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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
JANUARY 18, 2021 ROLAND CRITICAL LAND PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING.[2. FOIA – PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]
HAVE WE SATISFIED ALL THE, UH, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.[3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.I'M SURE EVERYBODY GOT A COPY OF THE AGENDA.
DID ANYONE WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS SCOTT? THE AGENDA, IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA MOTIONS SECOND.
UM, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL TAKE THESE VOTES AS ASSUME THAT AS YOU MAY HAVE HAD SOME VOTING THE LAST STONE OBJECTS.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS FAST.
ANYBODY OBJECT TO APPROVING THE AGENDA, HEARING NONE IS APPROVED.
THERE IS SOME SCRATCH IN THE BACKGROUND GOING ON.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 10, 2020]
AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 10 2020 MEETING.AND THEN YES, GAIL, YOU HAVE COMMENTS.
UM, I DIDN'T MAKE THAT WEBEX MEETING AND JUST LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, IF THAT'S OKAY.
UM, UNDER STAFF ATTENDANCE IS ERIC.
CAN YOU HEAR THAT? THE ADMINISTRATOR OR THE ADMINISTRATOR? OH, I SEE.
UH, HE HE'S THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
SO WE'LL DO IT THERE AS A CORRECTION.
CURIOUS UNDER MISCELLANEOUS, UH, YOU INTRODUCED THE MEMBERS FOR COUNTY OPEN LAND TRUST THAT WILL BE ACTING AS CONSULTANTS.
AND THEN FOR THREE MONTHS, WHAT THE CONVERSATION WAS ONLY FOR THREE MONTHS, WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO I'M TRYING TO DEBRIEF ON THAT SNI CONTRACT YET BE CALLED, HELD FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
IT'S DONE ON A YEAR BY YEAR, A RENEWAL BASIS.
THE LAST RENEWAL ALLOWED BY THE FULL CONTRACT EXPIRED JUNE 30TH OF 2020, UH, COUNTY STAFF HAD A PROCESS GOING WHERE THEY RE UH, PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SO THAT ALL INTERESTED PARTIES COULD RESPOND TO BE CONSIDERED TO ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES.
UM, THREE, UH, ORGANIZATIONS RESPONDED AND WERE DONE BY COMMITTEE.
AND ULTIMATELY THAT COMMITTEE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
UM, OUR ASSESSMENTS OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE ACCEPTABILITY OF TWO OF THE THREE, UM, PARTIES FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, UH, WHEN THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE LOOKED AT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY'RE EVALUATED, UM, THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROPOSAL OF THIS NATURE THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND REQUESTED STAFF TO, UM, TERMINATE THE FIRST REVIEW CYCLE AND TO REPURPOSE THEIR UPDATED RFP DOCUMENTS THAT WERE NOW SENT OUT IN LATE DECEMBER.
I BELIEVE WITH RESPONSES DUE BACK FEBRUARY 2ND.
MEANWHILE, WHILE THAT NEXT ROUND OF REVIEWS IS ONGOING, THE COUNTY HAS ASKED AND ENGAGED FOR COUNTY OPEN LAND TRUSTS TO
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ASSUME OR CONTINUE IF YOU WILL.THE, UM, CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR AT THAT TIME A 90 DAY PERIOD, THAT WHICH WE ARE STILL WITHIN THAT 90 DAYS.
SO IT WAS AN INTERIM STEP TO BRING, UH, CONSULTING SUPPORT NEEDED TO US AND STAFF.
AND WE ARE NOW ENTERING INTO EVALUATING THE SECOND ROUND OF RESPONDENTS TO THE RFP, WHICH HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET ALL THAT COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT.
I'VE ALWAYS A OPTIMISTIC PERSON WHEN I SAY 60 TO 45 DAYS OR 45 TO 60 DAYS.
WE'LL SEE, IT'S A, IT'S A DELIBERATE PROCESSES, THAT IMPORTANT PROCESS.
SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE ARE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT GAIL.
AND I GUESS ONE, ONE FURTHER STATEMENT ON THAT WOULD BE IS THE PERSON NOW WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE OPEN LAND TRUST, WHO IS OUR PRIMARY CONTACT IS KATE SCHAFFER.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM, RIGHT? YOU ARE IN ROOM CAPE, RIGHT? SO ACADIA IS NOW, UH, KATE IS NOW THE PRIMARY CONSULTANT, UH, PROVIDING US WITH, UM, GREAT INPUT IN HELP.
SO WITH THAT, DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 10 MEETINGS? SO WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM SOMEONE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED WITH THE ONE CORRECTION NOTED THAT MR. GREENWAY IS THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THANK YOU, CHRIS.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM BEAK AGAIN.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THESE MINUTES HEARING, UM, THE MASTER APPROVED? THANK YOU.
