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SO AUTUMN, CAN WE GET THE ROLL CALL PLEASE? WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAY HERE.
FRED HAMILTON DEAN HANDGUN, PRESIDENT DAN WOOD, ROSA, GWEN CHAMBERS, MAKE JAMES EAR, JOHN NICOLE.
WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEETING.
UM, FOR ME THE SIX 2021, WE WANT TO ALSO, UM, ADOPT OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY, UM, WITH SOMEONE MAKE THAT MOTION.
LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.
WE ALSO NEED AN ADOPTION FOR THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 1ST, 2021.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR.
LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE, POLLS.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY? YES, SIR.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN AND WELCOME TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE MONTH OF MAY I SHARE MY SCREEN? CAN YOU ALL SEE MY SCREEN AS OF RIGHT NOW? YES.
SO FIRST UP WE HAVE OUR MEMO, THE TOTAL AVAILABLE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 21 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS $86,233 AND 3 CENTS.
TOM STAFF CONTINUES TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS TO ASSIST INCOME QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BLUFFTON AREA.
WHEN THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED $83,806 AND 97 CENTS HAS BEEN SPENT INCLUDING HOUSEHOLDS AND PROGRESS AS OF APRIL 29, 2021, THREE HOMES ARE WAITING ON WORK TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WHICH IS THIS WEEK RIGHT HERE, THOSE FEES ARE LISTED IN THE ESTIMATED SPENDING COLUMN, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
ONE HOME IS BEING WRAPPED UP COMPLETE IT, AND THAT ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THIS WEEK.
AND ONE HOME IS STILL WAITING ON WORK ESTIMATES, AND ONE RESIDENT IS WAITING ON INCOME VERIFICATION.
SO A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING, UM, AFTER OUR LAST MEETING AND UP UNTIL TODAY.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MEMO? ALL RIGHT, NO QUESTIONS THERE.
I WILL GO OVER TO OUR EXCEL SHEET.
UM, LIKE I STATED ON THE PREVIOUS SHEET, THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE NUMBERS.
AND AS I SAID IN THE ESTIMATED SPENDING COLUMN, YOU WILL SEE WHERE THOSE THREE HOMES, UM, THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON HAS THIS LITTLE HERE, THE 19,009 16.
AND THAT'S A ROOFING SUB, A ROOFING PROJECTS THAT SOME ELECTRICAL WORK THAT IS A TREE MITIGATION.
SO IT'S THAT 19 HOLES, A BIG LIST OF DIFFERENT THINGS BEING DONE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND BROADCASTING NOW BEYOND THAT, IF YOU COULD HEAR HIM, THAT WOULD BE WHAT, I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT'S GOING OUT ON THE COUNTY.
WHAT DID YOU NEED MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR COMPUTER VOLUME IS OKAY.
SO LEGO WAS SAYING THAT 19,009 60 HAS A BIG LIST OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL WORK, SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROOFING PROJECTS, SOME TREE MITIGATION.
SO THAT THING THAT 19, I THINK THAT 19,009 60 IT'S ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE HOMES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE WORKING RIGHT NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT? THE FLOOR TO GO AHEAD WITH, UH, WITH THE PRESENTATION.
IT'S A GOOD BUSY, UM, AND WE ARE, I AM VERY BUSY.
UM, AND ALWAYS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONTRACTORS, PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY SO WE CAN KIND OF GET THE WORK STRETCHED ACROSS THE BOARD.
ELECTRICAL WORK DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A BIG ONE FOR THE PAST MONTH, WHICH IS MY FIRST TIME FINDING AN ELECTRIC ELECTRICIAN.
SO KEEP THE CONTRACTORS COME IN.
IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY ON THE LIST THAT WE CAN GET LICENSED IN BLUFFTON AND WORK DONE TODAY, BUT WE RECEIVED, CAN YOU, CAN YOU GIVE US COMP AND CLASS TO NUMBER OF HOMES FOR 15 WEEKS?
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YES.ALTOGETHER 1516, ACTUALLY WITH THE TREE MITIGATION, 11 MINOR HOME REPAIRS, THE FOUR SEPTIC PUMP OUT IN THE MIDDLE ONE TREE MITIGATION.
GENTLY TO TRY TO FIGURE ALL THAT OUT.
THEY DID NOT GET THE NUMBERS UNTIL THIS PAST TUESDAY THEY'D BEEN WORKING.
UM, I LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU, FIND OUT HOW WE CAN GET THE MOST AROUND THE CLOCK, UH, VIRTUALLY TO GET READY FOR TODAY'S.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT ONE OF THE DOORS THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITH YOU ALL AT SOME POINT THIS MORNING IS TO DISCUSS A BASED ON YOUR QUESTIONS.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FIND OUT, OR I DON'T WANT TO CALL PEOPLE NAMES.
I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND BELIEVE THAT OUR RAIN SITUATION WHERE IT MEANS THAT THOSE SHOULD BE HOOKED UP SOON AS THE LAST PIECE TOO.
THAT'S ONE REASON I WAS CURIOUS IMPLEMENTATION.
AND CAN I JUMP IN RIGHT QUICK TO A POINT NOW WE ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GET ON FACEBOOK THAT OFTEN I'LL LOOK AT OUR TOWN WEBSITE, BUT I AM WORKING ON WHILE WE ARE PLANNING A BUCK ISLAND COMING AS WELL, COMMUNITY MEETING ON JUNE 10TH, WHICH IS A THURSDAY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED.
WE HAD SOME DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THAT LOCATION, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE HELD AT THE ROTARY CENTER, UM, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE WILL HAVE OUR COVID RESTRICTIONS AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF, BUT ENGINEERING WILL BE A PART OF THAT MEETING TO KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW AND AN UPDATE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SEWER PROJECT AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN THERE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ON JUNE 10TH.
I HAVE SENT THE FLYER OUT TO LOCAL TRENCHES.
UH, LINDSAY HAS GOTTEN IT POSTED ALL OVER.
SO WE ARE WORKING ON A MEETING TO LET ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO THEY WILL BE IN THE LIGHT AS WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT CAN ACCOMMODATE WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE'LL TALK OFF SCREEN FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, ALTERNATIVELY, MISS RAICHLEN, UM, TO FACE THE NEW SHARKS AND GO OVER THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.
BUT HAVING SAID THAT I, IF WE'RE READY WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE HOME? SURE.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT EARLY.
SO I WILL ALLOW YOU TO SAY SO WE WILL HOLD OFF ON THEM, TOUCH WITH THEM TO GET THEM HERE.
AND CAN YOU LET OUR GUESTS IN THE CAB OR I GUESS IN THE WAITING ROOM, YES, THEY ARE ALLOW THE SHERIFF TO COME UP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GOT.
