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HomeMy Public PortalAbout020_20110414 City Council Minutes Draft 2011.04.14/vw Page 1 of 4 20110414 City Council Minutes Mayor Buelterman called the consent agenda meeting to order at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 14, 2011. City Council members present were Mayor pro tem Shirley Sessions, Wanda Doyle, Bill Garbett, Frank Schuman, Sr., Kathryn Williams and Paul Wolff. Also attending was City Attorney Bubba Hughes, City Manager Diane Schleicher, Zoning Specialist Dianne Otto and Clerk of Council Vivian Woods. Mayor Buelterman listed the following items on the consent agenda: 3/24/2011 City Council Minutes Reappointment of Danny Hill to the Ethics Commission Reappointment of Stephen Palmer to the Ethics Commission Special Event Application: Tybee Carnival, Tybee Arts Association-Ocean Plaza Lot 5/4/11-5/8/11 Confirmation of Planning and Zoning Manager Appointment-Ethan Imhoff Permission for the Tybee Police Department to apply for a Home Depot Grant for supplies to renovate animal control shelter: Grant $4,800; City in kind labor $1,500; Total cost of project $6,300 Proposal from Chief Bryson to partner with Savannah State, Armstrong Atlantic and South University to provide an educational internship program for college students Discussion: Possible changes to the Animal Control Ordinance-Kathryn Williams would like to see stricter regulations on barking dogs. Frank Schuman mentioned one of his neighbors has a dog that stays on the porch and barks all night. Paul Wolff would like farm animals such as free range chickens allowed. He said it works in Key West and they are a tourist attraction. Diane Schleicher mentioned a pet pig belonging to someone living on Tybee. Williams suggested council do research on animal control and bring back questions to discuss. Mayor Buelterman called the regular meeting to order at 7:05pm. Everyone present at the consent agenda was still in attendance. Reverend Samuel Adams gave the invocation and everyone recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Announcements: Wanda Doyle announced a Chicken-Q benefit at the Veterans War Memorial for Kathryn Williams announced the Beach Sweep on Saturday, April 16th 9:30am at the pier. Employees of the 1st Quarter were announced by Mayor Buelterman. Jimmy Brown-Emergency Management and Danny Carpenter-DPW were selected for the honor and received recognition certificates from Mayor Buelterman for their hard work and dedication to the City of Tybee. Mayor Buelterman presented a Proclamation to Lt. William Moseley for Heroism. He jumped off the pier with no thought of his own personal safety and saved a woman who was drowning. Visitors: Charlie Beene described the carnival rides that he will be bringing to Tybee for the special event in May. He said they are all new rides. Jim Klutzz thanked the City of Tybee for their support of the Post Theater and their sponsorship of fundraising events to help raise money. He told everyone about the successful 2011.04.14/vw Page 2 of 4 “Sisters on the Fly” event at the campground over the weekend. He thanked Woody and his campground staff for their hard work and great attitudes during the event which raised $4,000 for the theater. Dick Smith talked about the Sisters on the Fly event. He said Woody and his staff went out of their way to make sure everything was taken care of and the event was very well planned. He said the MRS cooked the Low Country Boil for the “Sisters”. He said it was a great time for everyone and it made money for the Theater too. Barry Brown asked if the animal ordinance had been discussed during the consent agenda before the regular meeting and if dogs were discussed. Kathryn Williams said there had been a discussion during the consent agenda about addressing yapping dogs barking for no reason along with considerations for farm animals, but no decisions had been made. She said council would research the subject and bring it back to hold another discussion in order to determine if an amendment needs to be considered. Richard Adams representing the Arts Association gave a brief description of the carnival coming to Tybee May 4th through the 8th. Geothermal bid recommendation: Diane Schleicher said Water’s Mechanical was the company the Infrastructure Committee recommended awarding the bid to. Their bid amount was $173, 298. Paul Wolff explained the system would serve the Library and City Hall. Diane Schleicher said she is looking at 3 or 4 years out before having the money to replace the system at City Hall. Diane Schleicher said she would discuss energy issues with the YMCA in order to determine what was going on with the before and after comparisons. Paul Wolff said the money has to be spent by July. Diane Schleicher agreed to roll the savings over quarterly. Paul Wolff moved to approve the bid award to Water’s Mechanical for $173, 298 contingent on; no change orders to the city’s detriment and the bid amount