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MEMO, JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY ARMS AROUND A SEASON.THAT'S ABOUT 12 MONTHS, RIGHT? SO WE ALL KNOW THE SEASON USED TO REALLY END IN SEPTEMBER AND PICK UP AS IT STARTS GETTING MORE.
BUT THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT, THE WAY THE TEAM IN HOUSE IS LOOKING AT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME CONFIDENCE.
I'M LOOKING AT IT AS A, AS A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM.
AND SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE SECURED A YEAR ROUND AND AS NEEDED.
IF IT'S RAINING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE IF IT'S 45 DEGREES, BUT A YEAR ROUND CONTRACT FOR PARKING SECURITY AT THE BEACH, THEY'RE THERE TO HELP YOU PARK THEY'RE THERE, THEY'RE THERE TO POLICE.
HOW, HOW VOLKS PARK DOES THE SECURITY PART OF IT? UM, WE HAVE FOLKS AT ISLANDERS IN COLIGNY, AS WELL AS ROAMING, THE OTHER PARTS IT'S SUPPORTED AND, UH, ALSO FILLING IN THE GAPS THROUGH OUR FACILITIES TEAM.
THEY'RE THERE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
WE ALSO HAVE A BEAVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WE, AND WE COORDINATE WITH THEM ON, WE HAVE TRASHED CONTRACTS AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT I SHARE, OR AT LEAST REMIND SHORT BEACH SERVICES HAS A TRASH CONTRACT.
THEY PICK UP A MONITOR IN THE MORNING.
SO AS WELL AS MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE DAY, OUR FACILITY STAFF IS ALSO OUT THERE PICKING UP TRASH AND SPARTINA MARINES, CLEANING THE BEACH AT NIGHT.
UM, LITTLE STATISTICS, LITTLE STATISTIC, JOSH SHARED WITH YOU.
JOSH TROOPER SHARED WITH ME LAST YEAR, 6,000 CHAIRS REMOVED FROM THE BEACH.
I THINK BY EITHER SPARTINA, MORAINE AND OR SHORT BEACH SERVICES, 6,000 SHARES LEFT, PICKED UP, REMOVE THE BEACH OF ASSADOR PROGRAM.
LAUNCHED THANK YOU TO
I ASKED HER TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS.
IT LAUNCHED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THEY ARE ASSISTING WITH PARKING.
THEY ARE ASSISTING WITH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION AT OUR BEACHES.
UM, THE PROGRAM IS IN ITS INFANCY.
IT'S GOING TO GET A LOT BETTER AS WE GO.
THE FOLKS THAT WE'VE HIRED ARE PART-TIME, UM, THERE'S NINE.
I BELIEVE THAT WERE HIRED BILL ROMAN IN EVOLVE AS THEY GO.
BUT THE VERY FIRST THING THAT THEY DID WAS TAKE THE US CB AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO LEARN ABOUT OUR ISLAND AND TO SHARE THAT THEY'RE THERE TO HELP YOU AT THE BEACH IN ANY FORM OR FASHION.
THEY'RE ALSO THERE TO SUPPORT THE SECURITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMES ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO OR CALLING FACILITIES.
IF THEY SEE SOME TRASH BAGS THAT ARE OVERFLOWING, UM, THE BEACH TOY BOARD WILL LET YOU KNOW, THAT'S IN PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO PUT IN PLACE VERY SOON AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH JUST SIMPLY THE, THE EQUIPMENT AND THE LOGISTICS OF IT, BUT A BEACH WHEELCHAIR PROGRAM, LONG OVERDUE, SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE IN PLACE VERY SOON.
WE'RE TRYING TO SELECT THE RIDES WHEELCHAIRS.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO COORDINATE WITH SHORT BEACH SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
AND I THINK THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF.
IT IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY FOR US TO GET THERE.
UM, WE HAVE SCOPE IN EACH PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION DESCRIPTION TO BE IN THE BUSINESS.
WE HAVE TO BE IN THE BUSINESS.
AND SO THAT PERSON WILL HAVE OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ALL THINGS.
PARKING CONTRACTS, TRASH FACILITIES, CLEANUP AMBASSADORS, YOU NAME IT.
THEY WILL BE THE GO-TO FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, IN THAT PARKING IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT THAT THE U S C D MOT, I DON'T CALL IT AN OVERFLOW LAW THOUGH.
IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAN UFC FOR MAKING THEIR LOT AVAILABLE TO US, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE FOR BEACH PARKING.
AND THEN WE HAVE THIS GREAT LITTLE BEACH SHUTTLE THAT DROPS YOU OFF, RIGHT? MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE ADOPTED THE BEACH PARKING NOW MASTER PLAN APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL.
RECENTLY THERE'S SOME MORE POLICY ADOPTION THROUGH THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT'S IN THE COMING MONTHS.
AND THE NEXT STEPS BEYOND POLICY INCLUDE THE FORMAL MARKETING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.
BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY BRING ALL OF THAT TO YOU SOONER, MUCH SOONER THAN LATER, AS, AS THE TOWN MANAGER HERE.
UM, I'VE, I'VE BEEN VISITING THESE BEACHES FOR A LONG TIME AS I'VE SPENT MANY WEEKENDS THERE.
AND THEN MANY, YOU KNOW, DURING THE SEASON AND OFF SEASON, I RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE TRASHY ISSUES BEYOND CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO DO BETTER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE SOME PARKING AVAILABILITY ISSUES.
UM, I HEAR YOU, UH, I'VE HEARD FROM, FROM, FROM ALL OF YOU, I BELIEVE IN TERMS OF
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PARKING IMPACTS TO NEIGHBORHOODS, AVAILABILITY OF PARKING, TRASH CONCERNS OVER TOWING, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT HAD MENTIONED, WE WILL ALSO BE PUTTING IN, I'VE ASKED THIS TO BE PUT TOGETHER, PAY, TELL ME CONTRACTS THAT THE TOWERS ARE ON THE ROTATION THAT WE SET THAT WAY.WE ARE IN CHARGE OF THE OTHER THERAPY ISSUES WITH CASH ONLY PAYMENTS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THAT, THAT BID, YOU KNOW, THAT SCOPE DID THE ROTATION SELECT THAT'LL BE AN OPEN ROTATION.
SO ANYONE'S LOOKING FOR WATCHING THAT AND KNOW THAT IT'S A COMPANY KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE AN OPEN ROTATION THAT YOU CAN ADD, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
ANY QUESTIONS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ON THE COUNCIL? I HAVE A FEW BEGINNING.
YOU WON'T, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE NEXT WEEK.
WE'LL HAVE YOU WANT TO AGENDA OR WHAT FROM YOUR OUTSIDE COMMITTEE,
AND IF THEY DON'T BY MISTAKE,
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH,
ANY OTHER GENERAL REPORTS WELCOME EVERYONE.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.
UM, EVERY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WORKING FROM HOME IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST ABILITY IN ONE'S JOB.
AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT IT WAS A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT DURING A STRESSFUL TIME.
BUT, UM, THIS IS WHERE I LIKE TO DO BEST RIGHT WITH Y'ALL IN PERSON.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
UM, I WANTED TO THANK MARK FOR BEING RESPONSIVE TO MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE HEARD, UM, TO, UM, THE BEACHES, THE GARBAGE TO THE PARKING AND ALL THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED.
I THINK THAT, UM, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP TO SATISFY A LOT OF WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT, AND ISN'T QUITE UP TO PAR.
SO THEN HERE AND IN THAT VEIN, AND I JUST ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY OF Y'ALL AND, AND THOSE WHO AREN'T HERE THAT MAY BE WATCHING, UM, AN AD OUT OR OUT THERE WITH REGARD TO THE BEACHES THAT, UM, THE AIRPORT RUNAWAYS AND, UM, THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT I'VE LISTENED TO.
AND, UH, TRYING TO, UM, THINK ABOUT HOW TO PROVIDE SOMETHING.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP IS MANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO OUR TRAUMA.
AND I THINK IT'S MORE AS NEEDED AND ABILITY, TASKS, AND QUESTIONS AGAINST ME ANSWERS WITH THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN THE SPACE WHEN THE LAST TIME WE WERE ALL TOGETHER TO NOW HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND TRYING TO FIND RESPONSES AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OURSELVES HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR.
UM, I AM VERY PLEASED THAT WE'RE BACK SMILING.
UH, I AM, UH, WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO PHRASE THAT COULD NOT MAKE ANY AUDIENCE JOIN US
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ALONG THE WAY TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY PARTICULARLY FACEBOOK LIVES.I'M NOT SURE WHAT COMMUNITY HERE, BRING IT UP.
WE TALKED ABOUT NOT MECHANICALLY, NO, PERSONNEL-WISE SET UP PROFESSIONAL SET UP FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY WANTED TO GO TO FACEBOOK.
WE HAVE MORE EQUIPMENT, ONE TECHNOLOGY, AND FOLD IT.
SO TWO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BEFORE AS QUICKLY ONE IS, UH, WE DISTRIBUTE THE CITIZENS CENSUS.
THOSE ARE COMING IN SLOW, OF COURSE, BUT THEY WILL BE, UM, HILTON ISN'T, UH, DOES NOT, UH, POSITION ITSELF TO NOT BE GERRYMANDERED THERE'S WHOLE.
SO WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT SESSION SUGGESTED, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, UM, AS A COMMUNITY VERSUS JUST THE STAFF.
AND THE THIRD ONE I KNOW WE'VE PROBABLY HEARD OR READ IN THE PACKET, UH, THE IDEA OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW HOUSING PARTIALLY ENROLLED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPLICATION HAD BEEN POLLED VOLUNTARILY.
