May 16, 2023 Hilton Head Island Town Council

[1. Call to Order]

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INTO THE SLOT THAT PENNY STANDING US BESIDE IT WE HAVE A FESTIVAL ON THIS JOHNSON FROM CENTRAL GROVE CHURCH COME UP AND SAY THE APPLICATION THIS SPRING GOD OF GRACE GOD OF MERCY COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW REALIZING THAT YOU ARE SOVEREIGN LORD YOU ARE STARVING LEADER AND GOD WE REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE ORDAINED.

THE NEXT STEP IS LEADERSHIP AND SO RIGHT GOD IN THIS MOMENT WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD USHER YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM, BE WITH THESE LEADERS WHO HAVE GATHERED TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY GOD AS WE HELD A DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON HOW FERVENT FOR A GOD IT IS THAT IS IF WE MUST AGREE OR DISAGREE GOD THAT WE DO NOT BECOME DISAGREEABLE.

ALLOW THE VOICE REASON TO COME INTO THE ROOM, ALLOW THE VOICE OF UNDERSTAND TO COME INTO THE ROOM WE PLACE EVERY MATTER IN YOUR HAND WE TRUST TO DO AS ONLY YOU CAN DO WHISPER PEACE TO THE HEARTS AND THE MINDS THE USUAL PEOPLE MAKE US BETTER BECAUSE WE INVOKED YOUR PRESENCE FIRST LEAVING GOD AS ONLY YOU CAN AS WE FOLLOW YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

THIS IS A PROVEN AND NOW HONEST AND HUMBLE IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY A MAN AND ALSO DO READ THE CIVILITY PLEDGE A PLEDGE TO BUILD STRONGER MORE AND MORE OF A SYMBOLIC EDGE OF THIS ONCE . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL ALL.

[7. Approval of the Minutes]

IT HAS TO BE ADDED AND A SEPARATE EMAIL HE SAYS YOU HAVE A SEPARATE EMAIL.

I FEEL LIKE I'M ON ONE OF THOSE GAMES. THIS WILL BREAK.

OKAY. GOT THE ROLL PLEASE. CERTAINLY MR. YES.

MR. ALFORD MISS BECKER DOES MR. BROWN REPORT MISS BRYSON YES. MR. NG YES MA'AM.

[8. Report of the Town Manager]

GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE MEETINGS IN A THREE HOUR RETREAT SINCE THE FUND WAS CREATED . WORK TO DATE HAS CENTERED ON BOARD GOVERNANCE.

THE ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEES AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES CREATING DEAL EVALUATION AND SCORING FORMS AND LIMITED MARKETING. THE BOARD IS A WORKING BOARD PRIMARILY STAFFED BY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES THE AGENT FOR THE FUND COMMUNITY WORKS HAS GUIDED AND DIRECTED THE BOARD DURING THE STARTUP PHASE THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING GREENVILLE HOUSING TRUST THE WEEK APRIL 5TH COMMUNITY WORKS AND THE FUND BEGAN A FORMAL PIPELINE BUILDING PROCESS WHEREBY AN APPLICATION OF LETTER OF INTENT WAS CREATED TO ACCEPT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING. THE PROCESS ESTABLISHED AN END SUBMISSION AS OF YESTERDAY MAY 15TH THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX TRANSACTIONS TO REVIEW.

THREE OF THOSE TRANSACTIONS ARE LOW INCOME HOUSING HOUSING TAX DEALS THAT WANTED SUPPORT LETTERS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING PROCESS, THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEALS ARE

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK AND QUESTION IF I MAY.

YOU MENTIONED THE TWO BEAUFORT COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECTS, ONE OF THEM BEING HERE ON HILTON HEAD SANDALWOOD. YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE THAT EFFORT LOOKS LIKE A WORD THAT CERTAINLY I CAN RESPECT. WE MET WITH THE BOTH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER OF THE BEAUFORT HOUSING AUTHORITY.

YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A LEADERSHIP CHANGE AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND SANDALWOOD AND ANOTHER PROPERTY UP IN BEAUFORT WERE BASICALLY YOU WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO AS EITHER A HOUSING TRUST OR AN ADVOCATE TO SOMEHOW REPOSITION THE ASSET OR WHAT WHAT TYPE OF GUIDANCE CAN WE END UP GIVING TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ALONG AN ADVISOR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY HIRE? YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO TO MAKE IT BETTER? THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT BETTER INVOLVES HUD AND THERE WAS LIMITED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HUD RELATIVE TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR REPOSITIONING ASSETS AND OR SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOU KNOW, JUST REDOING THE ENTIRE DEAL.

SO IT'S YOU KNOW, THE CONCEPT WE CAME WITH WAS WE'LL STAY TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CONSULTANT COMES BACK WITH, UNDERSTAND WITH WHAT NEW LEADERSHIP COMES BACK WITH AND THE WAYS THAT THE BEGINS TO SHOW MORE DETAIL AND INFORMATION YOU'LL BE BRINGING AS IT REFERS TO THAT TO SANDALWOOD EXPRESSED.

YOU'LL BE HAPPY ACCORDING BACK TOWN COUNCIL AND SPA TOWN MANAGER AND ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT PROPERTY CERTAINLY I WILL YEAH IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A 24 MONTH PROCESS AS WELL RELATIVE TO THEM GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH WITH WHAT THEY CAN DO IT AND EXPLORING THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES YOU KNOW A BETTER CONNECTIVITY WITH HUD TO BE INTERESTED IN WHATEVER DETAILS AS THEY'RE STARTING TO SHARE. NO ABSOLUTELY YEAH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TOM. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT HOUR, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP CLASS PROJECT UPDATE CARRIE WALKER OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS OF 2023 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. A LITTLE SLIDESHOW TO GO ALONG WITH THE PRESENTATION SLIDESHOW EXPERT WE GO FIRST WELL I'M CARRIE WALKER.

I'M WITH THE SURGE RESTAURANT BUT I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE PART OF THE CHAMBER LEADERSHIP CLASS FOR 2023. EACH OF THE LEADERSHIP CLASSES ARE ASKED TO DEVELOP A PROJECT THAT WILL IN SOME WAY BENEFIT COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. AS WE WERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT OUR WOULD BE, WE FOUND A COMMON INTEREST IN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR.

MANY OF US IT WAS THE REASON THAT WE MOVED HERE. WE LOVED LOOKING AT THE THE BEAUTY OF EVERYTHING SURROUNDED US AND WE DECIDED THAT WOULD BE OUR FOCUS.

SO AS WE LOOK THROUGH AND TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE AN IMPACT, WE CAME ACROSS SEVERAL THINGS AND. WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS TO TRY TO MITIGATE ONE OF THE THREATS TO THAT ENVIRONMENT. ONE OF THOSE THREATS IS FISHING LINE.

EACH YEAR MORE THAN 100,000 MARINE MAMMALS DIE FROM INGESTING DEBRIS OR BECOMING ENTANGLED BECAUSE A DERELICT FISHING LINE AND THAT DOESN'T GO TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY OF THE CRABS AND FISH AND ANY NON MAMMALS AND SHOREBIRDS PROPER DISPOSAL AMMONIA FILAMENT KEEPS

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WE WOULD THEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN WOULD COVER MANAGEMENT OF THE RECEPTACLES AND MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER IS COLLECTED PROPERLY RECYCLED THE LOCATIONS THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE UP ON THE SCREEN 30 IN TOTAL 27 OF THE SITES ARE MANAGED BY COUNTY AND THEN THREE THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF THOSE IN JUST A MOMENT. DESIGN BUILD AN INSTALLATION. IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE PROCESS, SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION OF PVC PIPE AND FITTINGS AGAIN SIMPLE DESIGN VERY IMPACTFUL AND PURPOSE. SO AS A CLASS WE RAISED THE FUNDS, GOT THE PRODUCTS TOGETHER AND BUILT ALL OF THESE RECEPTACLES THAT THEN INSTALLED ACROSS THE COUNTY RECYCLING ONE OF THE BIGGEST PARTS OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS HANDLED CORRECTLY.

WE FOUND BERKELEY WHICH IS THE COMPANY OUT OF IOWA. THEY HAVE THE BERKELEY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE AND SINCE THEY WERE STARTED IN 1990 HAVE RECYCLED MORE THAN 9 MILLION MILES WORTH OF FISHING LINE. THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL RECYCLING PROGRAM WHERE YOU CALL THEM OR EMAIL THEM AND REQUEST A PRE POSTED BOX THEY SEND YOU THE BOX, YOU PUT THE FISHING LINE IN IT, TAPE IT UP AND SEND IT BACK TO THEM.

AMONG OTHER THINGS THEY USE THE RECYCLE LINE TO CONSTRUCT ARTIFICIAL FISH HABITAT SO IT'S A FULL CIRCLE PROCESS FOR THEM . THEY ARE A FISHING TACKLE PRODUCER SO THEY PRODUCE AND THEN THEY TAKE IT BACK AND THEN THEY MAKE SURE IT'S DISPOSED OF AND USED IN THE RIGHT WAY. A BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT FOR US AS WELL AS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT EACH RECEPTACLE ACROSS THE COUNTY IS IS ALSO HAS THE SIGN THERE THERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHY A FISHING LINE IS SO AND HOW YOU CAN PROPERLY DISPOSE OF IT.

THERE'S ALSO A QR CODE FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM ON THE SIGN THAT LEADS YOU TO THE STATE WEBSITE SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND PALMETTO PRIDE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHY MONOFILAMENT RECYCLING IS SO IMPORTANT ALSO TO SHOW YOU ALL OF THE RECEPTACLES ACROSS THE STATE THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAND OFF AFTER OUR CLASS WAS WAS DONE WITH THEIR PART OF IT AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO FIND GREAT PARTNERS IN THE TOWN AND IN COUNTY AS FAR MANAGING THESE RECEPTACLES THE TOWN AND COUNTY HANDLE COLLECTION OF THE DISPERSED FISHING LINE PACKAGING AND SHIPPING TO BERKELEY RECYCLING AND ALSO SITE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECEPTACLES ARE KEPT IN GOOD SHAPE. WE HAD SOME WONDERFUL PROJECT SUPPORT FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OR LOCAL BUSINESSES INCLUDING HUGHES, OUR ACE HARDWARE PALMETTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CAROLINA RIDES THE PINES RESORT AND THE BOATHOUSE VERY LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS THAT UNDERSTOOD IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT AND WERE REALLY WILLING TO TO HELP OUT WITH IT.

THE PROJECT IS FULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ON OUR SIDE OF IT. WE HAD A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE PROJECT ON MAY 9TH. WE HAVE SOME CLASS MEMBERS IN THE PICTURE HERE.

THIS WAS DOWN ACROSS ISLAND BOAT LANDING AS I MENTIONED WE DID HAVE THREE LOCATIONS IN HILTON HEAD AND THEY'RE PICTURED UP HERE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU FISH HALL BEACH PARK, THE ROWING AND SAILING CENTER AND JARVIS CREEK. OUR CLASS IS VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS PROJECT AS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR LOWCOUNTRY HOME.

AND WE THANK TOWN OF HILTON HEAD FOR BEING INVOLVED BUT CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BEST CLASS OF 2023. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. THE OLD KNOW WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM AND A GREAT WAY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND BE A STEWARDSHIP TO ALL MARINE LIFE AROUND. THANK YOU JUST WONDERFUL. THANK YOU THANK YOU MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT THE PROJECT IS AND WHAT CONTINUE TO HELP US AFFECT OUR ISLAND AND OUR COMMUNITY COUNTY WIDE. I'M VERY IMPRESSED AND ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE SUPPORTERS FOR HELPING YOU GUYS GET TO THIS. THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. IF I COULD ADD MY THANK YOU TO YOUR CLASS AND TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. IT'S PART OF OUR PLAN.

I'VE CALLED IT FOLLOWING IN MY COLLEAGUE HERE MR. AMES FOOTSTEPS WE HAVE ENVIRONMENT LITE IS TO HELP US TO MOVE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT STRONG SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU

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UP NEXT, U.S. TASK FORCE ANNUAL UPDATE OUR CHAIRMAN MR. STEVENS CHAIRMAN OF THE GOLD TASK FORCE WELL ARE BOTH SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL IN OUR TOWN MANAGER YOU DO HAVE THE REPORT IN YOUR PACKET IN OUR PACKAGES SAY THAT WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE ADDITION OF A NEW HISTORIC PRINCIPAL PLANT ON THIS PORTION OF JACKSON PERRY AND SHE'S STILL KIND OF FINDING MY WAY AROUND CERTAINLY OFFER ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN AND YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE FROM HER.

I DON'T WANT TO STEAL HER THUNDER BUT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING UNDERSTANDING AND REALIZING THAT THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO DO AND BALANCING THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING SO THAT WE'VE SAID IN MANY OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT WE DON'T CREATE SOME UNINTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCES BUT THE IN YOUR PACKET I THINK THE REPORT WENT THROUGH APRIL WE DID HAVE A MEETING IN MAY AND IN THAT MEETING WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS FROM DEEP WELL TO COME AND GIVE US A REPORT ON THE PROJECT SAY AND ALSO FROM CITY AT THE SEWER UPDATE THE SEWER CONNECTION UPDATE AS WELL AND AGAIN WITH THE ADDITION OF PRINCIPAL PLANNER WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE ALSO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS COMING ONLINE.

WE SUSPECT IT WILL HAVE SOME GREAT COLLABORATORS AND IN DIRECTION FROM THEM TO GIVE US EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND IF YOU WILL WITH SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE STARTED WITH AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR WORK PLAN AND WITH THE OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE SO, I'M HAPPY TO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME I'M SORRY SO MUCH A QUESTION BUT JUST STAY TUNED WITH REGARD OUR DISTRICT PLANNING IN 11 MINUTES WHEN WE DISCUSS THOSE NOT LONG AGO I RECOMMENDED THAT WE SEND THAT THROUGH THE GULF DUTY TASK FORCE LAND AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION TASK FORCE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS IN REVIEWING DISTRICT PLANNING SO STAY TUNED AND STAY CONNECTED. IN OTHER WORDS STAY IN TOUCH.

LET ME KNOW IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THAT OUT. WHAT WE KNEW BEFORE WE CALLED OVERLAY DISTRICT IS MORPHING INTO THE DISTRICT PLAN THINK THAT WILL ADDRESS A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES AS WELL SO I WOULD ALSO OFFER ONE QUICK SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE'RE PLANNING A CONCERT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON JUNE 28TH WITH THE GOSPEL ARTIST MACK POWELL AND MYSELF TO DO A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

SO PLEASE STAY TUNED AND BE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL. WE NEED FOR HOME IS THAT RIGHT? I'M YES I'M READY FOR HOPE. RIGHT HARMONY? THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. NEXT OUR PRINCIPAL PLANNER AND HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD MISS PERRY FOR A QUICK UPDATE AS WELL. WELCOME.

