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WE'RE AROUND THE AUGUST 11TH LEFT IN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, I THINK ALL OF COUNCIL IS PRESENT.
IF WE COULD START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND FORGIVE ME, KIM, WHO HAS INVOCATION.
I APPLIED TO LATENCY TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
IF FRED HAS PRAYER, FRED, YOU HAVE MERE PART TIME.
YOU HAVE THE PRAYER, LET US FREE MOST MERCIFUL HEAVENLY FATHER.
WE COME THAT ASKING FOR YOUR WISDOM TO GUIDE US THROUGH THIS MEETING TOWN COUNCIL, THEN A COMMUNITY FEDEX THAT YOU BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR HEARTS AND TOWNS.
SO THERE THINGS THAT WE SAY AND DO MAYBE PLEASING YOUR SITE DECISION, YOU MAKE MAYBE FOR THE BETTER ABOUT COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE ALL OTHER AND DARE FROM YOUR SON JESUS NAME.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
UM, MR. ORLANDO, ANY CHANGES ON THE AGENDA? YES.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, A REMOVAL OF FORMAL ITEM, NUMBER ONE, BASED UPON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
IS ANYTHING ELSE? NO, MA'AM OKAY.
SO THERE'S A REQUEST THAT MARK WANTS TO REMOVE ITEM NON SECTION ON FORMAL ITEM, 11 FORMAL ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, WITH THAT REMOVAL, NO OTHER CHANGES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED AGENDA? THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.
ONE WAS THE EMERGENCY MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 30TH.
IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I GOT BRIDGET WHO WAS THE OTHER ONE? WHO, OTHER THAN LARRY SECONDED, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.
AND THE SECOND SET OF MINUTES WERE OUR REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 14TH.
IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TEAR SESSION, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, STEP OF SAYING OPPOSED.
THAT'S UNANIMOUS ITEM NUMBER SIX, PRESENTATION, CELEBRATIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS.
THIS IS, UH, A MUCH FASTER VERSION OF A VERY IMPORTANT NIGHT WHEN WE USUALLY HAVE OUR SENIORS COME IN A LITTLE BIT, UH, FOR COUNCIL, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD, KIM HAS ALREADY MAILED THEM THEIR CERTIFICATE AND A LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THESE ARE ALL SENIORS THAT AND JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES.
UM, AND I'M SURE THE LIST WOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER.
HAD WE NOT HAD TO GET, UH, GO TO VIRTUAL LEARNING THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR.
SO I'M GOING TO READ THEIR NAMES, THEIR HOSPITAL, AND HOW MANY HOURS AND THEIR LEVEL.
I DON'T HAVE THEIR GRADE, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL SEE SOME OF THESE BACK NEXT YEAR.
ALL OF THESE, THE FIRST TIMES ARE FROM MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, LIZ INGLESIAS 137 HOURS AND SHE WAS AT THE EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL, ASHLEY DOLLAR, 123 HOURS AT THE EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL.
ELLA DESARIO 110 HOURS AT THE EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL.
AND EMMA DRURY, 106 HOURS AT THE EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL.
THE REMAINING OF THE MAY RIVER STUDENTS WERE IN THE GOLD LEVEL AND THAT'S ADDISON BLACK WITH 54 HOURS.
GRACE HAHN WAS 70 AND A HALF HOURS.
CASSANDRA JOHNSON, 86 HOURS, LILLIAN LONG, 51 HOURS, BECCA AUSTIN, FORT 51 HOURS, BRITTANY THINGL STODD 60 HOURS, AVA WILSON, 70 HOURS, THE TEMA, OUR CON 71 AND A HALF HOURS LAILA DELVAUX 71 AND A HALF HOURS.
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ADELIN D WIG 56 HOURS, ELLIE MAN, ELLIE MCMANN, 50 HOURS, GUSTAVO MEDINA, 50 HOURS.WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM BLUFFTON THAT GOES TO ST.
VINCENT'S ACADEMY, ANASTASIA MARIE TALLER.