IF THAT PROJECT HAPPENS IN ANY FORM OF INITIATIVE, EVEN WITHOUT ANY ZONING IMPROVEMENTS, FOLKS WILL BE DISPLACED.
AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING AROUND THIS WHOLE CAPACITY ISSUE.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO THE CAPACITY ISSUE AS LAND BECOMES MORE AND MORE SCARCE ON HILTON HEAD.
WE HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE USES INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE MAIN, UM, THE RATIO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPONENT IS INCLUDED, UM, IT'S NOWHERE NEAR A HUNDRED PERCENT, UH, OCCUPIED.
NOW WE'LL PUT, UH, A NEGATIVE EFFECT OR NOT BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS PARTICIPATE IN NOW WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU THE NEED AS IT STATES.
SO I JUST WANT US TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AND NOT HAVE TO FEEL THE CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, AND DISAPPOINTMENTS.
WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION VERY HOW, HOW THIS, ANY OF THE GENTLEMEN MS. NAMES, THANK YOU, JOHN.
UH, AND, UH, A MAY 25TH MEETING OF THE SEVEN LOW COUNTRY, REGIONAL BOARD, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CONSULTANT HIRED BY A FEW PER COUNTY TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST MADE A VERY PRELIMINARY REPORT AND ADDED UP REPORT.
THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND AS A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL FUND, UH, IN THE LOW CONTRACT.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY MADE SOME VERY PRELIMINARY FUNDING, RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL WORKSTATIONS, UH, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WOULD BE TO FORM A NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C SPREE, UH, TO BE THE ENTITY, TO HANDLE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A REGIONAL TRUST FUND.
THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TO COME A LOT MORE DETAIL IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
AND AS THAT OCCURS, I'LL REPORT BACK.
AND I DID ADDRESS THE AIRPORT ACTUALLY THIS TIME.
THERE'S AN ANALOGY THOUGH, WITH WHAT THE TOWN MANAGER WAS SAYING ABOUT THE BEACHES AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM, THE BEACHES ARE REALLY THE STATE SPEECHES, BUT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE ON THE BEACH REFLECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY.
WE AS BODY OF CITIZENS, THE SAME THING IS TRUE
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WITH HERE.I THINK MOST OF US ARE AWARE OF THE ARTICLES THAT ARE IN THE NEWSPAPER.
MANY OF US HAVE SPENT TIME UP THERE ON THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 1 36, PLANES ARE TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT.
THERE ARE CROWDS ALMOST BEYOND COMPREHENSION, TRYING TO MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF THE TERMINAL.
I WAS THERE WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES.
AND THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF WAS WHEN IT'S 95 AND PEOPLE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING FOR TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS INCOMING IN THE HOT SUN CONGESTION IN THE TERMINAL, UH, IS IN HOSPITAL.
JOHN REBEL, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR IS WORKING IN THE AREAS THAT HE HAS CAPABILITY OF INDONESIA, NO MILES IN THE CHAMBER, OR MAKE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS IN WAYS THAT THE CHAMBER MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.
BUT I THINK NOW IS REFLECTING ON TOWN COUNCIL AND OUR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE IN A POSITIVE WAY, THE EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELERS COMING THROUGH OUR TERM.
AND IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE IT IS A COUNTY FACILITY THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE TOWN MANAGER AND THE COUNTY MANAGER TO GET TOGETHER AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION? WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEW TERMINAL THAT WON'T BE HERE FOR PROBABLY 30 MONTHS.
30 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME FOR CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS, BUT VISITORS WHO ARE COMING HERE TO HAVE A FAVORABLE EXPERIENCE BEING PUT THROUGH WHAT I SAW AND WHAT I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE.
SO WE DO HAVE A CAPACITY ISSUE, BUT AS THEY SAY, WE CAN MAKE LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS AND ANY OTHER PLANNING HELP.
WELL, ACTUALLY THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS FROM TALKING ABOUT PLANNING.
A BIG ONE IS THAT THE TODAY ON THE AGENDA, THE SECOND GREEN TOMORROW IS A MEETING AT NINE O'CLOCK.
HE BIKES, SCOOTERS, UH, AND, UH, WE DEALT WITH SHORT-TERM LEVELS AT OUR LAST MEETING IN A PRELIMINARY WAY, BUT I THINK THE CITIZENS CAN ANTICIPATE THAT STAFF WILL BE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO BRING TO A HEAD THE SITUATION WITH MR. MAYOR.
I HAVE CHAN THE LATCH MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN.
LATS IS THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION GROUP THAT IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UM, THOSE MEETINGS OCCUR EVERY TWO MONTHS.
WE HAD ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I LEARNED TO REPORT THAT, UH, A GENERAL REPORT WAS, UH, BY THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF HIGHWAY 2 78 CAR WIDENING PROJECT.
UM, THE MAIN ANNOUNCEMENT THERE WAS THAT THEY ARE DISSIPATING COMING FORWARD WITH THE SO-CALLED PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE IN JULY AND ANTICIPATION OF THAT, THE TOWN IS WORKING, EXCUSE ME, THE DOWNEY WORK WHAT'S THAT DAN IS WORKING WITH OUR OWN INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, THIS NEW ORGANIZATION THAT CAME IN M K S K AS WONDERFUL IDEAS ABOUT MAKING THIS MORE INTO A PARKWAY RATHER THAN THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THE WAY I'M ENCOURAGED THAT WE HAVE A VERY WELL-QUALIFIED GROUP THERE.
AND THERE WAS SOME MENTION OF THAT AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, SO THIS IS THE PAGE PROJECT SEVER FOR, UH, IN THIS AREA.
CERTAINLY THE BIGGEST PROJECTS ARE ON TELEVISION IN IRELAND, AND WE WERE ALL DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MONITOR AND KEEP UP WITH IT AND TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COME OUT WITH THE BEST PROJECT POSSIBLE.
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IN THE MEETING, THERE WAS A REPORT GIVEN ABOUT HOW NOT A BREEZE, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THEY HAVE ADDED YET ANOTHER TROLLEY EAR.UM, THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE ROUTE NOW UP TO FOLLY FIELD, UH, WHICH IS MOVING PEOPLE AROUND.
IT APPEARS THAT RIDERSHIP IS, UH, ON THAT TROLLEY FINALLY AGAIN, SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW THE TROLLEY RIDE IS FREE BECAUSE THE TOWN UNDERWRITES THE COST FOR THAT.
I WANTED TO SAY ONE OTHER THING, I GUESS IT'S IN THE FORM OF A GENERAL REPORT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS ISLAND PACK REPORTER HAS BEEN PURSUING, TALKING WITH SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, NOT GIVING US A MOMENT'S NOTICE OF PEACE OR SLACK, UH, MS. CLOSED, AND THE STATEMENTS, OF COURSE, I'M BEING TEMPTING TO LEAVE SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS, BUT KATIE KOBO HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AT THE PACK.
AND ISAAC HAS HANDLED A DIFFICULT SITUATION GIVEN COVID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON DURING THESE THREE YEARS, UH, AND IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY.
AND, UH, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF QUALITY IN REPORTING IN THIS.
AND AS I THINK ALL OF US KNOW THE PACKAGE IS UNDER FINANCIAL ARRESTS ON ALMOST CONTINUOUS BASIS.
AND TO ATTRACT THAT KIND OF TOUT REALLY IS TO OUR, OUR BENEFIT
THIS IS NOT JUST DEDICATED TO JUST FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEORIST.
THAT TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH THAT CAR THAT ENDS UP IN THE MAINLAND AND IT ENDS UP SOMEWHERE.
SO WE THINK ABOUT THE CARD WE SHOULD THINK OF THE VOICE SQUEAK CIRCLE, NOT JUST ONE PARTICULAR AREA.
MR. LENNY SHOULD COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN AND YOUR PLAINTIFFS.
WE THANK YOU, JOHN, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET THIS AFTERNOON WITH TWO AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST WAS A VERY DETAILED PRESENTATION BY APRIL AKINS, OUR REVENUE SERVICES MANAGER ON THE NEW LEGISLATION COMING DOWN FROM COLUMBIA PERTAINING TO STANDARDIZING BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL TO THIS EFFECTIVE APRIL.
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A STATEWIDE STANDARDIZED BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESS.
UH, WE'LL BE RUBBING INTO NEUTRAL TO THE YEAR 2022.
SECOND PRESENTATION WAS BY JOHN
AND AS YOU KNOW, UH, SINCE THE PANDEMIC HAS, WE HAVE BEEN BOTTLING VERY, VERY CLOSE SPECIFICALLY, UH, FLOW OF REVENUE, UH, AND THE USE OF EXPENSIVE, UH, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THROUGH 11 MONTHS A MONTH, THEN THEY MAY, UH, 30TH OF THIS YEAR, UH, THE TRENDS CONTINUE TO BE FAIR.
SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING A PERFORMANCE YEAR, Y UH, AGAINST BUDGET, UH, FAVORABLE PERFORMANCE QUESTIONS.
MOVE ON NOW TO A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE, RIGHT?
[9a. Presentation of a Commendation honoring Dr. Kelly Bouthillett for her service to the Town of Hilton Head Island]
OKAY.WE'RE MOVING ON TO
UH,
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CONTACT APRIL PEOPLE PROVIDE SERVICES, FIRE RESCUE, WHEREAS PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS ON TESTS ON EMPLOYEES TESTS, WHEREASWHEREAS
PLAY A WORD CUSTOMIZED, SPEEDING THAT CAPTURE THE INFORMATION QUICKLY, ALL CASES
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE PHONE, CALLS THE ELITES, AND THEY MAINTAIN FILES.
