Aug 15, 2022 Natural Resources Committee

I CRIED WHEN I SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO OKATIE. I KNEW IT WASN'T THERE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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YES. I'LL CALL THE MEETING ORDER AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL SIGN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EVERYONE PLEASE RISE.

I I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THIS IS THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS STANDS ONE NATION. THERE IS LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTURBING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE DOCUMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ONLINE. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN CORPORATION CHAIRMAN JOE PASSENGER.

COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM AND COUNCILMAN RODMAN AND MYSELF TODAY.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE TO HAVE A SECOND OR SECOND SECOND THE SECOND MY SECOND LOVER,

CORRECT? >> YES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED OUR NEXT.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 6, 2022]

>> YES, MA'AM. THERE'S SOMETHING WE HAVE A MINUTE.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW ON JUNE 6. >> WE DID NOT MEET IN JULY.

YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GYM SIX MINUTES REMOVED. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE. I HAVE A SECOND COUNT GLOVER WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AT THIS TIME. >> WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON?

[7. DISCUSSION OF RECONVENING THE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY COMMITTEE]

FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THAT. >> THIS IS NOT FOR A VOTE.

THIS IS JUST A DISCUSSION OR. >> YES. THANK YOU.

SO HELP US KIND OF SORT OUT GIVEN A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING. SEE, THIS IS KIND OF PARAPHRASING LANGUAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE PLAN. IT STATES THAT, YOU KNOW, ST. HELENA ISLAND IS HOME TO COUNTY'S LARGEST CALL A GEEKY COMMUNITY. AND THE HISTORIC ISOLATION OF THE OF THE COUNTY SEA ISLANDS. YOU KNOW, LOOKING BACK IN HISTORY WAS REALLY VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT SURVIVAL OF THIS CULTURE AND AS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST, THE GARLIC CULTURE IS UNDER STRESS FROM RAPID COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AND UNMANAGED GROWTH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT THE TRADITIONAL SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTER OF FOUR COUNTIES GULLAH COMMUNITY. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK 20 YEARS BECAUSE OF THESE CONCERNS BEFORE COUNTY ADOPTED A CULTURAL PRESERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT. AND I THINK IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE A MAP BUT IT PRETTY MUCH ENCOMPASSES ALL OF ST. HELENA ISLAND. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE DATA HARBOR AND FRIPP IN THAT DISTRICT BASICALLY RESTRICTS DEVELOPMENT THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THIS WENT THROUGH A COMMUNITY LED PROCESS DETERMINED THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIAL OR ADVERSELY IMPACT THE GULLAH GEECHEE COMMUNITY. AND THESE INCLUDE GOLF COURSES, GATED COMMUNITIES AND RESORTS. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A FEW OTHER RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN THAT OVERLY IN THE RECENTLY ADOPTED BEAUFORT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS CALLS FOR EVALUATING AND STRENGTHENING THE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT. IT BASICALLY READS AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLAN.

REEVALUATE WAIT. THE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVER IT OVERLAY DISTRICT BY ASSESSING WHETHER ADDITIONAL LAND USE RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO MEET THE INTENT OF THE DISTRICT. CONSIDER THE ADDITION OF SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS THAT REINFORCE HISTORIC GULLAH GEECHEE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND CHARACTER INCLUDES DIVERSE REPRESENTATION ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT MAY BE FORMED TO GUIDE THE PROCESS ENSURE PUBLIC INPUT FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS A DIRECT RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLAN. AND I GUESS WHAT WE'RE COMING FORWARD IS TO I GUESS INTRODUCE THE IDEA OF PUTTING TOGETHER THIS COMMITTEE, THIS CULTURAL PROTECTION OVAL OVERLY DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND THAT AT A FUTURE DATE COMING FORWARD. YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE

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OUR NEXT STEP WAS TO GO IN IMMEDIATELY FORM THE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THEN OF COURSE COVE IT HIT US AND EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SET US BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THIS WAS A PLAN EVEN BEFORE WE WERE DRAFTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS DIRECTION. BUT SO WITH THAT I GUESS WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS MAYBE FOR, YOU KNOW, AN AGREEMENT TO MOVE AHEAD AND THEN WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMITTEE. OK.

ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE ON COUNCIL ONLINE OR FORUM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS? THAT WAS YOU ASKING FOR A MOTION. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION DO WE WRONG AT THIS TIME THINK IT WAS LISTED AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ON THE

AGENDA OR DISCUSSION? >> BUT DO YOU NEED A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD OR YOU CAN MOVE

FORWARD WITHOUT THE MOTION? >> I GUESS IT A MOTION WOULD DEFINITELY GIVE US OUR MARCHING ORDERS. MISFIRING? NO.

>> HOWEVER YOU ALL WANT TO HANDLE IT. WE'RE GONNA TOGETHER THE COMMITTEE AND BRING BACK A LIST OF NAMES FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE AND AT THAT TIME WE'LL NEED A MOTION FROM THE COMMITTEE AND AN ACTION FROM COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE.

SO I GUESS THE ACTION WOULD BE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO REVIEW THE LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

>> YES. MOVE FORWARD. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? SO WE'RE CATCHING UP. BASICALLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE

WORKING ON THE COUNTY GOT WAYLAID COVERED , CORRECT? >> YES.

ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND OTHERS I'M SURE WE'LL BE THINKING OF SOME NAMES FOR THAT COMMITTEE TO TO COME FORWARD AT THE NEXT NATURAL RESOURCE

MEETING. >> YES. PAUL AND I JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE EARLIER SO. YES, MA'AM. WE WILL KNOW RIGHT ALONG WITH

[8. DISCUSSION OF 2022 COUNTY GREEN SPACE SALES TAX REFERENDUM FOLLOW-UP]

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IN THE AGENDA WHICH IS MR. MERCHANT, ARE YOU GOING TO OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS ONE TO NUMBER NINE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR NO I'M SORRY NO.

>> A DISCUSSION OF THE 2022 COUNTY GREEN SPACE SALES TAX REFERENDUM FOLLOW AS EVERYONE KNOWS THAT HAS TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT AT THE LAST KIND OF COUNCIL MEETING AND STAFF

YES. >> HEADS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT AND COME COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS FIRST. OK. ALL RIGHT.

SO MR. CRANE, WE'RE GOING TO GO FIRST. NO, I THINK TOM DEVANEY IS AND

THEN. >> OK. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. YES. SO AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS KIND OF EVOLVING VERY RAPIDLY AND WE ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATE STATUTE TO BRING FORTH THE METHODS BY WHICH COUNTY COUNCIL WANTS TO IDENTIFY THE PROPERTIES THAT IT'S GOING TO UTILIZE THIS HUNDRED MILLION

DOLLARS TO PROCURE. >> SO THIS STATUTE PROVIDES THAT WE NEED TO SET FORTH METHODS. AND SO WE'RE NOW GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY THOSE METHODS. I'VE TALKED TO ROB TALKED TO ERIC GREENWAY.

THE METHODS ARE NOT OF COURSE IDENTIFIED OR DISCUSSED AT ANY LENGTH IN THE ACT.

RIGHT. JUST A MINUTE. BUT IN MY OPINION I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS KIND OF ADOPT SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THE RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM ORDINANCE THAT WE ADOPTED IN 2019. SO IF YOU LOOK AT ORDINANCE 2019 47 AN ORDINANCE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN FORTY EIGHT THEY SET FORTH THE PROCESS AND THE PROCEDURES THAT COUNTY COUNCIL DECIDED IT WANTED TO FOLLOW IN IDENTIFYING

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SO WE NEED TO STAFF NEEDS TO PUT TOGETHER THAT PROCESS AND BRING IT FORWARD.

IT NEEDS TO BE IN MY OPINION NEEDS TO BE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL THROUGH AN ORDINANCE AND UNDER THE ACT THE METHODS THAT COUNCIL DECIDES IT WANTS TO PROVE THAT IT WANTS TO PROCEED UNDER. THAT NEEDS TO BE ADVERTISED IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE TIMELINE THAT WE WENT THROUGH LAST WEEK WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS GENERALLY TODAY, BRING SOMETHING FORWARD FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ITS SEPTEMBER MEETING AND THEN BRING IT FORWARD FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL BY WAY OF ORDINANCE AT THE TWO MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER.