WE, WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME TODAY, UH, BUT LET'S, WE'LL, WE'LL DO UNDER DISCUSSION ITEMS. THE NEXT ONE IS
[6. Greenprint Update]
GREEN TREND UPDATE, AND I'M GOING TO SUGGEST, UH, AMANDA, I MEAN, I SEE ROBERTS ON THE FALL ON, ON THE, ON THE CALL.AMANDA, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT UPDATES AS ROBERT WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE OR DO YOU WANT ME TO WING IT? UH, SO I'M SORRY, ROBERT, LET ME, LET ME JUST INTRODUCE THE TOPIC A LITTLE BIT FOR THE STANDPOINT THAT WHEN WE LAST THAT AS A, AS A BOARD, UM, WE WERE EXPECTING TO YET THE, UH, SORT OF A FINAL DRAFT OF THE GREEN FRIEND FROM DESIGN WORKSHOP IN DECEMBER, WHICH WE DID, WE GOT THAT THERE WAS A WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARDS OF COMMITTEE, THE BOARD FORMED, AND WE REVIEWED THAT DRAFT.
WE, I FORGET EXACTLY THE DAY WE GOT IT DOWN, BUT WE GOT OUR REVIEW COMMENTS BACK AS REQUESTED BY THE END OF DECEMBER.
UM, WE DID, I TH I THINK THE ORGANISM, THE SUBCOMMITTEE DID A GREAT JOB IN, UM, PROVIDING INPUT FEEDBACK ABOUT, UM, THE KINDS OF DAD AND HOW IT WAS PRESENTED AND USER-FRIENDLINESS, AND A BUNCH OF COMMENTS ABOUT SOME OF THE MAPS, UH, WHICH WERE APPROPRIATE FOR US.
AND WE GAVE THAT BACK, KNOWING THAT DESIGN WORKSHOP WOULD TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION AND BRING BACK FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION, SORT OF A FINAL, FINAL DRAFT FROM THEIR WORK BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE DONE, ALL THEIR INPUT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEES INPUT.
WE WEREN'T SURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT REVISION STEP ON THEIR PART FOR TODAY AND DO WHAT WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY DID THAT.
SO I'M HOPING THAT, UH, ROBERT'S GOING TO JUST GIVE US A QUICK BRIEF UPDATE WHERE THAT STANDS WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THAT THE GENERAL GROUP.
AND I'LL BE QUIET, LITTLE ROBERT.
WELL, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
UM, AND I WANT TO THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DID, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY INPUT THAT WE COULD PROVIDE AND MAKE SURE
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THAT WE'RE HAPPY WITH THIS DOCUMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO THAT.AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPREHENSIVE COMMENTS.
UM, I REVIEWED THE COMMENTS AND I FORWARDED THEM TO THE APPLICANTS AND HAD SOME KIND OF AN INITIAL CONVERSATION, NOT THE APPLICANT, I'M SORRY, UM, WITH DESIGN WORKSHOP AND HAD AN INITIAL CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT I FELT WERE KIND OF THE STRONGER THEMES OF WHAT YOUR CONCERNS WERE.
UH, KEITH SCHAEFER WAS A BIG HELP IN KIND OF COORDINATING ALL YOUR COMMENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE MAPPING IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT THE INFORMATION FEEDING INTO THE MAPPING MAKES SENSE AND THAT IT'S READABLE AND IT'S USABLE.
AND SO THAT'S, I WOULD SAY THAT OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S THE CASE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAN, UM, MAKE THE LANGUAGE A LITTLE MORE CLEARER, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE SOME OF THE CONCERN WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME TERMS WERE USED WITHOUT REALLY DEFINING THE TERMS OR EXPLAINING WHAT THEY WERE, AND MAYBE IT MIGHT NOT BE UNIVERSALLY UNDERSTOOD.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING THIS AS USER-FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE A MEETING WITH DESIGN WORKSHOP, UM, NEXT WEEK WHERE WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF HAVE A, YOU KNOW, GET A LITTLE MORE DETAILED GOING THROUGH THE COMMENTS AND SEEING HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THEM.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENT READY TO, TO BRING BACK TO THE NEXT, UM, RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS BOARD MEETING, IF YOU HAVE ANY, YEAH, SORRY, I AHEAD UNMUTE MYSELF.
THANKS FOR YOUR, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
I MEAN, UH, THE, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE DID, DID DO GOOD JOB OF GETTING IN THERE, AND THEN I THOUGHT YOUR, WHAT YOU'VE PICKED UP ON HER ON THE MAJOR THEMES WERE GOOD.
UH, I THINK THAT CERTAINLY AGREES WITH WHERE OUR THINKING AND SO TO, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE CERTAINLY WANT THE DESIGN WORKSHOP TO DO THEIR BEST TO BRING US THE NEXT VERSION AND IT'S IN THEIR HANDS AT THE MOMENT.