PLEASE CONTACT TRACING, OR THE TOWN TO ENSURE THE CONTACT POTENTIAL EFFECTIVE YEAR.
GREAT STRESS, 18 CARING, PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE, OUTSTANDING MEDICAL GUIDANCE, SELFISHLY
I ENJOY GETTING TO KNOW EVERYONE IN THE TOWN
UM, BUT I ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT.
[10. Appearance by Citizens]
YES, SIR.THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP IS JOANNE FLAWS.
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JOANNE BILL, ALISON I'M A FULL-TIME RESIDENT, AND A JOKE THAT I AM SPEAKING TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE DEPLORABLE AND OFTEN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WE TRACK OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, JACKSON SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME AND MONEY IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.
OUR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HAS PUT THOUSANDS OF TURTLE CLEANING STATION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE IN A TIMESHARE UNITS FROM TELLER HOMES, VACATION, RENTAL PROPERTIES, RETAIL STORES, EVEN ON PIZZA BOXES.
THERE ARE LEARNING CENTERS AND SALTY DOG AND SHELTER COVE MARINA, AS WELL AS GERMAN CLOTS AND VARIOUS IP LOCATIONS.
EVERY SEASON MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CGO FOR CATCH HIM LIKE, OKAY, THANK YOU.
DESPITE THIS, OUR BEACHES CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE, TOO MANY VISITORS LEAVE LARGE, DANGEROUS HOLES, ENORMOUS SAND STRUCTURES, LEAVE POUNDS OF LITTER, SOMETIMES MOVING YARDS FROM A TRASHCAN AND LIVE WITH THE NEW RELATIONS.
WHILE MANY OF OUR VISITORS EMBRACE OUR ENVIRONMENT
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AND TREAT IT WITH RESPECT.SADLY, THE SENSITIVE VIEW CAN HAVE THE OVERWHELMING IMPACT AND WE HAVE IT ON THE READING LIFE AND HUMANS AND ORDINANCE IS ONLY AS EFFECTIVE AS ITS ENFORCEMENT.
AND I HAD SEEN LITTLE WITH HIM.
IT HAS HELPED THAT AMBER KUHN IS NOW ON THE BEACH SEVERAL NIGHTS A WEEK, REMOVING PERSONABLE ITEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS WOMAN EVER SLEEPS, BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.
I FULLY SUPPORT REQUIRING PAID PARKING AT CLINGY AND OTHER BEACHES.
THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THIS SHOULD BE PUT INTO BEACH MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT.
IN MY OPINION, TURTLE TOBACCO TRACKERS SHOULD BE AN ORGANIZATION THAT PRIMARILY EDUCATES RAISES AWARENESS AND MOTIVATES OTHERS TO EMBRACE SEIZURE PROTECTION, NOT ONE WHO'S MEMBERS PERFORM RULING MANUAL LABOR EVERY DAY IN ORDER TO RETURN OUR BEACHES TO EXAMPLE STATE.
BUT IF THE TRACKERS DID NOT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGY ON THE BEACH EVERY DAY, I WANT YOU ALL TO TAKE A MOMENT TO VISUALIZE WHAT STATE OF BEACHES WOULD BE IN WITHOUT THE TRACKERS.
OUR BEACHES SHOULD BE A PLACE TO ENJOY THE SUN AND THE SURF WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT FALLING INTO A DEEP DARK HOLE.
LET'S READ MORE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVING THE TOWN FULLY INVEST.
I'M A FULL-TIME RESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF JOURNAL TRACKERS AS WELL.
I'M SHOWING THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT JOANNE JUST MENTIONED TO YOU.
IT SEEMS THAT AFTER ALL THE HOURS TO GET THE ORDINANCES PASSED RELATING TO THE CHAT AGAIN, WE'RE STILL NOT SEEING ANY CHANGES, TURTLE, TRACKERS, AND MANY ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS RESIDENTS ARE STILL SWEEPING THE BEACH DAILY TO PICK UP LITTER AND FILL IN LARGE GRAVESIDE SCHOOLS.
SEA TURTLE PATROL IS ATTENDING TURTLE TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK.
THIS IS ON TOP OF THEIR VOLUNTEER PATROL HOURS.
TURTLE TRAPPERS HAS FUNDRAISED AND SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF MATERIAL TO HELP EDUCATE VISITORS AND ISLANDERS ALIKE.
WE'VE WORKED WITH RENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, RETAIL STORES.
YOU SEE OUR INFORMATION EVERYWHERE.
MANY PUBLICATIONS HAVE VOTED HILTON HEAD.
THE NUMBER ONE ISLAND TO VISIT WOULD THEY CONTINUE TO COME WITH THE NIGHTLY BEACH, SWEEPING STOPPED, UM, PARENT AND GRANDPARENT.
I'VE HAD TO DISCIPLINE THEM BY TAKING AWAY SOMETHING OR NOT LETTING THEM DO WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY REALIZE THEIR ACTIONS WILL SUFFER A CONSEQUENCE.
SO THEY BEST THING TWICE TO PAY THE PIPER.
I WISH ARE NOT UNIQUE DEAL IN THAT NEIGHBORING TOWNS.
SPEECH RULES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OURS AND THEY TOO STRUGGLED TO ENFORCE THEM.
HOW ABOUT OTHERS IN AP ON MAY 22ND, 21 TINY ISLAND IS SPENDING $200,000 TO CONVERT A FORMER SCIENCE CENTER INTO A CITY OFFICE.
THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICE, SUBSTATION, LIFEGUARD STAFF, PARKING SERVICES, THEIR CITY MANAGER STATED A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WILL MONITOR CAMERAS FOR VIOLATIONS STATING THE RULES WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS CURRENTLY WILL START TO BE ENFORCED MORE SEVERELY ON THE BEACH.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TOOLS TO DO THAT.
I DON'T HAVE A MAGIC SOLUTION, BUT IT'S APPARENT THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW IS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND GETTING WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER, YOU CANNOT CONTINUE TO DEPEND ON VOLUNTEERS TO DO OUR WORK.
YOUR LOCAL POPULATION HAS ASKED THEM APART ENFORCEMENT, PERHAPS HAVING AN ENFORCEMENT PRESENT AND ABLE TO CITE THOSE THAT ARE NOT ADHERING TO THE WORST OFFENSES WILL SET AN EXAMPLE, LISTEN, A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG FOR THE WORD TO GET OUT ALREADY.
WE'RE SEEING LESS ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY BEING PICKED UP ON THE BEACH.
ONE YEAR OF FORCEMENT AND THE WORD GOT OUT.
I VOLUNTEER MY TIME BECAUSE I'M PASSIONATE BY THE TURTLES AND WANTS THEM TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A WELCOMING AND SAFE NESTING BEACH ON HILTON HEAD.
ANYONE THAT HAS HAD THE LUCK OF SEEING A MOM, A TURTLE, A NEST HATCH, OR A LONELY HATCHLING MAKE ITS WAY TO THE OCEAN INSTANTLY BECOMES AN ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CAUSE FOR THE LOVE OF THIS ISLAND, THE OCEAN, OUR WILDLIFE, AND OUR FUTURE.
IT'S TIME TO DISCIPLINE THOSE THAT ABUSE OUR ORDINANCES.
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ON THE BEACH.I MEAN, I USED TO SEE HER ON PATROL.
UM, I'M HERE BETWEEN MY CHARTERS BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, HIGHLIGHTING, CLIPPING AS A TRASHCAN.
EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERY DAY.
I THINK YOU GUYS REALIZED THAT WE PICK UP TRASH EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY, EXCEPT FOR 1:00 PM.
ARE THE ONLY OUT TO THE DAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR ON THE BEACH.
PEOPLE CLEANING TRASH CANS AT BEACH PARKS.
UM, THE BLACKBOARDS IS YOU'LL BE IN SERVICE DURING THE DAY.
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY EMPTYING TRASH CANS ALL DAY LONG.
I KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRASH, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO ADVERTISE WHAT WE ADVERTISE AND THEN PICTURES OF THAT GO ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AS FALSE? WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AS SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO CALL.
SO I SUGGEST THAT YOU, LIKE THEY SAID THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE SPOT.
AND THEN WE HAVE 14 MILES OF BEACH.
UM, THE WORST SPOT, MAYBE WE SHOULD START WITH FIRST THAT'S COLIGNY.
I GET BY THERE ABOUT 12:31 AM.
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL YOUNG PEOPLE DRINKING ON THE BEACH.
I KNOW THEY'RE NOT 21, A SMELL OF POD, A SMELL, YOU KNOW, BEER IN MY TRUCK FROM WHAT'S BEING POURED.
CAN I STOPPED FOR THE BIG STUFF? UH, THE TRASH CANS ARE EMPTY SOMETIMES AND THRUST IS ON THE GROUND.
IT'S HARD TO FIX THEM, BUT MAYBE WITH A BEAVER FOR OFFICER OR SOME SORT OF ENFORCEMENT, UH, PRESENCE, NOT EVEN ENFORCEMENT, BUT JUST SOME WAY DOWN THERE TO PREVENT ALL OF THIS GOING ON, HAVE A SLIGHT PROBLEM DOWN AT BURKE SPEECH AS WELL.
UM, BUT IT'S A LIABILITY FOR THESE KIDS TO BE DRINKING AND LEAVING THE BEACH AT MIDNIGHT.
