Jan 28, 2021 Town of Hilton Head Island, Town Council Strategic Planning Workshop

SO WITH THAT, UM, LET US DO SOME QUICK INTRODUCTIONS AND HAVE YOU ALL, UM, SHARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS RETREAT.

CAN I START WITH YOU ALEX? AND WE'LL JUST GO AROUND, NOT THAT THIS, I BELIEVE YET.

THIS IS JUST EXPECTATIONS FOR THE RETREAT NAME.

HOW LONG ON THE TOWN COUNCIL, SO DAYS IN YOUR CASE AND THEN EXPECTATION AND YEAH.

USE YOUR MICROPHONES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND WATCHING ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

SO, UH, ALEX BROWN REPRESENTING WARD, ONE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, UH, JUST RECENTLY ELECTED IN NOVEMBER, UH, ACTUALLY BORN AND RAISED HE ON HILTON HEAD, UH, SEVEN GENERATIONS OF LINEAGE HERE ON HILTON HEAD IT'S HOME TO ME.

IT'S UH, I'D LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT AS PARADISE AND IT'S EVERYTHING TO ME.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE TODAY.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UH, US COMING TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO PUT FORTH A PLAN, NOT JUST FOR 2021, UH, BUT THE FUTURE OF HILTON HEAD REMAINING, UH, EXCEPTIONAL AND EXCELLENT AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

YOU GOT TO HOLD YOUR MOUTH, RIGHT? I GET JUST LIKE FISHING.

I'M GLENN STANFORD.

UM, I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.

AND FIRST I FILLED OUT THE MAYOR'S UNEXPIRED TERM AND THEN I'M WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE REELECTED IN THE MOST RECENT ELECTIONS.

I REPRESENT WARD SIX, UH, WHICH ENCOMPASSES, UH, ALL, UH, PORT ROYAL PLANTATION PART OF HILTON HEAD PLANTATION, THE MITCHELLVILLE AREA AND VARIOUS OTHER AREAS DOWN TO DILLON ROAD, MORE OR LESS.

SO I HAVE A LARGE AND VARIED, UH, WARD.

UM, AND I TRY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE WITH A NEWSLETTER.

I DO A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, WHICH I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO AS WELL BECAUSE CITIZENS LOVE TO HEAR IT.

AND IT'S A FAR AS TODAY IS CONCERNED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO REALLY MAKING OUR PLAN COME ALIVE.

MY EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN, THERE'S BEEN SOME REFERENCE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS THEN IN EFFECT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT AS A LIVING DOCUMENT.

AND SO, JULIA, I HOPE YOU CAN LEAD US TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS A,

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UH, A LIVING DOCUMENT.

AND I WANT TO CHALLENGE ALL OF US, INCLUDING THE STAFF WHEN WE ARE CONSIDERING SOMETHING TO ALWAYS MAKE REFERENCE TO WHERE THAT FALLS IN OUR PLAN.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IS THIS A CLICKER? SO IT'S A CLICKER.

YEAH, IT IS A CLICKER.

AND I GUESS YOU'LL TEACH US HOW TO USE IT.

AND WE WILL, IT'S A CLICKER AND WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE IT.

YOU'VE GOT IT, DAVID.

GOOD MORNING.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I THINK I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING WE OUGHT TO THANK KRISTA FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE PREPARING FOR THIS.

IT'S JUST BEEN AN UNBELIEVABLE EFFORT ON HER PART.

MY NAME IS DAVID AMES.

I'M WARD THREE REPRESENTATIVE ON TOWN.

COUNCIL WARD THREE GOES FROM JACO AND SHELTER COPE AROUND THE CORNER, INCLUDING WEXFORD, LONG COVE AND SHIPYARD DOWN PALMETTO BAY ROAD POINT COMFORT ROAD ACROSS THE BRIDGE, SPANISH WELLS AND OTHER LARGE SMALLER COMMUNITIES IN THAT AREA.

IT'S A VERY, VERY DIVERSE WARD AND I'M PROUD TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN IT.

AND MY EXPECTATIONS OF TODAY.

I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL TO DO THINGS THAT WILL EXCITE OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.

I'VE BEEN ON COUNTLESS SEVEN, SIX YEARS PLUS CURRENTLY THE MAYOR, WELL I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TODAY IS JUST TO PUT THINGS IN PRIORITY.

ALSO, I'M LOOKING FOR IT TO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO WHAT WE PUT IN AND THEN ASSIGN ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE AND THEN DEVELOP THE COMMUNICATION.

SEE YOU ASKED THE QUESTION.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

UH, AND IT PUT THE WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT ON A ONE WAY.

I THINK WE HAVE A VERY, VERY GOOD COUNCIL.

UM, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DON'T AGREE ON MUCH, BUT THE END PRODUCT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD.

AND THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN, THERE IS NO OUTSIDE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CHANGE AND DO THINGS AGAIN.

WE'RE VERY, VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THAT.

AND BESIDES FOR CHRISTIAN, HELPING US OUT ON HIS CABINET HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB AT HELPING CHRISTIAN OUT.

SO I WANT TO THANK HER TOO FOR THIS AT THE SAME TIME.

UH, THIS IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A WOW MOMENT.

WE HAVE SO MANY BAD THINGS GOING BETWEEN THE VIRUS AND US LOSING A LOT OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.

WE NEED A WOW MOMENT NUMBER, SHOW WHAT THAT WALL MOMENT IS, BUT WE SURE AS HELL NEED ONE NOW.

I FEEL CELEBRATED MIKE 29.

I'M TOM LENNOX, A WARD FIVE REPRESENTATIVE AND WARD FIVE IS SOUTH ISLAND FROM A C5 AND CIRCLE SOUTH AND REACHES OUT AND CATCHES A US CB AND SOUTH FOREST SPEECH.

UH, I HAVE, UH, FOUR EXPECTATIONS QUITE FRANKLY, THAT I HOPE WE CAN, WE CAN FINALIZE AND, AND GET OUT OF THIS SESSION.

UH, THE FIRST IS TO CLEARLY PRIORITIZE OUR PROGRAM OF WORK.

THE SECOND IS TO ASSIGN, UH, COUNTABILITY FOR THAT PROGRAM OF WORK.

THE THIRD IS TO DETERMINE THE METRICS BY WHICH WE MEASURE SUCCESS.

AND I THINK FOURTH AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, UH, COMMIT TO COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY ONGOING.

THANK YOU, TOM TAMRA.

SO GOOD MORNING.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

AND THANK YOU TO CHRISTINE AND KAREN AND EVERYONE HERE, UM, FOR SETTING THIS IMPORTANT MEETING UP, UM, I REPRESENT WARD FOUR AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE TWO DAYS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EVERY ONE'S PERSPECTIVE WITH REGARD TO THE, OUR PLAN AND THE FUTURE OF THE ISLAND AND HOW THOSE TWO WORK TOGETHER AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE, HOW WE GET THERE AND HOW WE THEN MOVE ON FROM THOSE.

SO THAT THERE'S A CONTINUATION, A REALISTIC DELIBERATE PLAN THAT WE CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE.

AND THANK YOU.

UH, I, I STAND WITH, UM, MY COLLEAGUES ON ALL OF THE POINTS MENTIONED.

NO GOOD MORNING, JULIE.

AND GOOD MORNING TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE.

UH, THANKS OF COURSE, TO, UH, THE STAFF, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING MANY OF THE SESSIONS, UH, WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT WAS A VERY ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR, FOR ME.

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UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE, UM, POINT OF DISCIPLINE IF YOU WILL.

UH, IT'S EASY TO COME TOGETHER AND START TO AGREE ON A GOAL.

THE DIFFICULT PART IS TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE KEY STEPS, SOME OF THE KEY OBSTACLES, SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES, AND WE NEED TO CONFRONT OURSELVES AND ASK THE QUESTION, ARE WE GOING TO BE BOLD ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THOSE OBSTACLES? OTHERWISE DIRECTION SET FORTH ARE MERE PLATITUDES.

AND, UH, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF US WHEN WE SAY WE'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING TO IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE FIRE IN THE BELLY TO DEAL WITH THEM.

RIGHT? THANK YOU, JOSH.

GOOD MORNING.

I WOULD WANT TO, UH, TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE, UH, THE COMPLIMENTS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PAID TO STAFF AND JUST KIND OF EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH OF A TEAM EFFORT IT TAKES TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER.

UM, THERE'S A, SO MANY COMPONENTS FROM NOT ONLY THE LOGISTICS, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, THE CONTENT COMPONENTS.

AND SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED TO WORK TO MAKE THIS WHAT IT IS.

AND I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR, FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.

UM, IN TERMS OF EXPECTATIONS, I ALWAYS BEGIN THESE TYPES OF SESSIONS WITH AN EXCITEMENT.

I MEAN JUST THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHERE WE CAN GO IS SO EXCITING TO ME.

AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LISTENING TO YOU ALL, TO HEARING WHERE IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE US AND THEN BEING ABLE TO GET TO IT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

NO MARK ON ECHO, JOSH HAS THOUGHTS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU, MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME AND TRUSTING IN ME.

AND, AND, AND IN SELECTING ME AS THE TOWN MANAGER, I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE HERE TO, TO JOSHUA'S, UH, PHRASE, UM, WHAT A GREAT START FOR ME, RIGHT? IT'S GETTING MY MASTER'S OR PHD AND WHERE YOU ALL WANT TO GO.

SO TODAY REALLY WHAT'S ON MY MIND IS TO LISTEN AND LEARN WHERE YOUR INDIVIDUAL THOUGHTS ARE, BUT REALLY WHERE YOUR COLLECTIVE DIRECTION IS ON THE PLAN ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, TRYING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT DIRECTION I SHOULD ASSIST WITH STAFF AS WE THE PLAN.

SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

UM, OF COURSE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

UM, ONE POINT MAYBE WE CAN ALL SING MAYBE CLOSER TO LUNCH, WHICH WOULD ALWAYS BE FUN.

UM, AND I JUST WANT US TO REALLY THINK OF COURSE, KRISTA AND JOSH AND THE ENTIRE STAFF IN THIS ROOM TODAY.

UH, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY.

I SEE EVERYBODY HERE.

I SEE SOME NEW FACES.

I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES FROM MY PAST AND, UH, I'M EXCITED TO GET TO WORK SO MORE TO COME.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, TO JUMP RIGHT IN, UM, AND WITH YOUR, THIS I BELIEVE STATEMENTS, DID ANYONE HAPPEN TO GO AND LOOK AND RESEARCH THIS? I BELIEVE AT ALL? YEAH.

I, IF SOMEBODY YOU'RE GOING TO GO FIRST.

SO, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING, THERE'S ACTUALLY A, THIS, I BELIEVE, UM, WEBSITE, THE ORIGINAL BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN THE KIND OF THE ESSAYS WERE FROM THE 1950S.

AND, UH, THE IDEA THEN WAS TO RENEW A SENSE OF PATRIOTISM.

UH, AND THEN THE, IT WAS REINVIGORATED IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS AFTER NINE 11, UM, AS A WAY OF, OF KIND OF BRIDGING THESE DIVIDES OF COMMUNICATION.

AND, AND THERE'S A BOOK, UM, CALLED THIS, I BELIEVE IT'S A LOVELY LITTLE READ.

UM, AND IT'S JUST A, IT'S A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS, BOTH FROM THE 1950S AND FROM THE AUGHTS AND EARLY 2000.

AND WHAT I FIND FASCINATING ABOUT IT IS WHEN YOU READ THEM, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YEAR IT WAS WRITTEN UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END.

AND, UH, THE, THE, THE CONCEPTS ARE TRULY TIMELESS.

SO I'M GONNA, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.

I HOPE YOU'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING AND LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER.

AND TAMRA HAS AGREED TO GO FIRST.

I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN AND TRY TO AVOID THESE CAMERAS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY CHALLENGES ALL DAY, BECAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT HERE AND HERE, AND I'M GOING TO STEP IN FRONT OF THEM, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST TO NOT DO THAT.

IF NOT, THESE ARE CERTAINLY THINGS THAT I BELIEVE ONCE I CREATED MY STATEMENT, I FOUND THAT I HAD SOME EXTRA TIME AND I WONDERED HOW I COULD DO WITH THAT.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO PULL MY MASK DOWN FOR A MOMENT SO THAT I CAN USE MY GLASSES WITHOUT FOGGING UP AS I READ, UM, AND SPEAK.

UM, AND YES, I WENT BACK AND I LOOKED AT, UM, WHAT THIS I BELIEVE IDEA IS ALL ABOUT.

AND, UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING.

I HOPE THAT, UM, I'VE PICKED UP SOME OF WHAT WAS INTENDED,

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AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD JUST PUT DOWN MY PEN AND SAY I'M DONE.

UM, AND THEN I THOUGHT OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.

AND, UM, YOU CAN HEAR HOW OF WINDSHIELD.

THEY ARE MY, UM, MY GRANDPARENTS AND THOSE WHO KNOW ME KNOW THAT MY GRANDPARENTS RAISED ME.

AND A LOT OF WHAT I BELIEVE COMES FROM WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM IS THAT AS A DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THERE WAS A LOT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY'S HISTORY AND THOSE WHO PAID THE PRICE TO MAKE THE GREAT NATION THAT IT IS THAT WE SHOULD EVERYDAY REMEMBER THAT OUR COUNTRY IS SPECIAL ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION WHAT'S BEEN CREATED AND SACRIFICED FOR.

AND OUR DUTY IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT IT.

THAT MY TAUGHT ME TO BELIEVE IN THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR AND THOSE WHO KNOW ME KNOW THAT I'M INCREDIBLY A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE.

AND I LOOK FOR EVERY PENNY IN HOW IT'S SPENT AND WHERE IT CAN BE SAVED.

THEY TAUGHT ME THAT A WORK ETHIC IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN BRING TO ANY TABLE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH OR WHAT THE JOB AT HAND IS THAT YOU PUT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT INTO IT, THAT SOME WILL ALWAYS BE SMARTER AND BRIGHTER AND PRETTIER AND RICHER AND ALL THE REST, BUT THEY A JOB TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

AND THAT EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

AND THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ATTAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE THING IN LIFE.

NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.

SO HAVING SAID THAT, THAT LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR MY SHORT, UM, I BELIEVE STATEMENT.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY AND AN OBLIGATION TO LISTEN RESPECTFULLY.

I BELIEVE THAT THE ART OF COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL TO LEARNING EMPATHY AND GROWTH.

I BELIEVE IN HONEST DEBATE, WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN FREE, OPEN, HONEST COMMUNICATION OPENS THE DOOR TO A BETTER COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITY, IT MEANS THE WHOLE MADE OF UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS CREATED BY GOD.

I BELIEVE THAT GOD CREATED EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL AND GAVE THE COMMUNITY PARADISE WITH A SET OF SIMPLE RULES TO FOLLOW YET THE FREE WILL TO MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES.

I BELIEVE THAT HIS GUIDANCE LOVE AND FREEDOM ARE PART OF HIS GIFT OF LIFE.

AND I BELIEVE IN THE GIFT OF LIFE, I BELIEVE THAT LIFE, I BELIEVE THAT PARADISE AND FREEDOM REQUIRE RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT AS WE MAKE CHOICES, WE MUST BE COGNIZANT THAT WE ARE ABOUT A MOMENT IN TIME THAT JUST AS OTHERS WHO CAME BEFORE US LEFT THEIR SIGNIFICANT MARKS IN HISTORY, ON OUR PARADISE, OUR TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, OUR PARADISE WITH 4,000 YEARS AGO, THE INDIANS LEAVING THEIR MARK, THE GULLAH GEECHEE, LEAVING THEIR MARKS AND STILL TODAY MAKING THEIR MARKS, THE WARS AND THE BRAVE SOLDIERS AND THE SEA TURTLES WHO RETURNED TO OUR SHORES FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

WE MUST DELIBERATELY CHOOSE TO MAKE OUR SIGNIFICANT MARK FOR THOSE TO COME.

I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST PROTECT OUR ISLAND AND ONLY DEVELOP WITH MEANINGFUL INTENT AND RESPECT FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND EACH OTHER.

I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST COMMUNICATE ACT AS ONE COMMUNITY AND TRULY ONE ISLAND AND TOGETHER MAKE CHOICES THAT PRESERVE PROTECT.

AND SADLY NOW, IN SOME RESPECTS RESCUE OUR SLICE OF GOD'S PARADISE THAT WE CALL HOME THE END, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING AND ALWAYS GET GOOD TO LEARN THESE INSIGHTS.

OTHERS MAY KNOW THOSE THINGS, BUT I CERTAINLY DIDN'T.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO NEXT BILL? YOU'RE READY.

COME FROM A BACKGROUND IN DEALING WITH COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS, NAMELY MEDICAL CENTERS.

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AND WHEN YOU START PEELING BACK THE INDIAN ON A MEDICAL CENTER, YOU'RE DEALING WITH PHYSICIANS WITH DIFFERENT INCENTIVES, DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

UH, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A COMMUNITY THAT HAS, UM, UH, A RANGE OF NEEDS THAT SOMETIMES ARE IN COMMON, SOMETIMES ARE QUITE UNIQUE.

UH, WE'RE DEALING WITH A BUSINESS WITH BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, EACH OF WHICH ARE DIFFERENT AND HAVE THEIR OWN GOALS AND DIRECTIONS.

AND, UH, I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU TRY TO FIND COMMON GROUND, UH, WITH EACH OF THESE CONSTITUENCIES AND THEN TRANSLATE THAT INTO SOME TANGIBLE DIRECTION, UH, THAT CREATES EXCITEMENT.

YOU START BREEDING A CULTURE IN AN ORGANIZATION AND, UH, COME TO REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE TO KEEP EVERYBODY ON POINT.

SO WITH THAT AS BACKGROUND, UH, I BELIEVE WE CAN BE VIEWED AS THE LEADING COMMUNITY OF CHOICE ON THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD, UH, FOR THE TOURIST, FOR RETIREES AND FOR FAMILIES.

SO LIKE, UH, I BELIEVE WE CAN CLIMB OUT OF OUR INDIVIDUAL SILOS OF THOUGHT AND ASSOCIATION AND MELD TOGETHER AS A VOICE OF ONE, UH, ABSENT THAT I BELIEVE SUCCESS WILL NOT BE REALIZED.

I BELIEVE WE CAN IDENTIFY AND FACE THE OBSTACLES US TODAY AND BEFORE US TOMORROW AND REACH COMMON GROUND, WHICH IN MOST CASES REQUIRE COMPROMISE.

I BELIEVE A COMMON VISION, UM, WILL UNITE US, WILL EXCITE US AND, UH, WILL LEAD US TO SUCCESS.

I BELIEVE EVEN OUR MOST DIFFICULT GOALS, UH, WHICH ARE BEFORE IS, CAN BE ACHIEVED.

UH, IF THE KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY'RE QUANTIFIED, THEY'RE PROMULGATED, UH, AMONG THE COMMUNITY AMONG OURSELVES AND THEN ADDRESSED.

UH, AND AS I WAS SAYING EARLIER, ABSENT THAT WE CAN LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF EUPHORIA, BUT SUCCESS WILL NOT FOLLOW.

AND, UH, I THINK PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANTLY, UH, I BELIEVE THAT ON EACH, EACH OF US NEEDS TO ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO TO HELP, UH, VERSUS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP? AND, AND FINALLY, I BELIEVE TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.

UH, THE NEED FOR ACTION IS NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BILL.

UH, JUST TO NOTE, UM, JULIE IS DOING A CAPTURE ON THE SCREEN AND I KNOW IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT THE BIGGEST SCREEN YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

YOU GET TO LOOK AT YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE TALKING.

UM, BUT, UH, BUT IT WILL BE THERE AND WE'LL GIVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.

AND THEN MY COLLEAGUE, CATHERINE IS TAKING MORE DETAILED NOTES.

SO WE'LL HAVE A GOOD CAPTURE OF THE, OF THE WHOLE DAY FOR YOU ALL.

CONTINUING TO GROW OUR NEXT CHALLENGE ON THAT.

WHO'S READY TO GO NEXT.

AND AGAIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

UM, ON A SPECIAL DAY, THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US.

I TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD MY COLLEAGUES SAYING SO FAR, AND I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS ISLAND.

PRIMARILY THE MAIN CHANGES SEE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON ON THIS ISLAND.

30 YEARS AGO, BILL GATES WROTE A BOOK CALLED THE WAY AHEAD.

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT POPULATION CHANGES, WORK CHANGES, AND THE EFFECT OF THE INTERNET.

HE USED A TERM EX URBAN.

WE KNOW WHAT URBAN MEANS.

IT IS THE CENTER OF A CITY.

WE KNOW WHAT SUBURBAN IS.

IT IS THE MORE OF THE FRINGES OF A CITY, BUT XR URBAN IS ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE THAT HAS MANY OF THE INGREDIENTS OF THE PR THE PRIOR TWO.

SO THERE ARE THREE INGREDIENTS THAT GO INTO A COMMUNITY BECOMING EX URBAN ONE IS GOOD BROADBAND INTERNET TO GOOD MEDICAL CARE, THREE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO AIR TRAVEL.

SO WE TAKE THOSE ONE BY ONE INTERNET.

WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE FIBER HERE ON THIS ISLAND, AND WE HAVE CONSTANTLY IMPROVING, UH, INTERNET ACCESS AND FACILITIES.

AND I SEE THAT

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OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO BE 5G, UH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE IN AND OF ITSELF.

THEN WE GO TO THE SECOND INGREDIENT, WHICH IS MEDICAL CARE.

I SAY WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT WE HAVE WONDERFUL MEDICAL CARE HERE ON THIS ISLAND.

THE HOSPITAL DOES A TERRIFIC JOB.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A VISITOR THERE AS WELL AS A PATIENT THERE ON VARIOUS THINGS.

AND I KNOW WE GET EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.

BUT IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL AND MANY OTHERS ARE AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING MORE AND MORE SPECIALISTS TO COME IN AND SERVICE HERE ON THIS ISLAND.

SO WE SEE THAT THAT IS IMPROVING, UM, ON A REGULAR AND DAILY BASIS.

AIR TRAVEL WITH THE LENGTHENING OF THE RUNWAY.

WE ALL KNOW THAT WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO REGIONAL JETS.

AND SO WE CAN GO.

I BELIEVE THAT NUMBER THAT I HEARD MOST RECENTLY WAS THAT FROM WHAT A HALF MILE FROM HERE, WE CAN FLY TO 89 DIFFERENT CITIES, UH, IN THIS COUNTRY WITH NO MORE THAN ONE STOP.

WE ALSO HAVE THE SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD AIRPORT, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHICH CAN TAKE US LITERALLY ALMOST ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD.

SO WE DO HAVE THE THREE INGREDIENTS THAT HE TALKED ABOUT NOW, WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT WE SEE HERE? I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF BUSINESS COMMERCIAL BUSINESS HERE ON THIS ISLAND, ATLANTA BREAD COMPANY, STEIN MART, BONEFISH GRILL SAM'S HILTON, HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

AND WHAT'S CAUSED THAT WELL, CONGESTION IS BLAMED SOME ON THE BRIDGES.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE'LL EVER MAKE.

THIS MY BIGGEST DECISION THIS COUNCIL IS EVER GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE IS THE DECISION ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE FINAL PROPOSAL FROM S C D O T ON THE BRIDGES AND CARTERS TO HILTON HEAD.

IT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S EVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

I THINK IN THE HISTORY OF THIS, THIS COUNCIL, SO WE HAVE INTERNET SHOPPING.

THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF IT.

WE ALL KNOW WE'RE ALL SHOPPING.

I ASSUME ON THE INTERNET, AT LEAST SOME OF THE TIME, AND THAT AFFECTS LOCAL BUSINESS.

THEN WE HAVE A COMPETITOR IN OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE WAY IN BLUFFTON, AND THEY CAN OFFER A SIMILAR WAGES TO WHAT WE DO HERE, AND MANY TIMES EASIER ACCESS.

SO WE NEED TO WORK ON THOSE THINGS.

WE DO HAVE THE, WE HAVE A NEED FOR MORE OF A TRAINED WORKFORCE.

SO I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST TAKE THE LEAD IN MOVING FORWARD WITH WORKFORCE HOUSING.

THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND I BELIEVE WE MUST GO AHEAD.

AS MY FRIEND DAVID SAYS, AND TICK, TICK A TOE IN THE WATER AND GET SOMETHING MOVING WITH THAT.

UM, I THINK WE'RE SEEING A SLOW DECLINE IN OUR NATIVE ISLANDER POPULATION.

AND I REGRET THAT AND I WANT TO DO WHATEVER I CAN DO TO GET THOSE PEOPLE TO STAY HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE A VITAL COMPONENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY CARRY A CULTURE THAT IS UNIQUE.

WE HAVE DILAPIDATED COMMERCIAL SPACES.

I CAN SAY THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF MUCH OF ANYTHING WE'VE DONE ABOUT THAT.

AND SO I BELIEVE THAT WE MAY NEED TO ADOPT SOME ORDINANCES THAT DEAL WITH DELICATE DILAPIDATED SPACES AND FIND A WAY TO MAKE THOSE SPACES FEASIBLE.

FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A CONVERSION TO MULTI-FAMILY LIVING.

MAYBE THAT'S AN ANSWER.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

WE HAVE CHANGES IN THE TOURISM PATTERN THAT'S GOING ON HERE.

OUR BIGGEST INDUSTRY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE SEEING THAT THE TOURIST SEASON IS NOT REALLY SO MUCH OF A SEASON.

IT'S GETTING CLOSER TO YEAR ROUND RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS HERE ON THIS ISLAND.

WHAT'S CAUSED THAT.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE PANDEMIC.

AND I BELIEVE ALSO THAT THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE THE PATTERN MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO FACILITATE THAT SO THAT WE CAN PRESERVE THE ISLAND AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROTECT THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE.

WE HAVE VERY BIG HOMES HERE, PARTICULARLY DOWN IN C5 LINES.

SOME WITH SIX OR EIGHT BEDROOMS FOLKS, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S A RESIDENCE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S A HOUSE.

I THINK THAT'S A SMALL HOTEL AND WE NEED TO DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THOSE LARGE HOUSES.

I MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE

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THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.

UM, HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO BE SHORT TERM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS AT THIS POINT, APPARENTLY IS GOING TO GO ON FOR A GOOD BIT OF THIS YEAR.

ANYWAY.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISLAND IS GOING EX URBAN.

IT'S PROBABLY ALREADY GONE EX URBAN, WE HAVE GOOD INTERNET, WE HAVE ACCESS, UH, TO GOOD HOSPITAL CARE.

UM, AND WE HAVE A GOOD ROAD NETWORK AS WELL AS A GOOD AIRPORT, GREAT AIRPORT ACCESS.

SO I THINK THE ISLAND IS CHANGING.

WE CAN MANAGE SOME OF THAT CHANGE.

AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE BEFORE US.

I AM.

THANK YOU, JULIA.

AS AN ADOLESCENT, I WAS INVOLVED IN TEAM SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.

UH, DURING MY CAREER, MY PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WERE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

AND I QUICKLY REALIZED LOOKING BACK THAT WHETHER IT'S FOURTH AND A GOAL, OR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF A CALENDAR YEAR END, EVERYTHING WORKS BEST WITH A STRONG, COMMITTED, DEDICATED TEAM AROUND YOU.

I BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT A FAIT ACCOMPLI AS ENGAGED ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS EXPERIENCED STAFF.

AND CERTAINLY AS INVESTED CITIZENS, WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHAT WILL MAKE US RELEVANT IN THE FUTURE AND TO TART CHART A COURSE OF ACTION THAT GETS US THERE.

I BELIEVE THAT REALISTICALLY EVALUATING OUR COMMUNITY AS IT IS TODAY AND MEASURING THAT AGAINST WHAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE IN FRONT OF US IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN.

THIS IS MY SEVENTH TOWN PLANNING SESSION, JULIA, AND I'M CONFIDENT IN MY BELIEF THAT THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS THREEFOLD FIRST TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE OUR ISLANDS QUALITY OF LIFE.

SECOND, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CREATE OR CAUSE TO BE CREATED A SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES THE RIGHT KIND OF INVESTMENT.

AND FINALLY, AS WE ALL WOULD EXPECT, OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

I RECOGNIZE THE PLANNING IN AND OF ITSELF.

DOESN'T GET IT DONE.

ANY PLAN WITHOUT THE REQUISITE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION IS DOOMED AT INCEPTION ACCORDINGLY.

WE ARE HERE TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH AN OPPORTUNITY UNLIKE ANY WE'VE HAD BEFORE WE'RE COMING OUT OF A RECENTLY COMPLETED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A GULLAH GEECHEE LAND AND PRESERVATION PLAN, LMO AMENDMENTS ON WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION, MASTER PLAN, A COMPREHENSIVE BEACH PARKING PLAN AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THE LARGEST PROJECT EVER BUILT BY THE TOWN OF BUFORD COUNTY.

THE U S 2 78 CORRIDOR TAKING COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF HOURS FROM THE STAFF AND FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALL OF THIS WILL BE A PART OF OUR PLANNING UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A NEW TOWN MANAGER.

THINK ABOUT BEING TASKED WITH CHARTING OUR FUTURE WITH AN ENGAGED AND COMMITTED STAFF COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL, A TEAM I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF HELEN KELLER SAID THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT TEAM MEMBERS DON'T SEPARATE FROM THE GROUP AND FOLLOW THEIR OWN GUIDELINES FOR WHAT THEY THINK IS BEST.

INSTEAD, THEY NEED TO WORK TOWARD THE SUCCESS OF THE TEAM AS A WHOLE.

WHEN SHE SAID THIS QUOTE ALONE, WE CAN DO SO LITTLE TOGETHER.

WE CAN DO SO MUCH.

AND THIS, I BELIEVE AS A TEAM, WE WILL BUILD

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MUCH MORE THAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE THAN A HISTORIC PARK.

WE'LL BUILD MORE THAN A PARKING LOT AND CONSTRUCT MORE THAN A BRIDGE TOGETHER.

WE'LL BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A PART OF.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

ANYBODY YOU'RE READY, ALEX.

YEAH, WE GO, TIME WAS A TERM LIKE, UM, MS. NOVAK, ONE OF YOUR NORMS AS TO, UH, IS TO BE HONEST.

TO GET THERE IF WE ARE BOLD AND INTENTIONAL IN OUR EFFORTS.

UM, MANY MAY KNOW THAT I'VE SPENT A LOT, A LOT OF MY LIFE COACHING BASKETBALL.

AND SOMETIMES I WILL SAY TO MY TEAMS THAT WE'VE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO LOSE BEFORE WE CAN LEARN HOW TO WIN RIGHT NOW.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HILTON HEAD IS ONE ISLAND IN ONE COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MOVE IN A SENSE OF UNITY BECAUSE OF JUST THAT.

BUT I ALSO SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE LOST OUR WAY TO A DEGREE, THIS, THIS ECONOMIC WEAVE THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED ON HILTON HEAD FROM THE MOMENT THAT CHARLES FRAZIER DECIDED THAT HE WAS GOING TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS GOLF COURSE HERE, IT'S, IT'S FLOATED MANY BOLTS, BUT NOT ALL BOLTS.

