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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORD COUNTY.
[1. Call to Order]
ONE DAY, PLEASE.TODAY TO HAVE JUNE WILKINSON, YOU GET THE VOCATION YESTERDAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER TODAY.
HELP US TO LOVE AND CARE FOR THE CREATION THAT SURROUNDS US AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS ISLAND HOME.
GIVE EVERY INHABITANT OF HILTON, HEAD FOOD, A HOME PEACE, SECURITY, SAFETY, AND LOVE.
I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE GATHERED HERE WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION GUIDE THEIR STEPS AND GIVE US ALL THE WISDOM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND THE COURAGE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEM.
WE ASK THIS IN YOUR MANY NAMES.
[7. Approval of the Minutes]
OF THE MINUTES.ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES YOUR APPROVAL OF TODAY'S
[6. Approval of the Agenda]
AGENDA, BUT ADOPTION IS WRITTEN SECOND, SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[8. Report of the Town Manager]
TOWN MANAGER, YOU SIR.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, I'LL CALL IT SHARING METRIC, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY, OH, AWARD-WINNING FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR TO GIVE OUR 20, 21 UPDATE ON THE OUTREACH PROJECTS AND FLOOD INSURANCE COVERAGE ASSESSMENT.
AND THIS IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFO.
THANK YOU MR. TOWN MANAGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM SHERRY MENDRICK THE FLOOD PLAN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE TOWN OF PELTON HAD ITEMS ENCLOSED IN YOUR PACKET.
IS THIS YOUR SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH SUMMARIZES THE OUTREACH PROJECTS, UM, THAT WE PERFORM TO YOUR, FOR CREDIT IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.
I ACTUALLY PRESENTED THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AS A FIVE-YEAR UPDATE BACK IN JANUARY, WHERE WE HAD REVAMPED THE PROGRAM AND ADDED SOME NEW OUTREACH PROJECTS.
AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS THIS YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE NOTE IN THE ANNUAL MEETING SUMMARY, THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAD DISCUSSION, WHICH CENTERED AROUND RISK RATING 2.0 RISK RATING, 2.0 IS FEMA'S NEW RATING METHODOLOGY FOR FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES.
SINCE THE EARLY SEVENTIES, SCHEMA HAS NOT CHANGED THE WAY THEY HAVE WRITTEN FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES, POLICIES WERE PREVIOUSLY RATED ON WHETHER YOU WERE IN OR OUT OF THE FLOOD, PLAIN AND HOW HIGH YOUR HOME WAS ELEVATED ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
WELL, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST FOR NEW POLICIES OF THIS YEAR AND PER RENEWED POLICIES BEGINNING APRIL 1ST, 2022 FLOOD INSURANCE WILL NOW BE RATED ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOME.
THE MANDATORY PURCHASE REQUIREMENT WILL STILL APPLY WHETHER THE HOME IS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE FLOOD PLAIN, BUT FOR ANY HOMEOWNER, UM, THAT HAS A FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY.
IT WILL NO LONGER BE JUST THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST FLOOR AND THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
THEY ARE NOW TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DISTANCE TO THE FLOODING SOURCE, THE DISTANCE TO THE COAST, THE FOUNDATION TYPE OF THE HOME, HOW HIGH IT IS ELEVATED FROM THE GROUND ELEVATION AND THE REPLACED REPLACEMENT COST VALUE.
WHAT FEMA IS TRYING TO DO IS TO EVEN OUT THE WAY THAT FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES ARE WRITTEN AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAVE, ARE USING THE TERM EQUITY IN ACTION.
SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT A HIGHER RISK WILL BE PAYING HIGHER FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THE COMMITTEE AGREED IN, IN OUR MEETING THAT THE 2022 OUTREACH PROJECTS REGARDING FLOOD INSURANCE PROMOTION WILL CENTER AROUND AN INITIATIVE TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO OUR CITIZENS ABOUT RISK RATING, 2.0.
SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION.
SHERRY IS, IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIMARY AND EXCESS BLOOD BULLET FLOOD PREMIUMS?
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I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO YOUR, UM, FLOOD INSURANCE CARRIER.
UM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THOSE DIFFERENCES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
KEEP GOING DOWN HIS ARM INTENTION TO BRING THEIR DONOR.
IT'S BEEN ON MUTE, SORRY, WHILST GIVING INSTRUCTIONS HERE TODAY.
YOUR, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO BRING THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS BACK TO PUBLIC COUNCIL, STARTING IN JANUARY, WHEN YOUR BEINGS BACK TO THERE, THEN A PUBLIC WILL BE INVITED.
THEN WE WILL HAVE SOME SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE.
AND THIS IS A LITTLE DEPENDENT TO FIND HOW THAT ENDEMIC IS AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT.
SO IF THE NUMBERS RISE FOR ANY OF THE NEW STRAINS OF THE VIRUS, OR IT GETS WORSE AROUND HERE, WE WILL CHANGE OUR MIND AND STAY IT DOWN WALL, BUT WE WILL MOVE BACK THEN.
UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.
I THINK WE ALL WORK BETTER TO BE TOGETHER IN PERSON.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.
UH, AND I THINK IT WILL SERVE US ALL VERY WELL TO BE THERE IN JANUARY.
IF YOU ADDITION TO THAT, THE DECEMBER, THE NEXT MEETING IN DECEMBER IS CANCELED FOR LACK OF AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE HAVE TO JUST MEETING ON NEXT MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 4TH GOD-WILLING AND TOWN WALL WITH ALL OF US AT THE SAME TIME
[9. Reports of the Members of Town Council]
REPORT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.THIS IS STANFORD LOCAL AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDIES.
UM, UH, LAST HAD A MEETING, UH, LAST FRIDAY I ATTENDED AS THE TOWN'S REPRESENTATIVE, UH, AND, UH, SIREN WAS THERE AS WELL.
LATS IS THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY THAT CONTROLS THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
SO IT'S A VITAL SOURCE TO US HERE ON HILTON HEAD AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
UH, FIRST WE HAD A RAPPORT FROM CRAIG WHEN, UH, WHO IS THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE 2 78 CARTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
HE REPORTS THAT THEY ARE CONTINUING TO EVALUATE THE M K S K UH, REVISIONS PROPOSED TO THE SO-CALLED PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
UH, HE EXPECTS TO HAVE THOSE COMMENTS AND REACTIONS, UH, COMPLETED, UH, THE END OF JANUARY.
YOU'RE FORCED THAT THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON ALL THE COMMENTS.
THEY GOT HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEY'RE WORKING ON RESPONSES TO THOSE AND SUMMARIZING THOSE.
HE EXPECTS THAT TO BE COMPLETED.
UH, LATER IT PROBABLY PROBABLY IN JANUARY, UH, ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT IN OUR REGION THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IS THE EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAY 17 FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, 3 0 5 TO THE GEORGIA, UH, BOUNDARY.
UM, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT ROAD PROJECT IS THAT THERE'S NOT ANY SOLID EARTH TO BUILD A HIGHWAY ON.
AND SO WHAT THEY'RE HAVING TO DO IS GO IN AND COMPRESS SOIL AND SO FORTH TO MAKE THAT A SAFE AND IMPROVE OUTWEIGH.
UH, THERE WILL BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT THOUGH INSTALLED IN MARCH IS THE SCHEDULE THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT WILL BE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3 0 5 AND ONE 70 AS IT COMES THROUGH THERE.
THEY'VE ALL GONE THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION AND IT'S VERY, VERY BUSY.
SO THAT IS, UH, WILL BE A NICE IMPROVEMENT FOR US, UH, STARTING NEXT SPRING.
FINALLY, THERE WAS A REPORT FROM A CONTRACTOR THAT IS OPERATED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT EVALUATING THE CONDITION OF ALL ROADS IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, INCLUDING, UH, COUNTY ROADS, STATE ROADS, UM, UH, AND SO FORTH.
AND THAT CONDITION REPORT, UH, RATES ALL OF THOSE ROADS ON A ONE TO FIVE SCALE.
AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF RECEDING THAT REPORT AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT ENGINEERING HAS THAT REPORT AND THAT WE USE THAT IN OUR PLANNING FOR, UH, PAVING OF TOWN ROADS AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
I JUST SAW, YOU KNOW, MOCKING MY MYSELF GREW UP IN CHARLESTON AND MOUNT PLEASANT.
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YOU EXPLAIN A SUPER LIGHTING WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS WE'VE SEEN IN MOUNT PLEASANT.THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE SOMEWHAT TOUCHED ON ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF THE MKS K PLAN WITH ALL OF YOU WAS THE ADAPTIVE, INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL, RIGHT? I'VE READ ABOUT THEM.
UM, I KNOW MR. STANFORD HAS SENT ME HIS REPORT ON IT.
HE DROVE UP TO MOUNT PLEASANT AND WHILE I WAS THERE, UM, I TOOK A DETOUR AND WE DROVE THROUGH MOUNT PLEASANT ON JOHNNY DODDS AND FOR MILES, THE SIGNAL SYSTEMS WERE IN PLACE.
AND WHAT WAS SO INTERESTING IS TO SEE EVERY INTERSECTION AT EVERY MASS STAR, LITERALLY A CAMERA, AN INTERACTIVE CAMERA THAT IS MONITORING AND ADJUSTING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN FLOW.
AND SO I, I DO HAVE A GOOD FRIEND, UH, ERIC DEMORA, WHO'S THE MOUNT PLEASANT CITY MANAGER, AND I'VE CALLED TO KIND OF PICK HIS BRAIN ON, ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THAT.
AND SO WHAT THE GOOD NEWS IS IS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED.
WE, I SAW FIRSTHAND, NOT JUST READING ABOUT, UM, AND GOOD TO HAVE A REAL GOOD POINT OF REFERENCE FROM A FELLOW COLLEAGUE ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FUNCTIONALITY, THE MAINTENANCE, THE, THE INTERACTIVE PART OF IT.
SO, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE A MAJOR BENEFIT NOT JUST TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND SYSTEM, BUT TO THE REGIONAL NETWORK.
AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE COUNTY, UM, WITH, WITH ERIC, AS WELL AS, UM, OTHERS IN THE COUNTY AS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION.
SPEAKING OF ERIC, UM, ALL THE WORK ON 2 78 NOW AND REQUEST BY THE TOWN, GO THROUGH ERIC AT THE COUNTY, ERIC HAS RECENTLY SIGNED THE IGA AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE, UH, AND I'VE ASKED MARK TO GET A COPY OF THAT AND DISTRIBUTE A COPY OF THAT GOLDMAN AS A COUNSEL.
UH, JAMIE, UM, WHAT BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT, UM, UH, FOR THE LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
HOWEVER, UM, IF I CAN SKIP BACK TO, HEY, UNDER GENERAL REPORTS AND USE MY TIME.
UM, THERE, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE THE FIRST IS THAT, UM, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT THE DOVE STREET LIGHTING, UM, IS UP AGAIN AND, UM, OPERATIONAL AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DRIVE THROUGH.
IT'S AMAZING THAT FOR DECADES NOW AND RETURNING THIS YEAR, DOVE STREET HAS PUT ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF FESTIVAL LIGHTS, UM, FOR ALL OF THE ISLAND TO ENJOY, THEY ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS, UM, THAT I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL PASS ON TO DEEP WELL.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAD THE PLEASURE ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY EVENING OF DRIVING THROUGH THE MITCHELLVILLE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT.
UM, AND IT WAS EQUALLY AS AMAZING.
AND I ENCOURAGE, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S NOW OVER, BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR.
HAVING SAID THOSE TWO THINGS, I WANTED TO ALSO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S OVERDUE, BUT WE WERE A BIT PREOCCUPIED.
UM, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING UP WITH TWO OF THE AMAZING TEACHERS OVER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO INVITED ME TO SEE SOME OF, UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
I'M PRIVILEGED TO DO THAT WHILE I WAS THERE.
THEY SHARED WITH ME A BOOK THAT WAS PRODUCED WITH, BY THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT'S CA IT'S NAMED PATRICK COVID VISION VISIONS AND VOICES FROM THE MIDDLE.
IT WAS, UM, A COLLABORATION WITH THE ROTARY CLUB.
AND AS I READ THROUGH IT, YOU CAN'T HELP, BUT THE PRESSED BY THE ART.
AND WHEN YOU TAKE TIME TO READ THE POEMS AND INFORMATION, THAT'S SHARED BY THESE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES HAVING LIVED THROUGH THIS YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS OF COVID, UM, AND BE SOMEWHAT EMOTIONAL, THIS COPY I PURCHASED, UM, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE HERE IN TOWN HALL FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK THROUGH.
I WOULD PICK OUT ONE OR TWO TO READ TO YOU, BUT IT WOULD BE SO HARD TO CHOOSE EVERY ONE OF THE PICTURES AND THE STORIES ARE WORTHY OF TIME SPENT BY EVERYONE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE, UM, THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE THROUGH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UM, AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA $20, YOU WANT TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON SOMEONE ABOUT HOW INCREDIBLE OUR SCHOOLS ARE.
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SO, UM, THIS IS FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE AN ENJOY.UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE A BOOK THAT, UM, WAS CREATED BY BILL BORG AND MYRA SCOTT, UM, MYRTLE, THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT MYRTLE AND HER PRESENCE ON THE ISLAND.
IT'S EQUALLY A BEAUTIFUL BOOK WELL-WRITTEN AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE AND CELEBRATE THOSE PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND WHO ARE MAKING SUCH A PHENOMENAL DISK DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY AREAS.
UM, AND OUR ECOLOGY AND OUR TURTLES ARE ONE PLACE WHERE THIS BOOK HIGHLIGHTS, UM, HOW IMPORTANT HILTON HEAD IS TO THE WORLD.
