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CALL THE TABLE 82,023 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING REPORTER AND THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. YES, THERE WE ARE. OH, PLEASE.
CERTAINLY MR. STANFORD THERE. MR. OR MS.. BECKER HERE MR. BROWN HERE MS..
BRYSON HERE, HERE, HERE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR SIR. YOU WILL JOIN AND PUT IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF ALLEGEDLY AGENTS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL YOU WILL CONTINUE STANDING AS WE HAVE CHAPLAIN GLENN FROM THE HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL SAY SOME OPENING REMARKS AS YOU'RE BEING HERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY BEFORE US OH, KATE LAST WEEK WAS PHENOMENAL AND OUT OF BEING GREAT HOST TO A MARVELOUS ALL MY MERCIFUL GOD AS WE CONVENE IN THESE CHAMBERS TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING WE WELCOME YOUR PRESENCE AND DIVINE INSPIRATION OUR TOWN IS BLESSED WITH BEAUTIFUL NATURE AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. WE TRULY THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE TO US.
WE WELCOME HELP SEEK TO BEST SERVE PROTECT OUR LAND AND OUR PEOPLE HELP US TO USE THE GOOD WISDOM YOU HAVE GIVEN AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MANKIND SO THAT WE MAY TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH UNDERSTANDING, KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY. MAY WE ALWAYS STRIVE YOUR HELP TO MAKE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD A BETTER PLACE TO CALL HOME AND A PLACE OTHERS WILL ALWAYS FEEL AT HOME. YOUR BLESSINGS CONTINUE TO BE WITH EACH ONE OF US THIS DAY AND EVERY DAY AMEN. THAT REMEMBER I WILL NOW RECITE HOLY PLEDGE AND I ASK OF YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG AS WELL I PLEDGE TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE PROSPEROUS BRIGHTER OTHERS AND THEIR VIEWPOINTS FINDINGS SOLUTIONS FOR THE BETTER IN MY CITY TOWN THANK YOU BUT HAVE
[7. Approval of the Minutes ]
SOME MINUTES BEFORE US THE NEED APPROVAL WE REGULAR MEETING FROM APRIL 4TH 2023 IN LIGHT TO DO THIS TOGETHER IF POSSIBLE ON TOWN COUNCIL AD-HOC REGULAR MEETING SIX 2023 TO SUBMIT THAT GOT US THEY WOULD CALL THE ROLL PLEASE CERTAINLY MR. STANFORD YES.MR. ALFORD. YES, MISS BECKER. YES, MR. BROWN WHAT IS BRYSON?
[8. Report of the Town Manager]
YES MR. GREEN. YES, MAYOR PERRY. YES.MOTION HERE SIR. MR. ORLANDO DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FROM THE TOWN MANAGER TODAY? I DO I DO? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY I'M LOOKING FOR JOSH. WHERE'S JOSH? IN THE ROOM. HE'S NOT IN HERE SUNDAY IS SENATOR DAVIS? YES. LINKEDIN. OKAY, JUST JUST REAL QUICK SO I CAN TEE THAT UP. ED DAVIS HAS REQUESTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EVERYONE HERE TODAY AND THE TOWN COUNCIL WITH A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF ITS CURRENT TWO YEAR CYCLE AND THE LAST DAY SESSION IS COMING UP ON MAY 11TH OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TODAY AS THE STATUS OF SENATE BILL 0284 AND HOUSE BILL 4213 WHICH WAS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVIS SUPPORTED BY TOWN COUNCIL AND PASSED THROUGH A RESOLUTION AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR EXPANDED USE OF A TAX ACCOMMODATION AND HOSPITALITY TAXES FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING PURPOSES. SO SENATOR DAVIS GREAT GREAT TO SEE YOU SIR AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. GREAT TO BE HERE. I'LL GIVE YOU A BREAK.
DO IT OF IT. GOT A GREAT F THEN AND IT WAS CROSSED OUT AND THERE IS A STAT THAT WILL BE ON THIS WEEK AND AT EVERY INDICATION WITH OUR DAILY THAT IT WILL BE APPROVED
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BY THE HOUSE THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS SESSION AND OF COURSE WHAT THAT BILL IF I EVER MEANT BUT FOR PURPOSES MILITATING BE THE OTHER THING AS WE TAKE IT TO THE BUDGET THE SEVERAL ITEMS OF INTEREST DON'T HEAD IN THERE BUT HERE FIRST OF ALL BILLION DOLLAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE BILL FOR JEFF FOR REGIONAL PROSPER NO IS A FUND IT'S A DISCOUNT OFF OF THE TWO THAT'S FIVE THREE UP OF I BELIEVE BILLION DOLLARS ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED BY THE LOCAL COUNT BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT THE SENATE BUDGET PUT A FEW MILLION DOLLARS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, HE'LL HEAD OFF BY THE BRIDGE OVER THE LINE IN JASPER COUNTY.SO IT'S A $3 BILLION A VIEW PROJECT FOR HOUSING AND $2 MILLION APPROPRIATION TO HILTON ISLAND ENTITY. THAT'S THE WORK THAT F 284 ALSO ADDRESSED OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST THAT I WOULD NOTE IS $700 WAS INCLUDED BUT STAFF ON A STEP UP TO THE 16 WORK THAT HAS TO BE RELOCATED DOES TO THE PORT OF THE RUNWAY. WE ALL GOT A LITTLE OVER $100,000 APPROPRIATION MITCHELL BILL FOR STATE AND THEN ALSO FINALLY MR. ORLANDO NOW SO THERE WAS A THREE OTHER APPROPRIATION BUT IT HAD IT AND YOU STUCK OUT OF THE INTERACTIVE STUFF BRIDGE OF $50,000 THAT I TOLD YOU THAT I COULD GIVE TO THE BUDGET THAT ALSO PUT IT SO WE'RE READING THROUGH THE BUDGET TOMORROW AND WE'LL CROSS BACK OVER TO THE HOUSE TO TAKE IT UP INTO THE AT THAT AT THE BACK THEY'LL THEN BE A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR CAMERAS OUT AND RECONCILE THE TWO VERSIONS OF THE BUDGET SO IF EVER I WILL BE ENSURE THAT ALL THE ITEMS FOR YOU FROM JASPER COUNTIES THAT ARE IN CONCILIATION BUT BUT IN THE BUT WELL FOR OUR PROPERTY THE ART OF LOW COST AFFORDABLE OR BUT I I MAY BY SENATOR DAVIS YOU HAVE BEEN CUTTING IN AND OUT ON US A LITTLE BIT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE JUMPING IN BECAUSE YOU WERE CLEAR AT SOME POINTS AND THEN AND THEN IT CUT OUT A LITTLE.
OKAY. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S OUR OUR RECEPTION CLOSER TO HIS FAULT OR NOT. SENATOR DAVIS, I HAVE JOSH GRUBER HERE, DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER THAT MIGHT INTERPRET A COUPLE OF THE CHOPPY SPOTS SO BEAR WITH US AND STAY TUNED.
YES. SO I WAS BUSY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COMING IN AND OUT BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED PREVIOUS TIMES I UNDERSTOOD KIND OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING SO I WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY, MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WERE CLEARLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING ON OUR BEHALF UP IN COLUMBIA. SO FIRST YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SENATE BILL ALLOWING FOR THE EXPANDED USES OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND HOSPITALITY TAXES THAT HAS PASSED IN THE SENATE. IT HAS CROSSED OVER TO THE HOUSE IS IN THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT THAT WILL FORWARD YOU THEN OUTLINED SEVERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED FOUR ITEMS HERE WITHIN HILTON HEAD ISLAND IN THE LOWCOUNTRY AREA $1,000,000 TO THE VIEW FOR JASPER REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND $2 MILLION TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY $750,000 TO ASSIST WITH THE SAINT JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH RELOCATION AND $300,000 TO THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND FOR THE INDEPENDENT BRIDGE STUDY AND THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE WITHIN THE BUDGET PROCESS WHICH WILL GO INTO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HERE WITHIN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS GOT ONE CORRECT THE APPROPRIATION AFTER A REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY IS NOW IN YES. OR $3 MILLION IN FUNDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, JOSH. SENATOR DAVIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL ANY
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QUESTIONS? A BIG THANK YOU TO SENATOR DAVIS THE PRIVILEGE TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS OUT OF YOUR GUYS . THANK YOU.THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US .
I MEAN THANKS AND NEXT FIRE RESCUE I SAW CHIEF FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
WHERE IS THERE YOU'RE HIDING IN CHIEF. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.
FIRE RESCUE RECEIVED THE FIRE SAFE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY DESIGNATION FOR A FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW. DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES CONTINUALLY WORK REDUCE FIRE RELATED INJURIES TO OUR STATE AND THEREBY DECREASE RISK FOR RESIDENTS AND FIREFIGHTERS THEY ALSO PROMOTE CONSISTENT FIRE SAFETY MESSAGING AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING ALL RELATIVE DATA COLLECTED AT FIRE TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION FIRE DEPARTMENTS COMPLETED TO IMPROVE DATA QUALITY TRAINED COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DELIVER SAFETY VISITS AND DEVELOPED THEIR SKILL SET THROUGH ONLINE FIRE NATIONAL FIRE ADAMY COURSES AND RISK AND ASSESSMENT. I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY IT CHIEF BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU YOUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOU DO AND THANK YOU GREAT JOB SHAWN COLON AS SHAWN SHAWN JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED A 12 WEEK HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF SHAWN FOR HIS INITIATIVE TO BRING THIS PROGRAM TO ME AND TO ATTEND.
IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF HIS TIME AND IT TOOK HIS TIME IN THE MORNING AND AT LUNCH AND DEFINITELY AT NIGHT AND I WATCHED HIM WORK THROUGH THIS. THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES LESSONS AND INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS, BUSINESS EXECS, LEADERSHIP PROFESSORS, PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION SECTORS THE FOCUS TO PROVIDE MENTORING FROM THESE EXPERTS ON THE BEST WAY TO IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME CHALLENGING ORGANIZATIONAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND HOW TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT . SHAWN IT'S IT'S OBVIOUSLY A GREAT LEADER.
THE CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE THE LEADERSHIP MINDSET POSITIVELY OWNERSHIP CHANGE MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATION AND NEGOTIATION EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. SO CONGRATS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT.
COUPLE MORE OUR BUDGET WILL BE TUESDAY MAY 2ND WHICH APPARENTLY IS TWO WEEKS AWAY.
FIRST READING IN PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARINGS BEEN ADVERTISED .
WE WILL HAVE TWO BUDGET WORKSHOPS AFTER THE FIRST READING BUDGET WORKSHOP ONE AND TWO WILL OCCUR ON MAY NINE AND 11. WE WILL WE HAVE SIX FUNDS THIS YEAR AS PRESENTED AND PROPOSED. I'LL SPLIT UP AND MOST LIKELY PRESENT CAPITAL PROJECTS IN ONE WORKSHOP IN ALL FIVE OTHER FUNDS IN A IN A SECOND SEPARATE WORKSHOP SECOND AND FINAL READING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE SIXTH INCLUDING A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO STAY TUNED. JUST WANTED TO GET THAT MESSAGE AND I KNOW THAT ANGIE AND HER TEAM WILL MESSAGE THIS STARTING IN A COUPLE OF DAYS THROUGH PRESS RELEASE OUR DISTRIBUTION LIST TO THE MEDIA ON SOCIAL INCLUDED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MESSAGING THIS AS MUCH WE CAN TO EVERYBODY SO THEY'RE AWARE OF OF THE UPCOMING READINGS AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT. AND THEN LASTLY WE JUST RECEIVED A FEMA GRANT.
WE RECEIVED A BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY GRANT FOR $56,250 TOWARDS A $75,000 PROJECT BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW, THE RESILIENCE, THE SWOT ANALYSIS AND SUBSEQUENT PLAN IS ONE OF YOUR TOP 15 PRIORITY PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY YOU AND YOUR RECENT STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP IN JANUARY WE WILL HIRE A CONSULTANT TEAM OF CONSULTANTS WITH EXPERTIZE IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION, DEVELOP A RESILIENCE PLAN OR FOCUS ON SEA LEVEL RISE NATURAL DISASTERS AND EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL MITIGATION. AND SO I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT AS WE DEVELOP THIS SCOPE OF WORK WILL BRING THAT SCOPE OF WORK THROUGH PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
WE WILL GET YOUR FEEDBACK BY IN AND THEN BRING THAT TO TOWN COUNCIL.
I'D RATHER DEVELOP A SCOPE OF WORK ON THE FRONT END SO THAT YOU'RE CONFIDENT WITH US IN TERMS OF WHAT WHAT REAL PLAN AND PROGRAM PUTTING TOGETHER. BUT ARGUABLY THE PLAN WILL IDENTIFY SHORT TERM RECOVERY NEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH LONG TERM STRATEGIC TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES. SO CONGRATS TO THE FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION AND STAY TUNED ON THE SCOPE OF WORK WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM UPDATE MISSY LEWIS MISSY LUECK
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OUR ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MSE SO I HAVE A REAL BRIEF UPDATE TO GIVE YOU TODAY. BASICALLY AS FAR AS OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS GO WE ARE STILL ACTIVELY IN THE PROCESS INTERVIEWING THE TOP CANDIDATES FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION. WE'VE HAD 26 CANDIDATES APPLY AND AGAIN WE'RE ACTIVELY REVIEWING AND INTERVIEWING CURRENTLY THE BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING TRUST WHICH FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND GOT A NEW NAME SO BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING TRUST THAT'S THE REGIONAL EFFORT THAT INCLUDES EIGHT MUNICIPALITIES WE HAVE BOARD REPRESENTATION IS TONY ALFIERI THEY HAVE OFFICIALLY RENAMED TO THE HUBERT JASPER HOUSING TRUST.THEY HAVE ADOPTED BYLAWS, THEY HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT'S LAUNCHED, THEY ALSO APPROVED SOME INITIAL PROJECT EVALUATION PROCESS AND AN OFFICIAL RFP LAUNCH PROCESS AND THEIR NEXT STEPS ARE TO FINALIZE SOME THEIR LEGAL INCORPORATION FINALIZED THEIR LETTER OF INTENT PROCESS AND MAKE AN OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THEIR FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND IT IS THEIR GOAL TO ACCEPT FULL APPLICATIONS IN MAY WITH A GOAL OF APPROVING PROJECTS IN JUNE SO EXCITING PROGRESS HAPPENING FROM THE REGIONAL EFFORT AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON NORTH POINT AND THE PROGRESS AND PATH FORWARD FOR SELECTING THE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER. SO WE'RE TO NEGOTIATE THE TERM SHEET FOR A TOWN COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND AFTER THE TERM SHEETS APPROVED THE TOWN MANAGER WILL AWARD THE RFP AND BEGIN TO NEGOTIATE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TOWN COUNCIL'S THAT CONCLUDES MY GRADE UPDATE THANK YOU AND I CAN ADD THAT I WILL HAVE THAT TERM SHEET TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING AS A DRAFT WITH THE MOST LIKELY LAUNCH OF OF RFP OUR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION AND PROPOSAL AWARD TO A PREFERRED DEVELOPER PROGRAM EARLY JUNE.
THANKS MISSY AND MR. AMOD WARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MITCHELL WELL FREEDOM PARK WITH YOUR WITH YOUR UPDATE. HELLO AGAIN HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT JUST THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING, YES COACH THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE MR. MAYOR.
QUICK ANSWERS, MR. ORLANDO. THANK YOU MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. JUST QUICK POINT OF ORDER HEARD WHAT SENATOR DAVIS WAS SAYING.
I'M PRETTY SURE I HEARD $900,000 AMITYVILLE IN THERE TOO.
SO JUST FOR THE FOR THE RECORD, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT YOU JUST MENTION BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST UPDATE TO YOU FOR THIS COUNTY YEARS. SO SINCE WE HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU LAST OF QUICK THINGS THAT GO OVER WORK FOR ME EVERYDAY IT MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK EASY I NEEDED A WOMAN'S TOUCH OBVIOUSLY SO WE ARE THANKFUL THAT COUNCIL APPROVED OUR YEAR. MCU AGREEMENT FOR MANAGING THE PARK SITE IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A FEW YEARS. THIS PUTS US IN THE RIGHT ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE NEXT DECADE TO MANAGE YOUR PROPERTY AND TO DO THE THINGS THAT YOU ASKED US TO DO AT OUR SITE. AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND THE BOARD AND STAFF AMITYVILLE SINCE I WAS ONE OF YOU LAST GET OUR HOLIDAY NIGHTS AND LIGHTS EVENT WE HAD 2800 PEOPLE COME TO THE PARK IN THREE DAYS 6 HOURS TOTAL. WE WERE TIRED AFTERWARDS OBVIOUSLY BUT THIS HAS BEEN IT IS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF OUR KEY EVENTS FOR AMITYVILLE AND WE'LL BE DOING IT AGAIN IN DECEMBER. SO WE STARTED OUT THIS YEAR REALLY WELL HIGHLIGHTED AMERICAN PERIODICALS SO WE HAD A REALLY NICE PIECE IN TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE IN FEBRUARY AND TALKED ABOUT GULLAH CULTURE AS A WHOLE BUT ALSO FOCUSED ON MITCH BILL WE ARE END OF BRAVES MAGAZINE FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR AS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION AND MY WE WERE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES IN FEBRUARY FOR EIGHT PLACES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT ILLUMINATE BLACK HISTORY WERE NUMBER SEVEN IN THAT LIST SO YOU CAN STILL GO BACK AND SEE THAT WE ARE VERY TO GET THAT DISTINCTION RECENTLY WE RECEIVED $50,000 AND HERE IT IS CLASSIC FOUNDATION AND FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE RETURN OF OUR OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CALLED MAGIC YOUTH MAGIC STANDS FOR MODELING OUR ANCESTORS TO GENERATE INFLUENCE AND CHANGE. IT IS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH THE STORY OF MITCH BILL AND THEY ARE TRAINED BECOME
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DOCENTS OF THE PARK SO THIS SUMMER THEY WILL BE LEADING TOURS OF THE PARK FOR PEOPLE WHO COME SIGNED UP WITH US AND WE HAD TO PRESENT TO RBC THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE OUR STANDARD AND OTHER VOLUNTEER SITUATIONS SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS THIS LITTLE GROUP, THIS COHORT ARE GOING TO BE DOING BIG THINGS THIS SUMMER AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE HERITAGE CLASS FOUNDATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE GET APPROVED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE END OF LAST YEAR FOR $1.2 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THE GHOST STRUCTURES OF THE HOUSES AND A CHURCH REFLECTION AREA AND WAYFINDING SO WE KNOW THROUGH ARCHEOLOGY WHERE SOME OF THE HOUSES WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPERTY SO SO WHEN YOU COME ON A PROPERTY DIRECTLY TO YOUR RIGHT WE KNOW THERE WERE HOMES THERE SO THIS WILL AID US INTO A RECONSTRUCTION OF THESE HOMES WE LOOK FOR THIS PROGRAM TO START SOMEWHERE IN THE LATER HALF OF THIS YEAR WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PERMITTING AND GETTING EVERYTHING DONE WITH RED TAPE RIGHT NOW BUT ALSO A REFLECTION AREA WE ARE ABOUT 85% SURE WE KNOW ONE OF THE WE'RE ONE OF THE HISTORIC CHURCHES WAS THERE'S ALSO A 4000 YEAR OR INDIGENOUS IMPRINT THERE. AND SO THIS AREA THAT YOU SEE IN THIS UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER WOULD ALLOW US TO TALK ABOUT BOTH OF THESE IMPORTANT COMMUNITIES ON SITE. AND SO WE LOOK FOR THIS TO BE LAUNCHED AND COMPLETED SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR. IN ADDITION IN ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS IS THE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MITCH BILL WILL RECEIVE $2.5 MILLION IN THE MELLON FOUNDATION.I, I HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW BIG THAT FOR US WE'LL BE ABLE TO WAVE THAT MELLON FLAG AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO GET MORE MONEY FOR THIS SITE THIS WILL SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE FREEDOM PLAZA WHICH IS THIS MIDDLE SECTION HERE OUR CLASSROOM AND LAB BUILDING WHICH WILL BE A 4000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WHERE WE CAN DO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC BUT IT ALSO WILL CONTAIN THE ARCHEOLOGICAL LAB SO THAT ARCHEOLOGIST KATIE SEEBER CAN DO HER THINGS ON SITE PROCESS ON SITE, GET THINGS READY FOR STORAGE RIGHT THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO COLUMBIA OR OUT OF THE STATE TO DO THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO. THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US AND WILL ALLOW US TO DO THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE INTERPRETIVE CENTER IF YOU LOOK AT THAT IMAGE ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT IS OUR FREEDOM PLAZA AREA AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL SHOW IT WILL RIGHT HERE WHERE WE FOUND OUR RICK HARTH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT BUT IT IS STILL THERE IS A FOUR FOOT WIDE FOUR FOOT DEEP BRICK HEART THAT IS THE ONLY STANDING ON THE SITE THAT WE KNOW OF RIGHT NOW.
