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2026-09-22 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes and the posted agenda. No video is posted, so there is no transcript or timing.

  • Workshop called to order at 9:00 AM; Mayor Kruea presiding; all seven members present. Meeting adjourned at 11:17 AM.
  • Workshop: a former councilman proposed re-activating the South Carolina Hall of Fame, and the Rock Fest promoter thanked council for willingness to negotiate.
  • Surf park incentive agreement adopted on second reading 5-2, with Councilwoman Hatley and Councilman Render opposed.
  • Breakers Resort PUD amendment, alley closures and the PBB Development incentive voucher adopted on second reading; the voucher vote was 6-0 with Render out of the chamber.
  • Fire Station 1 annexation and rezoning and the special events position adopted 7-0.
  • DC Blox amendment passed first reading 7-0; Golf Centennial funding resolution passed 7-0.
  • Consent agenda (three Pee Dee Healthcare Coalition grants and a renewal of the DEA task force agreement) passed 7-0.

Rock Fest Event Negotiations

  • Workshop: the event promoter (Southern Entertainment) thanked council for its willingness to negotiate details so the event can take place. No vote.

Golf Cart Parking Ordinance

  • Public comment: Ms. Van Emden asked that golf cart parking along Ocean Boulevard beach accesses be readdressed.

Breakers Resort PUD Amendment

  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-51 (21st Avenue North Ocean Front PUD, Division 1A): about 5.04 acres and 14 lots; Phase 2 replaces a 107-unit oceanfront building with a 230-unit building and relocates alleys; applicant requested 0.9 parking spaces per one-bedroom unit instead of 1. The Planning Commission had recommended denial 0-9.
  • Adopted 7-0 (moved by Hatley, seconded by Councilman Chestnut).
  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-53 closing and abandoning the related alleys (combining two 20-foot alleys into one 40-foot alley; a second-row alley closed in exchange for a new third-row alley) adopted 7-0.

Breakers Resort Development Incentive Voucher

  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-54, a development agreement with PBB Development, LLC: $65 million investment; voucher reimburses 2 percent of total investment, up to $2 million, redeemable within five years of the building permit; developer to spend $1.3 to $2.0 million on required public improvements.
  • Render stepped away during the motion and vote. Adopted 6-0 (moved by Chestnut, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Conner).

Fire Station 1 Annexation

  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-56 annexing four parcels and rezoning them from Horry County Limited Industrial to Wholesale/Manufacturing for the new Fire Station 1 and a Coast RTA transit center and operations facility. Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0 on September 1. Adopted 7-0 (moved by Councilman Lowder, seconded by Chestnut).

Special Events Position

  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-57 amending the 2026-27 budget to add a full-time special events position, funded fully from held-back 5 percent accommodations tax revenue with no General Fund impact. Adopted 7-0 (moved by Hatley, seconded by Chestnut).

Surf Park Incentive Agreement

  • Second reading of Ordinance 2026-58, an incentive agreement with Project WGMB for a $150 million mixed-use project featuring a Wavegarden surf lagoon, hotel, restaurants and retail.
  • Adopted 5-2 (moved by Councilman McClure, seconded by Conner). Yes: Kruea, Chestnut, Conner, Lowder, McClure. No: Hatley, Render.
  • First reading of Ordinance 2026-59, a first amendment to DC Blox's nonexclusive consent agreement, for a second subsea cable landing at Hurl Rocks Park. Approved 7-0 (moved by Chestnut, seconded by Conner).

Other business

  • Consent agenda (moved by McClure, seconded by Conner, 7-0): grants of $5,000, $1,600 and $2,800 from the Pee Dee Healthcare Coalition (emergency communications trailer upgrades and two staff conference trips), and Motion M2026-94 renewing the agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration for one full-time task force officer, expiring September 30, 2031.
  • Resolution R2026-18 designating restricted accommodations tax funds for the 2027 Myrtle Beach Golf Centennial promotion passed 7-0.
  • Introduction of incoming Police Chief Fred Chambers; proclamations for Bill Jackson (John's Beach Service), the Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival, Jack Thompson's 90th birthday and Fire Safety Month.
  • Public comment: CJ Walters said bicycle theft is on the rise.
  • The September 8 minutes were approved 7-0.

Agenda

Police Chief introduction, proclamations, DEA memorandum of agreement, second-reading ordinances (PUD amendments, alley closures, annexation/rezoning), Project WGMB surf park incentive agreement, DC Blox amendment first reading.

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