june 2012 regular commission meeting packet

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__________________________________________________________________________________ June 13, 2012 Commission Meeting – Monday, June 18, 2012, 5:30pm – CCPRC Commission Board Room

PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING: There will be a meeting at 5:00pm with the Planning Committee, (Mattese, Jeff, and Lisa,) to meet the Consultants from GreenPlay to get an understanding of the Planning Process prior to the Commission Meeting. All Commission members are welcome to attend. Commission Meeting Highlights:

1. Parks Recreation Open Space and Trails Plan – (PROST) We wanted to leave enough time for the Commission to go through a Focus Group exercise with the staff of GreenPlay LLC, our Consultants for the plan. It is our intent to have the Commission express their thoughts, desires, and ideas in a facilitated discussion. That item we think will take up the majority of the meeting. 2. Administrative Services Items You will see in your Administrative Report a list of action items with details on each issue.

Ravi Sanyal, Chair Benjy Cooke, Vice Chair Mike Surles, Sec Treasurer Tom O’Rourke, Executive Director

COMMISSIONERS:

Jeff Gladwell

Lisa King

Mattese Lecque

Andy Thomas

Commission Update

CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION 861 RIVERLAND DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING HEADQUARTERS COMMISSION BOARDROOM

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

I. AGENDA

Call To Order And Welcome A. Introduction of Guests and Notification to Media Sanyal

II. Approval Of Minutes A. (ACTION) Approval of minutes of May 21, 2012 Regular Commission Meeting Sanyal

III. Old Business

IV. New Business A. Administrative Services Report

1. Status Report Bowie 2. (ACTION) Schroeder Blaney Rural Recreation Gym Floor Replacement 3. (ACTION) PARD Grant Approval 4. (ACTION) Steamboat Boat Landing Grant Acceptance 5. (ACTION) Fleet/Equipment Purchases 6. (ACTION) Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Purchase 7. (ACTION) FY1213 Budget Change Approval

B. Planning & Resource Management

1. PROST Focus Group with Commissioners Hensley

V. Next Meeting A. Regular Commission Meeting, Monday, July 16, 2012, 5:30pm at CCPRC Headquarters, 861 Riverland Drive

APPROVED MINUTES OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION

861 RIVERLAND DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC 29412 REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012

Commission Members Present: Mr. Ravi Sanyal, Chair, Mr. Mike Surles, Ms. Mattese Lecque, Mr. Andy Thomas, Mr. Benjy Cooke, Ms. Lisa King, Mr. Jeff Gladwell Commission Members Absent: Staff Present: Mr. Tom O’Rourke, Mr. David Bennett, Ms. Jan Coulter, Mr. Steve Hutton, Ms. Donna Gueldner, Mr. Jack Wilson, Mr. Kevin Bowie, Mr. Phil Macchia, Ms. Linda Turner, Mr. David Chappell, Mr. John Massey, Mr. Greg Elliott, Ms. Christine Volousky, Mr. Eric Stewart, Ms. Jeanne Lange and Mrs. Pam Ragland

Guests Present: Cathy Ruff, Shelia Grier, Joel Warren, Shannon Praete, Cecil Lochicotte, Aaron Pope, David Campbell, Steve Kugelman, Jeffrey Coan, Mac Burdette, Karl Gueldner, Dr. Nancy McGinley, Ms. Louise Maybank Legal Counsel Present: Mr. Dwayne Green I. Call To Order And Welcome

A. Introduction of Guests and Notification to Media

The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission met on Monday, May 21, 2012 at CCPRC Headquarters Commission Boardroom, 861 Riverland Drive, Charleston, SC. Mr. Sanyal called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance. Mr. Sanyal informed those present that notification of the meeting had been sent to the local news media and other requesting notification and asked that the record reflect the Commissioners present.

II. Approval Of Minutes

A. (ACTION) Approval of minutes of April 16, 2012 Regular Commission Meeting

Motion to approve the minutes of the April 16, 2012 Regular Commission Meeting was made by Mr. Surles, seconded by Mr. Cooke, and approved by the Commission.

(#070-1112)

III. Old Business

There was no old business discussed at this meeting.

IV. Special Recognition A. Community Education

Mr. O’Rourke gave a history of the Community Education program, the partnership with Charleston County Schools and recognized the CE Directors in attendance. Dr. McGinley

Regular Commission Meeting May 21, 2012 Page 2 of 5

also addressed the Commission and the Directors. Mr. Sanyal presented plaques of appreciation to each Director and Dr. McGinley.

V. New Business

A. Urban Greenbelt Grant Requests

Mr. O’Rourke introduced Ms. Ruff, who gave an overview of the two projects seeking approval.

Motion to approve the Urban Greenbelt Grant Request (City of Folly Beach Accessible Beach Walkover was made by Mr. Surles, seconded by Ms. Lecque, and approved by the Commission.

(#071-1112)

Motion to approve the Urban Greenbelt Grant Request (City of North Charleston 4330 O’Hear Ave.) was made by Mr. Gladwell, seconded by Ms. Lecque, and approved by the Commission.

(#072-1112)

B. Agency Reorganization

Mr. O’Rourke gave a presentation outlining the recent agency reorganization, stating that the plan makes it possible to open several new properties, manage undeveloped properties, boat landings and rural recreation sites within three area districts with no new employees or additional funding. Mr. O’Rourke further stated that the Maintenance and Operations Divisions were combined into the new Parks Division.

C. Finance/Audit Committee 1. Committee Report

Mr. Surles reported that the committee had met to review the proposals for the Audit Services RFP, that 7 firms had submitted proposals, staff had evaluated the proposals and that the committee had conducted interviews on May 8. Mr. Surles further reported that the committee is recommending the firm of Greene, Finney, and Horton, LLC, Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Surles also reported that the new audit firm will aid in selection of an internal auditor.

2. (ACTION) Audit Contract Approval

Motion to accept the proposal from Greene, Finney, and Horton, LLC, Certified Public Accountants for auditing services for Fiscal Year 2012 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional four years based on the proposal submitted, was made by Mr. Surles, seconded by Ms. King , and approved by the Commission

. (#073-1112)


D. Administrative Services Report 1. Status Report

Mr. Bowie reported that the checks in excess of $7500 were all for the normal course of business, that the combined statement showed revenue off by about $2 million, but that this is due to an internal issue at the County level and is being resolved. Mr. Bowie further stated that once this is resolved the revenue will be even with last year. Mr. Bowie also reported that the agency has received about $115,000 as a result of items sold on Govdeals.com.

2. (ACTION) Folly Beach County Park Project

Mr. O’Rourke reported that Tim Kana and Coastal Science has concluded Phase 1 of the contract outlining beach restoration and stabilization, and that the next step, Phase 2, identifies eight tasks which run through October 2013, with surveys, engineering, environmental and permitting tasks dominating the next six to eight months. Mr. O’Rourke further reported that final design, construction documents, bidding and actual construction will start in January 2013 with the terminal groin and sand renourishment to be completed in the summer of 2013. Motion to approve a Change Order with Coastal Science and Engineering to complete Phase 2 tasks for the Folly Beach County Park Restoration, Repairs and Stabilization Project in the Amount of $423,535 and establish a total project budget of $3,250,000 with funds coming from the approved CIP budget, was made by Ms. Lecque, seconded by Mr. Cooke, and approved by the Commission

. (#074-1112)

3. (ACTION) Revised FY2013 CIP Budget

Mr. Bowie reported that the previous motion would require an increase in the CIP budget for FY 2013, and that this budget has not gone before County Council for approval yet.

Motion to approve increasing the CIP budget for FY 2013 in the amount $2,750,000 for a total budget of $9,674,030 with updated information being forwarded to the Charleston County Budget Office, was made by Ms. Lecque, seconded by Mr. Cooke, and approved by the Commission

. (#075-1112)

4. (ACTION) Laurel Hill Plantation Project

Mr. O’Rourke reported that staff had reviewed interim use activities for this site and with limited infrastructure in place, upgrades would need to be made to existing roadways, parking and utilities to provide basic amenities for park patrons.

Motion to approve establishing a capital budget of $85,000 for improvements to Laurel Hill County Park for interim use activities with funds from the approved CIP budget was made by Ms. Lecque, seconded by Ms. King and approved by the Commission.

(#076-1112)

Regular Commission Meeting May 21, 2012 Page 4 of 5 5. (ACTION) Haut Gap Rural Recreation Complex

Mr. Bowie reported that four construction companies submitted proposals in answer to the Invitation to Bid for construction of recreation facilities at Haut Gap Middle School as a part of the rural recreation program in partnership with Charleston County Schools, and that staff would recommend approval of O. L. Thompson Construction Company’s bid. Motion to approve entering into a contract with O. L. Thompson Construction Company, Inc. for $611,553.50 for the construction of Haut Gap Rural Recreation Complex with Charleston County School District contributing $250,000 towards the project and setting an overall project budget of $676,000 which includes $22,000 for start-up cost with funds coming from the approved CIP funds was made by Mr. Cooke, seconded by Ms. Lecque, and approved by the Commission.

(#077-1112)

E. Additional Projects Discussion 1. Folly Beach Renourishment Request

Mr. O’Rourke reported on the letter from Mayor Goodwin requesting additional money for the renourishment of Folly Beach due to rising costs for renourishment.

