Aug 10, 2021 Bluffton Town Council

CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE PRESENTATION,

[VI. Presentations, Celebrations and Recognitions]

PRIOR TO THAT, LET ME, IF I COULD RELAY SOME INFORMATION ON MR. TUMOR AND MR. ROCK AND, UM, DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER.

I WAS THERE ALL DAY WITH THEM.

UM, SHE IS OUT OF SURGERY.

I DON'T THINK THE PD GOT ON THE LOOP OF THE UPDATE AND I APOLOGIZE.

UM, BUT SHE WENT IN ABOUT NINE 30.

THEY CAME OUT AND TALKED TO THE FAMILY OF 4, 15, 10 OH AN HOUR AND A HALF LONGER.

IT WAS THE FIRST SURGERY OF THIS KIND EVER TO BE PERFORMED AT MEMORIAL.

THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THEM, A VERY AWESOME DOCTOR AND A LOT OF THE BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN CHARGE OF THE EQUIPMENT.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THAT LITTLE BABY.

SHE HAD THREE POCKETS OF FLUID ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL.

AND Y'ALL HER LITTLE HEAD SHE'S JUST A YEAR.

SO WE'RE A LITTLE, HEAD'S NOT MUCH BIGGER.

THAT WAS GREAT FOR REALLY, UM, BUT SHE'S OUT OF SURGERY.

SHE'S STILL UNDER ANESTHESIA COMING OUT OF IT.

BUT DOCTOR SAID THUMBS UP.

IT WAS A SUCCESS.

SO PLEASE STAY BOTH THE ROCK AND TUMOR FAMILY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS.

UM, THEY WERE HEARD THEY WERE AT, THEY WERE AT LOOSE ENDS, BUT THEY KNEW THEIR FAITH WAS STRONG.

AND I KNOW WE ALL SUPPORTED THEM THAT WAY.

UM, SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYER.

I HOPE BETTER NEWS EVEN AN HOUR FROM NOW.

SO FIRST INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES WHO IS UP FIRST.

HELLO, MRS. COLIN.

HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU.

I THINK SIR, COMING IN, COMING IN.

UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KATIE PONCE.

SHE IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.

UM, SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S IN HUMAN SERVICES FROM US CB AND CAME TO US FROM A HORIZON REHAB IN SPORTS MEDICINE.

WONDERFUL.

WELCOME KATIE.

NEXT WE HAVE JORDAN HOLLOWAY.

HE IS A SENIOR PLANNER.

HERE HE IS.

UM, HAS HIS BACHELOR'S IN GEO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FROM SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY AND HAS COME TO US FROM SAVANNAH METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO HE DOES THINGS FROM TREE PERMIT, SIGNED PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.

SO WELCOME WHILE YOU'RE BRINGING THAT UP.

JUST THESE AREN'T PEOPLE WE JUST HIRED YESTERDAY.

WE'VE HAD YEAR YEARS, WE'RE AT TOTALLY COMPLETED CHANGING, BUT IT'S BEEN ALMOST OVER A YEAR'S WORTH OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE ALWAYS LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC.

SO JUST BEFORE I GET THERE, FACEBOOK.

NOW WE HAVE, UH, GLENN UMBERGER.

AND SHARON WHITE, SHE ACTUALLY STARTED, I THINK JUST BEFORE, UM, COVEN.

SO MAYBE ABOUT EIGHT THE WEEK BEFORE COVID SHARON WHITE IS A RECEPTIONIST HERE.

SHE'S FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND WAS AN IT MANAGER AT WAYNE BROTHERS.

SO SHE IS THE INITIAL FACE.

YOU SEE, WHEN YOU ENTER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOWN HALL,

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HE IS OUR NEW HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST.

HE COMES TO US FROM, UH, SPECIAL PROJECTS AT THE NEW YORK LANDMARKS CAN SERVICE CONSERVANCY AND HE WAS A GRADUATE FROM SCAD.

SO HE'S OUR NEW HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY BE SEEING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH HER, IF THAT'S A NEW POLICY.

WELCOME, THANK YOU.

RIGHT.

AND THEN THE MOST DIFFICULT NAME TO PRONOUNCE HOPE I GET THIS RIGHT LIZETH TO HILO.

SHE ACTUALLY, UM, STARTED AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY PROMOTED TODAY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE US SUPERVISORS, WELCOME TILL THIS HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL WITH LIZ MOVING ON TO THE SUPERVISOR POSITION.

SO THAT POSITION, THE CUSTOMER REP IS ADVERTISED.

I THINK NOW ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND OUR TOWN'S WEBSITE.

SO IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYONE, WHO'S A GOOD FIT FOR UPFRONT, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THEM.

THAT'S IT FOR THIS MONTH FOR ME.

HELLO, MARY COUNCIL, HOW Y'ALL DOING IT IS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.

PLEASURE TO BE UP HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO WITNESS ONE OF OUR VERY OWN GETTING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL TONIGHT THAT WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR FIANCE MS. HILL MARIN COUNCIL.

THIS IS THAT POUCH PROM.

HE IS CURRENTLY A DETECTIVE AND OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

AND THIS IS HIS FIANCE MS. HILL MS. JAMIE HILL.

AND SHE WILL BE HOLDING THE BIBLE FOR HIM AS HE TAKES HIS OATH OF OFFICE AND THE OATH OF HONOR, SHE WILL ALSO BE PINNING HIS BADGE ON AFTER.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME AT RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I ZACK POUCH, CRA ZAP, POUCH PROM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND, BUT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

I WILL RENDER STRICT OBEDIENCE.

I WILL RENDER STRICT OBEDIENCE TO MY SUPERVISORS, TO MY SUPERVISORS AND OBSERVE AND ABIDE AND OBSERVE AND ABIDE BY ALL ORDERS AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY ALL ORDERS AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THEM.

I WILL MAINTAIN STRICT.

I WILL MAINTAIN STRICT PUNCTUAL AND CONSTANT PUNCTUAL AND CONSTANT ATTENTION TO MY DUTIES.

ATTENTION TO MY DUTIES.

I WILL ABSTAIN FROM.

I WILL ABSTAIN FROM ALL OFFENSIVE PERSONALITY, ALL DEFENSIVE PERSONALITY OR CONDUCT UNBECOMING OUR CONDUCT ON BECOMING AN OFFICER.

I WILL PERFORM MY DUTIES.

I WILL PERFORM MY DUTIES AS AN OFFICER WITH THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS AN OFFICER WITH THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, FEARLESSLY, FEARLESSLY, IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY, AND WITH ALL DUE COURTESY AND WITH ALL DUE COURTESY.

OKAY, WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM.

I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES.

THE DUTIES OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

SO HELP ME GOD.

AND NOW THE OATH OF HONOR ON MY HONOR, ON MY HONOR, I WILL NEVER BETRAY MY BADGE.

I WILL NEVER BETRAY MY BADGE, MY INTEGRITY, MY, MY CHARACTER, MY CHARACTER, OR THE PUBLIC TRUST OR THE PUBLIC TRUST.

I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE COURAGE.

I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE COURAGE TO HOLD MYSELF AND OTHERS TO HOLD MYSELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS.

AND I WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND I WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, MY COMMUNITY, MY COMMUNITY, AND THE AGENCY IN WHICH I SERVE.

AND THE AGENCY OTHER PAINTING.

I'LL TAKE THE BIBLE I PRESENT TO YOU.

MARIN COUNCIL, YOU'RE NEWLY PROMOTED AND YOU NEED TO THANK YOUR FIANCE FOR PUTTING UP WITH ALL OF THIS.

SHE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, SIR.

CONGRATULATIONS ON, UM,

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KIMLEY-HORN PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCY EXPERTISE.

MA'AM MOVING ON TO RECOGNITION.

OH, WE DID THAT.

I'M SO SORRY.

UM, SAND, SHARK WEEK PROCLAMATION, AS Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED, WE HAVE THE BANNERS UP, UH, ON MAY RIVER ROAD AND, UH, THEY WERE PREVENTED FROM US CB AND IT JUST WELCOMES ALL THE NEW STUDENTS TO THEIR TOWNS.

SO THEY HAVE A SAND SHARK WEEK AND YOU MIGHT SEE THEM AROUND SATURDAY, KIM, THERE ARE DOING WITH NEW STUDENTS, A TREASURE HUNT, SO THEY MIGHT BE ALL THROUGH TOWN.

SO IF YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT, UM, YOU'LL SEE THEM.

IS THERE ANYONE FROM USC B THAT IS ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION? I WILL READ IT.

WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUFORD IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, COMPREHENSIVE BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTION WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM.

WHEREAS USCB PROVIDES SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION IN 19 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND TWO GRADUATE DEGREES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, TO RESPOND TO REGIONAL NEEDS, DRAW UPON REGIONAL STRENGTHS AND PREPARE GRADUATES TO CONTRIBUTE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY.

WHEREAS USC B IS A PRIMARY REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR EXCEPTIONALLY SKILLED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, TEACHERS, HOSPITALITY MANAGERS, SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCHERS AND COMPUTATIONAL TRUMPER TROUBLESHOOTERS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY.

AND I MIGHT ADD AWESOME INTERNS.

IT TURNED INTO EMPLOYEES IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.

UM, USC B HAS A REPUTATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL PROMINENCE AS A REGIONAL PROBLEM SOLVER CATALYST FOR PROGRESS AND ENGINE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.

WHEREAS THIS WEEK, USC B WELCOMES MORE THAN 2100 STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO CAMPUSES IN BLUFFTON, BUFORD IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND TO ATHLETIC FACILITIES IN THE HARDY VILLE FOR THE START OF THE 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR.

THEREFORE THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HERE PRO PROCLAIMS THE WEEK OF, UH, 19TH OF AUGUST TO THE 21ST TO EXCUSE ME, AUGUST TO THE 25TH, 2021 AS USC B SAND SHARK WELCOME WEEK.

SO WE WILL GET THAT TO THEM.

I THINK I'M READING THIS AT THEIR CONVOCATION.

SO SHOULD I JUST KEEP THIS? I WILL KEEP THIS, UM, WELCOME IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AROUND TOWN AND OUR RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS AND PARKS, AND, UM, WE JUST OFFER YOU A GREAT WELCOME.

NEXT.

WE HAVE A BLUEPRINT, BLUFFTON UPDATE.

ANDREW.

THERE YOU ARE.

GOOD EVENING.

HOW ARE YOU COUNSEL? YES.

GOOD.

WE'VE UH, HAD A GOOD, UH, TIME HERE IN BLUFFTON THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH BLUEPRINT BLUFFTON AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE.

SO I CAN ADVANCE THE SLIDES HERE ON THIS.

EXCELLENT, PERFECT.

UH, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW US, UH, I'M ANDREW OVERBECK, PRINCIPAL AND PLANNER WITH MKS K A.

