MINUTES HORRY COUNTY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 15, :00 p.m.

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1 MINUTES HORRY COUNTY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 15, :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: John Weaver; Pat Hartley; Anne Wright; Steve Gosnell; 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. Price gave the invocation. PLEDGE: Mr. Grabowski led the pledge. PUBLIC INPUT- Agenda Items: There was none. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: Mr. Rice requested to remove the Executive Session item and discuss it immediately after the Consent Agenda. Mr. Carotti requested to remove Resolution R from the agenda. Mr. Allen requested to remove from Old/New Business the discussion on Land Sale at Grand Strand Airport and Status of new Juniper Bay Fire Station in that Council would discuss this at Thursday s Budget Retreat. Mr. Allen requested to remove Ordinance from the Consent Agenda. Mr. J. Prince requested to add a $10,000 disbursement of recreation funds to Green Sea Floyds Athletic Booster Club. APPROVAL OF AGENDA CONTENTS: Mr. J. Prince moved to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Mr. Frazier. The motion passed unanimously. 1

2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting October 18, 2011: Mr. P. Prince moved to approve the minutes as submitted, seconded by Mr. Loftus. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Schwartzkopf moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Worley. The Consent Agenda consisted of the following: First reading of Ordinance to amend the FY2012 budget so as to bring the county budget ordinance into agreement with the budget as adopted by the Solid Waste Authority Board of Directors. First reading of Ordinance abandoning the dead-end road Best Western Trail and removing it from the county s maintenance system. First reading of Ordinance to approve the request of Patrick Butler, agent for Heartland Properties LLC, to amend the official zoning maps. Resolution R authorizing the administrator to transfer funds from the Road Maintenance Fee Account to Worthan s Ferry Area Road Improvements account. Resolution R to accept dedication of the roads and drainage at Shell Bay Subdivision into the county maintenance system. Resolution R to approve the replacement of Roper Lane with Collins Circle on the District 9 Comprehensive Local Road Improvement List. Resolution R to adopt Budget Revision #2 for CDBG Year 2 Fund regarding the City of Myrtle Beach projects. Resolution R to adopt Budget Revision #2 for CDBG Year 3 Fund regarding the City of Myrtle Beach projects. District Board Appointment: Stan Strickland to the Stormwater Advisory Committee. The motion passed unanimously. Discussion of Administrator s Contract. Mr. Rice spoke briefly stating that he and Mr. Weaver had discussed the expiration of his contract in that it would be in the middle of the budget process and Mr. Weaver informed him that he was not planning on extending his contract and was going to allow it to expire. Mr. Rice stated they entered into a negotiation and he had a draft settlement agreement. Denise Hagemeier, Human Resources Legal Specialist, briefed Council on the settlement agreement. Mr. Grabowski moved to approve the separation agreement, seconded by J. Prince. The motion passed with Mr. Worley and Mr. Frazier voting nay. Mr. Weaver spoke briefly on his departure from the County and accepted the motion that had been passed by Council and that day would be his last day. Mr. Rice stated that Mr. Gosnell would act as Interim Administrator. 2

3 RESOLUTIONS/PRESENTATIONS: Presentation- Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials. Bill Petri, SC Chapter President, presented the award to Toni Bessent. Ms. Bessent thanked Mr. Petri for the recognition. READING OF ORDINANCES: First reading of Ordinance to amend the FY2012 budget so as to transfer and appropriate funds necessary for capital improvement and renovation of Building 3232 at MYR. Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Allen. Mr. Grabowski questioned whether this matter had come before the Airport Advisory Committee. Mr. LaPier explained that the Committee Bylaws did not require these type matters be addressed by the committee. Mr. Worley requested that a copy of the Airport Advisory Committee bylaws be ed to him. Mr. Rice referred the matter of the Airport Advisory Committee bylaws to the Economic Development Committee. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance amending the FY2012 budget so as to provide funding for the purchase of a replacement computerized telephone system and logging recorder system for Emergency 911. Mr. Grabowski moved to approve, seconded by Mr. J. Prince. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. Second reading and public review of Ordinance Mike Wooten, agent for Bucksville Farms, Inc. to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps. Mr. Frazier moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Loftus. The following people spoke at public review: Michael Leinwand, Terry Beverly; Randy Beverly; Bill Marsh; Mark Vanover; Benjamin Creel; Jeffrey Rogers; Bill Graham; and Mike Wooten. The motion failed. Mr. Rice recused himself from voting. Mr. Schulz was absent during the discussion and voting. The vote was as follows: In favor Opposed Absent Foxworth Schwartzkopf Schulz Loftus Worley Frazier Allen P. Prince Price J. Prince Grabowski Second reading and public review of Ordinance Waccamaw Distribution Center PDD Amendment to approve the request to amend the official zoning maps. Mr. Loftus moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Schulz. There was no public review. The motion passed unanimously. 3

