Feb 22, 2022 Public Facilities Committee

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

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TWO ITEMS. >> ONE IS WE NEED TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE PURPOSE WILL BE TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE ADVICE RELATES TO POTENTIAL CLAIMS COVERED UNDER ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND IT RELATES TO M.C. RILEY ROAD.

AND SECONDLY, IF IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I MAY USE A LITTLE BIT OF JUDGMENT TO TAKE ONE OR TWO ITEMS OUT OF SEQUENCE. JUST BECAUSE WE MAY START TO RUN OUT OF TIME.

SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME SO I DO NEED A MOTION FIRST OF ALL TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ITEM AND IT DOES REQUIRE A TWO THIRDS VOTE OF SESSION.

>> AND THAT'S FOR THE EMC RALLY IN BLUFFTON. M.C. RILEY POOLE ROAD.

>> I'M SORRY. OKAY. SO SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN WITH

THOSE AMENDMENTS. >> OK, SECOND, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO EITHER ONE OF THOSE? IF NOT, I'LL ASSUME WE'LL HAVE THE TWO THIRDS AND SO WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WILL APPROVE. THE AGENDA HAS HIGHLIGHTED. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS

THERE OR TIFFANY THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF ? >> WE DIDN'T APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. YES, WE ARE. I GUESS I'VE JUST SEEN IF YOU ALL WERE PAYING ATTENTION I'LL MAKE SURE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AMENDED.

OK. THE SECOND I'LL DAY WITHOUT OBJECTION APPROVED.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 18, 2022]

>> OTHER ITEM IS OUR MINUTES FROM JANUARY 13TH. LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE SO MOVE TO ANY SECOND. AGAIN, THANK YOU BRIAN. ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? IF NOT THEIR APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. GERARD IT'S YOUR TURN.

[7. ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT]

BUT THANKFUL FOR TO A SPEAK. >> ALL RIGHT, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN RAHMAN AND COMMITTEE. SO AS USUAL, LET'S HEAR A FEW THINGS THAT DON'T ALWAYS MAKE IT TO THE AGENDA EITHER STUFF THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS OR STUFF JUST IN GENERAL GOOD GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND SO STARTING WITH TRANSPORTATION I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE FAMOUS FOR TRANSPORTATION JUST HAPPENS TO BE A LOT TRANSPORTATION STUFF GOING ON THE SO TO 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT WE WILL BE HOSTING WITH DUTY AT PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING FOR THURSDAY MARCH 3RD 20 OF MARCH 3RD FROM 4 TO 7 P.M. AT THE ALLAN REC CENTER ON HILTON HEAD.

>> THIS WILL BE A MEETING TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEEDBACK AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE. THE MEETING MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE STARTING MARCH OR EXCUSE ME FEBRUARY 24TH FOR 30 DAYS. SO 30 DAYS WILL BE OVER COMMENTS INCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEARING OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING THERE ON MARCH 3RD.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEETING. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD CHANGES AND UPDATES AND FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING IN JULY.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTING THOSE UPDATES ONCE 17 YEAR TERM PROJECT YOU'D ASK THAT WE TOUCH BASE WITH AN ENGINEER BUT DUE TO THE SCHEDULE OF THE DAY I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST UPDATE MYSELF. SO FULL DESIGN IS UNDERWAY FOR THE NEAR-TERM PROJECTS IS ON SCHEDULE AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PROJECTS READY TO GO OUT AND BE IT BY EARLY SUMMER.

SO JUNE OR JULY TIMEFRAME AID COM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A STUDY FOR THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL THERE AT TAP WATCH. SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT AND COORDINATE WITH THE OKATIE AND CONCURRENTLY JUST SOUTH OF THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT BUT TOWN OF BLUFFTON WORKING ON A TURN LANE. OUR ANALYSIS AT BULLWHIP BOULEVARD INTERSECTION ABOUT A

WEEK AND A HALF AGO AT PRESENT INTO TOWN A PARTY. >> THEY HAD A WORKSHOP MEETING AND INVITED US TO TALK ABOUT 170 IN THE NEAR TERM PROJECT. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED.

>> THEY APPRECIATED THE INPUT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING SO FAR AND WE'LL BE TAKING THAT.

VIJAY FOR THEIR PORTION TOWARDS A NEAR TERM PROJECT. HERE SHORTLY.

ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE ALSO KICKED OFF A STUDY ON 278 A CORRIDOR STUDY MOST LIKELY

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>> SO THIS WOULD BE FROM 170 ARTIST BOULEVARD ALONG TO 78. AND WHAT THAT WILL DO THAT WILL GIVE US A STUDY FOR EACH OF THE THREE COMPONENTS OF WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE TRIANGLE PROJECT. SO THAT IS UNDERWAY AS WELL. AND LASTLY IN TRANSPORTATION

LAST WEEK WE HAD A CTC YEARLY MEETING WITH THE OKATIE. >> IT WENT REALLY, REALLY GREAT. AND THE MAIN EVENT WAS THE FIVE YEAR RESURFACING UPDATE.

SO FIVE YEARS AGO OR 2017 WE ESTABLISHED A FIVE YEAR PAVING PLAN OUT OF THAT FIVE YEAR PAYMENT PLAN. WE DID AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL OUR ROADS IN THE CONDITION AND THEN SAID OKAY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS WITH THE SPENDING AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED FROM CTC OVER THE FIVE YEARS WE'VE HAD SOME

IMPROVEMENTS. >> SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO START THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

WE'VE COORDINATED WITH THE SAME CONSULTANT THEY'VE HELPED US ASSESS THE ROADS AGAIN A NEW SURVEY AND A NEW PLAN FOR YEAR 6 13. BUT IN THE REPORT THEY POINTED

OUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS. >> I'D LIKE TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU REAL QUICK.

SO OUT OF OUR COMPLETE SYSTEM, ALL THE COUNTY ROADS THAT WE OWN AND MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE OVERALL RATING AND CONDITION WENT UP BY 6 PERCENT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A

LOT. >> BUT TRUST ME IT GETS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

THE TREATED ROADS, THE ROADS THAT WE ONLY TREATED NOT CONSIDERING THE ONES THAT WE DIDN'T TREAT WENT UP BY 16 PERCENT. SO THE CONDITION WENT UP IMMENSELY. AND LASTLY IN 2017 WE HAVE A SCALE BASICALLY KIND OF LIKE THE 5 0 3 5. VERY GOOD GOOD SATISFACTORILY POOR AND VERY WELL WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY VERY GOOD ROADS IN 2017 AND AS OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MADE FOR YEARS. NOW WE HAVE SIXTY SEVEN POINT THREE MILES THAT ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WHICH IS THREE THIRTY THREE PERCENT OF OUR 208.