Motion to increase the amount to the Town of Folly Beach for renourishment to $77,850 annually was made by Mr. Cooke, seconded by Ms. Lecque, and approved by the Commission.

(#078-1112)

2. Charleston County Outdoors at Patriots Point

Mr. O’Rourke introduced Mr. Burdette, who addressed the Commission with a proposal to build an adventure park at Patriot’s Point in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant and Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission. Mr. Burdette gave an overview of the proposed project. The Commission requested Mr. O’Rourke and Mr. Burdette continue negotiations and bring a more detailed proposal to the Commission for review and approval.

3. City of North Charleston Aquatic Center Request

Mr. O’Rourke reported that the City of North Charleston has agreed to lengthen and enclose the Danny Jones pool, that CCPRC has been asked to help with the project, and that the Town of Mount Pleasant and the City of Charleston have each pledged $100,000 towards this project. Mr. O’Rourke further reported that this would also give the agency secure indoor space to train lifeguards and hold water skills classes. Motion to approve a one-time contribution f $100,000 to the City of North Charleston for improvements to the Danny Jones swimming facility, with facility use privileges, was made by Mr. Cooke, seconded by Ms. Lecque, and approved by the Commission.

(#079-1112)


4. Land Purchase – Executive Session

Motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a legal matter was made by Mr. Surles, seconded by Mr. Cooke, and approved by the Commission.

(#080-1112)

Upon coming out of Executive Session, the Chair stated that legal matters were discussed, and no action taken. Motion to approve a 50% match of $216,425.00 for the purchase of Parcel A, in Meggett, this match is only appropriated after funds have been received and deposited by the partner, and the legal documents show CCPRC as 100% owner of the property, was made by Mr. Cooke, seconded by Mr. Surles, and approved by the Commission.

(#081-1112)

VI. Next Meeting

A. Regular Commission Meeting, Monday, June 18, 2012, 5:30pm at CCPRC Headquarters, 861 Riverland Drive

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Ravi Sanyal, Chair Pam Ragland, Administrative Manager

Points of interest:

Finance: Checks issued greater than $7,500 (page 2)

May 2012 Financial Reports (pages 3-6)

Human Resources: Staff Diversity (page 7)

Volunteer Report (page 7)

Recruitment Update (page 8)

Capital Projects:

Capital Projects Update (pages 9-12)

May 2012 Capital Improvement Projects Report (page 13)

Action Items:

(Action) Schroder Blaney Rural Recreation Gym Floor Replacement/PARD Grant Acceptance (page 14)

(Action) Steamboat Landing SCDNR Grant Acceptance (pages 15)

(Action) FY 2013 Fleet/Equipment Purchases (pages 16-18)

(Action) FY 2013 Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Upgrade (pages 19)

(Action) FY 2013 Budget Change Approval (pages 20-22)

Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission

June

2012

Administrative Services

Checks in excess of $7,500—May 2012

Page 2 Administrative Services

Date Check # Vendor Amount Description

Construction, Planning, and Maintenance

5/2/2012 88120 Duffield Inc 9,512.23 SZ Chlorine/Chemicals

5/2/2012 88164 Treat & Woodman Llc 27,201.60 Repair Termite Damage-SZ Mechanical Building

5/8/2012 88300 International Public 63,244.88 PICP Asphalt Trails

5/17/2012 88468 Stantec Consulting 20,353.00 Haut Gap Middle School Rural Rec Project

5/24/2012 88533 Coastal Utilities Llc 22,398.24 CRM Dockside Sewer Pump Project

5/24/2012 88549 Greenplay Llc 31,400.00 PROST Master Plan

5/24/2012 88555 JMD Construction 17,320.00 JICP Satellite Concession Structure

5/24/2012 88566 Meadors Inc Dba Meadors 103,325.45 McLeod Stabilization

5/24/2012 88595 Suncoast Plumbing Llc 9,825.00 SZ Relocate Main Water Line

5/24/2012 88597 Treat & Woodman Llc 23,679.40 SZ Mechanical Building & PICP Dog Park Improvements

328,259.80

Finance/Administration

5/15/2012 88344 Angus Q Long 8,241.66 Services thru 5/14/12

5/3/2012 1001 Charleston County PRC 540,321.35 Interfund Reimbursement 8/1/11-3/30/12





2,248,563.01

Information Technology

5/8/2012 88340 Verizon Wireless 7,504.99 Cell Phone/Blackberry Service

5/17/2012 88392 AT&T-Pro Regionals 9,762.80 MPLS/ME Network Data Circuits-All Agency

5/17/2012 88401 Charleston County 27,525.00 Radio User Fees

44,792.79

Personnel 5/2/2012 12624 Employee Insurance 113,852.60 EIP Insurance

5/2/2012 12633 Wells Fargo Bank Na 10,595.50 Deferred Comp

5/17/2012 12644 South Carolina Retirement 107,236.70 Retirement

5/17/2012 12646 Wells Fargo Bank Na 10,470.50 Deferred Comp

242,155.30

Operating 5/2/2012 88102 Charleston County Fleet 9,113.04 Fuel Charges

5/2/2012 88111 Charleston Water System 10,804.55 Water 3/15/12-4/17/12

5/8/2012 88270 AT&T 7,588.16 Phone Charges

5/8/2012 88335 Stage Presence Equipment 7,654.68 ECCKF Rentals

5/16/2012 88354 SC Dept Of Revenue Sales 15,672.60 C&C Sale, Use & Accommodations Tax April 2012

5/16/2012 88365 SC Dept Of Revenue 15,112.82 JICP Admissions Tax April 2012

5/17/2012 88403 Charleston County School 256,752.74 70% of CE Directors & Officers Salaries

5/17/2012 88406 Charleston County Fleet 9,767.60 Fuel Charges April 2012

5/17/2012 88420 Dish & Design 9,619.87 ECCKF Catering

5/17/2012 88435 Knight Press 13,361.45 Summer QPG Print 25K

5/24/2012 88522 Bradham Hamilton 7,857.50 Radio, TV & Billboard Ads

5/31/2012 88630 AT&T 7,714.46 Phone Charges

5/31/2012 88661 First Citizens Bank-Finance 8,553.10 Digital Menu Boards

5/31/2012 88707 S C E & G 47,153.16 Electric

5/31/2012 88824 BBT Purchasing Card - Emily Jackson 13,365.37 FBFP Resale Sundry

5/31/2012 88889 BBT Purchase Card - Pamela Jackson 7,573.61 JICP/C&C Resale Sundry

447,664.71

Total of Checks of Excess of $7,500: $ 3,311,435.61

Combined Statement of Operations May 2012

Page 3 June 2012

Prior Year to Date

- Actuals

Current year

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Actuals

% of

Budget

This months

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Remaining Bal-

ance

General Fund Revenues 11,885,246.35 11,906,808.00 9,363,081.74 78.64% 210,138.19 - 2,543,726.26

Transfers In - 80,522.00 - 0.00% - - 80,522.00

Enterprise Revenues 10,032,540.76 12,576,882.00 10,091,747.08 80.24% 1,229,394.10 - 2,485,922.91

Total Operating Revenues 21,917,787.11 24,564,212.00 19,454,828.82 79.20% 1,439,532.29 - 5,110,171.17

General Fund Expenditures 10,227,898.63 12,843,353.00 10,615,464.51 82.65% 1,300,459.42 894,765.66 1,333,122.83

Transfers Out - - - - Enterprise Expenses 10,131,359.17 12,544,856.00 10,106,439.34 80.56% 2,322,147.80 1,077,651.52 1,371,282.59

Total Operating Expenses 20,359,257.80 25,388,209.00 20,721,903.85 81.62% 3,622,607.22 1,972,417.18 2,704,405.42

Results from Operations 1,558,529.31 (823,997.00) (1,267,075.03) (2,183,074.93) (1,972,417.18) 2,405,765.75

Non-Operating Expense - - - - - -

Results of Operations - all sources 1,558,529.31 (1,267,075.03) (2,183,074.93) (1,972,417.18)

Governmental Funds May 2012


Prior Year to

Date- Actuals

Current year

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% of

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Unencumbered

Remaining Balance

GENERAL FUND Tax Millage 11,019,412.50 10,786,595.00 8,731,719.45 80.95% - - 2,054,875.55

Executive 923.99 - - 0.00% - - -

Marketing 161,341.83 - 103,970.00 14,000.00 - (103,970.00)

Human Resources 1,452.70 - 1,662.56 0.00% - - (1,662.56)

Finance 11,875.22 40,000.00 138,665.31 346.66% 64,578.37 - (98,665.31)

Park and Recreations Services - 21,360.00 11,158.33 52.24% 207.78 10,201.67

Recreation 360,205.58 481,753.00 309,418.67 64.23% 64,864.62 - 172,334.33

Maintenance-Boatlandings - - - 0.00% - - -

Planning & Natural Resources 330,034.53 175,000.00 66,487.42 37.99% 66,487.42 - 108,512.58

Operations - 2,100.00 - 0.00% - - 2,100.00

Transfers from other Funds - 400,000.00 - 0.00% - - 400,000.00

Total General Fund Revenues 11,885,246.35 11,906,808.00 9,363,081.74 78.64% 210,138.19 - 2,543,726.26