AND SHE HAD THE SILVER LEVEL AT 50 HOURS FROM BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL, ALL GOLD LEVEL RELAY RELAY LARSON AT 68 AND A HALF HOURS.
DAVID CHECON AT 65 HOURS, MATTHEW SHELBURNE AT 53 HOURS.
AND THEN WE HAD A HOMESCHOOL BLUFFTON RESIDENT WHO'S BEING HOMESCHOOLED AND IT WAS AT THE EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL.
AND THAT WAS JADE WILSON WITH 120 AND THREE QUARTERS HOURS.
SO STILL A GREAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
I THINK THEY HAD A LOT OF AGAINST WITH SCHOOL CLOSING AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, NOT GETTING INFORMATION.
WE'LL BE VERY FLEXIBLE AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY ADD ANY UPCOMING, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS ON THE LIST.
IF THEY CAN GET US THEIR HOURS, THAT CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, VERY PROUD OF GIVING BACK TO YOUR TOWN.
UM, AND FOR THOSE SENIORS JUST BEST OF LUCK NEXT YEAR, NEXT, WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM ERIN COUNCIL AND ADULTS.
I'M TRYING TO GET CONNECTED TO MY COMPUTER.
IS THERE ANY CONVERSATION OR COMMUNICATIONS FROM ANYONE ON COUNCIL? UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT COMMENT? WE'VE GOT THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT.
WAITING ON THE TIMER FROM, I KNOW I'M TRYING TO CONNECT HERE.
I THINK I HAVE AT THIS TIME, HOPEFULLY.
UM, ANNETTA PAPA LAND TREE LANE, MY WIFE AND I ARE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR THE LAST YEAR OF THE ATTRACTIONS OF FLOP.
THEN TO US IS THE WAY TREES AND FOLIAGE ARE USED IN COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED PROPERTIES.
IT IS ATTRACTIVE AND NOT AN EYESORE VEGETATION, THOSE CONCRETE AND ASPHALT JUNGLE APPEARANCE.
SO CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DENSE, URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST.
HOWEVER, IN THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS, PERMITS ARE BEING GIVEN OUT THAT KILLS THE BUCOLIC ENVIRONMENT OF BLUFFTON.
FOR EXAMPLE, WALMART PLAZA, THE CLEAR-CUT EYESORE OF THE, OF THE STORAGE BUILDING ON BUCK WALTER PARKWAY AND THE NEW MEDICAL BUILDING THAT IS GOING UP ON THE PARKWAY.
I THINK THE LAST ONE MISSED ANOTHER INCH OF A BUILDING TO THE SIDEWALK.
I'M JUST APPALLED THAT WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING THE PERMITS.
MUST HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY'RE DESTROYING THE APPEARANCE.
PLEASE THOUGHT CLEAR CUTTING THE TREES AND BUSHES ON THE PROPERTY, BUT, AND DON'T BE BEHOLDEN OF THE DEVELOPERS.
SOME OF WHOM WERE OUTSIDE INVESTORS THAT HAVE NO CONCERN ABOUT THE TOWN OR ITS PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
NEXT COMMENT IS KEVIN
I COMMEND YOU FOR ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN OUR TOWN.
AND I HAVE THREE CONCERNS THAT I FEEL WARRANT A REJECTION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
NUMBER ONE, IF, IF ONLY ONE UNIT MAY BE SHORT-TERM RENTED, CAN THE OTHER BE LONG-TERM RENTED? I DO NOT THINK IT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS COUNCIL TO DEFINE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT MAY HAVE A SPECIFIC USE POST-CONSTRUCTION TO LIFE SAFETY OF THE OWNER, GUESTS AND VISITORS WHO STAY IN THE RENTAL SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY.
AND THREE, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS TASKED WITH MAKING SURE COMPLIANCE FOR SPECIFIC USE OF A SPACE IS ACHIEVED AND THIS USE SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER IS RENTING AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR THE MAIN HOUSE OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, A BUSINESS, ACCORDING TO ALBURY VERSUS UNITED STATES, THREE OH TWO F DOT TWO D SEVEN 90 OWNING RENTAL PROPERTY QUALIFIES AS A BUSINESS.