SO OF COURSE WE'LL BE INTERPRETING THAT AND IN THAT CIRCLE NEXT TO IT WE ARE HOPEFUL THE PROJECT BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW TO SECURE A BOULDER, SIERRA LEONE TO BRING IT HERE AND PUT IT IN THAT PARK SO THAT THE DESCENDANTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE BROUGHT HERE CAN TOUCH THIS THIS BOULDER AND PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST COMING TO THE PARK CAN SEE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS RICH HISTORY OF GULLAH TO ALSO THE PLACE WHERE THEY STARTED IN SIERRA LEONE IN, ANGOLA. SO WE LOOK FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO ALSO START THIS. SO IF YOU COUPLE THAT WITH THE PROJECT THAT THE TOWN HAS GRACIOUSLY INCLUDED IN CAP FOR THE PARKING AREA AND ACCESS LOOP WE ARE LOOKING AT THREE CAPITAL PROJECTS STARTING IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2023. THEY GET US CLOSER TO GETTING THIS THING IMPLEMENTED AND COMPLETED SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AS ALWAYS, HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND US AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL ANSWER THEM RIGHT NOW.
WELL FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
GREAT. GREAT. SO ANY QUESTIONS, BETSY, ONE QUICK QUESTION. I ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENT. CONGRATULATIONS, MELANIE.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE. AND THE WORDS FROM THE SENATOR TODAY TODAY WERE INCREDIBLE AS WELL. SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU AND YOUR BOARD ARE DOING IT.
WE'VE HAD THE OCCASION TO BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS OUT TO THE SITE AND WE'RE ALL IMPRESSED BY EVEN WHAT IS THERE NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING MORE FOLKS IN THE FUTURE AND THE ONLY QUESTION I'VE GOT IS IN YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS WE'RE AT THE MARKETING PLAN OF OUR DESIGNATED MARKETING ORGANIZATION AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OR COOPERATION BETWEEN MITCHELL VILLE AND THE DMR? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET HELP YOU NEED. SURE, SURE.
WE'VE ENJOYED A REALLY RICH RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER THEY ACTUALLY HELPED US GET THAT TRAVEL AND LEISURE ARTICLE WHICH HAS LED TO A FEW OTHER THINGS INCLUDING THE PIECE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. SO OVER THE COURSE OF THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BEEN ABLE TO REALLY WORK TOGETHER TO GET THE WORD OF MITCHELL OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND WE LOOK FOR GREATER AND BIGGER THINGS IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE AS I TELL MY STAFF, WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS OBNOXIOUS AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO MARKETING BUT NOT SO MUCH THAT WE TURN OFF. WE WANT TO GET EVERYWHERE WE CAN AND I THINK WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE RHYTHM WITH THE CHAMBER THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK AND ONE OF OUR 15 STRATEGIES INCLUDING INCLUDES REFOCUSING TOURISM TO INCLUDE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURISM AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING. SO LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY MORE HELP IN THAT AREA. I'M NOT VOLUNTEERING TO MARKET .
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YOU DON'T WANT ME DOING THAT. I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU AFTER THIS WAS OVER.SURE. GO AHEAD. CALL ME BUT I PROBABLY WON'T BE MUCH HELP ANY I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT. THANK YOU MAYOR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, MAYOR, BUT I DO A COMMENT. I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROJECT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND READING ABOUT ALL OF THE WISHES AND, HOPES AND DREAMS. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE THINGS STARTING TO BE INTO PLACE AND IMPLEMENTED.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. WELL, THANK YOU, SIR. ONE ONE ADDITIONAL PROJECT IS IN IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. PARKING LOT IN THE PARKING AREA WILL ALSO COMMENCE THIS YEAR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU WITH EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. WE'LL BE TALKING GREAT JOB.
[9. Reports from Members of Town Council]
I APPRECIATE THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OKAY.WE'LL MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GENERAL REPORTS AT THIS TIME TAMMY? I DO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT AS OF MAY 1ST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST THEY SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON BEGINS AND WE'RE ASKING THE SEA TURTLE GROUP IS ASKING US NOT TO DISTURB NESTS OR HATCHLINGS TO USE PLASTIC SHOVELS THAT MUST BE UNDER INCHES AND THE WATCH NESTING FEMALES FROM BEHIND AND AT A DISTANCE AND WHEN YOU LEAVE TO REMEMBER PICK UP ALL THE TRASH AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE BEACH AND FILL ALL THE HOLES AND FLATTEN SANDCASTLES, REMIND BEACH FRONT LIGHTS ARE SHOULD BE OUT FROM 10 P.M. TO 6 A.M. AND TO ONLY USE RED BEAM FLASHLIGHTS ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT I INVITE EVERYONE TO A FREE EVENT NO REGISTRATION IS NEEDED TURTLE WITH MARINE BIOLOGIST AMIKA THERE EVERY MONDAY AND JUNE JULY AND AUGUST FROM 8 TO 9 P.M. AT THE LOW COUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK 94 POPE AVENUE AND THE TURTLE TALKS ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE SO REMEMBER TO BRING SOMETHING TO SIT AND WE WELCOME EVERYBODY OUT TO ENJOY OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR NATURAL BEAUTIFUL SEA TURTLES THAT HILTON HEAD WORKS HARD TO PRESERVE AND WE THANK THE SEA TURTLE ORGANIZATION FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER GENERAL COMMENTS THAT'S SORT OF THANK YOU, SIR.
FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU MAY KNOW, APRIL 22ND IS EARTH DAY AND THEY'RE CELEBRATIONS AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES ON AT LOWCOUNTRY CELEBRATION PARK AND ACROSS THE ISLAND ON THIS SATURDAY. I HOPE THAT THOSE OF YOU CAN WILL COME AND HELP PARTICIPATE . I KNOW THE TOWN STAFF IS GOING TO BE DOING A CLEANUP PROJECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SOME OF US HOPE TO JOIN THEM. SO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF FOR THE FEMA GRANT. ON RESILIENCY IT'S ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD. ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE FIRST TEE WHO SAID THERE ARE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS BANQUET ON TUESDAY APRIL THE 11TH AND I'LL QUICKLY LIST THE 2023 HONOREES WE HAVE WONDERFUL FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THEY CAN BE HONORED. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WERE GREETED BY YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.
FIRST OF ALL, WITH REGARD TO THE VALUE OF HONESTY, LINDA PICKARD INTEGRITY.
DR. EMORY CAMPBELL SPORTSMANSHIP COACH JOE WALTERS RESPECT.
MATT GOODWIN CONFIDENCE SANDY BENSON RESPONSIBILITY. BILLY WATERSON PERSEVERANCE ROB JORDAN COURTESY DR. DEBBIE LINES JUDGMENT JANE BECK THE LEADERSHIP AWARD MIKE OVERTON MIKE DAVIS AWARD TRUDY BACKUS THE PAUL CARUSO AWARD RJ ROSE LEGACY AWARD TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND LANDING HIM. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE FOLKS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WAS RAISED FOR PROGRAM BUT IT WAS A FUND RAISER AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING. AND THE FINAL ONE IS THE HERITAGE TOURNAMENT. PATSY HAD GREAT TIME AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE MAYOR.
ANY OTHER GENERAL COMMENTS? I'LL GO FIRST THEN YOU TAKE UP. ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON PATTI'S COMMENT.
THE HERITAGE WAS WAS EXCELLENT WHAT THEY DID STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESSES FACE IS RED TODAY BECAUSE I WAS OUT THERE FOR SEVEN DAYS VOLUNTEERING BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THE EYES OF THE WORLD WERE UPON US AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A WONDERFUL THING. SO THERE ARE TWO BIG CONGRATULATED AND THE CHARITIES
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ARE GOING TO RECEIVE SO MUCH MONEY FROM US AND AN EXTRA 10% OFF OF THE FOUNDATION GIVE SO THAT'S A HUGE THING. LAST MEETING I RECOGNIZED THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD PASSED IN A DAY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER OF HILTON HEAD AND ALSO THE UNOFFICIAL MAYOR OF HILTON HEAD AND THAT IS MR. ABE GRANT. HE PASSED AWAY LAST MONDAY A LONG TIME NATIVE ISLANDER AND HIS FAMILY IS ON THE ISLAND. HIS HIS DAUGHTER CAROLYN WORKS HERE FOR THE TOWN SUN.TONY WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AN 88 IS IN ATLANTA.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S DOING. JUNIOR IS IN ATLANTA. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S DOING THERE. BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THAT PASSING BECAUSE HE WAS A GREAT INDIVIDUAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. ALEX THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO PRAY WITH YOU AS YOUR FAMILY GOES TO MOMENT OF BEREAVEMENT.
HOW MANY IN HERE HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF OR EAT AT ABE'S SHRIMP HOUSE BY SHOW OF HANDS? YOU KNOW MR. ABE GRANT, AS THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO, ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN HILTON HEAD AND I'VE GOT TO PAY HOMAGE BECAUSE WITHOUT FOLKS LIKE MR. ABE GRANT I WOULD NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE COMFORT LEVEL AS I THOUGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GULLAH CULTURE HERE ON HILTON HEAD, THE GOOD BOOK SAY THAT YOU SHOULD EAT WHAT YOU ARE BLESSED WITH AND MULTIPLY IT AND NOBODY WAS BETTER THAN THAT THEN MR. ABE GRAB LOOK WHAT HAD PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATIONS TO HIM VERY PIECE OF GROUND HERE ON HILTON HEAD AND TURNED IT INTO AN EMPIRE EMPIRE ABE AND MS.. CHILD OF ME BEFORE ANYBODY KNEW WHAT SHRIMP AND GRITS WERE THEY UNDERSTOOD POWER OF IT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY MORE IMPORTANTLY WAS ABLE TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY BUT OFFER UP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS FAMILY TO STAY HERE AND SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THAT'S HUGE. IF WE THANK HIM FOR THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING THE SERVICE ON FRIDAY UNABLE TO MAKE IT BECAUSE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND ONE OF HIS COUSINS DESCRIBED HIM AS A GOOD HAD SOME QUALIFICATIONS A GOOD MAN. I WANTED TO JUST ADD TO THAT AND SAY THAT MR. ABE GRANT WAS A GOOD CHAPLAIN MAN. HE WAS A GOOD GULLAH MAN AND HE WAS A GOOD ISLAND MAN BECAUSE YOU COULD VISIT HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AND EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE A TIME. THAT'S JUST HOW HE WAS AND HE LED BY AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHOULD PAY TRIBUTE TO AND CONTINUE TO BE AN EXAMPLE IN THE FORMS OF LEADERSHIP. AND I JUST THIS COMMUNITY TO STAY IN PRAYER AND NOT JUST BRIEF LOSS BUT CELEBRATE HIS LIFE OKAY BECAUSE HE WAS DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT PERSON TO THIS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW ON TO REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS LOWCOUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION SORRY MR. SANFORD. YES, THANK YOU. LOWCOUNTRY TRANSPORTATION STUDY KNOWN AS LACH IS THE REGIONAL PLANNING GROUP THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOCATING FEDERAL FUNDS AND OTHER FUNDS TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
I SIT ON THAT BOARD AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OF THE TOWN. I CAN REPORT AT THE LATEST LATEST MEETING. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OF 278 BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT'S BEING STUDIED YET AGAIN. BUT THERE WAS A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT AND THAT IS THAT ALMOST ALL INTERSTATE 95 WITHIN COUNTY IS GOING TO BE EXPANDED AND MADE TO SIX LANES.
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 2032. YOU. 2032.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK. FIVE LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WAS BETTER.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE DID NOT HAVE A MEETING THIS MONTH AND SO I WILL HAVE A REPORT FROM NEXT. THANK YOU. YOUR FOUR COUNTY AIR FORCE BOARDS, MR. AMES. NO REPORT. THANK YOU.SOUTHERN LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD. MR. SANFORD? YES SIR? THAT IS THE ORGANIZATION OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS IN THE REGION TRYING TO PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION AT THE AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION FROM HARTSVILLE ABOUT SOME IMPEDIMENTS THAT THEY SEE IN WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HAVING TO DO WITH SOME FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THOSE LIMITATIONS. AND IN ADDITION I PROBABLY OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE WRAY GAVE A AN OVERVIEW OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UNDERWAY HERE ON HILTON HEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
REPORT THE ISLAND RECREATION ASSOCIATION. MR. REPORT.
THANK YOU. REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
MISS BECKER. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR. WE MET THIS WEEK AND WE YESTERDAY MORNING AS BACK AND WE GOT A PARKING MANAGEMENT UPDATE.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT PROGRAM COMES TOGETHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND BEGINS TO GET IMPLEMENTED LOOKS LIKE A START DATE OF FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL BE FOR THE SEASON OF 2024. WE ALSO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND WE'LL HAVE A REPORT ABOUT THAT NEXT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC PUBLIC PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 10TH TO DISCUSS THE GROWTH FRAMEWORK AND DISTRICT PLANNING EFFORTS AND STAFF. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE INITIAL GROWTH FRAMEWORK MAP AND ALSO THE DISTRICT MAP WITH ITS BOUNDARIES.
LET ME ASK THE QUESTION. SHAWN EXCUSE ME SHAWN IS IS THE DISTRICT MAP AND THE GROWTH BOUNDARY ON SITE WEBSITE AT THIS TIME? IT'S NOT ON THE WEBSITE YET.
MR. JAMES WE WILL WE HAD MODIFICATIONS AND WE'LL UPLOAD HERE SHORTLY.
I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOUR REPORT BUT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT.
THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION ABOUT THE RESOLUTION ON SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BRIEF IS DONE TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU, SHARON. THE REASON I INTERRUPTED MYSELF IS I THINK IT WOULD FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT IN THIS COMMUNITY TO REVIEW THAT AS SOON AS IT'S ON THE WEBSITE GROWTH FRAMEWORK AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
WE ALSO MOVE TO FULL COUNCIL THE ELMO AMENDMENTS. WE REMOVED THAT INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE DIVISIBLE DWELLING UNITS AS AN ACCESSORY USE.
WE ALSO MODIFIED THE DEFINITION OF MULTI-FAMILY IN SINGLE FAMILY UNITS IN THE ELMO.
WE ALSO HEARD A REPORT FROM BREEZE AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THANK YOU.
REPORT ON THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. MR. BROWN.
YES, SIR. THE COMMITTEE MET TODAY. ONE ITEM WAS THAT OF THE MANAGEMENT HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAM FUND THAT CURRENTLY THERE'S 5% OF OUR TAX COLLECTIONS THAT FUNDS THAT PROGRAM. THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE CHANGE PART OF OUR CODE . YOU WILL HAVE THAT LANGUAGE BEFORE YOU. WE WILL BE TAKING IT UP AT THE FULL COUNCIL SHORTLY.
ALSO AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DMO, WE HEARD THE METRICS FOR THE 2022 LOTS OF DISCUSSION AS TO NOT ONLY THE MEASUREMENTS BUT HOW WE CAN DOVE A LITTLE DEEPER IN OUR MEASUREMENTS AND ALSO THE MARKETING PLAN WAS BEFORE US.
IT'S BEEN SOME CHANGES MADE FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING. SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AND HIGHLIGHTED THERE AND THERE'S ALSO A BUDGET ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FELT AS IF WE SHOULD PASS ALONG THE MARKETING PLAN TO FULL COUNCIL AND HAD ASKED THE DMO TO GO BACK AND SHARPEN THEIR PENCIL JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE ON THE ASK THE BUDGET. THEY OUGHT TO DO SO IN A MEMO BACK TO JUSTIFICATIONS OF THE INCREASES AND IT WILL BE BEFORE FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS
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I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR THAT SECTION 2-5- 70 OF THE TOWNS CODE LIMITS EACH PERSON TO 3 MINUTES WHEN ADDRESSING TOWN COUNCIL. AT THE END OF THE 3 MINUTES YOU'RE ASKED TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE. MAINTAINING SUITABLE FOR THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANE ABUSIVE OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO TOWN COUNCIL PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN OF CLERK.TOWN CLERK AFTER YOU FINISHED SPEAKING SUNDAY OR ANY CITIZEN SIGNED UP TODAY AND SERVE THE FIRST PERSON SIGN UP IS SANDY. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR MR. ORLANDO AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. I HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE OF HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR OUR WORKFORCE A PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED FOR DECADES AND CAN LONGER BE IGNORED. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BUT I THINK MORE COULD BE DONE WHEN HOUSING FRAMEWORK WAS APPROVED LATE LAST YEAR. A CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO BE CREATED .
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT ACTION TO HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF ENGAGING OUR CITIZENS IS THAT IT CREATES AMBASSADORS.
IT PROMOTES CONVERSATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP AND IT DEMONSTRATES YOU AS THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ON IT AND ARE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY .
THE 15 STRATEGIES THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED ARE IMPRESSIVE AND WHEN EVERYTHING IS A PRIORITY NOTHING IS WHILE EACH HAS VALUE. NONE EXCEPT SOLVING THE ISSUE IS AN ACTUAL THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY, A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE.
A PLACE THAT MILLIONS OF VISITORS COME TO EVERY YEAR AND A THREAT TO THE LIFESTYLE THAT WE ALL HAVE COME TO ENJOY. IF WE CANNOT FIND A WAY TO OUR TEACHERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SO FORTH BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY SERVE US.