IF THEY CAN BRING IT BACK FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
AND JUST TO PREPARE THE BOARD WITH WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, MY EXPECTATION IS IF IT'S READY, UH, AND WE, THAT IS PUTTING IN OUR HANDS AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING, THEN AS MUCH AS WE MAY TALK ABOUT IT JUST A LITTLE BIT AT THAT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO LET THE BOARD TAKE THAT DOCUMENT AWAY, UH, FOR A MONTH AND, AND DIGEST IT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT AT THE MARCH MEETING, WE WOULD COME BACK AS A BOARD AND FORMALLY ADOPT THE, A, THAT GREEN PRINT.
I THINK, UM, IT, IT WILL BE MY EXPECTATION.
AND I GUESS WHAT I WOULD TRY TO SET FOR THE BOARD IS THAT I THINK WHEN THE DESIGN WORKSHOP, PEOPLE BRING US BACK, WHATEVER THEY BRING US BACK IS A PRETTY GOOD DOCUMENT.
AND IT IS HELPFUL THAT IT'LL BE AT A LEVEL THAT'S, UM, QUITE USEFUL, NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT, UM, WE CAN MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION ON IT.
BUT I THINK THE MARCH MEETING IS GOING TO BE TARGETED FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AND ADOPTED SO WE CAN GET, UH, APPROPRIATELY WRAPPED INTO THE FULL COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THE MOMENT, PLEASE.
ANYBODY WHO HAS QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO OPEN UP TO ANY OF US SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS OR TO ROBERT? UH, PLEASE ASK.
WE DID A GOOD JOB, NO QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT.
APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, YOUR HELP THERE.
[7. R&C Application Process]
THE NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA ZR AND SAYS, IT SAYS RNC APPLICATION PROCESS.AND, UM, I BELIEVE EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO GET IN AN EMAIL IF IT WASN'T YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE OF A USABLE FILE SIZE OF THE FOUR, I THINK IT'S FOUR, ONE, THREE, THREE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE SHARED WITH US IN DECEMBER.
UH, BOTH THE BOARD HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO GET AROUND THEM AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
AND SO THERE IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER TWO OR THREE MEETINGS AGO, UH, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE SOME APPLICATIONS OR PROJECTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT STAFF HAD, UM, DECIDED DIDN'T FIT THE CRITERIA, OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO BRING FORWARD
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TO THE BOARD.WE ASK THAT ALL THOSE APPLICATIONS, ACTUALLY, EVEN IF THEY, THE, THE, THE STAFF DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE WORTHY OF THE PROGRAM, AT LEAST BRING THEM TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION, LET US SEE THEM FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE IS AN EDUCATION PROCESS ON OUR PART TO SEE WHAT'S COMING THROUGH AND HOW IT'S BEING HANDLED.
AND THEN I HAVE A PERSONAL, UH, COURT THAT IF ONE OF THESE HAPPENED TO BE WITHIN MY DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENTED IN ESSENCE IS ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS WHO MAYBE, UH, THEIR PROJECT MAY BE REJECTED, THEN THEY MAY WANT TO CALL ME AND SAY, WELL, WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY NOT? SO I JUST WANT TO BE AWARE OF THOSE MATTERS TO RESPOND.
UM, WELL, OKAY, SO THAT'S THE BACKGROUND.
THIS IS OUR FIRST TO MEET WE'RE AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THESE, MOST OF YOU.
I SAW, I SAW YOU, BUT MANY OF YOU CAN RETURN SOME EMAIL COMMENTS IN THE BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS WAS HELPFUL.
YOU FOUND IT USEFUL, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MEETING WITH THEM IN FRONT OF US THAT IF ANYONE WANTED TO MAKE ANY MORE SPECIFIC COMMENTS OR SPECIFICALLY ASK OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF, BECAUSE THEY WERE AVAILABLE, THAT I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO THOSE QUESTIONS.
UH, I, I LIKED SEEING THOSE, UH, APPLICANTS AS WELL.
I APPRECIATE KNOWING WHO'S APPLYING AND, UH, IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE OUT THERE AND WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND, EVEN IF THEY DON'T FIT OUR CRITERIA.
DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO HER ANY HABITS NOW THAT YOU'RE SORT OF GETTING INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE? WHAT, HOW, HOW, WHAT WERE, WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION STUFF? ARE YOU OKAY WITH IT? DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? SORRY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BY THE WAY.
UM, I DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I DO THINK IT'S HELPFUL.
UM, I DO THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW, UM, AND UNDERSTAND WHY.
UM, SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING QUESTION TO ME, AND I THINK THE MORE WE CAN EDUCATE EACH OTHER AS A BOARD, UM, AND AS A CONTRACTOR AND STAFF, THE BETTER, THE BETTER WE CAN BE IN, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT WHAT PROJECTS DO, MEET OUR CRITERIA.
I, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT MOVING FORWARD FORWARD IS, UM, GREATER EFFICIENCIES FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, HOW WE TALK TO PROSPECTIVE LANDOWNERS, UM, HOW WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM CAN DO.
UM, SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT PATIENTS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW, AGAIN, HELP US BE STRONGER IN THE PROJECTS THAT WE DO CARRY FORWARD.
UM, AND FROM MY, ON MY SIDE OF THINGS, I WILL CERTAINLY KEEP ATTRACTING INQUIRIES.