AND A WISE PERSON ONCE TOLD ME THAT IN A RISING TIDE, ALL BOATS SHOULD FLOW AND NOT HAVE THE ATTITUDE THAT IF YOUR BOAT HAS A HOLE IN IT, WE JUST FIND ANOTHER ONE THAT WILL FLOAT.

BUT I THINK WE'D BE MORE WISE IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO PLUG THAT HOLE.

SO THAT EVEN THE FACT THAT MARVEL MY BOAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOUR BOAT IS STILL FLOATS.

SO I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ONE ISLAND IN ONE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE CAN DO BETTER IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT, THEN I WOULDN'T TAKE THE 4TH OF JULY OFF FROM PLAYING GOLF AND HAVE THAT WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PICNIC THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR.

I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ONE ISLAND IN ONE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHEN FRAZIER WAS DEVELOPING SEA PONS, VERY FEW PEOPLE HAD THE KEY TO THE GATE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A, A WOODEN FIT, SO TO SPEAK, TO GET IN THE SEA PONS AND MANY TRUSTED NATIVE ISLANDERS HAD THE KEY TO GET INTO THAT GATE.

SO IN A SENSE, THE EARLY DEVELOPERS AND THOSE THAT HAD BEEN HERE, AS WE SAY, IN THE GULLAH TERM, THEY WORKED TOGETHER TO PUT HILTON, HEAD ON THE MAP TO CREATE THIS EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY THAT WE NOW ALL CALL HOME.

WE CAN GET BACK TO THOSE FUNDAMENTALS, BUT WE JUST GOT TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES.

NUMBER ONE, THAT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT STORY AND NOT EVERYBODY RESPECTS THAT STORY, BUT IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF HILTON HEAD, THEY NEED TO DO BOTH.

I THINK THAT STARTS AT THE TOP WITH US.

SO I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

I BELIEVE THAT THE FACT THAT WE'VE TAKEN YEARS TO CREATE A VISION, TO REINVENT OURSELVES, SO TO SPEAK, REVITALIZE OURSELVES, SO TO SPEAK IT, AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WENT INTO THAT PROCESS TELLS ME THAT WE WANT TO DO BETTER AS A COMMUNITY.

SO I BELIEVE THAT, AND I BELIEVE WITH THIS NEW PLAN, WITH THE NEW TOWN MANAGER, WE CAN GET THERE AND IT DOESN'T TAKE US A LONG TIME

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BUT THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE YOU, ALEX, DAVID READY? YEAH.

I'LL LET THEM, LET THEM AIR GO LAST.

UH, I'M STRUCK IMMEDIATELY BY HOW DIFFERENT OUR PERSPECTIVES ARE AMONG THE SEVEN OF US.

UM, THE WAY WE SEE THINGS, SECONDLY, UH, AS I WAS PREPARING FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, I KEPT FEELING THAT SOMETHING WAS MISSING IN THE CONVERSATION.

UH, WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT, UH, AND WE HAVE CORE VALUES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

WE HAVE OUTCOMES THAT TOM HAS REFERENCED, BUT I INTRINSICALLY FEEL THAT WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING THAT TRULY DISTINGUISHES HILTON HEAD.

AND IF IT'S BEEN LOST, WE NEED TO RE WE NEED TO FIND IT.

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE REPRESENT.

I THINK WE NEED NOT ONLY TO RECOGNIZE THAT'S MOST PROFOUND AND FUNDAMENTAL VALUE THAT WE, THAT WE REPRESENT TO THE WORLD, BUT WE NEED TO COMMIT TO PROTECT IT AND TO LEAD IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE RESPECT THIS COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE HILTON HEAD ISLAND CAN PROTECT AND EVEN ENHANCE ITS REPUTATION BY THE QUALITY OF NATURAL LAND.

IT PRESERVES THE COMMUNITY, GATHERING PLACES IT CREATES AND THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.

IT DEVELOPS FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.

I SAY THIS BECAUSE THOSE ASPIRATIONS ARE IN FACT, AN EXPRESSION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S DNA.

50 YEARS AGO, CHARLES FRAZIER DISTINGUISHED THE ISLAND INTERNATIONALLY BY HIS LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCES HE WAS CREATING FOR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.

SEE PINES WAS DOING THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY.

IT WAS BREAKING NEW GROUND.

IT WAS THE CLEAR LEADER IN NEW CONCEPTS IN COMMUNITY PLANNING, THE COVENANTS AND LAND USE RESTRICTIONS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE, THE HARBOR TOWN MARINA, THE LIGHTHOUSE, OTHERS WANTED TO IMITATE SEA PINES, ITS BUSINESS MODEL AND ITS COMMUNITY PLAN.

AND THEY LITERALLY CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE, TO LEARN THE KUWAITIS.

WHEN THEY BOUGHT KIAWAH, CAME TO HILTON HEAD BECAUSE THEY WANTED SEA PINES TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY.

WHEN A MEL DEMARCOS WANTED TO DEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT TOURIST DESTINATION, ACTUALLY AN ENTIRE REGION IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MARCOS CAME TO HILTON HEAD TO BE TUTORED BY WHAT WE HAD ESTABLISHED ON THIS ISLAND.

I MET WITH JAPANESE DEVELOPERS ON THE ISLAND RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS WERE PRESENTED WITH NEW EXPERIENCES, HARBORTOWN PLAYGROUND AND ELABORATE PLAYGROUND FUN FOR KIDS.

THE PROGRAM THAT GAVE PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR KIDS IN AN ALL-DAY SCHOOL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE DURING THEIR VACATIONS HERITAGE, FAMILY CIRCLE, CUP MONTESSORI SCHOOL, ALL WERE THINGS THAT THE EARLY DEVELOPERS OF HILTON HEAD SAID WERE IMPORTANT TO HAVE TO HAVE THIS COMMUNITY REPRESENTS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

PEOPLE WERE DRAWN TO THE ISLAND BY THE BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S INSPIRED PEOPLE, PLACES, PROGRAMS, AND AMENITIES, ALL PUT TOGETHER IN A NEW CREATIVE WAY.

I FELT A HUGE COMMUNITY PRIDE.

THERE WAS CONFIRMATION AND COMING

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HERE, I CHOSE RIGHT? I'M ON A WINNING TEAM.

AND THAT SPIRIT GOES A LONG WAY IN DRIVING A COMMUNITY FORWARD AND CREATING VALUE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMRADERY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

THIS FORTUITOUS EXPERIENCE IS A SOURCE OF MY BELIEF THAT A COMMUNITY COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP IN SOME AREA IS IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THE ISLAND IN THE FUTURE IN ORDER TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND PROSPEROUS.

I BELIEVE HILTON HEAD ISLAND HAS TO BE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ONE, TWO OR THREE IMPORTANT AREAS OF COMMUNITY.

AND THERE I'M SPELLING COMMUNITY WITH A CAPITAL C COMMUNITY IN ALL RESPECTS, FOR INSTANCE, 50 YEARS FROM NOW, I HOPE THE ISLAND WILL BE DISTINGUISHED BY THE OPEN SPACE.

IT HAS PRESERVED PARENTHESES LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, THE COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES.

IT HAS CREATED LEADERSHIP IN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND THE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES.

IT HAS DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS, LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

BUT IF NOT THESE, THEN WHAT AREAS SHALL WE LEAD? I CAN THINK OF OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

THOSE WERE, THOSE GREW OUT OF MY EXPERIENCES ON THE ISLAND.

ALEX HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF EXPERIENCES WHERE AT A DIFFERENT PLACE IN TIME, WE SHOULD BE DETERMINING WHAT AREAS WE WANT TO LEAVE.

WE WANT TO CAPTIVATE THE IMAGINATIONS OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

I BELIEVE ANSWERING THE QUESTION AND COMMITTING TO THAT LEADERSHIP MIGHT BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WORKSHOP THINKING BECAUSE THE ANSWERS WILL AFFECT HOW WE EVALUATE AND PRIORITIZE OUR CHOICES.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER.

MAYOR SPEAKS LAST.

I UNDERSTAND POVERTY AND I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND POVERTY.

I UNDERSTAND WEALTH.

UH, GROWING UP IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, I HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER AND A YOUNGER SISTER, MOTHER, AND FATHER, AND ALL FIVE OF US LIVE IN A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT POVERTY IS.

I UNDERSTAND WALKING TO SCHOOL, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THE SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS WHERE SHE'LL PUT A HOLE IN THE ELBOW AND THE OTHER SHIRT, AND IT BECAME A SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT.

SO I UNDERSTAND POVERTY.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND WEALTH BECAUSE I THINK WEALTH IS ADELE BY PEOPLE WORKING HARD, DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

THERE ARE NATIVE PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY.

WE HAVE TWO IN TOWN HALL THAT HAVE A JOB IN, IN, UH, WHAT'S THE NAME? AND ONE DOES ANOTHER JOB IN BOND.

GENOBLES WE, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A BIG BANQUET ON THIS ISLAND WHERE I HAVEN'T SEEN MICHELLE WILLIAMS HELPING SERVE TABLES AND CLEANING UP.

I HAD NEVER BEEN TO A BIG BANK, ONE ON THIS ISLAND WHERE I'VE SEEN INMAR DOING TABLES AND CLEANING UP.

THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY.

THAT'S HOW YOU GET OUT OF POVERTY IS YOU HAVE THIS DESIRE TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

I BELIEVE THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS MISSING.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE, IT WAS WORKFORCE IN THE BEGINNING.

WHEN I LOOKED AT MY NOTES FROM SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN I RAN FROM OFFICE IN WORKFORCE WAS TRANSPORTATION.

EVERY YEAR WE MEET EVERY YEAR, WE TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING.

I DON'T BELIEVE WORKFORCE HOUSING IS PERSONALLY THE ANSWER.

I THINK TRANSPORTATION IS THE BIGGEST PART.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OTHER PLACES THAT WANT TO WORK HERE, WANT TO COME HERE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE HERE.

PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR CHURCHES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS IN ONE OF OUR ROW IN BLUFFTON.

THEY JUST WANT TO COME HERE FOR THE DAY.

WE'VE ALWAYS AVOIDED THE TOPIC OF TRANSPORTATION.

NOW I KNOW WE CAN'T BUILD A MODEL RAIL DOWN TO 78, AND I KNOW WE CAN'T BUILD A TUNNEL, BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF BUS PARKING AREA, MASS PARKING, WHERE WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THAT ALONG THE WAY.

AND ALSO WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING.

WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LOT PROBLEM HERE OF HOMELESS.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LARGE PUFF PROBLEM HERE WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE POOR, VERY POOR.

AND I THINK WE DON'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

NOW I MIGHT EVEN TALK IN OR CONSIDERING BUILDING A SHELTER HERE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS.

WE DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY POOR AND POVERTY THAT GO OVER TO CHERRY HILL SCHOOL FOR THEIR FOOD EVERYDAY ALONG THE WAY.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

AND IT'S TIME WE GATHERED THAT DATA BEFORE WE DECIDE WHAT HOUSING WE'RE GOING TO BUILD, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IN.

LMOS.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE REALLY POPULATION HERE AS TO WHAT THEY DO ALONG THE WAY.

NOW, I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE DO LIKE SAVANNAH AND BUILD, BUILD UP SHELTERS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE REGIONALIZATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NOT ONLY CAN WE STEAL PEOPLE FROM THERE,

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WE STARTED A DIALOGUE THIS YEAR WITH THE MAYOR OF SAVANNAH, WHICH HAS WORKED OUT WELL FOR US.

WHEN WE NEEDED MASS THE OTHER DAY AND WORE MASKS, WE WENT TO HARTSVILLE.

THEY FOUND THE MASS FOR US.

REGIONALIZATION IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.

AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AT THAT ALL THE TIME.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS.

I THINK THAT THE POTS ARE MY BIGGEST ASSET ON NUMBER ONE, VENTURE OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY DO THINGS FOR ALL PEOPLE.

THEY DO THINGS FOR POOR PEOPLE, RICH PEOPLE, TOURISTS.

THEY DO THINGS FOR EVERYBODY.

SO PARKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

I ALSO THINK THE PARK HAD USED TO BE A PORT PORT ROYAL PLANTATION NOW WAS CALLED SOMETHING.

LOGAN PARK IS VERY KEY TO US IN OUR DECISION.

THE COMMERCIAL AREA IN CENTER ISLAND IS CRASHING MUCH BIGGER THAN WE THINK WHEN WE LOST STEINBACH.

EVERYBODY WAS SHOCKED WHEN WE COULDN'T GET A MAJOR TENANT FOR SEA TURTLE MARKETPLACE.

AND NOW WE HEAR THAT SAM'S IS GOING TO BECOME A MULTI STORAGE PLACE.

AND WE LOOK AT NORTH VILLAGE PLAZA.

THERE WAS NOTHING TO EVER RUN DOWN SLOWS THAT COULD BE IN THE POOREST AREA IN A COUNTRY.

A PARK IN THAT PART OF THE ISLAND WOULD BE A BIG COUP FOR US TO GET SOMETHING WITH PEOPLE WILL COME THERE TO SEE ALL PARK AND THEN SAY, THIS MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE A BAD PLACE TO INVEST.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

WE LOOK AT THAT PROJECT WHO ON THE WAY, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CHARLES FRAZIER HAS DONE A LOT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

JOSH RATION NOT HANDLE MORE THE GOODWIN TO HERE.

THE PEOPLE FROM COASTAL WE'RE HERE, PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT ARE HERE, WE CAN'T LIVE ON WHAT SOMEONE DID BEFORE.

SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS AND BAD THINGS.

IT'S UP TO US TO BE THE NEW GROUP.

IF WE SHOULDN'T LIVE ON THE PASS A QUOTE FROM THE PAST, THERE'S AN AWFUL, AWFUL LOT.

WE CAN DO.

I LIKE WORKING WITH THIS COUNCIL.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT JOB.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN, IN PERSON, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AS LATE LAST BUBBLY.

IT IS NICE TO BE TOGETHER IN PERSON.

ISN'T IT.

THAT'S WHEN WE FIND, WHEN WE GO AND DO THESE, IT'S SOMETIMES BEEN THE FIRST TIME HOPES HAVE BEEN TOGETHER IN A, IN AN ENTIRE PANDEMIC.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I HEARD SO MUCH HOPE AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF HILTON HEAD AND WHAT I LISTENED TO TODAY AND ALSO GROUNDED IN SOME PERSONAL VALUES AND CORE EXPERIENCES THAT MAKE YOU INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE.

UM, BUT ALSO THIS ISLAND INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE AND YOU ARE THE ONES TRUSTED TO CARRY IT FORWARD.

SO OUR PLAN IS HOPEFULLY THE BIG CONTEXT FOR DOING THAT.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD NOW AND TURN IT OVER TO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MARK OR JOSH TO BEGIN THE, LAYING THE FOUNDATION BY BRINGING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED ON 2020 YUCK AND, UH, ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE FUTURE.

JOSH, THANK YOU, JULIA.

I KNOW AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO 2021 BECAUSE OF HOW DIFFICULT 2020 HAS BEEN.

I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE AND KIND OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN TO GET THERE.

UM, SO I WANT TO START THIS PARTICULAR SESSION.

I'M GOING TO PASS AROUND JUST A QUICK HANDOUT.

THAT'S GOT SOME SUMMARIZED NOTES ON IT, AND I FIGURED BE EASIER FOR ME TO JUST TO COME UP HERE AND STAND IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WAY NOBODY'S HAVING TO TURN AROUND OR TRAIN THEIR NECKS.

AND, UH, SO WE CAN JUST HAVE A, MORE OF A, A DIRECT CONVERSATION IN LOOKING BACK AT WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR, COMING OUT OF THE WORKSHOP, YOU ALL HAD IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF WORK PLAN ITEMS THAT YOU WANTED STAFF TO TAKE OUT AND START WORKING ON.

AND, YOU KNOW, BEGINNING IN EARLY JANUARY, WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

WE STARTED MOVING FORWARD INTO FEBRUARY.

BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE STARTED SEEING THAT THERE WERE, WERE SIGNS AND FLAGS THAT WE WERE GOING TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US WERE PREPARED FOR.

AND I KNOW THE WORD UNPRECEDENTED GETS THROWN AROUND SO MUCH THAT IT ALMOST LOSES ITS MEANING, BUT IT TRULY IS THAT IT'S UNPRECEDENTED IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH AND WHAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH OVER THE PAST OF THIS LAST YEAR.

AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN DONE PREDOMINANTLY WHILE WE'VE BEEN UNDER A PANDEMIC.

AND SO IT'S AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THIS TEAM AND THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE IN ENSURING THAT THE BUSINESS OF THE TOWN CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, EVEN IN THE FACE OF ALL OF THESE TRYING THINGS.

SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE FIRST ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED

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OUT OF LAST YEAR'S WORKSHOP WAS THE U S 2 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT.

AND WE ALSO INCLUDED IN THERE SAFETY ISSUES, BECAUSE THOSE WERE TALKED ABOUT AS WELL AS PART OF THE 2 78 PROJECT.

UM, SHORTLY AFTER THE START OF 2020, WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE RECEIVING $120 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

AND I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU HAD ASKED ME LAST YEAR, WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD ACTUALLY GET THAT, I WOULD HAVE SAID, YEAH, WE MAY GET A PORTION OF IT.

OR AT LEAST WE'RE HOPING TO GET MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HALF OF IT.

UH, BUT TO GET EVERYTHING THAT WE ASKED FOR IN THE FORM OF A GRANT, UH, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE TOOK ALMOST 75% OF THE ENTIRE FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE WE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE PUT INTO THAT APPLICATION LAYING FORTH THE CASE ABOUT WHY THIS PROJECT IS IMPORTANT, WHY IT'S NEEDED AND SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THAT MONEY TO TRULY MAKE AN IMPACT IN THAT CORRIDOR.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR.

UH, WE ASSISTED THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN HOLDING, UM, A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO TRY AND PROVIDE PROGRESS UPDATES.

ULTIMATELY, THE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH THAT PROJECT HAS SLOWED DOWN OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.

A LOT OF THOSE MEETINGS WENT FROM IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS, UH, AND OF COURSE THE DATE TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO BRING FORWARD.

THEIR PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE HAS CONTINUED TO GO FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE AS A RESULT OF THAT.

SO IT'S STILL AN ONGOING PROJECT.

IT'S STILL SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT STILL A LOT OF WORK DID GO INTO THAT.

WE'RE ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THE INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING, UH, REVIEW, UH, WE'RE BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE LAND, USE PLANNING, CHARRETTE, AND PUTTING OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

UH, WE HAVE LINED UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A FIRM CALLED CREATIVE DESIGN RESOLUTIONS WHO CAN COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE CAN AESTHETICALLY IMPROVE THAT CORRIDOR.

UH, WE CONTINUE TO MEET ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS WITH MEMBERS OF THE STONEY COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT WITH THEM, TO LISTEN TO THEM AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS MITIGATION.

AND THEN ALSO AS PART OF THAT, 2 78 IN A SAFETY PROCESS, WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL THE PILOT PROJECT AT THE LIGHTING OF YACHT COVE.

WE'VE THEN BEEN ABLE TO PUT THAT INFORMATION BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES, SOLICIT COMMENT AND FEEDBACK FROM THEM ABOUT HOW THEY THINK THAT THAT PRODUCT LOOKS, HOW IT FUNCTIONS AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE GOING FORWARD.

SO IT FORMS A BASIS FOR US TO CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE WITH THAT INFORMATION IN MIND, ANOTHER ITEM UNDER THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE WAS MITCHELLVILLE, GULLAH, GEECHEE, CULTURAL PRESERVATION.

AS I KNOW, ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING FORWARD A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS PRESERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THAT WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING WITH THE GULLAH GEECHEE TASK FORCE ITSELF IN ORDER TO DRAFT A PROPOSED LANGUAGE WITHIN THAT OVERLAY DISTRICT.

IT IS NOW GOING THROUGH THE FORMAL PROCESS OF CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION.

SO IT HAS BEEN THROUGH, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND, AND IS NOW BEFORE THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

AND ULTIMATELY AT SOME POINT IN TIME MAY COME BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UH, THE QUALITY OF LIFE REFERENDUM, IF YOU'LL RECALL, THAT WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROJECTS COMING OUT OF THE WORKSHOP LAST YEAR.

SO STAFF AGAIN, HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, UH, AND WE BEGAN BY FIRST PUTTING TOGETHER THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WAS GOING TO CONSTITUTE THE QUALITY OF LIFE REFERENDUM AND HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO APPROACH THAT.

UH, WE ENDED UP SPLITTING IT UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT POTS IF YOU'LL RECALL BECAUSE OF WHAT THE CONCERNS WERE REGARDING THE SUPREME COURT AND HOW THEY BASICALLY INDICATED THAT YOU NEED TO ORGANIZE YOUR PROJECTS INTO SEPARATE ISSUES TO ALLOW THE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON EACH OF THEM.

UH, WE THEN ALSO BROUGHT FORWARD A TIMELINE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WOULD NEEDED TO DO AND HOW WE NEEDED TO DO IT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PUT A REFERENDUM BEFORE THE PUBLIC, UH, WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HIRED A PUBLIC EDUCATION CONSULTANT WHO WAS GOING TO WORK WITH US TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE WELL-INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IT WAS ASKING FOR AND WHY SO THAT WHEN WE DID GET TO THE POINT OF HAVING A REFERENDUM, WE WOULD BE IN THE BEST POSITION POSSIBLE TO HAVE A WELL-INFORMED PUBLIC THAT COULD THEN CHOOSE TO SUPPORT IT IF THEY FELT COMFORTABLE DOING SOME, UH, AND THEN UNDER PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, UH, WE PASSED A NUMBER OF, UH, AMENDMENTS TO OUR LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR.

MANY OF WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE OUR NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, UH, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO CONSTRUCTION, BUFFERS, FENCING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO WE'VE CONTINUED TO MAKE, UM, GAINS AND INROADS INTO PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND UPHOLDING THOSE STANDARDS UNDER PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL ABOUT THAT.

YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE INTIMATELY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT THE WORK PRODUCT OF THAT WAS.

BUT AGAIN, JUST TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT, IT TOOK TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH THE FOCUS GROUPS, TO WORK WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, TO GATHER UP THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION OF THAT DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH.

IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO ADOPT A WORKFORCE HOUSING LMO AMENDMENTS.

WE ALSO ADOPTED A COMMERCIAL CONVERSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS AND ADOPTED, UH, VERY RECENTLY THE BONUS DENSITY PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CODE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR GREATER DENSITY.

IF THOSE UNITS ARE DEDICATED TOWARDS OR A PORTION OF THOSE UNITS ARE DEDICATED TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS.

UH, WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE SO LOCO TO CREATE A REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST.

UH, ULTIMATELY THAT COULD BE AN ENTITY THAT IF WE GO FORWARD AND DEVELOP MORE PROGRAMS OR PROGRAMMING WITH REGARDS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT'S LIKELY THE ENTITY THAT WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH TO HELP MANAGE OR OVERSEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, UH, OR MOST RECENTLY WE WERE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOW COUNTRY TO TAKE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDING THAT COMES TO THE TOWN AND BE ABLE TO PASS THAT ALONG TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND AND DISTRIBUTE TO LOCAL NONPROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT UTILIZE THAT MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

UH, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE.

TYPICALLY YOU HAVE TO USE THAT MONEY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A WAIVER FROM THAT REQUIREMENT.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO INTERJECT THAT FUNDING DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY, TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING MASTER PLANS FOR SPECIFIC SUB AREAS, DISTRICTS ON THE ISLANDS.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, UH, WITH FOLKS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE AS THE MAYOR INDICATED WE'VE GOT CERTAIN POCKETS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON.

UH SO HAVING HAD SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT ARE THOUGHTS THAT ARE IDEAS THAT ARE STARTING TO BECOME FORMULATED ABOUT HOW WE CAN GO FORWARD.

ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE WILLING PARTIES.

UH, WE CAN KIND OF CREATE A VISION, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE OTHER END OF THAT.

WHO'S WILLING TO CARRY IT OUT IN ORDER TO SEE IT IN THE GROUND.

UH, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON OVER THE COURSE OF THIS NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY MARKETING CONVERSION INITIATIVE, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT AS A PRIORITY FROM LAST YEAR'S WORKSHOP.

UH, CANDIDLY STAFF DID NOT DO TOO MUCH AT LEAST DIRECTLY WITH REGARDS TO THIS ITEM.

HOWEVER, I WOULD SAY THAT FORTUITOUSLY OR UNFORTUANTELY, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES TODAY IS THAT THE HOUSING MARKET ON THE ISLAND HAS EXPLODED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO PURCHASE HOMES HERE AND THE AVERAGE SALE PRICE OF THOSE HOMES.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE GOAL WAS OF THAT INITIATIVE, I THINK THAT GOAL HAS CERTAINLY SUBSTANTIALLY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE DIRECTLY DONE SOMETHING TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.

SO WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN LUCKY AGAIN, DEPENDING HOW YOU VIEW IT.

UH, WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN LUCKY IN THAT REGARD, BUT I THINK THE GOAL WAS ULTIMATELY FURTHERED ALONG, UH, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THAT ITEM IN TERMS OF BEST IN CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES, UH, WE DISCUSSED, UH, IMPLEMENTING OR CREATING A PARKING MASTER PLAN.

THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WE HAVE A PRODUCT IN FRONT OF US THAT WE CAN USE AS A GUIDE AS WE GO FORWARD, TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WITHIN IT THAT WE BELIEVE ARE APPROPRIATE.

LEAVE ASIDE THE ONES THAT WE'RE NOT TOO KEEN ABOUT, BUT MOVE FORWARD IN IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE OUR TOWN OWNED PROPERTY IN WAYS THAT NOT ONLY HELPED TO REGULATE BEHAVIOR ON THE ISLAND, BUT ALSO CREATE REVENUE THAT WE CAN TURN AROUND AND REINVEST WITHIN THOSE INFRASTRUCTURES IN THOSE FACILITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS IN TERMS OF INCREASED CAPACITY FOR LONG RANGE PLANNING.

NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING TOWARDS THE CONCLUSION OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO FOCUS ON SOME MORE OF THESE INITIATIVES HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BECAUSE THEY'RE NO LONGER NEEDING TO DEDICATE A LOT OF THEIR TIME TOWARDS CREATION OF THIS DOCUMENT.

AND AS WE GET FURTHER AWAY FROM IMPLEMENTING IT, THERE'LL BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THESE INITIATIVES AS WE GO FORWARD AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE UP THE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, UH, IN, IN WHERE WE WANT TO GO WITH SOME OF THESE PLANNING EXERCISES.

AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OTHER QUICK ITEMS OF NOTE THAT WEREN'T ITEMS COMING OUT OF LAST YEAR'S RETREAT, BUT THINGS THAT I STILL THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEM WAS THE CONCLUSION AND OPENING THE CELEBRATION PARK.

UH, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY WAS IT A MULTI-YEAR PROCESS, BUT THE ULTIMATE PRODUCT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE, I THINK SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR US IN TERMS OF WHERE WE CAN TAKE OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

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UH, WHEN WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL, THE SUPPORTIVE STAFF, THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS WHAT WE CAN CAUSE TO BE CREATED WHEN WE ALL COME TOGETHER WITH AN IDEA OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN.

UH, JUST ANOTHER NOTE WE'RE UNDERWAY WITH OUR SEVENTH AND FINAL FIRE STATION REPLACEMENT IN SEA PINES.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT, WE WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED ALL OF THOSE FACILITIES ISLAND-WIDE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PREPARED TO GO INTO THE FUTURE, KNOWING THAT THOSE FACILITIES ARE IN A GOOD PLACE FOR THE, AT LEAST THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

AND THEN AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND OUR ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL CAPABILITIES AND WE'VE DEVELOPED VIRTUAL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR STAFF.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE COME ABOUT, BUT FOR BEING FORCED TO DO THAT AS PART OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND SO IN RESPONDING TO THAT, I THINK WE HAVE BETTER POSITIONED OURSELVES FOR HOW WE CAN GO FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE FROM AN OPERATIONS STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WE'VE REALLY COME MORE SUFFICIENT IN AND MORE EFFICIENT IN PROCESSING THINGS ELECTRONICALLY, BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY OVER THE PHONE, AND THEN ALSO HAVING OUR STAFF BE ABLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF TOWN HALL, INSTILLED DELIVERING THOSE THOSE SERVICES.

UH, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST THE APPROVAL OF THE COVERED PAVILION AT ISLANDERS BEACH PARK.

THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAD ON THEIR RADAR THIS TIME, LAST YEAR, BUT IT DID COME UP THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND STAFF WAS ABLE TO RESPOND TO COUNSEL'S DESIRES IN TERMS OF USE SETTING FORTH.

THE EXPECTATIONS OF THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN, AND WE'RE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND MAKE THAT A REALITY AND CARRY THAT PRODUCT FORWARD.

AND SO, EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON IT, WE DO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TAKING THESE THINGS UP AS LONG AS WE UNDERSTAND WHERE WE PUT THOSE IN TERMS OF PRIORITY AND PLACEMENT OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

SO AGAIN, I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST KIND OF RECAP WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR, WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

SO YOU GET A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE NOW IN CONTINUING THAT DISCUSSION.

I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO JOHN TROYER.

WHO'S GOING TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE TOWN.

I KNOW ALMOST ALL OF YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE LAST FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING.

SO I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FULL BREAKDOWN OF OUR NUMBERS, BUT I WANTED HIM TO JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF POINTS TO YOU.

SO AGAIN, WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, AS WE START TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE, I WANT TO CHECK IN WITH YOU ALL AND SEE IF YOU NEED TO QUICK BREAK TO ADJUST YOUR FLUID LEVELS AND THEN COME BACK.

TAKE FIVE MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL PICK UP WITH YOU.

OFF 38% IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

IMAGINE ME BEING ACCUSED OF USING THE WORD FUN WRONG.

COME ON, GLENN.

ALL WE NEED IS THE MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WHEN YOU'RE READY.

WE'RE READY.

HERE HE COMES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOLLOWING UP A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT JOSH HAS PRESENTED.

I'VE GOT A FEW NOTES AND I'VE PASSED THOSE OUT.

AND SO JOHN, THE, THE MARKET'S UP AT 450 RIGHT NOW.

SO DON'T SAY ANYTHING AND PLEASE DON'T MENTION GAMESTOP, UH, A YEAR AGO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND WHEN WE GOT BACK, WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER LAST YEAR WAS DECEMBER, BUT WE SU WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

UM, WHAT A GOOD START WE HAD TO LAST YEAR AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC ACTUALLY CAME, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PANDEMIC WAS.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO DO.

UM, AND THEN DURING SOME TIME IN MARCH, UM, WE GOT WORDS OF THE WALLETS CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS AND LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

AND THEN THAT WAS IT A LITTLE MORE AND A LITTLE MORE AND A LITTLE MORE.

AND HERE WE ARE, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF STATISTICS AS A, AS A REMINDER, YOU'VE GOT THEM IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT, UH, THE PANDEMIC WAS VERY REAL.

OUR BEACH FEES WERE OFF 21%.

OUR EIGHT TAX WAS OFF 21% STAY.

