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HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS NO EXCEPTION
[4. Appearance by Citizens]
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TO GATHER THE FIRST TEE AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO HELP PROVIDE WORKING PARENTS WITH AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CHILDCARE PROGRAM AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.WE NEED THE TOWN TO HELP US MEET THIS DEMAND AND SERVE THE FAMILIES WHO ARE SERVING US THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE.
THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE FUNDS IN THIS BUDGET ALLOCATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PASSIVE PARK.
WE CHERISH THIS KIND OF PEACEFUL OUTDOOR SPACE, BUT DOESN'T IT MAKE GOOD SENSE TO USE A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THESE FUNDS TO INVEST IN MAINTAINING A RECREATIONAL FACILITY THAT IS CURRENTLY MEETING A VITAL NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS YOU DELIBERATE THIS REQUEST, PLEASE ASK YOURSELF, WHY IS IT NOT A GOOD IDEA TO FUND A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT IS HELPING PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR OUR WORKFORCE? I CANNOT THINK OF ONE REASON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU MISS MRS. MS. DARCY IS HETRICK DARCY, PATRICK.
NOW HEARING SKIP HOAGLAND MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK.
I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM MS. PATRICK OR MR. HOAGLAND.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DAY AND NOT SEE THEM ON THE CALL ITEM NUMBER FIVE,
[5. Review of the Fiscal Year 2022 Municipal Budget for the Town of Hilton Head Island]
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IF YOU WILL, THE FISCAL BUDGET FOR 2022 WITH MS. MILLTOWN BUDGET OF WHAT WE SAW AT ALL AND GET THROUGH ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF BEFORE THE BUDGET WAS WRITTEN AFTER THE BUDGET WAS WRITTEN AND WITH OVER WITH EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER THIS WEEK.AND I THANK HER FOR HIS DILIGENCE AND HIS STAFF THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER TO RESPOND TO OUR INQUIRIES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR MCCANN MEMBERS AT TOWN COUNCIL.
DEFINITELY THANK YOU TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
WHO'S WITH ME HERE IN THE, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM TODAY, JOHN TROYER.
UM, I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN WITH YOU ALL.
I BELIEVE YOU CAN SEE THE PRESENTATION MAYOR COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE SAME PRESENTATION AS I DELIVERED.
IT IS IN FACT, EVERY SLIDE IS, IS STILL IN THERE.
UM, THINKING BACK A LITTLE BIT, WE BEGAN AS YOU ALL BEGAN THE BUDGET PROCESS IN JANUARY WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR PROJECTING THE FISCAL YEAR 22 REVENUES AND THEN DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 22 EXPENDITURES.
AND SO, UM, AS I PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY, THANK YOU TO A DEPARTMENT HEAD AND A GREAT STAFF AS THEY PRESENTED THIS YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
UM, MARY ALLUDED TO MY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL AND MEETINGS WITH YOU ALL HAVE ALSO MET SEVERAL TIMES WITH, WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF STAFF, AS I PRESENTED AND PROPOSED THIS BUDGET, UM, A QUICK OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION, AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES A BUNCH FASTER, A LOT FASTER THAN I DID AT FIRST READING.
SO EITHER A PLEASE SLOW ME DOWN AND I CAN ALWAYS BACK UP AS I GET THROUGH THIS, THE GOAL TONIGHT, THE GOAL TODAY REALLY IS TO GET THROUGH THE SLIDES ONCE AGAIN, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, SOME OF THOSE LAST VARIABLES AND AS WELL AS THE FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED TODAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE FIRST READING IN BETWEEN FIRST READING AND TODAY'S WORKSHOP.
SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE BUDGET OUTLINED TONIGHT, YOU DYE INTO A BUDGET GOALS, BUDGET OVERVIEW, AND TO REMIND US ALL ABOUT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE'VE BUDGETED, UM, LAST YEAR DURING A PANDEMIC AND ALSO PREPARING A BUDGET THIS YEAR DURING A PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC STEPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN IN HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUDGET IS INTACT.
UM, AS WE PREPARE FOR UNCERTAINTY AND REALLY, AS WE TRY TO LIMIT OUR RISKS TO OUR OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, UM, THIS PRESENTATION IS ONLINE.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE VARIOUS SLIDES, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE'RE A 54 SQUARE MILE TOWN.
OUR PER APP PER CAPITA INCOME IS A LITTLE MORE THAN $52,000.
UM, IMMEDIATE HOME VALUE OF 471, 300 AND MOST LIKELY CLIMBING IN ABOUT 2.6 MILLION VISITORS VISITED US HERE LAST
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YEAR, WE HAVE AAA BOND RATING FROM MOODY'S AND A DOUBLE A PLUS FROM S AND P AS WELL AS FITCH.AND ALL OF THE GOOD REASONS FOR THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS SLIDE, ESPECIALLY OUR TAX BASE, OUR FISCAL MANAGEMENT, OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, AND OUR MODEST DEBT.
UM, FURTHER AS, AS I PREPARE A BUDGET, ALWAYS SET OUT, UH, VARIOUS GOALS.
AND THESE GOALS IS AS, AS THEY'RE LISTED ON THIS PRESENTATION ARE YOUR GOALS.
AS I SEE STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND AS THEY'RE STARTING TO BE DRIVEN IN AND PROVIDE IT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, WE WANT TO DEFINITELY DELIVER YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES.
WE WANT TO ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION.
UM, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN CAPITAL PROJECTS AND USE OUR FUNDS AS A CATALYST TO IMPLEMENT THAT CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OF COURSE, THE BUDGET IS BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR FUNDS, OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND GENERAL FUND STORMWATER UTILITY DERIVED, MOSTLY FROM STORMWATER UTILITY FEES, OUR CIP PROGRAM, AND THEN OUR DEBT, ALL OF OUR VARIOUS SOURCES OF, OF GENERAL OBLIGATION AND OTHER AND OTHER TYPES OF DEBT.
THE BUDGET PROPOSED TO YOU AS $96 MILLION, $96,838,322.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE BOLD TEXT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 22 PROPOSED BUDGET IS A 27.5% CHANGE OF BUDGET.
