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November 14, 2017 Charleston, SC

A meeting of Charleston County Council was held on the 14th day of November, 2017, in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Second Floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina. Present at the meeting were the following members of Council: Chairman A. Victor Rawl, who presided, Anna B. Johnson, Teddie Pryor, Herbert R. Sass, III, J. Elliot Summey, Henry Darby, Joseph Qualey, and Dickie Schweers. Mr. Brantley Moody was absent. County Administrator Jennifer Miller and County Attorney Joe Dawson were also present. Mr. Pryor gave the invocation and Mr. Summey led the pledge to the flag. The Deputy Clerk reported that in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, notice of meetings and agendas were furnished to the news media and persons requesting notification. Mr. Pryor moved approval of the minutes of November 2, 2017, seconded by Mr. Sass, and carried. Assessor Toy Glennon recognized Charleston County Assessor’s Office Administrative Services Coordinator I, Becky Heath, who has completed and passed The Certified Administrative Professional examination. The IAAP Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) is a professional certification geared toward office and administrative professionals. Becky began her career with the County in 1999 working in the GIS/Mapping Division and the Assessor’s Office. She took a break to pursue other interests; returned to the Planning Department and then back to the Assessor’s Office. Currently, she is enrolled in the Emerging Leaders Program, taking steps to enhance her career. The Chairman presented Ms. Heath with a Charleston County challenge coin. An ordinance to further amend the agreement for development of a joint county industrial park was given third reading.

AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK, BY AND BETWEEN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINTLY OWNED AND OPERATED INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARK, SO AS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY IN CHARLESTON COUNTY AS PART OF THE JOINT COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK. WHEREAS, Charleston County, South Carolina (the “County”) and Colleton County, South Carolina (jointly the “Counties”) are authorized under Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution to jointly develop an industrial or business park within the geographical boundaries of one or more of the member Counties; and

Recognition of

Becky Heath

Multi-County Industrial Park Amendment – New Properties Ordinance

3rd Reading

- 2 - November 14, 2017 WHEREAS, in order to promote the economic welfare of the citizens of the Counties by providing employment and other benefits to the citizens of the Counties, the Counties entered into an Agreement for Development for a Joint County Industrial Park effective as of September 1, 1995 (the “Original Agreement”), to develop jointly an industrial and business park (the “Park”), as provided by Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution and in accordance with Section 4-1-170 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, the Original Agreement was initially approved by Charleston County Council Ordinance 972, adopted September 19, 1995; was further amended from time-to-time to add or remove property to the Park; and, in particular, was substantively amended by (i) that First Modification to Agreement for Development for Joint County Industrial Park, effective December 31, 2006 (the “First Modification”), which First Modification was approved by Charleston County Council Ordinance 1475, enacted December 5, 2006; and by Colleton County Council Ordinance 06-O-20 enacted January 2, 2007; and (ii) the Second Modification to Agreement for Development of Joint Industrial Park, dated as of December 31, 2014 (the “Second Modification”), which Second Modification was approved by Charleston County Council Ordinance 1828, enacted on September 9, 2014, and by Colleton County Ordinance 14-O-13, enacted on December 11, 2014; and (iii) the Third Modification to Agreement for Development for Joint County Industrial Park, dated _______, 2017 (the “Third Modification”), which Third Modification was approved by Charleston County Council Ordinance _____, enacted on October __, 2017, and by Colleton County Ordinance _____, enacted on October __, 2017; and WHEREAS, the Original Agreement, as amended, is referred to herein as the “Agreement,” and WHEREAS, the Agreement contemplates the inclusion and removal of additional parcels within the Park from time to time; and WHEREAS, the Counties desire to amend the Agreement to include certain additional parcels in order to fulfil commitments made to companies which are considering expansion or location decisions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL: SECTION 1. The Agreement is hereby amended so as to expand the Park premises located within Charleston County. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the property description of the parcels to be added to the Park premises within Charleston County. SECTION 2. All resolutions, ordinances, or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This amendment to the Agreement shall become effective on the date of the later of (i) enactment of this Ordinance by the Charleston County Council, after third and final reading and public hearing, (ii) adoption of a resolution by Colleton County Council approving expanding the Park premises to add the property described in Exhibit A, (iii) adoption of a resolution by North Charleston City Council consenting to the

- 3 - November 14, 2017 inclusion in the Park premises of the property described in Exhibit A located within the City of North Charleston, and (iv) adoption of a resolution by the Town Council of the Town of Mount Pleasant consenting to the inclusion in the Park premises of the property described in Exhibit A located within the Town of Mount Pleasant. The North Charleston City Council, the Mount Pleasant Town Council, Colleton County Council have been requested to give their respective approval to this amendment by resolution. SECTION 4. Should any part of this ordinance be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or against public policy, said offending section shall be void and of no effect and shall not render any other section herein, nor this ordinance as a whole, invalid. Any terms which, by their nature, should survive the suspension, termination, or expiration hereof shall be deemed to survive. CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

By: ________________________________ Chairman, County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina ATTEST: ________________________________ Clerk to County Council Charleston County, South Carolina

EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION CHARLESTON COUNTY ADDITIONAL PARCELS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FOR EACH PARCEL ADDED TO THE PARK BY THIS AMENDMENT AND INITIAL TAX YEAR (FOR TAXES WHICH WILL BE LEVIED ON PROPERTY OWNED ON DECEMBER 31 OF THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR). Parcels to be Added Property Description