4 OLD/NEW BUSINESS: Appointment of Dan Gray to the Solid Waste Authority Board of Directors. Mr. Schulz moved to approve, seconded by Mr. J. Prince. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Gray spoke briefly thanking Council for the opportunity. Approval of expenditure from MBREDC Production Development Fund for the product development plan. Brad Lofton, Director of MBREDC, spoke briefly stating they would be bringing back an update in December on the progress they were making. He requested that Council approve the allocation of $94,000 that had already been budgeted so as to use for a Product Development Plan Study that would be developed by a third party consultant. It would be a four to six month study and would come back to Council with a formal plan in place. Mr. Schulz moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Allen. The motion passed unanimously. Follow-up on Joint Meeting with City/County/State officials. Mr. Rice stated there was a recent meeting that he attended and there were several items brought up that he thought had potential merit that they at least needed to explore. The items were appropriate to take up in the I&R Committee. Mr. Loftus stated some issues may need to be discussed in the Administration Committee. Mr. Foxworth stated that Mr. Carotti undertook some legal research in regard to extra-territorial zoning and requested that if they were going to send to committee that he forward that research on to them. Mr. Price stated the SELL project was vital to the South Strand and wasn t moving at the pace he wanted to see it move. He requested that they revitalize it and get it moving. Mr. Rice stated regarding the joint meeting, they were doing better with intergovernmental cooperation than they had in the past. The meeting was sponsored by the City of Myrtle Beach and was great for its purpose but they were missing some people at the table. They were missing Loris, North Myrtle Beach, Briarcliff, Atlantic Beach, Surfside and Conway. He stated the next meeting should be sponsored by the County and everybody needed to have a seat at the table. Mr. Grabowski requested that they look at the Airport Advisory Committee Bylaws in committee to see if they needed to be tweaked. Interim Administrator. Mr. Carotti stated it would be appropriate to take up the matter of the appointment of the Interim Administrator under the terms and conditions as summarized by Ms. Hagemeier with the formal written contract to be signed by the Chairman and County Council. Mr. P. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Grabowski. The motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Distribution of Recreation Funds: Mr. Grabowski- $3000 to Save R Cats; Mr. Frazier- $1000 to Help 4 Kids; Mr. Schwartzkopf- $675 to Help 4 Kids; and Mr. J. Prince- $10,000 Green Sea Floyds Athletic Booster Club. Mr. J. Prince moved to approve, seconded by Mr. Schulz. The motion passed unanimously. 4

5 Memorial Dedication: Smokin Joe Frazier Elizabeth Garren Ward Lena Shannon Darlene Hudson Paula Hill Holly Owens Ruby Lee Hughes John P. Lastes Rev. Wilbur B. Milligan Sinnie Grate, Jr. Cecile L. Todd Shaquille Patel William Avant, Jr. Mary Jo Spec Daniel Alford Janice Johnson Meeting Dates: Fall Budget Retreat- November 17 th ; Committee of the Whole (if necessary)- December 6 th ; and Regular Council Meeting- December 13 th. PUBLIC INPUT- Non-Agenda Items: 1. Lucille Serock spoke on Help 4 Kids. 2. Laura Lynn Raynor spoke on wild cats. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m. in memorial of Smokin Joe Frazier; Elizabeth Garren Ward; Lena Shannon; Darlene Hudson; Paula Hill; Holly Owens; Ruby Lee Hughes; John P. Lastes; Rev. Wilbur B. Milligan; Sinnie Grate, Jr.; Cecile L. Todd; Shaquille Patel; William Avant, Jr.; Mary Jo Spec; Daniel Alford; and Janice Johnson. 5