AND THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER YOU ALL TIME TO DELAY ON THIS MATTER BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS WRAPPED UP TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE VOTE.

>> CORRECT. AND WE HAVE TO PUBLISH THE QUESTION AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE LIKE. RIGHT. AND SO AGREE AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE

BUT WE CAN DO WELL. >> IT IS YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DO IT.

EXACTLY. OK. AND AND BRINGING IT FORWARD AT THE SECOND MEETING IN OCTOBER IS TOO LATE. SO IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON THE NEXT THREE MEETINGS IN THE SEPTEMBER NATURAL RESOURCE MEETING IS THE

DATE THAT SET SEPTEMBER 6, SEPTEMBER 6. >> SO BE DO YOU ANTICIPATE STAFF WILL HAVE A DRAFT READY? OF COURSE PRIOR TO THAT MEETING.

EVENTUALLY THEY'LL BE BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL TO GET IT DONE AND ARE THERE ANY.

>> WHAT WE WANTED TO THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION IS TO PRESENT THAT SCHEDULE SO THE COUNTY COUNCIL IS AWARE OF AND THAT WE KNOW STAFF IS GOING TO BE WORKING DILIGENTLY AND HARD ON IT. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS MR. CAVANEY OR MR. MERCHANT YOU'D

LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? >> NOT FOR ME. >> IF THERE'S ANY ANYTHING THAT THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL KNOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN IT IF I LIKE TO REFER US TO ANY SOURCES. I'M GLAD THEM TO CONSIDER THOSE ONE.

ONE SOURCE THAT I DID LOOK AT WAS CHARLESTON COUNTY'S ORDINANCE.

THEY'VE GOT A GREENBELT BANK AND THAT BANK ORDINANCE I THINK SETS FORTH CERTAIN PROCEDURES THAT THEY USE AND LOOKING AT PROPERTIES. SO I FORWARDED THAT TO ROB AND WE'LL BE DRAWING ON THAT I THINK AS APPROPRIATE. AND IF ANYONE ON COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT, THEY CAN CERTAINLY GET IT FROM I MEAN YOU'VE SENT IT TO ME AND I'M SURE EVERYONE ELSE WANTS TO LOOK WE CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE, CORRECT FOR SURE.

>> COUNCILMAN LOGAN HAD HIS HAND RAISED. I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS A

QUESTION. OH, LOOK, I DIDN'T SEE HIM. >> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN

CUNNINGHAM. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. JUST THE FOR SAKE OF THE DISCUSSION THAT ALL OF US HAVE A DIFFERENT FEELINGS ABOUT WHICH WAY TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS. I DON'T KNOW. I SET UP A TROUBLESOME BANK THE FIRST TIME FOR THAT LOVE TO SEE HOW THEY DO THAT THROUGH THE THINGS.

PERSONALLY I'D LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS ON AND DISCUSS TO BE USING THE MONEY TO PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS TO LAND ON THE WATERWAY TO SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERWAYS.

THAT IS BEAUFORT COUNTY. THAT'S WHERE OUR LIFE COMES FROM.

AND THEN ALSO WE START DISCUSSING WHAT AREAS WE NEED TO PROTECT FROM GROWTH THAT ARE HAPPENING AND SEE IF THERE'S AREAS WE CAN TARGET. BEAUFORT WHAT ROYAL LOFTON, HILTON HEAD WHATEVER THAT AREA MIGHT BE 100 PERCENT OPEN DISCUSSION AND IDEAS SEE WHAT'S

OUT THERE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT. >> SO THOSE SO THOSE ARE

SPECIFIC PRESERVATION PROCUREMENT KIND OF AREAS. >> AND THE PROCESS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AT THIS POINT THE PROCESS WOULD IDENTIFY THE STEPS THAT ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZED IN IDENTIFYING EXACTLY THOSE KIND OF PROCUREMENTS.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ALCOHOL

NUMBERS, MAN JIM? >> NO, THANK YOU, DON. I MEAN I ASKED SENATOR DAVIS WHETHER THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FORMING SOME TYPE OF GOVERNANCE FOR THIS PROGRAM HERE BUYING BY USING A SORT OF A HYBRID APPROACH WHICH WILL INCORPORATE WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO WITH RURAL AND CRITICAL LAND PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER GROUP OUT THERE TO

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IT'S WORKING. YOU KNOW IT'S WORKING. >> DON'T FIX.