THE ATTACKS WAS OFF 22%, OUR H TAX, WHICH IS BASED ON OUR PREPARED FOOD AND BEVERAGES.

SO IT'S, OUR RESTAURANTS WAS

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AND SO COVID WAS VERY, VERY REAL.

UM, WE HAD A GREAT START TO LAST YEAR.

AND SO WHEN WE FINISHED JUNE 30, UM, BEACH FEES WERE ONLY OFF BY FIVE, THREE, 5% LOCAL.

A TAX WAS ONLY OFF BY 5%, EIGHT STACKS.

AGAIN, OUR RESTAURANTS WERE OFF BY 16%.

WHAT DID WE DO? WE HELD BACK REVENUE OR WE HELD BACK SPENDING WHERE WE COULD, WE DELAYED SOME SPENDING AND, UH, MORE THAN ACCOMMODATED IT.

SO OUR GENERAL FUND ACTUALLY INCREASED IN SPITE OF THESE DECREASES.

AND SO WE FINISHED AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT.

WE HAD A GENERAL FUND INCREASE OF A MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIMES.

AND SO WE, UM, CAN REPORT THAT AND, UH, A GOOD FINISH FOR LAST YEAR, LOOKING AHEAD.

UM, IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY, OUR TOURIST SEASON HASN'T SEEMED TO END.

AND SO FOR 2021, WE'RE SEEING EVERYTHING IS UP.

UM, BEACH FEES ARE UP 30% LOCAL, A TAX IS UP 30% AGE TAX, IS THAT 13%? UM, OR NO, A TAX IS UP 13% OR, UM, H TAX, WHICH WAS THE WORST LAST YEAR IS ONLY OFF BY 1.2%.

SO THESE ARE REALLY STRONG NUMBERS TO START OUR YEAR.

UH, SO WE CAN BE THANKFUL THAT, UH, WE ARE THRIVING IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.

UM, I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU'VE GOT MY NOTES HERE AND, UH, UH, I WANTED TO KEEP IT SHORT TODAY.

JOHN, I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT, UH, THAT I THINK IS, UH, PLACABLE TO, UH, HOW WE DESCRIBE THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.

UH, THRIVING MIGHT NOT BE, MIGHT NOT BE THE WORD TO USE.

UH, I, WHAT YOU'VE PROVEN IS THAT THE WAY TOWN FINANCES ARE CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, WHICH INCLUDE REVENUE AS WELL AS EXPENSE.

UH, WE HAVE PROVEN TO BE SUSTAINABLE, UH, THROUGH A PANDEMIC.

THANK YOU AND MR. LENNOX.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET OR OUR CURT YOUR BUDGET.

$76 MILLION IS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET OF $79 MILLION, JUST TO BE CAUTIOUS AS WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THIS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE SUSTAINABLE.

AND ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS, UH, AN, AN EXTRA EMPHASIS LED BY COUNCILMAN LENNOX AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

AND I THINK THAT'S WORKED VERY WELL FOR JUST THAT FOR EVERYBODY TO KEEP UP WITH HERE'S WHERE WE ARE SO FAR, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY SO CLOSE OF ATTENTION.

AND SO, UM, MR. LENNOX, THANK YOU, JOHN.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU OR A STATEMENT, I GUESS, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

IT APPEARS TO ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE SAVINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE SPENDING THAT WE'VE BEEN WE'VE LIMITED, WE ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED, AND INDEED IN MANY CASES, IMPROVE THE TOWNS FOR NATIONAL POSITION.

I AM HOPING THAT THAT ALLOWS US TO START WORKING ON SOME OF THE CIP PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTPONED AND MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE HERE.

SO I THINK YOU'RE TELLING US FROM A FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW, WE CAN START TO THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

AND ONE OF MY NOTES IN HERE IS THAT I HAVE A, A STRONG FUTURE TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED BY COVID.

AND SO WE'RE SUSTAINING, AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, THANK YOU, MR. LENNOX FOR SUSTAINING.

WE'RE MAKING OUR DEBT PAYMENTS.

THE TWO BOND ISSUES THAT WE HAVE DONE WERE FOR SAVINGS, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD NEW MONEY SINCE MAY OF 2019.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE BUILDING OUR DEBT CAPACITY, UM, AS WE KIND OF WORK THROUGH THIS COVID, AND AS WE KIND OF WORKED THROUGH OUR PRIORITY LIST IS THAT WE'RE HELPING TO GET OUR, UM, TOWN IN BETTER SHAPE AND BETTER PREPARED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

AND YES, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

THANKS SO MUCH, JOHN SCOTT, YOU'RE UP CARE WHERE JOHN'S BEEN, UM, FIRST LET ME SAY GOD.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET IN PERSON.

I FEEL LIKE PERSONALLY, I STRUGGLE LIKE TO LEAVE THE BLUEJEANS FORMAT THAT WE ALL FIND OURSELVES TO DEAL WITH.

SO I'M SUPER HAPPY TO BE TURNED OFF.

TO FRAME THE REPORTING PERIOD, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE TIME SINCE YOUR LAST WORKSHOP UNTIL NOW, AND IS LITERALLY, UH, JANUARY 1ST, 2020 UNTIL THE 21ST OF THIS YEAR.

UM, BUT, BUT, BUT THANKS FOR, FOR, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL WITH RESPECT TO THE REPORTING.

I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE, LET ME START BY TRYING

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AND, UH, THANKS AND CREDIT TO JOHN AND HIS STAFF FOR TEASING OUT THIS INFORMATION SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE IT.

UM, I THINK AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, ONE OF THE, THE INTERESTS OR THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM BEYOND JUST THE INCREMENTAL VALUE THAT THESE PROJECTS MAY PROVIDE, WE'VE BEEN HEAVILY MOTIVATED HERE IN RECENT YEARS TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF PROJECTS THAT WAS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE HURRICANE MATTHEW RESPONSE AND THE DIVERSION TO SOME DEGREE OF MONEY, BUT DEFINITELY STAFF RESOURCES.

AND THAT THEME CONTINUED TO PERCOLATE THROUGH THE ACTIVITY THIS PAST YEAR.

AND SO FAR AS IT BEING WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS, AS ABOVE OR HIGHER THAN AVERAGE.

UM, SINCE THE FIRST OF 2020, THE TOWN IS ENTERED INTO 134 NEW CONTRACTS, JOB ORDERS, TASK ORDERS, PURCHASE ORDERS RELATED TO THE FURTHER INS OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND EFFECTIVELY, THIS IS HOW WE'RE EATING THE ELEPHANT ONE BITE AT A TIME BY EXECUTING THESE DOCUMENTS THAT CREATE THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO PURSUE THE WORK.

UM, THE VALUE OF THE NEW WORK, UH, CAME IN AT $12.1 MILLION ACROSS THE PROGRAM NOW, AND REALIZING THAT WE STARTED THE YEAR, OF COURSE, WITH SOME LEVEL OF CONTRACTS IN PLACE, THE VALUE OF THE NEW WORK, AS WELL AS WHAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE AS OF JANUARY HAS ALLOWED THE TOWN TO MAKE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

AND THIS IS CASH MONEY OUT THE DOOR OF $17.7 MILLION ACROSS 26 PROJECTS.

AND I'M SURE IF ONLY FROM A RECENCY BIAS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LOW COUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK HAVING BEEN RECENTLY COMPLETED.

BUT AS A REMINDER OF SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED HERE DURING THE YEAR, THE SHELTER COVE ROADWAY, INTERSECTION, AND PATHWAY PROJECTS, THE PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP PROJECT FOR SEWER EXTENSION, ONE OF THE KEYSTONE INITIATIVES OF THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION WAS COMPLETED THIS YEAR, UH, THE TEMPORARY FIRE STATION TWO, SO THAT WE COULD, UH, HAVE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE THERE ON THE SOUTH END WHILE WE EMBARKED ON THE FIRE STATION TO CONSTRUCTION, WHICH JOSH MENTIONED THE CROSSWALK LIGHTING PROJECT, THE TOWN HALL BUILDING D REMODELING AND RENOVATION, WHICH IS UNDERWAY AND SOON WILL BE COMPLETED.

OF COURSE, THE ONGOING BEACH MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING AND THE CORDELO TENNIS COURT UPGRADES, PLUS 16 OTHER PROJECTS.

AND SO THE NET OF ALL OF THIS, I THINK I'M CONFIDENT TO SAY, AS WE FINISH OUT AND FORECAST OUR FINISHING OUT OF THE YEAR, I BELIEVE WE HAVE FOR THE MOST PART ADDRESSED THE BACKLOG AND IT SETS THE STAGE.

I THINK WITH US BEING ON A MORE EVEN KEEL, UH, TO PURSUE WHAT WE HAVE ENDEAVORED TO DO.

AND I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME LINKAGE IN THE, OUR PLAN.

AND I KNOW YOU'LL HEAR COMMENTS LATER ON TODAY FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR 10 PLAN, UH, TO MORE LEGITIMATELY POPULATE THAT CAPITAL PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON THE TWO YEAR BUDGET DOCUMENT, WHICH IS THE TERM THAT WE ARE PREPARING.

I THINK YOU ALL ARE EXPECTING TO SEE HERE, UM, LATER ON IN THE SPRING, AS FAR AS IMMEDIATE NEEDS, THAT THAT WE MAY HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE PROGRAM, THE PROJECT THAT WAS ADDED TO THE, UH, THE WORK PROGRAM HERE, UM, FROM THE FALL IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNTIES, CONVENIENCE CENTER, OPERATIONAL CHANGES, THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY THERE, WE'VE GOT A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WE EXPECT TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UH, THAT PROJECT RIGHT NOW IS SIMPLY UNFUNDED.

AND SO THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR US TO FUND THAT PROJECT TO ADVANCE THAT, AND WE'RE PREPARED TO, TO COME FORWARD WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION.

ANOTHER PROJECT RELATES TO THE PURCHASES THAT WE MADE HERE EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR REGARDING PROPERTIES, THE KINGFISHER RESTAURANT AND THE SHELTER COVE AREA, THE, UH, THE BOAT REPAIR FACILITY AND THE FAIRFIELD SQUARE.

THE DEMOLITION OF ALL OF THOSE STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT IS UNFUNDED.

AND IF THERE IS A DESIRE TO ADVANCE THOSE DURING THE, THE FISCAL YEAR, WHAT REMAINS OF IT, WE'LL NEED BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO DO THAT WITH RESPECT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE OR WHAT I'M WORKING TO PREPARE, UH, FOR YOU REGARDING THE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND YOUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS HERE MAY INTO JUNE.

UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS, I WILL SAY A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN EITHER PARTIALLY STARTED OR, UH, IN THE WORKS.

UM, AND THIS IS THE TWO YEAR PROGRAM THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WE'LL WORK WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DEVELOP THE SPECIFICS, YOU KNOW, WHAT YEAR AND THEIR LEVEL OF PRIORITY, BUT OF COURSE, CHAPLAIN LINEAR PARK, THE LAST OF OUR TIFF FUNDED PROJECTS, WHICH HAS A SHELF LIFE OF DECEMBER 20, 24, BY WHICH THOSE FUNDS NEED TO BE COMMITTED.

UM, AND BY EXTENSION THERE'S THE SHELTER COVE PARK, UH, PATHWAY PARKING EXTENSION, BASICALLY, AND LITERALLY PERHAPS THE BRIDGE

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BETWEEN CHAPLAIN LINEAR PARK AND THE SHELTER COVE AREA AS AN ELEMENT, UH, OF COURSE THE OVERALL PARK REHABILITATION AND RENOVATIONS THAT, UH, GOT A LOT OF INTEREST AT CROSSINGS PARK, CHAPLAIN, COMMUNITY PARK, AND THE MID ISLAND TRACT.

I DO SEE, OR ENVISION A RENEWED INTEREST ON THE DIRT ROAD ACQUISITION AND PAVING PROGRAM, IF ONLY BECAUSE OF WHAT I HOPE ARE SOME GATEWAYS FOR ADVANCEMENT THAT THE LMO REVISIONS THAT WERE APPROVED HERE IN DECEMBER MAY CREATE FOR US, UH, THE ISLAND WIDE BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT AT THIS POINT TARGETED FOR 2025 AS OF YESTERDAY IS OFFICIALLY IT'S PLANNING ANYWAY IS UNDERWAY.

WE HAVE STARTED THE OFF SHORE SAYING SEARCH, UH, WE'LL BE SURVEYING, UH, HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS OF ABOUT 9,000 ACRES OF SEABED, OFFSHORE OF HILTON HEAD SO THAT WE CAN, UH, DEVELOP THE, UH, SAND SOURCE FOR THAT NEXT PROJECT.

CROSSWALK LIGHTING, AS JOSH MENTIONED IS ANOTHER ONE.

I THINK WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS ON MAIN STREET, PUBLIC DEDICATION.

I THINK THAT'S IN THE PIPELINE AND IS LIKELY TO RETURN AS AN INTEREST AS ALWAYS PATHWAYS, UM, AND CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY.

AND THE LAST THING I WOULD MENTION, UH, THE POTENTIAL, UM, IMPROVEMENTS AT TOWN HALL, THEY'RE DEALING WITH THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

AND SO WHAT WE PLAN TO DO AS IT RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM THROUGH ITS 10 YEAR CYCLE, THIS SPRING IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOWN'S CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.

AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME BEFORE REFERRED TO THIS AS THE BULLPEN OF THE CIP.

AND WE'VE GOT, UH, BY MY COUNT, UH, LITERALLY 99 PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN THAT DOCUMENT THAT I THINK THE TIME MAY BE RIGHT TO BEGIN TO TRIAGE THOSE DOCUMENTS AND KIND OF FOR REAL, FOR REAL SET ASIDE, THOSE THAT WE GENUINELY WOULDN'T TEND TO PURSUE AND EFFECTIVELY CANCEL THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO HANG ON TO, BUT THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CIP COMMITTEE TO PREPARE HIS GROUP TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF THAT I'M WORKING WITH AND IT'S A MUTUAL SUPPORT THERE, BUT THAT'S THE PLAN TO PUT FORTH AS PART OF THE TWO YEAR BUDGET, UH, THE NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, IF YOU WILL, ALONG WITH A, WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A MORE LEGITIMATE, UM, FULLY DEVELOPED 10 YEAR PLAN.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY, OH 2 78 IS A STATE ROAD.

IS THERE ANY TIMING ON WHEN THAT WILL BE REPAIRED AGAIN? YEAH, I CAN READ.

YEAH, I CAN.

I'M HAPPY TO REACH OUT.

I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE DOD INTENDS TO RESURFACE THE SEA PINE CIRCLE HERE, LITERALLY IN COMING WEEKS, IT'S AN ACTIVE PROJECT WITH THEM NOW, AND I'M EXPECTING IT TO OCCUR AND BE FINISHED PRIOR TO THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH OF COURSE IS PLANNED IN APRIL, BUT WE CAN REACH OUT ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO TRY TO REPORT BACK ON THAT.

SCOTT, UM, YOU MENTIONED ISLAND WIDE BEACH.

RENOURISHMENT WE'VE ADDED THE WORD ISLAND WATER.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF CHEEKS? GOOD GEOGRAPHY? UM, WELL I GUESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UM, IT, IT HASN'T BEEN ADDED.

THAT'S THE TERM THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED WITH THE PROJECT, UH, I GUESS AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT THE INTENT IS THAT WE WOULD PUT FORTH WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A LARGE-SCALE PROJECT, UH, TO ADDRESS THE, THE, UH, FILL VOLUME LOSSES, THE PERFORMANCE, UH, CONCERNS THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED JUST WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, SINCE THE LAST PROJECT IN 2017, WE HAVEN'T YET FRAMED UP THE LIMITS OF WHAT THAT PROJECT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, OR THE SECTIONAL FILL VOLUMES, HOW MUCH SAND PER SECTION WE MAY PLACE, BUT I WOULD PREPARE YOU ALL AND THE COMMUNITY FOR US TO RETURN WITH WHAT THEY ARE TYPICALLY USED TO US DOING, WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS INVOLVED PLACEMENT OF SAND ALONG, LET'S SAY SIX TO EIGHT MILES OF OUR SHORELINE.

THANK YOU, SCOTT SCOTT, THE WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE OF PROJECT COSTS ON THE UNFUNDED ROADWAY PROJECT AT OUR CONVENIENCE CENTER? UM, TH THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE INTEND TO BRING FORWARD, IT'S ABOUT A $600,000 AMENDMENT TO OUR BUDGET.

UH, WE'VE GOT A CONTRACT FOR OUR PORTION OF THE WORK.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT IT IS MEANT TO BE A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WHERE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO DEVOTE, UH, SOME IN-HOUSE SERVICES FOR GRADING AND KIND OF GETTING THE PROJECT STARTED LAYING CLEARING, AND THEN WE WILL COME FROM THERE.

UM, BUT THE IT'S A $600,000 AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHETHER ANY OF THE OTHER CONVENIENCE CENTERS COUNTY-WIDE REQUIRE SIMILAR OUR ROADWAY WORK.

I'M NOT AWARE THAT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF UNIQUE TO THE, THE SITE FLOW AND THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE WHERE OUR CONVENIENCE CENTER WAS LOCATED.

I CAN FIND OUT, BUT I'M NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE ANY ANCILLARY IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED ELSEWHERE.

SCOTT, I CAN ADD TO THAT, JUST BEING FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE COUNTY'S FACILITIES AS PART OF THEIR PLAN, THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO CLOSE A COUPLE

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OF THE SMALLER FACILITIES, LEAVE SOME OF THE LARGER REGIONAL FACILITIES OPEN.

UH, BUT RIGHT NOW, BASED UPON WHAT THEY'VE BEEN SEEING, THEY HAVE NOT PROPOSED AS I AT LEAST AS FAR AS I'M AWARE ANY ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES, BUT SOME OF THAT MAY BE DICTATED BY THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE FOR THEM TO GO.

I'M THINKING OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CONVENIENCE CENTER THERE ON SIMMONS VILLE, IT'S BOUNDED BY BUCK WALTER PARK, WHERE ARE THE BLUFFTON PARKWAY? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE PARKWAY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL STACKING.

AND SO, UM, I THINK OURS BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION, BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE STACKING CAPABILITY IS WHAT BROUGHT THIS AROUND.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARILY GOING TO OCCUR ANYWHERE ELSE.

SCOTT, UM, YOU MENTIONED, UH, THE COUNCIL CHAMBER RENOVATIONS.

I HOPE THAT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO INCLUDE SECURITY RENOVATIONS, METAL DETECTORS.

UH, YES, SIR.

IT WAS WHEN WE, WHEN WE ENVISIONED THIS, WHEN THE CONCEPT EMERGE, OF COURSE IT WAS PRE PANDEMIC.

AND SO WE KIND OF TRANSITIONED FROM A, AN INTEREST IN PHYSICAL SAFETY TO PERSONAL HEALTH, RIGHT? THE MORE BARRIERS, THE MORE HANDLES, THE MORE BUTTONS SO ON AND SO FORTH.

AND SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT TRANSPIRES, BUT YES, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROL WAS ENVISIONED AS PART OF THAT PROJECT.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE IN THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND HOW THAT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED.

FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY AGAIN HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE DOZENS OF PROJECTS AND KEEPING THINGS MOVING.

YOU'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

A LOT OF HELP.

A LOT OF HELP, UH, BEHIND ME, PLEASE.

DON'T THINK WE'RE NOT ALONE, SCOTT REAL QUICK.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON, JUST TO ADD SOME MORE INFORMATION GLENN, TO YOUR QUESTION, PART OF THE RENOVATION THAT'S GOING ON IN BUILDING D OF TOWNHALL NOW TAKING THE FORMER COURTROOM SPACE, UH, IT'S OUR INTENT THAT THAT SPACE BECOMES THE PRIMARY MEETING FACILITY FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS, TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS OBVIOUSLY WOULD STILL CONTINUE TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BUT FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, ADVISORY GROUPS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THE RENOVATIONS IN THAT SPACE, WE BELIEVE WOULD BE BEST TAKEN UP IN THAT ROOM BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEGREGATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ANYBODY WHO MAY BE COMING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, FROM STAFF, UH, AND STAFF AREAS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD, BECAUSE YOU MADE THAT POINT, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE KIND OF WHAT OUR VISION IS AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT AND HOW WE SEE MOST OF THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN THAT NEW AREA, BUT SEPARATE IN A WAY FROM WHERE STAFF AND STAFF OFFICES ARE LOCATED.

ANYTHING FURTHER FOR ME.

THANK YOU ALL HAVING VERY NICE.

I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION, SORRY.

UM, IN TERMS OF 2 78 AND THE FACT THAT IT'S A STATE ROAD, YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE LANDSCAPING AND THE BEAUTIFICATION AND, AND OF THAT AREA.

AND IN PARTICULAR FROM FOLLY FIELD TO SHELTER COVE WHERE IT'S BARREN, UM, ARE THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE STATE WITH REGARD TO, UM, CONTINUING TO LOOK AT AND ADDRESS LIKE WE LANDSCAPING OR LANDSCAPING THAT MEDIAN LIKE THE REST OF THE CORRIDOR IS, UM, THEORETICALLY IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO TAKE THAT CENTER TURN LANE OR THE PAGE MEDIAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AND APPROACH THE DRT WITH A PLAN TO REMOVE IT AND LANDSCAPE IT.

THE CHALLENGE HISTORICALLY, UM, THROUGH THE EXISTENCE OF THE TOWN IS COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHOSE ACCESS WOULD BE IMPACTED AND REACHING SOME LEVEL OF CONSENSUS AS TO WHO MAY BE INCONVENIENCED.

IF THAT LANDSCAPE MEDIAN IS EXTENDED AND BY AND LARGE, THAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU IS WHY IT IS LIKE IT IS WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COVER GROUND AND REACH SOME LEVEL OF CONSENSUS WITHOUT CREATING WHAT SEEMS LIKE ADVERSARIES AND ENEMIES AS TO WHO'S TRYING TO CHANGE WHOSE ACCESS.

BUT NO, THERE'S NOTHING, UH, THAT IS POSED AS AN IMPEDIMENT FROM THE DLT OR THAT SORT OF PROJECT.

SO BEFORE, UM, AS SCOTT FINISHES, JENNIFER IS NEXT, AND THIS IS KIND OF MY OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO MAKE A SEGUE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW FROM UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT, UM, THE BACKDROP OF THE YEAR AND ALL OF THE INITIATIVES AND WHERE THINGS ARE TO REALLY JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR PLAN.

SO THE, THE STAGE THAT JENNIFER IS GOING TO SET IS REMINDING US ABOUT THE EIGHT CORE VALUES THAT EXIST IN OUR PLAN.

AND THEN, THEN WE'LL BEGIN THIS PROCESS OF CONNECTING THE GOALS TO YOUR STRATEGIC OUTCOMES, AND THEN PRIORITIZING USING THIS NOW, NEAR NEXT KIND OF FRAMEWORK.

SO, JENNIFER, THANK YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY IF I SIT BACK HERE?

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THERE'S A DESIRE TO LEVERAGE WAYS TO ATTRACT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILY.

UM, I'M HONORED TO BE THE ONE TO GET, TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS THE LEADER OF THE COMP PLAN DIVISION.

IT WAS OUR PROJECT, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE TEAM BACK AT TOWN HALL RIGHT NOW THAT WAS INVOLVED AS WELL AS EVERY STAFF MEMBER IN THIS ROOM HAD SOME LEVEL OF IMPACT ON THIS PLAN, WHETHER IT WAS OVERSIGHT OR A CONTRIBUTION TO CON CONTENT.

SO JUST SHOUT OUT TO THE GROUP, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT BEFORE YOU GET GOING.

AND WHILE YOU ALL GOT A FULL HARD COPY OF THE PLAN, UM, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS GUIDEBOOK PRIMARILY.

I HOPE, I THINK EVERYONE HAS A COPY OF THAT.

UM, THIS SHOULD HAVE THE STUFF IN IT THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO WALK AROUND ON A DAILY BASIS AS YOU DO, UM, BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE TOWN.

SO WE'RE GOING TO USE, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT AND I'M GOING TO ADD SOME CONTEXT THAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE WORK GROUPS THAT ISN'T PRINTED IN HERE, BUT WE'LL SUPPORT YOUR CONVERSATION TODAY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY INPUT.

IN THE, OUR FUTURE INITIATIVE, WE ENDED UP WITH SEVEN STRATEGIC PILLARS, WHICH WE TRANSITIONED TO CORE VALUES FOR OUR PLAN.

UM, THEY FOCUSED ON KEYWORDS OF EXCELLENCE, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, INCLUSIVE, CONNECTED, REGIONAL, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'RE SAYING A, YOU CAN SEE ON JULIA'S, UM, SHEET UP THERE THAT HAS EIGHT CORE VALUES BECAUSE PARKS AND RECREATION, WHILE NOT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL STRATEGIC PILLARS, IT ACTUALLY FELL UNDER THE INCLUSIVE CATEGORY.

IT ROSE TO THE TOP.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UM, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, THAT KIND OF WENT HAND IN HAND WITH THE COMP PLAN.

WE'RE CALLING IT NOW, UM, TODAY A CORE VALUE AS WELL.

SO IF WE START WITH RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, YOU ALL KNOW OUR COMMUNITY IS A RENOWNED PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT IT'S UNIQUE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S WORTH PROTECTING YOU ALL, ALL TOUCHED ON THAT, UM, THROUGH YOUR I BELIEVE STATEMENTS.

AND WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU TODAY IS THAT IT'S EVIDENT THAT OUR COMMUNITY ALSO FEELS THAT WAY AND THAT THEY SEEK AND EXPECT EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A STRONG DESIRE TO BE BEST IN CLASS AND TO CREATE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AS AN EPICENTER FOR EXCELLENCE, WE USE THE TERM BEST IN CLASS.

Y'ALL USED IT LAST YEAR.

WE TOSSED IT AROUND A LOT THROUGHOUT OUR PLAN.

SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH DEFINING IT FOR OUR PLAN.

BEST IN CLASS IS ASPIRATIONAL VISION FOR THE ISLAND.

AS STATE-OF-THE-ART HAVING HIGH ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION WORLD-CLASS ENVIRONMENTS EMBODYING THE THREE TENANTS OF SUSTAINABILITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, AND THE ECONOMY, THE EMPHASIS FOR THIS CORE VALUE WAS COMMUNITY FOCUSED AND A CELEBRATION OF HISTORY, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, AS WELL AS NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE OTHER CORE VALUES PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE TOWN SCOPE OF WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE WORK GROUPS STRUGGLED WITH WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE COMP PLAN WAS A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR TOWN OPERATIONS.

THE EXCELLENCE CORE VALUE REALLY BECAME A BROAD COMMUNITY WIDE CORE VALUE IN THAT THE IDEALS WOULD NOT APPLY ONLY TO THE TOWN AS AN ORGANIZATION, BUT ALSO TO OTHER, UM, STAKEHOLDERS, ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LARGE, ONE OF THE KEY IDEAS SHAPING THIS EXCELLENCE CORE VALUE AND WAS DESCRIBED BY THE WORK GROUP AS HAVING A MINDSET TO CONTINUOUSLY WORK TOWARD EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS, DEFINING EXCELLENCE SPECIFIC TO HILTON HEAD WAS DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY AND RESULTED IN OUR D OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE.

IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG IN YOUR GUIDEBOOK, THEY ARE ON PAGE SEVEN.

THAT'S THE SECTION WHERE THE CORE VALUES START.

THEY START WITH THE WHEEL AT THE TOP OF PAGE SIX, THAT SHOWS YOU EVERY CORE VALUE AS IT RELATES TO EACH OTHER AND THEIR KEYWORDS.

AND THEN THE IDEALS ARE AT THE TOP OF PAGE SEVEN.

THOSE IDEALS WERE FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS.

OUR PLAN, WHICH IS NUMBERS ONE THROUGH SIX ARE PEOPLE SEVEN THROUGH NINE.

AND OUR PLANNING AND PROCESS 10 FOR 14, THE ONE GOAL FOR EXCELLENCE IS TO ADOPT AND PURSUE THESE IDEALS AS A WAY TO SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE IN THE THREE FOCUS AREAS, THE RESPECTIVE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FURTHER PROVIDES SPECIFICS PERTAINING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT IDEAL IS USING THOSE CATEGORIES, OUR PLACE, OUR PEOPLE, AND OUR

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PLANNING AND PROCESS.

SO MOVING ON TO RE-INVENT REDEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN VIRUS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOUNDATIONAL FOR OUR IRELAND COMMUNITY, OUR VISION DIVISION FOR OUR PLAN EXPANDS THAT DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY TO INCLUDE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AS WELL.

BUT THIS CORE VALUE FOCUSES ON THE TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ARM OF SUSTAINABILITY.

EVERY DESCRIPTION THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY EVENTUALLY INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WHETHER IT'S A MARKETING PIECE, UM, FRIENDS TELLING THEIR RELATIVES WHY THEY SHOULD COME, UM, VISITORS HERE, OR COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY GETS BACK TO WHETHER IT'S THE BEACH, THE MARSH, THE TREES, THE TURTLES, SOMETHING, OUR ENVIRONMENT, ALL RIGHT, ALWAYS RISES TO THE TOP OF THE CONVERSATION.

THESE GOALS AND STRATEGIES PUSHED TO FIND NEW IDEAS AND WAYS TO CONTINUE TAKING A RESILIENT APPROACH TO POLICY AND PLANNING AS A WAY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS GROWING OVER CURRENT AND FUTURE CONCERNS AND THEIR CONDITIONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE FOREFRONT OF A STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AS WE ONCE WERE.

AND THERE'S A DESIRE TO STAY ON PACE OR GET AHEAD AND TO HAVE A MORE RESILIENT APPROACH.

THE RESULTING KEYWORDS ON PAGE EIGHT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, THE KEYWORDS ARE THE BOLD BESIDE THE NUMBERS OF EACH GOAL.

SO IN THIS CASE, IT'S WASTE WATER RESILIENCE.

THOSE WERE THE KEYWORDS THAT THE WORK GROUPS REALLY JELLED AROUND, AND THEY DEMONSTRATE THE FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS.

THEY SUPPORT KEY IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS PRESERVING AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY, PROTECTING POTABLE WATER RESOURCES.

THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT Y'ALL JUST STARTED HAVING AT THE FNA COMMITTEE WITH THE BROAD CREEK, UM, PARTNERSHIP BUILDING ON ECOTOURISM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY, BEING AN EPICENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, FINDING NEW WAYS TO USE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING GREENFIELDS, PRESERVING THE ISLAND'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, TREES AND WETLANDS, AND THEN HAVING A PLAN FOR ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE TO FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, THIS INCLUDED SEA LEVEL RISE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.

THERE'S A STRONG FEELING WITHIN THIS WORK GROUP AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS A POLITICAL BELIEF, WE SEE THE REALITY OF THAT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE.