Initial Tax Year

Alcami Carolinas Corporation 410-00-00-034 Parcel D-Faber Place Executive Park

2017

Firefly Distillery, Inc. 470-15-00-107 25.60 acres on Rome Lane

2017

Protego USA, Inc. 393-00-00-307 Commerce Parkway

2017

Isringhausen, Inc. 393-00-00-439 Crosspoint Drive

2017

T-Mobile USA, Inc. 485-00-00-231 Northwoods Plaza

2017

Heat Works Technologies, Inc. 580-14-00-006 US Highway 17 Mt. Pleasant

2017

- 4 - November 14, 2017 Mission Solutions, Inc. 403-04-00-024

Lot 7, Jet Industrial Park 2017

Holy City Brewing, Inc. 470-16-00-065 2017

Streit USA Armoring 502-14-00-006 2017

Coast Brewing 400-00-00-086 1.298 acres, Charleston Naval Base

2017

FedEx 393-00-00-444 2017

Mercedes (Marshalling Yard) 393-00-00-053 2017

J Geiger Shading 397-00-00-029 Pepperdam Industrial Park

2017

SCHEDULE 1

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

The Chairman called for a roll call vote on third reading of the ordinance. The roll was called and votes were recorded as follows:

Darby - aye Johnson - aye Moody - absent Pryor - aye Qualey - aye Sass - aye Schweers - aye Summey - aye Rawl - aye The vote being eight (8) ayes and one (1) absent, the Chairman declared the ordinance to have received third reading approval. An ordinance to amend the agreement for the establishment of multi-county industrial/business park for properties located in a redevelopment project area was given third reading.

AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARK FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA BY AND BETWEEN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND COLLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARK, SO AS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY IN CHARLESTON COUNTY AS PART OF THE MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK. WHEREAS, Charleston County, South Carolina (the “County”) and Colleton County, South Carolina (jointly the “Counties”) are authorized under Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution to jointly develop an industrial or business park within the geographical boundaries of one or more of the member Counties; and

Multi-County Industrial Park Amendment-TIF Properties Ordinance

3rd Reading

- 5 - November 14, 2017 WHEREAS, in order to promote the economic welfare of the citizens of the Counties by providing employment and other benefits to the citizens of the Counties, the Counties entered into an Agreement for the Establishment of a Multi-County Industrial/Business Park effective as of October 1, 2016 (the “Original Agreement”), to develop jointly an industrial and business park (the “Park”), as provided by Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution and in accordance with Section 4-1-170 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, (the “Act”); and WHEREAS, the Original Agreement was initially approved by Charleston County Council Ordinance ___, adopted September 20, 2016, and by Colleton County Ordinance 16-O-08, enacted on December 6, 2016; and was further amended from time-to-time to add or remove property to or from the Park; and WHEREAS, the Original Agreement, as amended, is referred to herein as the “Agreement,” and WHEREAS, the Agreement contemplates the inclusion and removal of additional parcels within the Park from time to time; and WHEREAS, the Counties desire to amend the Agreement to include certain additional parcels in order to fulfil commitments made to companies which are considering expansion or location decisions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL: SECTION 1. The Agreement is hereby amended so as to expand the Park premises located within Charleston County. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the property description of the parcels to be added to the Park premises within Charleston County. SECTION 2. All resolutions, ordinances, or parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This amendment to the Agreement shall become effective on the date of the later of (i) enactment of this Ordinance by the Charleston County Council, after third and final reading and public hearing, (ii) adoption of a resolution by Colleton County Council approving expanding the Park premises to add the property described in Exhibit A, and (iii) adoption of the a resolution by the Charleston City Council consenting to the inclusion in the Park premises of the property described in Exhibit A located within the City of Charleston. The Charleston City Council and Colleton County Council have been requested to give their respective approvals to this amendment by resolution. SECTION 4. Should any part of this ordinance be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or against public policy, said offending section shall be void and of no effect and shall not render any other section herein, nor this ordinance as a whole, invalid. Any terms which, by their nature, should survive the suspension, termination, or expiration hereof shall be deemed to survive.

- 6 - November 14, 2017 CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA By: ________________________________ Chairman, County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina ATTEST: ________________________________ Clerk to County Council Charleston County, South Carolina First Reading: Public Hearing: Second Reading: Third Reading:

EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION CHARLESTON COUNTY ADDITIONAL PARCELS PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FOR EACH PARCEL ADDED TO THE PARK BY THIS AMENDMENT AND INITIAL TAX YEAR (FOR TAXES WHICH WILL BE LEVIED ON PROPERTY OWNED ON DECEMBER 31 OF THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR).

Parcels to be Added Property Description Initial Tax Year

NCGS TMS # 459-13-02-018 16 Charlotte Street

2017

SCHEDULE 1

PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS

The Chairman called for a roll call vote on third reading of the ordinance. The roll was called and votes were recorded as follows: Darby - aye Johnson - aye Moody - absent Pryor - aye Qualey - aye Sass - aye Schweers - aye Summey - aye Rawl - aye

