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 Volume 3 Issue 15November 13, 2009
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Swearing in on Seabrook 
(top let) Te last meeting o the old Seabrook own Council was held on uesday, October 27. (top right) Former Mayor Frank McNulty hands the gavel tonewly elected Mayor, Bill Holtz. (above let) Dan Ru volunteers at the voting booths on November 3. (above right) Judge O’Neil swears in the new Council.
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t   rgt, xt r tt gtr n Srk nH n Fry, Nvmr 6. Ny t n rturnngCun mmr r r t t nn, kng n t ngrtutry nttunt r tppng t t rnt  t rm t  rn n y Jug O’N.Frmr Cunmn B Htz  t rt t tk t t   t n Myr  Srk In. Wt  nn  B  y  , Htz mny rpt t jug’ r. A t r ppu  n , rmr MyrFrnk MNuty rn rm t r n mt tk Htzn  ug. Wt  r m n  “ngrtutn”, MNuty n Htz t Myr’ gv.In rt rr, Cunmn rrn Arn, Jrry Cummn,Rrt Svn n Sm R, n Utty Cmmnr LVnn, r rn nt  n t gtr ttn r nvt t jn n  u un prpr y Hmy Ctrng.“I’m xt n gt t rv t trm,”  rturnngCunmn Rrt Svn. “I’m kng rr t mpmntngt n’ n Dtr n Rvry Pn n rkng t  t n ntt.”Rturnng Cunmn Jrry Cummn ppu  ,Hut, r   r p urng t yr’ mpgn. “S  grt j,”  Cummn. “S gt  t  pp tgtr n
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  Pm unmn Dr. RynBuknnn  nnun tt pn n ngng t v trmnumnt Cngrmn Hnry Brn Jr.r t U.S. Hu  Rprnttv FrtCngrn Dtrt.“I v tt I v m  rnn my mmunty trug r rk n rpnty,” y Buknnn nrgr t   r t Frt CngrnDtrt Hu t. “I n nt t tktt xprn n rk t mk rn n Wngtn y rrtng tpr n tt v ntnty t t untry’ t n put ur rn’nn utur n jpry.”Buknnn,  rv Dtrt gr rm t NtnUnvrty  Ht Sn n Lmr,IL,  n ppy mrr t  Sny r xtn yr n  t tr tn yr  trpt n: Atn, Bk n Cn. H  t nr n unr Buknnn Brtr, In.,   tmpny, n  urrnty rvng  trtrm n t I  Pm Cty Cun.
Decreasing the size o government 
 A  Rprnttv, Buknnn’ mng  t r t z  t rgvrnmnt. Qutng rm PrntRn Rgn, Buknnn tt tt“Gvrnmnt’ rt uty  t prtt tpp, nt run tr v.” H pnt uttt ty’ gvrnmnt  m  -tng y  nut n ut.“Emntng t gvrnmnt t ntt prk tn vry prtmnt t Cngr n t  ur numrn prrt r ny n gvrnmntprgrm r rt,” y Buknnn.T nu xng mprpr Mrpymnt,  tt run $17 nn  yry , n xng mprprM pymnt,  run  t$33 n nnuy. An n t u  t r rrm, Buknnn vtt  n t trt t trt rrm, r-py g ytm n t ty tpur t r nurn r ttn. T  tt p t n t Hut pt Stury  mp  n gtprnt pyr tx n mpyr  nt vr p prntg  tr
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Public hearing: second reading or
ordinance 2209-10 
 A pu rng   r t nrng  rnn 2009-10: Htn Snttn, t 1:30pm r t 2pmCun mtng. A  rnt rrvt pk t t mtng,   tmtnkng t n n CunmnMHug r rkng t tm n tu.“Spkng n    tn  rgm rtr rprntng 421 vnr,”  K rnt MrynOn, “T n ppr ry tpt rnn 2009-10.” W ttn unrtn n pt tpng  t rnn, ty t uggt tt t Cun rt mmtt  t, rnt mpn,prprty mngr n prprty nrt mpmnt n mng t prgrm,n ty u gn rtng  tmn mpmnttn r t Jnury 1 n. On  nt tt ttn  rgm rtr  ntv tt t vn prv t t tt t n n prv  t tn n  mr t tv tn t  urrnty ng ny t rgm. “Prptv t vn vry r t pn n,” Onntnu. “T n   tt t  um xtng ntrt, nungurrnt x t rt, ut  rv  t ugt pr  tt tr u  gnnt nr n t t  tng  t, n t t  ryng u  300% grtr tntr t. Ctn  t  t n ryng u  mntrn trk, n  u rvut tt n tvn  t prgrm nyr tr t gn. W p Cun  pn t t uggtn.”K rnt Mryn Grg pk, pntng ut tt t nrmtvryng mgnt    gvnt n rnt v ntngnrmtn t t gn t Sr Rnrnng t tm n  ry.“Fr xmp, Crtn Cunty ny pt 1 n 2 pt,  t mgntmpy y ‘pt’,”  Grg.Fny, rnt Grg Vnrrkrtnk t Cun r   tr r rk. “It’ gng t  ut r  ,ut t   g tp rr,”  .
