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>> GOOD MORNING, I'D LIKE TO BRING THE APRIL MEETING OF
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THE HARDEEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER.[00:11:01]
BRANA, IF YOU WOULD LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.>> LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS WE GET TOGETHER TODAY TO DECIDE ON THESE IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR THE CITIZENS OF
[I. CALL TO ORDER]
HARDEEVILLE AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND GUIDE US IN OUR WISDOM.[II. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> THANK YOU, KATIE. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO MAKE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE AGENDA.
WE WANT TO FLIP NEW BUSINESS ITEMS,
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
A AND B TO FACILITATE THE SCHEDULE OF THE APPLICANTS.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED?
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA?
[IV. PUBLIC COMMENT]
SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS.APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 14 MEETING.
[V. OLD BUSINESS]
[A. MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING]
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?>> THEY'LL BE INCORPORATED THEN.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
ONTO NEW BUSINESS, CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM
[VI. NEW BUSINESS]
[A. CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM RURAL COMMERCIAL IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (LI) IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE FOR PARCELS 028-00-04-028 & 028-00-04-036 LOCATED AT 1826 & 1828 DEERFIELD ROAD PUBLIC COMMENT]
RESIDENTIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AND THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE PARCEL 039-00-0303, LOCATED ALONG FREEDOM PARKWAY.>> WE NEED THE NEXT PRESENTATION. SORRY. WE JUST SWITCHED.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'LL BE PRESENTING THE REZONING OF FREEDOM PARKWAY LOT TWO.
THE SITES LOCATED OFF OF FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY.
THE APPLICANTS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM RESIDENTIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS PARCEL TWO THAT RUNS BACK HERE.
YOU HAVE PARCEL OR LOT ONES UP HERE, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCESS EASEMENT THROUGH HERE.
THE LINES ARE WE'RE NOT UPDATED ON THE GAS MAP YET.
THEN YOU HAVE AGM IMPORTS HERE.
THIS IS, FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL HERE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE CLAUS PARK THAT RUNS BACK THIS WAY.
THEN THIS IS THE ZONING FOR PDDS HERE.
THIS IS CLAUS PDD AND SAVANNAH HARDEEVILLE TRACK PDD HERE.
I TOOK SOME PICTURES TO SHOW YOU.
YOU CAN SEE, FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL.
THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST BUILDING HERE.
IF YOU'RE STANDING ON THE SITE, YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT INTO THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY LINE HERE.
THEN ON THIS PICTURE, YOU HAVE AGM IMPORTS, THE BACK SIDE, AND THE PROPERTY RUNS ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF IT.
THEN THERE'S JUST ANOTHER VIEW, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY HAVE MORE THE TREE LINE.
THEN THIS IS THE ENTRANCE GOING INTO CLARIS PARK.
THEN THE PROPERTY SITS RIGHT BACK IN THIS AREA, TRANSITIONS RIGHT BACK THERE.
ONCE AGAIN, THE SITE IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY,
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AND THEY ARE SEEKING TO HAVE IT REZONED TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL.THE PARCEL DOES LIE WITHIN THE HARDYVILLS ANNEXATION BOUNDARIES.
THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT.
THIS IS A DOUGHNUT HOLE THAT WOULD FILL IN THE AREA AND MAKE IT CONTINUOUS OUT THERE.
THE APPLICATION IS ALSO BEING REVIEWED CONCURRENTLY WITH AN ANNEXATION PETITION TO CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE AGAIN, ACCESS TO THE PARCEL WILL BE VIA AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WILL CONNECT TO FREEDOM PARKWAY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE AT STEP 1 FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.
YOU'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL, STEP 2, IT'LL GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
THEN BASED ON THE HARDYVILL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
STAFF SUGGEST PLANNING COMMISSION, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REZONING AS PRESENTED, AND THEN YOU'LL MAKE YOUR MOTION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE.
ARE THERE PLANS FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME REASON WE'RE DOING THIS.
HAPPY TO GET RID OF DOUGHNUT HOLES.
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S AN IF THERE'S A PLANNED PURPOSE.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SARAH ROBERTSON WITH BURN FORM AND LAW FIRM, AND I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT, AJ A LLC.
AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC PLANS.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING REZONING TO THE LIMITED INDUSTRIAL.
