Jun 12, 2023 County Council

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR MONDAY 12. WOULD YOU ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR INVOCATION WHICH WILL BE DONE BY VICE CHAIR LARRY MCKELLEN.

WHAT PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PRIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL YOUR WISE AND LOVING GOD WE THANK FOR YOUR MANY AND ABUNDANT BLESSINGS.

WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE ITSELF AND FOR THE MEASURE OF HEALTH GIVEN US TO FULFILL OUR DUTIES . WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN USEFUL WORK AND FOR THE HONOR OF BEARING SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY. I ASK THAT WE AS A BODY PROMOTE PEACE ORDER JUSTICE AND THAT YOU GRACIOUSLY GRANT THIS ASSEMBLED BODY THE WISDOM TO GOVERN AMID THE CONFLICTING INTERESTS AND ISSUES OF OUR TIMES TO HAVE A SENSE OF THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS AND TO HAVE A KEEN THIRST FOR JUSTICE.

I ASK THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND CLEARLY SEE WHAT GOOD FITTING AND APPROPRIATE AND THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY EVEN WHEN THERE IS HONEST DISAGREE AND THAT WE HAVE PERSONAL PEACE IN OUR LIVES AND JOY IN OUR TASKS. FINALLY, PLEASE HELP TO ENSURE OUR DELIBERATIONS HERE TONIGHT BENEFIT WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR EXTENDED COMMUNITY IN YOUR WE PRAY ANY MAN NAMED PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL ARE ON THE DAIS ONE MEMBER IS ABSENT THAT THIS EVENING THAT IS COUNCIL MEMBER REED'S IS ABSENT AND ONE MEMBER IS ON LINE THIS EVENING THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM.

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA..]

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 24, 2023]

I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT APPROVAL TO MOVE. MR. MCCOLLUM MAKES THE MOTION THE SECOND BUT MR. GLOVER MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECOND IS ANY DISCUSSION SO

[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING MR. GREENWOOD THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL ON THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WITH US IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBER THIS EVENING THOSE VIEWS ARE JOINING US ON ONE ARE WATCHING THROUGH THE COUNTING CHANNEL WELCOME AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME BEAUTIFUL HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS FOR THIS GOOD TO HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND AS I CUSTOMARILY DO I INTRODUCE EMPLOYEES YOU ALSO MIGHT ASK MR. JOHN MILLEDGE TO COME UP HERE AND STAND WITH ME TODAY MR. MILLEDGE IS WITH OUR PUBLIC WORK SOLID WASTE DIVISION. HE'S AN OPERATIONS FOREMAN. HE'S BEEN WITH US 15 YEARS.

HE SUPERVISED THIS DROP OFF CENTER EMPLOYEE, SENDS EMAILS TO THE HAULERS TO PICK UP CANS AND HELPS CLEAN THE MARINO CENTERS SO HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES SOME OF OUR MOST VISIBLE FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY THAT GET USED QUITE OFTEN THAT CAN BE VERY MESSY AND AS I TAUGHT YOU ALL A LOT IS KNOW I MOST OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL SEE IN THE COUNTY THAT IS THE MOST VISIBLE THINGS FOR THE ARE DONE BY SOME OF LEAST VISIBLE EMPLOYEES AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO BECAUSE THEIR JOB IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO THE OPERATION OF THE COUNTY THAN MY JOB OR OTHER HIGHER LEVEL EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS FOR WHAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AND IT'S HOT AND IT'S MESSY AND IT'S WAY OUT AND THAT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MANY OF US CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK OUTSIDE ALL THE WAY SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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SO THANK YOU AGAIN I WON'T TURN THE MIKE OVER YOU LET YOU SAY A FEW BRIEF WORDS IF YOU WANT TO.

IF YOU DON'T THAT'S FINE AS WELL. YEAH WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AND HOPEFULLY THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO THINK I'M NERVOUS.

I SAY THAT OUR NEXT EMPLOYEES WITH THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY MAGISTRATE THEY UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING BUT THERE IS A PICTURE ROSEMARY ROSIE WAGMAN SHE'S THE ASSISTANT COURT ADMINISTRATOR. SHE'S BEEN HERE 11 YEARS. IT'S ACTUALLY TEN YEARS AND TEN MONTHS BUT I'M GOING AROUND UP TO 11. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR THE THREE COURT DIVISIONS AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION. ADDITIONALLY, SHE IS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TREASURER'S OFFICE AND OTHER AGENCIES TO ENSURE ACCURATE AND TIMELY SUBMISSIONS AND COORDINATION OF TASK SHE MANAGES AND RECONCILES THE SET OF DEBT AND UNCLAIMED FUNDS SUBMISSION, THE ORDERING AND MAINTAINING OF INVENTORY FOR GOVERNANCE SUPPLIES, PUBLICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER ITEMS NEEDED BY THE COURT. AGAIN IT TAKES A LOT OF IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO OPERATE THE COUNTY EVERY DAY WE HAVE IN EXCESS OF 1300 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE COUNTY. SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT HER SHE'S VERY WELL RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE MAGISTRATES STAFF HERSELF SOME PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND HER WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN MANY AREAS HAVE MADE HER A CONSTANT FOR MAGISTRATE JUDGES, OTHER AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS AND, THE PUBLIC THAT INTERACT WITH THE MAGISTRATE COURT. ABOVE ALL SHE IS INTEGRAL PART OF THE MANAGEMENT STAFF WHO EXEMPLIFIES A MATURE LEVEL OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WHEN APPROACHED WITH VARIOUS HER INPUT IS VALUED AND SOLICITED ON MATTERS THAT MAY INCLUDE ADVISING OR MAKING AD HOC ADJUSTMENTS ON DAILY OPERATIONS HIRING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OFFICE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES AND SUMMARY HER COMMITMENT, DEDICATION OF SERVICE TO HER POSITION STAFF MAGISTRATE COURT AND ASSISTANT BUTTE COUNTY MAY SERVE AS A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS. IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT SHE PLAYS A VITAL PART IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT SUCCESS IN HER FREE TIME ROSIE ENJOYS READING DO IT YOURSELF HOME PROJECTS AND GARDENING SHE HAS ALSO AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF HER SON IN HIS SCHOOL AND ATHLETIC ENDEAVORS. SO LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU VERY. AND THEN ASHLEY THIS IS MR. ASHLEY PEOPLE SEE OF REVENUE COLLECTOR I ONLY MET WITH THOSE SIX AND WE SAY REVENUE WHAT ABOUT BUSINESS SERVICES FIVE HERE SAYS BUSINESS OWNERS WITH OBTAINING AND RENEWING BUSINESS LICENSING AND PROCESSING HOSPITALITY AND ACCOMMODATE ASIAN TAX REMITTANCES. ALTHOUGH ASHLEY HAS ONLY BEEN WITH BUSINESS SERVICES FOR SIX MONTHS, THEY ALREADY SEE THE IMPACT HE HAS MADE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE THEY RECEIVED HIM AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT AND HE STEPPED UP AND EXCELLED IN TRAINING WHEN NEEDED HIM MOST HIS QUICK GRASP OF HIS RESPONSIBLE HAS PAID OFF. HE HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE AND FITS IN WITH THE TEAM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. ASHLEY WE RECOGNIZE OUR CUSTOMERS FOR PROVIDING GREAT CUSTOMER SUPPORT WHILE WE PERFORM OUR DUTIES IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE PURCHASED STICKERS TO PASS OUT ON OCCASION JUST TO LET THE CUSTOMER KNOW THAT WE KNOW WE APPRECIATE THEM. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. HE ALSO HAS A TREMENDOUS LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY AND GOD DO NOT MISTAKE ASHLEY FOR HIS QUIET AND INNOCENT DEMEANOR.

HE IS QUITE A CHARACTER AND FITS WELL WITH THE BUSINESS SERVICES.

WE ARE THANKFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT JUST CRACKED ME UP ABOUT FIT AND WELL WITH BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM. WE CALLED CAROLYN BY THEIR SIDE.

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USED TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR RECOGNITION AND. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COWORKERS IN BUSINESS SERVICES FOR SHOWING ME THE ROPES AND SUPPORTING ME DAY I I I I I I I.

GREAT TO BEFORE WE GO TO CITIZEN COMMENTS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE PEOPLE ONLINE MEMBERS OF COUNTY COUNCIL I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO GIVE US SOME NEWS .

HE IS NO STRANGER TO US HE IS A FRIEND OF US SENATOR TOM DAVIS OH THANK MR. CHAIRMAN.

VICE CHAIRMAN HOW ARE YOU ALL I JUST WANT TO REPORT TO YOU THAT THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE BUDGET CONFEREES HAD REACHED AGREEMENT LAST WEEK IN REGARD TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND IT WILL GO TO THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE FOR VOTING ON THIS WEDNESDAY THEN DOWN TO THE GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR THEN HAS FIVE WORKING DAYS IN WHICH TO ISSUE LINE ITEM VETO AS WELL THEN GO BACK UP THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO TAKE UP THOSE LINE ON VETOES AND THEN FISCAL YEAR BEGINS JULY ONE. SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE IN IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY, THOSE OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE REMEMBER THAT BACK WHEN WEST NEWTON WAS CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY COUNCIL HE ONE TIME ASKED FOR $25,000 FROM D.O.T. TO PUT IN A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SUN CITY AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MONEY SO BEAUFORT COUNTY WAS OUT OF LUCK. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SEEN HISTORICALLY AS A COUNTY THAT SHOULD JUST BE QUIET OR WEALTHY.

WE SHOULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING AND CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T GET AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE POORER COUNTIES. BUT WE OUGHT TO GET OUR SHARE AND THANKFUL TO REPORT THAT WITH BILL HERB KURZMAN AS A SENIOR MEMBER AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS AND I'M A SENIOR MEMBER AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON SENATE FINANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THESE THINGS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY THIS YEAR IN ADDITION TO KEEPING USCCB RECURRING FUNDING AT 100% OF THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE AND IT WAS 28% NOW IT'S UP TO 100% GOING FORWARD ON A RECURRING BASIS THERE A $10 MILLION ONE TIME APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMPLICATION CENTER THAT'S ON TOP OF PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMPLICATIONS CENTER.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT SHORT BUT THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH MONEY NOW.

I FOR THE PLANNING AND TO TO KIND OF REALLY MOVE FORWARD AND WE'LL TRY TO CLEAN UP AND GET THE REST OF THE MONEY NEXT YEAR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS $10 MILLION FOR TCL'S WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER. I THINK ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROJECT AS WELL. THERE WAS $500,000 GIVEN TO USCCB FOR ITS OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO PRITCHARD'S ISLAND. SO TO RECALL THAT WAS A REVERSIONARY CLAUSE IN THAT DEAL THAT COULD REVERT BACK IF CERTAIN THINGS WEREN'T TAKEN CARE OF .

MITCHELL VEAL ON HILTON HAD RECEIVED $922,000 IN AN APPROPRIATION PORT ROLL SOUND FOUNDATION GOT $400,000. BLUFFTON VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE GOT $300,000.

THE BEAUFORT JASPER HOUSING TRUST FUND, WHICH IS A GROUP THAT YOU AND JASPER COUNTY TOOK THE LEAD ON WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE COUNTIES ALSO PARTICIPATING.

AND I THINK YOU MADE COMMITMENTS OVER TIME TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS.