YEAH, FIXING REINVENTING THE WHEEL IS TOUGH AS THE PROGRAM IS WORKING THE SUCCESSFUL THE RULE AND CRITICAL LAND AS SEE IT HAS PROVEN THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THEY

HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AND DO JUNIOR RETREAT THIS YEAR. >> IN BLUFFTON, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE PROCESS WAS ACTUALLY THIS LOOKING AT THE COUNTY ANY USE AS A A BENCHMARK PROPERTIES ALL OVER THE COUNTY THAT'S 100 HUNDRED ACRES OR MORE. AND OF INTEREST LOOKS CONCERNED AND THE COMMITTEE THE BOARD MEMBERS THERE NOTED THOSE PROPERTIES.

THIS IS A CONCERN. THIS IS THE INTEREST. AND SO THEY STARTED THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING OPEN LAND THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER AND I THINK THAT COMPLEMENTS WHAT THIS IS TRYING TO DO. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER YOU THOUGHT A STAFF OF INCORPORATING WHAT THEY ARE DOING, SEEING HOW THEY COULD FIT INTO THIS PROGRAM.

WE WE HAVE FUNDING AT THIS TIME THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAVE. BUT IF THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDS. AND SO IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF USING IF THIS SUCCESS PASS USING REVENUES THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO DOING SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE RULING CRITICAL LAND WOULD ACTUALLY BE A GOOD TOOL FOR THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT IDENTITY REDUCTION, THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO BUT THEY DO DO OPEN AND WILL.

AND THAT'S MY COMMENT. SO YES, THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE BUT THEY CAN'T BE THE BODY NOT BECAUSE THE STATE LAW PROVIDES FOR THE BODY. SO IT HAS THREE.

THAT'S WRONG, ROB. IT WILL BE ROB AND THE PLANNING STAFF WILL BE WORKING TO BRING BACK YOU ALL IS THE METHOD OF HOW ALL OF THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, I WILL GO AHEAD AND STATE THIS TO YOU ALL.

IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, I AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE RECOMMENDING THAT WE HIRE SOMEBODY ON THE COUNTY STAFF TO ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND THERE IS GOING TO IS GOING TO BE A FULL TIME JOB. SO THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE RECOMMENDING TO YOU ALL. IF THIS REFERENDUM GOES THROUGH SO THAT WE JUST LIKE TO ADD TO

MR. COUNCILMAN GLOVER'S POINT WE DO HAVE A GREEN GRANT. >> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION BESIDES THE GREEN PLANT. THAT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT.

>> BUT YOU KNOW, WE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT A LOT OF WORK TO TO IDENTIFY WHERE BUT WHEN HOW

YEAH. >> IF YOU IF I MAY ADD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO CALL THOSE GROUPS WITHIN BEAUFORT COUNTY TO ASSIST US IN PASSING THIS

REFERENDUM. >> AND SO IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE QUICKLY CAN ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS SO THAT THOSE GROUPS WILL

BUY IN AND HELP US TO PASS THIS REFERENDUM. >> SO I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'M ALREADY BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A VARIETY OF GROUPS NOW THAT THE GREEN

SPACE HAS PASSED. >> COUNCILMAN GLOVER, TO ADDRESS YOUR SPECIFIC POINT AT THIS POINT IN TIME I THINK THESE TWO PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO RUN IN PARALLEL RIGHT BECAUSE RURAL AND CRITICAL IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IT'S DOING AND THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP IN THE NEW ORDINANCE FOR WHAT RURAL AND CRITICAL DOES. SO YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE COMPLEMENTARY. LIKE YOU INDICATED BUT I THINK IT'S GONE.

