the permitting in the city

24:20due to our superior permit center and

24:22services.

24:24Um,

24:25but

24:26they plan to renovate the property for

24:29use as their office, the Unique

24:32Constructors office. Um, so minimal

24:34daily visitors and

24:37uh

24:38like I said, the owners annexing so that

24:40their remaining permits will be done in

24:43the city. Um, I would like to note based

24:46on some of the comments that we have

24:48received that the

24:51property owner and this property with

24:53the proposed revisions

24:55that we mentioned earlier

24:57did receive this uh certificate of

24:59historic appropriateness

25:02which includes findings that it will not

25:05have any impact on the surrounding uh

25:08neighborhoods

25:10or the communities. Uh, specifically

25:12mentions Bivins Field community and the

25:15Bivins Field historic district. Um, so

25:18obtaining this certificate through that

25:20commission in the county

25:22gave us great confidence in that we

25:24already had that this will not have any

25:27negative impact on the surroundings.

25:29Um

25:30I am happy to answer any additional

25:33questions that you might have. These are

25:36the uh proposed plans, so these are the

25:39existing structures, the building we

25:41just saw pictures of and the garage.

25:43There are to be no trees coming down as

25:46part of this project. That is

25:50something that we love to see as well.

25:52So, the trees that exist now that you

25:54saw the photos of, they will stay and

25:57even with this 12-ft path

25:59at the front of the property, which is

26:01required in both the county and the city

26:04that would go around any um existing

26:06trees. So, we felt confident in seeing

26:09their plans for the ramp and parking

26:13space that this would be a good

26:16annexation. We're happy to

26:18have them, happy to uh get this business

26:21into the city.

26:23So, let me know if you have any

26:24questions or if we have any more um

26:26details we should go over.

26:30>> Are there any questions for Connor on

26:32this one?

26:37I I guess just just to clarify um

26:41you said the the plans that this this

26:44property owner

26:46is moving forward with, they've already

26:48been approved essentially in the county.

26:50They just want to want to come into the

26:52city because they have experience

26:55with the city's permitting office,

26:56correct?

26:57>> They were not denied any permits. They

27:00in the county. They did receive the

27:02certificate of appropriateness, which

27:04isn't the same as getting issued the

27:06permit, but it's saying that in this

27:08area at this location, the work that you

27:10plan to do would be acceptable and

27:13permitted within the county. So, it's

27:15basically like an extra hurdle that they

27:17had to go through to get that far in

27:20this location. Um so, yes, sir.

27:23>> And that's due to the just the historic

27:24nature of the property?

27:26>> Yes, sir. Um the location and the age of

27:28the structure.

27:29>> And would we have a similar process in

27:32the city to

27:33address those issues?

27:35>> While we don't have the historic

27:37commission that the county does, this

27:40property does fall in DRB purview. So,

27:44any changes to the structure

27:46exterior would need to go through that

27:49strenuous review process with the DRB

27:53design review board.

27:54And um

27:56since staff is recommending for general

27:58office, if assuming that's what council

28:01does support, if there were to be any

28:04serious change of use, of course, which

28:06would be anything outside of a small

28:08professional office,

28:10that would require going back through

28:11planning commission and city council.

28:14So, this would just be a general office,

28:16which allows essentially for only

28:19exactly this kind of operation, just

28:21small offices.

28:23>> Okay.

28:25And to that point, we're just voting on

28:26the annexation.

28:28>> That's right.

28:29>> And the not not any zoning

28:30classification, which will come

28:33>> after

28:35Uh Council member Puleo

28:37>> Okay, I think you just answered my

28:39question with respect to the zoning.

28:41I think I'm good. Thank you.

28:47>> Okay, I any other questions for Miss

28:50Connor?

28:54Hearing none, all in favor please

28:58signify by stating I.

29:00>> I.

29:01>> Any in opposition?

29:05Hearing none.

29:07That

29:08item passes. So moving on to item F.

29:12Um

29:14the authorization for the mayor to

29:15execute an agreement with the Medical

29:17University

29:19Foundation related to the Horizon TIF

29:21properties

29:23over West Edge.

29:24I know we discussed this last month and

29:27deferred it.

29:29Um

29:29>> I move for approval Mr. Chairman.

29:31>> Council member Waring has the motion. Is

29:33there a second?

29:35>> [clears throat]

29:35>> All right,

29:37any any discussion Mr. Mayor?

29:40>> Um this is something that is you all I

29:42think are pretty familiar with at this

29:44point. There were some questions and

29:46details that Council member Waring had

29:48so we deferred it.

