Mar 07, 2022 Community Services Committee

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. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHEN I WAS THE LAST ALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 7 TO ORDER I AM CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. LOGAN CUNNINGHAM IS THE VISE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS ARE GENERAL BOSTON YOUR GLOVER AND ALICE. HOWARD, I'M HAPPY TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME?

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. >> JUST SAY THAT ONE NATION

UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE BROOKE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NUMBER THREE PUBLIC

[3. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. >> SO MOVEMENT CHAIRMAN OUTSIDE WHO? WHO WAS THAT? THIS IS YOUR.

AND THE SECOND COUNCILMAN. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> NOT WE WILL APPROVE THE

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- OCTOBER 4, 2021]

THE IS GROUP ITEM NUMBER FIVE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 4TH 20 21 .

>> MAY I HAVE A MOTION SUMMIT WITH THE CHAIRMAN PLUS CIRCUIT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU.

MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. GLOVER AND SECONDED BY MS. HOWARD AND ANY DISCUSSION ON APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES VERY KNOWN. WE WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES RIBAUT OBJECTION. YOUR HEARING NO OBJECTIONS TO MINUTES OR APPROVAL FOURTH 20 21 ARE APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.

>> BROCK DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS TODAY? MEETING NOT FOR THIS MEETING.

[7. UPDATE AND PRESENTATION ON THE RONALD MCDONALD CARE MOBILE, DENTAL UNIT]

WE HAVE SOME VISITORS TODAY WHO WILL BE MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO US.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM TAKING THE TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULES TO VALENCE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THEM. THAT'S FROM ITEMS THAT I THINK WILL BE INTERESTING AND TIMELY.

AUDRA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN

AND CABINET MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BILLY SAW JACK. >> HE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE AND HE IS HERE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON THE HOUSE AND THE MOBILE CARE UNIT. WELCOME US THE STORE.

JACK, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE COMPANY. WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION AND PUTTING UP WITH THE NEXT 20 MINUTES OF HEARING ABOUT A NONPROFIT. I WAS ASKED TODAY TO TALK MORE BIG PICTURE OF WHAT WE DO AND HOW IT AFFECTS BEAUFORT COUNTY WHEN WE WORK HARD FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T CARE ABOUT.

IT'S CALLED STRESS WORKING HARD FOR SOMETHING WE LOVE IS CALLED PASSION.

I WANTED TO LEAVE WITH THIS SIDE BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE DO FOR OUR MHC AND IN THIS

COMMUNITY WE APOLOGIZE. >> WE UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A GLITCH MUST BE A REALLY AMAZING VIDEO TO IMPRESS THE HECK OUT OF YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS STORY AND THAT WAS UP HERE IS FROM A FAMILY FROM BEAUFORT SOUTH

CAROLINA. >> I NOTICED WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM A LOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE BOTTLES AND DRINKS IN FRONT OF THEM.

YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT A 16 OUNCE BOTTLE AND SOME OF THE SODA AS I SEE ON ON THE SIDE. I WANT TO SHARE THE STORY OF BABY BLAKE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THIS AND THAT WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD FROM THIS FAMILY THAT SPENT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE DAYS FROM VIEW FOR WITH US AT THE ARMY DOWNER HOUSE WAS THAT THEIR BABY BLAKE WAS ONE OUNCE LESS THAN THAT BOTTLE OF SODA THAT YOU'RE HOLDING.

SHE WAS BORN AT 15 OUNCES AND WHAT KEVIN WOULD HAVE SHARED WITH YOU IS BEING THAT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX STEPS FROM THE FRONT DOORS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILD WAS AN AMAZING THING THAT THEY COULD SPEND BECAUSE AT THE

TIME WE DIDN'T KNOW IF BABY BLAKE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT. >> AND MANY A TIME SHE HAD CODED OUT BEING A 15 OUNCES THEY COULDN'T MOVE HER WITHOUT BONES BREAKING.

SHE WAS SO PREMATURE AND BEING THAT THEY WERE FROM THIS AREA, COULD YOU IMAGINE TRYING TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO BE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AND TAKE CARE OF A VERY, VERY SICK CHILD FOR

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BUT WE WANT THE OKATIE THE DAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT EMILY'S DIAGNOSIS I WENT IN FOR A

ROUTINE ULTRASOUND. >> BEYOND A WHOLE AND I REMEMBER CALLING MY HUSBAND CRYING SAYING HER HEART IS BROKEN. IT'S BROKEN ON MAY 16TH.

EMILY UNDERWENT THIS OPEN HEART SURGERY AND SHE RAN A HALF ONCE RECOVERING IN THE ICU.

I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS I WILL NEVER HAVE TO UTILIZE OR NOT DONALD THOMAS AND I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT I WALKED PAST HER SEVERAL TIMES AND DID NOT CHANGE IN THAT ANYMORE. WALK OUT WITH OPEN ARMS. IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.

INSTANT FAMILY TO ME AS IN THE WORLD. I ABLE TO STAY SO CLOSE TO HER HEART. SHE WAS NEVER ALONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CATHY THANK YOU FROM THE DAVIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON MEMORY LANE THIS HERBAL I SHARE THIS BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING AROUND US.

IF YOU ARE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, YOU'RE OUT. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SET TO ONE OF TWO PLACES. YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO BE SENT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SENT TO US IN SAVANNAH FOR A TRAUMA ONE CASE AND WE WANTED TO KIND

OF SHARE THAT MESSAGE IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDES. >> SO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FIRST COMPONENT WHEN AUDREY VISITED SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND YOU'RE FINE.

SO TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE HISTORY IT STARTED IN 1974 AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE A JOKE IF I SHARED IT WITH YOU. IT STARTED WITH A HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

IT STARTED WITH A FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE NFL AND IT STARTED WITH A RESTAURANT GUY.

