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Horry County Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - October 28, 2024

County Council — Monday, October 28, 2024
BodyHorry County, South Carolina
SessionCounty Council
DateMonday, October 28, 2024
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Meeting to order of the Ory County Historic Preservation Committee Commission meeting today's Monday, October the 28th at 5 30 p.m.

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Um the first thing on our agenda is our invocation and our pledge of allegiance.

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Would everyone please stand for the invocation?

0:20

Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day, Lord, and we thank you for having given uh each and every one of us opportunity, Lord, to be here together, Lord, that we may hear things that of our need and that we may serve our county.

0:33

Um I ask all these things in Jesus' name, amen.

0:38

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all.

0:51

All right.

0:55

We got quorum today, thank goodness.

0:57

Yes, it's nice to see him, everyone.

0:58

Yeah.

1:01

Okay, so um it's a little bit of a mix up on the agenda.

1:05

So first we need to go ahead and elect new officers.

1:09

Yes.

1:10

Um, would we like to discuss that amongst ourselves first?

1:16

Is there anyone that would have um interest in being the chairman?

1:23

So I would uh think we ought to do this in a simple fashion.

1:30

What draw straws?

1:41

I think we ought to just nominate somebody second and then say all I that way we save time in the process.

1:50

Is everybody okay with that?

1:51

Sure.

1:52

Yeah.

1:53

So I'll do the first nomination.

1:55

I nominate Ben for the chair person.

2:00

I'll second aye.

2:03

All right.

2:04

All in favor of Ben Burris being our chairman, raise your hand and say aye.

2:08

I all right, the vice chairmanship.

2:13

So I nominee.

2:15

Go ahead.

2:15

I was gonna nominate Pat again.

2:17

I think she's done a good job.

2:20

That way we can have some not just all men, we can have a woman on the on the on that uh, you know, used to have it a little across across the board, I guess.

2:28

Pat is that something that you would consider or no?

2:31

Yeah, anyone with the chair.

2:38

Anybody else in in the world, did you read the uh list of what the chairperson and uh assist or co-chair does?

2:50

Yes, sir.

2:51

I did.

2:52

All right.

2:53

Very full.

2:57

All right.

2:57

Um are there any other nominations?

3:03

All in favor of oh, do we do we didn't have a second?

3:07

No, not yet.

3:09

Is there a second for for nominating Pat?

3:12

I'm nominating Pat.

3:14

Okay.

3:14

Okay, everyone, uh all in favor of Pat being the vice chairman.

3:19

Raise your hand and say aye, please.

3:21

Aye.

3:22

All right.

3:26

There you go, okay.

3:30

Um, thank y'all for having the confidence in that you go.

3:34

See, you're there, buddy.

3:36

Today we're doing to move down.

3:39

You got the hammer.

3:41

Okay, I can use it too.

3:43

I will say that um I'm happy to serve as your chairman, but I do believe that you know we all are on the board and we all need to participate.

3:56

And there'll be times because I work full time that I won't be able to go to every award ceremony or plaque unveiling or what whatever.

4:08

And um in those instances, I'll have to be calling on some of y'all to represent the group.

4:15

And if y'all are in okay with that, then I think this will work.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation█████████████████████████████████████████████47%
Procedural██████████████████████████████████36%
Public Engagement████████████████17%
Summary of Proceedings

Horry County Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - October 28, 2024