AJA LLC OWNS THE ADJACENT PROPERTY WHERE THE AGM IMPORTS IS.
THERE ARE THOUGHTS THAT PERHAPS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
COMMERCIAL PLAZA CONCEPT, SIMILAR TO MAYBE ONE OF THE BUILDINGS YOU SEE AT RIVER WALK, JUST AS A COMPARATIVE, IF THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> DOES IT HAVE ANY DIRECT ACCESS TO FREEDOM PARKWAY THERE?
>> THERE IS AN EASEMENT OVER LOT ONE.
I DON'T DID YOU INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FLAT?
>> YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAT IN YOUR PACKET.
HAPPY TO BRING THIS COPY UP IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> THE ACCESS USE THIS FREEDOM PARKWAY HERE AND THEN THE ACCESS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT ON THIS EDGE HERE TO GET TO THE PROPERTY.
THEN SHOULD SEE IT ON YOUR PLATE YOU HAVE IN THE PACKET.
>> THERE COULD ALSO BE ADDITIONAL ACCESS THROUGH THE FREEDOM INDUSTRIAL AND THE AGM.
THAT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED YET, BUT GIVEN THAT WE'VE GOT COMMON OWNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO PARCELS, IT'S POSSIBLE.
>> THIS IS THE PROPERTY THERE, IT REALLY DOESN'T IT DOESN'T FRONT FREEDOM PARKWAY.
>> TO PUT IN A OFFICE BUILDING THING WITHOUT VISIBILITY FROM THE STREET THAT SEEM WHO KNOWS? WELL.
>> YEAH. I ALWAYS ASKED THE QUESTION WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING FROM UNINCORPORATED COUNTY TO THE CITY.
FIRST, LET ME ASK TO SAY. HAVE YOU BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JASPER COUNTY, DO THEY HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THIS?
>> WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY COMMENTS.
WE DO PROCEED AND SEND EVERYTHING OUT AND JUST AS THEY DO WITH US.
>> HAVE YOU APPROACHED JASPER COUNTY ABOUT REZONING?
>> IT WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO JASPER.
>> WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PROPERTY WHEN WE DID THE SUBDIVISION, THEY'RE AWARE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY PARCELS THAT ARE IN THE CITY OF HARDYVILLE.
IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HAVE COMMON ZONING AND GOVERNING LAWS WITH THE SURROUNDING PARCELS.
>> THAT'S THE REASON THAT YOU SEE TO DO IT?
YOU HAVEN'T APPROACHED THE CONGRESS.
>> FROM THE STAFF, WE SEND OUT THE INFORMATION JUST LIKE THEY SEND OUT FOR US.
WE HAVE A PROCESS SET UP WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS AND THROUGH ADMINISTRATION.
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WE'VE GIVEN THAT INFORMATION TO THEM.THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT THEY'VE CHANGED ZONING ON THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY THE CITY AND VICE VERSA, THERE WERE NO COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED BACK FROM THIS, BUT WE CONTINUE THAT PROCESS THROUGH THE COUNCIL READINGS.
>> THE REASON I ASKED I REMEMBER SOMETHING 70 NOT AGREE.
WE SEND THESE OUT UP FRONT AND THE PROCESSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
THIS IS JASPER COUNTY IS WELL AWARE.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, SIR, SIR.
>> IT'S MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION.
THEY'RE GIVEN THE INFORMATION.
>> WE DO HAVE THE ANNEXATION POLICY THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED SINCE THAT SITUATION WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY.
THIS ONE IS INCLUDED IN OUR ANNEXATION AREA.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM
[B. CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM RESIDENTIAL IN UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (LI) IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE FOR PARCEL 039-00-03-033 LOCATED ON FREEDOM PARKWAY PUBLIC COMMENT]
RURAL COMMERCIAL TO UNINCORPORATED JASPER TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN CITY OF HARDEEVILLE PARCELS LOCATED AT 1826 AND 1828 DEERFIELD ROAD.THAT IS SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE DEERFIELD ESTATES THAT WE APPROVED IN AUGUST OF '22.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS 1826 AND 1828 DEERFIELD ROAD.
IT IS UP NEAR STINEY ROAD, A TOTAL OF 3.91 ACRES, REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR TWO PARCELS.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY ZONED RURAL COMMERCIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY AND REQUESTING LIMITED INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY OF HARDEEVILLE.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES HERE UP AT THE NORTH END OF STINEY ROAD HERE.
