City of Beaufort City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
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CITY OF BEAUFORT 1911 BOUNDARY STREET BEAUFORT MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA 29902 (843) 525-7070 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA October 24, 2017 NOTE: IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS DUE TO A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE, PLEASE CALL IVETTE BURGESS 525-7070 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION STATEMENT OF MEDIA NOTIFICATION "In accordance with South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, Section 30-4-80(d), as amended, all local media was duly notified of the time, date, place and agenda of this meeting." REGULAR MEETING - Council Chambers, 2nd Floor - 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER A. Billy Keyserling, Mayor II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Mike McFee, Mayor Pro Tem III. PROCLAMATIONS/COMMENDATIONS/RECOGNITIONS A. Proclamation Proclaiming Red Ribbon Week - October 23-31, 2017 B. Character Education Proclamation - Cailen Campbell, Coosa Elementary IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. PUBLIC HEARING A. Rezoning 8 Parcels of Property Off Roseida Road T3-S VI. MINUTES A. Worksession and Regular Meetings September 26, 2017 B. Special Meeting - Mossy Oaks Drainage September 28, 2017 C. Worksession and Regular Meetings October 10, 2017 VII. OLD BUSINESS VIII.NEW BUSINESS A. Authorization to allow City Manager to enter in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for Violent Crimes Task Force B. Authorization to allow City Manager to enter into Contractual Agreement with the Town of Yemassee for Bond Court Services C. Approval of the FY 2018 TDAC Recommendation on ATAX Grants IX. REPORTS City Manager's Report Mayor Report Reports by Council Members X. ADJOURN CITY OF BEAUFORT DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: 10/19/2017 FROM: Parris Island Young Marines AGENDA ITEM Proclamation Proclaiming Red Ribbon Week - October 23-31, 2017 TITLE: MEETING 10/24/2017 DATE: DEPARTMENT: City Clerk BACKGROUND INFORMATION: PLACED ON AGENDA FOR: REMARKS: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Upload Date Proclamation Backup Material 10/19/2017 P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, communities across America have been plagued by the numerous problems associated with illicit drug use and those that traffic them; and WHEREAS, there is hope in winning the war on drugs, and that hope lies in education and drug demand reduction, coupled with the hard work and determination of organizations such as the Parris Island Young Marines of the Marine Corps League to foster a healthy, drug-free lifestyle; and WHEREAS, governments and community leaders know that citizens support is one of the most effective tools in the effort to reduce the use of illicit drugs in our communities; and WHEREAS, the Red Ribbon has been chosen as a symbol commemorating the work of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was murdered in the line of duty, and represents that one person can make a difference; and WHEREAS, the Red Ribbon Campaign was established by Congress in 1988 to encourage a drug-free lifestyle and involvement in drug prevention and reduction efforts; and WHEREAS, October 23-31 has been designated National Red Ribbon Week, which encourages Americans to wear a red ribbon to show their support for a drug-free environment. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Beaufort, South Carolina, hereby proclaims, October 23-31, 2017 as RED RIBBON WEEK Beaufort City Council encourages all citizens to join us in this special observance. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Beaufort to be affixed this 24th day of October 2017 _________________________________ BILLY KEYSERLING, MAYOR ATTEST: _________________________________ IVETTE BURGESS, CITY CLERK CITY OF BEAUFORT DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: 10/20/2017 FROM: AGENDA ITEM Character Education Proclamation - Cailen Campbell, Coosa Elementary TITLE: MEETING 10/24/2017 DATE: DEPARTMENT: City Clerk BACKGROUND INFORMATION: PLACED ON AGENDA FOR: REMARKS: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Upload Date Proclamation Backup Material 10/20/2017 P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, the character education movement reinforces the social, emotional and ethical development of students; and WHEREAS, schools, school districts and states are working to instill important core ethical and performance values including caring, honesty, diligence, fairness, fortitude, responsibility, and respect for self and others; and WHEREAS, character education provides long-term solutions to moral, ethical and academic issues that are of growing concern in our society and our schools; and WHEREAS, character education teaches students how to be their best selves and how to do their best work; and WHEREAS, the Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education include: Promoting core ethical and performance values; Teaching students to understand, care about and act upon these core ethical and performance values; Encompassing all aspects of the school culture; Fostering