1:00 AM 2:00 AM AND THAT AREA IS JUST ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN.
AND IT'S NOT THE TIKI THAT COATINGS, IT'S JUST THE ACCESS.
SO I'M BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION SO THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
UM, AS FAR AS BEACH MANAGERS GO, I THINK THAT IT'S SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS OUR BEAT, CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF INS AND OUTS OF THAT BEACH.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT BEACH NIGHT AND DAY, ALL DAY LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG.
SO JUST, UM, PLEASE CONSIDER CONSULTING US ON THINGS.
UM, I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT THE WATER BOTTLES WE PASSED OUT.
I THINK I MENTIONED THAT TO MARK EARLIER.
UM, WE SEE SO MUCH TRASH THAT WE JUST NEED TO MAYBE CONTROL IT A LITTLE BIT.
I KNEW THE GESTURE IS GREAT, BUT MAYBE WE CAN THINK OF SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ECO-FRIENDLY AND, AND TALKING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFITS MIGHT BE A GOOD FIRST STEP FOR SUGGESTIONS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.
I'M GOING BACK TO WORK, HAVING A GOOD DAY.
THANK YOU, GENE FRUIT, MS. FRO HELLO, MR. MAYOR, MR. ORLANDO MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'M THE, UH, I'M A LOCAL RESIDENT FULL TIME, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION AND WE'RE A SMALL NONPROFIT YOU'RE ON THE, THE ISLAND WITH THE BISHOP TO GET KIDS OUTSIDE IN, TO PRESERVE AND TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEM.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD.
FIRST OF ALL, FOR JOINING IN AND WITH LOTS OF PANTS ON EARTH DAY, UH, THIS PAST APRIL, WE ORGANIZED AN ISLAND-WIDE, UM, BEACH FOUR-WAY PARK AND NATURAL AREA CLEAN UP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE 200 PEOPLE COME OUT FOR THAT.
WE APPRECIATE, UH, THE PARTNERSHIPS, UM, THE EFFORT, THE SWEAT THAT WENT INTO THAT DAY.
I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD THAT THE CREATION OF BEACH AMBASSADORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUT I AM PERPLEXED, UH, AS TO WHY PASSING OUT PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES, UM, WAS, WAS DONE AND WHY WE'RE DOING THAT.
I'M PERPLEXED ABOUT LITTLE PLASTIC KIND OF HAND SANITIZERS AND THINGS.
SINGLE USE PLASTICS ARE FORCED, UH, WORLDWIDE AND OCEAN AND BEACH ISSUE.
THE WORLD, UM, OCEAN CONSERVANCY PREDICTS BY 2050.
THERE MAY BE MORE PLASTIC IN OUR OCEANS AND FISH.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH THE VISIONING VISION, 2040 FOR THE ISLAND, AND ALSO TO PARTICIPATE OVER THE PAST YEAR, UH, IN THE FORMATION OF OUR PLAN, PARTICULARLY IN THE REDEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY.
CAN I KEEP THAT LITTLE PAMPHLET RIGHT ON MY DESK AT WORK AT HOME, IN MY SPARE BEDROOM, WHICH IS THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS OF THE OUTSIDE OF FOUNDATION.
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S ON MY MIND.
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MYSELF, WHAT IS OUR PREFERRED FUTURE? I ASK ALL THE VIEW, WHAT IS OUR PREFERRED FUTURE? HOW CAN WE OPERATIONALIZE THIS PLAN? THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION IS FULLY READY TO ASSIST WITH THAT.WE HAVE AN WONDERFUL GROUP OF NONPROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS OVER 20 ON THIS ISLAND.
WE'LL GATHER IN AUGUST FOR A WATER FESTIVAL, BUT ALL YEAR LONG, WE WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE PLEASED TO WORK WITH THE CHAMBER OF REPLAYS, TO WORK WITH THE TOWN, TO, TO OPERATIONALIZE THESE THINGS.
UH, BUT IT'S AWFULLY HARD FOR US TO BE WORKING HARD AND THEN TO HAVE PLASTIC BOTTLES BEING HANDED OUT, UH, IT'S THE PILGRIMS HAVE HAD THOSE.
WE'D STILL BE TRIPPING OVER THEM.
AND SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT POSSIBLY A SOLUTION.
WHY DON'T WE HAND OUT SOMETHING NICE, LIKE A BEACH STONE? UM, MAYBE I CAN WORK WITH THE CHAMBER.
MAYBE I CAN WORK WITH ALL OF YOU, BUT THE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION IS REALLY COMMITTED TO OFFERING A GOOD SOLUTION TO THAT.
UH, WE GET OUT OF THE CONTEST WITH LOCAL, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO DESIGN THE ARTWORK FOR IT.
PERHAPS I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO GREET PEOPLE COMING INTO THE AIRPORT AND PERHAPS AT OUR BEACHES.
AND I CERTAINLY THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE REUSABLE AMENITY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE IN OTHER WORLDS OR THE UNITED STATES, ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S POSSIBLY A, A MUCH BETTER WAY FOR US TO, TO, UH, MAYBE OFFER AN AMENITY UPON, UM, WELCOMING PEOPLE TO OUR BEACHES.
THANK YOU, MR. HALL DOCUMENTS THAT I WANT TIME STORES.
I WANT TO HAND TO ALEX TO PASS THAT TO EVERYBODY, TO ENTER IN THE RECORD.
THIS IS PRETTY SHOCKING AND LET HER GO.
LOOK, THE PUBLIC JOBS FOR THAT AFTERNOON.
SKIP WINDMILL HARBOR, NO ANNEX FACTS WERE DEPOSITIONS.
HOW CAN YOU BE TOWN, LAWYER WHEN YOU WERE NOT RELATIVE? IN FACT, MY NEIGHBOR LIVED THEIR HEART.
WHY DO YOU ALLOW TO CONTINUE TO ILLEGAL USER TAX BOX ORLANDO AND FINGER COCK DURING AN ILLEGAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVER BILL MYOB MUSIC LOVED THE TOWN BOYS AND ALSO ILLEGALLY USE TAX MONEY TO JOIN THE CHAMBER VERSUS THEIR OWN MONEY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT 1,000,008 TAX TAKING THE CANDIDATE BY BILL MILES FOR HIS $500,000 SALARY, CRONIES, MCCANN, LENNOX, AND HARKIN.
YOU ALL VIOLENT COMMITTED CRIMINAL FRAUD SAYING YOU SAW THE CHAMBER ACCOUNTANT, GLEN STANFORD PAD, CHAIRMAN OF THE SECRET GREATER ISLAND COUNCIL.
WE WANT TO KNOW MORE THAN WHY LENNOX AND MANY CHAMBER, EVEN OFFICIALS ARE SECRET MEMBERS, LENNOX, AMES, REGULATORS, AND THE LATEST ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT CHAMBER CONTRACT SCHEME WITH LION SHYSTER TOWN LAWYERS, THE COLD FINGER AND CHAMBER LAWYERS, TICKETS AND MAKE AND DECKER TAMPER BETTER.
YOU'RE CONTROLLED LIKE A PUPPET.
YOU'RE THE MOST HONEST PERSON IN THIS COUNCIL WOULD.
YOU GOT TO STAND UP AND YOU GOT TO SPEAK UP.
E-STIM WITH THE WORK WITH ORLANDO AND RILEY FUNDING TO BILL MILES.
YOU ALSO ASSISTED IN THE BANK LOAN OF 200,000 IN TAX MONEY USING PRIVATELY MY LAWYER, GREG ALBERT AND KIM WEAPONS AT BAY BARS AND JUDGES CALLING ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ACT WHILE YOU'RE COLD TRAINING HIRED BY STEVE RILEY MANY YEARS AGO.
AND THEN HIS FORMER LAW PARTNER GRANT ALFORD WAS HIGHER.
THEN ALFRED GOT QUITE A CRIMINAL LAT AND COLTRANE HIRED AGAIN.
IT'S CALLED CORRUPT BY TOM PASSER.
MY CAT, YOU WENT TO ELLIOT, WASHINGTON, WINING AND DINING ON TAXPAYER DIME.
YOU HAND CARRIED A CRYSTAL LIGHTHOUSE GIFT TO GET FROM BILL MILES AS THE CURRENT MAYOR, MAYOR PUPPET, ORLANDO GRUBER, GRUBER RILEY CPA, TROYER SECRETLY ILLEGALLY USED AN ISSUE.
MILLIONS OF TAX BONDS, ALL REFUSE TO FORENSIC AUDIT ACCOUNT RECORDS.
COUNSEL ALLOW THE ILLEGAL USE OF TAX MONEY.
YOU JOINED THE TOWN AS A CHAMBER MEMBER, MANY ATTENDED THE CHAMBER BALL PARTY.
QUID PRO QUO SINCE TAX MONEY WAS USED.
YOU WERE CHAMBER MEMBERS, JUST THIS LION, EVEN COUNCILOR ALL TAXPAYERS COUNCIL VOTES TO FUND MILLIONS TO THE CHAMBER OF CONFLICT.
NEVER SEEN THE ACCOUNTING COURSE WITHOUT BILL MILES TO TELL ALL OF YOU, NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
WHAT I DO WITH YOUR TAX MONEY IS MY SECRET SAUCE AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND USE YOUR TOLL AIMS. LENNOX, COLTRANE, ORLANDO TIED THE LAWYER FINGER.
SHE'D BE ARRESTED FOR FELONY BREACH OF TRUST AND FRAUDULENT 10 SECTION 16.
