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Committee defers one franchise ordinance, approves pedicab amendment and 60-day Dominion extension
Summary
The committee deferred an ordinance authorizing franchise agreements for certain designated spaces, approved a second amendment extending pedicab franchise terms to Aug. 15, 2031, and authorized a 60-day extension with Dominion to continue negotiations on a nonstandard service fund.
The City of Charleston Committee on Ways and Means on July 14 deferred one franchise ordinance for procedural reasons, approved a pedicab franchise amendment extending terms to Aug. 15, 2031, and authorized a 60-day extension with Dominion to continue negotiating terms of a nonstandard service fund.
Chair said a legal-department ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute franchise agreements for certain designated spaces needed to be deferred for procedural—not substantive—reasons; the committee voted to defer that item. The Chair specifically asked for a motion "to defer 23 while we're thinking about it," which the committee approved.
On a related matter, the committee approved a second amendment to pedicab franchise agreements with Pit Charleston Pedicab LLC, Bike Taxi LLC, and Rickshaw of Charleston LLC to extend the term to Aug. 15, 2031. The Chair noted the final fee schedule had been approved earlier that day, so the package would be complete once adopted by the committee.
Finally, the committee approved a 60-day extension of the franchise agreement with Dominion to allow further negotiation on terms of the nonstandard service fund. The Chair referenced recent press and internal communications related to the Dominion discussion.
All three items were processed by voice vote; the franchise ordinance (item 23) was explicitly deferred for procedural reasons rather than on merits.