- 7 - November 14, 2017 The vote being eight (8) ayes and one (1) absent, the Chairman declared the ordinance to have received third reading approval. An ordinance authorizing financial incentives for T-Mobile was given third reading.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING: (1) THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF (A) A FEE IN LIEU OF TAX AND INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND T-MOBILE, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE COUNTY SHALL COVENANT TO ACCEPT CERTAIN NEGOTIATED FEES IN LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND/OR EXPANSION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY; (2) THE BENEFITS OF A MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL OR BUSINESS PARK TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY IN CONNECTION THE FOREGOING FACILITIES; AND (3) PROVIDING FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FEE-IN-LIEU OF TAXES PAID BY THE COMPANY UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS PARK; (4) OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, Charleston County, South Carolina (the “County”), acting by and through its County Council (the “Council”), is authorized and empowered under and pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, as amended (the “Code”), particularly Title 12, Chapter 44 of the Code (the “Negotiated FILOT Act”) and Title 4, Chapter 1 of the Code (the “Multi-County Park Act”) (collectively, the “Act”) and by Article VIII, Section 13(D) of the South Carolina Constitution to: (i) Enter into agreements with certain investors to construct, operate, maintain, and improve certain projects through which the economic development of the State of South Carolina (the “State”) will be promoted and trade developed by inducing manufacturing and commercial enterprises to locate and remain in the State and thus utilize and employ the manpower, agricultural products, and natural resources of the State; (ii) Covenant with such investors to accept a certain fee in lieu of otherwise appertaining ad valorem tax (“FILOT”) payments, including, but not limited to, negotiated FILOT payments made pursuant to the Negotiated FILOT Act, with respect to a project; (iii) To permit investors to claim special source revenue credits against their FILOT payments (“Special Source Revenue Credits”) pursuant to Section 4-1-175 of Title 4, Chapter 1 of the Code (the “Special Source Act”), in order to reimburse such investors for expenditures in connection with infrastructure serving the County or improved or unimproved real estate and personal property including machinery and equipment used in the operation of a manufacturing or commercial enterprise in order to enhance the economic development of the County; and (iv) Create, in conjunction with one or more other counties, a multi-county industrial or business park; and WHEREAS, T-Mobile, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, acting for itself or one or more affiliates or other project sponsors (the “Company”) proposes to establish and/or expand certain facilities at one or more locations in the County (the “Project”), and anticipates that, should its plans proceed as expected, the Company will invest, or cause to be invested, at least Fourteen Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($14,900,000.00) in the Project and will create, or

T-Mobile Special Source Revenue Credits Ordinance 3rd

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- 8 - November 14, 2017 cause to be created, at least four hundred (400) new, full-time jobs within the County (and, in addition, to relocate an additional eight hundred (800) jobs thereto); and WHEREAS, in accordance with such findings and determinations, and in order to induce the Company to locate the Project in the County, the Council adopted a Resolution on July 18, 2017 (the “Inducement Resolution”), whereby the County agreed, under certain circumstances, to provide the benefits of a negotiated FILOT, authorized the Special Source Revenue Credits, and a multi-county industrial or business park with respect to the Project; and WHEREAS, the County and the Company have agreed to the specific terms and conditions of such arrangements, as set forth in that certain Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement by and between the County and the Company with respect to the Project (the “FILOT Agreement”), which is presented to this meeting and is to be dated as of August 22, 2017, or such other date as the parties may agree; and WHEREAS, it appears that the FILOT Agreement now before this meeting is in appropriate form and is an appropriate instrument to be executed and delivered by the County for the purposes intended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council, as follows: Section 1. As contemplated by Section 12-44-40(I) of the Negotiated FILOT Act, the findings and determinations set forth in the Inducement Resolution are hereby ratified and confirmed. In the event of any disparity or ambiguity between the terms and provisions of the Inducement Resolution and the terms and provisions of this Ordinance and the FILOT Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Ordinance and the FILOT Agreement shall control. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the FILOT Agreement. Additionally, based on information provided to the County by the Company with respect to the Project, the County makes the following findings and determinations: (a) The Project will constitute a “project” within the meaning of the Negotiated FILOT Act; and (b) The Project, and the County’s actions herein, will serve the purposes of the Negotiated FILOT Act; and (c) The Project is anticipated to benefit the general public welfare of the State and the County by providing services, employment, recreation, or other public benefits not otherwise provided locally; and (d) The Project gives rise to no pecuniary liability of the County or incorporated municipality or a charge against its general credit or taxing power; and (e) The purposes to be accomplished by the Project are proper governmental and public purposes; and (f) The benefits of the Project are greater than the costs. Section 2. (a) The County hereby agrees to enter into the FILOT Agreement, which agreement shall be in the form of a fee agreement, pursuant to the Negotiated FILOT Act, whereby the Company will agree to satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, certain investment requirements with respect to the Project within certain prescribed time periods in accordance with the Negotiated FILOT Act and the County, under certain conditions to be set forth in the FILOT Agreement, will agree to accept a negotiated fee in lieu of ad valorem tax payments with respect to the Project (the “Negotiated FILOT”), as set forth

