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Votes at a glance: Council approves annexations, Better Northbridge resolution, appointments and settlement actions
Summary
Charleston City Council took several formal actions at its Jan. 28 meeting, approving annexations and an abandoned-property tax-credit statement, appointing members to a flood-action committee, supporting a county planning grant application, and approving a settlement and fee‑agreement amendment after executive session.
Charleston City Council took several formal actions at its Jan. 28 meeting. Below is a concise summary of motions, outcomes and available vote details as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Annexations and abandoned-property tax-credit statement - Motion: Approval of item 1 as amended and items 3 through 6 (annexations and a statement related to an abandoned-property real-estate tax credit). The addresses mentioned in staff presentation included: 1338 Vine Street (West Ashley, to come in as S-R1), 2132 Edisto Avenue (James Island, S-R1), 2452 Lantern Street (West Ashley, S-R1), and 1429 Alma Street (West Ashley, S-R1). Staff said the homebuilder for the abandoned-property parcel would be entitled to up to $200,000 in real-estate tax credits over eight years and that requisite notices to taxing entities produced no objections. - Outcome: Motion approved by voice vote ("ayes have it"). - Follow-up: A separate motion for third reading and ratification of item 1 (as stated in the agenda packet) was moved and approved by voice vote. - Notes: One parcel (1761 Savage Road) was noted on the agenda as previously advertised but deferred for later consideration.
Appointments - Motion: Approval of an eight-person slate for the Charleston Bay Basin Flood Action Committee (including Councilman Mike Seekings and Councilman Keith Waring noted on the slate). - Outcome: Motion approved by voice vote.
Resolution supporting Charleston County's Better Northbridge application - Motion: Move for approval of the resolution supporting Charleston County’s Better Northbridge planning grant application to USDOT. - Outcome: Motion approved by voice vote.
Bills and readings - Motion(s): Council moved bills up for second reading (items 1–5) and later moved for third reading and ratification for items 1–5 as appropriate during the meeting. - Outcome: Motions carried by voice vote. (Transcript records voice approvals; no roll-call tallies provided.)
Executive session and settlement actions - Executive session: Council went into executive session to receive legal advice on short-term rental litigation and a proposed settlement. The mayor stated the council took no action while in executive session. - Post-executive-session motions: After returning to open session, Councilman Appel moved to approve the settlement agreement and to authorize execution of the settlement agreement; council approved by voice vote. Appel then moved to amend the fee agreement with counsel dated Jan. 14, 2020, as discussed; council approved by voice vote. - Outcome/Details: Both motions carried by voice vote. The transcript does not include settlement amount, specific terms, or public details of the amended fee agreement.
How votes were recorded - Most approvals were by voice vote with the minutes noting "ayes have it." No roll-call vote tallies (yes/no/abstain by member name) appear in the transcript for the listed items.
Missing or not-specified details - The transcript did not record roll-call vote tallies for the motions listed above. Specific terms and dollar amounts for the settlement agreement and amended fee agreement were not provided in the public portion of the transcript and are therefore not included here.
If council minutes or supplemental materials (ordinance/resolution text, settlement documents) are published, those documents should be consulted for official legal language, numeric details and vote tallies.
