[1. CALL TO ORDER – 2:00p.m.]
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ROAD START OFF BY THE APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA DRIVING MOTION I MOVE WITH APPROVAL.
>> ALL RIGHT. SECOND, SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM OUR JUNE 15 2022 MEETING. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
[2. INTRODUCTIONS]
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH INTRODUCTIONS FOR EVERYONE HERE. MISS HAVING YOU START AND KIND OF GO ALONG FOR EXCITING WORK.JONATHAN YOU'RE ADDING WATER. CAROLYN. CAROLYN, THIS SORT OF THING.
>> YEAH. EXTENSION I'M VERY IMPORTANT. KATIE HER FORMER MANAGER JERRY DEL MAR TOWN OF BLUFFTON. RON AGAIN IN DISTRICT EIGHT STORMWATER AT WARNER MEMBER AT
LARGE THEN WILLISTON FOR OIL DENNIS ROSS SOUTH PARK. >> I'M PATRICK MITCHELL REPRESENTING LADY'S ISLAND VISE CHAIR. I'M STANDING IN TODAY FOR MR. FEINBERG, OUR CHAIRMAN WHO WILL BE BACK IN OCTOBER . SO MOVING FORWARD I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE TODAY MR. JOHN BUCHANAN, DENNIS ROSS AND ED WARNER. THERE THEIR THREE MEMBERS JUST ARE STARTING WITH US AND THEY ALL BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND I'M SURE THEY'LL BE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BOARD'S THANK YOU. OFFER JOINING US AND MOVING ON. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
[4. REPORTS]
TODAY? ALL RIGHT. NO PUBLIC COMMENT AND I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO REPORTS WITH MR. HELLER LINE DON.WE'VE GOT A PLAN THAT'S IT'LL STAY VERY WELL. ALL RIGHT.
OK, THIS ONE'S NOT GOING TO SAY SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO THE UTILITY UPDATE FOR YOU ALL TO START WITH THE SO LOGO REGIONALIZATION EFFORTS. WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING TO MORROW WITH THE LOGO TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE. THIS CAME AT THE REQUEST OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORT COUNTY STAFF REGARDING WHAT'S WORKING WITH MANUAL AND WHAT'S NOT. SO THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT THEY BOTH WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF THE REGIONALISATION EFFORT. WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OF OUR PROPOSED CHANGES.
SO THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. >> THE PLAN WITH ANY PROPOSED APPROVALS IS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FOR THEIR INPUT AND COMMENT AND DISCUSSION. WE ANTICIPATE THAT MEETING BEING HELD IN MID-SEPTEMBER AND WILL FROM THERE BE COMING TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVALS AT THE LATEST.
WE WANT TO HAVE THE AMENDED YOU TO EXCUSE ME SO LOCAL MANUAL COMPLETED AND IMPLEMENTED WOULD BE IN MARCH OF 2023. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS WE'RE PLANNING ON CHANGING AND MAKING BETTER NOT ONLY FOR OUR STAFF IMPLEMENTING IT BUT ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS ON THE LOCAL MANUAL AND THE REGIONALISATION EFFORT THE COUNTY APPLIED FOR THE BARRETT LARIMER REGIONAL COOPERATION AWARD BACK IN APRIL AND IN LATE JUNE WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE SELECTED AS THE WINNERS. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO KEEP THIS A SECRET FROM YOU ALL AND MOST EVERYBODY ELSE. AND ON AUGUST 3RD WE PARTICIPATED IN THE THE BANQUET CELEBRATION WHERE BEAUFORT COUNTY WAS HONORED ALONG WITH JASPER COUNTY TOWN OF PORT ROYAL TOWN OF BLUFFTON CITY HARDY CITY OF BEAUFORT FOR OUR EFFORTS ON THE SILK MANUAL.
SO THEY HAND ME THIS WEAPON. I MEAN AWARD FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND FEEL THIS THING.
IT'S QUITE HEAVY. BUT WE FELT REALLY HONORED. IT WAS PROBABLY A ROOM FULL OF FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE REPRESENTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
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OF COUNTIES. I SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT. THEY THEY HOSTED THAT AWARD CEREMONY AND BE RECOUNTING ONE. SO WE FEEL REALLY EXCITED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE EFFORTS THAT WE COMPLETED. THEY HAD A LOT OF VERY POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS GROUP AND OUR EFFORT. SO AGAIN, THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO APPROVETHIS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US IN OUR EFFORTS. >> SO CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. AND THIS IS JUST THE PARTICIPATION TROPHY THAT KIND
OF EVERYBODY GOT. >> BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT PRESENT AS WELL.
