Oct 11, 2021 County Council Regular Session

I JUST WANT TO SAY I ENJOY WORKING HERE.

I LOVE MY JOB.

I LOVE MY DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE AND JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU.

SO THE NEXT PERSON I'M ON OR DO YOU SEE IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT, BUT SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.

SHE HANDLED MY ORIENTATION AND HER NAME IS MELISSA BERRY.

UH, SHE USED, IT WORKS IN OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AS A HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST.

SHE'S BEEN WITH US 11 YEARS.

UH, IN ADDITION TO YOU, UH, DO YOU USE A PROVIDING BASIC HUMAN RESOURCES CUSTOMER SERVICES TO OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES? SHE HAS ALSO HR LEAD FOR HIRING AND ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES.

AND SHE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THAT.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY EMPLOYMENT HERE THAT, UH, MELISSA HAS NOT BEEN READY TO ASSIST.

UM, SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT MELISSA IS THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE HOSTED FIVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

AND THAT'S PRETTY, UH, ADMIRABLE THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THAT.

AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.

SHE'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT, BUT LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

I BELIEVE SO.

UH, ANYWAY, UH, VERNON COUNTY IS, UH, WITH OUR BOARD OF REGISTRATION BY THE REGISTRATION ON ELECTIONS BEEF COUNTY, HE'S THE ELECTION SYSTEMS MANAGER.

SO HE ALSO HAS TO DEAL WITH BUGS AND TO MAKING SURE THAT, UH, NO ONE IS GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THERE ON ELECTION DAY.

SO HE'S BEEN WITH US 15 YEARS.

UH, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE COUNTY'S ELECTION DATABASE FOR FEDERAL STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

HE OVERSEES THE INVENTORY MAINTENANCE DISTRIBUTION, THE SECURITY OF ALL ELECTION RECLAIMED RELATED EQUIPMENT, AND HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRE-ELECTION ELECTION DAY AND POST ELECTION ACTIVITIES, REPORTS AND AUDIT REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY EXECUTE SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS IN BUFORD COUNTY.

AND, UM, SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT HIM IS HE SERVED EIGHT YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS AS A SERGEANT WITH THE MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 1 22 ON OUR VERY OWN M CAST HERE IN BUFORD.

AND HE HAS ALSO A CHRISTIAN DJ WHO'S HANDLE IS DJ JESUS BEATS.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

UM, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

AND I LOVE WORKING FOR THE COUNTY.

ALSO FOR 15 YEARS, I'VE LEARNED A LOT THE ELECTIONS AND THE COURSE, I CAN'T THINK OF THEM.

MY DIRECTOR.

AND OF COURSE ON BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERYONE ELSE SAID THE STAFF ARE EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORK ENVIRONMENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT OUR NEXT ELECTION COMING UP ON NOVEMBER THE SECOND.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY TO GO OUT THERE AND GET THERE, GO OUT THERE AND VOTE.

SHE SCHEDULES THE APPOINTMENTS.

AND YOU HAVE THAT DJ.

YOU HAVE THAT DJ VOICE UH, AND THEN, UH, OUR FINAL ONE THIS EVENING IS, UH, FROM OUR BUFORD ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENT, SADIE, MELISSA SINGLE DOME.

SHE USUALLY GOES BY MELISSA EVERYWHERE, EXCEPT FOR OUR, UH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENTS.

SHE GOES BY SANDY, THERE SHE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK.

SHE'S BEEN WITH US 14 YEARS.

UH, SHE CONDUCT SCREENINGS ON POTENTIAL PATIENTS VIA TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON.

SHE MAKES INDIGENCY DETERMINATIONS AS, AS VERY HARD FOR US SOUTHERN ACCENT, PERSONALLY, ME TO SAY, INDIGENCY, A DETERMINATION ACCESS CASHIER MANAGER, HOW MUCH FEDERAL PROBATION CONTRACT AND CONDUCT ALL DEPARTMENTAL FOLLOW UP CALLS AND INTERVIEWS.

UM, APPARENTLY I'M IN THE HOUSE TO HER SUPERVISOR.

UH, SADIE IS QUITE THE BAKER, UH, AND SHE HAS BANKED SEVERAL THINGS TO GIVE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND TO THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION EXCEL FOR HER SUPERVISOR, WHICH I UNDERSTAND FROM HER SUPERVISOR IS, UH, GOING TO HAVE TO BE REMEDIED VERY SOON.

