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SINGING EVENING EVERY EVERY ONE HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY DID YOU USE THE EXCUSE THAT YOU HAD TO COME TO COUNT FOR THE NO ONE'S GOT FLOWERS OR CANDY HAPPY DAY. YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE ALL START THIS MEETING BY STARTING WITH THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION STAND BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THAT'S MY MISSION AS WELL AS THE WORLD VIEW AT THE SIDE OF YOUR HEAD AND JOIN ME IN PRAYER. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR WHERE YOU ARE. PLACE ME IN EARTH AT THIS TIME WHERE WE LIVE IS NO ACCIDENT WHERE CIVILITY IS A PART OF OUR CULTURE TEACH US TO BE PATIENT, KIND AND UNDERSTANDING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS MY MISSION FEEL AND I DECLARE THESE STREETS ARE WHERE NEIGHBOR WILL EMBRACE NEIGHBOR THE STRONG WILL STAND FOR THE WEAK YOUNG WILL RESPECT THE OLD THE CAPABLE WILL ASSIST UNABLE OUR HOMES WILL BE SAFE HAVENS OF FRIENDSHIP AND KINDNESS AND COMPASSION.
NO ONE WILL GO HUNGRY. NO ONE WILL GO UNNOTICED LIVES HERE WILL BE CHANGED IN THE
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NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY. AMEN. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HAMILTON. WE HAVE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND THE SERVICES AND THE[V. Adoption of the Minutes]
CHANGES THAT THERE ARE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. THERE'S A CANCELING SESSION ALL OF IT BECAUSE WERE SAYING NOT BY A PASS WE OUGHT TO HAVE A REGULAR MEETING AND THEN WE HAVE A JOINT MEETING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WONDERFUL WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION THIS PAST MONTH. SO LET US LOOK AT IT JANUARY 10TH MEETING MINUTES FIRST NOW THE CHANCE TO LOOK ANY ANSWER CHANGES 33 SECONDS SECOND ANY DISCUSSION ON FAVOR S.O.S. I OPPOSED THAT'S UNANIMOUS. FINALLY WE HAD A SPECIAL JOINT WORKSHOP MEETING WHICH WAS JANUARY 17 SO OF SECOND SEGMENT ANY DISCUSSION ON FAVOR SAY SAYING I OPPOSED THAT YOU THIS[VI. Presentations, Celebrations and Recognitions]
WE HAVE A SECTION IN OUR AGENDA ON PRESENTATIONS AND OUR YES MA'AM OKAY FIRST WE HAVE A MONTHLY PRESENTATION WE WITHIN OUR STUDIOS THIS ON DOWN AND Y'ALL CAN COME UP GRACIE BOLLING ZEBULON WE ARE ONE OF THE CLUSTERS IN NEWPORT COUNTY AND WE'RE THE LARGEST CLUSTER OF STUDENTS BEAUFORT CHEMICAL IN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW EVERY SCHOOL IN BLUFFTON SUBMITS A STUDENT A MONTH MULTIPLE MULTIPLE AND THEY ALL GET BUNDLED TOGETHER AND YOU GOT PAGE FROM THAT SO QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT SO YOUR CHARACTER WAS COMPASSION IN YOUR SENIOR MAY RIVER HIGH. YOU DECIDED OKAY IN SCHOOL PERIOD SO MAKE SURE THAT SO WHEN TEACH YOUR TEACHER YOU HAVE ANYONE THIS IS YOUR GOOD WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE TO SEE ME COME AROUND SO TELL US ABOUT TRYING TO SEE CHRIST CHRIST ME CRAZY WHY DID SHE GET THIS OUTCOME SO GRACIE IS A SENIOR AT MAE RIVER AND SHE WAS PART OF OUR TEACHER CADET PROGRAM LAST SEMESTER AND GRACIE HAS ASPIRATIONS TO BE AN EMT UPON GRADUATION AND SO SHE WANTED TO WORK IN OUR SPECIAL SEVERE SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOM. AND WHEN I SAID I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH A HELP SHE WAS IN THAT CLASSROOM HOW WONDERFUL SHE WAS WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SHE SHOWED NOT JUST COMPASSION BUT ALSO GRACE WITH THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THAT ROOM AND BOTH THE TEACHER AND MYSELF WERE TWO OF THE PEOPLE WHO NOMINATED HER FOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.SO WE EXTREMELY PROUD OF HER AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE LIFE TAKES YOU.
ABSOLUTELY. WE ALL ARE. WHERE DO YOU WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO AFTER GRADUATION RIGHT NOW I'M A SPACE TEAM PROGRAM AND ONCE I GRADUATE SCHOOL WELL I THINK EVERYONE I THINK WOULD WRITE THE LETTER OF REFERENCE. LET'S GET HER IN THERE, PEOPLE.
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THIS IS OUR FUTURE. YOU GOT TO COME WITH THIS. SO WE DID A PICTURE ON GRACIE AND YOUR PARENTS ARE STANDING HERE JUST THIS IS VERY RARE AS A CHALLENGE COIN AND.THESE ARE VERY COLLECTIBLE NOW IN ONE SENSE COLLECT IS OFF TOURNAMENTS AND BIG EVENTS FROM US. NOT MANY GET THIS PICTURE IF I KNOW THEM IT'S AND CAN SEND IT SELECTED. OKAY PERFECT. OH OKAY GREAT.
THANK YOU SO NEXT AS WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR TOWN MANAGER GOING TO EMPLOYEE READINESS THANK YOU SIR MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE HAVE QUITE A FEW IN THE HALLWAY TO INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE FOR PROMOTIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT.
WE TRY TO DO IT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL NEW EMPLOYEES IN FRONT OF YOU SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR FACE AND GET TO KNOW THEM AS YOU SEE THEM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY OR SEE THEM WORK THEM IN TOWN. SO FIRST I'M INTRODUCED I INTRODUCE THE MOST EVERYBODY IS FIGHTER BUT LISA RICHARDSON, OUR NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR SHE IS RECENTLY FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD. YOU KNOW, SHE GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY. SHE'S AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH US COAST GUARD.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRING HER ON SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR THREE WEEKS.
THEY WERE TALKING SO I'M GETTING NOWHERE BECAUSE IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG THIS IS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF DURING WHENEVER WE'RE SHUT UP AND FORMALLY LISA IS OUR NEW EMERGENCY MANAGER SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HER WELL I THINK MOST OF Y'ALL KNOW BUT THAT'S OUR NEW POLICE. WE JUST KEEP AGAIN HE'S BEEN ON THE JOB FOR SIX WEEKS IN JUST RIGHT AROUND JUST AROUND SIX WEEKS AFTER JOE COMES BACK WITH THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THAT HE WAS WITH A MULTI BUT HE IS MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MINISTRATION AND HE'S FROM ASHFORD UNIVERSITY SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD I MEAN PROBABLY SEEN HIM AROUND HE'S OUT INTRODUCED HIMSELF EXCITED TO HAVE CHIEF AND HE'LL DO INTRODUCTION OF HIS NEW OFFICERS IN JUST A MINUTE THE LAST ONE I HAVE IS DORM ROOM WHICH I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE INTRODUCTIONS SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.
SHE'S BEEN HERE SINCE I THINK THE PEPPER OCTOBER IS COMING UP.
I GOT ALL MY CALENDAR COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS SO TRACI CAME TO FROM UTAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SHE HAS BEEN IN COLLEGE AND SHE ALSO HAS A MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. SHE'S DOING GREAT AND LIKE I SAID, EVERYBODY GOT HER LIKE YOU INTRODUCED SHE HASN'T BEEN HERE THAT LONG BUT IT FEELS LIKE SHE'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS THANK YOU BRIAN RYAN, YOU'RE DOING THE INTRODUCTION TO MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO DIEGO FARIAS DIEGO COMES TO US FROM CHILE. I WORKED FOR THE CITY OF VALPARAISO AS A GIS ANALYST . HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW CAME VERY RECOMMENDED BY HIS PEERS AND HE HAS A DEGREE FROM UNIVERSIDAD DE PLAYA AND CENTRAL FOR VARIOUS I MIGHT ADD A MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I AM VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT ELEVATION FOR THE DON RYAN FOR THE TOWN HALL OUR RETIREES HE CAME WITH IN OCTOBER FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE HE WAS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INSIDE AN INCUBATOR AT THE COLLEGE AND HE'S ALSO STARTED HIS OWN BUSINESS A NUMBER OF AGO. SO HE'S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
HE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP TO THE DAUGHTERS THAT ARE AND MANY HE'S ALREADY RECRUITED IN MULTIPLE COMPANIES AND I KNOW I CAN TURN IF I HAVE TO RUN OUT FOR SOMETHING HE CAN TAKE WHATEVER I NEED AND GET IT DONE I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM AT ALL.
HE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC HIRE FOR THE TOWN. ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL IN FINANCE WE HAVE WITH US SHANNON GREEN. SHE'S OUR NEW PAYROLL AND REVENUE COORDINATOR AND SHE TO US FROM LAND WORKS GROUP IN RIDGELAND SHE PASADENA CITY COLLEGE AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE COMING BACK OUT THIS WAY AND SHE IS ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING PAYROLL AS WE SPEAK SO
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THANK YOU CAN PARENTS I AM INTRODUCING TO YOU OUR NEWLY EMPLOYED OF OCTOBER SHARON SEABROOKS. HE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS AND HE COMES A LOT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE RECORD ASSISTANT FOR US OH YES TWO INTRODUCTION I HAVE EACH AT SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR SIX YEARS BUT SHE WAS NEWLY PROMOTED TO OUR LEAD DEPUTY CLERK SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER FOR THAT PROMOTION ON TOP OF THAT AFTERNOON. SO AS MAYOR I HAVE A PROMOTION ANNOUNCE TO YOU IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WE HAVE ANGELA WHO HAS RECENTLY PROMOTED IN SEPTEMBER TO OUR AGE GENERALIST AND WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD RIGHT. SO ALL RIGHT. ALSO WE HAVE TWO TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY. HARPER WAS TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AND SHARON RIGHT. WE HAVE TO TREASURY COORDINATOR OVER SIX AND NEXT UP WITHIN THE WATERSHED DIVISION WE HAVE MR. STEVEN C WHO THANKFULLY GOES BY JOSE THE STEVEN C DEVASTATING SAME AS CS BUT YEAH THANKFULLY DOES AND BY JOVE HE IS A NEW WATER INSPECTOR REPORTING TO ANDREA MARINO IN THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DIVISION AS A STORMWATER AND AND COMES TO US WITH EXTREME EXPERIENCE FROM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES INSPECTIONS WITH HIS STATE MANAGEMENT SERVICE IT'S HAS A GREAT NAME AND A GREAT AS I SAID TO ME THREE WE FOUND THREE WE HAVE MR. COLE RIGHT ALSO IN THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DIVISION REPORTING TO ANDREA MARINO AS A STORMWATER TECH COMING TO US FROM JANET GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES WHERE SHE WAS PUTTING TO WORK HER CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABILITY WITH GEOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE MINORS AND A B.S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL FROM GEORGIA COLLEGES STATE AND STATE UNIVERSITY SO NOW THANK YOU AND AGAIN WITH ALL EMOTION THAT WE'VE HAD AS WELL WITH A PARTNER OF ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS SANTANA SAM CROTTY WAS PROMOTED TO STORMWATER PERMIT ADMINISTRATOR ON OCTOBER 622 YEAR DRESS UP TONIGHT.I TOLD HIM YOU WOULDN'T AS MUCH CHANCE BUT I GOT I HAVE ANTONIO ROBINSON COME WITH TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE HE'S BEEN THERE NOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. HE LIVES AT SEA HEIGHTS SO HE'S BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND DIDN'T HAVE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE.
OUT TO YOU GUYS. SO HE'S HERE AS MY AND I HAVE TOLD YOU EARLIER I MEAN HE HAS BEEN LANSING FOR OVER 20 YEARS YOU KNOW FROM US THE GREENERY, THE WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND TOM HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION US WE GOOD IN COUNCIL WE HAVE A PROMOTION MARY SUE MCINTYRE WAS PROMOTED OUR PART TIME RECEPTIONIST TO A FULL TIME CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE AND YOU'VE BEEN WITH US FOR HOW LONG NOW? SIX MONTHS.
IT'S A VERY NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE HAVE SEVERAL INTRODUCTIONS AS WELL AS LIKE TO START OFF WITH JOSEPH WHORISKEY HE HE IS A CROSSING GUARD AND HE REPORTS TO SERGEANT CAROLA. AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT HIM IS HE IS A FIREFIGHTER WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA BEFORE COMING DOWN HERE NEXT UP IS ELIZABETH UPDIKE REPORTING TO
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SERGEANT CAROLA. SHE ALSO A CROSSING GUARD AND SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY FROM SOMERVILLE RIGHT. AND NOW WE ALSO HAVE A RICHARD RAMIREZ WHO IS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. HE IS CURRENTLY UP AT THE ACADEMY. HE HAS FOUR WEEKS LEFT AND THEN BE ON THE GROUND WITH US.AND WHERE DID YOU GRADUATE FROM TO GRADUATE FROM LONDON HIGH SCHOOL GOT COACHED BY LIEUTENANT VISIO AND LACROSSE SO HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND WE'RE CERTAINLY TO HAVE HIM NOW SO PROMOTIONS FIRST UP LISA WOODRUFF SHE'S BEEN PROMOTED SENIOR CROSSING GUARD ON OCTOBER TEN, 2022 AND LISA HOW LONG? EIGHT YEARS.
EIGHT YEARS. NEXT UP LIEUTENANT MICHAUD. OH MAYOR THAT'S RIGHT.
MICHELLE'S BEEN PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF POLICE LIEUTENANT SHE WORKS FOR THE PATROL DIVISION AND WAS PROMOTED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH ON 2023 GETTING NOT MAYOR MAYOR'S.
YES. AND NEXT UP IS ANGELA SERRANO. SHE WAS TO POLICE OFFICER TWO ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022. SHE CURRENTLY WORKS FOR INVESTIGATIVE LABS IS KYLE HERE? HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT.
HE IS ON THE PATROL AND HE WAS PROMOTED NOVEMBER 28, 2022 AND LASTED ELIZABETH GALLO SHE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022 AND SHE ALSO WORKS FOR THE PATROL DIVISION DIVISION. THANK YOU CHIEF THAT IT IS THAT NICE TO SEE YOU GETTING FULL AND REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT FACES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE BLANKLEY I DID NOT HEAR SHE IS HE WORKS FOR DOMINION AND SHE IS GOING TO GIVE US A TREAT COMING OUT TODAY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SEE THIS OCCUR, YOU'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT WE CAN DO. SO BLANKLEY IS YOU ARE THEY ARE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVING SAID TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TONIGHT ABOUT SAFEGUARDING OUR ELECTRIC UTILITY LINES, WHY WE DO IT AND HOW WE DO IT AND WHEN WE DO IT AND, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AS WELL AS IN ADDRESSING THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU AND YOUR RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS HAVE AS WELL. EVERYTHING WE DO AT DOMINION ENERGY IS ABOUT AND DELIVERING CLEAN, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY. THAT'S THE BASELINE OF WHAT WE DO. THAT'S WHY WE EXIST IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE CLEAN, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY. SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY DO WE DO VEGETATION MANAGEMENT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S CRITICAL TO RESILIENCY AND RELIABILITY. IT ALLOWS FOR FASTER STORM RESTORATION.
IT INCREASES SAFETY CITIZENS, THE PUBLIC AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND IT VALUES STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES. HOW MUCH OF YOUR VIDEO ABOUT HOW THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AND WHY MADE WELL I MAY BE SENDING YOU ALL THE LINKS THAT YOU HAD THIS INFORMATION AND I'LL SHARE THEIR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AS WELL BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHY WE TRAIN THESE TREES. OH, HERE WE GO TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THIS. TREES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART THE LANDSCAPE ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE DOMINION ENERGY'S OBLIGATION AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE IS TOP PRIORITY ROUTINE SAFEGUARDING OF OVERHEAD LINES ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE IS CRITICAL TO HELPING ENSURE A SAFE, RESILIENT AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC SYSTEM TREES THAT HAVE TOO CLOSE TO OVERHEAD LINES ARE BOTH A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE LEADING CAUSE FOR POWER OUTAGES ON OUR SYSTEM ESPECIALLY DURING STORMS AT DOMINION ENERGY OUR PROACTIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS KEY TO KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON FOR ALL THE CUSTOMERS WE SERVE OUR CREWS WORK YEAR ROUND TO SAFEGUARD OUR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OUR LINES AGAINST HAZARDOUS OVERGROWN TREES BRUSH AND OTHER FORMS OF VEGETATION THEY ADHERE TO
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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARBORIST STANDARDS TREES THAT EXCEED A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR PLANTING DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF WAY OR NEAR OVERHEAD LINES MANDATED. HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE NEAR HIGHER VOLTAGE LINES. WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND PROPERTY OWNERS ENSURE THE RIGHT SPECIES OF TREE IS PLANTED IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO AVOID UTILITY TRIMMING OR REMOVAL AS THE TREES MATURE . FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP PLANT THE RIGHT TREE IN THE RIGHT VISIT DOMINION ENERGY AECOM SAFETY AND WE WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE TRENDING MAP THAT'S AVAILABLE THAT WE WILL BE ON THAT IS AVAILABLE ANYTIME ON DOMINION ENERGY DOT COM WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOUR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO MAKE SURE YOUR RESIDENTS ARE KNOW WHERE WE ARE, WHAT STREET WE'LL BE TRAINING AS WE GO FORWARD CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY TREE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED.THEY WERE NOTIFIED IN THE WAY THAT THEY RECEIVED THEIR LIVING ENERGY BILL SO THEY RECEIVE IT BY EMAIL. IT WOULD COME IN THE OF AN EMAIL IF THEY RECEIVE A PAPER BILL IT WOULD BE MAILED TO THEM DIRECTLY AND THIS IS PART OF THE GENERAL COORDINATION THAT WE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ANNUAL PLANNING MEETINGS WITH YOUR STAFF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS, ONGOING SITE VISITS AND INSPECTIONS WITH THE TOWN AND YOUR TEAM IN THEIR.
THEY HAVE OUR FORESTER WITH US THIS EVENING AND JACOB STANLEY ,HE'S GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE HOW ABOUT TREE TRIMMING NOW VEGETATION MANAGEMENT JACOB'S YOURSELF COUNSEL HARRIET SIDNEY SO THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF OUR SPACE TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL LATER IN THIS SO THIS PROJECT IS FOR 2023 SALVATION WILL WELL WILL BE THE CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WILL CULMINATE ON THEIR GOOD COMPANY THEY DO GOOD WORK THE WORK BEGAN ON FEBRUARY SIX, 2023 AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE ALREADY SENT ALL THESE NOTIFICATIONS TO THESE CUSTOMERS THE WAY THAT THEY RECEIVE THEIR MAIL AND BRANDON CHEEK IS OUR AREA MANAGER FOR LATER ON. HE'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW US WHERE THE CUTTING TAKEN PLACE BEFORE WE JUST CLOSED THE MAPS IN THE AREAS OF RIGHT HERE THIS VISUAL ON CHRISTMAS LOCATIONS WHICH WERE IN THAT ILLUSTRATION.