SO, UM, THOSE TWO ARE MY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THOSE ARE MY REPORTS UNDER GENERAL.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION MAYER.
I ALSO HAVE A GENERAL REPORT IF I, MAY I ASK YOU FIRST, MAY I THANK YOU.
BUT YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT GAIL QUICK AND SALLY WARREN.
UM, TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO PAY RESPECT TO A PUBLIC SERVANT AND LONG TIME ISLAND RESIDENT GAIL QUICK DIED UNEXPECTEDLY LAST MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.
SHE SERVED IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AT THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOW COUNTRY AND USC B, BUT IT WAS GAIL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
THAT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED TODAY.
SHE CHAIRED THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS VICE CHAIR OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT REWRITE COMMITTEE SERVED ON THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE FOR THE ISLAND'S FUTURE.
THE GREATER ISLAND COUNCILS VISION STEERING COMMITTEE CIRCLED THE CIRCLE COMMITTEE AND WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND INSTITUTE.
SHE ALSO SERVED ON THE BOARD OF SOUTH ISLAND PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, BUT FOR THOSE WHO SERVED WITH HER, IT WAS NOT THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRULY REPRESENTED HER CONTRIBUTIONS.
IT WAS HER INSIGHTS, WISDOM, AND COURAGE THAT MADE HILTON HEAD ISLAND, A BETTER COMMUNITY.
MAY SHE NOW REST IN PEACE? THANK YOU.
AND I'LL COME BACK AND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SALLY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKE, BUT I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES IN FRONT OF ME, RIGHT.
YOU COULDN'T FIND A NICE SUPPRESSION IN GALE MR. BROWN, THE FLOOD, THE WATER COMMISSION.
UH, THANK YOU, MR. MANDEL REPORT.
I DID RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL ABOUT THE BEACH CONFERENCE.
I'M TRYING TO MOVE SOME STUFF AROUND ON MY CALENDAR.
IT'S ALSO THE SAME WEEK ALEX, AS THE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE IN COLUMBIA.
THIS IS THE LENNOX, THE SO-SO LOCAL REGIONAL BOARD, NO REPORT FROM PHILCO.
THE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON AND RAMP ARE WELL UNDERWAY WITH CLEARING AND SITE PREP.
CONCRETE WILL BEGIN SOON IN MARCH WITH, WITH A MARCH, UH, COMPLETION DATE.
THE TERMINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ARE NEARLY COMPLETE WITH ONLY DETAILS BEING FINALIZED.
AND THEN FINALLY, JOHN RAMBLE, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR INVITES EVERYONE TO TRY TAILWIND CONCESSIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
HE SAYS, IT'S A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE.
UM, MS. HAWKINS ON COMMUNITY SERVICES AND NO REPORT AT THIS TIME IS TO MAYOR.
HEY, THE BACK OF HIS NAMES AGAIN, PUBLIC PLANNING, SIR.
THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 18TH TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE AND TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE INCLUSION OF THE TOWN PATHWAY PROJECTS INTO THE BUFORD COUNTY CONNECTS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN.
THE RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO COUNCIL.
THE NEXT MEETING FOR PPC WILL BE ON DECEMBER 16TH AND THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, E-BIKES AND BEACH PARKING.
AND I DO, I DO HAVE MY NOTES ON SALLY.
UH, WARREN, IF YOU WANT ME TO READ THOSE NOW OR DO IT LATER? YES, SIR.
SALLY WARREN, THE LONGEST SERVING COMMUNITY MANAGER ON HILTON HEAD IS RETIRING FROM HER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE SHIPYARD COMMUNITY.
SALLY MOVED TO THE ISLAND IN 1974, BEGAN WORKING AT SHIPYARD IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES AND BECAME ITS GENERAL MANAGER.
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30 YEARS AGO.SHIPYARD HAS BENEFITED FROM HER EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP OVER THOSE YEARS AS SHIPYARDS TOWN, COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, I FOUND SALLY'S KNOWLEDGE AND TENURE VALUABLE AND ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT AFFECTED SHIPYARD RESIDENTS AND HOMEOWNERS.
HER REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF SHIPYARD WERE REASONABLE AND WELL PRESENTED.
I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED OUR INTERACTIONS BECAUSE OF HER EASYGOING PERSONALITY AND HIGH STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THE DAN TIRE COMMUNITY.
WE THANK SALLY WARREN FOR HER SERVICE AND WISH HER THE BEST IN HER NEW ENDEAVORS.
MR. LENNOX, FINANCE COMMITTEE.
MAYOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MET TODAY WITH TWO AGENDA ITEMS UNDER NEW BUSINESS WE'VE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED THE AFFILIATED AGENCY GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND TIMING.
UH, THE PROPOSED PROCESS WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE.
THERE WILL BE, UH, SOME WORK DONE ON A MORE CLARITY DEFINING SOME OF THE TERMS IN THE PROCESS.
UM, BUT WE WILL BE PREPARED TO REPORT TO COUNCIL, UH, ON THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, UH, WAS THE FIVE MONTH REPORT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, FINANCES.
UH, THE TRENDS THAT WERE DESCRIBED BY JOHN TROYER, BOTH ON THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE SIDE WERE FAVORABLE.
UH, JUST ONE OTHER THING HERE BEFORE WE GET INTO APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS, I WANT TO READ YOU SOMETHING HERE.
UM, SECTION TWO, FIVE DASH 70 APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS.
DOES ANY CITIZEN OF THE TOWN OF FILTER NET.
YOU APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING DURING THE PERIODS OF CITIZENS, THAT SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF THE TOWN, A CITIZEN OF THE TOWN.
NOW I LIKED THE, UM, BILL'S COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT THIS.
AND FOR YEARS WE'VE, WE'VE DISREGARDED THAT.
AND THE REASON BEING PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE ON VISIT, VISITING PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A SECOND HOMES, WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GET THEIR INPUT ALONG THE WAY.
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT AS THE COUNCIL THINKS IS IMPORTANT, THEN WOULD YOU CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THOSE EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT NOW WITH THIS, THE CITIZENS OF HILTON DAY, BUT WE SHOULD CHECK IF WE THINK SO, WE SHOULD CHANGE IT TO INCLUDE GUESTS HERE.
SECOND OF ALL, PEOPLE HERE AND WHEREVER ELSE.
SO BILL ON GIVING THAT TO YOU, YOU THERE? YES, I AM.
[10. Appearance by Citizens]
INTERFERENCE BY CITIZENS.SO OUR FIRST CITIZEN TO SPEAK TODAY IS MISS ELLIE SHORT, MS. CHARD, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE MS. SHORT, PLEASE PROCEED.
UH, MY NAME IS ELLIE SHORT AND I'D LIKE TO VOICE MY OBJECTION TO OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS PLAN FUNDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION TRAINING, OR CRT HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND MARKETPLACE.
CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS ROOTED IN MARXISM.
IT'S SEPARATES INDIVIDUALS INTO GROUPS BASED ON RACE AND A PIT THEM AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S NOT RECONCILIATION, RESTORATION AND UNITY, BUT DIVISION INTIMIDATION, HARASSMENT AND CHAOS.
IT'S A THREAT TO LIBERTY, COMMUNITY AND DEMOCRACY.
IT MASQUERADES AS A REMEDY TO INJUSTICE AND DISUNITY.
AND UH, I'D LIKE TO PRAY NOW FOR OUR TOWN AND NATION CONCERNING THIS, UH, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, UH, CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
LORD, WE COME AGAINST THIS DEMONIC IDEOLOGY ROOTED IN MARXISM THAT WOULD SEEK TO DIVIDE OUR TOWN AND NATION.
YOU CREATED MAN IN YOUR IMAGE AND WE ARE ALL CREATED TO BE YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
AND OUR IDENTITY IS ESTABLISHED IN OUR STATUS AS CHILDREN OF GOD.
THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN WAS BY YOUR MASTERFUL DESIGN, AND WE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR HOW YOU MADE US FOR THIS WOULD BE A DIRECT ASSAULT TO OUR CREATOR.
WE BREAK AND BIND THE LIE OVER THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR BELOVED NATION THAT SAYS THAT OUR IDENTITY IS ROOTED IN RACE AND GENDER.
AND THAT WHITE SUPREMACY IS RAMPANT.
ITS POWERS ENTRENCHED IN OUR LAWS, OUR EDUCATION, OUR LANGUAGE AND SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
AND WE STAND TOGETHER AGAINST THIS OPPRESSIVE LIE IN JESUS NAME,
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LORD EMPOWER, EDUCATE, EQUIP US TO RISE UP AND STOP DOWN THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE LABELS.THE SOLUTION TO ENDING RACISM IS NOT ANOTHER FORM OF RACISM REVEALED TO US AND OUR LEADERS.
WHAT IS HIDDEN AND THIS DARK TEACHING IN BOLDEN, OUR LEADERS, EVEN IN THIS TOWN TO COME FORWARD WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK TRUTH AND MAKE GODLY DECISIONS IN GOOD CHANGE ON BEHALF OF OUR TOWN AND OUR GENERATION AND THE ONES TO COME.
WE DID CREATE THAT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND OUR LEADERS HERE WILL BE AN EXAMPLE OF GODLY INFLUENCE HONOR AND JUSTICE.
AND THEY WILL NOT ALLOW OUR STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE TO BE LOWERED, TO UNJUST AND IMMORAL RULINGS.
WE PRAY THAT THEY WILL NOT COWER IN FEAR TO APPEASE THESE RADICAL GROUPS, PUSHING THIS RADICAL AGENDA, BUT GIVE THEM COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY KNOW IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT FOR OUR TOWN LEADERS, GIVE THEM A HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING HEART AS TO WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG TRUTH AND LIES AND GOOD AND EVIL.
WE DENOUNCE THE SPIRIT OF DIVISION.
WE DENOUNCE THE SPIRIT OF HATE.
WE DENOUNCE A SPIRIT OF DECEIT AND OUR NATION AND THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD.
WE DECREE A SPIRIT OF UNITY, BROTHERLY LOVE AND TRUTH INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY FOR A PARENTS BY CITIZENS.
EACH CITIZEN HAS THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TOWN COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, UH, UP NEXT, SIR IS, UH, ERIC SOMERVILLE.
UH, MY NAME IS ERIC SOMERVILLE.
I AM A CITIZEN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
UH, THANK YOU, MR. MARK ORLANDO FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AND BEING HERE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
AND THANK YOU TO KRISTA WHO DOES A WONDERFUL JOB, BUT ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, UH, HELLO AND WELL WISHES TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN PERSON ON THE FOREST.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT NEXT YEAR.
UH, WE IN THE WORLD, UH, AND IN THIS COUNTRY ARE AT A STRANGE TIME.
WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMPETING, MOSTLY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, UH, DESIRE TO RULE.
ALBEIT ONE IS A NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION.
THE OTHER IS A REAL GOVERNMENT.
UH, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS ITS GOVERNMENT.
THE UNITED NATIONS OF THE WORLD ALSO LOOKS LIKE ACTS LIKE THE GOVERNMENT.
THE UN WANTS TO RULE THE ONE WORLD WAS ONE WORLD ORDER.
THE ENTIRE WORLD, THE UN HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE 1943.
SOON AFTER WORLD WAR II ENDED AND IS SUCCEEDING.
A US HAS THE CDC, THE UN HAS THE WHO THE UN HAS CONTRIBUTED, UH, CONTINUES TO INFILTRATE THE U S UH, VIA THE HU AND MANY OTHER NGO ORGANIZATIONS.
ALL OF THIS SHOULD BE KNOWN ABOUT THE UN.
THEY DESCRIBED IT IN DETAIL, IN THE GREAT RESET, A PLAN THAT MOST SHOULD KNOW, BUT VERY FEW DO, UH, THE GREAT RESET AS WELL ON LIVE.
AND THE CURRENT COMPELLING TARGET FOR COMPLETION IS 2050.
IF YOU CAN, TODAY, THE TOPIC IS OCA AND FOR AND AGAINST I AM FOR AND AGAINST THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
I'D LOVE IT TO BE A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION.
I DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE THERE WELL, UH, BUT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT THE WORD INCLUSION, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THERE, UH, DOCUMENT, UH, THERE'S OTHER WORDS, BUT THESE WORDS HAVE DOUBLE MEETINGS.
THEY HAVE A SIMPLE DEFINITION, DEMONSTRA A DEFINITION, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A YUAN VERSION OF A DEFINITION.
UH, IF YOU KNOW THE BRAIN RESET PLAN, YOU WILL KNOW THE OTHER DETAILS ON THAT.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HILTON HEAD RESIDENTS WHO WORKED ON THE ART PLAN AND THE, UH, OCA PLAN STRATEGIC PLAN WERE REALLY AWARE OF THOSE OTHER ALTERNATE DEFINITIONS AT THE UN, UH, DRUMBEATS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UH, I DO BELIEVE FUTURE IQ, THE CONSULTANT AND THE WORK DOCUMENT THAT WAS REFERENCED TO PRODUCE OUR PLAN AND THE OCA PLAN, UH, WE'RE AWARE OF THE VARIOUS, UH, DEFINITIONS OF
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THE WORD INCLUSION.SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS THANK YOU, MR. SUMMERVILLE.
WE'RE KEEPING COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES TODAY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CITIZENS SIGNED UP OUR NEXT, OUR NEXT CITIZEN IS FELICIA HERE.
ALICIA HAS A FOUR AWARD FOR THE VITRIOL COMING FROM OCA SUPPORTERS AT THE RECENT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING IS EVIDENCE THAT THE OCA IS DOING SEVERE DAMAGE TO OUR TOWN BY CREATING ANIMOSITY AND DIVISION OCA SUPPORTERS MADE BASIS.
