Jul 10, 2023 County Council

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ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

UM, THE ROLL CALL HAS BEEN TAKEN BY ME.

YOU, AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYONE IS ON THE DAIS, BUT ONE PERSON.

AND THAT ONE PERSON IS THE VICE CHAIR OF MR. MCKELLEN, WHO I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE ONLINE.

SO WE DO HAVE EVERYONE HERE TO TAKE THE BUSINESS OF COUNTY COUNCIL.

WILL YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INDICATION BY COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND THE JUSTICE FOR ALL.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'D LIKE TO READ TO Y'ALL A PRAYER, BUT IT'S BASED ON CHARACTER.

AND PROVERBS 5 21, THE LORD SEES EVERYTHING YOU DO AND HE WATCHES WHERE YOU GO.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE WANT OUR CHARACTER TO BE IN LINE WITH YOUR CHARACTER AND WITH THE CHARACTER OF THOSE WHO FOLLOW, FOLLOW YOU IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.

HELP US TO CHOOSE TO DEVELOP OUR CHARACTER BY MAKING THE DAILY DECISION TO BECOME MORE LIKE YOU.

AS I LIVE OUT YOUR LOVE IN THIS LIFE, I WILL BE A GODLY WOMAN OF GOD NO MATTER WHO IS WATCHING OR NOT.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PUBLIC

[3. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]

MAY I HAVE A MEMBER OF COUNCIL MOVE AND SECOND, THE APPROVAL OF

[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO MOVE.

MR. DAWSON MAKES THE MOTION.

I'LL SECOND.

MS. TABER MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.

ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT ANY OBJECTIONS AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

NEXT IS THE APPROVAL

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- May 22, 2023]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

MS. HOWARD MAKES THE MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

MS. BROWN MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

THE MINUTES OF THE 22ND WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS.

NEXT IS OUR ADMINISTRATOR'S

[6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

GOOD EVENING, MR. GREENWAY.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO SAY TO US THIS EVENING? IT'S GONNA BE A RATHER LENGTHY, UH, REPORT THIS EVENING.

I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO REPORT ON.

UM, MAYBE EVEN GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL, UH, THIS EVENING.

SO GET READY ON OUR THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THOSE THAT HERE IN OUR AUDIENCE AND ALSO THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING US THROUGH THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL ONLINE.

UM, AS I NORMALLY DO, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES, ONE THAT HAS, UM, BEEN WITH US FOR SOME TIME, AND THEN ONE THAT IS FAIRLY NEW.

UH, TWO, UM, THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKING, UH, AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL BUT NOT NEW TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

CAUSE THE PERSON HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING VOLUNTEER HERE IN THE COUNTY.

UH, THE FIRST PERSON WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE TONIGHT, I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, UH, BUT, UH, HE WORKS IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

HIS NAME IS ALFONSO BROWN.

HE IS A CREW LEADER.

HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 14 YEARS AND HE OVERSEES THE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CREW.

HE IS AN EXTREMELY DEDICATED EMPLOYEE, TAKES PRIDE IN WORKING FOR THE COUNTY AND ALWAYS COMES, UH, TO PEOPLE'S RESCUE WHEN NEEDED AND PITCHES IN.

UH, WE ARE SAD TO REPORT AND WE OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO ABOUT ALFONSO AND HIS FAMILY.

HE JUST RECENTLY LOST HIS ONLY SON IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

OH, HE'S IN OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR PRAYERS RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL WELCOME HIM BACK AFTER HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF THAT.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WAS LIKE.

SO, UH, ANYWAY, HAVE ONE DAUGHTER.

SO ANYWAY, UM, MOVING ON.

UH, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO OUR VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, UH, WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED, UH, BY THE STATE, UH, DELEGATION, UH, TO SERVE IN THAT POSITION.

UM, MANY OF YOU KNOW CAROLINE FURMAN.

UH, SHE WAS COMMISSIONED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

SHE HAS SERVED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ASSIGNMENTS WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES OF THE FLEET MARINE FORCE, RANGING FROM PLATOON COMMANDER, OPERATIONS OFFICER AND PROTOCOL OFFICER TO DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL AT US CENTRAL COMMAND.

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.

CAROLINE WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED

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SHE IS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR BUFORD COUNTY.

SHE HAD A MASTER OF ECONOMICS FROM JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, A MASTER'S IN MILITARY STUDIES WITH JOINT MILITARY EDUCATION, UH, CERTIFICATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, A MASTER OF STRATEGIC STUDIES WITH JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, TWO LEVEL CERTIFICATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS OF WAR COLLEGE, AND A DOCTORATE IN LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION FROM ST.

THOMAS UNIVERSITY.

HER AWARDS INCLUDE THE DEFENSE MA MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL.

IS THIS MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE? , THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, UH, FOR AWARDS, THE JOINT CON COMMENDATION MEDAL AND THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL.

SHE IS VERY ACTIVE IN HER COMMUNITY WHERE SHE SERVED AS COMMISSIONER FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND DID A EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT JOB.

THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE VOTER REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION.

I'M SURE SHE DID A GREAT JOB THERE.

I JUST AM MORE FAMILIAR WITH HER ROLE, UH, ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SHE IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE MILITARY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY DEFENSE TASK FORCE.

LASTLY, SHE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF SEVERAL 5 0 1 C THREE FRIENDS OF WHITE HALL PARK MILITARY'S OFFICES, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA REUSE ACROSS AMERICA, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM FLYING AND CONGRESSIONAL TEAM.

SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO BE A PEER MENTOR WITH WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM, A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S VETERANS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, AND RECENTLY ONE OF EIGHT VETERANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PILOT THE WARRIOR ADVOCACY PROGRAM WITH OUR FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE REALLY REHABILITATES WILDLIFE.

I THINK THERE'S SOME RACCOONS OR SOMETHING INVOLVED IN THAT.

UH, SHE IS MARRIED TO TIM HARRINGTON.

AND BOTH HOW A SET OF TWINS, CAROLINE'S SONS, UH, IS THAT KAILYN, CAITLYN, AND LOGAN AND TIM'S DAUGHTER, SAVANNAH AND KAITLYN.

ALL FOUR WERE BORN IN 1997.

CAROLYN ALSO HAS TWO GRANDSONS, MATTHEW AND COOPER.

SO I'M GONNA TURN THE MIC OVER TO YOU NOW.

UM, I CANNOT TELL YOU PERSONALLY HOW STATIC I AM THAT YOU GOT THAT POSITION AFTER WORKING WITH YOU ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SO LONG.

WELL DESERVED.

IT WAS A GREAT CHOICE BY OUR DELEGATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING YOU WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR THE VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE SO YOU CAN HAVE THE MIC.

THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN PASSMAN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, I'M EXCITED AND TRULY HONORED TO BE, UH, SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS OF BEAUFORD COUNTY.

UM, EXCUSE ME.

THERE'S 24,000 BENEFICIARIES.

THOSE VETERANS THAT ARE RECEIVING, UH, BENEFITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

THERE'S ABOUT 26,000 WHO ARE NOT.

SO THAT GAP IS MY TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS.

UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, CREATE AN OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT, UH, NOT ONLY ASSIST VETERANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING BENEFITS, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT, UM, MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE.

UM, THE LAST THING IS THE AMOUNT OF VETERANS THAT WE, THAT ARE RECEIVING BENEFITS, THAT HAS A HUGE ECONOMIC ECONOMIC IMPACT TO BEAVER COUNTY.

THEY'RE SPENDING AN UPWARDS OF A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, THAT'S INJECTED BACK INTO OUR ECONOMY.

THERE'S ALSO NON-MONETARY BENEFITS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, UH, JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, BURIAL SERVICES, AND, UM, EDUCATION.

SO OUR VETERANS ARE GOING TO TCL, THEY'RE GOING TO USC BUFORD, AND I'D LIKE TO EXPLOIT MOST MORE OF THOSE BENEFITS SO THAT WE CAN TRULY HAVE A, A HEALTHY VETERAN POPULATION IN IN BEAUFORD COUNTY.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO SERVING Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

AND IF YOU ALL WILL ALSO, UM, I'VE NEGLECTED TO DO SO, BUT LET'S, UH, GO BACK ONE STEP AND LET'S GIVE MR. UH, BROWN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL FOR HIS SERVICE.

14 YEARS OF SERVICE, UH, OPERATING LAWN EQUIPMENT AND BEAUFORD SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE HUMIDITY AND ALL IS WORTHY OF GREAT RECOGNITION.

YES.

ANYWAY, UM, SO, UM, TWO OTHER THINGS THAT I NEED TO MENTION TO YOU ALL.

ON JUNE 23RD, WE WERE AWARDED 12 MILLION OF A DIRECT APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE SC AERONAUTICS COMMISSION TOWARD OUR HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT TERMINAL PROJECT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

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WE INTEND TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT TO MEET THE DEADLINE AND THEN BRING A RESOLUTION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN AUGUST IF NECESSARY.

YOU, YOU, IF SOME OF YOU ALL RECALL LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET ORDINANCE, WE INSERTED LANGUAGE IN THAT ORDINANCE THAT SAID IF A GRANT HAD NO LOCAL MATCH OR NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COULD AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPT THOSE GRANTS.

I'M JUST INFORMING YOU TONIGHT THAT I PLAN TO ACCEPT THIS 12 MILLION GRANT.

CAUSE IT GETS US A LOT CLOSER TO, UH, CLOSING THE GAP ON WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE WERE FUNDED.

SO I APPRECIATE THE STATE DELEGATION AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE PROVIDING THAT.

UH, BUT IF WE DO NEED TO BRING A RESOLUTION, WE'LL BRING THAT IN AUGUST, UH, TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND GET YOU ALL TO APPROVE THAT RETROACTIVELY.

I DON'T HAVE A LARGE WINDOW OF TIME TO ACCEPT THAT GRANT.

SECOND THING IS, UH, UPDATED COST RECOVERY FEES AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT.

THAT A COST RECOVERY FEE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW IS THE FEES THAT DIVIDE THE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES OF THE AIRPORT AMONG THE VARIOUS USERS ON A PRO RATE OF BASIS.

UH, THE CURRENT EXPEND AS WERE REASSESSED LAST YEAR, NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE AIRLINES WERE FINALIZED AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND NEW FEES WERE PUT IN PLACE AS OF JULY 1ST.

UM, AS THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT FINALIZED UNTIL THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE WILL BE BRINGING A RESOLUTION TO, AGAIN, A ESTABLISH THOSE NEW FEES AT THE AUGUST FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

WHY AM I SAYING AUGUST? CAUSE FINANCE DOES NOT MEET IN JULY.

CAUSE WE'RE ALL IN JULY.

SO, UM, AND THEN HAVE TWO OTHER ITEMS. AND I CAN EITHER DO THE FUSIA ISLAND, UH, DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION NOW WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS ABOUT THE PROCESS VERSUS THE PERMIT, IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT.