SO THERE IS A MINIMUM OF TEN FOOT PLANTERS TO THE SIDE FROM THE OUTERMOST PRIMARY CAN DELIVER A MINIMUM 20 FOOT CLEARANCE ABOVE THE HIGHEST PRIMARY CONDUCTOR OF AND THEN THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF TEN FOOT CLEARANCE BELOW THE BOTTOM MOST PROBLEMATIC UNDER OR FOUR FOOT BELOW OUR NEUTRAL SERVICE ARE CLEARED FOR AND MANY OF THOSE ROUNDS ARE CODED SO WE DON'T TRIM THOSE OUT AS OFTEN AS WE TRIM OUT OUR PRIMARY AND IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING ALONG THE WALL COME THROUGH AND STATE THAT AND TAKE THAT OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS THEY DO PRECLUDE THESE CLASSES SUCH AS APPARENTLY LARGE ROOMS ARE LOCATED THAN TEN FOOT FROM THE OUTERMOST PRIMARY CONDUCTOR. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ANYTHING I SAID WE HAD A REALLY BIG PROBLEM THAT WE JUST SIMPLY CANNOT TAKE OFF. YES IT MAY BE CLOSE TO OUR PRIMARY BUT IT'S YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE IT MIGHT HURT THE TREE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY BIG TREES THAT ARE WITHIN THAT TEN FOOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THOSE OUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FEASIBLE THAT SO ALL OF OUR TRIMMING STANDARDS FALL A 300 WHICH IS AN AMERICAN OR AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR TREE OPERATIONS THE STANDARD IS SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURE IT IS A TOP OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE IS ARBORIST APPROVED UTILITY COMPANY STANDARDS ALL OUR OYSTERS ARE ALSO CERTIFIED ARBORIST AND OVERSEEING ADVISE THE CONTRACTORS ON PROPER HANDLING CUTS SO THESE ARE JUST SOME ILLUSTRATIONS OF PROPER TECHNIQUES AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS DOES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE IF YOU HAVE A BIG THAT'S COMING OUT TOWARDS THE TREE YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT WHOLE LIMB OFF AND JUST LEAVE A STOP THERE OR NEW GROWTH OFF. YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST THAT OFF AND LEAVE A SCAR EITHER YOU WANT TO MAKE PROPER EASY CUT AND THAT'S WHAT THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE SHOWING YOU THE BEST WAY TO IN THESE CUTS. THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF WE DO NOT TRIM THAT IS A PRIMARY ONE HAS GOTTEN INTO THAT TREE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT RESULT FROM BURNING AND SOME SCARRING
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TO THE TREE REALLY REALLY. SO THIS IS OUR PROJECT NOW AND THIS IS ONE SECTION OF THIS PROJECT AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM BUCK ISLAND ROAD JUST RIGHT RIGHT ABOUT PARKER'S AND IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO PRICHARD HILL. WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT GO INTO PALMER BOTH THAT OUR OVERHEAD ON THE BACK ROADS THAT WILL BE TREMENDOUS BUT IT WILL BE EVERYTHING ALONG THE RIVER ROAD ALL THE TARPS OFF IN THAT AREA BUT IF WE GET THAT WHAT IS THE ROAD BETWEEN BACKWATER AND 17D SO I THINK THAT IS THAT IS A GIVE IT ROAD OKAY OKAY AND THAT'S WHERE WE ACTUALLY WILL NEED TO BE TURNING THAT BECAUSE IF YOU SEE IT'S GRAYED OUT IN THERE WHICH MEANS IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF OUR TRANSMISSION PROJECT.THANK YOU. AND THEN THIS IS THE OTHER AREA THAT WE'LL TRIMMING THIS ALL PART OF THE SAME PROJECT THIS IS WHERE WE STARTED AND THIS WILL BE COMING OUT OF OUR SUBSTATION AT CORNER OF ROUTE ROAD AND WE'LL BE GOING DOWN ALL ROAD ON OUR ROAD TOWARDS PINE ISLAND MYRTLE AND ALL THOSE AREAS THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN WHEN CAN THE ONE THING I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT IS SPRAY. I BROUGHT THIS UP LAST YEAR AND . I USED TO DO WHAT YOU DO BUT WHEN IN AN URBAN OR SUBURBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY LIKE IN A COMMERCIAL LIKE OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT IN PLACES NEAR AREA IT LEAVES AN EYESORE. AND SO FOR THE LIFE OF ME I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. I KNOW THAT DURING THE FIVE YEAR CYCLE I KNOW WHY WE SPRAY BUT I THINK WHEN YOU GET INTO CERTAIN LOCATIONS I MEAN OUT IN A RURAL AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE GAME GOES AS FAR AS THE TRIMMING AND THE SPRAYING TAKE PLACE THEY GO HAND IN HAND I DO NOT THINK IS REQUIRED OR NECESSARY IN LOCATIONS IN URBAN SUBURBAN AREAS IT CREATES PROBLEMS FOR US NOT ONLY ESTHETICALLY FROM THE PUBLIC ALL TO RECONSIDER THAT. OKAY ANY MORE QUESTIONS OF I'LL DO THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BRANT MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE THE PROTOCOLS YOU ALL HAVE IN PLACE TO REMOVE TREES AND DEBRIS LANDSCAPE YOU DO TREE TRIMMING BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT NINE YARDS AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THEM. OKAY.
SO WHAT WE DO WE HAVE A TREE CREW MIGHT BE A BUCKET CREW OR A COUNT TRIMMER WHICH IN THIS URBAN IT WILL BE A BUCKET CREW AND BEHIND THAT BUCKET CREWS ARE WHAT WE CREWS THEY FOLLOW BEHIND THE PUBLIC TRUST AND THEY HAVE SHIPPER AND BASICALLY A ON THAT AND ALL THEY DO IS THEY COME BEHIND THEM AND EVERY DAY AND THEY PICK THAT LEADERSHIP INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THEY TAKE IT TO A DUMP SITE WHEREVER THAT DUMP SITE MAY BE WHETHER IT'S THEIR OFFICE OR SAY A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY WILL TAKE IT TO THAT CUSTOMER AND KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THAT AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ANY DEBRIS LEFT OVERNIGHT. SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF AND YOU CAN GET A QUESTION. YEAH, I JUST HAVE ONE MY BIGGEST I KNOW YOU GOT TO CUT THE TREES KEEP. EVERYBODY COOL AND WARM. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES IS THE CHEMICAL USE OF THE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT WEED KILLER OR WHATEVER NAME IT IS USED IN SOME AREAS THAT ARE REALLY CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE AND OUR ESTUARIES AND OUR MARSHES WE'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN. OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTY HAVE HAD LIKE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT ON THE SIDE. SO WHAT DO YOU WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT OUR POISON FROM GOING IN INTO OUR ESTUARIES SO THOSE CONTRACTORS THEY HAD ALL THE PROPER PERMITS FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND EPA, WHOEVER THEY NEEDED PERMISSION FROM AND THEY HAVE IMAGES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR THOSE LOCATIONS.
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE RUNOFF AND THAT SORT OF THING AND THESE TREATMENTS ARE GENERALLY SPOT TREATMENTS THEY GO HERE WITH AND THEY WERE TREATING JUST THAT BRUSH THAT AREA. RIGHT.
BUT I DO SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT RUNOFF. I CAN'T YOU'RE TRIMMING IT TO DEMONSTRATE IT NEAR THE STATION LOOKS PERFECT LOOKS LIKE PERFECT WORLD BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT ENDS UP FOR A LOT OF COMMUNITIES. WE GET A LOT OF CALLS BASED ON
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SEE HEAD THIS THERE'S JUST THE ACHIEVEMENT NO LIMIT ON IT. THERE'S NO MEANS FOR THAT TREE TO SURVIVE OR HAVE ANY IT'S AN EYESORE TO THE RESIDENT. SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS WHO WHO WHO WHO TAKES THE BLAME WHO WHO WOULD THAT BE PLEASE IF IF WHEN WE AND YOU COME OUT IN AN INVESTIGATION AND SEE THAT IT WAS DONE WRONG, HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU RECTIFY THAT? SO THAT GOES INTO THE PLANNING AND WITH THAT AWAY IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR LAND SAFEGUARDED. WE HAVE TO AND NOT ONLY FOR OUR RELIABILITY BUT THE SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.BUT SOME THINGS I HAVE KNOWN IN THE PAST AS I GO OUT AND LOOK AT THAT THROUGH THAT CUSTOMER AND THEY'RE NOT HAPPY IT AND I CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH IT AND IT LOOK GOOD. IT IS AN EYESORE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEN I MAY BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM THAT APPROVED PLANNING LIST THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND I CAN ALSO IF THEY ARE AGREEABLE TO IT AND DO POSSIBLY WANT THAT TREE REMOVED SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WE DO REMOVE THAT TREE FOR THEM FREE OF CHARGE. YOU KNOW WE TAKE CARE OF THAT AND THEN WE GETTING ON THAT PLANNING LIST AND YOU KNOW A CUSTOMER CAN PLANT SOMETHING DISAPPROVED ON THAT LIST OR THAT RIGHT AWAY BUT ISN'T IT ALSO ANOTHER STEP YOU COULD TAKE WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT SHE PROBABLY NOT PRESENTABLE TO TALK TO THE RESIDENT THAT DOES THERE AT HOME THAT HOMEOWNER YEAH AND WE KNOW IN OTHER CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY CALL ANYTHING I DO TALK TO THOSE NO I MEAN BEFORE BEFORE THE FACT BECAUSE THAT IS THE PERSON GETTING CALLS THAT YOU WANT TO ON THE DOOR AND SAY WE HAD WE HAD A REALLY BIG TREE LOOK BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY WE HAVE TO CUT THE TREE BACK DRASTICALLY AND I MEAN BUT TO YOUR BEST ABSOLUTELY. YOU'RE SAYING NOW HOW LONG TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
I'LL TALK TO OUR CONTRACTOR ABOUT IT. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO TO HELP WITH THAT. YOU KNOW IT WASN'T SO WHERE YOU'RE CUTTING OUT REALLY KIND OF OF IT BUT I'M GLAD AND I WANT YOU TO COME BACK WHEN IT'S IN FACT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD IS A ON THE STREET GET THE PUBLIC OUT TO SHOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I AGREE FRED THE PICTURES GREAT BUT I'VE SEEN TREES ON PRITCHARD STREET AND I'VE SEEN TREES ON COLUMN ROAD THAT THERE'S AN EIGHT FOOT THUMP AND THAT WAS IT AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SO I WANT TO KNOW WHO WE ARE, WHO OUR STAFF TALKS TO ON AND YOU CAN GET THAT TO STEVE AND THAT'S JUST YOU KNOW THE SPRAYING ON SOME OF THE ROADS I JUST DON'T THINK THERE'S AS MUCH CARE ALL THE BLOCK THEN AS IT IS IN CERTAIN AREAS SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE ALL RAN AND WE'RE ALL AROUND AND ASKED INSTANCES IT'S ATTACKS ON US IF WE SEE IT AND WE'LL GET CALLS FROM ALL DAY TO YOU YOU KNOW IT'S NOT IN THE TOWN LIMITS WHO IS OUR POINT PERSON SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. AND THEN SECOND YOU SAY THERE'S AN ARBORIST THAT I WELL I'VE BEEN HERE A LOT OF YEARS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ARBORIST ON FIRE WITH THESE TREE CUTTERS AND I KNOW THE SOUTHEASTERN TREE SO I CAN CALL HIM DIRECTLY BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY'RE HERE 10 MINUTES AND THEN THEY TAKE 45 MINUTES GO TO BE FOR THE ARBORIST ISN'T ON SITE SO WE NEED A PARTNER IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO BLUFFTON AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE TREES LIKE THE MIAMI YOU KNOW WE'RE IN SOUTH CAROLINA WE REALLY GOT A PARTNER ON THIS. I'M FOLLOWING HER REALLY CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW I'M NOT YOU KNOW, TOUCH THAT POOR GUY EVERY DAY. SO ON EVENINGS KNOW IS THAT YOU KNOW I WILL BE YOUR POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY AND THEN BRANDON IS WITH THESE GUYS AND EACH AND EVERY DAY HE IS ALSO A CERTIFIED OFFERS SO HE'S WITH THEM EVERY DAY HE'S GONNA BE THERE EVERY DAY IN THE MARKET AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE YOU'LL BE HERE NOT WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING DURING THE EVERY I BUT THEY GO SOMEWHERE YEAH I MEAN I STAY IN THE AREA I LIVE IN BOSTON MYSELF SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LITTLE HIGHER STANDARDS HERE AND EXPECTATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TREES THAT WE DO HAVE AND YOU KNOW WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TREES THAT ARE CONSIDERED CONSIDERED SPECIMEN TREES HERE. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEE THE SPECIES AS THINGS TO REALLY GO TO REMOTE. SO YOU KNOW, I WILL MOST ALL OF MY DAY WHEN WE ARE IN THESE PROJECTS THOSE CREWS AND YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE TODAY I WAS I WAS ON OUR OWN WHEN WE GET TO THOSE REALLY SENSITIVE AREAS KNOW I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE
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GOING TO BE AS APT TO CRITICIZE PINE TREE AS THEY ARE. YOU KNOW, THE SPECIMEN OAKS YOU KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF LAUREL OAKS RED OAKS ON ROADS AND ESPECIALLY OURS.SO WE'RE GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME AND DO IT LIKE THEY NEED TO BE DONE WANT TO IS TO GET BOTH THE RIGHT THANK YOU AND YOUR QUESTION THANK YOU COMING UP WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT LET ME JUST MY LITTLE READ THAT I DO ON PUBLIC PERSONAL ACCOUNT SUPPORTIVE AND
[VII. Public Comment]
ENCOURAGE IT'S PUBLIC COMMENT IT'S A PRIVILEGE HOWEVER IT IS NOT A RIGHT GOVERNING BODIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE PUBLIC YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT BUT UNDER OUR COUNTY ORDINANCES COMMENT IS ALLOWED BUT WE THINK THAT'S A VERY REASONABLE WHICH ARE LISTED EVERY SINGLE MONTH ON THE TV SCREENS SO YOU HAD 3 MINUTES PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS ADDRESS COUNCIL AND IN SPEAKING AVOID DISRESPECT TO COUNCIL AND ANY OTHER PERSONALITIES IN THE ROOM CONFINE YOURSELF TO THE QUESTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THIS COUNCIL AND. BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT.WE ARE VERY STRICT ON OUR 3 MINUTES AND I HATE IT BUT WE'VE GOT BE BECAUSE THIS THE REST OF THE MEETING IS A BUSINESS MEETING. WE'VE GOT TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE TOWN BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO COME FORWARD AND HAVE YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK TO US.
SO I'M PROUD OF OUR CLERK AARON BROWN. AARON BROWN AND WHEN YOU COME UP PLEASE AS WE MIGHT KNOW YOU SAY YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS BEGINS IN THE DAY HE BECOMES BOUND BY THINGS THAT MATTER AND THAT'S NOT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING.
AND WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS HOW YOU MY MOTHER IS NOT RIGHT AND THAT'S WHY YOU SPEND MUCH.
GOOD EVENING TOWN COUNCIL EVERYONE. HAPPY VALENTINE'S TO YOUR LOVELY PEOPLE. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS MY IS SHARON BROWN NUMBER 163 BUNGALOW ROAD IN BLUFFTON SOUTH AND I AM HERE TO TOUCH ON A DELICATE SUBJECT THAT EVERYBODY I'M QUITE SURE IS AWARE FROM THE ISLAND PACKET ARTICLE I'M HERE ABOUT THE EMOTION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE BLUFF AND EGOS ACTION COMMITTEE BECAUSE IN THE PAPER IT WAS QUOTED BY THE CHAIRMAN THAT IT WAS HARD FOR THEM TO GET FUNDING FOR TO DO ANY TYPE OF WORK FOR ON THAT FIELD. OKAY. AND THEN YOUR EMAIL AIDE SAID THE COMMITTEE HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN WORKING WITH THE TOWN IN AN EFFORT TO ENHANCE AND ADD VALUE TO THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE CULTURAL VALUE OF THE EAGLE FIELD.
THE TOWN COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED AN UPGRADE. THE EAGLES FIELD IS HIGH PRIORITY. YOU GUYS THOUGHT IT WAS A HIGH PRIORITY WHEN YOU SIGNED AS MLA IN 2015. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRIORITY BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING FROM THE ECONOMY FROM 2000 GOOD RIGHT NOW THAT CHILDREN HAVE TO GO ON WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT HAD THIS FROM 2000 TO 2000 BUT 12 YEARS SOMETHING'S WRONG SO I AM ASKING THIS TOWN COUNCIL AND THE BLUFFTON EAGLES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE TO ME SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH FAMILY BECAUSE SOMETHING IS BROKEN.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN HELP THEM WITH AND WE CAN'T FIND FAULT YOU CAN'T THIS FOR THEM AND IT ALSO STATES YOU GUYS WE REVIEW APPROVE AS APPROPRIATE ALL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING FUTURE EXPANSION WELL 12 YEARS WITH THE EXPANSION SO THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS SAID THAT YOU WOULD HELP THE COMMITTEE THE COMMITTEE DO AND WE HAVE YET TO DO THAT IS DILAPIDATED IS FALLING DOWN AND WE HAVE STRUCTURES OUT THERE THAT ARE UNSAFE FOR THESE CHILDREN AND I UNDERSTAND YOU SAYING IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY BUT YOU GUYS SIGNED IT IN 2015 WITH THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE WHO'S ALSO A TOWN COUNCILMAN. SO WE GOT SOMETHING BROKEN HERE SO WE THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO MEET WITH US WITH THIS ORGANIZATION THAT REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF WHO'S VERY INTERESTED IN HELPING. BUT WE SAY WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS EMAIL AND BY THE WAY, IT SAYS ALSO THAT IF ARE NOT ANY GOOD STANDARDS THIS WILL BE VOIDED WELL IN 2019 THEY WERE SUSPENDED SO NOT DOING THAT AND YOU'RE NOT YOU GUYS ARE NOT FOLLOWING UP ON THIS COMMITTEE, THIS ORGANIZATION.
OKAY. SO PUBLICLY I JUST WANT TO SAY I WANT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME KIND OF COMMITTEE MEETING SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN KNOW HOW TO TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ALL THE FUNDING AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN HELP THEM COME UP WITH A PLAN TO UPGRADE THAT FILM IS DISGUSTING AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS ALWAYS ARE YOU AND FOR SOMEONE TO PUT STRUCTURES LIKE THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING IS BROKEN FOR 12 YEARS. WE NEED SOMETHING DONE.