WHICH DOES THAT SAY ABOUT US? THERE ARE MULTIPLE STORIES OF FRIENDS WHO CAN NO LONGER RECEIVE THE CARE THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING EVEN LAST YEAR BECAUSE VACANCIES IN DOCTOR'S OFFICES, THE HOSPITAL DENTIST OFFICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY FACILITIES.
THE ONLY WAY TO AN ONBOARD THE NEW LEADER THAT I KNOW YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MOST CRITICAL WORK FOR A CITIZENS. DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR THAT HOUSING WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE AND IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. INVESTING AID AND CONVENE THE POCKETS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED INVESTED AND DESPERATELY WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
HARNESS THAT ENERGY NOW AND DO NOT WAIT FOR ANOTHER CHIMNEY COVE EVENT AGAIN WHEN EVERYTHING IS A PRIORITY. NOTHING IS. SO PLEASE ELIMINATE THIS THREAT THIS THREAT THAT LOOMS LARGER EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN SOLUTIONS ARE NOT CREATED EXECUTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST MAKE A STATEMENT SO EVERYBODY AWARE. IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS WE WILL BE BRINGING THE COMMITTEE TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO BEGIN WORKING ON THAT. THAT GROUP SO KNOW THAT IT IS COMING AND WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.
NEXT ON THE LIST CERTAINLY BUD GRINDLE. AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME AGAIN IS BUD GRINDLE AND I LIVE AT 133 EARLE ROAD ALONG WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS THE AUDIENCE THAT I DRAGGED HERE TODAY. I'M HERE TO BRING SOME GOOD AND THANKS FROM THE RESORT TO YOU. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR YOUR HELP FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS. THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE REVEALED WHAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE STAFF HAVE DONE FOR US AND WE WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU SINCE YOUR INCREASED INVOLVEMENT. THESE THINGS HAVE ALL HAPPENED .
NUMBER ONE A TEMPORARY SOUND BARRIER HAS BEEN TO REDUCE THE NOISE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND SHIELD. OUR VIEW OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. NUMBER TWO THE SOIL AND WATER STAFF PERSUADED THE CITY TO INSTALL AN EROSION BARRIER AND RIP WRAP TO REDUCE RUNOFF FROM THE TANK. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THE LAST FEW RAINSTORMS. MURKY WATER NO LONGER CROSSED ONTO OUR PROPERTY. THE STAFF WITH THE SD RESULTED IN THE CITY AGREEING TO STUDY THE SOUND GENERATED BY THE PLANT WITH A SECOND ACOUSTIC ENGINEER AND DESIGN PERMANENT REDUCING FEATURES AND OUR PROPOSED LAYOUT SO VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE STAFF MEETING ALSO A COMMITMENT TO ADD MORE SOUND BARRIERS AROUND THE DEEP WHILE DRILLING EQUIPMENT WHICH THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO SET UP
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NOW. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW WELL THAT WORKS.THIS MEETING WITH YOU, YOUR STAFF AND YOUR D MEETING I'M SORRY WAS YOU YOUR STAFF AND OUR COMMITTEE RESULTED IN THE SHARING VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER'S ISSUES. THIS WAS THE MOST INFORMATIVE MEETING WE'VE HAD TO DATE AND WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE STAFF HEARD OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BLOCK DRAINAGE DITCH ON THE PROPERTY AND HAD IT CLEARED AND NOW DRAINS OUR PROPERTY LIKE IT USED AND THE STANDING WATER IS REDUCED TO PRE TANK LEVELS.
I'VE INCLUDED A FEW BEFORE AND PICTURES IN THE SUBMISSION SO YOU CAN SEE THE HUGE DIFFERENCE . TO SUM IT UP WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL TO EVEN MARK ROLANDO, TREY LOWE AND THE ENTIRE TOWN FOR ENGAGING WITH US.
YOU HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THIS PROJECT HAS IT AFFECTS US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT AS PHASE TWO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES.
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FINALLY AS A PIECE I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU PROVIDING A GREAT WEEK FOR THE PGA GOLFERS. WE HAD SEVERAL GOLFERS AND CADDIES STAY IN THE RESORT, ESPECIALLY JORDAN SPIETH WHO WE ALL CHEERED FOR THAT LAST SMACK AT THE THERE WAS A COLLECTIVE YELL ACROSS THE THE RESORT WHEN THAT HAPPENED BUT ANYWAY THANKS AGAIN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE WORK AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING SO MUCH MR. GRINDLE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION AND SHOWING THAT APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO THE STAFF AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MANAGER FOR WHAT YOU ALL DID TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THEY ARE NEXT CERTAINLY EVERY STEP PRINCE GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION OF ISLAND NEIGHBORS COINS KEY AREA OF CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE LACK OF WORKFORCE WE CONTRIBUTED TO AND SUPPORTED COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING FRAMEWORK LAST NOVEMBER WHEN HOUSING WAS NAMED THE NUMBER ONE TOWN PRIORITY. THE 2018 HOUSING STUDY CONCLUDED THAT MORE THAN 2000 HOMES FOR WORKERS WAS ESSENTIAL BY 2028.
IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS THE DEMAND HAS INCREASED WITH THE CONVERSION OF LONG TERM RENTALS INTO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND RISING REAL ESTATE PRICES ARE BARRIERS FOR MANY BUYERS AND THE FACT THAT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN LOWER INCOMES HAS DECLINED THIS YEAR BY UP TO 25% IS EVIDENCE THAT MORE FAMILIES ARE MOVING OFF ISLAND. CLEARLY THE HOUSING CRISIS HAS WORSENED. COIN HOPEFUL WHEN ALL THREE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS CAMPAIGNED PLATFORMS SUPPORTED HOUSING AS A MAJOR INITIATIVE. BUT HERE ARE SOME MORE FACTS ON A POSITIVE NOTE ESTABLISHED A HOUSING FUND BUT THEN THE RESTRICTED FUNDING AT ONLY MILLION DOLLARS GIVEN THE $120 MILLION BUDGET THAT'S A ROUNDING ERROR TO ANY FINANCIAL ANALYST. IT WAS FRUSTRATING THAT YOUR JANUARY STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP CONCLUDED WITH QUOTE 15 HIGH AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT WHICH UNDERMINED THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON HOUSING. EQUALLY DISAPPOINTING IS THAT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK.
THE TOWN HAS NOT HIRED THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER DESPITE THE JOB BEING POSTED IN JANUARY. NOR HAS THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE BEEN EMPANELED.
AS FOR THE NORTH POINT PROJECT, COYNE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS STILL BEING NEGOTIATED AND THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES FOR THE NUMBER OF HOMES OR HOW LONG THEY WILL WILL REMAIN BELOW RATE. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THE PREFERRED DEVELOPER REMAIN? THE TOWN HAS NOT ANNOUNCED ANY PROJECTS TO FOLLOW NORTHPOINT. HABITAT'S APPLICATION FOR FUNDING MET WITH OBJECTIVE BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS TOWARDS A DISPLACEMENT. PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY HOUSING ORGANIZATION LIKE THE TOWN DOES FOR MARKETING AND RECREATION SOLELY FOCUSED CREATING A MEANINGFUL NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE HOMES. MANY TOWNS THAT AND ONE OF THE EXPERTS IN THIS BUSINESS USED TO SIT ON THIS VERY. PERHAPS IT IS TIME FOR COUNCIL TO ADMIT THAT DESPITE PROMISED CAPACITY THE TOWN STAFF IS INCAPABLE OF MAKING MEANINGFUL AND TIMELY PROGRESS ON HOUSING . THANK YOU, MISS PRINCE.
NEXT AFTER JUNE. HELLO. I'M PASTOR JUNE AND I'M
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REPRESENTING THE HILTON HEAD HOME COALITION. ON NOVEMBER 1ST I CAME TO THE TOWN COUNCIL AND I READ THIS SCRIPTURE FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF JOHN.HOW DOES GOD'S LOVE ABIDE AND ANYONE WHO HAS THE WORLD'S GOODS AND SEES A BROTHER OR SISTER IN NEED YET REFUSES TO HELP LITTLE CHILDREN? LET US LOVE NOT WORD OR SPEECH BUT INDEED END TRUTH. ALMOST SIX MONTHS AGO ON NOVEMBER 1ST THIS COUNCIL VOTED ON THE WORKFORCE FRAMEWORK. IT WAS AND IS A GREAT PLAN BUT GREAT PLAN STILL NEEDS TO BECOME A REALITY. THERE IS NOT YET ANY PLANS FOR ANY ACTUAL HOUSING THAT WASN'T IN THE WORKS BEFORE THE FRAMEWORK PUT IN PLACE. ANY ACTUAL RESULTS ON THAT ARE PROJECTED FOUR YEARS FROM NOW WITH THE NEEDS OF WORKFORCE HOUSING ON HEAD AS IT IS AND AS PRESSING AS IT IS. WE NEED TO START MAKING ACTUAL RESULTS HAPPEN SOONER THAN THAT. WE NEED TO COME AT THIS FROM MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND WE ALSO NEED TO START ON THIS PROBLEM WITH SMALL PROJECTS AS WELL AS BIG PROJECTS NORTH POINT AND LARGE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE IT ARE ONE ASPECT OF WORKFORCE HOW TO HOUSING.
WHAT ELSE COULD WE BE DOING IN THE MEANTIME? WHAT COULD WE BE DOING RIGHT NOW? COULD THE TOWN ENABLE AND ENACT SMALLER PROJECTS? COULD THE TOWN GIVE MORE TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO THEIR WONDERFUL WORK ON THE ISLAND? COULD THE TOWN ENABLE SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS? THE PLANS ARE WONDERFUL BUT. PEOPLE CAN'T LIVE IN PLANS. I FEAR WE ARE MISSING OUR TIME TO ACT. WE CAN'T REALLY SAY THAT OUR IS BEARING FRUIT UNTIL THAT FIRST HOTEL WORKER OR RESTAURANT WORKER OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR TEACHER OR SHERIFF'S DEPUTY OR FIREFIGHTER OR SOCIAL WORKER HAS THE KEY INTO THE DOOR OF THEIR HOME THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD HERE ON HILTON HEAD. LET US LOVE IN WORD OR SPEECH BUT INDEED END TRUTH. LET US ACTUALLY BEGIN THE REAL WORK OF MAKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKFORCE HOUSING ON HILTON HEAD A REALITY. THANK YOU PRESTON.
AND NEXT LANE. LOTS LOTS BETTER. TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TOWN MANAGER. I'M LOTT. OUR COMMUNITY IS ON A ROLL.
THE GULLAH CULTURE AND HERITAGE THAT WE HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT AND LEARNING ABOUT EVERY DAY IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY. THE HERITAGE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT ATTENDANCE AND MANY OF US JUST SAW LAST EVENING THE DOCUMENTARY ON DEEP WELL WHAT CHARLOTTE HEINRICHS PUT TOGETHER AND WHAT SO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE DOING TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE THEY ARE. BUT MY AND A FRIEND AND I WERE AT A RESTAURANT ON HILTON HEAD ON SUNDAY FOR BRUNCH. THERE WAS A CROWD.
ALL THE TABLES WERE FILLED. THE SHORT WAS WORKING AS HARD AS THEY POSSIBLY COULD BUT THEY COULDN'T KEEP UP AND EVERYBODY HAD TO WAIT LONG TIME. WHAT WE'RE SEEING I THINK IS GOING AFFECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HERE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. I'VE TALKED TO YOU ALL BEFORE. I'VE TALKED TO MANY OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE I'M APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THE STAFF AND MISSING AND SO FORTH HAVE DONE AND THEY'RE DOING YOU'RE DOING THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY. BUT AS PASTOR JUNE HAS MENTIONED CORRECTLY, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING NOW AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO NOW IF WE BE A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE IN OUR THINKING. HABITAT HAS A WONDERFUL BUSINESS MODEL.
I'VE SUGGESTED THIS BEFORE. LOOK AT THE BUSINESS MODEL. HABITAT CAN'T BUILD ALL THE HOUSES THAT ARE NECESSARY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. THEY CAN BUILD MORE.
AND I WOULD HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM SO THAT HABITAT CAN BUILD MORE HOUSES BUT USE THE BUSINESS MODEL USE VOLUNTEERS. THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS BASE OF VOLUNTEERS THAT COULD BE USED. TAKE SOME OF THE DERELICT BUILDINGS THAT ARE ON THIS ISLAND THAT DON'T LOOK GOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPTY AND CONVERT THOSE INTO STUDIO APARTMENTS. THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES.
YOU CAN THINK OF MANY MORE AND I URGE YOU TO BE CREATIVE IN YOUR THINKING.
WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR. LOTT. I'LL TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT JUST TO PUT SOME MORE INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IS GOING ON BEHIND
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THE SCENES. WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY MORNING WITH YOU NOT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT CAN DO AND HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON DIFFERENT VARIOUS PROJECTS UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS BEING DISCUSSED OPENLY AND LIVELY AND WE LOOKING INTO SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER. THANK YOU.NEXT SUNDAY CERTAINLY. EILEEN CARLSON AND THE AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME EILEEN CARLSON. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HOMEOWNERS AT THE SPA FORT WORTH SOUND AND IT'S LOCATED ACROSS FROM MITCHELL FREEDOM PARK WHICH WE LIKE.
BUT THERE A FENCE THAT'S I GUESS MY GLASSES WOULD BE HELPFUL.
THERE IS A FENCE THAT SURROUNDS OUR COMPLEX THAT ADJOINS FENCE OF THE CAT SANCTUARY.
I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST PERSON THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD FROM ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR CONDO THERE THERE WERE FAR LESS CATS THAN THERE ARE TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL ABOUT CATS HAVE BEEN KIND OF ROUNDING UP ANY STRAYS OR SICK OR INJURED CATS FROM ALL THE COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ALL COMING THERE BUT IT SEEMS WAY. WHAT'S HAPPENED IS OUR BUILDING IS ONLY ABOUT OUR PARTICULAR BUILDING IS ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE SANCTUARY AND OF COURSE OUR FENCE ADJOINS THEIR FENCE.
THE CATS DON'T KNOW ABOUT BOUNDARIES AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY BEING CONTAINED SO THEY CLIMB OVER THE FENCE UNDER THE FENCE. SO USUALLY TWO OR THREE OF OUR CARS. BUT THE THING AND I LIKE CATS PERSONALLY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THEM BUT THEY SHARE NUMBER HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS WAS I GOT WHERE I STARTED GOING WITH THIS THE CATS ARE MULTIPLYING NO LONGER SEE CATS WITH CLIPPED EARS AS THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE NOT BEING TREATED.
WE'VE SEEN A CAT THAT JUST GAVE BIRTH AND LITTLE CATS OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT BEING ALL NEUTERED SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT THAT AND WHERE ALL THE CATS ARE BUT SEEMS THAT THEY'RE THERE. SO I REALLY THINK THAT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THERE THERE NOW SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF FECES THAT DOORBELL CAMS ARE PICKING UP CATS THAT ARE DEFECATING IN THE WALKWAYS THERE.
I WE JUST GOT THROUGH ENCLOSING OUR LANAI BECAUSE SO MANY CATS WOULD JUMP OVER VOMIT ON OUR FURNITURE THAT TYPE OF THING AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE REALLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL ABOUT CATS IS PROVIDING A NEEDED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY REALLY HELP THE ANIMALS THAT NEED BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF 268 HOME OWNERS THAT WE PUT THE CATS FIRST.
I THINK WE HAVE RIGHTS WHERE WE'RE VOTERS, WHERE WE TAXES AND IT'S JUST BECOME NOT A VERY NICE PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE OF THAT. IN FACT THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE ALLERGIES. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS GRANDDAUGHTER CAN'T GO COME ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE GETS TERRIBLY ALLERGIC.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING DONE IF THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE BASICALLY WHY I CAME TODAY. THANK YOU.
THE HUMAN SKULL NEXT SUNDAY I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME AND ASK ABOUT THIS. CAN WE ASK THE TOWN MAN OR NOT? NOT AT THIS MOMENT BUT TO BRING US A REPORT ON THIS I HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING WITH A FULL REPORT FROM OUR DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER AND AS AS WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY THE SUN CERTAINLY KARL BRADEN.
CARL BRADEN CAITLIN LEE OH I AM ,I JUST WANT TO READ INTO THE RECORD SOME STATISTICS HOME PRICES AND AVAILABILITY ON HILTON HEAD. I TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TODAY TO LOOK INTO THIS AS TO THE STATE OF OUR CURRENT REAL ESTATE MARKET.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE FOR ME AND IT'S CLEAR TO ME AFTER DOING THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION WHICH I'LL HAVE FOR YOU GUYS I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON OUR COMMUNITY VALUES CURRENTLY MY CONTACTS, MY SPOUSE SORRY ABOUT THAT THE MEDIAN INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND EXCUSE ME THE MEDIAN INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD ON THAT ISLAND MAKES $40,000 A YEAR.
THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS $86,000 A YEAR.
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THERE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY 11 THREE BEDROOM DETACHED HOMES $750,000 THE LEAST EXPENSIVE LISTED AT $589,000. THERE'S NO JOB AT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND CURRENTLY LISTED THERE. A PERSON CAN APPLY AND QUALIFY FOR THAT THEMSELVES.TO QUALIFY FOR THAT HOME A HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE TO MAKE OVER $175,000.