Second reading: ordinance 2009-10,Health and Sanitation
“W v gn k n rt n tr ur r v mnt n I tnk v  ppy n npt n t  n t mv rr n mtvryn’ n,”  CunmnMHug. “It u  t nt t rt nur ur n trm  mpmntng t.N  t tm  gt nt t p.”MHug  nt tt ty  rm mmtt  nr n gnt t t mpmnttn rm  t ryngprgrm. T mtn  pprvunnmuy.
 Arts Council Service Award 
Cunmn Cr Lpum rgnzCr Ann Smy,   rv nt Art Cun n t rmtn n2004. S  rtrng t pn mr tm t my n grnk,    t rk t tr vuntr prgrm t    ry  mmr. Lpumnt tt r r  xn  mu n   rpn rrngng Fr Myr, t Brn Brqun tr mr prrmn t tn. “S   m,”  Lpum, t Myr Wrt ng tt “Cr Annptmz vuntrng n t t mnn K.”Smy tnk Cun r tr upprtn r ng r t  “vry rtv t ur prrmn”. “Cr Lpum n  grt Crmn,”  Smy.“Tnk yu vry mu. It’ n  rprvg.”
 Appointment or St. Johns Fire District Commission
K rnt Tm Kuk nmnt t rv  t K Inrprnttv n t St. Jn FrDtrt Cmmn. Kuk  rvn t r n 2001, n  r t Cmmn n 2004, 2005 n2007. “It’ rr t n mn  rv n  r, v t rv n ntnu t rv,”  Myr Wrt. Tppntmnt  pprv unnmuy.
 Appointment to the Board o Zoning  Appeals
Lu Anrn  rtr rm t Br Znng App n t Crmn k tt Bn Fr  ppnt t t ptn. Fr  n prprty n K n 1994 n mv t tn prmnnty n 2003. H rt KICA Humn Rur Cmmttn  rurr r KPOG. Fr tpt ur yr,   vuntr ny  k t S In Htt rHumnty, n   mntr t FrrnEmntry. T ppntmnt pprv unnmuy n  trm xpr n 2012.
Consulting Agreement Amendment –Tomas and Hutton and KDP
Cunmn Stv Orn rprt ttt Prky n Bk Pt ngnr,Tm n Huttn,  rqutm nr t t ugt, v tnttvy  gr upn ujtt pprv. “B n tnntrutn rk tt r,” Ornxpn, “   xtr tu nrng u, n uprvr ur  rr ugt  nt tknt unt, Tm n Huttn rqut n nr  $44,000 t tugt.” Sn t munt  $50,000, Cun  nt n t vt npprvng t xpntur.
Parkway Construction Change Orderapprovals
Cunmn Orn  rprt n tBk Pt/Prky ntrutn ngrr  n pprv rm Cun.On  t p n gurr n trn  t rg t t t  $52,890,n t tr  r n gurrtn Mng Pnt n Ltt Rtt t t  $56,580.  t, tr vn tn ng rr t ny t tt ng v $50,000. “T tt t t prjt t t  $1.497 mn,” Orn, “    t$2.5 mn ugt.” Wy n Mnprvuy rv t ng rrn rmmn pprv. T ngrr r pprv unnmuy.
Contract Amendment -Fennell Container
n Amntrtr umk Rukrrprt tt, n tt t Ht nSnttn rnn (2009-10)  npprv, n mnmnt t t Fnn
Mondy, Novmbr 16
Kiawah Island Board o Zoning  Appeals
4pm - 5pmn H Cun Cmr
Tusdy, Novmbr 24
Seabrook Island own Council
 A n Cun mtng   t 2:30pm t t n H unnt tr n t n utnr.
