[8. Appearance by Citizens: Citizens who wish to address Town Council may do so by contacting the Town Clerk at 843-341-4701 no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.]

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANYONE THAT IS COMING TO SPEAK TO THE DAIS TODAY THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL THAT YOU DO SO AFTER YOUR 3 MINUTES AND IN THE FUTURE IF YOU DO HAVE DOCUMENTS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF THOSE DOCUMENTS WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE TOWN CLERK PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SO DO WE HAVE ANY PEOPLE TO SPEAK TODAY? EXCUSE ME? YES, SIR. WE HAVE FIVE CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING MR. GRINDLE BUD GRINDLE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

AFTERNOON. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF MR. MAYOR. YOU SET UP MY SPEECH VERY WELL TODAY BECAUSE THE REASON I AM HERE IS TO TALK ABOUT KEEPING HILTON HEAD THE WAY IT IS AND I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A NEW PROJECT AND SINCE THERE'S NEW MEMBERS AND A NEW MAYOR, I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT IS GOING ON. SO MY NAME IS BLAINE GRINDLE IS MY REAL NAME BUT IS MY NICKNAME. I LIVE AT 133 ARROW ROAD ALONG WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TODAY. THERE'S QUITE A FEW.

I AM REPRESENTING BOTH MYSELF AND THE RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD MOTOR COACH RESORT.

WE HAVE COME TO YOU HOPEFULLY TO ENGAGE YOU AND INFORM YOU IN THE SITUATION THAT EXISTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH 133 ARROW ROAD, IT'S THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND MOTOR COACH RESORT. THE RESORT IS OWNED BY 401 INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYING OWNERS AND MANAGED BY OUR BOARD OF WHICH WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR BOARD MEMBERS AND THE CHAIR WITH US TODAY. ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE OWNERS ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS. SO I MEAN SOMEWHERE AROUND 100 MANY OTHER OWNERS INCLUDING THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY AND MYSELF ARE OWNERS THAT SPEND SIX MONTHS OR MORE AT OUR LOTS.

SO WE CONSIDER OURSELVES ISLANDERS. THE CONCERN WE WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TODAY IS REGARDING THE PROPOSED DESIGN OF THE SOUTH ISLAND PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT DEEP WELL PROJECT BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT ON DONOVAN'S ALLEY JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE. IT CAME AS A SURPRISE TO US THAT THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO US AS ADJACENT LANDOWNERS. WE JUST WERE NOT TOLD.

THE SUBSEQUENT NOISE AND POLLUTION AND NOISE POLLUTION THAT CAME WITH THE LAND CLEARING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BIG STEEL WATER TANK WAS REALLY OUR FIRST INDICATION THAT HEY, SOMETHING'S GOING ON NEXT DOOR. BUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT WE HAVE MET WITH THE TOWN STAFF AND THE OFFICIALS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT. WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEEDED DEEP WELL. WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND MAKE THIS PROJECT

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THE LEAST IMPACTFUL ON ALL RESIDENTS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WEXFORD NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS PROJECT WILL NEED PERMITTING AND PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE SIPC DE AND THE TOWN TO MODIFY THE DESIGN AS IT PROCEED.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN? 3 MINUTES? YEAH, THAT MEANS 3 MINUTES IS UP AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO THAT. OKAY.

IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AND PROVIDE THAT COPY TO THE CLERK SO WE HAVE IT AND PACKET FOR YOU. YEAH. PERFECT.

AWESOME. OKAY, KRISTA OUR NEXT SPEAKER FLIP ON STEVENS.

MR. STEVENS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL OUR TOWN MANAGER LAVON STEVENS. FOR THE RECORD, CHAIRMAN OF THE DELEGATE LAND AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE AND I'M ALSO HERE REPRESENTING THE NATIVE ISLANDER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. FIRST I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS AND RECOGNIZE MAYOR JOHN MCCANN, COUNCILMAN TOM LENNOX AND COUNCILMAN BILL HAWKINS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS NOW. I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR MCCANN AND CERTAINLY HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN OUR JOURNEY.

MY OTHER COMMENTS ARE TO THE INCOMING AND CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.

I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT WE STARTED WITH OUR GULLAH GEECHEE LAND AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE. AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE NATIVE ISLAND LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AS WE SAID TO PRESERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE WE ALL CAME HERE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. BUT WHEN WE CAME HERE THERE WAS ALREADY A CULTURE THAT EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD WAS ESTABLISHED.