YOUSSEF. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE STILL KIND OF ON THIS WHIRLWIND PRESENTATION FOR OUR EFFORTS WITH THIS A LOCAL MANUAL AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE PRESENTED SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT CONFERENCES WE JILLIAN AND I WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE NATIONAL STORM CON CONFERENCE IN LATE SEPTEMBER FOR THE FOR OUR EFFORTS WITH WITH THE SOLO GO EMMANUEL. WE'LL ALSO BE PRESENTING KIM JONES AND I AT THE SOUTHEAST WARM WATER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE ABOUT HOW THE IMPLEMENTATION ACTUALLY WORKED INSIDE BOTH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE PRESENTING AT THE BUREAU OF WATER CONFERENCE IN MID-OCTOBER.
SO LOTS OF PRESENTATIONS I THINK AFTER THAT. EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL KNOW ABOUT THIS LOOK MANUAL WHICH IS A GOOD THING UPCOMING SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS . I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE NEXT OCTOBER MEETING WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING ONSITE AT THE EVERGREEN REGIONAL POND.
THIS WILL BE A GREAT WAY FOR YOU FOR US TO SHOWCASE OUR NEWEST STORMWATER BNP AND ALSO PROVIDE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT GRANT TO HAVE OPEN HOUSE WITH THE PUBLIC. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OUTDOORS.
OCTOBER 17TH SHOULD PROBABLY BE FAIRLY MILD BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP SO THAT IT'S AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. WE PROBABLY WILL NOT DO A TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION LIKE WE DO HERE BUT WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL WHEN WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT WE STILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.
>> RIGHT NOW I'M JUST WAITING ON THE SIGN IGF AMENDMENT BACK FROM THE CITY OF BEAUFORT.
I RECEIVED MY COPY FROM THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
AND JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE THAT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE TO BE PROVIDED TO US NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30TH . THE COUNTY ALSO AS PART OF THAT AMENDED J FOR THE UTILITY WE HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTS FOR OUR COUNTYWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FEE AND HOW THAT WAS UTILIZED. SO THOSE REPORTS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. I SHOULD HAVE THE FIRST DRAFT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK FROM OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ACTUALLY GET TO GET THOSE REPORTS OUT.
YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT EARLIER MOVING ON TO THE MONITORING UPDATE.
WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT OUR EFFORTS IN QUARTER THREE. WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN LAST QUARTER WHICH HELPED US GET OUR MONITORING DONE VERY QUICKLY. AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON UPDATING IS ADDITIONAL MONITORING AT THE ARTHUR HORNE PARK.
AS YOU KNOW AND WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS FROM JULIANNA WE'RE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT A RE REVITALIZED BNP IN THAT LOCATION AND SO WE WANT TO GET PRE CONSTRUCTION DURING CONSTRUCTION AND POST CONSTRUCTION MONITORING INFORMATION.
SO THAT SHOULD BE STARTING HERE SOON AND FOR THE STORMWATER IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES AT THIS TIME. I WILL SAY WE CONTINUE TO COORDINATE ON A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS. THE CONTRACT FOR CLEMSON AND USC AND THOSE IDEAS WE'LL USE HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND THERE'LL BE MORE ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS LATER. THAT'S IT. SO MODEL STEM AND RELATED
PROJECTS. MR CORBYN GOOD AFTERNOON. >> FIRST STORMWATER RELATED
PROJECTS. >> WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED TO JAY BRAGG CONSULTING FOR THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING PARTS OF THE SHELL POINT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON AUGUST 1ST. WE MET WITH THEM FOR A SOFT KICKOFF MEETING ON AUGUST 9TH AND I'VE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH THEM SINCE THEN WITH
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BRANDING AND MARKETING WHILE THEY GET THEIR SUBS SUBCONTRACTORS UNDER CONTRACT.SO WE HAVE A TASK FORCE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST TWENTY THIRD WHICH I GUESS IS NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE MEET WITH DST ON SEPTEMBER 6 TO START DISCUSSING AN RGA AND THAT MEETING WITH THE WILL BE WITH THEIR STATE REPRESENTATIVES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
LEGAL IS WORKING ON THE FACTORY CREEK WATERSHED REGIONAL DETENTION BASIN AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LITIGATION ACTION THE TUXEDO PARK POND DREDGING BID CLOSED ON JULY 18TH WITH TWO BIDS THIS ENDED UP SIMILAR TO LAST TIME IN THE FACT THAT THE BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE WAY OVER WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED BASED ON THAT INITIAL ESTIMATE RECEIVED.