UM, IF YOU COMPARE IT TO LAST YEAR'S ORIGINAL AND IT HAS A 12.6% OVERALL DECREASE IF COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S REVISED.
AS, AS WE MOVED INTO LAST YEAR, UH, THERE WAS A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THERE'S VARIOUS SOURCES OF CONSOLIDATED REVENUES THAT THINK THIS SHEET DOES THE BEST JOB OF EXPLAINING WHAT THOSE ARE.
SO THESE ARE THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUES IN OUR BUDGET THAT MAKE UP TO $96.8 MILLION, UH, BUDGET AND REQUESTS.
THE REVENUES ARE FOR THE MOST PART PROPERTY TAXES, LICENSING AND FEES, VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM THE STATE, UM, AS WELL AS TRANSFERS AND FROM ALL OF OUR VARIOUS FEES AND TAXES, UH, AS THOSE ARE SHOWN IN THE FAR LEFT COLUMN, THE MAYOR COUNCIL, AS, UH, AS, AS I SAID, I'M GOING TO JUMP THROUGH SOME OF THESE SLIDES AND GET INTO, UH, SOME OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF, OF THIS.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE TAKEN A STRONG LOOK AT OUR REVENUES AND OUR PROJECTIONS.
I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT AND SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO FOCUS ON.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE PROPOSED A BUDGET THAT RELIES UPON REVENUES THAT HAVE BEEN NOT OVERLY PROJECTED.
UM, CONSERVATIVE IS THE NUMBER I WAS THEN IS THE, IS THE WORD I'M SEARCHING FOR CONSERVATIVELY.
WE HAVE PROPOSED THOSE REVENUES AND YOU CAN SEE FROM PROPERTY TAXES, UM, WITH THE, WITH THE 2% RAISE ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THAT SHEET EXPENDITURES.
UH, SO HOW ARE WE USING OUR DOLLARS? YOU CAN SAVE THAT PERSONNEL BENEFITS OPERATING, UH, MAKE UP FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OUR, OF OUR BUDGET REQUEST FROM AN OPERATING STANDPOINT.
AND FURTHER AS WE MOVE DOWN THIS, THIS PAGE, THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF EXPENDITURES USES OF FUNDS.
UM, FOUR PROJECTS, BEACH MANAGEMENT, PATHWAY ROADWAY, PARKS, AND FACILITIES, AS WELL AS FLEET MANAGEMENT.
A QUESTION WAS ASKED OF ME DURING SOME RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL TO, UM, ELUDE TO, OR TO EXPLAIN THE FUNDING FOR NATURAL DISASTERS, WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE ON HERE THAT WE HAVE A NATURAL DISASTER FUND BALANCE, A LITTLE MORE THAN 32 MILLION FUND BALANCE OF BEACH PRESERVATION FEES, A LITTLE MORE THAN 13 MILLION FOR A TOTAL FUNDS READILY, READILY AVAILABLE OF NEARLY $46 MILLION WITH DEBT CAPACITY AND ADDITIONAL 20.
AND SO THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED FOR ME AND I, UH, FELT IMPORTANT.
I FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE TO YOU A SLIDE THAT SIMPLY OUTLINES THAT THE BUDGET PRESENTS YOU TONIGHT, AS BALANCED, AS I SAID, CONSERVATIVE REVENUE, PROJECTIONS, AND VERY CAREFUL EXPENDITURE CHOICE CHOICES.
WE'VE REDUCED SOME AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY,
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AND I HAVE DIRECTED SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO, UH, MAKE SOME, SOME BETTER AND DIFFERENT IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOME MAINTENANCE FUNDS, PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE REMAINS THE SAME.SO I'M NOT PROPOSING A BUDGET TO YOU THAT RAISES MILLAGE, EXCEPT WITH THE REMINDER THAT THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE FIVE MILS FOR THE FIVE YEARS DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS.
UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL AND VARIOUS LONG RANGE PLANNING INITIATIVES, UH, IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FIRST READING AND THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS, UM, IN THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
AND THEN I WILL DIVE IN A LITTLE FURTHER AS I GET INTO CIP TO EXPLAIN THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.
IT MAINTAINS OUR STRATEGIC INTER-AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS AS THEY'RE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
UM, ISLAND REC POSTAL DISCOVERY, USC V THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, PALMETTO BREEZE, UM, THROUGH OUR URBAN AND RURAL, UH, MATCH FOR THEIR SERVICES, UM, SOLICITOR STONES, UH, PROGRAM, UH, FOR CAREER CRIMINAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURT.
AND AS WELL, IT ADDS TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
UM, SIMPLY FOR SOME CLARITY FOR MY PURPOSES, THE HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION, CAUSE WE GET THE GENERAL FUND.
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S THE OPERATING ACCOUNT.
OUR MILLAGE RATES HAVE REMAINED THE SAME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AT 28.10.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE, THAT THAT IS FOR NATURAL DISASTER FIVE MIDDLES DEATH SERVICE, 5.9 GENERAL FUND 17.2, OUR MIDDLE VALUE IS GOING UP.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE MILL VALUE DOES IN FISCAL YEAR 23, BUT THE, FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 IS $917,494 PER MIL.
AND THIS IS THE THIRD AND THE ROW THIRD YEAR IN A ROW AT THE SAME MILL RATE.
SO THIS YIELDS ON A, ON A, ON A SAMPLE PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR A MEDIAN HOME VALUE OF 471,000 AND CHANGE OF $529 AND 74 CENTS, UM, TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, WHICH HAS REALLY 20% OF THE PROPERTY TAX PAYER TAX BILL.
AND THERE'S VARIOUS SOURCES OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
OUR OPERATING ACCOUNT IS MADE UP OF PROPERTY TAXES, A TAX LICENSING AND VARIOUS FEES AND SERVICE FEES, INCLUDING EMS PIECE SERVICES.
UM, AND, AND SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT A GENERAL FUND PROPOSED A BUDGET.
TIA WAS $43,984,657 BROADCAST TO FACEBOOK LIVE HAS STOPPED.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR COUNCIL, JUST HEAR A LITTLE KICKBACK ON OUR FACEBOOK LIVE RECORDING.