I HEARD ABOUT YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON HERE IS THAT MY PRESENTATION IS RIGHT HERE THAT IS QUITE LARGE. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY AND ONE INTRODUCE MYSELF FOR JACKSON PERRY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD FEDERATION PRINCIPAL PLANNER I'M ON MONTH FIVE HERE WITH THE TOWN AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE IN NUMBER TWO. MOST IMPORTANTLY TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE LEGWORK PLAN FOR OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE. JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY IN 2019 TOWN COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL PRESERVATION REPORT WHICH INCLUDED OVER 30 RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE ALSO IN 2019 TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED THE TOP SIX PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR US TO HAVE A BIT MORE DIRECTION ON HOW TO TACKLE THOSE LOFTY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE HAD MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE TOP 16 AND JUST TO GIVE

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AND A NUMBER OF THOSE HAVE COME BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND RIGHT NOW WHAT THOSE ONES THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING ARE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON IMPROVING DELIVERY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND INCORPORATING THOSE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES INTO OUR REGULAR WORKFLOWS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR WE DID GET TO COLLABORATE WITH THE TASK FORCE AND SET OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AND HOW WE WOULD TACKLE THOSE REMAINING THREE OF THE TOP 16 AND I'M ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD DO TO TACKLE THE FULL REPORT SO THE REMAINING THREE THE GULLAH HISTORY AND CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AS THE TOP PRIORITY FOR US THAT THAT WILL BE AN ONGOING EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES NEW AND AND NEW AS WELL AS BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS AND ELECTED AND OFFICIALS AS THE CHAIRMAN EVEN JUST WE'RE ADDRESSING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT A NUMBER OF PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT THROUGH THE TOWN'S DISTRICT PLANNING AND ELEMENTARY RIGHT INITIATIVES AND YES, WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BEFORE THE TASK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND JUST TO GIVE YOU JUST SINCE I HAVE THIS UP HERE, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET AND YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN MORE DETAIL.

HERE'S A LIST OF THE TOP 16 AND THEN HERE IS THE ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR THE EDUCATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, OUR CULTURAL PRESERVATION RECOMMENDATION ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH THIS OUR TOWN COUNCIL TASK FORCE AND THE TASK FORCE APPROVED THE SYLLABUS IN SEPTEMBER AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE OUTLINE AND DEVELOPING AN ORIGINAL VIDEO AND WE'LL BE ROLLING THAT OUT VERY SOON AND WE'LL BE BACK IN TOUCH WITH THAT. AND JUST TO TOUCH ON WHAT PLAN TO DO WITH THE REMAINING OVER 20 RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IN THE MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN APPROACH A WAY THAT WE CAN INTEGRATE THE COMMUNITY, THE EXISTING RESOURCES ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOING VERY WELL ON THE ISLAND ALSO ENCOURAGING NEW EFFORTS TO COME ON TO COME BUT WE'LL BE WANTING TO DO THAT WITH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY AND SO MORE TO COME ON THAT LATER AND OF COURSE WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE CRITICAL BUT THE CRITICAL PATH AND THE WORK PLAN MONTHLY IN OUR TASK FORCE MEETINGS. THAT'S IT FOR OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE AND BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I MAY HAVE ONE BRIEF THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE DISTRICT PLANNING FOR THE TASK FORCE BUT IN READING AHEAD I'M GLAD TO LEAVE THAT CIRCLE BUT IT'S IN YOUR STAFF REPORT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND AND THANKS TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF INCLUDING THAT IN THE PROCESS AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT WE APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. YES, GREAT JOB. YOU HAVE HIT THE GROUND SPRINTING AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU.

NEXT MISSY LUECK ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MS. IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON A FEW ELEMENTS OF HER WORK PLAN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM ON SAFETY REPAIR PROGRAM QUARTERLY UPDATE AND THEN SEWER CONNECTION PROGRAMS QUARTERLY UPDATES.

SO WELCOME MISSY ALL THREE TIMES. THANK YOU KNOW THIS WAS PROVIDED SEPARATELY YOU DON'T HAVE A VERBAL UPDATE BUT I CAN DO A VERBAL UPDATE.

WE CREATED A WILL. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING MONTHLY UPDATE FIRST AND WE DID CREATE A FLIER THIS MONTH AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR AFTER THE MEETING AND IT GIVES UPDATES ON THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK FIRST IN THE COMMUNITY PILLAR WE ARE STILL WORKING ON OUR ASSET PROJECT AND THAT'S THAT'S A MAP WHERE WE'RE ASSEMBLING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, NONPROFITS AND AGENCIES AS WELL AS LOCAL CHURCHES WHO ARE WORKING IN THE HOUSING SPACE AND THAT DEFINES POTENTIAL PARTNERS THAT WE'VE WORK WITH.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM ALSO IN THE COMMUNITY PILLAR WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE AS ITEM 11 BE TODAY BUT THAT COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO STAFF AND COUNSEL AS WE IMPLEMENT THE WORK PROGRAM AND SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER ALSO IN COMMUNITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING THE ANTI PLAN AND STRATEGY AND THAT IS A DISPLACEMENT AND SUPPORT PLAN. WE HAVE AN OUTLINE OR A DRAFT STARTED ON THAT AND THAT WOULD BE A STRATEGY THAT HELP WITH HOUSING PRESERVATION.

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SO THAT COMPLETES THE UPDATE ON WORKFORCE HOUSING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU. OKAY.

I'M SAFETY AND REPAIR PUBLIC SAFETY AND REPAIR. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THIS PROGRAM. WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS OF LATE.

THIS PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN 2020 TO WITH $400,000 FROM ARPA FUNDS AND WE ARE HAVE IN THE BUDGET A PROPOSAL OF $200,000 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS OF UP TO 15,000 FOR REPAIRS TO KEEP A HOME SAFE AND DRY OR DEMOLITION OF AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL THE QUALIFICATION IS 60% OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME UNDER RMI AND CAN APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE PROGRAM WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 107 APPLICATIONS 76 OF THEM HAVE BEEN APPROVED. WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE AWAITING SITE VISITS BUT WE HAVE 13 UNDER CONTRACT FOR A CONTRACT AWARD OF AROUND 188,000 AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM CERTAINLY GETTING QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS AND CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR THE PROJECT BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST HURDLES IN GETTING THESE UNDERWAY FOR THOSE 13 THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT THEY ARE JUST WAITING APPROVAL THEIR BUILDING PERMITS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PROJECTS AND THEY WILL BE UNDERWAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROGRAM? QUESTIONS FROM THE BANK? YES. WELL, WE ANTICIPATE THOSE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED SOON. WE DO HAVE A WAIVER FORM FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

WE DO PRESENT THAT WAIVER FORM WHEN WE GO FOR THE SITE VISITS AND SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PERMISSION TO TAKE PICTURES. SO WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN DO SOME BEFORE AND AFTERS AND IF WE CAN WE WILL SHARE THOSE CERTAINLY. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU TO THE TOWN SEWER CONNECTION PROGRAM ALSO LAUNCHED IN 2022 THE SAME EVENING THAT THE HOME SAFETY AND REPAIR PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED AND IT WAS APPROVED WITH $200,000 OF ARPA FUNDS. WE LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM LAST JULY WE'RE RECOMMENDING 100,000 TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR BUDGET 24 THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT SO IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH DEEP WELL AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT AND THE LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE PROJECT SAFE PROGRAM.

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SO WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAVING ON THE COMMUNITY FROM THANK YOU MR.. I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME SOME PROGRESS IN THIS AREA. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE ST PROGRAM HAS NOW STARTED TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVITY AND THEY SOME CONNECTIONS AS WELL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT TO US TODAY BUT CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT THAT NUMBER IS CURRENTLY VERSUS.

OH I KNOW THEY'VE HAD A LOT ON THE LAST FEW YEARS SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND I'LL ALSO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO PLANT A SEED HERE.

WE TALK A LOT ABOUT ABOUT HOUSING AND THE NEED FOR HOUSING AND CONNECTION TO SANITARY AND WATER IS A FAIRLY LARGE EXPENSE AND IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON PART OF THE PROJECT.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE IF YOU'RE DOING 100 UNITS OR IF YOU'RE DOING ONE UNIT AND THE TOWN MADE A POLICY DECISION YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE THE MAIN LINES OF SEWER TO ALL OF HILTON HERE.

OKAY. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE PSC HAS PROVIDED TO US WHERE WE STAND AS FAR AS COMPLETION OF THAT BUT IF WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE FOLKS DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY INTO HOUSING AND THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE OBSTACLES I THINK WE NEED TO REVISIT THAT SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND NORTH HAS ENOUGH MONEY AVAILABLE THESE FUNDS AND WHATEVER WE HAD PLEDGED BEFORE SO WE CAN CONTINUE THAT PROCESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BEEN AWARE OF . I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE MAKING HEADWAY IN THE CONNECTION PIECE BUT THE MAINLINE MAY STILL BE AN ISSUE FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU PERSONALLY. JUST ONE QUICK THING. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORTS ON BOTH OF THESE I THINK IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING TO HELP MAKE THIS WORK AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE NEED TO CHECK IN ON THE MAINLINE CONNECTIONS AND MAKING NOTES ABOUT THAT SO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT AS WELL BUT THANK YOU. IT'S GREAT LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS CONCERNS I'M PERSONABLE PERSONALLY PLEASED TO HEAR THIS DEVELOPMENT BEFORE. ANYTHING STARTED DOWN THIS ROAD I FOUND SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSING THAT A PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY DIDN'T HAVE STRONG CONNECTIONS AT THE HILTON HILTON HEAD ISLAND STANDARD WELL I THINK THE EFFORT THAT'S BEEN PUT

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BEFORE I DOVE INTO THE INFORMATION THERE I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ACTIVITY, FOLKS THAT ARE CONCERNED BY THIS ACTIVITY . I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF THAT CORRESPONDENCE AS WELL AND SO WHAT I'VE ATTEMPTED TO DO WITH THIS ANALYSIS IS TRY TO TRY TO STRIP OUT SOME OF THE EMOTIONALITY OF THIS ISSUE AND JUST FOCUS ON WHAT THE PROCEDURAL HISTORY WAS WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND THEN WHAT THE LAW STATES IN OF OUR REGULATIONS NOT ONLY HERE LOCALLY BUT ALSO A FEW FOUR COUNTIES. SO WITH THAT INFORMATION IN MIND WE KIND GO THROUGH THIS AND BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON WHERE I BELIEVE WE ARE WITH THE SITUATION.

SO STARTING BACK IN 2011, MS. CLAUDIE KENNEDY THE SIX PARCELS THAT ARE REFLECTED THERE ON THE READ ON THIS SITE THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE ENTRANCE THE SPA ON PORT ROYAL SOUND SOMETIME IN THE 2013 2014 TIMEFRAME CATS BEGAN TO BROUGHT ON TO THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY AS IN AN INFORMAL FERAL CAT COLONY THE HILTON HEAD YOU MEAN ASSOCIATION ACTUALLY HAS A HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THESE TYPES OF ENTITIES GOING BACK TO THE 1990S BUT IN 2016 THE TOWN ADOPTED BEAUFORT COUNTY'S ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND WITHIN THAT CODE WAS A SECTION THAT AUTHORIZED THE MANAGEMENT OF FERAL CAT COLONIES.

SO IN 2016 MS. KENNEDY OBTAINED PERMIT FROM COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A FERAL CAT FORMERLY AT THE BEACH CITY ROAD SITE AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN AND AROUND THE 2016 2017 UP UNTIL THE 2018 TIME FRAME. THERE WERE ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PROVIDING FEEDING STATIONS FOR CATS LOCATED ON SPA PROPERTY. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HAD BEEN DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AGREEMENT FROM THE SPOT SELF BUT IN 2018 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO RESCIND THAT AUTHORIZATION AND SO AT THAT POINT IN TIME THOSE FEEDING STATIONS WERE REMOVED FROM THAT LOCATION IN MARCH OF 2018 MS. KENNEDY WAS PROVIDED WITH A DETERMINATION BY STAFF THAT THE ACTIONS THAT WERE OCCURRING AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION BEACH CITY ROAD WERE CLASSIFIED AS ANIMAL SERVICES UNDER THE TOWN'S LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AND WERE NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE METROPOLITAN ZONING DISTRICT.

MS. KENNEDY APPEALED DECISION TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS IN JUNE OF 2018 AND AT THAT TIME THE BOARD VOTED TO UPHOLD STAFF'S DECISION THAT THOSE ACTIVITIES WERE NOT PERMITTED THAT PARTICULAR ZONING CLASSIFICATION. FOLLOWING THAT, MS. KENNEDY MADE MULTIPLE CHANGES TO THE SITE AND THE OPERATIONS ON THAT SITE THAT HAD BEEN THE BASIS FOR WHY HER ACTIVITIES WERE CLASSIFIED AS SERVICES. A SUBSEQUENT SITE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY STAFF AND A DETERMINATION MADE THAT BASED UPON THE CHANGES THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED THEY HAD THE ACTIONS THERE AND CARING FOR THE ANIMALS WERE NO LONGER CLASSIFIED AS ANIMAL SERVICES. THIS INFORMATION WAS COMMUNICATED FROM STAFF IN 2019 TO SPA RESIDENTS ALONG WITH A NOTICE THAT THEY CAN APPEAL THAT DECISION THE BCA.

AND ADDITIONALLY A PRESENTATION MADE TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON MARCH 25TH, 2019 AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S APPEAL DECISION AND OUTLINED THE JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY STAFF HAD CHANGED THEIR POSITION ON THE USE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY . IN 2021 SPA RESIDENTS AGAIN CONTACTED THE TOWN AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS THE APPROPRIATE OF THE COLONY'S OPERATION AND LOCATION AT.

THAT TIME THE TOWN ATTORNEY SENT A LETTER TO MR. KEITH BARKER, A SPA RESIDENT INDICATING THAT PURSUANT TO THE EXISTING LANGUAGE WITHIN THE TOWN'S LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE THAT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE OCCURRING AT THE SITE WERE NOT A PROHIBITED ACTIVITY AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A NUISANCE. IT SHOULD BE THAT AN UNDERLYING BASIS FOR THIS OPINION WAS THE THAT ALL ACTIONS AND CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS WERE TAKING PLACE EXCLUSIVELY ON MS. KENNEDY'S PROPERTY IN 2023 SPA RESIDENTS AGAIN BEGAN CONTACTING THE COUNT EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE COLONY'S CONDITIONS OPERATIONS POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THEIR COLONY PERMIT MULTIPLE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PROVIDED SHOWING CATS LOCATED OFF THE

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MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE CORRESPONDENCE IN THIS MATTER FROM BOTH RESIDENTS OF THE SPA AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY .

MANY OF THESE LETTERS AND EMAILS CONTAIN PICTURES OR STATEMENTS ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT OR REFUTE ONE ANOTHER'S POSITIONS. SO HERE'S WHAT THE LAW STATES IN THIS MATTER BEAUFORT COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATES THE FERAL CAT COLONY PROGRAM OUTLINED WITHIN THEIR CODE AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY THE TOWN ITS ADOPTION OF COUNTY'S CODE . THE HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION DIRECTLY WITH ALL ABOUT CATS TO ENSURE THAT THE CATS IN THE COLONY ARE SPAYED AND NEUTERED, VACCINATED AND HUMANELY CARED FOR. WITH STANDARDS SUCH AS BEING FED TWICE DAILY TO TRY AND REDUCE THE IMPACTS HAVING THOSE CATS THERE ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ONCE A FERAL CAT COLONY IS ISSUED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY, IT PLACES CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON THE CAREGIVERS OF THAT PART OF THAT COLONY IN ORDER TO STAY COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.

