Feb 04, 2021 County Council Retreat Day 3

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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. COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM PROJECT COUNCILMAN DAWSON OTHER

DOCUMENTS LLEWELLYN RATHER PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. >> EXCELLENT.

COUNCILMAN GLOVER HERE. COUNCILMAN MERSHON PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD HERE.

COUNCILMAN LAWSON. MARK LAWSON PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN MCGOWAN HERE.

>> COUNCILMAN RUDMAN AIR COUNCILMAN COMER VILLE. PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR IS PRESENT THEREFORE ALL ELEVEN ARE PRESENT. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? 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.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

IS MARTIN. >> MR. LAWSON MAKES THE MOTION A SECOND PLEASE.

>> JACKSON THE CHANDLER. MR. MCCALLUM MAKES THE SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AGENDA SAYING NO DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> AND I BELIEVE THAT'S UNANIMOUS ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE SOME PEOPLE BUT I'M ASSUMING IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE AGENDA THING? NONE.

[5. REVIEW OF PUBLIC FACILITIES 2020 GOALS AND STATUS]

THIS MORNING SESSION IS GOING TO BE OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CHAIR WHO IS TO RODMAN AND THE ACA GERARD FOR ALEX.

THEY'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A VIDEO AND THEN THEY WILL GO IN TO THE GOALS THAT THEY BELIEVE WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THIS COMING YEAR. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO

GERARD IN ST.. YOU'RE WELCOME. >> WHILE THIS IS THE.

SO AS WE WERE PART OF THE RETREAT FEBRUARY 4TH OF 21 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE MORNING. FIRST ITEM I BELIEVE IS THE VIDEO THAT YOU SPOKE OF .

YEAH, FINE. AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO GIVE TO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST. I ME TRY TO SHARE THE SCREEN. SO FIRST IS LAST FRIDAY.

WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNED DEDICATION IN HONOR OF DAVID JACKSON.

OUR DOLLAR JACKSON, OUR FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PASSED LAST FALL THAT THERE IS HER MOTHER AND THOSE ON THE LEFT WITH THE RED PANTS AND BLACK BOOTS ZONE AND SOME CLOSE FRIENDS OF HERS. THIS WAS JUST A SMALL PLANE CEREMONY BUT BASICALLY WE HAVE THIS SIGNAGE UP ON THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF OUR FIRST PROJECT ON LADY SALON AT SAM'S POINT BASIA WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM FROM THE ONSET AND THAT THEIR SIGNAGE IS OUR LOGO. SHE CAME UP WITH THAT SIGNAGE AFTER NOT BEING SATISFIED WITH A COUPLE OPTIONS THAT OUR CONSULTANT HAD PROVIDED US AND WE'RE GOING TO BE POSTING THAT SIGN AT EVERY PROJECT THAT WE WORK ON IN THE SALES PROGRAM BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK RECOGNITION TO THAT SIGNED DEDICATION THAT WE HAD LAST FRIDAY.

SECONDLY, I JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT AND GIVE OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE TOWN

OF HILTON HEAD, OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OVER THERE. >> THEY'VE HAD A LOSS THIS WEEK WITH THEIR TOWN ENGINEER MR. SCOTT LIGGETT UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY AND JUST WANTED TO EXTEND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER THERE.

WE DID A LOT WITH HILTON HEAD AND HE'S I THINK THE MODEL PUBLIC SERVANT.

SO I JUST WANT TO JUST START WITH THAT BEFORE WE START THE VIDEO.

MISS CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO GERARD THAT HONOR I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE COULD WANTED TO BUT THAT'S AN HONOR FOR JUSTICE JACKSON. THANK YOU.

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IN 2020 WE RETOOLED OUR DIVISION TO FORMALLY THE PUBLIC WORKS AND SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION TO WAS NOW KNOWN AS THE ENGINEERING DIVISION WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.

WE HAVE SIX DEPARTMENTS AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT EMPLOYEES THOSE SIX DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE PUBLIC WORKS, CAPITAL PROJECTS ,FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AIRPORTS AND SOLID WASTE. OUR MISSION IN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION IS PROVIDE A LEGENDARY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE, WORK AND VISIT BEAUFORT COUNTY BY PROVIDING UNPARALLELED SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S HARD TO SAY THAT WITHOUT EXCITEMENT AND EXCLAMATION POINT YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE WHERE WE'VE COME OVER THE PAST EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T AT THE COUNTY AT THE TIME. I EXTRACTED THE GOALS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT LAST YEAR'S RETREAT TO USE AS A MEASURING TAPE.

AS WE ALL KNOW OUR WORLD HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED SINCE THAT TIME THE RETREAT.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF ILLNESS FROM CHINA WAS SPREAD ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE WORLD AND IMPACT OUR LIVES AS MUCH AS IT HAS. SO I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR HARD CLEANING CREWS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR KEEPING OUR BUILDINGS CLEAN AND SAFE FOR BOTH THE PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEES. WAY TO GO GUYS.

PER THE GOALS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AT THEIR 2020 RETREAT.

WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT APPLYING AND SECURING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. WE HAD THE HIGHEST RANKING AND MOST COMPETITIVE PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS NOW FULLY FUNDED AND MOVING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM AS PROVIDED BY OUR CONSULTANT. WE HAVE THROUGH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED AN ENTERPRISE FUND . WE HAVE REDUCED OUR OPERATING HOURS AND CLOSE TWO OF OUR UNDERSIZED COLLECTION CENTERS AND WE'VE INITIATED DECAF SYSTEM WHICH IS INTENDED TO REGULATE ILLICIT USERS SAFE DISPOSAL COSTS AND PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE AIRPORTS. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN MOVING TO A PRINT EXPANSION AT THE HILTON HEAD TERMINAL FOR FORWARD TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION.

WE HAVE MOVED THE TERMINAL SPANISH AND DESIGN AT THE AIRPORT CLOSE TO COMPLETION AND WE'RE SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED THE NAME OF THE LADY'S ISLAND AIRPORT TO THE BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIR PORT TO BETTER PROMOTE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WITHIN STORMWATER WE WERE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPING A REGIONAL STORMWATER ORDINANCE ALONG WITH AN UPDATED TECHNICAL MANUAL TO PROMOTE ENHANCED STORMWATER STANDARDS FOR THE REGION. COUNTY COUNCILS BRUV APPROVED BOTH THE ORDINANCE AND MANUAL.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO PUSH THE COUNTYWIDE ADOPTION.

NOW WE DEFINITELY HIT SOME HOME RUNS BUT WE CAN'T HIT A HOME RUN AT EVERY A BAD THERE ARE FEW ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE RETREAT THAT WE JUST HIT A HARD SINGLE BUT NOT QUITE A HOME RUN. SO PERFORM BOAT LANDING EVALUATIONS AND CREATE A MASTER PLAN. SO WE'VE DEVELOPED A STAFF BOAT COMMITTEE TO SPEARHEAD THIS PROJECT AND ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING AN RFP FOR SPECIALIST CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THIS PROJECT. ANOTHER GOAL THAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS DEVELOP A CFP AND MASTER PLAN. WE HAVE A CONSULTANT WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE MASTER FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN. CURRENTLY THEY HAVE COMPLETED THIS BASE NEEDS ANALYSIS AND PUT TOGETHER SOME DRAFT MASTER PLANS FOR STAFF TO REVIEW. WE HOPE TO HAVE A FINAL PLAN AND REPORT TO PROVIDE TO COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH. THE DIVERSITY ALLEN RELOCATION.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN SINCE HURRICANE MATTHEW IN 2016 AND EMBARKATION POINT

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN RFP OUT FORBID THAT IS DUE BACK IN FEBRUARY AND ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING ON ENGINEER PLANS FOR THE TEMPORARY FACILITY AT C.C. HAGUE.

WE HAVE A HARD DATE ON THE WALL OF JULY 1ST AS TO WHEN OUR EXISTING MONTH TO MONTH CONTRACT WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDER ENDS. CANNOT INFINITE EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH BUT WE WILL HAVE RESOLUTION TO THAT. THIS YEAR WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE HOPEFUL USC BEFORE TCO BUILDING PROJECTS.

THESE PROJECTS WERE DISCUSSED COUNCIL RETREAT IN 2020. WE HAVE INCLUDED THESE BUDGETS IN A FUNDING REQUEST TO SENATOR TOM DAVIS FOR A HOPEFUL NON-RECURRING STATE ALLOCATION LEASES TO VARIOUS ENTITIES. THERE ARE SEVERAL ENTITIES STATE AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY USING OUR FACILITIES WITHOUT LEASES IN PLACE. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ESTABLISHING A LEASE WITH RADIO SERVICE PROVIDER AND ONE OF OUR PUBLIC WORKSHOP BUILDINGS NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT PROCESS IN PLACE. WE CAN MOVE FOR MORE SWIFT WITH THE VARIOUS OTHER ENTITIES ALTHOUGH NOT LISTED AS GOALS FROM LAST YEAR'S RETREAT. THERE A FEW AREAS WITHIN OUR DIVISION THAT WE RECOGNIZE PERSONALLY AS SHORTFALLS THAT WE INTEND TO IMPROVE IN THIS YEAR. NUMBER ONE RESPONSIVENESS THE PUBLIC DESERVES A RESPONSIVE AND REACTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE'RE HERE TO SERVE OUR PUBLIC IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT CHICK FIL A SERVES THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT SOME MECHANISMS TO IMPROVE OUR RESPONSIVENESS TO THE REQUESTS THAT ARE RECEIVED WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. COMMUNICATIONS I GET THE STEREOTYPE THAT ENGINEERS CAN'T COMMUNICATE AND THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO THAT.

I'LL ADMIT IT BUT COMMUNICATION IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO. HOWEVER, I THINK SOMETIMES WE DON'T COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR TARGET AUDIENCE AND WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB AT THAT.

AND LASTLY IN LINE WITH COMMUNICATION WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AT NARRATING OUR STORY. LOTS OF TIMES THERE'S A STORY WRAPPED UP IN THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON BUT WE FAIL TO NARRATE THE STORY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND ALLOW OTHERS TO TELL THE STORY AND THEIR VERSION. I THINK WE CAN IMPROVE BY BEING MORE ACTIVE AND USE THE INFORMATION PUSH VERSIONS FORMATION POOL FOR THIS APPROACH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR AND BEYOND.

WE HAVE A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE GOALS WE AS STAFF HAVE DEVELOPED FOR YOU AS COUNSEL TO CONSIDER AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. GOAL NUMBER ONE CONTINUE THE PATH TO ACHIEVE OUR AP W A CERTIFICATION. THIS IS AN INDUSTRY GOLD STANDARD FOR PUBLIC WORKS ORGANIZATIONS. CURRENTLY ONLY THREE OTHER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE THIS DESIGNATION GOAL NUMBER TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT REGIONAL STORMWATER PRACTICE. WE'VE MADE GOOD HEADWAY THIS YEAR BUT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT EFFORT. AND NUMBER THREE DEVELOP A PLAN FOR LEGACY DIRT ROADS. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIRT ROADS THAT WE MAINTAIN UNDER LEGACY STATUS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER HOW WE DO THAT MOVING FORWARD CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THE ARTHUR HORNE BUILDING. WE'VE HAD SOME DELAYS DUE TO COVID 19 RESPONSES SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ELEVATOR AND SOME OF THE VENDORS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT BUILDING COMPLETED AND HAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S MOVE IN AS PLANNED. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DEVELOP GOAL NUMBER TWO A FIVE YEAR CFP PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CFP THAT'S PART OF OUR 10 YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BUT NOTHING DRILLED DOWN THE NUTS AND BOLTS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT PLAN DEVELOP THAT ITS BUDGET FRIENDLY IN OUR BUDGET BOOKS.

MOVING FORWARD WE'RE GOING TO NUMBER THREE PERFORM A PAYMENT MANAGEMENT STUDY UPDATE FOR OUR RESURFACING PROGRAM WITH CTC. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN YEAR FOUR OF OUR FIVE YEAR PROGRAM.

NUMBER FOUR, WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE PROGRESS ON OUR 2018 SALES TAX PROGRAM.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF HEADWAY THIS YEAR MOVING FORWARD PROJECTS INTO DESIGN AND HAVE STARTED OUR FIRST PROJECT TO CONSTRUCTION SANDS POINT TURNAROUND PROJECT.

WE INTEND TO CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM AND CARRY ON THROUGH 2021 AS WE VENTURE ON MORE PROJECTS AND MORE CONSTRUCTION . AND LASTLY WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE 2020 SALES TO 2022 SALES TAX PROGRAM FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THE FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN IN THIS FIRST QUARTER.

THAT PLAN HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THAT FORWARD FOR COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL REVIEW.

GOAL NUMBER TWO WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THE BOAT LANDING MASTER PLANT AS MENTIONED WE

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AND LASTLY, GOAL NUMBER FOUR WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP A MAJOR ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM THAT WE CAN EXERCISE OUR FACILITIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS.

WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT OUR MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY MURPH BUILDING THAT BUILD SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROCESS OUR RECYCLABLES THAT WE COLLECT AT OUR CONVENIENCE CENTERS GOAL NUMBER TO COORDINATE WITH SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING TO ROLL OUT THE ENTERPRISE FUND. OUR INTENTION IS THAT WE CAN ROLL THIS OUT SUCH THAT IT CAN BE FOLDED INTO OUR PLANNED BUDGET FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO FISCAL YEAR AND NUMBER THREE WE'RE GOING TO BRING RESOLUTION TO THE FIRST KEY AND VERY SITUATION ONCE THE RFP IS COMPLETE AND THE TEMPORARY FACILITY IS CONSTRUCTED.

THE CONTRACT WILL BE MANAGED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AIRPORTS AT HILTON HEAD AIRPORT.

OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO SECURE THE FUNDING GAP OF FIFTEEN POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FULL TERMINAL EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WE WANT TO DO THIS.

THIS IS OUR MAJOR PRIORITY AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER.

AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR APRON EXPANSION PROJECT WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED ON. AND OUR THIRD GOAL AT HILTON HEAD IS TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT PROJECTS AFTER THE TERMINAL EXPANSION.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RUNWAY STRENGTHENED IN PARKING EXPANSIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ADD BEFORE TO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR LEASE AGREEMENT AND HANGAR CONSTRUCTION TO HAVE MORE PLANES HOUSE AT BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO WORK ON THE DESIGN OF TERMINAL RENOVATIONS TO IMPROVE THE TERMINAL THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. AND LASTLY, WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETE OUR SAFETY AREA AND TAXIWAY PERMITS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING RIGHT NOW.

SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE FOR THE ENTERPRISE ROLLOUT AS MENTIONED WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS. GOAL NUMBER TWO IS TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL USE WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES FOR OUR SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS AND GOAL NUMBER THREE IS TO CONTINUE THE RECYCLING EFFORTS PUT FORTH THUS FAR TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION COUNTYWIDE. LASTLY AS A GOAL FOR THE OVERALL ENGINEERING DIVISION.

OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO FINALIZE THE IMPACT FEE PROJECT LIST AND COORDINATE WITH STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. SECONDLY, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE 2022 SALES TAX PROGRAM. GOAL NUMBER THREE BRING RESOLUTION TO THE FIRST ISLAND FERRY SITUATION GO FOR DEVELOP REGIONAL REGIONALIZATION EFFORTS WITH MUNICIPALITY I.E.

THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RGA THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF BEAUFORT.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN FORCES WITH OUR MUNICIPALITY PARTNERS SUCH THAT WE CAN BRING GREATER EFFICIENCIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC NEXT GOAL.

WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE BROADBAND WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNTYWIDE.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT TOWARDS IN THE PAST BUT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY COMING. SO WE EITHER EMBRACE IT OR LET IT RUN US.

WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE TO EMBRACE IT. AND LASTLY, ASSIST THE MILITARY RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT TO OUR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS SUCH THAT WE CAN JOIN FORCES AND PROVIDE SERVICES BOTH TO THE POPULATION THAT LIVES AND WORKS ON THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

I KNOW IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND COVERED A LOT OF GROUND ON ALL SIDE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION BUT REALLY HARD TO PARE DOWN ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS.

BUT WITH THAT I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

OK, EVERYBODY. GARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH GERARD FOR THAT.

THAT'S A GREAT OVERVIEW. A LOT OF THINGS IN PROGRESS, A LOT OF THINGS I POSTED.

THE OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN THAT ADDRESS YOUR MA WORKS IN PROGRESS AND IT'S REALLY GOOD LEAD IN TO WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SIX DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT COMMITTEE A LITTLE BIT AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS A LIST THAT YOU ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU SEE SOME MORE AND WE WANT

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AND I THINK SOME OF MY COWORKERS PRIOR GET TIRED OF ALL THE IDEAS THAT HAVE COME UP WITH SO MANY WAYS THAT OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU SOME REALLY BIG PICTURE IDEAS OF EACH OF THESE DISCUSSION POINTS AND THAT WE HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION TO TO PARE DOWN THE NATIONAL MAKE SOME SMALLER SHORT TERM GOALS FROM THESE LONG TERM INITIATIVES.

AS I WAS SAYING THE AUTO INDUSTRY THESE ARE ALL JOB SO. >> SO THE FIRST IS TRANSPORTATION CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND JUST OPEN TO CLOSE THE PRESENTATION AND GET IT BACK UP. SORRY. SO WHAT

I'M SORRY NEARBY SEE THAT AMOUNT? >> YOU KNOW JARED I CAN SHARE IT IF YOU WANT ME TO AND YOU JUST TELL ME WHERE THE CHANGES SLIDE.

>> YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO SORRY ABOUT THOSE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES BUT TO RECAP. SO THESE ARE THE SIX MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WERE BASICALLY BOILED DOWN FROM WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT IN THE PRESENTATION.

AND AGAIN WE INTEND ON WORKING ON ALL SIX OF THESE. CONCURRENTLY WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US AND I WE'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF TO SPEARHEAD THESE PROJECTS NEXIUM NEXT FAB.

SO TRANSPORTATION. >> IT'S ACTUALLY FROM A PLAN IN PERSPECTIVE THE PERFECT TIME THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT PLANS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE TO FIT TOGETHER THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.

SO WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW ON THE IMPACT LISTS. ALSO THE IDEA OF A 20 20 TO SALES PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. SO WE WANT TO GET FEEDBACK ON THAT. THERE'S GEO BONDING 8 PERCENT THAT'S OPTION FOR SALES TAX NOT OUR TRANSPORTATION NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE HAVE TO USE IT BUT IT IS SOMETHING THERE.

LAUGHS IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THEIR FIVE YEAR UPDATE FOR THE LONG RANGE 20 40 TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO THAT FITS IN WELL WITH OUR PLANS AS WE'RE CRAFT AND OUR IMPACT FEE AND SALES TAX PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE 10 YEAR COMP PLAN THAT PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON.

SO IT'S PERFECT TIMING FOR THIS AXLE EXERCISE. >> NEXT.

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SO WHAT I HAVE PROPOSED IS IS A 10 YEAR ONE BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THE IMPACT FEES IS A 10 YEAR PROGRAM ESTIMATED 200 MILLION TO FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DEPENDING ON HOW WE FINALIZE THAT TRANSPORTATION LOANS, THE SALES TAX PROGRAM CURRENTLY WE'RE IN A FOUR YEAR 120 MILLION DOLLAR BUT OUR INTAKE HAS BEEN CLOSER TO 50 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SO WE'RE WE'RE PRETTY POSITIVE THAT IF WE DID ANOTHER SALES TAX PROGRAM FOR A YEAR IT COULD BE TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS SALES TAX.

ALSO I WOULD SAY THE GOLD STANDARD FOR SALES TAX IS YORK COUNTY.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY THERE OR ANY SALES TAX THEY STARTED FROM DAY ONE IN NINETEEN NINETY SEVEN WHEN IT WAS MADE INTO STATE LAW AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD A PERIOD WITHOUT A PENNY SALES TAX SINCE

THE INITIATION. >> I WOULD SAY THE SWEET SPOT IS SIX DAY YEARS.

THERE'S SOME COUNTIES THAT HAVE A TWENTY OR TWENTY FIVE YEAR PROGRAMS AND IN OTHERS THAT HAVE SMALLER PROGRAMS BUT THAT'S TO BE DISCUSSED. SO IF YOU JUST TOOK THE FOUR YEAR TWO HUNDRED MILLION THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE OR IF WE MADE IT TO 8 YEAR AND 400 MILLION AGAIN START STACKING UP THE DEAL BONDING CAPACITY. CURRENTLY THERE'S 60 MILLION DOLLARS CAPACITY NOT NECESSARILY THAT TO BE USED ON TRANSPORTATION BUT IT IS A FUNDING SOURCE AND THEN WITH ALL OF THIS LOCAL MONEY IT SETS US UP REAL GREAT FOR LEVERAGING FOR GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES . SO AGAIN AS WE LOOK AT THIS LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC APPROACH, THERE IS POTENTIALLY A BILLION DOLLARS FOR US TO PLAN PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. SO THINGS LIKE SO WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET US THERE? I THINK YOU CAN GO BACK ONE FIRST IS START PLANNING RIGHT AWAY. SO TRANSPORTATION PRIDE JUST TAKE A REALLY LONG TIME TO GET FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE AS WE'RE ALL AWARE SPECIFICALLY TO 78. THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR THREE YEARS ALREADY AND WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP BEING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PERIOD. SO THE BEST TIME TO START ON THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE NOW AND THAT'S WHAT OUR GOAL IS OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THIS LARGE SCALE AMOUNT WORK IS INITIATE ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS AND GOING IN A BIT POSSIBLY UP TO FIVE CONSULTANTS OR UNDER CONTRACT VALUE THAT GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TO ASSIGN PROJECTS EXPEDITIOUSLY JUST THROUGH THIS YEAR AND 2018 SALES TAX PROGRAM. IT TAKES US OVER TO SIX MONTHS TO ONBOARD AN ENGINEER FIRM THROUGH OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS .

SO ANY WAYS THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE THAT AND HAVE THESE FOLKS ON RETAINER I THINK WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. THE SAME THING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IF WE CAN SHORT LIST OF POSSIBLY THREE CONSULTANTS I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US INITIATE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS WHEN THEY'RE READY. ONE THING IS TYPICALLY INSIDE OF ENGINEERING CONTRACT IS PUBLIC RELATIONS BUT A DIFFERENT APPROACH I THINK WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE AS WE HIRE ONE CONSULTANT FOR THE ENTIRE 10 YEAR PROGRAM SO WE CAN HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY COMMUNICATE IN AND THEY CAN HELP US GET THE WORD OUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY INFORMATION PUSH TO THE PUBLIC. AND THEN LASTLY WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROGRAM MANAGER ON OUR CURRENT SALES TAX AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT A SIMILAR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEXT SLIDE CONTINUE AND PLAN OF ATTACK. SO WE'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON THE COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY COMPONENT THE MUNICIPALITIES THEY'RE PART OF OUR PROGRAMS WHETHER IT'S A COUNTY IMPACT FEE OR A COUNTY SALES TAX. THEY'RE SQUARELY INVOLVED IN THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORK ON.