I HOPE WE'RE STILL LIVE ON FACEBOOK.
I THINK KRISTA'S CHECKING ON THAT.
UM, IF WE'RE NOT KRISTA IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT, WE JUST PUT THAT BACK UP THERE AT A CERTAIN TIME.
I KNOW THIS IS BEING RECORDED.
UH, PROPERTY TAXES HAVE INCREASED OVER TIME.
LOCAL AID TAX REVENUES HAVE INCREASED DEFINITELY FROM 3.5 MILLION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO CLOSE, CLOSE TO 4 MILLION.
UM, OUR BUSINESS LICENSE HAS FLUCTUATED, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOKED AT LAST YEAR WITH A PEAK AND A SPIKE AND THEN A, AND THEN A DECLINE OUR FRANCHISE FEES OF, OF, OF DEBITS AND OUR CLIMBING, OUR GENERAL FUND, UH, PERMIT REVENUE IS ABOUT FLAT IT'S, IT'S GONE UP, IT'S GONE DOWN AND IT GOES OUT.
THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW THAT, THAT, THAT IS IT'S JUST FOLLOWING THE MARKET TRENDS.
UM, EMS REVENUE, $1.7 MILLION.
THE BIG DIP WITH THOSE REVENUES IS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THINK EVERYTHING'S STOPPED AND SLOWED DOWN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AS COVID, UH, AS THE PANDEMIC, UM, SPIKED IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
OUR INVESTMENT, UH, INVESTMENTS HAVE DECREASED FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 307,000 TO ABOUT 10% OF THAT TODAY, SIMPLY BECAUSE INTEREST RATES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED IN WHERE, WHEN, WHERE THESE FUNDS ARE HELD OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES AND OUR GOVERNMENTAL BEACH SERVICES, ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEES HAVE REALLY STABILIZED.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR GENERAL FUND, THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR OPERATING ACCOUNT, THE SALARIES BENEFITS, AND OPERATING WITH SOME VARIOUS CONTRACTED PUBLIC
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SAFETY.UM, AND INTER-AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS.
WE, WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN YEARS PAST TWO POINT.
WELL, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 21, ONE POINT SET ON ALMOST 1.8 FOR INTER-AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS AND THIS AS A, AS A BASIS ON THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THIS YEAR, I'M PROPOSING A BUDGET OF IN LITTLE NSS OF $2.2 MILLION.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
WHAT'S INTERESTING ON HERE A LITTLE BIT IT'S ARE THERE ARE THEY AREN'T LARGE AMOUNTS, BUT A PURPOSEFUL TRANSFER OF GENERAL FUND TO FUND BALANCE AS WELL AS THE SAME TO CIP THIS YEAR? UM, WE HAD, UM, JOHN AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THAT A PURPOSEFUL PLAN TO PUT GENERAL FUND INTO BOTH FUND BALANCE AND CIP.
I THINK THIS YEAR IS, IS, IS NECESSARY.
AND SO AS WE TALK ABOUT, UH, GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR PARTNERSHIPS OR FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES, AS THEY'VE MADE THE REQUEST, WHAT I'VE DONE REALLY TO EDUCATE MYSELF AND REMIND ALL OF US IS I WENT BACK AND I ASKED OUR FINANCE TEAM TO TAKE A LOOK BACK A COUPLE YEARS, A FEW YEARS.
AND WHAT WE HAVE IS HERE AT FISCAL YEAR 18, ACTUALLY, WELL, FISCAL YEAR, 19 ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR 20 ACTUAL THE 21 WEEKS REVISE, WHICH WE KNOW IS AN INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE FISCAL WELL YOU'RE 22, WHICH IS THIS, THIS COMING YEAR'S REQUEST VERSUS WHAT I'VE PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WHAT WAS REQUESTED IS WHAT I'VE PROPOSED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW, UM, PSD NUMBER ONE.
AND I EXPLAINED THAT AT FIRST READING, I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS GOING TO WARRANT SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION, DEFINITELY WITH PETE NARDI, UM, WITH MR. NARDI.
AND, UH, AND I WAS SIDE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
UM, FIRST TEE, I'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE LEASE AGREEMENT, UH, TAKEN A LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL ALL REQUESTS AND WHILE THEY THINK IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A REQUEST THAT CAN BE MADE.
I HAVE HEARD, UM, FROM VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, THAT BASED UPON ON THE LEGALITY OF THE AGREEMENT, THE OPERATING AGREEMENT, WHICH IS REALLY THE PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE THAT GETTING BACK TO THE TABLE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST TEE.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS THAT I DO POST WORKSHOP AND LEADING INTO SECOND.
AND THE FINAL READING IS, IS PUT, AND FIRST TEE BACK AT THE TABLE TO SIMPLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT AND TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST A LOT BETTER FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES, BUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS IN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS A, A, A SIMPLE BUDGET ASK SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT THAT READS DIFFERENTLY THAN THIS BUDGET TASK AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT.
I THINK THAT THE SOONER WE SIMPLY SIT DOWN, UM, REVIEW THOSE TERMS, AND THEN I COULD THEREFORE MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE SOME FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNSEL.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S OUR BEST, UH, AVENUE.
THE SAN BOSS HAS ALSO MADE A REQUEST, UH, AND THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT IN THIS BUDGET.
IN FACT, I BELIEVE THAT THOSE FUNDS, UM, COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE SECOND ROUND OF A TAX FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND WE'VE COMMUNICATED JOSH, UH, THANKFULLY HAS COMMUNICATED THAT TO SANEBOX THIS BUDGET.
UH, THE PRESENTATION AGAIN HAS BEEN ONLINE.
IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, UM, FULL DISCLOSURE.
IT INCLUDES UP TO 3% PERFORMANCE.
UM, PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY, UM, PROVIDES THREE FULL-TIME FIRE FIGHTER POSITIONS.
IT ALIGNS OUR HOLIDAYS WITH BUFORD COUNTY, UM, AND PROVIDE SOME OUTSOURCING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ON BOARD, UM, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE MARKET HOLDS IN THE FUTURE.
