Town of Sullivan's Island Council Workshop Monday, March 7, 2016 6:00 P.M. Town Hall, 2050-B Middle Street 1. Administrator'
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Town of Sullivan’s Island Council Workshop Monday, March 7, 2016 6:00 p.m. Town Hall, 2050-B Middle Street 1. Administrator’s Report 2. Finance Committee 3. Recreation Committee 4. Public Facilities Committee 5. Land Use & Natural Resources Committee 6. Administration Committee 7. Water & Sewer Committee 8. Public Safety Committee ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT TO TOWN COUNCIL March 7, 2016 I. Council Correspondence A. New Correspondence: 1. Chris Wannamaker/Charleston County Public Works (to Andy Benke) 03-02-16: Stormwater Utility Fee increase planned for 2016. 2. Skip Scarpa/Carolina Sport Surfaces Inc. (to Andy Benke), 02- 24-16: Estimate to repaint tennis and basketball courts at Stith Park. 3. East Cooper Mayors (Page, Cronin, O'Neil) to Elliott Summey, 02-23-16: Request for traffic cameras at beach gateways and other East Cooper East Cooper choke points. 4. Erin Morris/DHEC Columbia (to Greg Gress), 02-22-16: Reporting the results of the sanitary survey for the potable water system performed on 02-04-16. 5. Tim Stone/National Park Service, No Date: Announcement that National Register documentation has been prepared for the Fort Sumter National Monument in accordance with 36CFR 60.9(c). II. Construction Project A. Town Hall and Police Station Building — Hill Construction continues with wood framing of the second floor. A check for Pay Application 8 was issued on 03-04-16 in the amount of $247,765.92. Pay Application 8 represents $1,446,074.44 invoiced for work complete and materials stored with $72,303.72 deducted for retainage. A brief topping out ceremony was held Thursday 03-03-16. III. General A. Stantec has commenced work on the sign plan and SCDOT requirements necessary to submit for the 2016 summer parking plan. B. The Town Hall Brick Program has been widely advertised and is experiencing modest success. C. Attorneys Walker and Linton along with the Town Administrator attended a mediation with the Attorney Dennis O'Neill for defendant Vince Graham on January 15, 2016. Attorneys Linton and O'Neill are preparing consent orders for Town Council to review. The attorneys anticipate an Executive Session on March 15, 2016. D. A special meeting of Town Council is scheduled for Thursday February 25, 2016 5pm to 7pm in the Great Room at the Church of the Holy Cross to continue work on the Accreted Land Management Plan. Attached is a draft management policy for the Transition Zone for approval by Council. The next scheduled meeting for continued work on the management plan is Monday March 21, 2016 5-7 PM at Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal 2520 Middle Street. E. Stormwater Infrastructure Assessment at Station 18 Street and the Mound: The Engineering Request for Proposal for stormwater infrastructure has been released. Three engineering firms has indicated an interest. F. Transportation Sales Tax Stormwater Projects: 1) Thompson Avenue between Station 17 and 18: Work is anticipated to begin mid-March that would alleviate standing water in several locations along Thompson Avenue. 2) Charleston County is investigating a means to commence work ahead of schedule at Station 19 and 22 Streets along I'On Avenue. G. South Carolina Department of Transportation Resurfacing Project — The SCDOT and Banks Construction will begin resurfacing SC703 beginning at the Ben Sawyer Bridge toward Rifle Range Road in March. Project schedule is not yet available. H. East Cooper Land Trust — Request to approve the memorandum of agreement by the Mayors Council on Land Conservation in East Cooper. I. People Against Rape Proclamation — Request to approve the Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming April Sexual Assault Awareness month. J. American Red Cross Proclamation — Request to approve a Proclamation declaring March 2016 as American Red Cross Month. MANAGEMENT OF TRANSITION ZONE WITHIN THE SULLIVAN'S ISLAND PROTECTED LAND Introduction Principles I . The Town of Sullivan's Island owns the accreted land that is protected by the deed restrictions with the Lowcountry Open Land Trust. Every Town resident and property owner has a stake in the property, regardless of the location of that individual's residence or property. 2. The accreted land (hereinafter known as the Protected nd) is protected for its aesthetic, scientific, educational, and ecological and safety vafue 1 residents, as noted in the deed restrictions placed on this land with the Lowcountr Land Trust and within the Town of Sullivan's Island Code of Ordinances. It must ognized that this land was placed in trust for the benefit of avSull ivan's Island resid 3. As its owner, the Town has responsibilitie teward of t d and a good neighbor to the owners of properties that abu A management plan must benefit the lOni4-term ma trine eco-system and its impact on wildlife and vegetation. The Town also recognizes that scenic views and breezes inside and outside the land are valuable naturali-resources. 