IF YOU DID NOT EARN, IF YOU DO IT TO EARN A PROFIT AND WORK AT IT REGULARLY AND CONTINUOUSLY EXAMPLE, EDWIN CURPHEY PERSONALLY MANAGED HIS RENTALS, WHICH INCLUDED SEEKING NEW TENANTS, SUPPLYING FURNISHINGS, AND CLEANING, AND OTHERWISE PREPARING THE UNITS FOR NEW TENANTS.
THE COURT HELD THAT THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SUFFICIENTLY REGULAR AND CONTINUOUS TO PLACE HIM IN THE BUSINESS OF REAL ESTATE RENTAL PERTINENT INFORMATION.
ANY BUSINESS IN THE TOWN LIMITS REQUIRES A BUSINESS LICENSE AND A VISIT FROM THE TOWN'S BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATORS, VISITORS, AND OPERATION FOR A BUSINESS OF THIS TYPE, A TRANSIENT RENTAL.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OF MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, BUT A TRANSIENT GUESTS MAY NEED TO NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH IN THAT THE PROPOSED CERTIFICATION PROCESSES SHOULD NOT PLACE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OR BUSINESS RATHER THAN THE TOWN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE ONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOWS.
SO AS PROPERLY FOR INGRESS INSPECTED YEARLY OPERABLE PAINTED CLEARLY IDENTIFIED TWO
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FIRE EXTINGUISHER TAG AND INSPECTED YEARLY THREE ELECTRICAL PANEL LOCATION WITH CLEARLY LABELED BREAKERS FOR EXIT SIGNS WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY.IF GAS IS PRESENT SIX SMOKE ALARM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EACH DWELLING SPACE TIED TOGETHER AND SEVEN SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONCLUSION, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO MAY RESIDE ON THE SAME PROPERTY, EITHER IN ACCESSORY UNIT OR THE MAIN UNIT NOR THE VISITORS AND GUESTS.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE, OVER THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY JURISDICTION UNLESS THE COMPLAINT OR PERMIT APPLICATION WERE FILED.
WE MUST FOLLOW OUR MISSION TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS, THE TOWN, AND EACH OTHER BY CONTINUOUSLY MAKING OUR COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION BETTER.
THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROCEDURES SHOULD REQUIRE THE PROPERTY TO BE INSPECTED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND CONFIRM THE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE TYPE OF USE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPOSED CERTIFICATION PROCESS FAILS TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ESSENTIAL LIFE SAFETY CONCERNS AND VIOLATES CHAPTER NINE OF THE 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES SPECIFICALLY F I KNOW THREE DOT TWO DOT EIGHT GROUPS ARE.
AND FINALLY TONY HAYWARD, 95 BOUNDARY STREET REALIZING THE GROWTH POTENTIAL OF OLD TOWN.
IN OCTOBER, 2005, OUR LEADERS BROUGHT KIND OF FLUFFED IN GOVERNMENT, BROUGHT TOWN, TOWN, GOVERNMENT, AND TOWN CITIZENS TOGETHER TO CREATE A PLAN FOR OLD TOWN.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GATHERING WAS TO OBTAIN FROM THE CITIZENS A VISION FOR OLD TOWN.
THE CITIZENS SPOKE IN THE OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN WAS WRITTEN.
IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME IN BLUFFTON.
SOME OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS.
THE DOCUMENT BEGINS ON PAGE 1.2, BY SAYING NESTLED ALONG THE, ALONG THE BANKS OF THE MAY RIVER, THE OLD TOWN, BLUFFTON IS TREASURED BY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE OR NATURAL BEAUTY AND UNIQUE PHYSICAL CHARACTER.
IT CONTINUES THE ALL-TIME MASTER PLAN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE INFILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE OLD TOWN THAT REFLECTS THE ECLECTIC CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND A SUSTAINABLE PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT.