SO MORE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE MUNICIPALITIES, POSSIBLY A STAFF COMMITTEE. SO WE CAN PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS TOGETHER AND ALSO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF REPORTING THAT THEY CAN THEN TAKE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES. SO COORDINATING ON A ON A LARGER LEVEL WITH OUR MUNICIPALITY FRIENDS AND NIXON SO VESTED WITH TRANSPORTATION.

OH I'M SORRY. THANKS FOR THE HEADS. SARAH THERE'S TWO SLIDES THERE

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AGAIN, WHETHER IT'S IMPACT FEE OR SALES TAX THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED.

BUT THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA THIS IS ABOUT TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PROJECTS AND IT GOES FROM PROJECTS IMPROVING THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF LADIES AND PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE SALES TAX AGENDA TO COORDINATE WITH THE TOWN FOR OIL AND THEIR OR CONNECTION ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON RIBAUT ROAD ALL BOUNDARY STREET DOWN TO THE PARRIS ISLAND BRIDGE AN EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARY STREET PROJECT FROM WHERE WE LEFT OFF GOING OUT OF TOWN AND CITY YOU'LL BE FOR ALL THE WAY TO THE MARINE AIR STATION.

SO AGAIN THIS IS JUST A FLAVOR PROJECT SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS AND CONTINUED COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF OUR MUNICIPALITY PARTNERS TO GET THIS LIST OF RIGHT SIZED. AND THEN SARAH, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT LIST OF PROJECTS.

SO THIS IS DOWN TO THE BROAD PROJECTS. AGAIN, IT HAS THE BRIDGE ON THERE AS ONE OF THE MAIN PROJECTS THAT IT IS FULLY FUNDED AT THE MOMENT.

BUT THEN THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS AS FAR AS WIDENING DIFFERENT CORRIDORS ON ALREADY 6 AND 170 FROM 170 FROM THE 78 BRIDGE THE 462. THAT'S A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.

ALI COORDINATING IMPROVEMENTS IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.

AS FAR 46 WIDEN SOME ACCESS MANAGEMENT ON BOOK WALTER PARKWAY AND BLUFFTON PARKWAY AND ALSO SOME COORDINATION ON KEY TWO PROJECTS ON HILTON HEAD.

SO AGAIN THIS IS NOT A FINALIZED LIST BUT I JUST OFFERING JUST THAT YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE AIMING OR IN WHAT COULD BE A BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM AND THAT'S TRANSPORTATION. SO BEEN ROBBED AND IF YOU WANT TO THANK THE JURORS, IT'S A VERY COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THIS TO LOOK AT IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, WE WILL WIND UP WITH SOME KIND OF A CONSOLIDATED LIST. SOME OF THE PROJECTS MAY GO IMPACT FEES THAT MAY GO REFERENDUM WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. AND CLEARLY THIS IS ONE THAT EACH OF US OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY PARTICULAR ITEMS IN YOUR JURISDICTION THAT YOU THINK ARE MISSING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S BEST TO START WITH A CONSOLIDATED LIST AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE GET INTO PRIORITIZING NOW.

SO AT THIS POINT LET ME JUST OPEN IT UP FOR SOME DISCUSSION ON JAROD'S GREAT PRESENTATION AND SEE IF YOU CAN GIVE SOME COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT ON THE TRANSPORTATION PART OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHAMPION HANDS VERY WELL. SO I SEE ALL THIS.

>> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE GERARD AND HIS I KNOW HE'S WORKED VERY HARD WITH CHANNEL 4 OIL AND CITY BEAUFORT ESPECIALLY CHANNEL 4 OIL WHO DID THEIR OWN STUDY OF THEIR TRAFFIC ISSUES ON RIBAUT ROAD AND AND THEN IN THE NEARBY TO RIBAUT ROAD I ACTING I'LL LOOK AT THE LIST AGAIN BUT I THINK HE COVERED A LOT OF THEIR ISSUES THERE AT THE INTERSECTION THAT'S THE BASE OF MCTEER BRIDGE.

THE OTHER THING I APPLAUD YOU FOR THE PUBLIC RELATIONS. I WONDER IF IT'S GOING TO BE A 10 YEAR PROCESS IF IF YOU MIGHT ONE YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER INSTEAD OF PAYING THE HIGH OVERHEAD OF A CONSULTANT SOMEONE THAT WOULD WORK DIRECTLY FOR OUR OUR NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE OR THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION BUT I POP THAT TOO. I THINK THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE THESE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS GET CONTROVERSIAL REAL FAST. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> GO SEE YOUR HAND. >> YES, SIR. ON THE SLIDE TRANSPORTATION THE PLAN OF ATTACK JARRETT YOU TALK ABOUT INITIATING ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT OF FIVE CONSULTANTS . THE CAN THE ENGINEERING FIRM'S PART.

ARE THEY SPECIFIC TO THE KINDS OF PROJECTS FOR INSTANCE IS IF THERE'S SOMETHING BRIDGE WISE YOU'RE GOING TO CONSULT EVER AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR BRIDGES ONE FOR ROADS ONE FOR SOMETHING MUCH THE SAME AS WHAT WE DID WITH THE 278 PROJECT?

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DO ROUGH ROADS AND BRIDGES. >> SOME OF THEM ARE MORE SPECIFIED INTO ONE OR THE OTHER BUT IT WOULD BE A LIST THAT HAS THAT ENCOMPASS SO WE CAN GO DOWN THE LIST AND WE HAVE A BRIDGE PROJECT THIS THIS COMPANY MAKES THE MOST SENSE OUT OF THAT.

>> SO WE SET THEM UP AS A RETAINER AND BRING THEM IN WHEN WE'RE BEGINNING A SPECIFIC PROJECT YET. SO WE WE WE LOOK VERY SMALL TO START WITH AND HAVING THEM QUALIFIED THEN TYPICALLY DLP DOES THIS A LOT THEY'LL HAVE SOLICITATION OUT AND THEY MAY GET 15 PARTICIPANTS PROPOSALS BUT THEN THEY SHORT LISTED DOWN TO EIGHT OR FIVE IN OUR CASE.

>> SO THEY'RE ON RETAINER THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A CONTRACT BUT WHEN WE WOULD HAVE A CONTRACT OUR PROJECT READY AND WE WOULD ASSIGN THAT IT WOULD STILL COME AT COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THEIR CONTRACT BUT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL OR RUN THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCUREMENT PROCESS UNTIL THEY SIGNED THAT CONTRACT. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE DOING THE SAME THING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BECAUSE WE WE MAY HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS ONCE AND THEREFORE WE WOULD NEED MORE THAN ONE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. GOTCHA. OKAY.

AND I DO LIKE ALICE'S IDEA IF IF IF IN FACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A 10 YEAR PROCESS WE MAY WANT A STAFF PERSON BECAUSE THAT STAFF PERSON WOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE THINKING AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT AND DEFINITELY HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. BRAXTON OK.

THANK YOU. THAT'S FAIR. I THINK IN YOUR HEAD DOWN HERE SEE OUR PEOPLE AND BE HELPFUL. IT WILL COME BACK UP FOR THE NEXT.

IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. CHRIS, THANKS TO YOU. FIRST THINGS FIRST CARRIED A GOOD JOB. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION I GAVE FOR THE MOST PART EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN MY DISTRICT DOES FAIRLY REPRESENTED THE BIGGEST PROJECT BEING THE BRIDGE OBVIOUSLY ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW IS IN COURT WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT.

THERE'S A LOT OF COMMERCE THAT GOES THROUGH THERE. THE SET SETUP OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT PROBLEMATIC. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT THIS IN THE COMING YEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY THAN WE HAVE AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO THERE TO MAKE TO MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE AS FAR AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT JARED, GREAT JOB, MR. CHAIRMAN BY YOUR GLOVER AND NOW ALSO CHAIRMAN POZNAN SPEAK AND YOU ALL ARE ON MUTE.

>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO JARED AS WELL.

I THINK THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS LONG TERM PLANNING.

I AM ALSO GLAD THAT YOU INCLUDED A FUNDING SOURCE ON THERE WHICH IS THE SALES TAX AND I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SALES TAX FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WE LOOK AT SALES TAX FOR LOSS.

I THINK THOSE ARE. THE AS A COUNCIL WE HAVE TO REALLY DEBATE AND DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT TO PUT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ON THE ON THE AS A REFERENDUM.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I THINK I WILL SUPPORT BOTH LAWS AS WELL AS THIS INFRASTRUCTURE SALE TAX ON A REFERENDUM BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN BEFORE COUNTY FROM 10 YEARS TO 30 YEARS OUT SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAFFIC FLOWS WELL WHEN WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT IS HAPPENING.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND YOU GIVEN COUNCIL SOMETHING TO DISCUSS FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. THANK YOU.

I COULDN'T SAID IT ANY BETTER. THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY YOUR.

SO YOU SAID IT VERY, VERY WELL. THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE THERE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM AND WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS TALK ABOUT IS LOST THE BETTER WAY TO GO OR IS IT A PENNY SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORT PATIENT OR IS A COMBINATION THEREOF? SO EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT INSIGHT. YORK COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBERT SCHOTT AND THEN

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LET'S GET IT ALL DONE AND LET'S BE OPEN ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO ADD OR BRING UP OR MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A LOOK.

NATURALLY I'M IN DISTRICT 7, YOU KNOW, 5 B WHICH IS ONE OF YOUR NEW PROJECTS FOR SOUTH ABROAD. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE MET WELL WITH MOST OF BLUFFTON.

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW H.R. WAYS ARE ALREADY GETTING TOGETHER THROUGH ALL THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO FIGHT THAT. THE MOMENT THAT IT COMES BACK UP I'VE ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED BY MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY WANTS OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST SELECT FEW DESIRE BUT NOT AS A WHOLE. THE OTHER THING THAT I TOLD YOU I LIKE THINKING BIG AND WITH THOSE PROJECTS I REALLY THINK OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE ON MAINTAINING WHAT WE DO HAVE AND NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS EXPANDING TO ADD MORE STUFF FOR US TO MAINTAIN BUT MAKE SURE THAT THE ROAD THAT WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY THERE BEING TAKEN CARE OF . ANOTHER THING THAT I TOSSED AROUND DURING MY CAMPAIGN AND I'LL BRING INTO YOUR GUYS IS THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO DIDN'T FOLLOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY AREA AND I KNOW SOME OF I BELIEVE MARK'S AREA AS WELL ARE VERY BIG ON GOLF CART LIVING VERY BIG ON TAKING THEIR GOLF CARTS FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITH OR WITHOUT A GOLF COURSE.

IF WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT A PROJECT THIS BIG THE TUNE OF A BILLION DOLLARS, I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT SOME THOSE AREAS WHERE WE CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THOSE GOLF CARTS FROM THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE GROCERY STORE TO THEIR RESTAURANTS, MOVIE THEATERS, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE AND THAT ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ON OUR ROADS AND PRESERVES THEM AS WELL. AND IF WE'RE GONNA GO BIG, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT. COSMO MAMA HIRSCHHORN YEAH.

THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE. I TOTALLY FORGOT ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS THAT WAS IN THAT PRESENTATION WAS COUNTY WIDE WI-FI. AND I'M A MILLION PERCENT WITH YOU ON THAT ONE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE NEED FOR THAT HAS BEEN EXACERBATED OVER THE LAST YEAR ,ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY FOR WORK FROM HOME FOLKS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, ALL THAT STUFF. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPAND AND EXPAND ON WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE COST MIGHT BE, WHAT THE TIMELINE MIGHT BE, HOW THAT INTERPLAY IS WITH 5G AND JUST GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A BIGGER PICTURE, A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AS FAR AS WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE COMING YEARS. SO WE CAN LEAKING IT RIGHT NOW IS JUST CONCEPTS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT BUT IT'S COMING. SO WHETHER WE'RE PART OF IT OR NOT AND THE 50 AND INTERCONNECTED THE TRANSPORTATION IS MOVING THAT WAY WITH CONNECTED VEHICLES.

>> SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE WE'RE INVOLVED IN THAT. SO GLADLY A GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND MORE AND MORE DOCUMENTS BURIED PAST AROUND ON THAT SUBJECT VERY YEAH.

JARRETT, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AND I I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY SOMETHING HERE. JOE FRAZIER PROJECT THAT'S A STREETSCAPE ESPECIALLY I THINK THE PEOPLE OVER THERE HAVE BEEN SENDING US ALL EMAILS REQUESTING A SIDEWALK. ARE WE TALKING HERE ABOUT ROAD IMPROVEMENT OR SIDEWALK

INSTALLATION? SO A LITTLE BIT. >> SO CURRENTLY ON THE CURRENT SALES TAX PROGRAM THEY'RE IN THE TWENTY FOUR PATHWAYS. JOE FRAZIER IS CALLING OUT ON THAT PROGRAM. IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE 14 POWER TASK PATHWAYS BUT ALSO AS PART OF THE LAT LONG RANGE PLAN THEY HAVE IMPROVEMENTS CALL IT OUT FOR JOE FRAZIER AS WELL.

SO IT'S ALL OF THE. SO RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY IT'S JUST A PATHWAY BUT IN A FEATURE WE CAN INCLUDE THAT INCREASE THAT TO THE ROADWAY AND IMPROVE THE ACTUAL WHOLE CORRIDOR.

OKAY. I THINK THE MORE THE MORE IMMEDIATE NEED FROM THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ FROM THE NEIGHBORS I MEAN FROM THE RESIDENTS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH REGARD TO BEING FORCED ON THE ROAD AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A SIDEWALK WALK.

THEY TALK ABOUT CALAMITIES OCCURRING WHERE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY STRUCK BY THE BIG MIRRORS ON THE SIDES OF TRUCKS AS THEY'RE BOTH WALKING ON THE ROAD.

SO IF THE PRIORITY IF THE IF IT COULD BE ARRANGED TO LOOK AT THE SITE WALK FIRST WHICH IS

WHAT I'M HEARING YOU'RE SAYING THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THINGS GO GOING IN THE ROADWAY COULD BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON.

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I'M WONDERING IF THERE COULD BE NO REMEDIATION EFFORT IN SHORT TERM JUST TO FIX THE POTHOLES THAT RUN BETWEEN 278 AND DOWN TO MARSHLAND ROAD. IS THERE A WAY THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED BY SOMEONE WHETHER IT BE THE TOWN, THE CITY OR OR THE I'M SORRY THE TOWN, THE COUNTY OR THE STATE OR THE FEDS TO JUST COME IN AND DO SOME REPAIRS RATHER THAN A COMPLETE REPAYMENT? YEAH. AND THEN ONCE WE BRING THAT THERE'S A STATE RIGHT SO WE COORDINATE WITH THAT WHETHER THEY HAVE THE FUNDING IN THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CTC WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK OR ARE A TAG PROGRAM. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE MORE DISCUSSION TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A SHORT TERM FIX AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, TODDLER REPAVING WHICH REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY AND JUST REPAIRS THAT ARE NECESSARY REALLY. YES. IT COULD BE IT COULD BE A SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM DEPENDING ON THE FUNDING BUT IT'S SHORT TERM WITH MUCH TO BE MUCH EASIER JUST TO DO THE PATTERN RIGHT NOW. OKAY.

BE GREAT. THANK YOU. WELL, WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE ON CERTAINLY JOE NOW TRYING TO WRAP THIS UP A LITTLE BIT. JOE, SORRY.

>> ONE LAST POINT IN THE SOUTH OF THE BROAD WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 170 FROM 278 TO TIDE WATCH TIDE WATCH TO 462. NOW WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 1 70 FROM 2 78 DOWN TO THE 46 CIRCLE AT NEW RIVERSIDE WITH ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, THE NEW COMMERCIAL SPACE THAT'S GOING IN THERE.

IT MAY BE TIME FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE MAY NEED TO DO THERE IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA AS WELL. SO THE GOOD THING IS PART OF THE 2006 SALES TAX WE

WIDENED 170 OF THAT SECTION. >> SO THE CAPACITY IS THERE. THE NEXT PROJECT WE PROBABLY BE INTERCONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT. SO WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDING ALREADY KIND OF ALLOCATED IN THE PROJECT FOR THAT. BUT WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS WE KIND OF JUST HAVE A PLACEHOLDER FOR THAT ACCESS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK FROM MY SENSES AND LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS THAT WE ALL ARE PROBABLY NEED TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DURING THE REFERENDUM IN 20 TOO. OBVIOUSLY IF SOME OF YOU HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT BUT IT IS THE ONLY MECHANISM TO DO SOME OF THE THE LARGER PROJECTS IN A TIMELY FASHION. IT HAS RAISED INTERESTING POINT ABOUT WHETHER WE WOULD GO LONGER OR SHORTER AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE WORTH DEBATING.

THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME AREAS IN THE STATE THAT HAVE GONE FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AND CERTAINLY SOME BENEFIT TO DO THAT FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE THE FOLKS SOME FOLKS MAY NOT WANT TO GO OUT THAT FAR AND IT MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT. SO I THINK I WILL HAVE SOME GOOD DISCRETION ON THAT.

DO THE FIVE B COMMENT I THINK MOST GOT TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A LIGHTNING ROD.

SO UNLESS THE FOLKS THAT REPRESENT THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS COME TOGETHER AND ARE LOBBYING FOR THAT, I TEND TO THINK THAT THAT'S ONE THAT DID NOT RISE THE PRIORITY OF SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD DO AND THE SOUTHERN PART. AND LASTLY WE HAVE SOME COUNTY WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE ABOUT WHETHER WE WOULD PUT BACK IN PLACE WHAT WAS CALLED B TAG WHICH WAS THE DIFFERENT COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP WHICH WAS VERY EFFECTIVE MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

ON THE ONE HAND WE'RE NOW PART OF A METROPOLITAN AREA SO LAUGHS DOES SOME OF THAT BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT A BROADER REGION WHEREAS THE BTK WHICH WAS REPRESENTED BY A COUPLE MEMBERS FROM COUNTY I THINK SOME OF THE THERE'S PJ WAS PART OF THAT THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO RECONSTITUTE CITY AS WE TRIED TO PRIORITIZE THESE ITEMS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING. SO MY SENSE IS DON'T BOTHER TALKING BUT LET'S ONLY SEE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THAT. JO, I DO THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO RESURRECT THAT.

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IT WAS A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION. >> SARAH IF YOU CAN PUT THE SCREEN THAT WE'RE QUITE

IMPORTANT THESE ARE OK. >> AUDIENCE IS NEXT. AND AND A COUPLE OF READING COMMENTS THAT THE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ONE ON HILTON HEAD IS PROBABLY INCREASED FROM 200 MILLION TO ABOUT 500 BILLION NINETY NOT INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON THE UPPER END OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. I THINK THERE'LL BE A SIMILAR IMPACT NOT AS BIG FOR THE NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT AND ESSENTIALLY WHERE IT'S STARTING TO PLAY IS THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ESCAPING OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WANT TO MOVE HERE, PERHAPS BRING YOUR BUSINESS HERE PARTICULARLY IF THEY CAN WORK ON CHARTER PORTS ARE PROVING TO BE AN IMPORTANT ITEM AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF. SURE.

SANDY, GO TO THE NEXT UP SIDE FIRST OF ALL AS WE'RE GETTING THERE.

>> SO I THINK WE COULD ALL AGREE THAT TOURISM AND MILITARY ARE THE TWO DRIVERS TO OUR ECONOMY HERE IN BEACH COUNTY. SO THE AIRPORT ANY WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THE AIRPORT WE CONTINUE GROUPS THAT HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH ITEM WITH GOOD IT ACTUALLY IS PROBABLY THE BEST TIME TO START SOME OF THIS . SOME OF THIS PLAN.

AND SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A FUNDING GAP. WE SAID FIFTEEN POINT THREE BUT IT IS CLOSER TO PROBABLY 17 MILLION ONCE WE HAD SOME EXTRAS ON THERE.

RIGHT. RIGHT NOW I KNOW THAT SOME HAD HYPERINFLATION BUT REGARDLESS IT'S IN THAT 15 TO 17 MILLION DOLLAR RANGE. THE PLANS ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF APRIL MAY TIMEFRAME AND READY TO GO HALF A BILLION.

BUT FAA IS NOT GOING TO ALLOW US TO GO OUT TO BID WITH THE WHOLE PROJECT UNLESS WE SECURE THAT FUNDING AHEAD OF TIME. SO THIS IS AN URGENT NEED AND IT'S A BIG NEED.

SO THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK LIGHTLY ABOUT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE PUT IN WITH SENATOR DAVIS THE ONETIME REOCCURRING FUNDING SO WE'RE HOPEFUL TO SEE IF THAT COMES THROUGH. BUT IF NOT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ATTACK TO FUND THAT 17. YOU MAY REMEMBER WE HAVE 20 MILLION FROM THE HEY, IT'S ABOUT 60 PERCENT PAID FOR BY THAT AND WE DON'T WANT TO LET THAT NOT LOSE THAT ONE THING TO

NOTE ABOUT AIRPORTS. >> THEY ARE AN OPPRESSED FUND BUT THERE ARE LIMITS SET UP DIFFERENT THAN STORM WHERE ENTERPRISE FUND AND POTENTIAL FUTURE SOLID WASTE ENTERPRISE FUND THOSE ARE BOTH USER FEE FUNDS BUT THE AIRPORT IS A REVENUE FUND.

SO THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH IS TO INCREASE THEIR REVENUE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DEFINITELY PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO AND SUPPORT SAVANNAH AND GEORGIA AIRPORTS THAT HAVE A LOT OF FUNDING THEY'RE MORE WELL FUNDED THAN WE ARE HERE AT HILTON HEAD AND IN ORDER TO STAY COMPETITIVE WE'VE GOT TO REALLY ANSWER THAT CALL AS FAR AS FUTURE PROJECTS . HILTON HEAD THE NEXT PROJECT AFTER THE THEY APRON THAT'S BEING EXPANDED NOW AND THEN THE TERMINAL IS THE RUNWAY STRENGTHENING THE RUNWAY HAS IS LONG ENOUGH FOR THE LARGER JETS BUT IT'S NOT STRONG ENOUGH.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE SMALLER REGIONAL JETS TO GET THE LARGER BOEING JETS.

