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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAVER COUNTY,
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THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING, AND EVERYONE, OF COURSE, HERE WE NEED COMPLIANCE FOR YOUR INFORMATION.COULD YOU PLEASE CALL? YES, SIR.
THIS IS BECKER MR. LONDON, MR. STANFORD, AND MAYOR MCCANN.
COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TODAY WE'LL BEGIN BY CHAT CHAPLAIN, GLEN DEF I'M HERE.
MAYOR MCCANN FOR INVITING ISLAND, CHAPLAIN AND FRIENDS TO OFFER THE INVOCATION FOR YOU AND OUR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
LET ME JUST SAY A WORD IRELAND, CHAPLAIN AND FRIENDS CELEBRATES ITS 29TH YEAR.
THIS MONTH OF SPIRITUALLY SUPPORTING OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR TOWN'S RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR VISITORS IN TIMES OF NEED.
THE LAST YEAR, OUR CHAPLAINS GAVE SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO OVER 800 PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE STAFF AT BOTH HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL AND COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL.
AS WE OPEN THIS MEETING, ETERNAL GOD, YOU AND YOUR TRUTH LASTS FOREVER.
WE THANK YOU AND HONOR YOU FOR THE BEAUTY OF OUR LAND IN THIS SPECIAL PLACE CALLED HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND FOR THE WEDDING BLESSINGS AND BENEFITS THAT YOU HAVE FOR LIVING HERE, WHICH IS TRULY A BLESSING TO EACH OF OUR PEOPLES AT THIS THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS FOR 2020, TO HELP US TO LAY ASIDE THE TROUBLES AND DIFFICULTIES OF THIS PAST YEAR, GIVE US INSIGHT TO UTILIZE THE LESSONS LEARNED.
WE WERE CHALLENGED GREATLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR HOMES, IN OUR FINANCES, IN OUR HEALTH, IN OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND EVEN IN OUR FAITH YET BY YOUR GRACE, WE ENDURED AND NOW WE PLACE OUR HOPE AND TRUST IN YOU ALMIGHTY GOD IN THIS NEW YEAR WITH ITS NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW EXPECTATIONS AND NEW RESOLVES TO MASTER, HELP US TO HAVE RENEWED ENERGY, DEEPER PASSION AND GREATER WISDOM.
SO WE MAY IN TURN, HELP EACH OTHER TO ACHIEVE THE COMMON GOAL OF MAKING THIS A BETTER WORLD TO LIVE IN A BETTER AND MORE PEACEFUL WORLD IN THE FUTURE FOR ALL PEOPLES AND NOW THEIR GOD.
FOR THOSE WHO SIT IN THE SEATS OF THE CONSOLE, OUR TOWN LEADERS, WE PRAY YOU WILL BLESS AND GUIDE THEM TO LEAD US WITH PAT COMPASSION AND KINDNESS, FAIRNESS, AND COURAGE, AND ABOVE ALL WISDOM.
AS THEY IN TURN GUIDE THIS TOWN INTO THE FUTURE, A FUTURE THAT WILL BENEFIT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY ON THIS DAY.
AND FOR THIS YEAR, WE OFFER THIS PRAYER UP TO YOU ALL MIGHTY GOD, AND MAY GOD BLESS US EACH ONE.
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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND APPROVAL OF[7. Approval of the Minutes]
THE MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 7TH.SO MOVED SECOND, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AGAIN.
ANY CHANGES TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
[8. Report of the Town Manager]
TO THE TOWN MANAGER.UH, AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, HAPPY NEW YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN STAFF TO ALL OF YOU AND TO OUR, UH, WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
I KNOW STAFF STAFF IS, UH, EXCITED AND FOCUSED, UH, TO KICK OFF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THIS YEAR.
SO JUST SOME REAL QUICK REMARKS ON THAT.
WE'VE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING THIS YEAR AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR TO START FIGURING OUT SOME WORKSHOP DATES, LOTS OF GREAT THINGS TO WORK ON TOGETHER.
CAPACITY PLANNING AND AN ASSESSMENT, MID ISLAND, REDEVELOPMENT AREA, MAN ISLAND PARK CROSSINGS, CHAPLIN
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PARK HOUSING WORKSHOP, I BELIEVE OR AIMING FOR IN FEBRUARY EARLY FEBRUARY, AS WELL AS SOME WORK ON OUR WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY CORRIDOR AND SOME OF OUR OTHER CORRIDORS.UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE UP TO HERE.
AS WE KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR, UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA, US CB HILTON HEAD ISLAND, HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT FACILITY HAS BEEN HONORED WITH A DESIGN AWARD BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN OR SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.
A LITTLE BIT OF NOTES ON THAT, UM, BEFORE MY TIME, BUT FROM AFAR, I JUST SAID MYERED THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE FACILITY AND THE PROGRAM AND DEFINITELY THE ARCHITECTURE, HOW MUCH IT BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO KNOWING THAT SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS PROVIDED THE AWARD IS, IS, IS GREAT.
UM, A LITTLE REMINDER, IT WAS FUNDED THROUGH TIF FUNDS WITH US CB, UM, DESIGNED BY LEO LEO, BELIEVE I SAID THAT RIGHT, ARCHITECTURE AND CHARLESTON, AS WELL AS BL LAWSKY BIELAWSKI PRACTICE THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES TODAY, THE ALASKA CLEVELAND AND CONSTRUCTION BY FRAZIER CONSTRUCTION, CONGRATS TO THEM AS WELL.
UH, THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS ALL THE WAY BACK IN 18.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, KRISTA HAS A LITTLE THREE VIDEO ON THE AWARD THAT SHE'LL SHARE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU AND TO UFC NO SOUND OKAY.
AND THAT THAT'S THE END OF IT.
AND I APOLOGIZE, THERE WAS NO SOUND WE TESTED ONCE AND IT'S NOT WORKING UP NEXT.
IF YOU STOP SHARING, KRISTA HAS GONE FROM THAT.
CALVERT'S ON THE LINE, WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE DO SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, TOWN MANAGER, UH, ORLANDO, AND OF COURSE, UH, UH, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE AT USC B CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME.
WAIT, CB WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TOWN COUNCIL, THE TOWN STAFF, AND TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND, CITIZENS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF HOTEL RESTAURANT, TOURISM MANAGEMENT EDUCATION ON THE ISLAND.
YOU KNOW, THE U S CB TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND COLLABORATION ACTUALLY STARTED WITH OUR FIRST EIGHT TAX GRANTS FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND INSTITUTE OF TOURISM.
IN 1997, WHEN WE STARTED CONDUCTING TOURISM RESEARCH, IT CONTINUED WITH THE CEA TMT THE CENTER FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT AND HOSPITALITY TRAINING GRANT IN 2012.
AND OF COURSE, AS THE TOWN MANAGER, JUST DIRT JUST MET HIM, UH, ENDED WITH THE TIF FUNDING OF THE HOSPITALITY CAMPUS, WHICH OPENED IN 2019.
BUT YOU KNOW, THIS AWARD-WINNING CAMPUS, UH, DESIGN, UH, WAS A RESULT OF, UH, PUBLIC PRIVATE COOPERATION WITH THE MIXED STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT, UH, THE TOWN STAFF AND THE ARCHITECTS LEE OLEO, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF BILE LASKEY OUT OF CLEVELAND FLIGHT FRAZIER, CONSTRUCTION, US CB AND USC AND USC FACULTY AND STAFF, LOCAL REVIEW BOARDS, AND MANY OTHERS COLLABORATED ON THIS PROJECT.
THE RESULT THIS CAMPUS IS PERFECT FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED A WORLD-CLASS LEARNING LABORATORY FOR USD STUDENTS AND A MEETING PLACE FOR TOWN RESIDENTS.
WE SEE MANY OF YOU HERE, UH, EVERY WEEK, UH, USC STUDENTS ARE STUDYING HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AND WORKING IN INDUSTRY, WORKING ON THE ISLAND AND INDUSTRY.
AND WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT THIS BUILDING WAS GIVEN THE MERIT AWARD BY THE AIA CHAPTER IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AND I ALSO REALLY WANT TO MENTION JENNIFER RAY, WHO WAS REALLY, UH, THE PARTNER WITH US FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SAW THIS THROUGH, AND WE HAVE A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY, WHICH IS THE SETTING OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
SO THANK YOU ALL OF YOU, TALENT COUNCIL AND STAFF.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AS WELL, CHARLIE, AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
UH, NEXT, UH, WHERE'S MY AGENDA, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, FINANCIAL AUDIT PRESENTATION
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FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2021 FROM GREEN FINNEY, LLP, OUR CPA, UM, MISS EMILY.THANKS FOR JOINING US, EMILY, UH, IS WITH THE FIRM OF COURSE, GREEN FINNEY, AND WE'VE BEEN GREAT ENGAGED WITH GREEN FINNEY, THE CPAS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO PERFORM OUR INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT.
UM, WE'VE RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION FROM GREEN FINNEY, WHICH IS A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH, SO TO SPEAK, UH, FINANCIAL AID, I BELIEVE, AND BASED UPON THE AUDIT AND MR. LENNOX IS GREAT LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS MR. TROYER OR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE'RE MANAGING OUR FUNDS SO WELL, ESPECIALLY, AND INCLUDING DURING THIS TIME OF PANDEMIC, AFTER THE MEETING, AS, AS ALWAYS IN OUR PRACTICES TO PUT THE ANNUAL AUDIT, UM, THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
MARIN COUNCIL, YOU WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IF NOT ALREADY A HARD COPY OF THE AUDIT I RECEIVED PINE THIS AFTERNOON, UM, AND THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
AND IF WE NEED TO, AND YOU NEED TO, WE CAN SET SOME TIME ASIDE TO REVIEW IN MORE DETAIL, THE CAFFER AS, AS PRESENTED.
