County Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening. I'd like to welcome everyone to this uh Langster County Council and call the council to order. Ask that the note clerk note for the record that a quorum of council is present. that the public notice of the meeting, including the meeting agenda, has been posted the required length of time in the lobby of the county administration building and on the county website, and that the news media was notified of the meeting time and place. I welcome you to your county council meeting. I would ask that you take a moment to turn off or place on vibrate any cell phones. Thank you for not wearing any hats or caps in the county council chambers. and please be considerate of others in the room by refraining from conversations during the meeting. I ask that you please stand and join um Council Member Jose Louise as he gives the invocation this evening followed by the or the pledge of allegiance and the invocation

allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Let us pray.

Dear Lord, thank you for the beautiful day that we have today. Thank you for all the blessings that we have in this country, in our state, and in our county. Please pray for all the people that are suffering throughout the world right now. Let the sound of freedom ring through the people that need it the most. Give us the guidance to be wise tonight in all of our decisions. In your name we pray. Amen. Amen.

Okay. Before we start tonight, I want to recognize our our Dancing with the Stars champion up here. [applause]

He won the people's choice award and um I heard he had some pretty fancy footsteps going on there. Do we have a motion to approve the agenda submitted? [clears throat] So move second.

Have a motion from Miss McGriff and a second from Mr. Louise. Uh, all those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed, it's unanimous. Okay, we're going to move on to citizens comments. We now come to citizens comments. Please bear in mind that this is not a period of dialogue with council or a question and answer period. This is your opportunity to to address council with your concerns. I ask that you address your remarks to council as a body and not to any count individual council member. Please speak into the microphones. State your name and address for the record and you will have up to three minutes to address council. Your time will not start until you have provided your name and address. Uh we will be enforcing the threeminut rule tonight. So please keep your discussions to three minutes. Uh Mr. Ben Johnson.

Thank you Mr. KS members of the council. Um I am Ben Johnson. Um this is 202 East Main Street in Rock Hill. Um, I represent CF Smith and the connection with the resoning and starting to feel like Groundhog Day, but that's okay. It's one of my favorite movies. Um, the, um, we have a matter on your agenda tonight, item 7A, which is second reading on the resoning request of our client. First of all, thank you um, chairman for publishing the draft of the of theou and the proposed exhibit. I think that allays a lot of concerns at least from the people we heard last time about what was or was not in there. Uh but what I want to go ahead and forecast to you when this matter comes up is that um we'll be requesting to postpone second reading of this matter tonight. Uh matters have come up. Uh there's an issue about connectivity with the neighboring property to the north. I know that it's a matter that's been important to this council in our uh discussion. I literally learned about it um at 3:30 this afternoon and have not had time to address it. We like to defer it so we can look into it and clear it up. Want to be sure everything's in order before we proceed that with this matter. So we we expect to ask that the matter be deferred until a future meeting which would occur a after we have addressed uh the recent issues and concerns with the neighboring property. Um I'll take this up at the appropriate time if if now is not. Thank you.

All right. Thank you, Mr. Brian Long.

Good evening, Mr. Chair, council members. My name is Brian Long representing the Widewaters Group, the aformentioned neighboring property that Mr. Johnson just referred to. Um, this is the first I'm hearing that they're postponing, but I'll go ahead and read my comments to you. Um, with Indian Land Development Ownership LLC, address is 8160 Charlotte Highway and Indian Multifamily Ownership LLC, 2272 Parkstone Drive, both in Indianland. and adjoining the neighboring property that's the subject of the resoning uh from CF Smith. I want to highlight two critical issues tonight. First, the serious and immediate harm that this resoning would impose on the existing Parkstone development due to the lack of any attempts prior to right now by the developer to coordinate access and cross access rights. And secondly, I respectfully submit that the council does not have the legal authority to approve this reszoning with the moratorum remaining in effect. Parkstone was approved and built based on clear expectations about zoning intensity, access, and traffic not very long ago. As part of its approvals, Parkstone constructed significant off-site improvements to Highway 521, received a stateisssued full access permit at Parkstone Drive, an access that's relied upon by residents, businesses within Parkstone, including Piedmont Health's freestanding ER medical facility, which is located right at the full access driveway and depends upon full access for critical emergency ambulance arrivals. Upon buildout, a traffic signal was envisioned for this intersection. The applicant proposes to restrict or eliminate that full access and redirect traffic to a new signal constructed solely for its benefit at the expense of Parkstone's residents, owners, businesses, customers, and emergency responders. Further, the applicant intends to divert a significant amount

