Council Meeting
Regular MeetingTybee Island, GA · October 12, 2023
Minutes
City Council Synopsis, October 12, 2023
Mayor Sessions called the meeting to order at 6:30PM, October 12, 2023. Those in
attendance were, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, Barry Brown, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti.
Also attending were Michelle Owens, Acting City Manager; Bubba Hughes, City Attorney;
Tracy O’Connell, City Attorney, and Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council.
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Invocation: Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Minutes, City Council Meeting, September 28, 2023
Attachment to Minutes
Reports of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guest
Chantal Audran, Marine Science Center Update
Citizens to be Heard:
David Roberts: The City’s Administrative Withdrawal of Abandoned and
otherwise Illegitimate STR Certificates.
Nick Sears: STRs in the neighborhood districts - invalid permits and
abandonment
Mariah Hay: Zunzibar Noise Nuisance at Receiving Properly 1111 Laurel Avenue
Roger Huff: In favor of Zunzibar
Mark Reed: Child Care Options on the Island
Beau Livingston: Community Baseball Game
Cameron Weeks: Lighthouse Vacation Rentals
Christopher Smith: Owner, Zunzibar Restaurant
Spec Hosti made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Monty Parks seconded.
Vote was unanimous to approve, 5-0.
Public Hearings
Minor subdivision, 5 7th Street, Petitioner: Brent Watts. Barry
Brown made a motion to approve. Spec Hosti seconded. Vote was
unanimous to approve, 5-0.
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
Monty Parks:
Marsh Hen Trail: No action taken at this time.
Child Care Working Group update: request to explore the use of portable
structures on current footprint of City buildings. No action taken at this
time.
Funding for Tybee Island Lighthouse Repairs, Budget Amendment. Monty
Parks made a motion to approve the donation. Spec Hosti seconded. Vote
was unanimous to approve, 5-0,
Spec Hosti made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss real estate,
personnel and litigation. Monty Parks seconded. Vote was unanimous to approve, 5-
0.
Spec Hosti made a motion to return to regular session. Monty Parks seconded. Vote
was unanimous to approve 5-0.
Spec Hosti made a motion to adjourn. Monty Parks seconded. Vote was unanimous
to approve, 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45PM
_________________________
Janet LeViner, MMC
Clerk of Council
Agenda
MAYOR ACTING
CITY MANAGER
Shirley Sessions Michelle Owens
CITY COUNCIL CLERK OF COUNCIL
Barry Brown, Mayor Pro Tem Jan LeViner
Jay Burke
Nancy DeVetter CITY ATTORNEY
Spec Hosti Edward M. Hughes
Monty Parks
CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
October 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Please silence all cell phones during Council Meetings
Opening Ceremonies
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Announcements
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Recognitions and Proclamations
1. Proclamation: Georgia Retired Educators Day, November 5, 2023
Consideration of the approval of the minutes of the meetings of the Tybee island City Council
2. Minutes, City Council Meeting, September 28, 2023
3. Attachment to Minutes
Reports of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guest. Limit reports to 10
minutes.
4. Chantal Audran, Marine Science Center Update
Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5
minutes.
5. David Roberts: The City’s Administrative Withdrawal of Abandoned and otherwise
Illegitimate STR Certificates.
6. Nick Sears: STRs in the neighborhood districts - invalid permits and abandonment
7. Mariah Hay: Zunzibar Noise Nuisance at Receiving Properly 1111 Laurel Avenue
If there is anyone wishing to speak to anything on the agenda other than the public hears,
please come forward. Limit your comments to three minutes, no more than five minutes.
Consideration of Approval of Consent Agenda
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
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www.cityoftybee.org
Public Hearings
8. Minor subdivision, 5 7th Street, Petitioner: Brent Watts
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
9. Monty Parks:
Marsh Hen Trail
Child care working group update: request to explore the use of portable structures
on current footprint of City buildings
Funding for Tybee Island Lighthouse Repairs, Budget Amendment
Minutes of Boards and Committees
12. TIMSC Minutes, September 25, 2023
13. Minutes - Planning Commission September 18, 2023
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
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