BUT THE GREEN SPACE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE MUCH BROADER THAN THE RURAL AND CRITICAL.

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALISTAIR?

>> OH, YES. YOU KNOW, IT'S WHEN RODMAN READ THANK YOU, SIR.

>> AFTERNOON IN. IT DOES SOUND TO ME LIKE IT'S PARALLEL TO TWO CRITICAL WORDS TWO THREE QUESTIONS COMMENTS RURAL AND CRITICAL IF THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM APPLY TO US TO USE FUNDS TO BRING FORWARD ITEMS THAT THEY WANT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE ACT IS BRAND NEW. THAT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WORK THROUGH AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL. WE BRING BACK THE PLAN NEXT. IT SEEMS IF THAT POSSIBILITY IS AN EASY THING TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL AND BE THE LARGEST. I CAN ALWAYS TELL YOU YOU CAN'T DO THAT. TURNED OUT THAT THE SECOND WAS JUST A CASE OF GETTING INTRODUCED IS WHERE WE RIGHT BY THE THOUSANDS RIGHT TO DIE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO STEM THE GROSS. I ASSUME, GREG. THAT'S STILL PART OF POTENTIAL USES THIS MONEY. WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BIG HOUSE IS VERY BROAD AND BE LASTLY THE TIMELINE WE'RE WORKING TO BALLOT QUESTION IS SET.

THAT'S CORRECT. THE BALLOT QUESTIONS ARE SET ARE SET.

OK. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS FINDING THE PROCEDURE.

AND WE WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE MOMENT THAT IT IS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE TO BE IN FRONT OF THE METHODS FOR SELECTION OF THE PROPERTIES IS TO BE IN FRONT OF THE ELECTORATE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE REFERENDUM AND INTO THE TREE READING TYPE OF THING OR ORDINANCE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE BY AUDITS AND IT'S GOING TO NEED THREE READINGS.

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH AN AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE. >> OK.

OK TO HAND COMMENTS TO THE DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME. >> I DON'T SEE YOU SAYING RACE.

[9. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE (CDC): SECTION 4.1.330 (ECOTOURISM) TO CLARIFY GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISH BASE SITE AREA CALCULATIONS FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT]

APPRECIATE THAT. DIDN'T NUMBER NINE IS THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A TEXAS AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED CODE SECTION FOUR POINT ONE POINT 3 3 0 ECO TOURISM. TO CLARIFY GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE ECO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISH THE BASE SITE AREA CALCULATIONS FOR ECO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY

PLANNING DEPARTMENT GOING MR. MERCHANTS TO DO THIS ONE. >> THANK YOU.

YES I AM. SO JUST TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND AFTER THE PASTOR TO THE CONFERENCE A PLAN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD DO IS KIND OF GO THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE AND EVALUATE WHERE WE SEE SOME NECESSARY REVISIONS AND THIS IS COMING OUT OF THAT WORK. IT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF THE LAST BATCH THAT YOU SAW THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT THIS. SO BASICALLY THESE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS TO OUR PROVISIONS FOR ECO TOURISM ARE BASICALLY OUR SPECIAL USE OR CONDITIONAL USE STANDARDS AND REALLY THERE'S THERE'S THREE MAIN CHANGES TO THIS. ONE IS SOMETHING THAT WE FOUND IN OTHER PROJECTS WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING OTHER ECO TOURISM PROJECTS WAS THAT THE OPERATIONAL PLAN BECAUSE THIS IS THE SPECIAL USE THAT WAS VERY KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT THE WAY THIS USE OPERATED THAT IT WAS IN FACT ECO TOURISM NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS PRIMARILY ANOTHER USE BUT USING THE ECO TOURISM TAG, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT ITS PRIMARY GOAL ARE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITION OF ECO TOURISM.

YOU KNOW, INTERPRETATION OF EITHER THE OUTDOORS AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS REALLY FUNDAMENTAL TO THE OPERATION. SO WE BEEFED UP THAT SECTION FOR THE OPERATIONAL PLAN.