General Administrative 185,984.89 - 252,214.99 19.99 - (252,214.99)

Executive Division 2,031,242.48 1,018,439.00 782,122.44 76.80% 84,669.77 85,724.59 150,591.97

Administrative Services 4,381.31 1,928,977.00 2,123,836.34 110.10% 185,069.52 184,471.33 (379,330.67)

Marketing 721,212.82 843,421.00 704,511.94 83.53% 94,979.04 29,655.55 109,253.51

Human Resources 1,362,687.64 1,482,570.00 1,299,507.65 87.65% 62,713.73 33,817.00 149,245.35

Finance 1,341,032.52 806,190.00 698,060.84 86.59% 63,892.94 4,776.93 103,352.23

Park and Recreation Services 325.39 700,374.00 587,273.51 83.85% 66,874.75 8,424.39 104,676.10

Recreation 1,912,601.96 2,336,744.00 1,945,581.95 83.26% 434,153.74 256,650.26 134,511.79

Maintenance 1,741,457.22 2,212,880.00 1,344,424.02 60.75% 151,352.59 147,356.09 721,099.89

Plannning 318,802.73 632,129.00 264,264.92 41.81% 56,716.42 128,106.97 239,757.11

Park Operations 608,169.67 881,629.00 613,665.91 69.61% 100,016.93 15,782.55 252,180.54

Total General Fund Expenditures 10,227,898.63 12,843,353.00 10,615,464.51 82.65% 1,300,459.42 894,765.66 1,333,122.83

Results from Operations 1,657,347.72 (936,545.00) (1,252,382.77) -

Transfers to other Funds - - - - -

Total General Fund Expenditures 10,227,898.63 12,843,353.00 10,615,464.51 82.65% 1,300,459.42 894,765.66 1,333,122.83

Net General Fund Operating 1,657,347.72 (936,545.00) (1,252,382.77)

excludes non-operating transfers

June 2012

Enterprise Funds May 2012

Prior Year To

Date Actuals

Current year

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Combined Enterprise Fund Enterprise Revenues-all facilities 10,032,540.76 12,576,882.00 10,091,747.08 80.24% 1,229,394.10 - 2,485,922.91

Transfers In - 80,522.00 - 0.00% - - 80,522.00

Enterprise Expenses-all facilities 10,131,359.17 12,544,856.00 10,106,439.34 80.56% 2,322,147.80 1,077,651.52 1,371,282.59

Enterprise profit (loss) from Operations (98,818.41) 112,548.00 (14,692.26) (0.00) (1,092,753.70) (1,077,651.52) 1,195,162.32

Non-Operating Expenses - - - - - -

Budget Transfers In 0.00 - - -

Budget Tranfers Out 0.00 - - - Enterprise profit (loss) from all sources (98,818.41) - (14,692.26) (1,092,753.70) (1,077,651.52)

Enterprise Surplus (Deficit) (98,818.41) 112,548.00 (14,692.26) (1,092,753.70)

Enterprise Fund Detail

Palmetto Islands County Park Operating Revenue 467,513.64 590,601.00 407,342.32 68.97% 84,277.72 - 183,258.68

Operating Expenses 818,745.59 1,059,599.00 800,482.88 75.55% 119,016.37 75,372.13 183,743.99

Profit (loss) (351,231.95) (468,998.00) (393,140.56) - (75,372.13) (485.31)

James Island County Park Operating Revenue 3,836,573.14 5,004,077.00 4,491,576.05 89.76% 354,635.04 - 512,500.95

Operating Expenses 3,462,751.38 4,572,153.00 3,962,357.43 86.66% 424,471.35 243,808.93 365,986.64

373,821.76 431,924.00 529,218.62 (69,836.31) - 146,514.31

Wannamaker County Park Operating Revenue 2,272,965.72 3,011,354.00 2,069,145.28 68.71% 381,013.83 - 942,208.72

Operating Expenses 2,065,160.50 2,828,779.00 2,091,711.15 73.94% 280,463.05 395,549.75 341,518.10

Profit (loss) 207,805.22 182,575.00 (22,565.87) 100,550.78 (395,549.75) 600,690.62

Mullett Hall Equestrian Center Operating Revenue 147,434.13 209,154.00 186,720.68 89.27% 8,499.87 - 22,433.32

Operating Expenses 238,755.75 372,767.00 312,924.51 83.95% 30,425.01 35,103.27 24,739.22

Profit (loss) (91,321.62) (163,613.00) (126,203.83) (21,925.14) (35,103.27) (2,305.90)

BeachWalker Park Operating Revenue 130,120.20 133,260.00 113,169.78 84.92% 21,968.59 - 20,090.22


Profit (loss) (26,629.59) (31,808.00) (9,465.26) 4,540.77 (9,877.10) (12,465.64)

Folly Beach County Park Operating Revenue 296,933.16 297,429.00 127,082.29 42.73% 7,700.00 170,346.71


Profit (loss) 19,985.20 (49,130.00) (102,625.82) (20,338.09) (22,733.82) 76,229.64

Isle of Palms County Park Operating Revenue 385,619.64 359,582.00 273,387.23 76.03% 49,006.32 - 86,194.77


Profit (loss) 54,537.14 (12,491.00) (7,813.22) 4,275.22 (26,480.90) 21,803.12

Folly Beach Coast Guard Base Operating Revenue 500.00 1,400.00 2,250.00 - - (850.00)

Operating Expenses 73.35 2,618.00 440.12 - 77.88 2,100.00

Profit (loss) 426.65 (1,218.00) 1,809.88 - (77.88) (2,950.00)


Enterprise Funds May 2012 continued...

Prior Year To

Date Actuals

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Remaining

Balance

Folly Beach Fishing Pier Operating Revenue 878,607.55 1,047,473.00 858,722.52 81.98% 109,426.16 - 188,750.48

Operating Expenses 933,255.58 1,021,535.00 857,534.18 83.95% 139,548.61 83,809.99 80,190.83

Profit (loss) (54,648.03) 25,938.00 1,188.34 (30,122.45) (83,809.99) 108,559.65

Cooper River Marina Operating Revenue 587,888.62 688,983.00 607,319.97 88.15% 37,946.15 81,663.03


Profit (loss) 271,606.83 290,502.00 261,571.24 0.01 (1,420.29) (38,017.88) 66,948.64

CAW CAW Interpretative Center Operating Revenue 14,205.00 18,143.00 15,154.04 83.53% 1,612.82 - 2,988.96


Profit (loss) (182,916.17) (198,679.00) (160,682.17) (23,632.55) (11,771.70) (26,225.13)

Mount Pleasant Fishing Pier Operating Revenue 246,965.88 326,368.00 278,207.11 85.24% 37,880.05 48,160.89


Profit(Loss) from Operations (193,230.97) (246,967.00) (127,087.68) 1.56 (25,272.80) (94,974.09) (24,905.23)

Non-Operating Expenses 0.00 - 0.00 - - -

Profit(Loss) (193,230.97) (246,967.00) (127,087.68) 25,272.80 94,974.09 (24,905.23)

McLeod Plantation

Operating Revenue 50.00 - - - - -

Operating Expenses 349.18 - 9,336.58 431.19 5,691.24 (15,027.82)

Profit(Loss) from Operations (299.18) - (9,336.58) (431.19) (5,691.24) 15,027.82

Laurel Hill Plantation

Operating Revenue - - 787.99 - -

Operating Expenses - - 575.95 40.87 3,966.68 (4,542.63)

Profit(Loss) from Operations 212.04 (40.87) (3,966.68) 4,542.63

Bulow Plantation

Operating Revenue - - 53,679.50 10,513.00 - (53,679.50)

Operating Expenses - - 51,634.41 4,023.41 10,311.63 (61,946.04)

Profit(Loss) from Operations 2,045.09 6,489.59 (10,311.63) 8,266.54

Old Towne

Operating Revenue - - 0.00 - - -

Operating Expenses - - 5,474.42 1,559.87 500.40 (5,974.82)

Profit(Loss) from Operations - (5,474.42) (1,559.87) (500.40) 5,974.82

Recreation Enterprise Operating Revenue 767,264.98 - 785.00 785.00 - (785.00)

Operating Expenses 893,509.49 - - - - -

Profit (loss) (126,244.51) - 785.00 785.00 - (785.00)

Park and Recreation Services Operating Revenue (100.90) 889,058.00 606,417.32 124,129.55 282,640.68

Operating Expenses 378.29 615,067.00 453,544.38 73.74% 1,104,206.40 19,604.13 141,918.49

Profit (loss) (479.19) 273,991.00 152,872.94 (980,076.85) (19,604.13) 140,722.19

Transfers From Other Funds (excl non-ops) - 80,522.00 - 0.00% - 80,522.00

June 2012

Staff Diversity CARD VISION STATEMENT: The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission will provide high qual-

ity park facilities, programs, and services to the ever-changing community we serve by recruiting, training, and

retaining a qualified and diverse staff.