WE'VE GOT TO STRENGTHEN OUR RUNWAY OUT THERE. THERE'S ALREADY A NEED FOR PARKING BUT ASKED ON A CONTINUING INCREASE AS WE GROW THE AIRPORT.

SO THAT IT IS ONE OF THE GREAT PROJECTS OF NEED THAT IT ALSO HAS A REVENUE COMPONENT TO IT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF RENTAL CAR COMPANIES ALREADY THERE AT THE AIRPORT.

WE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR STORAGE OF MORE VEHICLES TO RENT OUT.

SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING PROJECT AND AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS BOTH HILTON HEAD AND BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE. SO THERE'S SOME PARCELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW THAT WE DID OR DATE AND AND DEVELOP THAT WAY THE CREATE MORE USERS AT THE AIRPORT. MORE PLANES BEING HOUSED AT AIRPORTS AND THUS MORE REVENUE.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE PROJECTS AFTER THIS TERMINAL. SO WE'RE NOT SITTING IDLE FOR SURE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE AIRPORT SPACE? SPEAK UP. I CAN'T SEE THE GRAPH. I HAVEN'T.

I HAVE ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 17 MILLION? SO THE FIRST IS THE THE ONE TIME FUND. SO I WOULD CAST WHAT I SEE IF THAT LOOKS IT IS NOT. IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN COORDINATE WITH OUR MUNICIPALITY PARTNERS SO THE HEALTH INHALANT HILTON HAND IS OBVIOUSLY GETTING A LOT

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SO MAYBE THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE CAN BIND IT TOGETHER OR UNTIL MAY BONDED AND IN THEN WE DID FIND THE MONEY AND WE CAN REIMBURSE OURSELVES IF WE FIND THEM.

BUT THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE MY NEXT STEP IS COORDINATE WITH HILTON HEAD AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME BONDING BETWEEN THE TWO OF US. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING AND YOU KNOW THIS IS MORE YOUR EXPERTISE IN ANY OF OURS ON COUNCIL. SO ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR IDEAS YOU HAVE? I AM ALL FOR THEM. AND SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER COMMENTS DOES NOT.

>> THEIRS IS THE FUNDING. ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT MOST AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THEY TEND TO BE UNDER COMMISSIONS OR AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE THE RIGHTS TO DO CERTAIN THINGS GET INTO MARKETING THAT MAY GO BEYOND THEIR CAPABILITY. SO IT MAY BE SOMETHING WE WANT AT WORK OR AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND ASK THE AVIATION BOARD TO WEIGH IN ON I IS WE'RE READY FOR SOLID WASTE. OR NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE.

WE'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT YESTERDAY TO SOME EXTENT. OBVIOUSLY THE LETTER PIECE OF IT NEEDS TO BE A FOLDER TO ARE I THINKING BUT IF MEMORY SERVES CORRECTLY WE'VE KIND OF BACKED AWAY FROM THE CURBSIDE GOT THE ENTERPRISE FUND APPROVED THE DECALS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL.

THERE'S A FEW ISSUES ON WHICH PEOPLE CAN COME AND I THINK LOW STAFF WILL BE READY TO TALK TO US ON THOSE. I HAD A MEETING WEEK AFTER NEXT.

SO WITH THAT I THINK THERE'S SOME INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES THAT WITHOUT SOLID WASTE AREA.

AND DURING THAT GOES THROUGH THOSE CHANGES. SO RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT. I THINK EVERYBODY IS IN TUNE AND AWARE THAT SOLID WASTE COSTS ARE SOARING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SOAR INTO THE FUTURE. THE HIGHEST COST IS PART OF SOLID WASTE IS THE VOLUME THE TONNAGE THAT'S DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO POPULATION GROWTH THEN THE TRANSPORTATION FROM OUR CENTERS TO THE DISPOSAL AND THEN THE ACTUAL COST DISPOSAL AT THE LANDFILL.

SO THE WAY WE ATTACK THAT IS REALLY THOSE ARE THE THREE ELEMENTS THAT WE'RE ATTACKING AND WHILE WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT IS A CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN ABOUT THE 20 TO 30 MILLION DOLLARS AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE THE PAYBACK TIME IS EXTREMELY SHORT BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HARVEST A LOT OF SAVINGS THE WAY WE IF WE CAN HANDLE OUR WASTE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. I THINK IF YOU COULD HIT VEGAS NEXT A FEW MORE TOWNS GET THE HOLD. MAYBE GET SOME BACK ON UPSIDE.

SO THIS IS NOT A NEW SLIDE. >> YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE BUT TO POINT OUT IS OUR OPERATING COSTS THIS YEAR ARE PROJECTED AND THAT'S ONE THREE AND UNFORTUNATELY PROBABLY BEST THAT'S UNDERESTIMATED. SO IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE LARGER THAN THAT AND WE'LL HAVE TO BRING THAT UP THROUGH THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL AND THE REASON AGAIN IS THE VOLUME AND TONNAGE. NOW WE ARE YET TO SEE FROM THE DETAIL IMPLEMENTATION IF THAT CURVE IS A LITTLE WE'VE GOT SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT SAYS IT KIRBY BUT THAT DATA FROM THE DETAILS WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO FORECAST OUR COST.

BUT RIGHT JUST ON THE SCREEN IF IT CONTINUES TO GROW AS IT IS BUT WE MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN OUR PROGRAM THEN THEN THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM TO HARVEST REVENUES OR OPERATING

COSTS. NEXT SLIDE. >> SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? SO ZERO WASTE INITIATIVES RIGHT NOW. WASTE IS A BYPRODUCT.

WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT AND IT COST A LOT. THE WAY WE CHANGE THAT IS WE NEED TO CHANGE THE PARADIGM AND TURN IT ON ITS HEAD AND CREATE WASTE AS A RESOURCE.

SO THE IDEA OF ZERO WASTE THIS IS NOT JUST SOMETHING WE CAN LOVE.

THIS IS A WORLDWIDE INITIATIVE. AND THE IDEA IS THAT WE ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE WITH OUR PRODUCTS SUCH THAT LITTLE TO NO WASTE LEAVES OUR COUNTY BORDERS .

I THINK THAT'S A WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR. SO VIDEO TV OR TV HAS A TARGET ZERO BASED ON THEIR HIGHWAYS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT'S A LOFTY GOAL BUT IT'S A GOOD

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THE WAY WE DO THAT IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS. YOU'VE HEARD THAT A LOT BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT. UNPACK THAT JUST A SECOND.

BUT BASICALLY THIS IS THE WHERE WE HOUSE THE THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THIS ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE AND THE KEY IDEA IS A FOUR YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM.

THE REASON FOR YEARS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN CURRENT SOLID WASTE CONTRACTS ARE TEASING OUT OUR COME TO THE END OF THE CONTRACT LIFE AND THAT'S WITH OUR DISPOSAL AND THE LANDFILL OPTIONS AT WASTE MANAGEMENT. SO NEXT SLIDE, RIGHT? MACKLIN SO RIGHT THERE THIS IS JUST OUR RECYCLING COSTS. RECYCLING THIS CONTINUE TO SEE COST GROWTH. AGAIN IT GOES INTO VOLUME AND THEN ALSO THE WHILE WE'RE GETTING BACK THAT BASS LINE IS THE THOSE MURDERS THAT I TALK ABOUT IN JUST A SECOND.

SO BASICALLY ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CURB THE INCREASE CALLS AND START PROCESSING OUR OWN RECYCLABLES FROM CONVENIENCE CENTERS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO HOW DO WE MAKE THAT 20 TO 30 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN COME TO LIFE? THESE ARE TWO STEPS. FIRST IS IMPLEMENT THE VEHICLE SYSTEM WHICH WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW THAT IS CURBING THE ILLICIT USERS.

AND REALLY THE COUNTY PAYS FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL WASTE THAT LEAVES THE COUNTY THAT GOES TO THE ROUTE TO THE LANDFILL. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY GETTING THE RIGHT RIGHTSIZING ARE CONVENIENCE CENTERS AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT NOW. STEP ONE A WHICH IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO MORE OF AND BE MORE PROACTIVE IS EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT ON THE LETTER COMPONENT AND IN MARKETING OF THIS ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE. FROM THERE WE INTEND TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE EMERGED THE SMALL FARMER THIS MURPH IS GOING TO BE SIZE FOR JUST WHAT WE'RE PROCESSING NOW AT OUR COLLECTION CENTERS AND WE INTEND TO HAVE THAT WE HAVE FUNDING IN PLACE AND INTEND TO HAVE THAT ABOUT A THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

FROM THERE WE CAN TACKLE OUR COMMON POST PROGRAM. SO THAT'S OUR VEGETATIVE DEBRIS. OUR CLASS ONE'S MISSILE ALSO THAT WE CAN ROLL INTO THIS PROGRAM IS OUR DEBRIS MANAGEMENT DURING A VACUUM DOING DISASTER RECOVERY.

SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE THAT WE CAN COMPOST AND SUSTAINABLY GET AWAY WITH THAT MATERIAL, I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAYS STEP FORWARD. SO WHEN SO EVENTUALLY WE WANT TO GET TO WHERE WE CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A LARGE MARK. AND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS THAT THAT CENTER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROCESS ALL THE COUNTY WASTE BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT IT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ALL USERS WE CAN DO AS A SINGLE STREAM APPROACH TO THEIR RIGHT PUTS ALL THEIR WASTE INTO ONE BUCKET AND A THUMBS TO THE MERGE THE LARGE AND IT GETS SORTED OUT THEN STEP FIVE LEADS INTO THAT MERGE. WHAT DO WE HAVE AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE EARTH? WE CAN EITHER HAVE A TRANSFER STATION WHERE WHATEVER WE CANNOT RECYCLE IS COMPACTED AND CALLED OUT TO A NEARBY LANDFILL WHEREVER THAT MAY BE OR WE CAN TAKE THAT DISCARD WASTE THAT WOULD GO INTO LANDFILL AND PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT FOR OUR WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY.

AND THEN LASTLY WE WOULD BUILD OUT THE OTHER COMPONENTS CND RECYCLING THE TIRES THAT I PLANT IN THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE FACILITIES. ONE THING TO NOTE THESE NUMBERS TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. THESE ARE THE DOWN BRANDS WHEN WE WOULD HAVE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE OPEN AND OPERATIONAL PLAN IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE REALLY ACTUALLY NEED TO START NOW. AS YOU CAN GUESS THERE'S A LOT OF PERMITS AND REQUIREMENTS TO GET THESE FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING.

SO IN ORDER TO FIT FOR YOUR GOAL AND OUR CONTRACT AS IT EXPIRES ITS EXPIRATION IN 2025 IF WE WANT TO REALLY ATTACK SOLID WASTE NOW IS THE TIME AND THAT'S GOOD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. HI, I HAVE A QUESTION. BRIAN YEAH ACTUALLY A COMMENT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. I THINK YOU AND I DO HAVE TALKED ABOUT MURPHY'S AND SMALL TRANSFER STATIONS AS REALLY THE BEST OPTION FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY.

YOU MENTIONED A SMALL MURPH. HOW MUCH OF OUR WASTE AS A PERCENTAGE DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT AS SMALL MERV WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE? SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WITH SIZE FOR THE COLLECTION CENTERS AND THERE'S APPROXIMATELY OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE AT THE

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>> SO TO THE THIRD IS BEING HANDLED BY CURBSIDE PICK TODAY. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT COMMERCIAL WORKS WASTE THAT'S PROBABLY PROBABLY AT LEAST THE SAME SIZE AS THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE. SO REALLY THAT SMALL MERC WITH KIND OF ONE SIXTH OF THE COUNTY'S OVERALL WASTE. OKAY AT THAT I'M WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE EVALUATED WHETHER OR NOT THE A LARGE MA MIGHT ACTUALLY BE BETTER AS SEVERAL SMALL MEASURES. DO YOU THINK THAT THE COST SAVINGS WOULD BE SO SUBSTANTIAL? YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE PUT THAT KIND THING. SO YEAH. SO THAT'S THE LEAD WITH THE SMALLER IS IS A BENTON IS THAT WOULD BE SITED AT OUR SIMMONS BILL LOCATION WHICH IS OUR BUSIEST CENTER. SO IT WOULD REDUCE OUR OUR HAULING COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND IT HAS ENOUGH PROPERTY AT THAT CENTER WHERE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO ACQUIRE ANYTHING.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PERMANENT. IT IS NOT A TRANSFER STATION SO IT WOULD JUST BE COLLECTING THE SORT OF RECYCLABLES THAT ARE THERE TODAY.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY I WOULD CALL IT A SMALL BECAUSE IT'S QUICK AND ACCESSIBLE WITH A LARGE NUMBER IF WE HAVE TO SIGN IT. AND ALSO IF WE ATTACH A TRANSFER STATION OR A WASTE ENERGY FACILITY TO THE BACK END OF THAT LARGE MIRTH, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME. SO THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS I'D LIKE TO THANK FOR.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD AND GET FRANK AND THEN ARE MARKETING. GO AHEAD. I'M I'M JUST IGNORANT RIGHT NOW. WHAT MURPH MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY.

>> SO LIKE YOU SAID. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT FUNDING WISE YOU YOU PROPOSED 20 TO 25 BILLION OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. AND I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO US WITH RAPIDLY TO LET US KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS NECESSARY RIGHT NOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN, RIGHT? YES, SIR. RATHER SMALLER. WE HAVE ONE POINT NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS ALREADY ALLOCATED TO THAT AS PART OF THE 20 19 GEO BONDS.

SO WE HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION ON THIS BOMBER FOR THE REST 20 TO 25 MILLION.

WE WILL COME TO YOU WITH A PLAN MEETING COUNCIL AS AS A FUNDING SOURCE TO RECOMMEND THE FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE COULDN'T GET. SORRY I COULDN'T GET OFF A SECOND AGO.

JERRY, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT EXCELLENT PRESENTATION BOTH FOR THIS THE AIRPORTS AND TRANSPORTATION SO FAR REALLY ISN'T CREDIBLE. QUESTION IS KIND OF OFF TOPIC IS IN THE PAST MR. WILHELM HAD GIVEN US SOME IDEAS AND SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS RETREATS BUT THERE WAS TALK OF DOING A MULTI COUNTY DUMP SITE TO YOU KNOW, 75 MILES FROM THE ONE THAT'S IN JASPER COUNTY. IS THAT KIND OF BEEN THROWN OUT DEAD IN THE WATER? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS HAS A PLAN OR IS THAT JUST TOO COMPLICATED AT THIS POINT? NO. IS DEFINITELY OUT THERE.

THE IDEA OF REGIONALIZATION APPROACHES IS WORTHWHILE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A STUDY THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT FROM A CONSULTANT. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER TIME TO COORDINATE. THAT'S A VALID ALLIED DIVISION THAT HAS KIND OF LIKE A PHASE TWO. LET'S GET OUR TRASHED ACCOUNTED FOR.

AND THEN IF WE CAN LOOK AT IT COLLECTIVELY WITH OUR NEIGHBORING VALLEYS, THEN I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE AS WE GROW AND ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE WITH HOW WE PROCESSED OUR WASTE. GREAT. THANK YOU.

PAUL, WOULD YOU SAY WE DO SEE A GLOBAL THANK YOU DAY MURPH THE SMALL MARKET.

WHAT'S THE TIME TIMELINE ON THAT AGAIN? OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE IT CONSTRUCTED. IT WOULD BE A DESIGN BUILD APPROACH AND WE ARE HAVING ENGINEERING UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. SO WE'D LIKE TO PUT OUT AN RFP HERE SAYING FOR THE BUILDING AS A DESIGN BUILD AND HAVING CONSTRUCTED IN THE THIRD QUARTER THIS YEAR OR SO.

IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY ,A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY DOES THE SEGREGATING

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RIGHT. SO SO REALLY THIS IS A RECYCLABLE FACILITY IS WHAT IT IS. IT DOESN'T DEAL WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN RECYCLABLES.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THE SMALLER VERSION? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO IF SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE'RE GOING TO CAPTURE MORE REVENUE BY SEPARATING THE COPPER FROM THE LAND, FROM THE ZINC, FROM THE ALUMINUM OURSELVES RATHER THAN LET WASTE MANAGEMENT DO IT ESSENTIALLY. THAT IS YES. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A SMALLER NOW ON SIMMONS VILLE PROPERTY NOW YOU'RE ENVISIONING A LARGER MARKET IN 2020 5. AND WOULD THAT BE WOULD THAT BE SIMPLY AN EXPANSION OF THE SIMMONS BILL MURPHY OR DO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WE'VE GOT TO LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR IT? UNFORTUNATELY YOU PROBABLY HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY AND OUR SIMMONS MILL SITE IS UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT SO THERE'S NO ROOM TO REALLY EXPAND THAT SITE. SO SIGNING IS A BIG PART THAT WE HAVE TO SIGN THE PROJECT FIRST AND THEN DISRUPT IT. SO THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE LARGE MARKET IS SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MOST WASTE IS GENERATED AND THE LESS YOU HAVE TO TRANSPORT THE MORE SAVINGS THERE.

SO SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE COUNTY WOULD BE THE LARGE MOUTH.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE NIMBY PROBLEM WE RAN INTO WHEN WE TRIED TO DO TRANSFER STATION, RIGHT? YES. SO LOOK AT PARKS.

SO BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THIS MAY COME TO THE REGIONALIZATION. SO BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS AND ORDINANCES AS FAR AS SETBACKS THAN SAY NEIGHBORING COUNTIES DO. CURRENTLY THERE IS A 600 FOOT REQUIREMENT FROM A PROPERTY LINE OR A FACILITY LIKE A TRANSFER STATION. SO IT DOES ALIGNMENT WHERE WE COULD PLAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THERE ARE SOME PRINCIPLES THAT THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT CAN HOST THAT TYPE OF FACILITY. OK.

SO DIFFERENT FROM A SMALL MERGE TO A LARGE MERGE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

IT IS THE SMALLER CLOUD IS AT THAT POINT OR YOU WANT THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING HOMER AND A LARGE MURPH OPERATING SPONTANEOUSLY NO LIVE MOST LIKELY CLOSED BUT LEGALLY REPURPOSE THAT BUILDING. AGAIN WE HAVE OTHER COMPONENTS LIKE TIRE RECYCLING AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RECYCLING. SO IT WOULD BE RIBAUT IT WOULD BE USING PURPOSED. RIGHT. AND THEN IF I UNDERSTAND THE THEORETICAL OR THE HYPOTHETICAL PROGRESSION WE GOT SMALL OR LARGE MORE TRANSFER STATIONS THE DEBT IS THAT THE IDEA THAT IS AN END COULD BE POSSIBLY THEN THE TRANSFER STATION OR WASTE ENERGY PLANT IS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LARGE LARGER BECAUSE BASICALLY IT'S A LARGE MARKET YOU HAVE AN OUTPUT AND YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR OUTPUT WHETHER YOU MOVE THAT TO THE LANDFILL, BE A TRANSFER STATION OR YOU KEEP IT ON SIDE WITH THE WASTE ENERGY FACILITY. SO IT. SO IT'S IT'S KIND OF AN EITHER

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I'M NOT SURE THE TERMINOLOGY BUT THAT IS STEP THREE LET'S TO ENERGY FACILITY.

YES, SIR. YOU SAID IT'S EITHER ALL OR NOT LOVE.

WAS THAT BAKER? COULD THAT BE FACILITY B ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE YET TO BE

IDENTIFIED LARGE MURPHY RIGHT. >> YES. THAT WOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE LARGE MARKETS. OKAY. SO THEY'VE BEEN IN A PERFECT WORLD. THEY'D BE IN THE SAME LOCATION .

YES. AND OPERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. CORRECT.

AND THEN THE LARGE MURPH WOULD NOW BEGIN TO DEAL WITH A SINGLE SINGLE STREAM AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENDING OUT THE WORD TO THE COUNTY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL BODIES AND AREAS THAT NOW HAVE HAVE SEPARATE WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS SEGREGATE RECYCLABLE FROM FROM NON RECYCLABLE TELL FORGET ALL THAT DEMAND STREAM. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR YEARS. IS THAT WHERE WE'RE DOING EITHER SO WE CAN KEEP THEM SEPARATED THE CLEANER THAT RECYCLABLES ARE THE HIGHER VALUE THEY'RE GONNA CAPTURE.

SO WE CAN EITHER KEEP THEM SEPARATED OR AS A SINGLE STREAM THE SINGLE SCREEN WHAT IT DOES IT PROMOTE HIGHER LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION BECAUSE IT'S AUTOMATICALLY CAPTURED BUT IT DOESN'T SAY ONE WAY IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER. IT'S JUST THOSE ARE THE TWO OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN SAY HOW WE'RE DOING IT WITH THE TWO DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS OR WE CAN PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. TO A DECISION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE AT SOME POINT AS TO WHETHER WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO CONTINUE TO SEGREGATE OR WHETHER WE WANT TO TELL OUR CITIZENS MAINSTREAM AND WE'LL SEGREGATE THAT IF THAT'S CORRECT, YES.

>> THAT DECISION HAS YET TO BE MADE. THAT'S GREAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ONE COMMENT I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF STARTING WITH THE MARCH AND HAVING OUR OWN CONTROL OF IT.

I THINK MANY OF US THAT KEEP TRACK OF THESE THINGS KNOW THAT THE LARGE COMPANIES WILL USE ANY EXCUSE NOT TO RECYCLE IF THERE'S CONTAMINATION, IF THERE'S A PLASTIC THAT'S NOT A ONE OR TWO THEN THE WHOLE LOAD GOES. SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF ACCOUNTING CONTROLLING THEIR OWN DESTINY WITH RECYCLING WHETHER WE SEPARATE IT AT THE SOURCE OR IF WE SEPARATED AT THE END. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO AND NOT GIVE EXCUSES TO THE LARGE COMPANIES FOR THROWING OUT OUR RECYCLABLES RIGHT NOW.

IT'S NICE IN A VASE OR BOTH TO RECYCLE BECAUSE THE CALLS TO DISPOSE IT IN A LANDFILL TIPPING FEE IS LESS THAN THE RECYCLING TYPICALLY. SO IF YOU CHOOSE TO RECYCLE YOU'VE GOT TO PAY MORE TO DUMP RECYCLABLES SO IT'S NOT INCENTIVIZED APPROPRIATELY.

JOE, TO YOU TO YOUR SPORTS ANALOGY ANALOGY GERARD. THIS ONE IS A HOME RUN.