of its commercial traffic across Park Commons Avenue, a privatelyowned, privately maintained two-lane internal development collector within Parkstone. Park Commons Avenue was designed and approved to serve Parkstone Scale traffic, not a regional commercial center. The increased cutthrough traffic will back up driveways, create safety hazards, and impose substantial long-term maintenance cost on Parkstone ownership. And importantly, the applicant does not have cross access agreement as required under the UDO. To date, no such agreement has been discussed with Parkstone ownership. Regarding the resoning action itself, the applicant seeks to reszone from LDR to regional business which allows multifamily as a permitted use. This is not optional or subjective. It's written directly into the county zoning framework. However, the approved moratorum imposes a 9month moratorum on the acceptance of review of and/or action upon applications specifically including zoning approvals. Thus, if the council approves this resoning, it's approving a zoning district that authorizes multifamily development, exactly what the moratorum prohibits during its effective period. Under South Carolina enabling legislation, municipalities may only exercise zoning authority as explicitly implemented through their adopted zoning ordinance. The UDO requires uniform regulation within each district.

Thank you very much for your Attention. Miss Kathy Storm.

Kathy Storm. Could I just ask are we hearing the second reading tonight for They're asking for it to be deferred. So,

okay. All right. Praise God. Um I uh Kathy Storm 5025 Redwood Grove Trail in Lancaster. Um [clears throat] when I left here last month after the meeting, I had mixed feelings. I felt a glimmer of hope because two joined the two that usually vote for us. Um, but I had to kind of rethink that and think one month to look into the uh infrastructure. That's not a very long time. And so I was wondering if any of you had taken the time to get in touch with the authorities of schools, of fire, of EMS, of um all the other infrastructure things that we are having such a problem with. I feel like we have we have presented statistics, percentages of accidents, etc., etc., and it doesn't seem to have an effect on how you vote. So, um, I would just like to emphasize that when you vote on anything that is brought before this council, you are not just representing

your district. You're representing the entire county. We and when you divide up you divide this county Indian land against the southern part of the county. We should be a united county. leadership of anything in government or businesses in churches. They encourage the people being united, not divided. Scripture says that a divided house will fall. Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Tony McCammon. Tony McCammon. I live at 2112 Hartwell Lane in Indian Land. Um, tonight I want to just share with you some things that I know. I know that my husband was a real estate broker and developer in Central Florida when Disney opened in the 1970s. I know what growth looks like. I witnessed how municipalities and counties managed growth, some positively and some negatively. Either way, they determine the long-term economic health of their area. I hear various of of you stating that the county's woes can be resolved by increasing the commercial tax base in Indian land. Isn't that what the county plan has been so far? How has that worked out? For what I know and from where I sit, that approach hasn't produced the projected outcome. Another thing that I know is that the county has accumulated tens of millions of dollars in reserve funds over and above that required by state law. Are those funds earmarked for a rainy day? From where I sit, I think the rainclouds are about to unleash a downpour. I now know something else. There are 1,300 apartments in Indian land ready for occupancy. And there are 7,200 vacant single family home sites ready for construction. There are unoccupied commercial buildings waiting for tenants. There's a large medical center online. What happens when all that activity and people in cars flood into our reality? Libby Lambert has been attending council