AND OF COURSE THAT WAS RAY KROC. IN 1974 THE FIRST HOUSE WAS BUILT. AND IN 1987 WE LEAP FORWARD THE HOUSE WAS BUILT HERE IN SAVANNAH WHICH WAS THE ONE HUNDREDTH HOUSE. THE CONCEPT IS VERY STRONG AND YOU CAN SKIP THROUGH PLEASE THE CONCEPT IS VERY STRONG. WE'RE JUST ABOUT BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE MOST CRITICAL CASES THAT OUR AREA SERVES. SO FOR US BEING COASTAL EMPIRE WE ARE SERVING BOTH SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND A LOW COUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

>> THERE ARE THREE CAR PROGRAMS ALL OF WHICH ARE EFFECTIVE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

>> THERE IS THE HOUSE OUR FAMILY ROOM PROGRAM AND OF COURSE THE CAMERA BILL PROGRAM. SO FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IT IS THE MOST CRITICAL FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THE AREA THAT WE WILL SERVE SITE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE DO ON A

DAILY BASIS. >> WE WILL BE THIRTY FIVE YEARS OLD THIS JULY 11TH IN 2021.

WE PROVIDED FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FAMILY NIGHT STAYS OF WHICH FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF THOSE FAMILY NIGHT STAYS WERE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. IT COSTS IS BETWEEN ONE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS A NIGHT THE HOUSE A FAMILY. WE ASKED FOR A CONTRIBUTE TEN DOLLARS A NIGHT FOR THE FAMILIES JUST SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S IT'S MORE OF A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. IF YOU CAN'T PAY TEN DOLLARS OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. IF WE WOULD HAVE IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE WE SEE TEN DOLLARS FOR THOSE FORTY FIVE OTHER NIGHTS WE WOULD AT FORTY FIVE

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NICK YOU PICK YOU. I ASAN ONCOLOGY PSU HEALTH FACILITIES THE EYE GROUPS PREMATURE BABIES ARE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ONCOLOGY ENDS UP BEING NUMBER TWO OF WHO WERE SERVING IN TRAUMA AND ACCIDENTS FROM ANYTHING FROM A DROWNING OUT IN HILTON HEAD OR TYBEE TO A CAR ACCIDENT. NINETY FIVE OR SIX SIXTEEN A SIXTEEN.

THE SECOND COMPONENT IS OUR FAMILY ROOMS WHICH ARE BOTH LOCATED AT ST. JOSEPH CANDLER AND MEMORIAL DAY STARTED IN 2006 BACK TO 2013 AND THE MEMORIAL ROOM BEFORE COVE IT HIT IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN THIRTY FOUR HUNDRED ADDITIONAL FAMILIES NOT PEOPLE WERE SERVED WITH OUR FAMILY ROOM PROGRAM OF WHICH IN TWENTY 19 ONE THOUSAND HUNDRED FIFTY SIX FAMILIES CAME FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS FOR ANYBODY WITH A CHILD IN HOSPITAL COURSE WHEN COVID CAME THE WORLD CHANGED AS WE ALL KNOW IT AND WHEN THE WORLD CHANGED SO DID SOME OF OUR DYNAMIC FAMILY ROOMS WERE SHUT DOWN AND THE CAMERA BUILT PROGRAM WAS PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND WE WERE SOME CONCERNS THERE.

>> BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT THE HOUSE REMAINED OPEN WITHOUT EVER SHUTTING. WE DID OUR DAY JOBS. WE DID THAT THROUGH THREATS AND NOT KNOWING WHAT COVID 19 WAS WHEN IT STARTED ON MARCH 16TH, 2020 WE REMAINED OPEN.

THERE ARE FIVE HOUSES IN GEORGIA FOR THE RAMMING DOWN A HOUSE.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA WENT DOWN TO ONE OR TWO ROOMS COLUMBUS AND MAKING HAD TO SHUT THEIR DOORS WITH THE COLUMBUS HOUSE LOSING A STAFF MEMBER TO COPE WITH IT AND ATLANTA WENT DOWN TO 25

PERCENT. >> WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OCCUPANCY ALL THROUGH COVE IT IN 2012 AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ONE HUNDRED BUT ONE OF OUR FAMILIES RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT THEIR CHILD CODED AND THEY WENT RUNNING OUT OF THEIR ROOM LEAVING THE FAUCET ON AND OF COURSE FLOODED ROOM 11 WHICH WE COULD NOT GET CLEAN WE COULD GET CLEANED UP WITH OUR GREAT FRIENDS AT BELL FOUR BUT WE COULDN'T GET CONSTRUCTION TO COME BACK TO FIX IT OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT 100 HUNDRED PERCENT CAPACITY.

>> BUT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU WHY THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS IS WHY ARE WE FUNDING THIS PROGRAM IN SAVANNAH FOR THE CAMERA BILL PROGRAM OUR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CARE ABOUT MOBILE PROGRAM IS A DENTAL UNIT THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR GOING ON 20 YEARS AND THE BEAUFORT COUNTY AREA IT WAS THE FIRST EVER CAMERA BILL IN THE ARMY SEA SYSTEM IN TWENTY THOUSAND NINETEEN BEFORE COVE IT HIT IS OUR LAST FULL COUNT FULL YEAR OF WORKING STUDENTS.

>> TWENTY SEVEN HUNDRED CHILDREN WERE SEEN BY THE CAMERA UNIT SEEING A DENTIST FOR THE FIRST TIME BOTH IN TREATMENT, BOTH IN EDUCATION AND FINDING TRAUMA.

ONE CASES TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THERE ARE ONLY 42 CARE MOBILE PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE OF WHICH 35

ARE IN THE US. >> WHEN I STARTED 18 YEARS AGO THERE WERE 50 SO THE PROGRAM IS BEING DELAYED BECAUSE THE COST IS VERY DIFFICULT AND HARD TO RUN AT TIMES BUT IT'S THE NEED OF THE PARTICULAR AREA THAT WE'RE SERVING OURS BEING A DENTAL COURSE WE WORK WITH JASPER BUTTE FOR COMPREHENSIVE TOP HEALTH AND THEY ARE THE THEY RUN THE PROGRAM FOR US TO

TAKE OVER. >> OH YES. WHICH SLOT ARE YOU ON? I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE SLIDES CAN HELP. I THINK THIS IS A TEST WE'RE GOING BEST WITH THE GUY FROM SAVANNAH NOW JUST GETTING THAT JUST GO TO THE NEXT ONE FROM THERE. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES THAT THE CAMERA BILL PROVIDES IS ON THE

SCREEN. >> I WON'T READ THEM ALL OUT. I KNOW YOU'RE VERY BRILLIANT AND CAN READ THAT YOURSELVES BUT WE ARE WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT WE ARE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. WE KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS DIFFICULT FOR THE FAMILIES.