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OKAY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. LOOK AT IT. I PROMISE THAT I BROUGHT YOU BACK TO THE CLERK I'LL SAY THIS IS WITH BRIDGET MAYOR AND YOU OKAY NOW THANK THINK THE FIRST BIG STOP YOU CAN STILL YOU CAN IN THE NAME CAN COME BACK I DON'T HAVE A FOREST I DON'T HAVE NO HOMES AND THEN YOUR 3 MINUTES. YES, SIR.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR TED GLEAMING 5840 COURT IN BLUFFTON SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE TONIGHT AND I DIDN'T A WRITTEN COMMENTS WHICH ARE IN FRONT OF ME AND I'M GOING TO BASICALLY PARAPHRASE SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICES TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY ADDRESS THE SO I'M COMMENTING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE WHICH IS THE PETITION OF UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS IN GRANDIOSE TWO AND BASICALLY WE'RE ASKING THAT PETITION BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ALONG THE LINES OF AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE COMMENT THAT I MAKE TODAY ON ON HOW ANNEXATION IN FACT I WAS READING FOR IN COURT SO THE APPLICATION ESSENTIALLY FAILS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SIGNIFICANT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE RESIDENTS OF FOUR AND FOUR AND LITERALLY OUR DAILY LIVES. I DID PROVIDE PICTURE OF OUR STREET IN MY WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM THE SIDE OF OUR STREET THAT THE APPLICATION HAS PICTURES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF IT WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT NOT INCLUDED AND AS YOU MAY RECALL OUR, LITTLE STREET IS CALLED THE ARBOR AS WE WERE BEFORE YOU BACK IN 2018 WHERE THERE WAS A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. I WANTED TO ALSO MAKE THESE SIMILAR TYPES OF CHANGES AND THE STREET THAT WE MOVED INTO THE STREET THAT WE WHERE WE LIVE AND OUR RAISING CHILDREN IS IS PERFECTLY SURROUNDED BY TREES BY A BUFFER ZONE OWNED BY HAMPTON LEE AND BY ANYONE ANY ADJOINING PROPERTIES. AND THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND EXPANDED IN ANY ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT I WILL STATE FOR THE RECORD IN THE VICINITY MAP AND ATTACHMENT THREE OUR STREET IS DIRECTLY OVER THE LOT LINE THE WEST OF THE PROPOSED PARCEL C WHICH IS EARMARKED FOR A 12 ACRE MIXED BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL PARK DESIGNATION AND IT CLEARLY CAN OBSERVE THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON OUR STREET. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HITTING THAT BUSY BUSINESS PARCEL AND THEN YOU SEE THE BACKYARDS OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND ESSENTIALLY THE FRONT YARD AS MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL AND IN MANY AT VARIOUS POINTS THROUGHOUT AND THE APPLICATION THE PETITIONERS GENERALLY ASCRIBES PRESERVING LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS OF THE TOWN AND BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL INTENT OF TOWN POLICIES BUT THAT'S NOT NOT ACTUALLY THE CASE. IT DOES NOT IMPROVE THE STANDARDS IN OTHER ZONING DISTRICT IT PROPOSES HIGHLY INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES AND DESIGN WITH ADJACENT USES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND ESSENTIALLY SEVERELY IMPACTS THE CHARACTER OF SURROUNDING USES. SO SHORT OF AN OUTRIGHT DENIAL OBVIOUSLY OF THE ANNEXATION THE APPLICATION MUST BE REFERRED TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION FROM THIS BODY THAT THE TREES IN THE ANNEXED PORTIONS ADJACENT TO 40 CORE ARE PROPERLY AND SPECIFICALLY PROTECTED FROM REMOVAL AND SITUATION WILL ADDRESS THE LONG TERM AIMS AND GOALS BOTH AT THE TOWN AND I THANK YOU AND YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU.
HAPPY TO DISCUSS. THANK YOU FRANK. PREMIER AND THE MAYOR COUNCIL THANK YOU VERY MUCH DAVID HENDRICKS REAL QUICK NAME AND ADDRESS NAME OF IS FRANK BARBIERI 7114 COURT THANK YOU. THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR. WE'RE HERE IN FORCE.
I WAS FORTUNATE WHEN I SAW THE ANNEXATION AND THE THINGS THAT WERE LISTED THAT IF YOU GO INTO THIS PROPERTY MY FEELING OVER THE YEARS JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
I WAS ON HILTON HEAD FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS AND I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE THERE FOR WHAT WENT ON AND I THAT THE THINGS THAT WERE LISTED ALL SHOULD STORES AND APARTMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO CREATE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
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FOR INSTANCE IN THE SCHOOL IF YOU 200 APARTMENTS AND 10% OF THEM HAVE CHILDREN THAT MEANS THAT ONE CLASSROOM WELL ONE CLASSROOM FOR THIS APARTMENT ONE CLASSROOM FOR THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX WE'VE GOT TO BUILD A SCHOOL. AND MY FEELING IS OVER THE YEARS AND I GOT A LOT OF YEARS BEHIND ME THE DEVELOPERS GET DONE AND THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO DEAL ALL THE PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE THAT COME ON SO I THINK IF YOU THIS TO ME WHEN I SAW ALL THE THINGS WANTED TO DO BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHICH OF THOSE ARE GOING TO COME TO FRUITION SO IF WE ABSORB THAT NOW WE'RE IN A BATTLE OH WE WANT TO DO THIS WE WANT TO DO THAT.THE SETBACKS AND THINGS OF THAT . SO I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME PLAN PRIOR TO THE ANNEXATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LOVE.
WE DON'T RESPONDED IT'S JUST FOR FOR YOU TO SEE BUT WE DO HAVE TO COMMUNICATE FROM YOUR
[VIII. Communications from Mayor and Council]
COUNCIL AND THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY BECAUSE THAT'S THE TIME IF THERE'S IN RESPONSE THEY CAN MAKE IT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM AIR COUNCIL ANYTHING AND AND IF YOU'RE ON A COMMITTEE IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US AN UPDATE AT THIS POINT THIS IS WHEN YOU WANT TO DO IT SO IN CONCLUSION BRIEFLY JUST WANTED TO COMMEND OUR POLICE CHIEF AND ALSO OUR TOWN MANAGER IN TOWN STAFF WHO WORKED WITH BLOCK THE NAME OC TO HOLD A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION IN LIGHT OF THE DEATH OF TERRY NICHOLS IT WAS A VERY EYE OPENING INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATION AND DIALOG THAT THE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AND WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HOLDING MORE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO A LEADER AND A COMMUNITY AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND KNOWING THAT WE CAN LEARN MORE FROM EACH OTHER THAN WE CAN BE DISAGREEABLE WITH EACH OTHER.I'D ALSO LIKE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND OF THE UPCOMING GALA CELEBRATION EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON NOW THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH ON FEBRUARY 25TH THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN EVENT AT THE OSCAR FRAZIER ROTARY CENTER EXCUSE ME AND THAT FEATURES FORMER PENN STATE HALL OF FAME NFL PLAYER AARON MAYBIN WHO'S, NOW AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST AS WELL AS AN AUTHOR OF SEVERAL PUBLISHED BOOKS WHO WILL BE THERE IN ADDITION WITH OTHER AUTHORS AND IT'S A FREE EVENT AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR THAT STARTS AT 11:00 WHEN FEBRUARY 23RD FEBRUARY 25TH. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST GET ONE OF THEM.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF HERE EARLY ENOUGH TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR FAVORITE ONES.
YOU KNOW MY FIVE DOZEN ROSES EARLIER TONIGHT FOR ABOUT THREE DAUGHTERS, 113 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND OF COURSE MY WIFE. SO NOT TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, LARRY WOULD LIKE TO MY FLOWERS I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOLLOW ON WHAT COUNCILMAN FRAZIER WAS TALKING ABOUT FOR EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE HAS SOME COMMUNICATION OR RELATIONSHIP WITH NONPROFITS. OUR COMMUNITY I HAPPEN TO BE ON ONE AS WELL AND SO YOU CANNOT HAVE A GOOD COMMUNITY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE STRONG NONPROFITS THE CITY CANNOT DO EVERYTHING ON ITS OWN. SO WHAT I AM ASKING YOU KNOW ON THE MAIN AS SHE JUST MENTIONED I'M ON BLUFFTON. YES. VOLUNTEER IS A MEDICINE BOARD AND OUR GALA IS THE 11TH HEROES. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR TO SUPPORT ANY NONPROFIT THAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OR WANTING TO SUPPORT BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THIS COMMUNITY IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU JUST TO LOTS BLUFFTON HAS TO CHICK-FIL-A I DON'T THINK THAT'S ONE THEM YOU HAVE TO BE THEIR CHICK-FIL-A AND IT WAS JUST PART OF CHICKEN IT WAS GREAT BUT SEE 43 RACE ONE SATURDAY A WEEK AGO AND I THINK IT RAISED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR KIDS IT HAS TO DO WITH DRIVING AND TALK ABOUT NONPROFITS.
IT'S EVERYTHING LOT OF COUNTRY FOUND TO LOVE A LOT OF GROUND BREAKING SMALLER NONPROFITS WANT TO HELP AND HAD ONE ON BLUFFTON TO GIVE MONEY TO IN BASEBALL 400 BUCKS KEVIN OR 420
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BOSTON BUT IT WAS ABLE TO OWN I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT MORE IT WAS FABULOUS SO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT OTHER DAY WHATEVER THEY MAKE THEY GIVE AND KEVIN THANK YOU THAT WAS GREAT BUT ONE THING I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO PUT ON OUR AGENDA FOR COUNCIL NOTE TOO WE WERE JUST THAT THE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION WHICH IS OUR TOWN OVER THE STATE AND THEY ARE SEEING NATIONWIDE HOW UNCIVIL PEOPLE ARE AND THEY ARE BRINGING ABOUT CIVILITY, RESPECT AND SOLUTIONS AND SO THEY ASK ALL OF US TO PUT THIS PLEDGE ON OUR AGENDA AND JUST NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT IT.I THINK HE PROBABLY SHOULD COME AFTER MAYBE INVOCATION BUT THE PLEDGE IS THAT WE PLEDGE TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY THAT ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL ENGAGEMENT RESPECTING OTHERS AND THEIR NEUTRALITY. SO I THINK WE YOU CAN ANSWER IT OH THE FACES ARE OKAY FOR CIVIL ENGAGEMENT RESPECTING OTHERS AND THEIR VIEWPOINTS AND PLANNING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MY CITY AND MY TOWN.
SO I THINK IT SPEAKS TO LOT OF WHAT WAS SAID TODAY AT PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WANTED TO PUT ON THERE BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BELIEVE IN THAT WHEN WE COME IN AND YOU CAN GET THINGS DONE WITHOUT BEING MEAN AND HATEFUL AND SAYING THINGS THAT ABSOLUTELY ARE TRUE THAT DID NOT HAPPEN TONIGHT. IT DOES HAPPEN SO I WANT TO GET THAT UP SO.
[IX. 1. Acceptance of the Presentation of the Town of Bluffton FY 2022 Audit by Mauldin and Jenkins, LLC – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager]
WE'LL GET THAT ON OUR AGENDA. SO I SAID A LIGHT ON SO LET'S GET GOING SO WE CAN ALL SEE OUR OTHERS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. FIRST WE HAVE OUR AUDIT SIR YOU GOT TO FIGURE YOU'RE ME.YEAH. SO BEFORE YOU SEE THIS BINDER THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ACT FOR THIS IS THE THE REPORT THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY STAFF AND BY OUR OUR MODERN INNOVATIONS. SO FIRST I LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF AND YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK IN OUR DOING THIS SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SCOTT. HE'S ALREADY PLAYED HIS ENTIRE SONG BUT MUSIC IS REALLY WRITTEN. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I'M LIMBER.
SO AGAIN MY NAME'S TREY SCOTT. I'M WITH MULLEN AND JENKINS. I WAS THE PARTNER WHO OVERSAW THE AUDIT OF THE TOWN'S JUNE 30TH 2022 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THAT AUDIT. JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT I'M HERE TODAY I CAN INTRODUCE MOULTON AND JENKINS TO YOU REALLY BRIEFLY GO OVER OUR AUDITOR'S REPORT, OUR COMPLIANCE REPORTS TALK A LITTLE BIT AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEN GO OVER SOME OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND THEN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT MOULTON AND JENKINS WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE OVER 100 YEARS. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER 650 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. WE DO THIS ACROSS 13 OFFICES IN FIVE STATES AND THE OFFICE THAT SERVES THE TOWN WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE CLOSEST PROXIMITY IS OUR CITY OF SOME ARE OUR CITY OF SAVANNAH BUT OUR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA OFFICE BUT ENOUGH ABOUT MAULDIN JENKINS I THINK IN PARTICULAR TO YOU ALL IS OUR AUDITOR'S REPORT ON YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I THINK AS YOU ALL KNOW AS CHRIS MENTIONED I THINK YOU HAVE THE BIG THICK ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL RECORD OR AT EVERY FRONT OF YOU AND THOSE ARE THE RESPONSIBLE OR THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOWN. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS YOUR AUDITOR TO EXPRESS OPINIONS ON THAT FINANCIAL INFORMATION BASED ON OUR AUDIT. WE DO THAT BY FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING AND I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE PLEASED TO TELL YOU ALL THE SAME THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE TO THE TOWN A CLEAN OR WHAT WE CALL AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO YOU AS YOUR AS YOUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT FOR A COUPLE OF COMPLIANCE THE FIRST ONE WE CALL OUR YELLOW BOOK REPORT IF WE HAD ANY ISSUES WEAKNESSES, SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, INSTANCES NONCOMPLIANCE IT WOULD BE REPORTED TO YOU IN THAT REPORT WE HAD NONE OF THOSE HAD NO AUDIT FINDINGS SO YOU HAD A CLEAN OPINION NO AUDIT FINDINGS AND I THAT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK THAT CHRIS'S TEAM CINDY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR. ADDITIONALLY, YOU ALL SPENT MORE THAN $750,000 IN FEDERAL EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR WHICH REQUIRED YOU ALL TO HAVE A SINGLE AUDIT ON YOUR MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM. WE DID THAT AUDIT ALSO NO ISSUES THAT RELATED TO THAT SO NO FINDINGS THERE AS WELL. SO CERTAINLY EASY TO GET UP HERE AND GIVE GIVE GOOD INFORMATION VERSUS BAD MOVE IN ON YOUR ACT FOR IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL
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GOVERNMENT. YOU PRESENT A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION AND A STATISTICAL SECTION WHICH GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT THAT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT THAT SUBMITTED ANNUALLY TO JEFF OKAY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND THEIR CERT PROGRAM AND YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THAT CERTIFICATE 14 YEARS IN A ROW IT'S BEEN 2022 AFTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE BEING ANY ISSUES PEOPLE GETTING THAT FOR A 15TH TIME. SO AGAIN CERTAINLY A GREAT THING AS WELL AS IT RELATES TO YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTING NOW IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THEMSELVES, YOU ALL HAVE TWO SETS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITHIN THAT ACT FOUR YOU'VE GOT GOVERNMENT WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOWN IN A MORE GLOBAL VIEW BIG PICTURE VIEW ALL OF YOUR FUNDS ROLLED UP TOGETHER AND AGAIN THESE ARE JUST NUMBERS ON A PAGE BUT THE POINT OUT OF A FEW KEY ITEMS THERE, THOSE BOTTOM TWO BULLET POINTS THAT'S A GOOD HEALTHY NET POSITION.NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET 65 MILLION OF CASH SITTING THERE THAT YOU NEED TO SPEND.
THAT'S JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR ASSETS AND YOUR LIABILITIES.
BUT WE ALSO HAD A NICE INCREASE TO THAT NET POSITION AT THE GOVERNMENT LEVEL AS WELL AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE IN THAT SECOND BULLET POINT.
BUT I THINK WHAT YOU WELL LET ME BACK UP WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE WHEN WE SEE THOSE NICE THAT NICE IS IS REINVESTING IN THE TOWN AND THAT'S WHAT THIS GRAPH SHOWS MEAN WE CAN LOOK AT NUMBERS ALL DAY BUT I LIKE PICTURES MORE THAN ANYTHING AND WE CAN SEE IT CONTINUAL GROWTH AND REINVESTMENT IN THE TOWNS INFRASTRUCTURE IN YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS THAT BLUE BARS YOUR OPERATIONAL ASSETS THE GRANGER CUMULATED APPRECIATION AND WHAT I SEE THERE AS WELL AS WE'VE GOT A GOOD HEALTHY OF NEW ASSETS AS WELL IF THAT GRAIN BAR WERE CLOSER IN HEIGHT TO THE BLUE IT WOULD TELL US THAT OUR ASSETS ARE GETTING OLD. WE'RE NOT REALLY TRULY REINVESTING IN OUR SYSTEM. SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A GOOD HEALTHY LOOKING GRAPH FROM A CAPITAL ASSET PERSPECTIVE OR AN INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE PERSPECTIVE WHAT YOU ALL ARE MORE I GUESS ARE WHAT YOU SEE MORE ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR YOUR FUND LEVEL STATEMENTS AND SPECIFICALLY YOUR GENERAL FUND AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS IS A REALLY HEALTHY LOOK IN GENERAL BUT AGAIN I'M NOT GOING TO READ THESE TO THOSE BOTTOM TWO ONE OF THE MORE COMMON QUESTIONS I GET IS HOW HEALTHY ARE WE? AND WHILE AUDIT IS NOT DESIGNED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN LOOK IN CERTAIN FOR FOR GENERAL INDICATORS THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF HOW HEALTHY YOU ARE AND EIGHT MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT JUNE 30 IS A GOOD STRONG LIKES TO BE AND THEN THE LIQUID RATIOS SO HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE PAY OUR CURRENT LIABILITIES OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OUR PAYROLL HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE HAVE THOSE AS OF JUNE 30TH 2022 WHAT THE ASSETS OR CURRENT ASSETS WE HAD ON AND YOU GET IT ON THAT 4.7 TIMES SO THAT'S A GOOD STRONG LIQUID POSITION AS WELL AND CERTAINLY GOOD TO SEE ANOTHER GRAPH REALLY QUICKLY KIND OF LOOKING AT THIS YOUR REVENUES YOUR EXPENDITURES WITH A TOWN THAT'S GROWING LIKE BLUFFTON I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO SEE REVENUES GROWING OVER THE COURSE OF THOSE FIVE YEARS. SAME THING WITH EXPENDITURES THAT'S WHAT YOUR BLUE AND GREEN COLUMNS ARE AND CONSTANT GROWTH IN OUR IN OUR FUND BALANCE AS WELL WHICH IS WHAT THAT GREAT COLUMN IS. SO THAT'S A GOOD LOOKING TRENDING GRAPH THERE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND MOVING ON TO THE THINGS THAT GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS REQUIRE ME TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU ALL AGAIN PLAIN OPINION NO AUDIT FINDINGS WE ALSO HAD NO MANAGEMENT LETTER COMMENTS.
ANY TIME WE FIND MAYBE A PROCESS OR A PROCEDURE THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED OR WE THINK COULD BE IMPROVED WE ISSUE WHAT'S CALLED A MANAGEMENT LETTER.
WE HAD NO MANAGEMENT OR COMMENTS FOR THE TOWN THIS YEAR, NO DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT, NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT, NO UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENT.
AND THEN ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT WE'RE INDEPENDENT OF THE TOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF OUR PROFESSION.
