Aiken City Council took the following formal actions during its Nov. 10 meeting. This roundup lists each action and the recorded outcome.

Approved (second reading / resolutions / votes)

- Consent agenda (multiple second‑reading ordinances to annex and rezone parcels on Abbeville Ave NW/Allison St NW; parcel annexations on Silver Bluff Road, Janet Road, Silver Bluff Rd. 219; all items on consent passed unanimously). (See transcript SEG 281–300; vote recorded SEG 316–319.)

- Appointments: Reappointment confirmations for Scottie Myrick (Community Development Committee) and Charles Matthews (Planning Commission) were approved unanimously.

- Annexation / Edgefield Highway (38.9 acres): Approved on second reading with an amendment to allow a one‑time 15‑foot building separation for this project (council vote recorded as 6‑0 with one member out of the room; SEG 1429–1452).

- Annexation / Athol Ave / Powderhouse Connector / South Centennial Avenue (72.05 acres): Second reading approved; applicant withdrew the building‑separation waiver at Planning, and council approved second reading consistent with Planning’s recommended conditions.

- Airport: Ordinance authorizing modified lease and fixed‑base operator agreement with Aiken Aviation Enterprises (Aiken Regional Airport) approved on second reading (unanimous).

- Budget adjustments and parking lot purchase: Ordinance for HVAC replacement, mosquito truck replacement and to allow purchase of two parking parcels adjacent to the Center for African American History passed on second reading; one council member recused on the parking lot matter and the rest voted in favor.

- Grant acceptance: Resolution to accept a $40,000 matching grant from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History for a historic‑resource survey with up to $5,000 city match was approved.

- Professional services: Contract approval for WLA Studio to conduct the historic resource survey (grant‑funded) approved unanimously.

- Historic marker: Council approved placement of a historic marker memorializing the Lohman family lynching; the NAACP and other community members spoke in favor and the council voted unanimously to place the marker.

First readings / other

- Hotel Aiken development agreement and proposed city‑owned parking deck: First reading approved; further contract detail, cost estimates and mitigation plans were requested before final approval. Staff said up to $2,000,000 from settlement funds could be used toward hotel stabilization; the deck cost estimate is in the high seven figures.

- Budget amendment to allocate DOT 'C' funds for paving city roads: First reading approved (list of city‑maintained streets included in packet).

- Easement to Dominion Energy to serve the Joint Institute for Workforce Development (mixed‑use building on Newberry Street): First reading approved.

Tabled / continued

- Economic development inducement ordinance for Rutland Place (VP Riverside/Van Rock): Council voted to continue the item so staff and applicant can reconcile competing fee calculations before council acts.

How to read the votes

- Where a council member recused or was out of the room, the clerk noted it in the record; several unanimous votes included members being temporarily absent (recorded in the transcript). If a mover/second was identified on the record, it is noted in the transcript excerpts above.

Sources: Aiken City Council meeting transcript, Nov. 10 (agenda packet and oral presentations recorded in the official meeting transcript).