is the limit. Kathryn Williams seconded. The vote was unanimous. Consent agenda: Paul Wolff moved to approve the consent agenda, Frank Schuman seconded. The vote was unanimous. Memorial Park: Kathryn Williams gave an update and said they are looking at possible drainage solutions in the park and talking to Ga. Power about moving their fence. She said they are scheduling another meeting and will send a couple of dates out tomorrow and get the word out to the public. Article 3: 34.85 2nd Reading: Bubba Hughes explained the amendment as removing the 13th Street location from the ordinance because it was not a suitable location for a beach business. Wanda Doyle moved to approve 34.85 for 2nd Reading. Paul Wolff seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.020 2nd Reading, Continuance of non-conforming uses/structures: Paul Wolff moved to approve for 2nd Reading. Kathryn Williams seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.070 2nd Reading Permissible structures: Paul Wolff moved to approve for 2nd Reading. Frank Schuman seconded. Frank asked Paul if he would add or guest cottage. Paul Wolff 2011.04.14/vw Page 3 of 4 amended his motion to approve with the addition of or guest cottage. Frank Schuman seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.080 2nd Reading. Off Street Parking: Paul Wolff mentioned two typing errors in the final ordinance draft as: In section C (3) in the last sentence; However, in any instance where there is not adequate space available and other access is not feasible, staff may permit a reduction in the distance to an intersection from a driveway in order to permit safe access to the property provided the speed limit on abutting or adjacent roads is 30 miles per hour or less. The seconded error is in section F (1) in the last sentence and it should read: Existing structures with 2,000 square feet or less of floor area that exist in a C-1 zoning district may expand the floor area up to 4,000 square feet without having to meet the off-street parking requirements as long as the structure is completely located within 1,000 feet of a municipal parking lot. Paul Wolff moved to approve with the noted corrections. Kathryn Williams seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.010 2nd Reading: Kathryn Williams moved to approve for 2nd Reading. Paul Wolff seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.090 2nd Reading: Wanda Doyle moved to approve for 2nd Reading. Paul Wolff seconded. The vote was unanimous. 3.100 2nd Reading: Bill Garbett moved to approve as originally written deleting the last two sentences of the 1st paragraph, Wanda Doyle seconded. Motion failed with Doyle and Schuman voting in favor. Paul Wolff moved to approve 3.100 for 2nd Reading with the last three sentences in the first paragraph to read as follows: For other than city projects, replacement of decking boards or handrails on existing structures or approved special events. Special review shall be required for any alteration construction or disturbance of beach, dunes or vegetation thereon. Special review is not required for city projects. Kathryn Williams seconded. The vote was Wolff, Williams, Garbett, Schuman and Sessions in favor and Doyle Doyle opposed. 3.150 2nd Reading: Kathryn Williams moved to approve. Bill Garbett seconded. The vote was unanimous. Executive Session: Paul Wolff motioned to go into executive session to discuss personnel and litigation. Frank Schuman seconded. The vote was unanimous. Paul Wolff moved to go back into regular session. Shirley Sessions seconded. The vote was unanimous. Mayor Buelterman said he and Diane Schleicher had met earlier in the week to take a look at office space in city hall. He asked Diane to explain. Diane Schleicher said we do not have enough room for personnel in city hall. She said Vivian Woods has a large office area containing files with no one in it. She proposed packing up the clerk’s records and relocating them across the hall to parking services and putting parking services in the clerk’s office space in order to allow her assistant Jan LeViner to move from the zoning managers office to the office space where parking services is presently located. Frank Schuman said he had witnessed irate irate people in the parking services office many times and believes that will be disruptive to the clerk’s office. Wanda Doyle asked why Diane was discussing this with city council. She said this is an administrative decision that should be handled by the City Manager and Clerk of Council. Vivian Woods asked why the temporary wall in her office could not be moved allowing two people to utilize the space and having Jan LeViner move into it. There was no response. Diane Schleicher said she would look 2011.04.14/vw Page 4 of 4 into moving the wall between her own office and the office next to her in order to allow for moving people around in those offices. Adjournment: Paul Wolff moved to adjourn. Bill Garbett seconded. The vote was unanimous.