Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 05:00 PM



AGENDA
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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 11/14/2023

VI.Presentations, Celebrations and Recognitions

  1. 1.Recognition of Beaufort County School District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez - Mayor Lisa Sulka

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

  3. 3.Proclamation in Support of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month - Mayor Lisa Sulka

  4. 4.Presentation of Awards for Christmas Parade Winners - Mayor Lisa Sulka

  5. 5.Annual Update from Bluffton Police Department's Mental Health Advocate - Hannah Anderson and Victims Advocate - Kate Cooler

VII.Public Comment

VIII.Communications from Mayor and Council

IX.Public Hearing & Final Reading

X.Formal Agenda Items

  1. 1.Approval to Authorize a Construction Contract with Beaufort Construction of SC, LLC for the Event Area Site Development at Oyster Factory Park (Fiscal Impact: $1,016,818.50) – Pat Rooney, Manager of Capital Improvements Program

  2. 2.Approval to Authorize a Master Services Agreement with JK Tiller Associates, Inc., Witmer Jones Keefer, Ltd., and Wood + Partners for As Needed Planning and Design Consulting Services (Fiscal Impact: Not to Exceed Individual Project Budget Amounts) –  Pat Rooney, Manager of Capital Improvements Program

  3. 3.Consideration of Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 – Businesses and Business Regulations, Appendix A – Business Licenses Rate Schedule and Appendix B – Business License Class Schedule by NAICS Code of the Town Code as Required by Act 176 of 2020. - Second & Final Reading - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

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

  5. 5.Consideration of a Resolution Encouraging Governor Henry McMaster to Declare an Economic Disaster Due to the Dumping of Imported Shrimp in the United States Market – Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

  6. 6.Consideration of the Acceptance of University Investments, LLC’s One Hundred Percent (100%) Annexation Petition to Annex Certain Real Property Contiguous to the Town of Bluffton’s Corporate Boundaries Consisting of a Total of 65.592 Acres, More or Less, Located at Southwest Corner of the Buckwalter Parkway and Lake Point Drive Intersection and to the West of the Retreat at Grande Oaks, and Bearing Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R600-029-000-0014-0000 (Portion) and R600-029-000-2410-0000. - Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management

XI.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.Presentation of the Hilton Head Island Bluffton Chamber of Commerce FY24 Quarterly Report - Ariana Pernice, Hilton Head Island Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

  4. 4.Consideration of Adoption of 2024 Town Council Meeting Schedule and 2024 Quarterly Workshop Meeting Schedule - Marcia Hunter, Town Clerk

  5. 5.Lowcountry Area Transportation Study (LATS) Local Match Request - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

  6. 6.Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt the Town of Bluffton Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 – Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

  7. 7.A Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to the Current Redevelopment Plan for the Town’s Tax Increment Financing District - Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

XII.Executive Session

XIII.Action from Executive Session

XIV.Adjournment

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