OR WE CAN WAIT TILL WE GET TO THAT ITEM.

THAT'S UP TO YOU.

UH, WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY HAVE YOU DO IT NOW.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE'LL UPDATE IT AGAIN.

OKAY.

JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

OKAY.

SO WHENEVER WE, WHENEVER WE ARE DEALING WITH A SHORT TERM RENTAL, UH, ISSUE, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT EVERYONE HAS TO GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT.

THE PROCESS BY WHICH THEY GO THROUGH GETTING THAT PERMIT IS EITHER BY SPECIAL USE, WHICH REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, THAT IT GIVES ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS OR MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY A VOICE.

AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT SPECIAL USE SHOULD BE APPROVED.

THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARS THOSE SPECIAL USE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID BY THE APPLICANT AND INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN THEY MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACT AND MATTERS OF LAW.

THEY CAN'T JUST DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE SPECIAL USE APPROVAL OR DENIAL.

THEY HAVE TO STATE FINDINGS OF FACT A MATTER OF LAW IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE A LEGAL EXERCISE OF DECISION.

THE OTHER PROCESS THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS TO FOLLOW TO GET A SHORT TERM RENTAL PRO PERMIT HAPPENS IN THE HIGHER DENSITY ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES.

AND THAT IS JUST A PERMITTED USE.

AND THOSE ONLY OCCUR IN THE COMMERCIAL AREAS OF DUSKY ISLAND AND THE COMMERCIAL AREAS, C4 AND C5 OF BEFORD COUNTY, UNINCORPORATED AREAS.

SO THOSE FOLKS, IF THEY COME IN AND SAY, I WANT A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT AND THEY'RE IN A C4 UH, ZONING CATEGORY, STAFF HANDLES THAT PERMIT INTERNALLY AND THEY ISSUE THE PERMIT THROUGH OUR NORMAL STAFF REVIEW TEAM PROCESS, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING IN THOSE TWO CASES.

SO THE REASON, THE DIFFERENCE, THE DIFFERENCE IS IN MORE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THERE'S A HIGHER STANDARD OF REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THAT SHORT TERM RENTALS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT LOCATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT NOW IF YOU HAVE ANY.

OKAY.

AND THEN THE FINAL THING I WANT TO SAY IS I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF CALLS OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, VOICE AND SUPPORT, AND I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY THAT DID THAT, UH, TO ME WHO MAY BE LISTENING AND WATCHING, UH, TONIGHT.

IT MEANT A LOT TO ME FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PROCLAMATION

[7. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING GULLAH/GEECHIE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK - Council Member York Glover to Present]

AND I WOULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBER YORK TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I WILL ASK, UH, MS. QUEEN QUICK TO COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

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I'M NOT TOO SURE.

OKAY.

WHO? I'LL STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.

HUH? WE GOOD? OKAY.

YES.

YES.

SO YOU, OKAY.

WHICH WAY YOU WANT IT? THE CAMERA.

THE CAMERA LOOK GOOD RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

UM, IT'S PROCLAMATION, UM, WHEREAS AFRICANS BEGAN ARRIVING ON SEA ISLANDS IN THE 15 HUNDREDS.

AND WHEREAS THE POPULATION OF THESE AFRICANS INCREASED AS CATTLE ENSLAVEMENT, CHATTEL ENSLAVEMENT GREW IN THE 16 HUNDREDS.

AND WHEREAS THESE AFRICANS BEGAN TO ENGAGE WITH, AND IN SOME INSTANCES, UH, CREATED FAMILIES WITH INDIGENOUS AMERICANS IN THE REGION.

AND WHEREAS THE DESCENDANTS OF THIS GROUP ARE CALLED GULLAH GEECHEE.

AND WHEREAS THIS GROUP OF SELF-SUFFICIENT PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER IN 1999 THROUGHOUT THE SEATTLE AND THE LITTLE COUNTRY OF THE CAROLINAS, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA, TO STAND ON THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS TO SELF-DETERMINATION.

AND WHEREAS THIS GROUP TOOK ONE YEAR TO ELECT THEIR OWN LEADER, AND WHERE THEY ELECTED INSTALLED ST.

HELENA ISLAND NATIVE WHOSE FAMILY ROOTS STEMS STEM FROM THE ANA AND DTO ISLANDS QUEEN QUIT CHIEFS OF THE GOCHE NATION.

AND WHEREAS QUEEN QUIT HAS SERVED THE OFFICIAL HEAD PUT PUT UPON HEAD UPON THE BODY, HEAD UPON THE BODY THERE.

OKAY.

AND SPOKEPERSON FOR GU GEECHEE SINCE JANUARY, JULY THE SECOND 2000.

AND WHEREAS GU GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK 2023 IS BEING CELEBRATED UNDER THE THEME CELEBRATING GULLAH GEECHEE RESILIENCE.

SEE? AND WHEREAS WE SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE NATION, AND THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE BEAUFORD COUNTY COUNCIL, DOES HAVE BY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF J JULY THE 29TH THROUGH 2023 THROUGH AUGUST THE FIFTH, 2023, AS GU GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK, AND CALL UPON ALL OUR CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE GU GEECHEE NATION.

GU GEECHEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK, DATED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2023 AND SIGNED BY CHAIRMAN, UM, I'M GOING TO SAY DOCTOR, BUT JOSEPH PASSED .

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YES, MA'AM.

APPRECIATE IT, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THIS YEAR, THE SHELTON TIME.

ONE MORE AGAIN.