UM, AND YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO SEE THOSE AT ANY TIME, WHETHER THEY TURN INTO APPLICATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS TOPIC? COULD I JUST ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION? SURE.
UM, WOULD IT BE OFFENSIVE IF, UM, IF WE PLACED THE DISTRICT, THESE PROPERTY IS LOCATED? UH, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT GOES TO US AS BOARD MEMBERS ALSO KNOWING IF THESE ARE STRICTLY WITHIN OUR, UH, DISTRICTS THAT WE REPRESENT.
SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT OBSERVATION THAT I'M SORRY I DIDN'T MAKE BEFORE THIS TIME, BUT THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? OKAY.
[8. 2020 Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program Annual Report]
NEXT ITEM IS THE, UH, 20, 20 RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT, UH, FOR MAYBE SOME OF THE NEWER MEMBERS THAT HAVE JOINED US IN THE PAST YEAR.UM, THERE IS A, UH, A REQUIREMENT
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WITHIN OUR GOVERNING ORDINANCES THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT IS DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION BY THE BOARD, UH, AT WHICH POINT, IF ONCE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD AND MOVES FORWARD TO THE, UH, NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE, AS WELL AS GOING TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE.AND SO THIS IS A ANNUAL IMPORTANT FORMALITY THAT WE GO THROUGH.
I'M GOING TO ASK KATE WHO PREPARED THE ANNUAL REPORT TO WALK US THROUGH THE REPORT.
AND AT THE END, UH, I WILL BE ASKING THE BOARD FOR A VOTE, A VOTE TO ADOPT THE MEETING.
AND WITH THAT KATE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
IT WAS HARD TO HEAR WITH MY MATH, SO I'LL TRY TO BE CAREFUL, UM, WITH MY ENUNCIATION.
MICHAEL, CAN YOU SEE, UM, GREAT HOPE MAYBE YOU'RE ON MUTE.
CAN YOU SEE, ARE WE ON IT? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT NEW THING.
SO WHAT I'M SEEING HER ONLY HAS THREE PICTURES THAT ARE PART OF PAGE TWO AND THREE OF THE REPORT, NOT THE ACTUAL VERBIAGE.
I SEE YOUR SCREEN, AMANDA, WHATEVER IT IS.
CAN YOU GO TO THE PREVIOUS THAT'S OKAY.
UM, SO FOR 2020, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE IN A UNIQUELY CHALLENGING, WE FINISHED UP A UNIQUELY CHALLENGING YEAR.
I THINK YOU STILL, AS A PROGRAM, AS A COUNTY, AS A BOARD, HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF WITH RESPECT TO THE LAND PROTECTION THAT OCCURRED, UM, STANCES.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE A SNAPSHOT HERE ON THE SCREEN AND IN YOUR ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE ACRES THAT WAS PROTECTED 349 ACRES, UM, BIRD JUST COLLECTED $3.9 MILLION.
UM, THAT ADDS TOTALLY A PROTECTION OF THE COUNTY, 24,329 ACRES.
SO THOSE ARE QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE FINANCIALS AND THE MAP THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS WHERE THOSE PROPERTIES ARE, AND YOU CAN GO MORE DETAIL ON THE PROPERTIES THAT FLOWS AND THE KEY PIECES OF THE PROGRAM GOALS THAT, UM, THESE PROPERTIES REPRESENT QUESTIONS ON THE CHAT BEFORE WE CONTINUE.
SO IN YOUR REPORT, YOU'LL SEE, UH, FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE THREE PROPERTIES THAT YOU ALL PROTECTED IN 2020.
UM, TIME VIEW IS A FEE SIMPLE PURCHASE ON LADY'S ISLAND.
AND THIS IS 108 ACRES THAT FRONTS A, UM, FRONTS ROCK SPRINGS CREEK, AND WILL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.
UH, THIS PROPERTY PARTICULAR REALLY ADDRESSES SOME OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES OF THE PEOPLE, THE INSTAGRAM, AS MANY AS 220 HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ON THE SITE.
THE COUNTY IS IN GROWTH, MAYBE VIOLENCE THROUGH A LOT OF MECHANISMS, UM, AND RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND ACTION IS ONE TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX TO LOOK AT GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.
SO THE FINDING PROJECTS REALLY REPRESENTS, UM, THAT EFFORT AND THAT GROUPING OF GOALS
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THAT CLOSED, UM, IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.AND, UM, THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY HIRED A PLANNING FIRM TO CON TO COMPLETE AN INITIAL SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY.
LONGWOOD WAS THE SECOND PROPERTY PROTECTED LAST YEAR, AND THAT WAS A PDR CONSERVATION EASEMENT.
SO THE PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON 22 HIGHLAND ACRES, 44 MARSH ACRES ON ST.
HELENA ISLAND, THIS PROPERTY CLOSED ON OCTOBER, 2020, AND REALLY REPRESENTS THE PROGRAM GOALS TO FURTHER ENHANCE CANOPY ROADWAYS, PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ENHANCE RURAL PRESERVATION.