THOSE REQUIREMENTS REPORTING BIANNUALLY TO THE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES ON THE FOLLOWING THE NUMBER OF COLONIES THAT THE CAREGIVER MAINTAINS IF IT HAS MORE THAN ONE COLONY PROVIDING THE ANIMAL SERVICES WITH DESCRIPTION OF EACH CAT WITHIN THE COLONY SO THAT THE NUMBERS ARE MONITORED AND DOCUMENTED IN TERMS OF THE CARE OF THE ANIMALS THEY HELP RESOLVE ANY OVER THE CONDUCT OF A COLONY CAT WITHIN THE COLONY AND AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, SOME OF THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY EXCLUSIVE OF ALL THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THAT I THOUGHT WERE PARTICULAR TO THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. THEY MUST MAINTAIN RECORDS ON THE SIZE AND LOCATIONS OF THE COLONIES AS WELL AS THE VACCINATION AND SPAY AND NEUTER RECORDS FOR ALL CATS WITHIN THE COLONY AND THAT THERE'S A MANDATORY VACCINATION OF ALL CURRENTLY POPULATION FOR RABIES AND THEY MUST MAKE REASONABLE OF EFFORTS TO UPDATE THE FIVE WAY OR EQUIVALENT VACCINATIONS ON THE CATS THAT THEY RECAPTURE .

ADDITIONALLY THEY MUST PROVIDE WATER AND SUITABLE SHELTER FOR THE COLONY CATS OBSERVED COLONY CATS DAILY AND KEEP A RECORD OF ANY ILLNESSES OR UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR THAT'S THEY MUST OBTAIN PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION TO THE COLONY CATS THAT APPEAR TO REQUIRE IT THE CAREGIVERS SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO FIND PERMANENT INSIDE HOMES FOR THE COLONY CATS THAT EXHIBIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCLIMATING TO SUCH PLACEMENT. AND FINALLY THE CAREGIVERS SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE COLONY AS TO PREVENT THE COLONY FROM RUNNING AT LARGE BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE DESIGNATED AREA. THIS IS WHAT BEAUFORT COUNTY'S STATES IN REGARDS TO THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES WHERE THEY CANNOT BE LOCATED.

SECTION 6-4009 STATES THAT ANY PET OR LIVESTOCK CONSTITUTES A NUISANCE WHEN THE PET THE RIGHTS OF OR INTERFERES WITH THE ORDINARY USE AND ENJOYMENT OF ANOTHER'S PROPERTY.

IF THE PET IS OUTDOORS AND NOT UNDER THE PET SHALL BE CONFINED TO A FENCED IN AREA WHEREBY THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE PET CONTAINED AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF LOCATION. THE PET SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THE FENCED AREA WITHOUT BEING KEPT UNDER RESTRAINT OR CONFINEMENT AND UNDER THE PHYSICAL CONTROL OF THE OWNER CUSTODIAN BY MEANS OF A LEASH OR OTHER PHYSICALLY ATTACHED SIMILAR RESTRAINING DEVICE. SO KNOWING THAT THOSE ARE THE PROVISIONS OF LAW THAT EXIST AND APPLYING THOSE TO THE SITUATION THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE CASE HERE TODAY HERE ARE THE ISSUES THAT TO BE ADDRESSED. ONE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE ARE VERY PASSIONATE PEOPLE, BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH ALL PARTIES INVOLVED TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION THAT NORMALLY RESPECTS THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES, IS COMPLIANT WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

THIS MEANS THAT THE ANIMALS WITHIN THE FERAL COLONY MUST ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY ISSUED PERMIT. THIS APPLIES TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CATS THAT MAY BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLONY THE NEED TO REMOVE ANY UNAUTHORIZED CATS THROUGH ADOPTION WITHIN THE HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION. THE REMOVAL ANY CATS THAT CANNOT REMAIN CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLONY SITE AND SEVERAL OTHER ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE PERMIT. THERE ARE ALSO THE ISSUE OF CATS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THIS COLONY BUT ARE WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THE COLONY EXISTS. AND SO TO DEAL WITH THAT COUNTY'S STATES THAT AN OWNER IS ANY PERSON WHO AMONG OTHER THINGS KEEPS OR HARBORS AN ANIMAL OR HAS IT IN HIS OR HER CARE OR ACTS AS ITS CUSTODIAN. APPLYING THAT TO WHAT WE UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS TO BE THAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FEEDING AND CARING FOR THESE ANIMALS ON THE SPA PROPERTY OR ON THE PROPERTIES. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS PERMISSIBLE BUT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DOING THAT MAY BECOME THE OWNERS OF THOSE ANIMALS BASED UPON THIS LANGUAGE THAT IMPUTES THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE BEHAVIOR OF THOSE ANIMALS.

IF YOU ARE CARING FOR THEM, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT AS A RESIDENT OF A SPA OR A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER, IF YOU CONTINUE TO FEED THESE ANIMALS YOU MAY BECOME LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR WHICH MEANS THAT THEY MUST REMAIN ON YOUR PROPERTY AND NOT

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THE ANIMALS THAT LEAVE PROPERTY MUST BE RELOCATED TO AN ALTERNATIVE FACILITY.

AGAIN THERE IS NOT A RIGHT TO ALLOW YOUR ANIMAL TO TRESPASS ONTO THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER AND INTERFERE WITH THEIR RIGHT TO ENJOY THEIR PROPERTY AND THEN ANY CARS THAT ARE LEGALLY DROPPED OFF OF THIS LOCATION MUST IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE HELP THAT YOU MEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ADOPTION POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING FERAL CAT COLONY UNDER FUSCA. THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY HAD INSTALLED FENCING ON THAT SITE BASED UPON THE DESIGN OF THAT FENCING WHICH WAS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO PREVENTING CATS FROM BEING ABLE TO CLIMB THE FENCING. AND I'VE GOOGLED THIS AND I FAILED TO INCLUDE A PICTURE IN HERE SO I BUT IF YOU PICTURE AN EXISTING FENCE THIS IS FENCING THAT COMES PERPENDICULAR TO AN EXISTING FENCE SO THAT ESSENTIALLY THE CATS CANNOT UNLESS THEY'RE GOING TO HANG UPSIDE DOWN CANNOT CLIMB UP AND OVER THE FENCE.

AND SO HILTON HEAD CANADIAN ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO OBTAIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THIS FENCING AND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL HAS DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF PAYING FOR ITS INSTALLATION. NEITHER OF THOSE ARE FINISHED AT THIS POINT BUT.

IT IS THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDE MITIGATION TO THIS SITUATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE HUMANE ASSOCIATION HAS PURCHASED CAT INVERTERS. THESE ARE ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT UTILIZE A ULTRASONIC THAT I BELIEVE ONLY PETS OR ANIMALS HEAR AND THAT THEY WOULD POTENTIALLY PLACE THOSE TO KEEP THE ANIMALS FROM LEAVING THE COLONY PROPERTY. SO ULTIMATELY THE TOWN COUNCIL SHOULD REVIEW SITUATION PROVIDE STAFF WITH ANY GUIDANCE THAT HAS IF ANY AND CONSIDERING THIS INFORMATION NOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HISTORY IS AND KIND OF WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE ISSUES ARE THAT ARE BEFORE YOU OKAY. QUESTION AT SUMMIT THIS COLONY HAPPENS TO EXIST IN WARD SIX AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE CITIZENS ON SIDES PRESENTING THESE ISSUES SO TOOK IT ON MYSELF. I WENT OVER AND DID A PERSONAL INSPECTION YESTERDAY. I INVITED SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND VISIT ME.

NO ONE WAS ABLE TO DO IT. IT WAS SHORT NOTICE. I ACKNOWLEDGE BUT I FOUND ON THAT INSPECTION WAS A FEW CATS IN THE COLONY. THEY THERE'S A FENCE AND THEY CAN READILY CLAMS THERE NOW. I THEN WENT INTO THE SPA, WENT AROUND ALL OF THE DRIVEWAYS BIG PROJECT. HOW MANY UNITS ARE IN THERE BUT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED ANYWAY. AND SO I WENT ALL AROUND IN THERE AND I SAW THREE CATS WHO WERE ASLEEP NEXT TO ONE UNIT. ONE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. I SPOKE TO THE GATE GUARD THAT WAS THERE. SHE SAID HER EXPERIENCE WAS BIGGEST PROBLEM, SHE SAYS IS THAT THE CATS WANT TO SLEEP ON CARS OVERNIGHT. I NOTICE THERE AND THEY IN THE GATEHOUSE THAT THERE IS A SIGN THAT SHOWS A $100 FUND FOR FEED IN CASH.

SO THEY'RE TRYING GET PEOPLE TO STOP FEEDING THE CATS. NOW YOUR REPORT EXHAUSTIVE AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT. IT HELPS A LOT BUT ACTUALLY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY CODE AND THE TOWN ORDINANCES THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE.

THANK YOU SAID THAT UNDER THE COUNTY CODE THE OPERATOR OF THE SANCTUARY SHOULD REASONABLE EFFORTS TO KEEP THE CATS CONTAINED WHEREAS TOWN SAYS YOU MUST KEEP THE CATS CONTAINED AND THEY CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO SELL. THIS A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE TO

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SO THAT WE CAN AVOID THIS AND SERVE OUR CITIZENS. PEOPLE CATS OR HATE CATS NOT IN BETWEEN AND I EXPERIENCE THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FENCING AND HOW THAT WORKS AS WELL AS THE TO SEE IF THAT INDEED WORKS AND MAYBE THAT WILL PROMOTE A RECONCILIATION SO THAT THIS THING CAN MOVE FORWARD AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE CATS IN THE COLONY ARE ALL SPAYED OR NEUTERED OVER TIME THE SHOULD SHRINK. I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE IDEA. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. WE WILL KEEP OUR EYES AND EARS OPEN. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GRUBER FOR THAT THOROUGH REPORT BACK THROUGH HISTORY AND I REMEMBERED SOME OF IT FROM BCA BUT NOT ALL OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT SO THANKS FOR THE UPDATE QUESTION THAT I'VE GOT IS THIS IS A COUNTY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN ADOPTED WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE COUNTY ORDINANCE? SURE. SO PART OF THE REASON WHY THE TOWN ADOPTED COUNTY'S ORDINANCE WAS TO ALLOW THE COUNTY'S ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO ENFORCE THOSE PROVISIONS.

SO BEGINNING IN 16 THERE WAS AN EFFORT BY THE COUNTY TO HAVE ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN COUNTY ADOPT THE SAME CODE SO THAT ITS OFFICERS WOULD BE ENFORCING THE SAME STANDARDS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WERE GEOGRAPHICALLY. BUT BECAUSE THE TOWN HAS ADOPTED CODE IT IS NOW A PART OF OUR CODE AND SO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE THOSE PROVISIONS AS WELL. THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IS WHOEVER IS AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE THE CODE HAVE THEY BEEN OUT TO CHECK ON THIS AND IS THAT THE RESULT OF THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS THAT YOU'VE LISTED THERE? YOU TELL US ABOUT ENFORCEMENT NOW. YES.

SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND THIS EVENING I'VE GOTTEN SLEW OF TRIES WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL WITH US IN CASE WAS ANY QUESTIONS. BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH HILTON HEADS THE MAINE THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS PROCESS NOT ONLY DO THEY ENSURE THE CARE OF THE ANIMALS THAT ARE OCCURRING ON SITE AS APPROPRIATE BUT THEY ALSO FACILITATE THE SPAY AND NEUTER AND THAT OCCURS WITH REGARDS THE COLONY AND SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM AND HAVE BEEN CONTACT WITH ALL THE IF YOU MAY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL ABOUT CATS WHO'S THE ENTITY THAT'S CURRENTLY OPERATING THE COLONY ON THIS LOCATION AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL RESIDENTS AND SO THROUGH ALL OF THAT WITH REGARDS TO THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECTS PRIMARILY COUNTY THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THAT IF THE REMEDIATION THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IS SUCCESSFUL THEN ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO REQUIRE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE ANIMALS REMAIN ON THE PROPERTY SO IT LOOKING AT THE NEXT STEPS IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S TWO THINGS.

ONE IS WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY WHERE THERE IS THIS FROM THE COUNTY FOR THE FERAL COLONY AND THEN SEPARATELY THERE'S CATS RUNNING AT LARGE IF YOU YES EPSILON WHICH IF THEY'RE NOT UNDER SOMEONE'S CARE SOMEONE'S GOT TO ROUND THEM UP I GUESS.

YES. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE CATS RUNNING AT LARGE? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE TALKED WITH COUNTY ABOUT.

THE COUNTY DOES HAVE TRAPS NOW IN SOME INSTANCES CATCHING THOSE ANIMALS CAN BE EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT. THE COUNTY IS PREPARED TO TAKE THAT ACTION IF NECESSARY AND SO I THINK THE FIRST STEP THAT WE WOULD TAKE IS ULTIMATELY GETTING THE SPA RESIDENTS TO COMMIT TO EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THESE ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF THESE ANIMALS AND BRING THEM ON TO YOUR PROPERTY OR YOU'RE GOING TO STOP CARING F AND AT WHICH POINT IN TIME WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THEY THEN MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE THEY MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATELY CARED FOR BECAUSE I I RECALL THAT THERE WAS A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO POTENTIALLY HAVE THEM THERE, WHICH IS GREAT.

THEY JUST NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE ANIMALS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY THEN STAY ON THE PROPERTY IF THAT IS NOT SUCCESSFUL THEN THE COUNTY WILL NEED TO COME IN AND LOOK AT TRAPPING THOSE ANIMALS AND AT THAT POINT THEY'LL DO AN ASSESSMENT ON WHETHER ANIMALS CAN OR CANNOT BE ADOPTED. THEY CAN BE ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE HILTON HEAD YOU MEAN TO ADOPT THEM? IF NOT THEN WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH THEM POTENTIALLY OF RELOCATING THEM TO ONE OF THE OTHER CAT COLONIES THERE HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT NOW ABOUT 30 CATS COLONIES THROUGHOUT UTAH COUNTY AND SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT MOST FOLKS I'M SURE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE AWARE OF UNLESS YOU WERE TOLD IT WAS THERE. AND TO MY COLLEAGUE MR. ALFORD'S QUESTION ABOUT A ANY COMPLEX BETWEEN THE COUNTY CODE AND THE TOWN CODE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADDRESS GUESS WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO I WOULD GO BACK TO THE DEFINITION HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY'S CODE OF A NUISANCE I

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AT THIS POINT WE BELIEVE YES THAT'S BEEN SO BECAUSE SINCE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOREVER IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING SO I WOULD GO BACK TO ONE OF THE PERMANENT REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'VE ABOUT WHICH IS THIS RIGHT HERE ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT CAN BE AT THE SITE AND IDENTIFYING ALL OF THOSE CATS IN VISUALLY AND IN A MANNER THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY IDENTIFIED. SO MONITORING BEEN A PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AS FAR AS I DO THINK THERE'S AN ALAMO ISSUE WITH THE INCOMPATIBILITY AND SO I SAY THAT TO HAVE A CAT SANCTUARY RIGHT NEXT TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE OR A CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX IS PROBABLY NOT AN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCE BASED ON WHAT HAVE HEARD BY SPA RESIDENTS COMPLETELY IS INCOMPATIBLE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN I THAT OR NOT I'M NOT SURE BUT BUT THAT'S THAT'S AN ISSUE. THE THE OTHER ASPECT IS IS IS A DIFFERENT THAT IS ANY FREE ROAMING CAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON WILDLIFE THIS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF RESPECT FOR WILDLIFE AND A BALANCE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO I, I DO THINK THERE ARE ISSUES HERE THAT COUNCIL PROBABLY WOULD RATHER NOT FACE BUT I DO THINK THERE'S AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I WILL TELL YOU I'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT CATS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

I HAD KNOWN WELL WELL BEFORE THEM AND I'VE ACTUALLY HEARD ON BOTH SIDES ONE THAT ABSOLUTELY THE FREE ROAMING CATS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

THEY'RE PREDATORY IN NATURE. THEY HUNT AND KILL BIRDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM OTHER ONES THAT SAY YOU KNOW WHAT, I'VE GOT A RESTAURANT AND I KEEP SOME DUMPSTERS OUT BACK. I LOVE HAVING CATS AROUND BECAUSE THEY KEEP THE RAT POPULATION DOWN FOR MY AREA AND SO I HAVE HEARD BOTH WAYS ONE IS URBAN AND THE OTHER SURE YEAH. YEAH IT'S BETTER WITH REGARD TO THE SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE UP SAYS THE THIS INCLUDES ESTABLISHING AN APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT CAN BE ALLOWED WHAT'S THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE REQUISITE CAPABILITIES OF MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CONTROL.