THE SECOND THING THAT WE DID WAS THAT THE NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS IS REDUCED.

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THE THIRD ONE IS THE FULL DEFINITION REFERENCE SOMETHING CALLED THE ECO TOURISM SOCIETY AND THEY'RE BASICALLY THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES BUT THAT ORGANIZATION NO LONGER EXISTS.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE PICKED FROM WHAT THEY'RE KNOW BASICALLY WHAT THEIR PRINCIPLES WERE AND ARE PLANNING COMMISSION YOU BASICALLY SAID THESE ARE ALL RELATIVELY VAGUE.

AND SO THEY WANTED TO SEE US REEVALUATE THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE WELL THOUGHT OUT IN THINGS THAT WE COULD REALLY USE AS YOU KNOW TO MEASURE WHETHER SOMETHING'S MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. SO UNDER H WE TIGHTENED UP THE DEFINITION OF WHAT THESE PRINCIPLES ARE THAT IT NEEDS TO ADHERE TO. ONE THING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE ECO TOURISM USE REALLY HAS ITS GREATEST IMPACT OR OPPORTUNITY IN OUR RURAL AREAS BECAUSE MOST OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER ECO TOURISM WHEN YOU GET TO THE MORE INTENSE DISTRICTS LIKE C 5 C FOR THOSE USES ARE ALLOWED UNDER OTHER PROVISIONS.

SO IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO HAVE A YOU KNOW, A KAYAK RENTAL BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET SOME OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THAT DISTRICT WHERE IT MAKES THE BIGGEST IMPACT OR THEY ARE RURAL DISTRICT TO RURAL AND T ONE NATURAL PRESERVE WHERE THEY'RE VERY RESTRICTIVE OF WHAT YOU COULD DO IN THIS DISTRICTS.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A PROVISION AVAILABLE. SO IF SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO BECAUSE THESE AREAS ARE IN THE FRINGES OF OUR COUNTY CLOSER TO THE WATER THAT'S MORE LIKELY WHERE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO WANT TO HAVE AN ECO TOWARDS A BUSINESS.

SO IT HAS ITS GREATEST IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS. IT'S PERMITTED ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND IN A MORE INTENSE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE USES WOULD PROBABLY BE ALLOWED UNDER ANOTHER PROVISION. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO TAKE A VERY CAREFUL LOOK AT SUCH THINGS AS LODGING AND THE IMPACT OF THE USE BECAUSE OF ITS IMPACT ON THOSE YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICTS WHERE WE'RE CONSERVATION IS ONE OF THE KEY PRINCIPLES. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT I WAS OPEN AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES HAD A QUESTION ABOUT HOW YOU CAME ABOUT NUMBER

24. >> YEAH. >> THIS IS WHAT WHAT I BELIEVE THE RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING 24 IS WE HAVE DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATE USES IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE SHORT TERM RENTAL THAT WE HAVE THAT BREAKFASTS INNS AND THEN YOU

GET INTO REGULAR HOTELS AND MOTELS. >> SO 24 GUEST ROOMS IS THE MAXIMUM FOR THE DEFINITION OF AN INN AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS PERMITTED IN OUR RURAL AREAS. SO WE WANTED TO DRAW FROM, YOU KNOW, ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WERE KIND OF IN KEEPING WITH WHAT THAT DISTRICT ALREADY PERMITTED .

>> SO A BED AND BREAKFAST INN IN A RURAL AREA COULD ONLY BE 24.

YEAH IN. >> OK. YEAH.

I MEAN IT'S BASICALLY IT'S ALLOWING ACCOMMODATIONS AT A SCALE THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO

THE RURAL THE RURAL PARTS OF OUR COUNTY. >> ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DID. I'M SURE WENT TO LEGAL REVIEW.

