Feb 03, 2021 County Council Retreat Day 2

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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ONE. THIS IS DAY TWO OF OUR ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT.

IT'S WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. IT'S 10 0 2. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AS I CALL YOUR NAME. WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT YOU ARE PRESENT? COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN DAWSON HERE COUNCILMAN LLEWELLYN RESIDENT COUNCILMAN GLOVER DEAR COUNCILMAN PURPOSE BHUSHAN COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD HERE COUNCILMAN LAWSON MARK LAWSON YOU'RE COUNCILMAN MCKELLEN

HERE. >> COUNCILMAN RUDMAN HERE. COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE PRESENT

AND I AM IN ATTENDANCE. >> SO 10 OF US ARE PRESENT RIGHT NOW.

I BELIEVE THAT MR. LOS. I MEAN MR. OVATION MAY BE SIGNING ON.

I DON'T SEE HIM RIGHT NOW. BUT ANYWAY, WOULD ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. WOULD SOMEONE OFFER A MOTION TO

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

MR. SOMERVILLE, ARE YOU APPROVING I SEE IT AS UNANIMOUS AND THEREFORE THE ISSUE THEREFORE THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. OK, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. GREENWAY WHO WILL INTRODUCE MR. CHUCK ATKINSON AND THE VIDEOS THAT WILL BE DONE THIS MORNING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. WE ARE EXCITED TO GO IN TO DAY TWO OF THE SESSIONS WHERE WE'LL DO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND NATURAL RESOURCES TODAY AS A PART OF PREPARATION FOR THE RETREAT SOMEONE COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT YOU ALL BE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE FOLKS THAT MANAGE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THEIR CARE WITH REGARD TO PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE ON VARIOUS ITEMS AND NEEDS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

YESTERDAY YOU SAW A VERY GOOD VIDEO BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR PATRICK KIEHL.

THIS MORNING YOU WILL SEE VIDEO FIRST FROM IOWA COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSISTING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CHUCK ATKINSON AND ALSO A BRIEF EMPLOYEE VIDEO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTING THE EMPLOYEES THAT CARRY OUT ALL THESE THINGS FOR YOU ALL DAY. THEY PLAY BASS WHICH IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST AND MOST VALUED ASSETS HERE AT THE COUNTY. SO I'M THE LAST BROUGHT TURNED OVER TO BROADCAST IN OUR STUDIO. TO THOSE VIDEOS TRANSITION HERE'S A LITTLE SLOW. SO I JUST ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE .

SO WE ARE IN A TECHNICAL WORLD RIGHT NOW AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK THE WAY WE EXPECT IT TO. BUT HEY SO GO AHEAD BROADCASTING.

>> THANK YOU. AND I'M ACKNOWLEDGING MR. HER VERSION IS PRESENT.

THEREFORE WE HAVE FULL ATTENDANCE. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS

. >> MY NAME IS CHARLES ATKINS. I AM BEFORE COUNTY'S ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION CONSISTS OF 10 COUNTY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES AND AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF JUST UNDER 24 MILLION DOLLARS.

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MEDICAL CENTER. THE NATIONAL CEMETERY MEMORIAL BENEFITS AND TWO OTHER DIVISIONS WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO APPROXIMATELY 60 THOUSAND BEAUFORT COUNTY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

SO FAR IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 THE VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED SERVICE TO OVER THIRTY TWO HUNDRED VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS, PROCESSED NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY CLAIMS AND PERFORMED OVER TWENTY TWO HUNDRED INTERVIEWS, CONSULTATIONS AND OTHER CONSTITUENT CONTACTS. LIBRARIES ALL BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY LOCATIONS GATHERING PLACES THAT ALLOW RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR RACIAL BACKGROUND FREE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IS AN EXCESSIVE CENTER OF IDEAS, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT FOSTER LEARNING COMMUNITY AND LITERACY. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES OPEN AND GUIDED ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDIA AND PROGRAMS TO INFORM ,INSPIRE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE IN THEIR PURSUIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL BRANCH LIBRARIES THE BEAUFORT BRANCH LIBRARY IS NESTLED IN THE HEART OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT HOUSED IN THIS TWO STOREY BRANCHES THE PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL SERVICES AND OUR SPECIAL LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT THE BEAUFORT DISTRICT COLLECTION, THE BLUFFTON BRANCH LIBRARIES LOCATED NEAR OLD TOWN BLUFFTON AND BLUFFTON VILLAGE.

THE BLUFFTON BRANCH LIBRARY IS A TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT SERVES BEAUFORT COUNTY'S LARGEST POPULATION CENTER OPENED IN 2002.

THIS BRANCH OFFERS PUBLIC INTERNET COMPUTERS TO OUTSIDE PORCHES A LARGE MEETING ROOM AND SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM. THE HILTON HEAD BRANCH BOASTS A PEACEFUL OUTDOOR READING GARDEN A POPULAR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKSTORE, PUBLIC COMPUTERS, A LARGE DVD COLLECTION, CHILDREN'S STORYTELLING AREA AND A COZY SOUTH CAROLINA READING ROOM THAT HOUSES A LARGE BUSINESS COLLECTION. THE BIKO BRANCH LIBRARY IS A FAVORITE OF MANY RESIDENTS ITS COZY SIZE AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE COMBINED TO PRESENT NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH A CONVENIENT LIBRARY BRANCH LOCATED JUST 10 MILES NORTH BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION. IN ADDITION TO THE COLLECTION.

VISITORS WILL FIND PUBLIC INTERNET COMPUTERS A READING AREA, EXTENSIVE DVD COLLECTION AND SMALL MEETING ROOM. THE ST. HELENA BRANCH LIBRARY IS LOCATED ON ONE OF OUR MANY BEAUTIFUL LOW COUNTRY SEA ISLANDS COMPLETED IN 2012. THE ST. HELENA BRANCH IS OUR NEWEST AND MOST MODERN FACILITY INSIDE. VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PUBLIC INTERNET COMPUTERS A MEDIA LAB, SOUND LAB, COMPUTER LAB, LARGE MEETING ROOM AND CONFERENCE ROOM. THIS BRANCH LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES A UNIQUE GULLAH GEECHEE ROOM WHERE VISITORS CAN EXPLORE RESOURCES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CULTURE OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO BRANCH LIBRARIES, BEAUFORT COUNTY OFFERS A MOBILE SERVICE VIA OUR BOOKMOBILE.

THIS SERVICE ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN THE MID 1950S AND WAS RECENTLY REVITALIZED WITH THE

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THE BEAUFORT COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE REGISTRATION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY VOTERS AND ADMINISTERS ELECTIONS IN A MANNER THAT INSTILLS CONFIDENCE IN ELECTORS THAT ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF OUR REPRESENT NATIVE DEMOCRACY. THIS DEPARTMENT OPERATES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THIS BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND IS MADE UP OF NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. UPON RECOMMENDING ACTION OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, THE DIRECTOR OF VOTERS REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD IN 2020. THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED TWO MAJOR ELECTIONS IN THE MIDST OF MANY UNCERTAINTIES AND UNIQUE CHALLENGES. AS A RESULT OF HARD WORK AND CREATIVE DETERMINED. THESE ELECTIONS WERE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, ACCURATELY AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT TOOK TREMENDOUS EFFORT, ENERGY AND PERSONAL SACRIFICE FROM THE ENTIRE STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MONUMENTAL TASK.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES. THE MISSION OF THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY BY PROVIDING ITS CITIZENS WITH TRAUMA INFORMED PREVENTION INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES. THIS UNIQUE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF 46 AGENCIES ESTABLISHED UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA LAW TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TROUBLED BY ALCOHOL, TOBACCO OR OTHER DRUG RELATED PROBLEMS SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1974.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS INITIATED MANY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY. FOR SOME THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE A REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW. FOUR OTHERS OUR PROGRAMS ARE A REQUIREMENT FOR LIFE. THE ALCOHOL DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENT IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND CERTIFIED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES.

ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FULL TIME SERVICE STAFF ARE CREDENTIALED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS AND MEET THE HIGHEST NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR QUALITY SERVICE CARE HUMAN SERVICES THE BEAUFORT COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT COORDINATES AND MANAGES ALL ASPECTS OF THE HUMAN SERVICES A ALLIANCE.

AND TOGETHER FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION OF SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND THE COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION OF SERVICES FOR ADULTS THE BEAUFORT COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES ALLIANCE REPRESENTS A COMMITMENT OF OVER 60 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES AND OTHERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH AN ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK KNOWN AS TOGETHER FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS.

IT FURTHER REPRESENTS A DIVERSE HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE LOWCOUNTRY INCLUDING JASPER HAMPTON AND COLLEGE AND COUNTIES TOGETHER FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY IS THE COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THESE ORGANIZED MISSIONS WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.

THE COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION OF SERVICES FOR YOUTH EXISTS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR COLLABORATIVE LOCAL PLANNING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF BEAUFORT COUNTY YOUTH IN NEED OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM'S MISSION IS TO PLAN, DEVELOP AND FACILITATE AN EFFECTIVE CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO SERVICE ADVOCATING FOR FAMILY PURSE EVASION AND

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THE BEAUFORT COUNTY DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT EXISTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THEIR CONSUMERS AND TO FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LIVE PRODUCTIVELY AND INCLUSIVELY IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL RESIDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED DISABILITIES AND ENSURES THAT THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO ADEQUATE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH CARE AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION. CASE MANAGEMENT, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS DSM STAFF PROVIDE THEIR CONSUMERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP AND WHERE POSSIBLE ENJOY MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FROM BIRTH TO AGE 6. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME OR COMMUNITY SETTING AND OFFER TRAINING TO FAMILY MEMBERS ON HOW TO ADDRESS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 11 SINGLE COUNTY OWNED HOMES THAT PROVIDE LODGING AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING TO 50 FOR RESIDENTS WITH 24 HOUR SUPERVISION PROVIDED BY QUALIFIED STAFF.

THE ADULT DAY PROGRAM PROVIDES DAY ACTIVITIES OFFERED AT THE D.S. SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER IN BEAUFORT. CONSUMERS ARE TRANSPORTED VIA A PROGRAM VANS EACH WEEKDAY TO EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRIPS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AND CAPABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED BY LOCAL FIRMS FOR A VARIETY OF JOB EXPERIENCES.

PARKS AND RECREATION THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES QUALITY RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING TO THE CITIZENS BEAUFORT COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THREE INTERNAL DIVISIONS WHICH INCLUDE ATHLETICS, AQUATICS AND GROUND MAINTENANCE . DEPARTMENT STAFF OVERSEE AND MAINTAIN 18 PARKS, 11 CENTERS AND FOUR POOLS A WIDE VARIETY OF BOTH YOUTH AND ADULT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ALONG WITH AQUATIC PROGRAMING SUCH AS SWIM LESSONS AND WATER AEROBICS.

THE PARKS AND REC CREATION DEPARTMENTS MAIN OFFICES ARE LOCATED AT THE BURTON WELLS RECREATION CENTER IN BEAUFORT AND THE BUCK WALTER RECREATION CENTER IN BLUFFTON.

THESE RECREATION CENTERS NOT ONLY HOW'S OUR STAFF BUT ALSO INCLUDE MANY PUBLIC USE AREAS AT BURTON WELLS FACILITIES INCLUDE A GYMNASIUM TO RACQUETBALL COURTS, A WEIGHT ROOM AND MULTI-PURPOSE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR PATRONS TO ENJOY AT BOOK WALTER. FACILITIES INCLUDE FOR JUNIOR SEEMS TO RACQUETBALL COURTS AND INDOOR RUNNING AND WALKING TRACK BATTING CAGES, A WEIGHT ROOM AND TWO MULTI-PURPOSE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS, PARTIES AND MORE.

ALL RECREATION CENTERS INCLUDE FREE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP ALONG WITH OTHER VERY AFFORDABLE MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES SUCH AS SINGLE MILITARY SENIOR AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS PLANNING AND ZONING.

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OTHER IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS INCLUDE THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PRESS STARVATION PROGRAM WHICH IS AIMED AT PRESERVING OPEN SPACE. FIVE SUCCESSFUL BOND REC REFERENDUMS HAVE PROVIDED THE PROGRAM WITH ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN COUNTY FUNDING AND PRESERVED OVER TWENTY THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PURSUING PASSIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ON MANY OF THESE PROPERTIES CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THE BEAUFORT COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT EXISTS TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ENFORCE THE COUNTY'S ORDINANCES TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE LOW COUNTRY AND TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS IN THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING BEAUFORT COUNTY'S UNIQUE CHARACTER. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS TO RESOLVE ISSUES THROUGH FAIR AND BALANCED ENFORCEMENT OF COUNTY ORDINANCES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ZONING OR LAND USE VIOLATION.

EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND REDUCE VIOLATIONS WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. OVER THE PAST YEAR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVE OVER TWELVE HUNDRED NONCOMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT INCLUDE TRASH AND LITTER ABANDONED VEHICLES SIGN VIOLATIONS BUSINESS LICENSE VIOLATE ZONING AND RIVER BUFFER VIOLATIONS. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PATROLLED THEIR DESIGNEE AREAS ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING COURTEOUS, PROFESSIONAL, TIMELY AND EFFICIENT SERVICE TO ALL OUR CITIZENS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS BUILDING CODES.

THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BUILDING CODES DEPARTMENT PERFORMS MANY MANDATED FUNCTIONS THAT SERVE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL WELFARE AND PROPERTY FROM HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ALTERATIONS AND USE OF STRUCTURES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

ALL MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, GAS, FIRE, STRUCTURAL AND ENERGY CODES ARE FORMALIZED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND DELEGATED TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT TO EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THESE MANDATED CODES AND STANDARDS. BUILDING CODES STAFF PROCESS PERMIT APPLICATIONS PERFORM DETAILED PLAN REVIEWS CONDUCT SITE INSPECT CHAINS AND

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THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BUILDING CODES DEPARTMENT PROCESSED FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR PERMIT APPLICATIONS PERFORMED ONE THOUSAND FORTY THREE PLAN REVIEWS PERFORM THIRTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SITE INSPECTIONS AND LOGGED OVER NINETY THOUSAND VEHICLE MILES. IN ADDITION TO ITS CORE FUNCTIONS, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ADMINISTERS THE COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. PARTICIPATE IN FEMA'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM MAINTAINS A VERY HIGH ISO RATING AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICE. LIKE EVERYONE, OUR DIVISION HAS FACED MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES OVER THE PAST YEAR IN RESPONSE TO THESE DIFFICULTIES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE SERVICES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH OUR COWORKERS AND THE CITIZENS WE SERVE ON A DAILY BASIS.

BEAUFORT COUNTY IS IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD EXTRAORDINARY DUE TO OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION AND SEEMINGLY ENDLESS ABUNDANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND NATURAL BEAUTY.

BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS FOR DECADES BEEN A VERY DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION EXISTS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AND PRESERVE OUR RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO LOVE AND APPRECIATE THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY UNIQUE. ITS.

THERE WAS A VERY GOOD JOB BY MR. ATKINSON. EMILY STEWART WHO IS THE NARRATOR OF MOST OF THOSE THINGS. GREAT JOB.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL BEFORE WE MOVE INTO NATURAL RESOURCES DISCUSSION HERE REGARDING WHAT THEY SAW? WE WILL PROBABLY TAKE PARTS OF THESE VIDEO SEGMENTS.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE'LL TAKE PARTS VIDEO SEGMENTS AND ACTUALLY ADD THOSE TO SOMEWHERE ON THE INDIVIDUAL WEB SITE SO THAT FOLKS CAN HEAR VIEW ON THOSE DEPARTMENTS, CAN CLICK ON THOSE VIDEOS AND SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. YEAH.

ERIC, JUST ONE QUESTION IN THE VIDEO IT TALKED ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BEING

COMPLETED SPRING OF 2021. >> WILL IT BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR OUR FINAL BUDGET NEEDS? THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE COMP PLAN. YES.

OR. IT'LL BE IT'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OUTSIDE BETWEEN

MARCH THROUGH APRIL WITH PLANNING AND YOU ALL OK. >> THANK YOU.

[5. REVIEW/DISCUSSION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2020 GOALS AND STATUS]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WE HAVE A LIST. I HAVE A LIST THAT'S JUST HERE TO GET US STARTED TALKING BASICALLY AND I THINK MISS SARAH CAN BRING IT UP.

SOME OF THESE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR THAT WE WANTED TO DO AND ARE STILL ONGOING RIGHT NOW INCLUDING THE COMPREHENDS PLAN. SO I'D LIKE TO JUST OPEN IT UP BY EVERYONE LOOKING AT THAT. SHE'S GOING TO POST IT UP IN SOME OF THIS IS GOING TO LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. AND AND WE CAN IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT TOO DETAILED FOR OUR GOALS AND WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THESE OFF OR OR MAKE THEM SIMPLER.

THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST IS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. WHEN WE TALK IN COUNT CALENDAR YEAR 2020 THAT WE WEREN'T SURE OF WHAT WAS THE STATUS OF ALL OUR CURRENT AGREEMENTS AND SOME ARE ACTIVE AND WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE HORIZON AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THESE ALL TO YOU BUT WE CAN WE CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH THEM. NUMBER TWO IS AS YOU KNOW, WE ORDERED A CONTRACT FOR THE HOUSING TRUST FUND. THAT GROUP MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND I THINK ONE OF OUR GOALS SHOULD BE TO LOOK AT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN OR CANNOT IMPLEMENT WITH OUR SISTER COMMUNITIES WITH THAT BECAUSE THEIRS IS I'LL REMIND YOU THERE'S TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY AND EVERY ENTITY IN THE COUNTY PLUS THERE'S SOME OTHER REPRESENTATIVES ON THAT GROUP SUCH AS THE BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. NUMBER THREE IS DITCH MAINTENANCE RELATIONSHIP WITH DOTY AND STORMWATER IMPACTS. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK IN STORMWATER THAT SOMETIMES

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WE KNOW FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS ARE AN ISSUE. THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME WAYS TO DO THAT BESIDES JUST CPG GRANTS ALL THOSE C.D. BEACH GRANTS IS AN AVENUE NOT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH B FOR JASPER SEWER WATER AUTHORITY TO GET SOME OF THESE THINGS DONE? COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THAT. IT'LL BE TIME I THINK IN 2021 TO REVIEW THE PASSIVE PARKS PLAN. WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN BUT WE THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN IMPACT PHASE THIS IS A QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE STATUS WITH THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS PASSAGE AND HOW HOW ARE WE GOING TO INCORPORATE THOSE MUNICIPAL HOPEFULLY I'LL GO ALONG WITH WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED BUT REALISTICALLY THEY MAY NOT AND WHAT'S OUR WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR THAT? AND THE LADIES OWN DESIGN PLANNING EFFORT TO BE SPLIT WITH THE CITY OF BEAUFORT AT THAT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE NORTH OF THE BROAD LADY'S ISLAND IS A HOT TOPIC.

AND DO WE WANT TO S THE BROAD GROWTH BOUNDARY ANY ANY APPETITE FOR THAT? AND THEN COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS AND COMMITTEES WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT. WHAT? THERE'S THERE'S ONE IN MY DISTRICT THAT HASN'T MET ITS IT REALLY DOESN'T IT FUNCTION ANYMORE? WHERE DO THEY FUNCTION AND HOW DO WE GO FORWARD WITH THAT? I KNOW THERE'S ONE ON SITE. HELENA, YOU KNOW HOW DO WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OTHER EFFORTS? AND THEN WHAT ELSE? SO I OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH NUMBER ONE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

FOR INSTANCE, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON THEY HAVE A VERY NICE DOCUMENT THAT LISTS ALL THE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AS A SUMMARY THAT ONE CAN HAVE AND TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE HISTORY. THE QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE SUCH A DOCUMENT? AND IF WE DON'T? SHOULD WE HAVE SUCH A DOCUMENT THAT YOUR COMMITTEE CAN REVIEW ALMOST ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS ,ADDITIONS, STATUS? YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

SO I'M GOING TO THROW THAT OUT AS YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT MAY BE A GOAL FOR YOU TO HAVE.

OK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DOWN. ANY ANY RESPONSE TO THAT? NO ACCOUNT.

COUNCILMAN COILING. YEAH. ALL THAT'S ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE ALREADY THERE IS THERE'S A LIST WITH ACTUAL LINKS TO THE DOCUMENTS SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF REVIEWING THAT MET OUR NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

OCCASIONALLY I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU CARL.

YEAH WELL I GUESS I'M IN A LAB RIGHT NOW A LITTLE BIT. CURRENTLY JUST FOR COUNTLESS SHOWS KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE THREE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT INVOLVE DEVELOPMENT AND THAT IS THE PEPPER HALL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR GREAT TRUDE AND ADJACENT TO THE OKATIE RIVER PORK THERE THAT WAS REAL AND CRITICAL RANCH PROPERTY YOU HAVE MADE SOME BLUFF WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY NEAR MAIDEN BLUFF IS RIGHT BESIDE THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT FRONTS 170. THEY ARE BEGINNING JUST TODAY AS A MATTER OF FACT YOUR STAFF REVIEW TEAM MEETING THIS MORNING AT 930 HAVE STARTED PHASE TWO OF THAT DEVELOPMENT AND ADJACENT TO THAT MINE, THE OKATIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN IS THE RIVER OAKS DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEEN KIND OF A LEGACY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE STRUGGLED WITH. THEY REQUESTED AN AMENDMENT BACK IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN TWENTY NINETEEN. WE NEVER COULD GET TO A RESOLUTION ON THAT.

SO THEY'VE DECIDED NOW TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY UNDER THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS IT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL BACK IN 2000 AND EIGHT MAYBE. SO THAT'S GOOD.

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I AND NORTH OF THE BROAD SOUTH OF THE BROAD IT AND THEN COUNCILMAN DAWSON IS DISTRICT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE ONE OF THE UP DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FUNDING IS GOING TOWARD THE SIDEWALK OUT ON DETOUR ROAD. SO THOSE ARE BASICALLY ARE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WE'RE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER THREE OF THOSE FOR THE COUNTY. I DO NOT THINK FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE SAID THESE ARE IN THE ARCHIVE SECTION OF THE COUNTY WEB SITE. AND AS ARE MOST OF OUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS.

SO YOU ALL COULD GO FIND THOSE . BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER A SUMMARY OF THE OF THE THREE ACTIVE ONES THAT WE HAVE JUST SO COUNCIL CAN REFER TO THOSE QUICKLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO THAT. THAT'S GO I THINK THAT WOULD BE USEFUL. AND IT'S SHORTEN THE READER'S DIGEST VERSION.

YEAH WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT. YEAH, OK. ANY COMMENTS ON NUMBER TWO OR ANY MORE COMMENTS ON NUMBER ONE. YEAH.

MADAM CHAIRMAN STILL. YES. YEAH.

I THINK THE IDEA OF THE UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WOULD MAKE SENSE AND IT SEEMS TO ME PERHAPS A NOT ON ALL OF THE SOLAR FARMS BUT SOMETHING LIKE PEPPER HILL AND RIVER OAKS A PERIODIC UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND. WE DO THOSE MIGHT BE KIND OF USEFUL. AND SECONDLY ON RIVER OAKS GIVEN THAT WE DIDN'T REACH AN AGREEMENT, ARE WE HAPPY WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY'RE WORKING TO OR IS THERE ANY TWEAKING THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH OF US? QUESTION FURTHER DEATHS FROM UP FROM PLANNING STANDPOINT I AM HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING UNDERNEATH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO EMPLOY THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE STRUCTURES AS THEY WERE DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH THE ORIGINAL ZONING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROPOSAL BACK WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LESS HOUSING IN THAT AREA.

IF YOU RECALL THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THAT HISTORICALLY WAS THAT IT ALSO REQUIRED AN AGE RESTRICTION WITH SOME SENIOR HOUSING WITH A CONVALESCENT HOME TYPE SETTING . THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THE ONE THING THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE FOR FOLKS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR THAT TO BE CONVERTED IF IT WAS NEVER BUILT TO APARTMENTS. SO YOU'RE LIKELY TO SEE SOME APARTMENT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT THERE ON AS A PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. BUT CERTAINLY THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING HAS BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY AS A RESULT OF THEM FOLLOWING THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT EXCEPT THE ONE THAT THEY ASKED FOR RELIEF FROM THE SCHOOL IMPACT PHASE OR I'M MIXING IT UP VINELAND. THIS IS THE ONE WHERE AGAIN MAITLAND BLUFF AND RIVERBOATS WERE TIED TO THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

THERE WAS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE THAT HAS TO BE PAID FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS UNLESS THE COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEE AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEE. ONCE THAT'S ADOPTED THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

ETHAN, GO AHEAD. DOES IT? YEAH.

WE DID EVERYTHING PESSIMIST. GO AHEAD. YEAH.

ONE FINAL THING THAT MAY BE UNDER YOUR PURVIEW AS PART OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO COME BEFORE PLANNING OR ZONING WHO WANT TO MAKE CHANGES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE IN ZONING.

AND IF WE DON'T QUOTE UNQUOTE ACQUIESCE TO WHAT THEY ONE THEY DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO BE EX ANNEXED IN TO AN MUNICIPALITY OR ANOTHER COUNTY. IT MAY BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE UNDER YOUR COMMITTEE TO AT LEAST BE AWARE OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE SO THAT WE ARE NOT SURPRISED WE'RE ON TOP OF THINGS AS THEY ARE BEING PRESENTED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS APROPOS TO ASK ERIC AND HIS STAFF TO WEIGH IN. I CAN WEIGH IN ON THAT AND THAT'S WHAT I ENVISIONED FOR NUMBER 10 UNDER THE LIST BECAUSE WE ARE TO YOUR POINT, MR. CHAIRMAN AND FOR A COUNCIL WE ARE BEING INUNDATED RIGHT NOW WITH THE ANNEXATION

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AND THEN IT KIND OF PUTS AT ODDS WITH THE TOWN OF HARDY YOUNG GUYS.

SO IF WE COULD WORK WITH THE TOWN OF HARDY WILL TO DEVELOP A GROWTH BOUNDARY, THEN I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO DO. THAT WAY EVERYBODY'S CLEAR ON WHERE WE'RE GOING. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF COUNTING AND COUNTING. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF SERVICES.