IT PROVIDES OUTSOURCING OF BUILDING AND PLAN REVIEW, WHICH WE DESPERATELY NEED HELP WITH.
UM, YOU LOOK AT OUR STORMWATER FUND.
WE KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE FROM THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OUR RATE HAS REMAINED THE SAME FOR A WHILE.
IT'S, UH, IT'S ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, AND YOU CAN SEE THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AS WELL AS THE IMPERVIOUS AND GROSS AREA COUNTS.
UM, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STORMWATER RESPONSIBILITY,
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ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE BARRIER ISLAND, UM, THE SENSITIVITY OF BEING A BARRIER ISLAND.AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE AN
SO THIS IS FEES THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET IS AS YOU CAN SEE $4.9 MILLION PRIOR YEAR FUNDS, WHICH WERE THE UTILIZATION OF FUND BALANCE OF, UH, OF, UH, UH, A S A SINGLE USE AT $560,000, NOT FOR OPERATING, NOT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET FOR OPERATING, BUT TO SIMPLY REQUEST THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS TO TRANSFER TO CIP FOR STORMWATER RELATED PROJECTS.
AND SO WE HAVE A $5.5 MILLION PROPOSED STORM MONITOR UTILITY BUDGET.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE VARIOUS WAYS THOSE FUNDS ARE USED.
I THINK THIS, THIS DEPICTS A GOOD LOAD, MOST OF THOSE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED OUT TO CIP AND THAT A SIGNIFICANT, OR I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED OUT TO CIP.
AND ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT TRUMPS ARE THOSE FUNDS ARE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON ALREADY INCURRED STORMWATER RELATED DEBT.
UM, WE ALSO FUND SALARIES AND BENEFITS AS WELL AS OPERATING COSTS.
UM, THE STORMWATER TEAM ASKED FOR A VEHICLE SOLO CAPITAL EXPENSE THIS YEAR FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS GETTING, UH, OLDER EACH YEAR AND IS SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN NOT.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MODEL, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE AND SOME PUMP STATION PROJECTS ALSO MAKE UP FOR, UM, THIS, UH, ACCOUNT, WE TRANSFER $155,000 OUT TO GENERAL FUND, AND THOSE $155,000 TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND, OR FOR STAFF MEMBER SALARY AND EXPENSE THAT WORK IN WORK ON STORMWATER RELATED PROJECTS AND POLICIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT NOT FULL TIME.
SO WE WOULDN'T INCUR THEM INTO THE FULL ACCOUNT OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS, BUT INSTEAD WE USE IT IN GENERAL FUND.
WE'VE ALSO TRANSFERRED OUT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS YEAR.
IT WILL HELP ME COMMUNICATE TO YOU AS COUNCIL TOWN COUNCIL.
AND IT WILL HELP ME COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT OUR ENTIRE CIP PROGRAM IS.
AND THAT DOES INCLUDE ALMOST $2.1 MILLION OF STORMWATER RELATED PROJECTS OR CIP PROGRAM, UM, WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND TAKING, UH, A BUNCH OF EXCITING NOTES DURING YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SHOP.
EVEN BEFORE I FORMALLY JOINED, UH, HERE, I'VE TAKEN SOME GOOD NOTES.
I'VE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CIP TEAM, UM, CHUCK BUCKALOO, JENNIFER RAY, DEFINITELY JOSH AND SEAN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR CIP PROGRAM IS.
AND FISCAL YEAR 22, 23 AND 24.
AND I AM PROUD AND PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE FISCAL YEAR 22 CIP PROGRAM THAT IS $28 MILLION NINE AND $928,009,099.
YOU SEE THAT, UM, THE SOURCES OF FUNDS ARE FROM ALL OF OUR VARIOUS CIP FUNDS, TRAFFIC AND IMPACT FEES FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR BUDGET.
HERE IS H TAX ANNUALIZED, OUR BOND PROCEEDS, WHICH ARE FROM, FROM PRIOR BONDS.
UM, WE HAVE $347,980 EARMARKED FOR GRANTS.
AND I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE, PLEASE KNOW THAT I'M SIMPLY BUDGETING.
I HAVE A STRONG DESIRE AND SEAN AND MARCY ARE AWARE OF IT.
THE TEAM HERE IS AWARE OF IT, THAT I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, GOAL TO GREATLY IMPROVE THAT GRANT REVENUE BY FIVE YEARS BUDGET CYCLE.
DEFINITELY BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE'RE ALSO TRANSFERRING IN, UM, BEACH PRESERVATION FEES TAX OR TIF FUNDS, GENERAL FUND.
AS I MENTIONED, A LITTLE BIT OF ROAD USAGE FEE AND A SIGNIFICANT
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PORTION OF THE ELECTRIC TRENT FRANCHISE FEE, WE STILL HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCES ON THOSE ACCOUNTS.AND I ALSO MENTIONED TO YOU THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEE TRANSFER, AS I DISCUSSED STORM WATER A LITTLE BIT AGO, THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING USED IN THESE VARIOUS PORTFOLIOS OF PROJECTS.
SO BEACH MANAGERS, UM, REMAINS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY.
UH, 2.3 MILLION PATHWAY MAN, 900,000.
OUR PATHWAYS ARE WELL CONNECTED, BUT I SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEM SAFER AND MORE RELEVANT, ESPECIALLY PERHAPS WITH SOME CONNECTIONS.
AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AT FIRST READING.
DEFINITELY THE BOGGY GUT CONNECTION IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHERS.
UM, WE HAVE SOME PATHWAY PLANNING UNDER WAY.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME REAL CONSTRUCTION UNDER UNDERWAY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR PLAN ROADWAY MANAGEMENT OF 5.4 MILLION, UM, PARK MANAGEMENT OF 8.7, THE FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT AT 3.8 AND FLEET MANAGEMENT AT 6.6 OR SOME SOFT COSTS DOLLARS FOR LAND ACQUISITION TRADITIONALLY.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT THROUGH, UH, JOHN TROY ARE, THERE ARE SOFT COSTS CARRIED IN THE CIP AND THOSE SOFT COSTS.