SO I THINK HE EXPECTING SOME BAKED GOODS.

SO SHE'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE HER THERE.

WE APPRECIATE HER SERVICE TO US, VERY, UH, ALSO, UH, THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT DEPARTMENT WORK IN, AND I'M SURE SHE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, UH, FOR STEVE DONALDSON AND THAT GROUP OVER THERE, LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I'LL BE DONE.

SO, UM, MANY OF YOU

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SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER LAST WEEK ABOUT THE A 2 78 PROJECT AND THE, UH, DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION'S RESPONSE TO THE TOWNIE HITTING, UH, HILTON HEAD ISLAND REGARDING, UH, VETO POWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AS A RESULT OF THAT ARTICLE, WE'VE HAD SOME OWN ONE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SECRETARY OF HALL'S OFFICE.

AND THAT ARTICLE HAS PROMPTED A MEETING, BUT BETWEEN THE STYLES OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THE COUNTY STAFF AND THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SECRETARY HALL, WE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON HERE AT THE COUNTY COMPLEX.

AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU AS A RESULT OF THAT MEETING SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BUT THAT IS A STAFF LEVEL MEETING, UM, AT THIS POINT FOR A COUNTY AND DOP FOR US TO DISCUSS THE, HOW WE CHOOSE THEIR NAME PROJECT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, POD USED TO COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON AND COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM FOUR TIME COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON TO COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM'S, UM, MEETING ON A BLUFFTON PARKWAY, UH, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND, UH, THINGS, UH, AT BUG WALTER, THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ALSO ON THURSDAY AT 5:30 PM AT THE BUCK WATER RECREATION CENTER.

SO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THAT, UH, PLEASE COME OUT.

WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 60 CHAIRS AVAILABLE, UH, IN THE ROOM THERE, HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE ENOUGH.

SO, UH, AGAIN, THURSDAY NIGHT, FIVE 30, BUT WALTER REC CENTER TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED, UM, REALIGNMENT OF THE BLUFFTON PARTWAY, BUT WALTER INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC MAY BE INTERESTED, UH, TO, UH, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU.

WOULD YOU WANNA ELABORATE ON THAT? PERFECT.

[7. PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION TO THE YOUNG MARINES IN OBSERVANCE OF RED RIBBON WEEK]

THE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

OUR NEXT TWO ITEMS WILL BE PROCLAMATIONS AND THEY WILL BE DONE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, MCKELLEN COUNCIL MEMBER MCKELLEN.

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW YOU'RE THRILLED ABOUT THIS.

LET'S SEE WHY THIS IS A PLAQUE OR THE NO MARINES.

AND I HAVE THOSE YOUNG MARINES COME ON, STAND RIGHT OVER THERE.

HOW MANY ACTIONS BRING THEM? APPRECIATE ROLLS UP.

I'M GOING TO READ THIS THEN WE'LL POST IT.

THIS IS A PROCLAMATION WRITTEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE IS FAMILIAR, BUT I AM PERSONALLY FAMILIAR WITH RED RIBBON WEEK WAS CREATED AS A RESULT OF A MURDER OF A DEA SPECIAL AGENT IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.

IN 1985, I WAS PAYING WAS IN VICKY, UH, KIKI CAMARENA, UH, TIKI CONWAY, UH, FIREMAN, UH, UNITED STATES MARINE.

AND THEN HE WAS A FIREMAN IN THE COLLECTION BELT CALIFORNIA'S AND THEN WAS HIRED ON BY DEA IN CALEXICO AND ENDED UP WORKING IN GUADALAJARA WHERE KIDNAP MURDER, UM, RED RIBBON WEEK WAS CREATED AS A RESULT OF PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, STARTING A MOVEMENT TO COMMEMORATE THE SACRIFICE HE MADE AND TO TRY AND HAVE PEOPLE BECOME MORE COMMITTED TO LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE.

UM, IN 1995, PRESIDENT REAGAN, WHEN EXECUTIVE ORDER MADE THIS AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IT'S BEEN OBSERVED THAT WAY SINCE, I GUESS, 1985, PROBABLY ABOUT 35 YEARS NOW.

SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE YOUNG MARINES, THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.

AND THEN I'LL HAVE SOME PERSONAL COMMENTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AFTER THAT.

WHEREAS COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA, HAVEN'T BEEN PLAYED BY THE UBER'S PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ILLEGAL DRUG USE, AND THOSE, THE TRAFFIC IN THEM AND WERE ASKED THERE WAS HOPE AND WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS, AND THAT WHOLE BIAS IN EDUCATION, DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION, COUPLED WITH THE HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE YOUNG MARINES OF THE MARINE CORPS.

WHEREAS ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THE YOUNG MARINE PROGRAM IS TO LEAD POSITIVE DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE, AND TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

AND WHEREAS YOUNG MARINE UNITS ARE MANDATED TO TEACH A STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON GATEWAY DRUGS, BUT ALSO STAYS CURRENT WITH DRUGS THAT AFFECT OUR YOUTH.

AND WE'RE AS YOUNG MARINES PARTICIPATE YEAR ROUND WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND EVENTS THAT FOCUS ON REDUCING AND ELIMINATING DRUG ABUSE FIGHT, OR YOU WHEREAS GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS KNOW THAT CITIZENS SUPPORT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN

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AND WHEREAS THE RED RIBBON HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A SYMBOL, COMMEMORATING MARCO ENRIQUE, KIKI CAMARENA WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND REPRESENTS THE BELIEF THAT ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND WE'RE AT THE RENT WRITTEN CAMPAIGN WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS TO ENCOURAGE YOU DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE AND INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG PREVENTION AND REDUCTION EFFORTS.

AND WE'RE AS OCTOBER, 2331 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL EVENT READING WEEK, WHICH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO WEAR A RED RIBBON TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR A DRUG-FREE ENVIRONMENT.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT YOU RECOGNIZE AS THE YOUNG MARINES DURING RED RIBBON WEEK FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN EDUCATING THE YOUTH ALL YEAR LONG FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

DO I PRESENT THIS TO YOU WITH PRIDE FOR THE EFFORTS YOU SHOWN IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM? WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESET THIS SIR REGULATION AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME PHOTOGRAPHS MODEL THE GUARANTEE TO MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

YOU CAN TELL THEM WHERE YOU WANT THEM, IF YOU CAN BACK THEM UP AND GET SOME OF THESE FANTASTIC MARVELOUS PICTURES IN THE BACK HERE, FLAGS.

ANYWAY, HOW'D YOU ROTATE A LITTLE BIT OVER TO THE LEFT.

OH NO, HONEY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET THIS PICTURE.

SO IF I CAN HAVE YOU READ IT, YOU GUYS WANT LOOK OVER HERE REAL QUICK.

VERY NICE GENTLEMEN.

LOOK OVER HERE, BOYS.

GIVE ME A NICE SMILE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET YOUR POP OVER HERE.

SPECIAL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WAS FOUND IN A VERY SHALLOW GRAVE IN MEXICO.

I WAS DISPATCHED CONNECTION BACK TO THE NEXT DAY.

I WENT TO SAN DIEGO TO ARRANGE THIS.

I WENT BY MYSELF AND I WAS UNSURE REALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO.

SO I THOUGHT THE DESTINIES COMMUNITY WE'D BE ASSIGNED A MARINE MANDY OFFICE.

AND I SAID, LOOK, I'M HERE FROM WASHINGTON AND I HAVE TO DO ALL THESE THINGS AND CUTTING BY MYSELF.

AND I WAS WONDERING IF HE'D BE ABLE TO HELP, WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT? WELL, OUR AGENTS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

WE HAVE TO GET HIM BACK FROM MEXICO AND THE FUNERAL AND COLLECT THAT IN.

AND HE GOES, WELL, WHY WOULD THE MARINES BE INVOLVED? SO I FORGOT TO MENTION KIKI WASN'T MARINE.

OH, WAIT, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

MARINES TOOK OVER.

AND THEY SHOWED UP IN FORCE.

THEY SENT A, SHE WANTS 30 AIRPLANE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES WE HAD, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO TO RETRIEVE THE REMAINS.

THEY HAD AN HONOR GUARD IN SAN DIEGO AND WENT TO CALEXICO AND AN AUDIT GUARD THERE.

