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City Council Minutes, June 23, 2022 Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda Mayor Sessions called the Consent Agenda to order at 6:30PM. Those present were Brian West, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, Barry Brown, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti. Also attending were Dr. Shawn Gillen, City Manager; Michelle Owens, Assistant City Manager; Bubba Hughes, City Attorney; Tracy O’Connell, City Attorney; George Shaw, Director, Community Development; and Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council. Mayor Sessions listed the following items on the consent agenda:  Minutes: City Council Meeting June 9, 2022  Contract Modification, FC McColm, Contract Administer HMGP Grant  Flock Group Inc., Services Agreement. Flock Falcon Camera and Tag Reader. Year one (1), $74,100 and recurring $65,000. Mayor Sessions called the regular meeting to order. All those present for the consent agenda were present. Opening Ceremonies  Call to Order  Invocation: Rev. June Johnson  Pledge of Allegiance Recognitions and Proclamations  Turtle Friendly Restaurant Recognition- Mi Vida - Rescheduled  Turtle Friendly Restaurant Recognition- The Deck - Rescheduled Reports of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guest. Limit reports to 10 minutes.  Uliana Gonzalez, Savannah Supports Ukraine Group Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5 minutes.  Ken Williams: Research on the Connection between Homestead Exemption, Property Tax and STVR's Spec Hosti made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Vote was unanimous to approve, 6-0. Public Hearings  Second Reading and Adoption of the FY 2023 Budget. Monty Parks made a motion to approve the Second Reading and Adoption of the FY 2023 Budget as presented. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Brian West, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter and Spec Hosti. Voting against were Barry Brown and Jay Burke. Motion to approve, 4-2.  Third Reading and Adoption – Millage. Monty Parks made a motion to approve the 3.921 rate. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Brian West, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti. Voting against was Barry Brown. Motion to approve, 5-1. Consideration of Ordinances, Resolution  STR Ordinance - STVR#1 For Discussion Only o #1 – STVR 1 – Ordinance of Multiple Sections on STVRs (to be addressed one at a time) o Introductory provisions o 34-260 (f) Sleeping area defined o Parking restrictions with an option o New 34-267 No corporate, LLC or partnership ownership except for family trust or individual trust. Marketing of interest in properties is not permitted – hearings on violations o 34-268 – subsections addressing; o Revocation of permit for violations o Marketing of unit in violation of occupancy restrictions and possible revocation of permit o 34-269 – transfer of properties and change of management, application for permit by new owner or company and an option of no transfers or applications for a new owner  STVR Amendment #2 For Discussion Only o Five year owner with homestead may elect to apply for STR and have a three (3) year window  2022-08 FY 2023 Budget. Monty Parks made a motion to approve. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Monty Parks, Brian West, Nancy DeVetter, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti. Voting against was Barry Brown. Vote to approve, 5-1.  Second Reading: 2022-07, STVR Fee, Sec 34-262. Monty Parks made a motion to approve. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Brian West, Monty Parks and Nancy DeVetter. Voting against were Barry Brown and Spec Hosti. Vote to approve 3-2. Jay Burke recused. Spec Hosti made a motion to adjourn. Monty Parks seconded. Vote was unanimous to approve, 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 10:45PM. ______________________________ Janet R. LeViner, MMC Clerk