City Council — Goose Creek, SC
Date: 2025-07-22

AGENDA
 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
 TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 – 5:30 PM
 FIRE STATION I - 201 BUTTON HALL BOULEVARD
 GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. BUSINESS ITEM(S)

 a. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORT AND AN UPDATED
 ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE CARNES CROSSROADS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND
 CONFIRMING THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS THEREIN FOR THE 2025-2026
 ASSESSMENT YEAR (DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY)

 b. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY FEE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION
 AND INCREASING THE EXPRESS BUSINESS LICENSE FEE

 c. DISCUSSION REGARDING POLICY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO VIDEO AND AUDIO
 RECORDINGS ON MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY

 d. DISCUSSION REGARDING TITLE XV: LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 151: ZONING, SECTION 4.2:
 TABLE OF PERMITTED USES REGARDING DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY

 e. DISSCUSSION OF ANNEXATION OF TMS# 244-01-04-023 ON LINDY CREEK ROAD

III. ADJOURN

MINUTES
 CITY OF GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA
 CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
 TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 – 5:30 PM
 FIRE STATION I – 201 BUTTON HALL AVENUE


MAYOR/COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Gr egory S. Habib; M ayor Pro Tem Debra Green-
Fletcher; Councilme mber Hannah Cox; Councilmember Melissa Enos-Sims; Councilmember
Christo pher Harmon; Councilmember Gayla McSwain; Councilmember Jerry Tekac

COUNCIL ABSENT: None.

CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Administr ator Natalie Zeigler ; Assistant City Administrator
Brian Cook; City Clerk Kelly J. Lovette; Chief Financial Officer Tyler Howanyk; Special
Projects Manager Alexis Kiser; Police Chief LJ Roscoe

PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT SC CODE 30-4-80: WRITTEN NOTICE WAS DELIVERED
TO THE PRESS BY EMAIL ON FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025, AND DULY POSTED AT CITY HALL LOCATED AT 519 N
GOOSE CREEK BOULEVARD, AN ACCESSIBLE FACILITY, AND ON CITYOFGOOSECREEK.COM

I. CALL TO ORDER

 Mayor Habib called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.

II. BUSINESS ITEM(S)

 a. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORT AND AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT
 ROLL FOR THE CARNES CROSSROADS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND CONFIRMING THE
 COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS THEREIN FOR THE 2025-2026 ASSESSMENT YEAR
 (DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY)

 Mr. Thad Wilson of Water Street Public Finance, the City’s assessment consultant for the Carnes
 Crossroads district, provided City Council with a thorough briefing of the Annual Assessment
 Report and the Assessment Roll for Carnes Crossroads. There were no questions.

 b. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY FEE ON NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
 INCREASING THE EXPRESS BUSINESS LICENSE FEE

 Mr. Tyler Howanyk thoroughly briefed City Council on the proposed Technology Fee for new
 construction, which will help to subsidize the licensing and permitting software, to include the
 proposed increase for the Express Business License Fee from $500 to $750, which has not been
 adjusted since the early 2000’s. He stated based on the 2024 statistics on the number of
 residential permits that were processed, it will bring in approximately $147,000 in revenue and
 this would help pay for another building inspector. If approved, it would be included in the Master
 Fee Schedule through a Resolution at the August City Council Meeting and also incorporated in the
 proposed Fiscal Year Budget for 2025. Mayor Habib stated the City has essentially eaten the costs
 for the necessary software and he has no problem increasing the fees. All of City Council’s
 questions were answered.



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 c. DISCUSSION REGARDING POLICY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS ON
 MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY

 Mr. Tyler Howanyk reminded City Council of the discussion City staff had with them many months
 ago concerning a proposed policy for public access to video and audio recordings on municipal
 property. He stated the proposed policy has been streamlined and tailored to where video and
 audio recordings can take place and it defines and limits access areas, to include protecting the
 privacy of residents/customers performing transactions and business with the City. Mr. Howanyk
 and Mrs. Zeigler thoroughly answered all of City Council’s questions and stated it would go before
 City Council through a Resolution at the August City Council Meeting.

 d. DISCUSSION REGARDING TITLE XV: LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 151: ZONING, SECTION 4.2: TABLE
 OF PERMITTED USES REGARDING DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY

 Mrs. Kendra Wise thoroughly reviewed and briefed City Council concerning the proposed changes
 to Title XV: Land Usage, Chapter 151: Zoning, Section 4.2: Table of Permitted Uses Regarding
 Drive-Through Facility. She reminded City Council they passed the Zoning Code Ordinance change
 in 2024 and it continues to be a work in progress. She stated one of the items city staff wished to
 discuss with City Council had to do with the Village Node Zoning District. She stated that district
 focuses specifically on pedestrian oriented commercial development; however, the City might not
 be as pedestrian friendly as we hope to be in the future and at present, the zoning for Village Node
 does not permit pedestrian friendly drive-through facilities within the Village Node District. She
 stated they are currently conditionally permitted through specific zoning standards. Mrs. Wise
 reviewed the standards with City Council of drive-throughs throughout the City. Mrs. Wise, Mrs.
 Zeigler and Mr. Cook thoroughly answered all of City Council’s questions. Mayor Habib
 recommended city staff place it on a future workshop agenda to be discussed again with the
 recommended changes.

 e. DISSCUSSION OF ANNEXATION OF TMS# 244-01-04-023 ON LINDY CREEK ROAD

 Mrs. Alexis Kiser stated there was a zoning error found on the proposed Annexation Ordinance that
 went before City Council at their regular meeting in July; therefore, it would need to go back
 through the process to bring it before City Council at their meeting in August. She stated the
 proposed annexation will be Residential Single Family zoning. All of City Council’s questions were
 thoroughly answered.

III. ADJOURNMENT

 Motion: Councilmember Tekac
 Discussion: None.
 Carried: All ayes. 6:31 p.m.


 Date: August 12, 2025
 Kelly J. Lovette, MMC
 City Clerk




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