THEN WE HAD AN HONOR GUARD AND A RIFLE TEAM AND A BUGLER AT THE CEMETERY.

AND WHAT WE HAD TO DO FOR THE YES PART WAS PROTECT THE FAMILY BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT ELSE WAS GOING TO BE HAPPENING.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU.

I WANT TO TELL YOU, I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU IT WAS A GOOD OUTFIT.

THANKS FOR .

AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE ONLINE.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE MS. ASHLEY AND THEN THE, ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE FROM PARIS? OKAY.

HOLD ON.

SO IT'S UM, ASHLEY LAWTON FROM THE UPSTATE YOUNG MARINES THAT RIGHT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.

WE CAN HEAR YOU FINE.

SO GO AHEAD.

WONDERFUL.

ON BEHALF OF THE UPDATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART IN RED RIVER FIRE HATING.

AND, UM, DURING THIS PROCLAMATION FROM DEEPER, IT MEANS A LOT.

I AM CORPORAL LAUGHTON FROM THE UPDATE HERE.

ALSO SOMEONE LIFE AND THE PARIS ISLAND, YOUNG MARINES.

IS THAT RIGHT? UH, YES SIR.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY MARTINEZ.

I'M THE TRAINING OFFICER FOR THE UNIT.

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MICROPHONE.

HOW YOU DOING, SIR? UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GIVING US PROCLAMATION TO OUR UNIT.

UH, I WAS A YOUNG MARINE AS CADEN.

I'M MOVING ON TO BEING AN ADULT VOLUNTEER WITH THE YOUNG MARINES.

I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS CAN IMPACT THE KIDS.

UH, WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF KIDS THAT ARE DRILLING BOTH OUT OF EUFOR AND UPSTATE.

UH, WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT IN RED RIBBON WEEK IS A BIG PART OF OUR DRUG REDUCTION EFFORTS.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER JOB ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND IN THAT OFFICE, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CHALLENGE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS CHALLENGE FOR UNITS IN THE ARMED FORCES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PROFESSIONALS HAVE CHALLENGE COINS ME, AND THEY DISTRIBUTED THEM TO EACH OTHER.

THE PEOPLE HAVE ELECTIONS TONIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE FIRST CHALLENGE, WHICH IS A REP WITH THE, UH, DDA BADGE.

AND THAT'S FOR YOU TO START YOUR COLLECTION.

AND HERE'S ONE FOR YOU AND START YOUR COLLECTION.

AND I KNOW THAT CORPORAL ONE, SEE THE OTHER YOUNG MARINE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT ISN'T HERE, I HEARD WITH THREE, BUT YOU KNOW, UM, GETS THAT CHALLENGE GOING FOR HIS COLLECTION AND WANT TO HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR YOU, JUST FIND HERE, OH, HERE IT IS.

I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.

THIS IS DEPENDENT ON MY WEBSITE, X THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM YOU TONIGHT.

AND NOW THE SECOND PROCLAMATION, I HAVE A SECOND PROCLAMATION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO THE DIFFERENT COUNTY OIL AND PRODUCE DEPARTMENTS APART FROM THAT I'M VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH.

[8. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT IN OBSERVANCE OF RED RIBBON WEEK – COUNCIL MEMBER MCELYNN]

AND I'M VERY PROUD OF BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO AND HAS AGREED TO COME HERE AND ACCEPT THIS APPROXIMATION ON THEIR BEHALF.

AND ON BEHALF OF STEVE BOUNCED AND HE WAS THE DIRECTOR, WHEREAS ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

AND WE'RE AS IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT VISIBLE UNIFIED EFFORTS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE LAUNCHED REPENT DRUG ABUSE, WHEREAS AS THERE WAS HOPE AND WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS, AND THAT HOPE LIES EDUCATION AND DRUG DETERMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE COUNTY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT TO FOSTER A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, WHEREAS COVERED MEXICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS KNOW THAT CITIZENS BEFORE IT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN THE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE USE OF ILLICIT PRODUCTS AND OTHER DRUGS.

WHEREAS THE RED RIBBON HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A SIMPLE COMMEMORATING WE'VE WORKED WITH KIKI, OR AT LEAST THE AGENT WAS MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND REPRESENTS THE BELIEF THAT ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WHEREAS TODAY, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CELEBRATE RED RIBBON.

I WEAR RED RIBBONS PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS.

