Greenville City Council Meeting - September 18, 2020 (Reconvened Session)
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Greenville City Council Meeting - September 18, 2020 (Reconvened Session)
This meeting was a reconvened session of the September 15, 2020 council meeting, held to discuss and vote on two remaining agenda items. The meeting opened with a prayer and roll call, confirming all members present from the previous session. Two email communications received after the September 15 meeting were acknowledged: one from Mr. Harris and one from John Tipton, both expressing support for item number three (the text amendment).
Public Comments & Testimony
- Two written comments were received via email within the relevant time period: Mr. Harris and Mr. John Tipton both spoke in favor of item number three, the text amendment. No other public comments were received.
Discussion Items
- Item Number Two: A motion was made by Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Joyner, to approve item number two from the September 15 agenda. The item passed unanimously (9-0) after a roll call vote.
- Item Number Three (Text Amendment): Discussion focused on the lack of language in the amendment addressing pesticide use in agricultural-residential developments. Council member Mr. Maxwell expressed concern about potential pesticide and chemical use near residential areas with pets and children. Planner Brad Seabor responded that the city council can add conditions during the special use permit process, and staff can recommend limiting pesticide use. He also noted that developers often market these communities as organic and that the USDA has organic certification standards. Council member Mr. Maxwell inquired about other jurisdictions' approaches; Mr. Seabor stated that many such communities are in unincorporated areas without specific zoning regulations. After discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Thomas, to approve item three. The vote was unanimous (9-0).
Key Outcomes
- Item Number Two: Approved unanimously (9-0).
- Item Number Three (Text Amendment): Approved unanimously (9-0).
- The meeting adjourned with a unanimous motion and vote.
Note: The date of this meeting is given as 2020-09-18 per instruction, though the transcript references September 17th as the reconvening date.
Meeting Transcript
And you're live. Thank you. Welcome to the September 17th reconvening of the meeting of September the 15th. We are now back tonight to uh have discussion and vote on the two items, number two and number three from the agenda of September the 15th. With that, I would call upon Mr. Maxwell if you'd be kind enough to give us an invitation, please, sir. Uh let us pray. Uh thank you for the opportunity to serve our city in this important capacity. Uh help us to keep uh in mind that we are serving the entire community uh and to make decisions that uh would prove to be best for the community as a whole. Uh it's an important job, one that I take very seriously, and I hope uh everyone else on the um commission does as well. Uh we also want to um mention the people who have recently been uh impacted by the hurricane in the Gulf, as well as the people out west um who are dealing with uh uh amazing fires in their part of the country. Um thank you for this opportunity to to work together as a team. I'm in. Amen. Thank you for those kind words for our citizens as well as those suffering from the the flood waters and the the fires. All right, with that, Miss Castro, would you please call the roll for us? Yes, sir. Les Robinson? Present. Billy Parker. Present, Michael Overton. Max Ray Joyner. Present. Hat Maxwell. Here John Collins. Here Alan Brock. Kevin Faison. Present Chris West. Brad Goose. Here. Alan Thomas. Here. Thank you. Miss Castro, if I understand correctly, then all the members who attended on September the 15th are present and accounted for tonight. Is that correct? That's correct. Great. Thank you very much. Uh, if I understand correctly, uh we did receive two email communications uh after our uh meeting on September the 15th within the relevant time period, and one was from a Mr. Harris and one was from John Tipton. Has everybody on the commission received those two emails and had a sufficient period of time to review those two emails? Yes. Yes. Good. And for those watching uh on the internet or at TV, both Mr. Harris and Mr. Mr. Tipton spoke in favor of item number three, which is the text amendment. And if I understand we did not receive any other comments within the relevant time period, is that correct, Ms. Gooby?
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