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Horry County Council Regular Meeting - June 17, 2025

County Council — Tuesday, June 17, 2025
BodyHorry County, South Carolina
SessionCounty Council
DateTuesday, June 17, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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And please keep all of our first responders and people that public safety keep them all out of harm's way.

0:16

And we ask all this from your holding night.

0:21

I pledge the states.

0:34

Thank you.

0:34

Please be seated.

0:36

Next up is public input.

0:39

We had one person sign up, Miss Cora Diegaz.

0:43

We're going to speak about oyster restoration.

0:45

If you can come up to the podium and tell us your name for the record, we have this clock system here if you feel like you want to use it.

0:51

We have a five minutes time limit by rule.

0:55

The green light is go go go.

0:57

The yellow light is one minute left, and the red light is stop.

1:00

Okay.

1:01

Thank you.

1:02

Good evening.

1:02

Good evening, everyone.

1:03

My name is Corey Diegues, and I'm here as an intern with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, specifically working with their oyster recycling and enhancement program, otherwise known as SCORE.

1:13

SCORE focuses on collecting and recycling oyster shells from restaurants and the community.

1:18

These recycled shells are later used to build oyster reefs along our coast.

1:21

Just three bushels of shells can create 10 square feet of reef.

1:24

These reefs play a vital role in supporting marine life, stabilizing shorelines, filtering water, and protecting coastal communities from storm impacts.

1:32

Oysters are not only essential to the health of our ecosystems, but they're also a key part of the local economy.

1:38

And yes, they're delicious too.

1:40

We are currently looking to expand the score program throughout Hory County and would love to build partnerships with the county, local businesses, event organizers, and the community.

1:50

At the moment, we have five public oyster shell drop-off bins across Hori and Georgetown counties.

1:56

But we are always looking for additional partners to help raise awareness about these locations.

2:00

We are also in the early stages of developing recycling routes and teams to collect shells from local restaurants.

2:06

With the council support, we hope to increase public awareness and ensure that more oyster shells are recycled and returned to our coast rather than ending up in landfills.

2:13

If you're interested in learning more about the SCORE program, please come talk to me at the end of the meeting today or attend an information session.

2:19

We're hosting two presentations that are open to the community.

2:22

The first presentation will be on June 23rd from 4 to 6.30 p.m.

2:26

at the Hori County Memorial Library in North Myrtle Beach.

2:30

The second presentation will be on July 14th from 4 to 6.30 p.m.

2:34

at the Hori County Memorial Library and Surfside.

2:37

Thank you for your time and consideration.

2:38

I hope you'll join us in our recycling efforts.

2:41

Thank you so much.

2:42

Thank you for coming up.

2:43

All right.

2:44

That's all that we had signed up.

2:46

So we will close public input at this time and move forward to the agenda contents.

2:51

I have a few additions.

2:53

First of all, paragraph six, ordinance sixty-2025.

2:57

We will take off of consent.

3:07

And paragraphs 31 and 32, Ordinance 64, 2025, and 65, 2025 are going to be referred to planning and zoning.

3:18

And if there is no objection, we will do that by acclamation.

3:21

Hearing no objection, that's what we'll do.

3:24

Moving forward to the approval of the amendment for the regular meeting from June 3rd, 2025.

3:29

So move.

3:30

All in favor, aye.

3:31

Aye.

3:32

We'll move on to the consent agenda.

3:34

Before we vote on that, I'd like to show Mr.

3:36

Mascarelli as a recusal for paragraph one, ordinance 54-2025.

3:42

The motion for the consent agenda.

3:46

Mr.

3:47

Chairman, did we not approve the minutes of the previous meeting?

3:53

We thought we did, but if we didn't agenda contents, that's all right.

3:57

We can do it.