WE IN THE BUDGET A ONE TIME $3 BILLION APPROPRIATION INTO THAT HOUSING TRUST FUND.

AGAIN THE FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE COME JULY ONE. IN ADDITION TO THAT IN REGARD TO WORKFORCE HOUSING, A $2 MILLION APPROPRIATION WAS SECURED FOR HILTON HEAD HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THEY OWN A LARGE TRACK OF LAND IN JASPER COUNTY.

THAT $2 MILLION APPROPRIATION WILL GO TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT WADDELL MARA CULTURAL CENTER. THEY HAVE SOME DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN REGARD TO A BUILDING OR A HOUSE ON THE PREMISES THAT A LOT OF VISITING SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS AND OTHER THERE WAS A $500,000 APPROPRIATION FOR THAT. THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS A LINEAR TRAIL THAT PUT IN A REPORT AND WE SECURED A $2 MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR THE BLUFFTON LINEAR TRAIL. SHERIFF PJ TANNER HAD REQUESTED SOME MONEY FOR A CRIME LAB.

WE GOT $500,000 FOR A CRIME LAB FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF. AND THEN LASTLY IN REGARD TO SAINT JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH ON HILTON HEAD, AS YOU ALL RECALL, WE NEED TO MOVE THAT PARTICULAR FACILITY TO ITS NEW SITE. I THINK IT'S GOT TO BE NEAR UNION CEMETERY AND AS PART OF THAT WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT DOLLARS TO MAKE IT WORK.

YOU CAN ONLY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE FAA AND WE COULDN'T QUITE GET AS MUCH AS THEY NEEDED OR WANTED SO WE SECURED A $750,000 APPROPRIATION IN THE STATE BUDGET TO ASSIST THE COUNTY AND THE FAA AND THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND WITH THAT PARTICULAR EFFORT. SO YOU KNOW, ALL TOLD JUST IN REGARD TO THAT ONE TIME FUNDING THAT I JUST WENT THROUGH THAT'S IN EXCESS OF $30 MILLION WHICH IS A LONG WAYS AWAY FROM THE

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SO IT WAS A VERY GOOD SESSION. WE ALSO GOT THE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT PASSED THAT ALLOWS ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING GUILFORD COUNTY TO ALLOCATE UP TO 15% OF YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES TOWARD HOUSING THAT'S ONLY GOOD FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS.

THAT WAS A DEAL NEGOTIATED WITH ONE PARTY AND A RESTAURANT LODGING ASSOCIATION.

IF IT SUCCEEDS AND IS SUCCESSFUL OVER SEVEN YEARS I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY PROBLEM STANDING THE PROGRAM BACK UP BUT BUT INITIALLY IT WILL BE UP TO 15% OF YOUR TAX MONEY FOR SEVEN YEARS CAN GO FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING SO THAT'S MY BRIEF REPORT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE I WANT TO SAY IN PARTICULAR THE ASSISTANCE THAT MR. GREENWAY GAVE IN REGARD TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL THAT PASSED CAME UP AND TESTIFIED AT SUBCOMMITTEE AND IT WAS REALLY A GROUP EFFORT AND I APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE HE GAVE IN THAT REGARD AND HE QUESTIONS FOR SENATOR DAVIS. I I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT IF I MAY.

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WHENEVER YOU MAKE A PRESENTATION THIS THAT YOU TEND TO GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO OTHERS. BUT I BEEN UP THERE I'VE SEEN HOW HARD YOU WORK ON THESE THINGS SO I KNOW SPEAKING FOR EVERYBODY WE OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET ME MAKE THIS POINT ABOUT BEAUFORT COUNTY.

WE HAVE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND WEST AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND JEFF BRADLEY, THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS AND BILL HARPER IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGULATORY COMMITTEE AND JEFF BRADLEY, THE CHAIRMAN OF LABOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE WHICH I CHAIR THE CHAIRMAN OF FISH GAME AND FORESTRY WOOD SHIP CAMPS AND CHAIRS. NO OTHER COUNTY HAS HALF AS MANY COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS AS BEAUFORT CAN SO I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE NEXT TEN YEARS FOR US, MR. CHAIRMAN, WHEREAS THE LAST TEN YEARS MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THE GREATER CHARLESTON AREA THE TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT WAS IN THE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG CORRIDOR. THESE NEXT YEARS ARE GOING TO BE BEAUFORT, JASPER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF COUNTY IN JASPER COUNTY UP THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TEN

[7. CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD - 15 MINUTES TOTAL]

THE THE FIRST KING ISLAND COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS IN A RURAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. THIS PROCESS IS THE FAIREST WAY TO RENTALS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS PROCESS ALLOWS NEIGHBORS TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE IT HAPPENS NOT AFTER IT HAPPENS.

WE ARE A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY AS SOME OF YOU SAW AND WE HAVE VERY LIMITED SERVICES.

ANY PROCESS THAT DOES NOT ALLOW RESIDENTS TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING PLANNED NEXT DOOR SEEMS INHERENTLY WRONG. A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL POINTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS BEING PROPOSED ONLY IN THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE OF THE ISLAND THE ATTENDANCE AT ANY MEETING COULD BE DONE THROUGH JUNE IN MIXED USE AND COMMERCIAL ZONES SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE ALLOWED AS PERMITTED USE ALL SHORT TERM RENTALS OPERATING LEGALLY BY DECEMBER OF 2022 WERE GRANDFATHERED.

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GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS BETH.

I'M THE SECRETARY OF THE ISLAND COUNCIL. BY I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE ON T OHE ISLAND AND HOW THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS PASSED WITHOUT DISSENT IN DECEMBER 2022 CAME INTO EXISTENCE. SINCE THAT TIME THE POSITION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL HAS NOT CHANGED. WE ARE RECOMMENDING SPECIAL USE PERMITTING IN THE HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL AREAS THE PACIFIC ISLAND BY RECOMMENDING SPECIAL USE PERMITTING HAVE NOT KEPT. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED ESTHER'S. WE HAVE NOT LIMITED.

WE HAVE SIMPLY SAID THAT THE NEIGHBORS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A SAY A VOICE IN ANY BUSINESS VENTURE IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL.

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPLY THE SAME RULES THAT YOU APPLY TO OTHER UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC COMMENT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK. EVERYONE WHO HAS COME BEFORE YOU OR WILL COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO PROMOTE THEIR USE OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING IS NOW IN THE POSITION OF DENYING OTHERS THE SAME RIGHT TO WHICH THEY HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK ON A MATTER THAT AFFECTS THEM. THESE SAME PEOPLE ARE USING A PERMITTING TACTIC WHICH WOULD SILENCE THOSE IN HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS THE ONES WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED BY A BUSINESS IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THIS TACTIC IS USED AS A MEANS TO SQUASH PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY WOULD PLACE THEIR PERCEIVED ABILITY TO MAKE MONEY ABOVE RESIDENTS WHO THEY NOW SAY HAVE NO RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION, WHO THEY NOW WOULD LIKE TO SILENCE. I COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS WHEN YOU SILENCE PUBLIC COMMENT COMMENT THAT INVOLVES SOMEONE'S HOME, SOMEONE'S NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMEONE'S COMMUNITY THE BASIC TENETS OF OUR DEMOCRACY SHOULD BE FAST AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THE BASIC RIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN TO PARTICIPATE. THE LINE STARTS HERE WITH YOU.

THE BASIC RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE WITH OUR VOICES ON THE SINGLE S LARGEST FINANCIAL INVESTMENT THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL EVER MAKE THEIR HOMES. WE WOULD LIKE TO USE OUR VOICE TO DETERMINE THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR. ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE NOT STOPPED OR THE RIGHT TO RENT PROPERTY FOR PROFIT. THE RIGHT TO MAKE AND INVESTMENT WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. I AM SIMPLY ASKING ALL YOU THAT IF YOU APPROVE THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO WOULD MAKE MONEY BY RENTING THEIR HOMES YOU DO NOT SUPPRESS THE BASIC RIGHTS OF OTHERS. OUR DEMOCRATIC RIGHT ARE AMERICAN RIGHT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THE RIGHT TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS TO MAKE THOSE OPINIONS KNOWN. I'M ASKING YOU TO SPARE TO PASS SPECIAL USE PERMITTING IN THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE PACIFIC ISLAND. KATE JARMON.

KATE YARBROUGH, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE DIVERSITY ISLAND COUNCIL.

FIRST ON BEHALF OF THE DIVERSE RESIDENTS I'D LIKE TO THANK SO MANY OF YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO ATTEND TO FINDING COMMON GROUND. TOWN HALL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO MYSELF TWO OF THE TOWN COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS THE FIRST COUNCIL MEMBERS CALLED THIS SPECIAL EVENT FOR OUR LAST MEETING BECAUSE COUNCIL LOST AND DELAYED THE VOTE ON THE FIRST ISSUE SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE.

WELL, WE WERE SORRY THAT FOUR OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS DECIDED TO BOYCOTT THIS MEETING INCLUDING THE TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS. STILL WE THINK THE TOWN HALL MEETING WAS SUCCESSFUL. ONE OF OUR ISLAND RESIDENTS, PAM COBB WHO RUNS THE COFFEE SHOP SAID THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID.

WELL, THE FIRST YOU MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN 20 YEARS SHE SUGGESTED A TWO YEAR PILOT PROJECT, A PROGRAM WITH CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING AND WITH INFORMATION COLLECTED LIKE THINGS LIKE INCREASE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES COMPLAINTS AND AND THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL AND

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AT THE END OF THE TOWN HALL THERE WAS A SHOW OF HANDS IN SUPPORT OF PAM'S COMPROMISE.

AT LEAST THREE QUARTERS OF PEOPLE RAISED THEIR HANDS. THERE WAS ONE CONCERN ABOUT CONDITIONAL USE WHICH WAS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND THAT WAS WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REVOKE THE PERMIT IF THERE WERE VIOLATIONS. NO ONE SEEMED TO THINK THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD GO TO COURT TO DO THAT. SO IN RESPONSE TO MR. LAWSON'S REQUEST AT THE LAST MEETING TO REACH A COMPROMISE HERE'S A COMPROMISE THAT CAME OUT OF OUR TOWN HALL MEETING. ALLOW CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING AS A PILOT PROJECT THE FIRST YEAR WITH THE REVIEW THAT COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL THE END OF THE PROJECT COULD CHANGE AND BE. IN ADDITION A SECTION COULD BE ADDED THAT IT CLEAR THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE PERMIT BECAUSE OF VIOLATIONS SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS NOT COURT PROCESS. LANGUAGE FROM HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON.

CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS SHOULD HELP YOU WITH THIS NEW SECTION.

FINALLY I THINK MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE HILTON HEAD.

BLUFFTON TO BE FAIR TO THOSE OF YOU WHO REPRESENT SECTION SECTION OF THESE TOWNS.

THEY ARE THEY HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PROGRAM FOR SCORES LESS THAN A MILE ACROSS THE WATER FROM HILTON HEAD AND BLUFFTON IS THE FIRST GAME. WE KNOW WE DON'T LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THOSE TOWNS BUT WE DON'T EXACTLY LOOK LIKE THE REST OF THE UNINCORPORATED DO OVER.