AND SO AFTER COLLECTING SOME MORE ESTIMATES AND DOING SOME FURTHER DIGGING ON THAT, WE DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING TO DO IN THE BEST USE OF STORMWATER UTILITY FUNDS WOULD BE TO BUDGET APPROPRIATELY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS DONE TURNKEY AND BE SATISFIED WITH THE FINAL PROJECT PRODUCT.
THE HOUSEBOAT CAUGHT NORTH BID CLOSED ON JULY 22ND WITH NO BIDS SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING IN THE FACT THAT HAS PROMPTED WORK ON A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONTRACTORS THAT WE CAN HAVE BASICALLY ON CALL TO DO PROJECTS UNDER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SAID THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE WANT TO FALL UNDER THAT SCOPE.
SIMILARLY TO THAT BEST USE LANE CLOSES TOMORROW FOR BID AND THE SCOPE OF THIS IS NEARLY THE EXACT SAME AS HOTSPOT COURT. BASED ON THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT WAS HELD TWO WEEKS AGO I EXPECT THIS TO END UP THE SAME WAY. AND SO WE ALSO WANT THAT TO FALL UNDER THIS RF Q CONTRACT WHEN IS IN OUR VIEW BEING RELEASED YET?
>> NOT YET. NO, NO SIR. THE ARTHUR HORNE PART KATIE MENTIONED THIS BUT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE STATE CONSERVATION ENGINEER AND ALSO
THEIR FOR THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR FOR DOING THIS PIFER REPORT. >> WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM A LOT. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF DIGGING ON THIS PROJECT AND WE EXPECT THE DRAFT PICK FOR NEXT WEEK AUGUST 22ND WITH THE FINAL REPORT TO FOLLOW IN MID-SEPTEMBER IN THIS. WE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT WE WERE THINKING TOO SMALL AND NEEDED TO GO BIGGER ACROSS THE WHOLE 10. AND SO WE'VE PROPOSED EIGHT DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT TOTAL FOURTEEN POINT TWO MILLION AND SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ONES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CUT FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LIST DUE TO FUNDING AND SAID THIS COULD BE AN AVENUE TO HAVE THOSE ACCOMPLISHED JUST AS A SIDE NOTE WE FOUND OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THIS PROJECT WAS NOT SELECTED FOR THREE 19 FUNDING THAT WILL HELP US WORK ON THE. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ITEMS. DOES IT WORK? OKAY. THE MEMORIAL PROJECT WRAPPED UP IN MID-JULY MID TO LATE JULY
AND SO WE'VE STARTED THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS THERE. >> WE LIKE ABOUT FIVE PLANTS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BE FOUND THAT WERE IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO FIND A SUBSTITUTE FOR THOSE BUT ALSO CLOSING OUT THE PROJECT AND GETTING THE RIGHT INSPECTIONS DONE THERE.
WE HAVE EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE. THANKS TO ALAN AND ARE GETTING THAT INSTALLED SOON.
THE EVERGREEN POND WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN HERE SHORTLY WAS COMPLETED ON AUGUST 1ST.
>> SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT IN COMPLETION. ARTHUR KELLY AND I WALKED SHORTLY AFTER AND CAME UP WITH A BUNCH LIST AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOTIFIED US THAT THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BUT I HAVE YET TO VERIFY THAT. SO WE ARE ALSO CLOSING THAT ONE OUT AND ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT DONE. AND HAVE YOU ALL THERE IN OCTOBER ? CAN WE SEE THE PICTURE OF EVERGREEN? NO. THE OTHER ONE? YES.