SO WHILE THEY'RE COMING IN, I'LL JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW.
AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD A FEW OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASK FOR SOME UPDATES ON THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKFORCE, HOUSING UPDATES.
SO I DID REACH OUT TO ALL OF THEM AND THEN EVERYONE HAS AGREED EVERYONE, EXCEPT FOR THAT.
ALL WE'RE WAITING ON THE POLO, IF THAT'S OKAY.
EVERY ONE FOR THE ACTUAL, EXCEPT FOR THE ACTUAL TOWN OF ME FOR IT.
SO MAYBE WE CAN GRAB THEM ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA, BUT EVERYONE'S GOING TO GIVE ABOUT A 10, 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AFTER EACH PRESENTATION.
SO JUST LET THEM GO THROUGH THEIR SLIDES OR THEIR BULLETIN POINTS TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE US.
AND THEN WE'LL ASK QUESTIONS AFTER PHIL'S PRESENTATION.
SO FIRST UP WE HAVE MR. MATTHEW DAVIS, WHO IS THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER PARTY BILL.
WELCOME MR. DAVIS CHEROKEE COMING OUT.
I KNOW WE ASKED THAT LAST TIME WAS KIND OF A QUESTION TO ASK IF YOU COME BACK FOR THE ANSWERED QUESTIONS, IS THERE ANYONE FROM COUNCIL THAT DOES HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION FOR THE SHERIFF? I CHIME IN AND SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS FOR ASKING ME TO JOIN THE BUDGET.
WE'RE A LITTLE MORE FORTUNATE, I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE PROBABLY IN EXCESS OF 2000, SO WE CONSIDER ATTAINABLE HOUSING UNITS IN THE PIPELINE KIND OF SPLIT BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSES AND MULTI-FAMILY RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK THAT'S JUST A REALITY OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME LARGE TRACKS OF LAND THAT ARE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY CHEAP, BUT LESS EXPENSIVE AND FURTHER EAST, YOU KNOW, BLOCKS IN HILTON HEAD.
AND WE ARE SAYING THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE IN THAT REGARD, WE HAVE DONE SOME THINGS AS WELL, TOO MUCH TO KIND OF LOOK AT THIS ISSUE OF ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE FORMED A AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, THE HOUSING
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COMMITTEE INCREASED, MADE UP OF LEATHER REALTOR FILTERS, NONPROFIT REPRESENTATIVES WITH HOUSING.AND WE TOOK WITH A BUNCH OF RECOMMENDATIONS, A LOOK AT THE ISSUE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IN HARDY VILLAGE, WE ARE ESTABLISHED AND WE CALL IT, WE'LL CALL IT WORKFORCE.
WE'RE CALLING IT A STABLE HOUSING, BUT HOUSING IS 71 HALF MORE.
AT LEAST THAT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITH THAT.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF SETTLEMENTS THAT ARE GONNA PROBABLY FALL UNDER THOSE PARAMETERS.
AS FAR AS THE RICHMOND PRICE POINTS, WE HAVE DONE SOME OTHER CHANGES.
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT CREATES A UNIT.
AND A LOT OF TIMES IT ALSO ALLOWS FOLKS MAYBE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS, TO, YOU KNOW, RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INCOME AS WELL.
THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT, THAT AS FAR AS PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT BUDGET THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO OFFER.
AND WE ALSO, WE PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE A PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR DUPLEXES AND A LOT OF EXPANSION, AND WE CHANGED THAT AS WELL.
SO NOW WE HAVE DUPLEXES OR TWO FAMILY BELONGINGS AS WELL.
UM, SO THAT THAT'S, THAT'S VERY GOOD.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OR SOME THEN ALSO INTEREST IN THAT ONE THING WE DID IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO WE HAD ONE DEVELOPER THAT CAME IN, HE WAS IN A LOCATION AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN.
AND ALSO THE SCHOOLS HERE IN HARTSVILLE, WE HAVE VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT FEES THAT WE NEGOTIATE EVERY TIME WE DO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
AND, UH, UH, WE, WE AGREED THAT UP TO 50% OF THEIR UNITS COULD, COULD PAY SOME REDUCED FEES IF THEY FELL WITHIN CERTAIN PRICE.
AND THEY'LL THEY'LL, THEY WILL SHOW US EACH YEAR, THEY'LL SHOW US LIKE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE WAS OF CERTAIN UNITS.
AND THEN WE WILL REFUND THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE FEES.
WE FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE KIND OF AFTER THE FACT, BUT THEY WILL GET THEIR MONEY BACK TO MAKE THOSE UNITS MORE AFFORDABLE.
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING, BUT THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE, UH, CONSULTANT THAT WE'VE JUST PAID HIM WITH WITH SILICON VALLEY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
WE THINK THAT'LL CONNECT TO THEM, REALLY PAVED THE WAY FOR A LOT OF US.
WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF HERE TO REALLY CONSTRUCT THAT KIND OF PROGRAM, BUT WE CAN SHARE, PAY WHETHER IT BE THROUGH RAISING FEES WHEN OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THAT.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GETTING SO AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, WORKING WITH THEM, GIVING THEM INFORMATION THAT CONSULTANT, THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY FOUND WITH.
UM, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE'VE LOOKED AT IS CERTAINLY THE CITY PURCHASING SOME LAND MAY BE, AND THEN TURNING IT AROUND AND LETTING IT GO RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVELY TO PROVIDE FOR THIS KIND OF HOUSING.
AND THE OTHER THING WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT IS, UM, AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS, THAT THE CONNECTION FEES WITH BJ WSA ARE, CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE CAN CREATE A PROGRAM THAT MAYBE CAN AT LEAST OFFSET OR, OR SOMEWHAT REDUCE THOSE FEES.
I MEAN, CERTAINLY WE USE AWSA NEEDS TO BE MADE WHOLE IN SOME MANNER, BUT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAYBE TAKE THAT COST OFF OF THE PRICE AS WELL, HOMES WITHIN THESE PRICE RANGES.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT HERE IN HARTSVILLE, WE'RE BIG BELIEVERS THAT NEW CHOPPING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO A BIG PART OF WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND WE'VE TAKEN EFFORTS AS WELL TO DO THAT.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED DURING TRAINING PROGRAM, WELDING CBL FOR A LOT OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
CAUSE WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH HAPPENING IN THE CITY WORKERS FOR THOSE JOBS.
THEY PAY A GOOD WAY TO DELIVER THOSE JOBS.
SO WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD COMPONENT OF IT AS WELL AS DISCUSSION FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
AGAIN, WAITING NICELY TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT AS THE HOUSING TRUST FUNDS COVER INTO THAT SPECIAL CONSULTANT.
AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM, BRING THAT UP TOO.
UM, A WASTE OF 4.3, $4.4 MILLION.
UH, WE, UH, DETAIL SHEET TO ALL OF THEM.
NEW CHEMIST CAME ABOARD, UM, ACT EITHER THIS MONTH OR JUNE.
THANK YOU, MR. MATT, HANG TIGHT FOR US.
NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE MISS JAMIE SAID, EXCUSE ME, IF I PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME, WRONG BUDGET, IT'S NOT HILTON HEAD, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND SHE IS THEIR SENIOR PLAN HALF THE NEW CHEMIST WE HAVE PLEASE CORRECT ME WITH YOUR LAST NAME FLAWS, BECAUSE WE WILL BE TALKING, IT'S ANALYZING THE DIFFICULT NAME FOR THIS YEAR.
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UM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF, UM, THE SHERIFF IS CORRECT, AND THE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T ANY FUNDS ARAMARK FOR RENOVATIONS FOR THE FORENSICS LAB IN FISCAL YEAR 20, ALL OF THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JUNE.WILL YOU HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER OF, I CAN GIVE YOU WHAT THEY TOLD ME TO BUDGET.
NOW I WOULD IMAGINE THAT HAS CHANGED.
SO COUNTY COUNCIL IDENTIFIED WORKFORCE HOUSING AS A PRIORITY YEARS AGO, AND THEN WAS HIRED A CONSULTANT IN AUGUST OF 2018 TO CREATE A WORKFORCE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN FOR US.
AND THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN 2019.
UM, FROM THAT CAME EIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS AND, UH, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
WE HAVE ADOPTED A COMMERCIAL REUSE POLICY AND A DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT TOWN OWNED LANDS, UM, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING THAT AVAILABLE AND ALSO, UM, IMPACT FEE REBATES.
UM, QAP FOR THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS DID MAKE THEIR CRITERIA A LITTLE MORE PALPABLE FOR PROJECTS AND B FOR COUNTIES ISSUE.
AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.
UM, BUT THE EMPLOYER IS JUST A HOUSING AND HOMELESS HOME SHARING PROGRAM.
WE KIND OF HAVE LEFT THOSE ON THE BACK BURNER IN THE HOPES THAT A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WOULD TAKE THOSE OUT.
UM, WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD IS DEFINED AS 60 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME WITH 60 TO 80% AMI BEING FOR RENTAL UNITS AND 80 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS FOR THE SHERIFF.
AND SO OUR COMMERCIAL REUSE POLICY, WE'RE CALLING COMMERCIAL CONVERSION, WHICH HAS ADOPTED THIS PAST NOVEMBER, ALLOWS THEM VERSION OF EXISTING NON-RESIDENTIAL SHARE FOOTAGE TO RESIDENTIAL.
WE JUST LET THEM TAKE THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT THAT THEY HAVE KIND OF FIT HOWEVER MANY UNITS THEY CAN IN THERE.
WE HAVE A TABLE IN OUR LAND MANAGEMENT BOARD MINUTES THAT DICTATES WHAT THE SIZE OF THE UNITS ARE.
YOU CAN USE THIS FOR BOTH MARKET RATE OR YOU CAN USE IT FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SO FOR MARKET RATE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS AVAILABLE, BUT IF YOU GIVE US 20% WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS, UM, WE GET, UM, SMALLER UNIT SIZES OF A ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS, BUT YOU ALSO CAN USE MICRO EFFICIENCY AND STUDIO UNITS TO BE ABLE TO PUT MORE UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S A FAIRLY NEW, UM, REGULATION THAT WE HAVE IT'S AVAILABLE INCENTIVE.
AND WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THEM, BUT NOBODY HAS QUITE FILLED OUT AN APPLICATION FOR IT YET.
I THINK WE'RE STILL KIND OF FEELING IT OUT TO SEE WHAT THE BUILDING CODE IMPLICATIONS ARE GOING TO BE WHEN YOU'RE CHANGING THE OCCUPANCY TAX FOR YOUR TIME.
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE.
THE OTHER PROGRAM HAS A DENSITY PROGRAM, UM, WHICH WAS JUST ADOPTED IN FEBRUARY.
UM, WE INITIALLY LOOKED AT A GREATER AREA OF THE ISLANDS TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE, BUT THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF DEBT, THE CITY THAT THIS COULD CREATE.
SO WE LOOKED AT OUR HARVARD DISTRICT, WHICH IS A LOW DENSITY DISTRICT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A LARGER AMOUNT OF ACREAGE, IT GIVES YOU MORE DENSITY.
SO WE WENT WITH SINGLE PARCELS OF AT LEAST THREE ACRES, WHICH WOULD THEN GIVE THEM A BY RIGHT DENSITY OF SIX ACRES.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF OTHER CONDITIONS WE PUT IN ABOUT NOT BEING ON WATER PLAN.
SO IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TOO CLOSE TO OUR MINOR ARTERIALS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO NOT BE NEAR THE AIRPORT, WE DID NOT WANT DORMITORY STYLE LIVING.
SO WE EXCLUDED GROUP LIVING, BUT WE DID INCLUDE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THOSE.
AND THIS ONE IS A MUCH SMALLER AREA.
SO THEN WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE CALL IN TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE NOT MET A SINGLE PARCEL OF THREE ACRES.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY EVALUATE TO SEE IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA OR ADD MORE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO SEE IF IT CAN BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF, BUT AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS THEY HAVE WHERE THEY CAN GET A 50% BONUS ON THEIR BASE VERSUS CENTRAL DENSITY OR A HUNDRED PERCENT.
BUT THEY'VE GOT TO GIVE US A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COURSE UNITS.
SO WE HAVE A THREE ACRE PARCEL THAT ALLOWS 18 BY WAY.
THEY COULD GET UP TO 36 UNITS IF THEY GET 18 WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS OR THEY COULD GET 27 UNITS, IF THEY GO TO SIX HOUSING UNITS.
AND THAT IS CAPPED AT 12 UNITS TO THE ACRE FOR ANY WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE THE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM, BUT WE HAVE A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM THAT GOES WITH BOTH OF THOSE THAT HAS REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY PUT COVENANTS ON THE PROPERTY, LET PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S A 30 YEAR AFFORDABILITY TERM ON IT, AND THEY HAVE TO INITIATE A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN THAT BASICALLY LETS US KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE DEVELOPER IS AWARE THAT THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROGRAM, WHICH MEANS THAT THE WORKFORCE UNITS CAN'T BE DIFFERENT THAN THE MARKET RATE.