Novmbr 26 nd 27
Tanksgiving 
Kiawah offices will be closed
Tusdy, Dcmbr 1
Kiawah Island own Council
2pm - 4pmn H Cun Cmr
Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting 
8mK In Munp Cntr’ 2nFr Cnrn Rm
Wdnsdy, Dcmbr 2
Kiawah Island Planning Commission
3pm - 5pmn H Cun Cmr
Seabrook Island Planning Commission – work session
 A Pnnng Cmmn mtng   t 2:30pm t t n Hun nt tr n t nutn r.
Thursdy, Dcmbr 3
 Johns Island Council Meeting 
7pm – 8pmBrky Etr C-Op n Mynk R.
Kiawah Island Arts Council
3pm - 5pmn H - 2n Fr CnrnRm
Kiawah Island Council – November 3, 2009 
KI Council 
ntnu n pg 6
2Nvmr 13, 2009
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 A public hearing was held or ordinance  2009-06 to adopt the 2010 budget or Seabrook Island, and ordinance 2009-07:emergency powers o the Mayor, at 2:25pmbeore the own Council meeting. As there were no comments, the hearing was closed.
Minutes o last meeting 
Tr  ny n rrtn t tmnt’ mtng mnut, Cunmn Jn DuB pnt utt n Crk Fy Arttn. “Funny,” , “T mnut y I  r, utI n’t rmmr ny  t mtng.”Fy ug n nt tt  mutv rgttn t rt  nm rmt r. “Yu’r y r n prt,” Myr MNuty. “W n’t  t tutyu.”
Financials
Fr t rt nn mnt  t yr,Myr MNuty rprt tt rvnu r $660,927.40. Lt yr, t rt nnmnt’ rvnu tt $826,319.49, rn  20%. “It’ mt ntry u t r un n rvnu nntrt nm,” t Myr xpn. A r xpn, t rt nn mnt’tt m t $388,677.18,  mprt t yr’ tt  $386,222.68. Ex rvnu vr xpntur r t nnmnt  $272,250.22, mpr t$440,096.81 t yr; ng  n 48%. “Agn, t’ mny u t urn n rvnu,”  MNuty. H pnt ut tt t n  t gnrun t t nn  t rt nn mnt nt rt t $400,000 trutk t n rnt n tr tr, r t $440,000 ng n t tUtty Cmmn. T xpn ppr n t Otr rprt.
Citizen’s/guests presentations
Stt Cv,  Crt BunCntnuty Pnnr t Atnt BunCntnuty Srv, prnt t Bun Cntnuty Pn t t nCun n J H  t Utty Cmmn. “I’m p t prvyu t t n py  t n’Cmprnv Emrgny Pn,”  .“It rqur 26 mtng n  pnt 55ur tgtr, ut I’m p t trut. It   t  rt, ut  rtt.” Cv xpn tt t “nrp” t pn,    t trnngnvv, u  t rpnty  t n’ Pu Sty Cmmtt.T pn nu n mrgny tn t mrgny prtn n t rn rpnt  Cun mmr; tn r n Ornn ttppy t mrgny tutn;  mtrrmrk r rng  vrty  mrgny tutn;  prttn r urrn,  ty rqurt tn  n vutn pn;n pn ummr r rtquk,trrrm, tunm, pnm,    r mmuntn pn. “I n’ttr nug t n r trnng nmntnn [ t pn],”  Cv. Wn t mk ur t kng n tpn   knn n put nt tnn t vnt  n mrgny.” Fny,Cv gv  rug tmt r t tt n n t vnt   tgry 2 rtgry 5 urrn. “ T tmtt   tgry 2 urrn, umngn tn rm FEMA r uttn, u  $200,000 r tn t rpn t n rvr rmt,”  Cv. “A tgry 5, t prm FEMA (FEMA py 75%  t,vng t n t py t rmnng25%), u  mr tn $1.5 mn.Ctgry 5 r rr, ut ty ppn. A tgry 2  mr rt, ut  vt prpr r t rt n p r tt.”Myr MNuty qutn t t $3.8 mn t rmv r rmSrk In R n t vnt  tgry 5 urrn, n Cv rptt r rmv tr  urrn nt p. “Cmpn tt rpn ttr rg  prmum t  ,” . 
