Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, February 14, 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 January 10, 2023

   Special Joint Workshop Meeting Minutes of January 17, 2023

VI.Presentations, Celebrations and Recognitions

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

2. 2.Introduction of New Employees - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

3. 3.Dominion Tree Trimming Update - Blakely Williams, Dominion Energy

VII.Public Comment

VIII.Communications from Mayor and Council

IX.Formal Agenda Items

1. 1.Acceptance of the Presentation of the Town of Bluffton FY 2022 Audit by Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

2. 2.Consideration of a Resolution Calling on the South Carolina Legislative Delegation to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws Governing Approved Uses of Accommodations and Hospitality Taxes to Include Workforce Housing as an Approved Use of such Taxes; and to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws so as to Increase South Carolina Housing Tax Credits from $20,000,000 to $40,000,000 Annually - Heather Colin – Assistant Town Manager

3. 3.Consideration of the Acceptance of University Investments, LLC and Grande Oaks II, LLC’s One Hundred Percent (100%) Annexation Petitions to Annex Certain Real Properties Contiguous to the Town of Bluffton’s Corporate Boundaries Consisting of a Total of 86.36 Acres, More or Less, and Bearing Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R600 029 000 0014 0000 and R600 029 000 2410 0000- Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management 

4. 4.Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton FY 2023 Budget to Provide for the Expenditures of Certain Funds and to Allocate Sources of Revenue for the Said Funds – First Reading – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

5. 5.Approval to Authorize a Construction Contract to JS Construction Services, Inc. for the Buck Island/Simmonsville Phase 6B Sidewalks Project (Fiscal Impact - $354,397) - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

6. 6.Consideration of an Ordinance Ratifying a Non-Exclusive Easement Over Certain Real Property Owned by the Town of Bluffton Consisting of Parcel R610 036 000 1319 0000 in favor of Dominion Energy of South Carolina Inc. for the New Riverside Barn Park – First Reading – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

7. 7.Approval to Authorize a $71,600 Amendment to Contract #2021-30 with Thomas and Hutton Engineering Co. to Complete Engineering Design and Permitting for the Boundary Street Streetscape Project (Fiscal Impact $138,800.00) – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

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 Extension for the Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Bluffton and Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Regarding Collaboration of Projects and Capacity Fee Credits – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

4. 4.Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt the Revised Town of Bluffton ADA Transition Plan - Anni Evans, Director of Human Resources

XI.Executive Session

1. 1.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