IS THIS WHAT YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES WERE BASED ON? I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SWORN TESTIMONY WITH NO PERJURY BECAUSE I AM FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST EVERY ONE OF YOU.
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OKAY.[11a. Revised First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2020-26 - Family Compound and Family Subdivision LMO Amendments]
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, MR. GRUBER ON ITEM 11 YEARS IS REVISED.FIRST READING IS THE FRIDGE FOR YOU, NOT THE SECOND MOVIE MAKER, CORRECT? BECAUSE AMENDMENTS WERE MADE AT THE FIRST READING WHEN THIS WAS INITIALLY INTRODUCED TALENT CODE REQUIRES THAT IT BE BROUGHT BACK FOR A REVISED FIRST READING IF PASSED OUTSIDE.
WE'LL COME BACK FOR A SECOND THREE.
DISCUSSION ON US MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
SO I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE, UM, ISSUES WITH REGARD TO, UM, THE SPORT PROPOSED SORENESS.
UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY, UM, THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH THE IDEA THAT AFTER THREE YEARS OF, UM, PARTICIPATING, I GUESS AFTER THIS IS ADOPTED, CORRECT ME IF I GET ANY OF THIS WRONG, UM, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS LAND TO BE SOLD AND SOLD TO ANY BUYER THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT SALE ARE THE PERMISSIONS THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR THAT ARE INTENDED TO HELP PRESERVE THE CULTURAL ASPECTS OF NATIVE ISLANDERS WHO HAD DID HERE.
UM, WELL, IN THIS CASE WE'VE DEFINED IT AS 1956.
AND AS I'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS OVER TIME, UM, IT'S BECOME APPARENT TO ME THAT, AND I THINK MAYBE MR. COLEMAN CAN HELP ME WITH THIS, THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THIS CAN BECOME, UM, A SITUATION THAT A FAMILY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE IS A PLAN IN PLACE AND, OR HAS LAND THAT'S, UM, QUALIFIED UNDER THIS ELEMENT WOMEN AND THEN SELLS IT.
AND THAT NEW OWNER, WHO'S NOT THE INTENDED PERSON TO BE BENEFITING FROM.
IT IS ABLE TO USE THE LAND AND EXPLOITED IN A WAY THAT, UM, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY INTENDED TO.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GOT THAT RIGHT IN THE MERGER DISCUSSIONS, THERE IS THAT OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE SHOULD A PARCEL OF LAND, THE SOUL, THAT THERE COULD BE SOMEONE WHO'S NOT THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY AMENDMENT TO USE IT IN THE SAME WAY.
AS WE DISCUSSED WITH OUR CONVERSATION WITH MR. AMES, THERE, THERE IS A RISK INHERENT IN WAITING ORDINANCE WAS DRAFTED THAT SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN.
I MEAN, A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO COME TOGETHER BEFORE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT HAPPENED AND, YOU KNOW, THE, OUR, OUR, OUR, THE, THE GOAL OF THE STATE OF THE ORBITS IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO HOLD ON TO FAMILY PROPERTY.
AND WHILE, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE SOME RISKS PRESENTED BY IT.
AGAIN, THE CONFLUENCE OF THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THAT WOULD HAVE HER, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO, YOU ALL DECIDE IF THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE RISK, BUT I'M HAPPY THAT, THAT THE, THE, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE AT THE END AND CAP OFF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
FOR THOSE REASONS,
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE FAMILY SUBDIVISION IS TO CONCLUDE THAT SOME OF THEM WITH, UM, HAVING TO PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST.
SO EVEN IF YOU WERE TO HIMSELF TO, UH, DEVELOP HER, YOU WILL HAVE ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITED BEFORE YOU COULD EVEN,
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THAT'S A GREAT POINT AND QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THAT, ANY FOR BRINGING IT UP IS THAT BECAUSE PART OF THIS ORDINANCE ALSO US FOR INVESTED, UM, NATURE OF WHATEVER HAPPENS BETWEEN THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PROPOSED SALE, THAT ANY PLANS, ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS WOULD TRANSFER WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, THEREBY REALLY GAINING.BUT THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE IS, AND ONE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE TRIED TO DO TO THE BENEFITS.
UM, IT'S THAT THREE YEAR TIMEFRAME IS THAT BEST IN NATURE THAT CARRIES FORWARD.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, BRING MY CONCERNS AND MY CONCERNS ARE, UM, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH REGARD TO, IF THIS WERE JUST STAY IN THE ENAMEL AND THE EMBEDDED WITH THOSE, WITH THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR POINTING OUT THE REVERSE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S PRACTICAL BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE MUCH NARROWER SETBACKS MOTION NOW, OR NOW MORE NARROW ROADS GOING THROUGH THOSE THINGS AFTER THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, CAN BE, WERE GROWING.
SO, UM, I TOO AM TROUBLED BY THIS.
I HAVE VOTED TO MOVE IT FORWARD, TO LISTEN TO THE WISDOM OF THE FULL ACCOUNT COUNCIL ON THIS.
UM, IT IS TOTALLY WORTHY THAT WE'VE CREATED THIS OVERLAY.
THIS HAS BEEN HOW TO NEGOTIATE.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE IS, IS MOVED FORWARD, WHICH HAS BEEN GOOD, BUT THIS THREE-YEAR LIMITATION.
AND THEN, UH, SAYING WE REVERSE BACK TO THE SAME SOUTHERN VISION STANDARDS.
I'M AFRAID IT'S JUST NOT THE PRODUCT.
IT'S THE BUILDING REPUTATION I SHARE.
IT CONCERNS THIS, UH, THIS ISN'T PRACTICAL TO AFTER THREE YEARS, REFER BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FOUR, FIVE MONTHS ON REAL ESTATE.
THE HOPE IS THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
IF SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR A FAMILY COMPOUND CLAIM, THIS SUBDIVISION IS THIS WITH THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY AND SERVING THAT LAND FOR THAT FAMILY.
UM, THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE WHOLE FAMILY.
AND SO WITH, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS ABOUT ONCE IT'S BEING DEVELOPED, THAT HELP YOU, IF THERE'S NOT, YOU CAN DO, BUT THE PURPOSE IS FOR PRESERVATION.
SO WILL YOUR FAMILY SUPPORT THEM, SAYS THAT THEY WANT TO DO TO MAINTAIN FAMILY, TO KEEP IT ON, KEEP IT IN.
AND I, I GET THAT IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPERTY OWNER DID DECIDE TO SELL PROPERTY OUT FOR THREE YEARS, AND IT WAS EFFECTIVELY SOLD, UH, WITH THAT PROPERTY AFTER THE REVERSION, UH, VIETNAM WARMING YOUTH.
UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD QUESTION.
TERRY, WHO WAS FOR THE RECORDS, I BELIEVE YOUR QUESTION WAS IF THEY COULDN'T COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION STANDARDS AFTER THE THREE YEARS, WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED NON-CONFORMING YES AND NO FURTHER ACTION? WELL, WE WOULD WANT THAT TO COME INTO CONFORMANCE AS MUCH AS WHAT'S PRACTICABLE, BUT LECTUREY SAID, IF THERE WERE HOMES ALREADY IN PLACE, MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FULLY COME INTO.
UH, THE PIECE THAT THAT PRECLUDES ME FROM OBJECTING TO IT IS I THINK AFTER THREE YEARS FOR US TO PROHIBIT
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OR FOR US TO EXTEND IT IN THREE TO FIVE, WITH 10, UH, HASN'T TAKEN A DETRIMENT TO THE PROPERTY.I'M MYSTIFIED THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE SOMEONE'S THOUGHT AND EFFORT HAS GONE INTO CRAFTING THIS LANGUAGE IN A WAY THAT WOULD GIVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FLEXIBILITY TO UTILIZE THEIR GROUND, THEIR LAND IN.
AND I THINK WE HAVE COME TO THOSE, HAVE TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT KIND OF VALUE NATIVE ISLANDERS PLACE ON MONEY.
AND SO I, I BEGAN FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PREFERENCE TO SELL THAT PROPERTY.
AND SO I AM RECOGNIZING IN ISLAND LOGIC THAT THE BEGINNING POINT IS THAT THOSE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THIS ISLAND LONG BEFORE WE HAD MODERN CODES FOR DEVELOPMENT.
AND AESTHETICS DESERVE SOME RESPONSE FROM US WHO SIT UP HERE THAT SAYS AND RECOGNIZES THE TIDAL WAVE OF IMPACTS THAT SWEPT OVER THIS ISLAND OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS, THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT PERFECT BECAUSE IT GETS TO THE VERY CORE OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN A MAJORITY.
AND I'M A MINORITY POINT OF VIEW.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IN ALL CASES, THE MAJORITY OPINION STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE FOR A GOOD LONG TIME, BUT NOT AS LONG AS MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE.
AND I WOULD SAY SO IN THE FAMILY SUBDIVISION, IF SOMETHING IS SUBDIVIDED IN A SIX, EIGHT YEAR OLD LEVELS, I MEAN A SIX LOT SUBDIVISION.
AND TWO OF THOSE HOUSES ARE OCCUPIED BY NATIVE ISLANDERS.
AND THEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE IN THREE YEARS AND THE REMAINING FOUR LOCKS ARE SOLD.
YES, THOSE FOUR LOTS ARE GOING TO BE OF A DIFFERENT STANDARD THAN THE BROAD, UH, ISLAND.
BUT I'D SAY CILIATE BECAUSE THAT IS SUCH A SMALL FRACTION OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF HOMES, THE DWELLINGS ON THIS ISLAND THAT I THINK WE'RE LISTENING TO TARGET.