3:58

Approval of the minutes for the regular meeting from June 3rd, 2025.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████25%
Procedural██████████████14%
Youth Programs██████████████14%
Public Safety█████████████13%
Emergency Management████████████12%
Public Engagement████████8%
Environmental Protection██████6%
Technology and Innovation█████5%
Transportation Safety███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Horry County Council Regular Meeting - June 17, 2025

The Horry County Council met on June 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The meeting included public input, approval of a consent agenda, several resolutions and ordinance readings, and the election of two members to the Solid Waste Authority Board. All votes were unanimous unless noted.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the agenda as amended (Ordinance 60-2025 removed from consent; Ordinances 64-2025 and 65-2025 referred to Planning and Zoning).
  • Approved the minutes of the regular meeting on June 3, 2025.
  • Approved the consent agenda (with Councilman Masciarelli recused from Item 1, Ordinance 54-2025), which included:
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 54-2025: Rezone 1.79 acres from Residential (MSF 6) & Limited Industrial (LI) to Retail with Accessory Outdoor Storage (RE 4).
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 55-2025: Rezone PIN 44009010004 from Residential (SF 40) to Agricultural Ranchettes (AG 6).
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 56-2025: Rezone a 42.35-acre portion of PIN 29900000016 from Limited Forest Agriculture (LFA) to Agricultural Community Services (AG 3).
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 57-2025: Authorize lease agreement with Squires Brothers Farms, Inc. for property at Party Pines Road.
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 58-2025: Authorize lease agreement with Grand Strand Sertoma Club for property on 21st Ave. N in Myrtle Beach.
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 60-2025 (removed from consent, see Discussion Items).
    • First Reading – Ordinance 61-2025: Rezone PIN 40506020005 from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Residential (MSF 14.5).
    • First Reading – Ordinance 62-2025: Amend Future Land Use Map for PIN 40506020005 from Rural to Rural Communities.
    • First Reading – Ordinances 63-2025, 66-2025, 68-2025, 69-2025, 70-2025: Various rezoning requests.
    • First Reading – Ordinance 71-2025: Approve development agreement with Hwy. Nine Industrial Holdings, LLC.
    • First Reading – Ordinance 72-2025: Rezone PIN 21000000004 from CFA & FA to MA 2 & MA 3.
    • First Reading – Ordinance 64-2025 and 65-2025 (referred to Planning and Zoning).
    • Resolution R-72-2025: Designate ARPA projects ($700,000 total).
    • Resolution R-73-2025: Authorize submission of FEMA SAFER grant for $14,223,272.71.
    • Resolution R-74-2025: Authorize Body Worn Camera grant for $40,383.66.
    • Resolutions R-77-2025, R-78-2025, R-79-2025: Declare surplus service weapons for retiring officers.
    • Resolutions R-80-2025 through R-90-2025: Accept dedication of roads and drainage in various subdivisions.
    • Resolution R-91-2025: Transfer up to $45,000,000 from Ride II to Ride 4 fund.
    • Resolution R-92-2025: Declare intent to reimburse airport expenditures.
    • Resolution R-94-2025: Approve amended bylaws of Parks and Open Space Board.
    • District and At-Large board appointments.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Corey Diegues (intern, SC Department of Natural Resources): Spoke in support of the SCORE (oyster recycling and enhancement) program, seeking council support to expand recycling efforts, partnerships, and public awareness. Announced two community information sessions (June 23 in North Myrtle Beach and July 14 in Surfside).

Presentations/Resolutions

  • Resolution R-75-2025: Recognized June 28-29, 2025 as Amateur Radio Days. Randy Webster (Deputy County Administrator) and Todd Rush (Grand Strand Amateur Radio Club) highlighted the group's emergency communication support.
  • Resolution R-76-2025: Commended Horry County Fire Rescue, mutual-aid agencies, and the community for their response to the March 1, 2025 Carolina Forest Wildland Fire. Chief Joseph Tanner noted that 79 fire departments and over 1,500 firefighters responded over 92 days with no injuries or destroyed homes.
  • Resolution R-95-2025: Congratulated the Aynor High School Lady Blue Jackets softball team on winning the 2025 SCHSL Class 3A State Championship. The team has won two state championships in four years; six seniors will play softball in college. Councilman Al Allen and assistant coach Stevie Brown spoke.