THIS ONE IS AN ESSENTIAL BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE WE TALKED ABOUT OUR THEME OF LIVE WORK AND PLAY AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BEST HERE IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE IF WE DON'T CONTROL THE WASTE IT'S GOING SOMEPLACE AND MAYBE WHERE WE DON'T WANT IT TO GO. SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE COMING UP WITH THIS. I KNOW THAT OTHER STATES THEY DO THIS VERY WELL AND I ASSUME THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT OTHER STATES AROUND US DO, HOW THEY DO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AND LEARN LESSONS FROM WHAT THEY DO TO PUT OUR PLAN INTO PLACE.

SO I THINK THIS ONE IS A DYNAMITE GOAL THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE.

ERIC GARNER, BEFORE WE MOVE ON ,I WOULD JUST REAL QUICKLY I THOUGHT I LIKED THE CONCEPT

GERARD OF WASTE AS A RESOURCE. THANK YOU. >> GARDNER BEFORE WE MOVE ON, THIS IS ACTUALLY HOME RUN WITH MEN ON BASE BECAUSE IN REALITY THAT'S A GOOD ECONOMIC PAYBACK ALSO. YOU LOOK AT THAT DIVERGING JARGON THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEPART. THOSE ARE IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND SO THERE'S A

GOOD PAYBACK ON THAT. >> AND JUST ONE QUICK THINK WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ALL OVER THE COUNTY THAT ARE WORKING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT WHAT'S BEING DONE ON HILTON ISLAND AT SEA PINES AND HOW THEY'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT COLLABORATION BECAUSE YOU TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION AND MARKETING. SO I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW,

THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE. >> GREG, DURING WHAT RUN IS THE CORPORATE COMMENTS INDICATED?

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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I THINK BOTH OF THESE ARE ON TIMELINES THAT WE NEED TO MOVE ON RELATIVELY QUICKLY. SO ANYWAY, GOOD DISCUSSION TAKES US TO FACILITIES AND OF COURSE WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE THE MASTER PLANNING STUDY COMING FORWARD BUT WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS TO TELL US ABOUT THOSE. YEAH.

SO IF YOU GO NEXT SLIDE SO JUST REAL QUICK RECAP ON THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.

SO THAT HAS A STATED LAST LAST YEAR THE CONSULTANT HAS COMPLETED BASE NEEDS ANALYSIS SO THEY HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHAT WHAT A SQUARE FOOTAGE IS. WE HAVE NOW BE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE IN EACH DEPARTMENT, WHAT DEPARTMENTS COULD WORK TOGETHER BETTER IN THE SAME AREA, SAY OR SHARE THE SAME SPACE. THEY COMPLETED THAT COMPONENT.

THEY ARE PUTTING THOSE COMPONENTS TOGETHER IN A MASTER PLAN.

AS FAR AS REGIONALIZED. SO CURRENTLY JUST AS A RECAP JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF MASTER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE HAVE A HUNDRED AND OR COUNTING ROOM MAINTAINED

FACILITIES. >> SO THE GOAL THROUGH THIS MASTER PLAN IS TO PRIORITIZE THE LIST BASED OFF THE BUILDING CONDITION. WE KNOW YOU AND MISS THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS REALLY POOR CONDITION AS MR. FLINT MENTIONED YESTERDAY.

ALSO LOOK AT CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THREE OR FOUR BUILDINGS AND PUT THEM IN ONE BUILDING SAY ADNAN OR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

ALSO PRIORITIZE AND BASED GROWTH. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH BOTH IN THE NORTHERN PARTS AND THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE RIGHT SIZED I THINK RIGHT SIZED IS THE APPROPRIATE WORD. IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO FACILITIES THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC IS OFFICE SPACE TODAY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE A YEAR AGO. SO THAT'S BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN. SO DO WE REALLY NEED A SPACE FOR EVERYBODY OR CAN WE HAVE A DROP ZONE SPACE WHERE SOME USERS SHARE THAT SPACE AS THEY SOME MAY WORK REMOTELY OR NOT?

>> BUT IN WAYS THAT HAS BEEN WE'VE BEEN A COG IN THE WHEEL AS WE'VE COORDINATED ON THIS.

OUR GOAL IS TO BRING SOMETHING IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH. IT MAY BE IN APRIL ACTUALLY AS THE PRESENTATION ON THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AND JUST AS THE OVERALL GOAL.

THIS IS AGAIN SHOOTING FOR THE STARS. BUT IF WE ONLY MAKE THE MOVE WE'VE REALLY GONE A LONG WAYS. SO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES BY 25 PERCENT IN 10 YEARS. NOW THAT MAY NOT BE REDUCING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE BUT IF WE CONSOLIDATE AND HAVE ONE SYSTEM FOR INSTEAD FIVE OR SIX SYSTEMS OR A BUILDING THEN WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SAVINGS THAT WE'RE HARVESTING THROUGH THIS CONSOLIDATED SO THAT THE BEST FACILITIES MASTER PLAN IN ADDITION TO AND PART OF THAT PLAN IS THE ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. MAROSI NOW AND THE FACILITY'S MANAGEMENT HAVE ALREADY STARTED A LOT OF THIS AND HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL. WE RECENTLY GOT TWO LETTERS FROM DOMINION ENERGY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TELLING US HOW TO ANALYZE THE INCREASE IN ENERGY WE USE BASICALLY ABOUT 5 PERCENT REDUCTION IN EACH YEAR. AS AS MARK WORKS ON THE BUILDING HE UPDATES THE COMPONENTS THEY SPACING THE LIGHTING AND THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT ARE USING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY. SO OUR GOAL IS TO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF GASOLINE ON THIS. SO OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE HAD A 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ENERGY AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT TO INCREASE THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. ONE THING TO CONSIDER DURING BUDGET SEASON.

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT USUALLY HAS A BIG NUMBER ATTACHED TO THEIR BUDGET.

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A LOT OF TIMES THAT BUDGET GETS CUT. SO OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE PROGRAM A LITTLE SEXIER AND PACKAGE UP IN A WAY THAT IF WE DO THESE ENERGY SAVING PROGRAMS HOLISTICALLY COUNTYWIDE IT MAY COST EIGHT OR 10 MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT WE HAVE AN INCREASED PAYBACK IN ENERGY CONSERVATION .

SO AS WE LOOK AT BONDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BUILDING BUILDINGS IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BRING UP A ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM TO BOND THOSE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AS WELL.

AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR SOME FACILITIES. SO ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE IMAGE THAT ON SCREEN AT THE MOMENT. I KNOW THAT THE NEW MAGISTRATE'S COURT ROOM AND THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF GOING INTO THAT BUILDING AS WELL. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THAT WE'RE FACING IS A SMALL YELLOW EXTENSION THERE.

THAT'S THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT WHEN THEY MOVE INTO THIS BUILDING INTO THEIR NEW FACILITY WHICH IS MAGNIFICENT LOOKING AND LONG OVERDUE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THAT EXISTING YELLOW BRICK BUILDING THAT'S PRESENTLY ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE NEW BUILDING? THAT BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED. SO WE DEMOLISHED HALF OF IT TO MAKE ROOM OR WHAT WE'RE BUILDING BEHIND AND USING THAT OFFICE SPACE NOW.

SO WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR NEW SPACE AVAILABLE THEY WON'T BE. THAT'S BASED ON DEMO THAT OLD BUILDING AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE. IT'LL BE GREEN SPACE FOR RIGHT NOW. BUT IN THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT SIDE PLAN VARIATIONS THAT MAY CALL FOR ADDING BUILDINGS BASED ON THAT IN THE FUTURE.

IN THE FUTURE. NOW I KNOW THAT THE BUILDING WAS STALLED WITH REGARD TO OPENING BECAUSE SOME ELEVATOR ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. IS THERE AN OPENING DATE? YES. SO INITIALLY THE OPENING DATE WAS IN MARCH UKRAINE WITH THE ELEVATOR ISSUES. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE END OF JUNE 1ST, THE JULY TARGET DATE AND WE DIDN'T GET CONFIRMATION RECENTLY THAT OUR ELEVATOR IS IN MANY WAYS THE END PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING. SO WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THAT DATE IS STILL APPROPRIATE.

BUT THEY'RE FULL SPEED AHEAD. THANK YOU. YOUR.

YES, THIS IS COUNCILMAN DAWSON TO FOLLOW UP ON BARRY'S QUESTION ABOUT THE CLOSING OF THE BUILDING AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH GREEN SPACE.

CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PUBLIC PARKING FOR ALL THE PARKING FOR THE PUBLIC DOING A DAY OF DOING OPERATION HOURS OF THOSE BUILDINGS. YOU HAVE THAT YOU HAVE THAT BUILDING. YOU HAVE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND YOU HAVE THE DETENTION CENTER ALL SHARING THAT PARKING AREA. AND OFTENTIMES THERE'S LITTLE KNOW THERE'S LIMITED PUBLIC PARKING FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC. SO CAN WE RATHER THAN YOU DEMOLISHING THAT BUILDING AND MAKING A GREEN SPACE. IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PARKING? YES, SIR. ACTUALLY I'M ONE OF THE PLANS ARE A COUPLE OF PLANS THAT GREECE HAS PRESENTED US. THEY ACTUALLY INTEND TO MAKE THAT AREA PARKING SPACE OR THE MAGISTRATE'S IT WOULD NOT BE A LARGE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT'S SANDWICHED BETWEEN THAT AND THE CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDING.

BUT IN LOOKING AT THE WHOLE LAYOUT HERE AT RIBAUT ROAD LAYOUT THERE IS DEFINITELY NEED FOR PARKING THAT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED AND IDENTIFIED. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WHETHER WE AIM FOR THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR THE MIDDLE OR MAXIMUM.

SO EACH ONE COMES WITH ITS OWN PROS AND CONS. WE HAVE WE CAN READ ALOUD THE PARKING THAT WE DO HAVE ESPECIALLY ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SQUEEZE IN A LOT OF MORE SPACES. THERE'S ALSO DISCUSSION ABOUT PARKING STRUCTURE.

SO IT DEPENDS ON WHICH OPTION THAT THAT COUNCIL DECIDES TO GO WITH ONCE WE MAKE THE THE PLAN PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL. OKAY. MR. CHAIRMAN.

YES. I WOULD PROBABLY. PROBABLY THE ONLY ODD PERSON OUT RIGHT NOW IN THIS YEAR BUT ALMOST SAY BECAUSE HIS OMA. YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPACE AND FOR OFFICE SPACE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. HAS ANY THOUGHT BEEN GIVEN TO HOLDING ONTO THAT BUILDING INSTEAD OF RAISING IT AT THIS TIME? NET NET PERMANENT AS A TEMPORARY MEANS AT LEAST ADDRESSED SOME OF THE SPACE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVING WITHIN THE COUNTY. YES.

WHAT IS THERE? THAT'S A GOOD START. WE'RE GONNA NEED OFFICE SPACE

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THE LAYOUT AND THE AESTHETICS. BUT IT MAY BE QUITE USEFUL ON A SHORT TERM BASIS.

>> THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. SO THANK YOU. OK.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, I THINK FIRST TO THE THE FIRST.

I BERRY AND THAT WAS TAKE US THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND I WERE A CHALLENGE JUST A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE NOT SO LONG TERM POSSIBILITY. CHEERING SO SEAN, TURN FIRST.

WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR A LONG TIME AND OUR GOAL THIS STAND IS PREPARED TO GIVE COUNSEL OPTIONS COMEDIAN COUNCIL OPTIONS TO MAKE A DECISION ON ONE SHORT TERM LOOKS LIKE FOR US TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY. SO AS EVERYBODY IS AWARE WE HAVE AN RFP OUT IS DUE ON MARCH 1ST. YESTERDAY WE HOSTED A PRE PROPOSAL MEETING OR THE VENDORS AND WE WERE VERY WELCOME THAT WE HAVE THREE VENDORS SHOW INTEREST SO WE REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF OPTIONS BACK IN THE RFP.

WHAT WE WOULD TRY TO LEAVE IT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE SO RATHER THAN DICTATE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. AND AS FOR ME THE CREATIVITY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR REALLY OPENED FOR THE CHOICE OF VENDORS. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MULTIPLE VENDORS HOPEFULLY THAT CAN PROVIDE US DIFFERENT EMBARKATION LOCATIONS AND A COUPLE OTHER DIFFERENT NUANCES . SO OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A BUFFET OF SORTS FOR COMMUNITY TO CHOOSE FROM THAT WE CAN BRING TO COUNCIL AND AWARD.

AS I MENTIONED WE HAVE A HARD END DATE OF JULY 1ST IS WHEN OUR CURRENT MONTH TO MONTH CONTRACT EXPIRES WITH OUR EXISTING VENDOR. SO WITH A A MARCH 1ST DUE DATE BACK ON PROPOSALS WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE CAN GET A RECOMMENDATION TO COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL TO HAVE SOMETHING IMPLEMENTED PRIOR TO JULY 1ST. SO THAT'S SHORT TERM NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO LONG TERM FIRST WE NEED TO DECIDE AS IT AS A COUNTY DO WE WANT TO DO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH WHAT WE HAVE AS THE FERRY SYSTEM DO WE WANT TO RUN THE ACTUAL BOATS AND AND A THIS EMBARKATION LOCATIONS OR DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE MANAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE VENDOR AND CONTRACT HOW WE HAVE TO DATE ALSO LONG TERM DO WE WANT TO BUILD AND CREATE A NEW FACILITY? THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT IT A LONG TERM FACILITY ON PINK NOW. DO WE WANT TO SIMPLY IMPROVE EXISTING FACILITIES OR DO WE LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS EITHER MUNICIPALITY OWNED OR PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITIES? SO THOSE ARE KEY ITEMS OR DISCUSSION AS WE AS WE MOVE PAST THE SHORT TERM AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE THEORY. SHORT TERM DOESN'T DOESN'T SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS. SO WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT LONG TERM APPROACH. NEXT ON SO ANOTHER JUST IS VERY OUT OF THE BOX BUT LONGTIME APPROACHES POSSIBLY WE IF WE GO ALL IN ON THE FERRY SERVICE AS A COUNTY MAYBE WE CAN OPEN THIS UP AND REALLY MAKE IT A PROFIT CENTER AND SOMETHING THAT IS AN ASSET VERSUS JUST THE DO SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS IT AS A COUNTY.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE MAINTAIN OUR DEFENSIVE YA'ALON TO THE HILT IN OUR MAINLAND THAT THAT SERVICE THROUGHOUT. BUT THE IDEA OF A SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD THROUGHOUT THIS HAS BEEN EXPLORED IN YEARS PAST I BELIEVE I SENT OUT A STUDY TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL OF ALL REPORT. SO THE IDEA OF THAT POSSIBLY A SPORTS ANALOGY IS IS THAT THAT'S THE PROFIT CENTER. THAT'S THE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT OWNS ALL OF THE OTHER SPORTS PROGRAM COLLEGE SPORTS PROGRAMS . AND IF SO, THEN WHAT ABOUT OTHER OUTLETS? LET'S TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER. WHAT ABOUT A LOCAL B FOR COUNTY THAT WE STOP IN THE FIRST YARD IN HILTON HEAD LEFT PORT RAIL AND CITY OF BEEF.

SO WHAT KIND OF ASSET WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? I'M NOT SURE THAT ANYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE HAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE'S ALREADY FACILITIES IN EACH OF THOSE ENTITIES THAT WE COULD ACCEPT A SALARY SYSTEM LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WORTHWHILE. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE

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IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO LANGUISH. BUT IF WE'RE DOING PROPERLY AND I THINK IT'LL GROW IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND IT WILL INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES. SO LOOK, MY THOUGHT ON THIS IS THAT WE WE END UP HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SAVANNAH AND SEE WHAT THEIR LEVEL OF INTEREST IS. BUT IF THERE'S INTEREST ON BOTH SIDES, PERHAPS WE JOINTLY COMMISSION THAT STUDY FROM PEOPLE THAT REALLY ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT FERRY OPERATIONS AND SEE WHETHER WE HAVE A KIND OF A HIDDEN JEWEL HERE THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO LOOK AT. SO WE'LL COME BACK AND TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY.

BUT WE JUST OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS ON THE SHORT AND OUTSIDE THE BOX.

LONG TERM, YES. RIGHT. THANKS.

I LOVED CONCEPTS GAINED VERY INTERESTED IN IN EXPLORING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY NOT NECESSARILY BE GENERATING INCOME BUT TO AT LEAST GIVE OPTIONS TO THOSE THE FIRST GUY ON RESIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE DEATHS SAVANNAH TO BE FOR COUNTY COURT OR MAYBE EVEN BEYOND AT SOME POINT I THINK MAYBE WE'RE A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC EXPECTING THE NUMBER OF ROUND TRIPS PER DAY CONSIDERING THE MILEAGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT IT'S CERTAINLY WORTH EXPLORING AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE IT'D BE CHEAPER FOR US TO DO 19 FOOT BW CENTER CONSOLE FOR EACH RESIDENT OF THE FIRST FUSCA ISLAND.

THEN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WE REALLY NEED TO DO SOMETHING THAT TAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE

. >> AND SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

WE NEED TO EXPLORE BY THE WAY OUR WHAT'S BEST PICTURE HERE WOULD BE LIKE TWO BOATS RUNNING BACK. RIGHT. IF THAT WORKS THEN THEN IT'S A SHORTER STEP TO RUNNING TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY OR PERHAPS THERE'D BE EXCURSIONS IN THE TOURIST SEASON. PERHAPS THERE'S A WORKER BOAT COMING FROM ST..

OVER TO THE ISLAND. YOU KNOW, DURING THE COMMUTING TIMES I THINK THAT I THINK THERE'S A VARIETY OF POSSIBILITIES. SO WE CAN HAVE SOME FUN LOOKING AT THIS. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND COMMENTS.

CHRIS GUEST DO THIS. MARC, HONESTLY, YOU KNOW THE FUNKY AND THE FOLKS OVER THERE I'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AND I CAN I LOOK AT THIS ALMOST LIKE KIND OF A SOLID WASTE THAT WE NEED TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT AND NOT LOOKING AT IT FROM THE

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IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE NANTUCKET CAPE COD, CAPE LOOKOUT, OTHER PLACES THAT IF WE DO THIS RIGHT IT ACTUALLY CAN BECOME A A REALLY A JEWEL FOR THE FUNKY FOLKS OVER THERE.

AND AND THE BIGGEST THING IS THE MORE PEOPLE THAT GO THE EASIER IT DOES BECOME FOR US.

IT'S BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT THAT IT CAN PAY FOR ITSELF. I THE NUMBERS BUT I THINK THERE WAS ALMOST SIXTY THOUSAND OR FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT MADE THAT TRIP WHICH WHICH SURPRISED ME WHEN I FIRST TALKED ABOUT IT OR HEARD ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK THAT IF WE DO THIS RIGHT AND DO IT CORRECTLY, I THINK IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT THAT COULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE FUTURE. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF AIRPORT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF THOUGHT. JARED, WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER GREAT PRESENTATION HERE.

AND AGAIN, THINGS FOR US TO LOOK AT. YOU'VE COVERED THE WHOLE GAMUT AND IT FOR US TO TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT'S BEST FOR THE PEOPLE THE SKI FOR THE PEOPLE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT EVENTUALLY. THANK RIGHT, CHRIS. THANKS, TERRY.

RELATIVE SO THIS IDEA I THINK IT'S INTERESTING I THINK TO ME ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING PARTS IS THAT IT OPENS UP SAVANNAH TO THE DEFENSIVE RESIDENTS AS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO AND DO THEIR SHOPPING AND THEIR EVERYDAY NEEDS THAT THEY NEED.

AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, BEAUFORT COUNTY OBVIOUSLY. SO TO ME THAT'S INTERESTING.

I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH FURTHER CONVERSATION. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT IT PHILOSOPHICALLY I DON'T THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE IN BUSINESS.

SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE COULD FACILITATE THIS FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTION, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST. BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED DISCUSSION AROUND THIS IDEA THAT THAT'S AN INTERESTING POINT, CHRIS. IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN INTO PIECES, IF WE WERE TO HAVE PROVIDED THE LANDING SITES AND THE BAD PARTS STARTS GOING OUT, YOU THEN COULD SERVICE ITSELF AND THAT WOULD BE GOOD. AND SO THAT'S WORTH TAKING A LOOK AT. FINALLY ONE THING WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT AT THE SAME TIME IS THE PRIMARY BARGE SERVICE COMES FROM SAVANNAH TO THE FSB. THE FELLA THAT OWNS IT GENERALLY IS IS GETTING READY TO SELL IT AND WE'RE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THAT.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, MAKE SURE IT HIMSELF SOMEBODY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY SERVICE FOR THE MAJOR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY BIG BACK AND FORTH.

BY THE WAY, I THINK WE HAVE A EASY OPENING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH SAVANNAH AND THAT'S THE MAYOR. HE HAS CONNECTIONS TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS HE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO EXPLORE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I THINK COMMENTS OK. IF NOT OUR LAST ITEM OF CAPITAL LAST PLAN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THESE THINGS ALREADY. THIS WILL BE A CONSOLIDATION BUT THERE EXPLAIN TO US WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON THERE. SO THIS IS A SOME OF THE LEFTOVER PROJECTS THAT DIDN'T SELL DIRECTLY. A DIVISION HAD DEFINITELY BEEN DISCUSSED ON THE PRIORITY INVESTMENTS AND THE COMP PLAN. AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING THOSE PROJECTS RIGHT NOW TO FIT TOGETHER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE COMP PLAN AND THEY HAVE SOME LEVEL OF PRIORITY BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN MORE TIME AND ENERGY ON.