I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CAPABILITIES ARE GIVEN ITS SIZE, LOCATION ETCETERA AND THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE MAXIMUM OF ANIMALS WOULD BE FOR THAT BECAUSE IT IS THEIR PERMIT THEN IS WHAT CONTROLS THE OPERATION OF THIS COLONY AND I THINK IN THE LATEST VERSION OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL IF A COUNTY'S ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE WE FINALLY REMOVED THE JOINT PROVISION AND.

THEREFORE THAT'S THE WAY THIS IS COMPLETING UP TO DATE THAT MORE IMPORTANTLY I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF HILTON HEADS HUMANE SOCIETY BEAUFORT COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND ALL ABOUT PETS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO PRESERVE ANIMALS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE REPRODUCTION IS IS LIMITED IF NOT STYMIED COMPLETELY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS .

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE FERAL CATS ON HILTON HEAD THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE COLONY AREA SO IDENTIFYING WHICH ONES ARE COMING FROM WHERE IS AND THINK A TASK IN AND OF ITSELF BUT I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DONE IN THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS TO HELP PROTECT THOSE ANIMALS. LOADING THE FERAL CATS. BUT ONE THING ONE OF THE IF THEY ESTABLISH A NUMBER THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE CAT SHOULD BE CURTAILED FROM GETTING OUT AND WE KNOW THIS SITE DOESN'T CURTAIL THEM WHERE WHERE DO WE END UP SO THAT'S WHERE WE GO

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SO I REMEMBER BACK IN THE LATE NINETIES SO CATS APPEARED TO BE STRAY WERE PICKED UP BY THE HUMANE ASSOCIATION OR ANOTHER GROUP OR WHATEVER AND THEY WOULD SPAY NEUTER, CLIP THE EAR AND TATTOO THE INSIDE OF THE EAR IS TATTOO INSIDE OF THE EAR STILL HAPPENING? I DON'T HEAR THAT. I'VE HEARD THAT WELL IN BECAUSE I'M SEEING A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH IDENTIFICATION IF THERE IS A WAY TO TATTOO THE INSIDE OF THE EAR THAT EARMARKS IT SO TO SPEAK NOT TRYING TO BE FUNNY BUT THEY JUST CAME OUT THAT WAY THAT THEY BELONG TO THE COLONY THAT THAT COULD GO LONG WAY. YEAH. SO IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER MEASURES TO KEEP THE CATS IN IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT CATS ARE GETTING OUT BECAUSE YES CATS DO A LOT ALIKE. UM AND I THINK THAT IDENTIFICATION PROCESS IF THEY'RE NOT BEING CHECKED NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND CERTAIN THAT WE'RE CONTROLLING IT FROM THAT REALM. THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH IS HOW DO WE CLEARLY IDENTIFY THESE ANIMALS? YES, THEIR EARS ARE OUR BUT I'VE I'VE TALKED ABOUT AS A LAYPERSON I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE. YEAH I HOPE NOBODY MOVES TO KEY WEST AND THEN LIKE ROOSTERS OR CHICKENS WE HAVE GOT LEARN HOW TO COEXIST AND THAT'S THE THING WE CAN DIVERT CATS BUT YOU KNOW IT'S WE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO ALL LIVE TOGETHER THIS IS RIDICULOUS WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO SPAY AND NEUTER CLAUDIA HAS AN AMAZING JOB AND THERE'S WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY HOW MANY CATS THEY SHOULD HAVE ON THIS PROPERTY SO WE'VE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO COEXIST.

RACCOONS A PROBLEM FERAL CATS ARE SPAY NEUTER. WE'RE NOT KILLING THEM.

NOTHING'S DOWN WITH RACCOONS. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW I'M FOR THIS AND I THINK NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COEXIST TO AVERT THEM AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP TO DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

BUT AS PART OF THE SOLUTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK ADDRESSING THAT SIDE OF IT OF IDS ESCAPE AND POSSIBLY TECHNOLOGY MIGHT BE A SOLUTION TO THAT WE THOUGHT BY NOW ANGIE DID YOU KNOW PUT BRIGHTLY COLORED COLLARS ON THEM SO THAT YOU COULD JUST LOOK AT BUT THEN IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DROP OFF THEIR CAT, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE STORE AND BUY A COLLAR. YEAH, YEAH. BUT I THINK IT WORKS MORE.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SOLUTION HERE TODAY BUT BUT LIKE YOU THE FIRST 20 MINUTES I'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT CAT COLONIES THAN I WOULD EVER IMAGINED.

BUT THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT PUTTING INTO THIS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOSH MAYOR THAT THAT

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THANK YOU SO GENERAL REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT LIKE TO TALK ABOUT BETTER? A COUPLE THINGS.

MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT OFF THE TOP AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SOME MONTHS AND SHORT TERM ISSUES HAVE BEEN COMING TO MY ATTENTION I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO IF THEY HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY FIND THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR GOV OFFICE WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED BY THE TOWN TO TAKE THOSE COMPLAINTS AND ADDRESS ANY ISSUES RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS UNDER OUR TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. THE WAY YOU DO THAT FOR ANYONE WHO IS LISTENING TAKE NOTES THE TOWN COUNCIL IF YOU TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND WEB FRONT PAGE AND THEN GO TO INITIATIVES YOU'LL GO DOWN SCROLL DOWN TO SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE AND YOU'LL FIND THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO CALL FOR LODGING A CONCERN

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THERE IS ALSO ADDITIONAL THERE IN TERMS OF HOW TO CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE TOWN IF NECESSARY AND. WITH THAT I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A PLEASANT SUMMER.

VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE. MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING AND I JUST WANT TO SINCE WE WON'T BE TOGETHER BEFORE THEN TAKE A MOMENT AND AND WISH ALL OF OUR VETERANS A VERY VERY SAFE AND PEACEFUL AND HAPPY DAY AND THANK FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE SACRIFICED ALONG WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND A GRATEFUL NATION. THANK YOU. THE OTHER GENERAL REPORTS IN THIS PROCESS FIRST OF ALL, THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED AS FACT MY AND MY COLLEAGUE MR. ALFRED AND I PARTICIPATED IN PELL HILTON HEAD ISLAND ON SUNDAY I BELIEVE IT WAS MAY SEVEN IF I HAVE GREAT MEMORY AND MR. ALFRED READ THAT PROCLAMATION SO IT IS BY MY AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE RIGHT OF SILENCE WHICH IS EVENING STARTING AT 630 AT PORT ROYAL PLAZA WITH THE RIDE ESCORTED RIDE IN SILENCE BY BICYCLE ALONG TO 78 FOR ABOUT EIGHT MILES AND THIS WAS STARTED TO RECOGNIZE THE DEATH OF A CYCLIST BY ON A ROAD IN TEXAS AND IT SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY SO. I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND THANK YOU MAYOR I'M HAPPY TO REPRESENT YOU THE RIDE OF SILENCE TOMORROW NIGHT. SO IN ADDITION THAT FRIDAY IS RIDE TO WORK DAY SO AS YOU WOULD ANY DAY PLEASE BE AWARE OF A ROAD WITH FIVE CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS BUT THIS IS A BIKE RIDE NIGHT EDITION DIFFERENT COUNTY JUST RECOGNIZED TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AND SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR AND I'LL BRIEFLY READ OUT THOSE CONNECTED HILTON HEAD HILTON HEAD S.C. TEACHER OF THE YEAR DANNY BOTH AND SUPPORT SOUTH FLORIDA BRASCO I SORRY BUT I ALSO BUILT AN ED ELEMENTARY I BE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND JANETTE A LENDER AND SUPPORT STAFF HERE MARCIA SEMPER BOTH IN RHODE ISLAND CREATIVE ARTS TEACHER OF THE YEAR MARK SADLER AND SUPPORT STAFF HERE FUJITA AIKEN HILTON HEAD HIGH EACH OF THE AIR TOKEN BEARS SUPPORT STAFF MEGHAN BURKE HILTON HEAD ISLAND MIDDLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR HALEY EASTER AND SUPPORT STAFF SARAH VANDERPOEL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AND SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR AND HAVING A SISTER A NIECE FOR BOTH TEACHERS I THINK WE SHOULD ALL THANK THE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK AND MY WIFE AS A TEACHER I CAN ATTEST THEY WORK UNTIL TEN 11:00 EVERY AND THAT'S THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL REPORTS OF SEEING NON MR. SANFORD TRANSPORTATION STUDY THE COUNTRY YOU KNOW REPORT ALL RIGHT THE SPEAKER COUNTY COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS OKAY MR. AMES AIRPORTS AIRPORT BOARD MEETS HERE TOMORROW 130 AND I LEARNED THAT THE LAST MEETING THAT THE TERMINAL BEDS WILL BE OPENED ON JUNE 7TH. MR. SANFORD LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD REPORT OKAY. MR. BROWN ISLAND ASSOCIATION AMERICAN ASSOCIATION BOARD WILL BE MEETING FRIDAY AT 8 P.M. SO SURE TO HAVE OUR BOARD OUR NEXT MEETING.

MR. BECKER COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM MAJOR PARTY FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHO INFORMED US OF THE CRIME STATISTICS AND ACTIONS AROUND THE ISLAND. IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THAT. HE ALSO INCLUDED SOME COMMUNITY WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THE K-9 OFFICERS THAT LIVE HERE AND WORK HERE ON HILTON HEAD WHICH WAS A NICE UPDATE TO GET FROM THEM. THEN WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THERE WAS NOTHING COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REPORT. I DO ASK THOUGH FOR EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING AND WHO KNOWS ANYONE WHO LIVES ON THE ISLAND. IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS COMMITTEES OR COMMISSIONS PLEASE GO ONLINE AND YOU'LL FIND ON THE FRONT PAGE AGAIN I BELIEVE OR UNDER GOVERNMENT THE APPLICATION TO DO SO AND PLEASE SEND THOSE IN.

WE ARE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND HAVE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT WE'D LIKE TO FILL AND APPRECIATE AND RESPECT YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND WILLINGNESS TO.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 11TH DEALT WITH THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST WAS THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ISSUES STAFF PRESENTED US THROUGH THE GOV OS CONTRACTOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STATISTICS.

I'LL READ JUST A FEW OF THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN 6000 SHORT TERM RENTAL REGISTERED AT THIS POINT. OF THOSE 6,072% ARE VILLAS 28% SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

OF THOSE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THERE WERE 350 OF THE 6000 TOTAL UNITS.

MORE THAN FIVE BEDROOMS. THAT'S APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF 1% OVER FIVE BEDROOMS. SECOND ITEM WAS THE RESILIENCE PLAN PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE APPROVED THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPROACH TO THE RESILIENCE PLAN. AND FOR WHO DOESN'T KNOW, OUR RESILIENCE PLAN IS A PROCESS THAT COMMUNITIES UNDERTAKE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND THREATS AND THEN ESTABLISH ADAPTATION MITIGATION AND RECOVERY PLANS.

THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE LIKELY IMPACTS AND ENSURE KEY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS CONTINUE OPERATING AFTER A HURRICANE OR A CATASTROPHE. THE THIRD ITEM WAS AN UPDATE ON THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE PROGRESS AND ALSO AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ACCELERATING THE ALAMO AMENDMENTS REGARDING MASS SCALE AN F R FLOOR AREA RATIO AMENDMENTS. MY THANK YOU MR. BROWN FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE RECEIVED A VERY QUICK AND POSITIVE REPORT FROM OUR FINANCIAL MR. TROYER. WE ALSO TOOK ACTION ON TWO ITEMS BOTH OF WHICH OF WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. ONE IS THE RESOLUTION OF A TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN. THE OTHER IS STANDARDIZED STORMWATER WITH FIVE COMMUNITIES HERE ON HILTON HEAD. AND WE ALSO TOOK A FIRST STEP AT LOOKING AT OUR OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AFFILIATED AGENCIES MORE TO

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COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR AND TOWN MANAGER AND FARMHANDS THAT I WANT FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE REPRESENT NEARLY 1400 MEMBER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES.

THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE.

WE HAD A CHAMBER CHALLENGE PRETTY HARD TWO THINGS TO RESOLVE COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY. WE AT THE CHAMBER ARE COLLABORATING WITH CREATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN AN EFFORT TO BOLSTER THE AREA'S WORKFORCE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. OUR WEBSITE CURRENTLY HOSTS A LANDING PAGE FOR LOCALLY FOCUSED JOB PROVIDERS JOB SEEKERS CALLED LOW COUNTRY JOBS NOW THIS SITE POWERED BY INDEED IS WHERE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN POST THEIR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE AND SEARCH THESE OPENINGS AND APPLY. THE SITE CONTAINS CAREER RESOURCES, TOOLS AND ADVICE. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO EVENTUALLY ADD FIVE ADDITIONAL PORTALS TO THESE THIS JOB SITE IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE POTENTIAL WORKFORCE.

EACH ONE HAS A UNIQUE FOCUS AND WILL BE DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERTIZE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF FOCUS.

THESE FIVE PORTALS IN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT LOCAL CAREERS PORTAL OR ITS FAULTS ONE ON FOUR CAREERS POWERED BY THE BUSINESS WORKFORCE COALITION. THIS COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO URGE OUR LOCAL RETIREES BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE WITH AND ENGAGING PART TIME OPPORTUNITIES TO FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS POWERED BY THE CHAMBER'S EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. THIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH INSIGHTS INTO POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS. THREE INTERNSHIPS FOR OUR

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THIS COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH TCL U.S. BEING SCAD TO DEVELOP INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. CHOSEN FIELD STUDY SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT A FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR VETERAN OPPORTUNITIES.

POWERED BY WARRIOR ENTERPRISES LLC THIS COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO MATCH RETIRING VETERANS WITH LOCAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND FINALLY FIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES POWERED BY THE DISABILITIES COALITION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY. THIS COMMITTEE WILL USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO HELP MATCH THEM TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. EACH OF THESE FIVE ADDITIONAL PORTALS WILL ALSO INCLUDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION AND THE HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS WILL WORK WITHIN THEIR SHOPS TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO POST JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ATTRACT WORKFORCE CANDIDATES TO APPLY. BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS CREATIVELY WE CAN HELP BUILD ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. BAXENDALE EXCUSE ME, MR. BOBBY TILLERSON.

THANK YOU, MISS THERESA COKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A RESIDENT AT THE SPA ON BEACH CITY ROAD AND I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE TO ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE CAT SANCTUARY ABUTTING OUR PROPERTY. OTHER RESIDENTS AND I HAVE RAISED A NUMBER OF NUISANCE ISSUES AND ISSUES AFFECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY DESPITE THE STEPS TAKEN BY THE AEC. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU THIS MORNING FOR THE REPORT THAT WE JUST HAD AND FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS BY OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE.

