May 09, 2023 Town of Hilton Head Council Workshop [OLD]

[1. Call to Order]

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GONE. WORKSHOP TO WORK TODAY ARE WE IN FREEDOM IN COMPLIANCE WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION? YES, SIR. WE ARE NOT YOU'RE NOT COMPLIANCE WE CALL THE RULE PLEASE CERTAINLY MR. STANFORD, YOU'RE MR. OUTBREAK.

YOU'RE MS.. BECKER, YOU'RE MR. BROWN. YOU'RE MISPRICING YOUR MYSTERY HERE MAYOR PERRY DEAR YOU WANT ME TO SAY ANYTHING? SAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC IN WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

DO YOU HAVE THE CIVILITY PLEDGE THAT'S UP THERE? OKAY, YOU JUST FOLLOW ALONG A PLEDGE TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY ADVOCATING FOR CIVILIZATION, RESPECTING OTHERS VIEWPOINTS AND FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT MY CITY AND THANK YOU SO WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR

[6. Appearance by Citizens: Citizens who wish to address Town Council on the matters being discussed during the workshop, may do so by contacting the Town Clerk at 843.341.4701 no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2023. Written comments concerning items on the agenda may be submitted at the Open Town Hall Portal.]

DO WE HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP FOR TODAY? YES, SIR.

MR. KEN IS THE FIRST. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AND TALK TO MY 3 MINUTES. I WILL TRY TO GET THE IMPORTANT POINTS THROUGH BUT MY MAIN FIRST PURPOSE TO BE HERE IS TO THANK ALL I THINK THE ACTION THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO PURCHASE THE 7.57.16 ACRES ON BRYANT ROAD IS A FANTASTIC MOVE. I THINK IT INDICATES THE SINCERITY AND THE GOAL OF COUNCIL TO REALLY WORK ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE HOME COALITION LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A BROAD THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED 501C3 HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND THE GOAL OF THAT CORPORATION IS TO ASSIST THE TOWN AND ITS RESIDENTS IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING, MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING EXISTING LONG TERM RENTALS. IN DOING THAT WE WILL INCLUDE COMPONENTS THAT WILL INCLUDE THE EQUITY BUILD UP FROM PEOPLE THAT WILL BE IN UNITS THAT WILL BE BOUGHT AND PROVIDED BY THE CDC. I THINK A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT NEEDS TO BE KEPT IN MIND. WE WILL NOT PROVIDING TEN OR 15% OF THE UNITS FOR AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING IT WILL BE 100% AND AM EYES WILL RUN FROM 50% ALL THE WAY UP TO 150 AND THEY WILL NOT BE FOR SHORT TERM SHORT NUMBER OF YEARS ARE GOING TO BE FOR TEN YEARS. 99 YEAR COVENANTS WILL GO ON THESE UNITS SO THESE ARE FOR THE LONG TERM GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE'RE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT IS ORGANIZED SINCE YOU CHALLENGED BACK IN NOVEMBER TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT COULD REALLY IMPACT AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING. OUR GOALS ARE TO ASSIST THE CITY PARTNER WITH THE CITY WITH THE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE LOWCOUNTRY FOUNDATION AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN THE INITIAL PHASE WILL BE ACQUIRING RENOVATING AS NECESSARY FROM EXISTING HOUSING INVENTORY THE IMPACT IS NOW IT'S NOT THREE YEARS FROM NOW I'M DEVELOPER I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I'M GOING TO START A PROJECT IT'S GOING TO BE THREE YEARS BEFORE I DELIVER WE'RE GOING TO BE DELIVERING WE'VE ALREADY DELIVERED ONE UNIT I THINK THE FIRST STEP UP THE MOUNTAIN THAT'S BEEN DONE AND WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER MORE UNITS ON A VERY STEADY BASIS WE TALKED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP, THE WE'VE PROGRAMED OUR UNITS TO HAVE 80% COME FROM HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 20 SECONDS AND 80% COME FROM THE PRIVATE PORTION OF THE

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CAN YOU DROP YOUR PEN NEXT KIM LIKENS IT'S LIKE GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE I WANT TO PUBLICLY TODAY THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS PATSY BRYSON STEVE ALFORD FOR SUPPORTING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BY VOLUNTEERING TO BE LIBRARY RIGHT LEADERS THIS PAST WEEKEND AND OUR PANEL HEAD WE WELCOMED A RECORD 725 RIDERS ON SUNDAY AND SATURDAY WE PARTNERED WITH THE KIWANIS TO OFFER A GRILL AND CHILL AT THE CLUB WHERE OVER 400 RIDERS CAME TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER PEOPLE LEFT IN AWE OF THE FACILITY, THE AMAZING SERVICES BUT THEY WERE EQUALLY DISTURBED TO LEARN THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN ON OUR WAITLIST WHO DESPERATELY NEED ACCESS TO THESE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR HOMEWORK STEM AND EVEN JUST OUTDOOR PLAY RIGHT FOR US LIKE SO MANY OTHER BUSINESSES THE PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DIMINISHING STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON OUR I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR ONE OF YOUR TOP PRIORITIES BEING WORKFORCE HOUSING AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR CONSIDERING PUTTING $3,350,000 IN THE 2024 BUDGET TO WORK TOWARDS YOUR HOUSING INITIATIVES. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NORTH POINT PROJECT AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE THERE AND THE LAND PURCHASE OFFICE SPANISH WELLS ROAD. THESE INITIATIVES ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HOWEVER THEY TAKE TIME AND THE CHILDREN SITTING ON MY WAITLIST RIGHT NOW DON'T HAVE TIME.

THEY NEED OUR SERVICES NOW SO I AND MANY OTHER BUSINESSES NEED HOUSING SOLUTIONS THAT CAN PAY OFF NOT ONLY IN THE FUTURE LIKE PLANNING BUT IMMEDIATELY THE COASTAL COMMUNITY CORPORATION IS REQUESTING THAT THE TOWN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM TO PRESERVE LOCAL WORKFORCE HOUSING BY PURCHASING INVENTORY AND DEED RESTRICTING THESE UNITS ACCORDING TO AMS THIS EDC IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO BEING PART OF THE HEALTH OF THE HOUSING CRISIS SOLUTION AND IT HAS THE ABILITY TO IMMEDIATELY SAFEGUARD HILTON HEAD WORKFORCE HOUSING. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER WORKING WITH THIS NONPROFIT YOUR HOUSING STRATEGY. IT NEEDS SO MANY OF YOUR SUPPORTING GOALS INCLUDING GROWTH MANAGEMENT ALSO IT CAN MAKE AN IMPACT NOW WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT? OUR EARLY CENTER RECENTLY RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT TWO OF THEIR CLASSROOMS WILL BE THIS FALL. THAT MEANS 40 TO 50 KINDERGARTNERS ARE NO LONGER LIVING ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. THESE FAMILIES ARE GONE AND MORE ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO GO DOWN THAT NO LONGER HAVING CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SERVE IS NOT THE SOLUTION THAT I AM LOOKING FOR TO SOLVE MY WAITLIST PROBLEM.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION THAT YOU WANT ME TO HAVE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR WORKING WITH THE CDC MAKE AN IMPACT ON HOUSING NOW. THANK YOU.

NEXT SUNDAY CERTAINLY MR. SKIP HOAGLAND. MR. HOAGLAND, SKIP HOAGLAND WITH NO HORROR YOU'RE NOT IN FOR COMPLIANCE AND WE NEED A COUNCIL TRANSPARENCY PLEDGE AS WELL. TOWN BUDGETS AND AUDITS ARE FRAUDULENT NO ACCOUNTING ON MILLIONS OF OVERCHARGE HIDDEN LEGAL FEES BY DISHONEST CPA TOWN LAWYERS, MILLIONS OF AID TAX FUNDS HANDED TO THE CHAMBER PLUS, MILLIONS OF HOSPITALITY FUNDS DISAPPEARED GREEN FITTING AUDITOR WAS HIRED BY VIOLATORS ORLANDO GROOMER WHO BOTH COMMITTING ILLEGAL ACTS WITH CPA TROYER IN UNTIL THEY CALL THIS A POSITIVE BUDGET AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH THIS IS NOT AN EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT IT'S AN IT'S AN INTERNAL AUDIT HIRED BY TOWN INSIDERS AND PAID WITH TOWN TAX FUNDS TO HIDE AND CHEAT TAXPAYERS. A BUDGET AUDIT ONLY SHOWS WHAT INSIDERS WANT US TO SEE ONLY TRUE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL FORENSIC AUDIT SHOWS THE REAL NUMBERS HOW WE'RE TAX FUNDS OR WERE ILLEGALLY USED AND WASTED . PEOPLE ARE OFTEN CONFUSED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT PREPARED BY INSIDERS AND A

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO. THERE'S TWO ARTICLES FROM THE ISLAND PACKET HILTON HAS THE LEGAL LEGAL FEES KEEP GOING UP SO HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH HILTON HAS OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES OUTPACE CHARLESTON MYRTLE BEACH AND YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT. WE HAVE AN INVOICE FROM THE COLUMBIA BASED FROM THE MCNAIR LAW FIRM WHICH WAS HIRED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD REGARDING TOWN MANAGER STEVE RILEY'S EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, ALSO THE CHAMBER BILL MILES LAW FIRM AS WELL. FOR NOW THERE ARE NO TRAINED OUTSIDERS LOOKING SEE WHETHER THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD IS PROPERLY SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAX ANNUALLY ON OUTSIDE LAW FIRMS BUT. BETTER OVERSIGHT IS NEEDED, SAYS A FLORIDA LAW PROFESSOR AND LONGTIME CHARLESTON LAWYER WHO IS WHO HAS SUED OTHER LAWYERS FOR LEGAL MALPRACTISE IN BENEFIT OF OTHER CLIENTS THIS COMMON SINCE FISCAL 2013 HILTON HEAD HAS PAID THE COLLECTIVE 2.4 MILLION TO 11 LAW FIRMS INCLUDING MORE THAN 2 MILLION TO 3 PRESENT OR FORMER FIRMS CONNECTED TO THE TOWN'S MAIN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY GREG ORFORD AND CURTIS COLTRANE, FORMER LAW PARTNER ACCORDING TO TOWN RECORDS PROVIDED TO THE ISLAND PACKET AND BEAUFORT GAZETTE, RECORDS SHOW THAT FOR ALL BUT ONE OF THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS THE TOWN INCREASED ANNUAL SPENDING ON OUTSIDE ILLEGAL FIREARMS FROM 331,000 TO MORE THAN 778,000 LAST FISCAL YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME THE TOWN WAS DRAINING ITS RESERVES TO RECOVER FROM ONE OF THE WORST HURRICANES IN DECADES WHEN COMPARED TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST CITY CHARLESTON AND TO SEVERAL LARGE CITIES MYRTLE BEACH AND SPARTANBURG.

HILTON HAS SPENT ON OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES IN RECENT FISCAL YEARS.

THE FISCAL YEAR RUNS FROM JULY ONE TWO THROUGH TO JUNE 30 AND THE 2.4 MILLION TAB FOR HILTON HEAD TAXPAYERS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE 113,000 ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE TOWN IN-HOUSE LAWYER? I'M SHOCKED, SAID TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER MARK BRANDT. IF YOU TOLD OF THE FINDINGS TO THE ISLAND IN THE BEAUFORT GAZETTE I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.

WE NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAX MONEY .

YOU FOLKS ARE REPRESENTING TAXPAYERS. YOU WORK FOR US.

WE DON'T WORK FOR YOU. YOU NEED TO BE BETTER AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO WHERE IS THE MILLIONS IN LEGAL FEES? THE 7 MILLION, THE BAIT TAX FUNDS, THE 14 MILLION HOSPITALITY TAXES, 11.8 MILLION USED BY THE CHAMBER DMO 600,000 ISSUED TO SEA PIRATES 17 OF THE PRIVATE PROJECTS FUNDED BY ATTACH FUNDS.

WHERE IS THE MONEY YOU USE TO JOIN THE CHAMBERS MEMBERS? WE'RE ALL MEMBERS IF YOU TAX MONEY. SO WE NEED TO MAKE BILL MILES SHOW US EVERYTHING UNDER THE

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YOU'VE GOT TO CLEAN UP YOUR. YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE LAW AND THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT SCOTT PILGRIM. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT I EXPECT.

[7a. Review and Discussion of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Budget.]

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL HAVE TO HURRY WILL MOVE INTO REVIEW A DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 CONSOLIDATED BUDGET AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. MARK ORLANDO. THANK YOU, SIR. AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. WELL, WE'RE HERE AT A WORKSHOP AND IT'S IT'S IN FOLLOWING UP FROM THE MEETING WE HAD AT FIRST READING.

SO WHAT I HAVE TODAY IS FOR THE MOST PART A VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MAYOR, I'LL ASK YOU WHAT WOULD YOU TELL PREFER IF I WOULD GET THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION AND GO BACK FOR QUESTIONS? I WOULD I WOULD THINK THAT SINCE IT'S AS DETAILED AS IT IS IF WE WOULD STOP AND ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS AS THEY COME AROUND BECAUSE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ALREADY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MAY ACTUALLY RAISE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION AND I THINK IT'S BEST IF WE HANDLE IT AS WE GO THROUGH. OKAY. YOU ALL AGREE WITH THAT? THANK YOU. WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL I'LL GET THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION AND OBVIOUSLY SOME SLIDES THAT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT QUICKER THAN OTHERS.

YES. FOR TODAY SAKE KNOWING THAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IT SO SO I WOULD SAY OVERALL OUR BUDGET AS PROPOSED TO THE 24 FY 24 CONSOLIDATED BUDGET FOCUSES ON THE TOWN COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO I WILL SEND YOU A DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN. I INTEND TO HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 6TH MEETING. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION I KNOW THAT EVERY ELEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED BY YOU COMING OUT OF THAT JANUARY WORKSHOP. STRATEGIC PLANNING WISE IS FUNDED IN THIS BUDGET SO THAT COULD BE STAFF TIME. IT COULD BE CONSULTING DOLLARS . IT COULD BE PROJECT BASED AS WELL.

AND SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS AT THE VERY LEAST THOSE TOP 15 PRIORITIES ARE OUR OUR BUDGETED GROWTH MANAGEMENT, OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK, OUR OUR CORRIDOR AND STREET ENHANCEMENTS ARE WILLIAM HILTON GATEWAY WILLIAM PARKWAY GATEWAY CORRIDOR THE THE START UP OF THE GULF HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. A SWOT ANALYSIS AND AN OUTCOME OF A PLAN AS THE END RESULT AN ISLAND RESILIENCE PLAN A VERY ROBUST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL DOVE FURTHER INTO ON THURSDAY A LAND ACQUISITION MANUAL REALLY A POLICY BASED UPDATE LITTLE COST EXCEPT STAFF TIME YOUR TIME BUT KNOW THAT WE'RE ALSO STRATEGIC FOCUSING ON SOME ACQUISITIONS SWOT ANALYSIS OF OUR SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND THAT OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY THE OUR DMO THE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION A PLANNING AND MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE SHORT TERM RENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSING REVENUE SOURCES AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT KNOW THAT A LOT OF THAT WORK WILL BE FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION 12 THROUGH COMMITTEE INTO TOWN COUNCIL AFTER THE BUDGET COMPLETE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AICHI TASK FORCE WORK PLAN ASSISTS WITH ST JAMES CHURCH MITIGATION AND RELOCATION AND OF COURSE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR BEACH ENHANCEMENTS EVERY YEAR. I AIM AND WE AIM AS A TEAM TO ESTABLISH A LEAN OPERATING BUDGET AND CONTINUE TO REFINE ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WE MAKE AN IMPACT IN ITS PLACE BASED AND THAT ALL OF OUR WORK THROUGH THE BUDGET IS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE OUR OUR AWESOME AMAZING ISLAND.