The Horry County Historic Preservation Commission met on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 5:30 PM local time (the instruction indicates 10:30 AM UTC; note the time discrepancy). The meeting included election of officers, approval of minutes, and discussions on several historic preservation projects and the Legacy Business Program.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from the April 22, 2024, August 26, 2024, and September 23, 2024 meetings were approved as submitted. Motions carried unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Election of Officers: Ben Burris was nominated and unanimously elected as Chairperson. Pat was nominated and unanimously elected as Vice Chairperson. The new chair noted his full-time job may limit attendance at award ceremonies, relying on board members.
  • Vareen Gardens (Ray Memorial Gardens) Progress: Roger reported he will speak on the history of the area on November 9, 2024 at 9 AM. He also met with Raj and Ray regarding signs; information is being compiled.
  • Green Sea Marker Update: An amendment to the text regarding location distance was discussed. The current text is considered factually accurate and not a significant issue. The marker text will be presented at the next meeting for a vote before being sent to the state.
  • Atlantic Beach Historic District: A contract with Chronicle Heritage Company has been completed, and the state review board will consider designating Atlantic Beach as a historic district on November 15, 2024. The board encouraged attendance. The town owners association (over 60 members) has been notified.
  • Little Pee Dee / Hill River Area Survey: A final public meeting is scheduled for October 30, 2024 at CBR Station to receive comments on the draft survey, which has been accepted by the state. A copy of the booklet will be provided to all board members.
  • Legacy Business Program Update: An ordinance has been drafted to establish uniform criteria for the program. Criteria include 50 years in business and ownership requirements. The ordinance will be presented at the next meeting for a vote, then proceed to the Infrastructure Regulation Committee and Planning Commission as a text amendment to the zoning ordinance.
  • Number of Legacy Business Awards Per Year: The board discussed reducing the previous goal of 83 businesses per year. Suggestions included 10-12 (one per month) or two per month (24 annually). The decision will be informed by the new criteria.
  • Presentation of Plaques: The board discussed options: presenting plaques at the business location or at county meetings. It was decided to offer businesses the choice. Businesses selecting an on-site ceremony will coordinate a date with board members.
  • Future Meeting and Agenda Item: At the next meeting (November 18, 2024), a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for an addition at Parsons Table (a former church) will be reviewed. Board members were asked to attend in full.

Key Outcomes

  • Officers Elected: Ben Burris (Chair), Pat (Vice Chair).
  • Minutes Approved: Unanimous approval for three sets of minutes.
  • Green Sea Marker: Postponed for final text review and vote at next meeting.
  • Atlantic Beach Historic District: State review board meeting scheduled November 15; board members encouraged to attend.
  • Little Pee Dee Survey: Final public meeting October 30; booklet to be distributed.
  • Legacy Business Program: Ordinance to be presented for final vote at next meeting; criteria and annual number of awards to be determined.
  • Plaque Presentation: Businesses will choose between on-site ceremony or county meeting presentation.
  • Meeting Conduct: The chair will recognize speakers; hand raising for voting and comments will be used; members are encouraged to state their names for the record.

Meeting Transcript

Meeting to order of the Ory County Historic Preservation Committee Commission meeting today's Monday, October the 28th at 5 30 p.m. Um the first thing on our agenda is our invocation and our pledge of allegiance. Would everyone please stand for the invocation? Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day, Lord, and we thank you for having given uh each and every one of us opportunity, Lord, to be here together, Lord, that we may hear things that of our need and that we may serve our county. Um I ask all these things in Jesus' name, amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. All right. We got quorum today, thank goodness. Yes, it's nice to see him, everyone. Yeah. Okay, so um it's a little bit of a mix up on the agenda. So first we need to go ahead and elect new officers. Yes. Um, would we like to discuss that amongst ourselves first? Is there anyone that would have um interest in being the chairman? So I would uh think we ought to do this in a simple fashion. What draw straws? I think we ought to just nominate somebody second and then say all I that way we save time in the process. Is everybody okay with that? Sure. Yeah. So I'll do the first nomination. I nominate Ben for the chair person. I'll second aye. All right. All in favor of Ben Burris being our chairman, raise your hand and say aye. I all right, the vice chairmanship. So I nominee. Go ahead. I was gonna nominate Pat again. I think she's done a good job. That way we can have some not just all men, we can have a woman on the on the on that uh, you know, used to have it a little across across the board, I guess. Pat is that something that you would consider or no? Yeah, anyone with the chair. Anybody else in in the world, did you read the uh list of what the chairperson and uh assist or co-chair does? Yes, sir. I did. All right. Very full. All right. Um are there any other nominations? All in favor of oh, do we do we didn't have a second? No, not yet. Is there a second for for nominating Pat? I'm nominating Pat. Okay. Okay, everyone, uh all in favor of Pat being the vice chairman. Raise your hand and say aye, please. Aye. All right.

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