SO JUST FIVE YEARS WITH ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR THAT'S A TON IMPACT

THAT WE'VE MADE ON OUR COUNTY PAVED ROADS. >> SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND SEE WHERE THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL TAKE US. CAPITAL PROJECTS.

>> SO IN THIS FIRE STATION THAT'S SUN CITY, THE BAMBI JUST OUTSIDE THE GATE THAT IS UNDER THE CONTRACTORS RECENTLY MOBILIZED AND THEY ARE STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THAT UPGRADED CENTER AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IN SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.

WE HOSTED A WASTE DAY ON FEBRUARY 12TH. IT WAS GREATLY RECEIVED BY.

WE HAD OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND AND BROUGHT THEIR RECYCLING ELECTRONICS. WE COLLECTED OVER FOR THEM OUR TRUCK TRAILER LOADS AND FOR OUR TWO BOX TRUCKS OF WASTE ALL THAT WAS DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL.

>> SO IT'S A QUARTERLY EVENT. THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ONES WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

>> ALSO UPCOMING IS EARTH DAY. >> SO EARTH DAY IS APRIL 22ND. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING IT AT OUR COUNTY STAFF ON APRIL 20TH WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY WHEN OUR WHEN OUR CENTERS ARE CLOSED AND IN DOING SO WE'LL BE DOING A COUNTYWIDE LITTER CLEANUP. WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE SLIM CODE . SO WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE AND GASOLINE BACK ON THAT AND REALLY RAMP IT UP A LITTLE BIT COUNTYWIDE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU GUYS ARE INVITED. WE'VE HAD COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE PAST. THE EVENT WILL BE FROM 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. WE'LL BE REACHING ALL PARTS OF EACH OF THE 11 DISTRICTS. PLANNING IS UNDERWAY AND MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW ON THAT. BUT GO AHEAD AND PUT IN YOUR CALENDARS FOR APRIL 20TH.

>> AND LASTLY IS BROADBAND SO BROADBAND IS SOMETHING THAT'S HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO US, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN OUR HOUR FOR APPROPRIATIONS IS REALLY NOT WE DON'T HAVE THAT

MUCH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TOWARDS BROADBAND. >> BUT THE REASON IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF FUNDING COUNT COMING DOWN THE PIPE AND I JUST GOT WORD LAST WEEK ABOUT

THAT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. >> SO LAST WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE, A STATE OFFICIAL. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO FINE TUNE THEIR MAPS SO THEY BASICALLY HAVE A ASSIST OF ALL THE AREAS OF UNDERSERVED AREAS THAT ARE LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE AND THREE. SO THAT'S THE STANDARD 25 MEGABITS PER SECOND DOWNLOAD AND THREE MEGABITS PER CENT UPLOAD.

SO ANYBODY LESS THAN THAT THEY HAVE THAT IDENTIFIED SO THEY CAN TARGET FUNDS.

SO THEY JUST RECENTLY UPDATED THEIR MAPS IN JANUARY AND ALL THOSE MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM DEBBIE DEBBIE DEBBIE DOT SC DIGITAL DRIVE DOT OR ON THE WEBSITE

THERE THEY HAVE A I NEED SURVEY . >> I NEED INTERNET SURVEY.

SO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE INTERNET OR SOMETHING LESS THAN TWENTY FIVE AND THREE THAT IS THE PLACE YOU GO MAKE IT KNOWN TO THE STATE CAN UPDATE THEIR THEIR DATA AND THEIR MAPS AND THAT. SO THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL POINT THAT ALL OF US NEED TO

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THOSE MAPS ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUALLY UPDATED AND THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING LAST YEAR THERE WAS A SMALL AROUND OF 30 MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING THIS YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT BUT IT'S COMING IN APRIL WHICH WILL BE LAST YEAR WAS OPENED JUST TO UNDERSERVED COUNTIES WHICH WAS JASPER. WE HAPPEN TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE WE WERE CONTIGUOUS. BUT THIS WILL BE TO ALL COUNTY STATEWIDE.

AND THOSE MAPS THAT ARE THE MONEYS THAT WILL BE APPROPRIATED IN THAT TIME FRAME WILL BE BASED OFF THE MAPS AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. SO WE HAVE UNTIL NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE INTERNET THEY NEED TO GO ON THAT SURVEY LINK AND I'LL SEND THIS ALL OUT IN THE WEBSITE OR AN EMAIL SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE IT AND FORWARDED ON AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO COORDINATED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THAT TO SEE IF THEY'VE HAD TO TO SEND THIS OUT TO PARENTS AND THEY ARE ACTING ON THAT AS WELL.

>> SO THEY'RE GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND ANYBODY THAT YOU RUN INTO

PLEASE DIRECT INTO THAT SURVEY. >> SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS UPDATES BESIDES THE STUFF THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. BUT WE'D LOVE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR

QUESTIONS FOR JARED. >> JUST CALL ME JESSICA. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT SPEED IS IN YOUR OWN HOUSE YOU GO TO LOVE, DOWNLOAD THE SPEED TEST AND YOU CAN TEST YOUR DEVICE AND SEE WHAT KIND OF SPEED YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE.

YOU KNOW THAT ON YOUR PHONE. DO IT ON YOUR COMPUTER. IT IS A FREE APP.

>> ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S THE INFORMATION WHERE THE STATE IS PULLING FROM IS UNCLEAR ON THAT. IF YOU'RE AT YOUR PHONE, MAKE SURE YOU DO IT AND YOU'RE CONNECTED TO THE WI-FI BECAUSE YOU WANT TO TEST THE INTERNET AT A HOUSE, NOT INTERNET ON

YOUR PHONE. >> THOSE ARE SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT.

SO GOOD POINT KAREN. >> WE USE NANOS OPEN ON THOSE WEBSITES.

I WILL. ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR GERTRUDE ONE STATE INDICATE THAT THEY WILL BE WITH ME TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THEIR ROAD TO WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF DIRT ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR NEED TO BE COMPLETED.

SO DIRT ROADS THE STATE OWNS ABOUT A MICRO FRACTION OF DIRT ROADS.

>> MOST OF THE DIRT ROADS ARE LITERALLY OWNED OR PRIVATE SO THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY

FUNDING THAT BE COMING FORTH TOWARDS DIRT ROAD. >> OH REALLY? SO MOST OF THOSE ROADS ARE I SAY COUNTY OR PRIVATE OF COUNTY ROADS.