meetings for months, pleading with you in memory of her son to direct your attention to infrastructure. We all now know her story. You know the startling statistics and critical needs for infrastructure in the county. You know all this. Yet you continue to think if you just keep doing what you've always been doing, you'll get a better outcome. Trust me, developers will continue to be around to buy property to provide more residences and more commercial businesses in the future. Growth is not going away. We know that. Could a traffic light for residents of the retreat at Rayfield and Laurel Hill be possible out of reserve funds? It would only cost two to 500,000. Maybe that's a timely temporary solution. I don't know. But here's what I do know. If you do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always gotten. My fourth graders knew that. Do something different for a change. put citizens, the Libby Lamberts of Indianland, ahead of the developers and temporary financial gain. The Libby Lamberts are waking up. They're speaking up and you're escalating their frustration and anger. Do something different. Deny the reasonzoning of the 71 m.

Your constituents will thank you. Believe me, Jean [clears throat] McCoy.

Gene McCoy, 9213 Whistling Straits Drive in Indian Land. I am just asking tonight, please vote against the zoning change on the 71.1 acres in Indian land. It's the wrong project at the wrong time and the wrong place for Indian Land and Lancaster County. Please hear our concerns before it's too late. Thank you.

Thank you, Jean Doyle. Gan Doyle, 630 Kings Canyon Way, Lancaster. Good evening. Um, Councilman Bers, thank you for your time. I want to thank Mr. Graham and Mr. Louise for their support against ordinance 2612 20 uh 26 2026 2012 reszoning the Harris Atlanta Regional Business. I'm not surprised that the rest of the council supports the zoning even though that you acknowledge that they're problems. As previously said, you've heard all the facts and figures and the issues. You just don't care. All you can see are the dollar signs. Since four of you don't live in Indian, I often wonder how often you have to drive north to the state border. Mr. KS, you live in Indianland. I see you quite frequently throughout Indian land. So, I'm sure you must appreciate it, but you continue to support growth. The council just seems to be focused on making 521 a living hell. I hope you're all caught in the traffic many times so that you can be late for meetings and appointments. Dan Hardy from LAR uh mentioned that con constituents want connectivity. Driving through one shopping center to another shopping center, I don't think is what we thought of in the forums when we were talking about we wanted connectivity. I think we were talking about public transportation options or some something else better than what we have. I've seen three accidents in the Costco Lowe's parking lot driving lanes. People aren't paying attention. They're driving too fast. They're not watching what lane they're in. They're not obeying speed signals or stop signs. Linking all the shopping areas from Shelley Mullis to Jim Wilson Road to me is not a plan. The haven isn't being addressed tonight, but I want to say that I think that LAR is trying very hard to be a very good

neighbor, but the issue still lies with the council. I live at Treetops. Lar gave up gave land for an EMS station 10 years ago. 10. You're just now reszoning it, which is okay because you don't have any money to put anything on the land anyhow. We heard about Harrisburg waiting what is it six years for land and again no plan to build a building buy the equipment and staff it again it's just an issue of what are the plans we've voted down two transportation taxes haven't heard what the plan is to fix some of the roads uh Mr. Mr. Hardy also talked about providing homes for professionals and higher earning residents. And I think the council is putting the horse before the or the cart before the horse. You want to attract those people to live in these homes. I think we need to spend more the county should be spending more time developing good businesses with well-paying jobs, light industrial technology, whatever it is, we don't have enough of it. what Lancaster that's really what the city and the council uh county rather really really needs for people to be able to afford the homes at the Haven. Again, they've provided land and some resources, but it doesn't fix the ultimate problem of equipment, staffing, and buildings. And that's all I'm going to say because it's all been said multiple times and it'll probably be continue to be said. Thank you. Thank you, Libby. Sweat Lambert. Libby Sweat Lambert, Lancaster County, South Carolina. You guys have approved a tremendous number of houses to be built that haven't been built yet. There are more coming down the pike if you approve

things before you right now. I have a request. I would like for every household that is moving in, every house that is built, every apartment that is rented, every house that is rented, that the folks who are moving into those houses be presented with a document stating that Lancaster County does not have the appropriate infrastructure in place to provide medical and fire services, especially especially the fire services. For me, I would like to request again every person moving into this county get that document so they know what they are facing and be required to sign it that they have received the notification. Not that they agree with it, that they have received that notification because if someone is moving into an area, they expect to have those services in place that will provide the coverage that they deserve. And if you can't do it, let them know it. Don't don't sit up there and say not our problem. It is your problem. You are accountable. Thank you, Barbara Scan. [clears throat] Barbara Scanell 8016 Carolina Lakesway in Indianland. Good evening, Mr.

