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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19790509CCMeeting69 Tybee Island, Georgia May 9, 1979 A regular meeting of the Tybee Island City Council was held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 1979 at the Tybee Island City Hall. Mayor M. J. Counihan presided and the following members of Council were present: Nick C. Alexander, Jerome Bettencourt, Edward Jung, Jack Owen and William C. Fleetwood. Mrs. Karen Losey was absent due to illness. W. Lance Smith was also present. Mayor Counihan invited visitors to speak and Mr. Matthew Doyle was first to come forward. He asked that Council re- consider the ruling that water accounts were not to be placed in tenants names. He states that this is a hardship for out -of -town owners who rent or lease property. This will be checked into. William Whalen protested his water bill. The Mayor turned this matter over to the water -sewer committee. George Rentiers, President of the Tybee Island Jaycees, appeared to ask the status of the ballfield lighting project. Mr. Bettencourt replied that an architect had been consulted and had presented a contract and he hoped to be able to begin actual construction in the near future. Mr. Orville Rosen asked Council how Mrs. Karen Losey is pro- gressing, and expressed the concern of many people. Mayor Counihan gave information on the state of Mrs. Losey's health, and expressed his hopes that her condition will improve. Mr. Don Howard protested being billed $25.00 for a license to use his filling station restroom as a dressing room. He stated that the 70 sign charging for the use of the restroom had been there since the previous owner and that he was not in the habit of charging for use of the restroom. It was agreed that he would not have to pay the business license if he re- moved the sign and did not charge people for using his restroom. Mr. Howard also stated that he feels paying a street maintenance decal and a license for operating a wrecker is not fair. The meeting was opened for business legally presented. The first item on the agenda was a quit claim deed for Don C. Wahl. Mr. Wahl was represented by Mr. John Hendrix, an attorney. There was a great deal of discussion of the location of the property, known as PIN Number 4- 05- 14 -OO1A because it was originally intended to be a part of a city street which has never been opened to its full length. Mr. Fleetwood moved that the city accept $2,000 for its possible claim to the property, and Councilman Owen seconded. The motion was passed, with Councilman Bettencourt dissenting. Councilman Bettencourt presented an architectual contract from Hansen for drawing plans for ballfield lighting at Jaycee Park. Councilman Fleetwood amended the motion to read that the contract exclude bleachers and fencing. After discussion, Councilman Owen seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Clerk presented several business license applications to the Council: Unanimous approval was given to grant licenses to the following businesses: Mo -Ped, Tybee Hot Dogs, Tiki Lounge. Councilman Fleetwood stated to Council that several individuals had approached city officials to ask about the concession rights at the North End parking lot. He stated that the city owns an old stand at that location which could be renovated and that he feels the city should lease the franchise rights with the tenant doing the renovation. Councilman 1 1 71 Fleetwood then moved that a franchise agreement for North End concessions be granted and Councilman Owen seconded. Council voted unanimously in favor, and the Mayor will grant a franchise for this service. An announcement was made that a Police Study Committee is being formed to study possible consolidation of police forces of cities and county. Councilman Bettencourt moved that Councilman Jung be appointed as Tybee Island's representative on this committee, and Councilman Alexander seconded. The motion passed by a vote of four (4) to one(1) with Councilman Fleetwood opposing. Mrs. Wilma McCusker approached Council with a plan to trade some of the old Tybrisa Property, which she owns, for a like section of nearby property. She states that the location of the public safety /bathhouse has lowered the value of her property and that she needs oceanfront access in order to develop it. She then introduced Mr. Denney who showed Council some sketches of a possible townhouse development in the vicinity of the public parking lot. Council will study the plan presented by Mrs. McCusker. A letter from Councilman Owen requesting a three month leave of absence was presented to Council. Councilman Owen stated that he has the opportunity to go to South America as a consultant for approximately three months and would appreciate the leave of absence. Councilman Alexander moved that it be granted, Councilman Bettencourt seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Counihan stated that there has been extensive news coverage concerning the North End parking lot being filled before Noon on weekends, and that more parking is needed. Councilman Bettencourt asked if the public parking lot could be extended between 14th Street and 13th Street. The City Attorney answered that it can not, as the city does not own the property. 1 1 1 Bills for the month of April were approved as follows: for General Government - $1,391.17, Sewer Department - $3,235.49, Water Department - $1,664.43, Parking Meter Department - $514.15, Police Department - $1,643.38, Fire Department - $262.40, Recreation Department - $145.65, Ceramics - $169.31, Sanitation Department - $781.42, and Public Works - $4,380.14. Also approved were Capital Outlay expense of $3,923.80 and Other Expenses totalling $49.00. Mayor Counihan asked that all stand and pray silently for Councilwoman Karen Losey who is very ill. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned until the next regular or special called meeting. CLERK OF COU 72 1 1 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF CHATHAM ) QUITCLAIM DEED This Quitclaim Deed, made this LJ day of /if 1979, by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Savannah Beach, County of Chatham, State of Georgia, to DON C. WAHL of the City of Savannah Beach, County of Chatham, State of Georgia. W I T N E S S E T H: That Mayor and City Council of the City of Savannah Beach, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to them paid; the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does by these presents remise, release, and forever quitclaim and abandon unto DON C. WAIIL all of the interest of the City of Savannah Beach, the Mayor and City Council in and to that certain real property located in the County of Chatham, State of Georgia, and more particularly described as follows: ALL of that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Savannah Beach, Georgia, Ward Two (2), Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia, . and being a portion of Fifth Avenue and being'more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southwestern corner of the intersection of Miller Avenue with Sixth Street and proceeding along the Southern boundary line of Sixth Street a distance of 225 feet to a point being the Northeastern corner of said lot and also the point of beginning; thence-South along the Eastern boundary line of the unused portion of Fifth Avenue a distance of 150 feet, the same being the dividing line between said unused portion of Fifth 1 Council of the City of Tybee Island that the Mayor is authorized to sign, and the City Clerk is authorized to attest a Quit Claim Deed conveying the interest of the City of Tybee Island in that certain real property described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO QUIT- CLAIM CERTAIN UNUSED PORTIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA The City Council of the City of Tybee Island, Georgia, does resolve as follows: SECTION ONE WHEREAS, it appearing to the City Council of the City of Savannah Beach that the Tybee Beach Company conveyed to the Tom of Savannah Beach by Warranty Deed on April 29, 1932, title to all of the streets within the corporate limits of the Town of Savannah Beach as shown on a map by Percy Sugden dated July 20, 1928, anal it further appearing that Fifth Avenue was part of this conveyance and it further appearing that a portion of Fifth Avenue has never been used by the City of Savannah Beach nor has the unused portion been dedicated to public use, and; WHEREAS, Tybee Beach Company quit - claimed its interest in said undedicated portions of Fifth Avenue to certain property holders in the City of Savannah Beach and it further appearing that said lots and in particular the lot which is described herein on Exhibit "A" were undedicated and abandoned having never been used by the City of Savannah Beach and; WHEREAS, the Commissioners of Chatham County have designaLed the herein described property with a property identification number of 4- 0005- 14 -OO1A and that taxes on said property, which include a portion of Fifth Avenue, have been paid to the Chatham County Tax Commissioner and the Town of Tybee Island for the period of many years, and; WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island has never used said portion of Fifth Avenue as a street and; : WHEREAS, the portion of Fifth Avenue as set out herein ,ihe'l deeded to the City of Tybee Island consisted of marshland and still consists of marshland except for said portion described herein and that in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia said marshland is property of the State of Georgia and not available for use by the City of,Tybee Island as a road, and; WHEREAS, said land herein described is taxed by the City of Tybee Island and produces revenue for the City of Tybee Island and would be non - productive and non - revenue producing if owned by the City of Tybee Island; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest of the City of Tybee Island that said unused portion of Fifth Avenue not be used or maintained as a.public street but remain as revenue producing property; SECTION TWO NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment of real property taxes past, present and future and the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar in hand paid, it is resolved by the City 1 Avenue and Lots 172, 173, 174 of Ward Two (2) a$ shown in Subdivision Map Book Two (2), rage Eight (a); thF ce in a W sterly .direction on a line perpendicu. i a:r to the Eastern boundary of the unused portion of Fifth venue and parallel to the Southern boundary of Sixth Str r-:•L a distance of 60 feet to a point where the foregoing perpendicular line intersects the,Western boundary line of the unused portion of Fifth Avenue; thence Ncrthwardly along the Western boundary -line of the unused portion of Fifth Avenue a distance of 150 feet to the inter- section of the Western boundary of the unused portion of Fifth Avenue and the Southern boundary of Sixth Street; thence Eastwardly a distance of 60 feet long the Southern boundary line of Sixth Street to the point of beginning. Said unused portion of Fifth Avenue has a frontage of 60 feet on the Southern boundary of Sixth Street and a rectangular depth of 150 feet. Said portion of Fifth Avenue being a portion of that certain lot identified on the tax maps of Chatham County by property identifi- cation number 4- 0005- 14 -OO1A. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, all and singularly the premises, together with the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any way ascertaining, unto DON C. WAHL, his heirs and assigns forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mayor and City Council of Tybee Island have hereunto set their hands and seals on the day first above written. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND By: V 1/11 Mayo6 Attest: 1 r of Counci Signed, sealed and delivered L in the presence of: ( : • i c_ c C Unofficial Witness 1 1 L i ._ ,' L fix l� �r� ,.'. k. L.� Notary Public