THEY'VE GOT TO BE SIMILAR TYPES OF MORE STYLE MATERIALS THAT CAN'T
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BE CLUSTERED AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE IT'S GOT TO BE INTEGRATED.THERE ARE OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE TENANTS HAVE TO BE.
THIS HAS TO BE THEIR SOLE RESIDENCE AND THEY CAN'T SUBLEASE IT, THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS.
80% OF IT'S RENTAL OR 80 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT IF IT'S OWNER OCCUPIED LAND THAT WE ALSO, BECAUSE IT'S A WORKFORCE HOUSING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CATERING TO THE WORKFORCE OF THE ISLAND.
SO AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD HAS TO WORK FOR A LOVELY LICENSED BUSINESS FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
AND SO AS A WAY OF TRACKING THAT INITIAL CERTIFICATE DEVELOPMENT ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR TENANTS, THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THOSE.
AND THEN FOR RENTAL UNITS THAT ANNUALLY HAVE TO CERTIFY THAT THE TENANTS ARE MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
AND AGAIN, THERE WAS A 30 YEAR AFFORDABILITY TERM, BOTH ON RENTAL.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE REASON I'LL HAVE TRUST FUNDS.
OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE GET THE PROPOSAL BACK IN JUNE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO POSSIBLY WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT.
AND THAT IS THE WARRANT AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT, WE FOUND MAYBE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH BITES ON OUR CENTERS BECAUSE WE ARE ENGAGING IN.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START BEING MORE PROACTIVE WITH ENGAGING IN EDUCATION OUT THERE.
I'M ALSO TRYING TO BRING IN OTHER PEOPLE TO EVALUATE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS THEY ARE, BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN A LITTLE FEEDBACK THAT DENSITY BONUS ISN'T ENOUGH.
SO THE GAP BETWEEN THE MARKET RATE IN THE END, THE WORKFORCE UNITS, IT'S STILL TOO GREAT.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE TO BE OFFERED AND CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP ON A REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND.
WE'VE CREATED A BOG AND A REPORT.
WE'RE GETTING CALLS ALMOST DAILY ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM, PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS, LOOKING AT SPECIFIC PROPERTIES, UM, ALSO LETTING US KNOW WHAT HURDLES THAT THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO COME INTO.
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF THOSE AND CONTINUALLY HAVE THIS BE A LIVING DOCUMENT AND CONTINUE TO REFINE IT, TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPERS WHO ARE COMING IN.
WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR TOWN OWN PROPERTY NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN BASED ON THE FUNDING THAT WAS USED TO PURCHASE IT AND THINGS AND OTHER THINGS, TO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE TOWN PROPERTY, THAT'S AVAILABLE, THAT WE LOOK AT THAT SERIOUSLY TO SEE IF THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER RESELL OR DEVELOP WORKFORCE HOUSING PROPERTIES.
UM, BUT THAT'S STILL COMING DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS CLOSE TO FRUITION AT THIS POINT.
WE'RE JUST STARTING TO RESEARCH PART OF THAT.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT.
UM, TOWN COUNCIL IS CONTINUING TO HAVE WORKSHOPS WITH US TO SEE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FOR, UM, EVALUATING OTHER THINGS.
THEN I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTINUING, LIKE WORKING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL TO, UM, HE'S SEEN AN INCREASE IN CASES TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF APPLICANTS ACTUALLY COME IN BEFORE THE INCENTIVES THAT WERE CREATED AT THIS POINT TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IMPACT FEES AND THE CAPACITY FEES OR SOMETHING, THAT'S A BIG COST THAT A LOT OF THE DEVELOPERS HAVE MENTIONED TO ME WHEN THEY CALL IN.
UM, AT THIS POINT WE DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDING SET ASIDE OR OPTIONS TO ASSIST WITH THOSE.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BIG THING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, TO SEE IF THERE'S THE OPTION TO, BUT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO CAUSE US TO BE IN A ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MS. JAMIE AND NEXT STEP ON OUR REPORT LISTS IS YOU HAVE LISTED ERIC GREENWAY.
ERIC DID CALL THIS MORNING TO EXCUSE HIMSELF.
HE SENT IN HIS PARTNER, ROBERT MERCHANT, WHO IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
SO I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MR. ROBERT AND THE IMPORTANT TIME I MATCHED REPORT FOR THE MINUTES.
SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE, YES, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU UPDATES.
UM, I GUESS ONE OF THE MAIN EFFORTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS HE, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE WORKING JOINTLY WITH JASPER COUNTY, ALONG WITH MANY CASES FOR PORT ROYAL, WE GET MISSY BLUFFTON, HILTON HEAD AND HARDY BILL IN THE MARKETS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE HIRED
THEY MENTIONED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS TO ALLOW THEIR BACKGROUNDS, RIGHT, INFORMATION GATHERING, AND HISTORIC STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT WORK.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN OUR NEXT STEPS, UM, ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE NUTS AND BOLTS AREA, SETTING UP AN AFFORDABLE
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HOUSING TRUST FUND.AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASSISTING US WITH DRAFTING AN RFP.
WE HAVE LESS TO HIRE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR CDFI IN 2021 RIGHT NOW, I GUESS THAT THAT TYPE OF WORK IS VERY SPECIALIZED.
AND THAT REALLY HELPS TO PARTNER WITH SOMEONE WHO ALREADY DOES THE WORK THAT WILL REALLY HELP US FROM LAST YEAR.
SO YOU HAVE THAT DATA FROM LAST YEAR.
SO OUR STAFF, AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON COMMUNICATE, SO HOW MANY YEARS WE WOULD BE PARTNERING WITH THE CDFI AND THAT WE WOULD BE SETTING UP THE
YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS TO HAVE ONE STAFF OR ABOUT, UM, UH, HIRE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, YOUR NUMBERS IN THE PAST IN THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE, CAUSE AGAIN, KIND OF LOOKING AHEAD TO PEOPLE, LISTENING TO THE AUDIENCE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENT AT ONE O'CLOCK TODAY.
WE'RE HAVING OUR STEER HAVE MANY MEETINGS NUMBERS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
AND AGAIN, WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROJECTING.
IS THERE A GOAL THAT WE CAN BE SEEN AS $7 MILLION? SO FOR 10 YEARS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HAVING THE CONTRIBUTION OF EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND HAVING THE PORTIONS BASED ON POPULATION OVER $10.
SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA WHEN I'M GOING THROUGH THE MATH THIS YEAR, WHAT WE WILL BE JURISDICTION TRIBUTE TO THIS.
IT CAN BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, LEVERAGING GRANT FUNDS, UM, LOCAL FOUNDATIONS, YOU KNOW, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS LIKE, I KNOW THEY USED, UM, GREENVILLE AS A MODEL.