MY JEANS LIVE DRUG-FREE LIFE.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK FOR 23 THROUGH 31 AS DESIGNATED NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK, WHICH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO WEAR A BED RIVET TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR A DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE COUNTY COUNCIL, YOUR PRODUCTS AND CLAIMS ARE OVER 23 31, 20 RED RIBBON WEEK ENCOURAGES CITIZENS OF BUFORD COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG PREVENTION, EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, NOT ONLY DURING RED RIBBON WEEK, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MAKING A VISIBLE STATEMENT THAT WE ARE STRONGLY COMMITTED WITH DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE DATED THIS 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021 GENERAL PASSIONATE CHAIRMAN.

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS BY THE WAY STEVE IS ON.

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YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF THE BUFORD ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENT, UH IT'S THIS IS A SPECIAL WEEK EVERY YEAR AND IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ONE WEEK OR THE ONE MONTH WE BELIEVE THAT EARLY INTERVENTION IS, IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ADOLESCENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR COUNTIES ARE ALWAYS RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK AND, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO, UH, COMBAT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THE WAR AT A LEVEL THAT WE CAN, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

I MEAN, YOU, AS A INDIVIDUAL WITH YOUR BACKGROUND, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT'S VERY PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU.

UM, AND I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN, SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AT THE CITIZEN COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS EVENING.

WE'RE

[9. CITIZEN COMMENTS]

WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS IN CHAMBERS WHO WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS.

UH, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FROM MR. TONY, CHRIS.

HELLO, MR. CHRIS TOLD HIM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ORANGE COUNCIL IN JUNE MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS PUBLIC ASSEMBLED FOR THAT NAVY THAT'S 300 COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AFTER OR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FORMATION FOR THE YEAR 2020 THAT WAS DEVELOPED THAT WITH MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED.

SO I MADE A COMMENT IN REGARD TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE 300 COMMENTS YOU SEE ON THE CONDITION AND TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN PLANNING, COMMISSION SUPPORTED AND MOVE FORWARD TO THEN COME COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 13TH.

I REMEMBER 25 STATES THAT TEXTED THEM TO THE BUFORD COUNTY CONFERENCE OF PLAN TO MEN, CHAPTER 12 PART INVESTMENT ELEMENTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SAID THEY'VE BEEN IN 10 PLANTATION IN THE TENURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN CIP.

AND IT SAYS THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE REJECTED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.

I WAS NOT PRESENT.

AND THEN I NOTICED AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

IT SAYS NEIGHBORHOOD MAY BE COMING TO BUFORD COUNTY.

AND THEN IT SAYS HUNTING CLUB AMENDED WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF IT AT ALL.

SO WE'RE BACK ON THE, LOOKED AT THE LANGUAGE IN THE, UM, ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, UH, THAT DEALS WITH THE RULE CRITICAL LANDS.

AND THIS SAYS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT SHALL BE BASED ON A CRANK PUBLIC CRITERIA AND A RANKING SYSTEM FOR FIVE, SEVEN, AND FIVE SEPARATE ON REFERENDUMS. THAT LANGUAGE IS STATED A PUBLIC CRITERIA AND RANKING SYSTEM.

NOW, IF THE NEWSPAPER IS CORRECT, THAT PRIVATE WILL BE AT BENTON PLANTATIONS.

AND HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE THAT A PUBLIC CRITERIA OF RANKING SYSTEM TOOK PLACE? MR. CHAIRMAN, I BELIEVE THAT A MATERIAL CHANGE HAS HAPPENED TO THEM, TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT.

AND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF, OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT IS DUE TO HAPPEN THROUGH A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.

I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER WITH REGARD TO THAT.

TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE CRITICAL.

OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS MR. CHUCK NEWTON.

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THANK YOU, MR. MOON.

I APPRECIATE IT.

IF YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE FRIENDS, MR. NEW, THANK YOU, MR. COALITION.

YOU'VE SEEN ME HERE BEFORE.

UM, LET'S SEE THE HERE AGAIN, UH, LATER THIS EVENING, YOU WILL BE SEEING AGAIN THE DRAFT OF THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE PLANNING.

THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IDENTIFIED AS OH, THE PLANNING AREAS.

AND ONE OF THEM IS THE LADY'S ISLAND AGAINST THIS COMP PLAN.