THIS WAS A PICTURE WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLING THE PIPE THAT WOULD CONNECT THE JUNCTION BOX THAT YOU SEE THERE TO THE POND. IT WAS REALLY GLAD THAT I WENT OUT THERE THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT I WAS GOING IN ON. BUT IT WAS NEAT TO SEE THOSE UTILITIES AND JUST HOW BIG EVERYTHING IS UNDERGROUND SO EXCITED THAT THAT IS DONE AND FUNCTIONING.
SO NOW MOVING ON TO OUR CONTRACTS SCOPES WITH WOLPERT I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS BUT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT NUMBER FIVE WHICH WE ALSO HAVE SOME COOL PICTURES
OF . >> WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ALL ABOUT REPLACING THE TRASH RACK ON THIS POND AND SO THERE SHE IS. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT WAS EARLIER AND THEN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS AFTER SOME HEAVY RAIN AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE
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TRASH OUT FUNCTIONING HERE. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S COOL TO SEE HOW THE 4 BAY IS DOING ITS JOB LETTING THAT SEDIMENT SETTLE OUT AND THEN THE POND CAN FINISH THAT JOB.BUT I REALLY LIKE THOSE PICTURES AND GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT IS FUNCTIONING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. I ALSO LEARNED FROM OKATIE EARLIER TODAY THAT PALMETTO PRIDE IS GOING TO GIVE WATERGATE FOR THIS FOUR BAY WHICH SHOULD ALSO HELP REDUCE THE TRASH THAT REACHES THE POND OR THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY IN THAT CASE MOVING DOWN TO SCOPE.
NUMBER EIGHT, WE RECEIVE THE FINAL REPORT DRAFT ON JUNE 30TH AND THEN GIVE A FEW COMMENTS AND NOW HAVE THE FINAL REPORT AND SOME APPENDICES THERE FOR ST. HELENA MOVING TO SCOPE 10 BEFORE IT HAS STARTED PHASE TWO TO BUILD THE HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC MODEL BASED ON THE GEO STATED THAT THEY TOOK EARLIER IN THE SPRING FOR NORTHERN LADY'S ISLAND.
WE GOT THAT GSK DATA BACK IN OUR G.I. S DEPARTMENT PUT IT INTO MOUNT AND KATIE AND I WILL SIT DOWN SOON TO LOOK AT THAT AND COMPARE IT TO THE G.I. DATA THAT WE HAD BEFORE AND THEN WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH WOLPERT ON SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE HERE LATELY IS MET WITH THE INSPECTOR WHO'S TAKEN ON A LOT OF THE MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES AND WE'VE COMPARED THAT WATER QUALITY DATA WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE COULD DO. AND SO PART OF THAT IS REALIZING THAT WE COULD MAKE WATER QUALITY RETROFITS IN THE MET FORM AND RIVERS AND COMMUNITIES TO HOPEFULLY MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE WATER QUALITY THERE.
SO THAT'S UNLAWFUL. WOLPERT RADAR AS WELL AS OURS BUT WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL SCOPE FOR THAT YET. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOUR QUESTIONS BOARD FOR NOW? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ON THE REGIONAL COORDINATION MISS CORERA. YEAH.
SO LIKE JULIANNA MENTIONED, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH NRC.
YES. WE WHEN WE WERE THINKING THE ARTHUR HORNE PARK THEY FORCED TO THINK A LOT BIGGER THAN THAT WHICH HAS BEEN A GOOD THING. WE ARE HOPING TO INCORPORATE WATER QUALITY PROJECTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING IN OUR AREA BY ALSO GETTING FUNDING FOR SEVERAL CITY FREIGHT PROJECTS AND SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE HOPING THEY DEEM US SUITABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THAT.
AGAIN, THAT DRAFT WILL BE DONE AUGUST 22ND AND THEN THE FINAL REPORT SHOULD BE DONE BY SEPTEMBER 14TH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT THE BIG BRAINS TERRORIST NOVEL UP IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT BATTERY CREEK AND OUR WATERSHED.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE COORDINATING ON IS THE DOWNTOWN DRAINAGE STUDY THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY DAVIS EMPLOYED THE PROPOSED PROJECT LIST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO CITY STAFF, A COUNTY STAFF, THE DOJ TS STAFF AS WELL. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN THE FUNDING PHASE. THERE ARE SEVERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES COMING DOWN THE LINE FROM THE BI PARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL. AND SO BETWEEN SEVERAL AGAIN POOLS OF MONEY THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND FUNDING FOR ALL THIS. THEY HAD A UTILITY COORDINATION MEETING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, HAD THE GAS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, SEWER COMPANIES COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND WHAT PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE OUT OF THE PROJECT. AND SO THAT WENT VERY WELL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO STARTING.