HATE-FILLED COMMENTS ABOUT ANYONE WHO OPPOSES TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR SECRET CRT TRAINING SESSIONS, CALLING US VIGILANTES, MILITIA GROUPS, WHITE SUPREMACISTS, RACIST, CARRYING THE BANNER OF FALSE PATRIOTISM, RACIST, WANTING TO TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME AND IGNORANCE MASQUERADING AS PATRIOTISM.
THOSE INCENDIARY ACCUSATIONS WERE AIMED AT HONORABLE FAIR-MINDED CITIZENS.
CRT IS OPPOSED BY THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SUCCESSFUL BLACK AMERICANS, CRT EDI FEL ANTI-RACIST TRAINING AND DIVERSITY TRAINING WERE MERELY NEW LABELS FOR MARKS TEACHING THESE NEW HAPPY SOUNDING LABELS WERE CREATED TO MASK THEIR UNDERLYING TENANTS, THAT PIT AN OPPRESSED GROUP AGAINST AN OPPRESSOR GROUP, BUT THE CORE MARXIST IDEOLOGY OF PRESS VERSUS A PRESSER WHEN STRAIGHTENED THROUGH IN ALL OF THESE UNDERTAKINGS ACCORDINGLY, I THINK THAT DOWN SHOULD DISBAND THE OCA AND ELIMINATE THE OCA BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
ONE TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR FRIVOLOUS PURPOSES, BUT BENEFIT ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF BIBLE AND RESIDENTS.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO ANYTIME ACTIVITY THAT DIVIDE CITIZENS AND INSIGHTS, THIS KIND OF HATRED SHOULD BE ELIMINATED NO MATTER WHAT LABEL IS APPLIED TO IT.
CRT IS A CANCER THAT DIVIDES AND DESTROYS.
THOSE WHO PROMOTE THIS CANCER ARE TELLING OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN THAT THEY SHOULD JUDGE THEIR FRIENDS BY THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, INSTEAD OF THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER.
CRC PROPONENTS ENDORSED THE BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS, TELLING OUR BLACK CHILDREN THAT THEY'RE OPPRESSING TO NOT SUCCEED AND TELLING OUR WHITE CHILDREN THAT THEY'RE OPPRESSORS AND SHOULD FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPENED CENTURIES AGO.
CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO LOVE EACH OTHER, BE GOOD TO EACH OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER ACHIEVE SUCCESS.
AND ADULTS SHOULD MODEL THESE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS INSTEAD OF PREACHING HATE AND DIVISION.
CRT IS FUELED BY THE POLITICS OF ENVY AND BLAMES, DISPARATE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ON SYSTEMIC RACISM INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS.
EACH CITIZEN MAKES ABOUT EDUCATION, CAREER CHOICE, SACRIFICE, PERSEVERANCE, AND RISK-TAKING UNDER THE CRT MODEL, DR.
BEN CARSON, A WORLD RENOWNED PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEON, WHO CAME FROM VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS WOULD MAKE THE SAME SALARY AS YOUR LANDSCAPER.
EVERY PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN DESERVES RESPECT, BUT THE NEUROSURGEON CERTAINLY DESERVES GREATER MONETARY REWARDS, BUT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MUCH HIGHER VALUE CRT IN ALL OF ITS INCARNATIONS UNDERMINES UNDERMINES THAT PARADIGM.
THE CONCEPT OF PERSONNEL PERS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY BUILT THE MOST PROSPEROUS, SUCCESSFUL AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ENGINE IN RECORDED HISTORY.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF CRT EDI, ET CETERA, IS TO COLLAPSE THAT ECONOMIC ENGINE ELIMINATE ALL FINANCIAL DISPARITIES AND REBUILD OUR SOCIETY INTO AN EQUITABLE SOCIAL SOCIALIST, MARXIST UTOPIA.
THAT SAME IDEOLOGY BROUGHT DEVASTATION GENOCIDE AND FAMINE TO CHINA, RUSSIA, AND CUBA UNDER MOUSE DOWN AND CASTRO.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN THE USA.
WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER STARTING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO PREVENT THAT AND TO STANDING THE OCA WOULD BE A GREAT STORY.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE SHERRY BITCH NER NER.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM PLEASE PROCEED.
HI, THIS IS SHERRY BITTNER, 47 SHELTER COVE LANE.
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, STRATEGIC PLAN BEING ADOPTED, EVEN THOUGH DEI HAS BEEN REMOVED.
I LISTENED TO THE THREE HOUR TAXPAYER FUNDED VIDEO ON DIVERSITY TRAINING THAT THE OCA HOSTED.
I HEARD MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY USING THE CINDY ARIE TERMS LIKE WHITE SUPREMACY AND WHITE PRIVILEGE.
I THINK HONESTLY, WE HAVE TO START TEACHING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN AN HONEST WAY, BEGINNING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, END OF QUOTE.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT PRETTY MUCH IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THEY PRETTY MUCH CAN'T CHANGE THE MINDSET OF ADULTS SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON THE KIDS.
IN MY OPINION, THE IDEOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM, TRAGICALLY INSIST THAT WE INFORM YOUNG WHITE CHILDREN, THAT THEY WERE THE OPPRESSORS WHILE REMINDING MINORITIES, THAT THEY WERE THE OPPRESSED TO INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN IN THIS FASHION UNDER THE GUISE OF THE TRULY NOBLE TERMS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS A TOXIC STRATEGY THAT TRAGICALLY PITS, WHITE CHILDREN AGAINST BLACK CHILDREN.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION AND OTHER EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOLELY BECAUSE OF THEIR WHITENESS OR THE FACT THAT THEIR ANCESTORS INDUCED HARM, BUT THEY SOMEHOW ARE ALSO GUILTY OF OPPRESSION.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY DAMAGING TO OUR YOUNG GENERATION AND AN ACTUALITY SETS US
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BACK AS A NATION.IN MY OPINION, A TRAGEDY OF WHAT PROPONENTS OF DEI ARE DOING IN PART IS THEY UNDERMINE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF ALL THE SIGNIFICANT RACIAL PROGRESS AMERICA HAS MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE FROM THE HILTON HEAD ART DURING THOSE THREE HOURS ACKNOWLEDGED POSITIVE CHANGES.
THE DURING THE PERIOD, FOLLOWING THE INDUSTRY SLAVERY, IT WAS WHITE PHILANTHROPY THAT SET UP SCHOOLS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SET UP THOSE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
AND THAT SINCE THE END OF SLAVERY, TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN FUNDED TO ADDRESS THE PAST AND PRESENT OF OUR HISTORY.
HOW IS IT THAT MEMBERS OF THE OCA SPONSOR DIVERSITY TRAINING APPEAR TO BE UNAWARE? THAT TO BE JUDGED SOLELY ON THE COLOR OF SKIN IS IN ITSELF RACIST.
SO EVEN THOUGH DEI HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IT STILL PERMITS THE SAME GROUPS TO INFLUENCE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR IDEOLOGIES UNDER THE GUISE OF THE ARTS.
SO THE TOWN'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND POTENTIALLY EVENTUALLY INTO THE SCHOOLS.
SO BY ADOPTING THIS PLAN, IT IS MY VIEW THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL IS UNWITTINGLY BEING COMPLICIT IN PERPETUATING THIS DIVISIVE IDEOLOGY MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE TO STAND UP AGAINST THIS AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO GO ALONG TO GET ALONG IS IN FACT, ENABLING THOSE DAMAGING IDEOLOGIES TO INFECT OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS OUR DUTY TO OUR IMPRESSIONABLE CHILDREN, AS WELL AS TO OUR COMMUNITY TO STOP THIS.
WE HAVE CITIZEN GEAR GEAR UP RUSSO, MR. RUSSO, MR. RUSSO, SUSAN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE, ESPECIALLY AS ON THE LINE, BUT HAS NOT UN-MUTED HERSELF.
UM, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT PERSON, WHICH IS SHOW DAN LEE, MS. LEE, DAN LEE, MS. LEE IS ON AND SHOWS IS UN-MUTED.
YOUR THREE MINUTES OF STARTED.
UM, MR. RUSSO, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN GREAT.
MY NEW STORY THEN THE THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY NAME IS SUSAN G. RUSSO AND I LIVE IN A POMADE TO DOOMS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN TO START.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COUNCIL MEMBER, TAMARA BAKKER FOR EXERCISING FOR GOOD JUDGMENT BY REQUESTING THAT THE PRIOR APPROVAL BE RESCINDED SO THAT A MORE THOUGHTFUL VIEW OF THE DOCUMENT COULD BE PERFORMED.
IT WASN'T SHAMED THAT THIS ASKS CAN PROMPTED A FALSE ACCUSATION OF ISM BY A FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER WHO DID SO BEHIND THE BACK TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER BEING SAID, WHILE THIS PLAN IS CERTAINLY NOT PERFECT, IT WILL BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE ONCE I DO TAKE PERTAIN TO THE SECTION ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION, NUMBER FOUR, IN THIS STRATEGY SECTION, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE ISN'T RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS, WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE CASE HERE.
THE RESULTS OF THE MEMBER SURVEY IN APPENDIX FIVE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE MEMBERS DID NOT THINK THAT CEI TRAINING IS A PRIORITY.
IT ACTUALLY RANKED DEAD LAST WITH ONLY 954 RESPONDENTS IDENTIFYING IT AS A NEED.
YES, THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO TRAINING SESSIONS HELD TO DATE.
WHY AFTER WATCHING A 20 MINUTE SEGMENT OF THE TRAINING PROVIDERS, I GOT MY ANSWER IN THE SHORT SPAN OF TIME OF THE IN SHORT SPAN OF TIME, WHITE SUPREMACY, INDOCTRINATION, AND VOTER SUPPRESSION, SURPRISINGLY, AS IT PERTAINED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA, LIKE THAT IS ANY BUSINESS OF THE OCCA WERE MENTIONED.
THIS CLEARLY SHOWS THE PARTISANSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AND THE IDEOLOGICAL AGENDA.
IT IS PURSUING WHAT WAS VERY DISTURBING WAS TO SEE THE ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGERS EAGER PARTICIPATION IN THE SESSION.
AND HER STATING THAT TOWN STAFF WAS LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT SIMILAR TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
I DO NOT WANT ONE DIME OF MY TAX DOLLARS, HATEFUL AND FACTUALLY UNTRUE
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POLICIES.THERE SHOULD BE NO PLACE FOR IT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, INCLUDING, AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY IN SCHOOLS, PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT LIFE AND SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND EDUCATORS FOCUS ON TUES AND OLD MONIKER, THE THREE HOURS AND OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
SINCE MANY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE NO PLACE IN INFLUENCING INFLUENCING CHILDREN FREQUENTLY WITHOUT PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL IN NON-ACADEMIC AREAS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
LESLIE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? PRESTON? ONCE AGAIN, SHE'S ON THE LINE AND UN-MUTED, BUT WE CANNOT HEAR HER.
THANK YOU, TOM COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU PROCEED TO VOTE ON THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, PLEASE HELP US UNDERSTAND THE OFFICE HAS CULTURE AFFAIRS, KEY FUNCTIONS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHOUT THE FIRST STEP, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE GOALS AND HOLD DOWN OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.
AFTER REVIEWING THE 40 PLUS PAGE DOCUMENT, WHICH WAS CREATED WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL OF HILTON HEAD, I SURMISED THAT THE OSI EIGHT INTENTION IS TO PROMOTE MARK AND MARK IS ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZE THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON PARADE AND CRESCENDO FESTIVAL AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
THE QUESTION IS, IF YOU BELIEVE IN SMALL GOVERNMENT, SHOULD THE TOWN GOVERNMENT ESPECIALLY ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY CATERING TO ONE SECTOR, WHICH YOU ALREADY BENEFITS FROM TAX EXEMPTION, STATUS CITIES OF ASHEVILLE BUFORD AND MOP PLEASANT, ALL TOURIST DESTINATIONS WITH RICH CULTURE AND ARTSY.
YET NONE OF THEM HAVE OFFICES OF CULTURE AFFAIRS.
THE EFFORTS ARE EITHER LESS THAN VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE AT HOME.
THE RBC HERITAGE TOURNAMENT IS A HUGE TOURIST DRAW AND A REPUTATION ENHANCING EVENT FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
AND IT'S ORGANIZED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES TO 150,000 THROUGH A COMMENDATION TAX FUNDS.
SO WHY CAN'T WE ADOPT THE SAME STRUCTURE FOR THE LUNCH PARADE AND THE ANNUAL CRESCENDO CELEBRATION? IT SHOULD NOT BE THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB OR MORE PRECISELY THE TAXPAYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND THE OPERATIONS OF ARTS COMMUNITIES.
HERITAGE CAN ONLY BE SUSTAINED WHEN COMMUNITY LEADERS ACCENTUATE WHAT UNITES US AND WHAT NOT, WHAT DEVICES WITH CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AND TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY BUILDING IN A SENSE OF DUTY TO ONE'S FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, AND A COMMUNITY.
THE SECOND ASPECT OF THE OCC FUNCTION AS SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR IS MORE TROUBLING.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF ITS IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE IS ATTRACTING AND MAINTAINING A DIVERSE AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESIDENTIAL POPULATION.
IF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INCLUDE ECONOMIC STATUS, SHOULD THE POOR REMAIN IN POVERTY IN ORDER TO SATISFY OCA MAINTENANCE OF A DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION.
ITS INTERPRETATION OF THE EEI AS REFERENCED IN THE ICMS WEBSITE IS RACE AND THE VICTIM HOOD FOCUSED BECAUSE OF CRTS.