4. The Town c ent of 4cornprellensivQmanagement plan for the Protected Land, pursuan lie Town. council meetings, initiated in 2008 and continuing to the onsi ish a well-balanced management plan that stence o dents with flora and fauna on the Island, 'bilities as host to tourists who visit the beach year- 6. The esta sition Zone within the Protected Land has been identified by Town Coun c, since 2009, as a desirable initiative in furtherance of the stated goals to ards of the Protected Land and good neighbors to property owners who abut 7. The Transition Zone will be a discrete area of land within the Protected Land parcel, running parallel to the ocean (east-west) for the length of the deed restricted property. This Zone shall be located generally between the most seaward residential property boundary extending one hundred feet in a southerly direction into the Protected Land. Where the most seaward residential property abuts the unimproved Bayonne Avenue right of way, that right of way shall be included in the Transition Zone and its depth will be part of the depth of the Transition Zone as described here. 1 Transition Zone Plan established and defined by Town Council: Tuesday, February 25, 2016 Special Council Meeting 8. Residents and visitors traverse through the Protected Land, with its nascent maritime forest and diverse flora and fauna, to access the Town's public beaches and the Atlantic Ocean via beach boardwalks and footpaths from public streets and rights-of-way. 9. The Transition Zone will provide residents and visitors with the opportunity to experience a graduated introduction from developed land parcels and public streets to the Town's Protected Land diverse flora and fauna. 10. The Transition Zone will provide a safety buffer between developed land parcels and the Protected Land. This safety buffer will benefit reside sitors and fauna habitats. 11. Likewise, the Transition Zone should provide o ies for property owners abutting the Protected Land to experience the ocean br is views that contribute to Sullivan's Island special sense of place. 12. The Town believes these mutually be al results shall be re through active management of flora within the Transitt one. Acti e manage hall include the cutting and pruning of trees, underbrush, s ive plants, managed and conducted by Town Staff or their designee. 13. The management of the Transition Zone .Plan outlined herein shall be independent of the Town's management of the seaward balance ol. the Protected Land. The Transition Zone Plan is designed lement the comprehensive Proiected-Land Management Plan currently and t. Transition Zone Spe ds totaling one-hundred feet (100'). The and fro f residentially zoned land parcels into the mprove. yonne Avenue right of way where it exists. llel to the Island, east-west, for the length of the 2. The Trans mprise two (2) sub-bands: a. Band I: easured from the beginning of the Protected Land parcel (rear of residenti zoned land parcels) b. Band II: 40-100 feet, measured from the end of Band I. Transition Zone Plan established and defined by Town Council: Tuesday, February 25, 2016 Special Council Meeting Active Management Directives 1. Band I (0-40 feet): a. All non-native invasive species of flora shall be eradicated. b. All trees > 6" DBH shall be retained, except cedar and pine species c. All understory, shrubs (including myrtles), cedar and pine species and small trees (defined as < 6" DBH) shall be removed 2. Band II (40-100 feet): a. All non-native invasive species of flor icated b. All trees shall be retained within t c. Where the band is adjacent to th t areas: i. All understory, shrubs yrtles shall be rem d. Where the band is adjacent to gr ds, shrub, and non- reas: i. Three-quarters (75%) of al ing s shall be ed as will any that sprout in place. 25 s shall remain se areas where myrtle exist. 3. The Town's Transition Zone Pla be annually measured, reviewed and do d by To ntracted vendors. Thereafter, a remitte he wcountry Open Land Trust Conservanc es as re Termino 1. Th 2. The to As established and defined by Town Council (6-1 vote) during its Special Council Meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2016 Transition Zone Plan established and defined by Town Council: Tuesday, February 25, 2016 Special Council Meeting F4 TI3N O4' Wu ST Our Present fur the Future The Mayors Council on Land Conservation in East Cooper MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THIS Memorandum of Agreement ("Memorandum') is made and entered into this Twenty-first day of March, 2016 (the "Effective Date') by and between the Mayor ofAwendaw, Mayor of Charleston, Mayor of Isle of Palms, Mayor of McClellanville, Mayor of Mount Pleasant, Mayor of Sullivan's Island, and Chairman of Charleston County Council.