I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO RESPECT THAT EVER WOULD TRY TO BRING UP THE EQUALITY AND CONTINUE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR ALL THAT WE SEE AND DO IN OUR POLICIES AND OUR DECISIONS AND BE RESPECTFUL IN OUR CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH. WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE. EVERY VOICE IS IMPORTANT TO BE HEARD. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY HERE AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE AS AN ENTERTAINING MUSICIAN MYSELF ALSO WORKING WITH OUR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. I WORK AS A WORSHIP LEADER AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. I'M A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC MOUNT CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. AND WITH THAT I WISH YOU ALL GODSPEED AND I MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO YOU ANYTIME TO TO ENCOURAGE TO SUPPORT YOU. AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE OPEN EARS AND OPEN EYES AS WE SAY IN THE GULLAH PROVERB. GOD GAVE US TWO EARS AND ONE MOUTH FOR A REASON. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE EITHER NEWLY ELECTED OR COMING BACK AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN SERVING BEFORE. GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS THIS ISLAND AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU ALL. LYNN STEPHENS.

MS. STEPHENS. LYNN STEPHENS OH EXCUSE ME. I APOLOGIZE.

LYNN GREELY. LYNN GREELY HI. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M LYNN GREELY. I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SPEAK FOR SKIP HOAGLAND WHO COULD NOT SPEAK HERE TODAY. HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND AS HE WAS RIGHT NOW HE'S IN A TRIAL IN A LAWSUIT WHICH HE FILED AGAINST THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR THE SAME CORRUPTION AS THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD COMMITTED. I'M SURE MORE LAWSUITS WILL BE FILED AGAINST THIS TOWN AND WE ARE ALL HOPEFUL THIS NEW COUNCIL CAN HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER TOWN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR. ALREADY IDENTIFIED I WOULD WISH MCCAIN HAWKINS AND LENNOX FAREWELL. THIS IS COMING FROM SKIP AND DISAPPOINTED. THEY ALL LIED AND FAILED ALL TAXPAYER ON FRAUD TRANSPARENCY ON MILLIONS OF TAX FUNDS HANDED TO THE CHAMBER. HONEST PUBLIC SERVICE IS APPRECIATED NOT DISHONEST. THEY ALL HAVE. THEY ALL LEAVE DISGRACED.

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AND ALL TAXPAYERS WILL NOW EXPECT OUR NEW COUNCIL WILL COMPLY TO CHAMBER ACCOUNTABILITY AND OUR FOUR YEAR COMPLIANCE THAT THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY IN VIOLATION OF .

THIS LEVEL OF CORRUPTION AND SECRECY MUST END. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND LASTLY IS GRACE SMITH. MR. SMITH.

GRACE SMITH. WELL, WELCOME TO ALL NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL. WE THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ISLAND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE WHAT IS BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND. I TO ECHO THE INITIAL SPEAKER ALAN AND LISTENING TO YOUR WORDS AND BEING VERY ENCOURAGED BY THEM.

I, I RELATE THEM TO A PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF ON THE COUNCIL AND IN THE AUDIENCE AND AS THE RESIDENTS.

AND THAT IS THE FACT THAT RECENT DOCUMENTS HAVE COME TO LIGHT THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS VIRTUALLY COMPLETELY USURPED THE SEARCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM WHICH AFTER THREE YEARS AND ONE KIND OF FALSE START THAT WAS ALSO SABOTAGED BY THE COUNTY HILTON HAD FINALLY I GUESS IT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO WE THE PEOPLE OF HILTON HEAD GOVERNMENT AND ISLAND ENGAGED OUR OWN INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE NOT A REVIEW BUT A AN END TO TRULY INDEPENDENT STUDY AND GIVE THEIR OBJECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW TO BEST SOLVE OUR SAFETY AND PEAK TRAFFIC FLOW PROBLEMS. WHAT HAS COME TO LIGHT AND THAT IS KIND OF WHAT THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN YOUR POSSESSION AND THERE ARE COPIES BACK THERE REFERS TO IS THAT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS WAS PUT OUT BY THE COUNTY.