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES WHAT I WANT TO REPORT TO YOU ALL TODAY AGAIN, CERTAINLY A PLEASURE TO SERVE THE TOWN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU IN THE FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WANT TO COME? I WON'T PLAY ANYTHING ON MY IN THE MIDDLE OF DISABILITY DISCUSSIONS SO OKAY THANK YOU. ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS QUESTIONS THAT WE DON'T GET ON THIS TOO? OKAY. SO ON THE LIQUIDITY DEFAULT RATIO AND ON THE MONTHLY PERIOD OF MONTHS WAS EIGHT EIGHT. SO IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD WHAT WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR WHAT? YOU ALL ARE A PROPERTY TAX DRIVEN REVENUE GOVERNMENT RIGHT? YOU RELY ON PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE. SO WITH BEING A JUNE 30 YEAR END YOU'RE NOT COLLECTING ANY MORE PROPERTY TAXES OR SIGNIFICANTLY COLLECT ANY MORE PROPERTY TAXES UNTIL PRETTY MUCH DECEMBER. RIGHT. SO YOU GIVE AWAY SAYS DEPENDING UPON YOUR YEAR IN SIX MONTHS ISH IS A GOOD PLACE TO BE ESPECIALLY FOR JUNE 30 YEAR END WE ALL HAVE A THAT'S A THAT'S A STRONG HEALTHY FUND BALANCE SO THAT STANDARD W SIX
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MONTHS BASED BASED ON YOUR YEAR END SO WE DON'T NEED TO BE UP TO LIKE TEN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WELL YOU KNOW WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER WHERE WE ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY IN THE UNITED STATES TOO AND CONTINGENCIES AND NOBODY EXPECTED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN 2020 EITHER SO SIX MONTHS AGAIN IS THE BASELINE BUT THAT'S A DETERMINATION THAT THAT YOU ALL THIS GOVERNANCE WOULD NEED TO MAKE OKAY DO YOU THINK ELSE THERE IS A MOTION I'M SORRY YOU DO HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS IT'S A MOTION ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 AUDIT FOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON PRESENTED BY MAULDIN JENKINS LLC AND ITS INCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2022. SO SECOND THING ANY DISCUSSION THANK YOU.YOU ALL IN FAVOR WAS SAYING I OPPOSED THAT UNANIMOUS NOT GETS MINNESOTA ON THE WEBSITE RIGHT
[IX 2. Consideration of a Resolution Calling on the South Carolina Legislative Delegation to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws Governing Approved Uses of Accommodations and Hospitality Taxes to Include Workforce Housing as an Approved Use of such Taxes; and to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws so as to Increase South Carolina Housing Tax Credits from $20,000,000 to $40,000,000 Annually - Heather Colin – Assistant Town Manager]
RIGHT HEATHER MEMBERSHIP CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO AMEND THE DOCUMENT GOVERNING APPROVED OF ACCOMMODATIONS TAX AND HOSPITALITY TAXES ON WORKFORCE HOUSING IS AN APPROVED USE OF SUCH TAXES AND TO AMEND THE SOUTH OF ALL SO AS TO INCREASE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING TAX FROM 20000 TO 40000 ENTRY AND HILTON DID THIS A MONTH AGO AND WHILE SHE'S GETTING HER PRESENTATION WE EXPECT TOM BECAUSE THESE ARE ABLE TO BUILD ON THOSE AND WE ARE LOOKING AT TO SUPPORT YOU. OKAY.SO THIS IS JUST BASICALLY AFFIRMING AND SHOWING THE UNITED EFFORT WITH LIKE YOU SAID, SIMILAR RESOLUTION THAT HELD HAD TOWN COUNCIL PASSED IN OCTOBER THIS PAST YEAR AND REALLY IT'S JUST TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR WHAT'S NOW BEEN INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVIS AS A GENERAL BILL AS TO 84 WHICH BASICALLY EXPANDS THE USE OF TAX DOLLARS FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE EFFORTS AS WELL AS IT ALSO IN ADDITION NOT NECESSARILY THIS BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR SUPPORT IS TO INCREASE OUR HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM 20 MILLION TO 40 MILLION. SO THAT'S BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND AGAIN THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH HILTON HEAD ISLAND JUST WANT A SUPPORT THAT AGAIN JUST EXPANDING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS YOU KNOW THAT'S ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANS FOCUS AREAS AND SO AGAIN JUST REQUESTING THAT THERE'S SUPPORT FOR THAT BILL IT SPOKE TO IN STATEMENT THREE IS AFFORDABLE WE INCREASE 20000 TO 40 OH NO NO PROBLEM PASHTUNS THEY ARE ALL THE JURISDICTION IS SUPPORTING THIS ABOUT ALL OF THE JURISDICTIONS I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH AT A SO LOCAL MEETING BUT I DO KNOW THAT HILTON HEAD ISLAND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED IT AND SENATOR DAVIS HAS INTRODUCED THAT. WE KNOW SENATOR DAVID SMITH ALL OF US. SO I'M SURE MET WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN HIS DISTRICT. WE CAN WE CAN BRING IT ON IT SO LOCO AND AND JUST SUPPLEMENT BRING THE AND LET KNOW SO AND I BELIEVE I I'M SORRY I MISSPOKE I BELIEVE THEY DID ASK FOR COPY OF OUR RESOLUTION SO YES, I BELIEVE SO AND I'M GETTING EXCITED ABOUT 100 QUESTIONS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET IT. ANYTHING GREAT WITHOUT ALL THIS WORK? YES, MA'AM. IS YOUR REACTION TO THE RESOLUTION CALLING ON SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS GOVERNING APPROVING OF BUSINESS ACCOMMODATIONS AND HOSPITALITY, ACCESS TO ENGLISH, AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING AS AN APPROVED USE OF SUCH TAXES AND AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS AS TO INCREASE SOUTH CAROLINA TAX CREDITS FROM 20 MILLION TO 40 MILLION ANNUALLY. SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS,
[IX 3. Consideration of the Acceptance of University Investments, LLC and Grande Oaks II, LLC’s One Hundred Percent (100%) Annexation Petitions to Annex Certain Real Properties Contiguous to the Town of Bluffton’s Corporate Boundaries Consisting of a Total of 86.36 Acres, More or Less, and Bearing Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R600 029 000 0014 0000 and R600 029 000 2410 0000- Kevin Icard, Director of Growth Management]
SENATOR. ALL IN FAVOR SAY NOT OPPOSED TAX YEAR NEXT UNDER MILLION ITEMS IS NUMBER THREE CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS LLC IN BRANDY TO LLC 100% IN CONCESSION PETITION TO ANNEX CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES CAN TAKE YOU OVER TO THE TOWN OF ELECTIONS CORPORATE BOUNDARIES CONSISTING OF 86.36 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND BEARING THE TAX NUMBER IS WRITTEN ON YOUR AGENDA.KEVIN CRAIG THANK YOU MAYOR GOOD COUNSEL. AS YOU JUST STATED WE'RE HERE FOR THE HUNDRED PERCENT ANNEXATION INCREASE FOR THE 86 ACRES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BALTER PARKWAY AND LAKE POINT DRIVE THE UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS AND GRANDIOSE TO LLC HERE ARE THERE THE APPLICANT IS IN THE AUDIENCE HERE THIS EVENING PURSUANT TO
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THE ANNEXATION MANUAL THERE IS CONCURRENT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT WITH THIS REQUEST THE APPLICANT IS TO GO INTO THE BUCKWALTER PLAYING UNIT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WOULD BE AMENDMENTS TO BOTH CULTURE PD, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE CONSENT PLAN.THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY IN FRONT OF YOU AS AN INTENT ANNEX BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2020 AS YOU REMEMBER WE WERE ALL ON ZOOM. THERE WAS QUITE A FEW DIFFICULTIES OF HEARING EVERYTHING SO I'M GLAD YOU WERE IN PERSON TO BE ABLE TO DO IT THIS TIME.
THAT INITIAL WAS FOR 13.399 ACRES. YOU ASKED THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK WITH AN EXPANDED APPLICATION REQUEST. THEY HAVE SINCE DONE THAT TO THE 86 ACRES WHICH YOU SEE THIS EVENING. THE PROPERTIES THE 86 ACRES IS BROKEN DOWN INTO 35 UPLAND 51 WETLANDS ALL IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.
CURRENTLY PROPERTIES ARE VACANT WITH A SINGLE CELLULAR TOWER LOCATED ON THAT HERE'S A VICINITY YOU CAN SEE THE AREA SHADED IN GRAY AS THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE CELL TOWER THERE. HERE'S AN AERIAL MAP IT CAN BETTER REPRESENT THE AREA I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE PARKER'S GAS STATION ON THE PARKER ON BUFFALO BALTER PLACE AND THEN ONE HAMPTON APARTMENTS THE PROPERTIES WE'RE REFERRING TO ARE DASHED AND YELLOW AND THEN FROM A BOUNDARY MATTER STANDPOINT YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE AREAS AREA IN GREEN IS ABOVE WATER PARK WHICH IS INCORPORATED TOWN LIMITS AND THEN THE AREA IS IN RED OR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. SO WHAT THE MAP WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE IS THESE AREAS THAT ARE IN RED WOULD TURN TO GREEN WHICH WOULD BE THAT BUT WALTER DE DESIGNATION THE GRANDIOSE THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY PART OF THE GRANDIOSE PCDI AND THESE ARE OF THE THE USES THAT ARE LISTED AS BY REITS SO THEY COULD POTENTIALLY DO THESE USES I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM THIS A COPY OF THE PD MASTER PLAN FOR GRANDIOSE OF HIGHLIGHTED AREAS IN RED TO REPRESENT THE BC1 AND THEN THE BP DISTRICTS THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN. SO AGAIN THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THEIR THEIR PROPERTY IS ZONED THAT BUCKWALTER PD WITH THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN GRANDIOSE LAND USE TRACK.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE BUCKWALTER COMMON LAND USE TRUCK AS.
YOU GUYS REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT CAME IN WE GAVE THEM THEIR OWN DEDICATED LAND USE TRACK SO THAT WAY THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS WHERE THEY HAVE A LIST OF USES AND IT WAS ON&-PY BROKE DOWN ALL OF THE USES THEY'RE BEING PROPOSED WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CURRENT BRADY OAKS USES THAT ARE THERE WERE A FEW THAT WERE WERE DOWN ZONED MEANING THERE WAS LESS INTENSE AND THEN THERE WERE A FEW THAT WERE I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THEY WERE ZONED BUT IT'S THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A USE THAT WAS LISTED THAT HAD A CONDITIONAL ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND THEN THERE WOULD STILL BE A CONDITIONAL USE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL. SO VERY MINIMAL CHANGES IN THAT ZONING DESIGNATION.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING THAT THEY HAVE 53 UNITS WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE GRANDY OAKS PER DAY SO AGAIN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF ZONING PROPERTIES WHAT THEY'RE TO TELL YOU IS THAT THEY HAVE THE UNITS IN THIS PAD IN THE COUNTY THEY WANT TO SHIFT IT OVER SO THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WOULD BE ON THE GROUND BUT IT WOULD BE TECHNICALLY AN INCREASE.
IT IS INCREASING THE NUMBER INTO THE PD SO WE'RE JUST MOVING MOVING THOSE NUMBERS FROM HERE OVER TO HERE WITH THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET OUR WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONDITION OF AT LEAST 20% BEING OF THAT AND THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT THE 86 ACRES ARE ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL THIS IS A COPY OF THE PROPOSED CONCEPT LAND AND I'VE ENHANCED IT TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE HASH MARKS THAT'S THE AREA THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE AREA TO THE NORTH OF THAT IS THE BUCKWALTER COMMONS LAND USE TRACK WHICH IS IN ESSENCE THAT GENERAL COMMERCIAL OR YOUR HIGH INTENSITY USES ALSO ON THE MAP WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO READ I KIND OF JUST INCREASE THIS TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR THEIR DENSITY SUMMARY THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL AS THE I DON'T SEE THAT IN MY PACKET THIS IS THE MAP IT IS IT IS THE TEXT RIGHT HERE THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. I KNOW THAT YOU BE ABLE TO SEE ON THIS MAP SO WHAT I DID IS I JUST BLEW IT UP SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY READ IT RIGHT HERE.
SO THESE ARE ALL OF OUR VERY VARIOUS LAND USE TRACTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE AND THEN WHAT
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ACREAGE AND UNIT COUNT IS FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT THIS EVENING WE'RE HERE FOR THE INTENT ANNEX AND AGAIN ALL THIS DOES IS THIS IS THE APPLICATION BEING PRESENTED TO YOU AND YOU CAN EITHER CHOOSE TO THE APPLICATION. WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT STARTS THE PROCESS. THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE GO INTO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE IF YOU DEEM THAT THAT'S NECESSARY AND THERE MAY BE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS SO AGAIN FROM THE PROCESS STANDPOINT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE WE GET IT TO OUR PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A WORKSHOP THEN BACK PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A PUBLIC HEARING A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN TWO REGIONS TO TELL COUNCIL AND. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. BEFORE I LOOK OVER DID WANT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO PUBLIC COMMENT ASKED WHY WE DIDN'T GET MORE CONCEPTUAL AND ALL OF THAT AND I THINK WE'VE TRIED THAT IN THE PAST AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK STAFF WHEN STAFF HAD NO IDEA HOW COUNCIL ABOUT EVEN ITS DESIRE SO IT IS WE HAVE A FULL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WORK SO THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE GOT THIS QUESTION ANSWERED WITHOUT ANSWERING DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.YES MA'AM. TAKE YOU I WILL LOOK TO THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AND YOU KNOW NO QUESTIONS I WILL COMMENT ON THE ISSUE. SO FROM A CAPACITY STANDPOINT JUST CONCERNED IN TERMS OF CONSIDERING ANNEXATION WHERE WE ARE AND CURRENTLY THE STRAIN OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICES AND ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH TRAFFIC AMONG OTHER THINGS AND I THINK IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE FACED WITH BEFORE LOOKING EVEN CONSIDERING SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.
DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK LATER OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT OF TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY THAT HAS CONTACTED IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO OR THREE THAT WANTS US TO HAVE THEM OTHER THAN THE OWNERS THEY CONCERNS ONE MAJOR CONCERN THAT I HAVE WHICH MAY BE CLEAR AND THAT MAY NOT IS THE CONVERSE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO RESIDENTIAL ONCE IT BECOMES A PART OF THE BUCKWALTER PUDI THERE'S SOMEWHAT OF A RIGHT SO WE'VE LEARNED TO CONVERT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND WE'VE HAD LOTS OF LOTS OF DEVELOPERS DOING THAT THESE DAYS AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE DON'T NEED IN MY OPINION WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR ROADS IN THAT AREA JUST SOUTH OF THERE OLD MILLER ROAD WHERE IT'S ALL THE WAY UP THE GRANDIOSE I'VE GOT A LOT PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT LIVE IN THERE THEY YET MEET ONE THAT WANTS ANYMORE AND I'M I'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS BUT I JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR IT AT THIS MOMENT UNLESS SOMEBODY SHOW ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT FOR SURE. AND SO THE CONVERSION QUESTION IS THE BUCKWALTER PD HAS HAD A CONVERSION WHICH IS CAPPED AT A TOTAL OF 500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. SO NO MORE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL IS ALLOWED UNDER UNDER THE CURRENT PD IN THAT PARTICULAR ONE IN THE RIGHT SPEED, CORRECT? YES. SO THIS THE APPLICANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONVERT COMMERCIAL ACREAGE INTO RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND GET AWAY FROM THE USAGE OF THE WETLANDS FOR SHOWS ON HERE WHERE WE'VE GOT 52 ACRES THAT ARE CONSIDERED WETLANDS, CAN THEY STILL BE FILLED IN FOR A FEE? YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF PLACES WHERE I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WE CALL THAT POLICY WHERE DELINEATION OF THAT DELINEATION SO AS PART OF THE BUCKWALTER PD PD WOULDN'T THEY BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT IT IS IT IS FROWNED UPON FROM THE TOWN AND IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THAT IS A PERMIT THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS ENGINEERS FOR FOR THE DELINEATION FOR BEING ABLE TO FILL IN WETLANDS THERE'S A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION THAT'S BEHIND THAT THAT GOES A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE BUT I DO KNOW THAT THAT THAT DOES GO THROUGH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS VERY COSTLY AND IT'S A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS AND IN YOUR OPINION YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL. THAT'S NOT ME.
WHAT AN ADVANTAGE IS THERE FOR THE TOWN TO ANNEX IN 52 ACRES OF WELLS BUT I'LL BE I DON'T I
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DON'T HAVE AN OPINION AT THIS VERY MOMENT. I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT THOUGH. THANK YOU. OF COURSE YOU KNOW I HAVE THAT'S ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING . IT SAYS THAT IT WOULD INCLUDE 20% OF WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WHAT AM I? WELL, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LISTED AS AFFORDABLE AT 100 EXCUSE ME AT THE WORKHOUSE IS THAT THE WORKFORCE IS AT 100 AND THE AFFORDABLE IS AT 60 A RESTAURANT DO THERE SOMETHING ELSE IN YOUR QUESTION YEAH BUT MATURATION IS YOUR I THINK THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED IF WE DO NOT ALLOW IT TO GO TO NEGOTIATE COMMITTEE BY RIGHT THEY CAN DO THEY WANT TO DO IS ALREADY PERMEATED WITH THEIR ZONING WITH CATERING ALLOWABLE BY THE COUNTY WHERE THEY KNOW SHOPPING CENTERS ARE GOING TO HAVE VARIOUS ANGLICANISM THE YEARS WHATEVER AND IT IS ALMOST FOR TAT SO IF IF WE ALLOW THE ANNEXATION REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE MATTER IF WE LET IT GO FORWARD THEN IT WILL GO TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE HERE IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO READING THE TOWN COUNCIL.THEN WE HAVE SOME SAY AND WE CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER IT WILL HAVE NO SAY WHATSOEVER WHETHER IT IS NEGOTIATING HOW MANY AM I LEVEL WHETHER IT'S TALKING ABOUT THESE BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT WAREHOUSES THE COMPARISON TABLE IF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR TABLE FITS NATION WHAT WE DID OVER THERE AT THE CHURCH SITE THE RATES AS YOU SAID ARE OFF THE TABLE SO I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MAYBE MOVE THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE HAVE NO VOICE.
AND THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS AND BY THE WAY, IF IT GOES THAT DIRECTION IT'S A MORE STRENUOUS PROCESS NOT TO GO TO A DIFFERENT FOR AND THAT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE SO THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS THE INNOVATION DRIVE CONNECTION WOULD THAT BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT SOME POINT OR IS WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THAT ? THE INNOVATION DRIVE IS LISTED ON THE BLUFFTON ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND THINK FOLKS SIGNALIZATION AND LAST COMMENT IF THE COUNTY RIDES THIS VERSE THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AT ALL ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MAYBE I'LL JUST WRITE DOWN A FEW THINGS. WHAT KIND OF IT IS YOUR OR THAT PICTURE WITH THE HAT? YES. AND THE PICTURE THAT SHE RAN RON PARCELLS SHE'S RIGHT HERE.
YEAH. THIS IS WHAT I LOOKED UP. YEAH.
I WAS GOING TO ASK WERE YOU SO THE QUESTION AND EDUCATED MYSELF THIS OVER THE YEARS OF BEING HERE I'VE ALWAYS BRAGGED ABOUT HOW BLUFFTON HAD A 50 FOOT BUFFER.