WE THINK THAT IT'S FAIR THAT A PILOT PROJECT APPROVED WITH CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING FOR DIVERSITY TO SEE IT WORKS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THE PILOT PROJECT CHANGES CAN BE MADE IF IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. DEBORAH SMITH. THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SUMMARIZE THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITTING. ONE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT REQUIRES SEVERAL TRIPS TO BE OFFERED NOT JUST TO THE CBO A HEARING BUT ALSO MEET WITH STAFF.

AND WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH YOU AT SOME LENGTH HOW OWNER OF THIS REQUIREMENT FOR THE FIRST FEW PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE PROPOSAL PENDING BEFORE YOU INCLUDES A LONG LIST OF REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS THAT LIST MORE EXTENSIVE THAN IN ANY OTHER BEAUFORT COUNTY COMMUNITY AND THINGS LIKE CERTIFICATION BY A LICENSED BUILDING INSPECTOR EVERY THREE YEARS TRASH MANAGEMENT ASSIGNED WITH A PHONE NUMBER TO REPORT PROBLEMS AND NOISE GUIDELINES.

THESE CONDITIONS AND MANY MORE SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ARE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED AS WELL AS MINIMIZE PROBLEMS FOR NEIGHBORS.

THREE WITH NO HOTEL. MOST OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES FEAR THAT SPECIAL USE PERMITTING WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR VISITORS TO VACATION UNDER THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES TO OUR COMMUNITY COULD SEVERE. FOR SPECIAL USE CREATES UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT A PERMIT WILL BE APPROVED. THIS HAS ALREADY CAUSED A CHILLING IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE SALES WITH SEVERAL CASES OF PURCHASED CONTRACTS FALLING BECAUSE THE BUYERS WERE NOT SURE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF THEIR EXPENSES.

FIVE IF SPECIAL USE PERMITTING IS APPROVED FOR OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT IT WILL ONLY IMPACT A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ISLAND'S STARS. MOST ARE IN THE RESORTS OR OTHER COMMUNITIES FOR A TINY ISLAND WITH LESS THAN 500 RESIDENTS.

TREE AND PROPERTY OWNERS LEADS TO RESENTMENT AND DIVISIVENESS. IT COMES DOWN TO SIMPLE SHOULD THE RESORT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STANDARD OUR ISLAND'S WORKING PEOPLE.

SIX WE BELIEVE THAT THE USE PERMITTING PROCESS WILL BE USED AS A WEAPON TO RESTRICT ADDITIONAL SDR. ANYONE WHO QUESTIONS THIS SHOULD READ ROGER PINCKNEY'S QUOTE IN TODAY'S ISLAND PACKET ARTICLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN WHICH HE DEFENDS THE SPECIAL USE REQUIREMENT BY SAYING WE ENOUGH STARS ON THE FIRST SEVEN WE VIEW WITH SKEPTICISM STATEMENTS ABOUT WHAT THE FIRST FEW MIGHT LOOK LIKE 20 YEARS FROM NOW IF CONDITIONAL USE IS APPROVED. RIGHT N NOW THE HISTORIC DISTRIT IS LARGELY UNDEVELOPED.

THERE ARE 540 LOTS IN THE LIST OF STARS IS NO MORE THAN 13 EXCLUDING THE SMALL AIRPORT MARINA. THE RECOMMENDATION AT LAST WEEK'S TOWN HALL CALLS FOR A TWO YEAR PILOT PROJECT USING CONDITIONAL USE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

THIS ISSUE CAN ALWAYS BE REVISITED BY BOTH YOU AND YOUR COUNCIL.

EIGHT. THIS ENTIRE HAS BEEN AN ANSWER IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM.

OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT STRS TEND TO BE SMALL AND ARE OCCUPIED BY COUPLES OR SMALL FAMILIES.

THEY ARE NOT THE PARTY GROUPS WE SEE IN THE RESORT AREA. THERE IS NO RECORD OF ANY COMPLAINT ABOUT HISTORIC DISTRICT STRESS BROUGHT FOR THE FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL.

FINALLY, WE BELIEVE CONDITIONAL USE USE HELPS PROTECT PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS AND ALLOWS OWNERS WHO ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THE EXTENSIVE USE OF CONDITIONS LIST OF CONDITIONS THE RIGHT TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY AS THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON THIS VERY DIVISIVE ISSUE. JOHN CHARTER PRESIDENT I AM

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WE OVER TWO 200 PEOPLE RESPOND TO EACH OF THOSE SURVEYS. A SURVEY CAME OUT WITH TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION FAVORING CONDITIONAL PERMITS. WE HAD OPEN DISCUSSIONS AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND JUST LIKE THE OPEN MEETING WE HAD LAST WEEK TWO THIRDS OF THE PEOPLE AGAIN DECIDED CONDITIONAL PERMIT IS WHAT WE WANTED. SO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE FIRST KEY COUNCIL SEEMED TO YOU A SPECIAL PERMIT IS WHAT THEY WANT IS MISSED.

MISLEADING IS VERY MISLEADING. SO WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAYING AND ALSO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO COUNCILMAN CUNNINGHAM SAID THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT COULD HAVE THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE SIX PEOPLE GO TO THE ZONING BOARD AND SAY NO WE DON'T LIKE MR. SO SO WE DON'T WANT HIS SDR AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFRAID OF . SO CONDITIONAL USE DOES NOT PUT ONE PERSON AGAINST THE OTHER AND IS WHAT THE THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY DECIDED UPON.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR VISITING OKAY THAT ENDS OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS WILL NOW GO TO

[9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

OKAY. SEEING NONE WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS. I WOULD ASK MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. SO MR. MCCALLUM MAKES THE MOTION A CYCLE.

MR. DAWSON NEXT THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED. ANY QUESTIONS?

[10. TIME-SENSITIVE ITEM ORIGINATING FROM THE JUNE 12TH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LAND USE COMMITTEE- FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING PROCEEDS AND INTEREST FROM THE 2017 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE TO DESIGN, ENGINEER, CONSTRUCT, AND EQUIP A JOINT FIRE/EMS STATION IN SUN CITY AND TO DEFRAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT EMBARKATION LOCATIONS FOR THE DAUFUSKIE ISLAND FERRY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]

ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A TIME SENSITIVE ITEM THAT ORIGINATED FROM TODAY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LAND USE COMMITTEE. IT IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE PROCEEDS AND INTEREST FROM THE 2017 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS NOTE TO DESIGN ENGINEER CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A JOINT FIRE EMS STATION IN SUN CITY AND FREIGHT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT AND BARKHANE MISSION LOCATIONS FOR THE FUSCHIA ISLAND FERRY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO MOTION. SECOND THE MOTION THIS CABINET MADE THE MOTION AND HOW THIS HOWARD MISS HOWARD YES I'M LISTENING TO YOU AND WRITING SOMETHING ELSE DOWN. DULY MOTION AND SECONDED DISCUSSION SEEING NONE.

[11. TIME-SENSITIVE ITEM ORIGINATING FROM THE JUNE 12TH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LAND USE COMMITTEE- FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH TMS NO. R600-009-000- 0003-0000, ALSO KNOWN AS CAMP ST. MARY'S, TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PROGRAM]

IT IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE SALE REAL PROPERTY ALSO KNOWN AS CAMP SAINT MARY'S TO BEAUFORT COUNTY RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS PROGRAM. A MOTION PLEASE MOVE SIR MR. MCCALLUM MADE THE MOTION THAT MISS BROWN MADE THE SECOND MOTION TO AND SECONDED DISCUSSION SAYING NONE OF THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION CHAIRMAN.

YES. THANK YOU. OH, I'M SORRY.

DID SKIP OVER THE LAST ONE THAT NO. I'M SORRY I'M MISSING SOMETHING. NO, WE DID THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS LOGAN YOU HAD A COMMENT ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 11. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING THERE IN PERSON TODAY AND I DO HAVE SOME RESERVATION ABOUT IT. ORIGINALLY WE TALKED ABOUT USING THIS LAND A SWAP AND CRAWFORD ROAD SAID THE LAND DOWN ON 170 IT WENT TO THE SECOND READING AND THEN ACTUALLY TABLED ON AND WE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AFTER THAT SECOND READING AND THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WAS IN DISCUSSION SO I KNOW THIS

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I KNOW THAT THERE'S DISAGREEMENTS WITH THAT COMMITTEE WITH ME BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF HISTORY OF THIS COUNCIL THAT HAS NOT COMPLETELY UP TO DATE ON I DON'T KNOW IF TODAY IS THE TIME TO DO THAT OR ANOTHER DAY BUT I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST IT BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN CONCLUDED YET. YEAH THAT WAS YEAH.

OF THE I I DO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WITHOUT GETTING INTO THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE FIRST READING WHEN WE WERE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LAND USE COMMITTEE THERE WAS A THOROUGH DISCUSSION THERE WAS A PRESESESESESESESESEE EVERYBODY WAS IN FAVOR OF ACTUALLY DOING WHAT WE SAID. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN THE S OF THTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHY FOR 26 YEARS. IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW IT SHOULD BE USED AND NOW THE TIME FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE THAT A PASSIVE PARK IN ORDER TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO PUT IN THE HANDS OF RURAL AND CRITICAL LANDS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THAT PARK IN PERPETUITY AND. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO CREATE A PASSIVE PARK AND THAT'S THE GOAL I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE AS WELL. I JUST THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL NEED THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL BALL FIELDS INSTEAD OF USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BUILD. BUT YES I UNDERSTAND FIRST READING WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION LATER RYAN AS WELL. THANK YOU MR. MISTER. OKAY.

DID I STEAL ANY OF YOUR THUNDER, SIR? NO.

I DID A GOOD JOB. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SAYING NONE OF THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ONE OBJECTION ACTUALLY MAKE IT TO TWO OBJECTIONS. OKAY.

[12. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE ("CDC") APPENDIX B:- THE DAUFUSKIE ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE, TO AMEND DIVISION B.3, SECTION B.3.20 (CONSOLIDATED LAND USE TABLE AND LAND USE DEFINITIONS), AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION B.3.30 (OTHER STANDARDS) AND A NEW SUBSECTION B.3.30.A (SHORT-TERM RENTAL) TO ALLOW THE USAGE OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AS A SPECIAL USE IN D2 RURAL, D2R-CP (RURALCONVENTIONALLY PLATTED), D2R-GH (RURAL-GULLAH HERITAGE), AND D3 GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A PERMITTED USE IN D4 MIXED USE, D5 VILLAGE CENTER, AND D5 GENERAL COMMERCIAL]

MR. LAWSON MAKES THE MOTION A SECOND. MR. GLOVER I MEAN MR. DAWSON MAKES SECOND AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU WERE GOING TO WEIGH IN .

OKAY. A DISCUSSION. MR. GREENWAY MOSTLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BUT I WANTED TO GO OVER WITH YOU BRIEFLY THE THREE TYPES OF USES THAT WE LIST IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE YOU OVER EMAIL THIS.

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I BELIEVE. SO ESSENTIALLY A PERMITTED USE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS LISTED BY RIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE . YOU JUST MEET THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE BUFFER SETBACKS REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S ALLOWED THE CONDITIONAL IS THAT ALLOWED IN THE P IN THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS LIKE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT USE OF THE WAY I WOULD DESCRIBE UNIT DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU GO IN AND WRITE A ZONING CODE THAT APPLIES TO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.

OKAY. NONE OF THESE PERMITTED USES CONDITIONAL USE ESPECIALLY USE.

BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT PERMITTED USES. RIGHT.

IS THAT A DISTINCTION OR, A USE FOR THEM? NO, IT IS SO THE PERMITTED ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE FOLLOWING. SO AND UNDERNEATH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE THERE ARE TWO PLACES WHERE SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE ALLOWED AS PERMITTED USES AND THOSE ARE IN OUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. SEE AND SEE FIVE RIGHT IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.

OKAY. AND IF YOU MEET THOSE BUFFER SETBACKS PARKING MEET THE BUILDING CODE FOR HAVING YOUR SHORT TERM YOU'RE ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHOUT ANYTHING ADDITIONAL WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OR SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

CORRECT? OKAY SO BUT OUR SEE FOR AN HOUR SEE FIVE IS A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ZONING. OKAY. CONDITIONAL USES HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE DISTRICT STANDARDS THAT ARE PERMITTED USES SUBJECT TO SUCH AS BUFFER SETBACKS, PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THERE MIGHT BE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THAT HAVE TO BE MET SUCH AS IF SOMEBODY WANTED PUT A BAR A BAR HAS TO MEET ALL THE PERMITTED USE STANDARDS BUT IT ALSO HAS TO BE 500 FEET FROM A CHARGE OR SCHOOL, A PLAYGROUND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MIGHT HAVE LIMITATIONS ON THE OPERATING HOURS HAS TO SHUT DOWN A CERTAIN TIME ON A SATURD AY NIGHT OR O A SUNDAY SO THOSE ARE CONDITIONAL USES. YOU MEET THE CONDITIONS THEN YOU CAN OPERATE WITHOUT

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OKAY. SO THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE FACILITY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL HERE AND SPEND THE NIGHT ATTEND THIS MEETING. THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AS WE DO IN A LOT OF MEETINGS IF THEY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND THE THE ABILITY TO DO SO OR CAN OBTAIN THAT ASSISTANCE TO DO SO, THEY WON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL HERE FOR THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT. AS YOU THAT THE ONLY DISTINCTION IS THAT PUBLIC HEARING THAT OCCURS BEFORE THE PERMIT WOULD BE ISSUED? THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE FROM THIS AREA SO THIS IS THE ZONING YOU MAY HAVE TO ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT FOR ALL OF SO UNDER THE CURRENT PROPOSAL ON THE FUSCHIA ISLAND ANYWHERE YOU SEE A PEAK THAT'S WHERE SHORT TERM RENTALS WOULD BE PERMITTED WITHOUT DOING ANYTHINWHENEVER YT WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL USE.

SO WHERE SEE THE PINK AND PURPLE AND YOU KNOW THE SHADES PURPLE AND ALL OF THAT THOSE ARE PERMITTED. THE AREA WHERE THERE NO COLOR IS JUST GRAY.

THOSE ARE ALL P YOU USE R RESORTS MELROSE BLOODY POINT HAIG POINT ALL OF THOSE PERMIT SHORT TERM RENTALS UNDERNEATH THEIR STANDARDS. ALL THE OTHER AREAS THAT YOU SEE THE GREENS, LIGHT GREENS, DARK GREENS AND ALL OF THAT WOULD BE ABOUT SPECIAL USE ON THE FACE OF THE ISLAND AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED. SO DO YOU SEE ANY KEYS UP THERE ? THERE ARE NO THESE THERE ARE NO SEATS ANYWHERE FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS ANYWHERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I'M GOING SO NOW WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT INSTITUTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS WHERE THEY DON'T EXIST? YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT INSTITUTING A CAN DO AND THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED R AND R TALKING ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. BUT THE COUNTY STAFF HAS FROM DAY ONE PROPOSED THAT ALL SHORT TERM RENTALS ON THE FUSCHIA ISLAND OUTSIDE THOSE COMMERCIAL AREAS ON THE ISLAND BE APPROVED THROUGH THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT AS WE ALREADY DISCUSSED CAN BE PERFORMED VIRTUALLY.

SO ALL OF THE PERMITS THAT NOW EXIST EITHER ARE ZONED FOR IT OR TOO PERMITTED USE THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ALL OF THE ONES THAT EXIST NOW WE HAVE STATED ANY KIND OF ACTION ON THOSE UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

NO THE ONES EXIST ALREADY THE ONES THAT EXIST ON THE FIRST GALLON RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. MOST OF THOSE WE HAVE STAYED IN THE ACTION ALMOST UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SO THEY DON'T EXIST THEY DON'T EXIST LEGALLY BECAUSE SHORT RENTALS UNTIL WE DEVELOP THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE SHORT TERM RENTALS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WE'RE NOT A PERMITTED USE OR A SPECIAL USE OR CONDITIONAL USE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY WHERE PEOPLE DOING IT. YES, THEY. OKAY.

BUT IT WAS NOT A LEGAL USE BECAUSE WE HAD NO PROVISION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW SHORT TERM RENTAL. SO ANY TIME SOMETHING ISN'T ENUMERATED A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE OR ZONING CODE YOU TYPICALLY CONSIDER TO BE A PROHIBITED USE. SO MANY OF YOUR MANY WHO WERE ON COUNCIL BACK THEN REMEMBER MR. VAULKS WAS ON COUNCIL WE HAD A SITUATION IN THE MAE RIVER AREA WHERE I WAS SOMEONE WAS POLICE IN THEIR HOME OUT FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL THEY RENTED IT TO A WEDDING PARTY.

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MR. ATKINSON AND NOT I WAS FINED A RECORD THEN WE SPENT DAYS DEALING WITH THAT SITUATION AND COUNTY COUNCIL DEMANDED THAT WE TAKE SOME ACTION SO MR. ACT COMES IN AND I DRAFTED A MEMO TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW SHORT TERM RENTALS ON THE GO. WE BROUGHT IT BEFORE COUNCIL THEN THE COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE OUTCRY SAID WE DON'T LIKE THIS WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ANYBODY HAPPY. SO THE COUNTY COUNCIL APPOINTED A COMMITTEE THAT WAS HAD CITIZENS THAT WERE AGAINST SHORT TERM RENTALS AND ALSO THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCOMMODATIONS BUSINESS A PERSON BY THE NAME OF DRU FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND THAT WAS LED SOME SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTY ON HILTON HEAD WAS ON THERE AND YOU ALL KNOW MR. STEWART HE SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE. THE AUDITOR SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE, THE BUSINESS LICENSE DIRECTOR SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE AND A FEW CITIZENS SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE AND SOME SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE.

SO WE PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE RESULTING PROPOSAL WAS THAT SHORT TERM IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WOULD ALWAYS GO THROUGH THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS AND HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COMMERCIAL ZONING WHERE THE INTENSITY ANDHT WOULDN'T MATTER ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS IN THOSE PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICTS IN QUESTION. SO I JUST UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S NO CONDITIONAL USE THE REST OF THE COUNTY FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS? THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT THERE CONDITIONAL USE FOR OTHER THINGS SUCH AS IN HUSKY IF GO TO NUMBER NINE RIGHT AFTER NUMBER EIGHT WHICH IS SHORT TERM RENTALS NUMBER NINE LODGING BED AND BREAKFAST FIVE ROOMS OR LESS. THOSE ARE CONDITIONAL USES. YES.

IF YOU GO TO DAYCARE IN A HOME WHICH IS COMMERCIAL USE THAT IS A CONDITIONAL USE.

THAT'S CORRECT OR DAYCARE FOR ADULTS IS IS CONDITIONAL USE. SO CONDITIONAL USE IS SOMETHING THAT IS USED. YES. IN THE COUNTY.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES OUR ACTUAL ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IF YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN TO ME REGISTRATION OF ALL S TR P'S REQUIRE A PERMIT.

HOWEVER, WE'RE GOING TO GRANT FATHER IN THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN RENTING THAT WERE DOING SHORT TERM RENTALS AND THE BUT THE WAY WE READ THIS IT MAKES US SOUND LIKE WE'RE GIVING THEM A CONDITIONAL USE AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO GO THROUGH A A HEARING PROCESS SO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN WHAT THAT WHAT THAT SO WHENEVER THE GRANDFATHER GOING IN AND WHENEVER YOU DEVELOP A NEW ZONING CODE YOU'RE TYPICALLY GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY DOING RELATED TO THAT PARTICULAR USE. SO YOU STEP YOU SET THE STANDARDS IN THE ZONING CODE OR THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AS TO WHAT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IN ORDER TO LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING TO BE RECOGNIZED AN EXISTING USE. OKAY.

AND THAT'S WHY NUMBER C UH ARE NUMBER FOUR ON THIS SHEET HERE DOES IT SAYS ALL LEGALLY PERMITTED DWELLING UNITS OPERATING AS STORAGE UP TO YEAR 2022 WHICH CAN PROVIDE PROOF THAT ACCOMMODATION TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID SHALL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE ON US TWO YEARS THEREAFTER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN B 320 I DO NOT HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. B 320 BUT IT IS THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS SO THE COUNTY SAID IF YOU WERE IN A LEGAL DWELLING MEANING YOU DIDN'T YOU WEREN'T RENTING OUT A STORAGE BUILDING BEHIND YOUR HOUSE FOR SOMEBODY TO STAY IN AND IF YOU WERE COLLECTING YOUR ACCOMMODATION TAXES AND, SENDING THAT REMAINING THAT TO THE COUNTY AS YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO THEN OF THE 2022 WE'RE GOING TO GRANDFATHER YOU IN AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS SPECIAL USE PROCESS. WE'VE DONE A SIMILAR THING WITH THE FIRST ISLAND AND BASICALLY HAVE SAID THAT IF YOU ARE IN A LEGALLY PERMITTED DWELLING AND YOU ARE PAYING ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE

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SO WE BASICALLY FOLLOWED THE SAYING I GOT THAT BUT WHEN YOU SAY THEY'RE GRANDFATHERED AND PERMITTED TO OPERATE WITH WHAT KIND OF PERMIT SO THEY'RE PERMITTED TO OPERATE.

THEY GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTY PERMIT IF THEY CAN PROVE TO US AND GET THAT WHAT'S IT CALLED FOR RENTAL SHORT TERM RENTAL PROMO. RIGHT.

AND THE STRIP THAT'S IT. IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT A SPECIAL USE IT'S NOT CONDITIONAL USE.

IF THEY WERE OPERATION SDR P IF THEY WERE IF THEY WERE RENTING PRIOR TO 2010 I GET IT BUT THEY'RE GETTING PERMIT THAT'S NOT CONDITIONAL OR SPECIAL, RIGHT? IT'S A DIFFERENT OF THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S THE THIRD ONE.

OKAY. I GOT IT NOW. WELL IT'S GRANDFATHERED I GOT IT. OKAY. OTHERS NO ONE ELSE I'VE GOT HOWEVER TO GO ON MISTER I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ONE AND B ONE CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT SAYS IN CASES WHERE SPECIAL USE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED, THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MAY ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE RENTAL LIMIT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FINDING THAT CONDITION EXIST MAKING SUCH A LIMITATION NECESSARY IS THAT ACTUALLY BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? YES, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO ACTUALLY LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS. I KNOW WE SAID NO CAPS HAVE A PLACE THEY COULD DO THAT BECAUSE YOU AS I'VE TOLD YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY MANY JURISDICTIONS AROUND HERE AND THEN OTHER PLACES SAY WELL ONLY 10% OF THE HOMES OR 12% OR 10% OF HOMES ON A STREET CAN BE SHORT TERM RENTAL. WELL, IF YOU'RE THE FIRST 20% AND YOU GET YOUR SHORT TERM RENTAL, NOBODY ELSE CAN GET SHORT TERM RENTAL ON THERE. OKAY.