PLUS OUR RECENT DISASTERS WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW AND THEN IRMA, UM, PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND WANTING TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO BE MORE RESILIENT AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, NOT JUST IN THE RESILIENCY THAT COUNCIL HAS SHOWN IN YOUR FUNDING, OUR RESERVES INCREASING OUR RESERVES TO BE FINANCIAL RESILIENT, BUT TO PLAN AHEAD, BEFORE WE START BUILDING NEW THINGS, NEW PARKS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE AND NOT INVESTING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SOMETHING THAT VERY SOON COULD BE UNDERWATER OR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH REVITALIZING AND MODERNIZING THE ECONOMY.

THERE'S A RENEWED INTEREST IN BUILDING ON THE STRENGTHS OF OUR ECONOMY.

EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT DESTINATION TOURISM THAT HELPED BUILD HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO WHERE IT IS NOW ARE STILL SOMETHING TO AND MAINTAIN.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A DESIRE TO SHOW THAT THE ISLAND IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CULTURE, AND INCOME LEVELS TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT THE GOALS WERE GROUNDED ON KEY IDEAS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMIC DRIVERS, TO DIVERSIFY THE TOURISM ECONOMY.

YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE SHOULDER SEASON, HOW IT'S REALLY, UM, ALMOST NONEXISTENT AT THIS POINT, BUT TO DIVERSIFY BY LOOKING AT ECO TOURISM, CULTURE, HERITAGE ARTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOOR RECREATION, EDUCATION SERVICE, AND CULINARY BASED OPPORTUNITIES.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO POINT OUT THAT YOU MAY HAVE JUST HEARD TOURISM BOTH IN THE ECONOMY CORE VALUE AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT CORE VALUE, YOU WILL HEAR ARTS AND CULTURE AGAIN, HISTORY.

AGAIN, EACH GROUP HAD SEVERAL THEMES THAT CAME UP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF THEIR CORE VALUE.

BUT YOU, WHEN YOU START HEARING THOSE SAME KEYWORDS OVER AND OVER, YOU REALIZE THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO A LARGE SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST ONE WORK GROUP,

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SO MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND WORK ON THE ISLAND AGAIN TO MODERNIZE AND REVITALIZE VACANT SPACES WITHOUT EXPANDING EXISTING FOOTPRINTS.

YOU ALL KNOW SO WELL, THE VOLUNTEER LEVEL OF VOLUNTEERISM THAT WE HAVE ON THE ISLAND AND THIS GROUP THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LEVERAGE THAT VOLUNTEERISM AND THE LOCAL INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, AND TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO GROW THE HEALTH SECTOR AND TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT OUR AGING POPULATION AND TO IMPROVE TRANSIT AND HOUSING TO MEET WORKFORCE NEEDS, FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ECONOMY WAS POSSIBLY ONE OF THE HARDEST GROUPS TO CREATE GOALS FOR.

WE THOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING, THAT EXCELLENCE WAS THE HARD ONE.

AND THEN WHEN THEY SETTLED ON ONE GOAL AND DEVELOP TO THE IDEALS, IT KIND OF FELL INTO PLACE, BUT INCLUSIVE, UM, IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO COME UP WITH GOALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO WHAT, UM, TOWN, GOVERNMENTS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, BUT THEY FOCUSED ON BEING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL.

AND WE DEFINED THAT AS BEING INCLUSIVE OF ALL LEVELS AND TYPES OF INCOME, CULTURE, AGE, FAMILIAL PREFERENCE, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, ABILITY, LIFE STAGES, AND INTERESTS.

WE TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY AND DESCRIBE DEFINED EQUITY AS TO IMPLY BALANCE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY.

THIS CORE VALUE HAS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON ARTS CULTURE AND HISTORY.

IT INCORPORATES THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT.

AS I MENTIONED, THE PARKS AND RECREATION TASK GROUP WAS A SUBGROUP OF INCLUSIVE AND THEY DISCUSSED DIVERSITY AND EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN RECREATION.

SOME OF THE KEY IDEAS THAT CAME OUT OF THE PROCESS FOR INCLUSIVE INCLUDE FOSTERING HIGH STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, IMAGINING NEW VENUES FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, CONTINUING OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE US CB TO DEVELOP LOCAL ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, IDENTIFYING PRESERVING HISTORIC SITES, ELEVATING, EVALUATING, AND MODIFYING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, EXPANDING TOURISM INTO HERITAGE, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS AND ACCESS AND MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS THAT GETS TO THE MAKING SURE EVERYONE CAN VISIT OUR SITES, OUR PARK SITES, OUR HISTORICAL SITES PARTICIPATE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR RESTRICTIONS MIGHT BE, WHETHER IT'S, UM, WHEELCHAIR, YOU KNOW, HANDICAP, ACCESSIBILITY, SPECIAL NEEDS, UM, AGE, ANY OF THOSE FACTORS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR, ALL OF THE TOWN'S SITES ARE INCLUSIVE IN THAT WAY.

BUILDING A CONNECTED AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY FABRIC IS THE NEXT CORE VALUE FOR OUR PLAN.

COMMUNITY FABRIC WAS DEFINED AS THE MANY ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, INTERESTS AND QUALITIES AND VALUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO BUILDING TRUST AND BINDING A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN PLACES TOGETHER.

THE CONNECTED CORE VALUE REALLY ADDRESSED ALL OF THE OTHER CORE VALUES.

AND WHEN YOU READ THAT CHAPTER IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY STRUCTURED IT AS CONNECTED TO EXCELLENCE, CONNECTED TO INCLUSIVE, CONNECTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CONNECTED TO THE ECONOMY BECAUSE BEING TRULY CONNECTED AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY REQUIRES EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION AND PLANNING.

WE'RE ALL CONNECTED PHYSICALLY THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND GATHERING SPACES.

WE HAVE A HUMAN CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SOLICITS PASSION, EXCITEMENT, EXPECTATIONS WE'RE CONNECTED TO OTHERS WHEN WE'RE INCLUSIVE THROUGH OUR SOCIAL CAPITAL AND RECREATION AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES.

SOME OF THE KEY IDEAS THAT THIS WORK GROUP, UM, THIS CORE VALUE BRINGS FORWARD IS THE COLLABORATION AND PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIP TECHNOLOGY THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS BUILD THOSE CONNECTIONS, CONNECTING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, INVESTING IN QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES, AND A WILLINGNESS TO EVOLVE AND TAKE AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BUILD THOSE SEPARATIONS, WHETHER IT'S SOCIETAL OR SPATIAL EXPANDING TO EMBRACE AN INTEGRATED REGIONAL FOCUS, TOOK A LOOK AT BEYOND OUR PHYSICAL CONTROLS, THE BOUNDARY OF OUR BARRIER ISLAND, AND LOOKED AT THE REGION BECAUSE THE ECONOMY WORKFORCE AND POPULATION INFLUENCES EXPAND BEYOND HILTON HEAD ISLAND BEYOND BLUFFTON AND SOUTHERN BUFORD COUNTY AND INTO SAVANNAH AS WELL.

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ISSUES.

THE ISLAND FACES AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2040 REQUIRE A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE WITH REGIONAL SOLUTIONS AND AN OPENNESS TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS.

ONE OF THE CONCEPTS THAT THIS WORK GROUP AND THIS CORE VALUE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT ROSE EVEN TO THE TOP 10 LIST WAS VIEWING THE REGION AS OUR PARTNER, NOT A COMPETITOR THAT WAS SEEN AS A KEY FACTOR FOR OUR REGIONAL FOCUS, AS WE'RE UNIQUELY SITUATED TO BRING IDEAS AND LESSONS LEARNED TO THE TABLE TO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, UM, TOGETHER FOR SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE WHOLE, SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FROM THIS CORE VALUE INCLUDE HAVING A STRONG CONNECTION TO BLUFFED, INTO COLLABORATE ON SHORTER TERM SOLUTIONS, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND WORKERS, HOUSING FOR THE ISLANDS, WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS STATE LINES AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, ESTABLISHING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE REGION, AND TO CONTINUE AND STRENGTHEN OUR REGIONAL INITIATIVES.

THE, THERE IS A LOT OF STRENGTH IN THIS THROUGH, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY REGIONAL INITIATIVES GOING ON AND WE HAD THE PLEASURE IN THIS WORK GROUP OF HAVING THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN OUR REGION PARTICIPATE.

WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES IN WORK GROUPS FROM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, FROM BUFORD COUNTY PLANNING FROM LOW COG, UM, FROM THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, LIKE WE REALLY REACHED OUT.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO THE WORK GROUP, AND THEN THEY WANT TO TAKE IT ON BACK OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CREATE RIGHT SIZE INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, PROBABLY HAD THE, THE MOST GOALS OUT OF ANY OF THE CORE VALUES, UM, BECAUSE THE DEFINITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR PLAN INCLUDES HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC AMENITIES, AND SERVICES, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, UTILITIES, RESILIENCE, AND RECOVERY PLANNING.

THE INCREASED POPULARITY OF THE ISLAND HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE INCREASED DEMANDS ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS DEMANDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC AND RESIDENTIAL GROWTH AND ADAPT CHANGES REQUIRES TAKING A INNOVATIVE AND HOLISTIC LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CONSIDERATION FOR THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIAL ARMS OF SUSTAINABILITY, THIS WORK GROUP, AND THIS CORE VALUE REQUIRE INNOVATION IN THE ABILITY TO DISCERN AND MEASURE WHAT'S RIGHT-SIZED FOR THE ISLAND.

FOR OUR FUTURE.

WE DESCRIBE, WE DEFINED RIGHT-SIZE AS ANTICIPATING FUTURE TRENDING CHANGES AND COMMUNITY NEEDS OR INTEREST LEVEL OF SERVICE CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY, DEMANDS, OR METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF SERVICE.

THIS APPROACH, DOESN'T SAY THERE'S TRAFFIC.

SO LET'S JUST BUILD MORE BIGGER ROADS.

THIS APPROACH WOULD SAY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S INTENDED TO ALSO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE OUR ISLAND CHARACTER.

SOME KEY IDEAS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDE CONTINUING TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE ADDRESSING ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL AFFECT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND SAFETY THAT AFFECT QUALITY OF LIFE CONSIDERATION FOR POPULATION GROWTH, GROWTH, AND TOURISM THAT PLAYS HIGH DEMANDS ON OUR ISLANDS INFRASTRUCTURE, PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS POTABLE WATER PLANNING FOR SEA LEVEL RISE AND STORMS THAT WILL AFFECT OUR ISLANDS INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTAINING BEST IN CLASS TOWN SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND FOSTERING MORE AND DIVERSE HOUSING OFFERINGS.

THE LAST CORE VALUE, IF YOU WILL, IS, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION.

THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION WERE DEVELOPED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN CONSULTANT IN CONCERT WITH THE TASK GROUPS, THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AND PUBLIC INPUT.

WE HAD A, UM, GREAT BENEFIT THAT THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN WAS RECOMMENDED AS ONE OF YOUR PRIORITIES AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE WERE MOVING REQUIRED TO MOVE TO A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND IT MARRIED UP PERFECTLY.

AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN ADDRESSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM, INCLUDING SEEKING NEW METHODS FOR FUNDING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PARKS AND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF ALL PARKS INVESTIGATING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE MORE PUBLIC ACCESS TO WATER, CONSOLIDATING PARKLAND OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE FEASIBLE, CONTINUALLY SEEKING WAYS TO ENSURE OUR SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PARKS, EVENTS, AND PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUING TO ENSURE THE TALENT'S MULTI-PHASED USE PATHWAY SYSTEM IS MEETING THE

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NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS CORE VALUE.

AND THIS CHAPTER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO INCLUDED SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS FOR THE TOWN OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER THAT CONVEY THE FINDINGS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE TOWN FOR CURRENT AND PARK, FUTURE PARK PLANNING.

THE OTHER SECTION IN THE GUIDEBOOK IS PROPERTY INVESTMENT, BUT THAT'S NOT CONSIDERED A CORE VALUE AND DID NOT HAVE A WORK GROUP ASSIGNED TO IT.

PRIORITY INVESTMENT.

INSTEAD PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, FOR PROJECTS TO USE THE FUNDS.

SO THIS IS THE WAY WE TALK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR PLAN AND OTHER APPROVED PLANS WITH OUR FORECAST OF REVENUES FOR THE CURRENT AND UPCOMING FISCAL YEARS.

SO LIKE I SAID, THIS SECTION DID NOT HAVE A WORK GROUP.

IT, UM, ASIDE FROM PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT COVERED THE TOWN'S BUDGET OR CIP PROCESS, AND MUCH OF THE CONTENT IS DEVISED THROUGH WORKING WITH JOHN AND SCOTT AND STAFF TO IDENTIFY GOALS THAT WOULD FOCUS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND SOME OF THOSE KEY IDEAS AGAIN ARE GROWING REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BY SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, TO ENGAGE CITIZENS IN THE CIP PROCESS, TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE CONSIDERED TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NEW AND OLD ADOPTED PLANS TO MAINTAIN THE CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, OR C NAP THAT SCOTT RECOMMENDED TRIAGING HERE, COMING UP THIS SPRING AND COORDINATE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS ON ENHANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES.

SO THAT HOPEFULLY GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.

THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE DOCUMENT, THE WORK GROUPS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT PARTICIPATED WERE VERY, VERY PASSIONATE.

UM, I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONSISTENCY WITH WHAT YOUR STRATEGIC OUTCOMES ARE.

I KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER IN YOUR AGENDA, BUT, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, SIMILAR THOUGHT COMING OUT FROM STAFF, FROM COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS EXCITING AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD THE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THANKS JENNIFER.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YES, YES, JENNIFER, UH, EXCELLENT REPORT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WOULD YOU BE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND US YOUR NOTES TO COUNSEL? SURE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, I INFERRED, UH, THAT STAFF SAW CERTAIN THINGS RISING TO THE TOP.

WAS THERE ANY ATTEMPT TO GRAPHICALLY DEPICT THE INTERCONNECTIONS, UH, WITH THE CORE VALUES OF A PARTICULAR INITIATIVE? SO BETWEEN THE CORE VALUES AND THE GOALS, WHICH ONES LIKE MULTIPLE PLACES? YES.

UM, IN, NOT IN THE GUIDEBOOK, BUT IN OUR PLAN, I BELIEVE IN ONE OF THE APPENDIX, THERE'S A WAY TO SORT WHETHER IT'S, UM, THE ELEMENT AND WHICH CORE VALUES IT GOES INTO, OR WHICH GOALS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CORE VALUES, BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF, UM, ELEMENTS THAT CAME UP REPEATEDLY, WHETHER IT WAS, UM, HOUSING AND SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE FRONT HERE OF THE KEY THEMES, UM, TALK TO COMMUNITY, UM, KEY COMMUNITY THEMES ON PAGE FOUR, UM, PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, EXCELLENCE, UM, QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARTS CULTURE, RECREATION, BEST-IN-CLASS FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE REGION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE EFFICIENT, SECURE PUBLIC SERVICES.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND THEN THEY FOCUSED THEIR GOALS BASED ON THEIR CORE VALUE AND WHICH WAS FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER.

WELL, IS SHE LET'S MOVE IT NOW? NOT A QUESTION.

UM, ALSO A COMMENT I WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, JENNIFER AND MANY OTHERS, UH, POURED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS EFFORT.

UM, AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE JENNIFER PROBABLY KNOWS A LOT BETTER THAN I DO THE AMOUNT OF ALSO COMMUNITY HOURS THAT WILL POUR IT INTO THIS DOCUMENT IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEERS.

AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THAT THAT GROUP WAS, WAS VERY DIVERSE.

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UM, TO THE POINT WHERE, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC MAY EVEN HAD TO HAVE TAKEN TIME OFF FROM THEIR BUSY JOBS TO PARTICIPATE.

THANKS.

UM, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE STAFF AND ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY FOR A JOB WELL DONE WITH THIS DOCUMENT.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

WELL, INDEED, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING TWO DAYS REALLY DIVING INTO IT.

AND AS JENNIFER SAID, YOU KNOW, SHE WANTED TO GIVE THIS BACKDROP ON THE VALUES BECAUSE IT'S CONTEXT AND TRULY THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE MORNING HAS BEEN ABOUT.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF WHAT YOU ALL JOINTLY INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN JOINTLY BELIEVED TO BE TRUE OR HOPE WILL BE TRUE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ISLAND, THE CONTEXT OF WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN 2020, WHERE YOU ARE FINANCIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THEN CONNECTING IT ALL TO OUR PLAN.

THE OTHER PIECE OF CONTEXT THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT AS YOU GO ABOUT PRIORITIZING IS TO RECONNECT WITH THE WORK THAT WE DID LAST YEAR AS A GROUP.

AND SO WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER, WE SPENT SOME TIME DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IDENTIFIED THREE STRATEGIC OUTCOMES, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION AND BEST IN CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE SEE IN OUR OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN LOTS OF COMMUNITIES, WE SEE COMP PLANS OVER HERE, STRATEGIC PLANS OVER HERE, THE PARKS AND REC PLAN HERE, THE BIKE PLAN HERE, THE TREE PLAN HERE, ALL THESE PLANNING EFFORTS, AND WHAT'S UNIQUE HERE IN HILTON HEAD IS THIS, UM, DESIRE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT CONNECTING ALL THESE PLANS.

AND SO THE COMP PLAN IS THIS LONG-TERM, UM, LOOK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU WANT AND YOUR, YOUR PRESENCE IN THE REGION AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT EACH OF THOSE VALUES MAKE.

BUT IT BEGINS TO CONNECT TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH THE CONNECTION WITH THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THOSE THREE STRATEGIC OUTCOMES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A MATCHING GAME IF YOU WILL, TODAY.

AND I HAVE, UM, FIRST OF ALL, JUST IN TERMS OF RESOURCES.

SO YOU HAVE THE GUIDEBOOK, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

I THINK IF IT FITS IN A POCKET, YOU SHOULD KEEP IT WITH YOU ALWAYS.

UM, THERE'S ALSO A DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT HAS THE CORE VALUES.

UM, AND THEN EACH OF THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES, AND THIS MAY BE HELPFUL AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO REFER TO, UM, I HAVE, UH, WITH THE HELP OF OUR CREATIVE SERVICES TEAM, EACH OF THOSE GOALS, YES.

GOALS.

I'VE GOT TO USE MY WORDS RIGHT ON THESE LITTLE CARDS.

AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS READ THE GOAL AND ASK YOU WHERE YOU WOULD PUT IT EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION BEST IN CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

WE REALLY WANT TO CREATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND THE COMP PLAN.

SO IT'S, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL START SLOW AND SEE HOW WE GO AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW FAST WE CAN GO.

IS EVERYBODY OKAY? IN TERMS OF BREAK, DOES ANYONE NEED A QUICK BREAK? OKAY.

LUNCHES AT 1230 AND WE WILL BE DONE WITH THIS BEFORE THAT.

SO THE VERY FIRST ONE UNDER RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE, ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SHOUT IT OUT.

WHERE DOES IT GO? EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION BEST IN CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

SO ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT FOR HERE FOR NOW AND WITH THE NOTE, AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS, EXCUSE ME, THAT IT'LL CONNECT IN, YOU KNOW, THEY CONTRIBUTED MULTIPLE PLACES, KIND OF LIKE WHAT DAVID WAS ASKING ABOUT FOR ALL OF THESE, BUT IT'LL BE THE SAME.

SO WE JUST WANT TO FIND ITS BEST HOME AND CREATE THAT CONNECTION.

WHAT IS GOING ON? GOTCHA.

OUR PLACE ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SO THAT'S IMPORTANT.

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AND THEN THERE'S OUR PEOPLE AND THEN OUR PLANNING PROCESS.

SO OUR PEOPLE IS THAT HERE OR PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

WE KNOW IT'S NOT SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

WHERE DO YOU WANT IT PROSPERITY? IS IT SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING AND JUST A QUICK NOTE TO REMEMBER, TO TURN YOUR MICROPHONE OFF AND MAYBE I'LL HEAR YOU BETTER TOO.

AND THEN OUR PLANNING AND PROCESS OKAY.

SO I'M GOING TO GO WHEREVER SOMEONE SAYS IT, IF YOU DISAGREE, WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION.

SO WE'LL, BUT WE'LL TRY TO KIND OF MOVE THROUGH THIS THAT ALSO COULD FALL UNDER BEST-IN-CLASS.

IT SEEMS TO ME.

BEST-IN-CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

SO OUR PLANNING AND PROCESSES, WHAT DO YOU THINK? DO YOU WANT TO JOHN HERE? IT'S HARD TO PUT IN ONLY ONE.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

I KNOW I'M SO MEAN THOUGH.

ARE TOUGH.

WASTE.

SO WE'RE ONTO THE SECOND, UM, CORE VALUE WASTE TO WORK TOWARDS A TOWN-WIDE ZERO WASTE MODEL.

BEST-IN-CLASS BEST-IN-CLASS GREE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO BECOME A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY BEST-IN-CLASS IT CONTRIBUTES BOTH.

WE'LL PUT IT IN BEST IN CLASS WATER TO MONITOR OUR WATER RESOURCE SO THAT IT IS CLEAN, ABUNDANT, AND AVAILABLE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

LIFE'S NOT MUCH GOOD WITHOUT WATER, RIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

ENERGY TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USAGE AND EXPAND THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION RESILIENCE TO PREPARE A PLAN, TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR AND TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS BEST IN CLASS, BEST IN CLASS AIR QUALITY TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY BY REDUCING AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS.

BEST-IN-CLASS WELL QUALITY OF LIFE.

EITHER ONE WE'LL GO QUALITY OF LIFE.

IT WAS SLIGHTLY LOUDER TRANSPORTATION.

SO THIS IS MOVING ON TO REVITALIZING AND MODERNIZING THE ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND AROUND HILTON HEAD ISLAND SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

BUSINESSES TO ATTRACT MORE DIVERSE BUSINESSES, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WITH HIGH INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY AND A SMALL FOOTPRINT BRAND TO MANAGE EVOLVING ECONOMIC GROWTH WHILE MAINTAINING HILTON HEAD ISLANDS, UNIQUE AESTHETIC TOURISM TO EXPLORE, UNDERSTAND, PREPARE FOR, AND ADAPT TO THE FUTURE OF TOURISM PROSPERITY POPULATION TO ATTRACT A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC LOCAL POPULATION, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

THAT WORKED FOR YOU, DAVID.

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BEST-IN-CLASS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

WORKFORCE TO HAVE A HIGH-QUALITY SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION EDUCATION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS EQUITABLE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION OPTIONS WERE HILTON.

HEAD ISLAND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN EPICENTER OF LIFELONG LEARNING BEST IN CLASS .

THESE ARE NOW WE'VE MOVED INTO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE, MULTIPLE DIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY HISTORIC SITE VENUES TO IDENTIFY AND RE-IMAGINE HISTORIC PLACES AND VENUES SO THAT THEY ARE INVITING AND ACCESSIBLE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO FOSTER CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENTIRE ISLAND, QUALITY, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AWARENESS AND RESPECT FOR OUR CORE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, PROMOTING INCLUSIVENESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.

DIVERSITY TO RECOGNIZE RESPECT AND PROMOTE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DIVERSITY ON THE ISLAND NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE.

CULTURAL TOURISM TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND CULTURAL TOURISM EQUITABLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION, HEALTHCARE TO FOSTER A QUALITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND HEALTH EDUCATION THAT ARE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND BENEFICIAL FOR ALL, SOUNDED LIKE A CHOIR, THEN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION TO BUILD DIVERSITY AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE MOVING INTO BUILDING A CONNECTED AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY FABRIC TO BUILD DIVERSITY AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION, QUALITY OF LIFE.

YEAH, IT COULD GO IN EITHER ONE TO BUILD DIVERSITY AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S TRUE? IT DOES.

IT DOES.

MAYBE THAT'S OUR CLUE THEN TO PROMOTE DESIGNS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT CAPITALIZE ON OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS REINFORCING OUR UNIQUE SENSE OF PLACE BEST IN CLASS.

AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS THERE ARE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AS ONE OF THOSE STRATEGIES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO STREETSCAPE AND VIRAL STRATEGIES, STRATEGIES DIDN'T HELP.

YOU'RE NOT SURE.

I'LL READ IT AGAIN TO PROMOTE DESIGNS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT CAPITALIZE ON OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, REINFORCING OUR UNIQUE SENSE OF PLACE.

I'D SAY BEST IN CLASS, BEST IN CLASS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND FACILITIES, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES TALK ABOUT MAYBE THE ROLE THAT YOU ALL PLAY IN REVIEWING THINGS THAT COME TO YOU THAT WILL BECOME PART OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IN PLANNING AND BUILDING SO CAPITALIZE ON OUR NATURAL BEAUTY

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THE CLUES ARE TOUGH.

THIS ONE'S HARD.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT? YOU WANT TO BE WITH BILL? ARE YOU SURE? GLEN.

FOLLOW THE MONEY YOU WANT TO DO WITH GLENN, BUT NOT WITH BILL NOW WE FEEL, BUT WITH GLEN.

OKAY, WELL WE'RE CLEAR THEN.

COLLABORATION TO ENABLE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO COLLABORATE AROUND COMMON VALUES AND CELEBRATE THE REALIZATION OF SHARED OBJECTIVES.

THIS ONE MIGHT BE TOO EASY TO FOSTER AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS, OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCES FOR VISITORS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR WORKFORCE.

ONCE AGAIN, IT'S IN THE TITLE, RIGHT PLANNING.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXPANDING TO EMBRACE AN INTEGRATED REGIONAL FOCUS TO ENABLE INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN REGIONAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AS A BUILT IN PART OF THE EVERYDAY PROCESS.

OH, REALLY INNOVATIVE.

YEAH, IT SAYS ENABLE INNOVATION AND THEN IT SAYS EXCELLENCE AND BUILT-IN EVERYDAY PROCESSES.

SO WE CAN'T GO WRONG HERE.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TURNING ON ALL THE MICROPHONES SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM YOU, SO THAT THERE'S, YOU CAN HEAR WHEN YOU ALL ARE JUMPING IN.

SO JUST LEAVE THEM ON IS THE IDEA THERE'S ONE THAT REGIONAL FOCUS GOING TO REQUIRE SOME INNOVATION THAT WE HAVEN'T DISPLAYED.

SO IT PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

WORKFORCE HOUSING TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF WORKFORCE HOUSING ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND IN THE REGION.

I THINK THAT'S PROSPERITY FOR SOME IT'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

YOU SEE IT AS BEST IN CLASS.

TALK ABOUT WHY YOU SEE IT, THOSE DIFFERENT WAYS.

THAT'S ALL THREE, THREE SIDES IN TERMS OF PROSPERITY OF WHERE A COMMUNITY OF ONE, UH, WORKFORCE HOUSING, UH, HOWEVER WE FEEL WITH IT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MULTIPLE WAYS.

UM, AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT ALL, ALL BOATS RISING TOGETHER, THE ONES THAT DON'T HAVE HOLES IN THEM.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

THAT'S US.

THAT'S THE CASE WHO SAID BEST IN CLASS.

TAMRA.

UM, THE REASON I DID IS BECAUSE WHAT YOU THINK OF OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO BE THINKING IN TERMS OF PRESENTING A BUILDING THAT A NEW ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY, WHERE PEOPLE THRIVE, THAT IT IS A STANDARD FOR ALL PEOPLE TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF PROVIDING NOT JUST HOUSING, BUT AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE THE BEST IN CLASS, THE BEST THAT'S OUT THERE, NOT THE ORDINARY, BUT THE EXCEPTION.

AND DAVID, YOU SAID THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SOME PEOPLE, WHAT'S THE CASE, MAKE THE CASE CHOICE OF HOUSING ON HILTON HEAD SHOULD TOUCH ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION.

AND WORKFORCE HOUSING IS ONE OF THEM.

SO WITHOUT A VIABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM, WE HAVE RELEGATED SOME PEOPLE TO A LIFE THAT IS OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY.

SO THREE OF YOU MADE A CASE, SO ALEX, WHAT DID YOU HEAR? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I, I SEE IT AS A

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QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND I'M GOING BACK TO PEOPLE.

UM, THOSE THAT WOULD, UH, LIVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I MEAN, DID PEOPLE LET'S START THERE.

BUT, UH, THEY ALSO, UH, PROVIDING SERVICES FATHERS.

UM, AND THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE.

UH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR A MILLION DOLLAR HOME.

WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

SO THE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE TO ME IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THAT.

AND IF WE APPROACH IT THAT WAY, I THINK WE'LL BE MOVING IN A BETTER DIRECTION IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

GLEN, WHAT DID YOU HEAR WHEN YOU HEARD THOSE THREE CASES MADE QUALITY OF LIFE? OKAY.

ALMOST ALL OF FOLLOWING.

LET ME DO YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB LAST YEAR, RIGHT.

SO, AND THAT'S GOOD.

AND YOU, WHAT YOU WANT IS THAT YOU WANT THE, THE, THE TRIFECTA, YOU WANT THEM TO TOUCH ON ALL THE AREAS, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CREATE THOSE CONNECTIONS.

AND EVEN AS YOU LISTEN TODAY TO HOW PEOPLE WOULD PUT THEM IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND WHY, I THINK YOU BEGIN TO SEE THE VALUES THAT YOU ALL SHARE, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

AND ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT WHERE YOUR ENERGY IS GOING.

SO WE'RE KIND OF GETTING SOME ENERGY AROUND PUTTING THIS IN QUALITY OF LIFE.

TOM, WHAT DO YOU HEAR? UH, I THINK REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD WE TRY, WE WON'T BE BEST IN CLASS.

AS IT PERTAINS TO WORKFORCE HOUSING WORKFORCE HOUSING IS ONE ELEMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THEREFORE ANYTHING WE DO ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING SIDE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE.

AND I THINK IT'S CLOSELY TIED TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE BUSINESSES ON THE ISLAND.

SO I THINK AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO WORKFORCE HOUSING AS ONE ELEMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UH, WOULD ACCRUE TO ISLAND PROSPERITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT BELONGS THE PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION MAYOR.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU'RE WITH TOM.

SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO, UM, DAVID AND TAMRA THEN AND SEE, WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN CONVINCED TO MOVE IT? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'VE HEARD ALL THESE.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME, SORRY.

UM, IS, UH, WELL, I AGREE THAT IT'S CERTAINLY THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THAN.

I JUST HOPE THAT THAT IN TERMS OF THE FACILITY, IT'S JUST NOT, IT'S NOT JUST A SHELTER, IT'S NOT JUST A BED.

GOTCHA.

AND TO FOLKS WHO ARE RESIDENTS IN ORDER, OR JUST SEEN AS, UM, OUR WORKERS PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FUTURE HISTORY.

AND SO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY, I THINK WE STILL NEED THE BEST IN CLASS, BUT THOSE FACILITIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE LIFE PROGRAM.

SO, ALL RIGHT, DAVID BREAK OUR TIE.

HOW INCONSISTENT? INTERESTING.

PUT IT IN PROSPERITY.

BUT, BUT I THINK THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT, UH, AND I'M JUST USING A CRASS, UH, COMPARISON OR CONTRAST, UM, PROSPERITY, UH, IT'S WIDGETS AND EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

IT'S PEOPLE WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS WHEN WE DID THE SORT OF THE VERY FIRST ONES, YOU ALL PUT PEOPLE IN PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION AND PLACE IN QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE'LL SIT WITH IT THERE.