THERE'S SOME CONCRETE AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES DOWN THIS WAY.
THERE ARE A COMBINATION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES ON THESE PROPERTIES AT THIS TIME.
THESE TWO ARE UNDEVELOPED, AND THEN THERE'S MORE INDUSTRIAL IN THE CITY HERE.
THE ZONING MAP, AS YOU CAN SEE, SHOWS THAT EVERYTHING IN THE CITY LIMITS IN THIS AREA IS ZONED LIMITED INDUSTRIAL AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS WHERE THE DEERFIELD ESTATES' PDD IS, DOWN HERE THAT YOU JUST REFERENCED.
>> THE PURPLE IS ALREADY IN THE CITY?
>> ALL THIS IS IN THE CITY, YES.
THIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE WHERE WITH THE ANNEXATION OF THESE TWO PARCELS, WE ARE FILLING IN SOME OF THOSE DONUT HOLES, WHICH DOES HELP MAKE SERVICES LESS COMPLICATED IN THE CITY AS WELL.
BUT THAT WOULD BE ALL CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS ALREADY IN THAT AREA.
>> THIS IS THE OLD CAROLINA TIMBER PROPERTY?
>> YES. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES.
THIS FROM DEERFIELD LOOKING BACK TOWARDS STINEY.
THEN ON THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY, THERE IS THIS RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
THIS IS LOOKING DOWN STINEY ROAD TOWARDS THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC AND WHATNOT, BECAUSE THAT DOES CONNECT DOWN TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THE USES ARE ALREADY PRESENT IN THAT AREA.
I THINK I COVERED MOST OF THIS.
THIS DOES LIE WITHIN THE HARDEEVILLE ANNEXATION BOUNDARY WITHIN THE POLICY BEING REVIEWED CONCURRENTLY WITH A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WHERE THEY COME TO PLANNING COMMISSION TO DISCUSS THE ZONING.
THEN AT COUNCIL, THEY WILL DETERMINE THE ANNEXATION AS WELL.
BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, STAFF DOES SUGGEST THAT PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO, THE MOTION WOULD BE THAT PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM RURAL COMMERCIAL AND UNINCORPORATED JASPER COUNTY TO LIMITED INDUSTRIAL FOR PARCELS 028-00-04-028 AND 028-00-04-036.
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I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES HERE.AT THIS TIME, MR. TAYLOR OR MR. POWELL WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND FILL IN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> WE'RE BOTH HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROPERTY AS IT SITS NOW OR AS IT INITIALLY MAYBE USED. I'M SORRY.
WILLY POWELL WITH WARD EDWARDS ENGINEERING.
HONESTLY, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF US AS KATIE MENTIONED.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THIS LITTLE CORNER POINT, WE'RE GOING TO BRING ALL THIS INTO THE CITY.
MR. TAYLOR CURRENTLY OPERATES A LANDSCAPE FACILITY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL OPERATION AS WELL FOR THE HARDEEVILLE MARKET, WHICH HE FEELS IS READY FOR SUCH A PLACE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY BUT THE IDEA IS TO GET IT READY AND SEE WHERE LAW IS AHEAD.
>> IS THIS A WHOLESALE OR RETAIL LANDSCAPE SERVICE, SO YOU GO IN AND YOU BUY PLANTS OR IS THIS?
>> GERRICK TAYLOR, TAYLOR'S LANDSCAPE SUPPLY.
YES, EVENTUALLY, OUR ULTIMATE GOAL WOULD BE AS THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE CONTINUES AND JASPER COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW AND DEVELOP, OF COURSE, I WISH I HAD KNOWN MAYBE ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHAT I SAW IN THE TOWN OF HARDEEVILLE WHERE SITE 1 COMING.
THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE COMPETITOR.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST SAW THEIR SIGN GO UP LAST WEEK, SO I WAS LIKE, MAN.
BUT [INAUDIBLE] A DOLLAR SHORT OF MY WHOLE LIFE.
BUT ANYWAY, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE DOING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING.
>> YOU'RE THE TAYLOR'S NEXT TO TRACTOR SUPPLY.
>> AND ON HILTON HEAD, AND BEAUFORT, AND IN SAVANNAH, SUMMERVILLE.