I THINK IT IS TIME FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS VALUE IN PRESERVING THE MINORITY POPULATION ON THIS ISLAND.
AND THIS ORDINANCE IS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION.
I THINK THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN DAVID, THE POINT THE THREE YEARS HERE WAS NO REASON BEFORE THAT THE, FOR YOU IS JUST
WE DON'T NEED TO USE THE CONCEPT.
AND THE PURPOSE IS TO KEEP THE DATA LOUNGES HERE,
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NOT THIS ELDER POCKET POCKET, WHICH I WOULD CAPITALIST.I BELIEVE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE THEM ALONG.
AND I'D SAY THREE IS THAT THE VIDEO WAS, THAT WAS GOOD.
COMES BY THE WENDY'S COMES BY ASSISTANCE.
MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS TO ALIGN.
I CAN'T SAY IT BETTER THAN DAVID HAS SAID WHAT HE SAID.
UM, UH, I GUESS I'LL DATE MYSELF BY SAYING MY NAME IS MAURICE CAMPBELL.
I LIVED THERE FOR 70 YEARS AND CERTAINLY DAVID IS RIGHT ON TOP, AS FAR AS HIS COMMENTS, AS FAR AS UNDERSTANDING OF THIS, ATTEMPTING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS OUTLINE DOORS.
THE LAST 60 YEARS, IT'S CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS.
AND THOSE THAT YOU WOULD NOT BEEN HERE FOR AT LEAST 25, 30 YEARS.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT WE HAVE BASICALLY, AND I'M ALL POSITIVE.
THIS OPTUM DISENFRANCHISE, VERY, VERY VITAL PART OF A COMMUNITY TO POT WHAT FILTER IS AND SHOULD BE ABOUT.
AND THAT IS BEING IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE NEIGHBORS THAT UNDERSTAND HISTORY, A COMMUNITY THAT IS SENSITIVE AND UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY COOKIE CUTTER CAN FIT EVERY COMMUNITY.
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE FAMILY, THE BEAUTY OF HILTON HEAD IS, IS THAT IT SHOULD BE AND CAN BE THE PURPOSE.
I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT THE TURTLE TRACES TALKED ABOUT, AND THAT WAS GROWING UP HERE.
THE TURTLES WERE PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TURTLES AS FAR AS PROTECTING THEM ON THE BEACH, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T PROTECTED.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE BIRDS OR THE ALLIGATORS, ET CETERA, BECAUSE WE ALL COEXISTED AND FOUND A WAY TO DO THAT TODAY.
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE OVERLAY, UH, I'M SORRY.
THE FAMILY COMPOUND TO GIVE FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN, UTILIZE DAMN PROPERTY TO BENEFIT FAMILY IS AT LEAST SOMETHING THAT THIS TIME OR WE AS A COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT UP AND ALLOWED TO HAPPEN.
THERE IS NO
THERE WILL NEVER BE A PERFECT COMMUNITY.
SO FOR YOU TO SPEND YOUR TIME FINDING WAYS JUST TO BLAH, OR JUST TO FIND A WAY TO PUSH THIS DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT NOW IS NOT DOING THE COMMUNITY, ANY GOODS THAT
AND IF THERE'S A NEED FOR TWEAKING, LET'S COME BACK AND TWEAK YOU.
WE HAD DONE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE SO, UH, LOCAL AND RECOGNIZABLE ON THE ISLAND THAT WE TOOK A LEAP OF HOME AND A LEAP OF FAITH DOING IT AND ACCOMPLISHING IT FINE FOR US TO CONTEND TO THE, JUST BLOGGING.
CONTINUED NOT TO REALIZE THAT THE EXISTENCE OR THE ESSENCE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON THE INTERNET IS THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE.
WE REALLY NEED TO ADJUST, UH, WALK IN EACH OTHER'S SHOES, SHOES, OR JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT
I'M VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED, VERY, VERY CONCERNED THAT SINCERITY AND THAT DESIRE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY OF AMENITY THAT IS REALLY A TRUE COMMUNITY, IS NOT REALLY IN OUR HEART.
SO PLEASE CHECK YOURSELVES AGAIN AND SEE IF WE CAN SAY ABOUT, LET'S GIVE IT A CHANCE.
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AND I'M UNDER NO A THOUSAND ACRES I'LL TURN INTO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SUSPECTING IS GOING TO TURN INTO.WE HAVE MADE MISTAKES BEFORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MISTAKES AS FAR AS, AS LONG AS WE'RE SERVING THE PROBLEM.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL, HISTORIC LAND OVER BY STEVENS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, I'VE SPENT THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE ON THE GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE COMMISSION TOPIC, CLIMATE ISSUES SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN THE TOWN COUNCIL STATED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FIND WAYS TO PRESERVE THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE HERE ON THE HILL.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MR. CAMPBELL HAS SAID, I, I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT, BUT IF YOU CAN HEAR, THERE'S A LOT OF PASSION ABOUT THIS ISSUE, TURTLES, DOGS, AND CATS AND BIRDS, BEES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE TOO.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS, RIGHT? YEAH.
WE'RE ALSO, I THINK ONE OF, MAYBE IT MIGHT HELP YOU TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT YEAH.
UH, AN ISSUE LOSS OF LAND AND LOSS OF PROPERTY.
I BELIEVE WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT MAYBE 700 ACRES IN THE DATE ABOUT THAT IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL ISLANDERS.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET INTO PEOPLE'S HEADS, INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS, SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
THE ONE THING I CAN SAY IS THAT WE CAN LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED IS A CULTURE THAT IS DETERIORATED.
THAT'S A FACT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
I A LOOK DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE NEED TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND NOT TIE THEIR HANDS.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE IN POSITIONS WHERE THEY HAVE PROPERTY AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT, OR THEY FEEL A SENSE OF HOPELESSNESS AND THEY FEEL A SENSE OF LOSS AND IT WILL PROBABLY SELL, IT HAS ALREADY FALLEN INTO SOME OTHER HANDS OR SOME UNSCRUPULOUS DEVELOPERS.
AND PEOPLE FOUND A WAY TO INFILTRATE FAMILIES AND GROUPS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED A PROPERTY LOSS.
I THINK THAT ALSO THEN WE HAVE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY, THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THEY FEEL, BUT THEIR PROPERTY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE BIGGEST LAND OWNER ON THE ISLAND IS HILTON.
MANY OF THOSE PROPERTIES NOW ARE IN THE NATIVE ISLAND AREAS.
UH, THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES OUTSIDE OF THE CULTURE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND SEE THESE THINGS THAT ALREADY HAPPENED.
I REMEMBER NOT TOO TERRIBLY LONG AGO.
AND I STILL HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNCOMFORTABLE FEELINGS ABOUT THE HILTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SITE AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO SOMETHING ELSE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A DEVELOPMENT.
UH, NOW THAT WE STRUGGLED WITH, ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PROBABLY MAINLY AGAINST OUR BETTER JUDGMENT, IT'S MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.
IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THEM.
MY POINT IS, IS THAT I FEEL LIKE THAT PEOPLE WITHIN THE NATIVE ISLAND AND DELEGATION CULTURE, SHOULDN'T BE AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WITH THEIR PROPERTY.
NOT JUST TO ASSUME THAT THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT THREE YEARS TO SELL.
AND THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY DECIDED TO DO.
THAT'S WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO AS WELL.
THAT IS THEIR CHOICE AS MR. CAMPBELL SAID, SO MANY OF YOU HAVE SAID, MAYBE IT'S NOT A PERFECT ORDINANCE, BUT WHAT I READ IN THERE WAS THAT THERE ONE OF MR MAYOR, IF YOU WILL, ONE OF THE, WHERE ASSES SAID THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE LMO AS WE CONTINUE TO DO EVERY YEAR AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO TWEAK IT OR NEED TO TWEAK IT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO IS FOR STAFF TO CONTINUE TO DO WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DEFINED IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT HELPS TO PROTECT SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE COUNCIL.
THERE'S STILL WORK THAT CAN BE DONE AGAIN.
AND I'VE SPENT THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, UH, ON THE GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE.
I'VE BEEN ON THE OUT ON 37 YEARS.
I'M A NATIVE OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
I'VE SEEN HOUSE ISLAND HAS CHANGED FROM
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63 YEARS AGO.I REMEMBER COMING OVER TO BURBS BEACH, SINGLETON BEACH BRADLEY BEACH.
I KNOW WHAT THEY USED TO LOOK LIKE.
I KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE.
I KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE NOW, SOME OF THOSE FOLKS ARE STILL HERE.
SOME OF THEM ARE NOT FOR VARIOUS REASONS BECAUSE THEY'RE STUCK WITH A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEVELOP OR TO PASS ON TO THEIR FAMILY, OR JUST TO SIMPLY SURVIVE AND THRIVE.
WHILE WE WATCH DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ALL AROUND US, STARTING FROM
MANY OF US WHO HAVE COME HERE IN LATER YEARS, HAVE THOSE OPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR PROPERTIES.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN ASKING FOR A WHOLE LOT HERE.
WHEN COUNCIL IDENTIFIED THIS AS A TOP PRIORITY YEARS AGO, WE SAID, THEN WE'D HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
IF WE CONTINUE TO GO WITH THE STATUS QUO, IF WE CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE LOSS OF THIS CULTURE, IT JUST BOTHERS ME.