AND WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT. SO MAYBE WE CAN KIND OF SKIP AROUND HERE LAST WEEK MIGHT CHANGE NUMBER 10 TO CROSS BOUNDARY BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES SO THAT WE COVER THAT WHEN IS IT? I THINK THAT THAT'S A REAL GOOD POINT SHOW.

AND ERIC, WHEN WE NEED TO INCLUDE THAT AND THIS COMMITTEE NEEDS TO KEEP KEEP UP WITH THAT AND WE'LL TRY. I MADE A NOTE. WE CAN CHANGE THAT.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? SO NUMBER ONE, RIGHT.

NUMBER TWO. YEAH, I CAN TOLERATE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT WHERE WE'RE CONDUCTING MEETINGS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHILE WE'RE IN OUR AFTERNOON SESSION WITH THE CONSULTANTS ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY NEED TO CONSIDER AS THE GOAL FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. WITH REGARD TO THAT IS WHAT THRESHOLD ARE WE GOING TO SET FOR AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING? CURRENTLY WE USE 80 PERCENT OF A HOME. BUT OUR EMI IS THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE EMI FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT COMPLETED ANNUAL MEDIAN INCOME.

WE HAVE THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE. SO WE'RE DOING 80 PERCENT THAT IS AFFORDABLE IS STILL A PRETTY EXPENSIVE HOUSE PAYMENT OR A RENT PAYMENT.

SO WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT QUALIFIED AND BE A LITTLE BETTER FOR US.

WE NEED MAY NEED TO LOOK AT MOVING THAT PERCENTAGE DOWN TO 60 70 PERCENT OF A HIGH.

WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT BEFORE AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO DO THAT NOW SINCE WE DO HAVE THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CONSULTANT ON BOARD, COULD WE GET THE THE LATEST GRAFT OF THAT? I THINK WE YOU WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT AND WHEN YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS IT BECOMES EVIDENT THAT 80 PERCENT EXCLUDES A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY INCLUDING FIREMEN AND TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING 10 YEARS ARE GOING TO BE EXCLUDED IF THEY HAVE FOUR FAMILY OR THREE IN A FAMILY.

BUT IF WE COULD SEE THAT AND THEN MAKE THAT A GOAL OR MAKE THAT OR MAKE THAT DECISION ABOUT THERE, WHAT LEVEL AM I? ARE YOU GOING TO SET THE BAR AT SO THAT THE HOUSING TRUST FUND COMMITTEE KNOWS THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? YEAH, I CAN.

WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. OK. WHEN YOU SAY THE NUMBERS THAT IT MAKES CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OK, ANYONE ELSE DO? GO AHEAD, JOE. YEAH. THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE GOAL BECAUSE THIS IS MULTI JURISDICTIONAL WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON IN JASPER COUNTY AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO APPROACH HOUSING.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT BLUFFTON IS GOING TO DO OR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WHAT OUR CONSULTANT IS GOING TO RECOMMEND. SO THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WE REALLY DO NEED TO KEEP ON TOP OF AND AND FLESH OUT WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT NEEDS TO BE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ERIC, ONCE THEIR LANDS ARE PRIVATE WEREN'T THERE ARE THEY DO NOW WINDSOR BOARD THEIR PROJECTED DELIVER PRODUCT FOR ALL THE JURISDICTIONS TO REVIEW

IN JUNE? >> I WAS YES. GERARD HENDERSON.

YEAH. FOLLOWING UP ON THE TANGIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS. >> I RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO BUILD 220 UNITS HERE AND BEFORE COUNTY AND THEY HAVE NO

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THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF TRYING TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AMENITIES TO TO TRY AND KEEP THE TRAFFIC OR LESSEN THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FOR THE COUNTY. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, WE LOOK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ATTAINABLE HOUSING, SOME INITIATIVE.

WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO TAKE TO AND I DON'T WANT TO SOUND OUR OWN SOUND TOO FORCEFUL BUT AT SOME POINT I THINK WE AS A COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP CAN ACTUALLY ACTUALLY TAKE SOME TYPE OF MANDATE TO ENSURE THAT WE HOLD THE DEVELOPERS COMING INTO THE COUNTY WANTING TO BUILD MASSIVE TRACTS OF LAND INTO HOUSING THAT THAT WE ARE SURE THAT WE GET SOME

AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE HOUSING. >> AND THOSE DEVELOPMENT ALL THAT AND THAT I DON'T THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WELL, I AGREE.

I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME I MEAN HOW YOU MANDATORY INCENTIVES I GUESS IS THE RIGHT WORD. SO ERIC, YOU KNOW WE CAN. WE NEED WE HAVE A FEW BUT NOT MANY IN. YEAH AND WE DID WE DID WORK EARLIER IN THE YEAR LAST YEAR WHEN OUR SPRING TOWARD AN ORDINANCE CALLED WAS CALLED INCLUSION NARI ZONING OR NOT.

WE BELIEVE THAT UNLIKE MANY JURISDICTIONS THAT THINKS THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE AGREES TO PASS ON OF STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS INCLUSIONARY ZONING. WE BELIEVE WE ALREADY.

WE MAY ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. BASICALLY WHAT INCLUSIONARY ZONING IS IS A ZONING AUDEN THAT MANDATES THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF HOMES IN ALL DEVELOPMENTS AND ALL APARTMENT COMPLEXES MEET THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THRESHOLDS SO WE CAN DOES THAT OFFICE. YOU ALL WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO THAT AND SET THAT AS A GOAL TO ADOPT THAT IN THE UPCOMING YEAR IF THERE IS AN APPETITE FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY LEAD THE WAY ON DOING THAT. WE WOULD PROBABLY THE FIRST JURISDICTION IN THE STATE THAT ACTUALLY DID THAT. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REALITIES OF IT WOULD BE.

WE WOULD WE MIGHT FACE A LEGAL CHALLENGE ON IT BUT AT LEAST WE WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT WITHOUT LEGISLATURE TAKEN ACTION.

OK, COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM, COME IN. YEAH, I FIRSTHAND YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND THE THE NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF HOUSING ESPECIALLY WITH THE FIELD THAT I RUN IN HIRING PEOPLE. BUT I DO THINK WE SHOULD TREAD LIGHTLY WHEN WE START CONTROLLING WHO COMES IN AND WHO DOESN'T. AND WE START TELLING BUSINESSES WHAT TO DO. THERE'S A FINE LINE OF OVERREACH.

I'M ALL FOR CREATING INCENTIVES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEBODY THAT BUILDS SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. IF WE FIND A LOCATION THAT'S PERFECT FOR THE COUNTY AND SAY HEY, THIS IS THE AREA WE SHOULD TRY TO FOCUS ON THESE TYPE OF INCENTIVES FOR A BUILDER.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS VERY RAW IDEA. I JUST THINK WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN WE START SAYING WE'RE GONNA USE THE WORD MANDATE OR AN ORDINANCE ON SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO COME IN AND BUILD PROPERTY AND HERE BECAUSE I DO SEE THAT SETTING UP A LAWSUIT REAL QUICK LIKE ERIC WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT WELL INCLUSIONARY ZONING IN OTHER STATES IS WORKED IN HIGH COST AREAS. I THINK COLORADO AND SOME OTHER AREAS. BUT WHY DON'T WE GET THAT OUT AGAIN AND SET THAT AS PART OF OUR GOAL WITH THE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVES.

WAS THAT FUN? IT DID DIDN'T CHARLESTON COUNTY TRY TO PASS SOMETHING AND IT DIDN'T DIDN'T GO ERIC. THEY THEY LOBBIED THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS SOMETHING TWICE ON CREATING A STATUTE THAT WOULD ALLOW INCLUSIONARY ZONING AND THE STATE

LEGISLATURE FAILED TO ADOPT IT. >> ON TWO OCCASIONS. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S JUST PUT THAT AS A SUB SUB OF THE HOUSING TRUST NO FLU.

ALLEN HAS A QUESTION OR MAKE I'M SORRY I COULDN'T SEE EVERYONE.

GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN FOILING. THAT'S QUITE RIGHT.

I THINK THAT THE STATE STATUTES MAY HAVE A GRANDFATHER EXCLUSION.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE LEGIONARIES ZONING, YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH IT.

>> AND WE ALREADY HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE IN THE SECTION THAT RELATES TO THE OLD ORDINANCE THAT WE HAD. WE HAD A SECTION FOR A TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH SECTION IT WAS BUT THAT IT INCLUDED DENSITY

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ON THE CODE THAT DEALS WITH THE PREVIOUS ZONING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OR EXCELLENT POINT

YOU KNOW IT HAS BEEN A BONE DENSITY BONUS WAS GIVEN TO IT. >> I CAN REMEMBER ONE OCCASION WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. BUT YEAH, THE YOU KNOW LOOK AT THAT THE DENSITY BONUS WAS GIVEN SO THAT THEY WOULD INCLUDE HOUSING. YEAH YEAH YEAH.

AND MAYBE WAYS AROUND THAT SO THAT THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT ONLY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUT LEGAL IS GONNA NEED TO HELP US WITH THAT TOO.

SO. YEAH OKAY. ARE WE READY TO GO ON ANY ANYBODY ELSE I MISSED. OKAY. I THINK NUMBER THREE AND 4 KIND OF GO TOGETHER THE IN AND TO IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS PLEASE MAKE THEM.

BUT THINKING WAS IT STORMWATER IS ALTHOUGH IT IS UNDER PUBLIC FACILITIES AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND BUT STORMWATER AND AND SEWER HOOKUPS AFFECT OUR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR WATER QUALITY WHICH TO ME IS NATURAL RESOURCES OF COURSE. SO YOU KNOW WE HAVE ISSUES WITH K OCCASIONALLY ON THE DITCH MAINTENANCE AND THE COUNTY ENDS DOING IT.

I MEAN THAT THEN WE WE JUST END UP DOING IT. AND I KNOW THE MUNICIPALITIES DO THE SAME. EVEN THOUGH THE DITCHES ARE ON THE STATE ROADS ACTUALLY THE RESPONSE ABILITY OF DFT I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP WITH DOTY IS BETTER THAN IT WAS SAY FIVE YEARS AGO IN THAT AREA. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ON THAT.

SO THIS IS A GOAL OR JUST SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONTINUE TRACKING.

ANY COMMENTS WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK THIS. WE KNEW THAT WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MOWING THE AREAS THAT WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOTY AND I BELIEVE WE WORKED OUT A PLAN WHERE WE ACTUALLY DID ADDITIONAL MOWING. AND THEY IN FACT REIMBURSED US FOR THOSE MOWING US. SO I'M WONDERING IF THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO WITH THE DITCH MAINTENANCE BECAUSE AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH DITCHES THAT THEY SHOULD BE MAINTAINING. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR THEM AND WE JUST GO ABOUT DOING IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A WAY WE COULD PURSUE MAINTAINING THE DITCHES BUT THEY REIMBURSE US FOR DOING THAT.

TARA, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? YEAH, THEY'RE NOT REAL QUICK TO WRITE A CHECK. SO I'M NOT CLEAR WHAT THEY. I THOUGHT WOULD BE ON THAT BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY ENTERTAIN COORDINATE FURTHER WITH THE LOCAL ALISTAIR.

YES GO AHEAD. YEAH. I'M KIND OF INDIFFERENT AS TO WHERE IT IS. I DO THINK ON THE TRUE DITCH MAINTENANCE IT DOES SOUND LIKE THAT FITS A LITTLE BIT GROW WITH PUBLIC FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH DIESEL OKATIE ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE DOING THE WORK BUT THE MAJOR ONE IS THE STORMWATER AND I'M KIND OF INDIFFERENT WHERE IT ENDS IF IT'S.

THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME LOGIC TO BEING IN NATURAL RESOURCES BECAUSE OF ALL THE NORMAL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA IN TERMS OF PLANNING THERE'S CERTAINLY AN ARGUMENT RELATIVE TO THE PROBABLY FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ENGINEERING AND SO ON. AND THE OTHER THIRD ONE IS POTENTIALLY UNDER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH SOMETIMES IS USEFUL IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT THAT WOULD NORMALLY LIE IN TWO OR MORE ENTITIES. I MEAN AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED I WOULD LEAVE THAT TO YOU AND JOE TO DECIDE WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT IT. AND I'M TOTALLY COMFORTABLE WITH IT STAYING IN NATURAL RESOURCE. WELL, WHAT ABOUT OUR FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS? I MEAN WE KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD IN BLUFFTON. I THINK IT'S IN MARK'S DISTRICT IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. THERE'S FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEM S THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN SOME OF THESE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET GRANTS NECESSARILY FROM FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD

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I WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. WE HAVE SOME INPUT BEFORE WE MAKE THAT DECISION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOAL UNDER NATURAL RESOURCES BUT MAYBE YOU'RE BINGO UNDER ANOTHER COMMITTEE. HOW'S THAT? YEAH, WE CAN WE CAN MOVE THAT AROUND. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? I CAN'T SEE EVERYONE. Q MARK HURD WOUND UP FIRST AND THEN I SAW BRIAN AFTER THAT AND I CAN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE OKAY. I HAVE A HAND UP ALICE WHEN THEY'RE DONE.