ALSO WHAT'S BEEN OUT THERE IS THE US TO BE IN PCL BUILDINGS AGAIN THESE GREAT RECORDS LAST YEAR AT THE COUNCIL 3. BUT IF WE LEAVE THESE WERE A REFERENCE TO WITH THE

RECREATION AS WELL EARLIER IN THE WEEK. >> SO PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. HOW DO WE FACILITATE THAT? WHAT TYPE INVESTMENT DO WE PROVIDE? DOES THE SCHOOL THAT MATCH AND ET CETERA? SO ANYWAYS THESE ARE MORE OF OPEN ITEMS NOT REALLY A GRAND PLAN ESTABLISHED AROUND THEM BUT JUST A PLACE HOLDER FOR DISCUSSION. KINDNESS QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL OVERLOOK THINGS THAT ALL OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE DO AND YOU CAN

GET TO THAT MAKES SLIDE OK. >> AS WE RAMP UP THE CAPITAL. THIS WAS THE SLIDE I WAS KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYTHING ON I THINK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WERE THE ONES IN THE CHAIRMAN'S

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SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN PRIORITIZING ALL OF THESE THESE THINGS, FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GO WITH THE GOOD NEWS IS THE INTEREST RATES ARE LOW AND SO THIS MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO INVEST BECAUSE INTEREST RATES WILL BE LOWER THAN THE INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

SO ANYWAY, I THINK THAT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AT THE END MANY JUST GENERAL WRAP UP OUR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. I THINK THESE SIX FROM A PRIORITY STANDPOINT ARE ALL HIGH. I THINK THEY ALL KIND OF GET WORKED OUT IN PARALLEL IN A COUPLE OF THEM ARE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME OF THE ESSENCE. SO AS I SAID MAYBE THE SCHEDULE ONE OR TWO WORKSHOPS TO REALLY DIG IN TO A COUPLE OF THESE LIKE THE ROADS AND THE SOLID WASTE OR THE BALL COMING UP SPEED GET COMFORTABLE COMMENTS CHAIRMAN.

>> YES OR GENERAL TERM YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T YOU TALKED ABOUT IT I THINK IN YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION ON YOUR OPENING PRESENTATION BUT YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON ANY OF THE LIST RIGHT YEARS. SO I'M JUST I'M NOT GOING TO ASSUME THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ADDRESSED BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE AIRPLANES THEREFORE LEASING RAIL SPACE AND SO I'M JUST GONNA ASSUME THAT IT IS NOT IS NOT A MAJOR PROJECT BUT IT WILL BE A PART OF YOUR PLANS GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. IT'S SERIOUS.

IT'S A JOHN BOEHNER'S RALLYING POINT AT AIRPORTS AND THAT'S SQUARELY IN HIS LINE OF SIGHT AS IT RELATES TO BE FOR THE EXECUTIVE. THOSE TWO AIRPORTS JUST FAIR BIASED INFORMATION ARE TREATED INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. SO GRANTED HE MADE IT ONE DOESN'T GO TO THE OTHER ONE AND VISE VERSA. SO THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE REVENUE BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE IS TO HOUSE MORE PLANES AND SELL MORE FUEL.

SO THOSE ARE DEFINITELY IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. AND DO YOU PERMIT EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO TERM AS I TURN THIS BACK OVER TO YOU? I GUESS MARK'S GOT ABOUT THREE HOURS. TELL US HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR ALL THIS STUFF AT THREE O'CLOCK. ONE QUICK QUESTION HERE. WOULD IT ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEOPLE FLYING INTO HILTON HEAD ARE TRULY REMARKABLE AND I THINK WILL BE VERY WELL-RECEIVED. SURE. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE IS RUNNING DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY PARTICULARLY TO HILTON HEAD OR ANYBODY TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA OR IT'S JUST A TOPIC FOR ANOTHER COMMITTEE OR ANOTHER INITIATIVE SOMEWHERE.

WELL, LARRY, I WOULD SAY THAT I DO THINK WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES TO REVISIT THAT.

IT'S DIFFICULT IN THE SENSE THAT EVEN THE ARRIVE THERE ARE GOING DIFFERENT PLACES I WOULD DISPERSE. ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK THERE IS GONNA BE SOME PLACES THAT MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT BETTER BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS A IT IS A PROBLEM. OF COURSE OPPORTUNITY. AND SO YES, IT WILL.

I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT. IT'S A REAL STRUGGLE FOR THE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE ADJOINING COUNTIES WHO ARE COMING HERE TO SPEND THE WORKDAY GOING BACK HOME. THEY'RE PROBABLY SPENDING THREE HOURS A DAY.

YOU'RE SITTING ON A BUS. YOU CAN'T SET UP THE SCHEDULES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST AND THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING EVER

REALLY. >> YES, YES. BUT IN THAT REGARD.

SO THANKS VERY MUCH FOR CONCLUDING THAT AND WE'LL JUST SEE IF WE CAN DO WITH IT.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WELL, THANKS JEREMIE MATTHEW. >> YES.

SO WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR FIRST SESSION TODAY. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING DIALOG WE HAD TODAY CERTAINLY GERARD AND STU HAVE EMBRACED THE CONCEPT OF GOING BIG.

THEY'VE GIVEN US A LOT TO THINK ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT

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AND WE WIL IT WILL CALL THIS MEETING BACK IN ORDER FROM THE RECESS.

>> I DO SEE EVERY MEMBER WHO WAS ON THIS MORNING IS BACK ON. HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT

[6. REVIEW OF FINANCE 2020 GOALS AND STATUS]

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TODAY EACH OF THE SIX DEPARTMENT HEADS AND FINANCE CASE VOLUMES WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DAVE THOMAS WITH PURCHASING ED YOUR STEVENS WITH BUSINESS LICENSES BERNIE SANDERS THE TAX ASSESSOR CARL JACKSON WITH THE RISK MANAGEMENT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DALE BUT THE REGISTER OF DEEDS AS EACH OF THEM PRESENT MORE INFORMATION TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND AS THEY PRESENT THEIR BUDGETARY NEEDS THAT EACH ONE CONDUCTS THEIR OPERATIONS WITH THIS ACRONYM IN MIND.

I'D LIKE TO CALL IT SWIFT AND THAT STANDS FOR SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. INTEGRITY THAT WE ARE WHO WE SAY WE ARE AND WE DO THE RIGHT THING. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE KEEP THE RESOURCES OF OUR CITIZENS IN MIND AND DO THE BEST WE CAN TO SHEPHERD OUR RESOURCES.

AND FINALLY TRANSPARENCY THAT WE ACT WITH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ALL THAT WE DO. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. HELLO, MY NAME IS HAYES WILLIAMS. I'M THE FINANCIAL WRITER FOR COUNTY.

MY DEPARTMENT HAS ABOUT 14 EMPLOYEES. WE'RE IN CHARGE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PAYROLL ANYTHING RELATED TO H OR A TAX.

WE KIND OF RUN THE WHOLE GAMUT OF EVERYTHING WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE MODERNIZING OPERATIONS, GETTING TO A MUCH MORE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT. WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE A NEW AND NEW ACCOUNTANT, A STAFF ACCOUNTANT THAT WILL DO RECONCILIATIONS FOR US.

WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER IDEAS ABOUT POSSIBLE INTERNAL CONTROL AUDITOR AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER IDEAS BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET COUNSEL IN SEVERAL MONTHS. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMAN AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M DAVE THOMAS AND IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS.

AND FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN ON BROADCAST SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND I'LL TRY NOT TO GO TOO FAST. I'D LIKE TO COVER SOME AREAS CONCERNING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. WE BASICALLY TAKE THE FUNDS THAT YOU APPROVED FOR US AND USE THOSE FUNDS AND SPEND THOSE FUND AS APPROPRIATELY AS POSSIBLE TAKEN CONSIDERING IN IMPROVING OUR SERVICES, GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .

WE ARE SMALL DEPARTMENT AS A DEPARTMENT OF TWO. SO WE LOOKING AND ADDING A 1 OR 2 PERSONNEL IN FISCAL 22. RECENTLY WE HAVE SOME GOOD JUSTIFICATION.

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WE ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 15 PURCHASE ORDERS. ALSO WE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR BANK OF AMERICA PURCHASING CARD. AS FAR AS WE'VE KIND OF CONSIDERED OUR COUNTY PERSON DEPARTMENT AS A CONSULTANT FOR PROCUREMENT WE SUPPORT ELECTED OFFICIALS, SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO AIRPORTS, FIRE DISTRICTS ALSO CALLS FOR HELP AS NEEDED.

MAJOR DUTIES VENDOR REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. AS FAR AS SOLICITATIONS ARE CONCERNED I CAN SAY WE DO OVER 30 YEAR SOMETHING SINCE COVID 19 AND IT HAS SLOWED THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT DOWN BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND STILL PRODUCE VERY GOOD OUR FEES AND IMITATION BIDS IN OUR QS AND ACTUALLY DO EVERYTHING ELECTRONICALLY VIA A WEB SITE ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL DISCUSSED BEFORE PEAK ART ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S GOING VERY WELL. I WOULD SAY AS WE'VE WE CAN RAISE SOME OUR THRESHOLD. WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE SPIN, SAVE TIME AND ACTUALLY GET QUOTES FROM LOCAL VENDORS AT THE END OF THE DAY INCREASE OR POSSIBLY INCREASE REBATE FROM BANK OF AMERICA CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. WE DO WORK WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND THE VENDORS ONCE THEY ARE AWARDED THE CONTRACT.

SO EVERYTHING BASICALLY HAS CHECKS AND BALANCES. IT'S REALLY ABOUT LEGAL.

I SIGN OFF ON THE PURCHASE OR CONTRACT SIGNED UP BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND IS AS WELL AS THE VENDOR OTHER TESTS TASK FROM TIME TO TIME WE'LL CREATE REPORTS FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL. WE ALSO HELP OUT OTHER ENTITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.

WE'LL DO CORPORATE PURCHASES TOGETHER AND SO ON THAT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU IDEA OF WHAT TWO PEOPLE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. AND SO THERE IS A NEED FOR US TO INCREASE OUR SUPPORT IN OUR DEPARTMENT. ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE JUST TO SHOW YOU OUR COUNTY WEB PAGE FOR PURCHASING. IT'S CALLED OUR PURCHASING HOME THE LIST TO THE RIGHT ARE AREAS THAT THE VENDORS OR THE TAXPAYER IS GOING TO ACTUALLY GO AND LOOK TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR THE PRE QUALIFICATION FOR 80 AND OUR CONTRACTORS LIST.

ALSO YOU CAN CLICK ON BID OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WOULD SHOW YOU ARE LATEST BID OPPORTUNITIES. ALSO HAS A LIST FOR 80 AS I SAID BEFORE FOR UNDER FIFTY THOUSAND TALKS ABOUT HOW TO VENDOR A RESTORER AS A VENDOR YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT AREA AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT'S NEEDED BUT IT'S THING IS VERY WORKABLE WEBSITE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME YOU'LL YOU'LL GET SOME TIME TO SPEND AND CHECK IT OUT. OTHER THAN THAT THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE WHERE I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT THEY'VE HAD FOR ME AND MY DEPARTMENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A SUPER GOOD YEAR FISK YEAR 22. THANK YOU.

I'M NOT SURE STEVENS WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT WE WOULD LIKE TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND FOR THEIR APPROVAL AND THE 2022 STABILIZATION ORDINANCE WE COLLECT FOR THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX HOSPITALITY TAX AND ACCOMMODATIONS TAX IN THE UNINCORPORATED BOUNDARIES. WE ALSO COLLECT AND ADMINISTER THE ADMISSIONS TAX FOR ALL OF YOU FOR COUNTY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO LIST UNDER GOALS IS OUR NAME CHANGE. THE BUSINESS LICENSE STAFF IS LOOKING TO CARRY OUR DEPARTMENT INTO THE FUTURE AND BE MORE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY. WITH THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FROM THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT TO THE BUSINESS SERVICE CENTER.

WE'RE ROLLING OUT OUR BRAND NEW DATABASE. THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE WORKFLOWS WITH THE BUILDING CODES DEPARTMENT ZONING DEPARTMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. WHAT'S NOW A MANUAL PROCESS IS GOING TO BE AUTOMATED.

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ALONG WITH THAT, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON OUR OWN LINE COORDINATOR EFFORTS FOR ADMISSIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS. THIS WILL HELP WITH THAT REVENUE COMING IN AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE STATE TO ALIGN AND MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL OF THE ADMISSIONS ACCOUNTS COUNTYWIDE. SOME OF OUR FUTURE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THOSE GOALS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A STAFF REALIGNMENT WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO ADDITIONAL STAFF.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL VEHICLE FOR FIELD INSPECTIONS AND SELF SERVE CHAOS AND THE BLUFFTON OFFICE AND TO SELF SERVE CHAOS IN BEAUFORT OFFICE.

SO DURING OUR PANDEMIC WE'VE MANAGED TO OPEN UP 700 NEW ACCOUNTS.

WE ALSO PROCESSED OVER 10000 ITEMS THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT COLLECTED TWO POINT TWO MILLION. WERE WITH AN EIGHTY THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF OUR GOAL OUR LOCAL AND LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. WE COLLECTED ONE POINT TWO MILLION WHICH WAS 94 PERCENT OF BUDGET. THE HOSPITALITY TAX WAS TWO POINT THREE MILLION. WE WERE OVER ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF BUDGET AND OUR LOCAL ADMISSIONS COUNT TAX COUNTYWIDE WAS TWO POINT FOUR MILLION WHICH WAS OVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET. THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT IS A SMALL TEAM. WE'RE A SMALL TEAM THAT WORKS WAY PAST OUR SCOPE AND WE WORK WITH A LARGE PART TO GET THAT DONE THROUGH THE 2020 PANDEMIC COLLECTIONS.

THAT WAS A STAFF OF THREE THE DIRECTOR AND TWO STAFF MEMBERS .

THOSE TWO STAFF MEMBERS WERE STRONG, RESILIENT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW THAT STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE. SEE WITH THE ADDITION OF OUR NEWS TEAM MEMBERS AND OUR GROWTH AS OUTLINED. AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE THAT THEY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION AND OUR DIVISION HEADS WITH THEIR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS EBONY SANDERS. I AM THE ASSESSOR FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY.

BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IS GOVERNED BY THE CYCLE OF A DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AS WELL AT ECONOMIC CODE OF LAWS TITLE TWELVE TITLE TWELVE OUTLINES OUR ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES INCLUDED IN THOSE ROLES WE ARE CHARGED WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE LEGAL RESIDENCY AGRICULTURE USE AND MULTIPLY THIS CARE AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY THAT OUR OFFICE DOES HAVE WITH REGARDS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE QUADRENNIAL REASSESSMENT AS WELL AS THE LISTING OF REAL PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT BEFORE COUNTY. ONE OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS TODAY IS ORAL ON FILING OF APPLICATION THE IDEA AND THE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE FILING WAS THE FIRST FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IN THE HISTORY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY HIS OFFICE AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

ON OCTOBER 20 19 WE BEGAN EXPLORING OUR OPTIONS WITH REGARDS TO ONLINE FILING BECAUSE OUR TAXPAYERS DEMANDED AT THAT TIME ONLY A FEW COUNTIES IN THE STATE WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE APPLICATIONS ONLINE. SO WE WILL BE AMONGST THOSE FEW. THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CONSISTED OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MYSELF, MY I.T. SPECIALISTS ,MY DEPUTY ASSESSOR OVER ADMINISTRATION AND A SOFTWARE PROGRAM RENAMED WHEN BARTON WITH BLUE WATER SOFTWARE THE BLUE WATER SYSTEM TOOK OUR DESIGN IDEAS, TAILORED OUR IDEAS AND MADE A PROGRAM FOR OUR CITIZENS NEEDS.

THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER TOLD IF YOU DREAM IT I'LL DEVELOP IT. AND WE WENT TO WORK AND WE DREAMT IT. THIS DREAM THAT WE HAD SAY BEAUFORT COUNTY OVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE EARLY EFFORTS WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SEVEN MONTHS EARLY FOR ON FILING FOR OUR TAXPAYERS THUS FAR. WE RECEIVED OVER 4000 LEGAL RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS ALTHOUGH WE ARE CLOSE USING THE ONLINE FILING PORTAL BECAUSE THE ONLINE FILING PORTAL IS 24/7 IS AVAILABLE TO OUR PUBLIC IS ANOTHER AVENUE FOR THEM TO FILE SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COME IN AND IS IDEAL FOR THE MILITARY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS WORKING INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TO WORK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. OUR GOAL WITH THIS PROCESS IS TO STREAMLINE OUR LEGAL RESIDENCY APPLICATION PROCESS TO HIRE STAFF TO BEGIN AN AUDIT A TEAM, A PROCESSING TEAM SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR GOAL OF EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY.

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WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOPS A SERIES OF VIDEOS THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE AREAS OF AVALANCHE TAXATION. OUR GOAL WITH THIS AREA IS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VIDEOS THAT WILL HELP EDUCATE AND EMPOWER THE PUBLIC ON TAXATION.

ANOTHER AREA THAT WE HAVE TO BE REMINDED OF IS OUR COUNTY BY REASSESSMENT.

OUR QUADRENNIAL REASSESSMENT IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW. BEAUFORT COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO THOUSAND PARCELS BUT THE COUNTY OBVIOUS CEP ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023. WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND PARCELS. EACH ONE OF THOSE PARCELS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REEVALUATION TO EQUALIZE THE VALUATIONS AND BE FOR COUNTY BECAUSE OF THIS GROWTH.

THERE'S GONNA BE FUNDING NEEDS THAT OUR OFFICE WILL NEED TO ENGAGE IN THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED A STAFFING . WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PRINT AND MAIL ASSESSMENT NOTICES. THERE ARE INCREASES IN THESE AREAS.

ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE TO HANDLE THE APPEALS. AS A RESULT WE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND OVER TIME IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR INVESTMENT IN BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IS WELL WORTH IT. THE CENSUS OFFICE FAMILY IS MADE UP OF DEDICATED, HARD WORKING RELIABLE EDUCATED STAFF . HELLO.

I'M DALE BUTTS, COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS PER SOUTH CAROLINA STATE STATUTE.

MY OFFICE RECORDS ALL REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE CITIZENS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY.

IN ADDITION, WE ALSO RECORD MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS TRUSTS POWERS OF ATTORNEY MECHANICS LEAVES AND A NUMBER OF OTHER DOCUMENTS. ONE THING OF INTEREST THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLING A PROPERTY ALERT FRAUD SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE OUR CITIZENS TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERVICE AND BE ALERTED BY E MAIL ANYTIME ANY ACTIVITY IS GOING ON WITH THEIR PROPERTY IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY WE RECORDED OVER 70 EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOCUMENTS AND MORE THAN SEVEN THOUSAND EXCUSE ME SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE WAS COLLECTED BY OUR DEPARTMENT.

ALL IN TWENTY TWENTY IN WHICH EVERY MEMBER OF MY DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE EVERY DAY THE FACT THAT WE'RE PROUD OF . SO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

WE CONTINUE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE SERVICES DONE DESPITE THE FACT THAT MOST OF OUR DOCUMENTS OVER 50 PERCENT IN FACT ARE NOW RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY.

WE FEEL THAT THERE HAS LONG BEEN A NEED FOR A SATELLITE OFFICE SOUTH OF THE BROAD TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD WHO REALLY PREFER OR MAYBE HAVE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS IN PERSON. HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. I INVITE ANY OF YOU TO CALL OR STOP BY ANYTIME WHEN POSSIBLE AND I'D LOVE TO HAVE A CHAT WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYBODY. I'M CARL JACKSON.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY FOR THE COUNTY WHERE A STAFF OF THREE MYSELF INCLUDING TONYA BROWN, OKATIE PARSONS SOME JUMP RIGHT INTO KIND OF THE THREE BIG AREAS THAT WE HANDLE IS RISK MANAGEMENT. THE FIRST ONE IS OUR SEVEN.

SURE WORK PROGRAM AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUT THAT ENTAILS THE DAY TO DAY CLIENTS PROCESS AND FOR ALL OF OUR CLAIMS WE HAVE. AND KATHY WORKS WITH OUR TPA.

SHE COORDINATES AND FROM THE TIME THEY HAD THE CLAIM ALL THE WAY TO ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO CLAIM CLOSURE. THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. BY THE SECOND SECOND BIG AREA IS THE PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE. THAT'S THAT'S TORT OR TORT LIABILITY OR BUILDINGS OR EQUIPMENT OR DATA, ALL THAT STUFF.

SO ALL THE CLAIMS TO GO WITH. THERE'S A FEW INSURANCE POLICIES WE HANDLE OUTSIDE OF THAT THE AIRPORTS THE SHERIFF AND I THINK SHERIFFS THE AIRPORTS WE GET SOME FUEL FUEL TANK POLICY. SO WE HAD ALL THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY CLAIMS PROCESS AND WHICH IS A BIG PART AUTO TOWARD ALL THIS STUFF WE PROCESS DAILY.

WE WORK WITH THE GARAGE TO WORK WITH IRF TO COORDINATE ALL THAT.

THE THIRD THING IS WE PROVIDE ALL THE SAFETY AND RISK TRAINING FOR THE COUNTY THAT COULD BE FOR DRIVERS, THAT COULD BE FOR OCEANA. ANYTHING IN BETWEEN WE TRY TO HELP COORDINATE THAT AND MAKE SURE AND WHEN HAS THE TRAINING THEY NEED AND THEN KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE FARMER AND SO ON THEIR EXPOSURES WHAT'S KIND

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WE REALLY NEED A RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. IT'S A SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT YOU CAN INSTALL. IT RUNS ALL ALL THE DATA BEHIND THE SCENES LOAD YOUR AUTO CLAIMS, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IN THERE AND IT RUNS ALL ALL THE INFORMATION FOR YOU.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN REPORT TO DEPARTMENTS IN REAL TIME TO CLAIM INFORMATION.

THINK ABOUT IT FOR AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET. BUT AS YOU HI.

MY NAME IS PINKY HARRIET. I AM THE BUDGET DIRECTOR. WE ARE CONTINUING THIS YEAR WITH A LINE ITEM BUDGET. AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND STREAMLINE AND THEN IN THE FUTURE WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GOAL OF IMPLEMENTING A BUDGET DOCUMENT AND HOPEFULLY AND ALSO RECEIVING THE CFO A BUDGET AWARD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, FOR JOINING US DURING THIS BUDGET RETREAT. WE HOPE THAT AS WE LEARN MORE TOGETHER THAT OUR TEAM IS UNITED AND WE BETTER SERVE OUR CITIZENS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WITH THE UPCOMING FISCAL 22 BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU STAFF.

VERY, VERY INFORMAL FORM OF VIDEO. I THINK ALL STAFF GOT A CHANCE TO TALK. THERE IS ANYONE ELSE FROM OUR FROM OUR FINANCE STAFF THAT

WANT TO DO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE GET STARTED. >> AND IF NOT.

>> LET ME START OFF BY FIRST SAYING MY VISE CHAIR FOR THIS COMMITTEE, MR. HERBERT SHAWN.

I DON'T IF EVERYONE KNEW THIS OR NOT. HE WAS JUST NAMED FOR 20, 20, 40 UNDER 40 IN ACCOUNTING PROFESSION BY CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR MAGAZINE.

SO AGAIN, CHRIS, CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND AGAIN, JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR EVERYBODY. SO IN A ROW.