WE MARCO WILL ABILITY TO SHAPE SHIFT INTO WHATEVER FORM IT'S ADVOCATES CHOOSE.
GOVERNOR HARRY MCMASTER SIGNED INTO LAW, A BUDGET PROVISO IN JULY TO PROHIBIT ANY PARTISAN CURRICULUM, NOT JUST THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF CRT, BUT IT SEEMED IMPORTANT IMPLEMENTATIONS THROUGH THE I N S E L CRUELLY OR LATE THE OCA STRATEGIC PLAN ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EXIST BY DOING SO.
IT CREATES DIVISION AMONG HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESIDENTS.
SO TOM COUNCIL MEMBER, WE CANNOT LET IT HAPPEN.
ONE LAST QUESTION, HOW MUCH CONTEXT TEXTS, UH, MATT SWEENEY, MR. SWEENEY, MR. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
MY COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS WHO PLAN CLEARLY OUTLINES THINGS THAT ONE OR MORE PHILANTHROPIES SHOULD BE DOING, NOT A GOVERNMENT OFFICE GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THE TOWNSHIP OF HILTON HEAD ARE STRUCTURED TO ISSUE LICENSES, ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CODES AND STANDARDS AND OVERSEE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS TO KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE.
GOVERNMENT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RAISE FUNDS OTHER THAN TAXES, WHICH HAVE DIRECTLY CORRELATED AND JUSTIFIABLE EXPENSES.
GOVERNMENTS ARE ALSO NOT BUILT TO DISPENSE CHARITY.
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A REPORT BY THE PHILANTHROPY ROUND TABLE CONCLUDED THAT INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED APPROACHES SUCH AS PUTTING ART IN PUBLIC SPACES, ARTISTS AND RESIDENTS FOR VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS OF SCHOOL.AND ONCE A YEAR, ARTS EVENTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY BY PHILANTHROPY'S THAN GOVERNMENT.
I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A MONTH AGO THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL VOTED TO SURRENDER ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO DISTRIBUTE $1 MILLION IN COVID RELIEF FUNDS TO A PHILANTHROPY ON THE ISLAND.
I READ MORE THAN A DOZEN IRS FORM, NINE 90 REPORTS FOR ARTS-RELATED NON-PROFITS ON THE ISLAND.
JUST THREE OF THEM, THE ARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA, THE SYMPHONY AND THE LIEN ENSEMBLE THEATER LISTED IN AGGREGATE MORE THAN 50 BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF AND TOGETHER HAD RECEIVED ALMOST $1 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT GRANTS IN A SINGLE YEAR.
THOSE AND OTHER ISLAND NONPROFITS WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHOULD BE MORE THAN CAPABLE TO PROVIDE AND MARKET LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL OFFERINGS.
A FEW YEARS AGO, SOME ACADEMICS EVALUATED 71 DIFFERENT STUDIES COMPARING THE EFFICIENCY OF OFFERINGS OF THE SAME SERVICE FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY CONCLUDED THAT NONPROFITS WERE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN THEIR GOVERNMENT COUNTERPARTS.
80% OF THE TIME, THE LATEST USC VIEW PER SURVEY SHOWED THAT THREE TIMES MORE VISITORS COME TO HILTON HEAD FOR DOLPHIN TOURS, FISHING AND KAYAKING THAN THEY DO FOR FESTIVALS AND ART ACTIVITIES.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN OFFICE OF AQUATIC ACTIVITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY AND NOT PICK WINNERS AND LOSERS.
PLEASE VOTE DOWN THE OCA STRATEGIC PLAN AND ELIMINATE THAT DEPARTMENT FROM OUR GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU, ASHLEY PHILLIPS, MS. PHILLIPS.
HELLO? YES, MA'AM PLEASE PROCEED.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY PHILLIPS AND I'M A FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
UM, I HAVE WATCHED THE TRAINING VIDEO OF THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FATHER CONSULTANT, JORGE, UH, THE BIOS WHO WAS PAID $3,000 BY OUR ACCOUNT GOVERNMENT.
IN CASE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT WATCHED THE VIDEO OR KNOW WHO HE IS.
HE IS A SELF-PROCLAIMED RADICAL IN HIS POSITION AS CHIEF EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MICHIGAN WAS ELIMINATED IN EARLY 20, 20, THE ELIMINATION OF HIS POSITION, COINCIDENTALLY COINCIDES WITH A FACEBOOK POST, SHOWING HIM HOLDING A SIGN FEATURING EXPLETIVES AT A PROTEST AGAINST DONALD TRUMP IN DECEMBER OF 2019, WAS THIS THE BEST CONSULTANT OUR TAX SELLERS COULD AFFORD? WHO CHOSE HIM? HOW WAS HE VETTED AND WHO APPROVED THE PAYMENT? THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN THIS TRAINING VIDEO THAT ARE ALARMING.
HOWEVER, I WILL ONLY SPEAK TO A FEW.
IF THE ART GROUPS WANT TO PROMOTE THE ARTS, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING IN THIS VIDEO.
ONE OF THE THINGS MENTIONED WAS HOW TO GET DEI INTO OUR SCHOOLS.
IT IS UP TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DECIDE WHAT IS TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS, NOT ANY TOWN EMPLOYEE OR ANY OF THESE ART GROUPS.
THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED.
THE TOWN GOVERNMENT SHOULD SERVE THE INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES, NOT JUST SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.
IT IS NOT OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AGENDA.
I QUITE FRANKLY FIND IT DISTURBING THAT ALL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MS. BECKER INITIALLY APPROVED THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING OR UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS IN IT.
WE COME FROM ALL PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO LIVE ON THIS WONDERFUL ISLAND.
CAN WE DO BETTER ALWAYS, BUT DO NOT CREATE ISSUES.
WE DON'T HAVE STOP TRYING TO DIVIDE IT AND STAY OUT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AGENDAS.
WE HAVE A VERY BIG ISSUE FACING OUR ISLAND, LIKE FIGURING OUT OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING CRISIS AND PROTECTING OUR GULLAH FAMILIES AND THEIR LAND.
THE MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL AND TOWN MANAGER SHOULD FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES.
THE FUTURE OF OUR ISLAND DEPENDS ON IT.
THE ULTIMATE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT WHERE HE STANDS IN MOMENTS OF COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, BUT WHERE HE STANDS AT TIMES OF CHALLENGE AND CONTROVERSY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT TAMRA BECKER HAS DONE IN THIS WHOLE ISSUE WITH THIS,
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UM, EDI TRAINING, UM, AGAINST GREAT PUSHBACK AND WHAT I WOULD GO SO FAR AS TO SAY BLATANT SLANDER, UM, SHE'S HELD HER GROUND AND IT'S ON THE BASIS OF EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS ELECTED TO DO.AND THAT WAS REPRESENT THE PEOPLE SHE SIMPLY ASKED FOR A DEFINITION OF THE WORDING THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN AND, AND THE REVISED ONE AS WELL, CLARITY OF THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THAT WORDING AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY WITH OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
I SECOND, THE THIRD CALL OR SENTIMENT ABOUT ABOLISHING.
THE OCA IS THAT DEPARTMENT HAS STRAYED FROM THE INITIAL GOOD INTENTIONS AND ARE NOW AGENDA DRIVEN IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE EDI TRAINING RANKED LOWEST IN A RECENT SURVEY OF PRIORITIES, WHICH WAS ALSO MENTIONED BY ANOTHER CALLER.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, I'D BE HEAVENLY OPPOSED THE MAYOR'S IDEA TO LIMIT WHO CAN ADDRESS THE TOWN COUNCIL.
UM, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE ANYBODY WHO LIVED WORKS IN PLAYS ON THIS ISLAND HAS A RIGHT TO HOW IT'S ALL SET UP.
UM, SECOND HOMEOWNERS PAY MORE IN TAXES FOR STARTERS.
WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE MANY THOUSANDS WHO LIVE IN BLUFFTON AND COME HERE TO WORK? THEIR VOICES MATTER.
MANY OF THEM ARE THE ONES STRUGGLING THE MOST AND YOU'RE GOING TO FURTHER MARGINALIZE HISPANIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE.
SO I JUST SAY, I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AS IT WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, I, I HAVE EXTREME RESPECT FOR TAMMY AND HER STANDING UP AT THIS TIME.
AND, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT I PERSONALLY WOULD AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE PLAN OR EVEN THE REVISED ONE, BUT I'M GOING TO TRUST TAMMY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
AND THE REST OF YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
HELLO, MAYOR MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
I GREW UP ON HILTON HEAD AND JUST RETURNED TO THE ISLAND LAST YEAR, AFTER 25 YEARS IN CALIFORNIA, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP HERE IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES, THE ARTS COMMUNITY FLOURISH, UH, THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE ISLANDS, FOUNDING MOTHER, MARY FRAZIER, WHOSE VISION FOR THE ARTS RELIED ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT BACK THEN ARTS ORGANIZATION NEEDED FUNDING AND SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THAT ENCOURAGED ISLANDERS TO PARTICIPATE AS A KID, I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE OLD COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE ON DUNNIGAN VALLEY, WHICH WAS FUNDED AND SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY THE COMMUNITY.
IN FACT, THE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE PLAYED A BIG PART IN MY PURSUIT OF A CAREER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WHILE THE ARTS CENTER IS GREAT.
IT DOESN'T SEEM AS ACCESSIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION TO RESIDENTS, MORE THAN ANYTHING.
THE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A SPECIAL WAY.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ART SHOULD DO.
SADLY, THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN SEEMS TO BE DIVIDING OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE OCA PERCEIVED INTENTIONS TO PROMOTE VERSION OF DIVERSITY EQUITY, INCLUSION TRAINING.
THAT INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
AS WE HAVE SEEN THIS HATEFUL IDEOLOGIES TEARING COMMUNITIES APART ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WHY WOULDN'T IT? IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VIEW OTHERS BASED ON THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN AND NOT THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTERS.
FROM MY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN CALIFORNIA, I WITNESSED THE CORROSIVE EFFECTS THAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY HAD ON COMMUNITIES.
IN MY OPINION, IT HAS PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE DOWNFALL OF THE ONE'S GOLDEN STATE.
NOT TO MENTION WHAT IT'S DONE TO THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY.
WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN HERE ON HILTON HEAD.
OUR COMMUNITY IS TOO VALUABLE.
LET'S FOCUS ON WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON, A LOVE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
I DON'T THINK THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD SHOULD SUBSIDIZE THE ISLAND'S ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S LIKELY THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL APPROVE OCA STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND THAT EVENT I ASKED THE TOWN LEADERS BE VIGILANT WITH REGARD TO CRITICAL RACE THEORY, AND I CALL ON ALL ISLANDERS TO GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT THE ARTS, JUST LIKE GOVERNMENT.
THE ARTS WILL DECAY WITHOUT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
RAY SMITH, MR. SMITH, GREY SMITH.
MR. SMITH, MR. SMITH, MR. SMITH IS ON, BUT IT'S STILL MUTED.
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I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO CHERRY NORRIS.MS. NORRIS, MS. HORACE CHERRY, UM, CHERRY NORRIS, THE LINE I'M ON THE LINE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM PLEASE PROCEED.
UM, I'M GLAD TO FOLLOW JONATHAN BECAUSE I TOO, I LOVE THEATER.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THEATER AND THE ARTS ALL MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN ON EVERY SIDE OF STAGE AND FILM.
I, UM, ALSO SPENT 30 YEARS IN LA, UH, ACTING, WRITING, DIRECTING, PRODUCING.
AND, UM, I THINK THE COASTAL ARTS CENTER HERE IS INCREDIBLE.
AND WHEN I SAW MAMA MIA IN AUGUST, WHAT'S HAPPENING, CAN YOU HEAR ME? THE THING IS NOT GOING OKAY.
UM, ANYWAY, NO MAMA MIA WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND THEY HAD EVERYBODY ON THEIR FEET AND I WAS SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS NEW SEASON.
I COULD NOT WAIT TO TAKE MY YOUNG FRIENDS TO SEE ELF FOR HER VERY FIRST SHOW.
UM, I AM, UH, I WAS A DONOR, A VERY SIZEABLE DONOR TO THE ART ABOUT, UM, AS I WAS GETTING READY TO BUY SEASON SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS AND MAKE ANOTHER HEFTY COM CONTRIBUTION I SAW MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
AND, UH, IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT MASKS, IT'S ALL OF YOU ON TOWN COUNCIL BECAUSE WE SPENT 10 MONTHS WORKING TO OVERTURN THE MASK MANDATE.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I AM NOT ANTI MASK.
UM, WHAT I FIND VERY DISTURBING IS THAT EVERYONE IS INCLUDED TO COME TO THE THEATER EXCEPT THE TICKET BUYER WHO WON'T COVER THEIR FACE.
AND THE SYMPHONY REQUIRES A VAC PASSPORT.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO MASK MANDATES OR BACK TO PASSPORTS REQUIRED IN HILTON HEAD, THIS DOES NOT FEEL INCLUSIVE.
NOW I WANT TO SAY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS THE WAY THEY WANT.
HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT MY TAX PAYER DOLLARS GOING THROUGH GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO NONPROFIT ENTITIES WHEN I CAN'T ATTEND THE SHOW BECAUSE I REFUSE TO SUFFOCATE OR SHOW MY PAPERS.
IF THEY EXCLUDE TICKET BUYERS, THEY NEED TO BE ON THE FREE MARKET SYSTEM AND LET THE PUBLIC DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT.
