Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 05:00 PM

I.Call to Order

II.Pledge of Allegiance

III.Invocation

IV.Adoption of the Agenda

V.Adoption of the Minutes

1. 1.Regular Meeting Minutes of 09/12/2023

2. 2.Town Council Quarterly CIP Workshop 07/18/2023

VI.Presentations, Celebrations and Recognitions

1. 1.Beaufort County School District Character Student of the Month -  Mayor Lisa Sulka

2. 2.Proclamation Recognizing National Planning Month - Mayor Lisa Sulka

3. 3.Cyber Security Awareness Month Proclamation - Mayor Lisa Sulka

4. 4.Presentation Municipal Achievement Award - Ashely Kellahan, Municipal Association of SC

5. 5.Beaufort County Update on Burnt Church Road Improvements Project - Jared Fralix, Assistant County Administrator, Engineering

VII.Public Comment

VIII.Communications from Mayor and Council

IX.Formal Agenda Items

1. 1.Consideration of an Ordinance Approving a Public Private Partnership to Develop and Transfer Ownership of Town Owned Parcels within the Buckwalter Multi County Industrial Park – Second and Final Reading – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

2. 2.Consideration of an Ordinance to Amend the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, to Add a New Section 18-137 Providing that a Person Who Violates Another with the Intent to Intimidate Another Person or Persons in Whole or In Part because of the Actual or Perceived Race, Color, Creed, Religion, Ancestry - Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Physical or Mental Disability or National Origin of the Other Person or Persons is Guilty of the Separate Offense of Hate Intimidation - Second and Final Reading - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

3. 3.Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton Fiscal Year 2024 Budget to Provide for the Expenditures of Certain Funds; and to Allocate Sources of Revenue for the Said Funds to Carryover Unspent Expenditures and Encumbrances from the FY2023 Budget to the FY2024 Budget – Second and Final Reading – Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

4. 4.Approval to Authorize a Design-Build Contract with Carolina Recreation and Design, LLC for the Oscar Frazier Splash Pad Project (Fiscal Impact: $750,240.39) – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

5. 5.Approval to Authorize an Amendment to Contract #2023-42 with Nix Construction Company, Inc. for Construction of Phase II Development at the New Riverside Barn Park Project (Guaranteed Maximum Price Fiscal Impact – $10,903,573.00) - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

6. 6.Consideration of Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee Funding Recommendations for Quarter Ending June 30, 2023 - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

7. 7.An Ordinance Authorizing The Conveyance Of Certain Real Property Owned By The Town Of Bluffton To Workforce State Of Mind, LLC, Located At 1095 May River Road And Consisting Of 1.78 Acres, More or Less, And Identified As Beaufort County Tax Map No. R610 039 000 0498 0000; And, Authorizing The Execution And Recording Of Associated Documents - First Reading - Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

X.Consent Agenda Items

1. 1.Monthly Department Reports: Police, Finance and Administration, Human Resources, Municipal Court, Projects and Watershed Resilience, Public Services,  Don Ryan Center for Innovation, and Growth Management

2. 2.Town Manager Monthly Report

3. 3.Consideration of an Ordinance and Ratification of a Non-Exclusive Easement Over Certain Real Property Owned by the Town of Bluffton Consisting of Parcel R610 028 000 1006 0000 in favor of Dominion Energy of South Carolina Inc. for Dominion Energy’s System Improvement Project – Second and Final Reading – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

4. 4.Consideration of an Ordinance and Ratification of a Non-Exclusive Easement Over Certain Real Property Owned by the Town of Bluffton Consisting of Parcel R610 035 000 0016 0000 in favor of Dominion Energy of South Carolina Inc. for the New River Linear Trail – Second and Final Reading – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

5. 5.Approval to Authorize a Lighting Agreement with Dominion Energy for the New Riverside Barn Park Project (Fiscal Impact: $325,220.40 over a 10-year term) – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

XI.Executive Session

1. 1.Update and Discussions Relating to the Acquisition of Ghost Roads In and Around Old Town (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a][2]) 

2. 2.Discussions Relating to Negotiations and Contractual Arrangements for Proposed Land Acquisition in Buck Island Road, and Highway 278 (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a][2])

3. 3.Personnel Matters Regarding Town Council Appointments of Boards, Committees, and Commissions (Pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a][1])

XII.Action from Executive Session

XIII.Adjournment