>> EXACTLY. YES. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

SO WHEN I STARTED AND I WATCHED THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS WE COULD KEEP TALKING ABOUT TEAMS AND REAL REALIZING THAT WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM AND FINANCE I'VE GOT TO KNOW THREE VERY WELL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND I THINK ABOUT IT BEING KIND OF LIKE THE SUPER BOWL KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THE CITY WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT BUT TEAMS. YOU KNOW, I'M THE OLD FAT GUY THAT LOOKS LIKE DEBBIE REED.

SO I'M ON THE COACH WOMEN'S TEAM AND WE HAVE WHITNEY RICHLAND WHO'S KIND OF LIKE OUR PATRICK HOMES WHERE SHE DOESN'T REALIZE HOW TALENTED SHE IS. I'VE GOT TO KNOW PINK KEY A LITTLE BIT PICKY HARRIET. AND SHE'S OUR TRAVIS DELTA WHO'S NOT AFRAID OVER THE MIDDLE YET. AND OF COURSE WE'VE GOT THESE BRILLIANT.

HEY IS IS A THOROUGH SKY TR TO READ KILL. THIS IS EVEN FAST ASLEEP.

LET ME LET ME JUST MOVE ON AND I'M INTERRUPTED AS WE APPEAR OR ACCEPT THE SCOTT IT IS A START . WELL OUR BUDGET AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ROLL. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. ON.

THINKING BEFORE YOU GET STARTED MARK YOUR VOLUME IS IN AND OUT SO WE DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU BECAUSE YOU DEALING WITH NUMBERS AND WE WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THE RIGHT NUMBER.

SO TAKE IT BEFORE YOU GET BACK HOME. THANKS AGAIN.

>> AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET CALENDAR AND SIR, DO YOU HAVE THAT DOCUMENT? THANK YOU, MA'AM.

AS MOST OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY RECEIVED ALREADY, THIS IS AN UPDATED BUDGET CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU, SARAH. THANK YOU, SARAH.

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>> SO WE WE STARTED OFF WITH A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH WHITNEY HAYES AND I HERE IN FINANCE AND THE FIRST WEEK AND THEN WE TOOK A PREVIOUS YEAR'S CALENDAR, UPDATED IT AND WE ARE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET RETREAT NOW AND WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD STARTING TO HAVE SOME DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND BEGINNING TO START DRAFTING OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET DOCUMENT WITH COUNCIL. ONE THING TO NOTE IS NONE OF THESE DATES WHEN WE START MEETING WITH COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATOR TO DO BUDGET WORK SESSIONS. THESE ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED COUNCIL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING DATES SO NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED ON THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL CALENDAR AND WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY SPECIAL COURT MEETINGS AT THIS TIME OF COUNCIL.

SO I'D ALSO MOVING FORWARD WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH A LINE ITEM BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND THEN ALSO CREATE A SUMMARY DOCUMENT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO READ THAN ARE YOUR TWENTY ONE THOUSAND ACCOUNT LINE ITEM ACCOUNT BUDGET AND ALSO ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT YOU PROBABLY RECEIVED IS THE FLOW CHART. IT'S A BUDGET PROCESS FLOW CHART. SARAH, WHEN YOU HAVE A SECOND. THIS IS THE ADOPTION PROCESS OF OUR BUDGET FOR UPCOMING YEAR. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE VERY FIRST BLOCKS UP HERE. ALL RIGHT.

SORRY SARAH IS THE NEXT DOCUMENT. ALL RIGHT.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE STEPS TO GET TO THE END OF THE BUDGET CALENDAR WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE THIRD READING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE IN JUNE OF 2021 HOPEFULLY BY YOUR JUNE 14 COUNCIL MEETING AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THESE STEPS SOMETIMES A VISUAL IS WILL BE EASIER TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

IN TERMS OF HOW WE GO ABOUT CREATING A BUDGET DOCUMENT, OUR OUR GOAL AS I MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO IN THE FUTURE IS BETWEEN WHITNEY AND I AND OUR EXPERIENCE AT OUR PREVIOUS COUNTIES. WE HAVE BOTH BEEN A MEMBER OF A TEAM THAT HAS WON THE GFA AWAY WHICH IS A GOVERNMENT FINANCED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION'S DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD.

WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THAT HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENTED WITHIN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY THREE IF NOT FISCAL YEAR TWENTY FOUR FOR SURE. BUT THAT'S OUR FUTURE GOAL FOR OUR BUDGET IT BE FOR COUNTY. THANK YOU. WINNING ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. QUICK THINKING. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE THE JUST CALL 20 TO BUDGET RETREAT FINANCE COMMITTEE KIND OF TOPICS OR DISCUSSION SARAH IF YOU COULD PULL THAT UP I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE AND JUST TO CONTINUE ON WITH WHAT HE WAS SAYING, OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO PUT TOGETHER A COHESIVE BUDGET THAT AS IS AT THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL'S PRIORITY AND INITIATIVES FOR THINGS THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE HAPPEN AND WHERE YOU WANT TO SEE BEFORE COUNTY GO NOT JUST IN THE NEXT YEAR BUT OUR EVENTUAL PLAN IS TO DO MUCH LONGER FORWARD THINKING IN FORWARD PLANS SO THAT WE ARE FORMING OUR COMMUNITY AND ASSIGNING DOLLARS STRATEGICALLY TOWARD THAT DIRECTION THAT WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO HEAD IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO OUR MOST IMMEDIATE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTS YOUR DESIRES FOR THE COUNTY FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AND TO DO SO WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL ANY SPECIAL MEETINGS. SO THAT IS OUR MOST IMMEDIATE GOAL FOR YOU GUYS.

SO IN THE COMING WEEKS OUR PLAN IS TO KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A TALLY OF ALL THE REQUESTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PRESENTED THIS WEEK. YOUR HONOR, OUR BUDGET RETREAT IN TOTAL IS UP NOW I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR MINDS ARE BUYING THIS MORNING WITH THE PUBLIC FACILITIES PRESENTATION AND BILLION DOLLAR FIGURE THAT THEY THREW OUT THERE BUT THAT OUR GOAL IS TO TALLY THAT UP AND PROVIDE THAT. BACK TO YOU GUYS SO THAT YOU CAN SORT OF A SIGN FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE PRIORITIES IN FUNDING FOR US TO GUIDE STAFF IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO BE LOOKING FOR THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS AS WELL. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND SAY THIS IS IN A DIFFERENT DOCUMENT. YOU CAN YOU CAN KEEP IT. YEAH IF YOU GO TO THE ONE AT

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WE'LL BE PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER ON THE FUTURE FUNDING FOR THAT VENTURE AND TAKING A LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THOSE EXPENSES. AS YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE ALLOCATING THAT TO AN ENTERPRISE FUND. IT'S BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE THAT THERE WOULD BE A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN THE KNOWLEDGE RATE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT ANOTHER INITIATIVE THE STAFF THAT IS JUST TO HELP FACILITATE SOME EFFICIENCIES BUT ALSO POSSIBLY COST SAVINGS IS BY CONSOLIDATING SOME OF THE COUNTY WIDE NEEDS.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN OUT AMONG MANY DEPARTMENTS AND DIFFERENT FUNDS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SORT OF COMBINE THOSE AND TWO GREAT EXAMPLES THAT I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE I.T. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND IT RANGES TO EVERYTHING FROM HARDWARE TO SOFTWARE. AND IN BETWEEN AND RATHER THAN PIECE MILLING THAT BIT BY BIT IT SEEMS A MORE STRATEGIC THINKING ON OUR PART IS IF WE CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THAT INTO I.T. DEPARTMENTS BUDGETS SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE AUTHORITY OVER THE THINGS THAT ARE PURCHASED SO THAT THEY CAN ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH OUR SYSTEM AND CYBERSECURITY AS PATRICK SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONSOLIDATE IS ALL OF THE FLEET MAINTENANCE NEEDS RATHER THAN SCALING THOSE ACROSS MANY DEPARTMENTS REALLY CAPTURING THE TRUE COST OF THAT INTO OUR ENTERPRISE OR EXCUSE ME INTO OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUND WITH THE GARAGE. SO THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF SOME CHANGES WE'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE AND IT IS REALLY JUST KIND OF PRESENTING IT IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE BUDGET. SO NOTHING MAJOR THERE BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EFFICIENCY WE THINK TO BE GAINED AND POSSIBLE COST SAVINGS CHIEF THERE. ADDITIONALLY, AS MR. STEVENS REQUESTED, SHE WOULD LIKE FOR HER DEPARTMENT TO BE RENAMED FROM BUSINESS LICENSES TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO BE MORE APPROPRIATELY ALIGNED WITH THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

NOW EVERYBODY TAKE A BIG BREATH. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE HOT TOPIC OF THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN THAT IS UNDERWAY.

SO SARA, IF YOU WILL AND I BRING UP THAT FILE FROM H.R. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO A FEW MONTHS AGO THE COUNTY CONTRACTED WITH A FIRM BY THE NAME OF EVERGREEN TO COMPLETE A WHAT THEY CALL COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION STUDY.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE LAST ONE OF THESE WAS PERFORMED IN TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN.

I'M NOT SURE AS FAR AS THE IMPLEMENTATION GOES. I THINK IT WAS NOT FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND SO WE DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN. WE WANT TO YOU'RE ACTUALLY COMMIT TO OUR STAFF AND TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO REALLY DO MAKE UP THE BACKBONE OF OUR COUNTY THAT WE HAVE NOT ONLY UNDERGONE A PLAN BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A FUNDING MECHANISM AND PUTTING THAT IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT IT AND TO IMPLEMENT IT FULLY.

WE DON'T WANT TO PIECEMEAL AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THAT H.R. HAD THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY ON THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION STUDY. AT THE TOP YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A OVER TIME FRAME THERE REALLY BEGAN FOR EMPLOYEES AROUND THE JUNE AND JULY TIMEFRAME. AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME THIS FIRM REALLY SOUGHT INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYEES ALL ACROSS ALONE, ALL ACROSS ACCOUNTING EXCUSE ME.

AND AT EVERY LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT. AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS SOMETHING CALLED A JOB ASSESSMENT TOOL AND THAT ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS TO EACH EMPLOYEE TO REALLY GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND VERY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE TYPES OF TASKS THEY PERFORM, THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, THE LIKELIHOOD FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF RISKS, THE COMPLEXITY OF TASKS PERFORMED LOTS OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WENT INTO EVALUATING THE ROLE THAT THE EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING AND FROM THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSIGN CERTAIN WHAT THEY WOULD CALL GRADES TO EACH OF THOSE ROLES. IN ADDITION TO JUST LOOKING AT OUR OWN EMPLOYEES WORKFORCE, THEY ALSO COMPARED BEAUFORT COUNTY TO SEVERAL SURROUNDING CITIES, TOWNS, COUNTIES AND OTHER ENTITIES IN SOME OF THOSE ARE LISTED THERE. AND THEN FINALLY KIND OF MOST RECENTLY THE COMBINATION OF ALL OF THAT IS THAT THIS FIRM PREPARED THIS STUDY WITH PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION IN TERMS OF GRADES BUT ALSO A COMPANY STRICT STATION STRUCTURE WHICH IS REALLY A PAY RANGE FOR EACH OF THESE POSITIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SHIP ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO ACTUALLY. AND UM AND WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE.

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LET'S HEAR IF YOU'LL SCROLL DOWN. THERE'S ONE MORE PAGE, OK?

>> SO FROM A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT H.R. IS KIND OF OUR AH MOTHER HAND OF THE COUNTY THEY THEY LOVE OUR EMPLOYEES. THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR DESIRE IS TO WORK WITH H.R. TO PUT TOGETHER A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT DOESN'T JUST LOOK AT WHAT IS YOUR HOURLY RATE. YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT PAID TIME OFF. WE LOOK AT BENEFITS PACKAGES IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF INSURANCE THAT WE OFFER, THE RETIREMENT PLANS THAT WE OFFER. YOU KNOW, EMPLOYEE FAIRS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED AND TO KEEP MORALE HIGH AND SO WE KNOW THAT IT GOES WELL. COMPENSATION IS A BIG PIECE OF THAT.

WE KNOW THAT IT GOES MUCH FURTHER THAN THAN THE PAY. RIGHT.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEK. BUT I SURE WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THIS STUDY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO JUST LET IT FALL BY THE WAYSIDE.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THAT. THEY DO BELIEVE AS I DO AND AS OTHERS ON STAFF AND MANY OF YOU COUNSEL HAVE SAID THIS WEEK THAT YOU KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MORALE FOR RETENTION, FOR RECRUITMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY.

AND SO I ASKED H.R. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME FIGURES FOR US SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET A GRASP ON WHAT SOME OF THOSE RATES ARE. WHILE H.R. KNOWS THAT THEY APPRECIATE OUR STAFF AND I THINK THIS DEPARTMENT HAS A REALLY GREAT JOB OF SHOWING STAFF APPRECIATION SOMEHOW THAT IS STILL BEING LOST AND SO WE HAVE A BIT OF RETENTION RATE ISSUE IS CURRENTLY ONLY 79 PERCENT IN TURNOVER AS YOU DO THE MATH IS IT APPROXIMATELY 21 PERCENT? THE STANDARD THERE ACCORDING TO H.R. IS AT TURNOVER SHOULD REALLY ONLY BE ABOUT 10 PERCENT. SO WE'RE MORE THAN DOUBLE OF WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO BE. AND GOING JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN IN THE PAGE THERE IS A TRAINING PERIOD THAT H.R. HAS PROVIDED FOR NEW HIRES ON AVERAGE IS ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTHS AND OF COURSE THOSE OF US IN BUSINESS KNOW THAT AS EMPLOYEES ARE BEING TRAINED NOT ONLY ARE PAYING THE INJURY THAT EMPLOYEE YOU'RE TRAINING, YOU'RE PAYING THE TRAINER OR SO YOU'RE INCURRING THAT COST TWICE EACH TIME WE HAVE OUR TURNOVER AND THAT IS EXPENSIVE TO AN ORGANIZATION NOT JUST IN THE DIRECT WAGES BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF LOSS PRODUCTIVITY AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE RETREAT EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT ARE VERY CRITICAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF HIGHER RISK AND SOME OF THOSE AS WE'VE MENTIONED AND YOU SEE HERE AGAIN ARE THE DETENTION CENTER EMMIS AND DISABILITIES SPECIAL NEEDS AND H.R. IS LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THESE THREE DEPARTMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY STAFFED IN THREE OR MORE YEARS WHICH IS QUITE A LONG TIME.

SO PART OF OUR WAY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT ISSUE IS THROUGH THIS COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN. SO SARA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO NOW TO THE FILE THAT IS THE SUMMARY FILE LINDSEY ONCE I GOT INTO THAT CLOSED OUT NO WORRIES .

>> WHILE WE WAIT FOR THAT THERE ARE ANY ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT THAT HAVE COME UP THAT WITH REGARDS WE GO GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. STAND I'VE DONE. JUST ANOTHER LITTLE SUMMARY OF SUMMARIZATION OF THE STUDY OVERALL JUST KIND OF A ONE PAGER FOR YOU GUYS TO VERY QUICKLY LOOK AT. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CONSULTANT LOOKED AT MANY OF OUR PEERS I THINK THEY'RE CLOSE TO 20 IN TOTAL. THEY ARE BROKEN UP BY COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND THEN OTHERS SUCH AS A WATER SEWER AUTHORITY, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE HOSPITAL AS WELL. THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS FACTORS THAT THIS FIRM CONSIDERED WHEN PIECING TOGETHER WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER AN APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE IN SOME OF THOSE FACTORS ARE LISTED BELOW.

AND NOT SURPRISINGLY, MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED MANY OF THESE FACTORS ALREADY DURING COUNCIL RETREAT. SOME OF THOSE OF COURSE BEING CURRENT MARKET.

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OTHER FACTORS INCLUDE DEPOPULATION SERVED THE EDUCATION AND OR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. AND AS ALWAYS, ANY PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TO THE JOB.

SO IN LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS PUT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF PAY BANDS AND THEY'VE COMPARED OUR CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE TO THOSE OF OUR PEERS.

SO THAT KIND OF BEGS THE QUESTION WHY DID WE LEARN FROM THIS PAY PLAN AS I MENTIONED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO ON AVERAGE BEFORE IT'S PASTRY CULTURE IS LESS THAN EVERYONE ELSE'S. WELL NOT EVERYONE'S BUT THE AVERAGE OF ALL OF OUR PEERS WE ARE LESS THAN MANY OF THEIR PAY STRUCTURES AND AT THEM AT THE MINIMUM OR ENTRY LEVEL OF AN EMPLOYEE WE ARE SEVEN POINT SIX PERCENT LESS THAN THOSE AROUND US ON AVERAGE AT THE MIDPOINT WHICH YOU WOULD CONSIDER EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE VERY PROFICIENT IN THEIR IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

ON AVERAGE WE ARE EIGHT POINT ONE PERCENT LESS. AND THEN SORT OF THE MAXIMUM POINT OF A PAY BAND WHICH IS WHERE YOU REALLY EXPERIAN RETENTION AND YOU KNOW YOU REWARD THOSE EXPERIENCED SOME VERY HIGH PERFORMING EMPLOYEES. WE ARE RIGHT AT ON THE NOSE 8 PERCENT LESS THAN THE AVERAGE WAGE OF THOSE AROUND US. SO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE NEED TO BE AND WE KNOW THAT THAT WILL COME AT A COST. WE CAN ASSIGN VALUES BASED UPON EVERGREENS SUGGESTION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT THOSE HOURLY RAGE IS OR WHAT THEIR SALARY AMOUNT SHOULD BE.

SO ON A MOST BASIC LEVEL WE CAN SAY ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO INCREASE, YOU KNOW, THESE PARTICULAR JOBS BY THIS AMOUNT PER HOUR BUT THERE IS ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO. THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE CONSIDERED IN EMPLOYEE PAY THAT AREN'T SO EASY TO QUANTIFY IN SOME OF THOSE. WE WANTED TO WORK WITH H.R. ON AND TAKE A LOOK COMPREHENSIVELY AT OUR OVERALL COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CODIFY SOME OF THESE THINGS AND POLICY IN SOME OF THOSE OF COURSE WOULD BE THINGS LIKE MERIT BASED PAY RAISES. YOU KNOW WHETHER WE DO INCREASES FOR LONGEVITY IN A SEP SYSTEM MUCH LIKE MANY OTHER EMPLOYERS, THE MILITARY OR THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS DO THINGS LIKE HOLIDAY PAY, THINGS LIKE SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY FOR THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT UNLIKE FINANCE OR OTHER OFFICES DON'T SIMPLY WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 TO 5:00 AND HE REALLY GIVE THEMSELVES FULLY TO THEIR EMPLOYER. AND SO I KNOW I'VE THROWN A LOT OF INFORMATION AT YOU BUT THE BIG TAKEAWAY THAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO HEAR TODAY IS THAT THIS STUDY HAS PROVIDED FOR US A FANTASTIC FOUNDATION FOR OUR NEW PAY STRUCTURE.

BUT ADMINISTRATION IN H.R. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO FINALIZE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT REFLECTS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. SO THAT'S A BIG TAKEAWAY FOR TODAY NOW.

WHAT IS BELOW YOU? OF COURSE I KNOW IT'S A QUESTION THAT MOST OF YOU ARE JUST WHEN YOU GET TO DEPLOY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THIS GONNA COST US TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT? SO THIS IS WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT BEFORE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD REFER TO PHASED IN. WHICH IS WHERE YOU WOULD SIMPLY TAKE THOSE ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY EARNING THE MINIMUM RIGHT THAT THE MARKET SAYS THESE EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE COMPENSATED AND THAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD IT WOULD AFFECT APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY EMPLOYEES AND COULD COST THE COUNTY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ONE POINT THREE AND ONE POINT FIVE MILLION.

THAT IS NOT THE APPROACH THAT WE WANT TO TAKE. FOR A FEW REASONS.

NUMBER ONE, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE TOTALITY OF OUR WORKFORCE THAT'S CAUSING INEQUITY IN NUMBER TWO. IT CAUSES WHAT WE REFER TO AS COMPRESSION SO PRACTICALLY WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS YOU WOULD HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT HAS I'M WORKING FOR THE COUNTY.

SO LET'S SAY THEY STARTED 10 YEARS AGO IN 2002 ELEVEN AND THEY ENTERED DIFFERENT COUNTIES PAY STRUCTURE AT THAT TIME ACCORDING TO MARKET RATE OVER THE YEARS THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN COST OF LIVING EMPLOYEE INCREASES. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN MERIT BASED PAY RAISES AND SO HERE WE ARE IN 2020 21 THERE AT X RATE OF PAY WELL AS A RESULT OF THIS COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION STUDY LET'S SAY JOHN DOE WAS HIRED LAST MONTH AND HE WAS HIRED AT CURRENT MARKET RATE WHICH WE KNOW IS ACCORDING TO THIS PLAN IF WE IMPLEMENT THE NEW MINIMUM THOSE PAYS HOURLY WAGES OR SALARIES COULD BE VERY SIMILAR.

AND WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS TO CAUSE COMPRESSION AND HAVE OUR BRAND NEW EMPLOYEES EARNING THE SAME AS A VERY EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR FIELD.

SO WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO PHASE IN AN APPROACH AT ALL. WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TODAY

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ALMOST ALL THIS ONE WOULD AFFECT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EMPLOYEES AND SAY HEY, NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO BRING YOU TO THE MINIMUM BUT WE'RE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PUSH YOU A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE MIDPOINT BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND SOME OF YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN JUST A YEAR OR TWO. THAT'S AN OKATIE APPROACH.

SO NOT BEST AS IT STILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE TOTALITY OF OUR WORKFORCE.

SO WHAT WE WOULD REALLY PREFER TO DO IS TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM OF DECOMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION IS WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING EARLIER WHERE YOU'VE GOT EMPLOYEES, SOME VERY TENURED, SOME RANDY AND IN TERMS OF THEIR PAY BAND THEY'RE ALL SCRUNCHED RIGHT TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION TO TENURE OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE OR OTHER FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE. IF WE IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN FULLY IT WOULD AFFECT APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE EMPLOYEES AND THOSE BASED UPON ACTIVE EMPLOYEE LISTS.