SO WE HAVE SIX FUNDS. SORRY. STOP.

I JUST NEED TO ISSUE A PUBLIC THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE STRATEGIES AND THE BUDGET CONNECTIONS UP FRONT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US ALL TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN'T DO THOSE WITHOUT THE MONEY BEHIND THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT FRONT. VERY WELCOME. WE HAVE SIX FUNDS THE FOUR FUNDS FROM YEARS PRIOR GENERAL FUNDS, UTILITY CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEBT SERVICE AND OF COURSE

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STORMWATER UTILITY ARGUABLY IS IS FLAT UP 52,000. THE NEW CDC FUND A $5.3 MILLION FUND IN THE NEW HOUSING FUND $3.35 MILLION THE OVERALL CHANGE OF BUDGET YEAR OVER YEAR INCLUDING THOSE TWO NEW FUNDS IS AN 8.7% INCREASE. I SHARED WITH YOU FIRST READING THE VARIOUS EXCUSE MAN KIND OF PULL THOSE NOTES OUT THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS THAT SHOW THOSE DIFFERENT REVENUES AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN I'LL DRAW YOUR TO FY 24 PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE WAY WE CAN LOOK AT THIS YEAR OVER YEAR WITH A PERCENT CHANGE RIGHT A DOLLAR CHANGE IN . A PERCENT CHANGE. PROPERTY TAXES ARE UP IN REVENUE 4.6% BUSINESS LICENSE REVENUES UP 17.2%. LOCAL TAX UP 47.2%.

OUR EMS REVENUE 15.2 PERMITS AND FEES 66.1 AND OF COURSE ALONG THE SIDE HERE SHOWING YOU WHAT THOSE TRANCHES OF FUNDS ARE ARE MADE UP OF . AND SO AS AN EXAMPLE, THE PERMANENT FEE REVENUE IS UP SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEES ARE IN OR IN OR THOSE OF OUR IS IN THAT ACCOUNT I SHOULD SAY GRANTS ARE UP 77%. OF COURSE INTEREST INCOME IS UP. WE'VE TRANSFERRED IN $54,547,000 IN THOSE TRANSFERS IN AS MENTIONED AT FIRST READING HOSPITALITY TAX BEACH FEES TIFF STATE TAX REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEE STORMWATER FEE ROAD USAGE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE AND SOME CAPITAL SO IT'S PHENOMENAL OUR BUDGET WITHOUT THE TRANSFERS INTO IS 73.8 WITH THE TRANSFERS IN IT'S 29.0.

COULD I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT OUR BUSINESS LICENSE? YES.

17% GROWTH IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ON SHORT TERM RENTALS? BASED UPON OUR ASSESSMENT I BELIEVE VERY LITTLE AS WE ADOPTED AND WE CHANGED AS WE CHANGED THE THE RATE STRUCTURE IN THE MODIFICATION OF IT WE WORKED WE KNEW WERE WINNERS AND LOSERS. RIGHT? SOME PAID MORE, SOME PAID LESS BUT WITH A REVENUE NEUTRAL WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS IN OUR RECEIPTS THAT BUSINESSES THERE'S MORE BUSINESSES AND THE ONES THAT ARE HERE MAKING MORE RIGHT AS AN EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? ABSOLUTELY. WE TOUCHED ON THAT A LITTLE BIT AT 80 AND IT HAS TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH REPORTING OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BUDGET THAT WE UNPEEL OUT A BIT SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHERE THE GROWTH ACTUALLY IS WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE, YOU KNOW WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S DOING WELL AND MAY BE DOING WELL. THAT WAS ONE AND ALSO THE THE GRANTS WERE SHOWING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE THERE. SOME OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE STATE MONEY THAT HAS COME DOWN BUT I'VE ENJOYED THE CHART THAT IS IN THE BACK OF MATERIAL THAT SPEAKS TO THE GRANTS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR AND AWARDED AND NOT AWARDED.

I ASKED THAT WE TAKE THAT STEP FORWARD AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH REPORTING OUT ON THE BUDGET AS WELL THAT THOSE THOSE REQUEST OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ALSO TIE BACK TO OUR PLAN SOMEHOW. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT GREAT WE CAN ADD A COLUMN TO THAT BUT AGAIN THE DETAILS WILL ADD THAT AND I SEE JOSH TAKING TWO NOTES OVER THERE. THANK YOU JOSH. THANK YOU SIR.

TRANSFERS IN A WE DON'T HAVE TO DOVE INTO THE DETAILS BUT WE CAN SEE HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUE SO THIS IS A REVENUE ANALYSIS THE HOSPITALITY TAXES FY 23 TOTAL TOTAL IS 13.492 AND YOU WE CAN SEE THAT 5 MILLION INTO GENERAL 1.9 IN THE DEBT AND 2.3 INTO SIP AND SO FOR A TOTAL TRANSFER IN $55.6 MILLION 11.3 TO GENERAL 11.9 TO DEBT AND $2,829 MILLION TO SIP BUDGET IN

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WE HAVE INCREASED FUND BALANCES. WE'VE MENTIONED THAT YOU KNOW OUR OUR PROJECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR REVENUES ARE ARE ALWAYS LESS THAN AND OUR SPENDING IS ALWAYS LESS THAN BUDGETED. THAT HAS HELPED US INCREASE FUND BALANCE. WE ARE ALSO MORE INTENTIONALLY INCREASING FUND BALANCE ONE EXAMPLE THIS YEAR DIFFERENT THAN THE YEARS PAST BY PUTTING MILLION DOLLARS PLACED DIRECTLY INTO A FUND BALANCE FOR FOR LAND ACQUISITION. ONE EXAMPLE NO CHANGE PROPERTY TAX RATE KNOWING THAT WE REDUCED MILLAGE LAST YEAR FOR DISCUSSION OF COURSE IN THE WORKSHOP TWO YEARS OF STRONG NON PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION ARE NOW BEING REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET SO WE'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF WE'VE BEEN HOLDING JOHN BACK A LITTLE BIT WITH WITH PROJECTING THOSE REVENUES IT'S TIME AND A SHOW THAT AT FIRST READING IT'S TIME THAT WE START REALIZING WHAT 22 ACTUALS ARE AND WHAT 23 TRENDS ARE LOOKING LIKE AND START BUDGETING FOR ENHANCED REVENUE THROUGH GROSS GROWTH RELATED RELATED APPLICATION FEES IN STATE TAX FUNDING TO INCREASE OUR GENERAL AND CAPITAL FUNDS WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO REDUCE LINE ITEM EXPENDITURES THIS YEAR LESS THAN LAST YEAR THE YEAR PRIOR A LOT MORE THAN A LOT MORE THAN THIS PAST YEAR BUT I THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS COMMITMENT TO BEING EFFECTIVE IN THEIR BUDGET PREPARATION IS STARTING TO PAY DIVIDENDS. THE THINGS THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WE COULD AFFORD FROM AN OPERATIONS STANDPOINT BY CUTTING THE BUDGET WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT WE CAN IN THOSE AREAS THAT THAT WERE NOT THAT IMPORTANT OUTWARD THERE'S FUNDING IN THERE FOR SEWER CONNECTION AND HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR FUNDS WE TALKED ABOUT THE TWO FUNDS AND WE'RE PROVIDING FOR HOUSING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND AND WE'RE NOT TAKING OUT OF SOME OF THOSE OTHER ACCOUNTS TO DO THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR AND I'VE ASKED FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE CAN SEE WHAT I'VE ASKED FOR. I WON'T EVERY EVERYTHING ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE BUDGET AS WE'RE TALKING POTENTIAL BONDING AS WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT BETTER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. MR. CHARLIE HAS ASKED ME FOR A POSITION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND MOST YEARS WERE NO BUT THIS YEAR A FUNDING SOURCE OF PROPERTY TAX BUSINESS LICENSE UP AND SOME SHORT REVENUE REVENUES COMING IN KNOWING PROGRAM IS ALIVE AND WELL. I BROUGHT THAT POSITION FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

DITTO WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER POSITIONS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FUNDING SOURCE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COLUMN MOSTLY YOU CAN SEE IF WE JUST SCROLL THROUGH YOU'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF PROPERTY TAX BUT PROPERTY TAX IS NEVER BY ITSELF RIGHT.

IT'S NOT ME COMING HERE TELLING YOU YOU HAVE NEED TO USE PROPERTY TAXES AND WE NEED MORE PEOPLE. I TRULY WOULD SAY I'M NOT THE TYPE OF MANAGER HERE FOR YOU TO DO THAT. WHAT I REALIZE THOUGH THAT IS THE PUSH AND PULL ON A BEACH FACILITIES TACK TWO OF THEM ON 12 MILES OF BEACH KNOWING WHAT WE TRY TO ACCOMPLISH BUT THEN WE HAVE BEACH FEE A TAX SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESS LICENSE AND SOME TAX SO SO I'VE USED THE VARIOUS FUNDS FUND THOSE POSITIONS SOME PART TIME FOLKS AS WELL SOME ARE STUDENTS INCLUDING SCHOOL STUDENTS, BEACH AMBASSADORS AND WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO PUT SOME OF THESE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO WORK HERE PART TIME NOT AN INTERNSHIP BECAUSE THEY NEED SOME HOURS FROM UNIVERSITY. BUT I I'D LIKE TO START TRYING TO GROW FIRE RESCUE TO HAVE WEEKEND JOBS IN SUMMER JOBS NOT JUST A THREE MONTH INTERNSHIP IN COLLEGE COURSES SO THAT'S A LOT OF THOSE PART TIMERS MILITARY WE TALKED 23.10 THAT

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UNFORTUNATELY THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET INCLUDES THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS BASED ON CURRENT VALUES NOT ANY CHANGED VALUES THAT WILL COME WE ANTICIPATE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IN JULY OR AUGUST ISH TO INCORPORATE THE PROPERTY VALUATION SO KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY ON THAT. EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT HOW THAT WOULD WORK WHEN YOU COME FORWARD WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE TO OH WRONG BUTTON TO SIMPLY ROLL THIS BACK IF THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TO DO RIGHT.

SO 23.1 AS A MILL RATE WOULD POTENTIALLY AND THAT'S FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THROUGH AN ORDINANCE TWO READINGS AND SO THAT IS COUNCIL DECISION WHEN THAT COMES FORWARD.

YES DUE TO AND NO MA'AM THAT IS A COUNCIL DECISION. THAT IS AN EFFORT TO MAKE REVENUE NEUTRAL SO THAT WHILE FOLKS PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS MAY GO UP AS WE KNOW FROM THE MARKET IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEN THE VILLAGE RATE MIGHT COME DOWN TO MAKE THE PROPERTY TAX AMOUNT IS CLOSE TO THE SAME AS AND IT'S MATHEMATICALLY PROBABLY PROBABLY IMPROBABLE AS OUR JOHN MATHEMATICALLY PROBABLY INVOLVEMENT PROBABLE PROBABLY PROBABLE YEAH MY MATH FOR SKILLS HAVE LONG SAVED ME TO MAKE IT EXACTLY BUT THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THE IMPACT REVENUE NEUTRAL WITH REGARD TO PROPERTY TAXES AND WE CAN'T YET KNOW IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ALGORITHMS THAT GO INTO BASING OFF TIMING WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED WHO EXPERIENCES THOSE INCREASES, WHAT MAXIMUM INCREASES TO TO THE PROPERTY TAXES? THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES GO INTO IT THAT'LL TAKE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION.

I'LL GET MY MATH WORKBOOK BACK OUT. SO IS THERE A COMMITMENT BY THIS COUNCIL MAYOR THAT WHEN THAT'S BROUGHT FORWARD TO US THAT WE WILL INDEED MAKE IT A REVENUE NEUTRAL POSITION AND NOT UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE? I WOULD SAY THAT I'M ALL IN FAVOR FOR MAKING IT AS REVENUE NEUTRAL AS POSSIBLE AND NOT LOOKING TOWARDS THE WHATEVER PROPERTY INCREASE THAT WOULD COME AROUND THIS YEAR AS AS ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE TOWN CAN'T MAKE A COMMITMENT BASED UPON FINANCE.

NO WE DON'T WHAT WE DON'T HAVE ANSWER UNTIL WE HAVE THE DATA BUT THE IDEA NOW IS TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF PROPERTY TAX I'M LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION YOU KNOW AS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO JULY AND THOSE NUMBERS COME FORWARD AND WE ARE IN THAT POSITION THAT THERE WON'T BE SOME OTHER EXPENSES THAT LOOK WE SHOULD UTILIZE THAT MONEY BUT I DON'T THINK THAT DURING ANY OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD REGARDING THE BUDGET HAS TALKED ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL REVENUE COMING FROM PROPERTY TAXES INCREASE SO THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN CONFIRM RIGHT NOW IS THAT WHEN THAT DOES COME AROUND IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR US TO DISCUSS AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU.

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ABSOLUTELY. BUT BUT THE CURRENT BUDGET TAKE FOR CONSIDERATION AND THE TOPIC THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ON THURSDAY WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS AHEAD OF US AND IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO NEED FUNDING. SO I'D CAUTION US AS FAR AS MAKING THE DECISION PREMATURELY ON THE THE THE MILL PERCENTAGE AND WE CAN BUT I'M SORRY BUT I WASN'T I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO TALK. ALL RIGHT. GET GIVE ME A CHANCE TO FIND SOMETHING HERE STATE TAX SO WE'VE WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN IT. NOT THE FIRST TIME THE COMMUNITY'S SEEN IT.

WE SEE THAT WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND $6.1 MILLION IN 17 COLLECTION IN ABOUT $13.8 MILLION TODAY I. WANTED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ON WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE USED.

THAT'S A DMO USE A SIP DEBT GRANTS TOWN GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO A LITTLE DEEPER DOVE INTO THAT YOU KNOW HOW HOW ARE WE USING HOW WE PUTTING THIS REVENUE GROWTH OF STATE TAX TO USE OUR BUDGET RIGHT SO WE'VE PUT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT CHART YOU KNOW PREVIOUS I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT CHART BUT THE FIRST THING AND AND I KNOW MR. TROIANO KNOWS I ASKED THIS QUESTION AND THAT IS THIS CHART IS BASED ON CALENDAR YEAR AND THE CURRENT BUDGET IF SOMEONE LOOKS AT OUR CURRENT BUDGET IT'S BASED ON FISCAL YEAR.