Current Staff Statistics:

May 2012 EEO Information

Volunteer Report

May 2012

FULL TIME

EMPLOYEES

PART TIME

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL OF ALL

EMPLOYEES

Number of Employees 175 691 866

White 149 552 81%

Hispanic 2 9 2%

African American 15 90 12%

Asian 1 8 1%

Indian 1 1 .5%

Two or more Races 7 31 3.5%

Male 99 307 47%

Female 76 384 53%

Area/Event #of Volunteers Hours Campground 12 569

Caw Caw / Sea Seining 3 9

Community Service:

Hershey Track and Field 10 70

Commissioners 6 12

Group Services 5 30

Planning 1 25

Special Events:

Shaggin on the Cooper 7 40

Moonlight Mixer 5 20

Total Hours:

775.00

Previous report total: 6,847.50

Fiscal year to date Volunteer Hours:

7,622.50


Recruitment Update

CCPRC takes great pride in mentoring this group of young professionals in their field. We hope they come away from this experience

with a healthy and thorough understanding of the park and recreation setting while we learn from them and glean new theories, thoughts

and ideas. What a great partnership!

Meet CCPRC’s Interns left to right:

Kyle Doney, Alex Bennett, Hillary Thackston, John Dylan George. Not pictured: James Kingston and Matthew Priester

Kyle Doney

East Carolina University

Majoring in Recreation and Park Management

Working with Recreation as our General Recreation In-

tern

Alex Bennett

NC State University

Majoring in Sport Management

Working in Parks and primarily in District 2

Hillary Thackston

Clemson University

Majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Working in Parks primarily in District 1

Tiffany Bartow

University of Tennessee

Majoring in Recreation and Sport Management

Working in Parks primarily in District 3

John Dylan George

Appalachian State University

Majoring in Recreation Management

Working in Recreation primarily with Outdoor Recrea-

tion

Not pictured:

James Kingston

College of Charleston

Masters student working towards a Masters of Environ-

mental Studies

Working in Recreation with our Interpretive staff based

out of CCIC

Matthew Priester

College of Charleston

Majoring in Political Science and Urban Studies with a

Minor in Geology

Working in Planning and assisting with GIS mapping

June 2012

Capital Projects Update

McLeod Plantation Stabilization - Project Update James Island, SC

During this last month, construction progress has continued on, at a very

good clip, in part, due to the excellent weather for construction. The copper

roof was started and completed in this last month. Once finished, work on

the roof painting immediately got underway. The primer (yellow as seen in

the photos), has now been finished, and the final (of two coats) of painting

has begun. The final roof color will be a dark green. The color (green),

was determined by paint analysis taken during the removal of the old roof.

The painting of the main house exterior is also nearing completion. Once

that work is complete, the hanging of the exterior storm shutters will be next. The window repairs, started the first

week of the project, has also just wrapped up. That work included significant carpentry and window pane repairs

and new locks for the 43 windows, .

Roof work continues on the cabins with only one left to be started. When the stabiliza-

tion project is done, either replacement or repairs to all of the building roofs (with the

exception of the garage) will be complete. The garage roof is planned for replacement

in the next phase.

The cotton gin continues to be put

back together with the original tin sid-

ing being re-hung on the east side (to

be used for interpretative purposes)

and new siding added to the south side. In addition, the shoring

supports have been removed, as the building is now structurally

sound. Still to be done in this phase is replacement siding for the

west side and the painting of the roof. Painting the siding will be

done in the next phase.

In addition to a productive month in construction, there were also

two meetings on site, with local groups. Members of the Gullah

Geechee Commission along with several staff toured the site. The

GGC members seemed pleased with the progress and focus on de-

tail . Also, the entire Historic Charleston Foundation staff made the

trip out to see how progress was coming along and they too seemed

very pleased with the results ,to date.

The project is on schedule and

is still expected to be complete

by mid summer, 2012.

In the meantime, we are work-

ing toward Phase I Develop-

ments’ scope of work. Once

final cost estimates for the mas-

ter plan are provided (which

should be within the month),

progress on that phase will

begin moving quickly.

Tom O’Rourke and other PRC staff touring the site with Historic Charleston

staff; on another date, with members of the Gullah Geechee Commission.

Main house w/yellow primer showing on the

roof. The house has one coat of finished gray

paint and white trim...

Cotton Gin w/ new siding &structural

supports removed (below with supports

Re-roofing cabin #4.


Capital Projects Update continued

A workshop with CCPRC staff, City of Charleston staff, and representatives from FHWA/ SCDOT, was held this

past month. Our staff was encouraged by the collaboration between all parties, to develop a concept plan that will

meet the SCDOT maintenance and access requirements, while meeting our vision of a regional skatepark. Also,

many of SCDOT/FHWA comments from the draft Feasibility Study were addressed to their satisfaction.

Using the information gathered at the workshop, our consultant will finalize the Site Feasibility Study by the end

of June. In addition, the concept plan, which to date has focused on the skatepark areas, will be fully developed to

include all the park functions and elements. Once these items are accomplished, Task One will be complete and

we will be able to move on to Task Two of the design-build process - design development and public input.

Another important goal of the workshop was to determine lease conditions that would be acceptable to CCPRC

and SCDOT. Most requests made by CCPRC

to accommodate our business operations were

accepted, with only a few remaining items to be

resolved. We are continuing discussions on the

lease content and language, but we have been

assured that these issues can be resolved.

Mayor Riley is prepared to meet with SCDOT/

FHWA regional leaders about these items, if

needed. It is anticipated, a draft of the lease will

be evolving over the next few months.

Skatepark — Project Update

The Capital Design Staff provides assistance with the planning of some projects and facilitates the Design

Review Process for all meetings. The following are projects that were reviewed and have recently received

approval:

A site map showing available area for SCDOT

maintenance access in orange, with truck route

in yellow.

Design Review Process – Project Approvals

May 15 – June 5, 2012

Boat Landing – Remley’s Point, Landscape

Improvements

East Arctic – Equipment Shed

Rural Rec. – Schroder Gym Floor Replace-

ment

MPP – Storage Barn #2

June 2012 Page 11


Folly Beach County Park Shore Stabilization—Project Update

New Enclosed Rental Space —Substantial completion of the Mag-

nolia Shelter Upgrade project was completed on June 7th. The

renovation converted an existing storage room and bicycle repair

shop into an approximately 15’ X 18’ room as a new shelter rental

space along with the existing 1,300 sq. ft. of porch area. The new

additions included a new dividing wall separating an adjacent stor-

age room, reconfiguring existing interior lights and ceiling fan, in-

stalling a new double sink, dedicated electrical outlets for new mi-

crowave and refrigerator, a new Fujitsu HVAC unit (installed by

Dale Kirk’s crew), fresh paint on walls, ceiling and floor, and new

ceiling fans for the outdoor porch area.

Wannamaker County Park Magnolia Shelter Renovation—Project Update

James Island Parking Lot Lighting —Project Update

Phase 2 Underway—As part of Task #2, Tim Kana and Coastal Science and

Engineering have been conducting shoreline and geotechnical surveys. They

took 15 soil borings of a shoal area in the Folly River to confirm the sediment

quality. The cores contained beach-quality sand with low percentages of mud in

13 of the 15 locations. Task #3 consists of Coastal Engineering Reports, while

Task #4A involves Permitting. Our consultants have held several meetings with

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of South Carolina’s Office of

Coastal and Resource Management (OCRM) on behalf of this project. As per

our timeline, Coastal Science and Engineering plan to have the permit package

ready by late July.

<The photo shows the Folly River shoals (in red) behind our park.

Splash Zone Satellite Concessions —Project Update

New Lights Installed—The Holiday Festival of

Lights crew were our contractors for installing

eleven new LED lights in the James Island Dog

Park parking area. These lighting improvements

were part of a year-long capital project to improve

different facets of the Holiday Festival of Lights.

Other items completed were asphalt train trail and

carousel apron paving along with new concrete

sidewalk additions.

Splash Zone Satellite Concession -We have completed the installation

of the new 12’ x 12’ ―Stop Shop‖ at Splash Zone located in James Island

County Park. The contractor, JMD Construction, built the entire building

including footers, columns, metal roof, walls, cabinets, and installed the

electrical and plumbing to provide a new satellite concession building for

the summer. This Minor Project was completed on May 14, 2012 at a

cost of $20,038.48.



Capital Grants Update: Grant Application for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) under review by SC PRT

Grant Application for the Coastal Access Improvement Funds McLeod Plantation Phase 1 under review

by SC DHEC/OCRM

Grant Application to Bikes Belong for bike trails grant—We were not awarded this grant. Out of 130

applications only eight received funding.

Grant Application for the LWCF McLeod Plantation Phase 1 under review by SC PRT

SC PARD Grant for Schroder Gym Floor—Upon Commission Acceptance

Folly Fishing Pier Pilings—Project Update

Our consultant, Moffatt & Nichol, has completed Phase I – Investigation: Inspection and Analysis and Phase II –

Renovation Plan: Design Repair Options, Cost Estimates and Recommendations. The report is completed and cop-

ies have been provided.

The pier was found to be in overall good condition. Short term mitigation recommendations include repairing

eighteen decayed pilings and replacing corroded substructure. The short term mitigation is estimated to extend the

serviceable life of the pier for 15 more years. Phase III – Construction Documentation and Permitting is underway.

Moffatt & Nichol is in the process of preparing the permit application and construction documents.

