Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 05:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC



AGENDA
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This meeting can be viewed live on Beaufort County Channel, on Hargray Channel 9 and 113 or on Spectrum Channel 1304.

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.INVOCATION

IV.INVOCATION

  1. 1.Swearing In and Seating of Council - Municipal Judge Clifford Bush III

V.ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

VI.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

  1. 1.Regular Meeting Minutes of 02/13/2024

VII.PRESENTATIONS, CELEBRATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS

  1. 1.Beaufort County School District Character Student of the Month  - Mayor Larry Toomer

  2. 2.Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Proclamation - Mayor Larry Toomer

  3. 3.2024 SC Chef Ambassador Leslie Rohland - Mayor Larry Toomer

  4. 4.Beaufort County Transportation Update for the Transportation Impact Analysis Ordinance (TIA) Ordinance and the Buckwalter Access Management Plan for Phase 2, Lake Point Drive to Barton’s Run Crossing - Jared Fralix, Assistant County Administrator, Infrastructure

VIII.PUBLIC COMMENT

IX.COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL

X.WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Presentation on Opioid Settlement Funds and Proposed Uses - Chief Joseph Babkiewicz, Bluffton Police Department

  2. 2.Consideration and Direction on Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances and Plans  - Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management

    2. Consideration and Direction on Amendments to the Town Code of Ordinances and Plans – Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management

    a. Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Unified Development Ordinance – Traffic Impact Analysis 

    b. Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Unified Development Ordinance – Wetland Buffers

    c. Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan (Blueprint Bluffton) – Housing Analysis to Use ATAX Funds to Support Workforce/Affordable Housing

    d. Expiration of the Bluffton Village Development Agreement

XI.PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL READING

XII.FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration of an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 26 – Traffic and Motor Vehicles, Article VII. – Towing and Wrecker Services – First Reading – Chief Joe Babkiewicz, Bluffton Police Department

  2. 2.Consideration of Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee Funding Recommendations for Quarter Ending December 31, 2023 - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

  3. 3.Consideration of an Ordinance for Certain Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances Chapter 23 – Unified Development Ordinance, Including Amendments to Article 3 – Application Process, Sec. 3.13 (Development Surety and Stormwater Surety), Sec. 3.14 (Certificate of Construction Compliance), Sec. 3.18 (Certificate of Appropriateness-Historic District), Sec. 3.19 (Site Feature-Historic District Permit); and, Sec. 3.25 (Designation of Contributing Resources); Article 4 – Zoning Districts, Table 4.3 (Uses by District); Article 5 – Design Standards, Sec. 5.10 (Stormwater); 5.11 (Parking); and, Sec. 5.15 (Old Town Bluffton Historic District); and, Article 9 – Definitions and Interpretations, Sec. 9.2 (Defined Terms)  – First Reading – Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management

XIII.CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

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

  2. 2.Town Manager Monthly Report

XIV.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 1.Legal Advice Pertaining to Personnel Matters (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a][2])

XV.ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

XVI.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: DAY, MONTH DAY, YEAR

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