BUT I REALIZED SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT'S ONLY AT THE EXISTING LANE ON THE OTHER SIDE IS IN THE COUNTY SO NOW THIS GETS AN EXTRA WEEK DECIDED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD NOW THAT 50 FOLKS UP FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD GO TO Z WHATEVER BUT BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN IT'LL BE JUST LIKE THE LANDINGS IN MAY AND NEW RIVERSIDE FRIDAY IF I COULD THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF A MAP SPECIFICALLY DEALING WITH WITH THE HAMPTON LAKE PROPERTY.
SO THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE I DON'T HAVE A GOOD REPRESENTATION BUT ON THAT BUT I PROVIDED AN EMAIL EARLIER THERE'S A 50 FOOT STRIP OF LAND THAT IS IN BETWEEN THE HOMES ON 40 COURT AND THE GRANDIOSE PROPERTY SO THAT THAT IS OWNED BY THE HAMPTON LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SO THAT LAND STAYS PLACE. NOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN IS IF THIS PROPERTY IS INCORPORATED INTO THE BUCKWALTER IF THIS WERE TO GO TO A NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE NEGOTIATE TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER ALONG THAT SIDE THE NOW THE 50 FOOT BUFFER CONTINUES ALONG THAT THAT DOTTED LINE HERE SO FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT BY HAVING THE CONTROL OVER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA WHILE THE BUFFER GOES AWAY BETWEEN THESE TWO PROPERTIES THEN YOU COULD HAVE
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ACTUAL CONTIGUOUS DEVELOPMENT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A A STRIP OF LAND THAT YOU KNOW 100 ANYWHERE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 FEET YOU KNOW, ALONG THAT LINE. SO YOU'LL HAVE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THERE'S THIS WEIRD STRIP OF LAND OF TREES AND THEN DEVELOPED BEHIND IT.SO I'M AFRAID I DON'T LIKE SEEING I THINK THAT NEW RIVERSIDE VILLAGE WASN'T I DIDN'T KNOW THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE I THINK WE AT THIS CAN ARGUE THAT'S RIGHT TERRY AND PAUL WHAT'S PRESENTED AND THEN WE HAD RESIDENTS AT THE LANDING UPSET SAID IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT SO I THINK WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT A GROUP OF SEVEN WOULD DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO GET IN HERE SO THAT'S HOW I WANT TO OF MY OTHER IS HOW HOW DO YOU GET ACCESS TO PARCEL C AND D AND CAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF A IN AND OFF B AND E AND YOU HAVE THE TO READ WHAT IS WHO OWNS B AND E SO THIS THIS MAP MIGHT HELP REPRESENT RETREAT.
OKAY. YES. HOW DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT? THE PROPERTY ALONG THE RIGHT HERE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO I'M SORRY I'M GOING BACK AND FORTH SO C AND D HERE WHEN I GO BACK TO THE AERIAL YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS THIS PROPERTY LOCATED RIGHT HERE ACCESS THIS IS THIS IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HERE THAT'S I BELIEVE IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY BY THE APPLICANT SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS THROUGH YOU CAN CUT THROUGH A BUFFER TO PROVIDE ROADS SO THEY COULD PROVIDE ACCESS THERE IN THE FUTURE ALONG THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN THERE IS A PROPOSED SIGNALIZATION AT THIS POINT AND THE LIKE SO ACCESS BETWEEN THE DON'T SEE A LIGHT I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE SO HERE'S INNOVATION HERE AND THEN A FUTURE LIKE WOULD BE LOCATED HERE THIS IS IMMEDIATELY ACROSS FROM THE L THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO THE ENTRANCE TO THE OTHER APARTMENTS AGAIN IS LOCATED HERE SO ACCESS WOULD COME THROUGH HERE WE HAVE THREE RED LIGHTS WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF EACH OTHER AND THE COUNTY AGREES TO THAT AND YES THAT'S PART OF THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN. OKAY.
NOW OTHER QUESTION AND TWO OTHER THOUGHTS. THE 86 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THERE'S ONLY 33 UP ONE GASOLINE AND THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO BE 50 SOME HOMES THERE AND THEY CAN'T CONVERT COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL.
SO NOW WHERE'S THE 86 ACRE IS JUST ASKING? SURE.
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THAT IS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS OF RIGHT NOW IF YOU WERE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO GO TO NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE NEGOTIATED. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF WOULD BRING FORWARD AND WOULD DEEM THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT UP WITH ACREAGE WOULD ONLY BE HAVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND NOT WETLAND ACREAGE. IN MY FINAL QUESTION THAT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PARKER'S RED LIGHT IS TEMPORARY PRICE AND RETREAT NEVER TRY TO GET US PAY FOR A ROAD THAT DIDN'T EVEN GET THROUGH THE TOWN LIMITS. THERE'S NO ROAD INNOVATION DRIVE.
NO ONE HAS FORCED THE RETREAT TO GO THERE AND I DON'T SEE I JUST DON'T I SPENT 48 MINUTES TODAY GOING FARMHOUSE AND I THINK IT WAS THE WRONG DAY TO DO IT AND AND IT WAS AT A RED LIGHT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS I'M LIKE OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS CRAZY.
AND I, I, I JUST DON'T SEE IT. I JUST THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK EVEN THINK IF WE WANT TO CONSIDER ANYTHING YET YOU WANT GET A NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN ASK HERE WHERE DO YOU START? AND IF YOU SAY NO WE'RE WASTING A LOT OF YOUR TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH BEING ASKED FOR WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN REALISTIC IT CAN BE PUT ON THE SITE. I'M JUST CONFUSED OVER THAT. SO IT'S AGAIN THAT INTENT TO ANNEX THAT'S WHERE FROM A STAFF LEVEL WE'RE JUST WE'RE KIND OF LAYING WHAT THEIR APPLICATION IS WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT RESEARCH BUT IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THIS GOES TO NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION WE'RE GOING TO START PUTTING TOGETHER AND DETAIL. THERE'S NO POINT IN US EXTENDING OUR ENERGY IF YOU'RE JUST IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN WANTING TO TO MOVE FORWARD.
MAY I HAVE ANOTHER THOUGHT? YEAH. AND I'M NOT RIGHT.
IT'S JUST I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE. WAIT WE'RE LIVING IT AND WE'RE BREATHING IT. WE'RE WRITING IT AND THEN WE SEE SOMETHING THAT'S ABSENT FOR MORE THAN WHAT THE LAND EVEN IT JUST LIKE IT'S ALL COME UNLESS WE WANT ALL OF THIS AND THEN WE LIKE TO NEGOTIATE COMMITTEE AND IT'S JUST SUCH A FAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WANT AND WHAT WHAT THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE COULD EVEN BEGIN WITH ANYWAY I'M UNDONE THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS YES I WAS GOING TO RESPOND TO TALKING ABOUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE THE NEED TO
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CONTROL THE NARRATIVE BY PUTTING IT IN THE HANDS OF THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE LEAVING IT JUST UP TO THE COUNTY. AS STATED THOUGH MY IS JUST THAT EVEN BEFORE DOING THAT WE TO ADDRESS OUR ISSUES BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING ANNEXATION AND TO BRING IN ANOTHER AREA IN AND CONSIDERING THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT GOING 45 MINUTES JUST THE 146 AT ANY GIVEN POINT NOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S TIME LIMIT WHEN TRAVELING THAT ROAD YOU KNOW WE'RE DOWN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OFFICERS AND I THINK TO BURDEN TOWN SERVICES WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS OR RESPOND ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO REMEDIATE ANY OF THAT I THINK WOULD BE NEGLIGIBLE ON OUR PART EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND YOUR WANTING TO CONSIDER BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION OF INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOW MANY WOULD WE GET AT THE SACRIFICE OF PUTTING AN EXTRA BURDEN OR STRAIN ON THE SERVICES AND RESIDENTS CURRENTLY ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW? WILL THEY DO IT ANYWAY THROUGH THE COUNTY? I MEAN THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT THAT I WAS MAKING WHETHER WE SAY NO THEY CAN GO TO THE COUNTY AND THEY CAN PUT STUFF THERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE OUR INPUT THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO ANNEX WE'RE SAYING LET'S SORT OF GO TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMUNITY. A GROUP OF PEOPLE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THEN IT GETS TO READINGS THE TOWN COUNCIL THAT'S A LOT OF EYEBALLS PLUS STAFF GOING THE WHOLE PROCESS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO IF THEY WERE THE COUNTY. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.WHAT I'M SAYING IS CURRENTLY WE'RE DOWN I THINK WERE EIGHT OR SO OFFICERS SO IF IT GOES TO NEGOTIATING THAT'S STILL A PROBLEM THAT LIES WITHIN US. AND I'M JUST SAYING LIKE IF WE DON'T HAVE THE THE FORCE WE DON'T HAVE CERTAIN THINGS ON OUR IN BUTTON DOWN I THINK EVEN CONSIDERING IT KNOWING THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO COMPOUND ONTO IT BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF GOING AND NEGOTIATING IS TO COME BACK TO US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION ON ON YAY YAY OR NAY. AND I'M SAYING EVEN BEFORE WE GET THERE THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS BEFORE CONSIDERING THAT BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT TONIGHT.
OH YES WE CAN'T YOU CAN'T GET ALL THOSE ANSWERS TONIGHT BUT I'M ONLY INTERESTED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE HAVE TO HAVE EVERY TOOL IN THE BOX TO BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN.
IF THIS FIVE IS MORE THAN WE HAVE WE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MAKE THIS FILL SOME THE THE VOID THAT WE HAVE IN YOU KNOW IN OUR INVENTORY RIGHT NOW EVERY EVERY OPPORTUNITY NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST EXAMINED. ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE AGAIN ANOTHER 20 YEARS AND TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 100% OF OUR EMI, THE PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULDN'T EVEN BENEFIT FROM THAT. THAT'S NOT ALL TRUE IS 62 IF NOT ALL 100 AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO NEGOTIATE. YOU CAN SAY WE WANT TO SPREAD IT OUT EVENLY TO JUST 20% AND WE WANT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THAT 67% OF ASIANS HAVE BEEN AT 100.
BUT WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE TO GET THAT. BUT YOU KNOW I JUST WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN SERVING HERE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES BUT IT'S BEEN DOZENS THINGS BECOME COME BEFORE US AND WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY DIFFERENT RESIDENTS SOME PEOPLE AND IT'S LIKE WHY ARE YOU LETTING THEM DO THIS? WHY DON'T WE SAY IT'S BECAUSE EACH DEVELOPMENT WERE SIGNED BACK IN 2002 OR FIVE OR SIX OR BEFORE OUR TIME WE'VE ALL SAID WE ALL KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THEM WE ALL WISH THAT THEY WEREN'T SO MUCH DENSITY YOU KNOW THAT'S WHY OUR SCHOOLS ARE OVERCROWDED. THAT'S WHY OUR ROADS ARE OVERCROWDED.
WE GOT SARDINES IN A ONE IN A IN A SARDINE CAN WE GOT MORE IN A SIX PACK IN A SIX PACK BOX.
WE KNOW IF WE I MEAN I KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO DO ANOTHER AGREEMENT IT WOULD NOT BE AS LENIENT AS THE ONES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IF IT GO AND ALLOW IT TO GO IN AND COME
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BACK, WALTER PEABODY WOULD BE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT ALL OF US HAVE SAID WE WANT TO DO AND THAT IS TO SLOW NOT ALLOW MORE AND MORE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO IF THEY CAN BUILD IN THE COUNTY GOD BLESS THEM. WELL DISAGREE WITH YOUR STATEMENT.I MEAN I AGAIN GO TO THE COUNTY AND DO WHAT THEY WANT WANT TO PROACTIVELY DO THAT.
WE'RE ASKING TO DO I DON'T WANT TO COME IN A DOWN THEN YOU HAVE YOU ASKED THE CLIENT WHY MAYBE THAT IS A GOOD BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY SAY THAT APPLICANT IS ENTERING YES HIM IT DOESN'T QUESTION THE COUNTY I KNOW WHO REACHED OUT TO YOU KEVIN WHEN THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF SOME LENGTH AND THEY WERE GOING TO ASK FOR THAT AND YOU RESPONDED IN A WAY YOU KNOW YOU WERE VERY ELOQUENT ON THAT. SO I DON'T THINK ALL THE TALK IS WHAT CAN THEY WANT THE COUNTY. HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR COUNTY COUNTERPART ON THIS BECAUSE WOULDN'T THEY DO 86 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL THAT I MEAN I DON'T SEE HOW THEY IT I HAVE A FEELING IT'S TO BE SPREAD OVER THE WHOLE COMMERCIAL AND BE SPREAD THROUGH AN ALTERNATE PATTY JUST CAN'T BE CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL. CORRECT.
SO NOW I'M KIND OF ANSWER MY OWN QUESTION. I HAD I KNOW 86 ACRES IT'S NOT GOING TO GO HERE. IT MIGHT MORE COMMERCIAL ON BLUFFTON PARKWAY AND WHEREVER OTHER LAND IS WITHIN THAT YES SO THAT'S PART YOUR FIRST QUESTION IS NO I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE COUNTY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS ITEM. AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS YES, THAT UNLESS THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN PLACE BASED THROUGH THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE THAT THAT ACREAGE COULD BE ALLOCATED OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BLOCK.
WALTER PUDI I LISTENING TO ALL OF THIS IS THE APPLICANT REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE WALKING INTO BECAUSE. I THINK THAT WOULD I THINK IT WOULD BE A NO STARTER OR FOR THAT WITH THE MARKET WITH IT WOULD BE MORE THAN 20% OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S GOING TO ASK FOR AND IT'S NOT AND IT CAN'T BE BUILT LAST LIKE OH CAROLINA YOU KNOW I KNOW PEOPLE IT AND IT NEVER GETS BUILT I MEAN WE'RE JUST I'M JUST SAYING IT'S STEP BAD TIME IT DISCUSSES WE HAD NO IDEA ON THAT RED LIGHT WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT ROAD AND IT'S 800 PLUS RETREAT WANTS ANOTHER 150 950 HOMES USE A TEMPORARY LINE THE COUNTY HASN'T MADE ALL CLEAR I'M ABLE TO CALL HAVING TO YELL AT THEM BECAUSE I REMIND THEM OF A ROAD IT'S JUST YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST IN A BAD TIME RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT.
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK SO YOU CAN ASK REASONABLE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE WE WE KNOW WHAT IS ON IN THE CALENDAR NOW SIR. SO WHAT ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DO IN THEIR ZONING? THESE ARE THE LAND USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED ON THE 35 ACRES JUST WAITING FOR THE ACTION TO TAKE OFF JUST JUST KIND OF A 55,070 ACRES WOULD THAT I'M YOU'RE MAKING ME DO THAT PER ACRE SO AND EIGHT ACRES YEAH SEVEN EIGHT DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE DESIGNING IT. OKAY SO NOT I UNDERSTAND CAROL FROM WHAT WITH ALL THE STUFF I'VE AND READING REALISTICALLY THEY CAN DO THE SAME THING IN THE COUNTY IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IF WE ANNEXED THEM INTO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON. YES SIR AND THAT IS WHAT THE THAT'S THE GUIDANCE THAT WE'VE PROVIDING IS THAT FROM FROM YOU IS THAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING UP ZONING. SO THAT'S WHY THE APPLICANT CAME IN WITH THE LAND USE THAT IS VERY COMPARABLE. THEY'VE YOU KNOW THERE'S A LIST OF USES THAT WERE PROHIBITIVE.
SO THE INTENT WAS THAT THEY'RE COMING BASED OFF OF THAT SAME LEVEL.
THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED AND NOT NECESSARILY ASKING FOR MORE INTENSE USES.
THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS BEYOND WHAT IS WHAT THAT COUNTY ZONING.
I THINK THE CONCERN THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IS THAT THE 80 ACRE NUMBER VERSUS UPLANDS WETLANDS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD EASILY BE ADDRESSED IF IT WERE TO GO TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. SO SO THEN AGAIN THAT ACREAGE IS IS CONSISTENT AND IS ALSO BORDERED BY THE COUNTY. YES, SIR. AND AS YOU AGAIN AS YOU Y'ALL WANTED TO HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICANT I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A LEGITIMATE POINT.
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I DON'T HERE. HELLO, MR. HAMMOND MILLICENT. I WILL USE ME.YOU'LL SEE. I'LL HAVE YOU. I'M LOUISE HAMMOND I'M HERE.
ADVOCATE UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS ALSO GOT A NATHAN THOMPSON AND JAKE REED AND JOHN SOLOMON WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL AND SPEAKER YEAH THE SPEAKER HAS THE BACKING OKAY.
IS THAT OKAY? THE STAFF DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF GOING OVER THE BACKGROUND AND WHAT DOING AND WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING PARTICULARLY THINGS LIKE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING WE CAN'T ALREADY DO. IT'S IMPORTANT KNOW AND ALSO THEY BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT WE WERE HERE A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS SAID TO US WAS BECAUSE JOHN REED HE WAS LOOKING AT THESE OTHER PIECES WE WERE ONLY LOOKING AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO YEARS AGO AND WE WERE ASKED IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE OTHER ONES, CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE THOSE AND COME IN ONCE SO WE'RE NOT COMING IN PIECEMEAL, PIECEMEAL, PIECEMEAL WHICH HAS BEEN DONE.
I KNOW THE THING WE WERE ASKED TO DO BY COUNCIL WAS WHEN IT CAME TO THE LAND USE OUR ORIGINAL ORIGINAL APPLICATION WAS JUST CAN'T PUT ALL OF THIS INTO THE BACK OF THE COLLEGE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE WHOLE THING THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL WHICH IS RIGHT BESIDE WITH IN BACKWATER WE WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT CREATING A SPECIAL CATEGORY AND TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD DONE AND WHY WE CREATED THIS SPECIAL CATEGORY OF GRANDIOSE COMMON.
SO WHATEVER WE PUT IN THIS IS ONLY GOING APPLY TO THEIR GREAT TO COME AND LET US TAILOR SOMETHING WE HAVE AN APPLICATION IN FRONT OF YOU WE WOULD EXPECT YOU AT THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER THAT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT BUT WE HAVE THE THE MECHANISM THERE TO NEGOTIATE FOR WHAT GOES INTO THIS BECAUSE WE CREATING A NEW LAND USE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IF YOU DO SOMETHING WELL EVERYBODY ELSE AND BACKWATER GOOD THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE BEFORE YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING WE AGREE UPON ANOTHER THING THAT Y'ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS A CONCERN OVER THE 86 ACRE REQUEST FOR YOU FOR COMMERCIAL THAT'S REALLY SORT OF I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN BUT THEY JUST WE JUST PUT THE WHOLE NUMBER THERE BECAUSE SOME OF THE WETLANDS HAVE BEEN DELINEATED. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY HOW MUCH UPLAND HOW MUCH WETLANDS IS GOING TO BE WHEN THE CORPS SIGNS OFF ON DELINEATIONS AND STUFF.
WE'RE TO GET EXTRA COMMERCIAL. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS THERE NOW OF COURSE IT WILL BE SIX ACRES AND OF COURSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE BUILDING IN WETLANDS AND ANOTHER THING WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE AND WE'RE TO TALK ABOUT IT NOT TO GO TO THE WALL FOR 86 ACRES BUT TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH LEEWAY IS REASONABLE UNTIL YOU GET TO FINAL PLANNING WHERE THESE THE EXACT UPLANDS AND WETLANDS ARE KNOWN AND TOTALLY PREPARED TO DO THAT AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL GET PASSED IN. AS FAR AS WHY WOULD AN ADVOCATE COME? WHY WOULD WE WANT TO FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
I MEAN I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BLUFFTON SINCE IT WAS ONE SQUARE MILE.
