Dec 01, 2020 Hilton Head Island Town Council

[1. Call to Order]

[2. FOIA Compliance]

[3. Pledge to the Flag]

[4. Invocation]

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HE COULD BE CALLED ON PLEASE. >> YES I WILL SUFFER THE ROLE I HAVE MR. BROWN, MR. AMES HERE.

MR. HARKINS HERE. MRS. BECKER IS MR. LIMITS ERIC MR. STANFORD THERE AND THEY ARE MCCANN HERE. EXCELLENT. WHAT CAN WE ACCOMPLISH THE FREEDOM COMMISSION ACT? YES, SIR, WE ARE VERY MUCH. WE ALL STAND AND JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG SEEMS CITIZENS AND SECRET WITH EVERY WHICH WAY ONE NATION NO YOUR INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.

>> REVEREND JOHNSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE INVOCATION TONIGHT?

[5. Approval of Agenda]

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. LET US ALL BAR HEADS IN PRAYER OUR FATHER AND OUR GOD AS WE COME RIGHT NOW BECOME THANKING YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS DAY AS WE COME IN PRAYER RIGHT NOW GOD . MY MIND IS TAKEN BACK TO A MAN IN THE BIBLE BY THE NAME OF SOLOMON. AND WHEN IT WAS HIS TIME TO LEAD HE ASKED GOD FOR ONE SINGULAR GIFT AND THAT GIFT WAS FOR WISDOM AND SO GOD.

TODAY AS WE GO FORWARD WE ASK RIGHT NOW THAT YOU AS YOU DID FOR SOLOMON THAT YOU WOULD SEND FORTH A MEASURE OF WISDOM INDIVIDUALLY, A MEASURE OF WISDOM COLLECTIVELY TO THIS TOWN COUNCIL REALIZING GOD THAT WITH YOUR WISDOM THERE WOULD BE GREATER ACCEPTANCE FOR ONE PERSON, THE OTHER WITH YOUR GREATER WISDOM. THAT WOULD BE QUITE A TOLERANCE FOR BETWEEN ONE PERSON TO THE OTHER WITH YOUR WISDOM THAT WOULD BE BETTER COMMUNICATION IN INDEED AND IN PERSON ONE TO THE OTHER BUT GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW GOD.

[6. Swearing in of Town Council Members by the Honorable Carmen Tevis Mullen]

IMPART WITH US INTO US RIGHT NOW GOD THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL EACH DAY WE PRAY THIS SPREAD TO YOU WHO ARE OUR GUIDE AND OUR AND OUR GOD ALMIGHTY IS IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY AND COUNT ALL THINGS IS JOY A MAN COME EMOTIONS OR SOMETHING OF GENDER SO TAKEN

MR. MAYOR. >> OK. YES.

ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. LET ME MAKE A COMMENT.

I THINK IT. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHENEVER WE HAVE A TOWN COUNCIL

MEETING THAT THE PUBLIC BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. >> BUT I THINK IT WAS AN OMISSION ON OUR PART. BUT TO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKING OR A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION ON THIS AGENDA. THANK YOU, DAVID. THE ONLY REASON I KNOW WE DID IT, DAVID, IS THAT WE CANNOT AND WE DON'T HAVE THEM ON SWEARING HANDS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF POSITIONS. THERE IS NO BUSINESS REALLY. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT, DAVID. THANK YOU. NO REASON WE COULDN'T DO IT.

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OK. OK. THE SWEARING IN OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE THE HONORABLE JUDGE CARMEN MULLINS ON TO DO THE SWEARING IN OF JUDGE MELLON. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP?

>> HOWEVER, BETTY PREFERS IT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE I THINK BECAUSE OF THIS FORMAT MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THEM AS A GROUP IF THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. OK, LET'S JUST SAY WE DID A

RULE WORDS. >> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE. ACTUALLY IF WE COULD THEN CAN I HAVE COUNCILMAN JAMES BROWN IN STANFORD JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THE VERY GOOD AND IF YOU WILL REPEAT AFTER ME PLEASE. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

>> I SWEAR THAT I DULY QUALIFIED THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED ACCORDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE TO EXERCISE THE

[7. Election of Mayor Pro Tempore]

DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> BUT I EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I'VE

BEEN ELECTED TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED. >> AND NOW I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY THAT I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREON, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF AND PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND AND SERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND

[8.a. Consideration of a Resolution of Town Council]

THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE. >> AND AT THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES AS COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, I WILL EQUALLY FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY.

