Dec 10, 2020 Rural and Critical Land Preservation Board Meeting

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OFFICIALLY EARLY START THE THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 20 20 GIRL IN CRITICAL LAND PRESERVATION

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

BOARD MEETING. >> S A COURT ORDER. LET ME JUST QUICKLY, AMANDA.

[2. FOIA – PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]

>> YEAH, RIGHT. >> I DID WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE WE DOVE INTO THE AGENDA. ONE WE MAY HAVE TO REPEAT BUT ALSO WE'LL SEE ANYWAYS.

I WILL. WE WERE I WAS GOING TO FIRST RECOGNIZE THAT DOUG COE HAS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD FOR A REASONABLY GOOD REASON AND ESCAPED.

>> HE'S TAKEN ON A NEW JOB IN SOUTHWEST LAW BUT I FORGET EXACTLY WHAT ORGANIZATION BUT IT'S A WHAT I THINK SOME KIND OF WATER MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION PROGRAM DOWN THERE. SO AFTER THIS MEETING I THINK HE WAS GOING TO BE AT THIS MEETING. HE WILL BE GOING OFF THE BOARD .

BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE AND HIS GOOD COMMENTS AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR DISCUSSIONS WHILE HE IS WITH US. SO I MAY REPEAT THAT SHOULD YOU SHOW UP? THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND I'M GOING TO OFFER SOME COMMENTS AN ENGINEER HERE CAN JUMP IN AND SAY MORE CORRECT ME IF I HAVE TO GO OUT A CRACK THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE STATUS OF A CONTRACTOR WHO HELPS GUIDE THE WORLD CRITICAL LAND PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS US TO BRING THE GROUP UP TO DATE THE CONTRACT THAT WAS AN IN EFFECT ACTUALLY EXPIRED JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR AND OF COURSE THE CALL WAS THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND THE CONTRACT IS BEING HANDLED WITH BARRA HOMES.

>> AND SO WHEN THAT DRINK DIRTY HAS CAME TO CONTRACT ENDED COUNTY STAFF WORKED DOWN AN RFP SENATE OUT TO GET IT PROPOSALS. A COMMITTEE REVIEWED PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE SUMMER AND I THINK IT WAS AT A SEPTEMBER NRC MEETING WHERE THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO THE NRC COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND DURING THAT SESSION THE NRC COMMITTEE DECIDED THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT THE RFP THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS MISSING AN IMPORTANT ACCESS THAT REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE RFP AND THEREFORE DECLINED ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO STOP THAT RFP CYCLE AND RECALL WHERE YOU QUESTION THE STAFF TO GO BACK, REVISE THE RFP DOCUMENT WHICH IS BASICALLY DONE IT AT THIS POINT AND TO SEND IT OUT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IN THE MEANTIME, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE COORDINATION STAFF HAS ENGAGED THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LAND TRUST AGAIN TO ACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE RURAL AND CRITICAL AND PROGRAM ON A SHORT TERM AT THE MOMENT I THINK IT'S LIKE A THREE MONTH CONTRACT TO BEGIN WITH WHICH IS A LONG WAY OF SAYING THAT IS WHY CHRISTIANS BACK ROOM WERE CHRISTIAN AND MORE TOWARD WE WE NOW HAVE A CASE SCHAEFER WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THE GUIDANCE AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES THAT BARBARA USED TO PROVIDE FOR US.

BARBARA SOMETIME IN THE INTERIM HAS LEFT VITO. KATE WAS RECENTLY HIRED MANY OF YOU SEVERAL OF YOU PROBABLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH KATE. SHE'S NOT AN UNFAMILIAR FACE.

SHE WAS THE LOCAL SOUTH COAST DIRECTOR FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE BASED IN BEAUFORT FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAS INTERACTED WITH US A LOT WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED MORE RECENTLY AND SOME ONE ON ONE CONSULTING CONTRACTS WITH OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS SHINS AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME COME SHE RECENTLY GOT HIRED BY THE COLD IN AMONGST OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES SHE'S GOING TO HELP US AGAIN KEEP OURSELVES ORGANIZED AND STRAIGHT. SO I HOPE THAT WASN'T TOO WINDY

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EXCELLENT. DID A GREAT JOB. OKAY.