WHEN THE PROGRAM STARTED BACK SO MANY YEARS AGO, IT ORIGINALLY WAS ON REDUCED LUNCHES THEN IT EXCEEDED TO FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE GONE TO THE SCHOOLS AND SAID ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE SHOULD BE WHO WE ARE TRYING TO SEE WHERE YOU CAN GET BACK HERE YOU HERE. THAT'S THE CAMERA BILL HAS A REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST AND ALSO A SUPERVISING DENTIST AND THERE IS A DRIVE A DATA ENTRY

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WE CAN'T DO THAT ON THE BUS. THIS IS WHAT USED TO LOOK LIKE. BUT IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE NEWS LET'S CALL THE YEARS RONALD HAS RETIRED SO WE HAVE REMOVED HIM FROM THE BUS AND NOW WE'RE GONE WITH THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY THEME WITH WITH THE THING.

BUT THIS IS THIS IS WHERE IS SHOWING UP SO THAT THE STUDENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN THEY WALK IN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANY OF YOU HERE. I WANT TO GO TO A DENTIST AND I SURELY DON'T THINK A CHILD WANTS TO GO IN AND HAVE SOMEONE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW TRYING TO SCRAPE WHERE THEIR MOUTH WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

BUT WHAT WE FIND IS THAT MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING HAVE THE NEED FOR WE CAN DO THE PREVENTATIVE WORK, WE CAN DO THE TREATMENTS, THE FLUORIDE AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY

EDUCATE AND THE HOPE IS TO GROW THIS PROGRAM. >> ALL I'VE GOT LEFT AND YOU CAN JUST KIND OF CLICK THROUGH IS JUST SOME PICTURES OF OF THE UNIT FOR THOSE ARE YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT BUT IT HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE PARTNERED IN

BEAUFORT COUNTY AND ONLY HERE. >> SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EFFORTS THAT THE ROMNEY COUNCILS CHARITIES ARE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT STARTS WITH THE CAMERA BILL IS NUMBER ONE AND UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY BEAUFORT COUNTY IS RECEIVING THOSE SERVICES WHEN IT COMES TO

THE HOUSE AND THE FAMILY ROOMS. >> WE'RE GOING TO SERVE WHOEVER NEEDS IT THE MOST.

AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON WHERE THE MOST SEVERE CASES ARE.

BUT OVER THE LAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS ON AVERAGE WE HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE HOUSE

OVER 35 PERCENT AND THE SAME THING WITH THE CAMERA BILL. >> I MEAN SHOOTING WITH THE FAMILY ROOMS I THOUGHT I WOULD LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW FUN FACTS. WE DO HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS. SOME OF WHICH WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS WITH WITH BEAUFORT WITH OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUPS.

OUR YELLOW SHOE AND VALENTINES AND I THOUGHT I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH ONE LAST FUN FACT.

IT TAKES ONE THOUSAND ONE HOUR AND TWENTY EIGHT POP TABS TO MAKE A POUND.

I'LL COLLECT THEM FOR US. WHETHER IT'S HERE IN BEAUFORT OR WHETHER IT'S IN GEORGIA IT TAKES 1000 OR TWENTY EIGHT POP TABS TO MAKE THAT POUND TO GET US FORTY FIVE CENTS TO SHARE

WITH YOU IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. >> WE HAVE RECEIVED ALMOST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN POP TABS FROM PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES LIKE BEFORE.

WHICH MEANS THAT ALMOST 14 MILLION POP DADS WERE DONATED IN CARING TO THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE LAST YEAR. I THOUGHT I LEAVE YOU WITH THAT ONE FUN FACT.

BUT WITH THAT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND USE THE COMMITTEE OR BOARD TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. CHECK JACK. QUICK QUESTION.

LARRY MCKELLEN HERE I'M NOT IN THE WORLD. I'M WHAT DOES IT COST YOU ANNUALLY TO RUN THE CARAMEL? YOU GO OUT THE AREA, GET YOU PROVIDE SERVICE TO WE ARE AT ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BUDGET AND WHEN YOU SEE A CHILD YOU SEE THEM ONCE WHAT DO THEY RETURN FOR FOLLOW UP VISITS THAT'S DEPENDENT ON THE SEVERITY OF WHAT THEY FIND FROM FROM FROM THE BUS FOR US IT'S SEEING THEM ALL WERE AT THAT SCHOOL.

>> THE TREATMENT THE STANDARD TREATMENTS ARE DONE THERE ON PROPERTY WHEN WE TRY AND I SAY WE IT'S JEFF BEAUFORT, JACK BEAUFORT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DOES THOSE SCHEDULING SO THEY DO THAT WITH BEYOND THE BUS WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AND WITH LOCAL DENTIST.

>> I KNOW THAT WE PROVIDE SOMETHING TO YOU AND HAVE SOME TIME AND WITHOUT ASKING YOU THE SOURCE TOTAL FUNDING YOU GOT YOU GET MORE SOURCES. ARE YOU ABLE TO MAKE THAT BUDGET ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND ANNUALLY FROM FROM ALL AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE FOR ALL

NINETEEN YEARS WE'VE NEVER MISSED THAT BUDGET, SIR. >> OK, CONGRATULATIONS ON AN IT

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE GOOD WORK YOU DO. >> I'M GOING TO ASK THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THERE AND ONLINE IF THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT MEANS THAT YOUR MONEY ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? MR. JACK QUESTION.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND WITH THE ROLLING STONE HOUSE PARTICULARLY THE DEALS BECAUSE I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT HAVING A BAD MOUTH COULD ACTUALLY LEAD TO HEART TROUBLE . THAT IS TRUE AND CELEBRATE AND THEN FOR THE KIDS WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES A LOT AND I THINK IT'S LOST IS THAT IT REACH A LOT OF TIMES FAMILIES WILL WAIT.