THIS WILL LEVERAGE A LOT MORE MONEY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE NOW.
THEIR CONTRACT IS AUGUST ARE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING YOU JUST STAY TUNED FOR.
I'M NOT SURE ONE DOES SO WANTED TO GIVE HIM A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME VERY COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES FOR HOUSING.
UM, ALWAYS SEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED WORKFORCE CAN BE LOCATED IN AREAS THAT ARE NEAR SERVICES, UM, HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSIT THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO JOHN AND SHOPPING.
AND SO OUR POLICIES DIRECT, WHY SHOULD THIS HOUSING INTO MUNICIPALITIES AREAS JOIN? ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING ARRESTED BECAUSE OF COVID? I DON'T KNOW.
SO WE REALLY SEE THAT THIS REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP WANTING TO LOCATE THIS HOUSING IN AREAS THAT ARE NEAR WHERE WE ARE IN.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A LOT OF POLICIES IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE MORE GEARED TOWARDS ALLOWING FAMILIES TO LIVE IN RURAL AREAS.
A LOT OF THESE ARE PROPERTY OWNED BY FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS, ALLOWING THEM TO STAY ON THEIR PROPERTY TO SUBDIVIDE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, JUST DO A REALLY, REALLY WELL HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.
AND SO WE HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE AND GOD, WE DID HAVE THAT NUMBER BECAUSE PROPERTY, IF IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 50 YEARS OR GREATER, UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP IT HIGHER DENSITY, EIGHT CASES, AND OUR RULES ABOUT THAT TYPICALLY ALLOW, AND THIS HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR AND USED.
AND WE KIND OF SEE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A SUPPORT NETWORK WITH YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S A MUCH BETTER ARRANGEMENT, THEN THAT MONEY NOT BEING ABLE TO, TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING ON THE PROPERTY, MEN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO SEEK HOUSING ELSEWHERE IN ACCOUNTING.
SO OUR GOAL WITH ROAD AREAS IS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO STAY ON THEIR PROPERTY AND FAMILY MEMBERS STAY FAMILY PROPERTIES, UM, SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME DENSITY INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR MOST INTENSE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, C5, WE'RE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL, UM, INCENTIVES IN OUR OTHER DISTRICTS, HOWEVER WE HAVE SEEN.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW WE REALLY FEEL THAT THIS PARTNERING WITH, UM, BUT I'M DEFINITELY OFFICER OR PARTNERING WITH, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEETING, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT WAIVE REQUIREMENTS AND OBVIOUSLY CREATING THESE INCENTIVES DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WITH, FOR MONEY FROM LAST YEAR.
SHE SEEMS WE HAD COVID YOU'RE BEGINNING TO PRODUCE
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INEQUITIES.SO, UM, INCREASE, WE'LL PUT IN A LOT OF OUR GOING TO HIRE THINGS.
DON'T PICK A, JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, A LOT MORE ON JUST THE, UM, THE TRUST HANDSOME LAST YEAR.
SO RAISING FUNDS TO BOND COURT, CONTRACTING TO ATTORNEYS FULL TIME, WE'VE PUT A LOT OF EGGS IN A BASKET.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S PROCESSING CLIENTS, ULTIMATELY IN OUR ATTORNEYS HAD THOSE PILES OF MY ADDITION TO THAT.
I GUESS THE OTHER TEAMS, WE NOW HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCE TO LAST YEAR.
SO THAT HAS BEEN SOME, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT RIGHT NOW, OUR MITIGATION TEAM I HIRED AND THE MITIGATION ATTORNEY, YOU KNOW, THE MITIGATION SPECIALIST GETTING IN AN INVESTIGATOR AND RUNNING THAT TEAM HAS BEEN REMARKABLE ON JUDGE A TRIAL LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE.
BEFORE WE START OUR Q AND A JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS, I GUESS, PARTICIPANTS ON TODAY'S MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT AND UPDATE ON WHAT YOUR TOWN IS.
THE CITY IS WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HE WAS SAYING IT WAS LESS AND LESS THAN THE RECOMMENDATION.
AGAIN, JAMIE BEING HERE THIS MORNING, THEY WANTED HIM TO BE SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS.
WERE YOU SAYING 70 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT AMI OR ILLNESSES? 70 TO A HUNDRED TO A HUNDRED.
AND YOU SAID YOU HAD THINGS THROUGH YOUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROPOSED AROUND 2000 HOUSES IN THE PIPELINE TO CENTERS.
THOSE ARE ONES THAT ARE AT SOME LEVEL OF APPROVAL RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE UNDER CONTROL REMARKABLE JUDGE, SOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
YOU CAN HIT ME WITH AN EMAIL AND TELL ME WHERE THEY'RE AT AND CHECK THAT OUT.
SO BETWEEN THE MITIGATION TEAM TALKED ABOUT A DEVELOPER FEE REDUCTION BASED ON HOUSING PRICES, I GUESS WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE PRICE POINT OF THE HOUSE, LOOKING AT THE API OR BOTH EVERYTHING WE WERE GOING TO DO, AND IT IS BERKELEY.
IT'S A LITTLE, WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PRICE POINT IS AND BASICALLY SAY THE PRICE POINT IS WHATEVER.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, A LENDER WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH HOUSE YOU CAN AFFORD.
SO BASICALLY IT'S LIKE, AND THEN WE COMPARE THAT TO THE AMI QUESTION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE, THEN THAT RANGE OF PEOPLE'S INCOME FALLS WITHIN THAT RANGE.
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT PRICE POINT IS THAT THEY CAN AFFORD THAT HOUSE ASKING YOU TO DO.
AND, UH, JUST, UH, JUST TO COMMENT, JUST CURIOUS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE HOUSES THAT ENDED UP, SORRY, NUMBER OF CASES? SO PROJECT, YOU KNOW, THAT NEED TO BE ANY LATERS STRIKES, BE THAT WE DO WHAT WE TAKE CARE OF, ALL OF THAT WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND ENSURE THAT THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN JAMIE, LET'S ALL ASK QUESTIONS TO MATT FIRST AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM EACH YEAR AS THE STARTING POINT.
ANYONE ELSE WITH MAYBE DEFENDER, BUT MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE MONEY
THE FIRST QUESTION, BUT COULD YOU TOUCH BACK ON WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? YOU WERE MENTIONING LIKE TRAINING THE WORKFORCE FOR WELDING AND THE AWESOME THINGS IN DEFENSE.
WE WERE ACTUALLY FORTUNATE ONE OF OUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPERS UP THE RIVER POURED DOWN ON US 17.