OKAY. COUNCILMAN LAWSON YES. >> THIS IS KIND OF A PRETEND TO IT BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS ALONG THE RIVER WHICH HAS CAUSED THE E.

COLI BACK TO TO RAISE AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THOSE. BUT IT'S IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IS EXPANDING THEIR SEWER WHENEVER WE EXPAND THE SEWER SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN ALLOWED FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S KIND OF A THING WHERE WE WE WANT TO GET RID OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS SO WE'VE PUT A SEWER SYSTEM IN BUT THEN THAT ALLOWS MORE UNITS TO BE PUT ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES WHENEVER THEY DON'T HAVE THE SEPTIC RESTRICTIONS. SO AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A GOOD AND THE BAD THAT COMES WITH IT.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS AS WE DO MOVE FORWARD AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE OFF OFF

THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND ONTO YOU FOR JASPER WATER SEWER. >> OKAY.

KENT WHO IS NEXT COUNCILMAN. ARE YOU HA. YEAH GO AHEAD VERY MUCH.

THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR ISSUE REGARDING SEPTIC IS NOT THE SAME AS OUR ISSUE REGARDING STORMWATER ALTHOUGH SEPTIC THAT THE IMPACTS YOU KNOW IMPACTS WHAT GOES INTO THE RIVERS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH STORMWATER.

THAT THAT'S HAPPENING. AND SO I UNDERSTAND AND I AGREE WITH THE LOGIC THAT WE MAINTAIN STORMWATER AS SEPARATE FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE BUT BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH BOTH THE THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHAIRMAN WORK TOGETHER WELL AND IT'S THE SAME THING WITH NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH DEAL WITH C D GRANTS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND D.C. IT ALL KIND OF WORKS TOGETHER AND IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THE CHAIRMAN BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER SO WELL. THE NEXT THING I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT JUST BRIEFLY.

MARK SAID SOMETHING THAT MY PHILOSOPHY IS KIND OF EVOLVING ON THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION OF WHETHER OR SEPTIC DRIVES DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THAT IN THE IN.

LET ME JUST USE THAT COLLOQUIALLY IN THE OLD DAYS IT WAS VERY EASY TO SEE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NEW SEPTIC SERVICE, NEW ROADS, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN ONE FOLLOWED THE OTHER YOU PUT IN A ROAD AND SEPTIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD NATURALLY FOLLOW. I THINK THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IT'S THAT'S NOT QUITE ACCURATE ANYMORE.

I THINK THAT THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER CONSTRAINT ON DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE NATURAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT IT KIND OF IT IT KIND OF NEGATES THAT OLD SAW THAT WE ALL HAD DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT JUST I THINK IS NOT THROUGH ANYMORE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO TIGHTLY CONTROLLED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA BEAUFORT COUNTY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE

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I THINK IT WOULD BE A RELATIVELY EASY STRETCH AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD IMPACT THE PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD FOLKS. THANK YOU.

CHARLES ELLIS, OSCAR HOST CHRIS WAS NEXT AND THEN THEN LARRY. OH, OK.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN SEAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TWO THINGS. FIRST THING IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT A YEAR OR SO JOE AND I THINK YORK AND I WERE AT A MEETING IN BLUFFTON WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ISSUE WITH THE MAY RIVER AND I ALONG STONEY CREEK AND PUTTING IN SEWER THERE THERE WAS GONNA BE A JOINT EFFORT TO POTENTIALLY DO SOME BONDING TO TAKE CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF FALLEN OFF BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT'S RELATED TO THIS THAT WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY TAKE A LOOK AT AGAIN. YES. YEAH.

TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, CHRIS, BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER, LARRY, WE IT WAS IN THE LOCAL THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE MAY RIVER AND HOW THE FECAL COUNT IN THE MAY RIVER WAS SO HIGH IN SEVERAL AREAS BECAUSE THE FAILING SEWER SYSTEMS AND BEAUFORT JASPER WATER WAS THERE. THEY CAN FUND ONE THIRD OF THE PROJECT.

THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE ONES THAT WERE FAILING AND SAID OK, WE COULD DO THIS PIECEMEAL.

IT WOULD BE MORE COSTLY THAN IF WE DID A WHOLE BOND ISSUE OF ABOUT 30 MILLION DOLLARS TO UPGRADE THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO SEWER SYSTEMS. BUT IT WAS HOW DO YOU PAY FOR THIS? ONE OF THE STRUGGLES WE HAVE IS WHAT KIND OF FUNDING CAN YOU USE? AND THE MUNICIPALITY IS USING SOME OF THEIR STORMWATER FEES TO HELP FUND THAT WHEREAS THE COUNTY DOESN'T PERMIT THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IN THE LONG RUN OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO ALONG WITH WHAT BRIAN SAID, YOU KNOW, IS IT TIME TO START PUTTING WATER AND SEWER IN OTHER AREAS OF THE THE COUNTY THAT ARE ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS BEFORE THEY FAIL AT THIS AND I'LL BE PART OF THE GOALS I THINK FOR THAT. WHO IS NEXT AFTER COUNCILMAN HARBHAJAN WAS IT LARRY? YES. YEAH. OK, GO AHEAD.

JUST TO COMPLEMENT YOUR COMMENTS WITH REGARD TO WATER AND SEWER HOOKUPS, THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE LENGTHY PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING LAST MEETING WITH REGARD TO GRANTS THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE THAT WE SHOULD APPLY FOR AND IN A DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL GET OUT TO EVERYONE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR COMMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE A MARCH 1ST DEADLINE ON IT. YES, SUGGESTED UNDER HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT WE APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR WATER AND SEWER HOOKUPS TO REPLACE FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND WELLS IN LOW AND MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO HOUSING REPAIR FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNERS AND FOR RENTAL UNITS OCCUPIED BY LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RENTERS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION.

BY THE THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY SO THAT MR. ATKINSON CAN PREPARE A REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS AND I THINK THAT THIS COMPLEMENTS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, ALICE.

WITH REGARD TO WATER AND SEWER HOOKUPS REPLACE FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND WELLS.

SO PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE SOME GOOD FORTUNE IN THAT REGARD WHEN WE APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS TO COME TO US SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WITH THAT MONEY. THANK YOU.

THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION. COUNCILMAN HERBERT'S ON TO YOUR POINT TO YOU KNOW SOME OF THESE AREAS AREN'T GONNA BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE CTG GRANTS BUT WE NEED TO KEEP THEM NEED TO KEEP THEM IN VIEW. AND ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS GONNA BE A GOAL UNDER PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMBINATION THERE. GERALD GERALD WAS NEXT AND

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COUNCILMAN DAWSON. YEAH. AS AS WE TALK ABOUT EXPLORING THE EXTENDING SCHOOL INTO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF GUILFORD COUNTY, I JUST WANT US ALL TO BE MINDFUL THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CLEARLY STATES THAT SAW IS NOT PROHIBITED AND THE RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY. SO THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ISSUE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS AS YOU UP IN PRAYER TO HEAD DOWN THIS ROAD.

THANK YOU. JERRY MR. FILES, YOU HAD A COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. SO I THINK ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES AND EVER LIKE THIS IS ONE WAY OWNS ONE IS CORRECT STRUCTURE AS HAD A PRACTICE TO MAKE A PRIORITY OR MEET FOR JASPER BECAUSE THE PRIORITY FOR US IS AS IT RELATES TO OUR WATERS, WATERWAYS, STREAMS AND RIVERS. THE BIG CHALLENGE ON THEIR END IS THINKING FROM THAT WATER AND SEWER WATER IS MUCH MORE PROFITABLE AND SEWER AND SEWER HAS AS LARGE OR LARGER CAPITAL INVESTMENT. SO TO MAKE IT APPETIZING FOR BEEF FOR JASPER IF IT'S A PRIORITY OVER THE COUNTY THE FUNDING GOT TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR DRIVERS IN PURSUING IMPROVEMENTS. AND AGAIN GOING BACK TO THE CDC BGF YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE CAN DO FIRST BECAUSE WE GET MONEY FOR IT, YOU KNOW.

BUT I LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MY DISTRICT SHELL POINT DOESN'T MEET THOSE LOW AMOUNT OR INCOME CRITERIA BUT THERE'S THERE'S SEWAGE IN LIFT STATIONS VERY CLOSE BY.

SO YOU KNOW YOU DVD IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT REALLY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT CBD IS UP TO SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND IT'S PART OF THE TARGETED ELMIRA IS THIS. A LARGER CAPITAL INVESTMENT ESPECIALLY IF WE TRY TO GET RURAL AREAS. IT REALLY AGAIN GOES BACK FROM BEFORE JASPER'S PERSPECTIVE IS THERE'S A LOT OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT WITH NOT A LARGER TERM FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

SO WE'VE GOT THAT AS A HURDLE IF WE WANT TO CREATE THIS AS A PRIORITY.

YES. AND ANYONE ELSE ON THIS SUBJECT.

YES, MA'AM. THIS IS CHUCK. OKAY.

SO FOR YEARS IT'S BEEN A LITTLE FRUSTRATING ON MY END OF THE DEAL WITH PERMITS THAT DEAC THEY ONLY KEEP FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND THEY DO NOT ISSUE PERMANENT PERMITS FOR SEPTIC TANK REPAIRS. OH, I THINK A LOT OF IT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LONGEVITY OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS I THINK THEY WORK WELL FOR THEIR LIVES 15, 18 YEARS IF THEY'RE INSTALLED DIRECTLY. BUT THE FOLLOW UP THERE THERE IS NO INCENTIVE FOR FOLKS TO DO GOOD. THERE'S NO REGULATORY ANYTHING THAT EXISTS FOR THE REPAIRS EXISTING SEPTIC TANKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOCALLY OR IF IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL LIKE LOBBYING THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON BY INSTEAD OF SORT OF SHIFTING SOLELY TO WHERE IT MAY BE AN OPTION TO I MORE RESTRICTIVE AND I'D I TOTALLY AGREE. THESE AND THESE ENGINEERED SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT ARE BEING PUT IN AN PROVE BY DEAC A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE AS I'M SURE YOU HAVE IN YOUR EXPERIENCE THEY DO SEEM TO WORK.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD HAVE A LOCAL REGULATION REGARDING SEPTIC TANKS THAT WOULD BE STRICTER THAN DO YOU OR WOULD THAT BE IS THAT IS THAT LEGALLY POSSIBLE? I WOULDN'T SAY IT IS. WE HAVE A OF DAWN WATER WE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SAME MANNER.

SOME POSSIBLY CAN WE INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS GONNA BE PROBABLY UNDER PUBLIC FACILITIES OR OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TO EXPLORE MORE STRINGENT SEPTIC TANK REGULATIONS COUNTY WELL THAT SOUNDS HERE. ANY DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT TO LOOK INTO IT? I DIDN'T REALIZE AFTER 10 YEARS THE HECK DOESN'T LOOK AT THEM ANYMORE. IT'S. YES.

AND ALSO WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE TO A CONVENTIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS GO, THE ALTERNATIVES ARE SO, SO EXPENSIVE. MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN JUST A

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THE WAY WE'RE GOING. >> OK, POINT. GOOD POINT.

YEAH. HEY, I YES. JUST A COMMENT.

>> WE WERE SCHEDULED TO SPLIT THIS MORNING AND THEN SPLIT THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT THIS WAS SO GOING SO WELL AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT I THINK THAT I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE LETTING YOU KEEP THE WHOLE MORNING. AND THEN I'LL JUST DO MY PRESENTATION IN THE WHOLE AFTERNOON SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK IT UP BECAUSE THE MOMENTUM AND FLOW IS VERY GOOD HERE. SO I DON'T WANT TO STEP IN AND ON ON A SCHEDULE THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE BY ME JUST TAKING THE AFTERNOON SESSION IF THAT'S AGREEABLE AS AGREEABLE WITH ME AS IT WAS THE REST OF THE GROUP.

WE DID HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT HERE. MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. PARSIMONY, YOU THERE? YES. THAT THAT IS QUITE ACCEPTABLE.

YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT TO FINISH THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, STOP THIS. YEAH, RIGHT. OH YEAH.

THIS IS THIS IS EXCELLENT. AND WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO AS A FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, WE CAN DO IT THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH. WELL YEAH I'LL JUST I'LL JUST DO MY WHOLE PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON RATHER THAN BREAKING IT UP INTO TWO IF THAT'S OKAY.

YEAH. YEAH. CHRIS.

CHRIS HAD A FOLLOW UP COMMENT COUNCIL HERMOSILLO. YES GO AHEAD.