I'M HERE TODAY TO REITERATE THAT AS REPORTED IN SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT BY WILDLIFE ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT TRAP NEUTER VACCINATE RETURN PROGRAMS, DO REDUCE THE RISK OF TOXOPLASMOSIS LIVING THE FECES OF VACCINATED AND NON-VACCINATED. I'M ALSO HERE TO ASK TO CONSIDER SOMETHING THAT MR. AMES BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE WILDLIFE. WE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING THE SANCTUARY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BELONG ON RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY THE BACKYARD OF A BEACH COMMUNITY. BUT WE ARE SIMILARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE SANCTUARY IN THE BANK BACKYARD OF COASTAL WILDLIFE. WHEN SANCTUARY ADVOCATES TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CATS KILLING MICE SNAKES AND RODENTS THEY PERMIT THE KILLING OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN OUR FRAGILE ISLAND ENVIRONMENT. HILTON HEAD CONSERVATIONISTS HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PROTECT SEA TURTLE NEST AND HATCHLINGS BIRDS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM HUMANS. THESE SPECIES OUR BACKYARD EQUALLY NEED PROTECTION FROM CATS. CATS. THE SANCTUARY IS NOT EQUIPPED TO CONTAIN CATS THAT THE AC ADMITTED PUBLICLY CANNOT BE CONTAINED.

NATURAL PREDATORY BEHAVIOR OF CATS BEARS AN ECOLOGICAL. I QUOTE NOW FROM THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY FACT SHEET THAT'S THIS DOCUMENT HERE. ALL CAT SPECIES ARE CARNIVOROUS AND EVEN WHEN WELL-FED WILL CONTINUE TO HUNT. THIS INNATE ABILITY AND DESIRE TO HUNT MAKES EVEN THE DOMESTIC CAT A THREAT. NATIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES WHENEVER CATS ARE PERMITTED LIVE OR ROAM OUTDOORS STUDIES THE SMITHSONIAN AND THE U.S.

WILDLIFE SERVICE STATISTICALLY CONFIRM THE BILLIONS OF BIRDS AND SMALL MAMMALS KILLED EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. BY DOMESTICATED ALONE. OUR COASTAL COMMUNITY IS BY CATS. THE CAT SANCTUARY ON BEACH CITY ROAD.

THANK YOU, MR. DENNIS. THE PRINT, THE FRONT. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I SPOKE FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHARED MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE SEEMINGLY PACE TOWARD STABILIZING OUR ECONOMY BY INCREASING WORKER AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS.

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SO THANK YOU FOR THE BRYANT ROAD LAND ACQUISITION THE FUNDING COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY HOUSING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET THE PENDING SELECTION OF THE NORTHPOINT DEVELOPER AND YOUR DISCUSSION OF THE HOUSING ADVISORY TODAY ALONG WITH MS. LEWIS MONTHLY UPDATES LAST OCTOBER A GROUP OF CONCERNED RESIDENTS HOSTED A COMMUNITY FORUM ON HOUSING WHERE WE HEARD FROM NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AFFECTED BY THE LACK OF HOUSING OPTIONS WHETHER THEY BE BUSINESS OWNERS OR INDIVIDUALS. WHILE THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL I REALIZED THAT A SINGLE FORUM WASN'T GOING TO HAVE MUCH IMPACT. SO EARLIER THIS YEAR INVITED A COUPLE OF DOZEN HILTON HEAD ADVOCATES WHO SHARE MY WORRIES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ISLAND'S ECONOMY TO MY HOME TO SHARE OUR CONCERNS AND DETERMINE WHAT PART IS IN ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE'VE MET A FEW TIMES, ADVOCATED SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PATH PASSAGE OF US TO 84 PROVIDING ANOTHER SOURCE FOR HOUSING AND WE HAVE FORMED A WORKING GROUP CALLED LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY PARTNERS. LCP IS PRIMARY FOCUS IS SUPPORTING EXPANDING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR HEAD WORKERS WHO WANT TO LIVE HERE.

OUR GROUP OF ABOUT DOZEN RESIDENTS INCLUDES DEVELOPERS, EXPERTS IN FINANCE HOUSING DEAL AND REVISING LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES, LEADERS THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOME HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WITH COASTAL COMMUNITY CORPORATION, NATIVE ISLAND AND LATINO NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FINANCING AND THOSE WITH SPECIFIC SKILLS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. AS YOU BEGIN WORKING ON THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PLEASE CALL ON OF LCP PARTNERS ARE AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITTED TO HELP YOU EXPRESS THEIR NEXT IF WE MISS SHOUTING WE THANK YOU MANAGER HOSTING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I HAVE TO REFLECT TWO THOUGHTS COMING TO LIGHT REGARDING WORKFORCE HOUSING.

THE FIRST IS TRANSPARENCY. FIRSTLY, PRESENTATIONS ONLINE AND LIVESTREAMING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS IS INFORMATION SHARING. TO BE TRANSPARENT IS TO HAVE THE DESIRE TO ANALYZE ALL THE DATA AT YOUR DISPOSAL AND LET RESIDENTS KNOW THE TRADE OFFS BASED ON THE POLICIES YOU ARE PROMOTING PROMOTING. PERHAPS THE RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT BASED ON THE 2017 WORKFORCE NEEDED WORKFORCE NEED ASSESSMENT TO SATISFY DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE TOWN HAS TO BE MORE THAN 5700 NEW UNITS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. PERHAPS THE RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT IT SHOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A DOZEN OF ARQUITECTURA TYPE OF HIGH DENSITY APARTMENT COMPLEX ON GARDNER ROAD EACH YEAR. PERHAPS THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT THE HIGH DENSITY BONUS MODEL WOULD HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND WAY OF LIFE.

OR PERHAPS THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT EVEN IF WE BUILD THEY WON'T COME BECAUSE SOME WORKERS PERHAPS PREFER TO LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH A YARD IN BLUFFTON INSTEAD OF A 400 SQUARE FOOT STUDIO IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND. THE SECOND THOUGHT IS AROUND GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE'S DENYING THAT THE TOWN GOVERNMENT HAS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY. IN 1983 HEALTHCARE WAS INCORPORATED AS LIMITED SERVICE SERVICE A NOTICE OF PARITY WITH THE ANNUAL OF $1.2 MILLION AND A FOCUS ON AND MANAGEMENT.

PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT ADDRESS WORKER SHORTAGES BY PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS THAT RESULTS IN LONG COMMUTE HOURS.

PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE LONG TERM RENTALS.

OR PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT CAN ASK SOME OF THE DMO DOLLARS TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF TOURISM

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IN THE NINETIES AND THE 2000 SO TOWN MADE SIMILAR ATTEMPTS SUCH AS THE FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAM AND THE MULTIPLE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSED HOUSING BUT ALL FAILED. THE HOUSING FUND WANT TO CREATE A LOW WAGE HIGH WELFARE LABOR MARKET SYSTEM WHICH BENEFITS SOME EMPLOYERS AND CONSUMERS WHILE HURTING AND THE WORKING POOR. PUBLIC SOLUTION SHOULD ONLY NEED TO CRONY CAPITALISM WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR SUNDAY ON NEXT MR. TOM WRIGHT WHICH IS FINE.

OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. MR. YOUR HONOR, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S EVERYBODY HERE TODAY? GOOD. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING.

I'M A NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIAL. I'M ONE OF THEM. BUT I'M ON THE COUNTY SIDE OF THINGS AND A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS HAS FLOWN BY LIKE A FLASH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALL TALKED ABOUT, COUNCILWOMAN BECKER AND I ESPECIALLY WE GOT TO GET TOGETHER AND WORK. THERE'S A LOT OF COMMON THINGS AND YOU KNOW THAT. SO MY FOCUS TODAY IS A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, I THINK WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER ON A FEW THINGS. WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT. I HEARD TODAY MANY THINGS THAT ARE COMMON THE COUNTY AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. SO YOU KNOW LET'S SEE IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

ONE OTHER THING. STRANGE YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AN AIRPORT BOARD MEETING HERE TOMORROW I THINK IT'S THURSDAY, NOT TOMORROW. JUST JUST IN CASE.

YES. ALL RIGHT. AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU UP TO BEAUFORT. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TRIP, BUT HOW MUCH ARE THOSE CHAMBERS? A LOT OF US COME HERE AND COME ON UP THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AND BE PART OF IT. SO IF WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND LOOK AT SOME THINGS THE BRIDGE GREENSPACE SO THINGS SAINT JAMES COUNCILMAN THERE'S A LOT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.

WITH THAT I'LL YIELD MY TIME TO ALL OF . THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT? OKAY. WAS FUNNY I GIVE YOU THAT SUNDAY WHO WE HAVE NEXT.

YES, SUSAN HALPER THIS HELPER. I THINK THE OPENING STATEMENT OVER THE GREEN SPACE BY THE WAY AND TENNIS. SO I WAS HERE LAST WEEK TO TALK ABOUT AND TRY TO JUST DO IT IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. BUT I KIND OF GOT UPSET. I'VE HEARD I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS BUT TO THE CATS ARE DOING THAT ISLAND SOUND TWO HOLES ONE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SPOT WHERE THERE'S THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN.

THEY HAVE TEN CATS. THEY'VE BEEN FOR 30 YEARS. I HAVE FRIENDS AT THIS BAR THAT I HAVE HELPED FEED THE CATS AND ALSO THE LADY CALLED ME AND SAID HEY I GOT A PREGNANT CAT OVER HERE. CAN YOU HELP ME? YES.

ANOTHER FRIEND THAT HAS IT NATIONALLY REGISTERED AS OUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CAT.

SO UNDERSTAND WHY THE SPOT IS IN FOLLOWING WHAT I CONSIDER THE REGULATIONS FOR A SUPPORT ANIMALS YOU'RE HEARING FROM FOUR PEOPLE FROM THE SPA ONE OF WHICH OWNS A CAT BUT THEY'RE NOT LETTING MY FRIEND WHO IS REGISTERED IN THE NATIONAL IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW.

SO THESE CATS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE SPA WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND LEVEL THE CATS AREN'T THE SANCTUARY. I FED THEM WITH MY FRIENDS AT THE SPA.

I HAVE TWO HOMES OVER THERE. I LIVED THERE AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. THESE PEOPLE THEY HAVE LIKE AIRBNB, THEIR PLACES THEY DON'T LIVE THERE SO. THEY NEED A HOBBY. THEY HAVE RESCUE DOGS AND HAVE LIKE WHY AREN'T THEY ALLOWING IN TO FIND PEOPLE $100 TO FEED CATS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 15, 20 YEARS WAY BEFORE THEY GOT THERE. SO YOU GOING TO STARVE THE CATS AND YOU'RE FINDING THEM FOR FEEDING THE CATS? HOW IS THAT?

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IT BRINGS TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IMPROVES THE VALUE OF MY HOME BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW HILTON HEAD IS WHAT'S HILTON IS ABOUT IS ABOUT THE ANIMALS. SO WHAT DO YOU PICK THE CATS HAVE BEEN HERE WAY BEFORE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THEY'LL BE HERE WAY BEFORE WE AFTER ALL OF THEM LEAVE. IS THIS OUR INTEGRITY? SO YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THEM FOR FEEDING ANIMALS? WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO STARVE? SO I AM I HAVE 4 SECONDS SO I IMPLORE YOU THAT THAT IS NOT HOW THE COMMUNITY FEELS.

THANK YOU. IT'S HEART. THANK YOU.

WHO DO WE HAVE NEXT WITH SHEREE CAPPELLO. HELLO HELLO.

AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS ALSO ABOUT OUR FERAL CATS FIRST OF ALL SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M JUST HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT FIRST I WANT TO SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REGULATIONS UP THERE WAS PET THESE ARE NOT OUR PETS, RIGHT? WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION. WE FEED THESE FERAL CATS THAT ARE HOMELESS AND HAVE NOWHERE TO GO AND THESE ARE OUR CATS. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM HERE AT THE SPA BUT THE REASON THAT THE SPA HAS A PROBLEM IT STARTED WITH THEIR FEEDERS AND THEY YANKED THEM AWAY. PEOPLE CONTINUED TO FEED.

THEY HAVE A REVENUE SOURCE THAT IS PROOF OF THAT IF THEY WERE NOT FEEDING THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM THAT THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THESE COMPLAINTS. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE PROBLEM NOT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE FENCE WE HAVE TAKEN DOWN FENCES.

WE HAVE PUT UP FENCES. THE FENCE THAT YOU GUYS THAT MR. GROVER TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IS DROP DOWN FENCE. WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT FENCE AT ONE POINT IN TIME THIS FAR MADE US TAKE IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT. THEY ASKED US TO PUT UP CONTAINMENT FENCES. WE PUT THEM UP. GUESS WHAT THEY JUST ASKED US YEAR TO TAKE THEM DOWN BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY SMELL WE HAVE TAKEN THEM DOWN.

SO WE HAVE PUT UP WE HAVE TAKEN DOWN. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD DO AS GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE'VE ASKED THEM A BALANCE. THEN WE SIT DOWN, WE TALK THEM.

WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR CAT PROBLEM AND HAVE IN THE PAST LIKE I SAID WE HAVE FIXED AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED OVER THERE ARE 75 OF THEIR CATS AND THREE AND A HALF YEARS IT'S A LOT OF CATS AND SO THIS PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. IT IS NOT A SANCTUARY PROBLEM AND SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE'RE STILL HERE AND WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT US AT THE SANCTUARY THIS IS A SPOT PROBLEM. SO I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY TO ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO THE SPA AND THEIR CAT ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT OUR OUR ISSUE AT OUR SANCTUARY WE TAKE CARE OF OUR CATS. YOU KNOW THEY'RE CONSTANTLY MONITORED EVERYTHING ON THAT I WENT THROUGH WAS IN MY HEAD CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.

WE DO IT ALL SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO DOES THE SPA SO I'M ASKING YOU DOES THE SPA SO WE'RE WE'RE SITTING HERE WE'RE COMBINED BY ALL THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND GOING OH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABIDING BY THOSE BUT WE SHOULD ALSO BE HELD TO THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY AS OTHERS. SO I ASK YOU TO TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT THE SPA AND SAY ARE THEY THESE THINGS ARE THEY DOING THESE REGULATIONS THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING BECAUSE ARE AND WE'RE BEING HELD FOR IT AND WE'RE DOING IT.

SO THANK SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS SANDY WEST, MISS WEST. GOOD AFTERNOON MR. MAYOR. MR. ORLANDO AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY I AM A MEMBER OF THE HOME AND THE LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND A SUPPORTER OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION I THE BEST LEADERS ARE THOSE THAT OFFER GOOD CHALLENGES AND ALSO GREAT SUPPORT. MY COMMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DO THAT TODAY.