Seabrook Island Utility CommissionLoan agreement 
Lt mnt, t Srk n Cunpprv  n grmnt prv tt t Utty Cmmn u tk t $440,000 n n u tt pur  rtt  pt tFDIC kng  tr. Hvr, t rnt mrkt vnt ung tvty  u nurn t tr nn-xtnt r prtvy xpnv, t  uggt tt t n grmnt ng  tt t Utty Cmmnn pur ny nn ntrumnttt  n mpn t SC C Ann.§ 6-5-10 t. q. t mt t pn vnnt. “It’ t  2 yr CD,tt n’t ng,” t Myr r.T mtn  pprv unnmuy.
Updating the Code Red weather warning system
n Amntrtr Rny Prrmn t Cun tt t CR tr rnng ytm, utmty  Srk Inrnt n    tr rnng, unrgng n nnu upt tnur tt   t n n nSrk In r n t ytm.Rnt r nurg t g nnt t Srk In t (.tnrkn.rg), k nt C R uttn, n upt tt t tr  pn numr,  . Pr  nt tt t tr rnng ytm  nt nu tunm rnng. Stt Cv nt ttR SC   mr pptn tt  rn pp ut tunm,  ty’rntrt.
Ordinance 2009-08 
, rst reading,Membership o own CouncilStanding Committees
“T  n  t tng tt m ut  Stt’ tuy,”  t Myr, n rrnt t n’ n mrgny pn.“Currnty, t n  Srk In’Pu Sty Cmmtt nt  nmmr  Cun. Wt t   t pr “pu t tn t-rgmmr t  trmn y t PuSty  n pprv y nCun.” T mtn  pprvunnmuy.
Ordinance 2009-0 
9, rst reading,Debris removal
“In  rn,  ny gt t  y g,” Myr MNuty pnt ut.“T  n  t tng  u tngt urng t mrgny pnnngmtng.” MNuty uggt tt tCun pprv t rt rng, k t vr urng t mnt n mk ny nry ng tn t rt nn rng. T rnn y tt tt tt t Myr my rr trmv  r n pu r prvt n u tn  rqur t mnt rn mmt trt t v, put, n ty; r  t  n nrr t mnt r n mmttrt  gnnt mg t mprvpu r prvt prprty trug ttv mur; r t nur tnm rvry  t n t tnt  t n-t-rg. Frt rng  pprv unnmuy.
Ordinance 2009-06 
, second reading,2010 Budget 
Myr MNuty nt tt t ugttmt r 2009  ng nt mnt n trm  t “g nnt” tn. “Wt ’v n,” MNuty, “’v mv nrmnt,    prt tm j(20 ur  k r ), t u tm rt t qurtr  t yr. S nt  t guy rkng prt tm,  v tt  n u tm j,  t ‘gn nt’ tn   tt gr t 2010 ugt um  u tm nrmnt r.” H nt ttt  t ny ng t t ugt.Cun pprv t n rngunnmuy.
Ordinance 2009-07 
, second reading,Emergency powers o the Mayor
T Myr gv t n rng rn mnmnt t Stn 1.2.51  tn C,  mn t mrgny pr  t Myr t nu t n“T Myr r n  n, t prngnt y t n  Srk In rnn 2009-03 (rntr ‘tMyr’), my r  tt  mrgny t xt tn t rprt mt  t n.” T rnn  pprvunnmuy.
Proclamation 2009-05: November asNational American Heritage Month:
Myr MNuty r  r prmtn,  u r Nvmr t Ntn Amrn Hrtg Mntn Srk In. T prmtnrgnz tt Ntv Amrn Arn Wk gn n 1976 nrgntn  xpn y Cngrn pprv y Prnt Grg Bun Augut 1990, gntng t mnt  Nvmr  Ntn Amrn HrtgMnt. T prmtn  pprvunnmuy.
News rom the Visitor’s Bureau
Kt Cpmn, Drtr  M r tCrtn Vtr’ Buru, nnuntt
ravel and Leisure 
mgzn rnty nm Crtn   tp rnkng ty n15 tgr, nung Attrtv Pp,Frny Pp, Antqu + VntgSp, Htr St/Mnumnt,Frmr’ Mrkt, Rmnt Ep, nSty Butqu Ht, mng tr.
SI Council 
ntnu n pg 6
Seabrook Town Council – October 27, 2009
 
www.islandconnecionnews.com
Nvmr 13, 2009
 
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