WHEN I HEAR THAT PEOPLE REALLY VALUE THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE AND ALL THAT IT HAS TO OFFER ON THE ONE HAND, WHAT WE'RE NOT WILLING TO DO WITH A TASTE TO PRESERVE THAT CULTURE ON THE OTHER HAND.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND ABOUT IT AND TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE SAID WE WANTED TO DO TO PRESERVE THIS CULTURE.
THERE WAS A COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER PASS YOU BRYSON TODAY.
I'M REPRESENTING THE COALITION OF ISLAND.
NEIGHBORS ARE CALLING THE FOUNDER OF THAT COALITION.
WE REALIZED IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE GO ON THE LAND AND CULTURAL, CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE.
THIS COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED THOSE.
THIS IS ONE STEP IN MAKING THOSE A REALITY REFER TO, TO ADOPT THESE MEMBERS AND TO PROCEED WITH HONORING THIS CULTURE AND PROTECTING THIS LAND.
YOU CAN SPEND ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY ANGELS CAN DANCE ON THE HEAD OF, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THAT.
IT IS TIME TO RELEASE THOSE ANGELS AND LET THEM DANCE WHERE THEY WILL BECAUSE THEY WILL DANCE.
IT IS NICE TO BUILD STATUES AND MONUMENTS AND HAVE OUR WORK TO HONOR.
MITCHELL WILL DOES A WONDERFUL PROJECT.
WE HAVE A LIVING BREATHING BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THIS TILE AND WE MUST PRESERVE IT AND PROTECT IT.
I CAN ARGUE ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY ABOUT HOW THINGS MIGHT GO RIGHT LEFT OR WRONG, OR, OR IN FAVOR, BUT AT SOME LIKE IT'S TIED TO FISHERY CUT BACK AND MOVE FORWARD IN PRESERVING A CULTURE AND HONORING FAMILY VALUES MORE IMPORTANT THAN ENDLESS DEBATES ABOUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.
WHAT IF TONIGHT AND IN THE FUTURE IS WHAT IF YOU DON'T DO THIS? WHAT IF YOU LET THIS CULTURE OF DIE WILL BE IN YOUR HANDS.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD TONIGHT TO HELP PRESERVE THE CULTURE AND THE MIND AND ALL THE FINAL PERSONAL BASIS.
MY LATE FATHER WAS REAL ESTATE GROUP AND HE TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF LAND AND PROPERTY AND THE HONOR OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING MY PARENTS, TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER THOSE THINGS, MY DAD SAID, I DON'T SAIL.
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THE RESIDENT.WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS TODAY, BUT I JUST KIND OF FELT MOVED BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING TODAY AS A WHOLE.
AND I CAN'T HELP, BUT THINK WHAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO ON FOUR WOMEN, FORMER COUNCILMAN MARK, MARK SAID, MARGARET, THANK YOU.
I SAID, HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT TURTLES AND THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME FROM THE MOMENT HE SAID IT.
SO I BELIEVE KATIE POPE, UM, WROTE IN AN ARTICLE IS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT PRESERVATION OF OUR ISLAND, UM, AND I, THEM, ALL OF YOU TODAY REGARDING, UM, THE TRASH ISSUE THAT WE'RE FACING AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN BE, WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS AS A WHOLE ISSUE.
IT'S NOT THIS OR THAT, IT'S THIS AND THAT AND OTHER THINGS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, HEARING, UM, SOME OF THE DISCUSSION AROUND THIS OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND THESE ARE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HONESTLY KIND OF PUTTING UP WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN BUILT UP AROUND US.
UM, 12 YEARS AGO, I MOVED HERE TWO DAYS AFTER I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND I TOOK A JOB AT SURF WATCH ON BURKE'S BEACH ROAD AND I HAD TO DROP OR NOT HAD TO.
I DROVE DOWN BURKE'S BEACH ROAD EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
AND THERE ARE, WERE FAMILY COMPOUNDS ON FIRST BEACH ROAD.
AND NOW THERE ARE NOT, UM, THROUGH A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND JUST, UH, WORKING AT THAT PROPERTY.
I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE FAMILIES THAT HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE AND ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL BURKE SPEECH, WHICH NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT, BUT WHEN MY FAMILY, WHEN MY PARENTS MOVED HERE TWO OR TWO YEARS AGO, FIRST THING I DID, I GOT THEM IN THE CAR AND I DROVE THEM AROUND AND SHOWED THEM WHERE THE OTHER FAMILY COMPOUNDS WERE ON HILTON HEAD, BECAUSE THEY ARE USED TO LIVING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE MANICURED NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THEY LIVE BEHIND THE GATES IN PORT ROYAL RIGHT NOW.
AND I WANTED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHERE THE TRUE PEOPLE OF THIS ISLAND LIVE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND WHY THESE PEOPLE AND WHY OUR NEIGHBORS SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AND WHY THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, TRAILER PARKS ON ONE SIDE AND PRISTINE DEVELOPMENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND WHAT WAS THERE FIRST? SO I THINK JUST AS WE LOOK AT THIS, AS WE TALK ABOUT TRASH ON THE BEACH AND, UM, OUR FRIEND MORRIS TALKED ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE TURTLES.
WE REALLY HAVE DEFINED OUR GOALS AND OUR, OUR ASPIRATIONS IN OUR, OUR PLAN.
AND LIKE I'VE SAID TO MANY OF YOU BEFORE, WE NEED TO BE MEASURING IT AGAINST THE PLAN THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED.
SO I HOPE TODAY THAT THIS CAN BE JUST ONE MORE STEP AND MOVING FORWARD AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR ISLAND AS A PRESERVING OUR ISLAND AS A WHOLE
AND I ASKED ME BEFORE, ALEX IS TAKING FOUR HOURS OUT, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ALEX TO GO LAST, BUT I HAVE TO ALEX
AND I APOLOGIZE TO THEM BEFORE.
IT CONCERNS ME WHEN THAT'S PROFOUND DECISIONS ARE MADE WITHOUT A FULL APPRECIATION OF NOT SO MUCH THE FACTS IN THIS CASE, BUT THE HISTORY AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THE TRUE ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE BEEN ON THIS ISLAND, NATIVE ISLANDERS, THEY UNDERSTOOD SUSTAINABILITY.
WE JUST CAME TO THE ISLAND AND ADOPTED, AND IN SOME WAYS PERVERSELY ADOPTED.
AND WE SEE TODAY, SUBDIVISIONS ON THIS ISLAND THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT.
IF ONE LOOKS AT THEM FROM THE STANDING POINT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY OR STEWARDSHIP IN 1983, THE TIME WAS INCORPORATED.
AND THE NATIVE ISLANDERS WERE VERY, VERY SKEPTICAL THAT THIS WAS GOING TO WORK TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
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MODERN DEVELOPMENT VALUES WERE DICTATING THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE LAWS.AND SO IS THAT WRONG? NO, IT'S NOT WRONG.
WASN'T AN APPRECIATION OF WHAT MIGHT BE LOST IF WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE AND INCORPORATE THE VALUES OF THE NATIVE ISLANDERS IN THAT COMMUNITY.
IN 1995, THERE WAS THE INFAMOUS LUBET STUDY WHERE A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TO THIS COMMUNITY AND LAMBASTED US BECAUSE OF ALREADY IN SENSITIVITY AND OUR LAWS, THEN IN EFFECT L DOWN OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE ISLANDERS, WHAT HAPPENED NATIVE ISLANDERS BEGAN TO DO WHAT THEY BEGAN TO FEEL THAT THEIR ONLY HOPE WAS TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND MOVE OFF.
SO OUR DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AS NEWCOMERS BASED ON OUR PERSPECTIVES, OUR UNCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS BIASES CREATE A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
MORRIS USED THE WORD LEAP OF FAITH, YOU KNOW, BACK IN 1995, WHEN THE REGAN STUDY WAS OCCURRING, THERE IS A LEAP OF FAITH BY NATIVE ISLANDERS THAT THIS ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE RATIONALE AND AN UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS.
WE ARE HERE TODAY, 26 YEARS LATER, AND WE ARE MAKING JUDGMENTS BASED ON, IN MY OPINION, A LACK OF APPRECIATION WHAT'S BEEN LOST.
AND IN RESPONSE NINE, THIS IS WHERE I BEEN BE CHALLENGED, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRADITIONS OF A MINORITY.
AND WHAT KIND OF A COMMUNITY HAVE WE LEARN? SO I THINK SHAME ON US, IF WE BOTH
UM, THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROFOUND IS IF YOU WOULD'VE SPOKEN TO ME,
NO, WAS THE THIRD LEVEL IS PERFECT.
NO, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND SAY TURTLE, BUT I WILL SAY SOMETHING ELSE IN THE PAST.
MY COLLEAGUES, THE ONLY ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE STORE.
A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THERE'S COUNSELING IN THE OFFICE.
AND OFTEN ENOUGH I'M ONLY ONE THAT GETS THE PHONE CALLS.
AND I GOT A PHONE CALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT LONDON POCKET AT NIGHT, SOMEONE BEGGING AND PLEADING THERE.
THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE COMES UP WITH
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WHAT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED IN A REASON FOR THAT THIS FAMILY IS WAITING ON US, THE APP, WHAT DOES IT? SOMEBODY CAN PRESERVE THEIR PRESENCE, YOU KNOW, HELTON, ELDERLY MATRIARCH, CAN'T PASS ON AND TELL.SO I'M NOT BUYING THE WHOLE, IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECT.
WE NEED TO WAIT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS IS
IF YOU COULD PUT THE MICROPHONE CLOSER HERE, CAN YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? AND EVERYBODY HEAR ME NOW? UH, I'LL BEGIN AGAIN.