UM, SO PLEASE ALLOW US TO CONDUCT THE DUE DILIGENCE AND THE ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTIES, BUT AS TOWN COUNCIL WOULD ACQUIRE PROPERTIES, IT WOULD BE THROUGH A BUDGET AMENDMENT, UM, PROCESS.
THE PROJECT'S BROKEN OUT A LITTLE BIT AND LISTED FROM THIS PAGE, UH, WELL FROM THE REVENUES TO THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, SORRY, MY SLIDES ARE MOVING DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON THE SCREEN.
SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
I WENT THROUGH THIS PRETTY CLOSELY IN FIRST READING, OR I PERHAPS A LITTLE SLOWER IN FIRST READING, I SHOULD SAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM BEACH MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING AND BEACH, RENOURISHMENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UM, AN ACCOUNT FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN, UH, AS AN INSET OF AND CREDIT, UM, IS NOW LISTED IN THIS CIP PROGRAM OR PROJECTS ARE IN MY OPINION, UH, WELL SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, ALL ACROSS HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
THIS IS AN OUT HERE FOR US TO SQUINT AND LOOK AT, BUT IT IS, IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT, IT, IT DOES A GOOD JOB TO SHOW THE VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES.
SO NOT EVERY FUND CAN BUILD EVERY PROJECT, A TAX AS A FUNDING SOURCE, CAN'T BUILD CERTAIN PROJECTS.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW WHERE WE'RE USING OUR VARIOUS FUNDS, GENERAL FUND, UM, AND OTHER AND OTHERS.
AND SO NOT NECESSARILY NEEDING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE SLIDE HERE, BUT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPLIT, WE HAVE BROKEN THEM UP AND WE HAVE CLEARLY SHOWED THE PROJECT NAME, ANY CARRY FORWARD, ANY NEW FUNDING REQUESTS FOR A TOTAL FISCAL YEAR OF 22.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOU ALL THE PROJECTS SCULP.
SO THE ONE THING THAT ALWAYS JUMPS OUT AT ME AS THE BUDGET GETS ADOPTED, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO SEE, UH, THEIR, THEIR FAVORITE PROJECT ON THE LIST.
AND THEN WE REALIZED THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS SIMPLY GOING TO BE TO DILIGENCE, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND PERMITTING AND NO CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO, SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR, I'VE WORKED WITH OUR, OUR TEAM HERE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PROJECT SCOPE IS, WHICH MORE OR LESS CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TO A DEGREE, THE DETAIL THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON IT IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS PROJECTS, THAT PROJECT SCULP SHOULD, UM, SHOULD HELP WITH THAT.
SO WORKSHOP A WHILE THAT, THAT SERVICE.
SO TONIGHT'S A WORKSHOP AND I CAN ALWAYS BACK UP AND GO THROUGH ANY SPECIFIC YOU ALL WOULD LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH.
UM, LASTLY, AND FOR A COUPLE MORE MINUTES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT DEBT SERVICE TONIGHT IN THE WORKSHOP, I'VE MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE VARIOUS DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDS, UH, OR VARIOUS SOURCES
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OF DEBT.WE ALSO HAVE A AAA RATING, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE FROM MOODY'S, WHICH IS SO SIGNIFICANT, AND THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AAA FROM THE OTHER TWO, THIS BUDGET DIFFERENT THAN LAST ASSUMES OR PROPOSES AT LEAST, UH, LEASING OF, OF FIRE RESCUE VEHICLES AS PART OF THE CIP, UNTIL WE CARRY THAT AND CAPTURE THAT IN OUR DEBT, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF A 10 YEAR LEASE TERM, THESE ARE ALL OF OUR VARIOUS SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT PAY OUR DEBT.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SHEET THAT WE COULD LOOK AT AS WELL AS WE TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF OUR FUTURE, LET ALONE FISCAL YEAR 21.
WE KNOW THAT FOR OUR GEO BONDS, WE'RE PAYING IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST CLOSE TO $10 MILLION, 9.981 AND CHANGE IN OUR PRINCIPAL PAYMENT IS CLOSE TO 8 MILLION OF THAT SAME SCENARIO WITH, UH, OUR SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS RIGHT HERE, 9.3 MILLION WITH 7.6 AT A SMALL STORMWATER ACCOUNT COMPARED TO THE OTHERS.
1.3 IS STILL SIGNIFICANT, BUT OF THE 1.3, A HUNDRED THOUSAND IS INTEREST IN 1.2.
SO, SO OUR FINANCIAL POSITION NEXT YEAR OF, OF THESE TOTAL FUNDS, OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, UM, IN OUR ABILITY TO IN OUR DEBT CAPACITY IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT THIS YEAR THAN LAST.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE, AS WE PAY 20 MILLION, $600,000, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF IT IS PRINCIPAL.
SO THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, I THINK WE WILL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
TONIGHT IS THE COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
SO IN BETWEEN MAY 4TH WAS LAST WEEK, UM, LOOKING AT FIRST READING AND TONIGHT I'VE MET WITH YOU ALL, SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I SUMMARIZE A LOT OF OUR DISCUSSION, AND IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST PERHAPS HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSION POINTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE STATEMENTS AND SOME OF WHICH I BELIEVE NEED SOME DISCUSSION AND SOME DIRECTION IN THIS BUDGET AS I PROCEED, UM, TO FISCAL YEAR, OR I SHOULD SAY TO, TO SECOND AND FINAL READING.
UM, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEIR COUNSEL WASN'T MADE APPROPRIATE THAT I JUST GO THROUGH MY NOTES.
SO I HEARD THAT MID ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND THE PARK IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, THE PARK, THE REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
AND THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT FUNDS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THAT HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT CROSSINGS PARK AND CHAPLIN PARK REMAIN VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, ALTHOUGH THAT MID ISLAND, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT COUNTS.
SO MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WANTS ME AND STAFF TO GET OUT OF THE GATE ON THE FASTEST AT CROSSINGS AND CHAPLAIN.
THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO ADD PICKLE BALL COURTS, UM, SOME TRAINING AREAS, INCLUDING EVEN A FOOTBALL GOALPOST, UM, TO THINK THROUGH OUR ABILITY TO ESTABLISH SOME, SOME TURF FIELDS AND CLEAN UP THOSE TWO PARKS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE WAS AN INQUIRY ON OUR FUND BALANCE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSIVENESS, AND I SHOWED YOU THAT SLIDE.