WE ARE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS, AND URBAN PLANNERS WITH OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST AND THE MIDWEST.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE IN BLUFFTON, UH, WORKING WITH A GREAT TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS, UH, LOCALLY, UH, THOMAS AND HUTTON, WHO WILL BE HELPING US, UH, WHO IS WITH HELPING US WITH UTILITIES AND STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THEN IN SAVANNAH, SO TILA AND SATIEL CHRISTIAN.

SO TAYLOR, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WELL AS WELL, UH, DOING, UH, HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR US.

AND SO WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM OF, OF LOCAL, UH, CONSULTANTS.

UH, WE'VE, WE'VE ALL SORT OF WORKED IN AND AROUND, UH, BLOCKED IN, IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH BLUFFTON AND EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW FOLKS HERE, UM, UH, FOCUS OF OUR WORK, UH, REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS, THIS PLANNING EFFORT, NOT JUST TO TAKE A SORT OF FRESH LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, BUT TO SUPPORT THE VISION THAT YOU ALL HAVE LAID OUT AND THE PRINCIPLES THAT YOU ALL HAVE LAID OUT IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT HOW WE NEED TO BALANCE, UH, GROWTH WITH THE UNIQUE, NATURAL AND HISTORIC FEATURES THAT ARE HERE IN BLUFFTON, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE GUIDE THAT APPROPRIATELY.

SO THAT'S A KEY TOPIC.

UM, WE'RE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT HOW MANY FOLKS WE'VE ENGAGED AT THIS POINT EARLY PART OF THE PROCESS, WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DOING THIS WORK, AND THEN A FINAL PLAN.

THAT'S EASY TO COMMUNICATE AND UNDERSTAND BOTH FOR YOUR STAFF TO USE, UM, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY USE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S, UH, THOSE ARE OUR GOALS.

UM, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS 10 REQUIRED PLAN ELEMENTS THAT WE WILL BE, UH, WORKING THROUGH.

UH, WE SPENT SOME TIME WITH OUR STEERING COMMITTEE THIS MORNING, GOING THROUGH A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENTS OR REVIEWING THAT WITH, WITH TOWN STAFF AS WELL.

AND IT COVERS ALL OF THESE REQUIRED PLAN ELEMENTS.

UH, AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS THAT YOU ALL HAVE LAID OUT, UH, IN, IN YOUR WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THAT PROMISE, UM, FROM THE TOWN.

AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING THROUGH, UH, BOTH PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS AND ONES THAT ARE ONGOING TODAY.

SO THIS IS A LIST OF ALL THE OTHER WORK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THAT'S BEEN DONE PRIOR TO THIS PLAN TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE ALL THAT INTO ACCOUNT

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AND TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING, UH, THAT THE GREATER COMMUNITY AND REGION ARE WORKING ON THREE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, UH, UPDATES YOU ALL ARE DOING TO YOUR STONEWORK, STORMWATER CODE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

WE'RE TRYING TO BAKE INTO THIS PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS UPDATE HAS EVERYTHING IN IT THAT NEEDS TO BE IN IT.

UM, THIS IS OUR STUDY AREA.

SO GENERALLY, UH, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE ON THIS SCREEN CAUSE A LITTLE WASHED OUT.

UM, BUT THE GRAY AREAS ARE THE TOWN, UH, BUT WE HAVE SORT OF A LARGER AREA INSIDE THIS ORANGE LINE THAT CAPTURES UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

UH, SO WE'RE INCORPORATING BOTH THOSE AREAS AND THE TOWN BOUNDARY.

AND AS A PROCESS OVERVIEW, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE, UH, WE SPENT THE FIRST FEW MONTHS DOING, UH, RESEARCH AND REVIEW.

UM, WE CONDUCTED OUR INITIAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PHASE.

UH, SO THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH TOWN STAFF AND OUR STEERING COMMITTEE.

AND WE'LL BRING BACK A FURTHER UPDATE AS WE GET DEEPER INTO THE PROCESS.

UM, BUT I DID WANT TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A SNAPSHOT TO YOU, ALL OF, OF WHAT WE'VE DONE FROM AN ENGAGEMENT STANDPOINT TO THIS DATE, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE LOTS OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS WORK.

UM, BUT WE'VE ENGAGED NEARLY 700 PEOPLE.

UH, SO FAR IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS PROCESS, BOTH IN ONLINE SURVEYS WHERE WE HAVE MORE THAN 520 RESPONSES.

UH, WE DID A COUPLE COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE, UH, VIRTUAL EVENTS, UH, THAT GOT 52 ATTENDEES AND WE HAD 90 INDIVIDUALS WE REACHED OUT TO AND DID, UH, STAKEHOLDER ROUND TABLES WITH SO DEEPER CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH, WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GIVE US AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY AND A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN WE'RE WORKING WITH A STEERING COMMITTEE TO HELP US AS, AS THEY ADVISE US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO, UM, THAT WAS OUR SECOND MEETING HERE THIS MORNING THAT WE CONDUCTED WITH THEM.

UM, WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT INITIAL ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY UP ON THE, UH, PROJECT WEBSITE SO THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN SEE THAT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK PEOPLE IF THEY FEEL LIKE THE INPUT WE'VE GOTTEN SO FAR IS REFLECTIVE OF THEIR SORT OF FEELINGS, UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AS PART OF THIS PLAN, UH, AS WE PROGRESS.

SO WE'LL BE SOLICITING FURTHER INPUT, UH, ON, ON THAT SUMMARY HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND THEN WE'RE MOVING ON THROUGH OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUALLY AND POLICY DIRECTION, AND LOOKING TO REACH BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH A DRAFT OF THOSE THINGS FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW.

SO THAT'S AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, THE WEBSITE, SO IT IS ON, UH, THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND THERE'S A PAGE.

SO I'M SURE HEATHER OR, UM, YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S ALSO A SPOTLIGHT.

I THINK ALL OF US NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO EVERYONE.

I ACTUALLY BROUGHT IT UP TO STEVEN THIS MORNING, QUICKLY ON THE PHONE.

I KNOW YOU WERE ASKED TO GET PAPER SURVEYS OUT TO CHURCHES AND I DO THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

UM, WHEN WE DID OUR CHARRETTES DECADES AGO, WE HAD ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

SO WE'VE GROWN EXPONENTIALLY.

SO THAT'S NOT EXCITING THAT WE'VE HAD SUCH A SMALL NUMBER.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

I THINK OVER WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE PROCESS, WE'LL ENGAGE A LOT MORE PEOPLE, BUT WE DID TALK THIS MORNING ABOUT GETTING PAPER SURVEYS OUT.

UM, WE HAVE THOSE READY TO GO SO WE CAN GET THOSE OUT TO DIFFERENT GROUPS.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTREACH, UM, UH, THROUGH SHARING WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

SO WE'LL ASK FOR THAT FROM PEOPLE AS WELL.

UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A WAY TO PUT THOSE IN WITHOUT SPENDING A LOT ON POSTAGE, EVEN IN INSIDE OF THE NEWSPAPER OR PERHAPS SOME OF THESE MAGAZINES COULD STICK THEM IN FOR US.

IS THERE SOME WAY TO GET THEM IN PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES WITHOUT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON POSTAGE? I THINK WOULD BE.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO INVESTIGATE THAT.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

QUESTIONS, BUT START, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE SUN.

IT IS OUR BLUEPRINT, TRULY A BLUEPRINT FOR OUR TOWN AND, UM, WE HAVE 20,000 PLUS PEOPLE AND THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP, NOT JUST AT ELECTION TIME, BUT THIS IS THE TIME TO REALLY GIVE YOUR INPUT, UM, AND SPEAK UP.

SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING, UM, PLEASE, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

IT IS AN IMAGE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CLICK ON VERY EASILY.

OKAY? OKAY.

WELL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP WORKING AND, AND HELP YOU GET THE WORD OUT.

THANKS.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

[VII. Public Comment]

WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YOU ARE, UH, REQUIRED TO SUBMIT IT ELECTRONICALLY, BUT WE ARE RIGHT NOW ALLOWING YOU TO COME IN TO SPEAK YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN LEAVE.

UM, SO WHO ARRANGES WHEN WE CALLED THEIR NAME AFTER AND IS GOING TO LET ERIN, SO THE FIRST IS JANE AND I'M GOING TO BOTCH IT BAD CATCHER, RELI CHECK.

CORELLI THAT RIGHT? YUP.

THERE YOU GO.

JANE, IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS SO WE CAN HAVE IT FOR A MINUTES AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

ABSOLUTELY.

IN BLUFFTON SLASH AT SOUTH CAROLINA.

SO IT'S JEAN CECCARELLI.

I LIVE AT 5 35.

HEATH WOULD DRIVE

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I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE I LIVE THESE DAYS, BUT THAT'S WHERE IT IS.

UM, YEAH, SO I'LL BE BRIEF.

UM, I HAVE NO CHOICE, THREE MINUTES, JUST SHORTCHANGES THE PUBLIC.

I FOUND THIS OUT IN JUNE WHEN I RAISED LIKE A FOOL TO MAKE A STATEMENT AT THE HARDY VILLE COUNCIL MEETING, UH, ON THE SAME SUBJECT OF DEVELOPMENT AS MAYOR, SELKER YOU A ONCE WROTE IN THE BLUFFTON SUN OVER 90% OF BLUFFTON IS OWNED BY DEVELOPERS.

UH, THIS WAS SHOCKING TO ME.

I SAID TO MYSELF, WE'RE DOOMED WHAT RECOURSE IS THERE TO CONTROL? WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FUTURE FLORIDA CITY RIGHT HERE IN THE MAKING FLORIDA CITIES THAT ARE OVERCROWDED AND BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. ALMOST EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THEM ARE PAVED OVER THANK GOODNESS FOR THE OCEAN AND THE GULF.

SO IF THIS IS WHY WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO RENAME BLUFFTON AFTER A STREET SIGN THAT I KNOW ONCE NOTICED BY VADEN AUTOMOTIVE, THE SIGN SAID LOST OAKS DRIVE.

AND I SAID, THAT'S SO FITTING TRAFFIC ALONE IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

I AM VERY SICK OF SEEING ACCIDENTS AND AMBULANCES ROUTINELY ON ONE 70 AND 2 78.

I FEEL SORRY FOR OUT OF TOWNERS WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THESE TWO ROADS ARE.

SOME WITH FAMILIES TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN AND YET DEVELOPMENT RA'S ON WITH A HURRICANE STRENGTH.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, BLESSED TO HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT RAINFALL TO SUSTAIN US HERE.

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MIGHT CHANGE.

MAJOR AREAS OF THE WEST ARE UNDER A SEVERE DROUGHT.

A CITY IN UTAH HAD TO STOP FURTHER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEIR WATER LEVELS WERE TOO LOW.