Chairman and council members. I have given a great deal of thought about resoning application ordinance number 2026 2012 submitted by CM Smith for a proposed shopping center in Indianland. The stores and the other shopping centers that CSmith built duplicates what Indianland already has in abundance. As most people are now shopping online through Amazon and other retail websites, the need for traditional shopping centers continues to decline. I am therefore recommending a different business model for the proposed shopping center. Develop an indoor sports complex. I got the idea from my son-in-law who plays in an adult indoor soccer league in Rhode Island. CS Smith could adopt this new business model throughout the Carolinas and neighboring states. I did some research and found Rise Indoor Sports near Winston Salem. My husband and I recently visited the facility and were very impressed. We spoke to the chief operations officer in addition to regular league and drop-in play. There are sports clinics, summer camps, special events, and multi-year contracts for tournaments with major sports organizations. I encourage the county council, county staff, and CS Smith to check out the website and visit the facility. I also have the CEO's uh card attached to what I just gave you. I also recently saw a local TV news story about an indoor pickle ball facility in Charlotte. There were folks of all ages playing together, including parents, grandparents, and kids. What a great way to stay in shape and strengthen family bonds. I live in Sun City and enjoy taking part in numerous outdoor activities. However, the weather in Lancaster County is often too cold, too hot, too rainy, too windy, or a combination of the conditions. There is a YMCA in a Lancaster County recreation center near center nearby in the Indian land, but the buildings do not have the capacity that an indoor sports complex would provide. I have attached an alternate site plan with potential multi-use courts and

fields. It includes a retail store where residents could purchase sports equipment and clothing. Lancaster County could ask residents to complete an online survey to find out which sports they would be interested in by age group. I also thought about the regional park that Lancaster County is in the process of developing adjacent to the Rosland 55 plus community. As a county already purchased the land, perhaps a public private partnership could be negotiated with CFSmith to build an indoor spouse complex at that site as well to benefit all the other Lancaster County districts. I have several operational ideas to ensure that residents with varied physical abilities and financial situations could still participate. The complex would also apply provide employment for adults and high school students. I'd be happy to discuss my ideas with all concerned parties at a later time. Developing indoor sports complexes could be a win-win endeavor for all Lancaster County residents and CFSmith. I hope the Lancaster County Council and CF Smith will seriously consider this opportunity and will discuss this re recommendation when you come through the second reading. After all, we are all one county. Thank you so much for your time.

Thank you. We're going to move on to item six. I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman. We have some electronic comments. Go ahead. And

Mr. Chairman and council members, you all have copies, physical copies of these at your seat. We had the following citizens comments come in. We had one asking that council place ordinance 2026 2012 on pause. We had two comments that opposed the reasonzoning of 2026 2012 to commercial. We had one that supported the Haven development project. We had five that opposed the reszoning of ordinance 2026 2012 and two that supported the ordinance 2026 2012. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Simpson. Okay, we're going to move on to item six, our consent agenda. Do we have a motion to approve?

Mr. Chair, I move to approve consent agenda items 6A, 6B, 6 C, and 6 D. Okay, we have a motion from Mr. Meller. Do we have a second? Second.