BACKGROUND IS THE LADY'S ISLAND PLAN, WHICH THIS COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED IN APRIL, 2019, AND WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED AGAIN UNANIMOUSLY BY THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL SHORTLY THEREAFTER, UH, BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, AND UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE NORTHERN PLANT NORTHERN REGIONAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.

THERE WAS A GROUP OF STAFF BASED OVERSEAS FERMENTATIONS LADIES ISLAND CLASS FOR A WHOLE HOST OF REASONS.

THIS GROUP MADE VIRTUALLY NO PROCESS, NO PROGRESS, AND IT WAS DISBANDED BY NERVIK IN APRIL THIS YEAR, BUT THE LADY'S ISLAND PLAN REMAINS AND AWAITS THE COMMITMENT OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL BUFORD TO MAKE IT REAL WORK ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

A TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS UNDERWAY, BUT THESE ARE ENTIRELY SEPARATE FROM WORK ON THE LADY'S ISLAND PLAN.

WE FOUGHT HARD FOR THEM.

SEA ISLAND COALITION INVESTED $10,000 OF ITS OWN MONEY, UM, IN SUPPORTIVE OF THE REFERENDUM EARN PUBLIC SUPPORT.

BUT THERE'S THE REST OF THE TIME.

WHAT IS NEEDED IS FUNDING THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN, A MASTER PLAN FOR LADIES NIGHT RESIDENTS AND THE CITIZENRY HAVE TAKEN AS FAR AS THEY CAN, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME, ENERGY, AND EXPERTISE.

WE HAVE THE VISION AND DEEP DETAIL.

WE NEED THE NUTS AND BOLTS.

WE ESTIMATE SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF 350,000.

THIS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A NON TRANSPORTATION FOCUSED MASTER PLAN FOR THE AISLE THAT NOW HOSTS THE POPULATION GREATER THAN THE CITY OF BUFORD AND GREATER THAN THE TOWN PORT ROYAL TOLD BY THE MAYOR OF BUFORD AND THE CITY MANAGER.

IF THE CITY IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THIS EFFORT, BUT AS THE BULK OF THE LAND IS THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY, THEY WANT DESIRE, EXPECT THE COUNTY TO TAKE THE LEAP.

AND THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECOGNIZES THIS QUOTE FROM THE PLANNER.

SUCCESS ON LADY'S ISLAND IS DEPENDENT ON COMMITMENT AND COORDINATE AN IMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BUFORD, PARTICULARLY FOR A MASTER PLANNING EFFORT FOR THE VILLAGE CENTER AREA, 11 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED PROCEED ON PARKWAY.

WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT PLANS.

WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT IMPLEMENTATION.

WE CAN SPEND $83 MILLION FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH AND YOUR CURRENT BUDGET CARRY $750,000.

ROUGH GRADES, TENNIS COURTS, AND PICKLEBALL COURTS $350,000 FOR A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR LADY'S ISLAND IS A PRETTY MODEST TASK.

THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN TERRIFICALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PLAN FROM ITS INCEPTION UNTIL NOW WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO PUSH IT OVER THE EDGE AND ENSURING THE PLAN MOVES FORWARD.

UH, WE HAVE A LADIES ISLAND LAND THE FIRST TIME BACK, 1999, WHICH SHOULD DIE IN A VERY QUIET DEATH GOVERNMENT.

OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO

[10. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

WE HAVE ITEMS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.

UM, LOGAN, DO YOU WISH TO HANDLE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT? YEAH, I CAN.

UM, SO A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS ARE COMING UP.

UH, ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS GOING TO BE NUMBER THREE, THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FOR AN AGREEMENT FOR BOND COURT SERVICES.

UM, THIS IS A GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES GETTING TOGETHER TO ADD ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER TO HELP OUT WITH SOME OF THE BACKLOG.

UM, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON AT FIVE AND SIX, WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO PEOPLE.

UH, ONE IS GOING TO BE FOR THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE BOARD.

AND THE SECOND ONE'S GOING TO BE FOR BLUFFTON FIRE DISTRICT, UH, TO FINISH UP A PARTIAL FIRST TERM THAT'LL END IN 2022.

NATURAL RESOURCES, MS. HOWARD.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UH, I'M GOING TO DISCUSS SEVEN AND EIGHT TOGETHER BRIEFLY.