UM, IT ALSO SPEAKS TO CONTINUITY BETWEEN OTHER PROTECTED PARCELS AND, UM, ADDS TO THE RURAL CHARACTER OF ST HELENA ISLAND.
UM, THAT PROPERTY WAS ALSO YOUR MOST EFFICIENT PRICE, UH, PER ACRE AND SAW, UM, AS CONSERVATION EASEMENT TENDS TO BE, UM, FALL A LOW PRICE PER ACRE AT 1500 PER ACRE, THE PORT ROLL ISLAND BATTLEFIELD WAS YOUR THIRD PURCHASE OF 2020 WAS AGAIN, ANOTHER, UM, WAS A COMBO OF THESE SIMPLE ACQUISITION AND A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 14 ACRES.
THIS WAS A, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT DEMONSTRATED THE SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN, UM, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WITH THE CONSERVATION BANK AND WITH THE EASEMENT HOLDER.
IN THIS CASE, THE SOUTH CAROLINA BATTLEGROUND FOR US, THIS IS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELD.
THIS IS A PROJECT YOU ALL HAVE CONTEMPLATED OVER TIME.
UM, AND THROUGH MANY DELIBERATIONS, IT SPEAKS TO THE PROGRAM'S GOALS TO PROTECT CULTURAL RESOURCES.
AND AGAIN, REPRESENT PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS.
THE MILITARY IN PARTICULAR, UM, PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FINANCING THIS PROPERTY AND PROTECTING IT AND PLACING A RESTRICTIVE EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY TO PREDICT, PROTECT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD HARM MILITARY OPERATIONS.
UM, AND THAT CLOSED RIGHT AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
SO YOU'VE FINISHED OFF 2020 WITH A SUCCESSFUL LAND CONSERVATION PROJECT.
UM, IF I COULD TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MAPS, UM, THE MATH IN YOUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO IMPRESS UPON YOU IS WHERE THESE 2020 PROJECTS FIT INTO THE NETWORK OF CONNECTED, PROTECTED LAND.
UM, CAUSE YOU'LL SEE, THEY REALLY ARE CONNECTED.
UM, ON THE MAP TO 2020 PROJECTS ARE SHOWN IN ORANGE THERE OTHER RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS ROAD AND BRIGHT GREEN AND OTHER PROTECTED LAND OF ALL HINES, PRIVATE STATE, FEDERAL I'M SHOWN IN KIND OF A MOSSY GREEN.
WHAT, WHAT THIS MAP SAYS TO ME AND WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE MOVE INTO 2021, IS THAT WE EXIST IN A NETWORK OF PARTNERS.
WE EXIST IN A NETWORK OF PROTECTED LAND AND BUFORD COUNTY IS PART OF A BIGGER WHOLE, UM, THIS PROGRAM IS A LEADER FOR SURE, BUFORD COUNTY BEING ONE OF THE, ONE OF TWO COUNTIES THAT HAS THIS PUBLIC FINANCING FOR LAND CONSERVATION.
BUT, UM, THIS PROGRAM IS A LEADER AND IT'S PART OF A GREATER SYSTEM.
AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WILDLIFE AND LAND PROTECTION, WE THINK ABOUT ECOSYSTEMS. THIS PROGRAM IS A PART OF ITS OWN LITTLE ECOSYSTEM.
AND OUR OPPORTUNITY IS TO KNIT TOGETHER THE LANDSCAPE WHERE WE CAN FILLING THE GOALS IF HUBERT COUNTY.
SO SOME OF THE GOALS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO PROJECTS, INCLUDE GROWTH MANAGEMENT, WHERE WE WANT TO GROW AND WHY, WHERE WE WANT TO PROTECT AND WHY, UM, WATER QUALITY, WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, PRESERVATION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS, AGRICULTURAL LAND PROTECTION, PROTECTION OF CULTURAL LANDS AND CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC ACCESS, ESPECIALLY ACCESS TO WATER.
UM, SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS OF THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO AGAIN, THIS BRIGHT GREEN, UM, IN THIS NETWORK OF OTHER PROTECTED LAND.
AND I THINK 2020 IS A GREAT YEAR TO REALLY REFLECT ON WHERE WE ARE THAT NETWORK, UM, BECAUSE IT IS A YEAR THAT HAS FORCED US INSIDE OUR HOME AND OUT ONTO PROTECTED SPACES WITH A LOT GREATER FREQUENCY AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE THAN WE EXPECTED.
AND YOU KNOW, MY HOPE FOR 2020 IS THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE FOR COUNTY, TAKES AWAY ENORMOUS PRIDE FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE LANDSCAPE WE ARE ABLE TO PROTECT AND THEN SHARE WITH EACH OTHER, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO, UM, I HOPE THAT MAP IS HELPFUL.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ON MAPS AND VISUALS THAT YOU THINK WOULD CONTINUE TO BE HELPFUL TO HELP YOU PUT THE PROGRAM PROGRAM INTO PERSPECTIVE AND THINK ABOUT YOUR SUCCESSES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD.