>> IDEA AND IT'S NOT RELATED TO SERIOUS I APOLOGIZE I THINK IT'S TANGENTIALLY RELATED STORMWATER BUT I'VE HAD TWO CONSTITUENTS COME TO ME FAIRLY RECENTLY EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT VEGETATIVE BUFFERS AROUND WITH LAGOONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF HAVING THOSE IN PLACE. I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH IT TOO MUCH AS FAR AS WHAT REGULATIONS WE HAVE OR NOT BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR US TO EXPLORE AND ESSENTIALLY HAVE SOME EXPERTS IN THESE ABOUT CERTAINLY THERE'S GONNA BE A COST TO YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF UN MANDATE AROUND HAVING

VEGETATIVE BUFFERS AROUND LAGOONS. >> SO WE NEED TO WEIGH THAT COST BENEFIT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE SOME POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE THAT EXPENSIVE. &-PT

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AND THE CITY AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS BOTH WILL BENEFIT. BUT I I THINK THE CITY BEFORE WILL BENEFIT MORE IN THE LONG RUN SO TO SPEAK FROM THIS. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM. I DON'T MEAN THAT NEGATIVE AND JUST SAY SO THEY THEY NEED TO BE ON BOARD WITH IT. YES. COUNCILMAN GLOVER? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO JUST REMIND COUNCIL THAT THAT AREA TWENTY ONE IS REALLY A VERY IMPORTANT THOROUGHFARE FOR THE SEA ISLANDS AND WE HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO CREATE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS LATER.

WE WE DON'T HAVE A ONE WAY OFF. THAT OUR END IS COMING THROUGH THAT AREA.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HIS PLAN RIGHT. SO IT WILL FLOW OF 30, 40 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD FOR US. THANK YOU. YEAH.

AND IT'S SUCH A CHOKE POINT FOR MANY, MANY PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON. WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES BUT I KNOW THAT ONCE A BUDGETARY GOAL TO SO WE NEED TO KNOW IF WE WANT TO WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS WE GOTTA WE GOTTA THINK ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT TOO. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT NUMBER 10. WE MIGHT ONE CHANGE THE NAME OF IT A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF THE BROAD GROWTH BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE BOTH. JESS HARDY VILLE AWARE ANNEXATION AWARENESS IS I THINK THE GOAL IN A GROWTH BOUNDARY AND AGREEMENTS ON THAT.

BUT THAT'S A BIG GOAL BUT WE GOT TO DO IT. YES SIR.

SO I GOT RIGHT. YES. YEAH.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY YOU LEFT OUT NORTH? WELL, THE BROAD GROWTH BOUNDARY . WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS LONGSTANDING AGREEMENT THAT WE COULD AND YEAH, WE CAN TAKE IT AS JUST KIND OF MASSAGING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

>> JUST DON'T THROW IT AWAY. YEAH RIGHT. YEAH WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET IT. YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET THE GREAT ANNEXATION WAR THAT WE HAD FEW YEARS AGO IN NORTH OF THE BROAD NUMBER ELEVEN IS COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS AND COMMITTING. WE HAVE I THINK WE ALL NEED TO REVIEW THE LIST OF THOSE AND WHICH ONES ARE ACTIVE. SOME OF THEM AREN'T ACTIVE. IF WE COULD DO THAT UNDER THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BE TIME WELL SPENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ERIC,

ABOUT THAT? >> WELL, I JUST WANT COUNCIL TO BE AWARE THAT YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THESE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS BECAUSE MANY OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS CONTAIN ZONING PRIVILEGE LUNGS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE .

PART OF THE ZONING. YEAH. AND JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT TO SEE IF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS MIGHT HAVE A USED UP THEIR USEFULNESS

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GIVE YOU A PRIME EXAMPLE AND RECENTLY WE HAD TO AMEND THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CODE ON MY D ALLEN BECAUSE THERE WAS A DUPLEX OF ALL MY PROPOSALS OUT THERE AND DUPLEXES UNDERNEATH ME. ANY PRESERVATION CODE DID NOT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED CRITERIA FOR THOSE DUPLEXES UNDERNEATH THAT VISION. SO WE DID AN AMENDMENT TO THAT BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. EACH HAS ITS OWN COMMITTEE. EACH BASICALLY HAS ITS OWN SET OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND ZONING STANDARDS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT THAT COULD DIFFER FROM OTHER AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT IF YOU WANT TO SET THAT AS A GOAL SOMETHING WE NEED TO EVALUATE THIS YEAR FROM THE PLANNING STANDPOINT WE'RE

HAPPY TO DO SO. >> I SEE YOU NODDING OF HEADS. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL IT REVIEW OF IT. YEAH.

AND I KNOW SOME ARE PRETTY MUCH OBSOLETE WITH THE CDC ADOPTION. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBERS ON A ROLL MIGHT HAVE A COMMENT. OH YES. GO.

YEAH. YEAH. I'LL BE QUICK.

I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY OF THESE THINGS ARE OUT THERE BUT I KNOW THE THREE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON MY RADAR. ONE OF COURSE THE LADIES ALLEN WHICH IS AN ACTIVE CPD COMMITTEE AND THEN THERE'S THE FOUR CORNERS AND THE FOUR CORNERS HAS MET FROM TIME TO TIME AS ISSUES ARISE. BUT THE ONE THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY MEETING BUT THEY DO FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY ARE THE ONE THAT I WOULD REALLY FOCUS ON IS THE ONE IN DALE BECAUSE I MEAN CPD IS LIKE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT IS VERY POINTED OUT IT CAN VARY DRASTICALLY FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE . AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BE DISTRICT IN DALE AND YOU BACK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RUNNING SEWER OUT THERE YOU RUN SEWER OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE NO

EARTHLY IDEA WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. >> I MEAN IT GETS I MEAN OVERNIGHT BOOM BOOM WHERE THE DEVELOPERS GET IN AND THAT'S SOMETHING.

GERALD, YOU'RE TO WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND WEIGH IN ON SOME POINT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IS WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE WANT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN THAT SLEEPY DISTRICT, IT'LL MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND UP.

SO ANYWAY, I AGAIN I'M NOT I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT. BUT GENERAL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT. BECAUSE WHAT'S POSSIBLE UNDER THAT CURRENT CPD DISTRICT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET SEWER IN THERE. OK.

>> TO YOUR POINT, PAUL YEAH. THE THE DEAL COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE THERE THEY ARE ACTIVE THERE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ACTIVE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO. BUT THEY DO HAVE SOME PLANS AND THEY WERE HOLDING MEETINGS AND AND AND SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF THEM PULLING EVERYBODY TOGETHER, SITTING DOWN AND PICKING UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF. BUT YEAH, LOOKING AT LOOKING AT THE DESIGN AND THE DEVELOPMENT INTENTIONS THAT THEY HAD FOR THE COMMUNITY PAIRING THAT WITH THE NEW CDC GUIDELINES.

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WE NEED TO FLESH OUT AND BRING BEFORE BEFORE THE COMMUNITY MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. I AGREE WITH YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. DAD DAD, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR OUR GOALS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES? WE TOOK SOME OF THEM ADDED EXPANDED SOME OTHERS. YES, SIR. OK, SO IN SOMEBODY SAID HEY, LISTEN, YOU KNOW, NOTHING VERY IMPRESSIVE. CAN YOU.

OK. ONE THING I KEEP WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT GRANTS SO UNTIL WRITER GRANTS SO IT'S ALREADY GRANT WE WRITE A GRANT FOR THE US AND THEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CBD YOU G GRANTS AND THEN WE KNOW WE RELY HEAVILY ON LOCOG FOR THOSE BUT I'M WONDERING THEN I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AT SOME POINT IS DO WE AS A COUNTY NEED PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITERS FOR ACROSS THE BOARD? BECAUSE YEAH I MEAN THIS WHOLE BUSINESS WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES MONEY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO AND YOU HAVE TO GET DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO BEG TO GET IT BACK OR PART OF IT BACK. IT'S AN INSIDER'S GAME.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN INSIDER'S GAME. AND I JUST I'M NO EXPERT ON IT AND I DON'T KNOW VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE BUT I KNOW THAT THE ENTITIES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN GRANT WRITING CAPABILITY IS NOT JUST WITHIN A DEPARTMENT BUT WITHIN A DEPARTMENT.

HOW ABOUT OPENS? MARY WRITER GRANT OR JOE WRITER GRANT OR BOB WRITER GRINCH.

THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS HAVING A PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITER.

SO THAT'S IS SUM I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE NOT LEAVING

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YEAH. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE REMEMBER THAT THERE'S GREAT EARMARKS DEBATE. EARMARKS ARE STILL THERE. THEY'RE STILL DOING IT.

WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. SO A LOT OF MONEY. I THINK WE'RE.

>> I SAY I'M I AGREE WITH YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN OTHER FOUR OTHER AREAS THAT WE TRY TO GET, YOU KNOW, RECREATION AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

USDA. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING. I KNOW THE CODE HELPS WITH THAT BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WITH USDA LOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION TRAILS AND PARKS. SO WOULD THAT BE A GOAL UNDER NATURAL RESOURCES OR UNDER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAYBE I I WOULD PRESENT TO YOU TOMORROW OR IS PLANNING TO PRESENT YOU TOMORROW AND I THINK IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF POSITION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF STAFF RESOURCES ON AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE IS A TAX AND H TAX

OF PROCESSING AND ADMINISTRATION. >> I AM HAYES WILLIAMS DOESN'T THAT EXCELLENT JOB WITH THAT BUT WHENEVER HAYES IS DEDICATING TO SAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HIS TIME DEALING WITH A CORRECT AND H TAX ISSUES THAT MEANS HE'S NOT FOCUSED ON OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH AND FIND OUT. SO WE WERE GONNA PROPOSE TOMORROW DO YOU ALL ABOUT A GOAL TO HIRE SOME EMPLOYEES ARE AN EMPLOYEE THAT WOULD BE PRIMARY PURPOSE WOULD BE H TAX A TAX ADMINISTRATION REGARDING VS KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON IF IT'S UNSPENT. JUST DO A LITTLE BETTER COORDINATION WITH THE PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE THAT AND YOU COULD POSSIBLY COMBINE THAT POSITION INTO A GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR POSITION AS WELL. THAT WOULD BE KIND OF ALL INCLUSIVE SO WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN MORE DETAIL TOMORROW. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A NATURAL RESOURCE GOAL BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CERTAINLY SHOULD DISCUSS.

MR. LAWSON, AS OKAY WE'RE DOING SO AS LOOK AS A PART OF THE FIND OUT SESSION TOMORROW.

WELL, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY OUT THERE THAT WE IF WE HAD SOMEONE TO HELP THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS LOOK FOR IT AND FIND IT. AND I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES THAT THEY HELP YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE PEOPLE WRITE IN GRANTS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS BUT THEN THEY HAVE SOMEONE THE DISTRICT THAT HELPS THEM WITH IT AND COORDINATES IT AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET A LOT OF THINGS DONE WITH MATCHING DOLLARS.

SO EXCELLENT. I LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? CHAIRMAN PESSIMIST BEFORE WE GET I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. NO, I THINK WE'VE HAD AN EXCELLENT MORNING.

I THINK. YOU KNOW NO YOU KNOW THE KINDS OF GOALS THAT YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH FOR YOUR COMMITTEE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS YEAR AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS OR ANYTHING, IT IS NOW ELEVEN FIFTY FIVE. WE WILL REASSESS THIS MEETING AND COME BACK INTO SESSION AT 3:00 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON TO FURTHER WORK ON GOALS OUT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND WRAP UP THE DP&-PEVERYONE WE'RE BACKE AIR STATION.

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SO IT'S GOING TO BE A DUAL STATION AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING ON.

ONLINE PROBABLY AROUND OCTOBER OF 20 21. SO THIS YEAR TOO WE'LL HAVE THAT STATION UP AND WE'LL HAVE AN AMBULANCE MANNING THAT AREA TO MOVING FORWARD.

THE BIGGEST NEED FOR M.S. IS TO REPLACE OUR BASE STATION WHICH IS HOUSING OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR TRAINING DIVISION AND ALSO ONE OF OUR AMUL UNITS THERE TOO.

AND THIS STATION AND WHAT WE CALL BASE IS LOCATED ON DEPOT ROAD.

IT BASICALLY WAS AN OLD WAREHOUSE, AN OLD WAREHOUSE FROM WAY BACK AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. CREECH AND ASSOCIATES THAT ARE DOING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY MASTER PLAN FOR ALL THE BUILDINGS HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS BUILDING AS BEING A PRIORITY TO BE REPLACED. AND ALL I'M ASKING IS FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT TAKES PLACE BECAUSE IT IS VERY NEEDED TO HAVE A AN AREA FOR DOING BUILDING A TRAINING AREA TO TRAIN ALL OF OUR GREAT PARAMEDICS AND OUR EMPTIES AND ALSO TO HOUSE AN AMBULANCE AND LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE THE NEWS STATION THAT WE WOULD REPLACE THIS WITH WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO AMBULANCE COMING OUT OF THERE ONE TO HANDLE BEAUFORT CITY AND ONE TO HANDLE PORT ROYAL. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I HOPE THAT COMES TO FRUITION SOON. LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY TO COUNCIL IS I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION AND ALL OF THE STAFF THAT ARE THAT MAKE UP THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION.

WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY DAY AND EVERY PART OF THE YEAR THAT YOU DO SUPPORT US AND APPROVE THINGS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO GET THE JOB DONE. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION. I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE PROUD OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION.

WE HAVE SOME ABSOLUTELY GREAT STAFF. THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

OUR PARAMEDICS AND TEAMS ARE TOP NOTCH. AND AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PHIL.

THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. STILL THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON IS GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES 2010 GOALS AND THE STATUS MOVING FORWARD WITH GOALS FOR THE 2020 YEAR 2020 ONE YEAR. AND SO I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MR. MCKELLEN TO LEAD THAT

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COLONEL FORD, FOR THAT VIDEO AND MY THANKS TO MR. ATKINSON AGAIN FOR THE VIDEO THAT WE SAW THIS MORNING. I THINK THAT BOTH VIDEOS PREPARED FOR THIS RETREAT ACTUALLY WERE EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE, EXTREMELY WELL DONE TO SHOW THE COMPLEX NATURE OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE WAS ABOLISHED, ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LIAISON FOR THAT COMMITTEE WERE MOVED OVER TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO MERGED IN THERE. SO WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT A FEW DOZEN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LIAISON. AND LOOKING AT THOSE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IT BECAME FAIRLY APPARENT THAT A GREAT MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT MADE ITS WAY OVER IN THAT MIGRATION WERE REALLY NOT COMMUNITY SERVICES BUT RATHER WERE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS THAT WERE MORE APPROPRIATELY PLACED.

I THOUGHT INTO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND I SPOKE TO THE CHAIRMAN AND VISE CHAIRMAN ABOUT MAKING THOSE MOVES AND THEY AGREED WE COULD DO THAT. SO IN SLIDE NUMBER ONE THAT SARA IS GOING TO PUT UP, I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT IS REMAINING IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMBINED COMMITTEE IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE THERE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE BOARD ANIMAL SERVICES, THE BEAUFORT WATER SEARCH RESCUE SQUADRON. THAT WAS ALWAYS A BIT OF A MYSTERY TO ME AND I'VE MADE THAT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION.

IT'S MORE OR LESS A A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OPERATING OUT OF BEAUFORT AND IT WAS CHARTERED IN 1987 FIVE AS A LIFE SAVING ORGANIZATION, A VOLUNTEER LIFESAVING ORGANIZATION I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. AND WAS RECOGNIZED IN NINETEEN NINETY FIVE BY BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR ITS SERVICE. AND NOW WE FIND OURSELVES TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER AND THEY'RE STILL IN OPERATION. SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO CONDUCTING LIAISON WITH THE WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE SQUADRON TO SEE WHAT THEIR OPERATION IS ALL ABOUT. BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION, THE BURTON FIRE DISTRICT COMMISSION. THE COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION OF SERVICES FOR YOUTH HUMAN SERVICES ALLIANCE CORONER, THE FUSCA ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILY COURT LADIES ISLAND. ST. HELENA FIRE DISTRICT LIBRARY BOARD MAGISTRATES.

PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. PROBATE COURT PUBLIC DEFENDER SHELDON FIRE DISTRICT SHERIFF AND SOLICITOR. A GREAT MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS LIST NOW WERE NOT REPRESENTED THERE BEFORE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. SOME HEADED UP BY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW THAT THEY HAD A DESIGNATED LIAISON WITHIN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDING IN MOST INSTANCES BOTH OF THOSE SERVICES. COMMUNITY SERVICES OR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. SO BY EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE THOSE I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE. NOW ALL OF THESE ITEMS ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL HAVE MEMBERS. SOME OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DESIGNATED AS LIAISON.

I HAVE HEARD FROM A FEW OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALREADY AND I'LL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE REMAINDER. AND BY THE FIRST SESSION OF THIS THIS JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING IN MARCH, WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES PUT TOGETHER.

HAVING SAID THAT, WE WOULD WELCOME PARTICIPATION FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO MAY HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE NOW CONTAINED IN COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY. IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING AS A LIAISON FOR ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATION THAT ARE LISTED HERE, I'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU AND CONSIDER YOUR INTEREST FOR ASSIGNMENT AS LIAISE ON TO ONE OF THESE ONE OF THESE DEPARTMENTS OR NGO OR

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SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT MADE THEIR WAY OVER IN THE MIGRATION FROM GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THEY WILL MOVE BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND VISE CHAIR THE HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE BEAUFORT JASPER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY CITY OF YOU FOR THE CITY OF HARDY VILLE JASPER COUNTY COUNCIL A LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION THE LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION COUNTIES SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND LOW COUNTRY THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HILTON HEAD PORT ROYAL AND YET SEE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT. ADDITIONALLY THE BEAUFORT JASPER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE SHOULD ALSO BE THERE.

I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS INCLUDED BUT WE HAVE LISTED THEM. I'M SORRY WAS THAT THAT WAS

THAT ON THE FIRST ONE? TARA WAS THAT ON A SLIDE? >> WE KNOW THAT ONE IN YOUR

COMMITTEE. >> YEAH. GOOD.

THAT'S RICHARD SORRY. SO I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BEAUFORT JASPER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY WHICH IS HERE NOW. ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS OR IN GEOS OR BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS OR GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE LIAISON MEMBERS OF THE OF THE COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO IT. BUT THOSE ASSIGNMENTS WILL COME OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THOSE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE BY MR. SOMERVILLE.

SO IF ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAS AN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING HERE AS LIAISON TO ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, YOU SHOULD PLEASE LET MR. SOMERVILLE KNOW FOR HIS CONSIDERATION WITH REGARD TO ASSIGNMENTS TO THOSE. IS ALSO SOME MOVES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE AFTER SPEAKING TO MR. RODMAN, THE CONSTRUCTION ADJUSTMENTS APPEALS BOARD AND THE LOW COUNTRY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PALMETTO BREEZE HAS ALSO BEEN MOVED OVER AND RIGHTLY SO. I THINK TO PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND IF IF THERE'S AN INTERESTING LIAISON THERE, THEN MR. RODMAN WOULD BE MAKING THAT PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT.

OK, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE MOVE TO PUBLIC FACILITIES? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OBSERVATION ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ACTIONS? IS THERE? YEP. SO YOU KNOW, AS I WATCH THIS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS, I THINK THESE LAID ON POSITIONS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY LARGE COUNTY AND WHOEVER IS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE CHAIRS THAT PLAY VERY UNIQUE, VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THEM, PARTICULARLY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OR THINGS THAT WE CAN HELP THEM WITH. SO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR ATTENTION TO SORTING ALL THIS.

YOU AND PAUL AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS WRITER AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

>> I THINK THAT AS THINGS PROGRESSED HERE PARTICULARLY WITHIN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, IF AN ISSUE COMES UP AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A LIAISON FOR THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY THAT WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON THAT WE GO TO FOR COMMENTARY WITH REGARD TO WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US WHO ARE APPOINTED TO THESE LIAISON POSITIONS TO MAKE TIME TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO SPEND TIME AT SOME OF THEIR MEETINGS AND TO LET THEM GET TO KNOW US SO THAT WE CAN EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND ENGAGE IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. I DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD IN INTERPOSE OURSELVES IN THE RUNNING OF ANY OF THESE OPERATIONS BUT RATHER A LET THESE DEPARTMENTS OR ENTITIES KNOW THAT WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND TO COORDINATE THINGS WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OR THE FUNDING OR THE CONSIDERATION THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS PROPERLY.

AND THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE LIAISON NOT TO GIVE DIRECTION TO ANYONE BUT RATHER TO JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND WE SUPPORT THEIR SUPPORT, THEIR OPERATIONS. I ASK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION AND FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION TO GIVE SOME INPUT TO ME. SARA COULD HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE WITH REGARD TO WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES WOULD BE IN THE YEAR GOING FORWARD AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.

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THAT'S THE ONE THAT MR. ATKINSON GAVE US THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. IT'S THE LOW COUNT LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT, THE ONE BEFORE THIS ONE STARTS OUT COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION PRIORITY LIST.

SARA, WE GO OKAY. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS.

THE FIRST IS TO TO COORDINATE WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND PROVIDE WHATEVER SUPPORT WE CAN TO IMPLEMENT THE EMPLOYEE PAY ADJUSTMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EVERGREEN STUDY TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE SALARY COMPRESSION, ENSURE COMPETITIVE WAGES, FACILITATE RECRUITMENT AND TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION. NUMBER TWO IS REVIEW EACH DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS RESPONSE PLAN AN UPDATE BY ADDING SPECIFIC VERBIAGE CONCERNING PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. THESE ITEMS WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION CONCERNING SOCIAL DISTANCING SERVING CUSTOMERS REMOTELY PERFORMING JOB FUNCTIONS REMOTELY IN-PERSON CUSTOMER INTERACTION PROTOCOLS AND CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS CONTINUE PROGRESS ON THE LIBRARY SYSTEMS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BLUFFTON LIBRARY FIT THE NEW RIVERSIDE LIBRARY PLANNING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BURTON WELLS AND LIBRARY PLANNING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND NUMBER FOUR IS IMPORTANT. IT'S SHIFTING THE LIBRARY SYSTEM MATERIALS FUNDING FROM AN ANNUAL IMPACT FEE ALLOCATION TO A BUDGET LINE ITEM FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THE REQUEST THERE THAT WILL BE MADE WILL BE FOR ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE WAY IT'S PRESENTLY STRUCTURED IS THE IMPACT FEES FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS IS A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THE IMPACT FEE EXISTS AS AND THAT FLUCTUATES QUITE A BIT AND WE DON'T THINK THE LIBRARY SYSTEM SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN FUNDING FOR THEIR MATERIALS.

SO WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A STATIONARY NUMBER THAT THEY CAN RELY ON EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS .

NUMBER FIVE IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES ALLIANCE AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS THAT WE GET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE'D LIKE INCREASE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS ALLOCATION FROM THREE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WE HAD THIS YEAR ABOUT 40 ORGANIZATIONS COME IN FOR ASSISTANCE AND THAT WAS IT'S UP TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND NOT ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN RECEIVE FUNDING BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 300 NINETY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS THERE. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE DISTANCE LEARNING FUND THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT INTO PLACE THAT'S BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE COASTAL CAROLINA FOUNDATION AND WE'LL BE GIVING YOU A REPORT IN MARCH AT OUR MEETING AS TO WHAT THE APPLICATION STATUS IS THERE. NUMBER SIX IS TO COMPLETE REVIEW, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES MASTER PLAN FIRM'S BEEN SELECTED AND THEY'LL BE THAT WILL BE PRESENT AT THE COUNCIL IN MARCH OF 20. NUMBER SEVEN IS TO COMPLETE THE BUCHWALD RECREATION CENTER EXPANSION WHICH INCLUDES WHICH INCLUDES SOCCER FIELDS, RESTAURANT RESTROOMS, STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADDITION OF TENNIS COURTS. NUMBER EIGHT IS TO EXPAND AND RENOVATE MULTIPLE PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES NORTH OF THE BROAD RIVER. THESE INCLUDE DOWNTOWN TENNIS COURT REPAIR, THE BASAL GREEN BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENT RESTROOM REPLACEMENT AT EDGE REALLY FIELD AMENITY ADDITIONS TO THE BURTON WELLS COMPLEX TO INCLUDE A DISC GOLF SPLASH PAD, WALKING TRAILS AND PICNIC SHELTERS AND ADDITIONS OF THE EVER FAMOUS PICKLE BOWL COURTS AND OR CONVERSION OF THE SHELL POINT TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLE BALL COURTS BECAUSE OF THE REMARKABLE DEMAND FOR TICKLE BALL ACTIVITIES. NUMBER NINE THIS IMPLEMENTS SESSION OF THE TWENTY ONE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRIORITY LIST WHICH INCLUDES LADY'S ISLAND VILLAGE CENTER MASTER PLAN THE COUNTY WIDE BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PLAN THE GREEN PRINT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TO THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PROGRAM NUMBER 10 IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PASSIVE PARKS PUBLIC WORK PLAN AND THIS WILL INCLUDE THE OPENING OF FORT FREMONT INTERPRETIVE CENTER OF THE WHITEHALL PARK CONSTRUCTION FORT SHELL RING PRESERVE OPENING THE OKATIE RIVER PARK. CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT FROM PUBLIC SAFETY THAT

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COULD I HAVE THE NEXT ONE PLEASE? SARAH NO.

>> AT THAT IT'S THE ONE THAT CAME FROM PUBLIC SAFETY. WE GO SO ONE OF THE ITEMS NOT MENTIONED HERE IS TO UPGRADE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES BASED ON THE CREATION ASSOCIATES STUDIES SURVEY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT THE ANNEXATION POLICY AGREEMENTS AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE ON COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF HOLES IN THE APPROPRIATE POLICIES AND AGREEMENTS. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ANIMAL SERVICES AND PHIL FOOTE MENTIONED THOSE WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THE LOW COST AND LOW INCOME SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF UNWANTED ANIMALS IN THE COUNTY.