THE MAYOR OF THAT CITY STATED WE ARE, WHY ARE WE BUILDING HOUSES? IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER, IF ALL OF A SATURATION CANNOT BE PREVENTED, AND IF WE TRULY ARE DOOMED, THEN THERE SHOULD BE A REGIONAL TIE IN FOR NON-AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATIVES LIKE BICYCLES, WALKING, GOLF CARS, ET CETERA, WHO REALLY WANTS TO SIT IN TRAFFIC AND DEAL WITH ACCIDENTS.

A SIMPLE FORMULA SHOULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE.

FIRST DEVELOPMENT LAST, SOME MUNICIPALITIES GET THIS BACKWARDS.

SO BEFORE A SHOVEL IS IN THE GROUND, DEVELOPERS SHOULD PAY FOR ALL NEGATIVE IMPACTS.

THEY SHOULD PUT FUNDS INTO ESCROW FOR ANY UNFORESEEN PROBLEMS, WHOLESALE CLEAR CUTTING AND MORE COLLIE FORM WASTE IN THE MAY.

RIVER IS NOT THE ANSWER.

CROAKING FROGS, UH, WHAT FUTURE GENERATIONS SHOULD HEAR, NOT CROAKING PEOPLE.

YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL ARE THE LAST LINES OF DEFENSE GO TO BAT FOR US WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

THANK YOU FOR MY THREE MINUTES.

HEARING, CONSIDER A FINAL READING CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE, AMENDING THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION THREE 19 AND SECTION 3 21, ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION FIVE, 13 AND 5 15, 6, ARTICLE NINE.

CAN I HAVE A COPY OF YOU? UH, YOUR STATEMENT? OH YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE THIS.

CAN I HAND IT TO THE IT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, AS HE'S LEAVING JAKE HIGGINS, IT IS GOOD MORNING UNLESS SHE'S HAD LUNCH ALL MY DAYS, RUN TOGETHER.

SHAKE, PUT NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, SIR.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, JAKE HIGGINS, 1 52 HAMPTON LAKE DRIVE IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SO I'M JAKE HIGGINS OWNED SEVERAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE TOWN AND SEVERAL OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN.

AND IN ALL 50 STATES, OUR WASH HERE ON BLUFFTON PARKWAY THAT, UH, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE TOWN DID AN INSPECTION, UM, AND SAID THAT THE CARWASH DRAINS INTO THE STORM DRAIN, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE THEN TOWN COUNCIL 15 YEARS AGO, THAT WAY.

UM, SO THAT INCURRED THE REQUEST TO GET A SEWER LINE PUT IN, UH, TO BUFORD JASPER SEWER, UH, WITH THAT INSTALLATION COMES THE PERMISSION OR THE IMPACT FEE COST, UH, WHICH IS SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

THE FIRST ESTIMATE WE HAD WAS OVER $300,000.

THAT WAS JUST FOR THE SEWER THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY THE TOWN TO STOP DRAINING INTO THE STORM DRAIN.

UH, BUFORD JASPER WATER ALSO REQUIRES IF YOU USE THEIR SEWER, YOU MUST USE THEIR WATER LINE THAT ENCOURAGED ANOTHER IMPACT FEE.

THE FIRST ESTIMATE, WELL OVER $130,000.

SO THE FIRST INITIAL OUT OF COSTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO A HALF, A MILLION DOLLARS POSSIBLY JUST FOR THE PERMISSION TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RIPPING UP A PARKING LOT THAT I JUST REPLACED.

AND I HAVE 12 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, ALL OF WHICH WHO LIVE IN BLUFFTON, I'M IN MY CAR WASH IS THE MOST INEXPENSIVE CARWASH.

IT SERVICES THE LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME FOLKS IN THE TOWN, UM, WHICH ARE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT AND HAS SELF-SERVE BASE.

SO MY REQUEST IS SIMPLE.

UH, AFTER THE ESTIMATE CAME OUT FROM BUFORD JASPER WATER, FINALLY, THE CORRECT ESTIMATE, IT'S A $92,000 RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT MIGHT BE AN OPEN COST FOR THOSE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE,

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UH, THAT'S AN ESTIMATE.

AND SO THEY SAY ONCE THEY CAN MEET HER, THAT WATER BEING USED, UH, THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME AND HIT ME AGAIN WITH MORE IMPACT FEES, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GUESS, RIGHT, THIS CARWASH HAS NEVER HAD A METER.

IT USES WELL WATER, WHICH I JUST REPLACED AT $15,000 AT THE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS.

UM, I EAT THAT.

I'M OUT THAT TOO.

SO MY REQUEST IS JUST TO SIMPLY USE THE TOWN CREDITS.

THAT'S GIFTED TO THEM FROM BUFORD JASPER WATER, IF POSSIBLE, UH, FOR THOSE IMPACT FEES, IF NOT, WE WILL SHUT DOWN AND THAT'S 12 EMPLOYEES AND THEN THE TOWN LOSES ANOTHER, OH, ALL OF MY STAFF ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, I HAVE OVER 6,000 EMPLOYEES AND THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF, UH, LARRY'S UM, FAMILY AND EVERYBODY'S PRAYING FOR THEM.

AND, UH, JACQUELINE AND THAI ULTIMATE, THEY WERE BORED.

THEY COULD WATCH THIS, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE BORED ENOUGH, BUT I KNOW THEY HEARD YOU.

AND, AND THANK YOU TOO, FOR ALL YOUR HELP WITH THIS.

UM, THANK YOU.

WE DON'T RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT, UM, WE ARE, YOU ARE WALKING OUT.

SO AS YOU'RE WALKING OUT, I WOULD ASK IF STEVEN, COULD YOU AND BRIAN GET WITH HIM OR C W JUST KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND GIVE US AN IDEA

[VIII. Communications from Mayor and Council]

FROM YOUR AND COUNCIL.

YES, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXTEND, UM, FOR THE EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WATCHING A GOOD WELCOME BACK AND, UM, HOPES FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS THEY STARTED PRESCHOOL, UM, THIS WEEK AND OUR KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY I BELIEVE ON THURSDAY, UM, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED OR STILL WANTING TO RECEIVE A FREE VACCINE FOR COVID, IT'S BEING HELD AT BLUFFTON MIDDLE THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 12TH.

AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO BUFORD MEMORIAL AND SIGN UP FOR THAT.

AND IT IS FREE.

UM, COULD WE GET THAT ON OUR TOWN SITE AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA? UM, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE PRAYERFUL OUR DUTY FULL THOUGHT TO WHY YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE VACCINE.

UM, I'VE HEARD SEVERAL, UM, TODAY I'VE HAD THE RADIO IN MY EAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOK AT THE SCIENCE OF IT.

DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE POLITICS OF IT AND MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS, BUT JUST MAKE THEM BASED ON FACT, NOT FICTION AND FEAR.

UM, I'M PROUD TO SAY MY BUBBLE HAS HAD THE VACCINE AND I THINK I'M A BUBBLE WITHIN A BUBBLE.

ALL OF US UP HERE HAVE HAD OUR VACCINE.

I HOPE YOU'RE OKAY.

THAT I'VE SAID THAT.

UM, AND, UM, UH, JOKINGLY SAID I'VE ONLY GOTTEN MEANER, SO I THINK THAT'S THE SIDE EFFECT I'VE GOTTEN, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I STILL HAVE, DON'T HAVE EXTRA ARMS OR FINGERS.

SO I'M, I THINK WE LIVE IN PROOF.

WE, WE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING IT AND JUST REALLY URGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IT.

UM, ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS SIDE? OKAY.

UM, STEPHEN AND I TALKED COUPLE OF COUNCILS AGO AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START IMPLEMENTING IT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES FROM THE COUNCIL WHEN IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME DURING THIS TIME TO GIVE ANY UPDATES, LOW COG, UH, WAY PACK, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CAUSE WE NEVER REALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT OUR THEY'RE NOT VOTING, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, BUT DON'T, I WON'T PUT YOU ON THE SPOT NOW, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM ANYTHING YOU'RE ON, EVEN MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMITTEE, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM AT THIS TIME.

SO NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO JUMP IN WE'LL, WE'LL START THIS NEXT MONTH, UM, TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY YOU'VE MET OR NOT MET AND ANY HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU SPEND YOUR OTHER REST OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME.

UM, BEING PART OF THAT, WE'LL ADD THAT ON THIS, UM, PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL

[IX.1. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23 – Unified Development Ordinance, Article 3 – Application Process, Sec. 3.19 (Site FeatureHistoric District) and Sec. 3.21 (Sign Permits); Article 5 – Design Standards, Sec. 5.13, (Signs) and 5.15.6.Q., (Old Town Bluffton Historic District, Architectural Standards, Sign Guidelines); and Article 9 – Definitions and Interpretation, Sec. 9.2 (Defined Terms) – Public Hearing and Second/Final Reading - Heather Colin, AICP, Director of Growth Management]

DO YOU SEE, I CUT OUT ALL THOSE WORDS.

UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL CALL FOR COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PUBLIC HEARING? I'LL GO THROUGH IT.

FIRST CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, I MENTIONED IN ITEM NUMBER NINE, SECOND, CALL FOR PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM IN ON THE AGENDA.

UH, NUMBER NINE, THIRD AND FINAL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER AGENDA ITEM NINE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

HEATHER, ANY CHANGES? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD FROM

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LAST MONTH'S? UM, FRUSTRATING.

NO, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AGAIN, OR JUST PULL UP THE MOTION.

I DEFER TO YOU.

QUESTIONS.

NO CHANGES FROM WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

JUST PULL UP THE MOTION.

I HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

ANOTHER SEAT, DEAR SIR.

NO QUESTIONS OF HEATHER'S OR A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IT'S ARTICLE THREE, SECTION THREE 19 AND SECTION 3 21, WHICH YOUR SITE FEATURE A HISTORIC DISTRICT IN SUN PERMITS, ARTICLE FIVE, WHICH ARE THE DESIGN STANDARDS, SECTION 500 GENE FIVE 15, UH, AND ARTICLE NINE, WHICH ARE DEFINITIONS SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

I'D READ IT A LOT FASTER IF I COULD.

UM,

[X.1. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter23 – Unified Development Ordinance, Article 3 – Application Process, to Establish Sec. 3.26,Proactive Preservation and Maintenance of Contributing Structures – First Reading – HeatherColin, Director of Growth Management]

NEXT WE'RE ON TO FORMAL ITEMS, HEATHER.

THIS ONE IS OUR FIRST READING.

IT'S AMENDING THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23, UH, ARTICLE THREE APPLICATION PROCESS TO ESTABLISH SECTION THREE POINT 26, PROACTIVE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTRIBUTIVE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES.

WITH SOME, UH, TIMBERS AND SOME WOOD TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT ROOF STAYS UP AND IN PLACE.

SO, UM, WHILE HE'S PULLING UP THAT PRESENTATION HERE, THIS IS COMING BEFORE YOU TWO NIGHTS.

