Nov 01, 2022 Hilton Head Island Town Council

[1. Call to Order]

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. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1ST THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. CHRIS THERE YOU CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR.

MR.. MR. HARKINS HERE. MR. AMES HERE.

MRS. BECKER EXCUSE. MR. LENNOX HERE. MR. STAMPFER HERE.

MR. BROWN, I AM HERE. THANK YOU. AND MAYOR MCKIM HERE.

[4. Executive Session]

DO WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ? YES, SIR.

AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE DO AS REPRESENTED ON OUR AGENDA ITEM FOR A B AND C PERTAINING TO FOR YOU ACT 30 DASH 471 AND 70 A TO AGAIN AS REPRESENTED ON OUR AGENDA MAKE A MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE GO TO EXECUTIVE FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH BY THE TOWN MANAGER. SEATED. ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY PLEASE BE SEATED. WELL, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DIAGRAM LEADING TO THE FLAG DRAPED WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY FOR ALL. PASTOR GREGG WILL DO THE INVOCATION TODAY.

THE PASTOR HAS WITH US SINCE I FIRST BECAME MAYOR AND I APPRECIATE HIS FRIENDSHIP AND I APPRECIATE HIS GUIDANCE. AND MAYOR, I APPRECIATE AND THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE STAYING AND SOME OF YOU ARE NOT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT NOT I JUST RETIRED BUT I STILL WORK AS YOU CAN SEE.

YES. YOU IT'S A BLESSING TO BE HERE AND YOU'RE A BLESSING TO ALL OF US FOR YOUR SERVICE. LET'S PRAY FOR GOD. WE PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR AND THE TOWN COUNCIL.

LORD THANK YOU FOR THEIR HARD WORK THROUGH THE YEARS AND LORD AS OUR MAYOR PREPARES TO RETIRE AGAIN THAT YOU WOULD BLESS HIM AND HIS NEXT LIFE, HIS NEW LIFE AND KEEP HIM IN YOUR CARE, CONTINUE TO USE HIM. THANK YOU FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR THOSE THAT REMAIN AND FOR THE HARD WORK THEY NEED TO DO WITH THE HOUSING AND THE ROADS AND BRIDGES AND AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM AND GIVE THEM WISDOM.

THANK YOU FOR ALL IN THIS ROOM WHO SEEK TO IMPROVE THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS. WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SEEK YOUR GOOD ESPECIALLY THERE'S SO MANY CHALLENGES IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR WORLD EVEN ,IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US A WAY TO SEEK TO HELP OTHERS TO SEEK TO SERVE YOU AND OTHERS AND TO BE A BLESSING AMIDST THE CHALLENGES AND CONTROVERSIES AND QUESTIONS.

LORD, I PRAY THIS DAY THAT YOU WOULD WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO THIS TOWN COUNCIL TO THOSE PRESENT. LORD THAT YOU WOULD HELP US IN ALL THAT WE DO TO SEEK FIRST TO LOVE YOU AND TO LOVE OTHERS AND LORD BE A BLESSING AS WE ARE SO BLESSED HERE.

LORD PRAY ESPECIALLY THIS DAY ALSO FOR THIS MEETING THAT YOU WOULD ANOINTED THAT YOU WOULD BLESSED THAT IT WOULD HAVE A SENSE OF PEACE GRACE AS WE DEAL WITH SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL, SOMETIMES BUT ALWAYS THE QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES OF LIFE AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY TOGETHER. BLESSED THIS DAY. BLESS THIS.

BLESS JOHN AS HE RETIRES AND BLESS THE TOWN COUNCIL AND I PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

REMEMBER RETIRING YOU KNOW, APPROVAL IN MINUTES SO MOVED I GOT ANY QUESTIONS OR CHANGE

[7. Approval of the Minutes]

[8. Report of the Town Manager]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REPORTED TOWN MANAGER WHO SERVED MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY JUST ONE ITEM I KNOW WE'VE GOT A BIG AGENDA BUT JUST AN ITEM OF INTEREST.

MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT SO FOR MORE INFORMATION AND I'LL SAY THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES PLEASE CONTACT OUR SENIOR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR MARCY BENSON.

BUT FEMA, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCED THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

IT OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. IT CLOSES ON DECEMBER 1ST. SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DATE.

THE PROGRAM MAKES AVAILABLE FUNDS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RISK OF FLOODING REPETITIVE FLOODING THAT'S KEY WORD REPETITIVE FLOODING TO BUILDINGS INSURED UNDER THE

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MARCY BENSON PHONE NUMBER 8433414689. MARCY B M R C Y B AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. GOV DECEMBER ONE BIG DEADLINE. THANK YOU.

[9. Reports of the Members of the Town Council]

THANK YOU, BILL. PUBLIC PLANNING MR. AMES. MR. LENNOX CHAIRED THE MEETING IN MY ABSENCE WILL GIVE THE REPORT? I WAS THE PINCH HITTER FOR MR. AMES. WE HAD A PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 27TH WITH FOUR AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST WAS AN UPDATE ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. THE SECOND WAS ITEMS RELATED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESILIENCY. THE THIRD WAS ITEMS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING AND THE FOURTH WAS THE CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION IN WHICH TOWN COUNCIL WILL SEE PERTAINING TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING ON THE. THANK YOU MR. MANNIX WHERE YOU HEAR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NO

[10. Appearance by Citizens]

LENNOX CHRISTOPHER APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS. YES, SIR.

OUR FIRST JUST OUR FIRST CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AS RABBI BLUM #3 AS A CLERGY PERSON, I'M NOT SURE I CAN DO IN 3 MINUTES. OKAY, I'LL TRY MY BEST.

MAYOR MCCANN, MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY.

TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION YOU'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON WITH REGARD TO HOUSING WHETHER WE ARE IN THE PULPIT OR SERVING THE PUBLIC AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

WHEN DO WE KNOW WE'RE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES? DO WE LOOK BACK AT THE NEED THAT HAS BEEN CALLING TO US TO ACTION FINALLY SAY ENOUGH IT'S TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING? I THINK THAT TODAY IS THAT DAY .

NOW YOU HAVE A CHANCE TODAY TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO PROVE TO OUR CITIZENS FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT HILTON HEAD IS A PLACE THAT CARES ABOUT ITS CITIZENS AND ITS WORKERS WHO PROVIDE US WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THAT WE SHOULD NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED

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THEY SHALL NOT BUILD ANOTHER INHABIT. THEY SHALL NOT PLANT AND ANOTHER TO EAT FOR LIKE THE DAYS OF A TREE SHALL THE DAYS OF MY PEOPLE AND MY CHOSEN SHALL BE LONG ENJOYED THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS THESE WORKERS WHO BEAUTIFY OUR LAWNS, TEACH OUR CHILDREN REPAIR OUR BUSINESSES MAN OUR FIRE TRUCKS ,OUR AMBULANCES, POLICE OUR STREETS AND TAKE CARE OF OUR SICK AND OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WORK HARD FOR US AND HELP US ENJOY OUR LIVES. NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO LET THEM BUILD THEIR OWN HABITATION PLANT THEIR OWN GARDEN, ENJOY THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR THEIR FUTURE. THE QUESTION IS TOWN COUNCIL ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE THEM A HAND UP? THAT'S THE QUESTION FOR YOU. WE LISTEN THE RHETORIC THAT PROVIDING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING GOOD.

KEEP GOING. OH, GO AHEAD. IT IS A HANDOUT.

NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. THIS IS A HANDS UP VOTE, NOT A HAND OUT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT'S A PIECE OF LEGISLATION A VOTE THAT SAYS TO THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN, YOU MATTER ,DO THEY? THAT'S TO YOU.

WE AS CLERGY AND YOU HEARD IT FROM MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE IN HIS BEAUTIFUL INVOCATION ARE HERE TODAY. WE REPRESENT A SPECTRUM OF FAITH TRADITIONS WHICH SEE THE IMPERATIVE CLEARLY AS ONE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHERIFF OFFICERS POLICE CHAPLAINS WHICH I DO AS A VOLUNTEER. I TOOK A RIDE AND VISITED ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN HILTON HEAD LIKE CHIMNEY COVE . I SAW HOW WORKERS LIVE AND I ASK THIS QUESTION CAN WE DO BETTER? I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO ASK THAT QUESTION TOO.

CAN WE DO BETTER? MANY OF THE WORKING POOR AND OTHERS IN THE MIDDLE CLASS ARE IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG PROCESS OF INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES THAT HELP MAKE HILTON HEAD THE LEADING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT AND LIVE HERE.

THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GIVE THESE FOLKS SOME SKIN IN THE GAME OF LIFE.

HELPING TO PROVIDE HOUSING IS SIMILAR TO I THINK WHAT VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE DOES.

I HEAR YOU. HEAR ME? SO I'M GOING TO SAY THIS MAKE IT HAPPEN. VOTE FOR THIS. AND WHEN YOU GO HOME TONIGHT LOOK IN THE MIRROR AT YOURSELF AND SAY I DID THE RIGHT THING. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. POST MAYOR COUNCIL PEOPLE.