THE MEDIAN AVERAGE OF A DETACHED HOME ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND RIGHT NOW IS $900,000, UP FROM $795,000 JUST LAST YEAR AS OF TODAY THERE ARE ROUGHLY ONLY 32 LONG TERM UNITS FOR RENT ON THAT ISLAND AVERAGING $33,500 A MONTH. A FACILITIES TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND MAKING $28 AN HOUR WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOWEST PRICE APARTMENT FOR RENT AND JUST TO THROW IT IN THERE BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER THERE ARE ROUGHLY 3000 PEOPLE ACCORDING TO OUR LAST CENSUS THAT LIVE IN POVERTY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. JUST SOME STATS FOR YOU GUYS TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. BAXENDALE. YES. I'M GOING TO GO TO MR. CARL BRADEN. HE STEPPED OUT FOR HELLO YOU FOR HAVING ME CHAPLAIN RESIDENT AND I JUST TO GO ON THE RECORD BECAUSE NOW IN 2021 SHAWN HAD REACHED OUT TO IN AN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE MY LAND ON BRADLEY CIRCLE AND IN GOOD FAITH I WORKED WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO SEE THAT HAPPEN FOR OPEN SPACE AND SO ON AND AT THAT TIME AND IT ENDED UP BEING DRAGGED OUT FOR ABOUT THREE TIMES AS LONG AS IT SHOULD BUT NINE MONTHS AND AT THAT TIME I DELAYED WHAT I WAS WORKING ON WITH THE DEVELOPER IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND IT DIDN'T IT DIDN'T EVER HAPPEN. IT JUST KEPT GETTING PUSHED. SO I MOVE FORWARD WITH MY PLANS AND THAT'S WHERE I AM TODAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHEN THEY SAY THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES SINGLE-FAMILY MULTIFAMILY, THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES ESPECIALLY ON SMALL LOTS WHICH WHICH THESE ARE SO I'M TAKING TAKING THAT OUT OF IT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST PLANNING MEETING THEY'RE DISCUSSING ARE IMPLEMENTING A FAR AWAY ISSUE WHICH WILL MAKE IT SO THAT I MEAN YOU CAN'T EVEN BUILD A DECENT SIZED BEACH HOUSE IT'LL BE LIKE BECAUSE I MEAN HILTON HEAD IS IS SMALL LOTS WHERE ON THE OCEAN ARE VERY EXPENSIVE OKAY THAT BEING SAID THAT'S ONLY ONE PART OF THIS SINGLE FAMILY THING SINGLE FAMILY BEING TWO UNITS ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OFF AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE MOTHER IN LAW SUITE, THEY CAN HAVE A SECOND UNIT AND SO ON WITHOUT TO DEAL WITH ACCESSES AND ALL THIS OTHER BUSINESS AND A LOT OF THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED IN THE PLANNING. IT WAS JUST PUSHED FORWARD I'M AFRAID THESE NEXT ALAMO CHANGES WILL BE PUSHED FORWARD AS WELL AND YOU KNOW WITH THE ONE PART OF THIS IS THE THE ALREADY BY RIGHT A LOCKOUT AND THAT'S IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT IMPORTANT BUT BUT YOU KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIVISIBLE HOUSING IS IS BEING EXPLORED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THIS IS A WAY TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING USE AND THESE LOCKOUT ARE PRIMARILY FOR AN OWNER OR FOR A LONG TERM RENTAL. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT NOT WAYS TO STRIP AWAY ANOTHER RIGHT. AND WHILE THIS WILL AFFECT THE WHOLE IT'S PRIMARILY DIRECTED AT OUR PLANTATION AREAS WHICH AS YOU KNOW ARE A LOT OF MINORITIES AND NATIVE ISLANDERS AND ANYTHING THAT REDUCES THEIR RIGHTS AND IN THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP SHOULD BE LOOKED AT THOROUGHLY BEFORE PUSHED THROUGH IN MY OPINION AND THERE'S JUST A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE ALL PUSH THIS AND CONSIDER WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE ANY CHANCE THANK YOU, MR. BIRD NEXT SUNDAY CERTAINLY TY SCOTT AND AFTERNOON MAXIMIZING THE SUSTAINED OF GULLAH PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE
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OPPORTUNITY THIS REMAINS MY FOCUS. I'M HERE TODAY ONCE AGAIN TO PLACE INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD THE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE TOWN'S IN REGARDS TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE TARGETING GULLAH PROPERTIES WITH EFFORTS THAT WILL MAKE LAND RETENTION AND SUSTAINABILITY MORE DIFFICULT. OUR HAS THE TOWN CONTACTED THE MULTIPLE GULLAH NATIVE OWNERS AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PERMITTED USE WHICH MAY WELL BE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL LAND VALUES IS BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM. SOME YEARS AGO THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS PROPOSED. THE TOWN WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO THE PUBLIC OF THOSE POTENTIAL ACTIONS. FLIERS WERE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THOSE SORTS OF EFFORTS WEREN'T DISPLAYED WHEN THE WHOLE ALAMO REWRITTEN.SO I ACTUALLY WHAT THE GULLAH WITH ALREADY GULLAH LAND OWNERS NOTIFIED OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES THE IDEA ZONE WAS HIS HAS HISTORICALLY COVERED THE MAJORITY OF THE OCEANSIDE ALONG TO 78 IN THE CHAPLIN AREA MINUS WHAT CAN BE CALLED SPOTS OWNED PARCELS SUCH AS BRADLEY CIRCLE WHICH WAS A PART OF THE JOSEPHINE ADJACENT PARCEL. THE REMOVAL OF PERMITTED ALREADY USES JUST COMPENSATION HAS TO BE QUESTIONED MOST OF YOU WERE NOT ON THE TOWN COUNCIL BACK IN 2017 BUT NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK MYSELF BEING THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER STOOD WITH ROBERT SINGLETON AGAINST SOME TOWN OFFICIALS EFFORTS TO REMOVE HIS BUY ARGUES OFF WE WERE SUCCESSFUL BUT APPARENTLY THEY ARE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL TITHING. MR. SINGLETON AND OTHER GULLAH PROPERTY OWNERS RECENTLY.
MR. SINGLETON WAS APPROACHED TO SELL HIS PROPERTY TO THE TOWN WHICH HE REFUSED.
NOW THE EFFORTS HAVE TURNED TO RESTRICTING HIS AND OTHERS PERMITTED USES USE WITHOUT COMPENSATION AS STATED BACK IN 2017. THESE EFFORTS DIRECTLY REPRESENT A LAND TAKING IF THE TOWN BELIEVES THAT CERTAIN PERMITTED LAND USES SHOULD BE REMOVED HOW ABOUT PURCHASING THOSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FROM THOSE GULLAH LAND.
THE TOWN HAS ALREADY SET A PRECEDENT WITH THE HUDSON'S PARCEL SQUIRE BROWN CHANGING THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SINGLE VERSUS MULTIFAMILY AMENDMENT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEXT PROPOSED STEP WITH THE FLOOR AREA RATIO IMPLEMENTATION HAS THE TOWN CONSIDERED IMPACT ON GULLAH OWNED PROPERTY? THIS WILL HAVE MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR BUILDING FOOTPRINT OWN IT OWNERS HAVE PURCHASED WITHIN THOSE DEVELOPMENTS NOW THE TOWN WANTS TO REGULATE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR REMAINING THEY WANT US TO REDUCE OUR BUILDING AREAS LESS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE THEMSELVES TALK ABOUT CONTROL I THINGS TWO THINGS I GET TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT THEY ARE OVER THAT AN OVERALL GOAL IS FOR THE TOWN TO REACH ITS FOCUS. HOWEVER ANY EFFORTS THAT RESTRICTS TAKES DECREASES OR PREVENTS CONTINUED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NATIVE GOAL NOW NATIVE GULLAH LAND RETENTION EFFORTS WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION MUST BE CAUTIONED. THANK YOU SCOTT.
APPRECIATE NEXT SUNDAY YES MAYOR DECKER COUNCIL THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT AND HELLO MARK. AS YOU KNOW I CAME TO SEE YOU LAST MONTH BECAUSE I WANTED TO RELAY TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE SEVERAL ATTACKS RECIPIENTS THAT MAKE GROWTH UNRELATED BUSINESS REVENUE EVERY YEAR AND THEY'RE NOT PAYING TAX ON THAT OR HAVING A BUSINESS LICENSE WHILE OTHER ENTITIES THAT MAKE GROWTH UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME HAVE TO GET A BUSINESS LICENSE SO BECAUSE ARE A BUSINESS LICENSE DEADLINE IS APRIL 30TH I WANTED TO BRING A COPY OF THIS TO YOU WHICH I WILL GIVE TO THE CLERK. IT'S ACTUALLY TO DO WITH THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND I MERELY AM USING THIS DOCUMENT BECAUSE THEY REPORT THE MOST UNRELATED GROSS BUSINESS INCOME THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING TAXED ON IT.
SO IN 2011 2012 AS AN EXAMPLE THEIR 1990 THEY REPORTED $474,262 IN ADVERTISING A TRIP TO ITALY THAT NETTED $1,163 AND NET RENTAL INCOME OF $29,248 FOR A TOTAL REVENUE OF $504,673
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WHICH THE TOWER RECORDS SHOW DID NOT PAY ANY TAX ON OR HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR.AND THERE ARE OTHER RECORDS FROM OTHER YEARS SHOWING OTHER TRIPS AND SO FORTH.
SO MY QUESTION TO THE TOWN IS WELL FIRST OF ALL, IF A NONPROFIT IS MAKING OVER THE LAST 13 OR 14 YEARS ALMOST $7 MILLION, I I'M CURIOUS WHY THEY'RE GETTING ANY TAX MONEY AT ALL IF THEY'RE CAPABLE OF MAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING TAXED FOR TO IF THEY'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS THAT'S MAKING A HALF MILLION EVERY YEAR, WHY ARE THEY EVEN BEING CONSIDERED AS THE DMO SINCE THEY'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS LIKE OTHER ATTACKS RECIPIENTS? THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES. THEY'RE JUST MAKING MOST REVENUE. SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY MY QUESTION ARE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUSINESSES THAT REPORT ANNUAL AND HAVE TO PAY FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE ON THAT GROSS REVENUE AND THEN NONPROFITS WHO CLAIM TO BE EXEMPT FROM PAYING FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE THAT ARE MAKING A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND REPORTING THAT ON THEIR NINE NINETIES THAT THEY ATTEST ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE AN IRS 501C34 OR 56789 IS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE MAKING THIS KIND OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AT THE TOWN LEVEL YOU'RE REPORTING IT THAT IS WHAT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE UNLESS 100% OF THAT IS GOING BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION. I DON'T THINK A TRIP TO ITALY QUALIFIES UNDER THAT 100%.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS TUCKER. NEXT SUNDAY, KIP HOAGLAND MR. HOAGLAND VERY GOOD. MR. DECKER HOAGLAND, WINDMILL HARBOR, YOU'RE IN FOR VIOLATION. I JUST TOOK THIS COUNCIL CIVILITY PLEDGE.
WILL THIS COUNCIL TAKE A TAXPAYERS CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND LOL PLEDGE AS FOLLOWS AS AN ELECTED OR HIRED I AGREE TO ABIDE BY MY CAMPAIGN PROMISES TO UPHOLD AND FOLLOW ALL SOUTH CAROLINA AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPROVE SPENDING FUNDS LIKE MY OWN IF I AM CAUGHT VIOLATING LAWS I AGREE TO RESIGN AND FULLY ACCEPT ANY PUNISHMENT OR CONVICTION.
JUST A QUICK REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE BILL MILES, THE CHAMBER SAID HE WILL NOT SHOW HOW HE USES MILLIONS OF TAX MONEY. IT'S HIS SECRET SAUCE AND NO ONE'S BUSINESS. IS THIS TRUE? ALAN PERRY SAID HE SAW 80% OF THE CHAMBER COUNTING RECEIPTS AN INVOICES. IS THIS TRUE? ENTIRE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO JUST GIVE 350,000 THE BILL MILES IN THE CHAMBER WITH NO OVERSIGHT AND NO ACCOUNTING. TENS OF MILLIONS HAVE DISAPPEARED EVEN OVER 1 MILLION TO CANADA TO DEVELOP AN ILLEGAL TAX FUNDED WEBSITE HILTON HEAD ISLAND DOT ORG THAT BILL MILES USES FOR HIS $500,000 SALARY IS $2 MILLION HOUSE AND HIS LAVISH SPENDING. YES LAWYERS COLTRANE, ALPERT AND GRUBER COURT OVERCHARGING LEGAL FEES AND DRAFTING FRAUDULENT AGREEMENTS FOR BILL MILES IN THE CHAMBER HIDE ACCOUNTING ON MILLIONS YES CPA TROYER A MANAGER MARK ORLANDO PRODUCED FRAUDULENT TAX BUDGETS AND AUDITS, BURY THE LEGAL FEES AND ONLY SHOW NUMBERS THEY WANT YOU TO SEE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL HAS NO CLUE AND THEY ALL REFUSE AN INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT NO ONE ON THIS COUNCIL HAS HAS HAS AUDIT OR ACCOUNTING KNOWLEDGE THE TOWN EMPLOYEES RUN THE SHOW WITH THE CHAMBER IN THE SECRET GREATER ISLAND COUNCIL YES CHAMBER CPA RAY WALKER WEBSTER ROGERS FARM RADIO CHAMBER COMPTROLLER PRODUCED FRAUDULENT AUDITS AND LAUNDER THE CHAMBER MONEY TO HIDE ILLEGAL OPERATIONS IN USE YES LAWYER DANNY CROW MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION LAWYER LIED IT WAS PAID $2,000 IN LEGAL FEES BY JOSH ROEBUCK TO SAY THE TOWN DID NOT HAVE TO COMPLY TO MY CHAMBER EIGHT TAX FOR YOU TO SEE ALL THE MONEY. YES LAWYER.
GRUBER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THREE ETHICS VIOLATIONS AND IS STILL BY THIS TOWN.
YES, MARK ORLANDO WAS ILLEGALLY USING TAX MONEY AND AN EMPLOYEE'S WHEN WAS EMPLOYED IN BLUFFTON TO ASSIST BILL MILES AND THE HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON CHAMBER COMPETING AND VIOLATING THEIR OWN BLUFFTON CHAMBER THAT OPERATES TOTALLY LEGALLY AND. I'M A MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION. IT'S TIME FOR A FORENSIC OF THE TOWN IN THE CHAMBER.
WE ARE IN A REAL CORRUPTION ILLEGAL TAX USE CRISIS. WE HAVE ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE HAVE ZERO TRANSPARENCY, NO PROOF OF POOR PERFORMANCE METRICS BY THE CHAMBER AND MANY
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NONPROFITS ARE FUNDED WITH MILLIONS OF TAXPAYERS. THIS END THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAINST ALL OF THEM TODAY AND NEXT GREELEY LYNN GREELEY HI I'M LYNN GREELEY FROM HILTON HEAD AND I'M GIVING MY 3 MINUTES TO SKIP AS AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE WE DO NOT WE DO NOT ALLOW THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW YIELDING YOUR TIME AND IF YOU SPEAK OUT OF TURN YOU THE RAMIFICATION I WOULD WELCOME A CITATION I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN COURT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE TOWN IS VIOLATING THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY ALL TAX FUNDS ARE BEING USED LEGALLY BE OUT BY ALL RECIPIENTS INCLUDING THE CHAMBER IN VIOLATION OF FOYA AND YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE SUPREME COURT RULING THE TOWN CONTINUES FUNDING WITHOUT SEEING ANY OR INVOICES ON HOW EIGHT TAX RECIPIENTS SPEND MILLIONS AND EIGHT TAX FUNDS TOWN FUNDING SOME NONPROFITS THAT DO NOT LEGALLY QUALIFY TO RECEIVE TAX FUNDS UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA TAX LAWS IT IS ILLEGAL TO USE TAX FOR THE PRIVATE PURPOSE FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES IT IS NOT FOR THE USE REASON AND BENEFIT THE TOWN IS ALLOWING CHAMBER TO ILLEGALLY USE FUNDS FOR 35 YEARS TENS OF MILLIONS GONE MISSING ■TOWNISIN VIOLATION OF A DEAL PROCUREMENT LAW AND FAIR BIDDING TO THE CHAMBER WITH LOCAL MEDIA AND AD AGENCIES. THE LAW SAYS OR TWO DEMOS CAN BE HIRED AND TAX RECIPIENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR MUST SUBMIT A FULL ACCOUNTING OF THEIR MONEY.
HOW TOWN HAS ALLOWED THE CHAMBER TO TAKE OVER $1,000,000 OF AID TAX FUNDS TO CANADA TO DEVELOP A TOWN APP AND WEBSITE THE CHAMBER HIJACKED OWNERSHIP VERSUS THE TOWN OWNERSHIP THIS WAS THE RESULT OF BID RIGGING BY THE CHAMBER TO NOT DEVELOP THIS LOCALLY.
WHAT HAPPENS TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND DOT ORG WEBSITE WHEN A NEW DMO IS HIRED PROCUREMENT YOU ARE ALLOWING THE CHAMBER TO CO-MINGLE AND UPSELL MILLIONS OF ADVERTISING ON THE TOWN DMO WEBSITE THE CHAMBER'S LAUNDERING AND SECRET SECRETLY POCKETING ALL THE PROFITS UNFAIRLY COMPETING WITH ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ALSO USING TAX FUNDS TO BUY KEYWORDS ON GOOGLE TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC AND ILLEGAL ADVERTISING SALES VIOLATING THE FIVE WILL ONE DAY SEE SIX NONPROFIT TAX CODES COUNCIL AND EIGHT TAX COMMITTEE ARE ALL CHAMBER MEMBERS THE SECRET ILLEGAL USE OF TAX MONEY TO JOIN BY ORLANDO RILEY AND GRUBER VERSUS USING YOUR OWN MONEY YOU MUST ASK BILL MYLES FOR ACCESS TO ALL THE CHAMBER ACCOUNTING UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT LAW SAYS YOU USE TAX FUNDS TO JOIN AND YOU ARE NOW TAXPAYERS PROXY NOW TAXPAYERS IN THIS ROOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER AND NOW WE GET TO SEE ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION THE LOW COUNTRY OFF OWNERS ASSOCIATION WAS FUNDED WITH 50,000 ASKING FOR 100 NO RECEIPTS AND INVOICES ALSO BILL MILES THE CHAMBER IS A PARTNER IN THIS NONPROFIT TAX SCAM BUT . CARRIE CORBETT AND BRAD MERRILL LAWYERS CALL PRAYING FINGER GRUBER ALL DRAFTED ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT CHAMBER DEMO WITH NO ACCOUNTING PROVISION.
WHERE IS RECEIPTS? WHERE IS THE 350,000 THAT YOU JUST APPROVED TO BAIL THEM OUT? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF SKIP HARTMAN TOLD YOU I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT I DID WITH THAT 350,000 YOU JUST GAVE ME IT'S MY SECRET SAUCE AND IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
YOU WOULD SUE ME TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND DAY WHO'S NEXT TO SPEAK EITHER EITHER CHRISTIAN. MR. CHRISTIAN CARVER OR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER THANK YOU FOR ME PROUD MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER AND A PROUD MEMBER GRACIE I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT UP FRONT FIRST THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONE OF OUR LOCAL TABLOIDS ANNOUNCED ABOUT HURRICANE SEASON IS COMING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU WERE UP ON DAIS WHEN MATTHEW HIT. PROBABLY NOT MANY.
BUT HAD THE FEMA MAPS REVIVES AND MANY MANY OF OUR PROPERTIES WERE TAKEN OUT OF A FLOOD ZONE BECAUSE THOSE MAPS WERE BASED ON PREVIOUS FEW DATA AND MANY MORTGAGE COMPANIES CONTACTED THEIR AREA RESIDENTS AND SAID WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO ESCROW YOUR FLOOD INSURANCE BECAUSE, IT'S NO LONGER REQUIRED AND FOLKS DROPPED IT. THAT IS A HUGE MISTAKE AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ANYONE THIS ISLAND WHO DOES NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE IS PLAYING A BAD GAME OF ROULETTE. WHAT INSURANCE IS YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NO LONGER ESCROW
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IT FOR YOU AND THEY DID THE SAME TO ME. I WAS A FLOOD ZONE AND NOW I'M OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE. I FLOOD BACK IN THING I HAVE WITH MANY OF YOU MY BOARD HAS MET WITH MANY OF YOU ABOUT TO 78 BRIDGE AND CORRIDOR PROJECT .WE ARE FRUSTRATED. I APPLAUD THE NEED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING AS FAR AS IT WILL GO IT WILL ONLY SOLVE PART THE PROBLEM YOU NEED TO ASK MR. ORLANDO HOW MANY OPEN POSITIONS HE HAS ON TOWN STAFF. I KNOW HOW MANY OPEN POSITIONS I HAVE TOWN STAFF I HAVE MET WITH MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME WE'RE PAYING A PREMIUM AND WHENEVER WE PAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH. GAS IS GOING UP AGAIN.