UM, I, UP THE POWERPOINT I'M HERE TONIGHT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT WE REFER TO AS PROACTIVE PRESERVATION, SOME REFER TO THAT AS DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT TOWN COUNCIL HAD IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ACTION AGENDA ITEMS, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

WE HAD HAD COME BEFORE YOU, UH, BACK IN JULY, I THINK OF LAST YEAR FOR A WORKSHOP, UH, ON THIS ITEM.

AND AT THAT TIME, THE REQUEST WAS TO ADD IN SOME PROVISIONS FOR ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS.

SO WE TOOK ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS INTO ACCOUNT AND WENT AHEAD AND DID INCORPORATE THAT, UM, IN THE PRESENTATION MOVING FORWARD.

SO AGAIN, JUST, UH, WHILE WE'RE GETTING THAT UP HERE.

SO WHAT IS PROACTIVE PRESERVATION? REALLY? WHAT IT'S MEANT TO DO IS TO GO AHEAD, PREVENT STRESS FROM JUST DETERIORATING, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

SO THAT'S, I'M SORRY.

SO, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IN THE REASONS OF NEGLECT MAY NOT BE, YOU KNOW, ON PURPOSE OR SOMETHING THAT IS VERY PURPOSEFUL, BUT SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST INCREASE THAT AWARENESS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE FINANCIAL INABILITY, AND AGAIN, THERE'S SOME PROVISIONS IN THERE FOR, UH, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND WHAT I WILL PREFACE ALL OF THIS PRESENTATION WITH IS THAT THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS YOU MET GLEN UMBERGER OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST.

AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

SOME OF THEM ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, BAILEY BELL, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER PROVISIONS THAT WE HAVE, UM, DISCUSSED AS A STAFF.

THAT INCLUDES, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR RELIGIONS TO EVEN NOT JUST PROTECTING THE STRUCTURES, BUT THE PROPERTY.

SO THAT COULD BE TREES TRUE MOBILE.

IT COULD BE TRIMMING PRUNING, SOMETHING THAT MAY POSE A THREAT TO THE CONTRIBUTING, UH, HISTORIC RESOURCES.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WILL BE BECOMING A BEFORE YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, ALONG WITH THE BAILEY BILL, WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES AND SOME CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ALIGN OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO ENACT THOSE.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT FIRST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING BECAUSE WE HAVE WORKSHOPPED IT, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THIS SHOULD IT MOVE FORWARD, THAT IT BECOME, UH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY ONE SO THAT YOU COULD USE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PIECES AND PARTS AND THESE TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX, UM, TO PRESERVE YOUR STRUCTURE, IF YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO AND PROVIDE SOME INCENTIVES IN SOME RELIEF IN DOING SO.

SO LIKE I SAID, AND THIS IS THAT FIRST PIECE, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE PLAN TO BRING FORWARD WITH THE PROACTIVE PRESERVATION, IT WILL, UM, COME WITH ALSO A PRESERVATION PLAN.

SO STAFF WOULD WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER ON WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO DO TO STABILIZE IT.

UH, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN RECENTLY THE RED DOT BUILDING ON MAY RIVER ROAD, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE WORKED FOR YEARS TO GET STABILIZED.

SO THAT ROOF HAS BEEN, UH, STABILIZED

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SO THAT'S THAT TEMPORARY MEASURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER DETERIORATION.

SO AGAIN, WHEN I SAY, UH, CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW, UM, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT THIS ONLY APPLIED TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED AS CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES.

SO AS THAT LIST APPROVED BY COUNCIL CHANGES AND EVOLVES, UM, THIS WOULD CHANGE ALONG WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE 82 CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES TO ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY ON THAT, ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

SO THOSE PARTICULAR STRUCTURES, UM, WHAT APPLIED TO THIS ORDINANCE, THIS HERE SHOWS THE MAP OF BOTH OUR LOCAL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR NATIONAL DISTRICT.

JUST AGAIN, TO GIVE YOU SOME REFERENCE, WE DO THIS MAP, UM, IT'S MORE TO, FOR INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS I THINK YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT THIS MAP IS ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.

UH, THE GIS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TO IDENTIFY THOSE STRUCTURES ON THE MAP, THOSE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE FLAGS AND BE ABLE TO, TO DETERMINE IF A PROPERTY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN IS LISTED AS A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE, THE PROACTIVE STEPS.

THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE FIRST WOULD BE AN IDENTIFICATION OF, UM, WHAT WOULD BE DEFINED AS NEGLECT.

SO AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE IT'S VISIBLE AND GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU KNEW A ROOF IS CAVING IN, UM, NEEDS TO BE SECURED AND STABILIZED.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS STAFF WOULD GO OUT WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST AND DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO, UM, TO MAINTAIN THAT STRUCTURE WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, TO COME UP WITH THE PRESERVATION PLAN, DETERMINE ANY REMEDIATION, WHETHER IT'S BUILDING PERMITS, UM, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE STRUCTURALLY, UH, THERE IS ALSO AN APPEAL PROCESS.

IF SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH THE TOWN'S, UM, FINDINGS, THEY CAN, CAN APPEAL THAT THERE'S A PROCESS, UH, IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT OUTLINES THE STEPS ON HOW THAT'S DONE.

UM, AGAIN, JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY WHAT I WENT THROUGH.

THERE'S SOME PARTICULARS, AS FAR AS HOW OFTEN YOU CAN CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT THOSE CONDITIONS OF NEGLECT, UM, SPECIFICALLY SPELLED OUT AND I WILL STAY TO THAT.

WE HAVE WORKED TOWN STAFF HAS WORKED WITH, UM, CARRIE FINGER'S OFFICE IN RICHARDSON.

LABRUCE ON THE LEGALITIES OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND USED OTHERS, CITY OF BUFORD AND CITY OF SAVANNAH ALSO HAVE WHAT THEY REFER TO AS DEMO BY NEGLECT.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE PRESERVATION AND USE THOSE AS FAR AS EXAMPLES TO MOVE FORWARD.

THIS HERE IS THE LIST I WON'T READ THROUGH THEM ALL, BUT JUST EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE WOULD DETERMINE TO BE DEFINED AS NEGLECT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO MAINTAIN THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER DETERIORATION OR THE INTEGRITY OF THAT.

THE HISTORIC, UH, COUNTRY CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES IS NOT LOST AGAIN, JUST TO FURTHER OUTLINE WHAT HAPPENS, UM, AFTER TOWN STAFF GOES OUT THERE.

SO AGAIN, THAT THERE'S CLEAR EXPECTATIONS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AS FAR AS WHAT, WHAT THAT ENTAILS THAT PRESERVATION PLAN IN THOSE NEXT STEPS.

I NEED TO GO BACK TO ANYTHING AGAIN THIS EVENING.

AND I ALWAYS HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS.

UM, THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

MAYBE WE GOT IT WRONG.

I HOPE WE DIDN'T, BUT IF POSSIBLE, THERE IS A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH THAT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THAT'S BEEN MET.

THERE'S ALSO THAT ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT WAS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU.

SO IF THERE ARE, UM, ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS AND THINGS THAT, THAT ARE MAKING, PUTTING SOME OBSTACLES IN THE PATH, AGAIN, HOPEFULLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND I BRING OTHER ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU, THAT STAFF COULD HELP IDENTIFY SOME OTHER TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED, UH, TO ENSURE THAT AGAIN, INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURES, A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ENTAILS AND HOW THAT PROCESS WOULD GO THROUGH THAT WOULD GO TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR, UM, ADDITIONAL REVIEW, JUST TO ADD THAT, THAT NEXT LAYER AS WITH ANY OTHER, UM, VIOLATIONS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, THERE ARE PENALTIES AND REMEDIES.

IF SOMEONE DOES NOT, UH, FOLLOW THROUGH AND ULTIMATELY THE TOWN COULD PERFORM THE WORK AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THAT NEXT LEVEL.

I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS, BUT THEN WE DO HAVE REVIEW CRITERIA THAT WE REVIEW ALL OF OUR ORDINANCE LANGUAGE AGAINST, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OTHER PLANS.

THAT'S ALL IN YOUR PACKET.

PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO REVIEWED, UM, STAFF'S FINDINGS FOR THIS AND DID FIND THAT THEY MET THE REVIEW CRITERIA.

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THIS IS FIRST READING.

SO WHAT WE ARE ASKED TOWN STAFF IS ASKING IS THAT YOU EITHER APPROVE THE APPLICATION AND THOSE UDL TEXT AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED, APPROVE THEM WITH CONDITIONS, UM, OR DENY THEM, OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO TABLE.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THIS EVENING.

NEXT STEPS WOULD BE SECOND AND FINAL READING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING BY TOWN COUNCIL.

AND THEN AGAIN ARE THE PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE JANUARY ONE TO ALIGN WITH THE OTHER ORDINANCES.

AND SHOULD WE HAVE TO MAKE TWEAKS? WE'LL OBVIOUSLY COME BACK AND MAKE ANY TWEAKS NECESSARY, ENTERTAIN A MOTION THIS EVENING.

THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, BEFORE I GET THERE, I DO HAVE A COMMENT ON TOWARDS IT.

I LOVE THE INTENT OF THE PROACTIVE APPROACH.

UM, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED AS THE, UM, PROPERTY OWNER ULTIMATELY HAS, UM, YOU KNOW, FINAL SAY ON THEIR PROPERTY.

UM, I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS AS A, ANOTHER LEVEL, IT SEEMS OR ANOTHER LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY THAT KIND OF CONVOLUTES THEIR FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE DESIGNATION OF PROPERTIES THAT THEY, UH, STRUCTURE ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT THEY MAY FEEL IS NOT CONTRIBUTING AND THEY MIGHT HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR IT.

AND IF THEY DO FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT HARDSHIP CATEGORY, AND, UM, I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE NEAR SAID THAT, UH, WE COULD GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY.

WE COULD DISCUSS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT WOULD BE EXPLORED, AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE MEANS TO SAY, WE CAN GIVE YOU X AMOUNT OF MONEY TO, UM, KEEP THE STRUCTURE AND FIX IT UP THE WAY THAT YOU WANT.

UM, MY CONCERN IS ULTIMATELY, WHAT, WHAT, UM, BENEFIT IS IT REALLY TO THEM IF WE'RE JUST ABLE TO KIND OF MAKE THAT DESIGNATION, BUT THE PROP, THE STRUCTURE ITSELF MIGHT STILL SIT THERE AND REMAIN ON A RENOVATED OR, UM, IN, YOU KNOW, DISCERNING IF THEY'RE, IF THEY FINANCIALLY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO, UM, DO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MIGHT MAKE.

WELL, I'M SAYING LIKE, WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD BE, SO WHAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT STEP IF WE MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE GIVE THEM OPTIONS OF OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY CAN EXPLORE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WHAT ULTIMATELY ARE WE DOING? LIKE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE END GOAL.