MY SUBJECT TODAY IS THE POLICE FEE AS I UNDERSTAND IT BACK IN NOVEMBER 19 YOU ALL DECIDED NOT TO PAY THE 3.6 MILLION TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR POLICE. IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE WE WERE PAYING DOUBLE AS CITIZENS. WE WERE PAYING IN OUR PROPERTY TAXES AND THEN WE WERE PAYING THE 3.6 MILLION. I AGREE WITH THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE.

THEN ALONG CAME JULY 20 AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO IMPOSE POLICE FEE 4.4 MILLION.

THEN WE CAME ALONG AND SEPTEMBER 20 AT LEAST THE NEWSPAPERS ALL FILED LAWSUIT.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU DID. NEVER HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT IT. NOW WE'RE IN A SITUATION TWO YEARS FORWARD WHERE WE'RE PAYING THREE TIMES NOW, NOT TWICE.

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WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? WHERE IS. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE FILED FILED THE LAWSUIT. WE EXPECT THE CASE TO BE ON A CALENDAR IN LATE JANUARY AND SOME OF THE MONEY IS BEING RESERVED.

YES, THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE THREE QUESTIONS. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF HOAGLAND PLEASE. MR. HOAGLAND HOAGLAND SKIP HOAGLAND SOUTH CAROLINA WATCHDOG. DOT COM.

I'M HERE TODAY TO IDENTIFY THE CROOKED INSIDERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED WHO HAVE THE CONTROL BY THE CHAMBER LEADERS. THEIR PURPOSE IS CONTINUE CONTROLLING OUR TOWN AND OUR COUNTY AND KEEP ROBBING MILLIONS OF TAX FUNDS THAT GO DIRECTLY INTO THEIR POCKETS.

LAWYERS COLTRANE, GRUBER, ALFORD AND FINGER DRAFTED THE FRAUDULENT CHAMBER CONTRACT WITH LENOX AND AND ORLANDO INVOLVED EMAILS FROM THE TOWN WE CAPTURED CONFIRM THIS JOHN TROTTER'S PHONY AUDITS FIRST WITH STEVE RILEY AND NOW WITH SHYSTER ORLANDO TO CONTINUE HIDING THEIR ILLEGAL USE OF MILLIONS AS AS YEARS AS WELL AS REFUSE A FORENSIC AUDIT OF OUR BOOKS ALEX BROWN AND DAVID AMES ENDORSEMENT OF KIM LIKENS WHO ARE HAVE OUTRIGHT CALLED A CRIMINAL AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR TAKING 200,000 OF OUR TAX MONEY TO PAY FOR HER PRIVATE LAWSUIT. SHE THEN SQUEEZED MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A REPORTED 400,000 TO PAY BACK HER LAWYERS AND TOWN. THE QUESTION REMAINS HOW MUCH OF THE 400,000 WON IN HER POCKET ALEX ALLEN PERRY AND EIGHT TAX COMMITTEE STEVE ARE BOTH CHAMBER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WITH BILL MILES. BIG SURPRISE.

BOTH WANT THE CHAMBER TO KEEP BEING FUNDED WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTING.

THEY'RE BOTH CROOKS AND THAT INCLUDES AMES AND MOST OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL AND ALEX OF RECENT WHAT YOUR VERY IT'S DISGRACEFUL ALEX I'M SO SAY IT FOR YOU EVEN THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND CHAMBER CONTROLLED EIGHT TAX COMMITTEE ALLOWED THE LEAST ILLEGAL USE OF TAX AND PAY MEMBERSHIPS IN THE CHAMBER. YOU'RE ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER AND NOT WITH YOUR OWN MONEY INCLUDING THE CROOKED TIERS ORLANDO GRUBER AND RILEY WHO SPEARHEADED THIS.

YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES GLENN SANFORD CARLETON DALLAS SCHEME WITH THE TOWN TO COVER THE CHAMBER HIDING MILLIONS OF TAX FUNDS. BOTH REFUSED TO TELL WHO PICKED THEM TO SERVE AND RUN THE SACRED GREATER ISLAND COUNCIL. THESE PEOPLE COULD NOT BE ANY MORE CROOKED. PETER CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME? MEMBER OF MANAGER OF THE HILTON PLANTATION SHOULD BE FIRED BY THE WAY AMONG OTHER THINGS IMPLYING MAYOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE JOANNE OR CHECK SENT AN IMPROPER MAILER TO THE PLANTATION RESIDENTS WHILE FORGETTING MENTION HE IS A BIG SUPPORTER OF HIS OPPONENT ALAN PERRY AND EVEN THE CAMPAIGN WITH HIM AND HILTON HAVE PLANTED PLANTATIONS CLUBHOUSE THAT HE CONTROLS. THE GUY SHOULD BE REMOVED HARKINS LENOX AND MCCANN YOU ALL COMMITTED CRIMINAL FRAUD WITH BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER CPAS RAY DEAL AND RAY WALK GO WOULD WEBSTER ROGERS WHEN THEY CLAIMED WHEN YOU CLAIM YOU SAW THE CHAMBER BOOKS YOU DID NOT SEE ANY BOOKS ANY ACCOUNT AND YOU JUST SAW WHAT BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER ASKED YOU TO SEE AND THEN COME BACK AND US ALL THEY WERE HONEST YOU COULD NOT BE ANY MORE CROOKED INCLUDING YOUR FIRST CLASS PLANE TICKET TO ITALY. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE. I HAVE EMAILS INVOLVING LYCAN, SORCHA HARKINS AND BILL MILES CAPTURED THESE OFF THE TOWN SERVER THAT SHOW THEY WERE COORDINATINGO SILENCE MY FIRST AMENDMENT VOICE AND THEN SPECIFICALLY STATE THE LIKENS LAWSUIT AND THE SORKIN'S LAWSUIT WELL I'M DOING ALL THESE PEOPLE THE TOWN OF NO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE BECAUSE YOU GAVE LAST MAN TIME AND I'M GOING TO GET TOM JERRY YOU'RE GOING TO GET ONE YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ALL AND KEEP TO THE TENT. I'M ALMOST FINISHED BUT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THANK YOU FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD HAS IT WILL BE SUED FOR THEIR ILLEGAL USE OF TAX FUNDS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES FOR PROCUREMENT VIOLATIONS, FOR NEW VIOLATIONS? THE $200,000 ISSUED TO KIM LIKENS THE LEGAL USE OF TAX FUNDS THE JOINT CHAMBERS, THE ISSUANCE OF MILLIONS OF FUNDS TO BILL MILES AND HIS $500,000 SALARY AND HIS $2 MILLION HOUSE. AND WE'RE PAYING FOR MILLIONS TAKEN TO CANADA TO DEVELOP THE DMO WEBSITE THE BILL MILES CLAIMS HE OWNS AND IS ROBBING US BLIND AND NOW I HAVE FILED A CRIMINAL LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU AND I FOUND LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU RECENTLY FOR ISSUING $2 MILLION TO SEA PINES PLANTATION TO DREDGE HARBOR TOWN. THAT'S THE WAY THE HOMEOWNERS

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THIS RESOLUTION HOLDS BROAD IMPLICATIONS FOR ARTS FUNDING ONLY IN OUR TOWN BUT ACROSS THE STATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE DEPENDENT UPON ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. I'M URGING YOU TO PULL THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA UNTIL A DIALOG CAN BE CARRIED ON WITH STAKEHOLDERS WHO WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RESOLUTION IN ADVANCE COMPETITION FOR THESE SCARCE FUNDS COULD CHANGE DRAMATICALLY IF THIS PLAN IS SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT SPECIFIC CHANGES THIS COULD BE A HUGE FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS NOT JUST HERE BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF A CHANGE THAT MAKES SENSE AND THAT WOULD BE CHANGING THE DMO ALLOCATION OR ELIMINATING IT ALTOGETHER.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE FREEDOM IN HOW YOUR TAX MONEY IS SPENT THAT MAKES SENSE.

I KNOW THIS IS A HARD SELL ON THE STATE LEVEL WE ALL KNOW THAT BUT TOM IS PRETTY EFFECTIVE. YOU GIVE HIM THAT DIRECTION. THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER INPUT ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS IDEA BEFORE ASKING OUR DELEGATION TO PURSUE IT. HILTON HEADS LACK OF COMMITMENT TO FIND PROPER FUNDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOUSING ISSUE COULD END UP NEGATIVELY AFFECTING WORKFORCE AND CULTURE AND LIKEWISE SIMILARLY IMPACT THE REST OF THE STATE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHRIS. CHRIS PRINCE PLEASE MISS PRINCE GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M HERE TODAY ON OF THE COALITION OF ISLAND NEIGHBORS. I'VE GOT A FEW CAUTIONARY ABOUT THE RESOLUTION FOR FUNDING HOUSING PROGRAMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE EXPLORING MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES.