Discussion Items

  • Ordinance 60-2025 (Joint Industrial Park with Georgetown County): Councilman DiSabato moved to defer the ordinance to allow time for an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Conway regarding annexation and development of the Postal Way corridor. The motion passed unanimously.
  • Ordinances 52-2025 and 53-2025 (Second Reading & Public Hearing): Proposed to amend the Future Land Use Map from Rural and Scenic & Conservation to Rural Communities and rezone PIN 24900000051 from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Multi-Residential District (MRD 1) for 77 single-family homes. Public speakers expressed concerns about traffic, flooding, loss of farmland, and lack of infrastructure. Council approved second reading unanimously.
  • Ordinance 67-2025 (First Reading): To rezone PIN 44004040065 from Residential (SF 20) to Residential (SF 10) to allow subdivision into two lots. Councilman Crawford moved to advance to second reading; passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 59-2025 (Third Reading & Public Hearing): Authorized the county administrator to negotiate and execute a deed to convey the county's interest in property on 21st Ave. N to the City of Myrtle Beach. No public comment; approved unanimously.

Old Business

  • Solid Waste Authority Board of Directors (2 positions): Ballot vote resulted in the election of Bo Ives and Robert Kemp (current member, eligible for additional term).

Key Outcomes

  • Approved all consent agenda items except Ordinance 60-2025 (deferred).
  • Approved resolutions R-75, R-76, and R-95 with unanimous votes.
  • Approved second reading of Ordinances 52 and 53 (rezoning and land use amendment) and advanced Ordinance 67-2025 to second reading.
  • Approved third reading of Ordinance 59-2025 (property conveyance).
  • Deferred Ordinance 60-2025 for further negotiations with the City of Conway.
  • Elected Bo Ives and Robert Kemp to the Solid Waste Authority Board.
  • Memorial dedications were read for 15 individuals, and the meeting was adjourned in their memory.

Meeting Transcript

And please keep all of our first responders and people that public safety keep them all out of harm's way. And we ask all this from your holding night. I pledge the states. Thank you. Please be seated. Next up is public input. We had one person sign up, Miss Cora Diegaz. We're going to speak about oyster restoration. If you can come up to the podium and tell us your name for the record, we have this clock system here if you feel like you want to use it. We have a five minutes time limit by rule. The green light is go go go. The yellow light is one minute left, and the red light is stop. Okay. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening, everyone. My name is Corey Diegues, and I'm here as an intern with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, specifically working with their oyster recycling and enhancement program, otherwise known as SCORE. SCORE focuses on collecting and recycling oyster shells from restaurants and the community. These recycled shells are later used to build oyster reefs along our coast. Just three bushels of shells can create 10 square feet of reef. These reefs play a vital role in supporting marine life, stabilizing shorelines, filtering water, and protecting coastal communities from storm impacts. Oysters are not only essential to the health of our ecosystems, but they're also a key part of the local economy. And yes, they're delicious too. We are currently looking to expand the score program throughout Hory County and would love to build partnerships with the county, local businesses, event organizers, and the community. At the moment, we have five public oyster shell drop-off bins across Hori and Georgetown counties. But we are always looking for additional partners to help raise awareness about these locations. We are also in the early stages of developing recycling routes and teams to collect shells from local restaurants. With the council support, we hope to increase public awareness and ensure that more oyster shells are recycled and returned to our coast rather than ending up in landfills. If you're interested in learning more about the SCORE program, please come talk to me at the end of the meeting today or attend an information session. We're hosting two presentations that are open to the community. The first presentation will be on June 23rd from 4 to 6.30 p.m. at the Hori County Memorial Library in North Myrtle Beach. The second presentation will be on July 14th from 4 to 6.30 p.m. at the Hori County Memorial Library and Surfside. Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope you'll join us in our recycling efforts. Thank you so much. Thank you for coming up. All right. That's all that we had signed up. So we will close public input at this time and move forward to the agenda contents. I have a few additions. First of all, paragraph six, ordinance sixty-2025. We will take off of consent. And paragraphs 31 and 32, Ordinance 64, 2025, and 65, 2025 are going to be referred to planning and zoning. And if there is no objection, we will do that by acclamation. Hearing no objection, that's what we'll do. Moving forward to the approval of the amendment for the regular meeting from June 3rd, 2025. So move. All in favor, aye.

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