AND IF WE'RE DOING THAT, I VOTE TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES LIKE RUBY LEAGUE, WHERE EVERYONE'S INCLUDED BLACK, WHITE, LIBERAL, CONSERVATIVE MASK, NO MASK EVERYONE'S WELCOMED FOR SOUL FOOD AND DANCING.
I AM REALLY OPPOSED FOR THE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, UH, TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, UH, WHO ARE ACTING LIKE PRIVATE BUSINESSES, EVEN THOUGH THEY EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC.
UH, THAT SAID I DO SUPPORT TAMMY BECKER, GREY SMITH.
UM, WELL, UH, ARE YOU GOING TO RESTART THE THREE MINUTES? GO AHEAD AND START TO EXPLAIN RESTARTED, PLEASE PROCEED.
UH, MY NAME IS GRAY SMITH AND I LIVE AT 11 WEILER'S CREEK WAY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
I'M HERE TO VEHEMENTLY OBJECT TO THE OBVIOUS AGENDA OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS TO INFILTRATE THE HILTON HEAD ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS UTILIZING LOCAL ARTISTS UNDER THE GUISE OF QUOTE ART EDUCATION TO COMMUNICATE THE EXTREMELY DIVISIVE AND DELETERIOUS MESSAGE OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY REFERRED TO BY THOSE WHO ARE PUSHING THIS AGENDA AS EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION FOR THIS END, A THREE HOUR TRAINING SEMINAR WAS ORGANIZED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR AN AUDIENCE OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND CONDUCTED BY A RADICAL INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS FIRED FROM KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN AFTER DISPLAYING PROFANITY WRITTEN SIGNS AT A TRUMP RALLY, WE
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HILTON HAD RESIDENTS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PAYING $3,000 FOR HIS SERVICES.THOSE WHO THINK THAT IT IS THE TASK OF HILTON HEAD TOWN GOVERNMENT TO INFORM OUR WHITE STUDENTS, THAT THEY ARE WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND PRIVILEGED BECAUSE OF THEIR WHITENESS AND OUR BLACK STUDENTS, THAT THEY ARE VICTIMS AND HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 500 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY DENIED VEHEMENTLY.
THAT THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO COMMUNICATE AS THEY USE ART EDUCATION TO CARRY THE MESSAGE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY INCLUSION INTO OUR LOCAL CLASSROOMS. YOU HAD A FEW VERY DIRECT QUOTES TAKEN FROM THE VIDEO, A VIDEO OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR HOSTED BY OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT APPEAR TO ME TO REVEAL VERY CLEARLY WHAT THEIR CLANDESTINE AND DIVISIVE AGENDA IS.
WHAT WE SAY HERE STAYS IN THIS ROOM, QUOTE, WE DO PLAN TO OFFER FUTURE EDI TRAINING SESSIONS.
QUOTE, 80% OF THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN SPENT UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF LEGALIZED RACIAL DIVISION QUOTE.
I WOULD DESCRIBE THESE PERIODS AS QUOTE, WHITE SUPREMACY.
AND THEN THE FINAL TWO, I THINK HONEST QUOTE, I THINK HONESTLY WE HAVE TO START TEACHING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN AN HONEST WAY, BEGINNING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND FINALLY, QUOTE, YOU HAVE TO START EARLY, YOU HAVE TO START WITH THE EARLIEST EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
IT'S VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE AGENDA OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURES AFFAIR IS TO TRAIN LOCAL ARTISTS TO GO INTO OUR HILTON.
THEY'RE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION INCULCATE IN OUR CHILDREN, THE OVERRIDING THESIS OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM THAT INTENTIONS RACIALLY DIVIDED OUR YOUNG CHILDREN INTO PRIVILEGED WHITES AND VICTIMIZED BLACKS ISN'T SHOULD BE REPULSIVE TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TODAY.
AND IT SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ANY FACET OF OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT SHOULD PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FACILITATING THE DELIVERY OF SUCH A MESSAGE INTO OUR SCHOOLS.
FOR THE ABOVE REASONS, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WITHHOLD THE ADOPTION OF THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TERMS, EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CAN BE CLEARLY DEFINED AND ENTERED INTO THE TOWN PLAN BLOCK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME, MS. WE ADMIRE? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, PATSY BRYSON REPRESENTING THE COALITION OF ISLAND NEIGHBORS OR COIN.
UM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T JOIN THE TOWN COUNCIL AND MOURNING THE LOSS OF OUR PUBLIC SERVANT SCALE QUICK.
SHE WAS A VALUABLE ALLY OF COIN AND WE WILL MISS HER.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TWO ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA, 12, B AND C, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE FISCAL YEAR, 20 21, 20 22 STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND SECONDLY, THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS, FIRST OF ALL, UH, COIN SUPPORTS OUR PLAN AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IS A MONUMENTAL TASK TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
AND WE EXPRESSED OUR THANKS TO THE TOWN MANAGEMENT STAFF FOR TAKING ON THAT TASK.
WE DO HOWEVER, SUGGEST POSTPONEMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN WAS ONLY MADE PUBLIC ON THIS PAST FRIDAY.
IT'S OVER 277 PAGES LONG, INCLUDING COMPLEX CHARTS.
ALSO THE DRAFT IS NOT ORGANIZED ACTIONS BY FISCAL YEAR AND WE IT'S DIFFICULT TO SIGN THE PRIORITIES FOR FYI 2021 AND 2022, WITHOUT A CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE DETAILS POINT URGES TOWN COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND TO FOCUS ON THIS FISCAL YEAR AND TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PLAN, INCLUDING ITS FUNDING.
THE DASHBOARD REPORTS USED BY THE TOWN ON ITS WEBSITE ARE HELPFUL FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SECONDLY, WITH REGARD TO REDISTRICTING, ONCE AGAIN, COIN THANKS TO TOWN STAFF FOR SETTING A POPULATION VARIANCE OF NO ONE IN 5% AND ITS CRITERIA.
WHEN ALSO THANKS THE TOWN STAFF WERE REVISING THE PROCESS, BUT IS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE REVISIONS DID NOT INCLUDE THE TASK FORCE AND TIMELINE SUGGESTED BY COIN FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
THE PROPOSED PROCESS INCLUDE A PUBLIC CHARETTE AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, BUT THE OUTLINE DOES NOT DEFINE OR DIFFERENTIATE THOSE TERMS GOING SUGGESTED.
TASKFORCE REPRESENTATIVES SUGGESTED IN COINS PROPOSAL BE SPECIFICALLY INVITED TO THE PUBLIC CHARRETTE TO ASSIST WITH SOLICITATE WITH SOLICITING PUBLIC INPUT AND PROVIDING PUBLIC INPUT.
THE PROCESS STILL INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH TOWN STAFF
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AND THE GI, INCLUDING THE GIS STAFF POINTS SUGGESTED THERE SHOULD BE OPEN MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OR ITS FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AND NOT CLOSE MEETINGS.FINALLY, THERE WAS NO PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTION OF THE NEW MAPS.
IN ADDITION, THE TIMELINE IS TOO COMPRESSED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROCESS OUTLINE, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC CHARRETTE MEETINGS WITH TOWN, GIS STAFF AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS OR FINAL ACTION BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022, WE DO ADMIRE THE WORK OF THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE, BUT BELIEVE THIS TIMELINE IS TOO COMPRESSED.
THE TIMELINE SHOULD AND CAN BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR MEANINGFUL PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND INPUT.
IT IS WHAT YOU DO WITH THE TIME YOU HAVE.
SKIP HOAGLAND WINDMILL HARBOR ALSO ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS A CONTINUED ILLEGAL ISSUANCE AND USE OF TAX FUNDS BY ALL.
NON-PROFITS PLEASE NOTE, IT'S A VIOLATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW TO USE TAX BONDS TO SUBSIDIZED NON-PROFITS THAT USE, UH, USE FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES THAT YOU'RE NOT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC GOOD REASON OR BENEFITS.
IT'S ALSO ILLEGAL AND WORSE TO USE TAX FUNDS FOR PRIVATE NONPROFITS, LIKE THE 5 0 1 C6 HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON CHAMBER WHO COMMITS TAX EVASION ON UBIT, UNRELATED BUSINESS, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX.
IT'S ALSO ILLEGAL FOR THE TOWN TO KEEP HIRING THE CHAMBER WITHOUT PARTS CONDUCTING A FAIR, TRANSPARENT PROCUREMENT BID PROCESS IN ORDER TO CHOOSE THE LEGAL RIGHT ENTITY FOR THE JOB.
FURTHER TOWN MANAGER, MARK ORLANDO, AND A LAWYER GRUBER.
ALSO COUNCIL MEMBERS USE PUBLIC MONEY ILLEGALLY TO BUY CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP FOR THEMSELVES.
THEREFORE AS CHAMBER MEMBERS, THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS VOTING ON OR APPROVING ANY PUBLIC DOLLARS TO ANY ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THEY ARE MEMBERS AD.
THE CHAMBER ITSELF IS UNFAIRLY COMPETING, SELLING ADVERTISING AGAINST ITS OWN MEMBERS IN VIOLATION TO THEIR OWN MEMBERS, BECAUSE THEY SAID FASTLY REFUSED ACCESS TO THEIR BOOKS AND RECORDS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT LAW.
AND THEY DO THIS AS SECRET SAUCE, WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS ASIDE FROM THESE BLATANT CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.
THE TOWNSHIP SEES FUNDING ANY NONPROFITS UNTIL THEY HAVE A VALID CONTRACT.
THEY'RE LEGALLY OPERATED, PROPER ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND A WAY TO MEASURE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDING A RETURN TO THE TAXPAYERS.
I SUPPORTED YOU YESTERDAY ON THIS, UH, ON THIS OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ISSUE DISCUSSION.
I NOW ASK YOU TO STOP THIS ILLEGAL TAX, WANTING TO BILL MILES AND THIS CHAMBER AND FORCE HIM TO ABIDE BY THE SOUTH BY SOUTH CAROLINA AND FEDERAL LAWS, BY TURNING OVER ALL THE CHAMBER COUNTING.
I'M WHERE THE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX BONDS HAVE DISAPPEARED, INCLUDING OVER 1 MILLION TO CANADA.
IN ADDITION, TOWN MUST COMPLY TO MY EIGHT TAX POET AND NOW SOUTH CAROLINA, TURK WHO ASKS YOU AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ABIDE BY THEIR DIRECTIVE CAMERA AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU PICKING WHAT ISSUES YOU WANT THE TOWN TO ACT LAWFULLY ON.
IT'S ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES, ANY COUNCIL THAT VOTES IN FAVOR OF MORE LEGAL FUNDING TO BILL MILES WHO CLAIMS HIS USE OF TAX MONIES AS SECRET SAUCE.
AND NO ONE'S BUSINESS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, REMOVED FROM PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND THOSE WHO FACILITATED THE SECRETS TAX ROBBERY WITH BILL MILES SHOULD BE ARRESTED.
THIS COUNCIL'S DYSFUNCTION, CORRUPTION, LIES, FRAUD, AND ILLEGAL USE OF MILLIONS OF TAX BONDS MUST END AND LEGAL OPERATIONS AND INSANITY AND SANITY RESTORED.
ALSO MR. MCCANN TRIPS TO ITALY FIRST-CLASS TICKETS FOR ALL THE FRAUDULENT CHAMBER CONTRACTS, $150 LUNCHES ON TAXPAYER'S DIME.
THIS CORRUPT BUFFOONERY IS OVER.
YOU MUST STOP ALSO VIOLATING FREE SPEECH.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CRITICIZED BY ME AND OTHERS, THAT YOU STOP YOUR PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND CLEAN UP YOUR ACT.
THANK YOU VERY THANK YOU MR. HUDLIN, PARENTS BY CITIZENS BANK, YOU ALL DECISIONS IN FEAR TODAY.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 11, ALGEBRA, A CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION, YOUR APPROVAL OF REVISED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DEDICATED ACCEPTANCE OF MAIN STREET.
THE SECOND SCENT ITEM WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS MAYOR? MCCANN? COULD WE HAVE LOST CONNECTION WITH MR. HARKINS, MR. MR. BAKKER AND MR. STANFORD.
AND IT IS RUN DOWN THERE REAL QUICK TO GET THEM BACK ONLINE.
WE'LL TAKE A TWO MINUTE RECESS.
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RENEE.CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY? ARE WE GOOD? YES.
WHAT DID, WHAT DID YOU DO, BILL? HE TOUCHED THE BUTTON, TAMMY SNEEZED
[11. Consent Agenda]
CONSENT AGENDA, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZATION AND DEDICATION.THE ACCEPTANCE OF NATURE, THIS TO CONSENT ITEM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON IT? THEY'LL JUST RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND, MOVE FOR APPROVAL SECOND.
[12a. Consideration of a Resolution – Adoption of the Office of Cultural Affairs Strategic Plan]
IT'S INNOVATION RESOLUTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW OPPOSITE CULTURAL CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN.I WAS GOING TO READ A LOT ABOUT HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HERE.
AND WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY, BUT YOU WILL KNOW THAT ALREADY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND MOVE ON MR. MICK, MR. MAYOR.
I'M NOT SURE IF I HEARD YOU TO ALL, BUT IF THIS RELATIVE TO THE OCAA YES, YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO REDEFINE STRATEGY STRATEGY FOR PAGE SIX AND TITLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WITH THE FOLLOWING THE OCA IN ITS EFFORT TO ASSIST LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS MISSION AND GOALS OF ACHIEVING AN INCLUSIVE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY WILL PROVIDE ON ITS WEBSITE AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, A LISTING OF EXTERNAL RESOURCES, WHICH MAY HELP THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE TRAINING TOPICS LISTED IN APPENDIX FIVE DASH 2 0 1 9 TO 2019 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEY RESULTS SURVEY SUMMARY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THIS? THE HOPKINS IS MOTION GLENN.