- 9 - November 14, 2017 in Section 2(b), immediately below, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the FILOT Agreement. (b) The Negotiated FILOT shall be determined using: (1) An assessment ratio of six percent (6%); (2) The lowest millage rate allowed with respect to the Project pursuant to Section 12-44-50(A)(1)(d) of the Negotiated FILOT Act, as set forth in greater detail in the FILOT Agreement, which millage rate shall be fixed pursuant to Section 12-44-50(A)(1)(b)(i) of the Negotiated FILOT Act for the full term of the Negotiated FILOT; (3) The fair market value of the Project, as determined in accordance with Section 12-44-50(A)(1)(c) of the Negotiated FILOT Act; and (4) Such other terms and conditions are specified in the FILOT Agreement. (c) The Negotiated FILOT shall be calculated as provided in the foregoing Section 2(b) for all Negotiated FILOT Property placed in service during the Investment Period. For each annual increment of investment in Negotiated FILOT Property, the annual Negotiated FILOT payments shall be payable for a payment period of twenty (20) years. Accordingly, if such Negotiated FILOT Property is placed in service during more than one year, each year’s investment during the Investment Period shall be subject to the Negotiated FILOT for a payment period of twenty (20) years. (d) In addition, pursuant to the Special Source Act, the County hereby agrees that the FILOT Agreement shall require the County to provide, under certain conditions to be set forth in the FILOT Agreement, Special Source Revenue Credits against each Negotiated FILOT payment due from each credit eligible entity with respect to the Project for a period of five (5) consecutive tax years in an amount equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of each such Negotiated FILOT payment (provided, however, that such Special Source Revenue Credits shall not exceed the cumulative amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00)), commencing with the tax year for which the initial Negotiated FILOT payment is due from any such credit eligible entity; provided, however, that in accordance with the Special Source Act, the Special Source Revenue Credits shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the aggregate cost of Special Source Improvements funded from time to time in connection with the Project by the Company and all other sponsors or sponsor affiliates. Section 3. The County will use its best efforts to insure that the Project will be included, if not already included, and will remain, within the boundaries of a multi-county industrial or business park pursuant to the provisions of the Multi-County Park Act and Article VIII, Section 13(D) of the State Constitution on terms which provide the Company and the Project with any additional jobs creation tax credits afforded by the laws of the State for projects located within multi-county industrial or business parks. Pursuant to the terms of the Multi-County Park Act and the Agreement for the Establishment of a Multi-County Industrial/Business Park between the County and Colleton County, South Carolina, dated as of September 1, 1995, as amended (the “Park Agreement”), the County hereby provides that for the term of the FILOT Agreement, commencing with the first tax year in which the Negotiated FILOT payments are generated by the Project and payable to the County, Negotiated FILOT payments will be distributed in accordance with the terms of the Park Agreement as follows: i. After deducting any amounts distributed to the partner county in accordance with the Park Agreement, to the County an amount equal to the total Special Source Revenue Credits to be provided in such year pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof; and ii. After making the allocations under paragraph (i) of this Section, the balance is to be distributed among the taxing districts in Charleston County in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 9 of the Park Agreement.

- 10 - November 14, 2017 Section 4. The form, provisions, terms, and conditions of the FILOT Agreement presented to this meeting and filed with the Clerk to the Council are hereby approved, and all of the provisions, terms, and conditions thereof are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if the FILOT Agreement were set out in this Ordinance in their entirety. The Chairman of the Council is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute the FILOT Agreement in the name and on behalf of the County; the Clerk to the Council is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to attest the same; and the Chairman of the Council is further authorized, empowered, and directed to deliver the FILOT Agreement to the Company. The FILOT Agreement is to be in substantially the form now before this meeting and hereby approved, or with such changes therein as shall not materially adversely affect the rights of the County thereunder and as shall be approved by the official or officials of the County executing the same, upon the advice of counsel, their execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval of any and all changes or revisions therein from the form of the FILOT Agreement now before this meeting. Section 5. The Chairman of the Council, the County Administrator of the County, and the Clerk to the Council, for and on behalf of the County, are hereby each authorized, empowered, and directed to do any and all things necessary or proper to effect the performance of all obligations of the County under and pursuant to the FILOT Agreement and this Ordinance. Section 6. The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be separable and if any section, phrase, or provision shall for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections, phrases, and provisions hereunder. Section 7. All orders, ordinances, resolutions, and parts thereof in conflict herewith are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon approval following third reading by the County Council.

[End of Ordinance] Enacted and approved, in meeting duly assembled, this 12th day of September 2017.

CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

By: __________________________________________ A. Victor Rawl, Chairman, County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina [SEAL] Attest By: ________________________________________ Kristen Salisbury, Clerk to County Council, Charleston County, South Carolina First Reading: September 19, 2017 Second Reading: September 26, 2017 Public Hearing: November 14, 2017 Third Reading: November 14, 2017 The Chairman called for a roll call vote on third reading of the ordinance. The roll was called and votes were recorded as follows:

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Darby - aye Johnson - aye Moody - absent Pryor - aye Qualey - nay Sass - aye Schweers - aye Summey - aye Rawl - aye The vote being seven (7) ayes, one (1) nay, and one (1) absent, the Chairman declared the ordinance to have received third reading approval. An ordinance authorizing financial incentives for Ingredion Incorporated was given third reading.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORISING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FEE-IN-LIEU OF TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CHARLESTON COUNTY AND INGREDION INCORPORATED WHEREBY CHARLESTON COUNTY WILL ENTER INTO A FEE-IN-LIEU OF TAXES ARRANGEMENT WITH INGREDION INCORPORATED; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT BY INGREDION INCORPORATED OF CERTAIN FEES IN LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, Charleston County, South Carolina (the “County”), acting by and through its County Council (the “County Council”) is authorised and empowered under and pursuant to the provisions of Title 12, Chapter 44 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, as amended (the “FILOT Act”), to designate real and tangible personal property as “economic development property” and to enter into an arrangement which provides for payment in lieu of taxes (“Negotiated FILOT Payments”) for a project qualifying under the FILOT Act; and

WHEREAS, the County, acting by and through the County Council, is authorised and empowered under and pursuant to the provisions of Title 4, Chapter 1 of the Code (the “MCIP Act”), to provide for payments in lieu of taxes (“PILOT Payments”) with respect to property situated or having a situs in a multi-county business or industrial park created under the MCIP Act to provide certain enhanced tax credits to such investors; and

