Bull Street Commission — Columbia, SC
Date: 2025-08-18
Time: 14:00

BULL STREET COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
 MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025


The Bull Street Commission will conduct a meeting on Monday, August 18, 2025 at
2:00 p.m. at the Segra Park / MUSC Health Conference Room, Concourse Level,
1640 Freed Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Please contact the City Clerk at (803)545-
3045 or cityclerk@columbiasc.gov for additional information.

 The Honorable Tyler D. Bailey, Chair
Lyle Darnall  Ashley Elsey  Rebecca Haynes  Kristen Jerome  Sabrina Edwards 
 Matt Varner

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. May 19, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting Minutes

PRESENTATIONS

2. University of South Carolina Health Sciences Campus - Mr. David Dewar,
 Senior Project Executive, Construction; Ms. Heather Mitchell, Principal in
 Charge, Design; and Ms. Melanie Brown , Development Consultant

ADJOURNMENT




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BULL STREET COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
 MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025


The Bull Street Commission will conduct a meeting on Monday, August 18, 2025 at
2:00 p.m. at the Segra Park / MUSC Health Conference Room, Concourse Level,
1640 Freed Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Please contact the City Clerk at (803)545-
3045 or cityclerk@columbiasc.gov for additional information.

 The Honorable Tyler D. Bailey, Chair
Lyle Darnall  Ashley Elsey  Rebecca Haynes  Kristen Jerome  Sabrina Edwards 
 Matt Varner

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. May 19, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting Minutes

PRESENTATIONS

2. University of South Carolina Health Sciences Campus - Mr. David Dewar,
 Senior Project Executive, Construction; Ms. Heather Mitchell, Principal in
 Charge, Design; and Ms. Melanie Brown , Development Consultant

ADJOURNMENT




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MEETING DATE: August 18, 2025

DEPARTMENT: City Clerk

FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk

SUBJECT: May 19, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting
 Minutes
FUNDING SOURCE &
ORIGINAL BUDGET:


ATTACHMENTS:
  BSC_MN_051925 (DOCX)




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 BULL STREET COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
 MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025


CALL TO ORDER




 Attachment: BSC_MN_051925 (10364 : May 19, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting Minutes)
The Bull Street Commission conducted a meeting on Monday, May 19, 2025 at Segra
Park / MUSC Health Conference Room, Concourse Level, 1640 Freed Street,
Columbia, SC 29201. The Honorable Tyler D. Bailey, Chair called the meeting order
at 2:07 p.m. and the following members were present:

 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
 Tyler D. Bailey Chair Present
 Lyle Darnall Board Member Absent
 Ashley Cady Elsey Board Member Present
 Rebecca Haynes Board Member Present
 Kristen Jerome Board Member Absent
 Sabrina Odom Board Member Late 2:32 PM
 Matt Varner Board Member Present

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Approval of the January 27, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting Minutes -
 Approved

Upon a motion made by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. Varner, the Commission
voted unanimously to approve the January 27, 2025 Bull Street Commission Meeting
Minutes. Ms. Odom were not present for the vote.

PRESENTATIONS

2. Gather COLA - Mr. Sam Williams, Director of Construction with Cason
 Development Group – Received as information.

Mr. Sam Williams, Director of Construction with Cason Development Group shared
about the upcoming food hall in the Bull Street District. The project is a collaboration
between Cason Development and Four Oaks Property Group. He highlighted a similar
successful concept currently operating in Greenville, SC, which features 13 hyper-
local vendors and a full bar. The Columbia location will be surrounded by high-end
retailers and will include three pop-up retail units, a full bar with a sandwich
component, a two-story office space for co-working, and rentable event space. Food
vendors have not yet been announced. The opening is scheduled for mid-fall.




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 MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025


There was a discussion about management; location; event space size; cost of rental




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for community and/ non-profit meetings; hours of operation; live entertainment;
vendor selection; size comparison to Greenville’s location; general capacity; the
ability to rent the venue; and parking.

3. The Lawn - Ms. Janie Quinn, District Manager / BullStreet District and Ms.
 Chandler Cox, Project Manager / Hughes Development Corporation –
 Received as information.

Ms. Chandler Cox, Project Manager/ Hughes Development Corporation, provided an
update on current construction progress, including aerial images of the Lawn. She
shared that the Lawn is being developed in conjunction with Gather Cola and is
expected to open by the end of the year. The block is designed as a pedestrian-
focused, festival-style space with wide sidewalks. She also highlighted the successful
opening of Tupelo Honey.

There was discussion regarding the construction timeline, front gate opening hours,
remaining development phases, and plans to replant trees with an emphasis on
diverse greenery.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 2:51 p.m.

Respectfully submitted:



Erika D. Moore Hammond, CMC, CPM
City Clerk




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MEETING DATE: August 18, 2025

DEPARTMENT: City Clerk

FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk

SUBJECT: University of South Carolina Health Sciences
 Campus - Mr. David Dewar, Senior Project
 Executive, Construction; Ms. Heather Mitchell,
 Principal in Charge, Design; and Ms. Melanie Brown
 , Development Consultant
FUNDING SOURCE &
ORIGINAL BUDGET:


ATTACHMENTS:
  USC Health Sciences Campus Updated 2025v3 (PDF)




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