Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, October 08, 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.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

  1. 1.Regular Meeting Minutes of 09/10/2024

V.PRESENTATIONS, CELEBRATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS

  1. 1.National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month - Mayor Larry Toomer

VI.PUBLIC COMMENT

VII.COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL

VIII.WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration and Direction of Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances. Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management 
        a. SOLOCO Stormwater Design Manual
        b. Chapter 6 Businesses and Business Regulations
                 i. Article III – Soliciting and Mobile Vending
                ii. Article V – Short-Term Rental Units

  2. 2.Proposed Amendments to the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances to include Regulations Addressing Abandoned and Moored Boats in the Town’s Waterways. Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

IX.PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL READING

  1. 1.Amendments to the Town of Bluffton’s Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Article 4 - Zoning Districts and Article 5 – Design Standards to Establish a Planned Unit Development District for Bluffton Village and Related Standards, and to Add Appendix A to Include the Master Plan, Building and Sign Standards from the Soon-to-Expire Bluffton Village Development Agreement. Public Hearing and Final Reading - Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management

X.FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration of an Ordinance Authorizing a Lease Agreement with Bright Beginnings Academy, LLC to Provide a Childcare Facility within a Town Owned Property. First Reading - Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

  2. 2.Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton Fiscal Year 2025 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 FY2024 Budget to the FY2025 Budget. Second and Final Reading - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Director of Finance

XI.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

  3. 3.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Easement Donations from Property Owners Necessary to Complete the Pathway Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project. Constance Clarkson, Project Manager

  4. 4.Breast Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation - Mayor Larry Toomer

  5. 5.Cyber Security Awareness Month Proclamation - Mayor Larry Toomer

  6. 6.Community Planning Month Proclamation - Mayor Larry Toomer

XII.EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIII.ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIV.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

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