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Council Meeting

Regular Meeting

Tybee Island, GA · March 23, 2023

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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 _________________________ 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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