NEITHER OUR BUSINESSES NOR OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS SHOULD TAKE THIS ON ALONE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SOURCES IDENTIFIED IN YOUR RESOLUTION, PLEASE CONSIDER CHANGES TO BUSINESS LICENSE FEES AND SHORT TERM RENTAL LICENSES. COIN SUPPORTS YOUR ASK TO INCREASE THE HOUSING TAX CREDITS APPROPRIATION. ALTHOUGH WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT MAY BE MORE THAN 40 MILLION THAT'S NEEDED FOR ALL THE NEEDS ACROSS STATE.

AS FAR AS A TAX AND AGE TAX REPURPOSING GOES, WE URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS RESOLUTION WITHOUT INCREASING THE TOTAL TAX AND AGE TAX RATES.

ADVOCATING TO REDIRECT EXISTING FUNDS TOWARDS WILL INCREASE COMPETITION FOR THOSE DOLLARS LOCALLY THAT MEANS THAT OUR NONPROFITS WILL LIKELY GET REDUCED.

SO WHICH ONE OF THESE APPLICANTS ARE YOU WILLING TO DEFER? AND HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ART CENTER OF COASTAL THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ISLAND WRECK LOW COUNTRY GOLF COURSE OWNERS HILTON HEAD WINE AND FOOD COASTAL DISCOVERY ARTS LEAGUE CHORAL SOCIETY DANCE THEATER THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND YOU KNOW ALL THOSE APPLICANTS AS WELL AS I DO AS THE NEED FOR HOUSING FUNDING IS BEING YOU SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES TO AVOID HARMING ANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AMEND THIS RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL ATTACKS AND TAX RATES AND TO RESTRUCTURE THE MANDATORY ALLOCATION TO THE DMO. THANK YOU MR. SANDY.

MS. WEST, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON MR. MAYOR. MR. ORLANDO AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN TODAY.

I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE TO PREPARE THIS WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK WHICH WE WILL HEAR ABOUT AGAIN LATER. THIS IS HOWEVER NOT THE FIRST SUCH STUDY TO BE IN ADOPTED. PLEASE TAKE THE NEXT CRITICAL STEP TODAY.

PLEASE UNANIMOUSLY MOVE THIS FORWARD FROM WORDS TO REALITY BY APPROVING ONE HALF OF THE MILLAGE THAT COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO COMMIT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN

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AS I SAID IN MY COMMENTS AT THE LAST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WE WISH WORKFORCE HOUSING TO BE YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WITH THIS COUNCIL OUR FUTURE COUNCIL.

WE'VE COLLECTED OVER 500 RESIDENTS SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS ASKING YOU TO MAKE THIS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN OUR TOWN. OUR CITIZENS WANT REAL ACTION AND COMMITMENT. THIS COULD BE THE LEGACY OF THIS COUNCIL TAKING POSITIVE ACTIONS TO MAKE AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING AVAILABLE. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT IT WILL BE YOUR LEGACY. THANK YOU. GALEN MILLER, PLEASE.

HELLO EVERYONE. I'M HERE AT TOWN COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GALEN MILLER.

I'M THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE HILTON AND MLK COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING A TIME TO SPEAK TODAY. EACH YEAR IN HONOR OF DR. KING AT OUR ANNUAL PLANNING EVENT HELD AROUND HIS BIRTHDAY, WE MARCH TO 78.

WE HAVE EVENTS IN THE SCHOOL WHERE. WE HAVE SPEECHES, WE HAVE SONGS, WE HAVE SERVICE AWARDS, WE HAVE PRAYER AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY LUNCH SERVICES TOGETHER WE GET FULL SUPPORT FROM THE TOWN WE GET FULL SUPPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WE GET FULL SUPPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SCHOOL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

BUT TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NOTHING ON THE ISLAND TO FORMALLY SERVES OR HONOR DR. KING IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WHETHER THERE'S A SIGN, A PLAQUE, A BENCH WITH HIS NAME ON IT, A PARK NAMED AFTER HIM. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE AN IN THE MIDLAND PARK SOMETHING TO HONOR DR. KING IN HIS MEMORIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN WORK TOGETHER. TOWN COUNCIL THE TOWN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING IN HONOR. DR. KING BUT NOT JUST FOR US.

THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO BE MORE DIVERSE. IT GETS US TO WORK TOGETHER, CONTINUE LIKE YOU'RE DOING TODAY WITH OUR CULTURAL AND OUR HISTORICAL PIECES WITH ON THE ISLAND. SO THAT'S MY PLEA PERHAPS A PLACE WHERE WE MIGHT BEGIN ON IN A BEGINNING AND ENDING OF OUR MLK. WE CAN START THERE.

WE CAN BEGIN THEIR PLANS A LOCATION WHERE WE CAN HAVE EVENTS, WE CAN HOLD THEIR MIGHT THIS TAKE A SMALL STATUE OR OR A BRIDGE OR JUST EVEN A BENCH SOMETHING WITH HIS NAME IN IS WHAT I'M PLEADING TODAY. THIS AREA FEATURE LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO ARE DOING GREAT THINGS.

WE CAN HAVE THAT AREA TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL.

MAYBE SITE CAN BE A HISTORICAL MAP FOR VISITORS FOR ME TO COME ON TO HILTON AND SEE THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF MY IDEAS THAT I WAS BUT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT ONCE WE POSSIBLY GET A VOTE ON THIS. I ASK YOU HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO BUILD A BELOVED COMMUNITY WHERE WE ALL STAND WORK TOGETHER IN EQUAL SOCIAL, SOCIALLY, SOCIALLY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY LOVE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF HILTON HEAD THAT WE HAVE.

YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AND I HOPE YOU BOTH ALLOW US TO DO THIS.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. PASTOR WILKINS, PLEASE. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.

IN OUR CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES IN THE FIRST LETTER OF JOHN HE WRITES DOES GOD'S LOVE ABIDE? AND ANYONE WHO HEADS THE WORLD'S GOODS AND SEES A BROTHER OR SISTER IN NEED AND YET REFUSES TO HELP. HE GOES ON TO SAY LITTLE CHILDREN LET US LOVE NOT IN WORD OR SPEECH BUT INDEED END TRUTH. WE ARE COMING TOGETHER TODAY TO MAKE OUR WORDS INTO DEEDS. I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO REMIND YOU OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN THIS JOURNEY IN SUCH A SHORT TIME JUST SINCE AUGUST 12TH, THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN THE PEOPLE IN 52 UNITS OF CHIMNEY COVERS CEIVED WORD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES IN 30 DAYS. ON AUGUST 12TH WE FOUND OURSELVES BASICALLY UNPREPARED THE EVENTUAL DEPARTURE OF 300 PEOPLE FROM BESIDE FROM OUR ISLAND AND FROM OUR WORKFORCE.

I WAS FIT TO BE TIED. MANY PEOPLE WERE OUTRAGED. WE WERE ALL FRUSTRATED AND THE

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WE GAVE THEM ALL THE HELP THAT WE COULD GIVE THEM BUT WHAT WE COULDN'T GIVE WAS ANY HOUSING THAT THEY COULD AFFORD IN OUR AREA. THEY WERE GOING TO BE IN ESSENCE EVICTED FROM HILTON HEAD THE AREA. WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE AUGUST WHEN WE STARTED WE WERE NOT ALL UNANIMOUS AS TO HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH. BUT TODAY, JUST THREE MONTHS LATER WE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. WE ALL REALIZE HOW NECESSARY IT IS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM.

WE ALL REALIZE THAT WE NEED TO BE CREATIVE IN OUR SOLUTIONS ALL REALIZE THAT IT'S A NECESSITY FOR US AND OUR FUTURE . THIS CHANGE OF HEART IS DUE TO THE COMPASSION, THE ENERGY AND PEOPLE OF HILTON HEAD AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO FORMED THE HILTON HEAD COALITION AND TO YOU AND YOUR DEDICATION TO FIND WORKABLE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WE ON SEPTEMBER SIX, MAYOR, YOU SAID YOU WERE NOT HAPPY THAT THIS HAD NOT BEEN DONE BUT YOU ALL HAVE NOW DONE SOMETHING YOU RAISE THE CHALLENGE TO COME UP WITH A FRAMEWORK BY NOVEMBER 1ST AND YOU HAVE SEEN THAT THROUGH TO THIS DAY YOU ARE DOING GOD'S WORK HERE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT LABELED AS SUCH ON YOUR RESUMES. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. ON SEPTEMBER 6TH I ASK YOU ALL NOT TO WASTE THE SUFFERING THE PEOPLE OF CHIMNEY COVE AND YOU HAVEN'T WASTED IT.

YOU HAVE USED IT TO COME TO A DIFFERENT PLACE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT THIS IS DONE YET. BY SOME MIRACLE THE PEOPLE OF CHIMNEY COVE A REPRIEVE ON THAT EVICTION DATE AND THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AND THEY ARE STILL WITH US ON THE ISLAND BUT THEIR PRESENCE WITH US IS STILL UNDER GREAT THREAT AND IF THEY ARE ASKED TO LEAVE AGAIN THERE ARE STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO GO.

I ASKED YOU TO COMMIT TO WORKFORCE HOUSING PLAN WITH THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO SEE IT THROUGH THE TOWN IS WITH YOU. DON'T WAIT FOR A REFERENDUM. BE BOLD.

CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE STARTED. MAKE THESE WORDS INTO DEEDS FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NEED IN HILTON HEAD. TAKE THIS BEYOND THE FRAMEWORK AND BUILD IT INTO ACTUAL AFFORDABLE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SANDY GILLIS, PLEASE. GILLIS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M SANDY GILLIS WITH THE DEEP WALL PROJECT AND YOU HAVE WEIGHTY MATTERS AHEAD OF YOU TODAY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I ECHO REVEREND COLLINS'S FOR WISDOM. I HAVE A VERY SMALL PIECE OF INFORMATION SHARE TODAY AND THAT IS AN UPDATE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AT CHIMNEY COVE . WE HAVE 32 OF THOSE 52 HOUSEHOLDS OLD ON FILE WITH THE DEEP WALL PROJECT. ONLY THREE OF THOSE 32 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE WE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH.

BUT THE UPDATE FOR THE FOLKS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH IS THIS EIGHT OF THE FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY MOVED SINCE THAT AUGUST LEASE TERMINATION LETTER.

FOUR OF THOSE FAMILIES I AM THRILLED TO REPORT DID FIND ALTERNATIVE HOUSING RIGHT HERE ON HILTON HEAD. ONE OF THEM PURCHASED THEIR OWN MOBILE HOME THAT THEY OWN AND THEN THEY FOUND A GREAT LANDLORD WITH ONE OF OUR NATIVE ISLANDERS WHO HAD SOME LAND AVAILABLE. THREE OF THE OTHER FAMILIES ARE IN NEW APARTMENT RENTALS HERE ON THE ISLAND. TWO FAMILIES DID FIND UNFORTUNATELY IN BLUFFTON OKATIE THEY WERE BOTH APARTMENT AND TWO FAMILIES DID OPT TO LEAVE THE AREA.

ONE WENT BACK HOME TO WISCONSIN WILL WISH THEM WELL THIS WINTER.

AND ONE FAMILY ACTUALLY THEY WERE ALL HERE ON A VISA AND THEIR VISA HAD EXPIRED.

THEY HAVE RETURNED TO THE BAHAMAS. TWO ADDITIONAL FAMILIES IN TO THESE EIGHT REPORT TO US THAT THEY HAVE FOUND ALTERNATIVE HOUSING.

THEY JUST HAVE NOT RELOCATED YET. SO IF YOU DO THE MATH THAT LEAVES THE UNIVERSE OF FAMILIES THAT WE'VE WORKING WITH 19 FAMILIES WHO DO REMAIN CHIMNEY COVE AND REPORT TO US THAT THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR HOUSING. THEY HAVE JUST NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING YET. WE DO HAVE EMERGENCY FUNDING TO HELP THEM WITH THAT RELOCATION . THEY JUST CAN'T FIND ANYTHING FOR REPORT THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO TO RENT AN APARTMENT HERE ON THE ISLAND FOR SAID THAT THEY ARE DEEP INTO THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS OF WHAT IT TAKES TO PURCHASE A MOBILE HOME AND THEN FIND A PLACE FOR ON THE ISLAND. THE OTHER 11 FAMILIES JUST SAY THEY DON'T WHAT KIND OF HOUSING THEY FIND THEY JUST REALLY WANT TO STAY ON HILTON HEAD. SO THAT'S THE INTERIM WILL BE

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MY TAKEAWAY ON THIS IS THESE FOLKS DO WANT TO STAY HERE. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING AT IT HARD. WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESSES BUT THEY ARE PEOPLE STILL THERE THAN HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND PLACES. SO IF WE JUST FIND A FEW MORE PLACES FOR THEM ON THEIR ISLAND THEY'VE WHAT GREAT RESIDENTS THEY ARE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING.

IT IS NOT EASY AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS POPULAR BUT. IT IS SO SO NEEDED.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AND THANK THE WILL. GEORGE PAOLETTA, PLEASE.

MR. AND AFTERNOON MAYOR I'M GEORGE PALLOTTA LIVE IN SEA PINES.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE DISCUSSION ON THE NORTH POINT PUBLIC PRIVATE WORK FORCE HOUSING IS MOVING FORWARD. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WOULD TAKE FIVE YEARS TO IMPLEMENT TO ITS FRUITION AND KNOWING HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS KNOWING HOW THE DETAILS AND THE RULES TO BE IMPLIED APPLIED. DOES THAT MEAN THE COUNCIL WILL NOT LOOK AT ANY OTHER PUBLIC PRIVATE THE DEVELOPMENT UNTIL THIS DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED AND YOU HAVE A PLATFORM TO JUDGE THE REST OR GOING FORWARD. SO I ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE PRAISE AND I'M TO PRAISE YOU FOR IT AS WELL. BUT LET'S PUT THE REALISM BACK INTO THIS. WE HAVE YET TO GET A CONTRACTOR OR A DEVELOPER.

WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. WE HAVE ALLEGEDLY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED TO BUILD THIS AND YET WE HAVE NO CONTRACT OR BILL OF GOODS THAT THEY MUST PROVIDE US WITH LOW COST IS ONE ISSUE AND THAT'S FOR WORKERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A WORKFORCE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I RECENTLY TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOONDOGGLES HILTON HEAD HAS EVER SEEN. AQUA MAN AQUA MAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR OUR WORKERS NURSES, DOCTORS WHATEVER FROM THE HOSPITAL WHICH GOT A BIG RESOUNDING THING OF OH YEAH WELL A ONE BEDROOM IS 2000 A MONTH PLUS PLUS THAT'S $24,000 AFTER TAX MONEY. THE THREE BED TWO BEDROOM IS 36,000 AFTER TAX MONEY AND THE THREE BEDROOM IS 48,000 A YEAR PLUS PLUS PLUS THE ADMINISTRATION FEE IS 500.

THE APPLICATION IS 150, THE GARAGE IS 250. A DOG IS $25 A MONTH PLUS AN INITIAL FEE OF 175 SO THAT HAVE THAT BOONDOGGLE OF WHICH WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET A NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING OR LOW INCOME HOUSING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY UNITS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AND WHAT IS THE RENT FOR THOSE UNITS? THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE HAVE CHIMNEY COVE SITTING THERE JUST SITTING THERE RIGHT NOW IT'S.

TIME TO MOVE ON IT TO MOVE ON CHIMNEY COVE IT HAS TO BE FAST TRACKED AND IT CAN BE DONE.

YOU HAVE INVESTORS IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE YOU HAVE BANKS AND YOU ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUTSIDE FUNDING. WE CANNOT WAIT FIVE YEARS FOR A TEMPLE OR WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR THE FUTURE AND I WILL BET $100 WITH ANY ONE OF YOU INCLUDING INTEREST THAT THIS PROJECT WILL NOT FINISH IN FIVE YEARS.

THANK YOU, MR.. MR. ALDERMAN. JACK, PLEASE MR. MAYOR AND OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL MR. TOWN MANAGER THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU HERE VERY AND SIMPLY TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TAKEN PLENTY OF CRITICISM OVER THE MONTHS AND YEARS ON THE OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

TODAY IS A DAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO GET US TO THIS POINT WITH A FRAMEWORK FOR MOVING AHEAD. AT ITS CORE THIS HOUSING ISSUE IS A SIMPLE ONE TO GRASP TO BE

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YOU NEED TO FIND AND ATTRACT CAPABLE HAPPY WORKERS TO ATTRACT THOSE CAPABLE HAPPY WORKERS. YOU GOOD SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THEM TO LIVE.

YOU ARE GETTING TO THAT POINT. THE RATIONALE IS SIMPLE WE KNOW THE EXECUTION IS THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF URGENCY THAT'S NEEDED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND SOME BOLD SMART THINKING AS WE GO ALONG. BUT TODAY JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CAROL BENTON.

MS.. BENTON, I'M GOING TO PASS I REALLY I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANY WORD. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY PLEASE ON THIS AND JANE JOSEPHS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR MCCANN. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND MR. ORLANDO.

I'M JANE JOSEPH REPRESENTING THE ARTS COUNCIL OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND ON BEHALF OF MICHAEL MARKS, PRESIDENT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL WHO IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT IN TOWN TODAY.

FIRST WE THANK YOU ALL PUTTING WORKFORCE HOUSING AT THE TOP OF YOUR PRIORITY AGENDA AND MOVING QUICKLY TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO SOLVING THE HOUSING ISSUES.

IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND THE ARTS COUNCIL STRONGLY SUPPORTS YOUR EFFORTS REGARDING WORKFORCE HOUSING. THAT SAID, I'M HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS A UNDER NEW BUSINESS FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. THE ITEM IS A RESOLUTION TO CALL ON OUR STATE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO AMEND THE LAWS TO APPROVE THE USE OF ATTACKS AND HOSPITALITY ATTACKS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING, THE TOWN'S ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DIALOG TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THIS RESOLUTION ON THEIR ATTACKS GRANTS DEPENDING ON HOW SUCH A CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTED IT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE ACROSS THE STATE. IT WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE TO PUT THE NEXT TOWN COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HOUSING AN ARTS AND CULTURE YEAR AFTER YEAR BY RUSHING INTO A DECISION THAT IS NOT YET UNDERSTOOD BY ITS STAKEHOLDERS. THERE SHOULD BE PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER INPUT BEFORE OUR STATE DELEGATION TO PURSUE THIS . SO WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED. THE ARTS COUNCIL LEADERSHIP WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND WORK WITH TOWN COUNCIL AND STAFF ON THIS SUBJECT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD QUICKLY. HOPEFULLY THERE IS NO IMPACT AND WE CAN MOVE ON WITH APPROVAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES APPEARANCE BY CITIZEN SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO CHRIS I'M SORRY I MEANT THE MAYOR IN THE HALL AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT FORWARD REALLY QUICKLY. OH, OKAY. IF YOU JUST YOUR USE YOUR NAME PLEASE. SURE. MY NAME IS CHERYL CAVE AND YEAH ,I'M HERE IN REFERENCE TO THE PETALS AND STARS ENTREPRENEUR DAY POP UP MARKET.

THIS IS TO THE LOAD A LITTLE BIT. SO YOU GUYS I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY MAYOR MCCARRAN TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND TO INVITE TO THIS EVENT. IT'S AN EVENT FOR KIDS. FUN.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT SELLING EVERYTHING FROM GOLF TO SLIME TO CUPCAKES AT THE SHELTER COVE COMMUNITY PARK. IT'S GOING TO BE ON NOVEMBER 20TH.

I DO HAVE FLIERS THAT I COULD LEAVE FOR YOU GUYS. IT IS A FUN EVENT AND THE ONE THIS YEAR THE FIRST WELL THE SECOND ONE THAT WE HAD WAS ON THE CAMPUS OF USC BLUFFTON AND MIRASOL CAME OUT THE GREATER CHAMBER BLUFFTON, GREATER BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CAME OUT. SUPER FUN SUPER FUN KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME A LOT OF THEM WHAT THEY SOLD THEY WENT BACK AND BOUGHT FROM THE OTHER VENDORS THAT WAS THERE BUT THAT'S OKAY.

THEY HAD FUN. SO LOTS OF FAMILIES, LOTS OF PARENTS GET INVOLVED WITH IT AND WE REALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. FEATURING THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE HUBBARD AND YOUNG AND RESTLESS. SO HE'S TO BE OUT PLAYING SOME

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[11. Consent Agenda]

SURE. I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE CONCERT AGENDA FOR TODAY WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE NEED TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER. ONE VOTE THERE. ANYBODY WHO WANTS THEM CHANGED ,SEPARATED, DISCUSSED. ANYBODY ANY GENERAL THERE? ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED JUST WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A DISCUSSION ON THIS OR COMMENT ON IS TO HAVING SEEN NOT ONLY THE MOTION MOVE FOR APPROVAL OR BOTH. SECOND ON FAVOR PLEASE RAISE THE RIGHT HAND. IT'S A QUESTION OF YOU SPEAK SIR COULD WE CALL A ROLL ON THAT YOU CAN'T CURE? THANK SIR MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS.

MR. AMES? YES, MR. LENNOX? YES.

[12.a. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Calling on the South Carolina Legislative Delegation to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws to Approve the Use of Accommodation and Hospitality Taxes for Workforce Housing Purposes; and to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws so as to Increase the Amount of South Carolina Housing Tax Credits Appropriated Annually to $40,000,000]

NEW BUSINESS NUMBER 12 THANK WELL THE CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION THE TOWN OF HILTON AID CALLING ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATION DELEGATION TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS TO IMPROVE THE USE OF ACCOMMODATION AND HOSPITALITY TAX FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING PURPOSES AND TO AMEND THE SOUTH CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING TAX CREDIT ANNUALLY TO $400 MILLION WOULD REMAIN MOVE FOR APPROVAL BUT WITH CORRECTION ON THE AMOUNT SO DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MR. BROWN YEAH, I THOUGHT THE CORRECTION THERE 400 MILLION MR. MAYOR BUT FOR MANY THE GOOD GUYS IN AS I AS I READ THIS RESOLUTION AND TRY TO THINK FORWARD AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE OUR HOUSING THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A DIVERSE MEANS OF REVENUES TO HELP US.

OKAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING INTERNALLY WITH POTENTIALLY BONDING OUT SOME MONEY. YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD BUSINESS LICENSE FEES POTENTIALLY BEING INCREASED AS A GOOD SENATOR TOM DAVIS HAS ASKED US TO HELP HIM MAKE THE REQUEST AT THE STATE LEVEL AND I'M HEARING OUT NOW THE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIALLY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES HERE. BUT I THINK THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR US TO HAVE A DIALOG.

I THINK THAT THE DEMAND WOULD AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE WILL NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL MAY IN CREASE ATX OR EIGHT SIX FROM A PERCENTAGE LEVEL WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT YET AND I'M GOING TRUST US AS A COUNCIL AND OUR TOWN MANAGER THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES THAT WE START BE ABLE TO USE ATX MONIES IN A DIFFERENT MANNER THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK TO REPLENISH THE ACTIVITIES THAT COME FROM OUR NONPROFITS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL IS NOT THE INTENT HERE AS THE WAY I READ IT.

OKAY. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS HAVING SOME CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE NOW OPENING THE DOOR FOR A DIALOG WITH OUR STATE DELEGATION TO CHANGE IT IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ITEM ON HERE TODAY AROUND HOUSING THAT I THINK WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE INTIMATELY ABOUT WHAT WE CAN CONTROL AS FAR AS FUNDING IS CONCERNED WITHOUT HAVING TO GO IN TO THE STATE LEVEL SO THOSE MY COMMENTS I AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS.

I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY ON EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ENORMOUS PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HERE ON HILTON HEAD. MR. GUNN THANK YOU.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED WORKFORCE HOUSING AS A TOP PRIORITY HERE ON THIS ISLAND.

WE'RE ALSO TO GENERATE AS MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES OF REVENUE TO FUND THIS ISSUE THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY FIND THIS NOT AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.

THIS IS MERELY ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO ALTER THE LAWS SO THAT THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN WE GET AROUND TO TIME TO CONSIDERATION OF THAT WE WILL CERTAINLY LISTENING TO EVERYONE WE'RE NOT TAKING A DIME AWAY FROM ANYONE HERE.

WE ARE TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER REVENUE SOURCE AND I TOO WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION.

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THANK YOU. I WANT TO POINT OUT TO THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT THE GRANT FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE THAT THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION DOES NOT USE THE WORD REDIRECT . WE ARE EXPANDING THE USES OF THESE REVENUES AND THE ENTIRE SOURCE HOSPITALITY TAX AND ACCOMMODATIONS TAX OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS HAS GROWN DISPROPORTIONATELY TO THE USACE AND IN MY JUDGMENT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IN EXPANDING NOT REDIRECTING OUR ABILITY TO USE THESE EXPANDING OF REVENUE. I TOO WILL SUPPORT THIS AND I THINK YOU AS A PUBLIC HAVE TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT PRIORITY CITIES IN USES OF THESE FUNDS AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE USES WILL INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MR. LOGAN WE ALL KNOW WORKOUTS HOUSING IS IMPORTANT, WORKFORCE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT.

WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN AUDIT ON ANY OF THE TAX MONIES OR THE HOSPITALITY TAX MONIES. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE AID TAX MONIES ARE DISTRIBUTED NONPROFITS ILLEGALLY. WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT THERE TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND BILL MILES WITHOUT ANY AUDIT OR ANY IDEA OF WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING, WE KNOW THAT $1,000,000 HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CANADA OF EIGHT TAX FUNDS. WE KNOW IT'S ILLEGALLY USED WE KNOW WHAT'S ILLEGALLY ISSUED SO . WHAT I'M CALLING FOR IS A DEFUNDING OF THE THREE OR 4 MILLION OF BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER WE DON'T NEED IT ANY MORE TECHNOLOGY CREATES TOURISM THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR FREE. IT'S A NEW WORLD.

THE DEMO MODEL IS AN OLD FAILED BUSINESS MODEL. IT DOESN'T WORK.

WE DON'T NEED IT. FACEBOOK DOES IT FOR FREE SO GET RID OF THIS.

LET THE CHAMBER GO BACK TO JUST BEING A CHAMBER REPRESENTING PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS BEAUTY SALONS. A CHAMBER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THIS.

GET OF IT. TAKE THE MONEY AND LET'S PUT ALL THAT MONEY TO THIS TO THE WORKFORCE, HOUSING AND THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE KNOW WE HAVE WHAT'S THE POPULATION NOW 50 60,000 PERMANENT POPULATION? I DON'T KNOW. WE GOT 3 MILLION TOURISTS COMING HERE. WE GOT ONE ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN 95.

WE GOT ENOUGH. WE GOT ENOUGH AND ALL THIS WORKFORCE HOUSING IT'S BEEN CREATED BECAUSE OVERDEVELOPMENT WE'VE JUST GONE TOO FAR WE'VE ALLOWED TOO MUCH BUT WE'RE IN WE'RE IN IT NOW. WE CAN'T GET OUT WE CAN'T GO BACK SO WE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD.