Second from Miss Mcgriff. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. It's unanimous. [clears throat] We're going to move on to item 7A. Um, second reading of ordinance number 2026-202, an ordinance to amend the official zoning map of Langster County to reszone approximately 71.1 acres. [clears throat] Tax map number 0013-0000- 067-0000 and 0013-0000-67.01 and 0013-0000-67.02 02 and 0013-0000-67-3 and 0013-0000-13.0 which is located at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road from the low density residential district to the regional business district. Plan department case number is RZ-20225-2538. The planning staff recommended approval of the reasonzoning request. However, planning commission recommended denial by unanimous vote. It passed 5 to2 at the February the 9th, 2026 county council member, which uh council members Graham and Louise opposed. At the February the 23rd, 2026 council meeting, council voted to postpone the second reading until March the March 9th, 2026 county council meeting by a vote of 6

to1. Mr. Monellar opposed. Miss Williams, do we have a motion?

We don't have it. We we've already we you've already made your request. So, Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion that we defer to a later date. We have a motion from Mr. Neil to defer to a later date. Do we have a second? Second. Have a second from M. McGriff. Is there any discussion? Mr. Chairman, can we get It's a motion to postpone and we need it specified to a date or to a time to an event. So, can we get that added to the motion?

Um, we can. Will you accept that to the motion? Do can we do a time uncertain? If you do that, that would be indefinitely. I believe the applicant was looking for something more definite and I believe in his citizens comments he stated that there was some issues that they wanted to work out with the neighboring property regarding connectivity. Okay. So, we move it for a month or if he'd like to make the motion to postpone until the applicant advises those issues regarding connectivity are worked out to bring it back. That would be a proper motion. We can Mr. Neil accepts that. Will you accept that as your second? Okay. Do we have any discussion now? Thank you, Miss Mccupine.

Mr. Clarify just briefly if I may, and I'm sorry. Um, the issue of connectivity came up as I knew late this afternoon. We'd like to postpone it until we could address these recent issues and concerns with the property owner when and we don't know if we're going to work it out or not, but we want time to to investigate it and to get clear in terms of what the issues are before proceeding. [cough] It may not [clears throat] be worked out, but we need time to look into it. and we until such time after which time we would request to the chair and the clerk to be put back down on the agenda. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Yes, sir. Go ahead. The the I would like to start putting a definite drop dead date because we've got one that's on our agenda that's been there for six months that's hanging around that should have been addressed. So I mean

hanging around the end of the year. Well, we need to state that in the motion. Um so that could be added. You could add that per his request that some time to work out connectivity not to last more than 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, whatever, whatever is your pleasure in order to move things along as you're talking about before we start making [laughter] additional revisions to the motion. Um, I guess that's one of the things that needs to be resolved. But the other question that came up had to do with the moratorum and the fact that this would be allowing a resoning that would authorize this is commercial so it's not it was a residential moratorium

correct but within the resoning it allows for residential buildings so that was one of the questions that I think they were bringing up so that Williams so with that you cannot restrict the resoning request because of all the commercial that is a commercial residential a commercial zoning classification. However, if there were any plans or anything submitted of a residential nature, they would not we would not accept that application till after the moratorum. So, we can do the resoning regardless of the moratorum even if it includes residential,

right? Because it's a primary commercial zoning district, even though it allows for those two residential, they we could we would not accept an application for that. So, it's it's kind of similar to if you have a current regional business that's currently zoned that now, they cannot submit an application for residential as well. It would be um turned away until after the moratorium. It it's the same thought processes there. And and one of the things that I'm thinking, I guess part of what we're looking into with that issue on the connectivity and all the other ones, I think we probably need to look at it further. But I think the part that would make me feel better is that it's being reszoned from a current residential. So even if it had a residential component, it may not apply per that.

Yeah, we we had But we need to check that. Yes, sir. That and we had um like Mr. Johnson said, we had gotten that um issue. We had looked at it as the rationale that it was a primarily commercial district and that's why it's allowed with the understanding that there is no residential applications taken. We can verify that since it just came up this afternoon. Um and whenever this pops back up, we will definitely have that answer for you. Okay. So, just making sure that we have enough time to cover both of those items.

