Standing Committee - Regular Meeting

Monday, July 6, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body: Standing Committee
Meeting Type: Standing Committee
Location: Town of Summerville, SC
Meeting Date: July 6, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Town of Summerville Standing Committee posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Monday, July 6, 2026

17 items on the agenda.

Parks and Recreation Committee: Bob Jackson (Chair), Dexcter Mack, Tiffany Johnson Staff Liaison: Amy Evans•Item i.

Doty Tennis Courts

Parks and Recreation Committee: Bob Jackson (Chair), Dexcter Mack, Tiffany Johnson Staff Liaison: Amy Evans•Item ii.

Summerville Skatepark

Parks and Recreation Committee: Bob Jackson (Chair), Dexcter Mack, Tiffany Johnson Staff Liaison: Amy Evans•Item iii.

Summerville Ashley River Preserve

Planning and Development Committee: Richard Waring (Chair), Bob Jackson, Matt Halter Staff Liaison: Jessi Shuler•Item a.

Petition by Glenn Segelken to annex Dorchester County TMS#137-00-00-003, approximately 62.27 acres, located along Parsons Road; currently zoned TRM, Transitional Residential District, in Dorchester County, and requested to be zoned PUD, Planned Development District, upon annexation into the Town of Summerville's municipal limits. (Council District 1)

Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation for approval of the annexation and zoning at its meeting on May 18, 2026.

Planning and Development Committee: Richard Waring (Chair), Bob Jackson, Matt Halter Staff Liaison: Jessi Shuler•Item b.

Request to rezone TMS#137-00-00-007, located at 710 Central Avenue, totaling approximately 10.31 acres, and owned by Glenn Segelken, from AC, Agricultural Conservation, to PUD, Planned Development District (Council District 1).

Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation for approval of the rezoning at its meeting on May 18, 2026.

Planning and Development Committee: Richard Waring (Chair), Bob Jackson, Matt Halter Staff Liaison: Jessi Shuler•Item c.

Petition by Robert L. Pratt, LLC to annex TMS# 136-12-04-056, located at 927 Central Avenue, and totaling approximately 1.11 acres; currently zoned CG, General Commercial, in Dorchester County, and requested to be zoned G-B, General Business, upon annexation into the Town of Summerville’s municipal limits (Council District 1).

Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation for approval of the annexation and rezoning at its meeting on June 15, 2026.

Public Safety Committee: Dexcter Mack (Chair), Kima Garten, Matt Halter Staff Liaisons: Chief Doug Wright and Chief Brent Melcher•Item a.

Discussion of proposed amendments to current Town noise ordinance.

Request by Councilmember Johnson.

Public Works and Committee on Water Supply: Kima Garten (Chair), Tiffany Johnson, Richard Waring Staff Liaison: Bonnie Miley•Item a.

Discussion of SCDOT’s requirement to take over ownership from SCDOT of portions of Cypress St, South Oak St, South Walnut St, South Palmetto St, South Laurel St and South Pine St, all streets intersecting with West Richardson Avenue and the railroad tracks, in association with takeover of West Richardson Avenue from SCDOT.

Request from Public Works Department (from SCDOT communication received).

Finance Committee:•Item a.

June 2026 financial reports – Rhonda Moore

Finance Committee:•Item b.

Authorization to issue a purchase order to Dominion Energy in the amount of $269,853.00 for streetlights on Maple Street.

Amount to be Funded from TIF and Reimbursement requested from County Transportation Funding. Request from Administration Department and Public Works Departments.

Finance Committee:•Item c.

Authorization to issue a purchase order in the amount of $1,337,074.37 to Dominion Energy for Town’s share of underground utility work associated with the Maple Street Construction Project.

Funds to come from Midtown TIF. Request from Administration and Public Works Departments.

Finance Committee:•Item d.

Authorization for the Town Administrator to execute a contract for the purchase of 168 Butler Street.

Contract is contingent on receiving approval of funds from Charleston County’s Greenbelt program. Request from the Parks & Recreation.

Finance Committee:•Item e.

Town Administrator’s Report

Finance Committee:•Item f.

Review of draft agenda for the July 9, 2026 Council meeting, as included in the July 6, 2026 Standing Committee Agenda Packet.

Finance Committee:•Item g.

Finance Committee Executive Session: n/a

Finance Committee:•Item i.

Action to be taken by the Finance Committee related to Executive Session