SO GLADI FOR THIS SHOW, FOR ALL THE FAMILY WILL DEAL WITH ME AND THING LIKE THAT, I CAN STOP, MAKE 'EM HARD ON YOU.

I SEE.

YOU'LL TRY TO GET YOUR PICTURE.

UM, SO THAT DEAL WITH ME, ESPECIALLY FROM SENT, PLEASE STAND UP.

TELL NOLAN I KNOW Y'ALL HERE TONIGHT AND THINGS LIKE ALL THE GULLAH GEECHEE FAMILY.

THANK YOU.

OH, APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

AND SO THIS YEAR, YEAR WE GLADI HAD ONE MORE.

AGAIN, NOT JUST THE WHOLE COUNTY TO CELEBRATE WITH.

WE, CAUSE EVERY TOWN IN BEFORD COUNTY CELEBRATES WITH WE EVERY YEAR FOR GULLAH GEECH NATION APPRECIATION WEEK.

IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE OF CELEBRATION.

BUT WE ALSO GLADICA THIS YEAR, YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME WE GOT LAUNCH GULLAH GEE NATION APPRECIATION WEEK AT THE PENN CENTER NATIONAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHICH IS ALSO OUR RECONSTRUCTION ERA, NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE PLACE WHERE Y'ALL BEEN, THE YETI FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS AT EVERY MEETING YOU HAD, WHERE ALL AT SAINT HE, OH GOD, I'M CHILLING.

THAT MAYBE CRACK ME REST OF WAY.

THEY KNOW ST.

HELENA ISLAND FOLKS.

UM, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU JUST MOVED HERE, BUT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS YOU'VE HEARD OUR ISLAND NAME A LOT.

YOU'VE READ IT A LOT.

SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL COME OVER AND CELEBRATE WITH US OUR HISTORIC LEGACY AS GULLAH GEECHEE'S THERE ON ST.

HELENA ISLAND.

SO SATURDAY, JULY 29TH AT NOON WE WILL LAUNCH THE CELEBRATION, CELEBRATION.

WE'LL MARCH DOWN TO THE WATER CUZ AS WE SAY THE WATER TO BRING ME THE WATER, GONNA TAKE ME BACK FOR OUR OPENING CEREMONY, HONORING OUR ANCESTORS.

AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK FOR THE REST OF THE CELEBRATION AT FRIZZELL COMMUNITY HOUSE.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE GULLAH GEECHEE FROM THROUGHOUT THE GULLAH GEECHEE NATION FROM JACKSONVILLE OR JACKSONVILLE, BUT WE ALSO ALWAYS BRING IN FAMILY FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

SO THEY COME FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND THING LIKE THAT.

THERE.

THEY COME FROM THE MOTHERLAND, THEY COME FROM EVERYWHERE BECAUSE THEY SAY, QUINN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET YOU WITHOUT WE, WE GONNA GET YOU TOO.

AND SO THEY'RE PROUD, BUT THEY CAN'T BE PROUDER THAN WE ARE.

AND, UM, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO CORRECT Y'ALL IS, I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DON'T ALSO

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HELENA.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY Y'ALL MISS GEECHEE ON THAT AGENDA TODAY, BUT FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD, AIN'T NO I IN GEECHEE HERE FOR THE WEEK.

OKAY.

SO I JUST WANT THAT ON THE RECORD.

BUT WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO BE FOR COUNTY FOR CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE.

SO TOMORROW NIGHT I WILL BE AT THE PORT ROYAL, NO BEFORD THE CITY MEETING.

AND THEN WEDNESDAY EVENING, I WILL BE AT THE PORT ROYAL TOWN MEETING TO ALSO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.

SO IN ADVANCE, I THANK ALL OF THEM AND NO ATLANTIC BEACH WANTED ME THERE TONIGHT.

I TOLD 'EM I CAN'T LEAVE MY COUNTY.

I GOT TO COME DOWN HERE AND GET THIS HERE FOR ALL THE WEEK.

SO FOR MY ANCESTORS, MY ELDERS, MY COMMUNITY, MY FAMILY TANKY TANKY TO ALL HUNTER CHILDREN FOR STANDARD WEEK.

BUT IT GOING BE A SHOUTING TIME.

SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, SEE ISLAND.

THANK YOU THANKY COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ALL OF THIS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

VERY NICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, WE ARE AT OUR

[8. CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD - 15 MINUTES TOTAL]

UH, SO WE'LL, UH, HAVE, UH, LEANNE COULTER, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FUSTY ISLAND S T R, WHICH ON IS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

GOOD TO SEE, UM, THE ABILITY FOR RESIDENTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING A BUSINESS BEING PROPOSED IN THEIR COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL.

SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR AREA.

THEY'RE THE LIFELINE.

WE'RE, WE'RE A VACATION AREA, BUT THEY ARE ALSO BUSINESSES.

THE HOMES IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OF DEF HUSKY ISLAND RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON SEPTICS AND WELLS.

THEREFORE, PUBLIC SAFETY IS A LARGE CONCERN AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.

DEF HUSKY ISLAND CODE COMMITTEE FELT THAT AFTER HEARING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE JURISDICTION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF RENTALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A CONSISTENT POLICY FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND UNINCORPORATED, UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEAUFORD COUNTY IS NEEDED.

THIS HAS BEEN A, A LONG, HARD, UH, YEAR AND A HALF FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DEBUSKEY.

UM, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL USE PROCESS FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.

AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORT THAT YOU'VE SPENT ON THIS ISSUE, AND ESPECIALLY MARK LAWSON, BECAUSE A LOT HAS FALLEN ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU BETH MCINTYRE.

GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN.

MY NAME'S BETH MCINTYRE AND I'M HERE TONIGHT.

ASHLEY, AS AN ISLAND RESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING ALL OF YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER.

I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE PROCESS WE HAVE PUT FORWARD, AS IT STANDS, THAT IS THE BEST OPTION AND BEST COMPROMISE FOR DUSKY ISLAND.

THIS ISSUE IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD AN T R ON HILTON HEAD FOR 20 YEARS.

SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THIS PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF USING YOUR HOME AS A MONEY GENERATING ASSET, AND I'M NOT AGAINST IT.

HOWEVER, I'M ALSO VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMPONENT FOR FUTURE ST.

I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY INPUT IS CRITICAL, OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK.

AS THE WIFE OF ALMOST 40 YEARS TO A RECONNAISSANCE MARINE CORPS VETERAN AND A SPECIAL FORCES ARMY RESERVIST, I HOLD FAST TO THE BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS THAT WE ALL ENJOY.

THE ABILITY TO USE OUR VOICES TO PARTICIPATE, MY RIGHT TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU, TO SHARE MY OPINION.

ON OCTOBER 23RD, 1983 AT SIX 20 IN BEIRUT, LEBANON, A SUICIDE BOMBER DETONATED ONE OF TWO TRUCK BOMBS AT A BUILDING SERVING AS THE BARRACKS FOR THE FIRST BATTALION, EIGHTH MARINES IN SECOND MARINE DIVISION, KILLING 220 MARINES, EIGHT SAILORS AND THREE SOLDIERS.

THAT WAS MY HUSBAND'S FOOT TOO.

ONLY A PAPERWORK GLITCH PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING ONE OF THE DEAD THAT DAY.

IN THE COMING DAYS, WE SAT ON HIS MOTHER'S HOUSE, ON HER SOFA AS THE NAMES OF THE DEAD, AND HE HAD SERVED WITH SCROLLED ACROSS THE TV SCREEN.

WHEN I HEAR FROM OTHERS THAT OUR VOICES SHOULD BE SILENCED BECAUSE IT'S INCONVENIENT, IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE, IT MIGHT CAUSE DIVISION.

I THINK ABOUT THAT DAY, AND I THINK ABOUT THOSE MEN WHO DIED FOR ISLANDERS, THE SDR TOPIC IS PERSONAL LAND.

UNLIKE

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BUT NO MATTER HOW HARD WE HAVE FOUGHT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE ALL NEIGHBORS.

AS STUART YARBOROUGH HAS SAID TO ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DURING THIS, WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS JUST A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR EVERYONE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL DOES JUST THAT.

THANK YOU KATE YARBOROUGH.

WOW, I REMEMBER THAT DAY.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR ONE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE S T R ORDINANCE.

TODAY I'M SPEAKING FOR ON BEHALF OF TAYLOR MORAN AND JOHN CHARMAN, TWO OF MY COUNSEL, UH, COLLEAGUES.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, I WAS ELECTED INTO THE FUSSY COUNCIL OF THIS PAST FEBRUARY.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND PROBABLY THE BEST LESSONS COME FROM BEING HERE IN THIS ROOM.

YOU'VE HELPED ME LEARN THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER ALL POINTS AND, UH, AND HEARING EVERYBODY OUT, AND THAT IT CAN BE DONE IN A WAY THAT LETS EVERYONE FEEL THAT THEY'VE BEEN HURT.

WATCHING YOUR COUNSEL IN ACTION HAS HELPED ME BE A BETTER ADVOCATE FOR THE DUSKY COMMUNITY.

AS FAR AS THE ST R PROPOSAL, TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU APPROVED MR. LAWSON'S AMENDMENT TAKING OUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDING INSPECTIONS EVERY THREE YEARS.

AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IF YOU HAD AN APPROVED, THAT AMENDMENT, DUSKY WOULD BE THE ONLY PLACE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT WOULD HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT.

I'VE HAD, I'VE HANDED OUT A SUMMARY BY CHUCK LEWIS AT DEF HUSKY BUILDER, THAT INCLUDES THE PROCESS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

AND WE THINK THAT THIS LONG LIST OF INSPECT OF INSPECTIONS FOR A CL IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GUARANTEE SAFE STRUCTURE.

FINALLY, THE S STR PROPOSAL IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN IT STARTED.

WE DON'T THINK IT'S PERFECT, BUT THANKS TO YOU IT IS, IT IS MUCH BETTER.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT ISN'T A ONE OFF AND THAT YOU PLAN TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND MAY MAKE CHANGES IN THE FUTURE.

SOME OF YOU HAVE ALSO SAID THAT YOU WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THE SCR PERMITTING PROCESS IS USER FRIENDLY AND NOT ONLY OR, AND NOT ONE THAT INCLUDES A BUNCH OF RED TAPE.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

AND WE PLEDGE OUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ISSUE, UH, THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

FINALLY, I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL'S, UH, COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.

THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS, JOHN AND TAYLOR, ARE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, ARE ALSO A PART OF IT.

ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE GOALS IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE COUNTY LOOKING FORWARD.

UH, ONE, ONE OF US WILL APPEAR BEFORE YOU ONCE A MONTH TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON DUSKYS DEVELOPMENTS.

WE'VE ALL BEEN SO GREAT ON GETTING TO KNOW OUR ISLAND BETTER, AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT TREND.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU ON TOSKY, AND WHEN YOU DO, MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE SALLY AND ROBINSON TO GET SOME OF THOSE DEVIL CROWDS.