>> I WILL EQUALLY FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL WITH THE BEST

OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL EXERCISE. >> THE TRUST REPOSED IN ME EXERCISED THE TRUST PROPOSED IN ME AND I WILL USE MY BEST ENDEAVORS AND I WILL USE MY BEST ENDEAVORS TO PRESERVE THE PEACE PRESERVE THE PEACE AND CARRY INTO EFFECT AND CARRY

INTO EFFECT ACCORDING TO THE LAW ACCORDING TO THE LAW. >> THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I'VE

BEEN ELECTED THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED. >> SO HELP ME GOD.

>> SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OK. THE NEXT ITEM ON HERE IS THE

[8.b. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2020-34 – Town Council Standing Committees]

SECOND, THERE WAS ONE COMPLAINT DURING ANY DISCUSSION ON OR ANYTHING OK.

ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EXCITEMENT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN WITH NO DEAD SEAT HAS BEEN US FOR TWENTY NINE WITH US FOR TWENTY NINE YEARS.

ABOUT TEN THOSE AGO I PRACTICED DEMOCRACY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SUNRISE CAFE AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP IN THOSE TWENTY NINE YEARS. GOOD POINT.

SEE? WE CAN'T BE STILL HERE. I KNOW WHERE HE IS.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT A CALL ON DOGS CAN BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME ALONG THE WAY.

JOSHUA SLATE OF COURSE THE RESOLUTION. MAYBE I'D MISREAD THE TITLE.

THE RESOLUTION IS RESOLUTION TO TOWN AND IF NOT IRELAND SOUTH CAROLINA RECOGNIZING THE TOWN MANAGER STEPHEN G. RILEY AND NAMING THE COMPLEX STEPHEN C. RILEY MUNICIPAL

COMPLEX KIND OF MOTION TO DO THAT. >> K. ANY DISCUSSION ON IT? NOW YOU SEE I DID ASK YOU YOU TOLD ME YOU COULDN'T DO IT. BILLY WAS DEAD SO GOD BLESS YOU STEVE EAGER TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS, DAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

THE STANDING COMMITTEES ARE HERE NOW AND CHRISTIAN WILL WRITE THESE WILL ALLOW AND SENT EVERYBODY IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, RIGHT? YES.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR. LENNOX WITH MR. HAWKINS GLEN AND ALEX BROWN.

I'LL BE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR. AMES. CANDY DECKER, GLEN FIRESTONE AND ALEX HELP MR. BROWN.

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THE LAST COMMITTEE WILL BE GLEN THE COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE THE LOW COUNTRY GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE IS HAVING THE SOCO IS TOM THE AIRPORT LAYS ON AS DAVID STEVE FORBES IS GOING TO BE MEMBER OF THE EDC AND I WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FLOOD WORK COMMISSION AND THAT'S ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT TOO QUICKLY MOVING LONGER? WE'RE GOING TO I'M TOO MUCH ON THAT CIRCLE.

I COULD HAVE BEEN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE ASSIGNMENTS. >> THE WHEN ANY QUESTIONS ON IT EVERYBODY DON'T HAVE YOU HAPPY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO WRIGGLE AT OKATIE I THINK IS ALL AHEAD OF TIME. I MEAN THIS HAS BEEN NOT THE COMMITTEE WORK. HE HAS REALLY BEEN GOOD REALLY REALLY GOOD AT THIS YEAR WE'VE GONE TO THREE COMMITTEES FROM FOUR A COUPLE REASONS ONE IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR TAMI TO TALK TO DAVID BECAUSE IT'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN AND ALONG THE WAY.

SECOND OF ALL, IF YOU BREAK DOWN THE BUSINESS THAT WE DO, THEY ALL FALL IN ONE OF THOSE THREE GROUPS AND YOU DO A PUBLIC PLANNING GOES TO DAVID RIGHTFULLY SO AND ANYTHING WOULD FINANCE BILL COVERS EVERYTHING IS TOM AND BILL WILL HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH DEALS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY THINGS ON NEW TALENT AND SO MANY COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THESE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE HERE SHOULD FILL THEIR APPLICATION OUT OF FILING WITH THE TOWN TOWN KEEPS US TALENT BANK AND WE DON'T GO OUT FOR ANYTHING. WE USE THAT TALENT BANK FIRST TO PUT OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING EVEN THOUGH I THINK THE WATER OUT TOMORROW I WILL GIVE YOU THE NAMES FOR THE FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE WITH THE COUNTY OVER THE GO CONSULTING LOOK THEY WERE HIRING FOR 278. I'LL HAVE THEM TOMORROW. WE HAD I CAN TALK IN ALL MATTERS WE ARE INTERESTING CONVERSATION TODAY WITH THE COUNTY.