LIKE, DOES THE PROPERTY STILL REMAIN IN DISARRAY IF AFTER THOSE OPTIONS ARE GIVEN, THEY STILL CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE, LIKE, WE'RE NOT JUST CREATING SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY THERE IS NO END GOAL TO, LIKE, IT JUST BECOMES A, UH, A NEVER ENDING CIRCLE PRETTY MUCH.

WELL, UM, IF I COULD, THERE, THERE COULD BE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

ONE COULD BE THAT IF, UM, IT IS STILL DETERMINED BY TOWN COUNCIL THAT IT'S A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE AND SHOULD REMAIN ON THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES LIST PER SE, THAT THE TOWN WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THE REMEDIATION EFFORTS, UM, AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, OR SHOULD THE APPLICANT, THE OTHER OPTION THAT THE APPLICANT CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IS TO REQUEST THAT IT BE REMOVED FROM THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES LIST BECAUSE IT NO LONGER, UM, HAS THE, HAS THOSE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES LIST AND HAVE IT REMOVED FROM LIST.

IF IT'S REMOVED FROM THE LIST, THEN THIS WOULDN'T PERTAIN.

SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER, UM, ACTION THAT THE APPLICANT THAT THE APPLICANT COULD GO THROUGH.

SO EITHER THE TOWN WOULD DO THE WORK AND PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, OR THE STRUCTURE COULD, WOULD BE DETERMINED, COULD BE DETERMINED TO BE NON-CONTRIBUTING ANYMORE, NO LONGER ON THE LIST, AND THEN BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER STRUCTURE IN THE HISTORIC DISK.

RIGHT.

AND I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE WE'VE HAD THIS ISSUE OF COMPENSATION COMING BEFORE.

AND USUALLY ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT ALWAYS COMES UP IS, YOU KNOW, A PERSON COULD TAKE THE STRUCTURE AND WE COULD RELOCATE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO CREATE THAT CONVERSATION.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A LONG RANGE PLAN OF HOW WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AS THEY COME UP, I'LL LET, I'LL GO TO THE END OF THIS.

I'LL ANSWER THAT JUST LEFT OFF WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

IT SAID WE HAVE A TOOLBOX WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

WELL, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT, AS FAR AS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OTHER THAN WHAT WE CAN SEND TO THE STATE, OR IF IT'S A HOME OWNERSHIP AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM ALTOGETHER.

BUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT IN THE BOX IS THE BAILEY BILL, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A FREEZE ON, UH, YOUR LOCAL, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES PRIOR TO YOUR REHABILITATION OR, UM, YOUR REMODEL.

SO IT'S YOUR TA.

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YOUR TAXES ARE FROZEN FOR UPTIME PERIOD.

THAT'S DETERMINED BY TOWN COUNCIL.

THAT'S COMING BEFORE YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, THE BAILEY BILL, ALONG WITH THE BAILEY BILL AT THE WORKSHOP, WE HAD KIND OF A WHOLE DIFFERENT VARIETY OF OTHER OPTIONS TO EXPLORE.

AND YOU HAD ASKED TOWN COUNTY OR TOWN STAFF TO WHAT OTHER TOOLS ARE THERE.

ANOTHER TOOL WE'VE LOOKED AT IS, UM, EXPANDING THE PROGRAM, EXPANDING OR CREATING A NEW PROGRAM THAT WOULD PERFECT, THAT WOULD ADD LIKE TREE REMOVAL OR TREE TRIMMING OR CLEARING.

SO THAT STRUCTURES AREN'T ESSENTIALLY ENGULFED IN VINES OR TREES, A TREE THAT MAY PRESENT A HAZARD TO HISTORIC STRUCTURE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE TREE MAY FALL ON THE HOME OR THE STRUCTURE, WHICH AGAIN, THREATENS THE INTEGRITY OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE.

SO THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT, UM, GLEN UMBERGER IS WORKING ON IN RESEARCHING RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT'S GOING TO COME BEFORE YOU SOON.

AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT, ALSO JUST THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES CRITERIA AND LIST ITSELF.

SO, UM, IS YOU MAY RECALL A WHILE BACK, TONGUE STAFF CAME TO YOU AND SAID, OKAY, IS THIS THE RIGHT CRITERIA IS AT 50 YEARS OLD OR ALL OF THESE OTHER CRITERIA, OR IS IT 50 YEARS AND A SIGNIFICANT, UM, ARCHITECTURE OR SIGNIFICANT PLACE OR SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TOWN'S STAFF HAS JUST COMPLETED THE REVIEW OF THE LIST AND THE DATA.

AND SO THAT'S COMING BEFORE YOU AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE THE TOOLS THAT WE ENVISION WILL BE IN THE BOX.

WE'RE JUST, I THOUGHT I TALKED TO CHRIS BECAUSE CHRIS DID A LOT OF RESEARCH HELPING THAT THAT'S NOT THE NEXT GENERATION OF OWNERS REALLY, WHICH I'LL BRING UP AFTER DIANE AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

YES, I DID NOT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

THAT'S ANOTHER ONE, THAT'S AN EXPANSION OF ALMOST THE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THAT, THAT TREE MITIGATION THAT I DISCUSSED A FACADE IMPROVEMENT, A STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME SORT OF ECONOMIC, UM, ASSISTANCE TO CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE.

SO WHETHER IT BE, I COULD BE NEW WINDOWS, A NEW ROOF, UM, WHATEVER IT MAY BE WOULD, WOULD EXPAND TO INCLUDE THAT AS WELL.

SO I APOLOGIZE.

I DID LEAVE THAT OUT.

THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE, NOT, NOT IN THE SAME TOOLBOXES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE.

NO, NOT IN A SEPARATE, OKAY.

CORRECT.

UM, HOWEVER, WHEN WE REPORT, IF YOU LOSE STRUCTURES OR THEY'RE DEMOLISHED OR REMOVED FROM THE LIST, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS INCLUDED ON THE REPORT.

SORRY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE SAID ALL THE, ANY FEDERAL GRANTS POSSIBLY THERE ARE.

YES, THERE ARE SOME, UM, AND I DO HAVE, I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE IT, UH, THIS EVENING, UM, BEFORE YOU, BUT THERE ARE SOME STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND, UM, MONIES AVAILABLE, BUT UNTIL WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BAILEY BILL AND SOME OTHERS, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT WE HAVE FOUND.

UM, BUT WE DO ALWAYS LOOK TO SHIPPO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE FOR EXTRA ASSISTANCE, BUT PROBABLY NEED TO COME UP IN THE WORKSHOP.

WHAT, MEET, WHAT MEETING THOSE CRITERIA IS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE FUNDS.

WE HAVEN'T QUITE GOT THAT FAR YET.

WE HAVE TO THOSE, THOSE, UH, THINGS THINK GOING TO BE SOME OBSTACLES HAVE TO BE IRONED OUT AS WELL.

COMFORTABLE.

LET'S SAY OUR TOOLBOX IS GOING TO BE ANGELA ENOUGH FOR US TO, OR SOME OF THESE, UM, I GUESS FINES, OR OBVIOUSLY IF THE TOWNS DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO STEP IN OF A MAN, WE'RE GOING TO ALSO HAVE TO PUT A LIEN ON SOMEONE'S PROPERTY AND THE TOWN DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDING MECHANISM TO EVEN DO THAT KIND OF STRUCTURE REPAIRS EITHER.

WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR TOOLBOX YET.

SO LET'S IN THE WORKSHOP.

LET'S TRY TO HAVE THE OTHER QUESTION IN THAT WORKSHOP.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE WHAT MAKES IT A CONTRIBUTING INSTRUCTION.

WHAT, WHAT, UM, W W WHAT VALUE THAT PROPERTY HAVE DECK SAYS, WHAT DOES TO REMAIN A CONTRIBUTOR? IS THERE A NUMBER TOWN OR STATE REQUIRED FOR US TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS A HISTORY? I'M SORRY, DESTINATION, BY NUMBER OF SCRATCHES, WIKI.

NO, SIR.

THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NOT A NUMBER.

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BUT WHEN WE'VE TALKED WITH, UM, SHIPPO, THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, THERE'S NO NUMBER OF WHEN YOU LOSE THAT DESIGNATION.

UM, ANYTIME YOU MAKE CHANGES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE TO REPORT TO THEM.

WE HAVE TO REPORT AS A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT YEARLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO IT'S SOMETHING COULD, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD CHANGE YOUR DESIGNATION, BUT THEY DID NOT, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GIVE US ANY KIND OF CONCRETE ANSWERS TO THE EXACT NUMBER.

UM, THANK YOU.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, UH, SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN EAGER TO SEE, AND I KNOW IT'S COMPLICATED, AND TO GO BACK TO WHAT EVERYBODY AT THE COUNTER HERE HAS SAID THE DAY IS I, UM, I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION CAN BE VERY COSTLY.

UM, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ALL YOUR HISTORY AND YOUR CULTURE OF YOUR, YOUR TOWN OR YOUR COMMUNITY IN SOME PLACES RECENTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CHARLESTON OR BE AWARE OF IT.

SOMEBODY JUST GOT A THREATENING LETTER FROM, UH, THE HISTORIC SOCIETY OR SOMETHING SAYING THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR DESIGNATION WHEN YOU START DOING AWAY WITH TOO MANY STRUCTURES.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ASK WAS, UM, THIS IS PROBABLY A, MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE A CERTIFIED, UM, WHAT DOES IT CALL IT? CERTAIN CLG, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVER MY CITY, CERTIFIED LEGAL GUT, LOCAL, EXCUSE ME, LEGAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH CREATED THE HPC.

UM, THEY HAVE LAST SAY ALL HISTORIC ISSUES.

TOWN COUNCIL DOES NOT CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ACTUALLY, IF I COULD JUST CORRECT MYSELF OTHER THAN REMOVAL OR ADDITION TO THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES LIST THAT IS ULTIMATELY UP TO TOWN COUNCIL.

BUT ON THE, ON THE T THANK YOU ON THE TOPIC OF, UM, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.

SO, AND I SAW YOU DID A LOT OF WORK, TRYING TO PUT A MECHANISM IN HERE TO GIVE US SOMETHING TO WORK WITH.

WHEN WE RUN ACROSS A SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY HAS A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE, THAT THERE'S JUST MAYBE NO WAY THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

SO I SAW THAT, BUT, UM, SO DURING THE APPEAL OF AN ECONOMIC ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT GOES BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE THERE IS HISTORIC APPLICATIONS AT WHAT CREATES A HISTORIC SITUATION, AND THEN WHY THEY GET THE RULE AND COUNCIL DOESN'T.

BUT WHEN IT CROSSES OVER THE THRESHOLD, HOLD TO IT'S AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND THEY NOT BE A RECOMMENDING BODY TO COUNCIL AT THAT POINT.

