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Consideration of Items for Consent Agenda
Mayor Buelterman called the consent agenda to order at 6:30PM on January 23, 2014. Those
present were Mayor pro tern Wanda Doyle, Paul Wolff, Monty Parks, Rob Callahan, Barry Brown
and Bill Garbett. Also attending were Diane Schleicher, City Manager; Bubba Hughes, City
Attorney; Dianne Otto, Manager, Planning and Zoning Department; and Janet LeViner, Clerk of
Council.
Mayor Buelterman listed the following items on the consent agenda:
• Beach Task Force
o Sam Adams
o Kathy Sakas
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Membership
o Sunni Brown — chair
o Bill Garbett — council member
o Paul Wolff— council member
o Sharon Shaver
o Joe Wilson — DPW
o Bruce Saunders —Tybee Island Police Department
o Michael Bodine — IT
o Chantel Morton —Tybee Main Street
o Gina Casagrande —YMCA
o Diane Schleicher— city manager
o Tim O'Neil — Tim's Bicycle and Beach Gear
o Vicki Worden — resident
o John R. Bennett — Savannah Bicycle Campaign
• Tybee Island Main Street Board, Vicky Smith Hammons
• City Council Minutes, January 9, 2014
• Alcohol License Request— Special Event-Beer Wine; Tybee SEABAR Inc, Tybee Island
Mardi Gras: March 1, 2014
• Special Event Consideration. Trybee Island Sprint Triathlon (June 8, 2014 @ 7AM):
North Strand parking lot, beach area, bike route. Coast Endurance LLC.
• 2014 Georgia Main Street Program: Memorandum of Understanding.
• Georgia Power Agreement: This will add a LED security light near the intersection of 4th
and Lovell Avenue (near the tennis courts). Payment for this additional light can be
handled with an upfront payment of $448 and low monthly costs $21.11 or pay a higher
monthly cost of $27.00 without the upfront payment. Both proposals are attached.
Budget Line Item: 100-6210-53-1230.
• Transfer $75,000 in Capital Line Item 505-4310-54-1402 Capital Buildings to Capital Line
Item 505-4310-54-2100, Machinery & Equipment.
• Out of state Travel for Chris Shook to attend the 2014 ARVC"Outdoor Hospitality
Conference & Expo" in Wheeling, WV, February 18 — 22, 2014. Line Item Number:
555-6180-52-3500 (budgeted with FY operation dept. budget)
• Proposed Water and Sewer Rate Increase Based on the CPI — U of 1.5%.
• Proposed Garbage and Recycling Rate Increase Based on the CPI — U of 1.5%
• Bicycle Friendly Committee Request: Renaming committee and expanding committee
goals to include pedestrian safety recommendation: "Bicycle/ Pedestrian Friendly
Committee"
Mayor Buelterman called the regular meeting to order at 7:00PM. All those present for the
consent agenda were present.
Opening Ceremonies
• Call to Order
• Invocation: Sister Barbara Shimkus, St Michael's
• Pledge of Allegiance:
Recognitions and Proclamations
• Memorial for 2013
o Evelyn Stevens
o Stan Hedgecorth
o Mamie Lou Bazemore Smith
o Terrance Clayton Moncayo Barham
o Diane Sikes
o Thomas Carson Latzak
o Ann B. Knipe
o Mary Catherine McCarthy
o Robert Shroyer
o Bruce Allen Katen
o Benjamin Riley
o Ernest C. Hosti
o James H. Cartee, Jr.
o Helen Lorraine Breazel
o Sarah Eloise Nesbitt
o William Daniel Turner
o Melenses Ann Platke Rawsthorne
o Travis Wilburn Brackeen
o Lillian Healey Rudon
o Betty Baber
o Corinne Brady Owen
o Michael Sullivan
o Jean Ann Heffernan
o Margaret Jones Palmer
o Jeanne Marie Love
o Rodney Lowery
o Georgia Chafin Griesbach
o Charles Danny Cason
o Terese Ann Erdelen
o Judge John Andre, Jr.
o Helen Murphy Balcom
o Richard Lathrop
o Vickie Lang
o Michael James Sedgwick
• Berta Adams, Beach Task Force
Arbor Day Proclamation. Barry Brown made a motion to approve. Paul Wolff seconded.