AND YOU KNOW HOW IT IS IF YOU HAVE A BAD BAD TOOTH OR PAIN. CORRECT.

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SO NOW WE'RE TYING UP EMERGENCY ROOMS VISITS ON THAT END AND THEN FOR THE CHILD LOOKING AT IT STRICTLY FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, I CAN'T I CAN'T EVEN THINK LET ALONE CONCENTRATE ON SCHOOLWORK IF IF I HAD A PAIN IN MY TOOTH AND I THINK THE PROGRAM HELPS ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THAT. WE HOPE TO DO MORE IN THE YEARS TO COME.

WE HOPE TO GROW THE PROGRAM. BUT YES, TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH AND ANY EXCUSES.

I MEAN IS THE BOTTOM TO ALL THAT AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DO AS WELL.

IT IS. THANK YOU, JACK. I THINK YOU'RE TIMELY COMING HERE TODAY WAS PERFECT MOVING SLOWLY AND AN EXTRA BILLION TO OUR BUDGET CYCLE FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOUR PRESENTATION HERE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF SERVICE YOU PROVIDE, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR YOU TO GET THAT. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS EVERY YEAR TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM OPERATING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I DO APPRECIATE IT.

AND IF ANYBODY FROM YOUR COUNCIL OR THE COMMUNITY EVER WANTS TO COME AND VISIT THE PROGRAM, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND

KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE ALL THOSE MONEYS ARE GOING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THE NEXT ITEM? YES, SIR. BUT I WANTED TO THANK BILLY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE HIM COME TODAY TO EXPLAIN WHAT SERVICES THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE PROVIDES TO CITIZENS AND COUNTY THE UNIT THE DENTAL UNIT DOES NOT LEAVE THE STATE SOUTH CAROLINA. SO I KNOW THAT WAS SOME CONFUSION SINCE OUT OF GEORGIA . YOU KNOW THE SERVICES THAT THEY DO PROVIDE THIS IS A B FOR

[8. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH BEAUFORT COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY LIST]

ACCOUNTING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM.

>> NUMBER EIGHT IS TO HE'S GOING TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH

YOU'VE HEARD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. >> YES, SIR.

>> THIS ITEM WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL RESOLUTE TO ESTABLISH B FOUR COUNTIES DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY LIST. BEFORE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY LIST IS UPDATED ANNUALLY AND HAS PROVIDED TO THE LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT AS A PREREQUISITE PREREQUISITE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.

>> ARE THERE ANY ITEMS IN THAT RESOLUTION YOU THINK NEED BE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED?

>> GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS THEY'LL BE RECOMMENDING TODAY?

>> NO SIR. IT'S A VERY BROAD LIST AND I WILL SAY THAT A LOT OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST WILL BE FROM OUR FUNDING BUT WE'VE KIND OF PROVIDE THIS LIST FOR

POTENTIAL GRANTS THAT WE MIGHT BE APPLYING FOR SARAH. >> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE? THANKS. SO I SEE THAT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING PROGRAMS. SECOND PAGE, SIR STREETSCAPES MOVEMENTS AND PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES AND AFFORDABLE OPTIONS TO UNDERSERVED AREAS WITH REGARD TO INTERNET SERVICE.

>> YES. AND THAT WOULD BY HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE TALKING

ABOUT HERE HAVE AN IDEA, SIR. >> THEY ARE GRANTS THAT WE WOULD BE APPLYING FOR BRITNEY AND SHE WOULD LIKE SHE CAN EXPLAIN. I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE MATCH

FUNDS BUT I CAN BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE AMOUNT. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BRITNEY WENT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

NOT A PROBLEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS ABOUT 20 MILLION DOLLARS TO SPREAD THROUGH THE CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS STATE WIDE.

USUALLY THE GRANT CAPS IN THEMSELVES ARE RELATIVELY SMALL.

HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. THE LARGEST ONE THAT I KNOW OF FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZED PROGRAM AND THAT SPECIFICALLY HAD THINGS TO DO WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN ON LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS.

SO THEY ARE RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS COMPARED TO A BIG PROJECT.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE USE FOR MATCH FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED NOW. AND THIS WOULD MATCH THOSE PROGRAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING. I MEAN THIS GOES FORWARD TO ELABORATE MORE WITH REGARD TO GETTING INFORMATION THAT FULL COUNCIL WILL NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON THIS MATTER. YES, SIR. OK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JIM. >> COULD I ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION? SURE. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR THE HOUSING PROGRAM AND YOU TALK ABOUT FAILING SEPTIC TANKS.

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HOW DOES THAT WORK IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY? >> SO IF IT'S IF IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S PROGRAMED WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE CAN LOOK AT USING THIS AS A MATCHING SOURCE FOR OUR INTERNAL FUNDS IN ORDER TO INITIATE THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT WE'VE DONE FOR DRAINAGE AND SEWER AS IN THE BOND IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

>> BUT EVERYONE IN SCHOOL THEY WROTE IT BROUGHT IN SEWER. BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE RURAL

AREAS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS SEWER. >> HOW WOULD DID I CAN CHECK WITH OUR L. COUGHLIN HELPS US FACILITATE THROUGH THESE PROJECTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS CERTAIN MARK CHECKBOX OR OUR COMPLETED AND WE CAN WE CAN TAP

CHECK INTO THAT FOR YOU. APPRECIATE THAT, ROBERT BLAKE. >> THESE ARE A MATCH WHERE IT IS A MATCHING FUNDS THAT WE'LL BE REQUESTING FOR THE MOST PART.