AND LET THAT AUTHORITY COME BACK TO COUNCIL ONLY ON THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, LET ALONE THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE ASPECT.

I CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT FOR YOU.

I'M NOT, THAT MAY BE AN OPTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY IF THAT WAS THE WILL OF COUNCIL THERE, YOU SEE, THE REASON I WANT TO BRING THIS UP IS I DON'T WANT TO COMMITTEE RULING ON SOMETHING THAT WE MAY NOT WANT THEM TO RULE ON.

IT GOES BACK TO BRIDGET AND FRED'S COMMENTS.

WE WOULD HAVE FINAL JURISDICTION OVER THAT.

IF WE CAN DO IT, WE NEED TO TAKE THE HEAT.

WE DON'T NEED TO PASS THAT OFF TO THE HPC.

UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER COMMENT I WAS GOING TO MAKE IS BECAUSE THIS IS SO COSTLY THAT EVERYBODY HERE IS, IS, UH, KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WITH THE GARVIN GARVEY HOUSE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, SQUIRE POPE AND ET CETERA.

UM, THE BAILEY BILL IS A GREAT TOOL.

WE, AND I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE WOULD FIGURE OUT THE TIMELINE, SOME PLACES DO 10 YEARS, SOME DO LESS.

WE WOULD DETERMINE THAT PERIOD OF TIME COUNSEL.

KNOW, THE FUNDING MECHANISM AND HOW MUCH WE'D WANT TO DO IN ADDITION TO GRANTS.

AND AGAIN, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO SALVAGE HISTORIC STRUCTURE.

THAT'S A SMALL DROP IN THE BUCKET TO THE OVERALL NEED.

SO I, AND I KNOW THAT WE MENTIONED THERE'S POTENTIAL GRANTS OUT THERE AND THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPLORED YET, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND TO THE FRONT AND COUNCILMAN HAMILTON WILL LEARN THAT IN A WORKSHOP.

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR HISTORY AS WE ARE, AND WE TRYING TO SAVE THESE BUILDINGS AS WE HAVE BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER ALSO SOME KIND OF FUNDING ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BLUFFTON TO DO SOMETHING JUST LIKE WE DO WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE.

THOSE TWO THINGS ARE PARAMOUNT INTO OUR DNA AND HOW WE IDENTIFY IT, HOW WE SEE OURSELVES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO LIKE US TO EXPLORE THAT NOW THAT WOULD PURELY COME FROM COUNCIL, YOU

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SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD ON THAT ONE QUESTION BEFORE WENT OVER, BECAUSE NOW YOU DON'T REMEMBER BUFFERING.

UM, SO THIS, UM, I THINK YOU GET THE FEELING WE'RE ALL JUST WANT TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS.

AND, UM, ACTUALLY BRIDGET RELAYED A YOUNG LADY SHE'S IN HER THIRTIES, SHE'S NOW THE RECIPIENT OF A HOUSE THAT SHE REALLY NEEDED TO SIT AND TALK ABOUT.

WHY IS IT, WHY, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE ALL OF IT.

UM, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A, KIND OF A FUN, FUN PROJECT.

AND I LOVE BEING PART OF IT BECAUSE NOW SHE'S BUYING INTO THIS UNDERSTANDING.

WE, WE ARE PUTTING TOOLS OUT THERE TO HOPEFULLY PASS.

UM, ONE OTHER THING WAS THE, UM, HOPEFUL USE OF OUR BLUFFED HISTORIC FOUNDATION, WHICH SOME CLOSELY RESEMBLED SAVANNAH HISTORIC FOUNDATION THAT RAISES MONEY TO HELP THE STRUCTURE.

SO I'M HOPING THAT PRESENTATION WILL TAKE ROOTS AND THE BLUFFTON HISTORIC FOUNDATION CAN START, UH, ARM TO START RAISING MONEY.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER TOOL OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN'S TOOLBOX, BUT YOU, THIS NEEDS TO GO IN PLACE TO EVEN GET TO THE NEXT STEP QUESTION TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP OF PROVIDING HELP.

NO, NO, NO.

NECESSARILY.

UM, NO, NOT NECESSARILY AT ALL.

THIS IS JUST, WE HAD SEVERAL LIKE MENTIONED THAT THE SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UM, POLICIES AND WHETHER IT BE, UH, ADDITIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OR WHETHER IT BE, UM, AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED TO, UM, ADOPT THIS FIRST BY ANY MEANS.

SOME OF IT WE DO, LIKE I WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES, CHANGES TO THAT AND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BEFORE THE BAILEY BELL, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO THAT, THAT IS STEPS.

THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT CASE AT ALL.

UM, SO YOU CAN CHOOSE TO, WE CAN TAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND WAIT AND DO FIRST DRAINING AT A LATER DATE.

YOU COULD DO FIRST READING TONIGHT.

AND THEN WE ADDRESS THE REST AT SECOND READING.

AND IF THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES, UM, CHANGE IT IT'S REALLY AT THE WELL OF COUNCIL.

UM, AND I KNOW THIS BEEN ON OUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO, AND IF WE PUT THINGS OFF, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING HERE UNTIL 1231 NIGHT BECAUSE WE KEEP PUTTING THINGS OFF.

SO I LIKED THAT.

YOU'VE PUT IT BEFORE US.

I'M INTERESTED IN ALL OF, OF THE WORKSHOP OF ALL THE OTHER TOOLS.

AND I'M GUESSING, HEARD FRED SAY WE'RE HAVING A WORKSHOP.

SO I GUESS WE ARE, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE, I'M ALL ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THE TOOLS, RIGHT.

I THINK WE NEED TO ALL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE TOOLS.

AND ALSO THINK THE ACTUAL CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE LISTS SHOULD ALMOST HAVE A SUB CATEGORY OF WHAT DO WE FEEL ARE THE IMPORTANT ONES THAT MAY BE, WOULD QUALIFY FOR GRANTS, FUNDING, ARM HAND-HOLDING, YOU KNOW, REALLY TAKING IT ON.

AND I THINK WE PROBABLY COULD ALL FIND 20 OF THOSE THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT STORIES AND, UM, HISTORY THAT WE DON'T TURN INTO, YOU KNOW, CLEANED UP BLUFFTON, YOU KNOW, SO I GUESS THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.

SORRY.

AND WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

UM, WE JUST ALREADY HAD THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES LIST AND THAT'S WHAT WE APPLIED IT TO, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO ADDITIONAL.

MAYBE WE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN YOU BRING IT TO US, BUT, UM, DID YOU TAKE THE NOTE? I DO THINK IF IT CAN BE DONE ON THE HARDSHIP, I THINK WE ALL ARE SO BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

NOT THAT WE ARE THE END ALL, BUT WE DO KNOW MORE STORIES AND MAYBE WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE COMPASSION ON THE HARDSHIP CASE.

SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE TAKING NOTES AND IT'LL BE SHOWN IF IT GOES TO THE SECOND READING.

YES, YES.

I DO HAVE THAT BACK TO THE WORKSHOP THAT I ORIGINALLY, I GUESS, UH, I MAY COME TO FRUITION HERE.

UM, I WAS TOLD IN SOMEWHERE THAT WE ALL GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ABOUT CONTRIBUTORS THEY COME FROM BECAUSE WE ARE ON IT.

I KNOW THAT FOR CERTAIN, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY CAN WE W IT WAS ALWAYS SAID THAT WE, OUR DEFINITION FOR CONTRIBUTED STRUCTURES IS, IS NOT DOESN'T HAVE ANY MEAT TO OWN.

SO WE NEED TO REFINE THAT, OR WE ARE, WE WORK IS SO THAT WE CAN PROPERLY AND FAIRLY GIVE SOME INSTRUCTIONS OR DIRECTION FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY HAVE A CONTRIBUTED SCOTCH IT.

SO I THINK, UM, THE ONLY THING THAT, THAT I COULD RECALL, SOMEONE SAID THAT IT'S A BUILDING THAT'S 50 YEARS OLD,

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OR THAT DOESN'T, THAT DOESN'T GIVE IT AN IDENTITY THAT'S NATION FOR ME.

SO I'M FINE.

KEVIN SHEA, KEVIN, DID YOU TELL HIM THAT WE'RE HAVING A WORKSHOP? CAUSE YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD UM, OKAY.

ARTICLE THREE, APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH SECTION 3 26 A SECOND.

ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS THAT COUNCILMAN HAMILTON INDICATED WE DID NOT WANT TO BE SEEN AS BIG BROTHER PUTTING OUR THUMBS ON PEOPLE AND MAKING THEM DO THINGS.

I THINK THE WHOLE INTENT OF THIS, UH, THESE CHANGES, OR TO TRY TO MAKE IT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, HOW CAN WE HELP GET WHERE THIS BUILDING NEEDS TO GET TO? AND I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT.

I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT OF COUNCIL.

UM, AND I THINK THAT KIND OF COMES THROUGH CLEAR IN, IN HEATHER'S PRESENTATION AND THE WAY WE'VE TRIED TO STRUCTURE THIS WHOLE DEAL, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE FIND AS MUCH ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BUILDING REMAINS, UM, HABITABLE PROPER AND THINGS OF THAT? I HEAR COUNCILMAN WOOD TALKING ABOUT.

HE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP ISSUE HERE AS OPPOSED TO HBC.

UM, AND I ALSO HEAR, UM, COUNCILMAN WOODS SAYING, UM, I GUESS TO CHRIS, PERHAPS WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR MAYBE, OR AN AMENDMENT OR SOME CHANGES.

SO THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A BUDGET LINE, UM, FOR THIS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP RELIEF.

WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.

WE HAVE ARPA POSSIBLE ART MONEY.

WE HAVE POSSIBLE ATEX MONEY AND IT'S BEEN BUILDING UP AND BUILDING UP AND BUILDING UP.

I THINK IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO FIND THESE, ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT.

REALLY GETTING LAZY, NOT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK, CAUSE I'M GONNA FORGET IT AGAIN.

UM, BRIDGET HAD MENTIONED A MEETING OR SO AGO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF HARD COPY SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET, SOMETHING TO SEND TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE INHERITING THESE HOMES ON ALL OF THIS.

AND ONCE WE GET THROUGH, PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT WE NEED TO GIVE SOMETHING TO PEOPLE.

UM, I THINK WITH THE YOUNG LADY CHRIS, YOU AND I WERE DEALING WITH THANK GOODNESS FOR CHRIS HELPIN, BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GO BY.

SO I SEE THE NEED FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR THE, UM, YOUNGER FOLKS, AS YOU SAID, WHO ARE GOING TO INHERIT AND EVEN FOR THE OLDER, UM, FOLKS, YOU KNOW, I THINK GOING BACK TO WHAT TERRY SAID, WE ALL AGREE THAT THE PRESENTATION HERE IS, IS VERY, UM, VERY THOROUGH.