29:50Um he and I met and discussed it in some

29:53detail and I think

29:57I'm comfortable with

29:58the plan moving forward but just to

30:00remind people the idea here is that

30:03this will be a gradual buyout of MUSCF

30:07for West Edge

30:10and that we would be moving forward with

30:13project 3500 on this property. MUSC

30:16would be a strategic partner ultimately

30:19in

30:20um

30:21taking down about 200 plus units

30:25and this would not result in any funds

30:28coming out of the general fund. This

30:30would be

30:31monies that are in in account you that

30:35is

30:36in West Edge would be used for the

30:39initial payment of 10 million dollars of

30:41MUSC

30:43F out of West Edge and then a remaining

30:4615 million dollars that would be paid by

30:50the private developer coming in to

30:52partner with us on the construction. So,

30:55it's it's

30:58been a little bit of a long time coming

31:01and I think we are finally there and

31:03ready to move this thing forward and

31:06MUSC

31:08is very supportive and I think this has

31:11been a

31:12a

31:14a the result of a lot of hard work. So,

31:17I'm hoping that you all see forward fit

31:20to move it all forward.

31:22>> Mr. Chairman,

31:25I want to thank the mayor and the people

31:26over at the foundation for going the

31:28extra yard at

31:30making this one work. As a matter of

31:31fact that

31:32city's not going to incur any debt to

31:35move this ball forward and that's a big

31:36piece on that one.

31:38And the mayor rolled up his sleeves and

31:40so did the people over at the

31:41foundation. So,

31:42I think it's a good deal

31:44to move forward with.

31:47>> All right, any other questions for the

31:50mayor on this one?

31:56Hearing none, all in favor please

31:58signify by saying I.

32:00>> I.

32:01>> I. Any in opposition?

32:05All right.

32:06That item passes.

32:09I have been asked by staff

32:13to add an additional item to the agenda.

32:17Um

32:19It is the authorization for the mayor to

32:22execute a perpetual access easement and

32:25public dedication agreement

32:27relating to access to the Johns Island

32:30Recreation Center. Um

32:33I I understand that the exigent

32:35circumstance here is that um

32:38we need to get this this agreement um

32:42signed and and recorded so we can go

32:44ahead and move forward on the

32:46on the construction of the of the Johns

32:48Island Recreation Center, which is I

32:50think we're we're getting very close to.

32:52So,

32:53>> I'll move to add that item to the

32:55agenda.

32:55>> Is we have a motion

32:57and a second?

32:58Uh

32:59Uh all in those in favor, please signify

33:01by stating I.

33:03>> I.

33:03>> I.

33:04>> Do we need to make the finding of

33:06exigent circumstances for FOIA?

33:08>> Yes, that would be helpful.

33:10>> Uh

33:11do we need a motion to to make that

33:13finding?

33:14Um

33:15Does anyone want to move to make that

33:17finding?

33:17>> the motion to add it to the agenda

33:18because of the exigent circumstances.

33:21>> All right.

33:21>> Second.

33:22>> There you go.

33:23>> Beautiful.

33:25>> Uh

33:26all in favor, please signify by stating

33:28I.

33:28>> I.

33:28>> I.

33:29>> Okay.

33:31Any any opposition?

33:33Hearing none, Ms. Copeland, would you

33:35like to present this one?

33:37>> Sure, I'd be happy to.

33:39Uh

33:39you can see here,

33:41this is Maybank Highway here.

33:44This is the new access road that would

33:45be

33:46uh built to access the new rec center.

33:49As you can see this red line right here,

33:52this side of the red line is our

33:53property.

33:54This side of the red line is Mr. Ross's

33:58property.

33:59>> Dr. Ross, yeah.

34:00>> Dr. Ross, correct. So, we had to uh

34:03negotiate uh a a price for this

34:06perpetual access easement. So, we've

34:08been waiting for the appraisal to come

34:09in. So, that's what's been taking so

34:10long. So, we got the appraisal at 80. He

34:12accepted the offer and he signed the

34:14agreement uh in triplicate, thanks to

34:16Ms. Cook uh Friday afternoon. So, we are

34:19ready to roll.

34:23>> Okay, any any questions for Ms.

34:25Copeland?

34:28>> Glad it's done.

34:30>> Me, too.

34:33>> All right. Well, um

34:35hearing none, all in favor, please

34:37signify by stating I.

34:39>> I.

34:41>> Any in opposition?

34:43Hearing none, that item passes.

34:46All right. Well, well, thank y'all. Any

34:48any other issues to bring before the

34:49committee?

34:52Hearing none, I I I call this meeting

34:54adjourned. Thank y'all very much for

34:56We we

34:58didn't go uh

34:59well, we started a little late, but we

35:00didn't go too long here, so

35:03y'all have a good one. Good meeting.

35:05>> Thanks, Mike.

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