GET TAKE THAT RECORDING AND REPLAY IT WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. BYE.

>> WELL, WELCOME K.. >> SO WHEN WE GET INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MATERIALS, KATE WILL BE LEADING THIS THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION. SO WITH THAT DID IT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE JOINING US. SO I GUESS WE'RE ON OUR OWN AT

[3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AGENDA AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? >> ALL RIGHT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND GAME? >> SO THIS WILL GO TO I'LL ASK

FOR OBJECTIONS TO APPROVAL IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. >> WE'LL CONSIDER IT TO BE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS? NO OBJECTIONS.

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 12, 2020]

APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 12 TWENTY TWENTY NE IN MINUTES. >> ANYBODY HAVE A DAY AT A DESIRE TO ASK CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS AND DURING THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE

THE IT'S NOVEMBER 12TH TWENTY TWENTY. >> SOME OF THE MOTION THE SECOND CHALLENGE AND SECOND GRADE AGAIN WITHOUT OBJECTION AND AS I MAY HAVE HIS REACTION TO IMPROVING YOUR MINUTES HEARING OBJECTIONS WE'LL CONSIDER IT UNANIMOUSLY THROUGH

. >> SO WE DO HAVE A GO TO THE FLOOR OF A MEETING IN GENERAL

TODAY. >> WE HAVE ONE DISCUSSION ITEM ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM THE

[6. Greenprint Update]

>> AND SO I'M HOPING AMANDA AIR'S GOING TO TELL US THE GOOD NEWS WHEN WE'RE GONNA GET THE

DOCUMENT. >> YEAH, WE'RE STILL ON FORGET THE DRAFT DOCUMENT FOR AND THEN IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITTEE. WE WERE ASKING THAT WE GIVE YOU THREE WEEKS FOR THE END OF DECEMBER TO GET COMMENT BACK TO DESIGN WORKSHOPS AND THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM A WEEK TO PICK UP THE DRAFT AND WHAT ABOUT JANUARY 14TH FROM PRINCIPAL

WITH THE FINAL VERDICT OF THE GIFTS TO THE WHOLE BOARD? >> AND THEN IN A LITTLE WE'LL GIVE YOU GUYS THAT AND LET'S LOOK AT IT AND APPROVES IT THAT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING GARY AMANDA HAS AGAIN GONE TO JOIN SMALL ENOUGH THAT IF YOU THINK WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT DROP

BOX SCENARIO. >> I MEAN THE LAST PAGE THAT IT'S GOT THE MATH SO THAT'S BIG CHECK. THE BIGGEST THING IS BEING FUNDED.

SO I THINK KIND OF BIG WITH ALL THE MATH THAT THEY'RE DOING IT OUT OF SIGHT IS REFLECTED.

I'M NOT REALLY SERVING I'LL LOOK INTO. >> SO JUST JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR I THINK THE NOT EVERYBODY ON THIS SUBCOMMITTEE IS HERE ON THE CALL.

SO WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU'RE JUST SENATORS SAID CAN THESE PEOPLE IN ANY WAY YOU CAN DIRECTLY DON'T DON'T SEND IT TO ME FIRST AND WAIT FOR ME TO DO IT ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE YOU DROPBOX, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE DROPBOX, RIGHT.

>> DIRECTIVE THE NEXT SEMESTER AND THE ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE PROBABLY SHOWN TURNS OUT WELL.

>> THAT WAS KEEP ON THE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND WE READ SLOWLY AND BY THAT.

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>> SO YOU'RE CURRENTLY ON THE CALL WITH US TODAY ARE TWO OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE B AND RYAN WITH DOUG ARE GOING OFF. I'VE INVITED KATE TO JOIN US ON OUR SUBCOMMITTEE TO REPLACE DOUGLAS AND I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT HERE TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AT THE MOMENT IS WALTER MACK. BUT WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH HIM ONCE WE GET THAT DOCUMENT.

SO HIS SUBCOMMITTEE AT THE MOMENT IS B. RYAN WALTER K AND MYSELF.

>> OKAY. YEAH. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. STAY FOR THAT.

THANKS, AMANDA. >> SO IS TO OUR NEXT AGENDA TOPIC EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THAT PURPOSE MAKE A MOTION RIGHT.

>> AND B YOU WANT A SECOND DOWN SECOND. >> OK.

ANY OBJECTIONS FOR GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M NOT HEARING ANY.

>> WE WILL NOW? >> I THINK YOU'RE SAFE TO GO AHEAD.

CHAIRMAN MATTHEWS, THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH POWDER. >> OK.

WE ARE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> HA! SO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS

[8. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION]

MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. >> AND WILL BE HEARING EVERY MATTER ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? LET ME SUGGEST THAT I WILL REVIEW WHAT WE WERE IN

EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE MOTION TO. >> IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE ROLE CRITICAL AND BOARD TO FORWARD PROJECT 20 19 G TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITIONS OR REGARDING PURCHASE

OF DEVELOPMENTAL RIGHTS FOR THIS PROJECT? >> MADAM CHAIRMAN I SO MOVE.

OKAY. I DON'T KNOW. >> I'M NOT SURE I MAYBE THAT WAS WALTER. I'LL TAKE A SECOND FROM SOMEONE.

>> YEAH. SECOND NUMBER IN THERE MIKE DIED.

>> DID TWENTY NINE G O NO I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY BUT I'LL TAKE GUIDANCE ON N FROM SOMEONE NOW I THINK IS IN FOR A FUNNY TO EXPERIMENT WITH THEM FOR THE AREA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS OKATIE EXPLAINED HIS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

>> OK. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE MADE CLEAR IN OUR AND SO ON THIS KIND OF ORDER I PREFER TAKING A ROLL CALL VOTE NOT JUST A GROUP CALL LET ME GIVE

ME A YAY OR NAY R TERRY TERRY. >> THERE IS YEAH I HATE WORD. >> ARE YOU ARE YOU OKAY? WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU IS JERRY? YEAH.

THANK YOU. JOHN RYAN. >> YEAH.

THE CAN HEAR YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY. THUMBS UP.

OKAY. CHRIS. >> YES.

YEAH. VERY. >> AND MYSELF.

YAY. SO IT'S ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN.

WHICH IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENCE. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> SO THAT'S WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA. ANYTHING ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR

QUESTIONS FROM IMPORTANT MEMBERS? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, DO YOU HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT WHENEVER THAT? I'M SORRY.

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>> WE HAVE SENATOR HEY, YOU HAVE A MISS NO. >> OH, WALTER, MY GOODNESS.

>> I'M SO SORRY. HEY, WALTER, WHAT'S YOUR VOTE AND IS YOUR NAME?

>> WALTER. >> I HOPE HE'S JUST WALTER. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOBODY NOBODY BUT WE MIGHT HAVE LOST THEM. I WILL SET UP A FOR WALTER

BECAUSE HE MADE THE MOTION AND CASTLEMAN DELIVER. >> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. I LOST TRACK OF THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ONE THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD JUST BRING MORE ATTENTION WE'VE SENT AN E-MAIL OUT TO YOU ALL EARLIER TODAY WITH THE REPORT FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED THAT WE

DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP THEM STILL IN CRITICAL LAMM BOARD. >> IF YOU ALL WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AT SOME POINT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT REPORT.

IF YOU ALL EMAIL A MAN THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO YOU IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL HAVE THAT AS A PART OF THE AGENDA SO THAT YOU ALL WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THOSE OR ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM DURING THE MEETING. ERIK, CAN YOU REPEAT ERIK CAN

YOU REPEAT THAT? >> I'M SURE I GOT THAT FAR AS I SAY I WAS I WAS CHECKING I DON'T I DID NOT RECEIVE RAISING MY DEBT BEFORE THE MEETING AT TED KOPPEL.

>> DID YOU? OH, I'M SORRY. JUST ME APOLOGIZE.

WILL WILL. SO LET ME REPHRASE. AND WE WILL SEND YOU AN EMAIL THE REPORT FOR THE ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE RECEIVED. CASE IN POINT THAT WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONCE SHE RECEIVED THAT

E-MAIL, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL PROVIDE ANSWERS TO YOU. >> OK.

GREG, THAT CLEARS IT UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HE CAN TRY ONE MORE TIME.

WALTER, ARE YOU WITH US AT ALL? >> OK. SO WITH THAT ARE WE'RE DONE.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SO MOVED TO SECOND. >> LIKE I SAID, ANYBODY WHO IS IT JACKSON MY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.