SO PROCEDURALLY, WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON THAT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, NORMALLY WE TAKE UP A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE THERE'S DISCUSSION, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT, BUT THE MOTION WAS MADE AND ADOPTED MEN THE MATTER PREGNANT BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO NOW IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO TAKE COMMENTS ON THE MATTER AS A MATTER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MATTER HAS AMENDED, UM, MR. BROWN, UH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
UM, I WASN'T ABLE TO EXCUSE ME RIGHT.
AS FAST AS COUNCILMAN ORPHANS WAS SPEAKING.
UH, MR. MAYOR, DO I HAVE YOUR PLEASURE TO REPEAT IT SLOWLY? OKAY.
THE OCA AND ITS EFFORT TO ASSIST LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH ITS MISSION AND GOALS OF ACHIEVING IN AN INCLUSIVE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY WILL PROVIDE ON ITS WEBSITE AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, A LISTING OF EXTERNAL RESOURCES, WHICH MAY ASSIST THESE ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAINING
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TOPICS LISTED IN APPENDIX FIVE DASH 2 0 1 9 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEY RESULTS, SURVEY SUMMARY, PERIOD, ALEX.UM, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HAWKINS.
UH, THE, UH, I GUESS THE PORTION THAT I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON, UM, THERE'S A SENTENCE HERE THAT SAYS SUCH ASSISTANCE WILL BE BASED ON TOPIC, FEEDBACK AND SURVEYS OF CULTURAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO LIST THE CURRENT, UH, SURVEY RESULTS.
UM, ARE WE SPEAKING TO JUST THE CURRENT SURVEY RESULTS WITH CHANGE OR ARE WE STILL ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE FEEDBACK IN THE FUTURE? QUITE THAT QUESTION IS DIRECTED TOWARD ME.
IT'S, UH, EXCEPTED AT LITERALLY REFERS TO THAT LISTING PERIOD.
AND MR. BROWN, YOU WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE FAULTED, TO SAY AS AN ONGOING SURVEYS FOR THE PUBLIC, IS THAT RIGHT? AND I WANT TO HEAR ABSOLUTELY THEY DO.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE FEELINGS ABOUT MR. BROWN COMMENTS? WELL, I'LL JUMP IN AND SPEAK UP SINCE, UM, THERE WAS A SILENCE.
UM, THE LISTING AS ADDRESSED IN THE MOTION CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT WAS THOSE RESULTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THOSE ITEMS, UM, IN THOSE RESULTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY, UM, THE ARTS COMMUNITY THROUGH A SURVEY TO 177 ORGANIZATIONS, I BELIEVE AS I RECALL THE NUMBER.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S A LARGE SWATH OF, UM, ARTS COMMUNITY MEM UH, RESPONSES THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND, UM, STATISTICALLY ANALYSIS ANALYSIS DONE OF THEM AND INCLUDED IN AN APPENDICES C UH, I BELIEVE NUMBER FIVE OF THIS DOCUMENT.
SO THOSE ARE THEIR DESIRES AND WISHES.
AND SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, THAT SHOULD BE WHERE WE, UM, FIND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO APPROVE IN THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE LEAVE IT IN THEIR ORIGINAL WORDS AND DESIRES AND INPUT WITH REGARD TO, UM, THE RESPONSES ON THE SURVEY.
WE, WE SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE OCA TO HAVE SURVEYS IN THE FUTURE.
IF THIS LANGUAGE IS DOING THAT, THEN IT SHOULD BE AMENDED.
IF THE LANGUAGE DOESN'T EXCLUDE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE, THEN I ACCEPTED, OKAY.
IF I MAY, AS MAKER MAKE THE MOTION, IT'S NOT THAT MY THOUGHT IS NOT TO, NOT TO, UH, PROHIBIT, UH, THE OCA AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IF THEY WANT TO REFRESH A SURVEY.
SO BE IT, LET ME GIVE YOU MY COMMENT, THE GATE.
I AGREE WITH ALEX THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE PERIODIC SURVEYS TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION WE HAVE.
DOESN'T SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR IN A WORLD WILL HAVE CHANGED.
I AGREE WITH MR. BROWN, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
I MEAN, THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH MY INTENT THAT IT WAS NEVER INTENDED TO PLACE A LIMITATION ON ENJOYING INPUT FROM OTHERS IN THE FUTURE, THROUGH A SURVEY MECHANISM, I'M JUST DEALING WITH THE FACTS AS THEY ARE TODAY, TOM, UH, JOHN, I THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT.
AND I AGREE WITH ALEX AND DAVID BY SIMPLY SAYING, UH, BY THE TOPICS DESCRIBE APPENDIX FIVE COMMON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMMA, UH, LISTENING IF YOU ADD THE WORDS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THAT,
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OPENS IT UP FOR FUTURE SURVEYS AND FUTURE TOPICS.HOW DOES THE MAKER OF THE MOTION? YEAH, YEAH, NO, I JUST WANTED THE DOOR TO BE OPEN FOR INPUT FOR FUTURE.
AS THE MAYOR OF THE MOTION MILL, DO YOU CHANGE YOUR MOTION AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION? I'D BE DELIGHTED TO MODIFY IT AS SUGGESTED.
IS THERE A SECOND, IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED? IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION FOR THE RECORD? I HAVE, UM, A QUESTION AND A COMMENT.
THE QUESTION AND CLARIFICATION, I GUESS, IS REALLY SO IT'S CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS AN EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIST TO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FREE TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCE LIST TO GO INTO THE, UM, GREATER COMMUNITY HERE IN THE STATE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR NATION OR A WORLD DEFINE THOSE, UM, WORKSHOPS, ET CETERA, THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOOKING FOR, THAT THIS IS FOR THEM TO TAKE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AS GUIDANCE AS A RESOURCE FOR THEM TO FIND THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ELSEWHERE, BUT NOT HERE WITHIN TOWN HALL.
WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT.
WELL, HAVING SAID THAT, AND I'M ASSUMING I HEARD NOTHING.
SO I'D LIKE VERIFICATION OF THAT.
UM, BECAUSE THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEN MAY I, ONE LAST THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY THE CHANGES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ME AND AS WE'RE PROCEEDING FORWARD TO, UM, CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD.
ONE OF THE, UH, WE LISTENED TO A LOT OF COMMENTS BOTH TODAY AND IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, UM, ONE THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO HEAR FROM, BUT I WANT TO, UM, MAKE THAT VOICE HEARD AND I WILL TRY NOT TO LOSE MY VOICE, BUT, UM, ALSO NOT TO BREAK UP, DAVID AMES WAS KIND ENOUGH EARLIER TO READ, UM, A VERY EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE WHO I ADMIRED, WHO WAS A MENTOR TO ME, AN ADVISOR, AND A FRIEND.
AND SHE AND I STAYED IN TOUCH ON MANY TOPICS AND DEBATED, AND SHE GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE.
WE OFTEN, IF NOT ALWAYS LIKE FRANKLY, A GRADE, OCTOBER 20TH, 2021, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM GAIL.
HER EMAIL WAS I AND MANY OTHERS AGREE ON YOUR STANCE ON THIS ISSUE RELATING TO ARTS COUNCIL, GAIL QUICK WOULD WANT US TO MAKE THESE CHANGES THAT HAVE NOW COME FORWARD AND TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE FOR WHAT'S RIGHT FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
SO WITH ALL THE RESPECT THAT WE'VE HEARD HERE TODAY AND ADMIRATION, WE WILL MISS HER TODAY AND WE'LL MISS HER OLD WAYS, BUT SHE IS ALSO IN AGREEMENT WITH US.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FOR THE RECORD, IN ADDITION, BECAUSE WE ARE VIRTUAL, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, PROBABLY FOR ALL MATTERS TO BE ON THE RECORD.
AND WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE CALLED IN AND THOSE VOICES ARE ON THE RECORD.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVE THAT UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES IS, IS SO QUICK TO THE MEETING THAT WE DON'T GET TO FULLY READ AND ANALYZE, BUT THOSE ARE STILL MATTERS OF THE RECORD.
I'VE BROUGHT WITH ME TODAY SINCE UP CLOSE TO 50 EMAILS, PROBABLY WE'VE ALL RECEIVED THE SAME ONES, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK THESE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST MEETING, UM, THAT THEY TO BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD ON THIS TOPIC, UM, BECAUSE THOSE VOICES NEED TO BE FORMALLY RECORDED.
SO WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE,
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UM, IN THIS EFFORT.AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHERE WE GO FROM HERE AND, UM, THAT'S IT FROM ME.
SOMEBODY SAID BULLSHIT, RIGHT? CALL FOR THE MOTION RIGHT NOW, VOTING ON THE MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE ME ALSO CULTURAL AFFAIRS AS SUBMITTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WITH THAT, MR. BROWN SUPPORT, MR. AMES.
THE NEXT ONE, ALEX, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU, ME AND MARK HAD ABOUT THIS WHOLE ISSUE WAS GOOD INSIGHT AND GOOD DISCUSSION ALEX.
[12b. Consideration of a Resolution – Adoption of the Town of Hilton Head Island Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Strategic Plan]
WILL BE THE GENERATION OF RAMIREZ RESOLUTION.SO YOU THOUGHT FISCAL YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS IS A MOTION ON THE WHOLE STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES ALL WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A MINUTE AGO.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS SECOND BILL IN THE BACKGROUND? THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS, SAY ANYBODY HERE HAS PUT IN A LOT OF WORK ON THIS FROM THE COUNCIL SIDE, AS WELL AS WALK-IN STEAMING.
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.
WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, THE DISCUSSION CRITICAL ROLE? UM, MR. MAYOR, WE WERE ON MUTE AND I BELIEVE GLADYS.
IF I COULD, MR. MAYOR, I WANT YOU TO EXPRESS SINCERE APPRECIATION, UH, TO THE TOWN MANAGER AND HIS STAFF FOR AN INCREDIBLE WORK PRODUCT IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED HERE, THE TOWN AND THE TOWN STAFF NOW HAS A ROADMAP ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED AND WHEN TO PROCEED ON THE MANY, MANY ISSUES FACING THIS TOWN IS A GREAT WORK PRODUCT.
AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU WENT TO HAND UP ALEX, UH, ECHO STANFORD'S A I'M READY TO VOTE.
I THINK YOU WOULD CALL IT THE VOTE.
I'VE BEEN A LITTLE TROUBLE HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? I SUPPORT, YES.
HOWEVER, I DO AGREE THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME, UM, OR I LET ME REPHRASE THAT, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DELVE IN TO, UM, MANY OF THE TOPICS.
AND THERE ARE TOPICS IN THIS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT I THINK DO NEED, UM, FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
AND MRS. BECKETT'S COMMENT IS THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR RETREAT IN JUNE TO DISCUSS THIS WHOLE ISSUE IN THE RECORD.
AND MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? UM, BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON MUTING AND UNMUTING HERE AND TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN FROM OUR FEEDBACK DID, WHEN I ASKED FOR THE EMAILS TO BE PUT INTO THE RECORD AND MADE MY COMMENTS ON THE PREVIOUS MOTION THAT WAS RECORDED, CORRECT? YES, IT WAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BACK WHEN I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THOSE EMAILS SO THEY CAN BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
MAYOR CAMP CARRIES A CONSIDERATION
[12c. Consideration of a Resolution – Approval of the Process for the 2020 Redistricting on Hilton Head Island]
OF RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PROCESS OF THE 2020 REDISTRICTING OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.MR. MAYOR, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? THIS IS NOT THE REDISTRICTING, BUT DID YOU APPROVAL TO DO THE REDISTRICTING THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
MR. MR. LENNOX, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, I WANT TO, ONCE I MAKE COUNCIL AWARE
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THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE MEMBERS OF F AND A COMMITTEE INDIVIDUALLY, UH, TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE TIMELINE, UM, THAT WE HAVE IN USING THIS PROCESS, UH, WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS COMPRESSED.UH, IT HAS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INTERACTION, UH, BUT IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF WORK, UH, FROM STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE.
UH, BUT WE ARE PREPARED TO UNDERTAKEN MR. BROWN.
COULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU WOULD, TOM, YOU ATTEND TOM'S FINANCE MEETINGS? I THINK YOUR INPUT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
MAY I JUMP IN HERE, ALEX, DAVID? SORRY.
YEAH, I, I THERE'S BEEN COMMENT ABOUT PUBLIC HEARING.
I I'M COMFORTABLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO INCORPORATE THE PUBLIC IN A WAY THAT, UH, THEY'RE SATISFIED THAT THEIR INPUT HAS BEEN HEARD.
SECONDLY, DOES THIS VOTE TODAY LIMIT, UH, THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE 5% OR DO WE HAVE A CHOICE ON LOOKING AT WHETHER WE CAN GO TO 10% OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN PART OF THE RESOLUTION DAVID AS PRESENTED? YES.
I, MY, MY, MY THOUGHT IS MAYOR THAT A MORE IMPORTANT INGREDIENT OR FACTOR IS COMMUNITY OF ENTRUST.
AND SO I WOULD RATHER NOT GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE ARBITRARY 5% LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO REFLECT COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE SOME LATITUDE AS WITHIN THE PROCESS TO, UH, RECOGNIZE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ARBITRARY 5%, OR SIMPLY SIMPLY PUT IT UP TO 10% WHERE IT WAS IN 2010.
THAT'S THE WAY WE DID IT BACK THEN.
UM, SO FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, WHAT WE WOULD NEED AS A MOTION TO AMEND, BECAUSE THE, WHAT IS PENDING BEFORE THE BODY VERSUS THE TARGET WOULD BE 5%.
