Derrik Driver

The council agenda covers several new business items including referrals to the Planning Commission for rezoning and annexation requests involving South Fant Street, Clemson Boulevard, and East Greenville Street. Additionally, the council considered contracts for medical care and food services at the Detention Center. A proclamation was issued to honor Hamid and KD Mohsseni for their community service.

The City Council meeting included Old Business, specifically the second reading of an ordinance to rezone properties on McLees Road from Limited Office to Neighborhood Commercial. New Business involved considering the first reading of ordinances to annex and zone approximately 9.8 acres off SC 28 Bypass to General Commercial, and to annex and zone 1310 West Market Street to Neighborhood Commercial. Other considerations included the renewal of the contract for OpenGov Asset Management software and consideration of a resolution certifying the property at 3101A North Main Street as an abandoned building site under the South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act.

The agenda includes discussions on a special tax assessment for rehabilitated historic properties, providing for the April 7, 2026 General Election, and a resolution to reimburse certain expenditures made prior to the execution and delivery of a federal tax-exempt equipment lease/purchase agreement or issuance of federal tax-exempt bonds. Also on the agenda is a request to purchase two fire apparatus.

The meeting included a 5:15 PM Executive Session regarding contractual matters. Key discussions involved the second reading of an ordinance to rezone 409 Highway 29 Bypass North from Light Industrial to Single-Family Residential, which was approved on first reading in December. New business featured consideration of an ordinance to rezone properties on McLees Road from Limited Office to Neighborhood Commercial to accommodate a church use. The Council also addressed reappointments to the Municipal Election Commission, the purchase of mandatory encrypted handheld radios for the Police Department, the approval and adoption of the Electric City Transit Policy Title VI Plan for compliance, the award of an engineering contract for the Downtown Greenway Connection (including associated Orr Street streetscape improvements), and the award of an architectural design contract for the new Fire Station #4.

The agenda includes special recognitions, a presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for FY 2024-2025, and several items of old and new business. Old business includes the second reading of an ordinance providing for the April 7, 2026 General Election. New business involves considering an ordinance to rezone a property on Highway 29 Bypass North, a contract for valve and hydrant maintenance, a contract to upgrade the sewer line on East Orr Street, and a contract for the installation of a waterline along Michelin Boulevard.