Council Meeting
Regular MeetingTybee Island, GA · October 27, 2022
Minutes
City Council Synopsis, October 27, 2022
Mayor Sessions called the meeting to order at 6:30PM, October 27, 2022. Those in attendance
were Brian West, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, Barry Brown, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti. Also
attending were Dr. Shawn Gillen, City Manager; Bubba Hughes, City Attorney; Tracy O’Connell,
City Attorney; Jen Amerell, Finance Director; and Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council.
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Posting of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance, Tybee Island Youth Council
Invocation: Jan LeViner, Clerk
Swearing in Ceremony
1. Tybee Island Youth Council
William Fleming
James Fletcher
Zoe Hamilton
Callen Ingram
Peyton Jones
Anchor Lovejoy
Tenley Martin
Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5
minutes.
Jan Will: Train for Tybee
Pat Lieby, Indigenous People Program
If there is anyone wishing to speak to anything on the agenda, please come forward. Please
limit your comments to 3 - 5 minutes.
Greg Stoffler, DeSoto Hotel: Water/Sewer Rate Increase
Fran Galloway: Excess Funds – HMPG Grant
Dillon Patel: Water/Sewer Rate Increase
Mayor Sessions added the following to the Consent Agenda:
Minutes, October 13, 2022
Attachments to Minutes, October 13, 2022
Southeast Corrections, LLC - Probations Services
Out of State Travel Request, Tybee Island Fire Department: Capt. Matt Bowen,
November 1 - 2, to attend the SC Fire Academy and to use a City vehicle
Nancy DeVetter made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Brian West seconded. Vote
was unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
City Hall Renovation Contract: RW Allen Construction, LLC. Spec Hosti made a
motion to approve. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Monty Parks,
Brian West, Nancy DeVetter, and Spec Hosti. Voting against were Jay Burke and Barry
Brown.
Consideration of Ordinances, Resolutions
First Reading: 2022-14, Sec 2-263. Beach Task Force - Disband and Repeal.
Brian West made a motion to approve. Brian West 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.
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
Bubba Hughes
o Proposed Ordinance, 2022-15, Hardships Exceptions – For Discussion Only
Barry Brown: Fire Protection for all Commercial Buildings
Monty Parks: Marine Science Center Bathrooms
Shawn Gillen:
o HMGP Excess Funds
o Hotel Motel Water/Sewer Rates
Monty Parks made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss personnel, litigation and
real estate. Brian West seconded. Vote was unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Monty Parks made a motion to return to regular session. Spec Hosti seconded. Vote was
unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Brian West made a motion to adjourn. Monty Parks seconded. Vote was unanimous to
approve, 6-0.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45PM
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Janet LeViner, MMC
Clerk of Council
Agenda
MAYOR CITY MANAGER
Shirley Sessions Dr. Shawn Gillen
CITY COUNCIL CLERK OF COUNCIL
Barry Brown, Mayor Pro Tem Jan LeViner
Brian West
Jay Burke CITY ATTORNEY
Nancy DeVetter Edward M. Hughes
Spec Hosti
Monty Parks
CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
October 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Please silence all cell phones during Council Meetings
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Posting of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Announcements
Swearing in Ceremony
1. Tybee Island Youth Council
William Fleming
James Fletcher
Zoe Hamilton
Callen Ingram
Peyton Jones
Anchor Lovejoy
Tenley Martin
Ty Robertson
Recognitions and Proclamations
2. Proclamation: Retired Educators Day, November 6, 2022
Consideration of the approval of the minutes of the meetings of the Tybee island City Council
3. Minutes, October 13, 2022
4. Attachments to Minutes, October 13, 2022
Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5
minutes.
5. Jan Will: Train for Tybee
6. Pat Leiby: Indigenous People Program
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
If there is anyone wishing to speak to anything on the agenda, please come forward. Please
limit your comments to 3 - 5 minutes.
Consideration of Approval of Consent Agenda
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
7. City Hall Renovation Contract: RW Allen Construction, LLC
8. Southeast Corrections, LLC - Probations Services
9. Out of State Travel Request, Tybee Island Fire Department: Capt. Matt Bowen,
November 1 - 2, to attend the SC Fire Academy and to use a City vehicle
Consideration of Ordinances, Resolutions
10. First Reading: 2022-14, Sec 2-263. Beach Task Force - Disband and Repeal
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
11. Bubba Hughes: Proposed Ordinance, 2022-15, Hardships Exceptions - For Discussion
Only and Referral to Planning Commission
12. Barry Brown: Fire Protection for all Commercial Buildings
13. Monty Parks: Marine Science Center Bathrooms
14. Shawn Gillen: HMGP Excess Funds
15. Shawn Gillen: Hotel Motel Water/Sewer Rates
Executive Session
Discuss litigation, personnel and real estate
Possible vote on litigation, personnel and real estate discussed in executive session
Adjournment
Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or
participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities are
required to contact Jan LeViner at 912.472.5080 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations
for those persons.
*PLEASE NOTE: Citizens wishing to speak on items listed on the agenda, other than public hearings,
should do so during the citizens to be heard section. Citizens wishing to place items on the council
meeting agenda must submit an agenda request form to the City Clerk’s office by Thursday at 5:00PM
prior to the next scheduled meeting. Agenda request forms are available outside the Clerk’s office at City
Hall and at www.cityoftybee.org.
THE VISION OF THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
“is to make Tybee Island the premier beach community in which to live, work, and play.”
THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
“is to provide a safe, secure and sustainable environment by delivering superior services through responsible
planning, preservation of our natural and historic resources, and partnership with our community to ensure
economic opportunity, a vibrant quality of life, and a thriving future.”
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
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