MINUTES HORRY COUNTY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING August 21, :00 p.m.

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1 MINUTES HORRY COUNTY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING August 21, :00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Rice, Chairman; Harold Worley; Brent Schulz; Marion Foxworth; Gary Loftus; Paul Price; Bob Grabowski; James Frazier; Carl Schwartzkopf; Paul Prince; Jody Prince; and Al Allen. MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Chris Eldridge; Pat Hartley; Steve Gosnell; Anne Wright; Paul Whitten; Arrigo Carotti; Janet Carter; Barry Spivey; Westley Sawyer; and Lisa Bourcier. In accordance with the FOIA, notices of the meeting were provided to the press stating the time, date, and place of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Rice called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. INVOCATION: Mr. Allen gave the invocation. PLEDGE: Mr. P. Prince led the pledge. PUBLIC INPUT- Agenda-Items: There was none. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: Mr. Worley stated that there was a typo on the agenda in that Mr. Craig Hill no longer served on the Vereen Memorial Gardens Committee and asked that his name be struck off of the agenda. Mr. Schulz requested to remove Ordinance from Consent and put it on the regular agenda. Mr. Schulz requested to defer Resolution R for two meetings. Mr. Schulz requested to recuse himself from Ordinance Mr. J. Prince requested to add a disbursement of discretionary funds to Waccamaw Market Cooperative in the amount of $1000. Mr. Frazier requested to add $1000 for them as well. Mr. Worley requested to add $1000 for them as well from District 1. Mr. Allen requested to add $1000 for them as well. Mr. Loftus requested to add $1000 for them as well. Mr. Rice stated Council had been asked by staff to defer Ordinance and Ordinance Mr. Rice also stated there would be a legal briefing regarding contracts related to programming services under Executive Session. 1

2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA CONTENTS: Mr. Frazier moved to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Mr. P. Prince. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular and Special Meetings July 10, July 23, and July 26, 2012: Mr. Grabowski moved to approve the minutes as submitted, seconded by Mr. J. Prince. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Grabowski moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Schwartzkopf. The Consent Agenda consisted of the following: Third reading of Ordinance to amend the Code of Laws pertaining to periodic event facilities on historically designated properties. Third reading of Ordinance to amend the Code of Laws pertaining to Limited Manufacturing & Industrial District (MA1) zoning classification. Third reading of the following Ordinances to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: William F. Cooper, III et al and Jimmy Jordan, agent for IP Jordan & Assoc. Third reading of Ordinance approving and authorizing the administrator to execute a lease agreement with Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. of property located at Myrtle Beach Int l Airport. First reading of Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to single retail establishments in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. and commercial/office developments in excess of 500,000 sq. ft. to be permitted with design guidelines and standards. First reading of Ordinance authorizing the administrator to execute a quit claim deed on behalf of Horry County conveying to the Horry County Board of Education approximately 60 acres that were erroneously deeded to the county in First reading of Ordinance approving and authorizing the administrator to execute a lease agreement of office space located within the Horry County Agricultural Building to the US Army Corps of Engineers for its continued use. First reading of Ordinance approving and authorizing the administrator to execute a lease agreement with the City of North Myrtle Beach of property located at Grand Strand Airport for continued operations of the city s wastewater treatment facility. First reading of Ordinance to amend the FY2013 budget so as to appropriate fund balance from the Socastee Recreation Special Tax District Fund for the purpose of providing increased funding for the replacement of stolen lawn equipment. First reading of the following ordinances to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: Robert D. Brown, Jr.; John S. Stout, Jr.; Mike Wooten, agent for Bradford Creek Development Co. Inc., and Dean Varner, agent for Smith Dewitt. 2

3 First reading of Ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to campers or recreational vehicles used as temporary living accommodations. First reading of Ordinance to amend Appendix B Zoning, Article VII, Section 717, Limited Industrial District, and, Article XI Parking Regulations, of the Horry County Code of Ordinances. First reading of Ordinance authorizing the removal of approximately 560 linear feet of Paris Lane from the county maintenance system and substituting approximately 502 linear feet of Shelter Cove. Resolution R to approve the improvements of less than 50 right-of-way on Goldmine Road. Resolution R to initiate the review and necessary amending of the Highway 707 and Holmestown Road overlays for the Burgess Community. Resolution R to amend Resolution R dedicating the road known as the Aynor Overpass as the Julius H. Duke Goodsen Overpass and amending it to the Julius H. Goodsen Overpass. Resolution R authorizing revisions to the Horry County Employee Guidelines. Resolutions accepting dedication of the roads and drainage into the county road system: R Pageland Heights Phase 2 (Clearwater Ct.) and R Maitland Subdivision (Vesta Dr, Bleckley Ave, and Hunley Ln). Resolution R to correct the official zoning maps for several parcels on McDowell Shortcut from R-7 PUD to CFA. Resolution R authorizing the administrator to hire two programmers through the use of two previously unfunded positions. District and At-large Board Appointments: Arcadian Shores Special Tax District Commissionapproval of elected nominees: Johann McCrackin, Clark Weatherly, Teresa Poster, Tumpie Bull and Tom Freeman. Mt. Gilead Special Tax Commission- approval of new member Lynn Young, nominated by the Board. Vereen Memorial Gardens Committee- reappointment of John Hartwell, Kenneth Thompson, Phyllis Newman, Jericha Kissel, Betty Vujevich & Vic Gillespie. Board of Architectural Review- reappointment of Joel Carter, Bill Strydesky & Bill Long. Parks & Open Space Board- reappointment of Jerome Randall, Christine Keasler and Nancy Seeds. Library Board of Trustees- appointment of Gary Floyd and Teresa Moise. 3