FIRST I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PERRY. I WANT TO THANK ANGIE STONE AND DAVID AMES FOR THE RECENT MEETINGS AND CONTINUED SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK MRS. LUECK AND TAMI HOY HAWKINS FOR THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE PROVIDED BY MEETING WITH ME AND OTHERS. I AM DELIGHTED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEING MADE. THE NORTH POINT PROJECT THE LAND RECENTLY PURCHASED ON BRYANT ROAD AND THE PROMISE OF A HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOPEFULLY SOON TO BE HIRED TO A LEADER DEVOTED TO WORKFORCE HOUSING ARE ALL GREAT STEPS. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE $3,350,000 THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE 2024 BUDGET. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR. THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE. THESE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS AND THEY WILL HELP AND THEY ARE HELPING BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HELP IN THE FUTURE AND THAT IS WHERE BECAUSE DEVELOPMENT TAKES SO MUCH TIME. HAVING SAID THAT THE CDC SEE

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YESTERDAY THE CDC REQUESTED FUNDS FROM YOUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET SURPLUS FUNDS TO BE USED FOR A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR AN INITIAL 12 UNITS PURCHASED BY THE CDC.

AN ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL 2.4 MILLION WILL BE NEEDED TO BE RAISED THROUGH COMMUNITY RESOURCES. URGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR REQUEST.

AS YOU HAVE HEARD, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS 100 KIDS ON A WAITLIST WE HAVE OF KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS THAT DON'T HAVE CHILDREN BECAUSE. PEOPLE HAVE MOVED AWAY.

OUR GROOMER HAD 16 GROOMERS AND NOW HAS THREE INCLUDING THE HUSBAND AND WIFE OWNERS.

WE KNOW THE ISSUES WITH RESTAURANTS. WE KNOW THE ISSUES WITH HOSPITALS AND NURSING AND I KNOW I'M SPEAKING TO THE CHOIR BECAUSE ALL HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME. SO OF THE 15 TOWN PRIORITIES THE BIGGEST THREAT IN MY OPINION THIS HOUSING ISSUE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS OF MIND.

I APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU. THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS NOT EASY AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATING WHAT I CALL SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS WEST.

THE NEXT MR. KEN CAMPBELL MR. CAMPBELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. I DON'T EXPECT TO TAKE 3 MINUTES BUT A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE LAST POINT.

I KNOW YOU'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND IT'S THOSE ARE PRIVATE AND SHOULD BE BUT I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THAT CONTRACT SEE IF YOU CAN'T WHATEVER FORM IT TAKES WIND UP WITH IT BEING SOMETHING GOING TO BE THERE IN PERPETUITY. SO IF IT'S WORKFORCE THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR IN WEST POINT THEN IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT DISAPPEARS IN FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS, 20 YEARS BUT IT'S ONGOING THAT'S PROBABLY ALREADY IN THE PLAN BUT IF IT IS GREAT, IF IT'S NOT VERY HARD AND PUTTING IT IN THERE FOR VERY, VERY CRITICAL PURSUIT DOING JOBS NOT FOR JUST TODAY'S RESIDENTS BUT FOR RESIDENTS GENERATIONS NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ON THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED BUT I THINK ONE OF THE SEATS AT THE TABLE NEEDS TO BE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRY. THEY ARE A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE COMMUNITY BUT COMES TO SUPPORTING NOT FOR PROFITS AND THE DESIRE IS TO BE A PLAYER IN THIS SEGMENT. SO I'D REALLY ENCOURAGE WHEN YOU FORM THAT COMMITTEE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THAT ORGANIZATION A PART OF IT. LASTLY, I SEE CDC APPLICATION WHICH WAS TARDY WITH RESPECT TO THIS BUDGET YEAR JUST BECAUSE OF OUR SCHEDULE AND WHAT WE COULD DO. WE HAVE CLOSED ONE YEAR AND PURCHASING OF UNITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE REALLY LIKE YOU TO TRY TO OVERCOME WHATEVER OBSTACLES THERE ARE TO GETTING THOSE FUNDS AND LOOKING HARD AT THEM FOR BEING IN THE 2023 BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO 2024. I THINK THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ASIDE FOR 2024 ARE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. FIRST TIME FUNDS HAVE BEEN PUT ASIDE BY THE COUNCIL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. THE PEOPLE HAVE GREAT SOLUTIONS FOR USING THOSE FUNDS TO THEIR GREATEST EFFICIENCY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL.

THE NEXT THIS GINA NEWBIE THIS NEWBIE HOW THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MR. COUNCIL AND TO YOUR MANAGER. NOT SURE I SHOULD BE TALKING BECAUSE I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT CATS OR HOUSING BUT IT COULD BE AFFORDABLE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE AND EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE THE AUCTION IS WHAT IT IS.

IT USED TO BE VERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I CALL IT LOVE.

I SAY I LIVE WHERE REAL PEOPLE LIVE NOT WEALTHY PEOPLE I'M NOT REFERRING TO WHATEVER.

IT IS ONE WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT UNFORTUNATELY LIKE MY NEIGHBORS WHO HAD BEEN THERE 18 YEARS WE WERE WORKFORCE HAD BEEN BOUGHT OUT AND NOW GOING TO BE AN

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WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS IT IS GOING TO REDUCE OUR ASSOCIATION FEES AND IT'S ADDING ANOTHER ASSESSMENT ABOUT PLACE IN 2019 . IN FOUR YEARS I HAVE PAID IN EXCESS $15,000 IN MANDATED ASSESSMENTS SO WE ALREADY HAVE A VERY HIGH ASSOCIATION FEE.

WE HAVE 500 PLUS TOWERS FOR A TWO BEDROOM. WE GET A POOL, WE GET GARBAGE AND WE GET AND THAT'S KIND OF ASSESSMENT AND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW BUT THEY ARE CHANGING EVERYTHING TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE. AIRBNB.

OUR BOARD IS 100% AIRBNB OR NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE BOARD ACTUALLY LIVE THERE.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS IT'S BEEN COST. I COULD BRING A BUNCH OF RESIDENTS TO NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE FULL TIME WANT GET WE DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT WE DON'T WANT TO USE IT THE WAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT MANDATED IS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A GO PASS THROUGH WHICH GOES THROUGH THE NEXT TO ME THE THRIFT STORE AND SO ALL THE PEOPLE GOING TO SANDALWOOD AND WHATEVER ARE GOING PASS THROUGH AND GO BACK AROUND IT'S GOING TO BE A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE . IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GO ABOUT THROWING A WRENCH IN THEM THE MINUTE I SO IT'S OH THANK YOU THANK YOU WHO WE HAVE NEXT THIS ARE SKIP MR. HOAGLAND SKIP HOAGLAND WINDMILL HARBOR CORRUPTION IS NOT PLEASANT.

THE CHAMBER IS ILLEGAL. IT'S NOT A GOVERNMENT. MR. ORLANDO, YOU BRAG THE MANAGER OF BLUFFTON YOU SOLD MEMBERSHIPS FOR BILL MILES IN THE HILTON HEAD CHAMBER FOR A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ANYONE ELSE YOU ILLEGALLY USE TOWN EMPLOYEES AND YOU HARM OFFICIAL GREATER BLUFFTON CHAMBER 540 MEMBERSHIPS FROM SOLD IN THE GREATER BLUFFTON CHAMBER IS OWED 140,000 AND DAMAGES LAWYER COLTRANE DRAFTED AN ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT DEMO CHAMBER CONTRACT BILL MILES WITH BLUFFTON LAWYER FINGER LAWYER GRUBER HIRED MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYER DENNY PRO PAID IN $2,000 IN OUR TAXPAYERS TO COMMIT FRAUD SAY THE TOWN DOES NOT HAVE TO COMPLY TOOK MY FOIL TO SEE WHERE AND HOW BILL MILES AND THE CHAMBER HAD SPENT 11.5 MILLION ANNUALLY AND IN CANADA GRUBER IS A USED ILLEGAL TAX MONEY TO JOIN THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT IN HILTON HEAD IS A TAX PAID CHAMBER MEMBER NOT HIS OWN MONEY ALSO GUILTY OF THREE ETHICS VIOLATIONS LAWYER GROVER LAWYER PAUL TRAINED AND LAWYER LAW PARTNER LAWYER ALFORD WERE ALL ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING LEGAL FEES MORE THAN MUCH BIGGER CITIES. CHARLESTON MYRTLE BEACH REPORTED IN THE ISLAND PACKET CHAMBERS BEEN THE TOWN OF OVER 35 YEARS OPERATING LEGALLY IN VIOLATION OF IRS TAX CODES AND THIS YEAR THE TOWN MUST HIRE A NEW DMO OR RUN THE DMO IN-HOUSE WITH AN AD AGENCY OR LOCAL MEDIA. THE ISLAND PACKET. MR. PERRY YOU ARE A LEGAL TAXPAYING MEMBER. YOU ATTENDED THE CHAMBER BALL PARTY AND WITH OTHER LOCAL WOULD PROPOSAL YOU ALSO ATTEND MANY PRIVATE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR MILES THE TOWN ILLEGALLY USE TAX MONEY TO JOIN THE CHAMBER FOR WHOM YOU SAID THE PRIVATE CHAMBER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH 11 MILLION YOU SAID YOU WILL NOT FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST BILL MILES AND MILES TOLD THE COUNCIL HIS USE OF MILLIONS IN THE SECRET AND NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS BILL MILES EVEN REFUSES SHOW IS ON BOARD AND MEMBERS OF YOUR COUNTY MR. PERRY YOU SAID YOU SAW 80% OF THE CHAMBER COUNTING RECEIPTS AND INVOICES WE NEED TO SEE 100% UNDER THE SUPREME COURT RULING. MR. PERRY I CONTEND YOU LIED.

THIS IS A CAUSE REMOVE YOU AS MAYOR AND COULD CALL YOU TO TERMINATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AS A MORTGAGE BROKER FINANCIAL FRAUD IS A CRIME AND MY ATTACKS PRESENTED TODAY ARE THEY

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THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT LASTLY WE HAVE LYNN GREELY.

SORRY WE DON'T SEE HER SO YOU SAY REALLY? YES.

LYNN GREELY, I'M SORRY TO DO THIS BUT JUST BRIEFLY HAS SUBMITTED A PLAY AND AND SHE WANTS COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY AND SHE WANTED ME TO READ 3 MINUTES AND I THINK TO TAKE THE CITATION IF YOU FEEL OR YOU CAN YOU CAN GIVE ME THE LAW ON THAT IF YOU'D LIKE THEN YOU'RE GOING TO I THINK THERE IS A LAW I THINK ANYBODY YOU KNOW ANYBODY THEY WANT ON RECORD.

MS.. GREELY UNDER THE POWER I RECEIVED WANTED ME TO ASK HIS COUNSEL TO ANSWER TO THE PRESS . IT'S VERY A VERY DISTURBING ARTICLE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PACKET. I'M MR. HOAGLAND, A LONG BEHIND CITIZEN. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION MR. PERRY MR. PERRY SAID HE SAW 80% OF THE CHAMBERS OF RECEIPTS AND INVOICES CONTEND THIS IS NOT TRUE.

WHO DO YOU BELIEVE, ALAN PERRY SKIP HOAGLAND ON ALL HIS DISCOVERIES IN EAGLE LIBERAL TAX USE AND VIOLATIONS CAN ANY OF YOU INCLUDING TOWN LAWYERS PROVIDE, ANY FACTS, LOGS, VIDEOS OR EVIDENCE AND SKIP HOAGLAND VIOLATED ANY RULES OF DECORUM LAWS P.O. DOC OR THE FIRST AMENDMENT IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE THIS TO THE PRESS IMAGINE STRAIGHT AARON FOX WHO ALREADY RULED AGAINST MR. HOAGLAND IS IN EFFECT IN THIS FALSE WORLD IN COMPLETE VIOLATION OF SKIP'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. ALSO HER RULING HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH A PLAIN LEGAL DOCUMENT THE SKIP PRESENTED TO MAKE THIS THREE MINUTE COMMENT ON MY BEHALF HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIND AN INNOCENT MAN GUILTY WITH NO MORE EVIDENCE HE VIOLATED ANY PART.

IN FACT THE ONLY PERSON HE'S BEEN VIOLATE WITH THESE ILLEGAL RULINGS AND THIS IS FRONT PAGE ABSURD ORDER PLUS THE $50 MILLION JUDGMENT SERVED ON MR. HOAGLAND WHEN WHEN HE DID NOTHING BUT JUST STOOD UP FOR HIS LEGAL RIGHTS UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT THE CONSTITUTION THERE HAS BEEN A MR. HILTON HAS BEEN SEVERELY AND MALICIOUSLY VIOLATED WITH NO LAWS FOR EVIDENCE. I HOPE THE FBI, THE SHERIFF TANNER AND SHARPTON GETS INVOLVED. MR. HOGAN IS PRESENTED TRUTH AND FACTS THAT ARE VERY UNPLEASANT TO HEAR IN WAY TO MAKE THESE FACTS SOUND NICE IF YOU DO NOT TO HEAR MR. HOAGLAND, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STOP THE LAWS AND THE ILLEGAL USE OF OUR TAX FUNDS OF THE HARD EARNED MONEY OF CITIZENS HONEST FULLY TRANSPARENT PARENT SERVICES.

APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE RETHINK YOUR ACTIONS AND THE CONTINUED FUNDING TO CHAMBER MR. PERRY YOU HAVE REALLY GOT TO COME TO GRIPS WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

IT'S VERY YOU LAUGH BUT YOU KNOW IT'S SERIOUS WHEN YOU COMMIT THAT KIND OF FINANCIAL FRAUD YOU LIKE A SHOULD NOT LIE. YOU TOOK AN OATH, MR. PERRY AND I ASSUME YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DENY WHAT I'M SAYING? I MEAN YOU WANT TO DENY THAT YOU NOT THAT YOU DID NOT SAY THAT YOU DID NOT SEE 80% OF THE CHAMBER RECEIPTS AND INVOICES YOU KNOW YOU DIDN'T AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS A LIE AND THAT'S A BIG FOR A MAYOR TO DO THAT ANYBODY ELSE THAT I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR LAURA BOYD OH ,AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND THANK YOU PARTICULAR TO MR. SANFORD AND MR. AMES AND MR. GERBER FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CAT ISSUE. MY NAME LAURA VOIGT AND I'M ON THE HILTON HEAD AUDUBON BOARD AND OUR CONSERVATION CHAIR. FREE ROAMING CATS ARE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

FREE ROAMING OUTDOOR CATS INCLUDE THOSE LED OUTSIDE BY THEIR OWNERS.

CATS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE AND FERAL CATS. AND AS MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE NOTED DISEASE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE. HILTON AT AUDUBON ALSO IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGERS FREE ROAMING CATS POSE TO WILDLIFE AND BIRDS.

HILTON HEAD AUDUBON'S MISSION IS TO SAVE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL HABITATS THAT THEY NEED TO SURVIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY. OUR MISSION RUNS PARALLEL TO THE TOWN'S AGENDA PROMOTING ECO AS BIRDS BIRDS ON OUR BEACHES AND OUR MARSHES AND OUR FORESTS. THEY PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN PEOPLE'S ATTRACTION TO OUR ISLAND'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, FREE ROAMING CATS CATS FERAL CATS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND NOT JUST AT THE SPA AND SANCTUARY POSE A GRAVE THREAT TO OUR AND ESPECIALLY TO BIRDS

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TODAY THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS MADE THAT CHANGE HAPPEN AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. CATS. AT HILTON HEAD AUDUBON WE WANT TO HELP AND WORK WITH THE TOWN AND THE CITIZENS TO FIND HUMANE, EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LONG TERM. A T AND VR PROGRAM IS ONE PART OF AN EFFECTIVE POLICY EDUCATION ON NOT ABANDONING HOUSEHOLD CAT CONTAINMENT PROGRAMS, REDUCING FEEDING AT THE SANCTUARIES, WORKING WITH RESTAURANTS ON PROPER TRASH DISPOSAL ARE ALL PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE ASKED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL OPEN A STUDY AND DIALOG WITH US AND OTHERS TO FIND HUMANE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROCESS OR TO THE PROBLEM AND TO BETTER OUR ISLAND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THERE ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE LEFT TO SPEAK.