I THINK THAT'S ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS. I DIDN'T SEE HOW ANYBODY CAN LEGALLY SAY OKAY, WELL IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO HAVE FIVE SHORT TERM RENTALS ON THE STREET BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO A SIX THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE. THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS LANGUAGE GIVES THE ZONING BOARD APPEALS TO SAY HEY, YOU GOT FIVE THERE'S EIGHT HOMES ON THE PROPERTY WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW ANYMORE. IF THEY WANTED TO DO THAT, IF SOMEBODY ALLEGED THAT IT WAS JUST A IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO CONSIDER SETTING LIMITATIONS ON THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER. AGAIN GOING TO THE INTENT OF SPECIAL USE BEYOND THE APPROPRIATENESS THAT USE ON THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION IT WAS JUST A SET OF STANDARD THAT THEY COULD CONSIDER.

MR. CHAIRMAN YEAH. I REMEMBER WHEN ALL THIS WITH MR. BROWN'S DISTRICT AND THE STREET WAS BLOCKED IT WAS IT BROUGHT EVERYTHING TO A HEAD. MR. GREENWAY, DESCRIBE IT QUITE ACCURATELY. I KNEW SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THAT TASK FORCE COMMITTEE THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND GOING BACK ONE OF THE PEOPLE DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT MAY THIS PROTECTS PEOPLE ON A STREET BY REQUIRE IT TO GO TO THE CBO AND WE HAVE THE MEANS TO DO THAT AND I AM VERY MUCH FAVOR OF APPLYING THE SAME RULES TO EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY JUST AS FAR AS SHORT TERM RENTALS GO IN THIS SITUATION TO TO US DIRECT THIS AND NOT JUST KEEP GOING OVER AND OVER AGAIN I HEARD SOME THINGS BY THE PRESENTERS THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS TO HAVING A SAY IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT . HOW DO YOU ANSWER THAT ERIC? THE QUESTION WAS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT HAVE CONCERN ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. HOW DO WE ANSWER THAT? WELL THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND ON THE FIRST ISLAND IS VERY RURAL, SPARSELY POPULATED ON THE STREETS BUT IN SOME AREAS YOU HAVE MORE HOMES ON THE STREET. THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS WOULD ALLOW EACH ONE OF THOSE STREETS FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THERE THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THOSE SHORT TERM RENTALS TO HAVE A PUBLIC AND THE PROCESS IS WHAT HAPPENS THERE. I WILL TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE AND I KNOW IN SITUATIONS THIS 95% OF WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS PERCEPTION OF WHAT REALITY WILL BE.

IT'S NOT REALLY REALITY. IT'S JUST PERCEPTION. COULD SOMEONE USE SPECIAL USE PROCESS AS A WEAPON AGAINST THEIR NEIGHBOR POSSUM? BUT THAT HAS NOT BORNE OUT AND THE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER LOCATIONS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS HAS BEEN IN PLAY. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DENIED A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND BEAUFORT COUNTY IN ON THE MAIN ONE BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEGITIMATE PROBLEM PEOPLE ALLOWING THEIR KIDS DRIVE GOLF CARTS ACROSS THEIR YARD ON

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THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT CONDITIONAL, THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT SPECIAL USE.

THEY TALK ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTAL AND WHAT IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF A SHORT TERM RENTAL THE CONDITIONS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU VIOLATE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS? I THINK FOR CONSISTENCY PURPOSES THAT'S WHAT WE THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON NOW THERE SHOULD BE A SPECIAL USE AND THIS SHOULD BE A CONDITIONAL USE.

IT IS A SHORT TERM RENTAL. HOW DO WE WANT THAT TO BE DONE? I THINK THAT'S THE FOCUS OUR DISCUSSION MAYBE I CAN JUST COMMENT FOR A MINUTE ON SOMETHING THAT MIGHT PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE WHICH IS I'M AN ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS GUY AND I LIKE TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS IF WE ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO COME TO BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DO IT BY ZOOM, WE'VE ELIMINATED ONE OF THE ADVERSE PARTS OF THIS SPECIAL USE.

CONDITIONAL USE DOESN'T NEED THAT IF WE GRANT CONDITIONAL USE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM AFTER THE PERMIT BEEN ISSUED AND IT'S A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MY CONSULTATIONS WITH OUR ESTEEMED BEAUFORT ATTORNEYS HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CITATION BY A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND THAT CITATION WOULD ESTABLISH A COURT DATE IN A MAGISTRATE'S COURT AND THEN THAT MATTER WOULD BE SETTLED BEFORE A JUDGE AT SOME POINT WHEN IT GETS ON THE DOCKET AND IF THAT DIDN'T GO QUITE THE WAY THEY WANTED TO THEY COULD APPEAL IT PROBABLY TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY IN HAVING BEEN IN THAT BUSINESS I CAN TELL YOU THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY HEARD. SO RESOLVING THE ISSUE DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY WHEN CONDITIONAL USE IF WE ISSUE A PERMIT I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT IF WE A BEAUFORT COUNTY SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND WE HAVE THEVE HEARING IT'S DONE BY ZOOM AND NOBODY HAS TO COME HERE AND THEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A PERSON RENTING THE UNIT .

WE COULD HAVE NOT HAVE TO GO TO RECEIVE A CITATION, GO TO COURT WE COULD HAVE THEM ACTUALLY FILE THEIR COMPLAINT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND NOT GO TO COURT AND NOT HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

AND THEN IF THAT DECISION WASN'T SATISFACTORY TO EITHER PARTY THEY COULD APPEAL THAT MATTER TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND IT WOULD STILL STAY HERE AND NOT GO TO COURT.

RIGHT. OKAY. SO THAT MAY SATISFY PEOPLE WHO FEEL THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION OCCURRING WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT AND THEY HAVE A VOICE IN IN SAYING BAD THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED AND IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE 18 MONTHS TO GET IT RESOLVED. IT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED PROBABLY WITHIN 30 DAYS. THERE'S ONE OTHER T T T T T T TE PROVISIONS OF THE PERMIT ON THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, THEN THEY WOULD CONSIDER TO REVOKING THE PERMIT. I THINK YOU KNOW, IF YOU MAKE ONE MISTAKE YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THREE TIMES OF COURSE THERE'S ALWAYS MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES BUT I BELIEVE THAT THREE TIMES IS WAY TOO MANY AND IF WE HAVE A BEAUFORT COUNTY PERMIT PROGRAM AND WE HAVE A HEARING AND THE PERMIT IS ISSUED AND THEN PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE PERMIT REVOKED FOR BAD BEHAVIOR, I THINK THAT MAY GO A LONG WAY TO RESOLVING SOME OF THESE RATHER THAN HAVING PEOPLE GET CODE ENFORCEMENT AND MAGISTRATES AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES INVOLVED IN RESOLVING THESE MATTERS.

BUT I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING HERE FOR US UNLESS WE COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF A UNIFORM PERMIT FOR EVERYBODY TO USE AND I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT YOU CALL IT.

WELL IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GIVE THAT EVERYBODY HAS AN EASE OF OBTAINING IT AND THAT HAS SOME WAY THEY CAN RESOLVE AN ISSUE WHERE IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE IS

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THIS JUST THE IS IS JUST THE THE GOING BEFORE THE ZONING TO GET THE PERMIT IS THERE ONLY ONE STR PERMIT IS THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST SAID. NO NO NO NO.

SO SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IS THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS AND THEN WHAT WE DID WITH EXIST DOING PEOPLE THAT WERE ALREADY OPERATING SHORT TERM BUT THEY STILL GET THE SAME PERMIT IN THE I DO GET THE SAME PERMIT IN THE SAME WAY ONCE YOU HAVE MY POINT YOU HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS BUT MAYBE WE COULD UNIFY EVERYTHING MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET THESE THINGS BUT ALL HAVE THE SAME EXPECTATION GOING FORWARD AS TO HOW THEY CAN RESOLVE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE AND IF I COULD I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE WENT TO THE FIRST GAME WE HAD SOME GREAT COUNCIL MEN AND WOMEN GO WITH US AND IT WAS A VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING ON TWO FUNKY VERY CIVIL WE HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES AND YOU KNOW AND REPRESENTING DIVERSITY IS MY FIFTH YEAR RUNNING REPRESENTING THE FIRST YEAR TRYING TO FIND A COMPROMISE THIS THING BECAUSE THE FIRST KEY RELIES ON THEIR SHORT TERM RENTALS THERE'S NO HOTEL OVER THERE SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT WHETHER THEY WERE IN THE PAST WITH WE'VE OUR LAWS THAT'S WHY THEY NOW HAVE TO GET PERMITTED. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING SHORT TERM RENTALS WITHOUT A PERMIT, SOME THAT HAVE AND AGAIN YOU COMPROMISE YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST POPULAR PERSON BECAUSE YOU YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME OF THE ONES READ IN THIS PEOPLE WON'T READ THESE PEOPLE ARE YELLOW WHEN YOU COMPROMISE YOU GIVE T T T T.

BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT AND NOT NOT TO CHANGE WHAT WE'VE GOT IN FRONT OF US AS AN AUDIENCE BUT TO ADD A SIMPLE LINE THAT I THINK THEN WOULD WOULD TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AND NOT A SOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE EVERYTHING BUT WE WOULD STILL END UP HAVING THE SPECIAL USE PROCESS THAT EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT THE SO AT THIS POINT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WHAT CALLING AND EVEN IN OUR OUR INFORMATION HERE GRANDFATHER SOMEONE SO BASICALLY MEANS THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE GRANDFATHERED DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING BOARD PROCESS THEY ARE TO FILL AN APPLICATION AND THEY'RE ABLE TO THEN GET A PERMIT AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CONDITIONAL PERMIT. IT'S NOT A SPECIAL USE. IT IS JUST A CAPACITY OR PERMIT IF YOU HAVE COUNTY IT'S A VIEW FOR COUNTY PERMIT THAT YOU'VE GOT BESIDES OFFERING IT AGAIN AT WHATEVER WE TALK ABOUT THOSE GRANDFATHERED IS ALSO TO INCLUDE ANY NEW APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO GET A PERMIT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE ZONING BOARD. SO ANYONE THAT THAT THAT CURRENTLY HAS A SHORT TERM RENTAL ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO A SHORT TERM RENTAL BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS OVER THERE THAT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A PERMIT FROM US SINCE WE'VE DRAGGED OUR FEET FOR THE PAST YEAR THAT THEY'VE GOT A HOUSE AND THEY CAN'T GET A PERMIT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE 60 DAYS JUST LIKE THE GRANDFATHER PEOPLE WOULD TO FILL OUT THE PROPER PAPER PAPERWORK. THESE ARE EXISTING HOMES THESE AREN'T NEW HOMES.

THESE AREN'T ONES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN A YEAR FROM NOW OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW.