LET'S ADDRESS DAVID'S COMMENTS.
SO IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE A CHANGE TO THE RESOLUTION, WE WOULD NEED A FORMAL MOTION TO CHANGE THAT PERCENTAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST WITHIN THE RESOLUTION.
ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT IS BY, UM, STATING AS A POLICY GOAL OF THIS REDISTRICTING PROCESS, THAT ANY MINORITY, UH, REPRESENTATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT BASED UPON THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, UH, BE PROTECTED AND MAINTAINED AS PART OF THE REDRAWING EFFORTS.
SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS OUR INTENT TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST TO BE RESPECTED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
AND AT THE SAME TIME ACHIEVE A 5% DEVIATION.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, DAVID? WELL, NO, IT DOES NOT.
IT DOES NOT ANSWER TO THE ISSUE OF FLEXIBILITY, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
GIVEN THE LITTLE BIT OF REVIEW I'VE MADE, UH, DONE, UH, LOOKING AT THE MAPS AS THEY STAND.
NOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THIS WORK.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT? DAVID? I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, ADOPT WHAT WAS, UH, ADOPTED IN 2010.
I HEAR ALMOST A QUORUM OF COUNCIL DECIDING WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
DOES ANYBODY SECOND DAVID'S MOTION.
I'LL SECOND IT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT TO MR. AMES, UH, CONCERNED IF I COULD.
I MEAN, I DON'T MIND SECOND, THE MOTION.
I, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, SEE IF I CAN HELP HERE.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR PUBLIC THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO US HAVING A GOOD PRODUCT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
UM, SO I APPRECIATE WHAT STAFF IS PUTTING TOGETHER THERE.
UM, BECAUSE HILTON HEAD AND IT APPEARS MR. BROWN,
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THIS IS A BROWN, CAN YOU HEAR ME DEFINE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS? WELL, SHE ATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.UM, AM I FROZEN? YES, YOU WERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE I LEFT OFF, BUT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT OF THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, INCLUDING THAT VERBIAGE, UH, IN THIS RESOLUTION.
UM, BUT BECAUSE THAT DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY VENTURES COULD BE ANYWHERE.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT PROPERTY OWNERS, ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY BEHIND GATES.
UM, AND I FEEL AS IF LIMITING OURSELVES TO 5% MAY LIMIT US DOWN THE ROAD.
I'VE SEEN THIS WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED AT THE COUNTY'S REDISTRICTING EFFORTS.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF 10% IS THE NUMBER WE ONLY REFERRING TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IS ALLOWED.
UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE 5% IS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, IN 2011, WE DID ADOPT 10% AS A COMMUNITY.
SO JUST ALLOWING SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE, I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO US IF WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE THAT ULTIMATE GOAL OF PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
SECOND, DID I HAVE A COMMENT? IF LIKE, WHERE DID THE WOMEN PLEASE THEY'VE BEEN MADE A MOTION ALIX.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON DAVID'S MOTION, MR. .
UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH STATING THAT THE 10% WOULD BE THE MAX, BUT I THINK THAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO GET AS CLOSE TO 5% AS WE CAN.
AND NOTHING IN THIS MOTION WOULD LIMIT US TO JUST 10%, WHICH IS THE SAME THING THAT ALEX WAS SAYING JUST NOW.
SO I THINK WE JUST WE'D PROBABLY HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY.
I WAS NOT AWARE OF FRANKLY, OF THE 10% GAP FROM 10 YEARS AGO.
ANY OTHER COMMENT ON DAVID'S PROPOSAL? YES.
UH, JOHN, IF THE GOAL ARE 60 TO 77 IN EACH WARD, 10% WOULD ALLOW THE DEVIATION TO BE 5% LESS THAN THE 60 TO 77.
AND THE, THE HIGHEST POPULATED WARD WOULD BE 5% ABOVE THE 60 TO 77.
SO THAT'S THE PERCENT VARIANCE, FIVE BELOW AND FIVE ABOVE.
I, I WOULD BE MORE SENSITIVE TO MAINTAINING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST THAN I WOULD NECESSARILY.
WAS HE COMING UP WITH A SENTENCE MR. BRENDA, TAMMY? SO TWO THINGS, UM, I WAS LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHAT TOM HAD JUST SAID.
AND, UM, BUT MY COMMENT BEFORE WAS, YOU HAD ASKED THAT, UM, ALEX ATTENDED THE FINANCE MEETINGS.
IF I JUST WANT TO CORRECT SOMETHING, I THINK HE'S ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
SO I WOULD LIKE THAT INVITATION PLEASE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE, UM, MEETINGS.
OH, THE, UM, I, I THINK MOVING TO THE 10%, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICALLY IS IT CAN SWING FROM ONE TO 10.
LET'S HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AND SEE WHERE IT BRINGS US.
I THINK WE ALL WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WHY TO DO THE BEST THING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE WANT TO ENGENDER SUPPORT FROM PAUL PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS.
WE DO WANT TO REWORD YOUR, YOUR AMENDMENT, YOUR MOTION AND DAVID.
HOW IS IT STATED WITHIN THE DOCUMENT, JOSH? RIGHT.
WHAT I WOULD SAY BASED UPON THE COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE A NOT TO EXCEED 10% ALL WE WOULD AMEND THAT TO.
AND THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION THEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? EXCELLENT, ALEX.
SECOND, DID YOU CALL THE ROLL MR. BROWN,
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AS YOU WILL? YES.SPECIFICALLY JOSH, IT'S A NUMBER OF THREE UNDER THE THIRD, WHEREAS WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE BURUNDIANS 5% OR LESS.
AND I THINK WE WOULD CHANGE THAT TO NOT TO EXCEED 10% OR 10% OR LESS.
CHRISTIAN, I'M CALLING THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT AND THE MOTION.
I SUPPORT MR. HARKINS SUPPORT.
[12d. Consideration of a Resolution – Approval of the Issuance by the Beaufort Housing Authority of its Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds]
TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE.BEFORE YOU GO ON, CAN I, CAN I FORMALLY GET THAT INVITATION FROM YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M PART OF THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE BY YUBA COUNTY AUTHORITY OF ITS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE, BONDS, HOUSING AUTHORITY GUNNER, SIR.
MS. CHILDREN'S IS ON THE LINE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
ANGELA, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'M VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
AGAIN, I'M ANGELA CHILDERS, THE DIRECTOR OF BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING SEEKING THE APPROVAL FOR BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ISSUE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS FOR THE RENOVATION OF HILTON HEAD GARDENS WITH ME VIA ZOOM IS MS. PAGE.
MY ZIKI WITH VITUS DEVELOPMENT AND MR. SAM HOWELL WITH HOW LINCOLN AND NETTLES SERVING AS BOND COUNCIL VITUS DEVELOPMENT IS SEEKING TO RENOVATE HILTON HEAD GARDENS AND BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ASSISTING VITUS IN THE FINANCING OF THE RENOVATIONS BY ISSUING THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS TO QUALIFY THE PROJECT FOR FEDERAL AND STATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS.
THESE BONDS WILL ALLOW VITUS TO RAISE EQUITY FUNDS, TO PAY A PORTION OF THE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE RENOVATIONS.
EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS ARE PLANNED AND PAIGE WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL IF YOU WOULD LIE.
UM, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HILTON HEAD GARDENS WILL RENAME AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATE LAW REQUIRES NO OTHER LOCAL APPROVALS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THIS PROJECT, FEDERAL TAX LAW.
HOWEVER REQUIRES THAT PUBLIC APPROVAL BE GIVEN, FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING BY ONE, THE ELECTED GOVERNMENTAL BODY, HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE ISSUER OF THE BONDS AND TO THE ELECTED BODY, HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SITE AND THE PROJECT.
SO FOR THE HILTON HEAD GARDENS PROJECT, THE ELECTED BODY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE ISSUER IS BUFORD CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY HAVE ALREADY GRANTED APPROVAL, BUT THE ELECTED GOVERNMENTAL BODY HAVE HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE SITE IS YOU HILTON HAD AN ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL.
SO WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL.
UM, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY GAVE PUBLIC NOTICE AND CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2021, NO PERSONS GAVE COMMENT EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED BOND FINANCING.
THE BONDS WILL BE PAYABLE BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SOLELY FROM REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE OPERATION OF THE RESPECTED PROJECT BY VITUS AND WILL BE SECURED BY MORE MORTGAGES ON THE RESPECT OF PROPERTY, THE BONDS WILL NOT BE AN OBLIGATION OF THE TOWN, NOR WILL THEY BE A CLAIM AGAINST THE TOWNS.
TAXING POWERS WERE DEBT LIMIT FOR HILTON HEAD GARDENS.
THE SERIES A BONDS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 11,500,000.
THE SERIES B NOTE WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500,000.
THE SERIES A BONDS WILL BE CREATED WILL BE CREDIT ENHANCED BY A MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITY ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION OR FANNIE MAE.
THE PAYMENTS BY FANNIE MAE WILL PAY DEBT SERVICE ON THE SERIES.
A BONDS VITUS DEVELOPMENT WILL REIMBURSE FANNIE MAE FOR THE, FOR THE PAYMENTS.
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OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE SERIES, A BONDS ARE RATED AAA BY MOODY'S INVESTOR SERVICE.THIS SERIES B NOTE WILL BE STRUCTURED AS A PRIVATE PLACEMENT COMMERCIAL LENDER.
BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND RETAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND WE FEEL THIS IS ONE WAY TO DO THAT AND MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF HILTON HEAD GARDENS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND, UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I AM VERY PLEASED TO SEE THIS HAPPENING, UH, WITH THAT PROJECT.
YOU INDICATED THAT THE BONDS WOULD BE PROVIDING A PORTION OF THE NEEDED FUNDS FOR THOSE RENOVATIONS.
DOES THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAVE THE OTHER FUNDS NECESSARY AVAILABLE EITHER THROUGH LOANS OR OTHERWISE? I'M GOING TO LET, UM, PAGE ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
I'M THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE HILTON HEAD GARDENS PROJECT OVER HERE AT BAIDUS.
AND WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOND, UM, BOND INDUCEMENT FROM THE BUFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION LOAN FROM FANNIE MAE AND THAT PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION LOAN WILL BE PAID OFF OUT OF THE REVENUES OF THE PROJECT.
W WHAT IS THE TOTAL PROJECT COST? TOTAL PROJECT COSTS WE HAVE IS AROUND A 27 MILLION.
THIS IS JUST, JUST AS ANGELA SAID, THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $50,000 PER UNIT IN CONSTRUCTION, HARD COSTS.
I IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, TENANTS WILL NOT BE DISPLACED EXCEPT FOR A, UM, BRIEF STAY.
I BELIEVE PAIGE HAS FOUND AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL FOR THE ADA UNITS, WHICH MUST BE BROUGHT UP TO CODE.
AND I BELIEVE VITUS THINKS THAT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY MADE THOSE RESERVATIONS FOR AN EXTENDED STAY FOR ONLY THE ADA UNITS.
NO ONE ELSE WILL BE DISPLACED.
UM, PAGE, I GUESS I'LL DIRECT THIS TO YOU, IF I'M NOT, UH, ARE YOU CONTEMPLATING ANY ADDITIONAL UNITS ON THE SITE? ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION? WE ARE NOT NO NEW CONSTRUCTION AT THE HILTON HEAD GARDENS PROJECT.
UM, IT'S CURRENTLY 112 UNITS AND ALL 112 ARE COVERED BY A SECTION EIGHT HALF CONTRACT.
SO AS ANGELA MENTIONED, UM, WE WILL BE RENEWING THAT HAP CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS OF AFFORDABILITY.
AND WE WILL RETAIN ALL 112 UNITS.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO DEEP IN THE WEEDS CAUSE I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IT'S RELEVANT TODAY, BUT JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL OR NEW SITE AMENITIES AND WILL THERE BE A LANDSCAPING AS A PART OF THE PROJECT? YES.
LANDSCAPING WILL DEFINITELY BE ADDED, UM, TO THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS, IS QUITE VAST.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO NEW AMENITIES ADDED, BUT MORE JUST RESTRUCTURING.
THE CURRENT AMENITIES THAT ARE ONSITE.
UM, THERE IS A SMALL LEASING OFFICE.
THERE IS A SMALL PLAYGROUND, BUT AS ANGELA MENTIONED, NONE OF THOSE ARE UP TO ADA ACCESSIBLE COMPLIANCE CODE.
SO WE WILL BE BRINGING ALL COMMON AREAS, ALL COMMON AMENITIES UP TO, UM, CODE STANDARDS FOR ADA COMPLIANCE.
WELL, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS RENOVATION TAKE PLACE.
UM, UM, I'M TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE, UH, I GUESS THE ENTITIES HERE.
UH, SO ANGELA, I GUESS I'LL ASK YOU FIRST, DO YOU CURRENTLY A BINDING RELATIONSHIP WITH HILTON EIGHT HOUSING PARTNERS OR I'M LEARNING NOW? VITUS AND VITAS IS WHO VITUS IS THE DEVELOPER.
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AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE PURCHASED HILTON HEAD GARDENS, SO HILTON, THEY HAD PART HOW'S IT BOTTLERS, THERE'S ALL THAT, THAT IS THE BORROWER ENTITY.SO VITAS DEVELOPMENT FOUR, WHICH IS THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR.
UM, WE ARE THE DEVELOPER, WE'RE ALSO PART OWNER.
SO THE OWNERSHIP ENTITY OR THE BORROWER ENTITY FOR THE LOANS IS HILTON HEAD HOUSING PARTNERS LP.