I'M SURE WE'RE GOING GO BACK TO GAS CARDS AGAIN FOR OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.
WE DON'T LOSE THEM. WORKFORCE HOUSING IS A PIECE OF THE PROBLEM.
IT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT TO THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM AND YOU NEED TO SOLVE IT SOONER THAN LATER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MR. CHRISTIAN.
[11.a. Consideration of a Resolution of the Town of Hilton Head Island Authorizing the Town to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Beaufort County for the Collection of Library and Transportation Impact Fees]
ANYONE ELSE? NO, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH B FOR ACCOUNTING FOR THE COLLECTION OF LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.MR. GRUBER SAID IN THE SUM OF THE BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE RISE OF THE RESOLUTION YOU MAY BEAR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THIS ITEM HAS COME BEFORE YOU BEFORE AND IT IS BACK WITH SOME MODIFICATION BASED ON SOME RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACCOMPLISH IS A ENUMERATION OF THE TOWN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS IMPACT FEES FOR DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS LOCATED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMITTEE AND BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH COUNTY TO COLLECT THESE FEES. THE FIRST IS IN THE AREA OF THE LIBRARY THERE IS A LIBRARY ON HILTON HEAD THE WAY THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN DRAFTED THE SERVICE AREA FOR THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF THE IMPACT FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED IN THE HILTON HEAD SERVICE DISTRICT WILL REMAIN ON THE ISLAND AND WILL BE USED FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECT RELATED FOR THAT FACILITY. THE SECOND IS TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S CERTAINLY TAKEN MORE TIME FOR US WORK THROUGH AND THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT FOR US IF WE CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE.
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR US IS FROM A CITIZEN LEVEL IF WE AGREE TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AND PASS THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CITIZENS WOULD CONTINUE TO COME TO THE TOWN TO SEEK THEIR PERMITS. STAFF WOULD WORK WITH THEM TO CALCULATE AMOUNTS THAT ARE DUE UNDER THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES. THOSE AMOUNTS WOULD THEN EITHER BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY VIA A PORTAL THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING OR THEY WOULD BE COLLECTED DIRECTLY BY THE TOWN AND REMITTED TO THE COUNTY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
EITHER WAY CITIZENS WILL COME DIRECTLY TO THE AS THEY DO CURRENTLY FOR THEIR PERMITS.
THEY WON'T NEED TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION.
I THE BOTTOM LINE IN TERMS OF THE FEE ITSELF IS THAT BASED UPON SCHEDULE THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY IF ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT IMPACT FEES THAT ARE CURRENTLY CHARGED ON THE ISLAND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AND THAT REDUCTION IS IN PROPORTION TO THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE THAT'S BEING CREATED FOR ANYTHING 2500 FEET, 2500 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE LESS WILL RESULT IN A REDUCED IMPACT FEE FROM WHAT WAS PAID BEFORE ANYTHING THAT'S CONSTRUCTED AT 2501 FEET OR GREATER OR ZERO AND A GREATER IMPACT FEE THAT WAS DONE IN RELATIONSHIP BASICALLY TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE LARGER STRUCTURE, THE MORE IMPACT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IS AND THEREFORE THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WHICH ARE PAID FOR BY IMPACT. THESE ARE COUNTED ACCORDINGLY.
ONE OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT HAD UP DURING OUR DISCUSSIONS WAS IF THE TOWN WERE TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS COVERED IN TWO MANNERS. ONE IS AT THE STATE LEVEL THE STATE SETS FORTH THE TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PROJECT FROM HAVING TO PAY IMPACT FEES SO LONG AS THE PROJECT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA.
SPECIFICALLY THE PROJECT HAS TO BE AT BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THEN BEYOND
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THAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS SET ASIDE FUNDS THAT BASICALLY IF THEY QUALIFY THEY WILL PROVIDE PAY THE IMPACT FEES ON BEHALF OF A PARTICULAR QUALIFYING PROJECT UP TO 100% IF IT IS 60% OR MORE BELOW OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IF IT'S GREATER THAN THAT THEN THEY PAY A REDUCED PORTION OF THAT BILL. WITH THAT INFORMATION I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS. SPECTER I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT THAT THANK YOU JOSH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION BECAUSE. YOU DID ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE IT. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS SO HERE WE GO WORKFORCE HOUSING YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT AND I'M LOOKING AT THE STAFF REPORT WE WERE AND LOOKING AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACT AND THEN THE SO THE AUTHORITY IS THERE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT FEE FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING AND THEN THERE'S A QUOTE ABOUT THE COUNTY'S ORDINANCE FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND ALL OTHER TYPES HOUSING UNITS BASED ON THE TABLE AND THAT'S BASED ON A REDUCTION OR 0% BASED ON WHATEVER THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME IS FOR THE PROJECT. SO IT AND IT SAYS 60% IF THE PROJECT IS 60 TO 80% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER LANGUAGE IN OUR LIMO ABOUT THAT WE USE NOW FOR WORKFORCE ABOUT 30 DENNIS AND RIGHT SO BONUS DENSITY THERE I THINK WAS TOO LONG AT THE HERITAGE WITH THE MAYOR BUT AREA WELL A LOT OF LONG FLIGHT HOURS BUT ANYHOW JUST ME THAT WAS ONLY ME SO 60 TO 80% I THINK IS WHAT WE USE AND SO MY CONCERN THAT ONE OF THE WAYS TO HELP OUT WITH WORKFORCE HOUSING IS TO REDUCE OR HAVE NO FEES AND.SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT THERE STILL BEING A 60% ALTHOUGH IT'S A 60% DISCOUNT SO I GUESS IT'D BE ONLY 40% OF THE IMPACT FEE BUT I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT THERE STILL WOULD BE AN IMPACT FEE IN THAT TARGETED 60 TO 80% IS THE BOTTOM LINE AND THE OTHER THE CHART THAT YOU JUST SHOWED A SINGLE FAMILY A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OR LESS AND I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE IMPACT ON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IF THE HOUSE SIZE IS 1000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS AND THERE'S A DECREASE BUT THEN WHEN YOU GET ON UP TO 2500 I DON'T THINK MANY OF THEIR HOUSES ARE THAT SIZE BUT THIS TALKS ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SO WHAT ABOUT MULTIFAMILY? SO MULTIFAMILY ARE COVERED UNDER I BELIEVE IT'S THE NON RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY. OKAY.
AND THOSE ARE BASED UPON SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE ITSELF.
YES. SO ON THAT ONE I BELIEVE YOU PAY ON A PER UNIT BASIS.
WELL IF IT IS A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT IT WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT STATE LAW LIMITATIONS AND SO ME FOCUS ON THAT FOR JUST A SECOND. WHAT THE STATE LAW IS THAT THERE CAN BE A DISCOUNT AN ABILITY TO PAY FROM ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING BUT IT DOES NOT EXEMPT THE PROJECT FROM HAVING TO PAY AND SO THE LANGUAGE IN THAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN IT SAYS THAT IF THE PROJECT DOES PROVIDE HOUSING THAT IS AT OR BELOW 80% OF THE LOCAL AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS IS FUNDED FROM A REVENUE OTHER THAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. SO IF IT QUALIFIES IT MEANS THAT IT COULD BE PAID FOR FROM ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDS AND SO BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS SAID THAT IF IT IS A QUALIFYING PROJECT THEY PRODUCE THE FUNDING TO SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT UP TO 100% BUT ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED UPON THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE PROJECT ITSELF THERE IS NOTHING THAT PROHIBITS THE TOWN FROM TO DO THE SAME THING TO SAY IF WE HAVE A PROJECT WE COULD PAY ON THE PROJECT'S BEHALF BUT BECAUSE OF THE STATE LAW IT WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO HAVING TO PAY AN IMPACT SOMEBODY HAVING TO PAY OR SOME SOURCE IT'S JUST IT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY IN PAYS IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
YEP. OKAY. I THINK THAT HELPS ADDRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS THE COUNTY WAS CONTROLLING THE CRITERIA FOR HOW MUCH FEE WOULD BE PAID FOR WORKFORCE OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AS LONG
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AS THERE'S ANOTHER SOURCE AVAILABLE TO PAY FEES, WHATEVER SOURCE IT MIGHT BE THAT INCREASES MY COMFORT LEVELS. YES I WOULD LOOK AT THAT AS JUST AS A BENEFIT THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE WE COULD TAP INTO TO SATISFY THAT IF IT WAS APPROPRIATE.THANK YOU OKAY JUST TO MAKE A NOTE THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I'D LIKE TO UP FOR A MOTION AND THE SECOND I MOVE THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE TOWN TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE COLLECTION OF LIBRARY AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
I'LL HAVE A SECOND SECOND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON FROM COUNCIL DISCUSSION FROM OUR CITIZENS SEEING NONE SUNDAY WE CALL THE ROLL PLEASE CERTAINLY MR. STAMPER FOR THE MOTION MR. . YES MR. BECKER YES MR. BROWN WHAT MS. BRYSON YES.
MR. YES MAYOR PERRY YES. MOTION CARRY SIR. RIGHT.
SO NOW WE'RE ON TO AND I JUST GOT IT IT'S MOVING ON TO A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION
[11.b. Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize Submittal of the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program Annual Action Plan for the Program Year 2023 to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]
TO AUTHORIZE THE MIDDLE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR 2023 TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE APPROVED THIS ONE TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.FOR THE RECORD NAME IS MARCY BENSON I'M THE SENIOR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE TOWN AND AT THE APRIL 4TH FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING THE COMMITTEE DID UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2023 APPROVAL OF THIS WILL ALLOW THE 2023 CDBG FUNDING ALLOCATION TO BE USED FOR THE FORD SHELL RING PARK PROJECT. THE TOWN HAS BEEN ALLOCATED $185,250 FOR 2023 PROGRAM YEAR AND APPROVAL OF THE FORD SHARING PARK PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT CDBG FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS WELL AS SEVERAL OUR PLAN GOALS, STRATEGIES AND TACTICS WHICH WERE REFERENCED IN THE STAFF MEMO IN ORDER TO MEET HUD'S PUBLIC INPUT REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT THE PLAN WAS ADVERTISED AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CONDUCTED FROM JANUARY 18 THROUGH THE 27TH AND THE DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WAS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE REQUIRED 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON 27TH.
THE COMMENT PERIOD ENDED ON MARCH NINTH. ONE COMMENT WAS RECEIVED DURING THE COMMENT PERIOD AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMENT SUMMARY ATTACHMENT TO THE PLAN THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HUD. HUD DOES ALLOW FOR CDBG FUNDS TO BE USED FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES. HOWEVER THERE ARE SPENDING CAPS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE WHICH ALLOW FOR NO MORE THAN 20% OF THE ALLOCATION TO FUND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHICH WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $37,000 AND NO MORE THAN 15% OF THE ALLOCATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $27,000 FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2023.
THE DRAFT PLAN DOES INDICATE THAT $5,000 WILL BE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHICH WOULD BE THINGS SUCH PUBLICATION COST FOR PUBLIC MEETING OR ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES AND THEN THE REMAINING ALLOCATION WILL BE USED FOR FORD SHARING PARK PROJECT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS. THANK YOU. WE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND MOVE THAT TOWN COUNCIL AUTHORIZED OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR 2023 SECOND THANK YOU FOR ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. YEAH YES SIR. YEAH THIS CAME OUT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR A WONDERFUL JOB.
DO JUST A FEW COMMENTS THAT THAT WERE MADE AT THAT COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO BRING FORWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FULL COUNCIL WE ENJOY THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT BECAUSE OF THE CENSUS TRACTS IN THE AREA OF MEDIAN INCOME AND I ASKED THE QUESTION WHAT I SEE IS THAT STARTED TO CHANGE BECAUSE THE GENTRIFICATION THAT IS HAPPENING ON HILTON HEAD AND THE ANSWER WAS WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN FROM IT GOING AWAY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, WE ARE A DESIGNATED
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EXCEPTION COMMUNITY WITH HUD WHEN IT RELATES THE LMI THRESHOLD TYPICALLY A CENSUS TRACT MUST BE 51% OR MORE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME TO QUALIFY BECAUSE OF CENSUS NUMBERS HUD HAS READJUSTED OUR TO 49.56% SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER. SO WE DO HAVE THREE CENSUS TRACTS WITHIN THE TOWN THAT MEET THAT THRESHOLD. THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING IS WE MUST BE VERY CAUTIOUS AS WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE GENTRIFICATION OKAY BECAUSE THE FUNDING IS GERMANE TO THE LOWER MEDIUM INCOME LEVELS AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ADD WAS TRADITIONALLY HAVE USED THESE FUNDS FOR FOUR LITTLE POCKET PARKS.OKAY. AND AS I CAN APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH FINDING MONEY OUTSIDE OF THIS PROGRAM TO DO THE BIGGER BLOCKS .
SO I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT IN THE FUTURE WE ELIMINATE THIS USE OF FUNDING FOR PARKS IN SMALLER NEIGHBORHOODS BUT INSTEAD TRY TO FIND WAYS TO USE THIS MONEY.
SO WE ARE COMBATING THE GENTRIFICATION THAT IS HAPPENING.
OKAY UM JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT BUT I'M TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS CITIZENS COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT SEEING THEM WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO DO WE CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. CERTAINLY MR. STAMPER FOR THE MOTION MR. ALFRED.
YES, MISS BECKER. YES, BROWN WHAT IS BRYSON? YES, MR. JAMES YES MAYOR.
[11.c. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Islander’s Beach Park Master Plan]
YES MOTION CARRY SIR. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN TAYLOR LAIRD WILL PRESENT THE PROJECT GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR TOWN TOWN MANAGER AND THE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOR RECORD ON TAYLOR LADD CAPITAL PROGRAM PROJECT MANAGER AND LEAD THIS PROJECT I'VE ALSO INVITED INVITED OUR CONSULTING DESIGN TEAM LEAD TO JOIN US FOR THIS MEETING BRIAN WHITMER FOR IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND PRINCIPAL OF THE LOCAL FIRM WITMER JONES KEEFER IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO BRING FORWARD TODAY THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK PLAN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TOWN COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN.THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF OUR PROCESS. IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR TOWN COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION WITH GENERAL POLICY PERTAINING TO BEACH PARKING PASSES AND SPECIFIC POLICY PERTAINING TO ISLANDERS BEACH PARK IN THE TIME SINCE STAFF DEVELOPED A MASTER PLAN IN RESPONSE TO THE DIRECTION RECEIVED THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY INPUT . WE MET WITH TOWN COUNCIL THIS PAST FEBRUARY IN A WORKSHOP WHERE YOUR COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MEETING WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO RECEIVE AS WELL THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN ARE BASED ON DIRECT INPUTS WE HAVE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
WE STARTED JOURNEY WITH A COPY PROJECT TO ADDRESS PARKING TO ADDRESS SAFE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE ACCESS TO THE BEACH AND TO ADDRESS DRAINAGE CHALLENGES. THIS LED HOWEVER TO IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO CONDUCT OVERALL PARK AMENITY IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS UPGRADING THE PLAYGROUND. THIS IS TODAY OUR ISLANDERS BEACH PARK. FOR REFERENCE I HAVE ADDED EMPHASIS ON THE SPECIMEN TREES ,THE DARK GREEN CIRCLES AND A LIGHTER GREEN SHADE FOR THE SIGNIFICANT LOCATIONS.
JUST AS INFORMATION THE PARK OPENED IN 1999 AND HAS SINCE BEEN A WELL-LOVED NORTH BEACH ACCESS PARK FOR OUR ISLAND BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN DONE TO MAKE IT BETTER.
THIS MASTER PLAN WAS INCLUDED YOUR PACKET AND IS WHAT STAFF PRESENTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION. AS I MENTIONED A FEW WEEKS AGO THE MAIN REVISION TO THE PLAN SINCE YOUR WORKSHOP IS THE ADDITION OF MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR SAFE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTES FROM THE PATHWAY ON FARLEY FIELD ROAD SHOWN ON ON YOUR LEFT IN THE BLACK ARROW
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AND OUT TO THE BEACH ON THIS PLAN WE ALSO CLEANED UP SOME OF THE BIKE PARKING AND STORAGE ARRANGEMENTS TO BETTER CORRELATE WITH THESE PATHWAY ALIGNMENTS.WE HAVE PROVIDED A TEN FOOT WIDE ASPHALT PATHWAY ALONG BOTH BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUNDARIES OF THE PARK IN ADDITION TO A PROPOSED 12 FOOT WIDE PATHWAY THAT IS CENTRALLY LOCATED THE CROSSWALK THAT WILL SERVE THE CENTRAL ACCESS PATHWAY ACROSS FARLEY FIELD ROAD IS PROPOSED TO BE TABLED OR A RAISED CROSSWALK THAT IS SIGNED AND WILL HAVE HIGH VISIBILITY MARKINGS FOR THE OTHER TWO CROSSWALKS WE ARE PROPOSING AS WELL HIGH VISIBILITY WITH A CENTERLINE CROSSING SIGNAGE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION HAS SUBMITTED TO YOU THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS MASTER PLAN WITH TWO CONSIDERATIONS FIRST TO REMOVE THE STREET PARKING AND SECOND TO TABLE NOT ONE BUT ALL THREE OF THE CROSSWALKS FOR THE PARK BASED ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION WITH PUBLIC INPUT AT THAT MEETING WE HAVE PREPARED AN ALTERNATIVE MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS AFTERNOON THIS ALTERNATE MASTER PLAN ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS ABOUT LOCATING THE METERED PARKING ON FARLEY FIELD ROAD AS ON STREET ANGLED PARKING IN THIS CONFIGURATION OF THE PLAN WE HAVE PROVIDED INSTEAD A STANDALONE PARKING LOT WITH 25 SPACES FOR METERED PARKING ACCESS BY THE PARK ENTRANCE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT AS YOU COME INTO THE PARK IT WOULD BE ON THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL PLEASE RECALL THAT OUR HISTORIC AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AS A CONDITION OF THE GRANT WE RECEIVED FOR BEACH RENOURISHMENT IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BEACH WHICH INCLUDES 25 METERED SPACES FOR PUBLIC PARKING LOCATED AT ISLANDERS BEACH PARK. OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TOWN WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK $1 MILLION IF WE WANT TO RELOCATE THE METERED SPACES FROM THIS PARK SPECIFICALLY REGARDLESS HOW THE METERED PARKING IS CONFIGURED. THIS IS OUR PARKING SUMMARY WITH A SEPARATE METERED PARKING AREA PROPOSED AND OUR ABILITY FILL GAPS IN OUR CURRENT PARKING LAYOUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE PARKING AVAILABILITY BY 76 SPACES.