>> FOR INSTANCE, WE'VE GOT TO GRANT'S RIGHT NOW. ONE IS FOR THIS STUART POINT ROAD PATHWAY PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO MATCH OUR 1 CENT SALES TAX PROGRAM FUNDING IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THAT PROJECT. ANOTHER ONE IS THE DETOUR ROAD PATHWAY PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT IS MATCHING SOME TAG FUNDING.

>> I THINK THAT THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS HERE FOR COUNCIL VOTED TO EXACTLY MATCHING FUNDS. ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT GOES FURTHER THAN THAT? YES. WE'VE HEARD FURTHER QUESTIONS

THROUGH ONLY ONLINE OR IN THE ROOM. >> OK.

I HAVE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH YOU FOUR COUNTIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY LIST AND MOVE IT FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.

SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL SECOND YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> SO I NEED DISCUSSION ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER?

>> HEARING NO DISCUSSION. I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON THIS MATTER WILL FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION OR OUR

[9. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE II: ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES]

ITEM NUMBER 9 IS RECOMMEND APPROVAL FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENTS. CHAPTER 14 ARTICLE 2 ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES COLONEL FOOT

YOU IN THE ROOM. >> NO SIR. WITH AFTERNOON CEREMONY.

>> KNOWN. I'M SORRY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US?

>> AFTERNOON. WE HAVE SOME TEXT AMENDMENTS TO OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES ONE OF THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION UP FRONT ABOUT OUR ORDINANCES AS WE ALL KNOW AND FOR THE VIEWING AUDIENCE ORDINANCES ARE VERY PARTICULAR TO COMMUNITIES.

THEY'RE ONLY ENFORCED WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LOTS OF TIMES WE'RE TACKLING ISSUES THAT ARE PARTICULAR TO OUR OWN COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I'D LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE IS THAT WITH OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES UNLIKE A LOT OF THE OTHER COUNTY ORDINANCES THAT ARE ONLY ENFORCED WITHIN THE UNCAPPED RATED AREA BEAUFORT COUNTY OUR ANIMAL CONTROL AUDIENCES ARE ALSO IN FORCE WITHIN ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

WE HAVE ALL AMANDA'S CAPACITIES HAVE SIGNED ON TO ADOPT OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCES SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENFORCE THEM WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITIES AND WE HAVE IGAD M.O. USE IN PLACE.

BUT EACH ONE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES SO AFTER WE GO THROUGH THESE TEXT AMENDMENTS WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES AND ASKING THEM TO ADOPT THESE TYPES AMENDMENTS ALONG WITH THE REST OF OUR ORDINANCES ONCE AGAIN SO WE CAN ENFORCE.

I SEE A SCENARIO THAT SLIGHT BACK UP PLEASE SEE THAT THERE WAS A REFERENCE TO CHAIR I SEE THERE'S BEEN REFERENCE TO CHANGING TEXT AMENDMENTS BUT THERE'S REALLY NO INFORMATION

ABOUT WHAT THE CHANGES ARE. >> WHERE WILL THAT AND THERE SHOULD BE BACK WHERE YOU SEE ALL THE ORDINANCES ALONG WITH WHAT IS BEING STRICKEN FROM THE ORDINANCE ALONG WITH WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO UPDATE THAT ORDINANCE WILL. ARE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS

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MOVING THE FULL COUNCIL? >> YES, SIR. >> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY BRITTANY MOORE WHO IS THE MOST TO WORK ALONG WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO THE TRIALS IS DONE ALL THE WORK ON TRYING TO PUT THESE TYPES OF AMENDMENTS TOGETHER SONG AND ALLOW THEM TO TAKE OVER FROM HERE.

OKAY. >> BE GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

>> FOR COUNSEL I BELIEVE THERE IS THAT MIX UP WHEN THAT AGENDA WAS ACTUALLY PUBLISHED SO YOU WILL FIND THE FULL ORDINANCE AND ALL THESE CHICKEN AND ADDED LANGUAGE ABOVE THE ORDINANCE AS IT APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. SO THERE SHOULD BE ABOUT IT STARTS ON PAGE THIRTY NINE.

>> AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH RESPIRATORY BIAS. I ABSOLUTELY CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THE MAIN CHANGES IN THE ORDINANCE. I DO WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU AND I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. I'VE ALSO SPOKEN TO SOME OF THE MAGISTRATES AFTER PRESENTING CASES AND WE'VE HAD LONG DISCUSSIONS AS FAR AS WHAT WOULD BETTER THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE COURTS WHEN HAVING DID IT MAKE DETERMINATIONS.

NOBODY LIKES HAVING THEIR DOG DEEMED A DANGEROUS DOG. NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE ANY OWNERSHIP ISSUES. SO ON AND SO FORTH. THOUGH WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON DIFFERENT MALTS WITH ASSETS TRYING TO NARROW DOWN WHAT CHANGES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY. SO IN SAYING THAT PLEASE WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

I THINK THE FIRST MAJOR CHANGE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING IS A BREED DETERMINATION.

IT'S COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE IS SOME CHANGES NEEDED WHEREBY THE COURTS REALLY NEEDED TO BE THE FINAL DETERMINING FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO AN ANIMAL BEING DEEMED A PIMPLE PRESERVE PURSUANT TO OUR ORDINANCES. PREVIOUSLY THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE A COURT DETERMINATION TO HAVE A DOG. THEY ARE THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE PURSUANT TO OUR ORDINANCE IF A DOG IS DEEMED A PITBULL BREED THAT DOG IS REQUIRED TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. SO IF A ANIMALS FOUND AND HAMSTERS DEEM THE DOG A PIT BULL PERCENT OR ORDINANCE. THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WHEREBY THE OWNER DOES NOT WANT THE DOG TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. SO THIS IS PUTTING IT AT THE HANDS OF THE THE COURTS TO DETERMINE DEBRIS. AND WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED FORCING FACTORS WHEREBY AN INDIVIDUAL THE MANDATED BY THE COURT TO HAVE THE DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED. SO IT BECOMES A JUDICIAL DECISION AS TO THE BREED.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT. >> THAT ALSO LATER ON IN THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO ALLOW TO HAVE A PICKUP ORDER IN ORDER TO ENFORCE THE JUDGE'S ORDER WHICH WAS THE ISSUE THERE.