[11.a. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2023 – 13 Amending Provisions of Title 11, Chapter 1 of the Municipal Code for the Town of Hilton Head Island to Provide for a Small and Minority-Owned Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization Program and a Corresponding Good Faith Effort Program]

NO ONE. A NEW BUSINESS AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE JOHN TROYER TO PRESENT THE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2313 AMENDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 11 CHAPTER ONE OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE TOWN OF GILLNET ISLAND TO PROVIDES FOR SMALL WOMEN OWNED AND MINORITY OWNED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZE UTILIZATION PROGRAM AND CORRESPONDING CONTRACT FOR GOOD CONTRACTOR GOOD FAITH EFFORT PERFECT.

THIS WAS APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MARCH 21ST, 2023. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

YES, THIS CODIFIES OUR ATTEMPT TO PROCEED WITH THIS AND WE COME WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FINANCE MINISTRY, THE COMMITTEE. I HAVE WITH ME OUR PROCUREMENT OFFICER WHO IS READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT. WITH THAT FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 23 DASH 13 AMENDED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 11 CHAPTER ONE OF THE MUNICIPAL TOWN OF HEALTH NET ISLAND TO PROVIDE FOR SMALL AND MINORITY OWNED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM A CORRESPONDING GOOD FAITH EFFORT PROGRAM THAT QUESTIONS DISCUSSION COMMENTS JUST A MINOR MATTER THAT WAS SOMEWHAT CONFUSING TO ME AS IN SOME OF THESE DOCUMENTS YOU REFER ESPECIALLY IN THE TITLE.

LOCAL THINK LOCAL IS REALLY PART OF WHAT YOU'RE THINKING IN TERMS OF THE UNDERLYING SMALL MINORITY. THE LOCAL INFORMATION WAS INSERTED INTO THE PLAN.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD ABOUT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THAT WAS WE PUT THAT IN THE PLAN TO IDENTIFY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A LOCAL VENDOR PROGRAM IN OUR CODE AND THAT'S WHY THAT WAS ADDED AS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IT'S BECOMEIRST I HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW THIS CAME THROUGH THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE TO BE FORWARDED TO COUNCIL HAS AS OTHER ORDINANCE HAS A TO DO SUCH AS LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.

A BRIEFING ON THIS AND OFFERED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S FRUSTRATING NOT KNOW . I JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE OF AN IMPORTANT LIKE THIS IS OUT OF SEEMS TO BE STANDARD PROCEDURE AS WE'VE EXPERIENCED OTHER AND OTHER SITUATIONS WITH REGARD TO ADOPTING ORDINANCE. AND THEN I GUESS I ASK THE QUESTION HAVING READ IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER. WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE AND? I TAKE THAT POSITION AND ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HEARD OF .

MAYBE I NEED TO BE OF ANY ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN OVER TIME WITH TO ANY UNFAIR

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SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IN MY UNDERSTANDING AND HISTORY HERE AND HELPING HEAD THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FAIR AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OPEN AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACCEPTING AND INCLUSIVE AND ALL OF THOSE WORDS UP TODAY. BUT THERE'S NOTHING NEW ABOUT MAKING AN ORDINANCE HERE THAT CODIFIES IT INTO A MORE AND I DO NOT WANT ANY MISUNDERSTOOD STANDING BY ANYONE THAT THINKS THAT HILTON HEAD ISLAND HASN'T BEEN AND ISN'T OPT STILL TODAY IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THAT COMMUNITY THAT REACHES AND CARES AND IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.

AND I KNOW YOUR OFFICE HAS DONE JUST THAT. I DON'T THINK MY HUMBLE OPINION WE NEED TO PUT A LAW TOGETHER TO BE GOOD AND TO BE GOOD BUSINESS PEOPLE AND TO BE A GOOD COMMUNITY. WE ARE THAT HILTON HEAD IS THAT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WORKS FOR THIS TOWN STAFF TODAY AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE YOU AND I TRUST THOSE WHO WILL COME AFTER AS WELL TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I DON'T NEED A LAW TO TELL ME THAT WE DO THAT HERE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS IF I MIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION. I READ THROUGH IT. I'VE LISTENED TO THIS FANCY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS WELL AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROGRAMS HAVING WORKED ON THEM GOSH, 35 YEARS AGO. SO I'M GLAD THAT THE TOWN IS NOW ENACTING THIS. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL OUT AND SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES OUR, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND OUR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU TO PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND THANKS TO THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE FOR IT FORWARD TO US. I SUPPORT IT. IT'S JUST ONE QUESTION OR ONE QUESTION IN THE COMMENTS ON THE SECOND READING IF YOU COULD COME BACK AND MAKE A FULL PRESENTATION THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE TIME CONSTRAINTS TO BE ON STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE MONTHLY REPORTING THE MONTH REPORT FOR THE GOOD PROGRAM AND THAT AN ORDINANCE GOING TO BE PUT ON OUR CONTRACTORS THAT'S PRIMARILY CONSTRUCTION RELATED CONTRACTS WHERE THERE ARE SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES THEY'LL HAVE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT. THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT TALKS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT IF THEY DON'T FILE THAT PARTICULAR REPORTING WITH US.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO CHASE THAT DOWN. PROJECT MANAGERS WILL HAVE TO WIN MYSELF SAT DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? THAT WAS FROM THE DIOCESE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR.

POLITICAL DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. I LIVE AT THE APARTMENT BUILDING. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS GEORGE PALLOTTA, A CONTRACTOR IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS YOU WANT TO DO IS PUT ON ANY KIND OF PERCENTAGE FOR W.E.B. DUBOIS OR ELSE. IF YOU LOOK AROUND IN THIS TOWN, THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO SERVE YOU ARE MINORITIES. MOST OF THEM THEY COULD BE OWNED BUSINESS BY SOMEONE ELSE BUT. THEY EMPLOY THE MINORITIES AND THEY EMPLOY THEM JUSTIFIABLY.

I SAY TO MISS BECKER THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT STATEMENT. I DISAGREE THAT YOU NEED A LAW AND LET ME EXPLAIN ONE THING TO YOU ABOUT HAVING A LAW. A LAW INCREASES COST INCREASES COSTS. YOU MISSED OUT ON A MAJOR PROBLEM OF A POINT YOU THE PEOPLE. YOU GIVE THEM WORKSHOPS. YOU TEACH THEM HOW TO BE GOT CARPENTERS. YOU TEACH THEM HOW TO BE ELECTRICIANS.

THEN THEY CAN EVEN GO INTO THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND BECOME THEIR OWN ENTREPRENEUR.

BUT YOU DON'T BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAYS THERE'S A LAW AND I HAVE TO EMPLOY WABE IS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO I EMPLOY DOOMED TO INCREASE THE COST OF OUR CONSTRUCTION ON THIS ISLAND. BUT I IMPLORE YOU ALSO TO FOLLOW UP WITH EDUCATING PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM LEARN HOW TO USE A CHECKBOOK, HAVING TO PAY

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES SIR.

GOOD. MY NAME IS MAURICE CAMPBELL AND I SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT THAT ORDINANCE. THAT ORDINANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SENSE THAT IT JUST QUANTIFIES WHAT WE ARE DOING AND SURE THAT FUTURE COUNCIL AND THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS COUNCIL IS DOING WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED IT IS DOING THE RIGHT IT IS ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT THING AND ANYTIME WE QUANTIFY IT WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT BASICALLY SAYS THIS IS WHAT IS THE BUDGET, THIS IS WHAT WE INTEND TO DO ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER. NONE OF US ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER. BUT ONCE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT ENVIRONMENT AND ESTABLISH THAT PROTOCOL, ESTABLISH THAT THAT ATMOSPHERE THAT HILTON HEAD IS THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND NOT FEEL THAT YOU ARE MINORITY OR THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE GIVEN A FAIR SHAKE. THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS SAY WELL THAT IS ALREADY SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR US TO COME AND FOR US TO WORK HERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WE KNOW IS A FAIR ENVIRONMENT, AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WE KNOW THAT WANT US TO BE A PART OF IT AND KNOW WE DON'T HAVE TO FORCE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT AND I AGREE WITH THIS GENTLEMAN TO SOME DEGREE BUT CERTAINLY I THINK THE ORDINANCE IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO BE PUNITIVE ON THAT AN ATTEMPT TO POLICE OR NOT AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS. BUT IS THE MESSAGE THAT THE TOWN IS SENDING THAT WE WANT EVERYONE FEEL THE SAME FROM THE BOTTOM UP ON THE ISLAND. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL WEST I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTRACTING YOUNG PEOPLE THEY LOOK TO SEE IF THESE KINDS OF PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE AND. ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO THIS COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEEN EASY AND . PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY BUT THIS HAS MOSTLY SEEN AS A LOT OF OLD WHITE PEOPLE AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE SUPPORTS THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY. THANKS.

THANK. ANY OTHER PUBLIC DISTRICT. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR TOWN MANAGER. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS THOMAS C BARNWELL JUNIOR. I'M OF A NEWCOMER. I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR 87 YEARS. 11 MONTHS AND I HERE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT US BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW SOME NATIVE PROPERTY OWNERS POSSIBLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO REALLY TRY TO UTILIZE SOME OF THEIR PROPERTIES WITH ALL THE TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE AND OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN TOWN AS WELL AS OTHER FUNDS THAT CAN AND WILL BE AVAILABLE.

THIS AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE VERY HELPFUL SO PLEASE CONSIDER PASSING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BARNWELL AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT A BIRTHDAY COMING UP IN JUNE THAT WILL RECOGNIZE RIGHT NOW. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT THING NOTES? DO YOU CALL THE POLICE? CERTAINLY WE HAVE MR. STAMPER.

YES SIR OFFER? YES, MISS BECKER VOTING NO AND A VOTING NO BECAUSE IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ARE ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT MR. CAMPBELL MR. YOU HAVE SAID AND FRANKLY THIS WEST YOU WELL. WE ARE THAT COMMUNITY THAT OFFERS OUR HANDS OPEN WITH A GRACIOUS HEART TO THOSE WHO COME TO US AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE AT EVERY TURN.

I DO NOT BELIEVE WE NEED LAWS TO TELL US HOW TO BE GOOD PEOPLE.

WE DO BY LEADING BY EXAMPLE. WE DO THAT BY OPENING OUR ARMS. AND THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE

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CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. MS. BRYSON YES. MR. LANE WITHOUT COMMENT, YES.

[11.b. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2023 – 14 to Amend the Franchise Agreement between the Town of Hilton Head Island and Shore Beach Services, Inc. Concerning the Allocation of Lifeguard Personnel]

CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF LIFEGUARDS. I KNOW THIS WAS APPROVED RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON APRIL 17, 2023 MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MATTER? OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THIS MATTER THAT'S BEFORE YOU IS COMING OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

THE TOWN HAS AN EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH SHORE BEACH SERVICES REGARDING THE PROVISION OF LIFEGUARDING SERVICES AMONG OTHER THINGS. THIS IS NOT SUBSTANTIVELY CHANGING THAT EXISTING AGREEMENT REALLY IN ANY WHAT IT IS DOING IS CLARIFYING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SHORE BEACH SERVICES PERSONNEL TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO CROSSOVER BETWEEN THEIR LIFEGUARDING ACTIVITIES AND ANY OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THEY MAY BE DOING WITHIN OUR BEACH FRANCHISE. AGAIN, NOT SUBSTANTIVELY CHANGING THE DOCUMENT, JUST HELPING TO CLARIFY THOSE ROLES WILL REMAIN SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ANY TIME THEY THEY'RE PROVIDING LIFEGUARDING SERVICES.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? THE QUESTION OF ONE QUICK TWO QUICK COMMENT.

AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WE ASK ABOUT THESE CHANGES AND I THINK NOTABLY THAT THE LIFEGUARDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THEIR RED COLOR AND THE RENTAL FOLKS WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT COLORED OUTFIT ON SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN RECOGNIZE WHO ARE THE LIFEGUARDS AND WE WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF LIFEGUARDS AND LIFEGUARD STANDS SO.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ANY GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT I'M SEEING NONE. I JUST HAVE TO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

SO WE DISCUSSED AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING THE QUESTION AS TO THE NUMBER LIFEGUARDS THAT WILL REMAIN THE SAME BUT I SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RENTALS. SO IS AN UMBRELLA AND CHAIRS ETCETERA ACROSS THE THE BEACHES HAS THAT NUMBER INCREASED OR IS IT JUST MORE SPREAD OUT? SO THE NUMBER OF CHAIRS AND UMBRELLAS ARE ACTUALLY DETERMINED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEASON PER OUR AGREEMENT FOR BEACH SERVICES SUBMITS PROPOSAL THAT OUTLINES THE NUMBERS OF EACH OF THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE APPROVED NUMBERS AND SO AT THIS POINT IT'S REMAINED RELATIVELY STEADY THEY'VE THEY'VE REDUCED SOME OF THE BEACH EQUIPMENT THAT THEY USED TO RENT AND THEY'VE ADDED SOME OF THE CHAIRS AND UMBRELLAS BUT OVERALL THE CUMULATIVE NUMBER WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN IS ABOUT THE SAME BUT IT'S OVER MORE BEACH SURFACE. BUT WE MISSED SOME OF THE OTHER RENTALS JUST AS AN ASIDE. THANK YOU SUNDAY WILL COVER ALL PLEASE.

CERTAINLY MR. STAMPER. YES, MR. ALPERT. YES, MISS BECKER.

YES, MR. BROWN. FOR THIS BRIEFING? YES, MR. KING.

YES. YES, MR.. SO I WAS GOING TO INVITE SHAUNA, THE ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PRESENT CONSIDER IT AS A HERE. OH, THERE HE IS OVER THERE. YOU SITTING OVER THERE DOC? DON'T CHANGE THINGS UP OVER LIKE THAT. YEAH.

TRY TO ROB THE COMMUNITY. CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND .

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MATTER FROM A SECOND SESSION? THE GO AHEAD FOR MR. MAYOR. I PUT OUT MY CALL JUST TO INTRODUCE INTRODUCE MYSELF AS PART OF THE FINDING HOME FRAMEWORK. THIS IS ONE CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY PILLAR. AND SO HE'S BEEN WORKING HARD OUR CONSULTANT TEAM AND SHE'S READY PRESENT TO PRESENT THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE ON THE CREATION OF THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU AGAIN.

BEFORE YOU TODAY IT'S NOT TO IS A RESOLUTION OR THE POSSIBLE CREATION OF A HOUSING ACTION

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AND AND SO BEFORE YOU IS THE RESOLUTION THERE ALSO IS A DRAFT RECRUITMENT FLIER AS WELL AS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET WAS THE FINDING HOME WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK.

AGAIN THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY PILLAR ISSUE AND EXPLAINED WHAT'S PREPARED YOU BY RESOLUTION IS THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE MADE UP OF NO MORE THAN NINE MEMBERS AND THE SUGGESTED INCLUDES THAT THEY BE REPRESENTED OR APPOINTED BY COUNCIL WITH VARYING BACKGROUNDS AND THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER REPRESENTATION IN APPOINTMENTS FOR NINE CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP.