WE ARE PROVIDING MORE SPACES FOR OUR BEACH PASSHOLDERS WHILE METERED SPACES ARE LOCATED STRATEGICALLY TO SUPPORT PARK MONITORING OPERATIONS. JUST A REMINDER OF OUR PURPOSE TODAY. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITH YOU AND THE ISLAND COMMUNITY AND OUR TEAM IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TOWN MANAGER'S SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS I HAVE BEFORE YOU THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN AS WELL AS AN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED TO THE PROCESS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PARKING STAFF WOULD APPRECIATE TOWN COUNCIL'S SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF A PLAN US TO IMPLEMENT TOWARDS IMPROVING OUR WELL-LOVED BEACH PARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND MR. WITMER AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. WELL BY DAVID A GOOD JOB. THERE ARE THREE ACCESS PATHWAYS TOWARDS THE BEACH. ARE THEY DONE BECAUSE OF CAPACITY ON ONE PATHWAY? BUT WHILE ARE PROPOSING A 12 FOOT WIDE PATHWAY DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK AND, I CERTAINLY THINK JUST FROM MY PERSONAL USE OF THE PARK THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE ADEQUATE. HOWEVER, WE ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SAFE ACCESS FOR ANYONE WHO IS COMING TO THE PARK AS A PEDESTRIAN OR ON A FROM EITHER DIRECTION BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING FROM THE NORTH DOWN POLY FIELD PATHWAY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING FROM THE SOUTH. SO IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERT THEM THROUGH THE PARK BEFORE THEY GET FURTHER ALONG THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO.
OKAY. AND THE OTHER MASTER PLAN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE PROPOSING GOLF CART PARKING. THAT'S ON THIS ON THIS PLAN AS WELL, SIR, RIGHT HERE.
OKAY. YEAH, DOWN THERE I GOT 20. OKAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MY INCLINATION IF IT'S A NOT A CAPACITY ISSUE IS THAT WE SHOULD APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN BUT POSTPONE THE INSTALLATION OF TWO BOUNDARY PATHWAYS UNTIL WE ASSESS THE CAPACITY ISSUE OF THE CENTER.
ONE I THINK THE CENTER ONE HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING IN THE CONTROL POINT OF THE PROPERTY SO THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CALLED BEACH AMBASSADOR OR THE PERSON WHO'S ACTING AS
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CONCIERGE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR MONITOR WHO'S THE SITE. SO MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE LOOK TO APPROVE THIS PLAN BUT POSTPONE THE INSTALLATION OF THE TWO BOUNDARY PATHWAYS.BUT SIR, IF I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY ARE LOOKING AT PROPOSING TO TAKE A PHASED APPROACH AT THE INSTALLATION THESE PATHWAYS AND I'M INTRODUCING THE PHASED APPROACH . BUT IS IT ON THIS MASTER PLAN OR THE REVISED MASTER PLAN THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO THE OTHER ONE? I.
OKAY. WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS ONE DIFFERENCE IS THE LOCATION OF THE METERED PARKING. YES. AND AND THAT ACCESS IS OFF THE MAIN ROAD. IT'S AND THEN THE OPTION IS TO GET ONTO THE PATHWAY DOWN ON THE BOUNDARY. OKAY. GOT IT.
AND IT WOULD BE THIS MASTER THEN STANLEY I'M JUST CONTINUING THAT DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE PATHWAYS. I THINK ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAKE THE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS MAKES SENSE IS THAT WHILE PERHAPS CURRENTLY OR IN THE PAST A SINGLE PATHWAY SEEMED REASONABLE WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE A SITUATION AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LOVE A WAY OUT OF . OF TIMESHARE UNITS CLOSE TO 200 GOING IN ACROSS THE AND THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO USE THIS BEACH ACCESS AND THAT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING DOWN THE CENTER PATH TREMENDOUSLY AND CAUSE CONGESTION SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE REST. SO THE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS MAKE SENSE FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW.
IT ALSO MAKES SENSE AS YOU SEE FROM THE TOP AND THE BELOW PATHWAY IS ON THE PERIMETER.
THEY DO NOT INTERFERE ANY OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THEY COME AROUND AND COME UP ONTO A WALKWAY. AND SO AGAIN, ANOTHER SAFETY ASPECT IS MEET MET BY PROVIDING FOR THESE ADDITIONAL TWO PATHWAYS RATHER THAN HAVING EVERYONE COME DOWN THAT CENTER AND HAVE TO CROSS OVER WHERE ALL THE CARS WILL BE TRAVERSING TO GET AROUND THROUGH THE PARK PARKING LOT ITSELF. I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO GO AHEAD KNOWING THAT WIMBLEDON AND TIMESHARE IS COMING TO PUT THOSE EXTRA PATHWAYS IN TO PROVIDE THE SAFETY AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR FOOT AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION AND THANK THE PARKING WORKS COMMITTEE FOR FORWARDING THIS ALTERNATIVE PLAN AND TAKING THE METERED PARKING OFF OF THE STREET. THAT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
IT WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED LONG TERM AND. WE WOULD QUICKLY HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN A PLACE WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO BE AND WE KNOW NOW GOING IN THAT THIS ALTERNATIVE PLAN IF WE MUST CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE METERED PARKING IS THE BEST PLAN IT'S HIGHER TO WHERE PEOPLE GET CHECKED IN OR GET PASSED WITH THE RESIDENT PARKING SO THAT SATISFIED AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE METERED PARKING SPACES CONTINUE AS THEY HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO RESIDENT PARKING AS WELL FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THEY A PASS.
SO IT'S A WIN AND AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S EFFORT ON CREATING AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN AND PARKS AND REC COMMISSION FOR FORWARDING THAT TO US AS RECOMMENDATION AND I WOULD SUPPORT THE ALTERNATE PLAN WITH THE TWO EXTRA WALKWAYS. MR. STAMFORD THANK YOU.
TAYLOR DID I UNDERSTAND YOU AT THE BEGINNING THAT YOU SAID TO TABLE DECISION CONCERNING THE HOW MANY OF THESE PATHWAYS OR PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS WOULD BE GOING THROUGH NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT? OH NO SIR. BY TABLE WE MEAN THE STYLE OF CROSSWALK IS A TABLED CROSSWALK WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS A GLORIFIED SPEED.
SPEED. I LOOK AT. IT'S LIKE A RAISED CROSSWALK.
WE'RE NOT TABLING THE CROSS. SO YOU ARE PROPOSING THAT ALL THREE OF THESE PATHWAYS THE APPROVED AS PART OF THIS MOTION THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT INSTEAD OF JUST ONE OF THE CROSSWALKS BEING A RAISED CROSSWALK THAT ALL THREE OF THEM SHOULD WHILE USE OF THE PARK WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY WHEN AND IF THE TIMESHARE DEVELOPMENT IS BUILT
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. I DON'T SEE THE NEED TO EXPEND THE MONEY FOR THREE PATHWAYS IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ONE PATH WOULD SERVE US ADEQUATELY. SECONDLY, THE I THINK THAT THE TOP OF THE IMAGE IS NORTH THE PATHWAY ALONG THE NORTH RUNNING RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE BARONY DEVELOPMENT PERRY BARONY HAS ITS OWN ACCESS. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC COMES FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION DOWN FARLEY FIELD ROAD. AND SO TO ME THE ONLY THING THAT IS NEEDED HERE IS THE PEDESTRIAN PATH, RIGHT? PATHWAY IN THE MIDDLE.YOU, ALFRED? I AGREE WITH MR. STANFORD. LET ME ASK A AS ON THE CAPACITY AT THE PRESENT TIME OF USING ONLY THE CENTRAL ONE AS OPPOSED TO A PERIMETER PATHWAYS, WE HAVE A CAPACITY PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO PATHWAY INTO THE PARK. THERE IS A THAT IS DEMARCATED AND FOLKS WHO COME INTO THE PARK ON BIKE OR BY FOOT WALK DOWN THE CENTRAL DRIVE AISLE TO GET INTO THE PARK SO THEY ARE COMING. THERE'S A CROSSWALK RIGHT HERE AND THEY'RE WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO GET RIGHT THROUGH HERE OR THEY'RE RIDING THEIR BIKES IN THAT WAY.
SO THERE'S NO PATHWAY CURRENTLY. I GO BACK TO THE TABLE SUGGESTION IF AND WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT EXPO POSED NEARBY GETS BUILT AND PEOPLE MOVE IN.
WE MAY WELL WANT TO DO THIS BUT UNTIL THAT I THINK WE SHOULD JUST DO THE CENTRAL ONE AND FORGET THE PERIMETER UNTIL THERE IS A DEMONSTRATED NEED FOR THEM.
COMMENTS FROM THIS IS SIR THANK YOU FOR THE OPTIONS ON THE PARKING BUT FIRST LET ME ADDRESS THE PATHWAYS. WITH DUE RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUES I AM A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE. I DON'T LIKE TO SPEND MONEY WHERE WE DON'T NEED TO BUT I HAVE A DUTY TO REPRESENT MY CONSTITUENTS A LARGE PART OF WHOM GO TO THIS ISLANDERS BEACH PARK AND AT WORK THERE'S THE ISLANDERS BEACH GROUP BEEN ADVOCATING AS THE STAFF KNOWS AND THE TOWN COUNCIL KNOWS THE USE OF THIS PARK THE PARK ITSELF NOT THE BEACH BUT THE PARK AND TO ENCOURAGE AND AND TO RESPECT RESIDENT USE OF THIS PARK SO THAT GROUP HAD ADVOCATED ONLY FOR A PATHWAY ON THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND THEN THE PLAN WAS WITH ONLY THE MIDDLE PATHWAY. SO A COMPROMISE AT FIRST WAS TO HAVE A MIDDLE ONE AND THE NORTHERN ONE AND THEN THERE WAS MORE DISCUSSION OF A TOWN COUNCIL COMMITTEE I THINK OR MAYBE THE TOWN COUNCIL AT OUR WORKSHOP ABOUT HAVING A PATHWAY ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY THAT'S THE THREE BOUNDARIES TO TRY TO MEET ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS. I ADVOCATE MY FOLKS WOULD ONLY LIKE THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY BUT BECAUSE SUCH A PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC OF THE I SHOULD SAY PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE SOUTH AS WELL THAT IT DID SEEM AS THOUGH A SOUTHERN PATHWAY WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS I ADVOCATE FOR ALL THREE PATHWAYS AND I THINK THERE IS A NEED THERE ARE CAPACITY ISSUES THERE BECAUSE IF YOU GO THERE ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR YOU'LL SEE A NEED FOR PARKING. SO I'M I'M GLAD WE'RE PRESERVING TREES AND THE SPACE THERE AS WELL AS ADDING SOME PARKING SPACES AND THEN APPLAUD THOSE WHO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO DO THAT. SO I WOULD STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR ALL THREE PATHWAYS TO MEET ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS AND NOT STAY WITH ONE PATHWAY.
THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT THAT IS THE NUMBER OF CROSSINGS .
IF THEY'RE ALL TABLED AS I UNDERSTAND ELEVATED CROSSWALKS ON FARLEY FIELD ROAD IT SERVES AS AN AS YOU MENTIONED MISLED THE THREE KIND OF SPEED BUMPS THERE WHICH WOULD SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC THROUGH THIS AREA AND HELP WITH PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE ALL TABLED THEN I COULD SUPPORT THREE OF THOSE CROSSINGS OTHERWISE I THINK ONE CROSSING AND THEN AN ABILITY TO GET TO THE THREE PATHWAY OPTIONS WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THAT. THAT ME TO THE PARKING I WAS INTERESTED THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF ON THE ON STREET PARKING BECAUSE THAT TAKES IT OUT THE METERED PARKING OUT OF THE PARK AND SEPARATES THE PARKING INTEREST IF YOU WILL.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY OF ON STREET PARKING BUT I ALSO AM AWARE THAT ON STREET PARKING CAN HELP TO REDUCE SPEED ALONG ROADWAYS AND SO THERE'S BIT OF A
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COMPETING INTEREST THERE BUT NOW I'M SEEING THE PARKING WITHIN THE PARK AND BOUNDARIES GETTING IT OFF STREET BUT SEPARATED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL USE OF PARKING AND I LIKE THAT IDEA. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TREES THERE WHICH I ALSO LIKE SO I LIKE THIS PLAN HERE WITH ALL THREE PATHWAYS AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF EXPENSE IN PUTTING IN THOSE OTHER TWO PATHWAYS AND I THINK IT WOULD ADDRESS CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE USE OF THIS PARK. MR. BROWN AS THE AFTERNOON UM CAN YOU GO BACK TO PARKING SPACES SLIDE. YEAH. SO WE GO TO PUT IN 42 SPACES.UM HOW MANY OF THOSE SPACES GOING TO BE HANDICAPPED SPACES? CURRENTLY WE HAVE BRIAN DO YOU KNOW FIVE WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD AS MANY ADA SPACES AS WHEN WE SAY COLD IS IT TOWN OF HILTON HEAD COLD OR IS THERE SOME NATIONAL STANDARD THAT WE'RE OKAY? UM, YOU KNOW I'M NOT UNLESS I GET INTO THE ONE PATHWAY OR THREE PATHWAY YEAH BUT THINK WE NEED MORE PARKING SPACES FOR HANDICAPPED IN THIS. UM IT HAS AN OVERLOOK THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR HANDICAPPED AND THEN FOR US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THAT AREA. OKAY. AND IT MY UNDERSTANDING MR. BROWN AND MR. GERBER CAN CLARIFY THIS FOR ME BUT ANYONE COMES TO ISLANDERS BEACH PARK CAN WHO IS APPROVED USE IN PARK AND IN ADA SPACE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A BEACH PASS HOLDER TO PARK THERE. THAT IS CORRECT. ACTUALLY A PROVISION WITHIN STATE LAW THAT ANYBODY WHO POSSESSES A VALID HANG TAG OR D-CALIF OR HANDICAPPED ARE ENTITLED TO PARK FOR FREE IN ANY DESIGNATED SPACE WHETHER IT BE METERED OR NOT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO PARK FOR FREE PURSUANT STATE LAW. THAT'S MORE A REASON WHY WE NEED A FEW MORE AND AS IT RELATES TO THE UH THE PATHWAY IS UM BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT UM I LEAD, I LEAN ON, YOU KNOW, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS CURRENT CAPACITY NEEDS. UM, AND NOT NEEDED AT THE MOMENT AND MAYBE WE DO TABLE THE OTHER TWO UNTIL UNTIL LATER. UM YOU KNOW IT'S UH YOU KNOW YOU GOT GO INTO ONE CROSSING AND THEN INTO THREE PATHWAYS SO MAYBE IT MAKES SENSE JUST HAVE EVERYBODY GOING THE CENTER FROM NOW UNTIL WE SEE THE INCREASED DEMAND THAT'S THAT'S MY OPINION SO IF YOU'LL GO TO THE OTHER ONE YEP. SO SO I DO LIKE THAT ONE BETTER FROM AN ESTHETIC POINT OF VIEW AND ALSO FROM A FROM A SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR CARS CARS THAT WERE THERE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A YOU KNOW, A BEACH PERSON THAT'S THERE TO KIND OF OVERSEE.
SO THAT'S GOOD. NOT NOT HAVE HAVING HAD NOT HAVE HAVING HAD A THERE BEFORE WHILE I'M NOT SAYING GET RID OF THE OTHER TWO I'M SAYING HOLD OFF BUT BEFORE I DO THAT THE TOP ONE IS ALSO AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR EMS IS NOT CORRECT STARTING HERE OR THIS DASH LINE THAT IS ONE OF OUR EMERGENCY ACCESS. RIGHT.
FIRE RESCUE IN SHORT BEACH SERVICES DUTIES. SO WITH WITH THAT BEING THERE WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM DOING THOSE TWO BUT HOLDING OFF THE BOTTOM ONE UNTIL UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT NEW TIMESHARE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE IS IS IT ONE YEAR TWO YEARS THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETED IN OCCUPIED YOU KNOW THAT THEY'LL START SALES BEFORE THEY FINISH BUT UM I'VE ALSO LOVED A LAND PLANNER WHO SAYS PUT THE PATHS WHERE THE PEOPLE WALK BUT DON'T PUT THE WALKWAYS IN TO MAKE PEOPLE WALK THERE SO I'VE GOT REALLY NO PROBLEM DOING YOU KNOW THIS PLAN WITH THE TWO WALKS ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF WIDE ONE AND MAKING CERTAIN THAT THE TOP IS IS READILY ACCESSIBLE AND THEN PHASE IN THE BOTTOM ONE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS BASED OFF OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TIMESHARE DEVELOPMENT AND ME WHERE ARE YOU YOU YOU SEE WHERE
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THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES START THAT THEY DON'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE ROAD.OKAY. OKAY. THEY'RE JUST AT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. OKAY. SO THEY WOULD COME IN THROUGH THE PARK? YEAH, THEY DO HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK.
OKAY. I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT. IF IF IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A MOTION THAT IS PUBLISHED, THEN I INTEND TO AMEND MOTION. SO HOWEVER WE WANT TO DO THAT IF I CAN COME BACK TO TO YOUR COMMENT SO IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT'S GUESSING MAYBE A COMPROMISE POSITION AND THAT IS THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE ONE ON THE NORTH BUT WAIT ON THE ONE ON THE SOUTH. I CAN GO ALONG WITH THAT BECAUSE.
MY CONSTITUENTS HAD SAID WE WANT THE ONE ON THE NORTH SO COULD GO ALONG WITH THAT AND TO MR. BROWNS QUERY ABOUT HANDICAPPED PARKING I APPRECIATE THAT IF SOMEONE HAS A DECAL OR A STICKER HANG TAG THAT THEY CAN PARK IN ANY BUT THE DESIGNATED HANDICAPS MIGHT HELP TO RESERVE THOSE AND SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE IN WELL TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE PAVILION THERE AND IT'S BEEN DESIGNED FOR ACCESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SPACES EVEN BEYOND THE CODE REQUIREMENTS AS DEDICATED SPACES.
I DON'T KNOW I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER IN MIND BUT I RELY UPON STAFF TO DEVELOP THAT.
I ALSO LOOK AT HAVING CROSS POINTS ON FARLEY FIELD ROAD AS IS NOT IDEAL BUT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO HAVE A WALKWAY AND I JUST WANT TO ADD A COUPLE THINGS THAT WE HADN'T DISCUSSED IT AND TAYLOR ANTICIPATES THAT RYAN WITMER OR JOHN SKIPPER WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS ORIGINALLY WE WERE TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE SITE THE VEGETATION, THE TREES MOVING, THE PARKING INTERIOR. YOU KNOW THAT'S I THINK THAT THAT'S VALID.
WE'RE TAKING OUT ABOUT 25 TREES AND ALL THE UNDERSTORY THERE. THE PATH AT THE NORTH WE'RE PLAYING DODGEBALL SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT AT LEAST 26 STREAMS OURSELVES 23 UM, THOSE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE TREE ROUTES IT'LL A AND I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO POWER IT AND THAT SITUATION EVERYBODY WALKS DOWN THAT CENTER ROAD. SO EVEN IF WE SO MUCH SAFER AND AS A PLANNER ARCHITECT I CAN MAKE THE CROSSWALK WE CAN MAKE THE CROSSWALK WHERE B IS ALWAYS PUT IN A TRAILER AFTER THAT'S WHAT WAS WITH THAT SAID WITH THE NUMBER OF TREES YOU JUST MENTIONED WHICH IS CLOSE TO 100 IT WAS ABOUT IT'S ABOUT 75 INCLUDING WHERE YOU'RE TAKING WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THE PARKING IN RIGHT ABOUT 50 ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH IN THE CENTER TRAILS SEVEN TREES OUT WE THERE'S NOT AS MANY IN THAT AREA SO IT'S EASIER TO YOU KNOW, TO TO MITIGATE THE TREES THAT ARE GOING OUT FROM THE INSIDE PARKING AND ADDING A WALK WALK CROSSWALK PATH DOWN.