THESE WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE BUFORD COUNTY OPEN LAND TRUST MADE TO THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE NOT TO DO DUE DILIGENCE ON TWO DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, UH, LONDON, ONE NAMED LYNDON PDR AND THE OTHER KNOWN AS MIDDLE ROAD PDR.

SO THESE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR DUE DILIGENCE UNDER THE RURAL MILLIONS PROGRAM.

UH, LASTLY WE HAVE APPOINTMENT OF ARMAND WALL

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TO A PARTIAL FIRST TERM WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN APPOINTMENT OF KENNETH FRAZIER AND FOR FOLLOW TO THE, UH, BUFORD COUNTY RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PRESERVATION.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN RELATIVE, WE HAVE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMING UP A WEEK FROM TODAY.

YOU GOT A FULL AGENDA, BUT TWO THINGS I WILL MENTION, UH, IN ADVANCE OF OUR, UH, RETREAT IN NOVEMBER.

I WILL PROBABLY BE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DOING AGAINST THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS YEAR AND SCOPING OUT A LITTLE BIT WHAT WE MIGHT BE SOME OBJECTIVES FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE WELCOME COMMENTS FOR ALL OF YOU.

IF YOU THINK WE'RE OVERLOOKING SOMETHING FROM AN OBJECTIVE STANDPOINT.

AND SECONDLY, UH, ON THE FACILITIES PLAN, UH, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THERE WAS A CONSULTANT STUDY AND THEN WE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS ON IT AND IT WAS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF LIKED MOST OF IT.

AND SO MY SENSE IS OVER THE NEXT TWO, THREE WEEKS, TWO OR THREE MONTHS THIS YEAR, HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THAT TO A CONCLUSION, UH, WHICH WOULD BE PROBABLY ACCEPTING THE PLAN.

AND IF THERE'S ANY MODIFICATIONS THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE IN THE PLANS, SUCH AS PARENT IS NATION OR SOME SOMETHING THAT'S A DIFFERENT OPTION, UH, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO IT.

SO HE WOULD GO BACK AND REVIEW ANY NOTES OR THOUGHTS THAT YOU HAD RELATIVE TO THE TIME WE WERE LOOKING AT THE FACILITIES PLAN AND THEN WE'LL, UH, HAVE THAT, UH, HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND SEE WHERE IT LEADS US.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

A COMMENT THAT I HAVE AS I INDICATED AT THE CAUCUS MEETING AND NOW REITERATING FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE ONLINE, WATCHING US ON OCTOBER 27TH, WE'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING A SPECIAL MEETING HERE IN THE CITY OF BUFORD AT THE U S CB CAMPUS THEATER.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF REDISTRICTING IN BUFORD COUNTY, AS YOU KNOW, UH, REDISTRICTING TAKES PLACE.

ONCE THE CENSUS IS DONE, THE 2020 CENSUS HAS BEEN DONE.

UH, BUFORD COUNTY NOW IS THE 10TH LARGEST COUNTY IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

WE JUST MISSED 200,000 RESIDENTS TO BECOME A TIER ONE COUNTY.

UM, AND THAT WILL CAUSE US TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE REDISTRICT THE 11 DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

SO, UM, UH, IT WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING.

THERE WILL BE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME AND OR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO, UH, VIEW US ONLINE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

DO WE HAVE A TIME ON THAT? DO YES.

IT BEGINS AT 6:00 PM ON THE 27TH OF THIS MONTH.

A MOTION FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MS. HOWARD WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

UH, I WOULD ASK FOR

[11. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

I'LL SECOND.

AND MS. MR. CUNNINGHAM, WE'LL MAKE THE SECOND.

THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.

I SEE NO OBJECTIONS THERE FOR ALL ITEMS. ALL 10 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE APPROVED

[12. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE CAUCUS EXECUTIVE SESSION]

NOW MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DID DISCUSS A VARIETY OF ITEMS. THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL ACTION TAKEN.

UM, BASED UPON OUR DISCUSSION DID GIVE DIRECTION TO ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE DOING SOME OF THE PURSUITS IN THE AREA OF THE IGH WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES.

SO THEY WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH US AT A LATER DATE.