ONE BEING A GENERAL HOME BUILDING REPRESENTATIVE SOMEONE FROM BANKING OR FINANCE AN AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPER IN THE FOR PROFIT SECTOR AN AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPER THE NONPROFITS SECTOR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENANT HOMEOWNER EMPLOYMENT SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE A REALTOR A REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL AND A WORKFORCE HOUSING ADVOCATE AND AGAIN THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE WOULD BE TO ADVISE THE TOWN MANAGER AND, STAFF AND COUNCIL ON IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM. WE DID HEAR FROM SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SOME OF THE MAKEUP SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BE DIFFERENT.

CERTAINLY I WANT TO HEAR FROM COUNCIL IF THE MAKEUP THAT'S PROPOSED IS HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THIS COMMITTEE. IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS THAT COMMITTEE MAKEUP IS INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION AND SOME OF THE RESEARCH INCLUDED THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE HOUSING COMMITTEE TYPICALLY WAS NINE MEMBERS.

SOME HAD MOSTLY BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12 MEMBERS. SOME THREE COMMUNITIES HAD OVER 40 MEMBERS AND THERE WAS A RANGE OF COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MAKEUP OR COMMON REPRESENTATION. I HEARD THAT THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND THAT IS ONE THAT WAS SHOWN ON MANY OTHER BOARDS THAT WE LOOKED AT MOST OF THE BOARDS THAT WE LOOKED AT MEET MONTHLY. FOUR OF THE 16 THAT WE LOOKED AT ME QUARTERLY IN ONE MINUTE. AND SO THE FREQUENCY SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE IN THE RESOLUTION OF HOW OFTEN THE BOARD WOULD BUT WE COULD DETERMINE THAT WHEN IT GETS ESTABLISHED. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE OR THE PROPOSED MAKEUP QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MR. BROWN I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ADDITION OF QUALIFICATIONS THAT SHOULD SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS THE MAKEUP INCLUDED WITH THIS REPRESENTATION HERE THAT THE NINE MEMBERS WOULD HAVE THESE QUALIFICATIONS. HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENT THAT A MEMBER THAT COULD BE ADDED IS SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY WAS SUGGESTED PERHAPS SOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRY IT SHOULD BE THANK YOU THAT'S WHAT I'VE MISSED. OKAY WELL I GRABBED THE FLOOR AND MAKE MY COMMENT I'M OKAY WITH THE THE MAKEUP. NUMBER SIX IS THE ONE THIS JUMPING OUT AT ME THE HOUSING TENANT OR HOMEOWNER. WE HAVE TALKED A ABOUT OUR HOUSING CRISIS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR UNITS STRUCTURES PEOPLE BECAUSE WHERE I'M GOING RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO DEVELOPING ATTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND IN MY MIND THE PEOPLE COME FIRST. SO WHILE I APPRECIATE US HAVE A SPACE FOR SOMEONE THAT IS SEEKING TO LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE THAT MAY CURRENTLY CANNOT BECAUSE OF AFFORDABILITY I KNOW THAT THOSE FOLKS ALSO WORK REGARDLESS OF WHEN WE HAVE THE MEETINGS THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME CONFLICTS. SO I'M SUGGESTING EVEN WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR NUMBER SIX OR AN ALTERNATE FOR NUMBER SIX.

BUT YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING THAT AND OF A TENANT OR A HOMEOWNER AS A A COMPONENT ADDITION AN

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JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR. ALEX ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. SO THAT THE TEN ON THE COMMITTEE.

ALEX IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE OPPOSING AND PEOPLE I'M PROPOSING EITHER IN AN ULTIMATE OR IN WITH AN ADDITION OF NUMBER SIX WILL BE TO NUMBER SIX.

I THINK THAT THE SUGGESTION THAT THE PHILANTHROPY INTERESTS BE INCLUDED IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO I WOULD BE RECOMMENDING THAT NOW UP THERE THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPER THAT'S STRETCHING IT A LITTLE BIT BUT CONCEIVABLY IT WOULD FIT. I'M I THINK THAT THAT THAT PERSPECTIVE OUGHT TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS COMMITTEE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. BETSY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

OF ALL. THANK YOU. THIRD OF ALL THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SO DELIGHTED TO SEE THIS PROPOSAL. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LOOKING AT OTHER OR OTHER COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY HAVE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LOOK AT PRACTICES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES COME UP WITH AN IDEA. MY ONLY COMMENT WITH TO THE LISTING IS AND I APPRECIATE ALL VARIOUS EXPERTIZE AND AND BUT I ALSO LIKE TO ADD PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION AND IT'S A SUGGESTION OF AN ALTERNATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENDER HOMEOWNER.

I'M FINE WITH THAT BUT ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN WE WHEN WE LIST SPECIFIC BUCKETS FOR BIG NUMBERS THEN WHAT IF WE CAN'T FILL A CERTAIN BUCKET. SO WHAT I WOULD SEE I THINK IT'S A SIMPLE AMENDMENT THAT WE COULD DO TONIGHT IS TO TAKE OUT THE NUMBER ONES AND JUST INCLUDE A LIST OF ALL OF THOSE AND TO ADD TO THAT LIST. PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE AND TO INCLUDE IN PARENTHESES THE SIDE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENANT OR HOMEOWNER AND ALTERNATE. THAT'S A SIMPLE FIX WE COULD DO TO NOT MAKE THAT BUT OTHERWISE THANK THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. STAFFORD. I SUPPORT THIS I THINK THE LIST OF ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT CHARACTERIZATION IS SOUND BUT I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS FINDING TO ACTUALLY FILL THOSE SHOES AND SO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED HERE MAY BE VERY REALISTIC.

FOR EXAMPLE, GETTING A NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPER I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW AND SO I THINK IT'LL DIFFICULT BUT THE IDEA OF THE COMMITTEE SOUND AND I WANT TO SEE IT PROCEED. THANK YOU. QUESTION SO THIS WOULD BE ROUGHLY TEN PEOPLE WHEN YOU REVIEWED OTHER COMMUNITY AND THEIR COMMITTEES, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE NUMBER 13 OF THE 16 HAD BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12 MEMBERS. FIVE OF THEM HAD NINE AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHERS WERE AGAIN BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12 BUT THREE OF THEM HAD OVER 40 MEMBERS.

YOU MUCH LARGER COALITIONS. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO GET TOGETHER AND A LITTLE OVERWHELMING TO ME AND ESPECIALLY WHEN MY NEXT COMMENT IS WHILE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS PART OF A PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER MONTHS AGO NOW AND THIS IS JUST ONE ASPECT OF ROLLING THAT INTO PLACE I DO QUESTION COUNCIL THAT WE ARE DEVELOPED A SERIES OF ADVISORY IN EVERY ALMOST CATEGORY CONCEIVABLE AND I WORRY THAT IT'S THOSE COMMITTEES THAT BEGIN TO RUN THE COUNCIL POLICY DECISIONS AND DIRECTION FOR THE TOWN MANAGER AND STAFF AND SO JUST A WORD OF CAUTION I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH HOW MANY COMMITTEES WE'RE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BOARD AND I DO UNDERSTAND THIS ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION . THE OTHER COMMENTS I SEE IN LOOKING AT OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGH THERE THE SUBCOMMITTEES IDENTIFIED ALREADY I MEAN WAS THAT PART OF YOUR RESEARCH WHAT I'M GOING WITH THAT IS REALLY NEED THIS MANY PEOPLE ON THE GOVERNING BODY POPULATE

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I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ADDING THE THAT BASED ON ON A MAN THAT HIS MEMBERS REPRESENT ALL AREAS MEMBERS REPRESENT TO THE EXTENT REASONABLE OR TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE.

I THINK WE'D GIVE US FLEXIBILITY IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT FITS ANY OF THOSE PARTICULAR CATEGORIES IT'S JUST TO RETURN A COMMENT. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? AND THEN AFTER THAT I'M PREPARED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT YEAH, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN IN THE FOR A LONG TIME FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL WHICH HAD GARNERED SUPPORT INTO THIS COUNCIL. SO IT'S IT'S NICE TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD.

I DON'T DISAGREE WITH MR. BECKER THAT WE'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL IN HOW MANY COMMITTEES WE SIGN UP AND SET UP. THAT'S A THAT'S A REAL ISSUE IN MY MIND SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH HER AT ALL THAT I AGREE WITH HER. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC 11 GOOD EVENING COUNCIL YES, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE WAS THE MS. PERRY MRS. WHO IS HERE IS NO LONGER BUT SHE WANTED TO GET COMMUNITY SERVICES AND I WANTED TO LET HER KNOW ABOUT NLC AND WE'RE HAVING A HEALTH SCREENING AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF SAINT FRANCIS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THESE THE THINGS THAT WE INVITE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO COME PARTICULARLY MINORITIES ETC.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND ALSO OUR PROGRAM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ANYWAY BESIDES THAT ON THIS PROGRAM OF DEVELOPING HERE I HOPE THIS ISN'T DOESN'T BECOME ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK TO GET THINGS DONE BECAUSE THE MORE WE PUT IN IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS KEEPS IT FROM GETTING TO YOU FOLKS AND WHEN YOU FOLKS CAN'T GRAB IT RIGHT AWAY IT BECOMES EVERYBODY'S LITTLE FORTE THAT THEY WANT PUT IN. SO I WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TELL THEM IS LOOK, YOU KNOW, LUCID LUCID LIKE KNOWING IS I WOULD LOVE YOU TO GO OVER TO HILTON HEAD GARDENS.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN NIGHT GARDENS. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY THE GARDEN SPOT OF HILTON HEAD BUT TODAY IT IS JUST GO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S THERE.

IT'S THE BROWN AND IT REALLY IS IMPRESSIVE VERY IMPRESSIVE AND ALSO CLEAN UP ON SOUTHWOOD HOUSING AND THESE THE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY REAL QUICK AND ONE OF THEM IS BECAUSE WE'VE JUST SPENT 3.4 MILLION I LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY, WE'VE BEEN THERE AND IT'S A NICE PIECE TO DEVELOP NOT THE GREATEST BUT YOU KNOW THE IS IN TUNE WITH THAT BUT THERE ARE BUT MY QUESTION MY POINT IS THAT WE HAD 3.4 MILLION I WISH THE TOWN WOULD NEGOTIATE WITH JIMMY COLE BUY THAT AND GET A DEVELOPER PART.

YOU SPENT 3.4 MILLION YOU PUT PRESSURE THOSE THE OWNERS AND YOU KNOW HOW TO PUT PRESSURE AND IF YOU DON'T I'LL HELP YOU AND YOU CAN GET THAT DONE. OKAY SO LET'S NOT FOOL AROUND WITH THAT AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR MORE COMMENT ABOUT DILLON ROGUE IF YOU'RE TO MOVE MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO THE CONSERVATION BUT THE TOPIC THAT'S HOT ON EVERYBODY'S PLATE THEN YOU DON'T HAVE A REAL HORSE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE THAT GROUP IN 2014 13 WHO WITH THE ALAMO CETERA YOU'RE GOING TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE STREET AND WE CAN'T KEEP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE STREET SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STAND UP AND I THINK IT'S THIS GROUP THAT CAN DO IT . SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GUYS TAKE SOME ACTION ON CHIMNEY COVE AND ALSO ON DYLANN ROOF FACING THE AIRPORT.

IT'S LIKE LIVING AT KENNEDY ACROSS THE STREET. IT'S NOT PRIME TERRITORY BUT IT'S WORKFORCE HOUSING THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED. PLEASE GO AND LOOK AT CARDBOARD

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WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT ALL GET THE SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO MAY NOT BE WILLING TO ON THE DAIS BUT ARE CERTAINLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THIS PLACE IS THE KIND OF HOME WE WANT IT TO BE. WE SUPPORT YOUR ACTIONS AND WE WILL WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU IT'S BEEN THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION WHAT'S WHY ARE WE LIKE ORGANIC SO MANY PLACES? WHAT'S GOING TO PREVENT THEM FROM DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT HAPPENED AS FAR UP BY AIRBNB PEOPLE TAKING THAT WORKFORCE FORCING WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PLACES NOW AIRBNB COMES IN SAYS I CAN MAKE MORE MONEY AIRBNB IN PLACES THAN YOU'RE TO GIVE ME FOR RENT. ALL THESE PLACES WILL BE PROTECTED IN THAT REGARD.

OKAY THANK YOU EMILY. WELL, I GOT A CHANCE TO READ MY PREPARED STATEMENT AT THIS POINT. MY NAME IS MAURICE CAMPBELL. I'M JUST DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS FAR AS ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING NEEDS ON THIS LAND, WE KNOW THAT THIS CAN HAS BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD FOR MANY YEARS AND. I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE KICKED BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I THINK THAT THE STEPS YOU'RE TAKING TO FORMULATE A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR GROUP OR COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER TO REALLY BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS COLLECTIVELY IS A GOOD STEP. IT'S NOT THE END OF THE PROCESS BUT IT IS A GOOD STEP BACK.

I AGREE WITH YOU THAT COMMITTEES TEND TO JUST KILL THINGS BUT I THINK THIS ONE WILL DO A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST KILL THIS EFFORT BECAUSE THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTING A BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR WORKFORCE HOUSING IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO SOME DEGREE AND THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WANT TO BRING THE PLAYERS TO THE TABLE. YOU GOING BRING PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED I THINK TO THE TABLE AND YOU'RE GOING TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE TABLE WHO CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN TO GET ACTION. WE DON'T SOLVE ALL OF THE HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS WORKFORCE HOUSING NOW BECAUSE IT'S A CHANGING WORLD IS A DYNAMIC WORLD. IT'S A DYNAMIC IRELAND AND IRELAND IS NOT GOING EVER BE WHAT WE ALL WANT IT TO BE BUT WE CAN GET CLOSER, WE CAN GET BETTER AND I THINK THIS EFFORT IS IT'S A GOOD STEP IN THAT DIRECTION LEADING AND STAYING THE COURSE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL CAN DO AND THINK THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS GOING TO HELP US TO KEEP LEADING AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ALL NEED TO DO AS OUR LEADERS LOOK TO YOU AS OUR LEADERS YOU ARE THAT YOU ARE THE YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT SUPPOSED TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT KEEP OUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD. AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP IN THAT DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE HOUSING IS CONCERNED AND I THANK YOU LEADERS APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING FORWARD AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU YOU'RE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THING I'LL IT BACK AND YOU'RE READY TO MAKE THAT MOTION THE MEN ON MY MICROPHONE.

YES RIGHT SINCE WE TALKED A RANGE OF NUMBER I'M GOING TO ADD SOME OF THE LANGUAGE ABOUT A RANGE OF NUMBERS SO BEAR WITH ME. SO I MOVED TO MAN THE MOTION TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE OF . THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH TWO UNDER THE NOW THERE FOR FOR ALL OF THE NUMBER ONES AND THAT PARAGRAPH AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE

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BECKER YES. MR. BROWN WHAT? MS. BRYSON YES, YES, YES.

MOTION CARRY IT WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL ON THE ORIGINAL AS OF NOW AS AMENDED WITH THE AMENDED LANGUAGE CERTAIN MR. STAMPER YES. MR. ALFORD YES.

MISS BECKER MR. BROWN WHAT? MS. BRYSON YES. MR. GRAY YES YES.

[12. Executive Session]

YES, SIR. A FEW THINGS. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 12 A AS REPRESENTED ON THAT ON THE AGENDA 12 A, B, C AND D. OKAY MOTION TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION I MOVE THE COUNCIL GO INTO EXECU MADAM EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND BY RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND GREEN

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