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BOLIVIA HARD COPIES OF THIS.I THINK YOU'RE ASKING HOW, YEAH.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET SOME HARD COPIES OF THIS? ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO SEND SOME COPIES TO YOU.
IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST SENDING ME AN EMAIL AND LETTING ME KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.
THAT'D BE GREAT ON MY EMAIL, BUT I CAN, UH, TRY TO SEND IT TO YOU ALSO.
YEAH, JUST QUANTITY WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE TEXT TO YOU, BUT WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, SOME THEMES FROM YOUR 2020 YEAR.
UM, Y'ALL WELCOME SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND, UM, LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND YOU'RE STILL ENTERING 2021 WITH VACANCIES.
SO, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS IN DISTRICT 10 AND DISTRICT FIVE AND TELL THEM WHAT A WONDERFUL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THIS IS FOR YOU AND HOW FULFILLING IT IS TO PARTICIPATE.
AND WE'LL ENCOURAGE NEW FOLKS TO JOIN THE TEAM.
THE GREENPRINT WAS A BIG FOCUS OF YOUR 2020 YEAR OR CONTINUED TO BE, AS WE JUST HEARD WITH AN UPDATE IN EARLY 2021, I'M EXPECTING TO SEE THAT DOCUMENT IN FEBRUARY.
THE GREENPRINT IS A VERY REFERRED TO DOCUMENT.
I'LL BE REFERENCING IT, A LOT OF PROJECTS COME FORWARD AND I HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HELPFUL TOOL FOR YOU.
UM, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY MAP THERE IS OUT THERE, BUT HELPS US THINK ABOUT BUFORD COUNTY'S GOALS AND THE RESOURCES ON THE GROUND.
UM, YOU ALL SAW A LOT OF CHANGE IN 2020 WITH THE ORDINANCE AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE APPLICATION, UM, AND QUARTERLY REVIEW WAS USED FOR ALL PROJECTS, ORIGINATING FROM MARCH ONWARD.
UM, ALSO A LOT CHANGED IN MARCH, SO PHASES THERE, BUT IT'S STILL A RELATIVELY NEW INNOVATION AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH AND USE AND IMPROVE ON IN 2021.
UM, THERE'S SOME INFORMATION HERE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
FINANCES YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE 20, 27, SORRY, THE 2018, UM, BOND WAS ISSUED.
UM, AND THE CONTRACT AS MICHAEL DISCUSSED AT THE BEGINNING, UM, THE CONTRACT WITH BE COUNTY WITH THE LAND TRUST ENDED ON JUNE 30TH WITH A TEMPORARY CONTRACT CONTINUING TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND AN OPEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL SEE A CONTRACTOR SELECTED ALSO IN 2021.
UM, IF YOU, IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL OR IF IT IS HELPFUL, I'VE PLAYED SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW, UM, BOTH NEAR TERM PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE, UM, PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERGOING DUE DILIGENCE KIND OF IN BETWEEN THE TWO ROUNDS OF APPROVAL AND, UM, PROJECTS THAT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS BECAME INACTIVE AND PROJECTS THAT WERE DENIED.
AND IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS, THERE MAY BE SOME INFORMATION THAT, YOU KNOW, IS NOT ABLE TO BE DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC SESSION, BUT THE REFERENCES ARE THERE FOR YOU.
AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GOALS FOR 2021 AS A PART OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT.
IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME AS A NEW STAFF MEMBER IN THIS ROLE, UM, TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THAT YOU DID ACCOMPLISH, BUT ALSO HOW THAT INFORMS WHAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD.
SO I'VE PROPOSED SOME GOALS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD THROUGH 2021, UM, AND WOULD REALLY LOVE TO OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE GOALS AND THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUT OF THE YEAR AHEAD.
UM, A COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO FINE TUNE THE GREENPRINT.
UM, WE EXPECT TO GET A GREEN PRINT DRAFT AND APPROVAL, UM, PENDING FEEDBACK, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO EACH DISTRICT.
AND, UM, AND YOU ALL REPRESENTING YOUR DISTRICTS, SHARED YOUR THOUGHTS ON, UM, THE DISTRICT PRIORITIES.
THIS COULD HELP US ALL IN PUBLIC FOR, IN PROJECT REVIEWS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN EACH PERSON'S DISTRICT, IT WOULD HELP THEM PROACTIVE LANDOWNER OUTREACH.
UM, AND I THINK REALLY CREATE FOR SOME ROBUST CONVERSATIONS.
WE THINK ABOUT PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT LAND CONSERVATION REALLY ISN'T PAROCHIAL AND LAND CONSERVATION IN ONE DISTRICT OFTEN BENEFITS US ALL.
UM, BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT THE CORK, THE NEEDS OF EACH DISTRICT ARE.