Haut Gap Rural Recreation Facility —Project Update

O.L Thompson submitted the low bid of

$611,553.50 to build a new community recreation

facility at Haut Gap Middle School on Johns Island.

This empty field and it’s surrounding area will soon

contain a football/soccer field, basketball court,

tennis courts, disc golf, sand volleyball court, and a

picnic shelter. Permits have been received and

work has begun. The project is scheduled to be

complete by the start of the school year in August.

Schroder Gym Floor Replacement —Project Update

We received a bid of $44,741 from Moriah LLC to install a new gym floor at the Schroder Blaney Rural Recrea-

tion Complex gym. This project has an associated reimbursable SC PARD grant for $23,801. (see above)

Steamboat Landing Fishing Pier Replacement —Grant Update

We have the 2012 Shore-Based Saltwater Fishing Access Grant Agreement in the amount of $100,000 for the con-

struction of a new fishing pier at Steamboat Landing. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Direc-

tor Alvin Taylor signed this grant contract on May 24, 2012. Currently, we have permit applications under review

by federal and state agencies for the new pier. We anticipate going out to bid this summer with construction in the

late fall of 2012.

June 2012 Page 13

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TO: Kevin Bowie

FROM: Penny Westerfelhaus

DATE: June 10, 2012

RE: Schroder Blaney Rural Recreation Gym Floor Replacement and PARD Grant Acceptance

This project involves the replacement of the old and damaged VCT flooring at the former Schroder Middle

School gym. The floor is to be retro-fitted with a synthetic modular sports floor and a 5mm rubber underlayment.

The new floor will be much safer and durable. Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) has

a twenty year agreement with the Charleston County School District to use the former middle school gym as a

recreation center to operate Community Education recreational programs and activities.

On May 23, 2012, we conducted a mandatory pre-bid conference at the Schroder gym. Four potential bidders at-

tended the conference. The conference was mandatory because the gym is not regulation size, and we wanted po-

tential bidders to obtain accurate measurements.

The bid opening was conducted on June 5, 2012, and only one bid was submitted. The contract for the flooring is

for $44,741 from Moriah, LLC which includes new floor installation, a scrubber machine to clean the floor, asso-

ciated training, and an extended three year warranty. The bid is a reasonable price for the specified new floor,

within our approved budget, and from a reputable company with many years of experience in floor installation.

The South Carolina Park and Recreational Development (PARD) grant will reimburse CCPRC in the amount of

$23,801 upon completion of this project. This grant will pay for over half of the cost of the new floor.

Recommend approval of the contract with Moriah, LLC, in the amount of $44,741 for the installation of a

new gym floor at the Schroder Blaney Rural Recreational Complex with the funds coming from the ap-

proved Capital Improvements budget.

Recommend accepting the associated SC PARD grant in the amount of $23,801.

(Action) Schroeder Blaney Rural Recreation Gym Floor Replacement

June 2012

To: Kevin Bowie

From: Andy Hammill

Date: June 11, 2012

RE: $100,000 Grant from SC Department of Natural Resources for the Steamboat Landing Fishing Pier

Replacement

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources advertised for grant requests relating to Shore-based fishing

facilities. The funding for this grant comes from the shore-based saltwater fishing license fees with the intent to

provide free public fishing access along the coastal waters. Staff submitted the Steamboat Landing Fishing Pier

Replacement Project for consideration and our grant application for $100,000 was approved.

The pier replacement is estimated to cost $299,200 and we are currently reviewing the construction documents

prior to going out for bid. The Permit applications have been submitted with anticipated approvals and construc-

tion in late Fall.

Recommend approval of a $100,000 grant from SC Department of Natural Resources for the Steamboat

Landing Fishing Pier Replacement.

(Action) SC DNR Grant-Steamboat Landing Fishing Pier Replacement

(Action) Fleet/Equipment Purchases


TO: Tom O’Rourke

FROM: Kevin Bowie

DATE: June 14, 2012

SUBJECT: State Contract Purchases for Fleet Vehicles

Based upon the research done by Sam Spiggle, Fleet Supervisor, we would like to recommend to the Commission

the following vehicle purchases under State Contract with Vic Bailey Ford and Benson Chrysler. Once the new

vehicles arrive, Sam will maximize existing fleet resources by relocating vehicles within the system and identify

the worst vehicles for sale on GovDeals.com.

Ford 150 pick-up truck (4 Vehicles) 87,933

Ford ¾ ton Van 21,732

Ford 250 pick-up truck 25,522

Ford Escape (3 Vehicles) 70,998

Dodge Durango (2 Vehicle) 48,058

Total $254,243

Recommend we accept staff recommendation to purchase 11 vehicles under South Carolina State Contract

in the amount $254,243 from Vic Bailey Ford and Benson Chrysler with funding coming from the fleet/

equipment budget.

June 2012

(Action) Fleet/Equipment Purchases continued...

TO: Tom O’Rourke

FROM: Kevin Bowie

DATE: June 14, 2012

SUBJECT: State Contract Purchases from Palmetto Bus Sales

In the FY 2012-2013 Fleet/Equipment Budget, we allocated $53,000 to replace (1) small bus used to transport

children and program participants by our Recreation Division. Based upon the research done by Sam Spiggle,

Fleet Supervisor, we would like the Commission to consider the following replacements under the State Contract

with Palmetto Bus Sales:

14 Passenger Collins Bus 46,854

Total $46,854

Recommend we accept staff recommendations to purchase (1) replacement Bus under South Carolina

State Contract Pricing in the amount of $46,854 from Palmetto Bus Sales with Funding coming from the

FY 2012-2013 CIP Fleet/Equipment budget.


(Action) Fleet/Equipment Purchases continued...

TO: Tom O’Rourke

FROM: Kevin Bowie

DATE: June 14, 2012

SUBJECT: State Contract Purchases from Sparrow & Kennedy Tractor

In the FY 2012-2013 fleet/equipment budget, we allocated $97,500 to replace 1 tractor, 2 mowers for our ground

crews. Based upon the research done by Sam Spiggle, Fleet Supervisor, we would like the Commission to con-

sider the following replacements under State Contract with Sparrow & Kennedy Tractor.

JD 1435 mower (2 each - $28,000) 56,000

JD Tractor 41,000

Total $97,000

Recommend we accept staff recommendation to purchase (1) JD tractor and (2) mowers under South

Carolina State Contract in the amount $97,000 from Sparrow & Kennedy Tractor with funding coming

from the FY 2012-2013 CIP Fleet/Equipment budget.

June 2012

(Action) Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Purchase

To: Kevin Bowie

From: Melissa Muse

Date: June 12th, 2012

Subject: Microsoft Office Upgrade

As part of the FY2012-2013 Information Technology budget, we allocated $75,000 to upgrade Microsoft Office

Professional 2007 to the current release, Microsoft Office Professional 2010. The required 200 licenses are avail-

able for purchase under South Carolina State contract #4400003161 at $329.18 each from NewVenue Technolo-

gies, for a total of $65,836.00.

Recommend approval to purchase 200 Microsoft Office Professional licenses in the amount of $65,836.00

for the upgrade of existing MS Office suite with funding from the FY 2012-2013 General Operating

Budget.


(Action) FY 2012-2013 Budget Change

To: Tom O’Rourke

From: Kevin Bowie

Date: May 31, 2012

Subject: FY 2012-2013 General Operating & Debt Service Revised Budgets

We have be advised by Mack Giles, the Budget Director of Charleston County to adjust our proposed FY 2012-

2013 General Operating and Debt Service Budgets prior to County Council approval, due to the amount of fund

balance in the Debt Service Fund. Upon Mack’s recommendation, we moved .4 mills of tax millage from the

Debt Service Fund to the General Operating Fund. This move will increase the General Operating total revenues

to $12,780,837.

In the past we have moved $450,000 from Debt Service to the General Operating Fund to supplement the county

park repairs. The revised budgets no longer have this transfer.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or Jack Wilson.

Recommend accepting the revised FY 2012-2013 General Operating and Debt Service Budgets. Approve

to moving .4 mills from the Debt Service Fund to the General Operating Fund.

