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Columbia Community Development Committee Reviews Multi-family Projects Update (June 16, 2026)

City Council Standing Committee — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyColumbia, South Carolina
SessionCity Council Standing Committee
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:00

Madam Clerk,

Speaker 2

0:01

we

Speaker 1

0:01

let the record reflect that I am here along with Councilman Johnson as well as uh Councilman Brennan.

0:10

And we do have all three committee members in attendance.

0:14

First of the first thing on the agenda is the approval of minutes.

0:20

I would like to note that there were a couple of revisions made.

Unassigned speaker

0:29

Do

Speaker 1

0:29

I have to highlight it?

0:31

If you look at the ones from April 21st, 2026.

0:39

Under number three, and it's highlighted in red.

0:53

And then down under number four, if you see highlighted, we added the procurement process as one of the things that was discussed during that conversation.

1:03

If you go to the minutes on page, I'm sorry, May 19th minutes.

1:11

We correct, not correct it, but we put the exact number associated with the Pendleton Street property as 267,000.

1:21

Is there a motion to accept these minutes with the correction as stated?

Speaker 3

1:28

So here we are.

Speaker 1

1:34

Moved and

Unassigned speaker

1:35

oh look at

Speaker 1

1:36

I'm sorry, moved and moved in properly second by all

Unassigned speaker

1:42

the same.

Speaker 1

1:45

Yes.

1:49

Thank you all so much, guys, for reading your minutes and taking that

Unassigned speaker

1:53

time.

Speaker 1

1:54

I really appreciate your dedication to the committee and the service.

1:59

Next for committee discussion, we have one thing on the agenda today.

2:04

And that is the portable multifamily development projects update with Miss Felicia Hillboard community.

Speaker 2

2:12

I'm sorry,

Speaker 1

2:16

I need to pull out my community development.

2:26

As I saw the word

Speaker 3

2:27

community development.

Unassigned speaker

2:31

Was it already got it?

Speaker 4

2:34

That's a good thing.

Speaker 3

2:36

And then you could give me another one, but you'll get hijacked too.

Speaker 5

2:44

Oh, did you?

Unassigned speaker

2:47

Okay.

Speaker 1

2:50

This morning, um, someone who works at Drew was like, where did what department did you get this cup

Unassigned speaker

2:56

from?

Unassigned speaker

2:56

So

Speaker 3

2:59

I ain't in

Speaker 2

3:00

it.

Speaker 1

3:02

Um and so thank you, uh Ms.

3:04

Kilboard, just as a background for folks um who and I'm I don't know if I'm gonna do a good job at background, um, but we have talked about a lot of our um federal funds and individual projects and housing, um, but we also have opportunities to support multifamily projects.

3:26

Um, and I think that staff has been doing a good job at creating a process for when those applications come in.

3:34

Um, and it's important for us.

3:36

We just want to keep up with um

Unassigned speaker

3:39

the

Speaker 1

3:39

status of these.

3:41

I will say it's important too because things change.

3:45

Just like I was um at a neighborhood meeting, and for some reason they were asking about

Unassigned speaker

3:51

um

Speaker 1

3:51

there's a for sale side on a building, but we had announced a while ago that they were building a 93 million dollar project.

4:00

Things change, you know, and so um just for us to be able to keep up on what's going and moving forward, what may have um people may have decided to go a different way.

4:11

Um, we want to look at this.

4:12

I think it's just twice a year just to see the status of those.

4:16

So um, these are strictly our multifamily projects that we financially contribute to.

Speaker 4

4:23

That's correct.

Speaker 1

4:24

That makes sense.

Speaker 4

4:26

Good afternoon, councilperson um Herbert and Councilman Brennan and Johnson.

4:31

So I want to provide an overview of the I refer to as LITEC project, which is multifamily um projects that the city uh has been involved in supporting.

4:42

And the support is started from from based on documentation that was received uh in 21, and so we made a few commitments during that time frame, and with those commitments that was made at that time, we are now seeing uh these units come online basically.