THANK YOU.

DEBORAH SMITH.

I LOST MY GLASSES.

THAT'S SO WEIRD.

HI.

UM, I'M GONNA KEEP IT VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I THINK EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE POSSIBLY BEEN HAVE BEEN SAID ON THE DEFT ISSUE HAS BEEN SAID.

YES, I'D LIKE TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH CADE'S REMARKS.

UH, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR REALLY AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF ATTENTION, FOR AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS IN THE, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE SCHEME OF ENTIRE BEAUFORT COUNTY, A PRETTY TINY PROPORTION OF PEOPLE.

BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND IT DOES AFFECT A LOT OF LIVES, AND WE JUST COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE ASKED FOR, FOR MORE INTEREST, MORE REVIEW, MORE CONSIDERATION.

WE APPRECIATE MR. LAWSON'S SLOGGING THROUGH US THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF ON THIS ISSUE AND THE LEADERSHIP OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, WE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT, UH, AFTER YOUR VOTE TODAY, THAT UH, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND WE ALL FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WORKS AND CAN IT WORK BETTER, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO END AGAIN WITH SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, FOR YOUR COURTESY AND YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE.

AND IT'S APPRECIATED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE BACK ON OUR LITTLE ISLAND.

THANK YOU.

AND OUR FINAL PERSON IS SKIP HOAGLAND.

I ASSUME YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 21 ON THE AGENDA? YES, THE, UH, IT'S ABOUT THE BONDS, UH, THE FRIPP ISLAND BONDS, BUT JUST BONDS IN GENERAL.

I HAVE A BIG CONCERN ABOUT BONDS.

UH, NOW I UNDERSTAND THE FRIPP ISLAND BONDS, IF THIS GOES THROUGH, UM, WILL BE RETIRED BY FRIPP ISLAND RESIDENCE, NOT BY HOSPITALITY TAX FUNDS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU.

THAT'S CORRECT.

UH, I HAVE BIG CONCERNS ABOUT THE BONDS, MILLIONS

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MR. HOAGLAND, I'M GONNA STOP YOU FOR A MOMENT IF I'M NOT CORRECT.

THAT I STAND CORRECT.

I'M GONNA STOP YOU FOR A MOMENT.

OKAY.

YOU ASKED TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 21.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WHICH IS FOR ISLAND BONDS.

YEAH.

OKAY.

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OTHER BONDS.

I I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH, NO, IT DOESN'T, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21.

WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT ABOUT? MY COMMENT IS ABOUT BONDS FOR, FOR FRI ISLAND OR, OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

THAT'S WHAT MY COMMENT IS.

OKAY.

THEN, THEN WHEN WE COME BACK AT THE END, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT BONDS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WELL, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT MORE WHEN I COME BACK, SO THAT'S FINE.

I'M, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND NOT ARGUE THAT POINT WITH YOU, BUT WE GOT BIG PROBLEMS AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT WHEN I COME BACK.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL END THE CITIZEN COMMENTS.

WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE

[9. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? MS. TAVER.

.

YEAH.

YEAH.

LIAISON.

SO I HAVE THE GOOD NEWS.

I'M GONNA CONGRATULATE CONGRESSWOMAN HOWARD.

WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BUFORT TO GIVE TOKENS TO PEOPLE WHO USE THE BUFORT LIBRARY BRANCH AND NOT HAVE TO PAY SOME TIME.

SO WE STARTED A PROGRAM JUNE 1ST, AND IT GOES THROUGH AUGUST 31ST.

AND LIBRARY STAFF WILL PROVIDE A TOKEN WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN TO REGISTER FOR A LIBRARY CARD, ATTEND A PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER CONDUCT RESEARCH, OR COMPLAIN ABOUT PARKING.

THEY WILL GET A ONE HOUR, UH, FREE ONE HOUR OF PARKING.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY.

AND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HOWARD SET THAT ALL IN MOTION.

I JUST PICKED UP THE END OF IT.

SO WE'RE VERY, UH, HAPPY TO DO THAT WITH THE CITY.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SCHOOL BOARD REPORT.

SO JUNE 27TH, THEY MET, WE HAVE A NEW PRINCIPAL AT MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY ACCEPTED SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE APPEALS OF SEVEN MORE BOOKS ON THE REVIEW LIST.

THIS IS CONTINUING STORY.

THEY PASSED THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF A BOND ISSUANCE AND SALE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 30 MILLION FOR 2025 PROJECTS.

AND THEN SEVERAL RESIDENTS SPOKE ON BOOK BANDS, AND ONE RESIDENT HAD A THEATRICAL MOMENT WITH A BOOK BAG.

AND THAT LED TO A MEETING THAT CO THE BOARD HELD YESTERDAY ON A SUNDAY.

THEY HAD A SPECIAL MEETING AND THEY ARE REVISING THEIR POLICY WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

YOU ALL KNOW IT GOES QUITE LONG.

AND IN AN EFFORT, THIS IS THEIR WORDS.

IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND GOOD ORDER AND TO ALLOW ALL CITIZENS A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, IF A SPEAKER DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIVES OF THE BOARD, THAT PERSON MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM SIX MONTHS OF FUTURE MEETINGS FROM SPEAKING FOR SIX MONTHS.

AND THEY ALSO APPROVED A MOTION TO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO INSTITUTE A NO BAGG POLICY FOR BOARD BUSINESS MEETING.

SO NO ONE COULD BRING A BOOK BAG INTO THE MEETING.