>> YOU'D BE UTILIZING THE EXISTING BUILDINGS?
>> I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD FIT.
YOU'VE GOT THE CONCRETE RECYCLING, THE CONCRETE COMPANY RIGHT THERE, THERE WOULD BE NO BETTER OR WORSE.
THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD FIT FOR THAT CORNER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
>> OUR IMMEDIATE USE WOULD BE RIGHT NOW FOR JUST FOR BIN PLACEMENT AND TRUCK PARKING LIKE STORING PRODUCT NOT NECESSARILY GARDEN CENTER TYPE ITEMS YET.
BASICALLY, REPLACED PART OF TRUCKS AND A WHOLE PROFIT.
>> I STILL HAVE TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC ON 170.
>> IF YOU NEED PLANTS, WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
[LAUGHTER] WE DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR.
>> WELL, WITH ALL THE HOMES BEING BUILT IN DEERFIELD ESTATES, YOUR RETAIL OUTLET MAY COME FAIRLY SOON.
>> IT'S THE SAME QUESTION. WHAT IS THE REASON THAT YOU SEE FROM BEING IN HARDEEVILLE, AND HAS ANYTHING BEEN PRESENTED TO THE JASPER COUNTY YET?
>> I ACTUALLY CALLED THEM AND SET UP A MEETING WITH THEM.
WELL, BEFORE I WAS TRYING TO SET UP A MEETING BEFORE THEY SAID IT'S GOING TO BE WAY BETTER IF YOU JUST GO THROUGH THE TOWN.
THEY JUST SAID YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT.
>> I ASSUME [INAUDIBLE] NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. APPRECIATE IT.
>> NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO BE NICE ANYMORE.
[A. CURRENT PLANNING PROJECTS UPDATE]
BRANA SAID SHE'D LIKE TO PRESENT AFTER ME, SO SAVE IT FOR HER.>> YOU JUST TOTALLY MISSED THAT.
>> IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE A COUPLE OF PROJECT UPDATES AND THEN BRANA IS GOING TO GET INTO A MORE SPECIFIC PROJECT UPDATE AS WELL.
STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY SINCE WE SAW YOU THE LAST TIME.
I WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THERE.
WE HAVE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED THE APPLICATION AND DONE THE FIRST REVIEW FOR THE YMCA'S FIRST PHASE.
THAT'S VERY EXCITING THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY COMING TO FRUITION OUT THERE AT EAST ARGENT.
SHERWOOD TRACT, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRIAL TRACT, MAJOR PDD SOUTH OF EXIT 5.
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STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEW A WHILE BACK FOR THE NORTHERN END OF THE PROPERTY FOR SOME ENTRYWAY AND UTILITIES, AND NOW WE ARE STARTING THAT SAME REVIEW FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.THEY'RE OWNED BY TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES, SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE MARKETING AND RECRUITING FOR THOSE.
>> DOES THE SOUTHERN PIECE TOUCH ON THE NEW EXIT 3 BURROUGHS ROAD, WHATEVER?
>> THEY WILL BE CONNECTING VIA RIVERPORT TO THE WEST
>> THEN WE'VE CONTINUED TO DO REVIEWS FOR RESIDENTIAL IN SUN CITY IN EAST ARGENT RETREAT, HUNT CLUB, TWIN PONDS.
THEIR PHASE 2 IS READY TO START GOING VERTICAL, SO THAT'S GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THAT, BUT I THINK THAT DEVELOPMENT IS TURNING OUT PRETTY NICE.
JUBILEE CHARTER SCHOOL, THEY HAVE JUST A FEW COMMENTS REMAINING TO GET THEIR PERMIT.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH BOTH US AND THE STATE BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOL FACILITIES HAS TO GO THROUGH THE STATE FOR REVIEW AS WELL.
THEN WENDY'S EXIT 5 WE ALL KNOW CLOSED DOWN THE OLD LOCATION.
THEY DID NOT OWN THAT LOCATION.
THEY ARE RELOCATING NEXT TO THE QUICK TRIP.
THEN YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE PIPELINE.
IT CAME THROUGH IN MY EMAIL WHILE WE WERE IN THIS MEETING.
I WILL BE FORWARDING THAT TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING.
WE DO HAVE IT ALL UPDATED THANKS TO OUR DEPUTY SITE MANAGER.