I WOULD BE WILLING TO ALLOW THE OTHER TWO TO BE PHASED IN LATER BUT I WANT TO SEE I WOULD WANT TO SEE HOW THAT CENTER WORKS AND NOT HAVING THOSE THREE WALKWAYS ACROSS IT JUST IT JUST THAT SCARES ME THAT CLOSE. I MEAN WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PYLON AND NORTHRIDGE AND ALL THAT WITH THE PEOPLE CROSSING THEIR IN HERE WE'RE CREATING THREE WALK CROSSWALKS THE BEST PLACE FOR ONE OF THOSE RACE COURSE CROSSWALKS IS WHERE A ROAD INTERSECTS AND THEY GET FURTHER AWAY. THEY'RE NOT AS SAFE. YEAH, I'M SAYING TAKE THAT TAKE THE OTHER TWOS OFF THE TWO OFF THE BOARD I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW PUT THEM ASIDE FOR NOW AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH WANT TO SEE HOW THAT FUNCTIONS KNOWING THAT WE'VE GOT THE OTHER TWO THAT ARE THERE THAT WE CAN WE CAN DO AT A LATER TIME BASED OFF OF NEED I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THOUGH YOU THAT THAT CENTER CROSSWALK WHERE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM THE PARKING SPACE COMING FROM THAT WALKWAY OVER TO WHERE YOU TAKE THE PATH DOWN TO THE BEACH THAT YOU COULD MAKE THAT VERY SAFE AT B I MEAN WE CAN RAISE IT THERE. WE CAN PUT IN PAVERS TO SLOW DOWN THAT SECTION. YOU CAN EVEN PUT THE CROSSWALK, YOU CAN EVEN PUT THE DIVIDER THE MIDDLE THAT SAYS YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS WHICH SO I THINK WE COULD DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEASURES THERE TO MAKE SURE PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SHOULD AND I
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PERSONALLY THINK THAT BODY HEAT IS WHAT YOU PUT IN A PARK. SO THE MORE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE THE MORE IT'S GOING TO ACTIVATE FEEL LIKE A REALLY COOL AND AS WE SAID I MEAN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT WE KNOW THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAIL IN IT'S JUST HOW MUCH VEGETATION WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT . WE DO THAT VEGETATION ASPECT OF IT THAT IS WILL ALLOW ME TO BE SATISFIED AT THE MOMENT WITH THAT CENTRAL PARK WALKWAY.BUT I DO WANT TO AS WE'RE GETTING INTO THE WEEDS OF THE DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT I'VE MENTIONED THAT I WANT TO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN MY OPINION THAT HIGHLIGHTED SAFETY CROSSWALK ASPECT BUILT INTO ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ESTHETICALLY IMAGING THE PARK THAT I'LL HAVE THE BETTER LANGUAGE ON BUT I THINK THAT WHAT I MEAN IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT CRITICAL.
SO MAKE SURE WE GET IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED B, IS THAT THE MIDDLE WHERE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HERE? I MENTIONED B WHICH WELL THERE'S TWO YEAH. AT THE YELLOW OFF ZONE.
YEAH THAT'S AT THE DROP OFF SO OH OKAY I SAYING THE CROSSWALK ON FARLEY FIELD.
OKAY NOW SEE WHICH B YOU'RE TALKING THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THERE.
THERE IS YEAH THAT THAT AS WELL . I HAVE A QUESTION JOSH I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE PUBLISHED A MOTION BUT CAN I DO THAT OR CAN DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THE ORIGINAL AND THEN AMENDED HAS THIS BEEN THROUGH ANY PRIOR BODY IN TERMS OF APPROVAL AS PARKS AND REC COMMISSION? WHAT I WOULD DO THEN BECAUSE IT'S COMING OUT OF A COMMITTEE TYPICALLY BROUGHT FORWARD WHATEVER THAT MOTION IS I WOULD WRITE FORMAL AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION, HAVE IT SECONDED AND APPROVED THAT WAY THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THE AMENDED MAIN MOTION. OKAY I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ISLANDERS BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN AS PUBLISHED SECOND NOW AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND IT.
OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL AMEND THE AFOREMENTIONED MOTION TO POSTPONE THE INSTALLATION OF THE TWO WALKING PATHS NEXT TO THE SITE BOUNDARIES UNTIL THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PATHWAY ADJACENT TO ENTRANCE WAY IS EVALUATED.
SECOND. OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT JENNIFER.
RIGHT THE RECORD. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE MOTION SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE WHERE YOU WANT THE PARKING BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PLAN HAD IT ON STREET AND SO IF YOU WANT IT INSIDE AND THEN IF YOU PLEASE ADD ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL HANDICAPPED PARKING AS WELL.
OKAY IS THIS SITE PLAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IDENTIFIED CAN IDENTIFY THIS SITE PLAN ALTERNATE METERED PARKING PLAN I THINK IS. YES.
OKAY. I'D AMEND MY MOTION TO REFERENCE THE ALTERNATE PARKING PLAN AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL HANDICAPPED SPACES AS THE ALTERNATE METERED PARKING PLAN.
AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL RIGHT NOW? OKAY.
I COULD SAY I I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION BECAUSE OF MY CONSTITUENTS REQUEST. OKAY.
CITIZENS COMMENTS. YES, MA'AM. SLEEP ON TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HANDICAPPED PARKING IN GENERAL. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
I DID A LITTLE DIGGING YOU GUYS SAW TODAY AND STATISTICS SO I THOUGHT I HAD ONE POPPED OUT AT ME. MANY OF YOU KNOW I IDENTIFY I HAVE A DISABILITY MYSELF.
IT'S NOT VISIBLE OFTEN BUT IT BECOMES VISIBLE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE PARKS, BEACHES, LONG DAYS, THE TOWN OF HILL AND THAT ISLAND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PLANNING PROCESS. I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING 6.9% OF THE POPULATION OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND UNDER THE AGE OF 65 SELF-IDENTIFIES AS HAVING A DISABILITY. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE LAST CENSUS 38.4% OF OUR POPULATION IS OVER THE OF 65. 25.5% OF ALL AMERICANS SELF-IDENTIFY WITH HAVING A DISABILITY. AND THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK IS THE MOST POWERFUL IS AMERICANS
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WITH DISABILITIES HAVE A HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS IN SPENDING POWER.SO AS WE DESIGN OUR ISLAND WHICH HOSTS OF TOURISTS A YEAR, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND OUR PLANNERS AS WELL THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HAVING THE BARE MINIMUM OF ADA ACCESSIBILITY PARKING AND ACTUALLY MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TALKED TO GUYS ABOUT THAT OH IS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING ON THIS ISLAND WHERE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. SO I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YOU GUYS ALL WITH THAT.
THANK YOU. MR. BABEL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M JUST MY HAIR.
WE'VE GIVEN INPUT TO A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, SO-CALLED EXPERTS AND BIKES AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT. AND ONE RULE IS YOU DON'T MIX BIKES, PEDESTRIANS YOU DON'T HAVE ONE PATH RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE THAT HAS ADA PROBLEMS, EVERYTHING ELSE. SO EVERYBODY JAMMED TOGETHER TRYING TO GET THROUGH.
ARE THEY WITH ALL THIS STUFF TRYING TO GET THROUGH SOME FACILITIES UP TO THE BEACH? YOU DON'T DO THAT WE HAVE A YOU KNOW THE EXERCISE FOR THIS IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
IT'S CALLED THE BEACH CLUB AND YEARS AGO BEACH CLUB WAS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN AND THEY WERE GOING TO BE 90 SPACES TO PARK CARS FOR 7000 RESIDENTS OR SOMETHING THAT HOW DID THAT WORK OUT TEN YEARS LATER WHAT HAPPENED SO 90 SPACES WE COULD PUT THE WALMART SHOPPING CENTER WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES. SO WHAT HAPPENED? WE PUT IN A TROLLEY SYSTEM AND AND THE PRIMARY CONVEYANCE FOR PEOPLE IN SEA PINES THERE TO THE TAR BEACH AND TO OTHER PLACES AND SEE FINDS IS BY BICYCLE AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU NEED THAT UPPER NORTH THING RIGHT HERE TO GET PEOPLE TO PUT BICYCLES AND PUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF PARKING SPOTS RIGHT OUT HERE RIGHT BY THE BEACH. THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE WILL GO.
THAT'S WHY THEY WILL COME TO THE BEACH HERE AND IT'LL GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY OF EVERYBODY ELSE TO GO IN THE BATHROOM, BRING THE KIDS ALL THAT SORT OF THING.
THEY'LL COME UP HERE AND THEY'LL TAKE THIS PLACE. WE'LL TAKE THIS NORTHERN UP HERE AND YOU PUT A BUNCH OF BIKE BASS UP HERE. THEY DO SIX, 700, 800 THOSE EVERY DAY AND SUPERVISE THAT WORKS AND SO I'D RECOMMEND YOU LOOK AT THAT AND THAT'S A DECISION YOU MAKE THE OTHER ONE BELOW JUST TABLE IT FOR A WHILE IT WILL COME UP REMEMBER WE'VE GOT 8000 PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING HOMES AND HOW MANY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THOUSAND ARE PERMITTED 15,000 NEW PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY'VE MOVED TO HILTON HEAD AND THIS IS THEIR BEACH.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO? WE'RE GOING TO START THINKING DIFFERENTLY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME ALTERNATIVE VENUES. WE'RE GOING TO USE ALTERNATIVE WE TRY SYSTEMS, WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE BIKES AND. WE'RE GOING TO PUT PARKING SPACES AT ALL OUR BEACH AREAS, GET PEOPLE ON BIKES INTO THE PLACE JUST LIKE SEA PINES.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN SEA PINES AS PEOPLE SEE PLANTS HOW THEY GET TO THE BEACH, THEY GO BY BIKE, THEY LIKE IT. IT'S FUN, IT'S FAMILY ORIENTED .
IT GETS THEM CLOSE TO THE BEACH, IT'S CHEAP AND EVERYBODY WINS OKAY.
AND SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION DON'T MIX THEM, DON'T GET ANY PROBLEMS. BUILD THE PATHWAY THE TOP TABLE THE OTHER AND PUT A TABLE ON THE ON THE ON THE ON THE STREET A TABLE YOU KNOW A BIG THING WITH A CROSSWALK ON TOP IT'LL SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN GET PEOPLE ACROSS WIDE 110 FEET WIDE ACROSS AND, LAY A STRIP OF ASPHALT AND GET THEM THERE.
THAT'D BE A RECOMMENDATION. THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION WE'VE GIVEN YOU AND TWO OTHER COMMITTEES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE'D RECOMMEND THE SAME THING.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A BIKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BIKE WALK HELPING IT OUT, HELPING FOLKS COME WITH THESE DECISIONS SAID ARE YOU HAVING TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO HERE? YEAH. OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU, MR. BABER. THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE SOME SPONTANEOUS REACTIONS THE FIRST ONE IS I REALLY COMMEND THE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL ON REMOVING THE STREET PARKING BECAUSE WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS ELIMINATED THE POSSIBILITY THAT I THOUGHT OF OF A LITTLE TODDLER AS A FAMILY WAS UNLOADING THEIR CAR, A LITTLE TODDLER RUNNING OUT INTO THE OF FOLLY FIELD AND DISASTROUS RESULTS.
I THINK THAT WAS A TERRIFIC IDEA. I'M A BIG TREE PERSON.
I HAVE THE MOST TREES ON MY PROPERTY IN MY ENTIRE LITTLE SUBDIVISION THERE AND SO I HATE THE IDEA REMOVING EVEN ONE TREE ON THESE PERIPHERAL BUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT IT AND I'M LOOKING AT IT HERE THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL AND I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER PEOPLE WOULD BE STROLLING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES DOWN THE DOWN EITHER THOSE PATHS IT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO GET TO THE BEACH THROUGH ALL THOSE TREES AND THE OTHER THING WHEN WHEN TIMMY MENTIONED
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THIS HUGE THING THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT THERE, I'M PICTURING, YOU KNOW, A BEAUTIFUL TUNE OR JULY SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN HILTON HEAD AND I COULD SEE THERE BEING A HUMAN TRAFFIC JAM IF TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY CRAMMED INTO THE ONE ENTRANCE TO THE BEACH SO I'M THINKING MAYBE THERE COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE AND THE MIDDLE ONE IS PEDESTRIANS ONLY AND BIKE TRAFFIC YOU KNOW MIGHT BE VECTORED TO THE PERIPHERAL ONES AND THERE MIGHT BE THE ABILITY TO JUST MAKE IT A BETTER NATURAL EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO KIND OF SEPARATE AND LESSEN THE TRAFFIC IN ANY ONE AREA JUST. A FINAL COMMENT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MAYOR PERRY THAT ONE CROSSING WOULD BE MUCH SAFER A FARTHER FIELD ROAD WOULD BE MUCH SAFER THAN THAN THREE DIFFERENT ONES PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF CAR TRAFFIC AND BIKE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING. SO MAYBE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE PATHWAYS IS ONCE ONCE THAT ONE ENTRANCE THEN THERE COULD BE BIKE PATHS AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS LEADING THE PERIPHERAL PATHWAYS YOU KNOW INSIDE THE PARK SO THAT THERE IS JUST THAT ONE THERE ONE ENTRANCE SO THOSE ARE MY OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU, MA'AM. I LIVE FARLEY FIELD AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE I I'M I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED IF THERE WERE THREE CROSSINGS THERE IF I'M HEADING NORTH THAT'S THE DIRECTION GO WHEN I LEAVE AND TO THINK ABOUT ESPECIALLY IN JULY MAKING THAT RIGHT AND WAITING FOR EVERYBODY TO CROSS AND THREE DIFFERENT PLACES AND AGAIN IT'S NOT YET BUT IF THE TIME SHARES GO IN I, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HIT OVER THERE SO MINIMIZING THAT BECAUSE AGAIN THE BIKE PATH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
NOBODY'S COMING UP THAT SIDE TO GO IN. THEY'VE ALL GOT A CROSSOVER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW THERE'S CITIZEN COMMENTS. OKAY. SEEING THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS COMMENT REAL QUICK. IS IT WHAT WE'VE SAID IS THAT WHAT THE MOTION IS IS TO PUT THOSE TWO ISSUES ASIDE FOR NOW BUT COME BACK BASED OFF OF , YOU KNOW, EXPECTATIONS AND PERFORMANCE. SO IT'S NOT OFF THE TABLE. SO SUNDAY AS WE CALL THE ROAD POLICE CERTAINLY MR. STANFORD FOR THE MOTION. MR. ALFORD YES.
MISS BECKER YES. MR. BROWN WE VOTING ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION? NO AMENDED MOTION WILL SUPPORT THIS. BRYSON SO MR. LANE YES MAYOR
[11.d. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Shelter Cove Park Master Plan-Final Phase]
YES MOTION CARRY SIR GOOD CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SHELTER COVE PARK MASTER PLAN FINAL PHASE WE HAVE MR. ERIK LADD CFP PROJECT MANAGER IS HERE TO PRESENT A MOVE TO APPROVE ORCAS GOOD AFTERNOON HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING HOWARD IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING MY TIME'S TIRED . WELL THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE AGAIN. ERIC LED PROJECT MANAGER WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS DIVISION WE TALKED TO YOU BACK IN FEBRUARY. WE PRESENTED THIS PLAN FOR THE FINAL PHASE OF THE PROJECT COVE PARK MASTER PLAN. ALSO WORKING WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IS KEY FOR BRIAN WHITMAN RIGHT HERE. YOU'RE HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THIS PARK. WE MET WITH THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION TWO WEEKS AGO.THEY HAD UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF IT AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TO APPROVE IT DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGES FROM THE LAST THAT WE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU. I'M HAPPY TO RUN THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OR IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU OR I CAN MAKE A MOTION OBJECT AND YOU CAN SAY THE PARKS REC COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL SO I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE SHELTER COVE PARK MASTER PLAN FINAL PHASE AS PRESENTED. OKAY. CAN I INTERRUPT JUST ONE MOMENT? SORRY. OKAY.
SO THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT PARKING THAT I WAS JUST REMINDED OF AND THERE ARE SOME SOME FEATURES IN THIS PLAN AS A MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL BUT IT WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR SO THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY BIKE PARKING BUT ALSO FURNISHINGS SUCH AS BENCHES, TRASH CANS, WATER FOUNTAINS ETC. SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM
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COUNCIL THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION IS WHERE IS THE BIKE PARK BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING SPACE SO SO LIKE GROUP CITIZEN SO PLANS WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS MR..BUT DO YOU WEAR YOUR TRACK SHOES IT'LL STAND ARE YOU GOING TO PUT ONLY ONE PATH IN? WE MADE A MISTAKE A LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE BUILD A CORRAL TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS OR YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE I'M SORRY WE BUILT A CORRAL BECAUSE THE CORRAL WAS DESIGNED WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVENTS UNFORTUNATELY WHEN YOU HAVE EVENTS PUT FENCES AROUND THEM SO PEOPLE WON'T INTRUDE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY. SO WE PUT A FENCE AROUND WHERE THE BIKES FROM SUPPOSED TO BE PARKED SO IT TURNED OUT AHEAD DIDN'T WORK OUT AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE'VE MADE A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY IS TO TAKE THOSE THOSE U-SHAPED THINGS WHICH IS THE BEST BIKE PARKING RACKS YOU COULD AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS TAKE THEM OUT AND JUST SCARE THEM AROUND BUT PUT THEM ON THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE WHEN THE FENCES GO UP BY THE ISLAND RECORD ASSOCIATION JUST SCATTER AROUND BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR PLACE KNOW WHETHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO THEY'RE GOING TO GO PICNIC ARE GOING TO GO OVER HERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO SEE THE KIDS ON THE PLAYGROUND.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE OVER HERE, THAT SORT OF THING.
SO JUST TAKE WHAT YOU'VE GOT THERE AND SCATTER AROUND AND I THINK THEY'LL BE THE RIGHT THING. I'LL SIT DOWN BUT I DON'T LIKE IT.
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BEACH CLUB. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS THEY'RE SEEING DONE WILL BRING IT BACK IN TODAY WE CALL THE ROLL PLEASE MR. SANFORD FOR THE MOTION. MR. ALFORD YES.
[11.e. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2023-09 Amending Title 16 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Hilton Head Island, the Land Management Ordinance, to Remove Divisible Dwelling Units as an Accessory use and to Modify Multifamily and Single-Family Definitions]
MISS BECKER YES. MR. BROWN OR MISS BRYSON? YES MR. AMES YES.MAYOR PERRY YES. MOTION CARRY SIR FIRST REASON FIRST READING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2020 3-09 AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO REMOVE THE VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS AS AN ACCESSORY AND TO MODIFY MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY DEFINITION ASHLEY GOODRICH OR MISSY THANK YOU.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WENT BEFORE THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ON APRIL 10TH AND WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR TWO TOWN COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND ALSO ON MARCH 29TH THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND THIS AMENDMENT GO FORWARD.