SO WHEN I COMPARE THE TWO WITHOUT SEEING THERE IS A NOTE ON WHAT WE WERE PROVIDED ABOUT CALENDAR YEAR BUT IT DIDN'T LINE UP WITH SOME OF THE OTHER .

SO IF SOMEONE OUT THERE IS TRYING TO COMPARE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET IT'S BASED ON FISCAL YEAR SO THE NUMBERS DON'T LINE BUT THESE ARE ACTUAL NUMBERS BASED ON CALENDAR YEAR.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOTED THAT THAT THIS ONE HAVING TO BE DONE JUST TO EMPHASIZE THE GRANTS ARE ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS BUT YES OUR BUDGET IS FISCAL BASIS SO THANK YOU.

RIGHT, RIGHT. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT US TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND THAT IS THE DMO 30% THAT GREW IN 2018 AND 2019 WAS AROUND 2,000,001 1.9 AND CHANGE 2.1 AND CHANGE 2020. WE KNOW THAT WAS THE YEAR MOST HARD HIT BY THE PANDEMIC ALTHOUGH RESIDUAL EFFECTS STILL LINGER. BUT DID IT GROW TO 3.4 ALMOST 3.5 MILLION AND IN 2022 AND IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR AS PROJECTED TO BE A LITTLE OVER 4.1 MILLION SO THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN 30% TO DMO.

WHEN YOU COMPARING THE PRE-PANDEMIC YEARS TO THE AFTER PANDEMIC YEARS AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT 30% GREW DURING THAT TIME PERIOD WHEN WE HAVE OUR OTHER DISCUSSIONS AND THEN IF YOU COMPARE THAT ALSO THE DMO SUPPLEMENTAL DURING THOSE YEARS AND THEN LOOKING AT GRANTS AND THEN THE TOWN FUNDING IN THOSE YEAR SO I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THOSE TAX FUNDING AND THE OTHER THING AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH MY LIST NOW THE TAX STATE TAX QUESTIONS NOW IS THERE'S STILL PENDING LEGISLATION SENATOR THOMAS'S BILL AS TO 84 WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT STANDS IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY OR NOT BUT HOW MIGHT THAT IMPACT THIS GOING FORWARD THIS NEXT YEAR WHETHER IT'S FISCAL YEAR OR A CALENDAR YEAR AND HOW MIGHT THAT IMPACT THE GRANTS THAT AWARDED DURING THOSE YEARS? SO I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A LOT TO THROW OUT. I THINK WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT AS WE LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IF ANY IMPACT THERE'S GOING TO BE FROM ANY LEGISLATION THAT MIGHT BE ADOPTED. I THINK JUST FROM FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I THINK THAT ANSWER IS GOING TO COME OUT ONCE IS FINALIZED AND THEN AS WE MEET AS A COUNCIL TO DETERMINE HOW AND IF WE'RE WITH OR WILL WE UTILIZE ANY OF THAT TO 84.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEY COULD BENEFIT US OR NOT AT ALL SO I DON'T THINK THAT CAN BE ANSWERED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND MOVE FORWARD.

YEAH YEAH AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THROWING THEM ALL OUT ONCE BUT I THINK AS WE LOOK AT THIS

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WE'LL LOOK AT THAT $3 MILLION GOING TO OPERATIONS IN OUR GENERAL FUND SO THIS IS HOW WE'RE USING IT. WE'LL DO PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER COUNCIL'S DONE YOU SEE THAT IN GENERAL FUND RIGHT AS IT'S $3 MILLION INTO EACH WHERE AM I RIGHT THERE $3.4 MILLION INTO GENERAL FUND FOR THINGS THAT ARE TOURISM RELATED AND AFFECTED YOU'LL SEE THAT GENERAL FUND USE OF STATE AID TAX FUNDS ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY WHICH IS FIRE RESCUE CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICE SPEECH WE ALSO USE IT FOR FACILITIES ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE WE'VE TALKED WE'VE WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR CORRIDORS OR PATHWAYS OR PUBLIC PARKS AS WELL AS OUR OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. SO EXAMPLE WHILE IT'S NOT EXACTLY INTO THE OFFICE CULTURAL AFFAIRS BUDGET THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TREE CHRISTMAS TREE, THE LIGHTING CEREMONY THAT WE WE PARTICIPATE AND CELEBRATED AT CELEBRATION PARK IS A USE OF ATTACKS. WE ALSO HAVE PUT IT INTO THE CAPITAL AND USING IT ONLY FOR PATHWAYS RIGHT NEW AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENTS YOU SEE YEAR OVER YEAR I WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE THIS YOU KNOW OF A DIFFERENT LOOK THAN THAT AND SO IN FISCAL YEAR 21 ACTUALS 22 ACTUAL 23 ESTIMATE 24 ESTIMATE SHOWING TRANSFERS CAP PROJECTS TRANSFERS TO GENERAL FUND 32 DMO SOME SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS AND THE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS. SO YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE THAT A TAX IN OUR GENERAL FUND WAS CARRYING OUT ABOUT 1.3 AND 1 TO 1 SIX LAST YEAR THREE FOUR IN THIS YEAR THREE FIVE LOCAL TAX WE ALSO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES THAT'S AN AMOUNT OF A LITTLE MORE THAN $7 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THE BULLET POINTS HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE USED PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL TO EIGHT TAX. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT HOSPITALITY TAX IN SAME WAY SO THE THE THE HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUE EIGHT IN 2122 LOWER NUMBER IN THE ESTIMATES FOR 2023 ARE SIGNIFICANT 13.4 AND AGAIN THESE ARE TRANSFERS IN RIGHT SO AND THEN THIS YEAR 993 EXPENDITURES BASED UPON THE PROJECTED BASED UPON THE PROJECTED AND YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE USED.

THEY'RE THEY'RE IN GENERAL FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEBT SERVICE AND IN GENERAL FUND YOU SEE TOP LEFT CORNER RBC HERITAGE CLASSIC USED TO FUND THAT WE WE MOVED THAT TO THE AFFILIATED AGENCY ACCOUNT. FIRE RESCUE OPS FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT OUR FIRE TRUCK THE LEASES I SHOULD SAY EQUIPMENT THE FIRE TRUCKS, PARKS, PATHWAYS AND DEBT SERVICE.

AND SO ONLY WHERE AGE TAX IS BEING USED RIGHT NOW YOU SIR. WELL, YEAH.

COULD YOU TAKE SOME TIME AND KIND OF EXPLAIN AS YOU LOOK AT THE REVENUES OF THE HOSPITALITY TAX YOU'LL SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE THERE FROM 21 TO 20 2 TO 23.

BUT WHEN LOOK AT THE LOCAL TAX DOLLARS YOU SEE BIGGER INCREASE IN YOU WOULD WOMAN WOULD ASSOCIATE THE TWO AS AS FAR AS WHERE THEY'RE FROM WHICH IS MOSTLY OUR VISITORS SHOULD SOMEWHAT BE THE SAME IN INCREASE CAN WE EXPLAIN THAT BIT.

YEAH I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT YEAH WE HAVE BACK OUR ESTIMATES ON THE LOCAL TAX IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE POSITIVE TRENDS WOULD REALIZE THEM AND SO THIS YEAR WE ARE COMFORTABLE IN GOING AHEAD AND RAISING OUR ESTIMATES FOR THE LOCAL AND THEN IF MARK WERE TO GO BACK TO THE THIS THAT ONE IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE ESPECIALLY THE TRANSFER TO CAPITAL PROJECTS OUR WHOLE CAPITAL PLAN IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN LAST YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS ONE AREA AND SO THE USE OF THAT EACH IN THE CAPITAL PLAN IS A LITTLE

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BUT JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT JOSH GET THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEE WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT THOUSAND PERMITS BEFORE THE QUESTION ASKED I ASKED JOHN SHROYER WHO SHARED WHO APRIL AIKEN'S DOING A GREAT JOB. SHE SHARED THAT THERE 6000 CURRENT PERMITS I SAID WELL JOHN ARE WE CLOSER TO SIX? HE SAID WE'RE NOT AT PEAK SEASON YET.

IN A PEAK SEASON FOLKS DO CONVERT THEIR UNITS INTO TERM RENTALS THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A PERMIT SO WE'RE STILL PROJECTING APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER THOUSAND PERMITS.

WE'LL SEE WE SOME WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH A SEASON. WE HAVE TO MEASURE IT.

WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE IT BUT WE'RE PROJECTING 7000 UNITS AT $250 A UNIT AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TERM RENTAL PERMIT FEE IS USED SPECIFICALLY AND ONLY FOR OUR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SAFETY WHICH IS OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT MOSTLY LOT OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM FIRE INSPECTIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WE HAVE STAFF RAMPED UP INCLUDING PART TIMERS THAT ARE PRACTICALLY FULL TIMERS KEEPING UP WITH THE 6000 PERMITS IT FINANCE SUPPORT FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.

AND SO THE BENEFIT HERE TOO IS AND OPERATIONS IF WE NEED TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN AREAS THAT REALLY SERVE AND I WANT TO LOOK AT IT AS AN AFFECTED BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT BUT SERVE A SHORT TERM RENTAL UNIT THEN THAT'S WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE PLACED FIRST FULL YEAR ESTIMATED COST $1.75 MILLION FALLS ON THAT ONE JUST BOUGHT JUST TRIGGERED THERE WE HAVE TO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH TRUE PROJECTIONS HERE WITH NO HISTORY AND IT'S AS COMPLICATED WHEN YOU START TO TALK ABOUT BUDGETING BUT I JUST I JUST CHALLENGE US AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS BUT IF THINGS TAKE A TURN THAT IS NOT 1.75 THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN AND ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES FOR THE MOST PART ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO CHANGE. SO WE HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT HERE I THINK FOR THE LONG HAUL AS FAR AS BEING IN THE BUSINESS AND HAVING TO SUPPORT IT AND THE PERMIT FEES MAY NOT ALWAYS COVER IT AFTER WE GET INTO THIS A BIT SIR, YOU JUST WHAT SOMETIMES KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S MY TRULY IT'S MY JOB TO SEE WHAT TRENDS LOOK LIKE. IT'S NOT AS EASY AS JUST SAYING WHILE THE MONEY'S NOT COMING IN THAT THE FUNDS AREN'T COMING IN. LET'S SHUT DOWN FOR PROJECTS RIGHT. BUT IT'S ALWAYS A BALANCE OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS.

IT'S IT'S WHAT IT'S WHAT WE FOCUS ON AND IF YOU'D LIKE WE CAN CONTINUE TO UPDATE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE SHORT TERM RENTAL HOW ARE WE TRENDING WITH REVENUES BECAUSE WE DO WATCH THAT IF WE'RE PROJECTING 1175 AND WE ONLY HAVE 6004 PERMITS AT PEAK SEASON WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO RATCHET BACK IN SOME OF THAT RATCHETING BACK HAS TO BE OUT OF THAT ACCOUNT ALREADY GOT SOME THOUSAND PERMITS ISSUED WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE TO COME IN AND SHORT OF ANOTHER PANDEMIC IT'S HARD TO EXPECT OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL MARKET TO SHRINK. WE'RE TRYING TO CONTAIN IT. BUT I WOULD ALSO GO BACK I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT SOME OF THOSE SPENDING CATEGORIES I DON'T KNOW THE CONNECTION DIRECTLY TO A SHORT TERM RENTAL AND I IF SOME OF THE EXPENSES ON SOME OF THE OTHER EXPENDITURES AREN'T DIPPING IN HERE SO THAT IF ALEX WERE CORRECT AND WE HAVE A REDUCTION AND OR A FLUID NUMBER WITH THAT FUND OR THAT BUDGET ITEM, ARE WE NOT PUTTING OURSELF IN JEOPARDY? AND I GUESS I THAT TO THE INCREASE OF 14 NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND HAVE SOME THOSE ARE POSSIBLY ACTUALLY BEING FUNDED THROUGH THIS SO I WOULD CAUTION US AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT INCREASE IN IN THE STAFF NUMBERS.

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I THINK EMMY'S POINT IS WELL-TAKEN THAT AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNER NO.

FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNER AN EXPLANATION OF THE CONNECTIONS PROBABLY MAKES SENSE. SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE PREPARED IN WRITING TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION MADE. OKAY. THANK JOSH AND YOU GOT THAT.

OKAY WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT MID-YEAR BUDGET. I THINK I THINK AS SOON AS THIS BUDGET IS PUBLIC SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS ARE GOING TO GET WHERE ARE THEIR DOLLARS WHERE HOW ARE THEIR DOLLARS BEING USED? YEAH.

WHAT'S THE CONNECTION TO IT AND FINANCE. OKAY, LOOK AT THAT.

YES. YES, SIR. ARE GETTING IN THE GENERAL FUND OR OPERATING ACCOUNT AND. YOU SEE THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF REVENUE HERE ARE ON THE LEFT COLUMN PROPERTY TAX, LOCAL TAX BUSINESS LICENSE AND ALL THE WAY DOWN YOU SEE FRANCHISE FEES, PERMIT FEES AS WELL AS THE TRANSFERS IN AND SO OUR GENERAL BUDGET EXCUSE ME $57.9 MILLION THAT'S OUR OPERATING BUDGET. PROPERTY TAXES MAKE UP 16.9 MILLION LOCAL TAX SEVEN BUSINESS LICENSE A TOTAL OF 12.4 FRANCHISE FEES A MILLION PERMIT FEES THREE SEVEN AND SO SOME OF THE LARGER ACCOUNTS HERE PUBLIC SAFETY EMS ,BEACH PRESERVATION FEE AGE TAX, STATE TAX PRIOR YEAR FUNDS IN THOSE PRIOR YEAR FUNDS WILL BE USED THOSE PROJECTS. AS AN EXAMPLE DISTRICT PLANS ALAMO UPDATES THOSE FUNDS ARE PLEDGED SO TO SPEAK AND WILL TRANSFER FROM LAST YEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE UNDER WE WILL BE WE EITHER ARE UNDER CONTRACT OR WILL BE UNDER CONTRACT FOR THAT WORK.

SO MARK I'M SORRY MAYOR WHEN LOOKING AT THIS I KNOW THAT THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE RECEIVES REPORT FROM OUR FINANCE OFFICER AND ALSO WE DO ON THE CURRENT BUDGET BUT I THINK BEFORE SECOND READING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO GIVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON WHERE WE STAND ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE OKAY AND.

THE TRENDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN FORECASTING FOR NEXT YEAR ARE COMPARABLE SO I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO SEE A STATUS REPORT ON THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET BEFORE WE ADOPT THIS NEXT YEAR'S. OKAY. I WILL ASK WHEN REMIND ME THE DATE OF THE NEXT F AND A FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON ME PART OF ME BUT PARDON ME PLEASE WANT A FULL REPORT. YOU ANY OTHER BE SURPRISED THAT THIS EXTRA THE OPEN? NO, WE'RE FINE. WE'RE DOING WELL.