BRANA HAD A PROJECT SHE WANTED TO DISCUSS, SO I'M GOING TO INVITE HER UP HERE.
>> JASPER COUNTY HAS DECIDED THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RELOCATE A PORTION OF [INAUDIBLE] PARKWAY. HOW IS THAT?
>> THAT'S WORK COMPLETELY OUT OF THAT.
THAT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM US.
>> IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT.
>> IN THAT SITUATION, WE NEVER HAD RIGHT AWAY OR ANYTHING ON PAPER.
[VII. PLANNING MANAGER’S REPORT]
IT WAS JUST HAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT.I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD.
WE HAVE PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SPENDING SOME OF THAT RPA MONEY, SOME OF THE MONEY THAT CAME THROUGH AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING, AND THAT IS PLANNED TO BE SPENT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE HAVE RELEASED A REQUEST FOR A COUPLE OF ENGINEERING FIRMS TO GIVE US SOME PROPOSALS ON A COUPLE OF TASKS.
THE FIRST STAGE OF ACTUAL SEEING SOMETHING HAPPEN OUT ON WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT INCLUDES LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTIONS, AND THERE'S TWO INTERSECTIONS IN THE PHASE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT DOWNTOWN PHASE FROM 321 WHERE IT COMES IN JUST SOUTH OF THE 46 INTERSECTION AND THE INTERSECTION 46, A LITTLE BIT UP MAIN STREET AND THEN OVER TO THE PARK POST OFFICE.
THAT CIRCLE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF TOWN IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
>> THREE, TWENTY ONE TO THE POST OFFICE.
>> THREE, TWENTY ONE TO THE POST OFFICE, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT ON MAIN STREET UP TO SAY THE LIBRARY AREA, MARTIN STREET AREA.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT INTERSECTION CAPACITY.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT THING AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE AND HOW WHEN I 95 BACKS UP HOW IT AFFECTS 321 AND 17.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT CRUSTED CRASH ANALYSIS, OBVIOUSLY.
THE THING THAT'S THE MEAT TO ME IS THE CONCEPTUAL ROADWAY DESIGN.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE SOME REALIGNING 321 WHERE IT'S NOT AN AWKWARD DIFFICULT TURN EITHER WAY, SAFETY REASONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REASONS, SO MANY REASONS THAT NEEDS TO BE REALIGNED, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.
THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN BULB OUTS, STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE SOME PARKING ON WHYTE HARDEE BOULEVARD IN THAT AREA, AND OTHER SIGNAGE WAYS AND STREETSCAPE WAYS TO CALM TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA AT THAT INTERSECTION.
>> THIS STARTS THE CALMING WITH THE PLANTS IN THEM AND STUFF.
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WE'RE STARTING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I THINK IT WILL HELP THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
IT ALSO PARTNERS WITH WHAT THE CITY MANAGER AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND COUNSEL ARE DOING WITH SOME PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
IT HOPEFULLY WILL COME TOGETHER WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOWARDS IN VETERANS PARK AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.
I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR THAT ONE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS GOING THERE IN THE HUB AND IN CITY PROPERTY AND OTHER PROPERTIES, AND WE ARE FINALLY UNDERWAY.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE THE LAST PROPOSAL WE'RE WAITING ON BY THE END OF THE WEEK, AND NEXT WEEK, WE COULD MAKE A SELECTION AND GET GOING. THANK YOU.
>> MATT HAS DONE ONE HECK OF A JOB WITH THAT VETERANS PARK, AND IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T SEEN IT ON THE RENDITIONS, YOU GUYS I MEAN IT.
WHEN I PRESENTED THAT TO THE COUNSEL FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, I ENVISIONED THE FOUR BY EIGHT PLYWOOD PAINTED WHITE WITH NAMES ON IT DOWN THE INTERSECTION.
WHAT THEY'VE COME UP WITH BLEW MY MIND AWAY.
IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, AND AND I KNOW MATT WORKED VERY HARD WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRM TO GET WHERE WE ARE.
I JUST HE DESERVES THE KUDOS ON THAT ONE.
>> FOR THE GROUP OF YOU, ANYTHING NEW ON MOVING STATION 82?
THEY ARE LEASING IT BACK TO THE CITY.
THEY'RE BEGINNING THEIR WORK ON THE INSIDE, AND THAT'S GOING THROUGH OTHER PROCESSES.