UM, THE CONCERN THOUGH, WHEN YOU SEE THE LANGUAGE OF SAYING, YOU KNOW, THE ASSISTANCE COULD COME AND POTENTIALLY OLEAN, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME FOLKS THERE'S JUST, UH, UH, NOT SO, UM, SAVORY HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING A LIEN ON YOUR PROPERTY IN TERMS OF REPAIR, UH, SOME FOLKS, ESPECIALLY ON SOME NEGATIVE GO NATIVES HERE HAVE LOST THEIR PROPERTIES AND HOMES, UM, IN PROMISE OF SOMEONE WHO WAS GOING TO DO GOOD WORK TO A STRUCTURE AND END UP LOSING, UM, YOU KNOW, GENERATIONAL, UH, WELFARE.

AND SO I DON'T WANT TO, UM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE CLEAR.

SO IF SOMEONE WOULD ASK A QUESTION, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN, UH, ANSWER TO THEM.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING THROUGH A WORKSHOP OR WHATEVER, IT IS JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE FROM AN EXPLICIT.

SO PEOPLE DON'T, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOK OR THINK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET OVER, SWINDLE THEM OUT OF THEIR OWN THEIR PROPERTY.

I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT I WANT TO SAY.

AND THIS IS KIND OF TOUCHING ON SOMETHING YOU JUST MENTIONED.

UM, THE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE LISTS COMING BACK TO US.

AND I DO REMEMBER SOMETIME BACK, UH, MORE THAN A YEAR OR TWO AGO, THERE WAS CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE LISTS WAS GOING TO COME BACK AT SOME POINT, AND WE'RE GLAD THAT IT'S HAPPENING.

I THINK WHERE WE ARE, UM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS THE TOWN CONTINUES TO AGE, YOU HAVE MORE AND MORE CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES.

WHAT COULD QUALIFY AS A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE.

AND I THINK WHEN THE LIST COMES BACK TO THIS BODY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME HARD SOUL SEARCHING AND MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND IDENTIFY OUT OF OUR CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE LIST.

MAYBE SOME THAT ARE HIGH PRIORITY TO US, FOR EXAMPLE, THE RED DOT OR THE ALAN LOCKWOOD HOUSE OR OTHERS LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE GO AWAY.

SO WE MAY HAVE TO GIVE CERTAIN ONES ARE REAL HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE THEN THIS IS WHERE WE WILL PUT OUR RESOURCES TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, EITHER CAN OR CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SOMETHING, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THOSE.

SO AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WAS KIND OF, THAT WAS A MUCH BETTER WAY OF ASKING WHAT I ASKED.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES? CHAPTER 23, UDL

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I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED AT ME.

PASS FAIL.

WELL, DOESN'T PASS IT.

DOESN'T FAIL.

IT'S TODD OPEN ONLY FEELS.

NEXT IS A SECOND AND FINAL RATING CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES.

UM, UM,

[X.2. Consideration of an Ordinance Repealing and Replacing the Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Business and Business Regulations, Article II, Business Licenses and Regulations and Amending Chapter 6, Business and Business Regulations, Article III, Soliciting and Mobile Vending - Second and Final Reading - Natalie Majorkiewicz, Treasury Manager]

CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE TWO OF CHAPTER SIX, CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE THREE SECOND AND FINAL READING.

NATALIE WERE THERE CHANGES FROM FIRST READING.

GOOD.

EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO CHANGES WHEN WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING Y'ALL VOTED ON LAST COUNCIL MEETING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO NATALIE, ON THIS ONE ITEM BECAUSE TO THE MOTION, UM, THIS IS SECOND AND FINAL READING.

IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

LAST COUNT, SLOW.

I'M TRYING TO TALK TO GET TO THE MOTION.

SORRY.

I WENT TOO FAR.

THERE WE GO.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER SIX, BUSINESS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS, ARTICLE TWO BUSINESS LICENSE AND REGULATIONS TO COMPLY WITH THAT 1 76 FOR THE 2020 AND AMENDING CHAPTER SIX, BUSINESS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS, ARTICLE THREE, SOLICITING AND MOBILE VENDING TO ADD DEFINITION SECTION THERE.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

STEP OF SAYING AYE.

THREE UNDER FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS SECOND AND FINAL READING CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RENEWAL FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND ITS ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDERS, PALMETTO ELECTRIC AND DOMINION IN THE PAST.

OPPOSED AT UNANIMOUS.

UM, CHRIS IT EVENING, UH, WE ARE ITEM

[X.3. Consideration of an Ordinance Relating to the Renewal Franchise Agreements Between the Town of Bluffton and its Electric Service Providers, Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. - Second and Final Reading - Chris Forster, Director of Finance and Administration ]

THESE WERE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND WE'VE COMBINED THEM.

AM I RIGHT? THE OTHER, JUST A RESOLUTION RESOLUTION.

SO THE SECOND WEEK, THIS WAS A UNANIMOUS WITH COUNCIL.

THERE WERE NO, UM, CHANGES.

WE DO HAVE, UH, ASHLEY WITH, WITH PALMETTO ELECTRIC HERE.

IF Y'ALL HAD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, DO Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS OF EITHER WITH DOMINION ENERGY IS HERE.

OH GOSH, YOU WERE BEHIND CHRIS.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

SO WE HAVE BLAKELY WITH DOMINION AND WE HAVE ASHLEY WITH PAMELA ELECTRIC.

DO YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS AND SAY, YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

AND WE ARE GETTING TO DON'T SEE THE MOTION, MAKE ME WELL, LET'S GO.

IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, THAT ON SECOND AND FINAL READING THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RENEWAL FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND ITS ELECTRICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMON ELECTRIC AND DOMINION ENERGY.

YOUR SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED ANONYMOUS 4, 4 0.

UM, THANK YOU, CHRIS.

WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS,

[XI. Consent Agenda Items ]

WHICH ARE ALL REALLY IMPORTANT.

PLEASE GO ON AND CLICK THE LINK ON OUR, THANK YOU LADIES FOR THE ITEMS BECAUSE OUR REPORTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

UM, IS THERE ANYTHING Y'ALL WOULD LIKE PULLED OFF THE, UM, DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION.

ANYTHING ELSE? SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE, UH, SOMETHING YOU, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT QUESTION? DO YOU WANT TO ASK STEVEN PUBLICLY SO WE CAN GET YOU INFORMATION? WELL, YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DON RYAN CENTER, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE.

MR. LEVINE EITHER GETS THAT IN THE DON RYAN REPORT, UM, AND CLARIFY AND MAKING A PRESENTATION WILL BE GOOD IF WE COULD.

OPPOSED MS. FRAZIER, YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON DON RYAN CENTER.

UM, AND IF THEY COULD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT ON THE, UM, THE AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.

BUT MY QUESTION IS A REPORT JUST ON THE BUSINESSES, THE STATUS OF BUSINESSES, UM, INCUBATED IN BLUFFTON, THOSE WHO, UM, THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE THEY'RE RECEIVING AND A, UM, LIKE A DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT ON THE BUSINESSES THAT THE, UM, CENTER IS ASSISTING OR INCUBATING THESE, COULD YOU MAKE SURE

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YOU MEAN TO LOOK AT YOU LIKE THAT? I WOULD BE DEAD.

HE GAVE ME ME GIVE YOU THE STINK.

I WAS THINKING Y'ALL WORRY ME WITH LONG AGENDAS, SO RIGHT.

TEAM REQUESTED IT MYSELF TO TOWN MANAGER.

THERE'S A DIFFERENT BETWEEN WHAT YOU ASKING AND WHAT BRIDGES IS ASKING.

I WILL MAKE SURE THEY INCLUDE.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT, BUT, UM, WE GET THOSE PRESENTATIONS TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

UNDERSTOOD.

SO ARE YOU ALL ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE AND DAN, YOU HAD REQUESTED IT, DO Y'ALL WANT MR. LEVINA TO COME AND MAKE HER PRESENTATION? THAT, WHICH I'M LIKE, OKAY, WE'LL ADD ON SEPTEMBER'S TIMBER'S AGENDA.

SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT CAVEAT OR THAT REQUEST, IS IT PROPER TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET FROM THEM? CAUSE WITHOUT, WITHOUT THAT REPORT FROM, FROM IN THE PACKET TODAY, WE'LL JUST LAY ON THE TABLE ON THE CORNER SOMEWHERE AND WILL NOT BE APPROVED.

GOTCHA.

UM, YES, IF, IF, UM, BOTH MS. FRAZIER AND MR. WOOD ARE COMFORTABLE THAT WE'LL HAVE A, UM, PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH AND I WOULD ASK IF HE COULD GO ON AND SEND IT TO US, OR WOULD YOU LIKE A MORE PUBLIC PLAN PRESENTATION? LIKE WAS SHE ASKED FOR YEAH, YEAH, ME TOO.

I THINK IT'S OVERDUE.

UH, AND I, AND, AND NOT JUST STATS, I MEAN, GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PRE COVID COVID AND THEN WHERE THEY'RE GOING FROM HERE.

UM, OKAY.

SO WE DO NEED TO, IT IS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO DO A SECOND VOTE TO WIN CLUED, OR DO WE JUST DO ONE A TIME? YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED EVERYTHING ELSE, JUST THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE? UM, THE DON RYAN REPORT THAT'S IN THE CONSENT, THE AGENDA.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION, UM, DEPARTMENT REPORT UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA IS RENOVATION ON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR STATE BY SAYING AYE , THAT'S FUNNY, MAYBE RENOVATION.

UM, AND IT ALSO KIND OF GOES BACK TO OUR COMMITTEE SEATS.

LARRY IS ON THAT AS OUR LIAISON.

UM, SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING I WILL TELL YOU, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE DAYS WE HAD EVERY DEPARTMENT MAKE PRESENTATIONS NOT TOO LONG AGO AND THEY WERE A GOOD 20 TO 30 MINUTES EACH.

SO THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THIS CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, SO AFTER THIS, LET'S MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THOSE COMMITTEES, THEY CAN ALSO TELL ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE HOT POINTS ARE.

MY EVERYTHING IN THE PRESENTATION TO ME IS PERFECTLY FINE.

UM, THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL GET THAT ON SEPTEMBER.

UM, THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO SPARE? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR HIM.

I KNOW I'M NOT.

I'M, I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO ON THE D THE VOTE TWO TOO.

WE JUST WANTED TO RECEIVE GUIDANCE AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD OR TO LET DIE AS THE VOTE WAS TO, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP.

SO CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND PREPARE IT AS PART OF A FUTURE DISCUSSION.

I HAVE TROUBLE WITH ALL THIS BEING ON ONE WITH ALL THE HISTORIC RESOURCES AND NEEDS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE TOGETHER IN ONE MEETING, OR IF IT HAS TO BE, I MEAN, AT THE BAILEY BILL HAS TO BE AFTER SOMETHING, THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING, UM, ITEMS LIKE TO SEE THAT MORE TOGETHER.