I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THESE AND SO WE'LL WE'LL FINE THIS YEAR AND SINCE THESE NUMBERS WERE ORIGINALLY PUT TOGETHER, THERE'S NO REASON TO CHANGE THOSE AND.

SO WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE ABOUT IT ALL WE AS OF APRIL 30 THOSE NUMBERS SO AS OF APRIL 30 SO THAT LEAVES BUT MAY AND JUNE STILL FOR THE YEAR SO A PRETTY GOOD PREDICTION TEN OUT OF 12 MONTHS. GREAT. YEAH, THANKS.

I THINK IT'LL BE A FAVORABLE REPORT. I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT IF I MAY, MAYOR, TO GIVE A COMPLIMENT TO OUR TOWN MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY IN GOOD POSITION WITH REGARD TO HOW THE TOWN SITUATED FINANCIALLY AND THAT CONSERVATIVE APPROACH SERVED US WELL BEFORE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THAT SO IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON THAT. THANK YOU.

SO AFTER TWO YEARS RECORD HIGH REV COLLECTIONS AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THIS.

I'M GOING TO SKIP THROUGH THESE SLIDES JUST FOR FOR TIME SAKE SO WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER

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I WILL ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA FOR OUR GENERAL RESERVE POLICY THAT WAS IMPROVED.

IT WAS A PROPOSAL THAT JOHN SHROYER AND I TALKED AND BROUGHT FORWARD IN YEAR PAST THE LOWER LIMIT INCREASED YOU CAN SEE FROM 35 TO 45 AS A LOWER LIMIT POLICY AS WELL AS AN UPPER LIMIT FROM 40 TO 55% AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE THE ACTUAL GREEN LINE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AND IS MOVED IN IN BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE UPPER AND LOWER LIMIT OF OUR FUN FUND. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS THAT OUR FUND BALANCE AS IT INCREASED WE'VE INCREASED OUR POLICY OF SAVINGS ARE FUND BALANCE POLICY AND DIDN'T AUTOMATICALLY GO TO THE FUND BALANCE TO TO USE THAT WE'VE THE EXPECTATION AND FUND BALANCE AND WRAPPED THE AROUND IT WHAT THAT MEANS AND A BOND RATING SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK FROM ANY BOND RATING AGENCY THIS THIS POLICY DECISION AS WELL AS OUR POLICY DECISION TO ONCE AND FOR ALL HAVE A A FUTURISTIC YOU KNOW, ALL INCLUSIVE RESILIENCE WILL GO A LONG WAY WITH ANY BOND RATING AGENCY. RIGHT.

THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OUT THERE AND NEVER NEVER LAND WHERE YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE IT'S NOT A FUND IF YOU BALANCE IT'S A FUND AS IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT .

I THINK I UNDERSTOOD IT'S NOT FUNNY MONEY IT'S SAVINGS FUND WITH A D A PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET EXPENDITURES YOU SEE SALARIES BENEFITS OPERATING PUBLIC SAFETY AFFILIATE AT AGENCIES WE'RE TRANSFERRING SOME GENERAL FUND TO CAPITAL PROJECTS IN YEARS PAST BUT WE AREN'T DOING THAT THIS YEAR WE'RE TRANSFERRING IT TO HOUSING HOUSING WAS IN THE WE'VE CREATED A NEW FUND AS WELL AS TRANSFERRING LAND TO LAND ACQUISITION AN ACCOUNT $1,000,000 SO YOU SEE A GENERAL FUND TOTAL BUDGET PROPOSED $57,980,977.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THAT HOUSING MEANS WORKFORCE HOUSING.

YES. OKAY. YES, SIR.

SO LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CALLING THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD GET CONFUSED IF THEY COULD REFERRING TO SOMETHING BROADER IN HOUSING. OKAY.

I'M SIR WITHOUT ANY OBJECTION WILL MAKE THE CHANGE THAT SECOND AND FINAL READING TO SHOW A WORK FORCE HOUSING FUND OKAY THANK YOU AND WELL JUST SINCE THE TOPIC IS BROUGHT UP IS IT THOUGH JUST FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING SOME OF THESE ARE THESE FUNDS 100% DIRECTED TOWARDS WORKFORCE? I GUESS MY QUESTION THE REASON I ASK I WAS AS YOU LOOK BAFFLED LIKE WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT QUESTION? OH I DIDN'T BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD QUESTION BUT I SUGGEST WE TALK A LITTLE DEEPER ABOUT THAT AS WE GET INTO THE HOUSING FUND.

I THINK WE SHOULD. THANKS JUSTIN. WE WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE POSITIONS AND SO YOU KNOW, ONE IS A MARKETING ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

WE TALKED A LOT DMO BUT THERE'S THERE'S THERE'S DIFFERENT MESSAGES GET OUT THERE AND I

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WE DID NOT I DID NOT BRING ANY NEW CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THOSE YES.

YES SIR THANK YOU. THOSE THOSE SIX ARE IN PLACE. BOB'S DONE A FABULOUS JOB RECRUITING AND HIRING THOSE SIX AND FOR NOW HE SAYS HE DOESN'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT NEEDS TO GET THROUGH A SEASON AND WE'LL ASK THEM AGAIN . BUT I THINK THAT WE HIRE THE RIGHT FOLKS.

I KNOW WE HIRED THE RIGHT FOLKS IN THAT REGARD. I WAS ALSO ASKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. SO SOURCES OF FUNDS, USES OF FUNDS. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET $313,000 THE SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR THAT ARE STATE TAX LOCAL EIGHT TAX AND BUSINESS LICENSING AFFILIATED REQUESTS CAME IN FISCAL YEAR 24 A PROPOSED FOIA SO A REQUEST OF 2.8 MILLION IN A IN A PROPOSED OUT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATOR OF COMMITTEE STRAIGHT INTO THE BUDGET OF $2.363 MILLION SORRY MAYOR AND MANAGER WELL FOR ON THAT SLIDE CAN YOU GO BACK.

YES YOU THE ONE SO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND REQUESTED A GRANT OF 500,000 IT UNDERSTAND FROM THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT RELATED TO THE HOUSING FUND IS THAT THE FOLLOWING. YEAH OKAY SO WHEN WE GET TO THE HOUSING FUND WILL WE TALK ABOUT AT THAT POINT OR IS NOW THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT? WE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT AT THAT POINT. I WILL I SHARE WITH YOU.

YES. I'VE MET WITH HABITAT WITH BRENDA.

WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION. I THINK THAT DETAILS ARE POST-BUDGET FRANKLY THOSE POLICY DECISIONS ON HOW YOU USE THE FUNDS AND WHERE YOU THOSE FUNDS I KNOW THAT IT DID COME OUT OF AND MY UNDERSTANDING I WASN'T AT THE MEETING THAT DAY BUT I LOOKED AT YOU KNOW, NOTES AND WHATNOT STAFF SHARED WITH ME THAT LET'S GET TOGETHER AND TALK WITH THEM AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP AND SEE IF THERE IS A COLLECTIVE STRATEGY TO PUT IN PLACE.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT MR. WOOLLEY AND I TALKED ABOUT.

I BY NO MEANS GOT VERY FAR WITH IT. MY HEAD'S BEEN IN THE BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLAN BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS SO I DO THINK THAT IF YOU WANT ME TO PLEDGE THOSE FUNDS THE WORK WE NEED TO DO AT POST-BUDGET ON HOW TO USE THOSE HOUSING FUNDS IS AN IMPORTANT TO DO IT. WE'LL PUT A BY THAT TALK ABOUT LATER OKAY THANK YOU AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE YOU SEE THEM THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN UP HERE BUT ISLAND REC OUR AFFILIATED AGENCIES AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO US AS DETERMINED BY EFFORT TO TRANSFER FUNDS THROUGH THROUGH THIS ISLAND WRECK COASTAL DISCOVERY MITCHELL WILL LR TO SOLICIT THE 14 CIRCUIT SOLICITOR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OUR HERITAGE RBC HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS NOT FUNDED AND THAT'S ALL OF THEM. SO OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND 2.62.5 MILLS OR $2.8 MILLION TOWARDS AFFILIATED AGENCIES IS THE US. I'M SORRY ALEX YOU I WAS JUST MAKING SO WE READ IN THE RIGHT CALL IN 2.12.3 YEAH SO YOU SAID TO SAY AND I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF OF THE US THE EVENT MANAGEMENT AMBASSADOR'S LINE IF THAT NUMBER IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CHANGE THAT WAS MADE WITH REGARD TO IT'S NOT SO THAT WOULD BE A LOWER TOTAL IN THE END BECAUSE THAT LINE ITEM SHOULD BE REDUCED CORRECT I ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN SO YOU SCB EVENT MANAGEMENT ARE YOU AT THE U.S. BE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM CAME IN AND YOU KNOW PRIOR YEAR ASKED FOR 190 THIS YEAR TO 38 THAT TO 38 1985 THAT WAS BASED UPON OUR TOWN CODE THAT TO THEM

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THEIR THEIR ASK WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OUT OF FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE WAS $238,985. SO THAT WON'T GO DOWN IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET BUT MY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS TO BRING BACK TO FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AS SOON AS WE CAN JOSH AND I HAVE ALREADY MET ON IT TO PUT TOGETHER SOME SORT OF MEMO USE TO OTHER AFFILIATED AGENCIES AND BRING FORWARD TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FIRST THROUGH COMMITTEE THEN THROUGH FOR COUNSEL SOMEWHAT OF A TERM SHEET MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT WITH USCCB THAT ISN'T JUST AN AUTOMATIC AMOUNT BUT IT IN FACT HAS SOME SOME GOALS OBJECTIVES, EXPECTATIONS AND MEASUREMENT ALONG WITH SOME ANNUAL FUNDING REQUESTS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO THE WORK THAT A HAS BEEN DOING ISN'T REFLECTED IN THIS COMING YEAR'S BUDGET BUT IT WILL BE A RESULT FROM THE YES. SORRY FOR THE LONG ANSWER THAT WAS A GREAT ANSWER.

THANK YOU EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MOST PART WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS ALREADY SOME THINGS THAT I SAY I'LL I'LL I'LL HIGHLIGHT WE ARE OVERHAULING OUR LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE THAT IS A BIG LIFT WILL COST SOME EXTERNAL DOLLARS WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED HERE TO WRITE CODE IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY. I DON'T ADVISE THAT FOLKS THAT WORK ON DAY TO DAY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW RELATED WORK AND WORK AS PROJECT MANAGERS CODE WE HAVE OUTSOURCE THAT WE WILL ALSO HAVE AT THE END OF THE DAY AN ISLAND WIDE MASTER PLAN A GROWTH FRAMEWORK MAP THE THE CONDITIONS AND TRENDS CAPACITY STUDY SEVERAL DISTRICT PLANS THAT ARE INTELLIGENT PLANNING TOOLS THEIR SUB AREA PLANS THAT SHOULD GUIDE THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AND GUIDE CAPITAL PROJECT INVESTMENT AS WELL AS PROGRAMING A LONG TERM WE WILL ALSO UPDATE ACTUALLY ESTABLISH UPDATE A FUTURE LAND USE MAP WE NEED ONE AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ELEMENTS WE HAVE INCREASED SOME PERMITTING AND PLAN REVIEW. I'M LOOKING AT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS BUT WE'VE ALSO SOME FEES TO PERMITTING AND PLAN REVIEW A LITTLE BIT OF . IT IS THE APPROPRIATE GROWTH PAYING FOR SOME OF ITSELF WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.

HATS OFF TO MISSY CHRIS YATES SEAN AND MICHAEL TREY, A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHERS BUT MY EXPECTATION IS ON THAT OUR HIGH SO WE WILL INVEST IN OUR TIME AS AS SOME SOFTWARE IMPROVEMENT SOFTWARE WE ALREADY HAVE BUT IMPROVE IMPROVEMENTS TOO IT WILL FUND THE TOWN'S 360 40 YEAR CELEBRATION ALSO BRING FORWARD MUSIC FESTIVAL WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT STRATEGIC WE WILL PUT FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS AND TRAIL CAMERAS UP ALIGNING WITH VIEW FOR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEN CALIBRATED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT REMAIN COMPETITIVE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT TRYING TO CATCH UP IN ALWAYS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH SALARIES TO TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN SINCE I'VE GOT HERE AND THEN ALSO BEFORE I ARRIVED SO YES SIR A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THAT SLIDE THE PERMITTING PLAN REVIEW PROCESS OF COURSE WE PROJECTING TO HAVE SOME INCREASE IN THE COLLECTION FEES BECAUSE WE ARE INTRODUCING SALAFI. SO AGAIN I'M JUST BRINGING THIS UP FOR FOR WHEELS TO TURN AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR HOUSING DISCUSSION I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE FEES MAY MAYBE BEING ABATED FOR HOUSING BECAUSE. THAT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO A PROJECT THAT RIGHT SO UNDERSTOOD NOT TO TO TO TRY TO NOT JUMP IN THOSE DETAILS AS BRING THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE FORWARD.

THAT IS THE PLACE THAT WE HAVE THAT I'D CALL IT ABATEMENT INCENTIVE SECTION ON HOUSING AS

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WE'RE PRIORITIZING OR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE AN ANNUAL REPORT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND WILL CONTINUE WITH CRESCENDO LANTERN PARADE, EARTH DAY TREE AND MENORAH LIGHTING. WE'RE INCREASED FUNDING FOR PARK MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR AS AN EXAMPLE THERE'S FUNDS TO TREES AND UNDERSTORY AND CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT AREAS ON OUR ISLAND IN THIS IN THIS BUDGET BOTH FROM A FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT STANDPOINT AS WELL AS AS WE BUILD OUR NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS WE'LL FOCUS ON BEACH OPERATIONS WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT I SHARE THAT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND THEN WE'RE OF COURSE TRANSFERRING INTENTIONALLY $1,000,000 TO A NEW LAND ACQUISITION FUND FOR US TO USE WHETHER WE BOND THAT WRITE A 25 YEAR BOND COULD RAISE SOME SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS WE COULD COMPOUND THAT WITH THE COUNTY FUND THE GREEN SPACE FUND BUT BUT IT'S THERE NEEDLESS SAY OUR COMMITMENT TO RECRUITING AND RETAINING AMAZING EMPLOYEES AND AMAZING TEAMMATES WITH A GOOD PACKAGE I'VE PUT IN THE BUDGET A 4% PERFORMANCE BASED SALARY INCREASE AN INCREASE IN TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, A NEW WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT AND THEN A CONTINUATION OF OF WORK THAT THIS AWESOME AMAZING ORGANIZATION HAS DONE BEFORE MY TIME BUT THEN ALSO BASED UPON SOME WORK THAT I'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE RIGHT REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE INCREASED FOR A1K 1% WE HAVE A VACATION BUYBACK OPTION 25 HOURS OF VACATION PTO BUYBACK WE COVER THOSE SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER UNFUNDED MANDATES, HEALTH INSURANCE RETIREMENT PREMIUMS WE HAVE 350 $350 TO 550 INCREASE TO BE FOR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERS THAT THAT LIVE ON THE ISLAND WE HAVE DONE I HAVE DONE WITH LISA STAUFFER WHERE THERE'S LISA A TOWN CLASS IN COMPENSATION STUDY A REGIONAL WE WORK PHONES REGIONAL WE DID A BIG STUDY AND WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING THE PHONES. WE OUR FIREFIGHTERS AS ONE EXAMPLE TO BE THE HIGHEST PAID IN THE STATE AND ENTRY LEVEL SALARIES THAT THAT STUFF YOU'RE NOT SEEING IN THE 4% WE ADJUSTED I ADJUSTED FIRE RESCUE COMPENSATION LAST YEAR WE LOSING TOO MANY FOLKS THEY WOULD SHOW UP THEY WOULD WORK THEY WOULD REALIZE IT COSTS A LOT MORE TO WORK HERE AND LIVE HERE OR AT LEAST TRAVEL TO WORK HERE THAN THEY FIRST ANTICIPATED.

