Jan 22, 2021 Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee

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JANUARY 22ND MEETING OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTHERN REGIONAL PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO ORDER AND LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE PLEASE. >> I WOULD SEE THE I OF PARAGRAPH AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> AND I BELIEVE WHILE THE COYOTE REQUESTS HAVE GONE OUT AND I'LL ASK DIANE BUT SHE MAY NOT HEAR ME. SHE'S ON MUTE. AND SO I'LL I'LL MOVE TWO

[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ‐ November 20, 2020]

. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED A SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND AND IT LOOKS

LIKE AHEAD OF US. >> ANYBODY OPPOSED HEARING NONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS ? >> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY RUNNING

CITIZEN COMMENTS? >> DIANE, ARE YOU THERE? >> I'M LOOKING NOW AS WELL, MIKE. OK. I DON'T SEE NO.

>> DO WE HAVE OK? THANK YOU. NO.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT IT IN YOUR E-MAIL BUT YESTERDAY I SENT OUT AN UPDATE TO THE IT'S

CALLED ACTION ITEMS THAT WOULD BE FOR 20 21. >> AND WHEN WE GET TO THAT I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT HAVE NEW ONES TO ADD TO THAT.

MY CAMP WOULD BE THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THAT LIST KIND OF UPDATE AND THEN LOOK FOR ACTION THE CLOSING OF THAT OF THOSE ACTION ITEMS AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND DATING THOSE.

SO WITH THAT LET'S. ONE SAY HELLO MAYOR STEPHEN MURRAY.

CONGRATULATION. AND ALSO I THINK COUNCILMAN MITCH MITCHELL WAS GOING TO JOIN US AND HE IS NEW TO OUR GROUP. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT IS

NEW TO OUR GROUP? >> SEEING DONE THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO DIFFERENT PRESENTATION

[6. COLONEL NEAL PUGLIESE, MILITARY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN – PARRIS ISLAND UPDATE]

ITEMS AND WE'LL FIRST GO TO COLONEL NEIL. >> I GUESS I'M NOT GOING TO PRONOUNCE THE LAST NAME CORRECTLY SO I'M SURE JUST CRAZY TO SAY I'VE HAD JUST SAY

SMITH WORKS. >> SIR. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MY

GUY. >> APPRECIATE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BY CHANCE THIS MORNING I WAS ASKED TO PRESENT THE MAKE BRIEF TO THE COMMUNITY THIS MORNING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY JOIN THE MARINE CORPS NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO OF EM SIERRA SAN DIEGO IN THE NEXT THIRTY FOUR YEARS SPEND THREE TOURS HERE PARRIS ISLAND BETWEEN NINETY AND 2014 AND AND I AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN EXPOSED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND

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AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT NOW. >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE SOME CONTENT AND HOPEFULLY I CAN DO THIS AND LET'S SEE LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS.

>> ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST FIGURE THIS THING OUT HERE FOR A SECOND OR TWO.

>> OK, HOPEFULLY Y'ALL CAN SEE THE SEE THE BOARD HERE. >> SITUATION IS WE AS WE SEE IT IS A SIMPLE DVD IS MOVING TO AN ENVIRONMENT WITH ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK THAT THAT COUNCILMAN HOWARD OR COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD AND ALSO MAYOR MURRAY NOW SAW THIS YESTERDAY WITH THE ARMY CYBER COMMAND WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO RULES AND DAY PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH SOME OF OUR PEER COMPETITORS OR NEAR PEER

COMPETITORS. >> WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE GREATEST WAY TO GENERATE RESOURCES IS TO REDUCE PERSONNEL COSTS ALONG WITH REAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

IF YOU JUST PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE 10 THOUSAND 10000 PEOPLE EQUALS ABOUT ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN DEFENSE DOLLARS AND THEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF COURSE IS ANOTHER WAY TO GO AHEAD AND REDUCE COSTS VERY, VERY RAPIDLY AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT WITH REAL INFRASTRUCTURE YOU CAN DO THINGS LIKE A LIGHT JOB BUT WHAT'S BEEN REFERRED TO AS LIKE A BACKDOOR BRAD A BRAC WHERE YOU KEEP AN INSTALLATION OPEN

BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T STAND AROUND WITH PERSONNEL. >> AND SO AND SO THOSE THINGS CAN BE DONE IN ORDER TO GENERATE SOME AND GENERATE REVENUE OR GENERATE SOME SAVINGS RATHER WE ALL KNOW THAT PARRIS ISLAND IS A IT COULD BE A POPULAR TARGET.