I would add also it's not allowed multif family is not allowed by right. it would be permitted upon review which would be immediately said no. Uh thank you. Thank you. So instead of defer until we can work it out, please if we could just say defer it until we've looked into this issues and concerns with the neighboring property owner and then we would request to the chair and the clerk to be put back down by such time not later than what all whatever you you all agree to. We'll add 60 days to the motion and then if if it's if it needs to be extended, you can ask at that point in time. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Further discussion. I see hearing none. I'll call for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed is unanimous. Okay, we're going to move on to item 7B, public hearing and third reading of ordinance number 2026-209, an ordinance to add certain property to the Edgewater 2 improvement district and to provide for other matters relating there too. Passed 7 to zero at the February 9th, 2026 county council meeting. passed seven to zero at the February the 23rd, 2026 county council meeting. Um, do we have we we had no one sign up for public comment, so we're going to move on to um discussion. Do we have a motion to approve?

So move. Have a motion from Mr. Harper. Do we have a second? Second.

Have a second from Mr. Neil. Uh, Mr. Season, is he here? Yes, there you are. Chairman KS, uh, members of council, I'm Michael C. I'm with Bur Foreman. Um, I made a presentation on this ordinance um, two meetings ago. Uh, nothing has changed in in terms of the ordinance or in terms of the property that is being requested to be added to the district. I guess the only thing that I would mention as an update is that at at first reading we had secured the consent of the forfeited land commission uh to the U amendment as the property owner um and we were working on the obtaining consent from True Homes. In the meantime, we now have a document a consent from True Homes to to the amendment. So that's the only development I've got. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Any questions for Mr. Season? If not, thank you sir. Um, we have a motion and a second. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed, it is unanimous. We're going to move on to item 7 C, public hearing and third reading of ordinance 2026-206. an ordinance to amend ordinance number 2025-1971 relating to the appropriation of funds and the approval of a detailed budget for Langster County for fiscal year beginning July the 1st 2025 and ending June the 30th 2026 our fiscal year 2026 2025-2026 to further provide for revenues and expenditures during the fiscal year and to provide for matters related there too. This passed 7 to zero at the February the 9th, 2026 county council meeting. Passed 70 to zero at the February 23rd, 2026 county council meeting. Do we have a motion to approve? We we we had

we have no one signed up for public hearing, so we'll go on.

So we have a motion from Miss McGriff and a second from Mr. Harper. Is there any discussion? Hearing no discussion, I'll ask for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed, it's unanimous. Okay, we're going to move on to item 8 uh 7D, public hearing and third reading of ordinance number 2026-203, an ordinance to authorize the exe exec execution and delivery of a special source revenue credit agreement by and between Langster County and US Strapping Company Incorporated, an entity previously identified by the county as Project Alpine 2, including Annie related or affiliated entities providing for the special source revenue credits and to express the intention of county council to provide monies to the economic development fund. [clears throat] This passed 7 to zero at the February the 9th 2026 county council meeting passed 7 to zero at the February the 23rd 2026 county council meeting. Um we had no one sign up for public hearing. So we'll move straight in. Do we have a motion to approve?

Move to approve. Have a motion from Mr. Meller. Do we have a second? Second. We have a second from Mr. Harper. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed is unanimous. We got a discussion. Okay.

Okay. We're going to move on to item 7E. public hearing and res and resolution 2013-R2026, a resolution to approve the favorable recommendation of the Langster County Planning Commission of a conditional use application to permit a vehicle services minor use to be located upon tax map number 006-0000-68-01. 1 at 1081 Fort Mill Highway, Unit B. Planning Department case number is CU-2025- 2644. The planning commission recommended approval by unanimous vote and the planning staff also recommended approval of the application. We had no one sign up for the public hearing. Do we have a motion to approve?

So moved. Have a motion from Mr. Louise. Do we have a second? Second. Second from Miss McGriff. Miss Williams.