THEY, THEY HAVE LIKE A NONPROFIT ARM AND THEY GIFTED US A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT ALLOWED US TO PARTNER WITH GOODWILL AND WE'VE TEXTED DOWN THE ROAD TCL OR SOME OTHERS.
AND WE HAVE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL CLASSES WHERE THEY'VE BEEN WELDING CERTIFICATION WORK WITH
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CDL.AND LIKE THE WELDING PROGRAM IS THEY'RE IN SUCH DEMAND THAT EVERYONE THAT COMES THROUGH THAT PROGRAM HAS A JOB BEFORE THEY EVEN GRADUATE.
AND I'M TALKING LIKE A GOOD JOB.
THEY'RE MAKING LIKE 45 TO $50,000 RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
AND THAT'S FREE TO A JASPER COUNTY PRESIDENT.
A GOOD POINT THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON OR YOU CAN KEEP US OBVIOUSLY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAUGHT UP BECAUSE DELAYED IS JESSIE, ALONG WITH IT.
DO THEY HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOUSING? WE DID NOT.
WE DID NOT HAVE SPREADSHEETS FOR LIKE A CIVIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT'S WHY, FRANKLY, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE GOING TO FALL WITHIN THAT CATEGORY TO BEGIN WITH.
SO, I MEAN, AND THAT'S THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS, THIS ISSUE THAT IT'S VERY, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING, THERE'S DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS ISSUE, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE REGION.
YOU KNOW, HILTON HEAD OBVIOUSLY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN
SO WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT WHEN I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO, YOU KNOW, OTHER PLACES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE PRIVATE COMMUNITIES, CLEARLY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO HOW DO WE GET THAT BE A LITTLE MORE EXCLUSIVE TO, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT I THINK THAT TRUST FUND COME OUT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.
CAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE AS WELL.
DESIGNATED ATTORNEY BROWNDALE, MR. PLACES ARE HIGH END PLACES AND THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE THERE'S THAT REAL MIXTURE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE STRIVE FOR.
A LOT OF OUR DEVELOPERS QUITE FRANKLY, ARE WHERE WE ARE GETTING WITH A MIXTURE OF
UM, ALMOST BECAUSE THEY TOO, AS WELL, GAVE US A NEW OFFICE SPACE IS NOT GIVING US AN INCREASE NOR HAVE THEY GIVEN US ANY OPINIONATED MOST TIMES.
BUT, UM, I AM VERY, VERY PARTICULAR.
NONE OF YOU GUYS CAN HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE MITIGATION TEAM OR THE REQUIREMENTS YOU PUT IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT ALREADY, THE MITIGATION TEAM IS STABLE AS WELL.
CAN'T GO BACK AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
SOME ARE, SOME OF THESE AGREEMENTS ARE FROM THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THE MARKET CRASHED AND ALL THAT, BUT THESE WERE STILL IN PLACE, BUT WE KNOW, AGAIN, WE BAN ACTION.
YOU HAD A LOT, A LOT OF, A LOT OF THEM ARE COMING IN WITH VACANT FOR A LONG TIME, THESE BIG TRACKS OF LAND AND WERE ABLE TO RENEGOTIATE SOME OF, SO AS THAT HAPPENS, WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT WHEREVER WE CAN, WE ARE DEMANDING AGREEMENTS WHEN WE CAN.
SO I RESPECT THE FACT THAT BUFORD KIND OF TAX MONEY FOR PRICE POINTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THAT MONEY HAS THOSE PRICE POINTS? I HAD GONE TO OTHER COUNTIES, AMI IS 70 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 300,000 ON BUFORD TOWN.
WE'RE IN THE ONE 50 TO $200,000 RANGE FOR A LOT OF HOW THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTION AT 70 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF AMI, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MS. MARKETING'S JUST LIKE
AND WE MIGHT ASK YOU TO COME BACK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME.
HOWEVER, JUST LIKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITHIN A SUPPLY DETAIL, ALSO NOT TO BE A LITTLE OPINION, OPINIONATED ABOUT THE UNIT THAT CAN HELP US THEN WITH OUR DECISION, PUTTING TOGETHER A, I GUESS THE TASK FORCE, TALK TO REGIONAL INCREASES, GOING TO HOUSING AUTHORITIES, UM, AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY STILL DOESN'T HAVE ANY TELL EACH DEVELOPMENT HOW THEY CAN HELP US THEN DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, JUST LIKE WITH THE ROD AFFORDABLE OR WORKFORCE OR TENABLE HOUSING, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY, THEY JUST GONNA COME IN AS RECOMMENDATION AND BASICALLY, OKAY, WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO YOURS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY INTO THAT CONCEPT FOR AN EXAMPLE, WE MAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, WE MAY COME OUT OF THAT AND SAY, WE THINK WE NEED STAFF IN THIS OFFICE.
WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR IT, TO SEE EACH PALLET T2 LAST YEAR TO BRING IN FUNDING THAT WILL
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SUPPORT THAT ADDITIONAL HELP THAT YOU NEED STUFF LIKE IMPACT FEES, ASSISTANCE.THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH TRYING TO DEVELOP.
I BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT MATCHES WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY POSITION WOULD BE.
SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO OPINION IS I THINK MENTALLY MENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS TO HAVE A STRONG, I'VE HAD SOME ENCOUNTERS IN THE JAIL HOUSE WITH MENTAL WORK.
WHAT ABOUT HOUSING? WHICH HOUSING SHOULDN'T BE, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR OWN AREAS TO STAND ON GREAT IN BED.
THEN YOU CAN TRY TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO WHATEVER YOUR FARM IS REQUESTED AND SO LOCAL.
AND I REALLY THINK WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN HOW TO USE THIS.
WE DO NOW AS A REGION, UM, MAYBE A WEEK.
THANK YOU, MISS SOME OF YOUR MEETINGS AS WELL AS WAY TO YOUR MEETINGS.
ORIGINAL PHOTO, TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THEN IT'LL BE A WHOLE LOT MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN WE ALL LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
AND WE ALL BUILD ON HOW WE JUST HIGHLIGHT.
IF YOU TRIED TO COPY SOME OF THE SAME THINGS, ONE VISION, INSTEAD OF I'D RATHER GO TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION HILTON, YOU ALL JUST HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC
BOTH OF THOSE HAVE REQUESTED ABOUT, UM, $300,000 INCREASES IN THOSE, ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MATT? SO YOU ALL WILL NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT THE SPECIFIC NEED IS ON THAT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD ON THAT, I THINK
I, IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO THAT, IF THAT SEEMS DESIRABLE, UM, UH, BE PREPARED TO GO THROUGH MY NOTES, MAKE SURE WE GOT IT CORRECT.
DON'T NEED TO DO THAT FOR BOTH.