AND SO WITH THAT, UH, EMILY, IF YOU HAVE, UH, SOME, SOME THOUGHTS AND ASSESSMENT TO SHARE, PLEASE DO SOME SURE.
AND I'M GOING TO SHARE, I'M GOING TO SHARE MY PRESENTATION OF SOME MOVEMENT.
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT.
UM, I'M EMILY SAWTEK AND, UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, I'VE BEEN, UM, OVERSEEING THE TOWN'S FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND, UM, ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE TOWN.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FINANCIAL RESULTS.
UM, I DO LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE FINANCIAL REPORT, ALL THE, UM, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE DISCLOSURES IN THAT REPORT ARE THE TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TOWN MAINTAINS GOOD, EFFECTIVE, UM, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF MISSTATEMENT IN THAT FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR YEAR-END AUDIT PURPOSES, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU CAN RELY ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE PROVIDED, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE GOOD STRATEGIC DECISIONS FOR THE TOWN, OUR RESPONSIBILITY THEN AS YOUR AUDITOR IS TO AUDIT THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AND ISSUE AN OPINION BASED ON OUR AUDIT.
UM, WE DID AGAIN, ISSUE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.
AND, UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT IS THE CLEAN OPINION, THAT'S THE OPINION THAT YOU WANT TO RECEIVE, AND THAT OPINION PROVIDES REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY.
SO A COUPLE OF KEY PHRASES THERE.
UM, WE ARE PROVIDING REASONABLE, NOT ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE, UM, AND THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY.
SO, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT DOES NOT INVOLVE US LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION THAT OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR, RATHER WE'RE USING FOR SOME PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT IN DETERMINING WHAT WE REVIEWED DURING THE AUDIT PROCESS.
UM, SO LET'S GET INTO YOUR RESULTS.
UH, GENERAL FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 3.6 MILLION BRINGING TOTAL GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO 25.7 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30TH.
NOW INCLUDED IN THAT IS, UM, AMOUNTS COMMITTED BY COUNCIL FOR DISASTER RECOVERY OF 17.6 MILLION.
YOU ALSO HAVE ASSIGNMENTS, UM, OF 424,000 FOR TOWN COUNCIL INITIATIVES.
SO WHEN WE TAKE OUT THOSE DESIGNATED AMOUNTS, WE'RE LEFT WITH UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, UM, WHICH IS WHAT IS TRULY AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS OF 7.7 MILLION.
AND THAT REPRESENTS, UM, JUST UNDER 19% OF YOUR ACTUAL 2021 EXPENDITURES OR 17 AND A HALF PERCENT OF YOUR BUDGET FISCAL 2022 EXPENDITURES.
UM, HOW THE FUND BALANCE WE DO INCLUDE, UM, A BENCHMARK THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT BY ITS OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION.
THAT'S A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES, UM, GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND THEY SAY THAT YOU SHOULD MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF ABOUT TWO MONTHS OR JUST UNDER 17% OF YOUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES IN YOUR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE.
UM, SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, YOUR FUND BALANCE IS, UH, IS SLIGHTLY AN EXCESS OF THAT LEVEL.
NOW YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY, UH, WHY SHOULD WE BE MAINTAINING THIS FUND BALANCE? UM, IS THAT A REASONABLE APPROACH? AND THE ANSWER IS DEFINITELY YES.
UM, YOUR FUND BALANCE ALLOWS YOU TO MEET CASHFLOW NEEDS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SIGNIFICANT REVENUE SOURCE, YOUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, DON'T START COMING IN UNTIL THE TAIL END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, REALLY INTO JANUARY.
AND SO HAVING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE ALLOWS YOU TO MEET THE CASHFLOW NEEDS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
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WITHOUT HAVING TO ISSUE SHORT TERM FINANCING FOR YOUR OPERATING NEEDS.AND ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO GET AT OUR INTEREST RATES WHEN YOU DO IS DO LONG-TERM DEBT.
UM, AND IT PROVIDES YOU WITH SOME, UH, ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING STRATEGIC DECISIONS, UM, OR THE TOWN NOW LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR, YOU HAD REVENUES AND OTHER NET OTHER FINANCING SOURCES OF 44.5 MILLION, THAT WAS AN 11% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, AS YOU SAW SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN BOTH YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES AND YOUR BUSINESS LICENSES.
AND YOU'RE ALL ALSO JUST SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED, UM, BY 2%.
AND AGAIN, THE BULK OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE HAD 41 MILLION FOR THE YEAR, UM, THAT WAS, UH, FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
UM, BUT YOU WERE 7% BELOW WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED, AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO INTENTIONAL CONSERVATIVE SPENDING.
UM, AS YOU KIND OF WAITED TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC WERE GOING TO BE ON YOUR OPERATING REVENUES.
UM, SO WHEN WE COMBINE ALL OF YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TOGETHER, SO YOU'RE TAKING YOUR GENERAL FUND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS THAT SERVICE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TOTAL ACTIVITY, UM, FOR THE TOWN REVENUES AND NET OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AS OF 99.1 MILLION, UM, COMPARED TO TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 83.6 MILLION.
UM, IN ADDITION TO YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, YOU ALSO REPORT THE STORM WATER FUND, WHICH IS REPORTED AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND BECAUSE IT DOES OPERATE MORE LIKE A BUSINESS.
THE CHARGES FOR SERVICE ARE EXPECTED TO COVER THE EXPENSE.
UM, AND SO THE STORM WATER FUND HAD AN INCREASE IN NET POSITION OF 159,000 GRAIN, TOTAL NET POSITION TO 10 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30TH NOW BECAUSE THE STORM WATER FUND, IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES THAT ARE REPORTED BY GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, THE STORM WATER FUND ALSO REPORTS LONG-TERM ASSETS AND LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT TOTAL NET POSITION, UM, A LARGE PART OF THAT ABOUT 6.8 MILLION IS INVESTED IN YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS.
SO NOT IN LIQUID FORM, THE ACTIVITY FOR THE STORM WATER FUND, UM, WAS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR, UH, ABOUT A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR OPERATING REVENUES, UM, COMPARED TO A SIX AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES.
SO NOW LET'S LOOK AT YOUR, UM, TOWN-WIDE LONG-TERM ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS.
UM, YOU'VE GOT TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS OF 294 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30TH.
UM, THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 281 MILLION AND YOUR GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND 13 AND A HALF MILLION FOR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAS USED STORM WATER.
UM, THAT'S AN INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR OF SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION FOR GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND ABOUT 400,000 FOR YOUR STORMWATER FUND.
AND, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE INCLUDED SEVERAL OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT WERE ONGOING AND COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR ON THE LONG-TERM OBLIGATION SIDE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT TOTAL LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AS OF JUNE 30TH OF 126.7 MILLION.
THAT WAS A DECREASE IN THE PRIOR YEAR AS YOUR, UM, SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS EXCEEDED THAT ISSUE AND SAYS, UM, AND, UH, AS YOU SEE, WE DO NOTE THERE THAT YOU DID ISSUE SOME REFUNDING BONDS DURING THE YEAR.
UM, THE, UH, THOSE REFUNDING BONDS WERE USED TO FULLY REFUND OUTSTANDING, 2011, UM, GEO BONDS AND PARTIALLY, OR FUND THE OUTSTANDING 2013 GEO BONDS, UM, WHICH RESULTED IN SOME PRETTY NICE INTEREST SAVINGS THERE.
ANOTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATION THAT WE ARE, UH, THAT CONTINUED TO, UM, BE REQUIRED TO REPORT IS YOUR NET PENSION LIABILITY.
AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS RELATED TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE POLICE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
UM, AND SO THIS LIABILITY OF 19 MILLION REPRESENTS YOUR ALLOCATED PIECE OF THE TOTAL UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY OF THE SYSTEM.
UM, AND SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS NOT A LIABILITY THAT YOU'RE EVER EXPECTED TO JUST WRITE A CHECK TO PAY OFF.
UM, COULDN'T DO IT IF YOU WANT IT TO, UM, RATHER IT REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATE OF FUTURE BENEFITS TO BE PAID, UM, TO RETIREES.
AND SO WHILE THE LIABILITY ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR CASH FLOWS, THE MANDATED EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES, WHICH HAVE BEEN INCREASING, UM, CONSISTENTLY OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, UH, THOSE YOU HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR OPERATING BUDGET.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, FOR FISCAL 21, YOU WERE LOOKING AT A RATE OF 18.2%.
THAT RATE HAS INCREASED TO 19.2% FOR FISCAL 22, AND THAT WILL CONTAIN INCREASED BY 1% ANNUALLY UNTIL WE REACHED A RATE OF 21.2% IN FISCAL 2024.
SO AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THOSE, THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES.
UM, WHEN WE CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON YOUR PERSONNEL BUDGET FOR FISCAL 21, WE DID IMPLEMENT ONE NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD, THAT SCOUTING NUMBER 84, WHICH PROVIDED A NEW GUIDANCE ON FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES.