SO YES WE NEED THAT WE NEED A LOT OF THINGS BUT. LET'S DEFUND BILL MILES, I GUARANTEE YOU I WILL PUT 50,000 OF MY MONEY ON THE LINE IF THE SAME AMOUNT OF TOURISTS IS NOT CREATED IT MAKE HIM BILL MILES GO BACK RUNNING A CHAMBER AND GETTING RID OF THE DEMO AND PUTTING THOSE TAX MONEYS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF US. YOU'LL NEVER NOTICE A DIFFERENCE. IT'LL NEVER CHANGE THINK ABOUT IT AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT TECHNOLOGY YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SITTING UP THERE NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN.

I SEE THAT THE LADY MISSING MY NAME IS MARIA MINETTI AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF HILTON HEAD

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CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT TODAY A HOUSE UNDER $100,000 IN BLUFFTON? SO THAT BEING SAID I'M HEARING TALK ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT BUT I'M SURE THEY CAN'T BE ANSWERED NOW. BUT HAVE YOU SOUGHT ANY FUNDING BE THE STATE I KNOW THAT HUD DOES FUND THE STATE WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING AND THAT THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE SO THAT IS A QUESTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP ON AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING AFTER 20 SOME YEARS TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER THAT CAME HERE.

SHE'S GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE NEXT YEAR AND IT HASN'T BEEN SETTLED YET.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BIG START SMALL DON'T EAT THE ELEPHANT ALL AT ONCE ONE BITE AT A TIME THANK YOU, PETER. MR. MAYOR, TOWN MANAGER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. PETER CHRISTIAN FOR THE RECORD I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF.

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYING OVER 100 PEOPLE AND I'VE NEVER HAD A FULL ROSTER AND I CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE. OTHER BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE ATTRACTING WORKERS TO COME OVER THAT BRIDGE. THERE WAS A QUESTION AT THE LAST MAYORAL FORUM IF THE MAYORS WHO ARE ON BALLOT WOULD SUPPORT A $15 MINIMUM WAGE WE'RE BEYOND $15.

I'M OFFERING 18 TO $19 AN HOUR TO GET ACROSS THAT BRIDGE. YOU HAVE ALL VERY ELOQUENTLY STATED THAT THIS RESOLUTION WILL ONLY ASK OUR DELEGATION TO IMPLEMENT AND PROPOSE AT THE STATE LEVEL THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE DIALOG THAT LEVEL TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION. WE ARE WAY BEHIND THE CURVE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AND WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU ALL MAKE VERY VALID POINTS SPEAKING ABOUT CHANGING THE ATTACKS HOWEVER I DON'T SEE HOW THIS MAKES ANY SENSE WITHOUT CHANGING THE 30% TWO DEMOS IF YOU REALLY WANT TO FREE UP THIS TAX MONEY THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS YOU KNOW, BEEN A A RESTRAINT ALL ALONG AND SO AND ALSO FOR OTHER TOWNS TOO, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WANT TO SPEND ON THAT AS WELL SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO TO MAKE THAT PART OF THIS THANK YOU AND NO ONE ELSE OKAY. BACK TO COUNCIL AND MR. RIGHT AT THE MEMBER HELLO MR. MCCAIN HONORABLE TOWN COUNCIL I'M LORETTA AIKEN.

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WHO ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN? YOU A NORMAL PERSON WHO LIVES HERE CANNOT GET A CONDO AND NO TOURISTS CAN AFFORD IT BECAUSE THERE'S EIGHT OR TEN OF THEM WHO PUT THEIR CREDIT CARDS TOGETHER, THEIR MONEY TOGETHER THEY HAVE $10,000 THEY CAN EASILY AFFORD THESE OR A HOUSE.

SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WHO DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS NEW PERSON COMING TO HILTON HEAD CANNOT FIND AND A APARTMENT OR CONDO WHY THIS A CHIMNEY COKE ISSUE IF THAT DID NOT UP WOULD YOU BE SITTING HERE DOING TRYING TO DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING? IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS THE RENT WILL BE 3000 OR 5000 A MONTH IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING AND WE NEED THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I HEARD THE LADY FROM DEEP WELL SAY LIKE 50 PEOPLE HAVE FOUND PLACES OR WHATEVER I THOUGHT THERE WERE 300 PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED FROM COVE . WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THEM? WHAT ARE THEY STILL AT CHIMNEY COVE ? YOU KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE SHELF. I KNOW THAT CHILD BUYING UP GULLAH LAND FOR 3,000,001 MILLION OR HIGHER AND THIS THE LAND IS JUST SITTING ON HILTON HEAD EMPTY THAT COULD BE WHERE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT A COMPLEX BE BUILT WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE MONEY THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU ARE OFFERING GULLAH TO BUY THEIR LAND? WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THAT MONEY AND USE IT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO BUILD AND TO SET ASIDE THANK YOU IS THERE ANYONE ELSE KEEP BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL ANY MORE DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WITNESS CHRIS STOCKHOLDER I'LL SUPPORT MR. HARKINS YES.

MR. AMES YES. MR. LENNOX. YES.

[12.b. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Authorizing the Town to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Beaufort County for the Collection of Library and Transportation Impact Fees]

MOTION CARRY SIR. THANK YOU. 12 B CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON AUTHORIZING A TOWN TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE COLLECTION OF LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES MOVE FOR BEGAN DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. YOU HAVE GOT A COUPLE DAYS MR. MAYOR AND THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND WATCHED THE F AN AID MEETING FROM JULY 19TH WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND AND I MISSED THESE THESE POINTS SO I'M GOING TO BRING THEM OUT TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION AND OF COURSE NOT EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL THERE FOR THIS CONVERSATION REGARDLESS SO THE IMPACT FEES I GUESS THE CONCERN I HAVE IS AS WE START TO GET IN THIS WORLD OF HOUSING, OKAY AND YOU START TO LOOK AT THE MENU OF IMPACT THAT DEFINITELY WILL AFFECT US BEING INPUT PUT HOUSING ON THE GROUND.

OKAY SO THE ABATE PROCESS I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON ALL RIGHT I NEED CLARITY ON THAT HOW TO HOW DO WE PUT FOLKS IN A POSITION TO PUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE GROUND BE IN A POSITION TO

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I'LL ASK QUESTION I ASK THIS PROCESS THAT ONE TWO STEP CREDIT.

SURE. SO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THAT IS PROPOSED BEFORE YOU TODAY SAY THE TOWN WOULD NO LONGER BE INVOLVED IN THE COLLECTION OF THE IMPACT FEES AND I THINK THAT DOES GO TO YOUR THIRD QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL PROCESS.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS ANYBODY WHO IS LOOKING TO BUILD NEW DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE A LOT OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE AN IMPACT FEE BUT ANYBODY WHO'S LOOKING TO BUILD NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD TO GO TO THE COUNTY SHOW THEM WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THE COUNTY WOULD CALCULATE THE IMPACT FEES THAT ARE DUE.

THEY WOULD COLLECT THAT IMPACT FEE, PROVIDE A RECEIPT AND THEN THE OBLIGATION FOR THE TOWN IS TO CHECK AND VERIFY THAT THE RECEIPT HAS BEEN PROVIDED PRIOR TO ISSUING A BUILDING PERMIT AND BASED UPON OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY IT'S THERE INTENT TO CREATE AN ONLINE PORTAL THAT WOULD ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. YOU WOULDN'T REQUIRE TO GO TO PHYSICALLY ONE OF THE COUNTY'S BUILDINGS. YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE, SUBMIT YOUR PAPERWORK, GET A COPY OF YOUR IMPACT FEES THAT ARE DUE, PAY THEM AND GET A RECEIPT. AND NOW MOST OF THE TOWNS IN THE COUNTY WORKING UNDER THE SAME PROCESS. I GUESS WHERE I'M GOING AS FAR AS OUR AGREEMENT IS CONCERNED I NAME IS THEIR INTENT. I WOULD LIKE TO FORCE THAT BY HAVING IT AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE I MEAN I DON'T WANT FOLKS THAT WANT TO DO BUSINESS ON HILTON HEAD TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO BEAUFORT. YES. SO I MEAN YOU SHOW UP AND YOU'VE GOT ONE DOCUMENT LESS THE REQUIREMENT NOW YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE ANOTHER.

SURE. SO WHAT I'M ASKING COUNSEL IS THAT WE FIRM UP THE DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THAT THAT PIECE WILL BE A PART OF IT AND IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT AS AN EXPRESS REQUIREMENT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE THEN INCLUDED IN THE THAT'S SENT BACK TO BEAUFORT COUNTY.

