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City of Charleston Ways and Means Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Invocation – Councilmember Wagner

2. Approval of Minutes:

a.) April 23, 2019

3. Bids and Purchases

4. Budget Finance and Revenue Collections: Approval of Year 2018 Amendment to General Fund Expenditure Budget [Ordinance]

5. Budget Finance and Revenue Collections: Approval of Year 2018 Amendment to General Fund Revenue Budget [Ordinance]

6. An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds of the City of Charleston in one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $155,000,000 and other matters relating thereto.

7. Fire and Police Department: Approval to submit the 2019 Port Security Grant in the amount of $543,847 for equipment and supplies. $200,778 is for equipment (atmospheric monitoring, search camera and night vision) and a boat lift for the Fire Department. $343,069 for a Safe Boat, truck and trailer for the Police Department. A 25% match in the amount of $135,962 will be budgeted in 2020.

8. Office of Cultural Affairs: Approval to apply for $10,000 from the South Carolina Arts Commission in support of the Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grants Program. The grant period is 7/1/19 through 6/30/2020. A 1:1 City match is required. Matching funds will come from Community Assistance appropriations.

9. Recreation: Approve the contract between the City of Charleston and the Charleston County School District in the amount of $104,412 to purchase meals to be served during the summer for children who participate in the school free/reduced lunch program. Funding is provided through the SC Department of Education to the City of Charleston as the local sponsoring agency.

10. Stormwater Management: Approval to apply for the EPA grant application that requires a City match of $62,500. If awarded, this grant would cover $187,500 of the costs to update the City’s Stormwater Design Standards Manual to include a set of standards for developers and private owners that promotes the preservation and enhancement of wetlands on project sites. The application is due to the EPA on May 24, 2019. The City match of $62,500 is available through the Stormwater Operations account.

11. Parks-Capital Projects: Approval of a Professional Services Contract with T.L. LIN International | Lindbergh in the amount of $48,400 for the design, engineering, and preparation of construction documents for the electrical renovations at the JPR, Jr. Ballpark based on the 2018 condition assessment of the facility. The Professional Services Contract will obligate $48,400 of the $795,545 project budget. The funding source for this project is the General Maintenance line-item in the 2019 JPR, Jr. Ballpark Budget (023010-52410).

12. Stormwater Management: Approval of Fee Amendment #1 to the Professional Services Contract with Davis & Floyd in the amount of $30,700 to update the “rain-on-grid” flood risk analysis to reflect the Charleston County’s 2017 LiDAR digital elevation model. Approval of Fee Amendment #1 will increase the Professional Services Contract by $30,700 (from $39,910 to $70,610). Funding for this will come from the Stormwater Utility Fee Fund.

13. Parks-Capital Projects: Approval of Fee Amendment #3 to the Professional Services Contract with Moody Nolan Inc., in the amount of $306,500. The fee amendment request is for additional work for design services required for coordination of design revisions and value engineering items and a revision to Exhibit G to remove Object Handling and Acquisition Services which will be provided by the IAAM independent of the Design Contract. The Fee Amendment will increase the Professional Services Contract by $306,500.(from $10,531,402 to $10,837,902). The total project budget remains unchanged. The funding source for this fee amendment is coming from funds directly contributed to the City by the IAAM.

14. Planning Preservation and Sustainability: Approval for an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Charleston, Charleston County, Town of James Island, and Folly Beach for consulting services for the implementation of the ReThink Folly Road recommendations and funding for services in the amount of $19,950. $19,950 is budgeted in 2019. If the agreement is extended, the additional cost will be budgeted in those respective years, if approved by Council.

15. Legal Department: Approval of Host Venue Partnership Agreement between the City and OC Sport Pen Duick, French subsidiary of OC Sport, for the City’s financial support in the amount of $50,000 for the City to host the finish of “The Transat” single-handed Trans-Atlantic sailing race in 2020. (To be sent under separate cover by the Legal Department)

16.Housing and Community Development: Request the Mayor and City Council approve the recommendation outlined in the memorandum attached and approved by the Community Development Committee of City Council at their April 25, 2019 meeting. The recommendations included forgiveness of debt, extension of affordability covenants and the transfer of 14 Drews Court to the City of Charleston with shared rent proceeds occurring fifteen (15) years from the date of this approval. An explanation is also detailed below. 14 Drews Court: Transfer ownership of the rental home to the City of Charleston. The house would remain as an affordable housing unit for perpetuity. Amend the current Mortgage and Note to allow deferred/forgivable agreements. Grant PASTORS the right to manage and oversee the property to include collecting rents for a period not to exceed fifteen years. After a fifteen-year time frame, PASTORS may continue to manage and oversee the project at the City of Charleston’s discretion. However, a minimum of fifteen to twenty percent of the rent proceeds are returned to the City of Charleston and placed in an affordable housing fund to continue the preservation and creation of affordable housing. 69 America Street: Amend the current loan agreements to allow each to become deferred forgivable and extend the term of the affordability period for an additional 30 years; allowing the City of Charleston a sixty-year affordability period for an investment of $240,000.