DAVIS EMPLOYED GETTING INTO THAT DESIGN PHASE. SO GOING INTO MUNICIPAL REPORTS I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES. JACOB, ANYTHING? PAUL RIGHT NOW A MIGRATION OR SOFTWARE TAKING OVER WHERE IS DESIGNED DEVELOPED OVER TO THE CLOUD HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE BUT IT IS INTEGRATED LIKE I LIKE IT.
THEY'RE WORKING OUT THE KINKS. KURT IT'S ABOUT BUILDING. >> WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE AWARD EVERY 19 GRANT FOR EACH STREET STREETSCAPE IN RAIN GARDEN FREE WELL RETROFIT.
SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WHICH KIND OF GOES IN TO THE NEXT THAT WE HAVE IS THE OLD TOWN DRAINAGE STUDY THAT JAY FRANK IS CURRENTLY DOING WITH US.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
RE PROCESSING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKE SURE WE GOTTA SAY WE HAVE AND DO A FLOW ANALYSIS THAT FLOWS OUR WATER QUALITY PERSON HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ANOTHER CONSULTANT TO FLOW
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ON A CONTINUOUS FLOW FOR THE AREA. SO THIS IS ALL THAT WE PUT INTO THE MODEL THAT WILL BE IN THE GRANITE STATE. WE ALSO INSTALLED TIDAL GAGES AT THE ACADEMY THE STREET DOGS SO WE CAN MONITOR PINK TIDE AND HOPEFULLY CATCH A STORM EVENT OR TWO. SO WE'RE LOOKING INSIDE. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.NOT ON TO A MODEL THAT CAN THEN TAKE AND MOVE UP THE WATERSHED MAYBE IN IT TO THE OTHER SUB BASINS TO FINISH DATA ONE ON. A COUPLE OF THINGS I GUESS. WE'RE ACTUALLY MEETING WITH THIS ON OUR PARK SYSTEM FRIDAY MORNING AT THE AMPHITHEATER CYPRESS WETLANDS THEY ARE CONTEMPLATE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARK THERE BECAME VERY WHERE CYPRESS WETLANDS AND ARE VERY INTERESTED IN MAYBE TRYING TO REPLICATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE STATES.
THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING. WE JUST FINALIZED THE DEBT OBLIGATION BORROWING WHICH WILL INCLUDE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STORMWATER WORK. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HOPING TO KIND OF LEVERAGE THE 900 MILLION THAT THE STATE IS SET ASIDE. SO FAR THERE ARE THE FUNDS IT'S BEING MANAGED BY REAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND AT SOME YOU'LL DO THE SAME THINGS. IT'S VERY WHILE THE AMA'S FORCE IN THERE.
WE GOT OUR BILL ANNUAL FEE BILLS SO WE GOT THEM WITH A LATE FEE TACKED ON.
SO I HAD GIVE A POLITE CALL TO THE TOP FOLKS D HECK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE LATE BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT THE FIRST BILL.
SO THANKFULLY THAT HAS RESOLVED AND WE'RE WORKING TO GET THAT PAID.
SO MOVING INTO THE M.S. FOR REPORT AGAIN ANOTHER VERY BUSY MONTH FOR OUR INSPECTION STAFF FOR A PLAY REVIEW STAFF. WE CONTINUE TO PUSH THE LIMIT OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE CAN HANDLE AND TAKE ON A MONTH AS FAR AS PERMITS ARE CONCERNED WE CONTINUE TO SEE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PERMITS. I THINK THIS MONTH WAS WHAT 70 PERMITS ISSUED FOR STORMWATER.
SO WE'VE GOT A TON OF WORK STILL GOING ON IN OUR AREA AND I'M SURE THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES CAN I CAN AGREE WITH THAT INFORMATION AS FAR AS INSPECTIONS GO, OUR INSPECTION STAFF CONTINUE TO STAY VERY BUSY WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THE I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS ALLEN FOR EDUCATIONAL
REPORT. ALL ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
JUNE STAYED BUSY WITH THE FLOODING FOR ONE PROGRAM EVERY WEEK.
THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND I WAS HAPPY TO DO IT. BUT JULY BROUGHT US TO THE SECONDARY FESTIVAL SEASON SO WE WERE AT WATER FEST DURING THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DAY.
WE TALKED TO ROUGHLY ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE PERSONS THERE GIVE AWAY A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT MERCHANDISE. I WILL SAY THAT OUR PETTWAY SUPPLIES GO FAST.
PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY AND WE WERE REALLY SLOWLY GETTING THEM TO SIGN THE PET WASTE PLEDGE.
HOWEVER, WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME REALLY GREAT CONVERSATIONS AROUND OUR SMOKELESS ASHTRAYS AND OUR FAT SWELLS AND GREASE LIDS LOCK PEOPLE THOUGHT THE FAT CELLS AND GREASE LIDS WERE DOG FOOD CONTAINERS SO THAT WAS A GREAT INTEREST AND THEREFORE FOR YOUR KITCHEN.
FOR DOUG THAT WAS GREAT. >> BUT WE ALSO DID THE KEEP ROCK CREEK CLEAN FESTIVAL AND JACOB WAS ACTUALLY TABLING THERE WITH ME. THAT WAS A GREAT TIME.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF LOCAL FOLKS RIGHT AT THAT FESTIVAL. SO IT IS GREAT TO BE THERE.
BUT ALSO JULY WAS VERY BUSY WITH CLIENT AND HOUSE CALLS. APPARENTLY IT WAS THE MONTH FOR RIVER BUFFERS AND STORMWATER POND BUFFERS AND THIS IS NOT HARD DATA BUT ANECDOTALLY I'M FINALLY GETTING MORE CALLS ABOUT PEOPLE WANTING TO PLANT THINGS THERE THAN MOW IT DOWN IN TERMS OF ASKING WHAT SHOULD WE PLANT THERE? WHAT SHOULD WE PUT THERE TO KEEP THE WATER QUALITY THERE? WHAT SHOULD WE PUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BANK DOESN'T A ROAD? SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THAT AND I GOT TO GO OUT AND GIVE PLANT RECOMMENDATIONS LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER. AUGUST IS DEFINITELY A SLOWER MONTH. I DID START THE MONTH OFF WITH YET ANOTHER ADOPT A STREAM TRAINING THAT IS GOING VERY, VERY STRONG. ESSENTIALLY THE MINUTE WE PUT IT UP THERE THAT TRAINING IS FULL AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING OUR FIRST ROUND OF VOLUNTEERS COMING BACK A YEAR LATER FOR RECERTIFICATION. SO THE PROGRAM IS STAYING AROUND AND THAT'S EXCELLENT. BUT THIS MONTH I'M FOCUSING MORE ON FINISHING UP CREATING A SEPTIC SYSTEM INFORMATION SHEETS AND PACKETS, GETTING A COUPLE OF POSTERS READY FOR
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SPRING CONFERENCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BEFORE DIVING INTO SEPTEMBER WHERE IT'S BACK TO FESTIVALS WITH RIVER SWEEP AS WELL AS TRYING TO DO THE HEALTHY POND SERIES ONCE OR THINKING. WE WILL ALSO BE PARTNERING WITH ELLEN FOR OUR GRAND OPENING OF VERA MEMORIAL PARK. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT PARK IS INTENDED TO BE A BNP SHOWCASE PARK. THERE ARE SEVERAL STORMWATER BNP IS INSTALLED ON SITE THAT AGAIN ELLEN HAS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE FOR ONCE THAT'S INSTALLED AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN STABILIZED WITH THEIR FINAL CEOS PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER.WE'LL DO AN OPEN HOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELLEN AS WELL AS OPENLY AND TRUST AND THE COUNTY PASSIVE PARKS PROGRAM. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT OPEN HOUSE AND GETTING TO REALLY SHOWCASE THAT PARK. HOW DO YOU GUYS SEEN IT YET FROM FROM SEATTLE AND PARKWAY? HOW RIGHT THE WAY ZONE. YEAH YEAH IT'S. YEAH.