IT SAYS THAT THE COUNTY HAS COMPLETE CONTROL HILTON ISLAND OR ANY MEMBERS OF HILTON HEAD GOVERNMENT ARE NOT MENTIONED ONCE IN THIS DOCUMENT. AND SO I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HILTON HEAD RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS PROJECT ALL ALONG. AND WE WOULD REQUEST OF YOU THE BOARD, THE LEADERSHIP, THE GOVERNOR, THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF HILTON HEAD TO COMPLETELY REJECT WHAT AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON THIS ON THIS PROJECT. APPARENTLY THEY WERE REQUESTING PROPOSALS AND YOU KNOW, IT BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE THE COUNTY COULD MAKE WELL CONSIDERED A FAIT ACCOMPLI AND WE NEED TO DO OUR OWN AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT NEW BEGINNING TO HAVE EVERYBODY START AND AND LET'S LET'S GET IT DONE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON, MR. MAYOR. YES? MAY I JUST FOLLOW UP BECAUSE FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SPEAKERS AND EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY.

YOUR PRESENCE IS AN INDICATION OF HOW STRONG OUR COMMUNITY IS AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US AS WELL. ALL OF THE EVERYONE WHO SPOKE HAD MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION TO SHARE WITH US AND I LISTENED CAREFULLY AND TAKE IT TO HEART AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.

IN PARTICULAR I JUST DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE AS EVERYONE HERE KNOWS A ONE OF MY STRONG POSITIONS HAS BEEN TO WORK TOWARD A 278 CORRIDOR PROJECT THAT IS TRANSPARENT AND REPRESENTS THE RESIDENTS AND I'M ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO COME TO LOOK FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY MOVING FORWARD AND TO ENSURE THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REVISIT THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIVES ON THE COMMITTEE FROM OUR RESIDENTS OR FROM THE TOWN

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COUNCIL AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BE HELD WHOSE FEET CAN BE HELD TO THE FIRE.

AND SO I'M ASKING FOR US TO REVISIT THAT COMPOSITION AND INTO CLUED RESIDENTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON IT. AND I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER CONVERSATION AT THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE TIME NOW BUT THAT IS A SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT I'M MAKING.

[9. Election of the Mayor Pro Tempore]

THANK YOU. DULY NOTED. SO NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM. ARE THERE DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR PRO TEM? MR.. MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE DAVID AMES AS MAYOR PRO TEM OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

I THINK WE GOT A SECOND FROM MR. BROWN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ? SAYING NONE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT AND I'LL COME WITH THE ROLE. YES, CERTAINLY MR. BROWN SUPPORT MRS. BRYCE HIM SUPPORT MR. AMES. OKAY. SORRY I WAS JUST GOING IN ORDER . MRS. BECKER? YES, MR. ALFRED.

YES, MR. STAMFORD. YES, MAYOR PERRY. YES.

MOTION CARRY, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. AMES. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON

[10. Mayoral Appointments of Town Council Members to the Town Council Standing Committees]

TO THE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS OF TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE TOWN COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE THE MAYOR SHALL APPOINT THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE AND DESIGNATE THE CHAIRMAN. EACH OF THE THREE TOWN COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AS CHAIRMAN MR. ALEX BROWN MEMBERS GLEN STANFORD, DAVID AMES, STEVE ALFRED ALTERNATE WILL BE TAMMY BECKER THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATOR I'M SORRY THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE SHALL BE MADE UP OF DAVID AMES CHAIR TAMMY BECKER, GLENN STANFORD PATSY BRYSON ALTERNATE STEVE ALFRED AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR WILL BE TAMMY BECKER MEMBERS ALEX BROWN, PATTY BRYSON STEVE ALFRED ALTERNATE DAVID AMES IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOWN COUNCIL? OH NO I'M SORRY THAT'S THE WRONG ONE.

GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO GET USED TO THIS. YOU KNOW WE DON'T NEED TO PROVE

[11. Consideration of the Proposed Town Council Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2023]

YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO PROVE THAT CALENDAR FOR 2023 IS IN YOUR PACKET.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR THE YEAR 2023 SO MOVED IS THERE A SECOND WE ANY DISCUSSIONS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND WANT TO VOTE ALTHOUGH DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL ON THAT? OKAY THANK YOU MR. BROWN SUPPORT THIS IS BRYSON SUPPORT MR. AMES? YES, MRS. BECKER? YES, MR. ALFRED. YES MR. STANFORD? YES.

AND MAYOR PERRY? YES. MOTION CARRY SIR.

IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS AT THIS TIME WE WILL CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT SOME OF THE SECOND SO MOVED. THANK Y

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Dec 06, 2022 Hilton Head Island Town Council

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