County Council - Regular Meeting

item that was just explained by the administrator which is item one. All in favor of it, please say I. Any opposes to it? Eyes have it. The motion carries. We have five the following five ordinances. Second reading. Ordinance number two, is there an ordinance amending the business license ordinance of the county of Rsburg to update the class schedule as required by act 176 of 2020? Mr. Administer.

Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. Uh the standardization act um that's passed by the state requires that by December 31st of every odd year the local government levying business license license taxes must adopt update the ordinance to the latest standard business license class schedule and this is what's being presented to you is an update of the class schedule. Thank you M. If there's no question from councel I would appreciate a motion and second for second reading. So move second move by Miss Cooper Smith seconded by M Frasier for second reading on item two as explained by the administrator. All in favor please say I.

Any opposed? Eyes have it. The motion's car. Item three is an ordinance repealing chapter 13 article two of the Orangeburg County Court of Ordinance title county wire policy as previously amended as previously amended through September 15, 2025 and enacting chapter 13 article two of the county code of ordinance to be titled county wire ordinance including wire chip fees enforcement violation civil and other related matters.

Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, this is an update to the wastire ordinance that includes the um the update of the tip fees which will go from the state allow 15 per turn to $400 per question from council. If not, I appreciate a motion second for second reading on the way. So move chair second. Move by Mr. Garvin and second by M. Master for second reading on item three of theire ordinance. All in favor of it, please say I. I.

Anyone opposed to it? Eyes have it. The motion's car. Next order is also second reading and this is an ordinance to amend the existing amended and restated agreement for the development of a joint county industrial park by and between county and county to enlarge the boundary of the industrial park to include certain property located in Orangeburg County now or to be here after own or operated by a company identified for the time being as project Simpson and or one more companies related there and authorizing other related uh Mr. You got that?

Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, this is a fee agreement that is setting up um the incentives for project Simpson and this is um being placed in a multi-county jurisdictional for North Dorchester County which is a uh part of the tax law that um relates to um P and Le centers. And if you have any additional questions on economic development project manager this year, you'all have any other questions? Um the other item five is also related to the same project. So I'm going to read that um also and then we go on four and five together. But if you have any questions, we have that. Item five is an ordinance authorizing the execution and deliver of a fee in L of tax and incentive agreement by and between Orangeber the county itself and identified for the time being as project sensing for itself. one or more affiliates and other project sponsors whereby the county shall convene to first accept certain negotiated fees in lie of adalor and taxes with respect to the establishment or expansion of certain fil facilities in the county collectively the project. Second the benefit of a mult county industrial or spark to be made available to the company and uh third certain Special source revenue credits in the project enforce any other matters relating there too. Both of these is related to project Simpson. One of them is agreement. The other one is for the industrial park. So this is four and five. Anybody have any questions for

government or administrator at this time? Hearing none. I get a motion and second for passes of four and five. So move Mr. Chair second

move by Master second by M item four and five as explained by the admin is second meeting have a third meeting and public hearing at the next meeting for all in favor let be known by saying I any oppos have it the motion carried item six is um is an ordinance implementing um plan to finance implementing an installment plan finance for the new Hburg County courthouse complex and other capital improvement items authorizing certain installment payments from any available sources including general opposition bonds of the county and other related matters. Mr. Administer.

Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, this is uh the documentation to set up the um installment purchase plan agreement for the financing of the courthouse. And we have our bond attorney who is here virtual if you have any questions. We all have any questions. Second to pass item six. So move was chair and move by Mr. second by Miss Frasier that we pass item six on the office as explained by the administr field. Please say I.

Any oppos? Eyes have it. Motion carried. Ordinance. Uh, this is the first reading ordinance by Tony. Item number seven. And it is an orders authorizing the Kenburg to purchase approximately. 63 acres more or less of a property located at 1390 Springdale Drive in construction of a water pump station.

Yes, Mr. Chairman, this is a piece of property that's needed to um to um put a pump station on for us to provide water to citizens in the J Creek district. And this is part of that purchase 63 acres. Once we buy that property, we can move forward with construction of that water system. Okay, any questions? It will what what areas will it serve, Mr. It's in your district. The um Honey Hill.

Good afternoon everyone. Um to answer your question, it's going to serve the residents along Springdale, Hidden Valley, and Essex right there across from Hillrest. Okay. And we're sizing it. Sorry. Go ahead. Six. That's on St. Matthews Road. Yes, ma'am.