WE'LL SEE HOW THIS ALL SHAKES OUT.

UM, GOOD CONVERSATION THOUGH, AND IMPORTANT TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT LENSES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE THROUGH TRANSPORTATION TO INCREASE ACCESS BETWEEN HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE REGION THROUGH A VIABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

YES, YES.

AMEN.

AND WHERE DOES IT GO BEST IN CLASS, INNOVATIVE.

INNOVATIVE.

TO LEAD THE REASON REGION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES, TOURISM TO EXPAND TOURISM FOCUS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DIVERSE OFFERINGS ACROSS THE REGION PROSPERITY.

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TRANSPORTATION AGAIN ON THE LAND TO ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED ISLAND SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, INTEGRATED ISLAND SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IS THAT BEST-IN-CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

TO RIGHT SIZE, THE AIRPORTS, CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS.

WHAT'D YOU SAY, GLENN TO RIGHT-SIZE THE AIRPORTS CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS BIG ENOUGH.

YOU DON'T WANT IT ANY BIGGER.

IT'S JUST RIGHT.

SO WHERE DO YOU WANT IT BEST IN CLASS QUALITY OF LIFE, PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

YOU DON'T SEE IT FITTING.

OOH.

I THINK WE CAN PUT IT IN SIZE AND THE AIRPORT IS EITHER A QUALITY OF LIFE OR A PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION.

IT COULD GO IN EITHER PLACE QUALITY.

GLEN'S GOING TO REMIND YOU OF THAT.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE AIRPORT, ALL RIGHT.

RESILIENCE TO PLAN FOR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, BEST IN CLASS WITHOUT HESITATION UTILITIES, TO FOSTER SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND RESILIENT UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR THE ISLAND.

BEST-IN-CLASS PUBLIC SERVICES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT AND SECURE PUBLIC SERVICES TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS.

I'M GONNA LOWER THIS.

I GUESS WE'RE GETTING SOME FEEDBACK ON THE, SEE, I DON'T KNOW.

HOUSING TO PROMOTE HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE POPULATIONS ON THE ISLAND QUALITY OF LIFE.

TECHNOLOGY TO ANTICIPATE POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND RESOURCE INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO EMBRACE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

BEST-IN-CLASS OKAY.

NOW WE'RE ON PARKS AND RECREATION COMMUNITY VALUE TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AND PRIORITIZE THE VALUE PARKS AND RECREATION.

ADD TO THE ISLAND COMMUNITY BEST IN CLASS TO PROVIDE BEST IN CLASS RECREATION, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE ISLANDS, PUBLIC PARKS.

THAT'S TOO EASY, RIGHT? I DIDN'T EVEN NEED YOU TO TELL ME WAS A GIVEAWAY PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE NATURAL AMENITIES AND CULTURAL ASSETS OF THE ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC PARKS.

TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT FUNDS, TO CONSTRUCT NEW REDEVELOP AS NEEDED AND MAINTAIN ALL PARKS IN BEST IN CLASS CONDITION.

QUALITY OF LIFE, WATER TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER ACCESS, QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE PATHWAYS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE MULTI-USE PATHWAY NETWORK ON THE ISLAND FOR RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION SPORTS, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR SPORTS TOURISM ON THE ISLAND, PROSPERITY IN THE PATIENT OR FUNDING

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ANOTHER EASY ONE FOR THE FACILITATOR LIKE IT.

AND OUR LAST ONE ACCESSIBILITY TO PROMOTE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS FOR ALL PARKS, FACILITIES AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING, BEST IN CLASS QUALITY OF LIFE, QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO 21 OF YOUR 48 FIT IN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE OTHER 27, YOU MADE A CASE THAT IT COULD GO THERE.

I THINK, AND THEN WE'VE GOT 13 IN PROSPERITY AND INNOVATION, UM, 14 AND BEST IN CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TILTED TOWARDS QUALITY OF LIFE.

UM, AND THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, AS IT, AS QUALITY OF LIFE, AS YOU ALL HAVE DEFINED IT, UM, A YEAR, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THESE OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO GET IT.

THERE'S THAT STRONG INNER CONNECTION.

SO I WANT TO GO AHEAD THEN AND GIVE YOU GUYS A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, UM, FIVE MINUTES.

AND WE'LL CHECK IN ON LUNCH.

FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS NEXT EXERCISE USING YOUR CLICKERS.

SO, UM, I'VE SAVED THE PROCESSING, THE PANDEMIC FOR AFTER LUNCH.

UM, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS NOW, NEAR NEXT SORT IN THE NEXT 45 MINUTES.

I HEAR A CLICKING.

OH, IT'S THAT? OKAY.

OH, GOT IT.

UM, SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO THROUGH EACH OF THE 48 THINGS THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH REALLY DISTRACTED AS YOU'VE JUST LEARNED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE 48 ITEMS, AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SORT THEM AS NOW, SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE WITHIN THIS GOAL ARE THINGS YOU WANT TO SEE THAT THE TOWN HAS POTENTIALLY START WORKING ON IN THE NEXT 12 PLUS MONTHS, OR IT COULD BE NEAR THAT THOSE STRATEGIES ARE THINGS THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT AND KIND OF AN IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 MONTHS OR NEXT IT'S IT'S THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW.

SO NOW NEAR OR NEXT AT THE GOAL LEVEL, WE ARE GOING TO LATER.

SO THIS IS A SWORD.

IT IS NOT A PRIORITIZATION LATER.

WE ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE AT THE STRATEGY LEVEL, ANYTHING THAT IS NOW OR NEAR.

SO DID I MENTION THAT SOME OF THIS COULD GET A LITTLE TEDIOUS, SO WE'RE KIND OF EASING YOU INTO WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO, BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO START DISCERNING A SENSE OF PRIORITY THAT IS GOING TO BE COMMUNICATING TO THE TOWN STAFF, WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING TO BE TAKING, WHAT IMPLEMENTATION LOOKS LIKE.

SO NOW NEAR NEXT, UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE CLICKERS.

SO DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THE CLICKERS? UM, SO EVERYBODY HAS A CLICKER IN FRONT OF THEM, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE A SERIES OF 48 QUESTIONS ON THE SCREEN.

UM, FOR EACH OF THESE QUESTIONS, YOU'RE REALLY ONLY GOING TO BE USING THE TOP THREE BUTTONS.

SO THE ONE, THE TWO AND THE THREE, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH QUESTION.

EACH QUESTION WILL GENERATE A GRAPH.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE FEEL OF THE GROUP IS.

AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

AND WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION WHEN THERE ARE TIES, BUT, OKAY.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M STILL GONNA, I'M GONNA PUT ON THE MAGIC WALL WHERE THEY LAND NOW NEAR NEXT.

ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS OUR PLACE

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NOW, NEAR NEXT POLLING, IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE AND YOU WANT TO HIT A DIFFERENT NUMBER, THAT'S OKAY UNTIL WE SAY POLLING CLOSED, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR POLL.

SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS YOU'RE GOING TO RATE OUR PLACE, ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

THIS IS THE PLACE ONE.

SO WE'VE GOT PLACE PEOPLE AND PLANNING AND PROCESSES.

SO NOW NEAR NEXT, WHEN KATHERINE HAS SEVEN, PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED IT.

THERE WE GO.

NOW, ALL RIGHT, OUR PEOPLE ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

OUR PLANNING AND PROCESSES.

SO AS YOU GO THROUGH THESE, AND I KNOW THE STRUGGLE IS REAL, UM, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU'RE, IF YOU USE THIS DOCUMENT TO KIND OF, AND LOOK AT THE STRATEGIES, IT MIGHT HELP INFORM YOUR SORT.

SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE TWO AND IT'S THREE, AND THEN ALL THE STRATEGIES ARE UNDER A 3.1 THROUGH 3.8, IT MIGHT HELP YOU DECIDE WHETHER YOU THINK IT'S NOW NEAR OR NEXT IN THIS FIRST SORT AGAIN, WE AREN'T DOING THE NEXT LEVEL OF PRIORITIZATION YET.

NOW ARE NEAR OR NEXT.

IT'S NOT.

IT'S MY RINGTONE THOUGH, BUT IT'S NOT ME MISSING ONE.

GOT IT.

SO WASTE TO WORK TOWARDS A TOWN-WIDE ZERO WASTE MODEL UM, NEAR AND NEXT.

UM, I'D LIKE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SINCE IT'S VERY CLOSE HERE TO TALK ABOUT MAYBE ONE PERSON TALK ABOUT WHY MIR AND ONE PERSON TALK ABOUT WHY NEXT SO WERE YOU, UH, ARE YOU THINKING NOW NEAR OR NEXT THEN BILL, YOU PUT NEXT? I PUT NEAR, BECAUSE FAILURE SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO IF WE DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS OKAY.

WOULD YOU ALL TURN YOUR MICS ON YOU CAN'T TURN ON FOUR IS THE MOST THAT WE DO, WE STRATEGICALLY PLACED THEM.

SO BILL TOM, UM, DAVID AND ALEX, IS THAT, DOES THAT COVER US IF WE DO THAT? YEAH.

PERFECT.

AND YOU CAN MOVE YOURS A LITTLE BIT.

I PICKED UP ON THE BODY LANGUAGE, JUST LIKE THAT.

WE'LL SEE IF THIS HELPS.

SO I'M SORRY, GLENN, YOU WERE MAKING THE CASE FOR IT'S CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE WORKING TOWARDS.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE TECHNOLOGY OR THE STUDY IN PLACE TO BE ACCOMPLISHING THAT NOW.

SO THAT'S WHY I SAID NEAR OKAY.

NEAR.

OR DO YOU WANT IT NEXT? SO YOU'RE VERY CLOSE ON THIS ONE.

THIS NEARER YOU WANT NEXT.

YEAH, IF YOU PUT IT IN NEXT, IT GETS LOST TO THE FUTURE.

SO I HAD SELECTED NEAR FOR THAT REASON.

BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY.

I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN NEAR.

WE CAN

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MOVE IT LATER.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO BECOME A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY.

WE'RE GOING WITH NOW WATER TO MONITOR OUR WATER RESOURCE SO THAT IT IS CLEAN, ABUNDANT AND AVAILABLE.

MONITOR OUR WATER RESOURCE.

SO IT'S CLEAN, ABUNDANT AND AVAILABLE.

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ON HILTON HEAD.

LOOK AT THAT SENSE OF AGREEMENT.

NICE ENERGY TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USAGE AND EXPAND THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.

NEXT RESILIENCE TO PLAN, TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR AND TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.

NOW IS NOW IS CLOSER TO NEXT WEEK.

DO YOU LIKE THE CLICKERS? AREN'T THEY FUN SURVEY SAYS WE HAVE SEVEN YET.

IT'S A THEORETICAL POSSIBILITY.

STILL WAITING, MISSING ONE.

WE'RE MISSING ONE PERSON.

SO EVERYONE JUST RE HIT YOUR NUMBER AGAIN.

SO WE KNOW DO WE DON'T HAVE TO JUST HIT IT AGAIN.

SO WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY'S ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO THIS.

UM, I WANT TO FIGURE OUT SOMEBODY WHOSE CLICKER MIGHT NOT BE WORKING, RIGHT.

SO WILL YOU CLEAR WHAT'S THERE IS UP THE THING YOU CAN DO.

THE TECHNOLOGY ESCAPES ME.

WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR IT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU DO IT ONE AT A TIME, JUST SO I KNOW IF THE CLICKER'S WORKING OR IF WE NEED TO GIVE YOU A NEW ONE.

HOLD ON.

ALEX, WOULD YOU GO FIRST WORK? GLENN, DAVID, JOHN, TOM TAMRA.

NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE GOT IT NOW.

AIR QUALITY TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY BY REDUCING AND MINIMIZING EMISSIONS NOW, NEAR NEXT.

BRAND TO MANAGE EVOLVING ECONOMIC GROWTH WHILE MAINTAINING HILTON HEAD ISLAND'S UNIQUE AESTHETIC TOURISM TO EXPLORE, UNDERSTAND, PREPARE FOR AND ADAPT TO THE FUTURE OF TOURISM.

TRANSPORTATION TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND AROUND HILTON HEAD ISLAND BUSINESS TO ATTRACT MORE DIVERSE BUSINESSES, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WITH HIGH INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY AND A SMALL FOOTPRINT

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OOH.

TIPPING TOWARDS NEXT.

INSTEAD OF NEAR OR 70 TOWARDS NEAR, INSTEAD OF NOW, ANYBODY BE UPSET.

IF I PUT IT IN NEAR TALK TO ME, TALK TO YOUR COLLEAGUES.

WHO DISAGREES? OR THE MICROPHONE'S JUST TIMING OUT.

IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON? YEAH.

SO WE'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE MAKE A STRONG CASE FOR NO, IT NEEDS TO BE NOW IT CAN'T BE NEAR OR NEXT, BUT THREE PEOPLE SAID NEAR AND ONE PERSON SAID NEXT, SO THAT'S TIPS US TO, TO NEAR.

SO TALK ABOUT WHY, TALK ABOUT WHY YOU PUT THE, PUT IT THERE NEAR.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF TOURISM.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT NOW.

AND THAT'S THE REASON I WOULD SAY THAT IS NEAR.

I WOULD ARGUE AGAINST THAT AND SAY, WE HAVE TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT OURSELVES.

SO, AND IN ADDITION TO HIS HAS TO ADAPT TO THE FUTURE OF TOURISM.

IN MY MIND, SOME OF THAT ALONG WITH THE EXPLORATION IS TO, UM, THINK INNOVATIVELY ABOUT WHAT OUR NEXT SOURCE OF TOURISM, OUR NEXT TOURIST IS LIKE, IS IT SPORTS, TOURISM? IS IT ECO TOURISM? IS IT HISTORICAL TOURISM? OKAY.

SO THE, THE, NOW PEOPLE ARE, ARE BEING THEY'RE STRONG HERE.

WILL YOU CLEAR THIS FOR ME? UM, THE, NOW PEOPLE ARE MAKING A STRONG CASE THE NEXT AND, AND NEAR, OR A LITTLE MORE QUIET.

I WANT YOU ALL TO TURN TO PAGE FIVE OF THIS.

I HAVE THIS DOCUMENT LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER NUMBER FOUR AND THEN RECAST YOUR CHOICE FOR NOW, NEAR OR NEXT.

AND WE PUT IT WHERE IT SAYS TO PUT IT WHILE EVERYONE'S READING.

CAN I JUST, SO WHEN I READ NUMBER POOR, RIGHT? UM, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF CONTINUE WORDS AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THE CONTINUE WORDS, UM, GO WITH EXPLORE AND THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO I THINK THERE'S JUST SOME CLARIFICATION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE IN THAT ONE TO BEGIN WITH, BUT WE HAVE SEVEN YET.

I HAVE SIX, SEVEN.

YOU WEREN'T COMPELLING.

GOOD JOB.

OF FIVE WHEN YOU GET AN INDICATION.

POPULATION TO ATTRACT A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC LOCAL POPULATION.

NOW, NEAR NEXT, CAN YOU BREAK THAT OUT? AND THEN COHORTS ARE JUST SAYING NUMBERS IN GENERAL.

SO JENNIFER, THAT'S A QUESTION I CAN'T ANSWER.

UM, WHAT, WHAT BILL WAS ASKING ON THIS ONE, IT SAYS TO ATTRACT AND A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC LOCAL POPULATION.

DO WE BREAK OUT THE TERM POPULATION OR IS IT JUST GENERIC POPULATION? YOU HAVE TO READ THE, READ THE SUBSET

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SO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, RETIREES, RETIREES, HEALTHY AGING POPULATION.

THAT'S HELPFUL.

THIS, I THINK THIS AS YOU'LL LOOK IS GOING TO BE A GOOD GUIDE FOR YOU.

WORKFORCE TO HAVE A HIGH QUALITY SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE.

ONE PROBLEM I HAVE IS 6.4, WHERE IT SAYS, EVALUATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTED.

YOU WERE COMMITTED TO COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS.

SO WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO TODAY IS EDIT YOUR PLAN BECAUSE YOU'VE ADOPTED IT.

RIGHT? SO THAT TYPE OF, UM, CLARIFICATION THOUGH, I THINK IF THIS BECOMES A TOP PRIORITY IS HELPFUL TO THE STAFF AS THEY WORK ON IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.

SO NOW EDUCATION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS EQUITABLE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION OPTIONS.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE ISLAND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN EPICENTER OF LIFELONG LEARNING NOW IN YOUR NEXT .

WE HAVE ANYTHING BY NEXT.

SAY IT AGAIN.

WE GOT TO BUY NET NEAR AND TO BUY NEXT.

WHERE WE GOT SIX.

I NEED ONE MORE HERE, EVERYBODY AT YOUR BUTTON AGAIN.

IT'S STILL AT SIX.

BILL HIT YOUR BUTTON AGAIN.

VOTED CAMERA.

HIT YOUR BUTTON AGAIN.

JUST THE SAME LINE, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO SEVEN.

NOW I GOT IT.

I THINK IT'S YOUR, IT'S HIS CLICKER.

I'M GOING TO SWITCH IT OUT.

OH GOODNESS.

HERE WE GO.

AGAIN, TIPPING TOWARDS NEAR AND NEXT.

UM, SO SOMEBODY WHO SAID NEAR OR NEXT MAKE YOUR CASE.

I SAID NEAR, BECAUSE I DON'T, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT ALL THE TOOLS IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO WE NEED TO GATHER THOSE TOOLS IN ORDER TO GET THAT GOAL ACCOMPLISHED.

SOMEBODY WHO PUT IT AS NOW, WHAT WAS THE URGENCY FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? THANK YOU.

AND EDUCATION IS EVERYTHING.

AND WHEN YOU DIVE INTO THIS AND IT TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, UH, THE, THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS JUST TO DEAL TODAY, THEY, FOR A VERY LONG TIME, UH, YOU'LL FOLKS WOULD MAYBE CHOOSE TO HAVE EDUCATION AS A, AS A PLATFORM ITEM WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, YOU ON HILTON HEAD AND NEVER REALLY, UH, EMBRACED IT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT, UH, ARE IN THAT BUSINESS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT AFFECTS US TREMENDOUSLY.

UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A QUALITY WORKFORCE ON HILTON, HEAD EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FOLKS WANTING TO POTENTIALLY RELOCATE TO THIS AREA, EDUCATION IS A BIG PIECE OF THAT.

UH, SO TO ME, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A NOW AND HOW WE SUPPORT THE, THE ENTITIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.

WITH ALEX CONSPICUOUS BY ITS ABSENCE.

IT WAS MAYBE CASE YOU'VE HEARD A CASE ON EITHER SIDE.

ANYBODY WANT TO GO? I WOULD AGREE WITH, I WOULD AGREE

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HERE IS THE, UH, LOW COUNTRY TECHNICAL IT'S NOT NAMED.

WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR THIS AND HAVE YOU RECAST AND SEE IF ANYONE WAS COMPELLING.

HISTORIC SITES AND VENUES TO IDENTIFY AND RE-IMAGINED HISTORIC PLACES AND VENUES SO THAT THEY ARE INVITING AND ACCESSIBLE NOW IN YOUR NEXT OKAY.

TWO MORE TO GO.

HERE WE GO.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FOSTER TO FOSTER CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE ISLAND.

NOW, NEAR NEXT.

ONE MORE, PLEASE BEAR.

OOH.

INTERESTING.

I'M HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING EQUITABLY.

IT'S A NEAR NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AWARENESS AND RESPECT FOR CORE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, PROMOTING INCLUSIVENESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.

DIVERSITY TO RECOGNIZE, RESPECT AND PROMOTE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DIVERSITY ON THE ISLAND NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE, TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND CULTURAL TOURISM EQUITABLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

YOU WANT TO LOOK TOO.

LET'S SEE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS PROVIDES ANY HELP WITH EQUITABLY IN TERMS OF A DEFINITION BY LOOKING AT THE STRATEGY.

THAT'S THE REASON I ASKED THAT IS WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, SOME I WOULD CHARACTERIZE AS A LEADING RESOURCES THAT CREATE A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST FROM A LARGE POPULATION.

AND WE MAY HAVE OTHERS THAT DON'T ENJOY THAT LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST.

SO FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, YOU TREAT EVERYBODY EQUALLY OR NOT TO IMPLY BALANCE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY.

AND SO WHEN I HEAR THAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT IT'S SAYING IS WITH REGARD TO TOURISM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT, THAT IT PEOPLE RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM IT, EQUITABLY THAT WE DON'T EXPLOIT THE CULTURAL TOURISM.

WE HAVE AN EQUITABLE OUTCOME BALANCE.

SEE THE WORDS AGAIN FOR ME, BALANCE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY, BALANCE, FAIRNESS, AND EQUALITY.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT ONE MORE, PLEASE.

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EVERYBODY TRY AGAIN.

IT'S STILL AT SIX BILL.

TRY YOURS AGAIN.

HIT IT ONE MORE TIME.

HERE WE GO.

HEALTHCARE TO FOSTER, A QUALITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND HEALTH EDUCATION THAT ARE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND BENEFICIAL FOR ALL.

NOW IN YOUR, I GOT SIX ART'S CULTURAL AND RECREATION TO BUILD DIVERSITY AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION.

THEY'LL HIT YOURS AGAIN.

THERE WE GO.

GOT IT.

TO BUILD DIVERSITY AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OFFERINGS IN ARTS CULTURE AND RECREATION.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE DESIGNS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT CAPITALIZE ON OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, REINFORCING OUR UNIQUE SENSE OF PLACE.

COLLABORATION TO ENABLE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO COLLABORATE AROUND COMMON VALUES AND CELEBRATE THE REALIZATION OF SHARED OBJECTIVES.

IT'S INTERESTING.

IT'D BE GOOD TO HEAR YOU.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO DISPERSED.

I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, THERE'S ENERGY AROUND NOW, BUT THERE'S MORE ENERGY IN NEAR TO NEXT.

SO SOMEBODY LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE DECIDE WHO HAS IT IN NEXT SOMEBODY MAKE A CASE FOR NEXT.

I'LL JUST COMMENT.

I HIT ONE.

CAUSE I THINK HAVING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

NOW, IF YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH WHATEVER IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, IT, IT STRENGTHENS THE PLATFORM ON WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BUILD.

SO THAT'S WHY I PUT ONE.

SO YOU PUT, YOU PUT NOW GREAT.

WE'LL PUT, YEAH, DIMMER.

YOU'RE JUST A NUMBER OF THE ITEMS. SHARE DATA AND PLANNING REQUESTS TO HELP NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, MORE EFFECTIVELY MEET THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF WHAT HELPS US MAINTAIN OUR LIMITED SERVICES GOVERNMENT WE DEPEND ON ARE NON SO YOU'RE ALSO, NOW I AM.

SOMEBODY ELSE, ANOTHER VOICE, TOM, I THAT YOU WERE NOW.

JUST, I JUST DON'T SEE THAT AS BEING REALISTIC THEN FURTHER, IF WE ARE COLLABORATING, IT SEEMS TO ME WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER AND WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE CAN'T GET TOGETHER.

GLENN.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYTHING BEING A FIRST PRIORITY.

OH, THANK YOU STAFF HERE, HERE.

I MEAN, I

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SO THAT'S AT BEST NEAR THAT'S FAIR.

SO YOU SHARE, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO NEAR, I DON'T VIEW THIS AS AN AD HOC EFFORT.

I VIEW THIS AS SOMETHING VERY SYSTEMIC.

SO THAT'S WHY NOW.

WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE STRATEGIES BELOW THIS GOAL.

IF WE, EVEN IF I PUT IT IN, IN NEAR, UM, AND WITH TAMRA SHIFTING, I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'LL, I'LL PUT THIS.

QUALITY OF LIFE TO FOSTER AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS, OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCES FOR VISITORS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR WORKFORCE NOW, NEAR NEXT JULIA.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THESE STRATEGIES, THESE AREN'T NEW TOWN STAFF IS DOING A LOT OF THESE ONGOING, UH, LIKE THIS ONE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ROUTINELY WOULD DO, UH, AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM OF WORK.

SO THIS, THIS ISN'T NEW, THIS IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT PLANNING TO ENABLE INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN REGIONAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AS A BUILT-IN PART OF THE EVERYDAY PROCESS.

NOW NEAR NEXT, THIS IS ON PAGE NINE.

THAT'S HELPFUL.

WORKFORCE HOUSING TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF WORKFORCE HOUSING ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND IN THE REGION.

NOW NEAR NEXT SAME SITUATION.

I'LL PUT IT IN THERE.

SOMEBODY JUMPS UP WITH, TO INCREASE ACCESS BETWEEN HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE REGION THREE VIABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT ONE NOW NEAR NEXT 1, 2, 3 INTERESTING ENVIRONMENT TO LEAD THE REGION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES TO LEAD THE REGION.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT ONE MORE BILL.

TRY AGAIN.

IT WASN'T YOU BILL IT WASN'T YOU THIS TIME.

IT WASN'T YOU THIS TIME.

WE HAVEN'T YET.

NO IT WASN'T.

ALEX GLENN, TRY DAVID.

YOU DID AGAIN? NO, TOM TAMRA.

IT STILL SAYS SIX.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR IT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ONE AT A TIME SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.

DON'T DON'T DON'T GO UNTIL I SAY GO.

ISN'T THAT PRETTY? SO PRETTY NAME THAT STATE.

YOUR NAME, THAT ANYBODY MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN, MAINE, YOUR

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CLOTHES, MASSACHUSETTS.

AND AGAIN, WITH THIS, THIS DYNAMIC, SO THIS IS, THIS IS, WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS TO ME IS THREE PEOPLE ARE SAYING NOW, AND FOUR PEOPLE ARE SAYING NEAR AND NEXT.

SO IT'S AN AREA WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TIP EITHER WAY IN AND PROBABLY WHEN WE GET TO THE STRATEGY LEVELS.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR FROM EACH OTHER AS WE DO THIS.

WHY NOW? OR WHY NEXT? UM, SO TO THE DEGREE THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO SHARE, I THINK THAT'S GOOD.

I WILL PUT IT IN NEAR, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT TIPS.

BUT I WANT TO HEAR, I WANT YOU ALL TO HEAR FROM ONE ANOTHER DAVID.

UH, NUMBER ONE, UH, ONE IT'S A PRIORITY THAT I THINK THIS COMMUNITY, UH, SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE.

AND THEN SECONDLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT HARD, HIGHER HURDLE TO LEAD THE REGION.

I THINK WE MAY BE LEADING IT.

NOW, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS PERPETUATE THE PRACTICES OR ENHANCE THE PRACTICES THAT ALLOWS US TO LEAD BEYOND THE REGION.

SO THAT WAS A, NOW SOMEBODY MAKE A NEXT CASE TO ME TO LEAD THE REGION AND NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR IS A LONGER TERM GOAL.

I AGREE WITH IN TERMS OF WHERE WE STAND IN THE REGION NOW, TO ME AS A REACH.

SO JUST HEAR THAT.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE ALL THESE OTHER THINGS IN A BIT, BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE COMING FROM.

WE'LL GO ON TO TOURISM, TO EXPAND TOURISM FOCUS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DIVERSE OFFERINGS ACROSS THE REGION NOW, NEAR YOUR NEXT.

THIS IS THE HOW EXCITING.

THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT TIME, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BREAK FOR LUNCH AT 1245.

I THINK WE CAN FINISH THIS AT, BY THEN.

SO THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY GOAL.

WE STILL HAVE 10 MINUTES.

SO TRANSPORTATION, UM, LAND TO ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED ISLAND SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.

NOW NEAR NEXT I'M AT SIX.

TRY AGAIN.

NO, NO, WE'LL USE A DIFFERENT FINGER.

IT'S NOT THE CLICKER.

IT'S THE FINGER.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A FINGER.

UM, ALEX AT YEARS, GLENN, DAVID, TOM MAYER, TOM CAMERA BILL.

SO I'M GONNA JUST SHOW IT.

LET'S SEE WHERE WE ARE.

TRANSPORTATION, RIGHTSIZE, THE AIRPORTS, CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS.

IT'S GOING IN.

IT'S GOING THERE.

DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NOW NEAR NEXT GLENN, YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE ON THIS ONE.

I'M JUST KIDDING NOW, NEAR NEXT.

ITS GROWTH AND HOW IT IMPACTS, UM, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AS BOTH RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ON THE ISLAND.

OH, INTERESTING.

WOW.

SOMEBODY TALK QUICKLY ABOUT WHY NEXT SO THAT YOUR NEAR FRIENDS CAN HEAR YOU AS I PUT IT IN NEXT.

WHO PUT IT IN NEXT SAMRA? GO AHEAD.

WHY I PUT IT IN? UM, I DIDN'T READ THEM ALL YET AS I WAS.

UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD WITH REGARD TO THE AIRPORT AND

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SO TOM, YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WHY NEXT ALSO I THINK, UM, WE HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER THIS.

UH, IT'S A, IT'S A COUNTY FACILITY AND FAA.

AND I THINK, UH, IF WE JUMP IN THERE TO TRY TO TELL THEM WHAT IS THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE ISLAND? OKAY.

SOMEBODY WHO SAID NOW TALKS ABOUT WHAT I SAID NOW, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE ALREADY THERE AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, UM, NEEDS FURTHER EXPANSION.

UH, I HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TERMINAL, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT.

WHO ELSE SAID, SAID NOW, ALEX? I SAID NOW ALSO BECAUSE I RELATE THIS VERY CLOSELY TO A QUALITY OF LIFE HERE ON HILTON HEAD, UH, YOU KNOW, GLEN AND I, SHE, UH, UH, I GUESS SIMILAR GEOGRAPHY IN TERMS OF THE AIRPORT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE MADE A MOVE TO, TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE ALL NOW, UM, WITH SOME INFLUENCE, BUT IF WE DON'T STAY ENGAGED IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HERE ON HILTON HEAD, UH, WILL BE FURTHER DISRUPTED WITH, YOU KNOW, MORE EXPANSION, BIGGER JETS ON AND SO ON.

UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMICS OF IT, BUT AT SOME POINT THERE'S A TRADE-OFF AND WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PUT OUR STAKE IN THE GROUND, SO TO SPEAK.

ALRIGHT, RHEA.

RIGHT-CLICK NOW NEAR NEXT.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

SORRY.

OKAY, NOW FASCINATING.

I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN HERE.

RESILIENCE TO PLAN FOR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES NOW, NEAR NEXT.

UM, HOLD ON.

OKAY, GO AHEAD NOW.

I'M YOUR NEXT? ALRIGHT.

UTILITIES TO FOSTER SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND RESILIENT UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR THE ISLAND DOWN HERE NEXT.

PUBLIC SERVICES TO PROMOTE EFFICIENT AND SECURE PUBLIC SERVICES AND TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS NOW, NEAR NEXT.

NOW NEAR NEXT.

WE'VE GOT SIX.

WE JUST GOT THE SIX ONE MORE.

LET'S JUST SEE WHAT WE GOT.

GO FAST.

HOUSING TO PROMOTE HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE POPULATIONS ON THE ISLAND.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT THERE'S 10 OF THESE AND THREE MINUTES STANDING BETWEEN US AND LUNCH.

ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND THAT LITTLE.

ALRIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

TECHNOLOGY TO ANTICIPATE POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND RESOURCE INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO EMBRACE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

SO WHEN YOU PRESS YOUR BUTTON, LOOK AT THE PRESS, THE CLICKER INSTEAD OF THE SCREEN AND SEE WHEN IT LIGHTS UP, YOU KNOW, IT WORKED NOW NEAR NEXT.

WE HAVE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN ACTION HERE.

TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AND PRIORITIZE THE VALUE PARKS AND RECREATION ADDS TO THE ISLAND COMMUNITY NOW, NEAR NEXT.

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WOW.

YOU AGREE AGAIN, BEST IN CLASS TO PROVIDE BEST IN CLASS RECREATION, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE ISLANDS, PUBLIC PARKS.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT TO CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE NATURAL AMENITIES AND CULTURAL ASSETS OF THE ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC PARKS.

NOW NEAR NEXT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER ACCESS NOW IN YOUR NEXT OKAY.

PATHWAYS TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE MULTI-USE PATHWAY NETWORK ON THE ISLAND FOR RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION.

NOW IN YOUR NEXT SPORTS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTS TOURISM ON THE ISLAND.

NOW, NEAR NEXT, WE'VE GOT TWO MORE AFTER THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT ON TIME, 1245.

THIS TIPS TO NEAR FUNDING TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT FUNDS, TO CONSTRUCT NEW AND REDEVELOP AS NEEDED AND MAINTAIN ALL PARKS IN BEST IN CLASS CONDITION.

NOW, NEAR NEXT NEXT GUYS, YOU'RE GETTING PLENTY READY FOR LUNCH.

INTERESTING DICHOTOMY ACCESSIBILITY TO PROMOTE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS FOR ALL PARKS, FACILITIES AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING NOW NEAR NEXT.

SO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WHILE YOU'RE AT LUNCH, WE'RE GOING TO SET UP THE NEXT ROUND OF CLICKING AND WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE STRATEGIES WITHIN ALL OF THE NOW OR NEAR GOALS, WHICH MEANS ALL BUT FIVE.

UM, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO DO SOME SOCIALLY DISTANCE DINING IN THAT THIRD AREA DOWN THERE.

UM, YOU GET TO TAKE YOUR MASK OFF WHILE YOU'RE EATING, BUT STAY APART FROM ONE ANOTHER.

SINCE YOU'RE NOT A POD.

AND WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL DO THE PROCESSING, THE PANDEMIC EXERCISE, AND THEN START PRIORITIZING.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

EVERYONE SENDS YOUR LAST TEXT MESSAGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO JUST BRAG ON MY COLLEAGUES.

SO CATHERINE WAS IN CINCINNATI WITH ME BEFORE WE CAME HERE.

IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

SHE LIVES IN CHARLOTTE LAST NIGHT.

SHE BRINGS OUT A BIRTHDAY CAKE THAT SHE BAKED.

SHE BAKED ME A CAKE.

SHE KEPT IT WRAPPED IN LIKE CELLOPHANE OR WHATEVER, AND THEN WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE, CAME, BROUGHT A HAND MIXER IN HER, IN HER SUITCASE, BOUGHT BUTTER AND SUGAR AND ICE DID.

SO I HAD BIRTHDAY CAKE.

SERIOUSLY, YOU CAN TAKE A CAKE FOR TSA.

SO YES.

SO I HAVE HAD BIRD.

I FEEL WELL CELEBRATED.

I FEEL WELL.

AND THE HOTEL KNEW IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY NICE TO ME ALSO.

SO LIFE IS GOOD.

LIFE IS GOOD.

THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACTED HOW YOU INTERACT WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES, WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH CITY STAFF? EXCUSE ME, THAT JUST SAY TOWN, MY APOLOGIES.

SO ARE WE READY? WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND SHIFT GEARS A LITTLE BIT, AS I SAID, I'M GOING TO TRY TO MOVE YOU ALL IN AND OUT OF THIS PROCESS, UM, TO BUILD TOWARDS PRIORITIES WITHIN OUR PLAN AND TALK A LITTLE BIT, UM, GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PAST YEAR AND PROCESS THE PANDEMICS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING YOU.

SO IN YOUR PREP WORK ON PAGE TWO, THERE WAS A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GO AROUND THE HORN.

SO TO SPEAK ON EACH QUESTION AND WHOEVER ANSWERS THE QUESTION LAST WILL BE FIRST ON THE NEXT QUESTION.

SO WE HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSON GOING FIRST, EACH TIME AND WE'LL JUST GO AROUND.

UM, I'VE GOT SIX QUESTIONS THERE AND, UM, THEY ARE, HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC CHANGED THE ISLAND? SOME OF YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN WE INTERVIEWED, HOW HAS, UM, THE PANDEMIC EFFECTED HOW YOU VIEW YOUR ROLE AS TOWN COUNCIL? HOW HAS

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WHAT'S WORKED.

WHAT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING.

WHAT BENCHMARKS WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S TIME TO REOPEN AND BEGIN BEING IN-PERSON AGAIN, WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU HAD TO MAKE THAT YOU HOPE WILL STAY IN PLACE EVEN WHEN WE'RE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WHATEVER NORMAL IS, AND THEN GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED, WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR.

THAT WASN'T EVEN A CONCERN A YEAR AGO.

SO EACH QUESTION INTERN, WHO'D LIKE TO GO FIRST, MARY, YOU WANT TO START WITH QUESTION NUMBER ONE? HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC CHANGED THE ISLAND? AND THEN DAVID WILL GO TO YOU AND AROUND, OKAY.

MICROPHONE'S ON WHEN YOU'RE TALKING.

I THINK THE PANDEMIC WOULD CHANGE THE ISLAND FOREVER.

I THINK IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT ISLAND WHEN WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

I THINK WHAT WE KNOW TODAY WILL BE GONE.

I THINK THERE'LL BE MORE PRIMARY HOMES AND SECONDARY HOMES HERE AND LESS TOURISM.

I THINK OUR BUSINESS NICK MAKE WILL CHANGE AND IT CAN BE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE OUT OF BUSINESS.

WHAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IS WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR OUR NEW POPULATION TO BE HERE AND BE HAPPY HERE.

THANK YOU, DAVID.

AND SOMEWHAT PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT THE MAYOR, UH, SAID, UM, LOOKING AT IT FROM THE IM UH, COVITZ IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE.

UM, WE'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS SURGE IN PROPERTY PURCHASES, UH, AN ACCELERATED RATE OF PEOPLE MOVING TO THE ISLAND.

UH, I WONDER HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE HAD BEEN TO THE ISLAND BEFORE, UH, TRADITIONALLY PEOPLE COME AND VISIT HILTON HEAD SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES BEFORE THEY BUY A PROPERTY.

UM, AND THEY LEARN ABOUT THE ISLAND, UH, THROUGH THOSE EXPERIENCES.

IF, UM, SOMEBODY ON IMPULSE PURCHASES, A PROPERTY ON HILTON HEAD, I I'M SOMEWHAT CONCERNED, UM, ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THE ISLAND SHARES OUR VALUES AND, UM, MAY IN FACT IMPACT, UH, OUR DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE AND THE PUBLICS OR THE, THE BROADER PERSPECTIVE OF HILTON HEAD.

SO CAN I JUST ADD A WORD ON WHAT DAVID SAID? THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BUYING HOMES HE'D HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BUYING A PARTICULAR HOUSE.

THEY NEVER SEEN IT, BUYING IT THROUGH HIS DOOM WAS ALL OVER EVERYONE AWAY.

THEY'VE NEVER CAME HERE.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE BUYING THE BIG ISSUE.

THANK YOU, GLENN.

I THINK THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE ALL OF US MUCH MORE CONSCIOUS OF HOW FRAIL WE ARE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF, OF HEALTH CARE.

UH, WE HAD, WHEN WE STARTED WITH OUR MASK ORDINANCE, THERE WAS VERY STRONG RESISTANCE HERE.

AND NOW I WOULD SAY THERE'S VERY STRONG ACCEPTANCE.

IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT IT IS FRANKLY, IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

I DON'T THINK THAT OUR TOURISTS ARE AS GOOD ABOUT IT AS OUR RESIDENTS.

UH, BUT I DO THINK THAT ALL OF US ARE MUCH MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE RISK OF DISEASE.

EVEN IN THE 21ST CENTURY, I WAS AWARE OF THE PANDEMIC OF 1918 OR WHATEVER THAT WAS, BUT SOMEHOW I GUESS I HAD RULED IT OUT BY THINKING, WELL, WE HAVE ANTIBIOTICS NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE THOSE.

BUT MOTHER NATURE SENDS TO PUT ONE OF THESE US EVERY HUNDRED YEARS, WHETHER WE WANT IT OR NOT.

SO I THINK IT'S MADE US MUCH MORE CONSCIOUS OF OUR HEALTH, UM, AND HOW DEPENDENT WE ARE ON OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP US MAINTAIN THAT.

GOOD.

THANK YOU, GLENN, ALEX.

YEAH, THE PANDEMIC IS VERY INTERESTING, BUT IF I HAD TO SUM IT UP, I'D SAY THAT THE, THE ISLAND HAS, UH, HAS LEARNED HOW TO LEARN AGAIN.

KNOW, WE HAD TO PULL BACK AND KIND OF RETHINK HOW WE WERE GOING TO DO BUSINESS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE HERE ON HILTON HEAD, UM, WITH, YOU KNOW, SEASONALITY, UH, FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, OKAY.

SEASON COMES SEASON AND GOALS AND WE START ALL OVER AGAIN.

BUT, UH, A LOT OF OUR, UH, A LOT OF OUR HOSPITALITY, UH, A LOT OF THE, UH, TH THE GROUPS THAT WOULD NORMALLY COME TO HILTON HEAD FOR CONFERENCES AND THAT SORT OF THING, UM, W WAS NO MORE, UH, SO, YOU

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UM, SO, UH, I THINK IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE MORE THAN ANYTHING FOR HILTON HEAD AS A WHOLE.

UM, WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, MOVING FORWARD THAT WE DON'T FALL BACK INTO JUST THE OLD WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.

UM, AND JUST TO EXPAND A BIT MORE ON THE POINTS THAT, UH, THE MAN AND DAVID AMES MADE IN TERMS OF THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE.

UM, ONE OF THE INITIATIVES FROM, FROM 2020 WAS THIS WHOLE IDEA OF COMMUNITY MARKETING.

AND, UM, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR INCOME STATEMENT, YOU'LL SEE THAT ONE OF THE FEW AREAS THAT WE HAD IMPROVEMENT WAS IN THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEE.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO EMBRACE.

WE NEED TO, UH, BE VERY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT HILTON HEAD IS MORE THAN JUST A RESORT.

UM, AND THAT WILL HELP TO DIVERSE US, UH, ECONOMICALLY IF, JUST IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO TRY TO SUSTAIN SOME OF THAT GROWTH, UH, PUTTING MONEY BEHIND MARKETING AND HILTON HEAD AS A PLACE THAT WE COULD LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

UM, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE REALLY, UH, TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

AND THAT WE HAVE MORE UNITY AND MORE OVER THE PANDEMIC BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, A COMMON, UM, EVIL AS IT, AS IT WERE.

YES, I REALLY CAN'T ADD TOO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.

UH, I, IT, IT, IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT, UH, THIS HAS EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF, UH, OF WELLNESS.

AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE, THE INCIDENT RATE IS MUCH, MUCH HIGHER, UH, WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE A HEART HEART CONDITION, THEY'RE A DIABETIC, UH, IF, IF THEY HAVE, UH, HAD SOME CHRONIC, UH, PULMONARY DISEASE AND MANY OF THESE, UH, CLUSTER AROUND, UH, A GOOD PORTION OF OUR POPULATION BECAUSE, UH, PEOPLE 55 AND OVER, UH, USE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES MORE HEALTHCARE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A, AS A COMMUNITY TO REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRY TO STAY WELL, WE'RE PRETTY GOOD WHEN SOMEBODY GETS HURT, DID HAVE A TRANSACTION AND INTERVENE.

SO I THINK THAT'S ONE LEVEL OF AWARENESS.

UH, THE, THE OTHER IS I, I THINK WE'VE, UH, GROWN AS A COMMUNITY IN A SENSE, THE REAL IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF BEING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, UH, SOCIALIZING, UH, COMING TOGETHER FOR, UH, EVENTS FOR CELEBRATIONS, UM, THAT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE MUCH NOW.

AND, UH, I THINK, UH, ONE OF OUR GOALS HAVING EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER AND CONGREGATE TAKES ON A LOT MORE IMPORTANCE THAN IT USED TO.

UH, I THINK ALSO THAT, UH, WE, WE HAVE FOUND, I KNOW MYSELF AROUND THE TABLE.

I'VE NEVER USED SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY THE PAST YEAR THAN I HAVE PROBABLY MY WHOLE LIFE.

AND, UH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT, UH, AT THE SAME TIME OF THE, UH, TH IN THIS MORNING.

SO NEWSPAPER, UH, UH, OVER 650,000 PEOPLE IN THE STATE DON'T HAVE BROADBAND.

UM, AND, UH, IT HAPPENS IN POCKET POCKETS OF POVERTY.

IT HAPPENS IN RURAL AREAS.

AND SO WE, AS A SOCIETY WILL PAY A PRICE FOR THAT BECAUSE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP ARE GOING TO FALL BEHIND, AND WHEN THEY FALL BEHIND, THEY CAN'T BE AS CONTRIBUTORY AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD LIKE TO BE.

SO IT CREATES A SENSE OF, OF, UH, AWARENESS OF HOW INTERCONNECTED WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER, UH, HOW, HOW FRAGILE THESE SYSTEMS ARE AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO WORK TOGETHER, TO GET OUT OF IT.

THANK YOU, TAMRA.

SO, UM, THE QUESTION IS HOW HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CHANGED THE ISLAND? AND SO EVERYONE HAS A PERSPECTIVE ON THAT.

AND I THINK IT'S INTERESTING, UM, THAT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE COMING TO THE ISLAND.

YET WE HAVE MORE ISOLATION

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IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, SOMETHING THEY CAN BATTLE, AND YET WE HAVE MORE DIVISION THAN I'VE EVER SEEN ON THE ISLAND.

AND SO, UM, I THINK THOSE ARE INTERESTING CHANGES IN DYNAMICS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, AND MAYBE WITH REGARD TO THOSE COMING TO THE ISLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE OUGHT TO ADDRESS THAT BY UPPING AS A NOW CATEGORY, UM, OUR INITIATIVES TO INFORM OUR HISTORY AND OUR CULTURE AND OUR VALUES HERE.

THANK YOU, TOM.

THERE ARE THREE PHASES IN CRISIS.

FIRST PHASE IS RESPOND.

SECOND PHASE IS TO RECOVER.

AND THE THIRD PHASE, WHICH WE HOPE TO GET TO IS TO THRIVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE REMAIN IN THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS RESPONDING AND WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC.

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, HOWEVER, ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUITY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, NOT WITHSTANDING THE PRESSURES ON MUNICIPAL STAFF ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE.

AS WE SPOKE EARLIER, WE HAVE SHOWN A SUSTAINABILITY, UH, WHEN ALL SOURCES OF REVENUE HAVE BEEN AT RISK.

UH, AND I THINK THAT GIVES US STRENGTH IN, IN GOING FORWARD.

UH, AND HOPEFULLY VERY SHORTLY, WE'LL BE IN THE SECOND STAGE, WHICH IS RECOVERY AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE THIRD PHASE TO THRIVE.

WILL YOU START ON THE SECOND QUESTION TOO? AND THEN TALK, I'M SURE WE HAVE A LAUNCH DURING YOUR MICROPHONE ON, PLEASE.

I THINK WE DON'T TALK ABOUT, WE HAVE A LARGE HEALTHCARE MENTAL PROBLEM.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A PSYCHIATRIST.

I CAN'T FIND IT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE DEVELOPED A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH HERE BEING AT HOME.

WE HAVE A LOT ADULTS THAT ARE CLOSE TO PHOBIC AND MEAN AT HOME AND THEY HAVE A HEALTHCARE PROBLEM.

IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT THING TO SURFACE HERE IS THE MENTAL PROBLEM.

I WANT TO SPLITS THIS IN-DEPTH CAUSE COST.

YEAH, FOR SURE.

JULIET.

I WANT TO, UM, I WAS TALKING ABOUT REAL ESTATE AND, UM, THE, UH, ACCELERATED PRICING AND THE QUESTION I THINK FOR US AND FOR JOHN TROYER AND FOR MARK, UM, IS THIS A REAL ESTATE BUBBLE OR ARE WE OUT OF NEW, NORMAL OF HIGH PRICES? AND IF IT'S THE FORMER, WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE WHEN EVERYTHING COLLAPSES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN, YOU KNOW, THINGS RETURN TO SOME LEVEL OF NORMALCY, OR IF IT'S THE, UM, LADDER, WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON OUR PUBLIC PROJECTS, WORKFORCE HOUSING AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH.

UH, ANY POSSIBLE UNFAVORABLE TRENDS AND, AND ACCOUNT FOR IT.

OKAY, TOM, WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE SECOND QUESTION OF HOW THE PANDEMICS EFFECTED, HOW YOU VIEW YOUR ROLE? YEAH, I SURE WILL.

AND, UH, UH, THE WRESTLING THAT DAVID IS TALKING ABOUT, WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO, AS WE STARTED THE BUDGET SEASON, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FORMULATE A 20, 22 FISCAL BUDGET AND ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND, AND THE HARD QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED, AND THAT IS, ARE THE SPIKES IN REVENUE THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC? UH SHORTLIVED MID-LIFE OR ARE THEY LONG-TERM? AND WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ON THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO BUILD THE 20, 22 BUDGET ON MY HOPE IS THAT, UH, THE, THE REAL ESTATE TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, SHOW HOW ATTRACTIVE, UH, THIS COMMUNITY IS TO REAL ESTATE, UH, UH, INVESTORS AND OWNERS AND RESIDENTS.

UH, MY ROLE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY BECAUSE IT HAS PUT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE AND TENSION ON THE FINANCE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE TO ACCURATELY FORECAST THESE REVENUE STREAMS. UH, IF REVENUE STREAMS TURN ON FAVORABLE, ONCE WE SEE THAT HAPPEN, IT'S TOO LATE, WE'VE GOT TO BE AS FAR AHEAD OF IT AS WE CAN AND ANTICIPATE,

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AND I THINK THAT HAS WORKED SO FAR AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT WORKS AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE RESPONSE PHASE OF THIS CRISIS.

HOW HAS IT IMPACTED HOW YOU VIEW YOUR ROLE? WELL, I THINK IT CHANGES EVERYTHING WE THINK ABOUT THE PAST.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AFRAID, AS MOST OF US ARE, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

I MEAN, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND IF I'M ONLY THE NURSING HOME, PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY AFRAID AND WE HAVEN'T TAKEN INTO HEAVY CONSIDERATION, EVERYTHING WE DO IS THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE REPRESENTATIVE IS IN A HORRIBLE STATE THAT THEY TO MIGHTY BY THEMSELVES.

YEAH, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE FOR ME.

I, I, IT WAS A REACTION THAT I'VE HAD OVER THE LAST ALMOST 10 MONTHS IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PUBLIC, UH, PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE SCARED, WHO ARE FRIGHTENED.

AND, AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO MIND IS WHEN YOU GET THAT PHONE CALL OR THAT EMAIL, YOU REALIZE THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY REACHING OUT TO TOWN GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING TO DO UNDER OUR FORMER NORMAL.

AND SO I THINK THAT THAT, THAT BRINGS TO MIND A CONSCIOUSNESS THAT WE ARE REALLY MORE THAN JUST MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS.

WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT GIVE PEOPLE SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT AND SECURITY THAT LIVING HERE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THEIR LEADERS CARE.

THANK YOU, GLENN, PICKING UP ON TOM'S COMMENTS ABOUT FINANCES AND THE BUDGET.

IN TERMS OF MY IMPRESSION OF MY ROLE, I HAVE SEEN THE VALUE OF GOOD BUDGET PLANNING SIX MONTHS AGO, OR MORE.

WE STOPPED NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS COMING.

IT TURNED OUT A LOT OF THAT WASN'T ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED, BUT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW.

AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT THE FACTS ARE.

UH, SO I HAVE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT BUDGETARY PLANNING AND HOW IT IS A VIBRANT, ONGOING TOOL THAT WE MUST USE AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT HOW I FEEL LIKE IT'S AFFECTED MY ROLE ON COUNCIL IS THAT I FEEL THAT SOME CITIZENS ARE TOO DEPENDENT ON THE TOWN.

THEY COUNT ON THE TOWN TO MAKE EVERY KIND OF DECISION FOR THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU, WE HAVE TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AT TIMES, AND PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT, BUT THEY EXPECT US TO DO, TO PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT MANY TIMES.

AND SO I TRY TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE WHEN THEY QUESTION A POSSIBLE, A DECISION THAT HAS BEEN MADE, AND THEY'RE SAYING, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? THAT WAS FOOLISH OR STUPID OR WHATEVER I HAVE LEARNED TO TRY TO SIT DOWN WITH THOSE PEOPLE.

UH, USUALLY NOT.

ONE-ON-ONE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND TO TRY TO SHARE WITH THEM THE FACTORS THAT GO INTO MAKING A DECISION.

AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING THEY'RE USUALLY APPRECIATIVE OF AT LEAST SHARING THAT.

THANKS, ALEX.

UH, YEAH.

UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WITH THE PANDEMIC, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS IT HAS IN A LOT OF CASES DIMINISHED THIS WHOLE IDEA OF US BEING A LIMITED SERVICE GOVERNMENT.

GLEN'S RIGHT.

PEOPLE ARE LEANING ON US FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.

AND A LOT OF LEAVES WE'VE WE WE'VE STOOD UP.

UH, NOT JUST BY, UH, MANDATING MASS WING, BUT, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP OUT WITH, UH, TESTING.

UM, IT SEEMS TO BE A COORDINATED EFFORT TO PUT TOGETHER THE NEXT STAGE OF VACCINATIONS.

WE HAVE PUT OURSELF ALMOST IN A LOBBYING POSITION IN SOME CASES.

THE RIGHT HANDS WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOW COUNTRY.

UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A FIGHT FOR, FOR RESOURCES, BUT WE DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH RECEIVING CARES, ACT MONEY AND PUTTING IT IN

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UH, SO, YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT JUST BEGS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR A BIT MORE FROM OUR GOVERNMENT AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE, AND IT JUST BEGS AGAIN, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.

UM, AGAIN, DIMINISHING THE WHOLE IDEA OF BEING SOLD LIMITED, UH, AS A GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, OUR BUSINESSES SUFFERED A SEVERELY DURING THE SHUTDOWN AND, AND A LOT OF WEEDS, WE WERE POINTING AT THE CHAMBER TO HELP OUT.

UM, AND THE CHAMBER DID HIS JOB AS FAR AS CONNECTING WITH LEGISLATORS.

UH, BUT I THINK THE TALENT COULD DO JUST A BIT MORE IN, IN THAT AREA.

UM, SO AGAIN, UH, OUR ROLE, I THINK WE'VE ESCALATED TO A DEGREE, UH, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND SUSTAINING IT, UH, TO ME IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THAT THE COUNCIL AND STAFF IN OUR FIRE AND RESCUE, AND EVERYONE HAS STEPPED UP TO TAKE ON THAT ROLE THAT WE ARE IN NEED OF AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

NO, YES.

EXCUSE ME.

I THINK WE'RE ENJOYING THE, UH, THE EFFECTS OF, OF, OF A BUBBLE HERE.

UH, UH, WE'RE WELL KNOWN, UM, IN THE CHICAGO MARKET.

WE'RE, WELL-KNOWN IN THE NEW ENGLAND, UH, MIDWEST, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY MARKET, WHEN THIS, UH, WHEN THIS HIT, UH, W WHAT COMES TO MIND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHERE CAN I GO? WHERE, WHERE THE CLIMATE'S GOOD, WHERE CAN I GO TO PICK UP A HOUSE? THAT'S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, UH, TO RENT, UH, WHERE CAN I GO TO GET SOME GOOD CONNECTIVITY SO I CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON A REMOTE BASIS? AND, AND, UH, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD GIVE OURSELVES TOO MUCH OF A PAT ON THE BACK, UH, THAT, UM, UH, WHERE WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT, AND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE.

I, I THINK, UH, WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR ON THE LONG-TERM HERE, AND IT, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR, UH, REAL, REAL, UH, SUBSTANTIAL VALUE FROM A PARTICULAR LOCATION.

WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNITY OFFER THAT OTHERS DON'T? AND I THINK AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, WE HAVE TO, UH, LOOK, LOOK AT THE, THE CORE THINGS THAT MAKE A COMMUNITY REALLY A PLACE TO LIVE.

UH, AND, UH, TH TH THAT FOCUS IS GOING TO COME INTO PLAY, LOOKING AT, UH, RECREATION HERE, LOOKING AT EDUCATION, LOOKING AT HEALTHCARE, LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION.

AND, UH, AND I, I THINK SO, SO WE AS TOWN COUNCIL, I THINK AFTER REALLY CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WHAT, WHAT DO WE BRING, WHAT HADDAD VALUE DO WE REALLY BRING IN THIS COMMUNITY COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES? AND, AND I THINK TO OUR ACHILLES HEEL HERE IS THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.

THIS IS OUR, OUR MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE AND THE PEOPLE THAT HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY ARE SERVICE WORKERS, UH, HIGHLY EXPOSED, VERY VULNERABLE, UH, TO A PANDEMIC, OH, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP THEM? SO, UH, IT'S CREATED A SHARPER FOCUS ON THE CORE ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE THE COMMUNITY GREAT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP FOCUSING ON THAT.

THANK YOU, TIM WRA.

SO THE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED.

UM, MY VIEW OF MY ROLE IN THAT THERE'S MORE AN EMPHASIS ON, UM, A DRAMATIC ROLE EXAMPLE, RIGHT? AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY, IN TERMS OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT DURING THIS TIME WEARING OUR MASKS TO KEEP THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THIS ISLAND, WHO VISIT THIS ISLAND SAFE WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE, EVEN THOUGH TERRIFIES ME TO TAKE EIGHT, ANY SHOT, TAKING A VACCINE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S, THAT IT'S OKAY.

SO THOSE ARE BEING A LEADER AND SHOWING BY EXAMPLE IS SOMETHING I DO EVERY DAY, BUT IN MORE SUBTLE WAYS, I THINK, THAN THE MORE OVERT AND DRAMATIC WAYS THAT WE NOW HAVE TO, TO HELP THOSE WHO DURING THIS TIME HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER AND WE'VE RESPONDED TO THOSE NEEDS.

UM, AND I, AND I'M PLEASED

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AND I'M PROUD OF EVERYONE FOR DOING THAT.

UM, I THINK WHAT BILL SAID THOUGH IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

I THINK, AS WE LOOK TO THE BOOM IN REAL ESTATE AND WANTING TO KEEP THOSE POKES HERE AND HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT TYPE OF COMMUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE WE ARE PROVIDING.

AND THAT, THAT BECOME, UM, A VERY STRONG PRIORITY IN THE FRONT OF OUR MINDS WITH EACH AND EVERY DECISION THAT'S MADE, UM, OR IT WILL BE A BUBBLE AND WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF VACANT HOMES AND DECLINING PRICES.

AND, UM, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.

BUSINESS OVER THE BLUE JEANS MEDIA, AND IT JUST IS NOT THE SAME, UH, TO READ A FACEBOOK COMMENT OR SOMETHING IN ADVANCE.

YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE FIRST OFF ON THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS KIND OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HOW IT'S IMPACTED, HOW YOU INTERACT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL, WITH THE STAFF AND, UM, WHAT HAVE YOU, WHAT WORKS? AND WHAT'S FRUSTRATING.

THIS IS A PERFECT ONE FOR ME TO START OFF.

UM, HOW HAS THE COVID 19 ENVIRONMENT AND IMPACTED HOW YOU INTERACT WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES? UM, THIS A PLEASURE TODAY.

I LOVE BEING AROUND THESE GROUPS OF PEOPLE, STAFF BEHIND ME AND THOSE AROUND THE TABLE HERE IN PERSON.

I THINK THAT IN-PERSON CONTACT AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS, UM, ARRIVE LIKE THIS.

AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE CAN BE BACK SAFELY TOGETHER WITH MY CONSTITUENTS.

I'M TERRIBLE AT TECHNOLOGY.

I STRUGGLE MY, UM, DEVICES DON'T ALWAYS WORK WELL.

UM, I'M WORKING FROM HOME WITH, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS PUPS WHO DEMAND MY TIME.

AND WHEN THEY SEE ME THEY WANT MY TIME AND I'M NOT GOING TO DENY THEM THAT I CAN DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE, PAY ATTENTION, PARTICIPATE, I CAN DO THREE THINGS AND, UM, BE AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS AND OTHERS' NEEDS.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS, THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED THAT ARE, UM, CHALLENGES.

UM, AND I, AGAIN, UM, FIND THEM FRUSTRATING.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT WITH NEW DEVICES AND, UM, SOON VACCINES AND OTHER PROTOCOLS IN PLACE THAT WE'LL BE BACK LIKE THIS IN PERSON.

AND, UM, THAT WORKS BEST FOR ME.

UNIX.

I THINK THE OBVIOUS QUESTION, THE OBVIOUS ANSWER IS THAT A TECHNOLOGY HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE COMMUNICATING, CERTAINLY NOT ONE-ON-ONE, BUT VIRTUALLY.

AND I THINK THERE ARE CERTAIN EFFICIENCIES THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE PRIOR.

UH, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT STAFF IS MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THEIR OFFICE AND IN THEIR FACES FREQUENTLY AS WE USED TO BE TAKING YOUR KEYS AWAY.

SO I THINK, I THINK THAT THAT PROBABLY IS, IS GOOD FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

UH, WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE GOING FORWARD? I THINK THERE'LL BE MORE RELIANCE ON VIRTUAL MEETINGS.

UH, THE DOWNSIDE IS I DO MISS THE INTERACTION ONE-ON-ONE WITH, UH, MY CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE THAT WANT ACCESS TO TOWN COUNCIL.

THERE IS BENEFIT TO EXCHANGING FACE-TO-FACE THAT CANNOT BE MADE UP, UM, VIA EMAIL TEXTS OR VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETINGS.

UH, I'M GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO REESTABLISH THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I THINK THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, UH, FROM ALL OF THIS MAY ACTUALLY BE AN INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY, MAYOR MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

I DON'T THINK BEING SEPARATED WILL INCREASE ANYTHING.

I MEAN, PEOPLE WORK BETTER REACT BETTER WHEN THEY CAN SEE EACH OTHER, FEEL EACH OTHER, TOUCH EACH OTHER.

HIS GREATEST TECHNOLOGY IS PEOPLE STILL NEEDED.

DAVID AND ME SPEAK VERY LITTLE ON COUNCIL DATE, BUT WHEN HE COMES DOWN THE HALLWAY, HE SAYS TWO OR THREE WORDS AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HELL, BUT THE, OR THREE WORDS.

AND I GOT A FEELING FOR HIM WHERE HE IS.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY IS.

YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF MOOD THEY'RE IN TODAY AND WHO THEY REALLY ARE.

AND I THINK THE PERSONAL TOUCH AND INTERACTION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES.

AND I MET THEM.

NICE, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I BELIEVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOSSES THAT WE HAVE SUFFERED THIS YEAR IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WITH THE PUBLIC THERE WITH US.

WE HAVE TRIED TO CONDUCT

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THE PUBLIC'S PRESENCE IN THE COUNCIL.

CHAMBERS IS CRITICAL TO OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

SECONDLY, I THINK THAT THE LOSS OF BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH CONSTITUENTS FACE TO FACE AND BE ABLE TO SHAKE HANDS AND PAT SOMEBODY ON THE BACK, UH, THAT KIND OF DIRECT, UH, COMMUNICATION, THE UNDERSTANDING THAT COMES FROM IT HAS HELD US BACK IN SOME WAYS.

UM, I WONDER WHETHER OR NOT IT'S EVEN HAD AN IMPACT ON TIMELINES IN OUR ABILITY TO SCHEDULE AND BE MORE EFFICIENT.

UH, I, I HAVE A SENSE, BUT I HAVEN'T DONE THE ANALYSIS THAT WE ARE HELD BACK BY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET FACE-TO-FACE CONDUCT MEETINGS AND MOVE ON.

SO I THINK THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE LOSS OF THE INFORMAL GATHERINGS, THE CONTEXT AND SO ON.

I THINK THOSE ARE BYPRODUCTS, UM, THAT HOPEFULLY WILL END AS SOON AS WE'RE QUOTE UNQUOTE, BACK TO NORMAL.

THANK YOU, GLENN.

I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

WHO'VE SAID IT'S NOT THE SAME TO HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING.

THAT BEING SAID, I AM GRATEFUL FOR TECHNOLOGY.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE WE WOULD BE IF THIS WAS 15 YEARS AGO.

UM, AND WE WERE TRYING TO DO THIS BY TELEPHONE.

I JUST CANNOT IMAGINE THAT.

SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT TECHNOLOGY.

I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I'M KIND OF A GEEK ABOUT IT.

I WILL SPEND TIME WITH IT TO LEARN IT BECAUSE IT IS A TOOL THAT IS INVALUABLE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS COUNSEL HAS BEEN TOGETHER.

I THINK SINCE FEBRUARY AND I HAVE MISSED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND THE ABILITY TO LOOK YOU IN THE EYE AND TO TRULY GET YOUR OPINION AND POINT OF VIEW ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT.

SO I'M GRATEFUL TO BE BACK IN HERE AGAIN AND APPRECIATIVE TO THE STAFF, KRISTA AND HER TEAM FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER IN TERMS OF RE DEALING WITH CONSTITUENTS.

I HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS, A FEW ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS OR GROUP MEETINGS WITH CONSTITUENTS.

THOSE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MASKED, UH, MANY TIMES OUTSIDE SO THAT WE COULD COMMUNICATE BECAUSE PEOPLE SOMETIMES JUST HAVE TO HAVE THAT.

UH, AND SO I HAVE ACCEPTED THAT, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T ATTRACTED, UH COVID-19 UH, SO I HAVE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO CONSTITUENTS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, I'VE CONTINUED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER THAT I'M DOING, UH, WHICH PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE.

UM, AND I HAVE CONTINUED IN THE POLICY OF, I RETURN EVERY PHONE CALL AND I ANSWER EVERY EMAIL.

SO THOSE THINGS REMAIN UNCHANGED, BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TECHNOLOGY.

THANK YOU, ALEX.

SURE.

UH, I CONCUR WITH WHAT, I'VE, WHAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR, AND I THINK I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FEW PLUGS.

UH, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, UH, THE CITIZENS WHO I WOULD, UH, REFER TO AS OUR BOSSES RIGHT.

IN FRONT OF US.

I THINK THAT DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND OUR DECISION-MAKING IN A, IN AN ODD DISCUSSION.

SO, UM, WHEN WE, WE, WE ENCOURAGE AND URGE MR. LANDELL TO, UH, RECONFIGURE YOUR ORG CHART.

UM, I SAY LET'S PUT CITIZENS BACK AT THE TOP, SO WE KNOW WHO WE'RE WORKING FOR.

THEY, THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF NOT BEING IN FRONT OF THEM.

WHY, UH, WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE RESPOND TO, TO THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR FEELINGS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T VIEW IT AS A, YOU KNOW, A COLLEAGUE TO THAT DEGREE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF PRE COVID IN THIS ROLE.

UM, I WOULD TYPICALLY BE ADDRESSED IN COUNCIL, UH, FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIOCESE, BUT I WILL SAY THAT COMMUNICATION HAS, UM, HAS STEPPED UP TO A DEGREE AND IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE WERE OUT IN FRONT OF CONSTITUENTS AND AN OPEN AIR SETTING AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK.

UH, AS I WAS CAMPAIGNING, UM,

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UH, THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

FOLKS WERE, UH, WANTING TO GET OUT AND WANTING TO SPEAK AND TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS.

UH, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE TRY TO CONTINUE THAT, UM, AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT THE OTHER PLUG THAT I WANTED TO PUSH IS I THINK MRS. STANFORD MADE THIS COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT, UH, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

AND I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS A, UH, COMMUNICATIONS, UH, EFFORT GOING IN AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT EACH ONE OF US TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IT IS SOME TIMES DIFFICULT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M DOING IT EVERY WEEK AND I'LL SAY IT, IT, IT COSTS TIME AND IT COSTS MONEY.

SO MY OTHER PLUG IS MAYBE WE NEED TO CONSIDER, UH, AS A LINE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET THAT EACH ONE OF US HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS, UH, ALLOCATION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND BILL, I REALLY CAN'T ADD MUCH MORE.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, THE, UH, I THINK WE, BASED ON OUR HUMAN NATURE OR OUR SOCIAL BEINGS, AND WE GRAVITATE TOWARDS A CONVERSATION FOR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.

AND, UH, I MISS THAT WITH THIS GROUP.

I MISSED THAT WITH CONSTITUENTS AND, UH, THAT SPONTANEITY FREQUENTLY, UH, CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW THOUGHT.

UH, I, I LEARNED FROM MY COLLEAGUES, UM, THAT CROSS-FERTILIZATION, I THINK ENHANCES, UH, OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE IN OUR DECISION-MAKING AND, UH, WE'RE, UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.

UH, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY AROUND THIS TABLE, THIS, WELL, THAT'S A PERFECT SEGUE FOR YOU TO GO FIRST TO ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS WHAT ARE THOSE BENCHMARKS FOR YOU? WHEN IS IT, WHEN WILL IT FEEL FOR YOU? LIKE IT'S SAFE TO BE IN PERSON AND TO REOPEN THE, UM, TH THE SCIENCE WILL TELL US TO LOOK AT THE, THE FOLLOWING, UH, INDICATORS, UM, CERTAINLY THE, UH, THE INCIDENTS RATE, OR SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CALL THAT THE MORBIDITY RATE, UH, THE, THE NUMBER OF DEATHS THAT WOULD BE THE MORTALITY RATE, UH, THE, UH, POSITIVITY RATE THAT THAT WOULD BE, UH, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE UPON BEING TESTED, FIND THAT THEY ARE IN FACT CARRYING COVID-19.

AND, UH, I THINK THE, UH, AND ALSO THE, THE PREVALENCE OF THE VACCINATED POPULATION, THAT WOULD BE THE LAST ONE.

I THINK WE TOUCH ON ALL OF THOSE, UH, WHEN WE GET TO THE CERTAIN RADON AND VACCINATION RATE AND WE'LL, WE WILL ENJOY THE HERD PROTECTION THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT, BUT WE'RE FAR FROM IT.

THANK YOU, TAMARA.

SO I SEE TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

ONE BEING WHEN FEEL SAFE TO REOPEN, AND I ASSUME THAT MEANS REOPENING OUR LIVES TO OUR PAST NORMALCY.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS CONTINGENT UPON EVERYTHING THAT BILL JUST SAID.

UM, AND KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE'RE NOT JUST ANY LITTLE TOWN ANYWHERE, BUT THAT WE INVITE AND ACCEPT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONTO THE HIGHLAND, RIGHT? MILLIONS PEOPLE ONTO THE ISLAND.

AND THEY COME FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PLACES THAT HAVE ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UM, STATISTICS LIKE BILL JUST LISTED.

AND SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CARE AND PRECAUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE, UM, FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR GUESTS IN TERMS OF MEETING IN PERSON.

UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS MY ANSWER WAS BEFORE I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY, THIS WORKS BEST FOR ME.

UM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE PROTOCOLS THAT WE CAN, CAN HAVE BE PUT INTO PLACE IN THE VACCINES COMING.

AND, UM, AND WHEN ALL OF THOSE COME TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY SHORT ORDER, UM, I WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING ALL TOGETHER

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AGAIN.

AND I HOPE THAT'S SOON.

THANK YOU, TOM.

SO FAR, I HAVE RELIED HEAVILY ON THE SCIENTISTS AND THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE IN OUR UNIVERSE, UH, FOR THE BEST ADVICE AND BEST PRACTICES.

UH, I THINK IT'S WORKED SO FAR AND I'VE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WON'T WORK GOING FORWARD.

SO I WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, JEREMY CLARK AT HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL.

I'LL CONTINUE TO RELY ON DR.

KELLY AT D HECK, UH, AND ALSO CDC AT THE FEDERAL.

THAT'S GOOD MAYOR MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE TO COME TO A POINT SOON.

WE'RE ABLE TO FORMULATE THIS TOGETHER SO WE CAN TELL THE PUBLIC IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY WAITING FOR.

I MEAN, THEY'RE ASKING YOU READY.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE GUIDELINE FOR THE COUNCIL TO SAY, THIS IS OFF.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ON.

AND IT HAS TO BE HIGH ON OUR TARGET LIST OF PUTTING TOGETHER SOME KIND OF A PACKAGE THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE, OH, WE'RE GOING TO BE GUIDED BY TO REOPEN ALONG THE WAY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT NONE OF US SITTING UP HERE IS AN EXPERT AND THAT WE REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE STATISTICS OR THE MEDICAL BACKGROUND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A PROGNOSTICATIONS OR A SERIOUS CONDITION AS, UH, DECISIONS IN THIS REGARD, WE DO HAVE TO RELY ON THE EXPERTS.

AND I THINK THAT'S WITH WHOM WE'VE BEEN RELYING, I WILL ADD TO WHAT, UH, MS. BECKER, UH, ALLUDED TO.

AND THAT IS THE TOURISTS WHO COME TO OUR ISLAND.

I THINK THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL DIMENSION THAT WE, AS A COMMUNITY, HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH, UH, ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS DIVIDED BY 365 DAYS.

WE BASICALLY DOUBLE OUR PERMANENT POPULATION EVERY DAY, 40,000 PEOPLE COMING TO THE ISLAND.

SO WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF 80,000 PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE COVID SITUATION, NOT 40,000.

WHEN I HAVE RESPONDED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING ABOUT CONTINUATION OF THE MASK ORDINANCE, MY RESPONSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN, I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MASK ORDINANCE SO LONG AS CDC AND D HECK RECOMMEND DOING THAT.

IT'S THE SAME THING AS FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE.

IT IS FOLLOWING THE SCIENCE, BUT THAT GIVES A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO THAT.

MY POSITION ON WHEN I'LL FEEL SAFE IS BASED ON EXACTLY THE SAME THING.

I WILL NOT FEEL SAFE UNTIL CDC AND DXA.

GLEN, YOU CAN TAKE OFF THE MASK AND EVERYONE OUT THERE CAN TAKE OFF THE MASK.

SO I WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT.

NOW I WAS LOOKING A LITTLE WHILE AGO AT BREAK, UM, ON THE INTERNET, PICKED UP SOME NEWS, AND I SEE WHERE NATIONALLY HAS BEEN A 35% DROP IN INFECTIONS.

SO THE NEXT THING IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM CITIZENS SAYING, IT'S DROPPING BACK, STOP THE MASK ORDINANCE.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE EXPERTS AS IT'S MOVING FORWARD.

I'VE TRIED TO BE GOOD ABOUT DOING THIS.

I THINK I HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT, AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AROUND ME TO BE SAFE BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE.

UM, BUT I WILL FOLLOW THAT LEADERSHIP OF THOSE SCIENTIFIC BODIES.

UH, TWO THINGS COME TO MIND.

THANK YOU, ALEX SHORT, UH, THE SCIENCE ABSOLUTELY IS GOING TO HELP DRIVE OUT DECISION AND, UH, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US TO, UH, CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER EXAMPLES, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, UM, HOW THEY ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS, IF IT'S IN-PERSON TO A DEGREE.

UM, AND IF THE WAYS FOR US TO, UH, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, UH, GRADUALLY GET BACK INTO THAT, THAT WE, YOU MAYBE FOLLOW SOME, SOME FOLKS THAT ARE DOING IT AND HAVE DONE IT WELL.

WELL, EUROPE FIRST FOR THIS NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS, WHAT DO YOU HOPE WILL STAY THE SAME? YOU KNOW, THE NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT YOU HOPE WILL KEEP DOING, EVEN WHEN WE ARE REOPENED AND BACK TO NORMAL? UH, WELL, WELL, JUST ONE THING, UH, WE HAVE HAD THE PRACTICE OF, UH, BROADCASTING, OUR TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS LIVE, UH, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR MEETINGS, SUBCOMMITTEE, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS TO BE BROADCASTED LIVE ALSO.

UM, AND FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING

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THERE.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, UM, FOR US TO CONTINUE, UH, YOU KNOW, TH IS A RANGE OF, OF, OF INDIVIDUALS ON THE ISLAND THAT MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT FOR VARIOUS REASONS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE IN THE BUILDING AT, UH, AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING.

SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE WELL IN TERMS OF SOCIETY, THOUSANDS OF YEARS, YOUR MICROPHONE, I'M SORRY.

I DISCOVERED, UM, MANKIND HAS ALWAYS, UH, BEEN FACED WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

WE'VE JUST GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT IT.

THE PAST CENTER IS SO BEING ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT AND, UH, TODAY WE'RE WITH COVID-19 TWO YEARS FROM NOW, WE COULD BE A COVID 20, 21, 2 YEARS FROM THERE.

SO, WELL, NO, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, HOW, UH, HOW, HOW DISEASE CAN SPREAD.

AND THAT, THAT LEADS US TO SOME OF THE BASICS THAT WE'VE ALL TRIED TO ADHERE TO, UM, DURING THE PAST MANY MONTHS.

AND THAT IS, UH, TRY TO AVOID CROWDS, AVOID SOCIAL, UH, UH, GATHERINGS WHERE THERE'S, UH, A HIGH DENSITY, UH, THE BASICS OF HYGIENE IN TERMS OF WASHING YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FACE, THAT ALL OF THOSE, UH, ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

UH, I THINK FROM A FACILITY STANDPOINT, UH, IN SPEAKING WITH SCOTT, UH, W WE SHOULD BE COMPLEMENTING OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE FOR, UH, TAKING, UH, A VERY CAREFUL LOOK AT, UH, THE TOWN HALL, UH, THE AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO IMPROVE, UH, FOR THE QUALITY OF AIR, UH, IN OUR, IN OUR TOWN FACILITY.

UH, I THINK THAT THAT TECHNOLOGY IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY, PROBABLY NOT KNOWN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING A RESTAURANT OR HOTEL HERE.

AND, UH, I DON'T THINK WE PROBABLY NEED A NEW CODE, BUT WE COULD BE A RESOURCE FOR, UH, UPGRADING AIR HANDLING, UH, TO ADDRESS INFECTIOUS DISEASE, UH, USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OR AMONG OTHERS.

UH, THANK YOU, GEMMA, WHAT DO YOU HOPE STAYS IN PLACE? WELL, I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE IDEA THAT, UM, OF THE BROADCASTING OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, I THINK OPENS UP ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT AND IS, UM, IS AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR THE RESIDENTS.

UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I HOPE REMAINS THE SAME IS THAT I HAVE THE SENSE THAT THERE'S A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF EACH OTHER AND CONCERN, UM, FOR NEIGHBORS ACROSS NOT ONLY THE ISLAND, BUT THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

AND I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING.

UM, SO THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT I HOPE TO STAY THE SAME.

THANK YOU, TOM.

UH, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC I USED TO SHAVE EVERY MORNING, I SHAVE EVERY THIRD MORNING RIGHT NOW TO SEE THAT CONTINUE SERIOUSLY.

I, I DO THINK THAT, UH, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES, UH, WILL CHANGE FOREVER.

UM, THE SENSITIVITY TO WASHING HANDS AND HAVING, UH, CLEANING PRODUCTS IN THE HOME, I THINK IS HERE TO STAY.

UH, ALONG WITH THAT BUSINESS, HYGIENE IS CHANGING ALSO, UH, GENERALLY, AND SPECIFICALLY IN OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, WHICH IS OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT, UH, I THINK THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS IS CHANGED FOREVER.

UH, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

UH, I RECOGNIZE THAT IT PROBABLY WILL ADD EXPENSE TO DOING BUSINESS, BUT I THINK THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR MICROPHONE ON.

I THINK WE'VE BECOME A KINDER, GENTLE, CARING COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WILL CONTINUE ON AND DONE BECAUSE OVER, THANK YOU, DAVID BOY, I I'VE, I'VE WONDERED ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT TO FIND OUT, UM, I GUESS,

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ONE THAT THE ROLE THAT TECHNOLOGY IS PLAYING, I THINK IT WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE.

UH, IN SOME CASES IT MAKES CERTAIN THINGS EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT.

UM, AND THEN IT'S PERSONAL, PERSONAL CHOICE, PERSONAL BEHAVIOR.

I THINK THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE TO DO, UH, DIFFERENTLY THAN PRIOR TO COVID, BUT I'M I'M OF THE OPINION THAT, UH, WE AS HUMANS, UH, ONCE WE'VE, THIS HAS PASSED US AND WE'RE, UM, WE WILL BEGIN TO FORGET THE CHOICES WE'RE BEING FORCED TO MAKE ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THAT WOULD BEGIN TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS.

GLENN, ONE ASPECT OF THE NEW NORMAL THAT REALLY WON'T AFFECT US MUCH HERE IS WORKERS WORKING FROM HOME RATHER THAN OFFICE PUTTING ANOTHER WAY.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT INVESTING IN OFFICE BUILDINGS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE AN AWFUL LOT OF BUSINESSES HAVE LEARNED THAT THEY CAN CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS, UH, FROM HOME USING TECHNOLOGY.

AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS.

IN THAT BUSINESS CONTEXT.

THERE IS, I AGREE THERE IS A NEED FOR FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS WITH WHAT WE DO, BECAUSE WE ARE SERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO HAVE THAT CONTACT WITH US.

AND WE NEED TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF ANOTHER THING THAT I, I'M NOT SURE WHICH WAY IT'S GOING TO GO, BUT I HAVEN'T SHAKEN ANYONE'S HAND.

I DON'T THINK IN NINE MONTHS.

AND TO ME THAT PERSONAL CONTACT IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, UH, IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT PERSON, WHETHER IT'S AN OLD FRIEND OR A NEW FRIEND.

AND SO I HOPE THAT HANDSHAKING COMES BACK, BUT I DO THINK THE NEW NORMAL WILL INCLUDE A NEW FOCUS ON SANITATION AND PLANNING US AND THE LIKE GLENN.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE YOU ANSWERED THE LAST QUESTION FIRST, WHICH IS WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR NOW THAT 10 MONTHS AGO, WASN'T EVEN THERE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WHAT'S ON MY RADAR NOW IS CONCERNED ABOUT UNCERTAINTY IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD SENTENCE, BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT MOVING FORWARD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADAPT TO ALL OF THIS MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

UM, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH SPENDING PUBLIC MONEY BECAUSE OF THESE UNCERTAINTIES.

I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE TOWN HAS BEEN ABLE TO REBUILD ITS RESERVES TO DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY MOVING INTO THE FUTURE.

UM, ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE TOWN OF HEALTH AND THAT ISLAND IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND PROSPER.

THANK YOU, ALEX.

OH YEAH, THIS ONE'S A, THIS ONE'S FAIRLY EASY FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS PROBABLY WRONG 10 MONTHS AGO WHEN I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO RUN FOR OFFICE, UM, AFTER A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE TALKING AT ME AND TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ME TO DO IT.

AND I WOULD ALWAYS ANSWER BY SAYING, NOT ME FORGET IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL WE, WE SHUT DOWN.

AND I HAD A LOT OF TIME ON MY HANDS TO REFLECT IS WHEN I'VE TRULY MADE THE DECISION, UH, TO GO AFTER THIS POSITION.

SO, UM, THAT'S, WHAT'S ON MY RADAR NOW.

I WAS SITTING AROUND A TABLE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, HE HERE, UH, MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR TOWN.

WELL, THIS WILL BE A REPEAT, BUT I THINK, UH, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE CORE FEATURES OF THIS TOWN THAT, UH, MAKE US VERY, VERY DESIRABLE.

AND, UH, I THINK THERE'S A NEW ONE AROUND THE CORNER THAT HAS SHOWN ITS REAL VALUE IN GROWING AT A VERY EXPONENTIAL RATE.

AND THAT IS, UH, TELEMEDICINE.

AND I THINK WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE BEFORE, UH, SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE LINKAGES, UM, BEYOND THE BRIDGE, UH, BEYOND THE COUNTY, REALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

AND THAT CAN BE A REAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH AREA, PEOPLE LIKE THE HOSPITAL WITH THE JEREMY CLARK'S AND, UH, ADDING A LOT OF VALUE

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TO THE COMMUNITY TAMRA.

SO THE EASY ANSWER IS REALLY NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT.

UM, I AM GOING TO JUST GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.

UM, I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN, EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, UM, BECAUSE THINGS THAT WERE IN PLACE WERE PUT INTO IN TERMS OF, UM, ACTION, IF THERE WAS A CRISIS WE'RE AVAILABLE AND THOSE WHO WERE IN THE POSITION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND TO SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ADDITION MADE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS, AND THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED.

AND SO I HAVE GREAT FAITH AND CONFIDENCE, UM, THAT WE ARE VERY WELL POSITIONED AND THAT WE HAVE BRILLIANT MINDS WITH WONDERFUL UP, UH, SKILLSETS.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT WE CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THAT COMES OUR WAY.

YOU, I THINK THAT'S WELL SAID, THANK YOU.

THIS, THIS IS AN EASY ONE FOR ME.

I, I AM, I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF THIS PANDEMIC AND THE EFFECT THAT IT WILL HAVE FROM A MACRO STANDPOINT, AS WELL AS A MICRO STANDPOINT, WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE, UH, WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE STIMULUS PACKAGES.

AND WHAT IMPACT IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ON THE DOLLAR INTEREST RATES IN THE ECONOMY? ON A MICRO STANDPOINT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON ME AND MY FAMILY.

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IS AT THE TOP OF MY RADAR SCREEN FOR THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.

PROBABLY THANK YOU, MAYOR MICROPHONE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HATE ME, NOT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.

NOW, MY DAUGHTER MOVED DOWN HERE IN THE EARLY PARTS OF THE PANDEMIC.

SHE MOVED DOWN HERE IN JUNE FROM NEW YORK, WHICH IS THE WALL PLACES.

UM, AND I SAID, WELL, HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING IT DOWN? I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE.

SHE SAID, I'VE ONLY MOVED HERE SINCE JUNE.

I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT, BUT I HAVE A GREAT FEELING FOR THIS TOWN.

AND I THINK WHAT OUR TOWN MANAGER REELECT WORKING WITH JOSH GOOBER AND OUR ENTIRE STAFF HERE WILL BE WELL, WELL POSITIONED.

WELL, LLOYD WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE FUTURE.

TWO THINGS COME TO MIND, UH, VRB OWES AND REAL ESTATE BUBBLE.

UM, GO BACK TO APRIL.

UH, WE WERE CONTEMPLATING, UH, CLOSING DOWNS, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THE VRB O OWNERS FROM ALL OVER AMERICA DESCENDED ON THIS COMMUNITY THREATENING LAWSUITS.

THEY HADN'T BEEN ON THE ISLAND FOR YEARS.

THEY WERE TAKING MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD PUT MONEY UP.

DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE BECAUSE OF THE COVID AND THEY WERE IGNORING THOSE PEOPLE.

I THINK THAT IS DEVASTATING FOR OUR BRAND.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SURELY WASN'T ON MY RADAR SCREEN 10 MONTHS AGO.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUGHT TO BE ON ALL OF OUR RADAR SCREEN NAME TODAY.

THE SECOND IS THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE.

I THINK MOST OF US THOUGHT THAT THIS REAL ESTATE WAS GOING TO GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, BUT NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW CADRE OF OWNERS ON THIS ISLAND, SECOND HOME, PRIMARY HOME AND RENTERS.

AND I REALLY WONDER IF THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT OUR ISLAND OR THE WAY THEY INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC POLICY THAT WE ADOPT.

I'M GUESSING THAT SOMEWHERE AROUND 160 OR 150 POTENTIAL STRATEGIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKED TO PRIORITIZE.

APPRECIATE THAT.

AND AGAIN, CONTEXT AND BACKDROP FOR THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

UM, MAYBE WE CAN PUT JULIE'S, UH, GRAPHIC UP ON THE SCREEN IF WE CAN.

AND SHE'S CAPTURED SOME OF THE KEY THINGS THAT YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THIS IS ON YOUR MIND NOW.

AND AS WE GO INTO THIS EXERCISE OF SETTING PRIORITIES, UM, WE IT'S ABOUT QUARTER OF THREE, JUST LAY THE GROUNDWORK HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO FINISH TODAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK.

UM, AND THEN START BACK AGAIN TOMORROW AT NINE, YOU ALL HAVE PUT MOST OF YOUR, UM, GOALS IN THIS NOW CATEGORY.

AND SO I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE COUNT WAS.

IT WAS LIKE 21, WASN'T IT, 21 NOW.

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SO WE'RE TRYING TO, WE WANT TO MAKE THIS AS EASY FOR YOU AS POSSIBLE.

AND WE KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT TEDIOUS.

UM, I'VE ASKED THE STAFF WHEN THEY WERE, UM, EATING THEIR LUNCH TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE STRATEGIES THAT LIVE WITHIN THESE GOALS.

AND TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ALL, UNLESS YOU SAY TODAY, STOP THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALREADY DOING, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT.

WE WILL REMOVE THOSE THEN FROM WHAT YOU PRIORITIZE.

SO WE'RE REALLY ONLY GOING TO PRIORITIZE THINGS THAT WOULD BE NEW, BUT I'LL PROBABLY FLASH THE DRAWING OF THE ICEBERG AGAIN FOR YOU AND REMIND YOU OF CAPACITY.

AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO A LOT OF THINGS AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH MONEY.

AND SO THE REALITY AND HOW THIS ALL HAPPENS HAS TO GET SORTED AND SIFTED, BUT THIS'LL BE ANOTHER WAY TO KIND OF CUT THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

SO JOSH KIND OF LED THE CHARGE WITH THE TEAM.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THE SLIDES, UM, HERE, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO, THAT'S A NICE PICTURE TO CAPTURE.

MAY I INTERRUPT FOR JUST A SECOND? YOU WERE JUST ON THAT BOARD.

WAS THE TRAFFIC, IS THE PUBLIC ABLE TO SEE THAT? YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, YES THEY ARE.

THE PUBLIC IS SEEING THAT ALSO.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS AVAILABLE.

I CAN'T READ IT FROM A FAR, THEY CAN PROBABLY READ IT ON TV OR THEIR COMPUTERS EASIER.

I CAN SEE IT PRETTY GOOD.

SO, YEAH.

SO, UM, CATHERINE IS GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE.

SO IT'LL BE THE GOALS THAT ARE IN THE NOW AND THE LIST OF STRATEGIES WILL BE THERE.

REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG IN THAT HANDOUT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN YOU.

AND THEN JOSH IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF THE TABLE.

AND KATHERINE WILL LITERALLY BE TAKING THESE OFF THE SLIDE AS WE GO.

SO GIVE HER A MINUTE TO GET THERE.

YUP.

BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADD EMPHASIS FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY BE RECOMMENDED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE.

SO FILM'S GOING TO COME OFF AGAIN.

IT'S COMING OFF BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY DOING IT.

SO WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS IF YOU, IF YOU'RE LIKE, YEAH, WE'RE DOING THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO STOP DOING.

THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

I HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WANT TO DO MORE OF IT.

UM, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE, I MEAN, I HONESTLY, WE'RE GONNA NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SO AS THEY SUGGEST WE'RE DOING IT, MAYBE WE'LL KIND OF SEE WHERE YOU ALL ARE ON THE MORE OR LESS.

HOW MANY, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE TAKING OFF? UM, 30%.

30%.

HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.

UNTIL WE GET THIS TECHNOLOGY UP, SPEAKING OF TECHNOLOGY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD EVER PRIORITIZE 250 THINGS WITHOUT IT TODAY, FOR SURE.

SO OKAY.

CAN WE START WITH THIS SCREEN THE WAY IT IS? OKAY.

SO IGNORE ALL THE STUFF TO THE RIGHT.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S KIND OF SET UP IN THE BACKGROUND.

ONGOING AND CONTINUING IN NATURE.

IGNORE THE BAR.

WE'RE JUST GOING DOWN THE LIST OF ITEMS AND IT MIGHT BE EASIER FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG ON THIS HANDOUT.

THAT'S WHAT JOSH IS GOING TO USE.

SO JOSH, WHAT COMES OFF THE LIST HERE FROM YESTERDAY? ALL RIGHT.

UNDER GOAL NUMBER ONE, FIRST ITEM THAT A STAFF IDENTIFIED WAS ITEM 1.4, APPLY FOR AND PROMOTE AWARDS OF RECOGNITION FOR THE TOWNS, SUCH AS LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS SPIKES, BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION, AND THE NATIONAL CIVIC LEADS ALL AMERICA CITY AWARD.

UH, AS THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO, UH, UNDERTAKE NOW AND WE'LL CONTINUE DOING FORWARD.

SO IN THE FUTURE, SO IT'S GOING TO COME OFF OUR PRIORITIZATION LIST.

ANYTHING ELSE? UNDER ONE, UH, 1.5 FOSTER FOSTER, THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HISTORICAL OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AGAIN,

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NO.

WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO ON 1.1 BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO STAY ON, YOU'RE GOING TO 1.5, FOUR AND 1.5.

SO ALL THE OTHER ONES ARE GOING TO STAY ON AND WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THOSE.

SO WE'RE ONLY TAKING OFF 1.4 AND 1.5 SO FAR.

WELL, STAFF HAS TAKEN OFF.

MAY NOT, UH, CORRESPOND WITH WHAT WE PUT ON THE BOARD.

SO THEY DO CORRESPOND.

THIS IS SO LET ME TRY AGAIN TO EXPLAIN THIS.

SO EACH OF THE GOALS, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH 1.1, OUR PLACE.

SO THIS GOAL THAT YOU ALL PUT HERE AS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WORK ON NOW, OKAY.

UNDER THAT GOAL, THERE ARE SIX STRATEGIES.