Yes, sir. This is um as you mentioned, a continue conditional use permit for um the property property located at 1081 Fort Mill Highway. This is a conditional use for a new owner. The property was previously had a conditional use for a small auto body um motor vehicle repair shop and it's just a new owner that will be taking over the property with the same type of use, but because it is a new owner, they're having to request their own conditional use permit. All of the requirements for the conditional use have been met. After the approval, if it is approved, they will have to get a building permit to do some minor upfits that they want to do, but otherwise nothing will change. Is there any questions? Hearing none, we'll call for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed, it's unanimous. And we're going to move on to item 7F se second reading of ordinance number 2025-206. An [clears throat] ordinance to approve a permanent easement grant to Taylor Thornberg Presley and Jonathan Allen Presley upon real property owned by Langster County and located off Grace Avenue bearing tax map number 0083-0000-00.01 01 and to authorize county officials to take such actions as are necessary to effectuate the grant of the easement and to effectuate the purposes of this ordinance. This passed 6 to1 at the February 23rd, 2026 county council member, Mr. Louise opposed. Do we have a motion to approve?

So moved. Have a motion from Mr. Neil. Do we have a second? Second. Second from Mr. Moseller, Mr. [clears throat] Willis. Mr. Chairman, members of council, no change from first reading on this.

Is there any questions? Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed, it passes six to one. Mr. Louise opposing. We're going to go on to item 7G, second reading of ordinance number 2026-20 2017, an ordinance to establish a housing committee define membership, terms, and other items related thereto this passed 7 to zero at the February 23rd, 2026 county council meeting. Do we have a motion to approve? Have a motion from Mr. Louise. Do we have a second? Second. Second from Miss McGriff, Miss Williams.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the second reading of this ordinance. The only thing that was changed on this was um during the discussions we um wanted to clarify the roles. So, I added official/representative on the um representatives that we were going to be asking for for the municipalities. Um there have been no other changes. And also with your permission after if this second reading is approved, I would like to go ahead and start sending out letters to those municipalities letting them know that this is coming so that they can start identifying representatives ahead of time. We have any questions of Williams comment. Mr. Moneller,

I'm I'm voting. I'm in support of this committee, but I'm not committing to this future funding that they talking about being warranty of this ordinance. I mean, that may come at a later time, but I'm not committing to that. I'm, you know, if they want to do a housing committee, uh, that's fine, but, uh, I'm not, I'm not committing to any kind of finance. Yes, sir. I officially haven't asked for anything yet. So, um, once we get the committee started, we can identify the needs and bring that back to you with, um, potentially a budget amendment or next year if it takes that long. Any other questions?

Hearing none, we'll call for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All those opposed. It's unanimous. And we're going to move on to item 7H, first reading of ordinance number 2026-2022, an ordinance to amend ordinance number 2025-1971 relating to the appropriation of funds in the approval of a detailed budget for Langster County for the fiscal year beginning July the 1st, 2025 and ending June the 30th, 2026. our fiscal year 202526 to further provide for revenues and expenditures during the fiscal year and to provide for matters related there too. Do we have a motion to approve?

So moved. Have a motion from Miss McGriff. Do we have a second? Second. Have a second from Mr. Meller. Miss Perusnack.

Thank you. Thank you Mr. K. Good evening everyone. Uh, another budget amendment to your FY26 budget ordinance. This has an A and a B. So, your first part is related to the purchase of oxygen for Lancaster EMS for those transport units that are in service. Uh last month, the interim county administrator was made aware of a need to order additional oxygen for transport units and directed staff to increase the medical supplies account line in the general funds operating budget for Lancaster EMS. And so the request is $53,214 uh to the increase. Uh staff does recommend this transfer to make the purchase and to correct any negative balance that may result in after the purchase is made. Uh the ask is to approve the to approve this portion of the adopted budget ordinance and to adopt the budget as amended. The second part of this ordinance relates to the corner's office and the payment of invoices. Uh this is for professional services for toxicology and performing autopsies. Uh in February of 2026, our Carla the county coroner contacted interim county administrator regarding outstanding invoices related to these professional services. Uh once the invoices are paid, the account line may drop into the negative. So, the request is to transfer $75,000 [clears throat] to pay the invoice and to prevent any negative balance in the account as a result of payment. Uh the costs for professional services, these costs vary from year to year. It's dependent on the number of debts. It's also dependent on population increasing. And so, the request is to the

professional services medical account line to raise it by 75,000. and staff does recommend this transfer to pay the invoices to correct any negative balance that may result. And so the action is to approve the budget amendment to um adopt the budget as amended. There any questions? Go ahead, Mr. Willis.