I FEEL WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING THAT IS REASONABLE, UH, TO HELP THE AID OF ISLAND POPULATING, STAYING HERE, SHARE AND CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURE AND MAINTAIN ALL THE SHIRTS ON THEIR LAND.
UM, I'M CONCERNED WITH THIS ORDINANCE, UH, WITH THE CLEAR ABILITY TO DO SOME TYPE OF A RIVER, A RIVER HAVEN AFTER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
UM, AND I'M HEARING TODAY THAT, UH, THAT IS NOT THE INTENT THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE THIS LAND.
AND I WOULD WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE, UM, UH, REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR FAMILY COMPOUNDS.
SO ALL OF THIS SAID, UH, THIS ORDINANCE, WHY DOES IT IS, IS PLACING, UH, IN THE HANDS OF THE OWNERS, UH, THE ABILITY TO KEEP THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR LAND AND SUPPORT THEIR CULTURE, WHICH IS IN YEARS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, WE EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, UH, TRUST THE JUDGMENT OF THESE OWNERS AND, AND HOPE THAT THEIR LAND USE DECISIONS WILL TRULY HELP PRESERVE THE CULTURE IN PERPETUITY.
SO BY WE'RE SAYING YES, UM, WE'RE SAYING WE TRUST YOU.
SO THAT SAID, I WILL BE SAYING, YES, WHY IS IT THREE? WE USED TO HAVE TO STAY IN THERE BECAUSE OF THE INTENT
I'VE CALLED, WHEN THESE DISCUSSIONS STARTED, IT WAS A FIVE-YEAR, UM, SUGGESTION THAT WAS BEING WRITTEN TO THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN IT WAS DISCUSSED DAVID AND THE GAME WENT DOWN TO A THREE YEAR ORDINANCE AND NOT JUST JUMPING IN THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE TO TRY TO HELP OUT.
BUT I SEE SHE RAISED A, UH, KNOWLEDGE.
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THE ORDINANCE WAS BASED OFF OF COUNTIES, UH, AND THE COMPOUND OF ORDINANCE.AND THEY HAD A FIVE YEAR RESTRICTION FROM SELLING MY PROPERTY.
SO, UM, YOU PUT IT IN S BY DISCUSSION AT A TASK FORCE ON THE TASK FORCE LEVEL AND NEGOTIATED.
MY ANSWER SIMPLY WON'T BE THAT WE VOTE AGAINST, YOU WILL BE VOTING YES, AGAIN IN A FEW WEEKS, AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS A FIRST STEP.
IT SPEAKS TO RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE ROOM WITH NO NEWS AT THREE ASTHMA.
WE CAN PUT WHEN WE KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE.
SO I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND DISCUSS A NEGOTIATION.
AS FAR AS THE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE COLD.
MAYBE I FEEL THE SAME WAY AS ALEX, UH, WILLIAM YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME COME TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE.
IT WAS VOTED IN SUPPORT THREE OR ONE.
I THINK THE LANGUAGE SHOULD STAY IN THIS MOMENT.
UM, THIS WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE
AND SO I'M PREPARED TO TRUST MY NEIGHBORS OR FRIENDS DO THE RIGHT THING WITH THIS AND I'LL GO IN.
I DO KNOW BECAUSE I STARTED THIS THING.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REFER BACK TO WHAT I ORIGINALLY STATED, WHICH IS THAT THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN PART OF A LONG HISTORY OF LOOKING FOR MECHANISMS TO HELP PRESERVE AS THIS IS INTENDED TO DO THE DATA AVAILABLE YOUR LAND AND CULTURE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND WITHIN THE TOWN, AND BRINGS UP A GREAT POINT.
THAT IS A PARTICULAR LIST TRICKS.
AND I THINK THAT AT SOME POINT THAT TOO IS AN INTERESTING, UM, COMMENT.
UM, I'VE LIVED IN CHAPLAIN AND THEN HORSE STORM OF DISTRICT.
THERE'S NO LONGER, OR HAS THERE BEEN, UM, IN A LONG TIME, A FAMILY COMPOUND OF ANY TYPE.
UM, THERE, I, FOR THOSE WHO WONDER HOW LONG I'VE BEEN ON THE ISLAND, IT'S NOT 70 YEARS, BUT IT'S SINCE 1983.
SO I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WATCHING DEVELOP.
I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF HAVING GOOD FRIENDS WHO ARE WITHIN THE
MY GOAL IS THE GOAL OF THIS ORDINANCE TO MAINTAIN THAT I QUESTION THE THREE YEARS, THE FIVE YEARS I QUESTIONED THE BEST.
AND IF THE IDEA IS TO MAINTAIN THIS PROPERTY, AND I SUGGEST THAT WE REMOVE THE VESTING PART, THAT WE DON'T CREATE A SCENARIO WHERE THOSE WHO PERHAPS DON'T HAVE THE SAME INTENTIONS, DO EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID.
AND INSTEAD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OPPORTUNITY AND THEN SELL IT AND LEAVE US WITH THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE AND THEN INTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT ISN'T EASILY COME BACK TO.
WE FIX THE ORDINANCE THE BEST AT WRITING AS INVESTED LIKE ONCE AND FOR ALL.
SO I JUST WANT MY PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF MY GOALS, WHICH IS TO HELP TO PRESERVE THE LAND AND THE CULTURE BEING HEARD.
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THAT, THAT IS THE QUALIFYING PIECE OF THIS, THAT WHILE I TRUST IS TRUE, THE IDEA OF THE SURE THAT THE INVOLVING HIM TO DO WHAT IT IS THAT WE SAY WE'RE TRYING TO DO HAS BEEN DONE.AND SO THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THAT.
CAUSE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION EARLIER AS TO WHETHER THE MOTION WAS TO BRING THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION OR WHETHER THE MOTION WAS TO BRING THE ITEM UP FOR APPROVAL.
UM, SO IF WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A MOTION PENDING WITH THE BALANCE SECOND ON THE FLOOR BEFORE I'LL CALL IT FOR THE VOTE AND I AM UP FOR APPROVAL DISCUSSION.
DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL THEM MR. BROWN, MR. AMES, MRS. BECKER IN THE INTEREST OF TRULY PRESERVING THE CULTURE AND LAND? UM, I THINK THIS WORD MEANS DOES NOT SATISFY THAT GOAL.
YES, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN TRUSTING THE DATA ON PEOPLE, NOT PEOPLE, SOME WILL HAVE A BETTERMENT THAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT THAT YOU CAN TRUST A VIOLENT PEOPLE.
MOTION CARRIES SIX, TWO MONTHS.
[13. Executive Session]
YES, SIR.UM, MR.
UH, I WILL TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS.
YOU'VE FOUND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WITH TERMS TO RUN FROM JULY 1ST, 2021 TO JUNE 30TH, 2024 FOR THE ACCOMMODATION TAX COMMITTEE, MARGARET JOHNSON, AS THE HOSPITALITY LODGING MEMBER TO REPLACE THROUGH BROWN FOR THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, UH, MR. PETER CHRISTIAN, AS AN AT LARGE MEMBER TO REPLACE JOHN WHITE WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPOINTING RUN, RYAN THAT SET IN BEN BROWN HAS PLOWED LARGE NUMBERS TO REPLACE LIKE OLD GENTLEMEN AND DEBBIE KATIE, WHERE THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTING HENRY RICK, THE REN.
SO AS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND A MEMBER TO REPLACE, UH, THE OTHER, UH, TOM, HENCE
FURTHER, I MOVED TO MAKE FOLLOW REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE TOWN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
ALL TERMS WILL RUN FROM JULY 1ST, 2021 TO JUNE 30TH, 2024, UH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED FOR THE APEX COMMITTEE REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN FARROW AND HIS HOSPITALITY MEMBER, JAMES BLOOPER, AS AN EDITOR AT LARGE, YOU REMEMBER THE BCA, THE APPOINTMENT OF PATSY PRICE IN AS ATTORNEY MEMBER AND DAVID FINGERBOARD AS THE LARGE MEMBER FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, A REAPPOINTMENT OF CAVITY FOSS AS AN AT-LARGE MEMBER FOR PARKS AND REC PERMISSION, REAPPOINTMENT OF JACK DALEY, UM, DODDLING AND CHRISTINA CHRISTIAN FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION REAPPOINTING MICHAEL SCANLON AS AN AT LARGE MEMBER AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MORE ADJUSTMENTS IN APPEALS WHOSE TERMS RUN FOR FOUR YEARS FROM JULY 1ST, 2021 IN JULY 30TH, 2025, THIS BOARD REAPPOINTMENT NEIL GORDON, AS THE ARCHITECT MEMBER LYNN GRAVES, AS THE GC, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR MEMBER AND FRANK WE KNOW BONO HAS THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, ALTERNATE MEMBER
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I'M SORRY.UH, I FURTHER MOVE TO THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE GULLAH GEECHEE LAND AND CULTURAL TASKFORCE CORRECTION, THE DALI ETA LAND PRESERVATION AND CULTURAL TASK FORCE.
JOHN CAMPBELL, MARK O'NEILL AND TOM HINTS AS MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, REPLACING PLANNING COMMISSION, THEIR MEMBERS, CAROLYN MCFEELEY, UH, THEODORE KENDALL, YVONNE STEVENS WHO'S TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS UPENDED.
I ALSO MOVED TO REAPPOINT LAVONNE.
STEPHEN SAYS AN AT-LARGE MEMBER, REPLACING GEORGE BRAY, WHO IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE TASK FORCE.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.