June 2012

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2013 Dollar Percent

Actual Approved Proposed Adjusted Change Change

Positions/Full-time equivalents 98 95 96 96 1

REVENUES

Taxes 10,302,313 10,747,837 11,056,577 11,953,056 1,205,219 10%

Intergovernmental Revenues 358,173 88,758 88,758 88,758 0

Delinquent Taxes 518,749 400,000 400,000 400,000 0 0%

TIF Refunds (417,617) (450,000) (450,000) (450,000) 0 0%

Recreational Programming 807,185 481,753 628,995 628,995 147,242 23%

Interest 13,178 40,000 40,000 40,000 0 0%

Other 569,673 198,460 120,028 120,028 (78,432) -65%

TOTAL REVENUES 12,151,654 11,506,808 11,884,358 12,780,837 1,274,029 10%

Transfer from Debt Service 0 400,000 450,000 0 (400,000)

Transfer from Special Revenue 1,428 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SOURCES 12,153,082 11,906,808 12,334,358 12,780,837 874,029 7%

EXPENDITURES

Personnel 7,112,483 8,075,480 8,561,334 8,561,334 485,854 6%

Operating 3,578,338 4,207,873 4,664,790 4,664,790 456,917 10%

Capital 498,441 500,000 575,000 575,000 75,000 13%

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 11,189,262 12,783,353 13,801,124 13,801,124 1,017,771 7%

Transfer to Enterprise Fund 151,018 0 0 0 0

Transfer to Capital Projects 2,035,123 60,000 60,000 60,000 0

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 13,375,402 12,843,353 13,861,124 13,861,124 1,017,771 7%

Increase (Use) of Fund Balance (1,222,320) (936,545) (1,526,766) (1,080,287) (143,742) 13%

Beginning Fund Balance 12,024,773 10,802,453 9,865,908 9,865,908 (936,545) -9%

Ending Fund Balance 10,802,453 9,865,908 8,339,142 8,785,621 (1,080,287) -12%

Millage required for Operating 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 0.4 10%

Value of a mill 2,764,970 2,758,000 2,758,000 2,988,260 230,260 8%

TAN requested for FY2013 4,500,000 4,500,000

Note: The column titled "Prior Year's Actual" should match the Fiscal Year 2011 audit

FY 2013 Revised General Operating Fund Budget


FY 2013 Revised Debt Service Fund Budget

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2013 Dollar Percent

Actual Approved Proposed Adjusted Change Change

REVENUES

Taxes 5,039,293 5,373,919 5,677,695 4,183,564 (1,190,355) -28%

Bond Proceeds 0 0 0 0 0

Interest 19,328 10,000 15,000 15,000 5,000 33%

TIF Refunds (214,452) (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) 0 0%

Intergovernmental Revenues 151,500 0 0 0 0

Delinquent Taxes 518,749 250,000 250,000 250,000 0 0%

TOTAL REVENUES 5,514,418 5,383,919 5,692,695 4,198,564 (1,185,355) -28%

Transfer from Other Funds 759,683 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SOURCES 6,274,101 5,383,919 5,692,695 4,198,564 (1,185,355) -28%

EXPENDITURES

Executive 2,212 0 0 0 0

Principle 2,311,051 1,985,000 2,840,000 2,840,000 855,000 30%

Interest & Fees 592,633 512,790 1,049,141 1,049,141 536,351 51%

Leases 0 510,000 270,000 800,000 290,000 36%

GO Bond of 2011 - Proposed $30 Mil- 0 1,425,000 0 0 (1,425,000)

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2,905,896 4,432,790 4,159,141 4,689,141 256,351 5%

Transfer to General Agency 0 400,000 450,000 0 (400,000)

Transfer to Capital Projects 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 2,905,896 4,832,790 4,609,141 4,689,141 (143,649) -3%

Increase (Use) of Fund Balance 3,368,205 551,129 1,083,554 (490,577) (1,041,706) 212%

Beginning Fund Balance 8,620,984 11,989,189 12,540,318 12,540,318 551,129 4%

Ending balance 11,989,189 12,540,318 13,623,872 12,049,741 (490,577) -4%

Millage required 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 (0.4) -29%

Value of a mill 2,764,970 2,758,000 2,758,000 2,988,260 230,260 8%

Note: The column titled "Prior Year's Actual" should match the Fiscal Year 2011 audit

June 2012

Notes

861 Riverland Drive

Charleston, SC 29412

Phone: (843) 762-2172

Fax: (843) 762-2683

www.ccprc.com


Superintendent of Administrative Services-Kevin Bowie

Director of Human Resources-Jan Coulter

Benefits Manager-Juliana Leypoldt

Employment Coordinator-Karen Thompson

Payroll Manager-Cindy Jones

Volunteer Coordinator-Erin Guerrero

Director of Finance-Jack Wilson

Assistant Director of Finance-Tommy Hale

Staff Accountant-Carolyn Thames

Revenue Manager-Jackie Boyd

Accounting Technician-Linda DeMonti

Accounting Technician-Tiffany Lyman

Procurement Coordinator-Debby Taylor

Procurement Manager-Lanna Wright

Budget & Reporting Coordinator-Kim McPeake

Finance Projects Coordinator-Jeanne Lange

Information Technology Coordinator-Eric Richards

Information Technology Manager-Catherine Farah

Information Technology Manager-Melissa Muse

Grants Coordinator-Nancy Winton

Director of Capital Projects-David Chappell

Assistant Director Capital Projects-Andy Hammill

Assistant Director Capital Projects-Cynthia Montague

Senior Planning Manager-Patricia Newshutz

Senior Capital Project Manager-Bruce Wright

Capital Project Manager-Erick Briles

Capital Project Manager-Ray Ely

Senior Administrative Assistant-Penny Westerfelhaus

HVAC Supervisor-Dale Kirk

HVAC Specialist III-Victor Herrera

HVAC-Rodney Stone

Maintenance Supervisor-Support-Rich Raab

Maintenance Specialist II-Jonathon Moore

Maintenance Specialist II-Ronald Willis

Fleet Manager-Sam Spiggle

Crew Chief-Scott Spencer

Mechanic III-David Calvert

Administrative Services Staff

Administrative Services is the administrative support for Charleston County Park and Recrea-

tion Commission. We maintain policy for personnel, finance, and procurement. Our customers

are staff and vendors who enter into a business relationship with CCPRC. The Superintendent

of Administrative Services will supervise: Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Budget,

Fixed Assets, Information Technology, Grants, Capital Projects, and Support Maintenance.

JUNE 2012

Activity: May 2012

Events, Parks & Programs

Partnerships, Promotions & Sales

Public Perspectives

Stats — Park & Program Services,

Web, and Attendance THE LAKEHOUSE AT BULOW


Each year the United States Lifesaving Association sponsors National Beach Safety Week in an effort to remind beachgoers to use caution in the aquatic environment. The objective of National Beach Safety Week is to make citizens aware of the need to be safe while in and near the water. This objective stresses the following:

-Learn to swim

-Swim near a lifeguard

-Swim with a buddy

-Check with the lifeguards

-Use sunscreen and drink water

-Obey posted signs and flags

-Keep the beach and water clean

-Learn Rip Current safety

-Enter water feet first

-Lifeguards are your friends

The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission provides lifeguards at the county beach parks and at the Folly Beach Fishing Pier in an effort to reduce the number of beach accidents. The agency employs around 50 lifeguards to keep the county beach parks at Isle of Palms, the Folly Beach Fishing Pier and Kiawah Beachwalker safe. Nevertheless, an informed public is essential to maintaining adequate levels of beach and water safety.

In conjunction with National Beach Safety Week, various beach safe demonstrations will be held on Saturday, May 26. Isle of Palms County Park, Kiawah Beachwalker Park and the Folly Beach Fishing Pier will be giving out information on beach safety and marine life, along with demonstrations such as a swim rescue scenario and a board rescue scenario.

Activities will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Beach-goers and the general public are encouraged to attend and watch these demonstrations. For more information on Beach Safety Week or the events taking place on May 26, contact Stephen Fernandez at 843-762-8046.

Beach Safety Week through May 28 May 22, 2012

Post and Courier, The (Charleston, SC) - The Charleston Scene

May 31, 2012

Get Out: Hit Trails in Bikinis and Boardshorts

From the folks who brought you the Mullet Haul Trail Run comes the newest fun run: the inaugural Bikinis and Boardshorts 5K on Saturday at Laurel Hill Plantation in Mount Pleasant. In the past two years, the folks down at the Charleston County Park and Rec-reation Commission have stepped it up to offer something different from the standard 5K road race by introducing themed trail runs in various nature-oriented parks.

Mullet Haul, in which participants are encouraged to wear mullet wigs, is a 5- and 10-mile trail run event at the Mullet Hall Eques-trian Center on Johns Island. Where the Wild Things Are 5K is held at Caw Caw Interpretative Center in Ravenel. And Double Dare 5K, in which two runners are randomly paired and their finish times are combined to determine a winner, is held at Wannamaker County Park in North Charleston.

Bikinis and Boardshorts is an appropriate way to kick off the summer race season. After the 5K on the trails of Laurel Hill, 1400 S.C. Highway 41, runners can cool down on an inflatable waterslide that will be on-site.

A prize will be awarded for the best costume at the race.

Late registration is $28 for residents of Charleston County and $34 for non-residents and will be held 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday. Partici-pants ages 10-15 must be accompanied by an adult chaperon. Dogs and strollers are not allowed. More at www.ccprc.com/bb5kor call 795-4386.

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Buried Present

CCPRC time capsule to bear

snapshot of the Lowcountry to

future generations

May 29, 2012 By Charlie Morrison

The Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) took another step in connecting Lowcountry residents with the organization’s message of long-term planning, last Wednesday, in officially dedicating a time capsule that will soon be buried within James Island County Park. The time capsule, part of the organization’s ‘Leaving a Legacy’ pro-gram, is to be unearthed fifty years from now, in 2062. Along with a number of items documenting the CCPRC’s current efforts to preserve land and resources in the County, the capsule will contain a trio of essays submitted by area students describing their visions of life in 2062, and how recreations and community parks would fit in to the picture. The three submissions represented the winning entrants in a CCPRC-sponsored essay contest for third through fifth grade students in the County’s Kaleidoscope afterschool program.