Um there is one other part in this ordinance. Uh just want to bring to your attention uh on page 224 you'll see a proposed reorganizational chart. Um council's aware I've recently made some changes in departmental structures to improve efficiency reporting and operational flow and would carry that into effect. All right we have a motion. We have a second. All those in favor please raise your right hand. All those opposed it is unanimous.

Thank you. We're going to move on to item 7 I, resolution 1321- R2026, a resolution requesting the South Carolina Department of Transportation to study prohibiting through truck traffic on Possum Holler Road S-29-157 between the Charlotte Highway, US 521 and Fort Mill Highway, South Carolina Highway 160. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Have a motion from Mr. Louise. Is there a second? Second.

Second from Mr. Graham. Mr. Willis. Mr. Chairman, members of council, uh was recently made aware of a problem with um large tractor trailer type trucks, commercial vehicles utilizing possum hollow road as a cut through between SC 160, US 521. Most of you know that road was never designed for that type truck traffic. It is a state secondary road. So, I cannot ask council to post no through truck traffic signs. [clears throat] What we can do is request that DOT study it for no through truck traffic and I will accompany that with a letter where I will be requesting that they affirmatively consider hosting the no through truck traffic. Um again the you know this was a request from the residents council I defer to you if you have comments what you heard from residents up there.

Thank you Mr. Willis. Yes, I've seen the concerns by some of the constituents and I have actually driven down that road myself and seen those tractor trailers barreling down Pawsum Hollow and it is a dangerous situation. Um, so I highly recommend that we move forward with this. There any other questions? Mr. Chair. Yes, sir. Would note we do have uh one typo we'll correct on page 226. My fault. I didn't point that out, but we'll have it fixed for second. All right. Thank you. This is this is a resolution. So it's only one resolution. Yes, we only have one. We only have one reading for the resolution. Only one reading.

Oh, I apologize. That case, um, you're right. I would request that the on page 226 that the section two by way of resolution number and insert the resolution number 1321. 1321. I'll make that motion. I'll second it. Did we add that? Can we add that to the first motion or we just need to um It's already been done. [laughter] Thank you. So Sherry's already corrected it.

Yeah, it's already been corrected. All right. Uh is there any other discussion? Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. It's unanimous. Okay. We're going to move on to item eight, discussion and action items. Item 8A, receive information and take desired action regarding appointments and/or reappointments to various boards and commissions. Miss Simpson. Mr. Chair and council members, um the first item has been postponed indefinitely and the current board and commission vacancies and upcoming board commission expirations. It's just information for council and citizens. And that's all.

All right. Thank you. Oops. Okay, I need a motion to go into executive session in regards to one item, the receipt of legal advice subject to the attorney client privilege regarding a potential contractual matter relating to the Pecard audit and to invite Tracy Raven, procurement director, in to discuss the item. Do we have a motion? So moved. Have a motion from Mr. Louise. Do we have a second? Second. Have a second from Mr. Neil. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. Mr. Chairman, unanimous. Before we go into executive session,

we can I ask a question about we have these couple of ordinances that have been pending for months that we don't have a date on them. Can can council force go ahead. So, if you're referring to the old hickory, they have to stay on your postpone list because they're in the moratorum area and nothing could be done with those at this time. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Answer my question. We have a approved motion. We are in executive session.

Have a motion to come out of executive session. So moved. Have a motion from Mr. Louise. Do we have a second? Have a second for Mr. Harper. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. We are out of executive session. Miss MK Deont. Mr. Chairman, for the record, council met in executive session in regards to one item, the receipt of legal advice subject to the attorney client privilege regarding a potential contractual matter relating to the Pecard audit. No motions were made. No votes were taken. Have a motion to adjourn. We are adjourned.