I MIGHT POINT OUT TO YOU AND OF COURSE THE COST THERE COULD RANGE BETWEEN FOUR POINT NINE AND SIX POINT SEVEN MILLION. AND THE REASON THAT THAT RANGES ABOUT ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP IS BECAUSE EMPLOYEES ELECTIONS AND BENEFITS SUCH AS HEALTH INSURANCE VARY WILDLY. SOME EMPLOYEES ARE SINGLE. THEY ONLY NEED COVERAGE FOR THEMSELVES. SOME HAVE FAMILY COVERAGE THROUGH THEIR SPOUSE.

SOME HAVE CHILDREN. SOME DON'T. SO THAT PAY RANGE OR EXCUSE ME THE OVERALL RANGE THERE ACCOUNTS FOR THOSE DIFFERENT ELECTIONS.

SO HERE'S THE NEXT BIG QUESTION. HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT THIS PAY PLAN? IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE FOR OUR FINANCE STAFF AND FOR H.R. AND THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO WORK TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER A FUNDING MECHANISM WHEREBY WE CAN FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PLAN THAT IS DONE MOST EQUITABLY AND RESPONSIBLY TO LOOK AFTER ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ,NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. SO THE WAY TO WE SORT OF PLAN TO GO ABOUT THAT IS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LEANER BUDGET.

DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND TO ACHIEVE THAT WITHOUT REDUCTION IN SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND TO PRACTICAL WAYS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO THAT OUR SORT OF DEPARTMENT ON AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL EXCUSE ME INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE'VE IDENTIFIED A FEW AREAS IN WHICH THIS DEPARTMENT SOMETIMES CONTRACT WITH THE CONSULTANT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOMETIMES MEASURE ON CREDIT.

WE'RE SO FOCUSED ON WHAT WE'RE DOING BUT ALSO TO OUR DETRIMENT THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS COLLABORATE WHERE WE COULD AND REALIZE THAT HEY, THIS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT HAS THE SAME NEED AND THEY NEED TO CONTRACT WITH THE SAME FIRM FOR X, Y OR Z. WHY NOT JOIN IN TOGETHER AND ACHIEVE SOME COST SAVINGS? SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE WANT TO IDENTIFY BUT ALSO WE REALLY JUST NEED TO BE MORE PROTECTIVE OF OUR RESOURCES. AND ONE OF THOSE AREAS IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS. THERE ARE SOME OF THOSE I THINK NEED TO BE REVISITED AND HAYES WILL TALK ABOUT ONE OF THOSE IN A MOMENT. BUT AT THIS POINT TO YOU I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK MR. MAXWELL TO CHIME IN WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE LAB WORK THAT HE'S DONE WITH REGARD TO OUR FLEET. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR SOME COST SAVINGS.

I THINK YOU SHARE WITH ME TO THE TUNE OF MAYBE ONE MILLION, MAYBE ONE POINT TWO OR THREE BUT I'M GOING TO PASS THE TORCH TO HIM FOR JUST A MINUTE AND LET YOU HEAR FROM SOMEONE DIFFERENT IN HERE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HE HAS IDENTIFIED HERE THAT COULD HELP US.

ROB OKAY. SO FIRST LET ME THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DON'T I'M LEFT A LITTLE BIT SPEECHLESS WHICH ISN'T WHICH IS PRETTY OFTEN BUT I'M INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU JUST PUT TOGETHER. THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW WITH EVERGREEN AND WITH RESPECT TO LOOKING AT TOTAL COMPENSATION BENEFIT PACKAGES, MANY OF THE STAFF HERE HAVE SEEN ME OUT AND ABOUT WORKING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BUT I'D SPOKEN TO WHITNEY PRIOR TO HER PRESENTATION ON THIS AND I'M INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED AND IN THAT SHE COVERED ALMOST EVERYTHING I LIKE TO DISCUSS. I WAS ALWAYS EXCITED TO HEAR MANY OF COUNSEL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK DISCUSS THINGS SPECIFICALLY LIKE THE COST OF LIVING PER COUNTY.

WE ALL UNDERSTAND I MEAN JUST LAST YEAR WE WERE THE HIGHEST COST OF LIVING ACROSS THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR 2020 AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS EVERGREEN MA THEY DO CONSIDER THAT IT IS COMPLETELY NESTED IN THEIR CALCULATIONS SO IT'S IMPORTANT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND COST SAVINGS WE FOUND COST SAVINGS THROUGH COLGATE MR. RIBAUT ASSETS TO SOME OF THAT EARLY ON IN THE YEAR. WE DID THAT SORT OF . HOWEVER THAT WASN'T THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION COST SAVINGS AND WHAT WE MEAN BY COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE WITH RESPECT TO

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SO WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE HAVE IN THE HOPPER THINGS LIKE THE DIFFERENT TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES AND HYBRID SCHEDULES THAT HAVE ENCOURAGED SAVINGS THROUGH OUR COBRA THAT WE'VE YET TO IMPLEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO TOWARDS THIS BUDGET CYCLE. MY CONCERN AS WE DEVELOP THIS WAS THAT WE WOULD GET STICKER SHOCK AS WE PRESENTED IT TO MY COUNCIL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REAFFIRM THAT WE HAVE FOUND AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IN SHORT ORDER MANY OF THE EFFICIENCIES WE'VE IDENTIFIED OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. SO AGAIN, WHITNEY, THANK YOU. I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS ALL DAY LONG. THIS HAS BEEN THIS HAS BEEN A FOOTBALL THAT I'VE CARRIED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. BUT THANK PUTTING IT TOGETHER LIKE YOU DID.

>> RIGHT. THANK YOU, ROB. SO AT THIS POINT IN THE IN OUR PRESENTATION, DO WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN KIND OF BRIEFLY GO THROUGH? YOU KNOW, I OBVIOUSLY NEVER COVER A LOT OF HEAVY TOPICS AND I'M TRYING TO KEEP THIS AS EASY AS QUICK AS WE CAN. JOE AND THEN CHRIS. JOE, GO.

>> YES. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND THE COMPENSATION PLAN THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER IN MY PAST LIFE WHEN I WAS IN EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, WE IMPLEMENTED WHAT WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED 18 5 AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR A TEACHER ENTERING THE PROFESSION. I WAS UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY AT THE TIME I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS UNION AND I HAD TO GO TO EVERY TEACHER IN THE BUILDING AND SAY I HAVE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS . THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU'RE GOING TO GET 18 5.

YOU'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR SEVEN YEARS AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO RAISE YOUR SALARY TO 18 FIVE.

THE BAD NEWS IS WE JUST HIRED A FIRST YEAR TEACHER AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE AT 18 FIVE AND THAT WAS A PROBLEM. SO THAT'S A PROBLEM NUMBER ONE. SO I APPLAUD YOU THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO COME IN I HAVE IS ON THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

DO WE HOW DO WE HANDLE THE WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM? IS IT DONE THROUGH AN INSURANCE COMPANY? ARE WE SELF-INSURED? DO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT ON WORKER'S COMPENSATION? DO THEY USE THEIR OWN DOCTORS OR DO WE HAVE OUR DOCTORS THAT DETERMINED WHAT THEY DO? AND DO WE HAVE A LIGHT DUTY PROGRAM?

>> I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE AS I MAY HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON I KNOW THAT WE ARE SELF-INSURED WITH REGARD TO OVERALL HEALTH INSURANCE OUT EVER.

I THINK THAT OUR WORKER'S COMPENSATION PLAN IS ADMINISTERED BY A THIRD PARTY.

I WISH KYLE WAS ON THE ON THE CALL TODAY SO THAT HE CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH AN E-MAIL TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON OR TOMORROW WITH THAT OR ACTUALLY A SECRET TRYING TO CHIME IN THERE SO I'LL LET HIM RESPOND A

LITTLE BIT. >> I'M NOT POSITIVE I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR KYLE BUT WE ARE PROBABLY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES WORKER'S COMPENSATION TRUST THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THAT HAS A SEPARATE BOARD.

BUT IT'S IT'S HANDLED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND THEN OF COURSE THERE ARE VARIOUS RULES ABOUT WHICH DOCTOR DOES SAYS WHAT AND A RETURN TO WORK TYPE SLIPS AND THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LIGHT DUTY PROGRAM. THE ONE LAST PART ON THAT IS AGAIN THERE IS AN AREA WHERE IT COULD BECOME VERY COSTLY IF WE DON'T DO THINGS CORRECTLY.

DO WE HAVE IN OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS IF WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS REQUIRED TO LIFT THINGS ON A DAILY BASIS, DO WE HAVE IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION THAT YOU'RE EXPECTED TO PICK UP 50 POUNDS TWICE A DAY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS PUT ASIDE IS A GOOD. THAT'S PART OF EACH OF THE JOB JOB CONTACT QUESTIONNAIRES I GUESS IS THE WORD FOR IT. OK.

THANK YOU. >> YEAH, GO AHEAD. CHRIS, YOUR QUESTION.

YEAH. THANKS, MARK. ON QUESTIONS BUT TWO COMMENTS.

NUMBER ONE, THERE WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION BY FINANCE STAFF. REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I AM PERSONALLY ENCOURAGED BY THE DIRECTION THAT FINANCE IS GONE. I THINK IT'S GREAT.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS MADE THERE. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THE SECOND ONE IS JUST ON THE COMPENSATION STUDY WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST YEAR, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF KIND OF A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM TO BE NICE AS FAR ON THE EXPENSE SIDE THAT WE STILL HAD LEFT TO GO. AND WHEN YOU ALLUDED THIS IN

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I WOULD JUST URGE COUNSEL THAT WE SHOULD YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT PIECE AS WELL.

SO NOT JUST THE COMPENSATION PIECE BUT IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT'S FOR BOSTON AND GETS US THE WORKFORCE THAT WE NEED AND AND ALSO PROVIDES THE SKILLS TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. GOOD, LARRY. GO AHEAD.

MY COMPLIMENTS ON THAT PRESENTATION, WHITNEY. I'VE BEEN AFFILIATED IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS WITH THIS COUNTY FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW ALTHOUGH ONLY ON COUNCIL FOR TWO. AND THIS COMES UP EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND IT'S A FIGHT AND IT'S SOMETIMES YOU WIN AND SOMETIMES YOU LOSE. BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD A COMPENSATION PRESENTATION MADE AS CLEARLY OR AS SUCCINCTLY AS YOU DID HERE TODAY.

I THINK THAT THE TIME HAS COME. I THINK THE MOMENTUM IS BUILDING AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR WORKFORCE THAT THEY WILL THAT THEY DESERVE AND THAT THEY'LL APPRECIATE. IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY HERE BECAUSE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN POINT AND THEN THE AIR GOES OUT OF THE BALLOON.

BUT I DON'T THINK WITH THIS MAKEUP WITH THIS COUNCIL AND THIS EXECUTIVE STAFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT HAPPEN THIS YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID AND THE TERRIFIC PRESENTATION THAT YOU MADE.

THANK YOU, LARRY. AND WHITNEY, AGAIN, GREAT JOB. AND OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT STEP IS STAFF AND H.R.. WELL, I'M SORRY, BRIAN. I SEE YOUR HAND.

GO AHEAD. YOU'RE ON. YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR ME OK NOW? YES.

GOOD. THANKS. YOU KNOW, WE WE DID THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY IN 2015 AND WE IMPLEMENTED BUDGET INCREASES TO TO IMPLEMENT THAT. WHAT WE FOUND THOUGH WAS THAT THAT THE COMPENSATION REQUESTED NATION PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTED THE UPPER STRATOSPHERE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT THE NEXT LEVEL DOWN PERHAPS IT WAS SO INORDINATE THAT IT REALLY ENDED UP BEING A HUGE WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS GOT PAID SO MUCH MORE THAN THEY REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION STUDY I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT AFFECTS THE MID RANGE AND THE LOWER RANGE EMPLOYEES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS DON'T DESERVE WHATEVER WE CAN GIVE THEM.

IT'S JUST REALLY IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE AFFECT 1000 EMPLOYEES INSTEAD 200 EMPLOYEES. I HOPE THAT THAT MAKES SENSE AND I HOPE YOU'LL YOU'LL HELP ME DO THIS. THANK YOU. GREAT POINT, BRIAN.

THANK YOU. SO LET'S LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON WITH THE YOUR COMPLETED

WE NEED TO GO ONTO THE NEXT SECTION. >> SOUNDS GOOD.

SO IN JUST A MOMENT I'M GOING TO BE PASSING THE BATON PENALTY CASE.

WHO'S TALK TO YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS AND HOSPITALITY TAX AND OUR GOAL FOR TODAY IS NOT NECESSARILY TO DELVE INTO THE DETAILS OF OF AWARDS BUT TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME REASSURING THAT WE'VE HEARD YOU MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF REPORTING OF THESE FINES.

AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY THAT WE'VE HEARD.

WE AGREE WITH YOU AND WE ARE FORMULATING A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.

SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO PASS ON THE TIME TO HAYES WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, HAYES THANK YOU.

OH, COUNSEL. THIS IS HAYES WILLIAMS. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LEFT LIGHT VACCINATION TAX. AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WAS PRETTY WELL THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND WE HAVE BEEN REFINING THIS YEAR WE'RE GOVERNED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE ORDINANCES 66 53 FOR THE HOSPITALITY PACKS AND 66 41 FOR THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. YOU'LL ALSO PASS A RESOLUTION

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AND SO BASICALLY WE HAVE THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT RUN FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER AND IN THAT TIME EVERYBODY CAN GET ON LINE. THEY CAN DO THEIR APPLICATION DECEMBER 30 FIRST THE CUTOFF AND IT IS SO HARD TO GET OFTEN AND WE TRY TO INTERVIEW EVERYTHING FROM THERE. SO WE I'M LUCKY I HAVE A REALLY GOOD COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. I'M ON IT. THANK AREA GOT PUT ON IT KIND OF LAST MINUTE THAT SHE WAS A REALLY GOOD REFERENCE BECAUSE SHE HAD DONE THIS UP AND TIPS FOR COUNTY AND HAD HAD A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND HOSPITALITY TAX WAS REALLY GOOD NON MILROY WHO IS OUR GRANTS ACCOUNT AT HELPS GO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND HELPS ARE AT APPLICANTS TO FILL THEM OUT. DEFINITELY THE JIG WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED ONE THERE AND SHE'LL BE HONORABLE WERE PAID AND AND SHE'S WITH ASSET PARKS AND EDWARD STEVENS WITH I WILL SAY BUSINESS SERVICES BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE'RE NOT ONE TO BUSINESS LICENSES. IT'S BUSINESS SERVICES THAT MATTER THERE IS THERE? SHE IS PRETTY WELL ON POINT AND WHAT WE DO IS WE GET A FEW OF THE APPLICATIONS WE LOOK AT THE STATUTORY GUIDANCE ABOUT IT IS VERY EXCLUSIVE ON WHAT THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR THE THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN WE MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU WHERE WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THAT IS.

WE JUST HAD A MEETING WITH COUNCILMAN LAWSON WENDY MYSELF. WE'D LIKE TO TRY AND DO THAT ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY. WE HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS I HATE TO DOVETAIL IT INTO ANOTHER MEETING AND THEN Y'ALL ARE IN MEETINGS FOR YOU KNOW, ANOTHER TWO HOURS ON TOP OR WHATEVER.

BUT IT IS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING. WE'RE LOOKING YOU'RE PROBABLY TWEAKING THE RESOLUTION A LITTLE BIT AND STRAIGHTENING SOME INTERNAL CONTROLS AND I THINK ERIC BROUGHT IT UP I BELIEVE IT WAS YESTERDAY ABOUT HAVING AN ACCOUNTANT COMING ON BOARD AND WE'RE ACTUALLY THINKING OF GOING TO WEAR FOR TRANSPORT POLICY AND FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT THE THE APPLICANT WILL ACTUALLY AWARD AND WILL KEEP THE MONEY AND THEN THEY WILL SUBMIT A REIMBURSABLE INVOICE OR THEY WILL SUBMIT AN INVOICE FOR PAYMENT TO US AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A STAFF ACCOUNTANT WHO WE ARE POSSIBLY GOING TO HIRE LOOK AT IT, MAKE SURE IT FITS THE STATUTE AND THEN REIMBURSE IT. SO WHEN YOU ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT DID WHAT DID SO-AND-SO FIVE OF THE ONES HE FIT SPEND THEIR MONEY ON? I'LL BE ABLE TO PULL UP AN ACCOUNT AND SAY HERE ARE THE INVOICES THEY SENT US.

THIS IS WHAT THEY SPEND THE MONEY ON. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO. WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN THE INTERNAL CONTROLS I THINK LIST BEING HERE FOR ONE YEAR IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CONCERN OF COUNSEL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY ON THE TAX AND H TAX. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH TO GETTING IT RIGHT.

IN HOPEFULLY WITH GOD'S GUIDANCE I DIDN'T RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON IT. THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY WE'LL GO. BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD ON THIS. YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO HAVE EVERYTHING BY THE 25TH.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS OVER TWENTY TWO APPLICATIONS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. YOU'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANY BETTER THINGS WHICH I MIGHT WANT TO SEE WITH THE TRANSPARENCY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM RIGHT NOW. HEY, TIME TO SCHEDULE THAT MEETING ON THE 25TH. I SAID SARAH AN EMAIL AND I'M SURE SARAH AS YOU SAID AS VALUE THERE I JUST SAID TO ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. I CAN DEFINITELY HAD IT SET FOR TWO O'CLOCK ON THE 25TH BUT WE HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING IN STONE YET.

SO I DON'T WANT TO THROW HER UNDER THE BUS IF THERE ARE OTHER MEETINGS.

I DEFINITELY YOU KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD WOULD HELP NOT TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR OTHER FACILITIES OR COUNTY COUNCIL JUST ON ITS OWN. I GET THAT AS SOON AS I THINK WE HAVE THOSE DETERMINATIONS.

WHAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE TIME THURSDAY MEETING WE'LL BE STRICTLY JUST FOR A TAX ACTS AWARDS AND NOT GET THE SAME THING LAST YEAR.

EVERYBODY EVERY OTHER MEETING SCHEDULED THAT DAY. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND AND MAKE THAT NOW AND WE CAN SET IT FOR THAT DAY. SO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH AT 2

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HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU KNOW INFORMATION LIKE THAT? SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO ALL THAT TROUBLE YOU ALL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THE APPLICATIONS FOR Y'ALL TO REVIEW IT AS YOU'LL SEE FIT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL REGARDING ANY OF THIS? MR. LESSON IF I MAY, I WANT TO

CHIME IN. >> IN SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE PROVIDED TO COUNSEL THIS AFTERNOON, ONE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS WAS A RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN THIRTY ONE THAT WAS PASSED PREVIOUSLY. AND WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO WITH REGARD TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING IS STEP 8.

THIS IS THE PIECE IT REALLY ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE HAD ABOUT HOW THE MONEYS WERE BEING SPENT. THAT'S ON PAGE 4. SARAH.

>> LOOK AT STEP NUMBER EIGHT. >> THERE WE GO. OKAY.

SO I WILL NOT WON'T READ THIS TO YOU VERBATIM BUT THERE IS A PROVISION IN THIS RESOLUTION FOR OUR LARGER AWARDS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT DOES REQUIRE ENTITIES TO SUBMIT REPORTS THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR WHAT WAS SPENT, HOW IT WAS SPENT AND WITH REGARD TO DOCUMENTATION. SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HAD ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY ADDRESSED IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT FINANCES JUST NOW MAKING A PRIORITY TO ENSURING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS ENFORCED.

SO WE WILL BE EITHER HIRING A PERSON OR REALIGNING SOME STAFF WITH REALIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES WITH EXISTING STAFF TO REALLY START MONITORING AND ENFORCING WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THAT SORT OF TAKE SOME OF THE GUESSWORK AWAY FOR US REALLY.

SO JUST WANTED TO REASSURE YOU GUYS THAT THAT WE'VE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR POT OF MONEY. IT'S A BIG GRAB. IT'S IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT TOURISM AND TO REALLY MAKE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE'VE HEARD AND AND WE'RE MAKING SOME LITTLE TWEAKS TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS SO THAT WITH THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS STIR UP GUTS TOO. YEAH, WELL ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WOULD BE USEFUL AND HEALTHY IS A DISAGREEMENT THAT WE OUGHT TO GO BACK IN AND OPEN UP THE FOUR HOSPITALITY RELATED ORDINANCES.

WE GOT TO A TAX, WE GOT HOSPITALITY, WE GOT ADMISSIONS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PUT IN RESOLUTIONS AND SO ON AND AND ACTUALLY INCORPORATE THOSE IN THE ORDINANCE.

SO I L THERE'S ANY HURRY TO DO IT. MAYBE IT'S GOOD OFF SEASON BUT I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR GO BACK AND REVISIT THOSE BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS SINCE THEY WERE REVISED AS I REMEMBER. GOOD POINT.

I CAN'T SAY ANYBODY ELSE IS LESS MOVE ON WHEN YOU HAZE THE NEXT SEGMENT.

>> IF WE COULD. >> ALL RIGHT. >> SO LET'S AGAIN I'LL BE PASSING THE BATON OFF TO HAYES JUST AS A QUICK INTRODUCTION. I MENTIONED DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMPANY COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION STUDY THAT WE MAY WANT TO PROTECT OUR ACCOUNTING RESOURCES THAT MAY INCLUDE SOME REVISIONS OR AT LEAST REVISITING SOME OF OUR CURRENT AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES AND SOME OF THOSE INVOLVED REAL ESTATE AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AS WELL WHETHER OR NOT THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE REALLY NECESSARY NOT UTILIZING THOSE PROPERTIES OR THOSE FACILITIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.

AND ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US? BUT I'M KIND OF IN CONCERT WITH THAT ARE A FEW THAT WE WANTED TO HIT ON. ALTHOUGH JARED'S TEAM DID SUCH A GOOD JOB OF ADDRESSING THAT. BUT THE FACILITIES PIECE AND THE DEFENSIVE L.A. THAT WE WILL TAKE THOSE OFF OF OUR AGENDA AND REALLY JUST FOCUS ON THE TOP PIECE WITH REGARD TO THE CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE AND THE MULTI COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK REVENUE.

SO HAYES I'M GOING TO PASS THAT OFF TO YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH, LET ME. YEAH, SO THE CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE WHICH IS IN THE WHOLE

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WE GAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS INNOVATION A TAX TO HELP FACILITATE GETTING THIS JOB DONE. AND THEN WE ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT WITH WITH IT WAS OURSELVES A TOWN OF BLUFFTON IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE COMMITTED FOUNDATION DOLLARS FROM REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE BUBBLE BACKWATER OFFER NC IP AVALON TAXES IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND COMMITTED HALF A MILLION DOLLARS REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE BOOK OKATIE AFTERWARD TAXES B COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR 20 YEARS IN THE WAY THE PAYMENTS WORK IS THERE EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR SO WE PAY OUR HALF OF HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AND WHICH PATIENT PAID OUT OF THE NCAA PAID THE BAND ABOVE HIS BEST TO PAY FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THE M.S. IP IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE.

