Council Meeting
Regular MeetingTybee Island, GA · March 23, 2023
Minutes
City Council Synopsis, March 23, 2023
Mayor Sessions called the meeting to order at 6:30PM, March 23, 2023. 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; Michelle Owens,
Assistant City Manager; Bubba Hughes, City Attorney; George Shaw, Planning and Zoning
and Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council.
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Invocation: Jan LeViner, Clerk
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Sessions added the following to the Consent Agenda:
Minutes, City Council Meeting, March 9, 2023
Agenda Request: Frozen Daiquiri LLC dba The Daiquiri Bar: Alcohol and Entertainment
License-Beer/Wine/Liquor - No Sunday Sales, 1504 Butler Ave, piped in/recorded Music
only-no live music
Agenda Request: Fin's Corner Pizza-Entertainment License, 1605 Inlet Ave
Approval for travel to Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference, Out of state
travel to the ASFPM annual conference in Raleigh, NC. May 7-11, 2023 for George
Shaw. Budget 52-3500
RFP 2023-771 Disaster Debris Removal. Discussion: Contract to be signed by the Mayor
once it is approved by legal team.
Budget Amendment - Legal Fees
Consider approval to request GMEBS to draft the necessary documents for
the recommended changes to the employee pension plan.
TIMSC Portable Restroom - Agreement with Royal Restrooms
Public Works and Georgia Power to replace 32 streetlights along Tybrisa and Strand
Avenue for $350,000.
Recognitions and Proclamations
Jaime Spear: Employee of the Year: Danielle Bucher, Finance Department
Nidhi Patel, Miss Tybee Island
Reports of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guest. Limit
reports to 10 minutes.
Presentation of the Tourism Economic Impact Study by Georgia Southern University
Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research & EDA University Center Program
Julie Livingston, Golf Cart Safety
Monty Parks made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Brian West seconded.
Vote was unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Consideration of Ordinances and Resolutions
First Reading, 2023-20, Sec 46-34, Discrimination and Harassment Prevention.
Monty Parks made a motion to approve. Brian West 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.
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
Shawn Gillen: Action Item List
Monty Parks made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss 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.
Spec Hosti made a motion to adjourn. Monty Parks seconded. Vote was unanimous
to approve, 6-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM
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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
AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
March 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Please silence all cell phones during Council Meetings
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Invocation: Jan LeViner, Clerk
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Announcements
Recognitions and Proclamations
1. Jaime Spear: Employee of the Year: Danielle Bucher, Finance Department
2. Nidhi Patel, Miss Tybee Island
Consideration of the approval of the minutes of the meetings of the Tybee island City Council
3. Minutes, City Council Meeting, March 9, 2023
Reports of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guest. Limit reports to 10
minutes.
4. Presentation of the Tourism Economic Impact Study by Georgia Southern University
Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research & EDA University Center Program
Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5
minutes.
5. Julie Livingston: Golf Cart Safety
If there is anyone wishing to speak to anything on the agenda other than the Public Hearing,
please come forward. Please limit your comments to 3-5 minutes
Consideration of Approval of Consent Agenda
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
Consideration of Local Requests & Applications – Funding, Special Events, Alcohol License
6. Agenda Request: Frozen Daiquiri LLC dba The Daiquiri Bar: Alcohol and Entertainment
License-Beer/Wine/Liquor - No Sunday Sales, 1504 Butler Ave, Piped in/Recorded Music
Only-no live music
7. Agenda Request: Fin's Corner Pizza-Entertainment License, 1605 Inlet Ave
8. Agenda Request: Elisurfs Coffee & Bagel Bar LLC dba The Surfing Goat Coffee & Bagel
Bar:(Existing Business) Alcohol License: Beer & Wine only-Package Sales and
Consumption on Premises Package and Drink both in One Building under one
Ownership; Sunday Sales
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
9. Approval for Out of state travel George Shaw, to Association of State Floodplain
Managers Conference, Raleigh, NC. May 7-11, 2023 for George Shaw. Budget 52-3500
10. RFP 2023-771 Disaster Debris Removal
11. Budget Amendment - Legal Fees
12. Consider approval to request GMEBS to draft the necessary documents for
the recommended changes to the employee pension plan.
13. TIMSC Portable Restroom - Agreement with Royal Restrooms
14. Public Works and Georgia Power to replace 32 streetlights along Tybrisa and Strand
Avenue for $350,000.
Consideration of Ordinances and Resolutions
15. First Reading, 2023-20, Sec 46-34, Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
16. Shawn Gillen: Action Item List
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.”
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
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
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