JOHN HAS BEEN DEALING WITH IT ALMOST LONG. WE'VE WATCHED THE STAFF GROW.
THE COUNCIL GROW. WE'RE DEALING WITH LOCAL PEOPLE ,LOCAL PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAND. WE BRING THIS IN IT'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS QUESTIONS LIKE WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET ACCESS? YOU KNOW ALL THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH A MASTER BREWING PROCESS WHICH IS NOT MY RIGHT THAT WILL COME TO THIS COUNCIL AT THE NEXT LEVEL WITH MORE SPECIFICITY AND THINGS LIKE HOW MUCH BUFFER GOES, WHERE WILL BE PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN? THEY WILL COME TO THIS COUNCIL. WE'RE NOT WE'RE GETTING A VESTED RIGHT TO DO IT ANY PARTICULAR WAY. THEY'RE SO THOSE THINGS WILL BE OPEN TO NEGOTIATE ON ANOTHER ISSUE ABOUT WHY THE TOWN SHOULD DO IT, I THINK THE TOWN WON'T BE CONTROLLING THE TOWN AS MUCH STRICTER STANDARDS AND. WE KNOW THAT.
I MEAN JOHN AND I WORK WITH WE'VE DEVELOPED A LOT IN THE COUNTY CARLTON RIVER WELFARE BERKELEY ALL OTHER THINGS AS WELL PROBABLY IN MANY WAYS THEY'RE MUCH MORE LENIENT THE TOWN IS HAVEN'T BEEN BUT SINCE WE'RE ALREADY DEALING WITH HALF OF THE HOLDINGS THAT ARE IN THE TOWN IT SENSE TO DEAL WITH ONE GOVERNMENT EVEN IF IT'S A STRICTER GOVERNMENT WE DON'T
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HAVE A WHEN IT COMES TO WHY THE WORSE THE TOWN IS GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF PREDICTING WORKERS IN COUNTY THAT DIDN'T US THE TOWN HAS ADOPTED IS YOU KNOW STRICTER STRICTER STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO STORMWATER AND THINGS SO EVEN THOUGH WE WERE VESTED UNDER THE OVERALL BODY ON SOME ISSUES IT ALLOWED FOR FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO PROGRESS WITH THE SCIENCE AND THE TOWN HAS DONE THAT SO RIGHT NOW YOU'RE STORMWATER AND IT WOULD BE HAPPENING THIS IS STRICTER THAN THE SOMETIMES HAS BEEN IN THE PAST CLEARLY MORE SO THAN THE COUNTY ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER IS THIS MUCH STUFF IS GOING TO GO ON THE LAND DEALING WITH BOSTON FOR HOW IT LOOKS AND HOW IT WORKS TO US MAKES SENSE AND FRANKLY WE THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR YOU TO THERE'S CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT FEES, ALL THE PROPERTY TAXES, YELLOW DRIVEN BY PROPERTY, ALL THAT GOES TO THE TABLE OR WILL COME TO THE TOWN AND THE STILL COUNTY WILL STILL GET THEIR PIECE BUT IT WILL ALL BE TOWN TAX THOSE IN IMPACT PRETTY STUFF SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS HELP. WE JUST WANT A CHANCE TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS. LET THE PRINCIPAL SIT DOWN HERE AT THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE AND EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A PROBLEM WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD TODAY.IT SEEMS IF YOU'VE ANSWERED THE QUESTION DID HE IN MR. ANSWER ANYONE'S QUESTION OR I GOT ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU COVENANT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE YOU PREPARED TO TO HAVE A 30 YEAR COVENANT? WHAT DOES IT WHAT DOES YOUR CURRENT ORDINANCE 25 OR 33 BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING WE WILL LIVE WITH THE TOWN'S REQUIREMENTS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THAT WILL BE 30 AND I THINK FOR MULTIFAMILY YOU'LL HAVE A STRICTER STANDARD AS FAR AS THE INCOME LEVEL FOR MULTIFAMILY THAN YOU DO FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND ASK HOW MUCH IT WAS ASKED WELL AT ONE TIME HOW MUCH COMMITMENT MAYBE THAT IN YOUR EARLIER VERSION BUT I KNOW I TALKED TO RICHARDSON SO WE WERE 60% FOR MULTIFAMILY AND 100 FOR SINGLE FAMILY WHICH DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME BUT THAT'S WHAT I SO PART OF THE HOUSING NUMBER PERCENTAGES ON MULTIFAMILY NO IT'S JUST IT'S SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S RENTAL I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S REFERRING TO IT A RENTAL NUMBER VERSUS FOR SALE NUMBER THE NUMBERS WHAT YOUR RENT IS VERSUS YOUR MORTGAGE TURNED OUT DIFFERENT BUT IT'S STILL 60%. SO IT IS THREE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE IF THERE'S A MOTION THAT PASSES FOR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE, IF THERE'S A THAT SAYS WE'RE NOT READY TO CONSIDER THE SAME INFORMATION OR IS IT A MOTION TO TABLE? WE ALL HAVE A SAYING FROM OUR ORDINANCE THE COUNTY I GOT IN SUPPORT ACCOUNTING WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND TRY TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP NOT REALLY FILLED WITH ALL OF US WORKING SO WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ORDER. I DIDN'T KNOW GENERAL STORMWATER ORDINANCE NOW IS WONDERFUL AND YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD DO.
I MEAN I REALLY HOPE I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD GRANT 86 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SIX ACRES OF UPLANDS AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET RID OF THE WETLANDS.
SO YOU'RE DEALING WITH 35 ACRES OF UPLANDS. I'M REALLY TRYING TO LISTEN.
I HEAR YOU. I LOVE THE THOUGHT IN THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT 86 ACRES OF THIS BUT IT'S JUST YOU'VE GOT NO ROAD TO INNOVATION DRIVE.
YOU'VE GOT A TEMPORARY RED LIGHT. I REMEMBER MR. ORLANDO ACTUALLY SAYING HE WANTED THIS TO COME IN AS A BIGGER PACKAGE BUT I THINK HE MEANT ALL OF IT ALL THE WAY TO BLUFFTON PARKWAY IS KIND OF WHAT I HAVE A MEMORY YOU TOOK OUT THE GAS STATION.
I THINK THAT'S THERE WAS A NO VOTE LAST TIME BUT NOW THERE THAT'S IT'S IN A LITTLE DONUT HOLE OF ITS OWN IF WE DO THIS AND AND I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE COUNTY BANKS REALLY WE'RE TRYING AND I CAN'T I DON'T WANT TO BUY THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW. I THINK THEY'RE BEING EQUALLY RESPECTFUL TO US AND IT'S TAKEN A LONG HAND TO GET THERE. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN.
IT TONIGHT IS WHAT'S THE COUNTY THINK? CAN I JUST SPEAK TO THAT BRIEFLY? THE COUNTY WOULD BE CONCERNED AS WOULD THE TOWN IF SOMEONE'S INDEXING TO GIVE MORE RIGHTS THAT'S NOT HAPPENING HERE IN THE COUNTY IS RECOGNIZED GRANDIOSE AS BEING VESTED BECAUSE IT'S A PD WHICH HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY REDEVELOPED . SO I THINK SOME CONSTRUE A NUMBER AND I NOTICE THAT KIND
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OF ALL THE WAY TO DO THINGS BUT WE'RE SMARTER TODAY AND 86 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL AND 35 ACRES THE BONDS IS BUT WE'VE SAID WE NOT ALL WE WANT TO BUILD ON IS THE UPLANDS WE JUST DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE UNTIL ANYWAY I I'M REALLY NOT ON THIS I HEAR BUT I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND I JUST TOLD SOMEONE LAST WEEK AND I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME BEFORE I DON'T TELL ME YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WE TRULY CAN WORK AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND WE ARE MINUTES I'M JUST KIND OF LIKE THAT FOR ME. I MEAN THIS IS BAD AND I WOULD TOTALLY I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN OVER THE RESIDENTS AND I'M NOT HEARING THEM AND I'VE BEEN AND FAULT FOR ARBORS FOR THEM TO KEEP THEIR TREES BECAUSE THAT'S WHY THEY HERE BECAUSE ARBOR IS EQUAL STANDARDS SO I DO LISTEN TO THEM AND IT'S KIND OF YOU SQUABBLING.YEAH. YES. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.
MEMBERS COUNCIL HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. MY NAME IS NATHAN LONG.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M MORE OF A THOMAS AND HUTTON.
BUT ONE THING I DID WANT TO PLAY OR THINK IS GETTING SOMEWHAT LOST WAS THE WHOLE REASON THAT THEY WERE DOING THIS. OBVIOUSLY THEY OWNED THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH BUT WAS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A COHESIVE PLAN BETWEEN NORTHERN PROPERTIES AND THE PROPERTIES PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION RIGHT BECAUSE IF WE DO IT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH ONE SET OF PLANS AND ONE SET OF RULES TO THE TOWN BLUFFTON AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROAD COMING THROUGH TO THE TO THE PIECES THERE AND A DIFFERENT SET OF PLANS AND A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES AND B FOR GOWN.
SO I THINK OF YOU KNOW, JOHN READ HE'S DONE A LOT OF THINGS OVER THE YEARS BUT HIS VISION AND AGAIN DON'T HAVE A MASTER PLANS TONIGHT BUT WITH US TO CREATE KIND OF A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT FLOWS TOGETHER RIGHT AND WITH ONE SET OF RULES LIKE I TALKED ABOUT EVEN THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES A ROW OR THE SIZE OF TREE ISLANDS OR YOU'RE RIGHT STORM WATER ORDINANCE THAT PASSED THE SAME WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT BUT I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN MESSAGE THAT I SEE GETTING SOMEWHAT LOST IN THE DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT WAS THE WHOLE REASON TO COME TO THE TOWN WAS FOR THE COHESIVE PLAN LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THE USES ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.
WE ACTUALLY CREATED THE NEW LAND USE TRY TO RESTRICT SOME OF THE USES THAT THAT'S THE TOWN THAT WE HEARD LAST TIME THEY DIDN'T WANT AND FROM ABOVE WATER CANNONS LIKE THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL AND SOME OF THE USES THAT WERE ALLOWED I THINK JAKE HAS THE EXACT CHART ON THAT THE BACK TO THE WETLANDS I DID WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AS WELL SO YOU'RE RIGHT WITH CORPS THERE'S A JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION . IT LASTS FOR FIVE YEARS THAT BASICALLY TELLS YOU THE BOUNDARIES OF YOUR WANTS. RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT IMPACTS. THAT'S JUST WHERE THEY ARE SO WE HAVE A JD ON THE EASTERN PIECE THAT SEE IT THERE ON THE SCREEN FOR THE WESTERN PIECE THERE'S NOT A VALID JD RIGHT NOW OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED FOR JD SO THAT'S JURISDICTION NO DETERMINATIONS.
SO THAT IS JUST WHERE ARE THE WEAPONS? HOW MANY ACRES OF UPLAND VERSUS WETLAND ARE LIKE IN THE APPLICATION? THE 30,000 ACRES THAT YOU SEE THERE WAS ESTIMATE SIX FROM OUR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT. THEY LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY JUST GIVEN YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE WETLANDS ARE BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE CORPS CHANGES, THE RULES CHANGE AS TIME GOES ON SO WE THE 86 WAS DEFINITELY AN OVER ASK OBVIOUSLY.
RIGHT LIKE THE POINT WAS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE UPLAND ACRES THAT THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT PUTTING JUST THE 35. BUT I THINK THE REAL NUMBER I MEAN IF WE SAID 45 I MEAN IT'S ONLY TEN AND WE END WITH THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE LIKE WHATEVER IS NOT UPLAND WE COULD MAKE THAT NON TO ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE PD OR YOU KNOW I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL I THINK THE REASONING BEHIND THAT JUST TO PROTECT THE NOT TO LOSE DEVELOPABLE UPLAND ACREAGE TO A NUMBER THAT WAS PUT ON THE APPLICATION, I THINK THAT WAS REALLY ALL I HAD AND IN GENERAL AND TO LEWIS'S POINT AND DEVELOPMENT THESE YOU KNOW THEY PLAY PAY FOR SCHOOLS POLICE FIRE IS EITHER IN THE COUNTY OR IS IN THE TOWN BOTH OF THEM HAVE AN IMPACT WHICH I THINK ARE VERY BUT THE COUNTY HAS IMPACTS WE DON'T WE ARE WE DON'T AND WE DON'T EVEN COLLECT THEM ANYMORE. SO GOING TO HAVE COUNTY IMPACT YOU DON'T THE TOWN OKAY THAT GOES TO THE COUNTY NOT THE TOWN AGAIN SORRY ABOUT NOW WE ALL LEARN AT EVERY MEETING WE LEARN
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YEAH THAT THAT'S THE MAIN PLAN WAS THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU CAME THE OTHER QUESTION THANK YOU I WANT TO CAN YOU SHOW WHAT I JUST HEARD WAS IT A CORPS OR MAY DETERMINE THERE'S MORE WETLANDS OR THERE'S LESS AND IF THE CORPS DETERMINED THERE'S LESS WETLANDS AND THE NUMBER GOES FROM 35 TO 45 AS EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT. SO THEY PUT A BIG NUMBER OUT THERE TO COVER THAT IF IS THE CASE THAT WOULD STILL APPLY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, WOULD IT NOT? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ,CORRECT. OKAY. AND ALL OF THAT CAN BE NEGOTIATED I GUESS IS AND WHEN WILL WE KNOW WHAT THE PORTION OF TRUE RADIATION FOR WETLANDS VERSUS UPLANDS IS? WE WOULD HAVE TO KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AT SOME POINT I'M NOT SURE WHEN THEY'RE PLANNING ON ON DOING THAT PORTION OF THE PROCESS BUT AND I WAS KIND OF GOING THROUGH LISTENING TO YOU GUYS FROM A SUMMARY STANDPOINT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND IF YOU WERE TO MOVE THIS TO NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE WOULD IT INCLUDE THAT REVIEWING OF THE ACREAGE BASED ON WETLANDS AND THEN YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE CONDITIONS TO WHERE NONE OF THAT ACREAGE THAT 86 NUMBER COULD LEAVE THIS AREA.SO THAT WAY THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TRACE FOR THIS TO SOMEWHERE ELSE GIVES THEM THAT FLEXIBILITY LET'S SAY THAT NUMBER GOES FROM 35 TO 40 THEY CAN STILL HAVE THAT ALLOTMENT TO DEVELOP THE AREA BUT THEN THE REST THE 45 ACRES THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING THAT GOES AWAY.
THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP THAT ANYWHERE ELSE. SO EVEN IF THEY FIGURE JUST A LIKE ROUND NUMBERS RIGHT NOW THEY GOT 35 ACRES IF THEY GET AN EXTRA TEN SO THAT'S 45 WOULDN'T THE RULES CHANGE IF THEY'RE A PART OF THEM BUT GO OF PD BECAUSE THEY COULD USE ALREADY USED FROM ANOTHER OF BOG WATER AND INCREASE THE DENSITY ON THAT THEY COULD THEY COULD MOVE RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE CURRENT EXISTING IN THE CULTURE.
PD RIGHT ON THIS PROPERTY THAT IS CORRECT. BUT THOSE UNITS ARE ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR IT SO FROM A DENSITY STANDPOINT YES IT COULD BE MORE DENSE ON THAT LAND NEGOTIATING MAY 11 SAY NO I GUESS NOTHING COULD TRANSFER IN.
YEAH OTHER IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I COULD FOR A SUMMARY STANDPOINT OTHER ITEMS YOU HAD POTENTIAL ADDITIONS THE CONSENT PLAN IF I MAY I'M SORRY SO THIS IS THE CONSENT PLAN SOME OF THE CONCERNS YOU TALKED ABOUT INNOVATION DRIVE AS YOU CAN SEE IN OTHER AREAS WHAT WE'VE DONE IS PROVIDED ARROWS SORRY I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE. YES YOU KNOW POTENTIAL ARROWS OF LOCATIONS FOR ACCESS FROM A TRANSPORTATION STANDPOINT WE COULD LOOK TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONSENT PLAN AGAIN THAT WOULD GO THROUGH COMMITTEE WITH THAT WE REVIEW ALL OF THOSE LAND USES TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT ARE WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN THE COUNTY VERSUS WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN A PROHIBITED AND THEN ALSO BUFFERS THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT WITH NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE OF CERTAIN BUFFERS ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SPECIFIC AREAS I I, I TRUST NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE I'M ON IT AND IN A BIT OF A TOUGH SELL SIR I'M READY TO SEE A LEASE IT VERY SIMILAR ESPECIALLY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS AND MADAM MAYOR, I DID HAVE MOTION HERE IF YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MOTION SLIDE AFTER THIS STATEMENT ON THE NEXT LEVEL.
NO, NO, I'M SURE TO GO TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. YES, YES.
I'M JUST KIND OF TORN RIGHT THERE. SUCH A PUSH COMMITTEE.
IT'S JUST I'VE NEVER FELT SO PUSHED TO GO TO A NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE BEFORE WHEN WE'RE SITTING HERE LIKE THIS AND IT'S JUST HARD FOR ME RIGHT NOW TOO AND I AGREE WITH WHAT TO LARRY
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SAID I'LL SAY IT AGAIN AND I IN 20 EMAILS I GET YOU KNOW WE NEED TO FIGURE HOW TO FIX THIS MESS WE'RE IN ADDED TO THE MESS AND NOT TO HAVE SOME STRONG WORDS WITH THE COUNTY ON HOW WE CAN DO THIS ALL TOGETHER IT'S REALLY REALLY HARD AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WAS A PERFECT TIME TO BE AND I WORKED REALLY HARD TO TRULY THINK THAT'S A NEED NOT FOR A DEVELOPER.BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH TODAY ON BLUFFTON THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT ROADS THEY'RE JUST SO MANY UNKNOWNS.