THE NEXT MAJOR POINT IS I REVIEWED AT LENGTH OUR DANGEROUS DOG DETERMINATION ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY. IF AN OFFICER WENT OUT TO A SITUATION IN WHAT IS CALLED A BIKE CASE INDIVIDUAL WAS INJURED BY DOG AND WE THINK STAFF OFFICERS COULD DEEM A DANGEROUS OUR DOG AND DANGEROUS DOG AT WHICH POINT PURSUANT TO OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT INDIVIDUAL IS IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED TO HAVE CERTAIN ELEMENTS FULFILLED.

MEANING THE DOG HAS TO BE MUZZLED AT ALL TIMES. THE DOG HAS TO BE HANDED A FOUR SIDED KENNEL IF OUT. ADDITIONALLY, IT ALSO PUTS THE BURDEN OF THEM HAVING AN INSURANCE POLICY ON THE DOG. ALL THAT BEING SAID AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED OUR AUDIENCE

IS REQUIRING THAT BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL COMES TO COURT. >> SO I'M SORRY IT MUST BE SAID RIGHT. ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE MANDATED PRIOR TO BEING HEARD

AT COURT. >> SO I HAVE I AM OFFERING AN AMENDMENT TO IT.

>> I'M NOT I'M NOT REMOVING THOSE REQUIREMENTS. I'M SIMPLY CHANGING WHEN THEY ARE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED SO THEY WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AFTER A COURT DATE.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER JUDICIAL DECISION WHETHER TO DANGEROUS DRUG LOG AND NOT A STAFF

MEMBERS DECISION AT THIS TIME. >> IT IS ALREADY A JUDICIAL DECISION WHETHER A DOG IS ACTUALLY DEEMED DANGEROUS RIGHT . THE REQUIREMENTS ARE IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MADE PRIOR TO THE JUDICIAL DECISION.

SO I AM ASKING TO MOVE THOSE SO THEY ARE ONLY IMPLEMENTED AFTER A JUDGE HEARS THE CASE.

WHAT MAKES US THE NEXT ONE IS WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CASES WHEREBY AS WE ALL KNOW YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT SOMETIMES HAVE ISSUES WITH OTHER NEIGHBORS DOGS PLAINLY PUT.

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>> SO WE HAVE CREATED A NUISANCE PET TO BE A LESSER INCLUDED CHARGE OF A DANGEROUS ANIMAL. THIS IS BECAUSE MULTIPLE CASES COME UP WHEREBY DOGS CAN HAVE INSTANCES WHERE IT COULD BE A DOG OR A DOG ATTACK OR FIGHT. THERE CAN BE ALSO INSTANCES WHEREBY THE REQUIREMENT OF A DANGEROUS DOG TO HAVE NOT THEN HAVE NO PROVOCATION MEANING THAT NOBODY PROVOKED THE DOG TO BITE THEM COULD BE A MISSING ELEMENT.

SO IN SAYING THAT WE WANT TO AVOID A DOG NOT BEING COMPLETELY DISMISSED IF IT IS A AT OCCURRENCE HAPPENS BUT RATHER THE ABILITY TO SAY THAT THIS IS A NUISANCE PET THAT IT DOES HAVE A POTENTIAL TO INJURE, THAT IT DOES HAVE A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. BUT AT THIS TIME IT HASN'T REACHED A LEVEL OF A DANGEROUS

ANIMAL YET ANOTHER JUDICIAL DECISION. >> IT WOULD SHOW THE PROVOCATION HASN'T BEEN CHANGED. THE PROVOCATION STILL IS AN ELEMENT DANGEROUS DOG. WHAT ABOUT FOR A NUISANCE? FOR A NUISANCE DOG THERE WOULD

NOT BE PROVOCATION. >> SO A NUISANCE DOG LIKE I SAY COULD BE ANYTHING FROM FORTUNATELY I HATE TO USE IT AS AN EXAMPLE BUT KIDS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THEY'RE RIDING THEIR BIKES EVERYWHERE AND THERE'S A DOG OUTSIDE THAT THEY KIND OF LIKE TO BOTHER.

>> WELL THE DOG MIGHT HAVE HAD PROVOCATION FROM THAT. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW.

BUT LET'S PUT EVERYBODY ON NOTICE AND PUT IT OUT THERE THAT THIS DOG NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED A NUISANCE ELEMENT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO KEEP THE DOG EITHER TETHERED OR ON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES. SO THE DOG IS NOT ALLOWED OUT AND ON THEIR PROPERTY REGARDLESS IF IT'S THEIR PROPERTY OR SOMEWHERE WITHOUT BEING LEASHED DOES NOT HAVE A REQUIREMENT OF BEING MUZZLED. RIBAUT INSURANCE LET WITH A NUISANCE DOG OR JUST THE GREEN GROUPS. IT DOES NOT ONLY WITH A DANGEROUS DOG DEAN NEXT IS WE ALSO HAVE ADDED AN UNDER AND WE'LL USE WE'RE ADDING AND OUR ANIMAL CRUELTY EXCUSE ME.

>> WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD IN THE VERBIAGE IN A ONE WE COLLECT TO SOME.

THIS MIGHT SEEM VERY ODD TO BE ASKING FOR A LESSER CHARGE WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.