I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER. I PROBABLY DO IN MY BOOK SOMEWHERE SEVENTY SEVEN POINT

SIX TWO MILES LEFT LEFT. >> THERE ABOUT SIX TO PLUS OR MINUS A POINT DECIMATE ANYBODY

ONLINE AGAIN NECESSARILY SEE OH EVERYBODY HERE. >> DON'T KEEP YOUR OWN.

THEY'LL GO. >> YES, SIR. AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING THIS BOY IS A DIRT ROADS THE THREE MAIN DIRT ROADS THAT WE HAVE NO AMOUNT OF MILES THAT WE HAVE ON PAPER. WHAT IS THE FORECAST FOR YOU? OH MOM HAVING ALL THE DIRT

ROADS CAN'T BE MAINTAINED IN THE CURRENT RATE. >> WE'RE ABOUT THIRTY SEVEN

YEARS FROM HAVING ALL THAT. THERE IS A 37 YEARS. >> ARE YOU SERIOUS?

>> NO. YOU CAN SEE THAT UNFORTUNATELY I AM SERIOUS IN THAT RESPONSE.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I MIGHT ADD TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE RURAL AREAS THAT YOU MIGHT

WANT TO CONSIDER DOING. >> ONE OF THE. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ONE CENT SALES TAX PROJECT FOR US TO ADD SOME OF THOSE UNPAID COUNTY ROADS TO THE TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM FOR 2022. SO THAT YOU ALL CAN KNOCK A BIG CHUNK IF NOT ALL OF THOSE OUT OF THE WAY SO LONG AS PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DONATE THE RIGHT AWAY FOR US TO PAY FOR THOSE ROADS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR THE RURAL PORTIONS

OF THE COUNTY. >> YOU ARE KIND OF ALREADY I'VE ALREADY ASKED MY MY REVENUE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE YOU CAN'T DO MORE. SO WHAT'S WITH IT WILL BE A GOOD NUMBER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW UP UNTIL NOW IT'S ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS A BOTTLE.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO AS YOU SAID RATHER THAN ACTUALLY LET'S RAISE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR PROPOSAL AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT RIBAUT DEFINITELY I'LL BE INVOLVED WITH THAT TRANSPORTATION CITIZENS COMMITTEE IS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SIMILAR TO PAVING RESTARTS AND WE HAVE A INDEX THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE WILL UPDATE THAT INDEX AND SAY OKAY, THIS IS HOW WE'RE EVALUATING. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE ON IT?

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AND THEN RENT THE ROADS ON THAT INDEX AND THEN WORK DOWN THAT LIST.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING DOWN CURRENTLY. WE'RE IN YEAR THREE OF A FIVE YEAR PAYMENT PLAN. AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO REEVALUATE DO A SIMILAR ASSESSMENT LIKE WE DID ON THE PAVED ROADS IF WE NEED TO MODIFY THAT INDEX.

WE CERTAINLY CAN AT THAT TIME AND THEN BASICALLY RACK AND STACK THE ROADS AS THERE FALL IN THAT LETTER OF PROPERTY LOOKING TO MOVE. I MEAN UPCOMING ROAD SIX TO 10 YEARS. IT DOESN'T DROP ANYBODY ON THERE.

NO ONE NOTICES. OKAY. THE TO 10 MONTHS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A ROUTE.

THAT'S NOT NERVOUS IN THE DIRT ROADS IT'S STILL THE SAME. WE'RE STILL IN A FIVE YEAR PLAN . WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY CHANGES YET TO THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN.

WE BUMPED ANYBODY OR ANYTHING. WE'RE MARCHING DOWN AT IT. JARED, THANK YOU.

[Items 8, 9, 14 & 15]

JOHN'S GOING TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON THE AIRPORT AND I WOULD ASK THAT WE TAKE ITEMS 8 9 AND THEN 14 AND 15 BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL AIRPORT RELATED AND WE DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION.

WE MAY VOTE ALL AT ONE TIME. BUT TELL US ABOUT THE FOR JOHN .

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON.

EVEN THOSE KIND OF A SLOW TOURIST SEASON. >> STILL A LOT GOING ON AT THE AIRPORTS WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR NEXT SEASON. THE FIRST ITEM THAT YOU'VE GOT FRONT OF YOU IS THE RECOMMENDATION SEEKING RECOMMENDATION TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE USDA. IT'S CALLED A SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT. SO THIS GAS DP PROGRAM SHORT AND THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN GOING ON JUST ABOUT EVERY YEAR IF NOT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2002.

AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT ENABLES SMALLER COMMUNITIES. WE QUALIFY AS A SMALL COMMUNITY TO APPLY FOR THESE MONIES TO BE USED EITHER FOR REVENUE GUARANTEES TO ATTRACT NEW AIRLINES TO AN AIRPORT OR FOR MARKETING PURPOSES TO MARKET NEW SERVICE.

OUR SERVICE IS STILL NEW AND SO WE STILL NEED TO BUILD AWARENESS AND MARKET THAT SERVICE IN THOSE INBOUND CITIES SUCH AS WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND THAT KIND OF CITY. SO WHAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR IS 500000 IT'LL END UP BETWEEN 450 AND 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS THE AIRPORT SHARE THAT'S ONLY ABOUT 25000 AND THEN WE WORK THROUGH THE HILTON ISLAND BLUFFING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO DEVELOP A STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND A CONTRIBUTOR GROUP OF THE RESORT BUSINESSES AND OTHER BUSINESS WHO ARE WHO ARE TOURISM RELATED WHO PLEDGE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS. ONE OF THE KEY DECISION MAKING CRITERIA FOR DFT IS TO SEE THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORTING THEM.

SO IN ESSENCE IT'S A COMMUNITY GRANT THAT'S BASICALLY ADMINISTERED VIA THE AIRPORT.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO QUESTION FOR JOHN ON THAT ONE.

OK, NEXT ONE. ALL RIGHT. >> THE SECOND ONE IS A WORK AUTHORIZATION IS ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING WORK AUTHORIZATION WHERE OUR AIRPORT CONSULTANTS TELL OUR BRIAN ALLENTOWN ARE WORKING WITH OR THEY THEY HAVE A SUB CONSULTANT ON THE TEAM. AND ASSOCIATES WHO ARE AIRPORT FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS AND WHAT THEY'LL BE DOING FOR US IS WORKING WITH THE TERMINAL PROJECT AND THE FINANCES INVOLVED IN ORDER TO PUT TOGETHER THE AGREEMENTS, THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL CONDUCT WITH THE AIRLINES. AS YOU MAY RECALL DURING THE HOUSE RETREAT IN EARLY NOVEMBER. WE HAD OUR CONSULTANTS HERE AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT'S NORMAL IN THE INDUSTRY WHEN YOU BUILD THE TERMINAL, WHEN YOU RENOVATE AND TERMINAL.

