The Charleston City Council met on July 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting, presided over by Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin, included unanimous approval of a cement supply contract, a new $18.4 million sewer bond issuance, and restructuring of six existing sanitary board bonds to free up approximately $6.7 million for the Magazine Branch sewer project. Two new legislative items were introduced and referred to committees. Council members also delivered remarks on recent community events and initiatives.
Thank you so much. Floor is open for discussion on this resolution. Of course, the question is the adoption. All in favor will vote aye. All opposed will vote nay. I declare resolution 26-077 adopted. The clerk will now please read the committee report and resolution 26-078. Resolution number 26-078 approving second supplemental resolution series 2020 A. Charleston Sanitary Board as it relates to bonding conditions and reports to council with recommendation. There's five of them here, 78 through 82. What this is doing is that there's various older bonds that the Charleston Sanitary Report has from prior projects and different things. Up approximately $6.7 million in cash to be used as part of the magazine branch sewer project, which in total is approximately $26.00. So the next few resolutions are the restructuring of these bonds to remove that cash collateral to be used for the magazine project while instead putting in collateral of an insurance policies. Please note that no there are no rate heights as part of these bonds, including the new bonds as well as the restructuring of these old bonds, and there's no city uh funds going to pay for these bonds. They are all paid through the customers of the Charleston Sarante Board through their normal fees and and things of the like. Second. Thank you so much. Floor is open for discussion on this resolution. Yes. Uh Councilwoman Snargrass. Um, yes, I would like um I I thought one of the reasons that we got our new voting um electronic system. I would really like for most of these votes to be done electronically instead of just a voice vote. It's a great way to tabulate our vote record. Um, and really it takes just as much time to do that as to a voice vote. So I I thought that was the purpose of getting these instead of an attendance record. So um I would like obviously I want to voice, I mean, um a vote, but I think especially when we're spending money on certain things, not necessarily this, but I just think that we should do that for a better um record keeping, and it's just a tap of a finger. I mean, I thought that's why we spent the money to do that. So thank you. Thank you so much. Floor is still open for discussion on this resolution. Of course, the question is the adoption. The clerk will please prepare the machine. Has every member voted? Has every member voted? The clerk will please count the votes and note there are 25 yes. I declare resolution 26-078 adopted. The clerk will now please read the committee report and resolution 26-079. Resolution number 26-079 approving second supplemental resolution series 2017 A. Charleston Sanitary Board as it relates to bonding conditions and reports the same to council with recommendations. The committee report be adopted. Councilmember Jenkins. Uh Madam Mayor, as I explained before, this is the restructuring of the particular series of bonds. Second, thank you so much. Floor is open for discussion on this resolution. Floor is open for discussion on this resolution. Of course, the question is the adoption. All in favor, vote aye. All opposed, nay. I declare resolution 26-079 adopted. The clerk will please read the committee report and resolution 26-080.