WE HAD MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT THAT ADJUSTMENTS MADE BUT WHAT IT'S DOING IS WE'RE UP THIS YEAR RIGHT? SO THIS WILL BE THE FULL YEAR THAT THAT'S IN THERE.

I'VE DONE SOME STUDIES IN THE REGION THANKS TO LISA. MOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVING THREE OR 2% COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE AS WELL AS TWO OR 3% PERFORMANCE BASED.

SO IF YOU ADD UP EXAMPLE OUR OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE REGION I BELIEVE THEY'RE AT 5% TOTAL. MY PROPOSAL TO YOU IS 4% BUT I KNOW THAT I'VE ADJUSTED SOME SALARIES. WE RECRUITED SOME GOOD FOLKS AND THE PROPOSAL IS WE DID HEAR SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ON 5% AND I UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO RETAIN FOLKS. I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S COSTLY EVERY TIME WE GO UP 1% 1% ACROSS THE BOARD BASED UPON THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE HERE CLOSE TO $300,000.

SO MARK, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR CONTINUING TO TAKE A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT OKAY.

WE ARE COMMUNITY THAT EXPECTS EXCELLENCE AND YOU WILL NOT GET EXCELLENCE IF YOU'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE BUT THE PUBLIC IS NOT LOOKING AT HERE BUT I AM SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT ACTUALLY LIVE ON HILTON HEAD THAT WORK FOR THE OF HILTON HEAD. OKAY AND I GOT TO TELL YOU THAT THE NUMBER IS NOT VERY HIGH.

OKAY. SO THE EXTRA EFFORT AS FAR AS RETENTION IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT AND IT'S SHOWING UP AND US HAVING PEOPLE HERE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE EXPECT TO BE

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AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THERE'S NO BETTER JOB THAN WORKING HERE IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND YOUR LEADERSHIP MORE MERIT.

YES, I AS YOU ALL KNOW I VALUE WELLNESS AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEW WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT.

I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING I SUPPORT AND ALSO MY FAMILIES ARE AS MANY FAMILIES DO A VALUE EDUCATION. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT SO YOU KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT KIND OF BENEFITS BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THOSE TWO IN PARTICULAR SO THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT I SAID JANUARY 22 OR 3% SALARY INCREASE LATE 22 FIRE RESCUE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS JULY 22 3% MERIT AND 4%. WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL UP IT'S ABOUT $3 MILLION AND IN IT AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING ATTENTION TO IS PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT'S EXPECTED AND YOU KNOW FOR FOR DISCUSSION AT A WORKSHOP TO PEOPLE ON THE BEACH I LOOK IT PERHAPS FROM A DIFFERENT LENS LENS TO FOCUS ON THE BEACH 5 HOURS A DAY DEPENDING ON THE SEASON HOT OR COLD. BUT THEY'RE CHASING TRASHCANS.

THEY'RE HELPING THE EMS. THEY'RE HELPING BEACH SHORE BEACH SERVICES.

THEY'RE HELPING AND TALKING SHORE I SHOULD SAY TURTLE PATROL THEY'RE WORKING WITH AS AN EXAMPLE THE ON WEDDING PERMITS THEY'RE PUTTING DOWN BEACH MATS GOING TO HOME DEPOT TO BUY HAMMERS AND NAILS BECAUSE THEY CAN CHANGE OUT BOARDS ON BOARDWALKS EASIER, QUICKER, CHEAPER THEN THEY CAN BID THAT OUT AND CONTRACT IT OUT OVER THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AND YOU HAVE 4% SO IMPORTANT TO THEM BUT SO IS ANOTHER PERSON AND SO THAT IS ONE THING AS ONE EXAMPLE I'M I'M TRULY TRYING TO BALANCE THIS IN THIS TIME HALF YEAR BEACH AMBASSADORS OR OUR BEACH AMBASSADORS HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING YOU CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT FROM PEOPLE AS IT'S SAVING PROBLEMS THE BEACH AND IT'S KEEPING PEOPLE HAPPY.

ABSOLUTELY. GREAT PROGRAM. GREAT.

THANK YOU, SIR. STORMWATER MY STORMWATER FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR STORMWATER RELATED EXPENDITURE STAFFING OPERATIONS INVENTORY MODELING MASTER PLANNING YOU SEE THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEES AS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE $5.1 MILLION.

IT'S A $60,000 CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR USE A LITTLE BIT OF PRIOR YEAR FUNDS THAT'S PROJECT BASE THAT DOESN'T TRANSFER INTO PEOPLE INVESTMENT INCOME AND PLAN FEES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT PLAN REVIEW FEES WERE ZERO IN YEARS PRIOR. THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE SUPPORTS ENFORCEMENT OF THAT UNFUNDED FEDERAL STATE WATER QUALITY NPD PERMIT.

WE DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND I DO APPRECIATE SEAN AND BRIAN AND JEFF METZINGER WHO WHO PUT DOWN THEIR HOURS THAT IT TAKES TO REVIEW PLANS AND ISSUE PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS AND SO WE CALIBRATED TO COVER THEIR COSTS NOT TO HAVE REVENUE ACCESS RIGHT FROM A REVENUE NEUTRAL STORMWATER RATE IS PLANNED FOR 24 EXCEPT WE NEED THE RESILIENCE DONE BEFORE WE DO THAT THERE'S NO SENSE TO STUDY A RATE STUDY WITHOUT RESILIENCE PLAN.

SO PERHAPS THE STORMWATER RATE STUDY MOVES FORWARD INTO 25 AND THE RESILIENT PLAN NEEDS TO BE FIRST TO THE TABLE TO NEW TIME EMPLOYEES ARE PROPOSED AND THE USE OF FUNDS AS STORMWATER UTILITY FEE NOT ANY OF THOSE OTHER FEES WE TALKED ABOUT BUT STORMWATER MAINTENANCE

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I'M TRYING TO BE WITH YOU VERY VERY OPEN IN WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

I WOULDN'T ALWAYS SAY THAT WAS AN EASY THING TO DO STORMWATER FOLKS JUST GET OUT THERE AND PROBLEMS GETTING THAT PULLED BACK A BIT AND ORGANIZED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND FUND THE TRUE NEED IS HAPPENING DAILY GETTING BETTER AT IT YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR RATE AT A BUCK 5050 DOLLARS PER IS IS THE HIGHEST I DO KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND THAT $150 AS THE HIGHEST WE ARE DOING SO MUCH MORE THAN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WITH THOSE DOLLARS AND THAT'S A TOWN COUNCIL POLICY DECISION AND THOSE FUNDS ARE SUPPORTING IT FOR NOW.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COST. I SHARED THIS WITH YOU AT FIRST READING IF YOU WANT ME TO SLOW DOWN I WILL IT'S A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ANNUAL COST VERSUS INCREASE EXPECTATIONS AND SERVICE AS AS WELL AS AN ALIGNMENT OR CALIBRATION OF OF NEXT YEAR'S COST AND MOVING FORWARD YOU SEE THE EXPENDITURES BY CATEGORY SALARIES BENEFITS 24% OPERATING 49 INVENTORY MODELING BODY SYSTEM SOME CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WHILE THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN THERE'S STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THOSE ACCOUNTS INCLUDING $1,000,000 IN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SOME CONTINGENCY PUMPS STATION MAINTENANCE AND THEN OF COURSE SOME TRANSFER OUT TO GENERAL FUND FOR SOME SALARIES THAT AS AN EXAMPLE PLANNING STAFF OTHER STAFF ARE WORKING ON STORMWATER RELATED WE TRANSFER OUT 125 AND IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN TRANSFER OUT TO SEA SHIP A LITTLE SHY OF $900,000 SO FOR A TOTAL BUDGET OF 5.885 NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR POINT 9% DIFFERENTIAL $52,521 CHANGE I'M SORRY CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE UNEXPENDED TERMS SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE RESILIENCY PLAN AND THE RATE STUDY AND I KNOW PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE HAS ON ITS AGENDA ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING AN RFQ REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THAT IN THE STAFF REPORT AS I RECALL THAT'S TO BE FUNDED PARTIALLY BY BUDGET BUT ALSO BY A FEMA GRANT AND I'M WONDERING WHERE WITHIN THOSE EXPENDITURES BY CATEGORY WHERE THE FUNDING BE FOR THE RESILIENCY PLAN I WANT TO SAY IT WAS $250,000 WAS THE BUDGET BUT IT WAS FOR THE RESILIENCY PLAN BUT I'VE THOUSAND DOLLARS JOHN IS IT IN THERE IT'S WANT TO MAKE SURE IN THERE SOMEWHERE IN HERE SO YOU CAN SEE IS IN THERE OKAY ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO ASK A PARTICULAR LINE ITEM AT THIS POINT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT THAT WE ARE DOING IT AND WE'RE FUNDING IT AND. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU.

YOU SAY A FEW MORE WORDS ABOUT WHAT A RESILIENCY PLAN IS. YES, BRIAN.

RESILIENCE PLAN. WE HAVEN'T HEARD YOU TALK TO TOWN COUNCIL SINCE YOU STARTED HERE, BRIAN, COME ON UP OR JEFF MATT SINGER, BRIAN MCCAULEY IS COMING OFF COVERS THAT SORRY BRIAN ACTUALLY SUSTAINED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SO THE RESILIENCY PLAN WILL LOOK AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS IS RESILIENCE IS THE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM SOMETHING RIGHT NOT NECESSARILY PREVENT SOMETHING SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOCIOECONOMICS STORM, WATER, SEA LEVEL RISE, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, A HOST OF THINGS.

SO WE'LL PRESENT THAT ON THURSDAY THAT. PEOPLE SAY BUT HELP IS GREAT

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SO SOME OF OUR SERVICE DELIVERY WATER QUALITY ALAMO COMPLIANCE AND JUST FOR PERMITTING INVENTORY AND MODELING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE JUST YOU KNOW DITCHES CHANNELS STREET SWEEPING POND MANAGEMENT PUMP STATION MAINTENANCE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE AND.

I'LL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND. PUBLIC SYSTEMS VERSUS PRIVATE SYSTEMS THOSE PRIVATE SYSTEMS THERE ARE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE EXTENT SERVICE THE PUBLIC SYSTEM WE'RE MAINTAINING ONLY THE TOWN RIGHT OF WAY TOWN EASEMENTS AND TOWN PROPERTY.

WE ARE NOT MAINTAINING RIGHT OF WAY BEAUFORT COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY AND UNKNOWN OWNERSHIP FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT AN EASEMENT WITHOUT A RIGHT OF WAY THERE ARE 17 AGREEMENTS AND SIX CURRENT APPLICANTS THOSE THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE ALL BROUGHT TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR YOU TO AGREE THERE'S A MODEL AGREEMENT IN PLACE JEFF BUCKELEW AND THAT SINGER MORE JEFF NET SINGER IN THE LAST LONG WHILE HAS REALLY PUSHING TO GET THOSE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND FOLKS THAT NEED HELP NEED TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE FOR US TO PUT EASEMENTS IN PLACE TO WORK WORK ON THAT ON THE ON ON THOSE SOLUTIONS IN FY 24 THE CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECT LIST THERE ARE 23 PROJECTS THERE COULD BE 50 YOU KNOW I THINK TODAY TODAY THERE MIGHT BE 24 PROJECTS. BRIAN WILL ADD A PROJECT POTENTIALLY BUT A LOT OF THIS WORK WHILE THIS WORK IS PAID WITH STORMWATER UTILITY FUNDS AND INTO OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM NINE PUBLIC SYSTEMS 14 PLACE SYSTEMS AND THE THE DOLLARS RIGHT THE PROJECTS AND THE DOLLARS ARE ALIGNED ON ON THE NEXT ON THE NEXT SLIDES OF THE CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE THE CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THERE'S THERE'S 14 POWER SYSTEMS AND YOU CAN DRAW DOWN THROUGH THERE SOME OF IT'S JUST PIPE CLEANING OTHER REPAIRING SINKHOLES OTHERS IS INSPECTION WITH CAMERAS AND AND REPAIRS AND JUMP IN ASK A QUESTION. SO ON THE OTHER SLIDE YOU MENTIONED THESE ARE THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PLACE AND TOWN OWNED PROPERTIES BUT NOT COUNTY NOT STATE. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE PROPERTIES ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES WHERE THE LIES ELSEWHERE WE WORK WITH THOSE AGENCIES WE WORK WITH THE STATE WORK WITH THE COUNTY. ONE ISSUE THAT WE ENCOUNTERED TODAY WAS YOU KNOW, COUNTY AND AN EASEMENT THAT THE COUNTY OWNS AND OPERATES WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE HARD THE HARD WORK WILL BE THIS AS WE REALLY BUILD OUR RESILIENCE PLAN I THINK THAT THERE'S GOT THERE HAS TO BE A LAYER ON THE RESILIENCE YOU KNOW, WATER WATER FLOWS SO IT GOES FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND AREAS ARE FLOOD PRONE, RIGHT? SOME BECAUSE JUST MOTHER NATURE AND OTHERS BECAUSE THERE'S BACKED UP OTHERS BECAUSE THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ENGINEERED SOLUTION PLACE THAT RESILIENCE PLAN NEEDS TO IDENTIFY THAT SO AS WE START ADDING IT ALL UP WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE STATE SYSTEMS ARE.

THE COUNTY SYSTEMS ARE OUR SYSTEMS ARE IN EVEN PRIVATE PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF A GATE.

RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST THE EASY TO SAY WELL YOU'RE BEHIND THE GATE THAT'S A PRIVATE SYSTEM. BRING FORWARD IT. SOME OF IT IS PERMANENT EASEMENTS ACROSS PROPERTIES TO SOLVE STORM WATER AND WATER FLOW ISSUES AND WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB HERE ON THE ISLAND OF DOING THAT IN THE PAST. THE DIFFICULTY SOMETIMES IS THE STATE MIGHT MAINTAIN IT AND INSPECT AND MAINTAIN FIVE YEARS AND OUR IN OUR EXPECTATIONS MIGHT BE LOT MORE FREQUENT AND SO I THINK THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR RESILIENCE PLAN GETTING THOSE PARTNERS AT THE TABLE IS GOING TO BE TASK NUMBER. WELL THERE'S ONE INSTANCE THAT COMES TO MIND AND WHY ASK THE QUESTION IT IS A COUNTY ISSUE BUT OUR TOWN STAFF HAS WORKED REALLY IN TRYING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AND I WONDER LONG TERM IF THERE ISN'T A DIFFERENT SOLUTION WHEREBY THE TOWN AND YOU KNOW I'M NOT LOOKING FOR MORE EXPENSES BUT CERTAINLY WHERE THE TOWN OWNS MORE OF WHAT IS HERE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF HILTON ISLAND OUR ROADS OF SEWERS ETC. SO THAT WE CAN GET OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER COUNTY AND

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I COULD HAVE JUST TURNED TO THIS SLIDE EARLIER. SORRY BRIAN AND OF COURSE WE'VE AS I WE'VE TRANSFERRED OUT $860,000 INTO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND YOU SEE GUM TREE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS JARVIS CREEK OUTFALL CAUDILLO COURT IMPROVEMENTS, MOONSHINE ROAD DITCH IT'S IN THE FOLLY FIELD WEXFORD PUMP PUMP STATION SECURITY CAMERAS AND THE LOT PUMP STATION JUST ONE STATEMENT MOST OF YOUR COLLEAGUES THAT IS A FEW PART TIME FOR THE DIRECTION HERE OKAY AND COMMEND THE THE TOWN MANAGER AND STAFF FOR TAKING THIS ON IF YOU REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF THE STORMWATER THAT BEING SOMEWHAT MANAGED THROUGH AGREEMENTS OF PLAYS AND THOSE PLAYS I MEAN IN MY MIND YOU'VE GOT CAST IN MONITORING OF THE SITUATION BUT OUTSIDE OF THE PLAYS AND OUTSIDE OF THE GATED COMMUNITIES OTHERWISE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MONITORING GOING ON OKAY WE COULD LOOK AT THE LOOK THE THE SPENDING HISTORY SURE YOU CAN MAKE ARGUMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN EQUITABLE BUT UNDERSTANDING THE SPOTS THAT ARE PRONE TO SPOTS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED AND THAT SORT OF THING WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL AS TO WHERE THE PROBLEMS AND WHERE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WHICH IN THE END MAY PUSH TO DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE RATE.

I THINK JUST AS WE THROUGH THE QUALIFICATION PROCESS AT THAT POINT OF I THINK IS SO INFLUENTIAL TO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDING WHY IS SO IMPORTANT AND THEN SUPPORTING IT IS IF IT'S THROUGH NEW EMPLOYEES NEW PLAN WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE WHY WE'RE GOING IN THAT DIRECTION IS WHERE. ALL RIGHT AND AS MUCH AS WE TALK ABOUT MANAGING GROWTH YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MANAGING MOTHER NATURE OKAY SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IS NOT A HUGE PORTION OF OUR BUDGET BUT IS A CRITICAL PORTION OF OUR BUDGET AND CAN I JUST SAY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS THOSE EYES AND THOSE PROPERTIES THOSE THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE TOWN DOESN'T HAVE OWNERSHIP I WOULD LIKE TO I KNOW MARK AND I TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I BRING IT UP A LOT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THE COUNCIL TO OUR MAYOR THAT IF WE CAN SPEND SOME TIME INVESTIGATING AND HAVING THE DISCUSSION OF WHAT IT DOES ENTAIL TO OWN WHAT'S INSIDE OF OUR TOWN LIMITS SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS EVERYONE'S NEEDS INSIDE OUTSIDE THE GATE IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THESE TWO NEW F T'S A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. SO THESE TWO NEW TEAMMATES TO JEFF KNICKS THAT SINGER AND COMPANY STORMWATER MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATOR STORMWATER INSPECTOR SO WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT TO GET BETTER AT IT. WE'RE JUST NOT THROWING PEOPLE AT IT THERE PLAN WILL WILL BE THAT BASIC SOLUTION AS WELL AS THE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FUTURE. I PUT THIS IN THE SLIDE BECAUSE I WANTED START SEEING MYSELF AND I WAS ASKED THIS A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES BY WARD I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO BREAK THE ISLAND UP. WE CAN BREAK IT UP DIFFERENT WAYS BUT HOW WE'VE SPENT DOLLARS IN 18 ALL THE WAY TO 22 WITH A FIVE YEAR TOTAL.

I DO KNOW THAT AS WE LOOK AT STORMWATER UTILITY EXPENDITURES BY WARD INTENT THERE IS TO START TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE MAJOR PROJECTS AND I KNOW THAT BRIAN MARKLEY AND

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OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WILL YOU MAKE SURE YOU THIS IN JOHN SHROYER HAS IT OR KIM ACTUALLY KIM WILL YOU MAKE SURE YOU SEND THIS CHART TO ALL OF TOWN COUNCIL IT'S IN HERE WELL WE'LL GET THAT TO YOU SUNDAY AND WE HAVE A PDF OF IT THANK YOU. I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE TO SEE THAT ESPECIALLY WELL THIS IS SOME OF OUR EARLY WORK IN THAT REGARD SO DEBT SERVICE MOVING ALONG OUR DEBT SERVICE 17.397 PROPERTY TAXES 31% OF THE DEBT SERVICE BUDGET BEACH PRESERVATION FEES 25% HOSPITALITY FEE TIFF AND REAL ESTATE TRANSFER 1120 2A9 9.2% RESPECTIVELY IMPORTANT THING NOTICE THERE IS THAT OUR DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES ARE DOWN BY $2 MILLION THANKS TO PAYING OFF DEBT. YES THEY ARE JOB JOHN JOB JOHN AND TOWN COUNCIL IN THIS COMMUNITY YOU'LL SEE THAT PRINCIPAL PAID IN 22 AT 15 623 AT 16 AND THIS YEAR AT 12.9 FOR A TOTAL OF 17.397 DOWN 10% FROM LAST YEAR.

WE'VE ALSO PUT IN THERE SOME FUNDING AS YOU ANTICIPATE AND CONSIDER NEW DEBT.

RIGHT. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT OUT LOUD AND GAVE ME SOME DIRECTION ON THAT. I'VE STARTED TO LOOK INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND I INTEND TO BRING FORWARD AT LEAST SOME OPTIONS FOR US FOR YOU FOR US AFTER THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED WE $1.5 MILLION IN THERE JUST FOR CONSIDERATION MARY THERE WAS A SLIDE BACK A WAYS WHERE THERE WAS A 1500 DOLLARS 1500 PERCENT LEAVE US DECREASE IN OUR INTEREST PAYMENTS OVERALL, IS THAT CORRECT I SHOULD ADD THAT WHEN IT WAS A 1500 PERCENT INCREASE INCREASE BUT NOT NON-INTEREST INCOME IN INTEREST INCOME, YES RIGHT HIGHLY UNUSUAL BASED ON THE CURRENT BUT THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE LAST 12 MONTHS ACCOUNTED.

OH YEAH YEAH. WE ALSO HAD A DECREASE IN OUR DEBT SERVICING COSTS CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY? I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHEN ANOTHER LARGEST BLAST DECREASES THE DECREASE THAT WAS FUNDED BY THE FIVE MILLS FOR THE NATURAL DISASTER BONDS RIGHT.

THOSE FIVE MILLS AREN'T THERE. AND SO THOSE BOND PAYMENTS THERE NO THERE WAS WE'VE ALSO REDUCED THE EXPENSE TO US OF SOME OF OUR OTHER DEBT BY RENEGOTIATION AND HAVING PAID OFF THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE AND I KNOW WHAT'S IN HERE AND I PASSED BY IT BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND I'LL GO BACK AND REVIEW FOR THE NEXT WELL I, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'M I DON'T WANT TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES I THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE ASKING THE QUESTION OF WE'RE PAYING LESS DEBT, RIGHT? SO CAN MILLAGE DEBT MILLAGE DECREASE? WE REDUCED MILLAGE I'M NOT PUTTING WORDS BUT I WANT TO CHAT ABOUT THIS SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT SO I THINK YOU HAVE A AS WE'VE REDUCED MILLAGE FIVE MILLS WHEN THE EMERGENCY PLANNING EMERGENCY MILLAGE WAS REDUCED IT FEELS LONGER THAN A YEAR ISSUE GO BUT THAT'S WHEN IT OCCURRED IT AFFECTED LAST YEAR THIS CURRENT YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET THERE'S NO ROOM TO REDUCE MILLAGE HERE BECAUSE THOSE ARE JUST PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS PAID OVER TIME THAT. THAT IS JUST THE NATURE OF RECURRING PAYMENT OF DEBT. RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE PAID $16 MILLION OF DEBT LAST YEAR. PRINCIPAL IN THIS YEAR ONLY 12.9 PROJECTED.

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YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT REVENUES AT FIVE WELL PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BUT TOTAL REVENUES IS 17.3. RIGHT AND I THINK YOU CAN LOOK AT PROPERTY ONLY SUPPORT 31% OF OUR DEBT PAYMENTS AND SO 69% OF OUR DEBT PAYMENTS ARE FUNDED FOR SPECIFICALLY THE SPECIAL BONDS. AND SO THAT'S YOUR BEACH FEES, YOUR HOSPITALITY FEES AND OR JEFF BONDS AND SO THOSE PAYMENTS WILL CONTINUE.

AND SO AS PROPERTY TAX AFFECTS DEBT FISCAL YEAR 22 5.6 LAST YEAR FIVE FOR THIS YEAR FIVE FOUR THERE'S THERE'S NO MILLAGE IN THERE TO REDUCE WE'RE USING THESE OTHER FUNDS TO TRANSFER AND AND PAY THAT DEBT OKAY THANK YOU TO THE AVAILABLE THAT SHOWS THE VARIOUS FUNDS GEO BONDS THE REVENUE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE AVAILABLE THERE IT IS JUST LIKE THAT AND INTERESTING THING ALSO TO SEE IT'S THE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEBT BUT LOOK AT THE FINAL PAYMENT ASK WHY SEVERAL OF THEM ARE IN 2024 AND 2025.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL TO. LOOK AT THE PLACEHOLDER THE 1.5 MILLION PLACEHOLDER IN CASE WE WANTED TO LOOK AT DEBT SERVICE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR FY 24. YES MA'AM. AND THE FUNDING HAS BEEN WHEN WE COULD FIND LOWER RATES. SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THAT OCCASION IF IT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. BUT FUTURE IS A KEY. THIS IS ONLINE.

THIS IS JUST A GREAT SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 24 INTEREST PRINCIPAL TOTAL PAYMENTS ON OUR VARIOUS SOURCES OF DEBT. RIGHT SO TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS PAYMENT THIS YEAR 6.4 BALANCE AFTER THIS YEAR 46 MILLION REVENUE THE OBLIGATION BONDS AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR EACH TAX USCCB BEACH PRESERVATION AND YOU CAN SEE A GRAND TOTAL EXISTING THIS YEAR I SHOULD SAY PRINCIPAL INTEREST 15.8 WITH THE REMAINING AFTER THOSE PAYMENTS 75 AND THE SAME THE SAME EXERCISE THERE THE STORMWATER SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AND WHILE YOU'RE MENTIONING THE STORMWATER BONDS WITH THE RATE WITH THE RESILIENCY PLAN, THE RATE STUDY AND LOOKING AT PAYING DOWN WELL THE STORMWATER BONDS BY 2026, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL RATE INCREASE WE COULD BOND OUT TO FUNDS TO DO WHAT NEEDED BY THE RESILIENCY PLAN.

YES RIGHT. AND IN MY TIME HERE I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON BRINGING TO TOWN COUNCIL AND ULTIMATELY THE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ON WHERE WE'RE USING OUR FUNDS AND HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING THE PROJECTS THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND SO YOU KNOW FOR ME LOOKING AT THIS KNOWING A LITTLE BIT IN OUR FUTURE THAT WHILE WE PAY THIS DEBT OFF AND AS WE PUT A RESILIENCE PLAN IN PLACE AND WHILE WE HAVE AN ENGINEER OPINION A PROBABLE COST ON SOME OF THOSE SOLUTIONS THE IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE SOLUTIONS AS EXAMPLE STORMWATER THAT THAT MY RESPONSIBILITY WITH WITH JOHN TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR VARIOUS REVENUE SOURCES AND ALIGN THEM WITH THOSE PRIORITIES FOR EXPENDITURES SO EXERCISE FOR THE FUTURE THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO EXPLAIN IT.

THAT PAGE IS IMPORTANT AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE.

24 DEBT FUND HIGHLIGHTS I DON'T THINK THERE'S ON THERE I HAVEN'T SAID EXCEPT THAT THIS IS GOING BE THE YEAR THAT WE ISSUE THE LEASE FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS.

WE WILL HAVE AN ENTIRE NEW FLEET OF TRUCKS IN THE PAST THEY WERE IN THE SHOP MORE THAN THEY WEREN'T IN THE SHOP IS NOT ON THE ISLAND NOT EVEN JUST OFF THE ISLAND BUT LIKE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND, A NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SET UP BY TOWN COUNCIL LAST YEAR ACCOUNTS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL ACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION. I MENTIONED THAT YOU'VE PLACED THE BOARD THAT BOARD AND INAUGURAL FIRST MEETING IS IN A WEEK OR SO FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING THE DATE IT'S COMING UP

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SO SENATOR DAVIS PROBABLY IS AND LISTENING TO ME TALK RIGHT NOW BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO HIM FOR THIS AS WELL AS TO MR. GREENWAY AT THE COUNTY FOR ANOTHER $343,000 THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY GRANT WAS FROM THE SAME AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS THAT WE BENEFITED FROM.

WE BELIEVE WE RECEIVED FIVE ONE $5.2 MILLION FOR THAT AND THE COUNTY ALSO GAVE THEIR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS SOME FUNDS. WE PLEDGED THAT TOWARDS OVERHEAD IN YEAR ONE AND BEYOND AND THEN LEAVING THAT SOUTH CAROLINA GRANT IN PLACE FOR THAT CORPORATION AND TO WORK CLOSELY TO START UNDERSTANDING WHERE TO TO MAKE INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS.

THERE ARE NO DOLLARS OTHER THAN GRANTS ONE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ONE FROM REALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ITS COVID STIMULUS DOLLARS PASSED THROUGH TO THE STATE PASSED THROUGH THE COUNTY OVER TO THE TOWN FOR THAT THE ACCOUNTS UP HERE ARE PLACEHOLDERS AS.

WE ASKED FOR THOSE $5 MILLION WE NEEDED TO SHOW TO A DEGREE WHAT THEY COULD BE USED FOR.

I PUT THAT BUDGET TOGETHER SUBMITTED TO THE STATE FULL DISCLOSURE HERE IT IS.

I KNOW THAT THAT CORPORATE THE CORPORATION BOARD A FUTURE EXEC DIRECTOR MYSELF INCLUDED WILL WILL REFINE THIS OVER TIME OR AS YOU MENTIONED THOSE ARE PLACEHOLDERS.