UM, DIDN'T HAVE A TERRIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
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ON YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT.UM, BUT IT DID MOVE THE FIREFIGHTERS 1% BALANCES FROM, UM, BEING REPORTED AS A FIDUCIARY FUND.
IT MOVED THOSE INTO YOUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE, UM, SIMPLY GEOGRAPHY IN YOUR REPORT.
UM, FOR FISCAL 22, WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING GHAZNI NUMBER 87, WHICH PROVIDES NEW GUIDANCE ON LEASES.
AND SO, UM, AGAIN, I DON'T EXPECT THIS TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR FINANCIALS, UM, BUT AS WE GATHER THAT INFORMATION, UM, AND, UH, AUDIT IT FOR FISCAL 2022, UH, WE'LL BE SURE TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW OF WHAT ITS IMPACTS ARE.
SO IN EACH YEAR WHEN YOUR FEDERAL EXPENDITURES EXCEED 750,000, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL AUDIT, UM, A COMPLIANCE AUDIT, WE REFER TO IT AS A SINGLE AUDIT.
UM, AND THAT IS WHERE WE DO SOME DIRECT AUDITING BLADE TO YOUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR, WE WERE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE FEMA PROGRAM, AND CDBG.
AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NO FINDINGS RELATED TO EITHER OF THOSE PROGRAMS. UM, WE DO HAVE ONE COMPLIANCE FINDING RELATED TO YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, UM, AND THAT RELATES TO THE COLLATERALIZATION OF DEPOSITS.
SO AS YOU MAY KNOW, UM, BECAUSE YOU HOLD PUBLIC FUNDS, THE STATE REQUIRES, UM, ALL FUNDS HELD IN DEPOSITORY ACCOUNTS TO BE COVERED EITHER BY FEIC INSURANCE OR BY COLLATERAL HELD BY THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
AND SO YOU HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT THEY WILL HOLD COLLATERAL FOR ANY DEPOSITS IN EXCESS OF THAT FBIC INSURANCE.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR, UM, WELLS FARGO DUE TO A MANUAL ERROR ON THEIR SIDE, UM, THEY IMPROPERLY, UM, ASSIGNED THE COLLATERAL TO YOUR FUNDS.
UM, NOW THIS WAS JUST A ONE DAY ERROR.
UM, IT WAS DUE TO A MANUAL PROCESSES THAT THEY DO ON JUNE 30TH THAT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLATERAL IS PROPERLY ASSIGNED.
UM, BUT AS WE KNOW WITH A MANUAL PROCESS, THOSE ARE MORE PRONE TO ERROR.
AND, UM, AND SO ON JUNE 30TH, UNFORTUNATELY YOU WERE NOT FULLY COLLATERALIZED.
UH, THEY RECOGNIZE THE ERROR ON JULY 1ST AND CORRECTED IT AND NOTIFIED YOU OF THE PROBLEM.
AND SO, UM, I KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE MORE ALERT THAN EVER NEXT YEAR, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT COMPLIANT WITH THAT STATE REQUIREMENT AS OF JUNE 30TH, WE WERE REQUIRED TO REPORT THAT IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
UM, SO IN ADDITION TO YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT, WE ALSO ISSUE A MANAGEMENT LETTER EACH YEAR.
UM, IT PROVIDES REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS FROM US TO MANAGEMENT AND TO COUNSEL.
AND, UM, THIS IS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE FROM TIME TO TIME, WE MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO INCLUDE IN WRITING TO YOU, UM, NO MATTERS OF THAT NATURE TO REPORT THIS YEAR.
SO IN SUMMARY, UM, AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, STRONG FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF JUNE 30TH AND EXCELLENT WORK BY, UM, BY JOHN AND HIS WHOLE TEAM, THEY ARE ALWAYS SO WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SO INTENT ON DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
UM, I KNOW Y'ALL APPRECIATE THEM AS MUCH AS WE DO.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE THE COUNCIL MAYOR.
UH, IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION, BUT, UH, IT WAS A PRETTY SWIFT PRESENTATION OF A LOT OF FACTS.
AND FOR FEEBLE FINANCIAL MIND, I WONDER IF IT MIGHT BE USEFUL, UH, FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ADD TO AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING, TO HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ALL THIS MEANS AND, UM, ALLOW SOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA, MISS THE AIMS AND MISS THE LINE IS, CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT, PLEASE? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON IF I ANIMALS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT AMERICA COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.
[9. Reports of the Members of the Town Council]
REPORT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ANY GENERAL REPORTS WHO WOULD LOSE MAY.I JUST HAVE ONE THING I WANTED TO, UM, TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR TO REMIND EVERYONE, UM, THAT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO CHECK YOUR BATTERIES IN YOUR FIRE ALARMS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
UM, AND I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION THAT I SAT IN ON A MEETING.
UM, I GUESS IT WAS YESTERDAY, UM,
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FROM THE FIRE, UH, DEPUTY FIRE MARSHALL CHIEF WAS GIVING WITH REGARD TO FIRE IN THE STREETS, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR FIRE ALARMS ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WORKING, UM, AS INTENDED.UM, AND I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW, SAFE NEW YEAR.
TODAY I TALKED TO THE CEO OF A HOSPITAL, JOEL, ABOUT THE ACTIVITY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE NEW VIRUS.
AND HE SAID THERE IS AN ACTIVITY IN RATES OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE HOSPITAL.
THERE ARE NOW 14, 13 PEOPLE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO WHEN THE ICU UNITS, AS COMPARED WITH FOUR ON DECEMBER 12TH, UH, STAMPING AS A CHALLENGED, UH, BACK ONE DAY LAST WEEK, THEY HAD TO WRITE SOME RMS OUT TO BELL.
SO ALL IN ALL, THEY'RE DOING WELL, UH, PREPARE FOR IT.
THERE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF BEDS AVAILABLE AND THINGS ARE GOING WELL.
UM, THE WELL AS WELL, IT CAN BE SECOND THING IS THAT AS WE GET INTO THE NEW YEAR, I HAVE ASKED PHYLLIS TO SET UP A MEETING WITH EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY BY SELF.
AND EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO DETERMINE THE LOOKOUT, WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THE LAST YEAR THAT I'M GOING TO BE YOUR, MAYBE SO THE LAST YEAR, THIS ADMINISTRATION, THIS IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED, WHAT WE REALLY NEED, WHAT WE COULD REALLY DO TOGETHER, WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE.
SO WE COME UP WITH ONE UNIFORM SET OF PRIORITIES FOR ALL OF US.
I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES, TAKE CARE OF SOME SMALL ISSUES TO ON SOME BIG ISSUES.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH ALWAYS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND DOING THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT START AND A GREAT TEAM.
I'M SURE IT WILL WORK OUT VERY WELL.
NOW WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE SCIENCE ON IT, THAT TOWN ON PROPERTY.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF SOME OF THE TOWN OWNED PROPERTY IS PAID FOR THROUGH CITIZENS WHO REFERENDUM MONEY, SOME OF THE TOWN HALL PROPERTY IS PAID TO THE REAL ESTATE TAX.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORDING ON AIR IS CORRECT, BUT I WILL WORK WITH TOWN MANAGER.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU WITH OUR NEXT MEETING.
I'VE ASKED CHRISTINE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS WHAT THE SENTENCE STATUS OF IT IS AND WHERE WE ARE.
OH, I SUPPOSE WE CAN GO AS DAVID'S COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PLANNING TO WORK WITH US AS WELL.
HAVING SAID THAT, UH, THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT, UH, REPORT, BUT THE MAYOR, UM, JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON YOUR, YOUR REPORT, UH, FROM THE CEO OF THE, UH, HOSPITAL.
DID YOU SAY THAT WE HAD TO LEND SOME OF OUR EMS SERVICES TO THE HARDY HILL? SOME OF OUR EMS PEOPLE HAD TO GO TO AUDI BILL, BUT CASES RATHER THAN GO HERE.
CAUSE AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, THE HOSPITAL WASN'T AVAILABLE TO TAKE THE CASES.
UM, YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, IF, UH, IF WE COULD, UM, BE IN THAT, UM, OUR HOSPITAL, UM, IS, IS VERY UNIQUE WITH OUR, UH, POPULATION, UM, AS IT IS, UM, WITH THE MAJORITY, UH, RETIREMENT AGE AND THE INFLUX OF TOURISTS DURING THE SEASON.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A STRAIN ON THE HOSPITAL AND IF THE CEO COULD PROVIDE US WITH SOME HARD DATA IN TERMS OF HIS LACKING IN STAFF, I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISCUSSION.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, WHEN I THINK ABOUT, UH, MEDICAL SERVICES HERE ON HILTON HEAD, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG PRIORITY ALONG WITH OF COURSE, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE POLICE SERVICES AND SO ON.
BUT, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN SOME CASES, UNFORTUNATELY THE MATTER OF LIFE OF DEATH, WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS INTO OUR HOSPITAL AND FOR US NOT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH STAFFING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, THAT'S NOT JUST A HOSPITAL ISSUE, THAT'S A COMMUNITY ISSUE.
UM, SO I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER SO WE CAN GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM, UH, FROM THAT AGENCY.
UH, JUST A REALLY WELL SMARTER THAN I THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
ALEX IS THAT ONE IS THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT CAPACITY, THE HOSPITAL SHOULD BE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE TOP OF ALL THIS.