Unassigned speaker

5:00

And so we have I'm sorry, so just one question.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Public Engagement████████12%
Procedural██████9%
Government Affairs██████9%
Summary of Proceedings

Community Development Committee Meeting Summary – June 16, 2026

The Columbia Community Development Committee convened on June 16, 2026, at City Hall to discuss affordable multi-family development projects. Chair Tina N. Herbert called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m., with members Will Brennan and Sam P. Johnson present. The meeting adjourned at 12:42 p.m.

Consent Calendar

  • The committee unanimously approved the minutes of April 21 and May 19, 2026, with the following amendments:
    • April 21 minutes: Added consensus to defer endorsement of the 2026/2027 Annual Action Plan and added the procurement process as a discussion point.
    • May 19 minutes: Identified the cost of the Pendleton Street property as $267,000.

Discussion Items

  • Ms. Felicia Kilgore, Community Development Director, presented an update on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects that the city supports financially.
    • Three projects have received city commitments:
      • Midtown at BullStreet: 90 units, $405,000 commitment (completed and fully leased).
      • Stoneridge Village: Senior community, $500,000 committed (90% leased, funds to be disbursed upon full lease-up).
      • Villages at Congaree Pointe: 240 units, $332,000 disbursed.
    • These projects use general funds, which are repaid into the community development revolving loan fund.
    • Three projects (Sanctuary Landing, Fernwood at Five Points, Longmire Creek) applied for city support but did not receive LIHTC awards; therefore, no city funds were committed.
  • Councilor Herbert emphasized the need for regular updates, noting that project plans can change, and recommended biannual status reports.
  • Councilor Johnson asked about coordination with SC Housing and suggested debriefing with developers to understand scoring criteria.
  • Councilor Brennan inquired about non-monetary support, such as infrastructure investments by Columbia Water, that could improve project scores.
  • Discussion also covered the LIHTC application cycle, the importance of the tax credit versus market-rate development, and the lack of LIHTC awards in Richland County since 2022.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee reached consensus to revisit SC Housing criteria and explore non-monetary support options, including coordination with Columbia Water on infrastructure impacts.
  • It was determined that notices of funding availability would only be issued when funds are available.
  • No meeting will be held in July.
  • The August meeting will cover the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report; the September meeting will include a Columbia Housing update and further discussion on development projects.

Meeting Transcript

Madam Clerk, we let the record reflect that I am here along with Councilman Johnson as well as uh Councilman Brennan. And we do have all three committee members in attendance. First of the first thing on the agenda is the approval of minutes. I would like to note that there were a couple of revisions made. Do I have to highlight it? If you look at the ones from April 21st, 2026. Under number three, and it's highlighted in red. And then down under number four, if you see highlighted, we added the procurement process as one of the things that was discussed during that conversation. If you go to the minutes on page, I'm sorry, May 19th minutes. We correct, not correct it, but we put the exact number associated with the Pendleton Street property as 267,000. Is there a motion to accept these minutes with the correction as stated? So here we are. Moved and oh look at I'm sorry, moved and moved in properly second by all the same. Yes. Thank you all so much, guys, for reading your minutes and taking that time. I really appreciate your dedication to the committee and the service. Next for committee discussion, we have one thing on the agenda today. And that is the portable multifamily development projects update with Miss Felicia Hillboard community. I'm sorry, I need to pull out my community development. As I saw the word community development. Was it already got it? That's a good thing. And then you could give me another one, but you'll get hijacked too. Oh, did you? Okay. This morning, um, someone who works at Drew was like, where did what department did you get this cup from? So I ain't in it. Um and so thank you, uh Ms. Kilboard, just as a background for folks um who and I'm I don't know if I'm gonna do a good job at background, um, but we have talked about a lot of our um federal funds and individual projects and housing, um, but we also have opportunities to support multifamily projects. Um, and I think that staff has been doing a good job at creating a process for when those applications come in. Um, and it's important for us. We just want to keep up with um the status of these. I will say it's important too because things change. Just like I was um at a neighborhood meeting, and for some reason they were asking about um there's a for sale side on a building, but we had announced a while ago that they were building a 93 million dollar project.

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