THAT IS THE REPORT FOR THAT.

I'M JUST GIVING YOU THE REPORT, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I HAVE, I WAS TYPICAL COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I WAS OUT AT THE, AT BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA.

I'VE NEVER BEEN OUT AT BAMBERG BEFORE, BUT I WAS ATTENDING THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCA BOARD MEETING OUT THERE.

MM-HMM.

.

AND WE WERE TOURING A FACTORY THAT MAKES GASKETS FOR AIRCRAFT.

SO I WAS PRETTY PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT.

BUT, UH, BAMBERG IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

YES, IT IS.

YES, IT IS.

IT'S PART OF OUR REGION.

SO YES.

OUR SCA REGION, RIGHT, MS. HOWARD? YES.

UM, JUNE 27TH AND THEN TOMORROW THE GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE MEETING TO OUTLINE.

AND, UM, AND THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD ON PROCEDURES FOR THE GREEN SPACE PROGRAM.

I WENT TO THE, UH, BUTT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 28TH.

MAY WAS THEIR BEST MONTH THIS YEAR.

FINANCIALLY THEY'RE DOING WELL.

UH, AND THEN JULY 5TH, MS. DIXON BRIEFS THE TOWN OF FORT ROYAL, THE LIBRARY ON THEIR STATUS OF THE LIBRARY THERE.

AND TODAY, THE SOLO CO GROWTH SUBCOMMITTEE MET AND, AND, UM, THEY WILL MEET AGAIN BEFORE THE NEXT SOLO LOCO MEETING.

AND THAT IS MADE UP OF ALL THE PLANNING DIRECTORS IN THE TWO COUNTIES.

GREAT.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

BEFORE WE, UH, CONDUCT THE, UH, PUBLIC ITEMS, UM, I DID ATTEND THE CHANGE OF COMMAND AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION THE OTHER DAY.

OH, YES.

WHERE COLONEL AGAS TURNED OVER HIS COMMAND TO THE INCOMING

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UM, IT WAS QUITE THE CEREMONY ON A VERY HOT DAY.

I MIGHT ADD , BUT IT WAS WELL CONDUCTED.

AND, UM, UH, I WAS VERY PLEASED TO ATTEND THAT.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH, UM, EVERYONE AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION.

THEY, THEY REALLY DO LIKE WHAT WE DO FOR THEM AND WITH THEM ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE WHO IS EMPLOYED AND IS ON ACTIVE DUTY THERE.

OKAY.

UM, I WOULD NEED A MOTION

[10. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

SO MOVE, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MR. I'LL SECOND CUNNINGHAM MADE THE MOTION.

MS. BROWN MADE THE SECTION DULY MOTION AND SECONDED.

ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

OKAY.

NOW WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS.

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[11. PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2022/45 BY REMOVING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 68 HELMSMAN WAY WITH TMS NO. R552 010 000 0309 0000 AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM? AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION WILL BE CLOSED.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM PLEASE.

SO, MOVE.

MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE MOTION.

I'LL, I'LL SECOND IT.

MR. LAWSON MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION.

AND SECOND IT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SAYING, NO DISCUSSION.

THIS WILL BE APPROVED.

THE SECOND READING WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION, AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

NEXT IS A PUBLIC HEARING

[12. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE FEE SIMPLE PURCHASE OF TAX MAP SERIAL NUMBER R710 012 000 0001 0000 AND R710 012 000 0072 0000 ALSO KNOWN AS COTTON HALL]

SIMPLE PURCHASE OF TAX MAP, SERIAL NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBERS, ALSO KNOWN AS COTTON HALL.

IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? NO.

SEEING NONE.

OKAY.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THIS? I SECOND MR. DAWSON, YOU MAKE THE MOTION.

I SECOND.

MR. GLOVER, YOU MAKE THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING USE OF OUR FUNDS.

YES.

YES.

AND IT WILL BE AN ASSET TO EVERYONE IN THE REGION.

YES.

AND MR. MCSHANE TEXTED ME AND SAID HE WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN HERE IN PERSON, BUT HE COULD NOT BE HERE IN PERSON.

AND THANKS COUNTY COUNSEL FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS WILL BE APPROVED AND I SEE NO OBJECTION.

NEXT IS A PUBLIC HEARING

[13. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES AND FUNDING FOR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES ON BEAUFORT COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 MULLET STREET]

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS? SEEING NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND FOR THIS ITEM, MR. LAWSON MAKES THE MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

MS. BROWN MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION.

AND SECOND IT, ANY DISCUSSION? LET ME JUST SAY THAT, THAT THIS IS FOR THE DOCK PURPOSES.

WE'VE REALIZED THE DOCK IS, IS AT THIS POINT BEYOND REPAIR.

SO WE, FOR LIABILITY REASONS, WE NEED TO TAKE APART WHAT, WHAT IS NOT GOOD OR CAN'T USE.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'LL BE, UM, LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING ELSE THERE.

CORRECT? JUST FOR THE DOC ONLY THOUGH.

YES.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

ITEM NUMBER 14

[14. THIRD 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]

AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION CALLED OTHER STANDARDS IN A NEW SUBSECTION, SHORT-TERM RENTAL TO ALLOW THE USAGE OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AS A SPECIAL USE IN D TWO RURAL D TWO R C P RURAL CONVENTIONAL PLAID, UH, RURAL GULL GEECHEE HERITAGE AND D THREE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND A PERMITTED USE IN D FOUR MIXED USE.