SO I HAVE A BRIEF TO GO THROUGH THAT SUMMARIZES THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL AS WHERE IT SITS IN THE OVERALL ALAMO AMENDMENT AGAIN BEFORE YOU IS A RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE FOR THOSE CHANGES THIS IS PHASE THREE OF THE FIVE PHASED ELEMENT IN THE PHASES ONE AND TWO HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND I'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT GO THROUGH THE CONTENTS OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EACH OF THESE PHASES IN PHASE ONE I'M NOT GOING TO COVER SOME OF THIS CONTENT AS IT WAS ALREADY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THIS BODY PHASE TO ALSO WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED WE'RE CURRENTLY ON PHASE THREE STATED IT WAS AMENDMENT TWO DEFINITIONS OF SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY AS WELL AS ELIMINATION THE VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS COMING UP IN PHASE FOUR ARE SOME CHANGES TO OUR APPLICATION PROCEDURES AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CHANGES TO OUR RESIDENTIAL ON SITE DESIGN STANDARDS, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AREA RATIOS, PARKING OPEN SPACE STEP BACK ANGLES ALSO LOOKING AT MODIFYING OUR TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS SIGNAGE STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS SOME CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING OF OUR TREE REGULATIONS. COMING UP PHASE FIVE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE END OF OUR FRAMEWORK AND DISTRICT PLANNING PROCESS BUT IT INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AS AS ITS OVERALL ORGANIZATION USER FRIENDLINESS IT WILL INCLUDE AN APPLICATIONS MANUAL AS AS SOME SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ADDITIONAL DESIGN GRAPHICS AGAIN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PLAN AND OF COURSE INTEGRATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF THAT GROWTH FRAMEWORK AND DISTRICT PLANNING INITIATIVE AGAIN BEFORE YOU DOVE WHAT THIS PHASE IS PHASE THREE UM RECOMMENDATION YOU TODAY AGAIN IT'S TO MODIFY THOSE DEFINITIONS AND THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE IT MORE LIKE COMMONLY USED LAND MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS FOR BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY AS WELL AS ELIMINATING THE
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VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS TO CALIBRATE DENSITY AS THERE'S NO PARTIAL DWELLING UNITS OR DIVISIBLE LONG UNIT. SO WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES OVERALL? IT'S SOME CHANGES TO MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY CURRENTLY.MULTIFAMILY IS FOR DWELLING UNITS ON A PARCEL AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHANGE THAT ARE SINGLE FAMILY IS TO CHANGE THAT DEFINITION TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT SINGLE FAMILY IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS IS ONE HOME ON A PARCEL AND THEN OF COURSE THE ELIMINATION DIVISIBLE DWELLING UNITS WE LOOKED AT SOME OVERALL OF WHAT THESE CHANGES ARE AND WHAT IMPACTS THEY COULD HAVE. SO THE CHANGE OF SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY DOES NOT PROHIBIT MORE THAN ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON A LOT IF THE DENSITY ALLOWS IT.
AND ALSO WE DID AN ANALYSIS IN OUR GIS TO LOOK AT WHAT PARCELS BE IMPACTED OF THIS CHANGE BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY AND WE ESTIMATED THAT THERE IS ABOUT 146 PARCELS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE TWO ADDRESSES ON A PARCEL THAT THIS CHANGE COULD IMPACT.
BUT THEN WE FURTHER ANALYZE THAT APPROXIMATELY 95 OF THOSE PROPERTIES HAVE THE DENSITY TO DEVELOP THREE OR MORE UNITS THOSE BASED ON THE PARCEL SIZE. THEREFORE IF THEY HAD THREE OR MORE UNITS THEY WOULD ALREADY HAVE TO MEET THE SET BACK AND BUFFERS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR MULTIFAMILY. SO ABOUT 50 OF THOSE HAVE THE DENSITY FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS AND BE IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE AND TEN OF THOSE ARE ON TIDAL AND FRESHWATER WETLANDS AND WE HAVE A OF SOME OF THOSE IMPACTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO THOSE PARTICULAR PROPERTIES. THERE ARE THREE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW FOR A SINGLE FAMILY BUT DO NOT ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY. THOSE DISTRICTS ARE THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY THREE, FIVE AND SIX DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES WITHIN THOSE THREE DISTRICTS THAT WILL BECOME NONCONFORMING WITH THIS CHANGE . FAMILY COMPOUNDS AND FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS ARE ALSO NOT IMPACTED THIS CHANGE AS THE CODE FOR FAMILY COMPOUNDS THAT USED TO BE SINGLE FAMILY.
SO THIS IS THE MAP THAT SHOWS THOSE APPROXIMATE HUNDRED AND 43 IMPACTED PARCELS AND WHERE THEY'RE ON THE ISLAND. THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF FOUR OF OUR STEP BACK AND BUFFER TABLES AND BASICALLY FOR THE MOST PART THERE ARE NO CHANGES FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR ADJACENT STREET SETBACKS AND STREET BUFFERS AND ADJACENT USE BUFFERS.
HOWEVER THERE COULD BE CHANGES TO THE ADJACENT SETBACKS. HOWEVER IN ALL CASES IT'S EITHER THE SAME AS WHAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED OR REDUCED. SO THAT MEANS AGAIN WE'LL TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HOMES THAT ARE PARCELS THAT HAVE TWO HOMES THEM THAT WILL NOW NO LONGER BE SINGLE FAMILY BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED MULTIFAMILY.
SO THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE BOND WETLANDS EITHER TIDAL OR FRESHWATER CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME CHANGES OR OTHER TIDAL WETLAND SETBACKS BUFFERS ARE BASED ON FOR SINGLE FAMILY THERE'S AN EXISTING FOOT MINIMUM THAT'S REQUIRED.
HOWEVER THERE ALSO HAVE TO MEET BOTH THE AVERAGE BUFFER AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM FOR FRESHWATER.
CURRENTLY SINGLE FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE ANY WETLAND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AND THERE WILL BE NEW BUFFER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS.
IN ESSENCE ALL THE VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS WOULD BECOME LEGAL NON-CONFORMING.
THESE DEVELOPABLE DWELLING UNITS ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED AS ACCESSORY THAT ARE PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS IN OUR IN TWO DISTRICTS ONLY IN THE CLUNY RESORT DISTRICT AND THE RESORT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED IN MULTI-FAMILY OCCUPANCY DEVELOPMENTS. WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE DIVISIBLE DWELLING UNITS AND WE COULD NOT CREATE AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT AMOUNT. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3000 TIMESHARES AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A SMALL PORTION APPROXIMATELY 100 THAT DO INCLUDE DIVISIBLE DWELLING UNITS. IN SOME OF OUR RESEARCH WE HAD IDENTIFIED THAT SOME EXISTING OR FORMALLY APPROVED VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO WHOLE UNITS SO THERE WILL BE SOME IMPACTS TO NON-CONFORMING NEWS THAT ARE THAT WILL BE CREATED . WE DO HAVE A SECTION WITHIN CODE THAT IDENTIFIES HOW WE HANDLE NON-CONFORMITY AND THAT'S HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS THOSE STRUCTURES THAT BECOME LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT POINT A HIGH LEVEL REVIEW OF THIS AMENDMENT I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BUT BEFORE WE GO THERE DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YEAH I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION THAT COUNSEL AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
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TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND THE LAND ORDINANCE TO REMOVE THE VISIBLE DWELLING UNITS AS AN ACCESSORY USE AND TO MODIFY MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY DEFINITIONS.OKAY. OKAY. DISCUSSIONS BY COUNSEL.
YES, SIR. YES, YOU MS. LOOK THANK YOU FOR DOCUMENTATION HERE PARTICULARLY THE CONSIDERATIONS I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE SO Y'ALL BE PATIENT WITH ME HERE. OKAY. UM, JUST JUST A FEW THINGS.
UM, THE BACKGROUND ON THE THE MEMO SPEAKS TO UM CONTENT PRESENTED IN THIS PHASE CORRELATES WITH INPUT RECEIVED FROM THE ISLAND COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ELMORE AMENDMENTS THAT UH THAT WILL MEASURE THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED BY A PREVIOUS COUNCIL. YES THANK YOU AS IT RELATES TO THIS AMENDMENT SET OR OR I'M GOING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL PHASES THAT WE WILL BE GOING INTO. RIGHT. SO I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE SO THAT WE ARE NOT I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU GOT TO THESE CONSIDERATIONS. OKAY. I'M NO I'M WANTING TO KNOW FOR FUTURE PHASES HOW DO WE GET A LIST OF CONSIDERATIONS EITHER NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE AGAINST THE ADOPTED UH RECOMMENDATIONS SO FOR PHASES FOUR AND FIVE THERE WILL BE A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER PLAN THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE WILL HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE ROLL OUT.
CERTAINLY BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TASK FORCE WILL BE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT WE WOULD REVIEW THOSE AMENDMENT SETS WITH. AND SO THE CONSIDERATION THAT YOU HAVE LISTED HERE THAT SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAME UP WITH ON THEIR OWN OR IS THAT FROM IN GOING THROUGH THE TASK FORCE IS A FROM PUBLIC COMMENT I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW WE GOT HERE FOR THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE IN PHASES ONE THROUGH THREE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH VARIOUS INPUT AND HAVE BEEN ON ALAMO IMPROVEMENT SETS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN KEEPING LOGS OF FOR SOME TIME. SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE THESE WERE FROM INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT'S WHERE THESE CAME FROM. OKAY UM AND UH THIS ATTACHMENT TO DOES THAT CORRELATE WITH WHAT YOU HAD ON THE SCREEN EARLIER AS AS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING IN NEXT FOUR PHASES FOUR AND FIVE? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
YEAH. YOU GO BACK TO IT BECAUSE AS I GET OLDER MY EYES GET WORSE.
UH YEAH. SO PHASE FOUR AND I'M FOCUSING ON FLOOR AREA RATIO.
UM, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT ON THIS THIS ATTACHMENT OR SO ON THAT ATTACHMENT UPDATED RESIDENTIAL SITE DESIGN STANDARDS IS WHERE FOR SOME OF THOSE THESE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL BULLETS WITH MORE SPECIFICITY OF WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT.
AND SO YES WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL THAN WHAT WAS IN IN YOUR PERFECT UM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS UH THIS COMMENT PUBLICLY AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE IS DOING AND STAFF IS AND UM, I JUST WANT US TO BE VERY UH, COMPREHENSIVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE ALAMO AMENDMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NOT NEGATIVE EFFECTS TO. THE TWO ITEMS THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED UM, THE, THE SET BACK ANGLES FLOOR AREA RATIO UM THEY MAY COME ACROSS AS FAMILY COMPOUNDS NOT BEING AFFECTED. OKAY OR FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS NOT BEING AFFECTED. UM, BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT APPLYING FOR A FAMILY COMPOUND OR FAMILY SUBDIVISION? OKAY THEY THOSE CONSIDERATIONS HAVE TO BE UM, TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY AND SECONDLY UH, THE FAMILY UH SUBDIVISION IF NOT MISTAKEN STILL HAS SOME COLUMN HICCUPS, AM I CORRECT? YES SIR. OKAY.
SO IS THAT BEING PROPOSED TO BE HANDLED IN PHASE FIVE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.
YES, SIR. OKAY. WELL, I'M GONNA TURN TO THE MAYOR AND TOWN MANAGER HERE. UM, I'M NOT QUITE SURE THAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE YOU IF YOU MAY BE STRIPPING SOMETHING IN IN THIS PHASE AND MAY BE LEANING TOWARDS FAMILY
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COMPOUND OR FAMILY SUBDIVISION TO GET SOME RELIEF AND THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH IT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO THERE. OKAY. SO I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ISSUE WITH THE FAMILY SUBDIVISION SOONER THAN LATER VERSUS WAITING FOR PHASE FIVE. YEAH. ELSE ALEX THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THE COUNCIL AND THE OTHER COMMENTS I'LL MAKE ONE ONE TANGENTIAL COMMENT TY SCOTT BROUGHT UP UM ADUS OR ACCESSORY DEVELOPMENT UNITS AT SOME POINT I THINK AFTER WE'VE GOTTEN UM DISTRICT PLANS DONE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FLEXIBILITY OF THOSE UNITS BEING ALLOWED IF THEY ARE LONG TERM RENTALS AND ARE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE OTHER PROBLEM AND ADD ONE THING TO THAT THANK COUNCILMEMBER AMES FOR RAISING THAT AND AND COUNCILMEMBER BROWN UH, FOR REMINDING US OF THE TASK FORCE I DID ASK IT PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ESPECIALLY DISTRICT PLANNING THAT WE RUN ALL THE DISTRICT PLANS THE TASK FORCE BEING THE GOLD LANDING CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE. SO I THINK THE OTHER POINT IS THAT WHILE MAKE AMENDMENTS TODAY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PHASE IN DISTRICT PLANNING WE MAY STILL NEED TO TWEAK SOMETHING AGAIN AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ASKED TO MOVE FORWARD.I WOULD SUPPORT FORWARD WHATEVER HICCUPS THERE ARE NOW WITH FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS ONLY COMPOUNDS IF THERE ARE ANY HICCUPS THERE AS WELL TO PHASE FOUR THANK YOU FOR THAT ANY OTHER ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? YES CAITLYN GOT TAIWAN SCOTT AGAIN FOR THE RECORD AND AGAIN HOW OBLIGATED TO BE HERE AND PUT IT IN THE RECORD UM BEFORE TAKING ANY RIGHTS DOWN SHOULD CONSIDER PURCHASING DEVELOPING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS I MEAN I SAID A PRESIDENT'S BEFORE WE'RE STRIPPING PEOPLE FROM THEIR PERMITTED VALUES OF THEIR PROPERTY THAT I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THAT A LAND TAKING WHAT THEY HAVE PERMITTED USES AND THEN NOT BEING COMPENSATED AND AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THE MAJORITY OF THE ARE THESE OWNED PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNDEVELOPED ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY GULLAH NATIVES HOW CAN WE NOT CONSIDER THAT THEY'RE BEING TARGETED? I JUST NEED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SCOTT HORSLEY. YEAH.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT DAVID SAID IS THAT ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE MOST DEFINITELY A SOLUTION TO OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING. SO I WOULD BE REALLY WARY OF THE BOOKS COMPLETELY BUT THANK YOU THE OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS THIS UH I THINK THE FOCUS BEEN ON IT'S ONLY GOING TO AFFECT A FEW PARCELS BUT THINKING RIGHT AWAY AFFECTS FUTURE VALUE AND YOUR ABILITY TO SAY DO A DUPLEX OR DO A MOTHER IN LAW SUITE IF IT'S MULTIFAMILY YOU'RE GOING TO GET SQUEEZED. YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNABLE TO DO WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO BEFORE AND I GUESS THAT'S THE STATED GOAL TO TO REDUCE, REDUCE, REDUCE. BUT THESE ARE MOSTLY AFFECTING OUR PLANTATION AND IT'S IT'S FOCUSED ON THEM. SO I THINK IT'S I THINK IT SHOULD BE SLOWED DOWN AND REALLY LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY . PLEASE.
THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. THEN THEY ARE MAURICE CAMPBELL, THE WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER JUST THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TOM ADDED YOU CERTAINLY THE CONCERN AND THE EFFORT OF THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE ADMIRED FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
BUT I PIECEMEAL IT IS GOING IN WITH THE BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW I KNOW THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO UPDATE THE LAW. I JUST PROCESS ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED BACK IS WITH ONE THIS DIRECTION BUT WE'RE REALLY HURTING ANOTHER PORTION THAT
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ALONE SO I JUST CAUTION YOU TO BE VERY VERY CAUTIOUS AND VERY CAREFUL AS TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING DON'T ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL IN THIS INSTANCE SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE DENSITY VOLUME UP HERE AS WELL. THE COMMENT IS THEN THAT I WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUE DURING THE DAY BUT WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING TO DO TODAY CERTAINLY COUNCIL DEMANDS HAVE MADE POINT TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE NEED THAT ABILITY NOT CHANGING JUST WHAT WE HAVE BUT EXPANDING WHAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO. LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC GOING HARVEY STANLEY COMING TO GARLAND AND WE SAID GEE THAT'S THE TRAFFIC BUT THAT'S MORE THAN THE TRAFFIC THAT'S LIFELINE FORCE OF THE LIFE OF THE ISLAND AND THE LIFE OF THE ON THE ISLAND BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE US. SO AS FAR AS ISLANDERS ARE CONCERNED THEY ARE LIVING UP TO HAVE THEM LIVING HERE AT SOME POINT I DON'T THINK THEY ARE GIVE THEM VISAS WE CHANGE OUR ORDINANCES IN WAYS WE CHANGE OUR THINKING LAST NIGHT JUST DO IT FOR WHAT WE CALL WINDOW DRESSING TO SAY THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING BUT LET'S BE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS POINT AND THAT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS IS SEEING NO. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TODAY WE CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. CERTAINLY MR. STAMPER FOR THE MOTION MR. ALFORD YES.
[12. Executive Session]
MISS BECKER YES. MR. BROWN OF WHAT? MS. BRYSON MR. LANE YES.MAYOR PERRY YES. MOTION CARRY SIR MR. ORLANDO DO WE HAVE A NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, MAYOR AS IDENTIFIED YOUR AGENDA ITEM 12 A WELL BE D AND E AS REPRESENTED ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO I MOVE THAT COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION THE REASONS STATED BY THE TOWN MANAGER SECONDLY I GET ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF AGENDA TO GO OVER TIM IF YOU'RE GOING
[13. Possible Action by Town Council Concerning Matters Discussed in Executive Session]
TO DO THAT DECISIONS OR ACTIONS WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT TO A COUPLE OF BOARD AND COMMISSION SEATS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FOR THE FOLLOWING NOMINATION FOR THE BOARD OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT BRIAN TO RECEIVE SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ANY WE CALL THE ROLL SIR THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION MR. ALFRED.YES, MISS BECKER? YES, MR. BROWN WHAT BRYSON YES ,MR. YES, MAYOR PERRY YES.
THANK YOU. MOTION CARRY SIR. THERE'S ANOTHER MOTION.
OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON I HAVE ONE MORE I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT MR. DE SLOAN TO SERVE ON THE TOWN'S BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS THEN AT-LARGE MEMBER WITH AN INITIAL TERM EXPIRING JUNE OF 2025 THAT CAN ANY DISCUSSION AND DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR SUNDAY FROM COLOR ROLL PLEASE CERTAINLY MR. YES MR. ALFORD. YES, MISS BECKER. YES MR. WHAT MISS BRYSON.
YES MR. GREEN. YES MAYOR PERRY YES. MOTION CARRY SIR.
YES THERE'S. A MOTION THAT I MAY NEED SOME HELP.
JOSH SCD OH TO HAS OFFERED A QUICK CLAIM DEED FOR THE TOLLBOOTH AND I MOVE THAT COUNCIL EXERCISE THAT AND FOR $5 FROM THE GENERAL FUND SECOND DISCUSSION AND DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR THEY WOULD CALL THE ROLL PLEASE CERTAINLY. MR. STANFORD YES.
ALBERT YES. MISS BECKER AS MR. BROWN REPORT BRYSON YES.
YES. MAYOR PERRY YES. MOTION CARRYING SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHO ADJOURN?
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