THE SAME QUOTE IS CARRIED FORWARD IN THE STUDIO, FIVE.FIFTEEN.ONE.
TAKING THIS LEAD PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET FOR THE OLD TOWN, WITH THE GGS BUILDING A 4,400 SQUARE FEET, THE PEARL AT 3060 SQUARE FEET AND THE CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE STRUCTURE OF 3,600 SQUARE FEET.
THE STRUCTURES ARE WELL BELOW THE 8,000 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM ALLOWED THEM THE VIDEO.
THEY RESPECTED THE OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN.
ALL OF THIS BEING SAID, I ASKED YOU THE BLUFFTON TOWN COUNCIL TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE UDI MAXIMUM SQUARE SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOWED IN THE OLD TOWN FROM 8,000 SQUARE FEET TO AN AVERAGE OF THE PRECEDENT SETTING STRUCTURES.
I SUGGEST THIS CHANGE WOULD ONLY BE FOR THE OLD TOWN AREA, ROUGHLY FROM PRITCHARD STREET TO HAYWARD STREET.
AND FROM THE MAY RIVER TO MAY RIVER ROAD DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT AND ENCOURAGED, BUT WE MOST RESPECT OUR HISTORY AND HERITAGE.
SO WHAT THEY DID IN THE OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN ON PAGE 1.2, THE TOWN STRIVES TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC VITALITY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT WHILE ENSURING THAT BLOCKCHAIN'S COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE ARE PRESERVED.
LET ME THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS UDL CHANGE.
THAT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR HISTORICAL HERITAGE.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER, UM, MARK, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR EDITS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT? IT'S NOT SOME OF THE CURRENT EDITS IN TERMS OF BUILDING TYPES AND SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THAT REGARD, BUT, UM, UH, I'VE MET WITH HEATHER TODAY AND WE'VE GONE OVER, UH, A TON OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY INITIATIVES.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S ALREADY ADDED THIS ITEM TO HER, UM, TO REALLY, TO THE, TO THE ITEMS SHE'S WORKING ON.
SO WITH COUNCILS, WITH, WITH COUNCILS, UH, HEAD NOD, SHE'LL KEEP WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION.
AND THEN ON THE LAST COMMENT TALKING ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE TALK, WE DID THAT LAST MONTH AND HELP ME REMEMBER, IS THAT COMING BACK TO US AGAIN? OR WAS THAT ALREADY VOTED ON? YES, LAST MONTH WE WORKED THROUGH WITH A WORKSHOP, A PUBLIC WORKSHOP WITH THE TOWN COUNCIL, AND I BELIEVE HEATHER IS FIRST READING EITHER IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE ON ME.
AS I SAID, WE'RE ONTO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING OF THREE ITEMS, AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION ON AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER FIVE.
I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE PUB FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY KIM FOR THIS ONE ITEM? NO.
AND THEN FOR THIS ONE, SO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE ARE NONE THAT WERE SUBMITTED.
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IS SECOND AND FINAL READING.HEATHER, WAS THERE ANY CHANGE FROM FIRST TO SECOND? YES, ACTUALLY THERE WAS ONE MINOR CHANGE THAT I EXPERIENCED FROM THE LAST STORM EVENT.
ALMOST USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WOULD WE APPLY THIS IF THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
AND THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IS SIMPLY WHEN NOW EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, UM, WHEN THOSE SITE STANDARDS GO INTO PLACE ORIGINALLY, THAT WAS, UH, STATED THAT IT WAS AT THE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING, WHICH IS TYPICALLY 36 HOURS AHEAD OF THE STORM AND STAFF WOULD PROPOSE.
AND I WOULD PROPOSE THAT THAT BECAME TWO WHEN A WATCH IS ISSUED AND THAT PROVIDED SOME MORE TIME FOR STAFF AND THE DEVELOPERS AND SITE CONTRACTORS TO BE PREPARED.
SO THAT'S TYPICALLY ISSUED AT 48 HOURS PRIOR TO A STORM EVENT.
ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL ON THAT REQUEST? GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT AND KIND OF TEST IT.
ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT OR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
IF NON, UH, THIS, WITH THAT CHANGE, UH, THIS IS SECOND AND FINAL RATING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, PASS ON SECOND READING THE CONSIDERATION ON AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER FIVE, WHICH IS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND SITE PREP FOR SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS WITH THAT ONE CHANGE THERE.
SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
UH, SO NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING CONSIDERATION OF AN APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BELFAIR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TEXT TO AMEND PROPOSED USES TO ADD THE USE ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL CLINIC TO THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES.
IS THERE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING? KIM? NO, NOT FOR THIS ONE.
SO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WERE AT KEVIN.
ANY CHANGES FROM FIRST TO SECOND? NO, MA'AM.
WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL ON THIS? IF NOT ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BELFAIR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TEXT TO AMEND PROPOSED USES TO ADD THE USE ANIMAL HOSPITAL OR CLINIC TO THE LIST OF PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PORTION OF THE BELFAIR UNIT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN, THEIR SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED, NOT UNANIMOUS.
FINALLY ON PUBLIC CON PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING, WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE FIVE.
AND THIS IS GENERAL STANDARDS RELATED TO HISTORIC DISTRICT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND LOT SIZES.
KIM, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? WE DO.
AND THEY SHOULD BE IN THE WAITING ROOM.
AND DO YOU HAVE THE TIMER FROM ME? ARE THEY IN THE WAITING ROOM? YEAH.
SO IF YOU PULL THEM IN, I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYONE OF THE AMOUNT OF IT'S IT'S.
I WOULD JUST REMIND THEM THE RULES FROM THEIR DAY IN THE WAITING ROOM.
REMIND EVERYONE THAT, THAT AMOUNT OF, I WAS JUST REMINDED OF THE ROLE ON THEIR FACEBOOK LIVES.
YOU'RE GETTING THE DRAWBACK FROM THE FACEBOOK LIVE DELAY, FACEBOOK LIVE.
I THINK MAYBE KEVIN KEVIN WAS ON.
I WAS GOING TO ASK WHO THAT, WHO THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM.
CAN YOU SAY WHO IT'S FROM KIM AND THEN WE'LL, WE'VE GOT KEVIN QUIET.
KEVIN, IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND IF YOU COULD SEE IT ON THE SCREEN, IF NOT, I'LL, I'LL KIND OF WIND YOU DOWN.
SO IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND IF YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO ITEM, NUMBER THREE, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF, CAN WE SEE HIM OR NO? LET'S SEE HERE.
AND THEN YOU START TALKING AND WE'LL START THE TIMER.
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57 CALHOUN STREET.UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE APP.
WE ARE HEARING LISTENING TO YOU.
I HAD MUTED MY, CAN WE STOP IT, KEVIN? YOU'VE GOT TO TURN YOUR FACEBOOK LIVE OFF WHILE YOU'RE ON.
I JUST SAW YOU TALKING AND I COULDN'T HEAR YOU TALKING, SO IT'S BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, SO WE'RE GOOD.
UM, SO I AM, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS.
UM, I DID SUBMIT THE, OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE, FOR THIS ITEM.
UM, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO JUST SHARE THAT I'M COMING AT THIS, NOT FROM WHAT WOULD AFFECT ME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I SHORT-TERM RENT A UNIT OR TWO AT TIMES, BUT TRULY WHEN I'M AT A VACATION RENTAL, I DO NOT KNOW THE PROPERTY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SMOKE DETECTORS GOING OFF BATTERIES LOW, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, A LOT OF, UH, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, OFTEN ABOVE A CAR, UH, GARAGE.
UH, IN MY CASE, THERE'S ONE THAT'S ABOVE A TWO AC COMPRESSORS.
AND IN THE PROPERTY THAT I HAVE AT CALHOUN AND GOD FORBID, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION OF SOME SORT, THE PERSON UP THERE WOULD HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT.
