Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 05:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC



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

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 ALLEGIENCE

III.INVOCATION

IV.INVOCATION

  1. 1.Swearing In of Mayor Elect Larry Toomer and Seating of Councilmembers Bridgette Frazier and Dan Wood - Municipal Judge Clifford Bush III

    Appointment of Mayor Pro Tempore

V.ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

VI.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

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

VII.PRESENTATIONS, CELEBRATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS

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

  2. 2.Martin Luther King, Jr. Proclamation - Mayor Larry Toomer

  3. 3.Presentation of Utility Tax Credit Award from Palmetto Electric Cooperative – Berl Davis, President and CEO

  4. 4.Update on the Beaufort County Penny Tax Advisory Committee – Charlie Wetmore, Bluffton Committee Appointee

  5. 5.Town of Bluffton Annual Development Agreement Update - Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

  6. 6.Update and Discussion Related to SCADpro Recommendations for the Squire Pope Carriage House and Welcome Center - Glen Umberger, Historic Preservationist

  7. 7.Update and Discussion Related to a Conceptual Master Plan for Buckwalter Place Park, Pat Rooney - Capital Improvements Program Manager

VIII.PUBLIC COMMENT

IX.COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL

X.PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL READING

XI.FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration of a Resolution Establishing an Improvement and Maintenance Plan for Roadways in Old Town  – Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

  2. 2.Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Purchase of 140 Buck Island Road - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

  3. 3.Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton FY 2024 Budget to Provide for the Expenditures of Certain Funds and to Allocate Sources of Revenue for the Said Funds – First Reading - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

  4. 4.Consideration of an Ordinance Authorizing an Economic Development Incentive Agreement between the Town of Bluffton and Solomon Property Holdings, LLC in support of the development of 15,000 square feet of a Health & Wellness Facility - First Reading - Chris Forster, Assistance Town Manager

XII.CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

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

  2. 2.Town Manager Monthly Report

XIII.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 1.Discussion Relating to Proposed Contractual Agreements Between Beaufort County School District and the Town of Bluffton (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a][2]) - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

XIV.ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

XV.ADJOURNMENT

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