a caring school community; Providing opportunities for moral action; Supporting academic achievement; Developing intrinsic motivation; Including whole-staff involvement; Requiring positive leadership of staff and students; Involving parents and community members; and assess results and strives to improve; and WHEREAS, the Beaufort County School District’s Character Education program was formed to support parents’ efforts in developing good character in their children; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Character Education program is to integrate good character traits into the total school environment, as well as into the community; and WHEREAS, each school’s counselor identified a list of character words and definitions deemed important regardless of a person’s political leanings, race, gender or religious convictions; and WHEREAS, the words are friendship, kindness, acceptance, courage, tolerance, respect, gratitude, compassion, citizenship, perseverance, honesty, integrity, self-control, forgiveness responsibility and cooperation; and WHEREAS, Cailen Campbell was selected as the winner by Coosa Elementary School as the student of the month. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Beaufort, South Carolina, hereby proclaims September 2017 as CAILEN CAMPBELL AS COOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH The City of Beaufort thereby pronounces Acceptance as the word for the month of September and applauds Cailen Campbell, the Beaufort County School District, and Coosa Elementary School for their work and specifically honors Cailen Campbell as Coosa Elementary School’s Student of the Month. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Beaufort to be affixed this 24th day of October 2017. _________________________________ BILLY KEYSERLING, MAYOR ATTEST: _________________________________ IVETTE BURGESS, CITY CLERK CITY OF BEAUFORT DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: 10/19/2017 FROM: Libby Anderson AGENDA ITEM Rezoning 8 Parcels of Property Off Roseida Road T3-S TITLE: MEETING 10/24/2017 DATE: DEPARTMENT: Planning BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City has received an application to zone eight parcels of property located north of Roseida Road on Port Royal Island. The properties are identified as R100 Tax Map 25A, Parcels 22, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 273. The properties as located at 1110 Hodge Drive, 1108 Hodge Drive, 2 Fort Sumter Drive, 8 Fort Sumter Drive, 12 Fort Sumter Drive, and 16 Fort Sumter Drive. Map 25A, Parcel 32 is zoned “Rural” (T2R) under the County’s Community Development Code. The other seven lots are zoned “Rural Neighborhood” (T2RN). This is a rezoning request as a result of petition for annexation. A staff report on the proposed rezoning is attached. A public hearing on the proposed rezoning is scheduled for the October 24 City Council meeting. This hearing was advertised in the October 10 edition of The Beaufort Gazette. PLACED ON AGENDA FOR:Action REMARKS: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Upload Date Rezoning staff report Cover Memo 10/19/2017 CITY OF BEAUFORT DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: 10/19/2017 FROM: AGENDA ITEM Worksession and Regular Meetings September 26, 2017 TITLE: MEETING 10/24/2017 DATE: DEPARTMENT: City Clerk BACKGROUND INFORMATION: PLACED ON AGENDA FOR: REMARKS: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Upload Date Minutes Backup Material 10/19/2017 A work session of the Beaufort City Council was held on September 26, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Beaufort Municipal Complex, 1901 Boundary Street. In attendance were Mayor Billy Keyserling, Councilwoman Nan Sutton, Councilmen Mike McFee, Phil Cromer, and Stephen Murray, and Bill Prokop, city manager. In accordance with the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, Section 30-4-80(d) as amended, all local media were duly notified of the time, date, place, and agenda of this meeting. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Keyserling called the work session to order at 5:00 p.m. PROPOSED BEAUFORT COUNTY PLASTIC BAG BAN ORDINANCE Rikki Parker, project manager with the Coastal Conservation League, discussed where the organization has been working on this project. Beaufort County has begun the process of considering a plastic bag ban, such the ones Folly Beach and Isle of Palms have. Public feedback has been very good, she said. Plastic bags are “a real problem” in Beaufort County, mostly because “we are a coastal community,” Ms. Parker said. A half-million single-use bags were reclaimed one 3-hour beach cleanup event, she said. She described the effect on sea birds, for which they can be a “death sentence,” and on sea turtles, which eat them because they think the bags are jellyfish, but they can’t spit them up, so the bags kill them or make them float to the surface, where they are helpless prey or can be struck by boats. Another problem with plastic bags is that they break down into micro-plastics, which are then ingested by marine life and can have a negative impact on reproduction and fisheries, Ms. Parker said. Also micro-plastics are accumulating in human bodies, and the effect of this is still being researched.