I MEAN IF IF WE JUST PUSHED IT OUT WHILE WE DON'T YOU KNOW WHERE INNOVATION DRIVE GOING TO BE BUILT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO DO WITH ALL THAT REDOING ROADS WITH PARKERS WE DON'T WE JUST DON'T KNOW SO AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY THINKS AND I REALLY AM NOT OUT TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING WHEN I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP WHAT WE'VE WORKED REALLY TO DO WITH THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW THEM SO I JUST I CALLED AND HE DIDN'T GET A CALL BACK BUT I REALLY HOPE WE HAD OUR COUNTERPART ON THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT BECAUSE THIS IS TAKING A AND MAKE IT MORE DOWN ON ALLS AND UPSETTING RESIDENTS AND CALLS IN A LOT MORE CARS THEY GO ON ONE TEMPORARY LIGHT AND WHERE I JUST AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO SO YES WELL WE'RE NOT MAKING IT I KNOW BUT WE'RE JUST ADDING WE'RE DECIDING WHAT TO DO TO GO TO NEGOTIATING WHICH IS GOING TO THROW OUT THINGS AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN REALIZE HOW HARD I THINK WATCHING COMMITTEE THIS AND WE START FROM NOTHING DON'T START WITH 88 I MEAN THEY'RE TOUGH SO I'M PROBABLY HAD TALKS BUT SIMPLY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION YOU KNOW ARE YOU READY? YEAH.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DECLINE TO ACCEPT THAT SO THE UNIVERSITY AND INVESTMENTS LLC AND GRANDIOSE TWO LLC IS 100% ANNEXATION POTENTIALS TO ANNEX CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES CONTINUES TO THE TOWN AND THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES CONSISTING THE TOTAL OF 86.33 SIX ACRES MORE OR LESS AND MAYBE THE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBERS ARE 600 02900000140000 AND R 600 02900024100000. THEIR SECOND TOPIC ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL IN FAVOR SEGMENT SAY NOT OPPOSED NAY NOT BRIAN BRANDON OKAY 30 THANK YOU
[IX 4. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Town of Bluffton FY 2023 Budget to Provide for the Expenditures of Certain Funds and to Allocate Sources of Revenue for the Said Funds – First Reading – Chris Forster, Assistant Town Manager]
. NEXT NUMBER FOR AMENDED ORDINANCE SUPPORTING CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE THAT MANY OF THE TOWN OF WATSON 2023 BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN FUNDS CERTAIN FUNDS AND TO ALLOCATE SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THE SET OF FUNDS.CHRIS READING ON CANADIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL THIS IS OUR SECOND BUDGET AMENDMENT A MAJOR BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE MAKE ANY FINAL ADJUSTMENTS TO GET A FEW MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR. BRIEFLY BEFORE I OVER THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEMS THIS IS IN YOUR PACKAGE UNDER THE FINANCE REPORT THIS IS A SOURCE OF OUR REVENUES TO FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OUR FISCAL YEAR. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO POINT.
PROPERTY TAXES ARE UP OBVIOUSLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING HAS RESULTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR FIRST PAYMENT FROM THE TREASURER THE COUNTY TREASURER FOR PROPERTY VALUES AND IT IS UP ABOUT 17% OVER LAST YEAR. SO THAT WAS A POSITIVE ON THE BUILDING SAFETY PERMIT LINE ITEM. AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY THOUGH THEY HAVE DECLINED WE ARE ABOUT A HALF MILLION LESS THAN WHAT WAS LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME AND WHAT'S A LITTLE MORE IS WERE EVEN A QUARTER MILLION LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED.
LOOK AWAY PROPERTY TAXES IS MAKING UP FOR MOST OF THAT SO WE ARE IT'S ACTUALLY CUT OFF HERE BUT IT'S A WE'RE ABOUT 77,000 UNDER BUDGET. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY WHERE PROPERTY TAXES ARE HEADED SO NO CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE ALARMS. WE'RE WATCHING CLOSELY AND AS YOU SEE WE'RE NOT GOING HAVE ANY MAJOR, MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
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THE GENERAL FUND IN THE BUDGET LIMIT THIS IS REAL QUICKLY ON THE SPECIAL SIDE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE . WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE BUT ACCOMMODATIONS OUR REVENUES ARE DOWN SO THERE'S NOT AS MANY HEADS EMBEDDED AS THEY SAY BUT BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION INCREASE AND INCREASE AND PEOPLE EATING OUT AND RESTAURANT OUR HOSPITALITY TAX IS UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND I YOU THIS BECAUSE THIS APPLIES TO A PIECE OF THE BUDGET IN IT SO THERE'S THREE COMPONENTS THERE'S REALLOCATION OF ARPA FUNDS WHICH ARE GO INTO A FACILITY PROJECT COST INCREASES AND A POSITION REQUEST.SO THE OVERALL CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF BUDGET THAT INCLUDES 2.1 MILLION THE MAJORITY OF THAT ISN'T GAAP FUND AND I'LL BREAK THIS DOWN FOR YOU SO REALLY QUICK THE ARPA SO THIS APPLIES TO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN A GENERAL FUND THIS HERE YEAR'S BUDGET AMENDMENT WE HAD AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAD A A NONPROFIT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM AS WELL THE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM WE'VE GONE THROUGH TWO ROUNDS OF EACH AND HAD AWARDED 17 NONPROFIT GRANTS IN THE FIRST ROUND IN NINE AND THE SECOND AND IN THE FIRST ROUND WE ORDERED 235,000 IN THE SECOND ROUND HUNDRED AND 10,000 ON A SMALL BUSINESS SIDE WE HELPED 11 BUSINESSES IN THE FIRST TRANCHE OF NINE AND THE SECOND ROUND 172,000 IN THE FIRST ROUND AND 49,000 IN THE SECOND ROUND OR 780,000 THE SECOND ROUND.
WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS IS THE BALANCE OF WHAT HAD ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED FOR THIS PROGRAM IS $225,000. ONE OF THE ALLOWABLE USES FOR THAT IS FOR NEIGHBOR ASSISTANCE. ONE OF THE POSITIVES THIS IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE IN ASSISTING OUR NEIGHBORS AND HOMEOWNERS IN TOUGH SITUATIONS WITH REPAIRS ON THEIR HOMES THAT INCOME QUALIFY AND TODAY WE HAVE SPENT THE ENTIRE BUDGET OF THAT AMOUNT IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR WHICH IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE SO THE TOWN IS A SISTER TO HOMEOWNERS AND HOME REPAIRS AVERAGING 7500 AND ANOTHER 18 HOMEOWNERS WITH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ISSUES $756,000.
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR USE OF OUR DOLLARS WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE TAKE 100,000 FROM THAT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THE REMAINING SIX OR FEW MONTHS TO CARRY OUT SOME ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. AND THEN THE OTHER PORTION OF THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR ON THE CITY SIDE WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN COMING IN AND BIDS FOR OTHER PROJECTS IS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER WHAT.
THE ENGINEERING ASSETS WERE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO SO IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THE ADJUSTMENTS WERE PUT TOGETHER AND IT IS BECOMING A BE HIGHER SO I ASKED OUR TEAM TO ADJUST SOME OF THE ASSETS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HOPE TO BID OUT BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THEY ARE LISTED HERE WITH THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT THAT WILL BE ABOVE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED NOW FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THESE. SO THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WE CAN USE HOSPITALITY TAX AND IT EXCUSE ME OUTSIDE OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX TO SUPPORT SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS USING SOME OF OUR BALANCES THERE WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT TO SUPPORT THOSE PROJECTS THE STORMWATER UTILITY FUND HAS A BALANCE IN THERE AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING 59 GO TOWARDS THE SEWER CONNECTIONS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AND FOR A TOTAL OF $1.7 MILLION THAT WILL SUPPORT THE INCREASED COSTS FOR THOSE PROJECTS. AND AGAIN THOSE ARE USING OUR SPECIAL REVENUE SEWER FUNDS THAT GENERAL FUND NOT AND THEN ALSO ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE IS A POSITION CHANGE THIS WAS DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE BUDGET LAST YEAR AND WE RECENTLY HAD A VACANCY IN THE PART THAT BECOMES ADVOCATE OUR CHIEF IS PROPOSING TO US AND THE TOWN MANAGER AGREES TO POSITION TO A FULL TIME VICTIM ADVOCATE SOCIAL WORKER.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE POSITION WILL DEVELOP WHERE THEY IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE DIRECT SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATES ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CONDUCTS FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBJECTS AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES. THE BUDGET IMPACT IS 21,000 FOR THE CURRENT HERE THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH ATTRITION TO COVER IT WHICH IS WHY YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES.
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SO YOU'RE APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE POSITION HERE. WE DON'T NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL DOLLARS FOR THIS. SO ANY QUESTIONS QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND I'M IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK STEPHEN TOLD ME ABOUT AS FAR AS THE HIRING OF ONE EMPLOYEE IS THAT IN THIS BUDGET BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE THAT BECAUSE I WAS GOING ANSWER IT YEAH THAT'S TAKING THE VICTIMS ADVOCATE POSITION THAT WAS PART TIME FULL TIME AND DOING SO THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO TAKE ON SOME SOCIAL WORK AND PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE STAFF MENTAL HEALTH THAT IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. OKAY.SO THE VICTIM ADVOCATE IS PART TIME IS CURRENTLY THE POSITION IS CURRENTLY EMPTY RIGHT NOW OUR VICTIM ADVOCATE LEFT BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS SO JUST HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THAT POSITION NOW IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE THIS TRANSITION SO SO AS NO ONE IN THEIR POSITION BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUT IT HAD THE PART TIME PLACE, ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. YOU WILL MAKE THAT A FULL TIME POSITION, CORRECT AND ADD ON THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE SOCIAL WORKER TO GO ALONG WITH IT. SOCIAL WORK GOING ON. AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE BODY IN THAT WAS YOU WANTED TO MEET THAT WAS A BUDGET MEETING BUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET I THINK IS WHAT GOT THIS A LITTLE CONFUSING. YEAH SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT HERE TONIGHT IT'S NOT HERE IN THERE WHEN GOING TO ADD SIX AND SIX MINUTE IN JULY ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT'S MAKING UNDER 20,000 I MEAN IT'S $20 AN HOUR RIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE PART OF BUDGET THAT WE WOULD DO FOR STARTING JULY ONE THIS YEAR WE WENT TO AS PART OF THE ADOPTION FOR THE 2223 BUDGET WE INCREASED IT TO OUR MINIMUM PAY BEING 1850 AN HOUR FOR ALL FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT AS WE GET INTO THE 2324 BUDGET WHICH WILL START IN JULY WE WOULD GET THAT UP TO $20 AN HOUR FOR STARTING PAY FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THAT WAS COUNCIL'S DESIRE DURING OUR DISCUSSIONS WAS TO GET IT UP TO THAT LEVEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE AS MAKING THEM IN $20 AN HOUR GET 20 MAKING $20 AN HOUR I MEAN UNDER $20 AN HOUR GETTING READY FOR JULY.
SO HOW CAN WE DO THAT IF THAT'S A DESIRE THAT COUNCIL HAS AND WE CAN DO THROUGH PERSONNEL ACTION AND TRY TO FIND THE ANSWER TO ATTRITION IF WE CAN I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME. I THINK SO.
SO ADVOCATE ATTRITION NOT IF WE DO IT BASED ON THE OVERALL COST OF LOOKING AT WHAT WE WERE PREPARING FOR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. I THE OVERALL COST WAS FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WAS ABOUT WAS LIKE 25 $30,000 IF TO GET THAT UP SO WE THAT'S A DESIRE THAT COUNCIL HAS US AS A AS A AS A BODY AND ALSO THAT'S REQUEST I HAVE AND ALSO BACK TO THE VICTIM ADVOCATE WE ARE DOWN NINE POLICE OFFICERS YES SIR. CHIEF, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF THOSE 40 AS OFFICER POSITION BE THE VICTIM ADVOCATE SO WE CAN HIRE A POLICE OFFICER AND A VICTIM ADVOCATE. SO YOU'RE SAYING INSTEAD OF MOVING THIS TO A FULL TIME POSITION YOU'D RATHER TAKE A POLICE OFFICER POSITION THAT'S EMPTY AND MOVE IT TO HIRE THE VICTIM'S ADVOCATE RIGHT SO IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THEN IT WOULD NEED TO BE AN AMENDMENT THIS BUDGET REQUEST TO REFUSE THE RECLASSIFICATION OF FULL TIME POSITION IN UNDERSTANDING NOT OFFICERS AGAIN THAT'S WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE AN AMENDMENT FOR A COUNCIL.
Y'ALL WOULD HAVE TO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING ALL OF IT WOULD NEED OVER A LONG AND I MEAN THAT'S THE QUESTION WE HELP WITH YOURS ON BEFORE IT SO WE USUALLY DON'T I'M NOT SAYING DURING THIS TYPE OF YEAR WHEN WE MOVE FUNDS THAT WE CREATE THAT ANOTHER POSITION THAT'S USUALLY IN THE BUDGET SO I'M CONFUSED OVER THIS IT'S MARCH BASICALLY WE'RE ABOUT TO BUDGET
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WE CAN'T EVEN HIRE NINE COPS ALREADY AND. I HATE EMS ADVOCATE BECAUSE I'VE HAD MORE CALLS OVER THE LACK OF REASON BUT WHENEVER WE HAVE A HIGH RATE THIS PERSON WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE QUICKLY CAN THIS BE A BUDGET ITEM AND THEN THE MONEY OR USE AND ALLOCATE TO GETTING OUR WORKERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY COMING OVER SO I'M NOT CERTAIN OR MAYBE THE CHIEF KNOWS BUT I BELIEVE I MEAN IT'S I THINK IT'S REQUIRED THAT WE HAD A VICTIM'S ADVOCATE OR SOMEONE THAT THOSE VICTIMS ADVOCATE THAT SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS DOING PRETTY MUCH DUAL ROLES THAT IS TAKEN AWAY FROM INVESTIGATOR ABILITY BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE REFERRING TO VICTIMS BUT RIGHT NOW HE'S JUST FULL THE FACE NECESSITIES FOR VICTIMS ADVOCATE NOT ABLE TO FILL ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE VICTIMS THAT WE DO THAT WELL SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WE WANT TO BE PART OF AND IT'S AS ON THIS INVESTIGATOR WHERE HE HAS VERY LITTLE TIME TO ACTUALLY WORK AND FOCUS SIMPLY ON VICTIMS SERVICES.HAVE WE BEEN ACTIVELY AND ACTIVELY TRYING AND I KNOW YOU JUST WHICH WE HAVE AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A PART TIMER YOU NO BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BRING THIS IN FRONT OF COUNSEL SO DESIRE BEFORE WE DECIDED TO FILL A POSITION IN THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS PART TIME TO FULL TIME AFTER FIRST READING TONIGHT WE WOULD ADVERTISE THE POSITION SO THAT IF COUNCIL APPROVES SECOND WE COULD GO AHEAD AND BEGIN HIRING THAT POSITION NEXT MONTH IF COUNCIL'S DESIRE WAS TO KEEP THE PART TIME AND NOT TAKE IT FULL TIME AND ADD THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES THEN WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND LOOK TO HIRE A PART TIME PERSON AND FILL THAT ROLE WELL WELL IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO STAY FULL TIME I THINK IT IS AND IS CLIMBING NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO RUN FOR A PART TIME POSITION.
I THINK IT'S TO BE MORE ENTICING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SOMEONE FULL TIME OUR WAGES AND OUR IF WE SERIOUSLY WANT TO GET SOMEONE IN IN THIS ROLE. BUT WE'RE SO CLOSE TO OUR BUDGET AND DON'T USUALLY DO HIRES IN A MID YEAR IT COMES TOM THAT'S SO I'M NOT OFF LIGHT BUT WELL WE HAD A SECOND READING IN MARCH THAT HE THEY'RE GOING TO HIRE A MALE SUMMER TO GO ON THE BUDGET WHY WHY IS IT I GUESS I WONDER STEPHEN WHERE'S WHY IS THIS HERE WHY ISN'T THIS DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS? IT IS HERE BECAUSE WE DO A MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT AND ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE POSITION THAT'S VACANT AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FILL THAT POSITION OR HAVE SOMEBODY FILL THAT ROLE AS YOU HEARD WITH CHIEF HAVING AS WE'RE SHORT STAFFED HAVING SOMEBODY ALREADY HAVING TO FILL IN ROLE INSTEAD OF HIRING A PART TIME PERSON JUST TO BE THE VICTIM ADVOCATE AND THEN COMING BACK AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT FULL TIME OR IF WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY AGAIN.
OUR GOAL WAS NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT POSITION VACANT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT IT AND MAKE THIS CHANGE NOW BECAUSE AGAIN IF WE WAIT UNTIL BUDGET YES IT MAY TAKE US TWO MONTHS TO FILL IT BUT IF WE WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET IS APPROVED IT'S GOING TO BE TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE IN MARCH OR APRIL VERSUS WAITING TILL JULY OR AUGUST AND REASON LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THE SALARY CAME INTO THE CLASS AND BEFORE WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET BECAUSE SOME SOMETIMES OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE IT'S IT'S OPPORTUNE TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OPENING OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE DIDN'T MAKE A CHANGE OR ADVOCATE FOR OFFICER RETENTION EVERYTHING ELSE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE OPPOSITE STRAIN TRYING TO FILL ROLES THAT THEY REALLY AREN'T APT TO DO THE POSITION FOR AN AND ADVOCATE TO ALLEVIATE THAT STRESS WE SHOULD WHILE THAT OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF GO AHEAD AND GET THIS POSITION OH MY WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT IS HOW DO WE SPEND THE $21,000 TO 25,000 WE HAD A PAID APPLICANT FULL TIME WHICH BE IN A BUDGET YEAR OUR BRINGING IN EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKING THEIR BOTTOMS OFF NOW WE'RE TRYING TO ELEVATE THEM. CAN THEY WAIT THREE WEEKS AND SAY WHEN I GO HIGHER 830 FOR THE BUDGET WE WILL DO WE WILL BE ABLE TO COVER WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER COUNCIL AT THAT YEAH.
WITH WHAT I PROPOSE THE CHANGE IN BUDGET WHAT I'M PROPOSING DOESN'T SEEM TO BUT IT JUST IT JUST REMOVING ONE OFFICER AND REPLACING IT WITH ADVOCATE. I WOULDN'T I'M NOT I WOULD SAY I THINK IT SHOULD BE REMOVED BUT I THINK THE MAYOR RIGHT ON MOST OF THESE DISCUSSIONS TYPICALLY IN BUDGET WHETHER YOU'RE RAISING INCREASES, WHETHER YOU'RE HIRING ETC. ETC.
BUT IN THE SAME VEIN I'M SITTING HERE THINKING OKAY THAT VACANT THAT THERE'S A VACANCY THERE THERE WAS A SALARY ALLOCATED TO IT THERE'S PROBABLY SALARIES ALLOCATED TO THE OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR ASSUMING THE CORRECT CORRECT SO THERE'S BEEN MONEY SITTING THERE THAT NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE OR SPEND SO IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT US TO BRIDGE COMMUNITIES AT THIS TIME IF IT IF MONEY WAS IF ALL THE POSITIONS WERE FULL THAT'S A
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WHOLE DIFFERENT ARGUMENT TO ME WHEN YOU ANYWAY TOO MUCH TIME BUT NOBODY'S GOING TO GET A CHECK SINCE OCTOBER YOU SEE IT RIGHT NOW EVEN FOR THIS POSITION SINCE I THINK AROUND THANKSGIVING SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON TOP OF THAT.SHOULD IT BE ENOUGH TO ALMOST CERTAINLY WE HAVE A BUDGET AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS YOU A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE INTRODUCED TONIGHT, EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS A NEW HIRE.