SO WHO IS THE MANAGING PARTNER? MANAGING PARTNER WOULD BE OUR GENERAL PARTNER, WHICH IS HILTON HEAD MANAGEMENT, LLC HOUSING MANAGEMENT, LLC, WHICH IS 100% OWNED BY BITAS DEVELOPMENT FOR.
UM, AND AS A, CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH VITUS? SO WE ARE THE CONDUIT ISSUER FOR THE BONDS FOR VITUS TO BE ABLE TO FINANCE THE RENOVATIONS THAT HILTON HAD GARDENS THAT'S ABOUT THE EXTENT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP.
UM, AND CAN ANYBODY, UH, I GUESS, GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED ON WHY THE TAX CODE ASKED FOR, UH, A MUNICIPALITY TO APPROVE SURE.
IF MR. HAL IS AVAILABLE, I'LL ASK HIM TO ANSWER THAT FOR YOU BECAUSE IT IS LEGAL INFORMATION.
I'M A BOND LAWYER IN CHARLESTON AND WORKING WITH VITUS AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON THIS FINANCING.
UM, THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION IF MR. BROWN, UM, BONDS ARE NOT ONLY ISSUED, YOU KNOW, SAY, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY BY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TOWN SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND SERVICES, BUT THERE ARE CONDUIT BONDS THAT ARE ISSUED AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE A PRIVATE BUSINESS IS THIS, IN THIS CASE, VITUS IS THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE FACILITY.
THAT'S FINANCED WITH THE BONDS ARE CALLED PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS.
AND IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSELY WATCHED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
THEY CAN ONLY DO STRICTLY WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR SOME OF THE MAJOR, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE STATE GET FUNDED BY THESE KINDS OF BONDS AS WELL, UM, FOR A MAJOR, UM, INDUSTRIES, BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, BACK IN THE 1980S, THERE WERE ABUSES THAT CAME ABOUT WHERE BONDS WERE ISSUED BY COMMUNITIES AND OTHER STATES, FINANCE THINGS LIKE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND EVEN MASSAGE PARLORS AND SUNDOWN, TANNING LOTION, AND TANNING BEDS SALONS, AND ALL THAT CONGRESS THOUGHT THAT WAS ABUSIVE.
SO THEY, AND A LOT OF THE STATES UNDER THEIR STATE LAW, JUST SOME APPOINTED AUTHORITY ISSUES, THESE BONDS.
SO CONGRESS NOW REQUIRES AN AUTHORITY LIKE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THESE KINDS OF BONDS HAS TO GO TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL ELECTED BODY.
SO THEY LIKE TO OFFICIALS CAN WEIGH IN AS TO WHETHER IT'S AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO USE THESE KINDS OF BONDS.
NOW, IN THIS CASE, I WOULD RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT USING, UM, BONDS UNDER THE FEDERAL TAX CODE, THEY'RE SUPPOSEDLY ISSUED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL PRODUCT PROPERTIES, UH, FITS PERFECTLY WELL WITH HILTON HEAD GARDENS.
AND SO I THINK YOU WOULD NOT BE GOING OUT ON A LIMB TO, UM, TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS UNDER THE FEDERAL TAX CODE.
THANK YOU, MR. HOW AND HOW, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN AN OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPLEX? WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN JULY, 2020, OR SORRY, JULY, 2021.
I WILL WRAP UP NOW, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, HOWEVER TO SAY THAT I AM PLEASED THAT YOU ARE MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF, UH, REHABILITATION, UH, MASSIVE REHABILITATION.
I AM CONTINUOUSLY RECEIVING PHONE CALLS FROM TENANTS AND THAT COMPLEX, UH, TELLING ME HOW UNSAFE IT IS.
UH, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, YOU MOVING FORWARD.
UM, I, I'D ALSO, UH, COMMONLY ASKED, UH, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE STATE CODE DOES NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRE THIS, BUT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPMENT, YOU WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR TOWN STAFF.
UM, BECAUSE THAT, THAT AREA IS DEFINITELY A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO
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WHAT GOES INTO A COMMUNITY.SO, UM, I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THAT, THAT AREA HAS BEEN ONE THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SHADOWS FOR TOO LONG, UH, APPRECIATE A DEVELOPER COMING IN AND GIVING IT AN UPLIFT.
UM, SO WE WELCOME YOU TO THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND ASK THAT YOU BE APART OF THE COMMUNITY AS YOU MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, I HAVE, UH, TWO QUESTIONS, I THINK HAD A COMMENT.
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT MOVE.
I THINK THAT IT WAS APTLY DESCRIBED AS, UM, SOMETHING IN LONG OVERDUE, UM, AT SITE I'VE HAD MANY TOURS THROUGH THERE AND SPOKEN TO MANY OF THE RESIDENTS AND, UM, I'M HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE FOR THEIR FUTURE AT THIS POINT.
UM, PART OF THE QUESTION THAT, UM, MS. JAMES ASKED, HAD TO DO WITH AMENITIES AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT AT SOME POINT, AND MAYBE EVEN CURRENTLY, I HOPE THERE WAS A HEADSTART PROGRAM THAT WAS BEING RUN IN THE BACK OFFICES, AS I WAS DESCRIBED, AS IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A PROGRAM THERE.
UM, AND, UH, IF THAT, SO WILL THOSE SPACES BE BROUGHT UP TO, UM, TO CODE AND TO EXPECTATIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION? WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN BECKER.
UM, THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY ACROSS THE STREET AT SANDALWOOD AND IT HAS BEEN, IT HAS UNDERGONE SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION AS WELL, INCLUDING THEIR PLAYGROUND.
SO THERE'S THE SPACE WHERE THE CHILDREN GATHERED FOR IT.
IS THERE AN ONGOING PROGRAM THERE CURRENTLY THERE IS, AND IT IS ACTIVE.
UM, SINCE IT'S AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, I'LL STOP MY QUESTIONS NOW, BUT I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING ABOUT WHAT THE FACILITIES, UM, ARE, UM, AT THIS POINT THAT THE CHILDREN ARE BEING TAUGHT IN.
UM, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS WITH THIS PROJECT, UM, IT WAS MENTIONED KEEPING UP WITH HILTON HEAD STANDARDS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY, UM, BUT WAS, WHICH IS OBVIOUS WILL THIS PROJECT NEED TO GO THROUGH ANY OF THE DBR, UM, SITE APPROVALS DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS? DO WE KNOW THAT, OKAY, THIS IS PAGE I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THE DVR, THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD HERE ON HILTON HEAD, UM, THAT, UM, PROJECTS THROUGH THAT COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, UM, MOSTLY ITS EXTERIOR DESIGN IS CONSISTENT WITH HILTON HEAD CHARACTER ISLAND CHARACTER.
I WILL CHECK WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF OUR PLANS, UM, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BUILDING PERMITS THROUGH THE HILTON HEAD.
UM, I'LL, I'LL JUST STAY ON AND ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN AND THEN A LATER TIME, UM, TO FOLLOW UP ON IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AT THIS POINT.
GLENN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO NOT.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, HAVING ANGELO.
YEAH, JUST, JUST SORTA WE ARE CLEAR.
UH, THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION OF MS. CHILDERS, HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HILTON HEAD.
UM, I DON'T WANT US OR THE PUBLIC TO BE CONFUSED HERE.
THIS IS A BOND THAT IS GOING TO UPLIFT HILTON HEAD GARDENS, SANDALWOOD TERRORISTS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS JURISDICTION OVER IS THE OTHER COMPLEX THAT IS INSTILLED IN DESPERATE NEED OF UPLIFT.
AND WE AREN'T, WE DO HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.
WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO BRING THAT FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE PLANS COMING FORTH.
OH, ACTUALLY NOW I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
[12e. Consideration of a Recommendation of the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee]
CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION BY THE ATEX COMMITTEE.[02:00:06]
UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.ANY DISCUSSION BY THAT THOMAS, UM, JOHN CLARIFICATION ON HILTON HEAD CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE, UH, THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE WAS HOW MUCH MS. MR. LENNOX IS JIM FLUKER, UH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.
I, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING PROBABLY AT OUR PAGE THREE OF OUR RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS YOUR PAGE 3 76 OF THE PATIENT WAS 3 0 7.
THAT'S A MISPRINT ON THAT RIGHT.
SO IT SHOULD BE 3 0 7 ON BOTH WHAT THEY ASKED FOR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? UH, YEAH.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THESE ARE QUESTIONS, IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I WANTED TO MAKE ALONG THE WAY.
UM, MR. BOOKER AND HIS, UH, HIS TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE INFORMATION AND DOING SUCH A THOROUGH JOB WITH, UH, WITH THE PROCESS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY TWO APPLICANTS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE FUNDING, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE.
I SEE THAT THE AIRPORT IS, UH, RECEIVING 160,000, UM, FOR, UH, I GUESS, ADDITIONAL AIRLINE SERVICE.
UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, UH, THIS AIRPORT OF COURSE IS, UH, ONE OF THE FRONT DOORS TO OUR ISLAND.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY PUTTING FORTH OUR BEST EFFORTS.
UM, I DO HAVE SOME GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ARE MARKETING AND HOW BIG WE ARE TRYING TO BE, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO ATTRACTING THE AIRLINES.
UM, SO I JUST OFFER THAT AS AN OBSERVATION, UM, FROM COUNCIL AND CONSTITUENTS, UM, AND THE, THE OTHER ONE, UM, THE, THE MOVE OF THE 50 K FROM, I GUESS, THE HILTON GOLF, UM, TO THE HILTON HEAD CHAMBER, UM, IN KEEPING WITH THE INTENT OF OUR PLAN, UM, WHICH INCLUDES OUR, UH, PARKS AND REC, UH, MASTER PLAN, UH, IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY SEE OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES POTENTIALLY BECOME ATTRACTIONS TO OUR ISLAND.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IF THERE ARE ENTITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROMOTING THOSE, YOU PICK A BALL THAT THERE'S, UH, THERE'S GOING TO BE MONIES AVAILABLE AND THAT THE CHAMBER IS NOT NECESSARILY JUST GOBBLING IT ALL UP.
UM, SO THOSE ARE JUST MY TWO COMMENTS, UH, AS I WENT THROUGH THE INFORMATION AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO THOROUGH.
I'VE BEEN NORMAL QUESTIONS PLEASE.
MR. LENNOX WORKER, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE DOES.
I CONTINUE TO HAVE NOTHING BUT CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS AND YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
[12f. Discussion of Contractual Matters Pertaining to the Town Manager]
ON TO WHAT, ESPECIALLY PERTAINING TO THE TOWN MANAGER, UH, IS MY PLEASURE TO PUT ON THE TABLE HERE NOW.UH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR MR. ORLANDO.
UH, NO SALARY INCREASE AT THE TIME AND THE $15,000 YEAR-END BONUS.
MR. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON IT.
I'M DELIGHTED WITH THE, THE THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
UH, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEBODY, UH, LIKE OUR TOWN MANAGER HERE, MARC ORLANDO, AND, UM, I THINK WE'RE SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE TO HIM AND TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HOPE HE'S, UH, A LONG-TERM PLAYER AND PARTNER WITH US IN THE FUTURE.
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I'LL I'LL UH, I'LL ANSWER THE ROLE AS I ALSO ECHO, UH, COUNCILMAN HAWKER'S COMMENTS, UH, MR. ORLANDO, A JOB WELL DONE IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR COMMITMENT, UM, YOUR EFFORT.UM, YOU'VE PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES.
UM, YOU WILL NEED YOU A FEW MORE PAIRS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
UH, CAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO GET DONE HERE.
UM, SO I SUPPORT THE MOST MR. MR. MR. HARKINS.
UH, HE HAS, AND I'M SMILING HERE BECAUSE I ENJOYED MR. BROWN'S, UH, ATHLETIC, UH, REFERENCE THERE.
MR. STANFORD, I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION.
AND I'M ALSO PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE A MISSILE LANDO THAT WE HAVEN'T
[13. Executive Session]
NECESSARILY TO GO TO LORD EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, SIR.TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN THE BAYBERRY LANE AREA PER FULL YET ACT 30 DASH FOUR DASH 78 TO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ALL DAY, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I WILL TAKE A CUP INTO BREAK WINDOW EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS IS THE SALT MARSH, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND PRODUCTIVE HABITATS ON EARTH.
IT'S HOME TO AN INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF MARINE INVERTEBRATES FISH, AND EVEN REPTILE SPECIES LIKE THIS DIAMOND.
PACTERA MANY OF THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE HERE GROW UP IN THIS SPAR TYNA NURSERY BEFORE THEY MOVE INTO THE RIVERS SOUNDS AND OPEN OCEAN.
JOIN US FOR COASTAL KINGDOM, A FIELD TRIP TO THE LOW COUNTRY AND A CHANCE TO MEET SOME OF THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE HERE.
BUFORD COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND YOU THAT FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING SPARKLERS ARE ILLEGAL AND CAN BE UNSAFE.
FIREWORK CAN POSE A REAL THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
RECENT DRY WEATHER MAKES THEM ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
IT'S NOT SAFE AND YOU CAN FACE THE SEVERE PENALTIES.
WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOUR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS BY WATCHING ANY OF THE FIREWORKS THAT MAY BE SPONSORED LOCALLY, BUT BE CAREFUL AND HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEWS.
WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH NOTHING TO REPORT, THERE WILL BE AN ITEM, A FOLLOW UP ON THEM ITEM ON A JANUARY 4TH, GENDER WAS OFFICIALLY PUTTING ON, UM, BEFORE THE MEETING.
I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A GOOD HOLIDAY, GOOD YEAR.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO ONLY BRING IN EVERYTHING.
WELL, WE GET ALONG AT THE END.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
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