THE AIRLINES ARE KEY STAKEHOLDERS NOT ONLY FROM THE IDEAS AND CONCEPT STANDPOINT BUT ALSO THE FINANCIAL STANDPOINT. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES.

IT PROVIDES THOSE FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES QUESTIONS FOR JOHN ON THAT ONE.

>> JUST ONE COMMENT IN A RIGHT OUT THAT SAID WE'VE PROBABLY ONLY USE TWENTY THOUSAND IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUT I ASSUME IF YOU HAVE TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT THAT'S WITHIN YEARS AND ERIC'S DISCRETION WITHIN THAT STILL WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE A WHAT WE'RE JUST TRYING

TO READ. >> SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST INFORMATION.

>> ERIKA QUESTION. THEY'RE VERY ONLINE, OK. TELL US ABOUT NUMBER 14.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD ONE 14 OR 15. >> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS NOD YOUR HEAD AND SAY YES, IF YOU LIKE JUST OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS COMING INTO THE AIRPORTS AND THOSE ARE THE THE ARPA GRANTS. SO WE APPLIED FOR THOSE BACK IN THE FALL LIKE YOU MAY RECALL WHEN CAME TO YOU FOR PERMISSION ON THAT.

AND NOW WE'VE BEEN GRANTED THOSE FUNDS AND WE JUST NEED THE PERMISSION TO ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS SO IT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT. THERE'S ACTUALLY THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO FUNDS OR TWO TO GRANTS. ONE IS STRICTLY FOR THE AIRPORT AND THEN THERE'S A SMALLER ONE THAT IS TO BE USED FOR CONCESSIONAIRES RELIEF SO THAT

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AMOUNT. >> OK. ANY QUESTION FOR JOHN ON THESE TWO ITEMS? OK. ANY OBJECTION TO ANY OF THESE

FOUR ITEMS THAT JOHN HAS TALKED ABOUT? >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION FOR

ITEMS 8, 9, 14 AND 15 SECOND. SECOND SECTION BY ALICE. >> ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NO OBJECTIONS. THEY ARE APPROVED. JEAN, GO BACK TO WORK.

THANK YOU, JOHN. >> WILL YOU READ SIR JOHN? YOU WILL BE ONE MORE MINUTE.

YOU ONLY WALKED OUT. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT OR I DON'T ASK FOR MORE THAN WE HAVE TO START WITH YOU, SIR. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD.

[10. RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD IFB #011322E YEAR 5 RESURFACING TO APAC-ATLANTIC, INC.- FISCAL IMPACT: APAC ATLANTIC, INC TOTAL OF $2,220,051 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $220,000 FOR FDP ALLOWANCE OF $50,000 FOR GOETHE ROAD REPAIR/RESURFACING FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $2,492,052]

>> GO AHEAD. I WILL GO WITH YOU. OKAY.

YEAH. WHEN YOU START WALKING OUT. OKAY.

OKAY. >> NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 10. IT'S PART OF RESURFACING.

YOU'RE OFF AGAIN. I THINK SO. >> I INTEND THIS IS BACK TO RESURFACE AND PAPER IS NOT DIRT ROADS. SO THIS IS YEAR FIVE.

AS MENTIONED WE JUST DID THE STUDY FOR YEAR SIX FOR THEN. SO THIS IS FINISHING UP OUR FIRST YEAR OUR FIRST YEAR FIVE. THIS IS THE A PACK ATLANTA. WE WENT OUT TO BUILD WITH THIS.

>> WE ACTUALLY ONLY RECEIVED ONE SUBMISSION ON THIS. HOWEVER, IT DID COMPARED TO OUR ENGINEERS ESTIMATE. AND ALSO WE HAVE A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE WITH THE BIDDER.

THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THE WINNING BIDDER I THINK IN THREE OUT OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

>> SO WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A COMPETENT BID, A COMPETENT BIDDER AND A AND A GOOD BID.

SO THE BID CAME IN AT 2 JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO MILLION TWO POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

AND WHEN WE ADD CONTINGENCY AND OUR FULL DEBT PATCH AN ALLOWANCE AS WELL AS SOME

ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WE PLANNED FOR ONE OF THE ROADS THE ROAD. >> THE TOTAL COMES TO A CONTRACT AWARD AMOUNT OF OR CONTRACT APPROVAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTY TWO DOLLARS. SO THIS WOULD BE PAID FOR OUT OF CTC FUNDS AND WAS PREVIOUSLY

APPROVED AT THEIR JANUARY 19TH MEETING. >> EMOTIONAL ON THIS ONE ON YOUR SECOND JOE. OK. I THINK IT ALSO COMMENTED IT DID STRIKE ME THAT WHEN YOU HAD THAT RETREAT THAT THE THINGS THAT CTC AND CRAIG GORDON AND YOU WERE DOING ARE REALLY KIND OF SETTING A PACE FOR THE REST OF THE STATE.

AND I THINK YOU'RE ALL DOING A SUPER JOB. YEAH.

SO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SAY FOURTH OR FIFTH OR FIVE MEANS WE CAN COME BACK TO THE NEXT

FIVE BEFORE TOO LONG. YEAH. >> LIKE I SAID WE JUST DID A STUDY SO NOW I'VE GOT A PLAN FOR YOUR 13 DAY WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.

WE'LL JUST PICK IT UP NEXT YEAR AND START ON IT. OKAY.

>> ANY ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

[11. RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD RFQ#083121E BURNT CHURCH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES TO PARRISH AND PARTNERS, LLC - FISCAL IMPACT OF $1,411,333.91. THE CONTRACT WILL BE FUNDED FROM BLUFFTON ROAD IMPACT FEES ACCOUNT 23020011-51160 WITH A BALANCE OF $4,075,828.14.]

BERT CHURCH ROADWAY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS. >> SO THIS IS WHERE THIS CAME ABOUT. THIS ACTUALLY AS A PROJECT THAT WAS LISTED 2018 SALES TAX AS A

PATHWAY. >> AND ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANK PATHWAYS OUT OF THE OUT OF THE PROGRAM HOWEVER ON THE BOOKS AS WELL WAS A WAS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS EXPANSIONS OF BLUFFTON PARKWAY. SO THIS IS THE SECTION OF BURKE CHURCH FROM BLUFFTON PARKWAY SOUTH TO ALGERIA. SO FROM BLUFFTON PARKWAY NORTH THE 278 HAS ALREADY IMPROVED AND THERE'S A FIVE LANE SECTION WITH SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES AND THIS WOULD BE CARRYING SOME TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT DOWN FROM BOOK AND PARK LANE TO ALL DO IT.

SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT THREE MILES. AND IT ALSO WOULD TIE INTO THE BRIDGE STREET PATHWAY THAT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS. SO WE'D MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY WIDEN THE ROAD AS NEEDED AND IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION AT RUIN BRUIN PARKWAY OR BRUIN

STREET. >> THEN WE'D ALSO CONNECT THE PATHWAY AT BLAIR AT BLUFFTON.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF V'S INVOLVED AT BLUFFTON PARK PLAY ALONG.

BIRD CHIRPS AND TIED INTO BRIDGE ALL THREE THESE 70 HOW THIS WOULD BE FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES ONLY WE HAD 10 SUBMISSIONS SO A LOT OF INTEREST FROM THE ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ON THIS. WE HAD TO BEAUFORT COUNTY STAFF AND ONE TOWN DOWN TOWN OF BLUFFTON STAFF AND AFTER ALL THIS THE MIDDLES WERE REVIEWED THE HIGHEST RANKED, MOST

QUALIFIED PARISH AND PARTNERS LLC AS THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRM. >> SO WE NEGOTIATED A FEE WITH

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THEM. >> THEIR FEE CAME IN LESS THAN THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE OF ONE POINT FIVE. THEIR FEE TOTALED ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND ELEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE DOLLARS AND NINETY ONE SINCE THIS WOULDN'T BE PAID OUT

OF BLUFFTON ROAD IMPACT FEES. >> SO OUT OF THE EXISTING IMPACT FEES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH A BALANCE THERE OF A LITTLE OVER FOUR MILLION. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO

AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO PARISH AND PARTNERS MOTION. >> SO MOVED.

JOE WALSH IN SECOND SECOND SECOND PAUL. ANY ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? YEAH. ANYBODY OFF LINE BY ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS ONE?

[12. DISCUSSION TO ALLOCATE 2018 ONE CENT SALES TAX ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE SIDEWALKS AND MULTI-USE PATHWAYS PROGRAM. FISCAL IMPACT: ADDITIONAL REVENUE AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED IN A FORTHCOMING REPORT FROM SCDOR.]

>> THAT TAKES US TO A GOOD ONE TO TALK ABOUT NUMBER 12. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD HAVING MORE MONEY THAN YOU PLANNED ON. SO THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND I'LL HAVE IT AS A DISCUSSION FOR A REASON. THIS PLAN IS DISCUSSION OF ALLOCATING THE EXTRA SENSE EXTRA MONEYS THAT OR THAT WERE RECEIVED AS PART OF THAT 2018 COLLECTION. SO THE 2018 WAS FOR 120 MILLION DOLLARS.

WE RECOGNIZED IN OCTOBER BEFORE THE FOURTH QUARTER STARTED THAT WE WERE NEAR THAT AT ALMOST ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS. HOWEVER, IN COORDINATE WITH THE TREASURY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THAT YOU CAN JUST TURN IT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WE HAD TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE QUARTER. SO HOWEVER INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH NORMALLY WE GET A REPORT FROM THEM 30 DAYS AFTER THE QUARTER CLOSES BUT FOR SOME REASON WE

HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT REPORT YET. >> SO WE JUST HAVE IT LISTED AS DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE STILL DON'T KNOW THAT FINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT.

WE EXPECT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 12 TO 14 OUR SURPLUS IS WHAT WE RESPECT HIM BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DOLLAR FIGURE. HOWEVER WE'D LIKE TO TOP THAT OUT WITH YOU GUYS AND FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE OUR THOUGHTS WOULD BE THAT WE COULD PUT THOSE EXTRA FUNDS TOWARDS THE PATHWAYS. WE KNOW WE HAVE MORE PATHWAYS THAN WE HAVE MANY AND TO PUT THAT MONEY TOWARDS THAT ALL THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THERE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AGAIN. DON'T HAVE IT AS AN ACTION ITEM. I GUESS IT COULD BE AN ACTION ITEM BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE

DOLLAR FIGURE TO FINALIZE A RESOLUTION. >> WELL, I THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD DISCUSSION WE'RE ALL GOING TO WANT TO THINK ABOUT. MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE THAT WE'D BE LIMITED TO BASICALLY THE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE REFERENDUM WHICH WOULD BE A TWO SEVENTY EIGHT QUARTER THE LADY'S ISLAND AND THE PATHWAYS WE GO FORWARD.

SO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS ONE I DO ASSUME THAT WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THREE READINGS SINCE WE'RE APPROPRIATING MONEY THIS YEAR.

GERALD, WHAT YOU GOT? YEAH. >> YEA TO YOU.

I THINK YOUR SUGGESTION WOULD USE AN ADDITIONAL FUNDS OR THE COMPLETION OF THE PHRASE IF IF YOU REMEMBER EACH COUNCIL MEMBER THAT SUBMITTED PROJECTS WE HAD A FIRST PRIORITY SECOND PRIORITY AND SO THE FIRST ALLOCATE THE ONCE IN SALE TAX THAT TAKING CARE OF OUR FIRST PRIORITY AND SO THERE'S ADDITIONAL FUNDS AS YOU STATED WOULD GO TO COMPLETE THE SECOND PRIORITY ON THE PATHWAYS AND I THINK THAT WOULD GO ALONG WAYS AND SHOWING OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY MOVING UP OUR OUR PROMISE OF ASKING YOU SUPPORT THAT 2018 SALES TAX AND THEN THAT WOULD THAT WOULD PROMPT THEM TO GIVE US LESS OF WHAT WHAT THE SALES TAX THAT

WE'RE COMING WITH IN 2022. >> SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT. >> I WOULD CONCUR IN THE COMMENTS BUT I JUST HAVE ONE THAT COUNTS FOR PROBABLY WHAT I THINK ABOUT OR MAKE A DECISION

ON BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS DISCUSSION HEAVILY. >> WE DO EXPECT BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING FROM K.S. K. ALLENTOWN AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND THAT THERE WILL BE SOME MORE COST ASSOCIATED WITH 278. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER USING SOME OF THIS REMAINING FUNDS TO ASSIST WITH SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS KSA.

OTHERWISE WE'LL HAVE NO REVENUE SOURCE TO DO THAT. AND YOU ALL DO HAVE THE OPTION OF BASICALLY SAYING THAT ANYTHING IN THAT RECOMMENDATION NEEDS TO BE FUNDED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AS WELL. BUT THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER POSSIBLE USE FOR FUNDS.

SO PRIVATE THIRD USE THIS IS LADIES OUT. >> I THINK THAT THE PROJECTS COULD USE SOME SOME TYPE OF FUNDING BUT THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS JUST TO

BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. >> YEAH, I THINK DARRYL RAISES

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BUT ERIC'S POINT IS VERY VALID TO WE MAY NEED TO FIND SOME MONEY AND MAY BE ENOUGH TO DO BOTH. SO SO I GUESS MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT WE WOULD STAFF WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK WITH SOME FIRMER RECOMMENDATIONS ONCE YOU GET SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND WE ALL WEIGH IN IF WE IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE OVERLOOKING OR SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY WITHIN THOSE THREE FOUR DOLLARS. THAT'S RIGHT.

>> YEAH. IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNCIL WE

CAN PUT THAT INTO WHAT WE COME BACK TO AS A RECOMMENDATION. >> BRIAN DO I SEE YOUR HAND? YEAH YOU DID SIR. AND I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ON ME WHAT I HAVE TO SAY A LITTLE BIT REPETITIVE AND REDUNDANT BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU THAT SIDEWALK SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR ANY OF THE LEFTOVER FUNDS. I DON'T KNOW HOW BARELY EXTRA FUNDS THAT WE HAVE LEFT IT IN THAT BECAUSE THE PATHWAYS ARE THE ONES THAT WILL IMPACT THE MOST NUMBER OF CITIZENS WHO VOTE ON THIS. YES, THE BRIDGES IMPORTANT BUT FIRST OF ALL IT'S A TWO STATE ROAD SO IT'S PRIMARILY A STATE OBLIGATION AND THE LADIES IRELAND THING ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY I CAN'T SAY A SMALL PART BUT ONLY A PART OF THE COMMUNITY SEES THAT THOSE INTERSECTIONS AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS EVERY DAY. SO I THINK SIDEWALKS REALLY SHOULD BE OUR BIGGEST PRIORITY . THANK YOU.

WE'LL LOOK FOR YOU TO BRING THIS BACK AFTER YOU HAVE SOME MORE DEFINITE RECOMMENDATIONS

[13. WESTON AND SAMPSON SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS SITING STUDY]

IF THAT'S OKAY. OKAY WITH YOU. >> OKAY.

NEXT ITEM NUMBER 13 ARE SUSTAINABILITY CAMPUS CITING STUDY.

YEAH. >> SO I ON TEE THIS UP FOR CINDY CARTER.

BUT BASICALLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.

>> WE'VE GOT A CONSULTANT TO HELP US TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN

AND GIVE THEM SOME SPECIFIC PARAMETERS. >> AND SHE'LL TALK THROUGH THAT AND TELL YOU WHERE WHAT CAME OF THAT STUDY. THIS AGAIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES AS WELL. SO CINDY, GOOD AFTERNOON

EVERYBODY. >> LISTEN IN SAMPSON CONSULTING WAS UTILIZED TO EVALUATE PROPERTIES IN BEAUFORT EMILY THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIAL CRITERIA INCLUDED THE PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE AVAILABLE AND SUITED FOR MIXED USE WASTE MANAGEMENT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE LOCATED SOUTH WITH A BROAD BASE TO POPULATION AND WASTE GENERATION

PROPERTIES. >> HOPEFULLY WE WOULD HAVE 50 PLUS ACRES AND PROPERTIES WOULD HAVE SUITABLE SOILS AS A REMINDER MIXED USE WASTE MANAGEMENT SITES INCLUDING CLAY A MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITY OR WHAT WE CALL A MERV A SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY EITHER IN THIS SUB AND FOR US CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIAL IT COULD ALSO HOUSE YARD WORK FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING AND WE DEFINITELY LIKE A VILLAGE CAMPUS TO GET THE LANDFILL BANNED ITEMS SUCH AS THE TIRES ELECTRONIC WASTE CHAIR AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN

OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ITEMS. >> SO OTHER REPORT 15 PARCELS WERE DONE AND SAW GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERING GROUPS ARE IN THE REPORT.

SINCE THAT REPORT IN SEPTEMBER 20 21 WE CONTINUE THE INTERNAL REVIEW OF THESE PARCELS AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO VISIT OTHER MARK OPERATIONS IN THE AREA JUST LAST WEEK WHEN VISITED THE MARK IN CHARLESTON COUNTY AND ALSO MARK OPERATING IN MILLEDGE, GEORGIA.

>> SO THE WESTERN SAY AND STUDY IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR SOLID WASTE MANAGED GOALS AND VISIONS. WE'VE RECENTLY INCLUDED THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT PUTTING ALL THE PROPOSED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY DOWN ON CAMPUS AND WE'LL CONSIDER CURRENT LOCATIONS THAT HOW'S ANY OF THE MUCH NEEDED WASTE HANDLING OPERATIONS OR SO IF

THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER. >> GIVE US A BIT OF AN IDEA WHAT YOU THINK THE TIMELINE IS TO BRING THIS TO RESOLUTION FOR US.

>> IF YOU COULD JUST IN GENERAL WOULD LIKE I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PROCESS THAT 20,

20, 30. >> OK, I'LL GET ON THAT TOO. SO TIMELINE IS I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THIS EXERCISE AND MORE RECENTLY TAKING A LOOK AT CHARLESTON IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE MOST EASIEST THING TO DO TO HOUSE EVERYTHING IN ONE LOCATION. SO I THINK LOOKING AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE MOST FEASIBLE. AND THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE THE QUICKEST TO FIND SITES THAT WE

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CAN DO ONE PORTION OF THAT CAMPUS IN CERTAIN AREAS. >> SO GENERALLY EACH OF THOSE IS DELIVERED BY DIFFERENT TRUCKS ANYWAY. IS THAT TRUE THERE?

THAT'S RIGHT. >> IT'S ALL SOLID WASTE BUT THEY HAD DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AND DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF WASTE AND TRUCK TRAFFIC. SO THEY THAT'S ANOTHER REASON SEPARATE AND KIND OF SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE IN THIS STUDY FOCUSED ON PEOPLE PROPERTY SO

WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY IF THAT'S CORRECT. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND ONE THING WE'VE ALSO DONE TOO IS WE'VE SINCE THIS REPORT WAS FINISHED IN SEPTEMBER WE'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO IT A WHILE TO SHARE IT JUST BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO DO SOME RESEARCH INTERNALLY. WE'VE ALSO TALKED WITH JASPER COUNTY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO COORDINATE TOGETHER ARE OUR LAND NOTHING REALLY. AGAIN, ONCE WE'RE TRYING TO FIT IT ALL IN ONE SPACE HAS BEEN A LITTLE CUMBERSOME. SO I THINK WE'RE BACK TO THE POINT WHERE YOU KNOW WHAT? STILL LOOKING AT PLACES THAT WE OWN AND MAINTAIN SO WE CAN CONTROL BUT A QUICKER TIMELINE IF WE SEPARATE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS IF I MIGHT.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT ROLLING AND CRITICAL LANDS FOR YEARS WERE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THIS .

I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO FLY. IT'S A CONFLICT THAT PUTS I'D SAY IN REAL JEOPARDY NOT ONLY THE VOTERS I UPON REQUIREMENTS AS WELL, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY

SHOULD EVEN BE CONSIDERED QUITE FRANKLY. >> OKAY.

THE QUESTION REGARDING ALL THE SITES THAT YOU LISTED HERE IS INFRASTRUCTURE IS A MAJOR ISSUE

FOR ANY ONE OF THE BEING. >> YEAH, THAT WASN'T THAT WASN'T THE CRITERIA YOU LOOKED

AT BUT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT CRITERIA. >> SOME SAY THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AS FAR AS WATER AND SEWER LIKE YOU WOULD IN A MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE BIGGEST IS POWER. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF USE WE HAVE THE POWER WOULD BE A BIGGER ISSUE AND I BELIEVE ALL OF THESE PARCELS ARE OFTEN MAJOR HIGHWAY. SO POWER RELATIVELY IS PRETTY ACCESSIBLE.

SO OK. WELL WE LOOK FORWARD TO A NEXT STEPS ON THAT ONE.

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>> OK. SANDY IS STILL ON. I AM.

WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE 20 HP TO COME AT A PRICE LEADER PREVENTION GRANT AND THE 2022 PROBLEMATIC. SO WE BEAUTIFUL CIVILIAN SUPPORT.

BRING IT ON SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO SET THOSE MODELS.

>> WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT KIND OF MONEY IS INVOLVED? >> EACH ONE FOR FIVE THOUSAND FIVE THOUSAND. OKAY AND TELL US ABOUT NUMBER 18 THEN.

>> DID YOU ALREADY DO THAT WHEN THIS WAS ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA? OK. ANSWER COMING UP IN APRIL.

HISTORICALLY WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THOSE AND BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING MONEY TO HELP WITH OUR VIEWS THE WHOLE PROGRAM. OUR WASTE TIRES AND OUR SOLID

WASTE RECYCLE. >> WHAT KIND OF MONEYS WOULD WE TEND TO GET FROM THAT TYPE OF GRANT? DO YOU THINK THE OIL HAS BEEN VERY FLUCTUATING AND IS REALLY

WHAT WE NEED. >> SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN UP TO 50000 THIS PAST YEAR.

WE ONLY NEEDED SOME MINIMAL SUPPLIES WAS LESS THAN 10. >> WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE SOLID WASTE COMING OUT OF 2023 AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO AWARD TWO GRANTS FOR ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS COMPLEX TWO PROGRAMS. SO THAT WOULD FIT RIGHT IN THE

INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR. >> OKAY MOTION FOR ITEM 16, 17

AND 18. >> THANK YOU. GERALD SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND, JOE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OBJECTION? STAND APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>> DID WE DO EIGHT, NINE AND 10 AS WELL? IN A PREVIOUS POST THAT I

MISSED THE WAY. YEAH YEAH I THINK WE DID. >> YEAH I THINK THAT WAS I THINK SO. IF WE DIDN'T I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING I DON'T REMEMBER

[19. SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COMPOST CAMPAIGN SPRING 2022]

VOTING. >> I THINK I THINK WE DID. BUT LET ME LET ME KNOW IF WE DID. WE DID. OKAY.

OKAY. SOLID WASTE SPRING CAMPAIGN. >> YEAH.

SO THIS IS THE HOFFMAN OUR SECOND COORDINATOR. THIS ONE I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT IT AND SHE'S SHE'S ACTUALLY SHOT A VIDEO RECENTLY.

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THIS IS THIS IS A HOME USE AND SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD ABOUT.

I GOT ONE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND BEFORE THAT MY FAMILY WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T RECYCLE.

WE ENCOMPASS THIS IN THE TRASH. SO ANYHOW, IS MYERS I'M IN ST. LOUIS AND I LIVE IN A DIFFERENT TOWN. WE HAVE A BIG I THINK WHATEVER NICE THINGS GO AND BE THE TRASH RECEPTACLE AND WE FILL IT UP TO THE. IT COMES TWICE A WEEK.

WE'RE FILLING IT UP. COOL THING NOW WE BARELY FEEL IT AND I COMPLETELY ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE COMPOST AND WE BARELY FILL IT UP ONE TIME. WE STILL GET TRASH SERVICE TWICE A WEEK BUT IT'S PARTIALLY FULL WHERE TIME BECOMES ALSO TO THE POINT WHERE THIS WEEKEND WE WERE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND I FELT GUILTY NOT THROWING MY BANANA FIELD IN THE COMPOST.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYHOW. BEFORE WE GET STARTED THIS IS SO YOU KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS ACTUALLY FRESH NEWS THROWN OUT ON COLLEGE YOU GUYS THAT IT FEEL SO YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN THIS IS NOT NASTY WAY. THIS IS MY NEIGHBORS AND LIN NOW DRAG AND FOR ME MOSTLY BANANAS. I SO YEAH.

ANYWAY MORE YOU CAN TELL US FROM CAMPUS. HI.

I DIDN'T WANT TO USING THE GARDEN FOR REAL. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. WHY IS ALWAYS RECYCLING COMING? YOU'RE TALKING COMPOSTING.

SO IT'S ALL ABOUT DIVERTING WASTE, RIGHT? WE HAVE ALL THESE TREES YOU CUT YOUR GRASS, YOUR REGULAR LEAVES. THAT'S ALL MATERIAL THAT CAN BE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL INTO COMPLEX MATERIAL. THEY CALL IT BLACK GOLD.

IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR YOUR PLANTS AND AND FISCAL YEAR 2021.

WE'VE SPENT OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MANAGING YARD DEBRIS.

SO THIS IS POTENTIALLY FUNDS THAT WE CAN SAVE FROM SORRY. THIS IS POTENTIALLY FUNDS THAT WE CAN SAVE FROM ACTUALLY MANAGING THIS WAYS BECAME COMPOSTED AND CREATE THIS REALLY ORGANIC BRIDGE MATERIAL. SO I DIDN'T HAVE A JOKE WHEN YOU GUYS I CAME HERE FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR BANDS I KNOW WE'RE NOT YOUR GROUP HERE BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BANDS THAT WE DO

SELL THE PRICE MINUS THE OTHERS. >> IF YOU COMPARE THAT PRICE TO A TWO DOLLARS I DON'T WANT TO SPEND. RIGHT? YES. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND I BELIEVE I ALREADY GAVE YOU SOME INFORMATION THE BACKGROUND.

>> SO THERE'S THE FAILURE THAT WE DID SPEND AND YARD WASTE BRIEF LAST YEAR.

SO THIS WAS WE HAVE A SEPARATE CONTAINER AT OUR COLLECTION CENTERS AND THAT MATERIAL WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET RID OF IT. RIGHT. SO THAT'S HALF OUR COST.

AND THEN ANOTHER REALLY GREAT FACT IS THAT 30 PERCENT OF THE WASTE THAT WE DO TO LANDFILL IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS YARD DEBRIS. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE NUMBERS FOR WASTE.

BUT AS JERRY HAS TO. WHEN YOU START DIVERTING IT YOU CAN SEE SO THIS IS THE BAND AGAIN. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SET UP IN YOUR YARD AND WE DO WANT YOU GUYS TO OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THIS. IT'S REALLY CHANGED.

IT REALLY CHANGES THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS WHICH WHEN YOU START DIVERTING THIS WAYS YOU CAN SEE THESE VISUAL IMPACTS MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND WE'VE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH OLDFIELD. YOU CAN SEE THE CONGO SPENT IN THE BACK. THIS IS THEIR COMMUNITY GARDEN. IT'S GORGEOUS.

AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN CONDOS THAT THEY'RE MAKING PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING THIS PROCESS TO GET WE'VE GOT WITH THEM THEY HAVE THE BINS THAT WE SELL ONLINE. AND I ALSO PRESENTED THE TRAINING WHICH IS THAT GOING TO BE KICKING OFF NEXT MONTH AT THE LOCAL LIBRARIES.

WE CALL IT THE GREEN SAP SERIES. ON THIS LAST MONTH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RECYCLING AND NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING INTO SPRING IT'LL BE OUR CONGRESS DICTATORIAL AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN IF THE LINK IS GOING TO WORK.

BUT WE CREATED THIS AMAZING TUTORIAL I CANNOT TAKE THE CREDIT FOR IT WAS JARED'S IDEA TO GET THIS AND WE CAN BE KIND OF PRODUCTS LIKE SO ROB WHO IS ALSO DEFINITELY HAVE TO MENTION

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I SHARED THIS STORY WITH THEM AND THEN THEY FEATURE COUNTY AS FOOD WASTE OF TAXPAYER ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. SO PEOPLE ARE SEEING THIS TUTORIAL.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THE STORY ALL GREEN TALKS.

WE'LL BE GOING TO SCHOOLS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT. AND THEN ALSO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT THIS TUTORIAL AT THE CAROLINA RECYCLING ASSOCIATION'S SPRING CONFERENCE NEXT MONTH. SO WE'RE REAGAN HIGHWAYS, COUNTY. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET ON THE MAP OF SUSTAINABILITY IS THE LEAD GOING TO WHERE WE CAN KIND OF SHOW YOU A SNIPPET? I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF CRUNCHED WITH YOU'RE DOING FINE. YOU'RE DOING IT.

I'M TRYING TO TALK FAST. >> BUT IF WE SHOW YOU THE TUTORIAL, THAT'S FINE.

IT REALLY IS A GREAT RESOURCE IF YOU WANT A COMPASS THEN WE CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH YOU AND PROVIDE FOR YOU SO YOU CAN ADOPT THESE PRACTICES AT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW MUCH WASTE YOU'RE DIVERTING. I TRUST THAT EVERYBODY'S RECYCLING AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN GO FULL CIRCLE AND USE YOUR COMPOST A.O. IN YOUR GARDENS ON YOUR LIFE.

>> I THINK THAT CAN TAKE A BREAK NOW. BROOKE, YOU'VE HAD QUESTIONS.

YES. DID YOU SAY YOU WERE HURTING PARTNER WORKING WITH VARIOUS

COMMUNITIES? SO WE DID WE CUT. >> WE PARTNERED WITH OLDFIELD.

RIGHT. WE LEARNED THAT THEY HAD A COMMUNITY GARDEN SO WE WANTED TO ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY THAT WE COULD. SO THEY RECEIVE COMPOST BANDS AND THEN TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER FACILITATION OF THE COMPOSTING PROCESS WE WENT IN AND TRAINED THEIR COMPOST GROUP. THEY HAVE LIKE A GARDENING GROUP BROTHER.

SO YES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE INTO CONTACTING THESE AUDUBON COMMUNITIES ALL THE COMMUNITIES . HI, MY NAME'S VICTORIA HOFFMAN

AND I'M THERE. >> IT'S LIKE ALL COORDINATOR FOR NEWPORT COUNTY.

TODAY I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A QUICK COMPOSTING ONE TO ONE TUTORIAL.

COMPOSTING IS A GREAT WAY TO DIVERT FOOD AND YARD WASTE FROM LANDFILLS.

AND IT'S WONDERFUL FOR YOUR PLANTS. A FEW REASONS WHY WE LIKE TO PROMOTE COMPOSTING ARE THE EPA REPORTED MORE THAN 63 MILLION TONS OF FOOD WASTE SENT TO LANDFILLS AND TWENTY EIGHTEEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF WASTE TAKEN TO LANDFILL IS YARD WASTE COMPOSTING REDUCES MATERIAL SENT TO LANDFILLS AND REDUCES

METHANE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. >> SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHAT IS COMPOSTING COMPOSTING IS THE BREAKDOWN OF PLANT MATERIAL DECOMPOSITION.

THIS HAPPENS IN NATURE BUT AT A SLOWER PROCESS. ONCE THE MATERIAL BREAKS DOWN YOU'RE LEFT WITH A NUTRIENT RICH DIRT LIKE MATERIAL THAT YOU CAN APPLY TO PLANTS YOUR GARDEN OR YOUR LAWN. COMPOST HELPS ■RETAINMOISTURE&-L

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