Min - City Council - 1994 - 10/08 - WorkshopCall to Order and Announce a Quorum is
Present - Council May Adjourn from Tint -to-Time
During the Workshop and Meet at Different Times
and Locations to be Announced Publicly Each Time (Agenda Item 1)
With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the special called workshop of the Allen City Council
was called to order by Mayor Farmer at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 1994, in the Conference Room of
the Howard Johnson, 2625 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Staff informed Council that an addendum
to the agenda was posted changing the meeting location from Gaffney to Rock Hill.
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ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CALLED WORKSHOP
`e OCTOBER
8, 8:00 A.M. THROUGH OCTOBER 9, 6:00 P.M., 1994
143 CORONA DRIVE
GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA
AMENDMENT TO AGENDA: LOCATION
2625 CHERRY ROAD
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA
Present:
Joe Farmer, Mayor
Councilmembers•
Kevin Lilly, Mayor Pro Tem
David Kerr
David Bishop
Mike Nichols (absent)
Steve Terrell
Sharon Hamner
city Statf:
Jon McCarty, City Manager
David Pitstick, Economic Development Director
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is
Present - Council May Adjourn from Tint -to-Time
During the Workshop and Meet at Different Times
and Locations to be Announced Publicly Each Time (Agenda Item 1)
With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the special called workshop of the Allen City Council
was called to order by Mayor Farmer at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 1994, in the Conference Room of
the Howard Johnson, 2625 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Staff informed Council that an addendum
to the agenda was posted changing the meeting location from Gaffney to Rock Hill.
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ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP SESSION
OCTOBER S, 1994 PAGE 2
Discuss Economic Development Project
Mercury and Possible Sales Tax Election (Agenda Item M
Introductions were made by Mr. Greg Morse of the Project Mercury development team. Mr. Morse
presented the Council with an overview of the project including dates for land acquisition, application for City
incentives to the project and a timeline for construction. An artist's rendering of the proposed facility was then
presented to Council. Mr. Morse described the proposed Allen project as technologically and aesthetically
superior to similar facilities in other parts of the country Mayor Farmer and other members of the Council
inquired about environmental and economic impacts associated with Project Mercury They indicated that further
investigation will be required before formally embracing the project.
Visit Similar Facilities in Charlotte,
North Carolina and Surrounding Area,
Times and Locations to be Announced in Advance (Agenda Item III)
The Council discussed issues surrounding their inspection of similar facilities to the proposed Project
Mercury over Saturday. October 8 and Sunday, October 9.
Adiourn to a Specific Date. Time and Location
(Agenda Item IV)
With no further discussion on the agenda, the workshop session of the Allen City Council was recessed
at 11.13 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 1994 The Council agreed to reconvene this special called workshop to
a date and time to be announced.
The special called workshop of the Allen City Council was not reconvened.
These minutes approved on the 20th day of October , 1994.
APPROVED:
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Joe Farmer, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Jy Moron, CMC, CITY SECRETARYCMC, CITY SECRETARY