4 The motion passed with Mr. Schulz recusing himself from voting on Ordinance RESOLUTIONS/PRESENTATIONS: Presentation- Update on Little River Blue Crab Festival. Ms. Tracy Waller, festival director, stated the festival was a huge success. The festival grossed almost $200,000. They had about $50,000 leftover in the bank. Mr. Worley stated the monies that were left over would be spread out through non-profit organizations within the community and the North Myrtle Beach Chamber. Presentation- Recognition of Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup efforts. Ron McMannis stated he appreciated what Council had done towards the Waterway cleanup the last two years. He especially thanked Mr. Schulz for all his hard work and dedication and presented a plaque to him. He thanked various entities for helping to get the boats out of the Waterway and presented plaques to Mark Jordan with Argo Readymix. Mr. Schulz thanked Council and staff members Arrigo Carotti and Jim Papadea. Resolution R authorizing and approving State Accommodations Tax 30% Advertising & Promotion Budget. Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Foxworth. The motion passed unanimously. Resolution R and Public Hearing to approve the permit to locate a telecommunication tower on property located off Hwy. 544 near Jay Gould Road. Mr. Schwartzkopf moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Grabowski. There was no public review. Mr. Schwartzkopf stated this was in his district and he had no phone calls on it. The motion passed unanimously. Resolution R authorizing the Solicitor, the Sheriff, and the Police Chief to enter into mutual aid/multi-jurisdictional agreements for various law enforcement purposes after consultation with the county administrator, and approving and ratifying all such agreements previously entered into by these offices. Mr. Allen moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Schulz. The motion passed unanimously. READING OF ORDINANCES: Third reading of Ordinance providing for the regulation of parking along and on county roadways and property. Mr. J. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Schwartzkopf. Mr. Price moved to amend to remove Section E, seconded by Mr. Schulz. The motion passed unanimously. The main motion as amended passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance Derrick and Audrey Griffin to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: Mr. P. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Grabowski. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance Becky Diaz Gascot, agent for Ramonita Gascot Saez to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by J. Prince. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. 4

5 Second reading and public review of Ordinance Sam Ward and Gena Jones, agent for Dalton Billy & Shelva Jean Ward to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: Mr. Allen moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Grabowski. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance Sadie Parmley to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps: Mr. Price moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Frazier. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance to amend Appendix B Zoning, Article IX, Section 907 of the Horry County Code of Ordinances regarding structures projecting into required setbacks. Mr. P. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. J. Prince. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance to amend Appendix B, Zoning Ordinance of the Horry County Code of Ordinances pertaining to the raising, care and handling of domestic fowl and bees in the SF40 Zoning District. Mr. Grabowski moved to approve, seconded by Mr. J. Prince. Eric Tier spoke on the ordinance. Ms. Carter and Mr. John Danford from the Planning Department spoke briefly on the ordinance. The motion failed with Messrs. Schwartzkopf, Grabowski and Mr. J. Prince voting aye. Second reading of Ordinance to amend Ord pertaining to a development agreement between Myrtle Beach Farms, Burroughs and Chapin Co, and Horry County so as to remove certain facilities which the developer agreed to make available for public use. Mr. Foxworth moved to approve, seconded by Mr. P. Prince. The motion passed unanimously. OLD/NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Distributions: Waccamaw Market Cooperative- $1000 from each of the following: Mr. J. Prince; Mr. Frazier; Mr. Worley; Mr. Allen and Mr. Loftus. Mr. J. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Allen. The motion passed unanimously. Memorial Dedication: Willie James Bellamy; Wilma Ammons; Jack Crowley, Bob Weldon, Sheila Lynn Todd, Mary Allen Cross, Mary Ruth Baxter, Lucian Norton, Jr., Lizzie K. Deberry, Minnie Carter, Paul B. Hudson, Donald G. Bromell, Joe L. Bromell; Roena Floyd; Gene Graham; Priscilla Hardee; Ed Vincheski; and Frances Mishoe. Mr. P. Prince wished his mother a Happy 90 th Birthday. Upcoming Meetings: Regular Council Meeting- September 4 & 18; Committee of the Whole- September 11 and I&R Committee- September 6. 5

6 PUBLIC INPUT- Non-agenda Items: 1. Ed Wilson spoke on services provided by the Interim Horry County Police Chief. 2. Ron Long was to speak on paving of Tanga Lane but was absent. 3. Vanessa Kulvasick spoke on funding for the Socastee High School Band Boosters program and the winning of Outstanding Performance Award. Mr. Loftus and Mr. Grabowski moved to give $2000 each to the Socastee High School Band Boosters. Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Grabowski. The motion passed unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mr. Schwartzkopf moved to enter into Executive Session at 6:53 p.m., seconded by Mr. Loftus. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Carotti stated it was a legal briefing on contracts relating to programming of services. Mr. Grabowski moved to come out of Executive Session at 7:02 pm. Mr. Carotti stated while in Executive Session Council received a legal briefing on contracts relating to programming of service and while in Executive Session no decisions were made and no votes were taken. He stated it would be appropriate for a motion of Council directing staff to move forward with the recommended course of action with the programming of services. Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by Mr. P. Prince. The motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. in memorial of Willie James Bellamy; Wilma Ammons; Jack Crowley, Bob Weldon, Sheila Lynn Todd, Mary Allen Cross, Mary Ruth Baxter, Lucian Norton, Jr., Lizzie K. Deberry, Minnie Carter, Paul B. Hudson, Donald G. Bromell, Joe L. Bromell; Roena Floyd; Gene Graham; Priscilla Hardee; Ed Vincheski; and Frances Mishoe. 6