YOU CAN'T DO CAT THAT CITY STUDY WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE HOSPITAL THE SECOND WHILE AS CHRISTIAN.
AND I'LL TALK TO MYSELF THAT THE CEO OF THE HOSPITAL HERE FROM OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, TOM,
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THANK YOU, JOHN.I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE, UH, THE AIA AWARD TO USC CB.
UH, AS WE ALL KNOW THAT POPE AVENUE TIP DISTRICT, THE FIRST REAL SIGNIFICANT PROJECT WAS THE USC B CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION, UH, FOLLOWED, UH, CLOSELY THEREAFTER WITH THE RECONFIGURATION OF, UH, THE POPE AVENUE, UH, NEW ORLEANS INTERSECTION.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE RECENTLY OPENED A CELEBRATION PARK, UM, BY USING TIF FUNDING AS WELL.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TIF FUNDING AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIF DICTATOR IS TO STIMULATE THE RIGHT KIND OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT, UH, TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.
UH, AND AS WE STEP BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAST SEVEN OR EIGHT OR 10 YEARS IN THAT TIF DISTRICT, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
SO I'D LIKE TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, THAT BEGAN TO CHARLIE CALVER AND PRESIDENT AL PANU FROM USC B, UH, AND EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT TO TOWN STAFF AND LEADERSHIP, UH, AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR BEING ABLE TO EXECUTE, UH, ON THAT TIP DISTRICT, UH, TO STIMULATE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT, IN MY OPINION, THAT OCCURRED TO VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
NOW WE'LL GO INTO THE LOW COUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY, MRS. STANFORD.
LITTLE COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WITH SPECKER SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE WATER COMMISSION.
THERE WAS NO DECEMBER MEETING THE NEXT, SO LOCAL MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 22ND, NO REPORT FOR THIS MONTH.
UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANS, NO REPORT AT THIS TIME AS MAYOR PUBLIC CLEANING CAN MEET PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 16TH, DISCUSS SEVERAL ITEMS, UH, TWO MAJOR ONES, ISLANDERS BEACH PARK, AND THE PARKING STUDY, UH, ON ISLANDERS BEACH, THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FORWARD A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAFF THAT INCLUDED A DEFINITION FOR RESIDENT PARKING FEES, LIMITING SHOVELED, DROP-OFFS BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
AND WE EXPECT THAT STAFF WILL COME BACK TO PUBLIC PLANNING IN THE JANUARY 27TH MEETING WITH ITS RESPONSE TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THEN SECONDLY, THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE APPROVED A REQUEST BY STAFF TO GO OUT WITH AN RFQ OR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ON THE PARKING STUDY TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A PRAGMATIC IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR BEACH PARKING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. LENNOX, STEPHANIE, THE NEXT FNA MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 18TH AT 10 O'CLOCK.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS TOWN COUNCIL TODAY.
I WAS JUST NOTIFIED THAT HE HAS NOT JOINED THE MEETINGS.
SO WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS.
YOU HAVE A WORKSHOP, BUT THEN YES, SIR.
COUNSEL ON, UH, AN UPDATE FOR YOU TODAY, A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE WILLIAM
[11a. Status Update on the William Hilton Parkway Corridor Project]
HILTON PARKWAY CORRIDOR PROJECT.UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER WHERE WE LAST FORMALLY MET.
YOU PROVIDED A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASKED ME TO GO TALK WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SECRETARY MS. CHRISTIE HALL AND HER TEAM, AS WELL AS THE, YOU FOR COUNTY MR. GREENWAY AND HIS TEAM.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SEAN COLIN IS ON THE SCREEN SOMEWHERE.
I SEAN, TO SEE YOU, UH, TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF WORK TO DATE, UM, SINCE THE MEETING, UH, REALLY WHAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON AND THEN SOME PROPOSED NEXT STEPS.
AND OF COURSE, SOME TIME FOR YOUR DISCUSSION, UH, TODAY WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT, YOU KNOW,
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AS MUCH AS WE CAN ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.AND THANK YOU, SEAN, ONCE AGAIN FOR ALWAYS BEING ON TOP OF THIS PROJECT.
UH, THANKS MARK MAYOR COUNCIL, A HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN.
UM, MARK'S COVERED A LITTLE BIT OF THE, UH, LEAD IN HERE, EVERYONE.
SEE MY SCREEN, UH, PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE WILLIAM, UH, PARKWAY, THE GATEWAY CORRIDOR.
UM, WE DID AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK, UM, APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER TO GET THE TOWN IN A POSITION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, UH, KEEP ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, THAT WE COULD THEN, UM, HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH, WITH SDOT AND THE COUNTY.
UH, I'M GOING TO PICK UP ON OCTOBER 12TH AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT DATE, IF THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
SO JUST A REMINDER, UM, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE UNDER THE PROJECT PAGE, AFTER TODAY'S PRESENTATION, JUST A REMINDER TO THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ON OCTOBER 12TH, COUNCIL APPROVED 26 KEY PROJECT ENHANCEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, FOR THE GATEWAY CORRIDOR PROJECT, UH, THEY WERE MEANT TO ENHANCE THE LOCAL PREFERRED STOCK, THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE THAT WE SHARED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER BY THE COUNTY, AND OUR MANAGING PARTNER, UM, UPON COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, WE SHARED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS DIRECTLY WITH SCB, OT AND BUFORD COUNTY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
UH, WE SWIFTLY MATT WITH, WITH, UM, SECRETARY HALL AND SOME MEMBERS OF HER STAFF, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS STAFF ON OCTOBER FOUR, PETE.
SO JUST TWO DAYS AFTER YOUR APPROVAL.
UM, THE TONE OF THE MEETING WAS VERY POSITIVE.
UM, IT WAS, UH, A, A MEETING WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE, THAT WERE APPROVED AND PROVIDED BY COUNCIL.
UH, SO IN GENERAL TERMS, UH, VERY POSITIVE SUPPORT.
UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT LEADING INTO YOUR APPROVAL, THERE WERE SOME, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE, UH, UM, TANGENTIALLY RELATED TO THE PROJECT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY PART OF WHAT THE DLT AND THE COUNTY WOULD INCLUDE IN THE PROJECT SCOPE.
SO, UM, WE HAD SOME GENERAL SUPPORT AND THEN VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, WERE, WERE SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OR OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE COMPLETELY.
UM, AND THE KEY POINT THERE TO KNOW IS FOR THE FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT, S U S C D O T COMMITTED FUNDING FOR THE DEFICIENT BRIDGE MACKEY CREEK BRIDGE AND THE SIP THROUGH THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, UM, HAD SOME VERY SPECIFIC, UM, UH, GOALS, UH, THAT WERE PART OF THAT APPLICATION.
AND SO THERE ARE SOME, UH, PROJECT ELEMENTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THOSE SCOPES AND OUTSIDE OF THOSE SOURCES OF FUNDING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE FUNDED LOCALLY THROUGH THE LOCAL SALES FAX MONEY OR ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING TO BE IDENTIFIED.
UM, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE COUNTY SIGNED THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
UH, THE COUNTY IS THE PROJECT SPONSOR.
UH, THEY WERE THE APPLICANT TO THE SID, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE MONEY AND THEY'VE SIGNED ANY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, WHICH BASICALLY OUTLINES THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND HOW THEY'LL WORK FORWARD TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT GOING FORWARD, WHERE THEY SIGN THAT ON NOVEMBER 30TH, EXCUSE ME, AND SUBMITTED THAT TO THE, UH, TO THIS, UH, UM, A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS, UM, WHILE THE, THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING ON OCTOBER 14TH WERE VERY FAVORABLE.
UH, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF THE MEETING AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, FOR FURTHER, UM, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
UM, WE ASKED OUR CONSULTANT TEAMS AND HDR AND MKS GUY TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK.
UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR HDR TO EVALUATE THE COST AND THE COST DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE ONE SIX LANE BRIDGE VERSUS TWO, THREE LANE BRIDGES THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY BY TOWN COUNCIL.
UM, THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE MULTI-USE BIKE AND PED FACILITIES ON THE BRIDGE AND THE COST FOR THE RESPITES OR THE REFUGES THAT WERE, UH, PROPOSED OVER THE, UM, UH, ONE OVER EACH OF THE, UM, THE, THE WATERWAYS THAT THE BRIDGE WOULD, WOULD CROSS.
UM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE COUNTY COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT OF THE TWO BRIDGE OPTION, UM,
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BECAUSE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE, THE ADDED COSTS AND WE NEED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM.UH, WE UNDERSTAND THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS ITS ACCOUNT AS A TOWN COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION, UH, AND WE'RE WORKING TO GET THOSE ESTIMATES SO THAT, UH, TOWN AND COUNTY COUNCIL CAN HAVE, UM, MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION ON WHAT THAT COST DIFFERENTIAL WOULD BE BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS.
UH, WE ALSO ASKED HBR TO DEVELOP COST ESTIMATES FOR THE GATEWAY EXPERIENCE TREATMENT.
SO, UM, SHIFTING THE ALIGNMENT ON JENKINS ISLAND TO ALLOW WIDER MEDIUMS IT'S MANDATE FROM THE ENTERING OF THE ROAD, AND THAT'S IN SHIFTING THE WESTBOUND LANES, NORTH WARD ON JENKINS ISLAND.