THE ADDRESS IN HER APPLICATION ,THE CRITERIA THAT YOU HAD THE THAT THING IS DO WE FEEL LIKE

THAT'S DEFEND THE BOWL SO TO SPEAK? >> I KNOW EVERYTHING WOULD BE CAN CAN BE NEGATED BUT YEAH, I MEAN I THINK WE DIDN'T HEAR ANY YOU KNOW, NEGATIVE COMMENTS

FROM LEGAL. >> SO I MEAN I ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS DOES YOU KNOW, IN THE OPERATIONAL PLAN IT'S VERY SPECIFIC. SO IT HAS MEASURABLE THINGS

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DEFINITION TO REALLY BE SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT. >> AND THAT WAS THE INTENTION AND REALLY LOOK AT THESE STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PRODUCING WHAT THEY WERE

INTENDED TO DO. >> OK, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> IF NOT, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD, KEEP GOOD COUNSEL SO MOVED.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN SUMMERVILLE, I HAVE A SECOND.

>> SECOND STEP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN RODMAN.

DO WE NEED TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE? NO.

ALL RIGHT. WHY? NO.

NO OBJECTION. THIS WILL GO ON FOR TWO WHOLE COUNTS AT THE NEXT MEETING.

[10. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE BEACH CITY ROAD PARCELS (REVISITING RESOLUTION 2021/11)]

FEEL FREEDOM PARK FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE BEACH CITY ROAD PARCELS.

THIS IS. WE DID HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR THIS BEFORE BUT WE'RE REVISITING IT BECAUSE OF SOME CHANGES. I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY MISS

MAGGOT IS GONNA PRESENT YES OR NO ACTUALLY. >> ACTUALLY STEPHANIE'S OUT TODAY NOT FEELING WELL SO I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE SURGERY.

WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU ALL APPROVED THE LEASE AGREEMENT. WE SENT IT TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THEY MADE SOME CHANGES TO IT. NOTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE BUT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH THAT WE FELT THAT IT NEEDED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR YOU ALL TO AUTHORIZE A RECOMMENDATION AND FULL COUNCIL ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU ARE ORIGINALLY SAW AND APPROVED FOR ME TO EXECUTE.

SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGELESS? I HOPE EVERYONE READ THAT THANK YOUS REMEMBER ROBIN HAS ONE COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD'S BEEN RIGHT.

I COULDN'T SEE HIS ENEMIES. YES. >> JUST A COMMENT ABOUT NOTHING ON THE RESOLUTION. YOU KNOW, I'VE STILL TRACK A TIME.

HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO LAST YEAR TWO YEARS AND PUT MONEY THROUGH MASTERPLAN AND THEN A MATCHING GRANT TOTALING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS. MIGHT BE USEFUL AT SOME POINT, DON, FOR THEM TO COME BACK AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THE PROGRAM'S GOING AND SOMEONE WE CAN WE CAN HAVE THEM COME YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOUR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NATURAL RESOURCES MEETING BILL PRESENTATION AND BRIEF YOU ON WHERE THEY ARE. PROBABLY BETTER DOING AN OCTOBER BECAUSE I THINK SEPTEMBER MIGHT BE SPENT TO DISCUSS IN GREEN SPACE REFERENDUM. PUBLICITY FOR THAT, RIGHT? YEAH I AGREE.

YEAH THAT WOULD BE GREAT. A GOOD IDEA. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT IN.

YEAH. YEAH THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OK.

I HAVE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT WE READ THIS OR COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SOMERVILLE.

WE'LL HAVE A SECOND SECOND STAY. COUNCILMAN RODMAN SECOND

[11. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RANDOLPH STEWART TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 2025]

WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THIS MOVE FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. ONE MORE ITEM BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS RECOMMEND

APPROVAL OF REAPPOINTMENT OF RANDOLPH STEWART. >> HE REPRESENTS SOUTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM WITH AN EXPIRATION

DATE OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY FIVE. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD SO MOVED COUNCIL SOME RIBAUT TO HAVE A SECOND MY DEMOTION NEED A SECOND SECOND.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

>> COUNCILMAN GLOVER MET THE SECONDCO ACTION ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE

SESSION. >> DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN PRAISEWORTHY MOTIONS? COUNCILMAN SOMMERVILLE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. THANK COUNCILMAN GLOVER.

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