UM, AND WHILE WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN, UM, TO SORT OF START THIS DIALOGUE WITH, UH, HAVING A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT INSPECTION DONE, UH, THE ERNST IS ON THE OWNER AND THE STANDARDS ARE TRULY A MINIMUM, UH, THAT I DON'T THINK IS SAFE.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE IRC, THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, SOMEONE MIGHT ARGUE THAT THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE WOULD APPLY FOR A SINGLE FAMILY.
I GET THAT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE DOES SPEAK TO THE OCCUPANCY TYPE R THREE AND R TWO.
UH, AND IT ALSO SPEAKS TO OCCUPANCY TYPES OF ARE BEING, UH, REQUIRING A SPRINKLER, UM, HAVING THE PUBLIC ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY, JUST LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A STORE, IT HAS TO BE SAFE FOR THEM.
AND WE, WE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GONNA KNOW WHERE THE BREAKERS ARE, ARE GONNA KNOW THE INGRESS AND EGRESS AND TRULY COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE, UM, THE, UH, THE S THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SUPER OLD, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE USE THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO DO IS, IS APPROPRIATE.
AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT A BUSINESS LICENSES NEEDED OUR RETAIL LICENSES NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW YOUR TRANSIENT ROOM TAX AND, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE STATE, UM, THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
AND AS FAR AS THE, UM, THE BUSINESS LICENSE, IT IS, UH, IT IS PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED TO HAVE A SAFETY CHECK.
SO WHILE IT WOULD AFFECT ME, IF I WANTED TO CONTINUE TO SHORT-TERM RENT, I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS AND DO UPFIT IT'S TRULY WHAT'S NEEDED.
I THINK IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF A CAP, UH, IN HOW MANY THERE ARE, WHICH MAY BE BENEFICIAL, MAYBE SOMETHING FOR THE TOWN TO CONSIDER, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF SOMEBODY, KEVIN, YOUR, YOUR TIME'S UP AND I WANTED YOU TO FINISH, BUT THE ITEM THAT'S ON PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT ABOUT REYNOLDS.
SO, OH, WELL, I DON'T, I, I COULDN'T PULL IT UP.
I THOUGHT I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.
I ASKED TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC HEARING ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS, AND THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, OUR PUBLIC, I'M SORRY, YOU'RE THOMAS OVER.
IT'S THREE MINUTES AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO STOP YOU BECAUSE WHILE YOU WERE TALKING, WE CAN, IT'S SOMETHING, I HAVE THOUGHTS ON THE LOT SIZES TOO, BUT THAT'S FINE.
THAT WAS THE TIME TO DO, SORRY.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER COVER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND HEATHER SECOND AND FINAL READING.
IS, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES FROM FIRST TO SECOND? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM, THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
UH, SIMPLY THE, THE ONLY THINGS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE SECOND READING WERE THE CHANGES THAT TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED AS PART OF THEIR MOTION, WHICH WERE THAT THE 50 FOOT MINIMUM LOT.
BUT WHY WASTE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS HEATHER FOR THIS SECOND AND FINAL READING?
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IT'S NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND AND FINAL READING THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE FIVE, WHICH ARE GENERAL STANDARDS RELATED TO HISTORIC DISTRICT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND WHAT CLASSES YOU'RE SECOND.ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
AND, UM, PLEASE REMIND HIM, UH, MR. CLOT, THAT HE CAN SPEAK TO THAT PUBLIC.
IS THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, IF IT IS JUST REMIND HIM, PERHAPS WHEN IT'S COMING IN THAT WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEMS FIRST IS OUR, UH, ACTION PLAN TO SUPPORT THE MINION ENERGY PERIODIC TREE TRIMMING SPOT.
ARE YOU DOING THIS? YES, MA'AM.
LET ME SHARE THAT SCREEN AND SHARE THE RIGHT SCREEN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THIS HAS BEEN AN ITEM THAT'S BEEN ON YOUR MINDS FOR A WHILE NOW.
UM, IT WAS IDENTIFIED, UH, FIRST A WORKSHOP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING.
BUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORKSHOP TONIGHT IS TO GET YOUR INPUT ON DEVELOPING SOME STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT THE DEMEAN, THE DOMINION ENERGY TREE TRIMMING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE, UH, WITHIN THE TOWN OF LEFT-HAND PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO, A LITTLE BIT OF BRAC BACKGROUND FOR YOU.
UH, AS I SPOKE BEFORE, FORMALIZING A PROCESS FOR THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY IN THE FY 1920 STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, DOMINION ENERGY, WHICH IS FORMERLY SCE AND G PERFORMS RIGHTS OF WAY MAINTENANCE AND TREE TRIMMING ON A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE.
IN THE LAST TIME THEY PERFORMED THIS, UH, MAINTENANCE WAS FIVE YEARS AGO IN 2015.
AND SO IN 2020, WE ARE DUE, AND THIS HAS BECOME A RELEVANT TOPIC FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD ON.
UH, STAFF CONTACTED THE TOWN OF EDISTO BEACH, WHO WE UNDERSTOOD, UH, HAD A PROCESS IN PLACE TO PROVIDE SOME OVERSIGHT OF TRIMMING ACTIVITIES WITH SCE AND G.
WHAT WE FOUND OUT WAS THERE WAS NO FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH SCE AND G HOWEVER, UH, THE TOWN DID GET SOME COOPERATION FROM THEM FOR THE USE OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT THE, UH, TOWN COUNCIL APPOINTED AND THAT BODY FOLLOWED THE TRIMMING CREWS AROUND, AND THEY PROVIDED INPUT AS THEY WERE DOING THE TRAINING.
THE BODY CONSISTED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDISTO BEACH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND THE EDISTO LAND TRUST.
UH, STAFF HAS ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DOMINION ENERGY STAFF.
UH, KIM JONES HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO US.
UH, WE DO KNOW THAT MAINTENANCE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TIMEFRAME, BUT MAY POSSIBLY BE PUSHED LATER THAN THAT.
UM, WE ARE ASSURED THAT DOMINION ENERGY WILL PROVIDE AMPLE NOTICE OF ACTIVITY, AND, UH, THEY HAVE PROMISED US THAT THEY WILL MEET WITH TOWN STAFF AS NEEDED PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK.
UM, WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU NEXT IS A MAP THAT DOMINION ENERGY HAS PROVIDED TO THE TOWN, UH, THAT SHOWS WHERE THEIR TRIMMING ROUND IS.
SO THAT GIVES YOU AN EXAMPLE OF, UH, OUR REPRESENTATION OF WHERE THEY INTEND ON TRIMMING WHEN THEY DO PERFORM THEIR FIVE-YEAR MAINTENANCE.
I'LL LEAVE THAT UP FOR A MOMENT OR TWO.
SO LOOKING AT THE EDISTO BEACH MODEL, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR PUTTING TOGETHER OVERSIGHT USING, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE OR APPOINTING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF, UH, STAKEHOLDERS, UH, THAT COUNCIL IDENTIFIES, OR A COMBINATION OF AMB.
AND THERE'S SOME GOOD REASONS FOR THAT.
UM, ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, CHARTER, UH, TASKS OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE IS TO, UH, TAKE ON ACTIVITIES ON AN AD HOC BASIS JUST LIKE THIS.
SO THE NEXT STEP OF THIS PROCESS IS DETERMINED WHAT YOUR WILL IS, UH, WITH REGARD TO PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR THIS ACTIVITY AND WORKING WITH THE MINION ENERGY, AND THEN PENDING YOUR DIRECTION.
UH, STAFF WILL DRAFT A FORMAL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN A FORMAL MANNER FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
UH, AND WE WILL ASSIST AS NEEDED IN RECRUITING OR ASSEMBLING AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR YOU.
AND WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH DOMINION ENERGY, UH, REGARDING ANY SCHEDULED RIGHTS OF WAY TRIMMING ACTIVITY.
AND WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
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SCOTT ON THIS ONE, I THINK WE SHOULD INQUIRE ABOUT THEIR HERBICIDE POLICY AND USE.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO USE HERBICIDE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF LESS THAN, OR NOT.