D FIVE VILLAGE CENTER AND D FIVE GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

UH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MR. LAWSON MAKES THE MOTION.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. REEDS MAKES THE SECOND, UH, BEFORE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND ANY OTHER, UM, INPUT THAT WE NEED, UM, MR. MCKELLEN AND I SPENT ALMOST TWO HOURS WITH ADMINISTRATION GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF

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WE DID SO BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS BEING DONE IN A FAIR AND FACTUAL MANNER, AS MR. GREENWAY SAID.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, MR. MCCALLAN TO MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL REMARKS IS THAT THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL GROUP.

GROUP.

THAT GROUP HAS TO DEAL THINGS AS A MATTER OF LAW.

IN FACT, THERE AREN'T ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUS REASONS WHEREBY THEY WOULD TAKE ANY ACTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE A QUASI-JUDICIAL GROUP.

THEIR RULINGS CAN BE RIGHT TURNED IN A COURT RIGHT.

AND THEY HAVE TO JUSTIFY WHAT THEY DID.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS PROCESS HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT.

NOW, MR. MCKELLAN, YOU WISH TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? YEAH.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OK, JOEL? YES I CAN.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

SORRY NOT TO BE THERE WITH YOU.

UM, WITH ORDINANCE, I INTEND TO VOTE, UH, YES IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

UM, I REALLY, UH, WANNA SEE THE 60 DAY PERIOD OF TIME, UH, FOR PERMITS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNTY START TOMORROW.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

IS THE, UH, COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THOSE PERMITS READY TO START ACCEPTING THOSE TOMORROW? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

SO THE 60 DAY, UH, PERIOD WILL THEN START TOMORROW.

UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UH, RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REVISIT THIS ORDINANCE, UH, AFTER THIS PASSES THIS EVENING, ASSUMING THAT IT DOES.

CUZ I THINK THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH REGARD TO LANGUAGE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT TO, UH, STRENGTHEN THE LANGUAGE, CLEAN UP THE LANGUAGE, PAY SOME STRICT ATTENTION TO IT SO THAT THIS DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH ISSUES RELATED TO DUSKY.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THERE IS I WOULD LI I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AGREEMENT THAT THERE WILL NO LONGER BE AFTER THE 60 DAY PERIOD, UM, REASONS TO, UH, APPEAR IN PERSON FOR STAFF MEETINGS OR, UM, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

BUT I DON'T SEE ANY LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE THERE.

AND I'D LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE, UH, GUARANTEEING THAT ZOOM MEETINGS, UH, WILL BE ALLOWED TO, UM, TAKE PLACE.

UM, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE, UH, MEETINGS THAT MAY HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON IF NECESSARY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT, UH, ONE OF THE, UM, AREAS WHERE, UM, A PERMIT HAS BEEN REVOKED BY A PERSON WHO LEGITIMATELY OBTAINED IT.

AND AFTER THAT REVOCATION, UM, THE PERSON SELLS THE PROPERTY, IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN THIS, UH, IN THIS, UM, ORDINANCE THAT SAYS IF ANOTHER PARTY BUYS THE, UH, PROPERTY AND THEN WANTS TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT, THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY A PENALTY OF $500, UH, BASED UPON THE EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

I'M NOT SURE IF I'M READING THAT PROPERLY OR IF IT HAS ANY KIND OF APPLICATION HERE, BUT I'M NOT SURE I AGREE.

WELL, I DEFINITELY DON'T AGREE WITH HAVING A NEW OWNER PAY A FINE FOR THE BEHAVIOR OF A PREVIOUS OWNER.

BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I'D LIKE TO, I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

I DON'T WANNA DO ANY OF THIS TONIGHT AND DELAY THIS VOTE.

UM, I DO, UH, WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THOUGH TO EXPLORE SOME OF THESE CHANGES THAT I HAVE AN INTEREST IN, UH, UM, LOOKING AT WITH STAFF AT A FUTURE DATE.

UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED SO HARD TO GET US WHERE WE ARE.

AND AS I SAID EARLIER, I INTEND TO VOTE YES TO MOVE THIS ALONG.

SO THE 60 DAY, UH, UH, PERIOD OF TIME FOR, UM, APPLYING FOR A PERMIT CAN START EFFECTIVELY TOMORROW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

UM, QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ANY QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS? MR. CUNNINGHAM? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A CONCERN AS MUCH AS A QUESTION.

IT'S THE SAME ONE I'VE EXPRESSED BEFORE.

UM, WE'RE SPENDING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS ON DSKY ISLAND BETWEEN PURCHASING THE LAND, OPERATING THE FERRY, AND THEN BUILDING THE DOCKING STATIONS FOR THOSE FERRIES.

THAT IS ALL OF BEFORD COUNTY'S TAX DOLLARS.

NOT JUST DUSKYS.

ONE OF OUR BIGGEST DRIVERS IN BEFOR COUNTY, UM, IS, UH, HOSPITALITY AS WELL AS, UH, VACATIONERS.

SO MY PROBLEM I RUN INTO IS THE SAME THING WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME IS THERE IS THE ABILITY TO PUT A

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UM, AND THAT CREATES A PROBLEM WITH ME BECAUSE WE'RE INVESTING ALL THIS MONEY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BUT WE'RE GONNA LIMIT HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE FUSS IF THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF BUILDING THIS EMBARKATION AND USING THE FERRY SYSTEM IS TO LET DEF FUSSY GROW.

AND WE'RE GONNA INVEST THE AMOUNT WE ARE INTO IT, BUT NOW WE'RE PUTTING IN WAYS THAT THEY CAN LIMIT IT.

I, I CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THAT.