WHEREAS, Ingredion Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), intends to expand its existing food products manufacturing facility (the “Existing Facility”) thereby increasing the capacity of its current starch manufacturing line (the “Expansion Project”) (the “Existing Facility as expanded by the Expansion Project is referred to herein as the “Project”); the Expansion Project is to be located in North Charleston (the “Project Site”); and WHEREAS, the Expansion Project when completed will represent an anticipated “investment” (as defined in the FILOT Act) (the “Investment”) by the Company in the aggregate not less than $16,251,000 of which $1,200,000 will be in real property improvements and $15,051,000 will be in machinery and equipment to be located at the

Ingredion Financial Incentives Ordinance 3rd

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- 12 - November 14, 2017 Project Site, in addition to the Company’s prior $10,100,000 investment in the Existing Facility; and WHEREAS, the County has been advised that upon the completion of the Expansion Project, the Company is anticipated to employ an additional approximately 4 full-time employees, in addition to its current 23 employees at the Existing Facility; and

WHEREAS, the Project is located entirely within Charleston County and is currently included in and subject to the multi-county park and fee-in-lieu of tax arrangements as described herein; and

WHEREAS, the County has made specific proposals, including proposals to offer

certain economic development incentives set forth herein, for the purpose of inducing the Company to invest its funds to acquire, construct, and equip the Expansion Project (the “Incentives); and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest, for the public benefit, and in furtherance of the public purposes of the FILOT Act that the County Council provide final approval for qualifying the Expansion Project under the FILOT Act for the Incentives; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Council as follows: Section 1. Evaluation of the Project. County Council have evaluated the Expansion Project on the following criteria based upon the advice and assistance of the South Carolina Department of Revenue and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office: (a) the purposes to be accomplished by the Expansion Project are proper governmental and public purposes; (b) the anticipated dollar amount and nature of the investment to be made; and (c) the anticipated costs and benefits to the County. Section 2. Findings by County Council. Based upon information provided by and representations of the Company, County Council’s investigation of the Expansion Project, including the criteria described in Section 1 above, and the advice and assistance of the South Carolina Department of Revenue and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, as necessary, County Council hereby find that: (a) the Expansion Project constitutes a “project” as that term is defined in the FILOT Act; (b) the Expansion Project will serve the purposes of the FILOT Act; (c) the Investment by the Company in the Expansion Project will be approximately $16,251,000, all to be invested within the “investment period” (as defined in the FILOT Act); and the Company will employ 4 new full-time employees at the Project within one year of the completion of the Expansion Project;

- 13 - November 14, 2017 (d) the Expansion Project will be located entirely within Charleston County and will be located in the Park created pursuant to the MCIP Act; (e) the Expansion Project is anticipated to benefit the general welfare of Charleston County by providing services, employment, or other public benefits not otherwise adequately provided locally; (f) the Expansion Project gives rise to neither a pecuniary liability of the County nor a charge against its general credit or taxing power; (h) the purposes to be accomplished by the Expansion Project are proper governmental and public purposes; (i) the inducement of the location of the Expansion Project is of paramount importance; and (j) the benefits of the Expansion Project to the public are greater than the cost to the public. Section 3. Fee-in-Lieu of Taxes Arrangement. Pursuant to the authority of the FILOT Act, the Expansion Project is designated as “economic development property” under the FILOT Act and there is hereby authorised a fee-in-lieu of taxes arrangement with the Company which will provide Negotiated FILOT Payments to be made with respect to the Expansion Project based upon a 6% assessment ratio with the millage rate which is the lower of (a) the cumulative property tax millage rate levied on behalf of all taxing entities within which the Expansion Project is located on June 30 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the FILOT Agreement (as defined below) is executed or (b) the cumulative property tax millage rate levied on behalf of all taxing entities within which the Expansion Project is located on June 30 of the calendar year in which the FILOT Agreement is executed, such rate to be fixed for the entire 20-year term of the fee-in-lieu of taxes, all as more fully set forth in the Fee-in-lieu of Tax Agreement [between/among] the County and the Company [and the Landlord] (the “FILOT Agreement”). The FILOT Agreement shall be a “Fee Agreement” within the meaning of Section 12-44-30(10) of the FILOT Act. Section 4. Multi-County Park Incentive. By separate ordinance (the “MCIP Ordinance”) of the County Council, the County, in cooperation with Colleton County (the “Partner County”), has previously designate the Project Site as a multi-county business park pursuant to Article VIII, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution, the MCIP Act, and the terms of the Agreement for the Establishment of a Multi-County Industrial/Business Park. Section 5. Execution of the FILOT Agreement. The form, terms, and provisions of the FILOT Agreement presented to the meeting at which this Ordinance received third reading and filed with the Clerk of the County Council be and hereby are approved, and all of the terms, provisions, and conditions thereof are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if such FILOT Agreement were set out in this Ordinance in its entirety. The Chairman of the County Council and the Clerk of the County Council be and they are hereby authorised and directed to execute and deliver the FILOT Agreement in the name and on behalf of the County, and thereupon to cause the FILOT Agreement to be delivered to the Company. The FILOT Agreement is to be in substantially the form