I'M ALL FOR THAT FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE GOVERNOR AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION I WOULD SUPPORT THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION WHAT ALEC SAID AND BILL AGREED TO LET'S CLARIFY THE AMENDMENT THAT HE'S ASKING TO BE MADE SURE I'M ASKING THAT THE AGREEMENT THE COLLECTION OF THE FEES HAPPEN IN A EXPEDITIOUS PROCESS INCLUDES TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE ATMOSPHERE IS WHAT I'M ASKING MAKES SENSE TO ME. SO IT'S AN ISSUE OF CONVENIENCE AND I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ISSUE INCLUDING THAT AS AN EXPRESS KNOWING THAT WAS OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS THE COUNTY

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THAT IS CORRECT. DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS LAUNCHED YET AND SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED IDENTIFY A TRANSITION DATE AS TO WHEN THAT WOULD GO LIVE EVERYTHING BUT DOES THAT ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS? SO NUMBER THREE, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THANK YOU MAKING THE DECISIONS WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THIS IN HALF BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH TWO SEPARATE IMPACT FEES. ONE IS THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY THE SERVICE AREA FOR THE LIBRARY IS EXCLUSIVELY HILTON HEAD ISLAND. SO WE ONLY DEALING WITH THE HILTON HEAD BRANCH, THE IP IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT IS THAT IS CREATED BY THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR THAT PARTICULAR FACILITY THAT IS LIST OF PROJECTS THAT IMPACT FEES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO BE SPENT ON WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES THE COUNTY THE TOWN PROVIDED THE COUNTY WITH A LIST OF ITS CERP PROJECT AND THERE WAS A SPREADSHEET THAT WAS INCLUDED AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL THAT THOSE PROJECTS AGAIN AS THE FEES ARE COLLECTED THOSE FEES WOULD THEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE PROJECTS. THERE IS RANKING OR HIERARCHY LIST OF WHICH ONES COMES FIRST, SECOND, FOURTH OR 10TH IT IS SUBJECT TO FUNDING EITHER IN TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF OR AS A PORTION TO BEGIN WITH COMBINED WITH OTHER FUNDING THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE. BUT IT IS LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THAT CIP SPREADSHEET. SO WHAT I'M PROPOSING TO US IS THAT THE AGREEMENT CALLS A REPORT BACK TO I GUESS THIS BODY OR FEMA BUT THE PRODUCTION OF CONVERSATION IS WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE THE INFORMATION COME BEFORE US.

WE TALK ABOUT IT AND WE SEND IT BACK TO THE COUNTY BUT BEING A PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE OUR FOLKS THAT ARE PAYING INTO THE SYSTEM OKAY, I'M JUST NOT 100% COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PROCESS AS HOW THE INFORMATION GETS BACK AND HOW THE PRIORITY LIST WILL BE DEALT WITH. RIGHT. AND I HEAR WHAT SAYING JOSH YOU ONLY GIVEN US WHAT YOU KNOW I GET IT. BUT AGAIN WE'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND PAGE FIVE HERE WHERE I'M TALKING ABOUT EXACTLY. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY MORE TIME, MR. MAYOR, THIS IS THIS HAVE TO BE RESOLVED TODAY. I WONDER WE COULD TAKE THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE AS WELL. I'M REALLY GOING, MR. MAYOR, CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE IT BACK TO COMMITTEE THOUGH THE ONE THING I CAN SAY WAS DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE WAS PART THE REASON WE WEREN'T GOING TO NECESSARILY LOOK AT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS IS BECAUSE BEAUFORT COUNTY, IF YOU'LL RECALL, HAD PASSED AN ORDINANCE TO RESCIND IMPACT FEES IN THEIR ENTIRETY ABSENT US GIVING THE ABILITY TO GET AN AGREEMENT BACK IN PLACE AND SO THAT'S I THINK ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION KNOWING THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL AT LEAST BASED UPON THEIR PRIOR STATEMENTS WANTED TO GET A RESOLUTION TO THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE TIMING CONCERNS THE IMPACT FEES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR SO LONG THAT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT LEGAL LIABILITY AND SO THEY WANT TO GET NEW AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S THE TIMING TO HAVE IT ON THEIR DOCKET FOR DISCUSSION. WE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM I BELIEVE AS AS RECENTLY AS JULY WHEN THIS HAD COME BEFORE COMMITTEE AND SO SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE IS WHEN WE HAD TALKED AS A COUNCIL WITH THEIR AS COUNTY COUNCIL IN TERMS OF THEIR THE ACTIONS THAT THEY HAD TAKEN TO RESCIND THE IMPACT FEES. SO SOMETIME IT WAS EARLY SPRING I BELIEVE IS WHEN THEY HAD ACTED THEY ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF MORE MEETINGS THEMSELVES, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY.

SO I'M ASKING WE JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THIS ONE, MR. MAYOR AND EVERYBODY THROUGH ONE MORE. YEAH, I THINK WE ALL WANT TO GET THIS DONE BUT A FEW MORE WEEKS I DON'T THINK IS GOING TO BE TOLERABLE. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SEND IT BACK WITH ANOTHER MOTION THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, PRACTICALLY NOW WE NEED A TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE SO MOVED FORWARD XAVIER HE QUESTIONS CHRIS TO CALL THEM ON MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS YES MR. AMES YES MR. LENNOX YES MR. STAMFORD

[12.c. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Approving the Use of the "Good Neighbor" Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for Beaufort County Toward the Town's Participation in the Beaufort and Jasper Counties Regional Housing Trust Fund and as Seed Funding for the Gullah Geechee Historic Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation in Accordance with Federal Guidelines]

[01:15:04]

SO THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT 5 MILLION IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN IT TO BE? YES. THIS IS WHAT WENT THROUGH FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO IS TO CLARIFY THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNTS GOING INTO EACH OF THE ALTERNATE FUNDS WE'RE RECEIVING $500,000 AND GOOD NIGHT FUNDS AND ALL I'M SAYING IS INSTEAD OF SAYING IT'LL PARTIALLY TO ONE FUND AND PARTIALLY TO ANOTHER THAT WE HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT GOING TO ONE AND THE BALANCE GOING TO THE OTHER IT'S THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MY AMENDMENT IN ADDITION TO THE $5 MILLION THIS DOESN'T MAKE REFERENCE TO THE $5 MILLION BUT IT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO AND WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? BECAUSE WE'VE IDENTIFIED FIRST OF ALL I'M DOING IS CLARIFYING THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

MR. MAYOR, BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED THAT THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND IS A VITAL AND IMPORTANT TOOL THE TOWN TO USE TO WORK ON OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT.

SECONDLY IDENTIFIED THE STRONG NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEAL WITH IN TRYING TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HISTORIC COMMUNITIES HERE SO ALL I'M IS JUST SAYING THIS AMOUNTS GOING HERE IT'S A MATCH GOING THERE PERIOD WELL YEAH I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH OF COURSE ADDING THAT SPECIFICITY CREATES CLARITY.

LET'S DO IT. I'M OKAY LET'S DISCUSS YOU OKAY.

WHAT I WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE IN A SECOND IN THE SECOND ESTIMATE IT'S CALLED THEY CALL THE QUESTION ON THE AMENDMENT YEAH BUT ANY MORE COMMENT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OKAY. JUST ALL OF THEM THANK YOU I'M ALL FOR MORE THE GULLAH COMMUNITY I'VE BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS. I'M FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I'M FOR A LOT THINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE WORTHY TO HELP.

BUT I CAUTION ALL A LAWSUIT THAT I JUST FILED AGAINST YOU FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC FUNDS USED IN IN ZEPPELIN'S PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE STATE LAW IS VERY SPECIFIC IT SERVES AND IT'S A SUPREME COURT RULING AND IT WAS IT WAS WON BY ONE OF MY CURRENT LAWYERS UP IN GREENVILLE THAT STATES THAT YOU CANNOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PURPOSES IT'S NOT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD REASON USE AND REASON YOU CAN'T JUST USE PUBLIC FUNDS JUST FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN'T FUND A LOT OF NON-PROFITS BECAUSE IT'S WORTHY AND IT SOUNDS IT'S HEARTFELT.

IT'S ABOUT THE LAW AND WHAT'S LEGAL. SO WHATEVER YOU DO YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM HERE A CRUCIAL YOU CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT YES SIR MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. AMES.

[01:20:03]

THANK YOU. ITEM CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF BILL THAT I OWN SIR YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS POINT IF GOT A YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

OKAY WHERE ARE YOU POCKETS? IF IT HELPS I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT IN FAVOR THE AMENDED MOTION ON THE AMENDED MOTION. OKAY YOU WANT TO VOTE ON IT NOW? YES, SIR. JUST TO CLARIFY THIS IS FOR THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED. AS AMENDED IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND OR ALL THE ROLL THEN I GUESS MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS YES. MR. AMES YES.

MR. LENNOX YES. MR. STAMFORD. YES.