UH, AND SO THEY'RE DEVELOPING THE COST ESTIMATES THAT ARE PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION, AGAIN, RELATIVELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE, FROM THE COUNTY AND STATE ON THAT.
UM, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT, UM, ARE PART OF THE DISCUSSION GOING FORWARD.
AND WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE ESTIMATES HERE, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
UM, THEN MK AS S K WAS OUTLINED WITH, UM, WITH REVISING THE ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPTS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN TODAY TO REFLECT THIS, THE PRELIMINARY RESPONSE AND OUTCOME TO THE MEETING THAT WE HAD, UM, SO THAT WE HAVE A BASELINE.
SO WE KNOW WHICH PROJECT ELEMENTS ARE PART OF THE, THE, THE COUNTY PROJECT, UM, THE COUNTY AND STATE, UH, PROJECT WITHIN THEIR SCOPE AND THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WOULD LIE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE, BUT STILL ARE PART OF THE OVERALL CORRIDOR PROJECT AND ITEMS THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE TOWN, THE COUNTY, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
UM, THERE'S STILL MAYBE SOME ALTERNATIVE FUNDING, UM, AT THE, AT THE STATE LEVEL, NOT NECESSARILY THE FCD TEAM AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE THINGS FORWARD.
UM, BUT NOT NECESSARILY COUPLED WITH THE PROJECT THAT WAS ONLINE AND PROPOSE TO THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
IT'D BE AN OUTLINE NOW AS A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
UM, SO THAT'S ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED OUR CONSULTANTS IN BUFORD COUNTY AT THE SAME TIME HAS ASKED THEIR CONSULTANT KCI.
THEY'VE BEEN THE LEAD ENGINEERING FIRM, UM, FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN TASKED WITH OUTLINING THE SAME THING, DEVELOPING A COST ESTIMATE FOR A ONE VERSUS TWO BRIDGE OPTION.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE, UM, BOTH CONSULTANTS DEVELOPING THESE ESTIMATES.
SO WE'D BE ABLE TO COMPARE THE ESTIMATES GOING, GOING FORWARD.
UM, AND I KNOW THE GROUPS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AND, UM, AND, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE ESTIMATES HERE.
UM, SHORTLY, THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE INCLUDED IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY COUNCIL.
UH, WE WERE PROPOSING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INTERSECTION TREATMENT THAN, THAN WHAT WAS SHARED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FROM THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.
UM, THEY HAVE, THEY'RE CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AS WELL AS LAND IMPACTS, UM, AT, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
I KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, SURVEY WORK AND RPL ILLOGICAL AS AN IMPACT TO, UM, SHIFTING ROADWAYS ON JENKINS AND, UM, AND DIFFERENT DIFFERENT INTERSECTION TREATMENTS AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE PROJECT.
UM, AGAIN, FAVORABLE IN THAT THEY'RE DOING THE EVALUATION AND, AND THAT THE LOCAL INPUT, UM, AS PART OF THIS NEPA PROCESS, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE ENGINEERING, UH, SINGLE POINT, YOU TURN A SOLUTION, IT'S A BALANCE OF, OF EVERYTHING.
UM, AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, UM, PERFORMANCE AND, UM, AND THE LAND DISTURBANCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE STONY AREA, UM, AND, AND WHAT THOSE IMPACTS WOULD BE, AND HAVE THAT FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE THE FINAL PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, UM, UM, ALTERNATIVE AS, AS RELEASED, UM, AND STD OT IS WORKING WHILE WE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY RESPONSE AND GOOD FEELINGS AT THE MEETING ON OCTOBER 14TH.
UM, THE TEAM IS FORMALLY WORKING TO RESPOND TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COUNCIL APPROVED AND WERE PROVIDED TO THEM, UM, RIGHT AFTER THE OCTOBER 12TH MEETING.
AND SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENED, ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE HAVE, UM, WE'VE ORDERED UP AND ARE EXPECTING, UH, SOON.
UM, AND THEN HERE'S SOME KEY NEXT STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT, UH, WE NEED TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW THE COST ESTIMATES FROM BOTH H HDR AND KCI RELATED TO BRIDGE COSTS.
UM, IT'S THE ONE VERSUS TWO BRIDGES.
IT'S THE, THE BIKE AND PAD FACILITIES, IT'S THE REFUGES.
UM, AND ALSO THE, THE TREATMENT ON JENKINS ISLAND THAT GATEWAY EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENTIAL IN COST BETWEEN, UH, WHAT WAS PROPOSED AND WHAT WE RECOMMENDED.
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ALSO NEED TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM TO ALL THE TOWN RECOMMENDATIONS.WE WILL WORK TO FINALIZE THAT ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT FROM S MKS K OUTLINING, A NEW BASELINE FOR PROJECT DISCUSSION, WHICH INCLUDES THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE SCOPE AND THAT LIVE WITH THEM AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT SCOPE.
I THINK WHEN WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, UM, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A JOINT MEETING WITH TOWN AND COUNTY COUNCILS TO UNDERSTAND ALIGNMENT, TO UNDERSTAND PERSPECTIVES FROM, UH, THE LEADERSHIP AT THE TOWN AND COUNTY ON, ON THE PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, AND HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO WORK TOWARD A FINAL LOCAL POSITION.
AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE REGULAR COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY AND STATE AND DOD, UH, AS PROJECT PARTNERS.
I KNOW IN MY LAST CONVERSATION, EXCUSE ME, WITH JARED TRAILER AT THE COUNTY.
UM, HE WAS, UM, UH, AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WAS GOING TO DEVELOP, I THINK, A REGULAR, UH, UPDATE PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT AND, UH, AND MANAGE THE PROJECT, UH, FROM HERE TO THE END OF THE COUNTY STANDPOINT.
AND WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE UPDATES TO ME TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL, UH, AT A REGULAR INTERVAL.
UM, BUT THAT CONCLUDES KIND OF MY, MY UPDATE, UH, WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, THE NEXT STEPS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO TACKLE.
AND HOPEFULLY I HAVE MORE INFORMATION HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BE BACK BEFORE YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOU THAT INFORMATION I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS QUESTIONED BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
NOW, YOU'RE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF SEAN, UM, GOOD PRESENTATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PUSHING THIS PROJECT THROUGH QUESTION.
UH, I THINK I UNDERSTAND POSITION REGARDING FUNDING.
THEY SAY, THIS IS THE WAY WE WANT TO DO IT.
IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH FUNDING.
SO I GUESS THERE ARE TWO, TWO QUESTIONS THAT COME OUT OF THAT.
UM, IS IT A POLITICAL MALLEABLE AMOUNT THAT SIB IN S C D O T UM, CAN FUND, IN OTHER WORDS, GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES, WOULD THEY FIND MONEY? THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS IF THAT NUMBER IS NOT MALLEABLE, UH, HOW DO WE, UM, HOW MANY SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED EITHER AT THE STATE OR, UM, UH, FEDERAL LEVEL? SECOND LEVEL OF QUESTION IS, OKAY, SO COUNTY AND TOWN AGREE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE GATEWAY EXPERIENCE.
AND NOW WE KNOW HOW MUCH THOSE, UH, ENHANCEMENTS ARE GOING TO COST.
DO WE THEN TURN OVER THAT DESIRE AND A COMMITMENT FOR FUNDING WHEREVER WE GET THAT MONEY AND S C D O T DESIGNS IT AS A PART OF THEIR PROJECT.
SO THE QUESTION THERE IS WHO DESIGNS WHAT WE WANT.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE.
ONE IS FUNDING, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S POLITICAL, WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN, WHAT ARE THE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING AND THEN WHO DESIGNS THE FINAL SOLUTION.
UM, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT QUESTIONS, DAVID.
UM, SO WHAT WE HEARD FROM, UM, FROM SED OT, UM, THEIR FUNDING IS THAT THEY ARE KEPT THERE.
THEY HAVE MONEY IN THE POT TO FIX THE DEFICIENT BRIDGE.
I'LL SAY THAT THE MONEY HAS INCREASED OVER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
UM, BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY'RE AT A NUMBER AND THAT'S FIXED.
UM, AND THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS WHAT WAS STATED AT THE OCTOBER 14TH MEETING THE SEED MONEY, THE, THE MONEY THAT WAS PART OF THE APPLICATION, 120 MILLION, UM, THE OUTLINE OF THE APPLICATION SPECIFIED SORT OF THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT PROJECT ELIGIBLE, UH, FUNDING.
AND SO I THINK, I THINK THOSE ARE PRETTY FIXED SOURCES OF FUNDS.
UM, I, I DON'T, WE HAVE NOT YET UNCOVERED ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING UNTIL WE KNOW KIND OF WHERE THE DELTA IS BETWEEN THE CURRENT FUNDS ON HAND AND THOSE THAT WE MAY NEED.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A ONE VERSUS TWO BRIDGE UNTIL WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH, UH, BETWEEN TOWN AND COUNTY COUNCIL, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY STARTED LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OPTIONS TO, UM,
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TO START TO ADDRESS WHAT MIGHT BE A DIFF A DEFICIENCY IN THE FUNDING.UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME RE I THINK THAT THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT INTEGRATING THOSE ELEMENTS AS PART OF THE PROJECT, I THINK IF THERE'S ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES THAT CAN MAKE COMBINED ON THE PROJECT, THEN I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
THERE MAY BE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT ARE DONE, UM, CONCURRENTLY OR, OR POST PROJECT THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR FUNDING SOURCES TO IMPLEMENT.