A LOT OF TIMES WHAT OUR UTILITY WILL DO IS A LOT OF THEM AFTER THE CUT THEY SPRAY.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE LOW LEVEL PLANT LIFE, THAT'S ONE THING WHEN YOU SPRAY, BUT WHEN IT GROWS UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, AND THEN YOU SPRAY IT, YOU SEE DEAD TREES AND SHRUBS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO INQUIRE ABOUT, RIGHT? THINK ABOUT BODIES OF WATER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UH, MAYBE HAVE SOME VALUE IN THE STAFF REPORT ITSELF HAS ATTACHMENT ONE FROM, UH, SE NOT SDG.
THERE I GO AGAIN, DOMINION ENERGY, AND IT'S A HANDOUT FROM HIM ON TREE PRUNING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.
AND IT SPEAKS TO THE USE OF HERBICIDES THAT BEING SAID, COUNSELING WOULD, UH, WE WILL DEFINITELY INQUIRE WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR INTENDED USE OF HERBICIDE WITHIN TOWN LIMITS WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY COME TO DO THEIR TRAINING.
AND WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON AN ANSWER TO THAT, I'LL JUMP INTO DAN.
I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN AND THEY HAVEN'T LET US KNOW.
AND A LOT OF IT'S DOWN, BUT COLLIN AND SIMMONS BILL THE LAST TIME.
AND NOW THEY'RE BACK THAT, THAT ROUTE AT, I THINK THEY HAND FROM, AND THEY DON'T USE IT AT ALL.
ALL THOSE DITCHES GO STRAIGHT TO THE RIVER AND ALL THOSE ROADS ARE IN COMMUNITIES WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE NEED A HARSHER HAND ON THAT.
UM, TOMMY, OR IS IT YOU? UM, KIM WHO LETS ME IN HERE, WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, NO VOTES WERE CAST, UM, ALL OF COUNCIL EXCEPT FOR MR. TUMOR THAT ASKS, UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO LET'S, LET'S MOVE IF Y'ALL ARE OKAY WITH THAT.
UM, AND THEN THERE CAN PUT HER OTHER MOTION ON REGARDING BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES.
UM, LET'S, I'LL JUST DO IT ONE AT A TIME.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE TO APPOINT MICHAEL SOLACE FOR BEAUTIFICATION OR SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED, UM, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, POINT THE VACANCY TO STEVE WALLACE? IS THERE A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, STIPE OF SAYING HI, ANY OPPOSED, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE, WE HAVE NON, NON, UM, RESIDENTS AND TWO BUSINESSES.
SO I'M GONNA READ THEM ALL OUT.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, APPOINT HARRY LOTZ AND TAPER VOX AS THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND GEORGE BAILEY? RON DAVIES, ROSETTA EL SOL LEILANI, MICHAEL FRASIER, REGINAL HOWARD, JENNIFER MARRA, WILLIAM O'TOOLE, LAWRENCE RUE, OCHO, AND MYRA RIVERA VASQUEZ.
IS THERE A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.
AND FOR A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT RON GLEASON THAT COMMISSION SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.
AND WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON PLANNING, WHITE PACK AND HPC.
UM, THE, ANOTHER ACTION, IF HEATHER WOULD PUT UP THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ON SIX ACRES OF PROPERTY IN OLD TOWN? THE NUMBER IS OUR TENT.
SIX, 10 OH 39 OH EIGHT OH ONE FIVE NINE FOUR O'S.
AND THE SAME, BUT ONE
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SAYS ATTORNEY.IN FACT, FOR CAT HIND, W THOMAS AND RONA CROSS AS ATTORNEY.
IN FACT, FOR TAVI JUNIUS FIELDS TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR PRICE, NOT TO EXCEED $475,000 IN AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND RECORDATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH YOUR SET AT SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE, OPPOSED THAT IS IT.
IT WAS LENGTHY, BUT NOT AS LONG AS WE'VE TAKEN IN THE PAST.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? WE ARE DONE.