BUT THERE IS A LARGE SPECTRUM OF CASES THAT COME BEFORE US AND IT IS HARD AT TIMES TO BRING CASES TO COURT AND HAVE JUDGES DECLARE SOMEBODY GUILTY OF ANIMAL CRUELTY WHEN AT TIMES PEOPLE JUST NEED TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS. AND IT'S NOT A PURPOSEFUL CRUELTY BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE. I GUESS I WOULD SAY HOW TO TAKE

CARE OF THEIR ANIMAL PENALTY THROUGH ANIMAL NEGLECT. >> IT IS GOING TO BE A LESSER INCLUDED CHARGE BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US BECAUSE CURRENTLY HOW ANIMAL CRUELTY AUDITS IS WRITTEN IT MANDATES THAT WE ACTUALLY WRITE A CITATION WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR BUT WITHIN THE ANIMAL NEGLECT IT ALLOWS OUR OFFICERS TO WRITE ADMINISTRATIVE TICKETS WHICH DO

HAVE A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. >> SO IT WOULD BE WORKING WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHICH TULIO AND HER TEAM DO ANYWAYS TO TRY AND TEACH THESE PEOPLE THESE INDIVIDUALS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DOGS AND REALLY WHERE THEIR ANIMALS APPROPRIATELY DO

WELL. >> WHAT ANIMAL NEGLECT? NO TO JUDICIAL HEARING THEY

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IF IT REACHES THAT POINT. >> BUT IN SPEAKING INTO LOOKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IF WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECEIVED THREE ANIMAL NEGLECT ADMINISTRATIVE TICKETS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT WE'RE N A LEVET POTENTIALLY WOULD BE AN AMERICAN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE AS WELL WITHOUT GOING TO COURT. WE STILL FIND US.

THAT IS CORRECT. AND THE FINES ARE JUST ARE DESCRIBED IN INCREMENTS AND ARE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS SECTION ONE SECTION WHICH I WILL ACTUALLY POINT TO SOLUTION DESCRIBED FURTHER THE NEED FOR IT. WE ARE ADDING IN AN ABANDONMENT DURING A NAMED STORM WHICH IF YOU WANT YOU CAN DISCUSS THAT AND THE NEED FOR IT.

BUT IT DOES STATE THAT ABANDONMENT IS UNLAWFUL ACT WHICH WOULD BE A MISDEMEANOR IF AT ANY TIME ANIMAL IS FOUND AT A HOME WITHOUT PROPER CARE OR WITHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE HOME DURING A NAMED STORM THIS BECAME A HUGE ISSUE FOR FLUID TEAM AND HURRICANES.

ALTHOUGH I DEMEANOR LEVEL. >> YES, THERE MISDEMEANOR LEVEL.

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YES SIR. >> HOW DO YOU. COULD I ASK A QUESTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? SURE. WELL, WE ARE IN THE NAME STORM.

DOES THAT INCLUDE LIVESTOCK? TO WHAT IS THAT? DOES IT INCLUDE LIVESTOCK? IF THEY'RE ABANDONED BY OWNERS SUCH AS CATTLE AND HORSES, I GO YES, IT COULD GIVE US THE JOY

OF CHICKENS AND THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE NOW AS YOU KNOW OUR. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF CHICKENS.

THEY ARE CONFINED. BRITTANY AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT A WORD WHICH IT WAS REFRAIN FROM MOVEMENT AND I'M NOT SAYING RELEASE YOUR CHICKENS.

SO WE HAVE TO CHASE THEM. BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE WE'VE GOT OUTLETS IN AIKEN THAT WE CAN HELP WITH. BUT THEY'VE GOT TO ASK NOW THEY CAN'T WAIT TILL THE STORM. THE PROBLEM IS WE DO HAVE TO GO SAY CHICKENS COOPS IF THEY'RE IN A FLOODPLAIN WE DO HAVE TO GO RESCUE HORSES WHO ARE CONFINED IN BARNS.

SO AGAIN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS? YOU AGAIN PEOPLE CAN CALL ME RIGHT NOW. I'LL MAKE A PLAN. YOU JUST CAN'T CALL ME THE DAY OF THE STORM IN WE GET THE STORM. SO YES, IT DOES APPLY TO MY CHICKENS SHOES AND GO BY CONTRACTORS WHO FLY JETS. IS THIS WHOLE NEW LANGUAGE BEING INTRODUCED HERE? BRITAIN ABANDONMENT DURING A NAMED STORM IS ABANDONMENT WAS ALREADY A SECTION OF OUR CODE WE WANTED TO SPECIFY ITS APPLICATION AND DURING A NAMED

STORM AGAIN EVERYTHING. >> DO YOU THINK FURTHER? >> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO AS FAR AS FIGURE. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS IN HERE THAT WE AMENDED AS YOU KNOW ANDS AND OR THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED OUT THAT WERE MIS MISUSED PREVIOUSLY.

WE'VE ALSO GIVEN IN SEVERAL PLACES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE DECISIONS OR HIS DESIGNEE . PREVIOUSLY COUNTY COUNCIL WAS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LULA OR PRO FOOTBALL FOR BRITTANY.

>> JUST QUICKLY GO BACK TO ALEX'S QUESTION. SO YOU READ THAT IT SAYS ANY ANIMAL IS CONFINED IN A FENCE. SO IN A NAMED STORM IF YOU HAD HORSES, CATTLE PIG OR IN A FENCE THE WAY THAT ORDINANCE READS IF YOU ABANDON THEM WHICH WHEN YOU LEAVE AND LEAVE THEM BEHIND THAT YOU COULD BE COULD GET A MISDEMEANOR. CORRECT?

>> RIGHT. THE WAY THIS MINISTRY SAID NO ANIMAL SHALL REMAIN IN A HOME BUILDING FENCE CAGE, COOP OR CRATE. SO THAT'S A FENCE OR OTHER STRUCTURE DURING A NAMED STORM. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE ANIMALS AND EVEN IF THEIR FENCED AND THEY'RE OUTSIDE THE YOU COULD GET A MISDEMEANOR IF YOU LEAVE AND EVACUATE AND

LEAVE THEM BEHIND. >> RIGHT. SO I MEAN WHAT IS THE JET? WHAT'S SUGGESTION HERE TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING WITH THESE PARTICULARLY LARGE

ANIMALS? >> WELL, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THANKS TO I.T. IS WE HAVE A COURSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CATTLE AT AND I'D LIKE TO SEE ALL ANIMALS REGISTERED SO WE CAN GO EDUCATE BECAUSE IF THEY LEAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO GET THEM.