I'VE HUNG AROUND THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
UM, I I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED THAT AT THE 11TH HOUR, UH, ABSOLUTE BUDGETS ARE MALLEABLE GIVEN THE RIGHT KIND OF PRESSURE.
UM, SEAN, THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED REPORT.
UM, IN THE BEGINNING, IN THE START OF YOUR REPORT, YOU SEVERAL TIMES MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS STRONG SUPPORT, OR YOU SAYING THERE WAS STRONG SUPPORT FROM SECRETARY OF HALL AND THE DOD PEOPLE, OR WHO, WHO WAS INVOLVED? UH, YES SIR.
UH, THE SECRETARY HALL AND HER STAFF, WE HAD THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS STAFF.
UM, THERE WAS, AGAIN THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON NEARLY ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, THERE ARE SOME THAT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL EVALUATION, AS I MENTIONED, THE LOCAL ARE WHAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT YES, SIR, UM, STD, OT AND COUNTY, UH, GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING.
THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS THAT, UH, THOSE, UH, , UH, REVISIONS ARE GETTING A POSITIVE RESPONSE.
AND I'M VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
UH, SECONDLY COMMENT, I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME JOINT MEETINGS WITH COUNTY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING, UH, THE ESTIMATES FOR THESE ADDITIONAL, UM, UH, REVISION OR PARTS OF THE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
WE DON'T HAVE OUR ARMS AROUND THAT VERY WELL, BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT RATING LOSS.
WE'LL GET THAT, WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT.
UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT KCI AND MTS K WILL BE WORKING ON, UM, I GUESS, COST FIGURES, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, WELL, WELL, ALL 26 OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE A COST FIGURE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
WELL, WE HAVEN'T ORDERED UP ESTIMATES ON ALL 26 RECOMMENDATIONS, MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE MADE BY COUNCIL, AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES, LIKE THE ADAPTIVE SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, THE SMART SIGNALS, WHILE THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'VE MADE LOCALLY, THAT'S, IT'S BUILT IN AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING THAT THERE WAS AGREEMENT THAT WOULD PART OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S SOME THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE DEITY AND, UM, WHAT OUTLINE IS A PROJECT SCOPE.
AND SO THERE, THERE WON'T BE COST ESTIMATES DONE FROM OUR CONSULTANTS ON EVERY ELEMENT, UH, THOSE KEY, THOSE KEY ELEMENTS THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BUDGET.
AND SO THE ONE VERSUS TWO BRIDGE, THE GATEWAY EXPERIENCE WHO JENKINS ISLAND, THE RESPITES ON THE BIKE AND PAD FACILITY ON THE BRIDGE, THOSE WERE THE KEY.
THOSE ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS IMPACT PROJECT BUDGET.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'VE GOT OUR CONSULTANTS WORKING ON.
UM, I'M GOING TO PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THAT ONE, SEAN, JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
I MEAN, THE, THE, THE 26 RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY HILTON THEIR TOWN COUNCIL.
UM, SO TO ME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, UH, DESPERATELY IMPORTANT.
UM, AND WHILE I CAN UNDER, I GUESS, APPRECIATE US FOCUSING ON THE BIGGER TICKET ITEMS, SO TO SPEAK.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MONEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S $1 OR $5 STILL, IT'S STILL MONEY THAT WE'LL HAVE TO GO AFTER.
AND TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AS TO HOW WE ARE BETTERING THE SITUATION, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A FULL ACCOUNTING OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
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UM, THE OTHER THING THAT IS, UH, IS MISSING FROM THE DISCUSSION AND, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, EFFORTS.THEY ALWAYS STARTED WITH THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE ADOPTED BY HILTON HEAD TOWN COUNCIL AND BUFORD COUNTY COUNCIL.
AND THOSE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FRONT OF EVERYBODY'S MINDS, PARTICULARLY IF WE WANT TO START TO HAVE JOINT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS, UM, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ONLY HILTON HEAD AGREED ON.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, ONE WORD THAT STICKS OUT IN THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ME IS THE WORD IMPROVE.
UH, SO I THINK THE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN FAIRLY CLEARLY HERE WITH S C DLT AND THE MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE SAYING, HEY, WE'VE GOT A BASELINE PROJECT THAT WE'VE CREATED, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING.
IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE, THEN IT'S ON YOU.
AND W THE COUNTY NEEDS TO BE ON THE EXACT SAME SHEET OF PAPER WITH US AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE TODAY THERE'S CLEARLY DEFINED AT THE MOMENT.
SO I JUST APPRECIATE THAT WE PUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES BACK IN FRONT, AS WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, UH, JOINTLY.
UH, I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD ON THIS, SEAN, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK BY ANY MEANS.
UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, WE ALL KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD SO MANY DISCUSSIONS AROUND IT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE COMMITTED TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, THE, THE ONLY THING IS THAT THE COUNTY, UM, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, UM, THEY'RE NOT HERE ON A DAILY BASIS DEALING WITH OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE SAY THAT WE'RE PUTTING FIRST.
UH, SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, THEY VERY CLEAR MOVING FORWARD.
MA'AM SO I, SEAN, HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW UP ON, AND I'M JUST GOING TO START IN ANY RANDOM ORDER HERE, BUT THINKING ABOUT RESIDENTS FIRST, THERE WERE AN AWFUL LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF FEEDBACK QUESTIONS ASKED TO S C O D T THAT WE WERE ASKED, WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSES TO I'M HOPING THAT ALL THOSE RESIDENTS GOT THEIR RESPONSES, BUT THE TOWN ALSO GET A COPY OF THOSE RESPONSES.
AND IF SO, HAVE THEY BEEN REVIEWED? WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED, UH, RESPONSES, ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WE'VE WE'VE ASKED.
UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE, THE RESPONSE TO THAT, BUT ALSO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, RIGHT? SO WE CAN, UH, WE CAN HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS.
UH, I KNOW THAT THEY, THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND IT, BUT I'LL MAKE THAT REQUEST AGAIN.
THE REASON, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THIS FOR ALL THE OBVIOUS ONES, BUT I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST STAY AT IT WHERE I'M DOING SOMETHING HERE THAT IMPACTS OUR RESIDENTS.
AND SO UNTIL THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD, NOT ONLY BY US, BUT BY STD OT AND THE COUNTY, UM, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A FIRM HANDLE ON WHAT DIRECTION WE SHOULD BE TAKING THIS IN.
AND THEN THAT BRINGS US TO THE 26 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DID COME FROM COUNCIL AND WONDERING SIMILARLY, I GUESS, TO, UH, MR. BROWN, ABOUT WHICH, HOW THAT WAS HAND SELECTED, I GUESS, IN TERMS OF WHICH ONES WOULD BE PRIORITIZED WITH REGARD TO COST.
UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE OTHERS WERE DISCARDED, BUT THE OTHERS WERE OF LESS SIGNIFICANCE AND THEREFORE, UM, NOT MADE THE TOP PRIORITY SO THAT THE LARGER CHUNKS OF MONEY MIGHT THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY, UM, CAN BE VIEWED AS, UH, AS A WHOLE THERE, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IS THAT TRUE? AND IT DOES.
I WOULD SAY THAT THERE'S SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OR COST NEUTRAL, UM, UH, OR PROVIDE A POSITIVE, UH, AND BACK THE BUDGET, REDUCING SOME LANE WINS, UM, YOU KNOW, SWITCH INTO A MORE INTUITIVE, UH, INTERSECTION THAN WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED.
AS I MENTIONED, THE SMART SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY WAS ALREADY PART OF WHAT WAS BUILT WAS BUILT IN.
SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THAT RECOMMENDATION.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF IT, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, UM, OR HAS ALREADY PART OF, WOULD BE PART OF THE PROJECT SCOPE.
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KEY PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS.THE TWO BRIDGES WOULD BE, IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO COST SHIFTING THE JENKINS ISLAND ROADWAY ALIGNMENT TO CREATE THAT GATEWAY, UM, IS PROBABLY SECOND ON THAT LIST.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS RELATED TO THE, THE BIKE AND PAD FACILITIES ON THE BRIDGE AND THE RESPITES AND SOME OTHER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET, WE'RE TRYING TO GAUGE THOSE KEY, THOSE, THOSE BIGGER DOLLAR ELEMENTS, UM, KNOWING THAT A LOT OF THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE PROJECT OR, UM, WERE AGREED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT SCOPE.
AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ANSWER.
AND A LOT OF WHAT I FIGURED, UM, YOU SAID IT MUCH MORE CLEARLY THAN I THINK I STATED IT IN MY QUESTION.
UM, BUT THAT DOES BRING ME TO THE IDEA OF THE SMART, UM, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, UM, PIECE THAT IS ALREADY BUILT IN TO THE PROJECT.