THERE WAS A GAP FROM WHEN THAT PERSON LEFT AND WHEN WE FILLED THEM THAT ATTRITION ADDS UP OVER THE YEAR AND THAT'S WITH FOR IF COUNCIL DECIDES THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND WITH WHAT COUNCILMAN HAMILTON SAID WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK WITHIN THE WITHOUT BECAUSE BECAUSE AGAIN THIS HAS A BUDGETARY IMPACT THAT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE IS THE LAW THERE IS THE LAPSE IN SALARIES AND FIRE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF FROM THIS POSITION BEING EMPTY FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT WE ALSO HAVE THAT THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND OTHER POSITIONS SO THESE TWO IMPACTS WE WOULD NEED TO DO A BUDGET REMEMBER TO COVER BOTH THOSE ITEMS SO YEAH SO MUCH AMENDMENT FOR THIS CREDITS IS JUST FOR THE CHANGE IN THE PART PART TIME THE FULL TIME ANY TIME WE'RE CREATING A NEW FULL TIME POSITION COUNCIL HAS TO PROVE THAT ADDITION OF A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OR WHATEVER SO WE'RE SAYING IS PART OF A LARGER AMOUNT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO ADJUST THE REVENUE TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE INCREASED COSTS. BUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHICH YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE AS YOU'RE CREATING OR INCREASING THAT BASE ARE PLACE FOR NEXT YEAR. SO YOU'RE PROVING THAT YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE INCREASED THAT BASE STARTING PLACE FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR BY 21,000 FOR THIS POSITION AND 25,000 IF YOU DO THE $20 FOR THAT WAS VERY OUTWARDLY SPOKEN THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS THIS YEAR AND I THINK WE ALL AGREED. SO WE GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS HE NEEDS TO HIRE BUT THE MONEY I CAN'T DO THAT NOT THE TEST SERVER I WANT YOU TO SUBSTITUTE THE MONEY BUT ALL YOU DO IS AUTHORIZATION HIRE ONE MORE MAKE THAT THE ADD FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME RIGHT AND THAT ONE POSITION AS LONG AS AS OTHER THINGS INCREASE FROM OVER WHICH WAS MOVING THE FUND TO THE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ALSO THE OVERAGE FOR THE CAP PROJECTS THAT WE CANNOT COVER THE COSTS THAT WE'RE SEEING INCREASED TO GET THOSE PROJECTS.
AND HOW DO YOU ADDRESS COUNCILMAN HAMILTON'S DESIRE ON THE THE GAP? I WOULD SAY THAT IF IS SOMETHING NONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST WE WILL TAKE THAT AS DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT. SO THE HOURLY INCREASES I WOULD RECOMMEND ADDING IT TO THE MOTION JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE BUT AND HOW MUCH YOU RECOMMEND WHAT VERBIAGE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT MOTION? WHAT DO YOU DO THAT AND CHRIS KNOW THIS AFFECTS BUDGET AND I ALSO KNOW WE ARE SEEING THINGS COME IN AND WE CAN'T JUST BE SPENDTHRIFTS BUT I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO COUNCIL THAT THAT BUT I THINK BRIDGET AND FRED FOR SURE BUT I THINK ALL OF US SUPPORTED IT THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE A WAY SO THERE GOING TO BE SOME THINGS THAT WE GOT TO THAT AND TO GO WITH THAT THE DISCUSSION THAT CHRIS I HAVE ALREADY HAD IN PREPARATION FOR BUDGET MOVING FORWARD WAS THIS WAS AN IMPLEMENTATION AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO CALL BECAUSE WE HAD PLANNED ON THAT BEING PROPOSED BUT THE 2324 BUDGET SO THIS WOULD JUST IMPLEMENT IT SO AS WE GET INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS YOU OUGHT TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND WE CAN NOW HEARING THERE MAY BE NO ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION STATEMENT OR THE NUMBER YOU PUT ON THERE IN 20,900 OR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT'S JUST THE NUMBER AND IT CARRIES THROUGH TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW BUDGET YEAR. YEAH RIGHT SO WE'LL HAVE TO WE HAVEN'T EVEN HIRED YET BUT SO THEY'RE TELLING US THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOWHERE TO WHAT WE HAVE TO ASSUME THAT HAS A SECONDARY YOU KNOW WHAT SO WELL WE'RE NOT EXACTLY WELL YEAH IF WE DON'T HIRE THEM WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM ALL THAT IF THERE'S ATTRITION THERE'S STILL MONEY BUILT UP IN OUR GOAL LIKE I SAID IS OF COUNCIL APPROVES AND I WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADVERTISE THE POSITION SO THAT AT SECOND READING WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BEGIN FILLING IT SHOULD COUNCIL NOT APPROVE THE SECOND READING WE CAN START ASKING QUESTIONS ON THIS I THINK THAT WORKS IS GOING TO BE SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN? MCGLOTHLIN YEAR 2023 BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENDITURES OF CERTAIN FUNDS AND ALLOCATE SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THE SAID BONDS AND ANY AS WELL AS THE EQUAL TIME EMPLOYEES MAKING
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LESS THAN $20 AN HOUR RECEIVE A RAISE IN FACT THE MARCH 1ST 2023 TO $20 AN HOUR SO THAT CARES THAT ANY DISCUSSION. YES SIR YES SPEAK WITH CHRIS THAT MAY NEED TO GO TO MARCH 15TH BECAUSE IF YOU GET IT THE SECOND READING OF THE COMBINED MOTION SO MAKE IT MAKE IT PRESENT REVISED MOTION TO MARCH BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE OUR OUR SECOND READING ON THIS MOTION BILL WILL HAVE OCCURRED BEFORE MARCH. SO WE HAVE THAT PERSON IN SECOND. YES AND WE'RE IN DISCUSSION WITH WHOEVER MADE THE MOTION LATER WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED TO MODIFY THE MOTION TO BE IN EFFECT TO MARCH 15 JUST TO MODIFY OR MODIFY MY MOTION TO BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 15TH AND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT THAT SO NOW WE FOCUS ON THAT RIGHT? SO ALL IN ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR ON THE MODIFICATION SAYING I MEAN AS OPPOSED THAT'S UNANIMOUS, RIGHT? AND THAT'S IT AND.I'VE GOT THE MOTION NOW ONE DAY OUT NOTICE NOW WE'RE BACK TO THE NOTION THIS ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR SAY THANK YOU SO THAT JANICE I GOT ALL LOST I GET LOST ON THAT I HATE WHEN WE HAVE TO AMEND WE DO THIS EVERY TIME BUT I NEVER REMEMBER YOU KNOW THE POINT OF IS TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN THE AMENDED IS THAT THE ORIGINAL EVEN INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL
[IX 5. Approval to Authorize a Construction Contract to JS Construction Services, Inc. for the Buck Island/Simmonsville Phase 6B Sidewalks Project (Fiscal Impact - $354,397) - Kimberly WashokJones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience]
MOTION FIRST AND THE AMENDMENT SO YOU WOULD YOU WOULD YOU WOULD VOTE TO AMEND THE MOTION WE KNOW THEY DON'T LIKE IT ITEM NUMBER FIVE OR FORMAL ITEMS APPROVAL THIS CAN BE VERY QUICK MORE FOR TRANSPARENCY BUT FOR YOU ARE KIND OF CONSTRUCTION KIND OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR COLIN SIMMONS FOR THE PHASE 60 SIDEWALK PROJECT THAT'S FISCAL IMPACT OF $354,397.WE'D LIKE TO BRING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING AND IN THE AUDIENCE SHOULD SEE WHERE WE'RE SPENDING YOUR MONEY GETS ME IN EVER SEPARATE AND YES MA'AM I UNDERSTAND I'M STANDING BETWEEN EVERYONE AND THEIR LOVED ONES THIS EVENING THIS IS TO COMPLETE THE SIXTH AND FINAL PHASE OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION FROM MAY RIVER ROAD ALL THE WAY UP TO BLUFFTON PARKWAY. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS BID IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR WITH NO RESPONSES STAFF HAS WORKED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO INDIVIDUALLY SOLICIT THROUGH OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND WE HAVE FOUND ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SAID IS WITHIN THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATED COSTS AND AS THESE ARE GETTING CUT OFF AND WITHIN THE AVAILABLE BUDGET AMOUNT FOR THIS YEAR SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE TOWN TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT WITH GAS CONSTRUCTION INC. INCLUDING A 20% CONTINGENCY FOR ANY ALLOCATIONS THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING CONSTRUCTION. AND IF YOU SO THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH EXECUTING THE CONTRACT WITH JAMES AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND THE PROJECT'S SCHEDULE WHICH HE SAYS HE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN ON THIS ONE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU PUT THAT MOTION BACK? YES SIR I KNOW THAT WE USE THAT 15% WITH THINGS EVERYTHING THE PRICE ESTIMATES THAT'S WHY WE JUST DID THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. THAT'S NOT TO BE FLIPPANT.
IT REALLY IS. EVERYTHING IS FLUCTUATING DAILY SKILL IS IT'S IT'S WE DON'T WANT TO PUT A BUDGET OVER AGAIN I WILL ADD ON TO THAT AS WE FOUND OUT WITH THE DRAINAGE PROJECT ON OAK ISLAND IS UNTIL WE START DIGGING UP WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE AS WE UNCOVER THAT UNKNOWN WATERLINE THAT WAS IN MARCH DIDN'T HAVE THE STUFF SO UNTIL WE DID WE'RE FINDING THAT WE'RE FINDING THE OLD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA YES MA'AM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. IT'S OUR MISSION AUTHORIZED TOWN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION BUT ALISYN AND SO BASICALLY SUB PROJECT THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A COMMITMENT FROM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR $384,397 AND A 20% CONTINGENCY TO BE PAID FROM THE APPROPRIATE TAMPONS.
SO IF THERE'S 1/2 YOU NEED TO THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE WERE AT THE CURVE AT THE BUCK ISLAND DRAINAGE TODAY WHEN I FINALLY HAD TO WIGGLE WAY AROUND THEY'RE PREPPING THEY'RE PREPPING FOR AND THAT'S OUTSIDE THIS DISCUSSION. YES.
I DON'T NEED IT BUT THE WATER IS RECEDING SO WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING THEY TO BE ABLE THEY BE WATERING, PREPARING FOR THE ROAD CLOSURE AND THE COMPLETION OF THAT DRAINAGE CONNECTION.
YOU CAN SET THAT TOMORROW WAS JUST EVENING JUST LETTING EVERYONE OUT.
IT'S NICE TO SEE ANOTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR SAID THE SAME THING BECAUSE THAT'S
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UNANIMOUS. YEAH OUR DROUGHT OF $71,600 TO CONTRACT 2021 THAT'S 31 AND THOMAS AND HOUGHTON AND THEN YOU JUST GET 1% AND ALL I CAN GO THROUGH QUICKLY YOU'RE JUST[IX 6. Consideration of an Ordinance Ratifying a Non-Exclusive Easement Over Certain Real Property Owned by the Town of Bluffton Consisting of Parcel R610 036 000 1319 0000 in favor of Dominion Energy of South Carolina Inc. for the New Riverside Barn Park – First Reading – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience]
SAYING YOUR CONSIDERATION IS RATIFYING A NON-EXCLUSIVE OVER CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BY THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON CONSISTING OF THE PARTIAL LISTED IN FAVOR OF DOMINION ENERGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE NEW RIVERSIDE BOND PARK. THIS IS FIRST READING SO WE'LL YOU'LL SEE IN NEXT YEAR NEXT MONTH NEXT MONTH ON THIS AS WELL I'M THAT'S OKAY MA'AM INCREASING MY ARROWS NOT WORKING THANK YOU. AS WE ALL KNOW WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY WE'VE INITIATED PHASE ONE SITE CONSTRUCTION WE DO REQUIRE TO HAVE ELECTRICITY RUN TO THE PROPERTY WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DOMINION ENERGY TO IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL EASEMENT AREA TO CONNECT AND RUN THE ENERGY TO THE PROPERTY TO SERVE THE PLAYGROUND AND THE AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES THAT WILL BE OUT THERE AS WELL AS THE THANK YOU. AND THEN IT WORKED I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT WAS SUBMITTED SHE WAS FROM DOMINION SHOWING HOW THERE WOULD BE A 15 FOOT EASEMENT COMING FROM OKATIE HIGHWAY TO THE GENERAL AREA WHERE THE NEW PLAYGROUND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND THEN IT WILL THERE WILL BE CONDUIT AND IT'LL BE SPLIT OFF TO RUN TO OTHER AREAS AS UNDERGROUND. YES SIR.YES, SIR. I WANTED TO HAVE THIS UP HERE FOR FULL DISCLOSURE WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE EASEMENT? IT'S ALLOWING DOMINION THE RIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IN THEIR LINES, REPLACE THEIR LINES, MAINTAIN THEIR LINES AS WELL AS THE EASEMENTS ON THE SPACES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ANY OF THEIR STRUCTURES WHICH WOULD EXTEND HER POTENTIALLY 15 FEET FROM HOLES THAT POTENTIALLY IT WOULD BE 15 FEET FROM POLES. YOU CAN IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THAT I CAN I ANOTHER OUR SIDE OF IT SAYS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT ANY STRUCTURE THERE AND THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN THE GRASS AT A HEIGHT BETWEEN 36 INCHES AND MAXIMUM OF 54 INCHES AND WE WILL ALLOW THEM RIGHT OF ENTRY DO THE WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR MAINTENANCE . DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT TOO QUICKLY.
IS THAT RIGHT? SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR YOU TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE ON FIRST READING THIS ORDINANCE SINCE THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE LAND AND AN EASEMENT TO DOMINION AT 30 RIGHT OF OUR OWN DRIVE AFTER IF THERE IS POSITIVE FAVOR FOR THIS THIS EVENING I'LL YOU'LL SEE ME NEXT MONTH WITH NO CHANGES AND WILL BE RECORDED AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD YOU'LL SEE ME COME BACK AGAIN WITH A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION COST IN A MONTH OR SO TWO MONTHS PROBABLY AND DOMINION ENERGY THEN GO AHEAD AND RUN THEIR LINES AS WE COME THROUGH WITH THE CONDUIT AND INSTALL THAT AS PART OF PHASE ONE SITE CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS THANK YOU. IS THERE MOTION TO APPROVE FIRST READING ORDINANCE 2023 DASH YEARS YOURS WRONG 20 WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER YET OKAY SO BECAUSE IF WE SECOND YOU JUST DON'T YOU JUST ADMIT THAT JUST FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO EXCUSE IT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN EXECUTE RATIFY ALL PRIOR ACTIONS RELATED TO THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT INVOLVING TOWN APPROXIMATELY 30 RED BARN DRIVE BASED ON DOCUMENTS AND EXHIBITS PROVIDED BY DOMINION ENERGY AT SOUTH CAROLINA INTERNAL 3 SECONDS SO YOU NEED A SESSION.
[IX 7. Approval to Authorize a $71,600 Amendment to Contract #2021-30 with Thomas and Hutton Engineering Co. to Complete Engineering Design and Permitting for the Boundary Street Streetscape Project (Fiscal Impact $138,800.00) – Kimberly Washok-Jones, Director of Projects and Watershed Resilience]
I'LL START BY SAYING WHAT I OPPOSED THAT'S UNANIMOUS SEVEN APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE A $71,600 AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT 2021 THAT'S 30 THE THOMAS AND HOUGHTON ENGINEERING TO COMPLETE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PERMITTING FOR THE BOUNDARY STREET SKATE STREETSCAPE FISCAL IMPACT 138,800 YES. YES. AND SO WHEN THIS CAME OUT OF THE 2021 STRATEGIC PLAN AND WHAT IS THE 21 CONSOLIDATED BUDGET? THERE WERE LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE TO GO AND CREATE THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION THAT WAS AWARDED IN FEBRUARY IN ORDER TO 2021. SO WHAT WAS COMPLETED WAS THE INITIAL SCOPE OF WORK IN DESIGN. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR OF THE BUDGET LIMITATIONS AT THAT TIME IS TO GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH WHICH KICKED IT ACROSS THE $100,000 THRESHOLD TO BRING IT BACK TO. SO CURRENTLY UNDER THE INITIAL CONTRACT WHICH WAS $67,600 THOMPSON HUTTON HAS COMPLETED AND MET THEIR MILESTONES AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME LOOKING FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE PERMITTING WITH HAT AS WELL AS GETTING OUT YOUR BIDDING THE DELIVERY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND EASEMENT ACQUISITION. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS THIS AMENDMENT THIS IS MORE INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ON WHAT WOULD BE INCLUDED WE'RE MEETING THE STORMWATER IS[02:30:02]
DESIGNED FOR THIS PUBLIC PROJECT AS WELL AS WORKING WITH D.O.T. AND THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON FOR STORMWATER PERMITS ARE DRY UTILITY COORDINATION THIS OF COURSE IS BEING DONE IN COORDINATION WITH OUR SEWER PROJECTS AS WELL. SO AGAIN REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS 71,600 WITH THE FUNDS THAT WERE AVAILABLE I'M SORRY THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS WHAT WAS AUTHORIZED WITH THE ADDITIONAL PERMIT OF 71,600.THIS IS KICKING IN 6130 8000. SO WE WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT THAT THE CONTRACTS EXCEEDED THAT LIMIT. IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH IT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND AMEND WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE COORDINATION OF PERMITTING AND IT WILL BE ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE THE PERMITTING CYCLE IN 23 AND EASEMENT ACQUISITION IN 2014.
IF THAT GOES WELL WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AND EVERYBODY, WE HOPE THAT WE COULD INITIATE CONSTRUCTION IN LATE FOUR BUT THE BULK OF THE BOUNDARY STREET STREETSCAPE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ALLOCATED IN FISCAL YEAR 25. ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION BARKER HAS TOWN MANAGER TO APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE CONTRACT 2020 131 SO THE AGENDA IS 30 WHAT IS IT? 31 OKAY WITH THOMAS SAID THAT THE ENGINEERING COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,600 TO COMPLETE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE BOUNDARY STREETSCAPE PROJECT SO THEY'RE SECOND SO ANY DISCUSSION ARE WE GOING TO START WITH THE GENESIS 2130 AND THE MOTION 2020 131 YES.
SO AGAIN THE IMPORTANT MOTION IS AND THE AGENDA WE ALL KNOW OKAY OKAY NO DISCUSSION ALL THE
[X. Consent Agenda Items]
PAPERS THAT ARE SAYING I OPPOSED THAT KNEW WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA WHICH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE LAST 2 HOURS WE'VE SPENT HERE BECAUSE IT HAS GREAT REPORTS.IS THERE ANYTHING THOMPSON WOULD LIKE COULD BE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IT'S NOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED THE AGENDA 30 SECONDS. SO ANY DISCUSSION ON THE OF SAYING I OPPOSED THAT IT'S
[XI. Executive Session]
UNANIMOUS AND WE HAVE A SMALL ITEM IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE'LL HAVE ACTION FROM IF THE PRESS WANTS SAY THEIR MOTION AND THAT WAS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS REGARDING COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS AND WORKS COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS AND THAT IS FOR YOU 3471 AND THE SECOND SESSION H OF BODY LUNCH BECAUSE WOULD 7[XII. Action from Executive Session]
MINUTES I KNOW WHERE THAT IS IN SESSION AND THE VOTES WERE TAKEN NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BUT WE DO HAVE ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT WILLIAM TO YOU ONE CAN TOWN FIRE AS I REMEMBER? YES.SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE TABLE AT THE SAME TIME JANICE IS OUR OPTION TO APPOINT DOUG MCGILL TO THE AFFORDABLE COMMITTEE. I MAKE THE MOST OF ANY DISCUSSION OF PAPERS ANYTHING WE HAVE S
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