The winners of the essay contest were Mitchell Elementary third-grader Eric Center, fellow Mitchell student, 4th grader Khalil Pearson, and Oakland Elementary fifth-grader Quincey Pinckney. The three winning entries were selected from a total of 30 entries from eight County Kaleidoscope programs, and judged for content, creativity, organization and length. The winners received a 2012 Super Splash Pass good for the entire summer at all County water parks.

For CCPRC executive director Tom O’Rourke, the ceremony serves as reminder to organization staffers and the community alike that long-term planning is a very real necessity in Charleston. “The key for us right now with an aggressive move toward this is the fact that, in a place like Charleston, the land is getting eaten up every day,” says O’Rourke. “They’re doubling the size of the airport, there’s going to be growth, growth, growth, and we can’t say that the number of park acreage forever is going to be what it is today because this whole area is going to double in size.

“We need to make sure that in 2062, there are still these natural places for people to get out and see and to be a part of,” continues, O’Rourke. “This ceremony talks about our role and our mission as legacy builders, and that’s our job. We are in the business of leaving behind something. It’s actually our responsibility, so we get it.”

For more information on the CCPRC, see the organization’s website at www.ccprc.com. For more information on the Charleston County School District’s Kaleidoscope afterschool program, go to http://www.charlestoncoce.org/.


CHARLESTON TRIATHLON SERIES

JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK

DANCE UNDER THE STARS

MT PLEASANT FISHING PIER

Events, Parks & Programs Hershey Track and Field participants go for the Gold Com-

munity Education staff organized the Hershey Track and Field Dis-

trict Meet on May 19th at West Ashley High School. Over 200

young athletes, ages 9 to 14, competed. The meet included 42

events intended to introduce children to track and field. The par-

ticipants consisted of the top qualifiers from five local Hershey

meets held earlier in the year. Running events range from a 50

meter dash to a one mile run. Field events include a standing

long jump and softball throw. At all Hershey meets, each athlete

is allowed to participate in no more that 3 events total. The top

finishers at the district meet will move on to the Hershey Track

and Field South Carolina State Meet, held June 9th. Five athletes

from the state meet will qualify for the North American Finals held in Hershey, PA in August. In addition to entirely

organizing the district meet, CCPRC supports this program at all

levels. We provide ribbons and medals to local events, help or-

ganize and manage state meet and sit on the state’s organizing

committee, and will send staff to help chaperone SC state ath-

letes at the North American finals.

Kahuna on the Cooper a Success! On May 26th, the Mt

Pleasant Pier held the first annual “Kahuna on the Cooper” fish-

ing tournament. 150 fishermen flocked to the pier to catch large

numbers of red drum, flounder, and trout. Kirkman Broadcasting

added to the excitement with radio personalities Bobby Hartin

and Ted Byrne broadcasting live from the pier. The tournament

was a total success and Mt Pleasant Pier staff are looking for-

ward to the “Kahuna on the Cooper” becoming an annual

event.

New Addition to Splash Zone James Island County Park has

a new addition to the food options located in Splash Zone. The

“Splash Stop” is conveniently located in the center of Splash

Zone. Menu items include hotdogs, drinks, peanut butter and

jelly sandwiches, pretzels, potato chips, snow cones,

ice cream, and candy. We are happy to provide this

added convenience for our customers.

YAPPY HOUR

JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK

Partnerships, Promotions & Sales ACA Grant Guides Baptist Hill Youth on an Edisto River Adventure On May 18th and 19th CCPRC camp staff and the

American Canoe Association teamed up with Baptist Hill Community Education to implement a program with grant

funding by Outdoor Nation. After implementing a basic water based stewardship program (module 1), CCPRC Sumer

Camp Counselors, lead by Ande Oliver and Joe Moore, conducted a Quickstart Canoe course at James Island County

Park (module 2). The following day, CCPRC and ACA staff led the group on the Edisto River collecting trash along the

way to apply what they

learned in modules 1 and 2.

This program reconnected kids

with their local waterway and

promoted safe recreation and

the value of stewardship of

their local resources

Charleston Riverdogs—On Sunday, May 6, Charleston County Parks had a table

presence, along with Top Dog Mascot Jax and Bandit the Raccoon, at the Family Sunday

Charleston Riverdogs “dog day” game. This special event invited families to bring their

dogs to the game. Jax, Bandit, and CCPRC staff met with attendees and gave out

information near the stadium entrance.

Community Education Supports the 2012 Youth Environmental Summit celebrating the completion of their service learning projects, 303 youth from nine area elementary and middle schools convened at James Island County Park on May 15th for the 14th Annual Youth Environmental Summit (Y.E.S.) hosted by Earth Force, a nonprofit organization that

works to engage young students as active citizens who work to improve their local environment and community. The

Y.E.S. featured student-led, service-learning community improvement projects developed and executed in the

Charleston community this past school year. Representing Charleston County Community Education, James Island

Community Education staff helped guide students from five schools in the completion of 10 projects, selected by each

youth team from a need that they had observed in the community, including the projects that follow.

The Kid’s Club at Harborview Elementary School’s Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program spent the school year

promoting safer streets for their classmates. These

young people engaged homeowners in the

surrounding neighborhood in a campaign to install

speed bumps in through streets to slow traffic

around the school. They engaged the City of

Charleston Planning Department and the

Department of Transportation in their efforts.

Although the streets are still speed bump free, these

youth successfully slowed traffic through their

neighborhood campaign, surveys and signs!

Partnerships, Promotions & Sales The Earth Force team at James Island Middle School, including

the E.X.C.E.L.L. Afterschool Program, wanted to empower pet

owners to take responsibility for the waste that their pets create

that, when left to the elements, contaminates our waterways.

These students “took to the streets” to get their message out by

hosting an information booth at CCPRC’s PetFest event and ap-

pearing as youth ambassadors on a local news channel. These

young people also worked alongside SC Department of Natural

Resources staff to seed a new oyster reef since coliform bacteria

from pet feces causes numerous oyster bed closings each season.

The Y.E.S. featured support and presentations from 18 community

partner agencies including the South Carolina Aquarium, Charles-

ton County Park and Recreation Commission, Alcoa Mt. Holly, Cummins Turbo Technologies, Grice Marine Labo-

ratory, Charleston County Environmental Management, the Carolina Green Fair, Charleston Area Beekeepers’ As-

sociation, Keep Charleston Beautiful, the City of Charleston Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families and

many more. Charleston County Community Education applauds the strong efforts of the Kaleidoscope Afterschool

Program staff in spear-heading relevant and educational projects that sup-

port CCPRC’s core values of stewardship, safety and community enrich-

ment; and afterschool program quality standards of service-learning and

community outreach development.

South Carolina Aquarium’s World Turtle Day Event— On Saturday, May

19, Charleston County Parks was on hand to give out information and inter-

act with families attending World Turtle Day at the South Carolina Aquar-

ium.

Town of Mount Pleasant Farmers’ Market—On Tuesday, May 15 and Tues-

day, May 22, Charleston County Parks had a table on site to give out information and to interact with families dur-

ing the popular Mount Pleasant Farmers’ Market.

Staff Partnerships

Erica Veal, Cultural History Interpretation Specialist, conducted a very well received special interpretive tour of Laurel Hill for the Newberry College Board of Directors. The tour focused on the fascinating history of Laurel Hill including the oak allee’, the grounds surrounding the old house site, and the brick foundation.

Mark Madden, Interpretation and Stewardship Manager, spent much of May finalizing the formal partnership be-tween CCPRC and Charleston County Environmental Management. The long months of work by Mark, Ed-monds Brown (WCP Mgr) and William Boyd (WCP Maintenance Supervisor) paid off for the agency as Whirlin Waters opened for business with a composting system that will compost all food and nearly all serving ware that comes out of the Calypso Kitchen. This has huge benefits for CCPRC ranging from increasing public credi-bility to reducing the weight and cost of trash dumpsters to receiving free finished compost from CCEM that can be used to nourish park landscaping. As a part of the partnership, CCEM also provided $5000 worth of re-cycling bins to expand recycling throughout Wannamaker County Park. Press releases and newsletter articles for both organizations will be out soon highlighting the partnership.

Partnerships, Promotions & Sales Through Corporate Online Pass Sales, the Discount Pass Program and Satellite Sales, companies purchase passes and tickets at a discounted rate. In May, the following companies purchased Gold Passes, waterpark passes and waterpark tickets, generating $90,896.

CORPORATE ONLINE PASS SALES

Blackbaud: $527 (9 Gold Passes)

Boeing: $3,631 (19 Gold and 35 Super Splash Passes)

Charleston County School District: $3,631 (21 Gold, 21 Super and 18 Basic Splash Passes)

Charleston County Government: $2,020 (16 Gold, 13 Super and 3 Basic Splash Passes)

The Citadel: $670 (4 Gold, 4 Super and 3 Basic Splash Passes)

City of North Charleston: $1,372 (5 Gold Passes and 15 Super Splash Passes)

College of Charleston: $1,147 (12 Gold Pass and 9 Basic Splash Passes)

MUSC: $5,818 (19 Gold, 55 Super and 22 Basic Splash Passes)

Roper Hospital: $2,272 (13 Gold, 10 Super and 16 Basic Splash Passes)

Trident Health Systems: $1,944 (6 Gold, 18 Super and 6 Basic Splash Passes)

DISCOUNT PASS PROGRAM

First Federal: $6,191 (86 Super Splash Pass)

JI Charleston Air Force Base: $7,200 (100 Super Splash Passes)

SATELLITE SALES

MUSC: $38,543 (172 Gold, 204 Super, 173 Basic, 313 Whirlin’ Waters, 310 Splash Zone and 206 Splash Island)

Bloom Women’s Expo (Way FM): $378 (4 Gold Passes and 3 Super Splash Passes)

Bosch: $15,552 (45 Gold, 146 Super, 4 Basic, 161 Whirlin’ Waters, 28 Splash Zone and 36 Splash Island)

$-

$50,000.00

2010 YTD2011 YTD

2012 YTD

Gold Pass Revenue

$-

$50,000.00

$100,000.00

2010 YTD2011 YTD

2012 YTD

Super Splash Revenue

$-

$10,000.00

$20,000.00

2010 YTD2011 YTD

2012 YTD

Splash Pass Revenue

$-

$20,000.00

2010 YTD2011 YTD

2012 YTD

Waterpark Ticket Revenue

Public Perspective Page 9

What our customers are saying….

Facebook Post- " A BIG Thank you to Joe and Andy for giving my son a new experience today! You guys were fantas-tic! I don't think anyone could have taught a one-handed kid with autism to Kayak any better than you guys did! He had a BALL!!" - Parent

"Thank you! It was such a pleasure to come down and work with CCPRC. I have to say, this was BY FAR the best group of people that I have ever worked with. Everyone on staff was just such a rock star, and the kids really en-joyed it. It was definitely a rewarding opportunity." - Paddle Nation organizers

Facebook Post- “we went to Caw Caw today for the In-digo Tour & Activity. Miss Erica was our tour guide and she was wonderful! Very patient with all the little ones and very knowledgeable. She obviously loves her job and it shows. What an asset to the Park Community!” – Par-ticipant

Wannamaker County Park

“I like the convenient location, close to my home so I can visit often with my little one.”

Isle of Palms County Park

“This park is a blessing to those of us who travel for day trips from the Columbia area. Thank you.”

James Island County Park

“This is our 7th visit with you, and even though we own shares in a beach house at IOP, we prefer to stay with you!!!”

Beachwalker County Park

“What a great beach! We will tell all of our family about this beach.”

Stats — Park & Program Services Online: $ 153,999

Front Desk: $ 457,827

Total Revenue: $ 611,826

Call Center Recorder software down in May: No info

Stats — Web Website Visitor Summary

www.ccprc.com

Total Visitors Page Views Percentage of New Visitors Average Page Views Per Visit

May: 100,250

May 2011: 87,639

May: 443,908

May 2011: 439,786

May: 60.06%

May 2011: 61.05%

May: 4.43

May 2011: 5.02

How Are They Finding Us?

1. Google 2. Direct to ccprc.com 3. Bing 4. Yahoo.com 5. charlestoncvb.com 6. follybeach.com 7. sciway.net 8. iop.net 9. discoversouthcaro-

lina.com 10. facebook.com

11. charlestonsfinest.com 12. Wildlifeatkiawah.com 13. themeparkcity.com 14. scgreatoutdoors.com 15. Charlestontriathlonclub.com 16. aol.com 17. Kiawahisland.org 18. Ask.com 19. Yahoo mail 20. facebook (mobile) 21. Rv-clubs.us 22. charlestonfamilyfun.com

Email Marketing Highlights

Charleston County Community Education Website

Total visitors: 1,321 Total page views: 5,171

Top Pages 1. Afterschool 2. Summer Camps 3. Wando 4. Kaleidoscope Summer Camps 5. Classes 6. Girls Volleyball Camp 7. Hershey’s Track & Field 8. Wildcat Summer Day Camp 9. West Ashley 10. Types of Programs 11. Ladson Summer Fun Camp 12. James Island 13. Volunteers Needed 14. Camp FUNdamental 15. Little Bulldog Summer Camp

#ChasCountyParks

216 followers

199 Tweets

5/1—5/31

/CharlestonCountyPRC: 9,039 fans (↑ 245)

Most Popular Pages

1. Whirlin' Waters 2. Splash Passes 3. Campground 4. James Island County Park 5. Whirlin' Waters Operating Schedule 6. Kiawah Beachwalker Park 7. Isle of Palms County Park 8. Waterparks 9. Employment 10. Splash Zone Waterpark 11. North Charleston Wannamaker County Park 12. Campground & Cottages 13. Splash Island Waterpark 14. Parks & Facilities 15. Folly Beach Fishing Pier 16. Gold Pass Membership 17. Palmetto Islands County Park 18. Shaggin’ on the Cooper 19. Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series 20. Beach Parks

What Are They Searching For?

1. gold pass 2. fishing 3. JOBS 4. PRICES 5. Splash zone 6. whirlin waters 7. isle of palms 8. hours 9. wannamaker 10. manuals

11. horseback riding 12. splash island 13. water parks 14. isle of palms beach 15. summer camp 16. summer camps 17. greenbax 18. isle of palms beach 19. James Island County Park 20. employment

30 Mentions/Interactions

REACH: The number of unique people

who saw content associated with our

page. Highest reach was the week of

5/21—5/27, with 11,430 unique people.

Splash Pass Renewal E-mails: 36% Opened, 27% Clicked-Through Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Pre-Race #1: 23% Opened, 26%

Clicked -Through Dog Parks & Yappy Hour: 19% Opened, 14% Clicked-Through Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Pre-Race #2: 26% Opened, 24%

Clicked-Through Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series Pre-Race #3: 31% Opened, 37%

Clicked-Through

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Stats — attendance

On June 2nd (National Trails Day) CCPRC officially opened its newest trail at Wanna-maker County Park. The 8-mile Wannamaker North Trail winds among the hardwood forest in the northern portion of the park, accessible from Westview Boulevard in Goose Creek. The single-track loop trail takes advantage of soil mounds scattered throughout the property and a mile-long ridge feature, resulting in a thrilling experience for moun-tain bikers, runners, and hikers.

The trail was implemented entirely by volunteers, including trail designer Brad Phillips, who personally invested over 600 hours in the project. Additional support (amounting to over 1,000 hours) was provided by the Low Country Fat Tire Freaks, a group of local mountain biking enthusiasts. Brad and the Fat Tire Freaks have agreed to cooperatively manage the trail with CCPRC, wherein the group will clear the trail of debris and poten-tial hazards, as CCPRC continues to provide financial and operational support.

The Grand Opening celebration included encouraging speeches by Commissioner Ravi Sanyal, Executive Director Tom O’Rourke, Recreation Director Steve Hutton, and City of Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler. Commissioner Sanyal and Executive Director O’Rourke praised the unique partnership formed between CCPRC and the Low Country Fate Tire Freaks. Mayor Heitzler reflected on the history of the area, and offered the City of Goose Creek’s support for future recreation projects on its property, which sits adja-cent to the trailhead parking lot.

Wannamaker North Trail Grand Opening

Wannamaker North Trail Grand Opening Page 2

Old Towne Creek Archeology Study Complete

Business Name

Planning Division Commission Update June 2012

Julie Hensley, Director

Matthew Moldenhauer, Land Resource Manager

Planning Division

Wannamaker North Trailhead

Commission Update

Lynches River County Park, Coward, SC

Statement of Purpose: Through careful planning and analysis, the Planning Divi-

sion strives to provide quality park facilities for the citizens of Charleston County, while

protecting the natural and cultural resources. Thoughtful park planning ensures that

we continue to improve our quality of life for future generations, in keeping with the

agency mission.

Commission Update

Old Towne Creek Archeology Study Complete

Archeology consulting firm New South & Associates recently concluded an Archeologi-

cal Phase I study of the Old Towne Creek property. Surprisingly, the findings did not

clearly reflect Colonial occupation, but rather, the agricultural heritage of the property.

The consultants performed 348 shovel tests and found a variety of artifacts ranging

from prehistoric to nineteenth century. Of the eleven sites and twelve isolated finds,

four of the sites are recommended for no further research. Six of the sites are poten-

tially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), although further re-

search is necessary to determine the eligibility, the significance, and any potential asso-

ciation with previously recorded resources in the area. At a minimum, it is recom-

mended that sites requiring further investigation be avoided in developing the property.

The findings included a African American settlement near an area marked as “slave

quarters” on an early plat, a cemetery, and a variety of historic artifact scatter. Artifacts

included brick, pottery sherds, iron, a glass container, a nail, and an overalls clasp.

Archaeological mitigation

may be required, pending

additional research and

future plans for develop-

ment. If it is determined

that NRHP sites would be

impacted by future devel-

opment, CCPRC’s archaeo-

logical consultant would

submit research designs

and data recovery plans to

the State Historic Preser-

vation Officer for approval

to ensure that methods,

field investigations, and

data recovery are consis-

tent with the requirements

of South Carolina Stan-

dards and Guidelines for

Archeological Investiga-

tion. All artifacts recovered

during archaeological in-

vestigations are stabilized

and process for curation.

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Archeological Site Documentation—Old Towne Creek

june 2012 regular commission meeting packet

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sport management

charleston

gullah geechee

charleston

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approved cip

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