SO ALL THOSE FUNDS MIGHT NOT BE SPENT HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE SPENT THAT QUICKLY BUT MAYBE OVER SOME TIME AS WELL HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD GOOD RESULTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT WELL DONE RIGHT AND I'M NOT GOING TO GOING TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ON THE BOARD OR THE NEW BOARD THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN IN PLACE YET BUT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS ONE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO I'D SAY A YEAR 1 TO 3 STRATEGIC PLAN WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THREE HOW TO ALIGN THE FUNDS THAT ARE IN PLACE TOWARDS THAT THAT.

AND WE'RE JUST STARTING INTERVIEWS I'D SAY WE'LL START THE PHONE CALL INTERVIEWS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE EXACT DIRECTOR HOUSING FUND.

LAST ONE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY AND SO THE REVENUES FOR THIS HOUSING FUND ARE ARE FROM A FEW DIFFERENT SOURCES. ONE IS A TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND TO MILLION DOLLARS A TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL IN LAST YEAR OR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

THERE WERE FUNDS IN THERE FOR NORTH POINT. THE AMERICAN PLAN FUNDS $1,000,000 AND THEN ALSO TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL PROJECT COUNT THOSE DOLLARS WERE REALLY MISCELLANEOUS DOLLARS FOR USE IN VARIOUS POLICY AREAS AND INCENTIVE AREAS THAT YOU STILL DID NOT REALLY DETERMINE. BUT THEY WERE PLACEHOLDERS THEY WERE PLACEHOLDERS TO PUT YEAR IN AN ACCOUNT SO THAT WE COULD GET ON WITH NORTH POINT PLACE THOSE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS IN THERE WE THAT WE HAD $350,000 IN FUND BALANCE WE PLEDGED IT INTO THE CAP PROGRAM AND THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE GROWING IT LAST YEAR NOVEMBER 1ST TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTED FINDING HOME A HOUSING PLAN THAT HAD SOME VERY SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN IT TO IMPLEMENT IT COST SOME DOLLARS NORTH POINT WILL COST SOME DOLLARS AND INSTEAD OF LEAVING SOME IN GENERAL FUND OPERATING SOME IN CAPITAL THIS YEAR I BROUGHT FORWARD AN ACCOUNT AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL FUNDS AND IN ALL FUNDS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STAFF TIME RIGHT SO MRS. TIME MY TIME ANY OF OUR TIME ISN'T IN THIS FUND BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT BUDGETED EXPENDITURES $1,000,000 IS EARMARKED FOR NORTH POINT WHICH WE INTEND TO AND WHICH WE INTEND TO AWARD THE RFP IN VERY EARLY JUNE AND I WOULD AWARD IT TODAY BUT I HAVEN'T MET FINALLY WITH THE NORTH POINT HOUSING COMMITTEE AND I HAVEN'T MET WITH YOU TO

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AND JUST JUMP ON THAT AS WELL OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STEPS WITH REGARD TO HOUSING THAT WERE PART OF OUR PLAN AND ONE OF THEM WAS TO INCENTIVE WISE AND TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND IT'S MY IMPRESSION THAT THAT FOCUS OF THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN AND OF ITSELF TO DO CONVERSIONS OF OUR DILAPIDATED SOME OF THE REDEVELOP BUT PERHAPS THE MAYOR YOU SPOKE ABOUT HAS FALLEN THE SIDE AND NOT BEEN PART OF THE PRIORITY WITH REGARD TO SOLVING THE ISSUES SURROUNDING EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ON THE ISLAND AND SO BEFORE WHEN I SAID I'LL HOLD MY QUESTION FOR HOUSING I THINK ONE OF THEM WAS THE FEES INITIATIVES FOR HOUSING AND I'M HOPING THAT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE WE CAN RE IGNITE BECAUSE WE CAN REIGNITE THE PRIVATE CONVERSATION ENCOURAGING THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE TO COME ONTO OUR ISLAND AND CREATE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE PUBLIC SECTORS AND INVOLVEMENT TO THE THAT NORTHPOINT HAS BEEN SO.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ASPECT BROUGHT BACK INTO THE CONVERSATION AND EMPHASIZE TOO STRONGLY AND OUTREACH DONE AND WHATEVER THAT TAKES BECAUSE FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT'S THE PREFERRED SOLUTION TO HOUSING BUT IF I MIGHT ADD TO THE CONVERSATION I THINK THAT WE HEARD ABOUT A PRIVATE ENDEAVOR TODAY THROUGH THE NEW NONPROFIT MR. CAMPBELL MENTIONED CERTAINLY IS A WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT AND TO APPLAUD AND TO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL JUST APPROVED AS IT WAS A PRESS RELEASE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY ON BRYANT ROAD LOOKING AT POSSIBLE THERE IN THE FUTURE. AND SO I THINK ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AND THE DEADLINE THERE WELL GUESS SECOND LINE DOWN HOUSING INITIATIVES TO BE IDENTIFIED GIVES SOME FLEXIBILITY TO DISCUSS AS A COUNCIL HOW TO USE THOSE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS INCLUDING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. SO THAT'S PART OF THE DISCUSSION AND THAT'S PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT I MENTIONED WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT AFFILIATED AGENCIES ON HABITAT FOR $500,000 TO ASSIST WITH THEIR PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR THEIR MODEL SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES TO LOOK AT WITH REGARD TO THOSE FUNDS WE HAVEN'T YET IDENTIFIED THEM HENCE THE PHRASE TO BE IDENTIFIED. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION TO KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT HOUSING FINANCE AND OTHER INITIATIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK TWO THINGS ON THAT THAT I JUST WANT TO COMMENT IS THAT

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SO AND ONE LAST POINT THAT WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY ON ROAD, I THINK THAT SOME MAY HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF THEMSELVES WITH REGARD TO THE PURPOSE OF THAT PROPERTY.

IT MAY VERY WELL BE ULTIMATELY DECIDED THAT IT IS BEST SUITED FOR HABITAT OR OTHER WORKFORCE INITIATIVES BUT THERE WAS NO DECISION OR STATE VOTE OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAME OUT OF SESSION DECLARING THAT AND I THINK THAT THAT IMPRESSION WAS TAKEN A LITTLE BIT MAYBE A STEP AHEAD OF ITSELF AND I FROM MY PERSPECTIVE WANT CLARIFY THAT. BUT READING FROM THE PRESS RELEASE THEY HAVE TO COME OUT I MIGHT CHARACTERIZE THE PRIVATE SECTOR BEING STYMIED MORE IN TERMS OF THE REALITY THE PRAGMATIC GAP BETWEEN COST DOING BUSINESS HELPING A PROJECT AND WHAT AFFORDABLE RENTS CAN AMORTIZE. SO I THINK THAT THAT TRULY WAS JUST I MEAN WE HAD ALAMO AMENDMENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE INVESTORS AND SO ON AND I THINK WE LEARNED THAT THAT SIMPLY WASN'T GOING WORK ON OUR ON THIS ISLAND WITH HIGH COST OF LAND, HIGH COST OF CONSTRUCTION, LACK OF WORKERS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THE ROLE THERE IS A ROLE FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO SOLVE THE HOUSING PROBLEM ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND ALEX FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL STAFF TIME THAT WE SPEND IS 3.30 WELL THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SOLVING THE ISSUE IS SIMPLY A PLACEHOLDER FOR THE MOMENT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SERIES OF STRATEGIES THAT HAVE TO COME IN PLAY WAS TO GET TO THE END RESULT AND HAS TO BE AMOUNT OF A FUNDING TO GO WITH TO TO MAKE IT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THE OTHER COMMENT ON THAT SO I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS MORE THAN HAS EVER BEEN DONE SO IN OUR COMMUNITY IT IS IN ITS INFANCY. IT'S IN ITS LEARNING STAGES AND I DON'T DISAGREE AT ALL.

I AGREE THAT THERE NEEDS BE A PUBLIC GROUP THAT ALSO COMES IN AND HELPS WITH HOUSING OR PRIVATE GROUP I'M SORRY NOT JUST A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW THAT IS CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FROM FROM EIGHT UNITS TO TEN UNITS HOPEFULLY. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH COUNSELOR TO TOWN STAFF PREVIOUS BANK. SO THERE IS SOME OF THAT BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BUT WE HAVE PUSHED IT SO I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ADVOCATE FOR THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE GO TO GENERAL COMMENTS? YES, MAY I GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO. AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY COMMENTS HAS BEEN YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONTINUING COMMENTS IS WITH REGARD TO FINDING FUNDS IN OUR BUDGET THAT CAN USED TO RELIEVE OUR RESIDENTS AND TAX AND PROPERTY TAXES PERIOD.

WE HAVE A SITUATION AND I PROMISED THAT I WOULD IDENTIFY AREAS WITHIN THE BUDGET AND I'LL CONTINUE DO SO. MARK AND I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS AND I APPRECIATE THOSE BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST BRIEFLY IS WE CONTINUE TO SET ASIDE MONEY FOR AS HAVE IN 21, 22 AND 23 FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT OUR RESIDENTS WHO PAY THEIR TAX TO THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS KNOW THAT THEY ARE ALSO BEING CHARGED BY THE COUNTY FEE. SO IN ESSENCE WE'RE BEING CHARGED TWICE AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND WE ARE STILL IN LITIGATION AND THAT'S SOON HOPEFULLY TO BE RESOLVED AND THERE'LL BE AN OUTCOME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IF AT SOME POINT THE QUESTION HAS TO BE ASKED HOW DOES THAT MONEY GET BACK TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PAID NOW TWICE FOR THE SERVICES? AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST HERE THAT UPON RESOLUTION AND FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE CLEARLY IDENTIFY THOSE MONEYS BEING HELD ARE SENT BACK

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SO IT IS A POINT THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP AND I FEEL THAT BUDGET CONVERSATION IS THE PLACE TO BRING IT UP. WE CANNOT TO DOUBLE TAX AND THE COUNTY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE PARTICIPATE IN THAT IN SO AND THAT IS ON THE TABLE FOR US TO DISCUSS AND AND RESOLVE TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY WITHOUT THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE HYPOTHETICAL AS TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE LAWSUIT.

SO YOU KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT TAKING THOSE MILLAGE OFF NOW BECAUSE IF WE LOSE THAT LAWSUIT THEN THAT MONEY GOES. SO AGAIN, IT'S THE HYPOTHETICAL WHAT HAPPENS IN AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTIVE NOT ONLY FROM WITHIN BUT ALSO FROM THE COUNTY AS TO THAT REALLY WORKS IF THERE WAS TO BE A REFUND BACK TO THOSE OWNERS THAT PAID THAT THAT TAX RATE AND WHAT THE COST OF THAT WOULD BE YOU KNOW THE COST TO ADMINISTER THAT FUND COULD EAT UP THE FUND YOU BUT BUT WE'RE CLOSE TO IT BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND TO REALLY BEGIN TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT AND HOW TO HOW TO MOVE FORWARD THAT'S WHY IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BECAUSE IF IN FACT THAT LAWSUIT IS TO BE SOON RESOLVED THE MATTER OF HAVING A FEE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND TAXED BY THE TOWN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ARE IN CONFLICT. YOU CANNOT DO THAT.

YOU YOU JUST CANNOT DOUBLE TAX AND AND SO SOMEONE'S GOING TO SOMEBODY SOME MONEY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IN THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE BEING DISCUSSED NOW AND WITH BUDGET AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONIES AND HOW THEY GET USED I WANT TO AT LEAST OPEN THAT CAN AND BEGIN THAT CONVERSATION IF I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT THAT'S UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF HOW THAT LAWSUIT WILL COME OUT AND TO ME THE PRINCIPLE QUESTION THAT THAT WE NEED FOCUS ON IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY IS THE IS THE SERVICE POLICE SERVICE TO THE ISLAND APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TOWN AND HISTORICALLY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN . AND THE QUESTION IS CAN THE SHERIFFS PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO OR DO WE HAVE TO DO IT IN SOME OTHER FASHION SUCH AS THE TOWN BEGINNING TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS PROVIDING POLICE SERVICES ISN'T QUITE THE TIME TO DISCUSS THAT YET. LAWSUIT AND THE QUESTION OF HOW FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE RESOLVED BUT IT IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER USING FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE TO BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT HAVING OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN JUST ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT TO OUT THERE OUR BUDGET BECAUSE OUR CITY DOESN'T CURRENTLY I BELIEVE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG THROUGH PARKS AND REC OR ANY OF ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PICKLEBALL COURTS AND AT THE EXPECTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND AS WE ALL KNOW FROM OUR LAST MEETING WHICH IS JUST THE LATEST OF DOZENS OF MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE LISTENED TO AS A PRIORITY AND EMPHASIS A DESIRE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT HOLDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY ONCE WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR THE COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO CHANGING WHAT WE NEED TO WITHIN PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT PICKLEBALL IS DONE IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND IT'S FUNDED WITH SOMEWHERE IN HERE. SO AGAIN ON THE TABLE AND WELL PICKLEBALL AS I'LL TACKLE THAT ONE THERE'S $250,000 IN THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD PARK THE ORDER ON THE LANE LAND I REMEMBER SOME SOME TIME AGO MR. GREENWAY AND HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AND WE TALKED ABOUT TRADING LAND NO COST WE VALUED IT. IT WAS LAND THE CROSS ISLAND FOR THE POTENTIAL FERRY IT WAS

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WE CAN DOVE INTO THOSE DETAILS THURSDAY SO THE FOLKS THAT ASK THOSE DOLLARS ARE IN THERE.

THERE'S ALSO SOME DOLLARS IN CHAPLAIN PARK AND SO AS WE WERE BRINGING FORWARD CHAPLAIN IN MONTHS PAST LEADING UP TO THE LAST WORKSHOP WE WERE ANTICIPATING PICKLEBALL A GOOD COMPLEX A INVESTMENT AT CHAPLAIN PARK WE HAD HAD SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP AT WORKSHOP. WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO SOME TIME WITH YOU AS SOON AS BUDGETS ADOPTED WILL COME BACK THE DRAWING BOARD THE WORKSHOP TABLE TO TAKE A LOOK CHAPLAIN PARK AND POTENTIALLY ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR PICKLEBALL TENNIS RACKETS AND SOME PARK IMPROVEMENTS THURSDAY WE CAN DOVE INTO ALL OF THAT WE CAN DOVE INTO THE SCOPE A LITTLE BIT OF THE SCHEDULE AND SOME OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THURSDAY'S WORKSHOP IS ABOUT CAP PROJECTS AND WHERE WANT THOSE DOLLARS PRIORITIZED THIS YEAR WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU OUR THOUGHTS WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU WHERE PLANNING COMMISSION PRIORITIZED BASED UPON SOUTH CAROLINA PLANNING ENABLING LEGISLATION AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED IN 24 AND BEYOND. WE ALSO HAVE WORKSHOPS PLANNED FOR JUNE OR CHAPLAIN AND THE OTHER PARTS TO ALSO DISCUSS IT AS WELL. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE DOLLARS ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS MESSAGE HEARD THAT'S CLEAR. OH, EXCUSE ME.