BUT AS FAR AS STATION 82 IS, I HEARD THIS MORNING AT OUR STAFF MEETING THAT WE WILL BE GETTING SOME INITIAL PLANS FOR THE NEW SITE.
IT IS BEING DONATED AND WORKED ON WITH A NEW DEVELOPER THAT'S COMING IN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ANNEXATIONS AND A LOT OF HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO START SEEING SOME SIGNS OF THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL COME TO YOU WITH SOME INITIAL PROJECTS.
>> YOU'RE NOT READY TO TELL US WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> I CAN'T. IT'S IN THAT VERY CLOSE BY.
>> EVERYONE OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE OF.
>> VERY CLOSE BY. IT WILL NOT FRONT ON ARGENT BOULEVARD, BUT IT'LL BE VERY CLOSE BY.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, THE CREW STILL ARE THERE?
>> THEY ARE STILL ON SITE. THEY'RE UTILIZING THE BAYS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE TWO YEARS THAT WE'VE LEASED IT FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
>> YOU'LL GET IT DONE IN TWO YEARS?
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE THAT'S WHY WE'RE STRUGGLING.
YES, SIR. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
>> BUT THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT OWNS IT NOW. DON'T KNOW?
>> YOU BOUGHT THAT FROM THE COUNTY BACK IN 2007?
>> YOU DIDN'T SELL IT BACK TO HIM. YOU SOLD TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> IT CANNOT BE USED FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT ANY LONGER.
BECAUSE OF THE LIQUEFACTION AND SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THAT BUILDING.
THAT IS WHY IT'S BEING SOLD TO A PRIVATE CITIZEN OR HAS BEEN SOLD AND WE'RE LEASING IT BACK UNTIL WE CAN RELOCATE.
JEFF AND I HAVE SEEN A NEW VIDEO FROM SUN CITY THAT SAYS, THE PERMANENT LIGHT AT SUN CITY GOING FROM OLD TO NEW IS GOING TO BE PUT UP SOON.
THEY CLAIM THEY'RE PAYING FOR IT, WHICH THE DEVELOPERS GENERALLY DO.
THEY'VE MADE THE ROADWAY CHANGES.
WE GOT OUR DEDICATED RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT, BUT WE HADN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT ONE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT TEMPORARY LIGHTS AT NEW RIVER AND AT JASPER STATION.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SUN CITY LIGHT?
>> WELL, THAT ONE BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS ARE DOING, IT'S BEEN THROUGH SRC, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN NAMED ON PART OF THE PRO.
IT WAS NOT PART OF OUR STUDY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
YES, SO I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF EXACTLY WHEN IT'S COMING THROUGH, BUT THERE'S NO APPROVALS THAT NEED TO BE NEEDED.
YES, IT IT'S GOING TO BE THERE.
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>> WHEN THE TRAFFIC STUDY CAME THROUGH WITH THE PDD, IT HAD CERTAIN AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT NUMBER OF UNITS WAS, BUT THEY HAD TO KEEP REPORTING BACK TO THE STATE ON THEIR THRESHOLD OF UNITS.
WHEN THEY HIT CERTAIN NUMBER OF UNITS, THEY WERE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THAT SIGNAL.
EXACT TIMING I HAVEN'T HEARD, BUT THAT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
>> I THOUGHT ON MARCH REPORT TO COUNSEL THAT ALL OF THOSE LIGHTS ON AGILE WERE GOING TO BE TEMPORARY UNTIL THE STATE DECIDED WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT.
>> THAT ONE WAS ALREADY PLANNED AND THAT ONE'S ALREADY THERE.
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.
>> IF YOU GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT STUDY THAT WAS DONE FOR ARGENT, THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THAT LIGHT, AND THAT WAS WHY CERTAIN LIGHTS COULD HAVE BEEN DELAYED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THAT LIGHT IS GOING TO BE A BIT BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC ULTIMATELY.
>> I'VE BEEN CONFUSED WHEN I'VE SEEN OUR TRAFFIC STUDY AND THAT LIGHT NOT EVEN MENTIONED IN THERE, BECAUSE IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE ALREADY DOING IT AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO A STUDY ABOUT THAT LIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
>> I UNDERSTAND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> SHE'S STILL GOING TO BUILD THE BRIDGE.
>> IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE?
[VIII. COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS]
SEEING NONE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.[IX. ADJOURNMENT]
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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