TOSI Clips: Town Council Meeting April 25

A video of the April 25, 2023, Town Council meeting can be accessed online through the Town of Seabrook Island’s website. To view the 1 hour and 46 minute video, click here and select the video link under April 25, 2023.

If you have limited time and are just interested in a specific topic, select that item from the list below to watch that particular part of the meeting.

  • Presentations: Paul McLaughlin, 3061 Baywood Drive: Presentation on most recent Short-Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee Update and Preserve Seabrook’s policy proposals for the Town of Seabrook Island and the Seabrook Island Property Owners’ Association (SIPOA)
  • Public Hearing:
    • Ordinance 2023-03: An ordinance authorizing and directing the Town of Seabrook Island to enter into an intergovernmental agreement relating to South Carolina Local Revenue Services; to participate in one or more local revenue services programs; to execute and deliver one or more participant program supplements; and other matters relating thereto.
  • Reports of Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees:
    • Advisory Committees
      • Update Community Promotions & Engagement Committee – Pat Fox
      • Update Environment & Wildlife Committee – Jeri Finke
      • Update Public Safety Committee – Dan Kortvelesy
      • Update Public Works Committee – Barry Goldstein
    • Special Committees – No Report
    • Ad Hoc Committee
    • Board of Zoning Appeals – No Report
    • Planning Commission – No Report
    • State Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee – No Report
    • Utility Commission – Monthly Report – Annie Smith-Jones
  • Reports of Town Officers:
    • Mayor – John Gregg
      • Update Concerning Town’s Application for Public Assistance (Hurricane Ian)
      • Update Concerning Charleston Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
      • Update from Recent Informal Discussions with Representatives of the Club, Marina, and Seabrook Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA)
      • Follow-up Regarding Letter Expressing Opposition of the Town to State Budget Proviso 113.11 (Providing for Budgetary Consequences to Municipalities that Prohibit Short-Term Rentals)
    • Town Administrator – Joe Cronin
      • Update on Seabrook Island Road Pathway Improvements
    • Town Clerk/Treasurer – Katharine Watkins
    • Town Attorney – Stephen Brown – No Report
    • Zoning Administrator – Tyler Newman
    • Communication & Events Manager – Robin Ochoa – No Report
      • Disaster Awareness Day (June 1: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm @ SIC Island House)
  • Ordinances for Second Reading:
    • Ordinance 2023-03: An ordinance authorizing and directing the Town of Seabrook Island to enter into an intergovernmental agreement relating to South Carolina Local Revenue Services; to participate in one or more local revenue services programs; to execute and deliver one or more participant program supplements; and other matters relating thereto.
  • Ordinances for First Reading: None
  • Other Action Items:
    • Committee Appointment: Request to remove Joe Pontuti for cause (unresponsive to inquiries as to intentions for continued service following ending of relationship with Seabrook Island Club).
    • Local Revenue Services Agreement: Agreement with the Municipal Association of South Carolina for the Town’s participation in South Carolina Local Revenue Services.
    • Proclamation: A proclamation for the Town of Seabrook Island to proclaim May 7 to May 13, 2023, as “Shorebirds Celebration Week”.
  • Items for Information or Discussion: No Items

-Submitted by the Town of Seabrook Island