ALL THOSE WOULD BE UNDER THAT. WHAT EVERYONE WANTS IS THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

SO I'M ASKING THAT WE ADD LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THAT THE GRANDFATHERED FOLKS WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A A SDR PERMIT AND ANYONE ELSE COULD APPLY FOR THAT SAME S S S S S S S S S S P STILL THE SAME APPLICATION PROCESS FILL OUT THE SAME PAPERWORK BUT THEY JUST WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING BOARD PROCESS. SO HOW LONG IT'S WHAT'S ON HERE 60 DAYS AND A 60 DAYS. EVERYTHING AFTER THAT WOULD THEN BE PART OF THE SPECIAL USED TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THAT AND AGAIN ERIC HAS PROMISED TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR THEM TO TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY IT ONLINE AS AS YOU MENTIONED LARRY AND WE CAN THEN EVEN LOOK AT TRYING TO MAKE THIS SO IT'S NOT SO COMPLICATED.

SO I MY AMENDMENT WOULD BE TO ADD ONLINE IT'S ONE B FOR TWO AND AFTER THE FIRST SENTENCE SAYS ARE WE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE TO LANGUAGE AND ALSO ALL NEW APPLICANTS WHO MEET REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE ABLE TO GET A STR PERMIT AS WELL AGAIN ELIMINATING NEED TO COME BEFORE

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SO IT WOULD BE FOR EXISTING ANYONE THAT'S BEEN THERE PLANNED ON DOING IT CAN DO IT THAT'S WILLING TO DO IT. THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THE PAPERWORK YOU WOULD NORMALLY GET. THEY JUST WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS.

BUT THE END OF 60 DAYS ANYONE THAT AFTER THAT THAT'S NEW AND AGAIN IN OUR LANGUAGE IT SAYS IF YOU SELL IT YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET IT RESOLVED IN OUR IN OUR IN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE IT SAYS THAT IF YOU DON'T APPLY AND DON'T HAVE THE SDR PERMIT YOU IN IT EXPIRES.

YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND REAPPLY FOR IT. SO ALL THAT LANGUAGE I'M NOT LOOKING TO CHANGEEEEEEEEE JUST LOOKING AT TO TO ADD THE PEOPLE BESIDES THE GRANDFATHER FOLKS THAT YOU'VE GOT IN HERE THAT ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO APPLY THAT HAS BEEN THERE HAS AS OWNED A HOME CAN ALSO GET THAT SAME EXCEPTION AND THEN AFTER THAT WE DO THE PROCESS OF QUESTION CLARIFY SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORS NOT THE PERSON WHO'S GOT THE SDR BUT THE NEIGHBORS OF THE PERSON WHO HAS THE SDR. I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN GO DIRECTLY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOT THROUGH THE COURT. SO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WITH THE PIECE AND IF WE'RE GOING TO STAY WITH SPECIAL USE THAT THEY CAN GO TO THE COMMUNITY TO EVALUATE THE NEW ORDINANCE WHAT THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO CREATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT THEY CAN TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST THAT DECISION AND IF THEY WANT TO APPEAL THAT THEN THEY GO TO THE ZONING BOARD APPEALS NOT TO A SITE NOT TO IT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND MAGISTRATE COURT OF CIRCUIT COURT BUT TO SOLVE IT AND EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT THE SAME WAY WHICH WILL GIVE A VOICE TO THE NEIGHBORS IF THEY HAVE A WE NEED A SECOND DAY OF FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED BY OUR TIME KEVIN IS WRITING ALL IS WELL SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT SECOND 1II AND SOMETHING DO THAT YOU GO WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY HOUSES IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION NOW BUT ANYBODY THAT HAD ALREADY BROKEN ON THE HOUSE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THEY WERE TOLD THAT WE'RE NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PLANNED TO BUILD THESE HOUSES TO DO AIRBNB OR SHORT TERM RENTAL. THERE COULD BE PEOPLE WERE PLANNING ON MAKING THIS THEIR SECOND HOUSE YOU YOU ARE YOU ARE GETTING TO OPEN UP A CAN OF WORMS FOR STAFF THAT IS JUST GOING LIKE KILL WE HAVE I GET CALLS MY PHONE STARTED RINGING AT 7:00 THIS MORNING FROM THE FUSCHIA ISLAND ON MY WAY INTO WORK SO I GOT IT OUT OF THAT SO LET'S DON'T DO THAT BUT I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AND COULD ONE THEN IN VIEW OR HILTON HEAD HAVE THIS SAME LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADD TO THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY? DO THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE EXACT SAME IT APPEARS THAT THEY DO LOGAN AND IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY FOR ISSUES THAT THAT I'VE BEEN ADDRESSING.

YES. OKAY. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WILL BE AND FROM THE DAY THAT THE MEMBER COUNTY COUNCIL WRESTLING WITH IT, WE'RE GETTING READY TO INVEST. NO, I KNOW 8 TO $12 MILLION IS THE NOT BEING AFTER COUNTY THE LAND WE ALREADY PURCHASED FOR THE VERY STATION WHICH YOU JUST APPROVED NUMBER TEN BECAUSE ANY MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROVISION HURT THE TOURISM ON THE PROPERTY.

SO THEN WHY ARE WE ABOUT TO INVEST $12 MILLION INTO THE PROPERTY AND THEY MAKE THIS RULE RIGHT HERE THAT COULD HINDER THAT GROWTH? YOU KNOW WELL, I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE CHANGING WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING THERE OTHER THAN AFFORDING A SIMPLER METHOD OF PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WHEN WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE WAY A PROPERTY MAY HAVE BEEN RUNNING .

SO IT'S INTERFERING WITH THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF THEIR OWN PROPERTY WHICH IS ENTITLED TO AND THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH REGARD TO ALICE SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T THINK THE LANGUAGE WAS THE SAME AS THE MUNICIPALITIES. I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY ALICE I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY USE OR WHAT THEY CALL IT OVER THERE BECAUSE. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY OUT OF COURT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T RESOLVE ANYTHING IF YOU DO THAT.

THAT WAS MY THAT WAS MY GOAL RIGHT. YEAH, RIGHT.

AND AND I AGREE WITH 100% THE COURT SYSTEM IS JUST GOING TO GET TIED UP I GUESS MY MY ONLY QUESTION HOW WE EVEN HAD THESE ISSUES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT WHERE WOULD WE HAVE TO CHANGE IT FOR SOMETHING? THEY'RE JUST PREPARING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER EVEN HAPPENED. WELL, WE'RE REACTING TO SOMETHING THAT'S NEWLY HAPPENING BECAUSE OF REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO BUSINESS LICENSES, SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMITS WELL ALL OVER ALL OVER EVERYWHERE. SO SO SHORT TERM RENTALS AGAIN ARE NOT LEGALLY ON THE FIRST GALLON CURRENTLY BECAUSE OF THE THE FUSCHIA ISLAND ZONING DOES

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THE 60 DAYS WE'RE DIRECTING ADMINISTRATOR TO COME UP WITH ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR A NEW YES FOR A NEW ORDINANCE WHICH I THINK WE CAN DO IN 60 DAYS BECAUSE WE CAN CHARGE YOU WITH COMING BACK TO US FIRST READING, SECOND READING, THIRD READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL SAY THIS IS THE CONDITIONS BY WHICH YOU WILL GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND THEN YOU CAN CHANGE THE ZONING IN THAT LANGUAGE.

YES. AND ADOPT A RULE THAT'S A SECOND TERM AND SECOND TO WORK WITH THAT 60 DAYS TAKE EFFECT STARTING OF THE FINAL READING ON THE THIRD TAKE EFFECT ON THE END OF THE THIRD READING WHAT WE GET HAVE A START DATE I'M ACTUALLY GOING WE CAN WE CAN PUT THAT EFFECTIVE DATE SO I MEAN ALL RIGHT SO LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'M I'M I'M REALLY CONFUSED NOW BECAUSE I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING SPECIAL USE AFTER 60 DAYS ON THE FUSCHIA ISLAND WE ARE AND WE ARE WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT WE DON'T HAVE TO CALL IT SPECIAL USE IT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT THAT INVOLVES A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT INVOLVES A PUBLIC UTILITY THAT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE. THAT'S THE SPECIAL USE MAP. THIS IS THE NAME SO IT'S MORE ACCOMMODATING. RIGHT. BUT IT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS IS SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS. DON'T MAKE IT ONEROUS, DON'T MAKE PEOPLE SUFFER. THEY GET THIS STORE, LET THEM GET IT IN A WAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO CAUSE PAIN. AND THEN IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE OF PEOPLE ALONE, THESE THINGS GIVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR THERE THEY'RE THERE RIGHT TO HAVE THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF THEIR OWN PROPERTY NOT BEING INTERFERED WITH BY THE PEOPLE WHO RUN IT. I MEAN A DEFECTIVE YEAH I'M GOOD SO I'M JUST BASICALLY SAYING HEY GIVE EVERYBODY 60 DAYS IF THEY HAVE A HOUSE OUT THERE AND LET THEM GET APPROVED AS A CONDITION TO USE AND YOU KNOW, WHY DO YOU LISTEN TO OUR GOVERNMENT? YES. LET THEM LET THEM GET THE OTHER YES. AFTER THAT THEY GO SPECIAL USE I'M GOOD BECAUSE THAT ORDINANCE IS ALREADY YES AND THAT'S THAT'S RIGHT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE BE SOME CHANGES YOU KNOW THEY COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE ZONING YOU SAID YOU BEEN TRY AND A HALF YEARS TO FIX THE ZONING HAS DONE THEY ALREADY DID AND YOU'RE GETTING READY YOU'RE GIVING A READING TO THE ORDINANCE OKAY SO WHAT HIS ONLY CHANGES ANYBODY THAT'S GOT AN EXISTING CEO AND LIVING OUT THERE CAN HAVE SHORT TERM RENTAL FOR 60 DAYS AFTER THAT THEY GO TO THIS ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING CHANGES NEED TO GET BY EXACT STATEMENT OF MR. GREENWAY IS THERE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS THAT THE ZBA IN DETERMINING THESE THINGS AND CAN WE DEFINE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS ON THE RECORD ON THE RECORD I'M GOING TO SAY YES.

OKAY. SO YOU KNOW, BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S THE SAME OBJECTIVE STANDARDS. YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DECIDE THIS GOLF COURSES ARE NOT ALLOWABLE IN THE CPO. YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY THEN IF I COULD MAKE A CHANGE OF WHAT SOME OF THE ZEBO MEETINGS WHERE THESE ARE BEING HEARD AND YOU YOU WILL HEAR THE VARIETY OF THINGS YOUR NEIGHBORS OBJECT OR THAT NEIGHBORS AGREE TO AND THEN THE ZIP AWAY MAKES THEIR I MEAN WE HAD WE HAD ONE PERSON THAT PUT FORTH THE SHORT TERM RENTAL BEFORE THE CBO AND THEY HAD PEOPLE THEY WERE RENTING SPACES AND A UNIT THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE APPROPRIATE HEAD

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SO WE HAVE TWO ACTIONS TO TAKE. WE HAVE AN AMENDMENTNTNTNTNTNTNE HAVE TO TAKE UP FIRST THAT WE WILL DO NOW ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMENDMENT? OKAY.

EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE AMENDMENT. OKAY.

LET ME MR. CHAIRMAN, MAKE SURE I'M FOLLOWING LARRY IN THE ENFORCEMENT.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

IT IS WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW FOR 60 DAYS THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET NASTY ARE OKAY. WE'LL GET IT. SURE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT NEXT TIME. OKAY.