YEAH. IT LOOKS SO IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
WEEK'S IF WE COULD GO BACK DOWN AND LOOK AT THE BAY POND IT'S PRETTY THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE SHORE ESCAPING AND STABILIZING THAT WHAT USED TO BE A VERY DECREPIT HOLE IN THE GROUND LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND IS FUNCTIONING AS A STORMWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.
SO AGAIN WE'LL CERTAINLY BE CERTAIN TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THAT OPEN HOUSE ONCE THAT COMES TO FRUITION. AS FAR AS STATEWIDE GENERAL PERMIT UPDATES, THERE ARE REALLY NONE TO PROVIDE. WE DO HAVE A SCAM MEETING SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION STORM WATER MANAGERS SEPTEMBER 3RD I'M SORRY NOT SEPTEMBER 3RD, SEPTEMBER 1ST SEPTEMBER 3RD IS A SATURDAY AND MAYBE THEY WILL BE THERE TO PRESENT. IF SO WE'LL BE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO BRING BACK ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE. AS FAR AS THE STAFF OF DAY GOES, WE CONTINUE TO HIRE AND INTERVIEW FOR OPEN POSITIONS. WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY UP FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT TO BE BACK TO FULLY STAFF WHICH WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR.
IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WE'RE MAKING A LOT MORE PROGRESS THAN PREVIOUS MONTHS TO GET PROJECTS UP AND RUNNING AND THERE IS AN OPEN POSITION WITHIN OUR STORMWATER REGULATORY DEPARTMENT. WE ARE HIRING FOR A SENIOR STORMWATER INSPECTOR THAT WAS A PART OF THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE BUDGET REQUEST AND THAT WAS APPROVED.
SO AGAIN WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT VACANCY WITHIN OUR GROUP. I GUESS WE'RE GOING INTO INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES AS YOU CAN SEE REALLY JUST FOR MINOR PROJECTS GOING ON MOSTLY TO YOUR MOBILES AND JUST SOME MINOR WORK. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. MOVING ON, MISS HOWARD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING KIND OF COUNSEL FOR THE BOARD? I THINK.
ALL RIGHT. VERY PROUD OF IT. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THIS COUNTY HAS WON AN AWARD THAT THE SOUTH YES. REALLY? IT'S BEEN A DON'T YOU THINK IT'S LIKE 25 YEARS AGO THAT WE COULD HAVE WON? YES. BUT LOOK WHAT WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE LOSER?
[6. NEW BUSINESS]
IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? GOOD, GOOD.ANY NEW BUSINESS, JONATHAN OKATIE ANYTHING? I THINK THE MAY ADD TO THE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION. >> THAT'S HOW YOU OVERCOME THAT PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE FINDINGS OF THE ST. HELENA DRAINAGE STUDY. SO WE'RE WE'RE MEETING FRIDAY WITH THE ZONING DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT STUDY THAT DOES INVOLVE BEAR GROUP. AND SO FROM THERE WE PLAN ON PRESENTING IT TO MR. GLOVER BECAUSE THAT'S HIS DISTRICT. AND THEN FROM THERE WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE PROVIDING A REPORT ON THAT TO YOU ALL TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE FINDINGS THAT STUDY WERE.
OVERALL THEY WERE A LOT MORE FAVORABLE THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING.
BUT AGAIN WE WILL HAVE THAT A MORE FORMALIZED REPORT PROVIDED TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR REVIEW AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY OTHER THING RAISING THAT PRESENTATION AT THE MEETING AFTER OUR TWO REMAINING THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I MAY JUST ASK THEM TO PRESENT IN OCTOBER . WELL, YOU REMEMBER WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE EVERGREEN. I THINK IT'D BE OK. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY
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WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IS PROVIDE A PRESENTATION. SO I GUESS IF THEY'RE THE PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION POWERPOINT THEN WE CAN WAIT TILL DECEMBER.BUT SURE, SURELY YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO HOLD ONTO INFORMATION AS WELL.
SO IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? I SEE NONE.
[8. NEXT MEETING AGENDA]
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE THE NEXT MEETING AGENDA WHICH WILL BE OCTOBER 19TH AT THE EVERGREEN FARM OR MICHAEL MARCH OR A WALL FOR SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ARE DAYS.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT OF SAY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT, JEFF
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.