Regular Town Council Meeting Tuesday, July 08, 2025 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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I.CALL TO ORDER

II.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.INVOCATION

IV.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

  1. 1.Regular Meeting Minutes of 06/10/2025

V.PRESENTATIONS, CELEBRATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS

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

  2. 2.Introduction of New Employees, Promotions, and Interns - Anni Evans, Director of Human Resources

  3. 3.Town Investment Portfolio Update - First Citizens Wealth, 

    Neil Chapman, Senior Portfolio Strategist and Grant Catoe, Institutional Consultant

VI.PUBLIC COMMENT

VII.COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL

VIII.WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Performing Arts Feasibility Study Report - Ryan Johnson, Project Manager, Johnson Consulting

IX.PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL READING

X.FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS

  1. 1.Consideration of a Resolution of Support for a Childcare and Early Learning Project Utilizing the Tri Share Funding Model. - Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager

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 and Right of Entry Donations from Q New River Forest Holdings, LLC Necessary to Complete the New Riverside Barn Park Public Services Building Project - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

  4. 4.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Easement Donations from Property Owners Necessary to Complete the Pritchard Street Streetscape and Drainage Project. - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

  5. 5.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing an Inter-Governmental Cost Share Agreement with Beaufort County School District to complete the Pritchard Street Streetscape Project - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

  6. 6.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing an Easement Donation from Heritage at New Riverside Community Association to Complete the New River Linear Trail Project - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

  7. 7.Consideration of an Ordinance for a Non-Exclusive Easement over Certain Real Property Owned by the Town of Bluffton Consisting of Parcel R610-028-000-0018-0000 in Favor of K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Carolina Oaks to connect the Four Seasons' Boardwalk to the New River Trail, First Reading - Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience

  8. 8.Consideration of a Resolution Appointing Walter Nester III to the Military Enhancement Committee for a Three-Year Term - Stephen Steese, Town Manager

  9. 9.Consideration of Proposed Amendments to The Town of Bluffton Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4 – Animals, to Align with Beaufort County’s Ordinance.  First Reading, Heather Colin, Assistant Town Manager

XII.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 1.Legal Advice Regarding Contractual Negotiations Involving the Verdier Development Agreement (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a] [2])

  2. 2.Legal Advice Regrading Emergency Declarations (Pursuant to SC Freedom of Information Act 30-4-70 [a] [2])

XIII.ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIV.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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