UH, UH, IT'S A QUESTION IN INDIVIDUALS 60 TO 80% DEFENDER THAT UNDERSTAND YOU JUST SAY THAT BASICALLY INCREASE OF THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE AND YOU ALL NEED THE HOME OWNERSHIP WOULD BE THE 80 TO 100%.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE TREASURER'S OFFICE SAYS, WHAT WAS THE PARTICULAR REASON FOR ALL THREE, NOT ALLOW IT THE 60 TO 80, I GUESS, HOUSING COSTS AND THE SALARIES, A LINE ITEM ON HER BUDGET.
WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT TYPE OF IN CHAIRMAN CAN TELL YOU IF WE'VE BEEN AGAINST THE WALL FOR, SO THE TRIGGER'S OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS, THEY CAN BE WITH DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS FOR YEARS BEGGING HER NOT TO SEE US.
SO WE RECOMMEND TRYING IT AT ALL IN ANY PERSONNEL OFFICE CURRENTLY, BUT WE JUST HAVEN'T SHOT VACANCY POSITIONS.
WE GET CLOSER OR FOR THAT PARTICULAR OFFICE, THE FINAL THING, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, AS YOU KNOW, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, I WAS WONDERING, I KNOW YOU GUYS CHANGED IT SO THAT YOU COULD CONVERT NON-RESIDENTIAL UNITS INTO NOT DORMITORIES, BUT, UM, APART, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU, IF ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS, IF THERE'S A PROJECT UNDERWAY UNDER THAT CATEGORY, YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY AWARE UNDER WAY.
WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAT WE HAD THE PARKLAND HOTEL THAT CONVERTED TO UNITS, BUT THEY ENDED UP WITH DORMITORY STABBINGS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVES FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, BUT WE'VE HAD PROBABLY AT LEAST 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT CALL AND NOT THE PROSPECT OF DOING IT.
BUT I THINK WE'RE RUNNING INTO SOME HURDLES OF THE COST OF CHANGING THE OCCUPANCY BECAUSE THE BUILDING CODES CHANGE COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANTS ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES, UH, AND SAVANNAH NEXT ONE OF THOSE STRAIGHT $19,000 CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE OTHER ONE IS AN 80,000.
YOU ALSO OPERATE DENTAL, SORRY, I DIDN'T INVITE YOU ONLY CASH FOR COMP.
SO, UM, IN THOSE QUESTIONS, THAT IS A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU NEED TO EVALUATE A LOT OF MONEY.
IF YOU'LL LOOK INTO SHEET, YOU'RE PROVIDING A LOT OF MONEY TO JAMIE OVER THE LOW COUNTRY.
UH, SOME OF THOSE ARE INCORRECT PAYMENTS, BUT SOME
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OF THEM, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT, UH, YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY AGENCIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO COME FOR THEIR CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ANDIF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE THINGS, BUT YOU GUYS, $400,000 TO HAVE OUR BUDGET NEGOTIATE FURTHER, $1,000, FIND OUT HOW CHARITIES YOU CAN BE MORE GENERAL THAN POTENTIALLY DEVELOP WAYS TO DEAL WITH THOSE.
THESE TWO COMPLETELY, ANYTIME SOMEONE CALLS ME AND DISCUSS IT, THEY'LL LET ME KNOW THAT THE PASSING FEES ARE TOO MUCH.
AND SO WHILE I CAN'T NEGOTIATE WITH THEM AND DO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THESE ARE PART OF OUR LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE MONITORING CAREFULLY TO SEE IF WE NEED TO CHANGE WHAT WE'VE ADOPTED.
UM, THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE, UH, JAMIE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, WE GONNA NEED YOU GUYS TO BE THE SECOND PARTNERS REALLY, UM, HILTON HEAD IS RIGHT NOW TO THE CENTER OF ALL THE MAJOR JOBS, ESPECIALLY OH, DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT MACHINE.
NOT ONLY TODAY, BUT HIGHLAND RECREATION FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS.
THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE ALL THE, ALL THE, UH, EVERYONE TRAVELS TO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK YOU SAID THAT YOU LOOK AT LINE 40, SOME OF THE TIMING WAS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A JOB PAID $135,000 A YEAR TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATIONAL.
SO HILTON HEAD QUALIFIERS DON'T KNOW WHAT.
AND A MAJOR INDUSTRY JUST HAS TO BE A LICENSED BUSINESS.
IF IT'S A CONTRACTOR, IF IT'S A RESTAURANT, THEY HAVE TO BE A LICENSED BUSINESS ON DOING WORK ON HILTON, HEAD LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF HILTON.
SO IF THEY'RE PROVIDING SERVICES, THEY ALL HAVE, THEN I THINK THEY SHOULD.
THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT THAT UP, I HEARD THAT TO PROVIDE SOMEONE MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY THAT
BUT THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AND THEN UPDATES ON PRETTY MUCH THE SAME CATHOLIC.
HOPEFULLY HE DOES TRAINING ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT I'VE JUST SAID TO YOU ALL.
UM, NOW WE'LL GO TO ROBERT
UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, IS THERE ANY MONEY IN RELATION TO A, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN IT PUT INTO A SPREADSHEET LIKE THAT.
SO THAT, THAT WILL HELP IF WE CAN GET THAT EVERYBODY.
SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND WE CAN GO THROUGH, AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE.
WELL, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, SINCE OUR IMPACT FEES CURRENTLY DO PAY FOR, I THINK ERIC RAISED TRANSPORTATION LIBRARIES, THOSE ITEMS, PARKS STRIKES ME.
UM, THEY ACTUALLY, SOME OF THOSE, UM, BY STATE LAW, WE CANNOT IMPACT FEES UNLESS WE HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE.
IF WE HAVE, I SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE FACILITIES, INCOME, HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT, COME IN IT'S INCOME ELIGIBLE WITH COUNTY POLICY.
THEY CAN WAIVE THE IMPACT FEE WHERE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT WE'LL GET DOWN.
WE HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER NON TAX SOURCE OR AT LEAST
SO THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE
AND THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS FURTHER OR HOW PEOPLE AS I'M, I'M, I'M A PLANNER AND I'M HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH,
SO HOW OF ONE, HOW DO YOU APPLY OR HOW THEY USE TO THIS PROCESS? GETTING TECH FEES PRIOR TO THE BLUFFTON, SOMEONE WANTS TO BUDGET, SO, AND BUILD A HOUSE IN BLUFFTON.