About how many people will benefit from I know the area, but how many will that pump station serve? Do you know? Well, I can't remember the total number right away, but we are going to size the pump station to where we can uh extend it later on if the next street over wants to uh join in. Uh it looks like we are looking at approximately 40 lots. You got both sides of the road down Hidden Valley, both sides of Essex,

and then uh one side of Springdale, the south side of Springdale is already on the DPU system. Thank you, sir. Sir, would you give your name for Ryan Merrick with Alliance Consulting Engineers? Thank you so much, Ryan. We appreciate it. So going to get a motion and second on that.

So second move by Miss Cooper Smith and second by Miss Frasier that by Tyler and the engineer. All in favor say I.

I have motion car. Um the next item is item eight and it is a resolution and it's a resolution consenting to to addition of a Sen Kirkland and uh Lyn as sponsor affiliates to the existing amended and reended fee and a taxree between county and Magnolia so LLC company other related to Mr.

Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. This is a U fee agreement which we're doing an extension and adding uh this the uh Sarah Gleon Kirkland and John Lau's sponsor affiliate um to this um fee agreement. So it's the different portion of the um agreement that was originally done is going to be added to by adding to it by adding the um additional sponsors and this is for Magnolia Solar LLC company. These are just people that are becoming part of it. Yes sir. Adding additional partners to this company.

Okay. Any other questions or concerns on that? Can I get a motion to second? A move, Miss Jim. Second move

by Mr. McCaster, second by M Frasier that pass item eight, the resolution as explained by the administrator. All table say I have motions. Next item is procurement. We have two items on that. Item is B26-0925 general contract for new Orangeburg County Courthouse. Mr. Administrator.

Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, invitation for bids FY 0925 general contractor for new Orangeburg County Courthouse was issued on August 25th, 2025. General contractors had to be pre-qualified by the county after the qualification statement submitted by various contractors in response to the qualification. Uh the invitation bid was advertised on bidnet.com. The bids were due October 16th and the county received uh the three bids from the responsive biders and with local state and preferences we're considering Montif construction for to be the lowest responsive bidder and it's recommended for the uh committee members to accept that construction to that.

Where are they from ma'am? Any [Music] other questions for some I get a motion second that we uh follow the recommendation of staff as explained by the administrator on

so second by school second by Mor that we accept the recommendation from the staff on the bid in favor of it please say I I oppos item B uh under the sole source identification development uh impact fee study and Mr. Administrator explain to them about soul source.

Yes sir, Mr. Chairman. This is um a soul so study for the impact fees um for development that we're um doing that is being needed in order to u look at our development fees and based upon the impact fee study we already are currently doing the county study now um for the um sustainability study and this same company has already done most of the leg work for the sustainability study and that same information will be used to produce the impact fee study and so that would it would benefit us to do this as a soul source sole source approval

okay so that's the reason because we already got company already and they already twin so they give back I get a motion to second that we uh B as explained second move by Mr. Ravenale and second by Master that we accept the clification as explained by the administrator on this item. All in favor of it please say I.

Any opposes to have it the motion's car. Uh next item on the agenda is an update uh from public works committee and I chair Mr. Rabier chairman and to council. We had at 4:00 this afternoon for the works committee meeting. We have two items on our agenda um for discontinued portion of two rows. um discontin maintenance on portion of welding shop road and the committee agreed to uh recommend to discontin maintenance on the park that was recommended from the owner

and the other one is discontinuing maintenance on a portion of Stokes court and same thing applied to the committee and agreed to uh accept the recommendation from the owner that we uh discontin portion of Sto's code court and most of those that's in favor form of a motion. I get a second. Second

moved by the public works committee meeting as we heard him explain that the committee met and they agree with the recommendation that was asked of the committee to discontin the road mainten by Miss Frasier. So all in favor of it let's move on by saying I opposes eyes have it. The motion is carried. Um, we do not have the executive session item that took off, right? Yes, sir. So, we do not have any executive session. So, we want motion for none of that tonight. So, you have any question any comments before?

I just want to add to councelor Matt's um question about the contractor at corporate offices at Wilson, North Carolina. Any cool any comments from any council before we uh no comment but I have a motion for second by Frasier and second by Mcaster that we adjourn. All in favor of it say I.

I. Thank you all so very much for coming to our meeting. It was a good short Monday night.