WE MENTIONED THIS YESTERDAY DURING A DISCUSSION TO DEVELOP A WILDLIFE RABIES PROGRAM GEARED TOWARD WILDLIFE SUCH AS RACCOONS AND FOXES TO REDUCE LOCAL RABBIT POPULATION THAT CAN INFECT HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS. AND THEN WITH REGARD TO THE DETENTION CENTER. WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THE FACILITY UPGRADE THE ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM, THE H FAX SYSTEM, THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR AND THE WALK IN COOLERS FOR THE KITCHEN AND ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS AND WITH REGARD TO M.S.. COULD YOU MOVE THAT UP A LITTLE, SARAH WITH REGARD TO M.S., WE'D LIKE TO DEAL WITH THE BASE STATION, A NEW BUILDING AND ADDING SERVICES

BEAUFORT CITY AND THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL. >> LIKE THE REVIEW LADY'S ISLANDS NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH WITHIN TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO AND ALSO FOCUS ON THE FUSCA ISLAND FERRY CONTRACT FOR E.M. S STAFF AND FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT. SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON GOING FORWARD IN COOPERATION WITH THE EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR WHOEVER THE LIAISON IS TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY WITH US SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THIS VERY AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SARAH. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PREP PRIORITY LIST? I THINK IT'S ITEM 3 IN YOUR GROUP. OH, THERE IT IS. NEXT ONE.

BEHEADING IS PRIORITY LIST. OKAY. I'D BE HAPPY TO OPEN THIS UP FOR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS WITH REGARD TO WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND HOW YOU SEE THIS GOING FORWARD. I'LL START BY SAYING VERY AMBITIOUS AND UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU REACH FOR THE SKY YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE. SO THIS MAY BE MORE OF A CEILING BUT CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S VERY AMBITIOUS IN AND WELL PUT TOGETHER.

ITEM NUMBER SIX WHICH IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.

IS THAT A COMPLIMENT TO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING IN ALICE HOWARD'S COMMITTEE REGARDING PARKS AND REC CREATION? NO.

WE JUST WE WERE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY WITH NATURAL RESOURCES AS A PARTNER IN MOVING THIS THING FORWARD. SO IT'S NOT A SEPARATE ITEM AT ALL.

IT'S RATHER A COMPLIMENT ITEM. YEAH. WE WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE WE CAN FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE TO ITS SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THIS MOVES FORWARD WITH SUCCESS. OKAY. NO SOUNDS GOOD.

WE ALSO WE WE ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND PARKS AND AND ALSO FIND OUT WHERE WE STAND ON THAT WITH REGARD TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP IF WE'RE STILL MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OBSERVATIONS? THIS IS YORK. GO.

I WANT TO GO TO NUMBER ONE. WITH THE EVERGREEN STUDY FOR THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY COMPENSATION. RIGHT. AND I REALLY I'M FOR THIS A

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IT'S NOT ONLY JUST SALARY COMPENSATION BUT SOME OTHER AREAS OF BIG CHANGE.

I'M HOPING THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION OF A SALARY WAGE INCREASE THAT WE ALSO DO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN RETAIN EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN SALARY PAIN TALKS. ONE THING BUT IF THE IF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IS NOT FAIR SUITABLE THERE IS STILL GOING TO BE.

SO THAT'S CORRECT. EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AND I SAY THAT WE HAVE A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. SO COMMENSURATE TO THE SALARY AS WELL. I THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE RIGHT ON TARGET.

WE HAVE TO PAY THEM. WE HAVE TO VALUE THEM AND WE HAVE TO APPRECIATE THEM.

SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ON TARGET. I APOLOGIZE.

I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY'S PICTURE SO JUST SPEAK UP. I CAN'T ANSWER.

WE'RE KIND. I WANT TO JUMP IN. THAT'S A GOOD GOOD POINT.

YOU'RE IN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL COVER TOMORROW AS PART FINANCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE EVERGREEN STUDY AND HAVE A LOT OF THINGS YOU JUST MENTIONED HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR THOSE THAT WILL HAVE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF.

>> WE WE REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE A ROLE IN THIS BUT WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS OF IT AND WANTED TO TAKE A POSITION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WITHIN THOSE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE. WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS AND THAT WE SUPPORT IT AND WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS. BUT WE DID WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THIS AND WANT TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEING HERE. THANKS, MARK. ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ISOLATE AND COMMENT ON? I CAN'T SEE ALL OF IT TROUBLED BY NUMBER 4 AND 5 WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY HERE AND MAKING THE FUNDING FOR THE LIBRARY A STATIONARY OBJECT RATHER THAN THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO FLUCTUATE EVERY YEAR AND ALSO INCREASING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT FROM THREE NINETY FIVE TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.

>> THOSE ARE NOT. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR.

NO. NUMBER FOUR. I THINK THAT'S THE WAY TO GO WITH THAT IF WE CAN DO IT FRONT AND IN THE FINANCES SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE OR MATERIALS IN SOME OF THESE MATERIALS OR OUR DIGITAL MATERIALS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR DIGITAL ITEMS. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO LEND MY VOICE TO SUPPORTING NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR. THANKS ALYSSA. I KNEW YOU WOULD.

AND I I I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FIVE BRANCHES. WE'RE PUTTING ANOTHER ONE UP.

WE HAVE THE BOOK MOBILES AND IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT THEY'RE UNSURE EVERY YEAR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE. SO IF WE CAN ISOLATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH FINANCE AND BUDGET TO GET THAT SQUARED AWAY.

BUT IT IS IT IS SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN BECAUSE WE THINK THAT'S THE FAIR WAY TO TREAT THE PEOPLE THERE WHO ARE OPERATING IN THAT DEPARTMENT. CAN I ADD SOMETHING ON TO THAT? WHO IS THAT? LOGAN. LOGAN? YEP. ON NUMBER THREE. I KNOW YESTERDAY WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE NEW RIVERSIDE LIBRARY AND OUR INTENTION GOING FORWARD.

I THINK AS A COUNCIL THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE SHOULD COME OUT WITH A PUBLIC STATEMENT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO THE PUBLIC OF OUR INTENTION JUST SO WE CAN MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR END GAME AND OUR END GOAL. SO OUR EMAILS ARE FLOODED WITH THE QUESTIONS OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S THIS PROJECT? JUST TO BE AHEAD OF THAT CURVE AND KEEP OUR CONSTITUENTS INFORMED OF WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH IT.

>> SO THAT WOULD FALL AS A RESPONSE ABILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO PUT THAT OUT IN ONE OF THEIR EMAILS THAT ALERT THE COMMUNITY TO WHAT IS RECIPIENTS WHO GET THAT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE. AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT.

I THINK THAT'S AN AREA THAT NEEDS PARTICULAR ATTENTION INFORMING THE PUBLIC WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE DOING OF A VERY POSITIVE NATURE IN THE COMMUNITY AND I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. I'M HOPING I'M SURE THAT LISTEN, I'M SURE MR. GREENWAY IS GOING TO GET THAT DONE AND I'M HOPING THAT WHEN THE PEO ARRIVES IN JUNE THAT THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT HE ENGAGES IN FULL TIME TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN AS A AS AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND AS A COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, SIR. I TOO AM IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR SHIFTING SO THAT

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>> SO IT'S ALL KIND OF UP IN THE AIR AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT THE WHAT WE SEE AS WE EVALUATE ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS. BUT AS A WISH LIST AND AS GOALS GOING FORWARD I THINK IT'S I WOULDN'T CALL IT AMBITIOUS. I THINK IT'S A PRACTICAL LOOK AT WHAT WE FIND WE NEED AND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT .

SO I HAVE I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY AND IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO US TO TRY AND FIND A REVENUE STREAM FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WE ENGAGE IN

THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR. >> AND TO THAT POINT, LARRY, WHAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT COINCIDES TO WHAT WE OPENED THE RETREAT WITH AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH.

YOU KNOW, WE WE USE THOSE THREE WORDS OF LIVE WORK AND PLAY AND IN THE AREA OF PLAY LOOKING FORWARD THE NEXT 10 YEARS, WHAT DO PEOPLE EXPECT IN THE WAY OF ACTIVITIES AND WHERE THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE? YOU KNOW, THAT'S A CONSTANT CHANGING ATTITUDE. WE SEE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN.

YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS HAD ONE THOUGHT PROCESS THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE MOVING IN ARE YOUNGER AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT ACTIVITIES DIFFERENTLY WHICH IS WHY PICKLED BALL CAME INTO BEING AND WHY IT'S SO PREVALENT NOW. YEAH, LISTEN, I KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE AND WHAT THE CHUCK ATKINSON AND PHIL FOOTE AND I HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS QUITE A BIT AND IT'S SHORT NOTICE AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN IT AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE FOR YOU TO DIGEST IT. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE'LL ALSO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL BUREAU FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE SOLICITOR OR THE SHERIFF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALL THE COURT'S AND I MEAN THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS HERE THAT WE'RE NOT PAID. I SHOULDN'T SAY WEREN'T PAID ATTENTION TO AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY NEGLECTED. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE A LOT MORE ACTIVELY WITH A LOT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS JUST AGAIN LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE BELIEVE IN THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEM FOR THINGS THAT THEY THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO BE DELIVERED TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO REALLY TIE TOGETHER THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES HERE NOT CERTAINLY IN A PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE WE DON'T DIRECT ACTIVITIES BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED OUT OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

SO SINCE WE'RE SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, SIR, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SEND EACH COUNCIL MEMBER THOSE LISTS SO THEY CAN DIGEST THEM SOMEWHAT AND BE ABLE TO SAY YEAH, AS A LIAISON I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT? YEAH, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

YEAH. WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE THE LIST OF SUGGESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES WITH REGARD TO THE GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE DUE BY MARCH 1ST.

I'M SORRY. YEAH I THINK IT IS. I THINK IT IS DUE MARCH 1ST.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT OR CHANGES OR ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WITH REGARD TO THAT. SO WE CAN PUT THAT WHOLE THING TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE AND THEY GET IT OUT PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK WOULD BE MY GUESS AND THEN WE'RE NOT GOING.

I WON'T BE MAKING ANY ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE DAYS ON TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH WHICH I THINK WILL BE THE FIRST MONDAY.

SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO ESTABLISH ANYBODY'S INTEREST IN LIAISON POSITIONS FOR ALL OF THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE NEW STRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY.

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OK. LOGAN YOU HAD. >> YEAH.

AND I MIGHT MISS IT ON THE DOCUMENT WHEN WE ARE GONE THROUGH IT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OR ADD THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ABOUT ANOTHER RECREATIONAL CENTER JUST TO MAYBE START LOOKING INTO THAT FOR OPPORTUNITIES.

I KNOW WE TALKED BEFORE AT THE BASEBALL FIELDS OF BY HAND TO LAKE AND THAT WAS AN OPTION THAT WAS NOT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BUT MAYBE JUST TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WHAT KIND OF REC CENTER WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> LISTEN, LOGAN, YOU'RE A COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE PROJECTIONS BUT BY YOUR PRESENCE THERE YOU CAN CERTAINLY BRING THAT UP AS AN ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO. AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND WE CAN THEN PURSUE IT FROM THERE.

SO JUST BY THE FACT IT'S ABSENT HERE IT DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES EVERY MONTH TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING.

AND SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT TILL SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING. BUT I THINK YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND YOU'RE IN THE PERFECT LOCATION ON THIS COMMITTEE TO GET THOSE TYPES OF THINGS DONE WHEN YOU BRING

THEM TO OUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. >> SORRY.

AND TO ADD ON LOGAN'S POINT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AROUND FOR AVAILABLE PROPERTY WELL THAT'S LET'S START WITH THE PROPERTY WE OWN. YOU KNOW, WE'VE I SHOWED THAT LIST OF PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE AND BRIAN SAID LOOK, I HAVE A COUPLE PIECES OF PROPERTY IN MIND THAT WE COULD SELL IMMEDIATELY. WELL, NOW WE HAVE SOME MONEY THAT WE CAN GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSSIBLE PURCHASING OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT COULD

LEND ITSELF TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THE AREA OF RECREATION. >> WE DO HAVE THAT AS A GOAL

FOR THIS COMMITTEE WILL WE'LL GRAB SOMETHING IN MORE DETAIL. >> YOU WILL REVIEW THAT AND APPROVE IT AS A PART OF THE TOTAL GOLD PACKAGE. ONCE WE COMPLETE THE RETREAT AND I THINK SAID ERIC I'LL INVITE YOU AND CHUCK AND PHIL TO ADD ANY COMMENTARY YOU LIKE WITH REGARD TO THE PRESENTATION THUS FAR BECAUSE YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT DEAL OF THE REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THIS. SO IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON ANYTHING WE HAVE CERTAINLY HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT. I SEE BRIAN'S HAND.

>> BRIAN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH, IF I COULD.

YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED JUST OFFHAND A PIECE PROPERTY I KNOW OF ON ST. HELENA ISLAND, THE ONE THAT USED TO BE THE WATER SLIDES. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME AND I HOPE I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE SHARES THIS OPINION. CHIP, SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO FIND A BUYER FOR THAT? SHOULD WE DECIDE TO SELL IT AND FIND A BUYER FOR THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY SINCE IT WAS USED FOR RECREATION IN THE ST. HELENA AREA MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE USED THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THAT SALE WOULD BE EARMARKED TOWARDS RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN ST. HELENA.

THE SAME GOES THROUGHOUT THE CAMP. I MEAN IF THERE'S A PIECE PROPERTY IN BLUFFTON THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE DIVESTING OF . I THINK RECREATION OPPORTUNITY SEEMS LIKE A GOOD BARGAIN FOR FOR THAT KIND OF SALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THAT KIND OF SALE.