- 14 - November 14, 2017 before the meeting of County Council at which this Ordinance received third reading and hereby approved, or with any changes therein as shall not materially adversely affect the rights of the County thereunder, upon the advice of legal counsel, by the officials of the County executing the same, their execution thereof to constitute conclusive evidence of their approval of all changes therein from the form of FILOT Agreement presented to said meeting. Section 6. Miscellaneous. (a) The Chairman and all other appropriate officials of the County are hereby authorised to execute, deliver, and receive any other agreements and documents as may be required by the County in order to carry out, give effect to, and consummate the transactions authorised by this Ordinance. (b) This Ordinance shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina. (c) This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon approval following third reading by the County Council. (d) The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable and if any section, phrase, or provision shall for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections, phrases, and provisions hereunder. (e) All ordinances, resolutions, and parts thereof in conflict herewith are, to the extent of the conflict, hereby repealed. CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA By: ________________________________ Chairman, County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina ATTEST: ________________________________ Clerk to County Council Charleston County, South Carolina First Reading: __________, 2017 Second Reading: __________, 2017 Public Hearing: __________, 2017 Third Reading: _________, 2017

The Chairman called for a roll call vote on third reading of the ordinance. The roll was called and votes were recorded as follows:

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Darby - aye Johnson - aye Moody - absent Pryor - aye Qualey - nay Sass - aye Schweers - aye Summey - aye Rawl - aye The vote being seven (7) ayes, one (1) nay, and one (1) absent, the Chairman declared the ordinance to have received third reading approval. An ordinance amending the zoning and land development regulations to incorporate the Parkers Ferry Community Overlay Zoning District was given third reading.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARLESTON COUNTY ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, NUMBER 1202, AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 5, OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS, TO INCORPORATE THE PARKERS FERRY COMMUNITY OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT, INCLUDING DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5141 MAUSS HILL ROAD, PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 098-00-00-190, AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT. WHEREAS, the South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994, Sections 6-29-310, et seq., 6-29-510 et seq., 6-29-710 et seq. and 6-29-1120 et seq., of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, authorizes the County of Charleston to enact or amend its zoning and land development regulations to guide development in accordance with existing and future needs and in order to protect, promote and improve the public health, safety, and general welfare; and WHEREAS, the Charleston County Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed text and map amendments of the Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance (ZLDR) in accordance with the procedures established in State law and the ZLDR, and has recommended that the Charleston County Council adopt the proposed text amendments of the ZLDR as set forth herein; and WHEREAS, upon receipt of the recommendation of the Planning Commission, County Council held at least 1 public hearing and after close of the public hearing, County Council approves the proposed text amendments based on the Approval Criteria of Section 3.3.6 of Article 3.3 of the ZLDR; and WHEREAS, County Council has determined the proposed text and map amendments meet the following criteria: A. The proposed amendments correct an error or inconsistency or meet the challenge of a changing condition; and B. The proposed amendments are consistent with the adopted Charleston County Comprehensive Plan and goals as stated in Article 1.5; and C. The proposed amendments are to further the public welfare in any other regard specified by County Council.

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- 16 - November 14, 2017 NOW, THEREFORE, be ordained it, by the Charleston County Council in meeting duly assembled, as follows: SECTION I. FINDINGS INCORPORATED

The above recitals and findings are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Ordinance. SECTION II. TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS OF THE ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE

The Charleston County Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance is hereby amended to include the text and map amendments of Chapter 5, Overlay and Special Purpose Zoning Districts, which are attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made a part of this Ordinance by reference. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY If, for any reason, any part of this Ordinance is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective immediately following third reading by the County Council. ADOPTED and APPROVED in meeting duly assembled this 14th day of November 2017. CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL By: __________________________________ A. Victor Rawl Chairman of County Council ATTEST: By: ____________________________ Kristen Salisbury Clerk of Charleston County Council First Reading: October 24, 2017 Second Reading November 2, 2017 Third Reading: November 14, 2017

EXHIBIT “A” TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, NUMBER 1202, AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 5, OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS The Chairman called for a roll call vote on third reading of the ordinance. The roll was called and votes were recorded as follows: Darby - nay Johnson - aye

- 17 - November 14, 2017 Moody - absent Pryor - aye Qualey - nay Sass - aye Schweers - nay Summey - aye Rawl - aye The vote being five (5) ayes, three (3) nays, and one (1) absent, the Chairman declared the ordinance to have received third reading approval. A report was provided by the Planning/Public Works Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Zoning and Planning Director Joel Evans regarding a request to rezone TMS 310-06-00-150, which is associated with TMS 310-06-00-027 (2432 Savannah Highway), from the Mixed Style Residential 12 (M-12) Zoning District to the Community Commercial (CC) Zoning District. Committee recommended that Council approve the requested zoning change. Mr. Pryor moved for committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Summey, and carried. An ordinance rezoning the real property located at 2432 Savannah Highway was given first reading by title only.

AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2432 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 310-06-00-150, FROM THE MIXED STYLE RESIDENTIAL 12 (M-12) ZONING DISTRICT TO THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) ZONING DISTRICT The ordinance in its entirety will appear in the Minutes of Charleston County Council at the time of third reading. A report was provided by the Planning/Public Works Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Zoning and Planning Director Joel Evans regarding a request to rezone TMS 351-07-00-016, 1820 Dillway Street, from the Single Family Residential 4 (R-4) Zoning District to the Low Density Manufactured Housing Subdivision (MHS) Zoning District. The subject property contains a single dwelling and detached garage. Committee recommended that Council approve the requested zoning change. Mr. Pryor moved for committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Summey, and carried. An ordinance rezoning the real property located at 1820 Dillway Street was given first reading by title only.

