Council Meeting
Regular MeetingTybee Island, GA · November 9, 2023
Minutes
City Council Synopsis, November 9, 2023
Mayor Sessions called the meeting to order at 6:30PM, November 9, 2023. Those in
attendance were, Bill Garbett, 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
Swearing in – Two Year Candidate
Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council swore in William Garbett, successful candidate for the
two-year seat vacated by Brian West.
Opening Ceremonies (continued)
Invocation: Jan LeViner, Clerk of Council
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Minutes, City Council Meeting, October 26, 2023
Bernie's On Tybee, Inc. dba Bernie's Oyster House(New Owner), Alcohol License Request:
Liquor/Beer/Wine-Sunday Sales, Entertainment License Request
Agenda Request: Frozen Daiquiri LLC dba The Daiquiri Bar-Sunday Sales Request, DPH
Food Service Permit, Health Report and Menu attached.
Resolution: Local Technology Fee - Municipal Court
Monty Parks made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Vote
was unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Public Hearings
Variance: 104 17th Street, stairway in the Setback. Zoning C1/SE. Applicant: Walt
Freeman. Spec Hosti made a motion to approve. Motion died for lack of second. Nancy
DeVetter made a motion to deny. Bill Garbett seconded. Voting in favor to deny was Bill
Garbett, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, Barry Brown and Jay Burke. Voting against was Spec
Hosti. Motion to deny passed, 5-1.
Variance: 18 Pulaski Street, enlarge porches into the front
setback. Petitioner: Jenny Rutherford. WITHDRAWN BY PETITIONER.
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
ITB 2023-774 Asphalt Paving. Monty Parks made a motion to table until December
meeting. Spec Hosti seconded. Motion to table approved, 6-0.
Award of ITB 2023-775: Jaycee Park and Field Improvements. Monty Parks made a
motion to move forward with the bid received and authorize the Mayor to sign the appropriate
contract once prepared. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in favor were Bill Garbett, Nancy
DeVetter and Monty Parks. Voting against were Barry Brown, Jay Burke and Spec Hosti. Mayor
Sessions voted in the affirmative. Motion to approve, 5-2.
Water/Sewer Utility Strategy - Next Steps. Monty Parks made a motion to have Staff
move forward with a Resolution for the loan of $3M. Nancy DeVetter seconded. Voting in
favor were Bill Garbett, Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, and Spec Hosti. Voting against was Barry
Brown and Jay Burke. Motion to approve, 4-2. Nancy DeVetter made a motion to approve a
7% increase on water/sewer rates. Spec Hosti seconded. Voting in favor were Bill Garbett,
Monty Parks, Nancy DeVetter, and Spec Hosti. Voting against were Barry Brown and Jay Burke.
Motion to approve, 4-2.
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, 6-
0.
Monty Parks made a motion to return to regular session. Spec Hosti seconded. Vote
was unanimous to approve 6-0.
Monty Parks made a motion to adjourn. Barry Brown seconded. Vote was
unanimous to approve, 6-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20PM
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Janet LeViner, MMC
Clerk of Council
Agenda
MAYOR INTERIM
Shirley Sessions CITY MANAGER
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 Tracy O’Connell
CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY COUNCIL
November 09, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Please silence all cell phones during Council Meetings
Call to Order
Swearing in - Two Year Candidate
Opening Ceremonies
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Announcements
Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Consideration of the approval of the minutes of the meetings of the Tybee island City Council
1. Minutes, City Council Meeting, October 26, 2023
Citizens to be Heard: Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Maximum allowable times of 5
minutes.
If there is anyone wishing to speak to anything on the agenda other than the Public Hearings,
now is the time to come forward. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes and no
more than five (5).
Consideration of Approval of Consent Agenda
Public Hearings
2. Variance: 104 17th Street, stairway in the Setback. Zoning C1/SE. Applicant: Walt
Freeman
3. Variance: 18 Pulaski Street, enlarge porches into the front setback. Petitioner: Jenny
Rutherford
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
4. Agenda Request: Bernie's On Tybee, Inc. dba Bernie's Oyster House(New Owner)
Alcohol License Request: Liquor/Beer/Wine-Sunday Sales
Entertainment License Request
5. Agenda Request: Frozen Daiquiri LLC dba The Daiquiri Bar-Sunday Sales Request
DPH Food Service Permit, Health Report and Menu attached.
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
6. ITB 2023-774 Asphalt Paving
7. Award of ITB 2023-775: Jaycee Park and Field Improvements
8. Water/Sewer Utility Strategy - Next Steps
Consideration of Ordinances, Resolutions
9. Resolution: Local Technology Fee - Municipal Court
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
Minutes of Boards and Committees
10. Planning Commission Minutes, 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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