UM, WHILE I REALIZE THESE MONIES AREN'T NECESSARILY COMING FROM THE TOWN, IS THERE A WAY PERHAPS SINCE THAT VERY WELL COULD BE, UM, A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF WHAT ACCOMPLISHES, WHAT THE STATED GOALS WERE, UM, THAT WE COULD BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES TOO, TO SEE IF IN FACT WE COULD RESOLVE SOME OF OUR ISSUES, UM, SIMPLY THROUGH THAT SIGNALING PROJECT.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A QUESTION YOU CAN ANSWER, BUT IT IS A QUESTION THAT, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UM, SOME THOUGHTS ON, SO IF WE CAN PUT THAT, UM, A BIG QUESTION MARK BY IT, AND IF SOMEONE COULD GET BACK TO ME WITH WHAT COULD BE DONE MAYBE NOW OR SOON, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT WOULD BE, I'M SORRY, CAN I RESPOND TO THAT FOR A SECOND OR THAT NOT A MARK? I KNOW YOU, I KNOW THIS ISN'T IMPORTANT.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE TWO PROJECTS IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION THEY'RE WORKING TO UPDATE IT NOW.
UM, BUT THE ONE PROJECT WAS THE, THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, UM, AS, AS A, UH, IDENTIFIED PROJECT.
AND THE OTHER ONE THAT WOULD IMPACT ATLANTA WAS THE SMART SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY.
UM, NOT, NOT JUST THROUGH THIS CORE, THIS SEGMENT OF CORE, BUT THROUGH THE ENTIRE US 2 78 WILLIAM PARKWAY CORRIDOR, UH, WE'VE KEPT THAT IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR LIST OF PRIORITIES.
UM, W WE'LL WE'LL, WE'LL PUSH FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE LIGHTS UPDATE, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S STILL A PRIORITIZATION OF THAT REGIONALLY.
UM, SO I, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A SHORT-TERM IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROJECT JUST FOR THIS CORRIDOR, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LONG-TERM GOAL TO HAVE THOSE, THOSE CAPABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR FROM MY 95 TO SEE PINE CIRCLE AT SOME POINT, SORRY, MARKETING ME TO JUMP IN.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH SET IT AT WELL.
AND I THINK THAT WE CAN REST ON THE FACT THAT IT IS THEN THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION STUDY.
AND SO THAT, THAT LAST STUDY IS REALLY PROVIDED TO US AS A REGIONAL MODEL, UM, WITH, UH, WITH A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT FROM ERIC GREENWAY, WHO'S BEEN, WHO'S BEEN A BIG HELP ON, ON THE WILLIAM MILTON GATEWAY PROJECT, BUT ALSO IN SOME OF OUR BIGGER PICTURE DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT LAST STUDY IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROJECT.
SO IN THE NEXT YEAR'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE KICKED OFF MR. TROYER, JOSH AND I KICKED OUT BUDGET YESTERDAY TO GET GOING ON THINGS.
WHAT I ANTICIPATE IS BRINGING FORWARD AND TOWN COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION TO ADD TO THE FISCAL YEAR 23, WHICH IS FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS AWAY FROM GOING LIVE MORE OR LESS, UM, AN ENTIRE SIGNALIZED SYSTEM ON OUR ISLAND OF THAT SMART TECHNOLOGY SIGNAL AS AN AC SIGNALIZATION SYSTEM.
LIKE THE ONE THAT I MENTIONED AND, AND SAW FIRSTHAND ON JOHNNY DODDS BOULEVARD.
SO WHEN IT'S IN OUR CIP PROGRAM, WE WILL, WE WILL FIND THE DOLLARS.
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE DOLLARS, UH, TO BE HAD FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE STIMULUS BILL, AS IT AFFECTS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE COUNTY.
UM, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH MR. GREENWAY.
UM, AND THEN AS AN ASIDE, UH, WITH HIS STAFF ABOUT A SYSTEM THAT'S LARGER THAN JUST ON OUR ISLAND.
AND I KNOW THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT SYSTEM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE BRINGING THAT SYSTEM TO OUR ATTENTION.
UM, WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS THE YEAR TO PERHAPS SATISFY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND PUT IT INTO OUR OWN CIP.
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WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, IT'S PRIORITIZED AND LET US FIND SOME DOLLARS.THE PROJECTS AFFORDABLE, UM, WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL DOLLARS, STATE DOLLARS, SOME TOWN DOLLAR MATCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FORMULA IS, BUT IT'S COMING.
AND I ASSURE YOU THAT WE'LL HAVE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.
UM, MS. BECKER, YOU RAISE A GOOD QUESTION.
SHOULD WE PUT ONE OF THESE CAMERAS IN, AT ONE INTERSECTION AND GET GOING ON IT? I, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM SOME FOLKS, ONE MIGHT NOT HELP.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE A SERIES OF THEM.
AND SO PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT IS HEAVY ON OUR LIST AND A HIGH PRIORITY.
UM, ALL OF THAT IS, UM, CERTAINLY EXCITEDLY ANTICIPATED, UM, FOR THE FUTURE, TO THE EXTENT THOUGH, THAT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TO HELP OFFSET THE NEED FOR THIS, UM, 2 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT.
AND PERHAPS WE DO SOME OF THE COSTS AND THE IMPACTS TO THE ISLAND MORE BROADLY.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH ANOTHER DISCUSSION.
SO JUST BRINGING THAT UP AS A THOUGHT AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH IT, UM, IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS COULD BE HAD WITH REGARD TO THAT.
THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I GUESS I HAVE HERE IS SOMEWHAT RELATED.
WHAT, IF ANYTHING IS HAPPENING, THERE'S AN HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES THAT HILTON HEAD IS BEING NOTICED ABOUT INFORMED ABOUT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONVERSATIONS AND THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ARE VERY GOOD.
AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE, UM, COUNCIL AND TOWN TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THIS OVERALL PROJECT, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO, UM, WHAT ELSE WERE BEING FORMED ABOUT THAT'S HAPPENING THAT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY PARTICIPATING IN? IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YEAH, SO, UM, MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS NO, NOT AT THIS POINT.
UM, NEW FOR COUNTY IS WORKING, UM, WITH THEIR CONSULTANTS AND DOD IS A MANAGING ENTITY FOR THE PROJECT, UH, TO DO ADDITIONAL EVALUATION AGAIN, DID HE GET THESE COSTS? ESTIMATES JUST LIKE WE'RE WORKING KIND OF CONCURRENTLY, BUT ON OUR OWN TO GET THIS INFORMATION? UM, I THINK ONCE WE HAVE THAT, THE RESPONSES TO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, THE PUBLIC INPUT, UM, THEN AGAIN, WE WILL COME BACK.
I THINK, I THINK MOVING FORWARD, UH, REGULAR UPDATES TO COUNCIL, I THINK THE COUNTY, UM, UH, JARED FRAELICH MENTIONED HAVING A REGULAR INTERVAL FOR UPDATES MOVING FORWARD IN THIS NEW YEAR.
AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS, BUT, UM, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OFFLINE MEETINGS OR, OR ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING OTHER THAN STAFFS ARE WORKING HARD TO GET INFORMATION AND TO BRING FORWARD TO THEIR LEADERSHIP, THAT INFORMATION TO INFORM DECISIONS GOING FORWARD.
SO EVERYTHING IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED WERE FULLY AWARE OF AND HAVE THAT STRUCTURE AND INFORMATION AT OUR DISPOSAL.
UM, AND THEN I GUESS, UM, THOSE ESTIMATES AS, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM, AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT MAY COME FROM THAT, UM, I GUESS IT RELATES BACK TO MY, TO MY CURIOSITY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD LOOK TO SEE IF AT THESE, UH, THIS SIGNALING DEVICE AS AN OFFSET TO ANY OF THOSE, UM, PROJECT COSTS AND THEN OVERALL WHETHER OR NOT, UM, THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE QUITE HONESTLY, UM, IS JUST UNAFFORDABLE AND UNATTAINABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT, UM, WHAT WE WERE PROMISED THROUGH A PENNY TAX AND THE ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT HAVE COME FORTH, UM, WITH THE 120 MILLION THAT IT'S JUST NOT FULLY FEASIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT, WHICH I BELIEVE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATIONS FROM THE BEGINNING AS TO WE'RE GOING DOWN A ROAD AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS AT, WHETHER WE CAN AFFORD IT OR WHETHER IT'S WORTH OUR MONEY, GIVEN THE, UM, REPORTS REPORT OF THE, UM, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND WHAT ARE THE GAINS AND WHAT ARE THE DETRIMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES LONG-TERM.
SO I STILL THINK THOSE ARE STILL REAL CON CONSIDERATIONS THAT NEED TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE COST ESTIMATES, UM, COMING FORWARD AND WHAT THEY ADDRESS.
SO THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
UH, AND SHAWN, THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK, UH,
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ON THIS PROJECT.IT'S, UH, CERTAINLY A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON YOUR PART.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS MY QUESTIONS ON ONLY ONE, ONE POINT THAT'S THE SINGLE VERSUS THE TWO SPAN BRIDGE SYSTEM.
AND SO IF YOU ALLOW ME, I'LL JUST, UH, GO OVER THE QUESTIONS AND THAT CAN LEAD TO DISCUSSION OR ANSWERS LATER, BUT, UH, W AND SOME OF THESE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER, BUT I'LL BEGIN WITH THIS.
WHAT, WHAT IS THE REALISTIC TIMEFRAME, UH, TO DETERMINE THE COST OF, UH, OF A, OF A ONE SPAN VERSUS A TWO SPAN BRIDGE SYSTEM? AND THERE ARE TWO SOURCES TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
ONE WOULD BE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE SECOND WOULD BE FROM OUR CONSULTANTS.
SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION THEN NEXT IS INFORMALLY.