[12.d. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Approving the Workforce Housing Framework]

BE CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HILL THAT ISLAND IMPROVEMENT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK MOVE FOR APPROVAL SECOND DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO AMEND THAT OCCASION I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK WITH A CONDITION THAT THE TOWN MANAGER IDENTIFY A MINIMUM OF $1 MILLION IN RECURRING FUNDS TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK AND SIMILAR WORKFORCE HOUSING OBJECTIVES COMMENCING WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET YEAR AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION I SUPPORT THAT AND I WOULD LIKE THE WORD UNDERLINED TO BE UNDERLINED IF YOU LIKE THE WORD UNDERLYING TO BE UNKNOWN IF YOU WANT A MOTION I'M JUST BEING A NEW YORK BUT NEW YORK YEAH ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT I THINK JUST MORE DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF DAVID'S CHANGE. ALEX SAID NO ON ON COUNCILMAN NAMES CHANGE BUT BUT I AM WARNING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A IT'S BEEN A TOPIC I DON'T KNOW EARLY NINETIES I GUESS RIGHT AND IT KEEPS BUBBLING UP AND IT'S MADE ITS WAY YOU KNOW IN AND OUT OF COMMITTEE AND THAT SORT OF THING.

I'M ASKING THAT MOVING FORWARD THERE'LL BE A PLACE HOLDER ON THE TOWN COUNCIL'S AGENDA UNDER THE TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT FOR HOUSING. OKAY, THAT KEEPS THE BALL RIGHT IN FRONT US. MR. LAND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF WORKSHOPPING WHAT HE NEEDS TO BUT HAVING IT IN FRONT OF US SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT DOING AT EVERY MEETING I THINK IS ESSENTIAL TO THE BALL TO MOVE FORWARD AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE THING WILL TAKE OF THAT FOR THE CHANGE IN MOTION. OKAY.

OKAY. FROM THE CITIZENS HERE ON THIS ITEM HERE ABOUT THE RESOLUTION ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK AMENDED WITH THE $1 MILLION A YEAR FUNDING INCREASE ,ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THE AMENDED ONE NOW JOHN, I HAVE A COMMENT TO COMMENT.

I I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE TALKING $1 MILLION WITH THE FISCAL 2023 BUDGET AND WE ARE IN THAT FISCAL YEAR CURRENTLY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $1,000,000 NOW IN THIS BUDGET. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT IS THAT WOULD YOU AMEND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT ASKING FOR THE TOWN MANAGER TO FIND $1,000,000 OUT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

YES, THERE'S THE TOWN MANAGER. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? I'LL FIND THE FUNDS AS AS PART OF THE CRITICAL NEXT STEPS AS PART OF THE HOUSING FRAMEWORK IN YOUR PACKET AND AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR ME TO PUT TOGETHER A A ANNUAL FUNDING PLAN, ASSESS REVENUES AND PUT TOGETHER THAT FUND PLAN OF I'LL INCORPORATE THAT MILLION DOLLARS FISCAL YEAR I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON WHERE I CAN MOVE SOME FUNDS AROUND TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND THEN BRING THAT FORWARD AS WELL INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. GEORGE AS THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, WILL THE PUBLIC GET A BE ABLE TO GET A REVIEW OF THAT FRAMEWORK AFTER YOU GUYS IT SURE.

I MEAN IS THAT GOING TO BE PUT ON HOLD BEFORE WE ON IT IF YOU'RE GOING TO VIEW A REPORT I THINK WE SHOULD ASK MISSY LUECK TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE FRAMEWORK SO THAT THE

[01:25:04]

PART OF THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING THE ENTIRE PACKAGE AND THINK EVERYBODY HAS A FULL PACKAGE THAT WE HAVE THOUGH IS DUE TO PUBLISH. OKAY THEN A SENIOR JUDGE IN A PACKAGE I'M SORRY IT'S IN THE PACKAGE. OKAY.

HEY. ALL RIGHT, SO SO FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE PROGRAM, I UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO THE THE PILLARS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE PLATFORM GOING FORWARD. THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. THANK YOU.

YOU HAD A POINT OF CLARITY. YES, YOU CAN JUST JUST FOR CLARITY.

IF YOU IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CLICK ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING THERE ARE LIVE LINKS ON ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS THE HOUSING FRAMEWORK BEING ONE ITEM.

IF YOU CLICK THAT LINK IT WILL BRING YOU TO THAT HOUSING WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK PLAN. THERE ARE FOUR GOALS SEVERAL STRATEGIES AND EVEN MORE NEXT STEPS. IT'S VERY CLEAR IN THERE WHAT THAT PACKET IS BUT FOR CLARITY WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT CAN WE DO? ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. MANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. HEY CHRISTIAN, WHAT ROLL CALL YOU WANT TO MAKE? THE FIRST ONE WAS WELL, WE'LL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT THE VOTING AMENDMENT FIRST AND MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HAWKINS YES. MR. AMES YES. EXCUSE ME MR. LENNOX YES.

MR. STANFORD YES. MAYOR MCKIM. YES.

MOTION CARE AMENDMENT CARRY SIR . AND THEN FOR THE MOTION AS AMENDED MR. BROWN PORT MR. HARKINS YES. MR. YES MR. LENNOX YES.

MR. STANFORD YES MAYOR MCKIM YES. MOTION CARRIES AS AMENDED AND MAY EXCUSE ME YES SIR. IF I MAY I'M VERY THAT THE CHURCH COMMUNITY IS HERE TODAY THEIR RESPONSE TO THE CHIMNEY COVE EMERGENT SCENE GALVANIZED THIS COMMUNITY TO ACTION BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK TOWN MANAGER AND MISSOURI LOOK PLUS THE ENTIRE STAFF THAT GOT INVOLVED WE HAD A MARATHON AT A SPRINT PACE FOR THE LAST 65 DAYS AND PRODUCED THIS FRAMEWORK THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY FAILED TO PRODUCE OVER THE YEARS.

WHAT IS SO EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT THIS FRAMEWORK IS THAT IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMITMENT TO SOLVING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROBLEM. UP TO THIS POINT WE'VE BEEN SHOOTING AT A SINGLE TARGET. NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOOTING AT FOUR OF THEM THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO IT WORK MISSY THANK YOU TOM MANAGER YOU VERY MUCH AND ANY CONSIDERATION

[12.e. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Approving the Mid-Island Tract Master Plan]

SO WE KNOW WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE AND THEN WE WILL IMPLEMENT IT IN INSTALLMENTS OVER TIME AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE AND COUNCIL APPROVES THANK YOU ANY ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE? MR. HOGAN MY COMMENT IS AFTER LIVING HERE FOR 47 YEARS WHY DID WE NOT DEVELOP A MASTER LAM PLAN 40 YEARS AGO TO PREVENT US TO BEING IN THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN WITH THE TRAFFIC AND THE OVERDEVELOPMENT AND SO FORTH AND SO ON, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS I JUST DON'T GET WHY WE'RE NOW DOING THAT I GUESS IS THAN NOTHING.

BUT DOES IT MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP MORE IS IT MEAN THERE'S MORE DEVELOPMENT, MORE ROADS, MORE CARS ON THE ROAD, MORE HOUSING NEEDED, YOU KNOW THE WHAT'S GOT US HERE IS

[01:30:05]

[12.f. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Approving the Mid-Island District Plan]

MOTION CARRY SIR. THANK YOU A CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION THE TOWN WOULD HELP IN APPROVING IN MID IOWA AND DISTRICT PLAN MOVE FOR APPROVAL SECOND DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVING SEEN OR HEARD GOING BACK THE COUNCIL OR ANY MORE DISCUSSION ALEX CHRISTIAN DO THE VOCAL MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS YES.

MR. AMES YES MR. LENNOX YES. YES MR. STAMFORD. YES.

[13. Possible actions by Town Council concerning matters discussed in Executive Session]

NOW WE HAVE POSSIBLE ACTION TAKING THE TOWN COUNCIL CONCERNING MAN IS DISCUSSING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF MR. MOTION TO SKIP THE CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER ONE I DIDN'T I DON'T REMEMBER US DOING THAT YOU TO BE WITH OLD SCHOOL WE DID. WE DID, SIR.

YEAH, WE DID. WE REMEMBER. I'M SORRY SIR.

YOU DID THAT RIGHT READING. I DIDN'T JUMP. WE DID, SIR.

OKAY, SO I THINK IT'S ALL VERY YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS BEFORE US EMANATING FROM OUR RECENT EXECUTIVE. I'LL DEAL WITH THEM ONE BY ONE.

FIRST MOTION IS TO APPOINT TONY ALFIERI TO THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING NOVEMBER ONE, 2024. IT BEGAN DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ON FAVOR OF THE ROLE . MR. BROWN THE BOARD'S.

MR. HARKINS YES. MR.. YES.

MR. LENNERT YES. MR. STAMPER YES. MAYOR MCCANN.

YES. MOTION CARRY SIR. AND CERTAINLY MR..

THE SECOND MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BY THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOWN COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH CURTIS EL CALTRAIN AS TOWN ATTORNEY TO ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2023 SECOND DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THE ITEM COME UP HAVING SEEN NO DISCUSSION KRISTA CALLER MR. BROWN SUPPORT MR. HARKINS YES MR. AMES YES MR. LENNOX YES MR. STAMPER. YES MAYOR MCCANN. YES.

MOTION CARRY SIR. NEVER MOTION FOR A JOINT VOTE SECOND VOTE IN FAVOR THANK YOU

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.