SO I'D RATHER THAN MAKE PLANS NOW WE HAVE SO MANY OUTLETS AGAIN IN AIKEN AND OTHER COUNTIES. AND SO IT'S OUR JOB TO EDUCATE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE GET THIS ORDINANCE THROUGH WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT THEY NEED TO DO THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THEM REGARDLESS.

>> WOULD THE BEST THING TO DO IS WHAT YOU HAVE IN THIS ORDINANCE WHICH IS TO LET THEM RUN FREE IF IF THEY'RE ABANDONED BUT THE GATES ARE OPEN.

THEY'RE NOT IN THE BARN. NO ANIMALS WILL COME BACK AND TELL ME THE NAME.

BUT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM? THEY FIND A PLACE. THEY'LL FIND A HIGH GROUND AND SEVERAL. SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO WITH THE FARMER IS TO GO BACK AND LOOK.

CORRECT. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. YES.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO BUT IT'S WHEN THEY REFRAIN FROM MOVEMENT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO OUT. AND AGAIN, I JUST THINK PEOPLE IF THEY MAKE THE DECISION TO HAVE GOATS, CHICKENS, COWS, THEY NEED TO HAVE A PLAN. SO WE JUST DON'T WANT THEM AFRAID. I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS IS I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHATEVER IT TALKS ABOUT BEING INSIDE OF A STRUCTURE OR INSIDE OF IT SAYS FENCE I'M THINKING OF A LARGE PASTURE THAT'S FENCED IN. AND SO YOU'D HAVE TO OPEN YOUR

GATE TO AVOID GETTING A MISDEMEANOR. >> YEAH.

SO YOUR FENCE AND AREA THAT'S IF THERE'S A STORM YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE AREAS WITH TINA

THAT FLOOD AND SEVEN AGAIN. >> THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO LIKE WE DID ON HILTON HEAD DURING MATTHEW. WE HAD TO GO RESCUE FOUR HORSES FROM FLOODING IN A FENCED IN

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BECAUSE THEY'RE CONFINED FROM MOVEMENT. THEY'RE STUCK IN AN AREA AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT. SO THAT'S IT. BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY I WAS AT A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK IN MYRTLE BEACH AND EVERYONE IS A PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE ORDINANCES. THEY'RE FOLLOWING US. STATE IS LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW BRITTANY'S BEEN WORDING THINGS. YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH EVERYBODY. SO IT'S IT'S PRETTY YES. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME THAT THEY'RE TAKING FOR COUNTY AS AN EXAMPLE. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND BRITTANY AND THE INTERNEES LOCALLY. YOU KNOW, HERE THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ORDINANCES. WELL, IF YOU WANT TO SHORTEN ORDINANCE FORWARD FORWARDED TO COUNCIL, I THINK THAT YOU'LL BE AVAILABLE OF COURSE AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHO YOU SPOKE TO AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR ANIMAL OWNERS WERE CONSULTED ON THIS.

WITH REGARD TO LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE USING HERE SO THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IMPOSING RESTRICTION ON PEOPLE BUT RATHER DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE ANIMALS WHO SUGGESTED THAT THESE THINGS TAKE PLACE.

I'M ASSUMING THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. YOU HAVEN'T STATED HOW FAR AM I

WITH THAT? >> NO, I WAS SAYING LIKE I STATED BEFORE, IT HAD BEEN WORKING FOR THIS ON THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. I TOLD WHEN SHE FIRST ASKED FOR ONE SMALL CHANGE THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS USED BY ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES.

I SAID LET'S NOT LOOK AT IT. AND ONE SECTION LET'S LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PICTURE.

LET'S WAIT SINCE TIME. LOOK AT THE CASES THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE OURSELVES AND TALK TO THE JUDGES, TALK TO OTHER ATTORNEYS AND LET'S REALLY DO IT.

DO THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND TO WORK WITH TO LET HER TEAM AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS THAT ANIMAL CRUELTY, ANIMAL NEGLECT. I THINK THAT GIVES HER TEAM AN AVENUE TO ACTUALLY TEACH PEOPLE AND WORK WITH PEOPLE RATHER THAN JUST SITING THEM WITH AN ANIMAL CRUELTY AND THEN WALKING AWAY. SO WE WERE REALLY TRULY LOOKING AT HOW WE BENEFIT EVERYBODY

INVOLVED. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? >> WE WRAP THIS UP TO LOLA.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. YOU'VE BEEN ABSENT WITH PANDEMIC CONCERNS.

I'M SURE. IT'S NICE TO KNOW YOU'RE STILL THERE DOING THE GREAT JOB YOU DO IN ANIMAL CONTROL AND WE ALL WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AT THIS MEETING. THANKS FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOU. WHAT ARE THE NEXT ITEMS? TEN ELEVEN TWELVE THIRTEEN BILL WITH APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENT NUMBER TEN MY TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE OR IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE ONE OUT NUMBER TEN IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RICK CROWED LET ME BACK UP MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO TO SEND THIS COORDINATES OVER TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AT THE

FIRST MEETING I HAVE A MOTION WITH SOMETHING MUST GO AHEAD. >> MENDELSON I'LL START ON ONE SECOND. MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GERALD OKATIE. ANY DISCUSSION? NO, NO DISCUSSION.

THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS?

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>> CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THOSE LAWS TO THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION SOMEONE MY THANK

YOU. >> I HAVE A SECOND I'LL SECOND .

>> WHO IS THAT? >> LOGAN AND LOGAN. A DISCUSSION HEARING NO

DISCUSSION. >> MOVE THIS ALONG WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING JUST THE FULL COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION ITEMS TEN ELEVEN THOUSAND THIRTY THREE NO OBJECTIONS I DO TWELVE AND ELEVEN OF THE THIRTEEN WILL

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OF FOURTEEN. >> WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THIS AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED HERE TODAY DURING NINE COMMUNITY SERVICES THE

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TODAY IS HEREBY ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR

PARTICIPATION. >> THIS BROUGHT ALONG FIVE MINUTES UNTIL A MANDATORY CODE TO START CONFESSED MONDAY'S OTHER BOYS LET BE EX

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