AND WHAT THE STAFF IS SAYING IS WE ARE ALREADY DOING 1.4 AND 1.5.

SO TOWN COUNCIL, WE DON'T NEED YOU TO PRIORITIZE THOSE BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY DOING THEM, BUT THESE OTHER THINGS ARE NEW.

AND SO OF THESE NEW THINGS, WHICH ONES WILL YOU WANT US TO FOCUS ON? DOES THAT HELP? OKAY.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT HOW YOU DO THEM BECAUSE WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO DO IT.

AND WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW YOU DO THAT.

IT'S NEW ONES THAT WERE NOT ALREADY, IT WOULD BE NEW RESOURCES.

EXACTLY.

TAMRA.

YOU HAD A QUESTION JUST A QUICK ONE UNDER 1.4, WHICH IS TO APPLY AND PROMOTE THE RECOGNITIONS.

RIGHT? SO IT GIVES EXAMPLES, BUT BY TAKING IT OFF, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED IN IT.

CURRENTLY WE EXCEL AT THAT.

WE, WE RECEIVED THOSE AWARDS, BUT IF OTHER AWARDS ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE, WE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR AND APPLYING FOR.

CORRECT, BECAUSE WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO IT.

SO IT'S NOT HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING IT IS THAT THAT'S NOT A NEW THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO START.

SO THE TOWN WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT, APPLY FOR, AND I BET GET RECOGNITION FOR BEST IN CLASS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

DOES THAT MAKE THAT'S HOW I, I HEARD EXACTLY THE SAME THING.

I JUST WANT A CONFIRMATION.

EXCELLENT.

YES, DAVID, JUST SO THAT I'M CLEAR GOING FORWARD, IF WE'RE TAKING OFF 1.5.

IT BEGS THE QUESTION.

WELL, WHAT IS STAFF DOING? IS STAFF DOING AS MUCH AS WE WANT IT TO DO? AND I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO GET INTO THAT CONVERSATION TODAY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME, BUT, BUT I WOULD PUT AN ASTERISK NEXT TO SOME OF THESE AND SAY, OKAY, I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO WHAT I'M HEARING IN THIS IS THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TAKING OFF THAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE DOING, SO DON'T PRIORITIZE IT.

THERE WILL STILL BE A DESIRE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY SECTION OF ALL OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION, THAT THOSE THINGS ARE REPORTED ON.

HERE'S THE, WHAT YOU'VE ASKED US TO DO.

AND HERE'S THE HOW OF HOW WE ARE DOING IT.

AND HERE IS WHAT WE ARE ACHIEVING.

ARE WE MOVING ON? I HAVE NO, WE ACTUALLY HAD 1.6 LISTED AS WELL.

AGAIN, EVALUATE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN STANDARDS THAT PER, UH, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT REFLECT THE ISLAND CHARACTER.

WE'LL GO TO TWO ARCHING, UH, TO POINT TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF, AND RESPECT FOR THE LOCAL ISLAND AND GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORY.

YES, ALEX.

UH, WE ARE, WE AT THIS POINT, UH, IDENTIFYING WHERE WE WANT TO PUT THE ASTERISKS THAT COUNCILMAN AMES HAS DESCRIBED WHAT WE DO.

I'M GOING TO PUT AN ASTERISK BY THE 1.5 AND 2.2.

I DON'T KNOW, JUST IN SPEAKING TO THE ASTERISK, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF TIME WE HAVE FOR CONVERSATION TOMORROW.

THE IMPORTANT PIECE WILL BE IN THE FOLLOW-UP.

YOU'LL GET CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW SO THAT YOU ALL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON, WELL, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, OR THAT'S TOO MUCH, WHATEVER IT IS.

SO I'M MAKING ASTERISKS AND SHE'S MAKING THEM TOO, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MORE IMPORTANT.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

TO 2.3, PURSUING AWARDS PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM AND RECOGNITION THAT PROMOTES THE QUALITIES OF OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, AND THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE 2.4.

CONTINUING TO HOST TOWN, SPECIAL EVENTS AND MEETINGS THAT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ADOPTED STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY.

I'M GOING TO SAY, YOU CAN JUST READ THE NUMBERS.

PERFECT.

I THINK, AND WE CAN GO.

SO THEY CAN FOLLOW ALSO, GO AHEAD.

UH, THE NEXT ONE'S 2.6 AND FOR PEOPLE FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME, THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT IS IN, IN OUR PLAN.

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SO IS THAT ALL FOR TWO? NO, 2.7, 2.8 AND 2.9.

AND ASTERISK AGAINST 2.9, PLEASE AFTER US BY 2.9.

SO WE STILL HAVE 2.1.

I'M JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE GOOD.

2.5 AND THEN 10, 11, AND 12.

AND I WILL SAY THAT A LOT OF THESE, YOU CAN KIND OF TELL BECAUSE IF THEY BEGIN WITH CONTINUE THAT, THAT TO US AS A SIGN THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING THEM IN SOME WAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THEM, BUT WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS YOU BELIEVE ARE APPROPRIATE, UH, UNDER NUMBER.

THAT WAS IT FOR NUMBER TWO.

WELL READY, CATHERINE.

UM, THE STAFF DOESN'T DO A GOOD JOB.

WE'LL KEEP UP THE COMPETENCE OF THE PLAN.

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, MY, MY HEAD, UH, IMMEDIATELY GOES TO, UH, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO FOLLOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A GUIDE.

AND I'M SPEAKING FROM MY EIGHT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, TOO OFTEN, WE, UH, GRABBING, UH, CRITERIA FROM THE, UH, CONFERENCE OF PLAN AND APPLYING IT TO A PARTICULAR DECISION THAT WE'RE MAKING.

AND THAT IS IN A LOT OF CASES, EASY TO DO, BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE A METRIC ASSIGNED TO IT.

AS AN EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW DOES THE PROJECT, UH, MEET THAT CRITERIA? IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF HAD A METRIC OF ONE TO FIVE, ONE BEING THE WORST FIVE BEING THE BEST.

UH, SO I THINK WHAT WE, WE NEED TO BE THINKING AND CONSIDERING IS EMPOWERING OUR APPOINTED, UH, POSITIONS TO MAKE MORE QUALIFIED DECISIONS ON PARTICULAR PROJECTS.

AND TO ME, THE, THE WHOLE PROCESS PIECE, UM, THE ONLY WAY YOU TIE IT INTO PLAN IS IF YOU PUT SOME METRICS BEHIND IT, I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ARTICULATING.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE I'M FOLLOWING YOU.

SO ARE YOU ASKING THAT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH, WHEN WE HA WE, UM, COME BACK WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE ON THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SAYING WE ALREADY ARE DOING, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S THE METRIC.

I THINK, I THINK THAT'S CLEAR.

DAVID, DID YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON? NO.

JULIA.

I DON'T HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PROCESS.

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM TOO, BUT I'M TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT.

IT'S A SCAN IN CLINTON.

HE'S REALLY, THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE ADOPTED PLAN AND YOU'RE TAKING THEM OUT OR WE'RE TAKING THEM OUT AS A PRIORITY AND MAKING OTHER THINGS, THE PRIORITY, IGNORING THE IMPORTANCE OR PRIORITY OF THINGS THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO.

SO THAT, UM, I THINK YOU AND I ARE GOING TO BE IN A GOOD PLACE AFTER THIS, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE TAKING THEM OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY ARE A PRIORITY AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE PART OF WHAT COMES BACK TO YOU.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU PRIORITIZE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AGAINST SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT YET DOING.

SO WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THIS RIGHT NOW, NO, SIR, NO.

WE'RE TAKING OUT THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK AND YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE TWO, WHEN WE COME, WHEN WE FINISHED THIS REALLY FUN THING THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, IT'S REALLY FUN.

THIS IS FUN.

WHEN WE'VE FINISHED THIS REALLY FUN THING, WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY, BLEN, THERE'S THREE ITEMS UP HERE THAT YOU CAN'T READ OF THOSE THREE, WHICH ONE IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHEN THAT COMES BACK TO YOU, IT'S GOING TO BE THE ONE NEW THING.

PLUS ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING WILL BE PART OF WHAT'S COMING BACK.

THOSE WILL BE THE PRIORITIES, UH, TRUST YOUR JULIET.

TOM, I FEEL WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.

JULIA, LET ME, LET ME SUGGEST SOMETHING.

AND THAT'S A GOOD SLIDE TO START WITH AS IT PERTAINS TO, UH, A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.

THAT THAT IS THE GOAL AND WHAT YOU SHOW AS GOAL ONE, ADOPT AND PURSUE OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS A STRATEGY.

I WOULD SUGGEST

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AND THOSE BENEATH THAT ARE TACTICS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE WORDS BECAUSE THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED.

AND WHEN YOU ALL ADOPTED THE PLAN FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, YOU USED THOSE TERMS. AND IF I TRY TO SWITCH GEARS RIGHT NOW ON US, WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I RESPECT THAT.

MY POINT, BEING THAT IN PLANNING CIRCLES, IT WOULD BE GOAL STRATEGIES AND TACTICS.

AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW WITH JOSH, UH, SUGGESTING, ELIMINATING THOSE TACTICS THAT HAVE ALREADY, OR ARE ALREADY BEING DONE, WE ARE WAY DOWN IN THE WEEDS.

I THINK MUCH DEEPER THAN A COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE FROM MY VIEWPOINT.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED AT THE GOAL LEVEL AND PERHAPS SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE REALLY FEEL ARE IMPORTANT.

BUT BEYOND THAT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S MY BELIEF.

I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, TOM AND I, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS TEDIOUS AND HOPEFULLY THAT YOU'LL KNOW, YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO BE IN THE WEEDS AGAIN.

I THINK WHAT YOU ALL ASKED FOR COLLECTIVELY WAS TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF PRIORITY TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR THE STAFF AROUND THE COMP PLAN.

ONE OF THE STRUGGLES THAT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE WHEN THEY ADOPT COMP PLANS IS BECAUSE THERE'S 248 THINGS IN THEM.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FIRST.

THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY WHERE TO GO FIRST.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE AT A DEEPER LEVEL, YOU'D LIKE TO BE, THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK OUT OF THE GARDEN.

ONCE YOU TELL THEM THESE ARE THE FLOWERS WE WANT TO HAVE BLOOM AND THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TO PLANT.

I DON'T AGREE, BUT OKAY.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO STAY.

THERE'S COCKTAILS LATER.

PARDON ME? PROMISE.

BRING THEM OUT.

NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

I'M KIDDING.

I KNOW THIS IS TEDIOUS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GO THROUGH THESE QUICK ENOUGH.

I'D LOVE TO GET AT LEAST SOMETHING PRIORITIZED BEFORE FOUR O'CLOCK.

SO YOU'LL SEE HOW THIS WORKS.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW WE DO.

WE'RE ON 3 48.

SO WE HAVE 3.1.

COMES OFF BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT 3.3, 3.5 3.6.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND WE'RE SKIPPING GOAL ONE BECAUSE IT'S NEAR NOT NOW.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE DOING THE NOWS.

SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT.

SO, SO WE HAD A 2.3, 2.5 AND 2.6.

NEXT ONE IS WATER THOUGH.

SO THREE, WE HAD ALL FOUR OF THOSE IDENTIFIED AS ONGOING.

WE CAN FOR, UH, 4.1, 4.5 AND 4.6.

AND THEN WE'RE MOVING ON BECAUSE THE NEXT ONES, UM, I THINK ALL THREE OF THOSE ARE IN THE NEXT CATEGORY.

AREN'T THEY THEY'RE EITHER NARROW OR AN X.

I THINK THEY'RE, I'M GOING TO CHECK, BUT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ECONOMY.

YUP.

YEAH, THESE THREE ARE ALL NEXT.

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CAN YOU GO BACK TRANSPORTATION, YOUR FRIEND, GO BACK UP ENVIRONMENT.

WE JUST FINISHED.

WE WENT THROUGH FOUR.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE IN THIS DECK.

FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN.

AND THAT'S CORRECT.

THEY'RE ALREADY DOWN EXACTLY THERE NEXT.

SAME PAGE, SAME PAGE.

TRANSPORTATION.

1.1 FOR UNDER ECONOMY.

DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IDENTIFIED THERE.

BUSINESS NUMBER TWO, 2.1, 2.2 AND 2.4.

SO TWO, THREE AND 25 STAY.

I MAY HAVE PLEASE AN ASTERISK ON 2.2, PLEASE.

2.2 GETS AN ASTROS AND 2.4.

YOU BOTH WELCOME.

AND WE'RE ON BRAND THREE, 3.2 AND 3.5.

THE GOOD THING IS I KNOW Y'ALL'S NAMES, BUT I'LL GET IT FOR YOUR TIME.

ARE YOU READY, CATHERINE? YEP.

NEXT ONE IS TOURISM.

NUMBER FOUR.

WE HAD 4.5 K.

UH, WE LEFT ON 4.6 BECAUSE OF THE WORD CREATIVE FUNDING.

GOTCHA.

THROUGH APPROPRIATE AND CREATIVE, NOT JUST CREATIVE, CORRECT.

AND YOU DIDN'T SAY CREATIVE ACCOUNTING, RIGHT.

AND AT ANY TIME AT ANY TIME, COUNCIL GIVES US MONEY.

IT'S ALWAYS APPROPRIATE.

NEXT POPULATION NUMBER FIVE, UH, 5.3.

YOU READY? CATHERINE? SIX WORKFORCE 6.2 AND 6.3.

THE NEXT VALUE IS ASTRO 6.2 INCLUSIVE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY.

AND THE FIRST AREA IS EDUCATION.

UH, 1.2 AND 1.3, ONE FOUR.

NEXT A HISTORIC SITES.

SO TWO, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 AND 2.5.

WE'RE SKIPPING THREE ASTROS ON 2.4 AND

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2.5.

NEW THREE IS IN NEAR.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT ONE YET.

WE'LL GO TO, WE'LL GO TO FOUR NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

ANYTHING HERE? A 4.2 OH, YEAH.

OR, OR, YEAH, FUCK.

DIVERSITY, ANYTHING THERE? A 5.1 AND 5.2.

CULTURAL TOURISM.

NOPE.

WE'RE SKIPPING SIX AND SEVEN.

AND GOING TO EIGHT, UH, 8.2, 8.3 AND 8.4.

THE NEXT AREA IS CONNECTED.

I'D LIKE TO PUT AN ASTERISK ON 8.4.

JUST TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THAT.

SO WE'RE ON TWO ARTS.

LET'S SEE.

WEREN'T A PLANNING.

WHERE ARE WE? OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SO THIS IS WRITTEN WRONG IN THIS BOOK, WE LEARNED THIS WHILE WE WERE EATING LUNCH, THERE WAS A TYPO OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THIS.

AND THIS ACTUALLY READS, UM, HOW IT'S LISTED ON THE SCREEN TO FOSTER A PLANNING PROCESS THAT IS INCLUSIVE, COLLABORATIVE, ONGOING, AND RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND STAKEHOLDER PRIORITIES.

WHICH ONES DID YOU TAKE OFF? 1.4.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

ANYTHING OFF HERE? 2.1, 2.1.

ASTERICK ON THAT PLACE.

YOU GOT IT.

CAN I GET AN ASTERISK ON? YEAH, LOTS ABOUT IT.

SHE DOES FOUR OR FIVE.

NEXT IS WE'RE SKIPPING THREE, WHICH IS COLLABORATION AND GOING TO FOUR, WHICH IS QUALITY OF LIFE.

COLLABORATION IS OVER HERE IN NEAR 4.4 AND 4.5.

PLEASE.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE INTEGRATED REGIONAL FOCUS.

NUMBER ONE, A 1.2.

I'M SORRY.

I MISSED 1.1 AS WELL.

NEXT IS TRANSPORTATION.

UH, WHICH IS NUMBER THREE.

WORKFORCE HOUSING IS NEXT NEAR, SORRY.

NEAR ANYTHING THERE, JOSH.

SO WE'RE ON PUBLIC SERVICES.

SO WHERE ARE WE JUMPING DOWN TO? WE ARE ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

HOLD ON.

I GOTTA CATCH UP NEXT.

WE'RE ALREADY THE FIVE, WHICH IS ON PAGE 12.

THROUGH FIVE, 10, THE WHOLE THING.

ON, UH, FIVE.

THOSE ARE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIVE POINT, UH, 11.

THOSE ARE ALL INCUR, ENSURE THE CONTINUANCE OF, AND SO WE HAD MARKED FIVE, ONE

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THAT'S CORRECT.

SIX HOUSING, ANYTHING? SIX, ONE AND SIX, TWO TECHNOLOGY.

SO TECHNOLOGY IS NEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PARKS AND REC CREATION.

NUMBER ONE, UH, ONE, ONE AND ONE, TWO.

PROGRAMMING 3, 3, 2 WATER FOR YEP.

WATERS NEAR PATHWAYS IS FIVE.

DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE.

SPORTS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE.

K FUNDING AND DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE.

ACCESSIBILITY.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE.

IT'S THREE 15.

IF I GIVE YOU A THREE MINUTE BREAK, WILL YOU PROMISE NOT TO TAKE MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES? FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS, UM, TEDIOUS, AND THIS IS WHY I RARELY DEAL WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AT COUNCIL RETREAT, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING FOR YOU ALL TO DO.

YOU'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN IT.

THINK OF THIS AS JUST PUSHING IT OVER THE GOAL LINE.

SO STAFF REALLY KNOWS WHERE THEY WANT YOU TO FOCUS THEIR ENERGY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THE CLICKERS.

UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO PRIORITIZE.

WHAT'S LEFT WITHIN EACH OF THE GOALS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY OF THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE LEFT, WHICH ONES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A BODY.

AND SO THIS WILL GIVE US THAT SENSE.

AND HONESTLY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHERE WE ARE.

SOME OF THESE ONLY HAVE ONE STRATEGY WITHIN THEM.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL OF THESE ARE THINGS YOU HAVE SAID ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU NOW.

SO WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AND SEE WHAT WE END UP WITH IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES AND WHERE WE'RE SAYING FOCUS, OUR ENERGIES.

AND I, YEP.

AND I WILL, I WILL COME TO A STOP AT 3 55 AND DO A QUICK CLOSING BECAUSE I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY AND DO THIS ANY LONGER, BUT I WILL ASK YOU TO COME BACK TOMORROW TO FINISH.

WE'RE GOOD.

SO ON EACH ONE OF THESE SLIDES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY ITEMS ARE ON IT, YOU WILL BE TOLD HOW MANY YOU CAN PICK.

HOW MANY OF THE STRATEGIES YOU CAN PICK

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JUST WAIT ONE.

SO, SO YOU'RE GOING TO, WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RANK THEM.

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO DO, UH, REMEMBER HOW WE USED THE DOTS LAST TIME, WHERE I SAID YOU HAVE X NUMBER OF DOTS.

IMAGINE YOUR CLICKER IS YOUR DOTS.

IF THERE'S THREE AND YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE GOING TO PRESS THE NUMBER OF THE ONE YOU WANT TO KEEP.

AND THEN THERE'S ONLY THREE.

YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET ONE CHOICE.

YOU'RE GOING TO PICK ONE WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT WE'VE WE'VE ALREADY SAID, YEAH, WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE IS SAID, THESE ARE ALL NOW BECAUSE THESE ARE, THAT'S ALL WE'RE WORKING WITH.

AND, AND THE ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, THIS IS ALL THE STUFF THAT COUNCIL HAS SAID NOW, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROCESS IT AND TELL YOU WHAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

YUP.

LET HER RESTART HER COMPUTER.

UM, SOMEBODY TELL ME A STORY.

LET'S SEE.

OH, I DID THIS ONCE AT A BED AND BREAKFAST IN, UM, OH, IT'S HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

AND IT WAS, I DIDN'T HAVE THIS TECHNOLOGY.

SO ALL THEIR 200 THINGS WERE WRITTEN ON PIECES OF PAPER LIKE THIS.

AND THERE WAS SO MANY OF THEM THAT EVERY SINGLE WINDOW IN THIS BED AND BREAKFAST WAS COVERED IN STUFF.

AND, UH, IT WAS QUITE THE DAY, QUITE THE DAY, BUT WILL SAY THEY THEN IMPLEMENTED THEIR COMP PLAN.

AND SO MANY PLACES DON'T INTENTIONALLY IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES.

THEY LOVE THE HIGH LEVEL STUFF, BECAUSE WHAT IS THEY'RE THERE TO DISAGREE WITH.

IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ALL GOOD STUFF.

SO IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN GOOD.

AND YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW MARK HAS A PLANNING BACKGROUND TOO, SO IT'S PROBABLY SICK, TERRIBLE TO SAY PEOPLE DON'T IMPLEMENT COMP PLANS, BUT IT DOES IT'S HAPPENS.

YES, EXACTLY.

DID DUSTY SHELF ITEM NUMBER ONE? YES.

UM, WELL, YOU'LL HEAR THEIR VIEW ON IMPLEMENTATION, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE IT SET UP TO HAVE THEM DO A COUNTER CLICKING EXERCISE, ALTHOUGH THEY'D PROBABLY LOVE TO, BUT NO PRESSURE MICROPHONE BUTTON.

I'M SORRY.

IF THEY GO, IF WE GO IN A DIRECTION THAT THE CONSENSUS OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THINKS WE'RE ILL-ADVISED HOW DO WE HEAR ABOUT THAT? HOW WILL YOU, HOW WILL YOU HANDLE THAT? IF THEY GO OFF THE RAILS HERE? I WAS TALKING WITH JOSH AND SEAN SCOTT A COUPLE OF SECONDS AGO WHEN IT WAS THE EXACT QUESTION.

AS YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, IS THIS, THE STAFF GETS AT LEAST, SORRY, WHERE AM I? THANKS JOSH.

UH, IT'S JUST, THE ANSWER HAS TO BE, YES.

WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE AND LET YOU KNOW IF, IF THE TRACK THAT YOU WERE ASKING US TO GO ON IS IMPLEMENTING THE GOAL.

UM, I UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT I HEARD A COUPLE SECONDS AGO IS JUST GETTING IN THE WEEDS TOO MUCH.

UM, AND WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THAT FEEDBACK.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANY STRATEGIC PLANNING JOKES? YEAH.

WELL, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

GOOD.

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OH, A FACILITATOR, A MAYOR AND A TOWN MANAGER WALKED INTO A BAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME.

THE ONLY THING I'VE FOUND WAS YOGI BEARS QUOTE, RIGHT? IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT'S VERY FITTING TODAY.

WHEN YOU GET TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

I HEARD SOME CONTEXT FOR THAT QUOTE, THE, IF YOU COME TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT ONE.

AND THE CONTEXT WAS THAT THE FORK IN THE ROAD, IT WAS LIKE A CIRCLE AND THE DESTINATION WAS LITERALLY AT 12 O'CLOCK.

AND SO IT DIDN'T MATTER WHICH WAY YOU WENT, BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET THERE.

SO IT'S NOT QUITE AS PROFOUNDLY FUNNY AS IT SEEMS OUT OF THE CONTEXT.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR TRIVIA TONIGHT.

SO, UH, HOPE YOU ALL COME BACK NEXT WEEK.

OH, WHAT CA WHAT CAN WE LEAVE HERE TONIGHT? OKAY.

WE CAN EVERYTHING.

KATHERINE CARTER JOINED THE CALL.

DON'T LEAVE YOUR WALLET OR YOUR KEYS.

YOU CAN LEAVE ALL YOUR, ALL THE PAPERS HERE.

SO THERE'S NO EXTRA HOMEWORK TONIGHT.

TOMORROW WHEN WE COME BACK, I WON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AT THE END.

NOW WE'LL START WITH HIGHWAY 2 78, BECAUSE I HEARD THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EASY ONE AND THEN WE'LL FINISH, PRIORITIZING, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP ON THE PARKING STUDY.

SO THAT'LL BE HOW THE FLOW GOES.

ARE YOU READY? ALMOST? NOPE.

OH, BLUE JEANS.

GOTCHA.

ALL THE TECHNOLOGIES.

IT SAYS SO RIGHT THERE.

AWESOME.

LOOK THERE YOU ARE.

AND YOUR CAMERA'S ON OKAY.

NIFTY.

LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.

SO ON THEIR CLICKERS, YOU'RE GOING TO PICK ONE, TWO OR THREE.

YOU GET ONE CHOICE.

ONE, TWO OR THREE.

HOW MANY WE GOT SIX BILL.

DO YOU WANT TO PUT YOURS IN? I DID.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

I THINK I'M GETTING PICKED ON JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE FUN.

SO WE HAVE SOME EVEN DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN ONE AND TWO.

ALL WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE PRETTY QUICK HERE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL THIS MEANS QUITE YET.

UNDER TWO, YOU'RE GOING TO 1, 2, 3, 4, OR FIVE.

THEY GET TWO.

YOU GET TWO CHOICES THIS TIME.

CAUSE WE'RE SUPER NICE.

TWO CHOICES.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

YOU CAN PUT IN TWO NUMBERS.

IT WILL TAKE YOUR LAST TWO NUMBERS.

SO IF YOU TOGGLE AROUND, JUST KNOW YOUR LAST TWO ARE THE ONES THAT'S TAKING.

PICKING BETWEEN 2, 1, 2, 5 TO 10 TO 11 TO 12, ONE THROUGH FIVE.

IF YOU WANT TO FIVE, YOU PUT TWO.

IF YOU WENT TO 11, YOU PUT FOUR, YOU GET TWO NUMBERS.

I NEED ONE MORE PERSON.

SURVEY SAYS, ALL RIGHT.

ONE AND THREE.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET ONE AGAIN, RIGHT? OR TWO, YOU GET 2, 2, 4, 7 OR EIGHT ONE.

MOVING ON THREE.

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SO TWO AND FOUR, RIGHT? OKAY.

NEXT LITTLE SUSTAINABILITY.

YOU GET ONE, 2.1, 2.2 OR 2.4.

ITEM IS THE BIG WINNER.

MOVE ON TO FOUR.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET ONE AGAIN.

WE HAVE ONE MORE.

WOW.

LOOK AT THAT.

I'M GOING TO PUT A BIG SMILEY FACE NEXT TO IT.

UNANIMITY.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALL THE WAY TO TRANSPORTATION.

PICK ONE.

NUMBER ONE.

WHAT DO WE GOT? ONE MORE.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO BUSINESS.

YOU GET ONE? WHAT HAVE WE GOT? THREE MORE PEOPLE.

YOU GET TO EVERYONE GETS TO HEAR HOW MANY WE GOT FIVE TOMORROW.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO FOR TOURISM AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO

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AGAIN, WITH THE BIG SPLIT HERE.

FOUR, SIX, AND THEN A TIE WITH 41 AND 42.

SO FIVE, FOUR AND FIVE ONE.

UH, WORKFORCE PICK ONE.

UM, PRETTY GOOD.

SPLIT THERE.

A LITTLE TIP TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION.

INCLUSIVE ON EDUCATION.

YOU'LL PICK ONE.

YOU'RE GETTING THROUGH THIS REALLY FAST GANG.

WE'RE ALMOST HALFWAY.

NUMBER TWO.

HISTORIC SITES AND VENUES.

YOU'RE GOING TO PICK 2, 2, 1, 2, 6, 2, 7 OR TWO EIGHT.

TWO, ONE AND TWO EIGHT.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SKIP TO FOUR.

NATURAL RESOURCES ONLY HAS ONE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT FOR NOW.

AND WE'LL GO TO FIVE DIVERSITY, PICK 1, 5, 3, OR FIVE, FOUR OKAY.

FIVE, FOUR.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SKIP AGAIN TO ARTS AND CULTURE.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO PICK ONE BETWEEN EITHER EIGHT, ONE OR EIGHT, FIVE OKAY.

FIVE IS THE BIG WINNER.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PLANNING AND YOU'RE GOING TO PICK TWO OKAY.

INTERESTING.

WE'LL GO TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

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WE'RE GOING TO SKIP TO QUALITY OF LIFE AND YOU GET ONE I MEAN, WE ARE AT CATHERINE.

THERE WE GO.

SO 0.1.

WE'LL MOVE TO PLANNING ON THAT.

WE'RE MOVING INTO THE REGIONAL FOCUS AND PLANNING.

YOU PICK ONE OKAY.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SKIP A WAYS.

THREE TRANSPORTATION ONLY HAS ONE.

SO WE'RE SKIPPING THAT IT'S JUST IN AND THEN YEP.

ALL THE WAY TO PAGE 12, SIX HOUSING PICK ONE.

ONE MORE.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA JUMP TO PARKS AND RECREATION.

NUMBER ONE, COMMUNITY VALUE, PICK ONE.

ONE MORE.

WELL THAT'S GOOD.

EVERYONE AGREES AGAIN.

I'M GOING TO PUT A SMILEY FACE BY IT.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT ONE IN BECAUSE THERE'S JUST ONE.

THERE'S JUST ONE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING UNTIL FIVE PATHWAYS, PICK ONE.

CLOSE ONE SPORTS.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE ONE THAT'S THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO FUNDING, PICK ONE ONE MORE.

AND THEN THE FINAL ONE ACCESSIBILITY PICK ONE.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

WASN'T THAT FUN? YES.

YES, YOU CAN.

AND YOU CAN, IT WILL STAY AFTER CLASS, NO DRINKS FOR YOU.

WE WANTED TO GET THROUGH TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN FOR YOU TOMORROW TO KIND OF TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT PLACE, WHICH IS MAKING SURE IT'S REALLY CLEAR WHAT AMONG ALL THESE THINGS THAT YOU'VE NOW PICKED ARE REALLY YOUR PRIORITIES.

UM, WE, MIRACULOUSLY DID GET THROUGH ALL OF WHAT

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SO WE'LL DO A QUICK CLOSING AND THEN SEND YOU ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR SOCIAL EVENT.

UM, MAYOR, DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST OR LAST? JUST A PARTING THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THE DAY HAS GONE AND WHAT YOU'RE HOPEFUL FOR ABOUT TOMORROW.

UM, TURN YOUR MIC ON AND SAY THAT.

NO, NO COMMENT.

PERFECT.

WE HAD A NEXT ONE MODERATOR.

WE THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, DAVID.

WITH MICROPHONE.

I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW DRAINED MY BRAIN IS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY OTHER THAN I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY HEAR MY COLLEAGUES TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.

AWESOME.

GLENN, I NOW KNOW SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO HURT CATCH.

THANKS ALEX.

YOU HAVE A LOAD DONE SO FAR, I'M ENJOYING IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND, UH, I THINK THE, UH, YOU HAD DESCRIBED IT AS BEING TEDIOUS.

I'VE DESCRIBED IT AS BEING PRODUCTIVE AND NEEDED, SO THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

UH, WONDERFUL DAY, UH, LEARNED A LOT FROM, UH, MY COLLEAGUES AND FROM STAFF.

AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT WENT IN TO GET READY FOR THIS.

SO, UH, THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT DID THIS.

IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.

AND, UH, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT LEADERSHIP JOB.

THANK YOU CAMERA.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE MISS I IN PERSON.

I KNOW.

SO JULIE, WE MISS YOU IF YOU'D HAVE BEEN IN BUFORD.

IF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BUFORD AND SHE WOULD HAVE QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS TO GET THAT COCONUT CAKE.