FOR EMISSION REDUCTION PARTICULARLY DUE DESTRUCTIVE WEATHER EVENTS AND PERCEIVED MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCIES. WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT EVERY TIME THAT PARASAILING DOES A AN EVACUATION EXECUTES AND EVACUATE AND EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST BUS BUS SHOWS UP IT'S FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RIGHT OFF THE TOP. SO THE MOBILIZED AND FEARS ABOUT IT IS ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. SO YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE EVENTS A SEASON YOU CAN SEE HOW BAD IT RANKS UP ON THE INSTALLATION VERY, VERY RAPIDLY AS A DRAIN AGAINST OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MONEY.

GOOD NEWS IS AND PRESENTLY THE 2021 NDAA DOES NOT CONTAIN BRAC LANGUAGE AND THAT'S GOOD NEWS .

SO IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MISSION OF THE MAT, WHAT DO WE DO? WE INFLUENCE WE SHAPE POLICY AND WE RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC. AND I AM WE ADVOCATE FOR EXPANDING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. NOW WHAT I PROBABLY WOULD GO AHEAD AND NOT OFFER OFFER HERE IS THAT IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL OUR BASES REMAIN TO INCLUDE THE AT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITY AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL AND JUST A BOARD OF NOTE HERE IS THAT VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITY IS CONFERRED VERY CLOSELY LINKED WITH THE NAVAL HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY SHARE RESOURCES AND CARE AND CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY.

SO IF THE NAVAL HOSPITAL WERE TO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WE OF COURSE WOULD SEE A CORRESPONDING PROBLEM WITH OUR WITH OUR V.A. CLINIC AND THERE'S A REASON WHY THE V.A.

IS CRITICAL INTO THIS WHOLE WHOLE AFFAIR THAT WE'LL GET INTO JUST SOME FACTS.

>> ARMY AND AIR FORCE ARE PAYING AROUND 30 TO 33 PERCENT ACCESS CAPACITY IN THEIR

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SO THAT IS PRETTY MUCH DONE. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS AND PARASOL INTO TEND TO THOSE FURTHER INTEGRATED INTEGRATED REQUIREMENTS AS AS MANDATED BY THE PREVIOUS NDAA PARASITE IS CAPABLE OF GROWING A LITTLE BIT HISTORY.

IN 2005 I WAS PART OF THE PART OF THE MARINE CORPS IN UNIFORM AT THAT TIME AND I WORKED ON THE UM THE BRAND PROBLEM OR THE BRAC ISSUE AND CAROUSEL AND SO I THINK I'VE GOT A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THAT WHOLE BRAC THING WORKS FROM THE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OR FROM THE UNIFORMED SIDE. SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ARE ARE KIND OF PROTECTED.

HOWEVER WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES WHEREVER WE TALK ABOUT BRAC AND JOWL WITH ONE OF THEM IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT LOST ON PEOPLE THAT IF YOU'RE A COMMUNITY TREATS YOU WELL. THE MILITARY IS LOOSELY. CORRESPONDINGLY TREATS THEM VERY WELL. IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP.

WELL THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF RESULT. TWO POINT TWO BILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT. WE ALL KNOW THIS TO TRY TO COMMAND SOMETHING THAT I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF HERE IS AT THE LAST BULLET. THERE ARE TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BENEFICIARIES IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THOSE ARE TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT ARE RECEIVING SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FROM THE

V.A. FOR A TOTAL OF 98 98 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY. >> BUT THERE'S ANOTHER TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND VETERANS ESTIMATED VETERANS THAT ARE RECEIVING BENEFITS AND THE V.A.

IS A TOTAL IMPACT DOWN HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THE UMBILICAL LINK BETWEEN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND THE MILITARY, YOU REALLY CAN'T SEPARATE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY RETIRED MILITARY FROM THE VETERAN POPULATION. YOU JUST CAN'T DO BECAUSE OF ALL THE ALL THE ASSURED RESOURCES THAT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF .

>> SOME ASSUMPTIONS HERE THE LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ALL RIGHT. OUR IN A TOUGH SPOT.

THEY CAN NOT TAKE SIDES ON A PARTICULAR ISSUE. THEY HAVE GOT TO BE SWITZERLAND. SO IF IF SOMEBODY WERE TO PETITION A LOCAL COMMANDER AND GET THERE. THEIR POSITION IS THAT THEY HAVE NO POSITION AND THEY EMBED MANDATED THAT THEY HAD AT DATA SET WAY AND THEY NEED TO BE THAT WAY BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A POLITICAL. ANGIE, PARRIS ISLAND AND THE NAVAL HOSPITAL MOST VULNERABLE AND TRIED TO END THE NAVAL HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS DIRECTLY TIED TO PARRIS ISLAND.

>> THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY THE NAVAL HOSPITAL EXISTS. HOWEVER, IN RECENT TIMES THE NAVAL HOSPITALS MISSION HAS BEEN REDUCED. AND THEY'RE AND THEY'RE

REPLACING BENEFIT DERIVED BENEFICIARIES ON THE ECONOMY. >> SO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OUTSIDE OF ACTIVE DUTY ARE BEING PLACED ON THE ECONOMY SPECIALTY CARE IS BEING PLACED ON THE ECONOMY THAT HAS AN IMPACT AS WE SAW HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO WE HAD AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL THAT WAS THAT WAS REDUCED OR ELIMINATED BECAUSE THAT ACTIVITY WAS WAS BEING SUPPORTED NOW THROUGH THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY ON THE ECONOMY. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THIS 29 VERY WELL PAYING JOBS THAT NO LONGER EXISTS AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL NEAR YOU MAY UNANIMOUS POLITICAL SUPPORT.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE THE LAST BULLET HERE IS IMPORTANT.

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>> THE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE REGARDING ANY ACTIVITY IN THE TRI COMMAND OR THE OR THE V.A. IS GOING TO COME FROM THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COME TO THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP BECAUSE THESE ARE POLITICAL ISSUES.

THESE ARE NOT MILITARY ISSUES. NOW THE MILITARY IS GOING TO INFORM THE DECISION BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE QUOTE UNQUOTE THE DECISION MAKERS OUR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE A DECISION AS CONGRESS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. SOME MORE THINGS HERE.

OUR ECONOMY IS TIED TO SAVANNAH ,GEORGIA. I WAS I WAS THE ARCHITECT PLAN THAT MOVED THE AIRPORT THE RECRUIT RECEIVING POINT TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND MOVE THAT FROM A SMALL SMALLER AIRPORT TO A MEDIUM SIZED AIRPORT. SO THAT IS A TREMENDOUS SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THAT AIRPORT RIGHT THERE. AND ON TOP OF IT PRE COVERED WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND VISITORS ANNUALLY TO PARRIS ISLAND, MANY OF WHICH FLEW THROUGH THE AIRPORT IN SAVANNAH .

THE NEXT BULLET HERE IS THAT GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE ON PARRIS ISLAND AND GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE HERE IN BEAUFORT, IT IS MY OPINION THAT PARRIS ISLAND IS IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE REST OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AS IT RELATES TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND OFF AND FLOODING. AND AND WE CAN GET IT JUST PROBABLY A TOPIC FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION. BUT THERE'S THERE'S MANY FACTORS WHICH GO INTO THAT.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS IS THAT THEY'RE SITTING ON A PRETTY GOOD PIECE OF TERRAIN OVER THERE THAT DRAINS VERY, VERY WELL THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF BUILT UP STRUCTURES ON IT THAT ALLOW IT TO TO DRAIN QUITE APPROPRIATELY. SO THAT IS THAT IS VERY, VERY GOOD OVER THERE FOR FOR PARRIS ISLAND. AS AN ASIDE, I JUST GOT DONE WITH A PROFESSIONAL REVIEW PARRIS ISLAND JUST 1862 PRESENT AND IT WAS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW. AND IT'S AMAZING IF YOU TAKE OUT THE TIMEFRAMES 1897 AND 1915 AND REPLACE IT WITH TWENTY TWENTY HOW SIMILAR THOSE TIMES . SO WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AND WHAT'S NEW IS ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACED WITH TODAY ARE EERILY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES THAT THEY WERE FACING PRE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND JUST AFTER NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETEEN FIFTY IT IS IT IS IT IS MY ASSESSMENT INFORMED BY SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE FACED WITH A SERIOUS BRAC ISSUE UNTIL PROBABLY FOLLOWING THEM THE DAY 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COUGH UP SOME CASH SOMEWHERE AND AN A IN MY AGAIN IN MY HUMBLE OPINION IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF IF A BRANCH OCCURS IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF WHEN THEY ARE BRAC OCCURS AND ARE WE POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THAT AT THAT TIME? TO MAKE SURE ALL ASSISTANCE SHAPING THE NARRATIVE WE NEED TO BE WE NEED BE GETTING OUT THERE AND THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU SEE ME HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOT AN APPROVED BUDGET IN HAND AND I CAN I CAN INFORM ALL OF YOU AND HOW WE'RE DEPLOYING THOSE RESOURCES WISELY AND FOR EFFECT WE NEED TO RECOMMEND THE POLICIES AND APPROACHES THAT ADD AND VARIOUS LEVELS