SO I'VE JUST GOT A GREAT IDEA OUT THERE. I HOPE I HOPE YOU GUYS FIND AGREEMENT. MR. CHAIRMAN, YEAH, SURE. YEAH.

I REALLY WANTED TO OFFER THE PROPERTY TO LOGAN TO BUILD THEIR RECREATIONAL PROGRAM SOMEHOW. SO YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT BRIAN IS TALKING ABOUT. LUCKILY LUCKILY YOU'RE BOTH ON THE ON THE SAME COMMITTEE SO YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT IN PRIVATE AND SURPRISE US WITH THE RESULTS ERIC OR CHUCK OR PHIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, CHUCK OR I'LL LET YOU ALL GO TO JOHN? YEAH, I KNOW IT'S AN AMBITIOUS LIST BUT THOSE LIST ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY FUNDED THROUGH IMPACT FEES LIKE THE BRACE THE EXPANSION AT BUCK WATER AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT WE VIEW THESE ITEMS AS BEING REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF REASONS AND WE WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING ON ALL OF THEM. OKAY.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM COMBINING ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS YOU HAD WITH REGARD TO GOALS AND THE REORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I HAVE ONCE AGAIN KEPT MY MEETING UNDER ONE FULL HOUR. SO IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE I THINK AS MY FATHER TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE

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THE I WAS I WAS LOOKING BACK THROUGH SOME OF OUR PRIOR RETREATS AND ONE OF THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT SOME YEARS BACK BUT NOT SO MUCH IN THE LAST YEAR TWO YEARS IS INDIGENT

HEALTH CARE. >> AND WHEN MANY PEOPLE SAID WE MAY HAVE A MUCH LARGER HOMELESS POPULATION IN OUR COUNTY THAN MOST OF US THINK ABOUT REALIZED.

SO I PUT THAT BACK OUT. IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE LOOKED PAST AND MAYBE IT'S INCLUDED ONE OF THE ITEMS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. BUT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR PEOPLE THAT RESIDE IN OUR COUNTY. YEAH, WE WE I DON'T THINK WE ADDRESS IT FULLY BUT WE ADDRESS IT WITH THE BEAUFORT JASPER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE AND WE'VE HAD ROLLING ROLLING COME OVER AND TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.

>> AND WE SHOULD BE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO THERE ON A DAILY BASIS FOR PEOPLE PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT SERVICE BY HAVING TO PAY FOR IT SOMEWHERE CHALLENGING. YEAH, GO AHEAD JUST BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE LONGER THAN AN HOUR. NO KIDDING.

YOU KNOW I DO BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT BECAUSE IT'S ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT YOU KNOW THE ROTATING IN AND IN THE HOSPITAL INTO THE DETENTION CENTER OUT AND THEN ALSO YOU KNOW, FRED AND HIS GROUP I THINK ENJOY THEY DO A SURVEY OF WHAT HOW MANY HOMELESS WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY. AND WE KEEP HEARING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THAT.

THE CITY OF BEAUFORT AND TOWNSHIP OF OIL BOTH PAST ANTIQUE CAMPING ORDINANCES WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T CAMP IN A WOODED AREA OR OTHER AREAS IN THE TOWN OR CITY LIMITS. SO YEAH, I I AGREE TOTALLY WITH STU.

IT'S ENGINEERED AND HOMELESSNESS. WE WE NEED TO KEEP IT ON THE RADAR AS WELL ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I I WELCOME YOUR FULL PARTICIPATE SHOULD IN THIS COMMITTEE. ALICE, AS YOU KNOW AND IF IT'S AN ITEM THAT WE CAN STRUCTURE SOME KIND OF A PROGRAM AROUND AND HAVE AN IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS THAT I THINK IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE WELL I WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME IT.

AND I'M SURE THAT MR. ATKINSON WOULD AS WELL DESPITE THE OTHER HUNDRED AND FIFTY THINGS HE ALREADY HAS ON HIS LIST OF THINGS TO DO. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

BILLY TAKE ON ANOTHER ONE AS IMPORTANT. ONE IS YOU KNOW BRYANT ALL RIGHT. YEAH. INDIGENT HEALTH CARE USED TO BE A LINE ITEM ON YOUR TAX BILL AT SOME POINT IT WAS FOLDED INTO THE OTHER GENERAL FUND EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE AND SO THE INSTEAD OF BEING A SEPARATE LINE ITEM AND THEN SENT TO YOU FOR CASH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH LOWCOUNTRY PSYCHIATRIC GUY I FORGET THE NAME OF THE.

THE THE ORGANIZATION AND THE BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND OTHER HOSPITALS THAT WE HAVE OVER THE COUNTY IT WAS SET UP IS JUST A LINE ITEM. SO WE ALREADY ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR INDIGENT CARE WHETHER IT'S ENOUGH OR NOT THAT'S UP FOR A FURTHER DISCUSSION I GO THAT AND I WOULD SUPPORT A GREATER EFFORT TO HELP REAL.

YES. AND WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE MAYORS SPECIFICALLY THE CITY OF BEAUFORT WHO STRESSED THE NEED FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS BECAUSE OF THE GROWING HOMELESS POPULATION. AND THIS PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED THAT SITUATION EVEN FURTHER. SO THIS IS A TOPIC THAT DESERVES SOME ATTENTION.

OK, I MADE A NOTE AND I KNOW ALICE WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. I'VE ALREADY GOT LIAISON ESTABLISHED IN MY BRAIN FOR ALICE AND FOR LOGAN. SO JUST KEEP TALKING EVERYONE BECAUSE YOU'LL BE GETTING SOME LEADS ON ASSIGNMENTS. I'VE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP IT UNDER AN HOUR. YOU HAVE FIVE MORE MINUTES TO ANTAGONIZE ME SO I FELL FOR IT AND IT'S OKAY IF I FEEL. GO AHEAD, PHIL.. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I PUT THIS BAR IS ALMOST A MENTAL BATTLE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS ALL OF US.

IT'S NOT JUST THE DETENTION CENTER. AND IT'S THE ARTS.

YEAH, I CAN I COULD CERTAINLY GET ON A SOAPBOX ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IN DETENTION CENTER SINCE WE DEAL WITH IT ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS. AND I THINK MORE LIGHT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO IT. THERE WAS A TALK ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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SO I THINK THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE HAD AGAIN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE A CRIME TO BE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH AND I DON'T THINK THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS WHERE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO BE HANDLED.

IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED WITH THE EXPERTS AND NOT WITHIN SIGHT OF THE DETENTION CENTER OR

JAILS OR PERSONS. >> WELL, PHIL, I'M GLAD THAT YOU DID INCLUDE THAT IN THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE. FOUR GOALS IN IC UPCOMING BUT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A REAL COMMITMENT I THINK OF TIME AND RESOURCES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ADVANCE THIS CAUSE. I KNOW THAT YOU AND THE DETENTION CENTER STAFF COMMAND STAFF ARE DEALING WITH THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS OVER THERE WITH REGARD TO THE INTAKES THAT YOU HAVE AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO SPENDING SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME THERE BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED OR RELEASED. AND IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOME EXPERTS FELT TO COME IN AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT AND LET US KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS IT. NOT ONLY AT LARGE IN THE COMMUNITY AS ALICE POINTED OUT ,BUT ALSO IN FACT IN THE FACILITY THAT YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME.

SO I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT TO YOU TO FIND SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN COME IN AND GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE IN THIS ARENA SO WE CAN MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

OKAY. AND ALSO IF IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME FUNDING, WE'LL HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WE IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE DETENTION CENTER FOR SURE.

AND THEN TRYING TO ADDRESS A LARGER ISSUE COUNTY WIDE. MR. CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT TO WHAT CHAIRMAN JOE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF LIVE WORK AND PLAY IN BEFORE COUNTY AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IS A REAL CONCERN IN THEH 5000 AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS THE HUMAN SERVICES ALLIANCE IS STILL MENTIONED BECAUSE THE INCAS ARE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO HANDLE SOME OF THESE ISSUES . COMBINE THAT WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT. IT GOES A LONG WAY TO PREVENT THESE PROBLEMS FROM STARTING IN THE FIRST PLACE SO I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO LONG ON THAT.

BUT IF YOU GET IN AND LOOK AT THE LIST OF THE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO AND WHAT IT GOES FOR IT IS IT'S ALMOST TAILOR MADE TO PREVENT SOME OF THESE VERY ISSUES. YEAH I WAS GONNA BRING UP THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENT BUT STEVE DONALDSON RUNS UP. I ATTEND THEIR A MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS AND THEY'RE DOING REMARKABLE WORK. OF COURSE THEY'VE BEEN RESTRICTED BY THE COVERED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE AND THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY DO THE IN-PERSON THINGS THEY WERE DOING BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO GET BACK INTO THAT BUSINESS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO REENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY BUT THEY ARE KIND OF UNSUNG HEROES HERE IN THIS ORGANIZER IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY THEY WORK WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T AND NORMALLY ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IF OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SO TO SPEAK AND THEY ARE THEY ARE THEY.

THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO THE WORK THEY DO IS IS JUST AS RELATED TO THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES AS IT IS TO OTHER AREAS WHERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES COME UP BECAUSE THEY ARE DEALING WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ADDICTION. SO IT'S A IT'S AS IT'S ALWAYS A SILENT PROBLEM THAT REALLY NEEDS A LOT MORE FOCUS AND ATTENTION.

SO THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP. AND AS WE DEVELOP OUR AGENDAS GOING FORWARD WITH BOTH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'LL BE SURE TO KEEP THAT AS A PRIORITY AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS COUNTY AS AN ORGANIZATION TO GIVE IT MORE ATTENTION AND PERHAPS MORE RESOURCES TO TRYING TO LEAVE THE PROBLEM SOMEHOW.

YOU CAN'T SOLVE EVERYTHING WITH FUNDING BUT YOU CAN BY PAYING ATTENTION TO IT.

SO MAYBE WE NEED TO JUST BE PAYING SOME MORE ATTENTION. >> OKAY.

ARE YOU FINALLY DONE? >> YEAH, I THINK I CAN KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS BUT I DON'T

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I THINK WE'VE TOLD YOU WHAT WE'D LIKE TO TRY AND DO. I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RELYING ON EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT TO GET ALL THESE THINGS DONE. AND I'M VERY QUITE FRANKLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BOTH CHUCK ATKINSON AND PHIL FOOTE IN THE POSITIONS THAT THEY'RE IN. ALSO THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S BEING PROVIDED BY ERIC AND A LOT OF THESE AND A LOT OF THESE AREAS.

SO I FIND MYSELF IN A VERY FORTUNATE POSITION OF TAKING CREDIT FOR THE WORK THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING. SO I I APPRECIATE THEM. I TELL THEM THAT FREQUENTLY AND THIS IS TODAY EVEN MORE EVIDENCE OF JUST HOW VALUABLE THEY ARE TO TO OUR EFFORTS IN THE COUNTY. SO MY HAT'S OFF TO THEM. I SALUTE THEM.

OK. SO TODAY WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY.

WHAT PLEASES ME THE MOST IS THE DIALOG AMONG NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BUT THE STAFF ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND THE IDEAS THAT ARE COMING FORTH.

I KNOW THAT. SARA ERIC AND EVERYBODY HAS TAKEN NOTES ABOUT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH TODAY SO THAT WE WILL HAVE A SUMMARIZATION SO THAT AS WE GO INTO OUR FINAL DAY AND OUR FINAL TWO COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND THEN A WRAP UP OF WHAT WE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH, WHAT WE THOUGHT WE DID, WHAT WE ACTUALLY DID AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE'LL PUT THE YOU KNOW, THE ICING ON THE CAKE. SO I HIRE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW . THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL RETREAT OF SETTING OUR GOALS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY OF DOING THINGS.

I THINK WE WE HAVE A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD OF US AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED.

SO IS THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT NOW ? I GUESS NOT. WELL, WE WOULD ASK THEM AND I THINK I SAW THE ADMINISTRATOR OF BROADCASTING ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO TO CLOSE WITH.

>> OH, GREAT. OK. YEAH WE CAN CUE THAT IS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE VIDEOS ABOUT 30 SECONDS LONG BUT GIVEN THE LENGTH OF OUR SESSIONS TOMORROW JUST LIKE TODAY WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HANDLE THOSE IN THE SAME MANNER AS WE DID TODAY.

>> TAKE ONE IN THE MORNING, TAKE FINANCE IN THE AFTERNOON SUPPORT FACILITIES.

WE'LL GO IN THE MORNING FROM TEN TO TWELVE AND THEN FIND OUT THREE TO FIVE.

>> OK, THAT'S EXCELLENT. OK. SO IF THERE'S AN ENDING VIDEO BEFORE WE LEAVE THAT WILL BE GREAT. PAUL MAYBE NOT THE LOVE THAT IT WAS THE LANGUAGE THAT IS OF TECHNOLOGY. YEAH, WELL THAT WAS WHY WE NEED SOME I.T. UPGRADE. SO WE'RE RIGHT ON WITH YOU. OK, WELL THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING TODAY AND WE'LL SEE YOU FOR OUR FINAL EVENT TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00.

NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 4 0 8 8 MINUTES BEYOND WHAT LARRY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.