17. The Committee on Real Estate: (Meeting was held on May 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., City Hall, 80 Broad Street, First Floor Conference Room)

a. Request approval for use of First Scot’s Presbyterian Church in the amount of $250.00 by Piccolo Spoleto Festival on June 7, 2019. The property is owned by First Scot’s Presbyterian Church. (51 Meeting St.)

b. Request approval for the Mayor to execute a Facilities License Agreement in the amount of $3,500 for the Free Verse Festival to use the Charleston Music Hall on October 19, 2019. The property is owned by Chicco Associates. (37 John St.)

c. Request approval for use of Second Presbyterian Church by Piccolo Spoleto in the amount of $3200.00 ($500 for Youth Music on May 26, 2019 and $2,700 for the Chamber Music Series on May 28, 29, 30, 31 2019 and June 1, 3,4 ,5, 6, 2019). The property is owned by Second Presbyterian Church. (342 Meeting St.)

d. Request approval for use of the US Custom House during Piccolo Spoleto Festival May 24-26, 2019. There is no cost to the City. The property is owned by the Federal General Services Administration. (200 East Bay St.)

e. Requesting approval for use of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in the amount of $470 during Piccolo Spoleto Festival May 26, May 31, and June 3, 2019. The property is owned by St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. (405 King St.)

f. Request approval for use of Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul by Piccolo Spoleto Festival of Churches on June 7, 2019. The property is owned by the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul. There is no cost to the City. (126 Coming St.)

g. Approval to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Charleston and Renee Fleetwood Lewis for the sale of 839 Minnie Street for $201,637. Ms. Lewis will receive $50,000 in downpayment assistance from the City of Charleston, invest $5,000 of her own funds, secure lender financing of $146,637 and receive closing cost assistance from the Federal Home Loan Bank. This property is one of 7 new houses recently constructed in the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood and is targeted to individuals and/or families earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The property is deed-restricted, subject to the City of Charleston Single Family Affordable Housing Restrictive Covenants with an affordability period of 90 years. (TMS: 418-11-00-074) (Ordinance)

h. Approval to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Charleston and Kiuarna Shamone Brown Summers for the sale of 933 Fifth Avenue for $199,237. Ms. Brown will receive $50,000 in downpayment assistance from the City of Charleston, invest $5,000 of her own funds, secure lender financing of $144,237 and receive closing cost assistance from the Federal Home Loan Bank. This property is one of 7 new houses recently constructed in the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood and is targeted to individuals and/or families earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The property is deed-restricted, subject to the City of Charleston Single Family Affordable Housing Restrictive Covenants with an affordability period of 90 years. (TMS: 418-07-00-174) (Ordinance)

i. Approval to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Charleston and Damion H. Guild and Nyesha O. Cherry-Guild for the sale of 835 Minnie Street for $153,578. The family will receive $50,000 in downpayment assistance from the City of Charleston, and secure lender financing of $103,578, and invest $2,500 of their own funds for closing costs. This property is one of seven new houses recently constructed in the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood and is targeted to individuals and/or families earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The property is deed-restricted, subject to the City of Charleston Single Family Affordable Housing Restrictive Covenants with an affordability period of 90 years. (TMS: 418-11-00-075) (Ordinance)

j. Approval to authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Charleston and Fredricka Ravenell for the sale of 919 Sycamore Avenue for $196,237. Ms. Ravenell will receive $45,000 in downpayment assistance from the City of Charleston, secure lender financing of $148,737, invest $2,500 of her own funds for principal reduction and pay closing costs. This property is one of seven new houses recently constructed in the Maryville-Ashleyville neighborhood and is targeted to individuals and/or families earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The property is deed-restricted, subject to the City of Charleston Single Family Affordable Housing Restrictive Covenants with an affordability period of 90 years. (TMS: 418-11-00-239) (Ordinance)

k. Approval to authorize the Mayor and City Council to modify the affordable rental housing restrictive covenant agreement. Previously recorded in Book 0649 at page 915. The modification increases the number of rental homes available to the targeted population and decreases the availability of six (6) for-sale homes low and moderate income homebuyers. This modification was requested by the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston. (110 and 114 Cooper Street – Grace Homes; TMS: 459-05-04-207 and 459-05-04-216). The property is owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston.

l. Approval to authorize the Mayor and City Council to modify the declaration of restrictive covenants, which when defined means we are increasing the income ranges of the person served in the first 15 years to persons earning up to eighty percent (80%) of the Area Median Income (AMI). Previously it was up to sixty-five percent (65%) AMI. In the second 15 years, the homes will target persons earning sixty-five percent (65%) of the AMI to one hundred percent (100%) of the AMI. Previously recorded in Book 0332 @ page 869. (22 Laurens Street – Williams Terrace; TMS: 458-01-02-063)

m. Request approval of a Memorandum of Understanding among the City, the South Carolina Aquarium, and the International African American Museum concerning the occupancy and programming of the Charleston Maritime Center (TMS: 459-00-00-169). The property is owned by the City of Charleston.

n. Approval of the First Amendment to the Volvo Tennis Center Lease (To be sent under separate cover by the Legal Department)

o. Discussion on Wellness Aquatics Land Acquisition (Requested by Councilmember Moody)

p. Discussion re: Charleston Battery and Stoney Field (Requested by Councilmember Moody)

q. Consider the following annexations:

(i) 2234 Portside Way (TMS# 353-12-00-016) 0.29 acre, West Ashley (District 2). The property is owned by Elizabeth Bohler Eubanks.

(ii) 2154 Wappoo Drive (TMS# 343-06-00-185) 0.24 acre, James Island (District 11). The property is owned by Tyler Cox and Graham Cox.

r. Executive Session in accordance with S.C. Code Section 30-4-70(a)(2) to discuss contractual issues and negotiations related to the Washington Park HOA Easement. Action may or may not be taken. (Requested by Councilmember Moody)

s. Executive Session in accordance with S.C. Code Section 30-4-70(a)(2) to discuss contractual issues and negotiations related to a FEMA Buyout. Action may or may not be taken. (Requested by Councilmember Griffin)

t. Executive Session in accordance with S.C. Code Section 30-4-70(a)(2) to discuss contractual issues and negotiations related to 999 Morrison. Action may or may not be taken.

u. Approval of the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the City of Charleston and Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation related to 999 Morrison [Ordinance]

https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05142019-4659