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Port Royal council hears updates on Paris Avenue, splash pad and shrimp-dock RFP; staff explores fire service fee
Summary
Staff briefed council on infrastructure projects (Paris Avenue Streetscape, splash pad), plans to draft an RFP for a shrimp dock and processing facility, and early exploration of a fire service fee to offset repeated service calls at a large apartment complex.
At the June 3 workshop, town staff gave a series of project updates and policy considerations, including capital projects, a planned RFP for a shrimp dock, and exploratory work on a fire service fee.
Staff said phase 1 of the Paris Avenue Streetscape grant project — the main stormwater trunk line on the east side of Paris Avenue — is complete, with three of four cross connections finished and a target completion date of Sept. 3. The town reported the Villages project is roughly 95% complete with outstanding punch-list items.
On waterfront work, staff said the town will draft an RFP for construction of a shrimp dock and expected to issue it in about a month to determine construction costs, noting that more detailed drawings are required for procurement than were submitted to regulatory agencies. "We'll be drafting the RFP… hopefully be issuing RFP maybe in a month or so to get an idea of, what our cost will be to construct those things," staff said.
Staff also raised the prospect of a fire service fee after reporting concentrated service demands at one apartment complex (police about 300 calls in one calendar year; fire more than 200 calls over two years). Staff said similar fees exist elsewhere in South Carolina and legal analysis is underway.
Staff provided a preliminary budget estimate for the coming fiscal year near $11.8 million and said the town has the option to keep the current millage rate (72 mills); staff noted the draft budget represents a $600,000–$700,000 increase from the prior year largely tied to fixed costs.
No final decisions were taken; staff will return with procurement steps for the shrimp-dock RFP, scope/bid details for beach facilities, and legal analysis on a potential fire service fee.