Vote was unanimous, 6-0.
Report of Staff, Boards, Standing Committees and/or Invited Guests
• Janice Elliott, Employee Appreciation Dinner
• Quarterly Reports
o Tybee Island Fire Department, Ocean Rescue and TEMA
o Tybee Island Police Department
o Water & Sewer Department
o River's End Campground
Consideration Local Requests and Applications — Funding, Special Events, Alcohol
License
Tybee Island Irish Heritage Celebration Parade (March 15, 2014): 3:00PM;
Memorial Park— Butler—Tybrisa — Strand. Tybee Irish Heritage Committee. Paul
Wolff made a motion to approve. Barry Brown seconded. Vote was unanimous, 5-0. Wanda
Doyle recused.
Consideration of Bids, Contracts, Agreements and Expenditures
Proposal from Olsen and Associates to provide technical assistance for permitting
the removal of the derelict structures. Time and material billing is not to exceed
$10,000. The Beach Task Force Committee recommended this. Budget Line Item:
6125-53-1235 (Beach Operations and Maintenance). No action taken.
Change rate for all parking meters from 14th Street South from $1.50/hour to
$2.00/hour. The meters in the 14th Street and 16th Street parking lots are already
set at $2.00/hour. This is a recommendation by the parking committee to
encourage parking in the center of the Island which would be still set at
$1.50/hour. Cost for reprogramming the meters to $2.00/hour is $1,300. Budget
Line Item: 100-7564-52-2200. Paul Wolff made a motion to approve. Barry Brown
seconded. Vote was unanimous 6-0.
Install 30-space "Honor Box" at Jaycee parking lot. Revenue line item would be
created to subsidize site improvement expenses at the Guard House and park (line
item 100-4210-52-2201). Signage would identify the parking rate of$1.50/hour,
8AM-8PM, 7 days/week based on an honor system. Revenue projected at
approximately $2,000 annually. Wanda Doyle made a motion to approve. Paul Wolff
seconded. Vote was unanimous 6-0.
Raise the Annual Fire Protection Subscription in unincorporated Tybee Island from
$100 to $101.50/year to reflect to 1.5% CPI-U index per Code Section 26-41(a) .
Wanda Doyle made a motion to approve. Paul Wolff seconded. Vote was unanimous 5-0.
Barry Brown recused.
Paul Wolff made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Wanda Doyle seconded. Vote
was unanimous.
Consideration of Ordinances and Resolutions
Second Reading, 02-2014, Sec 9-050, Technical Codes. Wanda Doyle made a motion
to approve. Rob Callahan seconded. Vote was unanimous 6-0.
Council, Officials and City Attorney Considerations and Comments
• Jason Buelterman
o Joint Police/YMCA workshop on child safety
o Summer staffing levels for Tybee Island Police Department
• Wanda Doyle
o Update on Tybee Island Public Safety Building
• Monty Parks
o Volunteer Recognition
o Signs vs. art for business
o Beach funding
• Paul Wolff
o Beach Task Force Resolution
• Bill Garbett
o South Island Public Service District's Cretaceous Aquifer Well and Desalinations
Plant
City Managers Report
• Action Item List
• Short Term Work Program
Wanda Doyle made a motion to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss litigation and
personnel. Paul Wolff seconded. Vote was unanimous 6-0.
Paul Wolff made a motion to return to regular session. Rob Callahan seconded. Vote was
unanimous 6-0.
Paul Wolff made a motion to adjourn. Rob Callahan seconded. Vote was unanimous 6-0.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00PM