AND THEN WE SUPPLEMENT THEIR ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE WITH ANOTHER HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE WHICH THEY WILL PAY OUT FOR IN PERIODS ELEVEN THROUGH TWENTY OF THE NOTE WE'LL PAY THAT EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE TEN YEARS. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THE U.S. IP REVENUES ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR US THAT WE HAVE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH OF BLUFFTON WHERE THEY HAD A DEVELOPMENT OPERATION THAT WAS BASICALLY SHOULDER SOME OF THE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING IN THERE TO SHOULDER THOSE COSTS AND PAY FOR THIS MCI. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE EAT EITHER RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT WITH TECHNICAL COLLEGE OR THE LOW COUNTRY AND PUSH IT OUT 20 YEARS. WE CAN KEEP IT AT THE 10 YEARS AND WE WANT TO HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE WE'LL BE SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS RECOVER AND 125 FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR YEARS ONE THROUGH 10 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND DO IT AS A SEPARATE MILLAGE. ARE THERE ANY NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT THIS IS KIND OF CAR COUNTRY AND IT WAS IT REALLY POPPED UP IN AND WAS ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT WAS DUE TO A KIND OF FELL IN MY LAP LAST YEAR WHERE WE NEEDED TO PAY IT AND WE NEED TO KIND OF GET OUR HANDS AROUND THIS IN AND REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST THING TO DO AND HOW TO HOW TO BEST TABLE THIS WOULD BE IF IT WAS A EITHER I GUESS THE REVENUES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GENERATED FROM THE MULTIYEAR KELLY INDUSTRIAL FARM JUST AREN'T THERE AND WE HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO THE COUNTY BLUFFTON AND TO TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND WE'RE GONNA NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOW TO SUBSIDIZE AND SO THAT THAT'S REALLY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW IT'S KIND OF USING CASE THE IP AGREEMENT IS IT BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT THEY EXPECTED TO BE IN THERE, HOW THEY WERE I BELIEVE IT WAS DRAFTED IN THE EXPECTED THE REVENUES TO BE A LOT

HIGHER. >> WE'RE GETTING THAT ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FROM THEM. IT IS ONLY GOING TO 2028. IT'S IS NOT WANT BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN THE IN THE GROUND COST OF THE KIND OF BOTH AND AS IN OUR SHARE IN THEIR SHARE OF THAT OF THE TCO PROJECT AND OUR SHARE OF THE TCO PROJECT PERHAPS MORE BUSINESSES GO INTO BUCHWALD TERM WILL THAT HELDER OR MIDEAST? IT WOULD IT WOULD BUT THAT'S A HARD NUMBER TO NAME IN YEARS 21 AND 28 SUCH A RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT IT DOES NOT GENERATING ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER WHAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO PAY THE TECHNICAL COST IN THAT THIS WILL BE PART OF THE BUDGET

AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE COMING UP. >> SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS

IN WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE GOOD SENSE. >> WE'RE TRYING TO DO PAYS US A SCARE. IF I COULD. YES, SIR.

I THINK THAT PART OF THE HISTORY OF THIS WAS THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT TO DIRECT A PORTION OF THE MONEY IN THAT MCI PAY AND WE ELECTED TO PUSH A FAIRLY LARGE PORTION OF IT TO THE CULINARY INSTITUTE. SO WE WERE NOT OUT OF MONEY OUT OF POCKET AT THE TIME.

YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS BUT WHAT WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE THAT WE'RE SHORT

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>> YOU'RE THINKING THIS WOULD BE PART OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? >> YES, SIR. THAT'S PART OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE ON THE CIA IS IS THAT IF THERE ARE ANY SHORTFALLS THAT WILL COME FROM OUR GENERAL FUND

. >> YEAH. AT THE TIME I CAN'T RECALL THE DISTRICTS DIDN'T STEP UP AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. THEY WERE A BENEFICIARY BUT THAT'S WATER OVER THE DAM NOW. BUT THERE'S THERE'S JUST LENDS ITSELF TO THE CASH CROP AND ALL

THE PARTNERS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS THIS IS KIND OF JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE. THIS WAS KIND OF A THAT WAS UNEXPECTED LAST YEAR AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND IT.

I MEAN MINISTER GOTTEN I MEAN THOUGH THE GCF WILL NEED THE MONEY AGAIN AND JANE AND JIM, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. HEY, IS THIS YOUR FOLLOW? I WAS TRYING TO RECALL YOU. YOU SAID WE OWE THE TEAM. GAIL AND BLUFFTON HILL WHO WERE

PAYING NO NOTICE OR WE'RE PAYING THAT. >> SO WE AGREED TO GIVE HER THE THAT IT WAS BASICALLY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS AND A SPLIT BETWEEN THE BETTER BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR FAMILY IN DOLLAR FOR THE TOTAL AID.

SO WITH THE LOW ESPECIALLY HAPPENED WAS THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IN THE COUNTY BEFORE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO GET THE MONEY OUT OF THE NTSB, THE TEAM OF ABOUT 550000 DOLLARS A YEAR. AND THAT'S JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE OFF THE REVENUES THAT ARE COMING INTO THAT NC UP A LITTLE BIT LATER. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW BIG ITS SUBSIDIZED BLUFFTON SHORT ARE WE? I I THINK IF THERE IS ANY SHORTFALL IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT IT IS COVERED UNDER THE GENERAL FUND THE WAY I READ IT EVEN THE SHORTFALL ON THE BLUFFTON PART AND I'D GET COUNSEL TO READ IT IN AND MAKE A MAID MAKE AN EVALUATION ON IT ,I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

>> YES, SIR. CAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.

HAYES WHAT IS THE EARLY SHORTFALL WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW? DID YOU HAVE A NUMBER FOR THAT? WELL, THE THE THE ON BLUFFTON WAS THE MOST CAPITAL BACK TO THE TUNE ABOUT ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE PAID. I MEAN BASICALLY RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR UNTIL WE PAY THE BOTTOM KIND OF BLUFFTON BACK THERE ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR WHICH WE WILL OWE THEM A MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT NC IP REVENUE AND THEY'RE THE IF THE ISSUE IS THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND IT WAS ALREADY BEEN OUT THERE I THINK HE GETS ABOUT TWO POINT FOUR MILLION BETWEEN BASICALLY RIGHT NOW WOULD BE THE ENTIRE MAYBE SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND WOULD BE OUR HALF A MILLION PLUS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR LATER YEARS. SO REPAY US BUT THEY WON'T REPAY US UNTIL YEARS ELEVEN THROUGH 20 OF THE BRAIN. SO BY THE TIME I RETIRE I'LL BEGIN THE LAST CHECK FOR PEACE OF COUNTY PROPERTY AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. UPDATE YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? YEAH, I AGAIN. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED BUT I DO THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD AGENDA ITEM FOR AN UPCOMING FINANCE THERE.

REFRESH OUR MEMORIES ON WHAT HAPPENED THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AS IT SHOULD HAVE.

WELL, I CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. I'M ROLLING THEM OUT RIGHT NOW.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO MARK? YES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST MAKE A COMMENT.

AS I REMEMBER THAT SCENARIO WILL TCO I THINK THEY CAME TO US AND WE WE SORT OF TRIED TO MAKE IT WORK AND SO WE FACING WITH A SHORTFALL RIGHT NOW. BUT I THINK WE TRY TO MAKE A

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BUT BE GLAD TO GET A REFRESHER AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

GREAT POINT. ALL RIGHT. HAYES I THINK WE'RE READY.

GO THE NEXT SUBJECT IF YOU'RE READY. YES, SIR.

AM I DOING THE NEXT SUBJECT? I'M SORRY. IT WAS THE FIRST GO ON FAIRY.

NO, UNLESS PIXAR HAS A DESIRE TO CONTINUE DISCUSSING THIS PESKY ALAN FAIRY OR HIS TOPIC.

>> I THINK IT WAS SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS SO I WAS GOING TO PUT THIS OFF

THE AGENDA BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT TO COUNSEL IN THE MOMENT. >> WELL I AGREE WHITNEY BECAUSE WE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER SO LET'S MOVE ON TO REAL ESTATE USERS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SORT OF HIT ON IN

VARIOUS MOMENTS OVER THE LAST FEW MEETINGS AS WELL. >> IT WAS MENTIONED I THINK WITH REGARD TO PARKS AND REC EARLIER IN THE WEEK THAT WE HAVE USED THE FACILITIES.

WE ARE LACKING AGREEMENTS. IT WAS MENTIONED ALSO THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY LESSEES AND AGREEMENTS THAT WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY NEED. ONE EXAMPLE I BELIEVE WAS A PARKING. AND SO ONE OF OUR I GUESS GOALS IS TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC FACILITIES TEAM AND REVIEW THOSE WHAT WE'D LIKE TO TO GET IS A KIND OF A CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL OF OUR LEASE AGREEMENTS COUNTYWIDE SO THAT WE CAN PUT THOSE ON A SCHEDULE AND ACTIVELY MONITOR THOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT WHEN AGREEMENTS ARE MATURING OR ABOUT READY TO LAPSE THAT WE PRESENT THOSE TO YOU GUYS AND AT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WANT TO EXTEND AND CONTINUE OR SOMETHING THAT WE JUST WANT TO END. AND I THINK AS WE PUT THAT SCHEDULE TOGETHER WITH REGARD TO THE FACILITIES USE, THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL FOR SAVINGS TO BE ACHIEVED WITH AGREEMENTS THAT DON'T CURRENTLY SERVE A COUNTY WELL OR AREN'T THE BEST UTILIZATION OF OUR RESOURCES. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT UP TO YOU GUYS THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD. AND I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY FEEDBACK IF IF THOSE OF YOU ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT THAT.

WE WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS. >> MARK, I HAD A COMMENT QUESTION.

I AM ASSUMING THIS WOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST TYPE PERSON ALL WRAPPED UP IN 1 1 PERSON. HOPEFULLY IT COULD HANDLE ALL THAT.

YES, I WOULD THINK SO. OKAY. BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, LET'S HAVE NO QUESTIONS. WITH OUR PRESENTATION OBVIOUSLY FINANCE WE COULD BE HERE FOR 20 HOURS AND NOT COVER EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD BE COVERING. SO WE TRY TO KEEP OUR TOPICS PERTINENT AND TO THE POINT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR GOALS THAT WE HAVE YOU KNOW A OF THOSE ARE SELF-EVIDENT WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IS IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD, KEEP THINGS STREAMLINED AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS. BUT MAKE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED TO FIND OUT THAT WHITNEY M. HE HAD BOTH BEEN INVOLVED WITH A DISTINGUISHED BUDGET AWARD. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORKING HARD TO ACHIEVE ACHIEVE THAT AGAIN. ALSO LOOKING AT THE FUNDING COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION CASE STUDY FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWO WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THE TAX AND WE WANT TO FINE TUNE THAT. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE MONEY TO GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT GET IT CAN PROVE WHAT THE MONEY WAS USED FOR AND THAT WAY.

WE DO HAVE MORE OF A TRANSPARENT OPERATION THAT AS FORWARD SOME A LOT OF OUR GOALS THAT WE HAVE ARE THINGS THAT ARE SHORT TERM AND AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE WANTED TO GET THROUGH MOST OF THESE AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT PEOPLE HAD BECAUSE WE FIGURED THEY'D BE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD COME UP. SO WHITNEY HAYES OR PINKY, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE

TO ADD BEFORE WE JUST OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I DO NOT KNOW IT'S HUMAN

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SO WITH THERE BEING APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES LEFT IN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING I WILL GLADLY TURN THE BACK OVER TO HIM UNLESS COUNSEL HAS ANY MORE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY FINANCE

. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OUT THERE THAT YOU LIKE TO

COVER YOUR MARKET? >> RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO GO AHEAD.

NO, NO, NO. YOU GO AHEAD. I'M GOING BACK TO SALARY COMPENSATION. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WHICH IS COORDINATION ON THE O THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WEEK. TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF BIG NUMBERS THIS MORNING. YOU MAY REMEMBER BRITNEY WORKED OUT ABOUT 4 MILLION HOURS A WEEK. AND I WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF PRIORITIZATION. BUT IT IS INTERESTING WE'RE AT THAT POINT WHERE A LOT OF THESE THINGS COME TOGETHER WITH FIVE 10 YEAR PLANS. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S MAYBE USEFUL ALONG THE WAY WHEN JARRETT AND WHITNEY ARE READY IS TO TAKE SOME ROUGH CUTS AT THE WHAT THESE MONEYS WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST.

IS IT REALISTIC BECAUSE I THINK PART OF THE PROCESS OF PRIORITY RAISING WILL BE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND WHAT WE CAN'T AFFORD. SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU TALK ABOUT MORE AS WE GO ON. BUT I THINK THAT WILL PROVE USEFUL.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH.

STU TALKED ABOUT THE AREA THAT I WAS DON'T WANT TO TALKED ABOUT AS WELL AS ANOTHER AREA BUT THE IS DEALING WITH A LAYOUT A LONG, LONG TERM OR LONG TERM PLAN LAYOUT FUNDING AND FINANCING. AS WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WILL WE TRYING TO ENDURE SOLID WASTE IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS. THE WORK THE COMPENSATION IS ANOTHER AREA. INFRASTRUCTURE IS ANOTHER AREA. AND IF WE COULD JUST LAY IT OUT IN AN SO WE COULD SEE WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS COUNTY YEAR TO MOVE FORWARD, I CAN'T SEE US NOT DOING IT. THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE DO IT WISELY THAT IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE TAX PAYERS OF BEEF RETURNING? SO THAT'S MY COMMENT ON THAT.

WHITNEY, I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE YOU TALKED ABOUT.

YOU TALKED ABOUT 21 PERCENT TURNOVER RATE IN OUR SYSTEM AND WE SHOULD BE AROUND 10 PERCENT AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT 21 PERCENT IS ACTUALLY AVERAGE FOR THE COUNTY.

SO IF I WOULD LOOK AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WE PROBABLY AT 100 PERCENT TURNOVER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER AREA IN PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY THAT THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT BECAUSE OF A HIGH TURNOVER RATE IN THOSE AREAS AND STUFF? YEAH. SO THAT YOU KNOW, 21 PERCENT IS AN AVERAGE. SO THEY MAY BE 30 PERCENT IN A PARTICULAR AREA.

THERE MAY BE ONLY 5 PERCENT IN ANOTHER AREA STUFF. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE IMPLEMENTING KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA OF THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS, I WOULD TELL THE DETENTION CENTER IS PROBABLY HAVE A HIGH RISK AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MONITOR THAT TO SEE THAT IF WE IMPLEMENT A SALARY ADJUSTMENT THAT THE TURNOVER RATE IS GOING TO GO DOWN SO WE CAN START MEASURING OUR SUCCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. JUST PUTTING YOUR MONEY OUT THERE BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY EVALUATE IT AS WE MOVE FORWARD .

THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU, YORK. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

AND THE ONE THING THAT I LEARNED HERE JUST RECENTLY IS OUR TURNOVER RATE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY LOSING A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO OTHER LOCAL MISS MUNICIPALITIES WHERE WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN TRAINING, GETTING THEM STARTED AND THEN THE OTHER TOWNS AROUND US REALIZE WE'VE GOT A GREAT EMPLOYEE THAT'S BEEN TRAINED AND SO THAT HAS A LOT TO DO AS WELL. THAT HAS TO DO WITH KEEPING OUR PAY RATE UP TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE HERE INSTEAD OF JUST GOING SOMEPLACE. I CAN'T BLAME THE FOR HIRING SOME OF OUR PEOPLE AWAY BECAUSE AGAIN SOME GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE GONE WITHIN ANY OF IT.

BUT MARK, LET ME JUST SAY THAT AS DID THEN THEY MAY BE ALL THE AREAS THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARD

KEEPING THEM HERE. >> SO A LOT OF TIME IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SALARY, IT'S THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE KIND OF WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE HERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.

AND I YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT THIS COUNCIL JUST AS I'VE BEEN HERE HAS DONE SOME I THINK

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THIS IS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE COUNCIL TO HERE OR A PARTICULAR PERSON BUT I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT DIFFERENT PROJECTS. WE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. EVERY DEPARTMENT'S BROUGHT UP SOMETHING FOR SPENDING LIKE STU AND MR. GLOVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THERE ANY WAY AS A COUNCIL OR MAYBE IT IS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE THAT WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND PRIORITIZE THE ENTIRE LIST? WE KNOW WHAT TRANSPORTATION ONES WE KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY SERVICE ONES. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THESE AREAS ARE? BECAUSE I MEAN IT'S EASY FOR US TO SPEND SPEND, SPEND BUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BIGGEST NECESSITY FOR YOU FOR COUNTY AND THE CONSTITUENTS HERE SO WE CAN CREATE AN ENTIRE LIST SO WE'RE NOT JUST THROWING DARTS AT A WALL OR I'M SORRY I CAN EITHER ADDRESS THAT NOW OR I CAN ADDRESS IT IN CLOSING REMARKS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE BEFORE WE END THE DAY. WHATEVER THE CHAIRMAN'S PLEASURE IS WHAT IF WE'RE DONE WITH FINANCE WE CAN THEN MOVE ON. SO YOU CAN KIND OF MOVE THIS INTO THE CLOSING STATEMENTS HERE IF YOU LIKE AND LET ERIC HANDLE IT AT THAT POINT.

ZACH YEAH, WELL I THOUGHT I'LL DO MY CLOSING STATEMENT FIRST AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO ERIC BECAUSE LOGAN I THINK I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION A LITTLE BIT.

I HOPE WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO PUT TOGETHER THIS ANNUAL GOLD SETTING RETREAT I SAT WITH ERIC ON A VIRTUAL MEETING AND I SAID TO HIM I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I SAID WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS TO TAKE THE COUNCIL THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL'S MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT TO USE AS THE BASIS OF WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AND THAT WE NEEDED A THEME TO COME OUT OF THIS. AND THAT THEME BECAME LIVE WORK AND PLAY.

HE THEN TOOK THIS AND WENT TO HIS VARIOUS STAFF THAT WORK WITH THE COMMITTEES BECAUSE WE DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE COMMITTEES INVOLVED AS TWO ASPECTS OF LIVE WORK AND PLAY BECAUSE HIS STAFF DEALS AS LIAISON TO SPECIFIC COMMITTEES AND THEY TOOK THAT TO HEART.

AND YOU SAW THE VIDEOS THAT WERE CREATED . YOU SAW THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY PUT IN TO THIS. SO NOW WE HAVE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. IT IS NOW GOING TO BE UP TO US OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET THAT WILL DEAL WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE EVERYTHING TODAY. WE HEARD THE WANTS AND NEEDS. YES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRICE TAG WITH THEM AND IT IS GOING TO BE HEFTY. BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER OK, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS? WHAT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK? OUR CITIZENS WANT US TO DELIVER GOODS AND SERVICES TO THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE WILLING TO PAY FOR AS LONG AS THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS. AND SO I COMMEND EVERYBODY THE DIALOG WE HAD DURING THE COURSE OF THESE THREE DAYS WAS EXCEPTIONAL.

WE LEARNED THINGS FROM EACH OTHER. WE COLLABORATED.

THERE WAS NOBODY SAYING GEE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A SILLY STATEMENT.

I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. WE CAN'T DO THAT. IT WAS OK.

YEAH, BUT WHAT IF WE DO THIS? WHAT IF WE ADD THIS ON? I LIKE YOUR IDEA.

LET'S ADD THIS ON. SO I COMMEND EVERYONE AND TO OUR STAFF YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. SO.

ERIC, I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST. BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATION OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS. WE AS STAFF WERE VERY EXCITED TO PUT THE RETREAT ON WITH YOU AND WORK WITH YOU ALL AS SORT OF SOME EXCEPTIONAL TALENT FROM OUR ACA OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS AND THEY ARE TALENTED PEOPLE AND I ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM EACH DAY.

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SO I THINK WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL. WE WILL ASSEMBLE FOR YOU ALL ALL THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US SERVER AND DIRECTION THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS IN TWO SPECIFIC GOALS WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION TABLE WITH QUARTERLY STEPS THAT NEED BE EMPLOYED TO REACH THOSE GOALS. WE WILL NOT OF COURSE BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL THOSE GOALS THIS YEAR BUT WE CAN STEAL TAKE STEPS TO ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS AS AS WE GO THROUGH THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR AND MAYBE EVEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR SUCH AS THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT JARED OUTLINED AND THE SOLID WASTE ISSUES AND SOME OF THE FINANCE THINGS THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.

WE WILL PROVIDE THAT FINALIZED LIST TO YOU ALL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW ON YOUR OWN AND TO PROVIDE COMMENT SOME FEEDBACK TO US AND THEN WE WILL TAKE THOSE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK AND FURTHER REFINE THE LIST AND THEN AT SOME POINT WE WILL ASK YOU A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING PROBABLY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OUR COUNCIL MEETING TO CERTIFY THAT THOSE ARE THE GOALS THAT YOU ALL HAVE ADDRESSED.

SO HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF FEBRUARY HERE WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT TIDIED UP AND BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR HAVING A WORK PLAN FOR US TO CARRY OUT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR OF THAT GOAL.

OF COURSE THOSE GOALS WILL OF COURSE BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US FORMULATE THE BUDGET NEEDS FOR THE YEAR AS WELL. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ALL THE ACA, ALL THE TEAM.

I WANT TO THANK THE SARAH BROCK AND HER TEAM. THEY WERE INVALUABLE TO ME.

PUT THIS TOGETHER. THEY WERE INVALUABLE IN CARRYING IT OUT.

AND I WANT TO THANK OUR I.T. FOLKS PATRICK HILL AND HEATHER HALL SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO DEAL WITH THE TECHNICAL ISSUES TO CUE THE VIDEOS.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO THANK OUR I.T. I MEAN OUR BROADCASTING TEAM.

SCOTT GROOMS AND HIS TEAM FOR THE VIDEO THAT THEY DID GOING OUT AND TAKING ALL THE B ROLL AND ALL OF THE STUFF THAT YOU SAW EXCELLENT JOB ON THEIR PART.

I THINK THE COUNCIL I ENJOY SERVING YOU ALL. I ENJOY WORKING WITH THE TEAM THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR ME TO WORK WITH. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE ■OF THEMD

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