[13. THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE (CDC): SECTION 3.1.60 (CONSOLIDATED USE TABLE) AND SECTION 4.1.190 (RECREATION FACILITY: CAMPGROUNDS) TO REVISE THE CAMPGROUND STANDARDS]

SO WE TURN NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 13, WHICH IS THE THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 3.1 0.6 CONSOLIDATED USE TABLE AND SECTION 4.1 0.1 90 RECREATION FACILITY, CAMP GOWNS, CAMP GROUNDS TO REVISE THE GRANT CAMP GROUND STANDARDS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MR. SUMMERVILLE MAKES THE MOTION.

MS. HOWARD MAKES THE SECOND AND YOU WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT, MR. SOMERVILLE CHAIRMAN, I WOULD, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO A MAN SECTION 3.1 0.60 IN SECTION 4.14190 OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODES OR REVISE THE CAMPGROUND STANDARDS WHERE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS, THE PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUNDS MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IS REVISED FROM 14 DAYS IN ANY 30 DAY PERIOD TO 60 DAYS IN ANY GIVEN 90 DAY PERIOD, PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUNDS ARE LIMITED TO 15 SITES MUST HAVE A MINIMUM SITE AREA OF THREE ACRES THAT HAVE NO RESTRICTIONS ON TRAILER OR RV LENGTH FOR SEMI DEVELOP LAND AND DEVELOP CAMPGROUNDS.

MAX MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IS REVISED FROM 30 DAYS AND THEN 60 DAY PERIOD TO 60 DAYS

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IN ANY 90 DAY PERIOD.

NUMBER 14 IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ENVISION BUFORD COUNTY, 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE BUFORD COUNTY CONNECTS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN 2021 AS AN APPENDIX TO THE PLAN MAY HAVE EMOTION IS HOWARD MAKES THE MOTION.

A SECOND TO THAT AMENDMENT TO MAKE A SECOND.

MS. HOWARD WE'LL MAKE THE SECOND DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT WAS WRITTEN BY ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL SEATED OR ONLINE? SEEING NONE? THE AMENDED SECTION WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTIONS AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS, THEREFORE WE'RE AT THE THIRD READING.

UH, THEREFORE, UH, THE THIRD READING WILL BE APPROVED WITH THE AMENDMENT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NO OBJECTIONS AT THIRD READING ITEM NUMBER 13 IS NOW APPROVED WITH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.

ITEM.

[14. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “ENVISION BEAUFORT COUNTY 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN” AND “BEAUFORT COUNTY CONNECTS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN 2021” AS AN APPENDIX TO THE PLAN.]

SECOND, MR. RODMAN MAKES THE SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON FIRST READING? OBVIOUSLY WE WILL HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL READINGS IN A PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, THIS WAS DONE AT A COMMITTEE LEVEL.

IT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT HAS BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT.

IT HAS BEEN, UM, WELL-RECEIVED WITH THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS AND THE INPUT.

UH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FULL ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK THE STAFF FOR TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO GET THIS DONE IN MOMENTS IN ALL OUR MONTHS OF COVID.

AND THEN AGAIN, OPENING YOU UP FOR MORE, MORE PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, AFTER WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE MEETINGS.

ABSOLUTELY.

NUMBER 15 IS THE APPROVAL TO APPLY PALMETTO PRIDE, 2022 GRANTS, KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA, BEAUTIFUL LETTER PREVENTION, LETTER CREW, AND LITTER ENFORCEMENT.

UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENT? OKAY.

THE FIRST READING WILL BE ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION, AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

THEREFORE ITEM NUMBER FOUR 14 HAS BEEN ADOPTED AT FIRST READING ITEM.

[15. APPROVAL TO APPLY – PALMETTO PRIDE 2022 GRANTS: KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL, LITTER PREVENTION, LITTER CREW AND LITTER ENFORCEMENT]

MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOOD, MR. SOMERVILLE MAKES THE MOTION A SECOND.

MR. LAWSON MAKES THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THE QUESTION IS, DOES THIS INVOLVE SOME KIND OF A MATCH? IS THAT WHY WE HAVE TO VOTE? UM, NO, THERE'S NO MASS TO THESE GRANTS.

UM, THEY'RE JUST HER, HER STANDARD.

WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO BRING THESE GRANTS PRIOR TO APPLICATION TPS BEFORE APPROVAL.

YEAH.