SO NOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE RESOURCES COULD BE.

WELL, I REMEMBER THE REPORT I'M AVAILABLE.

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, LIKE WE HAVE, UM, A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND IT'S EXPLICIT ON WHAT'S REQUIRED OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.

WHAT ARE THE STIPULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF LIKE THE LIEN FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEARLY OUTLINED BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

ALL OF US, BECAUSE MAYBE WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT THOUGHTS.

WOULD WE ALL COMMIT TO SENDING OUR THOUGHTS OR GETTING WITH STEVEN SO HE CAN CLEARLY GET THIS TO HEATHER, LIKE WITHIN, BEFORE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

CAUSE I THINK IT'S MORE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, BUT CAN WE GIVE OURSELF A MONTH TO REALLY SIT WITH STEVEN? OH MAN, I THINK I NEED TO SIT WITH STEVEN INHIBIT.

AND JUST, YOU KNOW, ON THE LANE, WE'VE DONE THAT THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE AND IT'S REALLY HELPED OWNERS.

I THINK THE WORD LANE MIGHT BE A LITTLE FRIGHTENING, BUT I THINK WE HAVE THAT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THE, THOSE COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ASSISTANCE.

THE, UM, THE AMOUNT OF THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OPPOSED TO WHAT, WHAT WOULD TAKE FOR THE RESTORATION OF A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE? WELL, WE USED TO, WE DID A LEAN ON THE MAN WHO WE REMOVED ALL THE BOATS AND PUT A LIEN ON HIS PROPERTY.

WE NOT DO THAT ANYMORE.

I THINK SHE'S SAYING SHE CAN ANSWER THAT, CORRECT? IT'S NOT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

IT'S FOR UNSAFE UNINHABITED STRUCTURES OR PROPERTIES, PART OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, NOT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SO, OKAY.

BUT WE HAVE IN THE PAST IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY AND THE REASON, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT WORD BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES SCARE SOME PEOPLE, BUT IF THEY WERE TO USE OUR MONEY TO CLEAN UP A PROPERTY AND THEN GO TO RESELL IT AND WE WANT TO JUST RECOUP OUR INVESTMENT IN GIVING THEM THE, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SELL IT.

BUT IF THEY WERE TO SELL IT OFF OF PUBLIC MONEY, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WHAT LEAN MEANS AND B WE ALL GOTTA BE ON THIS TO MAKE THIS WORK.

I THINK WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHETHER THIS NEEDED TO BE CONTINUED TO BE DISCUSSED AND PURSUED OR ELSE LET, LET LIE.

I KNOW HE WANTS TO MEET WITH Y'ALL AND I THINK ALL OF US WILL HOPEFULLY COME TO YOU AND NOT HAVE YOU REMIND US THAT REACH OUT AND WE'LL SCHEDULE.

PERSONNEL MATTERS REGARDING TOWN COUNCIL, APPOINTMENTS OF BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS THAT'S ACT 34 70 A ONE AND LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT LAW, SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE TOWN.

WAS THAT IT? I'M LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM.

IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR

[XII. Executive Session]

THAT'S ACT 34 78, 1 SECOND.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? UM, I THINK IF ANYONE'S LISTENING, THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MADE IT VERY SOUND VERY EASY, BUT I THINK WE WILL LEARN TONIGHT.

AND IN FUTURE MONTHS, IT'S GOING TO PUT A LOT OF THE OWNERS ON THE TOWN FOR THIS WEAPONS PERMIT, CARRY CONCEALED, CARRY PERMIT, ALL IN FAVOR, STATE BY SAYING, AYE.

OPPOSED WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, I'LL LET YOU DECIDE WHO CAN LEAVE AND GO .

HERE YOU GO.

UM, IT IS THERE, THERE IS A MOTION OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, UH, VOTES WERE CAST, BUT THERE IS,

[XIII. Action from Executive Session]

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT BILL FUGE AND JIM BIGS TO THE DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION? NO.

MO SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? UH, I SUPPOSE, THANK YOU THERE.

A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

OH NO, IT WAS ON YOUR MIND.

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THE COUNTY CHANNEL IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON VIDEO, ON DEMAND.

GO TO BUFORD COUNTY, SC.GOV, SCROLL DOWN TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

CLICK WATCH NOW, AND THEN CLICK THE VIDEO ON DEMAND BUTTON AND SELECT YOUR PROGRAM FROM MELISSA ORDER.

IF YOU'D LIKE A DVD OF THIS PROGRAM, CLICK ON THE LINK ON THE RIGHT AND FILL OUT THE ORDER FORM.

AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE COUNTY CHANNEL.

I'M NATALIE HEFTER.

AND THIS IS YOUR BUFORD COUNTY MOMENT ORIGINALLY CALLED KIRK'S BLUFF.

BLUFFTON WAS CHARTERED IN 1852.

WHEN YOU VISIT BLUFFTON, BE SURE TO STOP AT THE HAYWARD HOUSE HISTORIC CENTER OPERATED BY THE BLUFFTON HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY.

THERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT ALL OF THE ANTEBELLUM STRUCTURES IN BLUFFTON, IN THE NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

YOU CAN SEE CHURCH OF THE CROSS AS WELL AS THE CAMPBELL CHAPEL.

THESE BUILDINGS SURVIVED THE BURNING OF BLUFFED INVITE UNION FORCES IN 1863.

ORIGINALLY PLANTERS VISITED BLUFFTON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS TO ESCAPE THE MALARIA AND THE HEAT OF THEIR PLANTATIONS ON THE OUTLYING AREAS OF BLUFFTON.

BE SURE TO STROLL DOWN CALHOUN STREET, VISITED GALLERIES AND SEEING THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO BLUFFTON I'M NATALIE HAFTAR.

AND THIS HAS BEEN YOUR BUFORD COUNTY MOMENT TO SEE MORE BEAVER COUNTY MOMENTS, GO TO THE BUBER COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE LOCAL HISTORY TAB.

I'M PAMELA HOME FOR THE BEAVER COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

TODAY, I WILL GIVE YOU THE STEPS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION.

FIRST, YOU WILL GO TO OUR BUFORD COUNTY WEBSITE, WHICH IS WWW.BUFORDCOUNTYSC.GOV.

HE WILL FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME.

I WILL SHOW YOU THE SPECS HARRIS, THE BEEPER COUNTY WEBSITE HOME PAGE.

YOU WILL THEN SELECT GOVERNMENT, THEN GO OVER TO THE ASSESSOR HERE, YOU'LL COME TO OUR HOMEPAGE.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO APPLY FOR YOUR LEGAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION.

YOU CAN DO THAT BY APPLYING TWO SEPARATE WAYS.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT BOTH REQUIRES THE SAME DOCUMENTS.

FIRST, WE WILL GO OVER APPLYING THROUGH THE LINK, SELECT THE LINK THERE, OUR ON LINE APPLICATION, THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WILL NEED IS YOUR SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE, YOUR SOUTH CAROLINA VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

THE ADDRESS ON BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS MUST REFLECT THE ADDRESS ON THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR.

WE WILL ALSO NEED YOUR MOST RECENTLY FILED TAX RETURN.

IF THE PROPERTY IS ALSO IN A TRUST, WE WILL NEED TO REVIEW THE TRUST.

HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE MILITARY, YOU HAVE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS THAT WE WILL NEED.

YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO PROVIDE US YOUR LES, YOUR PCS AND YOUR MILITARY ID FOR YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE.

NOW LET'S BEGIN LOOKING AT THE APPLICATION.

IF YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD SELECT THE YEAR THAT YOU'RE APPLYING.

YOU WILL HAVE YOUR PARCEL ID NUMBER ALSO KNOWN AS YOUR AI N NUMBER, GET INPUT, YOUR ULTIMATE ID NUMBER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE AI AND NUMBER AND PUT YOUR PROPERTY ADDRESS.

THIS IS ULTIMATE LAW, WHICH IS MEANING ESTHER CONTIGUOUS LOT.

MEANING THE LOTS ARE TOUCHING.

YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR THAT A LOT.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER, PUT THAT IN AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND FILL OUT THE INFORMATION AS IT STANDS HERE, OWNER'S NAME OR THEY YOU'RE MARRIED, SINGLE SEPARATED, SO FORTH AND SO ON.

WE DO REQUIRE THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

SO PHONE NUMBER, PLEASE MAKE SURE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, THAT YOU DOUBLE CHECK THE EMAIL, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE WILL MAKE CONTACT BACK TO YOU.

YOU WILL GET A CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED.

CONTINUE ON.

WE'LL GET ME THE MAILING ADDRESS.

WHEN HE JUST SPOUSES INFORMATION.

IF YOU'RE LEGALLY MARRIED, WE WILL NEED THAT INFORMATION.

BECAUSE AS LONG AS YOU'RE LEGALLY MARRIED

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IN SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU'RE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE ENTITY, REGARDLESS OF YOUR SPOUSE NAME IS ON THE PROPERTY OR NOT.

WE WILL THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS HERE.

AS YOU SEE, THE QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLE, YES OR NO, SELECT ALL OF THE ANSWER THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO YOU.

ONCE YOU GET TO THE END OF THE APPLICATION, YOU WILL THEN NEED TO UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENT.

SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE SOMEWHERE THAT YOU CAN GO IN AND YOU CAN UPLOAD THAT DOCUMENTS, SELECT THE DISCLAIMER THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHICH YOU'RE SUBMITTING.

AND THEN ONCE YOU SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION, YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION FROM OUR OFFICE, LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED.

THAT'S THE END OF THE ONLINE APPLICATION.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN ALSO APPLY BY USING THE HARD COPY.

GO BACK TO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HOME PAGE.

YOU SCROLL OVER TO OUR FORMS. ONCE.

THERE IT IS THE FIRST FORM THAT SAYS PDF ILLEGAL RESONANCE EXEMPTION APPLICATION.

YOU WILL SIMPLY JUST PRINT THIS APPLICATION OUT, FILL IT OUT, COPY YOUR DOCUMENTS.

SO AT THIS TIME YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR FORM.

ALL DOCUMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, FAX OR HAND DELIVERED.

MY MAILING ADDRESS IS PO BOX 1, 2, 2 8, BUFORD, SOUTH CAROLINA, 2 9, 9 0 1, FAX NUMBER 8 4 3 2 5 5 9 4 0 4.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME WITH YOU.

WE CAN BE REACHED AT 8 4 3 2 5 5 2400 IS OUR MAIN OFFICE NUMBER.

YOU CAN EMAIL OUR OFFICE@ASSESSORATBCGOV.NET OR THROUGH THE CITIZEN GRAM.

AND UNTIL NEXT TIME BE SAFE.