WE MUST BE HEARING SOMETHING FROM OUR CONSULTANTS, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING.
WHAT CAN YOU, UH, SHARE WITH US INFORMALLY ON, UH, THEIR OPINION ON A, ON A ONE VERSUS TWO SPAN, UH, SYSTEM, UH, IN THE, IN THE EVENT THAT A, UH, IN THE EVENT THAT A, UH, WHATEVER WE CHOOSE, UH, IS BEYOND OUR CURRENT IDENTIFIED SOURCES OF REVENUE, WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE OF POTENTIAL, OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE? AND THEN RELATED TO THAT QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW, IF ANYTHING, TO IDENTIFY THESE POTENTIAL SOURCES AND TO TEST THE, UH, PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS.
AND I GUESS THE FINAL ONE IS THAT IF THE COST OF TWO BRIDGES VERSUS ONE IS BEYOND OUR REACH, GIVEN ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES OF REVENUE, HOW ARE WE PREPARED AS A, UH, COUNCIL, UH, TO ADOPT A SINGLE BRIDGE APPROACH? SO I CAN, I CAN'T ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION, UM, BUT A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR THE ESTIMATES, UH, THAT WE'RE HAVING HDR AND KCI DEVELOP.
UM, I THINK WE'LL HAVE THOSE HERE AND THIS MONTH IN JANUARY, WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
UM, WE, WE HAD PRELIMINARY SORT OF BALLPARK ESTIMATES AND OUR DISCUSSION BACK IN OCTOBER OF A 10 TO 15% PROJECT, UH, INCREASE WITH A TWO BRIDGE OPTION.
BUT, UM, I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE, BUT I WANT TO THROW A NUMBER OUT THERE UNTIL WE HAVE THAT.
UM, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING THAT IN THAT INFORMATION.
UM, AS FAR AS THE UNIVERSE OF OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDINGS, WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, UM, TO LOOK AT AGAIN WITH THE COUNTY, I THINK TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, IT'S UNLIKELY TO BE THE TALENT APPLYING FOR THESE ON THEIR OWN.
THAT WOULD BE THE, UM, THE TOWN IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTIES PROJECT AND LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES, UH, TO ENHANCE PROJECT BUDGET IF NEEDED.
UM, SO YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT DELTA IN COST BETWEEN THE OPTIONS, UM, AN APPETITE FROM TOWN AND COUNTY COUNCILS ON WHAT ELEMENTS THEY THINK, MERIT INCLUSION, AND THEN, UH, AND, UH, WORK THAT IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES.
IT'S A RISK THAT DELTA OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE NEEDED.
UH, THANK YOU, JOHN AND SEAN, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.
I CONTINUED TO HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN YOU AS OUR QUARTERBACK ON THIS PROJECT.
I HAVE THREE COMMENTS RATHER THAN QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST IS I THINK THE WAY YOU PRESENTED THE NEXT STEPS, IN MY OPINION, UH, IS LOGICAL AND APPROPRIATE AND READY TO FALL IN LOCK STEP BEHIND THAT.
UH, THE SECOND IS THE, UH, INNER GOVERN RENTAL AGREEMENT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF COUNCIL READ IT.
IT PUTS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROJECT ON THE COUNTY.
UH, AND WE ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE AGREEMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE WHEREWITHAL TO PERFORM UNDER THE RGA.
AND MY LAST COMMENT IS, UM, MORE OF A CONCERN, AND I THINK SEAN, AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROJECT, UH, YOU WILL MORE CLEARLY DEFINE THE ANSWER TO THIS CONCERN.
UH, AND THAT IS THAT WE NOT PUT
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ANY S C D O T INFRASTRUCTURE BANK OR SALES TAX FUNDING AT RISK.IF WE INCORPORATE AND AGREE TO FUND A TOWN RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES.
SO AS YOU TALK ABOUT THAT INCREMENT, SHAWN, UH, THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A TOWN RECOMMENDED CHANGE, LET'S MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING ON THE BASELINE.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE INCREMENTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THE CHANGE.
ONE QUESTION, I'M SORRY, TOMMY FINISHED.
IT APPEARS THAT WE NEED A LITTLE MORE UPDATING AND EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THE SIDE STREETS OFF 2 78 BY THE STOP, THE AREA THERE, IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING, LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING THAT APPRECIATED BECAUSE WE FELT ALL THE TIME, PEOPLE ON STONEY UP TO 78, DEPENDING ON THE SIDE STREETS, JUST FOR KNOWLEDGE, GIVE THEM AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
I THINK THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
AND WE'LL HEAR FROM YOU VERY SOON TO HELP MR. HALL BONDS WITH US NOW HAS NOT JOINED MEETING.
HE HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO
[12a. Consideration of a Resolution - Authorizing the Submission of Town Pathway Projects in the Beaufort County Connects: Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan 2021]
NEW BUSINESS.WHY ISN'T THIS AN ISSUE OF A TOWN PROJECTS? AND YOU PUT DOWN YOUR CONNECTS, IT'S BIKING AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN THERE.
I CAN MAKE A MOTION IF YOU WILL.
IT WAS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF THE TOWN PATHWAY PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN THE CIP OR ADOPTED PLANS BE INCLUDED IN THE BUFORD COUNTY CONNECTS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN 2021, MS. STANFORD, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS, MR. SANFORD, THANK YOU.
UM, IN THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE THIS WAS DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED, I WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE WERE NOT GIVING UP ANY AUTHORITY HAVING TO DO WITH WHERE AND HOW WE GO ABOUT PLACING THESE PATHS, BUT RATHER THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PROVIDING ADEQUATE, UH, CONNECTIONS TO MAKE A BROADER SYSTEM.
SO I THINK IT'S A WORTHY IDEA TO HAVE A BROADER COUNTY PATH PROJECT, AND I SUPPORT IT.
I WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC TO HEAR, UH, WHAT THE INTERDEPENDENCY OR SEPARATION OF FINANCIAL SOURCES OF FUNDS ARE IN THIS, UM, IN THIS PLAN EVEN, UM, I'M GOING TO DEFER, I SEE MISSY ON THERE AND I IN THERE, MR. UH, SHE'S ON POINT TO BE ABLE TO, IS THAT QUESTION CLEAR THE INNER DEPARTMENTAL FUNDS OR NO, NO.
WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS THE, UM, WHETHER OR NOT BY JOINING THIS, UH, CONNECT PLAN, WE ARE OBLIGATING.
THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD IS OBLIGATING ITSELF TO FUNDING BEYOND THE CIP OR ITS, UM, PEDESTRIAN BIKE PLANS ON THE ISLAND.
UM, MISSY LEWIS, SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE RECORD, THERE'S BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAN.
THERE'S NO OBLIGATION ON THE TOWN'S BEHALF FOR ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS, WITH PROJECTS IN THE PLAN TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR JURISDICTION.
UM, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO HAVE AB IDENTIFIED PROJECTS, UH, PATHWAY PROJECTS COUNTY-WIDE AND THE TOWN HAS 16 PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PLAN.
UM, THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE PLAN, UM, IN SUCH RELATED TO FUNDING IN SUCH THAT THE PROJECTS ARE, UM, PUT INTO THE LANCE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THERE ARE OTHER GRANT OR OUTSIDE FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT COULD OFFSET SOME OF OUR FUNDING THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OUR CIP.
AND, AND SO IT COULD, UM, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE TOWN.
I'M SURE THE PUBLIC DOES AS WELL.
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OKAY.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS, CHRIS? CERTAINLY.
WELL, HE HAD A HAND UP, WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, FOR, FOR THAT, MY QUESTIONS WERE, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, THINK BOTH DAVID AND GLEN FOR THEIR QUESTIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I HAD WHEN IT CAME THROUGH THE COMMITTEE AND, UM, HEARING THEM SATISFIED AGAIN, MAKES ME, UM, A SUPPORTER OF THE MOTION STUFF.
UH, MR. BROWN SUPPORT, MR. AINS.
[12b. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2022-01 Authorizing the Execution of a Termination for an Easement Located at 9 Bayberry Lane, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina]
FIRST READING A PROPOSAL IN IT'S 20 TO 20 YEARS.22 DAYS BOTH PROVIDES OF THE EXECUTION OF A TERMINATION OF EASILY LOCATED AT NINE BAYBERRY LANE, SOUTH CAROLINA MAYOR.
THAT ONE ALSO CAME THROUGH THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND I MOVED THE RELEASE OF THE BEACH NOURISHMENT EASEMENT LOCATED ON NINE BAYBERRY STREET.
UM, MR. BROWN, MR. HARKINS, MR. AMES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, THAT THE PUBLIC GET A LEAST A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON BEHIND THIS, UH, WHEN THE FIRST RENOURISHMENT PROJECT OCCURRED ON HILTON HEAD AND THERE WAS A NEED FOR ACCESS TO THE BEACH FOR THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT EQUIPMENT.
AND AT THAT TIME BAYBERRY STREET AND THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE IN QUESTION, GRANTED THAT EASEMENT, WE NO LONGER NEED THE EASEMENT AND THEREFORE THIS RECOMMENDATION OR THIS, UH, MOTION WAS TO, UH, EVACUATE OR ERADICATE THAT, UH, EASEMENT.
SO I THINK ON THE OLD BUSINESS, WE SHOULD HAVE A SMALL PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT IN THE FUTURE, NOTHING.