SO THAT MIGHT BE A PLACE TO START ONCE WE HAVE OUR GREEN PRINT MAP, UM, TO STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT DOCUMENT, CREATING EFFICIENCIES FOR THE LANDOWNER AND FOR
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THE COUNTY, ALLOWING YOU ALL TO HELP THE PARTIES MEET PROGRAM GOALS QUICKLY.UM, I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO GET EVERYBODY OUT ON SOME PROPERTIES AND DO SOME SITE VISITS WITH YOU, WITH YOUR COUNCIL COUNTERPARTS, UM, AND REALLY TO UNDERSTAND FIRST PERSON, THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE ALLOWED THE COUNTY TO PROTECT, TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM AND REALLY SEE THOSE INVESTMENTS ON THE GROUND.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF, UM, EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.
AND THEN, UM, IN ADDITION TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE HAVE A RICH COMMUNITY OF, UM, PRIVATE CITIZENS, PUBLIC ENTITIES, NON-PROFIT PARTNERS, AND WE ARE ALL MADE STRONGER WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.
SO THE ABILITY TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, I THINK YOUR PROJECTS MOST RECENTLY HAVE SHOWN THAT LANDOWNERS ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE.
THAT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE AND INVESTING IN LAND CONSERVATION.
AND SO, UM, IF WE CAN THINK ABOUT HOW WE DO OUR WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LARGER PARTNERSHIPS, I THINK THAT WILL ONLY BE MORE POWERFUL.
UM, IT'S FOR LAND CONSERVATION IN OUR REGION, AND WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL TO OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AS WELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE WILDLIFE WHO DOESN'T SEE COUNTY LINES, THE WATER QUALITY BENEFITS, UM, AND WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AS BEAVER COUNTY.
SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THAT STORY TO OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, REGARDLESS OF JURISDICTION, IS A VERY GOOD ONE AND CONTINUE TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR LAND CONSERVATION.
UM, I THINK WHAT YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, WHEN NEW CENSUS NUMBERS COME OUT, AS WE MOVE THROUGH 2021, THE URGENCY IS HERE.
UH, THIS IS THE TIME FOR LAND CONSERVATION TO ACHIEVE OUR PROGRAM GOALS AND, UM, TAKE THE DOLLARS GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON THESE BULLETS AND OTHERS REALLY HAVE A GREAT YEAR IN 2021.
WELL, I CAN OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE RECORD.
I KNOW YOU DO, BUT, AND THEN THIS IS PROBABLY DIRECTED TO AMANDA, BUT HAVE YOU SEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE RATE OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN WITH THE UPTICK IN THE ECONOMY, UM, GETTING FEWER APPLICATIONS OR PEOPLE LEARNING THAT WHAT WE REQUIRE, IT'S KIND OF A NEW PROCESS.
UM, WE'RE STILL KIND OF A BROWN AGAINST THE BURNOUT.
IT HASN'T BEEN LIKE, WE'RE NOT BIG COMPANIES AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING.
SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT.
AND THEN DECENT ITSELF IS A RELATIVELY NEW INNOVATION.
UM, WE IN MARCH AND DECEMBER WHEN REALLY THAT LONG GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST, RIGHT, RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT ODD TIME TO BE ASKING THAT QUESTION, BUT IT'S A GOOD ONE.
AND WE CAN TRACK IT TO THE FLOOR.
ANYBODY CONTACT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NET THAT ARE ADJACENT PROPERTY FOR THE LARGER PARCELS THAT ARE PROTECTED.
I THINK LETTING THEM KNOW AND POSSIBLY ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, NOT ASKING THEM TO APPLY, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, GOOD NEIGHBORS AND LET THEM KNOW IT WAS PROTECTED AND HOW IT WAS DONE MIGHT BE A WAY TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF SOME OF THESE LANDSCAPES.
I THINK AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK PROACTIVELY.
UM, CERTAINLY WE CAN BE REACTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY COMES OUR WAY, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK PROACTIVELY AS WELL, UM, AND FULFILL THE GOALS WOULD BE FOR COUNTY.
SO, UM, I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, MY OWN, I, NUMBER ONE, I THINK, UH, KATIE, THE GOALS THAT YOU LINED OUT, UH, FOR 21, 2021, I THINK THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND, UH, WILL GIVE US SOME THINGS TO FOCUS ON, UH, AS A BOARD CONTINUES TO MEET AND GOES FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
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I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING.I THINK AGAIN, FOR SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAD BEEN ON, ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE, BUT FOR THE NEW ONES, WE, UM, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO FIND A DAY EITHER OUR APRIL MEETING OR OUR MARCH MEETING, WHERE WE TRY TO PLAN MORE OF A WORKSHOP SESSION, THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR LIKE SIX HOURS, GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME SPECIFIC TOPICS.
AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST PUTTING THOUGHTS IN PEOPLE'S MIND IF, IF THE GREEN FRANK GETS TO US IN FEBRUARY AND WE SORT OF ADOPTED IN MARCH AND WE HAVE THESE 21 GOALS LISTED HERE FOR, UM, FROM K THAT, UM, MAYBE LOOKING AND THINKING FOR AN APRIL WORKSHOP WHERE WE CAN SORT OF, UH, DIGEST AND SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THE GROUP, COLLECTIVELY UNDERSTANDING THE GREENPRINT AND HOW WE WOULD VIEW BEING ABLE TO APPLY THAT TO THE PROJECTS COMING TO US IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN HOW DOES THAT LINK INTO SOME OF THE GOALS LISTED BY KATE WOULD PROBABLY BE A PRODUCTIVE SESSION.
AND SO THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT, UH, WE'LL DO SOMETHING OUT IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
UH, AND AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, WE KNOW WHERE THE GREEN PRINT ACTUALLY COMES, UH, AROUND TYPICALLY WHAT I'LL DO IS WORK WITH KATE AND THIS CASE AND, AND AMANDA, TO PROPOSE A MORE SENSE OF AGENDA THAT WE WOULD REVIEW WITH THE BOARD MONTH OR TWO BEFORE THE ACTUAL SETTING OF A, UM, UH, SORT OF A RETREAT WORKSHOP DAY.
UM, AND MAYBE WE'LL GET A FIRST DRAFT OF THAT OUT FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING, JUST AS A DISCUSSION TOPIC, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THIS OR THAT MIKE TO KATE'S POINT EARLIER ABOUT GETTING SOME INSIGHT INTO OUR SPECIFIC DISTRICT PRIORITY CONSERVATION? WAS THERE ANY RESEARCH AS PART OF THE GREENPRINT MARKET RESEARCH DONE THAT WOULD GIVE US A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AN IDEA BY DISTRICT OF WHAT THE PRIORITIES WERE FROM THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK BY DISTRICT? SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A STAB AT ANSWERING THAT THE, UH, THE WORKSHOP DID A LOT OF, UH, OUTREACH MUNICIPALITIES.
THEY HAD SOME PUBLIC SESSIONS, BUT THE WAY THEY PUT TOGETHER, THEIR PLAN OR THEIR JURY, THE GREEN FRIENDS, THEY GROUPED IT AROUND SIX DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONSERVATION THEMES.
MAYBE I'M NOT SAYING THAT WELL, AND, AND THROUGH THE MAPS THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO US AS GIS INTERACTIVE MAPS, YOU CAN GO IN AND LOOK AT AREAS AND SEE WHERE THEY HAVE INDICATED COULD BE PRIORITY PLACES TO FOCUS FOR DIFFERENT CONSERVATION STEPS.
SO I THINK I I'M STILL THE GREEN PRINT.
NO, NOT THE GREEN FRONT WILL NOT BE ORGANIZED THAT SAYS IN DISTRICT EIGHT, HERE ARE THE PRIORITIES OR THE PRIORITY AREAS.
YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL, KNOWING WHERE YOUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SORT OF ARE THERE INTERACTIVE MAPS AND GET A SENSE OF WHAT THEY SEE IN YOUR AREAS, PRIORITIES THAT, UM, IF YOU, IF YOU HAD THE TIME AND, AND, AND THE DESIRE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THAT BACK TO YOUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND JUST SEE IF THEY KNOW SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING FORWARD.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO GET SOME INFORMATION, HOW TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT.
ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF PRIORITIES AND VIEW OF CONSERVATION, THEN PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 10.
BUT YEAH, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF LOOKING AT THE MASH WHERE THEY PUT SOME STAKES IN THE GROUND AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, ANY, UH, INFORMAL OR FORMAL INTERACTION YOU HAVE WITH SOME OF YOUR COMMUNITIES.
I WAS JUST, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE GREEN MAT RECENTLY, BUT THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
THE BUFORD COUNTY GIS DEPARTMENT, I'M SURE CAN DROP A DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ONTO THE GREEN PLAN.
SO THEN IF YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WANTED TO KNOW EXACTLY, UH, WHAT WAS IT, WHAT WAS OUT THERE?
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THAT'S, THAT'S AN EASY THING TO DO, UH, FROM THAT STAMPS.ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ANY NON BOARD MEMBERS WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
WELL, SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, WE, DO, WE DO WANT TO FORMALLY ADOPT THIS SCREENPRINT THANK YOU A K FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR WORK AND ORGANIZATION, I GUESS.
UH, I THINK IT WAS NICELY PUT TOGETHER.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BOARD TO ADAPT THE 20, 20 RULE AND CRITICAL LANDS ANNUAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.
HEY, I'LL TAKE YOU AS A SECOND.
UM, LAST CHANCE FOR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION HEARING NONE.
UH, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVAL HEARING? NO OBJECTIONS.
I WILL, UH, ASSUME THAT IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND ADOPTED AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, AND WE WILL DIRECTLY TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE FOR THE NEXT STEP OF THE REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE PROCESS.
IT'S A REALLY EXCELLENT DOCUMENT.
I'LL UH, US ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER? OKAY.
ALL OF THE, UH, AGENDA ITEMS HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.