EVERYBODY IS OKAY. THE CHAIRMAN RESPONDING TO CLARIFY THAT TAKING EFFECT TODAY OR AFTER THIRD READING FOR 60 DAYS AFTER THE THIRD READING.

YES, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST READING WITH THE AMENDMENT. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WILL OBJECT TO THIS AMENDMENT SAYING NO OBJECTION THE AMENDMENT HAS PASSED. WE'RE NOW BACK AFTER FIRST READING WITH THE AMENDMENT.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONN OR NONE OF THIS? WHAT ABOUT THE ALL THE ITEMS THAT I TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARD TO ENSURING THIS STAYED IN OUR OWN HOUSE AND DIDN'T GO OUTSIDE THAT IN THERE THAT THAT'S ALREADY IN THIS POOR CASE. OKAY.

OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE ACTING UPON THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED FOR FIRST READING. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED YEAH, NO. OKAY. THERE IS ONE OBJECTION AND THE OTHER OBJECTION. THEN THE FIRST READING AS AMENDED HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

[13. PUBLIC HEARING AND A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF, AND GRANT EASEMENTS ON, A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 170 WITH TMS NO. R600 008 000 0005 0000; TO GRANT AN EASEMENT ON A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE COOLER TRACT; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]

[14. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE (CDC): DIVISION 4.2.20 (GENERAL STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS) TO CLARIFY CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURES REGARDING BUILDING CONNECTIONS; DIVISION 4.2.30 (ACCESSORY/SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT) TO MODIFY ALLOWABLE DENSITY TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR AREA OF UNITS; DIVISION 4.1.360 (SHORT-TERM RENTALS) TO MODIFY GENERAL STANDARDS TO ALLOW ONLY A PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNIT OR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON A SINGLE PARCEL]

NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CDC REGARDING PRIMARY STRUCTURES REGARDING BUILDING CONNECTIONS REGARDING REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON A SINGLE PARCEL IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM SAYING NONE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT I NEED A MOTION IN SECOND FOR THE SECOND READING OF THIS MOTION. MR..

I'LL SECOND YES. OKAY. WE ARE DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ? OKAY MISS HOWARD? MS. TABACHNICK THE MOTION IN SECOND SEEING NO OBJECTION THIS

[15. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY ABUTTING THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT LOCATED ON SUMMIT DRIVE WITH TMS NO. R510 005 000 271A 0000 ]

[16. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY OF TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SAID PURPOSES]

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ALL RIGHT. LET'S LOOK AT THE MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. MICROPHONE AND MISS HOWARD PAGE THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT

[17. PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; TO LEVY TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; TO ADOPT LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIFORM SERVICE CHARGES/ USER FEE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SAID TAXES AND OTHER REVENUES COMING INTO THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SAID LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIFORM CHARGES/ USER FEE; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND FOR THE BUDGET AGREEMENT? MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE MOTION MISS BROWN YOU MADE THE SECOND DUTY MOTION WILL BE SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ITEM? MR. CUNNINGHAM THANK YOU, MR. Y CHAIRMAN.

IT'S WHITNEY IN THE ROOM. YES, SHE IS SHE'S HIDING. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY GIVE US AN UPDATE ON ANY CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE SURE I CAN. GOOD EVENING.

CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YES. ALL RIGHT.

HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A MUCH LESS CONTENTIOUS ITEM AND I CAN DO SO BRIEFLY.

DURING THE FIRST TWO READINGS THERE WAS REALLY ONLY FEEDBACK CONCERNING THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION THAT STAFF HAD PROPOSED. THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS REALLY HAD THREE MAIN POINTS TO IT THAT THE 3% NUMBER ONE AS PROPOSED BUT THAT BEING A COMBINATION OF A COLA AND THAT WAS UNFAVORABLE BECAUSE OF SOMETIMES THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EVALUATION TO FALL PREY TO SUBJECTIVITY OR BIAS IN BEING CONDUCTED BY A SUPERVISOR.

THE SECOND CONCERN WAS THAT 3% ON A LARGER SALARY IS NOT EQUITABLE COMPARED TO 3% ON A LOWER EARNINGS SALARY. AND I FORGET WHAT THE THIRD ONE WAS A A STIPEND NOT THE STIPEND THE HOURLY RATE. NOW I REMEMBER EXCUSE ME. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

THE THIRD CONCERN WAS THAT 3% WHILE NICE WAS STILL AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO REALLY BRING OUR LOWEST WAGE EARNERS TO A MORE COMPETITIVE OR LIVABLE WAGE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. SO STAFF REALLY TOOK TO HEART YOUR FEEDBACK SINCE THE PREVIOUS READING AND HAS COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WE THINK YOU ALL WILL FIND FAVORABLE IN SPREADSHEET JOKES ASIDE WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE REALLY GOOD AT CRUNCHING NUMBERS AND WHO ARE VERY TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT IN THEIR FIELD.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND MR. WILLIAMS, MS.. CHRISTMAS AND MS..

MEADE AND MS.. WEBB FOR THEIR WORK IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROPOSAL FOR YOU AND THAT SIMPLY TONIGHT IS THAT INSTEAD OF DOING A 3% ACROSS THE BOARD INCREASE THAT WE WOULDIO DO ACROSS THE BOARD FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND LIKELY A 1500 DOLLARS FLAT FOR PART TIME EARNERS WITH THE GOAL BEING THAT OUR LEAST EARNING WAGE WHICH IS CURRENTLY 1381 AN HOUR IF IT IS BUMPED UP BY THAT MINIMUM WILL NOW BE 1525 AN HOUR WHICH MAKES US MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET. IT MEANS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES NOW HAVE A LIVABLE WAGE IT PROMOTES EQUITY BECAUSE YOUR HIGHER EARNERS DIDN'T RECEIVE A GREATER INCREASE THAN YOUR LOWER EARNERS AND IT DOES CREATE COMPRESSION SO EVERYONE IS MOVING UP EQUALLY. SO FOR THOSE REASONS WE ARE ASKING THAT TONIGHT THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE INCREASE STILL BUT RATHER THAN BEING DISTRIBUTED IN THE FORM OF A 3% THAT IS DONE BY THESE FLAT RATES, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THAT AND. LOG IN TO THAT. ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT ON

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I'M GLAD THAT WE ABLE TO DO THAT. I THINK A BIG JUMP I DO THINK YOU'RE RIGHT A FLAT B INSTEAD OF PERCENTAGES GOES A LONG WAY FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND THAT WILL MAKE COMPETITIVE I COMMEND YOU GUYS ABOUT THE WRITING STAFF.

THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK AND I HOPE HAVE THE COUNCIL GET BEHIND IT AS WELL AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT WE ARE DOING THIS WITHIN THE SAME MILLAGE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED IS NO INCREASE IN THE MILITARY WAITING ANY OTHER YEAR . THAT WAS THE MEMBER QUESTION WHEN THEY MAKE AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT OR NOT ALREADY IT'S ALREADY INCLUDED IT IS IN THERE IN ORDER TO FUND THIS THERE IS NO OUT OF ACCRUED LEAVE TIME THIS YEAR.

THAT WAS THE ONE CAVEAT TO MAKING THIS DOABLE WITHOUT INCREASING THE MILITARY AND ANY OTHER TO EMPLOYEES ON THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN WOULD YOU GO OVER THE MILLS BY FOUR AND A HALF? I BELIEVE RIGHT. OVERALL I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS WITHIN THE OPERATING MILLAGE WHICH THINK PREVIOUSLY WAS 53.9 AND IS NOW 51.7, I BELIEVE. THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE OPERATING MILLAGE PIECE STILL DECREASES AS DOES THE DEBT SERVICE PIECE. THIS TEMPORARY THING WAS ABLE TO BE ABLE TO RAISE AND SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS AT THE SAME TIME. YES, SIR.

RIGHT. I WAS SIMPLY GOING TO POINT OUT THAT MR. WILLIAMS WANTS RETURNS AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS COUNCIL MEMBERS. I MEAN I I ASKED ENDLESSLY AND AND THEY DO A LOT WITH SPREADSHEET AND THEY LISTEN TO ALL OF US AND THEN THEY CAME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION. SO I THINK THEY'RE ALL TO BE GIVEN KUDOS TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE. OKAY. ANY OTHER THIS JEREMY JUST ONE MORE THING. I DON'T SEE MS.. WALLS IN HERE.

I KNOW THAT ISSUE CAME THE LAST TIME AT THE LAST HEARING I DID HER BUDGET PROPOSAL I'VE WORKED IN OR JUST WORKED THAT OUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING SO HER EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS EXACT SAME INCREASE BECAUSE ARE ON THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JUST ONE.

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WAS PLEASED HE'S STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE INCREASE.

I'M NOT SURE I'VE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM PUBLIC WORKS. I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT YOU WERE SPEAKING TO OF THE INCREASE IN HIS WAGES. A LOT OF HIS WORK IS WERE PROBABLY AT THE 13,000 LEVEL. YES. ACTUALLY THIS DOES AFFECT SOME OF OUR MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE LOWEST BRACKET DID FALL WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M SORRY. NOW I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION MOST NOTABLY MANY OF OUR ARE CONVENIENCE I'M SORRY NOT CONVENIENT CENTER ATTENDANTS DO WE CALL THEMIO JARED HELP ME OUT HERE IN MY OLD COUNTY WE CALL THEM CONVENININININININININININI COLLECTION CENTERS.

THANK YOU. THIS WILL IMPACT OUR COLLECTION CENTERS ATTENDANCE AS WELL DUE . IT'S A GOOD START. YEAH.

OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS SO NONE THIS IS THE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? NO SEE NO OBJECTIONS. WE NOW HAVE A BUNCH BUT TO REGULATIONS TO THE STAFF BECAUSE HAVE GONE YEARS IN THE PAST WHERE WE HAD TO HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS IN JUNE ON THE LAST DAY OF JUNE ADOPT A BUDGET AGREEMENT WHICH I AM SORRY I, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WE'RE DOING SECOND READING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO WE GOT ONE MORE READING FOR THEM. YEAH. WOW.

OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHY I CLAP BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE LAST

[18. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AND APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO AN IGA WITH THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD FOR AN EXPENDITURE OF TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES ON THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MANAGEMENT (ATSM) SYSTEM (FISCAL IMPACT: $3,100,000 TO COME FROM ACCOUNT 23020011- 51160 WITH A BALANCE OF $3,298,434]

[19. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO USE IMPACT FEES TO RETAIN HDR ENGINEERING, INC TO STUDY, RECOMMEND, AND DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS TO BLUFFTON PARKWAY PEDESTRIAN ACCOMMODATIONS AND AESTHETICS AKA BLUFFTON PARKWAY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (FISCAL IMPACT: $259,954.84)]

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[20. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PLAN FOR A FUTURE SALES TAX PROGRAM]

[21. CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD- 15 MINUTES TOTAL Anyone who wishes to speak during the Citizen Comment portion of the meeting will limit their comments and speak no longer than three (3) minutes. Speakers will address Council in a respectful manner appropriate to the decorum of the meeting, refraining from the use of profane, abusive, or obscene language]

PERFECT. OKAY, IF TAKE YOUR TIME, JAKE. UH, GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMAN.