GO AHEAD. I YOU ASKED FOR GENERAL COMMENTS IN SUMMARY THE PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET IS OUTSTANDING ENDING. IT'S THE MOST DETAILED I'VE SEEN IN MY TERMS OF SERVICE HERE ON THE COUNCIL I CAN'T RECITE IT ALL BACK BUT I THINK I DO UNDERSTAND IT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, CREATION OF THE TWO NEW FUNDS CLARIFIES THE USE APPLICATION OF FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT COUNCIL HAS A PRIORITY TO AND SO THAT IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY HELPFUL AND THE GREATEST FOCUS OF THAT OBVIOUSLY GOES ON WORKFORCE HOUSING AND WE'RE SIGNIFICANT GOALS, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THAT REGARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DETAILED REPORT. THANK YOU, GLEN.

STEVE, GOING BACK TO THE COMMENT ON PICKLEBALL WHICH I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF AS A REGULAR PICKLEBALL PLAYER ON A SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SIDE, THOSE WHO READ THE ISLAND PACKET MAY HAVE NOTICED IN PAGE 33 IN THE SECOND SESSION AT LEAST ELECTRONICALLY.

THERE'S A VERY FASCINATING ARTICLE ON PICKLEBALL AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH IT IS VERY FUNNY AND I COMMITTED TO YOU FOR THE FULL RELIEF FROM THIS SERIOUS.

THANK YOU STEVE IN THE OTHER GENERAL ALEX YEAH JUST A FEW THINGS WE HEARD FROM MR. CAMPBELL ON THE C CDC IS WHAT I WROTE DOWN. I CAN'T REMEMBER STANDS FOR BUT IT'S STILL THE I'D ASK THAT IF WE COULD GET SOME MORE INFORMATION A COUNCIL ON IT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL ON THAT INITIATIVE. UM, MY MEMORY TELLS ME THAT ALSO APPROVE THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR ALONG WITH THE BUDGET I'M ASSUMING THAT WILL BE THE SAME PROCESS THIS YEAR AND I, I COULDN'T IN THE HERE THIS IS ANYHOW OVERLOOKED BUT DRAFT ORDINANCE MAY YEAH OKAY YEAH GETTING NERVOUS FOR IS GOING TO BE IN THE DRAFT IN YOUR STAFF LIKE JOHN LOOKED AT IT LOOK THE THE THE SALARY COMPARISON FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING MOVEMENT THERE THE THE THE COMPARISON OF THE TOWN COUNCIL ON HILTON HEAD IS BASED ON FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND THERE'S WONDERING IF IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR US TO UPDATE THAT SO

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YEAH. TOWN COUNCIL SALARY COMPARISON .

YEAH THE UPPER PORTION TALKS ABOUT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. THE BOTTOM THAT'S DOWN THE ACTIVITY FOR HILTON HEAD COUNCIL MEMBERS. OKAY.

BUT IT'S BASED ON FISCAL 2021. I THINK WE CAN GO TO 22 OR 23 AND GET WE'RE HAPPY TO ATTEND.

YES. OKAY. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I IS THE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WILL BE A LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH YOU KNOW, SOMETIME BETWEEN THEN AND THE ACTUAL CLOSING FISCAL 23 BUT THE POTENTIAL OF AN OVERAGE THERE I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT ALSO NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT OKAY SO AND WE WILL AS WE BRING THAT FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE TO YOU SOON WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO PROJECT THE CURRENT UP TO END OF MONTH BUT THEN PROJECT THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WE ARE PROJECTING AND TRENDING FOR UNDERSPENDING OUR OUR BUDGET AND OUR REVENUES RIGHT AS I AS I I SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW OUR REVENUES ARE ARE COMING IN MORE THAN PROJECTED AND OUR SPENDING IS COMING IN LESS THAN BUDGET AND WILL WE'LL PUT TOGETHER ANALYSIS OF THAT AND PROJECT THE LAST 60 DAYS AS WELL FOR YOU I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR YOU SIR.

ALSO LOOKING FOR ACTION ONCE WE CLOSE OUT THE FISCAL VERSUS ACTION NOW BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AMENDMENT OF THE BUDGET THAT WE ARE ADOPTING ABSOLUTELY RIGHT SO DAVID ISAACS I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED HOW SEVEN PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT THE SAME INFORMATION, COME UP WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON IT. MINE HAS TO DO WITH WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT EXCELLENCE THAT WE ARE MAKING IN THIS BUDGET. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON OUR ROAD EDGES AND OUR TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND THE PALM TREES THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED THE CROSS ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AND DOWN PALMETTO BAY YOU JUST GET THE SENSE THAT ALL THAT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT HAS BEEN ACCUMULATING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES IS NOW CHANGING AND I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. SECONDLY, I THAT THE BUDGET SHOWS THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT INVESTING IN THOSE CORE VALUES OF THIS COMMUNITY COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT ARTS HISTORY, CULTURE AND SO ON. AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING AT MITCHELL VILLE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM SO ON THE REC CENTER THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK COMMUNICATE TO BOTH OUR RESIDENTS, ALSO OUR VISITORS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT WE WE'RE REJUVENATING THIS COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT SENDS A VERY STRONG MESSAGE OF AGAIN TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO OUR VISITORS AND I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE US FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR THIS COUNCIL, FOR THE STAFF TO GET OUT. AND THEN LASTLY IT'S A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR PARKS AND OUR BEACHES AND THINGS THAT MAYBE DON'T DISTINGUISH US IN TERMS OF CORE VALUES WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BETTER WE ARE GOING TO BE KNOWN FOR OUR PARKS. WE'RE GOING TO BE KNOWN TO.

SO IN THOSE THREE LEVELS THAT THE THE CLEANING UP THE INVESTING IN CORE VALUES AND JUST INVESTING IN EXCELLENCE I THINK REALLY SPEAKS TO ME IN THIS BUDGET AND THAT'S MY MESSAGE. YEAH. THANK YOU.

YEAH. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY ADD OUR PLAN TO THAT AND THE 1700 TO 2000 VOICES THAT WERE PUT INTO THAT WERE WE'RE WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS A RESULT OF THAT AND THE EXCELLENT IS COMING AROUND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO AND WITH THE EXTRA STAFF THAT YOU'RE BRINGING IN IS TO HANDLE THE SERVICES THAT ARE ALREADY IN EXISTENCE NOT TO CREATE ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT BUT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WORKS WELL AND IT PROVIDES THE SERVICE BACK I THINK WE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING PERMITS THAT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO BE ISSUED FOR MONTHS TO BE ISSUED IN THE PAST NOW AS QUICKER THAN THAT WE GET A REPORT WEEKLY SO IT WE TALK ABOUT EXCELLENCE IT TAKES A STAFF TO DO THAT IN LOOK AT THE

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I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AS MAYOR SAID INCREASES FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES AND WE'RE DOING MORE WITH WHAT WE HAVE SO WITH THAT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE COMMENTS YES SIR. MR. KEMP COME ON UP. THINK I'M GOING TO GO SOMEPLACE TO BE EXAMINED AFTER THIS MEETING BECAUSE I AM PRETTY EXCITED.

I MEAN HONESTLY I'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH A BUDGET MEETING OF THE TOWN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOWN MANAGEMENT STAFF I THINK IT WAS KEPT ME AWAKE IT WAS EXCELLENT.

I UNDERSTOOD A GOOD REASONABLE PORTION THAT WAS MY GOAL BUT BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED REALLY EXCITED IS THAT BACK IN NOVEMBER COUNCIL WAS UNANIMOUS IN PASSING $1,000,000 TO GO INTO THE POT PASSING A PLAN COUNCIL AS I READ IT UNANIMOUS TODAY HOUSING IS IMPORTANT IT HAS TO BE A HAS TO BE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE I RESPECT THAT HAS TO BE PRIVATE AND I RESPECT THAT IT MUST BE PUBLIC AND. I WILL I'M SO HAPPY TO GO BACK AND REPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION I'M A PART OF THE HEY I'M DOWN YOU KNOW EVERYBODY'S EXCITED THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ACTION ACTION IS HAPPENING THIS COUNCIL IS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND IT'S IT'S WONDERFUL AND I WILL SAY WHAT C C DC COUNCIL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 501C3 PICTURE WE'VE PUT TOGETHER BASED UPON THE INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGH THE TOWN AND ITS PLANS IS ABOUT A 20% PORTION COMING FROM THE PUBLIC FROM THE TOWN 80% PRIVATE SO PRIVATE HAS TO BE THERE IT HAS TO BE THERE IN A BIG WAY AND WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

YES. MR. HOAGLAND ASKS YOUR HONEST SERVICE IS APPRECIATED A LEGAL CHAMBER IN TOWN AND A TAX FUNDED DMO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

WHERE IS ALL THE INVOICES MATCHING RECEIPTS FOR THE FOLLOWING MILLIONS AND ILLEGAL FEES TAXES INCLUDING ALL THOSE THAT WERE CRIMINALLY BY LAWYER GREG ALFORD TO FUND LAWSUITS AGAINST THE CITIZEN 7,000,008 TAX FEES UNACCOUNTED FOR ILLEGALLY USED BY BILL MILES FROM THE CHAMBER 14 MILLION IN HOSPITALITY TAXES DISAPPEARED AND UNACCOUNTED FOR 11.5 MILLION USED BY THE CHAMBER AND THE DMO ILLEGALLY NO ACCOUNTING, NO AUDITS A FRAUDULENT CHAMBER CONTRACT DRAFTED BY LAWYERS GREG ALFORD, CURTIS COLTRANE AND TERRY FINGER IN BLUFFTON 600,000 A TAX FUNDS ISSUED TO SEA PONDS FOR DREDGING OF HARBOR TOWN THAT WAS ILLEGAL AND IN VIOLATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS.

YOU CAN'T USE PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSE AND YOU CAN'T USE THEM FOR PROFIT LIKE THE CRIMINALLY OPERATED CHAMBER IS NOW DOING HURRICANE AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IN THE MILLIONS HANDED TO BILL MILES IN THE CHAMBER WITH ZERO ACCOUNTING ALL BECAUSE OF THIS ILLEGAL FUNDING TO BUILD MILES THROUGH SAID THE TAX USE IS A SECRET SOURCE NOBODY'S ON THIS

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MARK ORLANDO'S HOME COUNTRY THIS COUNCIL AND CHAMBER ALSO IS CAUSING THE VIOLATION OF MANY STATE AND FEDERAL IS CAUSED BY ALL THIS ILLEGAL FUNDING HOW MUCH ILLEGAL FUNDING HAS BEEN HANDED TO BILL MILES FOR THE TOWN JOIN THE CHAMBER AS A TOWN MEMBER WHAT MADE THIS LEGAL WHO IS A MEMBER JUST THE TOWN COUNCIL TO GO TO THE CHAMBER BALL AND QUID PRO QUO IS IT NOT FACT THAT ALL TAXPAYERS ARE CHAMBER MEMBERS SINCE TAX FUNDS WERE I THINK IT'S MANDATORY WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE FORENSIC AUDIT AND A FULL FOR YOUR COMPLIANCE OR YOU ASKED FBI TO HELP YOU TO FOLLOW THE MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE TRAINED IN ACCOUNTING ORLANDO CPA TROYER TOWN LAWYERS AND CHAMBER BILL MILES MUST BE INVESTIGATED.

OUR TOWN IS IN A REAL LEGAL AND TRANSPARENCY CRISIS. I'M STILL SORRY TO REPORT THAT BUT YOU NEED TO COME TO THAT REALITY. I'M STANDING UP HERE TELLING YOU THE TRUTH AND THE FACTS AND THE LAWS AND YOU'RE IGNORING THEM FOR POLITICAL REASONS.

DON'T KNOW WHAT REASON BUT AT AT SOME POINT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE BY YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. YOU'RE GOT TO COME TO THIS REALITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. HOAGLAND. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. BUT THEN I'M GOING TO ALTER THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL AND THANK YOU, MANAGER THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL PRESENTATION SINCE I ONLY HAVE 3 MINUTES SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS SINCE. THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWERS. I HOPE ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WILL BE RAISED BY TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE. THE FIRST ONE IS IN TERMS OF TOTAL BUDGET I AGREE WITH MAYOR IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER 2023. HOWEVER IT IS CLOSE TO 70% OVER 2021 AND 30% OVER 2022. SO MY QUESTION IS HOW MUCH IS THE BECAUSE OF THE SUGAR HIGH THE RESCUE PACKAGE AND HOW MUCH IN THE BUDGET YOU'RE BUDGET IS OF GROWTH OF A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS? SO THAT'S A QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

QUESTION NUMBER TWO IS IN TERMS OF TAX AND SOURCES, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD PUBLISH THAT ON THE WEBSITE SO WE CAN GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE IN TERMS OF THE USE AND SOURCES.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THAT SLIDE AND THAT'S WHY I RAISED MY HAND BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR STATE TAX MONEY IS 2% AND THEN YOU INDICATED ON YOUR SLIDE IT'S OUR STATE AID HAS A 3% SO THAT'S PROBABLY A TABLE.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 2% STATE AND 1% LOCAL BUT YOUR SUBTITLE STATE AID TAX MONEY SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHAT I WANT CLARIFY ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY MATH IN TERMS OF LOCAL IS 1% SO THAT'S AROUND 7 MILLION BUT YOU'RE TOLD OR IS 13%. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE MATH. I ASSUME THAT YOU ONLY CAPTURE 65% OF THE 2% OF THE STATE TAX.

THAT'S WHY YOU GOT 13 MILLION. THAT'S QUESTION NUMBER TWO. AND NOW QUESTION NUMBER THREE IS THAT BASED ON THE USES AND SOURCES OF AGE AND TAXES SEEMS LIKE IN YEARS YOU RUN A SURPLUS ,IN YEARS YOU RUN A DEFICIT. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW DO YOU FIND THOSE DEFICIT IN CERTAIN YEARS WHEN THE TAX IS NOT A NOT AVAILABLE TO TO COVER ONLY? AND THEN THE THIRD QUESTION I HAVE AND THIS IS REALLY TO COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBERS I THINK THOSE ARE THE REAL QUESTIONS YOU YOU SHOULD DRILL INTO AS THE RESIDENT IS I WAS JUST REFLECTING ON COUNCILMAN AMES COMMENT ABOUT EXCELLENCE. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE TOWN IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY RELATING TO TRAFFIC. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I LOOK FOR AS SOMETHING THAT'S EXCELLENT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A LIFESTYLE THAT WE WE SIGN UP FOR.

SO ANDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNE WORKFORCE HOUSING WE REALLY WE R THANK YOU THANK YOU IF YOU WOULD GET THOSE QUESTIONS TO US IN WRITING WRITING YEAH ACTUALLY I WROTE A FOUR PAGE PAPER I HAVE THE OKAY OKAY THAT'D BE FINE. I WAS GOING TO ASK THE OTHER QUESTIONS THE COMMENT SAYING NO OTHER COMMENTS SAYING NO OTHER COMMENTS.

MR. ORLANDO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.