WE'RE ABOUT A NOW IN THE QUARTER. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE WENT GET FOR NOW QUARTER IT TOOK AN HOUR AND A QUARTER TO GET THERE .

IT WAS A MATTER OF COULD WE MAKE SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION FOR GULF QUICK? IT LOOKS VERY SURE IN MY MIND ONE WAY THE COURT THE JOSH AND ME WILL MEET TOMORROW WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESSES ON THE ISLAND. IS THE BUSINESSES ANY I'LL LET KATHY SHELTER CLOTHING, HARMONTOWN AND ALL OF THEM ARE GETTING IT REALLY BAD BY THIS INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS GET CHARGED A FEE PER RESIDENCE WHICH IS ABOUT A HUNDRED AND TWENTY HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS. THE BUSINESSES GET CHARGED A FEE BASED ON IT ON A SPACE SOME OF THE BUSINESSES RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN SEVENTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND. LOOK AT THESE BUSINESSES HERE.

THEY HAVE TAKEN DOWN MONEY AND THEY'RE ALLOCATING IT TO THE TENNIS THAT THEY RENT TO YOU TO SHELTER TO COLD BILL AND THEY ALLOCATE IT TO EVERYTHING FROM CROWBARS TO KILL ONE SOUL DISPOSING THERE SOME OF THE STORES THAT ARE THERE NOW AREN'T PAYING THEIR RENT ON TIME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY ON TIME IT IS BILLED TO SOME OF THEM COULD PUT THEM UNDER WATER THAT WE TALKED TO THE COUNTY ABOUT THAT TODAY. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE GIVING UP ON THE FORMALLY FOR BILL. THEY TOLD THERE IS NO FOR ME AND FOR IT WE CAN SIGN A THREE FOUR, FOUR FOUR TAKE ISSUE HAD A STUDY SAY THE SHERIFF'S BILL WAS FOR FOUR ROUNDS ROUNDED AROUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

THE ONE CONCESSION THAT WE MADE OR WHAT WE OFFERED THAT WE DIDN'T MAKE YET.

AND SO I TALK TO YOU FORMALLY AT ANOTHER MEETING AND I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK.

IS THAT WE WILL PAY THEM SOME MONEY THIS YEAR THAT WE PUT ASIDE FOR THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET ANYWAY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE INCREASED TAXES WILL BE TAKEN OFF THIS YEAR'S BILL THIS YEAR'S BILL BOTH FOR RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL SPACE WILL NOT BE CHARGED.

THAT TAX WILL BE TAKEN OFF AND WE WILL WORRY ABOUT OVER SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR BUSINESS BUSINESSES ON THE WHOLE. WELL, THEY ARE A SMALL DELI, A GROCERY STORE. WHAT THEY ARE ANYWAY. THAT WAS MY PRIME CONCERN AND MAKE THEM TO THEM THIS MORNING. WE WILL GO OVER THE WHOLE DETAIL WITH YOU TOMORROW.

THAT'S WHY I LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TODAY WE MADE PROGRESS IN MY PLAN.

MY IDEA WAS TO STOP THAT BILL GOING OUT WITH THAT TAX ON IT. BUT THEY CAN'T STOP THAT GOING OUT. SEE YOU IN COURT. THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE ENDED UP GOING WITH. YES, ALEX. YES.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR. SO WE'RE GOING TO REVISE

TOMORROW'S AGENDA SO WE CAN DISCUSS THESE TWO TOPICS. >> YES.