I HEARD THAT MOON STREET RIGHT OF WAY.
I SHOULD REMAIN A VETERAN HIGH PRIORITY, AND THERE'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT MORE FOR SOFT COSTS AND ASSESSMENT.
AND AS I MOVED THROUGH WORKSHOP AND SECOND AND FINAL READING AND, AND, AND HAVE THE CLARITY AND FINAL VOTE THAT MAIN STREETS SHOULD SHOW UP IN OUR CIP, I WILL MEET WITH VERY SOON THE MAIN STREET POA TO MOVE THAT ACQUISITION DISCUSSION FORWARD.
I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT PARALLEL ROAD TO WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY THAT ROAD'S ONLY GETTING BUSIER AND MORE IMPORTANT TO US.
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
I HEARD THAT, UM, IN THE FEEDBACK THAT THE COLLEAGUE, THE BEACH AREA PARKING PLAN, THE IMPLEMENTATION AS A HIGH PRIORITY, GET THE CIP OR GENERAL NOR GENERAL FUN SHOW THAT WILL ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS A PRIORITY IN, IN THE, IN THE BUDGET.
JOSH AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS FOR, AND IN FACT IT IS HIS PROJECT.
UM, I DON'T THINK JOSH HAS GIVEN THAT AWAY TO ANYBODY TOO SOON, TOO QUICK, TOO EASY.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE MONEY'S IN THERE, WHAT I WILL DO
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TO ADJUST SO THAT IT'S CLEAR IS I WILL MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CIA P IN GENERAL FUND.IF I NEED TO, TO ADD THAT CLARITY, THEY'D BE CHERRY PARKING PLAN, STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION IS IN FACT, A HIGH PRIORITY BY SECOND READING.
SO AS YOU SEE THE DOCUMENT BY SECOND READING, IT WILL SHOW THAT THAT'S NOT A MATERIAL CHANGE.
IT WOULDN'T NEED, UH, UH, UH, FIRST READING YET AGAIN.
SO REVISING THE CIP TO CLEARLY SHOW THAT AS SOMETHING I WILL DO.
UM, AS I TALK ABOUT THAT, PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS BUDGET, UM, AS WELL AS ALREADY THIS YEAR IS A SIGNIFICANT EXERCISE TO CLEAN UP OUR EXISTING BEACH PARKS, UM, ASAP.
THERE'S ALSO INTEREST BY SEVERAL TO EXAMINE THE FIRST T PARTNERSHIP.
AND SO THOSE FALSE AND MISLEADING ONES AND, AND OTHERS, UM, MIKE THAT'S SPOKE TONIGHT, UM, VERY CLEAR ON YOUR DESIRE FOR US TO GET BACK FROM THE TABLE AND TALK WITH COUNCIL AND EXPLORE THAT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
UM, THE LEASE AGREEMENT, PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
WHAT HAVE YOU, UM, I ALSO HAD, UH, SOME SIGNIFICANT, AGAIN, FEEDBACK ON THE USE OF FUNDS, THE STORMWATER FUNDS FOR BOTH PINE ISLAND IN HILTON, HEAD PLANTATION AS A
IN FACT, IT'S SECTION FIVE AND IT, AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE BUDGETED FOR THOSE TWO COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
THERE WAS A SUGGESTION TO REMOVE THE SUCCESS OF THIS, THE RECITAL, EXCUSE ME.
SO MY SUGGESTION IS WE'LL LEAVE THE FUNDS AND CLARIFY THEM IN THE CIP, REMOVE THE RECITAL AND BE CLEAR ON WHAT WE DETERMINED TO BE THE PROJECT SCOPE ON BOTH PROJECTS FOR BETWEEN NOURISHMENT AND
UM, IT SUGGESTS THAT IF WE DO THAT, THAT I WOULD WORK WITH HILTON HEAD PLANTATION, PERHAPS EVEN SEA PINES TO ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND CLEARLY DEFINE OUR EXPECTATIONS.
AND SO THAT, THAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY TALKED ABOUT, AND WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT IF, IF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, AS I GET THROUGH MY NOTES, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON THE USE OF CIP FUNDS FOR CROSSWALK LIGHTING.
AND SO THE BIG PICTURE HERE IS, AND I TRULY BELIEVE IN THIS AND, AND, AND WE'LL, AND WE'LL PROVIDE, UM, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE THIS FOR YOU IN THIS BUDGET YEAR, IS THAT WE PROVIDE A, OR THAT WE ESTABLISH A UNIFORM PLAN ON CROSSWALK LIGHTING AND ROADWAYS AND CROSSWALKS, AND NOT JUST INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCREMENTAL, DISJOINTED IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK ARE NETTING US EXACTLY THAT INCREMENTAL DISJOINTED IMPROVEMENTS AND THEIR ARE IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT THE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED A PLAN.
UM, I ALSO HEARD THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNITY SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR LIGHTING TREATMENT AT YAACOV, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE SURVEY RESULTS.
SO I THINK WE CAN LEARN A LITTLE BIT FROM, OR I COULD EVEN LEARN A LITTLE BIT, UH, ABOUT THE FEEDBACK ON THE LIGHTING TREATMENT AT JACOBI.
AND WHEN I, I WILL ALSO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL, THERE WAS NOT SUPPORT FOR THE BERKS BEACH CROSSWALK LIGHTING PLAN.
AND I SAY THAT ON PURPOSE, ALTHOUGH SUCH A MINOR ISSUE IN RELATIVE TO OUR TOTAL BUDGET.
BUT ONE THING WITH THIS PLAN THAT WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THESE VARIOUS MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS CENTER ISLAND AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN GOOD LOCATIONS, ACCORDING TO A PLAN AND THAT THEY'RE UNIFORM AND THAT THEY'RE WELL LIT.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE THAT FEEDBACK CAME IN.
I THINK THAT NEEDS A LOT OF ASSESSMENT, UM, AND THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN FOR OUR CORRIDORS PATHWAYS AND CONNECT OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES TO THAT.
THERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSION THAT, UM, I MADE, I MADE THE POINT THAT 13 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WERE REQUESTED, HOWEVER, OUR BUDGET SUPPORTS THREE PROPOSED, AND THAT'S TWO FIREMEN OUT OF THE GATE IN JULY AND ONE IN JANUARY THAT THERE'D BE FUTURE POSITION CONSIDERATIONS, MORE ON OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PARKS AND OUR RECREATION, AS WELL AS IN OUR PATHWAYS AND WHATNOT.
SO I WILL DEFINITELY EARMARK THOSE, KEEP THOSE IN MIND
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AND HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL, AS WE GET INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND SUBSEQUENT BUDGET YEARS, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING FUNDS THAT SHOW UP IN OUR CIP IN A MUCH GREATER AMOUNT THAN WHAT'S PROPOSED, AND THAT POTENTIALLY, UM, H TAX, UH, USE OR, AND, OR A TAX USE, UH, IN OUR FUTURE COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED DIFFERENTLY AND MORE SUBSEQUENTLY, UM, MORE SUBSTANTIALLY I SHOULD SAY FOR, FOR HOUSING.AND OF COURSE THAT THOSE BOTH WOULD REQUIRE A SOUTH CAROLINA CODE AMENDMENT THERE.
AND I MENTIONED THIS ALREADY, AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT THAT A REQUEST TO ACQUIRE MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS PROJECTS AND THAT WE NEEDED FULL COURT PRESS.
THOSE ARE MY WORDS, UM, ON GRANT APPLICATIONS, UM, I HAVE SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
THERE WAS A REQUEST TO FUND AND EXPEDITE THE GULLAH GEECHEE TASK FORCE PRIORITIES.
I'M PROUD TO LET YOU KNOW, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 21 THAT ARE BEING USED.
AND THAT FISCAL YEAR 22 FUNDS IN THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE SUPPORT AND ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
A LOT OF THE WORK HAS DONE IN HOUSE, BUT WE DO NEED SOME CONSULTING MONEY, SOME LEGAL MONEY, AND PERHAPS SOME FUNDS TO HELP US WITH THOSE THINGS THAT STAFF ARE NOT EXPERTS IN.
AND SO THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BUDGET.
THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE CIP FOR LAND ACQUISITION, WHO THERE WAS $20,000 AT A BASELINE ACCOUNT LAST FISCAL, WHICH AS AMENDED MOVED IN SOME LAND ACQUISITION FUNDS, UM, I PUT $74,000 IN CHANGE IN THERE.
I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER, UM, IN THIS FISCAL YEAR PER POST, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT 250 PER YEAR, 250,000 PER YEAR BEING PLACED IN THE CIP AS SIMPLY A SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT GROWS OVER TIME.
SO AS WE KNOW, CIP ROLLS FORWARD, UNLESS WE, WE ACTIVELY DECIDE THAT THAT FUNDS SHOULDN'T, UM, REALLY THE MESSAGE THERE IS ISN'T NESS.
ISN'T IN MY ASSESSMENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 74 AND TWO 50.
IT'S THAT WORD PROACTIVE ACQUIRE PROPERTY ACQUIRE RAW LAND IS AS WELL AS PERHAPS VACANT DILAPIDATED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION POINT.
THERE WERE ALSO REQUESTS TO ADD FUNDS, UH, FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT EXPERIENCE, BOTH FROM A EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS A, UM, CAPITAL INVESTMENT ON NEED SOME DIRECTION ON THAT PERHAPS IF NOT THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR ON MEETING WITH, UM, THE AIRPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN, IN THE COMING WEEK OR SO TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, SPEND SOME TIME GETTING TO KNOW HIM BETTER, UH, AS WELL AS UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION THAT THE AIRPORT IS GOING IN AND TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OUR INVOLVEMENT POTENTIALLY.
THERE WAS ALSO AN, I MENTIONED THIS, A REQUEST FOR FUNDING AND PLANNING AND CAPACITY STUDY, UM, WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THE MID ISLAND TRACT AND THE REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND THE PARK AND THE VARIOUS CORRIDORS AND THE VARIOUS PATHWAYS AND THE VARIOUS CROSSWALKS.
THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, UM, IS TRYING TO START ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF CAPACITY BASED UPON OUR CURRENT ZONING FRAMEWORK, UH, OUR CURRENT ROAD NETWORK, AND, AND TO HAVE SOME REAL PLANNING EFFORTS TO START UNDERSTANDING OUR ISLAND, THEN THE HORIZON, AS IT RELATES TO CAPACITY.
I BELIEVE THOSE FUNDS, UM, TO GET GOING ARE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, BOTH FROM A GENERAL FUND AND CIP STANDPOINT, UH, THERE WAS SOME QUICK FEEDBACK THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WITH THE USE OF GENERAL FUND THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FORMAL PLAN.
I THINK THAT WE DO A GREAT JOB CAROLYN AND, AND, AND, AND, AND RENE AND KELLY, AND, AND NOW LET BY ANGIE, I THINK THAT THEY ARE A GREAT TEAM.
WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE CAROLYN WITH US.
AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT SEAWALL IN AS SOON ENOUGH TIME, A REAL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT WOULD INCLUDE A STRATEGY ON WHAT WE COMMUNICATE AND, OR TARGETED AUDIENCES, AND ALSO INCLUDE IN THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY.
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AND THEN WE MUST ESTABLISH AN INTERAGENCY OR A TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND FUNDING REQUEST PROCESS FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS REQUESTS OUTSIDE OF OUR TYPICAL, A TAX GRANT PROCESS.AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME ROOM, UM, FOR ME TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN, IN HOW THOSE REQUESTS ARE MADE.
SHOULD THEY GO TO THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AND HOW THOSE ARE, ARE ASSESSED AND HOW THOSE ARE PASSED ALONG AS A FEEDBACK, UH, REQUESTED FROM COUNCIL.
THOSE ARE THE NOTES AND I AM AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS, UM, THE POINTS MADE AND, OR GO BACK TO ANY PARTICULAR SLIDES.