WOMAN THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. MY NAME IS JAKE RAIL AND I PLAY BASEBALL FOR THE BOSTON WAVES TEAM. I STARTED PLAYING BASEBALL WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND FELL IN LOVE IMMEDIATELY OVER THE YEARS I PLAYED SECOND BASE, THIRD BASE, RIGHT FIELD AND AFTER YEARS OF PRACTICE I FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL TO START AS A PITCHER COACH JOHN SAYS THAT BASEBALL TEACHES A LOT ABOUT LIFE.

FOR EXAMPLE, I LEARNED IMPORTANCE OF WORKING HARD SETTING GOALS, TEAMWORK, LISTENING AND COMMUNICATING THE ART OF WINNING MOVE IN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP YEP.

HAVING GOOD ATTITUDE, TAKING CHANCES AND MAKING QUICK DECISIONS.

MY COACH MAKES SURE THAT ME AND MY TEAMMATES KEEP OUR GRADES UP .

HE ALSO HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE MAKING SURE WE REMEMBER TO BE ON TIME AND BE PREPARED TO PLAY. HE ALSO MAKES IT A LOT OF FOR US SINCE I'VE JOINED THE WAVES I'VE MADE OVER A DOZEN NEW FRIENDS THEY'RE ALL GOOD GUYS. WE PRACTICE OR PLAY GAMES 2 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE. THERE IS NO TIME FOR US TO GET INTO TROUBLE.

OUR TEAM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE COACHES ARE NOT PAID.

IT IS ALSO NOT EXCLUSIONARY CAN PLAY ON OUR TEAM AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE GOOD AND LOVE BASEBALL IT IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ELITE TRAVEL TEAMS BECAUSE THOSE TEAMS CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR KIDS TO JOINS WE WE TRY TO RAISE MONEY FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR OUR TEAM THAT GOES TO PAYING FOR OUR TOURNAMENTS WHICH ARE USUALLY IN SAVANNAH CHARLESTON STATESBORO AND RINCON BUT WHAT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IS GOING TO COOPERSTOWN IN NEW YORK IN 2 TO 2 YEARS TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON . FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW COOPERSTOWN IS A GREAT HONOR.

IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. NOT EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO PLAY THERE. WE ALL NEED TO AT LEAST $25,000 TO GO.

WE ARE GETTING SPONSORS BUT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME RAISING IT HARD TIMES SAVING EACH BECAUSE EACH EACH YEAR SPEND ALMOST $4,000 TO RENT FIELDS FROM THE COUNTY TO PRACTICE ON.

WE NEED A SOLUTION AND I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP. WE NEED TO IMPORT AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO PRACTICE ON SO YOU SO WE CAN GO TO COOPERSTOWN AND MAKE YOU ALL PROUD.

PLEASE HELP ME AND MY TEAM. I'M SURE YOU CAN KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK FOR US.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. VERY GOOD. YES, JOHN OKAY.

COME ON UP YOUR SECOND CAREER SECOND. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TOO.

YOU CAN START A COLLECTION AT NOW. WHAT IS THAT? THANK YOU. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET SOMEONE TO TELL YOU WHEN THEY READ IT. LET'S GO FOR IT. THANKS FOR COMING.

OKAY, VERY GOOD. MR. TROIANO. I PROMISE YOU I DIDN'T PLAN THAT. JAKE, I'M GOOD FOR TEN GRAND FOR YOU, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT. OH, AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE NOT A NEFARIOUS ONE.

WE CAN MAKE THINGS WORK LIKE THAT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN.

JAKE, YOU'RE A STUD. EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST SAID IS FIRST OF ALL UNBELIEVABLE THAT YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO GET UP AND SAY THAT. I FINALLY GOT TO TODAY BUT WHAT

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BUT WE'LL GET THERE. MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 14 ON THE LAST AGENDA BUT UNFORTUNATE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK ON IT THEN I TRUST THAT COUNCIL'S BEEN RECEIVING LETTERS FROM PEOPLE MY NEAREST NEIGHBORS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTY AND YOU'RE GOING TO START GETTING A LOT MORE OF THEM AS THESE FACTS BECOME REALITY. THERE'LL BE MORE VOICES COMING FORWARD AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE THIS ROOMS HAVE BEEN TOUGH. PEOPLE LIKE JAKE REMIND ME THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS ROOM IS ABOUT.

IT'S CHANGED AND KNOW WE'VE ALL FELT AND FELT IT. IT'S PALPABLE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT IN THE DIRECTION AND I TRUST THAT EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL HEARD FROM MR. ORANGE AND MR. TYRRELL. I COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR COURAGE TO STAND UP SEEMINGLY IN THE FACE OF THEIR COMMUNITY BUT ACTUALLY STANDING UP FOR.

I HOPE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT DARYL IS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE CPO COMMITTEE AND FOR HIM TO STAND UP AND THAT IS A EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL THING AND I WANT EVERYONE TO THE MERITS BEHIND WHY WAS HOPING TO PRESENT IT TODAY BUT A MAJORITY OF YOU HAVE NOW BEEN OUT TO MY PROPERTY TO UNDERSTAND HOW SPECTACULAR IT IS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW UNIQUE IT IS GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE'RE IN. THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE IS TO PREVENT GENTRIFICATION THE RAPID IN-MIGRATION OF RESIDENTS FOR ALL DISPLACEMENT.

WE ALL KNOW THE 550,000 NEW CARS AND 500 PLUS NEW RESIDENTS CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF PLACES FOREVER. BUT WE'RE STUCK IN A SEEMINGLY CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF ZONING LAW AND SOMETHING DOESN'T QUITE MAKE SENSE. THAT'S WHY IT'S UNIQUE NOW.

I GET IT. I DID IT. BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND THE FACTS IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS US TO COME TO A PRAGMATIC SOLUTION.

AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT THIS COMING WEEK I'M GOING TO BE SUBMITTING TO STAFF TO COUNCIL, TO LEGAL DEPARTMENT THE SCAFFOLDING OF A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT TO HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE TO REMOVE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT I'VE DISCUSSED MY PROPERTY FOREVER PEOPLE DOCS, HOUSES, ROOFS, PERVIOUS SURFACES ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE OF .

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I AM WILLING TO DO AND I EXPECT THESE BE CONSIDERED IN AN ACTUAL TIME SENSITIVE MANNER. NOW THIS WILL BECOME A CHOICE AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S WHAT IT'S COME TO. BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FACTS TO EVERYBODY HERE AND THE WAY TO THAT CHOICE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS HOPEFULLY DOWN 3 MINUTES AND HOPEFULLY I GET BY JAKE BUT I APPRECIATE IT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY LITERALLY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTIRE AREA.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

IS MARTHA STILL HERE? YEAH, NO, ARTHUR'S NOT HERE. OKAY.

BRITNEY IS BRITNEY HERE? NO. OKAY.

UM, SARAH REYNOLDS GREEN. GOOD EVENING. UH, CHAIRMAN PRESSMAN AND COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS MY NAME IS SARAH REYNOLDS GREEN AND THE ST HELENA ISLAND.

UM, I'M HERE. I'M A NATIVE OF HELENA ISLAND AND I HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY TEACHING OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR SACRED CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE AND THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY AND LIVING IN THIS HARMONY AN PRESTIGIOUS PLACE AND ALSO TEACHING THEM HOW TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE LAND ENVIRONMENT AND TO BE RESPECTFUL AT ALL TIMES WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO WORKING OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP UPHOLD THE CPO AND. I FIND IT VERY TEDIOUS AND VERY A GRIEVES ME REALLY TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE COULD SIT DOWN AND COME TO A BETTER CONCLUSION UM WE HAVE BEFORE TWO OPTIONS BUT I THINK THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS BESIDES TWO OPTIONS AND I WANT TO SEE SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS EXPLORE IT I'VE TALKED TO MR. UM ALBU AND I FEEL THAT HE'S ABLE TO COMPROMISE AND I THINK WE NEED TO COMPROMISE BECAUSE HE'S A LANDOWNER HE WANTS TO DEVELOP SOMETHING HE WANTS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO PULL RESOURCES

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I AM MORE OF TONIGHT HERE IS HENRY BRANDT HERE AT YALE. YOU'LL FORGIVE ME TO THIS IS USUALLY THE FORUM WHICH I SPEAK TO PEOPLE SO I'LL WORK MY WAY THROUGH THIS THE BEST I CAN.

MY NAME IS CAPTAIN HENRY BRANDT. I'M ONE OF THE OWNER OPERATORS OF COASTAL EXPEDITIONS AND I RUN THE BRANCH HERE AND MY PARTNER CHRIS RUNS SOMEONE UP IN CHARLESTON AND COASTAL EXPEDITIONS GOT HERE TO IN 2020 BECAUSE WE PICKED UP CONTRACT WITH CPR AND WE RUN A FERRY SERVICE FOR THEM AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BROUGHT US DOWN HERE AND IN OUR SEARCH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE CERTAIN CRITERIA, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE MAKE THE TYPE OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT IT TAKES TO MOVE TO A NEW AREA LIKE THIS IS KIND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT IS THAT WE FIT IN LIKE CAN FIT IN A AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT REALLY STRUCK WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO THIS AREA WAS SAINT HELENA. I MOVED TO CHARLESTON BACK IN THE LATE NINETIES AND IT REMINDED A LOT OF WHAT JOHN'S ISLAND USED TO LOOK LIKE LIKE BACK WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO THE CHARLESTON AREA AND IT STILL HAD A LOT OF THOSE REALLY QUINTESSENTIAL RURAL LOWCOUNTRY ASPECTS TO IT AND WE WERE KIND OF THINKING ABOUT WHERE WE WANTED TO FIND A NICHE FOR OURSELVES. WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE OVERLAY OF SAINT HELENA ISLAND TO KIND OF SEE WHERE WE FIT IN AND. WE SAW THAT IT WAS A BUNCH OF CULTURAL PRESERVATION OVERLAY AND THAT A LOT OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VILLAGE OVERLAYS TO KIND OF PROTECT THOSE DIFFERENT OF LOWCOUNTRY CULTURE, THE FISHING AND THE GOLF ICHI AND I WAS LIKE THIS IS REALLY COOL BUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS AND THEY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO SEE THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY FORECASTED IT AND WE WERE HAPPY WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT CULTURAL OVERLAY AND THE COMMERCIAL FISHING VILLAGE AND SAID WELL WE FIT IN . YOU KNOW THESE ARE THE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE LIKE US TO MOVE INTO THIS AREA. AND WHEN I SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH PINE ISLAND, IT

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YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT TRYING TO WORK AROUND THIS CULTURAL PRESERVATION WHICH IS THERE TO CAPTURE THE OF THE AREA AND WHAT GOLF COURSES AND GATED COMMUNITIES WILL INEVITABLY DO IF APPROVED WILL SET A PRECEDENT RIGHT. AND THEY'LL SAY WELL THIS PRECEDENT WILL THEN CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION. OTHER PEOPLE WILL TRY TO DUPLICATE THE SAME THING AND IT WILL EFFECTIVELY STERILIZE THE CULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT IT WAS THERE TO ORIGINALLY PROTECT. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IS LIKE LOOK FOR BUSINESSES AND FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO FIT IN TO THE VISION THAT WAS PUT.

THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF THE LOWCOUNTRY.

THANK YOU HERE I BELIEVE I WAS TOLD BY THIS DOESN'T MATTER I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO HEAR FROM . I WAS LOOKING FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WE HAVE USED UP OUR 15

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.