YES. WELL, THAT WOULD BE ANY INFORMATION THAT WE'D BE PRIVY TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PARTICULARLY LIKE MYSELF THAT I'M NEW TO THE GAME TO HELP US

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>> SIR ALEX, IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK TOMORROW IS THAT TOWN COUNCIL APPROVE AMENDING THE AGENDA TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM SO THAT WE CAN THEN BRIEF YOU AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ON THESE DISCUSSIONS GET YOU UP TO SPEED AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY NEED FOR ACTION FOLLOWING THAT. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY POSTED THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING, WE'VE GOT TO FOLLOW A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ADD AN ITEM TO THAT AGENDA UNDER EMERGENCY MEASURES AND WE'LL SEND ALEX WILSON AND EVERYBODY TONIGHT PLAN TO TOMORROW. A COPY OF ALL LAST PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL AS THE ONLY GOOD DOCUMENT WE HAVE CONTINUED DUE TO CHRISTIAN SHERIFF. LOOK AT THAT SENTENCE.

MR. MAYOR. YES. DAVID, GOING BACK TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE BRIDGE CORRIDOR SITUATION. I WAS UNCLEAR TO ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE TOWN AND COUNTY HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SLASH PLANNER DOING WORK CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC CONSULTANT

ONCE THE CONTRACT. >> SURE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IF YOU WILL RECALL THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CREATIVE DESIGN RESOLUTIONS C D ARE THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE PROCUREMENT FOLKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO BRING THEM ONBOARD, HONOR THE PROJECTS UNDER THE UNDER THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THEM FOR SOME OF THESE SERVICES.

BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL NEED TO ENGAGE SOME ADDITIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS ALONG THE LINES OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND LAND USE PLANNERS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

BUT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT GOAL. >> I HEAR YOU JOSH AND I HAVE RESERVATIONS THAT THE TIMING OF THAT WILL ALLOW THE CONVERSATIONS TO BEGIN EARLY ENOUGH. AND THEN SECONDLY I HAVE MY RESERVATIONS PERSONALLY WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT THE CDO T LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM MADE AND I THINK THAT THE CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HEARD SUGGESTING THAT PERHAPS THE SAME FIRM THAT MITCHELL BUILT USED WOULD BE PROBABLY MORE SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MIGHT BE A PRIORITY IN THE STONEY AREA. SO I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE FURTHER THIS CONVERSATION BUT I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY MY RESERVATIONS WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID IN THAT FIRST GAME IS IN THE RUNNING SO THEY COULD BE ONE OF THE SUBCONTRACTING FIRMS. WELL, I LIKE THE THINGS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND HOW WE GO ABOUT SELECTING FIRMS. YEAH.

ENOUGH FOR NOW. BUT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHO IS DECIDING WHAT THE

PRIORITIES ARE FOR THAT ENDEAVOR. >> WE'LL GET BACK.

YOUR NAME IS SPELLED BILL. YAHOO! BILL, SORRY TO THAT.

IF I MAY ADD ON TO DAVID'S COMMENT, I THINK THE WORD CONGRUENCY IS CRITICAL HERE BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS START MAPPING OUT A PLAN THAT STARTS TO BE SOLIDIFY IN THE ABSENCE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEIGHBORING AREAS. THEN WE HAVE COMP CONFLICT.

AND SO TO COMPLEMENT PATIENTS SO I WOULD I WOULD HOPE THAT WE HAVE GOOD OPEN INFORMATION FLOW BETWEEN BOTH ACTIVITIES. OR AMONG ALL ACTIVITIES THERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CAN WORK IN A COMPLEMENTARY VERSUS A CONFLICT TWO CONFLICTING WAY. ALEX, YOU ALEX.

ALEX, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP THERE. YEAH, I DID.

I WAS BASICALLY GOING TO MAKE THE SAME EXPRESSION THAT MR. AMES AND MR. HAWKINS HAVE MADE.

BUT I'LL TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER . YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WAS DRIVEN TO THE TOWN COUNCIL FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL, IT SPEAKS TO A LAND PLAN OF BEING PART OF THAT THIRD PARTY REVIEW AND I AM I'M VERY HESITANT TO JUST ALLOW SDL T TO HIRE A LAND PLAN FOR OUR LAND HERE ON HILTON. SO I WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE

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YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS SC DEAL TO GET SOME POINTS GOING TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND AS TO WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND I THINK WE'RE IN A PRIME POSITION AT THIS POINT TO MAKE OUR STATEMENT AND I'LL STOP IT IF YOU'RE SELLING THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY. SO WE JUST GOT YOUR ANSWER OUT AND FROM JENNY MOST OF EVERYTHING IS

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