2432 Savannah Hwy, West Ashley -Request to Approve -Ordinance 1st

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1820 Dillway Street, West Ashley -Request to Approve -Ordinance 1st

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AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1820 DILLWAY STREET, PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 351-07-00-016, FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 4 (R-4) ZONING DISTRICT TO THE LOW DENSITY MANUFACTURED HOUSING SUBDIVISION (MHS) ZONING DISTRICT The ordinance in its entirety will appear in the Minutes of Charleston County Council at the time of third reading. A report was provided by the Planning/Public Works Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Zoning and Planning Director Joel Evans regarding a request to rezone a 0.42-acre portion of the property located at 10027 Highway 78, (TMS 388-10-00-037), from the Single Family Residential 4 (R-4) Zoning District to the Community Commercial (CC) Zoning District, and a 0.02-acre portion of the property located at 10037 Highway 78, (TMS 388-10-00-175), from the CC Zoning District to the R-4 Zoning District. These requests are as a result of the submission of Subdivision Application 10-16-00290, proposing to combine a portion of the existing CC parcel at 10037 Highway 78 (TMS 388-10-00-175) with a R-4 parcel to the south at 3226 Pinewood Drive (TMS 388-10-00-036), and proposing to combine a portion of the existing R-4 parcel at 10027 Highway 78 (TMS 388-10-00-037) with the existing CC Parcel at 10037 Highway 78 (TMS 388-10-00-175). The subdivision plat is in an approvable state. The 0.42-acre portion of TMS 388-10-00-037 proposed to be rezoned contains a single detached dwelling and the 0.02-acre portion of TMS 388-10-00-175 proposed to be rezoned is currently undeveloped. Committee recommended that Council approve the requested zoning change. Mr. Pryor moved for committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Sass. Mr. Summey asked for clarification from Mr. Evans on what the property on the corner was zoned and how the sliver that was being requested to be rezoned might affect the traffic onto Pinewood Road. Mr. Evans explained that the sliver on Pinewood would be rezoned residential, the corner property would remain commercial, and was currently undeveloped. Mr. Summey asked if 153 feet of frontage on Pinewood was adequate for a SCDOT encroachment permit to build a driveway. Mr. Evans said he thought it was 100 feet, but they make the determination at the time of the request. He deferred to Deputy Administrator for Transportation Development and Public Works Jim Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong stated that the guideline was 100 feet, but he thought the DOT would try to get more separation than that and given the depth of this project, the DOT would most likely want to go all the way back to the corner. Mr. Summey stated that intersection at Pinewood and Highway 78 was an issue and that Mr. Fogle was working hard with the community. He further stated that if there was a way to make the community understand that the commercial traffic would access through Highway 78 and not the neighborhood, that would be helpful.

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- 19 - November 14, 2017 Mr. Pryor asked Mr. Armstrong if the street entering into the neighborhood was a state road. Mr. Armstrong confirmed that it was. Mr. Pryor said that traffic signs could be put up entering the neighborhood stating no commercial traffic and those not following the signs could be ticketed. Mr. Pryor amended his motion to include that amendments may be made until third reading of the ordinance and that DOT could be contacted to request traffic signs to ease the residents mind. Mr. Sass accepted the amendment. The Chairman called for a vote on the amended motion to approve the rezoning, which carried. Mr. Qualey voted nay. An ordinance to rezone the properties located at 10027 Hwy 78 and 10037 Hwy 78 was given first reading by title only.

AN ORDINANCE REZONING A 0.42-ACRE PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10027 HIGHWAY 78, PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 388-10-00-037, FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 4 (R-4) ZONING DISTRICT TO THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) ZONING DISTRICT and

AN ORDINANCE REZONING A 0.02-ACRE PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10037 HIGHWAY 78, PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 388-10-00-175, FROM THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) ZONING DISTRICT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 4 (R-4) ZONING DISTRICT The ordinances in their entirety will appear in the Minutes of Charleston County Council at the time of third reading. A report was provided by the Planning/Public Works Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Zoning and Planning Director Joel Evans regarding a request to rezone the 986 Main Road, Johns Island (TMS 250-00-00-052) from the Agricultural/Residential (AGR) Zoning District to PD-160, Johns Island Self Storage, Zoning District to allow mini-warehouses/self-storage and boat/RV storage. Committee recommended that Council approve the requested zoning change. Ms. Johnson moved for committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Summey, and carried. Mr. Qualey and Mr. Schweers voted nay. An ordinance to rezone the property located at 986 Main Road, Johns Island was given first reading by title only.

AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 986 MAIN ROAD (TMS 250-00-00-052) FROM THE AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL (AGR) ZONING DISTRICT TO