AND AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO PRESENT A BUDGET TO YOU THAT YOU'RE ALL COLLECTIVELY PRESENT.
TUFTS, GO OVER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OF DORA AND UDALL IS FLOWING MR. BROWN.
AND, UH, JUST TO ORLANDO AND, UH, AND STAFF REALLY APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE, A VERY CONCISE PRESENTATION OF A VERY DETAILED AND INVOLVED BUDGET.
UM, UH, APPRECIATE IT BEING AS SIMPLE AS IT HAS BEEN.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING SUCH DETAILED NOTES ON ALL OF THE CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD THUS FAR, AND DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU IN MOVING FORWARD.
UM, AND NOT JUST WITH THIS BUDGET, BUT YOUR, YOUR PLAN OF ATTACK.
SO TO SPEAK, TO REMEDY SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE, THAT ARE STILL LINGERING.
UM, I AM, UH, DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF YOUR WORKFORCE HOUSING ALLOCATION THAT YOU MAY HAVE LINED OUT THERE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE US BE MORE AGGRESSIVE OF COURSE, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR NEXT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKSHOP.
UM, THE, UH, THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAD ABOUT, UH, I GUESS 250 K GOING TOWARDS CIP PER YEAR, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M ALSO WILLING TO, TO CONSIDER THAT, UM, PARTICULARLY WITH US HAVING THIS CAPACITY QUESTION AT HAND, ALONG WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND THE, UH, THE LAST THING IS JUST SIMPLY A COMMENT ON OBSERVATION, UM, AS WE STRIVE TO GET BETTER AT THIS, AND AGAIN, MR. ORLANDO, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB GETTING US TO A BETTER PLACE HERE.
UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, UM, UH, FUNDING REQUESTS PROCESS FOR, UM, AFFILIATED AGENCIES.
UM, AND I CAN APPRECIATE THE COVER LETTERS AND THE BUDGETS THAT, UH, THOSE THAT ARE REQUESTING HAS SENT TO US.
BUT I THINK AS WE ROLL INTO BUDGET SEASON, UM, I'M NOT NECESSARILY SPEAKING ON THIS YEAR, OF COURSE, BUT IN THE FUTURE, AS WE ROLLED INTO BUDGET SEASON, UM, THOSE AFFILIATED AGENCIES GIVING US A FULL FLEDGE IN-PERSON I THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
UM, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT, UH, I CAN'T FIND A DEFINITION OF LIMITED SERVICE GOVERNMENT.
UM, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE, WE, WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES DOING WORK THAT THE PUBLIC MAY DEEM AS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
UM, SO JUST SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE, UH, NOT JUST COMMUNICATION, BUT ALSO ACCOUNTABILITY ALONG THE WAY.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THE FUTURE.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND AGAIN, MR. LANDLORD STAFF.
FIRST UP MARKET, ONCE AGAIN, AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION OF WHAT'S MOST STRIKING TO ME IS, UH, WHEN I LOOK
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AT WHERE WE ARE ON OUR DEBT SERVICE VEHICLES AND LOOK INTO THE FUTURE, UH, AND, AND RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE PAYING OFF A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRINCIPLE, UH, DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, A LOT OF PRUDENCE SEX CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, TO REALLY THINK BIG ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO HERE ON THE ISLAND.AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT KIND OF THINKING, UH, WOVEN INTO A, UH, AN ISLAND WIDE PLANNING PROCESS WHERE, UH, WE, WE CAN, UH, PERHAPS TAKE SOME PRUDENT, BUT BOLD MOVES.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO START THINKING THAT WAY.
I APPRECIATE WHAT BILL JUST SAID.
UH, THAT'S, UH, MUSIC TO MY EARS, BUT LET ME GO TO, UH, MARK AND JOHN TROYER FOR THE JOB THAT THEY HAVE DONE, BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC OUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS YEAR'S PROCESS INVOLVED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN A MUCH MORE INTEGRAL WAY THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
AND IT HASN'T BEEN A MYSTERIOUS, UM, UH, PROCESS.
UH, IT'S BEEN OPEN, UH, AS, AS MARK SHARED WITH US, UH, THE FEEDBACK THAT HE'S RECEIVED FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT LETS ME KNOW WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE THINKING, AND THEN WE CAN DEVELOP CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THAT SHARED UNDERSTANDING.
SO, UH, AGAIN, MARK, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU'VE HANDLED THIS.
UM, I'M, I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS BUDGET BECAUSE WHAT IT PORTENDS FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, THE SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO PLANNING AT ALL LEVELS, UH, AND THE INVESTMENT THAT WILL COME OUT OF THAT PLANNING, BODES WELL FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND IF WE HAVE THE FORTITUDE AND COURAGE TO THINK BOLDLY, WE REALLY CAN DO SOMETHING SPECTACULAR FOR THIS ISLAND.
AND IT'S, IT IS A TRUE, A TRUE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AT THIS TIME.
SO I, I THINK THAT, UH, THIS IS A BUDGET THAT SPEAKS WELL TO THE FUTURE OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
UH, I HAVE SOME OF MY OWN, UH, WISHES THAT WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THIS, UH, UH, OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION RE-PURPOSING OF DISTRESS, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, UH, HOUSING.
UH, I HAD A, UH, UH, I WAS ADVOCATING FOR A NONPROFIT, UH, REQUEST.
UH, I UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS WILL FALL INTO PLACE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
UH, THAT THEY AREN'T INCLUDED TO THE EXTENT THAT I WOULD WANT THEM, IF I WERE MAKING THE DECISION ON MY OWN, I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST WHICH THE TOWN MANAGER HAS ALREADY MENTIONED.
AND THAT IS UNDERSTANDING IN MORE DETAIL, UH, THE CHOICES THAT COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE IN DEALING WITH THE PINE ISLAND RENOURISHMENT AND THE HARBOR TOWN DREDGING.
I WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT IN 2016, I HAVE REMAINED SKEPTICAL ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A TOWN RESPONSIBILITY TO RENOURISH THAT BEACH OR TO GREG HARBORTOWN.
HOWEVER, I DO THINK THERE IS A CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE.