City of Charleston Committee on Public Works and Utilities 8/17/26

The City of Charleston Committee on Public Works and Utilities met on August 17, 2026, to discuss several procurement and infrastructure-related items. Key actions included approval of maintenance acceptances for sidewalks and drainage easements, and authorization of memorandums of agreement for third-party reviews related to pedestrian boardwalk and stormwater management projects. The committee also reviewed updates on stormwater fee waivers and credits, with plans to explore means testing for homestead exemptions in the following year. Significant capital improvement projects were discussed, including a $1.875 million federal and city cost-share project with the Army Corps of Engineers for East Oak and West Oak Forest drainage improvements, and a change order approval for the Spring Fishburn pump station construction. Additionally, the committee approved a stormwater pipe license agreement with the State Ports Authority to address corrosion issues and flooding. Other procurement-related approvals included funding for underground wiring design services along Maybank Highway and additional funds of $315,000 for a joint inland flood management study with the Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting also previewed an upcoming emergency action related to brick arch infrastructure with no cost to the city, and discussed the naming of a pump station after a former councilman.