986 Main Road, Johns Island -Request to Approve -Ordinance-1st

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- 20 - November 14, 2017 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT (PD-160) JOHNS ISLAND SELF-STORAGE The ordinances in their entirety will appear in the Minutes of Charleston County Council at the time of third reading. A report was provided by the Finance Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Director of Transportation Development Steve Thigpen regarding CTC Camp Road Sidewalk-Phase 3 CHATS Funding. It was stated that the Camp Road Sidewalk – Phase 3 project is located in the City of Charleston and Town of James Island. The initial scope of the project was to extend the existing Camp Road sidewalk from Folly Road to Riverland Drive. In alignment with BCDCOG’s Riverland Drive Corridor Management Plan, the project scope was expanded to provide a multi-use path along Riverland Drive to connect to the James Island County Park (JICP) entrance and Lowcountry Senior Center. It was shown that the approved Charleston County Transportation Committee (CTC) funding is not sufficient to complete construction of the Camp Road sidewalk, or provide the multi-use pathway connection from the Camp Road intersection at Riverland Drive to the JICP entrance on Riverland Drive. The County applied for an 80/20 match grant funding from CHATS Transportation Alternative Program, and was awarded a $775,000 federal grant. The County’s 20% match will be met by the project’s CTC funds. Committee recommended that Council authorize the Chairman of County Council to execute a Termination of Restrictive Covenants for the property known as Pinehaven Shopping Center. Committee recommended that Council allow the Transportation Development Department to accept grant funding of $775,000 (federal funds) from CHATS Transportation Alternative Program with the understanding that 20% matching funds would come from the project’s CTC funds to complete the Camp Road Sidewalk and provide the multi-use pathway connection from the Camp Road intersection at Riverland Drive to the JICP entrance on Riverland Drive. Mr. Qualey moved approval of the committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Pryor, and carried. A report was provided by the Finance Committee under date of November 9, 2017, that it considered the information furnished by County Administrator Jennifer Miller and Director of Environmental Management Andy Quigley regarding the extend transfer station and landfill agreements. It was stated that in 2009, County Council adopted a Nine Point Strategy to achieve a 40% recycling goal. One of the points was to negotiate contracts for transfer and waste disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as a result of the closure of the waste to energy incinerator. Approximately two thirds of the County’s MSW is transferred and disposed in this manner. In 2009, the County paid approximately $36 per ton for MSW disposed through the transfer stations. The County entered into contracts with Republic Services of South Carolina, LLC (Republic) and Carolina Processing and Recycling, LLC (Carolina Waste). The County

CTC Camp Road Sidewalk-Phase 3 CHATS Funding Request to

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- 21 - November 14, 2017 entered into a contract with Waste Management of South Carolina (Waste Management) which owns and operates the Oakridge Landfill in Dorchester County. This landfill recently obtained a new permit allowing for an additional twenty years of waste disposal capacity. Currently, the County pays $19.26 per ton for MSW disposed at the Waste Management Landfill. In FY 2017 approximately 120,000 tons were transferred through Carolina Waste at $19.25 per ton. Another 54,000 tons was transferred through Republic at $18.03 ton. The Environmental Management Department is requesting Council’s approval to amend and extend the agreements with Carolina Waste, Republic Services and Waste Management for waste transfer and disposal for one year. The current agreements will expire on November 30, 2017. Waste Management is requesting an increase from $19.61 to $20.20. The last increase was in December 2014. This extension request will enable staff to implement changes in a longer term contract after consultation with the County Council. These extensions are under the same terms and conditions as previously approved by the County Council. Upon approval, the extension will be in effect until November 30, 2018. Committee recommended that Council authorize the extension of the transfer station contracts with Republic Services of South Carolina, LLC, and Carolina Processing and Recycling, LLC for a period of one year until November 30, 2018, authorize the extension of the disposal contract with Waste Management of South Carolina, Inc., for a period of one year until November 30, 2018, and approve an increase for Waste Management of South Carolina Inc. to $20.20 per ton with the understanding that funds are available in the Environmental Management Budget. Mr. Pryor moved approval of the committee recommendation, seconded by Mr. Sass, and carried. Mr. Qualey voted nay. The Chairman announced that there was a need to go into executive session. Mr. Pryor moved to go into executive session to discuss contractual matters and receive legal advice on matters related to a claim by the County involving the State Infrastructure Bank and the completion of the Mark Clark Expressway and covered by the attorney client privilege and the settlement of legal claims related thereto. Mr. Sass seconded the motion, which carried. Mr. Qualey voted nay. At the conclusion of the executive session, the Chairman stated that Council went into executive session to discuss a contractual matter and to receive legal advice, no action was taken, and Council had returned to public session. The Chairman asked if any member wished to bring a matter before the Body. Ms. Johnson stated that she attended a presentation at the College of Charleston about Raising Social Justice and Disparities of African Americans and had requested that the College furnish the report to all Councilmembers because she felt it was good research data and something to pay attention to. She further stated that she recently spoke with an elderly lady who lived on Wadmalaw Island and was having problems with her water

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- 22 - November 14, 2017 pump and that her well was completely dry. Ms. Johnson was very concerned about this situation because the woman’s husband is on dialysis. Ms. Johnson said we all aim to have the best quality of life we can have, but she hopes Council is striving to offer the best quality of life we can to the citizens in the County of Charleston. She reminded the Council that last year they had funded a program that offered well and septic tank assistance and while it was much appreciated, it is a continued necessity. Ms. Johnson stated that she had spoken with two other people on Wadmalaw this month who asked her if the County could look into water provision to Wadmalaw Island. Mr. Darby followed up Ms. Johnson’s statements and asked which department the water would fall under. Ms. Miller told him Community Services and/or BCDCOG. Mr. Darby asked if there was some sort of study and if there was funding presently available to do a needs assessment in terms of the water, particularly among the elderly. Ms. Miller stated that she would contact Ron Mitchum with BCDCOG and then coordinate with Community Services to see what can be done. Mr. Darby asked Ms. Johnson if that was something she would be interested in. Ms. Johnson stated that she would and also gave credit to the staff who had already been working with this. Mr. Darby asked who the guests in the audience were. A young man stood up and announced they were with the College Republicans Club from Charleston Southern University. The Chairman welcomed the group. The Chairman stated that the voters in the City of Charleston had approved a $20 million housing bond referendum and asked to consider how this might affect infrastructure. He asked that Ms. Miller and staff coordinate through Ms. Johnson’s Housing subcommittee to reach out to the City to offer assistance, encouragement, help facilitate, expand, or expedite whatever the City intends to do. There being no further business to come before the Body, the Chairman declared the meeting to be adjourned.

Kristen T. Brame Deputy Clerk of Council