WELL, THE NEW INCREASE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO ALLOW US TO
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FUZZY ON WITH, UM, OUR BUILDING CODES DEPARTMENT COLLECTS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BASICALLY COLLECTED WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AND THEN ON THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE INCREASED IN VALUE, OR ARE YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE WHETHER, I GUESS TRACTION OF COURSE INCREASES WORKS WITH THE TOWN OF LIFTING CAPACITY, BUILDING CODES, NOT NECESSARILY REVENUE DETAIL HOPEFULLY MAKES SENSE TO YOU.YEAH, THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH US.
IT'S IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THERE'S A FORM THAT THEY COULD FILL OUT THE ACQUAINTANCES
SO I CAN GET BACK WITH YOU ON HOW THAT WORKS FOR A CHECK FOR NOT HAVING A TAX INCREASE.
I WAS THINKING BACK, JUST DISCUSSION ABOUT, FOR YOU TO GET BACK WITH ME, BUT ALSO WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR MY STAFF, WE MIGHT END UP HERE IN GREECE KICKING IN, IN JANUARY.
AND IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT THE COUNTY DO ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE CURRENTLY, THE ONLY MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE NOW IS THE MONEY THAT GOES INTO THE WAY THE IMPACT IS STORAGE PROJECTS, KIND OF RELYING ON THIS WHOLE PROCESS WITH THE INCREASE OF HOUSING IN THE AREA TO COMMIT TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF A SITUATION AND WHERE WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE SCALE
WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE FOLLOWING.
SO IF I'M WRONG, SO DANIEL WRONG, BUT QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I THINK THE STATE SAID YOU HAD TO HAVE COME UP FUNDING AND KIND OF WHAT THE IMPACT PHASE, I THINK ORIGINALLY THE COUNTY PUT $160,000 IN THE POT.
YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD PERFECTLY.
YOU HAVE TO GROW HALF YOUR IMPLEMENTATION, THE ORIGINAL IMPACT THE DOCUMENTS ACTUALLY HAD WRITTEN IN 60 TO 80% AMI SHARE, AS OPPOSED TO WHICH YOU WOULD WAVE AT SOMEBODY HITTING US.
RASHARD INVOLVED IN, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THOSE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BECAUSE THAT GOES BACK A LONG TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'VE CHANGED OR NOT CHANGED.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY, UM, CONSIDERING, UM, MY QUESTION IS ON YOUR END, YOU'RE JUST BEGINNING AS WELL.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERWHELM THEM.
YOU KNOW, I'M ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THIS, FOR THE START OF A NEW FISCAL YEAR, OR I HAD INDIVIDUAL INCOMES.
I'VE NEVER BEEN SO CONFUSED IN MY LIFE.
I FIND THIS THING, SUPPOSEDLY JUST MIND BOGGLING.
SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THAT MEETING TODAY AT ONE, I'M ASSUMING YOU'LL BE A PART OF IT.
BUT ANYWAY, I FIND IT AND HAVE THAT HEADSET, I GUESS IF I HAVE TO BOIL IT DOWN TO A SIMPLE QUESTION IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW THAT THE RURAL HOUSING TRUST FUND, IF IT COMES TO BEAR FRUIT AND TALK ABOUT HOW SHE'S MORE THAN A FUNDING MECHANISM SAID THOSE THINGS TO YOU ABOUT THE HALF YOUR IMPLEMENTATION QUESTION.
UM, WE WORK TIRELESSLY REALLY EVERGREEN, I GUESS THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS IT IS THAT, UM, COMPENSATION NUMBERS INTO THE BEDROOM KIND OF WORKING WITH EACH OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION, ALL THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHAT THE SERVICES ARE STILL WORKING ON THE FUND VERSUS I DO FEEL THAT A FULL YEAR IMPLEMENTATION IS A POSSIBILITY.
IT IS PRIMARILY SETTING UP A FUNDING SOURCE COST FOR SALARIES IS ABOUT $0.8 MILLION HIGHER THAN IT WAS.
AND THE RETIREMENT, APPROXIMATELY $2.4 MILLION HIGHER, UH, MUNICIPALITY PERSPECTIVE BANK OR LESS.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A WORTHY PROJECT, YOU WOULD APPLY THAT FUNDING TO HELP OFFSET THEIR COST.
BUT HAVING SAID THOSE THINGS, I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'LL BE A MUCH MORE KIND OF FULL YEAR WORKING REGIONALLY ON WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE.
EACH OF THE REMARK DISABILITIES MAY HAVE DIFFERENT UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT OR ADDRESS COMMITTEE ISSUES AND ALL THAT YOU'RE FEEDING INTO ALONG WITH HR.
AND I REALLY NEED TO
NONPROFITS WOULD BE BORN WITH THAT.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ACTIVE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STEPS THAT SHE'S TAKEN THIS YEAR TO SORT OF TRIM BACK THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THIS FROM OUR STAFF THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
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THIS WEEK HAS HEARD ME SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THE COMPANY GOING TO DO SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS.UM, AND SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
SO PINKY TELL US HOW, TELL US HOW WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
KEVIN, YOU TOO QUIET AND UGA, I NEED YOU KEVIN.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST FROM THE TOWN'S PERSPECTIVE.
WELL, UM, THIS HAS BEEN PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BETTER MEETINGS AND I APPRECIATE, UM, HILTON HEAD AND HOTTIE.
I WANT TO IN HERE AND SHARE MY SCREEN.
THIS IS OUR DIALOGUE IS THREE OR 22, BUT I GUESS IT'S SORT OF BEEN ALL ABOUT EFFORTS, BUT WE NEED, BUT I REALLY THINK REGIONALLY, WE SHOULD STAY ON THE SAME.
WE SHOULD STAY CONNECTED SO WE CAN TRY AND MAKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING A PRIORITY, UM, FOR OUR REGION BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO STARTING TO SHOW WHICH WOULD BE DOWN A LOT.
WELL, WE'VE CONTINUED TO TRACK DOWN A LOT SINCE OUR LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP AND WE CAN
AND WE HAVE VICTORIA MANAGED TO CUT ABOUT $867,000.
NO, SIR, THAT'S IT A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR NUMBER NINE TO SAY THEY WOULD AGREE TO COME IN AND IF YOU NEED US ANYWHERE, JUST LET US KNOW.
UM, ALSO WE HAD A TOTAL OF, UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT, UM, VICKI DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
SO THIS WAS ALL ON, ON HER FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES.
SO REALLOCATING SOME OF OUR CURRENT FLEET AND POSTPONE, WE WERE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE CAPITAL REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, WITH THAT LEAVING $1.6 MILLION IN THE END OF A MEETING TO REQUEST TIMELY, WE HAVE ASKED DEPARTMENT HEADS SURPLUSES IN THEIR FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET WAS, UH, AND FULFILL SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22.
UH, SO WE CAN FURTHER REDUCE WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT $1.6 MILLION.