OF GOVERNMENT THAT REINFORCE AND SUPPORTS TRI COMMAND. >> WE'VE GOT TO ADOPT AN AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY INFORMATION TO PUSH VERSUS INFORMATION POLL.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT WILL CHANGE. WE WILL GET THE INFORMATION OUT THERE AND WE WILL BE WILL WE WE WILL BE A VISIBLE VISIBLE PRESENCE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ACTIONS DOWN HERE ARE NESTED WITH A MILITARY BASE TASK FORCE .

AND I THINK THAT WITH OUR CONTACTS I THINK THAT WE'RE WE'RE EFFECTIVELY ON THAT ON THAT ROAD. AND THE OTHER THING TO HEAR FOR THE MAC IS THAT THE MARKET NEEDS TO POPULATE IT AT LEAST BE NON-VOTING MEMBERS ON COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES SO

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AND IT'S STRIKING TO ME THAT IN A LOT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS THE MILITARY INPUT IS NOT IS NOT PROACTIVELY NOT PROACTIVELY SOUGHT AFTER AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PROBABLY MODIFY THAT

HERE A LITTLE BIT. >> OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL DELEGATION WE WANT TO MEET QUARTERLY WITH OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION AND I'M HEARTENED BY THE FACT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFFS AND OUR SENATORS AND OUR NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESSWOMAN THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT, THAT A DIRECT CONTACT WITH OUR POLITICIANS, OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION SO THAT WE CAN BUY, GAIN AND MAINTAIN A GOOD PULSE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE BELTWAY REGARDLESS OF BRACKS OR WE NEED TO WORK OUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND LET'S JUST SAY JUST FOR JUST FOR ARGUMENT'S SAKE THAT A BRAC DID OCCUR. WE HAVE TO DO THIS A WAY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WORK ON AN INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR ANY KIND OF POST BRAC ENVIRONMENT. SO THIS HAS GOT TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT A BRAC OCCURS VETERAN FRIENDLY LEGISLATION. WE WANT TO ATTRACT MORE VETERANS SOME LOW COUNTRY AND I WAS AS I WAS SAYING YESTERDAY I WAS BRIEFING A GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN ANOTHER STATE ON ANOTHER MATTER AND AND DAVID, THE GOVERNOR LOOKED RIGHT AT ME AND SAID THAT HE'S GOING TO STEAL EVERY SINGLE RETIREE THAT THEY CAN BECAUSE OF WHAT TO RETIRE TREES BRING TO THE TABLE AND HOW THEY'RE A NET POSITIVE STEADY SOURCE OF INCOME. A ELEVATED SKILL SAID THEY BRING YOUR HEALTH CARE, THEY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND AND GENERALLY SPEAKING THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE JUST GOOD CITIZENS. AND SO WHEN YOU ARE WHEN YOU PUT ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, YOU ATTRACT THEM, THEY POPULATE AND THERE AND THERE BENEFIT BY FAR TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO SO THAT NEEDS TO MANAGE TO OCCUR AND THEN OF COURSE WE NEED TO REALLY KIND OF PRESS OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION ON ON THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY AND THEIR DESIRE TO PUSH BENEFICIARIES ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY. SO FOR FOLKS LIKE GENERAL MITCHELL AND MYSELF, RETIRED GENERAL RETIRED COLONEL, YOU KNOW WE CAN SCRATCH TOGETHER A FEW BUCKS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE START PUTTING HEALTH CARE ON THE ECONOMY, YOU TALKING ABOUT A RETIRED SERGEANT OR STAFF SERGEANT WHO'S GOT A SCRATCH TOGETHER? THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR COPAY EVERY TIME THEY GO TO SEE A DOCTOR.

OK, NOW NOW THAT'S NOW THAT'S AN ISSUE AND WE NEED TO BE. WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THAT.

AND SO PUSHING HIM OFF OF THE MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY UNDER THE ECONOMY IS REALLY KIND OF BURDEN SHIFTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO THE BENEFICIARY.

AND THAT HAS AN IMPACT THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY AS 35 OR 70 BUCKS THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T HAVE TO SPEND IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. STATE DELEGATION AS I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE EXEMPT RETIRED MILITARY PAY. I THINK THAT I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO OCCUR APPROPRIATELY SO IN A STEPPED IN A STEP FASHION MUCH LIKE THE STEP UP OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIR INCOME THAT PRESENTLY EXISTS IN AND LEGISLATE AN IDEA SAY H.R. 30 157 I THINK FOR FORTY SEVEN. THE ONE THING FOR THE STATE DELEGATION AND THEY'VE DONE THIS IS THEY HAVE ADOPTED AN INITIATIVE THAT IF A VETERAN IS QUALIFIED FIRED THE VETERAN GETS AN INTERVIEW THAT IS DAD'S KEY THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE HIM

A JOB. >> THE VETERANS STILL HAS TO EARN THE ABILITY TO GET THAT JOB. THEY JUST GUARANTEE AN INTERVIEW AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE AND HERE IN A SECOND INFRASTRUCTURE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE AND OF COURSEOLOGY

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RETIREES WORK WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DEVELOP THAT HERE. >> SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY REVIEW THE POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT ELIMINATE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE FRICTION POINTS WITH THE MILITARY PRESENCE AND AND WE CAN DRILL DOWN ON THAT ON OUT AND IN A SEPARATE WAY. BUT IN MY MIND WE HAVE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE FRICTION POINTS TO MAKE THIS THE DISLOCATION THAT PEOPLE UNEQUIVOCALLY WANT TO BE IN GREATER NUMBERS.

WE'VE GOT AN ESTIMATED THOUSAND VETERANS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN NEEDS TO BE MORE WE NEED MORE VETERANS. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH FEWER I'D LOVE TO SEE BEAUFORT COUNTY ADOPT AN OPPORTUNITY, SUCCEED JUST GIVING A QUALIFIED VETERAN JUST AN INTERVIEW, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR A JOB.

>> IN MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND MY EXPERIENCE HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO THERE WAS SOME HOSTILITY TO THAT AND THERE ARE SOME HOSTILE WORRY ON THE PART OF SOME TO PROVIDE VETERANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR A JOB. AND I'LL JUST BE I'LL JUST BE FRANK WITH YOU ON THAT. AND AND WE NEED DO WE NEED TO SHIFT THAT THAT THAT THAT ISSUE PRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE. GOT IT. WE'VE GOT ADDED CHEERS DAVE.

ONE STREAMLINING PERMITTING AND ENCOURAGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT .

>> WE WANT BUSINESSES TO START UP HERE BECAUSE BUSINESSES WILL EMPLOY THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE ENDEAVOR TO EMPLOY HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. IF WE MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR BUSINESSES TO START, THEN WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GETTING THOSE THOSE WELL-PAYING JOBS THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR. YOU CAN'T HAVE TWENTY TWO OR TWENTY THREE STEPS TO START A BUSINESS AND THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY TO FACILITATE OR TO ASSIST FOLKS WHO WANT TO SERVE BUSINESSES IN A ONE STOP SHOP FASHION THAT BAD PRESENT DOESN'T WORK.

I KIND OF LIKE THAT TO SORT OF LIKE THE MCDONALD'S ANALOGY WHEN YOU GO TO MCDONALD'S ■AND&O

[7. STEPHANIE ROSSI, LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS – BEAUFORT MILITARY RESILIENCY PROJECT UPDATE]

[8. NRPIC AS POLICY COMMITTEE FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW STUDY & REINSTATEMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL]

[9. PRIORITIZED LIST OF ACTION ITEMS 2020 – 2021]

[10. CURRENT REGIONAL / LOCAL PARKS LIST]

[14. LADY’S ISLAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STATUS]

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HAVE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW IN NORTHERN BEFORE COUNTY. >> WE'LL BRING IT BACK BEFORE

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>> OK. I'LL JUST LEAVE IT ON THE ON THE AGENDA ITEM FOR AN UPDATE

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THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. >> AND JOHN O'TOOLE MADE A GREAT PRESENTATION AT OUR LAST

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,MIKE? >> I THINK THIS GROUP IS CERTAINLY OUGHT TO BE UP TO

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AND SO THAT'S I SEE THAT KIND OF THE THE UMBRELLA THAT FOSTERS AND MOVES THOSE CONVERSATIONS FORWARD. AND IN TERMS OF NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY, WE'VE GOT THE SOUTH COAST CYBER CENTER ALSO HAS JOINT PARTICIPATION WITH COUNTY OR ROIL THE CITY PRIVATE SECTOR FOLKS AND ANOTHER NONPROFIT PARTNERS. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO MOVE WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FORWARD . BUT MAYBE FROM TIME TO TIME IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A JOB LIKE JOHN DID LAST MONTH OR WARREN PARKER FROM THE SOUTH COAST CYBER CENTER OR OUR FOLKS OVER AT THE DIGITAL CORRIDOR TO COME IN AND JUST BRIEF THIS GROUP THAT WE'RE ALL ON THIS

PAGE. >> SO WOULD WE LOOK TO MAYBE ADD JUST OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE? JOHN O'TOOLE I DON'T KNOW IF QUARTERLY IS IS NECESSARY MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR BUT I WOULD ADD IN THE DIGITAL CORE MORE AND ADD IN THE SOUTH COAST CYBER CENTER HAVE REPS FROM THOSE MAYBE QUARTERLY WE CAN HAVE IT ON A ROTATING SET OF ROTATING SCHEDULE WHERE ONCE A QUARTER WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF WORKFORCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BUT THAT

ALSO SUGGESTION. >> SO IF SOMEONE GOT OTHER IDEAS I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA IF WE ROTATE THAT THAT PROBABLY WOULD WORK PRETTY WELL MAYBE EVERY IF WE ROTATED THOSE INDIVIDUALLY EVERY QUARTER WE'D HEAR FROM EVERYBODY AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR

. >> OK. >> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAT'S THE REGIONAL PARKS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT.

SO UNLESS ROB YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THAT BUT I BELIEVE YOU'RE BRINGING THAT LIST TO THE TO THE COMMITTEE BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. AND I GUESS IMPACT FEES FOR

[11. IMPACT FEES – PARKS & RECREATION]

SO I THINK WE'RE WE'RE COMING DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH ON GETTING ALL THAT FIGURED OUT.

THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC WE'LL GET THERE IN THE COMING MONTHS GERRI. YOU AGREE WITH THAT? YEAH, I DO AGREE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK BOTH COUNCILS ARE TALKING VERY ACTIVELY ON WHERE WE'RE ACTIVE.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD ANTICIPATE THE LIST TO COME OUT.

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON IT AS FAR AS WHAT'S IN PORT ROYAL.

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SO THAT REALLY HELPS US TAKE THIS AND MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP. >> GREAT.

[12. REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND]

YEAH, THIS IS A MULTI JURISDICTIONAL EFFORT AS WELL. AND WE HIRED THE FIRM AS SECURE A ROBINSON AND WE HAD OUR OFFICIAL KICKOFF MEETING ON JANUARY 7TH.

WE HAVE A STAFF WORKING GROUP AND THEN ALSO A STEERING COMMITTEE.

AND SO BOTH OF THOSE MET ON JANUARY 7TH. THERE IS STAFF WORKING GROUP ALSO HAD A MEETING TWO DAYS AGO JANUARY 20TH AND THE CONSULTANTS AND THE PROCESS OF KIND OF UPDATING SOME HOUSING INFORMATION AND GATHERING DATA THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS MOVING FORWARD AND ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF REGIONAL FUNDING SOURCE TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES IN THE LOW COUNTRY. SO DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE A

REPORT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE? >> RELATED TO THOSE ACTIVITIES

? >> I THINK WE MAY IT'S HARD TO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE BENCHMARK DATES ARE THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CONCRETE INFORMATION TO REPORT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE PROJECT KICKED.

YOU KNOW, I CAN YOU KNOW, WE CAN UPDATE COMMITTEE AT EACH MEETING AND IN SOME WAY MAYBE

BIGGER UPDATES AND OTHERS. >> BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD.

>> I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT ALSO. MIKE MIKE, IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST JUST TO PUT IT ON THE TABLE AGAIN. SO THERE'S CLARITY. YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF ALIGNS WITH MY PHILOSOPHY ON THE STORMWATER REGIONAL STORMWATER STANDARDS.

I THINK THE HOUSING TRUST COULD ABSOLUTELY BE A BENEFIT AND HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.

>> BUT I ALSO THINK THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. THE CITY PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY AND SO WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE RESULTS WHEN THEY'RE READY. BUT I'D HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE MODEL OF THE THRUST AND ALSO ARE WE GOING TO PUT LOCAL MONEY INTO THIS POT? I'D ACTUALLY WORK COUNTER TO SOME OF OUR BROADER GOALS AND BY THAT I MEAN PAYING A WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND JASPER COUNTY AND HARDY BILL INSTEAD OF COMPETING FOCUSED IN OUR URBAN WORKFORCE CENTERS. AND I'VE SAID WANT THAT AND THAT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND AND DOESN'T ASKING FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BE PUT INTO THE ORGANIZATION. YEAH. AND WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT . I MEAN WE HAVE IS COUNTY WIDE POLICY.

WE WANT TO DIRECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO AREAS THAT HAVE EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES TRANSIT IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO ALL OF THAT FEEDING INTO THIS PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT I THINK THAT THERE'S RECOGNITION ON THE PART OF JASPER COWEN IN ALREADY BUILT THAT THAT THERE ARE BIG BARRIERS TO LAND MAYBE CHEAP THAT TAXES ARE HIGHER AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE THE BEST LOCATION FOR MOST OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO WE'RE DEFINITELY MINDFUL OF A BROADER SMART GROWTH ISSUES THAT WE WANT TO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I'M KEEP IT AT THE BACK OF MY HEAD NOW. REDUCING OUR TRIPS, REDUCING OUR YES. SO YES, THAT GOAL SORT OF THIS STARTING TO TRY TO INFORM A LOT OF THE DECISIONS WE MAKE IN ZONING AND DESIGN STANDARDS AND THEN TRAILS.

AND I THINK IT WORKS RIGHT INTO THE TRUST FUND. >> YEAH.

AND WE'RE IN OUR CONFERENCE A PLAN UPDATE WE'RE IDENTIFYING MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS APPROPRIATE. LOOKING AT THE SET CONDITIONS ARE NECESSARY AND MAPPING THEM. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY MINDFUL THAT VISIBLE AREAS AREAS WHERE SERVICES AND JOBS ARE OR WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO DIRECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THANK YOU. AMIR MY DAD . IT'S DAVID.

YOUR COMMENT REDUCING CAR TRIPS AND SORRY ALICE. I'M NOT SURE CLOSING THE GATE

WAS IN THE MIND OF REDUCING CAR TRIPS. >> I'M I'M I'M STRUGGLING CLOSING THE GATE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE DO REALLY CONSIDERING.

>> DOES IT REDUCE TRIPS ON THE ROAD PUTTING FACILITIES WHERE THEY TO.

SO PEOPLE DON'T DRIVE CLOSING THE GATE TRANSFER STATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THAT MINDSET

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I UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY I FOLLOW THE WHOLE THING. >> YOU KNOW, WE COULD MEET THE STORMWATER REGS AND WE YEAH. I MEAN WE COULDN'T EXPAND IT SPARING VERY BAD OUT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. PUT IT THAT. NO, I DIDN'T.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHY. I THINK THAT MESSAGE IS WHAT'S MISSING TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THAT WAS THE REASONS. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS SIMPLY AN

ECONOMIC COST. >> THE COST ISSUE WAS I GUESS IS THE COST ISSUE.

BUT THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. YEAH. >> COME ON.

NO IT'S TOO IT'S TOO EARLY TO BE ON IT LIKE THAT. >> I SKIPPED MY COFFEE THIS

[13. BEAUFORT COUNTY & MUNICIPALITY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS]

LADIES ISLAND PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION STATUS I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT

UNLESS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ABOUT ANY OF THAT? >> I DON'T HAVE A.

TO HAVE A THING I WANT TO THROW ON THE TABLE REAL QUICK. CHURCH COMMUNITY LADY'S ISLAND COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE ACT SINCE IT IS REALLY SORT OF FALLING APART AND SO ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO TALK TO SOME OF THEIR THEIR PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP BUT I ALSO THINK WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME NEW FOLKS ENGAGED. SO I JUST THROW IT TO THIS GROUP TO LOOK TO THEIR NETWORKS IF THEY KNOW FOLKS ON LADY'S ISLAND THAT MIGHT WANT TO PARTICIPATE TO PUT THEM IN TOUCH WITH WITH MIKE OR WITH ME OR SOMEONE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE NEED SOME CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP GET THAT MOVE IN AGAIN AND CONTINUE BUILDING THE STRONG FOUNDATION SO IT CAN BE AN ADVOCATE FOR

THEM. >> YEAH, I TOTALLY AGREE. THAT'S THE CONCERNS THAT I'VE VOICED. LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE BE A VALIDATION. IF NOTHING ELSE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ONGOING NOW ONE LADY IS SILENT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF QUITE A BIT OF QUITE A BIT GOING ON WITH THE TASK FORCE AND WITH LADY'S ISLAND. SO WE DO NEED RESIDENTS FOR VALIDATION PURPOSES AND ANY INFORMATION JUST TO UPDATE THEM.

I THINK THAT THE THE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE HAS JUST FOUND HIMSELF WAY TOO BUSY TO CHAIR THAT. BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTIVE ENOUGH THAT COULD TAKE OVER A CHAIR AND MAYBE THE CHAIR BE CO-CHAIR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT I'LL HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH WITH THOSE COMMITTEES AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET THAT UP AND RUNNING. I THINK. I THINK IT'S THAT I THINK IN THE LAST IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE I ASKED THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS BY NEXT MONTH TO GET THAT OTHER COMMITTEE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

GO AHEAD. YEAH. REAL QUICK JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATED THE STATUS OF THE TWO ORDINANCES THAT CAME OUT OF THE LAVI ASYLUM PLAN.

WE'RE STILL MOVING AHEAD. THE I WANTED TO MENTION I THE PHIL ORDINANCE OR ACTUALLY BOTH ORDINANCES WE MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF COUNTY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. AS AN INFORMATION ITEM WE PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL IN EARLY DECEMBER WELL WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY OF BEAUFORT AND ONE OF YOUR WORK SESSIONS AND I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT. I SPOKE WITH DAVE AFTER YOUR FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY. IF THAT WORKS AND THE GOAL IS ONCE WE KIND OF GET EVERYONE UP TO SPEED AND COMFORTABLE WITH IT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON A FORMAL ADOPTION.

I ALSO SHARED THE BOTH AUDIENCES WITH THE BOARD OF REALTORS TODAY AND ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, KIND OF MIXED REVIEWS AND GENERAL SUPPORT BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE WE OFFICIALLY GREET THE BOARDS THAT EVERYONE'S KIND OF BEEN APPRISED OF THE SITUATION AND WE BELIEVE ANTICIPATE ALL THE DETAILS. SO JUST WE'RE HOPING IN THE MARCH TIMEFRAME TO COME FORWARD TO METRO. BUT YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IF WE BREAK TOTAL IF YOU THINK SMALL TECHNICAL THANK YOU OTHER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION COMMENTS

[15. ROUND THE TABLE COMMENTS]

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HEARING THEN NEXT. >> YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WILL YOU DO THAT? YEAH. HI. WANT US TO AT LEAST ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF BRINGING STORMWATER NEST ON WATER BUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AT THIS TIME AND WHERE WE THINK WE'RE HEADING.

IF WE COULD DO THAT IN NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS THIS STUFF WILL BE GREAT AND ONE WE'LL

KNOW THAT'S GREAT SUGGESTS. >> I LIKE THAT YOU'RE RIGHT BECAUSE WE'LL WE'LL HAVE SOME DATA PROBABLY PRETTY SOON ABOUT THE USE OF THE DECALS AND HOW IT'S GOING TO UPDATE ON THAT.

I THINK THEY'LL BE INFORMATIVE ABOUT I AGREE WITH THAT SUGGESTION.

I THINK WITH THE CITY'S CONTRACT COMING UP IN THE NEXT YEAR I'LL BE CANDID I'M NOT HAPPY WITH OUR HAULER. I THINK YOU KNOW, WE'RE CERTAINLY PUT IT OUT TO BID.

SO IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN BE MORE COLLABORATIVE, CERTAINLY WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION I THINK A BRIEFING ABOUT WHERE THE COUNTY IS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

>> OK, WELL PALACES AT THE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULDN'T COORDINATE FOR SEEING WHEN THEY

MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO DO A PRESENTATION OR SOMEBODY ELSE. >> WELL, I THINK YOU ARE.

>> CAN I HAVE BOTH? WE CAN TALK IN GENERATE AN EMAIL RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING.

HOW'S THAT? YOUR TIME IS GREAT OF NEW YORK. ARE YOU? YOU'RE ON PUBLIC FACILITIES, AREN'T YOU? YES.

YES. SO IF YOU'LL JUST COPY ME AND YEAH WE'LL WELL.

WELL WE'LL PUT THAT REQUEST IN . >> OKAY GREAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS DISCUSSION DURING THE NEXT MEETING IS SET

[16. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021, 9:30 A.M. ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING DATE.]

FOR FEBRUARY THE TWENTY SIX SAME TIME. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT SIR. MOVED SECOND. OKAY.

I SEE AND SECOND FROM YOUR TO GET YOUR FAVOR ON MUTE BUTTON. >> ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HELP ON THIS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.